Dying Souls Chapter 6
Falling for You All Over Again
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Seto looked over the painting that Serenity had given him, almost as if he were admiring it. He looked beyond the canvas with paint on it. He looked at the Blue Eyes White Dragon. It seemed to stare out at him and lure him to do something, though he knew not what. He knew that he would have to make up to Serenity. She was innocent. She didn't deserve to be hurt by him the way she was.
Slowly, he made himself to get up. He decided that he should say that he's sorry. Normally, he would never come to this conclusion, but seeing as how he lived with her, her habits tended to rub off on him. As he walked up the long staircase to her room, he began to have second thoughts about the words that he was about to offer her. He told himself that he had to say them, and in truth, he did. It would be the only way out of this dark hole that he had put the both of them in.
As he knocked on the door, he could hear shuffling and the sound of Serenity putting something away. Seto suddenly became curious. Seto was never curious. 'I've been living with her too long...'
Serenity slowly opened the door to let him in, "yes?"
"I want to tell you something..." Seto sighed, knowing that he would have to swallow a chunk of his pride in mere moments. He could see Serenity looking up into his eyes as if awaiting his something. "I'm... sorry."
"I'm sorry too." Said Serenity.
"What is it that you have to be sorry for?" asked Seto, immediately after, regretting the words. There goes another chunk of pride...
Serenity was silent. She didn't know. Then an idea came to her. "I always overreact and escalate the fights..."
Seto mentally let out a sigh of relief. His cold eyes scanned her room. "What was it you were putting away so quickly before I came in?"
"Um..." serenity paused. 'What to tell Seto?' "It was nothing."
"Nothing? Then why did it take you so much time?"
"Seto, let's not argue over this." Pleaded Serenity.
"Just tell me." Urged Seto. He made his way to her closet where on the floor outside it, he found a stray Duel Monsters card. Picking it up, he asked the question, "what is this doing here?"
"Umm... I bought it." Answered Serenity. "Four whole boxes. I figured I'd try to make a deck."
"You?" Seto couldn't help but laugh. Serenity was trying to make a deck! This was all too funny. His laughed rang louder in serenity's ears. She had to smile. It was the first time she'd known Seto to laugh in years.
"I... guess it's kind of funny..." serenity trailed off. While she didn't like the prospect of Seto laughing at her, she did love to hear him laughing. Perhaps they would come out of this darkness quicker than they had hoped.
Seto stopped moments later. He looked down at the card in his hand. "Do you need any help?"
"Um... I guess so..." admitted Serenity. "I don't know the first thing about Duel Monsters..."
The rest of the night was spent making Serenity a deck. She got lectured on every aspect of the game until three in the morning and got to ask questions. While it wasn't serenity's ideal use of time together, she had to remind herself that it was time. And any time with Seto that wasn't being spent arguing, was good time.
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When Serenity woke up the next morning, she found herself in Seto's arms lying on the same sofa in the same room where he had taught her Duel Monsters the night before. She wondered why Seto hadn't gotten up yet to do his work. As she looked up at his face, she could see that he was looking down upon her, gazing at her. Why, she had no idea. Normally, Seto would have killed himself if he had had to be away from his work this long. What was wrong with him?
"Seto?" she asked carefully.
He grunted, still gazing, a smile coming across his face.
"You're smiling."
"Is there something wrong with that?" he asked her.
'No.' thought Serenity. 'I love it when you smile.' Though she wasn't brave enough to say it. Instead she stated, "no... how long have you been up? You never sleep this late."
"Only for about 30 minutes. I haven't been sleeping lately... wanna duel?"
"Umm..." serenity didn't quite know if she was ready for a duel against the world champion of Duel Monsters. But she agreed to it anyway, "sure."
'Any time spent with him while we're not arguing is good enough for me.' She reminded herself.
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The arena was huge. Serenity didn't want to do this. She knew that she would lose. Even so, she didn't back down, she wouldn't.
