The Real Truth Behind Growing Up
By: SakuraScorpion19
A/N: Here is a story behind the cold, blue eyes of the famed CEO of Kaiba Corp. As said in Kaiba's own Point Of View, this fic contains some truths to growing up and running your own multi-billion dollar company without actually going insane! Do enjoy and review…feedback and constructive criticisms are gladly welcome…
Rated R (or M) for language.
Note: I do not own Yu-gi-oh
Chapter 9: Stairway to Heaven
I slowly opened my eyes to find myself in a very unfamiliar place. The light floating throughout the room was blinding, forcing my eyes to squint shut.
I forced myself to count to twenty.
Why I did it, I have no idea. Maybe so I could gather the courage to open my dark blue eyes to see where the hell I had ended up.
I opened my eyes once more and pushed myself to keep them that way. My eyes slowly adjusted to the blinding rays of light and I was finally allowed to realize my…situation.
White paint covered the walls and blank sheets surrounded my body.
Well Holmes?
What do you want now?
Where are we in retrospect to the clues?
Wow, your vocabulary has gotten much better.
Shut up smart ass! Just answer the fucking question!
Maybe I don't want to.
What's wrong Holmes, you can't figure out where we've ended up?
We are…I mean…I am in a hospital room, jackass! There…you happy now?
Hospital? Why are you in a…oh…yeah…hahahahaha…getting your ass kicked in that club's line! Hahahahahaha!
Haha…fuck off! It wasn't my damn idea!
Whose was it then?
YOURS!
And who am I, Mr. Kaiba?
You…you…you…
Hmm…what's the answer? Did you wanna try a lifeline?
What? What the fuck are you talking about?
Did you want to use 50:50 or Phone a Friend? Oh, wait…you don't have any friends, my mistake.
Fuck off!
Then answer the fucking question!
I closed my eyes to try and remove the headache pulsating throughout my brain.
I waited for a while to clear my head.
I don't really know how long it was, I really wasn't staring at a clock or my watch.
Then, the hospital room door opened loudly. I looked up to see a middle aged man in an off-white coat. He stared at me. He held a black folder in his right hand and his other kind of twitched every now and then.
He sort of freaked me out when he suddenly gave me a smile. His aging face wrinkling back during the constant action.
"You're awake." He stated. He basically slammed the door as he walked toward me.
Instinctively, I sat up on the bed.
It makes you look vulnerable and weak if you are caught lying down.
What the hell does that even mean?
I…uh…shut it!
"It would appear that way." I answered the man.
He let out an annoying giggle at my answer.
What the fuck?
Leave me alone right now!
Hey, Mr. Kaiba?
Ugh…what?
While you're here, why don't you tell the doctor that you have voices inside your head? I bet he can make me go away!
The man slowly finished giggling and pulled up the folder. He opened it almost gracefully and began searching through the words on the paper in front of him.
"Well…it appears your eye will develop some bruising, but other than that, you'll be just fine."
"I guess…that sounds good." I said to the news.
"Did you have any further questions, Mr. Kaiba?"
FUCK! They know who I am!
That's a bad thing?
If this shit gets into the news…fuck!
Who gives to shits…you're the CEO of fucking Kaiba Corp. You don't need to worry about a damn thing!
Yes…I have a lot to fucking deal with…
"Uh…no, no questions."
"All right, if that is all, I'll just have you sign this so I can get out of your hair…" He walked over to me and basically threw the papers into my hand. He then quickly shoved a pen into my other one.
"Wait…I do have a question."
What? You have a question? No…let's go. I'm bored!
"Yes, Mr. Kaiba?"
"Who brought me here?"
Honestly, who gives a shit?
"Oh…some woman. She helped you walk into the hospital and she answered all the questions the police asked. Then, I guess, she left, from what I could tell."
A woman?
Maybe it was that one chick you wanted to lay?
Yeah right. I doubt that. Wait…shit!
What now Holmes?
Police…questions…tabloids…Kaiba Corp…
Calm your ass down.
This is not good. I'll have to check the police report!
Seto Kaiba, it's done, finished over…forget it ever happened!
Kaiba Corp isn't doing as well as it was a few years back you know. Not too many kids are interested in Duel Monsters anymore. I need as much GOOD publicity as possible!
