Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews, favorites, and follows! I'm glad that you guys seemed to enjoy the first chapter! This chapter took a little longer to write than I originally planned, but I wanted to make it as accurate as possible. Anyhoo, read and enjoy!

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The gunwoman laughed as her dark haired victim fell to the floor with a pained gasp. Her laughing was cut short when Seto's security finally made an appearance and wrestled her to the ground. With the shooter finally subdued, Seto dove to Alissa's aid and pressed both hands firmly over the rapidly bleeding wound in her abdomen.

"Now you know how it feels, Mr. Kaiba!" she cackled as she was dragged out of the room.

"Mr. Kaiba, are you alright?"

"Alert my medical team immediately, Roland! Alissa's been shot!" The blood from her wound continued to leak rapidly between his fingers.

"Seto," Alissa moaned in pain. She had never been in so much pain before. The hot, sharp pain in her abdomen caused her to moan in pain again.

"Shh, it's okay. You'll be fine. My medical team is on the way." He felt himself start to panic when he noticed the blood coming from the corner of her mouth. She was bleeding internally, which was not a good sign.

"S-Seto, are you okay? I heard a gunshot." He felt tears start to prickle his eyes and he quickly blinked them back. She was already growing delirious from the blood loss.

"I'm fine. I wasn't hit. You were shot, Alissa but you'll be fine. My medical team will be here soon." He noticed her eyes starting to loll. "Alissa? Alissa, come on. I need you to stay awake." He placed one of his hands on her cheek to get her attention.

"Mm, your hand is warm," she whispered.

"Keep talking, Alissa. You need to stay awake."

"Did you know that kangaroos can't jump backwards?" He couldn't help but smile despite the situation. Of course she'd be spewing out useless facts even when she was bleeding out.

"No, I didn't. Tell me another."

"A school of jellyfish is called a smack."

"Another."

"Ele-Elephants were once-." Her voice slowly began to fade as her eyes began to loll again.

"No, Alissa. You need to stay awake. Keep talking. Elephants were what?" She opened her mouth to speak but the words caught in her throat as more blood filled her mouth. Her eyes shut and her head fell to the side. For a moment all time seemed to stop.

"No! Alissa, wake up! I need you to stay awake!" He dragged her into his lap and shook her lightly. No, no. This can't be happening. This can't be real.

"Alissa, come on. You can't do this. Wake up!" Despite all his efforts, her eyes remained closed and her body remained limp. A few moments later, his medical team arrived. He stood with her in his arms and reluctantly surrendered her body to the medical staff. He watched the medical team load her onto the stretcher and take her to the medical wing on the fourth floor of the building. A large lump settled in his throat when he noticed the amount of blood on his hands. He swallowed around the lump and followed the medical team out the door. Alissa would be okay. She had to be.

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Seto sat nervously at Alissa's side. She was propped up on a couple pillows with several tubes attached to her. She had lost a lot of blood, enough to need a transfusion, and the color was finally starting to return to her pale skin. He held onto her hand and brushed his fingers lightly over her knuckles. He had been very worried. The wound was very serious and if he didn't have such a superior medical team, she probably would have died. His grip on her hand tightened as if she were going to disappear if he didn't hold onto her. A small smile pulled at the corners of his mouth as her eyes fluttered open.

"Seto?" she mumbled, unconsciously squeezing the hand that held hers.

"It's okay, Alissa. You're okay now." She moaned when a sharp pain shot from her abdomen all the way up her side. A worried frown settled between the brunet's brows.

"Alissa, what's wrong?"

"Mm, hurts."

"Do you want me to call a nurse? They could give you something to help with the pain."

"No, no. I'm fine, thanks. How long have I been asleep?"

"About a day and a half. How are you feeling, well, besides the pain?"

"M' tired. Are you okay?"

"Of course. I wasn't the one who was shot."

"Hm, thankfully." She winced and grabbed her side when another sharp shot of pain shot up her side.

"I'd better call a nurse." He froze when he noticed that her breathing was becoming rapid. The heart monitor next to her began to pick up in speed and the machines began to beep loudly.

"Alissa?" Doctors came flooding into the room and he was quickly ushered towards the door.

"Wait, wait! What's wrong with her? Alissa!" The sound of a flat line made his world stop. He watched from the doorway as the doctors used defibrillators to try and bring her back.

"Clear!" Her body jumped from the electrical shock but the flat line still sounded. "Again. Clear!" Nothing. After several tries, the doctor stopped. He watched in despair as a sheet was pulled over her body. She was dead.

"This is your fault." He turned and came face to face with a translucent Alissa.

"Alissa?"

"I told you what Ishizu said. I told you I was worried about the curse, but you ignored me. You told me it was just some joke. Is it a joke to you now? It got me killed."

