Thankees to all my reviewers! Sorry it took so long to update, but I had a dream and I just had to use it to start a harryXdraco fic, so now I'll be working on both.... Anyways I had writer's block so I wrote 3 chappies on that one, but I'm all-better now!
Oh, and the POV is gonna switch a lot, but it tells you every time that happens.
This story is gonna be fun, I have many new ideas! I love my muse! (Hugs Yoriana, my dark, who is also my muse) yay for my yami! She sent me lovely dreams filled with brilliant ideas! And she said to say hi to my friend's yami, Yamatra.
Yoriana: Hi Yamatra! I'm back from the big shadow realm hole thing. Thank yori for me, we haven't re-joined, but she helped bring me back! (Yori is a now 15-year-old version of Yoriana, she was 5 when they were first separated, and yori is her inner child)
Anyways, on to the fic! Right Seto?
Seto: 0.0 I'm doomed....
Me: WHAT did you say?
Seto: uh, nothing?
Me: that's right, cuz if you HAD said anything, you'd be wearing a frilly pink dress!
Seto: NOOO! I'll be good!
Me: k, story time!
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Time-lapse character change, yada yada yada.
Last Chp- "GO!" Seto grabbed Joey and ran with an unwilling Seth, but it was then that a blast from the rod destroyed the wall in front of us. We were trapped.
Chp. 4-Breakdown
(Seth's pov)
'Shit!' I cried out, running in front of Seto and Jou, trying to protect them as I had been taught years ago. 'What now?'
"Fools, you thought you'd gotten rid of me?"
"I turn to face Yami Marik, seeing his face as the smoke clears. I am surprised, the rod is lowered, and he has a casual stance, completely ignoring the fact that yami has the puzzle raised. (Now to be referred to as Marik, and little Marik will be Malik, rYami lhikari)
"Yes, we had." I tuned again, and saw the pharaoh, smirking at him! What the FUCK? Yami was supposed to be attacking him, not SMIRKING at him!
"Uh, Yami?" I asked, my mind in utter confusion.
"It's alright Seth, he's different somehow. I think he might have actually benefited from his little trip to the shadow realm."
"Um, you care to explain that one? Me and my Hikari don't get it." I asked, noting the confused expression on Seto's face.
"May I pharaoh?"
Yami waved his hand at Marik, granting the psychopath permission to explain himself.
"As you know, I am Malik's Dark. Well, I wasn't entirely...myself... if you will, these last few, umm, years." He coughed embarrassed. "Anyway, When Younger Malik became angry and took the rod at such a young age, well, part of his father.... This is gonna be harder than I thought. Well, it's like this. When I banished our father to the shadow realm, part of his soul clung to the rod. And when I used it next, he sort of, used shadow powers to bind with me, fuse with me. He took control of me because my guard was lowered, and corrupted my power, using it to his own intentions. He corrupted me as well, and when we were in the shadow realm, we became separated. The shadows devoured him, but I fought hard to return to my Hikari, and I managed to succeed. The first thing I did was fetch the rod, being as that I am legally its rightful owner. The museum gave it to me willingly enough." Marik grinned his psycho grin, and I just stood there, jaw agape.
So this was the Marik I had sensed from time to time, when he couldn't kill Odion. And that's why he can see me! He doesn't have a physical body either! But what about Seto, and Joey? I looked over at them. "Seto?"
"Seto."
"Seto!" I called impatiently, watching his eyes for any sign that he heard me. I saw none.
"Kaiba?" Yami tried, looking deep into Seto's unseeing eyes. Then all of a sudden I was drawn into Seto's mind, disappearing from the others' view.
(Yami's POV)
"Seth? Kaiba?" 'What the hell?' What is going on!?
"Marik, here's an idea, why don't you fix the godamned wall and take Joey outside?" I snapped, hearing the approaching ambulance.
"My, my my, pissy are we pharoah?"
I remembered this Marik. He was exactly as he had been in Egypt. If I thought Bakura and I didn't get along, this was gonna be fun. Note the sarcasm. I mentally smacked myself. One crazy psychopath was enough, but two? This was not good...
"Sod off Marik, and get to work. I'm not in a good mood, you just returned, and as of yet have to prove yourself. So I suggest," I began threateningly, "That you get a move on."
Marik glared evilly at me, raising the rod.
"I prove myself to no one pharoah!" He spat the title out, as if it were burning his mouth.
