Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Forbidden Hearts ❯ Meeting a Devil ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimers: As much as I may want to claim ownership of these two productions, I can't because both Sailor Moon and Yugi-oh belong to a whole lot of different companies that I can't remember the names of at the moment. Any characters that appear in this fic that are not a part of either original series, belong to me so don't take them without asking first.

Forbidden Hearts
Chapter 1: Meeting a Devil
By Princess Star Neko
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~A Few Hours later~

Serena climbed out of the jet plane, ten minutes after it had landed on Pegasus' private island, as she looked around at the familiar surroundings that she had missed over the years, as she watched the sunset over the horizon behind the castle.

_It's good to be back after all this time,_ Serena thought wistfully to herself, as she waited nearby for her father to come to her side, once he was finished talking to his Chief of Security, and personal assistant, Croquet.

Holding her carry on bag in front of her body protectively, while some of the men carried the rest of her luggage off of the plane, and into the castle.

"Hiya, Croquet-san," Serena said cheerfully as she greeted the older man, who she had known almost all her life before being sent away.

"It's nice to have you back with us once more, Ms Pegasus." Croquet said, as he smiled warmly at the younger girl before him, "Things haven't been the same around here since you left."

"It's good to be back." Serena said, grinning happily at him, before a slight frown appeared on her features as she stared at him, "How many times do I have to tell you not to call me by my last name, Croquet? Call me Serena, or Bunny. Calling me 'Ms Pegasus' makes me feel old."

"Serena darling, would you mind going up to the castle without me?" Pegasus asked, as he turned towards Serena, "This might take awhile, and I'm sure your completely famished after the long flight. Your old room has already been prepared for you."

"Sure, I don't mind, daddy." Serena said as she turned her attention back towards her father, as a smirk appeared, "I want to see how much the inside of the castle has changed since I was last here."

Pegasus had an innocent 'Who-me?' look on his face, as he smiled at Serena.

"Do you remember where everything is, or do you want one of my men to show you around so you can get your bearings?" Croquet asked, concern filling his voice.

"I'll be fine, I'm sure." Serena called over her shoulder, as she turned on her heel and started marching towards the castle with her carryon bag slung over her shoulder, "It hasn't been that long since I was last here you know, Croquet."

Pegasus chuckled a bit as he watched Serena's departing back, while Croquet only shook his head ruefully.

"I see she hasn't changed that much, Sir." Croquet said as he turned towards his boss, a small smile gracing his features, that matched Pegasus' own.

"I wouldn't want her to be any other way." Pegasus said, before becoming serious once more, "now tell me what's been happening while I've been gone the last few hours. Has Mr. Devlin arrived yet?"

"Yes, Sir. He has." Croquet said, also becoming more serious and business-like as he nodded his head, as he and Pegasus starting walking towards the castle, as the two came to a stop "Mr. Devlin arrived about an hour ago, and has been shown to a room already."

"That's good to hear, Croquet. I knew he would arrive before I did, since I had to make a special stop to pick up Serena here," Pegasus said, as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a gold pocket watch to check the time, "Croquet, if Mr. Devlin is rested enough, will you inform that I'll meet him in the game room in fifteen minutes, otherwise our meeting can wait until tomorrow."

Croquet stepped back and bowed. "I will inform Mr. Devlin of your request, sir." With that, he turned on his heel and started walking the rest of the way to the castle by himself.

"And Croquet...?"

Croquet stopped a few feet away from Pegasus and turned on his heel to face him, "Yes, sir?"

"Has my... special delivery arrived on the island, already?"

"Ah, yes, Mr. Pegasus. It has arrived." Croquet said, giving his boss a slight grin, as he stared out form behind his dark sunglasses, "We followed the instructions you left, and have your... delivery holed up downstairs, in the dungeons."

"Good. That's all, Croquet." Pegasus said as he waved off a hand in dismissal, as he started making the trek towards the castle in search of his daughter.

Serena was walking through the halls on the third floor of the castle, taking her time in reaching her room, as she took in the familiar sights that she still remembered after all this time.

