It's been awhile since I wrote anything creative. I hope you like this chapter. I've been very busy lately—really busy. Sorry for the delay in updates, especially in the other fictions. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter.

TheElegantFaerie: No worries, everything is under control. Thanks for liking how your story's developing. n_n

ThePinkMartini: Hope this chapter won't disappoint you or anything. ^_^

LeeRaRa: Ahahaha. Yeah, decide who you want for Yui after this chapter or in the next ones. It's still too easy to settle on one person, though.

Disclaimer: FY is not mine.

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Second Meeting

By Slavedriver2008

Yugi rubbed his eyes, resting his eyes for awhile. A sigh left him and he checked the clock; he had been reading for more than three hours and his grandfather will call him in a few more minutes for dinner. He also had school assignments to do and projects to start. Another sigh left him; he cannot stop reading because three of his school mates were inside the book. The principal will ask where they are tomorrow and the boy wanted to finish the book so the three could come back.

A knock came from the door of his room and Yugi gently placed the book on his study desk. He warily opened the door and was surprised when he saw his grandfather with a man he has never seen before. The young man seemed frustrated and worried of something.

"Yugi, there's a lad here who wants to see you," his grandfather said and Yugi nodded. "The living room is under renovation so you might as well talk in your room." Yugi nodded hesitantly and ushered the man inside.

Once the door closed, the man walked toward his desk and lifted the book. "Hey! Don't touch that!" he said, running toward him. The serious expression on his face made the boy stop. The man cursed as he read through the pages. "Why are you here?"

"Kaiba Seto sent me. I'm Yuuki Keisuke, Miaka's brother," Keisuke said not looking at him. "I can't believe this, they're inside the book again," he muttered and Yugi cleared his throat.

"Do you mind explaining, sir? You are in my room after all." Yugi asked and the man blinked. Keisuke sighed and hesitantly detailed what happened in the book barely a year ago.

"The book re-opened but it's not Suzaku's arc. I can't believe they're inside…and with the CEO of Kaiba Corporation…" Keisuke rubbed his temple and sighed. "The tragedy's happening again. Poor Yui, it's her side of the story now…"

Keisuke sat down on the chair and started to read, oblivious to the younger boy. Yugi smiled. Now he has an excuse to make his assignments. He sat on the other end of the table and took out his notebook. He'll willingly read the successive pages afterwards. Keisuke doesn't seem eager to share anyway.

The young man shook off the last remains of water on his skin. The sun had set recently and night was still young. He briefly debated with himself whether to practice his powers and decided against it at the last minute. The priestess was probably miles away; it would be useless to waste his energy. He stepped out of the banks and smirked at the tattered state of his robe. Dried leaves crackled in the distance and when he turned, found the beautiful face of the Seiryuu no miko, carrying fresh clothes for him to wear.

"You promised to give yourself to me tonight," Yui said and Seto frowned. He raised an eyebrow and stared venomously at the girl. "You are too modest." The girl smiled seductively and walked toward him, handing out a freshly washed robe. Seto merely looked at the cloth. "Should you get dressed or should we finish where we left off?"

"I do not have any time for you." Seto stepped out of the waters and clutched the robe once he stood in front of the girl. The girl feasted her blue eyes on his body and he took his time wearing the robe. "Do you not have anything better to do than tease me?"

"All I want is one night, why can you not give it?" The girl said sternly, eyeing him with anger. "I have waited all day for you… If I don't get what I want now, you'll regret it."

"Look for someone to play with. I do not want to dirty myself with the likes of you," Seto said venomously and walked away from the girl. He took the card from the ground and placed it on his new robe. A flash of lightning emanated from the sky and hit him. The mark on his forehead shined brightly and instead of feeling the pain, the lightning dissolved in his power.

"So, you've figured out how to use it, eh? Too late, I'm stronger than you are!" the girl shrieked and before she could call another lightning from the sky, Seto used his power to push her away. The girl flew on the waters with a large splash. When she emerged, she no longer bore Yui's face but the familiar face of the principal. "I tried to be nice to you!"

Sharp knives hit his back and Seto turned to find a man with a painted face. Pain filled him as the sharp tools plunged deeper and deeper into his flesh. "This is the end, Nakago-sama. I advise you to give up if you want to live. I will be gentle with you—"

The man immediately fell back and hit a tree. "Nonsense. Your toys could not hurt me," Seto lied. Blood came from his mouth but he heeded no mind. If he used more power, he will not feel the pain. He reached for it and gently took it off, throwing it back on the masked man.

"Damn you!" The man screamed and a flash of blue came from the lower part of his abdomen. Seto's eyes widened when he was able to make out the words written on his flesh, the way it was written on his head. Tomo. He was a warrior like himself but why does he want him dead? "I WILL KILL YOU!" Tomo took out a clam shell and viciously looked at him. "Welcome to hell."

Lightning came from the dark skies and hit him hard. Seto's mind reverberated and even the powers from his forehead were not enough to protect him. Lightness blinded him and the world disappeared ever so slowly from his view. White covered his vision and Seto felt like he was floating in the world with nothing but a memory of a name.

