Sumie:finaly started the 7th chapter..@.@ I can tell this one's gunna be hard 2 write!! Yami Yugi: mh-hm, suuure..that's not a very good excuse ya'know! Sumie: *twitch * well-ANY WAY...my message in the last chapter got cut off when I sent it in! ;.; I guess I made it too long! @.@ hope it doesn't do that 2 this 1!! ^^

**Chapter 7 Kaiba 3:17 am

Dark..I can see a boy holding a baby sitting out side a church...

A tall man with black hair comes out of the church and sits next to the boy, puts his arm around him, the boy pushes him away. The man takes the baby and walks back into the church, shaking his head.

More people come out, trying to talk to the boy, but he keeps ignoring them, they go away, but more people always come..
Finally, the man who took the baby comes out again, takes the boys hand, and leads him away from the church..smoke is billowing out of a chimney....

I don't know why..but this seems some what familiar....

My eyes opened, it was dark...I was laying flat on my back on a hard bed, a blanket was pulled up to my chin. Where the hell am I?! I sat up..suddenly there was a tremendous pain in the back of my head! I groaned and laid down again.. What should I do?! I don't know where I am...and how did I get here?! All I can remember is being smashed in the back of the head with a bottle by those drunk kids! Oh-I must've blacked out after that....I DO remember dreaming...I cant quite recall what I dreamed about, though..I think I should try to get up again and explore..maybe I could find my way back home. I got up off the bed with some difficulty..but standing was ALOT harder. My back and arms hurt so much..I staggered over to the door, opened it, and paused to rest on the doorway for a couple seconds. I could tell I was in an apartment, and I could hear someone snoring.. I started to move again, towards the front door..the pain in my head and back was almost unbearable, I could feel myself losing consciousness again...my vision was getting fuzzy...suddenly, I tripped over something and fell hard on the floor..I heard the thing I tripped over move and then gasp. Then I fainted again.. *~ I awoke again, still laying on the floor, but I was on my back with a blanket over me and a pillow under my head..pale light was streaming through a window.
I sat up, this time with less difficulty. I still hurt a great deal, but my back didn't ache so much.

I looked around, there didn't seem to be anyone in the house, but them someone came out of a room and came over to me....JOUNOUCHI??!!!!?! He smirked at my surprised face.."So you finally decided to wake up, huh?" he sighed, "Schools already over..Shizuka called the school, don't worry..she called Mokuba, too..she'll probably be here soon with Rikako to check on you.." "WHAT??!! Where the hell am I?! How'd I get here?! And who's Shizuka and Rikako?!" He stared at me, "Jeez, don't get your underwear in a bunch!! You're at my house, Shizuka and us saved your smelly butt from a mob and brought you here, so be grateful!! Oh-and Rikako is that girl you saved and Shizuka is my sister..don't you remember her?! Jeez-short term memory!!" He knocked on the back of my head, witch really, really hurt, considering he knocked the part were those kids bashed me with a bottle!B-( I frowned.. Jounouchi walked over to the front door and then turned around to say something to me, "I'm gunna go meat Yugi and Honda at the arcade, until Shizuka and Rikako get here, DON'T MESS WITH MY STUFF!! And don't leave the house!! (Shizuka told me to tell you that.^^;) OK!BEY!" He flicked me off, then slammed the door behind him...oh, jeez, I hate that guy!! ."

It was about 45 minutes before Shizuka and Rikako came by. When they came in, Rikako ran over to me and gave me a huge hug...0.o;; "I'm so glad you're up!!" She squeezed me titer,"I'd like to thank you for saving me last night, it was really heroic!!" She continued to strangle/hug me. I looked at Shizuka pleadingly, all she did was laugh. -.-;

"Ha-ha!! Hey! You must be hungry! I'll make some ramen."

"Um, actually, no thanks, I'll just take a glass of water, please." Just then my stomach growled..o_o; Shizuka looked at me disapprovingly, "I think you need ramen" She went and busied herself in the kitchen.

When Rikako finally released me, she helped me into the bed I had been in before. "Do you need any more pillows?" she stared at me..

"Um..no....thanks....Wow, it feels strange when this many people are so nice t me!" We heard Shizuka calling for Rikako in the kitchen. She said goodbye to me and went to see what Shizuka needed. I sighed...finally, alone...

I flopped down on the bed and stared at the ceiling, trying to make pictures out of the dots on it... A few minutes past...I continued to stare at the ceiling..I heard the door open. I quickly sat up to see that it was Shizuka, balancing a very full boll of steaming ramen. I got up and limped over to her.. "Do you need some help?"

"Um.." She tilted the ramen to one side, trying to keep it in the bowl, "That's ok.I'll just set it down over..." she gasped as she tripped over my foot. I caught her around the waist witch caused me to tumble over also. She landed on top of me, her face right up to mine, our noses almost touching... Every thing froze, it seemed..I heard the bowl of ramen smash behind us and ramen splash, but it didn't matter..My heart was pounding so fast I could hardly breath, let alone move! What was happening to me?! I was looking at her strait in the eye, I saw her blush, my face got pretty hot, too. We laid there like that for some time, it felt like time was frozen, we didn't even blink. Suddenly I heard my cell phone ring.

Shizuka quickly got up and answered it for me, looking breathless. "H-hello?" She paused, "Oh, yeah, sure! Kaiba, it's Mokuba!" She handed me the phone.

