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A Billionaire Doesn't Fall In Love 2:
When Affection Becomes an Issue
By Garden Goddess
Garden Goddess Tales © 2003
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Warning! This story contains explicit contents of sex and extreme foul language. Reader Discretion is advised.
Summary: *Sequel to a 'A Billionaire Doesn't Fall in Love' * Kaiba and Seral have finally come into the open about their relationship but now it looks like Seral wants more public affection...... can Kaiba learn to deal with it?
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Gi Oh or any of its characters.
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Chapter Three: The Rage of Heartbreak
She slept with Wheeler.
My fists are shaking and I can't help but let a few more tears spring to life at the rims of my eyes. I suddenly go forward, grabbing the blonde by his collar and sending him to the floor, pinning him beneath me. I slam him into the floor angrily, ignoring Seral's attempts to stop me from hurting him. He slept with the only woman I ever loved. He touched her - he fucking kissed her! No one touched her like I did - no one.
I slam him into the floor beneath us again,"You fucking idiot! How dare you touch Seral! You slime, you filth, you stupid son of bi -"
"Let me go!" He bellows, fighting against my grip,"I said let me go ya nutcase!"
I growl angrily and release one hand to raise a fist. I was going to mangle him for sleeping with her. No one satisfied her like I did - no one loved her like I did. This fool could never keep her happy, that was me, all me. I bring my fist down to meet his face and connect with his cheek rather strongly. He continues to buck as I lower my fist again and this time I feel Seral grabbing at me. She's grabbing at my waist and pulling me off of him, sending me backward onto my back and sitting on top of me, pinning me to the floor like I had pinned that filthy dog.
"Get off of me!" I yell at her as she fights to keep my body down. Normally I would have loved feeling her sit on top of me like this but not now. Not after what she had just done.. w-with.. him. Now I wanted nothing to do with her, I didn't want her touching me.
"No until you calm the hell down!" She shouts in response as Wheeler comes to aid her. He grabs ahold of my legs to keep me from kicking and I find myself completely pinned to the ground.
"What the heck is going on?" I look up to see a slim red head standing in the doorway and looking at us.
"Nothing Serenity," I hear Wheeler respond,"Just playin' around."
It wasn't very convincing but I decided to use the situation to my advantage and open my mouth to tell her what was really going on. I suddenly found Seral's hand against my mouth and I glare at her angrily. She only returns the glare as Wheeler talks to the red head and she finally leaves the vicinity of the room. She knew me too damn well to know that I was going to say something. When we were left in the room together again, she removed her hand from my mouth but didn't budge from my body.
"Now I'm going to let you up," She said sternly,"But don't even think of hitting him or I'll seriously hurt you!"
I snort and realize that I'm still crying,"How about I just leave instead?"
I watch her brow crinkle,"Seto, this is just one big misunderstanding. I was upset-"
"And suddenly decided to fuck him?" I interrupted her and slowly removed her arms from me than her body, allowing myself to stand and look down at her.
"Do honestly think I would be like that?" She asks me angrily.
I raised both my hands into the air,"Well, it happened didn't it?! Hell, I even had the pleasure of walking in on it! I come over here thinking I could talk to this dog, thinking maybe he'd understand about what I'm going through and I come over to find him fucking my girlfriend!"
"Hey, listen," Wheeler suddenly decided to speak,"Neither of us 'spected this ta happen! It just did!"
I laughed and raised an arm to wipe away from tears,"Do you HONESTLY expect me to believe that Wheeler? Give me a break! I know how you feel about her! Not one person in that damn highschool doesn't know. You loved the fact that we were fighting and used it to your advantage. Your silly little crush is so pathetic!"
He just looked at me, not saying a word. He knew I was right - hell even Seral knew I was right. He did this on purpose. He knew exactly what he was doing and he had loved every minute of it - it was easily seen on his face that he loved fucking her, all on account of it hurting me. I knew he hated me but not this much.
"Seto!" I heard Seral yell at me suddenly, her face filled with so much anguish and despair. She approached me suddenly and wrapped herself into me, hugging me tightly and suddenly breaking into tears. Normally her crying would have affected me but right now I'm too angry to care.
