((a/n: Seto Kaiba's thoughts)) ((remember...this is me talking...the author..))

Chapter 3

Fiends of Forever: Twilight

"Big Brother?"

Mokuba's little voice barely reached the acquaintance on the bed. The fourteen-year old poked his older brother in the side for the second time. Nothing happened except for the stillness of the windless air.

"Big Brother, I'm Sorry....sorry for leaving like that."

Mokuba again reached over the side of the comforter, sheets and lump in the bed and prodded the sleeping form of Kaiba in the side of the ribs.

The eldest of the two didn't move an inch.

"Seto, I said I am sorry, now would you stop ignoring me?" Mokuba waited a couple of seconds in silence before he knew something was wrong.

"Seto stop it....you're scaring me. Please say something..."

"Master Mokuba, why don't you go get breakfast and leave Mister Kaiba alone. I heard he was up very late last night."

Marie, the maid of the Kaiba Mansion, stepped into the room.

Mokuba nodded his head and left the still room to his brother. Marie left seconds after Mokuba while he muttered under his breath, "And it's my entire fault."

In his own world, Kaiba did indeed wake up, not to mention was able to feel both of the gentle indents in the comfort of his own bed and sheets from Mokuba.

He truly wanted to tell Mokuba that everything was alright; but something inside of him kept him from speaking or even moving to show Mokuba that he was not the one that was supposed to be apologizing, it was him.

Kaiba, wanted more than anything, to give Mokuba a warm embraced and tell the little kid soothing words of comfort. He wanted to tell Mokuba that he did love him and forgives him even if he had betrayed him any kind of way. Of course that didn't happen, but if it did...he would forgive him in a baby's heartbeat. But more than anything: he wanted Mokuba to forgive him and take his apology. That is what Mokuba really deserved.

Forgiveness from Mokuba would have been uplifting, but by the way Kaiba didn't move, the apology practically meant nothing to either of them.

Heartbroken, Kaiba shifted left and right after hearing the door close. The silent drift of the noise aimlessly followed its pathway to his ears.

"Ahhhgh." Kaiba covered his ears and threw the covers off him. He caught himself before falling off the bed and hitting the floor, like the night before. But somehow, he stopped from falling while plummeting off the bed.

Pushing himself to sitting position while his feet too refuge on the floor, he held his chestnut head in his hands. How does this make sense? He just caught himself falling off the bed; a few inches more and he could have hit the floor again. But he never reached the ground because of something stopping him. It was almost like he could control his sense of balance and with desire he was able to stop at anything to keep from his decent to the ground. Not only that but getting back on the bed was a different story.

He shook his head in his hands before hearing a sibilation and quickly covering his ears again. The headache from last night seemed to disappear, but the closing door from earlier had brought it back.

Thumping bounced off the walls as Mokuba came running down the hallway to his brother's door. He knocked while Kaiba growled again and wedged his head between his hands.

The doors flew open as Mokuba stepped inside.

"Seto?"

Kaiba looked up with earnest and distaste. He really didn't want to be disturbed right now, but what else could he tell Mokuba? He already told him off when he couldn't speak and ignored him completely.

"What?" His voice was unusually ruthless towards the young boy standing in the doorway.

The raven-haired kid stepped forward and stared at his brother, "Seto are you alright?" His question blasted Kaiba away like a hurricane.

The six-foot man stood up, "Why wouldn't I be?"

Mokuba shook his head at the sudden outburst of his older brother.

"Because Seto, you never sound cold towards me....what happened to you? What happened to the Seto Kaiba that I used to know? The one that always took me to get ice-cream and go to the movies and then the arcade? What happened to the Seto Kaiba that actually hung out with me when I was younger? Huh? Because whatever happened to him, he definitely isn't you."

In one swift movement Mokuba left the room with Kaiba dumbfounded.

As Kaiba watched Mokuba turn he noticed that something must have damaged his vision. Of course Mokuba couldn't possibly move THAT slow. I mean look at him. It must have taken him at least one minute to actually turn around and another five to move out the doorway and into the hall.

What in the devil's name just happened?

Not long after, Mokuba closed the door, causing Kaiba to fall to the ground clutching his ears again. Pain felt like an erupting volcano burning you alive.

He stood once the pain subsided and turned to go to the bathroom.

Maybe a shower could do some good.

He turned on the water and scurried out of the room to find some appropriate clothes for today.

The Bathroom had fog covering the glass and mirrors of the huge washroom. Once he stepped inside the area he heard the enormous waterfall the happened to be in his shower. The noise was unbearable as he propelled and turned off the water.

"MOKUBA!" Kaiba yelled at the top of his lungs before sitting on top of the toilet to wait for the teenager.

Again it happened.

Mokuba stepped into the room while his voice seemed to slow down five times its own rate.

