Chapter 20
Thank you everyone to those who did not kill me for that last chapter, and by the by, if you were to kill me, who would finish the story, hmm?
Jou stared at his loves unmoving body, crystalline tears cascading freely down his face. Seto was gone, and there was no way he would ever come back. 'I-Immortals can't die! They just CAN'T! He's a vampire! They have healing abilities! He could easily heal that wound! Right! Right?" He looked up at Yugi, who was also crying, Mokuba clutching at his side.
"I-I am s-so sorry Jou-Kun." Yugi cried out, kneeling in front of his friend. "Even an immortal can die. Your mother told us that."
"My mother?" Jou gave the spiky haired boy a confused look. "My mother is dead. My father said so. He said that she died a very long time ago."
"Not true Jou." Yugi said, lifting a finger towards the blonde woman. "She is right there. Mikata is your mom."
Jou looked up at the stunning woman, who stared at him with only love in her eyes. He stood up and turned towards her. "Are you really my mother, honestly?"
Mikata let the wings flap lightly on her back. "Yes my son. I am your mother."
Jou's tears drained out more and started run towards her, only to be repelled by a barrier. "What the hell!" He shouted, standing back up and putting his arm out, only to be shocked on the hand by said barrier.
"I am sorry my son. But I cannot allow you to touch me ever." Mikata said sadly, watching her son's crestfallen face. "You are covered in another's blood. You have sinned your angel blood by killing another living being. You can never touch another angel again, and very soon, your wings will be pure black for eternity, but your memory will never ebb."
"I cannot even hug my own mother? Because I killed, because I killed them?" Jou stared at his blood stained hands. "I-I didn't want to! I never meant too!" Jou stared at his hands harder. "I lost the two people I love in one day, and I didn't even know one of them existed!"
"I know my son, but you still have done so, will or not."
"His wings will never fade! He is to pure of heart!" A loud voice boomed from above them. Everyone lookedabove them at a white swirling light emitted from the ceiling. "Jounouchi Katsuya. I henceforth give you permission to stay in the guise of a mortal." The voice boomed again. "Mikata" It said. "Get up off of your knees."
"Lord Valcan!" She replied in haste, staring at the floor. "I will not dishonor myself by facing you."
A swirling white figure flew down, white feathers everywhere, fluttering around, and said figure descended. Flowing black hair surrounded a pale white face, emerald eyes stared at the blonde woman who kneeled before him, his tall lean body bending forward, long elegant fingers grasping her chin. "We were in love once, let us not be enemies because you were banished for bearing a half breed."
She raised her head, glaring at the man. "My son is perfect. Do not call him a half breed." She said. "You may be the lord of angels, but I am not allowing you to say that about my son."
"As you wish Mikata." He turned back to Jou. "You may go home now. I will transport you all to the place you will now imagine in your mind."
"But what about Seto?" Jou asked in a rush. "I will not leave him! Ever!"
"Hold onto his body and he will be transported with you." Valcan replied, watching the boy hold tightly to the dead body. Mumbling silent words to himself, everyone disappeared in a flash, all landing in their own homes.
(Time lapse for my own sanity.)
It had been five days since Seto's demise, and Jou had not left Seto's room since. Once they had returned, Jou curled up on Seto's bed, clutching and spooning around one of Seto's many silk blue pillows and either crying or sleeping. Food and water didn't matter to him, even when Mokuba tried to shove anything down his throat.
He wanted to die, and he had tried. He knew he killed Seto, and couldn't handle the idea of such a thing. He had slit his wrists repeatedly, in an attempt to die, but either the blood would stop flowing rather immediately, or Mokuba would find him and gingerly doctor the wounds. Either way, Jou still felt dead inside.
Seto was inside a spare room, lying on a bed, looking at though he was sleeping. A white light swirled above him as Mikata and Valcan spoke about the brunette. "He isn't dead. His wounds are still healing." Valcan pointed out. "Jou must have hit another organ instead of his heart for that man to still be alive."
"Then why hasn't he woken up? He hasn't even twitched in the five days he have watched him. And Jou can't stand to see him like this."
"His soul has not healed. That is the only explanation. His soul was torn when he had to fight and die at the hands of the one he loved. He is stuck inside of his mind, trying to get out most likely, but cannot find a way. He is probably living a horrid nightmare right now."
"Are you suggesting we help him?"
"You want you son happy, right?"
"Of course."
