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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.

Note: II Anything between a pair of II is Yami and Yuugi talking to one another. II

Note2: Xx Anything between a pair of xX is Ryou and Bakura talking. xX

Note3: Anything italisized is the computer talking.

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..)

"He's dead!" Jonouchi shouted, frightening Ryou with the intensity of his voice. Shrinking away the blond turned partially towards the right. Not wanting to look into Ryou's eyes, not wanting to see his face ... and more importantly, not wanting to show off his own.

Xx Dead? XX Bakura yelled, as his hikari step away from Jonouchi, shocked at the news. Xx No! xX Everything was ruined. How was he suppose to torture Kaiba is he was already dead! Damn.

Jonouchi was still having a hard time swallowing what he had just said. :-: Kaiba couldn't be dead ... could he? No:-: His mind shouted angrily. Annoyed that the blond would even think such a thought. But Kaiba was dead ... there was no getting around it. Though in the back of the blonde's mind, as well as deep in the pit of his heart ... Jonouchi felt a glimmer of hope that told him Kaiba wasn't dead.

Tears began swelling in the corners of his eyes, as images of the mutilated body of Kaiba paste themselves within his mind. The saline drops fought to escape, but the blond in return fought hard to keep them at bay. But his efforts were pointless as emotion was consuming him like the savage wolves feast on a night's meal.

Ryou stood silently, frozen in place, as the idea of Kaiba being dead hadn't registered. His mind fumbling with the thought. :-: Kaiba ... I-I .. he's .. but ... :-: Bakura felt his hikari weakening, and took this opportunity to force his way out. Kaiba couldn't be dead, and without proper proof ... he couldn't accept it.

The ring beneath Ryou's shirt began to glow, and in a split second the spirit of the thief was in control of the other's body. Eyes narrowed, Bakura stepped towards Jonouchi, "Are you sure that this isn't a joke Jonouchi? He could very well be alive." Bakura said, void of any emotion.

Xx A joke? Not even Kaiba's that cruel! xX Ryou shouted, his voice sounding off like an alarm in Bakura's mind.

:-: Hush. You know very well some of the dirty tricks Kaiba uses to get what he wants. :-: But what was Kaiba going to get out of this stunt. Oh, that's right. His life. Because if Kaiba was alive, Bakura would be taking it. Besides, Jonouchi could have taken Kaiba's death as a misunderstanding ... people lie on the ground for multiple reasons. Sleep ... unconsciousness ... but the chances of that were slim to none. And Bakura knew it was a long shot. A long shot that he wanted to be true.

Jonouchi ran the back of his hand across his face, pushing the fallen tears aside. His quivering lips turned firm and the blond gritted his teeth. His once crying eyes narrowed. :-: Am I sure? ... AM I SURE:-: Pausing a moment the blond registered the last remark made by his 'friend'. :-: '... a joke ...' A JOKE! This isn't some sort of fucken joke! Kaiba would never play such a cruel joke ... especially not a time like this:-:

Jonouchi turned slowly to face Bakura as he grinded his teeth together. Emotions were now in control of the blonde's body, and there was no room for reason or sane thoughts. Before the blond could speak, images of Kaiba's horrible torn body flashed with his head. The dark blood that fell from each fist sized wound, the foot and a half long cut that made its way from the side of the brunette's face to his chest ...

Bakura frowned. Apparently his comment had hit a chord with the blond idiot. Standing his ground he watched Jonouchi, expecting an answer quite soon.

"Any IDIOT taking one glance at the body would know that he's dead!" Jonouchi yelled, wanting to release his anger upon the thief. Giving him a nice fist to the face for asking such a stupid question. Damn Bakura. Jonouchi wanted his friend back, he wanted Ryou back.

Ryou fought against Bakura, trying to regain control of his body. Bakura was only making things worse for Jonouchi, and for himself. Xx Stop it! xX Ryou shouted.

:-: Stop your whining. I'm on control now. :-: Bakura reminded his hikari. Still not accepting Kaiba's death Bakura moved towards Jonouchi. "But Jonouchi ... Kaiba could just be unconscious ... or even --"

"He's dead. I saw him. I saw the body. He's dead." Jonouchi spoke in monotone, looking away from Bakura. Each time Jonouchi had to say 'he's dead', more and more of him began to crumble. Emotionally, he was becoming dead.

