Ichigo-MUAHAHAHA! TIS I! ICHIGO! ALL HAIL THE GLORY THAT IS MEEH!
Kaiba- *smacks Ichigo and grabs shoulders* Get a hold of yourself man!
Bakura- *looks up* oh look…they're fighting, how nice…
Kaiba- *grasping for air* help. Me. PLEEASE!
Ichigo- *clinging on Kaiba's coat* Hail the glory that is meeh! Hail the glory! Hail it dang it!
Kaiba- I hail it! I hail it!
Bakura- 0.o what the freakin gummy bears
Ichigo- *stops and turns around* gummy bears? Where? Where's the gummy bears! Me want gummy bears! *grabs Bakura's collar* gib me gummy bears you moron!
Kaiba- someone's violent today…
Ichigo- *stops punching Bakura and cocks head* who?
Bakura- don't Kaiba! Don't say it *grasping for air* for your sake don't say it!
Kaiba- *slow motion* you're the violent one
Bakura- *face turns pale* oh no…he said it!
Ichigo- I am not violent, who said I was violent because I am not violent you hear me! I am NOT VIOLENT…*starts playing with yu-gi-oh action figures* I'm hyper *smiles innocently at Kaiba and Bakura* I wuv you! *smiles cutely*
Kaiba and Bakura- awwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Ichigo- *smiles to readers* I wuv you guys too! Thanks you for the reviews! Not with any further a due…I think that's how you say it…here's is chapter 18
Chapter 18- Glistening Vision
Kaiba slowly shut the front door of his mansion before walking up the stairs. Walking down the hall, stopped and looked at a door beside him. He slowly opened it and welcomed himself into Mokuba's room. Kaiba stood still for a moment in the partly neat room, looking around. Toys scattered through the room with papers all over Mokuba's desk. His heart started beating as his face turned pale as Kaiba suddenly grasped his stomach and ran to the nearest bathroom. He stumbled to onto his knees in front of the toilet and threw up. After he was done, he turned around slowly and rested his back toward the bathroom wall, breathing heavily. He ran his hand through his soft brunet hair and stood up to walk into his room. His room was neat and very organized with a computer standing on a desk in the middle of her room and a bed in the middle. He paced through the dimly lit room. If his parents were herem would his room be like this? Would his room be this boring with nothing in it except a shelf of books, a desk and a bed? If his parents were here, would he be having posters of the latest stars hanging on the walls and papers scattered on the floor? Would he still be the cold-hearted man officially known as Seto Kaiba that spreads fear to those "less fortunate" than him just by a single scowl? Kaiba shook his head and sat on his bed. He failed. He failed his parents. He failed Mokuba. He failed himself. Nothing could be worse. Why can't his life be normal for onc? Why could he live a life where he didn't have to worry so much about Mokuba or anybody else? Why couldn't he be like other people who didn't have to work day after day, meeting after meeting, problem after problem? Why couldn't he just…not care so much. Everything was different now. Mokuba wasn't there anymore. Mokuba wasn't there to slide down the banister and give his big brother a hug as a sign of gretting. He was an only child now. He remembered what Gazaburo said to him before he passed away. "You're a Kaiba now. We will succeed no matter what. Only the ruthless survive in this world. I don't care if you die out of exhaustion of working. You are a Kaiba. You will be better than anybody. You will succeed. Whether you do it with me or -," there that word again. That word that made Kaiba cringe. "Alone." Kaiba gripped the sheets of the bed tightly while shutting his eyes to let go of his sorrow and anger/ He screamed in frustration and abruptly stood up and knocked everything off his desk to the floor with one sweep of an arm. He threw book after book around the room, things shattering into thousands of shards. Kaiba turned around, his face brightly red with anger, eyes welling up. He flipped over the desk that was beside his bed and screamed. He ripped off the necklace that had the picture of Mokuba in it. He was about to throw it out the window when the locket popped opened revealing Mokuba's picture. That innocent face, smiling at him. Kaiba stopped and stared at it, breathing in deeply in disbelief. He almost threw Mokuba's picture out the window. Tears started streaming down his face. He failed him him and now he's trying to rid him from the world by throwing his picture. That picture that always went with him wherever he went. That picture that gave him the determination to go on. That was the only reason he was in this company. He failed. He tried his best and it didn't work. Kaiba fell to his knees. He rubbed his hands into his face. It hurt so much. He protected Mokuba for years and in a split second Mokuba was gone. Kaiba let the tears flow down from his eyes…for the first time. He stood up and wiped the tears while taking out his cell phone. Dialing, he called Kaiba Corp's main office. A feminine voice appeared.
