To Tame a Dragon Tamer by ilukaiba (who does not own Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 1
Seto Kaiba walked slowly through the streets of Domino City. They seemed deserted and gloomy. The full moon cast an eerie light over the neighborhood. There was a light drizzle of rain. Kaiba enjoyed these moments. He walked through the streets everyday at eleven o' clock at night, after making sure his little brother Mokuba was safe and sound in bed. Kaiba adored Mokuba. No one understood the CEO of Kaiba Corporation like his little brother. Most people thought Seto Kaiba was cruel and cold-hearted. Only Mokuba saw underneath his rough exterior. 'Am I that awful?' Kaiba thought to himself as he gazed upon the Game Shop. 'I must be... since even Yugi doesn't seem to care about my feelings.' Kaiba always put on a snobby attitude that Yugi and his friends couldn't stand. But underneath that unpleasant personality was a soft and hurt person. He was Seto Kaiba, who was abused by his uncaring stepfather and rejected by almost everyone else. He still felt the pain from Tea's sharp words at the Duelist Kingdom, after he had beaten Yugi. As he recalled, she had yelled at him for being inhumane and cruel. Kaiba hated her ever since that moment. He hated her more than Yugi... or Tristan... or even Joey. 'What a hypocrite!' he thought, 'She preaches about second chances but doesn't bother giving me one!'
Kaiba was so lost in his thoughts, he was barely able to avoid tripping over a teenage girl who lay sobbing on the sidewalk. "Oh!" he exclaimed. "I am sorry... miss... uh... I... I wasn't... Tea?!"
Tea looked up at him with wide eyes. "Oh... it's you..."
"You're damn right it is! And why are you lying on the ground like that anyway? You could get hurt! I mean... there are thugs out here that could really hurt a girl like you!"
"And why do you care anyway?" asked Tea. She began to weep again. Even cold-hearted Kaiba couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
"Here," he said soothingly, handing her his best handkerchief, "wipe your eyes. What's wrong? Did someone hurt you?"
"Nothing's wrong! What is your problem? Why do you have to pry into other people's business? Just... go away! Don't you have a computer to fix? Or a secretary to fire?!"
The CEO was pissed. 'What did I do wrong this time?! I am trying to be nice to this bitch but I guess she doesn't appreciate it!'
"You're right... maybe I should go ruin someone else's life... but before I do... just tell me what's wrong! I may be mean and ignorant, but I don't leave innocent girls crying on the ground in the middle of the night when they could easily be raped or murdered!"
Tea gazed into his cerulean eyes with surprise. 'He has such warm and welcoming eyes!' she thought, 'Maybe he does care... Wait... what am I thinking? Seto Kaiba is heartless! He doesn't care about anyone!'
"Why don't you just GO AWAY?! I am not in the mood to pour out my troubles to a cold-hearted loser like YOU! And anyway... why do you have to bother ME?! Why don't you go bother someone else for a change... like your snotty rich parents?!"
Tea's words struck him like a bolt of lightning. Seto could feel tears in the corner of his eyes. He was rarely reminded of his parents... his REAL parents. They were kind and understanding. But now they were gone... and all he had left was his young brother.
"Because... Gardner... I don't have any parents." He turned around so she wouldn't see his tears. 'I don't have any parents', he repeated in his head.
"You... you... you don't have any parents?" Tea was shocked. No wonder he was so mysterious and adult-like. He had no motherly figure to soothe him and wipe away his tears. He was all alone. And now he was sad... because she had opened her mouth and spoken of his parents. She looked at him with sympathy, suddenly forgetting about her own problems. An uncomfortable silence followed. Suddenly, it began to pour with rain. Kaiba looked at Tea, suddenly realizing that she was only wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
"Come with me!" he said, "Let's go to my house... it's closest!" He took off his dark blue jacket and put it on her.
"That's... that's okay... you... uh... I can walk... to my house" Tea began to shiver as the rain soaked through her clothes.
"No! You'll get sick! Your house is almost a mile away! You're coming with me!"
And with that, he took the person he hated the most to his (extremely large) mansion.
(A.N. I will try to update as much as I can... but while you're waiting... read my other fic! And sorry this chapter's so short....)
