Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Game of Hearts ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

DAY 2

Serenity stretched in her chair, her stomach growling hungrily. She began packing up her things when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning she found herself nose to chest with none other than a smirking Seto Kaiba.

“Y-yes?” Asked a surprised Serenity. Leaning down, Seto whispered into her ear,

“Come with me.” Serenity could feel, Seto's warm breath tickling her neck, he was so close. It felt so nice. But it was over far too quickly; he had already moved to the door and was waiting impatiently for her. She followed his rapid pace and long strides all the way to the north hallway stairs. Stopping at the bottom of the stairs he waited for her to catch up before continuing on upwards and finally through a door at the top. Serenity walked through the door shielding her eyes from the sunlight briefly. Looking around she noticed they were on the roof and that they were alone. Seto stood to the left side of her staring off over the school grounds seemingly lost in thought. She watched with rapt fascination as a soft fall breeze swept his hair out of his eyes.

Tearing her eyes away Serenity walked forward towards the far edge of the fenced in roof and looked down.

“How did you find this place,” she asked without looking up.

“By accident two years ago, I was trying to escape to a little bit of solitude,” he responded, a little surprised at his truthfulness. He turned his head towards her profiled figure and took in the sight of her. She had a very young and innocent appearance. Her long brown hair shone in the afternoon sunlight, he wondered briefly what her hair smelled like, what her skin smelled like. He closed his eyes and tried to imagine her naked figure writhing in pleasure.

“That would come soon enough,” he thought to himself, “he must be patient if he is to win her completely.” Opening his eyes again he met the curious hazel expression of one Serenity Wheeler,

“are you okay?” She asked concern in her voice. Without a word he walked over to her and slowly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, letting his hand brushed gently across her alabaster skin.

“Her skin is so soft,” he thought, his eyes remaining transfixed on her own for several long minutes.

He was so dangerously close to her. She could smell that scent that was uniquely him. She could feel the blood rushing through her veins as her heart raced in response to his closeness. His blue eyes where transfixed on her own, cold, unyielding, passionate, and dangerous.

She took a step backwards, her hair silently slipping through his fingers, his eyes betraying no emotion. They stood there staring at each other for several long moments before she turned to leave. She couldn't be on the roof with him, she was afraid of what she might do. She felt his hand on her wrist, stopping her. She couldn't face him the bright red that coloured her cheeks betraying her thoughts to him.

“Why me? I have heard the rumours. I know that kind of person you are. You only talk to people when you have to.” He let go of her wrist, watching it fall back to her side.

“I find you interesting,” he said as if sharing a secret. Serenity turned around to face him, he cheeks still flushed.

“I think you're interesting too,” she responded trying to keep from stumbling over her words. This had to be about the strangest situation she had ever been in.

 

OCTOBER

“How did Joey ever convince me to go on a date with Tristan,” thought Serenity bitterly.

“It's not as if Tristan is a bad guy it's just, I don't know he's uh Tristan.” She glanced across the table at a rather nervous Tristan trying in vain to eat his dinner without having it slide off his fork. She glanced around at the other people in the restaurant, they all looked so happy. She looked back at Tristan and sighed thinking inwardly,

“I wonder what Seto would say about this,” she wondered inwardly a little surprised that her thoughts had turned to Seto. Although it was true they spend every lunch on the roof together nothing ever progressed beyond banter between friends. Turning her attention back to Tristan she rested her chin in her palm,

“this was not how my first date was supposed to be. I want fire, I want passion, I want-”

“Seto,” she exclaimed out loud drawing not only the attention of half the restaurant but also Seto himself. He grinned wickedly at her in response while she tried to melt into her chair.

“Please don't come over here. Please don't come over here,” chanted Serenity under her breath. She groaned, cursing her rotten karma.

“Good evening Serenity, what brings you here to my fine establishment?” Asked Seto smugly, resting his hand on the back of her chair, and gently brushing the back of her neck. Blushing Serenity tried in vain to sink lower in her chair hoping her face wouldn't betray her earlier thoughts of him. She could feel her heart hammering in her chest in response to his closeness. Surprisingly it was Tristan, who responded first, his face red with anger,

“If you must know Serenity and I are on a DATE!” Suddenly Seto's hand ceased its gentle caressing of the back of her neck as he moved away from her side moving closer to Tristan, his cold blue eyes staring him down. Without a single word to Serenity, he turned sharply so that he was looking down at Tristan.

“You aren't worthy of her,” he sneered his words dripping with venom. Without waiting for any kind of response Seto stalked away towards a private room throwing angry looks at whoever was unlucky to be looking in his direction. Letting out a sigh of relief Serenity straightened in her chair and looked across the table at a now terrified Tristan.

“Maybe we should leave,” stated Serenity calling for a waiter. Tristan nodded in acknowledgement still too stunned to talk.

20 minutes later Serenity's apartment was in sight. She couldn't wait to get home and forget about this whole awful experience. A few meters from her door she reached into her purse to take out her keys when she felt a clammy shaking hand take hold of her arm. She stopped and turned to face Tristan.

“Serenity, I um- "was all he managed to say before he leaned in and gave her a very sloppy wet kiss. Pulling back quickly Serenity gave a brief thank you before rushing to unlock the door and hurrying inside, locking the door behind her.

“That was so gross,” she said to herself out loud to no one in particular when she knew Tristan couldn't hear her. Wiping her mouth she headed upstairs to her shared apartment where he brother would be without a doubt waiting for her to spill the details.

“I'll just have to make something up,” she thought as she unlocked the door to her apartment and was greeted by a very excited Joey.

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Seto glanced down at his watch for what seemed like the thousandth time in a little over an hour.

“What's wrong with me? Am I going out of my mind?” He asked himself as he replayed the scene over and over in his mind. He pictured her sitting there and him

“Tristan,” he mumbled and all he saw was red.

“What's wrong with me? She means nothing to me, but that doesn't give her the right to date someone like Tristan. He doesn't deserve her,” he thought as he slammed his fist down on the table.

“Mm-mister Kaiba Sir?” Asked one of the business men terrified at the younger man's suddenly violent reaction.

“This meeting is over gentlemen. I have more pressing matters to attend to, good day,” said Seto as he picked up his things and left the meeting.

“I will have to act soon it seems,” he said out loud to know one in particular as he got into his car and drove away.

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Serenity leaned against her door still dripping from her shower. She had managed to convince her brother that she had homework to do and would share date details with him later and had hurried off to the shower. All she could think about was the way Seto had caressed the back of her neck so gently. Not only that but he had done it in front of the person she was on a date with.

“Why is he acting like this,” asked Serenity to herself as she dried her hair. She tried to think about anything that would explain this behaviour.

“Besides the second day of school there has been nothing. Sure we eat lunch together and we chat about all sorts of things…” she thought as she began dressing.

“But where friends, he knows that something between us would be a bad thing, besides he doesn't even like me like that, and I certainly don't like him like that. He's not good for me. He's not the type of guy I should be dating. I should be dating guys like Tristan, nice and safe and predictable. But why can't I get him out of my head. AH! I swear he's going to be my undoing,” sighed Serenity as she flopped lazily onto her bed and stared out the window looking at nothing in particular.

“Besides if Tristan is any indication of how guys are supposed to kiss then I am officially never kissing another guy ever again. Yuck!” Turning around Serenity rolled over and shut off her light.

“I just need to forget about what happened today and I will be fine,” yawned Serenity before drifting off into a fitful sleep.