Lass: Hi there! (I always seem to start with that, don't I?) I'm sorry for
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My school grades are kind of dropping, and I really have to work on them. I
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The footsteps were coming closer. Serenity, after years of hearing them, could tell her father was very, very drunk. Serenity wanted to, but she wasn't able to get up and run. She just laid there, on the couch, listening tensely to her father's footsteps coming closer.
Much too soon, he had reached her. He grabbed her at her arm and pulled her up. "What are you doing home this early?!" he screamed at her.
"My school was out earlier, so we could go home," she explained warily, trying not to cry at the pain of his strong hands gripping her even tighter.
"Bullshit! You're just a piece of bullshit! You're worth nothing, you dirty little whore!" She couldn't escape from his hands or his belt, still very weak because of last night. He kept beating her, kept throwing insults at her, even after she passed out.
Kaiba was stuck in a traffic jam, and a quite big one either, 'Shit,' he cursed. 'Why today? Why do I have to get stuck in a traffic jam today? Oh no...' The drowsiness came again, pulling him into a deep sleep.
It was all black again. He was unable to move, again. And he heard a door open, again.
"Where were you?! What have you done?! You were supposed to be home at seven, and it's seven thirty now! Again, where were you?!" The words were accompanied by various slaps.
"I..."
"Just shut up! You're probably going to say you were with your friends again! I won't take this any more!" As the girl let out a painful scream, Kaiba tried even harder to get out of there and help the girl, but no avail.
"Stop screaming! You have nothing to scream about! You're just a worthless piece of shit, nothing but a burden to everyone. This is only justified! At least show you're still worth anything by not whimpering every time I hit you!" The screams of the girl now died, though sometimes, she still let out a soft cry of pain. Finally, that stopped too, leaving nothing but a deep silence after the strange guy had slammed the door closed.
He shot up once again. "What time is it?" he asked the driver sternly. He gasped when the driver told him they were inside this traffic jam for two hours now. Rain was pouring down quickly. The storm had caused the jam to grow even bigger, and because Kaiba's mansion was on the complete opposite of the city, this was taking a very long time.
After another hour, in which Kaiba was typing away on his laptop, the driver finally told him they had arrived at his mansion. Kaiba sighed in relief. He could go and talk to the strange girl now.
He practically ran into his mansion. In fact, he just took wide steps, but anyways... Maria came running up to him, Mokuba just behind her. "Master," she breathed, seemingly out of breath. "She's gone."
"What? What are you talking about, Maria?" he asked, irritated.
"Your guest, Master; she left an hour ago, leaving her chalkboard behind." The poor maid handed it to her Master, looking very worried. She wondered if he was going to fire her now.
Kaiba looked at the board. Sorry, have to leave. I'm really in a hurry. Remember your dreams, Seto? He looked at the board questioningly now. That was not only about the question, but at how she called him too. 'How dare she call me Seto? Only Mokuba can. And how can she possibly know about those stupid dreams?
My question was about that. I need help with such a case. That case, to be exact. Think about it and know what you want to do when you go to sleep. Leave this board on a table. Oh yeah, you've got a great little brother. You can be proud of him! He stared at the words. He didn't know what this was about. He shook his head, but then he looked up at Maria.
"Why did you let her go?" he asked her growling.
"I'm sorry Master," she said, surprisingly calm. "We were sitting in the room, when suddenly her head shot up and her eyes got distant. She then scribbled this down and left."
Kaiba cursed. Then, he walked up the stairs, the way he walked showing he didn't want to be disturbed. He spent the rest of the afternoon thinking about this. To help some abused girl. He was weighing the pros and cons against each other. After a while, he came to the conclusion he wasn't going to help. He was a CEO, a powerful man without any emotions to anyone but his brother Mokuba. If he would help the girl, he could just as well help anyone. 'She should help herself, just as I have once done. Just a little bit of mystery won't get me as far as to help someone.'
Just as he had concluded this, a maid knocked his door. "Will you come down to eat, Master?" she asked. Kaiba thought about it a little.
"I will be down in just a minute," he said. He heard the maid leave and, stretching himself, got up from his chair.
