Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seto's Wish ❯ Chapter 9

Mokuba sat in his chair looking stunned, as he watched a few maids run around in a panic. One of them approached Mokuba, saying, “You must hurry, Mokuba. Master Noah will be back from his riding lesson soon. Are you feeling okay, now? I apologize again for hitting you with the door......but I didn't see you there.”

 

“Oh, it's okay. You didn't know I was there.” Mokuba said.

 

“Well, you better get changed. Master Noah expected you to go with him to the university for his next lesson.”

 

“All right.” Mokuba said, and turned to his dressers to get his change of clothes.

 

`What's going on?' came a thought in Mokuba's mind, and he froze. Did he just think that? And what did he mean by, “what's going on”??

 

Mokuba turned to look and make sure the maid wasn't there, then ask out loud, “Uh.....hello?”

 

`Why am I talking, and I can't seem to control it?'

 

There it was again. It was like a voice in Mokuba's head. But this never happened before. Maybe when that maid hit him with the door, it did more damage than he thought. `Maybe if I ignore it, it'll just go away.' Mokuba thought, and started digging for his clothes again.

 

`What do you mean, go away? I'm not going anywhere! And who are you, and why do you have control of my body?? I want my body back!!'

 

Suddenly the thoughts in Mokuba's head became more forceful, and he could feel the essence panicking and struggling to take him over. But Mokuba fought it, saying, “No way, this is my body! Leave me alone!”

 

`This isn't your body, it's my body! *I'm* Mokuba, so who are you and how did you take me over??' the thought asked, quite forcefully. Mokuba was just glad it seemed to stop fighting him for the moment. Because this essence was very strong-willed compared to him. He didn't know if he could resist it long, if it continued to try and take control.

 

“You can't be Mokuba......because I'm Mokuba.” he said. “Please......I have to get ready, before Noah comes. Or I'll get in trouble.” he said.

 

`Who's Noah?' the thoughts asked him.

 

“That's Gozaburo's son.” He muttered quickly, beginning to pick up his clothes.

 

`Gozaburo had a son?' the thought asked him. `That's weird, I don't remember that. So, why is he in the mansion?'

 

“Because he lives here.” Mokuba said.

 

`The only ones that live here are me and Seto. And where `is' Seto? And where is the baby-sitter, and how come I'm not in bed sick? Am I feeling better?'

 

“Uh......I'm not sure what you mean.” Mokuba answered. “This home belongs to the Kaiba's, not me. I was bought by Gozaburo to be Noah's slave.”

 

`Slave?? No way! Slavery isn't even legal! Why don't you run away then, or try and find Seto??' the voice asked.

 

“Seto's tried to help me from Noah, but Noah's too powerful.” Mokuba said.

 

The voice chimed back. `That can't be true. No one's too powerful for my big brother......he'll kick his butt!'

 

“Big brother? But.....he's just a guy that's been nice to me. We're not related or anything.” Mokuba said.

 

`What? What do you mean he's not your brother......he has to be! Okay, I need to sort this out. This whole thing is weird.......' the voice said to him.

 

It was then that the maid appeared, and said, “Mokuba......why are you still standing here? Master Noah will be angry if he comes in and finds out you're not ready, yet.”

 

“I'm sorry, I'll get right on it.” Mokuba said. The maid left, and he started to get ready, saying, “Please, I need to get ready before he shows up, or I'll be in trouble.”

 

`All right, I'm sorry. I'll leave you alone.' the voice told him.

 

As Mokuba continued to get ready, the Mokuba from Kaiba's world decided to stay in the back of slave Mokuba's mind, and watch to see what was going on. This way, he would find out what was happening, by merely observing for now. And once he got a handle on what was happening, he would then know what to do.

 

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Back at Kaiba's parents house, everyone had just finished lunch......well, except for Kaiba who didn't eat a thing on his plate.

 

The father looked up, saying, “Seto, you should eat something. You're not going to get any better, by not eating anything.”

 

Seto glanced up at his father......he never realized just how much of himself was in his father's features, until now. “I'm not very hungry.”

 

“Very well. Then help your sister clean up the table. Me and your mother have to get going soon.” he said.

 

“Where are you going?” Kaiba asked, curious.

 

“We've planned this for months, Seto......you know where we're going.” the father stated.

 

The mother then cut in. “Jim.....the amnesia? He doesn't remember.”

 

“Oh, that's right.” he said. “It's a church picnic that a lot of the local parents are going to. While we're there, we talk about ways to help improve the neighborhood. I'm......assuming you and your sister still don't want to go?”

 

“No thanks.” Kaiba said, as he stood and began to help with the dishes, as he was told.

 

“All right. Well then, we'll see you kids later. Don't do anything crazy while we're gone.” the father smiled.

 

Angie just rolled her eyes, saying, “Oh, yeah Dad......we're going to throw a party, and have a wild orgy here while we're at it.”

