Okay, well I finally finished writing and despite that fact I despise this chapter with a passion I'm just going to put it up anyway and I promise the next chapter will be better… I'm really sorry this chapter sux so bad, I wanted to just erase it and start again but I knew everyone wanted updates so I just… updated it anyway… ssoorrrryy!! (it does get better!!)
A Glimpse of the Future
"You said what to her?" Tristan exclaimed after Joey told them what had happened with Mai.
"Urgh!" Joey gripped his hair with his hands from where he sat in the kitchen, elbows resting on his knees. "I know!"
"I can't believe she didn't kick your sorry ass!"
"I know, I know! You guys have to help me; I don't know what I was doing but she won't talk to me. She won't answer her phone when I call, even if I block the call, as soon as I start talking she hangs up. She doesn't answer the door when I go over there, and she pretty much pushed me off the fire escape. Thank God she only lives one floor up," Joey said, recalling that morning when she had indeed screamed so loud at him that he'd fallen off the fire escape.
"Yes, well, I would have taken you up to the 11th floor and pushed you off!" Tea's eyes were wild with fury and she went stomping out of the room. Moments later, the door was heard being slammed and then Tea stomped as loudly as she could down the hall until she entered the elevator.
"Fuck, fuck, FUCK!" Joey hollered, stressed beyond all belief. He rose from his chair and went into his bedroom, coming out moments later with a smoke in hand. He placed in slightly to the side of his mouth before lighting the flame near the end and sucking, resting his head on the back of the chair and exhaling slowly.
"I didn't know you smoked…" Yugi said quietly from where he said across the table.
"It's the stress Yug, I can't help it," Joey said, inhaling again.
On a happier note, Yugi seemed at least a little bit better. He was still extremely clammy looking, his eyes sunken into their sockets and he was practically wasting away to nothing; any meat he'd had on him previously was gone. But he was up and moving again; he never made any attempt to go anywhere but when asked- or demanded or him he would usually come out with his friends. Not that many of them were in any better of a mood.
Everyone was depressed about Serenity, but Tea was still upset about Yami, and now Joey had Mai to worry about and of course, Mokuba lost both his brother and girlfriend.
Mokuba; now there was one depressed little man. They often tried to go over there and break him out of the house, force him to have a bit of fun, but he either pretended not to be there or just wouldn't open the gate. But they saw him at school and, if anything, he looked worse than both Joey and Yugi put together. His shiny black hair was now dull and usually a mess falling in his face; Seto Kaiba would have looked fat compared to him. His cheeks were sucked in, his eyes blood shot and sickly looking. Everyone was dreadfully worried about him, and some at school were mighty surprised he hadn't done away with himself- not that there was much left to do away with. He spent hour upon hour at the hospital, his grades and sunken to an all-time low and his dog was suffering from what the vets believed to be depression. Mokuba Kaiba was at an all time low in his life and they feared if they didn't do something quick, there'd be nothing they could do.
"Kaiba!" The pharaoh hollered as Kaiba entered the throne room, holding a chain that had Serenity attached to the other end. "Would you kindly explain to me why your slave was in my room last night?" Yami demanded.
"I don't know what you are talking about," Kaiba lied, "she was with me all night."
"Is that so?" Yami smirked slightly. "Would you kindly explain this then?" the Pharaoh held up Serenity's dress robe.
"How are you to prove it is Serenity's?" Kaiba said quickly. He had completely forgotten about that robe she'd left behind in her hurry to leave.
"I saw her in my room Kaiba! Are you accusing me of lying?" The pharaoh demanded, standing up from his seat.
Kaiba thought about it for a moment. Technically, yes he was, but if he wanted to live he would have to claim otherwise. "Oh course not," Kaiba replied. "I simply think you have misunderstood because I know that Serenity was in my-"
"I know you are lying Seto Kaiba, so why don't you just stop before I have both you and your slave put to death?" the pharaoh suggested.
"You aren't planning on having her put to death, are you?" Kaiba asked, slightly worried for the life of his beloved brother's girlfriend.
"The thought has crossed my mind once or twice…" Yami said, noticing the slightly worried look on Kaiba's face. "I've got to wonder Kaiba, have you feelings for your slave? I'll have you know it would be highly frowned upon if a high priest fell in love with a slave. You'd be the laughing stock of my entire kingdom."