He ate without really paying attention. He was really tired, but he knew this was what had happened more the past few days. Something wanted him to sleep again. He hated to admit, but there was nothing he could do against it. Therefore, he went up directly after dinner. He put the chalkboard down on his bedside table and plopped in his bed, immediately falling asleep and once again entering the dream world.
He had just gotten into his 'cage'. He knew it was the truth, but he didn't know how he knew it. This one was different, though. He was able to move... kind of. When he tried to move, he couldn't, but he did feel there was space around him with his body. Now he watched it, for as far as he could in this dark room, it wasn't his body! It was a girl's body. He recognised the shape of it as that from the girl who had come to his mansion. But what was he doing here?
He heard someone enter the room. (A/N: Don't ask how he knows. It is DarkMG's memories, so he probably picks up on some thoughts.) "Um... Hi dad..." he heard the girl say. He knew her voice, but it was too soft to really hear it well.
"You dirty little bitch! You were supposed to have the food finished by now! So, where is it!?" the angry voice of the man shouted.
"I'm so sorry, father. I didn't..." She was roughly interrupted by the man.
"And you will never again, do you hear me!?" It wasn't Kaiba's thought that occurred now. {{She would hardly not be able hear it if you scream like that, you jerk!}} For some reason, Kaiba also knew it wasn't the thought of the girl on whose body he was now either. The next one, though, was.
{Calm down, Kuri! It's not going to help her if you scream like that. You'd better just support her.} Kaiba once again knew this was some kind of mind conversation between the two, and that he was now witnessing it.
{{Why won't she just let us help her?}} the first one said again, the one called Kuri. On the background, the beating was heard. But he knew there was nothing he could do.
{She's frightened to death, Kuri. You know that! We can barely do anything, except for hoping he'll end it soon, or until she'll do something about this herself. We're doing all we can do now, taking care of her and supporting her.}
Kuri's next words felt very sad. {{I know, DarkMG, but I just can't stand it...}}
On the background, the beating had stopped and, after the now familiar slamming door, there was nothing but an eerie silence. Then, a third mind voice was heard. [Guys? Are you ok?]
The person Kaiba was 'inside', the girl strangely called DarkMG, sighed. {Are we alright? You were just beat to pulp and you ask us if we're alright? We should ask you that question.}
[I don't know. I just feel so useless. I can't do anything right it seems. I just feel like a burden to anyone, always having to ask for help. I'm just so tired of it. If I would kill myself, would anyone miss me at all?] This shocked both Kaiba as his hostess.
The strange thing was that the first word of the next sentence was not audible for Kaiba. He knew it was there, but he didn't know what the word was. Of course it was Serenity's name. DarkMG just didn't want for Kaiba to know this yet. {..., how can you possibly think that? Of course people would miss you! You do know, don't you?}
[Yes, I do. It's just, sometimes things get too much. I just can't take this any more. The guy makes me think nobody cares for me, that I'm just a worthless piece of shit. Even less, if he can...]
{Please, don't give up. Kuri and I will help you as much as we can. We'll find something together. Just don't give up...}
Kaiba shot up in his bed. He was breathing heavily. Then, his eye fell onto the chalkboard that was besides his bed. As he looked at the first word, he noticed another text was written on it. His eyes widened. This DarkMG had to have been inside his room! He grabbed it, eager for an explanation.
Hi there, Seto. Had a nice dream? I take it you haven't. You know my name now. Before I start explaining anything, I'd like you to know that everything written on this is the truth. You probably won't believe it though, and think I'm completely crazy. Go ahead, if you want... The dream you just had was one of my memories, just like the other ones you had. I noticed you decided not to help. I must say I'm a little disappointed in you for choosing that, but on the other side, I understand. Pretty much anyway. I thought the dreams you had would make you think otherwise, but apparently, they didn't. It's too late for your help anyways, I believe. She locked her mind off this morning and got pretty beat up this afternoon again. I think she's walking to her downfall very quickly now. When I first saw you, I thought you might want to help her, knowing your past. You know how it feels, don't you? Being beat up about every little mistake you make, being yelled at... You had something to live for; your little brother. She hasn't. She hasn't got anything to protect except for herself. And that isn't much, considering she's being brought down every evening, making her think no one cares for her and... You know. I just showed you in the dream. I don't know her exact thoughts anymore, since she blocked me, but she isn't far from doing it anymore. This is all I can do. If I made you change your mind about this, I just want you to know this is all about a girl from your own school. If not, I just want to say I'm sorry for bothering you about this. If it's the case, I hope you'll have a nice rest of your life. And Seto? Try to loosen up a little, would you? I know you're not as cold as you pretend to be...
