A janitor walked through the halls of the school pushing the cart of cleaning supplies he would need. "What did they mean when they said a bloody mess in the girl's bathroom." The janitor opened the door to the girl's bathroom and saw what they had meant.

"This is… what happened in here? Oh well work is work as long as I get paid." The Janitor started to clean up the mess. He saw something twinkle under the sink. "Huh… what is that?" The janitor picked it up and found out it was a necklace.

"It's so beautiful." The janitor was overwhelmed by its beauty he immediately left the bathroom after he finished cleaning up.

Lexi and Kaiba wandered the halls. Lexi was running back and forth looking in every place her necklace would fit. "Oh geez where could my necklace be?" Lexi said worried.

"Calm down, it's just a necklace." Kaiba sighed. Lexi turned around to look him in the eye.

"Don't… you… ever… say it's just a necklace!

"Well I'm not the one who lost it."

"Excuse me." She walked up to Kaiba lifting her head as Kaiba looked down at her.

"You did something that caused you to lose your necklace!"

"Maybe if you weren't a jerk most of the time you could help me find it."

They both now were at each other's throats. Their faces were close up as they gritted their teeth in anger. Lexi and Kaiba soon realized how close to each other. Lexi and Kaiba's faces blushed gently as both of them turned around.

"Let's go find my necklace." Lexi started down the hall as Kaiba followed. "Riinng." It was now lunch. "What how long was I out?" Lexi asked. "Oh you were asleep the entire morning." Kaiba answered. "Wow, well come on I can't wait to eat I'm starving." Lexi said then began to think as they went to the cafeteria to eat lunch.

After making my scar fade this morning my stomach has been grumbling for me to eat. But I don't have that much of a lunch. I guess I could buy another lunch. Oh I don't know if I could afford another one. With all the hospital bills and I don't know when or how the guys who mugged us took my money.

"We're here. Hooray for food." Lexi ran to the lunch line as Kaiba sat down. Kaiba started to wonder, so Lexi died last night. He watched Lexi play with Bakura and Joey, and she ran out of the classroom. She was okay then Tea found her all covered in blood. There were no injuries I found though. She didn't have any cuts, bruises, or... Kaiba's eyes widened. How could I not have seen it before?

He got up and left the cafeteria. Lexi, Bakura, and Joey watched him leave. "Hey where is Seto going?" Lexi said.

"He might be going to get his lunch." Bakura said.

"No he said he was going to buy his lunch today." Lexi replied.

"Why would a billionaire buy his lunch at school?" Joey asked.

"Oh I made him promise he would when I came back from the hospital yesterday." Lexi answered.

"Then I'll go and see what he's up to." Bakura started to walk off.

"Yay, Bakura's a spy!" Lexi hollered.

"I'm not a spy." Bakura answered.

"Awwww," Lexi dropped her head.

"Fine I'm a spy." He walked away.

"Yaaaay," Lexi seemed to fade away the further away Bakura walked. "So now I have to look for Kaiba. If I were Kaiba where would I be." Bakura went into the library, "Dang it he's not here." Next Bakura checked their classroom, "empty." He began to roam the halls giving up hope.

"Great I skipped lunch to look for a guy the girl I like has a crush on. What an idiot," he saw a janitor pushing his cart holding something sort of shiny. "Hey what is that?" he looked closer. "That's Lexi's necklace I'll give it back to her and-" he felt a pain overcome him as he transformed into his darker more sinister self.

"This will go nicely." He walked up to the janitor. "Give me that necklace and I promise no damage will befall you." Bakura held his hand out as he grinned. The janitor looked at him once and clenched Lexi's necklace. "It's not yours I found it. It's mine, mine!"

"The necklace has put you in a trance. Doesn't surprise me it happened every time before when a man who didn't with hold a millennium item looked into it," Bakura's sinister-self dropped his arm. "Oh well," he pointed at the janitor. "Let's make a deal then, play a game with me and if you lose you have to face a penalty game!"

"Where is Bakura? He should be back by now." Joey said as he sat down with Tristan, Tea, and Yugi. "What do you mean Joey? Do you know something, again?" Yugi asked. "Na I just wondered where he is." Lexi passed them thinking,

I better not sit with them cause when Kaiba comes back he'll start yelling again. I don't want that to happen. Speaking of not wanting stuff to happen again, I defiantly don't want to get mugged again. Why didn't fight back! I've been taught how to defend myself. I could've knocked that guy into next month!

