I don't own Yugioh!
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Serenity sighed as she packed her clothes. She looked over at the clock impatiently. It was four in the afternoon. She had called her mother earlier to tell her that she would be on her way, but as the minutes passed and her thoughts turned over to Seto, she began to grow a reluctance to leave. She felt as if he needed her, though he would never admit it. Seto was cold. He needed her warm heart, no matter how troubled she was.
As she packed the last of her belongings, she grabbed the cell phone that Seto had given her. She never used it. She didn't even know her own number, but something told her that she would need it to call Seto; to call her mother if indeed she did decide not to go. Then again, the mansion was so big that if she were to want to hide here from Seto and make him to believe that she was gone; she would have been able to. She was never good at keeping secrets however and decided against the idea.
She grabbed her suitcase and reluctantly walked out the door. As she went, she made her way to the place where her car would be. Seto had bought it for her a year ago when it had been brand new. It was still new, hardly used. It was the kind of car that only a celebrity would be able to afford. Serenity loved it and loved to drive it, but would always feel uneasy whenever she did. As she had begun to look at the cars around her in the world, she could find no one else with the same car, or even anyone else besides the people on TV who had cars as expensive as hers.
Joey loved the car as well and would often get her to drive him and his friends around in it. Serenity wished that she had friends like Joey's. She needed someone besides her brother to trust information to. She only wanted someone to talk with about Seto. She always kept it bottled up inside.
She sighed as she climbed into the car after putting her small bags of luggage in the back. She slid herself into the leather driver's seat and just sat for a moment as if the feeling of her car, her only possession, brought her comfort. She slid her eyes shut and leaned against the back of the seat. Next she shut the door and bringing herself back to reality, put the key in the ignition and started it up.
It was a quiet car. That was one of the reasons she liked it. As she pushed a button to open the garage door, she pulled out, leaving the Kaiba Mansion. She drove down the road for several miles, leaving the rich neighborhoods. As she came into the city, she decided that she would stop at a coffee shop for a while so as to take her time to decide whether or not she really wanted a distance between her and Seto. Her mother's house was still an hour away on the other side of the city. Had there not been so much traffic in Domino, it would have only taken 15 minutes to cross it.
As she pulled into the coffee shop of her choice, she got out of the car. As she walked in, she could see people sitting together, couples drinking their coffee together. Serenity looked past and away from all this as she came to the counter, ordered a mocha and sat down. As she thought about it and how everyone she saw here seemed to be with somebody, she felt alone. Humans aren't meant to be alone in this world, she thought to herself. We need each other. We need a special someone.
Her special someone, so to speak, was Seto, always had been always will have been. Serenity looked down into her mocha. She whispered his name quietly to herself before taking a hot sip. The liquid coursed down her tired through as she drank. It soothed her and calmed her. 'I miss you already' she thought. She also thought that she needed a friend. She decided that she would go home and call Mai. She would not tell Seto that she was there however. She needed time to be alone.
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Seto worked yet again at his computer. Working at a computer always calmed him somewhat. It seemed the most natural thing to do. He sighed as he remembered her. He already missed her. He would call her mother's house tonight and ask her to come back. He would be swallowing a massive amount of pride in order to do so. He wanted her back so badly. He just didn't know how to express himself. He had been cold and alone all his life. It was only now in he past few years that he had been given the chance to lean how to love. He had blocked his heart all these long years, but he told himself that he would open up to her. He had to.
It seemed as though he had no other choice now. He would have to make up. He had said that he was sorry once already, but once wasn't enough. Serenity deserved better than that and that would be what she would get. Seto would make sure of it. If he had to give up all the money in the world, he would make her happy. It was upon the coming of that thought that Seto realized that he had no idea how to make her happy. He sighed. He supposed that they were both depressed for a reason.
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As Serenity drove up to the Kaiba Mansion, she parked her car neatly inside the garage. Careful to stay quiet, she crept into the mansion. As she moved up the stairs, she could practically feel herself holding her breath involuntarily as she moved from room to room. At last she reached the main stairwell and crept past the main computer room to a small room down the hall.
Plopping down on the dusty old couch, she looked around. The room hadn't been used in what looked to be years. She and Seto used to sit on this couch together. It used to be more of an entertainment room, but as the years passed so did the meaning of most of the rooms in the house.
Slowly, she got out her cell phone and began to dial Mai's number. The phone rang on the other end and it was all Serenity could do to pray that she would answer. After three agonizing rings, she did, "hello?"
