Jealousy.
(Author's note: Just for you guys to keep in mind, when I do a scene change, its when it's double spaced, so please keep that in mind while reading the story! There is a slight yaoi, but its really mild, and since this is a PG-13 fic, I'm sure you can handle it. ^^)
"Seto, I'm so bored." Mokuba finished his chores early for the day.
"Hmm.why don't I take you out for town?" Kaiba suggested.
"Okay!" Mokuba grinned.
"Let's go, I needed to buy something anyway." Kaiba walked slowly as his brother ran past him.
"Come on Seto! Let's run!" Mokuba smiled widely as he grabbed his brother's hand.
"Haha, all right little brother," Kaiba followed his brother.
The brothers go to town to see a huge commotion in the main part of the town.
"Kaiba! Mokuba! Over here!" Bakura waved to the two.
"What's going on here?" Kaiba asked.
"I'm not sure, some royal consort has a message to us from the king," Bakura pointed towards the front.
"Hmm." Kaiba watched intensively as he grabbed onto Mokuba's hand.
"ATTENTION EVERYONE IN TOWN! I have a message from the king to assemble all the strong men. They will appear in front of the king and the king will choose a bodyguard to assist Princess Serenity towards the South! Please come by the castle to try out for the role!" The royal consort cried out, as there was quite a commotion.
"Hmm." Kaiba thought about it. Perhaps it can be an opportunity for him to be with Serenity one last time before her marriage.
"Your not thinking about going, are you?" Bakura studied Kaiba's face.
"Maybe, I mean we rarely have any suitable young men in this town you know and I can qualify as one," Kaiba explained.
"Kaiba.this may be selfish of me, but please don't." Bakura grabbed onto Kaiba's arms.
"Why?" Kaiba asked, surprised.
"We known each other for awhile.and.what if you never come back?"
"Of course I'll come back."
"What if you never come back to me?"
"What are you talking about Bakura?"
"Kaiba.I.I."
"Yes?"
"I like you."
Kaiba didn't know what to do at that moment. He just stood there silently as Bakura was still grabbing his arm, then.
"SETO! I WANT THIS!" Thankfully, Mokuba came running, breaking the silence.
"What is it you want?" Kaiba turned to Mokuba as Bakura's hand slid off his arm.
"I want this spinning toy, all the other boys have one," Mokuba pointed at a strange looking toy.
"Sure thing." Kaiba grabbed the toy and paid for it, trying to not be in Bakura's gaze.
The next morning, Kaiba was getting ready to go to the castle. He dressed up and wanted to take Mokuba to Bakura, but hesitated from the incident that happened yesterday.
"Seto?" Mokuba rubbed his eyes as he awoke.
"Mokuba?" Kaiba didn't know what to tell him.
"Where are you going Seto?" Mokuba stood up. "Let me come with you."
"I'm sorry Mokuba, but," Kaiba decided to tell him the truth. "I'm going to try out to be the princess's bodyguard."
To Kaiba's surprise, Mokuba smiled.
"Seto.good luck." Mokuba grinned. "I always knew you liked the princess!"
Kaiba blushed slightly, "What? No! It's for the towns sake, you know."
"Yea, sure, whatever, but promise me that you will come back safely. Remember we promised to be with each forever!" Mokuba hugged Kaiba. "PROMISE!"
"I promise." Kaiba hugged back as there was a knock at the door.
Mokuba ran and opened the door. "Good morning Bakura!" Mokuba shouted as he ran out the door.
"So.you're actually leaving." Bakura watched Kaiba pack.
"Yea." Kaiba tried not to make eye contact with Bakura.
"Well, I can't stop you, good luck." Bakura smiled.
"Thanks," Kaiba looked up to Bakura, who had a smiling face, then he turned back to his packing.
"Although." Kaiba felt hands around his waist. "I still like you, but I understand if you don't return your feelings."
"Bakura.I'm.sorry." Kaiba said as he felt the arms around his waist squeeze tighter.
"There's nothing for you to be sorry about." Bakura mumbled.
Then Kaiba grabbed onto Bakura's hands and gently threw them off. "I better leave now."
"Right." Bakura let go sadly.
"Bye and please watch over Mokuba for me," Kaiba smiled.
"Of course," Bakura smiled as he waved.
Kaiba walked towards the castle gates.
"What's your business here?" the guard asked.
"I want to try out for the bodyguard thing," Kaiba said coolly.
