Forbidden Fruit
by: Wareta Shooki
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Forbidden Fruit
Chapter 5
Walking the Killing Edge
Part 2
"And what exactly do you want me to do?"
"Something other than hide away in a place that is no longer safe!"
"Well I can't do that! What the hell would he think!"
"What if you're attacked again? What will happen if Mokuba isn't so lucky a second time, huh? What if-"
"Shut up with the god damn 'what ifs', puppy! I don't care about 'what ifs', I care about the hard-core facts!"
Yuugi just stared at his friends with wide amethyst eyes as the yelling from the room they sat outside of continued. It'd been going on for some time and had yet to end. The spiky, tri-colour-haired teen shook his head, sighing deeply as he closed his eyes. Yami held him tighter, his crimson eyes clouded with a worry than no one had seen in them for three years(1). Anzu ran a hand through her hair before pulling it back into a ponytail and standing up, saying she was going to get something to drink. Honda followed after her, leaving only Ryou, Bakura, Otogi, Yami, and Yuugi remaining to hear the angry argument going on still inside the hospital room.
"Look, Kaiba, I don't want you going back to your house! That maniac got in once, he'll get in again!"
"And what makes you so sure of that!"
Silence echoed then and inside the room Jounouchi had bowed his head, his honey-brown eyes gleaming amber once again. A shadow fell over his downcast eyes as his unruly, golden bangs fell over his forehead, glittering in the sunlight that filtered in through the window on the wall opposite the door.
"What makes me so sure, Kaiba? Do you really want to know?"
Kaiba raised an eyebrow at this point. "Enlighten me to your odd ways, puppy."
"I was attacked once, some five years ago. Some dumb-ass had come after my father and had found me blocking his path. My father hadn't even come home and still this hobo came looking for trouble. So, I know that the maniac that attacked you will come back because the one that came looking for my father and attacked me came back, too. And I hadn't been so lucky a second time." Was the calm, but furious reply. "So if you ever so much as say that someone who attacks you and doesn't end up killing you won't come back again, I'll slap you, because it is a lie."
"You don't know anything, puppy." Kaiba hissed, his voice barely above a whisper but still echoing around the room. The five sitting outside the room shared a fearful look before they continued to listen.
The silence seemed to stretch forever. Until finally, Jounouchi broke it, his voice shaking with the pure rage he was fighting his hardest not to unleash.
"Yeah, Kaiba, I don't know anything, and you're the king of England."
"Get out!"
"Gladly!"
"Bastard!"
"Egotistical know-it-all SOB!"
"Greedy whore!"
"Dirty little -" Jounouchi abruptly cut off what he was going to yell when Kaiba's words sank in. His amber eyes widened before narrowing. He looked away, hands in his pockets as he sighed and closed his eyes tightly, his shoulders tensing. Kaiba's icy midnight eyes widened as he realized what he'd said and done. But as he was going to open his mouth to apologize (of all things), Jou promptly turned around and walked to the door. "Fine, Kaiba, go get yourself killed. I'll see you in Hell."
And with that, the blonde walked out, slamming the door behind him. Glass shattered and fell to the floor. All the brunette CEO could do was stare at the place where Jounouchi had once been before he heard Yami's voicespeaking calmly outside the door.
"Katsuya, he didn't mean it."
"Fuck off, Yami. He's nothin' but an egotistical, spoiled brat that thinks he can survive in the world on money alone! Well if he wants to learn the hard way, let 'em. I'm not gonna be there to save his ass." Jounouchi yelled in reply before silence sounded.
Kaiba bowed his head and cursed.
Cerulean eyes glittered darkly they watched Mokuba Kaiba sleep. No lights were on in the room, and the curtains were closed. The cloaked figure to whom those eyes belonged to walked forth from the shadows and reached out a pale hand to run it through the young teen's black hair. It felt so soft and yet. . . It knew feeling remorse for what had to be done to the poor child was senseless.
Remorse led to regret, and regret led to much worse things. Sighing, that figure turned and faded back into the shadows, leaving the cloak behind. As it fell away, glints of ruby hair shimmered in the little light shining from the heart monitor beside the bed. A soft, malicious laughter sounded before silence. The black-haired Kaiba brother slept on, completely oblivious to the evil that was just in his room.
Fahren Faolan walked calmly down the hall towards room 713, the room Seto Kaiba was staying in. Her cerulean eyes glittered behind black, thin-framed reading glasses, a few wisps of ruby hair falling down from the elegant bun atop her head. Her somewhat pale skin glittered against her black tank-top and tight black capris pants. Her matching black Nikes with a blue swoosh completed the outfit and she sighed as she drew closer to the gathered group of friends known as the Yuugi-tachi.
Coming to a stop, she placed on hand on her hip and stared at the gathered, downcast looking group. Her cerulean eyes glittered and she sighed deeply, shaking her head. Her black painted fingernails blended in with her pants where her fingers rested against her clothed hip.
"Um . . . . who died?" She asked, her calm voice whispering over them like fur against naked flesh. All five six guys shivered and Anzu's wide blue eyes glared up at her in the most accusing way she'd ever seen. Blinking in feigned confusion, she was very good at doing this, she raised a raven eyebrow and looked at everyone before her eyes paused at Yami's crimson gaze.
