Hello my lovely readers! Well, here I am, updating with chapter 5! Yey! Heehee…I should be studying for finals right now…but instead I'm eating chocolate, drinking green tea and typing out chapter 5…wheeeee! There's always later to study! (Haha, don't adapt my attitude if you want to succeed…I hope I don't regret this tomorrow…) Anyway, hope you all enjoy this chapter…please R&R! P.S. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh (if I did I wouldn't even have to study, but anyway…) Now, on with the story!

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5. Startling Revelations

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"Where are we going?" Duke asked Joey as they drove around Domino aimlessly. Two hours had passed and nothing had happened. Joey didn't even seem to really be looking anymore. He just stared straight ahead at the road, his expression unreadable. He seemed to be drowning in grief and self-pity and the car had fallen into silence as they had continued to drive through the city.

Duke was still waiting for an answer from Joey when he felt a vibration in his pocket. It was his cell phone. He pulled it out to see who was calling so late, but the window viewed the number as 'restricted'.

He didn't know who it was and was about to put it back in his pocket, but it was so damn annoying! Whoever it was was persistent. 'Well,' thought Duke, 'it's nobody I know but maybe it has something to do with Dungeon Dice Monsters…if not, whoever it is is going to get hell from me.'

He flipped open his phone to answer it when it stopped vibrating. Whoever it was had hung up.

Duke sighed and went to return it to his pocket again when it started to vibrate once more. 'Fine.' he thought, and flipped it open.

"Devlin here." he said into the phone.

"Duke! I'm so glad I got ahold of you!" Serenity's voice came out loud over the phone. "I thought you would be sleeping. Is Joey with you!"

Duke was about to answer when the car rocked forward. Because the car had been so quiet, Serenity's voice had been loud enough for Joey to hear when she talked. He had pulled over quickly and slammed on the brakes, turning around and yanking the phone out of Duke's hand.

"Serenity!" Joey yelled into the phone.

"Joey!" she said back.

Duke, in the backseat, just sighed. He was glad that Serenity was safe but was upset that he didn't even get to say hi.

"Serenity, where are you? I've been so worried! I've got the guys with me right now and we're lookin for you!" Joey said into the phone, "Are you ok? Are you safe? Where are you?"

"Joey, calm down." Serenity said through the phone. "I'm ok. I'm here at the hospital."

"The hospital! What are you doin there? I thought you said you were ok…" Joey's voice was full of concern. "What happened, Sis?"

"Well…I was at the park…" Serenity began, "and this man came up to me and asked me about a dog…"

Joey interrupted her. "I told you never to talk to strangers, Serenity."

"Yeah, I know Joey." came the quiet reply. "I'm sorry."

Joey's voice softened. "Hey, it's ok Serenity. I'm just glad you're ok. Now tell me what happened."

"Ok Joey." Serenity said. "Well, he grabbed me…"

"The bastard!" Joey yelled. "I'll kill em!"

"Joey, please…let me finish…" came Serenity's voice.

"Ok, ok…" Joey conceded.

"Well, they took me to…to an empty parking lot…and…and…" Serenity didn't finish.

"Hey, Sis, it's ok…" Joey tried to comfort her as he heard her crying on the other end.

"Well…" she sniffed, "just when I thought things were over for me…another man showed up and…saved me."

"He saved you?" Joey exclaimed, "Thank God! I'm gonna kiss the man when I see him!"

"Yeah…except…" Serenity started, but Joey interrupted her once again.

"Where is this guy? I've gotta thank him for savin my baby sister! What's his name? Who are you with? Is he around there?"

"Joey, I'm here with Seto Kaiba." came the reply.

"Seto Kaiba!" Joey yelled, "What'ds that moneybaggin jerk doing there? Is he botherin you?"

"No Joey," Serenity replied quietly. "He saved me."

"Seto Kaiba saved you! How in the hell did that happen?" Joey demanded.

"I…I don't know." Serenity responded. Then her voice grew desperate. "Joey, he's been shot!"

Joey's eyes opened wide in surprise and his mouth dropped open, but no words came out.

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After telling Joey what room she was in, Serenity hung up the hospital phone that was by her bed. She looked over at a nearby clock and saw that it was near two in the morning. She sighed and sunk down into the hard bed. This night seemed to be taking forever. It was hard to believe that just a few hours ago she had been cowering in a van, terrified beyond belief.

She closed her eyes and thought of the man who had saved her. A tear escaped out of her eye when she thought of how he had battled those men on her behalf, a girl that he didn't even know.

She turned on her side and sighed. She had been so happy when he had motioned for her to come to him, so full of hope; she had been ready to run into his arms.

And then…and then…she sniffled softly…one of the men had pulled a gun on her and her precious savior.

Quietly, she started to sob in her bed, the night's events playing behind her closed eyelids.

~Flashback~

The strange man held his arms out for her. He looked familiar, yes, but she still didn't know who he was. She didn't care though. She trusted him.

She began to go towards his outstretched arms when her captor pulled a gun on her. He sneered and said, "Don't even think about it." She looked up at his eyes and knew that he wasn't kidding. He was desperate.

