Grass spread for eons in all directions. Delightful clouds danced kindly around the sun. Shizuka laid on her back, enjoying the endless source of light, the sun, as she continued to gaze at it. Every now and then she would discover a thought swimming through the currents of her brain waves. After entertaining it for a moment, it would pass, and she would move onto her next thought. Presently her mind was focused on how well the clouds, grass, sky, and sun complemented each other. It reminded her of something or someone.

"I thought I'd find you here." Came the melodically familiar voice of Honda. Shizuka could pick his unique voice out anywhere. She sat up. He stood several feet away, as the tall blades of grass brushed his pant legs. His golden cape blew delicately across the sky. Shizuka's breath caught in her throat at his heroic stature. He approached her, each step causing her heart to burn further. Once he was seated beside her, he spoke again. "This place is kind of neat."

"I like the sun." Shizuka swallowed, nervously, pointing at the glowing orb of fire in the sky. Honda nodded abruptly, no longer looking at her. Shizuka poked her hands into her purse, and revealed some cupcakes. She had been waiting for just the right day to give them away. Honda gratefully accepted both of them. They were gone in seconds.

"Do you actually do anything out here?" Honda growled. As much as Shizuka admired the man, she knew he got bored easily, and he had his darker meaner sides. "This sucks."

"Wait, Honda-kun." Shizuka placed her hand on his arm before he could leave. "I know where some of the others are."

Honda shrugged, no longer caring enough to argue. He followed her. They passed more and more grass until they found a picnic blanket and basket on which Anzu, Otogi, Pegasus, and Mai sat.

"Cool, you guys can join our group date." Otogi said. As it turns out Otogi had asked Anzu out. Anzu got scared and asked her best friend, Mai to come with her boyfriend, Pegasus. Shizuka practically exploded inside at the thought of her and Honda dating.

"Us dating?" Honda snickered, then sarcastically added, "Yeah, sure."

So the two awkwardly sat with the group of young men and women. They ate relatively low quality food, after all, Otogi cooked it. Throughout the meal Honda proceeded to hurtle insults at Shizuka, and flirtatious comments at the other two women. Shizuka found herself hurt, and disappointed. What happened to the man she had looked up to as a teenager?

"Hey, babe, get me another beer." Honda belched in Shizuka's face. The others laughed. They thought nothing of his lousy behavior.

"Hey chump, shut up." Echoed a strong voice. Shizuka could not pin point what direction the voice came from, or who said it. Suddenly a man appeared in the distance. He was tall.

"What did you say?" Honda roared in his drunken stupor. The other man ran towards them at light speed, his fist instantly meeting Honda's jaw. Honda flew a good twenty feet into the air before landing.

"Oh my!" Anzu and Pegasus screeched as Mai and Otogi ran to Honda's aid. Shizuka stood, staring at the man before her. It was Seto Kaiba.

"Why would you do that?" Shizuka squeaked and blushed. Kaiba blushed too. And so did Anzu.

"I will be here everytime fools like him lower the standards of proper social standards." Kaiba slowly uttered through his clenched teeth. His long arm stretched out to the small woman. "Here, I'll get you out of this worthless place."

Well the storyline must continue, so Shizuka said yes. Kaiba carried Serenity in his arms and ran away at light speed. Shizuka stared at the face of her rescuer, imagining a plan in her head of how circumstances could turn in a way that would intertwine their futures forever. Honda was no longer a concern of hers.

"Where are we going?" She suddenly asked.

"We're going to the great Royal Hall of your brother's. I must demand a favor from him." Kaiba gruffly replied, his voice as raspy as sand paper is scratchy. They disappeared beyond the horizon.