Shadows of the Night
By: Setalina Muro
Chapter 6
A/N:
You really wouldn't be able to guess how much fun I'm having with this story.
To the Reviewers:
kikoken yeah sorry for the shortness. I was gonna hook it with this chapter but I thought 'why not let them have it sooner?' tell me is that your favorite part? I was trying to make him sound like Seto heehee. I even got the dog reference in there.
Seto'swhiterose88 you're so welcome. As I said before I was gonna wait to have this one typed but I just thought that you would want it so bad... I'm scared of my reviewers attacking me... (ok not really but still). Has anyone noticed that Yugi is a lot more like Yami when he's all grown up? ((Snickers must have been Tea's doing snickers)).
JounouchiAndYuugiFreak I love Cessia, isn't she just so awesome? She definitely works as Yugi's kid huh?
Setine haha I feel sooo sorry for you...heehee YOU'LL NEVER ESCAPE THEM!!! HAHAHA regains composureI'm ok...heehheehee but you won't be...
optimistic girl94 I hurried I swear. Heehee I think you'll like Joey's alibi when it gets here.
Side note to all readers No, it was not a typo there are two witnesses. You have to wait about two chapters (I'm guessing) to know who the witnesses are if I decide to make I a cliffy chapter. And I like to thank my reviewers personally so expect your name a lot if you keep reviewing.
The lovely line Joey used in the last chapter (Gee someone pissed in your Wheaties I see.) was a line I got from Maken Wood ((thanks Maken even though I know that you're reading this and not reviewing!!!)) Feel free to borrow it if you feel the need to get testy with someone. Lol
Also, in case you haven't noticed, I've upped the rating of my story because I started to incorporate a lot of swearing (particularly by Mokuba). Hope you don't mind too much.... well it was mostly in the last three chapters. Anyway...sorry for the long authoress note I felt like talking to you peoples. Lol. And now for the next chapter!
Mokuba entered the door to his office, slamming it shut behind him. After the hearing, Mokuba drove straight to Kaiba Corp, hoping work might take his mind off...this thing. He also knew that if he went back to the mansion, he wouldn't get any work done.
On the other hand, he hadn't hallucinated in the last few weeks. The prescription from Bolin lay in a crumpled ball on the floor of his study. 'What foolishness,' he had thought, throwing it to the ground. 'I am not taking this. I don't need it.' So there it sat.
Mokuba sat quietly in his chair. Putting his fingertips together, he signed heavily. He looked around the office. He sat behind a rounded, redwood desk. Two redwood chairs sat in front of him. To the right, there was a long, tall bookcase, the shelves piled with books. There was a professional cappuccino machine on a small file folder. In front of him, there were two leather sofas, a rounded between them, and a large entertainment center with a large TV. In a far corner sat the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. One of Seto's most prized passions. Mokuba even remembered when he had gotten them...
Flashback
Movers were hustling back and forth. Out comes a desk, an entertainment center, and a large computer. A fourteen-year-old Seto watched the movers with triumphant blue eyes, a small smirk across his face.
Mokuba crept up to his older brother and looked at him with curios steel-blue eyes. "Seto, what are you doing?"
I'm rebuilding an empire," Seto said turning his gaze on Mokuba who gave him a quizzical look. "Everything that Gozabura created has been thrown down into the dirt where it belongs. And I will raise it up, better then it was before. With greater technology, better business, and more than that man ever dreamed will be accomplished." Seto laughed. "Come here, Mokuba, I want to show you something."
Mokuba followed Seto out of the building. He noticed that many people already skirted out of the young CEO's way as he led them down the sixty-six floors to the ground level.
He paused and addressed a man at the door. "Has the building of the new level begun yet?"
"No sir," the man answered quietly. "The plans were just completed and need your approval." He held out a blur print and Seto snatched it up. He looked it over for a few minutes. Then he threw it back to the man, and sneered coldly. "I want it done in two week, understand?"
"Yes sir," the man barely has the words out before Seto was out the door.
Mokuba ran to catch up with his brother and tugged on his coat. Seto rounded to him, a furious look on his face. It softened instantly as Mokuba's eyes filled up with tears. "Sorry Mokie," he said pulling the child closer. "Come and look at these."
Mokuba nodded and followed his brother, wiping his eyes. "Wow!" he suddenly exclaimed as Seto led them up the back of a moving truck.
