Constrained

Written By:

Setalina Muro

Summary: Things should have been normal, but they weren't. Not for her. She loved Kaiba Seto. They went to the new tournament on D.K. together. And there was someone else there. He could offer her something even Kaiba couldn't. Or so she thought. Now she has to make a choice…SxSxP

A/N: Still on for the contest. Still having fun. Lol. Thanks for reviewing!

To the Reviewers:

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Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or any places, people and/or other things you are familiar with from the show or anything else. The idea for this fiction was from Yamiko Yakou. Thanks!

A Note on the Story:

Pegasus never lost the Millennium Eye, so he can still read minds and takes souls and stuff (hey, you never said he couldn't!)

There's some cursing in this chapter. You have been warned.

The chapters have been pushed back so an extra chapter will be added between three and four to incorporate another ShizukaxPegasus scene. (smiles) yeahness.

Ch 3

Jounouchi Shizuka stood on the top level of the cruise ship. She sighed contently as she leaned down on the railing, breathing in the salty night air. She had just finished the four-course meal provided on the boat and she had headed up to the deck. She smiled up to the sky as the stars glistened overhead.

"They are quite lovely, aren't they?"

Shizuka jumped at the voice and turned to see Pegasus walking toward her. She felt herself relax slightly and she smiled warmly. "Yes," she said, casting a glance up at the sky. "They truly are. I like to look at them. But…we rarely see stars in Domino. It's too bright there."

Pegasus nodded and moved from his spot by the stairway, joining her by the railing. Shizuka turned and leaned down on it again.

"They must have been brighter in Egypt, though," she said, trying to make idle conversation. "My mother moved me there when I was little." (Au 1)

"Oh, really?" Pegasus asked, turning to her. "Why do you say that?"

"Because I could always see them," She paused and smiled sadly, remembering her encounter with near blindness. "Even…even when I was loosing my sight, they were still there. I could still see them."

"Your sight?" Pegasus asked, giving her and inquisitive glance. "But…you're not blind…are you?"

She smiled. "No, my brother found a way to pay for me to have surgery. It repaired my vision."

There was a moment of pause.

"Where…where did your brother get the money? Did he say?" Pegasus asked.

"Yeah," Shizuka almost laughed. "Some psycho who stole people's souls with some weird eye thing. I…I'm not sure I believe him though, but after Battle Ship with that Malik freak…" She shuddered. "Why were you so curious about my near-blindness?"

"I can see nothing of the true world through my left eye."

Shizuka gave Pegasus a questioning look.

He smiled at her crookedly. "I was traveling through Egypt when I stumbled on something I shouldn't have. They gouged out my eye as punishment." Shizuka gasped softly, but Pegasus only laughed. "They went further than that, my dear. They replaced it with another."

Shizuka was highly perplexed. Her curiosity began to get the better of her. She reached up tentatively and swept the hair back from the left side of his face. Revealed there was a golden eye, crafted in the shape of the Eye of Illusion. The same marking was on Yuugi's puzzle, Bakura's Ring and…Malik's Rod…

Shizuka's eyes widened and back away from Pegasus. "Y-you? You're…you?"

But he only smiled and shook his head. "Your brother happened upon me in a different mood. There was no reason for what I did. The selfishness behind it was hardly worth what I did to try and win."

Shizuka stopped backing away. "But…why?" she asked. "Why did you do it?"

He shook his head. "I lost my wife several years back…I was able to locate an Ancient Egyptian belief of and immortality of a person's soul…and a way to bring the person back."

"So…you tried to bring your wife back?" Shizuka sat down on the deck.

Pegasus nodded and sat down beside her. "After I received the Eye, it gave me a glimpse of my beloved. I thought that I could use technology and Egyptian magic to bring her back."

"But you couldn't?" Shizuka asked.

Pegasus shook his head. "I thought that I could gather the other Sen-nen items, but that proved a difficult task. Items can only be taken by winning a Shadow Duel. I couldn't win."

"You must have really loved your wife," Shizuka said sympathetically.

Pegasus nodded. "She was beautiful and smart. She…" Pegasus paused, looking at Shizuka as if seeing her in a new light. "Actually," he smiled softly. "You remind me a lot of her, Shizuka-chan." He slid a bit closer to her and put his hand over hers. Shizuka blushed as he picked his hand up in hers and entwined their fingers. She didn't fight it.

'He's just so sweet,' she thought, looking back toward the sky. 'It's a one time thing…its not like I'll ever even talk to him again…it doesn't matter right now. Maybe…' A soft pressure on her lips interrupted her thoughts; she started back, stiffening and creating another gap between her and Pegasus.

