Disclaimer: FWAHAHAHAHA! I don't like onions. Or mushrooms. And I don't own Yugioh. Yay for me.
SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING, SO SORRY! I WAS SO LAZY! *cries* Plus my evil Internet's been down for a while.
This story is going to switch to normal POV. It's too confusing to do Seto's POV. Sorry 'bout that. Seto's also going to be a bit OOC (Out of Character) in this chapter. You'll find out why. So is Mokuba, but I'm only making him a bit more childish. Mokuba is so cute! BWAHAHAHAHA! Long live the Silentshippers! Silentshippers, don't give up! We're out there!
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Seto climbed stiffly out of the limo. Mokuba hopped out excitedly, and dragged his big brother towards the zoo entrance.
"Come on, nii-sama! Let's go see the crocodiles!" Mokuba cried. Seto grinned and followed him. When they reached the crocodiles, there was a huge crowd gathered around the reptile's glass-walled pool. Seto hoisted Mokuba up onto his shoulders, and Mokuba laughed excitedly as he watched the crocodiles.
After a while, Mokuba wanted to see the lions, so they departed. The golden beasts were amazing, Seto had to admit. He watched them pace around their cage, and turned to show Mokuba one that had just given an almighty roar...to find that his little brother was no longer standing beside him.
"Mokuba?" Seto called. Suddenly a small hand grabbed his sleeve and dragged him towards what looked like an aquarium.
"Seto!" Mokuba cried.
Seto let out the breath he had been holding. "Mokuba, don't ever wander away again, you really scared me-"
"Look, big brother! Seahorses!" Mokuba whooped. Indeed, several small but brilliantly colored seahorses were swimming around the aquarium amongst the other fish. Seto smiled at his little brother.
They had been watching the seahorses for a while when Seto felt a tap on his shoulder. He whirled around to see Yugi grinning happily at him and bouncing on the balls of his feet. Tea stood behind him, smiling politely. Tristan was next to Tea, and he was staring at the ground. Serenity was also there, and she was blushing faintly. Joey was right next to his sister, and looking everywhere but at Seto.
"Kaiba!" Yugi said happily. "Nice to see you here!"
Seto nodded. "Likewise."
Mokuba dashed towards Tea and hugged her. "Tea!"
Tea smiled and hugged him back. "Nice to see you, Mokuba."
Mokuba detached himself from Tea, and grinned. Then he threw his small arms around Serenity, who laughed and knelt down to hug him back. "Serenity!"
"Hey, Kaiba, do you want to walk around with us?" Yugi inquired, smiling.
"Can we, Seto? Please?" Mokuba pleaded.
"Very well," Seto replied. Yugi's grin grew even wider.
Joey's stomach decided that their first stop would be the cafeteria. Joey, Mokuba and Tristan led the way, followed by Yugi and Tea, who were chatting about school and Duel Monsters. Seto walked slightly behind everyone. His head was bowed, and random thoughts were chasing each other around his head.
I wonder why Yugi invited me to walk with him...Oh, wait, probably because of Mokuba. Why did I even accept? I could have just let Mokuba go with them. They're his friends, after all.
Maybe...I want them to be my friends, too.
I am so stupid.
"Nice day, isn't it?"
Seto's head snapped up to see who had addressed him. It was none other than Serenity Wheeler. She had a small smile on her face.
Come on, idiot, say something! This might be your chance to make a friend, don't blow it!
"Yes, it is."
Okay...that was lame. Very lame.
"I hope it stays that way all afternoon. Did you see the weather reports on television for today? I missed them," Serenity remarked.
"Yes, I saw them. Apparently it's going to stay like this until about eight o'clock, then there's going to be a storm like the one last night."
Memories of the previous night rushed through Seto's head, but he shoved them back. Serenity smiled and said something, but Seto didn't hear. Gozaburo's voice roared in his ear, but Seto couldn't make out any words. He closed his eyes, trying to force Gozaburo's voice out of his mind. He only succeeded in making it louder, and now he could hear some words.
'Stupid kid!'
'You're worthless!'
'Emotions are for the weak!'
"Seto Kaiba!"
Seto opened his eyes to see Serenity. She had a hand on his shoulder, and was shaking him gently. Seto blinked a few times. "What?"
Serenity released his shoulder. "Were you in outer space or something?"
"No," Seto sighed. "What were you saying before?"
Serenity raised an eyebrow, then laughed. "I was just pointing out the sun hitting that pocket mirror over there. It creates an interesting reflection."
Seto glanced at the place she had indicated and saw that a lady had her pocket mirror out, and it had reflected some sunlight to create a small beam of light that went right past them.
