Ichigo- *watery eyes* I AM LOVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bakura- that's hard to believe
Ichigo- *watery eyes* THAT"S SO SWEET!!!!!!!!
Kaiba- thanks for the reviews guys!
Ichigo- YES! THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! ^_^
Bakura- we're very thankful, that we made this chippie longer!
Ichigo- ahhhhh…huh? What do you mean, We?
Bakura- ummm…nothing….*nervous*
Kaiba- There's a chippie that is longer? Who wrote this???????
Ichigo- I didn't write this!
Bakura- *shifty eyes*
Ichigo- OH MY GOSH!!!!!!! BAKURA WROTE IT!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kaiba- *packing a suitcase* who knows what Bakura wrote!
Yami Bakura- oh shut up you foolish mortals! Bakura didn't write this! I DID!!!!
Bakura- *punches Yami Bakura* you promise that we both get credit you idiot!
Kaiba and Ichigo- 0.o (since when does Bakura get violent)
Bakura- I CAN READ YOUR MINDS YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!
Ichigo- no you can't…
Bakura- uh...well…shut up! The point is…Ichigo didn't write this chippie...Kaiba didn't write it…I and I alone wrote it! MUAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHA
Ichigo- I was gone to get tapioca for just 1 minute and wham! I get stripped out of the business of writing by the dude! *points to Bakura*
Bakura- *smiles big* hope you guys like it! *smiles evily*
Kaiba and Ichigo- *backs away and gulps* this will be interesting….
Chapter 19 Nothing Seems To Go Your Way
Ring. Ring. Ring. Yami ran upstairs to his room to pick up his cell phone. He flipped the cover over and talked.
"This is Yami. I'm not in right now so please leave a message. Press 1 if this sucks. Press 2 if you suck. Press 3 if everything sucks. Press 4 if you just don't care. Say "Yami, quit being so weird and answer the phone" if you want me to stop and talk to you," Yami said.
"Yami quit being so weird and answer the phone," a female voice said, giggling. Yami smiled and sat down at his desk.
"Press a button once if you are a male. Press a button twice if you are a girl." Yami said, playfully. He heard 2 beeps. "Press1 if you are are Hilary Duff which if you are, I'll probably hang up on you, Press 2 if you are a duelists which if you are, you will get creamed, Press 3 if you are Kikyo Minnobara, which if you are, I will glady accept your call, Press 4 if you're no one and you're lonely for tonight, which if you are, find someone else because I have no money with me." Yami smiled as he heard a girl laugh. He heard a beep. "Sorry but I can not tell the difference between the sounds each number makes. So this means that you wasted you're time. Goodbye!" Yami smiled.
"No Yami don't!," Kikyo laughed. Yami smiled really wide and leaned back on his chair.
"Hey, Kikyo. I didn't know it was you," Yami joked.
"Hey," Kikyo said normally. "Do you want to do something?"
"Sure," Yami said, "Movies?"
"Yea sure, ummmm…Yami?"" Kikyo said nervously.
"Yea," Yami asked.
"Do you want to go out?"
"Of course, we're going to the aren't we," Yami chuckled befofore taking another sip out of his Mountain Dew.
"No," Kikyo hesitated, "I mean. Going out on dates."
"Like a boyfriend and girlfriend," Yami asked.
"Well yea," Kikyo said blankly. She waited for a reply but nothing happened. "Yami?"
"Yea" Yami asked.
"Do you?" Kikyo repeated. There was another pause.
"No," Click. Yami hang up. He sighed deeply after hanging.
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Tea stood with Kaiba decorating the Christmas tree that looked surprisingly fantastic. Tea stood on the tips of her feet as she tried reaching for the top of the tree to put a little small crystal star. She looked at Kaiba concentrating on the tree from the couch. Kaiba stood there, one hand touching his chin and the other hand resting on his waist while holding a silver bear that had a candy cane in its hand. He stood for a minute before placing it on the tree. Tea and Kaiba stepped back a minute and nodded a satisfied look. Tea smiled at Kaiba.
"See Kaiba, you're a pro at decorating," Tea said cheerfully as Kaiba stared at the tree that stood by the piano. Kaiba shook his head.
"But that bear that I put there on the tree," Kaiba walked up to the tree and pulled out the bear, "it should go to this part of the tree, right?" He placed the bear on the other side and examined it. Then he took the little small angel hanging down at the bottom. "I shouldn't have put this angel at the bottom…it should go here." And thus started the busy schedule of placing all the ornaments in other spots. "Why did I put this one here when I should go there. And look at that snowman. It should go here. And this should go here instead." Kaiba was going to pull out another ornament when a hand gently touched his shoulder.
