Fraud Identity VII– Darkness
DISCLAIMER: I don't own YUGIOH
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"If you still don't know Mr. Kaiba, and you Ms. Gorgeous, this is a kidnap!"
"What the Fuck!" Eyes raging in anger, Seto clenched his fist as Serenity whimpered in shock.
Three men sauntered to them, carrying a thick bristly rope.
"Don't even attempt to fight or we will not hesitate" One of the kidnappers warned, displaying his gun.
Threatened by the weapon, they obeyed and did not move an inch. However Seto's fierce glare wouldn't stop emitting, curse words kept on throwing. "Damn you all! You'll pay for this!"
"Talk all you want Mr. Kaiba! As if we're scared!" One man groped Seto's outfit, getting all important things like wallet, cell phone, jewelries and even his battle plate. He also took off his coat and scraped its contents.
The man saw his dueling cards, and took it greedily.
His dueling cards were grabbed in front of his very eyes... "This looks pretty cool!"
He couldn't tolerate it. Those cards were very precious to be taken away from him. Fueled by his anger, he punched the guy, unafraid of the gun pointing towards him.
Unguarded from the sudden attack, the man wasn't able to shield himself, and fell on the floor from such punch.
Seto would still rush down to the fallen guy and hit him when the other man with a tall and well- built figure shot his foot.
"BANG!"
"No!" Serenity howled, tears at the corner of her eyes. Serenity looked at Seto's foot, afraid of his blood spilling.
'None? There's none! Thank God!' she breathed and touched her chest in so much relief. Seto raised his hands in surrender. There was no use; he was empty handed. He was totally defenseless.
"Tsk...tsk...tsk...Such temper Mr. Kaiba. It will do you no good!" The other man hissed vehemently, still pointing his gun to Seto.
"I think you need to be taught a lesson of who is the boss here. What do you think?" The man paced near him and then loaded his gun in preparation. "Arms, foot, shoulder or head? There are so many choices!" The man smiled dangerously, threat evident in his eyes. Seto, his hands up, glared at him in return, eyes no trace of fear.
The man raised his finger, planning to give another shot. He would assure to hit Seto this time but then Serenity ran over to him and moaned in fear.
"Please, don't! have mercy!" she held the man's arms and begged desperately. "Please, Please, Please! We will no longer resist. Just don't shoot!"
The man shifted his gaze, attention diverted to Serenity. Seeing her begging and innocent expression, he put his gun down and smirked.
Serenity noticed the man's heed to her plea and ran towards Seto and yanked him.
"Don't fight back anymore please? You'll just get yourself hurt" But Seto didn't seem to hear or notice her. He just continued to glare at the man. He was angry, very angry. If looks could kill, this man would be dead by now.
The man walked towards the fat man lying on the ground from Seto's punch. "Boss Dell...I'm sorry!" the fallen guy cried out, raising his hands for a shield.
The man Dell, who fired the gun, kicked him fiercely. "You're so pathetic! Dimwit for letting your guard down"
"I'm really sorry boss!" Dell gave another forceful kick, making the man cough. "Now! Stood up and load them at the back of the truck!" He ordered superiorly.
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"Hey be careful! I'm wearing a dress you know!" Serenity complained as the man pushed her in the truck. "Aw," She said, slightly tripping. Her hands were tightly tied together in front and her eyes were blindfolded. She was inside the truck's compartment, taking little steps forward, groping in darkness.
She heard the door closed, causing the place to get darker. Estranged at the sudden darkness, she let a small cry, their situation slowly dawning on her. "Seto? Where are you?" She took small steps, fumbling for a certain man. "Where are you Seto? I can't see"
"How can I tell, I can't see as well!" An annoyed voice echoed the cloistered place. Serenity traced his location using his voice. She tried to move sideward but something blocked her path, causing her to trip.
"Ouch!" she cried, falling on to something soft.
Serenity, lying on her front, touched the surface she fell in to. She sensed it move and felt it touched her breast. She therefore gave it a kick, a very strong one.
"You pervert, who are you?"
"Hey! ouch!" Someone yelped.
She stopped kicking, discerning the familiar voice. "Who's this?" She backed out and kneeled.
Someone coughed uneasily. "I-It's me, Seto" He answered, voice adjusting from hurt.
"Seto?" She clarified, sounding ashamed. "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry. I thought you are one of those bad guys!" Seto tried to sit upright and wobbled his neck, regaining his composure.
"It's my instinct to defend myself when someone touched my sensitive part" Serenity went on defensively.
