Zelda-Jewel: Finally! I have gotten to this fiction, I'm sorry it took so long, but I lost inspiration. Now that I have the courage to finish this story, I shall. Yes this is the last chapter of 'Forever in the Night'. Thank you for all the reviews that I have received! I hope though that this last chapter will be good enough to make a great finish. So here I go.
Reviews:
xXxkIkOkEnxXx: I'm sorry about your fictions being erased, that was so unfair to you! I hope you can get your stories back soon. Just remember you have a huge army of reviewers that would back you up if needed.
Chika of the high Mts: To answer some of your questions: Yes Kaiba was the prince of Darkness in his past...at least in my story that is, but it takes place after the trauma in Egypt in the series. This is a revenge fic, but I didn't say to whom was taking or receiving the revenge, true that Kaiba hated Joey and made him jealous that he had a life, friends and a family, but he had no real reason to take revenge on him. Maybe it was just an added bonus to ruin someone else life. Kaiba goes up against Bakura for taking away everything that was held dear to him, he's taking revenge out on Bakura
Flame Swordswoman: Well your on the right track but that's not exactly what happens...but close. I've never watched Mad TV so I actually have no clue what your talking about. I'm glad your enjoying the gore hehehe
T.Lei: (Blushes) Thanks, I hope you like this chapter it will be the one that puts all the pieces together.
OptimisticGirl94: Thanks I will write more...just for you
Seto's Girl 2004: Oh yeah very intense in this last chapter!
Yami Koibito: (squeals) I love kitties! Sorry it took long to get around to it, so hopefully you like this last chapter.
Freak09: I'm sorry I left you hanging (Slaps hand) bad Zelda-Jewel, I'm sorry!
Michelle: Thanks for the compliment. I really appreciate it
Javillan: I loved the poem, I touch me. Thank you for your kind words and because of that I have decided to update this story. 32 times! Wow that's a very big compliment...thank you.
Last Time:
Once again a dark circular orb formed in Bakura's hands, Kaiba weakly watched it grow with the darkness that it feed off. Kaiba's eyes widened as he saw the direction Bakura was aiming, right at Joey. With a dark chuckle Bakura released the magic towards Joey.
"No! Dammit, Joey MOVE!" Kaiba yelled
Joey's brown eyes slowly opened to his name being called only to see a dark aura coming towards him. And all the was heard was two familiar voice...
Screaming in turmoil...
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The shrilling sound of a life being drained had no comparison to what this scream sounded like. The sound was indeed of anguish, pain that would pierce the deepest of a soul. A equal scream sounded across from the haunted darkness of house, which at the time was amazingly still standing. If his brown eyes were not witnessing it himself he would never believe what went down in those last few seconds; but there it was in-between himself and his fate.
There to block the path of the deadly shot was the Millennium Ring. Glowing with crimson fury as Bakura's shot hit dead on into it's awesome power. The ring shook from the intensity of it's masters blast. The sword of which was held tightly to Kaiba's neck, fell to the ground as Bakura was forced to his knees from the pressure that the blast had sent on the millennium ring.
Coming out of shock, Joey quickly looked to Ryou. He laid painfully on the floor rolling and twisting about from the bond that both Bakura and he shared through the millennium ring. Although the pain, Ryou looked up at Joey through pained filled pools and forced himself to smile. It was because of him that Joey was still alive. With the bit of courage that he had he thrusted the ring which was around his neck between Bakura's blast.
The red glow that illuminated from the millennium ring suddenly turned to a blinding light as it shattered from the pressure forced upon it. To the ones that shared the power of the ring it was as if they were being torn in two as the golden pieced fell to the ground scattering in different directions. The ear-piercing scream flooded the room as the pleadful cry of Ryou sent shivers down the two vampires spines. Until it was muted out by the loud roar of Bakura.
Bakura clutched his stomach like his insides were being ripped out in front of him. He stumbled back almost as if trying to escape the pain of that came from the ring. His screams, though, were silences, as well as Ryou's as the middle piece of the ring shot out with a heated blast of light piercing Bakura straight on. He was thrown back against the wall. His crimson eyes drifted down to his body, instantly a cruel smile plastered itself on his face at the realization that he was slow dissolving. The heat of his gaze raised to Kaiba's blue ones, it could be scene that Bakura knew something that both of them didn't.
