On Friday…
Misty waited for Seto and Mokuba to come pick her up. While she waited, she watched the morning news and ate some breakfast. It was another chilly day, but at least the sun was poking through the clouds a little. She wore a turquoise sweater, some jeans, and her tennis shoes. She had put her hair in a low pony with some tendrils of hair wrapped around the bottom elastic of a blue jeweled headband, so it wouldn't be all over the place, especially after riding all the rides; she wanted to look halfway decent.
"How about some perfume?" her inner self suggested.
"Why?" Misty countered.
"Why not?" her inner self retorted.
"What's the point? I'm not trying to attract him," Misty retorted.
"What's wrong with just smelling nice? Who knows, you might attract someone else at the theme park."
"Not likely."
"That's your problem; you're so negative," her inner self diagnosed. Misty rolled her eyes.
"Actually, it'll probably because I'm going to be by Mr. Kaiba's and Mokuba's side all day. If what Mokuba said is true, they won't want to come near Mr. Kaiba," Misty reasoned.
"Ah, I see…" her inner self realized.
"Yeah…"
"Well, just wear it just because, and maybe some lipstick." Misty rolled her eyes. "There's nothing wrong with smelling and looking nice, and womanly."
"Fine, if it will shut you up!" Misty shot back and spritzed on some sweet tropical, fruity perfume and applied a red lipstain. "Happy?"
"Yes!" her inner self crowed proudly. She heard a knock and she locked up her apartment and turned everything off and grabbed her purse. She opened the door and saw Mokuba standing there.
"Hey Misty! You look nice!" Mokuba greeted with a smile that crinkled his grey eyes a little.
"Is she trying to impress Seto?" Mokuba thought hopefully as he noticed her appearance. She looked bright and a bit lovely. He hoped Seto noticed and decided to break that declaration of "later" and start flirting with her now.
"Calm down, Mokuba," his inner self told him trying to rein him in. "Don't expect flirting to commence yet. It has to happen on their terms."
"It could happen!" Mokuba protested. His inner self rolled his eyes and sighed.
"By the way, she could be looking nice for the sake of being presentable," his inner self added, but was ignored.
"Hey Mokuba," Misty greeted, reflecting his smile.
"Ready for some fun?" Mokuba asked enthusiastically. Misty chuckled. He was just like an eager little puppy.
"You bet," Misty replied and locked her door. "Lead the way," she invited.
"Ladies first!" he insisted.
"Ok," Misty agreed and walked down the stairs with him trailing behind her. Edward stood at the door and smiled.
"Good morning, Misty," he greeted and opened the door.
"Good morning Edward," Misty greeted back with a friendly smile. "Thank you," she told him cordially as she got in with Mokuba right behind her. He sat down and invited her to sit down between them. Misty sat down.
"Hello Misty," Seto greeted.
"Good morning, Mr. Kaiba," Misty greeted politely.
"You look nice," Seto replied casually.
"Thank you," Misty responded. She had to admit, he looked nice himself in his cobalt blue shirt, slacks, a black jacket, and black boots. Seto nodded. In his head, his inner self was admiring her.
"Are you SURE you don't want to try and flirt with her?" his inner self asked.
"Yes! I said later and that's how it's going to stay! Stop it! You're as bad as Mokuba!" Seto insisted annoyed.
"Alright, chill," his inner self conceded.
"So, what plans do you have for us, huh Cupid?" Misty teased Mokuba. Mokuba chuckled and blushed.
"Well, we can ride the Blue Eyes coaster, and take the Blue Eyes train around the park, we can check out some shows, and ride some other rides. We might even see if we can watch a duel too," Mokuba told her.
"Sure, that sounds fun. Will you two be dueling at all today?" Misty asked curiously.
"Well, I suppose we can, but probably not at Kaiba Land. The duel arena is usually pretty busy, so we'd be waiting a while for our turn, and it would get packed if people knew we were dueling. We can probably swing by the mansion later and you can watch us there," Mokuba suggested.
"Ok sure," Misty agreed.
"While there we can show you the cards we picked," Mokuba added.
"Sounds like a plan," Misty agreed. It wasn't long before they arrived at Kaiba Land. As Edward was driving by on a road that overlooked the park, Misty looked out the window and saw the immense size of the park.
"Wow! It's so big!" she remarked. Seto and Mokuba swelled with pride.
"Is it bigger than SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas?" Seto asked. He wanted to hear her say it.
"I think so," Misty replied as she continued to stare out the window at everything. Seto smirked smugly.
"Thank you," he said proudly.
"It means a lot to hear that," Mokuba added.
"I bet," Misty agreed. Edward had driven them up in the private drop off lane reserved specially to drop Seto and Mokuba off when they made park visits. There were people watching as they came out of the limo with Misty, and immediately started whispering about them.
"Thank you Edward," Misty thanked Edward and looked at what she could take in from where she stood looking at the front gate. She saw a pair of ginormous Blue Eyes White Dragon statues standing amongst blue and white flowers behind a gate on either side of the gate turnstiles, just like at the doors at the office. Seto went to the ticket office and picked up a VIP badge for Misty to let everyone know she was there with them.
