Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Kaiba Brothers ❯ PARTY!!: Food, More Presents, & Mysteries ( Chapter 25 )

{IT'S PARTY TIME!!!! Note: This is part two of this multi-part chapter... *rolls eyes at herself* By the way, this chapter opens the same way as the last time. It makes for good foreshadowing... ^_~

Also, I'm sorry this is so late!!! It's been a month and six days since I last posted, and I'm finally getting around to writing this chappie!!! I guess that whole fics off the web incident got to me more than I thought it did/would!! I'm so sorry, ya'll... I hope this'll make up for that!!!

Also, we have a few presents for Seto-chan from myself and a couple readers. Also...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IMOTO-CHAN!!!!

It was my lil sis' birthday yesterday, April 17th. She probably won't read this for a while, but I wanted to do that anyway. It's her birthday that got me to work on this again!!! Arigatou, imoto-chan!!!

Key: /Seto to Noa & Seth\ -- //Noa to Seth & Seto\\ -- ///Seth to Seto & Noa\\\ -- |Yuugi to Yami| -- ||Yami to Yuugi|| -- /Ryou to Bakura/ -- //Bakura to Ryou// -- ~A character speaking to themself or thinking~ R+E+R!}

~~$_$~~

Unknown Person 1: Yes, your job is to give this to him. *hands UP2 a box*

Unknown Person 2: What if someone else answers the door? *nervous look*

UP1: Just make sure he get's it! *pissed look*

UP2: *frightened look* Wakatawa, Oyabun-sama. *bows*

UP1: Get out of my sight! *angry look*

UP2: *flees to UP3* Kyodai!!

UP3: *hugs UP2 unsurely* Nan desho ka, Shimai?

UP2: Oyabun-sama has gone crazy!! *still looks scared*

UP3: What else is new? *dry look* Shimai... *sighes* What does Oyabun-sama want this time?

UP2: *holds up box* To kill Kaiba Seto...

UP3: Nani?!?! *wide eyes* Tell me you're joking!! Oyabun-sama would never hurt him!!

UP2: I-I know... *bites lip* Now what?

UP3: We visit Kaiba-kun. *shrugs*

UP2: Demo...

UP3: I'll come up with something. No worries.

UP2: Hai... You'll come up with something...

*both get into truck and drive off*

~~^*Dun, dun, dun... And the plot thickens!!*^~~

BACK IN THE NORMAL POV

~~^*NOW'S the party!!!*^~~

"CAKE!!!" Mokuba, Hama, and Hirla all shouted, running towards the kitchen. Yuugi, Shizuka, Jyou, Honda, and Noa weren't far behind them. Seto, Kukkî, Ryou, and Otogi followed those five. The three yamis brought up the rear.

Yami had to walk between Bakura and Seth, since the two were glaring daggers at one another. A few rude words about costumes and the treatment of their hikaris had placed a large rift between the two yamis, both still on edge with each other since Egypt. "I wish you two would stop all this..." Yami groaned.

"What is this all about, anyway?" Seto asked, glancing over his shoulder.

"You don't wanna know." Seth growled.

"Tone." Seto said as a way of warning his yami that he was being rude.

Seth didn't hear him. He was too busy glaring at Bakura. Noa glanced back at the groups, feeling the turmoil taking place within the hikari, and narrowed his eyes at Seth. He picked up one of the rice cakes on the food table and threw it at Seth. "What the-" Seth looked up at Noa, glaring angrily.

Noa returned the glare. //If you're going to be an ass, don't do so around Seto. You snapped at him!\\ He shouted in their minds.

Seth's eyes widened and he looked at Seto, who was kneeling and playing with the cats, his face hidden. "Oh... Seto, come here... I'm sorry..." Seto leapt up and ran into Seth's arms, trying not to cry. Seth hugged him tightly, mumbling soft words of apology and comfort.

Noa glared at Bakura meaningfully. Bakura sighed. "Sorry..." He mumbled, bowing his head. "I'll behave..."

"Bullshit." The Pharaoh grumbled under his breath, walking over to get some Pepsi.

"Yami! No caffeine!" Yuugi cried, rushing to stop the caffeine-happy darkness.

Everyone laughed as Yami pouted. "But, aibou!" He whined as Yuugi put the can of soda back.

