Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Dragon ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 4 )

Disclaimer: Don’t own, don’t sue   A/N: Onto the next chapter! And if you thought the first chapter was slow people, don’t.  This is a sequel.  The first chapter was meant to be attached onto the last chapter of Broken Darkness but it didn’t turn out that way, now did it?   Broken Darkness   Chapter 5   Jou        School couldn’t end quickly enough and I headed over to the hospital the moment I changed my shoes.  I didn’t know what was going to happen when I got there but I didn’t want to know what would happen if I didn’t go there.   …        When I arrived at the hospital I saw Yami and Yugi there, on their way in.  How in the world had Yugi had beaten me to the hospital?  Oh wait, he had to leave class early for a medical reason, at least, I think that’s what he told the teacher.      “Yugi, what’s up?” I asked, running up to them and placing my hands on my knees as soon as I caught up, slightly out of breath.  Yugi smiled at me and held tightly onto Atemu’s hand.  It was sweet watching the two of them together.  They looked so much alike and yet had completely different personalities.      “Oh hey Jou,” Yugi said happily, “We’re just going in to see the doctor about Atemu’s pregnancy.”      “How far along are you Yami?” I asked curiously.      “A little over a month,” he stated proudly. “Although I don’t know how a doctor in this city or any doctor for that matter will understand or comprehend me, a male, being pregnant, I just don’t get it.”
     “Do you know how you’re going to give birth then later?” I asked and Yami’s face turned pale, which was a little funny.  It went from being the darkened Egyptian colored skin to something a little lighter, more like the color of sand.  I don’t know why it just seemed funny to me.      “Yugi explained to me this thing called a C-section which to him seemed like the only way I was going to give birth.  Of course, once he really explained what it was I fainted to the floor and he won’t describe it to me again,” Yami said. “I hope Kana is going to give me another option rather than have me cut open.”  He shuddered and I watched Yugi give his hand an encouraging squeeze.  “We don’t exactly know how one of the doctors here, whoever ends up seeing me will take it.”      “But this is the emergency room entrance,” I pointed out. “Why?”      “This hospital is part of a doctor’s office too; we’re just cutting through,” Yugi said, “Rather than go around because it looks like rain.”  I glanced out at the sky and noticed it did look like it was going to rain. “So where are you going Jou?”
     “Trying to find Kaiba,” I replied. “I kinda promised him I’d see him in the hospital because he’s having trouble with his sight.”      “Oh, be sure to tell me all about it later, okay?  Is Seto going to be okay?” Yugi asked and then looked at me oddly. “For that matter, are you going to be okay?”      “Why do you ask?” I questioned. “Do you think something is wrong with me?”      “It’s just that you haven’t gotten angry at Kaiba lately,” Yugi said. “Just something I’ve noticed.”      “I’ve um…” I didn’t know how to respond.  If I told him that I couldn’t get angry anymore, Yami might think Kana had something to do with it, which she did.  And I would probably be unable to hold back and tell everything about the dream, pissing Yami off and making Yugi worry to the point of ridiculousness.  I wasn’t about to do that to my best friend and his Yami…his soon to be husband.  “There are other ways to get back at Kaiba than just getting angry all the time.”  For added affect. “Shizuka told me to kill him with kindness and wit…so that’s why I’m trying to do.”
