Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seto's Wish ❯ Chapter 7

Despite the doctor now being involved, Kaiba still couldn't help but be overwhelmed with worry. `I won't let anything happen to you.' Kaiba thought, as his hand came down and grabbed hold of Mokuba's hand.

 

“I hope I'm not upsetting this `moment' between you and your brother.” Ajin muttered, as he came into the room, Aiko behind him, watching from a distant.

 

“I don't want you in here. Leave now.” Kaiba said, without bothering to look their way.

 

Ajin retorted, “But I thought you didn't believe we really exist. Does it matter if we're in here or not?”

 

“Yes.” Kaiba said. “I just want to focus on Mokuba, right now.”

 

“But you still have a wish that needs to be fulfilled.” Ajin stated, persistent to get this over with.

 

“First of all, you don't exist. And what's the sense of agreeing to something that's not going to happen? Second of all...Mokuba comes first. This idea you made up focuses on my needs, not his...and I already told you, even if this was real, I will not abandon my brother no matter how short you make my supposed disappearance.” Kaiba said, and turned back to focus on his brother.

 

Ajin said, “Ahh...but you forget, Kaiba. As I stated, Mokuba will be there, too. And in this dimension, he never gets sick like he is now, I guarantee it. Now...wouldn't you want to see Mokuba all healthy, like he was before? If you don't do this for yourself, surely you would do it for him, would you not?”

 

Kaiba turned to look at Ajin, smiling down at him.

 

“And if it's not real, why are you so afraid to make this wish...especially when it's for the sake of your brother?” Ajin asked, trying to inwardly hide his evil sneer.

 

Kaiba still seemed to be hesitating, probably because he still didn't entirely trust him. So Ajin added, “Surely, you would want to spend more time with your brother, now that he'll not be sick, wouldn't you? You probably get so little time with him in this universe...”

 

Kaiba closed his eyes, thinking of that. What could it hurt to agree, except to prove the futility of his own dreams? Yes, that had to be the reason why these two strangers were haunting him. It was his own self guilt getting to him since he never had the time to be with Mokuba except when he's sick, and then spends that time worrying over him. Otherwise, while Mokuba's healthy, he was working most of the time.

 

Kaiba began to think the only way he was going to get rid of these fantasy people was to accept, which to him would be like a mental promise to spend more time with his brother. He let out a sigh, deciding to humor them. “All right...let's say I agree to this. Then Mokuba becomes better and comes with me?”

 

“Er...well, not exactly.” Ajin said, hoping Kaiba wasn't going to say something to force the truth out of him.

 

“But you said I'd see him there.” Kaiba said.

 

“Oh, you will. Again, you're not actually agreeing to stay, yet. It's like a try-out period. Though your brother's sick here, you'll see him healthy there. Once you agree to stay, Mokuba will never get sick like this.” Ajin said.

 

Aiko hated the way Ajin was deceiving him, but didn't say anything this time...fearful of Ajin's wrath.

 

“Then if he's sick here, I still can't go.” Kaiba stated.

 

Ajin looked like he was about to explode, but forced himself to remain calm. Instead, he turned to Aiko, saying, “Aiko can care for the little one. The last person to open the magic box was a nurse and Aiko spent a lot of time with her. I'm sure she will have no trouble caring for the child.”

 

With a glare from Ajin, Aiko approached next to Kaiba and replied with a bow, “It'd be my pleasure to care for him.”

 

“You can discuss this with your new nurse, Kaiba. I'll wait for you in the living room to grant your first wish. Don't take too long.” Ajin said. As he left, he left a mental note to Aiko, /Now don't disappoint me, Aiko./

 

“So, now I'm supposed to have an imaginary nurse watch my brother. This gets even better.” Kaiba mused. “There's a minor problem with that idea. Since you're not real, only I can see the two of you. What if you need to call a doctor or talk to someone that `exists'?”

 

“Well, I can make myself visible if it's an emergency. It takes a lot more power but I can do it.” Aiko said.

 

“Big brother...?” Mokuba weakly muttered, the conversation seeming to be waking him up.

