Mamono: Hello! How are ya guys doin'?
Seto: Hey...............
Mokuba: Hi!
Mamono: You know, when I write a short chapter, example chap 7, a long super cool chapter always follows.......
Seto: Oh really?
Mamono: Yes!
Mokuba: So what's gonna happen in this chapter?
Mamono: It's a secret...........But thank you all for reviewing! Serenity Kaiba 1, thanks a bunch! You've reviewed quite a bit I know, also Princess Fluffy, thank you!!!!! A big thanks to Aura Black Chan, you've been quite the support in both my fics! Kyo-Sohma, you know who you are*evil grin*thanks! No name aka isishikage thank ya so much!! Chikorita Trainer 1, thanks for reviewing!!! Kayrie, thank you thank you!!! Mystical Sand gracias! Flames, thanks a bunch! Thank you Jen!!! Jewel Valentine a big thanks to you, it was fun working with you in Experiment chibi chap 4! Another big thanks to all of you for the kind words and sticking with me! You all keep reading even though I don't own Yu-gi-oh, it's so sweet!
Seto: You make it sound like this is the last chapter.........
Mamono: Oh no oh no it's not I promise!!! I am just so happy that people like my story, I must give credit where credit is due! Please keep on being the great people that you are and review!!!
Mokuba: Yes thank you readers!
*glomps all you readers*
~Brothers' Elegy~
Chapter 8
Rhapsody of a Fool
Red stained the ground as he walked. His breath was heavy. His eyes foggy and unfocused. Memories of his life flashed before his eyes. Seto Kaiba, the great CEO of Kaiba corporation, the heir to the Kaiba fortune........
No...........that wasn't him, he was Seto Kaiba, the fool, the stupid fool, a truly worthless person, he couldn't even protect his own flesh and blood.........
He was a nothing more than a fool........
His soul poured out from within him, dropping to the frozen ground in the form of tears. He looked to his hands, tainted crimson covered his long frozen fingers. He didn't care. Right now he had to find him. Seto had to find the only source of happiness in his life. He wanted to see those steely-blue eyes shine with admiration, he needed to see the boy with raven hair. He had to find him...
He had to fulfill his promise to him........
A thunderous crash was heard as Seto's knees collapsed onto the icy sidewalk. Misty white fog escaped his lips as he searched for his breath. His brilliant ice blue eyes were now shattered and clouded. He let his eyelids conceal his pain. As he clenched his eyes shut, something inside him broke.
"How could I let this happen?" Seto cried.
"This morning, just this morning we were so happy........and now this........"
"How?"
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A cold wind blew as Seto walked through the front doors of Domino High School earlier that day. Seto brushed his hands across his shoulders, causing the snow that had collected on them to fall to the floor. He glided up the stairs and walked into his class. He reached the back of the room, sat down at his desk and pulled out a book he had been reading. His mind soon wondered from the printed text. His eyes refocused themselves onto the falling snow. It was sure coming down. Large flakes of snow fell from the sky at a faster rate than earlier this morning. Mokuba flashed into Seto's mind then, he was smiling up at him with those steely-blue eyes he had grown so fond of. You would never have guessed Seto was thinking of such fond memories. For his face lay expressionless, his eyes as cold as the snow they were focused on. Other students found their way to the classroom and soon school began. It seemed to drag on forever. Finally the bell rang, signaling that lunch time had begun. Seto slowly raised from his seat and dragged himself out into the hallway. He was soon stopped by one of his teachers, he cocked an eyebrow at the man. His face was worried, something was wrong and Seto knew it.
Yugi, Joey, and Tea were on their way to lunch when Joey suddenly jumped in front of them.
"Joey! Watch where you're going!" Tea shouted. Her voice fell on deaf ears.
"Hey, long time no see moneybags!" Joey barked, his cry was also answered with silence.
"Who's Kaiba talking to?" Yugi questioned looking at the seriousness of the conversation.
"I dunno Yug..."
"WHAT!"
Joey, Tea, and Yugi all fell back with the sudden shout from in front of them. Seto stared fiercely at the teacher, then quickly turned around and raced of sight.
