Shezka: Everyone seems to love this fanfiction. Who am I to not update it after all this time? Please read and review.
Kaiba drove for what felt like an eternity. Mokuba had begun asking questions as soon as he had been shoved into the car. After a while he ceased to talk altogether. He climbed into the backseat instead after they had hit country. Kaiba still drove on despite the sun sinking away. As night came on he only stopped once so that he and Mokuba could use the bathroom, pick up a bite to eat, and fill the gas tank. After that he drove out into the night. Finally, Mokuba got up his nerve again to ask the question.
"Seto, who was that man?" Mokuba asked in the most serious voice he could muster. Kaiba let out a heavy sigh and kept on driving.
"You Mokuba, I'm the middle child. That man with the older glasses was Hatori, my older brother. As soon as we were sent to the orphanage they tried to contact him, but he was nowhere to be found. Our family has a sort of curse, where if the opposite sex hugs us then we turn into the Zodiac animal the year we were born in it. Such as you turning into the rat since you were born the year of the rat." Kaiba answered solemnly with a bit of guilt in his voice. He hated keeping secrets from his younger brother, but he had no choice. It was the only thing he could do to protect him.
"So after all this time you lied to me?" Mokuba said coldly, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Mokuba, no now okay? I'm not proud of it. Just cool it until we get there." Kaiba replied pulling over to the side of the road and turning off the car. He climbed into the backseat and soon fell asleep with a hand over his younger brother's small form.
Back at the summer house…
Yuki paced back and forth in his bedroom. Seto had been missing for three days though. It had been him who had told everyone about Akito's plan. He had overheard him talking about it to the rooster. It had been a tough choice. Either tell his best friend and probably get himself and everyone else killed, or betray Kaiba and tell him Akito apologized for hearing he had been sent to the orphanage. Still, the choice had been quite clear. Forget Akito and just go tell Seto. How could he ever betray one of his truly loyal friends?
"Oh dear brother of mine, stop worrying so! I'll make it all better just you wait." Ayame said cheerfully entering the room uninvited. Yuki just gave him a glare and kept on pacing. His feet sank into the soft carpet with every step. He was worried, was Kaiba alright? Had Akito gotten to him, maybe?
"You hardly even know Kaiba. Just shut up and leave me alone." Yuki snarled more out of worry then anything. Ayame raised an eyebrow then attempted to put a comforting arm around his younger brother. Yuki pushed it away roughly, not wanting to have to deal with this nuisance at the moment.
"On the contrary, I know Seto quite well. When I was still in highschool with Shigure and Hatori I always used to babysit Seto. At that time Hatori hated him, since his mother paid so much attention to her younger son. Shigure on the other hand tended to tease him about his jealously." Ayame informed him as his younger brother sat down on the bed and glared at him some more.
"I highly doubt that's true. Now get OUT of MY room." Yuki ordered him coldly. Why couldn't his older brother simply jump off a cliff like a normal person? Then again, what normal person would jump off a cliff? Then again, were you considered normal if you jumped off a cliff?
Yuki sat down on his bed heavily, his head in his hands. What he needed right now was some peace and quiet. Ayame's smile faded off his face. With a sympathetic look on his face he sat down on the bed beside his younger brother. He patted him on the back in an attempt to make him feel better. Yuki groaned loudly and rubbed his temples. This was just a horrible nightmare he wished to wake up from. At least, he wished it was a nightmare.
"Calm down dear baby brother. I'll make you some of my special tea. It'll help you relax a bit and hopefully get some sleep." Ayame said gently getting up and walking back out of the room. Kyo appeared at the door a moment later demanding a fight.
"You're weak, worrying about some good for nothing lizard. He'll probably just come back skipping and throwing daisies all over the place then give everyone in world candy." Kyo shot at him. Yuki closed the door in his face, ignoring his rantings. A smile creeped across his face though at the picture of Seto actually doing that.
A few minutes later Ayame came in with a cup of his specially made tea. Yuki accepted it in a bit of a better mood. All was silent as he brooded on his thoughts. Kyo did speak some truth, Seto knew how to look after himself. He could fight, hack into computer systems, and even turn into a full fledged dragon. Ayame watched him carefully, extremely worried for his younger brother. Even though he hadn't mentioned it, he too, was also deeply worried for Seto.
In the morning...
Kaiba woke up with a jolt. Beside him Mokuba was sleeping peacefully. Wondering what had woken him up, Kaiba looked about carefully. There was nothing and no one there. Either that or he just couldn't see. Considering they were in the middle of no where and it was pitch black all around him. Kaiba glanced at the clock and saw it was 4:37 in the morning. He began to relax decideing he was just being paranoid, until he heard a rustle outside then a large dark figure pass by the window.
"Mokuba, wake up." Kaiba hissed shaking his younger brother's shoulder. Mokuba grunted and turned over snuggling up closer to his younger brother.
"Wake up now you idiot. Someone's outside the car." Kaiba whispered urgently. This finally got Mokuba up who almost screamed out in panic. Kaiba covered his mouth and covered them both with his trench coat. They waited quietly until they heard more movement outside the car door.
"Who is it Seto?" Mokuba asked in a small, scared voice. Kaiba looked down at him in the darkness.
"Just keep quiet and stay down. If we get into trouble I want you to run to the gas station we passed a few miles back. Stick to the woods though and don't look back no matter what you hear. Whatever happens, I want you to go there and call Odion to tell him to come pick you up. If he isn't home, ask Marik, Yugi, even that mutt Joey if you have to." Kaiba hissed at him as the movements started to get louder. Mokuba stared up at his older brother in alarm.
"What about you Seto? Aren't you going to come with me?" Mokuba asked near to tears. His older brother was silent until he finally answered.
"I'll Mokie, but if something happens to me...just run." Kaiba answered finally with no emotion in his voice. Before his younger brother could say anything in reply, or even point out his older brother had called him a name he hadn't used since they were kids, there was a gunshot and the windows in the backseat shattered. Raining down shards of sharp glass upon them.
Shezka: Oh, this is so exciting! Sorry for not updating sooner, I sort of slacked off. I was seriously thinking of simply deleting this story because I found it so boring for a while. Now I wonder, how in the world did I think of that? Well, send me reviews and I'll update.