 

Kaiba quickly turned away from the Aiko, as he replied, “Mokuba? Sorry if I woke you...”

 

“Who's that?” Mokuba asked, looking at Aiko next to him.

 

“Well, that's...” Kaiba began to say and stopped, looking at Mokuba, and then at Aiko - who for some reason looked as surprised as he did.

 

“You...you can...” Kaiba began to mutter but couldn't finish it, still wide-eyed. `Then these two people really exist??' Covering quickly, Kaiba said, “This is Aiko. I have an errand to run and I'll be gone for about two hours. Aiko is going to stay with you, incase you need anything.”

 

“Do you have to go, big brother?”

 

As Kaiba looked down at his brother, now all he could think of was Ajin's other world...the impossible promise. `If two hours could make him perfectly healthy and have a chance to experience his real parents, isn't it worth the chance...a chance to undo everything that's been done to us, and give him a happiness he's never even experienced before?'

 

Kaiba then offered a smile to his brother, as he answered, “It's necessary. Don't worry...I'll be back before you know it.”

 

Mokuba snuggled closer to him, grabbing onto his coat with a tight grip before going back to sleep. Kaiba held his brother close, then looked back over at Aiko. “Are you sure you can handle this?”

 

“Yes but…” Aiko started.

 

“But what?” Kaiba asked, still holding Mokuba.

 

“Well...I never made myself visible to him, yet. I don't understand how he was able to see me. And are YOU sure you want to do this...to leave him? What if something goes wrong? If you die in that world, you don't return to life in this one.” Aiko told him.

 

Kaiba looked annoyed, but spoke softly so as not to disturb his brother. “What is with you two? One minute you're telling me to go, the next minute you're trying to convince me not to. Make up your mind.”

 

“I merely wish to make sure this is what you want.” Aiko stated.

 

Kaiba turned back to his brother, stroking his hair gently. “A world that can cure his illness, and give him back his parents...for him, I'll do whatever I have to.”

 

Aiko looked worried, realizing Ajin's deception had worked its course, “But, Kaiba...”

 

“Enough of this, I'll take my chances!” Kaiba snapped, as he glared back at her...though keeping his voice down to a minimum.

 

Aiko smiled, “I understand. But you're still worried about him, aren't you? Worried about leaving him...”

 

Kaiba glared at her, and she could still feel his distrust, especially now since he was starting to believe in them. “What do you think?” he asked.

 

“Don't worry...I'm sure he'll be fine. And you won't need to worry about anyone getting in here to harm him. As long as I'm here, there will be a magic barrier protecting both him and this room. That way, no one you don't know will have access to this room, and no one with evil intentions will be allowed near him if he has to be moved.” Aiko assured him, knowing now that Kaiba was beginning to believe they existed, he was especially concerned about Ajin's existence near Mokuba.

 

`Good guess.' Kaiba thought, puzzled by how well Aiko figured out what some of his concerns were, but never showed it on his face. He also seemed to trust her words when it came to her agreement to protect Mokuba. Maybe it was those strange memories he experienced, but he truly felt she posed no threat to his brother. Kaiba got up to leave, but found himself unable to since Mokuba was clinging to his coat, still asleep.

 

Aiko noticed it and smiled. “Perhaps it would be easier if he had a favorite stuffed animal, or something he is fond of to hold on to. Well, that is...besides you.”

 

Kaiba glared at her from the comment, as he managed to gently pull himself from Mokuba's grasp. As he did, Mokuba curled into himself more, but looked so alone. `Maybe she's right.' he thought. But Mokuba had no plushies. When Mokuba felt alone, Kaiba would normally let his brother stay with him for the night. Of course, he wasn't going to tell her that...that was personal.

 

The problem was, neither brother ever had many interests in toys, knick-knacks or plushies, even as kids. The orphanage and Gozaburo made sure to remove that interest in them long ago. So, Mokuba didn't have anything to hold onto in bed except another pillow...hardly something that could be considered a `favorite' thing. All Mokuba had that was of great value to him was a picture of his brother. And the only real personal thing Kaiba kept was his picture of Mokuba. Well, and of course his dragons...”

