Chapter 4: Confessions and Thoughts

Téa looked at Seto, a look of utter disbelief crossing her face. "Kaiba, what on earth happened to your wrist?" she demanded.

That's when she saw the knife clutched in his hand. Seto was holding it so tightly, his knuckles were turning white.

"I, um." Seto stammered. He couldn't think of a good enough excuse to tell Téa.

"Come with me, Seto Kaiba. You have a lot of explaining to do," said Téa dragging him to the washroom. Thunder cracked from outside.

Seto sat down on one of the cushioned stools placed in the washroom. He then took the bloodied knife, and put it in the sink.

Téa scrounged through the medicine cabinet, in hope of finding a First Aid Kit. When she couldn't find one there, she began to look in the cupboard underneath the sink. "Aha!" she exclaimed, taking out the worn case of medical supplies.

Seto sat on the stool, beginning to feel very violated. He shook the thought from his head. Téa was only trying to help him. He should feel grateful.

Téa gently took his wounded wrist. Opening the kit, she took out a long bandage, some stuff for cleaning cuts, and a small wash cloth.

"Look, Téa. You don't have to do this. As a matter of fact, I'd prefer if you didn't," Seto said sighing softly.

"Kaiba, the least you could do is shut up until I ask you to speak," said Téa, cleaning his wrist thoroughly.

"Hey! Ow!" Seto cried out, disobeying Téa's wishes.

"Sorry," Téa muttered, trying to get a closer look at his wounds as she cleaned them. A strange look crossed her face. Then, she looked up at Seto.

"What?" he said with a hint of weariness in his voice.

"Kaiba, these cuts look like they were self-inflicted," said Téa flatly.

Seto tried to maintain the amount of panic that entered his voice. "How would you know?" he said a bit rudely.

"My cousin happens to be a nurse. She works with these kinds of things all the time. You should see some of the patients she gets with large gashes, exactly like yours. Most of the people she treats with cuts, were trying to commit suicide," finished Téa.

Seto just looked away from Téa, not wanting to make any eye contact. "So?" was all he said.

"So, what I'm trying to say is that you were thinking of killing yourself. Am I right, Kaiba?" Téa said.

Seto looked at her with fear in his deep blue eyes. "I wasn't exactly trying to kill myself."

"Aha! You admit it. You were cutting yourself," said Téa, carefully wrapping the bandage around his cuts. She pulled down his coat sleeve. "You're lucky that these didn't need stitches," she added.

Seto exhaled slowly. "You win. I did cut myself. But, I didn't into kill myself."

Téa looked at Seto, seeing the fear in his eyes. "Why'd you do it?" she asked, softening her tone.

Seto's muscles tightened. "I highly doubt you'd understand," he said, his expression turning grim.

"Just try me," Téa replied.

Seto swallowed hard and began to explain the situation to Téa. He even told her about the flash back, which he didn't necessarily want to.

Téa listened carefully as she leaned back against the counter. "You could have seriously hurt yourself," she said to him.

"Well, that was kind of the point," muttered Seto.

Téa sighed softly. "I wouldn't want you to get hurt."

"Yeah, sure," he said dropping his head in his hands.

Seeing another stool in the giant washroom, she pulled it up and sat in front of Seto. "Honestly, Kaiba. I don't like to see my friends suffer."

He lifted his head and looked at her. Then, he stood up, feeling a bit sick.

Téa stood up also. "Please don't do it again. If you keep continuing on like this, cutting will become a hobby."

Seto closed his eyes and sighed at her words. 'I'm so stupid!' he thought, mentally slapping himself. 'I shouldn't have made those stupid slices.'

Téa gently squeezed his hand. "I mean it. I won't let anything bad happen to you."

Seto looked at Téa, then leaned forward and kissed her. "I'm feeling a bit tired," he said to her.

Téa almost laughed. "You and sleep never seem to go together. Mr. Even Though I'm Ready To Pass Out, I Must Get My Work Done."

Seto grinned. "That's me."

"Well, get going," said Téa giving him a small push towards his bedroom. "And, watch your arm. It'll hurt a lot if you happen to whack it on something."

"What about you?" Seto asked.

"I'll go to bed when I'm tired," came the reply.

"Fine," said Seto.

"Goodnight, Kaiba," said Téa.

"Yeah, goodnight," he said walking off to his room.

Once Téa heard the click of Seto's door, closing, she went to her own room. She needed some time to think.

Closing her door, and changing into her pajamas, she flopped down on the gigantic bed. It bothered her that Seto had cut himself. Actually, it bothered her a lot.

'I mean, I know he had a horrible past, but I don't think it's any reason to just go and slash yourself,' thought Téa.

The silence of the big house was almost comforting to Téa, until she heard the thunder.

"Agh! I hate thunder!" she said out loud. "I hate it, I hate it, I hate it!"

Turning off her bedroom light, she pulled herself under the covers and snuggled deep into the pillow. Finding a comfortable position, she soon fell asleep.

Back in Seto's room, everything appeared quiet and full of serenity. But, Seto was staring at the ceiling, trying to fall asleep. It was no use.

"Okay, I'm here, in my room, in my bed. Now, why can't I sleep? I'm so tired," he whined to himself.

He tried lying on his right side, left side, his back, and even his stomach. Nothing seemed to work. 'Somebody get me a pill. Please,' he thought.

Still lying awake, his thoughts drifted off to Téa. "I wonder if she's still up," whispered Seto. He listened for any sounds. "Probably not," he said.

Then, finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Seto closed his eyes and began to plunge into an endless, black hole.

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A/N: Oh, my God. When was the last time I updated?! I'm so sorry you guys! Today is Monday, and you should be seeing this by Thursday, or Friday at the latest. Our internet was disconnected. -.- Sorry, to keep you waiting. Boy, do I have a lot of catching up to do on my reading. ^_^

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