Chapter 11: Second Pain
"Ryou?!" Bakura exclaimed. "I swear, if that Kaiba freak even touched him, he'll be dead so fast, he won't know what hit him."
Téa tried to shrug it off. Seto wouldn't really hurt Ryou, would he?
Téa and Bakura both bolted down the stairs to see what was going on.
"Where are they?!" Bakura cried.
"In the kitchen!" said Téa as she headed towards it.
Bakura followed her anxiously.
"No!" came Ryou's strained voice from the kitchen.
Bakura ran ahead of Téa and dashed into the kitchen. "What's going on?!" he growled angrily.
Ryou and Seto were seated at the table playing a round of Duel Monsters. Ryou had an exasperated look on his face.
"I'm losing, Bakura," he said in a whiny voice.
Téa and Bakura both breathed a sigh of relief.
"And that vanishes the rest of your life points," said Seto as he took out one of Ryou's monsters.
Ryou groaned and stood up, packing away his Duel Monsters cards.
Bakura shot a slightly annoyed look at Ryou. "How could you let him beat you?"
Ryou snorted. "I'd like to see you try."
Bakura muttered something and looked at the ground.
"Both of you, stop your pointless bickering," said Téa with an amused expression.
Ryou and Bakura looked at each other. "HE STARTED IT!" they yelled in unison.
Téa rolled her eyes at the two.
Ryou sighed. "Well, it's stopped raining. We have to get going."
Bakura nodded in agreement with Ryou.
Seto and Téa escorted them to the door.
"See you later," Téa said.
"Yeah, see you," said Bakura. Him and Ryou walked out the door, shutting it.
Seto sighed.
"Are you tired, Kaiba?" Téa asked.
Seto gave a weak grin. "Yeah."
Téa smiled at him. "Well, maybe you should go back to sleep."
Seto shook his head. "Nah, I'll live. It's only 10:00."
Téa shrugged. "Okay, then."
Seto looked at Téa. "Want to play a board game?"
"Um, are you feeling okay?" Téa asked.
"Just peachy!" Seto replied.
"Kaiba, you are such a strange person. Talk about mood swings," said Téa laughing. (A/N: LOL! Um, don't ask! ^^;;)
Seto let out a small school girl giggle. (A/N: I'm so sorry! I know that this is supposed to be Angst, but I'm happy at the moment! ^^;;)
Téa grinned. "Is it okay if I take a shower?" she asked Seto.
Seto nodded. "Sure. If you need me, I'll be in the den."
Téa quickly kissed Seto on the cheek, then hurried up the stairs for her shower.
As soon as Téa was out of sight, Seto's expression turned dark. He made his way to the den slowly.
Seto sat down on the soft, black leather couch. He was thinking about a few things.
Seto soon heard the sound of the shower running. "Téa," he said out loud. "She's changed me. Almost," he said out loud. "She's changed me, but hasn't changed the way I look at the past. Hasn't changed my suicidal thoughts."
Seto turned those words over in his head. "Am I really suicidal?"
He stood up and stared at the logs in the fireplace, sighing. "I have got to-'' A searing pain soaring across his chest cut him off.
Seto gasped and fell to his knees, clutching his chest. "Not again," he croaked, recalling the same pain just a few nights before.
Seto felt an icy coldness grip him. "Help," he said weakly. The pain was so terrible, that it was getting hard to breathe.
The water from the shower upstairs stopped.
"Hurry, Téa." Seto's voice was becoming weaker with each passing moment.
Seto fell onto his back and lie there, staring up at the ceiling. One icy shot after another consumed him.
It seemed like days, but it was only minutes, before he heard the soft humming of Téa as she made her way to the den.
Seto felt beads of perspiration trickle down his forehead. He appeared to be running a fever as well.
Téa stepped into the den and saw Seto lying on the floor. "Kaiba!" she gasped.
"Téa, help me. It hurts."
Téa's first thought was that he had tried to kill himself. When she didn't see any pills or blood, she knew that suicide wasn't the case.
Seto's face was flushed, and he was gripping the carpet with one hand.
Téa quickly ran over to Seto. "Oh, my god! Seto, what happened?" she asked, kneeling down beside him.
Seto tried to explain, but his voice gave out. He closed his eyes tightly.
"I'm going to call for ambulance," Téa said fearfully.
Seto shook his head vigorously.
Téa brushed his sweaty bangs out of his eyes. "I have to," she said softly.
Seto's voice finally came back, though weak. "Don't, I'll be fine," he said, trying to sound reassuring.
"Fine?!" Téa exclaimed in somewhat of a shriek. "You certainly don't look fine to me!"
Seto's breathing evened out. "See, I'm fine." He sat up.
"Seto, you should go to the doctor," said Téa.
Seto looked at her, his blue eyes curious. "You called me Seto," he stated.