_I see dad hasn't change anything since I was last here._ She thought ruefully, as she turned the corner that led into the hallway that led towards her bedroom. When...

CRASH!!!

Serena suddenly found herself sitting flat on her butt after being knocked to the ground by someone else who was also turning the corner at the same time, her carryon bag sent flying a few feet away.

"OW!! That hurt!" Serena whined as she rubbed her aching head, _All right, mental note to myself: Make sure to keep both eyes in front of me when I'm running._ She thought ruefully to herself, "I've got to stop doing that!"

"Are you okay?" an unfamiliar voice asked in concern, "I'm sorry about that, I didn't see you coming until it was too late."

Serena looked up to find herself looking into the darkest green eyes she had ever seen, looking down at her in concern.

"Um... What?" Serena asked in confusion, as she blinked. "I said are you okay? You're not that seriously hurt are you?" the voice repeated.

Blinking again, she looked past the eyes; she could see that they belonged to a young boy around her age with long spiky black hair held back by a red headband.

"I'm fine, I'm used to this happening to me all the time," Serena said as she struggled to get some footing, "Accident's happen."

"I'm glad to hear you're okay," the boy said, as he reached out a hand to offer some help up.

"Thanks," Serena said, as she grabbed hold of the offered hand and was quickly pulled back up to her feet, "Who are you? I haven't seen you around here before."

"My name is Duke Devlin, at your service, milady. You can call me Duke if you wish." Duke said cheerfully, as he raised the hand, and kissed the back of it, giving Serena a roguish grin, as he stood back up straight, and released her hand, "I'm here on business. Who are you?"

"I'm Serena. Serena Pegasus." Serena said, as she pulled her hand back, and blinked in surprise when she saw Duke's expression suddenly turn to worry when he heard her name.

"Pegasus???" Duke asked, as his eyes widened in shock, "Are you related to Maximillian Pegasus, somehow?"

"He's my father." Serena said, as she cast him a curious look, "Why are you here to see him?"

"Oh boy. Nice one Duke" Duke muttered under his breath, as his skin became a few shades paler. "Nice way to impress Mr. Pegasus by knocking down his daughter..."

"Hey, I said it was all right. It's not something I'd going to go tell my father about," Serena said, waving a hand in dismissal to Duke's worries, after just barely catching some of what Duke had said, "Dad will understand that it was an accident, even if he did find out. It's not like he'll have you thrown off the island."

"Oh, I wouldn't say that," Pegasus' amused voice reached their ears.

Serena spun around in surprise at the sound of her father's voice, while Duke jumped away from her at the same time, a blush gracing his features, as they both stared in surprise at Pegasus who was leaning against the wall a few doors down from them.

"But since it was an accident, I suppose I will ignore it for now," Pegasus said, a teasing note in his voice, as he looked at the two teens before him. "I see you've met my guest, Bunny."

"Daddy, how long were you there?" Serena asked, as she felt her heartbeat slow down a bit from it's accelerated beat.

"Long enough, Bunny dear. I stepped out of the elevator just in time to hear the crash, and came to investigate," Pegasus said as he pushed away from the wall and walked forward, a welcoming smile on his face as he looked towards Duke, "Mr. Devlin, I presume? I just sent Croquet to your room to tell you I would be willing to meet with you in the library."

"Yes sir, Mr. Pegasus, I'm Duvlin Deke... er..." The blush deepened when he realized what he had just said, as he raised a hand to rub the back of his head in embarrassment, "I mean, I'm Duke Devlin. It's an honor to finally meet you, Mr. Pegasus. I'm glad you are giving my game this chance."

"Well the plans for Dungeon Dice Monsters that you sent to me via e-mail intrigued me, Mr. Devlin, and I wanted to meet the creator of such a unique and intriguing game." Pegasus said as he looked at Duke for a moment.

"Dungeon Dice Monsters?" Serena asked, confusion filling her voice as she looked at the two men, "What game is that?"

Both men shifted their gazes over towards Serena who was busy picking up her discarded bag from the floor, and was staring at them in open curiosity.

