_Every Dragon Has a Heart_ by ilukaiba (who doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Seto Kaiba whistled to himself as he walked down the streets of Domino. School had finished, so he was walking back to his large mansion. He saw the school buses filled with sickeningly childish teenagers (at least, that's what he thought). He saw the bus with Yugi Moto and his friends pass by. 'But wait? Where's Wheeler's sister?' he thought with confusion. 'Wait... why do I care? Serenity Wheeler is just a girl... and nothing more.'
His thoughts were interrupted by a shrill scream. He suddenly found himself running to the nearby alley, like a prince running to help a maiden in distress. He gasped as he saw the sight before him... a now-unconscious girl was being mistreated by some lousy punks. He lunged towards them with a feeling of cold hatred.
"Oh... it's Mr. Moneybags..." said one of the men.
"What are you gonna do, Kaiba? Bribe us?" said another, who seemed to be the gang's leader. The group started laughing at their leader's pitiful insult.
"No," said Seto angrily, "I am going to do this." He punched the man in the stomach with his clenched fist, making him yelp in pain.
"You wanna make something of it, Mr. CEO?" yelled another man, holding his fists up defensively.
"As a matter of fact, I do!" said Seto, kicking him (((A/N right where it hurts...))).
The second man fell to his knees groaning. "Get that rich bastard!" he yelled to his drunken friends.
"No way man... we ain't messin' wit dat guy..."
"Yeah... Mista Moneybags... you can have your girlie!" They ran away, the victims of Seto's fury being carried by their friends.
Seto bent down and looked at the unconscious schoolgirl with concern. She was lying facedown on the pavement, breathing heavily. He turned her over and saw her face covered with crystalline tears. It was then when he realized who she was.
"Se... Serenity?" His faced paled when he realized he was getting no response.
"Please wake up!" he said repeatedly. He stroked her long hair and looked up and down her body, hoping she hadn't been violated. He noticed the blood seeping out of her right shoulder. He quickly ripped off a strip of cloth from his navy blue shirt and wrapped it around the area. It was then he started to notice how perfect her body was.
He shook his head with frustration, trying to get the dirty thoughts out of his head. But he, like every other boy, couldn't help but notice Serenity's thin waist, long legs, and ideal chest.
'Pull yourself together!' he commanded himself. He then picked her up in his arms and carried her to...
'I can't take her to her brother's house... he hates me... he'll think I did it. I can't take her to Tristan's or Tea's or Bakura's... they'll suspect me too. Yugi's maybe? Nah... he'll tell Joey immediately and then Joey'll be after me.' Suddenly, he thought of the obvious solution.
'My mansion! She can stay in one of the guest rooms... and I can nurse her back to health... and maybe... maybe she'll fall for me...'
He smiled mischievously as he called his chauffeur, asking him to bring a limousine over. Shortly after, a large black limousine pulled up, and he went inside, carrying the girl of his dreams with him.
"Where to?" asked the driver, wondering who the girl was. He refrained from asking... Seto Kaiba was very grouchy with nosy people. It was better if he didn't know.
"My house... and make it snappy... I don't want to be seen with her."
"Yes sir." replied the driver, hoping that Seto hadn't done anything bad to the girl... after all... he WAS capable.
Seto gazed at Serenity with admiration. She was beautiful and she was in his arms. It was like a fairy tale... or was it? What about that puppy dog? He wasn't going to ruin this, was he?
'He's too stupid to do anything!' thought the CEO, overconfidently. He didn't know how wrong he was.
The car stopped and he stepped out, still carrying Serenity. As he opened the door to his mansion, he was greeted by a little boy with long black hair.
"BIG BROTHER! Who's that?"
"This is Serenity, Joey's sister. She isn't feeling well, Mokuba, so I am going to help her. Please don't disturb us, little brother. Here." Seto grabbed something out of his pocket. It was the new Duel Monsters video game for Nintendo Gamecube.
"Thank you Seto!" said Mokuba happily, racing upstairs to his playroom, where his video game systems were located.
