Invisible Touch
Chapter 7
Meanwhile, Seto made it home breaking into tears. For sure, he may have lost the one true love. In another room, Mokuba awakens from the sound of sobbing. So, he got out of bed to find the cause. He later found his older brother crying and clutching his shirt. "Big brother," he asks, "what are you doing home so early? I thought you had a date."
Seto faces Mokuba with tear-stained eyes. No response came from him except he kept crying. He turns away after staring at his young sibling. Mokuba attempted to ask another question about his date, but that wasn't a good time to mention it. Finally, Seto calms down to answer his brother, "She wants to duel me, Mokuba. I thought we were getting acquainted; it turns out that she did this just to duel me, and for what - so she could grab ahold of my rarest cards. Yugi was right about her..."
"How did this happen?" the young Kaiba asked in curiosity.
"It turns out she was seeing another man behind my back and then she told the truth about her relationships."
"Who was she that you dated?"
"Her name is Anjel Harmony. Why?"
"I just purchased a game called Gitaroo Man."
"What does that have to do with Anjel?"
"I've seen her play the sample of the game earlier today. She was then asked to leave when she refused to give it up. I don't know what she sees in that game, but she mastered Stage 9 as if she knows the song by heart."
"What? How can someone master a stage if they've never played the game?"
"It's strange. She's the only one who mastered it. There was no flaw as she played. It was as if she was serenaded."
Seto couldn't piece it together. No one can master a game when it hasn't been released. Too much information made the CEO sleepy. "I'm going to bed."
The morning came quickly. Seto awakens from the sound of an electric guitar blaring throughout the mansion. "Mokuba, why now?" he groans and shot out of bed.
Slipping into his robe, he went downstairs to find the source of the meaningless noise. He found Mokuba playing his new game. The last thing he remembered before turning off the PS2 was Gitaroo Man battling Flying O. "Hey!" Mokuba cries out, "Why'd you do that? I almost beat Flying O!"
"Mokuba, it's too early to play that," Seto frowns due to lack of sleep. "Shouldn't you be at school?"
"It's Sunday, big brother," Mokuba reaches over for the button to turn the PS2 on. "By the way, Yugi called last night."
"What did he want?"
"He wanted to talk to you about Anjel."
"Mokuba, I'd appreciate it very much if you didn't mention her name right now. I don't plan to meet her face to face."
"She called ten minutes after Yugi left a message. I haven't checked the machine yet."
"Okay; sorry about shutting off the game. It just caught me by surprise."
"That's okay. I needed to start over anyway."
"How do you play?"
"I can't very much explain it, but it involves using the analog."
"Gotcha. Hey, I'm gonna check the messages. I'll be right back."
Seto approaches to the answering machine and presses a button. From the first to the ninth message, it was nothing but his employees asking about a day off or a raise. The tenth message was Yugi requesting a moment of time to talk. The last message made Seto angry.
*Seto, this is Anjel. I still want to duel your sorry ass! If you're not yellow, you would face me at the stadium around noon. I can't wait to whoop your yellow-bellied, horny ass!*
Seto clutched the end of the table and snaps a fragment off, "That bitch thinks she's so slick calling me names. All right, I'll duel you, Princess."
Downtown, Anjel stops by the beauty parlor for a total makeover. Taking a couple of hours didn't bother her. A magazine was handed to her after a large woman finished it. Anjel thumbs through a few pages and came upon an article about her. She didn't buy that for the page was fake. So, she crumpled it up and tosses it in the trash. 'Nice try, Moto. Next time, make sure it's published,' she thought mildly.
Later, the beauticians worked on Anjel's nails. Two other beauticians began to remove the curlers from the duelist's hair. Another works on Anjel's face removing the mask. Around eleven, she walked out looking absolutely stunning. Her next stop is the mall. She walks into a store and all the salespeople disappear. "I'll pay the first one a large amount of money for giving me a new outfit," she bribed.
One salesperson came out of hiding with one outfit completely white. The tubetop is sequined and the pants had a flame design at the bottom. In addition, a pair of red boots came with it. "Is this okay?" the salesperson quivers.