"Seto, don't worry," Tea said, "Look at that tree. It's beautiful!" Kaiba rolled his eyes at Tea.
"Oh sure," Kaiba groaned, "How can the inside of this house look so marvelous if made by a beginner." Kaiba pointed everywhere. The house had red ribbons tied neatly at every corner, with white ribbons swirling around the stair banister. Holly was put every where with other Christmas things. Tea smiled. She too a sip of egg nog and set the cup back down on the table.
"Not all beginners are perfectionists," Tea smirked.
"I'm not a perfectionist," Kaiba said defensively.
"Really?" Tea smiled, "Then why were you trying to place ornament in different places on the tree."
"Because I wanted everything on that tree to be…perfect," Kaiba set a defeated look on his face. Tea smiled in triumph.
"Look at your house Kaiba! Its filled with decorations," Tea replied, "I wouldn't be surprised if you won that contest where they find the best looking Christmas house."
Kaiba walked outside with Tea following him. He faced his mansion and turned to Tea.
"My house sucks!" Kaiba pouted. Tea rolled her eyes.
"Oh come on," Tea crossed her arms and walked back inside, "Your house is the best in the block. Mokuba would love it."
"Mokuba loves everything," Kaiba explained, "Once, we went to the pet store to buy a dig or a cat or something, but then he saw this really ugly rat that had red eyes. I swear that rat's evil or something. Once I found the rat, or Scruffy as Mokuba calls it near the knife stand." Tea laughed and smiled. She sat on the couch while Kaiba stood up, pacing around the room.
"Mokuba named him Scruffy? Isn't that a name for a-,"
"Dog," Kaiba finished her sentence, "That's what I asked myself when he named it too," Kaiba smirked. He stopped pacing and took a seat next to Tea, who was gleaming at the house.
"So where is Mokuba anyway?" Tea asked with curiosity. Kaiba pointed out the window that showed a group of boys. Tea squinted until she saw a mass of black hair riding a bike with them. Tea laughed, "I swear Mokuba's wearing a wig," Kaiba laughed.
"He got so mad 4 years ago when I made him cut his hair," Kaiba shook his head and chuckled, " he wore a hat for 3 weeks," Tea laughed. She sighed and worked her way up to Kaiba to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. She laid her head on his shoulder as Kaiba rested his head on hers.
"This is nice," Tea said thoughtfully. Kaiba nodded and looked around the house.
"I still think that if we put that snowman to the left of the tree, then the tree would be symmetrical," Kaiba said.
"The tree looks fine," Tea reassured. Kaiba smiled and kissed Tea on the forehead and sighed.
"It took us a week to decorate the whole house," Kaiba hesitated, "And I guess it is well, great." Tea nuzzled Kaiba's nose.
"It's wonderful," Tea said optimistically. "Joey wouldn't believe his eyes." Kaiba laughed.
"I don't think he could with that black eye he still has," Kaiba smirked.
"I can't believe that he still has it," Tea smiled while shaking her head. Right then, a scream echoed the house. Kaiba and Tea both jerked their head to the window beside the Christmas tree. Kaiba immediantly ran up to the window and peered out to see what happened. Suddenly, his eyes widen and he busted out the door to the road. Tea stood up and watched Kaiba run to the door. Tea ran up to the door and stood there as she looked on, watching Kaiba's coat fluttering about while Kaiba was running. He was screaming something, but Tea couldn't hear anything but muffling. She stared worriedly as Kaiba screamed and dropped to his knees on the road. Tea took one step, knowing something had gone wrong. Tea glanced at the gnawed bicycle laying a few meters from where Kaiba kneeled. Tea ran up to Kaiba and her eyes widened in horror as she looked a kid laying on the concrete road with cuts and scrapes on his arms and face. She couldn't see who the child was u ntil she noticed the big fluffy black hair covering the child's face. "Oh my gosh, Mokuba wake up, please wake up," Kaiba said firmly, slightly quivering. "Come one kiddo, wake up. Call 911! Call 911." Tea stood there with the same group of kids playing with Mokuba, still shocked at what had happened, frozen with fear. Kaiba jerked his head toward Tea and shouted.
"TEA!" Kaiba yelled. Tea suddenly popped back in to reality.
"Huh," Tea said, like she haven't heard a thing he said.
"Call 911," Kaiba quivered. He pulled back Mokuba's hair and started rocking back and forth with Mokuba in his arms. "Wake up Mokuba. Come on I know you can." Mokuba just laid there unconscious. Tea still stood there, watching everything. "Tea!"
Tea snapped back again and looked at Kaiba. "Go now!" Tea ran inside the house calling 911."
