Sorry for the long wait! I've been busy with forensics camp and band camp, which I was at since last Saturday. Now I finally get to use the computer again!

Thanks to:

Bingbing: You have so many comments, I have no idea how to answer them. Am I supposed to? Well, most of the chapter was written that way because I had a huge lack of vocabulary memory in my brain…But I'm happy you liked the other parts. The only thing is: With all of your comments, why do you say that it's hard to find anything wrong? And you're not nitpicking. You're helping. And what was awful about my clues? Is it because they're too easy or are they making no sense or something else? I hope I answered all of your questions and stuff…

xXRoseGoddess874Xx: I'll check them out. I promise.

Anonymous that I know very well: Yeah, I thought the descriptions were a little off, too, but I didn't really know how else to do it. And the reason was in the chapter, actually. I like your joke, though!

lilxangelxsweetz: Thanks!

Also, I've fixed the first chapter. I realized that if I wanted to make people like each other and be serious about it, they could at least be in high school so they wouldn't just be another not-so-sensible couple on the street. So feel free to read it again. If you don't want to, then it's fine, too. But I put this down because it's important to have this for a future chapter. If you didn't read this, then don't complain to me about it. I put it up…

Here is the next chapter to World of Black and White!

The only thing Serenity saw when she jumped out of her brother's car were a huge crowd, three police cars with their sirens going off, and a helicopter flying in the air. Several shouts rang through the air, the most recognizable being Seto Kaiba's furious voice. A few, which Serenity thought most likely belonged to the policemen, were yelling at the crowd to step away. There were more that taunted.

"What the…" Joey froze halfway out of his car. "Serenity, you never said anything about the police and…"

"I—I—Kaiba never told me there were any here…"

"We were right to come along," Yami said, interrupting them. "This is no place for a girl to be alone. But we do need to see if Kaiba's okay. I'll go check on him."

"There's no way you're going in there alone, Yugi. We're going too." Joey faced him squarely.

"Yeah," Tristan agreed. "You're not going in there unless we go."

"We all stick together." Tea smiled determinedly. "No one is going to do this alone."

Yami smiled. "Alright then. Just make sure you're all cautious. We don't know what is going on in the middle of there."

He was right to say that. Serenity, being one of the smallest of them, was the first to see what was happening. The sight stopped her at the inner edge of the crowd. Mokuba was bound, gagged, and blindfolded between two men in black suits, unsuccessfully trying to get away from his captors. Five more men in the same uniforms surrounded Kaiba, their guns drawn and pointed at the CEO. Another two were in the helicopter—they had stolen it, since it had the police department's insignia on it. The few actual policemen were still trying to push away the crowd, but were barely succeeding.

"I won't let you take my brother away," Kaiba was growling. His back was to her, but she could see a dangerous light flashing through his eyes, and could easily enough imagine his cold and calculating expression. "Neither will you get my company. Others with more skill than you have tried and have been unsuccessful."

The man standing before him, obviously the leader, simply laughed. "You don't know who we are. You've never seen anyone like us. So, it's either give us KaibaCorp or lose your little brother." Immediately, the two men guarding Mokuba took out guns and pointed them at him. Obviously hearing the noise and recognizing it for what it was, the younger Kaiba desperately pulled at the arms holding him. They only held him tighter.

"Excuse me, miss, but I'll need you to step back. This is not the place to be…" Serenity, who didn't notice that she was now inside the ring made by the crowd, didn't hear the officer at her side. She hadn't noticed that her brother and his friends had made it to the middle on the other side, either. "No! Mokuba!" she screamed.

Immediately, two guns that had been pointing at Kaiba faced her. Her eyes widened.

"Well, now," the man said. "Look what we have here. A little girl. What's her relation to you, Seto Kaiba? Your girlfriend?"

"She's nothing to me." His voice had gotten a more dangerous edge. He kept his back turned to her.

"Is that true? Well, what if we decided to shoot her…?" He raised his hand in a signal and two bullets immediately raced towards her.

Serenity screamed and ducked her head. Her brother shouted out her name and ran towards her, but he was too far away to do anything. The others shouted, too, but it was the same with them as with her brother—they could do nothing to help. I'm going to die, Serenity thought frantically. I'll have done nothing to help Mokuba, and I won't help anymore. She waited for the bullets. Sure enough, she heard two loud cracks. I'm dead. Nothing's going to save me.

