Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, nor do I own the characters in the anime and manga.
Author's note: I got the idea of writing a triangle between Seto/Serenity/Pegasus from Yamiko Yakou. Although I had been thinking about Yamiko's dare, but there are too many rules, and perhaps I want to add more people into the triangle, so I decided not to participate in Yamiko's dare. I just want to get my idea down before it disappears again. I hope you will enjoy the story.
The Pain of Letting Go
Chapter 1
The Darkness in His Heart
A tall and slender man was standing in the shadow after the wall at a corner of a tall building. Even though he was slender, he was strongly built. He had beautiful dark brown hair, with bangs falling down on his forehead. He was now wearing a black leather pants, and black turtle neck shirts. He had a silver belt on his waist and he also wore a long, black trench coat with golden buttons on the right side of the trench coat, and a pair of black boots.
The man wore black sunglasses covering his eyes. No one was able to see his eye color and his emotions in his eyes. He stuck his head out of the corner, observing the entrance of the I-2 Corporation. He was frowning, but with an evil smirk on his face. Several young girls walking on the busy street of Los Angeles were turning their heads to the direction of the 'cool' man. He looked dark, dangerous, and sexy in his all black outfit, especially with the long, black trench coat.
The sky darkened all of a sudden. Gray clouds covering the sun light and the sun itself. All one could see was a sky full of gloomy dark clouds, signaling the bad weather and the rain that would fall to the earth soon. Thundering sounds were soon heard, and white lightning could be seen in the sky. The man only smirked at the gloomy weather, as if the sky knew his feelings.
The man suddenly tensed up when he saw someone coming out of the entrance. There was a black limousine parked in front of the entrance of the I-2 building. Two guards all dressed in black suits, with black ties, and black sunglasses stood beside the limo and waited for their boss. The man with long, silver hair up to his shoulder came out of the entrance. He was dressed in white shirt, red suits, and red pants. His beautiful silver hair covering his left eyes, showing only his keen right eyes. He stood there for a while, then another person came out of the building. She was beautiful, with beautiful long auburn hair and a pair of hazel eyes. She wore a pink long skirt and a white blouse. She had a soft smile on her face, as the silver hair man took her hand and led her into the limo.
The man dressed in all black gritted his teeth. He tightened both of his fists until his knuckles turned white and crackling sound could be heard. He despised the scene he just saw. To other strangers passing through the street, the scene was lovely and sweet: a couple leaving from work. However, the sweet scene stung the heart and the eyes of the mysterious man hiding in the shadow. He cursed in his mind about the silver hair man and the auburn hair girl.
'How dare she betrayed me!' The man thought angrily. 'How dare she leave me and choose him! He has nothing stronger or better than me! I'm younger than him. I'm as rich as him. I'm better looking than him. And I can give you anything you want! But why? Why did you choose him?' The man thought bitterly. He never loses anything in his life. If he wants something, he'll get it, including the heart of a woman. But it seemed like he failed. She caused the failure and humiliation he had to face.
The man watched as the limousine drove away, with the image of the 'couple' smiling at each other in the limo. The man raised his fist and pounded on the hard stone wall of the building he was hiding behind. He didn't feel the pain in his fist. No pain could compare to the pain in his heart when he lost her. She was the best thing that ever happened to her, even though he might not have shown that on his face. She made him felt like he was in heaven, yet she was also the one who pushed him into hell, by her own hands. She brought happiness, warmth, and love to his heart. He was satisfied with his life, especially satisfied about meeting her. He loved her beautiful, innocent hazel eyes staring at his own eyes. She was the one who changed him. She melted his icy heart. Yet, she pushed him back into being who he used to be, a cold hearted man. Now, his heart was full of hatred, aversion for the world, and disbelief of any good-hearted person possibly still exists in the world today.
Yes, he admitted that he hurt her too, but he didn't mean to. He was simply confused by his own thoughts. All he needed was some more time to clear his thought. If he could, he really wanted to take back all those ugly, horrible words he said to her. He wanted to be forgiven. He wanted to do something for her to compensate his mistakes. But he never had the chance. She eliminated every chance he might had when she left with the silver hair man, who was also one of his biggest rivals in the world of business.
Bitter and painful memories washed through the man's mind…
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(Flashback)
She was crying, asking him, "Was what I heard true? Did you really mean what you said to my brother?" Tears were flowing down her pale cheeks. Her hazel eyes were staring at him, desperate to find an answer in his eyes. He was still unwilling to face his emotions then. He acted cold and heartless towards her questions. He didn't answer her questions. He was typing away on his laptop, not even eyeing her.
