"Oh no! It's already eight-thirty! I can't believe I lost track of time like that...what an idiot I am!" Seto Kaiba looked up from his books to see a young blonde-haired girl packing up her things in a hurry, muttering to her herself the whole time. Then he saw what she was reading.
"Aren't you a freshman?" he asked her tentatively.
She turned around to face him. "Um, yes. Why do you ask? And who are you anyway?"
"I'm Seto Kaiba. I was just thinking that no one who takes that class should call themselves an idiot," gesturing at her books. "Especially a freshman," he added. "I've never even heard of any sophomores taking that class, much less a freshman. In fact, I thought that was a requirement: that you had to be a junior or a senior to take that class."
She blushed at his remarks. "Yes, well uh...I kinda ignored that requirement."
"Obviously. But my question is how, and why."
"Well I took a similar class while I was in high school, but at the university in my town, and the teacher figured I didn't have take all the other classes again, but he said that there was some new things in this class that I should learn."
Seto's mouth formed a small O. "You've taken this class before?" Seto asked in disbelief.
"Yes," she said, blushing.
"Wow" was all Seto could manage for a few moments. Then his senses came back and he pointed at her. "Then you are most certainly not allowed to call yourself an idiot. I lost track of the time too," he admitted. "I meant to go home an hour ago but that kinda didn't happen."
"Obviously," she said, an amused look on her face. "So, Kaiba-san, what grade are you in?"
"I'm a junior. But wait a minute...I don't even know your name yet," he realized, raising his eyebrows.
"Oh yeah, I guess I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Alyssa," she said, reaching out her hand.
Seto took it and was surprised by the gentle firmness with which she shook his hand. "Pleased to meet you. And by the way, my friends call me Seto," he said, smiling.
"Well, Seto, I think we'd better get going, or we'll be here all night," she said, glancing down at her watch.
"Which dormitory do you live in? I'll walk you there, since it's dark out."
She looked up at him, surprised. "Oh, thanks. We'd better get packed up then."
"What are those books for?"
They were outside the library on the way to her dorm room, after she had checked out quite a few books.
"Um, just for reading in my spare time."
Seto picked up one of the large volumes. "This is for spare reading?" He was constantly being amazed by her. First that class and now this.
She blushed again, and replied, "Um, yeah. It's a hobby."
"So you learn Egyptian in your spare time?"
"Uh huh. Why?"
"I think spare time is supposed to be used for having fun. Like, with friends, at the movies, or something. Besides, how many languages do you know already?" he looked down at her suspiciously.
"Uh, English, Japanese, Chinese, French, and I wish I knew Russian, Greek, and Egyptian," she added.
"See? You know far too many languages already. Take a break!" he said, as they reached the door to her dormitory building.
"Hey, I have an idea," he exclaimed. "How does a movie on Saturday sound? You, me, whatever movie you want."
She smiled, both surprised and delighted. "Sure, that sounds like fun."
"Ah, so you do know the meaning of the word 'fun,'" he said teasingly.
She glared at him "Of course I do! And besides, learning Egyptian is fun too, whether or not you agree. It's always been an interest of mine, and I finally have time to do it. So mmm." With this last sound she stuck out her tongue, protesting.
He looked at her and smiled. She looked so adorable, especially when she blushed. He'd never met anyone like her. Every other girl he met was either too geeky/nerdy to the point that they'd never agree to "waste their time" going to a movie, or they were pretty but he knew they'd never be able to have an intelligent conversation with him. Alyssa was smart, funny, and beautiful, not just pretty. And, she considered studying, which she simply called learning, fun. Alyssa was just right. She was perfect.
"Okay then, it's settled. Learning Egyptian can be fun, but nonetheless, you are coming to a movie with me on Saturday. And you will have fun," he said in a tone, as if ordering her.
"Yes Seto," she said in an obedient, yet teasing, voice. Both of them burst out laughing.
"Alright then, see you later," Alyssa said, recovering from her fit of laughter and opening the door behind her.
"Good-bye. See you Saturday," he said, walking backwards and waving back at her.
She closed the door behind her and went upstairs to her room.
To her surprise, her roommate, Ami, started screaming at her the moment she walked in their room.
"Oh my gosh, was that Seto Kaiba?"
"Um, yes," Alyssa said, dragging out the words, unsure of why her friend was so excited.
"Oh my goodness! Oh wow Alyssa! Oh my gosh!" her friend gushed.
"Whoa, whoa, Ami, slow down. What's the big deal?"
"'What's the big deal?' What do you mean, 'what's the big deal?' Seto Kaiba is only like the cutest and smartest guy on campus! Everyone talks about him and you don't even recognize his name?" Ami yelled frantically.
"SHUT UP!" A chorus of voices rang out from the nearby rooms.
Alyssa winced. "Um, what was that, Ami?"
Ami had lowered her voice, but kept the same amazed expression on her face. "He's practically famous! He's taking like all the senior classes even though he's only a junior, and he is so hot!" Ami was practically whining. "And he's won so many duel monster tournaments, no one knows how he juggles everything like that. Oh my goodness, did he ask you out or anything?"
Alyssa studied her friend's face and replied "Well I agreed to go to a movie with him on Saturday..."
"Oh my gosh! He asked you out! This is so exciting! Seto Kaiba has never ever asked a girl out before. It's always some girl that asked him out, and he's just agreed out of politeness. Oh my goodness! But wait a minute, you haven't even told me how come he walked you home." Ami's eyes narrowed and focused on her friend, then widened again in realization. "Oh wow! He walked you home!" she breathed. "Tell me what happened, Alyssa!"
Alyssa told her what happened, while considering what Ami had told her. Seto was very cute, but more than that, he was very intelligent and he respected and understood her wanting to learn Egyptian in her spare time. He was very nice, courteous, gentlemanly. And if what Ami had said was true...Seto had never asked anyone out? That was certainly something to be considered.
Meanwhile, Ami had calmed down after hearing what had happened, but she promised that every single one of their friends would know the whole story by lunch time tomorrow. Alyssa groaned, knowing that it was true, but also that she couldn't do anything about it. So she studied her books for a while, and went to sleep, wondering what the next day would bring.
A/N: So what do you guys think? This is my first fanfic, so I'm wondering how it came across. Also, I've never written anything that was meant to be this long-I have a long story planned out here rubs hands together in delight Anywayz please review! Pleads and begs