'Get a hold of yourself Serena. He's a just a boy. Boys like...duel monsters! Maybe offer him a rare card in daddy's collection. A toon card! Surely, that'll keep him from saying anything." she thought to herself. Daddy would be mad, but her secret would be safe. He'd never know about Serena's dark past and that was worth everything
"So...do you like duel monsters?" she asked nervously. Seto's head shot up. She had to know who he was, but it seemed like she was oblivious to Kaiba and his dueling reputation. 'Why else would she ask such a simple question' Seto thought. Serena relaxed when she saw his reaction. She had him hooked. It was going to work.
"Well, what would you say if I could get you a toon card. Never released and a favorite of my father's" she whispered "all you have to do is forget you saw anything. I-I mean I don't want you to get the wrong idea or anything. I'm a total klutz. I … fell last week and I'm still recovering."
Seto looked into her crystal blue eyes. She was lying and he could tell. No way had she gotten those scars from falling. She walked with the poise of a model so it was highly unlikely. As for those toon cards, Seto had enough of those maniacal card tricks. I he was going to win a duel, he was going to win it his blue eyes.
"No, thanks" he said simply and turned back to his computer. Serena panicked. What kind of duelist refused one of the most powerful cards in the world? Serena bit her lip and glanced down and noticed the KC logo on the boy's computer.
"What if I made you a program? Kaibacorp used to love my programs. A-and you can take the credit. I'm sure your boss would be thrilled" she blurted. 'Now this was an interesting proposal' Seto thought. Kaiba had seen some of her work in Gozaburu's office. He was highly impressed, at the time, as a girl one year his junior could have created such sophisticated technology. Obviously, she had no idea who he was but this was turning out to be a fun game.
"Okay. It's a deal. Meet me after school and we can go to KC. You'll do everything I say and if you meet my demands, I'll keep your… "accident" between us." Her eyes widened as she took in his words.
"Thank you. You won't regret it." she exhaled relieved. 'It was going to be okay. It would be fine' she thought to herself as she took her seat next to Kaiba.
Kaiba wasn't one to break a promise. But the way the girl was so protective of her "secret" scared him. She was willing to do anything to keep this detail hidden from the world. Where had she gotten those injuries? Had someone hurt her? Was she too frightened to tell? She was an enigma that Kaiba was determined to find out.
When Yugi and the gang entered class, he noticed Serena had returned. The young girl had covered her face with her thin arms while a cascade of blonde hair hid her away from the rest of the world. 'Yami, should we talk to her?' Yugi asked. 'No, let her be. She has something on her mind that needs to be taken care of before she can truly make friends. Give it some time. Be kind and supportive, but don't push her too far...' Yugi pondered at the pharoah's words. What could he mean? What did he know?
As the bell rang, Serena was quick to follow Kaiba as her long legs matched his pace. When they made their way to the street, she noticed her car and a KC company car waiting to pick up the teens. "I guess I'll meet you at KC." she said hurrying to the sleek mercedes as Kaiba got into his limousine.
From the back of the tinted car, Serena could finally breathe. Her first day had been a disaster. The one thing she had worked so hard to keep from everyone had potentially been exposed to some random boy. She sighed loudly. "Is everything okay Miss. Serena?" her driver asked.
Serena paused before answering. "Yes Richard" she smiled brightly "Please follow the KC car to Kaibacorp."
"Ah, Mr. Kaiba's car. Yes miss." he replied. 'Mr. Kaiba?' Suddenly, it sank in.
"Richard, t-that boy I was just with. Is he Seto Kaiba?!" she asked with widened eyes.
"Uh, yes miss. Didn't you know?" Serena had known that the CEO of Kaibacorp lived in Domino city, but why did he have to be the one to see! Serena's knee started to shake in anxiety. How was she going to get out of this mess? of course, he wouldn't honor their agreement! Her father was his most important business partner! Her mind began calculating what she could do.
