True Friend, True Love (Seto Kaiba) #21
... do you honestly think you can make my daughter happy?" Mr Owens asked you seriously. For the first time ever in your entire life you felt so strongly about something, so sure of yourself and your answer. "Yes. I know I can make Heather incredibly happy." You replied steadily, feeling the knot in your stomach loosen a little, because you knew what you said was the entire truth, and nothing he could say in that moment would make you change your mind. Mr Owens then smirked and walked up to you, facing you. He was about your height, but for some reason he seemed taller to you. "Then don't let me stand in your way." Mr Owens replied, placing his hand on your shoulder. "Is that a yes?" You asked, slightly stunned by what he just said to you. Mr Owens chuckled at you, "Yes Seto Kaiba! You have my blessing." Then he pulled away picked up the bucket and mop, and started to tip the water down the sink, as relief washed over you. "Just remember..." Your attention was instantly snapped back towards him, "...Heather means the world to me. If you hurt her in anyway, I will come down on you so hard you will be in the middle of next week." Mr Owens informed you in the protective father tone. "Mr Owens, I would never hurt Heather on purpose and I would protect her with my life, as I would with Mokuba." You steadily and determinedly to him, outraged that he would even think that you would do that to Heather.
"That's good to know." Mr Owens turned round to face you once again. "Heather has been through a lot, and I had to rebuild her to the way she is now after what happened in America. I cannot go through that again and neither can Heather. So forgive me if I become too overprotective, Heather is all I have." "Mr Owens, I will do everything in my power, to never let Heather go through that again." You responded noticing that it was taking everything he had to let go of protecting Heather so closely, then he smirked at you. "Well since you are going to go out with my daughter, I insist you stop calling me as Mr Owens, Brian would do nicely." He informed you sincerely. "Dad?" You hear Heather voice call out from the hall way and in walked your angel with a huge smile on her face. "The crowd is getting restless, think you can settle them down?" She asked her father playfully, as she leaned against the kitchen doorframe, he gave you a quick glance and replied, "I'll see what I can do." With a slight smirk, "I think you best make some popcorn." He then added to Heather as he left the room, then Heather turned to you with a small smile on her face and her blue eyes were sparkling like sapphires, making you fall under her spell once again. "What were guys talking about?" She asked softly to you. You simply smirked at her...
(Your POV) You stood there slightly stunned by what you were hearing in the kitchen. Seto had asked your dad's permission to go out with you. Tears slightly came to your eyes as you smiled, 'He is just too good to be true. I must bedreaming' You thought to yourself, as you placed your hand over the gold locket Seto had given you, as you listened further into the conversation. You held your breath when your dad became over protective of you, frightened that he might scare Seto off. But Seto remained calm, and you did detect a hint of outrage at your dad even suggesting that he might hurt you. But you were bouncing off the ceiling when your dad had said that he will give his blessing. Then you heard a sudden crash from the living room, so you went to go and investigate. You peeked through the door and found the Christmas tree had fallen on top of Adam, Alex and Mokuba. "What's going on in here?" You asked with a stern tone, looking as the mis-happen boys under the tree, whilst Nikki and Sam was laughing and David and Maggie looked on in shock. "You have one smart dog there Heather!" David stated in a stunned tone, as Jazz toddled up to you and held the remote control in her mouth, wagging her little tail. You then giggled, realising what had happened and helped the three boys to get from under the tree. "Have you seen my brother Heather?" Mokuba asked innocently as he got up and dusted himself down. "No I haven't I'll just go find him." You say leaving the room again, to see if Seto and your dad had finished talking. "Dad?" You called out, when you didn't hear anymore talking in the kitchen, then you entered with a smile on your face, as you saw Seto and your dad facing one another.
"The crowd is getting restless, think you can settle them down?" You asked your dad playfully, leaning against the kitchen doorframe, he gave Seto a quick glance and replied, "I'll see what I can do." With a slight smirk, "I think you best make some popcorn." He then added as he walked past you giving you the hint of a Owens Movie night and leaving you alone with Seto, you turned to face him with a smile on your face, "What were guys talking about?" You asked softly to him, Seto just simply smirked at you and grabbed your hand, pulling you towards him, in a loving embrace. "You." He simply stated to you in a deep and husky voice. "And why pray tell were you talking about me?" You asked innocently, but it was as plain as the nose on your face that you overheard them, noticing a flush of colour coming across Seto's cheeks, it was so light you had to be right up close to him to see it. You then smiled warmly at him, "Thank you. You don't know how much it means to me for you asking my dad if it was alright to go out with me. You are such a perfect gentleman." Seto gave you a small smile and held you closer, gazing at you with those hypnotic azure eyes. "Well I have to be to keep up with the perfect lady." He whispered to you, bringing his face closer to yours, you blushed lightly at his compliment and allowed his warm breath to bring you closer. "I love it when you blush." Seto whispered as he slowly closed the gap.
