NOTE: SO SORRY for the late update! I know my promise of "an update a month" but December was a REALLY BUSY MONTH! Let me recap: Exams…Christmas shopping…writing one heck of a Christmas one-shot (just felt I had to)…and vacation (where I was working on other stuff that HAD to come before fanfiction, capice?) Okies? I'm SO SORRY, as I've said, so please forgive, forget and read!

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 4: Who Is That?

Tea stirred and opened her eyes to the best of her ability. Torches with blue flames leapt up form their braziers on the walls. Tea felt something around her waist. She blinked and turn around to see Yugi lying next to her, with his arm draped around her, as if wanting to protect her.

Tea smiled. He was such a sweet boy. He had risked his own life to come and warn Tea about hers. Who better friend was there than him?

She then noticed the presence of something lying on her lower legs and feet. She looked down her body and noticed a lean man draped across them, with his back facing her. He had brunette hair and-

Oh my gosh, Tea exclaimed in her thoughts, it's Kaiba! She looked around, And Mokuba and Ryou too! What are they doing here? Did they fall down as well?

Tea began trying to remember the past events. She and Yugi had fallen through the stairs…. Darkness had enveloped their bodies…. They could here screams shouting their names…. The darkness suffocated them so that they couldn't whisper a breath. The light from the hole in the stairs became smaller and smaller, and the two had wondered why they hadn't hit the floor yet. All too soon, a wave of exhaustion and dizziness came over to two, and they were knocked unconscious as they heard yet another scream…. Something along the lines of "SETO!"

Tea nodded. Seto must have fallen down, and Mokuba must have yelled his name. But how could Seto fall? As far as Tea knew, he was the most graceful and un-accidental person she knew! And by graceful, she meant unwavering in balance. It wasn't like she thought of that as a redeeming quality or something.

She tried pulling her feet out slowly, not wanting to disturb him. Then again, she pondered, I really ought to check if they're all alive and breathing. What better way to check than to wake them up? Tea first leaned over by Yugi and watched him, while putting a hand on his chest. The small chest cavity rose and fell, just as it should.

Tea sighed in relief. This was a good sign. She then turned to Seto. Tugging her legs, she tried to bring them out from under him, while shoving at his back. It was a painful experience for her, and she was sure that Kaiba wouldn't enjoy it either. And he would kill her when he woke up.

And right on cue too.

A hand flew up and knocked her right in the nose. She yelped and recoiled; her hands flying to her nose to protect it.

"You idiot!" she yelled at him, as she saw him sit on his elbows and turn around to look at his intruder on sleep.

"What the heck are you dong, Gardner!" Seto retorted. Tea pulled her legs out from under him.

"Trying to do that! You were lying on my feet! And I was also trying to wake you up to see if you were still alive, gosh darn it!" she rubbed her nose tenderly, "and then you go and hit me!"

"Well, excuse me! What would you do if someone was bothering the heck out of you while you were asleep?" Seto threw at her.

"I would have…told them to go away!" she replied lamely.

"Eh…what's all the fuss, boys and girls?" Ryou rubbed his eyes, sitting up.

"Ryou! You're awake!" Tea cooed.

"How couldn't I be? With all this racket…" Ryou laughed. Seto just scowled. Ryou turned to Mokuba and shook his shoulders, "Wake up, Mokuba. Come on around."

Mokuba groaned and squeezed his eyes tighter. Then, he opened them. "Seto? You're here! You're…alive!" he jumped over into his brother's arms.

"I'm fine…what about you?"

"Just peachy!" the kid smiled back at his brother. Seto sighed. He's been hanging around Bakura far too long. 'Just peachy!'

"What about Yugi?" Ryou looked over at the boy.

"He's alive, just not awake yet," Tea replied.

"Wouldn't…be…so sure…'bout that…" a small voice mumbled.

"Yugi!" Mokuba cried. Yugi sat up and shook his head.

"Geez…what a nightmare," he replied. "Did we really…fall down the stairs?"

"Unfortunately, yes," Seto rebuked, looking away, partially humiliated.

"That's my question, Kaiba," Tea cocked her head, "How did you, of all people, fall?"

Seto narrowed his eyes, "I would prefer not to answer that, Gardner."

"Seto?" Mokuba looked up at him, "What was it that scared you, though?" The entire chamber froze.

Seto Kaiba…scared!

"I wasn't…scared, Mokuba. I was…taken by surprise by something," Seto explained. "I don't get scared."

"Well sure you do," Yugi accidentally put forth. Seto turned a full force glare on him. Yugi winced, and then continued, "What I mean is…you're always scared for Mokuba's safety, aren't you? I mean…the virtual world was one experience-"

"I'm concerned, not scared for him! There's a large difference," he retorted.

"Fine, Kaiba," Ryou nodded, "Whatever took you by surprise, then?"

"Nothing," he answered too quickly. "I just…lost my footing."

"Yeah: right!" Tea scoffed, "Since when do you lose your footing?"