Chapter 1
Seto Kaiba walked slowly through the streets of Domino City. They seemed deserted and gloomy. The full moon cast an eerie light over the neighborhood. There was a light drizzle of rain. Kaiba enjoyed these moments. He walked through the streets everyday at eleven o' clock at night, after making sure his little brother Mokuba was safe and sound in bed. Kaiba adored Mokuba. No one understood the CEO of Kaiba Corporation like his little brother. Most people thought Seto Kaiba was cruel and cold-hearted. Only Mokuba saw underneath his rough exterior. 'Am I that awful?' Kaiba thought to himself as he gazed upon the Game Shop. 'I must be... since even Yugi doesn't seem to care about my feelings.' Kaiba always put on a snobby attitude that Yugi and his friends couldn't stand. But underneath that unpleasant personality was a soft and hurt person. He was Seto Kaiba, who was abused by his uncaring stepfather and rejected by almost everyone else. He still felt the pain from Tea's sharp words at the Duelist Kingdom, after he had beaten Yugi. As he recalled, she had yelled at him for being inhumane and cruel. Kaiba hated her ever since that moment. He hated her more than Yugi... or Tristan... or even Joey. 'What a hypocrite!' he thought, 'She preaches about second chances but doesn't bother giving me one!'
Kaiba was so lost in his thoughts, he was barely able to avoid tripping over a teenage girl who lay sobbing on the sidewalk. "Oh!" he exclaimed. "I am sorry... miss... uh... I... I wasn't... Tea?!"
Tea looked up at him with wide eyes. "Oh... it's you..."
"You're damn right it is! And why are you lying on the ground like that anyway? You could get hurt! I mean... there are thugs out here that could really hurt a girl like you!"
"And why do you care anyway?" asked Tea. She began to weep again. Even cold-hearted Kaiba couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
"Here," he said soothingly, handing her his best handkerchief, "wipe your eyes. What's wrong? Did someone hurt you?"
"Nothing's wrong! What is your problem? Why do you have to pry into other people's business? Just... go away! Don't you have a computer to fix? Or a secretary to fire?!"
The CEO was pissed. 'What did I do wrong this time?! I am trying to be nice to this bitch but I guess she doesn't appreciate it!'
"You're right... maybe I should go ruin someone else's life... but before I do... just tell me what's wrong! I may be mean and ignorant, but I don't leave innocent girls crying on the ground in the middle of the night when they could easily be raped or murdered!"
Tea gazed into his cerulean eyes with surprise. 'He has such warm and welcoming eyes!' she thought, 'Maybe he does care... Wait... what am I thinking? Seto Kaiba is heartless! He doesn't care about anyone!'
"Why don't you just GO AWAY?! I am not in the mood to pour out my troubles to a cold-hearted loser like YOU! And anyway... why do you have to bother ME?! Why don't you go bother someone else for a change... like your snotty rich parents?!"
Tea's words struck him like a bolt of lightning. Seto could feel tears in the corner of his eyes. He was rarely reminded of his parents... his REAL parents. They were kind and understanding. But now they were gone... and all he had left was his young brother.
"Because... Gardner... I don't have any parents." He turned around so she wouldn't see his tears. 'I don't have any parents', he repeated in his head.
"You... you... you don't have any parents?" Tea was shocked. No wonder he was so mysterious and adult-like. He had no motherly figure to soothe him and wipe away his tears. He was all alone. And now he was sad... because she had opened her mouth and spoken of his parents. She looked at him with sympathy, suddenly forgetting about her own problems. An uncomfortable silence followed. Suddenly, it began to pour with rain. Kaiba looked at Tea, suddenly realizing that she was only wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
"Come with me!" he said, "Let's go to my house... it's closest!" He took off his dark blue jacket and put it on her.
"That's... that's okay... you... uh... I can walk... to my house" Tea began to shiver as the rain soaked through her clothes.
"No! You'll get sick! Your house is almost a mile away! You're coming with me!"
And with that, he took the person he hated the most to his (extremely large) mansion.
(A.N. I will try to update as much as I can... but while you're waiting... read my other fic! And sorry this chapter's so short....)