"Wow, thanks, I've never been a VIP at a theme park before," Misty remarked.
"Don't worry about it," Seto replied casually as they walked through the turnstiles. Misty grabbed a map and looked it over.
"Wow! These are some impressive features!" Misty remarked as she looked at the map and glanced at some of the buildings and rides.
"Better believe it," Seto crowed.
"Let's take the monorail so you can see everything!" Mokuba suggested excitedly and started leading them to the monorail. Misty walked at Seto's side as they followed him. Mokuba smiled widely as he noticed that they walked in sync. Seto also noticed and was glancing at her every so often to gauge her reactions. When they got to the depot, they boarded the Blue Eyes White Dragon monorail. Misty was hardly surprised; this Blue Eyes White Dragon theme for Seto was analogous to Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney. Misty sat by the window and then was joined by Seto. It looked like Mokuba wasn't going to let them get out of sitting together. She sighed softly to herself. She might as well get used to always being at Seto's side. It was going to be permanent. The monorail started going and Misty was amazed at how nice everything was, and that it was a pretty massive park.
"Isn't it cool Misty?" Mokuba asked excitedly.
"It sure is," Misty replied. It was a nice 20 minute ride. When they got off at the depot, Misty looked at Mokuba. "Alright, so where do you want to take us now, Mokuba?" Misty asked.
"Do you feel up to riding the Blue Eyes coaster?" Seto challenged.
"Alright sure," Misty replied and gave him a smirk back. Seto smirked and took her to the coaster. Misty looked at all the twists and turns and smiled. "Looks fun." Seto smirked.
"It better," he retorted. They got to the platform and of course Seto went straight to the front seats. Misty followed him and stood with him. Mokuba stood in the waiting area for the seats behind him. The Blue Eyes White Dragon train then came rattling back to the depot and the previous riders were released once the train had come to a complete stop. The gates opened and everyone started filling their respective seats. Misty put her purse in one of the lockers and took the corresponding key to that locker after locking it and put the band it was attached to around her wrist and then took her seat beside Seto and got buckled in tight with him. Eventually an attendant came by and checked the straps and when they were satisfied, they gave the thumbs up and the all clear.
"Nervous?" Seto asked Misty.
"No. I don't know why you're trying to rattle me," Misty countered.
"Just want to make sure you can handle it," Seto remarked. Misty rolled her eyes.
"They started ascending to the top and Misty looked around at the aerial view of the park, and then gravity took over and they dropped down the first steep drop Misty whooped as she was having fun, especially during the loops and twists. Seto watched her having fun and smiled. He was glad she was enjoying it. In fact she hardly seemed fazed by it.
To Misty, it was pretty similar to the Great White, her favorite, back in SeaWorld San Antonio, except this was just a regular train instead of the floorless kind with the locking shoulder harness mechanism.
The ride soon came to the rattling stop as it started to come into the depot.
"Whoo! That was fun!" Misty exclaimed.
"Good," Seto and Mokuba remarked with proud smirks. When they were released, Misty unlocked her locker and got her purse and left the key in the lock for the next person to use. She slung it over her shoulder and then rejoined Seto and Mokuba.
"I'm glad you liked it Misty," Mokuba told her.
"Yeah, it reminded me of my favorite coaster back at SeaWorld, the Great White, except this one had a regular train," Misty replied.
"Really?" they asked a little surprised.
"Yeah," Misty nodded as they walked. "Okay, where next?"
Mokuba and Seto then took her to all the best locations, particularly the castle, the theaters with the 30 minute films about Battle City and the Monster Horrors. They rode other rides, with the guarantee that Misty and Seto sat together. They ignored the whispered gossip and enjoyed themselves. They also saw the hilariously campy Kaibaman show. And finally, they watched a couple duels. Misty was watching and trying to learn a little. She figured she had the absolute basics at the very least, until they started teaching her next week.
Afterwards, Mokuba asked "So Misty, did you want any souvenirs?"
"Sure," Misty replied with a smile.
"What would you like?" Mokuba asked.
"Maybe a charm bracelet, or a necklace, and a picture," she suggested.
"Sure!" Mokuba agreed and took her to the gift shop. Misty picked out a nice necklace with a Blue Eyes White Dragon pendant. They also went back and got the picture of them on the Blue Eyes Dragon Coaster and a quick picture they took by one of the many Blue Eyes White Dragon statues; Seto gave a cool smirk in the picture while Misty and Mokuba had a big smile. Misty then tried to open the clasp to put the necklace on after they got the pictures.
"Here, I'll help," Seto declared as he took the necklace, opened the clasp, and put it on. Misty felt a bolt of electricity suddenly hit the nape of her neck when his hand grazed her skin. He felt the same surge in his fingers and pulled away quickly after the clasp was locked.
"Thank you," Misty thanked him politely.
"Don't worry about it," Seto retorted casually.
