(A/N: I only own Arilana Nodoka and Mira! Enjoy!)
Chapter 3

Nothingness
Nodoka awoke with a treacherous headache. "Nodoka. Can you hear me?"

"Don't shout," Nodoka said.

"I'm not shouting." Nodoka looked at Mira with blurry eyes.

"I feel like I've been hit with a brick, and it hurts like hell," Nodoka said.

"Mokuba shot you," Mira said.

"You serious?"

"Yeah. Apparently you shot Seto, so in revenge he shot you. You bled worse than Seto did. You're getting a blood transfusion in a second. He's donating the blood," Mira said.

"Oh wonderful," Nodoka said. "Life's a b."

"Nodoka! Don't talk like that."

The doctor walked in. "Don't worry," he said. "This won't hurt at all."

He stuck the needle in Nodoka's arm. "Ow! Not hurt? How would you like me to stab you with a needle like that."

Mira laughed. "Okay Nodoka." she said.

Joey walked in and kissed Mira on the cheek. "Hey you two," Joey said.

"Hey Joey," Nodoka said. "I was shot right under the rib cage. No more sit ups for a while," she laughed.

"Kaiba was shot in the arm. or was it his back? He's next door," Joey said. "Mokuba's there too."

"Great, my shooter is next door," Nodoka laughed. The doctor took the needle out of her arm and left.

"You guys, thanks for coming." Nodoka said.

"No problem," Joey said. "Yugi, Tristan, Téa, and Bakura are coming, so stay awake."

"Okay." Nodoka yawned.

A few minutes later, Yugi, Tristan, Téa, and Bakura walked in. "Hey," Yugi said. "How are you?"

"Shot, but other than that, I'll live." They all laughed.

They all talked until visiting time was over. When they left, Nodoka rolled over and went to sleep. At midnight, Nodoka woke herself up. She slowly made her way out of her room. She looked at the files on the door to the right of hers. It was Seto's room. She opened the door and peeked her head in. He was asleep on his back. Nodoka snickered. She walked into the bathroom and filled a bowl with warm water. She carried it over to the side of his bed and stuck his hand in it. Nothing was happening. He wasn't peeing on himself. Nodoka waited. Nothing still. She got on his bed, she positioned herself to where she was above his stomach and she was holding herself up with her legs. She took the bowl and dumped it on his head. Seto sat up, knocking her off of him and onto the floor. Nodoka slowly got to her feet. You could see her wound bleeding again through her clothes. "Nodoka!" Seto said.

"Who'd you expect? The Easter bunny?" Nodoka winced from the pain.

Seto jumped out of bed to support her as she began leaning. "I'm sorry," Seto said.

"Don't be. And don't say you're sorry. As a matter of fact, make it a bonus, don't talk," Nodoka said.

"Wait, what's wrong?" Seto asked.

Nodoka winced. "The fact that you pushed me away, and let your little brother try and kill me!" Nodoka stepped away from him and turned to look him in the eyes. "The fact that I almost died, and you didn't stick up for me! The fact that I am found to be alive, you donate blood to me!" She slapped him. "I'm sorry! I should have never come to Domino!"

Seto rubbed his face. "Why did you come?" Seto asked looking down.

"My job asked me to move here," she said.

"What is your job?" Seto looked at her.

"I'm. I'm. I'm a reporter." They were silent. "I was to write about you, Mokuba, and Kaiba Land." Nodoka looked away.

"Get out."

"As you wish." Nodoka turned and walked out. She went back into her room and lie down. "I love you, Seto Kaiba," she said, and went back to sleep. When she awoke there was a new bandage around her waist. She jumped up changed into clothes that Mira had brought her and signed herself out of the hospital. She gathered her belongings and left. Nodoka went home and packed all of her things. She said good-bye to Yugi, Mira, Joey, Tristan, Bakura, and Téa. She then went to the airport with all of her things and left to the U.S. Two and a half years later, Nodoka returns.