:-: Technical Difficulties :-:

ThievesShadow

Yu-Gi-Oh is the intellectual property of Kazuki Takahashi, and is being used in this fan fiction for fan purposes only. All situations, opinions and characters not belonging to Kazuki Takahashi are the intellectual property of ThievesShadow Me. Oh, and I do not own the song "All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u. … In this version she was changed to he and her to him for purposes of the Jou/Seto pairing that will make itself known later.

Finals and regents are upon us and I've had no free time what so ever. I've been wanting to write this chapter for the longest time and I have finally managed to squeeze in a bit of time. I am terribly sorry if it is nowhere as good as my others but I will try my damned-est. I can assure you as soon as all these things are over with the updates will come a tad more quickly and they won't be in such bad shape, or for that matter; poorly written. I just want to apologize in advance. Thank you for taking the time to read this. :) --ThievesShadow

Let me tell you this,

I feel totally lost.

If im asking for help

its only because…

Being with you has opened my eyes,

could i ever believe such a perfect surprise.

I keep asking myself,

wondering how.

I keep losing my eyes,

but i cannot get out.

I'm going to fly to a place where its just you and me,

and nobody else

so we can be free.

All the things he said

all the things he said

runnin through my head

runnin through my head

runnin through my head

all the things he said

all the things he said

runnin through my head

runnin through my head

all the things he said

This is not in mind, THIS IS NOT IN MIND!

(all the things you said...)

And I'm all mixed up, feeling cornered and rushed.

They say it's my fault but I want him so much.

I wanna fly him away,

with the sun and the rain commin over my face

wash away all the shame.

And when they stop and stare,

dont worrying me.

Cuz im feelin for him what hes feelin for me.

I can try to pretend i can try to forget,

but it's driving me mad goin' out of my head!

All the things he said

all the things he said

runnin through my head

runnin through my head

runnin through my head

all the things he said

all the things he said

runnin through my head

runnin through my head

all the things he said

(this is not in mind...)

(all the things he said..)

Kaiba looked down at himself and found out why he wasn't able to move, he was strapped to come sort of electric chair.

The robot smiled, she enjoyed watching him move. Speak. Do anything, she just adored it. "Hush Seto. I know you don't mean any of that stuff. Just sit back relax and let me inside."

The computer spun and walked to the console, she typed rapidly; every so often glancing back at Kaiba.

Soon the soft tapping ceased and the room was dead silent. Though seconds later there was a loud clang, Kaiba's eyes opened immediately, and he watched as the body of the robot fell to the floor. It dropped, seeming to be going slowly, as if time had slowed down. Kaiba began to sigh with relief but within an instant the relief and comfort he felt was jolted right out of his body.

A large amount of electricity surged through the wires and up into the chair, sending an immense shock through his body, the chair buzzed loudly. Seto shut his eyes and grit his teeth, he began grinding them together trying to take his mind off the pain. But he wasn't able to think, his brain was being fried. He went to scream but was unsure sound had come out.

The electricity began burning him, charring his white trench coat, turning it a grayish blackening color. His skin, turning from a light tan-ish color to a dark red, blood surging through the body at light speed. Each vein, artery and capillary contracting making the blood more visible. The blood boiling inside him.

He couldn't take much more, if he kept up with biting down, he was sure to destroy his teeth. Soon the electric charge began to lighten up, his body convulsing and trembling uncontrollably. He no longer had control of his mind, or much of anything. His body didn't respond; it just went into shock from the treatment he had received.

Seto leaned forward against the restraints, his head falling forward and resting against his chest. His breathing uneven, sometimes extremely slow at points and at others very rapid. His muscles spazmed harshly and he began coughing. His diaphragm twitching hard, forcing him to almost thrust upward, he continued the pained motion until he finally coughed up a large piece of blackened flesh, blood spill from the ends of his mouth and the gagging subsided.

He blinked slowly, blood seeping from his eyes, which were a neon red color. Terribly bloodshot, it looked as though each eye was filling up with blood. His entire body seemed dead; he could no longer feel anything. Either the pain was no longer there or it was so great that he wasn't able to comprehend it.

Kaiba began coughing again, hacking up more black lumps of flesh, the dead cells from his lungs. The body trying to recover, reach its stabilizing point. Homeostasis. But it was unable; it needed to get all the dead out. His organs were charred, a crispy black; with no hope of recovery. He shut his eyes, tears of blood streaming down his face. He sat hunched in the chair silently. Dead silent.

The three of them froze. Bakura, Yami and Jonouchi, as a horrible sound echoed through the air. The sound so high pitched it hurt to hear it, a scream. They all looked around trying to pin point exactly where the sound was coming from, and each of them found one another to be looking in the same spot. Down.

