Chapter 3

"But Seto, I'b sick! I cat go to school!"

"Well I'm sorry Mokuba but I have to go to work and I can't leave you home alone so you can have parties."

"Fine! Ib you're goig to be a bad big brother, Bakura wibb take care of be! At least he's nither thab you!"

"Well I hardly think that I'm so cruel that the dark spirit is nicer than me, but sure. I'll let him take care of you," responded the CEO with a smirk. He knew Bakura wouldn't let Mokuba get away with doing something he shouldn't.

"Big meanie. Bye!" And of course Seto noticed that Mokuba suddenly lost his sick voice. While Seto had meant for Mokuba to stay home with Bakura, Mokuba had also meant to stay home alone with Bakura. He thought that with Bakura around, a former thief, he could get away with anything.

"Ok Bakura, you get the chips and cookies ready and I'll set up the gaming system!" And just as the little kid was about to run off, Yami Bakura grabbed him by the back of his shirt and pulled him back.

"You wouldn't be thinking about having a party would you?"

"Well let's see: No Seto-check, No babysitter-check, food and games-check. That practically screams party!"

"Well I don't think so," the chuckling yami replied, "I promised your brother that I wouldn't let you hold any parties."

"Since when did you decide to keep promises, Kura?" {A/N-I'm gonna call him that from now on}

"Since I realized that broken promises lead to broken hearts," he answered, and Mokuba didn't miss the pained look that flashed on the dark being's face.

"What happened to you, Kura? Seto always told me that if you let it out, it hurts less."

"What would your big brother know about pain," Kura snorted, "He's got everything he wants?"

"I promised him I wouldn't tell," the little Kaiba sniffed while moving closer to Kura. He hugged the Mokuba closer and then began.

"Well, here goes. You know how Ryou is my light, right? Well after you and your brother left the main city, Yami released all of us from our hikaris and gave us new bodies. Especially Ryou because he knew about how much I had abused him. Yami used shadow magic to make sure that I wouldn't touch Ryou, ever. I always knew that I had been in love with him, but it was only after I was cursed, did I realize just how much I wanted him. But it was too late. Ryou had already fallen in love with Tea {A/N-Damn that girl!} and there was nothing I could do. But I had to tell him how I felt or I would do mad. So one night, when he was reading in his room, I came in and I told him that I loved him. He screamed at me, telling me that I had ruined his life, that I had broken my promise to protect him from harm and had deliberately hurt him. I couldn't argue with any of it, so I ran. I tried to leave the city, and I ended up here. Somehow."

By now, Mokuba was holding Kura tightly but the yami had a stony look on his face. He couldn't let all this break him again. "I guess Kaiba was right. It does feel better."

"Seto wouldn't want me to tell you this, but I have to. When we were in the orphanage, Seto would always protect me from all the other kids. Every time some people came to adopt kids, he would always try to persuade them to take us, to make sure that I had a home. When Gozaburo adopted us, I knew it was only cuz Seto was so smart. He could do a whole math problem in his head! But after a while, Gozaburo started beating big brother and Seto would never admit it. But Gozaburo had already turned Seto into what he wanted, a cold-hearted lonely businessman. But he forgot that Seto still had me, so one day when he tried to hit me, Seto got so mad, he killed him! But he wouldn't let me see it. Big brother would never let me see him hurt."

Mokuba was crying freely into Kura's shirt, who was holding him tightly. He would never have guessed that the great Set Kaiba had been beaten as a kid. He could understand why the older Kaiba had done it though. Never show weakness so that it can be exposed.

"Well, I can tell you now, most people would be utterly shocked if they knew."

"I love big brother. If someone took him away from me, I'd die."

"Well I'll try to protect him. Will that make you happy Mokuba?"

"Uh huh." Kura wiped the tears off Mokuba's face and then moved him from his lap.

"Well, Kaiba'll never know we had a party if we clean up right?"

"Yay!" the little black-haired fur ball screamed.

The door creaked open slowly as Seto Kaiba strolled into his mansion. Today had been a good day. He had gotten all his work finished before coming home and it looked like Mokuba hadn't destroyed the house.

"Home already? It's only 12:00 pm," a sarcastic voice questioned.

"Where's Mokuba?" Seto didn't want to deal with the yami right now.

"He's asleep. And I asked you a question."

"For a guy living under my roof, eating my food, you sure have an attitude." And Kura's clothes didn't help this perception either. Apparently, he strolled around the house in leather pants...and only leather pants. {A/N-hehehehe...}

"Well I think that for the sake of Mokuba, I have a right to know." Seto, who was so happy a second ago, was starting to feel stressed out. He just wanted to not have to deal with his feelings towards Bakura right now. He was feeling sleepy. If he could just lie down on Bakura's chest and rest until morning...'WAKE UP KAIBA! Since when did you become sleeping beauty?!?!' he asked himself.

"If Mokuba needs to know something, I'll tell him."

"You know, why do you always act like there's something up your ass! You were like that back in high school and you're still like that 5 years later."

"And why the hell do you have to be so impossibly nosy!"

"Because."

"Because what?"

"Would you just tell me why you come so late all the time? Don't you care about your little brother?"

"Hey you should be the last person on earth to lecture me about caring for someone else!" That really got Kura mad.

"I'll beat the shit out of you Kaiba! I'll murder you!" And Bakura punched him face before Kaiba had a chance to react.

"You son of a bitch!" And Kaiba shoved Bakura to the wall and slammed his head onto the wall repeatedly. Bakura kicked him back and that threw Kaiba off balanced. His shirt got caught onto a nail and ripped off as he got up. Bakura got a good look at Seto's physique. Apparently, underneath the business suits, the guy wasn't all skin and bones. He was lean and muscled and packed quite a punch.

"That was my best work shirt. I'll rip you apart Bakura!" And they began their array of punches and kicks and shoving again.

"So the great Seto Kaiba is taking his anger out cuz he was beaten by his daddy as a kid, huh?" the voice of Bakura taunted.

Seto let go of his arm, which he had locked behind his back. He didn't break his eye contact with Bakura; instead, a tear crept from his eye. He backed away slowly, his face plastered with a disbelieving look.

"How could you say that?" he whispered as he stopped.

"Shit Kaiba. I'm sorry." But before Bakura had a chance to apologize further, Seto turned to his right and made way for his room. He was shattered. To hear those taunting words come from the mouth of the one he loved.

"Wait Kaiba," Kura caught up with him and grabbed his arm, "I'm sorry about what I said."

"Get away from me! You wouldn't fucking understand!"

"Kaiba, I've felt enough pain in my lifetime. I'm sorry." He apologized profusely, the look on Kaiba's face breaking his heart. He couldn't believe how many times his actions had caused other people so much pain.

"What the hell would you know?!"

"Has anyone you loved ever hurt you so much, you wanted to kill yourself Kaiba?!?! I thought n-"

"You just did..."

A/N- Oh my gosh! That's my first cliffhanger ever! I hope it was a cliffhanger. Hehehe, I'm so proud!

Kaiba: I love you Kura! Please don't forsake me!

Kura: Forget Ryou. I love you, hot sexy Seto!

And they would have lived happily ever after if this story had no plot whatsoever.