MythCreatorWriter: HOLY CRAP, YOU'RE SO RIGHT. GOZABURO COULD BE RATIGAN! Ahhhh, creepyo Hahaha, which fits your next couple lines, talking about Gozaburo being creepy. He is a bit of a creepy person. At one point(I don't remember if I edited this part out of not) I was having him stroke Mokuba's hair and I thought, "OH NO, too sketch, even Mokuba would wanna run at that point, no matter how depressed he was!" It sort of does… but it sort of doesn't. You can read all about it in my author's note!:D(its long…) I'm glad you think I'm keeping him in child(instead of in character, it's in child, nifty ain't it?) I always worry I make him much older than he is, but its cool kids like you that assure me otherwise! Well, I think that's all for now, but thanks for another great review!

Ash Kaiba: Thanks for the review! I'm glad I inspire other writers such as myself! But don't see it as work and don't force yourself… sometimes the best ideas will flow when your inspiration pulls you towards your stories(I guess I would be a bad example of that, hahaha, I forced a lot of myself to do the last chapter) But that was a hump of a chapter, and sometimes humps are hard to work with too. Hahaha, thanks again!

WhiteAsukalover: That indeed, you might even say it's… BANANAS! B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Hahahaha, thanks for the review! (I'm a bit of a goof, pardon my silly response) We're all friends here, are we not?

Lace Kyoko: OH, I JUST got what you were saying in your first sentence!(looks like some stuff got a little hard to type out) But that's good to hear! Thank you for the review! Nah, you don't have to be confused if you don't want to, hahaha, just kidding. I was just thinking you might be, but it seems everyone's keeping up with it pretty well so maybe I'm just jinxing it… (I'm kinda slow myself so I sometimes think others will be slow to follow my stories) Maybe I'm a better writer than I thought? Hahaha, it's a possibility. But anyhow, thanks again!

Twenty

It was raining that night, as it had been for the past week, as it would be for the next couple days. It had been raining so much to the point where there would be flash flood warnings and people weren't to leave their homes for long periods of time. This didn't bother him. This didn't bother him at all. It seemed… nothing did these days.

"Sir?" Lector asked, closing the door slowly behind him. Lector had entered with caution into the room of his higher-up. He had been knocking on the door for several minutes before hand and received no sign of anyone being inside. When Lector opened the door, there he was… standing there, all by himself, locked away in his office with the lights turned off. "Seto?" Seto's head lifted a bit, awakening from within the deep corridors of his mind, sensing another presence.

"…What?" Seto turned around and saw that it was Lector. He was surprised, but his tired, drawn face didn't show it. "Oh Lector… it's you…" Seto turned back toward the large window in front of him which was at the opposite end from the door.

"Pardon me for allowing myself to come in… I knocked but no one answered." Seto stood perfectly still, gazing at the droplets that rapidly slid down the glass. It was raining hard at the point, but there wasn't any lightning at the time. Not yet, at least. There was only the darkness of the rain.

"It's fine. What do you want?" Seto said in a quiet, weak voice. Lector took a couple steps closer to where Seto was standing to get a better look at the boy. He had been acting rather peculiar lately, ever since the conflict with Mokuba had happened, Seto didn't seem the same.

"I came to tell you that supper is ready," Lector said, walking up beside Seto. Seto didn't react; he didn't even turn Lector's way when he spoke.

"I'm not hungry…" Seto said, gravely. Lector turned his head and got a better look at the sixteen year old. He was frail, with dark purple rings under his eyes. His body seemed thinner, even more so than it was last time he saw him. Lector hadn't seen much of the boy the last couple days. Lector couldn't hold back much longer, he had to be straight forward with Seto.

"Sir… if I may make a suggestion, you should come to supper tonight. You haven't eaten or drunk anything for the past two days… you can't possible feel any hunger and thirst at all. Why not just come down to give your body sustenance?" Seto said nothing, continuing to stare blankly out the window in silence. Lector turned towards him.

