. A couple of hours passed and I rolled off the bed standing sighing. I took off my jacket and tossed it on the bed then brushed out my hair. I was definitely still tired but if I slept any more I wouldn't sleep tonight.
Moving out of the room I stopped in the living room to see Seto and Mokuba sitting on the couch, on opposites end. Without saying a thing I continued walking and made a cup of coffee not caring how quite or loud I was being. When finished, I glanced at Seto briefly who was watching me before moving out onto the balcony sitting on a chair and setting the cup on the table beside me. I was alone for a lot longer than I had assumed before the door opened and quietly shut, but no one walked past me and I knew Seto stood against the door in his usual crossed arm posture, silent.
"If you're not going to say anything, can you leave me alone?" I asked and he didn't move, I let out a long sigh and sipped my coffee turning my head from him.
A long couple of minutes passed and he finally spoke up, "I'm sorry." I was shocked and looked over at him to find him looking towards the city. "You were right; I should have listened to you." I didn't say anything, only looked at him; I knew he wasn't going to say anything more about it and I smiled softly looking away.
"I know it wasn't your fault, I know it wasn't you who said the things you did. Still," I trailed off and rubbed my arms slightly frowning, "they were hurtful, and it's hard just to throw it over my shoulder."
"More so than that," he said softly, "both you and Pegasus tried to warn me."
"Your ego got in the way, I'm used to it and so is he." I sipped my coffee again. "Don't worry about ignoring our words of advice, if anyone should be used to it, it's me and Moki." I knew as soon as I said it I hurt him but it was the truth, "and I guess I suppose I deserve it." I sighed standing walking over to the railing and placing my hands on it with a soft smile. "You are right, I am mean myself."
"No, you're not." He said walking over and turned leaning on the railing.
I couldn't help but smile and shake my head, "I can't be mad at you even if I wanted too you know." Standing upright I turned towards him, "you're too adorable."
"I hate that," he growled under his breath looking away.
"Let's just pretend everything that happened yesterday, didn't, alright?" I asked stepping in front of him and he looked at me, "alright?" I asked again and I saw a soft smile.
"On one condition," he said and my smile faded as I looked at him intently. I saw his smile grow as he chuckled softly and pulled me into him kissing me passionately. I couldn't help but smile and move just a bit closer; when we pulled apart we didn't move far, "that." He said simply and I shook my head placing my forehead on his and closing my eyes.
"You're still adorable," I muttered and he shook his head. Opening my eyes I moved my forehead away, "Now, I know what you're going to say next, Mr. All-Business."
"Actually, I had no intention of speaking business with you right now." He said and I was surprised, "you were right, what you do with your company is none of my business."
"But it is in a way, especially if you uphold your promise." I said with a thin smile and he studied me for a moment, "because depending on what I do with my business, it will directly influence you and yours down the road. That is unless; you don't want me to stick around." I felt his arms loosen and I pulled away moving back to the railing where I looked out, still a smile on my face, "either way, it's your move Kaiba." I looked back at him as he looked at me, knowing I only used his last name when I was serious.
With a chuckle I looked out towards the sunset and couldn't help but smile, the warm breeze was soothing. I felt his arms around me as he pulled me back to him, his head resting gently by mine and he just held me against him for a while. Time seemed to slow to a stop except for the breeze and the slow raise and fall of his chest which made me sink further into him too happy to be let go. When the sun finally set I shook my head laughing softly.
"What?" he asked and I took a slight step back forcing him back then moved forward to turn and lean against the railing. I knew it wouldn't take him but a second to move close again and wrap his arms around my waist, and it didn't.
"I really do love you, you know." I saw him smile before he kissed me, pulling me tight against him, then with a single arm around my waist lift me from the ground sitting me on the railing and moving even closer. I couldn't help but break the kiss with a huge smile which seemed to disappoint him slightly.
"May I ask what brought that on?"
"You really want to know?" I asked moving hair from his face and messing with it slightly, he only nodded. "Well, I was thinking about the virtual world you created, when we all were trapped there." I said and his eyes caught mine and became hard, "when I met the queen, the princess led the group away to be adorned with armor; she took me away and gave me specific armor. It was then she told me all about you, and why you created her, and I couldn't help but think only someone who really truly loved me, would ever do something like that. It was at that very moment, I realized how much I really did love you, how just your presence makes me feel safe, I look into your eyes and I feel like I'm home. That no matter what you do, what you say just being with you makes me happy; that beyond a shadow of a doubt, I love you more than anything, Seto Kaiba."
