Author's note: Hey, everyone! I'm still here, ready to begin Seto's torture!
Seto: O_o Umm...
Shelly: I didn't mean that kind...but if you want?
Seto: Um, no, thank you.
Shelly: Damn. At least Bakura lets me torture him.
Bakura: O_O I do not!
Shelly: Oh, come on. As many times as Schala and I have had you tied up...
Bakura: That was against my will and you know it!
Shelly: ^___^ I know. That's what makes it more fun!
Bakura: *passes out* x _ x
Seto: I'm getting out of here.
Shelly: Fine, leave rich boy. *sigh* Anyway, thanks for all the reviews! I'm glad you're all enjoying this, cause I really am! Here's the next chapter!
The Heart of Eternity by Shelly
CHAPTER NINE
On their way back to Kaiba's mansion, they stopped to pick up his younger brother, Mokuba, who was always happy to see his older brother. He was especially happy today as Seto was never there to pick him up, and it was a pleasant surprise that he would never forget. He was naturally curious as to who Shari was, and Seto answered his questions patiently, as well as asked him how his day at school was. Mokuba told him everything with childish enthusiasm, and Seto listened like the big brother he was, showing a genuine interest in what his younger brother had to say.
Shari was deeply touched by their interaction, making her feel even more guilty for imposing upon them like she was and even possibly putting them in danger. What bothered her the most was that they both shared something that she could never hope to have in her lifetime, the unconditional love and support of a family member. Tears moistened her eyes, but didn't fall as she was determined not to let Kaiba see her like this and think her weak.
He saw them, but instead of reacting like he normally would, he suprisingly knew what she must be feeling and said nothing. He also wondered why Yugi thought that someone might want to kill her since she looked like nothing more than a normal teenager, but if there was one thing he knew about Yugi it was that he never lied. He only hoped that Yugi would be mistaken this time, and that nothing would happen that might harm Mokuba.
They soon arrived at the Kaiba mansion, and Shari's jaw dropped when her eyes fell upon it. The place was huge! But for someone as successful as Kaiba was, it was no surprise that he would have such a place to live. The interior was even more impressive, and she had to keep from expressing her wonder at it all as he walked the entire mansion with her, showing her where she was allowed to go and where she wasn't.
Then they arrived at her room, and he had her things brought in, at least what little she did have. He departed afterwards, giving her some time to herself to take in everything that had happened so far. In fact she got so tired, she fell asleep on the bed, her hand closed around her necklace. She dreamed deeply, and her dreams took her back to where her last dream had ended, many years into the past.
They came together in the middle of the room, and his hands came up to cup her face in them, his thumbs gently brushing away her tears. Her own she rested on his bare chest, feeling the strong beat of his heart beneath his soft skin. She gazed deep into his eyes, not saying anything for the longest time. "I do not want to lose you, heart of my heart," she finally said. "I love you too much. Please do not ask me to go through life without you."
A soft smile played across his lips, lips which she yearned to kiss forever. "I do not want to lose you, either, soul of my soul," he replied. "But the High Mage has challenged me to a duel, a duel that may decide the fate of us all. I cannot allow him to win, for if he does then everything and everyone is doomed."
Fresh tears fell from the corners of her eyes. "Even if it means I may never see you again?" she whispered. "Please, I love you. I love you so much."
He held her close as he kissed her forehead. "I love you as well, which is why I have to fight him. Not only is he fighting for my power and station of Pharaoh, he is fighting for you as well." He saw her eyes widen in surprise. "I know well of his desire to have you at his side, and if he can't have you then he will use you to defeat me, one way or another."
"I will not willingly go to him," she said after the initial shock of his words wore off. "No matter what he may try, I will not fight you."
He touched her face tenderly once again. "I know you will not, my beloved. We are bound too close together for that, bound in both body and soul to one another." He released her long enough to walk over to a chest which sat upon a nearby table and take something from it, walking back towards her and holding up a golden heart pendant, the flames from the fireplace glittering upon its surface. "I wish you to have this, my wife, as a gift from me."
She took it from him silently, awed beyond belief at its beauty as she read the writing upon its surface. "To my beloved wife, I give to thee my heart to keep for all eternity, to take my love with thee when day turns to night forever." She looked up at him with tear-filled eyes, love shining in their depths, and started to say something.
He hushed her with a finger upon her lips. "The day you part from me is the day when the sun no longer shines for me, and joy and happiness turn to grief," he said as he fastened it around her neck.
"I hope that day never comes," she replied, touched that he would love her so much. Then she wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace, needing to feel him close to her if even just for this night, even if it meant the last time that they would do so.
She awoke all at once, sitting straight up in bed and almost knocking over whoever was nearby. Looking to see who it was, she was surprised to see Kaiba sitting on the edge of the bed, appraising her with a confused gaze. He seemed to have been reaching out towards her as he suddenly drew back, his cool mask of indifference once again emerging. She had a little trouble putting two and two together at first, and wondered where she was. "Kaiba?" she asked, glancing around and shifting into a more comfortable position.
