Mamono: Hee! Another chapter! *sighs* I like this one personally, I think you will too.
Mokuba: You can let us know by reviewing!
Seto: Did you even read the chapter, Mokuba?
Mokuba: Eh? No.*reads* Hey! I'm not even in it!
Mamono: Uh huh! Are too!
Mokuba: Seto's flash backs don't count!
Mamono: Don't give away the chapter!
Seto: Mamono doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh.................*reads*Hey I didn't know I could pl.......*muffles*
Mamono: Shhh! Enjoy the chapter!
~Brothers' Elegy~
Chapter 4
Weeping Melody of the Frozen Dragon
Chimes filled the air, as all the students filed into their appropriate rooms. Yugi, Joey, and Tea drifted in to their seats. Their faces still blank. A white haired boy had walked up to them, he cocked an eyebrow at his expressionless friends.
"Good morning, eh?" Ryou said his eyes darting back and forth, his friends were sure acting strange this morning, did he do something wrong?
"I'm terribly sorry, did I do something to upset you guys?" he questioned the silent trio. Yugi noticed the discomfort in his Ryou's eyes, he stood up and smiled cheerfully at the confused teen.
"Good morning Ryou!" he said with his usual cheery voice. Yugi got up and walked over to Ryou. Tea and Joey also got up from their seats to visit with their friend.
"Ryou, it's nice to see you!" Tea said optimistically.
"Yeah, Ryou we's hopin' you'd been in our class dis year!"
At this Ryou, stepped backward, it surprised the timid teen, this sudden interest in him. He glanced back at the three smiling faces and grinned.
"Well it's nice to see you as well!" he declared. All thoughts of Kaiba vanished with the cheerful conversation. They continued to chit chat as the teacher walked in.
"Good morning students! Will all of you take your seats, I have an important announcement to make!" said the masculine voice of their teacher, Mr. Kashi, who took out some notes and started shuffling them. The students each found their seat and whispers filled the room as tensions grew.
"Class, since this is indeed your third year of high school, you all will be expected to complete a number of assessments," groans swarmed throughout the room as Mr. Kashi finished. "One being," he paused and glared at the groaning students, "ahem, one being the ability to convey emotions through an artistic demonstration," he let out only to be thrown off balance by the immense groans and yells of anger.
"Convey emotions through an ar--tistic demo-whatsit?" Joey said blankly.
"Demonstration Joey!" Tea scolded, "It means to show to the class." she added shrewdly.
"Oh man, ya gotta be kiddin'!" Joey groaned. His eyes cast to the floor. That was one thing he hated, presenting to a class. He sighed as he shrugged.
"Joey, don't worry, it won't be so bad, and I'll help you!" came the ever reliable voice of Yugi. Joey quickly looked up to see his friend with a huge smile on his face. Joey stared at his friend, somehow Yugi was always there to help his friends.
"Thanks Yugi, I really mean it buddy," Joey let out in a relieved sigh.
A thump was heard on the door and Mr. Kashi walked out of the room. The students all resumed their personal conversations. People were talking about mishaps earlier this morning and rumors were floating over all the students heads. The door slid open once again. Mr. Kashi walked over to the center of the room and faced the class.
"Alright class, to demonstrate what you are to do in this assessment, I have chosen one of the top scoring students from last years group, to show you one way of completing this project."
All activity ceased as Seto Kaiba walked into the room, he spoke a few words to the teacher. Then he stood expressionlessly at the class.
"Class, this is Seto Kaiba, he decided to convey sadness through his violin and with much success I might add."
Mr. Kashi motioned for Seto to begin. Seto slid down to his violin case, unlatched the silver locks. He gently unwrapped the crimson velvet to reveal a shiny cherry wood violin. He brought it to his shoulder and let the end caress his cheek. He set the wand onto the finely made strings. The icy barricades were hidden as he closed his eyes to begin.
"This'll be good, that emotionless jerk, conveying anything but selfish, would be amazing," Tea mumbled under her breath.
Then a sweet melody came from those strings. Tea looked up in complete shock at the beauty of this music. It was Seto Kaiba playing after all.