Maybe Kaiba was dead, and Bakura just had to accept this. But the revenge that had been building would not allow him to put this to rest, not yet anyhow. "But Jonou--"

Why wouldn't Bakura just give it up? It was killing Jonouchi inside having to continue to say it. "You don't believe me ... then look for yourself!" Jonouchi yelled, his voice reverberating throughout the large room. Jonouchi stepped aside, cupping his face within his hands as he fought the tears.

Bakura stepped forward, stopping to stand beside Jonouchi. Part of him wanted to help the blond, comfort him. Ryou. But the other part of him wanted to see the mutilated mess that was Kaiba. Bakura. Peeping through the door his eyes quickly fell upon the motionless heap on the floor.

Lying face-up in the center of the room was the body of Seto Kaiba. Blood stained eyes gaze to the ceiling, unmoving. Fist shaped holes dominated the CEO's chest, the edges of each stained silver ... with the dark crimson river flowing out the center. Across his face and down to his chest lay a large slash mark where of which blood still sat. Still the charred and tattered coat remains, hugging the body firmly as if Kaiba lay in a mother's caress.

Bakura frowned, indeed Kaiba looked dead. Very much dead. Pulling his head from the room, he let the balance of power shift. Ryou now taking the throne. Quickly the white haired boy slipped an arm around Jonouchi, giving his a squeeze to let the blond know that he was there. "I-I'm ... so, so sorry Jonouchi." Ryou managed to say, voice unsteady and strained.

Jonouchi's only response was a soft whimper, as the raging war within was still raging on. Emptiness vs. Emotions. Jonouchi press his head into Ryou's chest, wanting to feel the warm body of another, the comfort, and the relief.

"C-come on Jonouchi ... let's, let's get outta here." Ryou said softly into the blonde's ear. Jonouchi nodded and with this Ryou helped usher him towards the stairwell. The door stood open, and hopefully ... hopefully this would give them access to the main floor.

Reaching the door, the pair began to ascend.

As Mokuba lay there on the floor, his heart beating slowly, his breathing pained he uttered the name of his brother. Wishing to see him one last time, as this might be the end.

Yami clutched his chest tightly, giving all the pressure he could to the open wound. Wanting to prevent any more blood from spilling. Truth be told, the wound was not bad, it was just the pain caused by the thing. If the blade of the knife had just been an inch or two to the side, he would be as good as dead. Clenching his teeth, Yami hissed. :-: I need to close the wound. But the infirmary's destroyed. :-:

II Just tear some, some of your shirt or something. All you need for now is a makeshift bandage. II Yuugi told the pharaoh, the boy's spirit appearing alongside his friend. Yuugi's eyes could not look to the pharaoh, though he wanted so much to reassure him ... but it was looking at his body that hurt, seeing the pain in the pharaoh's eyes.

:-: Good idea Yuugi. :-: Yami said, removing the navy blue jacket that he was wearing. Taking his hand from the wound he flinched, realizing how much more it hurt when his hand was not applying the pressure. Quickly he worked to tear the bottom portion of the coat, not to much avail. "Damn it ... come on!" Yami muttered to himself. Finally after wearing the material down he was able to tear a nice portion of the coat off.

Fast and efficient Yami tightly wrapped the wound, making a sort of bandage that wrapped around his body to prevent any more blood loss. But now what about ... Mokuba. Taking his eyes off the bandage Yami looked to Mokuba. The raven haired boy laying silently on the cold tiled of the floor, eyes filled with tears as he called softly for Seto.

Reaching out, Yami placed a hand upon the boy. "Mokuba ... Mokuba, its me." Yami said calmly, moving closer to Mokuba. The spirit stopped as he was alongside the boy. "Mokuba ..."

Mokuba flinched feeling a hand placed upon his back, hoping that the voice was his brother. Still straining to here exactly whom it was he began, "Seh-sehto ...?" Stormy eyes looked back to Yami, only to be filled with a pool of disappointment, as the figure expected was not the one received.