"Yes Serena, Mr. Devlin here contacted me two weeks ago with the schematics for a his game. It's called Dungeon Dice Monster." Pegasus explained as she he looked at her for a moment, before turning his attention back to Duke. "It is a new way of playing Dual Monsters."

"Oh really?" Serena said as she turned her full attention towards Duke, causing the boy to squirm a bit under her gaze. "How good is it?"

"Well..." Duke began, only to have his words cut off by Pegasus.

"From what I saw from what he already sent to me as a demonstration, it's already off to a good start." Pegasus said, bringing Serena's attention back towards him, "I'd almost say that it probably could one day replace the old way of playing Dual monsters entirely."

"Sounds like fun," Serena said as she turned her gaze back on Duke, who was now blushing as he looked at Serena. "Maybe you can teach me how to play sometime?"

"Sure, it'd be my pleasure, Ms Pegasus." Duke stammered, as his blush deepened as he met Serena's gaze.

"Well we have to go. We have much to discuss Mr. Devlin. That is if you feel up to it after your long flight here." Pegasus said as he looked between the two teens with an amused smile on his features, "Otherwise we can postpone our talk until tomorrow morning."

"I'm not at all tired from my flight, sir," Duke said, eagerly turning his full attention on the older man, "I'm too excited to be tired. I could show it to you tonight if your not that busy, sir."

"Then come with me, and we'll get down to business," Pegasus said, as he turned on his heel and started walking back the way he came, "I'll see you later tonight, Serena."

"Okay, see you dad, bye Duke." Serena said as she turned towards Duke before he had the chance to follow Pegasus, giving him her most winning smile, "If you don't mind, Duke, I want to try your game out after you show it to my father. It sounds really good."

"Sure, I'd be honored to let you play it if you really want to, Ms. Pegasus." Duke said.

"Thanks, Duke." Nodding her head, as she grinned a bit, before turning on her heel to walk down the hall to her rooms, while Duke hurried after Pegasus.

Stopping just outside her door, Serena turned her attention back the way she had just come, and called out once more. "Hey Duke! Will you do me a favor?"

Duke peeked his head back around the corner he just turned to look back at her curiously, "Yeah?"

"Don't call me 'Ms. Pegasus'! Just call me Serena!" Serena called back as she walked into her bedroom, and shut the door behind her.

~The Next day~

It was in the late into the afternoon, and the cruise ship carrying the duelists could be seen approaching the island, and Serena was seeing Duke off, as his luggage was being loaded.

In the short time they had known each other the two teens had become close friends, and both were saddened by Dukes decision to leave so soon, but he had already made up his mind on the matter.

"Bye Duke." Serena cried as she watched him about to step onto the helicopter that would take him back to the mainland, "It was nice meeting you. I just wish you could have stayed longer!"

"It would be great to stay a bit longer, Serena. But, I need to get back home and get to work on seeing if I can perfect Dungeon Dice Monsters some more," Duke said, still grinning broadly at how well things had went during his meeting with Pegasus, "now that your dad has agreed to is going to help sponsor my game."

"I bet Dungeon Dice Monsters will one day be as good as Duel Monsters, once people start playing it." Serena said, as "I know I loved it when we played against each other."

"Mr. Devlin, the copter is ready to depart, whenever you are," Croquet said from the doorway, as he stepped out onto the hanger.

"Give me a sec, Mr. Croquet," Duke said, as he turned towards Croquet, before turning back to Serena. "Let's get together sometime when you get back to the mainland. I can show you around town if you want me to."

"I'll be looking forward to it," Serena said smiling a bit, as Duke finally climbed into the helicopter and the helicopter took off into the air.

"Nice boy," Pegasus said as he came down the steps to watch the helicopter take off with Serena, as he gave his daughter a sly look, "I see that you like him, Bunny."

"Of course I liked him, daddy," Serena said as she turned around to face her father, looking him directly into the eyes, before looking away, "He was nice, and friendly. I hope to see him again soon one of these days."

~ A few hours later~

The boat with the duelists had arrived on the island an hour before, and after giving the newcomes his introductory speech along with the rules of the tournament, Pegasus now stood in the hall entry way seeing off Serena, who was now ready to set off and participate in the duel. "Well, I'm off, dad," Serena said, as she pulled on her backpack, that was loaded down with stuff she would need while camping out on the island.

