Yami Pandora: Hi! Thank you for all the reviews, I think that's the most I've ever got in one day for one chapter!
Buka2000: Sorry if the lemon was a bit short, but I'm not very good at them and it was my first attempt.
Nachzes Black-Rider: You're insane, but then, so am I, oh his name is Maniakku.
Duater of Doom: Glad you liked it!
subtleblade: well, don't let the suspense kill you just yet, I've still got… Ra knows how many chapters to go!
Memory the Phoenix: glad you like the story… and SOMEONE ELSE LIKES NIGHTWISH! Only five people, including me, I know of like Nightwish!
(Last Time)
Yami smiled at Seto, who smiled back and they drifted off to a peaceful sleep, holding each other closely. Unbeknownst to them, however, a figure had just witnessed everything from outside Seto's window in a tree, and he was infuriated. Seto was his. No one but him was going have Seto.
(This Time)
Yami awoke to find Seto sleeping next to him. 'He looks so peaceful when he's asleep' Yami thought. He ran his hands through Seto's hair, careful not to wake him. He heard creak open and looked over to it. He saw a worried looking Mokuba. "Morning Yami; how is Seto?" he asked.
Yami smiled and said "Your brother is fine". With that Mokuba broke into a smile and ran over to the bed. He looked at Seto and an evil smirk came across his face. He grabbed one pillows from behind Yami and threw it over Seto's head shouting "wake up sleepy head". Seto groaned and turned away from Mokuba pressing the pillow over his head so he couldn't hear his little brother. Mokuba pouted and moved over to Seto's side of the bed and started pulling the covers off him. "OK, OK, I'm up. You tell me to sleep more, yet when I do, you try waking me up" said an agitated Seto, removing the pillow from his head to throw it at Mokuba. Yami laughed, at which Seto hit him with another pillow. Suddenly Seto felt a pillow hit the back of his head and an innocent voice say "up for a pillow fight, nii-sama?". Seto turned to the direction of the innocent voice to see a not so innocent Mokuba with a smirk to rival his own. Seto laughed and threw more pillows at Mokuba. Soon Yami joined in and the three of them were throwing pillows all over the place.
A thought suddenly occurred to Seto. "Mokuba, I'm sorry about last night" he said with his head down. Mokuba frowned and hit Seto on the head again.
"It's not your fault Seto. Its nobodies fault, really, they didn't know and you reacted normally" he said. "Speaking of them, I wonder if they're up yet". With that, he ran out of the room and down stairs to where the others were sleeping. Yami kissed Seto good morning and Seto readily responded. They broke apart when a yell came from downstairs. "WHAT YA THINK YOU'RE DOIN', YA NUTCASE!". Seto and Yami smirked, knowing Mokuba had just woken Joey up in some unpleasant way. Loud footsteps were heard downstairs and some more shrieks were heard from various friends, mainly Tea. They managed to drag themselves out of the warmth of Seto's bed and quickly dressed then headed downstairs to see what chaos Mokuba had managed to cause.
They stepped in the living room to see occasional wet patches on the carpet, and a soaking wet Tea and Joey chasing a laughing Mokuba. When they saw Seto, however, they soon stood perfectly still with awkward looks on their faces. Seto restrained himself from laughing and put his icy mask on. "What is going on here?" he asked coldly. Everyone except Yami sweat dropped. Mokuba looked sheepish and said "Well… they wouldn't wake up so I dumped cold water on them". The victims of the water attack glared at Mokuba. Seto was finding it very hard not to laugh at the looks on everybody's face. When Yami burst out laughing, he couldn't hold it in, and began to laugh as well, much to the amazement of everyone else except Mokuba and Yami, who were both laughing hysterically. The stunned look on their faces only made Seto laugh harder. "I think he finally lost it" Joey muttered. But Seto heard and stopped laughing. "So, because I appear to be a cold-hearted bastard, I'm not allowed enjoy myself once in a while" he snapped. If looks could kill, everyone within a ten mile radius would be dead. Everyone quivered under that look. Seto glared at everyone again and stormed out the room. Yami glared at them himself and said "you upset him last night, and you upset again. And you call him heartless?"
"What is the deal with you Yami? Why are you sticking up for him all of a sudden?" Tristan asked. Joey looked uncomfortable; he usually told his best friends everything. "None of your damn business" and with that he stormed after Seto. The room fell into an awkward silence as they heard front door swing back and hit the wall violently. They shared a confused look and turned to Mokuba. "What is wrong with those two" Tea asked.
"Just leave it, cheer leader, it's none of your business anyway" said Bakura. Everyone stared at him. "What?" he asked bewildered.
"Since when do YOU stick up for Yami?" Tea sneered.
"None of your Ra-damned business what I do, if I want to stick up for the Ra-damned Pharaoh, I damn well will. Got it?" Bakura snarled. Ryou put a hand on Bakura's shoulder to calm him down. Calm down Bakura, they don't mean anything bad Ryou sent through their mental link. Bakura threw one last glare at Tea and turned to kiss Ryou. Ryou blushed and said "Do you have to do this in front of everyone?" he asked shyly.
"Not ashamed of me are you?" Bakura asked between kisses.
"No" Ryou protested, but sweat dropped at the same time. Everyone else turned away, preferring not to witness their display.
