Ch3: Releasing Trouble and the Birth of a Thief
Disclaimer: I own NO YGO!
The party was a mess, when Seto arrived back in the main hall. Many were plastered lying on top of each other, giggling and flirting about. The dancers had joined the unattentive guards, and now the magicians were throwing a few weak magic tricks just to keep the show on. A few scattered claps rose, as one of them pulled two brightly colored doves from his sleeve.
Seto crouched over towards the dining table, where he grabbed some meats and fruits, placing them in his pouch he had grabbed from his bedroom. That should be enough for both of them. He didn't know why he was getting the girl some food. Maybe he felt sorry for her.
He checked to make sure no one had seen him, before heading back to the cell.
"Psst. Psst!"
Tea turned around in her cell, trying to hear where the voice was coming from.
"Over here!" Seto whispered from a small vent at the floor of the cell. It was probably to vent some of the smell of the nearby hay spot that was used as a makeshift toilet for the prisoners. The smell was still awful, and Tea had to hold her nose as she crouched down to see Seto's face.
"Whet?"
"I'm getting you out of here."
"Whet tuk ew su lung?" She grimaced, as she pinched her nose tighter.
"I had to make sure no one was following me. Now, come on."
"You didn't get the keys?"
"We don't need them. There was an accident that happened in this cell a couple of years ago. The wall gave out, when they rebuilt they didn't do a very good job. There's a loose stone down to your left. I think…five blocks down. Just push on it."
Tea counted off the large blocks that were nearly as large as her. When she reached the fifth one, she mustered all her strength and slammed into it.
Seto waited in front of the fifth stone, waiting. Suddenly he heard a thud and an 'ow'. The stone had barely moved a quarter of an inch, just some dust had sprung up.
"Do you need me to do it for you?" He asked impatiently.
Tea growled still rubbing her shoulder, "I'll…be…fine."
She stepped back to the door of her cell and ran into the stone, moving it halfway through. One more. She hit it a second time, and it fell to the sewer below with a dull splash. Tea looked down. The drop was further down than she'd thought. She crawled through the hole and faced the wall, preparing to drop herself down.
"Come on, I'll catch you," Seto said, positioning himself under her. He had thought about letting her just fall for a good joke, but the drop was too far. She could sprain or break her ankle, and then she'd only slow him down.
"No!" Tea said forcefully, judging the distance of the drop again.
"Come on!"
"I can do this on my own!"
Seto sighed and began pacing around, "Hurry up!"
"Would you be quiet? Whoa!" Tea had lost her grip and fell backwards. Seto caught her barely in time, landing him in the small stream of muck on the sewer floor. She got up, and Seto growled in frustration.
"Great! Now look what you did!"
Seto showed her a large mucky brown stain across the back of his white shirt and a bunch of junk on his head. Tea tried not to, but she started holding her sides laughing. Seto growled, pushing her lightly to the ground (unfortunately, on the dry part) as he stomped past her. She rolled over giggling.
"It's not funny!"
"Yes…it is!"
Seto grumbled still stomping away. When she caught up with him, she stopped laughing. Stepping away, she began fanning her nose.
"You are going to have to change and wash yourself down. You smell."
"Well, it's your fault."
"No, it's yours. If you had just left me alone, I would have been fine. But you had to butt in, and this is what you get."
"May I remind you that I can take you back whenever I like?"
Tea gave him a mock salute, before giggling again. Seto rolled his eyes, he thought he was going to be sick. Girls…didn't they ever shut up?
Seto finished washing down his head and back in the small creek they had found.
"Well, you won't be needing this anymore," Tea said, holding up his messed shirt.
Seto began to protest. That was his favorite shirt!
"Oh, please. How are you going to explain this to anyone. 'Oh, sorry. I just love playing around in the sewers. It gives me such a lovely aroma.'" She danced around mockingly. Seto grabbed the shirt away from her rolled it up tightly and was about to place it in his bag, when Tea stopped him.
"What are you doing?" She asked him, as if he were crazy. Seto was beginning to think…no. He knew she was crazy.
She snatched the shirt from him and unrolled it.