"Fine then, I'll do it myself!" I suddenly glowed darker than the darkest night, and as I waved my hand, the debris threw itself at Marik, burying him in the stone and dust.
"Kaiba? Ra damn it! Snap out of it Seto!" I glared, noticing the dead look in his eyes, yet unable to do anything at the moment, seeing as that Marik had risen, and was also glowing black with shadow power.
"Pharaoh..." He growled.
"Marik." I replied emotionlessly. I think this startled him, for he took a step back, and dropped his eyes.
"I'm going to find my Hikari now. I have a lot of catching up to do. He knows about me, we'd chatted when his father was asleep. But I haven't spoken to him in about 2 years..." He looked down, blushing as he disappeared.
I looked worriedly at Seto, taking Joey from him and carrying him outside, hoping that Seto'd be all right.
(Seto's Pov)
I watched Marik as the wall blew up, and I was confused when yami didn't attack. But when Marik spoke of his father... All I saw was Gosoboro Kaiba. He had tried to control me, and it was because of his training that Seth had been locked away. It was his fault I didn't allow myself to feel his fault my mind was in a fog now! It was because of his training, his beatings, that I am the way I am.
I felt my body jerk, feel Seth being drawn into my chaotic mind.
"IT"S ALL HIS FAULT! My mind is short-circuiting and my emotions are causing me much pain and confusion, and it's all because of him!" I mentally scream out, feeling my mind literally tear itself to pieces. In the distance I hear Seth scream, but my own inactive shadow powers finally waking, and ripping through my defenseless mind. I felt Seth scream, felt the pain in my own body as it collapsed to the floor, seizing up. My mind was shutting down; it was unable to hold the newfound emotions, memories, and shadow powers.
"SETO! SETO YOU MUST STOP!!!" I heard Seth scream, in as much agony as I.
"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS SETO?"
In my mind's eye, I curled into a little ball and floated away on air, mumbling in my head.
"I'm not doing it on purpose.... can't handle, all emotions.... too much..." I muttered as the pain lashed even this, the far corner of my mind, where I had retreated. I felt it lash my body, and mind, and I could feel my lungs freezing and then burning, as fire and ice lapped at my writhing form.
(Yami's POV)
"ARRGGGG!" I yell, collapsing to the ground and clutching my chest. The ambulance already drove away, and I was on my way back to Seto.
'SETH!' I mentally scream, knowing that something is horribly wrong.
"Fuck, Ra! Seth!" I cry aloud, earning some odd looks as I run back into the building. I fly towards the bathroom, sensing my light's concern through our connection. He knows something's wrong, but he doesn't ask. Instead I just sense wave after wave of comfort coming towards me, calming me, helping prepare me for helping my love.
'Thanks Yugi, I didn't realize how much I needed that." I smile mentally at my light.
'Don't worry about it Yami, now go help him.'
'How did you?'
'You screamed his name pretty loud, and our connection was perfectly in tact. I know you sense that something is wrong, but trust me, Seth will protect his Hikari, and he'll come out of it alive. You can help with the rest. Trust me.' With that I received a mental image of Yugi smiling at me, those big lavender eyes filled with compassion and comfort.
'I always do.' I nod, before coming to the bathroom and fearfully opening the door.
What I see scares me more than anything else I've ever seen. Seto is floating a foot off the floor, his eyes glowing pure black. There is black lightning surrounding him, and I hear Seth screaming at him to stop. Then I hear Seto's barely mumbled words, as Seth suddenly appears besides me.
"Yami?"
"Seth. What is going on?"
"He can't handle it all. Marik's story drudged up memories of Gosoboro, memories that he buried deep within himself. As the memories were awakened, so were his ancient shadow powers. His mind and body cannot handle the memories, powers, and the recent emotions he has been dealing with. I MUST save him Pharaoh!"
"Be careful, my love. Protect your Hikari, but make sure you return to me. Or I will kill him myself!" I spit venomously.
"NO! I'll come back!" and with that my high priest returned to Seto Kaiba's chaotic mind, while I sealed off the bathroom from prying eyes, and gently closed the connection between Yugi and myself.
(Seth's POV)
I entered Kaiba's mind again, and I saw his form curled into a ball in the corner. Angry black whips made from raw power lashed at his mental body, causing my light much pain.