Lexi gritted her teeth as she sat down at a table. She picked up her fork and started to eat her food quite quickly. "There… I'm finished." She said firmly but angered at the same time. Lexi got up out of her seat.

I'll just go wander around and hopefully not punch anybody in the face. Lexi thought. As she was walking away a guy jumped out of nowhere, "Hey do you want to go out on a-" Lexi punched him in the nose as he fell straight to the ground twitching.

"Drop dead," Lexi walked away. "An s-simple n-no could have worked." Said the guy on the floor; Lexi walked away out of the cafeteria as Yugi and his friends saw what happened. "I wonder what's wrong with her, she just seems happy go lucky all the time." Tristan said.

"No…no please don't-" the janitor backed away shaking as Bakura's sinister-self stopped him. "Sorry but I need that necklace." He unbuttoned his shirt half letting the millennium ring underneath show. The janitor slid his back against the wall as he held the necklace, "No you c-can't have it. I-it's mine."

"Sorry you lost penalty game." Bakura's millennium ring shined as the janitor began to hallucinate, "My necklace my pretty necklace…" Bakura watched in disgust as the janitor continued. "Huh my-my necklace is getting bigger and bigger. It's… too… heavy."

"Yes your fondness of that necklace is big but because that fondness feeds the necklace that makes it bigger." Bakura started to laugh evilly. "Why… why?" The janitor said softly as he thought he was being crushed by the necklace. Now he was still and quiet as he lied on the floor Bakura grabbed the necklace that was in his hand.

"I will give this back to the Millennium Mistress while you slowly die in the shadow realm." He began again laughing evilly as he looked at the necklace. "Hmm, pathetic lost his life all because of a necklace. The weak make me sick." He started to walk away through the halls as he thought,

I should give this to the Millennium Mistress once the sun goes down that's where I am at my greatest potential to win her heart, or steal it. He turned the corner to see Lexi walking in the opposite direction. "Lexi," he called disguised as plain normal Bakura. "Not now Ryo I'm extremely angry." She walked past him.

"What about?" He asked as he caught up with Lexi and walked by her side. "Nothing just our first period teacher made me really mad." She only told him half of why she was mad. "Oh, but can you meet me later in our classroom?" he stopped walking with her as she turned around. "Um sure I'll see you." She continued on her way leaving Bakura alone.

Ha ha, oh this is perfect. Just perfect, Bakura has to stay here. Then I'll get rid of that teacher and give her necklace back. Without it she won't be able to control her powers very well. Bakura's sinister-self thought.

"How is this possible? Her f%# ing scar couldn't have disappeared in thin air, It's physically impossible." Kaiba was in his limo with a laptop sitting on his lap. He began to go through many different files and surprised at what he had found.

"Yugi donated blood for a goody two shoes like him what a surprise. But Lexi and Yugi's blood is similar?" Kaiba thought for a moment,

Yugi and Lexi have different blood types yet they're… wait this isn't right. He stopped for a good three minutes. "That's the only way possible Yugi and Lexi are… related?" Kaiba went to check all of the data he collected as the limo stopped in front of the school.

"Sir, your class is about to start or would you like to go home?" The man in the front who was driving asked. "I'll go back to class." Kaiba got out of the limo and thought, Lexi couldn't be related to Yugi she just met him or could they be distant relatives?

Kaiba went inside and on his way there he saw Lexi stomping through the hallways enraged. He froze there for a minute as she walked up to him. "Meet me in the music room after school, got it." She went around him and continued on his way.

I can't believe she's angry or… I at least think she is mad. Miss enthusiastic wasn't even that mad when they kept her in the hospital. Kaiba wondered as he went to class.

Later

Kaiba was on his way to the music room to pick Lexi up as he turned the corner to the music room to see Hatoshi standing there looking nervous and shy. "What are you doing here?" Kaiba straitened his back to look bigger showing confidence. Intimidated Hatoshi couldn't find an answer as he started to sweat and blush of embarrassment.

"Do you think you can use her again," Kaiba immediately walked up to Hatoshi then grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. "You saw what I did to your friend now tell me what you're exactly doing here?" Kaiba picked him up still by the collar and pushed him against the wall. Hatoshi let out an exhale from the impact as Kaiba clenched his fist and was about to punch him in the face. But music started as they heard singing.

