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Saphiremirth- Don't worry, I'll try my best not to make it cheesy. And that's okay if you didn't critize anything, more compliments for me! :) Thanks for reviewing!!

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Kuro Enkou Nero- Lol, I just got done talking to you on AIM. We had a rather.....interesting conversation....wouldn't you say? *cough* Kaiba Hooker *cough*

The lyrics I use are by Hoobastank

ATTENTION
ATTENTION: Kuro Enkou wrote a story using Celeste!!!! And it is AWESOME! It's a bit lemony, which I like, but if you don't, I suggest you stay away. But for those of you who are interested, go to :
h t t p : / / w w w . g e o c i t i e s . c o m / r e z i s a n 2 k 3 / P r e y 2 B l u e E y e s 1 . h t m Except take out the spaces, of course!!!
It's Celeste/Otogi, though! Personally, I'd take either Otogi or Kaiba....or at the same time. ^-^ Have fun with this! Thanks again, Kuro!!!!!!!

Kaiba's POV

Staring at the white above
One day I close my eyes and here I am
A cold unhappy man
I've come to realize the life I have I hate
The pulse I need is slowly fading
Until I've lost it all


I looked down, shocked, at the cowering Celeste Kounichi below me.

The one person who would dare stand up to me, the one who I could never quite figure out, the one who would never, ever, let her guard down, was now crying pitifully at my feet. I turned my head slightly back to see Yugi and friends awestruck. Yugi caught my gaze briefly, then turned back to Celeste as she let out another choking sob. Joey was still in his fighting stance, but now staring strangely at her. I suppose I would have been suprised too. They just met Celeste, and she was crying now. I suppose they were deciding whether to stand there for five more minutes or try to calm her down.

Realization hit me. For the first time in my life, I had no clue what to do.

Duke spoke first. He walked forward hesitantly, "Uh....Who's gone?" He asked, unsure.

Celeste didn't bother to look up, just kept her head within her hands. I began to think she wasn't going to say anything at all, until we heard a muffled, shaky voice, "M-my Sister." Those words sent her into another fit of sobs. I stepped back slightly. Was I scared? Maybe. Wait, No. I'm not scared of anything. I licked my lips and ran my hand through my hair, as I began to pace around slightly. I looked to the depth of the woods. It was getting dark fast, and if Mokuba really was in the forest, I would have to move quickly.

The mutt spoke next, stepping forward carefully like Duke had before him, "Hey....uh....are ya sure? I mean, Marik has that creepy rod......
(A/N: Creepy? I was thinking more like sexy. ^-^) he could have had Mokuba under some kind of a spell or somethin'." Celeste stopped crying. I tilted my head back in thought. Maybe the mutt was right. I shook my head. Now I was giving him credit?

Either way, I started become impatient. If Kounichi's sister was gone, who's to say he won't take Mokuba next? My eyes locked with Celeste's for a second. Puppy's statement seemed to give her a spark of hope. I watched as Yugi helped her up and asked if she was alright.

"Who cares. We need to go now." I turned to the forest entrance and began to walk towards it. I didn't look to see if the gang was following me, in fact, I didn't care. I was going to save Mokuba, with or without them. I heard footsteps behind me. Of course they followed.

I shivered involuntarily as I walked into the forest. Get ahold of yourself. I looked back quickly to see if they had noticed my weakness, but they too seemed entranced by the forest. I crossed my arms and walked faster. Come to think of it, did I even know this forest was here before? I turned my head up to see slow moving fire flies gliding along, the only source of light in the forest. Leaves crunched below my feet, and I heard the scurry of small animals. I hope.

I grew more fearful of what Marik's twisted mind would think of to do to my brother. I snarled, "Do you have an exact location, Kounichi? I don't feel like wandering in a dark forest all night."

She tossed me a sneer, "No, I'm sorry," Her voice dripping with sarcasm, "Finding out my sister could be dead was a little distracting from the conversation." Now there's the bitch I knew.