 

“You're father doesn't need your attitude.” the mother scolded.

 

“Yeah, yeah.....go on, already!” she said, picking up the plates. They left the room, as Angie looked over to see Kaiba was looking confused as to what to do with the leftovers.

 

`Men.' she thought, saying, “Just give it here, already. You are so worthless, sometimes.....”

 

He just gave her a strange look, as she snatched the food away and scraped it into the garbage. It was strange having himself being called worthless, of all things. Then again, common chores was certainly not one of Kaiba's strong qualities.

 

At least he was finally beginning to get over the shock of where he was, but was still trying to fathom how it was possible.

 

Suddenly, Angie blurted, “Oh, I almost forgot to tell you.....Tea called! She wanted you to know she's sorry for the fight you two had yesterday.”

 

Kaiba looked over at her strangely. “And I should care, because.......???”

 

“Well, `duh'.....because she's your girlfriend!” Angie blurted, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

 

“She's my.......” Kaiba's eyes widened at that, but they narrowed again quickly. He had begun to notice since he's been here the strange nature of this girl and her childish `teasing' habits, which he could assume must be what they call `sibling rivalry'. It's something that almost never happened between him and Mokuba, since he was as much of a father to him as a brother. Perhaps more of a father, even.

 

But this case was obviously much different. So he assumed it must be one of her weird teasing moments again. In fact, to confirm it, she began to giggle. Angie couldn't help but snicker seeing how her brother's eyes widened from the realization of what she just told him. It was funny seeing her older brother so mixed up......she couldn't help it.

 

Kaiba simply looked away, continuing to put the dishes away that Angie had cleaned, saying, “I'm not amused.”

 

“Well, whether you amused or not, she's going to be over in about 20 minutes, so you better get ready.” she said.

 

Kaiba glared at her coldly, and spat. “You're not actually serious about this......”

 

“Of course I am!” Angie said.

 

Kaiba then turned his full attention to her, asking, “And why should I believe you? After all, if you're my sister, this could simply be some stupid joke of yours, in some pathetic attempt to mock me.”

 

Angie paused at that, thinking about what he said. “Hmph......yeah, I guess you're right. I never thought about that.” Wow, she could take advantage of this, couldn't she? She then looked over at him, who was still glaring down at her. Rolling her eyes, she said, “Listen......I swear to you, I'm not trying to be mean. She really is your girlfriend. Besides......if I started being that mean to you, you could get me in so much trouble with Mom and Dad. It wouldn't be worth it. I don't need to be grounded, I got friends to see. Come on, I swear......cross my heart and hope to die. Satisfied??”

 

He still didn't trust her. He didn't even know her. But if they were supposedly a family, then maybe she was being honest. But he found it hard to believe in `any' existence he could like Tea, of all people. Him and the cheerleader `friendship' girl......he thought he would gag just thinking about it. But he decided he might as well play along for now. He was still in `gathering information' mode, so maybe he could find out something useful from this meeting.

 

Besides.......it might be fun to chase her away, and make her cry.

 

Kaiba returned to his room to find something else to wear besides the crap he was wearing, now. He looked into his closet, and wasn't too satisfied to see he didn't have anything much better than what he was already wearing. It seemed most of his clothing consisted of jeans and T-shirts.....some even torn up. The only thing even remotely close to his normal interest was some drab brown raincoat, which he couldn't make himself wear.

 

Finally digging through his things, he finally found a plain black long sleeved shirt, and was lucky enough to come across one pair of jeans that were at least black, as well. It was the best he could come up with, and changed into them. And not because Tea was coming over of course, but because he couldn't stand, what he had on. If he was going to deal with anyone, he was at least going to look more respectable than he did now.

 

“Seto, Yugi and the others are here.” Angie suddenly called up to him.

 

`Yugi? I thought she said Gardner was coming over. What are they doing here?' Kaiba wondered. He wondered if Angie did this on purpose to confuse him. She knew his knowledge was limited...... at least on information from this world. Did she do this on purpose to tease him again, or was she simply being stupid?

 

`She was probably just being her stupid self.' Kaiba decided and headed down to deal with the geek squad.

 

“Hey Seto, we heard about your accident. How are you feeling?” Yugi asked, as Kaiba came into the room.

 

Kaiba snapped, “Don't call me that.”

 

The others froze, as Yugi blinked. “Uh......what am I supposed to call you?”

 

“The name is Kaiba.....don't forget it.” he said, causing everyone to just stand there and stare. Only after, did he remember, `That's right.....that's not my last name, here. Oh well, they can simply pass that along with my supposed amnesia.' Ignoring their stares, he turned away, asking, “Now, what do you want?”

 

Suddenly, Joey burst out in laughter, saying, “Oh, man.......that was great. For a minute, you had us there. Kaiba.......ahahahaha! You even acted kinda like Noah, with that imitation of yours.”

