Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Journey to Heaven ❯ Dangerous ( Chapter 16 )

WARNING: HOMOSEXUAL SLANDER…..(Crusaders of Moral Decency)

Kat: hahahaha…'bull-poop.'

Caterfree: You're going to be in the hospital? For what, hon?

Kura Magician Girl: Glenn won't be dead. And I always have something up my sleeve.

Sakiyama: He'll live…I mean, Glenn will.

I is me: O.O

Lady Elfskye: mmmm…chocolate

Shadow of Light: Yeah, Robbie got some nice rings. I'm colorblind like Otogi…that's why I picked those colors. Even those don't match in my sight.

Broken Time: What?? *looks innocent*

Draza: *squishes Bakura and hands Bakura plushie*

Anubiset: I have Yahoo Messenger under the name ryouscutie. I hope to catch you sometime. You are such a good reader!!! *hands Marik plushie to cuddle*

Beysie: Glenn won't die. I was going to maybe have something happen….but I'm starting to vote against it.

 

Dangerous

 

Seto dodged another flying chibi hand as he bounced the little girl on his knee and her twin on the other. The chibi girl squealed as she slapped her open hands playfully on the mahogany desk.

“I'm Seto Taiba!!!” Ivy squealed.

Lily laughed. “Me, too!”

Seto held the two girls on his knees and watched the stock report on his computer. “I should probably invest my money in Dueling Co. Their profits are going through the roof.”

Lily turned to her uncle. “Unkie Seto? Tan we wash cartoons on dis?”

“In a little bit, honey.”

“Where's daddy?” Ivy asked as she tried to squirm from Seto's lap.

Seto let the girl wander away from his lap. “Mokuba…I mean, your daddy went out shopping with mommy.”

Lilly squealed. “They are buying peasants for us!”

Ceres looked up from the floor where he was coloring. “Mommy wanted new cwoves. She says her cwoves are too small for her.”

Seto's head fell back against the chair. `Mokuba, I am going to kill you…..not again.'

Ceres heard police sirens. “When I det really big, I wanna be a powice man!”

Ivy ran over to her brother. “We tan pway tops and whoppers!”

Seto bit his lip laughing. “It's `robbers,' Ivy.” The CEO laughed as he shook his head.

Lily scratched her head. “It's not `whoppers'?”

“No, Lily,” the CEO laughed as he wiped the tears from his eyes.

The sirens continued to bellow loudly as Ceres stood up. The three year old ran to the window and his jaw dropped.
”Dere's wots of peetles! Unkie Seto! Wook it!”

Seto stood up, carrying Lily in his arms. The girl's eyes widened. “Wow! Dat's neat!”

The CEO's smile faded as he watched a crowd of policemen run into the building.

He swallowed hard as he held his niece against him. Ivy and Ceres put their hands on the window.

“They are tumming here?” Ceres asked.

Ivy ran to Seto and wrapped her arms around Seto's leg. “Are they tumming to tate Unkie Seto?”

The phone rang on Seto's desk. Ivy followed Seto closely.

Seto picked up the phone. “Seto Kaiba. What's going on?”

[The cops are on their way up the elevator, sir.]

“What did they want, Maxie?”

[They demanded to see you. They claim to have a warrant for your arrest.]

Joey ran into the office. “Seto! I just looked out my window and saw about ten police cars down there!”

“Joey, take the kids and take them into Hayden's------I mean,…..take the kids to their room.”

Ivy wrapped her arms around Seto. “I no want to weave!”

“Ivy, honey, come on. We can play with your toys.”

Ceres clung to Seto's leg. “I don't want then to hurt Unkie Seto!”

The blond heard the heavy footsteps of men walk down the hallway towards the office. “Kids, come on. We have to go.”

Lily wrapped her arms around Seto's neck. “I no want to wet go!”

“Kids, go with Unkie Puppy. Go on.”

The twins and the little boy screamed as the door to Seto's office was kicked in and Sgt. Barnes entered with ten men.

Joey jumped back at the force of the door's slam. He hadn't heard that sound in many years.

“Seto Roka Kaiba?” Sgt. Barnes asked with a devlish grin.

“What of it?” Seto asked.

“You are under arrest for assault and battery.”

Joey shook his head. “What? That's impossible! He's been here all day!”

Barnes glared at Joey. “Sir, this does not concern you.”

“You're damn right it concerns me! I'm his fiancé!”

Seto cleared his throat. “Chibis are present, Joseph. Look, Joey, take the kids into their room.”

Lily looked up at Seto with large eyes. “No want to go.”

Seto kissed her on her cheek. “You go with Joey, honey.”

