Having A Heart
Summary: Kaiba believes that the heart is just a big muscle that pumps blood around the body. Serenity tries to convince him that the heart is a place where you keep the ones you love. Will she succeed? And will he place her in his heart? Silentshipping.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Author's note: And here is chapter two of my epic story! *ego* I want to thank Princess Yunariana, Catalyna Cullen, doylexcordeliaxforever and P.O.J.A for reviewing chapter one! Thank you so much!
Chapter 2: Bitter Heart
Serenity smiled when she heard the sound of the final bell. Finally… Normally, she didn't mind to go to school, she actually enjoyed it, but today was just one of those days. Everybody had them. Luckily, she was free to go now.
With a smile on her face and a sparkle in her eyes, she walked through the corridors of the school, greeting a few people here and there, eventually leaving the building. It was a beautiful day; the sun was shining, the air was cloudless and a nice, refreshing breeze compensated the heat of the sun.
Serenity's smile widened when she saw the beautiful weather. Together with the smell of the flowers in the schoolyard and the sound of classical music coming from the music room, it was perfect. She closed her eyes and inhaled the nice smell from the flowers. Serenity enjoyed these small things more than anything else. She felt like nothing could ruin this perfect moment.
Sadly, she was mistaken. When she opened her eyes, he was standing there. He was tapping his foot impatiently, looking on his watch every two seconds and giving anyone who dared to look at him an icy glare. It was as if his presence made the sun lose it's warmth, the flowers it smell and the music it's tone. Seto Kaiba.
Serenity hadn't forgotten about the promise she had made to herself; she had to prove to Kaiba that the heart is more than just an organ. She just didn't know how to do so. Kaiba seemed to have built a huge wall around him, making sure that nobody got in his personal space.
Perhaps she was exaggerating. Maybe a friendly talk would be enough. Well, at least it was worth a try. She hesitated a second or two, before she decided that she had nothing to lose. She slowly walked towards Kaiba, who, apparently, was waiting for someone.
"Good afternoon, mister Kaiba," Serenity said with a small bow. Kaiba slowly turned to her. He gazed down at her with a disgusted look in his eyes, as if she was dog poop on the sidewalk. He didn't speak a word. Serenity was getting a little uncomfortable under his gaze, but she wasn't ready to give up just yet.
"How are you?," she managed to ask with a clear voice. Kaiba finally stopped gazing at her. He directed his gaze towards the entrance of the school before he answered.
"I'm fine." That was it. Well, at least he said something… "So… who are you waiting for?," she asked, trying to keep the conversation going. "Mokuba." Again, a very short and simple answer. It was obvious that he wanted her to stop bothering him. She was just about to do so, when the sound of hasty footsteps caught her attention. It was Mokuba, who was running towards them.
"I'm sorry Seto, soccer training lasted a bit longer than I expected." He smiled at Serenity, not quite knowing why she was standing beside his brother.
"It's fine," Kaiba said. "Just get in the car, I don't have all day." Mokuba nodded and walked towards the black limousine.
Serenity was just about to announce that she was leaving, when she felt a drop of water hit her hand. The one drop was soon followed by many more. Oh great… Rain. And she had to walk home. She'd better run for it. Without saying goodbye, she indeed started to run for it, only to be called back.
"Hey Serenity!" She turned around to see Mokuba standing in the rain. "Do you need a ride?" She smiled happily and nodded, walking back to the car. A man in uniform, most likely the chauffeur, held the door open for her and Mokuba. Kaiba was already inside. She gratefully got in the car, sitting next to Kaiba, who obviously wasn't happy with his brother's decision to give her a ride. Mokuba sat down next to her other side. A few moments after that, the car was started by the chauffeur.
"Where do you live, Serenity?," Mokuba asked friendly. Serenity gave him her address, which he told the chauffeur through the intercom.
Most of the ride was covered in complete silence. Mokuba didn't really know what to say, Serenity was to shy to speak and Kaiba simply didn't want to speak.
A cough coming from Kaiba broke the barrier of silence. Immediately, Mokuba and Serenity looked at him in worry.
"You okay, Seto?," Mokuba asked. Kaiba rolled his eyes. "It's a cough. I'm fine." He coughed again. "It doesn't sound to well…" This time, it was Serenity who spoke out of concern. "So, I'm getting a cold. Big deal," Kaiba said with indifference in his voice.