"Seto?" Still, nothing was said in reply. Before Lector asked again, he saw Seto's eyes close and his legs gave way. Lector reacted quickly, catching the teen in his arms before he fell to the ground. It had been an easy task, given how light Seto was. "Seto, are you alright?"

Seto's eyes almost instantly re-opened.

"Wha-? What happened?" Lector was worried now.

"You… fell. Or you almost did… did you just faint?" Seto waved Lector away and put himself back onto his feet. Seto gave a tired smile.

"Nah… I just blacked out… it's been happening for a while now, nothing to worry about." Lector shook his head.

"Please Sir; you should come down to dinner. It's obvious you need it…" Seto shook his head, walking unevenly forward over to the window. He put his arm up on it and rested his head against the glass, his eyes continually following the rain drops once more.

"It's fine… all I need is some sleep…" Now Lector was really worried.

"Seto, have you not been getting sleep?" Seto yawned right after Lector had said, proving Lector's point further and explaining the deepened bags under Seto's eyes.

"I guess… just haven't been tired for the past two days now… Every time I do, I have these nightmares that seem to haunt me in the night. But don't worry… I try to get in hour long naps during the day here and there, I'm fine." Now Lector was especially confused. What could've caused such a drastic change in Seto's behavior? Maybe it was the fact that the meeting with Gozaburo was tomorrow… maybe the anticipation had been occupying his mind.

"Seto, might this be a result from nervousness for tomorrow's meeting?" Seto turned his head to stare at Lector. His face was blank, up until he began to laugh. It was a very quiet and almost inaudible laugh, but it was all Seto could muster given his condition. Seto turned back towards the window again.

"I never get nervous… being nervous is for the weak. Instead of thinking about the scary thing that is about to happen, I try to plan out what I have to do next. I was trained by Gozaburo himself to take my nervous energy and put it to use, which is what I have done for the past several weeks. So no… I am not nervous." This was yet another surprise to Lector. Seto, putting aside the fact that he seemed to be physically decaying, sounded more confident than ever.

"But Sir, not to pass judgment, but I'm not sure how you're not nervous about tomorrow. We haven't obtained 51% of the company yet and had even commanded us to stop when our stocks only reached 49. That means that Gozaburo has still won, he has the most cards… what makes you believe we're going to win?" Even amongst this uncertainty, Lector supposed that it was a good thing that Gozaburo hadn't bought back any of the stocks that the Big Five had obtained over time. Which was another odd fact, for if what Seto had said was true, than he should've known and would've bought it all back with ease. But he didn't…

"Does this have something to do with the fact that Gozaburo hasn't bought back the stocks even though he should be fully aware of what we are trying to do?" Seto laughed.

"What a funny thought… Here I was thinking that you knew Gozaburo well… Ha. You people should've been able to realize by now that Gozaburo's greatest weakness is his overconfidence…" Seto chuckled to himself again, "What a funny thought. In the beginning, the Big Five didn't want to side with me because they feared I would become cocky and overlook the situation at hand, even though that's exactly what Gozaburo is doing right now. He actually thinks he's going to win, when he doesn't realize I've already won."

"And how is it that you have won?" Seto's confident smile disappeared instantly and turned into a more serious expression.

"Lector… I hope you're not forgetting that there is a third party in this picture, the certain someone who owns only a small share of the company, who will most likely determine the outcome of this battle." Lector didn't know who Seto was referring too, and he was still unsure as to why Seto was being so calm about the situation anyway. It sounded like his whole plan was depending on chance at this point; that his plan would only fall through depending on this one other person. And being the experienced business man that Lector was; he knew that wasn't always the smart thing to do and that wouldn't always mean they would get what they want.

Rather than asking more questions out loud, Lector tried to figure out Seto's plan for himself. Who was the other person Seto was depending on to come out on top? Who had Lector forgotten? Then he remembered… Mokuba owned 2% of the company. Technically speaking, if Mokuba were to give Seto that 2%, it would make Seto the victor.