"Since I was on a collapsing staircase. It's not very difficult, Gardner. Look at what happened to you."

"Fine, fine, fine," Yugi held up his hands, "Let's just forget about it. What we need to do now is figure out how to get out of here."

The group looked around. They were in a large indentation in a hallway. It was a stone hallway, reflecting the blue light of the burning flames. Everything looked so cold and damp…as if the place hadn't been touched in years."

"So…where are we?" Mokuba asked, "Where did Gozaburo build all of this?"

"Would we be here if we knew?" Seto replied testily. Mokuba looked down crestfallen by his brother's attitude. "Sorry kid," he replied.

"I just want to know how far we fell," Yugi looked up. He narrowed his eyes however. "Is it just my impression…or should there be a large, gaping hole in the wall?"

"It would be logical, yes," Ryou looked up too. "But…Lord have mercy, this isn't one!"

"Let's just say that from the evidence I have seen, this house isn't very logical," Tea crossed her arms, "Windows that won't break; doors that are confused on how to lock themselves; possessing spirits that go after dice-gamers," Tea sighed, "I'm starting to get really freaked out by this."

"Maybe somebody moved us," Mokuba stated.

"Mokuba, how can that be? We're the only ones who have been here in ages!" Seto responded. "Then again…."

They all looked at one another. Was it possible? It seemed to be the only explanation….

The only question was: who had moved them?

A high laughed resounded down the corridor.

"Holy shitake mushrooms!" Joey jumped up frantically and landed in Tristan's arms. This didn't help however, as Tristan's knees were shaking, and he buckled, falling over onto Duke and Serenity. The only one left standing was a shaking Mai.

"Who the crap was that!" she shrieked.

"I dunno!" Joey groaned, in the middle of the pile. "Eh, Dice-boy? You remember any freak people in dis mansion here?"

"No…I don't think so," Duke answered, "However, my memories are starting to fade."

"That's not good," Tristan put forth, "you're our only hope to get to that garage!"

"Sorry for not being possessed longer," Duke retorted sarcastically.

"Okay…which way did dat voice come from? Cause dat's da way we ain't goin'!" Joey explained.

"It came from everywhere," Serenity whispered, "I don't think we'll be safe anywhere-"

"Go down the middle!" Mai suddenly exclaimed.

"Huh? Why?" Tristan asked.

"I've seen many horror movies in my life…. About eight of them or so. Every time they come across these predicaments, there is some odd number of doors. No one ever chooses the middle one…and they always end up getting the bad end of things in the others. So, we'll go down the middle this time and be safe!"

"Okay…nice logic, I guess," Duke replied.

"But wha' if dey know we're gonna choose da middle one, and made dat one da trap, unless dey though we were gonna choose a different one, and then didn't, an'- oh forget it! I give up!" Joey scratched his head frantically. "Let's just go down da middle."

"Yes…let's just pick a way and go. If we come to a wrong end, we'll come back and choose another door," Serenity stated.

"Yes!" Tristan slammed his fist into his own, "I vote with what Serenity says!" And so they went. Down the middle corridor they traveled. It looked stony and damp, and blue fire glazed against the walls.

"I feel like I'm in some medieval dungeon or something," Duke peered around.

"Or something out of Edgar Allen Poe's stories," Serenity answered.

"Who's dat?" Joey asked.

"Never mind," Mai answered for him. They walked on some more in silence for a time.

"I really don't think this is the right way," Tristan looked around, "Even though we haven't gone downhill, I feel as if we are under the earth or something."

"Yes…" Joey nodded in agreement.

"Oh, I can't stand this anymore!" Mai stopped and pounded the wall on her left, "This place should go to heck and die!" she cried. Her hand suddenly sunk in a little bit. She lifted her head up in amazement and found that she had pushed a stone in.

A grading sound filled the air around them and Mai stepped back as a section of the stone wall rolled back before them.

"OH MY GOD!" Serenity shrieked and covered her mouth as a large looming shadow leapt out from the secret entrance's depths.

Tea felt a sudden chill pass through her as the group walked along. She shivered violently and looked to the side, rubbing her arms frantically. She noticed that Yugi had too just gotten a violent case of the shivers.

"Is it just me, or is something chilling going on here?" Tea breathed out.

"Did you happen to feel a chill across your body?" Ryou asked.

"Yes!" Tea exclaimed, "Then it's not just me and Yugi!"

"Oh, it is," Ryou explained, "I just saw you two shiver. Unless the Kaibas can relate experiences."

"Nothing," Seto answered simply.

"Ah, ah," Mokuba shook his head. Tea looked over at Yugi and shrugged.

"Is there any way out of here?" Ryou looked around the stone walls, running his hand over them at times. He asked this more to himself than anyone else, but he still got an answer.

"Would we be looking for an exit if we knew that?" Seto retorted.

"Sorry," Ryou snapped back, so unlike him. Yugi's eyes widened. He wasn't sure if Bakura had taken over at the moment, or if this entrapment was starting to affect their minds.

