Yami Pandora: I'm so happy that you like Nightwish:) I went to my first ever concert three months ago… and it was Nightwish, with a band called Tristania as a back up. It was brilliant! Although the female singer in Tristania is a little creepy, the way she stares without blinking… but their music is good too, although that was the first time I heard their music and I don't know any of the songs. Anyway, I'm gonna shut up now.
Chapter 8
(Last Time)
Oh boy' Yami thought. 'This is gonna be fun'.
(This Time)
When they arrived at the Kaiba mansion, a blur of black was seen rushing towards them. "Seto!" a voice called, and a small figure threw itself at Seto when he exited the limo. Seto was knocked to the ground by this black blur, and he hissed in pain as his rear hit the floor. "Hi Mokuba" Seto managed to gasp out.
"Oh Seto I'm so sorry. I forgot" Mokuba cried. He looked thoroughly ashamed of himself and got off of Seto to help him up.
"It's alright, kid. Just be careful" Seto said, ruffling Mokuba's hair, completely forgetting that Joey was there (he's doesn't mind showing emotions around Yami so much, remember?). Joey looked completely gob smacked. This was Kaiba. Showing emotion. Riiiight. Parallel universe alert! He blinked, thinking that when he opened his eyes Seto would be acting like his normal, cold-hearted self. But no. He was still being… nice. Seto suddenly remembered who was there and put his emotionless mask back on. He walked towards the front door, saying "Well get a move on, I don't have all day". Joey grumbled under his breath, wondering how one guy could have so many mood swings.
Seto and Mokuba led them up to the library, which was down the hallway from the basement door. Seto shuddered as he saw this door, remembering what had happened down there. It was where he had mostly been tortured, with a number of weapons, including knives and whips all while he was chained to a wall. He could have sworn there was still blood on the door. The others all noticed his strange behaviour, but only Mokuba knew the reason for it, as Yami didn't know the mansion that well, and Joey didn't know about the torture. "Hey what's wrong with you" Joey asked, almost sounding concerned.
Seto shook himself and turned to Joey saying "None of your business, mutt"
Sheesh, sorry for askin'. You have so many mood swings; it's hard to tell which side of you is normal"
"Whatever" Seto said and opened the door to the library. There must have been hundreds, if not thousands of books in this room and there were even two advanced computers sitting on a table near the window. "Wow, I thought just you and Mokuba lived here, Kaiba" said a shocked Joey.
"It is just Mokuba and I who live here, mutt" Seto sneered.
"Will you stop with the whole mutt thing? It's gettin' old" Joey yelled.
"Umm…. No" Seto mocked. Joey snarled and lunged for Seto, but Yami held him back.
"Hey, what ya defending him for?" Joey asked
"I don't think it's me he's defending, I'd say it was you" Seto sneered.
"Big words coming from a guy who got his ass kicked last night!" Joey yelled. Seto visibly flinched as soon as those words were spoken and walked to the history section of the library with a haunted look in his piercing blue eyes; a look that even Joey noticed. "Just what happened last night anyway?"
"I've already said it's none of your business, so drop it" Seto said, sounding somewhat depressed. Joey took the hint and didn't say anymore on the subject. Yami wished he could comfort Seto, but as they had decided to keep their relationship a secret for at least a couple of weeks, he couldn't while Joey was there. They all started taking down notes, preparing for their presentation, which would have to include a large poster (hand-drawn) of Ancient Egypt, with some facts on it. Yami and Seto already knew all the facts on Ancient Egypt, so Joey was left looking for more research on Egypt. Seto was already working on the poster, drawing pyramids and Egyptian artefacts, such as a sarcophagus and hieroglyphs. "Hey, you're a good artist" Yami said quietly, admiring the work Seto had done.
"Thanks. Bet the mutt will find something wrong with it though" Seto replied.
"You know, if you tried being a little nicer to him and stopped calling him mutt, he might actually be more polite" Yami said reprimandingly.
"I'll try, but I'm not promising anything. Our personalities clash too much" Seto said half heartedly. Yami laughed quietly, totally agreeing.
Hey, Kaiba? Where's the bathroom in this place? I gotta go" Joey suddenly yelled, interrupting their conversation.
"I'm so going to kill him" Seto muttered under his breath, causing Yami to choke back a laugh. "Up the stairs, turn right, third door on the left" Seto said simply, not even turning to look at Joey. Joey grumbled something under his breath that sounded like 'stupid rich-boy' and walked out of the room. "Finally" Seto said. Yami was confused, but got the hint when Seto pulled him in for a kiss. It was hot and passionate, especially when Yami licked Seto's bottom lip, begging for entrance, which Seto easily granted. He moaned as Yami's tongue explored the inside of his mouth and started to push Yami's tongue back with his own, battling for dominance of the kiss. Yami being Yami didn't pass up the challenge and fought back, though like every other time he won the battle and resumed his exploration of Seto's mouth. A small cough at the door made them break away, and they saw Joey standing there with a smirk on his face. "Gee guys, if you wanted to be alone you only had to ask" he mocked. Seto and Yami blushed, then Seto pulled himself together, glared his famous death-glare and Yami said "Please don't tell anyone Joey. We were going to tell you all, we just wanted to wait a little" he pleaded.
"You both wanted to remain a secret, or is he just ashamed of ya?" Joey asked with sudden anger. Seto flinched again. Yami noticed this and his own anger flared up. "Don't say that. We both made this decision, and we would greatly appreciate it if you would keep your mouth shut. We wish to tell them in our own time" he hissed. Joey put up his hands in defeat, his anger now dying down at the sincerity in Yami's voice.
"So, who else knows?" he asked inquisitively.
"Just you, Mokuba and Yugi" Yami replied.
