YUGIOH
Kaiba: Missing Persons
Chapter 35. They left the building, and handed the unconscious Seto Kaiba over to the emergency crew. Mokuba then came running, and looked concerned, saying, "Is he okay?"
"He's very weak right now, but he'll be okay", Yami reassured him.
"That's great!", Mokuba said. He went over to the medics, telling them which hospital he was to be transported to, then went back over where his brother lay, saying quietly, "It's great to have you back, Seto. And I know you'll be up and around again real soon......." He turned to the rest of the group, saying, "Thanks allot for all your help!"
"Anytime, Mokuba", Yami said.
"Oh, and I don't know if you saw the add, but the Battle City Finals were delayed, and expected to finish in the morning. I doubt my brother will finish, since he wasn't seen as himself while he was playing, and isn't in any condition to do so anyway, but the rest of you are welcome to finish the finals. The chopper's waiting at Yugi's store. I'll be back by the morning to meet you at the Tournament!", Mokuba said.
"You got it, pal......we'll be there!", Joey said, putting a hand on Yugi's shoulder, which for some reason caused Mokuba to give the both of them a strange look, as the ambulance left.
Yami then glanced over at Joey, giving him a stern look, as he said, "Joey.......we need to talk."
"That don't sound good", Joey gulped.
Tristan then jumped in, saying, "Hey guys, we better try and get back to Yugi's store now. After all, there's only a certain amount of time left before morning, and.......well, there's a helicopter sitting in Yugi's lawn waiting for us!"
"Let's go!", Yami said.
They made it back to the store, and were quickly brought back to the US, where Kaiba Land was. From the landing pad, they made it to their rooms, glad the excitement was over.......except for the finals, of course.
As Joey collapsed in his bed, there was a knock at the door. "Yeah, come in", he said.
Yami entered the room, saying, "Hello, Joey."
"Uh-oh.......this is about that talk you were mentioning earlier, huh?", Joey asked.
"Yes, it is", Yami said, and walked over, sitting down on his bed.
Joey sighed, "I know......you're mad at me for opening my big mouth at Kaiba, like that. I-I dunno what to say, Yugi. I dunno what got into me. Deep down, I knew now that it was Kaiba, and yet the thought of him being with you.......it just drove me nuts to think about it. Well, he was still a she at the time. Even though it was Kaiba, it wasn't Kaiba.......you know? He was a she, and that she ended up spending one of the best times of my life together, even if it was for a short moment. Awww........I can't explain it. When I try and talk about it, I feel like I'm admitting to having feelings for - for.......well, you know what I mean! I can't stand Kaiba! That didn't change, I still can't stand him! And then ontop of it, seeing you try to kiss him, 'after' he changed back........"
Yami blushed, "I didn't think he was breathing."
"What?", Joey asked.
"I felt for his breath, and couldn't feel it.......I thought he wasn't breathing. Yugi suggested that I, uh......well use this precedure that was taught to us at school", Yami said, looking down nervously.
"Is that right?", Joey said, an eyebrow raising in suspicion. "Well.......you weren't doing it right. You were supposed to tilt his head back, to open his mouth.......then pinch his nose, and......"
"This was my first time, I.......I was nervous", Yami admitted.
"Didn't they ever do that stuff in egypt?", Joey asked.
Yami smiled, "I wouldn't know........I don't remember." There was a long silence and a very uncomfortable pause, as Yami then asked, "Joey.......you don't still have feelings for Kaiba......do you?"
"No way! I aint interested in dudes", Joey said, giving himself the most macho pose he could muster. After another pause, Joey then asked, "What about you? Do you, you know........still got it for him?"
"I never did in the first place, Joey", Yami said. "I had thought what I was feeling in the beginning was possible attraction to him. But once I realised who he was, I quickly understood that it wasn't that I was interested.......I was drawn to him because I sensed that I knew him. He may have changed on the outside, but his heart, his soul was still Seto Kaiba."
"Don't tell me dat", Joey said, looking away.
