The Diamond Star
Chapter 3: Going Out on the Town
Disclaimer: not mine...etc....etc. blah.
The rest of the day, plus the next few days, was spent avoiding each other. Seraphim was so sorry for just...pushing Seto away. But he had gone too fast for her. She hadn't even thought he would think her attractive. The only time they saw each other was at mealtimes, and even then they never spoke.
Seraphim sat in the study, her favorite room in the whole house. Curled up with a good book, she tried to get lost in the world of make- believe. She was so engrossed with the book, she didn't hear Seto enter.
"Hi Hoshino," he whispered softly when he reached her.
Seraphim jumped and whirled around to come face-to-face with Seto. "Oh...hi, um...do you...still want me to call you Seto?" she asked timidly.
Seto sighed, ever since he had tried to make a move with her she had been so meek and shy. Before she had been tough and ready to take anything on. Was this his fault? "You can call me Seto, I don't mind," he replied. "And don't be so afraid, I was just caught up in the moment. All that stuff was a little too much for me," he reassured.
"You're not...mad at me?" Seraphim asked meekly.
"No." Seto smiled a warm smile at her.
Seraphim smiled back. "Thank you...Seto."
The two sat in the study for a couple hours, talking or reading or sometimes a bit of both. Then Seto got up. "You said we could get out of this house right?" he asked.
"Well, yeah, why?" asked Seraphim.
"I'm bored, and it's night already. I've been cooped up in this beautiful PRISON for about three days! So in short, can we go somewhere?" whined Seto.
Seraphim laughed. To Seto, who still hadn't quite gotten over the fact that he thought she had rejected him, it was like the tinkling of many silver bells on a cold, clear night. 'So beautiful...doesn't she realize?' he thought sadly.
"..and so we could go there too. And Seto? Seto?! Seto are you listening to me? Hello! Earth to Seto!" yelled a frantic Seraphim.
"Huh?" Seto blinked.
"I was naming places we could go," Seraphim giggled.
"Oh. I was thinking we could just go to a movie or something..." Seto began.
"Oh, alright then. Which movie?" asked Seraphim.
"Um..."
A few hours and a magic spell later, the two were seated comfortably in a theater showing an action/adventure/romance film. It had been a compromise between the two. Seto had wanted to go to a horror movie that Seraphim absolutely refused to attend. And Seraphim had wanted to watch a romantic chick flick. Seto said that it was too 'girly' for him. So, after much debating, they decided to see a semi-romantic, not to scary film.
Right before the movie started, Seto took Seraphim's hand in his. Seraphim looked at him in wonderment, but since he was staring at the screen, she looked away blushing and smiling shyly. There had been a reason for Seto staring at the screen, he wanted to see how Seraphim would react, so he watched her out of the corner of his eye. He was very pleased with what he saw.
Then the movie began. It was a rather boring film about some people that wanted to kill the ruler of some country. The hero had to go rescue the country, naturally, and got together with a pretty girl. End of story. All-in-all, kinda lame and predictable.
But to Seto, the movie was wonderful; not for the movie itself, but for what happened during the movie. While one of the 'mushy' scenes was taking place, Seraphim had snuggled up to him and rested her head on his shoulder. Seto wasn't paying much attention for the rest of the movie, he was too busy concentrating on Seraphim. ^_~
After the movie ended, it was about one o'clock in the morning. "Do you want to go back to the house, or get something to eat?" asked Seto gently.
"Well, I don't know, what do you want to do?" Seraphim replied.
Seto didn't answer for a moment. "Let's get something to eat, there's a restaurant right over there."
Seraphim nodded, so Seto took her hand and they walked over to the fifties-themed diner.
They ate slowly, not really noticing whatever it was they ate. The two were too engrossed in the conversation at hand.
"So, we have nine days left," Seto began.
"Mmhmm, maybe we should make plans to do stuff. I mean, we wasted three whole days avoiding each other for no apparent reason," Seraphim giggled.
"Yeah, that was pretty silly of us wasn't it?" Seto chuckled.
"Yeah." Seraphim smiled, "So what should we do tomorrow?"
"Let's go to the Circus. It's supposed to open tomorrow...er...today," Seto laughed.
Seraphim checked her watch, "Wow, time really DOES fly when you're having fun."
"Yeah, anyway. Circus then?"
"Sure, sounds like fun!" Seraphim grinned.
"Great," said Seto.
Soon they got up to pay the bill. Seto insisted on having the honor. Saying that he was staying at her house so he could at least treat her to dinner.
When they reached the edge of the forest, Seraphim leaned up to whisper in Seto's ear. (AN: she's about half a foot shorter than he is.) "I have a better idea instead of walking."
