Finding Family

Dark Libra 09: I worked on this chapter during school. I was so bored. This week coming up I may not be able to work on this with exams coming up and I've got to worry about getting a job I got an interview for.

Kaiba: YOU got an interview? 0.0

DL09: Yes. (Glares at him) I'll start this chapter!

Kaiba: How did you get free?

Bakura: (Bakura is stuck to the wall with ninja stars) That's how!


Chapter 12 - Hope

Kaiba paced back and fourth around Amber's room. Yugi was asleep holding her in his arms sharing his body heat to keep Amber warm. Joey was busy waiting by the door for the doctor. He was supposed to hollar when the man came.

Kaiba glared out the window as he watched for a car to pull in. He had known his sister so little a time and yet he protected her like they were together for all their lives. Why did I start to react to her that way? Why do I protect her when I used to hate her? When I didn't even know she was my sister. Kaiba sighed and leaned against the wall. Of course you had a soft spot for her. His mind argued back. Since when? Kaiba shot back at his mind. Since you knew something was different about her. Kaiba couldn't argue against that. He knew that he was right.

"Kaiba?" Yugi opened his eyes, "I think we should change the cloth. This one is dry." Yugi was tired and it showed in his half open violet eyes. Kaiba was also tired. He didn't know how long he had been up but he wwas going to stay awake until the doctor came and informed him of what was wrong with Amber. Sighing he finally saw a car pull into the driveway.

"About time," the CEO grumbled under his breath angrily.

"About time what?" Yugi questioned still waiting on the cold moist cloth. Tiredness laced his voice.

"The docter is finally here." Kaiba picked up the dry cloth and put it into the water. Handing it back to Yugi Kaiba watched as Yugi applied the cloth to her forehead. Amber shifted in bed and started coughing. It was almost as if she was choking. Yugi sat her up and rubbed her back. After the coughing fit was over Yugi let Amber sink into the bed again. Her skin was so white by now that she looked like she was a ghost. Her mind sunk back into black abiss.

Yugi got up and yawned. After stretching he looked at Kaiba. "I need to get some sleep. We all do. We can't help her if we don't. I'm staying up until the doctor comes but we need some sleep." Yugi's voice was cracking. Yami took over letting Yugi get some rest.

"I know. You'll just have to suck it up." Kaiba replied not realizing the change in Yugi.

"Suck what up Kaiba?" Yami's deep voice made Kaiba jump slightly.

"Don't do that damn it." Kaiba hissed angrily.

"Right this way doctor." Yami sank down into a chair hearing Joey out in the hall. Yugi's tiredness was rubbing off on him. "BOUT TIME YOU SHOWED UP TOO! YOU TOOK TOO LONG!" The shouting match consisted of about ten minutes and then everyone heard a thud. Kaiba was thankful Joey did the yelling, his mind was too exhausted to do so. Joey walked in dragging an angry looking doctor causing Kaiba to smirk.

"How bad was the traffic? Bad enough you couldn't make it sooner? I told you this was an emergancy." Kaiba glared at the grey haired man and turned away from him.

"I'm sorry Mr. Kaiba, but I do have other ingagments. I had a meeting to attend to-"

"A meeting should not take presidence over a persons health doctor. When you're done here I would also like you to look at my brother Mokuba," turning his head he looked at Mokuba who was sleeping on the couch. Mokuba had refused his new found sibling so Kaiba allowed the younger to stay but made him get some rest.

"Let me start the examination..." glaring at the others in the room the doctor hissed, "Alone."

"No. We shall be staying with her." Yami spoke strongly.

"You need rest young man," the doctor took Yami by the collar but found himself in a choke hold.

"Do that again and I'm afraid that I will have no choice but to call the cops on you," Yami smirked and Kaiba shared one.

"Very well." Walking over to Mokuba he checked his pulse and did some numerous other tests. Deducing that it was only the common flu he spoke up, "A couple of asprin and a good two days rest and he'll be fine." Walking over to Amber he pulled the sheets off her. Hearing a growl come from the throat of the tri-coloured haired teen he backed off somewhat. Pulling the sheets fully off he found Amber's night gown drenched in sweat, quiet literally sticking to her body.

"She looks horrible," Joey commented earning a glare from Kaiba, "I mean that in the most respectable way." Kaiba grunted a thank you and looked at his younger sister.