"Hey, Mai. It's me, Serenity."
"Where have you been for a while?" came the response.
"With Seto." Answered Serenity truthfully. "Mai, can we talk?"
"Sure, Hun." Came the response.
Serenity told Mai about Seto and about the depression and about how if she told Joey, Serenity would personally see to it that Mai paid. The girls lost track of time as they caught up with each other. They seemed to talk about everything by the time the sun had set. Serenity had heard the phone ring more than once at the Kaiba Mansion. She didn't realize that she had forgotten about her mother.
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Seto rolled his eyes as he answered the phone. "What do you want?"
"Seto? Is that you?" came the voice of Serenity's mother.
"Yes. Why are you calling here?"
"Is Serenity over there, because she's not here?" answered Serenity's mother.
"She's not here either." Said Seto, shocked that Serenity wouldn't be where she said she was going to be.
"Oh no!" cried Serenity's mother. "What if she's hurt?!"
"I'll send the police to look for her." Said Seto in a monotone, trying desperately to keep his voice from cracking. He knew not if she was hurt or not. He daren't guess.
"Thank you." Said serenity's mother before Seto hung up on her.
What have I done? Thought Seto as he looked down at his desk. Am I the reason why she's run away? Has she run away?
Seto bounded out of his office and up the flight of stairs to Serenity's room. She was not there. He ventured farther down the hall and came upon a long since used room. There he found her.
"Serenity!" he rang out with an angry voice. Serenity jumped back.
Seto moved toward her and cupped his hands around her face. His eyes filled with sympathy. "Your mother called and said that you weren't there. I assumed the worst. Why didn't you tell me you were still here?" his voice shook with both anger and the fear that he had almost lost her.
Serenity looked down. "I'm sorry... I... I wasn't thinking..."
Seto leered at her, staring her down. Serenity began to feel small and at last broke eye contact and ran to her room. Why couldn't Seto just accept sorry? Sorrow filled her heart. She felt as though things would never be resolved....
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Chapter 4 is done!
Malik: please leave a review if you read this!
Alex: Smurf Cat hardly got any reviews to her Golden Sun fic, Trust AND IT HAS ME IN IT!
If anyone likes Golden Sun, go read that fic too!
Malik and Alex: REVIEW!
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Serenity sighed as she packed her clothes. She looked over at the clock impatiently. It was four in the afternoon. She had called her mother earlier to tell her that she would be on her way, but as the minutes passed and her thoughts turned over to Seto, she began to grow a reluctance to leave. She felt as if he needed her, though he would never admit it. Seto was cold. He needed her warm heart, no matter how troubled she was.
As she packed the last of her belongings, she grabbed the cell phone that Seto had given her. She never used it. She didn't even know her own number, but something told her that she would need it to call Seto; to call her mother if indeed she did decide not to go. Then again, the mansion was so big that if she were to want to hide here from Seto and make him to believe that she was gone; she would have been able to. She was never good at keeping secrets however and decided against the idea.
She grabbed her suitcase and reluctantly walked out the door. As she went, she made her way to the place where her car would be. Seto had bought it for her a year ago when it had been brand new. It was still new, hardly used. It was the kind of car that only a celebrity would be able to afford. Serenity loved it and loved to drive it, but would always feel uneasy whenever she did. As she had begun to look at the cars around her in the world, she could find no one else with the same car, or even anyone else besides the people on TV who had cars as expensive as hers.
Joey loved the car as well and would often get her to drive him and his friends around in it. Serenity wished that she had friends like Joey's. She needed someone besides her brother to trust information to. She only wanted someone to talk with about Seto. She always kept it bottled up inside.
She sighed as she climbed into the car after putting her small bags of luggage in the back. She slid herself into the leather driver's seat and just sat for a moment as if the feeling of her car, her only possession, brought her comfort. She slid her eyes shut and leaned against the back of the seat. Next she shut the door and bringing herself back to reality, put the key in the ignition and started it up.
It was a quiet car. That was one of the reasons she liked it. As she pushed a button to open the garage door, she pulled out, leaving the Kaiba Mansion. She drove down the road for several miles, leaving the rich neighborhoods. As she came into the city, she decided that she would stop at a coffee shop for a while so as to take her time to decide whether or not she really wanted a distance between her and Seto. Her mother's house was still an hour away on the other side of the city. Had there not been so much traffic in Domino, it would have only taken 15 minutes to cross it.