The melody filled the room, it was so beautiful but at the same time, it was filled with an immense sorrow. The violin wept as Seto continued to play, no emotion showing whatsoever on his face. He just continued to maneuver the wand so that the melodic voice of the violin was all that was heard. As the sorrowful melody drew to a close, the eyes of all the students were moist, some were even wiping the droplets of water off thier cheeks. At this Seto just looked blankly at them, he wrapped the misty violin into the crimson cloth and latched the silver locks once again. He looked at the teacher, then back at the class. His frozen eyes staring at the teary students. A thought flew into his mind, when he looked at the crying teens. He remembered seeing Mokuba make that face, the day the little child found out his parents died. It saddened him, he never wanted to see that face again. Seto clenched his eyes and left the classroom. Not even saying a word.
"How?" cried a frustrated Tea, "how is it, that a person, who is able to show now emotion at all, be able to come in here all of a sudden and........and......break the hearts of everyone in this room!?" Tea rested her head in her hands. Yugi walked up to her and rested his hand on her shoulder.
"Tea, it's all right, you don't need to worry about it anymore,"
"How can you even say that Yugi, it's not.........fair,"
"Well, because that's the way Kaiba is, we all know he has emotions, but he chooses to keep them locked inside......it's sad really, but that's just the way things are."
Tea looked up at Yugi, she wiped her hand across her cheeks, then she smiled at Yugi.
"Yugi, you know, you're right."
With this Tea relaxed, she smiled and started to talk with Yugi and Joey. The day went on as usual. Yugi and Tea never once thinking back to the sad melody of the weeping violin.
A gentle breeze blew the brown hair across Seto's icy blue eyes. He looked up and smiled at the clear azure sky. Thoughts of when he first went to live at the orphanage flooded into his head. At first, he didn't know a lot of people there, except for Mokuba. The other kids always used to tease his little brother. Every time though, he would come to Mokuba's rescue. Then they would always laugh about it later. He remembered how happy he was there, playing games with Mokuba and the other orphans. Sometimes he wished he had stayed there. Seto's eyes gently close as he sighed a deep breath of the crisp fall air. He reached into his pocket, a small locket that resembled a duel monsters card rested in his hand. He clicked it open to see half a picture of him and Mokuba. Mokuba was gazing at him with those steely blue eyes. They were so happy then.
"Hmm, it's nice.........to reminisce sometimes........"
Mamono: Hee!*sighs* Oh I like that chapter!
Seto:.....................*nods*.................
Mokuba: Oh Seto*sobs* that song was so sad!
Seto & Mamono: Oh don't cry Mokuba!*comforts him*
Seto: Please review! (Mokuba it's okay!)
Mokuba: You can let us know by reviewing!
Seto: Did you even read the chapter, Mokuba?
Mokuba: Eh? No.*reads* Hey! I'm not even in it!
Mamono: Uh huh! Are too!
Mokuba: Seto's flash backs don't count!
Mamono: Don't give away the chapter!
Seto: Mamono doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh.................*reads*Hey I didn't know I could pl.......*muffles*
Mamono: Shhh! Enjoy the chapter!
~Brothers' Elegy~
Chapter 4
Weeping Melody of the Frozen Dragon
Chimes filled the air, as all the students filed into their appropriate rooms. Yugi, Joey, and Tea drifted in to their seats. Their faces still blank. A white haired boy had walked up to them, he cocked an eyebrow at his expressionless friends.
"Good morning, eh?" Ryou said his eyes darting back and forth, his friends were sure acting strange this morning, did he do something wrong?
"I'm terribly sorry, did I do something to upset you guys?" he questioned the silent trio. Yugi noticed the discomfort in his Ryou's eyes, he stood up and smiled cheerfully at the confused teen.
"Good morning Ryou!" he said with his usual cheery voice. Yugi got up and walked over to Ryou. Tea and Joey also got up from their seats to visit with their friend.
"Ryou, it's nice to see you!" Tea said optimistically.
"Yeah, Ryou we's hopin' you'd been in our class dis year!"
At this Ryou, stepped backward, it surprised the timid teen, this sudden interest in him. He glanced back at the three smiling faces and grinned.
"Well it's nice to see you as well!" he declared. All thoughts of Kaiba vanished with the cheerful conversation. They continued to chit chat as the teacher walked in.
"Good morning students! Will all of you take your seats, I have an important announcement to make!" said the masculine voice of their teacher, Mr. Kashi, who took out some notes and started shuffling them. The students each found their seat and whispers filled the room as tensions grew.
"Class, since this is indeed your third year of high school, you all will be expected to complete a number of assessments," groans swarmed throughout the room as Mr. Kashi finished. "One being," he paused and glared at the groaning students, "ahem, one being the ability to convey emotions through an artistic demonstration," he let out only to be thrown off balance by the immense groans and yells of anger.
