_Every Dragon Has a Heart_ by ilukaiba (who doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh!)
((A/N I'd like to thank the wonderful reviewers! You guys are awesome! I mean... I had a goal of 5 reviews after every update... and I got 41 reviews after uploading Ch 9! Wow! Thanks to all of you! Without you guys, this fic would be forever doomed! ^^ And special thanks go to Pharaoh's Queen... for reviewing like EVERY CHAPTER! Lol and yes this fic does scream 'kaiba fan' lol ^^ Gosh he's hot ^^ And don't worry, Seto isn't gonna die... he's too hot to (I would never kill that hottie in one of my fics) Also, I noticed many people thinking Joey is a *bleep* in this fic lol and I just wanted to say that... Joey is one of my fav characters and sorry if he seems like an idiot in this fic, but really, he is a great character in the anime ^^ (so don't let this fic change your opinion of him) So what do you think of Joey x Mai in this fic... I've gotten various opinions, but I need more ^^ This fic will ALWAYS be Serenity x Seto, but Joey x Mai would be cool, right? And in case you're wondering... Tristan (in this fic) is EEEVVVIIILLL! Lol no offense to his fans... ^^ Oh and people have told me that Serenity's eyes are a different color ^^ Well, let's PRETEND they are brown, okay? ^^ And also, thanx reviewers who gave some suggestions for this chappy... Summond Switcheroo, I liked your suggestions a lot, but since I HATE writing about blood, I'll change it a little ^^ And finally, THANK YOU PEOPLES WHO PUT ME OR MY STORIES ON YOUR FAVS LIST! On that *long* note, we'll continue with Ch. 10 ^^ And I am hoping for a lot of reviews for this one too ^^ And sorry about the late update...)
"What is this place?" thought Serenity as she tiptoed through the large room. It was indeed very gloomy. The silken bedsheets were untouched, and dust was gathering on the old wooden furniture. A large desk was positioned in the corner. On the wall was a picture of a large man with graying hair and a thick mustache. He looked cruel and superior, making the scared brunette shiver. She walked over to the picture, tripping over something that lay on the red carpeted floor. Looking down, she gasped.
"Seto?" she cried, collapsing on the ground bending over the lifeless body that was sprawled on the floor.
Sure enough, Seto Kaiba was unconscious on the ground. His pulse was weak and his blue eyes closed. His hair was ruffled and he was wearing his blue trenchcoat with his blue shirt and pants.
"Seto! What happened? Please don't die!" sobbed Serenity.
Suddenly, she noticed the cause of his pain. Next to him was a bottle of pills, with its contents scattered across the floor. Realization hit her as she shivered from thinking of what Seto had done.
"What should I do?!" she thought anxiously. She pulled out her cell phone and called the first person she could think of...
~ ~ ~
"Yugi... I'm getting worried..."
"Why Tea?"
"What if something happened to him? Or Serenity?"
"Tea," said Ryou calmly, "I'm sure they are fine."
"Yeah!" added Duke mischievously, "They probably don't want us to interrupt their fun..."
"DUKE!"
The boy laughed. Tea was absolutely disgusted.
"You've got a very sick mind, Duke Devlin!"
"You know guys," said Yugi slowly, "I kinda agree with Tea..."
"What?!"
"I mean... Ryou... you remember Duelist Kingdom..."
"Well yeah..."
"And how he recently almost killed himself..."
"Yeah..."
"And remember what he said to Tea this morning before he left school?"
"Holy crap!" Duke Devlin paled suddenly. "What if you're right?"
"Serenity..." muttered Ryou worriedly.
~ ~ ~
"Ya know Mai... maybe you're right..."
"Aren't I always?" asked Mai playfully.
"Yep!" said Joey with a grin.
"Joey... you kinda remind me of a dog sometimes..."
"NO! Not you too, Mai!..."
"I'm only joking kiddo..."
"I am no kid... in fact, I am the same age as you!" ((A/N I dunno if that's true but PRETEND it is...))
"Yeah yeah... whatever Joey..."
He leaned forward to kiss her again, when a ringing sound came from his pocket.
"Damn... it's my phone!"
"You're phone can wait, I am more important, right?"
"Hang on Mai, lemme check who it is."
"Oh... all right!" said Mai with annoyance.
Joey looked at his cell phone. "It's my sister!"