"Go to hell" Kaiba snarled as the rest of Bakura disappeared into the air.
The atmosphere was silent of a moment until a large rumble emitted through the foundations of what was left of the home, the pieces of the ring glowed in a furious finale. Joey stepped back in fear as the pieces shook in rage before striking both Kaiba and Joey through the heart with lightning. Both flew backwards as they hit the ground hard and drowned into the darkness of unconsciousness.
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Azure colored eyes opened slowly to the darkness room, the daze of his eyes soon disappeared as the feeling of pain rushed through his sore body. Realization dawned of him at the fact that he actually could feel pain. He lifted his tired body from the ground, very slowly he stood, steadying himself on his feet. Never had be been so happy for his famous head pounding headache that attacked his senses when he was on his feet.
Through the pain though his eyes met crimson flowing down his arm from the cuts that came from Bakura's skilled hand with a sword. His eyes lit up at the knowledge that he was bleeding...if he was bleeding that meant he was...alive. His breathe that was caught in his throat release itself into the dim air. Kaiba took a deep breath loving the way the loving oxygen filled his lungs.
The groan that echoed the room caught Kaiba's attention as his eyes drifted over to a disoriented puppy lying not to far away. In quick strides he was at his side, looking down at him as the blond struggled with consciousness.
"Wake up Mutt" there was no hate in his voice when he said these words because of the fact that he was to happy to keep his Seto Kaiba composure.
"N-not a damn...Mutt!" Joey groaned as his eyes opened with a dazed hatred. His chocolate covered eyes looked up at Kaiba until the rush of a major headache caught up with him. His body slowly took control of him as he fell backwards only to be caught by Kaiba.
"Damn Pup, you can't even stand up" Kaiba helped Joey to his feet, steadying him as he wobbled back and forth through his headache
Joey ignored the 'Pup' comment and focused on straightening himself out. When finally he had his feet flat on the ground he let go of Kaiba's shoulder and looked around the room.
"Damn what a party...I have a horrible hang-over" Joey joked, noting the fact that he was able to breathe once again. Excitement overtook him as he thought of all that he would be able to do. Seeing Serenity was one of the most exciting, being able to be with his friends again and enjoying the light of the days. It was all because of Ryou...
"Ryou!" Joey suddenly yelled as he went over to where he last saw Ryou.
Boards covered the ground of the area he once laid, it took no time for Joey to quickly start digging through the rumble to hopes to find Ryou. Suddenly Joey saw his pale flesh through the cracked wood and debris. His white hair splayed across the ground, covered in dirt and blood. Joey gathered him in his arms checking for vital signs that he was still alive. Placing two of his fingered to Ryou's neck he checked for a pulse...it was there but very faint.
"He's still alive" Joey said, watching as Kaiba came over to him.
"He should have died" Kaiba stated flatly, not understanding that Ryou was still alive but Bakura was dead
"I don't know how he cheated death but we have to get him to a hospital" the cuts of Ryou's skin were deep, blood seeped through his clothes and his skin was a grayish pale. Joey picked him up in his arms caring him over to the exit.
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Kaiba and Joey sat in silence in the waiting room. Ryou was rushed in as soon as possible when they arrived at the Domino Hospital, now all they had to do was wait for an update on his condition. Not one of them dared to break the silence, they both agreed that what happened that night would remain a secret that no one would ever know.
Kaiba's intense eyes stayed focused on the blond that sat on the other side of him. True, he did not like the Mutt, but through the circumstances he could not hate him...just dislike him. He couldn't help the guilty feeling linger in him that he had brought the blond in his battle...he always believed in fighting his own battle, but rage blinded his senses that the blond duelist had something that he could never get back and to him that made him inferior to the one he always said he was master to. By taking out his anger on the mutt and not Bakura himself he proved that he was a coward, something that Kaiba considered unacceptable.
Chocolate eyes met his cold stare in confusion as to why he was watching him. For a moment to two just looked at each other before Joey broke eye contact and smiled, he nodded his head to Kaiba as if seeing that Kaiba in his own way was trying to apologies to him...he accepted his apology.
"Joey!" Joey looked over at the voice that called his name, he saw Yugi. Yugi encircled his arms around Joey.
"I missed you so much Joey" he cried happily into him.