It's not going to give you a negative affect. It makes you look, human…you know, the whole, the Big Bad Kaiba bleeds…
"Would I be able to see the police report?" I asked the annoying doctor still hovering over me.
"I'm assuming so…but I'm just a doctor, I don't know much about that kind of information."
"Oh…all right." I quickly signed the needed paperwork and handed it to the doctor.
"Thank you Mr. Kaiba. If you need to, ice your eye. And if you have any further questions, call me…" He smiled, handed me his number and walked out.
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I slowly and silently walked into the kitchen.
Great…Mokuba's going to kill me.
Who gives a fuck?
Fuck you!
Fuck you too!
"Seto?"
I looked up, shamefully. There stood Mokuba glaring at me.
"Seto." He stated almost inaudibly.
I couldn't think of anything to say to him. His hurt and worried face kept my attention.
"Mokuba." Was all I could muster up the courage to say.
"You're late…" He said annoyed.
Late? Why would he say that?
"Late?" I answered him, questioning his choice of words.
"Seto…you never came home last night…it's just not like you." He was fidgeting with his fingers, showing his nervousness and worry.
"I'm sorry if I worried you, Mokuba."
"Sure, you're sorry." He said, clearly with sarcasm.
He doesn't think that I'm sorry? But I am…I want to be the last person that would ever hurt my little brother…I never want to hurt him…I should be concerned for him…he shouldn't have to be worried for my sake.
What the fuck Seto Kaiba? You are a Kaiba, you have no emotions, no feelings! Who the hell are you trying to be? Yugi Moto?
No…just leave me alone!
Yugi Moto…Seto Kaiba is the new Yugi Moto, believing in the heart of the cards, of course, Seto Kaiba couldn't beat an old lady at that game.
"Shut up! Leave me ALONE!" I screamed holding my hands over my face.
"Seto?" Mokuba's voice called out in question.
I looked up in humiliation.
"Uh…" I stood up and collected myself, pride and all. "Yes?" I finally said.
"What….what is it? What is doing this to you?" He said in a soft whisper.
"I…uh, I…"
Come on Seto Kaiba…are you afraid to tell him? Don't be afraid…fear is for the weak…not a Kaiba.
You aren't me…you're…you're…
"Seto…what is going on? I thought it was just Kaiba Corp stress, but there's something deeper….am I right?"
You're…no…it's impossible…you're…
"Maybe it's because of that CEO job, or it's the stress of raising me, but could it be something deeper, deep inside…"
No…you're…you…you…but…you…you're…
"Seto, please, answer me…say something, please. Seto? Seto?"
No…you…you…
"Seto?"
You're…you can't be in my head, it's not possible…it's illogical…not probable…you can't…you're…you're…
"Seto, please. What's wrong with you?"
YOU!
"Seto?"
YOU!
"Seto?"
"YOU! It's YOU!"
"Seto? What are you saying? Is it all because of me?" He started to cry from all I could see in the blurring light around us.
"YOU! NO….NOT POSSIBLE! YOU!"
"What Seto? What's not possible?" He said still crying.
"HIM! NOT LOGICAL!"
"What? Who?"
"HIM!" I screamed. I collapsed to the floor staring at the tiled blocks.
I could feel Mokuba's hand over my back, trying to comfort me, trying to figure out what my problem was.
And I had a problem. It was in my mind. In my memories. In my past.
"Seto? Please, speak."
"Him….him…him…him…"
"Seto, who?"
I couldn't speak…nothing more…and nothing less.
I slowly stood up and walked off toward the hall. I could sense Mokuba following me, but I didn't care. I followed the hall moving closer to the stairs.
How could this have happened? I had no clue. I had the answers to everything, but not this.
I moved swiftly. Following the cruel lights. I came into contact with a step. I looked down in disgust. Then I glared upward.
There it stood. The white stairwell. Bask in it's glow. There it was…my haunting stairway to heaven. Heaven…an illusion to me now. I walked that stairway to heaven to my bedroom…mine…
I got in and I hoped my crazy mind would never escape….never.
Hey all...hope you enjoyed the suspense...I did...I love freewriting! It's fun! Well...I'll try to update ASAP...as you can see I was busy/lazy!
Review please...I love getting e-mail and feedback...hehehehe!
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