Then she realized that she didn't feel any pain. She hadn't felt anything hit her. Yet she still felt—like she was still capable of feeling. She heard the silence and felt confused. She felt the wind whispering around her. She felt the solid ground beneath her feet. I'm—I'm alive? But how? She dared to peek, and saw something white swishing before her: a trenchcoat. Kaiba, her mind whispered, surprised. His briefcase was on the ground; two smoking dents were burned into it. He saved me? She straightened up slowly, her mind and heart racing. She stayed in Kaiba's protective shadow.

The man who had been speaking before opened his mouth, then closed it, having nothing to say. His face worked, and finally settled into a mask of rage. Opening his mouth once more, he finally got a noise out of his throat. "That wasn't…possible. No one can dodge two bullets at once and not get injured," he muttered to himself.

"It's possible when you've been dodging bullets your whole life from those who try to kill you for your possessions. My company being one of the biggest ones." He smirked.

The police looked at each other uncertainly. The bullets hadn't hurt anyone, but were they to arrest these people? They were few against the nine men. They turned back to the scene unfolding before them.

"I thought you said she was nothing to you. Why did you save her, then? Boys, I think we have something."

"Because I could," Kaiba answered, trying to stay calm. His voice betrayed him.

The man ignored him. "We have what we want. Let's go. And make sure nothing happens to the CEO's little brother. He's precious to us." He walked towards a rope ladder hanging out of the helicopter, which was now hovering only several yards above everyone's heads.

Kaiba immediately went after him. "You're not getting away that easily. You're a coward to just run away after a few missed bullets. They weren't even shot at you! I'll—"

"Let's go, boys!" The man quickly scrambled up the ladder and into the helicopter. His lackeys quickly followed, pushing Mokuba up between them. Even with his squirming, they got him up in a minute. "We'll see you again when you choose to cooperate, Seto Kaiba."

As the plane lifted away, Serenity looked at Kaiba, who was still standing where he had stopped before. Indecision flitted across his face and he quit his shouting. Obviously, he wanted to go after Mokuba. But he knew he wouldn't be able to get anything done that way. With a low growl emitted from the back of his throat, he snatched up his dented briefcase and stalked off. Serenity immediately hurried after him without a thought.

"Hey, Serenity! Wait up!" Joey's voice called out from behind her in the midst of the crowd, which was finally breaking apart. She didn't turn around. He caught up to her though, along with the rest of the gang, and stepped before her. "Are you okay?"

The rest of the gang surrounded her. "Uh—Yeah. Why not? Didn't you see the dents in Kaiba's briefcase?" Something flitted over her eyes. "I've got to go and ask him if he's okay. I'll be right back." She darted between Joey and Yugi, who were standing before her, and ran off before they could stop her.

"Kaiba, wait up!" she called. He didn't stop or even slow down, and she had to run even faster to even get close to him. "I need to ask you something!"

She was still running when he stopped. He just stood there, facing the opposite direction, until she was standing by him. However, she couldn't see his face. It was covered by his hair and shadows caused by the sun in the sky. "What do you want?" His voice was rough and filled with menace.

"I—I—I just wanted to say thank you," Serenity answered hesitantly. "For saving my life." He didn't answer her. "And—and I'm sorry that you couldn't get Mokuba back."

"What do you know?" he asked. He sounded as if he had knives and blades in his voice, cutting and sharp. "You're no help to me, even with all of your words and actions. What did you do? Stand there and become a hindrance. If it weren't for you, Mokuba would be right here. You've never done anything but be in my way." He stopped. "Like you are right now." The wind blew his hair away from his eyes, and they flashed a deep blue.

Serenity backed away a step, terrified of the man before her. She couldn't say anything.

He looked down at her, the ice in his eyes seeming to shoot down at her. They froze her.

Something in his expression changed, though, because his eyes became softer. He looked away. "I know I told you to come here. But leave. There's nothing to do here now." He stayed the way he was for a moment longer, silver briefcase in hand and the other in his pocket, then strode off.