"Grew up in a small town

And when the rain would fall down

I'd just stare out my window

Dreaming of what could be

And if I'd end up happy

I would pray (I would pray)

Trying hard to reach out

But when I'd try to speak out

Felt like no one could hear me

Wanted to belong here

But something felt so wrong here

So I'd pray

I could breakaway

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly

I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky

And I'll make a wish

Take a chance

Make a change

And breakaway

Out of the darkness and into the sun

But I won't forget all the ones that I loved

I'll take a risk

Take a chance

Make a change

And breakaway

Wanna feel the warm breeze

Sleep under a palm tree

Feel the rush of the ocean

Get onboard a fast train

Travel on an jet plane, far away (I will pray)

And breakaway

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly

I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky

And I'll make a wish

Take a chance

Make a change

And breakaway

Out of the darkness and into the sun

I won't forget all the ones that I loved

I gotta take a risk

Take a chance

Make a change

And breakaway

Buildings with a hundred floors

Swinging with revolving doors

Maybe I don't know where they'll take me but

Gotta keep moving on, moving on

Fly away, breakaway

I'll spread my wings

And I'll learn how to fly

Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye

I gotta take a risk

Take a chance

Make a change

And breakaway

Out of the darkness and into the sun

But I won't forget the place I come from

I gotta take a risk

Take a chance

Make a change

And breakaway, breakaway, breakaway"

"Is that Lexi?" Kaiba let go of Hatoshi as he ran off. But Kaiba didn't care where he went. He looked through the little glass window in the door to see Lexi putting a CD player in her bag. Kaiba opened the door. Lexi shot up embarrassed as she hid the CD player behind her back.

"D-did you hear any of that." Kaiba looked at her then said, "Why did you ask me to pick you up?"

"Because I need you to take me to the nearest punching bag."

"What, why?"

"Because I'm angry." She started to walk off angrily as she stopped at Kaiba's side, "I thought about it… and… I like you too." She continued on her way as Kaiba slightly turned her head. Then he caught up to her. They walked in silence till they reached the entrance to the school.

"I'm guessing you like music too." Kaiba said bringing her to a halt. "So," he stopped Lexi. "What's your favorite band?" Lexi faced him as she tilted her head. "Why do you care? You're always trying to get out of people's lives."

"Just answer the d #% question."

"Queen,"

"Hmm." Lexi walked out the school as Kaiba watched. He grabbed his own collar with his thumb and index finger, "Get me one of Queen's greatest hits CD." He whispered into his collar. Then Kaiba walked out of the school.

Lexi was waiting next to the limo. "Get in," Kaiba said as he held the door open for her. She slid into the limo as Kaiba got in and slammed the car door. "You said you liked Queen didn't you?" Lexi stared at the window and nodded. "Sir, would you like me to put in the CD?" The driver asked looking at Kaiba through the rear view mirror.

"Yes," Kaiba said gazing at Lexi. But she didn't know that he was observing her. Then Kaiba looked out the window and wondered; Lexi seems to be angry. I wonder what got into her. You wouldn't think someone like her would get mad so quickly. Kaiba lifted his head as the music from the CD started.

Can anybody find me somebody to love?

Each morning I get up I die a little

Can barely stand on my feet

Take a look in the mirror and cry

Lord what you're doing to me

I have spent all my years in believing you

But I just can't get no relief,

Lord!

Somebody, somebody

Can anybody find me somebody to love?

I work hard every day of my life

I work till I ache my bones

At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own -

I get down on my knees

And I start to pray

Till the tears run down from my eyes

Lord - somebody - somebody

Can anybody find me - somebody to love?

(He works hard)

Every day - I try and I try and I try -

But everybody wants to put me down

They say I'm goin' crazy

They say I got a lot of water in my brain

Got no common sense

I got nobody left to believe

Yeah - yeah yeah yeah

Oh Lord

Somebody - somebody

Can anybody find me somebody to love?

Got no feel, I got no rhythm

I just keep losing my beat

I'm ok, I'm alright

Ain't gonna face no defeat

I just gotta get out of this prison cell

Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord!

Find me somebody to love

Can anybody find me somebody to love?

Lexi didn't sing-a-long or move her head to the beat. Kaiba realized that he was still staring at her then quickly looked at the window as they arrived at the gym. "We're here, Sir." The driver said getting out opening the car door to Kaiba's side. Kaiba got out as Lexi followed. "So do they have punching bags?" Lexi asked.

"Of course it's a gym," Kaiba answered. "Why did you want to come here in the first place?" Lexi stared at the door as she began to walk towards the doors to enter. "You didn't reply." Kaiba said. Lexi ignored him as they went inside.

