**** I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh ****
**** A/N: Well, this is the very last chapter of "Red Lips, Blue Eyes". Aren't you excited? ^_^ ****
Chapter Thirty-Eight The End of the Beginning
With his wineglass in hand and a caring smile on his face, Maximilian Pegasus escorted roux Matuko down his long flight of stairs as the clock in the wall chimed six times, telling the house that it was six in the evening.
Pegasus had spent the afternoon listening as Roux told in detail the events based around these last few days. She told in detail how she had been kidnapped by Malik, how he threatened to kill both her and Yugi, and the duel that would seem to take the life or herself or of Kaiba.
Sipping his wine, Pegasus listened to how the Millennium Stone saved her life with the help of the love from a once cold-hearted CEO. The story sounded like a dream, a bad one with a happy ending.
But he was happy to see Roux safe, and more happy to see that she was happy. He remembered what a terror coming to Domino City had been for her, but now it seemed to have worked out for the best. He was happy things had turned out for her.
"Well I've very pleased that you've decided to stay in Domino City," Pegasus said in his charming lure as they continued to walk down the stairs down from the study, where they had been talking for a long time.
Roux smiled. She looked better now, the effects of Malik's attack and of the duel and of the stone saving her life had seemed to drift from her spirit for the time being. Now she looked beautiful and happy. Pegasus was glad to see her like this.
After awhile the model shrugged. "I wanted to." She said softly, smiling. "And my agent Bryan told me that I deserved a little bit of happiness, after Kale died and everything."
Pegasus nodded and smiled to himself. He had a few little presents for Roux that the Tori lawyer had brought from Osaka, telling Pegasus that they were to go to Kale's ex-wife. Pegasus agreed to hold onto them until the time he could give them to her.
They walked down into the main room and towards the foyer to their left. Through the doorway was Seto Kaiba, standing and waiting patiently. He too looked better from the night of the events with Malik. He had spent a terrible day at KaibaCorp trying to keep things in order for the tournament, and convincing his men to look all over Domino City for Malik Ishtar.
There had been no such sign of Malik since he fled that night. But Kaiba knew he would come back for the Battle City Tournament. There he could easily have his revenge on the Egyptian boy.
He would show Malik that Seto Kaiba no longer had a heart of ice, and no one dared to hurt Roux without him having something to say about it.
As Pegasus and Roux emerged, Kaiba turned his attention to them, and smiled he approached them slowly. He still gave a wary eye to Pegasus; he still was not too comfortable with the likes of this man.
Pegasus understood his feeling. "Well hello Kaiba-boy. Right on time, as usual." He checked his pocket watch and then tucked it away. He nodded to the beauty beside him. "Roux has told me all about your little 'shin dig' with Malik Ishtar."
Kaiba smirked and rolled his eyes. "It was far too close of a call. I have my men looking for him as we speak."
Taking a last sip of his wine, Pegasus nodded. "Agreed. Now if it's all right Kaiba-boy I'd like to borrow Roux for just a moment alone to discuss her ex-husband's will."
Kaiba nodded and he stepped outside the door, leaving it ajar so that when Roux came out he would be waiting for her. He didn't listen; he stood and stared up at the sky.
When Kaiba was safely gone, Roux gave Pegasus a rather grim look. "Kale's will? Kale never believed in wills." She laughed softly.
Pegasus chuckled. "Indeed he didn't, but in your case he indeed wrote one." He smiled softly. "As of now you are the rightful owner to his esteeming fortune."
Roux was slightly disappointed. In a way she wished that Kale had kept something a little more personal for her. She already had a lot of money; she didn't necessarily need any more.
She bowed her head. "I see." She said softly.
"But he also asked to give you these." Pegasus brought forth an envelope from his jacket and handed it to Roux.
Cautiously she took it, wondering what it could be, and then digging deep into the envelope she found a stack of pictures. When she brought them out, she couldn't help but laugh when she saw them. Photographs of her and Kale when they had been together, getting married, on their honeymoon, in their limited home in Kale's penthouse. Roux smiled at the memories these photographs held in them, and she would keep them to her heart forever.
Sweetly she smiled up at Pegasus. "Thank you, Max." she said softly. "You don't know what this means to me."
He shrugged. "I have an idea." He then brought forth a small gift-wrapped box. It was flat and in a rectangular shape. He handed it to her. "This I had made for you. Originally it was to make your stay here in Domino easier."
Roux took the small present from him, smiling at him, saying thanks and wondering what it could be. She pulled the golden ribbon and tore off the wrapping. She found a small box, as if to hold a necklace. Carefully she took off the lid. She gasped.
It was a duel monster's card, but not any ordinary card. She picked it up especially carefully. The card was intitled, "Blinding Tori". The monster of the card was the almost the sheer duplicate of Kale.
Placing a hand over her lips, she couldn't believe what she saw.
"It's a card in memory of Kale." Pegasus told her softly. "I had it made for you after Kale died. His attack is using a camera to blind his opponent," he paused to let Roux laugh softly. "And his defense is to scream and shout irritably about the stupid things."
Roux shook her head, tears coming to her eyes. "It's just like Kale." She looked up at Pegasus and threw her arms around him. "Oh Max, thank you! Thank you so much!"
