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Sorry my faithful readers, I got distracted by a bug called Vision of Escaflowne! *nostalgia intensifies*
Here's the next chapter!
A couple days later, when they were sleeping (Ryo was still very bad, her body fighting off whatever it was that plagued her), a bright light and loud noise woke the group. Jonouchi shouted, "Knock it off! People are sleeping!"
Ryo struggled to get up as the others got to their feet and shielded their eyes from the light. Her eyes widened as she realized it was a KaibaCorp helicopter. She staggered over to the group and her eyes quivered as Kaiba stepped out of the chopper and noticed who was there.
/You'd better not cry,\\ Bakura growled in disgust.
/I'm trying. To see him again, when I know I carry his baby… I think—\
/You're not turning this into a love confession, Ryo! Do you want to be his slave for the rest of your life?!\\
/No—\
/Then act like you're a boy instead of a hormonal girl!\\
"Here Kaiba, your deck," Yugi offered.
"Thanks," Kaiba said quickly before he began walking away.
Ryo's eyes widened and before she could think, she was calling out, "Kaiba-san, I need to talk to you."
He paused, but didn't turn back. "I'm not here for trivial matters, Bakura. Whatever you want to say you can keep to yourself until this is over."
The Millennium Puzzle spirit came out and shouted, "Kaiba, this is imperative for you to hear!"
Kaiba snorted. "I doubt it. Not more than what I need to do now."
The rest of the group was confused as to why the other Yugi was getting involved with this, when he usually only came out to duel. What did he know that none of them did, let alone Yugi?
Ryo shook before she exploded, "SETO, DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME WHEN THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE!"
That shocked everyone still. No one called Kaiba by his first name, even Mokuba. Kaiba whirled around and the look on his face frightened everyone enough that they took a step back. He near-ran over to her and grabbed her by the front of her sweater.
"What. Did you call me?" he spat through his teeth.
She swallowed and looked into his eyes. "Kaiba-san, I knew you'd turn back if I called you by your given name. Please, just hear me out. It's very important."
"Fine. But if it's a waste of my time, I'll be very angry."
He pulled her a good distance away so no one could hear them. He let her go and crossed his arms. "Talk."
She opened her mouth to, but he continued, "Be brief, I'm in a hurry."
/You might as well get to the point then, if he's not giving you time to hesitate and be shy.\\
/All right…here I go.\ "Kaiba-san, I'm pregnant, and you're the father."
His eyes widened before they narrowed. "Impossible. We only slept together once."
"Do I look like a person to lie to you?"
"You are transparent when you talk to me…" He settled as he made his decision. "Abort it."
Her eyes widened and she gasped in dismay. "W-why?!"
"I don't have the time or patience to start a family, let alone with you. You aren't the type of girl who can afford to have her secret found out because of an unexpected pregnancy, nor do I wish to tie myself down when I have too many important things to do."
"What's more important than your own baby?! I had to leave my family to protect myself! My sister and parents! If I'd had a choice, I wouldn't have left and stayed with them! Isn't family more important than anything, Kaiba Seto?!"
He grabbed a handful of her hair and almost yanked her off her feet. "Who are you to preach to me about family? The reason I came here was to rescue Mokuba, my little brother, from the clutches of Pegasus! I came because of my existing family! I don't need any distractions and you're proving to be quite the large one."
She winced as her scalp stung. "You're hurting me, Kaiba-san…"
He glared at her and dropped her. She landed on her feet and winced as she held her side. He noticed that and asked in a mocking tone, "What's wrong with you? So stupid you don't know your side from your head?"
She grimaced as she peeled her sweat-soaked sweater and shirt from her skin and revealed a cut that stretched from the bottom of her ribcage to her stomach, which was red, swollen and oozing from a bad infection.
"Are you that brainless?! That wound needs to be cleaned, stitched, bandaged and you need antibiotics! Do you want to die?!"
She shook her head and he dragged her all the way back to his helicopter, where he pushed her up into the back, slamming the door behind him. He got out his first-aid kit and used rubbing alcohol to clean the cut after he removed both her shirts. She yelped at that, but when he took out a needle to administer anesthesia, she passed out.
/You're so weak, Ryo. Over a tiny needle like that? You must be joking.\\
Bakura took over and opened his eyes. He watched without flinching as Kaiba sewed him up, taped gauze across the injury and wrapped bandages around it. The spirit of the Ring then commented, "Do you really care that much? I thought you didn't want to be distracted by anything, let alone little me."
Kaiba didn't look up as he injected antibodies into Ryo's arm. "I'm not that heartless. You were going to die from that infection, it was that bad. And when did you start calling yourself 'ore-sama' with me? It was always 'watashi' or 'boku'."
He looked up at Bakura and his eyes narrowed. "No wonder. Who are you?"
Bakura grinned. "I happen to be Ryo's other half. You and I haven't met until today."
"Great. I'm in a relationship with a schizoid."
"Quite the opposite, Kaiba Seto. I happen to be a spirit who possesses Ryo's body at will. She's too weak from the infection and the sickness paired with your abrupt surgery that she swooned. I took that as an opportunity to come out." His eyes narrowed and he pulled Kaiba up so they were nose to nose. "I'll give you this warning once: you upset my host again, I'll make sure you never take another breath, no matter what she says. I've seen through her eyes what you feel for her. Do you wish for me to tell her that you've come to love her, which is why you keep pushing her away?"
"Let go."
"Answer and I will."
Kaiba gritted his teeth, cornered and exposed. "Fine. I'll be more careful with her. Right now isn't a good time to reveal my feelings to her. Pegasus could hypnotize me and force me to tell everyone about all of this."
"Worse than that, Kaiba. With the Millennium Eye, Pegasus J. Crawford can read your mind to your innermost memories and thoughts. No matter how you try to hide them, he will find out, unless you want my help by shielding those memories with my Millennium Ring. Ryo will be confused, but it will be for the better in the long run if I temporarily erase your memories about her."
"What makes you an expert on what that strange eye can do?"
"Let's just say I've had experience with it in the past. If you don't want everyone to know, then I suggest you follow my advice."
"Well then, we'd better do it now, before Pegasus can get a clear read on me."
The Millennium Ring flashed and Kaiba stepped out of the helicopter, completely ignoring everyone as he headed towards Pegasus' castle. Bakura turned his voice inward to his slumbering host.
/You'd better be thankful for this when you find out, Ryo. I won't be so kind in the future if you don't.\\
We already knew that Ryo and Kaiba had feelings for each other, but how long do you think it'll be until one of them cracks?
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