Seto carried Serenity to the first of seven guest bedrooms. He placed her softly on the bed and stroked her hair, longing to kiss her crimson lips but knowing that he couldn't. She would never like it. She was faithful to her brother's wishes, and he had told her to stay away from him. At least, that's what he thought...
~
Serenity opened her eyes slowly, wondering what had happened to her. She gasped when she saw the figure in front of her, a very handsome young man with brown hair and blue eyes... Seto Kaiba.
"Um... hello Seto?" she mumbled with confusion.
"Serenity." he replied, absentmindedly running his fingers through her brown hair.
"Uh... where am I?" she asked him, unsure of herself.
"My mansion." he answered plainly.
"Your... your... mansion?" A look of fear spread across her face as she remembered her brother's words.
~Flashback~
"Serenity... promise me you'll stay away from that bastard Kaiba."
"I... I promise... Joey..."
~End Flashback~
"Se... Seto... I... uh... I am... not supposed... to... uh..."
"Be here?"
"How did you kno-?"
"I know your brother hates me Serenity," he said quietly, "I heard him talking to you about staying away from me. I'll understand it if you'd rather go back to him."
He turned away from her, praying that she wouldn't leave him. This one moment with her made him feel so peaceful and happy... she couldn't leave him.
Serenity looked at him with dismay. 'Should I betray my brother? After all he's done for me? Should I stay here with his enemy?' After an uncomfortable silence, Serenity spoke.
"I... I guess I'll stay here until I get better."
"Okay..." responded Seto, turning around to face her again. "On to more important matters... what did those filthy cowards do to you?"
"I don't remember..." She began to cry softly, hoping they hadn't raped her. If they had, it would ruin everything.
Seto hugged her, feeling very awkward. After all, he wasn't the kind of person who did this often. In fact, if the troubled girl wasn't Serenity, he would probably have never even taken her to his mansion to begin with. But Serenity... she was different. She was understanding and pure-hearted. He was in love, for the first time in his life. But if only she felt the same about him...
Seto Kaiba whistled to himself as he walked down the streets of Domino. School had finished, so he was walking back to his large mansion. He saw the school buses filled with sickeningly childish teenagers (at least, that's what he thought). He saw the bus with Yugi Moto and his friends pass by. 'But wait? Where's Wheeler's sister?' he thought with confusion. 'Wait... why do I care? Serenity Wheeler is just a girl... and nothing more.'
His thoughts were interrupted by a shrill scream. He suddenly found himself running to the nearby alley, like a prince running to help a maiden in distress. He gasped as he saw the sight before him... a now-unconscious girl was being mistreated by some lousy punks. He lunged towards them with a feeling of cold hatred.
"Oh... it's Mr. Moneybags..." said one of the men.
"What are you gonna do, Kaiba? Bribe us?" said another, who seemed to be the gang's leader. The group started laughing at their leader's pitiful insult.
"No," said Seto angrily, "I am going to do this." He punched the man in the stomach with his clenched fist, making him yelp in pain.
"You wanna make something of it, Mr. CEO?" yelled another man, holding his fists up defensively.
"As a matter of fact, I do!" said Seto, kicking him (((A/N right where it hurts...))).
The second man fell to his knees groaning. "Get that rich bastard!" he yelled to his drunken friends.
"No way man... we ain't messin' wit dat guy..."
"Yeah... Mista Moneybags... you can have your girlie!" They ran away, the victims of Seto's fury being carried by their friends.
Seto bent down and looked at the unconscious schoolgirl with concern. She was lying facedown on the pavement, breathing heavily. He turned her over and saw her face covered with crystalline tears. It was then when he realized who she was.
"Se... Serenity?" His faced paled when he realized he was getting no response.
"Please wake up!" he said repeatedly. He stroked her long hair and looked up and down her body, hoping she hadn't been violated. He noticed the blood seeping out of her right shoulder. He quickly ripped off a strip of cloth from his navy blue shirt and wrapped it around the area. It was then he started to notice how perfect her body was.
