Ahh, too short by far! There is more coming! I have ideas for their future, but lately not much time to write. Don't forget to review, there are mistakes in the document (besides the renaming of the Title)!
Seto continues to be a bit of an idiot, but it's interesting to see him so, so human!
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Seto awoke as the sun dawned, a Nurse quietly checking on Ai's IV saw him and smiled before leaving. Mokuba arrived as Seto stretched. "She's still sleeping. How long before she wakes up?"
"Remember Seto, the kidnappers kept her heavily sedated, and the last dose had been especially large. It will take time for her body to remove it all." 'Boy, Seto was being more of an idiot than he had ever been while dating his future wife,' Mokuba thought to himself after reassuring his brother. He really wanted his brother to finally be happy, and knew that Seto had been lonely since he'd grown up. "I'll manage things at KaibaCorp for a while so you can stay. I'll give you a call if there's anything that you need to handle personally."
The look of profound gratitude in Seto's eyes caused Mokuba a little discomfort. It was so, so weird to see his normally unflappable brother like this. "Oh, Mokuba?"
"Yes, onii-chan?"
"Could you send over a few things from home?"
"Sure." Seto scrawled a short list, including the small projection he had recorded for her. Mokuba left as Seto sat back in the chair, unwilling to leave the room or interrupt his vigil.
Ai had heard every word the brothers had exchanged. So that was why she couldn't move...but why did her mind seem so clear? She was very glad that Seto stayed with her, wondering briefly if that meant he cared for her. She listened to Seto's side of a phone call when he called her shop to let them know what had transpired. The warehouse she'd been found in, had turned into a conflagration, razing the entire complex to the ground. She'd learned that while eavesdropping during Keith's brief visit. The publicity from her kidnapping and rescue had boosted sales at her shop again, to the point where she made a mental note to hire a few more employees. Keith was doing an excellent job from what she heard, and she ought to take advantage of his skills. She'd lost track of how long she'd been there, and in her condition, the lines between dream and reality blurred.
"Ai, wake up, please." Seto stroked her face and arm as he spoke. It was late, the windows dark and the lights dimmed. There were flowers from well-wishers covering the windowsill, scenting the air. Seto sighed as he placed a small cube on her bedside table. "I have to go home for a bit Ai, but I'll be back as soon as I can."
She felt the slight electric tingle of his gentle kiss on her forehead, then her attention was drawn away as she heard a recording begin. Seto slipped out of the room unnoticed as she focused on the slightly tinny sound of his voice. "Ai, I'm really not that good at this sort of thing. Besides my brother, there's only you."
The recording paused, and she could imagine him shuffling around. He sighed deeply before starting again, "I guess there's really no way around this. Ai, I love you."
Those words...those words she had dreamed of hearing for so long. Was this real? Or just another dream? She was still struggling with the dilemma when she fell asleep, unaware of the change.
She ran away from the Kaiba Manor, its dark windows glaring sinisterly at her. She didn't know who was after her, but she wasn't safe, not even here. She fled into the woods, fear giving her feet wings, hoping that the thick underbrush would allow her to hide. Thorns scratched her arms and face, tore at her clothes as she ran, the noises behind her alerting her to the continued pursuit.
A scream tore from her lips as her foot caught on an exposed root. She fell heavily, knocking the breath from her lungs, panic consuming any coherent thought. She struggled, crawling, to reach a nearby bramble patch when a large hand grabbed her ankle preventing any further movement. She screamed as she was flipped onto her back, allowing her to see her pursuer for the first time – it was the werewolf!
She fought him in vain, her clothes torn from her body as he prepared to rape her. She screamed again as he grabbed her, holding her down. "NO!! Seto! Seto, help me!"
She screamed, fighting wildly as Seto tried to keep her on the bed and keep her from hurting herself. A Nurse stood on the other side, holding her cheek where Ai had punched her, unable or unwilling to assist any further. Having awakened with a bad feeling about her, he had returned before sunrise, arriving to hear her screams echoing down the halls. Fear lent strength to her tiny form, even Seto was having trouble keeping her from harm, but his size gave him the advantage. Carefully, so as not to hurt her, he used her own strength against her, and eventually pinned her to the bed. He'd had to straddle her hips, and barely managed to contain her arms in one hand as he used the other to force her to look into his eyes.
He held her there until the fear he saw was mainly replaced by confusion, her body relaxing, allowing him to return to the bedside and the nurse to leave unnoticed.
"Seto?" She stared at him wide-eyed for a moment before bursting into tears. "Seto! I was so scared!"
He held her as she clung to him, the barrage of tears flooding away her fears, and stroked her hair until only hiccups were left. "It's all over Ai. You're safe now."
She looked up at him, relief shining in her eyes. "The police? They caught them?"
His eyes darkened slightly as he lied. "Yes. They will pay for what they did."