She backed up and looked out at the man who had risked himself to save her. Would he risk this? Her eyes started to fill with tears. She was so close to her freedom; would it be stripped away from her in a heartbeat?

"Drop that." Her attacker was now talking to her would-be savior.

She looked down at the floorboards in sorrow. Could she do nothing?

"Kiss my ass." came the young man's reply.

Tears spilled down her cheeks. She didn't want to see this young man get hurt. 'Please God…' she prayed, 'Please let him be alright. Don't let him get hurt…'

She could still hear them talking outside the van. As she looked down she noticed several empty alcohol bottles nearby. There was a particularly thick-looking glass vodka bottle…she bent down and picked it up.

Clang! Looking up, she saw that the brown-haired young man had dropped the tire iron he had been holding while her captor still had the gun pointed at him.

'I can't let him get hurt for me…' she thought. 'I have to help!'

She came up quietly behind the armed man and raised the vodka bottle…he didn't know she was there…and let it crash down on his head with all the strength she had.

His head rolled back and he fell down instantly, but what scared her the most was the noise she had heard. As the man had fallen, she had heard a shot ring out in the darkness. Terrified of what she might see, she slowly lifted her head up to look at the young man who had saved her life. He was staring at her, a small smile on his face. Then he sunk to his knees.

Horrified, she looked from his face to his shirt, where blood was staining through. She wanted to run to him, to hold him, to make everything ok again, but all she could do was stare at him.

A confused look crossed his face as his eyes still bore into hers. She lifted her hand to her mouth and gasped. He fell.

~end flashback~

Serenity opened her eyes to stop the images. Her face was wet with tears and questions ran through her mind about this man that had saved her.

At first, she had only known that he attended the same school as her, but after she had learned his name, she realized that she knew a lot more about him then she had previously thought.

Seto Kaiba. The richest, youngest, and most successful business man in all of Japan. She had heard a lot about him, of course, although most of it had come from her brother and most of it was not good. Joey disliked Seto with a passion, and, from what she had both heard and observed, the feelings were mutual.

She remembered seeing Kaiba walking down the halls at school, tall and cold, ignoring the girls who fawned over him and virtually avoiding everyone. 'He always seemed so angry,' she thought, remembering the gait with which he walked and the air that seemed to surround him. 'Why would someone who seems so indifferent to others come to my rescue?'

She sighed and decided that although she didn't know why, she also didn't care. She was just glad that he had. 'He risked himself for me…' she thought, 'he was hurt because of me! I was only trying to help…I couldn't just remain helpless…'A look of distress crossed her face as she thought about Seto. 'I have to see him. I have to know that he is alright. I'd—I'd never forgive myself if…if…stop it!' she told herself, as the tears started to fill her eyes once more. She knew she wasn't doing either of them any good by thinking bad thoughts. She would just have to wait and hope for the best…and not think about what might have happened.

Although the tears didn't go away, she managed to banish the thoughts from her head and eventually fell asleep. She awoke, however, just a few minutes later to the sound of her door opening, and her first thoughts were that it was Joey and she sat up quickly in her bed.

"Oh, Miss…" came a young woman's voice, "You shouldn't move around so quickly. You need your rest to recover, you know."

Serenity looked at the woman, who carried a tray of something. Food.

"Do you work here? Are you a nurse?" Serenity asked her, knowing that she wasn't, but still a little hopeful nonetheless.

"No, I'm sorry Miss." came the reply. "I'm just bringing you something to eat."

Serenity looked up at the clock and saw that it was now close to 4 AM. 'Where is Joey?' she wondered, and then said to the woman, "But it's so late…I mean, early, to eat…"

"Yes, I know," said the woman, "But the doctor ordered that you be brought something to eat as soon as possible. He said you had a lot of trauma and could use some substance in you." The woman moved to a table beside Serenity's bed and set the tray down. Serenity just looked at it, having no appetite at all.

"Maybe later…" she said to the woman. "Hey, do you think you could call my nurse in here for me?"

"Well," said the other woman, "Ok, but I'll have to go find her first, and that could take a few minutes…" the woman walked over to the side of Serenity's bed. "Or…you see this button here?" She looked down at Serenity and Serenity nodded. "Well, if you push that, the nurse will come."

"Oh…" said Serenity, embarrassed at not having seen it before. "I'm sorry…"

"It's ok." the woman answered, smiling. "Well, I hope you feel better soon." She turned around to leave.

"Thank you." Serenity said, as the woman closed the door behind her. Looking down at the button beside her bed, Serenity struggled within her mind. The only reason why she wanted to talk to the nurse was to ask her questions about how Seto was. She had to know. Her mind was being eaten away with all the questions, even if she chose not to acknowledge it.

Her finger on the button, she decided to press it and then waited. Waited for the nurse to come. Waited for answers. Waited for a release from all the pain and grief that she felt.

A minute later an older woman in scrubs came in. She had a nametag on that read 'Wanda'. On her face was an unreadable expression, and Serenity was unsure of how to approach her with the topic of Seto.

"Ummm…hello." Serenity cautiously said to her.

"Hi," said Wanda, coming over to her. "How are you feeling?"

