Seto'POV
Tomorrow, our school is going to the local museum. I don't really care, but I can't wait for tomrrow to come. Why, you ask? I mean, I hate wasting my time, but we were paired up. And I got the best partner possible. Yuna!
It's been a month since the accident. Gozaboro is still trying to best Yuna, but is failing miserably. He even challenged her to a game of chess, ... and lost.
Gozaboro was sitting across from Yuna, glaring at the table in between them and glancing at his oopponent, hating her for playing such a great strategy. Gozaboro used to be the world's best chess player before being defeated by me. He could have kept quiet about it, but he announced to the whole world that his "son" is a genius. He was currently playing against Yuna, who choose the black pieces, and he was not happy with the situation. Only a few white pieces remained and it was his move. Yuna looked disinterested and was talking with Mokuba, who was incredibly happy for her presence, and even me. The mansions staff seems to have taken a liking to her and even made her her favorite tea.
Gozaboro finally moved his bishop and said :"Check" smugly. Yuna looked like she was expecting it and moved her knight, taking his bishop and giving him a simple "Checkmate" and stood up. Gozaboro just gawked at the board, the staff AND the Big 5 not able to believe that someone other than me defeated him in chess.
Gozaboro refused to let her go until they played five more matches, but they all resulted the same. He then made me play against her. I was rather happy to be able to play and maybe win against her, but even I lost. My wounded pride was healed almost instantly when she said that it was a good challenge and that she never played a tougher game of chess. It even got a boost when she hugged me after I walked her to the car that was taking her home.
When I got into the mansion. Mokuba, Hobson and a good number of the staff was grinning that knowing grin.
I know that I had a face splitting happy grin of my own.
Finally, the day of our trip arrived. Today, I'm Yuna's partner and we'll spend a lot of time alone. I'll get to know her better and make sure that I find out what is her opinion of me. Maybe I could learn why she loves history so much.
As we got ourselves seated in the bus that's going to get us to the museum, I saw something interesting. I never noticed it before, but Yuna is wearing a strange belt low on her hips. It's made from black leather and has a strange square container on the right side. I was curious, but decided against asking her about it when I saw her talking to her brother who sat behind us with some starstruck boy. I think it's one of Yuna's many admirers that have a crush on her. He was trying to butt in their conversation and I decided to put a stop to it, when Yuna turned to me and smiled at me while she said:" What do you think of this trip Kaiba? Do you think it's beneficial to us or not? "
It felt like a trick question, but before I could say anything, the guy who was Yugi's pair started saying that the trip was mostly a boring waste of time. Yuna just sighed and let him talk to himself while she waited for my answer. I decided to be blunt and sincere with her.
"I don't exactly like this sort of thing, but I do think that it's better to go out of school to learn something once in a while, you know? To see new things and such? " I said, well more like asked, and waited for her response.
She continued smiling and said:" I'm sorry you feel that way, but thanks for being truthful with me. Anyone else I asked lied to me or said things that they thought would get to me. So, thank you. "
I was very glad and very happy with how things were going. Yugi and Yuna pulled me into their discussion about their game shop and even invited me to come over sometime with Mokuba if we wished. I told them that we'd think about it and the conversation turned to games. It seems that Yugi isn't a bad gamer himself, but he, like Mokuba, usually plays just for fun. We then talked about ourselves a bit and I found out that Yuna wishes to finish the greatest colleges in the world before turning twenty. I was a bit sad at the thought, but realised that there are a lot more years to come before she can even enter college. Soon, we arrived at the museum.
When we entered the lobby where a guide was supposed to be waiting for us, we saw that there was some kind of argument going on. It seems to have involved almost the entire staff and those who weren't arguing were trying to stop it. Ms. Samane tried calling their attention, but they were so focused on their fight that they didn't even notice. Ms. Samane then asked some guy who knows how to whistle rather loudly to do his thing, but it also didn't work. Everyone always says that I command attention, so she asked me to try. I first just cleared my throat and when it didn't work, I said a very loud "Ehem" and then a louder :" Excuse me! " but nothing happened. If anything, the argument got even noisier then before. Samantha looked a bit panicked and I half expected John to come running to her side.