So I push her away angrily,"Don't even think of trying that! If you want Wheeler so bad than fine!"
The expression on both their faces are confused. I knew what I was doing but obviously they didn't. If being with him was what truly made her happy, if he could be good to her like I couldn't...
"Than be with him," I told her, tears streaming down my face,"I will not put up with you sneaking around my back if you want him more than me."
"Seto," She tried to speak but I wasn't going to let her,"You can't do-"
"I know what I'm doing!" I said my voice choking on my words,"Just be with him, Seral - forget about me."
I turned to Wheeler and held out my hand shakily,"Take this as a promise, Wheeler, you can have her. I will leave you both alone from now on."
"Kaiba.." I could tell he wasn't too keen on this idea but if he loved her as much as I did, than he could probably make her happier than when she was with me.
"Shake my damn hand already!" I yelled angrily at him. I wanted to get out of here as fast as possible. I hated breaking down in front of him. I was worse now, I knew it I was. I was giving away the only woman I ever loved and I didn't even know why I was doing it.
He reluctantly shook my hand and I slowly turned my back to both of them.
"Than this is goodbye. I hope you two are happy together."
"Seto, no, Seto don't do this," I heard Seral say between her sobs. God, just hearing her cry is killing me but I was going to stay strong. If this is what she wanted, if she wanted to see the side of me that everyone hated, the cold hard outer shell that I always put up, than she would. It would go up once again and she'd be out of my life.
"It's Kaiba to you now," I said biting down my own tears and returning to the cold tone that both knew me from. I ran my sleeve a final time over my eyes and suddenly realize I had stopped crying.
"What?" They both said in unison.
"I said," Turning to them both and giving her a cold hard stare,"It's Kaiba to you now. I hate to inform you but you are also fired. Don't bother coming to the mansion anymore, I will find a new babysitter. Your final paycheck will be mailed to you so you don't have to stop by to get it. Also, I hope you take her to Prom Wheeler or she'll be pissed."
He just gave me an odd look and I just laughed.
I watched her mouth hang open in shock and smirked slightly,"What's wrong surprised? I'm not. Well, I have nothing further to speak of so I hope you both have a nice life. Goodbye."
"Wait-"
I slammed the door behind me, not bothering to hear her pathetic attempt to stop me. I walked down the street and realized that I was truly alone now. I felt so betrayed and hurt inside but I wasn't crying. Did I just cut off my own emotions? I don't feel anything anymore, just an empty void. It would be hard adjusting to not having Seral in my life anymore considering she's been there since we were kids but Mokuba would just have to understand. It was strange that just minutes ago I had felt the burning sensation in my chest of losing her and than now I feel absolutely nothing, just as I did before me and her even started sleeping together two years ago.
Well it doesn't matter anymore. I don't need anyone, I am happy.
Really, I am.
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I cannot believe this.
He just left me. He just left me and told me to be with Joey. Why did he fucking do that?! I don't love Joey, I love him and he damn well knows that! This was just a misunderstanding and now I hurt him. I'm probably never going to see him again - he's going to bury himself in his work again and Mokuba's going to suffer as well. I collapsed on Joey's bed then, my face buried into one of his pillows. I felt his hand upon my shoulder, trying to comfort me but I shook it off and lifted my head to look at him.
"Don't touch me!"
I saw his hurt expression,"Seral, I'm really sorry - I shouldn't have done it..."
I suddenly stood than instant and walked out of his room, slamming the door behind me. I didn't care that I was hurting him at that moment. I lost the man I loved over fucking sex. This was the second time and yet it hurts as freshly as it did the first time. When was I going to learn that Seto was the only man for me? When was I going to learn that he loves me and just isn't an affectionate man? If I had thought today was horrible, I should have waited until the next day.
Why, you ask? Let me tell you what happened the next day.
School was horrible. Why? Because I wasn't talking to either Seto or Joey so I sat alone in lunch that day. Well, that is, until Bakura came and sat down next to me. I was kind of annoyed at first but than I realized I needed someone to talk to so I found this to be a good thing. He slid in the seat next to me and when I had thought I would be the one to bring me and Seto up, Bakura said his name before I even got a chance.