"So, Misty, do you feel ready to go? And maybe you can watch us duel?" Mokuba asked.
"Alright, sure, let's go," Misty agreed. Mokuba then called Edward to come pick them up, and they sat waiting on the bench.
"That was fun!" Misty exclaimed jubilantly. "Thanks for bringing me here," Misty thanked them.
"It was certainly our pleasure, right Seto?" Mokuba replied and nudged Seto.
"Hm? Oh, yeah it sure was," Seto agreed. Mokuba sighed a little exasperated. Truth was, Seto did have fun, he was just relaxing with them, and was simply being his usual cool self. He did have fun with Misty at his side all day, thanks to Mokuba's insistence, and he was proud that she enjoyed herself, and still had his ego stroked a little after she said his park was bigger than the other 2 parks she'd worked for. He also liked seeing a Blue Eyes around her neck better than the other dragon necklace. Sure, it was a nice touch, but his Blue Eyes was better. He was also trying to figure out why anytime they accidentally touched, they felt electric surges.
"That, Seto, is what's called physical chemistry. Your body is responding positively to hers, and vice versa. It's a physical sign you make a great pair," his inner self explained with a huge, jubilant, Cheshire cat grin. "It also means 'waiting until later' to flirt may prove futile," his inner self added teasingly.
"Well, too bad. I said later, and that's how it will stay," Seto declared.
"If you say so, but I will be happy to say 'I told you so' the minute you realize I'm right and it's pointless to wait," his inner self promised. Seto scoffed at his inner self.
While Seto was conversing with his inner self, Misty and Mokuba recapped their favorite parts of the day together and then Edward had arrived. Mokuba was so happy that she enjoyed herself with them today, and she didn't object to sitting with Seto all day.
"Calm down, Mokuba," his inner self tried to rein him in. "I know you're excited, but don't read too much into it right now," his inner self warned.
"You're so negative! Shut up!" Mokuba snapped at him, and he sighed.
Soon, Edward had come and they got in the limo. Mokuba instructed him to take them to the mansion for now, and about 20 minutes later, they were there.
"I can't wait to show you how we duel! And maybe we can play video games too!" Mokuba gushed. Misty chuckled.
"Sure thing. Lead the way, guys," Misty instructed and followed them to the dueling room and watched. It was a pretty entertaining, very close duel. Seto and Mokuba jibed each other and Misty found it funny. Seto was distracted by her laughing, which threw him off. Mokuba used a good combination of a trap and spell cards and was able to win the duel.
"Yay! I won against Seto!" Mokuba exclaimed proudly. Seto was surprised but proud.
"Good job Mokuba," he congratulated him.
"Thanks bro. I guess Misty is my good luck charm," Mokuba replied. Seto chuckled, but felt it sting; he didn't like what Mokuba said.
"Oooh, someone's jealous!" Seto's inner self teased.
"Shut up!" Seto snarled. His inner self cackled thoroughly amused. Misty simply chuckled.
"Misty! Do you want to see your deck?" Mokuba offered.
"Sure," Misty replied. Mokuba scampered off and showed her and gushingly explained the cards so she could understand. Misty paid attention.
"We'll teach you next week," Mokuba promised and took the deck back for safekeeping. "In the meantime, let's play videogames!" Mokuba exclaimed and took her to the game room. Misty indulged him and played with him, and soon Seto joined in and showed off. The way he was showing off was so amusing to Misty. Yes, it was utterly corny the way he went about it, but she couldn't help but laugh.
"She thinks you're funny!" Seto's inner self crowed.
"Is that a good thing?"
"Very! Women like guys who can make them laugh!"
"Okay," Seto replied shrugging mentally. After a few hours, it was time for Misty to go home. Edward cheerfully drove her home.
"Thank you Edward," Misty thanked him out of habit.
"My pleasure, Misty. I'll see you Monday at about 7:30 a.m. to take you to work," Edward told her and left as soon as he saw her go into her apartment.
Once in her apartment, Misty locked her door and sighed as she sat down on the couch. "What a day!"
"Tell me about it!" her inner self replied half tiredly and half jubilantly. "He's crazy about you, and you're crazy about him!" she declared.
"Even if we are, nothing can happen yet," Misty protested.
"You admit it! You admit you're crazy about him!" her inner self accused joyfully.
"Okay, you caught me, but like I said, not yet," she insisted.
"Alright, fair enough. I can't wait!" her inner self exclaimed with a delighted squeal.
"Down girl!" Misty exclaimed. Her inner self chuckled awkwardly.
"Let's just focus on work," Misty suggested changing the subject.
"Ok," she agreed.
Back at the Kaiba Mansion, Mokuba was utterly pleased with the developments over the last few hours, especially how Misty laughed as they played, and how Seto reacted to her laughter.
"You've got it BAD, bro!" Mokuba accused playfully.
"Nothing's going to happen, not yet," Seto insisted.
"Keep telling yourself that, Seto," Mokuba retorted with a smirk.
