Rain Over Me
Rating: M Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort/
Summary: He came here every night, just to hear the soothing jazz of the calming night and to admire the tragic angel looking for her wings. Seto x Serenity
Disclaimer: I don't own YuGiOh
Author's Note: This is a two part story, sorta like an extended one-shot. I thought it was a unique plot line so I hope you like it. There will be an SxS lemon in the next chapter so beware! Enjoy!
Part One
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It was another night, an ordinary night. A night where his heart would quietly hum the beautiful lyrical melodies of the jazz he followed every night. He sat at the bar, smoking a cigarette with a shot glass in his hand. The intoxicating smell of alcohol and tobacco filled the small dimly lit club. The CEO sat quietly blowing away any worries he may have had for the stressful week of work. This place became his refuge, his sanctuary in a sense for souls of the damned. The musician continued to play his magnificent on the soprano. It was a very melancholy tune. It was this tune that bound him to the jazz that reminded him of his own existence, his own sorrow. He took another puff and blew the smoke to the winds. He was happy hardly anyone was in here, that's what loved about Monday nights. The rest of the world was confined to their sweet loving homes that held welcoming arms and hearts to soothe weary expressions and pain from a long day at work. He had no such comfort. The Kaiba mansion was simply a prison of another kind. His own little brother, Mokuba, had finally given up on him. He had friends now, he didn't need him anymore. This place was the only sense of home he had ever felt in his life. It's amazing all the wealth of the world can't buy a good home with love. He wasn't even sure he knew what love meant.
"Here's your refill Mr. Kaiba" said the female bartender walking over to the CEO pouring another glass of fine alcohol in his glass.
He stared at the woman before accepting the glass, transfixed with the lovely color of hazel of her eyes as she was allured by raging ocean in his. He smirked before a sip from his cup.
"You know me only too well…Ms. Wheeler"
"Sometimes I regret telling you my name…especially being no one else here knows it" she said.
He smirked once again, closely examining the woman in front of him. She was a beautiful one, beautiful indeed. It was hard to believe her brother was that pathetic duelist, Joey Wheeler but then all that disappeared once he laid his eyes on her. The color of hazel in her eyes was enchanting and calming, it made him questioned if his purpose was to come for the music or her eyes. Her fiery hair resembled a powerful phoenix that on many nights he saw in his dreams. She was an angel living in the underworld.
"I know I look good but you don't have to stare" she said leaning over the counter whispering in his ear. He chuckled quietly as she went back into standing behind the counter cleaning another shot glass.
"I'm curious about you Ms. Wheeler" he said taking another sip of his drink.
"What's there to be curious about?"
"Everything, why is it an angel like you buries herself in this underworld?" he asked. She gave a dark chuckle in response.
"Because maybe I'm an angel whose wings turned black or in other words I'm an angel that needs the cash"
"Not you, no not you…I feel something light, something pure about you, your wings could never turn black" he said. She smiled this time.
"Then what does that make you?"
"A devil in heaven" said Kaiba taking another smoke.
"What kind of devil finds a place as peaceful and harmonious like heaven a home?" she asked curiously.
"The kind that has none to begin with, I have no home Serenity"
"You're a man that lives in dreams"
"Whose dreams do I live in?" asked the CEO leaning over slightly. She smiled playfully making the brunette even more curious. She stared at him as if she was answering him with her eyes and tilted her head slightly. Her auburn strands covered her almond shaped eyes like a soft curtain hiding a beautiful sunset.
After what seemed like an eternity she stood up once again and pushed her hair out her enchanting facial features. He continued to admire her through the smoky atmosphere as he took another puff of his cigarette. She smirked like a devious little Cheshire cat.
"You intrigue me Mr. Kaiba"
"How so?"
"You're mysterious, when you walk in these doors I don't know whether to believe you're the devil's advocate or a man whose simply lost in the world like-"
"Like you?" he interrupted, his eyes transfixed on hers with a deep profound curiosity.
"Maybe, you're mysterious character, you're a book I want to keep reading"
"What if the end is disappointing?" he questioned further.
"Then I'll write my own" she replied. He smirked as he finally put his cigarette out in a nearby ash tray on the counter and with it the alluring music of the deep soprano. His eyes flickered with want.
"The music has ended" he said with soft hints of sorrow and lust.
"I know" she replied softly. Every night she would watch him walk out that door when the music ended. Every night, she would run to him to stop and stay but that was only another foolish desire of a naïve lovesick woman.
"Come with me" he said, Serenity's eyes widened in disbelief. She smiled graciously.
"To where?" she asked playfully. Seto, uncharacteristically, laughed.
"To the stars" he replied. She gave another cute chuckle.
"And if I don't want to go?"
