Wait For Me Chapter 6: Fateful Smiles, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Wait For Me

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Oh my god I haven't updated in so long; I feel so ashamed! Please forgive me minna-san!

Warnings/Notes: Yaoi. Seto/Yami. Mokuba's POV as well as Seto's.

Summary: Mokuba worries for his older brother, but all Seto wants to do is make him smile, even if he was hurting in the process.

Mokuba's POV

It's been a week since we had left Domino City… and as each day passes by, Niisan seems to be farther away than ever now.

"Was leaving Domino a good idea Okaasan?" I remember asking my mother one night while she tucked me in bed.

I remember her reply, the silence of the room. She sent her gaze away from my eyes, her bangs hiding her confused expression that I knew was set upon her delicate, pretty face. I remember bending up to peck my mother on the cheek with a meek smile, breaking the silence with my whipering small voice, "…It's alright, Okaasan."

All she did was look down at my innocent, round face, before she broke into a wavering smile.

"O-of course… Mokuba," she choked out, "of course."

She continued to smile, and that smile was heart breaking to look at.

Even the eyes of a small child, such as myself, can comprehend when something is amiss. That didn't exclude my keen eye into seeing through a smile. I was used to it, after all… I had to be, if I wasn't, how would I be able to look after Niisan? I couldn't bare the thought.

Seto's POV

I sighed once I heard the faint sound of my brother's steady, even breathing, telling me that he had finally fell asleep. I blinked open my eyes slowly at first, and a couple of my times to clear away the sleepiness that was obviously still in my system. Even though Mokuba wasn't aware of how he comforted me every night, I actually was, and I never failed to thank him with a kiss on his forehead good night, or a hug of thanks after he fell asleep right beside my bed. Pulling up the blanket around his small form, I saw him sigh contentedly with a small smile.

Only problem was, even though he could not see me, I couldn't smile back at him, without hurting myself in the process.

"Arigatou, Otouto-chan," was the only thing I could say or do right then, as his smile still stuck on his face.

The next morning I was already wide awake before he woke up. Once he did though, I forced a faint smile to my lips, which desperately wanted to twitch its way down to a frown. I forced it up again, making my eyes close in fake delight of a "good morning" as I spoke softly, "Ohayo, Otouto-chan."

I saw him blink slowly before his sleepy eyes widened and started to glow in glee while a big smile found its way to his lips. "Ohayo, Niisan!" he greeted back at me quite cheerfully. All I wanted to do was cry at his display of happiness from my smile, and I immediately felt guilty for lying to him with this smile that meant nothing. My smile faultered, but I guess he took no notice or just ignored it. I told him that breakfast was waiting downstairs, but he just told me to go ahead of him. I paused at the doorway, looking back at him above my shoulder. "Mokuba…" I started out uncertainly, but all he did was just smile at me as if that was all the reassurance I needed to know he was okay. I knew he was just lying, but I think he also knew, that we both couldn't say anything about the heartwrenching exchange between us, because we just didn't want to. We didn't want to see each other sad, even though we already knew the other actually was. I then, hated myself even more because of that. Why couldn't I make my brother smile like I use to?

I saw the answer in front of my face, but I dared not look at it directly, instead, I turned around fully, running away from the fault and guilt that would splash upon me if I looked into my brother's breaking expression any longer.

It was my fault... but I couldn't face it.

I was too afraid.

Mokuba's POV

As soon as I saw Seto leave the room, I clutched my chest tightly, as if my heart was about to burst.

"Niisan…" I whispered brokenly as my smile was replaced with me biting my bottom, quavering lip, "Why are you hurting me like this…? Why does smiles hurt so much?"

The only answer he received was the melodious chirping of the birds outside the window. It wasn't as if he expected to receive one anyways.

Later on during the day, Okaasan and Otousan left for work, leaving the soundless house to my brother and I. Would I have us sitting in the house doing nothing? Absolutely not. Just didn't know what to do…

Nibbling on my cookie quietly, I sent my nervous gaze to the equally, dead quiet boy next to me. His pale skin had whitened over the days, his eyes red and puffy from crying every night and chance he had by himself, his petite frame thinned. I tried to ignore my Niisan's lifeless appearance, but failed miserably. I knew it was futile to try and cheer the young boy out of his reverie, as I've tried countless times before, but couldn't help but try at least just a bit once more.

"Niisan…" my childish voice spoke, "why don't we visit the park here? Okaasan told me that there was a pretty water fountain over there and the view of the sunset is wonderful at this time of year…" I stopped silently as I saw my bother's body twitch when I mentioned the word "sunset". I couldn't help but be concerned. Noticing that he was climbing off the chair I called out to his retreating form.

Normal POV

"Why are you like this, Niisan? I know you miss Yami, but… but…" Mokuba clenched his eyes shut and looked away from his brother's face, "why can't you just smile for me anymore!? A real smile, Seto!"

Seto stopped dead in his tracks, his face impassive as he looked back at me. "Because, Mokuba," Mokuba noticed he hadn't used his nickname for him, which made the younger sibling greatly disappointed, "because I… because if I smiled, even if trying to smile truthfully, it would hurt you more than it would hurt me."

Mokuba hesitated before asking while sniffling softly, "…because…?"

"Because, Mokuba, my smiles are dead."

Mokuba head snapped up, two tear streams flowing down from his wide eyes.

Seto turned around, smiling with eyes that use to be bright blue, clear eyes, now fading into a ghostly white. And Mokuba knew right then that his Niisan's smile died, and he blamed Yami for it.

Why wear smiles so heart breaking? Mokuba didn't want to know, and he planned on never knowing, but he knew. Mokuba knew a lot of things. He just didn't want to admit to himself the answer that was dreadfully around the corner of his unwilling mind. So, he told himself that he didn't know, because if he did…

That would just make him smile, smile because he knew, too, that right then his own smile was dead.

Ah… Finished it in an hour. v.v And so little writing in an hour too! I can finish a whole 10 page chapter in one 45 minute period in Literature class for heaven's sake! What's wrong with me at home?? Arghness!!!! I'm getting way too frustrated with myself… Plus, I still need a beta-reader… desperately.

Harika Huynh

Next Chapter: Fateful Years

2 years have passed, and Seto's life is changed completely… Gozaburo shows up in this chapter, guess what this means. Meanwhile, Yami gets a younger brother, his name? Yugi, Yugi Mutou.

Um… the reason why I started to put up what's in the next chapter, is to see if you guys would like that to happen or not. I took a poll and the majority of the choices was that I should not include the dueling tournaments, etc. If people disagree to this, please say so. If I'm not busy, I'll probably write an AU of my chapters fit just for you.