He wondered if she was all right, judging from what he had seen. He had come up to her room to let her know that dinner would be ready soon and saw she had fallen asleep. Any attempts at waking her up had failed at first until she had woken up on her own, and he wondered at what she had been dreaming about. She looked frightened, her green eyes moist, and her hand held her pendant tightly. Glancing at her necklace, he had seen that it held the same symbol that Yugi's did, and he wondered what it was.
She still appeared a little disoriented, and he reached out to touch her arm gently. "Shari, are you all right?" he asked, wondering why he even cared to ask.
His touch was unexpected, but warm against her bare skin, and it helped to calm her down by giving her some reassurance that he was real and that she wasn't just dreaming. "I think so," she replied. "I just had a very disturbing dream, that's all."
She let go of her pendant, and he moved his hand underneath it to take a closer look at it. "It's very beautiful," he pointed out. "How did you come by it?" His sudden interest in her caught him by surprise. What was he doing here making small talk with someone he didn't even know? But that was the strange thing. The longer he stayed around her, the more he felt that he did know her...along with other confusing emotions that he couldn't begin to put into words.
"It was given to me many years ago," she replied in a quiet voice, her own heart beating out of control. He was still a complete stranger to her! So why did she want to feel him touch her again, to feel his hair running across her fingers? He brought his blue gaze up to meet hers, and she suddenly felt trapped...like she didn't want to ever be free from it.
But she had to as this was crazy, and she scrambled off the side of the bed nearest the door to put some distance between them, her breathing heavy as she fought for air. "Why are you here, Kaiba?" she asked.
A smile appeared as he rose to his feet. "This is my home, remember?" he reminded her, walking towards her.
She backed up as she thought he was coming a little too close, but he was merely going for the door. "Yes, I remember," she replied. "But why were you in my room, sitting on my bed?"
"I came to tell you that if you are hungry, there is food waiting for you downstairs," he said with a little amusement before leaving.
She stepped to the door and watched him walk away, relief warring with anxiety. What was going on with her? She needed answers, but there was only one person that she knew to ask, which was Yugi. But there was still the chance that even he may not be able to help her, and what could she do then?
Her stomach suddenly growled loudly, reminding her that she was hungry, and she tidied herself up a bit before going downstairs, hoping that she wouldn't get lost in a place this big. Maybe if she ate something she would feel better.
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Ooh, a little more of her past is revealed and now we know how she came to be in possession of her Millennium item. But what's this sudden attraction towards Kaiba all of a sudden?
Thanks for reading! C-ya!
Seto: O_o Umm...
Shelly: I didn't mean that kind...but if you want?
Seto: Um, no, thank you.
Shelly: Damn. At least Bakura lets me torture him.
Bakura: O_O I do not!
Shelly: Oh, come on. As many times as Schala and I have had you tied up...
Bakura: That was against my will and you know it!
Shelly: ^___^ I know. That's what makes it more fun!
Bakura: *passes out* x _ x
Seto: I'm getting out of here.
Shelly: Fine, leave rich boy. *sigh* Anyway, thanks for all the reviews! I'm glad you're all enjoying this, cause I really am! Here's the next chapter!
The Heart of Eternity by Shelly
CHAPTER NINE
On their way back to Kaiba's mansion, they stopped to pick up his younger brother, Mokuba, who was always happy to see his older brother. He was especially happy today as Seto was never there to pick him up, and it was a pleasant surprise that he would never forget. He was naturally curious as to who Shari was, and Seto answered his questions patiently, as well as asked him how his day at school was. Mokuba told him everything with childish enthusiasm, and Seto listened like the big brother he was, showing a genuine interest in what his younger brother had to say.
Shari was deeply touched by their interaction, making her feel even more guilty for imposing upon them like she was and even possibly putting them in danger. What bothered her the most was that they both shared something that she could never hope to have in her lifetime, the unconditional love and support of a family member. Tears moistened her eyes, but didn't fall as she was determined not to let Kaiba see her like this and think her weak.
He saw them, but instead of reacting like he normally would, he suprisingly knew what she must be feeling and said nothing. He also wondered why Yugi thought that someone might want to kill her since she looked like nothing more than a normal teenager, but if there was one thing he knew about Yugi it was that he never lied. He only hoped that Yugi would be mistaken this time, and that nothing would happen that might harm Mokuba.
They soon arrived at the Kaiba mansion, and Shari's jaw dropped when her eyes fell upon it. The place was huge! But for someone as successful as Kaiba was, it was no surprise that he would have such a place to live. The interior was even more impressive, and she had to keep from expressing her wonder at it all as he walked the entire mansion with her, showing her where she was allowed to go and where she wasn't.
Then they arrived at her room, and he had her things brought in, at least what little she did have. He departed afterwards, giving her some time to herself to take in everything that had happened so far. In fact she got so tired, she fell asleep on the bed, her hand closed around her necklace. She dreamed deeply, and her dreams took her back to where her last dream had ended, many years into the past.
