Chapter 3: It Gets Even Worse

Night soon fell upon the city of Domino. The snow had stopped falling giving the working citizens a pleasant trip home. But 'pleasant' wasn't the word to describe it. The sound of car horns constantly was being heard as the roads were filled with cars. Even though it was the holiday season, a major traffic jam could bring out the worst in people. All everyone wanted was to get home to their families and rest. No one wanted to be stuck at work or in this heavy traffic. Well almost not everyone felt the same way.

While most of the people were trying to get home, there was still one building in particular that had people working late into the night. Kaiba Corporation was the only building that had its lights on. Employees were working left and right trying to respond to the impossible demand by their CEO. (I can't believe Seto made everyone work late into the night. He hasn't done that ever since he married Leona.) Mokuba thought while he was filling up some important documents. Mokuba got up from his chair and walked out of his office. Mokuba was able to leave at any time, after all he is the vice president. He just wanted to make sure the documents he was filling out earlier were correct.

Mokuba walked to the next door which resembled his brother's office. He could hear the sound of constant typing, which always meant Kaiba wasn't in a good mood. Mokuba respectfully knocked on the door. "Hey Seto, it's me." Mokuba said as he slowly opened the door and walked in. He saw Kaiba typing away and never took his eyes off the monitor. Mokuba walked over to his brother's desk and said, "The documents you wanted are signed and ready for approval." "Thanks." Kaiba replied still not taking his eyes off the computer.

Mokuba was beginning to worry about his brother now. Kaiba never seemed this occupied in his work after Leona and Melissa came into his life. "Seto, are you ok? You never seemed to work this hard before?" Mokuba asked. Kaiba shifted his gaze towards his little brother. "I'm fine Mokuba. I'm just trying to put the company back on top." Kaiba answered coldly. "But making everyone work all night isn't going to help the company's reputation. Do you want everyone to think that you're a ruthless person?" Mokuba asked.

Kaiba stared at his little brother. That was the first time in years that Mokuba had talked back to him. Kaiba got up from his chair and answered, "Remember Mokuba I'm in charge of this company not you! You're just vice president! Which means I have full authority over you!" Mokuba lowered his head and replied, "Sorry Seto. I'm only trying to help you." Kaiba looked at his little brother and saw how hurt he looked. Kaiba sighed and told him, "Look Mokuba, sorry I got mad at you. It's just that I— Kaiba didn't get a chance to finish his sentence because he saw one of his employees near the door.

Mokuba turned around and saw the company's most hard working and respectful employees. "Terrance, what are you doing?" Mokuba asked curiously. "S-sorry to b-bother y-you s-s-sir, but I was won-wondering i-if I-I can h-have a-an e-ea-early l-leave." Terrance replied nervously. Kaiba just stared at his employee in annoyance. (Make that fool pay for disturbing you. I know you want to.) That same mysterious voice echoed inside Kaiba's head. Mokuba looked at his brother and noticed that his brother's eyes were now cold and dark instead of warm and trusting. "Tell me, why should I have to give you an early leave?" Kaiba asked sternly. Terrance started to shake at the sound of Kaiba's voice. (I've never seen Seto act like this before.) Mokuba thought nervously. "W-well s-s-sir t-the r-roads are very tr-treacherous a-and I l-live v-very f-far from the c-c-city." Terry stammered nervously. "Well in that case you may leave. And don't bother coming in tomorrow because you're fired!!" Kaiba yelled.

Both Mokuba and Terrance were very shocked. "Seto, what are you doing? Terrance is one of our best employees." Mokuba protested. "No one disrespects my orders. Now if you don't want your position to be taken away, Mokuba, I'd suggest you leave my office!" Kaiba answered. Mokuba, along with a very shaken and upset Terrance walked out of the office. "Don't worry Terrance I'll get your job back. You've done wonders for the company and we can't let you go." Mokuba said. "Thank you sir." Terrance replied and walked away. Mokuba walked out of the building and headed for home. (What's wrong with you big brother.) Mokuba thought as he sat in the limo that was waiting for him outside. Meanwhile, (Excellent work, you've shown those fools that you are the superior one.) That same voice echoed. Kaiba held his forehead and cringed in pain. (What's happening to me?) Kaiba thought as the pain got worse. "Who or whatever you are leave me alone! I control my own life not some psychotic voice!" Kaiba yelled. (Silence mortal! I can bring you to the brink of death if you dare disobey me!) The voice echoed. Kaiba shut his eyes tightly and yelled, "You can't control my life forever!"

