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: Still not owning YuGiOh...
Author's note: Chapter 4! Yey^^ I really enjoyed writing this chap. I hope you'll enjoy reading it just as much!^^ As always, I want to thank the reviewers of the previous chapter^^ So, thanks a lot SETO-KAIBA-LIFE, pink-strawberries and P.O.J.A! You have been really nice^^
Chapter 4: Heartbeat
Serenity gently pushed open the door of Kaiba's bedroom. Trying to be as quiet as she could possibly be, in case he was asleep, she stepped inside, closing the door behind her.
Kaiba's room was dark, due to the fact that the binds were closed. However, she could see a part of the room thanks to a small source of light. The light came from a laptop. Kaiba's laptop. He was sitting up in his bed, typing on the portable computer, probably sorting out things for the Kaiba Corporation. The light coming from the laptop shined directly upon his face. Serenity was shocked by what she saw.
His skin, that was pale from lack of sunlight through the years, was now even paler, almost glowing in the dark. There were huge bags underneath his bloodshot eyes. His nose was colored bright red and his lips were so dry that they had busted. He was truly sick, no doubt about it. He must feel horrible… Serenity didn't understand how he could even gather the strength to sit up, let along focus on his work.
Should she disturb him? Should she reveal her presence to him? She could run for it… He hadn't noticed her yet, so it wasn't too late…
As she was having an inner conflict with herself, Kaiba finished the report he had been working on. Satisfied with the final result, he decided that the rest of his work had to wait until the evening. He hated postponed things, but he was feeling worse by the minute. He also hated to admit it that Mokuba was right. The sooner he'd take some rest, the sooner he would be up and running again.
For the first time in about three hours, he looked up from his laptop. Much to his surprise, there was a person in his room, close by the door. He was even more surprised when he saw who it was. The mutt's sister! What on earth was she doing in his house; in his room nonetheless? He never allowed anyone in his room except for Mokuba and Fong.
He noticed that she was staring at feet, deep in thought. He would never say it out loud, but he was completely confused at that point. What was she doing here? Who gave her permission to go into his room? Why hadn't she revealed her presence to him? He was just about to ask her those questions, when she snapped out of her thoughts and looked up… right in his eyes. Even in the little light, he could see her cheeks turn red in embarrassment.
"What are you doing here?," he asked immediately. His voice was a bit raspy, but it was still powerful enough to make the girl tremble.
"Well… I… I… uh…," she stuttered. Oh man, what was she going to do? He caught her in his room, as if she was some sort of stalker. How was she ever going to explain this?
"Well? I don't have all day," Kaiba sneered as he crossed his arms.
"Well… Mokuba… he… he said… that you… you had the flu… so… so I thought… that I… I'd see how… how you were…were doing…," she managed to get out.
Kaiba grunted. "Mokuba… of course," he hissed. He should have known Mokuba was behind this; his brother always said he should socialize more. He slammed his laptop shut out of frustration, covering the room in complete, utter darkness.
Serenity let out a small whimper in reaction to the darkness. Because of her once bad eyesight and the operation she had to undergo to fix that, she was completely terrified of the dark. She felt helpless in dark; not being able to anything independently. That was the reason she still slept with a tiny night lamp on. It might be childish, but the small source of light seemed to chase all her fears away.
Serenity started to wander helplessly around the room, trying to find the door, the window or a light switch to put an end to the darkness. Before she could even get near any of those things, she tripped over something, causing her to lose her balance. She hit something hard at about the height of her knees. Due to the impact of the collision with the thing, she fell down, head first. She closed her eyes, waiting to land on the hard ground, but instead, she fell on something big and soft.
Kaiba flinched when something fell on his chest with quite some impact. He quickly reached for the lamp on his nightstand and turned it on. As soon as he saw what hit him, he couldn't help but smirk. The mutt's sister must've had a collision with the end of his bed, causing her to fall. She was lying on top of him, her head resting on his chest. Being clumsy must run in the Wheeler family.
Serenity let out a sigh of relief when a light filled the room. At least she could see where she was now. She slowly lifted up her face, trying to figure out where she had landed. When she did, she wished it was still dark.
She was staring right into Kaiba's eyes, which were remarkably close at that moment. He was half lying, half sitting there, arms crossed, eyebrows raised and a smirk on his face as he stared down at her. She must have bumped into Kaiba's bed… And fallen right into it! No, even worse… right on top of him!
As soon as she realized where she was, she felt her cheeks turn red in embarrassment once again. Immediately, she crawled away from him and quickly got out of the bed.
"I… I'm sorry…," she said softly, as soon as she was at a safe distance from the bed once again.
"It's not your fault." She couldn't believe that he just said that. Was he being nice to her?
"Clumsiness must consume a big part of the Wheeler DNA," he added to his first comment, making his first comment sound a lot less nice all of a sudden.