Kaiba's worried look changed to one of anger, he yanked Serenity forward, causing her to fell at his feet. "Kill her if you must," Kaiba sneered. Kaiba's pride was about all he had left in this stupid place. He would not give that up for Serenity, a girl he hardly liked at all and couldn't really find a good reason for why he helped her so often.
The Pharaoh threw his head back and laughed at Kaiba's sudden change of heart. "Apparently not… I like you Kaiba. And only because I like you have I decided to let your slave live. On several conditions, mind you. She is now to be with you all of the time. Every waking moment she is to be within eye site of you and when I say every, I mean every. That involves baths you lucky priest," The pharaoh chuckled slightly. "And at night, she's chained to your bed; make that work. Oh and one last thing.; from now on, she works in the fields during the day Rain or shine, I expect her up there every day of the week excluding one, your choice. Should she please me, then perhaps I'll become more lenient and she can work less. Even though I consider myself being particularly nice just giving her one day off. And now for you. Your dueling hours have just increased. I want you in this stadium for 1/4 of your waking hours everyday until further notice. Trust me Seto Kaiba, I know how much dueling takes out of you. Now get out of my sight before I change my mind."
Kaiba yanked Serenity back up to her feet and turned to leave. "Oh, one last thing, Kaiba. She starts today. Take her to the slave cages and she will be escorted outside, along with her new partner, to work until sunset."
"What did he say?" Serenity demanded when they were well out of ear shot of the throne room. Kaiba quickly told her what the pharaoh had ordered for her sentence, and then his as well.
"I'm sorry Kaiba!" Serenity said angrily, "I wasn't exactly my fault. And I somehow feel you are getting the better end of this deal! I'm being sent outside in the dessert do to hard labor for like 90 percent of my waking hours!" Serenity defended herself.
"You should have thought about that before you seduced the Pharaoh," Kaiba mumbled, heading down the steps towards the slave cages.
"I heard that, Seto Kaiba, and you know perfectly well that I didn't-" Serenity was stopped suddenly . Kaiba gripped her chin, kissing her bottom lip lightly, and then pulling away, looking into her confused eyes for only a moment, before un-clipping her leash. He spun her around by the shoulders and shoved her forward.
"Have a nice day at work," he smirked, walking away, leaving Serenity standing totally dumfounded in the middle of the hallway.
"What the hell…?" Serenity mumble, still not moving.
"Slave girl!" someone hollered at her. "Hurry up! We haven't got all day!"
"Oh right," Serenity said, walking the rest of the way down the hall to meet her partner and be sent up to the surface. "Senna!" Serenity said happily as they snapped metal chains to both of their ankles, linking them together. Serenity examined the pale faced salve girl. She didn't look so well, her master didn't seem very kind, she had probably been beaten again. Serenity felt bad for her, but there was really nothing she could do for her, she was nothing but a slave herself and if she wasn't careful she would get both herself and Kaiba killed.
Serenity stopped and frowned slightly as they tied a bandana around her eyes. Apparently they didn't like the slaves to know the way out. She frowned even more as the chained her arms behind her back so that she couldn't pull it off.
'Smart bastards…' Serenity thought as they began to lead them out of the underground fortress. They seemed to walk forever until finally the blind folds were taken off and the chains on their arms un done. Serenity looked around at her new surroundings. A long stone stairs case stood before her. One of the guards barked something and the slaves began to walk up the stairs. Serenity jumped back slightly when one muscular arm flung out in front of her.
One of the guards said something to Senna and handed her two things. They appeared to be slingshots. Serenity looked at Senna, a confused look on her face before she was shoved forward, apparently she was holding up traffic. The walked up the stair case, the steady beat of everyone's feet slapping against the cold stone stairs was beginning to get on Serenity's nerves. How far underground were they exactly? Then the stairs began to flatten out until they became just a long pathway. Serenity peered around the slaves in front of her to see that it seemed to get lighter at the end of the tunnel and a thought struck her.
She was going outside, outside after being stuck in a cold damp underground fortress for over a month. Into the sun, the warm smiling sun, and the heat! Suddenly she didn't feel so bad about having to be a slave and go outside. Her light spring tan had long since faded once they'd arrived and she felt herself looking pail and ugly. The heat could be felt now, and the air seemed lighter. Serenity couldn't help but fidget excitedly as she and Senna neared the doorway leading outside. Serenity had to use every ounce of self controlled she possessed to keep from running ahead.
