Nice: Hi! Sorry that I left you guys at a cliffhanger. After all, it was the day after Christmas and I was still enjoying my gifts.
Joey: Hurry up and start the story! I really want to know if Serenity will live or not!
N: Stop being so impatient. You can't rush greatness.
J: Whatever, Greatness my butt.
N: Don't be hatin'. Now do the disclaimer.
J: Nice doesn't own anything.
On with the fic!
Ch. 6: The Day After
"Come back with my sister!" cried Joey as Seto galloped away from them. Joey let out an anguished cry as he pounded the ground with his fist.
Yami put a sympathetic hand on Joey's shoulder. "Don't worry. I'm sure she'll be fine," he said.
While watching them, something in Michel's head clicked. "Hey, wait a minute here! I thought I told you guys if I ever saw you in England again I'll kill you!" said the boy with anger in his voice.
Michel pulled out his sword and ran to Joey and Yami, about to slash them to pieces. He was almost to Joey when suddenly four sleek metal needles hit his arm, going completely through his arm.
"Don't you hurt them!" yelled a voice. The five boys turned around to find Mokuba on the hill, nearing them quickly. He jumped down the hill and ran to confront Michel, who was nursing his arm. Mokuba's grey eyes blazed with intensity as he glared at Michel, who was glaring back.
"You dare to attack me? I'll make you pay!" His injured arm still held his sword so he swung it at Mokuba, but his arm went numb and he dropped the sword. "W-what? What did you do to me?" said Michel angrily.
"My needles hit nerves in your arm causing it to go numb as soon as you tried to lift your sword. Don't worry; you can still use your arm. So I advise you to leave this place at once and get those needles taken out…before you lose you arm," said Mokuba with a smirk.
Michel was not pleased. "I'll get you for this, you see. I'll make you pay for this!" Michel picked up his sword with his other hand and sheathed it. Then he went to his horse and mounted. He took one last look at Mokuba and galloped away with Serenity horse following.
"Hahaha! Didn't know you had it in you to hurt another person!" said a laughing Bakura.
Mokuba let out a sigh. "I'm just glad you guys are alright. I saw that dragon and I thought all of you might have been hurt."
"Serenity got hurt," said Lady Tea as she got up and dusted herself off.
"What? She did!"
"Yes," she said wispily as she picked one the arrows off the ground. "This is arrow…"
"What? Isn't Lancastrian?" asked Kaiba.
"No…It isn't Lancastrian, but it isn't Yorkish either."
"How can you tell?" asked Duke.
"We, the Lancastrians, use maple for our arrows, while the Yorkists use evergreen wood, mostly pine, for theirs."
"And what kind of wood is used with these?" asked Yami.
"Oak. Oak arrows are mostly used by mercenaries or assassins on the mainland. Since this is oak, then that must mean…" L.T. trailed off.
"That must mean that someone hired assassins to kill Serenity," said Kaiba bluntly.
"The question is who," said Yami.
In the forest near the Rose Crusaders castle
Seto held Serenity tighter as he felt her grow cold. Serenity had long since passed out from the pain and was looking pale. He didn't attempt to take out the arrows because she might bleed out.
'No! I won't lose her, too! I must hurry!' he thought franticly. He saw that he was nearing the castle. Seto heard someone behind him galloping quickly.
'With her in my arms I can't defend ourselves if it is the enemy!'
Then a familiar voice said, "Seto! It is I, Isis!"
Seto turned the horse around to see Isis riding to him. "I heard from the soldiers what had happened. I'm here to assist you."
"Ride ahead and tell Pegasus to prepare a room so he can help her."
"Yes sir!" And with that, Isis rode off.
He looked down at Serenity's unconscious form. 'You see. You are going to get all the help you need.'
He rode into the castle and immediately gave Serenity to one of the nurses, who quickly took her to the medical ward. Seto followed her but was told that he couldn't enter the room while Isis and Pegasus worked on her. He sat on a chair outside and waited. He soon fell asleep.
A few hours later
Seto woke up in his bed. "What the? How did I get to my room?" he asked no one. 'I wanted to stay in the ward so I could see if Serenity is alright.'
His door opened and Michel came in with his arm in a sling. "Ah! I see you are finally up! You fell asleep in the medical ward, so the guards took you to your room and took your armor off."
Seto spotted the sling. "What happened to you?" he asked.
Michel scowled. "You that kid form the same future as Serenity? Well he attacked me with some needles and numbed my arm. It still feels like it's not there."
"He got the best of you and you're mad," said Seto smirking.
"It won't happen next time! I'll get him and the others for this. Serenity may not like it but oh well! I warned them to never come back, but no, they had to interfere!"
"Are you done?"
"No, not yet. I still have to rant some more. I'm just mad at what happened to Serenity. Those Lancastrian slime…Attacking her! It-it…It frustrates me! Argh! And that kid…smirking so smugly, it made me sick! And now Serenity's hurt!"
"How is Serenity?" Seto asked desperately.
"Isis said that she will be fine. She'll have to rest for at least for a week or so until she's better. But Isis needs to speak with you about something. She's waiting for you in Serenity's room."
"Okay thanks. You should go rest too." Seto got up and stretched. He walked out of his room and down the hall. He soon reached Serenity's room. He knocked waited before being let it.
"Come in!" said a voice behind the door. Seto entered and looked around the room. Serenity was in her bed sleeping. She was still pale but her color was returning slightly. Isis was sitting in a chair next to the bed.
"How is she?" asked Seto.
"She'll be fine. We're able to stop the bleeding and sew her up. But she won't be getting into any battles or training any time soon."
"Is that all?"
"Seto, I must speak to you about the arrows that hit her," said Isis.
"What about them? The Lancastrians hit her with those, right?"
Isis shook her head, "Those arrows were the kind mercenaries use."
"What!"
"Someone deliberately tried to kill her. I don't think Henry would hire mercenaries to kill someone."
"I'll find out who did this to her. They'll rue the day they crossed Christian Seto Rosenkreuz III!"
"Seto, could you watch her for tonight? I am quiet tired from the battle and form helping Miss Serenity…"
"Say no more. I'll watch her so you can rest. Tomorrow we must tell Richard what has happened."
"Yes, we must insure justice for Serenity." Isis left the room but turned around slightly to see Seto sitting down staring lovingly at Serenity.
'A love that cannot be, Seto. Your heart still longs for Serene even though she is gone. But fret not Seto; affections transcend time, so maybe Serenity will fall in love with your reincarnation. I feel that this attack was just the beginning and that many more are to come. Someone is trying to wrench her away from you again. Relish this feeling you have for her. Enjoy this love while you can and tell her how you feel now…before she's gone, too.' Isis closed the door and walked away; unaware that someone was in the shadows.
'So, he's fallen in love with her reincarnation. I must warn Richard that she is still alive and of this…new development! Heh heh heh!'
To be cont.
N: So did you like the Isis's little speech on love? Hey, do you guys want me to put more about Christian's past with Serene? Or do you want more of the gang? Oh who has beat the game while being on Seto's side? I haven't yet, so tell me the order of the duelists on Henry's side, starting with who's after Tea. Tell me in your reviews! Bye Now!