"At least wash it out first! You got food in there!" She pointed to his bag.
"How did you know?"
"Hello? Carrier bags normally don't smell of meat!"
Point taken. Seto sat on the banks, as he watched Tea wash out most of the muck on his shirt.
"There," she said, handing the shirt back to him and strapping it to his pack.
"Now, come on. It's getting late, we don't have much time! Tell you what, first one there gets to dare the other! Ready? Go!"
"Wait!" Seto shouted, as Tea ran off. Seto started after her.
"That's not fair! I don't even know where you're going!"
"No!" Kaiba spat.
"Yes. I won. And now this is your dare."
"No."
"You really are scared."
Seto growled, he was getting really tired of her rubbing that in, when it wasn't even true! He looked back, where the sleeping stallion stood in its paddock. All he had to do was climb over the fence, get the horse, and take off with it. Yeah. Not too hard.
"It's stealing." Seto emphasized.
"No, it's not, we're just borrowing it. We'll get it back. Now go! You're wasting time!"
"Why do we need the horse anyway?"
"Because we'll never make it on foot. Now, go!"
Seto crept from their hiding place in the reeds, as he made his way to the fence, easily getting over it. He landed in some cracked wheat, causing the horse to wake. He tiptoed to the horse, constantly peering at the quiet, dark house. Paranoia setting in with each second. He kept repeating what he had to do.
Over the fence. Done. Get the horse. Almost there. Get the hell out of there. Easy. Wait a second. Why I am I doing this? All I have to do is march into this blasted farmer's house, demand the horse, and ride off with it.
But what would be the fun in that? It was like…cheating. Plus, he had to admit that if he got away with this…it'd be the most exciting thing he'd ever done.
He touched the horse's mane, and it grumbled. He looked toward the house.
No one was up yet. Good. Seto tensed his body to mount the horse, when suddenly he felt something cold and hard press against his back.
Seto gulped. They had been caught! No! He had been caught! Dammit! What now?
Okay, Kaiba settle down! Now's the time to pull your authority! Just turn around and show them who's boss!
Seto turned around about to yell at whoever had caught him, when a gurgling growl came from a dog's throat…with…VERY…sharp fangs, Kaiba noted. Positive that his authority wouldn't affect a bloodthirsty dog, Kaiba had two options: A) piss himself and run off like a madman, or B)…
Kaiba screeched, as the dog chased after him until Kaiba tumbled over the fence and back into the reeds. Panting and seriously freaked out, he tried calming himself from his near-death experience.
Tea rolled around in the reeds, laughing uncontrollably. Seto glared at her. How dare she laugh! He could have died!
"You knew that was going to happen, didn't you!" Kaiba roared, enraged.
Tea kept giggling, nodding in answer.
Kaiba tackled her in pure anger. Straddling her, as he pinned her wrists above her head! He glared at her.
"Ow! Seto! Tha-"
"Kaiba!" He growled. "My name is Kaiba!"
"Well, you're hurting me!" She roared, "Get off!"
Kaiba just kept glaring at her.
"Look! Nothing would have happened to you all right! That stupid dog has something wrong with its throat it can't bark-"
"Well, it can sure as hell bite, moron!"
"It doesn't bite kids!"
"Who's out there!" An old haggard voice called.
"Uh oh," Tea said, wriggling from his grasp before grabbing him and dragging him back to the fence. "Come on!"
Tea rushed him, mounting quickly onto the horse, Seto following behind.
"Come on! Ck! Ck!" She clicked, kicking the horse forward.
"I'll get you whippersnappers!" The voice was getting closer.
Tea closed her eyes as the horse soared over the fence. They landed safely, taking off across the farmer's land into the sands beyond.
Both Seto and Tea looked over their shoulders, but the farmer's house had disappeared behind a sand dune already.
"WHOOOOOHOOOO!" Tea shouted, spreading her arms out like a bird.
Seto's heart was still beating fast from their escape. That was amazing! They had gotten away.
"WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Kaiba joined Tea's whooping, as they ran off in the night.
A/N: Sorry. There's not as much action as I'd hoped yet. But there will be action…and torture…and fun…yes.