"I-I'm sorry," Pegasus said standing up. He offered Shizuka his hand and helped her up. She accepted it and pulled herself up. He kissed her hand. "Forgive me for my intrusion. I'll be retiring now. Pleasant dreams, lady." He said, bowing and backing down another set of stairs.

Shizuka paused a moment watching him as he walked down the stairs. Then she touches her lips gently and turned her back on the starlit heavens and back to her room. (Au 2)

The sun dawned early the next day as the ship almost arrived at Duelist Kingdom.

The rocking of the ship was what had awakened Shizuka. She sat up, blinking as a burst of light poured into the room she shared with Anzu.

Anzu was also awake and quite bleary-eyed. She stared around clutching the sheets in her hands. "Wha- What's happening?" She asked her words slightly slurred. The window grew dark.

The ship suddenly gave a tremendous lurch to the left, sending both girls tumbling to the floor, Shizuka screaming loudly.

Several pieces of furniture and a lamp followed them, smashing. Glass showered Anzu and Shizuka.

Pounding came at the door and Shizuka heard her brother screaming her name through the thundering surf.

"Onii-chan!" she screamed. "Help!"

The boat was refusing to upright itself as Jounouchi kicked the door open. He saw Shizuka in the corner huddling on the unconscious form of Anzu.

"Anzu-san's hurt!" She cried, watching as Jounouchi slid down the floor toward them followed closely by Yuugi.

When they both hit the bottom the boat dived further. Jounouchi failed to quail his sister's cries.

He swung Anzu over his shoulder and pulled Shizuka to her feet. Casting a glance back at the door, he swore loudly. The escape was directly above them.

"Fuck," he said.

Another voice from above suddenly caught his attention. "This needs to be timed correctly so listen."

Shizuka saw Kaiba leaning by the doorway.

"Help us, Kaiba-san!" she cried.

Jounouchi looked up with a solemn look on his face.

"Stand Yuugi on your shoulders, Jounouchi," Kaiba said. Yuugi began to scramble up. "Shizuka-chan, if Yuugi can lift you, try to reach the door, okay?"

Shizuka nodded and Jounouchi gave her a boost up and she moved to Yuugi's shoulders. The small boy was thanking his stars that Shizuka was a small figure.

It took Shizuka a few moments to catch her balance. She looked at the doorframe.

"I can't reach it!"

Kaiba growled as he leaned down in the doorway reaching for Shizuka's hand. With his help, she was able to pull herself out of the doorway. She leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. Her eyes looked at Seto pleadingly. "Please," she begged. "Save them."

He nodded as a sheet came flying up. He scrambled for it, managing to catch it before it fell back again.

"Good catch, Kaiba," Jounouchi said. "Listen, Anzu is still unconscious. We need you to pull her up in the sheets."

"It's a sling," Seto said, getting a good bearing on the floor. "Is she ready?"

Yuugi called 'yes' and Seto began to pull. It only took a few minutes to pull her up.

When they had Anzu's prostrate form out of the room, Kaiba lowered the 'rope' again and Yuugi climbed up without much difficulty.

Jounouchi then attempted to climb the bed sheet rope. He had managed to grab some of Shizuka and Anzu's things from around the room, shoving it into a small red backpack.

He was within arm's reach of the door when the ship rocked again, plummeting deeper into the sea. The window in the room below them finally broke and the room began to flood with water.

The movement also forced Jounouchi to shift his weight on the makeshift rope, which began to tear. He swore loudly again as the ripping sound reached his ears.

"SHIT!" he yelled before the rope completely gave way.

But Jounouchi didn't fall.

Kaiba had grabbed for his arm at exactly the right moment. He grunted as he attempted to haul to blonde boy onto the platform.

When he had been pulled up to the first part of the frame, Yugi joined Kaiba in pulling on Jounouchi's arms.

Finally, Jounouchi was able to scramble up and all three boys fell over panting.

"Dammit, Mutt," Kaiba said, kicking Jounouchi in the thigh. "Lay off the doughnuts."

"Shut…up…bitch…" the last word was whispered, but Kaiba heard it. His fists clenched.

"Come on, guys, we don't have time for this," Yuugi said, stepping between them as Kaiba's eyes narrowed into slits. "We have to get out!"

Kaiba's mouth was in a thin line. "You forget that I just saved your sorry ass, Mutt. Don't make me regret it." He stood and offered his and to Shizuka, who took it and pulled herself up.

She smiled at him but Jounouchi quickly stepped between them.