No one was sure what to make of the scream, it hadn't sounded human. Jonouchi immediately thought of the computer, Yami thought of some enlarged insect, while Bakura thought of some women getting her innards torn out.

Bakura smiled at the thought, but was soon brought to reality by a nice smack upside the head.

"Hey Bakura, there's nothing to be smiling about! Kaiba could be in real danger!" Jonouchi hissed, his eyes trained on Bakura.

"We don't know that it was Kaiba, Jonouchi." Yami hoped it wasn't Kaiba, but wasn't sure who else it could have been.

"I don't think Kaiba could reach a high a note as that one. But I've never heard him sing, and I hope to keep it that way. Wouldn't want to tarnish my record." Bakura grinned smugly. "I suppose you two will want to investigate. Well let's go." Bakura walked towards a stairwell, one that would lead them to find the source of the scream.

Yami and Jonouchi exchanged glances. :-: Mokuba would have to wait a bit longer. :-: Yami thought, wishing that none of this had every happened. But wishing gets nothing accomplished. He sighed and followed Bakura, Jonouchi right behind him.

:-: Please be alright Kaiba ... in fact. I hope that it's not you. Please Kaiba please don't let it be you. :-: Jonouchi clenched his fist and his entire body tensed. :-: What if it was Kaiba? What happened to him? That scream... unreal. :-:

Lights flickered on and off and one by one the computer console screens went black. The chair using up almost every drop of electricity from the main generators. As the three stepped into the large room, the power went completely out. Though a faint humming was heard from floors above; back-up generators now activating.

A row of center lights flickered on, one boy one. Leading them, guiding them in the direction of the ajar steal doors. Bakura led the way, Jonouchi and Yami close behind.

Stopping at the door Bakura spun and looked towards the others, "Are you ready to enter?" He said, a grin began spreading across his face.

Jonouchi shoved him into the side of the doors as he stepped through. :-: Man do I hate the dark and all this scary ass shit ... but I just gotta know if Kaiba's alright. :-: Jonouchi looked around the pitch black room. He couldn't see anything.

A single light flicker from the center, it hanging directly above the electric chair. Empty. Nothing in it, nothing around it. This room was empty.

Yami stepped in and stood beside Jonouchi, his eyes scanning the same nothing. Bakura grumbled rubbing his face with his palm, he too looked about the room.

The center light flickered off, and for a few seconds it stayed that way. But as it came on the chair was no longer alone, a dark figure stood beside it, their head down. Arms folded. Soon their head rose and they looked in the direction of Bakura, Yami and Jonouchi. Opening their eyes, the neon red surpassed the darkness and hit them.

Jonouchi yelped silently and hid behind Yami. Yami tried stepping back unable to tell what that thing was. Bakura cocked his head to the side trying to figure the same thing out.

The central light flickered out and soft steps were heard, each echoing around the room. The acoustics carrying each sound wave around, making it seem like the steps were from every direction.

Behind them the steel door slammed shut, and without thinking each spun.

The back-up generators finally powered enough to get a few lights on helped to illuminate the room. And there stood Seto Kaiba. His skin still a deep red, the blood still surging through him, unable to stop. The ends of his chair a crispy black, ash slowly falling from the tips. The once white coat a tarnished black, he looked like an un-dead monster.

Seto chuckled loudly and took a step towards the group, "I wish I could tell you I was happy to see you alive and well ..." Seto chuckled a bit harder, "But then I'd be lying."

Joncouhi forced a smile and stepped back slowly, "Hey uh Kaiba ... you look like hell."

Seto looked down at himself, noticing his clothes. He raised his hand so he could catch a glimpse. "Will you look at that…Maybe I look like hell because I'VE JUST WENT STARIGHT THROUGH IT AND BACK!"

Bakura had never paid much attention to Kaiba, just always knew he was some rich egotistical jerk. Didn't bother with him at all; but now Bakura was wondering why he hadn't. Kaiba actually seemed sort of interesting.

Seto's body spazmed and he stumbled backwards; he grasped his head in both hands and shut his eyes tightly. His face painted with blood, and now a new river flowing from his eyes. :-: Get out of me. This .. this is not my mind:-: Kaiba screamed again, that high pitched tone.

Jonouchi half ducked as he held his ears. Yami turned away and shut his eyes, he pressed his hands to his ears and held them there tightly. Bakura flinched not needing to cover his ears. Bakura had heard this so often when he was young.

As soon as the screaming subsided Seto look up, his gaze stopping on Jonouchi, "You worthless mutt ... you should have stayed at home. But no! You just had to come here ... well that was your first mistake. Your second was even thinking you could get close to me. And for that you will pay ..." Seto smirked, "With your life."