 

The thought brought a sudden idea to Kaiba's mind. It could help his brother, and maybe help prove once and for all if what had been promised him truly was real, and not fake. Kaiba reached into his pocket and pulled out one of his Blue Eyes White Dragon cards. “You claim to have magic, right?” he asked Aiko.

 

“Well...yes. Why?” Aiko asked.

 

“Well, then prove it to me now. Here, look at this.” Kaiba said, holding up his Blue Eyes White Dragon card. “Make a stuffed animal like the dragon in this picture.”

 

“Oh, all right.” Aiko looked at the card carefully, then closed her eyes and started chanting. A small ball of light started to form in her hands, and then suddenly a Blue Eyes White Dragon plushy, a little bigger than a teddy bear, appeared in her hand and handed it to Kaiba. “Is this all right, Kaiba?” she asked.

 

Kaiba looked it over in fascination, feeling the thing as his mind absorbed just how real it was. He tried to think of any way that could have been a trick...but he couldn't think of one. It was too impromptu. No one could have guessed that he would out of the blue ask for something like this, to be able to plan any way of deceiving him. This was real...that would mean she really could do some kind of magic. Given, magically creating a plushie was hardly anything to be considered as spectacular, but that didn't matter...magic is magic.

 

Not wanting to absorb this right now, feeling a headache already coming on from the idea of it, Kaiba turned his attention to Mokuba. He woke him saying, “Hey, kiddo...I got something for you.” and held the plushie up for him.

 

Mokuba opened his eyes and smiled “Is that really for me, Seto?” he asked weakly.

 

Kaiba smiled, seeing the happy look on his little brothers face. He kissed him on the forehead and handed him the dragon. “Of course it is.” Mokuba brought his hands up and took the dragon, then hugged it for dear life. He looked so happy, despite how sick he was.

 

Magic or not...Kaiba was happy to see the small spark of life in his brother's eyes again. He brought his hand down, brushing his little brother's bangs from his face, then kissed his forehead. Kaiba then covered him back up. Finally, he moved to the back of the bed, grabbing an extra cover folded at the end, and covered him with that as well to help keep him warm.

 

“Sleep tight kiddo, I promise I'll be back before you know it.” He watched as Mokuba snuggled up with his new plushie and drifted off to sleep. `If I'd known something like that would make him so happy, I would have had one made for him sooner.' Kaiba thought, as he stroked Mokuba's hair one last time, before getting up to leave.

 

“You know you shouldn't make promises you can't keep.” Aiko said just as Kaiba had reached the door.

 

“I don't.” Kaiba hissed back dangerously, for her daring to accuse him of lying to his brother.

 

“What if you decide to stay in that world? Do you truly want to lie to him, making him believe you're returning?”

 

Kaiba now approached her, glaring directly into her eyes as he snapped, “What kind of a bullshit question is that? If I decide to stay in that world, Mokuba becomes a part of it, doesn't he? That `is' what your friend Ajin said.”

 

“He's not my friend.” Aiko said, looking directly in his eyes. She then avoided his gaze, saying, “Forgive me. It is not my place to question the wishes of others.”

 

Kaiba was getting strange vibes from this. Was there something he missed? “So who grants these wishes, you or him?”

 

“His powers are greater than mine...Ajin is the one who grants the wishes to others.” Aiko said.

 

Kaiba then smirked, saying, “I get it. And you don't like Ajin, do you? You're right; maybe you should stay out of it. And while you're at it, you better do your job and make sure Mokuba remains safe at all times. I don't want your little personal quarrels with your `box' roommate to cause you to become careless with my brother's health. Got it?”

 

“Do not be concerned on that, Kaiba. I will make sure nothing happens to your brother.” Aiko said. Then moving closer to him, she said, “Just so you know my priest, my loyalty and allegiance to you comes first, as it always has.” then continued to move forward to close the gap between them.

 

But Kaiba moved a step back, stopping Aiko's attempted kiss...his eyes never loosing that cold look in them. “No...not me. Keep your top allegiance to my brother. And one other thing...don't try that again. I don't know what you `think' we were, but I'm not a priest. And as far as I'm concerned, we never slept together, either.”