Finally, they stepped through the door way, only to be great by another flight of stairs, this one however seemed short and sweet compared to the previous stair case. At the top if their stairs the light filled in, but seemed to be covered by something. The slaves seemed less tense in this atmosphere, for the remainder of the stair case many of the actually smiled and spoke, joking with each other and laughing. There were still guards positioned around but not many enjoyed the intense heat of the day and so very few were posted.
As they neared the top Serenity was forced to squint, her eyes burning slightly as the light intensified, something her eyes weren't used to. As they completely exited the ground Serenity was forced to shut her eyes entirely but breathed and clean, fresh air in deeply before opening one eye halfway and then the other, allowing them to adjust to the light. Before her was several feet of dirt, but then the fields started. Huge stalks of corn, all taller than she was, some at least twice as tall.
"Oh wow…" Serenity said, ignoring the white dots in front of her eyes and examining the new atmosphere. "I can see why they called hits place the Fertile Crescent…" Serenity turned around as best so could. They were surrounded by a corn field, and several feet above the entrance way was some sort of a platform which four people now sat upon, each holding a slingshot identical to the two Senna had been handed.
Serenity turned towards Senna when she tugged gently on her outfit and then pointed in the opposite direction, grunting. Serenity just nodded and followed her, her hands in front of her face as they walked through the field, the leaves itching against her skin. They walked for a long time, coming across several other clearings, all with platforms and people sitting atop them, four to be exact, before they came too one with only two.
Senna spoke to the two other slaves who replied and then she bent down and began picking up little stones. Serenity just stood, a stupid look on her face before Senna looked up at her and grunted, "You do this," she said, holding up the stones. Serenity just nodded. She had understood two of those three words, and the third was easy enough to guess.
Serenity picked up small stone, placing them in the pouch that had been given to her which was tied onto her rope belt. Once both her pouch as well as Senna's were full, Senna motioned for her to come towards the platform and raise her arms. Serenity felt her wrists gripped and looked up to see a tall, stocky man who easily lifted her up, placing her on her feet and then smiling, nodding slightly. Serenity just smiled.
"Come over here," Senna said and motioning for Serenity, who came. "See this," she held up the slingshot. "We use to hit those pesky black birds that are always stealing our corner. You put the rock in here," Senna demonstrated, "and you pull back and then shoot." Senna did and a large bird fell back towards the ground as it had been flying up, attempting to escape a rock that had been flung at him earlier. "But don't always hit them, sometimes only scare them or we'll run out of birds to hit and will always have to bit the corn which gives you blisters," she showed Serenity her hands. "I know you don't understand, but practice anyway, it is good to be able to use the small catapult, it is a weapon if you are ever in danger."
Serenity didn't understand most of what Senna had said but thanks to Kaiba's more recent language lessons it wasn't all gibberish. Serenity fumbled with the slingshot and then sent one forward, only a few feet forward but it was progress. Through out the day she acquired some accuracy, it usually went within five feet of where she was aiming, though it lacked the strength required to actually kill any bird. Senna kept assuring her she was getting better, but by the end of the day Serenity was discouraged and tired.
She hardly appreciated it, nor looked forward to the greeting she received from Kaiba when she walked sleepily into the room, her feet aching from walking down all those stairs, her shoulders and face still burning, flopping face down on the bed. She could even smell herself, a combination of burning leather and body odor. She couldn't help but wrinkle her nose at that.
"Get up Serenity," Kaiba said as he strode across the room towards her, being sure to stay several feet away.
"But I dun wanna," Serenity said in the most pitiful voice she could muster as she rolled over, her arms sprawled out at her sides.
"You look like shit…" Kaiba couldn't help but state. Not entirely true, Kaiba didn't hesitate to notice a new golden tone to her skin which only seemed to bring out her honey brown eyes. He remember licking his thumb and rubbing the dirt off Mokuba's face when he'd come in from playing outside, smiling as Mokuba cringed away from his spit. They way her outfit clung to her chest was like silent torture, especially since the night before. For some reason Kaiba saw Serenity in a whole new manor, not just the sniveling little sister of his archenemy or his little brother's hot girlfriend. She was a woman, a woman indeed.
