Lass: I'm SO sorry I didn't update sooner, but I just had this huge writer's block. I hope you all like this chapter and that you'll all forgive me. I had these wonderful reviews of you all, and that made me finish this story. I want to thank you all so much about those. Oh yeah, I'm still trying to get enough money to buy Yu-Gi-Oh, but it's not mine... YET! Well, let's continue...

Seto was sitting on the bedside. He knew some Mr. Wheeler was now coming upstairs. He even heard the footsteps coming. They became louder as the man climbed the stairs. He wondered what he would actually do. It could be the mutt, but it could be her father too...

'I guess I'll just let what I'll do depend on who it is and what he will do...' he thought.

He heard his maid knock on the door. "Enter," he sighed. The door opened to reveal his trembling maid and...

Her father. He had hoped it would be the mutt, but he didn't seem to be lucky today. The guy looked at his daughter very worriedly. Seto felt like he had to puke at his slimy behaviour while he walked at the bed. He sent the maid away, and not even too harsh.

When they heard the door close, the two men looked at each other, both with glares that could freeze ice (A/N: And to think ice is already frozen...) "You know, don't you?" the father of the girl on the bed opened conversation.

The look in Seto's eyes told him all he needed to know. "Did she tell you?"

Seto was quite relieved. He didn't seem to be drunk tonight, but he couldn't be sure. "No, she didn't tell me," he said carefully. "I found out myself." He waited for a reaction... any reaction. But the other silently sat on the bedside, opposite from him, just staring at his daughter. A smile slowly found its way onto his face.

Torturing minutes they sat there, waiting for each other to do something. The room was threateningly quiet. Then Mr. Wheeler (A/N: from now on, I shall refer to him as Rick, no offence to any people who go by that name) suddenly looked straight into Seto's eyes. "She deserved it, you know? The bitch would never do anything right, so he had to be punished. She should be glad I still let her live." He stated it as if it was the most common thing in the world, calm and determined.

Seto, although surprised, answered just as calmly. "You're a bastard, you know. A real bastard. Serenity never did anything wrong, and you know that. Why in Ra's name do you punish her because you mess up your own bloody life?"

Rick's eyes widened, revealing bloodshot eyes. So he had been drinking after all...

"How dare you, you insolent creature? You don't know anything at all. You're just a rich prick that thinks he's so much better than the others around him. Do you know how that feels, huh? Do you know that? How it feels to struggle trough life every bloody day. To have all those people around you who think they are the best, while they make you feel like you're an insignificant person. No, of course you don't! Because you're exactly one of those persons!

You probably don't even know me at all! Have you got any idea it was me you fired three months ago? Just because I was late once! You didn't bother at all what would happen to me because I lost the job! Some fckin' one told you I was five bloody minutes late at work and you bastard told him he could fire me! Without even bothering! He told me you said that you could 'easily find a replacement' for me! But did you even bother to think of how that would affect me?"

While screaming like that, Rick attacked Seto. He was easily able to defend himself to the drunken guy, but the words certainly affected him. He had indeed never thought of that before.

Both were determined to win this time, one because he could then kill the CEO and his daughter and the other because he could then let the crazy man be taken in by the police. DarkMG silently told him the cops would be there as soon as possible. He should just hold on for a while.

They threw punches at each other, both hitting but never being knocked out. Then, Rick looked directly into Seto's eyes. The world seemed to come to a stop.

"Did you ever bother to think of how that would affect her?"

Seto didn't move, being too shocked to do so. In that one moment, Rick pushed him backwards, making him fall to the ground. He grabbed something from his back pocket, but Seto could only recognise it when it was pointed straight at his heart.

Rick grinned, sensing his victory being close.

"Haven't you learnt to never let your guard down? Well, I guess it's too late for regret now, isn't it, boy?"

Seto growled but, with the gun pointed right at him, there was nothing he could do.

"This must've taught you not to meddle with someone else's business. Too bad you won't be able to practice that one..." His finger touched the trigger. It slowly clasped around it. Now, only one pull would end Seto's life.

"Farewell..." he whispered. The CEO's eyes widened when the man let out a scream and stumbled forwards. He fell on his knees, revealing a figure behind him...

Serenity!

She was as pale as a ghost, making the bruises on her face stand out clearly. She had kicked him against his knees, apparently, and was now looking at Seto, urging him to do something. Luckily, he got the hint and kicked Rick's hand, making the gun fly out of his hands. He screamed in rage and pain from Seto's thrust and looked at the two in pure rage.

