Fate Plays Cruel Tricks
A/N: Here is the second chapter of my fic...enjoy...Joey and Seto are in this one, I just decided to start it off with Mokuba since he does move my plot! Thanks everyone for the reviews,especially Shortstop! Read and review please!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh! and I am not responsible for what the characters do in this fan fiction. I also don't own Mastercard...since they are slightly discussed!
Chapter 2: The Rescue and The Dragon
There were no second chances. Without hesitation, he scooped the child into his arms and jumped out the back of the bus. The fire engulfed the remaining sections of the bus as the man quickly ran toward safe ground. He gently placed the child on the cement and backed away to allow the paramedics to do their job.
"Where…." The child coughed. "What…happened?" He moaned trying to breathe.
"You're lucky to be alive kid." A woman said leaning over him.
"Huh? What?" The child choked.
"What happened?" "Who are you?" "Are there any remaining children on the bus?" Voices rang around them along with cameras and flashes.
"Hey, give da kid some room." The man yelled. "Can't ya see dat he was just stuck in a burning bus."
"And you sir, you were the one who saved this young boy's life, any comment?" A young woman's voice called from the crowd.
"Look, I was just doin' my job lady. Now stand back." The man said pushing the news reporters away the best he could.
"What's your name?" The paramedic asked the child kindly.
"I'm…Mokuba…Mokuba Kaiba." He answered softly.
"Mokuba Kaiba…contact his brother…" A police officer said over his radio.
"We are going to take you to the hospital now, Mokuba. Okay?" The paramedic said softly.
Mokuba nodded and closed his eyes. He was tired and he needed to sleep.
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Mokuba awoke to be safe in a nice warm bed. Oddly, it wasn't his. It was just a single white covered bed surrounded by four cold walls. He had never seen such a room.
"Mokuba."
Mokuba turned to see his big brother standing in the doorway. He gave him a smile. "Hi."
"Are you all right?" He asked with concern, sitting down in a chair beside Mokuba's bed.
"I guess…what happened?" Mokuba asked, unsure as to why he was here in the first place.
"The police said that your school bus crashed into a divider on the freeway."
"That doesn't make any sense…" Mokuba thought.
"Exactly, why were you on the freeway?" Seto asked. "Didn't you notice him get on?"
"No…I was asleep." Mokuba answered dully.
"So you put yourself into that situation! I'm guessing he assumed that you weren't on the bus! Mokuba….you could have been killed." Seto said half yelling, half…crying?
"Big brother?"
"What?" Seto questioned, collecting himself.
"Nevermind." Mokuba said looking up at the cold ceiling.
"So you're fine?" Seto asked his brother again.
"Yeah, I guess." Mokuba answered truthfully. He could feel every ache and pain, but he was alive.
"Well….honestly….I don't want to go, but I have to. I have a Kaiba Corp. meeting in about 15 minutes so…I'll have to get going." Seto said standing up.
"Of course…" Mokuba said still looking up at the ceiling.
"I'll be back later to pick you up." Seto said. He gave his little brother a quick kiss on the forehead and ran out of the room.
Mokuba just laughed. Of course, I nearly die, but we have to make sure we make the 5 o' clock meeting! Who has a business meeting at 5 on a Friday. No one else but Seto! Mokuba had been slowly realizing as time went on and years went by, Seto would dwell at Kaiba Corp. longer and longer. Mokuba was used to it by now. He wouldn't wait up for his brother. He would just come home, do any homework he wanted to get done, eat, play video games, watch some good old television and go to bed at 11. Seto wasn't home until at least 12.
He just wanted to sleep again. That would pass the time. There wasn't much to do in a hospital room. Sure there was a TV, but there was never anything good on Fridays. Never anything to…do…
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Mokuba slowly opened his weak eyelids. He heard something. It was a strange piercing noise that caused his ears to ache. He cleared his eyes and looked around the room. What is making that horrible noise? He turned around recognizing the sound as a door being slowly knocked on. Duh! He looked at the door expecting Seto to be standing there, but it wasn't. It was…
"Joey?" Mokuba said in a slight whisper, out of shock.
"Hey there Mokuba!" Joey said kindly. "I, ugh, brought you some Get well stuff." He said holding up some balloons and a card.
"Really?" Mokuba asked in confusion. "Why?"
"You were in an accident, and ya didn't look too good on your way here." Joey said moving out of the doorway and into the compacted hospital room.
"How would you know that?" Mokuba asked.
"Well…ugh…it has been a while since I've seen ya…of course not counting today." Joey said trying to explain the situation to Mokuba.
"What are you talking about?"
"Ugh…I'm not good at this kinda stuff." Joey said rubbing the back of his head with his free hand.
"Explaining what?"
"Look Mokuba…I was just doin' my job." He answered with a smile.
"Which is?"
