Chapter 2:

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I felt myself gaining consciousness as my head ached with the pain of a migraine. My eyes started to open but I winced at the bright light that went straight to my brain. I felt a reassuring hand on my shoulder and I open my eyes once again out of curiosity. The light was just as painful, but I managed as I looked up seeing a pair of sapphire eyes staring at me. Suddenly my memory jolted into gear and I remembered the bomb and elevator crashing. I started to sit up but Kaiba pushed me back down.

"Oh no you don't. You are in no condition to be getting up." I sigh not wanting to argue.

"How long have I been out?"

"I'm not sure. I would have to estimate probably an hour." I close my eyes again not liking the light. "While you've been out I've tried to contact my people outside, but everything seems to be off line except for the lights." I groan in irritation.

"Great. It'll probably be hours before we're out of here. Are you hurt?"

"No not really, just a couple bruises and scratches. You aren't terrible hurt from the looks of it." I shake my head no.

"Just a migraine that is bursting through my skull. If I'm not terrible hurt then why did you say I shouldn't get up?" Kaiba of course smirks.

"Because…." I glare at him and hit his arm.

"You're mean. I got all worried over nothing." I started sitting up feeling all of my muscles aching at once. "Damn it. Now my muscles hurt." Kaiba laughs a bit at my whining.

"Well it's going to be a while until we're out of here."

"How long will it take them to get us out of here?"

"Two hours at the least." I groan leaning against the wall feeling the pain in my head increase.

"So what are we going to do? The idea of being bored to death for two hours isn't exactly exciting." Kaiba just sits there contemplating for a bit and then speaks.

"I don't know. I guess we're going to have to be bored." I sigh looking down.

"You need to lighten up Kaiba. I think while you were in high school you missed the try not to be so heartless class." Kaiba just smirks.

"But there's no such thing. So how did I miss that class if it doesn't even exist?" I glare at him for not getting that I was only joking.

"Have you ever heard of a joke? Seriously, you were all nice and now you're the same asshole who refuses to play a game with a low life like myself." He chuckles at this still smirking. I was getting really annoyed with my so called boss.

"But this is so much more fun. I thought you knew I like tormenting people for the fun of it." He laughs hysterically and I just glare at him.

"Okay, it's official. You're crazy and heartless." He just laughs even harder getting on my nerves.

"Now look who's being cranky. I'm having fun and you're being grouchy."

"Shut up. You're making me get a head ache." He laughs and I feel like hitting him with my heels but my muscles weren't complying.

"I'm sorry I couldn't resist teasing you a bit." He chuckles and I groan.

"I feel like shooting the light."

"I remember doing that once. I was especially mad at everyone and I hated everything so I trashed my whole office and ended up taking a pistol to the lights. Very dramatic and very messy; I suggest you don't do anything like that, it's a pain in the ass to clean up." I laugh a really good laugh and he laughs with me and I smile feeling my headache disappearing. "I'm glad you laughed."

"Why's that?"

"Well for one, do you feel better?"

"I do. I guess mum was right. Laughter is the best medicine."

"Speaking of your mom how is she? I never met her I know but heck might as well make conversation." I look down thinking about the last time I talked to her; now that I thought about it……

"To tell the truth I haven't really talked to my mother in over a year, so I have no idea."

"Why is that?"

"Because….I chose my brother over her," I explained and Kaiba had a curious look on his face. "I had lived with her since she divorced my dad and I missed my brother. When I saw him it was better than any present I could have received, so when I came home after the Battle City Tournament I was sad. My mom saw this and was jealous of my brother. One day we got into a heated fight about it and I told her right into her face that I would rather be with my brother. The next thing I knew I had my bags packed and was headed on the train to Domino."

"What happened then?"

"I never spoke to her again. My dad is a drunk and he started on drugs not to long after I came to live with Joey. I barely saw him but when I did it wasn't pretty and I always went to school with bandages and bruises. Joey was saving up money to get an apartment where we could live together without him and then everything changed." I paused breathing deeply to keep my heart rate down so I would start crying.