"Kaiba Seto," a sweet voice called. "Kaiba Seto…" the voice called again and then she giggled. Seto slowly opened his eyes and met a pair of blue green eyes. Her blonde hair was flowing slightly with the very light breeze that entered the room. "You're sleeping in class. The teacher would not like that," she whispered and he sat up straight, finding himself in the familiar room he goes into everyday.

The girl smiled sweetly at his direction and he looked back with a bland expression. There was something about her that he could not point out. But then, he cared less. She was just a random girl who caught him sleeping in class. He eyed her from the sides of his eyes and she suddenly blushed, covering her face with the book. The girl's dictionary dropped on the floor and he picked it up. The opened page caught his attention and his eyes found a constellation. Shin.

"I'm sorry. It was very careless of me," the girl apologized as he handed the book. A few more tedious minutes afterwards, the bell rung and everyone stood up and left. "Kaiba-kun," the sweet voice said again and he turned to face her. "Do you have time? I wanted to tell you something. Can you come to the rooftop?" She was blushing hard and Seto found the gesture fascinating. Girls seldom blushed for him; they were often too scared to stare. He answered her with a nod and she covered her mouth to hide the surprise in her face.

Seto looked around as they walked toward the rooftop, the girl walking in front. The whole place had been sketched in his memory for as long as he could remember but something was not right. He had been classmates with the girl for a long time too and he knew her name. Sato Michiko. But still, something inside him stirred. Everything around him felt like a dream, a quiet laidback dream.

"What is it that you want to tell me?" he asked the moment they reached the rooftop. The girl looked surprised and she giggled lightly. She walked toward him and lined the buttons of his coat.

"I like you." She smiled, still blushing. Finding no response from him, she stood on her toes to kiss him. "I love you, Kaiba-kun…" she whispered and kissed him again, wrapping her arms around his neck, finding courage because of the lack of resistance from him. He closed his eyes and let her explore his mouth. There was nothing in there for him but he gave in anyway. He was supposed to give in. He wrapped an arm around her slim waist and they fell slowly on the floor, his head buzzed of warnings he could not define.

In the sacred mountain, sleep was evasive for the Seiryuu no miko. The group decided to leave for Konan in the first ray of daylight to be home for the Prince's coronation. The girl sighed and looked out at the Western sky. One constellation glimmered over and over again and her heart pounded whenever she stared at Nakago's star. Slightly confused of her feelings, she changed clothes and left her room.

"What could you be doing at this time, Seiryuu no miko?" Taiitsukun's cold rough voice called in the shadows and Yui's skin prickled.

"Don't scare me, Taiitsukun-sama," was her only response. The creator laughed loud at her reaction and Yui smiled. The creator was getting easier and easier to deal with lately. "I couldn't sleep. Do you have sleeping medicine that I could drink?"

"Ah, why can't you sleep?" The old woman asked but she gave off an all-knowing expression. Yui frowned and sighed. "Is someone troubling you?"

Yui was unsure whether to share her thoughts and she ended up sighing again. "I feel like I'm slowly losing a part of me… There's a voice that kept calling me but I could not decipher who it was…"

"What do you plan to do then?" the woman asked. "The night is still young. You should not force yourself to do something you don't want to. The temple has many secrets but they hide in dark corners. Ah, I've said too much. I should give you something to drink instead."

Yui laughed lightly. "I'm sorry to be bothering you, Taiitsukun-sama. Are the others asleep alreay?" she asked and the creator laughed in exchange. "I forgot to ask but am I required to summon Seiryuu?" Yui asked, wanting to get clear instructions.

"That is something for you to know, Yui-sama." The blonde girl was briefly taken aback. The creator never called her by her name before and the act made her nervous. "I shall be taking my beauty sleep then. Enjoy your stay in my temple." The old woman floated away, leaving Yui still deep in thoughts.

With another sigh, Yui walked further into the temple but remembering to identify landmarks so she'll find her way back. The temple was filled with different alleyways and numerous rooms of the same design. In a few minutes of walking, Yui was already lost in the labyrinthine place. Her heart palpitated wildly and she turned around, trying to trace back her steps. Nervousness filled her as she could not find the landmarks. She felt like going around in circles.

"Shoot," she said to herself. "Now what should I do?"

"Find your way back, of course," the earring spoke and Yui smiled. She forgot Seiryuu was in Nakago's seiran earring. He should know how to get back.

"Do you know the way? I'm a little lost…"

"Stupid girl. Find your own way." The voice said, quite bored. Yui made a face and cursed the god in her head. "I heard that, learn to respect your god, miko." Yui flushed and rolled her eyes afterwards. She could not believe that he can read what was in her head. What a nuisance; she's far from having privacy now.

Yui reached a slightly opened door and she curiously peeked inside. Darkness greeted her and her skin crawled when coldness seeped from the open space. Her heart palpitated wildly and she slowly backed away. She could make out voices inside and she froze. Curiously, she took another peek and saw nothing but the blinding darkness.

