Chapter Five, Temptation Island, Forbidden Love

Yet though as the tropic wind blew through his hair, as his arms embraced her, lips gently pressing against her neck, he knew that he hadn't forced her to go this far. But many the questions still lingered, was this love or lust? Maybe he just needed someone to kiss or to flirt with, No, he thought, No, this was love. And if it wasn't, what was?

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Marik sniggered as he watched the two figures walk gracefully upon the golden sand of Hawaii. Bitterness ran its course as he waited so long for a moment to have her alone, but Kaiba snatched it all up away from him. But, as he sat out that night, spying on them, schemes and evil plots ranging through his head as Kaiba undressed Serenity-the figures were visible through the curtains, he knew that he could never love anyone ever again, after suffering such a loss. His hand lingered on the weapon that was placed on the table, his evil soul said yes but his heart said no. How could he evil kill sweet Serenity? Then maybe Kaiba, leave them behind on the beach with suicide notes… No, maybe he should kill Kaiba, then he would come to the rescue, capturing her heart..The voices rummaged through his head, driving him slowly insane. He was a broken man. A cold, broken man…

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'How about we go sailing today?' Seto asked, looking out at the sea, then turning to her face. She smiled and nodded silently. Together they headed out for the dock, still unaware of the evil plans in store for them as Marik's hand, once more lingered on the weapon laid out before him.

Seto unhinged the sailboat, stepping in and steering in into a periwinkle blue sea.

She laid down gracefully, unbuckling her shirt, revealing a white-beige bikini. The sun glowed brighter than through the whole week as Seto let the ship sail on its own. He laid down next to her, throwing off his shirt, laying down and holding her hand.

She smiled, looking at him. He smiled back, he moved closer to her, whispering seductive secrets into her ear, as he moved closer.

He captured her lips within a fraction of a second. They kissed passionately, Seto fumbling to unbuckle the back of her bikini..and it escalated from there. She laughed momentarily after as he asked, completely puzzled, 'what?'

Giggling, she replied, 'its raining Seto'

'oh I didn't notice'

She giggled harder, but the rest of her laughter was drowned off by the sound of scraping metal and the horrible sound of the ship sinking. Seto quickly helped Serenity up as both dived into the water.

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The cold water hit her skin as never before. She struggled as she felt Seto's had leave her own. Fear and panic raised inside her, as she fought with the currents which pulled her into a cave not far off from the slowly disappearing ship. She took a sharp intake of air and dived into the water, looking for Seto, but there was no sight of him. She swam into a dark passage, hoping to find Seto there, though once again he had eluded her…

The dark passage led her into another passage where she swam fast, as her oxygen was escaping. Finally she spotted sunlight and was on the surface again.

The sand was a misty light green as she stepped out onto it. Birds sang and lemurs wandered around her. The cave disappeared from view as she wandered into the forest.

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Marik watched peacefully as he watched the S.S. Minerva sink into the perils of a watery defeat. A smile lingered once again on his cold face, knowing that Serenity had fallen into his trap. He looked at the watch on his wrist, just about now she'd wander onto the magnificent beach of temptation, slowly forgetting all about Seto, as the island offered many things, love, lust…and if Seto were to wander there under any circumstance, it always offered the choice specifically made for him…death. But, maybe murder was a true thought, remaining quietly for the passing moments of the two love birds making love stabbed his heart with the hate he was born with. It was a true thought, and surely Serenity would fall into his hands, and soon she would be no more…But as long as she was under the islands hypnotic spell, he could do anything to her..anything with her…the grin across his face spread wider as he took of his shirt, and headed for the island of temptation..

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The currents pulled him as he fought against them, slowly returning to the island that was within his reach. He watched the beautiful goddess that was Serenity, though water had filled his mouth when he was bout to scream out her golden name. When he finally yelled out her name, she never responded, as if she was in a trance, heading towards the forest.

The current carried him further out till it died out as he regained his strength, swimming towards the island, hoping that Serenity wasn't falling into a trap.

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The pieces of the puzzle are falling together, the lover searches for his soul, the evil searches for his prey. Now one will be in the crossfire.

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PLEASEEEEEEEEEE review. Pretty please? ^_^ …okay, so should there be more fluff? Whatever you want, I was thinking about making Marik make Serenity seduce him or something, tell me what you think. I have no plans yet except what I just said so tell me!

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