She had her hair tied back into a braided ponytail, and was dressed in a dark blue multi-colored t-shirt that had a picture of Hyozanryu dragon on the front and the Blue Eyes White Dragon on the back. She was wearing a pair dark green khaki shorts, with brown boots. Around her waist a brown belt, that had a small dueling card box attached that would hold her cards, which held her dueling cards, along with the two cards she needed in order to participate in the finals if she managed to get in. On her left arm was the wristband that held three Star Chips.

Loaded on top of the backpack she carried, was a rolled up tent, and a sleeping bag.

"Are you sure you don't want to wait a bit longer before heading out, Bunny?" Pegasus asked as he came up behind her to see her off.

"I'll be fine. It's not like I haven't been camping before daddy." Serena said in a reassuring tone, as she smiled at her father, while shouldering her pack, and kissed Pegasus on the cheek before heading out the front door. "I'll see you in the finals, dad."

~A few Days later~

Serena was walking along the trails that lead to the areas where the duels were being held, and was looking over her stuff to make sure she had everything all ready.

She had been challenging other duelists to games and winning most of them along the way,

Attached to her left arm was an white cufflink wristband, with six gold star chips attached to it, as she looked over her cards to decide what cards she would use first.

"Hey, stop thief!! Somebody stop that kid! He stole my cards and star chips!!!"

Serena looked up in surprise when she heard the shouting, in time to see a young boy running straight for her, hands clutching a large stack of cards and star chips as he looked over his shoulder.

Right behind him, another boy around her own age, was chasing after him, shouting for somebody to stop him.

The younger boy was dressed in red long sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and wearing a ski mask on top of his head, with long black spiky hair that went all the way down his back, and had a blue handkerchief tied over the lower half of his face.

Stepping back and out of the way, making it look like she was going to let the kid run past, but just as he was about to run past her, she unceremoniously stuck out a foot and tripped him, sending him sprawling to the hard ground.

"Ow!! Hey!!" the boy cried out, as he felt himself suddenly being lifted up by the by his shirt collar by Serena, who then released his shirt to grab him by the ear, causing him to flail out his arms as he tried to get her to let go of his ear. "Ow! Let go!"

"I don't think so kid. You are so in trouble right now." Serena said, as she glared down into the boys violet eyes, just as the other teenager came huffing up to them.

"Hey, thanks for stopping that kid," the other boy said, as he came to a stop before the two, "I don't know what I would have done if I had lost those. I would have been kicked off the island for sure."

"Give back the star chips and cards you just stole, right now. Then I'm going to take you to the guards and turn you in." Serena ordered as released the boys' ear and pushed him towards the other boy, while keeping both hands on his shoulders to make sure he didn't try and bolt.

"No don't do that, please!" the boy begged, his eyes widening in fear at what she had just told him, as he hurriedly handed the stolen goods back to their rightful owner, before turning back towards her. "You can't turn me in." he pleaded.

"Thanks again for the help." The grateful teen said as he walked off, checking his cards and star chips to make sure they were all there, stopping long enough to wave at the duo before making his way back the way he had come.

"Your welcome. Serena called back as she watched the other boy walk off before turning her attention back to her captive.

"You should have thought about that before you stole that guys stuff." Serena snapped, as she grabbed his arm and started walking, with the boy dragging his heels in all the way.

"I won't go back up there!" the boy shouted, as he tried to pull his arm free to no avail, "They'll put me back in the dungeon."

That stopped Serena dead in her tracks, and she spun around to face him.

"What do you mean by back in the dungeon? What were you doing in there to begin with?" she demanded, as she looked him in the eyes.

"Maximillian Pegasus kidnapped me a couple of days ago, and brought me here, and kept me locked up in the castles dungeon." The boy said, anger filling his voice, as he looked up at Serena hopefully with pleading eyes, "I just managed to break out last night. And I've been in hiding out in the forest since then."