"My point is, I was drawn to him for other reasons than personal interest. And Kaiba......well I think he was also drawn to me for other reasons, as well. His obsession to beat me at Duel Monsters, his recognition towards me.........he was desperately grasping to find his identity, which were mixed with female hormones that he never had to deal with before. I don't believe Kaiba had any interest in me, either", Yami tried to explain.
"Yeah........he was just 'obsessed' with you", Joey added, sounding like he was still jealous, even now.
Yami was curious about that, so he decided to add something. "But then.......Kaiba's actions towards me explain nothing about his actions towards you. I believe as a woman, he was genuinly attracted to you, and had real feelings for you, Joey."
"You think so?", Joey looked up, seeming hopeful. He then blushed, noticing Yami eyeing him strangely, studying how he reacted towards that. "Uh, well.......not that I care, or it matters. But you said she wasn't interested, and was just using me."
"Well......you know Kaiba. He would never admit to actually caring for someone", Yami said.
"Caring?? You think he actually cares for me?", Joey asked. "Wait a minute, but then what if he was lying about how he felt for you?"
"You're going to end up confusing yourself again, Joey", Yami warned. "He seemed quite passionate about trying to find some way of beating me, even if it meant he had to.......well, nevermind", Yami blushed a bit, turning away.
"Well, it don't matter to me, either. I mean, you know......he's Kaiba." Joey stated, crossing his arms in his best, 'I could care less about him' pose that he could, looking as fake as hell.
"And I have a feeling that he's not the only one lying........", Yami added.
Joey looked down, saying, "It don't matter anymore, Yug. He's Kaiba, now.......I lost her."
"Do you still think about her.......think about him?", Yami asked.
".........yeah." The word was barely audible for Yami to hear, but he picked it up. "What am I gonna do, Yugi? I......I can't get it out of my head!"
"After the tournament, we can go and visit him, and see how he is. Perhaps you can talk to him. Maybe if the two of you can atleast get some closure to this, you can finally stop thinking about it, and move on", Yami suggested.
"Do you think he's thinking about it, too?", Joey asked.
"I have a feeling Joey, that's all he's been thinking about, over there.......", Yami answered, figuring what else could Kaiba be doing, in a hospital with nothing better to do than 'think'?
Chapter 35. They left the building, and handed the unconscious Seto Kaiba over to the emergency crew. Mokuba then came running, and looked concerned, saying, "Is he okay?"
"He's very weak right now, but he'll be okay", Yami reassured him.
"That's great!", Mokuba said. He went over to the medics, telling them which hospital he was to be transported to, then went back over where his brother lay, saying quietly, "It's great to have you back, Seto. And I know you'll be up and around again real soon......." He turned to the rest of the group, saying, "Thanks allot for all your help!"
"Anytime, Mokuba", Yami said.
"Oh, and I don't know if you saw the add, but the Battle City Finals were delayed, and expected to finish in the morning. I doubt my brother will finish, since he wasn't seen as himself while he was playing, and isn't in any condition to do so anyway, but the rest of you are welcome to finish the finals. The chopper's waiting at Yugi's store. I'll be back by the morning to meet you at the Tournament!", Mokuba said.
"You got it, pal......we'll be there!", Joey said, putting a hand on Yugi's shoulder, which for some reason caused Mokuba to give the both of them a strange look, as the ambulance left.
Yami then glanced over at Joey, giving him a stern look, as he said, "Joey.......we need to talk."
"That don't sound good", Joey gulped.
Tristan then jumped in, saying, "Hey guys, we better try and get back to Yugi's store now. After all, there's only a certain amount of time left before morning, and.......well, there's a helicopter sitting in Yugi's lawn waiting for us!"
"Let's go!", Yami said.
They made it back to the store, and were quickly brought back to the US, where Kaiba Land was. From the landing pad, they made it to their rooms, glad the excitement was over.......except for the finals, of course.
As Joey collapsed in his bed, there was a knock at the door. "Yeah, come in", he said.
Yami entered the room, saying, "Hello, Joey."
"Uh-oh.......this is about that talk you were mentioning earlier, huh?", Joey asked.
"Yes, it is", Yami said, and walked over, sitting down on his bed.