"I know what happened."
I raised my eyebrows,"About what?"
Bakura looked to the corner of the lunchroom where Seto was sitting alone reading a book and than looked back at me,"He called me and told me you broke up with him. I went to his house than and found he wasn't there. Mokuba filled me on a couple things and he came back later that night. He told me he ended things with you permanately."
"Is that so?" My voice waivered and Bakura's eyes softened. He could tell I was still broken over it.
"I'm sure things will return to the way they were shortly," He assured me,"I mean, you two are quite a couple. I doubt he'd be able to stay away from you for much longer."
I shrugged my shoulders at his comment. He obviously didn't know what exactly had happened later that night before Seto came home. If he knew, he'd probably look at me completely different than he does now but still, I wasn't going to tell him. It didn't matter anymore, me and Seto weren't together and telling Bakura wasn't gonna make anything different.
After school, I had decided to confront Seto at his office. I wanted to pick up my paycheck anyway and I didn't care that he told me he was going to mail it. I wanted to see him and talk about things face to face. Luckily for me, he was working late that day so I saw him after my detention. What did I get detention for you ask? I was late to school that morning. Usually Seto drives me and so since we aren't together anymore, he stopped giving me a ride. But anyways, I headed up in the building and made it as far as his secretary.
"I'm sorry Seral but without an appointment you can't see Mr. Kaiba."
I growled,"I'm here to talk about my paycheck, that's reason enough for me to see him."
"Miss, I'm sorry but I cannot let you in."
"Larene!" I said pleading with her,"This is me we're talking about! I've never needed an appointment before."
"I'm sorry, deary," She replied softly,"I only do what I am told and he told me you were not allowed in to see him anymore."
"But-"
"You need an appointment or you are not getting in to see him."
I finally gave up and just side stepped the woman and headed for his office door. I watched her reach for the phone to warn him but I knew I'd make it there before he picked up the phone. So I swung the doors open and found him sitting at his desk, his eyes on a stack of papers and his hands shifting through them. I obviously swung the doors too quietly because he was too indulged in his work to even notice me standing there in front of him. Just like I had thought, the phone on his desk rang and he picked it up.
"What do you want? Yes. What?! When? I don't -" I watched his facial expression change at her words and decided to voice my presence.
"See me? I'm right here," I said suddenly getting his attention,"It's never taken me an appointment to see you before."
He narrowed his eyes and spoke into the phone,"Hold all my calls."
I watched him put down the phone and hold a glare with me and I decide to speak again,"You look like you're in a good mood."
"I'm always in a good mood," He said with a sneer,"What do you want? Shouldn't you be at Wheeler's?"
"I'm going to only say this once," I told him sternly,"I am NOT in love with Joey."
"You obviously liked him enough to fuck him."
"Seto-"
"Kaiba," He cut me off sternly,"No one addresses me as Seto, especially not you."
I crossed my arms in annoyance at him,"So let me get this straight. It's okay for you to fuck Tea but I can't fuck Joey? We both know what happened between you two was a mistake so why can't you see it the same way for me and Joey?"
"Because I'm not friends with Gardener," He said harshly,"Wheeler has been after you for sometime now and you've known that. Me and Gardener was different - we hate eachother. Now I'm going to ask you to leave."
"I'm not going anywhere," I said angrily,"You're acting like a real asshole you know that?! I don't love Joey, I love you damn it and I was just upset and we hadn't slept together for almost two weeks. I was so caught up in the moment when he was comforting me that it got out of hand."
I heard him snort and reach over to let his finger rest upon his phone,"Either you leave now or I call security."
I let out a sigh and tried to control my anger,"Can we please just talk about this?"
"We just did, now it's time for you to leave," He said coldly,"I have work to do."
"Seto-"
"Kaiba," He stopped me again and this time stood from his chair,"I am only known to you as Kaiba, not Seto. Now I have asked you nicely to leave two times already. Now I will remove you myself."
