Chapter 20

Lindsey POV

Lindsey woke with a pair of strong arms encasing her. She couldn't help but smile knowing it was Yami. She rested a hand over Yami's that lay on her stomach. She wanted to look at his face but was afraid to wake him. She decided to whisper his name.

"Yami?" She felt him stir and then he spoke

"Good morning Lyris." Lindsey gasped then quickly sat up to see Lucian lying on the bed in Yami's place. She scrambled to get off the bed.

"How did you get in here? Where's Yami?" He chuckled darkly as he got off the bed and walked towards her.

"You don't enjoy my company dear? How disappointing." Lindsey swallowed hard. Lucian kept walking towards her. "Guess I have no further use for you."

"What's that supposed to mean?" He smirked, and then lunged for her.

Lindsey screamed.

She sat up screaming with tears cascading down her face. She had the sheets of the bed held up to her face and her eyes were shut tight. She heard footsteps pounding to her room. By instinct she grabbed the vase off her bedside table. As soon as the door opened she threw the vase.

"STAY AWAY LUCIAN!" The vase impacted with the "intruder," and luckily didn't shatter, but did some damage to the face. The intruder groaned with pain as he fell to the floor clutching his nose. Lindsey's eyes widened when she realized who it was.

"Yami! I am so sorry!" She rushed to his side immediately. "I had a dream and thought you were Lucian. Forgive me please!"

"No it's fine." He was still clutching his nose. "I'm sure the bleeding will stop soon." He got to his feet. "I'm going to go clean up. You should get dressed." She looked down to see she was wearing her baby blue silk pajamas that stopped mid thigh. "The gang will be here soon." She kissed his cheek and he winced a little.

"Sorry! Uh, first aid kit is in the bottom drawer." He nodded and made way to the bathroom.

Ten people crowded Lindsey's living room. Seto had got word from Mai earlier that day and decided to show up. He was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed away from everyone. Lindsey and Yami stood at the front of the room while the rest sat on the couches and the floor.

An awkward silence had filled the room; all eyes on the giant bandage covering Yami's nose. Joey was tilting his head side to side obviously trying to figure out what had happened.

"I'm just goin ta say it. What da fuck happened to ya face Yug?" Yami got an uncomfortable look on his face. He looked at Lindsey who looked apologetic.

Lindsey sighed. "I threw a vase at his face." Seto snorted while the rest of the group looked mortified. All except Duke who had a snide comment to add in.

"That bad in bed Yugi?" A couple people snickered but Lindsey wasn't amused.

"I had a dream Lucian was trying to attack me and when I woke up screaming Yami came running. I of course panicked not thinking it was Yami, so for self-defense I grabbed a vase and threw it as soon as my door opened. As you can see, it impacted with his face."

"Is the vase okay?" Seto mused. He was smirking. Lindsey glared but the smirk remained.

"Anyway, I said I was sorry but we need to talk about our game plan."

Mai stood up. "I came up with a plan after you left for the game yesterday!" Lindsey motioned for Mai to explain. She launched into her idea of splitting up with the various jobs. Lindsey was all for the plan until Mai started to explain the plan about her relaxing while everyone else did the work.

"The plan is great but I am not going to just sit on my ass while the rest of you put yourselves in danger! If anything I'm going wherever Yami goes, so, put me on the team that inspects places of past attacks please." Mai didn't look happy but she knew she wasn't going to win. She had agreed.

"Lindsey love, just promise you'll do the fighting with your duel disk and not a vase." She looked at Yami with a wide grin. He reached out and pulled her to his side. The gang had sweet smiles on their faces all except Tea and Seto who eyes filled with hatred and had facial features made of stone.

"Okay, now that this is settled, everyone out! Lindsey and I need to get ready for the dance tonight!" Mai was practically dragging people out the door while Lindsey and Yami watched with wide eyes. Yami tightened his hold around her waist as Lindsey scooted closer to him.

