Suddenly, a flash of white drew Seto's attention and he turned to the right, only to freeze in place. White locks shined in the sun as the wind blew them around, allowing a pair of deep sapphire eyes that were barely half a shade lighter than his own to be seen.
''It can't be ...'' Was all the CEO could whisper as he stared at the magnificent sight in front of him. This pale skinned beauty must be a dream! There was no way she was real! Dressed in a white and blue winter dress and shawl, the girl almost looked like the human version of Seto's most fateful monsters, the Blue-Eyes White Dragons! She stood timidly a few steps away from him, the only color other than blue and white was the red blush as she tried to speak to the handsome brunet.
'Beautiful!' The CEO realized. Seto had never felt this way before, like this girl was his other half or something. It felt like she held something he hadn't been aware of searching for and Seto wanted to see what that something was. Although the CEO knew to distinguish beauty in people, he had ignored every girl other than the Queen of Games, ever since he met her. Only Yuna had caused him to think that something was cute or pretty, adorable and beautiful, yet this girl was causing a similar reaction.
Just as exotic and unique as Yuna, but in a different way, this girl was far to tamed in comparison to the wild, passionate Duelist Seto had come to respect. In all her timidness, she reached the same level as Yuna did with her commanding presence in Seto's field of interests.
''Um, uh ... I-I am sorry if I'm disturbing you, but you...'' She swallowed an obvious lump in her throat and it only made Seto compare her to the outstandingly confident and strong Duel Queen. Somehow, he wasn't annoyed with this girl.
''I what?'' Seto questioned, not even aware that his tone had gone softer.
''You just seemed so lonely standing there all alone and I thought you'd want some company!'' The girl finally blurted out, but had to repeat it since she had said it too fast the first time for Seto to understand her. Big, round blue eyes started tearing up as she waited for the ''Ice Prince'' to tell her off with a cold remark, but Seto just said ''Oh.'' and returned his attention to the ocean in front of him. He noted how the girl's eyes were a very similar color to its blue depths.
''I'm Kisara Kaiser, by the way.'' Seto glanced at the girl who had come to stand beside him and noticed how her hair seemed to glow light blue in the afternoon light.
''Seto Kaiba.'' Was all he said.
''I know. It's an honor to meet you.'' Kisara said with a wide smile as she started talking about something, but Seto found it hard to listen to her. He had a feeling that he had seen this girl somewhere before, but he couldn't understand from where. As Kisara talked, Seto relaxed and completely ignored the feeling of dread that was forming in his stomach as in Pegasus' mansion, his rival fought for her life, calling for him to help her.
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Pain.
That was all Yuna could feel.
Her whole body was hurting and she didn't know why. The last thing she remembered was Seto storming off with those cold words directed at her. It had struck something deep in her soul, the sight of the tall man as those words echoed in her head and a vision responded to her inquires of to why she felt like she had just lost her special place in the CEO's life.
Yuna felt confusion as she found herself in the Nameless Pharaoh's bedchamber, said man standing in the middle of the room with his arms crossed over his bare chest, only in his undergarments as he argued with his cousin, who was also shirtless with only his lower robes on. The only thing that she felt coming from the High Priest was annoyed and anger, but the younger one was a complete different story. The Pharaoh's feelings were that of grief, betrayal, disappointment and an all consuming sadness.
It was surprising that Seth hadn't noticed it and that he was actually driving those feelings deeper into his Pharaoh's heart. This is the first time Yuna had seen the pair in an argument this bad, especially since it was Seth's most noticeable and well known characteristic that he always respects and protects his Pharaoh, from any kind of harm. Many a times Yuna saw him holding the Prince as he wept during or after a nightmare. And that's not even mentioning the fact that it had been Seth that has stayed with the boy when Pharaoh Aknamkanon died.
The yelling became louder with every second that passed, until finally, with a last, cold remark, Seth stormed out of the Pharaoh's bedchamber and left the three-color haired boy feeling one more emotion that was trying to destroy him: loneliness.
The young monarch felt something slide down his cheek and he brought his trembling fingers to brush against the tears that represent his deep pain. Finally collapsing where he stood, the battle with the Thief King and the near death in the Nile when Bakura had pushed him off the cliff taking their toil on him as the new discovery of a person who Seth might care more for than his cousin finally caused him to break down.
Near dawn, Priest Shada went to check on the Pharaoh, only to find him sick on the floor, desperately gasping his High Priest's name and pleads for him to care about him still. Calling the healers and doctors, Shada ran off to find the blue-eyed man, wondering why the Pharaoh would ever think Seth didn't care about him.
