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: Nope, I'm still not the proud owner of YuGiOh!

Author's note: Chapter 9 already!^^ I'm writing this story faster than I thought I would... I'm just very happy that Mokuba exists, 'cause without that little fellow, I would be having one hell of a time trying to make up ways for S&S to meet/interact. Anyway, I want to give my thanks to Catalyna Cullen for the nice review and the box of pocky!^^

Chapter 9: Your Heart Belongs To Me

That Monday, school seemed like a breeze to Serenity. She went in happily and came out just as happily. Everything was going perfect. Joey and Mai were closer than ever, Yugi and Tea had started their own little romance, Tristan and Duke seemed to respect her privacy a little more, and she'd discovered Kaiba wasn't as mean as they'd told her. It was just perfect.

There was only one tiny thing that wasn't a good thing today: She had an entire free afternoon… and she didn't have the slightest idea what to do with it. All of her friends already had plans. Joey, Mai, Yugi and Tea were having lunch as a double date, Duke was having some sort of meeting with a big company that was interested in his Dungeon Dice Monsters Game and Tristan was off to Tokyo to celebrate his uncle's birthday.

She sighed as she crossed the street. Somehow, she felt a bit… abandoned. Yet, she knew she wouldn't have fun going along with any of her friends either. If she'd go with the two couples, she'd be the fifth wheel, and she'd probably ruin their date. If she went with Duke, she'd be bored out off her mind, since she couldn't understand any of that business stuff anyway. And she was sure Joey wouldn't allow her to go with Tristan all the way to Tokyo, because it was too far away.

She sighed as she entered the park, one of her favourite places in Domino City. It wasn't on her usual route home, but somehow her legs had taken her here. Ah well… It wasn't like she had anything important to do.

She sat down on a park bench, enjoying the nice, warm autumn day. Summer was still in the air, as if the earth didn't want the fall to start yet. Strangely enough, the park was completely empty. Only a little sparrow was present, sitting on the branch of a tree close to her. It sang softly. Serenity loved it. The nice temperature, the peace, the melodious sound of the sparrow's whistle... Yet, she thought it wasn't right. This beauty shouldn't only be visible to her. Other people should enjoy it as well.

As if her wish was heard, she suddenly heard running footsteps coming towards her. The sparrow, obviously scared of the unknown person, flew away. Serenity, jumpy at the sudden sound of footsteps, quickly got up from the park bench to see who was in such a hurry. Much to her surprise, it was Mokuba.

"Hey Mokuba!," she called to him as he was racing by, causing him to stop in his tracks.

He smiled at her. With a slower pass than before, he walked towards her.

"What's with the hurry?," she asked friendly.

It took a while before Mokuba answered; he was panting from his high-speed running.

"Oh, I need to go to the mall," he answered finally with a small smile.

"You do? Why's that?"

"Well, toady it's four years ago that Seto took over Kaiba Corp., so it's sort of his anniversary. I figured I'd buy him a present."

"Aw, that's sweet," she said with a smile. It was hard to believe that this sweet kid was Kaiba's brother; they were completely different people.

"So, now that you know what I'm up to, I'd like to know what you're doing here," Mokuba said, his voice filled with curiosity.

"Me? Oh, I was just… well, sitting here," she said with a sad smile. "My friends all have something to do, and I guess I just ended up here in my boredom. The park is one of my favourite places in town."

He nodded to show that he understood.

"So, your friends are all busy?," he asked to double-check.

She sighed. "Yes, I'm afraid so…"

"Well, if you have nothing to do, would you come with me?," Mokuba asked hopefully. He hated going alone to the mall; people always stared at him, probably because he was Seto Kaiba's brother.

A smile appeared on Serenity's face. "I'd love to come with you," she said, her voice filled with excitement. Anything to chase away the boredom. Besides, Mokuba was a nice kid, and no person could possibly be bored at the mall.

"Great!," Mokuba exclaimed, happy that he didn't have to go alone. "Let's go then."

They stepped in what seemed like the gazzilionth store that day. They'd been shopping for almost three hours now. Mokuba had already bought his present for Seto about two hours ago, but they were enjoying the shopping so much, that they'd decided to stay a little longer.

Both of them were enjoying each other's company. They shared the hatred of being alone, and since the people they cared about were busy, it was nice to find company in each other.

