Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seto's Wish Alternate World Conclusion ❯ C48 Jealousy ( Chapter 48 )

C48 Jealousy

 

Kaiba stopped and glanced up at the Mom, obviously not knowing anything about Seto's normal eating habits. He was suddenly wondering if he should try and eat more than usual, so it didn't look suspicious.

 

Angie caught the look and grinned, saying, “Yeah, Seto.....you sure are a hearty eater. And now that Noah no longer has Mokuba, you don't have any stress that would make you lose your appetite any, huh?”

 

Kaiba gave the girl a death-glare, as the mother smiled, “Well, that's good.....because I know how much you love my meat loaf. I'm sure Angie could tolerate it for one night, since you've definitely earned it.”

 

“You're right, Mom.” Angie said. She made sure to take a big scoop and added more meat loaf to Kaiba's plate, saying, “Seto's done so well to get Mokuba back, that he deserves it!”

 

Now, Mokuba was trying not to giggle.

 

He glanced angrily over at Angie, muttering very quietly, “I hate you.”

 

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After supper, Seto was immediately out the door, as both Yugi and Joey caught up with him, grabbing him by the sleeve. “You're not going to stop me!” Seto flailed.

 

“Dammit, Seto......stop being such an ass!” Joey snapped.

 

Yugi added, “You're not going to do any good by going over there! If your parents see you `and' Kaiba at the same time, they're going to be suspicious!”

 

“I'm not going to let them see me......I just want to make sure everything's all right!” Seto replied.

 

Joey said, “You know what you're problem is......you're too hot-headed!”

 

“Oh, you should talk!” Seto said. “At this moment, my sister and parents are over there with a guy who was prepared to kill me a few hours ago! Why shouldn't I be worried??”

 

“You're over-exaggerating.” Yugi said. “He wasn't going to kill you.”

 

“I couldn't breathe, Yugi! Yeah, he was going to kill me!” Seto said.

 

Yugi shook his head. “Kaiba wouldn't do that.”

 

“Is it so bad to worry? I don't like leaving him alone with them!” Seto said.

 

“All right, let's calm down!” Joey said, shutting everyone up. “Maybe you got a point. I wouldn't feel too good having Serenity near that version of ya, either. The guy's a bit freaky. Ta tell ya the truth, I don't know how we ever thought he was you. So......if we go together, will that work for you? That way, we can at least keep ya honest.” Joey said.

 

Seto nodded happily, and they packed up ready to wander off during the night.

 

And as they left home, a serious-looking man in a business suit parked in a brand new black car picked up a phone to talk to someone. “We found him.”

 

x-x-x-x-x-x-x

 

“I think I'm going to be sick......”

 

Kaiba was sitting on a chair in Seto's room against the wall with a terrible stomachache. And both Mokuba and Angie were in the room with him, laughing.

 

“I'm sorry, Seto......but I couldn't resist. That was so funny!” Angie laughed.

 

As Kaiba glared daggers at her, Mokuba was laughing, too. “That was so great! I thought you going to throw it all up at the table. I can't believe your Mom said that. `Oh, Seto's such a good eater!' Ahahahaha!!”

 

Angie was laughing even harder as she started to tear. “And he......he cleaned the whole plate!!” pounding her fist on the bed.

 

Kaiba finally snatched a pillow and threw it at her, causing her to squeak. She turned to him, and said, “Hey, you can't hit a lady!”

 

“And what makes you think you're a lady?” Kaiba snapped back.

 

Mokuba grabbed a pillow, saying, “I'll defend you, Angie!” attacking Kaiba back with a different pillow.

 

After the first hit, though......Kaiba stopped the pillow, saying more seriously, “Cut it out. You've been sick. I don't want you to......”

 

“Oh, will you stuff it!” Angie said, now also hitting him with a pillow, surprising him. “It's not going to hurt him any having a little fun. Why don't you just live a little?”

 

But sadly.....Kaiba wouldn't accept the play fight, even if he was the unintentional starter to it. “Forget it. I've all ready had my share of living.” he said, still holding his stomach. “I'll be right back.”

 

As he headed to the bathroom, Mokuba called out to him, “Don't puke!”

 

Angie was pouting, now.....saying, “Awww.....I wanted to have a pillow fight.”

 

“You can pillow fight with me!” Mokuba said, picking his pillow back up.

 

But Angie's mood was more depressed, now. “How come Seto doesn't play like my brother does? Why does he act so mean to me at times, and almost nice other times? Why does he act so different from my brother? Why does he hate him so?”

