Chapter 2:

This is a dream. He is dreaming.

He knew that he is dreaming.

But how come it doesn't feel like one?

He could still hear the laughing children, the chatty adults, and the waiters taking orders. He could still smell the scent of coffee. He could even taste the dryness in his mouth.

It must be a dream. It must be because Jounouchi does not appear anywhere else except his memories, imagination, and reveries. 'I'm going insane,' he mentally said to himself. His brain and eyes are joining forces to play tricks on him.

What a cruel trick.

"JIN!" A man behind a counter yelled. "You forgot table two. Hurry up and give them their orders!"

The voice brought Seto back to reality, "... Jin?" He looked up that the waiter who is standing there, giving him a confused look and is getting one in return.

"Are you alright, sir? Why are you looking at me like that?" The waiter asked.

"Jou." The CEO, still looking at the waiter who looks just like Jou, mumbled to himself.

"Jou...? Who is that? Oh, sorry. I have to go wait a table. Enjoy your coffee." With that, the waiter walked quickly into the door behind the counter of the shop.

Seto, finally returning to reality, stood up to follow the waiter, 'Jou. Why is he walking away from me again?'

"Wait. WAIT! Blond guy. STOP! STOP!!" The CEO walked as quickly as he could and tried to avoid the tables and people so he wouldn't bump into them and their coffee.

He waiter didn't hear him.

He ran towards the counter to the door that 'Jin' walked in. Before he could reach to the door, a tall, bearded man blocked the way from him.

"Can I help you?" The man asked.

"That waiter... What is his name?" Seto, now as confused as EVER, looked strangely at the man then looked to the door's direction.

"Takayama?"

"Who?"

"Takayama Jin. That waiter that just walked into the kitchen?"

"Yes. Yes. That waiter that walked into the kitchen."

"Yes. His name is Jin. Is there something wrong with him? If there is, you have to tell us. It's all about costumers' satisfaction here." The man raised an eyebrow.

"No, there's nothing wrong with him... It's just that... never mind..." Sighing in defeat, Seto walked back to his table, only to discover that his table had been taken by a couple of lovers.

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Seto stood outside of the coffee for almost the entire day. The shop was too little and too crowded for him. Besides, he needed to clear his head before he sees that waiter again. Everything is a mass of questions, circling his mind.

Sighing, he ran a hand through his chestnut brown hair. The sun is now setting and he was beginning to feel mighty foolish and... lonely. He looked down to the ground, suddenly finding his shoes to be very interesting.

The door abruptly opens. Seto stared in its direction, noting a blond male with a cheerful smile came out with a red-haired female companion, they look mighty close.

"Aya-chan, do you want to go catch a movie?" The man asked, Seto realized that the man is 'Jin'.

"No way, Jin. Go home," Aya playfully hit Jin on the shoulder.

"Why home? There's nothing to do there." Jin said as he stretched his arms to the sky.

"You just don't want to see the empty house." Seto noticed that Aya suddenly looked sad.

Jin stared at her. They walked on. Seto could still hear them, even if he tried his best to not let them see him, especially after that outburst in the coffee shop this morning.

"No. I just don't want to see father's depressed face," said Jin as he took Aya's hand.

Seto frowned. Are they a couple?

"Aya, he's been like that since mother died. I don't know what to do with him!"

"You can... talk to him."

"Why? You're his favorite, YOU talk to him!"

"I can't. I don't want to see him... right now."

For the rest of the way, it was silent. They both stopped in front of a bench near the Domino City Park. Seto had not been here since Jou's death. It brought back too many memories of Mokuba's soccer practices.

Seto remembered one day that Mokuba was back from his soccer practice, he ran into the house, looking very mad. He told Seto that he sucked at soccer, which was ridiculous because Mokuba was the best in the team, so he wanted a personal coach. Seto offered to be his coach since he was pretty good at soccer. They had come to this park to practice right when Jou was kicking his soccer ball around. Mokuba immediately ran over and some things were said. Before Seto knew it, he came to this park with Mokuba whenever he had time and watched the two practice soccer.

That was before everything fell apart. After Jou's death, Seto refused to come to this park and Mokuba quit soccer.

Snapping out of his daydream, Seto found another bench to sit on, but not too far away from the other bench that Jin and Aya are sitting on.

He could hear everything they say.

"Aya, I think you should come home. Father needs the support," Jin said.

"You're there."

"I can't be there EVERY single second with him, unlike you."

"I have work, too!!"

Jin crossed his arms and looked at the other direction. His face red with anger.

"Aya..."

"What?" Aya snapped.

Jin sighed. "What went wrong with our family?"

"Our mother died."

"WORST. She's our adoptive mother. She loved us as if we were her own."

"Yeah..."

Seto raised an eyebrow. So they are not lover, but brother and sister through adoptive parents. Pretty chummy for siblings.

"Look, Jin, I can't come back. My apartment's contract doesn't end until next year."

"So?"

"Why is it that whenever we meet, we always have this argument?"

"Because you're abandoning your own family!" Jin jumped from his seat. Aya flinched.

"Fine fine! I surrender. I will move back next week," Aya shot up from her seat as well.

Jin finally smiled. He patted Aya's shoulder lightly. "Good to know."

Aya glared at him.

Jin and Aya headed to their apartment, disappearing from Seto's sight. He decided not to follow them, mainly because he needs to stop and absorb all this information. Also, he thinks it's useless to follow them. He NEEDS to talk to Jin in order to answer his million roaming questions.

Seto sat in silence. Who are these people? And what the hell is going on?

He will find out everything.

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Seto came home at exactly 9:30 PM.

The light from the family room is still on, which means Mokuba is awake.

Mokuba ran out to the door. "Nii-san, where have you been?"

"Didn't you get my note, Mokuba? I was out for a one-day vacation..." Seto stated blankly, still thinking about Jin.

"Well, I called you a hundred times! Why didn't you pick up?"

"You did? Oh..."

Mokuba, as smart as he is, noticed his brother's weird state. His eyes wide with realization, "Have you been going to Jou's grave?"

"No..."

The silver-green eyed brown sighed in relief. As least his brother isn't emo again.

"I'm going to bed now. You should too."

Seto hurried upstairs to his computer.

Mokuba glanced and shrugged. His brother is doing better than what his therapist had expected.

Meanwhile, up in his room, Seto accessed his company's main database, thanking his employees who had files of all the citizens who live in Domino City. What...? It's easier to find innocent targets for his company. Better for business.

He typed up "Takayama Jin" and waited for a couple of minutes to load. His heart beat with anxiousness. He wants to know everything about this person. From the moment of his birth to... well, now.

When Jin's information finally popped up. Seto froze in horror.

Takayama Jin's birthname is Jounouchi Katsuya.

To be continued.

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YAY! I FINALLY FINISHED THE NEXT CHAPTER... which took me uhmm... one year and some months. Sorry for the typos/grammar mistakes T-T

I will try my hardest to finish this because I have so much ideas for it now XD! They're attached to my brain like leeches!

That was gross... XD SO YESS ENJOY the Emo!Seto because I like to torture him. Ahem -coughs-.