Reading this had been hard for Kaiba. This girl knew him, better than anyone else. He wasn't so sure about not helping now.
"Big brother, are you ready to go to school?" Mokuba crashed in as Kaiba was putting on his school uniform. He smiled at the young kid.
"Yes, Mokuba, but I would like to have breakfast first," he said.
"I know. I already have it here for you. I'll go and get my stuff and I'll see you at the limousine, Seto!" And he was gone again...
Kaiba was thinking. Some girl at his school, huh? He decided to look at them closely today and see if he could find her. If he could, he would help her. Else, it was just too bad for her. Happy with his decision, he walked to the car. After he got in, he was immediately busy looking at his laptop.
When he got out of the car and walked into the school, he accidentally bumped into someone. "Hey, would you just watch it!" they both called at the same time.
The "You!" was called at the same time too, as Kaiba and Joey both looked at each other. Their stares turned into glares as they were getting ready to argue.
"Come on guys, it was just an accident," Yugi squealed, already seeing a fight come.
Their angry glares at each other didn't stop. Kaiba noticed Joey was with his usual club of friends again. There were the small Yugi, friendship girl Tea, his girlfriend Mai, loyal dogs Tristan and Duke, the shy Ryou and... Serenity. Kaiba had grown to hate his crush on her. But hey, that didn't make it disappear. If it already did something, it only made it worse.
Now, everyone in their group, and Mokuba too, were trying to prevent them from fighting. But no avail. They both attacked at the same time, both ending up punched. The other boys tried to hold the two back, but that didn't work either. Once again they were both hit by each others fist. "Stop it," Serenity called, jumping in between them. Mai and Tea decided to help her, while talking to the two. Serenity was just watching, but her big, pleading eyes did more to the two boys than Tea and Mai's words.
They both growled at each other, turned around and both walked into a different direction. Not that much later, the bell rung and they each went to their separate classes.
Three classes had passed yet. Serenity had forgotten her textbook, so she ran trough the hallway, not expecting anyone else to be there. Of course, there was...
"Ouch," she said as she bumped into someone and fell on the floor.
"Would you just watch where you're going," some voice said from far above her. As she looked up, she saw who it was. Seto Kaiba...
Unbeknownst to Serenity, Kaiba was just as surprised as he saw who bumped into him. The dog's sister!
Serenity got up, but she didn't dare to look up. "I'm sorry, Kaiba. I didn't mean to do that, but I was in a hurry." When she got no answer, she decided to look at him. He was just standing there, watching her.
At that moment, their eyes locked. Icy blue met warm brown.
They were looking into each others eyes, drinking in every small detail. Unbeknownst to them, their faces got closer and closer, until...
Their lips met. Their eyes widened in shock as both immediately pulled away, neither of them willing to admit they liked the kiss.
"I... I'm so sorry," Serenity whispered and then ran away as fast as she could. Kaiba held his had to his lips while staring after her. Had they just kissed? The tingle on his lips seemed to tell him they had.
Kaiba was stunned. He had just kissed Serenity. The dog's sister. A poor girl. His crush...
He snarled at the empty hallway the. Why was he thinking like this? She was just a pathetic little girl. He resumed his way back to his class, refusing to think about it any more...
It was two days later now. That Thursday afternoon, Serenity was lying on her bed. She couldn't forget the fact she kissed Seto Kaiba. She was so confused about it. At first, he didn't seem to mind. He kissed her too. But for the past days, he had been ignoring her completely, and if he looked at her, his eyes seemed to be even colder as when he looked at her brother.
She was very sad about this. But also, her father beat her up harder every time. He was getting worse, drinking more. It was already a miracle she still managed to get to school every day.