He smiled finally and raised his hand to the side of my face, stroking it gently, but didn't say anything; I didn't need or want him too.
"On top of all of that, even though we were separated for close to six years, you know me all too well." I rest my forehead on his, "You know everything about me, and you never even had to ask." He didn't say anything only kissed me gently.
"Come with me," he said taking my hand and I nodded following him inside where Mokuba looked at us as we walked towards the door.
"Everything alright?" he asked and I nodded with a smile.
"We'll be back, don't stay up." Seto said and he nodded turning back towards the TV. The limo drove us to his office and we went downstairs into a restricted section of the building.
"Shady much," I said softly following him down the dark halls and he chuckled. He stopped at a door and typed in a pass code, and then it did a retinal scan before opening the door allowing us in. There were four virtual pods and Seto walked over to the computer firing everything up. I was confused walking over to the pod which opened at my touch, "are we really?" I asked looking over at him and he didn't look at me, only smiled. Shaking my head I removed my deck setting it in the holder on the pod which closed and began reading the deck.
He moved over to the pod besides mine and only glanced at me briefly before jumping in and letting the pod close. With a sigh I got into mine and the pod closed as the helmet slipped over my head; I felt a very, very light pull and I smiled closing my eyes for a brief moment. When I opened them again I saw I was standing in a city, the large one right outside the palace and I felt weirdly uncomfortable. Whatever I was wearing was gaining a lot of attention as people whispered pointing at me and I looked down grunting. I was wearing the same Blue Eyes armor I left in, and the helmet was still on my head.
Glancing over my shoulder I turned in a circle and didn't see Seto, with a soft growl I headed towards the castle ignoring the whispers as I walked past them. Once through the main gates people actually started bowing as I walked passed them and I was surprised but ignored them until I stepped into the castle and found both the Princess and the Queen standing there with a smile.
"Hello Aura, it's been a while." The Queen said and I smiled bowing lightly.
"Three years," I said and they walked up to me, "has he made it here yet?" I asked and they looked at one another then back at me. "That's a no then, no problem, I'm sure he'll arrive shortly." They nodded and we walked down the halls to the sitting room where they sat and I stood by the window looking out.
"So, why have you returned?" Edina asked and I smiled.
"Wish I knew, Seto kind of dragged me here." I leaned against the wall beside the window and watched the people move below. "Still he's put a lot of effort into this world." A thought occurred to me and I smiled devilishly looking over at the queen, "you wouldn't happen to have a matching dress would you?" knowing exactly what I was thinking she smiled and nodded then took me into her room handing me one and I changed into it, also gave me a matching crown. We looked almost exactly alike, minus very, very small differences. It would be interesting to know how well Seto knew me.
We walked back into the sitting room to see Edina speaking to Seto, in his old purple trench coat and both the Queen and I smiled. "Glad to see you made it," we both said in unison and he turned to look at us, his old hard look glaring at us.
He looked between us for a moment and Edina chuckle as Seto stood upright crossing his arms, "we don't have time for games," he said simply and we both smiled.
"Surely you can tell the difference." She said and I only smiled, we both stood exactly the same, had the same expressions and I could tell Seto was thinking. He walked over and lowered his arms now standing just out of arms reach. For a couple of seconds, he looked over the Queen and then his eyes caught mine only for a brief second before he smiled. The Queen and I looked at each other and before I could look back at Seto, felt his arm around my waist and his lips on mine.
"Now, come on, there's something we have to do." He said and I nodded simply smiling.
"Guess he's better than we thought," I said to her as he took my hand and led me out of the room. "Can I change first?" I asked him and he only grinned looking at me, "take that as a no."
"Blue Eyes armor or dress, you still look good to me." He responded and we stopped outside the castle he was thinking again. "Command protocol, override," he said aloud releasing my hand and standing upright, "upload restricted program." The world around us fizzled away and we were now standing in a dark room with what looked like a door right before us and a keypad. Moving forward, he entered in a pass code and the door unlocked but didn't open, he didn't open it, only looked at me.