"Mmmph....."

I snapped my head towards the direction of the noise. I knew that voice, that was Mokuba!

"Come on, to the left!" I shouted as I began to run towards the sound. The forest seemed to get darker as I went along, if that was even possible. The trees were twisted and deformed along the path, and a smoky haze filled the forest floor. I saw Kounichi run up along side of me, and lightly shove me aside. What the hell is she doing? She can't pass me.

Kounichi turned her head briefly to meet my gaze, "You better be right about this Kaiba. I swear, if your wrong-"

"My my, what have we here?"

Kounichi and I stopped in our tracks as the voice pierced the into the night.

"Who the hell are you?!!!!?" I yelled into the hazy fog. A menacing laugh followed my statement, mocking me. I hate being mocked.

"Why don't you come a little closer and see?"

In a matter of seconds, the ground shook violently and I heard Yugi and his friends each give out a suprised sound. I felt Celeste grab onto my sleeve, obviously to try to keep her ground. The fog lifted, and in front of us emerged a wide clearing in the middle of the forest. I snarled at Celeste and tore my arm away from her. She gasped slightly, but soon after gave me a glare, then looked down quickly at the ground. Even through the darkness I could tell a blush was creeping up her cheeks.

We all strode into the clearing cautiously, looking around. My eyes met with Bakura's deep brown ones, his gaze cold. I narrowed my eyes. That bastard. I heard whimpering coming from my right, and there I saw Mokuba and Maysaki tied to a smoky slate block. Celeste sighed with relief at the sight of Maysaki. But her face soon turned dark again as a male figure stepped out from behind Mokuba and Maysaki's little prison block. Who the hell is that?

Celeste, being the fool she is, ran over to Maysaki and tried to untie her. She actually got her hand untied, which suprised me, until the figure grabbed her around the waist, pushed her back down, and retied Maysaki's bonds. Celeste actually tried to fight back, punching him in the face, but he grabbed her hands and held them behind her back. Mokuba was yelling at the man and Maysaki was crying. Kounichi is such an idiot. It's obvious Bakura wants something to get Mokuba back, the question was what.

"Maysaki, are you alright?" Celeste calmly, despite the man holding her back. Maysaki nodded, but tears still fell down her cheeks. She turned to Mokuba, "I thought you said she was gone??"

Mokuba let out a choking sob, "She IS gone!" He pointed towards a small set of bushes. I think for the first time in my life, I was actually shocked. There lay a girl, about a year younger than Celeste and I, dead. Her brown hair was scattered around her face, painful looking bruises and burns on her neck and chest, and a large, deep cut running down her leg. Last, and most obvious her death cause, an ancient looking golden dagger, half imbedded in her breast, the handle protruding outward. Blood splattered around the wound and stained through her white blouse. Mokuba and Maysaki let out a cry and turned away from the disturbing scene.

Celeste let out an animal like growl as she struggled violently to get out of the man's grip. The man stepped into the light, his silver hair shining-

Wait.......Marik!!??

Wheeler snarled, "What are you doin' here Marik??"

Celeste began to scream at Marik, "Kai? KAI! You killed my secretary you bastards!!!! That's the whole fucking reason we couldn't find Mokuba or Maysaki, because you killed her to get to them! I'll avenge her! And if you hurt them, I'll-"

"Don't despair. We will do nothing to them......yet." Bakura smirked.

"Let them go, or you'll live to regret it." I spat.

"You're in no position to be handing out threats, Kaiba. You will have the chance to free them, with a duel."

I let out a sharp laugh, "You're challenging me to a duel? Very well. If I win, you let them go."

"And if you lose," Marik cut in, "All four of you have a one way ticket to the Shadow Realm!"

"Shut up." Celeste tossed her head behind her shoulder to glare at Marik, "This isn't fair, I can't duel, I don't even know how! I need a different way to get Maysaki. Like a boxing match with Kaiba or something."

