When We Were Kids
~Penguin's POV~
It was a normal day in the TC house, everyone was busy doing something. Seto was sitting beside me on the couch reading a book while Sean and I watched TV.
"You sure it's not too loud?" I asked for the hundredth time since he sat down.
He looks up from his book, looking a bit annoyed may I add, "It's fine Penguin."
"Okay, just making sure..." I trail off at the end.
He sighs before looking back at his book, "I don't remember you being like this when you were a kid." He says absentmindedly.
"Huh?" I look at him confused.
Seto quickly looks at me like he said something bad, "F-forget I said that!" He yells covering his face with the book in his hand.
"You knew me as a kid? Damn, how old are you exactly?" I take the book away from him.
"I remember Sean's parents as a kid...but I can't remember him..." I say, Sean looks at me confused.
I look at Seto who looks down guilty, "Th-thats my fault."
"What do you mean?" I ask.
He looks up at me, "I...I blocked your memory of what happened, you were having nightmares about it...I had to do something!" He yells.
"Tell me." I demand.
His eyes suddenly turn purple and he holds his hand out, "I can show you what happened...just promise me you won't be mad."
I think about it for a moment before taking his hand, everything seems to disappear, I close my eyes.
When I open my eyes I notice I'm somewhere else, I'm in a car. I look across from me and see Seto sitting beside me.
"Seto!" I yell, frantically waving my arms around, but he doesn't seem to notice me.
Seto looks at the driver who I'm guessing is his Dad, "Hey dad?"
"Yeah, what is it boy?" His clearly-drunk Dad responses.
"I-I was wondering if I could stay at Sean's house this week..." He asks nervously.
His Dad sighs before answering "I'll think about it."
"But-" Seto tries to say something but is cut off by his Dad yelling at him.
"I said I'd think about it boy! When we get home you're going to do your chores and then go to bed!" He yells at the small boy.
"What about supper...?" Seto asks, his voice barely above a whisper.
"You need to lose weight anyway" His Dad says, ending the conversation.
Seto looks out the window to avoid anymore conversations with his drunk Dad.
"I bet you like that boy don't you...gay...that's what you are." His Dad randomly announces.
Seto quickly glares at him before screaming out loud, "You know what! I'm tired of you always ca- DAD WATCH OUT!"
Seto's Dad steps on the gas, but not fast enough to miss the two poor kids crossing the street.
Seto looks out the broken window and sees the two dead bodies of the children his father just ran over, "Oh God...no, nonono!" He opens the car door and gets out, ignoring the glass that is in his arm from the window breaking.
Seto passes the drivers side were his Dad is past out, and goes straight to the child. He looks at the kids, getting on his knees and shakes the boy gently with tears in his eyes. "No... W-wake up...please...please don't be dead..."
Seto looks at the girl and starts to cry more, his Dad waking up and getting out of the car, "Get in the car boy!" He yells.
"Y-you killed them..." Seto says looking at the boy, his eyes open and staring at him.
"In the car damnit!" His Dad yells before grabbing his arm, the one that had glass in it might I add, and viciously throwing him in the backseat and driving away.
Seto turns around in his seat to look out the back window, "...I knew them..." He shakes his head in disbelief "Penguin.... I'm so sorry." He says before laying down, soon he passes out from blood loss because of his arm that was bleeding.
I close my eyes and when I open them I find I'm back at the TC house, I let go of Seto's hand, "I went over to the house the next day to stay the night...I showed you what happened and you were having nightmares about it, I didn't know what else to do!" He yells putting his head in his hands.
I put my hand on his shoulder and whisper "And you did what you thought was best...I'm not mad at all though."
"I'm so sorry." He cries.
"I'm not mad..." I try to calm him down.
"I should have tried to save them..." He says looking at me through tear stained eyes.
I shake my head no, "No, you couldn't, it's fine."
"I could have tried!" He puts his hands on his head. "I did nothing, I couldn't even stand up to my dad."
I put both hands on his shoulders, "Seto stop! Just stop..."
Seto stares at me, his eyes dull and sad, "I have nightmares about that night..." He closes his eyes. "I always think about what would happen if I go back in time and trade places with them, or do something."
"Please seto, don't think those thoughts." I tell him.
He sighs, "I've been thinking those thoughts ever since it happened..."
"For my sake, don't." I say scared of what he'll try to do.
"...Out of all the things I've done...I always remember that day...the way his eyes were open, staring at me...like he was telling me 'It's your fault.'" He says in a daze, like he's remembering that moment.
"He doesn't remember Seto..." I give him a reasuring smile.
"He doesn't remember because I killed him!" His eyes widen and turn purple. "Y-you know I could go back...I could save them..."
"No, it will change everything!" I yell, shaking his shoulders to get his attention.
Seto stares blankly at the floor, thinking.
I take my hands off his shoulders and put them together. "Please seto! Dont!" I beg.
"...If I do...I wonder what would change...I know I wouldn't be here..." He starts staring at his hands. "And I won't be able to come back..."
Seto looks at me for a moment, "Πάρε με στο παρελθόν." He says before disappearing.
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