Seto Kaiba was immensely pleased with himself as he watched his staff working, rushing and scurrying about with fervor. The young CEO couldn't suppress the grin that crept across his face.

Kaiba Corp. was on top of the world with every division of the company gaming sector was pushing out new games and apps for their latest product, the KC tablet, and third party app developers were coming in by the droves to sell their own apps on the Kaiba Corp. platform.

Of course, it was Kaiba Land that was creating all the chaos at Kaiba Corp. today. The Domino City park was unveiling their latest expansion in a few days and, naturally, the only way to really kick off this achievement was to hose the second KC Grand Championship. Duelists from all over the world had been invited once again to compete in his theme park, with the victor getting a chance to duel Yugi Mouto in an exhibition duel.

Seto's smirk slipped for just a moment as he remembered that, once again, he would not be competing in his own tournament. The feeling was quickly shoved away as his cell phone vibrated in his jacket pocket. Seto withdrew his phone and quickly accepted the call after seeing Mokuba's name flashing on the screen.

"Mokuba, is something wrong?"

"You know, you could just say 'Hello' when you answer the phone, Seto," Mokuba's voice laughed back through the speaker. Seto felt the knot in his chest loosen ever so slightly. "Everything is fine, big brother, but-HEY!"

"KAIBA! I need a favor!" Seto cringed as Joey Wheeler's voice screeched through his phone. The CEO sighed as he heard Mokuba wrestling the phone back from the blond duelist.

"Why is Wheeler with you?" Seto grumbled and rubbed at his temples.

"He's in the registration shop and...well, you might just want to come down here." Seto sighed and hung up without saying goodbye. What the hell could Joey Wheeler want?


"You have got to be joking. What did you do, throw it from a speeding car?" Seto examined the all but destroyed duel disk in his hands. The wrist guard was hanging haphazardly from its hinges, the card platform was bent and therefore could not move into place, along with a dozen other broken and twisted pieces that were somehow still hanging on.

"No! I just dropped it!" Seto threw Joey, who was standing with his arms crossed and a huffy pout, a glare and set the duel disk back on the desk by his technician.

Seto had completely forgone the pleasantries to Yugi and his gaggle of friends, Tea and Tristan as well as Joey, when he had caught sight of the mangled piece of machinery. He glanced down at Mokuba, who only shrugged half heartedly, before turning back to the geek patrol.

"Off a ten story building? There is no way you could possibly do this much damage by simply dropping it, Wheeler."

"Come on, Kaiba," Joey shifted into a pleading pout and pressed his palms together before him, begging. "Can't I just get it fixed? I need a working duel disk for the tournament."

"How bad is the internal damage?" Seto demanded of his technician. The employee handed over a sheaf of paper wordlessly, sweating bullets as his boss snatched it up. Even this lowly peon knew the news he was about to deliver was not good. Seto scanned his eyes over the page and grinned.

"Well, I suppose we could fix your duel disk. Of course, it won't be cheap," Seto cast his navy eyes up and his smirk grew. "You are looking at, at least, four or five hundred dollars worth of repair work."

"What?!" Joey screeched and his friends also cringed at the amount. "Can I get just a little bitty friends discount?" Joey pleaded. Seto scoffed and tossed the paper down.

"No. Either pay the price or you don't compete."

Joey huffed and twitched, pulling at his hair in frustration and tugging at his blond hair. Finally, he slammed his hands down on the table and turned his fuming gaze at the young CEO.

"Urgh! Ya think you're so great with all your fancy employees, but I have a personal duel disk tech that can knock any of your guys out of the water!"

Seto merely shrugged at the outburst, sure that Joey was bluffing. The school boy snatched up his duel disk and hugged it to his chest.

"Just you see, Kaiba! I'm gonna get my duel disk fixed and be back in time to register for the tournament."

"Joey," Yugi warned, tugging at the taller boy's sleeve. "The whole reason for coming here was because we didn't want to take your duel disk to Blue."

"Yeah, man. Blue is way scarier than Kaiba. Just pay the fee and let's go," Tristan urged. Seto's ears pricked up.

"Who the hell is 'Blue'?" Seto demanded. Joey grinned broadly.