"I grabbed some of your clothes for ya, sis," he said.

"Thank you, Onii-chan," she said, smiling and grabbing the bag off his shoulder.

But Kaiba shook his head. "We don't have time for that right now," he said, casting a glance at the room below.

"Well, I ain't havin' my sista' runnin' around in a nightgown!" Jounouchi said, outraged.

Kaiba shrugged off his trench coat and threw it to her. "That's the best we'll do for now. Let's move!" He stated off in the direction of the stairs.

Jounouchi grumbled and followed him.

"Dat's it!" Jounouchi cried during what seemed like an hour later. "We're lost! You've lost us, Kaiba! We'll never get out! And its breakfast time." Right on schedule, his stomach gave a loud growl.

"Jounouchi-san, it's only nine o' clock," Yuugi said as he struggled down the hallway with Anzu on his back.

Shizuka was keeping a close pace with Kaiba as they neared what he thought to be an exit. He sighed as he saw the stair well leading up facing sideways along the wall.

When Jounouchi saw it he swore again. "Well, dis is a damn fine mess ya led us inta, Kaiba."

Kaiba ignored him. "It's quite a way up. I don't think you'll be able to carry your fan girl, Yuugi," he said, smirking slightly.

Yuugi looked down ashamedly. "I know…"

Kaiba pulled what looked to be the remains of Shizuka's sheets out of his pocket. "We'll need to fix another harness so Jounouchi can carry her."

"WHAT?" Jounouchi screamed. "Why do I have ta?"

"Because I'm leading this little expedition and I said so." Kaiba smirked as Jounouchi grumbled.

Shizuka looked up at her brother. "Katsuya, please?" she said. "You're a strong person and I'm sure Anzu-san would much rather wake up on your back then Se- Kaiba-san's."

Jounouchi gave his sister a strange look. "Did you almost call him Seto?"

"Slip of the tongue, Onii-chan, that's all." She gave Kaiba a small wink.

"Fine," Jounouchi said, handing her the red backpack. "Let's do dis quick dough."

They had a harness fixed in five minutes. "I feel like a horse," Jounouchi complained loudly and Kaiba snickered. "What's so funny, rich-boy?"

"Nothing, nothing at all," Kaiba replied. "Ass just seemed like and upgrade from Mutt. At least you're useful now." Kaiba grinned widely as Jounouchi growled.

"Let is go, Katsuya-kun," Shizuka whispered calmingly. "Let it go."

He shrugged her off, but made no motion to wring Kaiba's neck.

"Let's get dis over, Money-bags," he said.

Kaiba went up first, making note of loose steps along the railing. When he reached the top after about three minutes, he called for Shizuka to come up next. So she climbed.

He was waiting on the landing when she appeared through the opening he reached out his hand to help her stand up. He grinned mischievously as she took it.

When she stood, he pulled her close and kissed her deeply.

After a moment she gave him a rough shove backwards. "Lay off my brother, Kaiba," she said, following him as he stumbled backwards. A smile played on her lips.

He grinned at her game. "You plan on making me do that?" he said, adding a vicious tone to his voice.

She grinned back at him as he stood with the wall behind his back and gave a feeble, "No, but still..."

She followed him to the wall and pressed herself against him, and, wrapping her arms around his neck, she fused their lips again.

Kaiba pushed her away when the sound of Yuugi's clambering reached the top.

They quickly put distance between them, moving to opposite sides of the passage. Shizuka pulled Kaiba's trench coat closer and shivered slightly. Yuugi noticed this as the crawled out of the opening.

"We need to get you into some descent clothes, Shizuka-chan," he said, and with that he began to ruffle through the backpack until he pulled out a blanket.

He attempted to loop it around some pipes on what was now the ceiling, but was failing miserably. Kaiba sighed heavily and rolled his eyes as he grabbed the blanket from Yuugi and hung it up, making a screen.

Yuugi grumbled slightly as he handed Shizuka her backpack. She smiled and thanked him before moving behind the screen.

She took the trench coat off and it slid to the floor around her feet. She stretched for a moment before the spaghetti strapped nightgown followed.

Kaiba watched her small form hungrily as it cast shadows through the screen. Suddenly an elbow hit his gut and he growled slightly as he looked at Yuugi.

The small boy looked him in the eye. "Jounouchi wouldn't like you staring at his sister like that, Kaiba-san." He grinned rather cheekily.

"Oh, please," Kaiba scoffed, glaring at him slightly. He cast the screen another quick glance before leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, arms crossed over his chest.