Lily whimpered and hugged her uncle tightly. The little chibi started to cry.

“Don't cry, angel. You be a good girl.”

Seto put Lily on the floor by her identical twin sister. Seto kissed Ivy on the cheek. “Be good for Joey.”

Ceres hugged Seto and followed his sisters. He looked up at Sgt. Barnes. “You no hurt my Unkie Seto!”

Ivy and Lily held onto each other, whimpering as they left the room.

Seto glared at Sgt. Barnes. “What is this all about?”

“You are under arrest, Seto Kaiba. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”

“I never beat up anyone. Why should I go with you?”

Sgt. Barnes removed the handcuffs from his belt. “Resisting arrest. That will only make this worse for you.”

One of the women stepped ahead. “What was that bandage doing on that little girl's leg?”

Seto groaned and rolled his eyes. “Haven't you ever had a three year old? They trip, they fall, they scrape their knees. You must not be a parent.”

Barnes raised an eyebrow. “You wouldn't have been the one to push that child down, were you, Mr. Kaiba?”

“Do you think I actually pushed Ivy to the ground? What kind of a monster do you take me for?”

“The kind of monster who would beat a man senseless until he was admitted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.”

Seto crossed his arms. “What happened? Who claims that I assaulted them?”

“Glenn Kinneson. He's now in Domino Hospital's Emergency Ward.”

The CEO raised his eyebrow. “Yugi's boyfriend? Why would I assault him? Yugi is my friend.”

“You can tell us why you assaulted him down at the station, Mr. Kaiba.”

“I did not injure anyone! I was here with those kids all day long!”

Barnes stepped up to Kaiba. “And what were you doing with those kids all day long…..Mister….Kaiba?”

“Get out of my face, Barnes,” Kaiba growled. “I didn't attack anybody.”

“You are a criminal, Mr. Kaiba. You can either make this easy or harder on yourself.”

Seto narrowed his eyes. “I am innocent.”

Barnes handcuffed the CEO. “That's what they all say…..queer.”

Seto growled. “What did you call me?”

“I called you a queer……didn't you hear me?”

“I demand to speak to my attorney! You won't get away with talking to me like this!”

Barnes chuckled. “I know for a fact you don't have cameras in here, Seto. I'm sure you made sure of that. This way nobody can tape your illegal conversations.”

Barnes punched Seto's face hard, making the CEO stagger and lose his balance. The chief of police laughed. “What's the matter? Can't a fag like you take a little punch across the face?”

Seto brushed his lip free of blood. “Hey, you can't hit me!”

Barnes laughed, along with the other members of the police force. “It looks like I just did, ass-rammer.” The chief kicked Seto, knocking him down.

Seto coughed and looked at the handcuffs around his wrists.

 

***********Flashback*********

Seto looked up at his stepfather. He curled up in the corner. “No….please….stepfather!”

The large naked man loomed over the eleven year old handcuffed child pleading in the corner.

“Sometimes, Seto, your competition will have you cornered. What do you do then? How do you get yourself out of it?”

The child struggled to remove his wrist from the metal handcuffs binding his wrist.

“What do you do when you are caught in the corner by your business competition? How do you make them back away?”

Seto swallowed hard. “I can't…….”

“You will, Seto! What do you do when your competition has you cornered? ANSWER ME!”

Seto shuddered. “Fight back?”

“No! You appease them! Give them what they want and they will go away!”

Seto shook his head. “I don't want to appease them…..”

Gozuboro picked the child up roughly by the arm. “YOU WILL, SETO KAIBA! IT'S EITHER YOU OR YOUR BROTHER!”

*****End Flashback*****

 

Seto shook his head and winced as he felt three more sets of feet kick him. He used his arms to shield his face and head from their kicks.

His body froze as old lessons had taught him to let it happen. He was never permitted to fight back….and it was hard to fight that.

Barnes raised his hand to the men and woman kicking him. “Stop. We can't kill him……….yet. We can't break too many bones. Get him to his feet.”

The three men and the woman pulled, pushed, and tugged Seto to his feet.

Seto glared at Barnes as he wiped blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

“Are you going to fight us anymore, Seto Kaiba?”

Seto growled. “I'm not saying anything until I speak to my lawyer.”

Barnes grabbed Seto's arm. “Good boy. Come with me.”

The cops opened the doors and walked Seto down the long hallway. Joey stepped out of the room and saw the cops leading his lover down the hallway in handcuffs.

“Seto, what's going on?” the blond asked as he stepped in front of Seto. Tears filled in the blond's eyes. “Why are they taking you away?” Joey reached up and placed a cool hand on Seto's cheek. “What did they do to your beautiful face?”