He stood up and decided to leave his office. The girl rushed to him and hugged him from his back. "Please… tell me you didn't mean what you said… I'll believe you! You know how much I love you! Please say you didn't mean it…" She continued to clung on his back. He was annoyed at her and he didn't know what he really wanted to say, so he pushed her away. She seemed to take that as an answer that he did meant what he said. But that wasn't true. He only blurted those hurtful words to anger her brother. He didn't know she heard it. But he didn't explain to her.
"Why? Why are you doing this to me?" Her voice was almost gone by now. She was sobbing and crying. "I… I hate you!" She said, then she ran towards the door of the office. He was afraid of the meaning in her eyes. He grabbed her wrist and told her, "Don't even think about running away from me! I won't let you! Don't even dare humiliate me in the world of business!" He said cruelly to her, trying to cover up his real feeling. Her hazel eyes were full of disappointment and pain.
(End of flashback)
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He admitted that he hurt her badly. He regretted doing that. He wanted to compensate her pain. But he never had the chance. Several days later, she appeared in front of him, with another man. The man with the silver hair. She looked at him with her hazel eyes. Her eyes frightened him. He could no longer see any trace of love, only coldness and emotionless. He could no longer find is reflection in her eyes.
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(Flashback)
One evening, just when he was about to go back to the mansion with a gift for her, she came to his office. She walked into his sight hand in hand with another man, one of his biggest rivals in the world of business. How could she betrayed him like that? He finally cleared up his clouded minds and found what he really wants in life. He had the gift in his hand, ready to plead for her forgiveness. But his angel pushed him into the abyss of hell, by her own hands.
"I finally realized the man I love wasn't you." She said coldly to him. There was no more love left in her hazel eyes. He was shocked, jealous, and furious. After the one sentence she said to him, she turned around with that man, leaving him all alone in the world.
"Wait. Are you serious?" He managed to ask before they left. Veins were popping on his forehead for the shock and humiliation he felt.
"Of course. I wouldn't joke about this." She answered, not even bothering to turn around to look at him. The silver hair man held onto her shoulder, probably comforting her or assuring her. Then, they left his office.
(End of flashback)
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There were veins popping on his forehead now, as he thought of what happened in the past. 'There is no way I'm going to forgive those two, especially her! The humiliation from all those newspapers and the press about my failure and her betrayal; the whole world was teasing me! All of my shame and pain were thanks to her actions!' The man thought bitterly.
He turned around and started walking to a black limousine parking a block away from where he was standing. The gloomy sky started to rain. The rain dripping on his body, wetting his clothes and himself. He didn't care. Even though the temperature was kind of cold, and being soak by the rain would probably cause a normal person to get sick, but he didn't care. Nothing in the outside world could affect him. He slowly approached the limo with one thought.
'Just you wait. I'll be seeing you soon. You will regret even betraying me and running into another man's arms. And you, snake, beware. I'll be around to eat away your company! I swear! I will get my revenge! No body betrays me and gets away with it. No one deserves happiness while I suffered in the fires of hell! The final victory will be mine!!!' The man thought darkly. He had a plan in his mind. Nothing could stop him now. He will get his revenge. Then, he wouldn't be that miserable. If he must suffer in hell, he would pull her down with him. Let them both burned in hell and suffer together!
With his thought of revenge, the man smirked evilly. His smirk could freak even the wicked criminals out. He stepped into the black limo, which was obviously waiting for him. Before he closes the limo's door, he took off his black sunglasses, revealing his eyes. Indeed, he had a pair of beautiful cerulean eyes, but his eyes were cold. There was no temperature or emotion in his eyes. He was handsome, very handsome. But his icy eyes and creepy smirk could scared away anything, even the devil.
The man closed the door of the limo, blocking any views of him from the outside world. People were rushing to stay out of the rain, so almost no one noticed him. The limo drove away, disappearing in the busy streets of Los Angeles. The street stayed the same, as if the man had never been there. People still rushing to find a place to stay until the rain stops. Only the gloomy sky indicated the evil plans that were already formed in the man's mind…
Author's note: This chapter is short, but I hope you like it. I guess it is obvious who was the man wearing black clothing, who was the girl with auburn hair, and who was the silver hair man. You may be confuse about what's going on, but that's my intention. The more detail version of what really happened several years ago will be reveal in the future chapters. Most of the main characters in the Yu-Gi-Oh will also be in this fan fic.
Please, I'm begging you, review my story! I really hope to know how people think about my story. You won't be so cruel to not review my story after reading it, right? Anyway, again, I got the idea for this story from Yamiko's dare, but I'm not doing the dare. This idea crept into my mind after I saw Yamiko's dare, then I had a hard time falling asleep because I kept on thinking about this idea that formed in my head. Finally, I got it out. So, please review! Thanks!