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Seto found himself holding onto a girl for dear life. His arms were firmly placed around her small waist, and it was evident that he had no intentions of letting go. He lowered his head so he could look into her eyes. She looked away. He bit his lip a little bit before softly taking one of his hands from her waist to bring her head up to face him. Her eyes avoided his. He couldn't help but breath a little faster.
Rain drops started to fall from the sky. Soon, Seto was covered in the falling water. He tried to give her a reassuring smile instead of his usual blank and sometimes cruel expression. He wasn't sure what was wrong, but he was worried. She loosened out of his firm grip and took a step back. He extended his arm out to her, intending for her to grab his hand. She did no such thing. With a gesture, she declined. Taking several steps back. As the seconds past, they grew farther apart and then finally, she was gone.
At that point, he was so broken that some couldn't tell if he was crying or just not wiping the rain off his face. Either way, he was too preoccupied in losing one of the only people he loved to care about stupid rain.
Sweat was streaming down Seto Kaiba's face as he was woken so suddenly.
"That-that stupid dream" Seto managed to say before laying his head down on the desk. He had fallen asleep in his office, as usual.
He had been having the same reoccurring nightmare for so long…ever since it happened. He had to re-live the rejection, the hopelessness…the pain of losing her. He hasn't been the same ever since. She had too many people against him. Her brother and all of his friends seemed to want Seto dead. He didn't blame them anyhow. He was always an ass to them anyway. They had a right to hate him. He just had no idea that what he did so long ago would affect him at a time when he needed compassion so badly.
He put his hand to his forehead and breathed in very deeply and then sighed. He figured that he should try and get some work done while he was awake. Or, at least that was his excuse for not going back to sleep. He really didn't want to face that nightmare again…because he knew it would come back to haunt him once more.
He opened his laptop and started typing in numbers to access some files. But he just couldn't concentrate. He slammed his fist down on the desk and hung his head low so his hair covered his eyes. He tried to stop the tears from flowing but they did anyway. Now, mind you, he didn't ever act like this. Seto was a strong stoic businessman. But it was a time of weakness. A time when his past haunted him so frequently that sometimes it was hard to even speak.
Also, being Seto Kaiba meant that he couldn't show weakness. If he did, all of his competitors would know how to bring his downfall. He couldn't afford to make his company's profits decrease. He couldn't let the one thing that was keeping him occupied fall.
After he composed himself as best as he could, he stood up and walked over to the door. Once he was out of the office, he proceeded down to the top floor staff room.
"I need some coffee" Seto said to himself. He figured anything that would keep him awake was a friend.
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Mokuba sat on the front steps of Kaiba Corp listening to his mp3 player. Music soothed him when Seto was giving him grief.
Seto used to be the best brother in the world. He cared so much about Mokuba. But it all changed once he owned Kaiba Corp. He got a huge ego and lost his soul. The business had stolen all of his values and he became a cold man with no love in his heart. It made Mokuba angry to know that Seto was turning into this heartless man…and there was nothing he could do.
He had to watch, knowing what was going to happen. He hated the feeling. His own brother was turning into this. Seto meant so much to him. He loved his big brother. The one that cared for him all the time, and was always willing to make time to hang out with him. He missed the brother that would play chess with him and protect him from playground bullies. He wanted that Seto back. He wanted his brother that cared.
The only time that Seto would come and care about Mokuba was if he was in mortal danger. Otherwise, he could care less about his little brother. It caused for him to be so distraught. He didn't know this man…because it wasn't Seto anymore. He had changed too much. Something had taken him over. Misery? Strife? Anger? Revenge?
He could name things off all night. Something was screwing with his brother's life, and he wanted to know how to fix it. Then he had a revelation. What he needed was someone to make him show emotions. As long as they didn't trigger his last romantic involvement with Serenity Wheeler, which ended very badly. Mokuba was sure that Seto was over that whole thing though. He could embrace a new relationship. He could handle it.
Mokuba just had to think…who would wanna go out with Seto? Well, almost every woman in the world, of course. But he needed someone that could help Seto rather than hurt him. It was hard, because most of the girls he could think of were heart breakers that don't take romance seriously.
His head popped up when he saw someone come out of the building. Her black hair managed to stay in place even in the rough weather. Mokuba smiled and scooted over on the cement stairs.
"Hey Isis," Mokuba grinned and gestured for her to take the spot next to him, " Can I ask you something?"
Okay, maybe he was having doubts if Seto could handle this one.
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