"Joey was always out somewhere never telling me where he was going; only telling me that he would see me in the morning. Then one day he didn't come back. I realize now….he was protecting me…." I couldn't go on. My throat was swollen and I felt my sadness overwhelm me and then hate took me remembering my other discovery. "It was him. He killed Joey and I was stupid enough to think there was some humanity left in him. There isn't."

"Your father." Kaiba looked shocked but he understood now. I didn't know why I cared if he understood or not, but I did.

"Yes, he did it. He even gloated about it after a day it happened when it was all over the news. He disappeared when I got the officials on it. Of course when they found the apartment empty they thought I had been bluffing and no longer talked to me. I decided to do it myself then if no one was going to help me catch him and kill him. The hard part though is actually finding him. I know he was working for someone….someone with a lot of money and power that was dealing with illegal things- like selling drugs and guns. But I didn't have any connections to get to people like that." Kaiba caught on to the word "didn't" and smirked.

"So that's why you wanted to work for me. To get connections secretly and find things out slowly from underneath my nose hoping I wouldn't notice." I stared at him with my mouth a gape.

"I would never do such a thing!" I lied feebly knowing he got me. He laughed and I looked at him like he was insane.

"Serenity you're such a bad liar it's totally obvious that you were going to. But now that I know what you're up to…." I waited for it holding my breath knowing that I would never get another chance to work with someone like Kaiba again if this was on my record. I closed my eyes waiting to hear him say I was fired without any hesitation. "I want to help."

I didn't believe it. I must have been dreaming. Kaiba wanted to help me not fire me. I almost jumped for joy, but I stayed calm smiling widely.

I sighed. "That would be great." He chuckled seeing my relieved look.

"What did you think I was going to say?" He could read me too well.

"I thought you were going to fire me honestly. And there you go surprising me by wanting to help. Why are you interested in helping me?" I asked sincerely looking up at him in wonder.

My breath was caught in my throat as I looked into those breath taking sapphire eyes seeing their warmth. Kaiba was always described as cold but he was so warm right then I felt like I was going to melt.

"I can relate to having a terrible father and I didn't realize the m- your brother and you went through such terrible things until now. You want to find a murderer and that's not going to be easy. Plus if I don't help you then you would just find another way to get contacts and then I would have to fire you. But if I help you there's no foul in that. So what do you say partner?" Kaiba held out his hand for me to shake and I grinned wildly thankful for the help.

"I say you're crazy for wanting help me, but I can't turn down a chance like this so…" I shook his hand while smiling. "I'll accept your help partner." I made "accept" very clear when I said it. I didn't want to depend on him to give me the answers I needed. I wanted to find my father with my own effort.

"I hope that they'll find us soon. Other wise I'll be late home and Mokuba would be most unhappy." I laughed.

"I haven't seen him in a while. How is he?"

"Oh he's fine. It's just that he keeps on breaking the rules when he goes to school. Even though I agree when he tells a teacher when they're wrong he still gets into trouble." He rolled his eyes as I laughed.

"Aren't all little boys trouble makers though? It's just in his nature to be crazy and make a big scene so that people will notice them. I learned that from Joey, though he never did really grow up." I smiled at the memories of him being stupid; making me laugh of course.

"But you did." Kaiba's voice broke through my revere. I was shocked that he actually saw I'd grown up. "You went from whinny, shy, and pathetic to shy, headstrong, and beautiful. That's a pretty big jump if you ask me." I was baffled.

The one and only Seto Kaiba actually called me beautiful. I must have been dreaming. There was just no way had he just said all those nice things. I tired to find my words but I couldn't.

"Thanks. I'm glad you think so." I managed to mumble out in my surprise. He laughed.

"You're so weird. Haven't you been complimented on your beauty?" I stared at him in disbelief.

"No I haven't. Not in the way you just told me anyways. I must be unconscious and dreaming 'cause there is just no way would you be saying these things." Kaiba just laughed even harder.

"Haven't you noticed Serenity? I've changed." Now that I thought about it, he had changed since the last time we met.

"But how?"