"What was dat all about?" Joey looked to Yugi, who looked back him equally confused. They looked to see Tea run towards the teacher Seto had been talking to.
"Mr. Koji? What was that all about?" she questioned him. The teacher only looked at her sadly. Yugi and Joey had now walked up beside Tea. They heard a sigh come from the elderly man.
"Domino Elementary, it's been taken over by men in black suits."
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked.
"They are keeping the children hostage."
"What! That's terrible." Tea cried.
"What does dis have ta do wit Kaiba?" Joey inquired.
"His brother, is their prisoner, they demand to see Mr. Kaiba or they will kill the boy....."
"You can't be serious! Mokuba!" they all cried.
"Joey we have to help them!"
"You're right Yug!"
"I'm afraid I cannot let you boys put yourself in danger." the old man sighed.
"What you can't be serious!"
"I am very serious, the school will be put under severe watch as of now, we can't risk the safety of the students."
"What, but wada bout' Kaiba!"
"We had to let him leave, other wise the lives of those poor children would be at stake."
"In other words you're willing to let Kaiba sacrifice himself for the lives of others?!"
The elderly man just looked at the ground, clearly disgusted with his actions.
"You're sick........."
The three teens just stared at the man. They looked to the window in time to see Seto zoom off on his motorcycle.
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The icy wind and snow blasted into Seto's face as he raced toward Domino Elementary. Who would even dare take his brother hostage? His eyes focused on revenge. He rushed into the school. Men in black suits were there to greet him. Each held a metallic weapon of some sort. Seto glared daggers at the men, making a few step back in fear. Seto was just barely containing himself. He wanted to beat everyone of those men to the ground. He wanted to make them pay for what they did to his little brother. The men lead him to a room on the second floor of the school. Children were cowering on the floor, tears stained their cheeks as they tried to hide from the evil men. This made Seto sick. He glared fiercely at the men, this was just inhuman. He reached the middle of the room, his eyes widened in shock as he saw his little brother tied up beside a man with dark sunglasses on. A trail of crimson coming from his lips. Seto cringed at the look in his brother's eyes, they were so full of hurt, just like the time the boy found out about his parent's death. Those steely blue eyes, which usually carried a light of hope, were now faded and dark. Knowing this fact pierced through Seto's heart like a knife. He narrowed his icy eyes and stared straight through the man in front of him. A sick twisted smile surfaced on his malevolent face.
"So you've come Seto Kaiba?"
Seto only glared at the man, he had to find a way to reach Mokuba.
"Hm, don't worry Kaiba, your brother is fine, for the moment."
"What do you want from me!" Seto yelled sharply. The man only laughed.
"What do I want? Revenge!"
"What, do you mean?"
"I mean for what you did to me......."
"I don't even know you."
"Yes, well I guess you wouldn't"
"..."
"By changing Kaiba Corporation from a military weapons base to a virtual gaming company, you caused me to lose everything!"
"I could care a less about your problems." Seto snapped.
"Yes, well I figured as much, but that's not the only reason I'm here..."
"Then why are you here!?"
"Your adoptive father sent me..."
"What?!" Seto was taken aback by the mention of Gozaburo.
"Yes dear old Gozaburo sent me. When you were younger, Gozaburo thought that you might plot against him, so he made me swear to exact his revenge if things didn't "work out."
"How so?"
The man laughed a horribly cold laugh that sent chills down Seto's spine.
"Seto, he wants you to suffer..........he wants you to suffer the way he suffered. He wanted you to feel the pain he felt."
"What are you talking about?!" Seto said terrified for he knew the words that would soon fall upon his ears.
"He wants you to feel the pain of loss, the pain of losing the one most important to you and to know that there is absolutely nothing you can do to bring him back..."