"911, may we please help-,"
"Ambulance," Tea said quickly, "We need an ambulance quickly. Please."
"Okay, miss. May we ask what had-,"
"We need in ambulance now," Tea said in a rush, her lips quivering.
"Yes, ma-am I know, but we need to know what had –,"
"Just, please," Tea raised a hand, " 5690 Almony Road, Domino City," The voice on the other line just spoke as calmly, but more firmly and direct.
"Miss. I know you are very worried, but in order for us to do our job. We need you to do yours first,"
"Okay, fine fine," Tea said.
"What had happened,"
"Kid…Mokuba Kaiba. He's hurt and he's not awake. H-he's on the road,"
"Do you know what had happened there,"
"Please," Tea pleaded, "Can't you guys just come,"
"You complaining will not make this go faster," the lady on the other line said quickly, "To do the best of our ability, we need to know everything. Now I ask you again, what happened to him."
"I- I don't know," Tea grabbing her cell phone very firmly. Her palms were wet with sweat.
"The ambulance is already on their way," the lady said comfortably. "Find out what happened to him." Tea nodded her head quickly.
"Y-yes, yes I will, thank you," Tea ran outside where Kaiba was still kneeling with Mokuba in his arms.
"This can't be happening," Kaiba said repeatedly. "This can't be happening."
"Wha-what happened," Tea asked one of the kids who was playing with Mokuba.
"There wa-was a car and it hit Mokuba," the young boy stuttered, " He went o-over there to get the ball with his bi-bike and the car jus swerved and hit him."
"Where did the car go?" Tea said nervously. The boy stood quiet, on the verge of tears. "WHERE DID HE GO!" she shouted.
"I don't know! I just don't know," the boy screamed. "He just went by."
"Where," Kaiba asked immediately. He gently laid Mokuba back and stood up holding his open arms open. "Where did he go," Kaiba demanded. Tea stared at Kaiba's arm and stepped back from where he was as she gulped slowly, not taking her eyes off Kaiba's arms
"Kaiba," Tea said slowly, slightly quivering. She never took her eyes of his arms and hands. Kaiba didn't hear her soft voice.
"Where did the driver go," Kaiba repeated.
"Kaiba," Tea said more firmly and loudly. Kaiba jerked his head toward Tea.
"What," Kaiba said in an annoyed voice, "What is it?" Tea stepped back. She was breathing hard, still staring at his arms.
"Your arms," Tea began, "Look at your arms." Kaiba looked at her for and moment and then slowly look at his arms. Red coloring was stained to his long sleeves and his hands were covered with blood. Kaiba's eyes widen and he jerked his head to Mokuba. He ran to him and kneeled while searching. He turned Mokuba around and there he saw the menaced wood protruding out of Mokuba's left side. Kaiba's eyes widened bigger in horror and on the verge of tears while breathing faster and faster. He quickly wiped the tears that were about to come out. Suddenly, Mokuba's eyes lit open slowly. Kaiba looked up and held Mokuba's head to his chest. Mokuba was crying in pain and was staring at Kaiba.
"I-it hurts, Seto," Mokuba said weakly, his eyelids slowly closing. Kaiba was nodding fast, repeatedly, still with kept tears in his eyes.
"Yes, yes I know," Kaiba whispered, "Just hang in there, kiddo. Just hang in there. Everything will be okay." He rocked his body back and forth. "A-are you okay, do you f-feel okay?" Kaiba stuttered. Mokuba's face was stained with tears. He slowly shook his head, not a tear coming from his eyes.
"I don't think so," Mokuba said softly. Kaiba's welled up again, but as always, the tears never came out.
"Where is the ambulance," Kaiba shouted quickly. Tea looked around worriedly, biting her lip. Kaiba gently put Mokuba back on the concrete and stood up to take out his cell phone out of his pocket. He then dialed 911.
"Hello?" Kaiba said urgently, "Where are you guys!" Kaiba's veins were popping out as his face wrinkled in worry. "I don't care if there is traffic or not, if you had a brain you would have brought another ambulance on a different path! Bring another one or I'll make sure you all will get fired for not doing your jobs," Kaiba screamed angrily, "y borhter is bleeding here and if you guys don't come down here right now, I'll see to it that you'll regret this day!" Kaiba threw his cell phone to the floor and rished to Mokuba's side. Mokuba was crying in pain, screaming.