~ ~ ~
"Come one Joey, answer!" whispered Serenity while stroking the CEO's hair.
"Serenity?" said a confused voice on the other end.
"Joey! You've gotta help me!"
"What happened? Where are you?"
"The Kaiba mansion."
"What?! Did that loser do anything to you?"
"No... I came here looking for him... he... tried to kill himself!"
"Holy shit! Hang on! I'll be right there!"
Joey looked at Mai. "Get Yugi and the others... we gotta go to the Kaiba mansion!"
"All right! We'll meet you there!"
"Thanks Mai!" he yelled, grabbing his coat.
~ ~ ~
"Uh hey Mai?" said Yugi, looking at the exhausted blonde. "What brings you here?"
"Kaiba mansion... now!" she gasped. ((A/N She ran to the Game Shop ^^))
"What happened?"
"I don't know... Serenity called and Joey told me to get you guys!"
"Then we'd better get going!" yelled Duke.
~ ~ ~
"Serenity? You in there?" yelled Joey, banging on the door of the Kaiba mansion. He heard quick footsteps. The door was opened by a very worried Serenity.
"Where is he?" asked the blonde.
"Over here." He followed her to the mysterious room.
"Oh no..." he cried as he saw the CEO on the ground. He bent down and checked his pulse.
"He's alive. But barely. We have to get him to a hospital!"
"But Joey, he wouldn't like that... think of all the bad publicity. It'll be all over the headlines... 'Kaiba Corp CEO tries to commit suicide'."
"But what else can we do?"
The phone rang and Joey beckoned to Serenity, asking her to pick it up.
"Hello?"
"HI! Is that Serenity?"
"Mokuba," she said quietly, "Uh... hey?"
"Is my big brother there?"
"He's not here right now... he went to go get something... would you like me to tell him something for you?"
"Yeah... tell him I am going over Bobby's house... I won't be home today... I might sleepover there too!"
"That's great, have fun kid."
"Oh... I will! Bye Serenity!"
"Bye Mokuba." She put down the phone with teary eyes. "Poor kid... he doesn't know yet."
"Serenity, Mai should be bringing Yugi and the others over soon."
"Okay Joey... I just hope they'll get here quickly."
The doorbell rang. "I'll stay with Kaiba... you get it."
"Okay." She ran to the door and opened it.
"We came as soon as we heard!" said the group panting.
"Come with me." she said softly.
"What happened?"
"He... he... oh Yugi! He tried to kill himself!" She fell to the floor crying.
"We'll handle this." said Mai and Tea. "You guys go to Kaiba."
"Where is he?"
"Over here!" said a voice. Joey came out of the room. "Come over here guys!"
Yugi, Ryou, and Duke ran to the room, looking at Seto.
"Is he..."
"Nah... he's still alive..."
"Oh... good..."
"What should we do?"
"Uh... call the ambulance?"
"Nah... Ryou... Kaiba wouldn't like that..."
"But he's..."
Suddenly, the CEO began to move. He opened his eyes slowly.
"Wheeler? Yugi! Bakura, Duke? What the hell are you guys doing here?"
"Kaiba," asked Yugi anxiously, "why did you do this?"
"I... I..." he stammered, "I... I don't deserve to live!"
"Why?"
"I... I hurt her..."
"Who?"
"Serenity."
"You did WHAT?!" Joey glared at Seto. "What did you do to her?"
"I... I kissed her..." He reddened suddenly.
"And you hurt her?!"
"She... she hates me!"
"No she doesn't." said Yugi calmly.
"Yeah." added Joey angrily, "She cares about you, you jerk! Do you have any idea what she's doing right now?! She's crying for you! She thinks you're dead! If you get that into your big head, you'll realize that you don't deserve her!"
"I know... I don't..."
"Joey! Just shut up, okay?!" yelled Duke.
"Yeah... Joey you're just making things worse!" added Ryou.
"Fine... you talk to him then!"
"Kaiba," said Yugi, "She loves you..."
"A lot!"
"Re... really?
"Yeah..."
"Wh... wh... where is she?"
"Out in the hallway..."
"Crying her eyes out, I might add!"
"Joey!!"
"Oops... sorry..."
"Yu... Yugi?"
"Yes, Kaiba?"
"Could you... get her?"
"Uh..." Yugi looked at Joey, who nodded slightly.