Seto froze. He knew this man wanted nothing from him, this was his adoptive father talking to him. Seto felt an unimaginable pain as he stared at that man. Seto knew this feeling all to well, but he had tried to suppress it all these years. He felt scared. The great Seto Kaiba felt scared. He glared at the man, he may be frightened, but he promised Mokuba that he would always be there. Seto felt nothing as he charged the man. Men started to surround him, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his legs. Crimson fell to the floor. Seto looked up to see a man with a silver gun in his hand. Another blast sounded and Seto fell to the ground, grasping his shoulder. Mokuba watched in horror as his brother fell to the ground. He cried as crimson puddles began to form on the floor. The man grabbed Mokuba and rushed to door. He looked back at Seto with a crazed look through the black sunglasses.
"Seto if you want to see your brother again, than you'd better find him before it's too late."
Those words etched into Seto's soul as the man left him lying on the floor.
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A cold wind blew across Seto's tearstained face. His shoulders sank down. He couldn't go on. He sank into his own thoughts once more. He had broken his promise to Mokuba. He sat in the frozen night, defeated....
"What hope is there now?"
How can you say that!
"I can because it's true........"
You don't know that!
"What does it matter, there's nothing I can do........"
You can go find your brother!
"How? I can't even move!"
That doesn't matter!
"Stop it! There's nothing left now, my heart is empty........"
You're just saying that! You don't mean it!
"It doesn't matter anymore........"
But!
"Just leave me alone........"
Seto watched the snow fall onto his face, he stood there silent. He had given up hope. He didn't know who he was anymore. He just sat there, all of his emotions had become frozen. Locked inside him, where even Seto himself couldn't reach.
"Seto." a misty voice had called to him.
Seto didn't respond, he just stared at the black sky.
"Oh Seto, please you have to get up!" the voice urged, it was familiar.
"..."
"Seto, you can't give up hope.....you have to save Mokuba...."
"I can't, leave me be....."
"You promised him!"
"What would you know about it.....?"
"You have too! He is still alive!"
"..."
"Don't you care!"
"..."
"Seto, I know how you feel bu-"
"No! Don't tell me you know how I feel! I don't want your sympathy! You of all people can't possibly know how I feel!"
"Seto....."
"You left us! You and father both! You left us with that man! How could you possibly do that!"
"Seto I know your upset, but that's just the way life is!"
"No! I won't except that!"
"Seto! That's the truth! People die Seto! That's the way life is! You have to except that and move on...."
"I refuse to except that!"
"Is this how you are going to live your life! Denying everything that has happened to you! Are you just going to live your life with your emotions locked inside?!"
"Leave me alone!"
"No! Is this how you plan to go through life!? Ears closed, eyes shut! Not letting anyone reach out to you!?"
"Why are you telling me this now?"
"Because, if you don't learn this truth, you will never save Mokuba.."
"I don't understand..."
"Mokuba is the only one who can help you to open up to others, without him you will deny yourself the right to happiness!"
Seto buried his head into his knees. The wind whipping at his back.
"I'm afraid, what if I can't save him? What if I break my promise?"
"Don't worry Seto, you can do anything, just remember who you are..."
"..."
"You're not Seto Kaiba the CEO, the Millionaire, you're my son, you're Mokuba's brother, you are just.........you."
Seto only stared at his knees, he shivered in the frozen wind.
A sweet melody rang in Seto's ears. It was the same song he played before, but this time it was not filled with sorrow, instead it was filled with sweet memories. Seto felt himself comeback to him as he listened. He chuckled to himself.
"How could I have forgotten?"
He staggered to his feet, the fresh crimson soaked through his pants. He walked with a new confidence now. The wind whipped at his back as he started for his new destination. His mother watched as Seto's blue eyes regained their icy features, though this time it was a new beautiful ice. She smiled as her son walked out of sight.
Seto stared straight ahead, a familiar smirk rose upon his face.
"Mokuba, I won't break my promise to you........"
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Mamono: Oh that's so nice!
Seto: Achoo! It's cold!
Mokuba: Isn't it?
Mamono: I know my fingers are just about numb!!!
Mokuba: Please review this chapter so we can unfreeze our brains and write the next one!
Mamono: In the meantime you should read "ancient lies" by Seto Kaiba Red Archery Girl!
*Gives Seto and Mokuba scarves*
Mamono: Yeah! Wearin' scarves!!!