"I'll take it!" Anjel chirps happily.
The salesperson sighs with relief. Anjel purchased the items and hands the person a wad of cash. Anjel went into the nearest dressing room to change clothes. She came out wearing her new outfit.
At half past noon, Seto arrived at the stadium with a few people he knows waiting for Anjel. Then Mokuba once again attempted to talk to Seto, "Y'know, there's still a possibility she said that to intimidate you."
Seto protested, "I heard what she said, Mokuba. Believe me, this isn't a joke."
Making a dramatic entrance, Anjel arrives on time with Marik by her side. "So far, Seto, you're not a spineless jellyfish."
She slides the dueling disk on her arm and is ready to duel. Seto does the same thing staring coldly, "Don't bring your gigolo into this conversation, sweetheart. Let's duel!"
The duel begins. The CEO jesters a hand, "Ladies first."
"You're too kind, Seto," Anjel responds with ice darts aiming to her opponent. She draws one card. She looks at it then grins, "I place one card on the field face-down, and I summon Celtic Guardian in defense mode. Your go, Kaiba."
"Gladly!" Seto draws, "Now I summon Lord of D. in attack mode and add the magic card: Flute of Summoning Dragon. Top that, Babe."
Anjel laughs out of context, "For a Dragon Duelist, you certainly are careless. I sacrifice Celtic Guardian to bring forth Gitaroo Warrior in defense mode."
To the CEO's surprise, the card she summoned was from the game Mokuba played, "Where in hell did you ever get a card like that?"
Anjel frowns, "If you must know, my uncle made seven cards for me. This is one of them..." She begins to wipe away the thin layer of perspiration from her face.
Seto became concerned, "Anjel, you okay?"
"She's fine! Now play a card," Marik blurted.
"I wasn't speaking to you."
"You are now!"
The two ended up bickering. Anjel fell to one knee panting. A thought came to her as the pain in her abdomen rises at a fast rate, 'I have to get to a hospital. I don't feel very well!..'
She stifles the cries of pain crawling every inch to the exit. She passed out afterwards. Seto turns to the field; there was no sign of Anjel, "Where'd she go?" The CEO looks around and found her on the floor unconscious.
"Get up, Anjel, this is no time for games," Marik spat.
She didn't move. Seto became so scared, he pulls out his cellphone and dialed 911. Marik slightly kicks her to wake her up. Nothing. At that point, he ran off completely terrified and screaming thinking he murdered someone.
At the hospital, in the waiting room, Seto paces back and forth worrying and crying. When Yugi and his friends heard about what happened, they rushed to the hospital to join Seto for support. Later, Seto stops crying and sat down, "Why didn't I pay attention to her cry for help? I was too stupid to think it was nothing."
"Kaiba, stop kicking yourself. You are not to blame for what happened to Anjel. You couldn't have known she wasn't feeling well," Yugi explains.
"I can't take this anymore. Anybody have a cigarette?"
Joey's eyes widened, "Kaiba, you smoke?"
Yugi did the same thing, "Kaiba, I had no idea you smoked. Why are you starting now?"
Seto shook nervously, "I can't help it. I only smoke when I'm nervous or too upset."
Duke offers one to the CEO, "I have one. Do you need a light?"
Seto nods as he takes the sin stick. He places it between his lips, and Duke lights it up with a match. Seto took in a puff and lets it out slowly. Yugi and Joey coughs from the fumes. "Sorry," the CEO apologized.
Two hours have passed and still no word from anyone about Anjel. Seto must've smoked the whole pack the whole time leaving Duke clean. "Next time, I'll bring the whole damn truck," the dice duelist frowns.
"Duke, not now," Tristan smacks him, "Kaiba's nervous. He can't help it."
A doctor finally came. The CEO arises to his feet, "How's Anjel?"
The doctor flashes an okay sign. "She'll be fine, Mr. Kaiba, you can see her right away."