But at the same time… Seto had just accused Mokuba of ruining their plans, and had beaten the child senseless for it. The last time Lector had even seen Mokuba, the child was spotted being chummy with Gozaburo… which could only mean that Mokuba had switched sides in this battle and that the 2% would go to Gozaburo, unless…

Lector's eyes widened. Suddenly everything had become clear in his mind. It had all been faked from the very beginning. Or at least, Seto's part had been. Mokuba had never rat them out in the first place. Seto had put on a show for everyone, knowing his brother would run to Gozaburo looking for help and that Gozaburo would try to take advantage of the boy while he was weak and vulnerable. Mokuba would explain everything to Gozaburo in order for forgiveness and Gozaburo wouldn't worry about his stocks being bought because he would've thought Mokuba was on his side anyway. Gozaburo would think he already possessed all the cards…

Gozaburo believed he was winning. That was why he hadn't attempted to buy back the stocks. Gozaburo had assumed Mokuba would be on his side… Lector turned to Seto again; this time Seto's head was titled down, his bangs darkening the top half of his face.

"You knew… didn't you?" Lector asked, Seto didn't reply. Lector went on, "You knew your brother would never betray you… That was why you beat him up, causing him to run to Gozaburo for comfort. You knew he would explain the plan to Gozaburo and that Gozaburo would become confident with Mokuba on his side… but your brother won't be on his side. You knew that from the very beginning… your brother would never leave your side, no matter how badly you treated him. And that's what you're depending on… that's why you're so sure we're going to win this."

Seto's face was still darkened, nothing could be seen. Lector waited a while to try and see if Seto had anything to say in his defense, but there was nothing. That was when Lector began to understand more and more of Seto's current behavior. Lector spoke up, "And this is has something to do with being malnourished and sleep-deprived… doesn't it? You… hate, that you've used your brother in this way and you're torturing yourself… to punish yourself for what you've done… Aren't you?" Seto buried his face in the arm he was leaning on, biting his lip. Lector frowned and looked away, suddenly things made a lot more sense now that his theory had been confirmed.

"I had a feeling it had all been an act… I saw it all in the look of your eyes. You hated hurting Mokuba… you hated every second of it. But it was what you had to do… in order to win over Gozaburo… wasn't it?" Lector looked to Seto, both waiting and wanting a reaction, a response to something he was saying. He was looking for a confirmation. In a way, Lector didn't need one… just by standing there, a few feet away from Seto, observing his posture and examining his hidden face, it was all clear and it confirmed the whole story.

"Get out…" Seto said quietly. Lector blinked; he hadn't quite heard what Seto said. Seto slammed his fist onto the window he was leaning against; a spider-like web was created from the blow. "I SAID GET OUT!" Seto yelled at the top of his lungs. Lector was quick to get a move on and ran out of the room, leaving Seto once again to linger in the darkness… listening to nothing but the soft pitter patter of the rain and trying to block out the sound of the raging demon inside his heart. He was filled with hate towards himself and he could blame no one but… himself.

Tomorrow, hopefully, he would be able to put all of that aside and atone for what he had done.

"Are you ready to go?" What made a person ready for anything? Was it a nice suit, a good shave? Maybe physically, but all in all… did that really make someone ready? Did rehearsing the line over and over again mean that the actor would remember it on stage in front of thousands of people? Did checking and re-checking the balances mean that the calculations were correct? No… not really. What it all came down to was faith.

"Of course, move out of my way," Seto said, pushing through the fearful Big Five as they huddled around the door that led into the Kaiba Corp. meeting room. Gozaburo was sitting by himself at the other end of the table, accompanied only by two security guards who stood silently in the back of the room, against the wall. Seto sat down right away, allowing time for each member of the Big Five slowly line up behind Seto's chair and wait for the battle to begin.

"Greetings Seto, my son, it's good to finally see you. It's been a while, hasn't it?"