Seto leaned down and pressed his bloody lip to Joey's. “Take care of yourself, puppy.”

Barnes stepped beside Joey. “Stand aside, you.”

Ivy, Ceres, and Lily peeked their heads out of the room and whimpered.

“Unkie Seto? Where are you going?” the twin girls asked in unison.

“Unkie Seto? Why do you haff dose tings on your hans?” Ceres asked with a sniffle.

Barnes looked down at the kids. “Because your Uncle Kaiba is a very….bad…..man.”

The three year olds looked up at Seto and backed away whimpering.

Joey growled. “Seto did nothing wrong!”

“Puppy……we'll leave it for the lawyers to decide.”

Joey watched the police take Seto into the elevator. “I love you, Seto.”

“I love you, too, Puppy.”

The elevator doors closed.

In the lobby, the doors opened and Maxine stood up.

“Where are you going with Mr. Kaiba?” she asked.

“He is under arrest, missy. Don't give me any guff or you'll be next!” Barnes threatened.

Asher and Donny watched as their boss was lead out.

Asher narrowed his eyes. “Asher no like that man. That man needs fire!”

Donny shook his head. “Soon, Asher. We can't do anything if Seto is in the building.”

Asher's left eye twitched. “Man………….needs……..fire…R 30;…..now.”

Jay and Karl stood beside each other. “Now what do we do?”

Karl put his arm around Jay's hips. “We have to think of something.”

Seto was lead outside where cameras flashed at him and tv cameras pointed at him.

“Mr. Kaiba, how do you react to the charges against you?”

“Mr. Kaiba, isn't this true that this isn't the first time you tried to eliminate a competitor through aggressive means?”

“Mr. Kaiba, isn't it true that you have an aggressive past?”

Seto growled, but tried to keep it low. “No comment!”

Mokuba and Jeanie pulled up in their car. “Oh my god! What'd going on? Seto! Big Brother!”

Mokuba and Jeanie pushed through the crowd.

“There's the younger Kaiba!”

The reporters swarmed Mokuba and Jeanie. Mokuba put his arm around Jeanie.

“Mokuba Kaiba, how do you react to your brother's arrest?”

“WHAT?! SETO!” Mokuba called out to his brother, but Barnes shoved him into the back seat of the police car.

“Mokuba Kaiba, is it true that your brother has hit you?”

“Is he an abusive brother?”

Microphones were placed in his face and cameras shot pictures at him.

Jeanie let out a wail of pain as some reporter stepped on her foot.

“DONNY!” Mokuba called. “Let's go, Jeanie!”

Mokuba pushed through the crowd. “DONNY!”
Donny ran to the door and found Mokuba and Jeanie surrounded by reporters raising their voices asking them questions.

Donny ran into the crowd with Asher and grabbed Mokuba and Jeanie. The two men pulled them inside and locked the door behind them.

Jeanie ran for the elevator. “I hope our babies are alright!”

Mokuba looked up at Donny. “Why was Seto arrested?”

“I'm not so sure of that myself, Master Mokuba.”

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Ryou picked up the small cup of apple juice and placed it in Aten's hand. “Here you go, honey. Careful not to spill.”

Aten held the cup and drank slowly. He licked his lips clean of the juice. “That's good juice,” he said with a faint smile. “Mother? You don't look well. Is everything okay?”

Ryou nodded. “Yes, honey. I'm okay.”

Bakura looked over at his pale husband. “Ryou, you don't look too well. Do you need to go home?”

Ryou shook his head. “No, I want to be here for Aten.”

Aria sat at the foot of her brother's bed. “Aten, is there something you want to do when you get out of here and back on your feet?”

Aten took a bite of his lunch. Aria could feel a little shock fill their mindlink. “You want to spend time with me?” Aten shifted his eyes back and forth. “Since when?”

Aria looked down. “I haven't been very fair to you, Aten. I'm sorry. I just want to make it up to you.”

The teen nodded. “If you want…when I can sit up for more than ten minutes without being in pain…we can have a little duel. Would you like that? Can you bring my deck for me?”

Aria smiled. “Sure thing!”

Aten smiled. “That will be fun.”

Ryou wavered a little bit and Bakura grabbed him.

“Love, come on. Let's go for a walk. Aten, your mother and I will be right back.”

Aten waved his hand slightly. “Goodbye, mother.”

Bakura held Ryou's hand. “Love, you are going to give yourself your own heart attack if you don't slow down. I can feel how tired you are. You're exhausted.”

“I know I am, `Kura, but I can't leave Aten alone.”

“The kid won't mind if you stay home and relax for a day, Ryou.”

Ryou shook his head. “I can't, love.”