"Why did we have to fall through the stairs?" Tea sighed, thinking exactly as Yugi had.

"You do know that this is all Devlin's fault, don't you," Seto told them over his shoulder.

"What?" Tea looked up incredulously.

"Yes. He led us into this place-"

"But you said you and Mokuba were going in anyway!" Tea retaliated.

"Yes, but things might have happened differently," Seto answered sourly.

"Well, if you really want to get technical, it really is Joey's fault we're here," Ryou put a finger to his cheek, "He's the one who stopped us all and took us to the gates, mind you."

"It's always his fault," Seto sneered.

"Don't say that!" Tea cried back.

"Guys!" Yugi yelled, in a desperate attempt to hush them up.

"Yugi, just let them battle it out-" Ryou started.

"No!" Yugi stopped. "Not that! Someone. Is. Following. Us."

"What!" Mokuba squealed spinning around to face Yugi and grabbing onto his brother's trench coat.

The group stopped and listened for a moment.

Nothing.

"You're going insane, Yugi, which is a mighty sorrow. You were the most decent in your pathetic group," Seto stated. "No one is here. No one is following us-" he stopped when a tap reached his ear.

More taps.

No, not taps…

Footsteps.

"Big brother? Who's here?" Mokuba inquired.

"It's probably just…Joey or one of them. Maybe they've found us…" Yugi stated optimistically, though one could plainly see that he was only trying to reassure himself.

"Good Lord…I'm reliving the experience…" Tea heaved.

"What experience?" Ryou whispered. The footsteps neared them.

"Shouldn't we be walking the other way?" Mokuba asked his brother.

"We don't know which way they're coming from," Seto held onto his brother's arm.

"Tea? Which experience?" Ryou repeated.

"The guy at the top of the stairs! The one with the knife! Oh, I bet this is him! He's coming back!" she shivered so violently that he knees knocked together constantly.

"Pull yourself together, Gardner!" Seto snapped. But in his mind, he was starting to wonder if she was right.

After all, he had seen the image as well. And what Seto Kaiba saw, he always believed to be real.

"It can't be him, Tea," Yugi put a hand on her arm to calm her. In response, however, she just jumped and sighed when she saw it was Yugi.

"Yugi…you didn't see him-"

"That's right: I didn't. He's not there Tea. No offense…but you can have an overactive imagination at times. I've noticed it before…" Yugi returned.

"No! He was real! He was as real as that blasted knife!" Tea closed her eyes.

The footsteps stopped.

"Seto…where is this person?" Mokuba asked.

"I…don't know," Seto looked around frantically, trying to see down both passages.

The flames suddenly extinguished. The hall was plunged into thick darkness.

The five of them froze.

"Holy Lord Almighty," they all could here Ryou whisper. "Where's that blasted Bakura when I need him!"

"Tea? Tea, where are you?" Yugi looked around, trying to adjust his eyes.

"Yugi…I'm right here, next to you."

"What?" Yugi spun around and felt the air. "Where? I can't feel you-"

"Yugi, you're holding onto my arm!" she replied. "In fact…why are you holding on so-"

"I'm not touching you Tea, I swear," Yugi halted.

Tea froze.

"Ryou? Is that…you…holding onto me?"

"I'm afraid not Tea," there was a strong sense of worry in his voice.

Tea mind was starting to blank out as she starting thinking up worst case scenarios. "Mokuba?" she squeaked. "Please tell me it's you right here…."

"I'll tell you Tea," he whispered, shivering, -

"But it won't be the truth."

She was going to faint. This couldn't be Kaiba. It was not. There was no way. But…it had to be….

But why would Seto Kaiba start running his hand down her cheek!

"K-K-Kaiba?" she stuttered.

"Yes?" two voices replied at once.

"Mokuba…she was speaking to me," Seto announced.

Mokuba didn't answer.

"Mokuba!" Seto felt around.

Mokuba was gone.

…

…

…

"Mokuba, where are you!" Seto called. There was no answer. "Mokuba!"

"Guys, seriously," Tea started, "Who is touching me!"

"Gosh darn it, nobody is laying a flippen finger on you, Gardner!" Seto yelled.

"Then who-"

A body suddenly flashed before her eyes. Her eyes widened enormously as she recognized the same figure from the top of the stairs.

His hand was on her arm.

His hand was on her face.

I'm…going…to…faint,Tea thought out.

However, it was Yugi who fell to the ground first from pure shock that, one, not only was there someone here, who just appeared out of nowhere, but he was handling Tea like some sweetheart-girlfriend of his!

Kaiba stared that the intruder, his eyes also widening. It was him…. Not again…,

The figure suddenly turned his head and stared straight at Seto.

"I see you Seto…."

Hey? How'd you like that? I wasn't having too much luck with the beginning, but boy did I have fun at the end, freaking myself out at nine at night…before I had to go in the basement…to do a project…gulp. Well…uh…PLEASE REVIEW! Hope you enjoyed it!