"Hello Mr. Kaiba. How may I help you," the girl on the other line appeared. She was about the same age as Kaiba, but he didn't faze her. He was mean and cruel to some people, but she knew the real him. She knew the Kaiba that cared for Mokuba and was sweet and gentle. So whenever he talked down to her, she would only smirk and answer back with a clever reply that always took Kaiba off-guard.
"I'm giving a 4 weeks notice, Rachel" Kaiba said low. He didn't hesitate. The girl raised in eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" her voice answered back.
"I'm giving up Kaiba Corp. I will be out of here in 4 weeks." Kaiba said stiffly. Rachel grew nervous.
"But sir, who will take ownership of Kaiba Corp. Who will run it?"
"Anyone. It's not my job to see to it anymore. There's no reason to."
"But Sir. You can't just do this. You're the sole owner of the corporation. With out you, the company would have been ruins by now. You can't leave now." Rachel said quickly.
"Watch me," Kaiba said coldly.
"But Sir,"
"No. I'm leaving the company."
"But Kaiba, if," Rachel said in a hurry. She didn't even bother saying Mr. Before Kaiba.
"No. I have no reason to run this company nor have it."
"But you do have a right to change your decision before the 4 weeks are up, right Sir." Rachel said, rubbing her wrists.
"Yes. I can change my decision. But that would be doubtful. Now if you're done with all your questions. I have to go now. Farewell. It was nice working with all my employees. Give them my regards." Click Kaiba hung up. He sighed heavily and went out the door.
Tea walked through the crowed hallways of school, slowly peering through the unfamiliar face to see someone she can talk to. She finally spotted Yami walking through ignoring all the shoves and pushes everyone made while running to their classroom. Tea smiled weakly and began walking toward him. She tapped lightly on Yami's shoulder as Yami jerked his head toward hers. His face softened and he gave a look of concern to Tea's worried face.
"Something wrong?" Yami asked in curiosity. Tea looked up and forced a smile on her face. She looked at Yami.
"Mokuba's in a concussion," Tea said, "and I think Kaiba and I are on another one of our breaks." She frowned. Yami frowned in sympathy and patted her back.
"Give my regards to Kaiba," Yami said, "Hope Mokuba will get better." Tea chuckled and looked at him.
"My life is turning into a soap opra. Think of it. Days of Tea's Life." Tea smiled, "Pretty catchy, huh?" Yam smiled and looked at his friend beside.
"I'm afraid that you're no the only one under going a phase of the soaps." Yami said. A look of confusion spreaded across Tea's face.
"What happened to you," Tea asked, "You lost a duel or something?" Yami smiled and shook his head.
"No," he said flatly, "Kikyo asked me out." Tea smiled and went in front of Yami, walking backwards.
"Sooo," Tea teased. She smiled widely.
"Sooo what," Yami asked.
"So what happened," Tea explained.
"Nothing happened," Yami raised his shoulders and gestured. "She asked me, I said no, I hung up, and there you go. Hey…that rhymed. That actually rhymed. You know what we should do sometime. Rhyme stuff." Yami said. Tea's jaw dropped.
"Don't try to change the subject," Tea warned. "Why did you say no?" Yami sighed and lifted his eyebrows.
"I don't know," he sighed heavily, "I'm not ready."
" Not ready for what?" Tea said irritated. "Whatever. You got to have a better reason then that, Yami."
"Well I don't," Yami explained. "It's hard, okay. So can we forget about it?" Tea shrugged. She looked around and immediately her eyes turned to the ragged looking boy who's eyelids dripped down once in a while. The boy ran his hand through his brunet hair and continued walking. He looked exhausted. He shouldn't look like this. Seto Kaiba never looked exhausted on a school day. His eyelids never drooped down wanting to close for just 5 minutes. Kaiba never slouched down. He never looked the way he did now. He looked like he didn't get any sleep last night. But who could blame him? Tea's eyebrows rose up as she sighed deeply. She looked down and continued walking.