Ryou and Bakura walked down the hall and out of the emergency area. In the waiting room, they saw a tri-colored haired boy sobbing.

“Yugi?! Yugi, what's wrong?”

Ryou ran to his friend and hugged him. “Why are you crying? Why are you here?”

Yugi looked up at Ryou with large, purple eyes. “Glenn…he….”

Yugi threw his arms around Ryou and cried, emitting a series of unintelligible words.

Bakura rubbed Yugi's back. “Yugi, tell us what's wrong?”

“He beat the crap out of Glenn! Why did he do it? I knew he hated my guts in Duelist Kingdom, but why did he have to resort to this? I'm no match for him in this business! Why did he do it?”

Ryou kneeled in front of Yugi. “Yugi, what happened to Glenn?”

Yugi sobbed. “Seto….he beat up Glenn! I found him laying in a pool of blood in the bathroom. The door to the shop was broken. Glenn was bleeding and bruised. Why would Seto do this?”

Bakura raised an eyebrow. “Why would Seto do such a thing? I mean, I won't say that Seto isn't violent. But he has his goons to do his dirty work.”

“I don't know why he would do such a horrible thing,” Ryou said hugging Yugi. “I don't see why Seto would attack Yugi at all.”

“The security tape….*sniff*….Seto called my shop `competition'. How could we be competition for him? My shop is no where as big as KaibaCorp!”

“Yugi, come with us. Let's go get some tea from the cafeteria.”

“What if the doctors come looking for me?”

Bakura sat in the chair beside Yugi. “I'll stay here, Yugi. You go with Ryou.”

“Are you sure?”

Bakura crossed his legs. “All of the doctors know us at this hospital because of Aten. Hell, we're on first name basis with almost all of the doctors here. Go on, Hikari Motou.”

Yugi and Ryou left holding onto each other. The yami watched the two lights leave. Bakura lowered his head. Yugi didn't deserve this.

As much as he used to see Yugi as a rival, he liked Yugi. The kid had a heart of gold, while he knew his yami had a heart of stone.

`Many called Ryou and I opposites. Many said that I was wrong for Ryou. Yugi and his yami was more likely to fail in my eyes. Yami….with his heart of granite. Yugi…his heart full of innocence and child-like wonder. I wonder who really tried to destroy Glenn. The pharaoh hasn't been seen for years. None of my monsters have claimed to see him. Ishtar's monsters have not found him. Has that pharaoh truly faded into obscurity? Or is this a game of cat and mouse?'

Bakura's thoughts were interrupted by the television in the waiting room.

[We interrupt `Dawn of Love' with this special announcement. Seto Kaiba, famed owner of Kaiba Coroporation and duelist, has been arrested for assault and battery charges. Seto Kaiba is charged in the beating of twenty five year old Glenn Kinneson this morning. His body was found in Yugi's Game Shop by his partner.]

Bakura jumped to his feet and ran to the television. “What?! Arrested?!”

[The condition of Mr. Kinneson is serious, according to the doctors at Domino Hospital. Mr. Kaiba is being held at Domino Police Headquarters without bail. Tom, what do you think about this?]

[[This does not look good, Marie. The police have also reported that Mr. Kaiba has been charged with resisting arrest. Not good for the CEO of KaibaCorp. He has also been charged with physical assault with a child.]]

[Is he still going to marry his fiancé?]

[[If he ever gets out, that is.]]

The man and woman gave a chuckle.

Bakura's lip curled in disgust as a low, vicious growl emanated from the yami. The yami's hair spiked furiously.

On the screen, the reporters were hovering around Seto, placing microphones in his face and licking cameras at him.

“No comment,” the CEO said plainly.

Mokuba and Jeanie appeared out of no where and pushed through the crowd. A swarm of reporters asked Mokuba and Jeanie questions.

Bakura snarled as Yugi and Ryou returned.

[We repeat. Seto Kaiba, CEO of KaibaCorp, has just been arrested on assault and battery charges of one Glenn Kinneson.]

Ryou covered his mouth and almost dropped his tea. “Oh sweet Isis! What?!”

Yugi nodded. “Sgt. Barnes said he was going to go arrest Seto for the assault.”

“Yugi, did you want Seto arrested?” Bakura asked.

Yugi shrugged. “What I want and what the law says are two different things, Bakura. I don't know why Seto did it.”

Ryou held Bakura's hand. “He can't be arrested!”

“They're holding him downtown in the headquarters. It looks like Ishtar and I have a job to do later.”

Yugi wrapped his arms around Ryou and sobbed.

Bakura turned and watched Ryou sit beside Yugi and hold him.