 

Mokuba sighed. “Seto didn't grow up with parents like you did. This whole family thing is probably really weird for him. He's not used to it, and......I don't think he wants to get used to it.” Mokuba turned away. “It's not like we'll still have a family like this when we get back home.”

 

He then lowered his head, saying, “It's gonna be kinda hard for me, too. I mean......over here, I also have a sister, which is nice. I got someone almost my age to play with. But in our world, you're not our sister. You probably don't even care about us.”

“Oh......I'm sorry.” Angie said. “I didn't know.” Angie paused. “Mokuba.......do you think your brother likes me?”

 

Mokuba smiled, “I think so. Again, he probably just doesn't want to get hurt.”

 

“But, he's still mad at me for losing you. I know he is. It's my fault that Mokie is over there. I don't know if he'll ever forgive me for that. He got him back and safe, and I basically let them have him.” she said, looking down.

 

Mokuba shook his head. “Seto can say some mean things at times.....but he doesn't always mean it. Knowing my brother, he's probably blaming himself more than you. I doubt he's mad at you at all for that.”

 

“But, why would he blame himself? I'm the one that lost him.” Angie said.

 

Mokuba shrugged. “That's just the way he is.”

 

Angie sighed, saying, “It's getting late. Mom's right, we probably should start to get to b......”

 

“Hey, what's this?” Mokuba suddenly asked, saying anything to keep from going to bed. He grabbed at the first thing he could see on the desk and pulled it off. It caused some of the mess to spill off the desk.....but he got what he grabbed at.

 

“That's just Seto's stuff.” she said, rolling his eyes. “He doesn't throw `anything' away.”

 

“It looks like an old art folder.” Mokuba said.

 

That peaked Angie's curiosity as she looked over at it. “Wow......those are really old. He must have been like 5 when drew these. But, that's weird......why would he have them on the top of his desk, like he just recently looked them over? He doesn't normally bother with that old stuff.”

 

They started looking through the folder, as it caused Angie to look more surprised. “I think I've seen this folder before. This is something that Mom's kept around. She must have given it to him to look over.”

 

Kaiba came back in feeling better, and stopped immediately after seeing what they were looking at. Mokuba looked up and said, “Hey, Seto.....check this folder out. It has......” and stopped. “You all ready seen this, haven't you?”

 

He looked away awkwardly, and nodded. “Angie's Mom.......she decided to give it to me one night. I don't know why.”

 

“Yes you do.” Angie said, cornering him. “Mom told me you were talking to her about the art table you used to have as a little kid. That's from that table.....isn't it?”

 

“That's none of your business!” Kaiba snapped at her.

 

“Stop it, Seto......she's not saying that to be mean.” Mokuba said, causing Kaiba to look away once again.

 

“Why are you getting all defensive?” Angie asked him. She then paused and asked, “Hey......you don't remember doing these pictures, do you?”

 

Kaiba stayed silent, not saying a word.

 

“Seto.......??”

 

“It's in the past, it's a moot point, it doesn't matter!” Kaiba snapped. He then nodded towards the clock, saying, “It's late......it's time to go to bed.”

 

But, Mokuba then stood and walked over to him with the folder with those big teary eyes, freezing Kaiba in his place. “It would be so cool to hear about what you did when you were younger. Could you show us? Please, Setoooo??”

 

His eye twitched, looking at him, then down at the folder he should have never accepted and looked at in the first place. He whispered back, “Those memories are over. You're my family now.”

 

“I know I am.” Mokuba said. “I'm not questioning that. I just wanna hear more about you. Even the times I wasn't around yet. Please??”

 

Kaiba lowered his head in defeat and nodded in agreement.

 

z-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

 

“Listen, lemme go first, before you do anything crazy.....okay?” Joey asked Seto. “If it looks like he's about to roast your parents and sister, I'll make sure to let you know.”

 

Seto reluctantly nodded as Joey snuck up.

 

After a few minutes, Joey came back, snickering. “What's so funny?” Seto asked.

 

“I'm sorry. It's just.....I didn't think the guy had it in him. That had to be a Kodak moment. It's okay, they're fine. They all together looking all cute and all......they're fine.” Joey said.

 

`Cute??' Seto said, as he turned to his house. Without another word, he ran to the tree Joey had climbed a moment ago in order to look into his bedroom window. “Seto, wait!”

 

It was true what Joey said.....they were in no danger. But the sight made him even more angry than if Kaiba was doing harm to any of them.

 

Kaiba was sitting on Seto's bed in his room. He was wearing his clothes and going through what looked like a very old folder. To his left was Mokuba huddled up against him. To his right was his sister doing the same. Kaiba had his arms around both of them, as he pointed at a cut up piece of paper, talking to them about it. They both seemed so happy and content with him. And Kaiba......had a smile on his face. It was very slight, but more than Seto had ever seen on him.

