Disclaimer: I don't own YuGiOh. Never will.

I'm soooo sorry for that cliff hanger. Glad you all like Mai/Pegasus, was worried you'd all spam me for a while. Spread the word! Let all know that Mokie and Noa are NOT dead….yet….

Chapter Eleven: Flame of Hope

Seto sat outside the hospital room, his head bowed, curled up close to Pegasus as he mulled over what had happened. Mai was standing up, pacing backwards and forwards as the silence between the three grew deeper.

Noa and Mokuba had crossed the road ahead of Mai; Noa had not looked to check it was clear, and Mokuba attempted to push him out the way. Both boys were in intensive care, still deeply under anaesthetic.

He felt so alone; he'd nearly lost both his brothers. If only he had been with them, perhaps then he would have been able to protect them. Noa acted mature and adult, but he had been denied childhood; when he was with Mokuba he would act the child that had never been allowed under Gouzaburo.

"Seto, whatever happens, you have to remember it was not your fault. You could not have done anything to save them." Mai looked at hi, her eyes blurry still from all the crying. "I'm sure they'll be fine. They're survivors…"

At that point, there was a flurry of people entering the ward. Seto looked up to see a number of children his age, and an older male approaching quickly.

"I came as soon as I could, Pegasus. I'm so sorry about Mokuba and Noa; this is a terrible set of circumstances." Solomon Motou. Surrounded by his grandson Yugi and his little posse of friends all looked tired and rushed. Pegasus nodded. "Is Seto ready to come with us?"

"Seto, Mai and I are going to remain here, but you have to go with Mr. Motou and Yugi. You've met them before, and you have to go and get some rest." The group of children were looking at him curiously.

"But I want to stay here with Mokuba and Noa! What if something happens to them?" Seto protested, standing up quickly. Pegasus shook his head.

"You're handling this very well, Seto, but you're exhausted, you need some rest. I'll call you in the morning, and immediately if there is any change. But you must not worry; the doctors are doing all they can for your brothers."

Seto nodded dumbly. There was no point in him being here. But he so wanted to be near them both; the images of their bodies on the road, unmoving, bloody, was still so fresh in his mind, he need to know they still had life in their bodies.

"Promise me they'll be alright." He said quietly, needing reassurance. Yes, he was a child with advanced intelligence, but he was still a child, needing love, attention…..and his faith in miracles upheld.

"I promise, Seto, faithfully."

XXX

Seto sat on the floor of the Motou lounge, in a pair of borrowed pyjamas and half concealed within a sleeping bag. Yugi, the grandson of his father's friend, was having a sleepover with his friends, and so he was haphazardly invited. Not knowing anyone, he awkwardly kept quiet.

"You're Seto, right? I heard you came top of Domino City ranks for the exam we all did!" The blond boy, named Joey, asked. "I'm kinda dumb, so you smart people are like really cool for me."

"Yeah, I'm Tea. I love dancing, I could dance all day. But I love my friends, Especially Yugi." The brunette female blinked at him, eyelashes fluttering.

"I'm Tristan; I'm the bodyguard of these people. They'd be flattened if it weren't for me."

"That's so not true, pencil head!" Joey threw a pillow at Tristan, which started a huge pillow fight Seto just watched. It ended with Mr. Motou telling the all off for the mess, and then slammed the door. They all sat down, waited for him to walk back up the stairs, and then burst out into fits of laughing.

"Hey Seto, why are you so quiet?" Yugi asked. "Your brothers are going to be okay. I'm sure they are." Yugi touched his hand and clenched it. "If you ever need someone to help you out, come and see us, alright? Our relatives are god friends; I'd like us to be the same."

Seto felt a lump in his throat. He did not really have friends, preferring the company of his brothers, and here was this near stranger offering him support. It was really nice; few people ever treated him with such affection. When in the orphanage, he was just an unfortunate not worth thinking about, and now, the adopted son of a multimillionaire, people thought he was spoilt. It was odd how fickle people's opinion was.

"Thanks Yugi. No one has ever been like this with me." He smiled at the group, who beamed at him.

"So, do you play the Duel Monster game your father invented? I'd have thought you'd be awesome at it…" Joey said. "Have you got your cards on you? Yugi here is something of a protégé of the game…"

"Nah, Joey, I'm not that good, purely luck…" the midget boy blushed. "Besides, I'm sure Seto wouldn't waste his time on them…" Yugi spoke sadly. He knew Seto must be upset, possibly he played the game with his brothers…it would only remind him further of the two of them in hospital.

"No, it's alright, I'd be honoured to duel you. If you're as good as Joey says you are…." He reached into his pocket; his ever present cards withdraw, as Yugi did likewise. "It's time to duel!"

XXX

The doctor came out of the room where the two brothers were still under anaesthetic, holding a clipboard and wearing a grave expression.

"Are they going to be alright?" Pegasus and Mai made their way towards the doctor anxiously. He shook his head.

"At this point in time, we can only speculate. Neither has got any signs of severe brain damage, although Noa has smashed a large part of is skull, it has been repaired and will be unnoticeable. However, we are more concerned over Mokuba. We're afraid that he may never walk again."

Pegasus stood there, stunned. Never walk again? Bouncy Mokuba, Mokuba who lived to run around and play all day?

"May never? What's that supposed to mean?" Mai asked loudly, a little angry at this doctor's inability to be more precise.

"He's damaged tissues in his back, but we cannot be sure of the extent. It may require him to use an aid to help him walk, or he may have to be put in a wheelchair. I'm very sorry, Mr Crawford, Mrs Crawford."

XXX

And another cliff hanger. Sorry folks gotta break the habit.

The Psychotic One: Yeah, Seto scares me too. I think, even without Gouzaburo, Seto would have been a risk taken, unafraid. I also think he has a strong sense of justice, which is why he killed GZ for the way he treated Noa. In the Original Timeline he also had a sense of justice, but it was warped somewhat. Wow, I'm flattered you thought it was a good plot twist. Hehe, I thought it'd be interesting to have Pegasus conflict with himself.

Sweet Candie: Death Threats to update?! I'm glad all my lovely reviewers aren't that obsessed. I'm glad you like the style: I think its sloppy compared to some of my other works, but often a looser, more easy to read story is better, and I think it suits this plot. I wanted original plot, so I'm glad you think its different. That's the highest compliment I could have. Thank you so much.

Sakura-chou: Seto's not mad, just very self righteous in my opinion. He challenged GZ to a chess match in the original, remember? He must have had balls to do that. GZ scares me for crying out loud. I like the idea of Seto being a child, and yet an adult, and Pegasus is the same. In that way they are a perfect pairing on fic. Seto was denied childhood, as was Peggy, who was too much in love to do kids stuff. So they both have a lot of catching up to do. Yep, you're right….

Taskemus: You're scary, it was Mokuba who was gonna be worse off from the start! Mind reading reader….scary….

Myotismon13: Another great writer/reader. I'm flattered you like my work, I personally think I'm getting worse. You're like the Uber-Peggy fan, hehe glad there's another out there like me lol. Thanks, I love to hear people enjoy what I do. Please update your fic, please begs

Magicman/smokegirl: lol, say all the words you want. I'm frustrating I know. And I'm sorry.

To all my other one-shot reviewers, thank you so much! I really like to receive reviews (don't we all) and its really encouraging that you like my work…which is why I update fast for you all!

Bai bai for now!

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