She hung her head. Of course he hadn't been nice to her… He was still Kaiba, after all. She just had to assume the best, always thinking the best of people. Perhaps Joey'd been right when he told her that some people will always be rotten inside.
"I'll just leave now." It was the first thing she'd said loud and clear since she came in. "Get well soon." She gave the sick man a small bow, as she turned around to leave the room.
Mokuba walked through the corridors of the mansion with a concerned look on his face. The Kaiba's personal chef, Alfonse, just called in sick. The flu had struck a lot of the people in the mansion. Three maids, two security guards, Seto, and now Alfonse. The problem was: Who was cooking dinner now? Mokuba himself didn't even know how to bake an egg and Seto was to sick to cook.
Mokuba sighed when he reached his brother's bedroom. Seto was already feeling bad enough; the news about Alfonse wasn't going to make things better. He carefully opened the door of his brother's bedroom, secretly hoping that he was asleep. He couldn't be more wrong.
When he opened the door, he saw Serenity standing right in front of him. Apparently she was just about to leave. He looked past her to see Seto, who narrowed his eyes when he saw Mokuba. That meant that Mokuba was in big trouble. Seto only needed Serenity to leave, so he could punish his little brother for bringing strangers into the house. Mokuba, not wanting to be punished, knew what he had to do to at least postpone that. Serenity had to stay.
"Leaving already?," he asked Serenity with his sweetest voice.
"Yes, I was about to…," she replied, trying to get past Mokuba so she could leave the room.
Mokuba wasn't letting her go so easily. He quickly got a hold of her wrist and pulled her back into the room.
"The more people, the more fun!," Mokuba exclaimed happily. He could here Seto growl out of frustration.
"Well… I suppose your right," Serenity said with a small smile. She didn't really mind being in Kaiba's room as long as Mokuba was here as well. She knew Kaiba loved his little brother; so she was safe from his ranting as long as she stayed close to Mokuba.
"Oh, and Seto," Mokuba said quickly. "Alfonse called in sick."
Kaiba rubbed his temples. Great, just great. He was feeling like crap, the mutt's sister had fallen right on top on him, and now the cook called in sick. If there was any more bad news, he was gonna blow.
"Well, than I'll have to make dinner," he stated, as he swung his legs over the edge of the bed. When he stood up, he felt a strong pain in his stomach, but he simply ignored it.
"Wow, not so fast," Mokuba said, as he pushed his brother back on the bed. Normally, Seto could've pushed Mokuba aside and continue his way, but his body wasn't nearly as powerful as he'd like it to be, so he let Mokuba push him for a change.
"Then who is going to cook dinner?," Seto asked, as he raised his eyebrows quizzically at Mokuba.
The question got Mokuba thinking. It was indeed a good question. Who was gonna cook dinner? He and Seto both couldn't, the maids had already gone home, and poor old Fong was a terrible cook. What to do?
"I could cook." The Kaiba brothers turned their heads towards Serenity, who had spoken. "If you like…," she added quickly, not wanting to look pushy. Joey had some sort of work diner party tonight, so she would be alone for diner anyway. She wouldn't mind cooking dinner at all; cooking was a thing she enjoyed.
"Serenity, thank…," Mokuba started, but he was cut off by Kaiba.
"No." Kaiba crossed his arms to amplify his statement. The last thing he needed was a favor from a Wheeler. He hated owing people anything. He could take care of himself and his little brother just fine. He didn't need any help.
Once again, he got up. He wasn't just going to let Mokuba push him back again; this was a matter of pride. He was not taking a favor from a Wheeler. He walked towards the door of his bedroom, ignoring the nagging pain in his stomach. When he almost reached the door, nausea came over him. His grabbed the doorknob and clenched onto it, trying to fight the nausea away. It wasn't working though. He needed to lay down, he knew that very well. But he was to stubborn to do so.
Mokuba looked at his brother in pity. He always admired his brother's strength, never giving up, but right now, he was just being stupid. He was in no condition to be out of bed. Quickly, Mokuba made his way over to the door and guided Seto back to his bed with a little help from Serenity.
"Seto, you need to let Serenity help out," Mokuba pleaded with a begging voice.
Kaiba didn't answer at first; he was rubbing his temples in an attempt to feel less nauseous. He was so out of it; he hadn't even realized he was back in his bed. When the nausea started to blur, he could think clearly for a moment.
Mokuba was right; he was in no condition to be up. But he didn't want the help of a Wheeler. Yet, he had to accept her help. His brother was the most important thing on the world to him, and a thirteen-year old needed to be fed properly. He had to give in.
"Fine," he growled reluctantly.
Mokuba let out a sigh of relief when his brother finally came to his senses, and Serenity smiled and bowed to Kaiba.
"I won't disappoint you."
And that was chapter 4^^ I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Don't ya'll feel sorry for poor, sick Kaiba? If you like, please leave a review^^