Mokuba chose that moment to turn off the lights. The kitchen doors opened and a brightly lit cake rolled in, Cook behind it. "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, dear Seto, happy birthday to you!" Mokuba started. Everyone else joined in by the second phrase.

"Make a wish and blow the candles out, hikari." Seth mumbled softly, arm still around Seto's waist. Seto grinned, thought something that neither Seth nor Noa could catch, then blew out all the candles.

Everyone cheered, then got in line for a piece of cake. "Small pieces for the three yamis, Cook." Seto warned softly as he took his piece. Cook smiled and winked, cutting an amazingly tiny piece for Seth.

"Seto!" Seth whined, knowing who to complain to, as he took his piece. "That's mean!"

"You're hyper enough, and I have a feeling that Bakura and Yami are in much the same condition. This is for the other two hikaris." Seto informed his darker half. Yami and Bakura turned to gape at the birthday boy, getting their own tiny pieces at that time. The others in the room laughed.

The door bell rang suddenly, and Kukkî ran to go get it. "Someone ordered a pizza?" The delivery boy asked, holding up a bunch of boxes of pizza.

Mokuba ran up with a check and traded it with the other. "Arigatou!" He called as the guy walked down the lawn. The guy waved in return.

"PIZZA!!!" Jyou and Honda chorused, making a beeline for the magician.

Seth and Bakura tripped the two with a shared smile. Yami stepped before the two boys and smirked down at them. "You two are last." He informed them. As Honda and Jyou whined, the others in the room laughed, then got into a line to get their pieces.

Honda and Jyou, after much more whining and moaning, got at the end of the line, behind the three yamis. "There better be some left when we get up there!" Jyou called ahead.

"You could just never get up there." Noa pointed out, walking past them with his two slices and a cruel smile.

"Scarab! Be nice." Seto gave his boyfriend an annoyed look.

"Bah..." Noa stuck out his tongue at the two best friends at the end of the line, then walked over to where Seto had sat on one of the couches.

When everyone had joined them, Seto sighed. "So, now what?"

"I don't know." Mokuba shrugged. "The singers won't be here for another couple hours. We could just chat until then."

"About what?" Seth grumbled.

Seto gave him a meaningful look. "Grudges?"

Bakura and Seth looked at one another, then shook their heads. Seto glanced over at Yami, who smiled. "Well, yes, I know what this is all about." He answered.

"And?" Seto looked annoyed.

A knock on the door saved the Pharaoh from answering. Seto groaned and stood, walking to the door. He opened it to find the package delivery person with three packages. "Delivery for Kaiba Seto." The man grumbled, frowning at Seto's chest.

Noa popped up next to Seto with a grin. "I'll take it for him!"

"Who are you?" The man asked.

"Kaiba Noa, Seto's cousin!" The boy said happily. "We're having a Halloween party!"

"I see..." The man continued frowning at the brunette as he handed Noa the packages.

"Tenshi, what've we told you about answering the door?" Noa grumbled as he signed for the packages. //Wanna play mute?\\ He asked quietly.

Seto hung his head sadly. /Arigatou...\

Noa groaned. "Never mind..." He handed Seto the packages. "Here, take these inside. Seto will be glad to get them." Seto wandered back inside. Noa handed the man the paper with a sad smile. "Mute. It's kinda sad. You'll have to excuse him." Then he stepped back to close the door. "Arigatou."

"Uh..." The man blinked, overwhelmed. "Riiiight..."

Noa closed the door softly and walked back into the living room with a sigh. "No more answering the door, Tenshi-chan." He told the grinning CEO.

Seto shrugged. "Anyway, arigatou. I wasn't quite sure how to handle that."

"And, hence, Noa becomes useful after all." Bakura mumbled.

Seto gave Seth a look as he half rose from his seat, then pursed his lips at the yami. "I could test out that dagger set on you, Baku." He said calmly.

Bakura growled at the teen. "That is not my name, you ass."

"No, no..." Mokuba giggled. "The ass is Seth." Noa had told the boy about the incident earlier, as a weapon against the yami for later. That was before the once-ghost learned about the sugar.

Seth glared at Noa, who was trying to look innocent, while Seto gaped at his brother. "Mokuba! Watch your mouth!" The eldest Kaiba cried. Kukkî's face mirrored her cousin's.

Mokuba blinked up at his brother innocently. "What? You use that word all the time."

"That doesn't make it right for you to use it!" Kukkî cut in. Then she turned on Seto. "And who are you to be teaching him those words?!"

