A Bloody Path

S. Hawk: Now its time for chapter two.

Seto: (reads chapter one) You made me kiss Wheeler!

S. Hawk: Uh-oh! You weren't supposed to see that.

Seto: (still reading) You made her hit me with my briefcase!

S. Hawk: (cowering) Help! (All of a sudden, Y. Hawk driving Seto's car hits Seto) Y. Hawk? You saved me?

Y. Hawk: Err...sure. It had nothing to do with "borrowing" Seto's car.

S. Hawk: Ummm okay.

Y. Hawk as Disclaimer: We do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.

Cabbit Girl: Look! A shiny millennium item! ("Borrows" Kaiba's millennium rod) Now, I have an item too, S. Hawk.

S. Hawk: shocked Who invited my spunky sidekick?

Cabbit Girl: (smirk) I invited myself. (To Y. Hawk) Move over! I'm driving!

Y. Hawk: (death glare but still moves over)

Cabbit girl: (gives Y. Hawk an I'm-going-to-push-you-off-a-cliff-where-you-will- fall-to-your-death-glare)

S. Hawk: Let's leave before Mr. Sunshine wakes up!

To the reviewers:

I thought I might have to abandon this story because no one reviewed. Glad at least one of you decided to review. It makes me feel like writing more. So if people actually like my stories, please review and give me inspiration to continue.

To Yamiko: OO Are you going to be okay? I thought the story was funny but not that funny. I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I'm trying to gain respect for Tea also but I just couldn't resist bashing her a little. You know you can always call my little group for help if Dartz or the others become too troublesome. We might end up "borrowing" things from them just as a warning.

Chapter 2: Reactions

Domino Hospital

As Tea and Joey were rushed to the hospital because of the effects of the duel, Kaiba went along with them. Kaiba went along because he was unconscious and bleeding. He decides to give into temptation and he was hit in the head for it. The rest of gang had to walk to the hospital because of the lack of room in the ambulance.

When the gang reached the hospital, they asked the receptionist where their friends were. The receptionist told them that Tea was in the IC (intensive care) and Joey was in curtain 1 in exam (examination room). The gang rushed to see if Joey was all right. They gasped as they looked at the bandaged-up Joey.

Mai started to weep and said softly, "Joey, you dolt. Why didn't you follow my advice? I told you that you were going to lose. You should have forfeited."

"An let that creep, Kaiba, get ma sista! I don thin so."

Yugi looked away and said, "Your sister still has to work for Kaiba. All that duel did was injure you and Tea." The millennium puzzle began to glow. Yami came out and said, "I don't think you need to worry about your sister. She is fairly capable of handling herself. Look at what she did to Kaiba."

Serenity blushed a little at the reminder of what she did to Kaiba. A part of her was surprised that she was capable of hitting anyone so hard as to knock them out. Another part of her was glad that she did it. Kaiba deserved to be punished for all that he did to Joey and her. The last part felt a little sorry for Kaiba. She didn't know why he kissed her but it felt good. Real good. Serenity didn't like that part of her. The part of her that longed for Kaiba and hopes that he was all right. I wonder what Kaiba is thinking at this moment.

Kaiba's hospital room

That stupid mutt's sister hit me with my briefcase! (Censored thoughts because S. Hawk doesn't want to raise rating level)(1) I will make her pay for what she did. She is going to be my new employee after all. I'm going make her life a living hell. That'll teach her cute little self not to mess with me. Wait a minute! Did I just think that she was cute? That blow must have done something to my brain.

Curtain 1

Serenity was being awfully quiet and that made her brother worried. "Hey Ren, what's wrong? I'm fine so ya don't have to be worried." Serenity heard her brother's words but something inside of her didn't feel right. Why can't I stop thinking about Kaiba! He is my brother's enemy! "Ren?" Serenity finally snapped out of her thoughts and said, "I'm sorry big brother. You wouldn't have gotten hurt if it weren't for me."

"Actually, he should apologize to you for being the idiot that he is. He accepted Kaiba's challenge. He made that stupid bet. He lost and got himself injured. Now, you have to pay for his mistakes."

Everyone looked at Mai. They weren't expecting Mai to be so blunt about the situation. They knew she was right, but they didn't want Joey to feel worse than he already was feeling. Ryou muttered something about looking for Tea when he left. Yugi and Yami left to find Kaiba.

Joey was not feeling well after what Mai had said. He knew that it was true but he didn't want to admit it was stupid for him to duel Kaiba. He said, "Look Ren. I will duel Kaiba again and win ya your freedom. How does that sound?"