"Alissa-."

"If you had listened we could've avoided this. It's your fault."

"I didn't know it was real. I never meant-."

"You killed me. It's your fault."

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Seto woke with a start. The fluorescent lighting and smell of antiseptic instantly invaded his senses.

"Kaiba? Ya okay?" He looked at the blond that had spoke. Joey and the rest of the gang looked at him with concern.

"I'm fine. How is she?"

"She's still in surgery." The brunet sighed and let his head fall into his hands. He had alerted Alissa's friends of the accident not long after it happened. Shortly after being admitted, she was rushed into surgery to stop the bleeding caused by damage to her liver. They had been sitting in the uncomfortable waiting room chairs for hours and still hadn't heard anything.

"Hey, Kaiba. Don't worry, she'll be fine."

"I don't need your comfort, Wheeler. You're acting a bit gung-ho considering the extent to which your friend is injured." Joey growled.

"Kaiba-."

"Joey, don't," Yugi whispered. "Let Kaiba be. He watched her get shot."

"I don't need you sympathizing with me, Yugi," Seto growled before pulling himself out of his chair.

"Kaiba, wait! Where are you going? Shouldn't you be here when she wakes up?"

"The surgery procedure is obviously extensive, so it is likely that she won't be awake for a while after it's completed. I need a coffee."

"But Kaiba."

"Look, Yugi, I know what you're doing. I appreciate the gesture, but I don't need your support. The presence of you and your friends isn't going to change the fact that she was shot. I called you to let you know about Alissa, not for you to pity me." Yugi and the gang watched the brunet leave with a mix of concern and anger.

"Dat's it, I'm so tellin' Alissa when she wakes up."

"Shut it, Joey."

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Seto peered at the city of Domino as he took another long sip of his coffee. After spending hours stuck inside the medical wing he desperately needed some air. After getting himself a cup of coffee from the medical wing's cafeteria, he made his way to the balcony of the fourth floor. The cool wind danced around him, lifting pieces of his hair.

"Kaiba?" Seto rolled his eyes as his peace was interrupted.

"What is it, Wheeler? Wasn't it obvious that I wanted to be left alone?"

"Da rest of da gang is worried about ya."

"And they sent you to check up on me?"

"Dey dought dat I was da only one able ta rile ya up enough ta get answers."The brunet scoffed.

"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard." He took another sip of coffee before continuing. "You can go back to your friends now and tell them I'm fine."

"You're not fine."

"Pardon?"

"You're not fine, Kaiba. You've been actin' weird since we got here."

"And how exactly am I supposed to act after watching my girlfriend get shot, Wheeler?"

"What was your nightmare about?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Yes you do, Kaiba. What happened?"

"It's none of your business, Wheeler."

"Well, I'm not leavin' till I get answers so ya might as well get used ta my presence if ya ain't gonna talk." Seto sighed and unconsciously gripped his coffee cup tighter.

"It was my fault."

"What was?" Seto rolled his eyes at Joey's stupidity but continued.

"Alissa getting shot was my fault. The wife of an ex employee came into my office. Apparently her husband who had been sent to jail recently died during a prison riot. She said it was my fault he was there in the first place. She shot Alissa to get back at me."

"Kaiba-."

"I could've stopped it."

"It wasn't your fault, Kaiba."

"I saw that she had a gun. I could've stopped her. If had moved sooner I could've protected Alissa, but I didn't."

"Unless you're da person who shot her, den dis isn't your fault."

"If she dies I won't be able to forgive myself."

"She's not gonna die, Kaiba."

"How do you know, Wheeler? Do you know how important the liver is? Do you know how dangerous it could be if it's damaged too much? This could kill her and it would be my fault."

"Dere is somethin' else buggin' ya ain't dere, Kaiba?" Seto didn't know why he was telling Joey all this, but he couldn't stop.

"She's been talking to Ishizu. Apparently her premonitions of the past have started coming back. She asked Ishizu about them and Ishizu told her about a curse."

"A curse?"

"Yes, apparently Ishizu believes that at one point in our past lives we were cursed. That's why our past lives always end in tragedies. Alissa told me about what Ishizu said. She told me she was worried, and do you know what I said? I told her it was too farfetched. That it was stupid. Well, after everything that happened I'm not so sure anymore."

"Is there a way to stop the curse?"

"How should I know? Up until this point I thought that it was a joke, but can you blame me? It makes no logical sense."

"Kaiba, she'll be okay and we'll find a way to end dis curse." The brunet scoffed.

"How, Wheeler?"

"We need to call Ishizu."

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Woo, this chapter is done and just in time for Thanksgiving! The ending was a bit abrupt, but it was the best place to end it. Next update will be up soon. Love you guys and have a wonderful holiday!