Seto gave his cousin a look. "I don't, Kukkî. If I were teaching him how to curse, do you think I yell at him about it later?" Kukkî snorted. "Women." Seto grumbled under his breath, which got a laugh from everyone, easing the tension in the room.

"So, ya gonna open those?" Noa asked.

Seto glanced down at the three boxes. "Uhm, sure..." He sat back down on the couch and used his Rod to open the first box. Inside was a wrapped present from a person named DarkMalikGirl. Seto rose an eyebrow and opened the present. Inside was a copy of manga. "Oi, Yu-Gi-Oh manga!"

"No way!" Noa grabbed the copy and started flipping through it.

Seto glared at his boyfriend for about a minute before finally groaning and opening the second box. Inside this one was a small card that had Sheenagami written on it and a leather trench coat. "Cool..." Seto grinned. "I never had a leather trench coat before."

"Open the last one already!" Seth complained.

Seto chuckled and opened the last. This one was from DarkGoddess. Inside was a small bag with a young girl drawn on the outside. Inside the bag was a Noa plushie. "Uhm... Do I wanna ask?"

Seth leaned over and snatched the plushie from his hikari's hands. "I like it." He told the light, hugging the plushie tightly.

Noa was too engrossed in the manga to notice the plushie, or he would have been all over Seth to get it. Seto just grumbled something under his breath and tossed his coat on the floor, looking like he was a three-year-old about to throw a tantrum. Azrial and Bast jumped up into his lap and settled down together, purring. Seto smiled and hugged them, eliciting laughter from the others in the room. "Huh?" Noa looked up at Seto, then caught sight of Seth, with the plushie, and let out a squeal. "SETH!! Give me that!" He hopped off the couch and ran after Seth, who was already up and running.

Seto groaned and looked at the two cats as the others laughed. "Those two are hopeless." He informed the cats.

"I'm sure that's not what you say every night in..." Mokuba slammed his mouth shut when he saw the look his brother was giving him. Seto's death glare was not something one wanted to be on the receiving end of.

"Azrial, could you possibly teach Mokuba to keep his mouth shut?" Seto asked the male cat in his lap.

Azrial glanced over at Mokuba, let out a yawn, and got off Seto's lap. He walked up to Mokuba and hopped up into the boy's lap. There he sat and gave Mokuba a lecture of `Meows', then got down and went back to Seto.

Mokuba gaped at the cat as everyone else laughed. Seth and Noa came back, Noa with the plushie, and sat back down. Seth handed Seto the manga. "How'd you get him to do that, Tenshi?" He inquired.

Seto shrugged. "I just asked." He ruffled the little kitten's fur fondly. "Aren't you smart, Azrial?" He said brightly.

Seth looked at Noa in annoyance. ///And you said I act weird around the cats!!\\\ He complained to the boy.

Noa pursed his lips at the yami. //You do! Tenshi-chan's acting like Tenshi-chan acts when he's alone.\\

///Or when it's just the three of us.\\\ Seth added.

A knock on the door brought everyone back to the present. Noa handed Seto the plushie and wandered from the room. He opened the door to reveal a man in straight black and a woman in simple white. "Uhm, may I help you?" He asked.

"Is Kaiba Seto here?" The man asked. "We need to speak with him." He gave Noa a dirty look. "Alone."

Noa narrowed his eyes, but stepped back to let them in. "If you'll follow me." He offered, closing the door behind them. //Tenshi-chan, you have visitors.\\ He warned the CEO coldly.

Seto was standing when they got to the room, Seth behind him, and Mokuba before him. Hama was hiding behind Cook and Kukkî as the two women walked into the kitchen with what was left of the cake. Shizuka and Hirla tried to make themselves useful with the food. Yuugi and Ryou were leading Jyou, Honda, and Otogi towards the game room. Yami and Bakura were standing on either side of the doorway that Noa and his charges entered through, looking like guards. "Yes?" Seto asked in a chilly voice.

The woman looked startled by the sight of the place, not to mention the CEO and his "twin" behind him. She looked like she might faint, or scream. The male took the whole thing in stride, or ignored it all. "Kaiba Seto, I presume?" He inquired.

"That's me." Seto met the other's gaze coldly.

"May I have a word with you, alone?" The man asked.

"This is as alone as we're getting." Seto warned, then looked down at Mokuba. "Go with Yuugi and Ryou."