"Mokuba .. I'm sorry I'm not your brother ... but we still need the password for the, the shutters. He and … and the others could be trying to get up here." Yami reminded the other, taking a deep breath after saying such a mouthful. Yami turned away from Mokuba for a moment, eyes falling upon the console, which was still glowing ..., but it seemed fainter than before. It was slowly dying, but still as its only purpose was ... it awaited its next command,

Mokuba shut his eyes tightly. That had been the purpose to coming out here in the hall, to open the shutters to allow the others access to this floor. Mokuba was still very tired, and oh so weak ... but he knew that he had to do this, for Seto. Thinking a moment the password came to mind, "354313RKC0L." His tone was soft, and barely audible so Yami had to strain in order to hear.

Immediately Yami began punching in the code, and as he finished he pulled away, waiting for the consoles reaction. The lights sitting on the machine had been a dull red, but as soon as the last digit had been pushed, those lights flickered to a brilliant neon green. Sighing with relief Yami leaned against the console, so relieved that this was finally going to be over. Now all he and Mokuba had to do was wait.

II Now Jonouchi and the others can finally get up here, and Kaiba can straighten this whole thing out. And it'll all be over. II Yuugi's voice ran like a church bell in the temple of the pharaoh's mind. It was pleasant hearing his lighter half. It had always seemed to relieve some tension as the two spoke, making it easier to accomplish the task at hand.

:-: Yuugi I'm sorry about all this ... :-: The pharaoh said, feeling guilty for what he had but Yuugi through, as well as what he had done to the poor boy's body.

II Don't worry about it ... this wasn't entirely your fault and you have nothing to be sorry for. You helped Mokuba and you helped me. If not for you I don't think I would've made it this far ... and remember, it'll all work out in the end. II Yuugi replied, reassuring the ancient spirit.

The counterpart nodded, smiling to his hikari. :-: You're right Yuugi. :-: He answered, shifting his weight as some of the levers and buttons were uncomfortable pushing into his back. Looking back to Mokuba he reached out, pulling the ebony haired boy close. :-: Kaiba was going to have a shit fit when he sees his brother in such a state ... :-:

The pitter-patter of many feet against the hard tile was the only thing to be heard throughout the basements, well aside from the soft hum of a few backup generators. Gleaming red eyes scanned the room the insect was stationed in. A faint heat signature was found from the body lying within the room, and the insect just sit there and watch as the body refused to move.

Turning around, the creature skittered from the confines of the room out into the massive basement. Various consoles were spotted, but none that were the computer mainframe. True, they were all very powerful ... but they were nothing like the mainframe, nowhere close.

Pausing once again, the insect took in its surroundings. Recognizing nothing. Looking back to the door it had just left, it fought within itself the need to go back. In itself, there was no intention of leaving the body that it was spawn from ... but its instincts ... its programming told otherwise.

Searching through the various data files within its small mind, the insect looked for one that would be able to tell it where it was, or perhaps where the mainframe was. That's what its purpose was ... to reach the mainframe. That was all it needed to do ... and once within ... the path that would lead to the norm would unfold.

Finally opening up a file that could help, the creature was on the move once more. Moving towards the ventilation grate that would prove useful as it led directly into the room that held the computer. Squeezing through the shades, forcing them to allow access the creature made it inside. Moving quickly through the shaft, the creature could see another grate ahead. Good.

Pushing yet again through the shades the insect fell within the room. The large console sitting in the center, its panels glowing faintly. As fast as its legs would allow the creature moved towards the console, climbing up the sides and getting ready to download its data within.

Ryou and Jonouchi had been halted within the second floor stairwell. Just one door away from reaching the main floor ... and a shutter had to be sitting there. Silence hovered about for a majority of the time, neither of them wanting to say anything, nor reply to what the other may say.

Ryou just sat there still feeling horrible for what Bakura had put Jonouchi through earlier, as his eyes watched the blond still mourn Kaiba. Thoughts were down to a nil within the white haired boy's mind ... well all except for one. How explain to the younger Kaiba that the older had perished? Just coming out and saying it would devastate the other, but ... well any way Ryou thought to say it would devastate Mokuba. Asking Jonouchi for help was out of the question as it already looked like he was on the road to a nervous breakdown, so he was left to ponder the thought in his own mind.