Seto: Hey...............
Mokuba: Hi!
Mamono: You know, when I write a short chapter, example chap 7, a long super cool chapter always follows.......
Seto: Oh really?
Mamono: Yes!
Mokuba: So what's gonna happen in this chapter?
Mamono: It's a secret...........But thank you all for reviewing! Serenity Kaiba 1, thanks a bunch! You've reviewed quite a bit I know, also Princess Fluffy, thank you!!!!! A big thanks to Aura Black Chan, you've been quite the support in both my fics! Kyo-Sohma, you know who you are*evil grin*thanks! No name aka isishikage thank ya so much!! Chikorita Trainer 1, thanks for reviewing!!! Kayrie, thank you thank you!!! Mystical Sand gracias! Flames, thanks a bunch! Thank you Jen!!! Jewel Valentine a big thanks to you, it was fun working with you in Experiment chibi chap 4! Another big thanks to all of you for the kind words and sticking with me! You all keep reading even though I don't own Yu-gi-oh, it's so sweet!
Seto: You make it sound like this is the last chapter.........
Mamono: Oh no oh no it's not I promise!!! I am just so happy that people like my story, I must give credit where credit is due! Please keep on being the great people that you are and review!!!
Mokuba: Yes thank you readers!
*glomps all you readers*
~Brothers' Elegy~
Chapter 8
Rhapsody of a Fool
Red stained the ground as he walked. His breath was heavy. His eyes foggy and unfocused. Memories of his life flashed before his eyes. Seto Kaiba, the great CEO of Kaiba corporation, the heir to the Kaiba fortune........
No...........that wasn't him, he was Seto Kaiba, the fool, the stupid fool, a truly worthless person, he couldn't even protect his own flesh and blood.........
He was a nothing more than a fool........
His soul poured out from within him, dropping to the frozen ground in the form of tears. He looked to his hands, tainted crimson covered his long frozen fingers. He didn't care. Right now he had to find him. Seto had to find the only source of happiness in his life. He wanted to see those steely-blue eyes shine with admiration, he needed to see the boy with raven hair. He had to find him...
He had to fulfill his promise to him........
A thunderous crash was heard as Seto's knees collapsed onto the icy sidewalk. Misty white fog escaped his lips as he searched for his breath. His brilliant ice blue eyes were now shattered and clouded. He let his eyelids conceal his pain. As he clenched his eyes shut, something inside him broke.
"How could I let this happen?" Seto cried.
"This morning, just this morning we were so happy........and now this........"
"How?"
_________________________________
A cold wind blew as Seto walked through the front doors of Domino High School earlier that day. Seto brushed his hands across his shoulders, causing the snow that had collected on them to fall to the floor. He glided up the stairs and walked into his class. He reached the back of the room, sat down at his desk and pulled out a book he had been reading. His mind soon wondered from the printed text. His eyes refocused themselves onto the falling snow. It was sure coming down. Large flakes of snow fell from the sky at a faster rate than earlier this morning. Mokuba flashed into Seto's mind then, he was smiling up at him with those steely-blue eyes he had grown so fond of. You would never have guessed Seto was thinking of such fond memories. For his face lay expressionless, his eyes as cold as the snow they were focused on. Other students found their way to the classroom and soon school began. It seemed to drag on forever. Finally the bell rang, signaling that lunch time had begun. Seto slowly raised from his seat and dragged himself out into the hallway. He was soon stopped by one of his teachers, he cocked an eyebrow at the man. His face was worried, something was wrong and Seto knew it.
Yugi, Joey, and Tea were on their way to lunch when Joey suddenly jumped in front of them.
"Joey! Watch where you're going!" Tea shouted. Her voice fell on deaf ears.
"Hey, long time no see moneybags!" Joey barked, his cry was also answered with silence.
"Who's Kaiba talking to?" Yugi questioned looking at the seriousness of the conversation.
"I dunno Yug..."
"WHAT!"
Joey, Tea, and Yugi all fell back with the sudden shout from in front of them. Seto stared fiercely at the teacher, then quickly turned around and raced of sight.
