Seto read the message from Joey.
He replies
{Skype Messages}
xBlueEyesWhiteDragonx: Hi Puppy. So I'll tell you. :) As you know, Roland has been like a father to myself and Mokuba. He's been in a relationship for ten years with a lovely lady named Amelia. Amelia was not just his life partner, but she's also been his (well, ours because she's Kaiba Corp's ) business partner for several years. Well, today we had to go to a big business brunch, and Roland proposed to Amelia. She said "yes" so our family is on its way towards completion. I'm so excited! :) My parents died when Mokuba and I were kids, and now we get to have parents again. It feels like everything will fall into place soon. Bakura is helping Amelia plan the wedding. I think I might jump in too. Lol.
He sent the message in hopes of hearing from his puppy.
"When are you coming, puppy? " Seto said to himself.
He fell asleep. He had to study for exams and practice for his recital. He was hoping he would avoid Atem. But they might just have a big recital for the whole music department, and that would bring a possibility that they would perform on the same night. He would find out tomorrow.
-Next Morning-
Seto went to the Music Department's bulletin board to see when his recital was.
He supposedly was going to perform four pieces: A violin solo, a violin solo with an orchestra, a piano piece, and a piano and vocal piece. Not for long...
Seto saw the sheets.
"Looks like I'm performing for two nights. " He said to himself.
He was going to perform both violin pieces and his piano solo in a Tuesday night, and apparently, he was going to perform his vocal piece on a Wednesday night. And guess what... His performance was after Atem's.
"Oh no! " Seto thought.
They also scheduled a duet for both of them to close the recital. Seto was going to sing and play piano, and Atem was scheduled to be his duet partner. He fainted.
After ah hour, he wakes up.
"Where am I? " Seto asked.
"You're in the medical center. How do you feel? " a nurse asked him.
"I feel fine, thank-" Seto said as he tried to get up, but he ended up collapsing again.
"Easy. You fainted. Rest for a little. " The nurse said.
Seto rested and then he heard the nurse talk to someone about his state.
Atem, Mokuba, and Bakura walked in.
"At-" Seto gasped.
"Take it easy, Seto!" Mokuba said.
"Are you ok, Kaiba?" Atem asked.
"I'm fine, thank you." Seto said as he tried to get up.
Bakura held Seto and put him back to his bed.
"What the fuck is wrong with me?" Seto grumbled.
"You're under a lot of stress." Bakura said.
Seto was transported to a hospital. He was wondering why this was happening to him.
He woke up again. Next thing he noticed was that he was hooked up to an IV.
The doctor came. Mokuba was right next to him.
"Mr Kaiba... You suffered a cardiac arrest earlier. You're also malnourished. Have you been eating?" The doctor asked.
Mokuba gave Seto the death glare.
Seto paused.
"Come on, Seto! Answer him!" Mokuba said.
"Of course!" Seto said like he had no care in the world.
The doctor and Mokuba glared at him again.
"That's not what your chart is telling me..." The doctor answered.
"Seto, you lied?!" Mokuba shrieked
"Fine... I guess I can't lie..." Seto said.
"I've been skipping meals. And sometimes, I've forced myself to vomit. And I've been drinking a lot." Seto said.
"Seto! How could you? Not again!" Mokuba yelled angrily.
"Calm down, Mr. Kaiba..." The doctor said to Mokuba.
Bakura and Atem heard Mokuba from the waiting room.
"Oh shite..." Bakura's eyes opened wide when he noticed that he cursed "I mean-" Bakura said.
"It's ok, Bakura." Atem grinned.
"But Her Majesty The Queen doesn't talk like that! What if she heard me?" Bakura cried.
Atem tried so hard not to laugh.
-Back to Seto's hospital room-
"Mr Kaiba, it looks like you have anorexia and possibly bulimia. I see that you've had this before... Should rehabilitation be an option?" The doctor asked.
Seto was getting angry.
"No, sir..." He said.
"I'm gonna check on your lab results." The Doctor said. He left Mokuba and Seto alone.
"Mokuba-" Seto said but was interrupted.
"What happened, Seto? Why are you doing this again?" Mokuba cried.
"Mokuba, I-"
"Don't tell me that you're doing drugs again? I almost lost you once. I don't want to lose you again." Mokuba cried.