She still hadn't let DarkMG or Kuri in her mind again, and she hadn't seen them for days either. A tear slipped out of her eye when she thought about them probably hating her now. 'Well,' she thought. 'At least I'm not bothering them any longer now. They probably got somewhere where they have nice friends, who can do something their selves instead of continually needing help.
She was so deep in thought she didn't hear anything. She only noticed her father was at home when all of a sudden a hand grabbed her throat. Without a word, just looking at her with bloodshot eyes, he threw her against the wall. A head wound which she had gotten yesterday opened again. "Owww..." she said softly. Another slam against the wall was her answer. She struggled to get loose, because she couldn't breathe, but he was way too strong.
He then threw her across the room, getting her to crash into a wall and falling on the floor, unable to get up. She felt a hand grab her from behind then. Her father lifted up her head and looked in her eyes. He then threw her on the floor again, grabbing his belt.
He whipped her with it, leaving even more blood-stained scratches behind. Serenity got weaker quickly, considering she had already lost a lot of blood. Within a small amount of time, she sunk back into the darkness that was already waiting for her, always just a little step away from her...
Her father growled when he noticed the weak girl had already fainted again. 'She becomes weaker every day,' he thought, while he kept hitting her with his belt. (A/N: I know, pretty obvious, isn't it? But hey, if you're that drunk...) He threw her across the room once more, very hard, before leaving to the bar, to drink some more...
Kaiba had those strange dreams every night now. It became really annoying, since it meant he slept more, too. Luckily, he always woke up early, making it possible for him to work at night. The girl he was looking for was nowhere to be found. He looked for her, he really had, but he just couldn't find her.
Then there was also Serenity... He had acted coldly to her these days, if possible even ignore her. He couldn't fall for that low-life girl.
He was only denying he already had fallen. He had fallen deep for this girl called after the peace and tranquillity. He didn't want to like someone. He was cold-hearted, and love was for weaklings.
He shook his head as he went to bed once again, ready to have another one of those dreams; he was feeling drowsy already. 'I will never ever love someone.' With that thought, he entered sleep.
He was in the real jail again. He had no body to move with, not even someone else's. He wasn't able to talk to Kuri here too. This was strange. The past few nights, he had always been inside the closet, in the so-called DarkMG's body.
"How dare you speak to me like that!? Friendship is nothing but an illusion! It's just weaklings clinging onto each other! You have no friends!"
Kaiba was shocked. He really thought he had ended up in one of his own memories, until he heard the girl scream back at her father. "Nonsense! I do have friends, and your talks aren't going to get me away from them!" As her father screamed at her and beat her up, Kaiba wasn't really listening. This girl seemed to be much like him. She, though, did hold on to her friends. He hadn't been able, in the end leaving him nothing but Mokuba.
The father was screaming again now. "There is no such thing as friendship or love, you worthless piece of shit! It's for the weaklings! They believe in something that doesn't exist to make them feel better!"
"No father," the girl whispered to him, just loud enough for Kaiba to hear it. "It is the weaklings who don't love. They are afraid to, because it is confusing and makes them feel weak. Therefore, they say it is a lie, just to be able not to love. But if it comes, you can't resist. You should know, father. You loved my mother. Did you think love was weak then, too? Or didn't you just yet?"
A raw scream exited the father when Kaiba heard a terrible blow, followed by the oh-so-familiar slamming of the door. What had that been?
Kaiba grunted as he got up. Three in the morning; time to work. But, while working, he was continually thinking about his dream, and the girl's words. Was it true? The words kept hanging inside his mind...
Unbeknownst to Kaiba, the strange girl was outside his mansion again. He also didn't know that all of this had happened just a few hours before he had gone to sleep. DarkMG had hid somewhere, and she had managed to form her memories the right way, making him think he was inside the card again.
She had read his thoughts and decided this was the right memory. She always cracked a little smile when she read in his mind that he thought it was very strange that always the memories the closest to his emotions came to him in his dreams. Of course, she always picked them out...
Thoughts about his dream kept haunting him until the sun came up. He then walked down, unable to work anyways, just in time to have breakfast with his little brother. The kid noticed his brother was very silent, but he didn't ask him about it. Instead, he just kept silent too.
