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.

Chapter Fifteen

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Normal POV

"I thought you said this would work Malik! It's true, he really does love her! I don't know if this is really going work…how could he love her so much? I just don't understand" cried Kisara into the phone, lying on the couch in the Kaiba Mansion even though she shouldn't been long gone especially before Kaiba came home.

"Who cares? But I do promise you'll get him back" he said.

"And how do you know that?" she asked annoyed.

"Because the mighty have fallen, Seto Kaiba is officially a broken man and he won't easily be fixed this time"

"Malik, what did you do?" said Kisara trying to hide the concern in her voice.

"Do you know of the story of Sleeping Beauty?"

"Of course but what does have to do with this right now Malik!"

"Serenity has fallen into a deep sleep under my spell, her body has been claimed by me and spirit locked away in the tallest tower; if everything goes right…she will never awake to see him ever again…don't you love fairytales? This time…I just decided to rewrite the ending"

Kisara just listened and looked as though all the blood drained. This man is truly sinister and evil but she truly did want Seto back but she wondered was it truly worth sacrificing another's life…along with any happiness Seto once had.

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"Kaiba, it's going to be ok, Serenity will get through this…she's a strong girl" said Mai, sitting next to Kaiba who was facing the floor in the lobby of the hospital, holding his head up with his fist, trying so hard next to cry. He had no choice but to call the blond, she was the only one that knew about him and Serenity. Mai saw a glimpse of defeat in his eyes and knew he was now a different person. To say he was crushed was an understatement, he was devastated.

"It's all my fault…I let her go to him…It's all my fault" he chanted.

"Kaiba, you have to stop blaming yourself, you did all you could for her…I know you did" said Mai calmly, rubbing his back but it would only get worse from here…

"Where is she...WHERE IS SHE!" yelled Joey storming down the hallway of the hospital towards Kaiba and Mai. Yami, Tristan, and Tea were right behind him. Yugi was also with them.

"Joey, listen – Yugi? What are you doing here? You're suppose to be in America?" asked Mai.

"Yeah well I was planning to surprise everyone, my flight came in earlier today but looks like I came at the wrong time" he said sadly.

"Look say hi later, where da fuck is my sister! Why is moneybags here! What is someone not telling me!" said Joey, fully enraged.

"Joey calm down listen…Duke's dead, he was…he was shot in the head and Serenity was…" she said standing up, trailing off looking at Kaiba from the corner of her eye.

"Mai, what happened to Serenity?" asked Yami, holding Joey down, very worried.

"She …she was-"

"She was raped alright, someone beat her and raped her, damn it" said Seto now looking up with full anger in his eyes and what was going on in front of him.

"And what do you have to do with this Kaiba? If you touched her-"

"I didn't do it! Someone else did and shot Duke too…I would never do that to her" he said, choking down his tears to keep down them from falling.

"Joey…Kaiba and Serenity are dating, they're together, that's why he's here…he called from the hotel room and told me everything and we got an ambulance over there…the police are over at the apartment" said Mai.

Everyone looked wide-eyed except who was looking curiously at Kaiba. He was the only one that noticed the CEO's tragic expression on his face; he knew they were telling the truth. Joey, however, couldn't say the same.

"What do you mean they're dating! How long was this?"

"Going on four months" said Kaiba softly but sharply.

"Four months! I won't let my baby sister be in some cold-hearted jerk's arms! You're probably the reason why she's in this mess!" he yelled, luckily for Seto, Joey couldn't see the impact of his words on his face,

"Joey, stop it! This isn't the time for this especially when Serenity can't speak for herself…." pleaded Tea.

"Yeah Joe, c'mon, your sister's in bad shape, that should be your concern" said Yami.

"Yami, how can you say that! My sister is definitely my concern but now I find out she's dating him! I can't let that happen, that jerk can't be her boyfriend!"

"Yeah, Serenity's too good for that jerk to be his girlfriend!" cried Tristan.

"We're not boyfriend and girlfriend you dumbass…she's my fiancée" he stated as they all looked toward him in astonishment, even Mai.

"What? She never told me that!" exclaimed Mai.

"That's because I only asked her yesterday but then she got the call from Duke…she's going to be my wife so I suggest you deal with it Wheeler" he said forcefully.

It was then that Joey lost it and lunged at Kaiba and started to choke him causing everyone to grab hold of him and try to stop him. Kaiba however did nothing to try and stop him. He felt the pain increase yet still did nothing to halt Joey's attack. After several minutes, they were finally able to pry Joey off Kaiba, who slightly calmer, Kaiba however was still in a daze, killing himself in his mind for what happened to Serenity. The doctor walked in on the noticed the anger and sadness amongst them.

"Are you all with Ms. Wheeler?" he asked.

"Yes we are, please how is she?" asked Yugi.

"She's doing better, she's sleeping but the bruises on her body were very severe and damage from her raping will hit her emotionally once she wakes, I can't let anyone enter her room now, the police department is here to speak to all of you…come with me" he said and lead them into the room with two policemen sitting at the table, waiting.

"Hello I'm Detective Yoshido and this Detective Himura, we've began some researching on the rape and murder…I can honestly say this is a very twisted case and one of the most horrific I've seen in Japan" he said.

"Did you find out who could've done this?"

"That's why we're here, Mr. Kaiba I understand you were in the room after the accident, did you see anything could've possibly link to someone?" asked the detective.

"Well…I did find this note" he said, handing the piece of paper to the second detective. They both read with confusion on their faces.

"Would anyone have any clue who 'M' is?"

They all shook their heads in reply however one of the detectives noticed Yami didn't reply. Yami looked on; the worry in his face increased and felt his heart raced.

'No it couldn't…' he thought.

"Young man is there something you want to share?" asked the detective.

Yami looked up with a saddened while not saying a word and walked out the room. He leaned against the wall and slowly falls to the ground shakily. The gang followed him looked at their fallen friend.

"Yami, what's wrong?" asked Tea, bending down to his level.

"…I think I know who he is…I just hope I'm wrong"

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Later that night, Seto sat by Serenity's side as she slept soundly. For the first time, today, he cried as his silent sobs filled the empty room. This wasn't the Kaiba that anyone had known, not that cold-hearted devil that mostly everyone knew, not the loving brother that Mokuba or the wonderful boyfriend that Serenity had come to love. He was in a state of sorrow and loneliness now that she wasn't here. Seto Kaiba was no longer strong and bold but now a crippled broken man who was a shell of his former self.

Preview: Yay! Yugi's back, don't worry, his role will get bigger once Serenity's come back into the picture. Kisara and Seto confront each other again but what's this change in her attitude? Yami and Seto also have a personal conversation, And what about Malik? All in the next chapter.