Chapter 28 - She won't wake up!

"She still won't wake up!"

"C'mon, Kay!" Alex grabbed hold of her friend's hand. Kay lay on a bed, numerous wires attached to her, her eyes still closed. Two doctors were in the room, running diagnostics, the works.

Everyone stood around her. Mokuba, Adelinda, Alex, Cat, and Kristen were right at her sides, everyone either sat soemwhere or stood a few feet away to give them some space. Yami watched and Yugi was starting to cry.

"It's not fair! Why did Marik have to take her soul? She beat him!"

"But the shadows themselves may have taken her before she could defeat him, Yugi. It was bad timing."

"I should have been the one to fight Marik!" The millennium puzzle glowed and Yugi stood there, tears in his eyes. Jounouchi turned around and looked at his friend.

"Yugi?" He sniffed.

"This is all my fault."

"What are ya talking about?"

"I should have faced Marik and not let Kay do it. Now she's dying because of me!"

"Yugi, don't say that!" Jounouchi said. "It's not your fault. Not by a long shot."

"But it IS, Jounouchi. Don't you see that?" Yugi cried, tears running down his face rapidly. Kristen looked up at Yugi.

"Jounouchi's right, Yugi..." she said softly. "It's not your fault. There was nothing you could have done."

"I could have faced Marik instead!"

"I'm not sure about that." Yugi looked up at her. "She wanted to face him. I doubt she would have let you interfere with that, Yugi." Alex nodded.

"Kristen's right."

"Still!"

"Yugi." Kristen stood up and walked over to him, offering a tissue. "Please stop crying. I'm upset about this too. But right now, you need to focus on beating Kaiba so you can fight Marik and bring her back." Yugi looked at her then accepted the tissue and dried his eyes.

"Thank you, Kristen." His smile could have lit up a room. She blushed a pale pink and nodded with a shy smile.

"Sure thing, Yugi." The door opened and Seto walked into the room.

"Nii-sama."

"Has she regained consciousness?" he asked curtly. Jounouhci glared.

"No, rich-boy, she hasn't! When are we flying this thing to get to a real hospital?"

"We're not."

"WHAT?!" he yelled. Cat stood up.

"Are you kidding me, Kaiba?"

"Look, this is my tournament and my airship so what I say goes. If you can find yourself another flight ou of here, you're more than welcome to leave. But if not, you're stuck here until I say otherwise." Jounouchi clanech his fist and gritted his teeth.

"You bastard!" he snapped. Seto smirked.

"I'd watch my language if I were you, mutt."

"I'll show you language!" He rolled up his sleeve.

"Settle down, Jounouchi." Shizuka frowned at him. "Now's not the time ot be picking a fight."

"And he takes orders from little girls? Heh, what a wuss." (ANTISILENTSHIPPING!) Shizuka glared at him.

"Do you always have to be so mean, Kaiba?"

"To annoying brats like him, yes."

"Why?" she asked.

"It's fun." Anzu stood in front of him, her hands on her hips.

"What's so fun about this, Kaiba? Two people are dying right here right now because of YOUR tournament." She narrowed her blue eyes. "I'm sure this will give Kaiba Corp. some good publicity." (AZURESHIPPING FOREVER!) Seto scowled.

"Look, Mazaki. Whatever happened to your friends is not my problem nor is it my fault. I did not do anything to them and oyu can't blame Kaiba Corp. for any of this."

"It was your tournament!"

"It could have happened at anyone's tournament, Mazaki!"

"Hey, cut it out!" Honda snapped.

"Stay out of this."

"No, Kaiba, I won't. Fighting isn't getting us anywhere." Seto rolled his eyes.

"Whatever, I need to prapare myself for the next match." He started to leave the room. "Oh, and in case you weren't keeping track, it's past thirty minutes." The door closed behind him.

Everyone stood there for a moment before what Kaiba had just said registered fully into their dazed minds.

"WHAT?!" Jounouchi yelled.

"That means she's disqualified?" Tori, Alex, and Kristen asked.

"How can he do that?" Anzu snapped.

"C'mon, let's go knock a few teeth out and some sense into him!" Jounouchi yelled, clenching his fists and striking the stereotypical "tough guy" pose.

"Jounouchi, you know that won't work!" Yugi sighed. "We can't change Kaiba's mind." Cat stepped forward.

"Oh yes we can." She walked out of the room.

"Hey, Cat!" Jounouchi, Anzu, Honda, Duke, Mokuba, Adelinda, and Yugi ran after her. Everyone else chose to stay in the room.



"Hey Kaiba!"

"Hm?" He turned around. "Well, if it isn't the dork parade. What a surprise." Cat stopped in front of him.

"I challenge you to a duel!" Seto chuckled.

"What? I'm suppossed to be impressed? Stick with the minor leagues, Truesdale. It'll spare you the humiliation."

"If I win, you let Kay stay registered as a finalist and kick Marik out!" Seto stopped and looked at her.

"Why on Earth would I agree to that?"

"Because, if you don't duel, Yugi won't either."

"What do you mean?"

"You can't call it defeating the King of Games unless oyu actually duel him. And if he doesn't duel and the public finds out oyu win by forfeit, questions will be asked. Catch my drift, Kaiba?" Cat asked, raising an eyebrow.

Seto stared down at her coldly.

"You little..." he mumbled. "Fine! Be outside the tower in five minutes. And let me promise you, I'll wipe that smirk off your face and you'll never want to pick up a card again by the time I'm done with you." With that, Seto stalked off.

"Cat, are you sure about this?" Anzu asked.

"I'm sure! My friend needs my help, and I'm determinied to beat Kaiba." Yugi switched to Yami abnd he walked over to Cat, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"We'll all be right here beside oyu. Here." He handed her his duel disk. "You'll need it for the duel."

"Thank you, pharaoh."

"Well c'mon!" Jounouchi yelled. "This is the duel of the century right here, folks." Everyone laughed a little then ran down the corridor to exit the tower. Mokuba had left to go after Seto, and Adelinda stayed with Cat and the group.

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