     “Oh, well that was sound advice; it’s good to know you’re taking it,” Yami said with a smile. “Even if it did take you a long time to start taking advice.  Does Kaiba notice a change?”      “You could say that.  I am going to visit him after all,” I replied. “I mean he wouldn’t let me near him generally unless he wanted another chance to piss me off, although now I think he’s grown past that.”      “So he broke it!” Yugi exclaimed happily and embraced Yami.  He pulled away suddenly and looked at me. “Seto’s bad habit was making you mad.  If he’s broken that habit then good things are sure to follow.”  I began to blush and I didn’t know why. “Never mind me Jou, we better get going inside too, come on Atemu.”  I watched them head inside ahead of me.      “Hey, Yami,” I began and the two turned around, Yami looking at me with a puzzled expression. “How far along are you now?”      “Around a month,” Yami said with pride apparent in his voice as he ran a hand over his stomach. “I’m still having morning sickness though, but that’s not the worst part.”      “What is the worst part?” I asked curiously.      “Morning sickness doesn’t just come in the morning,” he said with a small moan. “But yeah, one month so far, eight more to go.  I’m doing fine Jou, thanks for caring.      “Good,” I replied and waved them off once more.  He looked healthy enough.  He didn’t look like anything bad would happen in the future…but my dream was reason enough to believe something would.  How would my price change what Kana said would happen?  It had to be worth it and she would do it, it was her duty, right?  I paid a price and the customer should always get what they paid for, right?  At least…I hoped that was how it worked with supernatural things.   Kana        It was a little funny.  Yûko-san hadn’t come back to tell me to give Jou his anger back, even though I had promised her, (sort of), that I would have given it back the next night.  Oh well, it seems she sees where I am going with this.  And now the price was fully paid, the pharaoh would be just fine.  I hoped I could say the same for Jou and Seto.  I wondered how they would deal with their newfound weaknesses…Jou’s inability to get angry and Seto’s lack of sight.  This would be an interesting year.   Jou        “There you are Jou,” Mokuba said, running up to me as I headed into the hospital. “I’ve been waiting so I could take you to Seto’s room.”
     “How is he?” I asked as I followed Mokuba past people towards an elevator.      “We’re still waiting on a few test results, some of which will only be here by tomorrow, but other than that, it seems really plain.  Seto’s blind by some unknown cause.  Some nurses have been teaching him how to use his other senses better to make up for lack of sight and I’ve been talking with him about getting a seeing-eye dog too,” Mokuba said. “He said he’d prefer you to lead him everywhere but I forced the issue saying you couldn’t be with him everyday and besides, you hate him, don’t you?”      “Why do you say that?” I asked curiously as we stepped into an elevator.      “I say it because Seto came home the other night crying.  I asked him why and as he was sobbing on the couch he muttered ‘he hates me’ and I knew it was you,” he explained, pushing a button for the fourth floor. “Do you hate him?”
     “I want to you know, I want to get mad at him and yell at him and hate him…but I can’t.  It’s not worth it.  He can’t see anymore, I guess you could say that’s Karma,” I said with a sigh. “I don’t hate him really though…only when he tried to hurt me.  I hate it when he teases me and doesn’t let up, how he acts like he’s better than me…”
     “I know Jou, I understand.  You may think I don’t but I do,” Mokuba said gently. “Come on, it’s just down this hallway to get to his room.”  I looked out at the wall across the hallway from the elevator exit; I hadn’t even felt the elevator stop. “Come on Jou!”  I felt him grab onto me and drag me down the hall. “Seto’s going to be really happy to see you, well, not exactly see you I mean, you know, but just to have you there will make him really happy.”  I found myself laughing at this.  “What’s so funny?”      “You’re okay with me liking your brother?” I asked him and Mokuba paused in his step.  I don’t know why he stopped though, either it was the fact that I just admitted to liking him or the fact that he was or wasn’t okay with the fact I did like Seto.      “Why wouldn’t I be okay with that?  I’ve known Seto’s liked you for a long time now and to know that you like him as you’ve just admitted means I might get another brother, even if he is dating my real one.  We never really had family you know, we only had each other from when we were little,” Mokuba said.      “I know, it was all brought up when we were in that virtual world with that brat Noah,” I said and Mokuba nodded.      “But if you are with Seto then I know that’ll make him happy and we’ll be a real family again!” Mokuba said excitedly. “Even if it isn’t a normal family…but I know we’ll be happy, right?”      “You’re jumping to conclusions here Mokuba,” I said. “Whoever said I was ready for that kind of thing, much less with Kaiba?”
