Jasmine POV
"Father are you sure you want to do this?" I ask, looking to my father in question, but with fear within me, the plans he has are beyond terrible, the lives he wishes to use for his own gain…he even frightens me these days,
"Of course! It is the only way to bring her back! The only way we can be a family again!" he says, I look down from this, he doesn't ever seem to realise the hurt that hits me every time he says things like this around me.
Mother died many years ago, I love my mother very much, not a day goes by that I don't miss her, but I accept that she is in a place where she is no longer in pain, where she can be with the angels and look down on me and protect me.
But father won't hear of it, he is desperate to have her back, he doesn't seem aware of that he is all I have and that I am his daughter, that I am family. Yet whenever he says things like this it feels like I am not, like he has forgotten who I am.
"I'm going to go to the gardens father" I say, stepping away from him, making my way down the steps in the tower we are in. Making my way through the corridors of our castle…yes castle, I love my home but at times it doesn't feel like a home, these years it has felt more like a prison.
My only salvation has been when I can leave the island, though these trips are mainly for business trips, representing my father's company, going to charities and such, I take any opportunity to be away from this place as I can.
I look down when I hear my phone going off in my pocket, I look to see who it is and smile at the name, answering it without further delay,
"Hey Mokuba" I say, having the phone to my ear,
"Jasmine! Is there any way you can get here? Seto just got defeated in a duel and he doesn't look well" he says, my eyes widen at this, Seto lost? How could that happen?
"I'll try Mokuba, I'll send word to you when I am on my way" I say, hanging up the phone after exchange of goodbyes, I hurry to my room, located in my very own tower.
My father has always loved the idea of being a king with his own castle, and me being his daughter had to be the princess in said castle with her very own tower as a bedroom.
Hurriedly I change into my blue jeans, black buckle top and my sleeveless jacket, pulling on my black knee length buckle boots, along with my belt and my elbow length black fingerless gloves. Attaching my deck pack to my belt and grabbing my shoulder strap purse, I quickly hurry out of the room, by the sound of Mokuba's voice Seto isn't good, what's shocking is that he has never lost a duel! So, who the heck could have beaten him?
"Peter, I need a lift to KaibaCorp" I say, he looks to me and nods, inclining for me to follow him, knowing we will be taking the helicopter there.
I look out to the sea watching the waves and the sky to help calm my nerves, with everything going on with my father and now this with Seto, I am going to have a lot on my mind.
Thankfully it doesn't take too long to reach the building, having the helicopter landing on the pad on the top of the building, I get out and almost instantly hit by a little body to my stomach after my feet hit the ground,
"Jasmine! Thank goodness you're here!" Mokuba says, I wrap my arms around him giving him a squeeze for comfort.
"Of course, I'm here, you know all you have to do is ask" I say, he nods at this then takes my hand and leads me inside,
"Mokuba you're going to have to explain this to me, how did Seto lose? I mean he's the greatest duellist I know, who beat him?" I ask, looking down to him in question,
"A guy name Yugi Moto, he used Exodia on him, Seto didn't stand a chance with that monster card against him, it destroyed his dragons and everything, but then he started acting differently, he was really shaken up, I'm not even sure if he came to work today" Mokuba says, I frown at this, Seto doesn't not go to work, this company is his life, he built this place from scratch against the wishes of that horrible step-father of his Gozaburo. He wouldn't just leave it without him.
Mokuba leads me to Kaiba's office, going in without needing to knock, and thankfully there he is, sat in his chair, albeit his back to us but still there,
"Seto" Mokuba says hurrying over to him, Seto turns in his chair looking to Mokuba and then looking to me, I smile at him for this, but he only hurriedly gets out of his chair and comes towards me,
"Seto –?" but I'm cut off when he pulls me into a hug, surprised beyond anything, but happily accepting a hug from him, I wrap my arms around him, my head resting on his shoulder,
"I didn't know you were coming Jasmine, forgive me otherwise I would have met you when you landed" he says, I smile at this,
"Apparently Mokuba failed to mention that he called me and asked me to come" I say, he pulls away from this and looks to Mokuba who is sitting in the chair he had previously occupied, Mokuba trying but failing to look innocent,
"Seto how did this happen, I've never seen you get beat in a duel, you're the best duellist I know" I say, my hands on his arms as his are still wrapped around my waist, looking up at him questioningly.
"I..I'm not sure, I was confident – more than confident I knew I was going to win, I was how I always am in a duel. But then he brought out those cards and summoned Exodia, it was all down to luck I'm sure" he says, I nod at this, to summon Exodia you must draw all the cards that have the pieces of Exodia to summon him, and no one until now has ever succeeded in summoning Exodia.
"Sounds like he got lucky Seto, I don't want you questioning your skills with this, you're an amazing duellist, and I don't want you thinking any differently" I say, he nods at this, his head resting on top of mine.
"What brought this guy to duel you anyway? Were you challenging them?" I ask, looking to him curiously, he walks over to his chair behind his desk, Mokuba coming to sit in the chair besides me in front of Seto's desk.
He leans back into his chair looking resigned, I narrow my eyes at this, do I sense guilty?
"The kids grandfather owned a Blue eyes white dragon card" he says, I look to him surprised at this, but then I can piece things together myself,
"And you wanted to purchase this card, they refused, so you challenged him into a duel for it" I say, he nods at this, he can be a little predictable, but at the same time it is what any of us would do if we got the chance to have a card that we were missing from our deck.
"I duelled the grandfather, and ripped the card, not wanting it after it was used against me. And I wanted to punish him further. Then his grandson, Yugi Moto challenged me to a duel, as I said I believed I was winning until he brought Exodia out, I lost and then…I felt different" he says, I frown at this,
"You seem different…I mean if you came and hugged me last month I would have thought that something was wrong, not that I didn't like it, it's just we all know you're not exactly a teddy bear" I say smirking teasingly at him, he narrows his eyes at me but I know it's in jest.
"Your right, I need to get my head straight, especially for this Duellist Kingdom tournament your father has on its way" he says, I look down at this, praying that he will reconsider attending this tournament, I don't want to see him get hurt.
"Well listen, I wish I could stay longer but I believe I will be asked for by my father soon, he said there was a meeting today and he wanted me there for it. If anything, else happens just give me a call ok?" I say, getting up, the two of them doing the same and walking me out of the office and up towards the roof.
"Call us to let us know you got there safe" Seto says, giving me another hug, I smile into it, I could get used to this,
"Be careful Seto, just remember you will always be the best to both Mokuba and me" I say, giving him a squeeze, he smiles down at me for this and nods in understanding.
"Try to stay out of trouble ok Mokuba?" I say, giving him a hug after bending down on one knee to be at his height,
"No promises" he says, I smile at this laughing a little with him, then after straightening up I walk towards the helicopter where Peter is still waiting,
"Back home please Peter" I say, he nods at this, I buckle up before waving to the Kaiba brothers who wave back, I have to say it was surprising to see the changes in Seto today, I can't remember the last time he hugged me, and we have known each other since we were early teenagers, when Gozaburo would bring them with him to my father's parties, that's where I first met them.
Hope you guys enjoyed this first chapter, is replacing an old story I did that I think needed some serious editing, hope you all enjoy
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