The shop they just stepped in was a gift shop in Duel Monsters style. Neither of them had ever set foot in the place; it was in a far end of the mall, and neither of them had ever been here. Serenity because she hadn't been living in Domino for long, and Mokuba because had never taken the time to explore the mall this far.

As the two of them strayed around a bit, looking at all kinds of silly souvenirs, Serenity spotted something shiny in the back of the store. Leaving Mokuba alone in the front, she walked towards the shiny object. The thing seemed attract her; as if it was something she desperately needed.

When she discovered what it was, she couldn't help but smile. The object she'd been drawn to was a small replica of a Blue Eyes White Dragon. It was tiny, small enough to fit in her palm, and therefore it was cute, yet it also beamed with a strange sense of power, like a real Blue Eyes.

"Hey, what're you looking at?"

Mokuba just popped up out of nowhere, and he was curious to see what had caught Serenity's attention. When he saw the small Blue Eyes, he followed Serenity's example and smiled.

"What a cute little thing," he exclaimed, as if he had read Serenity's mind. "That would look nice in Seto's office; personal yet professional. And him office could really use something personal."

It was true; his brother's office was empty and hollow. Seto did have a picture of the two brothers as small children at the orphanage laying in his drawer, but that was about it. No decorations or personal items were found in Seto Kaiba's office. As Seto himself said; the room was supposed to be a place where he could work, so it had to look professional.

Serenity carefully picked the tiny Blue Eyes up, too see how much it would cost. She was happily surprised; the thing was worth seven dollars. Well, it was meant to be a little souvenir after all, so it wasn't more than logical that it was cheap.

Mokuba had already gone looking at some other stuff, but for some reason, she carefully put the tiny Blue Eyes back in its box, picked the box up and carried it to the pay desk.

Her heart was pounding faster with each step she took. Her brain was screaming that she needed to turn around and run away as hard as she could. Yet, she didn't. She just kept walking towards the huge building she was heading towards.

Why was she going to a place she obviously didn't want to be? She herself couldn't explain that. Even though her brain kept telling her to run away, her heart told her to keep walking. And she valued her heart above anything, unlike the man she was about to pay a visit.

When she reached the front door of the building, she hesitated for a moment. People in fancy business suits were walking in and out, looking at the plain girl in disgust. Maybe she didn't belong here. Maybe she should turn around and walk away.

No. Her heart told her this was the right thing to do. Her heart had told her to buy the tiny Blue Eyes to present it as a gift, and her heart was now telling her to go through with it. Even if she didn't really have any business here, even if she'd only heard about the anniversary a few hours ago, she felt that she needed to do this. Too many people had already turned around and walked away from him. She refused to be one of them.

So, against the will of her brain, she pushed the gigantic door open and stepped inside. If she had been paying any attention to her surroundings, she would have noticed the beauty of the marble floor, the nice paintings on the wall and the large fountain in the hall. It was obviously arranged that way to leave a good first impression to strangers. Well, important strangers, that is.

She quickly crossed the hall, stepping into one of the many elevators. Her eyes grew wide when she saw the number of floor: ninety-five. Ninety-five! Luckily for her, every button had a short description written next to it, showing strangers where to go.

It didn't take her long to figure out where she needed to be; the button that said ninety-five told her that the office of the CEO was right there, on the top floor. She pressed the button, and immediately, she felt the elevator moving.

While the elevator was rising, she got the tiny, nicely wrapped package out of the pocket of her pink body warmer. The sight of it gave her a little more courage, and a small smile appeared on her face as she put it back in her pocket.

Soon after that, the elevator slowed down and eventually stopped. A subtle bell was heard when the doors opened, and she stepped out, catching the attention of the secretary. The woman was looking at her directly, with the same disgusted look on her face as all the other fancy people in the hallway.

"May I ask your matter of business here?," the secretary asked. Her voice was fierce, yet friendly.

"Eh… Yes, of course. I'm here to see mister Kaiba."

"Who isn't?," the secretary muttered under her breath. She was obviously not in a good mood.

Harder than necessary, the secretary threw a small book on her desk, flipping through it quickly. While she was doing this, Serenity was still standing on the exact same spot, staring at the floor.

"Well, it seems like mister Kaiba doesn't have any appointments today. I guess it couldn't hurt if you paid him a visit," the secretary concluded after a while.

Serenity gave a relieved smile. So far, it was going well.

"I'll only need to ask if you want to walk through these, ma'am. Security matters."

Serenity looked up when the secretary spoke to her again. She was pointing at two strange looking poles, which were well hidden behind a curtain at first.