"I know you." The crimson-eyed Pharaoh said softly, standing up, Yuugi having moved to sit in the chair beside him. Fahren chuckled sweetly, nodding before she held out her hand in greeting. The Pharaoh's hand slipped into her own, and she nearly hissed at the power that radiated from him, and the power that shot up her arm at the mere touch of the other made her want to cry out.
"Fahren Faolan. Nice to meet you again Yami Atemu." She said kindly.
"Likewise, Faolan." Was the crisp, not-so-pleased reply. "Why are you here?"
Those cerulean eyes looked affronted. "I'm here to see Kaiba. After all, he was attacked, wasn't he?" She replied, not entirely realizing her mistake at saying those words. Yuugi stood up next to Yami, amethyst eyes giving her a wary, angry look.
"How did you know that? News of the attack hasn't been released to the public yet." Yuugi said, his eyes narrowing and growing darker.
"Um, a little fox told me." Fahren replied, her eyes wide with unbidden fear. "Look, I'm really close to Kaiba, though he doesn't like to admit it, I am. So please, let me see him."
Yuugi wasn't buying it, and neither was Yami. They both moved to stand in front of the door as she moved to walk towards it. "Back off, Faolan, you're not going near him." Yami all but growled.
Behind those cerulean eyes something shifted, moved, then settled again. Both boys stared at her in utter astonishment as she glared at them, a family possessiveness echoing in those cerulean depths. "Look, I'm going to see my cousin whether you two like it or not. Now move or I'll make you." she said darkly in warning, her eyes flashing as that something moved again and stared out her eyes at them, Yami's power flared.
"Exactly who are you?" He demanded.
"Someone you don't want to mess with." Was the cold reply before she shoved past them and entered the hospital room to find Kaiba's icy midnight eyes staring right at her, pinning her to the air in which she stood.
"Get out." He hissed, his anger nowhere near being tamed or controllable just then.
"Now, now, Kaiba, what would Mokuba say if he found you were attacking me with your eyes again?" Fahren asked calmly, her previous anger locked away as she closed the door behind her, silently locking it. How she managed the last part was a mystery in and of itself.
"He'd compliment me. Now get out." Kaiba replied, his eyes narrowed to icy slits.
Fahren sighed, leaning casually against the door, her arms crossed beneath her ample breasts as she stared at him from behind those thin, black framed glasses. "Look, Kaiba, I don't want to be here any more than you want me here, but I'm not leaving until you've told me what happened last night."
Kaiba's eyes softened from their glare, but the anger in them and the wary hatred didn't leave. What had happened that had gotten him so pissed off? Usually he didn't lose control of his emotions this easily, nor this quickly. What the hell had happened?
"I'm not sure what happened last night," he turned that gaze back to her. "And even if I was, I wouldn't tell you. I'm not dumb enough to be your 'inside source' again. Now get out before I call security."
Fahren rolled her ice-blue eyes and shook her head, pushing a wayward wisp of ruby hair behind a delicately pointed ear. The wonders of being half Irish and half Japanese. It got you a wonderful look and. . . a few other things. Sighing she walked towards him and paused mid-step when she saw the look in his eyes. The look hidden just beneath the ice that always coated those dark eyes. And, just Jounouchi had, she watched the - beast for lack of better terms - stare at her through those eyes. For the first time in years, Fahren was afraid of the brunette laying on that hospital bed before her.
"Fine, Kaiba. You win - for now. But I'll be back. And you're going to talk." She turned and walked to the door before pausing thoughtfully. "You know, perhaps Jounouchi will talk to me. Hmm, I'll just have to find out."
She disappeared before the true intent behind her words surfaced in his mind and he jumped from the bed, collapsing to his knees as a sharp pain shot up his chest. Shit! He placed a hand to the now blood soaked bandage wrapped around his upper chest and cursed softly, his head bowed.
"Damn it, what did she mean?" He half yelled at no one but himself.
When the doctors came rushing in, asking him what had happened, he just remained silent, wishing more than anything a certain blonde teen was sitting in the chair beside his bed, holding his hand and whispering sweet nothings in his ear. He wished more than anything that Katsuya Jounouchi was still with him. Because the pain had only returned and doubled when the blonde had stormed out.
He never felt so alone, until now.
End Chapter 5 of Forbidden Fruit
1) Okay, I said three years because in this fanfic, Yami was fighting Dartz along with everyone else for Yuugi's soul back and to save the world in their, like, first year of high school. I know, I know, Yuugi doesn't solve the Sen'nen Puzzle until he's a sophomore, but I'm the authoress of this story and I'll run it my way.
Anyway, I'm sorry this chapter's so short. It had to be for the next one will be really long and this is one of those chapters that's sort of in between and very hard to write. I hope it made sense. If it didn't, don't hurt me. . . . just wait as patiently as possible for chapter 6 to come out so everything is cleared up.
On another note, I'd originally planned for the lemon between Jounouchi and Kaiba to happen in the sixth chapter, but with this new plot twist and Jiro (the evil plot bunny that is my muse) deciding he didn't want that, it has been delayed. But don't worry, Kaiba and Jou will get together. When that will be, I'm notsure at this point, but it will happen.
Anoo. . . That's it for the moment. Thanks for the reviews and everything else. Keep it comin'!
Arigatou, minna-san!
-Wareta Shooki
Last Edited 2 / 22 / 05