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It was such a strange sight to the Egyptian youths, to see the usually calm and collected Mahad Sennen acting like a caged tiger while he paced and swore silently along Yuna's room. Even Yugi and Solomon, who had known the young man since he was still a little boy, found it disturbing to see him like this. Mahad had only once been this way, and that time was when Yuna had been kidnapped. Mahad had blamed himself for not being able to stop it from happening while she was missing, then after she was found he felt guilty that she was in such a dangerous state. Not even after Yuna woke up did his guilt ease away. He stayed by her side 24/7 until she had fully recovered and ever since then, Mahad had declared himself Yuna's main guardian.
Solomon felt sympathy for the man as he finally sat down and started muttering apologies to Aknamkanon for not being able to keep his precious daughter safe. He listened carefully as Mahad switched from ancient Egyptian to modern languages that he knew, both Arabic and Japanese joining English and French on the list. He couldn't believe that the ex-holder of the Millennium Ring was saying such things about himself and it obviously surprised the other Egyptians as well. Mana and Solomon frowned every time he berated himself and it was quickly getting in their nerves when, suddenly Bakura punched the reincarnated priest.
The Thief King had grown annoyed, then became angry as he listened to the things Mahad said about himself until he could no longer hold it in. He knew that it wasn't the best way of making someone realize that they're talking nonsense, but the older albino just couldn't take it anymore. Mahad was one of the few he respected so he didn't want to hear those things being said, even if they were said by Mahad himself.
The albino looked over to Kaiba's brothers, finding them trying to reach their older sibling. The last time this had happened, Seto had spent the entire time Yuna was out by her side and she had woken up rather soon. The CEO had also witnessed a vision Yuna'd had at the time, something that shouldn't be possible. The reincarnated Thief had a theory that it had something to do with his soul's origin. If that's true, then why wasn't the most fateful of all priests by his Pharaoh's side when she needs him?
'Something's going on that has a connection to their history back in Egypt, and without the Pharaoh to tell us just what the fuck is going on, we don't know anything!'
Clenching his fists, Bakura ran out of the room, causing Ryou and Malik to run after him. Marik, who was returning from the bathroom, nearly fell over as Bakura hurried down the halls and stairs. Seeing the teen's younger twin running after him along with his own younger brother, Marik followed them and he caught up to them at the front porch as Ryou asked the Fiend Duelist where he was going.
''Something's not right, and it will only be fixed if that damn CEO is here. I'm off to find Kaiba.'' Bakura said without turning to them. When Ryou and the two Ishtar twins were about to go with him, Bakura stopped them with a raised arm. ''I'm going after him alone.''
''Why?'' Malik asked, not understanding.
''Kaiba's a proud man, and if we all go to him, he most probably will only explode.'' He explained. ''I've known him longer and better than the rest of you. He and I share one thing in common: we both want Yuna to be safe.'' Just as Marik was about to argue that they all wanted the same thing, Bakura cut him off. ''I know how to phrase everything in a way that won't upset him, and besides,'' He slowly started going towards the front gates. ''I'm the only one who can find him, even though it by the Millennium Ring's power.''
Ryou sighed. ''He's right.''
''Be safe.'' Marik said.
''And bring that idiot back here, fast, 'couse Mahad's already freaking out!''
With a manic laugh, Bakura took off like a bat out of hell, letting his Ring lead him.
'I'll find you, Priest! Your Pharaoh needs you!'
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Seto was surprised to find himself in a coffee shop near the pier, sitting across Kisara and feeling so wrong. Ever since he got used to seeing a woman that reminded him of his favorite Duel Monster, he felt like he should just leave and head home, yet he allowed the white-haired girl to drag him here. He had a bad feeling about the way he had left Pegasus' mansion and the things he told Yuna, but it still seemed unfair to him that she had chuckled when he had snapped at the annoyances. Didn't she know that it could have been an important deal that could either get him richer or cost him everything?
Seto sighed for who knows which time since he had stormed out, and Kisara noticed the repeated action and frowned. She knew who he was thinking off, and it annoyed her that even after all this time, this man could only think of that one person. Kisara knew very well why the CEO had been staring at her, yet the brunet had recovered and was now almost completely ignoring her existence and she was fed up with it!
Kisara Kaiser was no ordinary girl, by any means. Unlike the rest of the world, she was somewhat aware of her past life. Having grown up on stories that souls can reincarnate and all the occult things her parents used to do, Kisara had somehow been able to have a little peek into her past. In that short instance, she had seen a tall, brunet, blue eyed man holding her incarnate close even as he was desperately wishing for what looked to be a Pharaoh to win in what appeared to be a battle. She had seen that the man hadn't been acting normal, and after she witnessed her death, she saw him kneeling in front of a carving of what could only be the card Blue-Eyes White Dragon. She had first thought that the Pharaoh was the one to blame, but she saw that another, older man had been there before and had done so before the blue eyed man killed him with a sad expression.