Before you could touch his lips with your own, you felt something bump into your leg and heard a small yap, snapping both you and Seto out of your little moment. You looked down and saw a very excited and inquisitive Jazz sat there at you feet. "Do you mind? I'm having Heather's attention at the moment!" Seto responded playfully, giving a mild glare to the little pup. You stood there giggling as Jazz began to attack Seto's feet, as he shifted his feet slightly. You pulled out of Seto's embrace and scooped up the playful puppy. "Come here you little bully!" You state in a mock mothering tone, which Jazz just responded really excitedly by licking your face repeatedly. "Don't think that's going to win me over." You say playfully, as you walk to the kitchen door and placed her down. "Now go and play with Mokie or Nikki!" You shooed the puppy off, who in response yapped at you and waddled towards the living room. You stood and let out a sigh, "Now what did my dad ask me to do? Oh yes... Popcorn." You then walked over to the cupboard, and opened it to see the popcorn kernels on the top shelf. "Why does my dad insist putting these on the top shelf when he knows I can't reach?" You state in a slightly annoyed tone, you heard a deep chuckle, and then felt a hand on your shoulder, as Seto leaned forward over you and got the bag down for you. "Thank you lanky!" You say sweetly to him, "Your welcome Shorty!" Seto responded, as he backed away, from you slightly, as you looked at him. "Hey good things come in small packages. Remember that!" You state to him in a playful tone, as you took out a saucepan and lid, and some olive oil. "What are you doing?" Seto asked after chuckling at your statement. "Haven't you ever made homemade popcorn before?" You asked as you turned the stove on. "Nope, normally I can get packs of it and put in the microwave." Seto answered walking behind you. "Well I'll just have to show you." You replied to him softly, as you put a little oil into the pan. "Heather?" Seto's voice asked in a soft tone, as you felt his hands wrap round you waist from behind, making you blush lightly. "Is it alright to keep us within our families? I don't want Yugi and his friends to know, they might try and separate us." He asked softly, with an anxious look in his eyes to your reaction. You could see in his eyes that he wasn't ashamed of you being his girlfriend. He wanted to protect you, and you knew what from as you thought about the reaction those fangirls will have when they find out Seto Kaiba has a girlfriend. You smiled warmly at him, "I understand." You replied softly, to him. Seto gave you a small smile and kissed you gently on the cheek, "You're one of a kind Heather Owens." He whispered in your ear, sending shivers down your spine. You turned your head and looked at him, "So are you Seto Kaiba..." You whispered back, as you gently leaned forwards and softly placed your lips on his, in a sweet kiss.