"SETO! I'm here Seto, you must look at me!"
He did not hear, or perhaps, could not hear. I tried to go near him, to comfort him, but the black whips lashed out at me. It didn't matter, all that mattered was that I protect my Hikari.
"SETO!!! I'm coming Seto, whether you like it or not!" I yelled.
Seto looked up then, and his eyes were so full of pain that not even a tear was able to form. He reached one hand out to me, and the whips lashed at his arm, and withdrew further into the depths of his mind.
"SETO NO! I'm coming!" I shouted as I ignored the whips lashing at me, and ran for him.
When I reached my light, I picked him up in my arms, and shielded him with my own mental body. The power touched only me, and as this small part of his mind became free of pain, he blinked and looked up at me.
"Seth?..."
"I'm here Seto. You are not alone. No matter what Gosoboro said, people do care for you. I will not leave you here to suffer alone my Hikari."
"People...care?"
"Yami is in the real world, awaiting our return."
"He cares for you, not me." Kaiba stated bitterly.
"YOU'RE WRONG." We both started at the sound of the Pharaoh's voice.
"I care about you, Seto Kaiba. I may not love you as I do Seth, but I have always cared. Why do you think me and my friends are always there whenever something bad happens? I saved your soul from Pegasus. I could have just asked for Grandpa, but I saved you and Mokuba too. And whenever Mokuba is in trouble, we are by your side. You may not consider us friends Kaiba, but even as your rival, I care what happens to you." Yami's voice faded, and I knew he had used a great deal of power in sending that message.
"Yami is right Seto. And Mokuba cares. Didn't you promise to always be there for him? You can't break that promise now. These are your powers, you can control them. Just forget about Gosoboro, he's in the past."
"But so...you."
"Yes, but I am also in the present. You are my reincarnation. You are ME."
"Then you can... control... powers too."
"I... what? I could, but you never gave me access to that part of your mind."
"Well, I'm giving ...you now." Kaiba said as he fainted in my arms.
I flew straight for the very deepest part of his mind, the only part I had been unable to explore. Previously a great shield of ice had blocked it, but now shadow magic flowed from the place, engulfing me as I tried to go deeper. I struggled at first, but when I reached the core of the power, I stood still, allowing it to surround me, fill me. Then I began to direct it, in a steady stream, back into the deepest part of my Hikari's mind. It flowed through me, burning my skin, as searing agony flowed through my spirit. It was worth it though. I would protect my Hikari to the end of the world, As was my duty.
Then the last of the shadow magic withdrew, I went back to Seto's form. I gently cradled him in my arms, but I did not have enough power left to return us to the real world.
"I am sorry my light, I was meant to protect you.."
"You... did. I can feel again, and I now believe in all that ancient Egyptian crap." He chuckled.
"Seto! You're alright!"
"I'm fine. Just a little sore, and tired."
"Thank Ra! I was worried... as was the pharoah."
"I'm not going to remember any of this, am I?"
"No, I'm afraid not. But deep down, you will remember that you will never be alone. If you just allow yourself to feel, this won't happen again. You can still be iceman on the outside, but do not hide your emotions from yourself. Okay?"
"Alright. Fine. But how do we get out of here?"
"I... haven't figured that out yet. I think, if you call out to the Pharoah, he might help."
"Ask Yami for help? Are you mad?"
"No, Seto, he cares for you, you know. He always has. The pharaoh, Jounouchi, and myself used to be a threesome you know."
"WHAT?"
"Well, I loved Yami, and he me, but we both held feelings for the other. And he us. We were best friends, but after some time we all let out our feelings, only to see that they were returned. You and Joey Wheeler do not remember your pasts, and Wheeler most likely never will, except in flashes. For he doesn't have a Yami, as you and Yugi do. We were very close friends, and in this world you are drawing together again."
"Lovely."
Seto must be getting better; I can hear his words just dripping with sarcasm.
"Still, Yami could help us."
"Oh, all right. But how do I call him?"
"With your mouth. This is your body after all."
"Right... YAMI! GET US OUT!"
"That good enough Seth?"
I just looked at him as if he was mad, then nodded slightly.
(Yami's POV)
I started at Kaiba's voice. I had watched the shadow powers withdraw, and I had felt Seth's pain. I suppose he must have used all his energy.
"Okay."
I held up the puzzle, watching it glow bright gold as I left my body and entered Kaiba's mind.