"What? Then it's my fault?" Seto countered, irritated. "I did not order you to come near me, put your body on mine, and made me accidentally touch something! Well, Hello missy! I am tied up and blindfolded like you!"
Serenity smiled at his flare-up. Even with their situation right now, she still managed to find Seto's reaction cute. Too bad she couldn't see his face. "Look, I'm really sorry okay? Did I hurt you?"
"No!" He said sarcastically.
"Where?" Serenity stood up, reaching for his hand. She accidentally touched some pile of boxes and flooded it. Seto twitched and ducked sideward, avoiding getting hurt. 'The hell again!'
He sighed infuriatingly and raised his tied hands. "I'm fine okay! Just...Just...stay where you are! Don't move!" He ordered, before anything gets worse. 'This Wheeler is accident prone!'
Embarrassed at the result of her concern, she just nodded.
Seto moved his body, grasping for a wall. When he finally found it, he leaned on it. Serenity followed him very carefully, hands raised across, cautiously moving forward to avoid another accident. She then sat on the truck's floor beside him.
A truck now started to move, leaving Seto and Serenity in darkness -no idea on their destination and what will happen to them.
They remained silent, preparing themselves for the worse. At this moment, Seto traveled his thoughts to the predicament. Never in his life he experienced being so defenseless like this. There were some events similar, but not without his ultimate weapon, his dueling cards. This case was different. Those people were not duelist but fighters. However, this was not a fair fight at all, kidnapping them at their weak state.
Those cowards, they were so pathetic. It annoyed him. It angered him.
Hands tied up, eyes blindfolded, imprisoned at the back of the truck, destination unknown, these things kept hovering in his mind, damaging his ego, Kaiba ego. He is Seto Kaiba, a great duelist and CEO. Where was he now? Here in the truck, totally helpless and wretched.
Not used to this experience where his character, pride and power were being damaged, he angrily stood up and punched the wall connected to the driver's side.
"Damn you blasted Idiots! You cowards! Fight like a real man!" While punching and swearing, he hurled himself to the wall, totally losing control. He couldn't think anymore. He could no longer sit still and let self weakening thoughts eat his spirit.
Serenity heard the banging sound and Seto's outburst. "What are you doing? Stop it!" This time, she stood up to follow the sound, trying very hard not to trip from all the boxes scattered around. She fumbled, having a hard time to locate him due to her tied hands.
She moved it forward, right and left, and found the jerking arm at last and held it. "Seto...please...calm down!" She cried out, tugging him, soothing him. But Seto still continued, didn't care for the bruises that might cause him.
"You think you're going to win, think again! " Seto was still banging the wall as Serenity put more effort on stopping him. "Seto you're going to get hurt if you keep doing that!" She held his shoulder, trying to push him down. "Stop it, stop it! Calm down please" she kept saying, voice crying.
"Damn you all! Get out and fight like a man!" He was shouting, throwing all that his hand could touch, making noises. "Stop it please!"
'What is this? What is happening?'
Their situation already scared her, but hearing and feeling her boyfriend breaking down scared her more. Just a few minutes ago, he even mocked her, and she thought he was still in control, and then this? She didn't know that he was already affected deep inside. She never saw Seto like this before. He was always cold, acting rude and strong. But to be angry so much like this? Doing this? Not yet. And this scared her.
"Stop please!"
"Please!"
Seto, still punching the wall, slowly fell down, weakening. "Damn you! Damn you! Damn you!" his voice was slowly relaxing, his fist badly bruised. He leaned his head tiredly on the wall, giving up. "I'm stupid to get us caught!" He cried out, hurt and depression at the edge of his voice. "It's okay Seto" Serenity slowly raised her hand to touch his shoulder, trying to embrace him in comfort.
"It's not your fault..." She whispered painfully soft. Together, they sat on the floor, eyes sore from the blindfold, wrists numb in pain. Seto made a last angry kick before totally falling down.
Now calming, they stayed there for a while, frustration settling in. Seto was not at himself to think of their position right now and either Serenity. She just held him and he was not resisting. The pain, tiredness, confusion, irritation, anxiety, anger, fear were just overwhelming for them to mind their proximity right now. Engulfed by the darkness, they sat still, future uncertain.
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The waves of the sea rushed uniformly, pebbles and shells coming forth, comforting sound humming each strike as the bright moon shone above them. Such scene seemed like a contradiction to what was occurring from the other side. Feet half buried in the sand, Joey sat with his arms supporting his back, contemplating and reflecting the serene view before him.
