--Your POV--

When you heard Seto stop eating, you tried to ask him another question. "So…why have you been working so late this week? What's the rush?"

"I'd like to finish this so I won't be as stressed for Mokuba's birthday. He hates it when I am." he stated simply. You were stunned; all the anger had disappeared from his voice. So he had been doing all of this just to make Mokuba happy? That proved your earlier thought that he really did have a kind nature. He just had strange ways of showing it, that's all.

The two of you continued to work until you noticed it was 4:00 AM. "You should rest, Seto," you said, "You still have a lot to do and Mokuba won't be happy if you're not exactly awake for his birthday." For once Seto didn't snap back at you. He stood up to walk to the luxurious couch that was in his office. Before he got there, you pulled a small, thin blanket out of your tote bag and reached out to give it to him.

"You'd better not give me the 'keep each other warm' speech because that is definitely not going to happen" he said, glaring at you once again. Your eyes widened. "No, the thought didn't even cross my mind. It's all yours," you said, placing it in his hands. The thought did sound nice, though… He looked at you, a question framed on his lips but you spoke before he could ask anything. "I'll keep working on your disk; I'm still wide awake." He showed no emotion on his face as he lay down. You worked through the rest of the night, looking back at Seto periodically as he was snoring lightly on the couch. He looked so peaceful…

--Seto's POV--

You gratefully lay down on your couch and covered yourself with the blanket Nuitari had brought. Within moments, you fell asleep and you dreamed about duel monsters, making your brother happy, and last but not least, Nuitari herself. She was so pretty…and so nice…you couldn't help but wonder what happened to her family, though. How did they die?

You woke up around 11:30 on Saturday morning and Nuitari was in the same position as she was last night. The only difference was that your duel disk was nearly finished! "You did all this?" you asked her, standing up and walking over to your desk. You never got a response. Nuitari's eyes were focused downward, where her hands were deftly working on another piece of your disk. Her eyes were barely open and all her attention was directed at her hands. You reached down to take the pieces from her and she finally looked up. "Wha…Seto?" she said in a groggy voice. You handed her the blanket and pointed at the couch. "Go." you said. She nodded and slowly made her way over to the couch to rest. You couldn't believe how much she had done! You picked up where she left off and by 5:00, you were putting on the finishing touches. That was about the same time Nuitari woke up, also and she followed you as you took your duel disk to the testing room. You placed your Blue-Eyes Dragon card on the duel disk and you felt a surge of success as you heard your dragon roar and appear before you. "That's amazing, Seto" Nuitari breathed next to you. You had to agree; but then again, it was your invention. You called Roland and had him come pick the two of you up to take you home. You were still angry with him for not being awake last night, but you probably wouldn't have finished if Nuitari hadn't come.

--Your POV--

When you got in the limo, you were still exhausted. She had pulled quite a large number of all-nights, but nothing compared to this. You were really glad that you were able to help Seto, though. It was the least you could have done for him, with him letting you stay in his house and all. You suddenly remembered that you had Mokuba's present with you and pulled it out to show Seto. "Here…you said you wanted to look at it first," you said, handing the deck to him. He inspected it slowly in silence. "I didn't exactly get him an amazing deck, but I figured that once he got a feel for it he could improve it and add his own cards," you explained. He ignored you as he continued to look through all the cards. "Looks good," he finally said as you let out a breath. You hadn't realized you were holding it, but Seto's approval meant a lot to you. "By the way," he continued. You looked at him, hoping that you might get a thank you for helping him out. "I've decided to let you stay at my home for as long as you like. It seems like you make Mokuba happy, and you'll be able to keep him occupied while I'm busy." "Really?…thank you, Seto." Well, that wasn't exactly a 'thank you' but you still thought you heard at least a little gratitude in his voice. But he was letting you stay at his mansion; and he was right, you did really enjoy yourself around his little brother. Plus, it would give you more time to figure out what feelings you really had for him.