"But, Se-" Mokuba started.

"Now." Mokuba hung his head and walked from the room. Seto glanced back up at the man and woman. "If you'll follow me, we can go to my conference room, but you'll have to say whatever it is you have to say before those in here right now."

"Fine." The man gave Noa another dirty look, which was returned by the once-ghost. Then they all followed Seto, Seth and Noa walking just behind him, then the visitors, then the last two yamis.

The woman leaned over to place her mouth next to the man's ear. "Kyodai, I don't like this. These guys scare me."

"Then you give him the box and we'll go." The man hissed in reply.

The woman bit her lip. "Kyodai..." She hung her head when the man shot her a dirty look.

Bakura frowned at Yami. Yami shrugged. There was nothing they could do, yet. But, to protect their hikari's from whatever information these two might carry, the two yamis closed their links.

"Sit." Seto offered the man and woman as they entered the room. Yami and Bakura took up stations by the door while the two visitors sat. Seth stood between his two boyfriends, both of which had chosen to sit at the table. "Now, what are your names?" He inquired, folding his hands before him on the table.

"We don't have names." The man informed the CEO.

"Then what do you call one another?" Seth inquired sharply. "Bastard and Bitch?"

"The woman was calling the man Kyodai in the hall." Bakura cut in as Seto shot his yami a dark look.

"Brother?" Noa took up the conversation. "Then, miss, might you be Shimai, Sister?"

The woman startled as the man turned to glare at her. She shrunk down in her seat. "Hai..." She whispered.

Seto glanced between the two. "Well then. Kyodai, what do you want, since you seem to be the talker of you two." He asked.

"It has to do with my employer, Kaiba-kun." Kyodai started. "Oyabun-sama took Shimai and myself in many years ago when we were going through some difficult times. Oyabun-sama spoke of Kaiba-kun often, saying he knew you. Oyabun-sama respects you, for some reason, though he's never said why."

Seto frowned. "What makes all this so important?"

Kyodai looked at Shimai. "Shimai."

Shimai held up a small box. "Oyabun-sama gave me this box this morning. He wants me to give it to you."

Seto nodded. "Okay."

Shimai shook her head and placed the box back on the table. "There's a bomb inside."

Seto's eyes widened. Seth narrowed his eyes at the box, placing a hand on his hikari's shoulder. Noa grabbed Seto's hand under the table. Yami and Bakura focused their Sennen Items' powers on the box. The box lit up a bright red, startling the two visitors. "Bomb." Bakura nodded towards Seto. "Don't touch it." He glanced up at Seth. "Seth, I wouldn't touch it if I were you, either. You're too much alike."

Yami pursed his lips and picked up the box, startling the two once again. He flipped it upside down and frowned at the bottom. "Seto, could you tell me how to disable this thing without touching it? I think there's something inside you'll wanna look at." The Pharaoh glanced over at the shaken CEO. "Just a hunch."

Seto stood and walked over. "Will it activate if you open it?" He asked in a soft voice.

"Yes."

"Fuck..." The teen looked at the bottom of the box. Something in his memory clicked.

~~*~~Flashback~~*~~

"Seto-chan, say this box had a bomb in it and you couldn't open or touch the box, because it might activate. The only thing you know is that I can touch it. I'm gonna be stupid today..."

"That's possible?"

Gozaburo gave the boy a dirty look. "Pay attention. You have to tell me how to deactivate the bomb without touching the box yourself."

Seto blinked at the small thing and frowned in concentration. "A puzzle..." He mumbled before looking back up at his adopted father. "Could you turn it over?" Gozaburo turned over the box. Seto's eyes widened at the set of wires running across the bottom of the box. "Goza-san?" He looked at the man.

"I'm stupid, remember." Gozaburo warned.

Seto gave the Kaiba a dark look. "No, you're not. Where's the clue? You've always left a clue."

Gozaburo chuckled. "That's my boy!"

~~*~~Flashback~~*~~

"Did your boss tell you anything else when he gave this to you, maybe about colors?" Seto inquired, looking at Shimai.

Shimai started. "When I walked in, he told me green was a very pretty color, but I don't know what that-"

"Yami, pull out the green wire." Seto told the Pharaoh.

Yami blinked at the other, then did as he was told. The red light that had been surrounding the box the whole time disappeared. "How in Ra's name did you figure that out?" He asked, handing the CEO his box.