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
"Quoting Gone with the Wind?"
"It's a great movie…so what's your answer?" he asked once again. Serenity looked at him with deep curiosity. There was such mysterious aura around, an aura that made lust for more, another puzzle waiting to be solved.
The silent night continued on until the streets of Downtown Domino were nearly empty. In the notable region, a small café was nestled in one of the small alleyways of the trendy downtown area that held a sign in the door that read 'CLOSED'. Thick black curtains covered the thin glass windows. However if you listened closely, you would hear the subtle sounds of laughter from a young woman who was admiring the rare but genuine smiles from a dashing young man in their own world of utter bliss.
"I can't believe you own this place, it's amazing" said Serenity sipping her cup of coffee.
"I'm a mystery remember" he said, propped up by his elbow admiring the auburn head woman. "I bought a couple of years ago; I didn't tell anyone because I would always come after closing besides I hired another manager who solely looks over the shop"
"Why?"
"Sometimes home is just a place where you just feel most comfortable"
"I suppose" she said holding her cup for warmth, looking into the young man's eyes with deep intensity. "I have a game I want to play"
"How do you I'll like this game?" he asked playfully.
"You'll learn more about the angel with black wings" she said taking another sip of the hot coffee. He smirked in response,
"What is it?"
"The question game" she said with a playful grin. "We take turn asking each other's questions about the other's life and if you don't answer it, there's a consequence"
He looked at her for brief moment before coming to a decision.
"Fine"
"I'll go first" she said, drinking her coffee once again. "What do you for a living?"
"Well I'm the CEO of a company called Kaiba Corp and if you ask most people, I'm a full-time ass hole/devil"
"You're the CEO! Wow, you're so young!"
"Life does crazy shit sometimes" he replied. "What made you work at the bar?"
"It's like I said I needed money, my mom died from cancer when I was thirteen years old, my brother and I have been living with each other ever since, I walking one night and I remember hearing the music coming this place and fell in love with the music, I've always loved jazz plus I've met some interesting people"
"I see"
"Why do you come to the bar every night? You're rich so why don't you just hire a whore to keep you company?" she asked. He gave a silent chuckle.
"All my life, I've wanted a place to call home and I've never found one place to call a sanctuary, I was orphan growing up in one of the most horrible orphanages in Domino…sometimes I still feel like an orphan, I found the place while aimlessly walking in the rain one night, the music brought me more comfort than I've ever felt, I feel human" he sad. There was a lingering silence. She looked at him with questioning glare.
"Why are you telling me all of this? You just don't seem like the kind of person who would openly speak your feelings like this" she questioned.
"…I thought angels can help cleanse your sins, sometimes you need someone to listen to you"
"Kaiba-"
"My name is Seto remember, besides I think it's my turn to ask you the question" he said and with that got up and went into the back of the café. She gave a confused look and was startled when she suddenly heard the soft sounds of a jazz piano and soprano filled the room. She smiled to herself and tilted her head to face him. He loved the way she looked right now; a few strands of her fiery hair covered her hazel eyes. She looked so soft and welcoming at that moment. He remembered why he had fallen for her.
"Dance with me?" he said approaching her and extended her hand.
"I would love to"
She took his hand and his swiftly took her in his arms as they danced together. She looked into his dream-like eyes and remembered the first time he entered that bar. She was allured by him, she lust for him like never before. He was a man like no other; a man only existed in a tragic romance novel that was her life. She laid her head against his chest and was lulled by his heart beat. He held her even closer and smelled the sweet fragrance of flowers in her hair. At that moment, he felt he was in utter bliss.
"I remember now" she whispered. "I remember the day, you first walk in the bar, I had fallen for you the minute I saw you, I waited patiently every night to stare into those blue eyes, I had dreamed about being with you, I had dreamed of the day I would be able to hear your heartbeat…just like this"
He looked at her, emotion running through his eyes. He took his hand and gently lifted her head by her chin to gaze at her. He grew closer to her until he could feel her soft subtle breath and feel the lust from her eyes.
"I have waited for the night…that my lips would touch yours" he said and touch her lips softly. Their kiss quickly began a dance of deep passion and intensity.
"I think I'm in love with you" he whispered, looking deep inot her eyes. She was memorized by his sincerity.
"I know I'm in love with you, Seto Kaiba" she replied and kissed him once more.
They kissed like two lovers for the first time experiencing any kind of joy in the world. His hands traced the soft skin of her angelic face. Her small thin hands traveled through his thick chocolate locks. They were in their own world. The rain began to fall from the skies and beat the window but no sound other sound was heard but the soft jazz music. They were the ones that existed in their eyes and in their hearts.
Ok so what do think about the first part. I thought about it while listening to one of the songs from Cowboy Bebop.
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