Sweet November

Chapter 2

Disclaimer: Did I grow rich and famous since I last updated? Then I don't think I own them.

Warnings: This fic also includes Yuugi/Jounouchi. Though not much and it will play a part in the Seto/Isis story line so I suggest you read it anyway.

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Isis stood frozen in her living room; this was unreal. There was no way this could be happening to her. She had to be still asleep in Seto's bed. "What the hell kind of game are you playing?" she asked.

The voice on the other end laughed, sending shivers down her spine and not the good kind. "This is no game. This is quite serious. I've chosen you to be my November. You should be honored that I chose you."

She felt faint and she sat down. "Stop it now!" she insisted. She felt like someone was watching her, judging her, and whatever they found was highly amusing to them.

"Sorry, sweetheart. I've made up my mind. You're going to be my November. No one else will do."

"Knock it off!" she yelled, hanging up the phone and slamming it down on the table. She took several deep breaths to calm herself. Someone was just trying to play a sick joke on her. She ran her fingers through her hair, finally reaching a state of relative calmness. Nothing and no one was going to hurt her, not while Seto was around. She laughed lightly, nervously. She had been acting silly, thinking there was something to worry about.

The phone rang and she jumped, staring at it warily. The phone rang again and she extended her hand towards it slowly. She mentally kicked herself. This was stupid; that last call had only been some stupid prank and they had already had their fun. She laughed at herself and picked the phone up. "Hello?"

"That wasn't a very nice thing to do, Isis." She recognized the voice as the one from before and froze. "You've made me angry, Isis. You'll learn soon enough that you did not want to do that."

Isis regained control of her voice. She was going to be intimidated by some threatening voice on the phone. "Listen, jackass, you better stop this right now or when I tell Seto about this-"

The voice laughed loudly, cutting her off. "He won't do a damn thing. All the other girls made the same threat and their boyfriends really didn't give a damn. In fact, they thought the girls were going crazy. I choose my girls carefully, Isis. I choose ones that won't be missed much."

Isis leaned back in the chair. It wasn't true; Seto would protect her, no matter what the cost. She would tell him about the conversation and he would take care of everything. "Shut up and just leave me alone!" she warned, hanging up the phone.

She had to track the call so she knew where it came from and could tell Seto. He couldn't do anything if he didn't know where the calls had originated from. But the information she got was not what she wanted to hear. Her last incoming call had been last night, and it was from Seto's number.

She dumbly put the phone down, feeling numb all over. There was no record of the strange conversation. It wasn't possible. What the hell was going on? She wanted to cry, but the tears just wouldn't come. If it had been a prank call she would have been able to track it. The phone rang again and she angrily picked it up. "Leave me the hell alone!" she yelled, sounding just slightly hysterical. She felt like she had every right to be.

"Isis?" came the confused voice of Yuugi on the other end. "Okay, but first you have to tell me what I did?"

"Yuugi?" she gasped. The tears finally came, rolling down her cheeks. She wished Seto wasn't working so that he could come and comfort her. "Yuugi, I'm so sorry. I thought you were someone else," she apologized.

"Isis, are you okay?" Yuugi asked, concern creeping into his fun. "Grandpa's running the shop right now. Do you want me and Jounouchi to come over?"

"Could you?" she asked hopefully. Having Yuugi and Jounouchi there would be better than nothing. At the very least she wouldn't be alone anymore. She was definitely spending the night at Seto's tonight. She would be safe there. He could protect her.

Yuugi made a sound to signal his consent. "We'll be right over."

"Don't take too long," she said as he hung up. She was shaking as she put the phone back on the hook. She wanted Seto though it would be several hours before she could see him again. She sat back down in her chair, watching the phone, and expecting it to ring again. It did. Damn, she really hated it when she was right about things like this. She wrapped her arms around herself, looking at the ground, willing for the sound to stop. Let the phone ring all it wanted; she wasn't about to answer it again.

The ringing didn't stop, it was practically begging her to pick it up. She stood up and started pacing, every so often glancing at the phone. Why wouldn't it stop? Maybe it wasn't the prankster again. Maybe it was Seto calling from work. It wasn't common, but it wasn't something he never did either. And there was something inside her that wanted her to pick up the phone.

She had made up her mind to answer it and she was slowly making her way towards it. There was a loud knock on the door and the phone suddenly stopped ringing. Not only that, she felt as if she had been pulled out of a trance. "Isis, it's Yuugi," came the muffled cry through the door.

She took several deep breaths before opening the door. Yuugi was standing outside, with Jounouchi leaning against the wall. "Yuugi, Jounouchi!" She was so relieved to see them. They could keep her mind off that stupid, stupid call.

They smiled at her. "Can we come inside?" Yuugi asked, his bright cheerful face lighting up the place. She opened the door wider and nodded. They went inside and Isis locked the door behind them. No sense in taking chances.

Jounouchi instantly made himself comfortable, lounging on the couch, looking around with interest. "Nice place. How do you afford it? I'm sure Kaiba doesn't pay for it. I'm sure he resents the fact that you even live here."

Yuugi sat down by Jounouchi and Isis made herself comfortable in the armchair across from them. "I have my own job, you know."

Jounouchi blushed; he had probably forgotten that fact. He wrapped his arms around Yuugi's waist and Isis smiled. They deserved to be happy together, just as she deserved to be happy with Seto. She wondered if that day would ever come; the day where she could just be with Seto and not worry about anything else. It had happened for Yuugi and Jounouchi; there was still a chance that it would happen for her and Seto.

"So what was bothering you when I called?" Yuugi asked, placing his hands on Jounouchi's.

She shook her head; they were so happy with each other. She shouldn't ruin it by dragging them into her problems. They would only be worried about her. "Nothing. I just kept receiving prank calls and they got on my nerves." Yuugi and Jounouchi nodded and she was glad they didn't ask any more questions. Maybe they had figured out now was not the time to ask questions. She changed the topic. "What were you calling about?"

"Well, Jounouchi and I were wondering if you and Kai-Seto wanted to come to the party we're having next weekend. We figured you'd be the better one to ask," Yuugi admitted.

Isis smiled slightly. Seto was still getting over the whole being friends with Yuugi thing and he wasn't succeeding at it too much. The only reason he had decided to try it in the first place was because she had asked him to. "I'll talk to him. I'm sure he'll love to come." Jounouchi started laughing; he knew Seto still had problems with the friend concept. Isis shook her head. "Yuugi, why do you put up with him?"

"I have my reasons," Yuugi said slyly. All three of them were laughing now. Isis felt so much better; it seemed so stupid to be worrying about that prank call. Yuugi and Jounouchi's happiness was infectious. Just when all thoughts of the call were drifting from her mind, the phone started ringing. She looked nervously at the phone. "Yuugi, could you get that?" she asked timidly.

He nodded and picked up the phone. "Hello?" He quickly glanced over at Isis. She got a sinking feeling in the bottom of her stomach as she realized who it was. "She's not here at the moment. May I ask who's calling?" He sighed as he hung up the phone. "I think that was your prank caller. I wouldn't worry about it too much," he reassured her.

She wasn't so sure. She had the feeling that this was only the beginning.

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