Kaiba sighed as he got into his limousine. He had the feeling this would become a very heavy day...
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The footsteps were coming closer. Serenity, after years of hearing them, could tell her father was very, very drunk. Serenity wanted to, but she wasn't able to get up and run. She just laid there, on the couch, listening tensely to her father's footsteps coming closer.
Much too soon, he had reached her. He grabbed her at her arm and pulled her up. "What are you doing home this early?!" he screamed at her.
"My school was out earlier, so we could go home," she explained warily, trying not to cry at the pain of his strong hands gripping her even tighter.
"Bullshit! You're just a piece of bullshit! You're worth nothing, you dirty little whore!" She couldn't escape from his hands or his belt, still very weak because of last night. He kept beating her, kept throwing insults at her, even after she passed out.
Kaiba was stuck in a traffic jam, and a quite big one either, 'Shit,' he cursed. 'Why today? Why do I have to get stuck in a traffic jam today? Oh no...' The drowsiness came again, pulling him into a deep sleep.
It was all black again. He was unable to move, again. And he heard a door open, again.
"Where were you?! What have you done?! You were supposed to be home at seven, and it's seven thirty now! Again, where were you?!" The words were accompanied by various slaps.
"I..."
"Just shut up! You're probably going to say you were with your friends again! I won't take this any more!" As the girl let out a painful scream, Kaiba tried even harder to get out of there and help the girl, but no avail.
"Stop screaming! You have nothing to scream about! You're just a worthless piece of shit, nothing but a burden to everyone. This is only justified! At least show you're still worth anything by not whimpering every time I hit you!" The screams of the girl now died, though sometimes, she still let out a soft cry of pain. Finally, that stopped too, leaving nothing but a deep silence after the strange guy had slammed the door closed.
He shot up once again. "What time is it?" he asked the driver sternly. He gasped when the driver told him they were inside this traffic jam for two hours now. Rain was pouring down quickly. The storm had caused the jam to grow even bigger, and because Kaiba's mansion was on the complete opposite of the city, this was taking a very long time.
After another hour, in which Kaiba was typing away on his laptop, the driver finally told him they had arrived at his mansion. Kaiba sighed in relief. He could go and talk to the strange girl now.
He practically ran into his mansion. In fact, he just took wide steps, but anyways... Maria came running up to him, Mokuba just behind her. "Master," she breathed, seemingly out of breath. "She's gone."
"What? What are you talking about, Maria?" he asked, irritated.
"Your guest, Master; she left an hour ago, leaving her chalkboard behind." The poor maid handed it to her Master, looking very worried. She wondered if he was going to fire her now.
Kaiba looked at the board. Sorry, have to leave. I'm really in a hurry. Remember your dreams, Seto? He looked at the board questioningly now. That was not only about the question, but at how she called him too. 'How dare she call me Seto? Only Mokuba can. And how can she possibly know about those stupid dreams?
My question was about that. I need help with such a case. That case, to be exact. Think about it and know what you want to do when you go to sleep. Leave this board on a table. Oh yeah, you've got a great little brother. You can be proud of him! He stared at the words. He didn't know what this was about. He shook his head, but then he looked up at Maria.
"Why did you let her go?" he asked her growling.
"I'm sorry Master," she said, surprisingly calm. "We were sitting in the room, when suddenly her head shot up and her eyes got distant. She then scribbled this down and left."
Kaiba cursed. Then, he walked up the stairs, the way he walked showing he didn't want to be disturbed. He spent the rest of the afternoon thinking about this. To help some abused girl. He was weighing the pros and cons against each other. After a while, he came to the conclusion he wasn't going to help. He was a CEO, a powerful man without any emotions to anyone but his brother Mokuba. If he would help the girl, he could just as well help anyone. 'She should help herself, just as I have once done. Just a little bit of mystery won't get me as far as to help someone.'
Just as he had concluded this, a maid knocked his door. "Will you come down to eat, Master?" she asked. Kaiba thought about it a little.
"I will be down in just a minute," he said. He heard the maid leave and, stretching himself, got up from his chair.