"Go ahead, Kaiba. We'll be right here," Yugi smiles.
In another room, Anjel looks out the window not in the mood to face anyone. Seto enters the room quietly. It was later that Anjel decided to talk to someone or she'd crack; so, she turns to Seto with cold eyes, "Whatever it is, I don't want any of it."
"That's funny, sweetheart. No, I'm not here to beg. I'm just here to see if you're okay," the CEO smiles weakly. "I'll go if you want me to."
Anjel protests, "No, you dragged yourself here. You might as well stay for awhile. Did you come with that shrimp?"
"No, he forced himself to come along with the rest of the platter."
"Come here."
"You're not gonna hit me are you?"
"Hit you? Have you lost your marbles? I have to tell you something very important, and it can't wait."
"What is it, Anjel?"
"The doctor told you I'm okay 'cause I told him to say that. I'm here because of a rare disease. It's not contagious."
"What's wrong with you?"
"I can't have kids unless I have this surgery. I haven't had my period for four years."
"Four years?!?! Are you some kind of freak or something?"
"No. I had this problem for a long time. Doctors tried everything to solve the problem. What they're gonna do is force my period to start. If they can't do it, I might die."
"I don't want you to die. I want you to live long enough until I do..."
"Seto, what are you saying?"
"...I really care for you. I was wondering if.......I was hoping you'd......"
"What? Tell me before I'm wheeled to surgery."
"Mokuba saw you yesterday playing a new game. How can you master a stage when it hasn't been released?"
"My aunt used to play that song on an acoustic guitar when I was little. It's strange how someone else knows about that song. I thought I was the only one to hear it."
"I have a confession to make. At home, I would practice the guitar. Believe me, I couldn't play like Gitaroo Man. I tried so many times..."
"Don't worry about it. Besides, I like guys who play the guitar."
"Really?"
"Yeah. What's more romantic is a guy serenading me with the same music my aunt used to play."
"What music?"
"Mokuba knows about it. After all, he saw me play the sample game several times."
Two guys and a nurse enter the room with a stretcher. Anjel smiles, "I'll be out of here in a week if all goes well."
Seto watches his love being moved to the stretcher and wheeled to surgery. The hardest thing to accept is being seperated from someone who is getting to like the other for what the person is. Seto now has a task to win Anjel's heart for sure. So, he went home to find the song from the game.
Mokuba returns home and found his older brother playing the game. "Seto, what are you doing playing my game?"
"I know Anjel's weakness, Mokuba," the CEO explains, "it's all so clear to me. All I have to do is listen to the music and memorize it."
"You may need to start from the beginning, or I can help you memorize the ninth stage as I play. Is that okay?"
"Sure. She doesn't get out of the hospital for a week."
"I just have one question. Why do you want to memorize the music?"
"So I can serenade her."
"Good enough reason for me."
Mokuba grabs the controller and began to play the game. Over and over, Seto memorizes the music note by note. It was frustrating since Mokuba keeps missing a certain phrase. Three hours have passed. Seto felt a sensation going through his arms, "Mokuba, let me play, and put in a blank videotape."
Mokuba looks at his older brother oddly, "Seto, are you nuts? You haven't played this game before. You want to record your actions?"
"Yes." With those words buzzing through his mind, Seto begins the game.
The first half of the stage went smoothly. Not one mistake! The second stage begins. The VCR still recorded his actions as he played. Mokuba couldn't believe it! His brother mastered the stage without any mistakes!! Seto finishes the stage and then drops the controller in total shock, "How did I master the stage?"
Mokuba shrugged stopping the tape, "I don't know. I was about to ask you the same thing. Well, here it is on tape."
Seto nods, "Thanks, Mokuba."
So, for a week, he would squeeze in some free time to practice between work and school. Yugi found it strange how Seto would excuse himself early just to practice. Sometimes, the CEO would dream that he's serenading Anjel and she'd swoon becoming putty. Whenever he'd wake from his dreams, his eyes would give off a faint, white glow for ten seconds, and then go practice until he became sleepy again.