 

Kaiba watched her carefully to make sure Aiko did not show any sign of anger or regret. He did not want his rejection towards her to cause any possible problems with her caring for Mokuba later. But that did not seem to bother her. She simply bowed, saying, “As you wish, Kaiba. My apologies.”

 

Accepting that response, Kaiba nodded to her, then turned and headed back down the hall. As he left, he considered the words she said to him before; accusing him of lying to his brother, of not returning as if accepting that wish was also abandoning him. Kaiba shook the thoughts from his head. `That's ridiculous, I'm not even doing this for me...I'm doing this for Mokuba. I'm not going to let that crazy woman get to me...I refuse to start second guessing myself, now. Obviously, these two people have some kind of personal problems with each other, and she's trying to drag me into it. I know there's supposed to be no such thing as magic, but...that little amount that Aiko did. What other explanation is there? If there's even a chance to bring them back, give Mokuba a real family with real parents that can care for him...wouldn't it be worth taking this chance? It'll only be two hours, and then I'll be back, Mokuba. No matter what that lady said to me, in two hours we'll be back together...that I promise.'

 

“Poor Kaiba.” Aiko said, sitting down next to Mokuba. “He doesn't seem to realize, little one, that this world and the one Ajin promises are NOT the same. He only sees what he wants to see, and what Ajin stuck into his mind.” Aiko soaked the rag again, then placed it on Mokuba's forehead before continuing. “He believes that everything happening in this world is happening there. I hope when he sees how wrong he is, how much different the two worlds are and that not everything is as it seems to be, he will decide to return to you, little one.”

 

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“All right, Ajin.” Kaiba said, walking into the living room. “I'm ready. Now tell me exactly how this is supposed to work.”

 

“Very good.” Ajin said, quite pleased that this is finally starting. He then pointed at the necklace around Kaiba's neck that contained his brother's picture, and said, “Your locket will be your only link to this world. You lose it, and you lose your way back.”

 

“Fine.” Kaiba merely offered as an answer. He had no concern over that, since Kaiba always wore it like a badge of pride, and never took it off. But he was certainly not going to offer any hints to Ajin just how important that locket was to him. He still got bad vibes from this person, and didn't trust him.

 

“Very good. Now prepare yourself, for you will find a lot of things in that world different. The person you were in that world will have had an accident, and so those that know him will believe your personality change is due to the accident. They will also believe you have slight amnesia to explain why you don't know certain facts.” Ajin said.

 

“I think you said something about that earlier. But what kind of facts?” Kaiba asked, part of his mind still trying to fight the idea that this person could really perform magic, even though he had already witnessed it once from Aiko.

 

“Well, in this world you will meet new people. And as stated before, things will be different...so you might not understand everything happening around you. Now...are you ready to do this?”

 

“Yes. Let's just see this little fantasy world you're talking about.” Kaiba said.

 

Immediately, Kaiba was assuming Ajin was going to try and hypnotize him, and try to make him go to sleep for two hours, to maybe make him subconsciously dream about what was told to him. But instead, Ajin pointed to the doorway of Kaiba's downstairs office, and said, “Very well....walk through that door.”

 

It had to be the dumbest thing Kaiba ever heard. `What, into my office?' Kaiba wondered. As he looked at the door, instead of seeing the room beyond it, it appeared to be a bright light. Honestly, Kaiba had expected to see a little more dramatics than this.

 

Kaiba glared back at Ajin, showing him just how unimpressed he was, saying, “This is your great magic? Even I could have made a doorway glow with my holographic imaging.” Then with a smirk, he added, “I think you should know, your assistant seems to do better magic tricks than you do. At least her attempts seem to be more realistic.”

 

Ajin smiled calmly, saying, “If you doubt me, then try it for yourself and see.” as he pointed to the doorway.

 

“Fine...and I'll make you eat your words, when I prove you for the fraud you are.” Kaiba retorted, heading casually for the door to humor the guy.

 

But the instant Kaiba entered the light, there were confusing screams and the sound of screeching from a car locking up its breaks, as he heard someone cry out, “LOOK OUT!!”