Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh.

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They were enemies. They were so much alike than different though. Both were cold hearted, both were relentless, but were fueled by desire. They hated each other but they loved one thing. One person; Shizuka Jounouchi.

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Chapter 7: Promise

"What happened?" Knowing that yelling at her only made her cower in confused fear, he decided to try the nice, caring approach. Something that was harder than he thought. Kaiba gave her a few minutes alone in his room so that she could change her clothes, or actually put on clothes. After a few minutes, Kaiba knocked on the door, only to find no response. Fearing that she might have done something stupid, he opened the door without another knock and found that she went into the bathroom. A minute late she came out fully clothed but with the same confused facial expression.

"He.. I don't know." She softly admitted, not even bothering to look up at him. She really didn't know what happened. Something happened. Something made her want to be with Pegasus even though she knew it was wrong. Pegasus did something to her.

"What do you mean you don't know?" Kaiba felt something too. When Kaiba looked at Pegasus there was a strange feeling in his gut. What that feeling was, he didn't know. All he did know was that it was far from good. "Why was he all over you like that? Why didn't you stop him?" Before he realized what he said, his anger took control. The only image other than that glint behind Pegasus hair was Pegasus on top of the girl and the girl doing nothing to stop him.

Shizuka tiredly laid on his bed on her stomach. Her head were in her arms and trying to stop the room from spinning. Pegasus really did a number on her. Kaiba sat down on the edge of the bed with a heavy sigh. Such a long day. Sleep was the first thing he had to do before he did anything else.

"I knew that I didn't want him to touch me or kiss me but I couldn't stop him." She sat up on her knees behind Kaiba. Her voice became airy like she was telling him about some wonderful dream. "I kept thinking that this is so wrong. I kept wanting to stop him but my body wouldn't move." Her voice seemed to get closer and closer to his right ear. Out of the corner of his eye he could see her hands touch his shoulder making him turn around to look at her. Her eyes held a tiny sparkle in them like she was thinking about a loved one. After a moment of looking at her in silence, worry replaced her sparkle. Her head went down in shame as well as her hands on his shoulders. She held her head once again and moaned. "What's happening to me? What is he doing to me? What did he do to make me feel that way? Why .."

He knew she was going to start to cry by how her voice was shaking. She was scared, everything was getting to her. All this talk about being strong and after this incident with Pegasus she was about to break down. No, she had to be strong. She had to continue to be strong. Not only for her sake, but for his. Before he knew it his arms wrapped around her shaking form and held her. Her own hands wrapped around his waist tightly.

"Stop. Crying won't do anything. Be strong, remember? Isn't that what you've been constantly telling me? That you are this strong person? That somehow you'll get out." As much as he tried to sound caring, he still sounded cold but it seemed to calm her down. She stopped shaking and released her tight hold on him but still held him.

"I feel safer with you." She mumbled against his chest. Letting go of her a little bit, he looked down at her to see her eyes closed. No wonder she stopped shaking, she was falling asleep.


Pegasus sat in his limo happily smiling. Soon. Soon will Shizuka succumb to him. He just needed to see her a couple of more times before she is handed over to him. If she was still the little spit fire that she was then he would not have fun. What he wanted was Cecilia and only her. The only way he could have her back was if Shizuka was willing to obey his every demands. Holding his laptop on his lap (does that sound weird? Hmm… ), he logged on to the site Kaiba told him about. Just like Kaiba said the screen popped up different windows showing different rooms of Kaiba's house. His servant was lying on her own bed now with a pack of ice on her head. Her head would probably hurt for another hour. Kaiba's room was empty and so was Shizuka. There were no cameras on his hallways so he didn't know if Kaiba or Shizuka were in those hallways. Damn. Pegasus should remind Kaiba that he wants cameras in the hallways as well.

After checking all the other rooms he saw Shizuka's door swing open. There was Kaiba holding Shizuka bridal style. Sadly to Pegasus, Shizuka was dressed in jeans and a normal white tee-shirt. He walked over to her bed and laid her down, placing her blankets on top of her. Pegasus watched closely as Kaiba stood, his back against the camera, obviously watching Shizuka and blocking her from the camera's view. Nothing was said. All that was heard was her and Kaiba's breathing.

"I don't know what to do anymore." Pegasus heard Kaiba whisper to himself. His eyes glared at Kaiba's figure still looking over Shizuka. Was this, or wasn't it a good thing that Kaiba was showing some kind of feeling towards the girl. All Pegasus knew was that Kaiba was too close to her.

Kaiba remembered the camera in her room and let go of her hand. From what Pegasus saw, he didn't know that Kaiba was holding her hand until he saw it drop to her side. The whole time Kaiba's tall figure and long trench coat hid the intimate moment. Pegasus slammed the laptop closed, unbeknownst to him breaking the screen.