Once again, there would be no rest for Ryou.

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Mokuba pulled back the covers on the bed. Jeanie was in the bathroom teaching their children how to brush their teeth.

The younger Kaiba sighed as he looked at the pendant around his neck. He opened it up and sighed at the picture of his brother from their orphanage days.

The picture of his smiling brother made him want to cry.

Seto….arrested.

Sitting in a jail cell.

Alone.

The door opened slightly and Joey walked in.

Ceres ranout of the bathroom. “Unkie Seto?!....oh…It's just Unkie Puppy,” the child whimpered.

Mokuba saw the little eyes water. “Come on, sport. We'll get him back.” The younger Kaiba went over to his son and carried him to bed.

“Will Unkie Seto tuck me in bed tomowwow?”

Mokuba pulled the covers over his little boy. “We'll see, Ceres.”

Jeanie lead her daughters to their beds.

“I'm gonna miss Unkie Seto's dood-night tiss,” Lily sighed.

“Unkie Seto no has a teddy bear to sweep wif. I hope he no cwies betaws he hass no teddy bear,” Ivy said.

Mokuba blinked. `I haven't seen my brother cry for a long time.'

Jeanie hugged her twins. “Uncle Seto will be okay, girls.”

Mokuba sat by Ceres and held his son. Joey moved to sit by Lily.

“Uncle Seto will be okay, girls. I promise you that we'll get him back,” the blond said.

Ivy sniffled. “But dey put dose medal tings on his hans…Unkie Seto looked sad.”

Joey sighed. Ivy was very intuitive about people's feelings. She didn't like to see others sad or upset and would always go the extra mile to make others feel better.

“Don't cry, chibis,” Joey said pulling Lily onto his leg.

Mokuba held Ceres against him wondering what he could say to Ceres to make it better.

Gozuboro had always told him not to cry at anytime. When he cried, Seto always paid a price. Mokuba had cried once over a skinned knee and Seto was taken to the Kaiba summer home where he had to stand naked on the lawn outside on a wooden box, often in freezing rain during the winter and terrible downpours during the summer.

Mokuba refused to hit his child because he was crying, such often was the case with Gozuboro. He rubbed his son's back and kissed his forehead instead of hitting the child and locking the door behind him.

Such was Mokuba's childhood….if that could be called a childhood.

It wasn't long before he noticed he had a limp chibi in his arms sucking his thumb.

Joey shook his head. “Gods, he's getting to be more like Chibi Aten every day.”

Mokuba eased the small boy under the sheets and pulled the covers over him. He tucked a little giraffe plushie under the comforter and kissed the child's cheek. “Goodnight, baby boy. I love you, Ceres.”

Joey looked down at the drowsy girl in his lap. “Come on, Chibi Lily. Time to get to bed.”

“Want dolly…”

Joey handed her a baby doll dressed in a white and pink dress. “Goodnight, Chibi Lily.”

“Good…night…Unkie……” The little girl closed her eyes and fell asleep before she could finish her sentence.

Jeanie tucked Ivy into bed. “Goonight, baby girl.”

“Night….mommy.”

Jeanie handed Ivy her doll and kissed all of her children goodnight. “Mokuba, honey, I'll meet you in the living room shortly. I have to go lay down for a few minutes.”

“Go on, beautiful,” Mokuba said as he kissed her cheek.

Joey and Mokuba kissed the other kids and shut the door behind them.

Mokuba heaved a huge sigh and leaned against the children's bedroom door. “What a day. Joey.”

“I know.”

Mokuba walked down the hallway. “I never wanted my kids to see that. And Ivy…she's so…emotional. Seto and I were raised to be without emotions. Sometimes I wonder if she's my kid at all.”

“Jeanie wasn't with anyone else, was she?”

Mokuba shook his head. “Nope. I was her first and only.”

Mokuba and Joey retreated to the living room. Joey sat on the couch and crossed his legs. His fingers began to tap nervously on his arms.

“What's the matter, Joey?”

“I want a drink.”

Mokuba pat Joey's leg. “Let's watch television instead, okay? Let's get your mind off of booze. Then you won't think about it.”

Mokuba sat beside Joey and pat Joey's leg again. “You'll be okay, Joey. Just stay here with me.”

[[Today in the news is the breaking story of Seto Kaiba's arrest….]]

Mokuba groaned. “Let's not watch this.”

Mokuba clicked the control pad.

[[Seto Kaiba has been arrested on numerous counts of…]]

Mokuba groaned. “Isn't there anything on besides the news of my brother's arrest?”

[[KaibaCorp CEO, Seto Kaiba, has been charged today----.]]

Mokuba groaned. “Oh the hell with it! I give up.”