"Hm? What is it?" asked Seto.
"Let's fly!" Seraphim exclaimed excitedly.
"Fly? I don't have wings miss angel," Seto pointed out matter-of- factly.
"Silly, I have MAGIC remember? Lemme see if I can give you wings." Seraphim began to concentrate very hard.
"Wait! Let's walk a bit further into the woods, people might see us," Seto quickly shoved Seraphim just beyond the first line of trees. "Okay, now try."
Seto soon felt a strange sensation near his shoulder blades. "Take off the coat!" Seraphim warned. Seto complied.
"There we go!" Seraphim yelped gleefully as a pair of large, light blue, feathered wings ripped through the back of his shirt.
Seto turned around, trying to get a glimpse of the newest addition to his body. Seraphim giggled at his predicament. "I have a mirror." She shuffled around in her bag and four it. "Spread your wings," she commanded.
Seto did as she asked. Then, Seraphim held up the mirror so Seto could see his wings. "Wow. thanks Sere."
"Sere?" Seraphim asked as her own white wings appeared.
"Yeah, Sere, it fits you," Seto smirked.
"Mmhmm, I like Seraphim better. See if you can keep up with me!" Seraphim called as she took off into the night over the treetops.
"Wait for me! I don't even know how to use these things! Hey!" Seto beat his wings once, twice, and lifted off the ground chasing the angel flying before him.
Finally, he caught up to her, "You cheated! You had a head start!"
Seraphim only gigged mischievously. "Come on! Race you back!" And with that, she took off again.
Seto raced after her.
Soon, two exhausted individuals were getting ready for bed in the house in the middle of the woods.
"Night Seto," said Seraphim sleepily as she passed him in the hall, on the way to her room.
"Night Sere," he replied.
"Oh you!" she exclaimed in mock anger. Then she giggled. Mustering up her courage, she stood up on the tips of her toes and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Night!" she called before disappearing to her room for the rest of the night.
Seto lifted a hand to touch his cheek. Had she just...kissed him? Grinning like a fool, he walked to his own room. Suddenly, she didn't seem so off-limits after-all.
Yay!!! Sorry about the beginning. I had writer's block so I wrote some stuff and it started to grow. *cringe* Don't hurt me please! oh, and that kiss on the cheek was for Sakura-Angel for being my first reviewer! Happy now? ^-^ r&r
Chapter 3: Going Out on the Town
Disclaimer: not mine...etc....etc. blah.
The rest of the day, plus the next few days, was spent avoiding each other. Seraphim was so sorry for just...pushing Seto away. But he had gone too fast for her. She hadn't even thought he would think her attractive. The only time they saw each other was at mealtimes, and even then they never spoke.
Seraphim sat in the study, her favorite room in the whole house. Curled up with a good book, she tried to get lost in the world of make- believe. She was so engrossed with the book, she didn't hear Seto enter.
"Hi Hoshino," he whispered softly when he reached her.
Seraphim jumped and whirled around to come face-to-face with Seto. "Oh...hi, um...do you...still want me to call you Seto?" she asked timidly.
Seto sighed, ever since he had tried to make a move with her she had been so meek and shy. Before she had been tough and ready to take anything on. Was this his fault? "You can call me Seto, I don't mind," he replied. "And don't be so afraid, I was just caught up in the moment. All that stuff was a little too much for me," he reassured.
"You're not...mad at me?" Seraphim asked meekly.
"No." Seto smiled a warm smile at her.
Seraphim smiled back. "Thank you...Seto."
The two sat in the study for a couple hours, talking or reading or sometimes a bit of both. Then Seto got up. "You said we could get out of this house right?" he asked.
"Well, yeah, why?" asked Seraphim.
"I'm bored, and it's night already. I've been cooped up in this beautiful PRISON for about three days! So in short, can we go somewhere?" whined Seto.
Seraphim laughed. To Seto, who still hadn't quite gotten over the fact that he thought she had rejected him, it was like the tinkling of many silver bells on a cold, clear night. 'So beautiful...doesn't she realize?' he thought sadly.
"..and so we could go there too. And Seto? Seto?! Seto are you listening to me? Hello! Earth to Seto!" yelled a frantic Seraphim.
"Huh?" Seto blinked.
"I was naming places we could go," Seraphim giggled.
"Oh. I was thinking we could just go to a movie or something..." Seto began.
"Oh, alright then. Which movie?" asked Seraphim.
"Um..."
A few hours and a magic spell later, the two were seated comfortably in a theater showing an action/adventure/romance film. It had been a compromise between the two. Seto had wanted to go to a horror movie that Seraphim absolutely refused to attend. And Seraphim had wanted to watch a romantic chick flick. Seto said that it was too 'girly' for him. So, after much debating, they decided to see a semi-romantic, not to scary film.
