Author Note: So, this takes place after the time Yugi has defeated Kaiba the first time in the manga (for those who only watch the second anime (Japanese version or the English version) you may not have any clue as to what I am talking about. Suggestion—go to your local bookstore and find your Graphic Novel section. Read the second Yu-Gi-Oh Manga (That's Yu-Gi-Oh—not Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist or Yu-Gi-Oh Millennium World—if this confuses you still, the books with the yellow numbers, okay?) and just enjoy yourself—than you will understand this fiction much better.

Disclaimer: I most certainly do not own Yu-Gi-Oh—if I did, then Shizuka would marry Kaiba and Bandit Keith would die in the anime, too. (Pegasus killed him in the manga, just FYI)
Plot: After being defeated by Mutou Yuugi in the Magic and Wizards card game, Kaiba Seto will go at any lengths to get revenge on him and his friends. However, when Jounouchi's little sister Shizuka enters the picture, how will that work to Kaiba's advantage? Nonetheless, the abduction of Shizuka is merely an "upgrade" for his ultimate plan for vengeance. Or rather, the Ultimate Game.
Genre: Romance/Angst/Drama/Suspense
Pairing(s):

Seto/Shizuka

Warning: T (PG-13) (Parent Guidance Suggested) For Scary Scenes, Cursing and Mild Sensuality
-Imperfect Paradise (Yamiko)

To Freeze Her Heart
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By Imperfect Paradise

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-Chapter Two-
"Tenacious Desire"

Seto Kaiba sat in class, nose in his book, looking as though his deepest interest had been caught. Although it appeared that way, that was not the case…

Other things were circulating within his mind—Homer and his Philosophy was powerless to catch his attention, even as their pages lay pressed against his face. His thoughts—all of them—revolved particularly around the category of memory. The memory of what had happened only the week before.

Yuugi had brought his duel monster deck to school once again and was battling Jounouchi, just as they would do on any normal occasion. Kaiba found himself watching it and even enjoying it. Enjoying if for the mere stupidity of their decks and mentally criticizing the experience of the duelists within his core of intellect.

However, he had misjudged the experience of the players completely. Although Jounouchi Katsuya remained a pathetic duelist (and he always would in Kaiba's eyes) the fact remained that Mutou Yuugi had defeated him, and that had brought Kaiba down a few levels. That thought angered him deeply. He snarled as his grip tightened around his already slightly damaged book. No one defeated Kaiba Seto! No one—how dare that stupid boy—

Then, the memory of the actual duel came flooding back into him, and the blood disappearing from this cheeks.

That duel had struck fear into his heart. How could he have possibly known that Yuugi was capable of something like that? Those powers he possessed… It was inhuman! Impossible! Strange…

How did he do it?

Even now, the nightmare wouldn't go away. It haunted him every night in his sleep.

After the duel, he remembered being shrouded in mist, not being able to see anything in front of him… but then… he found himself staring into a pair of blood red eyes. In addition, not just a single pair—but many. He had been completely petrified, Yuugi watching in the background with something close to amusement in his eyes. He had felt bone crushing tentacles coil themselves around his body, nearly choking him, and then, flinging him up into the air. He hovered for a moment, and then fell, watching as he found himself falling into a pair of jaws, each surrounded by razor sharp teeth and a reptilian tongue moving from side to side, anticipating his entry. Then, just as the jaws closed in around him, all went dark. After what had seemed like hours of agony, he then found himself waking up in a hospital room, screaming at the top of his lungs, causing the nurse to pull out the IV cord from his arm as she jumped in fear.

After the nurse had been removed, he found himself surrounded by doctors, who began to plague him with all sorts of questions that Kaiba could not answer. This was so for he was still screaming at the top of his lungs. It had in fact taken him quite awhile to get adjusted with reality once again, but now he was back—but still shaken from his strange, dreamlike event.

He stared down at his book (finally realizing that the book was written in English), and then out into open space pondering over something.

