Fraud Identity II - Going with the Kaiba's

DISCLAIMER: I don't own YUGIOH

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"So are you my boyfriend?"

"Of course he is! You are together for a year now!"

Seto was indeed surprised at her question but what his brother said surprised him more.

'What the? What the hell are you doing Mokuba?' He thought with his eyes expanding in disbelief.

Serenity just nodded, agreeing. "I see."

Seto felt trapped in the situation. He wanted to demand an explanation right here and now, but seeing the situation of Serenity, questioning Mokuba's answer in front of her might not seemed right.

He then grabbed Mokuba's hand and dragged him outside the door.

"Excuse us for a while" Seto said calmly with irritation at the end of his voice.

Mokuba kept on smiling and waving at Serenity while he dragged him out.

"Yeah! We'll come back for sure!" He said, still smiling frantically.

Serenity just smiled and waved back at the odd scenario. 'Weird!'

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Seto dragged Mokuba out until they reached a corridor far enough from Serenity's room, and then released his hand and yelled, "What the hell did you do? Why did you say I'm her boyfriend? Are you insane?!" He bellowed, thrusting his hands up in air, like engaging in a business argument.

"But brother, come on, just play along. Please!" Mokuba's voice was full of awe and pity. He knew his brother would react this way, and sadly he wasn't able to prepare a convincing speech as the scenario earlier was totally unexpected.

Seto shook his head in disagreement. He glared at his little brother in annoyance.

"Come' on we're going to take care of her anyway. So while we do that just pretend. Please." Mokuba begged more with his hand clasped together. He tried to look desperate as much as possible, and was already desperate to help his brother. Why couldn't he see his intention behind this?

"Please!" He went on, begging. It was so handy that he knew his brother so well and knew the exact style to drag him to a desirable situation like this – do it without his knowledge, trap him and ask permission later. There was only one last problem though – he needed him to say yes.

"No."

He did this method many times but only for simple issues like not involving his social life and relations. Before, he can easily convinced him to agree to give him his favourite toys, get additional money, do some fun partnerships, but now it was totally different - pretending to be the boyfriend of his enemy's little sister.

"Please."

"No."

Annoyed at their ' please-no' game, Seto paced to walk away.

"I don't see enough reason why would I agree to this stupid game of yours. Backed off."

'Now, here comes another chance to convince. Make this good Mokuba,' he thought to himself.

"Well, she'll be very disappointed. I already said it and taking it back might make her situation worse, and that is unethical to do brother."

"I don't care! This is your mess so clean it up!" Seto remarked rudely while walking towards the corridors' exit.

That was not effective. Pity is not his brother's thing. He had to think fast before his brother walked away. 'If anything matters to my brother the most, it's the duel which I couldn't use, the Kaiba Corporation which I also couldn't use, and...me. Yeah! That's it! Me.'

"In that case, just consider this as a payment for all your debts to me. You know, when you always not attend our parents-teachers meeting, or when you did not attend at our school play or when you did not fulfill your promise that we will have an outing" he smiled, hoping to get a yes this time.

"For your little brother, please say yes..."

Seto stopped for a while, digesting the words, trying to remember it.

'When did it happen? Ah, oh yeah. He still remembers that? He is just six years old at that time.' In spite of this, he still won't agree. His proposal was definitely out of his league.

"Still no, and forget those things" Seto said rudely. Sappy family interaction was never a part of his life.

"You're bad! Come on just for a week. We'll tell her before their gang arrives! Come' on. Say Yes. Please!" Still, even using himself wasn't enough. And yet, he would not give up. Maybe more puppy eyes and sweet voice was needed.

"No."

"Please." Mokuba begged more. He was stubborn, but then not as stubborn as Seto.

"No."

It was not good. Seto was already in the near exit. Somehow losing hope, Mokuba turned around and paced to go back to Serenity's room. He couldn't think of any more reason. Disappointed at his failed plan, he walked away muttering something.

"Fine! Then you'll miss the opportunity of tormenting Yugi's gang. Imagine their reaction if they found out what you did" Mokuba naturally said, without thinking, face gloomy from his brother's rejection.

Seto suddenly stopped his pace. If any topic would catch his attention, tormenting Yugi's gang was the topmost.