"I decided to. It was mostly Mokuba because he got fed up with me being a stubborn CEO. He was complaining about the usual. My late hours at work, having no time for him, having no friends etc, but he also told me if I kept on being the way I was I would always be alone with no one. I told him he was wrong because I always had him, but he made a good point. If anything happened to him or if he went away for any reason then I would be alone. Even though I have him around I'm still empty inside. Like a hole that is a never ending abyss. I didn't want to listen to him but that night I realized he was right."

"Oh….well….it's good that you have a little brother that'll tell you off when you do something wrong." I laughed a bit and he smiled. I still couldn't get used to him smiling. It was so weird to see something so foreign on his face.

"Mr. Kaiba, are you in there?" Therewas a voice coming through the door and Kaiba immediately got up to answer.

"Yes! Can you get in?"

"We just got through clearing the debris and are going to try getting the door open. So yes we can get in."

"That was quick. Okay get us out of here then! My assistant is hurt and needs medical attention!" Kaiba yelled through the door and I tired to sit up but my body didn't want to compromise.

"Okay! Stand back sir!" Kaiba came over by me and suddenly took me into his arms. I stiffened at the sudden embrace, but then suddenly the elevator door was blasted open.

"Don't get used to it." He whispered in my ear as debris went everywhere. Soon he was off of me and men ran in getting him out and then carefully carried me out. When they did though I felt all of my injuries protest in pain and I couldn't stop myself from yelling out. Kaiba was yelling something at them incoherently while I was being put on a stretcher. My senses were going and my mind was dizzy with all of the pain. I felt my body slip into nothingness as I saw his blue eyes for the last time.

I thought I had died. But I hadn't. I came into a conscious state again and there he was waiting for me. I never thought Kaiba would have been worried, but he was.

"How are you feeling?" I laughed at his worry thinking it was cute but then I regretted it because it hurt.

"Owe. Note to self: do not laugh. Except for my many pains I'll live." I smiled at me and my heart leapt.

"I know. Guess how long you've been out." I rolled my eyes.

"Alright….a week?"

"Closer to three days actually and you won't be getting out of bed for awhile. Mokuba was worried about you I might add." I smiled and then frowned seeing bags under Kaiba's eyes from lack of sleep.

"Looks like he wasn't the only one." I stated in a whisper so that he was the only one to hear. Kaiba gawked at me not knowing what to say and I just smiled. "It was sweet of you to wait for me. But please get some sleep now. We don't want Mokuba worry about two people now." He just smirked.

"That's the funny thing. He'll bicker about me not getting any sleep on regular days, but if I worry about someone - which is unusual - he won't even complain." I couldn't hold in my laughter and my ribs cramped in pain.

"Ouch! I hate having broken ribs!" I whined as Kaiba laughed. I pouted of course not liking his laughing at me. That only made it worse.

"Serenity! You're awake!" Mokuba pops into the room and starts to jump on the bed but Kaiba stops him.

"Oh no you don't Mokuba! She's still healing and needs her rest." Mokuba pouts now and nods.

"Okay I'll be good. So you hungry?" Mokuba asks me at the edge of my bed.

"No. I'm more tired than anything right now. I'm surprised your brother wasn't hurt like I was." I stifled a yawn which Kaiba saw.

"I think it's time for you to go home Mokuba. Serenity needs to sleep." He started to shoo Mokuba out of the room when I started to speak.

"You should go to Kaiba." Kaiba looked at me as if I were crazy.

"But…"

"I'll be fine. You've got work to do tomorrow and you need sleep. Now go on….I'll see you tomorrow if you've done both." I wasn't going to have him argue with me. Plus I was already slipping away into my dreams again.

"Alright then. I'll be here tomorrow." I smiled at him before closing my eyes.

"Thank you Seto." Before I knew it I was asleep, dreaming about Seto Kaiba for the first time.

I feel like I'm rushing their relationship. I don't like doing that but I just seem to do it. I have a story plot though and they would have gotten together sooner or later. I hope you like it so far. It's going to get a lot better! Trust me! Review please!