No one, in all his gaming history, had ever defeated him—nevertheless had punished him after his defeat. Heh, defeat was bad enough—but to punish him for it? That imbecile did not realize what he had done…

He narrowed his eyes. He had decided, back when he was ascending the steps of greatness, that if anyone defeated him, he would go back and give him the Magic and Wizards beating of his life. His eyes then narrowed to the point where they looked like slits. He bared his teeth, something obviously irking the young man.

However, even if he did just "defeat" him, it wouldn't be the same. Not by a long shot. Nothing could be worse than experiencing "Death"—and Kaiba couldn't give him something like that! How the hell was he supposed to? He wasn't Yuugi—and god only knows how that moron could pull something off like that? It was just crazy…

His grip tightened on the magazine even more, coming to recognize the one thing he wanted more than ever but didn't know how to get. Man of man, how he wanted Yuugi to feel his pain—to understand the hell he had placed him under. To loose at his hands and regret ever going up against him. He smirked. He would see him beg… squirm… die… But how to do it?

Quickly coming to a decision, he abruptly slammed his book shut, causing the students next to him to jump in their seats in response to the sound,. As if that wasn't enough, he slammed both his fists on his desk and steadily rose from his chair, getting Jounouchi's attention in a negative way.

Jounouchi jumped (just as the other students had) and aggressively turned towards the furious boy, grabbing the back of his chair for support. He glared at him and hissed, "Hey man, what the hell's your problem!"

Kaiba snapped his gaze over towards the blonde haired boy and narrowed his eyes. This alone caused Jounouchi to squeak and back away. Kaiba saw this and smirked. Why not toy with him? It could be a great source of amusement. He then asked (his eyes locked into his) with phony politeness laced within his words, "How is your sister, Jounouchi-kun?"

Jounouchi heard this and paused for a moment, the memories of what had happened during the course of the last two weeks found themselves settling back into the center of his attention. He clenched his hands tightly on the edge of his chair and snarled, "You sick bastard… You stay away from her, you hear me? The last thing she needs is an insomniac vampire in her life! Got that—you stuck-up asshole?"

Kaiba just stared at him. He then closed his eyes and sighed, "I'll keep that in mind…" With that, he reached for his briefcase (Honda and Jounouchi immediately backing away from it) and began to walk over towards the exit of the classroom. The teacher (who was grading tests) didn't even bother to stop him. She knew very well that Kaiba ran a company, which was more than just his pride and joy. It was best to just let the kid go…

Besides… She couldn't begin to fathom what would happen to her if she held him back. Dear god…

Kaiba casually walked out of the door and let it close naturally behind him. He continued down the hallways, his thoughts having not changed. He was determined to find a way to make Yuugi feel pain. Kaiba Corporation would find a way—in this mind, there was no doubt about it. He smirked as he thought, 'Gozaburo, your company will finally come through for me. I hope you are watching this from your looser grave, I will continue on my road to victory, leaving you in the dust once and for all—'

His thoughts were interrupted when he bumped into someone, knocking away his train of thought. He stared down at the kid and narrowed his eyes, but then, they widened a bit, registering who it was he had bumped into. Seconds later, a smirk slithered upon his otherwise handsome features. This expression (one he had commonly used while on the campus) was enough to throw any student into the bowels pure terror, however, the girl (this certain auburn haired, half blind girl) would have been unable to see it.

Shizuka turned over towards his direction (unable to see exactly who he was) and quickly apologized, by bowing her head slightly, "I am so sorry, I didn't see you there."