Meanwhile, outside Seto's mansion, Yami was still trying to find where Seto had gone to. He wandered around Seto's extensive garden, calling out his name. He was suddenly grabbed from behind and a cold, cruel voice said "so, you think you can take Seto away from me do you? Well think again, kid". Yami tried to call out, but a hand was clamped firmly onto his mouth. He struggled, but this man was a lot bigger and stronger than he was, so he resorted to trying Shadow Magic. The man, unfortunately, noticed this and hit Yami over the head, rendering him unconscious. He cut Yami's arm, and let the blood run down his arm and rubbed a piece of paper on the wound. He swung Yami's limp body over his shoulder, and stalked away into the night, leaving behind the message for Seto to find about the whereabouts of Yami.
Seto had been hurt by some of the things said. It was as though he wasn't allowed to laugh or be happy, just because he'd been a little distant in the past… OK very distant, but so what? After all, he was still technically a kid.
Seto had heard Yami calling him just a moment ago, but now…. It was silent. He couldn't hear Yami at all. Worried, he headed back to the place where he had last heard Yami's voice calling for him. He looked around, but couldn't see Yami anywhere. All he could find was a piece of paper, stuck to a twig on one of the many bushes that were in his garden, which had a blood stain on it. Shaking slightly, he picked it up and read it, his face paling as he did so. It said:
If you want to see your dear Yami alive again, you will meet me near the dock, tomorrow at midnight. If you fail to show, expect to next see him in a morgue.
Maniakku
Tears formed in his eyes. He knew what Maniakku was capable of, and knew he would hold to his threat. He had no choice. He had to save Yami, just as Yami had saved him countless times before. He went inside, the tears spilling out of his eyes. He walked in the front room, and saw Mokuba and Bakura glaring at Joey and Tea. He gave Mokuba an inquisitive look to which Mokuba replied "Joey and Tea were insulting you and Yami. Bakura defended you, they got mad and they've been arguing" he explained. Seto merely nodded and walked over to the sofa and promptly collapsed on it. "What's wrong Nii-sama?" Mokuba asked. Seto lifted his head up and handed Mokuba the blood stained note. When he saw who it was from, he gasped, causing everyone to look in their direction. Mokuba's hands started shaking. "What are you going to do Nii-sama? You can't give yourself over, you've suffered enough" Mokuba said, tears also forming in his eyes. Seto had always been sacrificing himself for Mokuba, always taking his punishments, giving up his childhood to keep Mokuba happy. Mokuba didn't think it was fair that Seto had to keep getting hurt because some bastard was threatened the people he cared for.
"What are you guys talking about? Who are you talking about?" asked Joey. Mokuba turned to him, seeing the confused faces of the others, with the exception of Yugi. Mokuba knew Yugi knew because of his and Yami's mind link, which meant that Yugi must have known that Yami was gone. When he looked at Yugi, he noticed a glazed look in his eyes, which only happened when he was talking to Yami through the mind link. Yugi soon snapped out of his trance. "Yami's gone" he whispered, loud enough so people could hear him.
"I suppose this has something to do with what you and Mokuba were talking about, didn't it Kaiba" Tea spat at him. Seto just looked at the floor.
"Yes. A man by the name of Maniakku Yokoshima has him. I have to go to him tomorrow at midnight if we are to see Yami again" he said sadly.
"Well… you're gonna go aren't you? We have to get Yami back!" Tea shrieked. Mokuba glared at her.
"Maniakku was one of the people who tortured and raped my brother; it was mostly my fault too! Seto's always getting hurt for me, and now he's gonna be hurt for Yami too" Mokuba said. Seto flinched at the word raped. "We're gonna get Yami out, without giving my brother over, you got that?" he finished, daring anyone in the room to disagree with him.
"Alright, let's go get our friend back" Joey yelled out with a grin on his face. Mokuba perked up, hearing Joey back him up. He would have thought that Joey would have been one of the last ones to agree with him, considering his and Seto's past. The others all chimed in their agreement too and Tea reluctantly agreed. She knew the Pharaoh was in love with Kaiba, nad had seen this as an opportunity to get rid of him. Bakura smirked. "The Pharaoh needs his ass saving? Looks like I'm going to have some new baiting material. You can count me in; I want to rub his face in it. Ha. A tomb robber saving a Pharaoh" he finished with an evil laugh. Everyone rolled their eyes and sweat dropped, knowing that Bakura was indeed going to tease Yami about this for weeks. Seto cheered up hearing everyone's agreement and stood up. "Well, just how are we going to get him out then?" he asked.
Random Song – Nightwish, Slaying the Dreamer
I'm a priest for the poorest sacrifice
I'm but a raft in a sea of sorrow and greed
You bathed in my wine
Drank from my cup, mocked my rhyme
Your slit tongues licked my aching wounds
Put a stake through my heart!
And drag me into sunlight
So awake for your greed
As you're slaying the dreamer
Swansong for the Wish of Night
God it hurts, give a name to the pain
Our primrose path to hell is growing weed
Put a stake through my heart!
And drag me into sunlight
So awake for your greed
As you're slaying the dreamer
Blame me, it's me
Coward, a good-for-nothing scapegoat
Dumb kid, living a dream
Romantic only on paper
Tell me why you took all that was mine!
Stay as you lay - don't lead me astray!
Wake up, mow the weed
You'd be nothing without me
Take my life if you have the heart to die
You bastards tainted my tool
Raped my words, played me a fool
Gather your precious glitter and leave me be
The Great Ones are all dead
And I'm tired, too
I truly hate you all!
Yami Pandora: well, hope you liked that chapter. Get reviewing! Hope you liked the song Memory the Phoenix.
Sorry if it seems I'm being mean to Tea. I don't have a problem with her, just those damn freindship speeches. They do my head in! I just need more than one threat to Yami and Seto.