Lindsey looked up at Yami. "You know she's probably going to make you leave to?" He slowly nodded.

"Yugi! Out!" Mai just about growled at him. Yami didn't argue. He simply gave Lindsey a goodbye kiss and left without a word. "He's awfully quiet."

"He's awfully scared." Lindsey replied. Mai mouthed the word sorry to her. The gang had cleared out but Seto remained. He simply stared at Lindsey, looking like he had something to say. "Everything okay Seto?"

"Bring your deck tonight." It wasn't a suggestion. "I wont be there tonight so you'll need some sort of protection."

"And what makes you think she needs you to protect her Kaiba?" Mai snapped at him. Seto was about to snap something venomous back at her but Lindsey interjected.

"I'll bring my deck." Seto nodded and began to leave. "But I wish you would come tonight. If I recall correctly you were quite the dancer." She smiled at the memory but Seto kept walking and left without further word.

Seto POV

She stood on the wall in a beautiful red gown. The satin straps hung off her shoulders and the rest hugged her body. Her curly hair was piled into an elegant up do and her eyes lit up the room. Lindsey Walsh was stunning even at the age of ten, and this was no secret to Seto Kaiba.

Before every world tournament there's a welcome ball. Every competitor, as well as personally invited guests, were in attendance. Every guest wore his or her best attire. Seto wore his white tux with perfectly polished shoes. He himself was quite the showstopper. He stood on the wall opposite to Lindsey. In between them was a sea of dancers that Seto longed to join. He was eyeing her up and down and after what felt like eternity, he knew he had to share at least one dance with her.

He confidently strode up to her and simply held out his hand. She looked at it skeptically before she finally took it. Seto twirled her around and she giggled. The sound of her laugh was music to his ears. He took command and guided her through the dance. He led her expertly through every move to a beautiful piece played on a piano. She had a smile painted on her face the whole dance, a smile that made Seto's stomach flutter.

"Seki, wherever did you learn to dance so well?" He smirked at her question.

"You know very well that I'm the best at everything I do Lissey." Lindsey laughed.

"Conceded much?" He smirked in response. Seto twirled her around again and she purred with delight. He brought her to him again and they slowed to a stop as the song came to a finish. The crowd clapped at the conclusion of the song, Seto and Lindsey did the same. Lindsey grabbed Seto's hand and led him off the dance floor as the next song began to play. They stood on the wall near the hors d'oeuvres.

"Thank you for the dance Seki it was wonderful." She smiled at him.

"My pleasure. What should we do now?"

"Actually I should be heading off to bed. It's getting pretty late."

Seto fought to hide the disappointment in his voice. "Yeah. Me to. Goodnight Lindsey." She looked at him skeptically then laughed. She reached up on her tiptoes to give him a sweet peck on the cheek.

"Night Seki." She skipped out of the ballroom leaving Seto standing there with the tips of fingers brushing over the spot she had kissed.

After leaving the ballroom, Seto made way to his room. He walked with the same thought repeating over and over in his head.

'Will that goddess ever discover the affect she has over me….?'

The memory of that night kept replaying over and over in Seto's head.

Why can't I escape this memory? I can't concentrate, and I need this paperwork done tonight. That irritable girl…

He was sitting at his office desk, working as usual. He went about reading over his paperwork and signing where necessary. The documents were necessary if he wanted to further his duel disk invention. His new vision would take years to complete, but something about duelists being able to design their own duel disks had a nice ring to it. Just when he thought he could concentrate, the memory replayed.

He saw her red gown encompassing her as she twirled. He heard her melodious laugh and he recalled the feeling of her hand in his. Lindsey Walsh had the ability to torture him without even being in the room, and Seto was far beyond irritated.

He gritted his teeth and pressed down so hard on his pen, he ripped a hole in the page. He threw his pen across the room as he growled. Realizing he needed to calm down, he raked a hand through his hair and took a deep breath. "I'm gonna regret this." He murmured to himself.