"One week?" Seto asked, expression changing back to cold and calm.

'Wow! I got my brother there. Hehe' Mokuba said, smiling up to his ears. He just accidentally hit the perfect line and felt so proud of it. Suddenly, after losing hope just a second ago, an exciting day was about to shine in his life. He then wheeled around to face his brother.

"Sure!" He joyfully said.

'One week, and I would see those stupid gang's reaction. The costs are high but the rewards are good enough.'

"Fine." After a long persuasive argument, he finally agreed.

'This should be worth it.'

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It had been a day since Seto agreed at Mokuba's plan. The hospital called, informing them that Serenity was fine now and could go out from the hospital. It took a while before he convinced his brother to take care of her and let her live temporarily at their place.

However, his convincing powers were not enough to make him go with him in fetching Serenity. He retorted again all his usual reasons that he is busy and has no time. But that was just fine with him. The fact that he agreed to act as her boyfriend would later force him to go out from his shell and to perform something different. How different? Mokuba had no idea except it would be different from Seto's normal routine. He would have no choice for he would be her boyfriend from now on. And besides, not knowing it exactly made it more exciting. Mokuba couldn't wait for that to happen.

It was already night when the car arrived at the hospital "Master we're here," The driver informed, waking Mokuba from his reverie.

"Okay."

Why did Mokuba think of this plan on the first place? True that he said it was all for his brother. But more influential than that was curiosity and mischief. He was a teenager after all. He wanted to witness his brother doing something exciting than attending business meetings and duelling obsessively. He wanted to see what would happen if his brother has a social life, a girlfriend to be exact. What if his brother has a girlfriend, how would he act? How does it feel to have a sister? Would she narrate him some stories? Would she cook them food? Would she tutor him in his assignments? There were just so many possibilities that he hadn't yet experienced.

In other sense, it was like he was deprived of experiencing a bonding relationship to his family, to his brother and a dream sister. Hence left on his own, he gave in to his naughtiness and conspired with his brother and lied to Serenity.

He entered Serenity's room and faced her with full of enthusiasm.

"Hi!" He cheerfully said, waving his hand.

Serenity was straightening her school uniform when she heard him. She had no other outfit to wear except the newly washed uniform that she had worn when Seto brought her here.

"Oh you're here. Hi!" she scanned the doorway, looking for someone else besides Mokuba. Her face somehow saddened when she didn't find Seto.

"Seto didn't come?" she asked, unable to hide the disappointment in her voice.

"He's really planning, but on his way here, his secretary called that he has an emergency meeting," Mokuba lied. He didn't want to hurt her feelings. But the truth will surely hurt her, and in time it will hurt her. But right now, future complications were not to be worried about.

Serenity smiled. "I understand."

Mokuba was indeed a good actor and a good liar too. He would setup her fraud identity and his brother would just have to act. This was Mokuba's idea on the first place, so he would be the one giving false facts.

"Shall we?" Mokuba asked.

Serenity nodded and walked outside with Mokuba.

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Serenity stared at the window car, carrying an anxious expression. Lights filled the dark night around like lantern, lighting every post. The different motion of the cars passing made her curious of the life she had before. She couldn't help but to wonder her present life in relation to the environment she was seeing.

"Mokuba?" Serenity asked, starting a conversation. She couldn't take it anymore. She must unravel her life before confusion ate her alive.

"Yes?"

"How did it happen?" She asked, voice with shade of fear, anxious to hear the answer. She paused for a while, reconstructing the idea she wanted to ask.

"I mean I know I have amnesia, but I wonder why? What really happened?"

Mokuba knew this would ensue. This part was assigned to him. However, overwhelmed by his idea, he had forgotten to prepare the false facts he would state.

'Uh oh. What am I going to say?' He tried his best not to display nervousness.

"Um..." He obviously rolled his eyes, searching ideas he would use.

Serenity stared at him intently, earnestly waiting for his answer.

"Umm...aah, you...were... Ah" He was stuttering, unable to know what exactly to say. 'Why did I forget to set up this part!' He thought, blaming himself. 'Think quickly!'

"Ah! I finally remember. You and my brother were dating that night. You know, what the common couples do...and..."

"Um...someone tried to ridicule you... and my brother of course got angry and punched the bad guy, you know like a super hero thing..." He said, punching his palm as a gesture, influenced by the videogames and relating it to Seto.