Joey reached out for Mokuba as the boy stood up to leave the room. “Don't leave me, Mokuba. Whatever you do……Do. Not. Leave. Me.”

“Joey, is it really that bad?”

The blond nodded. “I don't want to be left alone, Mokuba. I'm craving whiskey…..and Good Ol' Jack.”

Mokuba shifted his eyes at the television where it was replaying the scene of himself struggling through the crowd to get to his brother. “Okay, Joey. I won't leave.”

With a sigh, Mokuba sat beside Joey.

[[Today Seto Kaiba faces a multitude of charges, including resisting arrest and assault and battery. He also faces charges of breaking and entering, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, and he even faces possible charges of sexual assault.]]

Mokuba narrowed his eyes. “What the hell? Where did those charges come from?!”

Joey leaned forward and buried his face in his hands. “We're never going to get married now,” the blond struggled to hold the tears back. “We've waited for such a long time….and now this.”

Mokuba put his arm around Joey. “Come on, Joey. We'll get him out.”

Sgt. Barnes stood in front of the crowd of reporters. [[Seto Kaiba is a criminal! And he will stay in prison until he has paid his debt to society no matter how much money he has! He won't buy his way out of this one!]]

Jeanie walked into the living room and saw the blond man sob. “Joey? Poor Joey….”

Jeanie walked up to Joey and sat on his other side. She wrapped his arm and hugged him. “Now come, Joey….”

“We wanted to get married……first Hayden was kidnapped….we had to postpone it. Then we waited, hoping that Hayden would return to us. And now…now…..”

Joey cried harder as he mentioned his adopted son who was still in the mental hospital.

[[The group `Crusaders for Moral Decency' have issued a comment about this arrest.]] A man in a black ski mask appeared on the screen. [[This gay man is one of the most dangerous people in Domino! Let this be a lesson to all of Domino! Gays are dangerous! Gay people are a very dangerous people! They are violent people who live for the taste of blood! They live to recruit others into their evil, lewd lifestyle! We are calling on the people of Domino to protest KaibaCorp and destroy anything made by this evil man! Show us your loyalty, Domino! Let us destroy them and drive this evil from our good city!]]

Joey lowered his head. “Poor Seto….He worked so hard to give this company a good reputation.”

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Asher growled and slammed his tight fist on the table. “BAD MAN NEEDS BURN! NEEDS FIRE! NOW!”

Maxine leaned against the door dressed in black, ready and waiting for the order from Donny to break out their boss. Her fingers tapped anxiously on her arm. “We have to do something, Don. We can't just sit here on our asses and watch the world pass by.”

Randall crossed his legs. “I agree with Maxie, Don. We can't just let Seto sit in that jail cell.”

Karl and Jay sat next to each other holding hands. “Don, listen, we can all go in and get him. Asher can set the dynamite, I can tie up the guards, Jay can threaten to slit their throats if need be. You can shoot the lock open, then we burn the place up anyway,” Karl said casually. “We can be in and out of there in no time flat.”

Donny stood at the head of the table. “And risk Seto's safety? With all those cops around? Maxie, you won't live to see Xiao-Shen grow up if you get caught. Karl and Jay, they'll split you both up so you never see each other again. And Asher….”

“BAD MAN NEEDS BURN, DON!” Asher screamed with a twitch in his eye.

“Asher, you'll join Master Hayden in that mental institution.”

Asher cracked his knuckles. “Bad man needs to burn……needs…to…die.”

“I agree, Asher, but we can't raid a police headquarters. We may be the best in the business, but if we are stopped….KaibaCorp goes down, we get life imprisonment, and we never see our families again.”

Jay stood up. “Don, we have to do this!”

Donny narrowed his eyes. “No, Jay! Don't you even think of trying! We've gotten out of situations before where no blood needed to be shed.”

“Blood…..good,” Asher grinned.

Donny sighed. “I know you like blood, fire, and death, Asher, but you will not go and risk this!”

Asher sat in his chair and pouted. “I only want to see someone die.”

“I know you do, Asher. We all do. But we have to try to keep our heads cool and not make any rash decisions,” Alex said. The aging man in black sat by Donny. “In a situation like this, we can't afford to panic. Seto is in enough trouble without us adding to it right now. We'll get him back.”

Asher crossed his arms. “Alex…..you're wrong. We need FIRE!”

The old man shook his head. “Fire is not needed. Nor rope. Nor guns. Nor theft. We only need time.”

Jay growled. “Maybe fifty years ago that would have worked, Alex! But we need action!”