What Kaiba and Pegasus didn't see was Shizuka holding another key she got from Kaiba. The hand she held the key was luckily the one Kaiba didn't hold. After Kaiba left the room, she stuffed it into her pocket. Jounouchi certainly taught her well.

Even though she was still scared, she knew she had to get another key from Kaiba. With these cameras now in his house she didn't know if she could get out without getting caught. It was a chance. A chance she would have to take.

Kaiba came back after two hours with a plate of food. She was still lying down but she was wide awake. The feeling she felt after Pegasus left was still there. It was an odd, yearning feeling. Half of her wanted to be with him, while the other half wanted to throw up. When Kaiba held her all those feeling washed away. All she felt was peace. There were no confusing thoughts.

"Paula isn't feeling well so I brought you some soup." Kaiba coldly said. Shizuka sat up.

"Thank you but I'm not hungry. I just want to lie down." Kaiba set down the soup on her dresser and sat on the chair next to her window.

"You need to eat." He looked so tired. Shizuka could see the exhaustion. "You have to eat so you can have energy." He sounded like a worried mother. Was he mad or worried? She smiled at this.

"I'll eat in a little bit. Leave the soup there and I'll eat it in a while." He was no longer callous to her. He seemed to care now. It was strange to see him like that. No. It was nice to see him like that. He stood up and walked to the door.

"I'll come back to get the bowl." He shut the door behind him. This time she didn't hear him lock it. Why didn't he lock it? Did he forget?

Twenty minutes later he came back and retrieved the bowl and left without a word. She drank only half of the soup and laid back down on the bed. She had to pretend to be asleep so that Kaiba could leave her alone. She placed the bowl as far away from her so that he didn't come up to her and see her sleeping. If her eye moved or mouth moved he would know she was pretending.

Tonight she would leave. Tonight she would have to try and escape. Everything was just getting too confusing for her. Between her feelings towards Pegasus and Kaiba, she didn't think she knew anything anymore.


The clock in her bedroom read it was a little past ten. The moon shined light into her room but also blended her figure with the night. The camera was not able to see anything. If Pegasus was indeed watching, he would get nothing but would hear something. Sometime before nighttime, Shizuka got up from her bed and closed her curtains so that not much light could seep into the room. Now was her time to flee. She quietly got out of her bed without a squeak and tip toed to her door. Pulling out her keys from her pocket she tried one by one until she realized that Kaiba never locked her door. Even when he left he didn't lock her door. Maybe he was so tired he didn't realize that he forgot to lock it.

Looking at the door that joined her bedroom and Kaiba's she saw no light coming from under the door. Kaiba must have went to bed early. Slowly she turned the knob. She was almost free! Then a realization hit her; she didn't know where she was.

As she walked down the long hallway she crept silently cheered when she reached the stairs. No one was downstairs. The silence was almost deafening as she tried to be silent when she climbed down the stairs. Her shoes squeaked, and so did the stairs.

'God, please don't let me be caught.' Was all she thought as she reached the second floor. There was a light coming from one of the rooms on the second floor. Was it Kaiba? Cursing herself for not being patient and waiting until she knew for a fact that he was asleep she continued down the stairs. Did Kaiba have cameras in the hallways? She knew for a fact that her room was monitored but what about the rest of his house? It was too late to think about that now. She had to move on.

She knew how to get to the dining room, Paula would always lead her there. She knew where the kitchen was because Kaiba hid her there when Pegasus came. Now all she had to do was find the front door. Before she entered the dining room a glass door caught her eye. Now why didn't she see it before? It wasn't the front door but it was a back door leading to a pool. It was his backyard. It was good enough for her.

Looking behind her she sighed in relief when no one was behind her. She almost expected Kaiba to be behind her watching her as she stupidly thought she was really going to be able to escape. But there was no Kaiba, just silence and darkness. She was home free if she went through the backyard.

Even though the glass door squeaked a little when she opened it, it was still quiet. Closing the door behind her she walked past the pool and entered the garden after the pool. The garden was big with huge bushes and beautiful exotic flowers. She continued to walk through the garden unsure of where she was going. Was she really going to escape? Would Pegasus come after her? She wondered what would happen to Mokuba if she really did escape. Would he be harmed. A little remorse ran through her. Could she really be that selfish? To run away to save her own life but condemn Mokuba's? Mokuba was always a kind soul. He did no harm. Did he deserve this? No. Did she? No, but someone had to be sacrificed. Would it be her?

Soon she found herself in a maze of tall bushes and flowers. Great, now she was lost in Kaiba's garden. Maybe if she turned back to where she first started she could go back to the house and try and find the front door in Kaiba's house. It would be a lot more easier. Risky.. but easier than walking around a big garden all night.

