Chapter 2

Fiends of Forever: Dreamless Crimson

(Last time)

Kaiba's head and body swayed from side to side as he felt a piercing sting on the right side of his neck. The figure backed up before shadowing in the surpass of trees. Thinking nothing happened but a strain in the neck from waking up; he stood and kept his aspect into getting home and falling into a dreamless sleep.

(This time)

One step into the mansion let him know he was indeed home. The harmonious step bounced off all the empty marble walls. Seto took his direction towards the kitchen. His vision was too blurred to even know what he, himself was doing. All he knew was some Aspirin ((don't own)) would help the splitting headache that he had. It was the worse one yet.

A huge hatchet was thrown at his head while someone was flicking between his eyes with there forefinger. That's what it felt like.

Reaching the kitchen he reached for the cabinet with the medication in it. Swallowing was not hard without water. He slowly gulped it down and left the scene of silver counter tops, cabinets and a hardwood floor.

Pillows and silkily comforters couldn't have been more comfortable. Kaiba hit the pillow as he almost fell into a dreamless sleep.

Dreams waited for him on the other side, when he thought it would be dreamless. Heat come from the opposite side of reality as he felt himself getting hot from the comforter. Coldness hit his body with such a force he sat up and gasped for air.

Maybe he should have changed into something more comfortable? He quickly got out of bed, but with the separating irritation on his forehead that felt like spreading towards his neck...it came quite hard to leave the soothing and prosperous bed. Instead of the smooth motion of getting out of bed, the huge crash could be heard from a mile away.

Kaiba laid on the ground a couple of seconds trying to realize what had just happened. But nothing came to mind. It was like the memory he had once known and remembered, was slowly fading into nothingness.

He couldn't remember what he did that day. The slow and painful throb pounded in his head as he tried to recalculate what had happened the day he was in the park. Nothing came. And yet it had only happened a couple of hours or so ago.

Had I really taken that long to get home? Had it really been that long before he reached his own life-staking house? Was it really that far away? And yet, he knew the park he had reached was a maximum of twenty minutes away.

He shook his head out of relaxation and sat up from the cold barring floor. Nothing made sense anymore. Why couldn't he remember?

A prolonged restrain finally exploded in his head. The flush of memories came back like a wave. Nothing could have saved him from what just happened. He fell back holding his head in his hands. A silent roar filled the air as Kaiba couldn't take the pain anymore.

No one could hear him. Agonizing in his own pain he made a goal to reach for the bathroom and make something of it:

A bath.

That's what he needed; but in this condition? He could possibly drown if not careful of his own acts of will. Maybe he that's what he needed. A will. A will for Mokuba to take all the things he owns now.

Oh wait...He already did that.

The night air of his room suddenly filed with coldness. Holding his tongue, Kaiba looked over at his windows. Every single one was closed.

Like a silent wind, the frost of the frozen cold iced over Kaiba as he came up on his hands and knees. Shaking could not be stopped with all the strength that the brunette had in his arms and body.

Darkness seemed to be surrounding his whole body freezing over the frost from the coldness. His very soul within seemed to no longer live a life of purpose or meaning.

Fear overlapped his senses of pain as the same voice came again from the park.

"Clear as darkness, Murky as spirits. Being one is more powerful as another."

It faded into a mocking laugh as it slowly exited the room. Kaiba looked around the room; now one man, person or thing was clear to enter his vision for his light of seeing. ((in other words....he didn't see anything))

Pain once again zoomed from his head, but this time it went through his whole body. Not realizing that he was still being watched, he started crawling towards the bathroom.

Everything swarmed into blotches of black and blue as he made his way to his ambition of a warm bath.

All he wanted was a bath to sooth the pain and ease away any left over depression.

Reaching the door he opened it with difficulty. To him, it felt like something was slowly draining all his power and will to survive. The strength he once had was gone; all that was left was a five year old that could lift a cardboard box. Struggling with all the courage and energy he had left, willed him to open the door and deposit himself inside. He collapsed to the floor; with every ounce of physical might, he drove himself to the bathtub and turned it on.

Vapor and mist rose from the tub as he sat next to it while the fog started clearing out the clearness of the room.

Kaiba rose and slowly removed every piece of clothing except for his boxers and stepped into the bath. If somehow he drowns, he didn't want to be found completely naked in a bathtub.

Satisfaction cleared his senses as he felt himself give away into the steamy, hot water. To him, it couldn't have gotten any better. But of course he could have added bubbles, but what would the good in that be if you couldn't move your arms to even get the bottle.

He closed his eyes as he sat in the tub and relaxed against the backrest of the small pool. Right now the waters jets would feel real good about now. But the fact that his energy was gone and it wouldn't let him move to turn them on.

Sleep was overwhelming as he sat in the bathtub. Eyelids drooped to the extent where you could barley see that Kaiba was actually awake.

He noticed his drowsiness and took a breath before going under to save his life. A singe of pain rocketed in his neck as he plummeted upwards for breath above the surface of the crystal clear water.

The hand that he put on his neck was covered in blood as he pulled away to look at it. The water he was in turning a slight pink before he knew he had to get out.

Wrapping a towel around his waist he made his way towards the bathroom door again. Surely this would be last time he would pass up lunch or dinner in the same day.

Reaching his own drawer of clothes he rummaged for a pair of boxers and his silk pajamas the color of black. He quickly pulled all three of them on ((ya know the boxers, top and bottoms....)) dropping the towel and extra wet undergarment to the ground. Feeling the softness of the silk he decided it was time to actually go to bed and get some rest. For he definitely need both of them.

Almost reaching his bed he felt a lukewarm liquid run down his neck before falling into the luxurious sheets made from London. ((ok ok...that was lame)) Not caring what was happening to him, he ignored the pain coming from his neck along with the crimson flow.

Sleep seemed to come like heaven. Nothing in is way was stopping it from coming and nothing could stop it from coming. Kaiba's wearisome for sleep came without difficulty as he fell into black fog while someone was waiting for him on the other side.

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