Joey sighed, "I know......you're mad at me for opening my big mouth at Kaiba, like that. I-I dunno what to say, Yugi. I dunno what got into me. Deep down, I knew now that it was Kaiba, and yet the thought of him being with you.......it just drove me nuts to think about it. Well, he was still a she at the time. Even though it was Kaiba, it wasn't Kaiba.......you know? He was a she, and that she ended up spending one of the best times of my life together, even if it was for a short moment. Awww........I can't explain it. When I try and talk about it, I feel like I'm admitting to having feelings for - for.......well, you know what I mean! I can't stand Kaiba! That didn't change, I still can't stand him! And then ontop of it, seeing you try to kiss him, 'after' he changed back........"
Yami blushed, "I didn't think he was breathing."
"What?", Joey asked.
"I felt for his breath, and couldn't feel it.......I thought he wasn't breathing. Yugi suggested that I, uh......well use this precedure that was taught to us at school", Yami said, looking down nervously.
"Is that right?", Joey said, an eyebrow raising in suspicion. "Well.......you weren't doing it right. You were supposed to tilt his head back, to open his mouth.......then pinch his nose, and......"
"This was my first time, I.......I was nervous", Yami admitted.
"Didn't they ever do that stuff in egypt?", Joey asked.
Yami smiled, "I wouldn't know........I don't remember." There was a long silence and a very uncomfortable pause, as Yami then asked, "Joey.......you don't still have feelings for Kaiba......do you?"
"No way! I aint interested in dudes", Joey said, giving himself the most macho pose he could muster. After another pause, Joey then asked, "What about you? Do you, you know........still got it for him?"
"I never did in the first place, Joey", Yami said. "I had thought what I was feeling in the beginning was possible attraction to him. But once I realised who he was, I quickly understood that it wasn't that I was interested.......I was drawn to him because I sensed that I knew him. He may have changed on the outside, but his heart, his soul was still Seto Kaiba."
"Don't tell me dat", Joey said, looking away.
"My point is, I was drawn to him for other reasons than personal interest. And Kaiba......well I think he was also drawn to me for other reasons, as well. His obsession to beat me at Duel Monsters, his recognition towards me.........he was desperately grasping to find his identity, which were mixed with female hormones that he never had to deal with before. I don't believe Kaiba had any interest in me, either", Yami tried to explain.
"Yeah........he was just 'obsessed' with you", Joey added, sounding like he was still jealous, even now.
Yami was curious about that, so he decided to add something. "But then.......Kaiba's actions towards me explain nothing about his actions towards you. I believe as a woman, he was genuinly attracted to you, and had real feelings for you, Joey."
"You think so?", Joey looked up, seeming hopeful. He then blushed, noticing Yami eyeing him strangely, studying how he reacted towards that. "Uh, well.......not that I care, or it matters. But you said she wasn't interested, and was just using me."
"Well......you know Kaiba. He would never admit to actually caring for someone", Yami said.
"Caring?? You think he actually cares for me?", Joey asked. "Wait a minute, but then what if he was lying about how he felt for you?"
"You're going to end up confusing yourself again, Joey", Yami warned. "He seemed quite passionate about trying to find some way of beating me, even if it meant he had to.......well, nevermind", Yami blushed a bit, turning away.
"Well, it don't matter to me, either. I mean, you know......he's Kaiba." Joey stated, crossing his arms in his best, 'I could care less about him' pose that he could, looking as fake as hell.
"And I have a feeling that he's not the only one lying........", Yami added.
Joey looked down, saying, "It don't matter anymore, Yug. He's Kaiba, now.......I lost her."
"Do you still think about her.......think about him?", Yami asked.
".........yeah." The word was barely audible for Yami to hear, but he picked it up. "What am I gonna do, Yugi? I......I can't get it out of my head!"
"After the tournament, we can go and visit him, and see how he is. Perhaps you can talk to him. Maybe if the two of you can atleast get some closure to this, you can finally stop thinking about it, and move on", Yami suggested.
"Do you think he's thinking about it, too?", Joey asked.
"I have a feeling Joey, that's all he's been thinking about, over there.......", Yami answered, figuring what else could Kaiba be doing, in a hospital with nothing better to do than 'think'?