This is the next installment of "Fire And Ice" let the tension begin and learn a little about Caylee's past.
Caylee smiled as she pulled Seto along, planning to head downstairs and join Mokuba's friends. That was until she felt pain jolt up her left leg and fell to the ground in pain.
"Caylee," Seto cried, rushing to catch her.
She was gasping in pain. Though her leg was in a cast, the pain was intense and she realized that she hadn't taken any painkillers since she had woken up to the yelling.
"I'm alright, I hadn't even registered how sore my leg was," Caylee said, trying to get her breath back.
"Did you take painkillers this morning?" Seto asked picking her up off the ground.
Caylee blushed; he had hit the nail on the head, knowing she had forgotten.
She rubbed the back of her head sheepishly, "In my rush to stop you from killing your little brother, I kind of forgot,"
Seto rolled his eyes at her and she couldn't help but giggle. It was a typical Seto move.
"Come on, let's get this goofball visit over with," Seto muttered.
"You really don't like them?" she asked, tilting her head in confusion.
"You'll see why in a minute," he replied, "I'll set you down on the couch and then get you your painkillers," Seto said.
"Thanks, I'll try and not to be too annoying anymore," Caylee said.
Seto laughed, "Who are you and what have you done with Caylee? She loves to annoy the heck out of me,"
She couldn't help but smile at his laugh, it was rare for him to laugh from the heart and she didn't want to stop hearing it.
"Let's just say that I try not to do that as much with my friends,"
Seto stopped and looked at her.
"You really think of me as a friend?" he asked.
Caylee wondered what he meant by that until it clicked. He didn't have anyone he considered friends – no one knew the real him and he always appeared so cold so that no one could try and hurt him. That and most people were just trying to kiss his ass, like those from the company that he continuously complained about.
Part of her wanted to melt the ice in his heart so he could open up to others.
But the other just wanted him to open up to only her.
She smiled, "Yes, you are a good friend to me. Probably one of my only best friends that I've made in years,"
He gasped at her words and she frowned.
'Was it that hard to believe that I think of you as my best friend?' she thought.
"Seto, Caylee. The gang's here!" Mokuba called from downstairs.
Mokuba's call brought Seto out of his funk. He started towards the stairs, muttering under his breath.
"Let the torture begin,"
She laughed and looked down to see Mokuba's friends waiting. They were a lot more different than she had thought they would be.
They all looked about 18 except for one who looked about 12 but some people had always claimed she looked about 21, when she had yet to reach her 18th birthday yet.
"Hi I'm Caylee," she said with a wave.
The others were about to introduce themselves when Seto butted in.
"Save the introductions for when I set her down on the couch," Seto snapped.
Caylee looked up and poked her tongue at him. She knew it was childish but it was a habit that she had yet to kick.
Seto just snickered and placed her down on the couch gently.
"I'll go and get you painkillers," he said walking down the hall.
Mokuba's friends sat down on the other couch as she sat her fracture leg up on the coffee table to ease the pain a little.
They all looked normal enough until she saw the smaller on and the one next to him. They looked almost identical, except the older looking one had more, crimson eyes and looked more mature, but there was a look of great knowledge and wisdom in his eyes. Like that of an old soul.
"Whoa, talk about double trouble," she said.
The two in question laughed.
"Not really, we leave that for Joey and Tristan. Hi my name is Yugi Muto," the younger looking one with amethyst eyes, Yugi said.
"And I'm Yami Sennen," the older one, Yami said.
"Nice to meet you," she said with a smile.
"Mokuba wasn't kidding when he said your hair looked like fire, I'm Tea Gardner by the way," Tea, the only girl, said.
"It's not the first time someone's said that," she smirked.
"These buffoons next to me are Joey Wheeler," the blonde one, Joey waved, "And Tristan Taylor," Tea said and pointing lastly to the brunette, Tristan.
"It's nice to meet you all,"
"What happened to your leg?" Yugi asked.
