spiritfire:...exams grrrrr

XXVI. Brothers

"Noah is my stepbrother." Mokuba said and Yugi could only stare at the younger Kaiba in shock. He couldn't believe it until he remembered something Noah said that he was the adopted son of the headmaster and also when Rinoa said that they shouldn't tell her 'sons' that she has magic.

"Mokuba," said Yugi, his voice rasped. "Tell me everything and I meant every word!". He nodded and slowly he began to remember the first day, the two of them came to GARDEN.

Flashback:

Noah was six years old when his father sent him to GARDEN. He hopes that he would succeed at all cost since his father was the head of the technology department. He was so dedicated that he always made his father proud until he adopted two brothers: Seto and Mokuba. He sent them to enroll the same school so that his son will be motivated.

"I would like to thank your father, Noah for taking us under his wing." said Seto as he extended his hand. Noah took the handshake and the two boys shook hands.

Three years have passed and Noah's father died in depression. Seto and Mokuba were about to be sent back to the orphanage when a woman with long black hair came. She decided to take all three of them to her arms and they were happy except her husband. One time, they argued in the office.

"Rinoa, I can't believe you decided this on your own," said Squall, angrily. "You could at least tell me!"

"If I tell you, will you approve?" Rinoa asked, calmly and the headmaster sighed, knowing arguing would be useless besides he can't do anything since it has been done.

"Do whatever you want!" Squall said and as he opened the door, Noah, Seto, and Mokuba fell down. The three of them were eavesdropping and quickly they stood up. Squall gave the three of them a cold glare then left. Everyone could only stare themselves down. To get the headmaster's trust, they would study hard and become a SEED soldier. In their knowledge, becoming a SEED soldier will not only prove that their proud students of GARDEN, they would prove thier eyes of their adoptive father.

So the three of them began to study hard and made it all the way except that Mokuba cannot take the SEED exam due to the age requirements so only Noah and SEto remain. Few years have passed and now the two boys had their first weapons, one of the requirements to become a SEED so Seto and Noah each have a gunblade. They were practicing their skills and when the time of their first mission came, they were expected to do well because to become a SEED soldier, one must have leadership, judgement, conduct, weapon accuracy and most importantly. follow orders. Noah and Seto had different missions so Mokuba has no choice but to wait.

Half of the day has passed and all of the students returned. Unfortunately, Noah got scolded because he acted on his own. From that day, Squall had no interest in him. In other words, he was 'abandoned'. The other students were sent to the hallway to wait. Some of the students were nervous and Seto lately heard that only few can pass. The announcement began a few minutes later and Seto's name was mentioned. He passed along with few other students. Those who didn't pass will have to try again next year.

"Seto, I don't know what to say but congratulations!" said Squall. "I believe I can trust you now."

"Thank you, headmaster!" said Seto and left the office. Noah began to feel jealous as time pass by at the same time, the blue-eyed teen already had a girlfriend. Noah couldn't take it so he sees the oppurtunity to strike him back by studying magic and while Seto was on a mission, Kisara was left with Mokuba.

"I have a present for you, Mokuba." Kisara said with a smile on her face.

"Really!!!" Mokuba said, feeling excited all over. She nodded and hand over a stuff toy. It was a blue dragon stuff toy and the younger Kaiba was pleased that he thanked her but all of a sudden, Kisara was shot down and blood was pooled all over the floor. Mokuba's eyes shrunk to pencil dots as he saw Noah using magic.

"My dear stepbrother, if you know your place," said Noah, pointing his gunblade to Mokuba. "I would appreciate if you don't tell Seto this. I swore I'll surpass him and no one must get close to him excet you and me. If you don't, I'll kill you as well."

Mokuba became afraid and when Seto got back from his mission, it was an uproar.

"That's the truth!" said Mokuba, crying. Yugi just walked one step at a nearby wall and made the wall cracked with his own fist.

"That freakn' shit!!!" Yugi rasped. "He's gone far enough! Mokuba stay here and wait for the headmaster, I'll try to quell the fighting.". The boy nodded and Yugi began to head back.

- - -

Yami and Noah were exchanging attacks. The prince aimed a lightning spell at him but he countered it with a ground spell. Kaiba could only stand and watch. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"Firestorm!" Yami chanted and swirls of fire surround Noah, hitting him everywhere.