"Hey Joeeeeey!" Someone bellowed as the group of people approached.
"Joey!" Yugi said worriedly as he came closer.
Joey turned his head with a sullen expression.
"What's up man?" Tristan said, shrugging his shoulder.
"We're looking for you everywhere! How come you didn't even tell us where you're going!"
"Sorry guys," He retorted flatly, eyes looking down.
Yugi sensed something's wrong and sat beside him. "What's the problem?" If Joey left them to stay alone in the beach, surely there was something not right.
Joey held some sands and poured it playfully on his foot. Eyes darted on the falling grains, he sighed deeply. "Well...I...I am just worried."
Yugi narrowed his eyes, discerning his words. "To Serenity?" If there was something that will make his friend dramatic and sentimental, it was always his sister, no need to guess.
"I know she's not a young girl anymore and she could take care of herself...But still...she's..." He stammered, trembling. "She's...my sister!"
The gang- Yugi, Tea, Tristan, Duke, Bakura and Mai just stared him in awe, understanding him. True that was not easy to left your loved ones alone especially in the case of Joey.
"Joey..."Yugi said soothingly.
"Ha! What am I thinking? Being sentimental is not my thing!" He suddenly stood up, and changed his sad facial expression by showing a forceful smile. "Hey come on guys! It's late, let's go to sleep!" He walked away, displaying his smile, hiding his sadness.
The group stayed behind, still empathizing.
"Joey...it's okay. You don't have to hide your sadness from us" Mai said.
"Right!" Bakura agreed. Joey stopped, hearing his friend's comforting words. His anxiety was still there. A smile couldn't cover it.
"If you worry too much, then you can call her...or email her. Distance isn't a problem anymore on today's technology" Tea suggested while walking towards him.
"You're right Tea! Well, then I would also email her. I miss her too" Tristan enthusiastically added. It was known by everyone that he has a crush on his sister.
"Me too" Duke followed.
Smilingly, Joey looked at them, appreciating his friend's concern. "Thank you guys!"
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"Wake up lovebirds!" The man exclaimed, opening the truck door.
The light from the outside bounced in the compartment, wakening Seto and Serenity. They jolted at the sudden entry of brightness, eyes being comfortable in the dark.
Seto tried to stand up and noticed that something or rather someone is lying on his shoulder. "Hey! What's this?" Serenity felt the movement and moved back, removing her hand that was embracing Seto's shoulder, letting Seto free.
"Oh! I'm sorry"
They heard footsteps approaching them and then a hand grasped their body as they were led outside the truck's door.
"Hey don't' touch me!" Serenity cried out, cringing at their touches. As they reached outside, their blindfolds were removed, eyes hurting to open.
Slowly, they scanned the place they were in, surprised. It was already morning. It seemed like they were in the middle of the jungle, trees and twigs filling the place, mud sulking beneath their feet. An abandoned warehouse with vandals, trashes and broken windows was standing in front of them. Where are they? No idea.
But it surely looked like a secluded place, far away from the city.
Seto, after having a few hours of rest, regained his aggression. "Where the hell did you bring us?" He spat. His white polo was now a mess, necktie loosely rounded, buttons opened, dirt staining his sleeves.
"Kaiba...Kaiba...Kaiba...will you ever shut your dirty mouth for once?" Dell sauntered to him, still wearing a black clothe mask. Even though his face was partly covered, his eyes can be seen. They were beamingly evil like a snake.
Seto returned his stare, suddenly smirking. Dell glared, bothered by his sudden change of expression.
"Asshole...Asshole...Asshole...how could I forget? Snakes like you love to hide in deserted places like this... crumbling and shedding your feeble hypocritical skin." He scoffed, following his pattern. "Such cowardice" He added sarcastically.
Dell moved a step closer, eyes flaring. Seto didn't look away, letting his hate pass through. "Watch you words Seto Kaiba or I may forget that I still need your life." Dell whispered dreadfully.
Seto just continued to smirk, annoying Dell's ego. They stayed like that for a while, seemed like testing who will let go first.
However, in the contest of stubbornness, Seto was an expert. Unable to hold his provoking face, Dell backed out, controlling himself not to push any trigger. If he would continue to look at Seto's still arrogant face, he might lose control of himself and abandoned their plan.
"Take this shit out of my face right now! Be sure to lock him at the back room!" He commanded, angry at his weakening tolerance.
"Yes boss!"
The other man dragged Seto towards the house, but then before he vanished from Dell's view, he turned around, did a dirty finger amidst of the tied hands and smirked cruelly.
