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: Sorry for the wait but my workload has been getting to me.

Chapter Sixteen

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'I can't believe this is happening' thought Mokuba, sitting on the leather couch in the enormous living room of the Kaiba Mansion. He saw his brother come in extremely lat that night. When he caught a glimpse of his face, any emotion that Serenity had given him was gone, his eyes were no longer a magnetic blue but ice that no feeling what so ever. Seto didn't even bother asking Seto what he was doing up this late. The gang had filled him in on everything that went on including Duke's death, Serenity's raping, Joey and Seto's confrontation. The young boy sat there, holding himself tightly. It didn't seem too long ago that Seto revealed that he and Serenity were dating. It was only days ago that he proposed to her. He remembered the happiness on both their faces especially Seto's. He had never seen his brother that happy before but the little he had is now gone.

"Hey brat, where's your brother?" asked Kisara walking into the living room.

"First off my name's not brat it's Mokuba and second he doesn't want to see anyone right now so why don't you just leave" said the small boy not even looking up at her.

"I bet he'll make time for me"

"You don't get it do you? He doesn't love you anymore! He loves Serenity and he's falling apart right now that he can't help her; she's not like you who only cared about his money, she actually loves him Kisara so why don't you just leave us alone 'cause you're welcomed here!" shouted Mokuba now looking at her with fierce eyes filled with both sadness and anger. Tears streamed from his eyes as he continued to look at her. Kisara looked at him and could see every emotion he gave off. Even though she wouldn't show it, she felt bad about what she had done.

"Mokuba, look-"

"No why can't you just leave us alone! I don't want to see my brother to be hurt again like after you just disappear and said all those mean things to him! So just go!" he screamed and walked out, running up the steps to his room. She had decided to go after him but he slammed the door in her face. She put her ear to the door and heard the sound of faint cries. Her heart sank as her light blue locks fall over her watery eyes.

'I'm doing the right thing aren't I? Seto belongs with me, not her but…why do I feel this way if that's true? I don't know anymore… I just don't' she thought leaning against the door. She stepped away and walked the hall aimless until eventually she reached Seto's room. She noticed the door was open a little and went inside quietly.

She saw the broken CEO sit in his armchair, looking out the window. He looked so…lifeless. Even his usual oceanic eyes that usually roared were dead. His skin was deathly pale and his clothes were wrinkled. She slowly began walked over to him.

"What do you want?" he asked before she could come any closer. She stopped dead in her tracks, hearing the hoarseness and sorrow in his voice.

"I um…I just wanted to see you that's all" she said softly.

"Well you saw me now go"

"Seto, can't you just look at me; how can she mean more to you than me! How can this girl mean that much to you!" she shouted.

"Because she actually gives a damn about Kisara and not what's in my pocket or my pants! She cares about me…and I care about her!" he said, getting up from his chair and walked over to her. She quivered as she looked into his eyes.

"I did love you…I loved you with all my heart, you broke it after I did everything for you, you abandon and told me bluntly that you never cared about me and now you actually expect me to just take you back now like nothing was ever wrong! I love Serenity and you or anyone else don't have to accept that but damn it I don't care! I just don't care…" he said, his words started to shake. Everything he was holding in was beginning to seep out.

"But I love you…doesn't that mean anything?" she said with her eyes full of tears.

"…No…no…not anymore; because I've found someone to mend the scars you made, just face Kisara it's over" he said before leaving her in the room, frozen. He slammed the door behind him. Kisara cried quietly as tears fall one after the other. What if he had really loved this girl? Her intention to never actually hurt him, just to win him back but this girl…she's really changed him. She was no longer the object of his desire which made him even bitterer. However she couldn't the feeling of guilt and fear of what exactly Malik was planning.


"Malik Ishtar? I don't get it Yami, how do you know about him?" asked Joey, tending to his frightened friend. After the two detectives had finished interviewing Yami about the suspect behind Serenity and Duke, everyone had gone back Joey's house. Yami hadn't been the same person. He became really quiet and looked scared all the time. It wasn't like the King of Games to become closed off to his friends but whoever this person was; there was a scent of fear that followed him.

"I told you, I met him at the club where I worked, it was during my first couple weeks a little before I started going out with Serenity; I found out his Isis, who is a friend of mine's brother…I never really liked him because he was always so dark and I would just get a bad vibe from him…then…."

"Then what Yami? Please tell us everything" said Tea.

"…She made me promise…she made me promise not to tell" he said, his voice was shaking.

"Promise what?" she asked.

"I…I can't, I'm sorry but I can't tell you; if you found that you knew, she hate me…along with herself"

"Yami, look I know you like to keep your word but for Serenity's sake, you have to tell us; c'mon man…it can't be that bad" pleaded Tristan.