"Wah-i-s-it-S-eh-t-oh?"

Kaiba blinked as he examined what was happening before him. Within seconds everything was back to normal.

"Seto?"

Kaiba shook his head and turned his attention to Mokuba, who was standing next to him with his hand comfortably on his shoulder.

"Um...You called?"

"Ah...yeah, will you warm up a bath? I can't really concentrate right now...."

Black hair bounced up and down as Mokuba nodded and turned towards the bathtub.

"Do you want it hot, warm or cold?"

Mokuba's voice mimicked off the tile walls and snapped Kaiba to his senses again.

"Hot should do it."

The young teen obeyed his brother and turned on the running fountain of the bathtub. It poured out into the basin as Mokuba watched his brother stare frantically into outer space. Outer space seemed to be the marble floor of the bathroom.

Kaiba noticed his brother's stare out of the corner of his eyes as he looked away from the floor and up to his little brother's affectionate appearance. Concern covered his facial expression as the two stared at each other. Kaiba broke the silence.

"Mokuba I know that you are probably think what a bad brother I may be, but please accept my apology. I wasn't myself this morning, or last night."

"Seto, what makes you believe that I think you are a bad brother?" He walked forward and in moments was in front of Kaiba. "You are the best big brother anyone could have! And I wouldn't exchange you for anything in the world ever!" Mokuba embraced the sitting Kaiba and suddenly let go and stared the older teen in the eyes.

"Seto, I forgive you. But can't you ever at least be kind for a change towards my friends?"

Before Kaiba could answer, Mokuba embraced him again, "I am glad that you are my brother, 'cuz I wouldn't have anyone else." The little kid whispered in the elder's ear and hugged even tighter.

If Kaiba could have moved his arms, he would have hugged the kid back. But he was squeezing him too dang hard.

"Mokuba....please.....I .....need......air!"

The young ebony kid stepped back for Kaiba's own sake. He giggled before saying, "Sorry, big bro."

Kaiba nodded at his brother's confession. The kid went back to the tub and turned it off before it reached an undesirable amount of height. He quickly threw some peppermint oil and imbued the water with its scent.

"It's ready big bro." He smiled genuinely before leaving the room and closing the door behind him. Kaiba grinned to himself as he made his way towards the bathtub. The scent filled his nostrils as he stripped himself of his clothes and doused into the silk warmness.

He cleansed himself of his doubts and dirt before just relaxing in the water. It felt like floating on the edge of salvation. Nothing could possibly ruin this moment, and if there was, they or it would defiantly have to pay underworld misery, pain and agony to go through if you disturbed the young CEO at the moment.

Before anything could happen, Kaiba sat up and stared at the mirror on the wall. It reflected the entire room, except the shower and bathtub. But what really got him distraught was the black shadow that was hovering in the corner of the room.

Iced blue orbs pinpointed in the direction opposite of the mirror and looked in the direct spot the shadow was moments before.

Nothing was there.

He glanced back at the mirror, and yet it was still in its same spot. Interesting....Kaiba stepped out of the tub and grabbed a towel to fit his desired spot around his waist. He quickly snatched another and started drying his hair while the water droplets from the bathtub dripped off his body and hit the ground with a clink.

He dressed the lower half of his body once he dried himself off from the water that immersed his whole body. He walked into his room while Mokuba raced in at the same moment. Kaiba was trying to pull his shirt over his head before Mokuba gave him a crushing bear hug.

The CEO stopped what he was doing and gripped the shirt in his right hand. Half-naked he hugged the kid back.

"And what may I ask this occasion is for?" A slight hint of humor lined the sentence spoken from the muscular and fine toned man. ((Ladies, please reframe from drooling over your keyboard))

Mokuba backed up, "For the party you are throwing tomorrow!"

Kaiba was taken aback. I haven't told anyone about that!

Oh but I have.

Kaiba stepped back...What the heck?!

Nothing came but silence. Mokuba waited patiently while Kaiba looked stunned for more moments that he could have counted.

Kaiba got back his sanity, "Mokuba, I haven't even told anyone about the party."

"Oh! Its ok....I found the letter on my bed that you wrote....you know the apology letter and with it, you said you'd throw me a party along with my friends in a haunted house!" He jumped up and down the teenager way.

Kaiba quirked an eyebrow, "Letter?"

"Yeah! Oh and by the way....I still have your birth-" He stopped for a millisecond, "Seto what happened to your neck?"

Kaiba stopped staring at the five foot kid and placed his left palm over his neck. "What they hay?"

He brushed passed Mokuba and headed for the mirror in his room. The full length mirror never lied...Then why the heck is there two bite marks on the side of my neck?

Kaiba stared at his reflection before noticing the same black figure in the corner of his room in the mirror image he was staring into.

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