"Your lying," Serena said, eyes narrowing, putting fisted hands on her hips as she looked down at the boy incredulously. "I know him. He wouldn't stoop to kidnapping little kids. Let alone locking them up in the dungeons."

"Show's what you know, because he did just that." the boy snapped as he glared right back up at her, the hope dying in his eyes, when he saw that it looked like she wasn't' going to believe him, "He had me kidnapped because I overheard him plotting with my brother's board supervisors, about taking over our company."

Serena looked uncertainly down at the boy, searching his eyes, for any sign that he was lying, but not finding anything, before confusion filled her.

_He's not lying. I can tell._ She thought uncertainly, as she watched Mokuba shift uneasily, as he looked around in search of something, and acting like a scared rabbit ready to bolt at the first sign of trouble. _It can't be true, dad wouldn't do something like that... Would he? It has been some time since I last saw him..._

Coming to a decision, she reached out and grabbed hold of the boys hand, and started pulling him along, "Come on.

"You're not turning me in! I won't let you!" Mokuba cried out, as he struggled to free his arm once more.

"Chill, will you?" Serena snapped as she looked over her shoulder at him, as she continued walking "I'm not going to turn you in. Even, if what you say is true, then you can come along with me. I can keep you out of trouble. And besides, I could use the company anyway."

The boy seemed to relax a bit at the news, before tensing up a bit, as he tried to tug his hand free once more. "You'll probably only wind up getting hurt if you try and help me. Just let me go."

"Not on your life, kiddo. Besides," Serena said, sending the boy a mischievous grin, as she continued, "You don't need to worry about my safety. The guards here won't mess with you if I tell them you're with me." She said before adding under her breath, "If they know what's good for them, that is."

"What? Why won't they bother you, if they see me with you?" the boy asked, curiosity filling his voice, as he stared at her, "And why are you so eager to help me all of a sudden? I thought..."

"I'll tell you later. Just trust me on this," Serena said as she finally let him go, and turned back towards him, raising her hands, "Otherwise you can stay out here alone. I won't force you to come along."

The boy stared at her uncertainly, as if he was mentally weighing his options.

"Think about it this way then," Serena said as she turned on her heel and started walking away at a slower pace, "The next person you try to rob might not be so nice, if they catch up with you. They'll probably turn you in within a heartbeat."

The boy held back, looking worried and indecisive, as he watched the blonde girl start to walk off, as he looked around for any side of the guards, when her next words caught his attention.

"And I bet that since you said you've been hiding out here since last night," She called back over her shoulder, as she continued to walk away, "you probably haven't had anything to eat for breakfast or lunch yet. I have more than even I can eat..."

She didn't have to go far, before she heard the boys running footsteps coming up behind her shouting for her to stop.

"Wait!" he cried, as he came up beside her, "I'll come with you, if you really don't mind me tagging along."

"Nice to have you along," Serena said as she stared at him, and held out her hand towards him, "My names Serena Tsukino."

Stopping momentarily to brush his dusty hands on his jeans, and pull down the handkerchief from his face to reveal his smiling features before reaching out to take her hand. "I'm Mokuba Kaiba."

To Be Continued...

Author's Notes:

So what do you guys think of the new chapter? I'm glad I got so many good reviews for the prologue, and I hope you like Chapter 1 just as well.

Sailor-Tsunami - I'm making it so that there was more than four Blue Eyes cards made in the Yugi-Oh world for my story. It's like Lady Love says a few posts down in a review.

Remember in the anime Pegasus has cards that hasn't even been released in stores yet in the Yugi-Oh world or haven't been heard of before yet (ex. Toon World, Relinquished, etc.), so why shouldn't he have created more than the released four Blue Eyes cards, either to keep for himself or to give away.

Or if Serena has some of the same kind of cards as Pegasus himself...

As for the ring, it is a Millennium item, with it's own unique powers, which is one of the reasons why Pegasus seems to be a little angry about it in the end of the last chapter.

By the way. Does anyone have any good ideas for what the ring should be called, since 'Millennium Ring' is already taken by Bakura's item?

And no it's not going to be a Serena Yami-Yugi/Bakura/Kaiba/Joey/Tristan/or Duke match up fic.