Meanwhile at the Kaiba mansion, everyone had just finished dinner and were about to go to bed. Leona started to stare out the window. "Leona quit worrying. Kaiba's probably on his way home." Katrina told her friend. "I know. It's just that something is bothering Seto and he won't tell me what it is." Leona said in a worried tone. Suddenly everyone heard the door slam. Leona rushed to the front door, only to be greeted by Mokuba. "Mokuba, where is Seto?" Loena asked sounding a little disappointed. "He's still in his office." Mokuba answered her. Mokuba looked at Leona's worried face. He knew she was just as worried about Kaiba as he was. "I'm sure that Seto is on his way home." Mokuba reassured Leona. "Come on Leona, let's go get some sleep." Blossom said. "Right. Maybe Seto will be ok in the morning." Leona thought.
Everyone walked towards the stairs and saw Melissa and Terry fast asleep. "Leona, you and Mokuba better go get some sleep. Katrina and I will put Terry and Melissa to bed." Blossom told her. "Thanks you guys." Leona said as she and Mokuba went upstairs to their rooms. Leona slowly closed the door behind her. She saw her necklace that Kaiba had given to her two months ago.

Flashback

Leona saw her flowers that she got this morning and held them in her hands. She noticed there was a white rose which seemed a little bigger than the other flowers. She carefully felt the rose and took out a small velvet box. Kaiba let go of Leona and took the box. "Seto, what's in the box?" Leona asked in surprise. He smiled at her and opened the box. Leona was shocked to see a sapphire necklace with diamonds surrounding it. "Seto, this is so beautiful. You didn't have to get me this." Leona told him. Kaiba smiled at Leona and placed the necklace around her neck. "This necklace is my promise to you. I won't let Marik harm you anymore, Leona. As long as you wear this, I'll protect you no matter what happens." Kaiba told her. Leona smiled at Kaiba and hugged him. "Thank you Seto." Leona whispered.

End of Flashback

Leona smiled to herself and held the necklace in her hand. She closed her eyes and thought (Seto whatever is bothering you, you can always count on me to help you.) "You really like that necklace." A voice said. Leona opened her eyes and quickly turned around. "Seto." Leona sighed. "You startled me." Leona said as she saw him. "So, how are you feeling?" Leona asked. "I'm fine, now that I'm with you." Kaiba simply answered. Kaiba walked up to Leona and held her hands. Leona could feel that his hands were ice cold. "Seto, your hands are so cold." Leona responded shivering a little. A smile was plastered on Kaiba's face and he leaned closer to Leona and whispered in her ear seductively, "Then maybe you can warm them up for me." Leona started to blush and knew exactly what her husband wanted. "Not tonight Seto. I'm really tired." Leona replied.

Leona attempted to move her hands away, but Kaiba was still holding on to them. "Seto, you can let go of me now." Leona said. Then she saw the serious look in her husband's eyes. His eyes were so cold and dark that it scared her. "Seto, please let go of me." Leona said. "No. I always get what I want. And right now I want you." Kaiba told her seriously. This started to scare Leona. She knew Kaiba would never take advantage of her like this. Before she had a chance to say another word, Kaiba forcefully threw Leona onto the bed. Leona tried to get up, but she was shaking inside as Kaiba walked up to her.

"Seto please st— Leona's words were silenced as she felt Kaiba's on hers as he kissed her fiercely. Leona tried to move away, but Kaiba was much stronger than her. Leona started to moan and whimper in pain. "Seto-please-stop." Leona begged and then started to remember that this was the exact same thing that Marik's darker side did to her two months ago. Tears started to spill out of her eyes as she started to remember what happened to her. She closed her eyes and lifted her hand. With the strength that she had, Leona fiercely slapped Kaiba across the face. Kaiba froze in shock at to what just happened. "Leona?" Kaiba asked in shock as he touched his cheek. Leona didn't say anything. She just moved away from him and ran out of the room crying. "Leona wait!" Kaiba called out to her, but Leona ignored his words and continued running. (What's happening to me?) Kaiba thought.

Author's Note: Well fols what do ya think. Interesting right? I'll have more chapters up as you ppl review. See ya