"I had help." Seto growled, opening the box with his Rod's blade. "From the one who made this trap."

"Who might that be?" Noa asked, walking over with Seth.

"Your father." Seto growled, pulling out a small, wrapped gift.

"Nani?!" Everyone in the room turned to stare at Seto as he unwrapped the gift. Inside was a small dagger. On it was engraved the name `Gozaburo' in the owner's handwriting.

Seto threw the dagger at the far wall angrily. There it stuck. "The bastard's not dead." Then he turned and stalked from the room.

Seth looked at Noa. "Go after him. Yami, Bakura and I will be fine."

Noa nodded and ran after the CEO. "Tenshi-chan!" He shouted, running out onto the roof, where he knew the teen would be.

Seto stood next to the edge of the roof, tears fleeing down his face, his cape flaring out behind him. /Noa-chan, why is he still here? How did he survive? He was dead!\

Noa grabbed Seto's arm when he reached him, then looked at the Kaiba Corp building, where Seto had been staring. //I don't know. When he left, he made it sound like he would be gone for good. I don't know why he's here, Seto-chan. Maybe you can ask him.\\

Seto turned and clutched onto Noa, crying into the shorter boy's shoulder. Noa hugged Seto quietly, mumbling soft nonsense to the other. Seth's voice rang through their minds. ///Seto? Noa? Could you two come down here? We have something you might want to see.\\\

/Coming.\ Seto pulled away from Noa. His eyes were dry once again, his blue eyes chilled again. He'd pulled himself back together again. "Come on, Noa-chan." He told his boyfriend, turning to go back inside.

//I need a vacation.\\ Noa informed Seth darkly. The spirit chuckled. Noa hurried to join the younger of the two brunettes.

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~~A/N: Uhm... That didn't quite go as expected... *frowns at chapter* What the fuck did I just write again? *rolls eyes and holds up new CDs* Disturbed and Danzig. This shit will warp your mind. Both rated high for cursing, and some of the things in the song. My Disturbed CD has blurbs on one of my fav songs, though... *sobs* It was the only version of the CD they had at Wal-Mart!! But, that's okay!! My Danzig CD makes up for it!! Anyway, I already have the blurbed song saved on my compie, in the original, unblurbed copy, so it's all good!!

So, I left it at a cliff hanger, neh? Sorry about that... (Well, I'm not....) Easter's tomorrow. It took me two days to write this chapter, which isn't bad, considering how long it took me to even START it!!! *wacks parents angrily* That's okay! I get to torture one of my uncles today!! He doesn't like anything along the lines of homosexuality or bisexuality. I won't let him read this, but I'm wearing one of my fav shirts. The shirt tells my support of gay rights. *grins* I love tormenting my uncle!! Also, he still owes me birthday money!!

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REVIEWS!!: (I'm getting lazy... *frowns* I'm just gonna say names, then add any special notes at the bottom...)

MM.O: super_JM, DarkMalikGirl(x2), Sheenagami(x2), halowing4, firedryad(x3), BakurasAngel, becca, Mercury Elf, Fairy Magic, & Death Shadow Dragon.

Holy shit!!! I can't believe so many supported my argument against my parents!! Over half of those ppl are the ones that responded to my apology!! YAH!!! Also, MAJOR shout outs to Mercury Elf, Fairy Magic, and DSD!! These three have responded from my hentai site!! The ONLY ones!!! *huggles*

About the gifts: DMG and Sheenagami were the only two to give Seto-chan presents, until I bugged my sis, who hasn't read this far yet, and got her to give him something as well. I didn't exactly give Seto-chan anything this chapter, but that's b/c I couldn't come up with anything. So, present giving from readers are STILL OPEN!!! I'll find a way next chapter, or so. They may be belated... *ducks rotten fruit* HEY!! You want them to be in there at ALL?!?! *fruit stops* Uh-huh... That's what I thought...

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DISCLAIMER: Ah... Don't own YGO! Yet... Sux being me... Don't own Azrial's name, either, unless YnK'll give me the rights to it... Also, the presents from DMG, DG, and Sheenagami belong to those three, not me. My original plot got lost a while ago, so I credit the current "plot"(once I find it) to my wacky yami, Pugio... -_-* Oh! Easter candy!!! *grins manically* ...sugar.... XD

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Ja!

Katmon =^.^={AKA Okusama KK, KJ}