YUGIOH

Blast in the Past

Chapter 5.

"This is my fault, Yugi!" Joey spat out. "I did this to him....I caused this! My god, I killed Kaiba!"

Yugi shook Joey, saying, "Pull yourself together, Joey! How can you say that? You weren't even near him!"

"It doesn't matter, Yugi. That guy did it....that old man! He showed up and was selling stuff, and I happened to joke about getting rid of him, but geez....I didn't want anything like this! And I even paid the guy! Do you know what can happen to me?? They can throw me in jail, saying I paid to have the guy assassinated! And I probably deserve it....what was I thinking?? He mentioned magic, and I never even considered it might hurt Kaiba. Maybe he'd take a trip for a while or something....I never thought it was dangerous!" Joey rambled, ranting and raving.

"All right Joey, keep it down....some people might hear you...." Yugi said, also worried about his friend.

"But then, why didn't I think it might be dangerous? I mean, look at all the other magic we came across. You'd think after all we been through that maybe I'd get a clue. But, noooo....I had to pay the guy to off Seto Kaiba!" Joey continued to rant.

Yugi finally covered his mouth, saying, "Right now, that might be a bit dangerous to say, even here outside of school, Joey. Now listen, it's not your fault! You didn't know what this old person had planned. Stop blaming yourself. Plus, Kaiba was breathing, so he's not dead. They took him to a hospital, so maybe he'll wake up."

'Yugi....I'm afraid he wont wake up'

'What? Why not?' Yugi said.

'Depending on the magic, he could get worst and die, or he could go into a permanent coma. But the specific magic's that do this to people, they simply don't wake up from.'

'Then, what do we do? Poor Mokuba will be all alone, if his brother doesn't wake up. We have to help him!' Yugi told Yami.

'Then we need to find the old man, and start there. He may have a better idea what to do for him.'

Tea came running up then, saying, "I overheard the ambulance driver talking about Kaiba, before they left. I guess he's in a coma, for reasons they couldn't explain...."

"Errr....this is 'my' fault! I can't believe I did this!!" Joey said, guilt-ridden.

"What's going on, guys?" Tristan asked, coming over.

"Joey asked some old man that claimed to have magic, to get rid of Kaiba. Now Kaiba's in a coma, and being driven to the hospital." Yugi said.

"Wow, you asked someone to take out Kaiba??" Tristan asked.

"I didn't mean it that way!" Joey cried out.

"Then how did you mean to have him gotten rid of, in a nice way??" Tristan asked him.

"Okay guys, arguing isn't going to help. Yami told me we have to find that old man. Joey, do you have any clue that he gave you or said to you, that would help us to find him?" Yugi asked.

"No, not really...." Joey said. He then thought a minute, saying, "But he did give me his business card...."

Tristan smacked Joey in the head, saying, "You moron...."

"Then, let's go!" Yugi said.

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Kaiba entered the kitchen, with a look on his face like he was in a daze. First face he saw was a very familiar face....Mokuba.

Mokuba looked up at him with fearful and guilty eyes, saying, "H-hi, Seto. I'm really glad you're feeling better...."

"What do you have to say to him, Mokuba?" Kaiba's mother reminded him.

"Seto, I....I broke your favorite album. But I'm really sorry, I didn't mean it....honest! Please don't be mad at me...." He said with the most pitiful look in his eyes.

Seto only smiled at him though, wondering why Mokuba was so worried about that. What was he expecting him to do anyway, hit him....hate him? He messed the kids hair, saying, "Don't worry about it. It's just a stupid album, anyway."

Mokuba instantly sighed in relief, saying, "Thanks, Seto."

"See? I told you your brother wouldn't be mad at you." Kaiba's father said to the kid, and turned to Seto, mouthing, 'Thank you' to him, also expecting Seto to explode from the incident.

The instant Kaiba's attention went to his father, he just stared once again....his father was alive! "Dad...." Kaiba said, and came around to him. Managing to keep himself in better check this time, he made sure not to do anything too ridiculous like hug him and cry. Instead he placed a hand on his father's shoulder, saying, "Good morning....father...." His eyes giving away the grief he was feeling in his heart.

"Well honey, it looks like I've been graduated from Dad to father, now." He joked.

"Seto, would you take a seat, so I can feed you? Wait a minute, you didn't even get dressed yet. You keep going at this pace, you're going to be late for school!" The mother said.

"Give the kid a break, honey....he just got over his cold, and is at a slow start. He'll get dressed after breakfast, wont you Seto?" The father asked him.

"What?" He asked, looking down at himself. "Oh, uh....yes." He said, forgetting he was still in pajamas. Seto took an empty seat, and awaited for breakfast, feeling so strangely alien eating breakfast like a normal average kid....something he's never done in a long time, and never with his brother there with him.