Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Reunion ❯ The Truth (Straight From The Prisoner's Mouth) ( Chapter 10 )

Chapter 10: The Truth (Straight From The Prisoner's Mouth).

 

“I hate you.” A cut-up, bleeding, Seto Kaiba spat, arms bound above his head by chains. Yugi- just as beaten -scoffed, his own arms captured as well. Damnit, why was Kaiba yelling at him?

“The feeling is EVER so mutual.”

“If you hadn't insisted we go tonight-”

“We might've woken up 30 years later to find we've been in a coma and our Alternates were having a Field Day in the World That Is!”

“Oh, how do you know?!”

“It's happened before!”

“History doesn't ALWAYS repeat itself!”

“But it MIGHT! That's what we have to consider!”

“Stop it, stop it, stop it!” Din shrieked from in between them, also trapped. Soon, ragged coughs came as tears fell down her cheeks. “I hate it when you fight! *Coughcough* Why do you *cough* always have to- *coughHACK* have to fight?!” Yugi stared at his younger relative, guilt welling up inside of him. Man, did he ever feel like a louse right now. Sitting here, captured, pissed, half-heartbroken, fighting with his ex-friend with his little cousin in the middle (Literally) watching two people she really cared about scream at each other about how the other is an idiot.

Yep. That spells louse alright.

“Viper, I-I'm sorry.....we didn't-”

“We haven't been friends for a while, D. We always argue with each other.” Kaiba interrupted, shamefully. Yugi didn't yell this time. Din sniffled.

“Why? What happened? *Hiccough* Why don't you two *cough* get along anymore?” Yugi stared at Kaiba.

Why DIDN'T they get along anymore?

“Something- or someone -happened, Din-Chan. It was when In-Yugi quit.”

`You KNOW Kaiba got pissed. How could he not? You quit because of a woman, someone ELSE'S opinion; the one thing you said you'd never do.'

Allah, just pile on the guilt, why don't you?

“Kaiba,” Yugi stared at the floor. “You don't mean Tea, do you?” He couldn't see Kaiba's face, but he'd bet he was gritting his teeth.

“Of course I do.”
He didn't want to hear anymore. But apparently, Allah liked it when Yugi Mutou A.K.A. Indigo Uriatogi A.K.A. Indigo the Noble A.K.A. that short spiky haired kid in the corner felt like a good-for-nothing bully/rat/backstabber/whatever the hell else you can think up. “Remember? `One look at Indigo Uriatogi and she'll hate me for life. I really like this girl and I think she could get too really like me. If she sees me fighting, hitting on chicks, hanging out in the junkyard, she'll ditch me.' Ring any bells?”

Oh God, is THAT why Kaiba thought.....

“Instead of her ditching you, you ditched us.” Kaiba scowled. “I can't let you go out doing whatever the hell you want just because you think you're so great.” Yugi bit his lip.

“No, Kaiba, no....that's not it. Not...all of it anyway.”

“Then tell me right now, tell me why you did the one thing you said you'd never do; tell me why you quit when you said it was the one family you had.”

Yugi could swear his lip began to bleed, he was biting so hard.

“It was just......everything, man. I mean, Joben and Kane were just diagnosed with it and you refused to use your powers even though you're GREAT with `em and you could kick anyone's ass and that....thing happened to D.D. and when I tried to beat Hirutani for it I almost got killed and then Toy died......” He trailed off. That was the biggest part of it. The death of Bonifacious `Toy Soldier' Brinkerhoff, his long-time friend, one of the Blue Streaks first recruited by Asher `Rattlesnake' Dimitri, killed on the streets at age 34 from five bullets. “Toy was the biggest part of it. All the other stuff just made it worse. Tea was the straw that broke the camel's back, I'll give you that. But Toy dying was the one that made it easier.” He admitted, water forming at the edge of his eyes. Damnit, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry....

“......You didn't have to keep all that pressure by yourself, Indigo-Sensei.” A quiet Din spoke up. He turned to her. “That's what we were there for; to provide a balance in the system that Blue Streak uses. But we're also your consultants, you know that.”

“You had your problems. You just got......and Kaiba....” Yugi groaned. “It was too much. Don't blame Tea for all of it, man. It wasn't her. It was just me being weak. And that's the truth; straight from the prisoners mouth.” Kaiba rolled his eyes.

“Shut up.”

What?

“You always blame yourself, you little twerp.” Yugi glared at Kaiba. But it soon faded.

Kaiba was smirking.

“Not the `weak' part; I'm glad you realized that. But you're always saying it's you. It's not you per se; it's you being stupid.” Yugi couldn't help but smile a little bit.

“Jerk.” Din beamed.

“Yay! No more fighting! Now, how do we get outta here?”

Silence.

.....

“Um......we'll get to that.”

“Yeah, D., just...give us a minute.....”

 

Altus scowled. His toy was only usable when Indigo the Noble was around. And he'd put him away in the captives quarters. Altia bounced her leg.

“Dinayah the Wise isn't much of a challenge.”

“She doesn't like to fight.” Korjata explained. “She hates hitting people and she's always helping out everyone, even her enemies.”

“She can only defend herself.”

“You noticed that?”

“Indeed.” Altus looked at Korjata. He seemed pretty cheerful.

“Happy, Korjata the Malicious?” He nodded.

“Quite so, Altus. Kaiba didn't even fight back. He used his Wave Swords but I never saw a single speck of ice. He refuses to use them no matter what. I think he gets points for stupidity.”

“And you get points for underestimating me.” A voice yelled. Soon an ice crystal flew in the direction of the taller No One, hitting the inside of his left kneecap.

“What? But.....how?”