Disclaimer~ This is the fourth installment of my story, Lost Innocence.
Sorry, for awhile
my title had been wrong... I'm changing it now. This chapter still doesn't explain
EXACTLY what's going on in Seto's head, so review and you'll get more. Heh. Well, I
wrote this while listening to Chevelle's song "Closure" so it's pretty sad. Warning, in the
near future there might be a bit of yaoi in here... Possibly between Seto and Yugi or Yugi
and Yami. Maybe even Jono and Yugi... Who knows.
~Seto's Perspective~
He didn't know exactly how long he sat in that brown, fluffy, nurse's office chair.
All he really could figure out is that his stomach hurt and his eyes were watering a bit
more than normal. Yugi had been with him for about half of the time before the nurse had
sent him back to class, but the help, as little as he wanted it, was somewhat appreciated. The nurse had only offered him tea, which was too hot and burned the back of his throat as it slid down. So Seto sat there, ice in his hands for his eyes and a horrible expression on his face. Meanwhile, the idiotic nurse was babbling something... Seto could only half-hear it. "What a shame! To happen on your graduation day too! Oh, the pictures will be awful! What will your father say...?", at this Seto stopped her with his hand. The nurse stared at him as he began to speak. "...I don't have a father. Or a mother. They... died. A long time ago. It doesn't matter anymore.", he breathed, almost too soft for her to hear. The nurse put a hand over her face and quickly turned away, muttering an apology. It was okay though. Seto had never been to the nurse's before; how was she to know about his plight? Seto put the ice back to his eyes, letting the cold, numbing feeling take over. It felt wonderful. As if closure had finally set in... closure of his past, present, future... and anything he was worried about didn't exist. The pain began to dull... fade. It was wonderful... Complete bliss. Everything was so numb.
~Jono's Perspective~ Yugi came back with a sour look on his face, looking totally concerned with something. Jono stared as he walked by his desk, only to be shushed by the teacher who always had one or both eyes on him. Jono growled and leaned back in his chair, putting his feet up on the desk. The teacher didn't say anything; she knew better. His thoughts then turned to Seto. What was that jackass trying to pull? Hn. Probably just trying to skip class, Jono thought. Then again... Yugi looked absolutely perplexed since he had returned, and Jono could only assume that he had followed Seto. Damn that Kaiba... If only he could get his hands around his neck.. Then he'd REALLY give him something to run outta the room about. That is, if he could even run after what Jono did to him. Jono grinned, closing his eyes and imagining himself spearing Kaiba with a barbeque stick and roasting him over a fire. Yeah. That's what he would do. Then that dumbass millionaire bastard wouldn't be able to get under anyone's skin ever again. Just as Kaiba had begun to turn black, the bell for next class rang, awakening Jono from his fantasy. He stood up and stretched, looking back at Yugi and grinning. But Yugi didn't smile back. He just kind of stood there... looking as depressed as before. "Hey, Yug'. What's up? Why ya look so down?", asked Jono, trying to lighten the mood a little. Yugi just stood there, muttering something under his breath. ~Yugi's Perspective~ "Will he be alright?", asked Yugi, looking up worriedly at the nurse. She gave him a small smile, then returned to Seto's aide, trying her best to disinfect the wounds about his eyes. Yugi watched, only seeing the blood on Seto's face. Seto flinched with each touch, cringing in pain as the nurse touched him. Yugi cringed with him. After about half an hour, the nurse finally had finished. Yugi sat down next to Seto and placed a hand on his shoulder. Seto flinched, but didn't turn away. "Kaiba-kun... If there's anything you wanna talk about...", Yugi started. Seto quickly cut him off, immediately on the defensive. "Nothing. There is nothing wrong. Just a momentary lapse of judgement, that's all.", he growled, trying his best not to touch his face again. Yugi backed off quickly. He felt awful. How could he have just stood there while Seto did that to himself? Why did Seto do that to himself? After a few more minutes, the nurse asked him to leave, which Yugi did reluctantly. On the way back to class, he passed the water fountain. Upon glancing at it, he noticed it was still a bit red, but most of the blood had been cleared away by the janitor. He stopped in front of it, only seeing Seto bending there... curled up in a defensive position... clawing at his eyes... Shaking his head to try and clear away the vision, Yugi hurried on to class. He had missed most of it, and when he finally got there, the class was doing work in their books. He sat down at his desk, staring at his hands. "...Mou hitori no boku?", he whispered to himself softly. A golden glow emitted from his Millennium Puzzle, letting him know that his other self was listening. "...You saw what Kaiba-kun did to himself didn't you? Do you know why? Can you think of anything... anything at all to explain why he...", Yugi broke off, trying not to sob and vomit at the same time. The scene just kept replaying in his mind... it wouldn't stop. And all of a sudden, there he was. Yugi's other half held him gently, whispering sweet comforting words in his ear. Yugi closed his eyes, the pictures of Seto being replaced with only the top of his eyelids again. "Aibou. There was nothing to prevent it. You did all you could.", said a voice in the back of his mind. Yugi smiled a little, wiping his eyes. "Arigatou, mou hitori no boku...", Yugi breathed to himself. The bell began to ring, letting the class know that class was over. Yugi slowly got up, still shaking a little. Jono turned to him and grinned, and no matter how he tried, Yugi couldn't bring himself to smile back. "Hey, Yug'. What's up? Why ya look so down?", asked Jono, trying to lighten the mood a little. Yugi just stood there, muttering something under his breath. Quickly pushing his way past Jono, Yugi moved on to his next class, all the while imagining what Seto was going through. Was he insane? Maybe scared of something? No. Seto Kaiba was never afraid of anything. ...Right?
my title had been wrong... I'm changing it now. This chapter still doesn't explain
EXACTLY what's going on in Seto's head, so review and you'll get more. Heh. Well, I
wrote this while listening to Chevelle's song "Closure" so it's pretty sad. Warning, in the
near future there might be a bit of yaoi in here... Possibly between Seto and Yugi or Yugi
and Yami. Maybe even Jono and Yugi... Who knows.
