Hey guys, sorry it's taken so long for me to update. I had to get my laptop fixed (yeah, 6 months old and it already had to be taken in to be fixed. Friggin A…) and I hadn't been able to work on updates. But here it is, I hope you all enjoy it.
Disclaimer: Yugioh and its characters are copyright of Kazuki Takahashi. I merely own this fanfic and my personal OC's.
~Nine: Drive~
"This is ridiculous."
"Oh come on, it'll be fun!"
"I have work to do."
"You used that excuse last week! Come on, Seto, you owe me!"
"Tch. And you couldn't pick something else?"
"What's so weird about this?"
"It's just so completely random."
"Plenty of couples do this!"
"Don't say that."
"What? That we're a couple? Don't tell me you're embarrassed!"
"I'm just not used to it yet."
"Really, Seto? It's been almost a year and you're still not used to it?"
"Aren't you the one who referred to me as a 'romantically incept prude?'"
"And you're actually admitting to that being true?"
"Well I wouldn't word it like that…"
"Come on already!" She grabbed his wrist and pulled him up from the chair, yanking him through the office. "Everyone can go home early today!" Kay announced as she passed the reception area and the Kaiba Corp. employees knew better than to question her.
Most of them just sort of grinned at the sight of their boss being dragged away by his hyperactive, blonde girlfriend and went to begin closing up for the night.
"Must you constantly humiliate me?" Seto grumbled.
"I'm your girlfriend, it's my job," she said simply with a smirk and he glared at her. They finally got outside where a lovely, black and red convertible waited for them and Kay jumped into the driver's seat. "Isn't she a beauty?"
"How much of my money did you spend on this?" Seto sighed, sliding in, to which she pouted.
"For your information, every dime was my hard-earned cash. I told you I'd wanted to buy a car for a while now."
"But why something like this?"
"Why not? It's a Mercedes with a damn good warranty."
"So why are you dragging me along on this test drive?"
"You need to get out more, Seto."
"You keep saying that," he sighed. She smiled a little.
"Just sit back and enjoy the ride," she said, turning the key in the ignition and putting the car in drive. Seto gave her a sideways glance but leaned back in his seat as Kay pulled out of her parking space and drove down the road.
"So where are we going?" he asked. She chuckled.
"You ask way too many questions."
"You don't give me many answers."
"Come on, Seto, you should be able to trust me by now."
"Perhaps if you weren't so erratic, I'd trust you more. But you keep pulling off these crazy schemes." She pouted.
"That hurts, Seto."
"Yeah, yeah." She continued driving down the road and approached the exit that lead to the highway out of the city. "A drive in the country? How cliché."
"You and I both know it isn't country."
"No city, just open field for at least a good few miles."
"It's forest, Seto. Country is wide open space. I'll take you to Texas someday to see real country fields."
"Why would I want to do that?"
"God, Seto, are you always this boring?" He frowned and crossed his arms over his chest as they continued driving. "Come on, lighten up."
"Sorry, but I'm not normally one to lighten up if there's no reason for me to." She frowned.
"So spending time with me isn't a good reason?" she asked. "Gee, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside." Seto ran a hand through his bangs.
"You know that isn't what I meant."
"Seto, I know you aren't exactly lovey-dovey, but if I give you any more space, I may as well dump you. While I'm all for space and distance helping couples grow, I do want at least a little time with you. It's not like I want to be glued to your hip or anything stupid like that, we're not little pre-teens experimenting with relationships." She sighed and shrugged. "You're the only one I've ever felt this way about, and I'd appreciate it if you could try your best to show you feel the same way just a little more. If anything else, I should be able to refer to us as a couple without you getting uncomfortable."
"That's exactly why it's uncomfortable…" he mumbled. "I've never bothered with relationships before this point. You were the only person persistent enough to make me want to try it."
"I don't believe I was really persistent, your fangirls have proven to have exceeded me in that category."
"Alright, fine, you were the only person who didn't completely piss me off all the time and who actually put up with me as I am and not thrusting me on some pedestal with this imaginary version that you dreamt of." She pursed her lips.
"Well…I do love you for all your cracks and flaws. You're kind of cute because you're so socially awkward."
"I am not socially awkward!"
"Maybe not in a business sense, but remember that time I sent you to the grocery store to buy me ingredients for dinner and you got in the fight with the butcher over the meat cuts?"
"He was asking for it…" Seto mumbled.
"And the time when you were asked by that one couple about directions and you immediately hid and had Roland take care of it?" she asked, giggling to which Seto turned a pale pink.
"Be quiet…"
"Not many people see you like that," she said with a soft smile. "But when I do, it always makes my heart flip because it just makes me adore you that much more. I love the confidence you exude and your intelligence, but I also love the parts of you that are awkward and clumsy. You're not perfect, you never were and you never will be."
"Neither are you," he pointed out.
"No," she laughed. "I'm definitely not perfect. I get pissed at you for little things, get jealous, and I ask for too much of you sometimes."
"Not to mention you are the most hard-headed person out there! Once your mind's made up, there's no changing it," he said, smirking. "Even if you're wrong, you refuse to concede."
"Oh come on, that's not true!" she pouted. "I'm willing to admit when I'm wrong."
"Really? Then how about the time you argued with me for over an hour on the effect of a card that we looked up? I told you what the effect was, the computer did, and you still argued!"
"Hey, you looked up the new version, I argued for the original!"
"And there you go again," he said, smirking.
"Well you are no better! When it comes to your ego, nobody can sway you from whatever you think is right. You're ALWAYS Mr. Right."
"That's because I usually am right." She lightly punched his arm, sticking her tongue out.
"Egotistical, immovable asshole."
"Stubborn, bipolar bitch," he snorted. She laughed a little.
"Love you too." They drove out of the woods to the next city's limit and stopped at a red light. Seto leaned over and pressed his lips to her cheek.
"I'll work on it," he said and she laced her fingers with his.
"Good," she said and he kissed the back of her hand, earning another smile before they drove through the green light.
Hopefully, the next time she invited him out for a drive, he'd be a little more excited to go out and just step out of his normal routine. But who really knew with Seto Kaiba?
Eh, it's sorta cheesy, but it was fun to write. I kinda disliked making Kay act like a needy girlfriend, but, in all truth, it'd be strange for her to never get like that, especially with Seto. She and him are supposed to try and bring out the best and worst in each other and help each other break out of their shells.
Or maybe I'm overthinking all this and none of you care. Regardless, I'm tired as hell.
Please keep feeding me your glorious reviews, and I shall try to retaliate with update!
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