~~Sunday, Mokuba's birthday~~

You awoke to Mokuba jumping on your bed. "Wake up, Nuitari! It's my birthday! I'm 13!! YAHOO!!" he continued to yell as you sat up, rubbing your eyes. "Go get Seto while I change, Mokie," you said sleepily as you ruffled his hair. He ran off and you met him and his brother down at their large dining table. Mokuba had requested a large brunch with all of his favorite foods so the table was completely filled! As you were eating, you noticed that Seto did seem a lot more relaxed after a good nights' rest. And he even looked faintly…happy that it was Mokuba's birthday. You figured that this was the one day of the year that he forced himself not to do any work. "So when do I get my presents?" Mokuba asked excitedly. Seto pulled a rather big box out from under the table. He had gotten Mokuba the latest video game console along with a permanent free-play pass to the arcade he always went to. You handed him a much smaller rectangular box and he grabbed it eagerly. When he opened it, you loved the surprised look on his face. "A deck? My very own duel monsters deck?" he squealed. He began thumbing through all the cards and he looked at you with his big puppy-dog eyes. "Thank you Nuitari!! So…you wanna duel?"

You laughed and shook your head at his eagerness. "I don't think that's a good idea, Mokuba. I know every single one of your cards and you don't know any of mine!" His face dropped for a split second before asking, "then…will you teach me strategies and stuff?" The question caught you off guard. You?…teach…him? "I can't do that, Mokuba," you said honestly to him. "What? Why not?" he said sadly. "Mokuba…it's not that I don't want to, because believe me, I do. But…your brother…he's the world's best. I'm sure that he would want to be the one to teach you how to play. Don't you this so?" Mokuba looked downcast. "But…he never spends any time with me." You nibbled at your lower lip, knowing that Seto was probably hurt by the remark; he probably wasn't intentionally spending all his time at work…he just had a lot of stuff going on. "Tell you what, Mokuba. Why don't you duel with your friends? You can start figuring out your own strategies with them…then maybe Seto will help you when he has the time…right, Seto?" you looked at him pleadingly, hating to see Mokuba so down. Mokuba pleaded with him right alongside you and the two of you let out sighs of relief when Seto nodded.

"Ok then!" Mokuba said, suddenly brightening up before exclaiming, "I know! If we can't duel, then maybe you and my big brother can duel!" Did you hear him correctly? Duel…Seto? You looked at him and he smirked, "I never back down from a challenge, you know." You raised one of your eyebrows and followed him to his custom dueling arena in the mansion. Mokuba was practically jumping up and down as you and Seto took your places on the opposite ends. The duel commenced and you matched him move for move, card for card throughout the entire duel. In the end, he wiped you out with his signature monster's White Lightning attack. You got to see a completely different side of him when he dueled. He was no doubt very competitive, but there was a brightness in his eyes that you'd never seen before. You supposed that duel monsters was one of the few, if not the only, thing that gave him joy. He smirked as your life points dropped to zero and said, "I win. No surprise there"

"That was SO AWESOME!" you heard Mokuba yell as he ran over to the arena. "Nuitari, you're really good. It's just that my big bro is better," he said as he looked up adoringly to Seto. You smiled at him; he was so cute and so happy, you hoped that he wouldn't turn into his older half some day. "I'm going to go get the pool stuff ready! Seto, you promised you would go swimming with me! You too, Nuitari!" he shouted as he ran off.

You reached put away your deck but your hand stopped short when you heard "Hold it right there." You stared across the arena and Seto was eyeing you suspiciously. "What is that face down card that you still have on the field?" You froze and replied, "Nothing. I wouldn't have been able to use it," "You didn't answer my question. What is it?" he demanded, getting angry. You looked down as you flipped the card over. "Reflection of Darkness?" Seto said, stunned. "Y-y…you…would have…won," he continued slowly. "Wh-why didn't you play it?" he asked you, shocked from the fact that he pretty much lost the duel. "It's Mokuba's birthday, Seto. I wanted to make sure that he saw his big brother win. You know how much he looks up to you." You also decided to tell him the real reason why you didn't play your trap card. "I…I wouldn't have played it…even if it wasn't his birthday" you began to say quietly as you picked up your deck. He looked questioningly at you as you kept going, "I…I know…how much…your…pride and reputation mean to you…and…I…I wouldn't do anything to take that away from you, Seto," you said, unable to control the shakiness of your voice. He didn't say anything to you as you took your deck and went off to meet Mokuba at the pool. It was a good thing, too, considering that your face was completely flushed.