Tea walked inside the classroom and sat down at her usual spot near Yugi and the gang. She looked around and saw Kikyo sitting at the far corner of the room. As if Kikyo sensed something, she looked at Tea. She quickly smiled and cocked her head. Tea waved in response and wrote the assignments down before the tardy bell rang. During the period, she suddenly jerked head toward Joey who was arguing with a group of duellists.
"Whaddaya know about duel monsters ya big scumbag," Joey yelled at them. The group laughed and smirked. The brunet boy who seemed to be the leader of this group and chuckled and looked Joey straight in the eye.
"More than you will know in a lifetime, Chihuahua," he smirked. He and the group began the never-ending assult on Joey.
"As you recall, I was 2nd place in the Duelist Kingdom tournament," Joey said proudly. The chaotic group whimpered sarcastically.
"Oooo, I'm so scared of a 2nd place Duelist," the leader said, then he smirked and looked at his friends, "I think he meant 2nd rate duelist." The group laughed. Soon the class laughed silently. "You're not even a worthy enough duelist! You're 2nd place probably because you offered your opponents a man's best friend! Who knows how friendly Joey can get!" The whole class busts out laughing at the comment. Tea frowned as the class began picking on Joey.
"Its okay Joey," a girl smirked, "Everyone is desperate sometimes…just not as much as you!" Everyone laughed again. They all sang in unison how pathetic Joey was.
"Joey, a cave man called. He wants his hair back."
"Joey, a man is looking for his lost dog. Can I turn you in and get the reward money."
"Be a good dog and bark for us Joey-boy, we all know you can-,"
"SHUT UP!" a yell came from the corner of the room. Everyone turned around to see Seto Kaiba glaring at the class with his cold cruel eyes. Everyone got quiet in a split second.
"All of you think you're so high-class," Kaiba started, "When really, you're just one of those pathetic losers who go around making fun of people just to make yourselves happy. Well you know what? Here's a reality check. The reality is that all of you are just a bunch of morons who don't know any better but to scavenge around looking for something to pick on. And by the way, the last time I checked, I was the only one to call Joey a Chihuahua and how immature he is at playing." A few people snickered but once again sat quietly as Kaiba glared at them. "Quite being so childish and moronic and leave Joey alone. Just shut up." Kaiba continued reading his book as the whole class slowly and silently copied their assignments down on the board. Joey opened his book, but glanced at Kaiba numerous times. The teacher walked in and started class.
Yami stared at Kikyo writing down the notes onto her notebook. He frowned. Why isn't she looking at me?
//Talking to youself again, Yami?// Yugi smirked inside his spirit room.
/I guess you really want me to change and let you take over so you can finish history test all by yourself, huh?/ Yami said. Yugi's face turned pale.
//No. That's okay.// Yami smiled and continued writing notes. He stopped and looked at Kikyo. //Guess who's in love// Yugi sang. Yami closed his eyes in frustration as Yugi smiled at Yami's dismay.
/Aibou, please. I have to work./ Yami said.
//Work on staring at Kikyo?// Yugi smiled mischievously. Yami sighed heavily.
/I wasn't staring at Kikyo/ Yami said slowly. Yugi nodded sarcastically.
//Yes Yami you weren't. You were staring at the pencil bag that happened to be where Kikyo is.// Yugi said. Yami closed is his eyes again.
/You really do want that history test, don't you/
//Not really. But hey! While we're at history, can we go back to the past where Kikyo used to sit here instead of there?// Yugi asked.
/Why must you always talk about Kikyo/ Yami asked.
//Why must you always stare at her// Yugi asked innocently.
/I was staring at the wall/
//Yes. There's only a window next to Kikyo.// Yugi said. //So, were you staring at some invisible wall that no one can see?// Yami didn't say anything. //I heard your little phone conversation with Kikyo yesterday// Yugi said finally.
Yami shrugged.