I then saw Yugi tugging Yuna's sleeve and she sighed before nodding. He let her go and Yuna walked past us. She stopped a few feet in front of us and just stood there, not doing anything, for about ten seconds. The arguing stopped and they all looked at Yuna. They must have realised who she is because they just stared at her, cheeks red from embarrassment before rushing to her, asking her about this and that, or requesting an autograph or picture. Yuna handled them with ease and even resolved the argument. It seems that it had been about the importance of Egypt to the ancient world. It was Yuna who ended up being our tour guide.
After the tour, we had to answer some answer sheets about the things we saw and had the opportunity to look around the museum. Asking Yuna was forbidden, and since she's my partner she still has to walk around with me. Luckily I have a perfect memory so I just needed to visit one artifact that I hadn't paid attention to. It was a necklace that supposedly belongs to Tutankamon's sister and wife. Yuna explained to me that she was thrown into the Nile after her death just so all traces of her and her husband's reign would be forgotten.
Yuna and I walked around a little while, she explaining anything I wanted to know or just talking about anything that came to mind, and then returned to the lobby. Yuna went over to her brother and he took out a familiar mat. It's the dueling mat for my favourite game, ,Duel Monsters. He and Yuna both took out a deck each and tossed a coin to see who goes first. It was Yuna.
I couldn't believe from where she took out her deck. From her BELT! And she is also a duelist! Could she be anymore perfect! ?
Then I saw it. Beside her fateful Dark Magican she played the Blue-Eyes White Dragon! The fourth dragon I have been searching for!
Ever since I started playing Duel Monsters I always wanted to have all four Blue-Eyes White Dragons. They are the most powerful cards in the game, only maybe Exodia was stronger but no one has ever summoned him. So once Gozaboro adopted me, I could travel anywhere in the world and I dueled the previous BEWD owner into submission. I always offered a metal briefcase full of rare and powerful cards and they always accepted, if they weren't swayed by money first.
And now to see that my crush has the last one, I suddenly didn't feel the need to have it. It just made us similar, both of us proud and both of us owning a BEWD.
Yuna soon won their duel, just as everyone else came back to the lobby and we all went to the bus. On the ride back, I managed to steal all of Yuna's attention, talking to her about Duel Monsters and even telling her that I have a BEWD, ONE Blue-Eyes White Dragon. She told me that hers is a gift from her grandpa, who got it from a friend after saving his life. We agreed to duel sometimes , before we left for our homes.
Roland and Fugata heard and winked at me. I must have been red as a tomato!
That night at dinner, I told Mokuba all about todays field trip, but I haven't seen Gozaboro as he entered the dinning room and he heard about the fourth BEWD and the duel that Yuna and I will have sometime.
"GOOD! You will then defeat her and take that card you want and her pride! She deserves it! " he exclaimed, laughing like a madman. I started dreading what's going to happen next.
And I was right.
For, the next day, when I got out of the limo and into the Kaiba Corp. HQ I saw an old man on my newest invention, The Dueling Platforms. He was short, had a small mustache and beard. He was wearing a jumpsuit and a bandana hid most of his hair but I could see enough to distinguish the familiar Mouto trait. Gozaboro was standing in front of my creation, obviously waiting for me, Mokuba a little behind him between two bodyguards. I was going to be fforced into doing something and I have a bad feeling about what it is.
"Ah, there's my boy. What took you so long Seto? I almost thought you won't come to the testing of your own masterpiece! " he said, as if nothing is wrong.
"Are you mad!? You know that kidnapping is against the law, right! ? I won't allow you to destroy my design before it's even released! " I yell, enraged. I don't want Yuna's grandfather to get such a bad impression of me, but I have to think of a way to smooth things over.
"Why, Seto, I just invited him to duel against you, that is all. And if you refuse, I'm disowning Mokuba! He can go back to the orphanage or end up on the streets for all I care! " The Baaterd said smuggly when Mokuba looked fearful at the thought of us being separated. I grit my theat but climb onto the blue platform and look across the field to my opponent and hope that he is strong enough for this.
The duel didn't last long, even if the old man had his BEWD summoned. I have easily countered with all three of my own and soon he was on the ground, the guards taking his praised card from him while he tried to recover from the shock of seeing the monster holographic images. Just as I was going to call 911 to take him to the hospital, the worst happened.