Seto didn't normally find these things interesting, but today was different. Today...he felt more like a normal teenager.
"Watch this." Seto rummaged in the pocket of his trenchcoat, and found a metal pen. He held the pen in the path of the sunlight beam, and light reflected off it towards a nearby metal sign. The light then reflected towards the first pocket mirror. (Author's Note: Haha, I have no idea if that's possible, just pretend for now.)
"If you place the pen just right, you can create a light triangle," Seto explained.
"Wow, that's awesome! It looks like the Triforce," Serenity said in wonder.
Seto lowered the pen, and put it into his pocket.
"The what?" Seto asked.
"You know, from the Legend of Zelda," Serenity said.
"Oh, I remember that game! It was the only one they had at the orphanage, and I played it all the time. The other kids didn't like it because it was too hard for them," Seto reminisced with a chuckle.
"It actually was pretty hard. Especially the Shadow Temple."
"Actually, I found the Forest Temple quite difficult. And I couldn't beat Ganon, no matter how hard I tried."
"I know! Ganondorf was easy, but that stupid overgrown pig-Ganon..."
"I found a funny trick, though."
"What is it?"
"When Ganondorf is shooting his little balls of light at Link, you know how you normally deflect them with the Master Sword? You can also deflect the shots with bottles."
"No way! That's hilarious!"
Before he could stop himself, Seto smiled. A true smile. Serenity noticed, and matched his smile.
"You know, Seto, I still have that game lying around somewhere. I'm still stuck at Ganon, and it would be great if you could help me."
She called me Seto? Not Kaiba, not 'you there', but Seto?
"Sure."
"Oh, we're at the cafeteria! Let's catch up, we're a bit behind," Serenity suggested. Seto nodded, and quickened his pace.
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He laughed. It was the most amusing thing he had seen in his life, which was saying something, since he was a good sixty-five years old. This laugh was hearty, but mixed with bitterness and anger.
The man was tall and well built. His graying hair was neat and slicked back, and his thick brows were raised good-naturedly. His mouth was opened wide, revealing rows of straight teeth, and a thick moustache framed the mouth. The corners of his eyes were crinkled merrily.
His eyes themselves, however, were a steely gray and bore no hint of amusement or anything close to good nature. They were pools of malice and cruelty, of arrogance and iciness.
And these terrible eyes were trained on a certain young man with brown hair and blue eyes wearing a long, floating, white trench coat. At his side was a pretty young lady whom this older man did not know.
Even though the man didn't know the young lady, he knew the young man. Oh yes, he knew this young man very well.
For this young man had murdered him.
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If there was one thing Seto Kaiba hated more than not being right, it was cafeteria food. Mokuba loved it, and could devour plates of the stuff in minutes. Seto guessed it was an acquired taste. The CEO sighed and rested his chin in his hands.
As Seto mentally traced the pattern on the tablecloth, he couldn't shake off the memories from the previous night. Why were these flashbacks coming now? They hadn't been this bad even when he died. He was Gozaburo Kaiba, a hated enemy.
Seto's 'father'.
"Hey, Kaiba?"
Seto looked up to see Yugi waving a hand in front of his face.
"Yes?" Seto asked, rather snappishly.
"Are you okay? You looked kind of zoned out."
Seto shook his head to clear it. "I'm fine. I just need to get some fresh air." With that, he got up.
"Hey, Seto, where are you going?" Mokuba asked, mouth full of hamburger.
"Just outside, kid." Seto ruffled his brother's hair and started to walk out.
When the CEO had pushed open the swinging doors, he took a deep breath of fresh air.
"Hi, Kaiba, mind if I join you?"
Seto glanced over his shoulder and saw Yugi standing there, bouncing on the balls of his feet. He nodded, and Yugi went to stand beside him.
They stood in silence for a while, when Yugi cleared his throat nervously.
"Kaiba?"
"Yes?"
"I was just wondering...why...well...why you...aren't all that...friendly sometimes."
Seto sighed and suddenly became interested in a low-floating cloud. "It's a long story."
Yugi looked mildly surprised. He had obviously been expecting a snappish reply.
Seto closed his eyes, and breathed deeply. Then he heard a voice that wasn't Yugi's.
"Seto. So we meet again."
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Haha, evil cliffie, but if you kill me NO MORE CHAPTERS! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Link: Why must I put up with her?
Seto: We all do.
Yami: What a freak.
Me: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! *hits Yami with a flyswatter REALLY HARD*
Yami: X_x *is knocked out*
Me: OH NO! WHAT HAVE I DONE? YAMIIIIIIIII! *runs away sobbing*
Malon: I'll never understand her.