To be continued..........
Chapter 7
Meanwhile, Seto made it home breaking into tears. For sure, he may have lost the one true love. In another room, Mokuba awakens from the sound of sobbing. So, he got out of bed to find the cause. He later found his older brother crying and clutching his shirt. "Big brother," he asks, "what are you doing home so early? I thought you had a date."
Seto faces Mokuba with tear-stained eyes. No response came from him except he kept crying. He turns away after staring at his young sibling. Mokuba attempted to ask another question about his date, but that wasn't a good time to mention it. Finally, Seto calms down to answer his brother, "She wants to duel me, Mokuba. I thought we were getting acquainted; it turns out that she did this just to duel me, and for what - so she could grab ahold of my rarest cards. Yugi was right about her..."
"How did this happen?" the young Kaiba asked in curiosity.
"It turns out she was seeing another man behind my back and then she told the truth about her relationships."
"Who was she that you dated?"
"Her name is Anjel Harmony. Why?"
"I just purchased a game called Gitaroo Man."
"What does that have to do with Anjel?"
"I've seen her play the sample of the game earlier today. She was then asked to leave when she refused to give it up. I don't know what she sees in that game, but she mastered Stage 9 as if she knows the song by heart."
"What? How can someone master a stage if they've never played the game?"
"It's strange. She's the only one who mastered it. There was no flaw as she played. It was as if she was serenaded."
Seto couldn't piece it together. No one can master a game when it hasn't been released. Too much information made the CEO sleepy. "I'm going to bed."
The morning came quickly. Seto awakens from the sound of an electric guitar blaring throughout the mansion. "Mokuba, why now?" he groans and shot out of bed.
Slipping into his robe, he went downstairs to find the source of the meaningless noise. He found Mokuba playing his new game. The last thing he remembered before turning off the PS2 was Gitaroo Man battling Flying O. "Hey!" Mokuba cries out, "Why'd you do that? I almost beat Flying O!"
"Mokuba, it's too early to play that," Seto frowns due to lack of sleep. "Shouldn't you be at school?"
"It's Sunday, big brother," Mokuba reaches over for the button to turn the PS2 on. "By the way, Yugi called last night."
"What did he want?"
"He wanted to talk to you about Anjel."
"Mokuba, I'd appreciate it very much if you didn't mention her name right now. I don't plan to meet her face to face."
"She called ten minutes after Yugi left a message. I haven't checked the machine yet."
"Okay; sorry about shutting off the game. It just caught me by surprise."
"That's okay. I needed to start over anyway."
"How do you play?"
"I can't very much explain it, but it involves using the analog."
"Gotcha. Hey, I'm gonna check the messages. I'll be right back."
Seto approaches to the answering machine and presses a button. From the first to the ninth message, it was nothing but his employees asking about a day off or a raise. The tenth message was Yugi requesting a moment of time to talk. The last message made Seto angry.
*Seto, this is Anjel. I still want to duel your sorry ass! If you're not yellow, you would face me at the stadium around noon. I can't wait to whoop your yellow-bellied, horny ass!*
Seto clutched the end of the table and snaps a fragment off, "That bitch thinks she's so slick calling me names. All right, I'll duel you, Princess."
Downtown, Anjel stops by the beauty parlor for a total makeover. Taking a couple of hours didn't bother her. A magazine was handed to her after a large woman finished it. Anjel thumbs through a few pages and came upon an article about her. She didn't buy that for the page was fake. So, she crumpled it up and tosses it in the trash. 'Nice try, Moto. Next time, make sure it's published,' she thought mildly.
Later, the beauticians worked on Anjel's nails. Two other beauticians began to remove the curlers from the duelist's hair. Another works on Anjel's face removing the mask. Around eleven, she walked out looking absolutely stunning. Her next stop is the mall. She walks into a store and all the salespeople disappear. "I'll pay the first one a large amount of money for giving me a new outfit," she bribed.
One salesperson came out of hiding with one outfit completely white. The tubetop is sequined and the pants had a flame design at the bottom. In addition, a pair of red boots came with it. "Is this okay?" the salesperson quivers.