"Then...after the fight...um "Mokuba paused, still thinking how would he connect the ideas. 'What am I saying?'

"Is he hurt? Is he okay?" His pause was cut by Serenity who was affected by the saving part.

"My brother? Yeah yeah, he's strong don't worry." Mokuba retorted. "...well after that, you're okay now, the bad guy ran away...and ..."

Serenity still stared at him with unwavering expression, listening very keenly.
"Um..." He stammered, thinking. 'What next Mokuba? Think! You're getting nowhere. Ah yeah! There's a storm.'

"The storm arrived" He finally muttered, filling his long pauses and stutters.

"Then what?" Serenity asked again, definitely having a difficult time to get the exact answer.

"Then...you fell."

'Uh oh.' Mokuba thought, realizing what he had just said.

"I fell?" Serenity repeated, somehow dubious.

"Yes! It is because it was raining and the road is slippery. So, you slipped and your head hit the floor awfully bad, causing you to lose your memory" He hastily narrated while he could still connect the idea. He had a lot of gesture, with full of overacting expression.

'Yay! What am I saying?' Mokuba thought at the back of his mind. This task was difficult than he thought.

"Oh I see. Then what happened after?" Serenity responded ardently.

"You know, my brother was so worried that he even forgot to bring his umbrella and drove you right away to the nearest hospital. He was really panicking. He called the doctor quickly and stayed with you all through out the night."

"Oh! Now I get it. That's why the nurse said Seto was so worried and drenching in water. I finally understand" Serenity said.

"She said that?" Mokuba asked, crinkling his eyebrow. He couldn't believe he said it perfectly. 'Nice one Mokuba.'

"Yes" Serenity said.

'You're so good Mokuba! What a performance, hehe' Mokuba was surely pleased to his make up story. But then, if only Seto would find out the kind of image he imprinted to Serenity, his blue eyes dragon will surely claw his neck. 'Nah! I don't want to think about it yet!'

Serenity stayed silent for a while and absorbed the story. 'So it is my fault. I'm so stupid to slip on the road. It is such a shame that I cause trouble to your family' She looked down and suddenly noticed her outfit. She remembered her reserved question she thought at the hospital.

"Wait! I have another question. Why am I wearing a school uniform then? Do we have classes?"

"Um, you cut classes because you went on a date" Mokuba said, without really thinking, getting carried away to his story.

"What? Am I that bad? To cut class just for a date?" Serenity said, shocked.

'Yikes! Wrong answer!' He had forgotten that Serenity was not the type of person who would do that. "No it's not that." He instantly corrected

"Well, you just finished your exam, and you know, you answered it all and decided to celebrate with my brother"

"Ahhh," She nodded, believing.

"I have another question, if I'm going to stay at your house, how about my family? Where are they? Did they agree to this?"

Now this part was Mokuba's expertise. He already planned his answer here.

"Your family is Joey Wheeler. He is your brother. He and your friends are all out of town in a 2-week vacation. You are left behind because of your exams. So you decided that since you're alone in your house, you will stay with us," He narrated.

"Actually before you got amnesia, you and my brother were about to go to your house and get your stuff." Perfect. Mokuba was indeed a good liar. He would not win the best actor award at their school play for no reason.

Serenity nodded and believed him once again.

He looked at Serenity who was just now staring silently at the car window.

'Phew! I'm glad it's finished. Lying surely is a difficult job' He thought and sighed.

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"Hey Serenity, we are already here". Mokuba said, waking her from reverie.

"Huh?"

"Come on let's go inside!" Mokuba then walked outside the car and Serenity followed him.

As soon as she stepped out her foot, she looked at the site curiously.

She started to scan the place from the gate, trying to find its end but couldn't. It was too big to see the boundaries. The place was indeed a mansion, with large steel gate and beautiful carvings fencing it. A vast landscape with different ornaments shaded perfectly the elegant house at the middle. Even at night, the luminous glow emitting from the night light made it look so cozy.

"Wow. Is this really your house?" Serenity questioned in amazement

"Yes."

'I never thought that they are rich.' Stunned at the site, she stood for a while, marvelling and enjoying the beauty of it.