She hadn't understood at the time, but after she told her crazy mother, the woman had insisted that it was High Priest Seth and his cousin, the Nameless Pharaoh, she had seen. Looking them up, she was surprised to see paintings of both men. The painter had her gapping, since it was quite obvious Yuna Yami Mouto was somehow related to the Pharaoh. Understanding that the famous Duel Queen was her love rival, Kisara did everything in her power to become more beautiful than her, but it just wasn't possible. Even with her own unique, exotic appearance, Yuna was far out of her reach but Kisara was confident that she could win over the heart of the reincarnated High Priest, Seto Kaiba.
When she heard that he was coming back to Domino, she had moved in with her grandmother and did as much research about him as she could without him finding out. Knowing that he was called the owner of the ''City of Games'', Kisara made sure that no one became too suspicious, since Seto would find out rather easily. When she had been walking around, sightseeing all the places the CEO had visited, Kisara had been more than thrilled by the sight of the handsome man that looked, in her eyes, like the God his incarnation had become upon death. Approaching him, Kisara was even happier when she saw that his eyes were the same as Seth's and she had promised herself that she would become Kaiba's lover.
In her own opinion, it was going great, until suddenly a white-haired man with brown eyes and a permanent frown grabbed the ends of the CEO's trench coat as she started dragging him towards her house. This teen also seemed familiar to her, yet when he started talking about what she could only guess was bullshit involving the Queen of Games, she told the CEO that Yuna was probably only begging for attention.
Trying to ignore the girl by Kaiba's side was impossible for Bakura, having recognized her and the Thief glared at the embodiment of the reason of the Pharaoh's death, since Seth had hesitated for this bitch. Ever since he saw those paintings in Yuna's workrooms, he knew that Seth must have had some sort of feelings for his cousin that were inappropriate for his position as High Priest and the Pharaoh's cousin. This white-haired slut had taken the opportunity to sever the bond between the cousins after one incident and after that, the Pharaoh'd been too weak to survive. Hearing her say something like that made him want to kill her, but it wasn't his place to tell the bitch to fuck off.
Seto felt something in him snap as he saw the way Bakura was glaring at Kisara and the way said girl was holding onto his arm. He didn't like the way Bakura seemed to joke around with Yuna's vision/dream condition, but he knew that it couldn't be true. Yuna had been more than aware and conscious when he had left, so there was no way for her to be in such a state now.
''Enough, Bakura!'' Said Thief froze at the ice in the CEO's voice.
''But-''
''I don't want to hear it!'' And with that, Seto stormed off, Kisara still clinging on to his arm, leaving a startled albino behind to misunderstand the concept of why it was like so. Gritting his teeth, Bkura tried to talk to the tall brunet once more, but he was shocked speechless when the CEO whirled around and punched him in the face. As he got over the shock, Bakura watched in astonishment as Kaiba stormed off with a smug and satisfied Kisara.
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Mahad jumped from his position of closely watching Yuna's restless face as Bakura entered, an empty look in his eyes. The look unsettled everyone, especially since the Thief's eyes were always hard and promised that he would do anything to stay entertained.
''Kura?'' Ryou desperately called out three times, and only on the fourth did said albino look at him. ''What's the matter? What did Seto-kun say? And why is your cheek bruised?!''
At the mention of their brother's name, Mokuba and Noah stopped trying to get through to Seto and listened as Bakura took shallow breaths. The older British boy stayed silent for two whole minute, no one speaking in that time interval.
''Bakura-kun?'' Yugi prompted, the fact that he called the albino with 'kun' showing just how worried he was.
'' ... Seto's with Kisara ... '' He finally said after a few more moments of stunned hesitation. The room was deathly quiet, everyone remembering the story Yuna told them before they all left for California. ''He ... told me that he didn't want to hear anything about the Pharaoh's condition ... I thought I'd get through to him, and yet ... He hit me.''
''What?'' Mokuba asked in a whisper. There's no way his brother did any of that! He loved Yuna!
''He hit me ... '' Bakura continued in a distant voice. ''He hit me when I tried telling him that it would mean a lot to Yuna if he were here for her ... He punched me and left with that bitch of all people ... '' Looking down at his hands in a utterly lost manner, the King of Thieves muttered one last sentence that froze everyone's blood.
''Kisara once severed the bond between the Pharaoh and Seth ... Now she's doing it again with Yuna and Seto ... And we're powerless to stop it.''