"You know, you two should really put this rivalry behind you. Especially since the only way to for you to get your siblings back is to duel together." Bakura stated calmly.

"What!" We shouted in unison.

Bakura chuckled darkly, "So surprised? The easiest way to bring you two down is to make you a team. Unfourtunatly, the only way to get your little runts back is to duel. Unless you feel like skipping the losing stage and going straight to the shadow realm. I'm sure it can be arranged." An evil grin spread across his face.

"You wish, Bakura. We accept." I shouted. I know I made the decision for Celeste, but what else would she say? She wouldn't say no to a chance to save her little sister. I glanced over at her, her hair was sticking to her forehead from the stress, and she was staring coldly at Bakura. Between her ragged breathing and her shaking fists, I could sense fear. As long as I could duel for myself, I was fine. It's her problem if she is so sheltered, she doesn't play duel monsters. At least I can save Mokuba on my own.

"Come on, Bakura, I'm ready." I turned to Celeste, "It's not my problem if your lifepoints go to zero. I'm in this for Mokuba and myself, and I'll keep my lifepoints up to save him."

Bakura let out a quiet chuckle.

"What's so funny?" I demanded.

"Nothing at all." He said with that grin still stuck upon his face. Despite what he said, I could see there was something he wasn't telling us. He gestured to Marik to come over. Marik dragged Celeste along to where Bakura and I were. Celeste of course was still struggling, while Marik just held her wrists together like it was no big deal. Bakura lifted his hands and the ground began to shake violently again. The gang, which I noticed hadn't said a thing since we got there, began to gather around to see what was happening. I huffed. Figures Yugi would just sit and watch, tossing out hints and tips about the "Heart of the Cards" The heart of the cards hasn't helped me yet, and it never will.

The miniature earthquake halted to a stop, as a black dueling field arose in front of us. Marik pushed Celeste into one side of the arena and stepped into the opposite side himself with Bakura. I stepped into Celeste's side and tossed her a angry look. My eyes scanned around the arena. Our dueling disks were in front of us and I placed my deck in. I noticed Celeste looking around, confused. She turned to me, and i just gave her a smirk. Let's see how she figures this one out. I noticed the counter in front of us and-

Counter? Singular?

"Where is the other counter?" I asked, actually puzzled.

Marik let out a laugh, "There is none. You share lifepoints."

Despite what this could do to our game, Celeste was still laughing. She faced me and put her hands against her heart, "Oh good! Now I know I'll get Maysaki back, with the all-powerful, genius Seto Kaiba sharing my lifepoints." She cut the sarcasm, "What were you saying about my lifepoints? Oh wait, OUR lifepoints?" I put my hands through my hair, I felt like a fool. I shook it off, we had more important things to worry about.

Bakura spoke up, "Put your decks in the duel disks and let's begin."

Celeste just stood there. Now it was my turn to laugh.

Bakura looked at her, and for the first time, he actually looked shocked, "You don't even have a deck?"

"No." She stated sheepishly, but she regained her fire, "I have more important things to worry about than a stupid game." She snapped.

I heard a small chuckle from the other side of the field and turned my head to face Marik. He faced Bakura, "Technically, since we do have control of Kaiba's little brother, we make the rules Bakura. So.......since Miss Kounichi came unprepared, she still has to duel, because she accepted, but she has no deck, so all she can do is sit there. There's no need to kick her out of the duel. Besides, I want to see her face right when the door slips beneath her feet and she is sent falling into the Shadow Realm." Of course, he said this loud enough for Celeste and I to hear.

"What! This sucks! Kaiba, do something!" She demanded.

This is why I hated Kounichi.

She is an idiot

She's a bitch.

She can't do anything right.

She thinks SHE can boss ME around.

"That sounds right to me, Marik. And frankly, I don't care if it isn't fair. You can't do anything about it." Bakura said simply.

This was going to be a hell of a duel.