Pegasus hugged her, patting her back, smiling softly. "Think of it as a 'welcome to Domino' present."
They hugged for only a moment until the continued to the front door, where Kaiba had been waiting patiently with his hand in his jacket's pocket. He didn't seem to notice the stack of photographs-or the next card, that Roux was clinging to her when she emerged from the mansion's front door.
Pegasus stood in the doorway, watching with a warm smile as Kaiba snatched Roux's waist before she could creepy away. He had to admit that they did look wonderful together, and he hoped they would stay together in the future.
Within the moment, Pegasus smiled. "Well, I wish you both the best of luck." He nodded to Kaiba. "Take good care of her Kaiba-boy."
Kaiba nodded, expressionless, hugging Roux to him. "I will."
They said their good-byes for the evening, and soon Kaiba and Roux were walking down the walk from the Pegasus mansion. Roux held tightly to her photographs and to the Blinding Tori card. Kaiba hadn't asked her about either of them. He knew it wasn't really his business.
When they were within yards of the limo, Kaiba looked at his watch. "6:15." He said softly. "Do you want to go eat?" he asked Roux.
Red lip Roux looked up at his blue eyes and she smiled softly. "Where can we go?"
Kaiba smiled down at her, and he kissed her forehead and held her to him. Sighing very softly, he smiled. "Anywhere."
The two lovers got in the limo, holding each other, kissing softly, as the driver started up the car. The black limo pulled from the curb of the Pegasus mansion, and disappeared into the darkness.
~*~
**** A/N: That's it! No more "Red-Lips, Blue Eyes"! It's finished! Yay! And with a happy ending too! ^_^
Well now, I have to thank quite a few people. Firstly I have to thank all the wonderful people out there that read and reviewed this story; once again you guys are my inspiration and my encouragement for writing! Without your fantastic reviews and comments, I would never have finished this story! I love you all so much! Thanks for being you, guys! Thanks for the great reviews! ^_~ *
Secondly I have to thank my good friend Laura (AKA Kana-Chan Spits Fire) who gave me a TON of ideas for this story in which most were included.
Thanks to the inspiring new age music out there that kept me going.
And thanks to Coca-Cola, that kept me awake in the evenings when I had nothing better to do but write!
PS: Keep a sharp look-out for the sequel of "Red Lips, Blue Eyes", coming up sometime this week. I don't know the title for it yet, so that's why I say keep a sharp look-out! It will say, "Sequel to Red Lips, Blue Eyes" in the summary.
I love you all,
Ennya
~*~
**** A/N: Well, this is the very last chapter of "Red Lips, Blue Eyes". Aren't you excited? ^_^ ****
Chapter Thirty-Eight The End of the Beginning
With his wineglass in hand and a caring smile on his face, Maximilian Pegasus escorted roux Matuko down his long flight of stairs as the clock in the wall chimed six times, telling the house that it was six in the evening.
Pegasus had spent the afternoon listening as Roux told in detail the events based around these last few days. She told in detail how she had been kidnapped by Malik, how he threatened to kill both her and Yugi, and the duel that would seem to take the life or herself or of Kaiba.
Sipping his wine, Pegasus listened to how the Millennium Stone saved her life with the help of the love from a once cold-hearted CEO. The story sounded like a dream, a bad one with a happy ending.
But he was happy to see Roux safe, and more happy to see that she was happy. He remembered what a terror coming to Domino City had been for her, but now it seemed to have worked out for the best. He was happy things had turned out for her.
"Well I've very pleased that you've decided to stay in Domino City," Pegasus said in his charming lure as they continued to walk down the stairs down from the study, where they had been talking for a long time.
Roux smiled. She looked better now, the effects of Malik's attack and of the duel and of the stone saving her life had seemed to drift from her spirit for the time being. Now she looked beautiful and happy. Pegasus was glad to see her like this.
After awhile the model shrugged. "I wanted to." She said softly, smiling. "And my agent Bryan told me that I deserved a little bit of happiness, after Kale died and everything."
Pegasus nodded and smiled to himself. He had a few little presents for Roux that the Tori lawyer had brought from Osaka, telling Pegasus that they were to go to Kale's ex-wife. Pegasus agreed to hold onto them until the time he could give them to her.
They walked down into the main room and towards the foyer to their left. Through the doorway was Seto Kaiba, standing and waiting patiently. He too looked better from the night of the events with Malik. He had spent a terrible day at KaibaCorp trying to keep things in order for the tournament, and convincing his men to look all over Domino City for Malik Ishtar.
There had been no such sign of Malik since he fled that night. But Kaiba knew he would come back for the Battle City Tournament. There he could easily have his revenge on the Egyptian boy.
He would show Malik that Seto Kaiba no longer had a heart of ice, and no one dared to hurt Roux without him having something to say about it.
As Pegasus and Roux emerged, Kaiba turned his attention to them, and smiled he approached them slowly. He still gave a wary eye to Pegasus; he still was not too comfortable with the likes of this man.
