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Lust, Love and VengeanceSeto Kaiba-25 Takara Kaiba- 25 Serena & Yugi- 24 Mokuba & Rebecca- 20
Sakura Mitsukai- Working that brain hard again? Too many questions and too many posssible scenarios, how about sitting quietly and waiting, lol no way!! That's not your style. But wouldn't that make everyone happy...killing Takara, we do have to make her suffer.
Blue Dragon99- You hate me? That's nice to know, but how knows if Kaiba dies or not, well I do so just keep reading to find out.
Freakster- Yes, yes you didn't need to keep repeating it, sexy men don't die, only people that aren't sexy die. I got it and I'm sorry, hopefully I won't get another review like that for this chapter, lol joking, I love your reviews.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed, this is the second last chapter so the next is the last!! Reviews are appreciated!!
Chapter 13- Awarded Victory
Numbness.
Seto Kaiba couldn't feel anything, the beating of his own heart began to decelerate, the bitter brush of death was only mere moments away.
Serena panicked, everything had happened much too fast; Kaiba saved her life. Serena sat in complete and utter silence, her face covered by her hands as she wept noiselessly, she ripped her jacket and tied it around Kaiba's wound to stop the bleeding.
He heard Serena call his name countless times but the he couldn't muster enough words to answer her cry, he was much too far away…it was all too late…
Mokuba stared at his brother's lifeless body, a tear escaped his grey-violet eye as he bent forth down towards Kaiba, Serena held him firmly against her body, she moved his russet bangs away from his sealed eyes. Her hand caressed his cold and pale skin, but no response was apparent.
"Seto get up," Mokuba said nudging him with his leg.
"C'mon we have a company to take over," Kisho said as he led his followers out the door.
"Kisho! You old coward and senile man if I ever get my hands untied you'll have a funeral without any respects!" Mokuba shouted angrily.
Serena's mouth hung open in shock, Mokuba had never screamed at anyone, he certainly never spoke with without respect. But Kaiba's sudden gun-wound had woken a deeply buried monster from within. He began to unleash every piece of anger that had built up within him for the past years of his life.
Kisho stared intently at his step-nephew, he slipped his arm around Takara's waist and walked out of the building.
Serena turned her head around, as if everything had gone in slow motion she watched as Kisho walked out with Takara and their two other goons.
"We have to get out of here," Serena said as she untied Mokuba.
As soon as the ropes had fallen, Mokuba grabbed his brother and held him close to his chest, rage burned in his passionate grey-violet orbs.
"He's not getting away with this."
"The gunshot travelled deep within his torso, we've gotten it removed with surgery, he's quite lucky that he didn't fracture a rib." Dr. Falen explained, looking over his clipboard. "His breathing is inconsistent so we have him hooked up with a respirator, he needs a lot of rest, he's very weak." He left the room, leaving Mokuba and Serena in the stillness.
They had quickly grabbed Kaiba by the ankles and wrists; Serena had called a taxi beforehand, while all this time Mokuba hadn't said a word, tears continuously streamed down Serena's cheeks. Kaiba's condition hadn't gotten any better, he had fallen deeply into coma, he hadn't moved or anything, he appeared so lifeless that Mokuba burst out into tears claiming he was dead.
"Don't worry Mokuba, Kaiba will be ok, he's not one to give up," Serena placed his hand over his shoulder in comfort.
"What about Kisho and Takara?" Mokuba asked, his voice harsh and rough.
"What can they do with the wrong password?" Serena smirked.
Her mind had raced at that moment when Kisho had asked her, she knew that Kisho could easily perceive if she were lying or not so she had come up with a password that suited Kaiba so precisely that it couldn't be questioned.
"What if Takara got it out of him?" Mokuba spat with abhorrence.
"Then why would they ask me?" Serena said with logic.
"Who knows? Maybe it was their sick way to get rid of Seto," Mokuba looked down at his brother, the slight rise and fall of his chest was reassuring enough to the young man that his brother would live.
"Mokuba we have some time, they have the wrong word, they only attacked us because they knew it was us three that knew the password."