--Seto's POV--

You were standing speechless as you saw Nuitari walk off. Her words kept running through your mind: "I know how much your pride and reputation mean to you and I wouldn't do anything to take that away from you". But…she would have won! Why would she deny herself the chance to defeat the world's greatest duelist? Your head swam with questions as you walked slowly to your room to change into your swimsuit. Why was she being so nice to you? You were never nice to her…

You finally got down to the pool deck and saw her and Mokuba laughing as they were splashing each other with water. You allowed yourself a small smile; it was so nice to see Mokuba happy and having fun. "Come on, Seto! Take off your shirt! Unless you want to go swimming in it!" Mokuba yelled, beckoning you to get in.

--Your POV--

You were splashing Mokuba with as much force as you could when you saw Seto walk into the pool area. You stood there with your mouth open in a small "O" as he began to take his shirt off. It seemed like the action was going in slow motion for you. You saw his stomach first and his perfect abs. As he kept going, he revealed a beautifully sculpted chest. When his shirt was completely off, you marveled at the body of a god. He looked so damn good…

You quickly closed your mouth and averted your gaze before he looked at you. The last thing you wanted was for him to see you drooling at him. As he walked into the pool, Mokuba attacked him with a tidal wave. He got completely soaked from that but he retaliated with an even bigger splash. It was so fun to watch the two brothers play around. "Hey Nuitari!" Mokuba called to you, laughing as he was getting drenched, "Can you do your dive again? You know, the one you showed me earlier?" he asked. You laughed quietly, "I told you that that was a one-time deal, Mokie!"

"Aww…pretty please?" he begged. You sighed as you gave in, "Alright, but this is the last time," you said as you got out of the pool to get to the diving board.

--Seto's POV--

You attacked Mokuba with torrents of water when he asked Nuitari to dive. You loved the sound of her laugh. It was so soft and charming…wait what were you thinking? You shook your head to clear her from your mind but you found it ineffective when you saw her walk out of the pool. As she walked up the stairs water was cascading off of her, revealing a flawlessly toned body. She had a nice tan and her swimsuit fit her perfectly...showing off just enough of her, but not too much more. You continued to stare as she walked over to the diving board. "Seto…what's that look you're giving her?" Mokuba asked you, nudging you in the side. You turned your focus on him as your face turned a barely visible shade of red. "What look?" Mokuba turned to look back at Nuitari, "the same look she gave you when you took your shirt off." he responded.

You didn't have time to think about what he said to you because Nuitari was just beginning her dive. She did a beautiful double back flip before entering the water gracefully. She didn't come up to get a breath until she reached Mokuba, tickling his stomach. "Hahahaha! Stop it!" he giggled. Nuitari also laughed as she came up for air. "That was awesome Nuitari!" Mokuba said, still giggling. "So…now that Seto's here, we can play…Marco Polo!" he said excitedly as he grabbed the bandana he had brought out to the pool. "I'll go first," he said as Nuitari tied it around his eyes.

The three of you went a few rounds until Mokuba tagged you, so it was your turn to be blindfolded. You refrained from saying Marco too many times because you felt foolish doing it. Instead, you relied on your ears as you heard the two of them moving around. You heard a small splash in front of you and you lunged forward to tag whoever it was. Your right hand grabbed someone's thigh and your left hand felt bare skin. Judging from the width of the thigh, you knew you had gotten Nuitari, and her small gasp confirmed it. As her trembling fingers took off the bandana-blindfold, you found yourself enjoying the feel of her leg and stomach. You hand instinctively traveled up her thigh a little bit before you realized what you were doing and let her go, both of your faces blushing bright red. You turned around to look at Mokuba and said, "Alright, that's enough. Time to go," you said in an attempt to get out of the pool before your face turned any redder. "Aww…one more, one more!" he pleaded. You gave him a small frown but you agreed; after all, it was his birthday. You turned back to Nuitari as she handed you the blindfold to tie onto her head. You admired the bare skin of her back as you quickly tied it on for her.