He ate without really paying attention. He was really tired, but he knew this was what had happened more the past few days. Something wanted him to sleep again. He hated to admit, but there was nothing he could do against it. Therefore, he went up directly after dinner. He put the chalkboard down on his bedside table and plopped in his bed, immediately falling asleep and once again entering the dream world.
He had just gotten into his 'cage'. He knew it was the truth, but he didn't know how he knew it. This one was different, though. He was able to move... kind of. When he tried to move, he couldn't, but he did feel there was space around him with his body. Now he watched it, for as far as he could in this dark room, it wasn't his body! It was a girl's body. He recognised the shape of it as that from the girl who had come to his mansion. But what was he doing here?
He heard someone enter the room. (A/N: Don't ask how he knows. It is DarkMG's memories, so he probably picks up on some thoughts.) "Um... Hi dad..." he heard the girl say. He knew her voice, but it was too soft to really hear it well.
"You dirty little bitch! You were supposed to have the food finished by now! So, where is it!?" the angry voice of the man shouted.
"I'm so sorry, father. I didn't..." She was roughly interrupted by the man.
"And you will never again, do you hear me!?" It wasn't Kaiba's thought that occurred now. {{She would hardly not be able hear it if you scream like that, you jerk!}} For some reason, Kaiba also knew it wasn't the thought of the girl on whose body he was now either. The next one, though, was.
{Calm down, Kuri! It's not going to help her if you scream like that. You'd better just support her.} Kaiba once again knew this was some kind of mind conversation between the two, and that he was now witnessing it.
{{Why won't she just let us help her?}} the first one said again, the one called Kuri. On the background, the beating was heard. But he knew there was nothing he could do.
{She's frightened to death, Kuri. You know that! We can barely do anything, except for hoping he'll end it soon, or until she'll do something about this herself. We're doing all we can do now, taking care of her and supporting her.}
Kuri's next words felt very sad. {{I know, DarkMG, but I just can't stand it...}}
On the background, the beating had stopped and, after the now familiar slamming door, there was nothing but an eerie silence. Then, a third mind voice was heard. [Guys? Are you ok?]
The person Kaiba was 'inside', the girl strangely called DarkMG, sighed. {Are we alright? You were just beat to pulp and you ask us if we're alright? We should ask you that question.}
[I don't know. I just feel so useless. I can't do anything right it seems. I just feel like a burden to anyone, always having to ask for help. I'm just so tired of it. If I would kill myself, would anyone miss me at all?] This shocked both Kaiba as his hostess.
The strange thing was that the first word of the next sentence was not audible for Kaiba. He knew it was there, but he didn't know what the word was. Of course it was Serenity's name. DarkMG just didn't want for Kaiba to know this yet. {..., how can you possibly think that? Of course people would miss you! You do know, don't you?}
[Yes, I do. It's just, sometimes things get too much. I just can't take this any more. The guy makes me think nobody cares for me, that I'm just a worthless piece of shit. Even less, if he can...]
{Please, don't give up. Kuri and I will help you as much as we can. We'll find something together. Just don't give up...}
Kaiba shot up in his bed. He was breathing heavily. Then, his eye fell onto the chalkboard that was besides his bed. As he looked at the first word, he noticed another text was written on it. His eyes widened. This DarkMG had to have been inside his room! He grabbed it, eager for an explanation.
Hi there, Seto. Had a nice dream? I take it you haven't. You know my name now. Before I start explaining anything, I'd like you to know that everything written on this is the truth. You probably won't believe it though, and think I'm completely crazy. Go ahead, if you want... The dream you just had was one of my memories, just like the other ones you had. I noticed you decided not to help. I must say I'm a little disappointed in you for choosing that, but on the other side, I understand. Pretty much anyway. I thought the dreams you had would make you think otherwise, but apparently, they didn't. It's too late for your help anyways, I believe. She locked her mind off this morning and got pretty beat up this afternoon again. I think she's walking to her downfall very quickly now. When I first saw you, I thought you might want to help her, knowing your past. You know how it feels, don't you? Being beat up about every little mistake you make, being yelled at... You had something to live for; your little brother. She hasn't. She hasn't got anything to protect except for herself. And that isn't much, considering she's being brought down every evening, making her think no one cares for her and... You know. I just showed you in the dream. I don't know her exact thoughts anymore, since she blocked me, but she isn't far from doing it anymore. This is all I can do. If I made you change your mind about this, I just want you to know this is all about a girl from your own school. If not, I just want to say I'm sorry for bothering you about this. If it's the case, I hope you'll have a nice rest of your life. And Seto? Try to loosen up a little, would you? I know you're not as cold as you pretend to be...