"All right Kaiba, I'll get her."
((A/N I'd like to thank the wonderful reviewers! You guys are awesome! I mean... I had a goal of 5 reviews after every update... and I got 41 reviews after uploading Ch 9! Wow! Thanks to all of you! Without you guys, this fic would be forever doomed! ^^ And special thanks go to Pharaoh's Queen... for reviewing like EVERY CHAPTER! Lol and yes this fic does scream 'kaiba fan' lol ^^ Gosh he's hot ^^ And don't worry, Seto isn't gonna die... he's too hot to (I would never kill that hottie in one of my fics) Also, I noticed many people thinking Joey is a *bleep* in this fic lol and I just wanted to say that... Joey is one of my fav characters and sorry if he seems like an idiot in this fic, but really, he is a great character in the anime ^^ (so don't let this fic change your opinion of him) So what do you think of Joey x Mai in this fic... I've gotten various opinions, but I need more ^^ This fic will ALWAYS be Serenity x Seto, but Joey x Mai would be cool, right? And in case you're wondering... Tristan (in this fic) is EEEVVVIIILLL! Lol no offense to his fans... ^^ Oh and people have told me that Serenity's eyes are a different color ^^ Well, let's PRETEND they are brown, okay? ^^ And also, thanx reviewers who gave some suggestions for this chappy... Summond Switcheroo, I liked your suggestions a lot, but since I HATE writing about blood, I'll change it a little ^^ And finally, THANK YOU PEOPLES WHO PUT ME OR MY STORIES ON YOUR FAVS LIST! On that *long* note, we'll continue with Ch. 10 ^^ And I am hoping for a lot of reviews for this one too ^^ And sorry about the late update...)
"What is this place?" thought Serenity as she tiptoed through the large room. It was indeed very gloomy. The silken bedsheets were untouched, and dust was gathering on the old wooden furniture. A large desk was positioned in the corner. On the wall was a picture of a large man with graying hair and a thick mustache. He looked cruel and superior, making the scared brunette shiver. She walked over to the picture, tripping over something that lay on the red carpeted floor. Looking down, she gasped.
"Seto?" she cried, collapsing on the ground bending over the lifeless body that was sprawled on the floor.
Sure enough, Seto Kaiba was unconscious on the ground. His pulse was weak and his blue eyes closed. His hair was ruffled and he was wearing his blue trenchcoat with his blue shirt and pants.
"Seto! What happened? Please don't die!" sobbed Serenity.
Suddenly, she noticed the cause of his pain. Next to him was a bottle of pills, with its contents scattered across the floor. Realization hit her as she shivered from thinking of what Seto had done.
"What should I do?!" she thought anxiously. She pulled out her cell phone and called the first person she could think of...
~ ~ ~
"Yugi... I'm getting worried..."
"Why Tea?"
"What if something happened to him? Or Serenity?"
"Tea," said Ryou calmly, "I'm sure they are fine."
"Yeah!" added Duke mischievously, "They probably don't want us to interrupt their fun..."
"DUKE!"
The boy laughed. Tea was absolutely disgusted.
"You've got a very sick mind, Duke Devlin!"
"You know guys," said Yugi slowly, "I kinda agree with Tea..."
"What?!"
"I mean... Ryou... you remember Duelist Kingdom..."
"Well yeah..."
"And how he recently almost killed himself..."
"Yeah..."
"And remember what he said to Tea this morning before he left school?"
"Holy crap!" Duke Devlin paled suddenly. "What if you're right?"
"Serenity..." muttered Ryou worriedly.
~ ~ ~
"Ya know Mai... maybe you're right..."
"Aren't I always?" asked Mai playfully.
"Yep!" said Joey with a grin.
"Joey... you kinda remind me of a dog sometimes..."
"NO! Not you too, Mai!..."
"I'm only joking kiddo..."
"I am no kid... in fact, I am the same age as you!" ((A/N I dunno if that's true but PRETEND it is...))
"Yeah yeah... whatever Joey..."
He leaned forward to kiss her again, when a ringing sound came from his pocket.
"Damn... it's my phone!"
"You're phone can wait, I am more important, right?"
"Hang on Mai, lemme check who it is."
"Oh... all right!" said Mai with annoyance.
Joey looked at his cell phone. "It's my sister!"