--Your POV--

Your face was still red as Seto put on the blindfold. You had to admit, though, his hands did feel nice on you. You stumbled around blindly, calling 'Marco' every so often. You knew you were close to the right edge of the pool and you heard both of their voices respond 'Polo' right in front of you as they tried to swim away. You quickly propelled yourself towards the right, knowing that if one of them went that way, you would catch them by sandwiching them to the side of the pool. You were right; your hand hit something hard and pushed it against the wall. Your momentum carried you forward and you felt yourself slam into someone. You blushed an even brighter red as you enjoyed the feel of Seto's hard chest. Your surge had pushed your body against his and you felt your heart rate increase madly as your body temperatures rose slightly. "Oh…" you said embarrassingly as Seto took the blindfold off. He had turned a rather deep shade of red, as well. You quickly swam away from him as you heard Mokuba laugh and say, "Ok, well I guess we're done. That was so much fun, though!" You went over to splash him a little more, hoping that it would keep your mind off of Seto.

It definitely didn't. Seto got out of the pool and you allowed yourself a small gasp when you saw the water dripping off of his body. He walked into the pool house where the shower was as you got out and toweled yourself dry. "Hey, Nuitari…can I ask you a question?" Mokuba said sheepishly. "Anything, Mokie."

"Do you…like my brother?" he said tentatively. Your insides froze as your eyes widened. He had just asked you the one question you didn't want to answer. He waited patiently while you thawed out. You took a deep breath, understanding that he was old enough to understand these things. "Yes, Mokuba. I do," you said quietly. "So…why aren't you doing anything about it?" he asked curiously. You had asked yourself the same thing plenty of times, but you always wound up with the same answer. "I know he doesn't feel the same way about me, Mokuba. If he does find out, I'm afraid he'll just see as another one of those schoolgirls that are fawning over him. So you have to promise me that you won't say anything." You kneeled down, grabbed his shoulders and looked into his eyes. "Please Mokuba. This is the only thing I'll ask of you. Swear that you won't tell him."

"I-I w-won't," he said, shying away from your stare.

--Seto's POV--

You walked out of the pool house freshly dressed when you saw Nuitari gripping your brother's shoulders and looking him intently in the eye. "What's going on here?" you demanded as she let go of him. "Nothing, Seto," Mokuba reassured you. "Nuitari, you can use the shower now. I don't mind waiting," he said to her. She nodded thanks to him and walked past you, careful not to look at you. You began to walk back into the mansion until Mokuba stopped you. "Seto? Do you like her?" Your eyes narrowed as you stopped and turned around. You didn't quite know how to answer him since you weren't able to answer the questions yourself. "Come on, Seto. I've seen the way you look at her. And you do seem to treat her better than other people you meet. You have to admit you have feelings for her." You felt one of your narrowed eyes twitch as you realized that Mokuba was growing up. He was right, though. You found yourself being nicer to her than most other people, even though that still wasn't very nice at all. Still…she had a certain quality to her that you were warming up to. You thought about the first day of school when you were admiring her facial features. You thought about her aqua eyes and that hint of sadness in them. About all the crap you dealt her that she put up with without a word. How nice she was to your little brother…and you. And how beautiful she was…you had never had these thoughts about anyone else and quite frankly, you didn't know what to do with them. "I don't know, Mokuba," you said to him honestly. "How can you not know? You like her or you don't!" he insisted. "It's more complicated than that," you said as you turned your back to him and walked into your house. You had no time for a relationship. And you certainly didn't have the time to deal with your emotions. Besides, you were used to girls liking you, like all those crazy girls from school. Then again, Nuitari seemed different…you'd have to really think about it. Some other time, though, when you weren't busy working…which would probably be never.


Huzzah! I've had these scenes in my mind for months now and I finally wrote them down! I hope I described it well enough...Constructive criticism appreciated!