Falling To Pieces

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"So, why the sudden interest in me?" Honda asked, rather directly.

Miho was taken aback by his directness, but at the same time was glad to know there may still be something there.

"Well, I... I guess I just missed you more than most..."

"?!"

"I mean, I know I was rather mean to you..."

"Oh, no, not mean, you just had no interest... I'm just wondering..."

"I guess I did, I just didn't know it..."

"Huh? I don't follow..."

"Look, I dated while I was away, of course, and... I can't really explain it, but none of those guys were you..."

"I'm afraid I still don't get it..."

"What's there to get, goof ball?! What I'm trying to say is, if you're not seeing anyone..."

"Oh, I'm not! I'm not!"

"Aaaaand you're still interested..."

"I am! I am!"

"Good!" she exclaimed, jumping to her tip toes and pulling him down for a kiss, "Maybe we'll have a class or two together!"

Oh, gods so long as it isn't chem... Kaiba...

"Honda-kun?"

"Oh, sorry, I got caught up in the moment!" he laughed.

"Well, then I'll see you... hopefully sooner than later..."

"Ha, yea..."

"Are you alright?"

"Never better!", Shit!

Kaiba watched from a distance. He didn't want to care and tried so hard not to it started giving him a headache.

Fighting back tears didn't help either.

I shouldn't care. So why do I? It's only been a day and he's with someone else already... hmph, all the more reason I shouldn't care... but I do... I still love him.

He slammed his book shut and in true "Kaiba fashion" headed toward his class, unbeknownst to him, he too was being watched.

Seeming like he was looking in the direction of his friends, Honda was watching him from the corner of his eye.

Ignore him, Honda! Let him go... b-but... gods, I can't!

"So you two have any classes together?" Jounouchi asked.

"No," Miho answered as she clung on Honda's arm, "But I did have a class with Kaiba-kun..."

"O-oh?!" Honda sweated, "D-did he sa..."

"Maybe it's just me," she interrupted, "But, is it possible he's gotten creepier since last I saw him..."

*collective sweat drop*

"You didn't tell her, did you?" Anzu asked.

"Of course not!"

"??" Miho was a bit confused, but shrugged it off, "Um, yea, he just kind of stared at me... it was like he was stabbing me with his eyes... creepy..."

Yugi slapped his forehead and sighed, I won't be able to keep this up, other me!

Honda-kun isn't going to tell her, is he?

No way! He's probably already threatened half the school if they say anything...

Noting the tention the conversation was creating, Anzu tried to change the subject, though this subject was a whole new kind of tention for the guys.

"Did you all see the flyers for the end of the year dance?" she asked, nudging Yugi.

"Uh, yea, of course we'll go Anzu-chan...", Damn it...

"I did," Miho said, taking Honda into a crushing hug, "Can we? Please?"

Oh man..., "Yea, of course!"

"Guess that means I should say something to Mai." Jounouchi already knew Anzu had said something to her and it was only a matter of time before she bring it up.

"Same here with Shizuka..."

"Mai? Shizuka?" Miho wondered.

"Shizuka is my sister..."

"I didn't know you had a sister, Jounouchi-kun..."

"I didn't really talk about her much then, it, well..."

"Sore subject." Honda finished.

"Oh, sorry... and Mai?"

"My girlfriend!" he said proudly.

"Wow, Jounouchi-kun! You've come a long way since I last saw you! And Anzu and Yugi-kun dating! I knew that would happen!"

Anzu and Yugi blushed. Honda and Otogi wanted desparatly to change the subject, so Honda tried first.

"Uh, "Ribbon-chan", why did you come to school now? I mean, being near the end of the year and all..."

"I could have just stayed home and waited to start next year, but I was anxious to see you all! Get reaquainted!"

"Ok, I'll buy that..." he winked, Oh man I have to get my cel! I can't have her calling me at Otogi's! How would I explain that?!, "I'm sorry guys, I need to go..." he wanted to get to his parents to get his cel before his parents got home. It would be the only way he and Miho would be able to keep in touch.

"Can I come with you?" Miho asked.

"Uh, well, I just need to go to my par... my house real quick..."

"Oh, ok..." she said, dissapointed.

"Why don't you come with us, Miho?" Anzu said, "Maybe we can get Mai and Shizuka and we can look at dresses for the dance..."

Miho smiled and graciously accepted.

As for the guys; Shit!

Where is it?! Where is it?! he searched high and low and all through his room, Damn it! Maybe if I call it...

He dialed the number and waited. Once the phone started to ring, he stayed still to listen, noticing the ring getting strangly louder and louder, closer and closer; from out in the hallway.