"All right," the guard led him through a mass of hallways in to the throne. There was a long line filled with men from different ages. Kaiba stared in awe as he went to the end of the line.
Kaiba waited the whole day, until it was late night. It was finally his turn.
"Another young man trying out to be a bodyguard?" The king stood up to examine Kaiba.
"Hmm.he's better looking than the other boys. Let's see, how old are you?"
"I am 15 your majesty," Kaiba replied.
"Quite young.are you good at martial arts?"
"Yes, I am fairly good at it."
"I trust you, since you do look fairly built, I'll take him!" the king grinned. "You will receive your pay after the my daughter's wedding."
"Yes sir." Kaiba bowed.
"Well, you must meet my daughter! She'll have to meet her bodyguard!" the king grinned as he pointed at a servant. "Take him to her!"
"Yes your majesty." the servant led Kaiba up the stairs to Serenity's room. Memories flood into Kaiba's mind as he remembered the way to her room.
The servant knocked on the door.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Kaiba heard Serenity's voice cry out.
The servant looked at Kaiba uneasily. Kaiba just shrugged.
The servant opened the door timidly, "Your highness.please let me introduce your bodyguard."
"I don't want to meet him! I don't care! Leave me alone!" Serenity started to sob.
"Well, let me tell you his name.it's uh.Kaiba.Seto Kaiba." the servant said timidly.
"Kai-Kaiba?" Serenity looked up to see Kaiba smile at her.
To Kaiba's surprise, Serenity burst into more tears.
"What's wrong?" Kaiba ran up to Serenity as the servant left.
"I missed you so much." Serenity cried out, "but why'd you come back?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't you hate me? Didn't you say you never wanted to see me again?" Serenity shouted through her tears.
"No! I never said such things!" Kaiba hugged Serenity.
"Really?" Serenity looked up to Kaiba, her face was all red.
"I promise you."
"I'm so glad your back." Serenity smiled through her tears as she slowly fell asleep in Kaiba's arms. "NO!"
Kaiba looked at Serenity in surprise.
"NO NO NO NO!" Serenity grabbed onto Kaiba. "I'm not going to fall asleep!"
"Why?" Kaiba asked, still surprised.
"Because.I don't want to wake up seeing you gone." Serenity grabbed onto Kaiba tighter.
"Don't worry, I won't, I'm your bodyguard remember? I'll guard you while you're asleep."
"No! Let me be the bodyguard!" Serenity shouted.
"Hmm?"
"You sleep and I'll watch," Serenity smiled as she pushed Kaiba onto the bed and sat on a chair.
"Silly girl." Kaiba smiled as he sat up.
"You just sleep there Kaiba and I'll.I'll." Serenity's eyes slowly closed.
Kaiba stood up as he picked up Serenity. He gently placed her on the bed as he sat on the chair and watched her.
Kaiba looked out the window and noticed the moon. The moon was bright and shiny as it peered through the window. The curtains moved silently as the wind came through the window. His eyes wandered around the room. The marble floor, the ivory furniture, the satin fabric, then his eyes landed on the secret wall that connected to Joey's room.
"Hmm.I guess I'll have to deal with him later." Kaiba said to himself as he closed his eyes.
The next few minutes, Kaiba heard strange sounds. It came from the door that connected Joey and Serenity's room.
"Hmm." Kaiba went to the door to inspect it. His hand held onto the notch as he slowly turned it to see.
"YOU!" Joey cried out in alarm. "You a ghost?"
"Hah, very funny." Kaiba muttered.
"NO really, what are you doing here?"
"I'm Serenity's bodyguard."
"WHAT?"
"I'm going to assist her on her trip to the south."
"No! I asked father that I would be her bodyguard and instead he has chosen you!"
"Well, don't complain to me, why don't you complain to your father yourself." Kaiba snapped.
"FINE!" Joey cried out as he ran out of the Serenity's room. He stormed up the stairs to his father's chambers.
"NO, you must not go in!" the servants tried to stop Joey, but he refused. He opened the door to see his father asleep. Two of the guards held onto Joey.
"FATHER! Why did you let Seto Kaiba be Serenity's bodyguard when I have asked first?"
The king awoke slowly. "Joey?"
"I am sorry for disturbing your sleep, but I had to ask father."
"Well, Joey my boy, you are going to be the next heir to the throne, right?"
"Well.yea."
"I need to separate you and Serenity.
