Chapter Two-Captured!

"Noa? Are you here?" Veronica looked around her friend's unusually quiet base,as she walked down the familiar corridors. At a point,she stopped,and gazed at the walls. He changed them. I like it. The walls now were adorned with pictures of him and Mokuba,one with all three of the Kaiba brothers,and random paintings. "Very nice work,Noa." She aloud softly.

"I'm glad you think so,Ronnie." Noa appeared behind her,with a smile.

"Noa!" Veronica turned around,and smiled, glad to see him. "I've missed you Oniisan."

"Is everything all right with you and Vincent?" Noa asked after studying his friend's face "You don't look happy."

"Well...Things could be better, but they're not as bad as they could be." She didn't want him to think she was running to him for comfort, which is exactly what she was doing. "How are you doing?"

Noa smirked slightly, apparently realizing that things were as bad as he thought. "I'm perfect." As an after thought, he added, "And you're up way past your bedtime. Come,you should be asleep."

"I'm way to wide awake to sleep now, Noa-sama. Can't we talk for a bit first?"

"I suppose. Come on out to the balcony. It's a lovely night I've created." He took her hand,and purposely pulled her outside. "I built the balcony after my brothers went home. Do you know if I chose,I could have a mansion that replicates Seto's?"

"Don't you want one?" Veronica asked him. She felt something was really wrong, but she couldn't place it.

"Yes, and no." The sea foam haired boy smiled at her. "That's an awful lot of mansion to upkeep alone. And it's true I could program servants, but that's no fun anymore."

"I could come visit more and help." His adopted sister offered. "I don't do a lot of cleaning at home,but it can't be that hard."

"No no. You can't stay here. Not even long right now. I should be sending you home, Veronica."

"But I came to see you. I miss you so much." Veronica stared down the valley,which had changed into a tundra.

"Your brother won't wonder where you are?" He blinked at her in surprise. "I suppose....." She yawned. "Maybe I will sleep on it..."

"Wait. You can't go to sleep now. We've to leave." Noa's voice changed, suddenly urgent.

"Leave? But you were just gonna send me home....." Veronica was confused by his sudden change of heart.

"Change of plans." He grabbed her wrist firmly, and began to lead her down into the snow field below.

"Noa?! What are you doing? I don't have any shoes on!"

"That's too bad. You have dressed for the weather, Little Sister." Noa sneered, as he continued to yank her down the stairs.

"I......." That's when it hit Veronica what was so different. They were on top of land, not in the water. "You moved your base out of the water?"

"Well, fish are nice, but they get boring." Came Noa's sharp reply as they touched the icy plain.

Veronica shivered. "Where are we going?" She looked up at Noa,sighing softly.

"Where ever we tell you to." Came an unpleasantly familiar voice. Krump appeared with Gansley beside Noa,and grabbed her shoulder firmly.

"Take her away." Noa ordered,snickering.

"Noa?! What's wrong with you!"

"I'm not...feeling like myself today, Veronica." Noa replied quietly. As he laughed even more maniacally, Noa began to change form. Soon, the laugh deepened,and Gozabouro Kaiba stood towering over her. "In fact,I really am not myself."

"Gozabouro Kaiba!" Veronica exclaimed, fear coursing through every part of her body. "What do you want with me? Where is Noa?!"

Kaiba Senior laughed. "Noa's not here anymore. Seto gave him a body. He lives in Domino with them now."

"No! You're lying!" Veronica panicked. But if he was.....then why was he in Noa's base ?

"I may be ruthless, but I'm no liar, Child. You're quite alone in this world." He nodded to Gansley now. "You know where to put her."

"Yes Sir."

"You won't get away with this! Noa will find out,and then you'll be in great big trouble!!"

"We shall see." Gozabouro made a gesture to his two henchmen,and they vanished with her. This is the perfect revenge. I'll take away the very thing he tried to protect!