"Make it stop, just please make it stop hurting," Mokuba cried out, "Please." Tears welled up in the younger Kaiba's eyes. Mokuba looked into Kaiba's eyes pleadingly while holding tightly to his hand. Mokuba was bruised from head to toe with deep cuts and cuts covering his body. And with one final plea for life, Mokuba whispered, "Please." A single tear dropped down his cheek. Kaiba touched his forehead with Mokuba's. Slowly, Mokuba's eyelids closed shut. Kaiba's eyes widened.
"Mokuba," kaiba asked quietly, tears welling heavily in his eyes. He stared at Mokuba, but Mokuba didn't move. Suddely, the ambulance came, but Kaiba didn't notice them. He didn't notice them taking Mokuba away from his arms. He didn't even notice the people calling out to him to come inside the ambulance. He just kneeled there in the same positin he was in when he held Mokuba as his whole world spun in circles and crash. The people had to carry him inside by the arms onto the ambulance. Everything seemed to be in slow motion. But he didn't notice.
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Kaiba sat next to a white bed, hunched over with his hands covering his face. He looked up and stared at the child in front of him, lying on the bed. He sighed as he reached toward Mokuba's hand to grab it. Beyond him was a window, showing the snowflakes drizzling outside. Why did this happen to Mokuba? Why did it have to be him that got hit by that car. Kaiba's face turned red. How dare that driver sped off just like that. If it's the last thing he does, he'll see to it that the man gets what he deserves. He looked innocently at Mokuba, his heart beating faster and faster. It's been 6 long hours since the accident. Kaiba waited nervously as the doctors tried to pull the wound out. When the doctors came out, they had the sort of look Kaiba feared. The doctors didn't even go to him at first. The nurse just asked him to go in the room with Mokuba. He was still waiting for the doctors and his heart was beating with anticipation for when Mokuba will be let out. It tok so long. He waited in the room with Mokuba for 2 hours and no sign of doctor anywhere. Kaiba began to tap his foot nervously, rubbing his face. All this time, Kaiba would either sit in his chair staring at the unkmoving body laid before him or pace around. This about the time Kaiba need his laptop the most, to keep his mind off of things. TO relieve some feelings off his chest, punching the keyboard and slamming his laptop shut. Just then the doctor came inside the room. Kaiba jerked his head and walked immediately toward the doctor.
"H-how is he," Kaiba asked worriedly, "Is he okay, will I be able to bring him back hiome sometime soon or possibly today," The doctor sighed and rubged his forehead continuously. He looked Kaiba straight in the eye.
"I don't think he's coming hom anytime soon, Mr. Kaiba," the docot hesistated. Kaiba's face wrinkled as his whole face turned pale with horror an anticipation.
"Wh-what do y-you mean," Kaiba's voice quivered and he stepped a foot back.
"The good thing is that your brother is not dead," the doctor reassured.
"And the bad part is," kaiba asked as he loosened his coloar.
"The bad part is," the doctor began, "Is that although we have successfully removed the wound from your brother, he has suffered a major head injury in that incident," Kaiba's heart started beating.
"And," Kaiba asked, half not wanting to know.
"And," the doctor hesitated, "He's in a coma."
"He's unconscious," Kaiba asked.
"Correct," the doctor replied, "He's has to be under our care intil he wakes up, if indeed he does."
"What do you mean by that," Kaiba said. The man he was talking to stood quietly. Kaiba took a step foreward and whispered with a slight quiver in his voice, "How long will he be like this?"
"Depends on how bad the injury is," the doctor said, "Maybe days, or months, years…possibly for the rest of his life period. We don't quite know the average time a person wakes up from a coma." The doctor looked at his papers once in a while. "You're brother will be under our best of care. We're very sorry." Then the doctor walked out the door as Kaiba slowly sat down, taking everything the doctor said in his mind.
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"Mommy," Seto began, "Where's daddy?" Seto sat at the edge of the chair holding his mother's hand.
"Honey," his mother said gently, "Some things in life aren't what we want. And sometimes we have to admit it." By then, his mother's precious face was streaming with tears of sorrow. Seto squeezed his mother's hand. Her voice was getting weaker everytime she said a word.
"Daddy is…dead," the young 6 year old's voice quivered in fear. His mother's mouth quivered as she slowly nodded her head silently while running her hand through her child's brunet hair. The mother was breathing hard as cried in pain.
"I love you so much, Seto," her mother said proudly, " Your dad loved you so very much." Her tears came down quietly. She gave a hopeful sigh with her eyebrows raised up. "Life is a precious thing, Seto. Please take care your Mokuba."
"I promise,"
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About 20 minutes after the conversation, Tea knocked on the door quietly. Kaiba didn't seem to notice her. Tea forced a smile on her face and walked up to Kaiba.
"Hey," Tea said gently. "How are you doing." Kaiba put his face in his hands and sighed.
