DGG: I wrote this chapter centering on Kaiba at the request of one of my reivewers: DemonSurfer. :)

Chapter 10: Painful Situations

That night, Seto found himself lying on his bedroom floor. At least he thought that was where he was. He remembered Anubis took over his body again, but couldn't remember much after that. He could barely move.

"Wha...what...happened?" he asked.

"Our energy was drained," answered Anubis.

"What?"

"The person sneaking around here was the tomb robber," Anubis told him. "He drained our energy to get away."

Seto noticed that Anubis sounded tired. He knew that now would be a perfect time for Yugi and his friends to strike, but what would happen to him? He didn't want to break his promise to Mokuba and leave him, but maybe he wouldn't die. Maybe they could destroy Anubis without killing him too. Seto thought about it and knew that the answer would be they would both die. If not both, it would definitely be him.

"My energy is coming back much faster than yours," said Anubis, snapping Seto out of his thoughts. "It's partially because I'm taking the energy that you are gaining back."

Anubis laughed, and Seto felt even more helpless than he already did. He couldn't understand why this was happening to him. Seto tried to get up, but couldn't lift his arms. He was trying hard to fight off Anubis, but didn't know how. Seto felt more tears in his eyes. He wanted Anubis gone and felt like there was something he could do to weaken him, but didn't know what or how. He needed to make sure his younger brother stayed safe. If Mokuba died he didn't know what he'd do, especially if Anubis could really force him to spend eternity on the planet.

"I could take you to see your young sibling if you'd like," Anubis said.

Seto remained silent, mostly because he barely had enough strength, but also because he knew that Anubis was still going to kill Mokuba.

"In a few days I'll be able to let you see him and his terrified face," schemed Anubis.

"You'll see his horrified expression at the hands that he found so caring because they're the things killing him. Then, I'll separate from your body, and you'll be able to cradle your dead brother's body in your arms."

That was the only image in Seto's head. He tried to get it out, but couldn't find another picture in his mind. He was so afraid that it would come true. Kaiba let the tears slide gently down his cheeks, unable to do anything else. Anubis then took control. He was able to stand and walk. He walked over to the window and looked out at the view.

"This is a lovely place to live," he said. "It's a good thing you'll be alive forever to enjoy it."

Anubis then remembered that Bakura had been around Seto's brief case. He walked slowly over to it and knelt beside it. He slid it out of place and opened it. He found Seto's deck inside. He picked up the cards and looked through it. He could still remember all the cards that had been in Seto's deck. All cards were accounted for except for five. Anubis tossed them into the air, letting them drift slowly to the ground. He now knew what they were scheming. They were going to use monsters to destroy him.

In the soul room, Seto was lying on his stomach on the floor. He still couldn't get up. He laid there thinking about Mokuba. He hoped that Yugi would be able to protect his brother. He knew that Mokuba would be alright, or at least he hoped so. No, he knew so. He felt so bad that Mokuba couldn't help him. He knew Mokuba wanted to help him out, but in order to keep him safe he had to stay as far away from him as possible. Kaiba would have no problem staying away from his little brother, but two things could change that. Anubis could get to him, and Mokuba may come.

Kaiba dreaded that thought. His brother would be coming to help him out only to come and get killed. Kaiba still had the image of his brother dead in front of him. He couldn't open his eyes, due to being so weak, so the image stayed. Kaiba was useless in this situation. He was weak compared to Anubis. He couldn't get rid of him, and the thought of his brother dead frightened him. Being alone forever frightened him, and he couldn't help any of it. More tears fell from Kaiba's eyes. He wanted everything to go back to normal. He would give anything for everything to just go back to normal.

That's when Anubis started tearing in to Seto's memories again.

"No, please stop," begged Seto.

Instantly, Seto saw when Mokuba was first brought home from the hospital. Seto watched the memory, more tears pouring from his eyes. His father was holding Mokuba as Seto walked into the room.

"Hey, Seto," his father said. "Do you wanna hold him?"

"Okay," the young Seto said, a bit nervous.

Seto watched as his father handed his baby brother to him, and watched the smile light up on his face. Seto remembered how he felt that day. Holding his brother for the first time gave him the ultimate feeling. He held Mokuba for most of the day. He felt so happy when Mokuba fell asleep in his arms.

Presently Kaiba felt so horrible. He knew there would only be one first time he would hold his brother in his arms. Only one time he would have that feeling. He took it all for granted. Everything in his life was taken for granted.

Suddenly, Kaiba was back on the floor of his soul room. Alone. Well, alone as he could be. Anubis was leaving him alone for the moment. Knowing that Kaiba was in pain gave Anubis even more strength. Kaiba couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't help the way he felt. And that could be his undoing.

Back at Yugi's, Mokuba was thinking about how he took everything for granted too. His brother needed his help, and he was going to give him help. Mokuba knew his brother wanted him to stay away from him, but that wasn't going to stop him. Seto was in pain, and Mokuba was going to comfort him. Mokuba had made up his mind. After everyone else was asleep, he was going back to his brother. He'd heard that Bakura had gone and gotten five of his brother's duel monsters cards. It wasn't fair! Everyone else could go near his brother but he couldn't. But tonight that was going to change. He was going to help his brother whether he lived or not. He was afraid to die, but he was going to try his hardest to be brave like his older brother always was.

Mokuba grabbed the pendant around his neck. His brother helped give him strength. He was going back there to help him. Yugi wasn't going to stop him. Knowing Seto was in pain was painful enough. He needed to go back. Mokuba wasn't going to take no for an answer. He walked over to Yugi's bedroom window and looked outside.

"I'm coming, big brother," whispered Mokuba.