"Ugh…how 'bout I just do dis." Joey says grabbing the TV remote.
Mokuba looks up at the screen. "Priceless, and for everything else there's MasterCard…Welcome to the 6 'o clock news, I'm Penny Price, in today's news, a school bus slams into a divider on the highway. The only child remaining on the bus was saved from the burning inferno. Tragically, the bus driver, Han Gladly lost his life in the crash. The lone survivor, Mokuba Kaiba, little brother of the Billionaire Kaiba Corp CEO, Seto Kaiba, is safely at Domino Children's Hospital. The firefighter that saved his life, Joseph Wheeler, had this comment: 'It was nothing. I was just doing my job. Any other firefighter or citizen would have done the same.' There you have it folks, a true hero. All our best goes out to Mokuba. And now a commercial…"
Joey clicked off the news and looked over at a shocked Mokuba.
"You were the one who saved me?" Mokuba asked.
Joey just blushed. "Yeah…"
"I just remember a really weird dragon…with red…eyes…wait…I knew it was you!" Mokuba said almost standing in his bed.
"What?" Joey asked in confusion.
"I saw the Red Eyes Black Dragon…"
"I think you were just dreaming…you were out when I got into the bus."
"No…I saw your Red Eyes!" Mokuba said yelling.
"Okay…okay…I give…" Joey said laughing.
"It's not funny, I'm serious!"
"Sure…"
"Thanks by the way…" Mokuba said calming down.
"For what?"
"Ugh…saving my life…" Mokuba said smiling.
"Oh…no problem."
Mokuba grabbed the card and balloons from Joey's hand. "Thanks!" Mokuba said with a grin.
"You know Mokuba…I didn't even realize dat I saved you."
"Huh?"
"I didn't notice you. You're much taller and you cut your hair…" Joey said laughing.
"Oh…" Mokuba gave Joey an evil grin.
"What's with the evil grin?" Joey said laughing.
"I owe you…"
"What?"
"I owe you like…something for saving me…"
"No ya don't."
"Maybe like…you could come over and hang out at Kaiba Mansion or something."
"I don't know, Mokuba…I have to work and…I just don't know."
"We could catch up…talk about the good old days."
"The good old days?" Joey asked confused.
"Yeah…when you were a duelist."
"Oh…then…"
"What is it?"
"Nothing…just dat was when…Yugi…" Joey said looking at his feet.
"Oh…sorry…I kinda forgot…" Mokuba said playing with the ribbon on one of the balloons.
"It's okay…" Joey said with a smile.
"So…will you think about it?" Mokuba asked with a puppy dog smile.
"Ugh…yeah…I could come Sunday, I don't have to work then. Is that fine?" Joey asked.
"Of course!" Mokuba said giggling.
"Wheeler?"
Mokuba and Joey quickly turned toward the door.
"Seto." Mokuba said with a smile.
"Why is Wheeler here, Mokuba?" Seto questioned.
"I was just giving him some Get well gifts." Joey said.
"I'm sorry, since when are you Mokuba?" Seto snapped.
"Seto! Joey was the firefighter that saved me!" Mokuba butted in.
"Wheeler saved you? You're a firefighter? Since when did the Domino City Fire Department get a dog?" Seto said with a smirk.
"What did ya just say, Kaiba?" Joey began to yell.
"Mokuba, it's time to go." Seto said with a grin. "Oh, and I suggest the mutt leave before security throws him out on the street." Seto left the room and waited outside.
"Sorry about him." Mokuba said.
"It's okay…I should be used to it. Some people never grow up." Joey answered. "I guess I'll see you in a few days." Joey smiled and quickly left the room.
Mokuba quickly got dressed and met his brother outside. Seto just guided his brother to the limo and glanced to the other side of the parking lot. He saw Joey getting into his car. Nice car, for Wheeler that is. He had to be a firefighter with that kind of ride. They made pretty good money. Wheeler tried after all. It must have taken him awhile to get over the whole Yugi issue…even I guess I felt bad about it. Sure he was my mortal enemy, but no one deserves that kind of death. Murder…it makes no sense. Wow…Wheeler looks nice from here. What did I just say? Never mind. I don't have to worry about seeing him anyway. He lives in a whole other world.
"What are you thinking about, Seto?" Mokuba questioned his brother.
"Nothing, just Kaiba Corp business." Seto lied.
"Oh…" Mokuba drifted off.
Wheeler saved my little brother. Wow, he was actually good for something. The mutt was like Lassie. He saved the boy in trouble. Good dog. Good boy. Good Wheeler. What? What am I saying? I hate that stupid dirty mutt! He has no shred of honor or class! Stupid dog! Just tie him up outside and leave him there to rot in his own filth. Mutt, eat garbage and live on the streets where you belong. Dumb dog. Wet, smelly dog…brown eyed puppy. What? Why am I thinking about that thing? Mutt…
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