"What was dat all about?" Joey looked to Yugi, who looked back him equally confused. They looked to see Tea run towards the teacher Seto had been talking to.
"Mr. Koji? What was that all about?" she questioned him. The teacher only looked at her sadly. Yugi and Joey had now walked up beside Tea. They heard a sigh come from the elderly man.
"Domino Elementary, it's been taken over by men in black suits."
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked.
"They are keeping the children hostage."
"What! That's terrible." Tea cried.
"What does dis have ta do wit Kaiba?" Joey inquired.
"His brother, is their prisoner, they demand to see Mr. Kaiba or they will kill the boy....."
"You can't be serious! Mokuba!" they all cried.
"Joey we have to help them!"
"You're right Yug!"
"I'm afraid I cannot let you boys put yourself in danger." the old man sighed.
"What you can't be serious!"
"I am very serious, the school will be put under severe watch as of now, we can't risk the safety of the students."
"What, but wada bout' Kaiba!"
"We had to let him leave, other wise the lives of those poor children would be at stake."
"In other words you're willing to let Kaiba sacrifice himself for the lives of others?!"
The elderly man just looked at the ground, clearly disgusted with his actions.
"You're sick........."
The three teens just stared at the man. They looked to the window in time to see Seto zoom off on his motorcycle.
***************************
The icy wind and snow blasted into Seto's face as he raced toward Domino Elementary. Who would even dare take his brother hostage? His eyes focused on revenge. He rushed into the school. Men in black suits were there to greet him. Each held a metallic weapon of some sort. Seto glared daggers at the men, making a few step back in fear. Seto was just barely containing himself. He wanted to beat everyone of those men to the ground. He wanted to make them pay for what they did to his little brother. The men lead him to a room on the second floor of the school. Children were cowering on the floor, tears stained their cheeks as they tried to hide from the evil men. This made Seto sick. He glared fiercely at the men, this was just inhuman. He reached the middle of the room, his eyes widened in shock as he saw his little brother tied up beside a man with dark sunglasses on. A trail of crimson coming from his lips. Seto cringed at the look in his brother's eyes, they were so full of hurt, just like the time the boy found out about his parent's death. Those steely blue eyes, which usually carried a light of hope, were now faded and dark. Knowing this fact pierced through Seto's heart like a knife. He narrowed his icy eyes and stared straight through the man in front of him. A sick twisted smile surfaced on his malevolent face.
"So you've come Seto Kaiba?"
Seto only glared at the man, he had to find a way to reach Mokuba.
"Hm, don't worry Kaiba, your brother is fine, for the moment."
"What do you want from me!" Seto yelled sharply. The man only laughed.
"What do I want? Revenge!"
"What, do you mean?"
"I mean for what you did to me......."
"I don't even know you."
"Yes, well I guess you wouldn't"
"..."
"By changing Kaiba Corporation from a military weapons base to a virtual gaming company, you caused me to lose everything!"
"I could care a less about your problems." Seto snapped.
"Yes, well I figured as much, but that's not the only reason I'm here..."
"Then why are you here!?"
"Your adoptive father sent me..."
"What?!" Seto was taken aback by the mention of Gozaburo.
"Yes dear old Gozaburo sent me. When you were younger, Gozaburo thought that you might plot against him, so he made me swear to exact his revenge if things didn't "work out."
"How so?"
The man laughed a horribly cold laugh that sent chills down Seto's spine.
"Seto, he wants you to suffer..........he wants you to suffer the way he suffered. He wanted you to feel the pain he felt."
"What are you talking about?!" Seto said terrified for he knew the words that would soon fall upon his ears.
"He wants you to feel the pain of loss, the pain of losing the one most important to you and to know that there is absolutely nothing you can do to bring him back..."
