Having A Heart

Summary: Kaiba believes that the heart is just a big muscle that pumps blood around the body. Serenity tries to convince him that the heart is a place where you keep the ones you love. Will she succeed? And will he place her in his heart? Silentshipping.

Disclaimer: Nope, I STILL don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! *Sigh*

Author's note: And here is... *troms* Chapter 3! Yey me! There's a lot of Mokuba in this chapter, so Mokuba fans, be happy! And I want to thank P.O.J.A for reviewing chapter 2^^ Thanks for the niceness and the good advice!^^


Chapter 3: Kindness Of Heart


Four days had past since Serenity talked to Kaiba. She had seen him though. Every single day. She never really noticed it before, but Kaiba stood in front of the school every day to pick up his little brother.

She knew better than to approach him again, since it was obvious that he didn't want her around, but she took a short moment to look at him every day. Seeing him standing there for his brother, no matter how busy he was, proved to her that he did have a heart. That he was able to care. It convinced her not to give up on showing him the importance of the heart just yet.

Today should be no different. Serenity walked out of the school building with a happy smile on her face, ready to go home. Once outside, she looked over to the corner where Kaiba always stood. But not today. Today it wasn't Kaiba, but his personal chauffeur who stood there, waiting for Mokuba.

Serenity's smile slowly disappeared. Did something happen? Was Kaiba hurt? Or was he simply too busy? The answer to her mental question came in the form of Mokuba, who just walked out of the school's main building.

"Hey Mokuba!," Serenity greeted him. Mokuba turned around to face her.

"Oh, hey Serenity," he replied with a smile. "What's up?"

"Not much… I was just wondering something…"

Mokuba looked at her with a curious look in his eyes. "What is it?"

"Well, I was wondering where your brother is today. I noticed he always picks you up, and he's not here today so… I was just wondering if everything's alright," she explained with a small smile.

Mokuba stared at her in complete disbelieve. His ears must've deceived him. After his brother's cold attitude toward her, after his sneering, after humiliating Joey, she still wondered if everything was alright? Unbelievable. She must be the nicest person in the world.

"Mokuba?" Serenity's voice snapped Mokuba back to reality.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something...," he apologized. "But to answer you question: Seto's got the flu."

Serenity looked at him in worry. "Will he be okay?"

"Yeah, he'll be fine; he just needs to rest for a day or two." Mokuba smiled sadly. "Seto hates it when he has to stay home. He says it's a waste of time and a sign of weakness. It took me all morning to convince him to take a few days off from work."

A small smile appeared once again on Serenity's face. Kaiba was a very powerful man; he didn't have to listen to anyone's orders, yet he let a thirteen-year old kid tell him to stay home. It was somehow… cute.

"I'd better get going now," Mokuba said. "Even with the flu, Seto can still ground me for being late."

She nodded. "Tell your brother to get well soon, okay?" She smiled and waved goodbye before she turned around to walk home.

As Mokuba stared at Serenity's back, an idea started to form in his head.

"Hey, Serenity!," he yelled, causing her to stop in her tracks and turn around to face him. He ran up to her.

"How about you tell him that yourself?"

Serenity gave him a confused look. "What?," she asked, not understanding what he meant.

"Tell Seto to get well. Why don't you tell him that yourself?," Mokuba repeated with excitement in his voice. Seto really needed to spend some time with… well, people. He was way too isolated from the rest of the world. And Serenity seemed the perfect person to break through his isolation.

"I don't know Mokuba… It seems that your brother doesn't like to have me around. I wouldn't want to bother him, especially when he's not feeling well."

Mokuba hung his head and sighed. "Perhaps you're right… I just thought it would be good for Seto if he'd spend some time with other people. Ah well… Never mind," he said sadly. He gave her a small, sad smile before he turned around and walked towards the limousine.

Serenity sighed. She hated it to see someone sad. Perhaps she should go to visit Kaiba. Mokuba would be pleased, and if it didn't work out… Well, than she knew she'd have to break her promise to herself. Who knew; maybe Seto Kaiba really didn't have a heart… There was only one way to find out. She had to go.