Yami sat up; his eyes looked tired and weary. He knew he had to come out with the truth. He just hoped Serenity wouldn't angry at him for doing so. "Serenity and Malik…they used to go out when she lived in America"

"They were together?" questioned Yuugi.

"What!" exclaimed Joey. "No, she wouldn't do that, Yami, Serenity wouldn't go out with someone like him, and I know her"

"She did, she met him a few days after her mother had been diagnosed with her illness…"

Flashback

"He was such a nice, sweet guy when I met him and we became really good friends…but when my mother died, I just fell apart, I couldn't afford to fly home and Joey couldn't come out at the time so I had to fend for myself; That's when Malik started to change, or rather show his true colors; He paid for everything I needed but in exchange he made me have sex with him even long after I had broke up with him; He raped me several times until eventually I just gave in…I hated lying with him, it made me sick; He threaten me and said if you ever leave me, I would kill you but I took my chances and took my secret savings and left for Japan, I changed all my records so he wouldn't find me"

"Serenity, you have to tell your brother, what if he-"

"No Yami! I know Joey and he will go out his way to find him; Malik is really dangerous and I would be devastated if he got hurt…please promise me you won't tell" Serenity pleaded, placing her hand on top on his as they sat on her bed.

"Fine, it's your choice but be careful ok" said Yami.

"You know I will" she said and placed a kiss on his lips.

End of Flashback

"She wanted everyone not to panic so she made me promise not to tell, when the detectives read the note, it reminded of her story and that's when I knew it was him" said the pharaoh sadly.

"I can't believe this…it's all my fault, if I only had the money to go to her…this would've never happened" said Joey, sinking into the couch.

"No Joey, she wanted you safe, she knew what he was capable of" said Yami.

"Yeah but there's one problem, we know but Kaiba doesn't...he's already in pretty bad shape, he's gonna freak when he finds out" said Mai.

Everyone remained quiet. Yami looked over at Joey. He noticed his eyes looked blank, even though he would never admit it, he knew Kaiba was traumatized as much as he was. He himself felt bad for the tyrant CEO even though he was his rival.

"I have to go do something, I'll be right back" said Yami, making his way to the door.

"Yami, wait!" exclaimed Tea.

"Don't worry I just need to send a message to someone" he said and walked out.


'Serenity…please wake up'

Seto sat on the metal chair, looking over the woman he cherished most in the world. He let her down and couldn't help her. He shouldn't have let her gone out to see Duke but then again he didn't imagine the consequences would be this severe. All he wanted her to do was wake up. He wanted to see her eyes, he wanted her to smile, he wanted to see her happy again.

He decided to go down to the snack bar to get something to eat. When he walked out the room, he saw Yami sitting down in front on him. The taller teen watched the crimson eyed boy stared at the white tile. After a few brief moments, Yami looked up at him.

"Kaiba, I'm sorry about-"

"I don't to hear it so just leave me alone" said the CEO in a cold manner and began to walk away.

"Look you don't like me and I sure as hell don't like you but I need you to listen to me…it's about Serenity, I think she would've wanted me to tell you this" he said.

Kaiba looked at him for a moment before finally sitting down beside him and looked up at the ceiling. "Make it quick"

"Kaiba, you're not the only one who cares about Serenity or loves her either; the guy I told the police about was named Malik Ishtar…Serenity told me about him, they used to go out in Malik before he turned into a psycho; that's the main reason she came back to Japan" explained Yami.

"What the hell are you talking? Serenity wouldn't go near the deranged freak, he nearly killed her and killed someone else!" cried Kaiba.

"She met him around the time her mother passed away" he replied quietly. Kaiba just looked at him with a shocked expression. "She couldn't afford to fly back to Japan and Joey couldn't afford to fly there so she turned to him, you have to understand what kind of state she was in"

"…Did all the geeks know about it?"

"…No, she only told me a long time ago but she made me promised not to tell, I never thought this would've happened"

"So it's your fault then" said Kaiba, turning to him. Yami narrowed his eyes at the statement as they grew in hostility but decided to react on it.

"I do hold some of the blame...but I know if I did know this would've happened I would've done everything in my power; I know you care about Serenity a great deal; I may not like you very much but as long as she remains happy then I wish you two the happiest…but no matter what went on between those two or what anyone says…she loves you, she loves very much and I know that for a fact; never stop loving her Kaiba"

"…I won't" he replied.

"She'll wake up soon; don't worry" said Yami reassuring.

'I hope you're right Yami, I sincerely hope you're right' thought Seto as he looked up the ceiling. His mind took flight into an unknown place. He could only think about her and her reaction at what had befallen her.


Preview: Ok that's it for another chapter. Next time, Serenity finally wakes up but how will she react to her raping and the return of Malik; what's this deep conversation between her and Seto? Kisara decides to make a visit to Serenity. All in the next chapter, it won't be too long before the story comes to a close. There's about 3 -5 chapters left but I'm still plotting on what happens to Malik.