"I'll take it!" Anjel chirps happily.
The salesperson sighs with relief. Anjel purchased the items and hands the person a wad of cash. Anjel went into the nearest dressing room to change clothes. She came out wearing her new outfit.
At half past noon, Seto arrived at the stadium with a few people he knows waiting for Anjel. Then Mokuba once again attempted to talk to Seto, "Y'know, there's still a possibility she said that to intimidate you."
Seto protested, "I heard what she said, Mokuba. Believe me, this isn't a joke."
Making a dramatic entrance, Anjel arrives on time with Marik by her side. "So far, Seto, you're not a spineless jellyfish."
She slides the dueling disk on her arm and is ready to duel. Seto does the same thing staring coldly, "Don't bring your gigolo into this conversation, sweetheart. Let's duel!"
The duel begins. The CEO jesters a hand, "Ladies first."
"You're too kind, Seto," Anjel responds with ice darts aiming to her opponent. She draws one card. She looks at it then grins, "I place one card on the field face-down, and I summon Celtic Guardian in defense mode. Your go, Kaiba."
"Gladly!" Seto draws, "Now I summon Lord of D. in attack mode and add the magic card: Flute of Summoning Dragon. Top that, Babe."
Anjel laughs out of context, "For a Dragon Duelist, you certainly are careless. I sacrifice Celtic Guardian to bring forth Gitaroo Warrior in defense mode."
To the CEO's surprise, the card she summoned was from the game Mokuba played, "Where in hell did you ever get a card like that?"
Anjel frowns, "If you must know, my uncle made seven cards for me. This is one of them..." She begins to wipe away the thin layer of perspiration from her face.
Seto became concerned, "Anjel, you okay?"
"She's fine! Now play a card," Marik blurted.
"I wasn't speaking to you."
"You are now!"
The two ended up bickering. Anjel fell to one knee panting. A thought came to her as the pain in her abdomen rises at a fast rate, 'I have to get to a hospital. I don't feel very well!..'
She stifles the cries of pain crawling every inch to the exit. She passed out afterwards. Seto turns to the field; there was no sign of Anjel, "Where'd she go?" The CEO looks around and found her on the floor unconscious.
"Get up, Anjel, this is no time for games," Marik spat.
She didn't move. Seto became so scared, he pulls out his cellphone and dialed 911. Marik slightly kicks her to wake her up. Nothing. At that point, he ran off completely terrified and screaming thinking he murdered someone.
At the hospital, in the waiting room, Seto paces back and forth worrying and crying. When Yugi and his friends heard about what happened, they rushed to the hospital to join Seto for support. Later, Seto stops crying and sat down, "Why didn't I pay attention to her cry for help? I was too stupid to think it was nothing."
"Kaiba, stop kicking yourself. You are not to blame for what happened to Anjel. You couldn't have known she wasn't feeling well," Yugi explains.
"I can't take this anymore. Anybody have a cigarette?"
Joey's eyes widened, "Kaiba, you smoke?"
Yugi did the same thing, "Kaiba, I had no idea you smoked. Why are you starting now?"
Seto shook nervously, "I can't help it. I only smoke when I'm nervous or too upset."
Duke offers one to the CEO, "I have one. Do you need a light?"
Seto nods as he takes the sin stick. He places it between his lips, and Duke lights it up with a match. Seto took in a puff and lets it out slowly. Yugi and Joey coughs from the fumes. "Sorry," the CEO apologized.
Two hours have passed and still no word from anyone about Anjel. Seto must've smoked the whole pack the whole time leaving Duke clean. "Next time, I'll bring the whole damn truck," the dice duelist frowns.
"Duke, not now," Tristan smacks him, "Kaiba's nervous. He can't help it."
A doctor finally came. The CEO arises to his feet, "How's Anjel?"
The doctor flashes an okay sign. "She'll be fine, Mr. Kaiba, you can see her right away."
"Go ahead, Kaiba. We'll be right here," Yugi smiles.
