Disclaimer: Don't own Yugioh, do own Seto and Yami.
Yami: -_-No, she doesn't own me or Seto.
Seto: RW, do they know you've escaped from the mental asylum?
Doctor Dude: Oh, Rinaidran Warrior, there you are. It's time to go back to the asylum!
RW: NOOOOOOOO!
Doctor Dude: But we're serving macaroni and cheese for luch today!
RW: WHERE? WHERE? MACARONI! ME...WANT...MACARONI! *zooms away*
Doctor Dude: Oops, shouldn't have mentioned Macaroni. Last time it took weeks to repair the RW-shaped hole in the cafeteria wall...-_-;;
Seto&Yami: ^_^;;
WARNING, PEOPLE DUDES! Play scary, suspenseful music while reading this chappie for the full effect! MWA HA HA HA HA!
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Running a company isn't easy.
I peer at the clock. 3:14 in the morning. My left hand rubs my eyes as my right keeps typing. I think I hear a noise...either that or I'm so tired I'm imagining things again. Last time I was almost sure I saw Yugi standing in my room wearing a polka-dotted overcoat. That was the weekend he was out of town.
Wait, I think I hear Mokuba...
I haul myself away form my computer as I hear my name being called out softly. "Seto..." Rubbing my bleary eyes, I stumble into Mokuba's room.
Mokuba looks completely freaked out. "What's wrong, kid?" I ask, pulling Mokuba into my lap.
"I...heard a strange noise..."
I blink in confusion. "What kind of noise? Was it a ghost noise?"
"No, those noises stopped when the neighbors moved away with their pet ghost." I smile when I remember the whole incident with the howling dog that our former neighbors owned. Mokuba was convinced the dog's howling was a ghost. "It was a person noise. Right outside my window."
I let go of Mokuba when he says this and run to my room. I sprint back to Mokuba with a baseball bat in hand.
"Mokuba, get under your bed, quickly. Don't let anyone see or hear you." My terrified little brother remains rooted to the spot. I walk over and he wraps his arms around me. "Big brother, don't go..."
"Ssh, Mokuba, it'll be okay. It's probably just an animal. But you need to hide, just in case," I reassure him, hugging the quivering frame. I let go of my raven-haired brother and he smiles a tiny smile before crawling under his bed. I pull the Blue Eyes White Dragon blanket down so it hangs over the bed loosely, hiding my little brother.
Slowly, I approach the window, baseball bat in hand. I hear a scratching noise. Then a small tap. Is it the wind? A tree perhaps? I tiptoe through the darkness as my heart beats loudly. A hiss comes from beyond the window, and I freeze. Then a ghostly moan and a small wail. Then the hiss again. The tapping and scratching has kept up this whole time.
I want to turn and run, but then I hear a tiny whimper from under the bed. I bite my lip and continue my advance on the window.
Finally, I reach the window...and scream.
A pale face stares back at me. It is caked with blood and there are bones poking through the flesh. It moans and wails, and stares at me with black eyes. A pale, scabbed hand reaches out to me, and the other hand clutches a knife.
I run to the bed and pick Mokuba up. The Thing is climbing through the window slowly, moaning the whole time. It is wrapped in billowing, ripped, white material. The rotten teeth are clenched, and the moaning is replaced by a wail.
It stops and stares at me.
"What...do you want?" I hiss, squeezing Mokuba protectively. "Seto." Mokuba whimpers, staining my shirt with small tears.
It doesn't answer, but turns to window again, like it's going to climb out again. It's still wailing. One word, a terrible, hissing sound, comes from the lipless, rotten cave of black teeth. "Blood..." The thing groans. Then it turns and lunges for me.
I turn and speed down the hallway. It looks pretty slow, so I think I'll escape. I look back, and it's no longer standing. It's now a foot in the air and floating after me, its torn robes billowing out. It's gaining on me. I put on an extra burst of speed.
"Mokuba! Hold on to me for a second. I need a free hand." Mokuba obliges, and I have one arm still around him and one arm free. I use the free hand to pull a walkie-talkie out of my pocket, and I press the button and shout into it. "Security to the East Wing! Security to the East Wing!" Instead of hearing the usual "Right away, Mr. Kaiba," I hear a painful groan. "Mr. Kaiba...Something happened...a thing with a knife...killed everyone on patrol tonight...it stabbed me...I'm...dying...it went inside...killed the security inside...headed towards Master Mokuba's room...couldn't stop it...run...it is powerful...." The heavy breathing stops suddenly and the guard gasps painfully. The walkie-talkie emits a click, then static, then nothing.
I shove the walkie-talkie back into my pocket and catch Mokuba just as he starts to slip out of my arms. He looks at the Thing behind me. "Seto, it's coming!" Mokuba shrieks. I only clutch Mokuba even tighter as I make a sharp right turn. I'm so tired...but the thought of that thing getting its...hands...on Mokuba gives me another short swell of energy.
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I can't run anymore. I stagger another few steps, out the huge front doors, and fall to my knees near a small bush. I hug Mokuba tightly, and I try to sheild him as best as I can. "Big brother...Seto, I'm scared..." "I am too, Moku." I whisper, using a childhood nickname I haven't used for years. It soothes him somewhat.
I look up at the terrifying thing hovering above me. It lets out a long, bitter, smug cackle. It sounds like a more cheerful version of its moan.
The Thing leans towards me, rotten black teeth bared. I watch in horror as it takes in a long, rattling breath. A small mist rises from my chest, and I start to feel lightheaded. My eyes start to close, when a small ray of sunlight appears. The mist retreats back into my chest and the Thing screams. It slowly starts to fade, and then it disappears. Mokuba gasps as my eyes finally close and I fall into blackness.
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