(FF 2 1/2 hours) Everyone in your house had found a spot in the living room and watched the Fantastic Four on DVD. The little people, Adam, Alex and Mokuba, sat on the floor with a bowl of popcorn, the three adults on one couch. On the other sat Nikki on Sam's lap, snuggling closely, whilst you and Seto sat on the other end. Considering you both had just expressed your feelings to one another today, both of you were just content to sit beside each other. Seto sat on the couch as normal, whereas you had curled you feet up, and gently rested your head on Seto's shoulder, which at first Seto tensed up at, but he quickly relaxed into it. During the film, not drawing attention to yourselves, you and Seto, gently caressed each other's fingers affectionately. However when it came to the end of the film, both of you had stopped, and you blushed a little. When the credits came on, your dad, uncle and aunt began to move, you gently raised your head from Seto's shoulder and a smiled, seeing the three pre-teens fast asleep. "Come on boys! Time for us to get to bed." David stated picking up the sleeping blondes who groaned at the movement. You moved to allow Seto to get up and pick up his little brother. "Time to go home Mokuba." Seto stated softly to him, holding his brother bridal style. "Don't want to go home...Want to stay here!" Mokuba grumbled in his sleep, as he snuggled himself into Seto's chest make you smile lightly. "Is it alright with Mokuba staying the night?" Seto asked softly, trying not to wake his brother. "You can stay the night too! All of you can. It is getting late, and I'm not letting you drive home now." You dad responded to Seto, also indicating to Nikki and Sam as well. "Forgive me but there is not much room for all of us." Seto protested, trying to not to sound ungrateful or demean your home, because it is considerably smaller than his. "Seto I'm not letting you go home on your own." You spoke up, then a solution came to you. "Nikki can share my room, Mokuba can share the room with my cousins and you and Sam can have the living room... No arguments." You say efficiently, interrupting Seto before he protested. "That's sounds good to me." Nikki agreed, "As long as you girls are not sharing a room with these gentlemen... No disrespect... It's fine by me." Your dad spoke. "DAD/BRIAN!" You and Nikki protested going red, loud enough to get your point across, but low enough not to wake Mokuba, however you did hear a giggle. "You are suppose to be asleep young man!" You say in a slightly stern voice, as you walked over to Seto to find a very tired Mokuba. "I woke up. So are we staying Seto?" He asked his big brother. Seto looked from his brother and looked at you, seeing that you wanted him to stay. "Only if you don't mind." He responded to you and your dad. "It's settled then... Come on little man let's get you to bed. I get you gentleman something to wear for bed. Heather would you find the extra blankets and pillows." Your dad asked, as he took Mokuba from Seto and made his way up the stairs. You glanced at Seto with a happy expression, "Sure!"
(FF 30 mins or so) Everyone had a chance to use the bathroom, and for bed. You, Nikki, Seto and Sam were the only ones downstairs. Both Sam and Seto were wearing your dad's sweatshirts and sweat pants which they had borrowed. With Seto they fit perfectly, because both your dad and Seto were about the same height, and he looked great just wearing some normal clothes, making him look extremely attractive. Sam on the other hand being just a bit shorter then Seto and your dad, looked buried in the clothes he was wearing. "Well goodnight boys. See you in the morning." Nikki said chirpily, as she began the climb the stairs, with you following her. You looked at Seto and smiled at him, "Goodnight... Oh no midnight escapades! My dad has radar ears." You then joked to them. "Yeah no practical jokes Sam!" Nikki agreed looking at her boyfriend, from the stairs. "You thinking of that shaving cream trick Nic, that wasn't me that was Mac's idea!" Sam replied with a glint of mischief in his eye. "Yeah, yeah, Sam like I believe Mac could pull that off by himself.. so no venturing to our room got it?" Nikki replied sternly, as she came back to the bottom of the stairs, and pointed at Sam playfully. In response, Sam stuck out his bottom lip and looked like he was sulking. "There goes my night... and I was hoping to see that gift I got you too..." Sam sighs. "What gift" Nikki asks confused. "Oh you know those black lacy.." but he's stopped by Nikki jumping on him and covering his mouth. "If you wanna live you will NOT say another word GOT IT SAMUEL!" You covered your mouth trying desperately to stifle a laugh knowing Nikki just called him by the first name. "Oh we're butstin out the names are we Nicole Elenore Silvers" Sam remarked back. It was getting harder to hold back your laughter as you watched your best friend and her boyfriend play fight as Seto stood by looking amused. "SHUT IT Burges!" Nikki snaps in a hushed whisper "Oh ouch... I love you too..." Sam replies. ""Yeah... love you too... Now don't kill Heather's boyfriend or scare him away... hands to yourself... He's Heather property now..." Nikki jokes to him, as you blushed when she said Seto was yours. Sam then played along. "Darn! and I was hoping to frisk him too." He sighs snapping his fingers in disappointment. You let out a small laugh and blushed a deep crimson, as you saw Seto's face, it was priceless.