As she pulled into the coffee shop of her choice, she got out of the car. As she walked in, she could see people sitting together, couples drinking their coffee together. Serenity looked past and away from all this as she came to the counter, ordered a mocha and sat down. As she thought about it and how everyone she saw here seemed to be with somebody, she felt alone. Humans aren't meant to be alone in this world, she thought to herself. We need each other. We need a special someone.
Her special someone, so to speak, was Seto, always had been always will have been. Serenity looked down into her mocha. She whispered his name quietly to herself before taking a hot sip. The liquid coursed down her tired through as she drank. It soothed her and calmed her. 'I miss you already' she thought. She also thought that she needed a friend. She decided that she would go home and call Mai. She would not tell Seto that she was there however. She needed time to be alone.
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Seto worked yet again at his computer. Working at a computer always calmed him somewhat. It seemed the most natural thing to do. He sighed as he remembered her. He already missed her. He would call her mother's house tonight and ask her to come back. He would be swallowing a massive amount of pride in order to do so. He wanted her back so badly. He just didn't know how to express himself. He had been cold and alone all his life. It was only now in he past few years that he had been given the chance to lean how to love. He had blocked his heart all these long years, but he told himself that he would open up to her. He had to.
It seemed as though he had no other choice now. He would have to make up. He had said that he was sorry once already, but once wasn't enough. Serenity deserved better than that and that would be what she would get. Seto would make sure of it. If he had to give up all the money in the world, he would make her happy. It was upon the coming of that thought that Seto realized that he had no idea how to make her happy. He sighed. He supposed that they were both depressed for a reason.
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As Serenity drove up to the Kaiba Mansion, she parked her car neatly inside the garage. Careful to stay quiet, she crept into the mansion. As she moved up the stairs, she could practically feel herself holding her breath involuntarily as she moved from room to room. At last she reached the main stairwell and crept past the main computer room to a small room down the hall.
Plopping down on the dusty old couch, she looked around. The room hadn't been used in what looked to be years. She and Seto used to sit on this couch together. It used to be more of an entertainment room, but as the years passed so did the meaning of most of the rooms in the house.
Slowly, she got out her cell phone and began to dial Mai's number. The phone rang on the other end and it was all Serenity could do to pray that she would answer. After three agonizing rings, she did, "hello?"
"Hey, Mai. It's me, Serenity."
"Where have you been for a while?" came the response.
"With Seto." Answered Serenity truthfully. "Mai, can we talk?"
"Sure, Hun." Came the response.
Serenity told Mai about Seto and about the depression and about how if she told Joey, Serenity would personally see to it that Mai paid. The girls lost track of time as they caught up with each other. They seemed to talk about everything by the time the sun had set. Serenity had heard the phone ring more than once at the Kaiba Mansion. She didn't realize that she had forgotten about her mother.
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Seto rolled his eyes as he answered the phone. "What do you want?"
"Seto? Is that you?" came the voice of Serenity's mother.
"Yes. Why are you calling here?"
"Is Serenity over there, because she's not here?" answered Serenity's mother.
"She's not here either." Said Seto, shocked that Serenity wouldn't be where she said she was going to be.
"Oh no!" cried Serenity's mother. "What if she's hurt?!"
"I'll send the police to look for her." Said Seto in a monotone, trying desperately to keep his voice from cracking. He knew not if she was hurt or not. He daren't guess.
"Thank you." Said serenity's mother before Seto hung up on her.
What have I done? Thought Seto as he looked down at his desk. Am I the reason why she's run away? Has she run away?
Seto bounded out of his office and up the flight of stairs to Serenity's room. She was not there. He ventured farther down the hall and came upon a long since used room. There he found her.
"Serenity!" he rang out with an angry voice. Serenity jumped back.
Seto moved toward her and cupped his hands around her face. His eyes filled with sympathy. "Your mother called and said that you weren't there. I assumed the worst. Why didn't you tell me you were still here?" his voice shook with both anger and the fear that he had almost lost her.
Serenity looked down. "I'm sorry... I... I wasn't thinking..."
Seto leered at her, staring her down. Serenity began to feel small and at last broke eye contact and ran to her room. Why couldn't Seto just accept sorry? Sorrow filled her heart. She felt as though things would never be resolved....
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Chapter 4 is done!
Malik: please leave a review if you read this!
Alex: Smurf Cat hardly got any reviews to her Golden Sun fic, Trust AND IT HAS ME IN IT!
If anyone likes Golden Sun, go read that fic too!
Malik and Alex: REVIEW!