"Well," said Serenity, "a little sore…my face hurts a lot."

"Yeah," answered the nurse, "I guess it would. Your lip was bust and you've got a heck of a shiner on that eye…" the nurse stopped at her bed and placed her hand on Serenity's forehead. "Have you gotten a hold of your family? We tried the number you gave us, but there was no answer."

"Yes," said Serenity, looking up at the nurse, "My brother was out looking for me. I got a hold of a friend that was with him and they're on their way over right now." Serenity lowered her gaze to her bed sheet. "They should be here soon."

The nurse nodded and stepped back. "Well that's good." she said. "I'll inform the receptionist." She turned around to leave. "Take care of yourself, honey, and get some rest. You should be released later today." She had her hand on the doorknob and Serenity knew that she had to act fast.

"Umm…wait!" Serenity called out to her. "Excuse me!" The woman paused in her departure and turned back around. "Yes?" she asked Serenity.

"Well…" Serenity started out, "I was just wondering about the young man who had been brought in with me? A Seto Kaiba? Do you know anything?"

The nurse looked over at her and then came back to the side of Serenity's bed. "I'm sorry," she said, "but he's not in this sector. I'd have to call to find out where he is and get his stats.

"Oh…" said Serenity, "is…is that too much trouble? He…he rescued me and I would like to know how he is…"

"He rescued you?" the nurse said, sitting down on the side of Serenity's bed. "How romantic!"

Serenity felt her face redden. "It's not like that…" she said, "This was starting to happen…" she pointed up to her face, "and he just showed up."

The nurse listened attentively and nodded for her to go on.

"Well," Serenity continued, "There were two men and Seto knocked one of the guys out right away…" she looked down at her hands and grew quiet. "but the other guy…" she paused, her voice wavering as she attempted to tell the nurse what had happened. "the other guy pulled out a gun…and…" she stopped, her voice breaking.

The nurse put a reassuring hand on Serenity's arm and said, "Oh, I'm so sorry, honey! Please, you don't have to go on. Just lie back and try to forget those bad things, ok?"

Serenity smiled sadly at the nurse. "It-It's ok." she said. "I just want to know what happened to him! He saved my life and it's all my fault that he got shot!" she sighed, frustrated, and then went on. "after it was all over, I went over to try to help him…there was so much blood on his shirt…I searched his pockets, and, in his trenchcoat, I found his wallet and his cell phone." She paused again, taking a shuddering breath as the tears rolled down her face. "I called the police right away to get help for him…" her voice trailed off. "His name is Seto Kaiba." She finally looked up at the nurse. "He goes to my school. He helped me and he saved me and I want to hug him and thank him, and…-a sob broke out during her speech-…and I need to know he's ok!" she finished.

"Yes," the nurse said softly. "I understand. And I'm sorry." She got up from the bed. "I'll be back in a few minutes." The nurse walked quickly to the door and left the room.

Serenity lay back down on her bed and sighed. She was exhausted. Sleep was now threatening to take her, but she had to wait and find out about Seto. 'I have to know' she thought to herself firmly. Now it was only a matter of time until the nurse came back and she would know.

A few minutes later the door opened again. It was the nurse. As Serenity watched her slowly close the door behind her, she felt her heart jump at the solemn look she saw on the nurse's face. She felt herself begin to panic as the nurse walked over to her bed and sat down on it heavily.

Serenity sat up expectantly, afraid of what she might hear, but still unable to keep herself from asking, "Well?"

The nurse took in a deep breath and looked at her. "Well," she began, "I looked up his name on the database and it said that he's in the emergency room right now." she looked down and sighed. "I called over to find out anything I could, but all they would tell me is that he is in critical condition and is currently in surgery. I'm sorry."

Serenity nodded slowly and stared out into space. "Thank you." she told the nurse, her voice emotionless. After a few minutes, the nurse got up and said, "Please, just try to get some rest and not think about it."

'Not think about it?' Serenity thought to herself, 'How can I think of anything else?' But to the nurse, she said, "Yeah. Ok." Then she thought to herself, 'Anything… just go away.'

"Alright Sweetie," the nurse said, patting Serenity's hand with her own. "I'll leave you alone so you can sleep. I'll let you know as soon as anything comes up with Mr. Kaiba. I hope your family gets here soon."

"Yeah. So do I." Serenity said absently. 'Why is she still here?' she thought.

The nurse looked at her and shook her head. She knew that this girl would find no peace in sleep. "Ok." she said softly to her, and got up and left the room.

After a while, Serenity blinked. She looked around and noticed that the nurse had left. She didn't bother to wonder when. All she could think about was Seto.

'Critical condition…surgery…' the nurse's words haunted her mind. 'What if he's dying?' Serenity thought. She closed her eyes and sank down into her bed. 'and it's all my fault.'

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Alright! There is the newest chapter! ^_^ Up and posted! Yey! I hope that every one of you enjoys it thoroughly and please, please, please, REVIEW! Yey! Thanks a lot, and look! All of you get…a Seto Kaiba designer trenchcoat! Yey! Also icecream. Lots and lots of icecream. (Yesterday was my birthday!) So please, enjoy, and R&R!

~Seren147