"I thought I was the only one you frisked anymore.." Nikki pouts to him, seeing Seto's face pull an extreme look of horror as Sam answered. "Well,... we COULD do that since you're not in the room yet.." Sam points out wrapping an arm around her shoulder. "OK you two... let's keep it clean... There are parents and CHILDREN in this household" You stepped in, stopping them before they scared Seto off permanently. "MAN! I was REALLY starting to scare him too I mean look at his face.." Nikki pouts to you. "What are you talking about?" Seto asks, trying to shake off the look of horror on his face but wasn't succeeding as well as he tried.. "You... GEEZ for a CEO you're not street smart are you..." "HEY! That's my boyfriend you're talking about here..." You spoke up in a mock hurt voice, walking over to Seto and standing in front of him, protectively. "Sorry dear, but you must recognize that... Kaiba, do you REALLY think Sam was the type to frisk people.. here of all places... Oh no..." She's interrupted by Sam. "I'd wait until we got to the apartment" They both laugh as you went red, and Seto placed a hand on your shoulder and squeezed it gently.. "Ok, down boy... Big brother would disapprove.. let's go to bed.." Nikki tells him as she calms down from her little laughing fit, then she gently kissed Sam on the cheek. "Night Handsome!" She said softly to him. "Night Beautiful. Sweet dreams." He replied just as softly. You gently placed your hand on Seto's which still was on your shoulder and turned round to face him. "Good night Seto." You say softly to him, with a sparkle in your eyes, as you began to let go of his hand. But Seto tightened his grip and brought you closer to him, as he whispered in your ear, "Good night Heather. See you in the morning." Then Seto gentle kissed your cheek before letting go of your hand. Making you smile at him, before turning towards the stairs and follow Nikki.
You entered you room with in a daze and happy way. Today couldn't have gone any better, Seto had kissed you and had become your boyfriend. This couldn't be a better Christmas for you. Upon entering your room you found Nikki snacking on some of her stocking fillers. "Oh no you don't... I plan on sleeping tonight" You state, quickly grabbing the bag of candy out of her grasp and sat on your bed.. "My candy..." Nikki pouts. "OH NO! We all know what happens when you get a sugar rush... I plan on sleeping and you my dear will not keep me from that.." You inform Nikki putting the candy behind her back, "Besides... I want some..." You added cheekily taking a piece and starts eating it. Nikki stuck out her bottom lip at you. "My...candy..." she pouts again, but soon reacts by suddenly jumping up and grabbing the bag of candy out of your hands and getting back on the floor. "My precious" she mummers sounding like Smegle from Lord of the Rings. "Oh my... It's started already" You sigh out in despair, falling back onto your bed. "Yes, and once the transformation has started... there's no going back." Nikki stated evilly to you, throwing some of her candy towards you, making it land on your stomach, as you both laughed at her comment. You then sat up, and picked up the candy that had rolled into your lap, and sighed happily.
"You know you're going to be the envy of every girl at school." Nikki commented seeing your happy face. "That reminds me, would you keep the fact me and Seto are going quiet? Even with Yugi and the others?" You asked softly, Nikki caught on and nodded understandably, "Sure. No worries. And I make sure Sam doesn't say anything either." She told you with a smile, "Thanks, Nikki how... do you go about in a relationship? How do you do it?" You asked slightly naively. "Rule with an iron fist.." Nikki quipped making both of you laugh. "No.. seriously, Sam's just like my other half... what I lack, he has.. He knows when I need a boyfriend and when I just need a friend. I mean we both know who practically saved me from...dad..." Then Nikki drifted off looking sad, you quickly changed the subject. "So how's your mum doing?" You asked her brightly, noticing Nikki smiled appreciatively as you sudden change in topic, making her feel more comfortable. "Oh, she's somewhere working some random job keeping a low profile. I haven't heard from her much, but last I heard, she was actually living in New York." She replies to you. "Nic, what did you do with that DVD of earlier.." You ask looking for the DVD you left on the side by your bed, whilst you gave the other copy to Seto, without arousing suspicion. "You mean the dog pile..." Nikki clarifies. "Yeah," "Right here..." she answers holding up the DVD and a triumphant smirk on her face. "Wanna watch it..." You asked devilishly. "Most certainly.. My angle wasn't that great, and this one might be better.." Nikki snickers taking out her laptop and opening the disk drive. "When did you get that?" You asked admiring the new piece of technology. "Mom sent it to me.." she replied putting the disk in. She types for a few seconds then sits beside you, "Let the show begin!" As the footage from the day began to play. Suddenly a shot of yourself and Seto and the snowball fight came up. "Who shot all this... Last I checked you were out there with us..." You began, then it clicked. "That's why they were looking so innocent when we walked in." You say in realisation, remembering the suppose innocent looks on your family's faces. "Wow! took you long enough Sherlock" Nikki teases you closing her laptop, as the DVD finished. "Hey!" You retort hitting Nikki with a small pillow from your bed. She looked shocked at you for a moment then a challenging look crossed her face. "Heather Owens... you are sooooo dead..." she grabs herself a pillow and tries to hit you. "Come on Nic Nac. We all know who is the Champion of the pillow fights!" You exclaim teasingly. "Tonight your reign ends!" She commented back to you, taking another swipe at you. This continued for ten minutes, and your laughter became louder. However your fight stopped abruptly as your bedroom door open and you found the twins and Mokuba at the door, rubbing sleep from their eyes. "Heather... do you think you guys could be ANY louder" Mokuba grumbled at you sleepily. "Sorry guys. we'll stop now. Go back to bed." You apologised to them. "OK Night!" They replied sleepily, closing the door behind them.
