"Love is Sweet Salvation"
Well, I haven't updated this fic in about a month...that isn't TOO bad I suppose...this story hasn't gotten as many reviews as I had hoped that it would. No matter! This is the final chapter...so I should be tying up all loose ends. . . this is probably going to be a long chapter. Enjoy chapter 18!
DISCLAIMER: Hey guess what? I still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Strange eh? The plot is MINE though! growls
The sleek, black limousine came to a silent halt in front of the Wheeler residence. Joey's father had gone to Las Vegas for a couple weeks and therefore his mother and Serenity were staying with him for company.
It wasn't in the best shape. The scenery was all trees and an occasional bush. No fancy decor or colorful flowers were in the area. The building itself looked rather run-down and dumpy, but still inhabitable. . . for the Wheeler's at least. The street on which it was place reeked of garbage and a family of stray cats fled from around the corner. It certainly made the young CEO uneasy. He was tempted to let Serenity and Joey out of the limousine and then leave. . .
But he was on a mission. He had some trust to win; good thing that winning people over happened to be Seto Kaiba's specialty.
Joey was the first to step out, followed by Serenity and then by Seto, who looked disgusted at the condition of their 'home'. Serenity's mother opened the door, a wide smile spread across her face, to greet them. She had a pink apron tied around her neck and waist and a white oven mitt on one hand, using the other hand to wave at them; smiling all the while.
Feeling pretty hungry, even though he was eating the whole time at the mansion (typical), Joey grabbed ahold of his sister's wrist and ran past his mother, inside the house; Serenity let out a yelp as she was dragged away.
Seto watched on, arching an eyebrow at the blonde weirdo. Slowly, he strode up to the doorway, which the older woman was still standing in. Not quite sure of what to do, he simply stared into her eyes, expecting this to intimidate her and make her move.
She simply stared back with that stupid grin on her face. Some inside of Kaiba made him want to shove her out of the way. Grinning like that. . . so stupid. Now that woman had her hands on her hips! What was she expecting of him?
Kaiba thought about this carefully and then mentally whacked himself on the head when he realized what it was that she wanted, "Hi, my name is Seto Kaiba. You're Serenity's mother I presume? Well, it is quite the pleasure to meet you." With this, he plastered the biggest smile he possibly could on his face. Accepting this, she nodded her head, with that stupid grin STILL there, and stepped aside, allowing him to pass.
The table was in the kitchen. No dining hall, no long table with a silk cloth, no maids to pull the chairs out for them. . . just a plain kitchen with a plain table. The whole place the dull; nothing grand or gorgeous about it. Kaiba was already missing the luxuries of being wealthy.
Serenity's mother (I dunno her last name or first name! Gah!) was at the stove, slaving over the dinner that was to be served, "Serenity, why don't you show your rich boyfriend around the house while you wait for dinner to be done?" That same annoying smile was pasted on her face and the way that she called Kaiba 'your rich boyfriend' made the wealthy teen want to hurt the older woman.
The younger teen bounced in excitement, "Awesome idea mom! Seto, I can show you all of the posters of you in my room! I could also show you Joey's VERY messy room!" She motioned her hand towards her brother, who blushed slightly at his lack of neatness.
Her room was small; very, VERY small. It was clear that this was her room when she was a child, before her parents divorced and she had to move away. There were posters of the famous CEO all over the walls. Posters from when he became national champion, posters from Battle City, posters from the Kaiba Corporation Grand Prix(1). . . she even had Duel Disk and Kaiba Land advertisements!
Seto Kaiba's eyes were stuck wide open at the collage of him that this young girl had created. He admired the many photos of himself and she just smiled that same smile that her mother had. . . that smile that made him cringe. There was something about it that he hated; something about it that made him jealous. . . but what?
"Seto? Are you okay?" Serenity's soft voice broke his thoughts, his anger, and she motioned for him to have a seat beside her on her bed; still smiling. That smile that made him shiver that smile that made him furious. . . that smile that he wanted.
He took a seat at her side and tried to mock her smile, but it felt wrong. There was something in that smile that he didn't have, something that he wanted. He knew that smile, that face. Mokuba owned it as well. It finally hit him as to what that smile was. It was purity, it was innocence, it was good, it was compassion. . . everything that he had lost because of 'him'.
He shook away those thoughts. This was his opportunity! He reached a hand out to stroke Serenity's soft cheek, but pulled it back almost instantly, a look of confusion and regret slipping over his features.
Serenity now looked concerned. What was wrong with this boy? What was on his mind? Was he nervous? Was he planning something? Kaiba's thoughts and intentions were unknown to her. She tilted her head slightly, like a playful little girl trying to figure something out. . . and that was almost the case.