Serenity nodded as she slowly walked towards the two poles. She was a little frightened that the things would electrocute her if she walked through them, like in Joey's favourite cop series on TV. She quickly shook her head, eliminating the thought from her head, while making a mental note that she shouldn't watch so much TV with Joey anymore.

She closed her eyes, the fear of being electrocuted still in the back of her head, and took two steps forward. Nothing happened. No electrocution, not even a tiny shock.

She turned around to see the secretary looking at her computer screen. After about a minute, she turned around and nodded.

"It seems to be in order. Follow me, please."

She was standing in front of the office door. Seto Kaiba, CEO, was written on the door in golden letters. She felt nervous, just like the previous time she'd been standing in front of a door that Kaiba was behind. Only this time, she was more determent to get in. So, after not too long, she knocked on the door three times.

Inside the office, his head shot up at the sound of the knocking. Oh great, now what? Couldn't a person just work in peace? Well, apparently not.

"Come in," he said reluctantly, his voice hard enough to penetrate through the door.

Almost immediately, the door was opened, and she stepped in. As soon as he laid eyes on her, the strange, unpleasant yet pleasant feeling returned to his stomach. Even though he despised her, he was somehow… happy to see her? Yeah, right. His tiredness must've taken its toll.

"What do you want?," he asked her coldly, not showing any of the emotions that were rushing through him.

She carefully walked towards his desk. With her standing up and him sitting down, they were almost at an equal height. She was happy about that, since it was hard talking to someone that was two heads taller than she was. She than got the package containing her gift for him out of her pocket and held it out to him.

"I came to bring you this."

He gently took it from her hands, looking at the tiny box sceptically.

"Explain," he sneered, giving her an icy look.

Serenity quickly looked down, facing her shoes now. She hated it when he stared at her like that; it made her feel uncomfortable. Than again, that was probably his goal.

"Well… I ran into Mokuba in the park… and he said that today you're CEO for four years… so I figured…," she said, barely hard enough to hear.

Seto rolled his eyes. Mokuba… Again. He loved the kid, but sometimes… He looked at the small package, examining it accurately.

Serenity, feeling that she was no longer stuck under his gaze, looked up again, just in time to see him unwrapping the tiny box. When he opened the box and got out the small Blue Eyes, she could've sworn she saw a glitter of joy in his eyes. Unfortunately, it didn't last long. His eyes turned cold and uncaring again after only a split second.

He looked away from the Blue Eyes, once again directing his gaze towards her. He saw the innocent, hopeful look in her eyes, and the strange feeling in his stomach became a lot more severe. Damn, if he only was humble enough to say a thanks. Unfortunately, his pride wouldn't let him. Instead, he stood up and walked past her, stopping before the huge bookshelf that consumed a whole wall. He than placed the Blue Eyes on top of it.

She had to admit, it looked nice up there. It was pretty noticeable, and it could be seen from every corner in the office. She smiled as she walked towards Kaiba, standing right behind him, looking at the Blue Eyes. She knew that this gesture was the closest she would get to a thanks, and she was grateful for it.

Kaiba turned around. She was directly facing him now. Well… facing his chest, that was. She looked up, making eye contact with him. For once, his look wasn't cold and icy, but… well, neutral. At that moment, she felt like drowning in those incredible, azure blue eyes. Her heart was pounding rapidly fast. Adrenaline was flowing through her veins. Her breathing became heavy. Then, she did the unthinkable.

She got on her tiptoes, wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his.

An electric shock seemed to go through her, warming her from the inside out. Soon, she felt two hands on her waist, pressing her closer to him. He was kissing her back, and man, could he kiss!

The moment was perfect. Time seemed to have stopped just for the two of them the moment their lips had locked. Passion was written all over the place. The moment was absolutely perfect. That was, until Kaiba snapped out of it and pulled away.

It seemed as if he had just awoken from some sort of trance. He looked at her in disgust, hating himself for what he'd just done. He walked right past her, out of the office, slamming the door shut behind him.

Due to the force he used to slam the door shut, the tiny Blue Eyes fell from the shelf.

Well, that ends chapter 9! I know, I know, what a rotten way to end this one, but I thought it would fit. I really can't see Kaiba going all : "OMG, I love you, I need you, I'll cherish you forever!" No... that's not Kaiba. And than especially not after only the first kiss. So, I decided this was a better way for him to react. My personal opinion, that is. Ah well... As always, please review.