Ren: Well, not all the viewers form Accidents happen... if I don't get you quick I can't thank you for loving the last story!
Keo: Love? Well, I think we should send them a message? I don't!
Ren: Well, thanks to Landi McClellan for viewing the chappie before this! And I changed the title -if you think of anything better please tell me!
Keo: Yea, the retard can't think of a title!
Ren: BITE ME!

DISCLAIMER: YU-GI-OH! IS NOT MINE! DON"T SUE ME!

Feeling Lost, Forever Gone
Chapter Two: A Simple "I Love You" Is Never Enough
Heartless ArchAngel (1)

Serenity stood still, unable to move or to speak. She was franticly looking at the machines, these gave her goosebumps. Then she stopped, she felt his eyes on her, it was an attempt to a glare, but with a weak touch of happiness.

"Joey, I'm glad you're all right," Serenity said, her voice came out softer and not as sincere as she hoped. Loving her brother was one thing, but when he turned his back on you because of some stupid love affair, there was a problem.

"What do you want?" Joey asked, sounding stubborn and a little bitter.

Closing her eyes she could feel tears approaching her eyes and tried to hold them back. 'I knew this is what would happen, I knew that you still wouldn't care; but he's my brother, how can he be so bitter, so heartless to me... after I poured my heart into his life, wanting to know more and more. Life is war, but the battle is still on, I can make this work, I will come out on top - hopefully... I won't hurt Joey in the process...' Serenity stood silently wondering what to say and how to put her feelings into words.

"Well, did you think was kidding a year ago?" There was a silence, Serenity had an urge to pull his life plug then and there. But instead she just stared, she'd adopted a talent from Seto after all.

"Joey," Her voice was shaky and unsteady. Would she ever be ready for what she was about to say? Is she going to regret her actions? Or will she be feeling better that Joey's gone and can no longer look down on her heart? "I do care what you have to say, but if you're going to make me choose between you and Seto... I'd choose you. But the fact that you can't see through your own hatred long enough to see that my heart is in his hands that I'm in love, then no. You never once gave him a chance, and he was willing to work it out, as long as he could still be with me. But you refused!" Steam was traveling up into the air off of Serenity's head.

"I cried when I saw what was coming, I stayed in this damn waiting room, praying until my hands couldn't stay together! And you return the favor by basically telling me to go jump off a bridge... Now, I gave you a chance and if you have a heart call me, I'll come back - but as for right now..." Serenity whipped tears out of her eyes, she didn't want to do this, but it was the only way she could convince him that it was time for life to start again, for the broken pieces to mend. "You can just fuck yourself." With that, Serenity turned around her look saddened and she left.

Waiting for her return was everybody, odd that no one was listening thru the door. At the sight of Serenity's eyes, no one dare say a word, they didn't even give her a look. Immediately putting there heads down, there was an awkward silence that over fell the waiting room.

"I told him off," Serenity asked the turned heads. "But I confronted him about Seto and -" She was cut off by the door opening, it was Seto, maybe he was here to help after all.

All eyes were now on the dark haired CEO that had just arrived. "Seto?" Serenity and Mokuba asked in unison.

"Yes?" Seto responded looking at all the looks he was receiving, everyone had a sense of you in the hell are you trying to make things worse for her.

Serenity walked up to him and dragged him outside into the rain. "Seto, you know I love yo-" Serenity caught herself, she'd just said it, it! What was she thinking, it was all true, but not at this time, it wasn't a good day to admit to something so joyful.

Seto arched an eyebrow, why had she stopped, then it hit him. But he knew, he'd always know, since day one - she'd admitted it once before, when all hope was lost for him, when the odds for his survival were gone. After all this time he'd known, of course it must've stopped both their hearts because neither one heard the thunder crack in the back ground.

"What were you saying?" Seto asked deciding to ignore that fact for right now.

"Um..." Serenity thought for a moment, "Oh, yea, you can't come - let me rephrase, you shouldn't come to the hospital when you arch enemy is the victim. Especially when Tristan is out to kill you, and Mai's about to crack..." Serenity felt tears in her eyes again.

"Serenity, you should stop worrying about others, that leads you to fell over powered and weake-" Seto was cut off by Serenity jumping into his arms.

"Thanks for coming and I'm sorry for acting like that and I didn't mean for you to go and I know I should worry about myself but I can't and the fact that all that pain is in the room and out here is just the same makes it worse and worse and I can't take it! I just wish Joey would accept you and I wish that I would let it go but all I want is him to be okay with it and! I'm sorry, I really do love you - " Serenity said taking a deep breath when she was finished, but then, she locked lips with Seto and there they kissed standing in the rain.

"I love you too," Seto let her go and whispered into her ear.

"You took my hand and showed me how, then Joey said he'd always be around... I just don't know what to do?" Serenity looked into Seto's blue eyes finding something that she'd been expecting, she knew what he was planning, but now, after Joey, he was unsure and didn't know what to do.

"Just go tell him, that you love him and maybe he'll understand."

"Maybe, but sometimes a simple 'I love you' isn't enough..."

"Serenity, come on!" A voice that sounded like Tea screamed from the out of the door.

"What!" Serenity barely recognized the voice, it was shaken and lost to a feeling.

Serenity quickly ran into the Domino Hospital letting go and sprinted into his room. The heart machine was almost dead, his voice was hoarse but there was something in it that Serenity could tell he was happy to see her, if only it were enough. Serenity thought to herself then pushed thru her friends.

"Joey, I'm sorry! I really do love you!" She yelled over the commotion.

"I know Ren... I love you to and tell Kaiba I said he was a moneybag..."

:-:Serenity's POV:-:

Well, I never thought Joey would be as stubborn as he was that day, that day that could've meant anything, death or life - but he choose and still I wonder if it was the right decision.

I told him I loved him, both of them, but now I wonder if Joey was serious, it seems so, but for now, no one can really tell. Life is just that way.

I've been trying to keep in touch with my big brother but it's hard, I mean, after what happened, after he found out about my kiss in the rain he was a little less forgiving, but he's coming around better...

So, life has been different since that day, I never expected Mai to act the way she did, or Yugi, he seemed the one that was scared the most...

An I love you can mean everything, or it can't mean anything at all...

--Authoress' Note--
(1) um... this is my gothic name, I went to this one site & that's what it was - still me writing!
Ren: Hey, so did Joey croak or Not?
Keo: Can you really tell?
Ren: Of course I can but can the viewers?
Keo: This isn't as good as before, but hey, it's okay...
Ren: Thanks Keo! Now,-
Keo: You've read now review!
(sorry if it was too short!)