Suddenly the shutter screeched up, metal striking the sides of the wall as well as the door it had been hiding. Jonouchi nearly shit himself at the sudden noise, as he had been sitting just beside the shutter ... leaning on it in fact. Gripping his chest, he evened out his breathing, cursing silently to himself.

Ryou on the other hand, jumped up. Shrieking softly, and fighting not to lose his balance which would mean a nice, unwanted tumble down the hard stairs.

Both looked to one another and exchanging glances they moved towards the door. Jonouchi silently urging Ryou to open it, as the blond moved behind his friend. Ryou gripped the knob and turning it quickly he pushed the door open, peering out into the main hall where he saw Yami and Mokuba ... both looking to a door sitting all the way to the left of where they were exiting.

Yami froze, eyes quickly gazing around the main hall at the sound of the boy. Moving himself in front of Mokuba, his lavender eyes fell upon the slowly opening door. He awaited whom or what would exit, needing to know if it could pose as a possible threat. "I'll protect you Mokuba ..." Yami whispered softly to the boy.

Mokuba had heard the door creak, and which this a smile spread across his face. Wiping away the pained features that had almost been engraved into the youth. Forcing himself to stand under trembling legs, he rested his hands upon Yami's shoulders, eyes watching the door intently. "Seh-sehto is that ... that you?" He questioned, hoping with all his heart that his brother would step into view.

Ryou paused hearing the hope in Mokuba's voice, the younger Kaiba thinking that his brother was with them. But he was not. Seto Kaiba lay motionless on one of the basement floors of the facility. Insects devouring his blood-ridden corpse. Ryou shuddered before stepping though, pained eyes looking to Mokuba.

Jonouchi's heart sank as he stepped up alongside Ryou, his gaze falling upon the stained tile of the main hall. Mokuba was so full of the hope that his brother was alive and well, and that the two would be reunited ... and after all this time, the younger Kaiba would never see his brother again.

Mokuba kept his gaze fixed upon the door, awaiting the third figure to step though. Seto. Both Ryou and Jonouchi had already came up, and now the only logical thing was for Seto to do the same. But silence rose in the hall, no more footsteps heard ... nothing. Not looking away from the door Mokuba began, "Seh-sehto? ... Wh-where's my brother?" His voice wavered as his eyes watered.

Dead silence reigned over the main hall for the next few minutes. Jonouchi and Ryou refusing to answer the question that was stabbing at them within. Jonouchi kept his gaze fixed upon the floor, for if he looked to Mokuba ... he knew he would crumble indefinably.

Shattering the silence like cheap glass, Ryou stepped forward. But still, nothing was said.

: What's the problem? Why won't anyone say something? It was a simple question. Where is my brother? And all I want is an answer: Mokuba frowned, a worried look stealing the once hopeful face that had been there. "Where is he? Where's Seto!" Mokuba questioned, now demanding to know.

Keeping his head down, Jonouchi knew he was going to be the one to reveal the horrible news. He had already said it countless times to Ryou, and knew he was about to go through the same thing with Mokuba. "M-m .. mohk ..." Holding his eyes shut tightly, Jonouchi took a deep breath. "Mokuba your brother ... he's, he's ... he's de--" Jonouchi froze as in an instant all the lights in the main hall flicker on. Casting the shadows and darkness into oblivion.

The group glanced around, quite confused as to why the lights had come on. The generators hadn't been working ... but maybe they were all back on line. Either that or all the backup generators were concentrating power on only one sect. of the company.

The cameras that sat stationed in each corner of the room now began moving. All focusing on one point within the hall. The center. Turning on, the familiar red flickering of small button was seen ... and soon the red turned to a faded blue. Beams of particles and lights began to dance in the center, arising from nowhere. Swirling around in a frenzy ... slowly beginning to take shape. That shape of one, Seto Kaiba.