The duel didn't last long. Seto actually got his Blue Eyes Ultimate out. Serenity hadn't done so much as scratch his life points with her Mysterious Puppeteers, and even though she could have pulled out her Copycat at the last minute to kill of the great three headed Blue Eyes, she didn't. She didn't want a fight to start when Seto lost his most precious card.
As they came down from their dueling arena, Seto walked over to Serenity. She didn't say anything about what could've happened. Seto almost smiled at her.
"You did... good." He said, almost as if he was forcing every word. Swallowing pride was always a hard thing to do.
As the day progressed after that, Serenity thought of Seto. Had he changed, or was it just that he was overjoyed to have something in common with Serenity? She sighed. She would never understand him.
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As Seto worked away again at his computer, he couldn't take his mind off her. She was a fair duelist, but it wasn't the dueling that was re- catching his eye. She seemed to be putting forth more of an effort to love him again. He supposed he should do the same.
As he moved the wheeled chair across the floor to the phone, he hesitated. Then he picked up and dialed, very slowly, 4...1...1... information desk.
"Information?" asked a girl on the other line.
"I want the number to the most expensive restaurant in Domino City."
The woman continued to tell Seto the number and address address. Seto and Serenity would be going out to eat a private dinner.
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I know it was short, but more reviews will change that! hint hint wink wink
Malik: on to reviewer responses!
Count12- thanks you so much for your review. I try as much as I can for everyone to be in character. Did I goof this chapter?
Sailor-z-360- haven't we already been over this? The end will be happy. I promise! Your part will be next chapter.
Black-Fire Eclipse- seeing as how things are going, there will definitely be a restaurant scene!
Sakura- just think if I had left it at the first chapter! This fic was gonna be a one-shot! Thanks for the review!
Kikoken- does that mean I'm a good writer? I love reviews, so tell me in one!
Subaru the Jaguar- your muses' name is Mika? I have a friend named Mikaa. We might get together. I'm sure glad he doesn't read yugioh at time like this... anyhow, keep reviewing. I love the psycoticness!
Neoelite- what do you mean, "it's getting better?" was I not good in the first place? J/K!
Vendred13- thanks! I hope I will too!
Malik and Alex: REVIEW!
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Seto looked over the painting that Serenity had given him, almost as if he were admiring it. He looked beyond the canvas with paint on it. He looked at the Blue Eyes White Dragon. It seemed to stare out at him and lure him to do something, though he knew not what. He knew that he would have to make up to Serenity. She was innocent. She didn't deserve to be hurt by him the way she was.
Slowly, he made himself to get up. He decided that he should say that he's sorry. Normally, he would never come to this conclusion, but seeing as how he lived with her, her habits tended to rub off on him. As he walked up the long staircase to her room, he began to have second thoughts about the words that he was about to offer her. He told himself that he had to say them, and in truth, he did. It would be the only way out of this dark hole that he had put the both of them in.
As he knocked on the door, he could hear shuffling and the sound of Serenity putting something away. Seto suddenly became curious. Seto was never curious. 'I've been living with her too long...'
Serenity slowly opened the door to let him in, "yes?"
"I want to tell you something..." Seto sighed, knowing that he would have to swallow a chunk of his pride in mere moments. He could see Serenity looking up into his eyes as if awaiting his something. "I'm... sorry."
"I'm sorry too." Said Serenity.
"What is it that you have to be sorry for?" asked Seto, immediately after, regretting the words. There goes another chunk of pride...
Serenity was silent. She didn't know. Then an idea came to her. "I always overreact and escalate the fights..."
Seto mentally let out a sigh of relief. His cold eyes scanned her room. "What was it you were putting away so quickly before I came in?"
"Um..." serenity paused. 'What to tell Seto?' "It was nothing."
"Nothing? Then why did it take you so much time?"
"Seto, let's not argue over this." Pleaded Serenity.
"Just tell me." Urged Seto. He made his way to her closet where on the floor outside it, he found a stray Duel Monsters card. Picking it up, he asked the question, "what is this doing here?"
"Umm... I bought it." Answered Serenity. "Four whole boxes. I figured I'd try to make a deck."
