Malik: Reviewer Responses… we got a lot this time. 16…
Alex: that's good, you idiot!
Sakura- I will definitely use your idea. Don't worry, I'll give you credit if I get around to writing it out. How's this chapter?
vendred13- Well, get ready. He's about to swallow a lot more!
Black-Fire Eclipse- sorry for the wait! School starts soon (see the note at the bottom). He'll cheer her up, trust me!
Chibi-Kari- thanks for all the compliments. You really think I'm that good? I don't think it's weird at all for you to think of Seto when you listen to that Trapt song. Have you ever heard "Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit? It REALLY reminds me of Seto.
kikoken- What do you mean, "those two"? Thanks for the review!
neoelite – I completely agree. It be very funny!
Nick – Hello, Brother.
Court12- Seto take a BIG gulp this chapter. Any more and he would be humble!
Squallsgurl- err. I'm not fast. Faster than some, but not fast. Thanks for the review!
Subaru the Jaguar- oh yeah! Big change of heart. You'll see…
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Setine- the ending will too be happy! Thanks for the review.
IceTheStars- I know you don't like Yu-Gi-Oh! and you'll never see this, but thanks…
Jia- Thanks for the review. Did you read all this in one sitting?
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Chapter 10: Is it Okay to Say, "I'm Sorry"?
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Seto looked wonderingly at Serenity as he entered her room, almost as if he didn't know what she would do to him if she were to realize his presence. He stood there silent as he came behind her. He was still; almost calm as he looked down upon her small form, as he set his eyes upon her sorrows and his ears upon her muffles cries. He wondered why she had to create these situations so. Hadn't she learned his temper better than that over the years?
Now he only gazed at her and in his gazing, not knowing what he was doing, he spoke, "I'm sorry." In truth he was. He had never felt more remorse for his wrongdoings than he had now.
Then Serenity noticed him and spun around, "what are you doing here?"
Seto could see the tears falling down her face, falling to the floor, staining her face on the way down. "I just wanted you to know that I care." He spoke softly to her, as though she was a child needing counseling.
She sighed, almost as though she wanted to make the relationship work after all, as if she would give up her being so childish. In truth she had done all this before, but through Seto's eyes, this was something new. He had always known her as the quiet girl who would always care and love, no matter what her circumstances. The woman that he knew now was opposite, but slowly regaining her former self.
Seto sighed as well, decided that now was a good a time as any to tell her. He took a deep breath before stating, "I love you." The words came so smoothly off his tongue, almost as if they belonged there, as though they had been the words that he had needed to release all along. Surely this deadly epidemic, characterized by doubt and fear, named depression would all end soon. It had to hadn't it?
He was not prepared for her next words. He hadn't expected them; "I love you, too." They came softly and almost silently from her beautiful lips. He watched her as she looked up to him, up into his icy eyes. And then… he felt the ice of his eyes melt as she met them, almost as if she was a fire burning beneath his heart, fighting to thaw it free from its icy prison. She had succeeded, unknowingly.
He looked down into her soft brown eyes. Stepping closer, he whispered again, "I'm sorry for all I've done. I was…" he paused and looking deeper into her peering eyes, knowing that she was curious to hear the last of his sentence, he continued. In truth, he was curious to hear the end of it himself. He had never admitted such a thing to anyone before; "…I was wrong."
Serenity looked almost happy at the words, as if she had been waiting for them. Seto didn't take it as being cocky however; he only bent his head down to look at the floor.
"As was I," he heard her speak, "It was I who was always escalating the fights and starting a few myself."
Seto looked up at her; "none of this is your fault. If I wasn't so stuck up all the time…" he looked away, know that finishing that sentence would completely humble him. He had to hold on to some pride. He was Seto Kaiba after all.
"It's ok," stated Serenity.
Seto moved closer to her, looking deeply into her eyes. There was no more need for words. Their emotions shown through their eyes, piercing the darkness, shattering the final barriers of their depression. Serenity's eyes told Seto, 'I am yours. Take me.' And so Seto did as her eyes commanded. He leaned forward and before he knew what was happening, kissed her. He could feel her soft lips upon his as she kissed back and her small arms wrap themselves around his neck. He pulled her closer, taking in the moment and savoring it with all of his soul.
And just like that, the moment ended. The embrace was finished. Seto leaned back out of it, "I only hope we can find a way to heal."
"Yes" said Serenity, and then as she spoke, she seemed to realize something that she had forgotten, "where's Joey?"
Seto grunted, "Downstairs."
"Let's have dinner… all of us."
Seto rolled his eyes, but in the end subdued and walked down the stairs with Serenity on his arm, awaiting the confrontation with Joey at the bottom.
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I'm SO sorry that it's so short. School starts in one week and I have a 380-pg. book and a report due before then. I will try my best to update this fic weekly from here on out. I also need you to tell me how much longer I should drag this out. Should it be a quick ending after this or should I take it out a few more chapters? Should there be a whole new part of the fic about the conflicts between Joey and Seto? You decide, because quite frankly, I don't really know how the fic is gonna end yet. It'll be happy, I know that much…
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