A Month After
By Sailor Phoenix1997
May and a small part of June passed like a snail. Not one sign of Seto the entire time. Mokuba had moved in with Sara's family until Seto returned. When Mokuba fell asleep Sara would take his necklace and open it up to look at Seto. They'd recently replaced it with a few pictures from Easter. Mokuba had a picture of Seto, wearing a light blue shirt and a pair of khaki cargo pants, holding a pair of white bunny ears on Sara's head. She wore a light blue sun dress and held a pair of brown bunny ears on Seto's head. It was one of Sara's favorites. It was the first time she'd heard Seto laugh and not have it forced.
Sara sat in Seto's chair in his office going through a few old files of military missiles that Seto had been planning to get rid of for a while when Noah appeared on the screen.
"Hi Sara!" Sara jumped back in surprise. She placed a hand on her chest and pulled the chair back into place.
"Noah. You need a warning to come up before you do. You scared me half to death." Noah smiled. It made Sara's heart melt and tears spring in her eyes. Noah's smile was so much like Seto's.
"Hey. You alright?" Sara wiped her eyes dry.
"Yea. How about you?"
"I'm fine. And I can tell when someone's lying. No one cries for no reason."
"I got something in my eye."
"I've got better picture quality than the human eye. You had nothing in your eyes." Sara turned away and sighed.
"Seto made me abandon him at Duelist Kingdom."
"Seto? At Duelist Kingdom?"
"Yea. About a month ago."
"I could hack their systems." Sara looked up at him.
"You can?"
"Definitely. For me it's easier than the alphabet." Sara placed an elbow on the desk and gave Noah a look. "Oh. Right. Stop talking and get to it." Noah disappeared from the screen and instantly a window popped up. Duelist Kingdom's cameras grew another set of T.V's. The originals all started repeating their peaceful showings. The newer ones showed the same thing save for one. Near the bottom of the mountain near the castle was Seto. His clothes were torn and tattered. He didn't look too healthy either.
"Seto."
"If I had to guess he's sicker than a dog. And not getting any better." Sara bit her lip.
"How long can you keep the cameras on continuous loop?"
"As long as needed. No other system in the world can hack my firewall." Sara kissed her fingertips and touched the screen on Noah's cheek.
"Did that get through?" Sara asked kindly. Noah's cheeks turned red as his eyes filled with tears.
"Yes. What was that?"
"A kiss. Didn't your mother ever kiss you?" Noah wiped away his virtual tears.
"Not often. But it never made me feel warm inside like that." Sara smiled at him.
"Noah. I promise. Once I get Seto back here we'll get you a body." Noah smiled and gave her the same look she'd given him. "Right. Stop talking and do it."
"Wait." Sara froze in place. A wristwatch appeared from the disk drive. "This will allow me to communicate with you. I'll warn you if there's a guard on the way." Sara nodded.
"Thanks Noah." Sara darted out of the room. Noah smiled and hugged himself.
"Finally getting a body. Maybe Mokuba and I can be twins! Or perhaps I can be a younger Seto! Oh. I'm excited." Noah said gleefully.
Seto leaned against the rocky wall for support. He hadn't been feeling well for nearly three weeks. But he knew he had to find a way into Akunadin's castle and stop him. Seto's vision was blurry and he felt dizzy. His clothes did little to protect him from the cold of the night and he felt sicker every day.
Seto couldn't really tell with his blurry vision but he could've sworn he saw something white coming at him. He collapsed to the ground and could've sworn he heard someone call his name.
Seto woke up feeling a little better. He saw a little clearer and he didn't feel dizzy at all. He saw a plastic white thing over his head and felt something cool on his forehead. He looked around. On his left was a supply of canned foods and imperishables. On his right was a sleeping bag and a first-aid kit. He was obviously in a tent and he was alone. Whoever saved him had probably just gotten lost at sea. But why go ashore and stubble onto a total stranger then help them.
The zip-up door opened and a girl with long white hair up in a ponytail and a white T-shirt and a pair of khaki shorts came in.
"Sara?" Sara turned and smiled.
"Yea. How you feeling?" she asked gently. She removed a wet cloth from his forehead and ran her fingers over his forehead. Her fingers felt cool to his hot skin.
"Better than I was. And better now that you're here." Sara's smile reflected her eyes' gentle gaze.
"Good. Can you sit up?" Seto was able to sit up a little with a great effort as Sara poured something into a cup. She helped him to take it down his throat. It tasted a tad bitter but other than that it was easy to take. Seto lay back and Sara placed her legs under his head so he was on her lap.
"Why'd you come back here?" Sara stopped tracing and looked outside. She bit her bottom lip nervously. She turned back to Seto and got closer. She touched her forehead to his. Her sweet eyes looked right into his. They were perfectly clear as to her motive. "Sara. I'm sick. If you-" Sara cut him off by placing her lips on his. Instinctively Seto wrapped his arms around her. Sara ran her fingers through his hair as she closed her eyes.
A/N: Awww! Sara and Seto's first kiss! I just love that part. I read it like ten times before I published it. Anyway. I'm on the road so I've got quite a wad of time and I thought for days as to how to make this work. I also felt bad for Noah being on a hard drive for so long so I made Sara say that. Any way. Please review. I want to know what you all think. Thanks. Phoenix out!