"H-How did ya find me?" Joey asked, he didn't recall getting in touch with her before heading to the hospital
"Kaiba called and said you were ok...are you?" Joey looked over to Kaiba who looked away not wanting to catch his gaze.
"How are you Joey?" Yugi asked
"I'm a little sore, but I haven't been so happy dat I'm alive in a long time" Joey answered; however there was a question he was wanting to ask Yugi "Umm...Hey Yug', I need to ask you a question"
"Sure go ahead"
"Ya now how ya are connected ta Yami and all through your puzzle?" Joey started, his voice seeming uncertain of what he was going to say. Yugi nodded in response, becoming more interested. "Well how exactly does dat work?"
"It's complicated, we are connected both mind and body" Yugi explained catching the attention of Kaiba
"So dat makes ya feel each others thoughts an' actions right?" Joey asked getting more hopefully to solve a mystery that had plagued him since he left the destroyed house.
"Kind of, we sense each others joy, confusion, even pain. Both our souls our concealed within the puzzle since the time of it being solved" Yugi explained more deeper. He admits that Yami was his best friend, they were their for each other when one of them was hurting emotionally or physically.
"Wha' would happen if da puzzle shatta's?"
"Our bond is very weak. We can no longer sense each other or feel them until the puzzle is put together. So it's like losing part of yourself" His hands tightened around his puzzle at the memory of when it had shattered. He fought with everything he had to get the pieces back together. That was something that he would never like to repeat.
"An' wha' would happen if it was destroyed?"
"Then it would kill of both Yami and part of myself...since I hold more power over my own body then Yami; Yami would be the one to die and only part of myself would be destroyed with him...why are you asking me this?" Yugi's suspicions had grown over the little bit that he revealed to Joey.
Joey didn't answer, he brought his hand to his chin in a thinking matter trying to link all this information together with what happened to Ryou. His attention, however was drawn away when Kaiba started to speak...he actually forgot that he was there.
"So that's why he had not died" Kaiba said more to himself than to the small group around them
"Why?" Joey asked interested with the logic Kaiba on the matter
"If what Yugi said was true, then it's logical to say that Ryou had not died" Kaiba stated flatly almost as if he was bored with the whole idea
"What are you talking about?" Yugi questioned timidly. Although Yami had explained little about Kaiba's past to him, he still wasn't sure if he could be trusted even though he was no vampire anymore.
"Bakura could only be killed if Ryou was killed correct" Kaiba said impatient
"Yeah so? Dat doesn't explain why he's still alive an' Bakura is dead" Joey pointed out
"Yes it does Mutt" Kaiba growled at his idiocy. He received a low growl in response from Joey at the 'Mutt' saying, he ignored it and continued "Yugi had just said that if the Millennium Puzzle was destroyed then both Yami and part of 'himself' would be killed. If I'm not mistaken than it's the same for the rest of the millennium items" Kaiba hardly believed himself for talking about this hocus pocus, but these last few weeks have been an eye opener.
"Yes" Yugi confirmed
"So when the Millennium ring was destroyed Bakura was killed, Ryou, being the true 'owner' of his body was separated from the ring by losing part of himself. That's why he was screaming in pain back there, part of himself was dieing" Kaiba was only met with the empty stare of Joey. His anger burned at that point. "Don't you see, Ryou was killed, the part that bonded him to his item...when Ryou is killed so is Bakura!" Kaiba shouted seeing the lights finally go off in Joey's head.
"Oh...uh" Joey grinned sheepishly. Before Kaiba could yell at him anymore they were interrupted by the nurse.
"Ryou is in stable condition. He had a few fractures and some internal bleeding but besides that he only had a few cuts and bruises. If you would like you can see him" the nurse smiled. Yugi and Serenity followed the nurse to were Ryou was. Joey started to follow but noticed the Kaiba had turned towards the exist of the hospital.
"Don't ya wanna see how he's doing'?" Joey asked.
Kaiba stop halfway in his step before facing the blond once again, "No, I hardly know him. I have better things to do, like get back to my company before some idiot gets any crazy ideas about overthrowing me. I also need to find Mokuba" Before Joey had time to answer Kaiba turned around and quickly walked out of the hospital. He was only there to make sure Ryou lived, now that he knew there was no reason to stay.
