Crazy/Beautiful

Rating:T Genre:Romance/Drama

Summary: A story of how far people will go for love…even if it meant destroying yourself.. SetoxSerenity.

Author's Note: I'm SO sorry I couldn't get this up sooner but I've had so much homework, it was crazy! (School Sucks!) But here's the long awaited chapter. And for all the readers who liked "Miracles Can Happen" that will be updated by Sunday if I canget to it.

Chapter Seven

Serenity's POV

Time to set the plan in motion…

Today is the day I'm planning a special day for Kaiba I mean Seto. I don't know why I'm really doing this but I do owe it to him, he helped in the storm and took me out to lunch. There's just something about that makes me feel like I can open up around him, I feel so free when I'm around him. I mean we talk about everything like we've known each other forever. He needs this and I have the perfect idea on how to give him a day he'll never forget…

I went over to my desk where my computer was and got my cell phone after all it was a critical part of my operation so let's get this plan in motion, shall we? I dialed Joey's number and put to the phone to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Hey Joey, it's me"

"Oh hey sis, where are you?" he asked.

"I have to go over to my friend's house for a while to help her with her math project so I won't be home for a while"

"Oh ok who is it?" asked Joey.

Crap. Think of a name. Think of a name… "My friend…Samantha" Oh I am so good.

"Ok sis be safe I'm with Mai and the others"

"Alright bye Joey"

"Bye Sis" he said and hung up.

Ok Joey's out the way so now things are starting to run smoothly. I walked out the house and to a black Honda Civic (I don't own Honda) that one of my friends let me use while she's out of town plus it's great practice being I just got my license a few weeks ago plus I'm still saving up for a car of my own but this will just fine. Now it's time to get the man of the hour.


Seto's POV

Shit! I need a break but I just need to get this work done. Sometimes I wonder if it's truly the work or me that prevent me from almost never leaving this office. When I went to see Serenity, that was one of the only times I've ever did something like that. Coming to think of it, what made me do something like that? Something inside…just made me want to see her again. She just makes me feel comfortable almost like I can let my guard down around. I wonder if she's –

RING! RING!

Great, who's that now…?

"What?"

"Mr. Kaiba, there a woman named Serenity Wheeler here to see you" said the secretary through the speaker of the phone.

Serenity, where would she be here?

"…Let her in"

I stopped typing and within seconds she stepped through my office. Sometimes I don't think she realizes how breathtaking she is every time I see her. Every time I do, I can feel my heart race, ready to jump out. Why does she have this effect on me? It's not like beautiful women aren't coming up, they do all the time. What is it about her?

"Hey Kai-I mean Seto" she said closing the door behind, showing that beautiful smile of hers but there's something different now…

Normal POV

"Hey, what are you doing here? If you want to hang out I can't, I have a lot of work to do" he said in a little lighter but still cold tone going back to his typing.

She waltzed over to his desk but he continued typing as she leaned on the edge. She looked at him for a seconds but he was still unaffected. Time for Operation: Seto's Break to begin…

"Seto, can I ask you a question?" she asked.

"…What?"

"What's the craziest thing you've done lately?"

"What?" he asked her, finally breaking contact with the computer screen now directing it towards her. What is she trying to do?

"You heard me, what's the craziest you've done lately?"

"…nothing, I haven't done anything out of the ordinary" said Kaiba now really confused, not knowing where this was going.

"Would you be willing to change that?" she asked now playing with her auburn hair.

"Maybe" he said with a smirk deciding he could play this game too.

"If you come with me then you can find out" said Serenity now smirking as well.

"And if I don't"

"Then the world will know you not only as a powerful CEO but also the beautiful poet I read in the notebook"

"You wouldn't!" he exclaimed.

"I will and if you don't believe me then you're welcome to test me" she said in a sly tone.

"You're not as innocent as you seem after all"

"Maybe…or maybe it's just a way of getting what I want"

"And if I do say yes, where exactly are we going that you have to threaten me and that can't wait for another time" he said.

"Well it's a secret and you always work so I thought it you weren't going to give yourself a break then I'll do that myself"

"Although that was very thoughtful I can't just leave, I have a company to run after all, I'm a very busy person"

"A busy person who's going to overwork themselves to death if they don't learn to take a break and can come with me and learn to have a good time" said Serenity.

"…I can't"

"…Fine, that's what you want" she said, got up and walked out the door, slamming the door without nothing, not even a goodbye.

He felt a little bad about saying no but he had a company to run, he had no time for fun or anything else. After all, he doesn't even budge when Mokuba complains he does the same thing, there were his priorities that came first. She wouldn't tell anyone about his poetry no matter how 'un' innocent she claim to be, she was just too sweet but if this is what he wanted, why did he have this lingering feeling he couldn't let of?

'Maybe it won't be that bad' he thought.

After a few minutes of pondering, he finally decided he would go after her because if he didn't, this feeling would literally kill him.

He got up from his armchair and went outside about to search for Serenity but only to find her outside of his office with her back to the wall as if she knew he would come eventually.

"Took you long enough, let's go" she said with a smile.

"This better be good"

"It will, I promise" he said as they walked out the building and to her car and got into her car.

"Driving me are we? You know I can have a limo to take us wherever we're going" said Seto as he entered the car.

"Nope, this is apart of your break, all according to plan" she said starting the car.

"Plan? You must have put a lot of thought into this" he said.

"I did, you'll learn why but the day is still young so let's go" she said and with that, drove off and began the start of a very interesting day.


"Where are we?" he said getting out the car.