Right before the movie started, Seto took Seraphim's hand in his. Seraphim looked at him in wonderment, but since he was staring at the screen, she looked away blushing and smiling shyly. There had been a reason for Seto staring at the screen, he wanted to see how Seraphim would react, so he watched her out of the corner of his eye. He was very pleased with what he saw.
Then the movie began. It was a rather boring film about some people that wanted to kill the ruler of some country. The hero had to go rescue the country, naturally, and got together with a pretty girl. End of story. All-in-all, kinda lame and predictable.
But to Seto, the movie was wonderful; not for the movie itself, but for what happened during the movie. While one of the 'mushy' scenes was taking place, Seraphim had snuggled up to him and rested her head on his shoulder. Seto wasn't paying much attention for the rest of the movie, he was too busy concentrating on Seraphim. ^_~
After the movie ended, it was about one o'clock in the morning. "Do you want to go back to the house, or get something to eat?" asked Seto gently.
"Well, I don't know, what do you want to do?" Seraphim replied.
Seto didn't answer for a moment. "Let's get something to eat, there's a restaurant right over there."
Seraphim nodded, so Seto took her hand and they walked over to the fifties-themed diner.
They ate slowly, not really noticing whatever it was they ate. The two were too engrossed in the conversation at hand.
"So, we have nine days left," Seto began.
"Mmhmm, maybe we should make plans to do stuff. I mean, we wasted three whole days avoiding each other for no apparent reason," Seraphim giggled.
"Yeah, that was pretty silly of us wasn't it?" Seto chuckled.
"Yeah." Seraphim smiled, "So what should we do tomorrow?"
"Let's go to the Circus. It's supposed to open tomorrow...er...today," Seto laughed.
Seraphim checked her watch, "Wow, time really DOES fly when you're having fun."
"Yeah, anyway. Circus then?"
"Sure, sounds like fun!" Seraphim grinned.
"Great," said Seto.
Soon they got up to pay the bill. Seto insisted on having the honor. Saying that he was staying at her house so he could at least treat her to dinner.
When they reached the edge of the forest, Seraphim leaned up to whisper in Seto's ear. (AN: she's about half a foot shorter than he is.) "I have a better idea instead of walking."
"Hm? What is it?" asked Seto.
"Let's fly!" Seraphim exclaimed excitedly.
"Fly? I don't have wings miss angel," Seto pointed out matter-of- factly.
"Silly, I have MAGIC remember? Lemme see if I can give you wings." Seraphim began to concentrate very hard.
"Wait! Let's walk a bit further into the woods, people might see us," Seto quickly shoved Seraphim just beyond the first line of trees. "Okay, now try."
Seto soon felt a strange sensation near his shoulder blades. "Take off the coat!" Seraphim warned. Seto complied.
"There we go!" Seraphim yelped gleefully as a pair of large, light blue, feathered wings ripped through the back of his shirt.
Seto turned around, trying to get a glimpse of the newest addition to his body. Seraphim giggled at his predicament. "I have a mirror." She shuffled around in her bag and four it. "Spread your wings," she commanded.
Seto did as she asked. Then, Seraphim held up the mirror so Seto could see his wings. "Wow. thanks Sere."
"Sere?" Seraphim asked as her own white wings appeared.
"Yeah, Sere, it fits you," Seto smirked.
"Mmhmm, I like Seraphim better. See if you can keep up with me!" Seraphim called as she took off into the night over the treetops.
"Wait for me! I don't even know how to use these things! Hey!" Seto beat his wings once, twice, and lifted off the ground chasing the angel flying before him.
Finally, he caught up to her, "You cheated! You had a head start!"
Seraphim only gigged mischievously. "Come on! Race you back!" And with that, she took off again.
Seto raced after her.
Soon, two exhausted individuals were getting ready for bed in the house in the middle of the woods.
"Night Seto," said Seraphim sleepily as she passed him in the hall, on the way to her room.
"Night Sere," he replied.
"Oh you!" she exclaimed in mock anger. Then she giggled. Mustering up her courage, she stood up on the tips of her toes and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Night!" she called before disappearing to her room for the rest of the night.
Seto lifted a hand to touch his cheek. Had she just...kissed him? Grinning like a fool, he walked to his own room. Suddenly, she didn't seem so off-limits after-all.
Yay!!! Sorry about the beginning. I had writer's block so I wrote some stuff and it started to grow. *cringe* Don't hurt me please! oh, and that kiss on the cheek was for Sakura-Angel for being my first reviewer! Happy now? ^-^ r&r