"It's like déjà vu," Kaib said groaned.Tea looked at him again.
"Déjà vu?" Tea asked. "What do you mean."
"The feeling of having experience the future," Kaiba said, "the dictionary, Tea." Tea looked down and pulled her hair back behind her ears before looking at Kaiba again.
"I know that," Tea said, "but how?"
"Don't act dumb, Tea," Kaiba scolded. "Don't tell me you forgot about my parents."
"Oh yea," Tea looked down again.
"I told you. This always happens," Kaiba sighed, "Why is it so difficult to keep the ones you love." Kaiba shook his head, "Life is ironic. Its easy to lose the ones you love and its hard to lose those you don't like. God, this isn't the way I want my life to be."
"I know how you-,"
"feel," Kaiba said blankly, "You're so predictable, Tea. You don't know how I feel. You didn't go what I went through. So please save the pity for someone else."
"It isn't ptiy. Its sympathetic," Tea said defensibly.
"Then don't do it," Kaiba said, "Just don't." He closed his eyes shut and then he groaned. "This isn't suppose to happen," Kaiba stressed out.
"What did the doctor say," Tea asked curiously. Kaiba didn't say anything. He looked at Mokuba. Tea got more worried. "Is Mokuba alright? Is everything okay."
"He's in a coma," Kaiba said blankly, head resting on his elbow. "The doctor doesn't even know when he's going to wake up." Kaiba held Mokuba's hand.
"I'm so sorry," Tea said sympathetically. Kaiba shook his head and looked at her.
"Sorry for what?" Kaiba began, "You didn't do anything. You're just being sympathetic again. Pitying me again."
"I'm caring, Kaiba" Tea said firmly. Kaiba groaned and rubbed his face.
"I had enough of this caring crap," kaiba bursted out, " I had enough of this friendship deal, this sympathetic deal. Th-this pitying the fool that was put down. I just had enough."
"You just can't except that somebody is trying to help you, can you," Tea scolded, "Well, you know what Kaiba. I'm not trying to help you. I'm telling you. This isn't your fault. It isn't Mokuba's fault. So stop stressing out."
"How can you say it wasn't my fault," Kaiba immediately stood up and faced the shocked girl in front of him. "I was the one that was suppose to take care of him. I was the one who took full responsibility for him. I was the only one who promised to his death to always protect him. And look at what I have done! He's in a coma because of me. He's on the bed, unconscious because of what I have done," Kaiba looked at Mokuba and looked at Tea. "Don't tell me that it wasn't my fault."
"You know what, Kaiba," Tea said calmly. She looked straight into Kaiba's eyes. "If anyone is pitying you, it would be you. Just stop and listen to you speaking once in a while. You need to stop putting yourself down."
"I'm not putting my self down," Kaiba began, "I'm stating the truth, Tea." Tea crossed her legs and stared at Kaiba.
"And what exactly is the truth," Tea said.
"That it was my fault," Kaiba said slowly.
"How was it your fault, Kaiba," Tea asked confused. "You had nothing to do with the accident."
"But I was suppose to be there for Mokuba," Kaiba explained.
"And you still are. You're here," Tea said.
"That's not what I meant," Kaiba stressed out again, " I promised my mother I would always protect him. I never let anybody touch a strand of hair on his head. And now here he is, the first time I ever let down that promise. The first time I broke that promise."
"I know that," Tea said. Kaiba waved his arms in the air.
"No you didn't Tea," Kaiba said irritated, slightly louder. "You didn't know anything. You didn't know about my parents. You didn't kow about Gazaburo. You didn't know whar he had done to me. And you certainly didn't know what measures I have gone to just to keep my brother safe from him. You don't know anything!" Kaiba said loudly. Kaiba sighed deeply and slapped his hands to his sides. He turned to the door and walked out. "You just don't know, Tea."
Bakura- MUAHAHA! EVILL!!!!!
Kaiba- I WILL KILL YOU!!!! *chokes Bakura* YOU BETTER MAKE MOKUBA CONSIOUS OR I WILL TAKE GREAT PLEASURE OF MAKING YOU JOIN HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ichigo- *laughs* this is gooooooooddddddddd…..
Kaiba- grrrrrrr….you and your style of writing…
Bakura- everyone loves a good getting hit by a car accident, don't they?
Kaiba- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU GET HIT BY A CAR!!!
Bakura- I already did 2 years ago…
Ichigo- ahhh!!! Poor Bakura! What did you do then? Did you get hurt that you thought no one cared for you? Did you have emotional stress?
Bakura- no, I ran that person with my truck a year later! ^_^
Ichigo and Kaiba- *backs away* please review guys!