The reaction Serenity gave was very out of character. She hit Joey with a tray that was near her. "You want to duel Kaiba again? I won't allow it! You are hospitalized for dueling Kaiba in the first place! I don't think you can survive another duel! I will just work for Kaiba until he grows tired of me. That's final!"

Serenity's outburst scared everyone around. Okay, almost everyone. "Wow, Serenity looks so hot when she gets upset. A real turn-on! I wish I could get some of that!" Everyone turns to Tristan. The guy didn't realize that he said that out loud. Serenity started to blush a little by his comments. Mai, on the other hand, was offended that her friend was being treated like a piece of meat. Mai decided that since they were already in a hospital, one more patient wouldn't hurt anyone. Mai grabbed Tristan and threw him into the next room. She went into the room and muttered something about "neutering a dog". An hour and $10,000 worth of damage later, Mai came out of the room.

While Mai was having her "heart-to-heart" with Tristan, Ryou found Tea in the IC. Tea didn't look that good and she was still unconscious. Ryou did find Tea attractive but her friendship speeches killed any feelings of attraction immediately. She looks so much prettier when she is not yapping about friendship. Ryou asked a nurse how long Tea would remain unconscious and the nurse responded that it would be a while. Suddenly, Tea sat up. She didn't know where she was. She saw Ryou next to her. "Ryou, where am I? What happened during the duel? Did Kaiba win?" Ryou explained what happen to her and the events that followed. Tea was silent for a moment before saying, "Thanks for being here with me, Ryou. I knew that you were a good friend. Friendship-" Tea didn't get to finish her thought. Bakura knew that she was going into that stupid friendship speech of hers. Bakura couldn't stand that speech (no one could actually) so he took over Ryou. Bakura then hit Tea with the flowerpot and the chair next to him. Tea once more is unconscious and looking lovely to Ryou. Bakura gave control back to Ryou. Ryou saw what Bakura did. He decided to stay with Tea for a bit before heading back to the others.

Yugi eventually found Kaiba's room. All he had to do was follow the swarm of fan girl nurses to Kaiba's room. Wow, Kaiba sure has a lot of fan girls. I wonder if I have any fan girls. At least, they're leading me to Kaiba. When Yugi arrived at Kaiba's room, he was greeted by more choice words from Mr. Sunshine himself. "Everyone, get the hell out of my damn room! How can so many freakingfan girls work in one hospital! Get the hell away from me!" With the new words that Yugi just learned, Yugi began crying. "WTF! Yugi is here too. My life just keeps getting better and better. What do you want, midget?" Yugi was still whimpering and said something about seeing how Kaiba was doing. Kaiba's reaction was friendly as always. "What the hell? I am wasting my time here! I have a company to run! Get the doctor and get me out of here!" The doctors poured in after hearing Kaiba's comments. They ran a thorough examination and signed the release papers in 15 minutes. "That's better. Now, See you Yugi. I have an employee to claim."

Kaiba walked towards the reception desk as Yugi followed behind. Kaiba asked what room the mutt was in. The nurse gave a confused look until Yugi said that he would lead Kaiba to Joey. During this walk to Joey's room, Yami has a few words to say to Yugi.Yugi, why are you leading Kaiba to Joey? Kaiba is going to get Serenity! You do realize that this is a bad idea right? Yugi? Dammit! I guess I'll have to trust you on this one. The fact that Yami is trusting Yugi's decision made Yugi extremely happy. He couldn't help but smile and sing. The only reason Yugi stopped singing was that Kaiba threatened to rip out Yugi's manhood and shove it somewhere that isn't very pleasant. Yugi then asked Yami what his manhood is and where was Kaiba going to shove it. Yami sweat dropped and said that Yugi probably didn't want to know.

Eventually, Kaiba reached Joey's room. Standing by his bed, Serenity looked at the Kaiba and Yugi as they walked through the door. Serenity felt her heart flutter. Wait a minute! Why is my heart fluttering? I'm not in love with that creep. Am I? While Serenity was deciding whether or not she was in love with Kaiba, Joey let loose a few choice words. Of course, Yugi starts to cry. Yami is banging his head inside the soul room. Why do I have to be stuck with this kid? He's short, cries easily, and doesn't like to drink. Okay, Yugi! Listen to me! Crying every time someone says some choice words is not good. Be a big boy and learn to deal with it. Yugi nodded his head and stopped crying. By Ra! That actually worked! Why didn't I do that earlier? I am an idiot!

