Chapter 4
Disclaimers: Once again, I don't own Yu-gi-Oh.
A/N: Ooh… I actually let Serenity and Mokuba think that their loved one is DEAD! How bad can I get? Anyways, thanks so much for the reviews! I know I really suck in writing sometimes…
Duke was glad that he found Serenity in the very train he was on. It was quite a pleasant surprise, actually. He had loved Serenity ever since she had set foot in Domino.
Right now, he was listening to her troubles and sitting by her, comforting her especially when she needed a friend by her side. He was still angry at Seto Kaiba for taking Serenity away from him. His emotions had never faded until now, and when he gently touched Serenity's hand, entwining it in his, his heart hammered against his chest. It could have burst out of his chest while he was caressing her fingers softly.
He looked at her with a sincere smile. Serenity smiled back amidst her tears, and Duke handed her a handkerchief. "Don't worry, Serenity. It's time to move on. Forget Kaiba… he can't be here for you anymore… but I can." He said hopefully, still looking at his one true love with his expressive green orbs.
He knew that she didn't want any sympathy. He knew how it felt like, to lose a loved one. He hadn't wanted any pity from his friends at that time. So now, he was treating Serenity like nothing had happened to her.
"Thanks Duke. I don't know what'd I do without you." She said, using her other hand to wipe her tears away. "You must think I'm really stupid." She said sadly, tugging once more at Duke's heartstrings.
"No, you know I don't think that you're stupid." Duke said quietly. "I experienced this once, and it was simply horrible." Duke said, recalling a past memory.
Serenity was touched by his kind words to her, and glad that he had treated her as a normal person, as if nothing had happened to her. Her friends had been doing nothing but try to take sympathy on her and take pity on her. How many times did she have to say that she didn't want their pity? (A/N: Damn, why do I keep repeating this stuff? I'm really sorry if I have to repeat these words later on.)
Suddenly she felt like she wanted to cry. She didn't know why she was thinking this, but the pain she felt from last night was just coming back to her.
"Oh Duke… I don't know how to explain this… but…" she let all the tears spill out, letting her body lean onto his. He rocked her body slowly, putting his arms around her. "Don't worry, Seren. I'm here. I know what you're thinking. But Kaiba is in the past now. Let him go, Seren. I know it's hard, but once you do, I promise you, you won't get hurt again. I swear." Duke said soothingly.
Serenity gripped his neck tightly, clamping her head to his shoulder. 'If Seto saw me like this, he'd be furious. I'd just lost him but now I'm in the arms of another guy. Does that mean I'm destined to be with Duke?' she thought confusedly.
Suddenly Duke pulled her out of their embrace and whispered in her ear, "Are you free tonight?"
Serenity nearly freaked out. 'Duke is asking me for a date?' She thought quickly. Oh, God. She had just gotten out of a romantic relationship, and now she was heading for another one! Don't say yes Serenity.
"Um… yeah, I guess so." She answered reluctantly after studying Duke's emerald green eyes.
"Want to come catch a movie with me?" he asked.
"Um…" Here she hesitated. Should she agree or disagree?
"Um… I guess that'd be okay." She said weakly.
She wondered later on if she regretted her answer.
In America… 11:30 P.M…
And now, we focus on our famous CEO Seto Kaiba.
"WHAT THE HELL! I GOT INTO THIS KIND OF HOTEL?" A voice sounded loudly echoing to at least almost every hall in the small rickety inn.
"Um… yes Mr. Kaiba." Answered the bellboy nervously. (A/N: Who wouldn't be afraid of Kaiba?)
"THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FIVE STAR HOTEL! DAMN IT! YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A PHONE HERE!"
"Um, Mr. Kaiba, this used to be a five-star hotel but the original owners of this house neglected to change the sign outside." Said the bellboy, still carrying Kaiba's suitcases.
"WHAT THE DAMN HELL!" Kaiba shouted once again. "I'm going to sue you people, you didn't tell me that this wasn't a five-star hotel! If I were to rate this thing, I would say one star! No, ZERO!"
"We're sorry, Mr. Kaiba! Mr. Tetsaki said that you would be staying here and I think he got the wrong hotel number-"
"DAMN TETSAKI! HAND ME A PHONE!"
"Um, sir, we don't have one. We couldn't afford it-"
"AND JUST WHO DO YOU THINK I AM, HUH?"
"Um, at once sir." The bellboy said hurriedly, dashing out of the door.
Kaiba slumped into one of the dirty, unfurnished seats. 'They call this a HOTEL? This is a slum!' Kaiba thought furiously.
'Damn Tetsaki, he told me to come and check in this thing?'
He doubted that the stupid bellboy even knew where the nearest telephone was.
His thoughts shifted to Serenity. 'I wonder how she's doing now? Is she thinking of me?' he thought, dreaming of holding her tenderly in his arms once again. He almost wished that he brought her with him to America. His gaze fell on the engagement ring, its identical twin on Serenity's finger. He missed her a lot just by looking at the ring. 'God, I really am in love with her… I should tell her again when I come back… I wish this week would go by faster.' He thought, impatient as he always was, and forever will be. (A/N: Unless he changes that, of course.)
