I'm sorry that the last chapter was so short, but there is no long preface. It starts with chapter 10!

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As Sora entered her cabin, she noticed a letter that she hadn't even noticed the previous evening, when she opened it, she read:

Dear Miss Kambera, 19th of the month
please come to my office tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. in the KaibaCorb,
since there are some problems with you and Mr. Yuki's duel.
Respectful greetings
Seto Kaiba, President of KaibaCorb.

After Sora had finished reading the letter, she looked at her watch and was shocked to find that it was already 15:28. So she called Seto, who had been waiting impatiently for Sora for almost half an hour. "KaibaCorb. Seto Kaiba.", Seto answered. "Seto? This is Sora, I'm sorry I couldn't come at the agreed time, but I still had to take my parents to the airport.", she told him quickly," and I've only just read your message. Would you tell Jaden whatever you wanted to tell him, I'll be okay at 7:00 p.m.? "" Okay, I already explained Jaden, but you can save yourself the trouble of stopping by, I'll come to you. ", Seto said quickly and hung up.

As agreed, Seto, excited as he was, knocked on Sora's room door. "You can come in.", He heard her voice from inside. When he entered, Sora was sitting on one of the sofas reading an American book on world championship strategies in the Beybladen. "Sit down.", Sora Seto asked and put the book aside. "What is it actually about?" She asked. "So it looks like your duel can take place tomorrow, the bug has been fixed. But that's just one of the reasons I'm here.", Seto said and mumbled, the last sentence so quietly that Sora asked for it had to. But he did not answer her the truth.

"Tell me, you didn't really write that letter to me, did you?", Sora asked and pointed to the letter that Kaiba had put down for her." No, that was an employee of mine, I just signed it. ", Seto explained and shifted restlessly in his chair. Sora noticed this and asked:" Do you want to tell me something? "" No! But I mean, yes, but ... ", Seto stuttered, shocked at how easy it was for her to see through." Hey, honey, I've already told you. First think, then talk. ", Sora instructed him." Honey? ", Seto asked and frowned. Sora shrugged her shoulders but didn't respond and continued to look at him.
They sat on a sofa that could have comfortably seated three people, with Sora at one end sitting at the other Seto.

"Well, I really have to admit that I'm a little nervous now.", He said and looked at Sora somewhat helplessly. "It's because of a girl?" Asked Sora, who already suspected it. "How do you know that?", Seto asked, startled. "Did Yugi say something?", he asked, dismayed and anger boiled up in him." What is my brother supposed to have told you? ", Sora asked him sharply." Nothing is good. ", he replied evasively." Would you go now, please? ", Sora asked with a trace of impatience in her voice." No. "said Seto.
"No?", Sora asked puzzled about this statement. "No, I won't go until I have told you.", He said stubbornly and tugged at his wool sweater. "Now listen carefully to Seto Kaiba, I'm getting tired of it, your arrogant behavior suits me so far.", She hissed at him. "If that's the case, you don't mind if I ...", he got up, slowly walked towards her and took her hand in his. "Leave the Kaiba.", She hissed at him and withdrew her hand, "why are you doing that?" "Because you are not allowed to go to L.A.", he said and looked at the floor. "Why not?" She asked confused. "I've already lost too many people who were important to me, it hurts so much. My mother, my father, my sister ... Please don't leave me too.", he said with a broken voice and as he kept his head down his tears were dripping directly onto the floor. Sora would have expected such a speech least of all, but from Seto?" Never in life. ", she thought," that must be a dream! "" I'm sorry, Seto, but I have to go to L.A. with Yugi to see Mum and Dad, I promised my parents. Besides, you still have Mokuba, "she whispered. When he lifted his head, she saw how silent tears ran down his prominent face and in his gaze was pure pleading.
He shook his head and sat back down with his back to her. "Then just go with Yugi. He's more important to you than anyone else anyway.", He said and she heard a little defiance in his voice. But the next moment he regretted his words. "Aren't you serious?", Sora gasped. Seto shook his head and mumbled, “Sorry.” She walked around the sofa on which Seto was sitting, sat down next to him and hugged him."Come here my fool," she muttered. Tears ran down his face again. After he had calmed down again, she got up and said: "Please go now." He nodded briefly, straightened up and said in front of the door: "Sora, I'm scared. And about you." "You don't need that." she replied, smiling weakly.