He dialed a number on his office phone, impatiently waiting for them to answer.

"Mr. Kaiba?"

"Paula. Is there a Black tailored suit ready to be worn available?"

"Of course sir!" Paula sounded overly excited. "What's the occasion?"

"Bring it to my office immediately." He hung up without answering her question.

He sat back in his chair and waited. He knew he wasn't getting his work done as long as he had this much on his mind.

The memory of that night snuck up his mind again. A tiny smile graced his lips, but it soon faded. She's still the only girl that can make him lose control.

I wonder if she has yet to discover her affect over me. The affect that gets stronger day by day…

Lindsey POV

"We're fucking hot." Mai said as both she and Lindsey posed in front of a large full-length mirror.

After hours of waxing, plucking, hair styling, and applying makeup, both girls had looked picture perfect. Mai wore a solid purple satin dress that was skin-tight. It had a sweetheart neckline and stopped just above mid thigh. She paired it with sparkly black stilettoes. Her hair had been straightened and she had finished her look with a Smokey-eye makeup design and bold lips.

Lindsey had been a little less daring. Her dress was an aqua color with a silver belt as an accent. It was strapless and fell right at her thigh. The fabric was an elegant satin up top, and toile like below her belt. Lindsey reminded herself to thank Paula again for the exquisite dress. Her hair, like Mai's, had been straightened. She finished her look with silver heels, and natural makeup.

They both truly felt like showstoppers.

"Alright. Joey and Yugi will be here in about 20 minutes so take this time to gather your deck and anything else you might need."

"You never did tell me how you got Joey to ask you to this dance." Mai blushed.

"Well, I may or may not have seduced him a little." Lindsey rarely saw Mai act this shy.

"Details woman!" Lindsey was persistent as Mai grew uncomfortable.

"Well it involved some touching and feeling and I may have kissed him a little." Lindsey's jaw dropped.

"You and Joey kissed!?" Mai nodded.

"And some other things…" He voice trailed off. Lindsey covered her mouth with her both her hands.

"Oh my god." Her hands muffled her words.

"You can't tell anyone Lindsey! Promise me!" She looked frantic.

"Of course I promise! But all that for a dance? Yami and I have been dating months and we haven't done….." She was searching for the right words. "You know, those kind of things."

Mai ran a hand through her perfectly straight hair. "I know. I didn't plan on it happening, it just did. And what do you mean you haven't done 'those kind of things?' Surely you two have done something?" Lindsey slowly shook her head and Mai gaped. "You're gonna bore him if you don't make some kind of move."

Bore. Him?

"Now is not the time to think about that though. Go get your deck." Lindsey nodded and went to grab it out of her safe. She placed it into her silver clutch purse. As she was doing this, her crystal ring caught her eye. She stared at it a moment.

Ly, did you ever bore the pharaoh?

"Never!"

Do I bore the pharaoh?

"Of course not Lindsey. He loves you."

Lindsey wasn't convinced, but she set the thought aside as someone knocked on the door.

"The boys are here." Mai sang out. She let the boys in and they both looked quite handsome. Both boys wore black dress slacks with shined black shoes. Joey wore a purple dress shirt with a black tie, and Yami wore a black shirt with an aqua tie, as well as the Millennium Puzzle.

Mai and Joey tightly hugged and Lindsey swore she saw him kiss her on the cheek. Yami greeted Lindsey with a brief kiss.

"Has anyone ever told you that you're stunning?" She giggled.

"You'd be the first." He smiled in response then took her hand in his.

"Well, let's go! Da limo is downstairs!"

Thousands of people danced within the south gym. Lindsey looked around in awe. She had never saw her classmates look so dressed up before. Loud bass music boomed over the speakers, and the laser show above them was stunning. The lights were turned off to see the show, as well as to show off the disco lights going wild throughout the gym. Light up duel monsters hung on the walls to accommodate the theme of the dance. It was truly a night to remember.

