A/N: No, I don't own Yu-gi-oh...

Chapter 13

Serenity crept along the hall, she knew her room was in the middle point of the house whereas Kaiba's was on the end corner. She figured it was so he would have windows on two walls, lots of light for the dark CEO. Without lights it was hard to navigate the hall, she was so afraid of slamming into something. The brief but bright flashes of lightning illuminated the hallway in a ghostly manner making her almost want to shut her eyes to calm down her pounding heart.

She finally reached his door, but her nerve was starting to give out. What the hell was she thinking? Coming to Kaiba for comfort was like jumping into a vat of ice for warmth. She wasn't afraid of thunderstorms, but when you paired that with a strange place and a murderer pursuing you, well, her nerves were fried. A sudden loud clap of thunder gave her the courage to open the door and enter the room.

Her breath caught as the lit fireplace cast warm shadows on the CEO's sleeping form. The blanket was covering him only to his waist leaving his chest bare. She slowly hoped that he at least slept with shorts on. Standing there, willing herself to breathe slowly and quietly, her eyes drank in his form. He was magnificent. A warm flush raced over her as the realization hit her…she wanted him. She had wanted him since the day at the airport. It had gotten worse the morning in the park and was compounded when he carried her in the rain. The small kiss he had given her, in the shower, had prompted her to kiss him again in bed. She remembered the fear that he was rejecting her until she softly bit his bottom lip to gain a response. No man had even kissed her the way he did that night. If she hadn't been able to turn from him she knew something would have happened. Then there was yesterday morning. What if the manager of the motel hadn't interrupted them? Would he have been her first? She shivered.

Slowly she scanned the room. It was warm in here, not hot, but a pleasant inviting temperature. The storm was still raging outside, but in here it didn't seem as scary. She could still hear the loud claps of thunder and the lightning flickered, but the flames of the fireplace kept the bright light's interference minimal. She slowly, quietly made her way around the room. His laptop was on his desk but the screen was dark because of the storm. She idly wondered if it traveled room to room with him or if different ones occupied each room. There was a book sitting on his desk, she picked it up to see what kind of book Kaiba would read.

"Find anything interesting?" The gruff voice startled her and she fumbled with the book for a minute, the book won as it fell to the floor.

"You scared me!" She yelled in his direction. She didn't really care to look at him for fear it would make her blush worse then she already was.

"Why are you in my room?" He asked as a major clap of thunder split the air between them. She didn't hesitate for an instant as she dove into the bed with him, throwing herself on him as she pulled the covers over her head.

His arm snaked around her more for balance than anything else.

"It seems your ankle has healed itself quite nicely huh?" He teased as he felt her trembling against him.

"It was more of a glitch, I walked it off." She offered.

"Funny, seeing how you thought it was broken earlier." He tucked her head under his chin then caught the scent of her hair. He liked how she felt and her fragrance was intoxicating. "It was bad enough that it required you to be carried. If you care to recall."

"Something I do recall is that you didn't even break a sweat. I don't think it bothered you that much." Her warm breath caressed his ear. It was hard concentrating with her on him like this.

"Do you intend to stay like this for the rest of the night?" He asked, almost regretting it as he felt her slip off his body to settle beside him.

"Sorry," she muttered as she curled up next to him.

"Why are you in my room Wheeler? Isn't your room up to your standards?" Even as the words came out his arm tightened around her, if she decided to leave he would fight her. He remembered, vaguely, how he wanted to find a way to get her back in his bed and he would be damned if he would now let her leave.

"It would be fine if it had electric. I don't much care for storms especially if they plunge me into darkness." She was leaning in the dark above him now, her lips were lingering dangerously close to his.

"If you were sleeping you wouldn't have noticed the lights going out." He suggested.

"If it wasn't storming I would be sleeping." She growled at him. He could be annoying, but right now his body felt like heaven as she pressed closer.

"Are you going to kick me out?" She asked, lowering her voice a bit. She hoped he wouldn't. He watched as she bit her lip. He longed for it to be his teeth tasting her mouth.

"You know you are quite indebted to me don't you Wheeler?" His voice was even, no hint of sarcasm.

"What do you mean?" She asked as her eyebrow arched.

"Well, first I saved you from the psycho with the gun, then I carried you to the flea bag motel, I allowed you to stay in my room-in my bed, gave you the top…" His list was interrupted with her quick retort.

"I can't believe you! If it weren't for you and your big business dealing I wouldn't have even been in this mess! Hell if it weren't for me you would have been killed in the museum that afternoon. YOU should be thanking ME! After he killed that guy he was probably going after you, I interrupted your untimely demise Seto Kaiba."

"You would have missed me." He stated, clearly unfazed by her hysterics.

"I would not!" She tried to pull out of his grip, but wasn't successful.