After a half an hour drive, they had reached their destination, it was nothing he expected. They were on ancient temple grounds, there were few that are left in Japan since the feudal era now used as tourist attractions. The road to the temple grounds were covered in beautiful cherry blossoms falling from the trees above, as patches of sunlight covered the ground. It looked like an enchanting dream out of a book but this was only phase one of her plan…

"Come with me" she said as they began to walk down the path, there was a silence between them aside from the birds chirping and the ocean currents roaring from nearby. They both gazed upon the beauty around them. Seto had never seen a place liked to this despite the many places he has been but somewhere she was able to unlock a world he never knew existed. When they stopped, they were in full view of the beautifully adored ancient temple.

"This is Ku Temple, Temple of the Heavens, when I was little before I moved to America with my mom, I remember I would come here when I was feeling depressed, it's called temple of the heavens because in feudal times it was believed to be a place where the gates of heaven opened for people who needed salvation, lovers who seek eternally happiness would come pray here" she explained as the gentle breeze blew across her face.

"So this temple must mean a lot to you" he said turning to her.

"It's given me so much relief, when I was America I couldn't come here anymore, I couldn't have this sanctuary when I needed it the most, and I missed it a lot"

"Why'd you bring me here?" he asked.

"The negative energy from a person's aura goes away here, so if he or she has any kind of sadness, grief, bitterness, or darkness in their hearts it will be purified here...or so legend says"

"Do you actually believe that?"

"…Yeah, I guess I do" she replied.

"You guess?"

"Whether I truly believe or not is another thing, it gives me comfort and that's all that matters…come on there's one more thing I want to show you one more thing" she said, bringing inside the holy temple. Inside, candles burned brightly, giving it a mysterious glow. In front of them was a statue of a beautiful maiden dressed a priestess. The detail was striking.

"This is the statue of priestess that guarded this shrine, I remember I used to draw pictures of her all the time, it was said that she had the power to give spirits passage to heaven and could cast away any misery that tortured their heart, to me she was my savior and helped me through hard times so to your question earlier that's the real reason I believe in this, she reminded me that I wasn't alone because she and so many others were with me in my heart.." she said as bow to pay her respects.

"I see now…you found refuge in this place and in the priestess' spirit, you brought me here to show that you find refuge in the simplest places even places you don't expect" he said staring at the statue with those intense blue eyes.

"That's right, now you get it" she said turning to him with a smile.

"Thank you for bringing here"

"Oh we're not done yet"

"What! Now where are you taking me!" he exclaimed.

"Well this time it's going to be much more fun, I guarantee it!" she said dragging him to the car on the final phase of her plan as the day came to an end…


"You have to be kidding?" said Seto when they got out the car to see a carnival ahead. The lights and sounds coming there illuminated the night sky.

"C'mon you act like you've never been to a carnival before" she said.

"This is childish"

"Well sometimes even things that seem childish can be a place of relief, let's go" she said taking his arm and dragging him inside, buying their tickets. Children and adults alike flooded the place showing signs of happiness and laughter, she knew if there was any place where he could show any sign of happiness it would be here.

"Let's go on here!" she said pointing to the huge slide.

"No way am I going on that! That's for kids!"

"Oh would you stop that for a second and just let loose" she said pulling over to the slide, climbing up the ladder.

"Aren't you going to follow me!" she yelled from the top. He sighed. He knew if he didn't she would never let him hear the last of it. Mokuba would kill to see this right now.

'I can't believe I'm doing this' she thought.

He followed her and sat right behind with her in between his legs and wrapped his strong arms around her petite waist causing them both to blush as the scent of her hair flooded his mind.

"Ready?" she asked happily.

"I guess"

They began to go the down the long slide, Serenity's face lit up with happiness as Seto tried his best to deny his. They fell onto the ground where they didn't notice it at first but Seto was on top of Serenity but they busy laughing to even notice. She had actually made the cold CEO laugh and enjoy himself.

"See I told you would have fun" said Serenity laughing.

"Yeah…I guess I did" he said laughing.

Their laughter began to die down as they look into each other's eyes. A strange feeling took over as their faces began moving closer to each other but end where it was as the sound of the ride next to time interrupted their blissful moment.

"What do you say we move on?" she asked now blushing.

"Yeah sure" he said and helped her get on her feet.

For hours, they enjoyed the festival, enjoying their time together. At that moment, all worries went out the window. Her plan had worked, Operation: Seto's Break was a great success but maybe more then she anticipated…

They had just finished paying their last game where Serenity had chosen a prize for winning; she had picked a very cute Blue Eyes White Dragon plush toy.

"Here, this is for you…to remember our night" she said handing him the plush toy.

"For me?" he asked.

"Yeah, I hope you like it, all of this is really my way of saying thank you for everything you've done for me" said Serenity looking down at the ground, hiding her red face from blushing so hard.

He looked at the plush toy in his hands, he had never received a gift from no one besides Mokuba especially if they didn't want anything in return which was never but she had given this to him out of the pure generosity of her heart…something that he was falling in love with.

"…Thank you, this means a lot…thank you for everything you've done tonight" he said not with a smirk but with a genuine smile. 'His smile is beautiful' she thought.

"So ….what's the craziest thing you've done lately?"

"Well this is definitely on the top of the list"

They walked off, ending the interesting and fun fulfilled day. Operation: Seto's Break was a complete success.

You can find refuge in the simplest places or maybe...even in someone.


Preview: Ok in the next chapter, Kaiba gets a special invitation to a party in America that he has to attend (Hmm, I wonder who he wants to be his date? Can you guess?) but what happens when Serenity receives a phone call from a mysterious someone, some old memories will be resurfaced and the beginning of her breakdown slowly begins. Maybe love will blossom in the process.What's that? Yami and Serenity are finally going to talk to each other in this story! I wonder what's it going to be about. Until the next chapter.
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