"Then prepare yourself. We are entering this young mans mind in three, two, one, what was that words youngsters use? Shoot off?"
"I think you are looking for blastoff, now stop delaying and let's go!" On that cue, they were walking through a dark misted mind, searching for the Kaiba Seto.
They stopped when the heard something off in the distance, listening carefully, they found it to be crying, someone was crying on this dark plain. Running towards the sound, they found a young child hunched over and crying, something red swirling around his body. Walking closer they found it to be blood. "Child, are you ok?" Valcan asked, touching the boys quivering back.
"Where is my angel? Where has he gone?" The young boy's voice shook out slowly. "I want my golden angel back, he can stop me from accomplishing this horror." Large scared blue eyes turned towards them. "Can you help me find my golden angel?" The young Seto asked, looking at them for some sort of answer, hands clutching a dead golden puppy in his lap. "He reminded me so much of my angel." He whimpered, looking at the puppy again. "But I couldn't control myself, I-I bit him, and he died. I-I didn't mean to! I promise!" He looked up at the two angels. "Please take me to my angel, so I can apologize to him! I haven't found him anywhere!'
Mikata picked the young boy up, finding that there was no weight to his form, she was picking up air. "Where to Valcan?"
"There is a tear in this plain some where; we have to take him through it." He turned to the weightless boy. "Have you seen a light place in the dark area?"
"That way." The young boy said, pointing to the northwest. "But I was scared to go near it. I heard screaming on the other side."
Walking briskly in said direction, they came across a large bright opening in the dark world, which, to Mikata at least, was becoming rather boring. Walking up to the opening, they heard what the young Seto was speaking of.
Jou looked like he was going to pass out from fright alone. "K-Kaiba" He asked, watching the boy double over once again, before looking up at him and smiling wickedly. "Holy Shit!" He screamed out as he looked at Kaiba's mouth, his eye teeth had lengthened greatly.
"Tsk, tsk. Angels shouldn't cuss my dear boy. It is against the law of god." The vampire snickered as he took a step towards the blonde. "Now be a good mutt and heel for your master."
"You're shittin' me, right? No way am I going to sit still and let you drain my life away, fuck this!" He turned and made a quick bolt for the door, but before he reached it, it slammed shut in front of his face. "Damnit!" He hissed.
"Now do you honestly think you can outrun a vampire? You're kidding right?" Seto looked at the boys neck, watching as the veins running through it pulsed heavily, he licked his lips. "This is going to be a joyous treat, angel's blood is such a delicacy".
"Why are you doing this Kaiba, please, don't so thi..." He couldn't finish his sentence, since the rest came out as a gurgled pained moan. Kaiba was already at his throat, sucking greedily. "K-K-Kaiba, stop... p-p-please..."
But Kaiba wouldn't stop, not until his thirst was quenched and the sweet tasting blood running over his tongue was enough to make him want more and more. But a sudden jolt was enough to make him look up from his meal, and what he saw he did not like. Jou wing's had paled greatly, to a dingy grey, his face blank and pale. head lolling forward. "Jou?" The pupils of his eyes slowly started to widen and return. "Jou?" His eyes widened greatly as he took a look at what he had done. "No? No, no, no, no, no, no, no!" he screamed out, shaking his head violently. "Jou, wake up! Look at me you damn mutt!"
Walking through the opening the saw an older Seto shaking a blonde boy, who's wings were rather dark and pale. "Stop!" The young Seto screamed, flinging himself from Mikata's grasp. "Don't bite him again! You will kill our angel like I killed the puppy!" The younger version hugged the older around his neck. "I will not allow you to hurt him again." He said, merging with the older body. Valcan and Mikata watched the tear close up and the plain get brighter, until two doors appeared from the now blue area. One door was a silvery white and the older Seto was standing in front of it, while the other was a dusty, dark brown solid door that would not let them pass.
"Let us leave this place." Valcan said, walking down a hallway, Seto and Mikata in tow.
(Back in the living realm.)
Seto's eyes shot open as he looked around the brightly lit room, he felt as though he had woken up from a very long dream. Standing he felt the blood shoot back into his legs, allowing them to tingle and move slightly. After a few minutes of willing his body, he moved out of the room, staring down the hallway. Navigating his way through, he came across his room. 'Why am I alive, I was certain the puppy had killed me, hadn't he?'
Opening his door he saw a figure curled up on his bed in a fetal position. Wings folded against the back a blonde haired man. "Hello Puppy!"
"Seto?"
TBC