Kaiba mentally screamed at himself, 'No no no!! She's innocent! She needs her youth. . . what if Mokuba were in her position? There is no difference. Her innocence. . . it's too precious!'
Another voice chimed in to him, "Oh but Kaiba, look how beautiful she is! Look how you two are alone in this room! Look how much she loves you!"
Serenity Wheeler's face was horror stricken as the eye of Anubis glowed brightly on the millionaires forehead. That 'thing' was back! She edged away, almost frozen with terror.
Back at the mansion, blood spurted from wounded and dead monsters on the television screen. They were still playing their video games. The Pharaoh and Bandit King, however, were not in the least bit interested in this. Their spirits floated beside their hikaris, looking completely bored.
Yami sighed, "Here we are, being absolutely carefree even though we never did find that rod."
The room came to a halt; laughter ceased and the game went quickly on pause as all attention was turned to Yami, cold realization had struck.
Yami Bakura chuckled, "You act as though finding it would be a tedious task. I could find it within a matter of seconds." He lightly tapped the Millennium Ring and grinned wickedly, "Ring, show me where the Millennium Rod is now located." By some ghostly force, a golden prong glowed and stood up, pointing Northeast.
Tristan tilted his head, "Hey, doesn't Joey live that way? Kaiba is with them. Do ya think that maybe HE has the rod?"
The others looked at one another, nodding. Bakura's gentle voice interrupted, "Yes, perhaps his rod is exactly like my ring in the fact that no matter what you do to it or with it, it will always return to it owner. Remember how you threw mine out into the woods during Duelist Kingdom Tristan?"
Yugi stood up, "Well if all of this is true, we should call Joey and warn him before someone gets hurt!"
The Pharaoh nodded in complete agreement, "Yes. Since Seto Kaiba's 'yami' isn't actually a piece of his mind and not another spirit, it would be harder for him to control it. I'm worried that he isn't strong enough to stop the mind of the priest that lies within him."
The battle inside of Kaiba's mind raged on. The young boy, refusing to touch the girl, yelling on about innocence; the priest only speaking of lust and beauty. Seto Kaiba wasn't about to lose this one. Losing against his own mind. . . it was unheard of! He'd be dubbed insane! It was time to take control, "NO! I WON'T TOUCH HER! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!!! NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!" He held his head with both hands, screaming at the taunting voice in his head; that voice whose words were laced with a thick poison that threatened Serenity's well being and Kaiba's reputation and relationship.
Serenity jumped back, shocked at the sudden outburst. The phone rang, but Serenity made no effort to answer it; there was just too much going on!
Downstairs, Joey had heard Kaiba and darted out of the kitchen only to be told by his mother to answer the phone first. What he heard caused him to nearly throw the phone and run upstairs like a bat out of hell.
The CEO was on his knees, hands firmly against the sides of his head, pleading the man inside his mind to go away and to leave him alone. Something touched his back. On instinct, he reached around and pull the object away to have a look at it. Azure eyes caught a flash of gold and immediately the Millennium Rod was chucked out the window, shattering the glass.
Joey burst into the room ready to kill anyone to save his little sister. . . but what he found more disturbing than it was threatening.
Serenity now lay on top of Seto; both were laying on the young girls bed. . . that wasn't what disturbed the blonde brother. They had their mouths occupied, making out like there was no tomorrow. The window in her bedroom was broken, causing the boy to arch a thin eyebrow, but he returned his attention to the two teens in a make-out session. His baby sister with his worst enemy. . . how disgusting.
A small hand rested on Joey's shoulder, "Joseph, sweetie, let it go. It's alright. I believe that Kaiba is a good boy." Joey's mother had that same innocent smile, that gentle smile that told her son everything would be okay and told him to let it go this time.
Serenity and Kaiba now sat side by side. . . the young girl was blushing while the older boy could only smile. It wasn't a smile of malice or trickery. It was the smile that had played upon Serenity's lips. That innocent grin that was worn by the pure-at-heart.
All four smiled as they made their way down the staircase and to the small kitchen for a nice, home-cooked meal. Everything had turned out well in the young girl's bedroom and in the relationship. Kaiba saw through the evil he so wanted to commit and defeated the ancient half of his mind. The group joked and laughed over dinner. . .
Light bounced from a rounded surface. The gold shimmered and glowed eerily. An ancient spirit laughed demonically from deep within as the beautiful artifact faded into the night air. . .
(1) Kaiba Corporation Grand Prix - A tournament held by Seto Kaiba after the Doom Organization series which occurs after the Battle City tournament.
Well? This is the very last chapter of this story. . . what do you think? Should I make a sequel to the sequel? I was thinking that maybe I should. . . but I don't think that many people like my fiction. . . tell me in your review!