Reading this had been hard for Kaiba. This girl knew him, better than anyone else. He wasn't so sure about not helping now.
"Big brother, are you ready to go to school?" Mokuba crashed in as Kaiba was putting on his school uniform. He smiled at the young kid.
"Yes, Mokuba, but I would like to have breakfast first," he said.
"I know. I already have it here for you. I'll go and get my stuff and I'll see you at the limousine, Seto!" And he was gone again...
Kaiba was thinking. Some girl at his school, huh? He decided to look at them closely today and see if he could find her. If he could, he would help her. Else, it was just too bad for her. Happy with his decision, he walked to the car. After he got in, he was immediately busy looking at his laptop.
When he got out of the car and walked into the school, he accidentally bumped into someone. "Hey, would you just watch it!" they both called at the same time.
The "You!" was called at the same time too, as Kaiba and Joey both looked at each other. Their stares turned into glares as they were getting ready to argue.
"Come on guys, it was just an accident," Yugi squealed, already seeing a fight come.
Their angry glares at each other didn't stop. Kaiba noticed Joey was with his usual club of friends again. There were the small Yugi, friendship girl Tea, his girlfriend Mai, loyal dogs Tristan and Duke, the shy Ryou and... Serenity. Kaiba had grown to hate his crush on her. But hey, that didn't make it disappear. If it already did something, it only made it worse.
Now, everyone in their group, and Mokuba too, were trying to prevent them from fighting. But no avail. They both attacked at the same time, both ending up punched. The other boys tried to hold the two back, but that didn't work either. Once again they were both hit by each others fist. "Stop it," Serenity called, jumping in between them. Mai and Tea decided to help her, while talking to the two. Serenity was just watching, but her big, pleading eyes did more to the two boys than Tea and Mai's words.
They both growled at each other, turned around and both walked into a different direction. Not that much later, the bell rung and they each went to their separate classes.
Three classes had passed yet. Serenity had forgotten her textbook, so she ran trough the hallway, not expecting anyone else to be there. Of course, there was...
"Ouch," she said as she bumped into someone and fell on the floor.
"Would you just watch where you're going," some voice said from far above her. As she looked up, she saw who it was. Seto Kaiba...
Unbeknownst to Serenity, Kaiba was just as surprised as he saw who bumped into him. The dog's sister!
Serenity got up, but she didn't dare to look up. "I'm sorry, Kaiba. I didn't mean to do that, but I was in a hurry." When she got no answer, she decided to look at him. He was just standing there, watching her.
At that moment, their eyes locked. Icy blue met warm brown.
They were looking into each others eyes, drinking in every small detail. Unbeknownst to them, their faces got closer and closer, until...
Their lips met. Their eyes widened in shock as both immediately pulled away, neither of them willing to admit they liked the kiss.
"I... I'm so sorry," Serenity whispered and then ran away as fast as she could. Kaiba held his had to his lips while staring after her. Had they just kissed? The tingle on his lips seemed to tell him they had.
Kaiba was stunned. He had just kissed Serenity. The dog's sister. A poor girl. His crush...
He snarled at the empty hallway the. Why was he thinking like this? She was just a pathetic little girl. He resumed his way back to his class, refusing to think about it any more...
It was two days later now. That Thursday afternoon, Serenity was lying on her bed. She couldn't forget the fact she kissed Seto Kaiba. She was so confused about it. At first, he didn't seem to mind. He kissed her too. But for the past days, he had been ignoring her completely, and if he looked at her, his eyes seemed to be even colder as when he looked at her brother.
She was very sad about this. But also, her father beat her up harder every time. He was getting worse, drinking more. It was already a miracle she still managed to get to school every day.