The next morning after breakfast the final could finally take place.
Just to get it over with quickly, Sora fought harder than ever and defeated Jaden within an hour and a half. After Sora was crowned the new "Queen of the Games", she immediately disappeared home. From home, she sent Seto an email that said:

Dear Seto,
I'm sorry but I have to go to L.A. tomorrow
back, should you have anything else
you can talk to me tonight
come at 8:00 p.m.
If not, I am telling you at this point
Goodbye.
Many greetings to Mokuba
Sora


However, this wasn't the only one to send her brother an email asking him to buy two tickets to L.A.As well as to all of her other friends where she said goodbye to everyone.

At exactly 8:00 p.m. the doorbell rang and she opened it. Seto was standing in front of her, looking a little embarrassed. "Hello. Come in.", She said and closed the door behind him. "You have a nice place here.", Seto said as he stepped into her living room. On the sofa was a suitcase containing a pile of clothes, all neatly folded. "So you're flying tomorrow?", Seto asked and looked at her sadly, Sora nodded and stowed two more pairs of shoes on the side. "Have a seat. Do you want a drink?", She asked him after she had closed the suitcase and put it down in the hallway. "No, just no inconvenience.", Seto fended off. "So what else did you want to talk to me about?", Sora asked and sat down across from Seto. "About what you wanna do in L.A.," Seto said. "Well, first of all, Yugi will be trained first. I will probably stay in the USA as well, I don't know what will happen with Yugi, but that remains to be seen.", Sora explained and got a bottle of water and two glasses from the kitchen.
"But why do you want to stay in the US?" Asked Seto. "Because I'm more at home there than here," said Sora. "But all your friends are here, I don't understand how you can leave that behind!", Seto exclaimed excitedly, ready to convince her to stay here at any cost. But whatever he said Sora always managed to give him an explanation. "Why don't you just want to understand that I don't live for Japan but for L.A.?" She asked him. "Because I love you more than anything and because I'm afraid for you," he said softly. At these words Sora blushed slightly but kept her composure.
"Why are you afraid for me?", She asked and sat down next to him so that her hand rested on his shoulder. "Because I'm scared that you might fall in love with someone else in L.A.," Seto explained quietly. And as if his words had broken a barrier between the two that had prevented Sora from revealing her feelings to him.And that had prevented him from finally doing what he had actually wanted to do since their first meeting. After she had finally released from the kiss, Sora tried to push away from Seto and with all her might, but he had hugged her so tightly, well, rather, that she could not free herself. "Please let me go, Seto," she whispered. "No, stay with me.", He mumbled, loosening his embrace but not completely loosening it, now Sora could finally break away from him, she took a few steps away from Seto and took a deep breath. "Oh my god, what did I do?", She whispered to herself. "I beg your pardon?", Seto asked and came to her, put his hand around her tackle, but at that moment she winced and stared at him with frightened eyes and pressed him away: "Don't touch me." "What's wrong with you?", Seto asked surprised about her dismissive behavior. "I shouldn't have done that, please forget what just happened.", asked Sora." You ask me to forget the kiss? "he asked, getting angry," you ask me to push back my feelings for you? "" No, you get it wrong, I shouldn't have let you kiss me, that's why I don't want to talk about it, please promise me that you won't talk about it with anyone, not a single one. Promise it. ", Sora said, and in her voice was the same pleading tone that Seto had in his voice the day before." All right, I promise, but you have to promise me something for that. You have to go back, back to Japan, that's my condition. "He determined. She nodded and said," Please go now. I am tired and would like to be rested a bit tomorrow. " "Understand. ", he answered and went to the door accompanied by Sora, when he said goodbye to her he asked:" May I hug you again? "She thought for a moment, but then nodded and let him hug her."Good night and goodbye Seto.", Sora said goodbye. Seto also said goodbye: “Goodbye Sora.” But before he disappeared he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. Shaking her head and with a hand on her cheek that Seto had kissed her earlier, she closed the door behind her.