"Let's quite the chit chat, Gozaburo, you know what this is about…" Seto declared. Gozaburo leaned forward, crossing his hands on the table.

"In a hurry, are we?" Gozaburo asked in a devilish tone. Seto wouldn't let this distract him. He knew exactly what he needed to say, he knew exactly how this scene would play out. He had pictured it in his mind over and over again.

"I have something to tell you. The Big Five and I have decided to take control of Kaiba Corp." Gozaburo smirked, he had already been aware of this and had a come back prepared especially for this moment.

"Wrong, but nice try. I knew about your plan to take over Kaiba Corp. but it seems you all fell short by obtaining only 49%, leaving me with 51. You lose Seto because this company is still mine. You lose, Seto." Seto's eyes narrowed, Gozaburo stood up from his chair and slammed his hand onto the table. Now came the time of reckoning. "Now that that's out of the way, you five are all fired as punishment for betraying me! And I'll make sure you'll never work in this city again. So you better clean out your desks and get out of my sight, RIGHT NOW." Gozaburo's eyes went back down to Seto.

"And as for you Seto… I'm dumping you back in that orphanage where worthless, scum bags like you belong!" Seto got up from his chair in surprise; playing his part, as always… Seto heard the door open and he knew that the final, deciding moment had come, the climatic point in the play. Seto twisted around when he heard the tiny voice rise up from the corner of the room.

"Wait." Seto turned towards Mokuba, even though he had predicted this exact event to happen, he was still surprised. "I'm giving my 2% of Kaiba Corp. to my Nii-sama." After what he had done… his brother's loyalty would forever astonish Seto. Gozaburo was even more shocked than Seto was.

"Mokuba, what are you talking about?! You're making a mistake! Don't forget the way he treated you!" It was like Mokuba hadn't even heard Gozaburo's yelling. His eyes were locked only on Seto's eyes, it was clear that Mokuba's decision was whole hearted and wouldn't be regretted, not now and not ever. Seto's trance was broken when Mokuba turned back towards Gozaburo with those determined eyes of his, declaring his loyalty in words.

"I will always be on my brother's side and I would never turn my back on him!" Gozaburo leaned forward on the table, almost in desperation but mostly in rage.

"Don't do this, you fool!"

"I've made up my mind," Mokuba said proudly and with a straight face. Seto turned back towards Gozaburo, his face as serious as Mokuba's.

"You heard my brother… Now I'm the new president. My first order of business will be getting you and your things out of here by the end of the day. Now get him out of my sight," Seto commanded with much authority. The two security guards that had been standing behind Gozaburo for the entire meeting came up and took a hold of Gozaburo's arms as they dragged him out of the room. The tables had been turned and Seto had come out on top.

Seto had won, just as he had always predicted. The way it had been written to be. It wouldn't make the way he had treated Mokuba any better, but at least Gozaburo was gone and the brothers would be able to live in peace at last.

A/N: So this scene isn't quite finished. When we start up the next chapter, we'll probably begin right after this moment. I just thought I'd let you guys know that. I kind of wish I could've just finished it in this chapter, but this chapter actually already 300 words over so I just thought I would have to save it for the next chapter:/ Which sucks… and was hard to do! Because it was hard to find a point where I should just end it. But yeah, sorry guys, but anyways. So you guys are probably wondering how this is different? Well, this version is basically the same, except that… in the anime, they say that Seto was actually the one that told Gozaburo his plan, not Mokuba. I just changed it because… I dunno, my version makes more sense, don't you think? I dunno, I do. Plus, it's just a bit more epic in it's own way;D But hey! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and since we'll be finishing this scene up soon… you know what that means, don't you? DEATH! I mean, SUICIDE! I mean… uploading your mind onto a super computer? Well, you're all going to see soon and be amazed by what I have in store for you next! So bring your money, bring the kids, and enjoy the DEATH, I mean, the SCENE OF A LIFETIME! Thanks for reading!