Serenity was still gazing after him when her friends finally caught up with her. None of them said anything, though; instead, they all watched Kaiba walking off into the distance.

"Wow, poor guy," Ryou commented. "It must be hard on him."

"Yeah," Yugi agreed.

Mai turned to Serenity. "Hun, are you okay? You look like you've just seen a ghost."

Everyone turned to the girl as soon as the words left Mai's mouth. Two spots of red blossomed on her cheeks. Why did all of them have to stare at her like that?

Joey put his hands on her shoulders and firmly turned her around to face him. "What happened, sis? Why did Kaiba…?"

Serenity hesitated. In truth, she had no idea. What could she say? With all of these people around her, could she simply say he was kind enough to? Especially with some of them that hated him so much? "I—I don't….know…" She didn't try to say anymore.

"Well, what did he say just then to you?" Duke retorted. "If he was acting anything like a jerk, he'll get his ass kicked!"

Tristan snorted. "And he'll get his ego deflated, too!"

This time, Serenity didn't even try to think of something to say. She should have known Duke and Tristan would act like this. She loved having them as friends—they were so kind to her—but sometimes, it went over. Of course, she knew that they had a crush on her, but she sometimes wished they would stop. Now was one of those times. She really wasn't in the mood.

Kaiba and what had happened still occupied her mind. She really needed to go somewhere and clear out her thoughts. "Um, Joey, can we go home now?" A pleading look was in her eyes.

"But what about our afternoon?"

"I can't believe that you're thinking of that after what just happened," Tea said. "We can always do this some other day. If you want to go home, you'll get to."

Mai nodded in agreement. "I'll bring you back."

"Thanks, Mai," Serenity said gratefully. But in the end, they all went back home, with the two siblings going back together.

When she finally reached home after Joey dropped off Tea and Yugi, Serenity went straight up to her room and closed the door behind her. The drive had been quiet enough to let her think, but that ride had only made the thoughts in her head even more confusing. What she really needed was the comforts of her own room.

The first thing she did in her room was to change into more comfortable clothes. As much as she like her new clothes, she didn't find them as comfortable as a sleeved shirt and soft pants. She left her shoes by the door and took off her socks, then relaxed on her bed for a few short moments. She didn't want to think about what had happened today, at least not yet. She wanted to forget about it and lose herself in the familiar surroundings of her room. Slowly, her eyes wandered the room. If those bullets had hit me, would I have seen my room again? Would I ever be able to lay on my bed or sit at my desk anymore? She wanted the thoughts to stop, but she couldn't stop them. Would I ever be able to hold a pencil and draw anymore? Would I ever have fun with my brother again?

She shuddered, then got up and walked to her desk and dug out a CD player and a CD from a drawer. Before she could think those thoughts again, she popped in the disc and pressed the play button. Soft music drifted to her ears.

Serenity sat back down on her bed once more, calmed by the music. The music always soothed her, and sometimes she wondered why she hadn't tried to learn an instrument. Because you were blind, remember? a voice whispered.

Blind. She had been so blind to what had just happened an hour ago. If it hadn't been for Kaiba, she would have been dead. She had to admit she had been surprised when she found him standing before her. He didn't seem to be the type that would have such care left in his heart anymore, not for anyone but his little brother. Why had he cared enough to risk his life to save her, then? Was it really because he could? Like he had said? Or was the reason another secret he hid?

He could have let her die. After all, hadn't he said that she was only a bother to him and that she only got in his way? If she was gone, then he would be free to do whatever he wanted. He wouldn't have to worry about her tagging along.

But he had accepted her help in the first place, so of course he held some responsibility. If he hadn't wanted to take the extra load, he would have just said no to her like he had done to her brother and his friends. Letting her help meant help for something else. It was one of his virtues. He would never accept things for free. So once she gave something, she had to get something back. And what she got back was just as precious to her as Mokuba was to Kaiba—a chance to stay with her brother and her friends longer.

How did he know Mokuba would come back, though? What if Mokuba…never made it back? How would she repay him if something happened? As much as she hated thinking about it, she knew that was always a possibility. She had gotten the chance to live on once more; but would saving her friend be so easy? There was so much more that she didn't know the answers to. How she wished she knew!