 

“Yeah, Seto......that was pretty good.” Yugi said.

 

Kaiba inwardly flinched, hearing himself being called by his first name again, but said nothing, this time. He didn't have another option of what to call him. He remembered the last name that Angie called herself, but it didn't feel like that's who he was. So he decided he might as well be called Seto, for now.

 

Joey then asked, “So, uh......how much `do' you remember, anyway? I mean.....do you remember us?”

 

“How could I forget.” he answered, with a sour look on his face. But despite that, the others simply took his words in a good way, as if he'd never want to forget them.

 

Suddenly Tristan blurted, “Look out, guys.....Tea's here!”

 

Everyone backed away, as Tea came running in and threw her arms around Kaiba. “I am so sorry about last night! It was all my fault! I shouldn't try to make you change.....I love you just the way you are.”

 

“Get off of me!” he blurted out angrily, pushing her away with disgust.

 

Tea looked at him sadly, then dropped her head down. “So then, you don't forgive me. I guess after I got you hit by a car, I should have expected that......”

 

`So Angie's telling the truth about this......`dating' thing.' Kaiba thought. But he hesitated for a moment, as various ideas started coming to mind......cruel ideas. Though he knew nothing about this accident, he could start bashing her that it all her fault, and was now disgusted by her.....making the friendship girl feel like dirt. `That would be fun.' he thought.

 

Unfortunately, his sister ruined it. “Tea, he's not mad at you about that. It's just that......he doesn't remember you and him dating.”

 

“What?” Tea asked, looking up at Kaiba, who scowled down at her, then looked away. “But, why would he......Seto, we've been dating for over 2 years. You don't remember that?”

 

`2 years??' Kaiba thought, and she could see his eyes widen in surprise.

 

“Oh my god.......you really don't remember that.” Tea said.

 

Kaiba glared at them. If there's one thing he couldn't stand, it was having people look at him with sympathy in their eyes. Well, he was going to correct that, quickly.

 

With a cold sneer, he snapped, “So, you think that makes a difference if I remember or not? Even if I could remember, I wouldn't want anything to do with you. So, why don't you take yourself, and that little gang of friends of yours.....and get out of here. I have better things to do with my time.”

 

Everyone froze, not expecting him to act so coldly. Angie gave him a smack on the arm, saying, “Seto, stop being such an ass! Just cuz you don't remember anything, doesn't mean......”

 

“Ahhh, chill out, Angie.” Joey said, approaching Kaiba and putting an arm around his shoulder. “Just cuz Seto's acting a little weird, don't mean you gotta get on his case about it.”

 

Kaiba's eyes widened, shocked that Joey would dare put his hands on him, like they were some kind of......friends. Even if they supposedly were a part of this world, it didn't mean he had to accept it. His hand came up immediately, grabbing Joey's wrist and twisting, causing Joey to cry out and drop down on his knees.......exactly where Kaiba's preferred Joey to be, where he deserved to be......down at Kaiba's feet.

 

“I'm only going to say this to you once, Mutt.......don't ever touch me. Do it again, and next time I wont be so nice.” Kaiba hissed.

 

“This is nice???” Joey exclaimed.

 

“Seto, stop it!” Yugi protested. “Joey is your friend! In fact......he's your best friend. So, why are you being so mean to him??”

 

Kaiba glared over at Yugi for the moment, wondering if Yugi was as much of a challenge to him in this world with Duel Monsters, as he was in his own world........getting that itch to challenge him again. But he put it aside for another time.

 

“Friend?” Kaiba asked Yugi coldly, his eyes were so cold it took Yugi off-guard and he stepped back, fearfully of his strange behavior.

 

Kaiba tossed Joey away, then laughed coldly at that. A laugh that made everyone shudder. It was not the kind of laugh they ever heard Seto make before. It was like it wasn't him, at all. The laugh ended as soon as it began and he was as serious as ever, as if the guy's moods could swing like the opening and closing of a door. “I don't have `friends'.” he snapped, as if that word meant poison.

 

“Now get out!” he snapped at them. “.......or better yet, I'll leave. After being crowded around you geeks, I could use some fresh air.”

 

He walked through them, right to the door and continued out.

 

“Seto, wait! Where are you going? Seto? Seto!” Yugi called, but he was ignored, as Kaiba kept going.

 

Tristan turned to Angie, asking, “Where is he going?”

 

“Mr. attitude? Who knows......maybe he can use the air.” she said, crossing her arms and looking very angry at her brother for treating their friends like that.

 

Joey rubbed his sore wrist, after that move Kaiba gave him, and said, “Maybe Angie's right.......maybe he needs some time to himself, after that bump on his head. He's acting really weird.” `And where did he learn that move?' Joey secretly wondered. `That was kinda......cool. Like kung-fu theater, or something....'