"You?" Seto couldn't help but laugh. Serenity was trying to make a deck! This was all too funny. His laughed rang louder in serenity's ears. She had to smile. It was the first time she'd known Seto to laugh in years.
"I... guess it's kind of funny..." serenity trailed off. While she didn't like the prospect of Seto laughing at her, she did love to hear him laughing. Perhaps they would come out of this darkness quicker than they had hoped.
Seto stopped moments later. He looked down at the card in his hand. "Do you need any help?"
"Um... I guess so..." admitted Serenity. "I don't know the first thing about Duel Monsters..."
The rest of the night was spent making Serenity a deck. She got lectured on every aspect of the game until three in the morning and got to ask questions. While it wasn't serenity's ideal use of time together, she had to remind herself that it was time. And any time with Seto that wasn't being spent arguing, was good time.
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When Serenity woke up the next morning, she found herself in Seto's arms lying on the same sofa in the same room where he had taught her Duel Monsters the night before. She wondered why Seto hadn't gotten up yet to do his work. As she looked up at his face, she could see that he was looking down upon her, gazing at her. Why, she had no idea. Normally, Seto would have killed himself if he had had to be away from his work this long. What was wrong with him?
"Seto?" she asked carefully.
He grunted, still gazing, a smile coming across his face.
"You're smiling."
"Is there something wrong with that?" he asked her.
'No.' thought Serenity. 'I love it when you smile.' Though she wasn't brave enough to say it. Instead she stated, "no... how long have you been up? You never sleep this late."
"Only for about 30 minutes. I haven't been sleeping lately... wanna duel?"
"Umm..." serenity didn't quite know if she was ready for a duel against the world champion of Duel Monsters. But she agreed to it anyway, "sure."
'Any time spent with him while we're not arguing is good enough for me.' She reminded herself.
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The arena was huge. Serenity didn't want to do this. She knew that she would lose. Even so, she didn't back down, she wouldn't.
The duel didn't last long. Seto actually got his Blue Eyes Ultimate out. Serenity hadn't done so much as scratch his life points with her Mysterious Puppeteers, and even though she could have pulled out her Copycat at the last minute to kill of the great three headed Blue Eyes, she didn't. She didn't want a fight to start when Seto lost his most precious card.
As they came down from their dueling arena, Seto walked over to Serenity. She didn't say anything about what could've happened. Seto almost smiled at her.
"You did... good." He said, almost as if he was forcing every word. Swallowing pride was always a hard thing to do.
As the day progressed after that, Serenity thought of Seto. Had he changed, or was it just that he was overjoyed to have something in common with Serenity? She sighed. She would never understand him.
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As Seto worked away again at his computer, he couldn't take his mind off her. She was a fair duelist, but it wasn't the dueling that was re- catching his eye. She seemed to be putting forth more of an effort to love him again. He supposed he should do the same.
As he moved the wheeled chair across the floor to the phone, he hesitated. Then he picked up and dialed, very slowly, 4...1...1... information desk.
"Information?" asked a girl on the other line.
"I want the number to the most expensive restaurant in Domino City."
The woman continued to tell Seto the number and address address. Seto and Serenity would be going out to eat a private dinner.
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I know it was short, but more reviews will change that! hint hint wink wink
Malik: on to reviewer responses!
Count12- thanks you so much for your review. I try as much as I can for everyone to be in character. Did I goof this chapter?
Sailor-z-360- haven't we already been over this? The end will be happy. I promise! Your part will be next chapter.
Black-Fire Eclipse- seeing as how things are going, there will definitely be a restaurant scene!
Sakura- just think if I had left it at the first chapter! This fic was gonna be a one-shot! Thanks for the review!
Kikoken- does that mean I'm a good writer? I love reviews, so tell me in one!
Subaru the Jaguar- your muses' name is Mika? I have a friend named Mikaa. We might get together. I'm sure glad he doesn't read yugioh at time like this... anyhow, keep reviewing. I love the psycoticness!
Neoelite- what do you mean, "it's getting better?" was I not good in the first place? J/K!
Vendred13- thanks! I hope I will too!
Malik and Alex: REVIEW!
