Prizeshipping (Seto x Mokuba x Yami no Yugi)
(based off of the penalty game Yami no Yugi gave Seto in the manga, after Death-T)
He sat in complete darkness, fumbling with cold, metal pieces, trying to figure out how they fit together. He was somewhat aware that this wasn't quite real, but he was not aware of anything at the same time. Each piece came slowly, and with difficulty. He had to feel every corner, every curve with his fingers, unable to see them in the dark, before he could fit them together. It was funny, but he didn't know why he was doing this. It was almost as if he didn't have any other choice.
He only vaguely remembered why he was here. Something like...red, flashing eyes, burning into him...but it wasn't clear enough for him to think about. He couldn't seem to get a single piece together. It was hard, in the darkness. He couldn't remember why it was dark. But he had to put the pieces together. That was the only way out.
He picked up a new piece, feeling around the edges. There was something...broken, about this. Something ragged and hurt. Like there were chips broken off.
"Brotherly love means nothing in games!"
The voice was harsh, so harsh that it made him wince. Was that him? Was that his voice? He felt along the edges of the piece again.
"Only the winner can leave that Battle Box!"
"Damnit, Kaiba – even your own brother?"
That other voice wasn't his. He remembered the red eyes again. Had the red eyes put him here? He couldn't remember.
There was a little boy crying beside him, all of a sudden.
"Seto," he whispered. "I'm scared."
And then he was gone again. His fingers clenched around the ragged piece. No, no, this isn't what he wanted. He didn't want this for Mokuba. Everything he had done, everything he had wanted was Mokuba to be happy. Right? He had done that, right? Where...where had he lost it? Where was Mokuba now?
He ran his fingers up and down the ragged piece, barely aware that he was doing it. Was Mokuba okay? The piece seemed to be getting smoother. Was Mokuba going to be okay until he finished this? The piece got still smoother. Could he finish this puzzle in time to find Mokuba again?
"Put your heart back together, Seto," a soft voice whispered. "So this time, there can be no mistakes."
The boy with red eyes stood in front of him. Although the red should have looked harsh, even somewhat evil, there was none of that now. They were only soft. He reached into the darkness, pulled out another piece, and pressed it into Seto's hand.
"Put it back together, Seto," Yami no Yugi said. "Because Mokuba is waiting."
And then he was gone too. Seto looked down at the two pieces in his hands. Somehow, he could see them now, although the darkness hadn't changed. Carefully, he fit them together.
They fit perfectly.
A/N: This one gave me a bit of trouble, I'll admit. Next is Prideshipping (Seto x Yami no Yugi).