 

Seto was just about to move forward and start pounding on the window in rage, when Joey got a hold of his T-shirt and pulled hard, dragging him off of the branch he was on.

 

“So, you even thought about dragons when you were this young!” Mokuba said.

 

Kaiba smiled. “I wasn't very good at drawing. You were much better at it than I......” Kaiba suddenly glanced over at the window seeing movement, but there was nothing there. His eyes narrowed.

 

“Seto?” Mokuba asked and began to look up at him.

 

Kaiba's eyes had quickly moved away from the window, as his hand moved from Mokuba to his stomach. He cleared his throat, muttering, “It's just my stomach. I'm going to have to go again.”

 

Angie now looked sad. “I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you so sick.”

 

“It wasn't so bad.” Kaiba said. “I just don't think I'm used to the food.” Kaiba then moved off the bed and walked out of the room.

 

x-x-x-x-x-x-x

 

“Let go of me!” Seto flailed, desperately wanting to get back up that tree.

 

“Seto, I don't see why you're getting so upset from this. You're sister's fine, you're parents are safe.....” Yugi was saying.

 

“Oh, bullshit! That prick's just trying to lull them into thinking their safe before he sinks his claws into them! I'm not having that guy touch my sister!” Seto snapped. “Do you know how wrong that is having some impostor in the same bed with her??”

 

“Dude......he's like her brother!” Joey snapped.

 

“Don't you get it, yet!” Seto yelled. “In his world, Angie's not his sister! For all we know, he might be trying to come onto her or something!”

 

Suddenly, the tugging on Seto from Yugi became a violent grab, and Seto was shoved harshly against a tree. “What the hell are you doing here?” Kaiba snapped.

 

“Trying to protect from my sister from you, that's what? What do you think you were doing with my sister on my bed with you???” Seto snapped back.

 

Kaiba grabbed his collar, pulling him right into his face. “What the hell are you trying to imply!!”

 

“Yo, people! You guys keep yelling out here, and your parents are going to come out and see the two of you!” Joey exclaimed.

 

“That's not the worst of it.” Yugi said, running up to them, and trying to push them both away. “Someone's coming!”

 

They ducked away in time for a car to pull up and the father leaving the car and heading to the house.

 

Kaiba glared over at Seto, shoving him down, harshly whispering, “Thanks to you, we were almost caught. You made a promise that you were not going to cause anymore trouble and listen to me!”

 

“That's regarding the plan.....not this!” Seto hissed back. “You have no right to be with my family! You don't trust me, well I don't trust you! And personally, I still think I should be the one to save Mokie!”

 

“Fine.....you don't want to listen? Then you can also stay home. We'll do the job without you.” Kaiba replied.

 

Yugi looked concerned, “But, Kaiba......”

 

“Take this loser back to your house.” Kaiba snapped. He then turned to Seto, and hissed, “The next time I see you show up here, I'll take you down, myself.”

 

Joey then noticed something, saying, “Yugi......you dropped something out of your pocket.”

 

Yugi picked it up, saying, “Oh, no! It's Grandpa's Blue Eyes! I've been so worried about Mokuba, that I forgot to return it to him!”

 

“Give me that.” Kaiba suddenly said, snatching the card away.

 

“Hey, that's my grandfathers card!” Yugi said.

 

“No it's not......this one's a fake.” Kaiba said.

 

“Fake?” Yugi asked, startling everyone else. “But, how?”

 

“Yeah, that don't make sense.” Joey said. “After Noah gave you it back, you've had that card the entire time.”

 

Yugi thought about that for a minute. “Wait a minute. Actually, before I left Noah's place.....a guard bumped into me.”

 

Kaiba frowned. “Then, Noah swapped it back again.” This pissed Kaiba off even more. Noah was more than backing out of his agreement by trying to steel Mokuba. Every thing he agreed on he was betraying. `You're going to pay for this, Noah. No one double-crosses me and gets away with it!'

 

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

 

“Master Kaiba.” one of the guards said to Noah, bowing to him.

 

Noah boredly answered, “What is it?”

 

“Seto Yagakamiya was spotted, sir.” the guard said.

 

Noah smirked. “Was he, now? Where was he seen?”

 

“Our spies report that he was seen with Yugi Motou and Joey Wheeler, while returning back to his home.” the man said.

 

“You're sure it was him?” Noah asked.

 

The guard nodded. “Yes, sir. Positive.”