"You're too cautious, why don't you just go in?" Seiryuu teased and Yui frowned.

"Easy for you to say, you're just an earring. What if something happens to me?" A loud shrill voice crackled from the earring and Yui flushed.

"Coward."

Annoyed, Yui pushed the door wide open and barged inside the room. She could hear Seiryuu's laughter and she was red from humiliation. Why does she have to be bonded to a ruthless god? Yui's skin prickled as she walked in the darkness. The door suddenly closed and she screamed, earning a louder laughter from the east god. Shaking, she walked further inside, seeing nothing but the darkness.

"Nonsense. Your toys could not hurt me." A familiar voice rung in the dark room and Yui looked around but the room remained vacant.

"Who's there?" she asked in a breaking voice.

"Damn you! I WILL KILL YOU!" Yui turned to her left and her eyes caught a humongous mirror. It shone brightly despite the lack of light and Yui briefly wondered why she had not noticed it earlier. It shone again, as if calling her. "Welcome to hell."

Yui rushed toward the mirror and she gasped when she saw three figures standing on the banks of a river. Tomo was standing sternly, holding an opened clam shell in his hand. Her blue eyes followed his line of vision and her heart palpitated wildly. She fingered a familiar handsome face, now standing with eyes closed.

"Seto…" she called very softly, the name rolling out of her tongue with ease. A smile spread on her face, she never thought she'd see him again. She blinked repeatedly. What? Why was he…? A woman walked toward the young man and kissed him. Yui gasped loudly. "WHAT THE—"

"My, my, what a show." Seiryuu's voice reverberated in the air and Yui gasped again when the two fell on the ground. Yui turned crimson as her warrior Soi straddled him, still with eyes closed. She took out a dagger and lifted it up. Lightning flashed and Yui's eyes widened as she slowly pulled the dagger down, aiming for Seto's heart.

"SETO!" Blue light shone and before Yui could say more, it engulfed her.

The young man with the mark of Heart opened his eyes, still trapped in a dream. The girl started to move on top of him, kissing every part of his now bare chest. He looked up at the gray sky, waiting for rain to fall. A voice called him at the back of his head but he instead contented himself with the falling drops, slow at first, like tears. His heart was constricting and he could not breathe. Warmth came from his forehead and an image appeared on the sky above, as if falling on him. Long dusty blonde hair, teal eyes, and a voice, a beautiful voice that called his soul.

"SETO!" Seto's eyes widened and the dream disappeared. The skies became gray and the air was humid. His vision cleared and he immediately saw the principal straddling him on the ground, holding a dagger. An image appeared behind her and Seto saw Yui falling from the sky. The principal cursed and hurriedly stabbed him. Before the blade reached his skin, he let out a force and threw the woman away.

Blue light enveloped him and his body began to tingle from the flow of power. He lifted his hand to the sky and every so slowly, the tips of their fingers touched. Seto's breath caught. Their palms slowly joined together and their eyes met, face a few inches away.

"Yui…"

"Seto…" They both said at the same time. He reached out to her and she eventually fell, fluidly, into his arms. The world seemed to have stopped moving and an unexplainable sensation filled him. Yui snuggled into his chest, listening to the thundering beats of his heart. Since he woke up in the book, Kaiba Seto had never felt so alive. He had found her—no, she found him.

"Ahhh… What a sweet sweet reunion," Tomo's voice rung in the air and Seto immediately turned to him, still holding on to the girl on top of him. "Enjoy each other's company in the after-life." Knives floated around him and they started to fly towards them. Seto lifted his hand and with the power that surged through him, he pushed the flying daggers and the painted man's face away.

Thunder broke from the sky and Seto grabbed the girl's head, covered it with his palm and using his power to shield them from the oncoming lightning. Blood came out of his mouth when their powers collided. A blinding blue light covered them and when it faded away, Seto's eyes hurt from the sudden darkness.

Yui shifted on top of him and slowly moved away, looking around. Seto sat up and realized they were in a dark room. They must have teleported, he thought. And the magic intrigued him. He has to know how it worked. His palm clenched as the drive to discover the secrets of the book filled him. Yes, once he knew how to replicate the powers, he will be able to create the strongest duel monster in the world.

"What are you doing here…?" a voice broke his reverie and he turned. His breath caught again when their eyes met. Yui looked back with the same expression. Seto reached out to touch her face and his heart beat wildly when their skins met. He did not miss the blush that covered Yui's beautiful face. It fascinated him, he thought. A girl never openly blushed at him before.

"Are you the real thing?" he asked in a deep soothing voice. He knew the answer to his question but he wanted to ask anyway, just to say what's on his chest. She was glimmering in the meager light of the room. Before he could control himself, he leaned down to taste her cherry lips. A soft hand hit his cheek and Seto looked back at her with disbelief.

Hongou Yui had slapped him.

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A/N: They finally met! Please tell me what you think!