Rougeshipping (Pegasus x Siegfried)

Siegfried didn't have what it took to be partners with Industrial Illusions. At least, that's what Pegasus thought.

He laced his fingers together and rested him chin on them, looking down the table at the young, light-haired boy. Siegfried von Schroeder was no older than Seto Kaiba. He, too, was the CEO of a large company at a young age, a prodigy by anyone's standards, ruthless and sharp in his business dealings, and obsessed with being the best. He controlled a large, promising gaming company, and showed great potential to grow.

But what was it about him that Pegasus didn't like...?

That was it. That was what was missing. Siegfried didn't care about besting himself, or making his company strong. All he wanted was for his company to be better than Seto's. Seto Kaiba didn't have that feeling dragging him down. He wanted to be better than Yugi, but that did not affect his company.

Siegfried was missing what was important...so caught up in his hatred of Seto that he would never fully grow.

Siegfried had never liked Pegasus. Siegfried's own business parties and grandeur paled in comparison to the wild shows of opulence Pegasus liked to put on. Really, a castle in the middle of an island? What was he thinking? And all the wild games he put on just to sell a simple project deal – preposterous.

His hands tightened on his suitcase under the table as he stared down at Pegasus' only visible eye. What was he hiding behind those bangs? It unnerved him, like something was staring into his soul.

But he hardened himself against it, against the pointless mystery and intrigue that Pegasus wrapped around himself to make himself appear more intimidating, against the various, hand-created paintings around the meeting room that all seemed to stare down at him. Pegasus was a means to an end. He had to go through this route, make this deal, if he ever wanted to beat Kaiba. It had to be done.

It had to.

A/N: I don't really like Siegfried. I'm not good at working with him; I don't understand his personality. So yeah, this one fell a little flat. Next is Roseshipping (Pegasus x Cyndia).