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The two spent the day soaking up each other's company and were inseparable as they walked through the city. It had been weeks since they had let their guard down around each other and both were ready to show the other their true selves.

In the limo, Serena leaned against Seto as she casually glanced at her phone when she realized something. "Seto! it's almost mid-April?" He nodded. "But, the Destiny's Champion League was supposed to start on the second! Why are you, Yugi, Joey and my father still in Domino? You're all supposed to be dueling."

"Serena, you're Pegasus' only daughter. Do you really think he would leave you in the city by yourself without your friends or me? He postponed the tournament until you were ready to go as well." he answered.

"But he said I didn't have to duel…" she questioned.

" He did. But, as the daughter of the Industrial Illusions president, it makes sense that you're present at his tournament and… I'd like you there as well." he said almost shyly.

Serena looked up at him with a small smile. "I should probably go home."

Though Kaiba was reluctant to let her go, he had to agree that it would be best as the competition couldn't be delayed forever.

Most likely, her father would be at the Industrial Illusions headquarters so Serena decided to be dropped off there. As she was about to leave, she kissed Seto's cheek before running out. "See you at the tournament! "

When she entered the large building, she was immediately greeted by her father's secretary. "I need to see Daddy" she explained.

"Of course, your father is finishing up a meeting with one of the late entry duelists, but he'll be out shortly." Serena smiled her thanks and waited in the lobby.

After a few minutes, the elevator dinged alerting Serena that the guest was leaving. When she looked up, her eyes stared directly into those of von Schroeder. He gave her a sick smile before pushing out of the elevator towards the exit.

Her mouth went dry and tears threatened to shed until she furiously wiped them away. For a moment, she was at a loss for words as a flurry of emotions overtook her. Soon, she regained her composure. She wasn't going to give him the satisfaction. If anything, she was out for revenge. She was sick of everyone's protection. She wasn't going to be the girl that hid behind her father or Seto. This was her battle and she was going to be victorious. Her eyes gleamed with a new determination that would have scared anyone in her path. When the elevator finally reached the top floor, Serena's face was one of ferocity and determination.

She stormed into her father's office. Pegasus looked up, startled by his daughter's change in demeanor. He was surprised to find that her sweet shyness had disappeared but was intrigued by her new proposal.

"Daddy, I'm going to duel. But, I'm not going to go against Yugi, Joey or Seto even if I make it to the finals. There's only one person that I want to duel and when I'm finished with him, he'll be the one crying from humiliation and defeat." she said icily.

Pegasus was confused by her words but agreed to her terms. It was the first time he had ever seen Serena become so ruthless. She had always been his angelic little girl. Serena had never gotten into trouble at school until recently (mostly due to his absence), was a superior duelist and could create technology that was truly state of the art.

A part of this cared him, but another part swelled in pride. His only child would be dueling in an Industrial Illusions tournament playing the game he had designed. When she was younger, Pegasus hadn't followed her career due to his depression from losing Cecelia. So, this would be the first time, he would actually see her true skills.

That night, it was announced that the Destiny's Champion League would commence in exactly one week in a remote location. All duelists were given tickets to multiple planes that would fly them to their destination.

After her announcement, Serena and her father quickly left for their home. If she was going to win this duel, she would need her father's help in rebuilding her deck.

Seto was beginning to worry about Serena. It had been two days since he had seen her and besides the occasional text, he hadn't spoken to the girl. He wasn't sure what was going on since she hadn't been at school either.

As the car turned up the driveway, Kaiba decided he would visit Serena after work. While the two days had allowed him to get ahead on his work at Kaibacorp, Seto missed the warm embrace and sweet gestures of his Serena.

As Kaiba put the finishing touches to his new holographic technology program, the elevator door chimed alerting him that someone was about to enter his private office. He looked up to see that Serena was exiting through the doors.

"Hi" he said confused by her sudden appearance. Her gave a short kiss on the cheek but something was different about Serena. Her careful shyness seemed to have melted away and she didn't blush as she usually did when he touched her.

There was a hardness in her eyes that was foreign to Seto. Gone were the tears from the past and instead a look of ferocity overtook her normally kind face. "Serena?" he questioned.

Serena snapped back to her current state and gave Kaiba a warm smile before proceeding with her request. "I need your help." she said with a gleam in her eye. He agreed immediately. Serena was never one to ask him for anything and he was willing to help her in any way possible.

"I'm going to duel in my father's tournament, but I need help. I haven't dueled in years and I need some practice. Can I use your testing lab?" she pleaded.

"Of course. But, Serena, I thought you didn't want to duel. What changed your mind?"

"I have my reasons" she answered as a deep sadness overtook her face. She didn't want her father or Seto to know that her attacker had entered in the tournament. She didn't want anyone involved. She was going to punish him on her own terms.

Kaiba looked as though he had more questions, but didn't press her on the subject. Instead he asked her a different question. "Serena, why do you want to use my computer system? Your father has a collection of every duel monsters card ever made. His practice stadium would be better equipped than mine" he questioned.

"Seto, you hold the power of the three blue eyes white dragons. My father never used those cards after initial production. So, while I can practice against the power of one since it's stored in the Industrial Illusions database, I can only face the ultimate dragon at your headquarters."

"I don't understand Serena. Do you want to duel me in this tournament?" he asked wondering why his girlfriend had changed her mind so suddenly.

Her face softened "Seto, I could never duel against you." she whispered "But you're one of the best duelists in the world and if I can beat one of the most powerful monsters in the game, I know I can beat him."

" Him? Serena who are you talking about?" he questioned gently turning her face towards him. Serena tried to break from his touch unwilling to let him see the true reason she had decided to duel.

He looked into her eyes. The same look of fear that he had witnessed had come back. The tears were absent from her face, but Seto knew what had changed her mind. "You saw him" he stated "you know that he's going to duel in the competition and you want to beat him." It was more of a fact than a question.

She looked at him with fiery eyes. " I'm going to destroy him and once that duel is over, he's going to wish he had never seen me."