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~Seto's POV~

Finally, I pulled Obelisk. Ishizu had some cheap tricks, but she was still nowhere near good enough to defeat me. And now I would destroy her with the very card she gave me. I had told her not to be foolish enough to expect it back.

"And now, Obelisk!" I cried, raising my hand, ready to give the final blow. But then I froze. Something inside me seized, and the monsters and night sky disappeared from view.

Suddenly I was lost. Visions of that ancient stone flashed before my eyes. Why was this happening? Was this another one of Ishizu's tricks?

Then I had a final vision. It was the stone with the Blue Eyes on it, and before it knelt a man who looked like me. In his arms was an unconscious girl. At first I thought it might be Jem and wondered if this was some kind of a threat, but then I knew it wasn't. Her hair was completely white and held no warmth. Even more so than that, I knew because of how I felt. This sensation, it was different from what I felt with Jem. This girl in my vision, I cared about her. Somehow I knew she had always looked out for me. For the first time, for that brief instant, I felt what it must be like to have a friend. To have someone you can always count on. The same feeling I had toward my Blue Eyes.

In that instant I knew, as powerful as my Egyptian God card was, my Blue Eyes was the card I needed to play to win this duel. I couldn't lose with it, it would never let me down.

~Jem's POV~

I sat on the bed, staring out the huge window of my hotel room. This was by far the best yet, it had the best view. I admired each light of this city, particularly enjoying the lights of the moving traffic far below and in the distance.

I had stayed in tonight, needing a break. This was not the life for me, but I enjoyed the time with my brother in between the craziness.

It was just then that he strolled into my room, pouring himself a glass of water and sitting down in his robe. "What's up, sis?" he asked before taking a sip.

"Um... what's up with you?" I asked. Clearly he was up to something.

He cleared his throat before answering, "I just finished. Got two of them in there. I'm hoping they'll show themselves out."

"Great," I answered cynically.

It was just then that one surfaced. "Jude?" she called timidly.

He turned his head and waited, knowing she would find him but not helping speed up the process. "Jude?" she called again. My brother had left my door open, and from where I sat I could see her come out of Jude's room. And she saw me. I turned my eyes to Jude, which was probably what led her to him.

She crossed the suite and came to my door, peeking around the corner. In the background, the other emerged. The first wore my brother's shirt and hopefully some panties underneath. The second, who waited at his door, only bothered with a bed sheet.

"Jude, what are you doing?" she asked.

"Hey, doll-face. I'm having sister time," he shared.

She raised her eyebrows, looked at me, and then looked back. "You have two of us in there, and now you want to spend time with your sister?"

"Yeah. It was fun, but we did what we all came here to do. Hey, I'm going to ask you to leave the shirt. You need money for a cab?" he asked casually.

She let out a breath, clearly offended, before following up with, "No, I think we'll be just fine," she snapped. She turned sharply, and I heard her say, "Come on, Sarah. We're leaving. He's having 'sister time.'"

The first stormed into my brother's room. "Sister time?" Sarah asked, looking at me, confused. But when her friend didn't respond, she looked to her. I saw her follow her in, and that was the end of that.

I looked back out the window. It couldn't help but remind me of Seto's window. I liked it better there. Seto chased out the nuisances, he didn't bring them in. Then, based on what had just happened with my brother, I started to wonder. Seto had me over that night, but that had been the end of it. Was that it? Was he expecting something else, and without that lost interest?

I heard the jostle of his girls leaving. "Jude," I imparted.

"Yeah?" he answered, crushing his cup and aiming for my trash.

I kept my eyes out the window. "Are all men the same?" I asked.

"Pretty much," he answered, settling back into his chair, stretching his legs and placing his arms behind his head.

"But..." I continued to think aloud. "Declan had Stacey. He had her for a long time. He seems to miss her."

"Oh, I get it," Jude said, closing his eyes. "You're asking if all we care about is sex."

"Is it?" I asked. "Is that the end game?"

"Sort of," he answered. "I mean, dudes definitely want it. It's all I care about, but that's because I have your company. I don't need the extra emotional support or all the drama those crazy bitches bring. You're not like other girls, you don't have the drama. I don't have to appease you. It's nice you're not into guys. But you should know if you ever let one chase you for a bit and then let him bite, he'd never want you to go. So only let a guy bite if you want him. And don't worry, anyone who breaks your heart has another thing coming to them."

~Seto's POV~

Yugi had defeated me. I was devastated.

Watching and waiting as the countdown began, I knew Mokuba was concerned, but I ignored it. "Seto, I'm worried about you," he finally said.

I gritted my teeth. "I'll be fine, Mokuba."

"I want you to be happy," he added.

"Don't worry. He can't keep the title from me forever."

"I believe you Seto, but... that's not all there is to it. When you were world champion before, you still never smiled," he continued hesitantly. "I'm just saying, there's a difference between being on top and being happy. And I miss seeing you happy. There, I said it."

"What are you talking about?" I spat. "There's no difference."

"Would you be happy without me?" he asked.

I finally turned to look at him. "Why would you ask such a foolish question? It's not what that mutt, Joey Wheeler, said, was it?" Wheeler had gone way too far this time, twisting my words to make Mokuba think I didn't care.

"No, I know you care about me. I'm just saying this to make a point. Maybe, if there was another person you cared about, maybe they could make you happy. I mean cared about in a different way from me."

"I don't need friends, Mokuba-" I snapped.

"I didn't say 'friends' and I didn't say 'need,'" he countered. I didn't feed into him anymore, and he was quiet. For a bit. "You're so stubborn, Seto. I'm just afraid she's going to move on."

"That's enough, Mokuba. I'm happy being alone-" I tried to silence.

"You've never really been alone, Seto. You've always had me," my brother returned.

"Even so, I'm not interested in making any friends-"

"I think we both know it's not her 'friendship' you're interested in," he scrutinized. It was almost taunting.

This was not something I cared to discuss. He was right about one thing, I didn't need her. And I had always been confident that what I wanted, I could have. But then I remembered what had just happened. Yugi had just taken what I wanted from me, even after all the planning, power, and hard work. I hated to think that Mokuba might have a point. After Yugi had shaken me, I needed to know that I could have what I wanted.

Next Chapter: Run In

Ever since Yugi had defeated me on top of my duel tower, I had felt like nothing. I wanted to feel something other than that.