"Yea, tell me something I don't already know," Serenity scowled at him and then snatched his pillow from the top of the bed and snuggling with it, burying her face deep within the feathers. Kaiba cocked his head slightly to the side. How disappointing, though the new view was hardly horrid either. The way her dress framed her hips was like candy for his eyes. After staring at her beautiful, suddenly very tempting body Kaiba shook his head and took her hands, easily pulling the formally dozing girl to her feet.
"Bath time," he stated simply.
"What the hell…" Serenity couldn't help but mumbled as he gripped her shoulders and led her toward the bathhouse. Bath time? Had she heard him correctly? Did Kaiba just say… bath time? He'd been acting weird the last several days. She often caught him watching her, and then his interesting display the night before, and then that morning and now… bath time? It was almost as if Seto Kaiba was treating her kindly.
Sure the previous evening had been interesting, but she'd assumed it to be to save their lives and nothing else. There weren't supposed to be any feelings involved, all casual make out sessions used only when essential to stay alive. And even so, during these casual make out sessions Serenity never once allowed the thought that it had been Kaiba and not Mokuba gently caressing her skin and kissing her lips. Kaiba wasn't… was he?
Serenity stopped then, feeling Kaiba run into her, his hands moving to her hips more as a reflex than anything else. She spun around and gripped either side of his face, staring into his eyes and then moved one hand to his forehead.
"What are you doing?" he snapped, though it lacked his normal forced and had an uneasy sort of tone.
"So you are Kaiba and you don't have a fever… then what is wrong with you?" Serenity asked, using the voice she sometimes used which just irked him, it reminded him so much of her brother that he could often whack her upside the head right there and then. That annoying tone, as she asked stupid questions and acted like a five-year-old playing doctor with her teddy bear.
"There's nothing wrong with me," he said angrily, smacking her hand away from his forehead. "You reek, I didn't want you smelling up the entire room and I have to spend all bloody evening with you and that's a task unto itself without the help of that less than pleasant smell ejecting from your armpits."
"I can hardly help the fact that you made me a slave and then someone took over my mind and now I have to spend countless hours above ground in the sweltering heat shooting birds out of the corn fields," Serenity retaliated, he'd hardly had to say that. So she smelled. It wasn't her fault deodorant hadn't been invented yet.
With that Serenity spun around and did her best to stomp angrily the rest of the way to the bath, but her feet were sore and she wanted to do nothing more than sink into the murky waters of the hot springs, rubbing the soap root all over her body. Then and idea struck and Serenity wanted to scream as she began to realize the full extent of her punishment but chose to use self control and be sure first. "I'll have you know I know my way to the bathhouse."
"Perhaps you weren't listening this morning when I explained your punishment. You are to be within eyesight of me every waking moment unless you are a work and at night, your chained to the bed post," Kaiba snapped.
Serenity swallowed her pride and quickly came up with a comeback that shut him up quickly enough. "Well perhaps if you hadn't kissed me then it would have stuck longer! And lucky you, now you have an excuse to ogle me and you don't have to pretend you were looking behind me!"
As she had predicted, Kaiba didn't reply, perhaps by the end of their little adventure Kaiba would begin to gain some respect for the Wheelers wit. Not likely, but Serenity was hopeful. She stood, staring at the water, longing for it's soothing affects before spinning around, blushing deeply and looking at Kaiba and raising one eyebrow. He glared at her before turning around, focusing his attention on a crack in the wall until he heard the splash of Serenity entering the water and sat down on a log, the Egyptians lame excuse for a chair, leaning his head on the wall and watched as she went under the water. She came back up moments later, water droplets running down her face as her hands slicked her long brown hair back and she sighed deeply, her eyes shut making her totally unaware of Kaiba's eyes upon her.
How is it that the mutt's sister had acquired the good looks of the family? And the brains, actually, Joey and Serenity totally clashed, Joey was all the bad and Serenity was seemingly all the good. And she was all the more beautiful because she didn't know, and she didn't flaunt it. Innocent and sheltered by her brother beyond her 18 years, and then sent into a place almost the equivalent of hell and she somehow managed to look angelic, basking in the warm water below.
She was growing on him, Kaiba watched over her not only because she was the love of his little brother's life. Small, defenseless, and absolutely adorable, especially when she was angry or upset, or even frustrated as he tried to teach her the stupid Egyptian language. He almost smiled thinking of it actually, almost, rather he smirked, it came more naturally, and just at the moments Serenity's eyes opened and she looked over at him.
