Disclaimer: I don't own Seto Kaiba or Yu-Gi-Oh but I wish I did....especially Seto Kaiba...... Sniff... well I only own the character that are not in Yu-Gi-Oh.

The Tides Have Turned By Duckie4rmabove

Chapter 1

Seto sat in his large office title as president of Kaiba Corps as usual, he stared at his computer screen full of codes and html as usual, and he was contemplating as usual. There was only one thing that was not usual and that was Seto's fingers were flying over his Kaiba Corp keyboard.

Seto sighed and he picked up the picture sitting on his desk. It was a girl and it was him when he was younger standing side by side. Both of them had an ear to ear grin on their faces.

Slamming his fist down on his metal desk, he threw the picture back on the table and angrily walked out of his luxury office.

"Mr. Kaiba" A man in his mid thirty shyly came up to him.

"What do you want old man?" Seto snapped back as cold as ever.

"I was wondering...........if......... I can possibly...... have the day off tomorrow" The man shuttered.

"Why would I do that?" Seto ignored him and kept walking away.

The man followed him and kept his hopes up. "Because my daughter......."

"I don't care about your daughter.......... You are working tomorrow" Seto paced up a level and left him to eat his dust.

Mokuba was near by as he saw this. "He's not usually like this"

Mokuba ran after Seto. "Big brother"

"What Mokuba?" Seto also use his harsh and cold voice.

Mokuba was scared since he rarely used that voice when speaking to him. "What's bothering you?"

"Nothing" Seto almost threw his suitcase at the driver.

"Seto........ I can tell when there something wrong" Mokuba followed Seto into the limousine.

"I told you it's nothing" Seto raising his voice while getting annoyed.

"Where to Sir?" The driver asked.

"Kaiba Mansion" Seto's voice loudly boomed.

"Right away Sir" the driver started the car.

"Big brother........ It's Kairi isn't it?" Mokuba finally spoke.

Seto didn't say a word as he crossed his arm.

"Big brother....... what happen that day?" Mokuba nudged him a little bit.

"Absolutely nothing" Seto finally answered.

"Big brother!" Mokuba screamed.

"What Mokuba? What do you want to know?" Seto shot right back.

"I want to know what's making you act like this" Mokuba lowered his voice in fear of Seto.

"I told you Mokuba......... Nothing is bothering me" Seto repeated.

"Then why are you acting like this? It's been three months!" Mokuba laid it out for him.

"Stop it Mokuba" Seto didn't like what his little brother was going to say.

"Ever since that day.........."

"Mokuba!" Seto yelled.

"Ever since you haven't seen Kairi after you two had a fight or argument or what you guys did............." Mokuba was interrupted.

"There is nothing wrong with me"

"I don't believe you" Mokuba calmly said.

"I didn't ask you to" Seto replied.

"I know you miss Kairi" Mokuba whispered.

"What did you say?" Seto knew already, but wanted to affirm it.

"I said....... That you're acting this way because you miss Kairi" Mokuba repeated with more words and louder.

Seto looked away; he knew his little brother was right.

*FLASHBACK*

Kairi sighed. "Then tell me just one last thing before I leave Mr. Kaiba..... will you ever let anyone into you're heart?"

"Kairi....... you don't need to ask that" Seto sighed.

"Is it because you do not know the answer to it?" Kairi raised her voice getting a little angry. Seto was just opening up to her and now he's completely back to square one. 'He changes so quickly'

"No Kairi............................... It's because you already know my answer" Seto finally stated.

"What?"

"Kairi............................. you always had a place in my heart..................... Do you remember this?" Seto dug into his coat and pulled out the same rectangular shape piece of paper Mokuba had given to him.

Kairi looked at it closely. "Yeah...................."

"Do you remember what happen?" Seto asked again.

"Yeah.......................... I was so scared of my new adoptive parents........................... I ran away........................... and you came and found me" Kairi reminisced.

"I told you everything was going to be alright................. And if you just give them a chance..........................."

"Everything would be okay and everything would turn out how destiny would plan it" Kairi finished Seto's thought.

"Now, I'm going to tell you the exact same thing.......................Kairi..................... I do not deny the fact that I have feelings for you.......... I do not deny the fact that I have just told you that you have and will always hold a special place in my heart........................ BUT..........................." Seto started his other side.

"NO!" Kairi shouted.

Seto shocked in confusion.

"I don't want to hear it! I don't! NO!" Kairi refused to listen anymore she ran off.

"Wait! Kairi! No! Kairi! Wait!" Seto screamed after her.

*END OF FLASHBACK*

Seto never saw her every again after that day, what his brother said about her was a fact, even though Seto didn't want to admit it he knew it was clearly true.

~*~

Kairi sat at home watching a romance movie, as tears cried from the actors, the same reaction was on her.

"I'll never love again" Kairi repeated her vow to herself.

"Honey, dear, can you run the store for me?" A motherly voice politely asked from the kitchen.

"Sure thing!" Kairi cheered up. "My family will always be here for me at least"

"Thank you!" Her mother responded, as she came out with a piece of paper in hand.

Kairi tied her hair up and grabbed her keys and lightly pulled the list from her lovely mother. Paced out the door orderly and smiled into the shining sun. She walked out of her neighborhood and into the friendly faces of her small town.

"Let's see............. first thing of the list............ is..............what?" Kairi almost dropped the piece of paper.

"A boyfriend?"

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