~ ~ ~
"Come one Joey, answer!" whispered Serenity while stroking the CEO's hair.
"Serenity?" said a confused voice on the other end.
"Joey! You've gotta help me!"
"What happened? Where are you?"
"The Kaiba mansion."
"What?! Did that loser do anything to you?"
"No... I came here looking for him... he... tried to kill himself!"
"Holy shit! Hang on! I'll be right there!"
Joey looked at Mai. "Get Yugi and the others... we gotta go to the Kaiba mansion!"
"All right! We'll meet you there!"
"Thanks Mai!" he yelled, grabbing his coat.
~ ~ ~
"Uh hey Mai?" said Yugi, looking at the exhausted blonde. "What brings you here?"
"Kaiba mansion... now!" she gasped. ((A/N She ran to the Game Shop ^^))
"What happened?"
"I don't know... Serenity called and Joey told me to get you guys!"
"Then we'd better get going!" yelled Duke.
~ ~ ~
"Serenity? You in there?" yelled Joey, banging on the door of the Kaiba mansion. He heard quick footsteps. The door was opened by a very worried Serenity.
"Where is he?" asked the blonde.
"Over here." He followed her to the mysterious room.
"Oh no..." he cried as he saw the CEO on the ground. He bent down and checked his pulse.
"He's alive. But barely. We have to get him to a hospital!"
"But Joey, he wouldn't like that... think of all the bad publicity. It'll be all over the headlines... 'Kaiba Corp CEO tries to commit suicide'."
"But what else can we do?"
The phone rang and Joey beckoned to Serenity, asking her to pick it up.
"Hello?"
"HI! Is that Serenity?"
"Mokuba," she said quietly, "Uh... hey?"
"Is my big brother there?"
"He's not here right now... he went to go get something... would you like me to tell him something for you?"
"Yeah... tell him I am going over Bobby's house... I won't be home today... I might sleepover there too!"
"That's great, have fun kid."
"Oh... I will! Bye Serenity!"
"Bye Mokuba." She put down the phone with teary eyes. "Poor kid... he doesn't know yet."
"Serenity, Mai should be bringing Yugi and the others over soon."
"Okay Joey... I just hope they'll get here quickly."
The doorbell rang. "I'll stay with Kaiba... you get it."
"Okay." She ran to the door and opened it.
"We came as soon as we heard!" said the group panting.
"Come with me." she said softly.
"What happened?"
"He... he... oh Yugi! He tried to kill himself!" She fell to the floor crying.
"We'll handle this." said Mai and Tea. "You guys go to Kaiba."
"Where is he?"
"Over here!" said a voice. Joey came out of the room. "Come over here guys!"
Yugi, Ryou, and Duke ran to the room, looking at Seto.
"Is he..."
"Nah... he's still alive..."
"Oh... good..."
"What should we do?"
"Uh... call the ambulance?"
"Nah... Ryou... Kaiba wouldn't like that..."
"But he's..."
Suddenly, the CEO began to move. He opened his eyes slowly.
"Wheeler? Yugi! Bakura, Duke? What the hell are you guys doing here?"
"Kaiba," asked Yugi anxiously, "why did you do this?"
"I... I..." he stammered, "I... I don't deserve to live!"
"Why?"
"I... I hurt her..."
"Who?"
"Serenity."
"You did WHAT?!" Joey glared at Seto. "What did you do to her?"
"I... I kissed her..." He reddened suddenly.
"And you hurt her?!"
"She... she hates me!"
"No she doesn't." said Yugi calmly.
"Yeah." added Joey angrily, "She cares about you, you jerk! Do you have any idea what she's doing right now?! She's crying for you! She thinks you're dead! If you get that into your big head, you'll realize that you don't deserve her!"
"I know... I don't..."
"Joey! Just shut up, okay?!" yelled Duke.
"Yeah... Joey you're just making things worse!" added Ryou.
"Fine... you talk to him then!"
"Kaiba," said Yugi, "She loves you..."
"A lot!"
"Re... really?
"Yeah..."
"Wh... wh... where is she?"
"Out in the hallway..."
"Crying her eyes out, I might add!"
"Joey!!"
"Oops... sorry..."
"Yu... Yugi?"
"Yes, Kaiba?"
"Could you... get her?"
"Uh..." Yugi looked at Joey, who nodded slightly.
"All right Kaiba, I'll get her."