Woah. Angsty stuff. I didn't know Mokuba was going to do that. I really didn't. But I was cheering him the whole way. Tough little bugger. Now. The Pharoh's somewhat breathless answer. Enjoy.
Rant VI - Shock. Horror.
The Pharoh looked around. His friends stared at him in shock, like they'd never seen him before. Yugi had tears in his eyes. 'Poor Mokuba,' the young boy whispered. Yami would have agreed if his nether regions hadn't hurt quite so badly. The boy had one hell of a punch. And vicious aim.
But what held his attention more than anything was the glacial blue gaze that captured his eyes. There was heat in it, fury. The cold that had filled Kaiba's voice when he had threatened him showed how much he had meant what he said. It seemed you could do what you liked to him, and he wouldn't flinch, but hurt his brother, and you were dead. Such loyalty.
'Kaiba ... Seto. I did not intend to hurt Mokuba.' Definitely not anymore. Not if the kid punched like that. 'This ... this seems to have gone out of control. You made a statement, told me your beliefs. I cannot agree with them. And you will not agree with mine. We have both let this go too far, dragging others into it who did not deserve to be hurt like that. I would never knowingly hurt Yugi, and it is obvious you would die before you hurt Mokuba.' Or kill. 'Your loyalty is one of the things I admire most about you. That and your stunning looks.'
He stopped. Yugi, the guys, Mokuba, they were all staring at him. 'Pharoh?' Yugi queried tremulously. 'You do know what you just said, right?' Yami stared in horror. Oh shit! He'd ... he'd said it. Oh bugger!
A sudden burst of laughter stunned them all. Yami turned to stare in terror as the cold bastard that was Kaiba let loose a great laugh. Mokuba slid to the ground, backing away from his brother. 'Seto? SETO?' Seto wiped his eyes and turned to look the Pharoh in the eye, a deadly grin on his face. He strode forward.
Yami backpedalled, utterly terrified. Stop you coward, he berated himself. You've faced worse than this. No I haven't! No I haven't! Shit! He's snapped. He's going to kill me! He's really going to kill me!
Kaiba stopped in front of him, pinioning his arms to prevent escape. 'Pharoh,' he rumbled, a smile playing on his lips. Yami's knees went. 'Pharoh,' Seto continued. 'You should have said something. I thought it was just me. If I'd known, I'd have done this sooner.' He leaned in to Yami's face, lips pursed.
To be continued ...
What do you think? Is he serious? Is Kaiba in love with the Pharoh, and all the antagonism just a disguise for his true feelings? Or is this a ploy, to get his revenge for the Pharoh hurting Mokuba? Find out next ch... DUN DUN DUN. Mwahhhahhh.