/Okay/
//Why must you hurt her feelings//
/I don't like her, aibou. We been through this already. Please can't we talk something else/ Yugi shrugged and nodded.
//Okay.// Yugi sat in silence while Yami continued writing. He drop his pencil on the desk and stared at her.
/Why isn't she looking at me/ Yami asked. Yugi fell off his chair.
//I thought you didn't want to talk about it!// Yami jerked his head.
/I was talking to myself/
//So you have been starring!// Yugi said victoriously.
/So what if I am. grrr..this is annoying. Why isn't she looking at me./ Yami said.
//Maybe the real question is…why are you looking at her.// Yugi asked. Yugi walked inside the spirit room leaving Yami bewildered and to himself.
Class ended and the class hustled to lunch. Kikyo was one of the people to get out of the door. Yami watched her as she hurried with picking her books up and holding them close to her chest as she walked away. Kaiba too quickly took his briefcase and went out the door without anybody shoving him.
As the gang waited for each other to get their stuff ready for lunch and 4th period, Yami glanced at Kikyo trying to open her locker. It seemed that her locker was jammed by the way Kikyo was biting her lip and sigh repeatedly.
"Hey, I'll catch up with you guys later," Yami said in a hurry. The gang nodded and went to the cafeteria. Yami watched them leave before looking at Kikyo one last time. He hesitated. Who knew that a Pharaoh could be nervous to talk to someone…Dear sweet Ra, this got to be the silliest thing ever. Yami closed his eyes and forced a smiled on his face as his walked toward Kikyo's locker. Yami leaned his shoulder against the locker next to her and looked at Kikyo as she tried to open her locker again.
"Looks likes your locker can't be opened," Yami said blankly. Kikyo kept her eyes at the locker while twisting the same combination.
"Looks like," Kikyo said in an annoyed voice. Yami sensed that she didn't want to be bothered, but he didn't move.
"Need help," Yami asked hopefully. Kikyo sighed heavily and continued eyeing her locker.
"No," Kikyo said blankly. She looked up and sighed while slapping her arms to the sides. "Great, I've been trying to open a locker that isn't even mine. Great, that's just fine and dandy," she said, irritated, She moved to the blue locker from the right of it and started the combination again. The locker door popped open and Kikyo started taking out her books. Yami frowned.
"Kikyo, look," Yami started, "I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday." Kikyo continued pulling out books and shoving some in.
"Don't worry about it, Yami. It's okay if you don't like me," Kikyo said in an annoyed voice.
"I just wanted to settle-," Kikyo slammed her locker shut and breathed in deeply.
"There's nothing to settle, Yami," Kikyo said. "Lets just leave it to that," she said while getting fixated with holding her books.
"Well, I'll see you at the lunch table then," Yami said. Kikyo looked at him and then turned her back.
"I'm sitting with someone else today, Yami," Kikyo said softly. Yami raised his eyebrow and walked to lunch alone.
The gang watched as Yami glance every now and then around the lunchroom. Joey set a confused look and his face while eating his sandwich.
"Yo, Yugi," Joey said, "You in there?" Yami jerked his head toward the gang and nodded continuously.
"You looking for someone," Tristan asked dumbly. Joey smacked the back of his head.
"Well duh," Joey said, "Guess who's not sitting with us today." Tristan looked around until he realized that Kikyo wasn't there.
"Ahhh," Tristan started, "Sorry about what happened between you guys, buddies." Yami looked at the gang.
"Nothing happened between us though."
"But you have to thin that Kikyo is probably upset about what you said." Tea said thoughtfully.
"She said it was fine though," the pharaoh replied.
"Every girl says that, Yami," Tea said. She looked around and suddenly turned her head and ate her sandwich. The gang looked at her suspiciously.
"What was that," Joey asked.
"What was what," Tea asked innocently.
"You gotta admit Tea, you're not one to bluff…you suck at bluffing. That's how you lost 5 bucks when we were playing poker at your house," Tristan smirked.
"Oh shut up," Tea said playfully.
"Okay, so what do you see," Joey asked, smiling.
"No one," Tea said nervously. Joey looked over Tea's shoulder and quickly ducked.