"You'll see." Lexi answered. She looked around then spotted a punching bag. "Seto I guess you're wondering why I'm so frustrated, right." Lexi looked at Kaiba as he nodded. "Well first I need to punch something." She walked to the punching bag. She punched it with her right hand hard enough to make it swing back. "That's better, I guess the reason I'm mad is," Lexi punched it again. "When me and Yugi got jumped…" Another punch, "I didn't do anything I was a sitting duck during duck season. Do you get it Seto I let Yugi get hurt. I got hurt and didn't even fight back. To add to that I was trained to fight back, but when I had the chance I stood there." Lexi said clenching her fists tight then kicking the bag off the chain.

"Then I lost control," Lexi whispered catching her breath. People stared at her for being able to kick the bag off the chain. One of the bystanders watching was Kaiba. "Uhh…," Kaiba didn't know how to respond to what he saw her do and what she had said. "Now you understand. I wasted everything I was taught."

"Taught what do you mean?" Kaiba asked. "Well let's just say I've been through many scary and dangerous times." Lexi replied. "Join the club." Kaiba said looking away remembering. "What happened to you?"

"Nothing," Kaiba said.

"C'mon tell me."

"Just punch your bag."

"No I want to know."

"Why are you so persistent?"

"Does it have something to do with…," She stopped then whispered. "The scar on your back?"

Kaiba looked at her with his eyes widened. "You saw?" Kaiba said softly. "When you were undressing." Lexi whispered.
"Right you were supposed to be asleep." Kaiba said. "Umm but will you tell me?" Lexi said softly. "No." He answered. "I'll tell you what's happened to me," Kaiba looked away from Lexi. "Please for me." She said.

Lexi put a hand on his shoulder. Kaiba turned his head and looked at her. "Fine," he said as Lexi's smile widened. "But we have to go to my house first."

"Why," Lexi tilted her head in confusion. "There is more privacy there." Kaiba replied.

Later

"This is where you live! This place is huge!" Lexi yelled as the gates to Kaiba's mansion opened. "Whatever, let's go." Kaiba said continuing down the path to his mansion with his staff greeting him on the way into the mansion. "Hello Mr. Kaiba, Good afternoon Mr. Kaiba." Lexi didn't understand any of this.

"Hey Seto,"

"Yeah,"

"How do you live like this?"

"What?"

"Well, all of the people who work here are always here and you seem like the kind of guy who lives alone." She said. Kaiba stopped as she was afraid she upset something in him. Lexi waited for him to say something but he then went down the path and got to the mansion.

"Wait why didn't we drive the limo up here?" Lexi asked. "Felt like walking." Kaiba answered. "Well I'm wondering… what does it look like on the inside if this is what it looks like on the outside." Lexi said aloud. Kaiba opened the door.

"I'm home." Kaiba said dully. "Yaaaay your home." A voice called out. Lexi looked around at two staircases one on the right and one on the left that came together at the second floor, next at the big chandelier, then at the nice rug on the carpet.

"Big brother I…" a little boy came running down the stairs shouting then stop and froze to see Lexi standing there. "Mokuba this is Lexi." Kaiba said. "Oh the girl you were talking about. The one you visited at the hospital." Mokuba said smiling as he continued down the long staircase.

"You talked about me?" Lexi smiled looking at Kaiba. Kaiba blushed. "No," Mokuba reached the stairs. "It's nice to finally meet you." Mokuba greeted.

"Nice to meet you to." Lexi replied.

"My names Mokuba, what's yours?"

"Lexi, but I have a question."

"What,"

"Do you like to play games?"

"Do I?! I love games."

"Hold on there me and Lexi were going to study." Kaiba said bringing Mokuba's fun to a halt. "But she's our first real guest in a long time." Mokuba argued. "Yeah plus I want to play board games too." Lexi added. "Fine one game that's it." Kaiba grunted. "Yaaaay," Lexi and Mokuba shouted.

"What game should we play?" Lexi asked. "We should play monopoly." Mokuba answered. "Yeah, Seto do you want to play?" Lexi said. "No," Kaiba frowned. "Please Seto I really wanna play." Mokuba begged as Lexi helped by giving him puppy dog eyes. "One game that's all." Kaiba sighed.

Later

"Pay up Seto! Or go to jail you landed on my property! Lexi yelled.

"But I ran out of money!" Kaiba yelled back waving his hands back in forth.

"To think you run a company yet can't play a simple game of monopoly." Mokuba added.

"I swear those dice are loaded." Kaiba retorted.

