YUGIOH

Amnesia

Chapter 16.

It was the next day, and Kaiba drove up in his limo, then got out heading to school. He stopped suddenly, hearing someone call out to him, "Seto....wait up!" He turned, to see Serenity. It took all his strength to keep from lashing out at her. No, he wouldn't ruin his plan like that. What she's going to get when he was done, was much more deserving than a simple tongue-lashing.

So, he forced a smile on his face, which wasn't easy, and said, "Hey, it's great to see you."

"I wondered what happened to you last night. You were supposed to meet me." Serenity said, looking worried.

"I'm......really sorry about that, Serenity." He said. 'How the hell can she stand there, and have the nerve to talk about last night, after what she was doing!!' "I......wasn't feeling so well. Infact, I felt pretty sick, last night." He said, emphasizing sick just a tad.

"Oh, I'm sorry.....I didn't realize. You sound kind of strange today, too." She said.

He shook his head, putting his hand up to his throat, saying, "Yeah, I'm still feeling it a bit. But listen, I want to meet with you and everyone over at Yugi's, today. There's a surprise I want to tell you all about."

"Okay." Serenity said. "Well, I better get going, or I'm going to be late to my school. I just came over to make sure you were okay. Seeya, bye!" At that, Serenity went running. Kaiba was grateful she was in a rush, since she forgot to kiss him. And at this moment, he wanted no part of her fake feelings for him. He turned away, muttering, "Bitch…" And headed for the school.

Inside, he played his usual cool self. While around the gang, he pretended to be their good friends, asking for them to meet over at Yugi's. Infact, he even invited them to go in his limo, since they enjoyed it so much last time. After school, they all piled in the car, and Kaiba smiled watching them have a blast playing with his 'things'. He smiled, because the more they felt he was sucked into their little 'using' game, the more enjoyment he would get watching them suffer by his hands.

Playing the 'friend' roll, wasn't that tough, either. He had done it before, after all...back when he made Death-T, he also pretended to be their friends....atleast until he got them where he wanted them. After Yugi made him pick up the pieces of his soul, he never played that kind of deceitful act again, and never thought of doing such things to people again. Such things reminded him of the time he hurt Mokuba, something he never forgave himself for. Yet, after he saw what he thought they were doing to him, the pain, the humiliation....it was all too much for him, and those extremes for the time being were coming back to haunt him, and everyone else around him.

They made it to the Game shop, and everyone entered, waiting for Kaiba. As Kaiba entered, Serenity suddenly hopped over, and gave him a large kiss on the lips. He didn't expect it, but should have. Serenity didn't understand why she felt hesitation, some trembling from him, and then finally accepting her kiss with a warm kiss of his own. She pulled back, whispering, "Are you okay?"

It was the hardest thing he ever did, kissing the woman that knowingly betrayed him. Inside he could feel his heart crack and the pain began to leak out. He did not want to deal with this horrible pain and anguish that watching her that night made him feel. "I.....don't want to make you sick." He lied, remembering the sick excuse he gave her earlier, as he avoided her gaze. 'How can you do this to me? How can you stand there and pretend you did nothing, after you cheated, lied, and betrayed me like that! Even I couldn't be that cold. Atleast, not until now....'

"Oh, I forgot." She smiled, blushing and backed away from him, still thinking there was a strange look in his eyes, but simply assumed it was because he had a cold.

"I wanted to say that I wont be able to see you guys that much this week." Kaiba said.

"That's the surprise?" Joey said. "I thought you had something good planned."

"I didn't get to that yet." Kaiba smiled his well-disguised smile, quickly recovering from Serenity, with the subject change. "The reason I'm not going to be able to see you guys that much this week, is that we're building a new add-on to Kaiba Land over here. I'm not going to tell you what it is....but when it's done, I want you all to be the first ones to ever try it out, as appreciation for what great friends you've been to me."

"Wow, really Seto?" Yugi asked.

Kaiba had to fight the wince, hearing Yugi call him by his first name. 'This will be the last week I'll ever have to hear any of them call me that again. They can take my first name to their grave with them!' "You bet, Yugi." He smiled. "Mokuba wont be able to hang out much either, since he'll be helping me."

"So you're trusting your kid brother to finally start helping out again, huh Seto?" Joey asked.

