Hello Yami Hikari here and this is my first fic on FF.net. This fic is my interpretation of what happened to Seto Kaiba between his first defeat by Yuugi in the anime, and his appearance in Duelist kingdom. This fic will only be about 3 chapters long. Please Read and Review and please don't Flame me. And um.you know what? I feel I'm forgetting something *looks around* I know I'm missing a muse, or at least someone besides me to introduce the story.

*goes over to the lost & found muse pit and begins looking around*

Lets see a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle...hmmm.no, a GI-Joe, no, a Bakura no.Hey wait Bakura why are you in here.

Bakura: I'm hiding from insane fan girls, you never saw me *holds up ring* got it.

Me: saw who? .NEXT! Hey wait I know *dodges into the Black Clown Game shop and drags Ryuji Otogi out*

Otogi: Why am I here?

Me: Because you're one of my favorite characters, and I'm giving you a weeks worth of D-20s

Otogi: Oh yeah

Me: now do the disclaimer so we can get on with this

Otogi: Right. Use your heads people, if Yami Hikari owned Yu-Gi-Oh this would have been made into the anime series, since it isn't it is pretty obvious he does not own Yu-Gi-Oh ________________________________________________________________________ ----Mokuba's POV----

I stood under the landing, watching while my brother boarded his private plane. No one, not even I, knew quite where he was going. I was beginning to wonder if even he or the pilot knew. And the pouring rain did not do anything to brighten the scene before my eyes.

It felt strange calling the boy who boarded the plane my brother. He had drastically changed in the few hours since his battle with that Yuugi Motou. But the biggest change was in his eyes. Once cold, calm, and calculating, they now were filled with a dull void.

"Please be all right Nii-sama." I whispered as the plane began to taxi. And with that, I retreated back into the mansion.

----Seto's POV----

I stared out the window half-heartedly and saw my younger brother, Mokuba, standing there. I knew somewhere that it must hurt him a lot for me to leave him at this time. But this was something I had to do alone.

It was a long plane trip, and for the majority I felt as small as the people I saw through the window. "What had happened to me? The great Seto Kaiba, Duel Monster's world champion, and CEO of Kaiba Corp. And I.I was beaten by a nobody, a nobody with the name Yuugi Motou."

The plane was about to land and I still was trying in vain to sort out my emotions. Running through my entire body was the blistering fire of anger, the icy cold of hatred, and the bleak darkness of depression. Through this rapid torrent of emotions a single memory arose.

*flashback* Seto saw himself sitting at the end of a long office table. Behind him were the members of the Kaiba Corporation board, the Big 5. At the opposite end of the table was his adopted father, Gozobaru.

"Congratulations Seto, you have bested me yet again," the big man spoke. "I am the loser, as the loser I am weak, and the weak must die." With that Gozobaru stepped backwards and fell from the top of the Kaiba Corporation sky scrapper. *end flashback*

----Third Person---

The plane had landed. The countryside around him was beautiful, but it seemed to have no effect on the young man walking up the cherry tree lined path. Seto knew this place well; this was where his natural parents' bodies rested. He had used Kaiba Corporation's extensive resources to find this place. He had visited this place many times; however, he had yet to tell his brother of this location, fearing it would reopen old wounds.

He finally reached his parent's grave. It was situated on a cliff overlooking a beautiful stretch of sea. Petals from the cherry trees had covered the earth around the grave site like a blanket around a sleeping child.

"Kaa-san, Tou-san" he said solemnly looking down on the grave.

"I am weak, and as Gozobaru taught me the weak should die" Seto growled still staring at the tombstone on front of him. Seto reached into his pocket and from it withdrew three Duel Monster cards. For a moment he just stared in silence at the three blue dragons he held in his hand. Finally he broke the silence,

"I am not worthy of your power." His hand fell limp at his side, the three cards, his most valuable and precious, fell from his hand and slowly drifted downwards, eventually reaching the grave of his parents. A single tear fell down his cheek to join them.

"The weak must die" he repeated and turned towards the edge of the cliff.

"The weak must die" he repeated and took a step towards the edge.

"The weak must die" he repeated a third time closing his eyes and preparing to jump.

Then out of nowhere a calm voice reached out to him.

"Seto-shinkan your destiny is not yet fulfilled." ________________________________________________________________________

Me: Well Part 1 is done Yay

Otogi: Where's my dice

Me: ^_^;;; Um please Review

Otogi: you've better have them

Me: ummmmm C-ya next time