For a moment I looked between him and the door a bit confused then moved forwards grabbing the door handle and slowly opening it. As soon as I did, the world engulfed us and we were both standing at the edge of the oasis in Egypt sometime during the night, the full moon hanging high in the sky and I couldn't help but smile and turn towards him, and I had now been wearing my normal clothes.
"It's beautiful Seto," I said and he only smiled as I moved forward looking around, "but, I thought you didn't believe in any of this, none of this meant anything to you." I said softly looking back up at him as he followed.
"It does to you," he said simply and I couldn't help but blush and look away. He and I both knew that this whole place came from his memory; everything was perfect, just like it had been five millennia ago. Not a grain of sand was out of place. I moved close to the water's edge and continued my large smile looking around, I was sure he walked right up to me, just as I walked around the water's edge, curious. I wondered if he remembered everything fully.
I moved towards the middle tree, between two others and kneeled down by a pile of rocks, pausing momentarily. Glancing over my shoulder he stood there with his arms crossed, a weird smile playing about his face, this confused me for a moment as I looked back at the rocks and began moving them, placing them to the side. There sat a golden box and I smiled sitting on my knees shaking my head, "I can't believe you remembered this," I said softly looking up at him and he only looked at me for a moment.
I went to stand and just before I did he said, "Open it."
I raised an eyebrow looking at him then looked over at the box, a bit worried but curiousness got the best of me. Settling back down on my knees I reached into the hole and pulled out the box setting it on my knees then slowly opened the box. Inside, there was a much smaller black box and I pulled it out, setting the gold box aside. For a couple of seconds I just stared at it, looking at it until realization hit me of what it was and I blushed madly. Slowly, carefully, I opened the felt box and my eyes went wide, it was a beautiful golden ring, encrusted with shimmering diamonds, it was simple and beautiful.
"Seto…" I said softly standing and turning towards him, "I don't know what to say."
"Say yes." He said and I looked up at him blushing still.
"Yes?" I asked softly not understanding, when I did I blushed even darker and my smile grew, "yes." I said more confidently and he smiled pulling me into him kissing me. When we finally pulled away he took the ring from the box and slipped it on my finger, then tossed the box down on the ground by the golden one and led me over towards the small ridgeline beside the oasis. Sitting down, I sat beside him and was immediately wrapped in his arms pulling me close into him; our lips rarely broke apart after that.
For what had seemed like forever we sat like that until we ended up laying back on the ridgeline an arm behind his head, the other wrapped around my shoulders, one of my hands on his chest as well as my head, both of us smiling.
"How did you know?" I asked looking up at him, breaking the long couple of hours of silence.
"Know what?"
"The difference between me and her," I ran my hand over his chest.
His hand under his head made it to the side of my face as he smiled, "your eyes give you away. I couldn't design eyes like yours no matter how hard I try." I couldn't help but blush and smile looking up at him. "You know what being my wife entitles right?" he asked and I laughed.
"Other than constant bickering, your ego, and daily business talk? Not to mention nights together on your most stressful days," I shuddered lightly.
"You can tell me to stop, if I hurt you."
"Nah, it's a turn on." I chuckled, "as I said earlier, there is nothing you can do or say that will make me love you any less. Seto, I've been waiting for this day for years, and you made it better than I could ever have dreamed." He only smiled and it was all I needed, "and as much as I would love to spend the rest of eternity with you right here in your arms, we both need sleep." He nodded and I sat upright as he stood then helped me up pulling me close; our noses brushed momentarily before he kissed me. I felt him there only for a brief moment before my eyes opened and I saw the helmet retract as the pod opened.
Sighing I sat upright rubbing my eyes, yawning at the same time then glanced at my hand, I knew it happened in the virtual world so it wasn't there on my finger. I saw something out of the corner of my eyes and saw Seto kneeling beside my pod to sit at eye level, with the hand extended, in that hand was the open box with the exact same ring in it. With a smile I launched into him, wrapping my arms tight around him and I heard him chuckle softly as one arm moved around me, helping me stand.
When I backed away, he took the ring out of the box and put it on my finger, then kissed me shortly. I slipped my deck into its holder then stepped out of the pod as the two of us walked out of the corporation, his arm tight around my waist the entire time until we got home and fell asleep tight against one another.