He started to lunge at Serenity, the weaker of the two, but something stopped him.

The look in her eyes was haunting. She was looking straight at him, showing no fear at all. The room was dead silent until she spoke up.

"Why father? Why do you do all of this? What is it that makes you do this?"

There was no hate in her voice, any fear or sadness. There was only the need to know the answer. The full truth. But her father would never answer, and she knew.

"You hurt me badly, always, no matter how hard I tried to be the perfect daughter. I was never good enough for you; you always had to point out my smallest mistakes, making me feel like a big failure. I was about to give it all up because of you, because of what you said. But father, I won't take it anymore. I now realize that you were wrong. There are people who care about me, people I would hurt by killing myself. And I don't want that. I won't give up, let you win. Never.

I am strong, father, and I won't let myself be controlled by you anymore. I will live my life the way I want to, like when you were away. I will let my wounds heal, the ones you have inflicted upon me, and let it become scars. I know some will never fade, both physically and mentally, but they will give me strength, letting me know I've come trough this.

I've fallen deep, father, but I'll climb back up again. And now I know I won't be alone while doing that. My friends will help me wherever they can to make it easier to me, but I highly doubt there'll be someone to help you get your life back to how it was before. Get it back to however it was before you became violent and an alcoholic.

But I offer it to you. I wish to climb back up there with you. To help you get back up. Yet, I can only do that when you let me. Please, father. Will you accept?"

She put out her hand to him, all the while looking straight into his eyes. Rick looked down, at his daughter's outstretched hand, and started to shake.

"Even after all I put you trough, you still want to do this for me? You will forgive me while I'm still the same you grew up with; a violent father, although father isn't a good word for it. I've never been much of a father to you, have I?"

Tears slowly crept down his cheeks as he fell to his knees. He started to sob, not noticing the sirens coming closer to the mansion. None inside the room did.

Serenity sighed and knelt in front of her father, putting her hands on his shoulders. She gave him a small reassuring smile.

"That doesn't matter anymore. I am giving you a chance to be a real father to me, and to Joey. All you have to do is accept it."

Not able to speak, Rick gave her a nod. Serenity's smile grew wider as she embraced her father and even Seto couldn't help but smile at the sight before him.

When the cops entered the room they stopped in their tracks. The CEO of Kaiba Corporation was standing besides the door, smiling, and in the middle of the room a man and his daughter were hugging each other. Although they did not comprehend, they knew not to speak.

After several minutes, the father stood with his eyes dry, but his cheeks were still wet. He addressed the cops calmly.

"You can turn me in now. Although my daughter has forgiven me I have still got much to pay for. I shall do as you wish for me to and then return to finally get a chance to be a real father again. And as for you," he said as he turned to Seto "please take good care of my daughter for me until I'm back. I trust you with her."

He walked after an agent, the rest following soon. This left Seto and Serenity alone inside the room. Serenity got up and walked towards him. He started to talk nervously.

"Yeah, well, er..."

He was silenced as Serenity put one finger to his lips.

"Hush, don't speak. I know everything. While I was in a coma, I saw it all. Don't worry anymore."

She looked up into his eyes, smiling. Slowly, he started smiling as well. They embraced each other, never wanting to lose each other. Their faces got closer and just before their lips met, both whispered at the same time

"I love you..."

As they heard the applause from the door they hastily pulled away. When they looked they saw all of their friends smiling at them, including DarkMG and Kuri. They both smiled nervously, but everyone was smiling cheerily at them, congratulating them. That is, until Joey decides to speak up.

"The fact that you're my sister's boyfriend doesn't mean I like you all of a sudden, Moneybags. I'd still better watch my back if I were you," he threatened.

Seto looked at him coldly. "The feeling's mutual, mutt. I just don't think I've got anything to fear from you."

But all could see the two were only kidding. They'd keep this up for a while longer, but it just wasn't real anymore. Everyone burst out in laughter at Seto's next words.

"But I've still got your sister as my hostage." And with that, he swept her into another passionate kiss, both feeling like they would be in heaven forever.

THE END...

Serenity: Well, I guess this was the last chapter. Lass is too shy to say, though, that she's very bad at ending things. This is, in fact, the first story she has ever managed to finish, so BIG APPLAUSE EVERYBODY!!!

Lass: Thank you, Serenity, but that won't be necessary. I'd be happy with some reviews. Thank you all for reading this, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have.