"Only the best tech in the city! Blue can fix anything and I bet do it for not even a tenth of the price!" Seto scowled and came around the table, towering over the loud mouthed duelist.

"Mokuba, I'm leaving you in charge. I need to see this 'amazing technician' for myself."

"You're on, money bags!" Joey challenged. Yugi, Tea, and Tristan all sighed as they followed Joey and Kaiba out the doors. Somethings never changed.


"So, your fancy technician is so advanced, he accepts payment in coffee and gift cards?" Seto scowled at the back of Joey's head. The blond had insisted they make a stop at a small coffee shop on the way and was now carrying a massive, steaming cup of coffee in one hand while balancing his busted duel disk in the other.

Joey deigned not to respond as he stomped up to an apartment building and smashed a buzzer with his elbow. A minute later, a familiar voice wafted from the speaker.

"Hello?"

"Serenity! It's me. Let me in!" The door buzzed and the group moved into the entrance hall, turning immediately to the elevators. The group all squeezed inside and let the elevator ascend.

"I hope you don't mean to convince me that your sister is going to repair your duel disk," Seto sneered. The longer this was taking, the more irritated he was getting. Suddenly, Seto wanted to kick himself for abandoning his tournament preparations simply to prove that Joey Wheeler was an idiot.

Joey huffed and marched out of the elevator as it dinged open. Seto shot Yugi a withering glare but the shorter boy just sighed and followed his friend. Serenity opened the door to a small apartment as they all approached, calling out a happy "Hey, guys," before giving Seto a puzzled look.

"Oh. Hey, Kaiba. What brings you here?"

"Sis, where's Blue?" Serenity looked back to her brother.

"Blue? She's sleeping right now." Seto rolled his eyes. This was turning out to be a waste of time. What kind of lazy human being would be sleeping in the middle of the day?

"Blue! Rise and shine!" Joey hollered out and moved past his sister.

"He's asking to get his butt kicked again," Tristan muttered. Seto watched Yugi and Tea nod in unison as they all entered the small living space. Seto took in his surroundings, vaguely listening to Serenity trying to shush her brother.

The apartment was nice, obviously much nicer than anything Serenity could afford on her own. Seto thought hard; he knew every registered Kaiba Corp. technician in the city. Whoever this 'Blue' was must be talented to afford such a quality living space. How had Seto never heard of her until now, though?

Seto noticed Serenity disappear down a side hall with Joey not far behind. He followed, intrigued against his better judgement of just who this 'Blue' could be.

"Hey, Blue?" Serenity tried with a soft knock on the first door to the left. When no answer came, she nudged the door open and let light spill into the dark space. Seto peeked in over Yugi's head. Something shifted in the pile of blankets on the bed and Serenity tiptoed in.

"Blue?" she said again, shaking the mound of bedding gently.

"Is the shop on fire?" came a soft but distinctly irritated voice from the nest.

"Um...no." Serenity cringed.

"Are you bleeding profusely?" the voice huffed.

"No."

"I'm sleeping. Out."

"Blue! I really need your help," Joey suddenly burst out and charged into the room, towering over the bed. There was a groan from the bed and the person in it, still hidden from view, shifted again.

"Go. Away." Joey groaned and assumed a kneeling position on the carpet.

"Please?! It's important!"

"I don't care," the voice groaned, obviously becoming more annoyed.

"I have coffee," Joey said in a sing-song voice and wiggling his eyebrows. The figure in the bedding was quiet for so long that the entire group believed they had fallen back asleep. However, an irate sigh signaled that the person was still awake. Serenity moved back as the blankets shifted and the person sat up. As the covers slipped away, Seto suddenly forgot how to breath.

A pale hand pulled the last sheet away from an equally pale face and a shock of long white hair that pooled across the bed. Half lidded, sleepy blue eyes glinted in the light from the hallway, landing on Joey. Irritation raged in those amazing blue eyes, ferocious and filled with life.

"You better have a damn good reason for waking me up."

Seto felt a shiver move through him at the harsh but soft voice; a voice he had only heard once in his life. Well, this life.

It's her, Seto thought wildly as snippets of memories that were not his own flickered through his mind.

Kisara.


Author's note: I am back with an all new story! Please read and review. Chapters will be uploaded as completed.