"So he's in love....." Yugi said in wonder thinking of his best friend. "And of all the people...."
"Yeah...." Téa nodded.
/That wopuld explain why he was acting so strange at the Game Shop!/ Yugi cried after he'd told the spirit of the Puzzle the news.
Yami nodded. //Yes...it would...//
***
"K-Kaiba...." A million thoughts raced through Joey's mind as he stared into those beautiful sapphire eyes. "I-uh-you-"
"Joey..." Kaiba's deep voice made Joey stop sputtering. Made him listen to the words that he so longed to hear. "I heard you. I heard you telling me why I had to come back and I don't understand. Why? After all I have put you through..." he gazed up at Joey in a questioning way that the blonde had never seen before.
"Because Kaiba...that's what you do. Even if they don't like you but you...you see something in them, you try to get them back. It's...." Joey smiled gently. "It's just what you do."
"Joey...." Seto whispered. "You said to come back....for you..."
"Kaiba?" the blonde laughed nervously. "Just how drugged up are you?"
"Joe-"
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
An ear splitting tone sliced through him like a knife on butter. Seto's eyes rolled back in his head and his mouth hung slightly ajar.
"No!" Joey screamed. He'd had him...and now- "No!" He lept forward and clutched his former rival's hand tightly. "Kaiba, no! Nurse! Doctor! Téa! Someone please help!" He clutched the hand that he held so tightly in his own. Tears splashed down from his eyes and onto his and Kaiba's hand. "Seto..."
***
"Miss Gardener?" The brown haired nurse was reappeared amd quickly Téa and Yugi stood and walked towards her. Tristan looked up but did not move because Mokuba was curled up in his lap, asleep.
"Yes?" Téa asked fearfully. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." The nurse smiled. "Mr. Kaiba just woke up a few minutes ago."
"Really?"
"Can we go see him?" Yugi asked.
The nurse nodded. "But only for a few minutes."
Téa and Yugi set off quickly and Tristan followed, picking up Mokuba and rousing the young boy.
"Seto's awake," Tristan whispered to the black haired Kaiba.
"Really?" His blue eyes lit up like lights on a Christmas tree.
Yeah."
As Téa neared the room that Seto was in, she became very aware that something was wrong. Two doctors pushed by them and into Seto's room. And sitting, slumped back onto the wall was a certain blonde haired boy, tears streaming down his face.
"Joey!" the brown haired girl cried. She knelt by her friend and lifted his chin up. "Joey what happened?"
"He just....suddenly he was just-his eyes rolled back...." he whispered. "He was there and then...suddenly he wasn't...."
The blue eyed girl wrapped her arms around the boy as Yugi came to stand beside them Mokuba broke free of Tristan's grip and stumbled to the ground crying loudly.
"Big brother!" he screamed. "Seeetooo!"
***
(Brown eyes)
"What the hell happened?"
(Chocolate brown...)
"I was fine! What the hell happened?"
(Gazing up)
"You could not handle it, Seto Kaiba."
(at him, rain drippin from his blonde bangs.)
"What do you mean?"
(In his dreams)
"Your counsciousness and soul could not endure what you were about to hear."
(he always kissed those eyes,)
"Take me back!"
It's not that simple."
(that nose)
"What?"
"As with everything, Seto Kaiba there are consiquences."
(those lips....)
"I don't care! I must get back!"
(But those were)
"If you insist....good-bye Seto Kaiba..."
(just dreams.)
***
His sapphire eyes fluttered gently open. A doctor was standing over him. It was the doctor who had tried to stop Seto from leaving the first time.
"This time, Mr. Kaiba, you are staying in bed."
"Mokuba..." the CEO coughed. "My little brother and Joey..." He had wanted to talk to Joey...hadn't he? But what for? Why? He had heard something and wanted to tell Joey about it....Why couldn't he remember? But...
"Big brother!" A small form lept onto the bed, despite the doctor's protests.
"Mokuba!" An uncharacteristical smile spread across Seto's face as he hugged his little brother tightly.
Joey, Téa, Yugi and Tristan followed the small boy slowly and stood in the doorway. Tristan was smiling slightly, happy to see the small boy so happy. Yugi was smiling at the thought of more duels with Kaiba, no matter how tough they would be. Téa was smiling because she knew that Joey would be happy because he was back. But when she turned to her blonde friend he wasn't smiling.
Joey was frowning slightly. He could feel it. He could feel that Seto didn't remeber anything that they had just said. But it couldn't be...
"Hey Kaiba," he said slowly. "'For you...'"
The brown haired CEO gave the blonde and odd look. "What are you talking about Joey?"
Pain gripped Joey's heart and held it tightly in its fist. He didn't....it had to have something to do with when he fell unconscious again...brain damage?
Quickly the duelist turned and pushed his way to the door. "I-I have to go get some air...."
"Joey!" Téa cried but Yugi grabbed her arm and shook his head. Smiling he turned to Kaiba.
"So...how do you feel?"