Pegasus understood his feeling. "Well hello Kaiba-boy. Right on time, as usual." He checked his pocket watch and then tucked it away. He nodded to the beauty beside him. "Roux has told me all about your little 'shin dig' with Malik Ishtar."
Kaiba smirked and rolled his eyes. "It was far too close of a call. I have my men looking for him as we speak."
Taking a last sip of his wine, Pegasus nodded. "Agreed. Now if it's all right Kaiba-boy I'd like to borrow Roux for just a moment alone to discuss her ex-husband's will."
Kaiba nodded and he stepped outside the door, leaving it ajar so that when Roux came out he would be waiting for her. He didn't listen; he stood and stared up at the sky.
When Kaiba was safely gone, Roux gave Pegasus a rather grim look. "Kale's will? Kale never believed in wills." She laughed softly.
Pegasus chuckled. "Indeed he didn't, but in your case he indeed wrote one." He smiled softly. "As of now you are the rightful owner to his esteeming fortune."
Roux was slightly disappointed. In a way she wished that Kale had kept something a little more personal for her. She already had a lot of money; she didn't necessarily need any more.
She bowed her head. "I see." She said softly.
"But he also asked to give you these." Pegasus brought forth an envelope from his jacket and handed it to Roux.
Cautiously she took it, wondering what it could be, and then digging deep into the envelope she found a stack of pictures. When she brought them out, she couldn't help but laugh when she saw them. Photographs of her and Kale when they had been together, getting married, on their honeymoon, in their limited home in Kale's penthouse. Roux smiled at the memories these photographs held in them, and she would keep them to her heart forever.
Sweetly she smiled up at Pegasus. "Thank you, Max." she said softly. "You don't know what this means to me."
He shrugged. "I have an idea." He then brought forth a small gift-wrapped box. It was flat and in a rectangular shape. He handed it to her. "This I had made for you. Originally it was to make your stay here in Domino easier."
Roux took the small present from him, smiling at him, saying thanks and wondering what it could be. She pulled the golden ribbon and tore off the wrapping. She found a small box, as if to hold a necklace. Carefully she took off the lid. She gasped.
It was a duel monster's card, but not any ordinary card. She picked it up especially carefully. The card was intitled, "Blinding Tori". The monster of the card was the almost the sheer duplicate of Kale.
Placing a hand over her lips, she couldn't believe what she saw.
"It's a card in memory of Kale." Pegasus told her softly. "I had it made for you after Kale died. His attack is using a camera to blind his opponent," he paused to let Roux laugh softly. "And his defense is to scream and shout irritably about the stupid things."
Roux shook her head, tears coming to her eyes. "It's just like Kale." She looked up at Pegasus and threw her arms around him. "Oh Max, thank you! Thank you so much!"
Pegasus hugged her, patting her back, smiling softly. "Think of it as a 'welcome to Domino' present."
They hugged for only a moment until the continued to the front door, where Kaiba had been waiting patiently with his hand in his jacket's pocket. He didn't seem to notice the stack of photographs-or the next card, that Roux was clinging to her when she emerged from the mansion's front door.
Pegasus stood in the doorway, watching with a warm smile as Kaiba snatched Roux's waist before she could creepy away. He had to admit that they did look wonderful together, and he hoped they would stay together in the future.
Within the moment, Pegasus smiled. "Well, I wish you both the best of luck." He nodded to Kaiba. "Take good care of her Kaiba-boy."
Kaiba nodded, expressionless, hugging Roux to him. "I will."
They said their good-byes for the evening, and soon Kaiba and Roux were walking down the walk from the Pegasus mansion. Roux held tightly to her photographs and to the Blinding Tori card. Kaiba hadn't asked her about either of them. He knew it wasn't really his business.
When they were within yards of the limo, Kaiba looked at his watch. "6:15." He said softly. "Do you want to go eat?" he asked Roux.
Red lip Roux looked up at his blue eyes and she smiled softly. "Where can we go?"
Kaiba smiled down at her, and he kissed her forehead and held her to him. Sighing very softly, he smiled. "Anywhere."
The two lovers got in the limo, holding each other, kissing softly, as the driver started up the car. The black limo pulled from the curb of the Pegasus mansion, and disappeared into the darkness.
~*~
**** A/N: That's it! No more "Red-Lips, Blue Eyes"! It's finished! Yay! And with a happy ending too! ^_^
Well now, I have to thank quite a few people. Firstly I have to thank all the wonderful people out there that read and reviewed this story; once again you guys are my inspiration and my encouragement for writing! Without your fantastic reviews and comments, I would never have finished this story! I love you all so much! Thanks for being you, guys! Thanks for the great reviews! ^_~ *
Secondly I have to thank my good friend Laura (AKA Kana-Chan Spits Fire) who gave me a TON of ideas for this story in which most were included.
Thanks to the inspiring new age music out there that kept me going.
And thanks to Coca-Cola, that kept me awake in the evenings when I had nothing better to do but write!
PS: Keep a sharp look-out for the sequel of "Red Lips, Blue Eyes", coming up sometime this week. I don't know the title for it yet, so that's why I say keep a sharp look-out! It will say, "Sequel to Red Lips, Blue Eyes" in the summary.
I love you all,
Ennya
~*~