"Hey! Come' on!" Mokuba called while running towards the door.

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Serenity lay uncomfortably at her bed. It was just a little while ago when Mokuba fetched her, learned what really happened, found out her identity and entered this mansion. The place really enticed her. It was just too bad it was already late and couldn't tour the house. Tomorrow morning, she definitely will.

She was lying here for two hours now and couldn't sleep. She was not sure whether it was the place itself or her present state that pushed away her drowsiness. She was now wearing a sky blue pajama that was given to her by a maid. The room she was in was a beautiful guest room with a large comfy bed, a small table and a nice bathroom. 'Those guys are really wealthy'. Base on her natural reaction to these things, she felt that she was not used to riches. Somehow she felt that she was not breed in this manner. 'I wonder how did I meet these guys.'

Unable to sleep anymore, she stood up from her bed and did some stretching to relax her muscles. Everything that Mokuba said haunted her. It was like she was forced to find something specific out of darkness and yet she couldn't find any clues or memories inside her head.

'I'm thirsty. I think I should get some water,' she mused and went outside her room.

The place was indeed larger than she thought. Red carpet covered the floor with some mysterious antiques and paintings standing above it. Exotic carvings were embedded in each of the hall.

While admiring the beauty of the palace, she continued to walk, hoping to find the kitchen.

But few minutes had passed and she still couldn't find her destination. It seemed like she was walking in a corridor maze.

'I give up! I couldn't find it in a huge place like this. I should better go back' She then turned around to trace her way back when a sudden realization hit her.

'Oops! Where am I?' She looked around and couldn't distinguish the path she had gone through and not.

Following where her feet would take her and making some guesses brought her to a dilemma: Getting lost at the Kaiba's mansion.

'I think going out of my room is a bad idea. Now I'm lost' Still, she pushed her luck and tried to trace her path once again.

A painting at her right, a fork at the end, a stair going up and down, were just one of the markings that were so difficult to trace. Serenity looked around and searched for somebody to ask, but there was no one. It was already past midnight and most of the workers lived outside the house.

She felt a little dizzy now. Her mind was not in a good condition. 'First I couldn't sleep, and now I'm lost. What's next?' She thought, exasperated.

Suddenly she heard footsteps. It was getting louder and louder which seemed to approach towards her direction. 'Great! Finally there's someone I can ask for help' She ran forward to look for the approaching person when she hit someone.

"Oops sorry" she apologized, bending her head down. She looked upward to see who the person was.

A familiar face that she was disappointed not to see earlier looked at her sceptically.

"Se-Seto?" Serenity stuttered.

Her present state made a 180-degree change. She was just very exhausted and annoyed earlier and now her heart was beating fast in nervousness.

"What are you doing here?" He said coldly, eyeing her intently.

"Um...a…" She was lost at words, uncomfortable to his penetrating stare and for being caught unguarded. 'Am I going to stutter forever like this? Hey he's your boyfriend and not a stranger,' She told herself strongly.

"I-I was lost. I couldn't find my room."

Seto eyed her more and noticed that she was wearing the guest's pajama with her long hair falling smoothly on her back. At a second there he thought it suited her well. But it was gone so fast that he didn't even realize he had thought that.

"Just go upstairs, when you see the painting of the old lady, turn right then go left. Then once you see a statue of a knight, turn right, then right again and you room is on the far side of the place. Got it? "He said in a stern manner like lecturing his employee.

"Huh?" Serenity mumbled confusedly.

Seto didn't even wait for her answer and started to walk away. He was wearing his standard attire, looking strict and stressful as usual.

"Wait!" Serenity called. Her 'who she thought her boyfriend' was about to leave her in confusion and lost at the middle of the night. She decided that she would no longer make this encounter as another burden to her anxiety, and thus she ran towards him.

"Are you not even going to take me there? I didn't get your instructions" She remarked, sounding annoyed. This time there was no stutter. She was already upset that her boyfriend didn't fetch her and looked for her today. And now that she got lost, he just talked to her coldly, acting as if she was a stranger.

Seto turned around and looked at her. The infuriated intonation of her voice caught his attention. She saw Serenity put her hand on her hips with an irritated expression. It then reminded him of the play he got involved with, the play that started yesterday as he conspired with his brother to act as her boyfriend.