'I trust my brother more than I'll ever trust the likes of you, Mutt!' "Yeah, I suppose so. Well, not to blow you guys off, but if I'm to finish this in time, I have to get going.....okay?"

"Yeah, sure Seto. You bet! We'll see you later!" Said the different responses.

Kaiba turned away, then stopped, turning back, saying, "Oh, by the way....I've only seen him once or twice, but....can you invite Devlin to come, too?"

Serenity suddenly gasped, and looked away. 'Yeah, that's right.....it's about time you started feeling guilty, you worthless tramp!' Seto thought, catching her abrupt movement, but pretended he didn't.

"You mean Duke?" Tristan asked.

"We didn't think you knew him that well." Joey said. "He hasn't hung around with you a lot, after all."

"Yeah, but I know he hangs around with you guys. And well....a friend of yours is a friend of mine." Kaiba said, the tone of his sincerity was perfect....making him want to laugh right then and there, just seeing the looks on their faces. They were so easily convinced, like putty in his hands. It felt so good to do to them what they had done to him. Play the little friendship game, and pretend it actually meant something. 'The fools....they're hardly going to be a challenge, this time around.'

"Yeah, no problem. I know where he normally hangs out. I'll make sure he shows up." Tristan said.

"Great, then I'll see you all at Kaiba Land, Saturday and 8:00 pm....okay?" Kaiba asked.

"No problem, we'll all be there." Joey said, with a thumbs-up.

Kaiba left, and got in the car. As he did, Serenity rushed out, saying, "Seto.....wait!"

"What is it?" He asked, hoping she wasn't looking to kiss him again. He didn't think he could take the pain a second time.

"I.....I don't think it would be a good idea to bring Duke with us. Why don't we go without him?" She asked, not wanting anything to do with Duke Devlin, after he forced himself on her like that. She was still very angry with him.

"Serenity.....you've talked as many times about Tristan as you have talked about Duke to me. You're good friends with him. Why would you suddenly not want to hang out with him?" Kaiba asked, wondering if she actually had the strength to be honest with him. Something inside him really wanted to hear her face her crimes, and tell him the truth. He felt if she did that, he might get mad at her, he might hate her, but perhaps then he would be willing to stop this mad scheme and let it go....if she could only do that much for him, be honest with him. It was the least he deserved.

"I...." Serenity began, but stopped. 'He doesn't know anything about what happened that night. If he found out, who knows what he might think or do to him. I know I should tell him that Duke tried to make a pass at me....I shouldn't keep secrets from him. But if I don't tell him, then no one would get hurt from it. Maybe I'll keep just this one secret. It's not like Duke would try it again.' "N-nothing. You're right, Seto. He can come." She said, and walked back into the store.

He closed the window, and snapped, "Drive!" As they drove, he thought, 'Of course you can't tell me why. You would never openly admit that you cheated on me, and felt guilty that you might be caught now that your lover will be so close to you! You disgust me, you pathetic whore!' Whatever glint of hope there was a moment ago, it wasn't there now....he buried it, like he did his feelings for Serenity.

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Kaiba ended up being driven to Kaiba Land, where Mokuba was overseeing the operation at the moment. "Mokuba.....how's it coming?"

"The roller coaster's going great, Seto. It'll be one of the highest and longest roller coasters on the planet. But the workers are having a problem with one of the sections. They said the way you have it written on here, there's no way the tracks would be able to support the ride. It would come to a quick halt, and end up coming off the tracks........it may even crash to the ground!" Mokuba explained, concerned.

"You! Get over here!" He called one of the contractors. "Make sure under no circumstances that there is any chance of this ride falling to the ground!" Kaiba snapped.

Mokuba exhaled, relieved.

"This switch here.....that's supposed to cause the ride to carry any passengers to their death. They are not allowed to die, until that switch is thrown....." Kaiba smirked, evilly.

"Yes, sir." The contractor stated. These contractors were around as long as Gozaburo was in charge, so planning a possible death to someone was no new thing.

Mokuba was panicked hearing this, and asked, "Seto....why are you doing this? They're your friends!"

"Let me tell you something, Mokuba. You don't need friends. A 'friend' is nothing more than another word for 'lying back-stabber'. I'm going to show them the real definition of friendship. It's about time they learned, as well." Kaiba said, in a chilling breath.