"Waterpulse!" Noah countered and a jet of water washed off the fire. Yami glared at him and the teen smirked. Noah released his gunblade and to Yami's surprise, it was different than Seto's.

"Impressed," Noah smirked. "This is my weapon: Kagemune!"

"Kagemune, Shit it's a Shadow sword!" Kaiba gritted. Yami on the other hand sensed a potential power in it.

"Devour, Kagemune!" Noah shouted and his gunblade began to change form. It's edges became silver sharp. The color of the blade became dark black and its handle became the color of blood. Yami became interested and smirked.

"A shadow sword, eh?" the prince smirked. "Looks like I can't hold back!"

Noah began to strike by applying friction on the tip of the blade on the floor. Sparks began to fly but Yami just bend his body backward and evaded the attack or so he thought. Little did he know that Noah's shadow was lurking behind him and trapped his body.

"Think you can escape!" Noah smirked as he went forward. "Weapons might be useless against you but my magic will!!!". With that, he charged his his energy then placed it through his gunblade. Yami tried to free himself but the binding of Noah's shadow was too tight so he resolve himself to his only chance: The Millennium Puzzle. He calm himself down and began to concentrate but Noah began to pierce the prince.

"Please, Millennium Puzzle, I beg you!" Yami silently pleaded and suddenly, there was a shining light. His body began to glow so brightly that Noah and Seto had to shield their eyes from the brightness. The light died down quickly and to their surprise, the shadows that Noah did disappeared.

"H-how did you---????" Noah asked, stuttering and Yami smiled in a very nasty way.

"Noah, meet my weapon!" the prince smirked as the puzzle appeared and shadows began to dance. Both Kaibas felt cold as if a murder is going to happen. What surprised them the most, Yami's eyes turned red as the crimsom blood. Seto felt paralyzed and Noah just gulped but that didn't provoke him.

"This is going to be a problem." Noah growled as they began to attack once again.

- - -

Yugi was now on the elevator since he swore himself that he would quell the fight. He pressed the button where he was practicing with Seto. After hearing Mokuba's story, it seems that he has the right to stop him in any means necessary. The spiky-haied teen finally understood why Kaiba is a bit proud of himself despite the loss of his loved one. He really won't let Noah escape.

The elevator finally stops at the designated floor and the doors began to slide. To his surprise, Yami and Noah were fighting while Kaiba just stood there. Yugi can't let him stand there.

"Kaiba, what the hell are you doing? You better move out of the way or you might get caught on the impact!" Yugi yelled and the blue-eyed teen snapped out of his thoughts. He just noticed that Mokuba wasn't there.

"Where's Mokuba?" Kaiba asked. Yugi told him that he was waiting for the headmaster and the older Kaiba sighed in relief.

"Would you mind telling me what's going on?" he asked and Yugi frowned.

"I really don't know." Yugi repiled, not wanting to tell Kaiba of what he just recently heard when a blast aimed at the two of them. Luckily, they were only a few inches apart.

"Damn it, I can't use magic!" Yugi scowled to himself and saw the Millennium Puzzle. Yugi knew only one thing when the item came out, it would mean terrible trouble to Noah.

"Looks like your little friend came by to watch," Noah chuckled. "To see you dying that is!"

"Shut up!" Yami growled. "Thunderstorm!"

Noah simply slashed Yami's lightning spell with ease. He began a series of combos involving magic but the prince countered it with his Mighty Guard Spell. The green haired teen scowled and began a series of flurry slashes but Yami evaded it all.

"Nice going but I learned to be careful," Yami said, wagging his finger. "Ice Lance!"

Particles began to gather above him and shadows began to fuse themselves with it. It formed into some kind of spear and with the power of the Millennium Puzzle, he was able to increase it a little bit. Yugi was impressed and afraid at the same time for he has seen that kind of magic before when Yami was in Spell Rage. The prince launched the spear but Noah shattered it.

"You're such a fool, trying to aim it at me!" Noah said, taunting him.

"Really? Do you really think I was aiming at you?" Yami chuckled and that caught in Noah's surprise when the Ice Lance spell became needles. It's tip was engulfed in shadow and he took multiple hits. Noah wiped off the blood on his mouth but what surprises him the most is the Kagemune cracked.

