Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Of Those Who Never Leave ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

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Of Those Who Never Leave

Chapter 7

Seto looked around the hallways of the familiar school, trying hard as shit to look lost, and nervous. If he had been allowed to still be Seto Kaiba things would be different, of course though, he could not use that name. So, instead he created his own new identity with Moto as a last name, his first name would be Kia. Short, sweet, and to the point, plus, it used the even numbered letters of his former last name. So, as he walked down the hallways, he was soon met up by Joey Wheeler. Of course, Joey just thought of him as the new weakling student, and was going to pound on him. Seto hoped he didn't blow his cover though, luckily as the first punch came, or more so didn't. Seto looked up at Yugi, who was glaring at Joey. "Joey, this is a cousin of mine that's decided to move in with us. So don't beat up on him.", Yugi said.

"Oi, I'm such a knucklehead sometimes Yug, you know that! I was only going to welcome the newcomer to the school.", Joey replied.

"By dunking him into the trash cans out back.", Yugi groaned, "Joey you need to be nicer to those who are new here.",

"I guess, maybe I can take him out for a cheeseburger later today.", Joey suggested.

"No thanks Mu-", Seto was about to say mutt, then thought about it, "My afternoon is filled.",

"Awe, too bad, maybe some other time.", Joey said, "Well, see you later.",

Yugi turned to Seto, "You shouldn't try calling him that anymore, then he'll really know who you are.",

"It's a habit.", Seto shrugged as he gathered up his books, and notebooks.

"Okay, just try not to slip back into it.", Yugi whispered, helping to get a few of Seto's things.

.....

Seto settled back into the routine of the usual days, he soon found he wasn't just paying attention to academics either. It was as though that was all there was anymore.... Seto sat down beside Yugi, and across from Joey. He felt accepted into this group almost instantly, he was still Seto, it's just he guessed dying showed him that academics didn't really matter, friendship did. Seto looked up just as Ryou sat down, he looked worn, like an old cloth hung to long. Ryou played with his food a little before Seto noticed the entire table was silent. Why was it so silent? The answer appeared with the same white hair, the same brown eyes, but a different look that looked sorry. Seto felt his heart skip a beat, as if the world had stopped, he felt the fires licking at his skin.... 'No, not again, no!', Seto thought, for his screams were all that his mouth was able to form.

He looked at the man on the other side of the ring, fear written on his face, then, tears... Tears were falling from his eyes, only to become evaporated by the heat... "Seto, seto, can you hear me?... It's okay, you're in the sick wing now, Seto.", Seto felt as though he was rising back up, and made it to the light that was above him. A blurry object came into view it was... It was... "Yugi?", Seto asked.

"Yami, actually.", Yami replied, "You okay? That was pretty bad. Worse one I've seen since becoming dead.",

"I remember.... Seeing Bakura there, I was holding something....", Seto muttered.

Ryou came up to Seto's other side, and looked at him carefully. "Yugi told me.", Ryou said, "I- I know how you died....",

"You know how I died?", Seto whispered.

"You died from taking hold of the ring while Bakura was trying to use me to get his own body.", Ryou looked away, "He was going to kill me to make his own body, but he promised it wouldn't hurt me. When you took hold of it, that promise became shit!",

"Ryou, I took hold of that to save you.", Seto told the white haired boy.

"Yes, he did, and it didn't hurt him as bad as it did me.", Bakura appeared in the doorway.

"What are you talking about?! You got what you wanted you- you asshole!!!!!", Ryou yelled at him, before leaving the room quickly.

Yami glared at Bakura carefully, "So you were going to try to kill Ryou in order to be able to live again?",

"Yes, it was going to be painless, and it would allow for a switch of roles.", Bakura replied, "I had to calculate his soul into the spell though.",

"So it wouldn't be painful.", Yugi concluded.

"Yes, then, in a couple weeks it was to be done again, so we could switch back.", Bakura explained, "Only he would put my soul into the equation. However, someone touched the ring besides Ryou, and everything went horribly wrong... And I- I couldn't stop, or fix it....",

"However, Ryou thinks that you did that on purpose doesn't he?", Yami asked.

"Yes, he does think I intended for it to be like this. Damn it! I- I just wanted to feel what it was like...", Bakura muttered, looking angrier by the second, "Ryou understands that I can be a little.... Mad at times, and I may abuse him with blind anger, but I wouldn't kill anyone without reasoning... Not anymore anyway.",

"Understandable.", Yami said, "But, now Seto's dead, and can't move on for some reason...", Yami told Bakura, "Something that's holding him back from moving on.",

Both looked at Seto. "Now that he's tied to Yugi though, you know he can't pass to the next life.", Bakura told Yami, "We both do.",

"So I'm stuck here for....", Seto groaned, this was something he should have seen.

"Everything has it's bad points.", Yami told him, "But, if you take care of what is holding you here now, when Yugi dies, then you might be able to move on.",

"So, I have to take care of all my problems?", Seto asked.

"Every. Last. One.", Yugi smirked.

"Why am I not surprised?", Seto groaned.

End Chapter: Next Chapter, Seto's holding onto something he doesn't want to let be known, not in front of Yami Yugi anyway.