The Diamond Star
Chapter 5: Let's Have a Song!
Disclaimer: standard disclaimer, yadda yadda. now go and read like nice lil people. oh and just to let you know, this chapter is only hella long cause there's songs in it.
Seraphim woke up early the next morning. 'Hm, what shall we do today?' she thought to herself. Getting dressed in some beige shorts and a dark green baby-tee with the word "Angel" in gold glitter on it, she sauntered over to Seto's room.
Our poor Seto hadn't even gotten up yet.
Seraphim crept slowly but surely over to the edge of the unsuspecting Seto's bed. She took a deep breath and... "GOOD MORNING!!!" she yelled happily.
"Augh!" Seto opened his eyes with a start and rolled over...only to fall off the bed and onto Seraphim.
"Oof!" Seraphim wheezed. "Get off me! Get off me!!! Get off me NOW Seto Kaiba!!!" she exclaimed.
As soon as he realized where he was, Seto began to laugh. "Ahaha...you...ehehe...it's your...hehe...your own fault...ahahaha...you...eheh...you know...ahahahahaha!!!"
"Get off, get off, get off!!!" screeched Seraphim, injured in pride and not being able to breathe properly.
"Mmmm...no!" Seto laughed at her obvious discomfort.
'Fine, if you wanna play it that way then...' a wicked smirk crossed Seraphim's lips. Practiced training from her old magic teachers slowed down her breathing and heartbeat to almost non-existent. More magic cooled her skin and made her slightly pale.
"Se-to..." she choked out. Purposely separating the syllables. Then, letting out a long sigh, she concentrated her magic on stopping her heart and lungs completely. It was a nifty tactic she had learned for when an enemy would try to kill you and then leave your corpse. She had enough practice to hold up the charade for about half an hour.
"Sere?" Seto gazed worriedly at the girl beneath him. "Oh my god!" he exclaimed, realizing (or thinking he realized) what exactly had happened to Seraphim, he rolled off her. "Seraphim?! Come on! Wake up! talk to me!!!" Seto looked around frantically for some help, but of course, they WERE in the middle of the woods.
Seraphim said nothing and smirked inwardly. 'This is what he gets for trying to squash me,' she thought.
"Seraphim..." Seto couldn't believe it...she was dead. Had he...killed her? No... 'NO!' his mind whirled. One tear coursed down his cheek and dropped onto her pale one. 'I'm sorry Seraphim...' He squeezed his eyes shut, not wanting to see what he had caused.
Seraphim felt the wetness of Seto's tear on her cheek and opened her eyes. 'Oops...I guess I took it too far...'
"You know...that's what you get for trying to flatten me," she mused.
Seto's eyes opened. "SERAPHIM!" he cried half furious, half relieved. "You scared the shit out of me! What did you do?! How did you do it?! ANSWER ME!!!" Seto shook a wide-eyed laughing Seraphim.
"Let's just say...having magic means for a few tricks up your sleeve," Seraphim grinned like a Cheshire cat.
"Little imp," Seto grumbled.
"That is what you get for flattening me and laughing at me," Seraphim pointed out.
"If I weren't in...ahh...your friend, I would seriously maim you right now!" he roared deafeningly. Little did Seraphim know, he had just saved himself from saying 'If I weren't so in love with you I would seriously maim you right now!' But of course, she didn't.
"But we are friends so it doesn't matter does it?" Seraphim smiled. 'But do you want to become more than just friends?' she asked him in her mind. She would never know, because she was a coward.
Seto sighed in defeat. "So, what do you want to do today?"
"I was thinking...Karaoke bar?" Seraphim giggled as she watched Seto's face.
"Um...you mean...SINGING?" asked Seto, almost afraid of the answer.
"Yes, of course silly, what ELSE do you do at a Karaoke bar?" Seraphim smiled.
Seto mumbled something incomprehensible.
"I can't hear you Seto, speak up," said Seraphim in a sing-song voice.
"I can't sing," he mumbled.
"Are you for real?" asked Seraphim in mock surprise.
"Yes."
"All the more reason for us to go! You'll have a voice teacher that sings like an angel...literally," Seraphim smiled. "Come, on, you can't be that bad."
"Yes I can," Seto grumbled.
"Get dressed, we're going Karaoke singing," Seraphim sauntered out the door. "I'll meet you in the dining room!" she called.
As she exited, Seto rubbed the back of his neck, what WAS it about this girl? First she was as cold as stone, the as delicate as glass, and now she was as vibrant and alive as fire. Sighing, Seto threw on a pair of black slacks and a dark blue dress shirt. Grabbing the black jacket they had bought the other day, he headed downstairs.
