YUGIOH

The Times Between Darkness and Light

narr: I don't own Yugioh....I merely worship it.

I have put down a mid-size story to explain in my own words what might have happened to Kaiba between the time from when he snapped out of his coma, to the time he Pegasus began to take over. Hope you like it.

Chapter 1.

As Kaiba sat in the darkness of the Shadow Realm....or was it his own soul that the darkness reflected? He had been piecing up the remains of his heart, but it was a slow process. Part of him didn't really want to finish, feeling he deserved his fate here. His only motivation was his brother that continued to call for him....continued to be there for him, even after all he had done to him.

He could concentrate on Mokuba....and when he did, he could occasionally feel or dimly see a glimpse of reality he was missing. When he did....part of him hoped to see his brother, while the other part hoped his brother had wizened up and abandoned him. Yet, at all times he had done that, Mokuba was there, close by....still waiting for him. And so, Kaiba forced himself to pick up another piece.

Somewhere along the line in his depressing shell, another voice called to him within the shadows. It was Yugi, no....the 'other' Yugi, the one that sent him here. 'Where are you Kaiba? Don't tell me you are still struggling with yourself to return from the shadows. I had thought you were stronger than that, and would have returned by now. Is this really all that's left of you? Perhaps you were nothing but all talk, after all....'

"Where are you??" Kaiba bellowed out at the voice, in anger and frustration. "Face me!!"

'No, Kaiba....you have to face me. Can you do that? Can you face my challenge?'

"I can face anything you throw at me!!" Kaiba shot back. But the voices were now gone, once again left alone within the shadows and the guilt of himself, looking upon the odd shiny pieces that were supposedly his heart.

Yet, with a new-found determination, Kaiba had gotten his second wind and began to put them together with suddenly much greater speed. Strange how easily they were fitting into place now....pieces that seemed so difficult before. Before Kaiba realized what he had blindly done without a second thought....he had succeeded in doing what he was beginning to believe might be the impossible.

Now he looked down at the completed form of himself, and wondered if it was something he really wanted to do, after all. But he didn't have time to dwell on it, or try and re-break it again to prevent his leaving. That very instant, it blasted at him a light so bright it blinded him. When the light finally faded, it was not completely dark anymore. It was still dark, but not as bad. He could feel things around him.

Kaiba opened his eyes for the first time in probably 2 weeks. He could see the moonlight from the window shining in. He was in his own bed, in his room, and....something was with him.

He turned to see his own brother in bed with him, sleeping. Kaiba blinked, looking over at his brother, feeling such pain just looking at him. Why did Mokuba bother to even stay with him after his failure? Yet, here he was....never giving up on Kaiba, when Kaiba had already given up on himself.

He lifted up his left hand to hold his brother for the first time in....he couldn't remember how long. He hadn't done it even during the time before he lost to Yugi, not since....before Gozaburo. But something prevented him from doing so....a new pain. He didn't like this pain, it was physical....reminding him he was still alive. Kaiba turned to face the left side of him to realize he had a needle stuck to his hand. It looked like the doctors had been force-feeding him fluids and nutrients to keep him alive. He wasn't wearing his clothes, either....it was hospital garb. And his nearby clothing drawer had a bedpan and other things for sick people. Maybe it was better off to wake up, to atleast be able to regain his dignity again.

Kaiba violently ripped off the thing stuck in his hand, as well as the devices used to check his heart beat and blood pressure. Grabbing a fresh bandage from a nearby metal medical table someone rested next to his bed, he patched his hand up to keep from bleeding, and settled comfortably back into his bed. He then rolled over and held his brother close, finally getting back to sleep.

spec. note: In later chapters, I will be mentioning bits of the Yugioh move from Japan. I was wondering if there was anyone out there that could email to me, and let me know what that magic card was in the movie that was used to chain his three Blue Eyes together. (wasn't it called Devil's something?) I'd also like to know its affects, since it didn't really seem to do anything, but torture his dragons. Please let me know....I need this info to finish the chapter on it. Thanks....please R&R.