Chapter 14: Revisiting the past, part 2: Seto and Victoria's first date.

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As Kaiba watched his child, he couldn't help but think how she resembled both he and his wife. She had her mother's humor, their combined smarts, and his mischievousness. She was smart enough to know what buttons to push with people, how to deal with certain situations, and how to keep a "poker face".

Dawn, having had enough of the computer screen graphics, was now drawing a picture on the floor. Her crayons in a neat pile next to her. Each color was matched with another that was a slightly different version of the one that she was using. It was hard to believe that she was almost four and would be going to school soon.

It was also hard to believe that it was nearly that long ago that he finally beat his no good step father in virtual reality, Victoria at his side. Even though he protested, she proved to be just as stubborn as he, and came along. "I'm not going anywhere," she had told him.

When he went to face off with Gabazuro, she walked in with him, and stood by his side. She had to forge the urge to jump over the desk and beat down the old man for what he had done to Seto. She figured that he could do that himself.

She watched as the older, evil Kaiba, got up and walked over. He didn't seem to notice the fact that she was there. He kept his eyes on the "son" that had taken everything away from him. The result of which left him bitter.

Too bad for him, she had thought sarcastically. He had it coming. She reached over and grabbed Seto's hand, giving him a loving look. Then she glared at the man that was the devil's right hand man.

Gazaburo glared back at her, "you shouldn't be here," he seethed.

"I go where I please," she gritted back. "You don't control me."

Kaiba grasped her hand harder and smiled at her. Then he turned and looked back at the man that had "raised him."

"Leave her alone, Step father," he said warningly. "I want her to be here," he went on.

Victoria, while smiling on the inside, kept her face neutral on the outside. She wasn't going to give this idiot that stood in front of them the benefit of her showing weakness. She knew that she had to be strong, for both of them. When Seto was challenged to a duel, she was forced to watch with two guards holding her down.

When he saw this, Seto got even angrier. "Let her go!" he demanded.

The older Kaiba sneered. Victoria punched one of the guards that was attempting to hold her down. The force of which sent the guy flying. The other one backed away in fear. Once she was free, she ran up to the edge of the playing field.

Come on Seto! She thought, watching him duel; I know that you can beat this ingrate.

Mentally, she had her fingers' crossed, hopping for the best.

She had to close her eyes more then once, feeling her heart break every time that Seto's monsters were destroyed. Then she watched as he regained his dueling footing and summoned his all powerful Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. She let her game face fade away to one that was full of happiness.

She ran over to Seto after the duel and hugged him.

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Not long after that, Seto and Victoria went out on their first date. Victoria and her sister had moved out of the mansion that they had grown up and converted it into a daycare center for people that couldn't afford child care. They had moved to a part of the city that wasn't what people would have expected. It wasn't bad, but some thought it to be a major step in the other direction from where they had grown up. Victoria didn't care though, and neither did Anna. They loved the apartment that they were living in. It had been a new start for them when they purchased it.

Victoria, dressed in a halter top, a light blue jacket, a dark blue mini and knee high jet black boots was waiting in the lobby of the building. She was leaning up against the wall that led into the main foyer. She didn't take to notice the fact that she was getting many stares from some of the older married men that were in her building. The only man that she wanted to look at her was pulling up in a Ferrari, fast. She got up off of the wall when she saw the car stop and Seto get out. He was wearing a black shirt and matching pants, his ever present trench missing.

He shut the door behind him, keeping one hand behind his back. She wondered what he was hiding. She smiled when he opened the door.

"Hey," she greeted. She glanced at her watch, then back at him. "You're early!"

Seto gave her a is that so strange? Look. She brought a hand up and giggled slightly. "It was a joke," she said.

Seto starred at her blankly for a second, and then gave her a small smile. He cleared his throat, and presented her with a bouquet of long stem red roses. "For you," he said.

Victoria was speechless for a second, and then she took the flowers and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, they're gorgeous."

"I remembered how you liked them," he answered. He looked at the group of men that were looking on. He sent them all glares. "Who are they?" he asked her.

Victoria turned and looked at the group, placing her free hand on her hip. "Don't you all think that you should get up to your wives?" she asked.

There was a moment a silence, fallowed by a caravan of elevators opening and agigitated wives coming out to see what was holding their husbands. They looked at Victoria, then grabbed their husband's ears. One of them could be heard saying: "What are you thinking! She's just a child!"

"Glad I'm not them," Victoria commented. She turned and looked back at her date, "ready?"

"Yeah," Seto replied, "let's get out of here."
He opened the door for her and shut it behind them.

"Cool car," Victoria commented as he held the door open for her, "how fast does it go?"

"Let me put it to you this way," he answered with a grin, "you might want to buckle up."

Victoria nodded and smiled at him as he shut the door. She placed the flowers in between hers and the driver's seat and watched as he climbed inside.

She also noticed a policeman walking up to them, and he didn't look to happy about something.

"Excuse me," the cop said. In the driver's side, Seto pretended not to hear him. He started up the engine. "HEY!" the cop said, pounding on the window.

Seto lowered the window, "what?" he snapped. He glared at the over weight officer that was keeping them from enjoying their evening.

"You're parked in a 'no parking' zone," the cop snapped. Victoria looked for a traffic sign that would have mentioned what he was talking about. "I don't see any sign," she commented. She glared at the officer, "I know you! You're Anna's friend's father!"

The officer nodded, "and you're her student teacher, aren't you?" he said.

Seto and Victoria exchanged glances. Then they both looked back at the cop, who was clearly displeased about something. "Look, I've explained all of this before," she began.

"I don't control how the grading goes, your son didn't do what he was supposed to, and was graded accordingly." She looked at Seto, then back at the cop. "You have a problem with the system, take it up with the principal," she went on. Seto rolled the window back up and hit the gas pedal.

They both exchanged looks of happiness as they left the cop in their dust.

-End of Chapter-