"Convey emotions through an ar--tistic demo-whatsit?" Joey said blankly.
"Demonstration Joey!" Tea scolded, "It means to show to the class." she added shrewdly.
"Oh man, ya gotta be kiddin'!" Joey groaned. His eyes cast to the floor. That was one thing he hated, presenting to a class. He sighed as he shrugged.
"Joey, don't worry, it won't be so bad, and I'll help you!" came the ever reliable voice of Yugi. Joey quickly looked up to see his friend with a huge smile on his face. Joey stared at his friend, somehow Yugi was always there to help his friends.
"Thanks Yugi, I really mean it buddy," Joey let out in a relieved sigh.
A thump was heard on the door and Mr. Kashi walked out of the room. The students all resumed their personal conversations. People were talking about mishaps earlier this morning and rumors were floating over all the students heads. The door slid open once again. Mr. Kashi walked over to the center of the room and faced the class.
"Alright class, to demonstrate what you are to do in this assessment, I have chosen one of the top scoring students from last years group, to show you one way of completing this project."
All activity ceased as Seto Kaiba walked into the room, he spoke a few words to the teacher. Then he stood expressionlessly at the class.
"Class, this is Seto Kaiba, he decided to convey sadness through his violin and with much success I might add."
Mr. Kashi motioned for Seto to begin. Seto slid down to his violin case, unlatched the silver locks. He gently unwrapped the crimson velvet to reveal a shiny cherry wood violin. He brought it to his shoulder and let the end caress his cheek. He set the wand onto the finely made strings. The icy barricades were hidden as he closed his eyes to begin.
"This'll be good, that emotionless jerk, conveying anything but selfish, would be amazing," Tea mumbled under her breath.
Then a sweet melody came from those strings. Tea looked up in complete shock at the beauty of this music. It was Seto Kaiba playing after all.
The melody filled the room, it was so beautiful but at the same time, it was filled with an immense sorrow. The violin wept as Seto continued to play, no emotion showing whatsoever on his face. He just continued to maneuver the wand so that the melodic voice of the violin was all that was heard. As the sorrowful melody drew to a close, the eyes of all the students were moist, some were even wiping the droplets of water off thier cheeks. At this Seto just looked blankly at them, he wrapped the misty violin into the crimson cloth and latched the silver locks once again. He looked at the teacher, then back at the class. His frozen eyes staring at the teary students. A thought flew into his mind, when he looked at the crying teens. He remembered seeing Mokuba make that face, the day the little child found out his parents died. It saddened him, he never wanted to see that face again. Seto clenched his eyes and left the classroom. Not even saying a word.
"How?" cried a frustrated Tea, "how is it, that a person, who is able to show now emotion at all, be able to come in here all of a sudden and........and......break the hearts of everyone in this room!?" Tea rested her head in her hands. Yugi walked up to her and rested his hand on her shoulder.
"Tea, it's all right, you don't need to worry about it anymore,"
"How can you even say that Yugi, it's not.........fair,"
"Well, because that's the way Kaiba is, we all know he has emotions, but he chooses to keep them locked inside......it's sad really, but that's just the way things are."
Tea looked up at Yugi, she wiped her hand across her cheeks, then she smiled at Yugi.
"Yugi, you know, you're right."
With this Tea relaxed, she smiled and started to talk with Yugi and Joey. The day went on as usual. Yugi and Tea never once thinking back to the sad melody of the weeping violin.
A gentle breeze blew the brown hair across Seto's icy blue eyes. He looked up and smiled at the clear azure sky. Thoughts of when he first went to live at the orphanage flooded into his head. At first, he didn't know a lot of people there, except for Mokuba. The other kids always used to tease his little brother. Every time though, he would come to Mokuba's rescue. Then they would always laugh about it later. He remembered how happy he was there, playing games with Mokuba and the other orphans. Sometimes he wished he had stayed there. Seto's eyes gently close as he sighed a deep breath of the crisp fall air. He reached into his pocket, a small locket that resembled a duel monsters card rested in his hand. He clicked it open to see half a picture of him and Mokuba. Mokuba was gazing at him with those steely blue eyes. They were so happy then.
"Hmm, it's nice.........to reminisce sometimes........"
Mamono: Hee!*sighs* Oh I like that chapter!
Seto:.....................*nods*.................
Mokuba: Oh Seto*sobs* that song was so sad!
Seto & Mamono: Oh don't cry Mokuba!*comforts him*
Seto: Please review! (Mokuba it's okay!)