 

“Good. Its about time he came out of hiding!” Noah said. Noah then went to his desk and wrote something down on KC stationary, placing it into an envelope. He then handed it to the guard and ordered, “You are to deliver this to Seto Yagakamiya at his home.”

 

“Yes, sir.” The guard said taking the letter and leaving.

 

“Now that that's settled, I think it's time to visit my pet again. Mokie has been a bad dog. And anything that dares to disobey me must be punished!” He laughed, saying, “So, you think you had it bad the first time, Mokuba? Just you wait until you see what I have in store for you, this time!” Once again Noah laughed, as he headed down the hall with some sort of chain in his hand.

 

x-x-x-x-x-x-x

 

Kaiba was now directing his anger at Yugi, as he snapped, “Why did you allow him to come down here in the first place?”

 

“Come on, Seto......chill out.” Joey said, putting a hand on Kaiba's shoulder. “The guy was just worried about his sister.”

 

Kaiba then turned away from Yugi, shrugging off Joey's hand and staring him down. “First of all.....don't ever touch me!” he said, burying the flash of that gay Joey he ran into in the first dimension, and squelching it quickly. “Secondly, the name is Kaiba......do not compare me with this incompetent nobody.”

 

“Hey!” Seto snapped.

 

“And third, I could care less what his problem is. Everyone is all ready well aware that Noah has been grabbing people. They're out there, while you morons are wandering the street at night. What part of me mentioning that Noah's guards are at their most efficient at night, did you not understand! If they end up spotting both Seto and me together, we're not going to have a chance in hell to save the other Mokuba!” Kaiba spat.

 

Suddenly, to their surprise......another car was now pulling up. They all ducked away in time to make sure no one saw them out there. To their surprise, it was a KC security vehicle.

 

“Oh, shit! What's a Kaiba security doing here?” Seto asked.

 

Yugi then whispered, “You don't think anyone could have gotten sight of Mokuba over here, do you?”

 

Kaiba gritted his teeth. If they did......they might have to jump the gun on the plan right now, or do something drastic. “I'll check it out.” he said, then added. “Do not let Seto come out. He can't be seen!”

 

“But, I--.......” Seto sputtered out, as Kaiba headed towards the driveway.

 

The guard was just about to reach the doorbell, when the door opened and Angie surprisingly came out. “What do you want here?” she asked, defensively.

 

“We are looking for Seto Yagakamiya.” the guard answered.

 

“I'm right here.” he stated walking up. “Now, what do you want?”

 

The guard looked around Kaiba, suspicious of where he came from. He then focused back on Kaiba, and handed him an envelope.

 

Angie asked, “What does it say?”

 

Kaiba smirked. “Noah's challenging me to a rematch.” He then put the paper in his pocket and took out a pen. After jotting a few things down on the envelope, he handed it back to the guard. “Tell Noah I accept his rematch. Those are my conditions. Make sure he understands that Mokuba is `not' going to be a bargaining chip. He lost him to me fair and square whether he admits it or not. I will `not' give him up.”

 

“What? He can't do that!” Seto hissed next to his friends. “This is `my' fight!” Just then, Seto leaped up from the bushes, where Joey and Yugi grabbed him and pulled him back down.

 

The obviously rustling caused Kaiba, Angie and the guard to look over. `That idiot!' Kaiba thought. `If he doesn't cut it out, he's going to ruin everything!'

 

Kaiba then turned back to the guard who looked awfully suspicious over the strange noise. And wasn't that Yugi Motou he just saw in that bush?

 

“Is there something more you need?” Kaiba snapped at him.

 

The guard, who wasn't used to anyone but the Kaiba's standing up to him like that, was surprised by it. Instinctively, he said nothing, going back into his car and quickly leaving.

 

Kaiba then turned to Angie, asking, “What are you doing out here?”

 

“I should be asking you the same thing, Mr. `I have a stomach ache'.” Angie said. When Kaiba simply scowled at her, she added, “Mokuba noticed the car pulling up and knew it was Kaiba Corp. So, we had him hide while I went to get the door.”

 

“Next time, let me handle it. For all you know, they might have been after you next.” Kaiba scolded her.

 

Angie just smiled at that, saying, “Why, were you worried?”

 

Ignoring the comment, he turned to the other three approaching, as Angie asked, “Seto.....what are you doing here?”

 

“Trying to screw everything up, as usual.” Kaiba stated, before Seto could answer. He grabbed him by the collar, snapping, “You better hope that guard didn't see you. Because if Noah figures out there's two of us, we will never be able to rescue your brother!”

 

With that, he turned and went back inside......making sure that Angie went in, as well.