Dell saw it and held his fist. "You d*mn Kaiba! I'll make sure you will never have that look again! I'll make you eat dirt in your d*mn mouth, and I will laugh maniacally in front of your eyes!'" Dell muttered under his breath, hate ventilating.
Serenity just stared at them in astonishment and fear.
With Seto now gone, she suddenly felt more scared.
"Boss how about this girl?"
The question wakened Dell's angry thoughts and he shifted his eyes to Serenity. Serenity made a soft whimper, afraid of the man's dangerous stare. Her hair was now tangled and her soft skin was tainted with dusts and dirt. Her dress was also crinkled from an uneasy sleep.
"So..." He began, motioning towards her, taking crooked steps to threaten her.
"You are that shit's girl..." He lowered his head, lifted his hand to hold her chin, and pushed her closer "How pitiful!" He spat in contempt, fixing his gaze to her mischievously.
Serenity tried to return his stare, hands shaking. She was here, alone with these strangers, standing in an unknown place, and most of all without Seto. 'Be brave Serenity. Be brave!'
"What do you want from us?" She exclaimed, trying to look brave.
The man leaned closer, savoring her smell, skimming her face. "Sim- ple. Mo-ney!" He said, playing the words. Serenity just held her glare silently, ending the conversation. That answer was enough. She would not retort or act violently unlike what her boyfriend did. It was no use aggravating people like them and besides they were helpless right now, they have the upper hand.
After a few seconds the man moved his hand away from Serenity's chin, sighing in frustration. "Take her in the front room!" Serenity breathed in relief.
He continued staring at her, and grinned evilly. 'Kaiba's girl...This is fun...'
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"eek - eek" The shrieking sound of an old wooden door bouncing back and forth cringed Seto's ears.
"eek - eek" Imprisoned in a dark cloistered place, blocked by the strips of metal, Seto tiredly sat on the floor, his legs folded, and head leaning on his knees. He was here for a few hours now, staring at the unmoving darkness, calming himself from the smell of the ravaged and abandoned prison.
"eek - eek" A man walked in, carrying a familiar box. Even with his mask on, his overweight body, curly hair, and shabby and dirty outfit made him looked like a pig butcher in the marketplace. With muscles already aching from stooping down, Seto shifted side wards and looked at his perpetrators.
'Assholes!' Seto muttered under his breath.
The butcher looking man lazily sat on a wooden rounded chair, shuffling and adoring his dueling cards. His cards...'My cards!'
Annoyed at their masked faces, he finally attempted to scan the place and see beyond the decaying prison.
Indeed, the place was a rubbish inside and out. Old bookshelves at the corner were all covered with dusts. Few books scattered on the floor had their pages vandalized and stripped. The floor bearing the place contained cracks and unearthed soil, hinting its oldness. Noticing the room's dimness, he looked upwards and saw a hanging desolated yellow bulb, spiderwebs and dead insects encircling it.
'Such old light...I could barely see!' His expression was calmly brooding, his eyes steady, body unmoving. His hands were badly bruised from the tight bristled rope. His wrists were already bleeding from forceful rubbing to escape.
"Woooh! These cards are GREAT!" The butcher looking man said while displaying and throwing his cards up on the air. Seto looked at the man once more and assessed his character. Seeing the stupid expression of his face and considering the fat built of his body, he already knew that he was a useless duelists.
'Such loser...'
His cards were there. Just a few strides, he could already grab it. But the metal strips in front of him were on his way.
No. He would not burst again.
He wouldn't yell and breakdown again.
Last night or rather early morning in the truck was enough. Why did he do that? He had no idea. He only knew that earlier, his blood was boiling in so much anger and it was uncontrollably exploding.
But now, even though he was still angry, the few hours of sleep in the truck helped him regained his composure and calmed himself. In this situation, mouth will do nothing. Yelling will do nothing. There was something much more important to do...Think!
Yes. What was his intelligence for if he wouldn't use it? He may be a bastard but he is not dumb.
"eek - eek" The sound sprung again as the guy headed outside.
Analyzing his situation, he put his hand on his head, severely thinking. Just a few minutes later, the man came back. He was now holding a plate of food.
He headed towards Seto, looking at him lazily. He reached for the key on his pocket and unlocked the door. Seto, wrists all tied up across the cellar's wall just smirked as the man put the plate of his food down and slide it to him.
"Here's your food asshole." The fat man drawled, voice growling idly. He wheeled around, pacing to exit the place when Seto muttered something.
"Loser..."
Even in Seto's low voice, he clearly heard the word and knitted his eyebrow in displeasure.