"And Heather Owens still retains the title Queen of pillow fights for another night!" You say teasingly to Nikki, as you fall back on your bed and Nikki climbed into her sleeping bag. "Enjoy it while you can because I will get that title!" Nikki responds back just as playfully. You giggled, "You wish! Night Nikki!" "Night Heather!" You then laid your head on the pillow and allowed yourself to drift off to sleep. Everything seemed perfect, and right now nothing could break that.
(Mokuba's POV) "Gentlemen! Choose your weapon!" Adam stated in a proud and devious voice, as he laid out the devices for Heather's and Nikki's wake up call. There was shaving cream which Alex had stolen from his dad's wash bag, silly string and water balloons. "This is going to be good!" Alex said with a grin, you nodded with agreement. "Yeah payback time for waking us up in the middle of the night!" You responded picking up the few water balloons that were filled up, carefully. Then you heard footsteps on the stairs, making you, Adam and Alex freeze. "It'll be my brother!" You whispered urgently, as all three you pressed yourselves against the wall, hoping that the darkness would hide you. "Who's there?" You heard a voice call out quietly, it wasn't your brother's voice, it was Sam's. "Sam?" Alex questioned stepping out of the shadows, as did you and Adam. "Alex? Adam? Mokuba?" Sam asked as he hid something behind his back. "What are you doing up here?" You questioned, as you hid the water balloons behind your back. "Er... Nothing! Just needed to use the bathroom... What are you guys doing?" He asked suspiciously. "Er... Alex?" Adam began, turning to his brother. "...we...er... Mokuba?" Alex stated turning to you, leaving you in the spotlight. "...well..." You began to panic. "You boys aren't planning a wake up call for the girls are you?" Sam asked, hitting the nail on the head making all three of you shift guiltily. "Hey! Nothing's is going to be done with my girlfriend.." Sam stated sternly towards you three. "Aww man!" You groaned as did your two best friends. "Hey! Let me finish... Like I said nothing's going to be done with her.." He then brought a water balloon from behind his back, ".. without me being involved. He stated with a mischievous smile. "One balloon! Is that all you got?" Adam stated in a unimpressed tone, he was the mastermind of this little expedition and he had put some careful thought into this. "It's not quantity! It's quality, my dear Adam. You see this is filled with water, flour and just for added effect, a little bit of red food colouring!" "The ultimate water balloon!" Adam stated in awe. "Yeah well it's nothing compared to the shaving cream incident..." He sighed happily to himself as he thought of the memory. "Me and big bro may have gotten killed ten times over by the girls but it was worth the look on their faces!" "What did you do?" You asked curiously. "Sorry boys, not for your young ears. Let's just say, it made me realise I have many lives... OK men, let's give these girls a morning they won't forget."
All four of you crept into Heather's room and found Heather and Nikki sleeping peacefully. "Mokuba, Alex you've got Heather. Adam, you're with me!" The three of you nodded in agreement and walked carefully towards the beds, both you and Alex climbed onto the bed, standing up. Both of you froze when Heather shifted position, thinking she would wake up. Sam and Adam froze as well, when Heather moved, staying perfectly still. Fortunately Heather remained asleep, sighing lightly in her sleep. You couldn't help but admire how pretty she looked, you can see why Seto really likes her, however you knew it wasn't Heather's looks that thawed your big brother's heart. It was also her sweet and gentle personality, and her quiet but strong disposition mixed in with a lot of fun. You were over the moon when you found that Seto had finally told her how he felt about her, even though you had to find out on your own.
