Chapter 12: Don't Leave Me

Téa awoke the next morning to the sun shining brightly in her eyes. She had forgotten where she was.

"Huh?" she croaked, looking around. She shifted her position, feeling a pair of arms around her. A small smile crossed her face. "Oh, yeah."

The figure embracing her began to shift also. "What time is it?" Seto asked, grumbling.

Téa squinted at the clock on the mantel. "10:00," she replied.

Seto yawned. "I don't ever feel like moving."

Téa snuggled into him. "Me neither."

Seto felt something cut through him. "Agh!"

"Seto?! Are you alright?!"

Seto could barely hear Téa. His grip on her waist loosened and his arms fell limply.

Téa jumped up. "Seto! Say something!"

An icy coldness settled over Seto. "Call someone," he choked out. "You need to call someone, Téa." Then he passed out.

******

Seto woke up; his back and neck stiff. He heard a moderate beeping to the left of him.

"Huh?" He opened his eyes wider, and looked around, slightly confused.

"You're awake," said a worried voice.

Seto looked beside him. Téa was sitting there, her hands clasped tightly in her lap.

"You called the ambulance?" Seto asked.

Téa nodded. "Before you passed out, you said, 'Call someone.'"

Seto closed his eyes for a moment, gathering his thoughts. "Do they know what's wrong with me?" he asked.

Téa shook his head. "They can't figure it out."

Seto flinched. He, Seto Kaiba, CEO of Kaiba Corporation, was not supposed to be lying in a hospital bed.

"Everything will be okay, Seto," Téa said softly. She brushed his bangs out of his eyes.

"No, everything will not be alright," he said bitterly. "For all I know, I could be stuck in here for the rest of my life."

Téa gasped. "Don't speak like that, Seto! You have to have hope for yourself. Besides, you've only been here for a couple of hours."

Seto sighed and managed a small smile. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

Just then, a doctor walked in. "I'm going to have to take some blood, Mr. Kaiba," she said. "I'm Dr. Johnson."

Seto nodded wearily as he watched Dr. Johnson get the needle ready.

"Sit up, please," directed Dr. Johnson.

Seto sat up, still staring at the needle.

Téa was also looking at the needle. It was pretty big. And the end was pointy.

"I hate needles," said Téa bluntly as Dr. Johnson lifted Seto's arm, and stuck the needle in.

Both teens watched as it filled slowly with blood.

Dr. Johnson pulled it out. "All done," she said.

Seto winced as Dr. Johnson put a Band-Aid on the small puncture.

"I'll see you later, Mr. Kaiba." Dr. Johnson then left the room.

"Didn't that hurt?" Téa asked, her brows furrowed together.

"No, not really," said Seto. "It kind of hurt when she pulled it out."

Téa made a disgusted face. "Just forget I asked."

Both sat in silence, until a cry rang out, startling them both.

"He's going to be okay, right? Please tell me he's going to be okay!" a young male voice rang out.

"I didn't see him! I didn't see him!" a frantic male voice yelled. "The kid just pretty much walked in front of the truck!"

The young male voice that was heard before was now sobbing. "You have to save him. He's my best friend. Please."

Téa and Seto both looked at each other. The young male sounded like none other than Yugi Motou.

"Go see! Quick Téa!" said Seto.

Téa bolted up from her chair, and ran from the room.

She just about ran into a some doctors who were rushing a bed down the hall.

"We're loosing his pulse! We're loosing his pulse!" a frantic doctor cried.

Téa turned pale at the bloody mess the kid in bed was. He looked about her age. She could see that he had golden blonde hair.

Realization hit her like a ton of bricks. The kid in the bed was Joey.

"No," she said softly. "No."

She quickly ran to where she thought she had heard the two male voices. Her head was spinning, nausea devouring her.

"Yugi!" she cried when she saw him. Yugi was standing at the entrance, yelling in a panicked voice at a medic.

Standing beside Yugi, was someone with blonde hair. Someone who was wearing an American bandana. Someone that went by the name of Bandit Keith.

"Oh my God," Téa whispered. "Oh my God."

"Téa!" Yugi turned his red rimmed eyes on her. Ignoring the doctor, he ran to her.

His small body shook with sobs. "Did you see?! Did you!?" Yugi demanded, his voice tight.

Téa felt tears sting her eyes. "Joey. I saw him. He wasn't even moving, Yugi. What happened?!"

Yugi turned his eyes accusingly on Bandit Keith. "He ran Joey over! He did! And now Joey is nearly dead!" Yugi screamed.

Téa gasped and looked at Bandit Keith. She couldn't even speak.

Both Téa and Yugi turned when they saw a few police officers pull up in their vehicles. There had already been some standing there, but now there was even more.

One officer eyed Bandit Keith wearily.

"He tried to walk away from the scene!" Yugi yelled to the police officers. "He did!"

One turned to look at Yugi. "Calm down, Mr. Motou." He turned to look at Téa. "Who are you?" he asked suspiciously.

"Téa Gardner," Téa replied shakily. "I just heard all this commotion, and I thought I'd see what it was." Her voice broke.

"I see. Well, we need to question these two, so if you'll excuse us?" The officer raised an eyebrow at Téa.

Her heart pounding, Téa turned around and began walking back to Seto's room.

She reached the room and stared blankly at Seto.

Seto looked at her. "Téa?! What happened?!"

"Joey."

"Sit down, Téa. Sit down now," said Seto.

Téa sat on the chair, and stared at the wall.

"Joey, what?" asked Seto.

"Joey he got hit by a truck," said Téa, tears falling from her face.

"Well, is he okay?!" demanded Seto.

Téa shook her head. "He was covered in blood, Seto. Do you know who ran him over?!" she said, he voice rising several octaves.

"Who?"

"Bandit Keith," Téa choked. She laid her head on Seto's shoulder.

Seto stared at the white sheets of his bed in shock. He thought of Joey. Joey's white sheets would be drenched in fresh, red blood.

"I don't believe it," said Seto, his voice low.

Téa didn't say anything, she just let her tears fall onto Seto.

Two doctors walked by the room and stopped outside it.

Seto lifted his head curiously.

"Did you hear?" one said in a relatively quiet voice, but still loud enough for him to hear.

A heavy rain started to fall outside. The raindrops pelted the windows hard.

"No, what happened?" asked the other one.

Seto strained to hear them. By this time, Téa was listening too.

"The boy in room 215 just died."

The wind howled, and an eerie silence fell over the hospital.

Disclaimer: I do not own "Yu-Gi-Oh!" although I wish I did. ^^ Kazuki Takahashi does. ^^

A/N: Hehe! So, did you like it? ^^ For this chapter, it was one idea after another, hitting me in the head. It's getting pretty angsty, ne?

x_X I haven't updated in a while. I've been trying to update all my fics this week, since it is Easter holidays.

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