"But why would they kill Seto?" Mokuba asked resentfully, looking at the still corpse of his brother.
"Kisho thinks that he deserves it all, he had to get rid of Kaiba because he knew that he wouldn't tell him and you wouldn't betray your brother's trust." Serena looked away out in the night sky. "They figured I was weak and would tell them," a tear fell from her grey eyes.
"Serena..." Mokuba wrapped his arms around his good friend and comforted her. "You have a big heart, you would never double-cross anyone."
"Mokuba!" Rebecca burst into the hospital room and grabbed her husband. "Are you ok? What happened?" She frantically ranted on, asking questions of Mokuba's health, but as soon as she saw Kaiba lying motionless upon the hospital bed her mouth shut tightly. "Mokie…what happened to Kaiba?" Rebecca whispered, her head buried into his chest.
"Let's go, I'll tell you what happened," Mokuba replied sadly, leaving the room swiftly.
"Damn!" Kisho's hands banged down upon the keyboard.
They had all easily gained access into Kaiba Corp. with Takara's extra key, sure security was severe- we are talking about the most recognized company world. But it wasn't anything really since money was no object.
"Are you sure you typed it accurately?" Takara asked, coming up behind him.
"I've tried 15 times, she lied to us."
"That bitch," Takara muttered under her breath.
"Don't worry, I'll get it," Kisho leered.
"How?"
"Revenge isn't far out of everyone's mind…"
Serena sat down beside Kaiba's bed; she ran her cool fingers across his ashen face, she took out her cell phone and dialled a number.
"Hello Tea?" Serena asked.
"Hey Serena, what's up?"
Without a warning, Serena began to spill out every occurrence of the night, Tea silently listened to her friend practically erupt into tears near the end.
"Tea, what am I going to do?" Serena moaned.
"Don't worry, I'll round up everyone at the Game Shop and we'll be right at Domino Hospital," Tea assured.
"Thanks Tea," Serena shut off her cell phone.
'I just can't sit here and do nothing while Kisho takes over Kaiba's company. I have to do something…'
'Don't be so rash…'
'I've thought it over…'
"Don't worry Seto, nothing will happen to your life-long work," she kissed him delicately upon his colourless skin. "I'll avenge Kisho for you," she stood in front of the open door. "Even is it means my death…"
His eyes flickered open to reveal his deep, bitter blue eyes, every word she had said, he has heard…
"Why me?" Bakura crashed through the open doors of the Game Shop, only to find a room full of his friends waiting.
"What's up Bakura?" Joey asked.
"I was suppose to meet Serena hours ago and she never came! What's wrong with me? Do I have a big sign on my forehead that says to Serena 'Hate me because I love you?'" Baukra yelled as he sat upon the couch.
The others regretfully looked away, slowly Tea walked up to him and put her hands on his shoulders.
"Serena called, Takara was working with Kaiba's uncle to take over his company. Kaiba's been shot and is in the hospital," Tea leisurely stated.
Bakura's russet eyes widened in shock, his mouth dropped open.
"Is she ok?" He asked concerned.
"She never told us," Yugi answered sitting beside Bakura. "All we know is Kaiba's in a coma and Mokuba's in quite a shock, and Serena never told us about herself," Yugi added as he put his hand on his shoulder. "She'll be ok, don't worry."
"We have to get there," Serenity said quietly, snuggling closer to Duke. "I hope they'll be fine."
"Don't worry, they're all strong people," Mai comforted.
"Did you hear?" Aiko whispered, clutching her pink stuffed animal closer to her chest. "Anutie is in trwouble."
"And so is the doggie," Aaron stated tiredly. They stood huddled together away from the parents, hidden in a corner where everything of this night could be heard.
"Doggie?" Aiko asked in confusion.
"The Kaiba guy," Aaron answered.
"Let's go," Joey suggested.
"But Joey, visiting hours are long past over," Duke muttered.
"Mokuba can let us in," Joey proposed
"They both need people to help them," Serenitiy murmured.
Serena's back lined firmly against the brick wall of Kaiba Corp., she had been able to sneak past the late-night working nurses and doctors without grabbing any suspicion.