When I was inside, I saw Seth holding Kaiba in his arms, and wondered vaguely if this was to be another Ryou/Bakura type of relationship, or if they were gonna be like me and Yugi. I love my light, but I don't fuck him.
"Seth? Kaiba? Take my hands you two."
"Why would I want to take your hand Yami? Are you trying to propose?"
I ground my teeth and ignored the comment.
"No, but you have to take my hand if you want me to pull you out."
"Fine." Kaiba grabbed my hand, and a golden light surrounded the three of us as I pulled us to the surface of Kaiba's mind. Then all off a sudden I was greeted with color and sound, as I opened my eyes to the bathroom.
"Seth?" I called, looking for my love. He appeared next to Seto, who was breathing evenly and resting.
"Yami..."
I leaned towards him, gently stroking his cheek.
"I have missed you very much love."
"And I you." Then he pulled me close, crushing our lips together in a desperate bruising kiss. I kissed back, allowing the passion of five thousand years to pour into that kiss. I had missed my high priest so very much, and to have him back after all these years...
I wrapped my arm around his neck pulling him closer and biting gently on his lower lip. Seth moaned into my mouth and pressed against me, knocking us both to the floor. Our lips remained locked however, and I rolled us around so that I pinned him to the floor. My eyes stared into his brilliant sapphires, seeing all the longing I feel reflected there. I broke the kiss, allowing us to breathe for a second, before slipping my hands under his shirt and running them up his well-toned chest. I felt Seth shudder beneath me, before I suddenly found myself on bottom, my hands pinned above my head.
Seth lay on top of me, and swooped down on my neck, biting it hard. I let out a gasp of pain/pleasure and tried to pull my hands free. This only made Seth hold me down harder, and I widened my eyes. I remembered this. But last time Seth had used cord, and it wasn't on a school bathroom floor.
Seth continued to kiss and nibble on my neck, sending waves of pleasure throughout my body. I struggled harder to pull my hands free, I wanted to rip his cloths off and completely ravish him! But Seth was strong, and he had he upper hand at the moment. He kept me pinned and did the one thing he could to make me utterly helpless. He licked my ear.
I gasped sharply as shivers were sent down my whole body reverberating in groin. I wanted him so bad it hurt!
And I could tell he wanted me too. I saw an evil glimmer in his eyes, and then his tongue was in my ear again. My body spasmed and I jerked against him, nearly freeing my hands.
"Ahh! Seth!" I called, squeezing my eyes shut at the unfair torture.
"What is it love?" He whispered innocently in my ear, his breath sending more torturous shivers throughout my body.
Fine. Two could play at this game. I suddenly smiled at him, loving the confused and slightly fearful look in his eyes. Then I arched upwards, grounding my hips against his. He let out a hiss and collapsed on top of me, and I did it again, this time using my free hands to grab his ass and pull him into me. We both let out loud moans, and then Seth gasped at a figure behind me and disappeared.
"Well Yami, having fun?"
It was Marik.
"Ra damn you! I was enjoying that!" I said glaring darkly at the Egyptian. I now lay on the floor on my stomach, one hand propping up my chin and the other tapping my fingers on the tile floor.
"I'm sorry to interrupt you pharoah," he laughed, "But Mr. Kaiba's bodyguards are searching the grounds for him. School's been out for an hour you know." He smirked at me.
"Oh!" I jumped up. 'Kaiba, I forgot all about him!' I winced.
"What's wrong pharoah? Forget how to heal?" Marik mocked me.
"I am not in the mood Marik. I used all my energy bringing them out of the deepest part of Seto's mind, I don't have enough left to heal him."
For a brief second I thought I saw concern in marik's eyes, but then there was mocking laughter reflected there.
"No energy to heal, but you certainly won't be fainting soon!" He laughed as I flushed scarlet as my eyes.
"Marik..." I warned.
"Yes, pharaoh?" He mocked.
"Can you heal him? He's going to need to return home so his mind can recuperate and learn to accept all that's happened in the last couple of hours, and he doesn't need me there when he wakes up."
"Yes pharoah." Marik agreed, and the look in his eyes was surprisingly one of respect. He owes me for all the trouble he's caused, and he knows it.
"Thank you Marik, but make sure you go back to your Hikari when his eyes open, I don't want him feeling insecure or vulnerable, got it?"
