Disclaimer: Let's see, what do I own… some stuff animals, some books, some DVDs, some other stuff… nope… I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.
Author's note: I don't know if this chapter is useful at all… it seems so slow… Anyway, I hope you guys will like it. It's so hard to think of something and write it down!
To Yamiko Yakou: Lolz… The Kaiba in your story "To Freeze Her Heart" was much more evil! He is the real devil incarnate!!! (lolz…) And of course Serenity will live, otherwise my fiction would come to an end… lolz… I do hope you enjoy this chapter…
To Coffee-Time: Thanks for loving my fiction. I hope you enjoy this chapter…
To Eragon26: Thank you for supporting my fiction! I hope you'll continue reading it and review it.
To Audrey: Yup, Mokuba was locked up by Pegasus. His soul was also taken by Pegasus. Why did Pegasus did that to Mokuba? I'll reveal Pegasus' story in the future. I hope you'll bear with me.
Should I let Serenity die, fall into a coma, or live? That is the question. I guess you'll have to find out in this chapter…
The Spirit of the Sword
Chapter 9
The Long Wait
In the big, luxurious room, the mood was very intense. There was a young girl lying on the bed, her face was down rather than up. Several old men surrounded her; they all looked worried and scared. They were worried about her wound, and scared about the angry king standing at the window.
"I need some clean bandage." Demanded one of the doctors.
"I need clean water. Hot water." Demanded another doctor.
"Scissors!" Yelled another doctor.
"Faster! We can't wait, you know!" one doctor scolded at the maids.
The maids were very busy coming in and out of the room. They had to prepare clean bandages, hot water, scissors, and medicines. They also had to hand those materials to the old doctors.
All those noise didn't reach Seto Kaiba. He was standing at the window, staring out into the garden. His hair was messy and his eyes frustrated. What are those stupid doctors doing? It's been five hours! Why isn't Serenity saved yet?!? Seto was annoyed and frustrated. It's all the mutt's fault! If he didn't raise that sword to my face, Serenity would never get hurt! Seto was extremely angry. He raised his hand and punched heavily at the wall, not caring if he's hurting himself.
He walked out of Serenity's room. In the hallway, he saw Bakura waiting.
"How's Serenity?" Bakura asked. No one could read his emotion from his face.
"The doctors are still saving her." Seto answered. Suddenly, he saw four people that were not supposed to be in his castle.
"What the hell are you doing here?!? Get out of MY castle!" Seto yelled at Joey and his friends.
"I don't think so, Kaiba! When the doctors come out, I'm taking ma sista back!" Joey said firmly.
"Who do you think you are, mutt? She's staying here. She's the queen now in case your dim brain still didn't realize that." Seto smirked at Joey.
"Don't call me mutt!!! And she's not gonna be your queen! Don't forget that you stabbed her!" Joey yelled. A drop of tear escaped his eyes.
"That reminds me… if you didn't raise your stupid sword at me, none of this would have happened! Now get the hell out of my castle!" Seto hissed. "I'll send you a message when she is saved." Seto directed the last sentence to Yami.
"Fine, Kaiba. We'll leave for now. But I hope we can come visit Serenity later." Yami said.
"I'll think about that." Seto answered, then he went back into the room.
"Joey, I think it would be best to leave for now. I'm sure Mai's worry about you. Kaiba wouldn't hurt Serenity. You can see that he didn't mean to hurt her." Yami told Joey.
"But… I wanted to stay… here with Seren…" Joey's hair was also messy. He raised his hand and combed his hair because of frustration.
"Joey, Yami's right." Tristan said.
"Besides, we all wanted to stay with Serenity. But Kaiba doesn't allow. She'll be fine. You need some rest too, Joey." Duke suggested.
"… fine…" Joey finally decided to go back to Yami Kingdom. Mai was probably worried sick right now. He needed her comfort also.
They walked slowly down the hallways, heading back to Yami Kingdom…
After another three hours, the doctors finally claimed that Serenity was saved for now. However, there was one bad news—she had fallen into a coma.
"We're sorry, my lord. But we did our best. There is no way of telling when… when the queen will awake from the …c-coma." One of the doctor reported timidly.
"It may take… about… a-about… um…" another doctor was scared by Seto's deadly stares. They could all tell that he was terribly enraged.
"Finish the damn report!" Seto yelled. It was rare that he showed any emotions. But he just couldn't control his own tempers at the moment.
"Yes… um… it may take several days, or weeks, months, or even years for her to awake. It all depended on how strong her will is…" another white hair doctor reported, his hands shaking.
"We're sorry. We did all we could do. It's all on her will now…" the doctor with long beards said.
"Imbeciles! You can't even help her! Get out now!!! You better come back every day to check on her!" Seto commended.