"Can you help you?" Serenity asked, crossing her arms over her chest and sinking deeper into the water. Kaiba just blinked and shook his head, but didn't avert his gaze, he didn't want to. Screw it, obviously the girl knew he gawked at her all the time, so what, she was hot, he didn't feel like denying it. "This really irks me you know," she said, unaware of how the water dripping down from her hairline along with that poutish look on her face made her looked incredibly sexy. "The way you stare at me, can't you at least pretend you're not interested?"
"I'm not interested," Kaiba said, his voice bored. "Don't give yourself so much credit."
"Well stop looking at me then," Serenity turned so her back face him and stood up, the water reaching just below her belly button.
"You wouldn't have done that if you didn't want me to look," the smirk on Kaiba's face was priceless.
It was Serenity's turn to blush, and she did, red streaking across her cheeks. She crossed her arms over her chest and spun around, doing her best to look angry, but failing miserably. "Has anyone ever told you that you're a jerk?" she pointed to the towel sitting beside him.
"You're not the first," he shrugged and then glanced at the towel beside him but didn't move.
"You could hand it to me if you wanted to," she suggested.
"I figure if I'm going to be blamed for looking at you I may as well actually get to," he smirked and Serenity blushed deeply.
"I'm not getting out," Serenity shook her head.
"I'm in no rush," Kaiba just shrugged again.
"I absolutely refuse to give into your stupid male wants of seeing me naked because knowing you, you won't be able to keep your dick in your pants and you'll jump me and that'll be the end of my virginity right there," Serenity shot at him, expecting him to get mad, or at least flinch, it hadn't been a horrible comeback.
"It's all together possible," Kaiba shrugged once again. "Then again, I've seen models and actress' naked before. I highly doubt you'll be that impressive. I'll give you that your pretty hot, but you'd have to be damn near gorgeous to get me going by just looking at you."
This was an embarrassing conversation.
"What are you trying to prove Kaiba?" Serenity snapped angrily.
"Nothing really…"
"They why won't you just give me the bloody towel?"
"Because I'm tired and cranky and do you want to know why? Because you had to get horny last night and try to get in the pharaoh's pants and because by claiming you as my slave I take responsibility for all of your actions I'm being punished as well. I spent a good chunk of my day at the dueling arena, trying to control some pitiful monster with that attack points of 1200, only 1200. Good, fine, whatever I need to work on it but then on top of all this I'm informed there is a fucking party tonight that I have to go too, with a slave auction, which the pharaoh wanted you in, so he could buy you, and rape your nice ass. I had to agree to something that is beyond embarrassing just to get you out of it and then now I'm here and I have to put up with your whining. I've seen naked women before Serenity, your nothing special, and I'm to lazy to hand you the fucking towel now get the fuck out and humor me because we have somewhere to be," Kaiba said, doing his best to keep his anger in check.
"For starters, I wasn't horny, I didn't want to get in the pharaoh's pants and it's not my fault you're a pitiful excuse for a priest! And I thank you for getting me out of getting raped but I'm not gonna run around naked in front of you just cause you're horny!" Serenity fumed angrily and sunk back into the water. "And on top of that I am not going anywhere with you."
"Fine, I'll just go inform the pharaoh that you'd be more than willing to join him tonight," Kaiba stood up and strode towards the door.
"Fine!" Serenity shrieked, he wouldn't do it, he was bluffing, she gulped, at least she certainly hoped so. The moment Kaiba disappeared through the velvet curtain Serenity hoisted herself out of the tub and grabbed her towel off of the log Kaiba had been sitting beside and wrapped it around herself before walking back to the edge of the tub to get her clothes which were… not there? Serenity looked around for a moment before she realized what he'd done. "Kaiba!" Serenity shrieked, running out into the hall and glancing both ways. "Kaiba you Bastard!"
Smirking Kaiba came around the corner, her robe dangling off one finger, a smirk on his face, "Where you looking for this?"
"Give that back," Serenity demanded.
"No, I'm good thanks," Kaiba said and turned, going back around the corner. Serenity quickly followed, hoping no one else was around because she was running around with a particularly small towel wrapped around her body, and nothing else.
