A/n: I made Serenity a little trippy for humorous purposes, but she should change soon as well as Kaiba. Well, I hope you enjoy. I don't own YuGiOh!
Day Nine: He's Gone Mad
Serenity heard a whimper, and at first thought it was from her, because her sore foot was now throbbing. Then she saw him lying in his side, unmoving, staring straight ahead, eyes bulging open.
"Oh, my god! I am soooo frigging sorry!" she yelled, when she saw where he was clutching himself. "Does it hurt?" What am I saying, of course it must hurt! "STAY THERE!" She ran off further into the cave, hurrying past the skeleton. As if led, she found a small underwater pool, and dipped a cloth in the fresh, cold water, moved his hands and pressed.
Seto was dimly aware, of anything for that matter, lying in the dimly lit cave from only the light outside to see by. He had never been hit there before, and this was with Mokuba tearing around the house at high speed with his head waist length. He felt something cool and soothing, and finally closed his eyes. "That should do," Serenity was saying, her chatter conversational rising around him. "I remember when Joey used a cold compress when he got hit there once with a baseball . . . .this'll… "
Suddenly, he backed away from her, the cloth dropping with a plop to the floor. "What, did YOU DO?!" He practically snarled at her, coming to his senses quickly.. "Look what you did!!" He gestured wildly at his pants.
Serenity saw the dark spot and stammered, "Well, I couldn't think of anything e-else---" She fidgeted with a hole in the front of her shirt, for which she had torn for the cloth. "And you shouldn't h-have scared me with that awful skeleton . . . " She cast a fearful glance behind her.
"But there's isn't any SKELETON!" he suddenly yelled, grabbing the flashlight and illuminating the dark corridors. "SEE?!"
Serenity stared. "But there was! I swear!"
"Skeletons just get up and walk off?!" he said sarcastically, waving his arms again. A big vein was throbbing at his temple as he continued to yell, and Serenity couldn't help being fascinated by it, for a moment. "Well you ought to write to Discovery Channel about your oh so fascinating findings!"
It was clear she wasn't paying attention to a thing he said. Which made him only angrier.Really yelling now, throwing a major tantrum, and then:
"SERRRRRREENNNNNNIIIITTTTYYYY!!!!!"
Both froze.
Then Serenity got up quickly and went to the crack of light behind the boulder, hoping aganist hope her mind wasn't playing tricks on her again. That's . . . . Joey's VOICE!
"PLEEEASSSE!!! ANSSWER MEEEE!!"
"Joey!" Serenity screamed as loudly as she could from inside the cave. She was so excited at the thought of finally seeing him again, finally going home, she started spilling everything that had happened on the island, everything, finishing with, "---a-a-nd please help me!! Help---mmph!" She was silenced by Seto's hand clamping around her mouth in a vice like grip from behind.
Meanwhile, Joey had seen the two hammocks, side by side, and made a low growling sound. "SEEERRREENNITTYYY!" he called again, stepping further into the bushes.
"What do you thinking you're doing?!" Serenity hissed at him, yanking his arm off She tried to wriggle away from his grasp, but it was steel-like.
"Like-like I'm really going to let myself be found like this!" Seto growled at her, gesturing to his pants. "Especially by him!"
Her eyes widened. Was he mad? This was salvation they were talking about! "Take them off, then! But I'm getting out!" she sputtered hysterically, scurrying back to the blocked entrance. Stupid men! "I'M HERE, PLEASE SAVE --!" she yelled as loud as she possibly could, before he grabbed her again to make her stop.
"Oh yeah, me seen with my pants off," he muttered sarcastically above her struggles. "That'll be better . . . ."
Meanwhile, Joey had heard something. Turning, he crept over to a tall cave blocked by a boulder and studied it. "Sis?" He began probing around the boulder trying to get past.
Serenity didn't know what to do. Despite wanting to get back home, she didn't have the heart to bite his hand, after she'd just kicked him. So she quit struggling and tiredly closed her eyes, sending a mental message to her only sibling with all her might.