If this is homecoming, I can't wait to see prom.

"Yugi!" The four of them looked over to see Tea running towards them with the rest of the gang. The nine friends all greeted each other.

After some time talking and laughing, the song, 'California Girls' by Katy Perry came on. Tristan, Duke, and Joey just about squealed with glee. They about pulled the group onto the dance floor, and everyone had tears streaming down their cheeks as the three boys danced like fools. Lindsey and Mai had recorded the whole thing.

At the conclusion of the song, everyone had grabbed their partners as the slow song, 'The Power of Love,' by Gabrielle Aplin came on. Lindsey had wrapped her arms around Yami's neck as he caressed her waist. She rested her head on his shoulder as the music carried them.

Some time had passed before Lindsey lifted her head to look into Yami's eyes. He looked at her with complete adoration. "Can I ask you something." Lindsey asked.

"Anything." He pulled her closer.

"Do I bore you?" He looked a little taken aback.

"Why would you ever think that?" She gave him a nervous smile.

"Just wondering." Yami raised a brow at her. She responded by leaning in and kissing him sweetly. "I love you."

"I love you too." They kissed once more before the song has ended. While another semi-slow song, 'A Queen's head' by RAIGN, had begun the gang had started to walk off the dance floor, but Lindsey arms was caught by a strong vice-like grip. She turned to see Cobalt eyes staring down at her.

"Care to dance?" Yami came up her side with a concerned look. She squeezed his hand for reassurance.

"I'll only be a few minutes." He nodded and went to join the group. Lindsey had noticed that Yami had switch over to Yugi, making her feel horrible.

Seto had grabbed her hand and led her onto the dance floor. She noticed he wore a full on black and white tuxedo with polished black dress shoes. His tie bore the KC emblem on it. The look was enough to temporarily daze Lindsey.

Seto and Lindsey immediately commanded the dance floor. Moving elegantly and ballroom style-like. They hadn't noticed, but fellow students had formed a circle around them to watch.

"Thought you weren't going to show?" Lindsey breathed.

"I decided differently." His answer was short.

"Care to explain." He pulled her to him, their faces inches apart.

"I'd rather not." There was an electric charge between them that was noticeable by anyone that wasn't brain-dead. Lindsey pushed off of him and twirled. He smirked as he caught her hand and spun her back to him.

The gang watched in awe as they moved enchantingly, truly an amazing sight. No one had ever witnessed Seto Kaiba this outgoing but they definitely took advantage of the moment.

The two dancers never did notice everyone staring at them, and they never would because of the current events about to unfold.

The music cut off first, then the gymnasium went pitch black. There were panicked screams from her fellow classmates and people began to run in all directions.

"Seto!" Lindsey screamed. "Stay with me!" She grabbed his hand and began to pull him towards an exit. The gymnasium was a scene from a horror movie.

One night Lucian. You couldn't let me have this one night.

"Lindsey. This isn't Lucians doing.."

What? Why is everyone panicking so much then?

"Wouldn't you?"

The doors to the gymnasium were locked and no one could leave. The screams and panic grew. Lindsey was still holding Seto's hand.

"Seto, call your security team or something. Get us out!" Seto murmured something into his tux but Lindsey couldn't make out the words.

"Shut up! All of you!" There was an unknown voice heard over the gyms speakers. The gym silenced and the students stood still. A spotlight formed at the front of the gym that everyone immediately turned to.

There stood a tall slender woman. She had sandy blonde hair that went down to her mid-back. Her skin was tan, and she possessed her very own pair of radiant green eyes. She was dressed in a business skirt suit.

"Now. Who can tell me where my lying bitch of a daughter is?" There was murmuring amongst the crowd.

"Lindsey? Is that who I think it is?" Seto asked.

"Yes Seto." She took a deep breath. "That's my mother."

"I'm so thankful the reincarnation of me has such a fucked up life!"