"Hello...Mokuba?" The phone was rather staticy, but I could still hear him, "N-nii-sama!! How are you?!" I smiled and laughed, "Just fine, thanks, and you?" "Um-a, when are you gunna come home, nii-sama?" "I dunno, are you ok?" "Yeah, but, can I come over and pick you up? Aren't you at Jounouchi's apartment?" "Yeah...hold on," I asked Shizuka if Mokuba could come, she nodded, "Yeah, sure you can come! Can you walk here? Do you need the address?" "Yes, I can walk there, and I've already looked up his address." "Well, ok, see ya then!" "Bye." We hung up.

I sighed, "Mokuba will be here in a while..." I blushed, trying not to look at Shizuka, I could feel her watching me. I remembered the ramen, smashed on the floor. Eager to do something other than sit there and blush, I suggested we clean it up. She seemed startled, "Y-yeah, sure, you wait here, I'll go get a rag..." She hurried out of the room.

As I sat there on the floor, I just could help but keep thinking of the way Shizuka's face looked while she was on top of me, she looked like she wanted to cry...I blushed again, harder this time. I'm glad no ones here to see me.. Just then Jounouchi burst threw the door. -_-;;

"Hey Kaiba, old buddy!!" He smiled ear to ear and slapped my back. Why is he so happy? ..buddy?! "I just got back from the arcade. I don't know why, but Honda was really amused by the fact that you got beat up by bullies! So amused that he felt the urge to tell everyone around us..." He smirked, oh, yeah, that's why he's so happy..(= =); I sighed, "So, what did the people he told say, were they amused alsoe?" His smile widened, "Yes, yeees, they were very amused!! Everybody can't wait to see you when you come back to school, I bet you they'll even sing you a little song!!" He sniggered. Oh god, what does he have planned..-_-; Well, I guess I deserve it...

He ran out of the room, laughing. Right after he left, Shizuka came in with a bucket in her hands. I stood up and took the bucket from her, "Ok, lets get to work." We picked up all the pieces of broken glass and scrubbed all the ramen out of the carpet. After we finished we stood back to admire our work.

"Thanks for helping, Kaiba. You should really be resting, not working!" She smiled I smiled back, "Well.."

We heard a knock at the front door. Shizuka's smile widened. "It must be Mokuba!"

She ran to get the door. I waited a few moments, then, suddenly I was tackled by a flying bundle of black hair...o_0; I smiled weakly, "Uuuuuuhhhhhh..hi Mokuba..." "Nii-sama!! I'm glad you're ok!!" Shizuka laughed..-_-;;

Mokuba got off me and walked over to Shizuka, he bowed, "Thank you very much for helping Nii-sama, you have my deepest gratitude!" "Well, you're very welcome Mokuba!! ^-^" I blushed, "Yeah, I should thank you, too!.." She walked over to me, smilling, sat down on the bed next to me and put her face up close to mine, looking strait into my eyes. "...um..so, yes...t-thank..you" I gulped..this felt strange.. Mokuba interrupted this strange moment, "Heeeyyy!! Nii-sama! When're we gunna go hooome?" I shook my head, trying to get all the strange thoughts running through my head, "Hey, Mokuba! Don't be so rude..I dunno when we should go home..eheh, Shizuka, when should we go home?" I blushed, feeling stupid. u.u" "oh-I don't care, but I really shouldn't be saying any thing since this is oni-chan's apartment------" "-Yeah! Get outa here, Kaiba! I suddenly noticed that Jonouchi was standing in the corner. Ooooooohh crap! How long had he been standing there?! Had he seen Shizuka...Shizuka..

"Oni-chan! Don't be so rude!" Shizuka frowned at him. I blushed. Jonouchi sighed, "Fine! I'll drive you's, but please, my dad'll be home soon (he usually comes home the second day) and I don't want you guys hangin around here when he comes! Shizuka, sorry, but You'll hafta go too.." She smiled, "OK!" she took my arm, "Cummon, Kaiba, I'll help you down stairs!" With little trouble we got down stairs to the parking lot were Jonouchi's beat u car was.I sat next to Shizuka in the back seat while Mokuba sat with Jonouchi in the front.

It was really quite during the drive.Shizuka was the only one who talked. "Oh, I hope mom isn't to worried about me..." I stared out the window, trying not to look at her..

The car stopped at the front gate of my house, Mokuba helped me out, Shizuka got out, too. When we got out of the car, Shizuka and I faced each other. "Mokuba, please go in the house.." "Ok, nii-sama." After I was sure Mokuba was out of hearing distance, I moved closer to Shizuka. "Ah.I wanted to thank you again before I left...and stuff..I hope I wasn't a bother." She smiled, "No, you weren't a bother at all! It was actually fun getting to know you better!...Now, c'mon! I'll help you to your door!" She grabbed my hand, I blushed. "Uh.thanks."

We got up to the door, Shizuka opened it wide and put her hand out. "There! See you Kaiba!" She smiled, then walked...over..and...hugged me... I blushed so hard I had to hide my face. "Uh, yes, thanks for having me." I heard Jonouchi yelling at Shizuka t hurry up, I hope he didn't see her hugging me! "Ok oni-chan! Bye, Kaiba!" she waved at me as she ran back to the car. I watched their car until it turned a corner, then went back inside, flopped on the couch and fell asleep.