-kiokukaiba
Well, I haven't updated this fic in about a month...that isn't TOO bad I suppose...this story hasn't gotten as many reviews as I had hoped that it would. No matter! This is the final chapter...so I should be tying up all loose ends. . . this is probably going to be a long chapter. Enjoy chapter 18!
DISCLAIMER: Hey guess what? I still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Strange eh? The plot is MINE though! growls
The sleek, black limousine came to a silent halt in front of the Wheeler residence. Joey's father had gone to Las Vegas for a couple weeks and therefore his mother and Serenity were staying with him for company.
It wasn't in the best shape. The scenery was all trees and an occasional bush. No fancy decor or colorful flowers were in the area. The building itself looked rather run-down and dumpy, but still inhabitable. . . for the Wheeler's at least. The street on which it was place reeked of garbage and a family of stray cats fled from around the corner. It certainly made the young CEO uneasy. He was tempted to let Serenity and Joey out of the limousine and then leave. . .
But he was on a mission. He had some trust to win; good thing that winning people over happened to be Seto Kaiba's specialty.
Joey was the first to step out, followed by Serenity and then by Seto, who looked disgusted at the condition of their 'home'. Serenity's mother opened the door, a wide smile spread across her face, to greet them. She had a pink apron tied around her neck and waist and a white oven mitt on one hand, using the other hand to wave at them; smiling all the while.
Feeling pretty hungry, even though he was eating the whole time at the mansion (typical), Joey grabbed ahold of his sister's wrist and ran past his mother, inside the house; Serenity let out a yelp as she was dragged away.
Seto watched on, arching an eyebrow at the blonde weirdo. Slowly, he strode up to the doorway, which the older woman was still standing in. Not quite sure of what to do, he simply stared into her eyes, expecting this to intimidate her and make her move.
She simply stared back with that stupid grin on her face. Some inside of Kaiba made him want to shove her out of the way. Grinning like that. . . so stupid. Now that woman had her hands on her hips! What was she expecting of him?
Kaiba thought about this carefully and then mentally whacked himself on the head when he realized what it was that she wanted, "Hi, my name is Seto Kaiba. You're Serenity's mother I presume? Well, it is quite the pleasure to meet you." With this, he plastered the biggest smile he possibly could on his face. Accepting this, she nodded her head, with that stupid grin STILL there, and stepped aside, allowing him to pass.
The table was in the kitchen. No dining hall, no long table with a silk cloth, no maids to pull the chairs out for them. . . just a plain kitchen with a plain table. The whole place the dull; nothing grand or gorgeous about it. Kaiba was already missing the luxuries of being wealthy.
Serenity's mother (I dunno her last name or first name! Gah!) was at the stove, slaving over the dinner that was to be served, "Serenity, why don't you show your rich boyfriend around the house while you wait for dinner to be done?" That same annoying smile was pasted on her face and the way that she called Kaiba 'your rich boyfriend' made the wealthy teen want to hurt the older woman.
The younger teen bounced in excitement, "Awesome idea mom! Seto, I can show you all of the posters of you in my room! I could also show you Joey's VERY messy room!" She motioned her hand towards her brother, who blushed slightly at his lack of neatness.
Her room was small; very, VERY small. It was clear that this was her room when she was a child, before her parents divorced and she had to move away. There were posters of the famous CEO all over the walls. Posters from when he became national champion, posters from Battle City, posters from the Kaiba Corporation Grand Prix(1). . . she even had Duel Disk and Kaiba Land advertisements!
Seto Kaiba's eyes were stuck wide open at the collage of him that this young girl had created. He admired the many photos of himself and she just smiled that same smile that her mother had. . . that smile that made him cringe. There was something about it that he hated; something about it that made him jealous. . . but what?
"Seto? Are you okay?" Serenity's soft voice broke his thoughts, his anger, and she motioned for him to have a seat beside her on her bed; still smiling. That smile that made him shiver that smile that made him furious. . . that smile that he wanted.
He took a seat at her side and tried to mock her smile, but it felt wrong. There was something in that smile that he didn't have, something that he wanted. He knew that smile, that face. Mokuba owned it as well. It finally hit him as to what that smile was. It was purity, it was innocence, it was good, it was compassion. . . everything that he had lost because of 'him'.
He shook away those thoughts. This was his opportunity! He reached a hand out to stroke Serenity's soft cheek, but pulled it back almost instantly, a look of confusion and regret slipping over his features.
Serenity now looked concerned. What was wrong with this boy? What was on his mind? Was he nervous? Was he planning something? Kaiba's thoughts and intentions were unknown to her. She tilted her head slightly, like a playful little girl trying to figure something out. . . and that was almost the case.