"Fine. Follow me," He said calmly, trying to act nicely. However Seto was not a good actor. He was still cold and aloof to her, but he let her walked beside him as an improvement.

Serenity accepted his offer. Her annoyed mood was now gone so fast.

They walked silently like strangers.

'Is he always like this? It's like he is mad at me or something' Serenity thought, feeling odd on being a couple.

Unable to hold the deafening silence, she asked him a question.

"How are we?" Serenity's voice was weak and soft, uncomfortably starting a conversation.

"What do you mean?" Seto clarified, eyes looking straight ahead.

"I mean how's our relationship?" Serenity finally asked it. The odd feeling on how Seto interacts with her triggered the question. She didn't know if they were naturally like this or something happened that made Seto act like this.

He took few seconds before he answered.

"We're fine," He said dispassionately, not used in discussing the topic.

Serenity however couldn't help but to take this opportunity and asked questions about them together. After knowing her identity, she wanted to know something about her relationship with him and the one who knows that was him.

"Um... I wonder, when is our anniversary? You know, the day we became together," She said, no longer stuttering, probably because of her little outburst with him earlier or because he was not looking at her.

'What the? Are we still far? I have to walk fast,' Seto thought rudely, trapped to answer Serenity's question. If there was one thing Seto didn't know and didn't plan to learn, it was this kind of thing- relationships.

"Um... Last year, December...um, fifteen" Seto said, stammering.

He was indeed a good liar but not with this topic. Given a choice, he would choose to lie at scientific facts than this one.

"I see. How did we meet then?"

'This is bad. Will she ever shut up?.' He worriedly thought, rolling his eyes. He didn't know up to when he could still answer. Just analyzing the question was already difficult for him, how much more to answer it.

"I um… " He said, thinking of ideas.

'Damn! This was supposed to be Mokuba's part!' He knew that this thing was his weakness, and it seemed he had no choice but to answer after he just agreed. 'If this will always happen, I will now back out.'

"Well, it's...um...a."

"It's not important!" He finally said, unable to answer it anymore.

"Huh?"

'I was saved. We are finally here,' Seto thought in relief, standing outside Serenity's room.

"We're here and it's already late. Just ask it some other time" Seto said hastily and started to leave. 'I hope you would forget to ask those stupid questions again' He irritably thought.

"Ah...Okay!" Serenity said. She was about to enter her room when she remembered something.

"Wait!" She said and then ran towards him. Seto looked back at her coldly.

"Thanks for this and for everything, especially for saving me from those bad guys" She said sincerely, eyes looking down shyly.

"Good night" Then she made something that caught Seto off guard. She tiptoed and gave him a good night kiss on his cheek, making eye contact with Seto.

The look on Seto's face froze her, his bangs fell naturally, his blue eyes widened, and his lips slightly parted. 'Oh' she thought.

She stood numbly, noticing his reaction. What she just did change Seto's expression. His stare was very different from usual. It was a mixture of shock, innocence, and hesitation.

Unable to hold it any longer, she started to run away. She went immediately inside of her room leaving Seto in confusion.

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Serenity ran inside her room and leaned on the door. 'What happened? That was just a normal thing to do but why does it feels different,' She thought in confusion, heart beating fast. 'It feels strange, as if I did that for the first time.' She sat slowly at the floor and lifted up her bangs.

'Is it the first time? I'm sure it's not. Gosh! He looks confused.' She smiled, remembering his expression.

'But then he looks cuter that way, especially without his glare.'

'Are people in love always experience things like it's always the first time?' Giving up in finding the answer, she decided to ignore it and sleep. She lay down on her bed and fell in a deep sleep with a smile. She even forgot how thirsty she was, preoccupied at her encounter.

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Seto, right after Serenity left was motionless in his position. He blinked a few times waking himself to reality. From one moment there, he felt tensed. What's that? He didn't know. He was never given a good night kiss before except Mokuba. But then why the hell it felt different?

Unable to find a logical answer, he just blamed it to his stress and sleepiness. 'This is bad. I'm already hallucinating. I should get a good sleep.'

He then walked away, closing his train of thoughts. Suddenly he remembered something in Serenity's words. 'Wait! What bad guys is she talking about?'

"Mokuba..." He said furiously.

TBC

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