'C'mon Serena you can do this, the Shadow Realm is much worse then this and remember who's at stake. Kaiba…'
She took a deep breath and tookone step forward; a cold hand grasped her from behind, it covered her mouth preventing her scream from being heard and pulled her back into the darkness.
"What do you mean Serena's missing?" Bakura exclaimed frantically.
"We looked all over the hospital, she ain't here," Joey explained.
"More bad news," Mokuba whispered, coming up from behind.
"Kaiba's gone," Yugi declared.
"Maybe him and Serena went together to get their revenge on Kisho," Tea suggested.
"Or maybe Kisho took Seto to finish what he started." Tears streamed down Mokuba's crimson cheeks, Tea, Rebecca, Mai and Serenity all huddled around him to embrace and soothe his pain.
"Your brother's self-determined, nothing's gonna happen," Duke claimed.
"Kaiba?!" Serena gasped, blue eyes reflected heatedly from within the darkened alleyway.
"Are you really that stupid? Do you really think you can take them on yourself?" Kaiba hissed.
"What are you doing here?" Serena ignored his remark. "Your suppose to be in bed!"
"You think I'll lie around idly, twiddling my thumbs while my life's-work goes down the drain?" Kaiba winced, he grabbed his chest and bent forward in pain.
"Seto!" Serena wrapped her arms around his neck. "Please go back, please." She stared up at him, watery eyed.
"Serena…" his voice was husky and rough, his hand brushed against her cheek. "Are you going in?"
"Of course."
"Why?"
"For you."
"Then I'll do the same," Kaiba grasped her hand tightly and led her through the glass doors of the struggling building.
"Where will they be?" Serena whispered, the structure had no light source; Serena's hand travelled to Kaiba's other hand.
"In the Main Computer room," Kaiba said.
They quickly scurried into the nearby elevator, it gradually made it's way up to the 55th floor. They're hearts accelerated with every floor they progressed with.
"So they made it?" Kisho smirked as he stared into the security camera.
"What do we do with them love?" Takara bit on her nails nervously.
"Should we pick them off boss?" Asked one of the armed men as he readied his gun.
"Let them make it to the 54th floor, let them think their home free, I'll stop the elevator from here, you cut the wire and let them fall to their bloody deaths," Kisho laughed aloud manically.
"Such brilliance," Takara seductively whispered, her head nuzzled against the skin behind his ear just as her tongue whipped out and attacked. His hand massaged the supple skin underneath her shirt, such soft material.
"Seto," Serena startled, securely clutched Kaiba's shirt. "It stopped."
"Shit," Kaiba hastily looked around for a swift exit, his eyes suddenly fell upon a standard air vent. "Serena let me boost you up there," his gaze still upon the gap.
"And you?"
"Just get up there!" Kaiba furiously commanded.
"Just grab it!!" Serena pushed him towards the escape.
"Hope gravity is kind," his shears lingered towards the thick wire of the elevator.
"Seto!! Hurry!!" Serena yelled hysterically.
"Serena grabbed my hand!" Kaiba extended his hand forward.
Her hand proceeded towards his.
"Bye," with one swift motion the metal slashed through the cable, causing the entire boxed transportation to fall into oblivion. His back turned towards the sliding doors and headed towards the main office.
"Did you see that love?" Kisho asked, his hand still groping the velvety skin of his lover.
"Looks like my poor husband met with an unfortunate accident," she said, mocking sadness.
"Serena my hand his slipping," Kaiba whispered.
Just as the elevator headed down towards the bottom of nothingness, Kaiba had managed to leap out, his hand connected with Serena's, and seized a hold of a the thin edge.
"Seto I think I can reach the opening."
Whilst the man had left, he foolishly forgot to close the doors to the opening of the 55th floor.
"Its to dangerous, if something were to hap—"
"Then you can get there, I have to try." Serena's legs stood firmly against the rigidly against the metal lining, she leaped forward letting go of Kaiba's hand. Her hands reached forward to the opening…
Her hands slightly brushed against the cool substance of the outside ground.
Abruptly gravity came into play, pushing her down towards the void of darkness…