Kaiba didn't say anything at first—this was just too sweet. Shizuka took this the wrong way and continued on, trying to explain her case, "Look, I know this sounds stupid and all—but it's the truth… You see, I have this problem and I—"

Shizuka was interrupted when the person she was talking to began to chuckle, a dark cocky chuckle that sparked memories within her head. She stopped talking instantly and her eyes widened, recognizing that chuckle from the other week and the color vanished from her slightly flushed cheeks. She then tried to back away, but found herself backed up into the edge of a bathroom wall. Kaiba stopped, chuckled and shook his head, almost pitying the poor, helpless girl and took a step forward. He chuckled, "Well, Kawai Shizuka… we meet again."

Shizuka didn't say anything, she was literally shaking in fear, and Kaiba continued to approach her. Shizuka stood there for a moment longer, before she bowed her head once again, even lower this time (so low that the hair flipped below her) as she pleaded, "I am sorry! I won't do it again! I swear…"

Kaiba's smirk evolved into a grin, absolutely loving the fact on how vulnerable this girl was. It was wonderful having this much power (he had learned to love this feeling at an early age), but something about this situation gave him much more pleasure. He then pinned his hands to the edges of the wall around her, preventing any hope of retreat for poor Shizuka. He then leaned forward and spoke, "Oh… Is that so? I would hope so… after all…" he reached for one of her auburn locks and continued, "It wouldn't be smart to become an annoying nuisance like your brother in my presence, now would it?"

Shizuka's eyes released some tears, as they slightly narrowed. She spoke matter-of-factly (trying to hide her stutter), "Don't …talk… about my brother like… that…"

Kaiba heard this and the smug look vanished from his face. His eyes narrowed, as annoyance coursed through his body. This girl, as vulnerable as she was, still had a little bit of a temper. He chuckled and pulled away from the walls and turned ninety degrees to the left. He placed his hands on his hips as he responded, "You sound as if you are trying to threaten me—" He then spun around and slammed his hands back against the wall, causing Shizuka to cry out. Kaiba grasped her chin again, just as he had done before and tightened his hold on it. He stared deep into her honey-colored eyes with his glacier cold blue ones and hissed in her face, "That is never a very good idea, sweet-heart. No one threatens me. No one! You know why?" Shizuka was whimpering with fear. Kaiba hissed, (and tightened his hold, causing Shizuka to cry a bit), "Answer me…"

Shizuka sniffed a bit and asked, "Why is that?"

Kaiba stared at her and smirked, "Because I am never intimidated by anything…" At that moment, the memory of the duel coursed through his mind, but he immediately shunned it from his mind. "So, do yourself and myself a favor, Shizuka-Chan… Stay out of my way…" He then loosened his hold a bit, watching as Shizuka squinted her eyes, her head hanging down, shaking with fear. He hissed and pulled her face back up, "Unless," he smirked, but then realized that Shizuka still had her eyes sewn shut. He tightened his grip and snarled, "Look at me, you wretched little brat…" Shizuka tried her best to look straight at him, hoping to god that she was looking at him in the eye.

Kaiba smirked, obviously more than pleased with her results. He then leaned closer to her and continued, "Unless… You'd like to get acquainted with me…" With that, he swooped down and pressed his lips against hers, claiming them for his own. Shizuka's eyes shot open, realizing what he was doing. 'Oh god…' she thought. Kaiba's lips moved around hers, pushing and pulling to his desire. His kiss was forceful and demanding, and Shizuka couldn't do anything to stop him. After a few seconds, he pulled away, causing Shizuka to cry out a bit. Shizuka couldn't help the tears that came down her eyes. Her first kiss… gone… just like that… Kaiba smiled triumphantly, before he leaned down once again and spoke in her ear, "You better not mention a word of this to your brother. After all, it isn't smart to play with fire…"

With that, he released Shizuka and casually began to walk down the hallway, eventually shielding himself from her petrified gaze as he turned the corner. Shizuka remained there for a while longer, shaking and trembling with fear, trying to take into account what had just happened. Her trembling fingertips touched the edges of her slightly wet lips, and remained there for a just a while longer.

(one week later)

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"Kaiba-sama, we have found the second of the Blue Eyes White Dragon cards."

"Where?"