Seto had a past history of alcohol, drug abuse, anorexia, bulimia, self harm, and he had also been suicidal.
{Flashback}
Mokuba was 16 years old. Seto was 20.
Mokuba came back from school. He made honor roll again, and the head cheerleader (not Tea) decided to become his girlfriend. He was very happy, he wanted to go tell Seto. He already told Roland. Roland and Mokuba made their way to Seto's room.
Mokuba knocked, but got no answer.
"Seto! Answer me! I have great news!" Mokuba shouted.
He heard a moan. It did not sound normal.
"Seto?" Mokuba yelled.
"Seto! Are you alright?" Roland yelled.
they suddenly heard a loud thump.
Roland kicked the door open.
Mokuba and Roland could not believe their eyes.
"Oh my god! Seto!" Mokuba cried.
"Mokuba, you better leave! I don't want you to see this." Roland said. He wanted to protect Mokuba from what was going on, but it was inevitable. Mokuba already saw what he saw. He dropped on his knees and sobbed. He eventually found the strength to pick up the phone and call 911.
"Seto! Why?" Roland asked.
"M-Mok- Rola-" Seto mumbled.
His wrists were slashed open. Roland also found a syringe on the floor. And there was a small mirror with a razorblade and a 100 dollar bill that looked like it was rolled up at some point. There were still some tiny white particles on the mirror.
Seto became unconscious.
Mokuba couldn't stop crying.
An ambulance arrived and rushed Seto to the hospital.
Mokuba was still crying, and Roland was hugging him tightly. Roland was holding tears back in order to stay strong for Mokuba.
Mokuba immediately called Joey and Yugi.
"Hey, Mokuba!" Joey replied.
"Joey.." Mokuba sobbed.
"Mokuba, are you ok?" Joey asked. He got very worried.
"It's Seto... He's in the hospital. And I'm so scared that he won't make it." Mokuba sobbed.
As soon as Joey heard that, his heart nearly stopped. He dropped everything and started to cry.
"I'll be there immediately! Please don't lose faith, Mokuba! Pray for him. I will do so too." Joey said.
Joey made it to the hospital and met with Mokuba and Roland. The three hugged eachother and sobbed.
"Where's Seto?" Joey asked.
"He's in a room getting checked out. " Mokuba said.
The truth is, they were pumping Seto's stomach and they were desperately trying to save him. The odds were running against him.
A doctor came out.
"The patient lost a lot of blood. Can one of you donate some blood to him? " he asked.
"Of course, Doctor! Let's go! " Mokuba said.
"I'm sorry, Mokuba. But you can't. " Roland said.
"Why not? " he whined.
"You're underage. " Roland continued.
"Count me in, Doctor. I'll do anything to save him. "Joey said.
"Me too. " Roland said.
Thankfully Yugi came just in time. He would stay with Mokuba.
The doctor took Roland and Joey. They went through some testing first.
"I'm sorry, Roland. Your blood is not compatible. " The nurse said.
Joey was praying that his blood would be compatible.
"Please, Lord. Save Seto. You know that I would even give him my heart if he needed it. I love him so much, Lord... "Joey prayed.
"Mr. Wheeler. Your blood is compatible. " the nurse said.
"Ok, nurse. Take out all of my blood of necessary. " Joey said.
The nurse had her eye on Joey. She's could tell that he loved Seto.
"You really love him, don't you? " She asked.
"Yes, ma'am. I love him with all my heart and my soul. " Joey said.
Joey sat there as the blood was being collected.
He was later released. He felt a little dizzy, but he would do whatever it takes to help Seto.
He walked up to Mokuba and Yugi in the waiting room.
"Any news yet?" He asked.
"Nothing yet." Mokuba said.
A team of doctors and nurses passed by the hallway with Seto. He still didn't look good. They were rushing him to a room.
Mokuba and Joey ran closer to the doctor.
"What's going on?" Mokuba asked.
"I'm sorry son. I cant talk as we need to do an emergency procedure on your brother. " The doctor said.
Joey was able to touch Seto's hand briefly as the medical team passed by with him.
"Oh my god... His hands are cold." He thought.
"He's still alive, but fighting." The nurse shouted at Joey and Mokuba.
Joey had never seen Seto in such a weak state. He cried.
The medical team took Seto into a room.
"We're losing him." The doctor said.