"Y-y-yes m-my lord…" All of the doctors replied. They quickly bolted out of the door, as if to escape some monster in the room. They let out sighs of relieves after they got into the hallway.
Seto walked toward the bed and sat down in a chair next to the bed. He frowned when he saw Serenity's colorless face and lifeless lips. Her eyes were closely shut, and very tightly too. Seto raised his right hand and caressed Serenity's pale cheek. If only he look into a mirror, then he would see the soft look in his eyes. The Seto Kaiba would never had that soft look in his eyes, ever!
"You look so pretty on the wedding… now you look so pale… and lifeless…" Seto mumbled.
He fumbled for her hands in the bed sheets and found her left hand. He held onto her cold hand and pulled it up to his face. His heart was aching at the sight of a lifeless Serenity.
"I'm really sorry for hurting you… I still need your help to save Mokuba…" Seto didn't forget his purpose for marrying Serenity.
What is this feeling I had in my heart? Is it pain? Hmph… no way. Why would it be pain. But I can't wait for months or even years!!! I need to save Mokuba soon! I refuse to wait that long; I had waited long enough!!! Serenity must survive and wake up soon! Seto ignored his heart ache. He made an excuse for acting the way he's acting now. His excuse was that Serenity can't die because she needs to help him save Mokuba.
"You will heal fast! Then, you can help me. You MUST help me save my little brother!" Seto said softly.
He didn't let go of Serenity's left hand. He just sat there, waiting for Serenity to wake up…
Where am I? What is this place? Serenity wondered. She was immersed in darkness. There was nothing around her. Am I falling?
Serenity felt that she was falling down. She thought she would reach the ground in a heavy thud, but for a long time, she was still falling. There was a point of light way up at the top. She couldn't reach it. The light was too far away. She felt very weak and a lack of energy.
She heard someone mumbling, but couldn't really hear what that person was saying. She couldn't even tell who that was. Who's mumbling? Is the person talking to me?
Joey… where are you? Tea… Mai… Yami… Yugi… Tristan… Duke… help me… Where are you guys? She saw images of her friends flashed in front of her, but she kept on falling downward, so the images became farther and farther away, until she couldn't see the images anymore…
Serenity wanted her brother and friends to save her from the darkness around her. She couldn't help herself right now; she felt very tired. She wanted to just close her eyes and rest.
Seto Kaiba… Seto… Serenity thought of Seto. She slowly closed her eyes. I need some rest…
Serenity closed her eyes and continued to fall down the abyss…
"Joey… Tea… Mai… Yami… Yugi… Tristan… Duke…" Seto heard Serenity mumbled. He moved closer to Serenity and held her hand more tightly. He was hoping that she will awake at the moment.
"Are you awake?" Seto asked. But he didn't get any reply. He was disappointed that she didn't wake up.
"Seto…" Serenity mumbled again. Seto's eye widened when he heard his name. No one had ever called him by his first name, except Mokuba. Everyone was afraid of him. He wanted people to be afraid of him, and he enjoyed the fears they showed. He enjoyed being superior to others. He enjoyed having the power to manipulate others' feelings, such as fear!
He waited to see if Serenity would wake up or say something else. But everything was quiet again. She seemed to fall into a deep coma.
"Damn! When are you going to wake up? It's been twelve hours already since the incident!" Seto was frustrated at the waiting. He wanted Serenity to be fine immediately. He had the desire to pick her up by the shoulder and shake her violently until she opens her eyes. But he suppressed his sporadic idea. Shaking her would definitely make her wound even harder to heal. That would do no good at all.
I'm loosing my patience! Seto thought angrily. He was angry at himself for being so violent that he hurt Serenity. He was also angry at those old doctors, who couldn't help Serenity more. Then, there was Joey to blame. Seto almost blamed the whole accident on Joey.
It was already at night. The sky was dark and covered with clouds. The moon was hiding behind the clouds. It would be raining anytime. The dark sky was like an omen that predicted the long wait Seto, Joey, and the others had to endure before Serenity would wake up. It was all up to Serenity now. If she had a strong will to live, she will wake up. If she felt unhappy in the world, well, she might slip into a coma for eternity, or just… die…
Okay, I know this chapter is short and probably boring, but I can't think of what else to write now. It is so hard to write up one chapter! I always thought writing a story would be easy, but how wrong am I!!!
So, will Serenity wake up soon? Or will she continue to be in a coma? This will depend on the reviews I got. If people really wanted Serenity to wake up asap, better review! If not, I'll make her suffer longer in the darkness of the coma, muhahaha… sorry, I think I had too much sugar... I'm just kidding though. I'll try to update as soon as possible, but I have to finish my homework first. You know, it's almost the end of the 10-day vacation, and I haven't done any homework yet! (sigh…)
Okay, I'll stop.