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 want to give a special thanks to all my reviewers, thanks for your support and you guys make me want to keep writing and letting do what I really enjoy. Thanks and I hope you all like this chappie.
Chapter Eight
Last night was amazing…
Serenity thought as she arose from her sleep as the rays from the sun came through her windows. All she can think about was the events of last night and her day with Seto Kaiba. She has never done something like that before but there was just something about him that made her just want to. She enjoyed spending time with him; he wasn't the cold hearted CEO that everyone talks about but someone completely different. Someone she could relate to and talk to. She tried to convince herself that it was only a thank you but it was so much more. Even though she tried to deny it to the fullest, she was starting to develop strong feelings for him but there was that one fear that still frightened her if she was ever to confess her love for him…that was being heartbroken again but was it the same kind of love she felt for Yami as she does for Seto. That was the real question that will soon be answered…
Serenity got out her bed about to go to the bathroom to get ready for today when her cell phone rang which was very unusual this time of morning, barely anyone ever calls her so early in the day. She went over to her desk near her computer and picked up her cell phone and on the caller id read 'Private Call'. Who would call her on private call?
"Hello?" she asked curiously.
"…Hey Red" said a deep voice over the phone.
"Who is this?" she asked now starting to feel fear overcome her body.
"…Don't you remember me, Red? All the time we spent together in New York"
Serenity now felt her body began to quiver as her face grew pale, realizing the identity of the person over the phone, he was the last person she wanted to talk to in this lifetime.
"How did you get this number!" she demanded in a low tone so no one would hear her.
"I have my ways my sweet especially how you just left with no goodbye which really hurt me Red"
"Don't call me that" she said now feeling very angry.
"But didn't I tell you…you can't run away from me, I'll find you and finish what we started, remember if it wasn't for me, you would have nothing, you would still be the scared little girl I met that day…I'll find you Red and when I do…I'll make you pay…have a nice day" he said and hang up the phone.
She felt hot tears run down her cheeks, breathing heavily as she slowly placed the phone down on her desk, staring down at her hand. How could this happen? Why him? The one person she feared the most might have finally found her. Memories from her past flooded her mind, remembering those dark and painful times that were too much for her to bare.
She left her room and went into the bathroom to get herself ready for today. She decided to go with Joey and Mai to Tea's house since her mom was at her grandmother's.
She haven't seen everyone in quite a while so she was very excited but couldn't get the conversation that took place moments ago out her mind. She went downstairs to meet up with her brother and Mai.
"Well good morning sleeping beauty" said Mai, sitting on the couch watching TV.
"Sorry if I kept you guys waiting" said Serenity.
"Please Joey's still in his room, getting ready being he just woke up a couple of minutes before you came down" she said.
"Well that's my brother for you" said Serenity next to Mai on the couch.
"Is there something bothering you, Serenity?" asked Mai, looking at Serenity's worried face,
"Oh nothing…." She lied.
"Are you sure? You know you can tell me anything hun" said Mai sounding worried.
"Mai, have you ever had feelings for someone but you were afraid of being hurt so you just…bottled them up inside?" she asked, turning to her.
"Yes…many times, why? Is there someone you have feelings for right now?" asked Mai in a smirk.
"Well sort of…I guess" she replied with a sadden expression on her face.
"So what about this guy that makes you want to hide your feelings for him?" asked Mai.
"Well…I don't know, I guess it's just fear of him not feeling the same for me as I do for him, I'm just so confused right now" said Serenity.
"What's this guy like?" asked the blonde.
"He's mysterious in so many ways, some people like to look down upon him but it's as if no one can see the real person that lies underneath, when I saw that person for the first time, I felt something I never felt before, we can relate to one another and just enjoy each other's company…" said Serenity wandering off, picturing him in her mind.
"Wow, yup I knew it" said Mai with a triumph look on her face.
"What?"
"Serenity, you're in love with this guy" she said.
"W-What? N-No I mean…I…" she stuttered thinking about what Mai had just said as a blush crept upon her face.
"You may not see it yet but you will soon, just take it one step at a time and everything will eventually reveal itself to you" said Mai.
"Thanks Mai, you're a big help" said Serenity and smiled.
"It's no problem" she replied.
"Please promise me you won't tell Joey, he'll freak out if he even heard me talking about this" said Serenity.
"Of course hun just one thing, who is this guy? You must be really interested in him if you wanted my advice and bother you so much" said Mai.
"Well he's-"
"Hey sorry you guys, ready?" asked Joey walking down the steps over two the girls sitting on the couch.
"Yeah it's no biggie, we were just talking" said Serenity and sighing in relief. 'Thank God he came down when he did, it would have been really awkward telling Mai that the guy I was talking was Seto' she thought.
"It's about time, you take as long as a girl" said Mai with a smirk.
"Hey I wake up late, gimme a break, anyways let's go, Tea's probably waiting for us" said Joey as they all walk out the door to start their day.
"Hey you guys, I thought you weren't coming for a second" said Tea letting the three inside her house.
"Hey Tea, well someone woke up late" said Mai eyeing Joey from the corner of her eye.
"Well we're here now so that's what matters, right?" said Joey trying to change the topic.
They walked into the living room and were greeted by Tristan and surprisingly Ryou who had come in from Kyoto to visit.
"Hey Ryou! It's been such a long time!" said Serenity walking over to him.