Kaiba just ignored Yugi's crying and went to grab Serenity. Serenity didn't want to be touched so she gently reminded Kaiba about how he was injured before. This comment stopped Kaiba in his tracks. It wasn't that he was afraid of her; he didn't want to lose control of himself like last time. Kaiba still can't understand why he kissed her. It was driving him mad. Unfortunately, Joey decided to push his luck and mock Kaiba about being afraid of his sister. Kaiba retaliated the best way he could; Kaiba smacked Joey with his titanium briefcase. That move made Joey really quiet and really unconscious. Serenity was shocked by what just happened and she lost control again.

This is a good time to catch up on the top three things that hurts a lot.

1. Being mauled by a wild animal

2. Skydiving with a broke parachute

3. Getting punched by an offended woman whose brother you just hit with a briefcase

Anyone like to wager which of the top three Kaiba experienced?

Well, Kaiba once again is unconscious. He was dragged back into his room and was forcibly stripped from his clothes by some fan girl nurses. Serenity was still in shock from the whole experience. She just beat up the CEO of Kaiba Corp, twice. She still has to work for this guy. He's probably not going to be very cheerful when he wakes up.

Yugi is starting to back away from Serenity. She may be a nice and polite girl, but she is like any other teenage girl when she is pushed. Serenity noticed Yugi's reaction and asked if he was afraid of her too. Yugi said, "Me? Afraid of you? What would give you an idea like that? You're my best friend's sister! I care for you as much as I care for Joey himself!" However, Yami comment from the soul room weren't so nice. The girl just beat up Kaiba! He's twice our size! Be careful Yugi! She might snap and throw you out the window. Just back away nice and slowly. Don't make eye contact! Great, here she comes.

Serenity is very concerned about how Yugi and the others view her. She wasn't trying to be mean; it was just a fluke. Serenity started crying when she saw the scared look on Yugi's face. How did this happen? I never hit anyone before. I'm truly sorry for Seto and Yugi. They saw a part of me that I didn't know that I had. "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry for scaring you, Yugi. Please forgive me!" Serenity ran out the room as Yugi decided what words he wanted to say to her.

As Serenity ran away from Yugi, she accidentally ran into Ryou and Mai. Serenity let more tears fall as she apologized to the two. "Ren, what's wrong? Did something just happen?" Serenity looked up at Mai. How can Mai be so kind to me when she says all that mean stuff to Joey? Serenity related the entire story to Mai and Ryou. Mai understood completely while Ryou had a blank expression on his face. He decided this a girl thing and didn't comment further on it.

Mai walked Serenity back to Joey's room. Mai looked at the still unconscious Joey, then looked at Yugi. "Yugi, I think we better get Serenity home. This day has been too hectic for everyone." Yugi agreed with this. The three of them left the hospital and went home for the night. Ryou decided to go home as well after checking up on Tea's condition. Tristan is still in the room and eventually a nurse found him. They treated him and added all the medical equipment he broke to his bill. Now, Tristan needs to find work so he can pay for the equipment. Luckily for him, the hospital was in need of a janitor. Tristan will have to come in and work at the hospital until he pays for his medical bill. It should only take ten years for him to accomplish this.

The Next Day, Domino High School

The gang minus Joey and Tea was at school. They decided to meet each other and figure out what is going to happen now. They all knew that Kaiba was out of the hospital and he was on the warpath. Everyone including the teachers got out of his way when he stormed down the hall. Apparently, he still upset about being knocked out by Serenity. Twice. He went directly to his classes without talking to anyone. He wouldn't normally talk to anyone anyways. Before it was because he saw them all as inferiors. This time, it was because he was too pissed off. Eventually, lunch came around.

The gang normally had lunch together. As they sat down at their usual table near the back of the schoolyard, they observed what was happening. Their school has an indoor and an outdoor lunch area. The students are all in the outdoor lunch area because the weather was decent today. The usual people sat at their usual tables. The political students sat in the middle of the lunch area so everyone can see them. The jocks and other people of their caliber sat near the wall to the East Side of the lunch area. The "smart" people sat near the buildings north of the lunch area. The gothic students and the punk students sat at the tables near the parking lot southern area. Everyone who didn't fit into these groups sat wherever there was room usually in the western area. Yugi's group sat between the gothic students and the political students.

Sitting at the lone table near the trees in the western area was Kaiba. He was listening to music. The group guessed that he was trying to calm down by listen to some calm music. That was what they thought until they heard the lyrics to the song.