In front of them, were two identical statues made of pure crystal, and sparkled like diamond. "Blue-Eyes," murmured Mokuba, astounded as the sight. "Where did they come from, Seto?"
Seto's brow furrowed. "A gift from Maxamillion Pegasus for the corporate takeover of Kaiba Corporation," he said quizzically. "But what you really should see is this." He ran a hand over the head of the crystal dragon. He pushed in on its sapphire eyes and the crystal mouth slowly opened. Seto removed from the open jaws a crystal box.
He leaned down to Mokuba and opened it. Mokuba was speechless. Seto pulled out an identical box. This one too held a treasure: A Blue-Eyes White Dragon Duel Monsters card.
"But...how?" Mokuba whispered, gently lifting one of the cards form its velvet and crystal casing.
"Pegasus owns Industrial Illusions, the company that makes Duel Monsters cards," said Seto.
"But why?" Mokuba looked at his brother in amazement.
"I was wondering that myself," Seto mused for a moment then nodded and laughed coldly. "Oh, I remember. I met Pegasus a while back when he was trying to trick Gozsbura into a business merger. I remember that wacko eye thing at any rate. I wonder how he knew I wanted a Blue-Eyes..." Seto trailed off and pulled a note from inside the velvet box. He read it aloud.
"'Dear Mr. Seto Kaiba,
I am so sorry to hear of the untimely demise of your dear stepfather. I do hope these will show my sincerest condolences. Though I am sure, you are rather pleased with the charge of such a successful company in your young clutches. Do enjoy it.
Oh, and Kaiba-boy, two down, two to go!
Maximillion Pegasus'"
Seto looked at the card with disgust. "Kaiba-Boy? Oh that's original," he spat. He stood and turned to a pair of movers outside the open door. "Hey!" The men jumped and dropped the food they were carrying.
"Y-yes, M- Mr. K- Kaiba?" they stuttered.
"I want these taken to my house and carefully placed inside my office. Am I understood?"
"Yes, sir." They quickly began to gather their things on the ground.
"And no more goody breaks. You have work to do."
Mokuba sighed but he knew there was no getting around ignorant employees.
"Let's go, Mokuba," Seto said, leaving the truck with the two crystal boxes. Mokuba ran his hand over the crystal head one last time.
"Coming, Seto," he turned from them. "Just don't leave me."
Seto smiled. "Don't worry, Mokuba, I'll never leave you..."
End Flashback
"But you did leave me, Seto." Mokuba ran a hand over the crystal Blue-Eyes' head. "All alone." He whispered to it. His hand began to move toward the sapphire eyes.
There was a sudden commotion outside his door and Mokuba jerked away from the statue.
"Miss! Miss! You can't go in there!" Mokuba heard his secretary shout.
He walked back to his desk and sat, looking intently at the door. Then it burst open.
Maya ran in, her hair looking rather misplaced. His assistant followed her in, pouring out excuses to Mokuba. "Get back to work," he said to her. She left the room. Maya smiled at him.
"Nice place," she commented, plopping onto one of his seats.
"What ever you want you better say it quick. You have two minutes before security arrives."
She gapped at him indignantly. "Fine, but I did come to help you."
"Help me with what?" he snapped, looking at his watch and counting the seconds. He scribbled a note to himself on a scratch piece of paper: 'Get a faster response team.'
"Your problem," she said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
Mokuba rolled his eyes. 'One minute,' he thought. "My only problem is that you are sitting in my office, interrupting my work. And that can be remedied easily as soon as you leave. Now would be good."
"Oh," she whined. "But Mokie-"
Mokuba rose quickly in a towering rage. She shrank back slightly as steel-blue eyes bored into her. "Don't you ever," he said, in a deadly whisper. "Ever call me that."
"But I-"
"Valentine, get out. NOW!"
"But I-"
"GET OUT! I never want to see you, hear from you, or talk to you again!"
Her eyes slowly filled with tears. "I was trying to change you back, Mokuba." She took a shaky breath." I wanted my friend back." She stood and her voice grew stronger, angrier. "I never wanted it to be like this. And I never thought I'd have to be friends with Seto Kaiba when he was dead." She ran to the door and slammed it behind her as she left.
A/N: And there you have it. I start the trial next chapter.