"Idiot your using them too." Lexi pointed out. There the three of them sat at a table with monopoly money in hands surrounding the monopoly board game. "Can't I borrow money from the bank?" Kaiba asked.

"Only if you sell one of your properties." Lexi answered. "I only have one property and that's one of the brown. Does anyone want to trade first." Kaiba grunted slamming his fist on the table.

"Why do you want to trade?" Mokuba wondered. "So I can then sell what I had gotten in trading my brown." Kaiba yelled. "But what if it cost less?" Lexi added. "What color could possibly be less than a brown? Mokuba give me your blue!" Kaiba yelled reaching for Mokuba.

"And take your crappy brown what's wrong with you." Mokuba insulted holding his blue property card. Lexi and Mokuba started to laugh and laugh at Kaiba till the game ended.

"How is that possible you lost a game of monopoly, ha ha ha." Lexi said giggling. "I have no idea how but it sure is funny, ha." Mokuba pointed out. Kaiba just stood there as Lexi and Mokuba laughed at him. "Wasn't that fun Seto?" Lexi asked. Kaiba didn't answer her as he started to walk away.

"Aww Big Bro, don't be mad because you can't play monopoly well." Mokuba shrugged his shoulders as Lexi looked at him then burst out laughing. They followed Kaiba trying to cheer him up in the hall ways as he walked into a room and slammed the door behind him not letting them in. "Great he shut us out." Lexi mumbled.

"Now what do we do?" Mokuba said sitting down sad that his brother left. "Well I have an idea." Lexi replied getting down on her knees talking to Mokuba. "How are you going to do that?" Mokuba asked. "Easy," she said getting back up. "Seto are we going to study or should I just go home?"

"Are you really gonna go home?" Mokuba said standing up. "Shh, I'm just saying that." Lexi whispered putting a finger to her lips. The door opened and a hand came out that pulled Lexi in then once again the door slammed shut leaving Mokuba alone. "Come on!" Mokuba shouted stretching out his arms then gave up leaving. "Whatever I'm leaving." Mokuba said walking away.

Kaiba sat on a neat king size bed in a room that had furniture that was sort of classical. Lexi thought to herself, is this the room of a middle aged man? She looked at the wardrobe then the nightstand. "Seto your still mad at me aren't you?" Lexi said walking toward him. He didn't say anything. She got closer than sat next to him on the bed.

"I'm not mad." Kaiba sighed.

"You're not you look kinda sad." Lexi said trying to see his face as she thought. What am I talking about; his eyes look so sad all the time. But he seems a bit upset. Lexi's stomach churned and she felt hollow inside. What if I made him sad? She wondered to herself. Lexi dropped her head and drifted off into her world of questions.

"I'm a terrible person for making someone else feel bad. I'm a terrible person for wanting to fall in love again. I envy almost everyone. They're so lucky that they didn't endure what I felt." There Lexi stood in absolute darkness she couldn't tell if she was falling or if she was standing still.

"Who cares anymore I'm completely alone. Alone, forever I'll stand waiting for someone to come and rescue me. I've waited too long and now I'll have to just… just…-" Kaiba shook Lexi with a hand on her shoulder as she darted her head looking around realizing she drifted into her day dream.

"I'm sorry did I make you sad somehow?" Lexi turned and looked at him. Kaiba lifted his head and widened his eyes. He faced her in amazement as she continued,
"I didn't mean to make you sad. I shouldn't have made you tell me how you got that scar. But you don't have to tell me anymore. If it's okay with you I'll show myself out." Lexi stood up and turned her back facing Kaiba. She took one step then stopped when she felt a hand grab her fore arm. Time slowed down as Lexi was pulled back.

Instantly she was being held. "Seto… why are you hugging me?" Lexi said softly with her eyes wide and her face red. Sitting on the bed Lexi was wrapped in warmth from Kaiba's arms. "I'm… not mad." Kaiba whispered. Lexi gasped for breath because she was both being held tight and was so amazed that the same guy who never talked much to anyone or even liked anyone was hugging her.

"I'll tell you just don't leave." He said slowly. Kaiba loosened his grip then let go of her looking away embarrassed. "I-I won't leave." Lexi inched closer to Kaiba. "And you don't have to tell me if you don't want I-" he interrupted her.

"I want to tell you. It happened when me and Mokuba were just kids."

Author's comment: Please wait to see what will happen next in chapter five. I'm having a little trouble trying to find cute romantic ideas for Ryou and Lexi though I have a million for Lexi and Kaiba. Also comment I want to know what you think. 3