(Author's note: Just for you guys to keep in mind, when I do a scene change, its when it's double spaced, so please keep that in mind while reading the story! There is a slight yaoi, but its really mild, and since this is a PG-13 fic, I'm sure you can handle it. ^^)
"Seto, I'm so bored." Mokuba finished his chores early for the day.
"Hmm.why don't I take you out for town?" Kaiba suggested.
"Okay!" Mokuba grinned.
"Let's go, I needed to buy something anyway." Kaiba walked slowly as his brother ran past him.
"Come on Seto! Let's run!" Mokuba smiled widely as he grabbed his brother's hand.
"Haha, all right little brother," Kaiba followed his brother.
The brothers go to town to see a huge commotion in the main part of the town.
"Kaiba! Mokuba! Over here!" Bakura waved to the two.
"What's going on here?" Kaiba asked.
"I'm not sure, some royal consort has a message to us from the king," Bakura pointed towards the front.
"Hmm." Kaiba watched intensively as he grabbed onto Mokuba's hand.
"ATTENTION EVERYONE IN TOWN! I have a message from the king to assemble all the strong men. They will appear in front of the king and the king will choose a bodyguard to assist Princess Serenity towards the South! Please come by the castle to try out for the role!" The royal consort cried out, as there was quite a commotion.
"Hmm." Kaiba thought about it. Perhaps it can be an opportunity for him to be with Serenity one last time before her marriage.
"Your not thinking about going, are you?" Bakura studied Kaiba's face.
"Maybe, I mean we rarely have any suitable young men in this town you know and I can qualify as one," Kaiba explained.
"Kaiba.this may be selfish of me, but please don't." Bakura grabbed onto Kaiba's arms.
"Why?" Kaiba asked, surprised.
"We known each other for awhile.and.what if you never come back?"
"Of course I'll come back."
"What if you never come back to me?"
"What are you talking about Bakura?"
"Kaiba.I.I."
"Yes?"
"I like you."
Kaiba didn't know what to do at that moment. He just stood there silently as Bakura was still grabbing his arm, then.
"SETO! I WANT THIS!" Thankfully, Mokuba came running, breaking the silence.
"What is it you want?" Kaiba turned to Mokuba as Bakura's hand slid off his arm.
"I want this spinning toy, all the other boys have one," Mokuba pointed at a strange looking toy.
"Sure thing." Kaiba grabbed the toy and paid for it, trying to not be in Bakura's gaze.
The next morning, Kaiba was getting ready to go to the castle. He dressed up and wanted to take Mokuba to Bakura, but hesitated from the incident that happened yesterday.
"Seto?" Mokuba rubbed his eyes as he awoke.
"Mokuba?" Kaiba didn't know what to tell him.
"Where are you going Seto?" Mokuba stood up. "Let me come with you."
"I'm sorry Mokuba, but," Kaiba decided to tell him the truth. "I'm going to try out to be the princess's bodyguard."
To Kaiba's surprise, Mokuba smiled.
"Seto.good luck." Mokuba grinned. "I always knew you liked the princess!"
Kaiba blushed slightly, "What? No! It's for the towns sake, you know."
"Yea, sure, whatever, but promise me that you will come back safely. Remember we promised to be with each forever!" Mokuba hugged Kaiba. "PROMISE!"
"I promise." Kaiba hugged back as there was a knock at the door.
Mokuba ran and opened the door. "Good morning Bakura!" Mokuba shouted as he ran out the door.
"So.you're actually leaving." Bakura watched Kaiba pack.
"Yea." Kaiba tried not to make eye contact with Bakura.
"Well, I can't stop you, good luck." Bakura smiled.
"Thanks," Kaiba looked up to Bakura, who had a smiling face, then he turned back to his packing.
"Although." Kaiba felt hands around his waist. "I still like you, but I understand if you don't return your feelings."
"Bakura.I'm.sorry." Kaiba said as he felt the arms around his waist squeeze tighter.
"There's nothing for you to be sorry about." Bakura mumbled.
Then Kaiba grabbed onto Bakura's hands and gently threw them off. "I better leave now."
"Right." Bakura let go sadly.
"Bye and please watch over Mokuba for me," Kaiba smiled.
"Of course," Bakura smiled as he waved.
Kaiba walked towards the castle gates.
"What's your business here?" the guard asked.
"I want to try out for the bodyguard thing," Kaiba said coolly.