~Seto's Perspective~
He didn't know exactly how long he sat in that brown, fluffy, nurse's office chair.
All he really could figure out is that his stomach hurt and his eyes were watering a bit
more than normal. Yugi had been with him for about half of the time before the nurse had
sent him back to class, but the help, as little as he wanted it, was somewhat appreciated. The nurse had only offered him tea, which was too hot and burned the back of his throat as it slid down. So Seto sat there, ice in his hands for his eyes and a horrible expression on his face. Meanwhile, the idiotic nurse was babbling something... Seto could only half-hear it. "What a shame! To happen on your graduation day too! Oh, the pictures will be awful! What will your father say...?", at this Seto stopped her with his hand. The nurse stared at him as he began to speak. "...I don't have a father. Or a mother. They... died. A long time ago. It doesn't matter anymore.", he breathed, almost too soft for her to hear. The nurse put a hand over her face and quickly turned away, muttering an apology. It was okay though. Seto had never been to the nurse's before; how was she to know about his plight? Seto put the ice back to his eyes, letting the cold, numbing feeling take over. It felt wonderful. As if closure had finally set in... closure of his past, present, future... and anything he was worried about didn't exist. The pain began to dull... fade. It was wonderful... Complete bliss. Everything was so numb.
~Jono's Perspective~ Yugi came back with a sour look on his face, looking totally concerned with something. Jono stared as he walked by his desk, only to be shushed by the teacher who always had one or both eyes on him. Jono growled and leaned back in his chair, putting his feet up on the desk. The teacher didn't say anything; she knew better. His thoughts then turned to Seto. What was that jackass trying to pull? Hn. Probably just trying to skip class, Jono thought. Then again... Yugi looked absolutely perplexed since he had returned, and Jono could only assume that he had followed Seto. Damn that Kaiba... If only he could get his hands around his neck.. Then he'd REALLY give him something to run outta the room about. That is, if he could even run after what Jono did to him. Jono grinned, closing his eyes and imagining himself spearing Kaiba with a barbeque stick and roasting him over a fire. Yeah. That's what he would do. Then that dumbass millionaire bastard wouldn't be able to get under anyone's skin ever again. Just as Kaiba had begun to turn black, the bell for next class rang, awakening Jono from his fantasy. He stood up and stretched, looking back at Yugi and grinning. But Yugi didn't smile back. He just kind of stood there... looking as depressed as before. "Hey, Yug'. What's up? Why ya look so down?", asked Jono, trying to lighten the mood a little. Yugi just stood there, muttering something under his breath. ~Yugi's Perspective~ "Will he be alright?", asked Yugi, looking up worriedly at the nurse. She gave him a small smile, then returned to Seto's aide, trying her best to disinfect the wounds about his eyes. Yugi watched, only seeing the blood on Seto's face. Seto flinched with each touch, cringing in pain as the nurse touched him. Yugi cringed with him. After about half an hour, the nurse finally had finished. Yugi sat down next to Seto and placed a hand on his shoulder. Seto flinched, but didn't turn away. "Kaiba-kun... If there's anything you wanna talk about...", Yugi started. Seto quickly cut him off, immediately on the defensive. "Nothing. There is nothing wrong. Just a momentary lapse of judgement, that's all.", he growled, trying his best not to touch his face again. Yugi backed off quickly. He felt awful. How could he have just stood there while Seto did that to himself? Why did Seto do that to himself? After a few more minutes, the nurse asked him to leave, which Yugi did reluctantly. On the way back to class, he passed the water fountain. Upon glancing at it, he noticed it was still a bit red, but most of the blood had been cleared away by the janitor. He stopped in front of it, only seeing Seto bending there... curled up in a defensive position... clawing at his eyes... Shaking his head to try and clear away the vision, Yugi hurried on to class. He had missed most of it, and when he finally got there, the class was doing work in their books. He sat down at his desk, staring at his hands. "...Mou hitori no boku?", he whispered to himself softly. A golden glow emitted from his Millennium Puzzle, letting him know that his other self was listening. "...You saw what Kaiba-kun did to himself didn't you? Do you know why? Can you think of anything... anything at all to explain why he...", Yugi broke off, trying not to sob and vomit at the same time. The scene just kept replaying in his mind... it wouldn't stop. And all of a sudden, there he was. Yugi's other half held him gently, whispering sweet comforting words in his ear. Yugi closed his eyes, the pictures of Seto being replaced with only the top of his eyelids again. "Aibou. There was nothing to prevent it. You did all you could.", said a voice in the back of his mind. Yugi smiled a little, wiping his eyes. "Arigatou, mou hitori no boku...", Yugi breathed to himself. The bell began to ring, letting the class know that class was over. Yugi slowly got up, still shaking a little. Jono turned to him and grinned, and no matter how he tried, Yugi couldn't bring himself to smile back. "Hey, Yug'. What's up? Why ya look so down?", asked Jono, trying to lighten the mood a little. Yugi just stood there, muttering something under his breath. Quickly pushing his way past Jono, Yugi moved on to his next class, all the while imagining what Seto was going through. Was he insane? Maybe scared of something? No. Seto Kaiba was never afraid of anything. ...Right?