She still hadn't let DarkMG or Kuri in her mind again, and she hadn't seen them for days either. A tear slipped out of her eye when she thought about them probably hating her now. 'Well,' she thought. 'At least I'm not bothering them any longer now. They probably got somewhere where they have nice friends, who can do something their selves instead of continually needing help.
She was so deep in thought she didn't hear anything. She only noticed her father was at home when all of a sudden a hand grabbed her throat. Without a word, just looking at her with bloodshot eyes, he threw her against the wall. A head wound which she had gotten yesterday opened again. "Owww..." she said softly. Another slam against the wall was her answer. She struggled to get loose, because she couldn't breathe, but he was way too strong.
He then threw her across the room, getting her to crash into a wall and falling on the floor, unable to get up. She felt a hand grab her from behind then. Her father lifted up her head and looked in her eyes. He then threw her on the floor again, grabbing his belt.
He whipped her with it, leaving even more blood-stained scratches behind. Serenity got weaker quickly, considering she had already lost a lot of blood. Within a small amount of time, she sunk back into the darkness that was already waiting for her, always just a little step away from her...
Her father growled when he noticed the weak girl had already fainted again. 'She becomes weaker every day,' he thought, while he kept hitting her with his belt. (A/N: I know, pretty obvious, isn't it? But hey, if you're that drunk...) He threw her across the room once more, very hard, before leaving to the bar, to drink some more...
Kaiba had those strange dreams every night now. It became really annoying, since it meant he slept more, too. Luckily, he always woke up early, making it possible for him to work at night. The girl he was looking for was nowhere to be found. He looked for her, he really had, but he just couldn't find her.
Then there was also Serenity... He had acted coldly to her these days, if possible even ignore her. He couldn't fall for that low-life girl.
He was only denying he already had fallen. He had fallen deep for this girl called after the peace and tranquillity. He didn't want to like someone. He was cold-hearted, and love was for weaklings.
He shook his head as he went to bed once again, ready to have another one of those dreams; he was feeling drowsy already. 'I will never ever love someone.' With that thought, he entered sleep.
He was in the real jail again. He had no body to move with, not even someone else's. He wasn't able to talk to Kuri here too. This was strange. The past few nights, he had always been inside the closet, in the so-called DarkMG's body.
"How dare you speak to me like that!? Friendship is nothing but an illusion! It's just weaklings clinging onto each other! You have no friends!"
Kaiba was shocked. He really thought he had ended up in one of his own memories, until he heard the girl scream back at her father. "Nonsense! I do have friends, and your talks aren't going to get me away from them!" As her father screamed at her and beat her up, Kaiba wasn't really listening. This girl seemed to be much like him. She, though, did hold on to her friends. He hadn't been able, in the end leaving him nothing but Mokuba.
The father was screaming again now. "There is no such thing as friendship or love, you worthless piece of shit! It's for the weaklings! They believe in something that doesn't exist to make them feel better!"
"No father," the girl whispered to him, just loud enough for Kaiba to hear it. "It is the weaklings who don't love. They are afraid to, because it is confusing and makes them feel weak. Therefore, they say it is a lie, just to be able not to love. But if it comes, you can't resist. You should know, father. You loved my mother. Did you think love was weak then, too? Or didn't you just yet?"
A raw scream exited the father when Kaiba heard a terrible blow, followed by the oh-so-familiar slamming of the door. What had that been?
Kaiba grunted as he got up. Three in the morning; time to work. But, while working, he was continually thinking about his dream, and the girl's words. Was it true? The words kept hanging inside his mind...
Unbeknownst to Kaiba, the strange girl was outside his mansion again. He also didn't know that all of this had happened just a few hours before he had gone to sleep. DarkMG had hid somewhere, and she had managed to form her memories the right way, making him think he was inside the card again.
She had read his thoughts and decided this was the right memory. She always cracked a little smile when she read in his mind that he thought it was very strange that always the memories the closest to his emotions came to him in his dreams. Of course, she always picked them out...
Thoughts about his dream kept haunting him until the sun came up. He then walked down, unable to work anyways, just in time to have breakfast with his little brother. The kid noticed his brother was very silent, but he didn't ask him about it. Instead, he just kept silent too.
Kaiba sighed as he got into his limousine. He had the feeling this would become a very heavy day...
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