He smiled lazily at her, or was it a smirk? She couldn't tell.

"How could I miss you when I hate you?" She asked.

"As I said earlier, I'm disagreeable but you can't hate. Especially not someone you're clearly drawn to." He was baiting and she was biting.

"Drawn?! To you?!" She was flabbergasted at his remark. "Hardly. How can I be drawn to someone as cold as you?"

"Then why are you in my bed? This is my bed isn't it?" He looked around the room as if making sure, in a mocking way, that they were, in fact, in his room.

"If you let me go I'll go to one of your guards' beds to wait out the storm." She stated smugly, allowing a bit of underlying sexual innuendo to seep in her words. The tightening of his hold told her that her remark wasn't appreciated.

"I enjoy the banter Wheeler, but if I so much as catch you looking at any of my staff I will…"

"Are you jealous?" She quipped, then felt more of her air pushed out of her lungs as he squeezed her tighter.

"You are my concern, not theirs'. Your welfare is my problem and it's my bed you'll occupy." She was staring into his blue eyes but instead of ice there was heat and that alarmed her. She finally began to realize her precarious position. She was in bed of her own volition, with Seto Kaiba, a half naked Seto Kaiba (at least she hoped it was half not whole) in a shirt that was his and only that and her undergarments were keeping them separated. She was laying almost on top of him and despite the small fear of the raging storm the only emotion she was feeling was lust.

"Is that an order Kaiba?" She moved so that her lips were within an inch of his, tempting him. "Do you want me in your bed Seto Kaiba?"

He growled as he flipped her onto her back in one fluid motion. She was now pinned under him, her wrists captured by one of his hands held above her head. There was no fear in her eyes, there was defiance, but no fear.

"You're mine Wheeler." He caught her mouth with his.

She could hardly believe the ferocity with which he kissed her. She didn't even have a chance to part her lips before his thumb pulled her chin down to gain access. She moaned as he explored her mouth while his free hand began exploring her body. Again and again he possessed her mouth almost making her cry out, she wanted to run her hands in his hair but he held her wrists tightly allowing no movement.

His mouth moved from her lips to her chin then eagerly down to her throat. She could feel his tongue tasting her while his teeth scraped against her skin. She shivered and sighed, twisting so she could press her body against his.

"Tell me you want me Wheeler," he demanded against her ear. His warm breath caused her to tremble.

"I don't," she whispered, "you want me." She smiled as he caught her ear lobe in his teeth. She gasped at the sensations he was causing to rip through her.

He pulled back so he could look down at her. Her chest was heaving, her cheeks were thoroughly flushed and her lips were kiss swollen. She never looked better in his eyes.

"You think quite highly of yourself, but your eyes betray you Wheeler." He growled as he lingered out of her reach.

"How do they betray me Kaiba?" She asked breathlessly.

"You deny me, but your eyes smolder when I touch you. Your actions betray your words and your eyes betray how you feel." He searched her face with his cold blue eyes.

"Do you want me Kaiba? Or would you even admit to wanting a girl?" She licked her lips, missing the feel of his pressed against them.

"Contrary to some beliefs I am a man and my blood runs hot. However, in this instance I'll divulge nothing until you do." He caught her mouth again and released her hands, which she immediately buried in his hair. She couldn't get close enough to him and he felt her desperation. Slowly he separated himself from her enough to start unbuttoning her shirt. Their kiss broke as his eyes drank in the skin he was slowly exposing. She watched his face, not sure of anything anymore.

"I have to tell you something Kaiba," she whispered. His eyes left her body and settled on her eyes, if anything he was even more beautiful now. She had to find the courage to tell him of her innocence.

"I've never done this before…" The words hung in the air.

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"Do you have any new information on Seto Kaiba's whereabouts?" The man entering the room asked the short man.

"Max, do you think I would have called in for reinforcements if I knew? I know they're somewhere in this area, but after scouring the town and getting no information I decided to call in for some help."

"There is no news back in Domino," Max offered gruffly. "We searched a car that a snitch claimed to belong to Kaiba, but it didn't have anything in it. I think his people made sure they took everything with them when they found it."

"A car?" The short man asked.

"It was found on the road that led to here. Its engine had seized. It was towed to Kaiba corp. our insider there let us have a peek, but it was useless. It didn't yield anything you haven't already figured out on your own." Max grunted with dissatisfaction.

"Tomorrow we'll search the area near the lake. It's a more secluded area, perhaps the CEO likes anonymity. Maybe we'll come across him there. He can't hide forever, especially someone as well known as he is." The short man smirked as he thought of Kaiba's expression once he was caught.

A/N: Sorry for the cliffie, but I haven't done one in awhile…have I? Please read and don't forget to review! Thanks