"The hell...?" he opened his bedroom door to find his mother with phone in hand, "M-mom?!"

"Hello, Hiroto. Forget something?"

This is insane! I need to just let it go! Kaiba argued with himself.

He paced his office, read over reports; over and over, stared out the window, caught up on phone calls, but nothing worked; he missed Honda.

"I've got to stop this!!" he cried, searching through his drawers and shelves, "How could I have dumped everything out?!"

He came to the last drawer and slowly opened it, Please..., when he found it empty, he pulled it all the way and threw it across the room.

"Shit!" he fell to the floor and began sobbing uncontrolably when his phone buzzed, stopping him as quickly as he started.

"What?!"

"Y-you have a phone call, Kaiba-sa..."

"Who the hell is it?!"

Sakura hated when Kaiba was like this, it always seemed to shake her up and made it that much harder to give him his messages, Damn it! Why me?!

"Sakura! Who the hell..."

"I-it's the hospital..." she answeres meekly, then switched the lines so he could take it.

Hospital?, "W-what?" he asked hesitently.

All it took was them mentioning his ojiisan's name and he was already on his way.

"I thought you might be back for this, but I didn't think you'd try to be sneaky about it..." she said as she tossed the phone to him.

"I... I'm sorry..."

"I would have thought Katsuya would tell you..."

"He did, just something came up and I forgot..."

"You and Seto broke up, didn't you?"

How the hell does she know that?!, "Uh, well..."

"So, why don't you come home?"

"I can't..."

"I see; get a taste of freedom and you cut us out of your life..."

"Hey! That's not it at all! I'm not sis! I... I'm..."

"You're embarassed, is that it?"

"No! Well... yea, I mean, I know I was wrong to run off..."

"Where are you staying?"

"I really don't want to..."

"Don't want Seto to find out?"

"No, I don't...", I'm still trying to figure out how Mokuba found me!

"Yea, I spoke with Yugi..."

"Yugi? Why?"

"I thought if anyone you'd tell him..."

"I haven't told anybody..."

"So long as you're not out in the streets..."

"Of course not!"

"Well, I guess since you have your phone back, will you try and keep in touch with us?"

"Dad ok with this...?"

"Neither of us are! But you're gone. Grown up too fast. Who are we to stop you anymore?"

"..." he reluctantly took her in for a hug finding himself unable to breath as she squeezed him tight, not wanting to let go, "I'm sorry..."

"It's ok. I knew you'd leave us one day, I just didn't think it would happen so soon..."

"Right. I gotta go..."

Knowing his mother would start to cry, he kept his sights forward as he left, afraid to look back.

He went for his bike when someone popped up from the other side, causing him to jump back.

"Gods, the hell...?! "Ribbon-chan"?! I thought..."

"Yea well, Yugi told me..."

"Told you what?!" he demanded, gripping her arm, nearly frightening her.

"A-about... about your fight with your parents! That's all!"

"Oh, I'm so sorry, "Ribbon-chan"!"

"Wow, what did you think he told me?!"

"N-nothing, sorry..."

"So, I guess you're headed back to where you're staying? He said you didn't want anyone knowing..."

Honda sighed and offered her help onto his bike.

"Really?!"

"Yea, just don't..."

"I know! Don't tell anyone! I promise!" she agreed as she joyfully hopped onto the bike.

I know somehow this is going to come back and bite me in the ass.

"Where is he?!" Kaiba demanded to know, "How could you people call me and expect I wouldn't want to see him?!"

No one in the entire hospital wanted anything to do with telling Kaiba "relatives only" or the fact they didn't think he'd care being the guy was "just and employee of Kaiba's".

"Please, Kaiba-san, we were just hoping you'd know of any relatives, but you hung up before we could ask. Please just settle down..."

"I will NOT settle down! I demand to see him!"

Finally one brave soul deciced he'd had enough. Besides, Kaiba was just a kid.

"Listen; like he said, we need relatives if there are any, so relatives only. Until we can contact one..."

"I-I AM a relative!"

"What?! Honestly, Kaiba-san, this isn't a joke...!"

"I'm fully aware of that! He's my ojiisan!"

"?!"

With out thinking he ripped his sleeve off and thrust his arm in the doctors face, "Do blood work! DNA testing! I AM his grandson!"

"I-I..." the bewildered doctor didn't know what to think or say, especially since by this time Kaiba's cold blue eyes were now fixed with in an inch of his.

"I demand to see him... NOW!"

"N-nurse! Show him to room 304..."

"Yes sir..."

"I can find it myself." he said from alread half way down the hall. Please be alright. I don't think I can take another loss...