Seto froze. He knew this man wanted nothing from him, this was his adoptive father talking to him. Seto felt an unimaginable pain as he stared at that man. Seto knew this feeling all to well, but he had tried to suppress it all these years. He felt scared. The great Seto Kaiba felt scared. He glared at the man, he may be frightened, but he promised Mokuba that he would always be there. Seto felt nothing as he charged the man. Men started to surround him, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his legs. Crimson fell to the floor. Seto looked up to see a man with a silver gun in his hand. Another blast sounded and Seto fell to the ground, grasping his shoulder. Mokuba watched in horror as his brother fell to the ground. He cried as crimson puddles began to form on the floor. The man grabbed Mokuba and rushed to door. He looked back at Seto with a crazed look through the black sunglasses.
"Seto if you want to see your brother again, than you'd better find him before it's too late."
Those words etched into Seto's soul as the man left him lying on the floor.
_______________________________________
A cold wind blew across Seto's tearstained face. His shoulders sank down. He couldn't go on. He sank into his own thoughts once more. He had broken his promise to Mokuba. He sat in the frozen night, defeated....
"What hope is there now?"
How can you say that!
"I can because it's true........"
You don't know that!
"What does it matter, there's nothing I can do........"
You can go find your brother!
"How? I can't even move!"
That doesn't matter!
"Stop it! There's nothing left now, my heart is empty........"
You're just saying that! You don't mean it!
"It doesn't matter anymore........"
But!
"Just leave me alone........"
Seto watched the snow fall onto his face, he stood there silent. He had given up hope. He didn't know who he was anymore. He just sat there, all of his emotions had become frozen. Locked inside him, where even Seto himself couldn't reach.
"Seto." a misty voice had called to him.
Seto didn't respond, he just stared at the black sky.
"Oh Seto, please you have to get up!" the voice urged, it was familiar.
"..."
"Seto, you can't give up hope.....you have to save Mokuba...."
"I can't, leave me be....."
"You promised him!"
"What would you know about it.....?"
"You have too! He is still alive!"
"..."
"Don't you care!"
"..."
"Seto, I know how you feel bu-"
"No! Don't tell me you know how I feel! I don't want your sympathy! You of all people can't possibly know how I feel!"
"Seto....."
"You left us! You and father both! You left us with that man! How could you possibly do that!"
"Seto I know your upset, but that's just the way life is!"
"No! I won't except that!"
"Seto! That's the truth! People die Seto! That's the way life is! You have to except that and move on...."
"I refuse to except that!"
"Is this how you are going to live your life! Denying everything that has happened to you! Are you just going to live your life with your emotions locked inside?!"
"Leave me alone!"
"No! Is this how you plan to go through life!? Ears closed, eyes shut! Not letting anyone reach out to you!?"
"Why are you telling me this now?"
"Because, if you don't learn this truth, you will never save Mokuba.."
"I don't understand..."
"Mokuba is the only one who can help you to open up to others, without him you will deny yourself the right to happiness!"
Seto buried his head into his knees. The wind whipping at his back.
"I'm afraid, what if I can't save him? What if I break my promise?"
"Don't worry Seto, you can do anything, just remember who you are..."
"..."
"You're not Seto Kaiba the CEO, the Millionaire, you're my son, you're Mokuba's brother, you are just.........you."
Seto only stared at his knees, he shivered in the frozen wind.
A sweet melody rang in Seto's ears. It was the same song he played before, but this time it was not filled with sorrow, instead it was filled with sweet memories. Seto felt himself comeback to him as he listened. He chuckled to himself.
"How could I have forgotten?"
He staggered to his feet, the fresh crimson soaked through his pants. He walked with a new confidence now. The wind whipped at his back as he started for his new destination. His mother watched as Seto's blue eyes regained their icy features, though this time it was a new beautiful ice. She smiled as her son walked out of sight.
Seto stared straight ahead, a familiar smirk rose upon his face.
"Mokuba, I won't break my promise to you........"
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Mamono: Oh that's so nice!
Seto: Achoo! It's cold!
Mokuba: Isn't it?
Mamono: I know my fingers are just about numb!!!
Mokuba: Please review this chapter so we can unfreeze our brains and write the next one!
Mamono: In the meantime you should read "ancient lies" by Seto Kaiba Red Archery Girl!
*Gives Seto and Mokuba scarves*
Mamono: Yeah! Wearin' scarves!!!