"No way, did Yami just-----????" Kaiba and Yugi gasped in mid-sentence.

"Cracked my weapon?" Noah said in a whisper, finishing their sentences. True to what they said, Noah's gunblade did have a crack from the middle part.

"You have no idea what you just did..." Noah scowled and the gunblade itself began to glow. "I never thought I would use this against you and now it's time to meet your maker!".

"Release!!" he commanded and the gunblade began to dissipate. The curved edges became scythe like and the handle became a revolver type. From its black color to its maleolent dark gold trimmed sword. Noah's outfit changed a little and now part of his clothing became black and lots of black armlets. Yami could only stare at it.

"This is the true form of my gunblade!" Noah said as the sword became a lustreous and malevolent blade. Yugi glared at him and can't believe that he would possesed such a weapon.

"Flower Shadow Dance!" he chanted and the field suddenly turned to black. Yami could only use his senses and maybe try to defend himself. Petals began to fall, mixing with the shadows and then blades began to fall down. The Lunar prince screamed was heard all over and Yugi felt a painful pulse inside him.

"This feeling..." Yugi said as he placed his hand to his heart. Later, he sensed something bad as if someone is in pain. Kaiba noticed it as well but cannot pinpoint it though. While they were sinking to their thoughts, the headmaster and his wife came.

"I heard everything from Mokuba. Is it true?" Squall asked and the two of them nodded. Rinoa couldn't believe it until she saw the dark field itself. Squall saw it as well and was deeply frowned at this.

"This is gone a bit too far!" Rinoa growled and was about to head inside but the headmaster grabbed her hand and shook his head.

"We shouldn't go there," Squall reprimanded her. "I know that dark field, it's Noah's gunblade but I never thouht he would impaled it with magic. That boy is SO DEAD!"

"But I don't think we could get in," Kaiba said, frowning. "Beside, we have no idea how---". His sentence was cut short when the dark field was released and Yami was covered with multiple bruises.

"Waterpulse!" Noah chanted and the familiar jet of water hit the weakened Yami and so he began to multiple atacks using magic. Rinoa couldnt bear it that she has to cover her face. Squall and Kaiba growled as they watched the torture. Yugi on the other hand began to feel rage inside him.

"Now you'll stay away from Seto!" Noah said, snickering. "Noah's Ark!"

Water began to engulfed the entire field and Yami was drowned by a tremendous amount of water. Yugi and the others didn't feel the wetness of the liquid. The water died down and Yami began to choked.

"Chain of Fate!" Noah chanted and in an instant, chains began to appear and trapped Yami's body in a cross like positon. Noah seemed to be satisfied from this and began the assault.

"Waterpulse! Noah's Ark! Flower Shadow Dance!" Noah shouted and an array of his techniques began to rained down on him. Yami couldn't help himself but to scream. Yugi felt a pulsating pain all over his heart and his head. Squall, Rinoa and Kaiba couldn't bear it until all of them heard a crack. It seems that it came from his back. Blood began to pooled out from his back and there was a hint of black feather in it. Because Noah's magic was so powerful, his back gave out some kind of 'wings'.

"What the hell----!!!" Kaiba blurted but it didn't interrupt Noah from keeping using his magic until finally, Yami's black wings came out. Everyone stared at it and Rinoa suddenly burst to tears.

"This is ----this is----horrible!" Rinoa cried at her husband. Kaiba felt paralyzed and Yugi's rage was about to burst. He dropped his mind communicator earphone and went near to Noah. He noticed that he spiky-haired teen was going to him.

"Dark, don't!!!!" Squall shouted but he didn't listen one bit then he took a glance on Yami and used mind link on each other.

"Yami, say something!!" Yugi yelled and later felt a tiny hint of life.

"Ugh, can't..." Yami replied weakly and Yugi told him to stop speaking then he glared at Noah.

"L-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-laa..." Yugi said, trying to speak but Noah laughed at his expense.

"Hah! Too bad you can't speak," said Noah, teasing him. "What did you say just now?". Kaiba knew he was mocking him and glared at his stepbrother.

"LAY A HAND ON HIM AND I'LL CRUSHED YOUR HEART AND YOUR BODY ALIVE!!!!!!!" Yugi yelled in rage and his silver eyes began to flare up.

spiritfire: I have to put this now because I have exams and now Yugi is pissed off so read and review