"Hey Serenity, well things have been different now that I'm living with my grandfather in Kyoto, how you have you been?" he asked.
"I've been great" he replied.
"Hey Serenity!" cried Tristan running over to her side.
"Oh hey Tristan" said Serenity.
He tried to put his arm around her but she quickly moved and walked over to her brother and Tea who were talking. Everything was going fine for her until that is…she saw the one person come out the kitchen that she wasn't expecting.
"Hey Yami! How are ya pal!" cried Joey walking over to his best friend. Serenity felt her mind go blank as she saw her ex walk into the room as their eyes landed on each other.
"Hey Serenity" he said in a low tone.
"H-Hey" she replied shyly.
Everyone had gone outside to the backyard leaving the two alone in a very awkward. They kept exchanging glances but wouldn't say a word to each other. Time went by as the silence continued until…
"So…how's working at the club?" she asked breaking the silent interlude between them.
"It's great, definitely different from dueling" he replied.
"Oh I see…" she said trailing off.
"…Isn't it weird…how we can talk on the phone or online for hours and we can barely start a conversation when we see each other face to face" he said now looking at her.
"I guess"
"Do you still…feel awkward around me? I don't want it to be that way between us…" he said.
"Yami, I want to ask you a question and I want the truth" said Serenity.
"Ok…what is it?"
"…What was the real reason you broke with me? Was it because you loved Tea more or you didn't have any strong feelings for me to begin with?" she said in a serious, her eyes begging for the truth. He stood there, looking at her, taken back by her question. He never did say why he truly did break up with her or how much it really hurt him in the process. She deserved the truth…
"…The truth is…I did love you…maybe even more than Tea but…I saw something in your eyes...I couldn't give you the happiness you deserved, there was something missing inside of you that I couldn't fill no matter how hard I tried…that's when I started to question myself and I thought 'what if her heart doesn't truly feel anything for me?'…I didn't want you to feel you had be with me just you thought you had too or just so you didn't have to be alone…I want you to be happy, even that meant not being with me…so that's when I decided…."
"You mean…you did because you thought you were holding back or you couldn't complete me?" she asked in confusion.
"Yes…I wouldn't blame you if you were mad or even slapped me but I did and trust me it hurt me so much because…I loved you more than anything or anyone I've ever encountered" said Yami.
She stood there in shock at what he had just said, so he did see it…she couldn't be mad at him because…he was telling the truth, there was an empty space that he couldn't fill, she did feel lost and still does, he saw what was troubling her and tried to help her. He was right in doing what he had done; all he wanted for her was true happiness.
"…Thank you…for telling me the truth…if helped me more than you know" she whispered under her breath trying to hold back her tears.
"It's not a problem…you know I'm always here for you whenever you need help, I just want us to be friends again that we can just count on each other" said Yami.
"I'd love that" she said and smiled.
"Hey guys" said Tea coming in interrupted the two. "Is everything all right?"
"Yeah…everything is great" said Serenity with a bright smile looking at Yami who was also smiling.
"Well c'mon you're missing out on the fun" she said grabbing Yami's hand and bringing them both outside to enjoy the rest of their day
"SETO!" yelled Mokuba from down the hall walking towards Seto's office where he was typing away at his computer.
"What is it?" he said in a monotone.
"You got an invitation from the Diamond Corporation in Tokyo" he said handing him the envelope.
Seto took the envelope and opened to read the letter…
'Dear Mr. Kaiba,
You are cordially invited attend the launch of our new branch in America and Europe at the Yamato Great Ballroom in Tokyo tomorrow evening. We look forward to see your presence.
Diamond Corp'
"What's do they want with you bro?" asked Mokuba.
"It's Diamond Corp, they want to me to attend a launch party they're having tomorrow and I have to go otherwise that would cause some bad tension so it looks I'm going" he said unaffected.
"So…who are you bringing with you?" asked Mokuba with a sly grin on his face.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you have to bring a date with you to these things otherwise it kinda looks bad on your part so ask a girl to come with you" he said.
"That ridiculous, I don't need anyone to come with me, I'll go alone" said Kaiba stubbornly.
"Ok then you can go to a party and probably knowing you be bored all night" said Mokuba as he walked out the room. 'That should convince him' he thought.
"Whatever" he mumbled under his breath as he continued typing away at his desktop until something hit him…
'Well…I could invite Serenity…' he thought. In a lot of ways, Mokuba was right. He didn't want to go alone to be bored with all those people, it would be better if he had someone with him. She's not like other girls who would go crazy if he were to ask her something like that or brag to all of her friends about it so what's the harm?
He picked up his phone and dialed her number.
"Hello?"
"Hey Serenity"
"Oh hey Seto, what's up?"
"Are you doing anything tomorrow night?" he asked.
"Um no why?" she answered in confusion.
"I have to go to a special event to go to in Tokyo and I was wondering…would you come with me?"
"Oh….yeah…I would love to" she said trying to hide her excitement.
"Um great then you can stop by my house tomorrow at noon"
"Ok bye"
"Bye" he said and hung up. He couldn't believe what he had done but for some reason it felt…good. He did like her and he would get to spend time with her but there was something building up inside that by tomorrow night he wouldn't be able to hold any longer…
Preview: Yay! Seto asked Serenity to go with her! But how exactly is she going to get past Joey in this one? Feelings are revealed and a surprise guest makes an appearance and it's not someone Serenity wants to see. Until the next chapter!