"What did you say?" He turned back at him, eyes glaring. Seto just remained on the floor, chuckling at the man's expression. His reaction angered the man more.
Seto then tilted his head, eyeing the man. "Look at you...such a weak subordinate, guarding and feeding your prisoner. And hey! nice weapon you got there!... just a knife!" He teased mischievously.
The man maintained his glare while Seto quietly stood up, looking cool amidst of his wretched figure and bleeding hands. "When all of your comrades were given a gun, your snake looking boss just gave you that?" He said, voice mocking in surprise. "tsk...tsk...tsk"
Seto took a step closer, teasing him more. "What? Your snake looking boss couldn't find any worthy skills from you and placed you in this job?" The man flinched, shuddering at growing anger.
"Well I'll just do the same thing if I'm in his position. Just looking at you, sitting and talking there like an idiot, no skills truly suits you, gun was too big for your little pea brain. I even bet your ass is already heating in that chair as you sit there all day long."
The man suddenly rushed forward, clenched Seto's neck and banged him on the wall. "Fuck you!" He yelled, looking fiercely, Seto's words aggravating him "You talked too much! You think you and your girlfriend can still escape here alive?" He held him closer, face few inches away and then spat. "In your dreams Asshole!" Then he punched Seto, thrusting and bruising his face.
Seto slowly looked back at the man and lifted his arm to wipe the blood falling from his mouth. Though that hurt, he still managed to remain his cool, smirking, arrogant face.
"Me? Asshole? Speaking of ass, I think that word suits you better. Just looking at you, I can clearly see the word." He continued provokingly and pointed his own chin playfully. He was not totally weaponless; he still had his 'dirty' mouth as what they called it.
"Ass shape chin, pigheaded stupid idiot. I think your pea brain, if you still have that is also misplaced, and I'm sure it was down there somewhere," He said in an undertone.
"Damn you!" the man glared intensely and held his knife in anger.
"What? Your boss didn't tell you that? You're so dumb not to see it! It's very obvious. You and your ass-"
The man suddenly kicked Seto's stomach then lifted his hand, preparing to cut Seto's shoulder. "You have gone too much!" He couldn't tolerate his harsh words anymore. Thinking that a simple cut would not ruin their plan, he stabbed Seto.
However, Seto had regained his self quickly after the kick and expected this already. He forwarded his wrists and let the rope received the cut. It bled him but freed him at the same time. Once the rope fell down, he smiled at the man triumphantly. The man gasped at what happened, and became tensed to the new situation.
Seto's plan works. He was now free to use his hands as revenge. He instantly punched the fat man's abdomen, and then banged his head on the wall, making him lose his grip on knife. Even though the man has a large built, hard punch and thrusts hurt him. The man blinked a few times, dizziness blobbing his head and then attempted again to hit Seto. But Seto was fast to block it and gave a final blow at the back of his neck and knocked him down.
Seto for a few seconds remained standing, panting, and looking at the man's lying body. It was too easy for him to knock him down. "You are really a dumb weak asshole!" He spat scornfully and kneeled to retrieve the man's knife and free his legs from the rope. He started to escape and halted at the wrecked table to get his dueling cards- his precious possession. He genuinely smiled regaining it. "Now, there's no reason for me to stay here!"
Since his cellar was located at the back, forest just few steps away, Seto was able to escape in no time. "Those idiots!... When I come back, I'll crush you all!"
He went away, totally forgetting that Serenity was still there and that there was an implication of his escape to her...
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"Boss! Boss! Mr. Kaiba escaped!" the man shouted as he opened the door.
"What?" Dell stood up and hit the man. "You're so stupid!" he added, strangling his neck.
"Boss...arrgh...I-I'm so-sorry," He stuttered, unable to speak from Dell's grip. Dell glared, shaking in rage.
Soon, he let go the man, and turned his back in frustration. He pushed down the tables, and kicked the chairs in fury. "Idiots!.… You let that shit go!" He then paused, breathe in and out, trying to relax.
"Change of plan..." He suddenly said dreadfully, menace in his tone. The man held his breathe, afraid of Dell's sudden change. "Secure the girl and wait till he comes back!"
"Boss, what if he won't and call the police?"
He turned his back, looking at his minion evilly. "We'll kill her then. I no longer care for the money. That Kaiba gets so much into my nerves and I like to thank him for that..." He said and smirked evilly. "By cutting the head of his girl as a gift..." Dell laughed crazily and headed towards the cellar holding Serenity.
TBC
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