Chapter Twelve: No Happy New Year

New Year's Day didn't take to arrive. Seigyoku had decided to spend that holiday with the Motou family as well. "So," she asked. "What do you guys do on New Year's?"

"We usually sit on the roof and watch the fire works!" Yugi said excitedly. Seigyoku smiled at him. Lately Yugi had been more social with her. She was hoping that, eventually, she and Yugi could have the normal mother/son relationship.

"Really?" Seigyoku asked. "That sounds fun." Yugi nodded. Yami smiled as the two talked back and forth. Ever since Yugi and Seigyoku had patched things up on Christmas, he couldn't stop smiling. He heard Yugi go upstairs; he didn't know what for since he had been daydreaming. The phone started to ring. Yami answered it.

"Hello?" he said. "What!" Seigyoku looked at him worriedly. "When!" Yami continued. He then glanced at the clock. "Don't let him go; I'll be over as soon as I can!" He hung up the phone and quickly grabbed his car keys and coat.

"What—?" Seigyoku started to ask.

"I'll explain later!" Yami said hurriedly. "Just watch Yugi until I get back!" He ran outside, jumped into his car, and drove off quickly. Seigyoku watch the car go. She slowly went back inside. Yugi had come downstairs and saw a little of what had happened. He had a worried look on his face. Seigyoku blinked then smiled.

"Hey," she said.

"What's wrong with daddy?" Yugi asked. Seigyoku hesitated.

"Uh," she started. "There was a slight emergency. He'll be back later…I promise." She smiled reassuringly. Yugi looked at the floor worriedly. Seigyoku frowned, then walked over to Yugi. He looked up at her. "Everything will be okay," she said, forcing herself to smile. Yugi couldn't smile, this made Seigyoku frown. She hugged Yugi gently. "C'mon Yugi," she started. "Everything's gonna be alright. Once your dad gets back, he'll explain everything." Yugi was still silent. "I know you don't believe me," Seigyoku said, hugging Yugi a little firmer. "Probably cause I'm new and all, but I wouldn't lie to you. I know your dad and I have only been together for almost five months, but I do care about you." Yugi blinked and got up from the hug.

"You do?" he asked. Seigyoku was somewhat hurt by that.

"Yes," she said.

"Then how come we didn't play The Game yet?" he asked.

Seigyoku blinked. "What 'Game'?"

"The one Mommies and Sons are supposed to play." he said. Seigyoku was confused.

"Uh," she said. "Yugi, I don't have any children," she explained. "You'll have to show me this 'Game'." Yugi smiled.

"Follow me," he said. He started to go upstairs. Seigyoku followed. "Mommy used to say that if moms really, really cared about their sons, they would play this Game."

"Does your dad play this 'Game' too?" Seigyoku asked.

"No," Yugi explained. "He can't play it with me. He could only play it if I had a sister." Seigyoku thought about it.

"So only moms and sons can play and only dads and daughters can play it together?" she asked. Yugi nodded. He opened his bedroom door, let Seigyoku in, then got on his bed. He took off his shoes and socks and put them out of the way. Seigyoku sat on the edge of the bed.

"Now what?" she asked. Yugi crawled over to her. Seigyoku was a bit nervous when he got close. First, Yugi put his hands on her breasts. Seigyoku didn't think anything of it, since Yugi was so young. As she looked at Yugi, he quickly leaned forward and kissed her. Seigyoku was taken back by this. At first she thought it was a cute mother/son kiss, but when she realized Yugi was holding it, she stood up off the edge of the bed breaking the kiss. "Yugi…" she said out of shock. Yugi looked at her, confused. Seigyoku was so stunned she wasn't sure what to do. She backed out of the room and went downstairs and to the kitchen, trying to calm down. Yugi was left confused.

"What did I do wrong?" he thought.

Seigyoku paced in the kitchen. Maybe she was taking this the wrong way. What if it was suppose to be a mother/son kiss? Then she was freaking out over nothing. She would just have to wait for Yami to get back. Every now and then Seigyoku would glance at the clock. Slowly, noon turned to five. Once it was five, Seigyoku heard Yami's car pull into the drive way. "Thank God," she said as she rushed into the living room. Yami was walking inside. "Yami," she started. "We need to talk." Yami could see that she was somewhat hysterical.

"So," he said. "You've seen the news?" Seigyoku blinked.

"No!" she said. "I've been busy worrying my ass off to watch the news!"

"Sei," Yami said gently. "Something's wrong…"

"What?" she asked, now scared.

Yami sighed. "Kaiba…I mean Seto…" he sighed again. "Seto was hurt today."

"How?" Seigyoku asked. Yami looked at the floor. "Yami?"

"He got shot…" he finally said.

"What…?" Seigyoku asked almost whispering.

"He was walking with Joey and Mokuba…I guess they were going to a meeting…then Seto just fell to his knees and they saw blood…" Yami trialed off, tears filling his eyes. Seigyoku slowly sat down in a chair in shock. "I have to go talk to Yugi…" Yami said, after gathering himself. Seigyoku could only nod slowly. As Yami walked up the stairs, Seigyoku had already forgotten about what she had wanted to tell Yami…

Explaining what had happened to Seto to Yugi wasn't easy. Yami couldn't go into detail, due to Yugi's age. Also he didn't want Yugi thinking the world is a cruel and corrupted place. Yami did promise, however, that they would go visit Kaiba…eventually.

Weird….seemed longer written. Anyways…I wanna apologize for not updating sooner…I'm usually on time with this stuff. I wanna give a shout-out to all of you who have been Reading & Reviewing. Trust me…I'm gonna look into your stories! Remember: "Celebrities are nothing without their fans!"