Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Love of a Priestess ❯ Angry Words ( Chapter 25 )

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Chapter 25: Angry Words

“How was the meeting?” I asked groggily as I awoke from Channeling.

“Not good,” he muttered, tossing his coat onto the bed. I frowned, sensing his anger and frustration. He said nothing more. I decided not to press him.

Something terrible had happened at the meeting. I could feel it. He was cold, aloof, and angry. He lashed out at both Mokuba and me. At one point, Mokuba looked ready to cry. I saw the two tiny tears trickle down his face as Seto berated him for doing poorly on a history exam. Suddenly, I was angry.

“Stop it, Seto!” I yelled, grabbing his shoulder and turning him towards me. Mokuba took the opportunity and fled to his room. “Yell at me all you want, but don't you dare do that to your brother!”

“Stay out of this. It's none of your business,” he said coldly.

“How can it not be? Mokuba will be my brother too in just a few weeks. Or have you forgotten, Seto? You're marrying me!”

“You! You're the cause of all of this!” he snarled, standing and shoving me away from him.

“Excuse me?” I demanded, forcing my chair back and standing defiantly.

“The Board of Directors has informed me that I'm now on probation. They've been waiting ever since I took over Kaiba Corp. to destabilize my position. And now they're watching me! Waiting for me to make the smallest mistake next! All because of you!” His fist slammed down on the table.

“You still haven't told me how this is my fault,” I snapped, eyes narrowed.

“Someone saw us together last night. It doesn't take a dimwit to speculate about what happened afterward. You were fairly obvious about it. Now there's dirty rumors and gossip, especially since no one knows who you are. You're not someone they expected me to marry, and I'm certainly not supposed to be sleeping with you.”

“Me?” I gasped, angry. “What about you?” I demanded.

“I did what you wanted me to.” I noticed he was no longer angry, but cold and icy, as when I'd first met him.

His words shocked and hurt me. I felt the burning in my throat and eyes. How dare he discount the love I was so willing to offer him? I angrily brushed the forthcoming tears from my eyes.

“Fine. Fine, Seto Kaiba. Have it your way then. I suppose you liked it better before last night. We'll go back to that. I'm not marrying you because I love you—I'm marrying you because I have to. And you're not marrying me because you love me, or because you finally found someone to fill the great void in your life,” I choked on my own tears. I hadn't realized I was crying. “You're marrying me because you want my company. Well take it, Seto Kaiba. Have it. Millennium Corp. is all yours. Oh, and look,” I sobbed, “you get a free…” I remembered what he'd said about the gossip, “slut in the bargain.”

I saw the change in his face but didn't care. I turned away from him but didn't know where to go.

“Wait,” Kaiba said, faintly, touching my shoulder.

“Get away from me!” I shrieked, swiveling around to face him. I slapped him across the face. He released my arm, and I fled.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Believe it or not, as much of a jerk I think Kaiba is, this chapter was pretty hard to write. It took me forever to find the “perfect” mix of words to describe what happened and why they're exploding (emotionally) at each other. However, when I started writing this part of the story, it didn't surprise me that I had Kaiba “breaking off” the relationship—it's something I think Kaiba would do. (Yell at me if you think I'm wrong, but that probably won't change the story much.)

The Mokuba thing… was that as out of character as I think it is? Probably, but in my defense Kaiba's going through some pretty foreign emotions and situations, so I would expect something to snap in him at some point. You know, emotional confusion and stuff.

So anyway, if you have any massive problems with the way the breakdown went (the breakdown of the relationship stays, because otherwise I have to rewrite the next five chapters and I'm not interested in doing that), please leave a review so I can make any appropriate adjustments. Thanks!