There was a soft rustle as Shizuka emerged fully dressed in a pair of shorts and a red shirt. She smiled at Yuugi who smiled back. Then she walked in front of Kaiba.

She paused hesitantly and he opened an eye at her lazily. The trench coat was neatly folded in her arms. She held it out to him.

"Thank you, Kaiba-san."

He opened the other eye and observed her for a moment before reaching a slender hand out and snatching the trench coat from her and swinging it over his shoulders, slipping his arms through the sleeves.

He paused as he smoothed the collar. "You're welcome," he said softly, ignoring the smug smirk that crossed Yuugi's face.

He paused and brought his collar up to his face, a small smile spreading over his lips. A familiar scent was filling his nostrils. His jacket smelled like Shizuka.

Just then Jounouchi finished clambering up the railing. He collapsed in the opening and Anzu groaned.

"Uh…my head…"

"Anzu-san!" Yuugi cried toward her. He leaned down and untied the blanket holding her close. "Anzu?" She moaned slightly and cuddled closer to him. "Anzu-san, you have to wake up now," Yuugi cooed, shaking her gently.

She opened her eyes and looked up at him. He smiled brightly at her and both he and Shizuka breathed a sigh of relief.

Anzu shook her head to clear it. "What…happened?" Her eyes widened as she looked around the landing.

"The boat crashed," Yuugi explained, gently brushing her brown hair away from her face.

'They are so together,' Shizuka thought and she looked at Kaiba, suddenly missing his warm embrace. He was looking incredibly bored with the whole situation, but flashed a small smiled at her anyway.

Jounouchi had finally bothered to stand up and he looked at them, annoyed by their antics. Yuugi was still talking soothingly to Anzu, claming her down. Shizuka suddenly got an idea, reached for her backpack, pulled some of Anzu's clothes from inside, and threw them at Anzu.

It took her a moment to register that she was still in her nightgown. She suddenly screeched and, hugging the clothes to her chest, she ran behind the screen.

"Banshee," Kaiba muttered and Yuugi gave him an evil glare through his innocent amethyst eyes.

Shizuka giggle incisively as Anzu returned, ashen faced, and she threw her a pair of tennis shoes, having put her own on ages ago.

She shivered again and Kaiba gave her a questioning look. "There's a draft," she said, pointing down one of the hallways.

"That's our exit, then," Kaiba said, starting down it. The others followed.

Several minutes later they reached a vat of sunlight as it poured down through an open door above them.

"Awesome!" Jounouchi exclaimed, but Kaiba shook his head.

"Care to tell us how we get up?" he asked and Jounouchi's mood faltered.

"Oh…" He paused a moment, thinking.

"Don't hurt yourself," Kaiba muttered, but Shizuka stepped between them.

"Enough," she said before cupping her hands over her mouth and calling up the shaft. "HELLOOO! IS ANY ONE UP THERE?"

A head suddenly blocked the light and Shizuka squinted trying to see who it was.

"Kaiba-boy!" a voice, instantly recognized as Pegasus's, called. "And Yuugi-boy, too. Greetings!"

"Pegasus-san," Shizuka said, blocking out thoughts of the night before. "We can't get out."

"Not to worry," he called back as a rope came flying down toward them. "Here comes a rope."

"Aww, not dis again…" Jounouchi pouted.

Yuugi led Anzu to the rope. "Climb up first," he said, and helped her as she started. He followed her.

"You go up first, Katsuya," Shizuka said, urging him toward the rope.

"You sure, sis?"

"Just go, if I fall Kaiba-san will catch me, right?" she said, giving Kaiba a look.

"He betta," Jounouchi mumbled and started to climb.

Shizuka followed soon after and next Kaiba. They all made it to the top with no problems.

"Splendid," Pegasus said, clapping his hands together as the five of them lay on the side of the ship. "Silly me. I guess the boat was in bad shape."

"You…knew…about…this…." Kaiba growled through clenched teeth.

"Sorry, Kaiba-boy," Pegasus laughed. "It slipped my mind that the ship was in ruins…" he laughed and covered his eyes as if shielding them from the glare of the sun. "Ah, here come the rescue boats." He walked toward the edge of the ship as the other guests followed him. "Let's go have lunch, shall we?"

"…"

A/N: Boy, isn't Pegasus jolly? He almost kills half of the Duelists on his boatand then he pulls Jounouchi and asks if anyone is hungry… Well I hope you enjoyed it. I'll have the next chapter up as soon as I get it written. Please RR.

Au 1: I don't know if this is true or not, it just sounded cool.

Au 2: I almost changed this part. I know if was a bit sudden, but it was just sooooo cute!