Yuna ran in, Yugi not far behind her, and saw me standing near their collapsed grandfather. As soon as Yugi took the sight in, he ran over and pushed me as far as possible from Mr. Mouto. I should have been shocked by it, but all I could see was Yuna. I was just waiting for the disappointed look that I know I deserved, but it never came. She glared at Gozaboro, then walked over to her grandpa. He told her something that made her look at me expectantly and I realised that I am holding the fourth BEWD. Gozaboro, from behind me, is telling me to rip it up, but I acted without thought.
I walked over to her and extended the card to her. She took it silently and I said:"I don't know if it's the best time or place, but I think it is better to duel now rather then latter. "She accepted.
The duel didn't look like it's gonna be a pretty outcome for Yuna, but she suddenly turned it around. Her brother took Mr. Mouto to the hospital, and now it's probably her last move. She doesn't have any monsters on the field and The Swords of Revealing Light have just lost their effect, allowing me to attack her on my next turn. I have all of my BEWD out, so unless she has a miracle in her deck, she will lose.
"Draw your last pathetic card, Yuna, and let my son be the victor! " yelled Gozaboro triumphantly and smugly, but Yuna's whole demeanor changed when she drew her card.
"My deck has no pathetic cards, but it does have the unstoppable Exodia!" As soon as she said that, she put all five of her cards down on the slots and the Forbidden One appeared before my dragons. I couldn't believe it! "Exodia! I-it's not possible! No one was ever able to summon him!"
"Exodia! OBLITERATE!" and as soon as her words were said, Exodia's attack destroyed my dragons, leaving me with no more LP. I was still in shock, not believing in the miracle that I just witnessed. For as long as the game existed, no matter how good a gamer, no one was able to summon Exodia. Not even the creator of the game, Pegasus, could do it. For the summoning it took all five cards, five pieces of the puzzle... and a lot of luck and time. 'Pieces of the puzzle'...? Could that be why Yuna was the first to succeed in this, because she treated it as a puzzle? I wouldn't know.
What I do know is that Gozaboro is gaping like a fish and it's quite funny, really. I'm glad I got to see what Yuna can do as a duelist, and I'm really impressed.
We'll have to duel again, but with better circumstances." I heard, before a delicate hand came into my view. The voice held a hint of pride in it, but it was gentle and soothing. I looked up, only now realising that I have fell to my knees, and saw Yuna with a beautifully caring look on her pretty face. I took her hand and stood up. As I looked into her eyes, I said:" Don't think I'll forget. You now have my title. You better make sure no one other than me takes it from you. I'd like it the most if we duel tomorrow, but I have finally finished something and it can't wait. And for a long time after that, no matter how it goes, I won't be free, maybe not even go to school."
"I'm sure that you will defeat The Demon, but that's the easy part. The harder part is making sure that he hasn't made any permanent damage to the world, ... and to you. " she said softly, at the end leaning towards me and hugging me. I entered Heaven as soon as I wrapped my arms around her. I felt her bury her face into my white blazer, nuzzling my neck and sighing contentedly. I relaxed, my wounded pride recovering faster than that time she beat me in chess. It just feels soo great to hold her. I don't know the exact extent of my feelings, but I don't care at this moment. I don't even care that Gozaboro is standing there, probably fuming with rage. I'll deal with him a little bit later. Now I just want to hold the only other person besides my little brother that I care for.
Mokuba's POV
I can't believe that just happened! Seto lost his first duel, on his new duelling platforms and he didn't even seem mad! He is just shocked, but this is incredible!
Just a few weeks ago, I feared that the best big brother in the world, Seto, was lost to me forever. Gozaboro has influenced him so much, that I thought that I'd hear him call me 'Mouse' like our stepfather sometimes does. It truly scared me. He was all I have left, and he was always there for me. I know that it sounds selfish, but I never want to be away from him. Gozaboro was doing his best to keep us apart and he was succeeding thus far, but all of that changed the day Seto came home, complaining about some girl that he found annoying.