Donny grabbed Jay by the collar. “Don't you EVER…..talk to Alex that way. He's been here for a long time and he is the voice of reason in this group. I won't tolerate that behavior from you, Jayden.”

Jay nodded. “Yes, sir….sorry, Alex.”

“Don, it's okay. I know how these boys feel. But right now, we can't panic and add fuel to this fire.”

Maxine looked at her watch. “Well, Don, if we're not doing anything, I have to get home to my husband.”

“Go on, Maxie-Girl.”

Asher stood up, his eye twitching maniacally. “Man needs fire….needs to be burned alive…smoked flesh…watch him burn…watch him die….FIRE GOOD! MAN BAD!”

Donny sighed. “Goodnight, Asher.”

Karl and Jay stood up and left together.

Randall stood up. The tall, dark-skinned guard turned to his boss. “I sure hope you know what you are doing, Don.”

“A little faith, Randy. Just give me a little faith.”

“I do, Don. I hope you're right.”

Donny sat down and watched Randall leave. The sniper ran his fingers through his hair.

“Don't take it too hard, Don,” Alex said. “They are young and full of life. They want to do something.”

“I want to, too, but I feel it's too big of a risk to go charging a police headquarters. We can't blow the place to kingdom come because Seto is in there.”

Alex reached out and pat Donny's arm. “I know, Don. You're doing what you can. Nobody asks more than that.”

“Thanks, Alex.”

Alex smiled, his wrinkled face had continued to be a soothing presence in the company after all these years.

“Somebody needs to be sane in this department. Can you imagine if Asher ran this department?”

Donny shook his head. “The city would be burned to the ground by now. In fact, the entire state would be completely annihilated.”

“I agree.”

************************************

Seto sat in the dark prison cell and wrung his hands nervously. His wrists were still hand-cuffed. His sides ached from the beating the sergeant had given him a while back.

Seto looked up when he heard someone mutter `queer' under their breath.

He looked up at the barred window at the starry sky.

`Joey……'

************************************

Aten reached out and grabbed the apple juice in his weak grip. He slowly sipped it as Robbie stepped out of the bathroom.

Aten clicked through the channels and swallowed wrong as he saw the images of Seto being arrested. He coughed hard as Robbie rubbed his back.

“What's…going on?” Aten asked.

[[Today Seto Kaiba faces a multitude of charges, including resisting arrest and assault and battery. He also faces charges of breaking and entering, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, and he even faces possible charges of sexual assault.]]

Aten stared wide-eyed at the television. “Oh sweet Isis! Uncle Seto's been arrested?!”

Robbie's jaw dropped. “How can that be possible?”

[[Seto Kaiba is a criminal! And he will stay in prison until he has paid his debt to society no matter how much money he has! He won't buy his way out of this one!]]

Aten placed the cup of juice on the table beside his hospital bed. He laid back in the bed, his body exhausted with the effort of sitting up and coughing.

Aten reached out and took Robbie's hand. “Can it be?”

[[Sgt. Barnes reported that Seto Kaiba pulled out a weapon during his arrest, but the police quickly subdued him without further incident.]]

Aten breathed heavily. “I have….to….leave. Must…help…Uncle….Seto.”

Robbie watched Aten fall back into the bed weakly after struggling to get out of bed. “Aten, you have to stay here. You're too weak to leave yet.”

“But, Robbie….”

“Aten, please, baby. I doubt Seto is going to take this lightly.”

Aten lay in the bed, exhausted from his little burst of excitement. His hand went to his chest and held Robbie's hand again. “Sorry, Robbie.”

The blue eyed teen leaned down and kissed Aten on the lips gently. “Shh, baby.”

“I just….I feel so helpless. I can't even get out of this stupid hospital bed by myself.”

“Aten, you just went through a major crisis. You'll get back on your feet, angel. Give yourself time.”

Aten looked up at his friend with large brown and purple eyes. “Kiss me again, Robbie….please.”

Robbie and Aten held hands as they kissed. Aten reached up and stroked Robbie's hair lightly. The Eyptian planed kisses down Robbie's neck and nuzzled against Robbie's shoulder.

[[This gay man is one of the most dangerous people in Domino! Let this be a lesson to all of Domino! Gays are dangerous! Gay people are a very dangerous people! They are violent people who live for the taste of blood! They live to recruit others into their evil, lewd lifestyle! We are calling on the people of Domino to protest KaibaCorp and destroy anything made by this evil man! Show us your loyalty, Domino! Let us destroy them and drive this evil from our good city!]]

Robbie looked up at the television.

 

Robbie's POV

Gays…..dangerous?

Gays…violent?

How is what Aten and I doing right now dangerous or violent? How can Aten be dangerous right now?

Tell me how!

