YUGIOH
Amnesia
Chapter 20.
Yugi had changed into Yami, as he decided he was going to try and somehow make this right. Joey was mad, and at the moment there was nothing he could do about that. But if he could somehow prove that Yugi's accusation was not slanderous but truthful, perhaps this could be worked out, and Yugi would stop being sad....something Yami hated to see in his partner. He picked up the phone and dialed a number.
The phone rang, and a kid answered, "Hello?"
"Mokuba? This is Yugi." Yami said.
"What do 'you' want? Leave my brother alone!" Mokuba snapped.
"It's interesting Mokuba that even though it was our lives that were threatened, you're the one that seems to be angry at us. Why is that?" Yami said.
"Because you all hurt Seto, that's why!" Mokuba snapped back. "He told me what you did. He told me that your friendship was all a lie, and you were just playing games with him!"
"But, that's not true....we are friends with Kaiba. He is the one that turned on us." Yami stated.
"My brother doesn't lie!! I'm not going to listen to you calling him a liar!" Mokuba yelled, preparing to hang up the phone.
"Mokuba, wait! Perhaps Kaiba simply didn't give you the full details of why he felt betrayed. Did he ever e mention to you why he no longer feels anything for Serenity or his sudden hate for Duke Devlin? Does he think she cheated on him? If I know why your brother felt betrayed, perhaps I can help. Let me try and straighten this all out. I know you don't like this fighting between us. Let's put an end to it......" Yami said.
"Uh...." Mokuba stammered. "Seto never really told me why he was angry with you, or how he knew you were using him..."
"Well, Kaiba said he was going to push a button to drop us to our deaths. Yet, that never happened. I believe we were already passed that five minute deadline. Am I right? What happened down there?" Yami asked.
"That's true." Mokuba admitted. "I don't know, he looked like he was thinking about it, but....he just froze when the time came to hit the button. I don't think he could do it. Even though you guys hurt him, he couldn't hurt you back." Mokuba began to wonder if it was bad to say that. After all, Kaiba didn't like anyone knowing about any potential weakness in him.
"Thank you, Mokuba. And if you find out more about what happened, please give me a call. Any information will help." Yami said.
Mokuba didn't say good-bye, and hung up the phone. He now began to wonder about the details behind his brother's pain, himself.
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Kaiba heard the phone ring, but he didn't care.....he let it keep on ringing. He didn't know if any of his servants may have picked up, but it didn't matter. He sat there in a chair beside his bed, staring out the window, watching the rain come down.
As much as it hurt him inside, only after he finally calmed down did he decide he was glad he didn't make the decision to hit the button. That ride was like another creation of Death-T. And if he pushed that button, then he would be no better than the man he once was....the same Seto Kaiba that was able to push the button that nearly killed his own brother. Had he been that close to becoming that monster again?
There was a knock at the door, and Mokuba peaked in. "Seto.....?" There was no answer from him, as he continued to stare. "Seto.....what happened? You said your friends lied to you. What did they do?"
Again, Seto didn't respond, just stared out of the window. "Was it them, or was it your girlfriend?" Mokuba asked, watching his reactions carefully.
Still, he said nothing, but Mokuba noticed Kaiba clench his jaw as Serenity was mentioned. "It was her, wasn't it, Seto? What did she do?"
Still, he didn't answer. "Seto....you did all that to kill them. Why didn't you push the button?"
Finally, Kaiba leaned his head back. After a long pause he said calmly, "I.....I couldn't do it. No matter what she did to me....I couldn't hurt her. You're right, it was Serenity, and one of Yugi's group. That spiky-haired kid, Devlin. She knew I was going to be there to meet her, but that didn't matter to her. She didn't care. Who knows, maybe she wanted me to see it, then pretended she didn't know I was there." Kaiba paused before adding, "It's my own fault, my own stupidity. I should have known better....I broke my own rule..."
Mokuba knew the rule well. The rule was to never show weakness....if you don't let them in, then you can never be hurt. Mokuba looked sad at his brother, not sure what to say. He then ran over to him and hugged him, saying, "You don't need her, anyway. If she didn't see what she'd be missing that she had to be with some other jerk, she didn't deserve you, anyway. We have each other, isn't that right big brother? We don't need anyone but ourselves!"
At that, Seto gave a faint smile, and hugged his brother back, allowing him to sit on his lap. "That's right, kiddo....we have each other, we have all that we need." Kaiba answered, staring out the window.