Day one of SetoXKisara week on Tumblr, and here is my submission! Read and review and please enjoy!
Once upon a time…there was a priest who fell in love with a peasant girl. But their love was not meant to be, she sacrificed herself, and bequeathed to him power beyond imagine.
"Why are you still searching for me?"
Her voice shook him to the core. It reached from the depths of thousands of years to wrap around his throat. He couldn't speak. He couldn't breathe.
"Haven't I always appeared when you needed me the most?"
These dreams always went like this. Her voice, the blue light, and the dragon- his dragon.
"I'm here, I've always been here."
And finally the tightness in his throat would loosen and he would shout.
"But you're not here this time!"
The woman appeared yet again, her long silver hair billowing in the swirl of light and wind that surrounded them both.
"Seto…"
"Kis-"
The light faded and was replaced with the darkness of Seto Kaiba's bedroom, where the young CEO sat straight up in bed, breathing heavily. The brown haired young man gulped down a breath of hair and flopped down against his cotton pillows. "I'm losing my goddamn mind."
Once upon a time, a prince fell in love with a commoner. But their love was not meant to be, she was put to death by his tyrant father, but she gave him the courage to rise up against injustice.
These dreams were nothing more than fairy tales. He watched from the sidelines as another tragic romance formed between the silver haired woman and the brown-haired man who resembled him far too much. It was never in the same place or time period, but it would always end the same: with death.
Then the light and wind and voice would start and he would wake up with a start, covered in a cold sweat. The dreams about the white haired woman were nothing more than that: dreams.
Yet, why did he long to see a woman that doesn't exist?
"Mr. Kaiba, you have a call on line one."
His secretary shook him from his thoughts, and the young CEO grabbed the telephone and answered with an impatient "What?"
"Seto Kaiba, this is Ishizu Ishtar. I would like to invite you to the Domino Museum once again. I believe I have something that will pique your interest."
"You're not going to try to convince me to hold another tournament, we are already planning our next one," Kaiba said, frowning.
"No, not this time, Kaiba. This is about the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Meet me at the museum around 8 this evening."
At the mention of his favorite card, Seto Kaiba arranged for his company car to take him to the museum at the scheduled time. As he rode in the back of the car, glimpses of silver pulled his attention from his graphs to the streets, scrutinizing everyone they passed.
As they arrived at the museum, Kaiba's eyes met those of the curator. "Ishizu," Seto nodded, acknowledging the Egyptian woman's presence.
"Seto Kaiba, it has been a long time. Follow me."
Ishizu led Kaiba behind the main floor of the museum, to the archives where many of the new exhibits were kept before going to on the floor.
"The museum's new exhibit will be based on old Egyptian stories."
"Cut to the chase, Ishizu, I don't have time to listen to a bunch of stories."
"Straight to the point as always, Mr. Kaiba. We found a mysterious tomb. It didn't belong to anyone of royal descent, however this tomb is lavishly constructed. The translation is going slow, so we don't know much about her, but we found these carvings all over the tomb."
The pair came to a stop at a curtained artifact. Ishizu pulled the curtains to reveal a carving of the blue eyes white dragon.
"From what has been translated so far, we can tell that the woman buried in this tomb has something to do with the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. We are still trying to find her name and who she was. We know that the Blue-Eyes is also mentioned in the tomb of another Pharaoh, your past self."
Kaiba reach out and placed his hand on the carving. The stone felt cold under his hand, and he ran his hand over the dragon-his dragon.
"If you believe in that garbage and everyone was reincarnated, why not her as well?"
"I thought you didn't believe in fairy tales, Seto Kaiba."
"Hypothetical question."
"I'm sure she is here in one form or another."
Once upon a time, a soldier fell in love with a gypsie. But their love was not meant to be, she went into that chamber and never came out, and he promised to rescue as many prisoners as he could this time.
"Humph, stupid woman. This is all bullshit, I don't even know why I bothered to show up here." Seto Kaiba grumbled as he returned to his company building. As per usual for this time of night, only a few employees were present.
He stepped into the elevator and leaned against the back wall.
He heard the doors begin to close, and suddenly stop and open again. He opened his eyes to glare at the intruder, only to see the silver hair of a woman in front of him.
His eyes widened, and his heart started racing. Could it be…?
The elevator stopped on the 20th floor, and the woman walked forward. "Good night, Mr. Kaiba,"
Kaiba nodded, seeing the familiar face and green eyes of his elderly head of Human Resources as she spoke to him.
Once upon a time….
The vision of the woman allowed him to rest through the night, however Seto knew it wouldn't be long until she returned to haunt his dreams with visions of that tragic love.
"Seto, Pegasus is on TV." Mokuba said, as he flipped to the channel broadcasting the opening of the exhibit that Seto visited the previous night.
"Industrial Illusions is proud to announce our partnership with the Domino Museum and their new exhibit. We have the best team of scholars working to translate many new findings. I'd like to introduce our head researcher, Dr. Kissa Hoshino."
"We are happy to get these stories translated to release them to the public."
Her voice shook him to the core. It reached from the depths of thousands of years to wrap around his throat. He couldn't speak. He couldn't breathe.
It was her…
The long silver hair, the thin frame, the bright blue eyes of the dragon-his dragon.
Kisara.
Seto froze, staring at the woman on the screen as she discussed the work that she would be doing for the museum. She was beautiful, just as she had been in the past.
Visions of his dreams flashed before his eyes, love that always ended in tragedy. How many times had this happened in the past? How many times had he stumbled upon her? He felt the regret of near misses, the struggle to find each other, and her sacrifice...every single time.
Seto Kaiba didn't believe in fate or destiny, but if there was a chance that history could repeat itself, it wasn't going to happen because of him. The young scientist smiled as the interview concluded with donation information. Seto Kaiba picked up the remote and turned the tv off, ignoring the tugging on his heart.
Once upon a time, a CEO fell in love with a scientist. But their love was not meant to be, for he wanted her to live, and she had no idea that he was mysterious donor who funded her research, but or the first time, it was him who watched her rise to greatness.
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XO
Mira