Alyssa: Alright, FINALLY I was able to get this chapter up. Heh heh, another cliffie. I am very much evil. But moving on ... I will try and update faster so you all can read more. And I'm really, really, REALLY happy that everyone likes this story. I finally looked over all the reviews and replied to each and every one of them. So here they are ... wh00ja! ...

Boi-Gayness-Obbsesser: I'm glad that you like my story, this is the story I enjoy writing the most so I'm glad to see all my work is paying off.

TaiAnime: Thanks for the rating. nn And for saying I'm the best horror fic writer. Eeee. You're the best!

Millenium Girl: Glad to see you're really getting nto the story. Looks like I'm doing my job.

Plot Bunnies Inc.: xD I laughed when I read your review. And yeah the part with the bugs is pretty freaky if you think about it actually happening. Shudders

izzymyster: Yes sir. oo I do not want to be tracked down, so I will finish. Oh and thank you for the cookies! Nummies. Hug

Zombiedarkelf18: It doesn have a bit of everything. It would be the ultimate movie. oo wh00! Actions, Adventure, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi ... hee hee.

Fireie Girl: Oooh thank you. If its like watching a horor movie then ... wow. Thank yous! I'm doing a good job then.

Azarath, Raven Of: Of course Ill keep writing this, and I try hard with the details because I want to paint the picture in the readers mind. Like a movie. Glad you love it.

daughterofanubis: Yep, I'm going continue and I will feed your hunger for the story!

DarkShadowSprite: Thanks for pointing that out. I do read over it but it would be better if I read it outloud ... to hear my mistakes because my eyes most likely skip over them. When I finish the entire story I'm going to go back and fix them all. And I didn't even realize Yami (Atemu) wasn't getting hurt ... but I'm glad to see that ... yeah ... heh heh. Take that Yami! ... I didn't say that.

Brone Dalit: Glad you love it, and yep more updating is soon to come.

Green Eggs and Ham: I try to update as soon as I can, and killing Seto wouldbe cruel but then again ... And to answer your question, yes. The scarabs/insects/bugs carry data within them ... and the insects that were inside Alexis almost like re-programmed her mind, and re-animated her body giving her the purpose of killing Yami. And more suspense is on the way ... I am evil! Nyahahahaha.

Meghan: Oooh cliffie. Don't you hate those. Hee hee. I will continue, don't you worry.

Maelin Ditake: Updates in the futire and I cannot say whether he's dead or not.
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Undacuvasesshyluva: Thank yous. And when I get a chance I'll look under your name for your stories.

SnakeMistress: Finally I've updated and thanks for the awesome review. Glad you think its one of the best horror stories you've seen.

dragon goddess: More updates on the way.

mr. binki: Thanks, glad you like the plot. I have loads of other ideas but sometimes its hard for me to get them on paper. This one just seems to unfold so easily.

Thunderstorm101: xD Wh00 for me. And that's a pretty good reminder. Some parts of this can be a bit creepy. And just wait and see to see if Kaiba is dead ... Nyhahaha. o-o

Intoxicated Biscuit: Oooh the dream thingie. That was funny. Kaiba has no idea what he's doing to poor Jou. How eeevil.

yamiseto'sgirl: Veery interesting. That's me ... heh heh. Tahnks for reviewing.

dragon godess04: The bad thing with the injuries is that I blew up the infirmary ... so its going to be hard to fix everyone. X-x

nix: That would be wierd if it was a dream ... that's usually how movies like this go. Or someone will wake up and it was like ... a coma fantasy. o-o Wierd. But I agree with you 100 ... Mokuba hearing about his brother will be tramatizing. Aww ... poor Mokuba. ;-;

fallen-angel-of-repression: Oooh, yes this is one crazy-ass-story. I love the way you put it. Hee hee. Funny! ... Holds tongue Mah tongue! And don't worry I don't do any of those pairings, SetoxJou is the only one I do. And we will have to find out if Seto's dead ... hmm ... to kill ... or not to kill ...

Anime-Dudette:0-o... Thanks! I rock. Hee hee. You rock too! Wh00! And I am going to keep going ... this story isn't anywhere near over.

Dark Shadowess: Somebodies onto something here. High Five!