"In Hong Kong, sir—"

"Excellent!"

"—however, as you predicted… Just like the guy from Manhattan, the owner won't hand it over."

Kaiba heard this and growled softly. 'Another stubborn fool,' he thought to himself. He reached upwards and rubbed his temples, pondering for a moment.

Damn, this was beginning to grow rather irritating. Beyond it, actually. What was with these people and their precious cards?

He had managed to bag the card that was in New York City and add it to his deck. It had required extreme force. No matter how much of a price he offered, or how much he threatened him, the man would simply not hand it over. So, he decided to take more drastic measures. So, he had hacked into the imbecile's bank account and invested into several companies, all which were well reaching the end of their demise. In no time flat, the man had lost all of his money. The man had no choice but to accept Kaiba's offer. However, shortly afterwards, (Kaiba smirked) the man had taken a cab to the empire state building, went up to the elevator until he got to the very top and took the leap.

Kaiba closed his eyes and smiled slightly. He felt no remorse whatsoever…

All right, I may have lost my duel against you Seto, but burn this into your brain: This is what a looser deserves! Hahahahahahaha!

He opened his eyes and thought, 'It was only natural—no one can stand the shame of defeat—perhaps that was best for him…No matter, in the end, no one will stand against my success…'' He turned towards his advisor and asked, "What part of Hong Kong?"

"East of Lantau island, sir…"

Kaiba smirked and turned his swivel chair towards the window. He folded his arms across his chest and spoke, "Contact the mafia of the owner's area… tell them that I will offer them a large sum of money if they can take this man out…"

The man jumped a bit from this idea and spoke, "Sir! You c-c-can't be serious!"

Kaiba muttered (not bothering to even turn to look at him), "Cruelty and illegal activities is an asset at Kaiba Corporation—you know that… Now set up the negotiations," he snapped his gaze towards him and hissed, "or you will find yourself out the door without a job…"

The man hesitated for a bit, wondering what was going through his bosses mind. However, in time, he eventually bowed and replied, mechanically "Yes sir," and formally walked away, ready to perform the duties…

"However!" The, employee heard this and stopped, dead in his tracks. He gulped and slowly turned around. He asked, nervously, "Yes?"

Kaiba smirked as he entwined his fingers together. He commanded, sadistically, "Don't tell them we belong at Kaiba Corporation—the last thing I want is a power struggle."

The man bowed his head, once again and this time, nearly sprinted out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

After he had gone, Kaiba sighed and spoke in the company of only himself, "I should just fire him now…" His gaze then shifted to the door as the second of his advisors appeared. The man stepped inside, bowed deeply and reported to him, "Part A of the main project has been completed sir…"

Kaiba smirked and commented, "Excellent…" He stood up out of his chair and asked, "Have we tested the machine yet?"

The man replied, "No sir… We have no volunteers."

Kaiba smirked, and leaned slightly forward, placing his hands against his desk. He drawled, "I am pleased then… our company is in the hands of smart employees. After all, I have no time in the world to even converse with the common fool." He then turned away and commanded, arrogantly, "Find someone off the street of plug him into the machine. I am growing rather impatient…"

The man's jaw dropped a bit, in shock of what his superior ordered, and remained this way until Seto spoke again. He turned towards him and narrowed his eyes, "Unless… You'd rather not, and be hooked up to the machine yourself…" The man immediately bowed his head and spoke, "I understand sir!" With that, he turned around and sprinted for the door, causing Kaiba to snarl a bit. When the sound of his thundering footsteps disappeared, Kaiba smirked and walked over towards the window. He looked down below and wondered who would be his victim. His eyes then widened when he saw someone very familiar walking down the street, the distance between the figure and Kaiba Corporation growing ever so smaller.

He smirked, his eyes glinting maliciously, "Well, well, well… What have we here?"

- TO BE CONTINUED -

Random Note: You know, I would really, really like some feedback here…