"Kaiba… please," she begged quietly as a pair of guards walked past her, not even trying to hide the fact that they were looking at her rather long, tanned legs.
"I don't know, what are you willing to do for it?"
"That's not fair," Serenity said urgently, pressing her body against the cold stone wall as more guards walked by.
"Life's not fair…" Kaiba said absently, glaring at the guards gawking at Serenity, but saying nothing.
"Fine, you want to see me naked, so be it, but when we get home I'm telling my brother and he'll pummel your sorry ass again," she hissed angrily.
"Your brother couldn't hurt a fly if he tried," Kaiba scoffed moving further down the hall until he reached their room and entered, goose bumps rising off Serenity's skin as the chilled underground air began to take over the warmth of the bath.
"Well…" he said tauntingly.
Serenity frowned deeply, this didn't seem very much like Kaiba. While he was usually fairly horny, and made a lot of perverted, tasteless comments, she had never pictured him to be the type to do something as low as this. Especially with Mokuba. He knew how he and Serenity felt about each other, that only made this all the more revolting. She couldn't believe it but judging by the way he stared at her legs he was serious; this was quite the predicament.
To strip- or not to strip. Either way she'd be right next to naked. She glared at Kaiba for a long while. When his gaze finally rose to met hers her anger vanished and she blushed deeply immediately ashamed of her actions she began fidgeting with the hem of her towel, twisting her toes over each other. She heard Kaiba move and shut her eyes, she didn't want to do this and she hoped and prayed he wouldn't force such an act upon her.
She gasped slightly feeling his hand upon her shoulder and then the other upon her chin which he pulled upwards. She kept her eyes clenched shut, fearing what would happen next.
"Open your eyes," he said quietly.
The way he said it was reassuring so she did. He watched as her honey brown eyes opened wide and stared into his slanted blue ones. Not even Ra could deny the beauty in her eyes- nor the innocent. The corner of his mouth raised slightly and he slid his hand down from her chin and deposited the thin robe into her hands. It wasn't his place to be asking what he was, this master business was getting to him.
Serenity grasped it gently but didn't once remove her gaze until a loud crash came from the hallway and moments later, shouting and the screech of a woman. Serenity spun around quickly and Kaiba went to the door to see what was going on, Serenity used the opportunity to pull her robe over her head and allow the towel to drop to the ground. She quickly picked it up and wrapped it around her dripping hair before joining Kaiba at the door.
A young raven haired boy struggled with the guards as they ripped a small loaf of breads from his thin fingers. His pleading violet eyes glanced towards Kaiba and Serenity as one of the guards hands came across his face and his collapsed onto the floor, clenching his teeth in an attempt to keep from showing any sign of weakness.
Serenity saw it the moment she laid eyes upon him and obviously Kaiba did to, this boy greatly resembled Mokuba Kaiba.
"What do you think your doing boy? This is the pharaoh's food, do you know the price for the stealing from the pharaoh?" one of the larger guards asked. When the boy didn't reply he received a swift kick in the side which sent him toppling side ways as he grunted in pain.
Kaiba's eyes flashed with red hot rage as he sent their curtain door swinging aside and stormed towards the two guards harassing the boy, grabbing one of the guards wrist forcefully as he went to swing at the boy again and throwing him back into the wall.
"Touch this boy again and I'll have your throat slit," Kaiba growled, his eyes a dark blue and voice low.
"But Master-" the guard tried.
"Get out of my fucking sight before I kill you myself!" Kaiba's deep voice thundered through the hallways.
"Y-Yes High Priest Kaiba," the guards Stammered and both disappeared around the corner quickly along with any crowd that had formed.
In the meantime, Serenity and taken her place at the boys side and was struggling to help him to his feet, "Are you alright?" she asked, her voice truly concerned.
"Please mistress, I beg forgiveness but my love, she's starving and her family as well, I mean no harm," the boys head was on the floor in front of Serenity's feet.
"No, it's quite alright," Serenity assured him in a cheerful voice. "Here, come with me," she pulled him to his feet and into the room she shared with Kaiba where she headed to a small mat against a wall and removed in to uncover a small cavity in the ground. Inside were all sorts of goodies: fruits, vegetables and even a loaf of bread. "My master tends to be hungry and lazy; a good portion of the time and keeps food in our room, please help yourself," she smiled brightly as the boy just stared at her.