In another room, Anjel looks out the window not in the mood to face anyone. Seto enters the room quietly. It was later that Anjel decided to talk to someone or she'd crack; so, she turns to Seto with cold eyes, "Whatever it is, I don't want any of it."
"That's funny, sweetheart. No, I'm not here to beg. I'm just here to see if you're okay," the CEO smiles weakly. "I'll go if you want me to."
Anjel protests, "No, you dragged yourself here. You might as well stay for awhile. Did you come with that shrimp?"
"No, he forced himself to come along with the rest of the platter."
"Come here."
"You're not gonna hit me are you?"
"Hit you? Have you lost your marbles? I have to tell you something very important, and it can't wait."
"What is it, Anjel?"
"The doctor told you I'm okay 'cause I told him to say that. I'm here because of a rare disease. It's not contagious."
"What's wrong with you?"
"I can't have kids unless I have this surgery. I haven't had my period for four years."
"Four years?!?! Are you some kind of freak or something?"
"No. I had this problem for a long time. Doctors tried everything to solve the problem. What they're gonna do is force my period to start. If they can't do it, I might die."
"I don't want you to die. I want you to live long enough until I do..."
"Seto, what are you saying?"
"...I really care for you. I was wondering if.......I was hoping you'd......"
"What? Tell me before I'm wheeled to surgery."
"Mokuba saw you yesterday playing a new game. How can you master a stage when it hasn't been released?"
"My aunt used to play that song on an acoustic guitar when I was little. It's strange how someone else knows about that song. I thought I was the only one to hear it."
"I have a confession to make. At home, I would practice the guitar. Believe me, I couldn't play like Gitaroo Man. I tried so many times..."
"Don't worry about it. Besides, I like guys who play the guitar."
"Really?"
"Yeah. What's more romantic is a guy serenading me with the same music my aunt used to play."
"What music?"
"Mokuba knows about it. After all, he saw me play the sample game several times."
Two guys and a nurse enter the room with a stretcher. Anjel smiles, "I'll be out of here in a week if all goes well."
Seto watches his love being moved to the stretcher and wheeled to surgery. The hardest thing to accept is being seperated from someone who is getting to like the other for what the person is. Seto now has a task to win Anjel's heart for sure. So, he went home to find the song from the game.
Mokuba returns home and found his older brother playing the game. "Seto, what are you doing playing my game?"
"I know Anjel's weakness, Mokuba," the CEO explains, "it's all so clear to me. All I have to do is listen to the music and memorize it."
"You may need to start from the beginning, or I can help you memorize the ninth stage as I play. Is that okay?"
"Sure. She doesn't get out of the hospital for a week."
"I just have one question. Why do you want to memorize the music?"
"So I can serenade her."
"Good enough reason for me."
Mokuba grabs the controller and began to play the game. Over and over, Seto memorizes the music note by note. It was frustrating since Mokuba keeps missing a certain phrase. Three hours have passed. Seto felt a sensation going through his arms, "Mokuba, let me play, and put in a blank videotape."
Mokuba looks at his older brother oddly, "Seto, are you nuts? You haven't played this game before. You want to record your actions?"
"Yes." With those words buzzing through his mind, Seto begins the game.
The first half of the stage went smoothly. Not one mistake! The second stage begins. The VCR still recorded his actions as he played. Mokuba couldn't believe it! His brother mastered the stage without any mistakes!! Seto finishes the stage and then drops the controller in total shock, "How did I master the stage?"
Mokuba shrugged stopping the tape, "I don't know. I was about to ask you the same thing. Well, here it is on tape."
Seto nods, "Thanks, Mokuba."
So, for a week, he would squeeze in some free time to practice between work and school. Yugi found it strange how Seto would excuse himself early just to practice. Sometimes, the CEO would dream that he's serenading Anjel and she'd swoon becoming putty. Whenever he'd wake from his dreams, his eyes would give off a faint, white glow for ten seconds, and then go practice until he became sleepy again.
To be continued..........