The bellboy came back a minute later, his cap out of place. "There is a payphone with Mr. Davidson in the concierge downstairs sir." He said in a rush.
"Fine." He said curtly and nodded at the boy.
He saluted and rushed out of the room, eager to be out of Kaiba's sight.
Kaiba himself went down to the concierge, trying his best not to lose his temper in front of them, remembering that Serenity was patient.
"Good evening Mr. Kaiba. We have just been informed that you have checked in to the wrong hotel, since we recently phoned Mr. Tetsaki. He made a mistake with the hotel's name and you are going to be taken in a limousine to the correct hotel." An old man said politely.
"Okay." Kaiba said simply, checking his organizer.
So it was a mistake after all. Good for him.
Larissa Thorneley checked her watch silently. It was 11:30 P.M., and she was still out on the streets. If her parents knew that she was out this late, she would be so dead. It was a good thing that she lived in a dorm right now, or else…
She had just been in the bar, dissing herself off because her boyfriend had left her. She had been pissing nights off just by drinking alcohol. She had about 5 glasses and all you readers know it's fatal.
'Any minute now, I just know it…' she thought faintly, unable to shove a strand of golden blond hair backwards because she was so dizzy and so weak. She was about to collapse. Then she knew nothing more.
"Hey. Are you all right?" asked a kind voice.
It zapped Larissa into the living world. "Um… I'm fine." She said, fidgeting. She saw a man dressed in a lab trench coat standing right in front of her.
'Where am I anyway?' she thought. She looked at her surroundings.
"You are at a hospital." The doctor said in a clear voice, as if reading her mind. Larissa nearly fainted when she heard those words. A hospital? Oh, she was so dead. They would probably have known that she had been taking drugs last night, and then her parents would know and then she would be kicked out from school-
"Now let's get this straight." Said the doctor, adjusting his trench coat.
She knew it. She just knew it. Any minute now, he was going to start questioning her about the drugs she was taking-
"Is Seto Kaiba your boyfriend, or any relation of yours?"
She blinked at him with a creased forehead. "What?" she asked lamely.
"Is Seto Kaiba your boyfriend or relative?"
"No. I don't even know who he is." She said blandly. Who the hell was this Seto Kaiba? Surely he was foreign because no American name was like that.
"Well, young lady, you'd better be grateful. He was the one who saved your life."
"Um, doc, what exactly happened to me?"
The doctor sighed. "I'm sorry that I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Doctor Farley. You had collapsed on the street as Mr. Kaiba told me, and he was in his limousine passing by the street you collapsed on, and he brought you to the hospital at once. He is an incredibly intelligent young man, and figured out that you were taking drugs." Doc Farley narrowed his eyes at this statement. Larissa gave him a guilty look.
"I can explain. See, I had this boyfriend that I really devoted myself to, and then he dumped me. I've been drinking ever since he left me." She concluded lamely.
"Ms. Thorneley, it's not proper to drink even if you are suffering heartbreak. You can go to a psychologist, but don't drink. We have plenty of drug addicts here and we don't want you to be one of them. These men and women don't have much chance of a happy future. I'm sure you don't want that." Doctor Farley explained in evident exasperation.
"Yes, Doc." She said ashamedly. She felt an immediate blush rise to her cheeks.
"Oh, and Mr. Kaiba wants to see you. Here he is." Doc Farley said and opened the door. A really, really handsome young man came into the room. Larissa's heart started beating faster as she saw him. 'Ohmigosh, could he be the one?' she thought, her heart beating quickly every second. His hair was neatly combed, bangs falling to his eyes, and delicate sky blue eyes. His handsome physical features amazed her.
Kaiba sat down and crossed his arms. "So. Ms. Thorneley, Doctor Farley tells me that you're in a right state." He said. He had a curt, gruff voice.
Her face glowed. "Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for asking." She said, playing with her fingers. There were butterflies in her stomach. She could barely move.
"Ok, fine. I just wanted to make sure you are okay before I leave." He said, standing up.
'Larissa, go on! STOP HIM!' she ordered herself. "Um… hey wait!" she said.
He turned back to look at her. 'Now you've done it, Larissa. Now what are you going to say?' she got angry with herself for being so confident.
"I just um… I really want to thank you for rescuing me. If you didn't, I'd probably be dead." She said gratefully.
"Okay. That's fine. Just take care of yourself." He said curtly.
He closed the door. 'Damn, he seems so perfect… could he be the one?' she asked herself. 'I need to find out more about him.' She decided. Forget her boyfriend; he was history.
A/N: Ooh… so this OC of mine is gonna go after our dashing CEO Kaiba huh:) So… what do you think:) Good? Crap? Please review! Any kind of review welcome. :)