"Oh shoot," Joey said quietly.
"What," Yami asked. He looked behind him and saw Kikyo sitting with Bakura two tables back. Yami frowned as he felt his heart ripping. He forced a smile on his face. "Well, good for her. She found a new friend." Yami said.
"Or a new boyfriend," Joey said dumbly. Tristan jerked his elbow into Joey's stomach. "Or not," Joey said, holding his stomach.
"Well, she probably went there for advice on something," Tea said, "Bakura is a logical and sympathetic person you know. I don't know why we shouldn't invite him to our table." Yami nodded.
"Me either," he said, "I never really thought about it…oh well." The gang continued eating.
Kaiba stared at the clock in the lunchroom. Time seemed to past by extremely. He didn't know why he stood up for Joey. He had nothing to gain from it and he certainly wasn't expecting the words to come out of his mouth. He had no reason to growl at the class like it was his own. But they were so annoying with their crazy antics and so-called clever remarks. It did kinda hurt seeing Tea worried and not able to stick up for her friend. No. He can't start thinking about her. Thinking of her will only bring the thought of Mokuba up. He can't care for anybody else. He can't afford to lose somebody else. He had too much to think about to keep going on with his thought of Tea. Did the angel really mean what she said in that dream of his? Was he really going to be force to choose his destiny? Why so quick? Why now? Why now when everything is tearing away from him? It's just not fair. Of course life isn't fair. Life is ironic. That was his excuse for all the things that backfired on him. What was the angel trying to get through to him? What ever it is…he's running out of time.
Tea walked out of school into the blistering cold as soon as the last bell rang for dismissal. She wrapped her arms gently around herself and continued walking. She looked up to see Kaiba walking the opposite direction. Tea smiled at him but Kaiba just walked past her. Alarmed by the sudden ignorance, Tea frowned and continued strolling around Domino City. Her black trench coat swayed in the icy wind as she entered the park. If there was any time where the park was just magnificent with all its beauty, it would be today. Snow covered the ground and made decorations on trees while the sun beamed lightly on a white-bricked fountain. The pond glistened in the sunlight and the cold, yet gentle breeze flowed from the east to the west. It was a magnificent sight to. Tea smiled genuinely and waltzed around the fountain as it sprouted water.
Suddenly, she stopped as she saw something flash in her mind. She shrugged and walked around again, until she received another flash. She stopped for a moment and looked at the pond. All of a sudden, as if to receive a vision, Tea saw two people standing by the fountain at night in her mind. Her eyes widened when she found out that it was Kaiba and a strange girl in front of him, wearing in odd arrangement of clothing. The girl glowed in all her glory as she spoke to Kaiba. Tea didn't hear anything they said. Suddenly, a huge white vortex appeared, sparking in mystic particles of silver. Tea curled her hands into a ball. What is he doing? Suddenly, she heard something that caught her guard.
"No," Kaiba said repeatedly, "No. I don't want to rethink this. I don't deserve this. I deserve death." Tea gasped as she watched the whole scene in her mind. Kaiba quickly lead himself into the vortex as it snapped shut.
Tea shrieked, "Kaiba!", but the vision stopped. Tea stood there, gasping for air and trying to think what just happened there. As Tea stood frozen in shock, she heard a faint whisper coming from behind the tree. Save him.
Ichigo- hmmm… and thus started "Operation-Save Kaiba"
Bakura- *wearing army suit* why must you do this to us?
Ichigo- because it's a mission!
Kaiba- *wearing a army suit on* *grinning* Ichiog made me General! She made you nothing!
Bakura- she gave me a gun though! ^_^
Kaiba- *gulp*
Ichigo- anyways…its nearing the end! MUAAHAHAH!
Kaiba and Bakura- YAY!!!!
Ichigo- you guys do know that I'm probably making a sequal to this, right?
Kaiba and Bakura- NOOOOO!!!!!!
Ichigo- what do you guys think? Sequal or no sequal?
Bakura- *in a Shakespearean accent * That is the question…
Kaiba- I thought the question was "To chase people around with rubber daggers or to not chase people with rubber daggers"
Bakura- *real heavy Shakespearean accent* that TOO is the question…