He shook his head with frustration, trying to get the dirty thoughts out of his head. But he, like every other boy, couldn't help but notice Serenity's thin waist, long legs, and ideal chest.
'Pull yourself together!' he commanded himself. He then picked her up in his arms and carried her to...
'I can't take her to her brother's house... he hates me... he'll think I did it. I can't take her to Tristan's or Tea's or Bakura's... they'll suspect me too. Yugi's maybe? Nah... he'll tell Joey immediately and then Joey'll be after me.' Suddenly, he thought of the obvious solution.
'My mansion! She can stay in one of the guest rooms... and I can nurse her back to health... and maybe... maybe she'll fall for me...'
He smiled mischievously as he called his chauffeur, asking him to bring a limousine over. Shortly after, a large black limousine pulled up, and he went inside, carrying the girl of his dreams with him.
"Where to?" asked the driver, wondering who the girl was. He refrained from asking... Seto Kaiba was very grouchy with nosy people. It was better if he didn't know.
"My house... and make it snappy... I don't want to be seen with her."
"Yes sir." replied the driver, hoping that Seto hadn't done anything bad to the girl... after all... he WAS capable.
Seto gazed at Serenity with admiration. She was beautiful and she was in his arms. It was like a fairy tale... or was it? What about that puppy dog? He wasn't going to ruin this, was he?
'He's too stupid to do anything!' thought the CEO, overconfidently. He didn't know how wrong he was.
The car stopped and he stepped out, still carrying Serenity. As he opened the door to his mansion, he was greeted by a little boy with long black hair.
"BIG BROTHER! Who's that?"
"This is Serenity, Joey's sister. She isn't feeling well, Mokuba, so I am going to help her. Please don't disturb us, little brother. Here." Seto grabbed something out of his pocket. It was the new Duel Monsters video game for Nintendo Gamecube.
"Thank you Seto!" said Mokuba happily, racing upstairs to his playroom, where his video game systems were located.
Seto carried Serenity to the first of seven guest bedrooms. He placed her softly on the bed and stroked her hair, longing to kiss her crimson lips but knowing that he couldn't. She would never like it. She was faithful to her brother's wishes, and he had told her to stay away from him. At least, that's what he thought...
~
Serenity opened her eyes slowly, wondering what had happened to her. She gasped when she saw the figure in front of her, a very handsome young man with brown hair and blue eyes... Seto Kaiba.
"Um... hello Seto?" she mumbled with confusion.
"Serenity." he replied, absentmindedly running his fingers through her brown hair.
"Uh... where am I?" she asked him, unsure of herself.
"My mansion." he answered plainly.
"Your... your... mansion?" A look of fear spread across her face as she remembered her brother's words.
~Flashback~
"Serenity... promise me you'll stay away from that bastard Kaiba."
"I... I promise... Joey..."
~End Flashback~
"Se... Seto... I... uh... I am... not supposed... to... uh..."
"Be here?"
"How did you kno-?"
"I know your brother hates me Serenity," he said quietly, "I heard him talking to you about staying away from me. I'll understand it if you'd rather go back to him."
He turned away from her, praying that she wouldn't leave him. This one moment with her made him feel so peaceful and happy... she couldn't leave him.
Serenity looked at him with dismay. 'Should I betray my brother? After all he's done for me? Should I stay here with his enemy?' After an uncomfortable silence, Serenity spoke.
"I... I guess I'll stay here until I get better."
"Okay..." responded Seto, turning around to face her again. "On to more important matters... what did those filthy cowards do to you?"
"I don't remember..." She began to cry softly, hoping they hadn't raped her. If they had, it would ruin everything.
Seto hugged her, feeling very awkward. After all, he wasn't the kind of person who did this often. In fact, if the troubled girl wasn't Serenity, he would probably have never even taken her to his mansion to begin with. But Serenity... she was different. She was understanding and pure-hearted. He was in love, for the first time in his life. But if only she felt the same about him...