I first thought nothing of it, but as he continued to talk about her from day to day, I thought, no SAW, that she was changing him for the better. He used to just stalk through the mansion, not bothering to look at all the famous and expensive paintings, but a few days after Yuna walked into his life, he started noticing them, making comments about how she could probably do better. He started smiling more and even laughing when Gozaboro wasn't around. He even started studying three times harder than before, wanting to impress her, show her how much he is worth, to get her approval. He even learned to play two new songs on the piano! He hates the piano. He was even excited about going to the museum only because she was his pair.
It wasn't hard to like Yuna. She was smart, funny in her own way and very pretty, especially when she is blushing. The staff really like her and I am always happy when she is near, because big brother is in a better mood.
But Ithought that it was all over when Gozaboro kidnapped her grandpa and made Seto duel him, then when Yuna came in I thought that she was going to blame Seto, but she didn't. She knew Gozaboro was the guilty one.
Soon, she won the duel and walked over to my big brother and gave him a hand and now, ... now he is holding his very first crush in his arms, not wanting to let go. But I know he will in a few seconds.
We have some business to attend to, after all.
Seto's POV
I soon, a little too soon if you ask me, had to let go of Yuna. After saying goodbye and my promising to pay the hospital bill, although she resisted until I said it's my way of apologising to her grandfather until I say it to his face, I called my driver to take her wherever she wishes and started heading to MY office. It was me who called this meeting, and I think it's time to show Gozaboro what I thought about his lessons.
As I walked into MY office, my "dear" stepfather, the PREVIOUS CEO, growled:" Why have you called us here, Seto? I'm not in the mood for your bitching, so get to the point! "
"Well, paps, you can't talk to me that way in MY office, but unlike you, I'll let it pass-" I didn't get to finish my sentence because Gozaboro lept out of his, well MY chair andyelled "WHAT! ?"
"We all hear perfectly, you know? No need for shouting." I said just to spite him, " And as of now, you are no longer the president of Kaiba Corp. I am. So, unless you want to be thrown out by security I suggest that you behave yourself." I gazed him as coldly as he usually did to me. I stood up and walked over to his, MY, chair and sat down, Mokuba coming to stand next to me, Roland on my right, Fugata on my left, the Big 5 standing behind me as I explained:" KC, just as any company, has shares, and the one person who has the most of them is the president. Seeing as I have 51% of KC shares, I'm the new CEO. Isn't that what you always wanted paps? For me to follow your footsteps, becoming the insensitive basterd that you are? Forgetting what it is like to be human? Well, you almost succeed. But now, your 'ultimate creation', your 'pupil' is turning against you. What will you do now? "
Congratulations, Seto, but I will still teach you one last lesson. It's :" Win or die!" and with that he ran for the windows, jumped and crashed trough it, falling fifty stories below, dying as soon as he hit the ground. Everyone in my office all immediately jumped to the windows, trying to see even if we knew what happened. I couldn't believe that he took the cowardly way out. I would have at the very least tried to take back what is mine, but it just proves that he was not someone to respect.
It's been two weeks now, since Gozaboro's funeral and 17 days since I last saw Yuna. I've been reforming Kaiba Corp. into a gaming company and it's going rather well. The Big 5 weren't very happy with my decision, but I have taken every last share of KC and am the official owner/CEO/president of this big, multi national company.
And just in a few days, a new Duel Monsters tournament, Duelist Kingdom, will start.
I dialled Mokuba's number, to check up on him. The person who answered was most assuredly NOT Mokuba.
"Welle Hello there, Kaiba-boy!"
"Pegasus!" I hissed into the phone.
A/N: Hi, again. The facts about Seto taking over KC with the help of the Big 5 is true, as well as Gozaboro jumping out of a window, but it happened before Seto met Yugi,Yami and the gang. And of course eveveryone was older than in my fic, but that's the point. Cecilia, Pegasus' wife, won't die, but will have some diseases that could kill her and KC sensitive technology is the only thing that can help the doctors in the operation that should save her life. The yugi-tachi will be in Duelist Kingdom and Battle City, and they will meet the Kaibas and the Moutos, but Yugi will become friends with them later. Even Bakura, Mai and Duke will show up but it will not be in the way you expect it!
A lot more surprises in the next chapter!