A Moment Like This – Chapter 50 – Not Home Quite Yet - By Serenity Rose Wheeler

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of the characters. I also do not own the beautiful song, "A Moment Like This" which is solely sung and owned by recording artist, Kelly Clarkson, so please do not sue me!

Hello! Wow, chapter 50… Half of a hundred and it's all thanks to you! Well, I hope that you all enjoy this next chapter, and please remember to review, but no flames!

(On With The Story!)

(Kaiba's POV)

I seen the skyscraper in the distance and smirked to myself. Finally. After driving toward the building for 5 more minutes, I heard a sputtering. Oh God, no… Not now… Yep, the car died and ran out of gas. Just perfect. "What happened?" the shrimp asked. Did this idiot even have a brain?

"What do you think?" I replied as I tried to start the car again, but it didn't want to cooperate. Well, it could be worse. But when I say that, it always does, so --- Oh, forget it, I don't want to think about this anymore, I'm too mad.

"Did it run out of gas?" she asked. God, what was with her and asking the most obvious questions?

"Yes. Now, get out." I told her firmly. She just looked at me in shock. "What." I continued after a brief pause.

"You may have forgotten, but I have a broken leg and I sure as hell aren't going to limp all the way to town!" she barked.

"Fine. You can stay here." I replied in my normally dry voice. I love making rash decisions.

"What? I have a broken leg and what if that Mr. Naotake finds out that his goon failed?" she asked in a panicked stricken voice.

"Well, you don't want to leave, so you can stay here and maybe I'll remember to come back for you." I replied as I stepped out of the seat and walked to the trunk and took out one of my bags. After I opened it, I took out my laptop and wondered why the hell I didn't think of this earlier.

"You better not, Seto Kaiba!" I heard the shrimp shout before I seen the passenger's seat open and she held to my car for dear life as she hopped on one foot to the back of the car. "If you leave me here, I swear, I'll…" she continued before she seen what I was working on. "What are you doing?"

"Trying to contact an ambulance." I replied in a bored tone as I exited the screen page and hacked into the telephone company to place an urgent call to the hospital closest to our location.

The shrimp was silent after that. "How do you know how to do this stuff?" she asked me about my hacking skills.

Well, duh, who did she think I was? "Do you even know who I am?" I hissed.

"Well, duh, but how exactly?" she asked in a more serious and angry tone.

"Yeah, like I'd tell you?" I said in a mocking tone.

"Are you mocking me?" she barked.

"What if I am?" I asked in a calm tone as I placed the urgent call and closed my laptop.

"Why do you have to be so mean?" she shouted.

"Just shut up, alright? I have had it up to here with your whining." I said as I put my hand at the level of her short head.

"Stop making short jokes! Oh wait, how's the weather up there?" she said. Did she really think I would be insulted by a tall joke? Mokuba says that to me all the time anyway, but with her, I was kind of pissed about it. I saved her ass and here she is talking to me like this.

"I should have let you get raped and killed." I said under my breath as I closed the trunk and leaned on the metal.

"I – You – Oh, never mind!" she growled before limping back to the passenger's seat and sat down.

"God, she can irritate the hell out of me…" I growled to no one in particular. I looked around at the scenery around me and sighed deeply. God, why did I have to get caught out here with her? All she does is complain about everything. A broken leg isn't that bad, try getting shot and drowning…

(Normal POV)

Serenity sat totally miffed in the passengers seat. She was slumped in her chair and her arms were crossed firmly across her chest. 'Why does Kaiba have to be so cruel?' Serenity thought to herself as she was thinking of evil things to do to him.

"They're here." she heard Kaiba say outside her door before she heard the shrill of an ambulance. Serenity looked outside her window and seen an ambulance drive up. Kaiba opened her door and she gave him a dirty look. "Cut that out." He said before picking her up unexpectedly. She gasped and blushed at the same time before growing an angry look on her face.

"Let me go!" she snapped as she threw her hand out to slap him across his face, but he moved his head and all Serenity's hand hit was air.

"Coming, sir!" the men shouted in French as they ran up to Serenity in Kaiba's arms.

"Here she is. Her leg's broken and she needs to get a cast on it right away." Kaiba replied in perfect French as Serenity stared at him with shock in her eyes.

'Is there anything this guy doesn't know?' Serenity asked herself. She didn't have any idea what they were saying, but she knew it was about her.

"We'll take it from here." They replied before one of the male nurses picked her up and laid her on the stretcher the other ambulance driver got out. "We're going to take her to the hospital to get a good look over to make sure nothing's wrong." The men continued.

"Alright." Kaiba replied. Serenity kept looking back and forth between the men wondering what on earth they were saying.

"Kaiba, you should have them check your bullet wound." Serenity suggested but Kaiba shook his head at her. "Yes! What if it gets infected?" she continued as the nurses stared at her strangely wondering what she was talking about.

"Forget it." Kaiba replied to her in Japanese when he motioned to the men to take her away.

"Oh, and here is some gasoline." The ambulance driver said as he reached into the back of the ambulance and handing him the jug.

"Thank you." Kaiba replied in French after accepting it. After the man turned away, Kaiba walked over to the car and started rolling up his sleeves.

"Kaiba?" Serenity asked as she saw the men were ready to take off without Kaiba.

"He'll meet us at the hospital, Miss." The man said to her in French and Serenity just stared at him strangely.

"No! Kaiba!" Serenity shouted as the men tried to calm her. "Kaiba!"

After the ambulance took off, Serenity started to cry as she felt an aching loneliness in her heart. "Miss, please stay calm, you'll see him soon." The man tried to comfort, but Serenity had no idea what the hell he was saying.

"I want to see Kaiba!" Serenity shouted as she tried to get off the stretcher, but the men had her contained so she couldn't get up. She felt hot tears rolling down her cheeks as she felt herself get farther and farther away from the man she swore she hated but secretly loved.

(To Be Continued…)