3 Months Later

"Wehee! This is fun Big Broth!" Mokuba threw his hands in the air as the kiddy roller coaster went around the track.

Seto just looked at him and smiled. He loved seeing his brother happy. Seto felt a tap on his shoulder and turned around. Serenity was standing behind him. Seto smiled and she smiled back.

"I thought you were going to go find your mother." He questioned

"I-I couldn't find her. Uhhh I think we need to go get you brother too now."

Seto looked out to where Mokuba was riding and found him gone. "Oh no! Where did he go! Serenity we have to find him!" He grabbed her hand and started running around looking for Mokuba and calling his name. They looked all around the carnival.

"Seto stop. I'm tired. We need to take a break."

"No we need to find him Serenity." He kept tugging at her

"Seto!" She pulled out of his grip and stopped.

"Fine but I'm going to look for him."

He walked off and kept looking. Eventually he found Mokuba with Ms. Kawaii. He sighed in relief and scolded him.

"It's alright Seto. He was with me the whole time. Calm down and tell me where Serenity went."

Seto looked around and remembered that he left her in the middle of the carnival. "Sorry."

"It's ok, let's go find her."

They walked around and found her sleeping on a bench. Ms. Kawaii gently picked her up and they went to the car.

On the car ride home, Serenity slept on Seto's shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her and Mokuba and went to sleep himself.

Later that night

"Seto! Mokuba! Come on this isn't funny. It's dark and I'm scared! My mom's not here, come out please."

She thought she heard giggling in near the closet so she headed in that direction.

She opened the door to the closet of her house. Seto and Mokuba had come over to spend the night after going to the carnival. Serenity mother happened to be called off on business. So they were there alone and it was 11:00. Serenity was scared of the dark.

She looked in and Seto and Mokuba weren't there. She started to cry because she was alone and they were playing a trick on her.

A door opened down the hallway and Seto and Mokuba walked out laughing-at least Mokuba was. Seto was looking at a paper pale-faced.

Mokuba hugged her and started to try to make her stop crying.

"Mokuba," Seto said quietly, "go to bed. It's late." Mokuba whined and trudged to his room.

Seto looked at Serenity who was still crying. He hugged her and demanded she stopped.

"It can't be good for your eyes."

She looked at him questionably. "What do you mean Seto?"

He showed her the paper he found in her mom's office. "I found this in that room. 'Estimated date to lose sight: June 13th 2002.' It has YOUR name on it Serenity. What's happening to you?"

Serenity went and flopped onto the floor. Seto followed her. "It's a birth defect Seto."

"Birth defect?"

"When I was born something was wrong with me eyes. There is a treatment but it costs way too much for my mom to pay for. And my brother doesn't have that kind of money."

"What about your father?"

"He could care less about what happened to me. I just have to wait till…" her voice trailed off as both of them thought about what was happening. Seto then concocted a plan.

"When I take over Kaiba Corp. I'll pay for it. I promise."

Serenity looked at him. "Take over Kaiba Corp.? What…"

"Gozaburo is coming to the orphanage tomorrow. I'll make him adopt me and Mokuba."

Serenity smiled sadly but hid it. If he gets adopted I'll never see him again.

"Serenity, I promise, we'll still see each other and we can talk every day. It's just, ever since our parents died, I promised Mokuba I would give him the best possible life. And Gozaburo is the best life I can think of."

"It's ok Seto. I understand. Besides it's happened before to me before. You're not the first. I'm used to it by now." She waved, got up, and said good night. She walked over to the couch she slept on so Seto could have her bed, and went to sleep.

Serenity was woken by her mother with Seto and Mokuba behind her.

"Serenity Honey? We have to go take them back."

"Okay." Serenity sighed and got off of the couch. She then walked with every one else out of the apartment.

Seto looked at her and smiled but she just looked away. He sighed and grabbed Mokuba's hand.

"Seto? What happened last night?" Mokuba asked quietly.

"Nothing Mokie. Just come on." They went into the car, Serenity sat in the front.

The drive was the most awkward ride they have ever been on. Much to Ms. Kawaii's surprise. Usually they talked non-stop about algebra. Both Older kids were very bright. Ten years old and already doing algebraic equations.

When they got to the orphanage, so did Gozaburo. Seto smirked when he got out of the car.

When Seto realized Gozaburo was asking for him, he smirked even more and went and tapped on the shoulder.

"What do you want Kid?"

"I heard you asking for me so I came to challenge you to a chess match. If I win, you adopted me and my brother. But if I lose, you only adopt me. Deal?"

Seto stuck out his little hand and Gozaburo laughed as he shook it. "Fins either way I get you."

When Serenity heard this, she started to cry. She ran to the secret passage in Seto's and Mokuba's room. But every one was so taken with the audacity of Seto they didn't notice her leave.

He doesn't like me. I thought he cared about our friendship. Everything he said was a lie. I hate him! I never want to see him again. I don't care what promises he made! She shouted in her own mind. Serenity pulled her knees to her chest and continued crying.

End of chess game

"Ha I win! Now adopt us."

"Fine a deals a deal. Come now!"

Seto looked around and tried to find Serenity. Where is she? He looked frantically but couldn't find her. He was going to go look for her, but Gozaburo grabbed his arm and started dragging him to the limo.

"But I have to say good bye to Serenity!"

"You will not. Women will cause you to be weak. There horrid creatures that don't deserve to be in the presence of a Kaiba. You will learn that. Now get in!"

He shoved Seto and Mokuba into the limo and drove away. Seto moved over to the window hoping to get one last glance of her. And he did. Seto watched as Serenity got out of the passageway from their old room. He looked back on all the times they shared and how he would never see her again. He remembered how he loved her the first day he met her. He missed her already. But he would soon forget those times as his new life with Gozaburo Kaiba reveals itself to him.