*Flash Back* You went to the kitchen to see if Heather needed a hand with the popcorn, just as you reached the door you heard your brother's voice. You peeked through a crack in the door and saw, Seto holding Heather around the waist from behind, as she stood near the oven. "You're one of a kind Heather Owens." Seto whispered into Heather's ear. You kept on looking curiously, as you saw Heather turn her head toward your brother, looking at him. There was something different about them, when they looked at each other this time. It seemed that neither of them were holding themselves back at this moment anymore, then you heard Heather whisper back. "So are you Seto Kaiba..." Then she leaned forward towards Seto and you couldn't help it when you saw her kiss Seto, and he looked like he kissed back. "YES!" You yelled, instantly regretting it, your brother was going to kill you. "Mokuba?" You heard Seto's voice from the kitchen, followed by giggling, which you assumed coming from Heather. You walked in the kitchen, trying to look innocent as possible. Both Seto and Heather had separated and looked at you carefully as you walked in front of them. "Were you spying on us?" Your big brother asked in a stern voice, but you saw something playful in his eyes, something you hadn't seen in a long time. "I'm sorry Seto. I didn't mean to. I didn't want to interrupt your... er conversation." You replied trying to hide your smirk, as you noticed Heather blush a little and Seto shifted uneasily. Then Heather walked up to you and knelt down to your level looking at you seriously. "Mokuba Kaiba... Do you approve for me and Seto to be..." Then she glanced at Seto briefly, and looked back at you. "...a couple?" She asked carefully, you couldn't hold it in, a big smile crossed you face and you threw your arms around Heather. "You bet I approve! I've been waiting forever for you guys to get together!" *End Flash Back*
"Mokuba? Are you ready?" Sam asked you, as he had gotten into position. You nodded, and grinned down mischievously at Heather, holding the water balloons above her head, as Alex had hold of the silly string. "On three. One...Two...Three... GOOD MORNING!"
(Your POV) "GOOD MORNING!" You snapped awake as you felt something cold and wet cover your whole head, instantly making you scream and sit up, meeting a stringy substance being squirted in your hair, making you scream louder. "SAMUEL BURGES MOORLAND! YOU ARE DEAD!" You heard Nikki scream out, as you saw a blur run out of your room with another following closely behind. Then you felt your bed move as two weights came off your bed and ran out the door, leaving you shivering and in shock. You slowly climbed out of your now wet bed and walked slowly out of your room towards the bathroom. You saw your dad come out of his bedroom and he looked at you with an amused look. "Don't!... Just Don't!" You say to him in a very controlled voice, as you walked into the bathroom, and saw the state you were in. At the same time you heard Nikki scream and the pre-teens laughing their heads off. "They are going to die! They are going die in a long, painful, excruciating death!" You stated to yourself as you began to remove red and green silly string from your hair. "Murder is going to be done in the house!" You continued to say to calm yourself down. "I think your friend has gotten there first!" You looked in the mirror and saw Seto, walking into the bathroom behind you, still in your dad's sweats, and he gently moved some of the silly string you missed from your hair. "How is you always seem to pop up out of nowhere?" You questioned turning to him, with a small smile on your face. Seto gave you a small smirk, and leaned closer to you. "Now that's my little secret..." Then he gave you a light kiss, which took your breath away, leaving you blushing slightly. But then you heard giggling and both you and Seto turned your heads towards the door and found the three misfits who dared to wake you up, peeking around the corner. ''Did she get those three?...'' You asked in a dangerous tone. ''Actually no... they saved Sam from her fury...'' he replied to you. You smirked devilishly and looked at Seto. ''Watch and learn Seto... watch and learn...'' You then guided Seto out of the bathroom, as the three pre-teens turn on their heels and ran. "But first I need a shower..." You then shut the bathroom door and locked it, and switched on the shower, allowing the once mischievous you to come up with a plan of revenge, which will seriously mess with those boys heads.
