"Seto." Joey looked at the prone body that lay on the white bed before him and shuddered. The brown haired boy was hooked up to all kinds of tubes, some small and thin, some thick and long. "Kaiba, you have to wake up, okay? For Mokuba."

Joey looked out into the lobby and took in the sad sight of Mokuba sobbing into Yugi's arms while Téa amd Tristan tried to comfort both of the boys.

"I know that we have never really seen eye-to-eye Kaiba but..." the soft sound of Mokuba's sobs reached Joey's keen ears. "Hear that Kaiba? That's Mokuba crying for you. He...loves you, ya know? You're his big strong brother."

Joey sighed and looked up at the plain white, boring ceiling. "I guess I'm....eh....sorry...for ya know, provoking you and stuff and getting into fights with you..." the blonde shifted uncomfortably. He wasn't really good at this kind of thing. "But a lot of the fights you started too, so don't even try to pin them all on me....don't even try."

Joey stared hard at the prone Kaiba, as if willing him to open his eyes. "But wake up anyway, okay? I can't stand how sad Mokuba is....or the heartbreaking look that Téa gave me when we came in here. Despite her harsh words to you Kaiba, she really cares. Tristan is worried too, but you'd never know by looking at his face. He's good at hiding his emotions, but not good enough for me to still be able to read them. He is really worried about you Kaiba. Though more for Mokuba's sake then yours, I think. And Yugi....he's probably more worried then all of us except for Mokuba. He cares too Kaiba, more then you'll probably ever know. It was so hard for him to let you go up on that castle, but it was not his way to blast you....He's that kind of guy, ya know?"

Joey slumped down into the chair and rubbed his tired eyes. It was almost one o'clock in the morning. "After all you've been through Kaiba, you are going to let a little car take you down? After dueling Pegasus, after having your soul stolen, after being stuck in a virtual reality game...you are going to let something as normal as a car get you? C'mon Kaiba, I'd think you'd wait until you could make your Duel Monsters real or something....and get smoked by your dragon....a Blue-Eyes maybe?"

He sighed and stretched out the back of his neck and then began to rub it. "If not for me, or Tristan, ot Téa or Yugi or even Mokuba...do it for your dueling deck. Do it for the heart of the cards. I know you believe in it now Kaiba, so there is no denying it. So if not for your little brother, do it for the game. You are the former Champion in the world, still number two. There is probably not one duelist in Domino or even Japan that could take you out...except maybe Yugi. So if not for people....for the cards. Come back Kaiba."

Joey leaned foward, his head on his hands, blonde hair spilling all about his face. He couldn't believe he'd let Yugi talk him into doing this...He'd tried everything that he could think of! He'd tried by putting Mokuba in the picture, he'd tried by saying he was sorry! He'd tried putting everyone else into the picture, he'd even tried goading Kaiba, and then, flattering him slightly....

Maybe it was all just hocus-pocus. Maybe people couldn't hear you when they were in coma...maybe he was just talking to air...Mokuba's sobs touched Joey's ears, followed by sobs that could only be Yugi's....

"See Kaiba?" Joey murmured listleslsy. "Yugi's crying for you now..."

Eons seemed to pass in Joey's frusterated, scared mind....but maybe it was really only seconds and maybe it was hours. Joey clenched his eyes tightly shut.

Suddenly a shudder ran through his young body. A presence that opposited his in so many ways, seemed to shove against his. In the lobby a young boy's deep blue eyes lept open and grew wide.

"Seto!"

Joey stood quickly and stared at the bed's occupant as he blearily blinked his two azure eyes open and looked around.

Seto opened his eyes. He felt as if he were coming from a deep long sleep, but he still felt tired. Who was that....someone was standing in front of him. Seto blinked again and the lanky figure of Joey Wheeler clicked into place.

"Wheeler...?" The older boy blinked again...he had heard a voice while he was sleeping...one urging him to wake up...had it been..."Joey?"

"Seeto!" Mokuba flung himself at his older brother in the bed and hugged him tightly. Joey stood back, still staring as Yugi, Tristan and Téa crowded into the room as well.

Joey stared at Kaiba incredulously. Could he really have just called Kaiba back? Could Kaiba have really been able to hear him...and he woke up? Had he really done it? Had he really...?

Over Mokuba's shoulder, Seto's eyes met Joey's and the older boy mouthed one word. Joey just nodded numbly.

Thanks.