Cupid's Bullet

Right, I'd like to thank you all for being so patient while waiting for the next update. I'm not entirely certain with how to get this fic where I want it to go; don't get me wrong, I know what I want to happen, it's just a case of linking it up. Hopefully I'll manage it! Lol.

I'm afraid that this is going to be another short one as I can't do what I've planned and make it any longer. Still, I hope you enjoy what I do write.

Anything you recognise is not mine.

SK

Chapter 3

"All my complaints shrink to nothing

I'm ashamed by all my somethings

She's glad for one day of comfort

Only because she has suffered

Fully alive, more than most

Ready to smile and love life

Fully alive and she knows

How to believe in futures" from 'Fully Alive (acoustic)' by Flyleaf

For the next few weeks, Kisara spoke and ate very little. She seemed to be existing as a sort of zombie, she spent a lot of her time just staring into space. Mokuba, of course, had no idea that she was there so asking him to try and cheer her up was out of the question. Her attitude worried Seto greatly, he knew that it wasn't healthy but there was nothing he could do to bring her back to herself. He felt a huge amount of guilt as she'd only started acting this way after the first night she was in the mansion. He hadn't had any more people attempting to kill him but that only made him nervous, just the fact that someone had paid to have him killed showed that whoever was behind it was determined to get him out of the way.

But things with Kisara had gotten so bad that they quite put the fact that someone wanted Seto dead out of his mind. Her weight plummeted but she still wouldn't eat. Seto tried reasoning with her but she didn't seem to even hear him. While he'd regretted his actions on her first night in the mansion, Seto now wished more than ever that he could turn back time and stop what had happened. Sighing, he looked at her stiff figure lying on his right, her eyes wide open. He doubted that she slept very much, if at all, when he went to sleep, she was awake, and when he woke up she was also awake. Knowing that there was nothing he could do about it at that moment in time, he closed his eyes and went to sleep.

It was the sound of the French windows leading to his balcony closing that woke him. Sleepily he opened his eyes and glared in the direction of the doors, at least until he saw who was standing by the windows. Eito Watanabe was stood with a gun pointed at Seto's chest.

"I should never have gotten them to send a girl to do a man's work. I paid for the best and what does the stupid bitch do? She ends up in bed with you rather than killing you like she was supposed to! Looks like I'll just have to take care of it myself!" He snarled before pulling the trigger. Two things happened then, first Seto's security burst through the door and wrestled Eito to the ground before leading him out of the room. Second, Kisara screamed "No!" and threw herself into the path of the bullet, causing it to hit her instead.

"Kisara!" Seto gasped, gently pulling her into his arms.

"Please make sure that Rhiana is safe." Kisara whispered before closing her eyes.

AN: Lol, no, I'm not that evil as to stop there. This will be the last chapter though I might do a short epilogue as well. Now, on with the story!

Later

Seto paced outside of the private hospital room that Kisara had been rushed to, following the shooting. Yugi was sat in a chair nearby while Mokuba was trying to distract Rhiana. Seto had known that Yugi and Rhiana should be here for Kisara but had been surprised when Yugi had insisted that the Kaiba brothers stayed as well. To be honest, Seto was glad that he had. Over the time he'd known Kisara, something had changed about him, whenever he thought about her his heart started to pound and he couldn't seem to focus. He was aware of what it was, just like he was aware of the fact that it would never work between them, not with what he'd done to her. He was brought out of his thoughts by a doctor coming out of the room.

"She's awake and asking for Mr Kaiba." He said before gesturing towards the door. Seto walked quickly into the room before closing the door behind him.

She was lying in the bed, hooked up to a machine that monitored her heartbeat and with drip tubes feeding into her arms. She looked so frail and fragile that Seto wanted nothing more than to hold her and protect her forever.

"You wanted to talk to me?" He asked, swallowing the massive lump in his throat.

"I wanted to thank you, I know you had something to do with my still being alive. Even if it was nothing more than calling an ambulance and making sure that I got the best medical treatment. I'm aware that I've been difficult for the past few weeks and I'm sorry for that; I don't blame you, you know, for what happened. I understand that you were lashing out due to shock and not out of maliciousness." She said, a small smile on her lips.

"You truly don't blame me? How is that possible, when I blame myself?" He asked.

"I don't blame you because it wasn't truly your fault, true you decided to do that but your thought process was likely impaired by shock. You have made sure that I was well looked after. But I mainly asked you to come in here so I could say I'm sorry. I didn't know and if I had then I'd have been more careful." Kisara said, tears forming in her eyes.

"You're sorry for what? What didn't you know?" He asked, feeling confused.

"I'm pregnant, when I took that bullet, I almost miscarried." She confessed, looking down at her hands. Seto froze, she was pregnant, with his child. That didn't scare him as much as he thought it would.

"But you and the baby are alright?" He asked, looking at her worriedly.

"Yes, we're both fine. I know this wasn't planned but you don't have to be involved if you don't want to be." She replied, still not making eye contact.

"Just try and stop me. I was merely wondering if I needed to sue that bastard for damages at all. I don't care that this pregnancy is unplanned, I want to be a part of our child's life. You may not believe me when I say this but I love you and I'm happy that we have this connection between us." He snorted, walking over to her bedside and gently taking her hand in his. She looked at him and smiled.

"I love you too, that's why I was almost catatonic, I was having to sort it all out in my head. Tonight I finally finished, and not a moment too soon to save you." She smiled. He smiled back before gently kissing her, still holding her hand with one of his while the other rested softy on her abdomen with her other one.