Téa raised an eyebrow. "Here you are, practically having a heart attack or something, and you're worrying about what name I call you by?!"
Seto grinned. "Well, I'd prefer you to call me Seto over Kaiba, anyway."
"Well, okay. But, still. That is so not the point," said Téa. She looked Seto over. "Are you sure you're okay?" she asked, her voice expressing concern.
"I'm fine," said Seto.
"Has this happened before?" Now Téa was in her 'questioning stage.'
"Yes," Seto said quietly. "But only once. I'm sure it's no big deal."
Téa looked doubtful. "If you say so." She reached over and hugged him tightly.
Seto hugged back and sighed. "Now I'm extremely tired," he said.
Téa smiled at him and kissed his nose. "As if you weren't before."
Seto looked at her. "Hey, I have an idea."
"And what might that be?"
"I'll light the fire and turn off all the lights. Then, I'll grab you and cuddle with you on that lonely couch," said Seto grinning devilishly.
"Sounds like a plan. Are we going to read a book together too?" Téa smirked at him.
Seto laughed. "Only if you want."
"I'll pass, thanks," said Téa.
Seto jumped up and grabbed some new logs, throwing them in the fireplace. Then, he tried to light it. It took him three times.
"I'll be right back," said Seto.
"Okay," said Téa, smiling.
When Seto came back, the whole house was engulfed in darkness, except for the bright light of the fire. And, Seto was only clad in black boxers.
He settled himself beside Téa and put his arm around her. Téa was already in her night wear. An oversize T-shirt, and a baggy pair of shorts.
The two chatted with each other, then eventually fell into a peaceful slumber. Téa was cuddled up next to Seto, her arms around his waist.
Seto lie sleeping next to Téa, his mouth slightly open. He had a serene smile on his face.
The fire shone brightly, until the last ember died, casting the room into a beautiful, peaceful darkness.
Disclaimer: I do not own, "Yu-Gi-Oh!" although I wish I did. ^^ Kazuki Takahashi does. ^^
A/N: Whoa! I haven't updated this fic since December. ^^;; Sorry about that. :P
Of course, once again, I would like to thank all of my reviewers. ^^ -huggles them all- I love you guys! ^_^
Oh, and a note to Black Magician Girl: Don't worry! Of course this is still Seto/Téa! ^^ Having other people hitting on Téa is just my twisted way of toying with your mind, and having fun! :P ^~
Well, that's all! See you later and in the next chapter! ^_^
Ja ne!
~Blue-Kool-Aid~
"Ryou?!" Bakura exclaimed. "I swear, if that Kaiba freak even touched him, he'll be dead so fast, he won't know what hit him."
Téa tried to shrug it off. Seto wouldn't really hurt Ryou, would he?
Téa and Bakura both bolted down the stairs to see what was going on.
"Where are they?!" Bakura cried.
"In the kitchen!" said Téa as she headed towards it.
Bakura followed her anxiously.
"No!" came Ryou's strained voice from the kitchen.
Bakura ran ahead of Téa and dashed into the kitchen. "What's going on?!" he growled angrily.
Ryou and Seto were seated at the table playing a round of Duel Monsters. Ryou had an exasperated look on his face.
"I'm losing, Bakura," he said in a whiny voice.
Téa and Bakura both breathed a sigh of relief.
"And that vanishes the rest of your life points," said Seto as he took out one of Ryou's monsters.
Ryou groaned and stood up, packing away his Duel Monsters cards.
Bakura shot a slightly annoyed look at Ryou. "How could you let him beat you?"
Ryou snorted. "I'd like to see you try."
Bakura muttered something and looked at the ground.
"Both of you, stop your pointless bickering," said Téa with an amused expression.
Ryou and Bakura looked at each other. "HE STARTED IT!" they yelled in unison.
Téa rolled her eyes at the two.
Ryou sighed. "Well, it's stopped raining. We have to get going."
Bakura nodded in agreement with Ryou.
Seto and Téa escorted them to the door.
"See you later," Téa said.
"Yeah, see you," said Bakura. Him and Ryou walked out the door, shutting it.
Seto sighed.
"Are you tired, Kaiba?" Téa asked.
Seto gave a weak grin. "Yeah."
Téa smiled at him. "Well, maybe you should go back to sleep."
Seto shook his head. "Nah, I'll live. It's only 10:00."
Téa shrugged. "Okay, then."
Seto looked at Téa. "Want to play a board game?"
"Um, are you feeling okay?" Téa asked.
"Just peachy!" Seto replied.
"Kaiba, you are such a strange person. Talk about mood swings," said Téa laughing. (A/N: LOL! Um, don't ask! ^^;;)
Seto let out a small school girl giggle. (A/N: I'm so sorry! I know that this is supposed to be Angst, but I'm happy at the moment! ^^;;)
Téa grinned. "Is it okay if I take a shower?" she asked Seto.