More secrets. More hidden truths. More misunderstandings and less comprehension. Why was the world so complicated? It hadn't always seemed that way. When her bad eyesight had slowly taken over her life, all that seemed to be there was herself, her mother, her brother, and of course, the unmistakable presence of blindness. It had struck fear into her, and had kept her from believing anything except for the fact that she would never see again. Everything she had enjoyed—drawing, spending time with her brother, simply enjoying life—would be gone or changed. All she could have hoped for was a future where she would be accepted.

The money had come as a surprise, though. After that, she had learned to take nothing for granted. And one thing she would never take for granted was the kindness Kaiba had shown her. The man that was said to be as heartless as a rock by all of her friends. The one who cared for no one but his own brother. The man that had such high ambitions as to lead a worldwide company. He had never been seen to care for anything but those few things. His kindness had been hard earned, and her prize was compassion.

Yet did she really want it? All she was left with was a sort of hurt and mixed feelings. His first words to her when she stopped him had stung her badly. The apology afterwards only hurt her more. Even though what he said had been kind, his tone had made her feel even less wanted. She hated that feeling; she hated it because her father had treated her the same way. But she knew, in his way, Kaiba was trying his best to do what was right. To change how he was. The email had been read, she knew that. He had changed over the last few days.

She sighed in frustration. Why did her thoughts turn so much? Why couldn't they just leave her in peace? Now, she would never be free of these tangled thoughts. Not until she unraveled the secrets.

Now, she was left in the dust. How was finding all the keys to the secrets even possible for her? Mokuba was still gone, still missing, even though they had seen him. Kaiba had told her to leave. She was now out of resources to help them. What could she do now? As much as it hurt her, she couldn't just leave her best friend to get out on his own. Even with such an influential brother, he couldn't hope to be free so easily. And that wouldn't have mattered anyway, because he was one of Serenity's only true friends she had ever had.

But there was something else bothering her. Even though she couldn't admit it aloud, at least she could admit it to herself. She wanted to help the older Kaiba brother and find the keys and answers to his secrets.

First impressions never changed. With her brother's words, she had come to dislike Kaiba, his attitude, his ambition, everything about him. She had almost come to dislike his little brother, too. But after knowing Mokuba a little better, she had come to see Kaiba as just another person, as different as he was. Mokuba adored his brother so much, her heart could not help but to melt a little. After interacting with him, though, she had realized he was more than another person: he was another lonely person. Just like Mokuba and herself. He had hidden it so well in the previous years that everyone but the one person who knew him the best misunderstood all of it. As good as it was, though, he had done it all wrong. He had hidden himself in lies and half-truths and hatred and anger instead of learning how to be happy once more. Pride and everything that was the opposite of being the lowest on the ladder of despise had become his weapon. Serenity and Mokuba had gone through it so that they were almost unscathed because they had learned to love once more, but he hadn't. He was still lost somewhere, hiding farther and farther in those chains of unhappiness and dislike. He was gone so far that even Mokuba could do no more than make him love his little brother and find a reason for living. He had seen the good in his older brother and tried to bring him out. Even though that had never happened, he still looked up to him and found a reason to believe.

Now Serenity could see why, even though it was still so foggy and unclear, hidden in all of the uncertainty. He wasn't the cold man everyone thought he was. There was still a part of him that made him just like everyone else. Serenity so badly wanted to bring that side out and see who he really was, and to make her best friend happy. Seeing him sad for so many years, all of it hidden behind the mask, hurt her badly. And with all of his strength he had given so freely to hold her up and keep her strong, she needed to help him in return.

She couldn't ruin this chance. Not even with the smallest mistake. This was her one chance to set Kaiba free and bring happiness into the small family of her best friend. This was her one chance to find understanding for all of them.

Intrigue and want for a challenge got the best of her. After a few more doubts, she pushed it all away and set her mind to having fun with her brother. She could do nothing else now. After all, why waste a chance to have some fun while it lasted? What happened in the next few weeks could change her whole life more than anything. She tucked away the gloomy thoughts into a safe corner in her mind and walked out the door to find her brother.

So, this is it. Hope you liked it. I know it's kinda wacked, but that's because I was kept away from this for huge periods at a time in the middle. I think I might have forgotten bits of what I had written before, too…

Review, please!