"All right," the guard led him through a mass of hallways in to the throne. There was a long line filled with men from different ages. Kaiba stared in awe as he went to the end of the line.
Kaiba waited the whole day, until it was late night. It was finally his turn.
"Another young man trying out to be a bodyguard?" The king stood up to examine Kaiba.
"Hmm.he's better looking than the other boys. Let's see, how old are you?"
"I am 15 your majesty," Kaiba replied.
"Quite young.are you good at martial arts?"
"Yes, I am fairly good at it."
"I trust you, since you do look fairly built, I'll take him!" the king grinned. "You will receive your pay after the my daughter's wedding."
"Yes sir." Kaiba bowed.
"Well, you must meet my daughter! She'll have to meet her bodyguard!" the king grinned as he pointed at a servant. "Take him to her!"
"Yes your majesty." the servant led Kaiba up the stairs to Serenity's room. Memories flood into Kaiba's mind as he remembered the way to her room.
The servant knocked on the door.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Kaiba heard Serenity's voice cry out.
The servant looked at Kaiba uneasily. Kaiba just shrugged.
The servant opened the door timidly, "Your highness.please let me introduce your bodyguard."
"I don't want to meet him! I don't care! Leave me alone!" Serenity started to sob.
"Well, let me tell you his name.it's uh.Kaiba.Seto Kaiba." the servant said timidly.
"Kai-Kaiba?" Serenity looked up to see Kaiba smile at her.
To Kaiba's surprise, Serenity burst into more tears.
"What's wrong?" Kaiba ran up to Serenity as the servant left.
"I missed you so much." Serenity cried out, "but why'd you come back?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't you hate me? Didn't you say you never wanted to see me again?" Serenity shouted through her tears.
"No! I never said such things!" Kaiba hugged Serenity.
"Really?" Serenity looked up to Kaiba, her face was all red.
"I promise you."
"I'm so glad your back." Serenity smiled through her tears as she slowly fell asleep in Kaiba's arms. "NO!"
Kaiba looked at Serenity in surprise.
"NO NO NO NO!" Serenity grabbed onto Kaiba. "I'm not going to fall asleep!"
"Why?" Kaiba asked, still surprised.
"Because.I don't want to wake up seeing you gone." Serenity grabbed onto Kaiba tighter.
"Don't worry, I won't, I'm your bodyguard remember? I'll guard you while you're asleep."
"No! Let me be the bodyguard!" Serenity shouted.
"Hmm?"
"You sleep and I'll watch," Serenity smiled as she pushed Kaiba onto the bed and sat on a chair.
"Silly girl." Kaiba smiled as he sat up.
"You just sleep there Kaiba and I'll.I'll." Serenity's eyes slowly closed.
Kaiba stood up as he picked up Serenity. He gently placed her on the bed as he sat on the chair and watched her.
Kaiba looked out the window and noticed the moon. The moon was bright and shiny as it peered through the window. The curtains moved silently as the wind came through the window. His eyes wandered around the room. The marble floor, the ivory furniture, the satin fabric, then his eyes landed on the secret wall that connected to Joey's room.
"Hmm.I guess I'll have to deal with him later." Kaiba said to himself as he closed his eyes.
The next few minutes, Kaiba heard strange sounds. It came from the door that connected Joey and Serenity's room.
"Hmm." Kaiba went to the door to inspect it. His hand held onto the notch as he slowly turned it to see.
"YOU!" Joey cried out in alarm. "You a ghost?"
"Hah, very funny." Kaiba muttered.
"NO really, what are you doing here?"
"I'm Serenity's bodyguard."
"WHAT?"
"I'm going to assist her on her trip to the south."
"No! I asked father that I would be her bodyguard and instead he has chosen you!"
"Well, don't complain to me, why don't you complain to your father yourself." Kaiba snapped.
"FINE!" Joey cried out as he ran out of the Serenity's room. He stormed up the stairs to his father's chambers.
"NO, you must not go in!" the servants tried to stop Joey, but he refused. He opened the door to see his father asleep. Two of the guards held onto Joey.
"FATHER! Why did you let Seto Kaiba be Serenity's bodyguard when I have asked first?"
The king awoke slowly. "Joey?"
"I am sorry for disturbing your sleep, but I had to ask father."
"Well, Joey my boy, you are going to be the next heir to the throne, right?"
"Well.yea."
"I need to separate you and Serenity.