With a frustrated growl she turned another corner and stopped, her breathing suddenly stopping. Now she knew Kaiba was not asleep. He was sitting on a bench in his garden looking up at the moon. The light half shined on him, only revealing half of him. The other half was covered by darkness.

She found that she couldn't move. He still did not see her. She could just quietly walk back and hide, but she didn't. She couldn't. He looked so sad. He looked up at the sky as if he was hoping to find some kind of answer in the stars.

The wind blew, making her gasp at the sudden cold air. Lazily he turned his head to look towards her direction. At that moment he saw her, the wind blowing her hair across her face gently. She still stood still, staring back at him. As if he didn't see her, he looked back up at the moon when the wind died.

Her legs took control and walked over to him, stopping right in front of him. He still looked up at the sky.

"Are you teasing me?" She asked, breaking the silence. Without looking at her, he replied.

"No."

"Then why are you sitting here when you know you should be insulting me and tying me up so that I don't escape?" The wind blew once again. He looked at her. A shiver ran down her spine and she didn't know if it was from the wind or from Kaiba's soft stare.

"Because you won't escape. No one is stopping you but yourself right now." He stood up making her back up a little.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" She asked with a bit of fright in her voice.

"What did Pegasus do to you?" He asked softly. When she tried to back up even more, his hand grabbed her own.

"You care? I'm surprised." Sarcasm was drenched in her voice. Her eyes were wide and wild unsure of what he was going to do. "Now let me go. I'm not some kind of doggy toy for guys like you and Pegasus to play with."

"What was he doing to you when I walked in? Why were you agreeing with him?" He sounded like he was in some sort of trance. His eyes searched hers for some kind of answer.

"Please. Don't ask me." She swallowed hard and looked away from his penetrating stare. "I don't know why." She tried to jerk her hand away from his but he stepped closer to her and held on tighter.

"If the mutt knew, he would kill me. I have no doubt in my mind that if he walked in and saw what I saw, he would kill me with his bare hands." The mention of her brother made her suddenly sad. Now all she wanted to do was see her brother. She missed him so much.

"Onii-chan." She whispered as she blinked away her tears. It was true. If Jounouchi walked in to Pegasus on top of her like earlier today he would not hesitate to kill Pegasus or Kaiba. He would look at her in shame. She let Pegasus do whatever he wanted. If Kaiba didn't come in who knows how far Pegasus would have gone. "Please. Don't let him do it again." She almost sobbed out. Kaiba stepped even closer to her but she stepped back until she hit the tall bush.

His hand still held hers and she looked down in shame. His other hand went to her waist. If someone saw them it looked like they were about to dance with their hand held out and his hand on her waist.

"I thought…." He trailed off, his sentence unfinished. Suddenly his eyes darkened. "The keys." His voice cold after a long pause. She looked up shocked. He knew? "I demand them back." It would be stupid to deny that she had him. It was about time he knew. Or maybe he always knew? Digging into her pocket she held out the keys. Now she was really screwed. There was no way she could escape now. She had her chance and imprudently lost it. Pegasus would have her. Possess her.

All she could do now is cry and wait. She no longer felt anger in her but sorrow. Her brother would certainly be ashamed of her right now. She was easily giving in. That's all she did today. First she gave in to Pegasus, then she gave up escaping and now she's freely handing over Kaiba's keys.

"I won't." He foolishly said after he put the keys into his own pocket. Shizuka just looked so sad with her head down and her tears falling down to the ground. Her hair hid her face as she bit her lip and silently cried. "I won't let him touch you." He said gruffly. Pulling her hand closer to him so that her body crashed into his, he held her tightly and placed his chin on top of her head. Her own hands went around his back, clutching the back of his shirt as she cried. She needed comfort and Kaiba was here to give it whether or not he intended on giving it.

He was confused. Should he protect her and at the same time hold her here against her will? It was a constant battle in his head and conscious. This young girl did not deserve this. None of it. "I promise." He whispered into her hair as the scent of vanilla overwhelmed him.


Damn.. The updates are becoming fewer and longer. I hate this. I want to continue but I'm just not in the mood. I wanted to start over the new chapter of A life without you but I forgot what I wanted to write. It was a good idea too. Hmm.. I'm almost done with Claims of Innocence, so watch out for that. Kill me, kiss me is almost done too. I just need to fix some things.

Does Kaiba seem OOC? If he does, sorry. He's tired after trying to get Mokuba back for so long. So that's why he's a little bit compassionate. He's just tired. I wanted to clear the mix up from last chapter. It was twilight eyes not Yamiko Yakou who gave me that advice. When I read it again I was like , oh crap it! I was tired and it was the middle of the night when I posted it. I get a little delusional when I'm tired. So sorry about that!.. Review!