He hesitated however, reaching forward ever so slightly and then pulling his hand back once more. "Surely you do not jest Mistress…?"
"Take it," came Kaiba's cold voice from behind them. Both Serenity and the raven haired boy turned their heads to see the glaring priest who looked crankier than ever.
"I have no money, nothing to tr-" he started to protest once again.
Kaiba was quickly in front of him, face very close as her ice blue eyes squinted slightly examining the boy before he said very quietly, "I said take it."
Then he spun around, long forest green cape flaring behind him as he strode quickly towards the door, easily tossing the velvet curtain aside. The boys eyes followed him long after he'd departed until he finally turned his gaze back to Serenity, eyes fearful.
"Don't worry," she offered another bright smile. "You have nothing to fear from him. It's just that you… well you great resemble someone we know from where we come from is all." Then an idea hit her. If this was the previous Mokuba… well he spoke of a love… is it possible that maybe…? "Tell me… first of all, what is your name?" she asked curiously, though an anxious tone shot through.
"I am known as Mokura," the boy often a small bow from where he was still positioned in a kneeling position on the floor.
"And your girlfriend?" she asked, even more anxiously because of how Mokura's name resembled Mokuba's.
"Her name is Masako…"
The light in Serenity's eyes died ever so slightly, but a small ounce of hope still remained, it was entirely possible that her name hadn't been even remotely the same in her previous life. But surly, since history repeated itself, she and Mokuba would have been together in their previous lives.
"C-can I meet her? I'll help you carry the food to her and make sure that you aren't harmed again," she nodded eagerly.
He shrugged and Serenity was quickly to grab some food from the hole and shove it into his arms before getting some for herself to carry and herding him towards the door. "Quickly, before the guards see us and think we're stealing it from Kaiba," she hissed simply to make him hurry.
Together they crept down the long hallways, wary to stay away from the party taking place in the throne room. Serenity's skin tingled every time Mokura stood inches from her, looking over her shoulder to be sure it was safe to continue. She couldn't help but notice how he was very nearly the exactly height and the way his long hair tickled her face every time he brushed past her. And he smelt so much like her Mokuba, she could feel the tears stinging her eyes, she knew their love would keep them together, in the past and future as well.
"Here, it is this room," Mokura said, cocking his head slightly towards a curtain, a small smile identical to Mokuba's forming on his face. They went into the room and Serenity placed the food she had carried on the bed and waited while Mokura disappeared into a small adjourning room. She waited anxiously, her finger fidgeting with the hem of her robe and her toes crossed nervously over each other. What if it wasn't her? What if it turned out she and Mokuba really were meant for each other?
She shook her head quickly. 'Quite being such a pessimist Serenity! Think happy thoughts, this could be the best discovery of your life.' Though she couldn't help but hear the echoing in the back of her mind state 'or worst'. She help her breath as the curtain to the other room move slightly and Mokura same through, a slender hand held in his. She strained her neck slight in hopes to see a glance of the girl, but Mokura was in the way. As if in slow motion he moved aside and the world stopped.
It wasn't her.
The girl was taller than she was, and she had dark black hair and large innocent grey eyes. They looked nothing alike. Her curves were more defined and her face slimmer. All at once Serenity's final amounts of hope shattered and she fled the room, tears already dripping from her eyes.
She didn't run long before she collapsed into the arms of the only person that was still familiar to her. Kaiba had been awaiting her return not far from their chambers and despite his urge to push her away and tell her to grow up he allowed her salty tears to fall on his bare chest for several moments before he guided her back to their room and sat her on the bed, staring into her honey brown eyes.
Serenity returned his gaze, her normally beautiful brown eyes were red and puffy. She waited several moments before answering Kaiba's unspoken question as to what was wrong, "He doesn't love me anymore…" with that said she flung herself onto the bed and began sobbing into Kaiba's favorite feather pillow.
Tada! Crappy isn't it? Yea… I know… anyway, thankz to everyone who review the last chapter and even though I am fully aware that this chapter wasn't worth the wait… I hope it was at least remotely good (Kaiba's a pervert ) and I relize of the entire chapter then end was the stupidest thing I've ever come up with but I wanted to get it posted so I just added a useless bit of info and here you go, sorry it took so long and sorry it's so crappy guys I'll do better next time I promise!