The freshness of air hit Kaiba as soon as he left the building. The sun had never been more welcoming to his skin, taking a deep breath he relaxed before grabbing his cell from his trench coat. He dialed his limo, told him the direction then hung up just as fast. Kaiba made sure to remind himself that Mokuba was in the protection of Wheeler's sister and that he needed to pick him up from there. He started down the sidewalk in hopes to enjoy the sun and fresh air while he could, unfortunately he was disappointed when Wheeler's voice broke his concentration.
"Hey Kaiba wait up" Joey yelled jogging up to the stiff brunette. "Listen danks fer helpin' me back dere...wit Bakura n' all"
"Save your gratitude Wheeler" Kaiba muttered
"Dammit when will ya ever call me by my name 'Joey', it's not that hard" Joey growled only to receive a smirk from Kaiba
"When I feel like you deserved it" Kaiba couldn't keep the amusement out of his voice no matter how hard he tried.
"Ya know Kaiba, ya ain't such a bad guy...a jerk yes, but not all bad" Joey grinned, then added "Although ya were a bit sadistic, ya should really see a shrink 'bout dat" Joey pointed out. Kaiba turned to him, stopping his face walk.
"And you were nothing but a coward" Kaiba grinned wolfishly
"COWARD? Wha da hell! I was brave enough to go against Bakura be myself" Joey growled at how Kaiba put him down...coward indeed?
"Perhaps...or the fact that it was just stupidity talking" Kaiba grinned at the red faced blond "If I recall, you never shut your damn trap, I believe you were always whining and complaining"
"YA WERE GOIN' TA KILL ME" Joey yelled furious "Any man would have been afraid"
"I'm sure that not every man screams like a little girl" Kaiba chuckled before walking away on the blond. Before he got five feet away a familiar voice caught his attention.
"Seto!" He barely turned around when a blob of ebony hair ran into him, knocking him off his feet. "Seto I missed you so much" Mokuba hugged him tightly
After the initial shock wore off, he smiled and messed Mokuba's hair up, "It's great to see you Mokuba" his eyes that usually held coldness melted at his brothers voice. It was only after that did he hear Wheeler's voice laughing at him and mocking him. He glare over at the blond who was killing himself laughing.
"The great Seto Kaiba knocked off his high horse by his brother" Joey said through his own laughter. As Kaiba was about to get to his feet and kill the blond...permanently this time, the sound of his own sisters voice rang over both their ears.
"Joey!" Joey turned only to have himself being thrown back by Serenity. He landed hard on the ground with Serenity on his lap. "Joey, your alive" she cried happily
"Now who was knocked off their high horse, oh wait...that right can't even afford a horse" Kaiba smirked before turning to Serenity
"Thanks for watching Mokuba" Kaiba turned from the siblings to the limo that waited for him and his brother, until he remembered something "And thanks for the wonderful night" he smirked as he heard Joey explode
"WHA?" Kaiba couldn't help but chuckle at the obvious reaction that Joey had yelled. To make it even more worth it, his sisters pleading for him to calm down...now he could have that.
"Don't get your leash tied in a knot" he smirked, without looking he could tell Joey was trying to break free from his sisters grasp.
"Damn ya Kaiba, when I get my hands on ya" Joey screamed from behind him "Ya are so dead"
Kaiba couldn't resist, he couldn't even help it. He turned to face Joey, "Have been once, didn't like it much...I'll have to pass" with that he turned around and walked over to the limo which Mokuba was waiting in.
"Screw ya Kaiba" Joey yelled at him
"That would be the day" Kaiba threw back at him before climbing into the limo.
In a sense...that is to those that understand the relationship of the two, they respected each other. The fact that Kaiba had not held a single angry tone in his voice when mocking Joey had said one thing. And Joey actually trying to give Kaiba gratitude was something unexpected. Who knows, maybe someday Kaiba will actually call the blond by his real name; and Joey might try not to strangle Kaiba anymore...
"See you around Mutt"
"KAIBA!"
...maybe not
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Zelda-Jewel: Well finally this is the end...I hope you guys like it. I will be updating 'My Way' soon so keep waiting for that. I also have started a one-shot that will be posted as well. So Zelda-Jewel's still writes...once again I hope you guys loved the fiction can't wait for your responses.
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