She ran after Mokuba to catch up with him. "Hey, Mokuba?" He turned around, looking at her quizzically. "I'll tell him myself."


"We've arrived," the Kaiba's personal driver stated as he opened the door of the limousine for Serenity and Mokuba.

As they both got out, the sight of the huge mansion left Serenity completely breathless. Of course, she knew Kaiba was rich and had a big house… But this was just… breathtaking. The mansion seemed to have the same intimidating glow as Kaiba himself had, preventing strangers to go near.

Mokuba, for whom this huge place was home, simply walked towards the gate and opened it. As the gate opened, he looked back to see Serenity staring at the mansion. He couldn't help but smile a little. People always did that the first time they laid eye on the Kaiba mansion.

"Hey," he said, causing Serenity to snap out of it.

"Come on. It's not as scary as it looks," he said reassuring. He walked through the open gate towards the mansion. Serenity would rather not stay where she was with only the chauffeur as company, so she didn't have much choice but to follow Mokuba.

She was amazed the incredibly long path towards the mansion. After what seemed like an eternity, they reached the front door of the mansion. Before Mokuba could even take out his key, the door was opened by an elderly man, who bowed at the sight of Mokuba. Serenity figured it was the butler.

"Welcome home, master Mokuba," the butler greeted Mokuba. "May I ask who you brought to accompany you today?"

"This is Serenity," Mokuba said with a smile.

"Welcome, miss Serenity. It is a pleasure to meet you," the butler said to Serenity with a bow. She was a bit taken aback by the butler's incredibly polite attitude towards her. People as polite as that man were hard to find nowadays.

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well, mister…" She stopped when she realised that she had no idea what the man's name was.

"Fong," the butler said, again with a bow.

"It's a pleasure, mister Fong," she said, also with a bow.

"May I be of any assistance?," Fong asked Mokuba.

"No, we're fine Fong, thanks," Mokuba replied. He walked past the butler. Serenity, who was afraid to get lost the minute she lost the sight of Mokuba, bowed a last time to Fong before she quickly ran after the boy.

She gasped for breath when she saw the incredibly big hallway. The small apartment she shared with her brother would fit about three times in that hallway. The hallway ended in three doorways. One right ahead, which probably was the living room. One to the right, which were the stairs and one to the left, where Mokuba turned to. She went after him and saw what was behind the door. An elevator. Unbelievable.

"You have an elevator in your home?," she asked, complete stunned.

"Well… Yeah." Mokuba shrugged. "I always forget that that's a big deal. I guess I got used to it," he said with a smile as he pushed the button for the second floor.

Serenity started to feel less comfortable by the minute. She felt so out of place here. Everything was so… big. Everything in this house screamed 'wealth.' And she was just a small, plain girl.

A ringing sound snapped her out of her thoughts. The elevator had reached the second floor. Mokuba got out, followed by Serenity. They walked through yet another incredibly long hallway. At the very end of the hallway, Mokuba stopped. There was one single door visible.

"This is my brother's room," Mokuba said with a dimmed voice, as if he would anger Kaiba if he talked to hard. "Good luck."

Before Serenity could blink, Mokuba was gone.

"Mokuba!," she said with a high voice, almost reaching desperation.

Oh great… She was all alone, in a huge house, about to enter the bedroom of the coldest person in the world. If she wasn't so scared of getting lost in the mansion, she would have turned around and walked away.

She felt now more than ever that Kaiba wouldn't be pleased if he saw her. Frankly, he scared her just as much as the thought of getting lost in the mansion. On the other hand, how scary could he be when he was ill? Besides, everyone needs a few people to care when they were sick, even Kaiba.

A sigh left her lips. She had to try. She inhaled deeply, trying to calm her rushing heartbeat. As ready as she'd ever be, she lifted her hand and gave the door three short knocks.


So far for chapter 3!^^ Not much interaction between Seto and Serenity, but that'll change next chapter, I promise. Next chapter will probably be full of fluff^.^ Once again, reviews are very highly appreciated, so if you like to, please leave one!