They came together in the middle of the room, and his hands came up to cup her face in them, his thumbs gently brushing away her tears. Her own she rested on his bare chest, feeling the strong beat of his heart beneath his soft skin. She gazed deep into his eyes, not saying anything for the longest time. "I do not want to lose you, heart of my heart," she finally said. "I love you too much. Please do not ask me to go through life without you."
A soft smile played across his lips, lips which she yearned to kiss forever. "I do not want to lose you, either, soul of my soul," he replied. "But the High Mage has challenged me to a duel, a duel that may decide the fate of us all. I cannot allow him to win, for if he does then everything and everyone is doomed."
Fresh tears fell from the corners of her eyes. "Even if it means I may never see you again?" she whispered. "Please, I love you. I love you so much."
He held her close as he kissed her forehead. "I love you as well, which is why I have to fight him. Not only is he fighting for my power and station of Pharaoh, he is fighting for you as well." He saw her eyes widen in surprise. "I know well of his desire to have you at his side, and if he can't have you then he will use you to defeat me, one way or another."
"I will not willingly go to him," she said after the initial shock of his words wore off. "No matter what he may try, I will not fight you."
He touched her face tenderly once again. "I know you will not, my beloved. We are bound too close together for that, bound in both body and soul to one another." He released her long enough to walk over to a chest which sat upon a nearby table and take something from it, walking back towards her and holding up a golden heart pendant, the flames from the fireplace glittering upon its surface. "I wish you to have this, my wife, as a gift from me."
She took it from him silently, awed beyond belief at its beauty as she read the writing upon its surface. "To my beloved wife, I give to thee my heart to keep for all eternity, to take my love with thee when day turns to night forever." She looked up at him with tear-filled eyes, love shining in their depths, and started to say something.
He hushed her with a finger upon her lips. "The day you part from me is the day when the sun no longer shines for me, and joy and happiness turn to grief," he said as he fastened it around her neck.
"I hope that day never comes," she replied, touched that he would love her so much. Then she wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace, needing to feel him close to her if even just for this night, even if it meant the last time that they would do so.
She awoke all at once, sitting straight up in bed and almost knocking over whoever was nearby. Looking to see who it was, she was surprised to see Kaiba sitting on the edge of the bed, appraising her with a confused gaze. He seemed to have been reaching out towards her as he suddenly drew back, his cool mask of indifference once again emerging. She had a little trouble putting two and two together at first, and wondered where she was. "Kaiba?" she asked, glancing around and shifting into a more comfortable position.
He wondered if she was all right, judging from what he had seen. He had come up to her room to let her know that dinner would be ready soon and saw she had fallen asleep. Any attempts at waking her up had failed at first until she had woken up on her own, and he wondered at what she had been dreaming about. She looked frightened, her green eyes moist, and her hand held her pendant tightly. Glancing at her necklace, he had seen that it held the same symbol that Yugi's did, and he wondered what it was.
She still appeared a little disoriented, and he reached out to touch her arm gently. "Shari, are you all right?" he asked, wondering why he even cared to ask.
His touch was unexpected, but warm against her bare skin, and it helped to calm her down by giving her some reassurance that he was real and that she wasn't just dreaming. "I think so," she replied. "I just had a very disturbing dream, that's all."
She let go of her pendant, and he moved his hand underneath it to take a closer look at it. "It's very beautiful," he pointed out. "How did you come by it?" His sudden interest in her caught him by surprise. What was he doing here making small talk with someone he didn't even know? But that was the strange thing. The longer he stayed around her, the more he felt that he did know her...along with other confusing emotions that he couldn't begin to put into words.
"It was given to me many years ago," she replied in a quiet voice, her own heart beating out of control. He was still a complete stranger to her! So why did she want to feel him touch her again, to feel his hair running across her fingers? He brought his blue gaze up to meet hers, and she suddenly felt trapped...like she didn't want to ever be free from it.
But she had to as this was crazy, and she scrambled off the side of the bed nearest the door to put some distance between them, her breathing heavy as she fought for air. "Why are you here, Kaiba?" she asked.
A smile appeared as he rose to his feet. "This is my home, remember?" he reminded her, walking towards her.
She backed up as she thought he was coming a little too close, but he was merely going for the door. "Yes, I remember," she replied. "But why were you in my room, sitting on my bed?"
"I came to tell you that if you are hungry, there is food waiting for you downstairs," he said with a little amusement before leaving.
She stepped to the door and watched him walk away, relief warring with anxiety. What was going on with her? She needed answers, but there was only one person that she knew to ask, which was Yugi. But there was still the chance that even he may not be able to help her, and what could she do then?
Her stomach suddenly growled loudly, reminding her that she was hungry, and she tidied herself up a bit before going downstairs, hoping that she wouldn't get lost in a place this big. Maybe if she ate something she would feel better.
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Ooh, a little more of her past is revealed and now we know how she came to be in possession of her Millennium item. But what's this sudden attraction towards Kaiba all of a sudden?
Thanks for reading! C-ya!