He can't even get out of bed y himself! He can't shower by himself yet because he has no strength at all.

How dangerous can he be?

……….

Aten is dying.

What threat does he pose?

Aten's large brown and purple eyes watched the television screen with me.

I don't care what these people think or say. I want to marry Aten regardless of their own issues.

Aten looked up at me sadly. “I love you, Robbie.”

I kissed Aten's lips again, careful not to press against them too hard. I wrapped my arm and cradled Aten's head in my hand and his upper body with my other arm.

I laid him back on the bed. “Aten, you should go to sleep, angel.”

Aten let out a little whimper. “I am…..really….tired.”

Robbie pulled over a chair. He turned off the television and turned off the light above Aten's bed. The Egyptian teen smiled.

“Thank you for staying…Robbie. But…you really…should go home soon.”

Robbie nodded. He had not seen his bed for the longest time. “When you can get up and move about, Aten, I promise to go home. Getting bored of me so quickly?”

“No, I just think that you should take care of yourself.”

“I'll be okay, Aten. You know me. My family's tough. We're a military family.”

Aten sighed. “Okay, Robbie. Just concerned,” the Egyptian said with a yawn. “Goodnight, Robbie.”

“Goodnight, Aten.”

************************************

Yugi sat at the edge of the couch. His eyes were cast down to the ground. The purple eyes retained their look of shock from the doctor's prognosis.

“I can't believe Glenn won't be able to hear too well from that ear anymore. The doctors say he might be deaf in that ear now.”

Ryou shook his head. “I'll go see Seto tomorrow after I see Aten at the hospital. It will be an adjustment to you both, but I know that you will both be fine.”

Ryou held his crying friend as he felt the room start to spin. He closed his eyes.

`Must be here for Yugi….'

The tri-haired boy sniffled. “I'm sorry, Ryou….I think I want some time alone right now.”

“Are you sure?”

Yugi nodded.

“Okay, then. I'll go home. If you need me for anything….ANYTHING…you call me and I'll come running.”

The shorter duelist smiled. “Thank you, Ryou. Don't run too hard. Your pacemaker won't like that too much. You're under enough already with Aria losing her baby and Aten's heart attack.”

“Who told you about Aria and the baby?”

“I heard from Malik. He called me up.”

Ryou sighed. “Yes…it's a real shame. But she's still young. She's got time. She's still in school. My daughter's not dropping out of school like I did to take care of her kids.”

“It's so nice of you to come over, Ryou. I'll let you know if I hear anything.”

“Please do so, Yugi. I'll see you later.”

Ryou gave his friend a kiss on the cheek and left. He sat into the front car seat and once again the world was spinning on its axis. His body started to tremble from lack of sleep and exhaustion.

`I have to get home. Must go see Aria.'

Ryou drove home slowly as his vision started to blur.

When he finally arrived home, his legs started to shake under him, struggling to hold him on his feet. His thin body shivered from the blast of arctic air.

He opened the door and Bakura was waiting there for him.

“Okay, love. Go to bed.”

Ryou shook his head. “No…I have to see Aria.”

Ryou staggered past Bakura and went upstairs. He walked into Aria's room and found her reading a book.

“Honey? How are you feeling?”

Aria sighed. “I'm okay…..I don't know what kind of mom I would have been anyway. I can see myself sending a bottle to the Shadow Realm or something funny like that.”

Ryou smiled and kissed her on the forehead. “Honey, I know you'll be okay. My beautiful girl….love you.”

“Love you, too, mother.”

Aria and Ryou hugged each other.

“You get some rest, honey.”

“I will. Umi went home so now I'm just taking some time to read.”

Ryou smiled and pat her on the shoulder. “That's my girl. Goodnight, honey.”

Ryou left Aria's room as his body suddenly started to feel weak. He held onto the banister leading to his room. He closed the door behind him and started to remove his clothes weakly.

`Maybe a shower will help……maybe…..a…..'

****************************************

Bakura sipped his hot tea. “Ryou's going to work himself to death.”

Marik dried the dishes. “The little guy has a hard time slowing down for anything.”

The two yamis heard a loud crash upstairs.

Bakura jumped to his feet and ran out of the kitchen quickly. Marik followed close behind.

The white-haired yami ran up the stairs.

//RYOU?!//

/…………./

“Shit!” Bakura cursed as he ran to his bedroom. “RYOU?!”

Bakura opened the bedroom door quickly and found Ryou unconscious and naked, his boxers halfway down his legs.

“RYOU! Baby!”

Bakura ran to Ryou's unconscious body and pressed his fingers to Ryou's neck. “Oh sweet Isis……”

 

 

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