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The sun was rising over the horizon when Seto stretched and woke to the shock of a Blue-Eyes' head hovering over his face. He sat up slightly and backed up.

What is your name, Bond-mate?

Seto. So this was real. He was really talking to a Dragon with his mind. It wasn't a dream and he wasn't dead. He looked around and saw another Blue-Eyes onto of the cave and another one by the pond.

Who are these human's around you?

My brother, Mokuba, Téa, Uh... Joey and Serenity. Duke and Tristan and the King of Domino. King Yami.

I see—The Dragon broke off and turned its massive head to the side and Seto could see a large black, winged creature flying towards them.

That's Joey's Red-Eyes. The Dragon in front of him and the one near the pond lifted into the air and landed on the cave roof and looked over at the approaching Dragon. The Red-Eyes let out a powerful cry and the Blue-Eyes lowered themselves into a position that gestured they were ready to fight if it came to it. The cry the Red-Eyes had sounded woke the camp. Joey got to his feet and waved his arms to his Dragon. Red-Eyes lowered his self and stomped over to Joey and lowered his head. Joey rubbed his Red-Eyes Black Dragon's muzzle and smiled. One of the Blue-Eyes, the one Seto was talking to, jumped down from the cave and landed next to Seto. Mokuba smiled wide and Seto rubbed his hair.

This one is my brother.

Cute.

Sarcasm doesn't get anyone anywhere. The girl with the brown hair—

---is the future key.

The what?

She is the key to the future.

Wait! What does that mean?

I'm sorry Seto. I only knew that. I can smell it in her blood. She is the key to the future. The Dragon repeated again and lowered his head. She must be kept safe. I am glad she is traveling with my Bond-Mate. My brothers and I will be able to keep her safe. Keep her safe, Seto. Then, before Seto could say anything else, he and the other two Blue-Eyes took off. Seto turned and looked at Téa. She smiled at him and brushed her auburn behind her ears. He smiled at her then looked back up at the shadows of his Dragons. He walked over to Téa and held out a hand for her. Téa took his hand and he lifted her to her feet. "How's that leg of yours?" He asked, peering at her leg, covered by the leather of the boot. "Better, I can put a little more pressure on it with ease. I don't think a limp is going to be my reward." Seto smiled as her fingers of her other hand brushed against the brown leather of the boot. "Seto, are you all right? You look like you've got something on your mind." Seto smiled and shook his head.

Suddenly he realized he was treating her the way people of the palace had treated him. They had always looked at him like they were hiding a secret so great that could never reveal because they were too afraid of what might happen. The old man who taught him simple spells looked at him the same way. But with an extension of something else weighing down on him. He remembered now that he had been afraid of him when he was younger. Suddenly Seto pressed his palm to his forehead, closing his eyes tightly. "Seto? What's wrong?"

There was a pounding in his head and greens and blues and gold flashed around him. Seto cried out in his agony and collapsed to his knees. "Seto! Seto!" Téa didn't want to touch him; afraid she might cause him pain.

Mokuba came running over to his elder. "Seto! Seto!" The boy cried and looked at Téa, but she was as helpless as him. Serenity came running over, her bag of medical supplies under her arm. "Do you know what happened?"

"A headache, maybe. I don't know." Téa told Serenity who was now opening the leather bag.

"Stop." Seto warned, holding up a hand.

"Seto?" Téa and Mokuba inquired in unison.

"It's passed, I promise." He patted his brother on the head and smiled, pain tinged a little at the motion. "Hey, I'm all right." He said looking at the face Téa made, full of concern for him. Serenity sat back on her heels as Seto reached his hand out for Téa's nape and pulled her towards his chest. "So stop making that face." He murmured into her hair. He wasn't going to treat her like others had treated him in his past. She was important obviously. To him, who would never admit it out loud and to his Dragons who made it perfectly clear that she was valuable. Téa sniffed and wiped away her restrained tears. Seto pulled Mokuba into the hug and slipped his arm free from around Téa. "Hey, don't worry about me. I'm going to be around for a while." He promised Mokuba and pulled back so he could see his brave brother. Mokuba gave a brisk nod and hopped to his feet and ran off.

"Where did your Blue-Eyes White Dragons go?" Serenity asked, pulling out an elixir and handing it to him, asking him to take a drink. Seto uncorked the vial and frowned at the sweetness of the liquid. He handed her the empty vial and she dropped it back into the leather bag.

"I don't know." He admitted, he looked back at Téa and gave a sigh.

"How's your head?"

"Pain's gone." He looked at the sun, almost completely over the horizon now. "Should we get a move on?"

"Yes, lets re-saddle the horse. Should we wait till your Blue-Eyes come back?"

"I think so. But we'll only wait a little while." Téa nodded and got to her feet. He watched her walk over to his stallion and brush out the dark mane. "The key." He whispered, forgetting that Serenity was still there.

"What?" she asked. He looked at her and shook his head. No smile, no real expression. He stood and walked away to where his brother was, helping Tristan saddle his horse.

"Mokuba..."

"What is it?" Mokuba asked and Seto looked down at his brother big, blue-gray eyes. "Could you ride with Téa, I need to make a turn around."

"What, why?"

"Don't worry. I have the map. Just make sure everyone keeps riding ahead. I make the shortcut and meet up with you."

"Seto... you can't."

"Sure I can, don't you worry about it." He turned but didn't get far. Mokuba was latched to his hand. "Mokuba, please." He turned around and kneeled in front of his eleven-year old brother. "I can't be here right now. I need to make a turn around. I promise—"

"Since when are your promises any good?"

"As of late." He reminded him, pulling his hand free. "I've made a lot of unbroken promises. Since when don't you trust me?"

"Since you got those Blue-Eyes White Dragons." Seto was baffled. His brother was admitting he didn't trust him because he was now a Bond-mate. He opened his mouth to say another word, but the dark look Mokuba was casting him made him lose the power of speech. It took a moment for him to form some words.

"Are you jealous? Do you think I'll spend more time with the Dragons?"

"You spend a lot of your time with Téa." Seto smirked and pulled his brother forward, But Mokuba jumped back.

"Hey, no one is as important as you. Know why? Because we are blood." He promised. He pulled his dagger free from the sheath on his belt and ran the cold steel blade across the palm of his hand; red blood seeped out in droplets and then he ran the blade along Mokuba's palm. Mokuba stared at the free flowing blood. "Look, it's blood. It's Kaiba blood. It's just like mine. You're my brother." Seto clasped his bloody hand in Mokuba's bloody hand. Mokuba looked at the bloody hands for a moment, and then hugged Seto tightly. Seto pushed his brother back and stood. He ripped some cloth and wrapped it around his bloody hand and the other strip of cloth around Mokuba's hand. "Let Serenity see your hand." Mokuba nodded and watched Seto go to his mare. He got on his horse and dug his heels into the ribs of Norim and galloped off.

"Seto! Seto, where are you going?" Téa called after Seto, limping lightly after him. Mokuba ran up to her and grabbed her hand. She looked down into his blue eyes and side. "He didn't even say good-bye. Is there something he needs to do?" Mokuba nodded and she nodded, too.

"Seto says we should ride straight ahead and he'll meet up with us."

"All right, but do we still have to wait for his Dragons?"

"I don't think so. Come on, you can ride with me." Téa smiled and walked away with the younger Kaiba.