Away From Me

I hold my breath as this life starts to take its toll
I hide behind a smile as this perfect plan unfolds
But oh, God, I feel I've been lied to
Lost all faith in the things I have achieved
And I

I've woken now to find myself
In the shadows of all I have created
I'm longing to be lost in you
(away from this place I have made)
Won't you take me away from me

Crawling through this world as disease flows through my veins
I look into myself, but my own heart has been changed
I can't go on like this
I loathe all I've become

Lost in a dying world I reach for something more
I have grown so weary of this lie I live

Evanescence (2)

Let just say that the group is beyond terrified now. They knew Kaiba was on the edge of sanity but listening to that song suggests that Kaiba has really lost it. Yugi wondered if the song is Kaiba's unconscious desire. I mean that Kaiba had a hard life. It must be taking its toll on him. Even though Kaiba's smile is evil, it is forced at times. I know he felt that the world is against him and that he felt lied to. He has created a lot of shadows and he probably wants someone to understand him. Maybe I'm just thinking too deeply into this.

After school

The events that happened after that lunch period weren't very interesting. Serenity did have the rest of her classes with a certain CEO of his own company but he only said two words to her. Those two words were "go" and "away". Serenity thought it might be over now. She thought wrong. As the school day was over, Serenity left to go to the hospital to see her brother. A black limousine stopped her. Inside the limo, two cerulean blue eyes glared at her. "Get in."

Serenity didn't know what to do. She was too scared to run away and too scared to climb into the limo. She didn't have a choice as Kaiba lowered the window and dragged her through it. I hope everyone who was behind Serenity enjoyed the view because the school required a school uniform. The uniform included a short skirt for the girls. Let's just say short skirt + being dragged through a window equals awkward situation for Serenity. She better get use to this embarrassment because Kaiba is just getting started.

"Wheeler." Kaiba said that word as if it was the most disgusting word in the world. In Kaiba's opinion, it probably was. "I seem to remember a bet I made with the puppy. Do you remember it?" Serenity nodded. "Good. You probably want to know what you are going to do for me. Isn't that right?" She nodded again. "I am making you my personal assistant. Doesn't that sound fun?" She shook her head. "Well (female dog reference), you don't have a choice now, do you?" Serenity turned pale. She had never been called that before. "I have another surprise for you. You start today. Actually, you start this very moment." Kaiba laughed psychotically as Serenity backed up and tried to jump out the window. However, the limo was already moving and it was going too fast for her to jump out without breaking any bones.

Serenity contemplated this for a moment. Break a few bones or stay in the limo with Kaiba. She chose the former. She was halfway out the window when Kaiba saw what she was about to do and dragged her back in the limo. "Get your ass back in here! You can't leave until I say you can! Damn! You could have gotten yourself killed, stupid (dog reference)!"

Kaiba was fuming mad and Serenity was about to break down and start crying. She had never been so scared in her life. Oh no! What kind of hell is he going to put me through? Kaiba looked about to yell at Serenity again but he just took a deep breath. He then said, "I expect my personal assistant to be smart and respectable to me. They have to dress in this to show that they belong to me." As he said that, Kaiba whipped out a black dress. The dress was really revealing. It has an extremely short skirt that was probably mid thigh high. The neckline was horribly low. The waistline looked smaller than the neckline. The thing that really made Serenity nervous was that it appeared to be a few sizes too small for her. Given that she was really thin, the dress looked like it was meant for a child. Joey would have a heart attack if he saw me in that dress. "You don't have to wear this dress if you don't want to." Serenity's face lit up with hope. "You could walk around nude." That crushed her hopes real fast. That bastard! Joey definitely will have a heart attack if I walked around Kaiba's workplace nude.

"Fine! I'll wear the damn dress." Kaiba gave Serenity that famous smirk of his. He always wins in situation like this. Subconsciously, he was hoping for the latter but he wasn't going to admit it. Kaiba thought about Serenity being nude for a moment. Kaiba then shook his head and muttered something under his breath. This is going to be interesting to say the least.

A/N

(1) I don't know what most people expect from a PG-13 rating. I'm not sure if I can used many curse words before someone gets offended. If people don't mind the cursing then I might add them in next time. Please tell me which you prefer: the curse word or the censored caption. In my opinion, 13 year-olds already know most of these words.

(2) I personally listen to Evanescence and many other bands when I'm feeling less than happy. I made Kaiba do the same thing so it is going to be an ongoing thing. Interestingly, the songs I choose may have a tie-in within Kaiba's subconscious desires and beliefs.

S. Hawk: This brings an end to chapter 2. What a chapter!

Y. Hawk: Shouldn't we still be running away?

Cabbit Girl: We didn't run away. We temporarily retreated.

S. Hawk: (sweat dropped) Err...whatever you say CG.

Cabbit Girl: Please R & R!