The rest of the ride was, again, covered in silence. After what seemed like an eternity, the limo pulled up in front of Serenity's humble apartment. The door was opened for her by the chauffeur. She got out of the limousine and turned to the two people still inside.
"Thank you for the ride," she said gratefully with a small bow. After that, she turned around and walked to her front door.
"What the hell where you thinking?!" As soon as the chauffeur closed the door of the limousine, both the Kaiba brother started yelling at each other.
"Why did you have to be so mean?! She didn't do anything wrong! Now you made her feel unwelcome!," Mokuba yelled. He almost never raised his voice at his older brother, but this time he was really mad. Serenity had been so nice to his brother; yet he treated her like dirt.
"You want to know why I made her feel unwelcome? Because she wasn't welcome!," Kaiba sneered to his little brother. "I have better things to do than driving around little girls!"
He didn't need company, or nice people. Al he wanted was a little peace and quiet, but his brother had to be 'nice' and offer the mutt's sister a ride. If she had looked at the weather channel, she would have seen that it was going to rain and then, she wouldn't have come walking to school. But apparently, Mokuba thought that she was made of sugar or something, that she would melt if she had to walk in the rain. Besides, waiting for his little brother and driving that mutt's sister home had cost him way too much time. He had work to do.
However… she had been nice to him. Even after he had humiliated her brother right in front of her, she still had come to ask him how he was doing. She had been concerned when he had coughed. She was too nice for her own good. She was so pure, so innocent. She truely intrigued him.
"Seto?," Mokuba asked silently. "Hmm?" Mokuba didn't really know how to ask what he wanted to ask. He didn't want his brother to be mad again.
"Well… Why are you always so rude to people?" Seto sighed. He should have known this question was coming up. "Because I don't want people close to me," he answered.
"Why?" Oh, great. Mokuba had gotten the idea to play twenty questions… "I have my reasons," he simply said. "What kind of reasons?"
"Good reasons." He was getting tired of this now. "But…," Mokuba started.
"Mokuba, I have a good reason to keep people away from me. And that's final," Seto said firmly. He wasn't in the mood for a deep conversation about his hate for people. Luckily, Mokuba was smart enough to stop nagging his brother. Apparently, this wasn't something Seto liked talking about, so Mokuba wouldn't force him to.
An awkward silence fell between the brothers, until the car stopped at the Kaiba mansion, where the brothers got out of the limousine and went their own way; Mokuba to his room and Seto to his home office.
Serenity closed the door behind her. "Hey sis!," Joey's voice yelled from the living room. She put her bag down in the hallway and walked into the living room.
"Hey Joey." Joey was laying on the couch, watching TV with a bag of crisps and a bottle of soda next to him. He turned his head to face her when she walked in. He smiled.
"Since when do you take limousines to school?" It was a joke, but Serenity wished he hadn't seen the limo. If she even mentioned the word 'Kaiba,' Joey was gonna blow. But she also couldn't lie to Joey. She was a terrible liar.
"Well actually, I walked to school," she started. "But when school was out, it started to rain, so I got offered a ride." At least that was the truth, though she wasn't telling the part where she voluntarily went to talk to Kaiba. She didn't want to get Joey upset for no good reason.
"Who was nice enough to offer you a ride in a limousine?," Joey asked, half surprised and half curious.
"Mokuba." She was still telling the truth. After all, Mokuba was the one who offered her the ride. Kaiba probably couldn't have cared less.
"Oh yeah! I forgot that kid can drive around in a limo whenever he feels like it. I guess that's one of the only good things of being Kaiba's brother." Joey shrugged.
"Joey, that's not true. Kaiba may not be the nicest person, but he does care about his little brother." Joey looked at her in surprise. "Since when are you a member of the Kaiba fanclub?"
"I'm not! I just…" She stopped. Joey was right. Why was she defending Kaiba anyway? He had been nothing more than a jerk to her. If it had been up to him, he would've just let her walk home in the pouring rain. And yet, here she was, telling Joey how nice Kaiba was to his brother.
"Never mind," she told Joey with a sigh. "I'm gonna go do my homework." Joey nodded and turned his head back towards the television, while she picked up her bag in the hallway and took it up to her room to do her homework.
And that's the end of chapter two!^^ I know, there's not much action going on yet, but I'm trying to keep everyone (especially Kaiba) in character for as long as possible, so it'll take a wile before Kaiba actually turns around a bit. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter and if you have the time and patience, please leave a review^^