"I know, now go. The sooner you leave the sooner I can return to Malik." He smiled evilly.
"From the smug expression on your face, I see that I'm not the only one who's been enjoying the last hour or so." I smirked at him.
"Like I said, Malik and I needed to.... get "reacquainted"... if you will." Big evil smirk.
I smacked myself in the forehead.
"You are just like the tomb robber... this is gonna be interesting..." I said as I faded away, returning to Yugi and the puzzle. I sensed Marik heal Kaiba, then disappear. I then went outside to join my little group.
'Hey Yami, where've you been?' Bakura asked me with an evil grin. I just plopped, and yes, I, the great pharaoh, plopped, onto the ground. I looked up at with exhaustion shining in my eyes. It hadn't bothered me earlier, but now my energy loss was catching up to me.
'Damn! Brining those to back took almost all my energy.'
'Yami? You okay?' Little Yugi asked me mentally, looking down at me with worried eyes.
'I was about to ask the same pharaoh, what happened?' I looked up at Bakura, and was surprised to see genuine concern shining in his eyes.
'Long story... I'll be fine. I just need to... rest... that's all.' I replied, suddenly finding it difficult to breathe, and watching the world spin around me.
'Yami!'
'I'm alright...Yugi...' I rasped, suddenly feeling the tomb robber's presence a little too close. I opened my eyes and saw him kneeling beside me, Ryou giving him an odd look. Apparently Yugi couldn't see him.
'Pharaoh? I need to know what happened, you're completely drained, and if you aren't restored soon...' He didn't finish the sentence, looking at the ground instead. Bakura did not like feeling weak, but apparently that is how he felt now. He felt helpless, and there was nothing I could do about it. I didn't have the energy to tell him what had happened.
'... scan... permission... find out...'
'Thank you, pharaoh.' He bowed his head slightly, understanding that I had given him permission to scan my mind and find out what had happened. This was a big deal, because you had to really trust someone if you were willing to let them into your mind. But I did trust Bakura, even if he was a homicidal maniac. Truth be told, we may fight a lot, but we always had each other's backs.
AS he entered my mind, Yugi allowed me into the puzzle, and Bakura and I stood side by side within.
'This is your mind?' 0.0
'It is. Even I have trouble with getting lost in here, so you'd better stay close. There are booby traps everywhere, guarding memories I have as of yet to view.' I led him to the newest door in the labyrinth that was the puzzle, and pulled him in. There he saw all that had happened that afternoon, including Marik's interruption. He managed to smirk and look worried at the same time.
'Well, it's about time you found someone Yami, Ryou and I were beginning to wonder if you had gone straight.'
'No, I simply waited for the opportune moment. I wasn't about to jump Kaiba! But now that Seth has returned, thing's are going to be a little different.'
'I'll say! But... what about Kaiba and Joey?'
'I don't know. I am aware of Kaiba's feelings towards Joey, but he himself has not noticed. And as for Joey, well, I really don't know.'
'So did Seth really use cords?'
'Oh shut up! Damned horny Tomb Robber...' I grumbled.
'Hit the nail on the head. No pun intended. Let's go back, I think I'm beginning to miss Ryou...'
'Is that all you do Tomb Robber? Fuck your Hikari until he can barely walk, then pine for him until he's able to take you again?'
'Actually, no. I take him. But seriously, no. I give him a break now and then...' he said, grinning evilly.
'Oh?' I raised my eyebrow.
'Before he was banished, I had Marik many times.'
'I figured as much. And now he's back. Minus the other part.'
'Yes pharaoh, and when he's done with his Hikari, He's gonna be taken by me.'
'Ugh. I didn't need to know that. Go back to Ryou, and leave me in peace.'
'Al right.' He immediately obliged, knowing that in my mind I would always win. 'But... Pharaoh?'
'Yes?'
'Try and rest, okay?'
'I will.' I agreed softly at the seriousness in his voice, as Bakura faded away. I was left to sleep in the puzzle, waves of comfort from my light washing over me.
Sorry that took so long guys, but there's more to come and I shall update soon. I promise. Right Yor?
Yoriana: Right...
See! Anyways please click the cute little purple button down there, it feels lonely... lol! Review please, and let me know what you think, or where this story should go. I have ideas, but hey, I want you to enjoy it. I know this chappie was kinda confusing, so if you need something cleared up just ask. Love you all, Thankees!