Seto nodded. "Sure. If you need me, I'll be in the den."
Téa quickly kissed Seto on the cheek, then hurried up the stairs for her shower.
As soon as Téa was out of sight, Seto's expression turned dark. He made his way to the den slowly.
Seto sat down on the soft, black leather couch. He was thinking about a few things.
Seto soon heard the sound of the shower running. "Téa," he said out loud. "She's changed me. Almost," he said out loud. "She's changed me, but hasn't changed the way I look at the past. Hasn't changed my suicidal thoughts."
Seto turned those words over in his head. "Am I really suicidal?"
He stood up and stared at the logs in the fireplace, sighing. "I have got to-'' A searing pain soaring across his chest cut him off.
Seto gasped and fell to his knees, clutching his chest. "Not again," he croaked, recalling the same pain just a few nights before.
Seto felt an icy coldness grip him. "Help," he said weakly. The pain was so terrible, that it was getting hard to breathe.
The water from the shower upstairs stopped.
"Hurry, Téa." Seto's voice was becoming weaker with each passing moment.
Seto fell onto his back and lie there, staring up at the ceiling. One icy shot after another consumed him.
It seemed like days, but it was only minutes, before he heard the soft humming of Téa as she made her way to the den.
Seto felt beads of perspiration trickle down his forehead. He appeared to be running a fever as well.
Téa stepped into the den and saw Seto lying on the floor. "Kaiba!" she gasped.
"Téa, help me. It hurts."
Téa's first thought was that he had tried to kill himself. When she didn't see any pills or blood, she knew that suicide wasn't the case.
Seto's face was flushed, and he was gripping the carpet with one hand.
Téa quickly ran over to Seto. "Oh, my god! Seto, what happened?" she asked, kneeling down beside him.
Seto tried to explain, but his voice gave out. He closed his eyes tightly.
"I'm going to call for ambulance," Téa said fearfully.
Seto shook his head vigorously.
Téa brushed his sweaty bangs out of his eyes. "I have to," she said softly.
Seto's voice finally came back, though weak. "Don't, I'll be fine," he said, trying to sound reassuring.
"Fine?!" Téa exclaimed in somewhat of a shriek. "You certainly don't look fine to me!"
Seto's breathing evened out. "See, I'm fine." He sat up.
"Seto, you should go to the doctor," said Téa.
Seto looked at her, his blue eyes curious. "You called me Seto," he stated.
Téa raised an eyebrow. "Here you are, practically having a heart attack or something, and you're worrying about what name I call you by?!"
Seto grinned. "Well, I'd prefer you to call me Seto over Kaiba, anyway."
"Well, okay. But, still. That is so not the point," said Téa. She looked Seto over. "Are you sure you're okay?" she asked, her voice expressing concern.
"I'm fine," said Seto.
"Has this happened before?" Now Téa was in her 'questioning stage.'
"Yes," Seto said quietly. "But only once. I'm sure it's no big deal."
Téa looked doubtful. "If you say so." She reached over and hugged him tightly.
Seto hugged back and sighed. "Now I'm extremely tired," he said.
Téa smiled at him and kissed his nose. "As if you weren't before."
Seto looked at her. "Hey, I have an idea."
"And what might that be?"
"I'll light the fire and turn off all the lights. Then, I'll grab you and cuddle with you on that lonely couch," said Seto grinning devilishly.
"Sounds like a plan. Are we going to read a book together too?" Téa smirked at him.
Seto laughed. "Only if you want."
"I'll pass, thanks," said Téa.
Seto jumped up and grabbed some new logs, throwing them in the fireplace. Then, he tried to light it. It took him three times.
"I'll be right back," said Seto.
"Okay," said Téa, smiling.
When Seto came back, the whole house was engulfed in darkness, except for the bright light of the fire. And, Seto was only clad in black boxers.
He settled himself beside Téa and put his arm around her. Téa was already in her night wear. An oversize T-shirt, and a baggy pair of shorts.
The two chatted with each other, then eventually fell into a peaceful slumber. Téa was cuddled up next to Seto, her arms around his waist.
Seto lie sleeping next to Téa, his mouth slightly open. He had a serene smile on his face.
The fire shone brightly, until the last ember died, casting the room into a beautiful, peaceful darkness.
Disclaimer: I do not own, "Yu-Gi-Oh!" although I wish I did. ^^ Kazuki Takahashi does. ^^
A/N: Whoa! I haven't updated this fic since December. ^^;; Sorry about that. :P
Of course, once again, I would like to thank all of my reviewers. ^^ -huggles them all- I love you guys! ^_^
Oh, and a note to Black Magician Girl: Don't worry! Of course this is still Seto/Téa! ^^ Having other people hitting on Téa is just my twisted way of toying with your mind, and having fun! :P ^~
Well, that's all! See you later and in the next chapter! ^_^
Ja ne!
~Blue-Kool-Aid~