I watched him come out from behind his desk and approach me. He firmly took my arm and I tried to work out of his grasp but he was just too strong. If there is one thing I know, it's that you can never break Seto Kaiba's grip. He's unbelievably strong. His stepfather used to teach him how to fight and in turn, he's as strong as three men, maybe even more. I let him escort me to his door but stop him once he reaches to pull it open.
"Kaiba," I said using the name he wanted me to call him. I turned to him, his hand still firmly on my arm and stood up straighter, kissing him fully on the lips. It was soft and simple, my lips pressed softly against his. I felt him start to respond, his body slowly beginning to lean into mine, applying more pressure to my lips but he stopped himself. It was like he suddenly turned off and went cold. He took a step back from me and frowned at me.
"Don't you ever do that again," He said his voice waivering slightly. I had finally hit a chord inside him. He was obviously missing what we had as much as I have.
"I love you," I said strongly,"I don't care how pissed off you are right now because I know you still love me too. I hope you realize what you're doing, Seto Kaiba because we had such a great realtionship and you are walking all over it. We have been together for -"
"Get out of my office!" He said angrily, not wanting to hear anymore.
"I will once I am done speaking!" I said with a frown, feeling his hand tighten around my arm, "Two months, Kaiba. We were together for two months but you known we've been in love for two years. Two years, Kaiba, two fucking years. I have known you since you were three years old! You can't just throw me out of your life when I've known you since you were practically born!"
"Get. out. of. my. office."
I could tell by his glare that the more I talked the more I was getting to him and in turn, that made him extremely angry. He didn't want to admit that he still loved me. It hurt to know that he wanted to just forget about everything we went through, how happy we had been together. When we had finally decided to be together and cancel our deal, we had spent so much time together and he had been so open about himself. But now, now he was just being stubborn.
I was broken from my thoughts when he suddenly swung his door open and shoved me out of his office causing me to fall backward onto my back. I slowly raised myself on my elbows and raised my gaze to look at him. He stared down at me in his office doorway, his eyes iced, his figure tense and his fists balled. I had never seen him so cold before. I was starting to fear that he was turning into his stepfather.
"I never loved you," He said coldly and angrily,"I will never love you. Now get out of my life and stay out of it. That goes for Mokuba's life as well. He doesn't need nor want you. Goodbye Seral, my love, have a pleasant life."
He took a step backwards and slammed the door shut, leaving me to stare at it bewildered and deeply hurt. It didn't take long for the stinging sensation of tears to well up in the rims of my eyes than pour down the softness of my cheeks. I feel warm hands helping me up and I realize it's Larene. She's helping me stand and handing me a box of tissues, ushering me to sit in her office chair as she kneels before me and takes the first tissue to wipe my tears away.
"I don't know what's gotten into him," She tells me sternly as she helps clean my face,"He's even crankier than usual..."
I remain silent and let her baby me. She was the only employee Seto had that had been employed for more than three years. In fact, she had been around when Seto's stepfather ran the company and she used to tell me that Seto was definitely nothing like him but from the way she was talking, I could tell she was starting to reconsider.
"But than again love can do that to you," She suddenly added with a smile,"Never would have thought it would be the young tomboy beauty he used to run around with."
I let out a slight laugh and than sniff, still fighting back tears,"You heard him - he doesn't love me."
I watched her let out a hearty chuckle and than squeeze my knee slightly,"Honey please, I can tell when a man is in love. If you weren't so busy listening to his words just now, you would have seen how much it was hurting him to say it."
"What?" I am completely oblivous to what she's talking about.
She sighed and slowly stood to lean against her desk, causing me to move my gaze to follow her.
"Remember back," She told me,"He said he never loved you and never will but did you see his body language? He was shaking like crazy. Not to mention his eyes were beginning to water when he slammed the door."
I sit in shock. I never even noticed those things. I was too busy focusing on what he had told me, his words burning a hole in my heart as each one fell from his lips. I noticed he seemed tense but I hadn't looked to see he was shaking as he spoke to me.
"You don't have a thing to worry about," She added,"That boy loves you with every fabric of his large intelligent head. He's just too damn stubborn to admit it - just like his stepfather, always with the pride. Always the money and the dueling and his god darn pride, but it will pass sweetie, just you wait and see."