Author's Note: This story shall remain untitled because I have horrible namer's block right now.
Seto leaned back in his chair, napkin at hand, delicately patting at the corners of his mouth. A smirk came across his lips – not cruel or harsh as usual. Ishizu narrowed her eyes and played with the table cloth in her hand. She was restless. The dinner, this entire night…It was beautiful. But it just wasn't like him.
The butler returned to the room with a fine bottle of champagne draped with a towel. He popped the lock on the bottle open and poured a minute amount in each of their flutes before bowing and exiting the room quietly.
Ishizu looked anxiously at her glass and reached for it, but Seto gently rested his hand on top of hers. He held her hand gently in his, caressing it, and she let out a small gasp. She was not accustomed to this cold, somber businessman being anything but emotionless. Today, there was a gentle air about him. He seemed so passionate, so affectionate, so…Not of his normal element. He leaned towards her and placed a gentle kiss on the top of her hand, then peered up at her.
"Marry me."
"What?" Ishizu choked out, yanking her hand out of his grasp. He flinched, and reached for her hand once more. She allowed him to take her hand again in his.
"Marry me. Take my last name. Build a legacy with me," He said softly, while his eyes burned into her own. "I would like to make you Mrs. Ishizu Kaiba."
"This is so sudden," She murmured, standing up and walking over to the big bay windows. She touched the glass on the window and looked down at the buildings below and beside them. "I don't understand…"
"I have never loved anyone or anything as much as I love you. I have admired you…" He stood from his seat and joined her at the window. "Your beauty, your strength…I think you're the only woman I've ever encountered who is fit to bare my children."
"Seto-!" He placed his index finger over her lips and brushed them gently. He gazed at her, awe-stricken. In all of his days, he'd never been so mesmerized by any creature of this Earth.
"Marry me, Ishizu. Make me the happiest man in the world."
In one swift motion, Ishizu wrapped her arms around his back and crashed her lips against his. "I do," She mumbled between locking her lips with his. "I will."
Ishizu sat staring at her profile in the mirror. She glanced over at a picture in the corner of the mirror – a picture of her and Seto on their wedding day. She looked so beautiful then…And thin…
She was now in late term pregnancy, and quite a bit larger than she was accustomed to. Seto ensured her that her weight gain was healthy for the baby – that she was all baby weight and she'd lose it once the baby was born, and that he would hire only the best personal trainers and nutritionists to get her back to a point where she felt comfortable in her own skin. But she knew that being back to normal was inevitably, a long ways away for her.
"Are you ready, my dear?" Seto appeared in the doorway, buttoning the cuffs of his shirt. Ishizu gazed back at him and then back at herself, to her profile, with barely hidden disgust. She tugged at her dress and tried to adjust it at her bust.
"Nothing fits me."
"Nonsense, you look beautiful." Seto made his way across the room and stood behind her, looking over at their profile in the mirror. He wrapped his arms around her and they just barely reached around her stomach. He kissed her neck softly, and brushed her hair away from her shoulder. "You are still the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my entire life." He adjusted her dress gently and turned her around to face him. "We're going to an ultrasound. Nothing fancy, nobody to impress. Just an ultrasound to check up on our beautiful baby girl."
Ishizu allowed herself a small smile and nodded her head. "I'll be ready momentarily; I'll meet you at the elevator in just a second."
"Okay." He planted and tender kiss on her forehead, and then leaned over to plant one on her engorged belly, and then exited the room.
As soon as he left the room, Ishizu shuffled through her drawers and pulled out a few pill bottles. One was a prescription for her of Adderall, the other two were some off brand diet pills that appeared to be from a local pharmacy. She popped two of them each, swallowed them dry and then shut the drawer quietly. She turned heel and made her way to the elevator by their front room.
Seto held the gate open for Ishizu and closed it behind him, looking at the attendant. "Where to, Mr. Kaiba?"
"The medical wing on the 52nd floor, please, we have an appointment with our Obstetrician today."
The elevator jolted and began smoothly dropping down. Ishizu clenched her eyes and reached for her husband's hand. "Are you okay?" He said, his voice dripping with concern.
Ishizu nodded slightly, and simply muttered, "Vertigo."
Seto embraced Ishizu and coaxed her head into his chest, rubbing her back to soothe her ailment. The bell dinged and the elevator door zipped open. The attendant pushed the gate forward and Seto ushered Ishizu forward, trailing not far behind her. They walked down the long hallway, passing a few nurse's stations and desks along their way.
"Hello, Mr. Kaiba!"
"Hello Avril." He nodded, and continued on his way.
"Hey Mr. Kaiba!"
"Hi Ziyan."
"How are you Mr. Kaiba?"
"Fine, thanks Jenna." All these women throughout his building, just dying to get a piece of him, but he only had eyes for his wife.
They made it to the very last door on the left and Seto reached for the handle. He pulled the door open to reveal a stark white room with a chair attached to stirrups and a 3-D ultrasound machine in the corner. He gestured into the room. "After you, Ishizu."
She stepped forward and put her hand to her forehead. "I don't particularly feel well…" She took a step forward and faltered, falling straight into the outreached arms of her husband.
"ISHIZU!" He shouted, and slowly lowered her down to the ground. She wasn't responding. She hardly seemed to be breathing. He gently slapped her on the cheek and his eyes widened. No response. "ISHIZU?! Ishizu, please, wake up!" He looked around in a panic. The obstetrician wasn't in the room yet. "Hello?! We need a doctor! HELLO?!"