Doing some tests which took a full hour the doctor was stumped on what was wrong with her. "Aside from the fever, cough and loss of body temperature she seems to be just fine. I don't know what to give her but a smiple drug to get rid of that cough and fever." Sighing he stood up, "Her condition is beyond science." He left the mansion and Amber, which he forgot to cover her back up again.

Kaiba gently replaced the covers and sat down on the bed. "Okay. We take shifts. We wait till she wakes up." Kaiba stood up, "Jo-I mean Wheeler gets first shift. I have to take Mokuba to his room. There are two guest bedrooms on either side of hers. You can choose one of those. If any of you want me I'll be in my room at the end of the hall. Knock first." Kaiba left holding Mokuba bridal style.

"Joey," Yugi was Yugi again, "Do you think she'll ever wake up?"

"If you love her Yugi, then anything is possible." Joey smiled at his best friend, "Now go get some sleep."

"Thanks. I'll take the next shift." Yugi left the room taking one last glance at Amber who seemed to be in a deep sleep.

Kaiba pulled his dirty clothes off and pulled on his pajama bottems and top. He crawled into bed and closed his eyes.

Mist gathered around his legs. He saw a bed next to him. Amber's pale body was slowly decaying infront of her eyes. Her eyes were blank and hollow. Her breathes no more. "NO! Come back!" Mokuba lay at Kaiba's feet. He whispered four words over and over again. "You killed me Seto." "NO MOKUBA! NOT YOU TOO!" Joey was the next one to come into the CEO's view. "No...Joey...don't leave me too." Kaiba watched as Joey walked away. "Sorry Kaiba. You called me a mutt too many times." Kaiba ran for dear life to catch up to Joey. Suddenly Gozoburo appeared. "So Kaiba, looks like you're all alone." "NO! GET AWAY FROM ME!" Gozoburo started to shake him over and over again. "WAKE UP SETO! WAKE UP SETO!"

Kaiba sat up like a bolt of lightning hit him. He was in a cold sweat and felt the heat of someone else next to him. He turned around and there was Joey with a worried look on his face.

"Kaiba are you okay?" Kaiba was still a little stunned but managed a nod.

Kaiba asked a strange question, "Wheeler do you think...I mean...what if...what if she doesn't make it?"

"She will, she's got you, Mokuba, Yugi...who knows else." Joey grinned, "You sound just like Yugi."

"But look at her." Kaiba turned to face him, "How can you be so optimistic?" Joey laughed and pulled Kaiba into a friendly hug, "Kaiba let me fill you in on something, I'm not always this optimistic, but it helps in situations like this." Kaiba looked at Joey and sighed. Kaiba, for the first time in a long time, felt tears come to his eyes.

"I had a dream." He managed to get out. Joey knew he had to be supportive and realized that Kaiba had not cried in a long time.

"What kind of dream?" Joey asked.

"That Ambre died, Mokuba died and you...you left me." Kaiba spluttered on and on about how he felt about his dream. Joey held him lovingly and stroked the CEO's hair.

"Listen Kaiba, Amber won't die neither will Mokuba and I will never leave you. I-I love you." Joey put a hand to his mouth as soon as he said that, surprised.

"Wheeler," Joey looked down sadly away from Kaiba, "Joey I mean," looking up the blonde gazed into the now warm blue eyes, "I don't ever want to lose you. That dream made me see things a bit more clearly. Joey I don't want to lose you." Pulling the blonde into a kiss he let Joey go.

"Woho!" Joey fell back down onto the bed in shock.

Yugi watched Amber hoping the girl would wake up soon. A groan and a moan alerted Yugi to her condition. She gave a weak attempt at opening her eyes and after ten minutes managed to open them half way.

"Amber!" Yugi shouted and pulled the girl into a gentle hug. Letting go Amber looked at the teen.

"..." Amber looked at Yugi oddly and looked away coughing. She looked back at him and wondered what on earth she was doing in bed. "Where am I?"

"Don't you know. You're at Kaibas."

"..." Silence again. Amber looked at Yugi like she didn't know him. "Who are you?"

"KAIBA!" Snapping their heads up Kaiba and Joey loked up and heard his name from Amber's room.

"Let's go check it out." They rushed out of the bed and to her room.