Kaiba mentally screamed at himself, 'No no no!! She's innocent! She needs her youth. . . what if Mokuba were in her position? There is no difference. Her innocence. . . it's too precious!'
Another voice chimed in to him, "Oh but Kaiba, look how beautiful she is! Look how you two are alone in this room! Look how much she loves you!"
Serenity Wheeler's face was horror stricken as the eye of Anubis glowed brightly on the millionaires forehead. That 'thing' was back! She edged away, almost frozen with terror.
Back at the mansion, blood spurted from wounded and dead monsters on the television screen. They were still playing their video games. The Pharaoh and Bandit King, however, were not in the least bit interested in this. Their spirits floated beside their hikaris, looking completely bored.
Yami sighed, "Here we are, being absolutely carefree even though we never did find that rod."
The room came to a halt; laughter ceased and the game went quickly on pause as all attention was turned to Yami, cold realization had struck.
Yami Bakura chuckled, "You act as though finding it would be a tedious task. I could find it within a matter of seconds." He lightly tapped the Millennium Ring and grinned wickedly, "Ring, show me where the Millennium Rod is now located." By some ghostly force, a golden prong glowed and stood up, pointing Northeast.
Tristan tilted his head, "Hey, doesn't Joey live that way? Kaiba is with them. Do ya think that maybe HE has the rod?"
The others looked at one another, nodding. Bakura's gentle voice interrupted, "Yes, perhaps his rod is exactly like my ring in the fact that no matter what you do to it or with it, it will always return to it owner. Remember how you threw mine out into the woods during Duelist Kingdom Tristan?"
Yugi stood up, "Well if all of this is true, we should call Joey and warn him before someone gets hurt!"
The Pharaoh nodded in complete agreement, "Yes. Since Seto Kaiba's 'yami' isn't actually a piece of his mind and not another spirit, it would be harder for him to control it. I'm worried that he isn't strong enough to stop the mind of the priest that lies within him."
The battle inside of Kaiba's mind raged on. The young boy, refusing to touch the girl, yelling on about innocence; the priest only speaking of lust and beauty. Seto Kaiba wasn't about to lose this one. Losing against his own mind. . . it was unheard of! He'd be dubbed insane! It was time to take control, "NO! I WON'T TOUCH HER! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!!! NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!" He held his head with both hands, screaming at the taunting voice in his head; that voice whose words were laced with a thick poison that threatened Serenity's well being and Kaiba's reputation and relationship.
Serenity jumped back, shocked at the sudden outburst. The phone rang, but Serenity made no effort to answer it; there was just too much going on!
Downstairs, Joey had heard Kaiba and darted out of the kitchen only to be told by his mother to answer the phone first. What he heard caused him to nearly throw the phone and run upstairs like a bat out of hell.
The CEO was on his knees, hands firmly against the sides of his head, pleading the man inside his mind to go away and to leave him alone. Something touched his back. On instinct, he reached around and pull the object away to have a look at it. Azure eyes caught a flash of gold and immediately the Millennium Rod was chucked out the window, shattering the glass.
Joey burst into the room ready to kill anyone to save his little sister. . . but what he found more disturbing than it was threatening.
Serenity now lay on top of Seto; both were laying on the young girls bed. . . that wasn't what disturbed the blonde brother. They had their mouths occupied, making out like there was no tomorrow. The window in her bedroom was broken, causing the boy to arch a thin eyebrow, but he returned his attention to the two teens in a make-out session. His baby sister with his worst enemy. . . how disgusting.
A small hand rested on Joey's shoulder, "Joseph, sweetie, let it go. It's alright. I believe that Kaiba is a good boy." Joey's mother had that same innocent smile, that gentle smile that told her son everything would be okay and told him to let it go this time.
Serenity and Kaiba now sat side by side. . . the young girl was blushing while the older boy could only smile. It wasn't a smile of malice or trickery. It was the smile that had played upon Serenity's lips. That innocent grin that was worn by the pure-at-heart.
All four smiled as they made their way down the staircase and to the small kitchen for a nice, home-cooked meal. Everything had turned out well in the young girl's bedroom and in the relationship. Kaiba saw through the evil he so wanted to commit and defeated the ancient half of his mind. The group joked and laughed over dinner. . .
Light bounced from a rounded surface. The gold shimmered and glowed eerily. An ancient spirit laughed demonically from deep within as the beautiful artifact faded into the night air. . .
(1) Kaiba Corporation Grand Prix - A tournament held by Seto Kaiba after the Doom Organization series which occurs after the Battle City tournament.
Well? This is the very last chapter of this story. . . what do you think? Should I make a sequel to the sequel? I was thinking that maybe I should. . . but I don't think that many people like my fiction. . . tell me in your review!
-kiokukaiba