"We have looked everywhere," reported the sailors, "and there is no one here. let us continue the search on another island."
"But the hammocks!" Joey wiped his nose on his hand. "Dere here!"
"It could be a left over from another vacationer," suggested the men.
No! It's not! Joey! Serenity thought miserably, via on any psychic connection they had. Meanwhile, Seto stared hatefully toward the blocking boulder, feeling her finally relax. I rather die!
"You'd better go somewhere sir," said the sailor. "That's quicksand you're on!" Joey looked down.
"Yah!" he said, jumping away.
"Anyway, they wouldn't be in here, they would never get past the quicksand," said the other. They nodded.
Staring at the up at the boulder, Joey said finally, "Guess . . . . yer right. . . . " They started retreating back.
"No JOEY!" Serenity screamed through Seto's hand. Joey stopped in midstep.
"What's wrong?" said the sailor questioningly.
"Nothin'. . . . thought I heard somethin'. But it was nothin'." The boarded their motorboat again. "Let's keep searchin.' "
Serenity saw her brother leave her through the peephole. Tears started stinging her eyes, and with a sigh, Seto released her, finally. "Why didn't you hear me . . . ?" she whispered, falling to her knees in the sand.
I can't believe it . . .
Taking a deep, angry breath Seto knelt down, annoyed. "Because he's DEAF as well as dumb," he stated, "and can't even hear his sister! Does that answer your stupid question?!"
With a gasp of pure outrage, Serenity slapped a hand across his face. He blocked it easily with his own, face stone-set and glaring at her as if she'd been the one to stop him from being saved, instead of the other way around. But all it did was slow it down, really, and her hand fell across his cheek. His gaze cooled down from arctic temperatures to a royal-blue sea.
The electric field that had been building sparked up into palpable tension around them. Neither dared to move. She didn't even take her hand off, wondering with some awe what was happening to her, what was she feeling, why her hand was curving around his face in a . . . . caress? Impossible! But it was, and she sat there on her knees, shuddering in fear at what he would do for trying to slap him, as he stared at her, at her pale, heart-shaped face, with the large dark eyes staring back warily; her thin, pale shoulders hunched forward. She looked pathetic, but he felt a brief, but strong twinge to . . . . kiss her. Unexplainable . . . . unreasonable . . . . . and for that reason, he sighed and dropped his gaze to the floor, released her and just then, she leaned over and pressed her lips to his cheek.
He stumbled back, uncharacteristically recklessly. "W-what. Did. You. Do. That. for?!" he gasped heatedly, as if she'd committed a serious crime.
"I dunno . . . . , you looked so sad . . . . "she said in a light whisper, turning scarlet.
" ' Sad'?!" he gaped, hustling backward, as if she'd turned into something he'd never seen. "You though I looked SAD?!" She pitied Me?! ME?!
She just blinked at him, wondering why was he throwing a hissy fit. Tired, not wanting to know what she'd done wrong this time, she glanced back at the darkness of the cave again. I was so sure I saw that dead guy there! But there's nothing now . . . She lay down and curled up into a nap.
Seto realized that he was making a big deal out of nothing, but he still was bristling at the thought of being called "sad." Getting up, he decided to work on their current problem: getting out of there. It would be stupid to continue in the cave, who knew what lay there. He was convinced this was an underwater cave, judging by the slope. If the ceiling were to collapse again, they would drown.
No, it was best they stay here. He had noticed she had taken the pack of supplies inside. Smart girl. He watched her arms hug her knees to her chest and stare out the tiny crack of light behind the blocking boulder. Conscience pricked him. Why had he attacked her like that? Did she really see something? But, then how would a dead person just get up and walk? Impossible!
And how can she just lie there and sleep?! Stupid . . . girl . . .. . Sighing, he poked into her bag. Any way anyone looked at it, they were stuck.
To Be Continued . . .
A/n: I like when Serenity was trying to 'cure' Kaiba in her naivete . . . . Please R&R.