You got changed into a pair of blue jeans and a lilac shirt, replacing your pendant and locket around your neck, remembering the first kiss Seto had given you after giving you a piece of his heart. Then you quickly put on a straight face and left the bathroom. "Who's next?" You yelled out, then you heard a rumble coming up the stairs and saw Nikki and Sam fighting. "No way Moorland! You made in this mess so I should go first!" A very pasty, red coloured Nikki protested. She then rushed past you and you barred Sam's way. "Ever heard of ladies first!" You said sternly, making him back away from you, knowing full well you were just as dangerous as Nikki. "Er...You go first Nic." He said nervously, "Don't you Nic me!" Nikki said in a annoyed tone. "Now, now! Let's be civil to one another." You say looking back and forth between Nikki and Sam. "But Heather..." Nikki began to protest not sure why you were being so calm. "What's done is done! There is nothing that can change that." You inform her, as you heard Sam give a snicker, you gave him a stern look. "I-I'm just gonna wait down stairs." Then you turned to Nikki, but before she could even protest you simply said, "Revenge can be sweet, but I prefer it bitter don't you(?)" You say with a sly smirk, making Nikki look at you curiously. "You better hurry up or you'll miss it!" You then added walking towards the stairs, hearing the bathroom door slam in a hurry, making you smirk to yourself and then straightened your face as you came down stairs, glancing at the pre-teens and going toward the kitchen, finding your dad making the usual breakfast for a usually boring boxing day, pancakes. "Need help dad?" You asked innocently.
"SAM! ALEX! ADAM! MOKUBA! PANCAKES!" You yelled as you put the first batch of pancakes onto the table you set out. "Oh no! You did something to them didn't you?" Sam said suspiciously as he and the boys came in. "I did nothing of the sort. I haven't gone anywhere near the pancake mix. Have I dad?" You protested as you saw Nikki and Seto walk in. "Nope! I made the pancakes, Heather just set the table." You dad stated, not knowing what you have done. Sam and the boys still looked suspiciously at you. "Hey if you don't want them! I have them!" you say with a shrug sitting down at the table and cutting a piece out of the pancake and ate it. You loved your dad's pancakes and he surpassed himself this year. "Ah! These are good dad! Bit plain though! Need some sugar." You say reaching over to the sugar bowl. "NO! WAIT WE'LL HAVE THEM!" The boys and Sam cried out ushering you out of your seat. They carefully took a bite out each pancake and all four face lit up. "Pass the sugar! These are great!" Sam said excitedly. "Mokuba I don't..." Seto began but you stood on his foot slightly, walking pass giving him a glance saying 'Don't you dare spoil it!' "...think you should sit so close to the syrup jar. It'll go all over you!" He quickly improvised, "Oh OK big bro!" Mokuba replied as he put a little syrup on his pancakes and moved it out of the way. Getting some sugar and sprinkling it on top. You Seto and Nikki watched as all four of them put some sugar on their pancakes, which Sam had put a lot on. "You're going to rot your teeth out of your head Sam!" You protested keeping the charade up, leaving Seto and Nikki looking slightly confused at you. "I don't care I like sugary pancakes!" He stated as he, Adam, Alex and Mokuba too a bite out of the pancakes, chewing happily, until...
...They faces became like the painting scream, and they began to spit out the pancakes, you laughing your head off. "Ugghh! That's 'orrible!" Mokuba protested, "YUCK!" The twins yelled. Best of all was Sam's face, it was a picture between horror and complete disgust. "Water! I need Water!" He cried as he grabbed the jug of water from the middle of the table. You were laughing so hard tears were coming out your eyes. "That is the oldest trick book and you guys fell for it!" You said between laughter, as you held your sides. "What did you do?" Seto asked in confusement with a small smile on his face as he saw their reaction. "Yeah Heather! What did you do?" Nikki asked. "I-I-I put salt instead of sugar in the sugar bowl!" You said with laughter, "I can't believe you did that to us Heather!" Alex protested, rubbing his tongue with a napkin to get rid of the salty taste. "Well that's not all!" You replied calming down, as the four boys looked at you. "You guys are cleaning my room! Right now! Whatever you dropped on Nikki has gone all over my room and you guys are cleaning it up. And if I have any traps for me when you're done, well let's just say I do things to you that you will never get over!" You say with a stern and firm voice. "WHAT!" The boys protested loudly, "You're doing it Sam! No arguments!" Nikki stated in the same tone. "So are you two!" Maggie stated as she came in, listening to what happened. "Same goes to you Mokuba!" Seto stated folding his arms. "Aw man!" Mokuba groaned. "Now please!" You stated holding up buckets filled with cleaning stuff. "What about breakfast?" Sam asked in shock. "If you do it quickly enough you might get some scraps." You state in a disciplinarian voice, "Move it! Move it! Move IT!" Instantly all four grabbed he buckets and rushed upstairs. "I see I'm going to have to keep my eye on you!" Seto stated with a smirk. You returned it and picked up the "sugar" bowl. "You better!"