"I fractured it when I ran out in front of their limo," she explained.
Each one of them cringed at her word, which was when she saw Seto coming back with a glass of water and two pills for her.
"Thanks Seto," she said, taking the pills and downing them.
He sat down next to her and she noticed that he purposefully put some distance between them. She sighed, knowing it was going to be a while before he opened up to her.
"So how's the new tournament coming along Kaiba?" Yami asked.
"Good, should be ready in a few months. It's going to be held at Kaibaland again. Your both going to compete again?" Seto asked.
"Sure, wouldn't miss it," Yami said.
"Why not?" Yugi said with a shrug.
"What about me?" Joey said exasperated.
Seto smirked, "Might as well, who else am I going to utterly defeat again?"
"Hey!" Joey said startled.
The others laughed. Caylee watched them and realized that she had no clue about their conversation. She groaned and laid down with her face in a cushion.
"Caylee are you okay?" Mokuba asked, worried.
"I'm alright. I just have no idea what this conversation is about," she said, lifting her face out of the cushion.
"Ever played Duel Monsters before?" Tristan asked.
"Never even heard of it," she said.
All of them looked at her like she had grown another head.
"Where have you been living this whole time? Under a rock?" Joey snickered.
Caylee flinched. He had hit a sore spot – she had been living on and off in an abandoned warehouse, changing every time the police caught wind of her. It wasn't something she was going to easily tell them about.
Unfortunately Seto had noticed her flinch and the awkward silence it left behind.
"Shut up Wheeler," Seto growled.
"Why Moneybags? It was just a question?" Joey exclaimed.
"Enough!" Caylee cried.
They both looked at her, almost afraid of the anger in her voice.
"I've met someone like you before Joey, and he kept getting on my nerves until I finally snapped once," she growled.
Joey gulped, "What happened?"
He was so going to regret asking.
She grinned evilly, "Oh, let's just say that he ended up going to hospital with a broken jaw,"
His face paled at the thought.
"Just keep that in mind from now on," she smirked before becoming serious," So what exactly is Duel Monsters?"
They then started going into a lengthy conversation explaining all about the card game.
(A/N: I'm not going into detail her, everyone reading SHOULD know about it)
Seto watched as Caylee slept on the couch. She had been asleep since Mokuba's friends had left. Not only had his friends worn her out but the painkillers had also made her drowsy.
But at least she wasn't in pain.
He sat down on the floor in front of the couch and looked at Caylee.
In her sleep, she looked so innocent; no one could tell of the hardships she had faced or the zest and fire that she had to keep living no matter what had happened.
She seemed to be happy in her dreams.
He smiled at her angelic face until he saw the tears running down her face. He heard her muttering and she had started to roll around in her sleep.
"What are you doing? Stop. Leave me alone. Somebody help me," she cried.
"Caylee, wake up!" Seto cried.
Caylee blinked her eyes open. She looked dizzy and flustered.
"What happened?" she said.
"You were having a nightmare," he said softly.
Caylee blushed and looked away; he could see tears starting to form in her eyes. Whatever she had had a nightmare about obviously frightened her.
And he asked the one thing he thought he would never say.
"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked.
Her response was instant.
"No," she said sitting up and grabbing her crutches.
"Caylee it won't help to keep it all bottled up inside. You can't let your fear rule you," Seto cried at her back.
"Fine. I'll let you know a little, just so you get off my back. Something happened six years ago – I was only twelve at the time. You should try thinking about how badly that would affect someone at that age," Caylee cried, not turning around to face him.
Seto gasped, what had happened that she seemed to fear it after six years.
"And Seto," she said looking back at him.
He met her eyes and he could see many emotions burning behind her emerald eyes.
Hatred.
Fear.
Agony.
Resentment.
"I'm still running," she said before limping away.
READ & REVIEW! Any guesses on what she is running from? Also which type of monsters should she use for her deck, I want to try and make one for her later but I don't know what type to use: Warrior, Dragon or Spellcaster?