"Well, although I think it's weird for you to be goin' out with ya rival, I'm happy for ya" Joey said, a huge grin coming on his face. He slapped Yami on the back, nearly causing him to fall. He then turned to Seto and said "You better not hurt him, or I'm gonna come after you with a knife and cut you to death ya got that?" Joey said, half seriously, half joking. Although Seto knew he was messing around, it still didn't stop him from automatically freezing up. He had had too much bad experience with knives. "Hey, you OK?" Joey asked.
"I…. I'm fine" Seto said, mentally cursing himself for stuttering. Suddenly a loud bang was heard from upstairs, as though someone was in a temper.
A minute later, Mokuba appeared at the doorway and said "none of my friends are able to come tomorrow". He sounded pissed.
"Coming where? What to Mokuba?" Yami asked.
"It's my 12th birthday tomorrow and my friends have all got other plans, they were supposed to come to the sleepov…. Seeeetooo? You know you said I could have any friends over I wanted?" Mokuba said innocently.
"Oh no. Let me guess, you want Yugi and friends over, right? Of course you do, you enjoy making me suffer don't you" Seto said in mock suffering.
"How did you guess? Never mind. Well, can they come? Please?". Mokuba put on his cutest face and puppy dog eyes. 'Damn him' Seto thought. 'I can never resist that. Damn manipulative kid'. "Fine, but don't expect me to be all friendly with them. I can't stand them, especially that cheerleader girl, what's her name again... Tea, right?" Seto said.
"OK, and yes Tea is her name" Mokuba said cheerfully and ran out of the room to phone Yugi and his friends. Seto sighed and said
"I need mental therapy, I swear it".
"Um… OK… that was weird. You were acting normal, you sure you're alright?" Joey said, bewildered by Seto's… normalcy. Seto glared at Joey and said "What, am I not allowed to act human just once or am I supposed to be a – what was it you call me again? – a 'machine'?" Seto said angrily. Joey shook his head and decided it was best if he just went home to prevent further upset. As he walked out the mansion Mokuba called out "Don't forget to come to my party". Joey smiled and nodded his head at the hyper child.
Back in the library, Seto and Yami resumed what their kissing, their tongues duelling passionately with the occasional moan being drawn from either lover. The need for air drove them apart and they sat in each others arms for a while, until Yami said he had to go home. "I have to be back by dark, Yugi and Grandpa get worried they seem to think something will always happen. Wonder where they get that idea" he finished sarcastically. Seto smirked. "Hm, let me see" he said in mock concentration. "There was that time when Pegasus was stealing people's souls, then that incident with the Big 5, oh and lets not forget Yami Marik and then Noah, then I believe it was Dartz, then all that stuff in Ancient Egypt. No, that doesn't give them much reason to worry does it?" he said sarcastically. Yami smirked back and leaned over to Seto saying
"Well, I always managed to get myself out of those messes with the help of my friends". He kissed Seto softly and stood up. "Well, bye then" he said, regretting that he was leaving. Seto too, stood up and walked Yami to the gate of his mansion. They kissed once more then Yami set off for the game shop.
When Yami was out of sight, Seto went back inside. He thought back to what had happened. He had almost let slip to Joey that he had been raped. He collapsed in the hallway and started to cry. That was how Mokuba found him an hour later.
At the Kame Game shop, Yugi and Grandpa were closing up. They greeted with a smile. "How is your project coming?" Yugi asked. Then a very un-Yugi-like smirk appeared on his face. "If you actually managed to concentrate on the project and not on Kaiba" he finished evilly. Yami looked shocked. Yugi had promised not to tell anyone. "Oh don't worry" Yugi said feeling Yami's anxiety through the link. "He would have found out anyway. Besides, it's not like he'll tell anyone" He finished.
"That's not the point. You know how he feels about Seto since the Blue Eyes White Dragon thing" Yami said, worried about Solomon's reaction.
"Don't worry Yami" said Solomon. "Although I think it strange, I'm not angry. After you can't help who fall for" he said with a smile. Yami let out a breath he didn't realise he had been holding. He smiled and hugged Solomon and whispered a "thank you" to him.
Random Song – Nightwish, The Riddler
Riddler, Riddler ask me why
The birds fly free on a mackerel sky
Ask me whither goes the wind
Whence the endless tick-tick stream begins
Make me guess if the earth is flat or round
Set a guessing if fantasies are unbound
If tales aren't just for children to see
That it's peace if sleep walks with me
As you wish
For kingdom come
The one to know all the answers
You think you dwell in Wisdoms Sea
Still sweet ignorance is the key
To a poet's paradise
Challenge the Riddler and you will see...
Riddler, Riddler ask me why
All mothers beneath the Earth and sky
Hold their children's hands for a while
Their hearts forever - yours and mine
Make me wonder what's the meaning of life
What's the use to be born and then die?
Make me guess who's the one
Behind the mask of Father and Son
As you wish
For kingdom come
The one to know all the answers
You think you dwell in Wisdoms Sea
Still sweet ignorance is the key
To a poet's paradise
Challenge the Riddler and you will see...
For nature hates virginity
I wish to be touched
Not by the hands of where's and why's
But by the Oceans' minds
As you wish
For kingdom come
The one to know all the answers
You think you dwell in Wisdoms Sea
Still sweet ignorance is the key
To a poet's paradise
Challenge the Riddler and you will see...
As you wish
For kingdom come
The one to know all the answers
You think you dwell in Wisdoms Sea
Still sweet ignorance is the key
To a poet's paradise
Challenge the Riddler and you will see...
Yami Pandora: Please review. Next chapter is gonna be my favourite… I think. You wanna read? Get reviewing then. I think this is my longest chapter to date. Hopefully the next one will be longer.