(FF 2 hours) "COME ON SAMMY! WE GOT TO GET HOME TO GET READY FOR THE PARTY TONIGHT!" Nikki yelled upstairs to her boyfriend who, with the help of the pre-teens had just finished cleaning your room. "I didn't get any breakfast!" Sam protested as he walked down the stairs. "Tough luck!" Nikki replied grabbing both their coats. "You're still coming aren't you Heather?" She asked you handing Sam his coat. "Definitely!" You say with a smile, "What's this?" Seto asked coming up behind you. "Yugi is holding a boxing day party outing thing. You're welcome to come!" You say with a smile, but it dropped a little when you saw his face darken. "I don't think it is a good idea to hang out with those..." He stopped and saw the look on your face, telling him not to insult your friends. "...people. Wheeler and I will probably start fighting." He continued carefully. You let out a slight sigh of disappointment and agreed with him. "Fair enough." You say softly. "Besides..." Seto continued and twirled you around and held you close to him. "...I want you all to myself on our first date." He whispered. You looked at him curiously and with happiness. "When?" You asked, him softly. "Tomorrow night, that if you're free?" Seto replied softly. You looked at him playfully. "Well... I do have a pretty fully schedule but I think I can fit you in." "Oh aren't I lucky one!" Seto replied back, leaning in for a kiss. "EWWW! Get a room!" Mokuba, Alex and Adam protested as they stood on the stairs. You went red and laughed as Seto gave them a stern look, for spoiling his moment. "I think it's time for us to go too Mokuba!" Seto stated as he pulled away from you grabbing his jacket. "Aww Seto!" Mokuba pouted to his older sibling. "Don't give me that! It's time to go home." He stated putting his jacket on. "OK. Bye guys." Mokuba said to the twins grabbing his jacket and putting it on following his brother, Nikki and Sam. You quickly grabbed yours jacket and followed them. You over heard Nikki say something. "Don't worry everything will be ready." "Ready for what?" You asked making Nikki freeze, and you noticed Seto going stiff a little. "For the party tonight!" Nikki quickly turned round with a false smile. "Yeah right! Ready for what?" You asked suspiciously. "Oh look at the time. Gotta get ready!" Nikki said quickly as she pushed Sam towards her car. "See you tonight Heather!" She called back. "Yeah see you later Heather!" Sam called back, as they quickly drove off.
You turned on Seto, "Ready for what?" You asked Seto suspiciously. "I don't know!" Seto tried to shrug it off not looking at you. "Liar what's going on?" You say placing you hands on your hips. Suddenly, Seto kissed you on the lips, taking your breath away once again, driving your questioned out of your mind, as you kiss back, enjoying his soft lips against yours. It seemed all too soon, the kiss ended as Seto broke it and smiled at your slightly dazed expression. "I'll pick you up at six pm tomorrow, wear something smart and casual, alright." He whispered pushing some hair from your face. "OK. I can't wait." You whispered with a small smile as Seto walked to his car. "Bye Heather!" Mokuba added with a grin, snapping you out of your daze, and smiled at him. "Bye Mokuba!" You then stood there and watch them drive off.
(FF to tonight) You arrived at the GAME shop where you were meeting all of your friends, wearing a pair of red jeans, a black polo neck top, which hid the locket Seto gave you underneath and wore the pendant on the outside, and a brown leather jacket. You also tied your hair up in a high ponytail. You felt like you were walking on cloud nine. Everything in your life was perfect. Nothing could spoil it for a while. You took a deep breath and readied yourself for a fun night.
(? POV) "Master. She has the pendant and has expressed her feelings to the Pharaohs Priest. Her power is beginning to grow. What are your orders?" Your hooded servant requested as he knelt before you. You stood up and walked in front of the orb that showed the little brat who has been in your way for the Pharaohs power. "I need the girl's power to increase before I can lay claim to it. As well I need to see her duelling skill. I want to know if she is as good in this life as well as her past life. I think it is time for another visit from you and my long time servant... Lee."