     “But you are, aren’t you?” Mokuba pressed. “I can tell, you’re not getting mad at him for everything he’s done to you in the past, you’re actually considering the possibility aren’t you?”  I let out a heavy sigh.      “You really are getting ahead of yourself Mokuba,” I said. “For one thing, I’m not getting angry because…because well I just can’t.”  Crap, I had to cover it up. “I guess now that I see him at his most helpless, I can’t help but pity him.”  Good cover stupid. “If you’re taking that pity to mean I want to be with him I don’t think your head is on right.”      “You’re lying,” Mokuba said. “I can tell, you looked away and blushed.  If that’s what you want to keep telling yourself though, go right ahead, denial won’t help in the end, although it could lead to an emotional outburst when you do admit what you know to be your true feelings.”      “How do you know all this stuff?  What did you read or watch that told you this foolishness?” I asked and he smiled at me. “What’re you smiling about?”      “I read a lot, contrary to what you might think,” Mokuba said and began walking again towards Seto’s room.  He whistled a little and I glared at him.      “Just what do you read?” I asked him and he looked at me over his shoulder.      “Various things,” he said, “Hey, this is Seto’s room.”  I looked inside and sure enough, Moneybags was awake lying on a hospital bed.      “Hey Seto,” I said as I walked into the room.  Seto looked around for the source of my voice from the pillows and sat up, scooting over and motioning for me he wanted me to sit close. “Can you see me?”      “No I can’t.  Come sit here Jou, please.” His voice was soft, almost begging me to do it and I did so without argument.  His hands felt for my arm and once they did they moved up until he was able to feel my face and he smiled.  He looked nicer, much nicer when he smiled. “I’m glad you came.”
     “I’m surprised you’re not doing work right now as you wait for those tests to get back.”  Seto frowned at my comment and his hands fell down to my arm again, as if he was afraid I’d disappear.      “It’s not like I can do much work in this condition,” he said and lifted his hands in a helpless gesture. “I’m glad you came here Jou, I knew you wouldn’t back out on a promise.”      “I never have,” I said. “How are you feeling?”      “Helpless,” he whispered and buried his face in his hands. “All I see around me is darkness!  It’s haunting, I hear voices but I don’t know where the come from.  When the nurses had me walking around I was afraid I was going to injure myself.  I didn’t know what I’m going to do.  I feel lost Jou.”  I took my hand and cautiously put it on his back.  I had been facing him before but I shifted a little now so I was sitting parallel to him. “Are you going to leave me now?  Jou, I’m so sorry.  I hurt you…”      “Ah shut up,” I said. “I’m not mad.  I couldn’t be mad now even if I wanted to.  I’m just glad you’re okay.  Really glad…in fact…”      “In fact what?” Seto asked.  I glanced over to the door and noticed Mokuba wasn’t there.  In fact, he wasn’t anywhere near the room.  I took a guess that he was talking to the doctor or something or just plain leaving us alone.      “I don’t know Seto, I’m just glad it wasn’t something worse I guess,” I said.      “Any worse?  How could it be worse than this?  Jou, I can’t run my company blind!” he exclaimed. “How am I going to walk to get my diploma at the graduation ceremony?”  He raised his head in a hopeless gesture.      “That one is easy Seto, I’ll help you,” I said before I realized I had said it.  He looked towards me, in my general direction and his hands moved to embrace one of mine.  I blushed and was grateful he couldn’t see me at all.      “You will Jou?  Gods, what did I do to deserve that?” he asked.  I turned so I was facing him.  He seemed so changed in such a short amount of time. “Jou, I’m really sorry I don’t know what I was saying.”  He seemed as if he was working himself into some sort of panic!      “Kaiba its okay,” I said. “I’m not mad.”  Not that I could get mad at him to begin with.      “No, it’s not okay,” he whispered.  Okay, now he was freaking me out.  What was he getting at? “I hurt you Jou, I shouldn’t have done that.”      “Kaiba, sorry, I mean Seto, just tell me what the matter is!” I exclaimed and he began to cry.  I think moneybags is having what we normal people call a mental breakdown.  It couldn’t be a midlife crisis, he was just barely 18!      “How could I have hurt you…how could I have hurt the person I love?”   TBC   A/N: Oh yeah, I have cliff hangers to drive you nuts!  You know the drill, read, review and feel free to rant how much you hate them.  Just don’t flame!  And a note to readers, if you think this confession came a little quicker than in the other one, don’t be surprised okay?  I have a lot planned for this!