A couple hours, and breakfast, later the two were at the local Karaoke bar. Seraphim was flipping through a song book while Seto was sprawled out on the couch. The room they had gotten was rented out for the whole day. "Hopefully, it'll be long enough for me to teach you to sing, Seto Kaiba," Seraphim had laughed.
"Yeah right," Seto replied. "I told you, I'm a horrible singer."
"Shut up for a minute and let me find a song to warm up with..."
"Yeah, whatever."
"Here we go!" Seraphim jumped up and pressed a few buttons. The words "May It Be" flashed on the screen.
"You're gonna sing that?" asked Seto.
"Yeah, it's a nice song...I like it." She smiled.
Taking a deep breath, Seraphim began the song. Seto watched with interest, half hoping she wouldn't notice and half hoping she would. he was also half hoping she would screw up and humiliate herself.
*May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home*
Seto watched her, entranced by the way her silvery voice commanded the notes in a gentle, soothing tune.
*May it be an evening star shines down upon you*
Her soft silvery voice floated through the air, the words of the song tainting it with a long-forgotten hint of Celtic magic.
*may it be when darkness falls your heart will be true*
The soothing words settled around him.
*though you walk a lonely road oh how far you are from home*
How did she do it? Was this some part of her angelic heritage?
*Mornie utúlie Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie A promise lives within you now*
The words were partly strange and different. Some kind of elvish from the movie the song came from Seto supposed.
*May it be the shadow's call will fly away*
Then Seto's thoughts turned from her voice to her face.
*may it be you journey on to light the day*
Seraphim sang with her eyes closed, feeling the music running through her body.
*when the night is overcome you may rise to find the sun*
Seto could almost feel the amazing power of the music in his own body as well. As if Seraphim was channeling that remarkable energy to him through her song.
*Mornie utúlie Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie A promise lives within you now*
The song began to die down. Seraphim took a last deep breath to finish.
*A promise live within you now...*
The last notes quavered in the air. An aura of calm soothing had descended upon the tiny room. Seraphim opened her eyes and smiled at Seto.
"Well?" she asked timidly.
"You sing beautifully," Seto answered.
"Why thank you, now it's your turn."
"M-me?!" Seto exclaimed, "Are you crazy?"
"Maybe," Seraphim grinned.
"Fine, just one song though." Seto flipped through the song book. 'Ah, here's one.'
*Some day out of the blue
In a crowded street or a deserted square
I'll turn and I'll see you
As if our love were new
Some day we can start again, some day soon*
Seraphim smiled, that liar, he had a wonderful singing voice. 'If only he was singing for me...'
*Here comes the night
Here come the memories
Lost in your arms
Down in the foreign fields
Not so long ago
Seems like eternity
Those sweet afternoons
Still capture me*
Seraphim closed her eyes, listening to the sound of his low baritone voice vibrate in time to the music.
*I still believe
I still put faith in us
We had it all and watched it slip away
Where are we now
Not where we want to be
Those hot afternoons
Still follow me*
Seto gazed at Seraphim longingly. She had no idea that this was for her.
*Some day out of the blue
Maybe years from now
Or tomorrow night
I'll turn and I'll see you
As if we always knew
Some day we would live again, some day soon*
Seraphim opened her eyes suddenly and noticed Seto staring intently at her. She blinked, he was looking across the room. 'Must be seeing things,' she mused.
*I still believe
I still put faith in us*
"You liar," Seraphim commented when he had finished. "You said you couldn't sing. You sing perfectly."
"Says you," Seto turned away from her.
"You wanna go home?" asked Seraphim a few hours later.
Seto looked at the clock, it was kind of late. they had spent a lot of time talking as well as singing. He shrugged, "Sure."
Back at the house, right before retiring to bed, Seraphim leaned upwards to give Seto his good-night kiss. But he stopped her, "Sere, what kind of kiss is this?" he asked.
"Um...what...kind do you think it is?" she replied.
"I...we're...just friends right?"
"Yeah, but...if it was making you uncomfortable, I can stop doing it..." Seraphim looked away.
"No, it's alright..."
"Okay, goodnight Seto," Seraphim tippy toed up near his cheek. Then, Seto herd something, quickly turning his head, he saw Seraphim still there. He looked just as shocked as Seraphim when their lips met clumsily.
"I...goodnight!" Seraphim called, running down the hall to her room.
Seto put quivering fingers to his lips...what had he done?
End chapter 5. *gasp*! what will happen between seto and seraphim??? now, since people dont like me and hardly anyone reviews, i will keep typing but not uploading chaps until i get at least five reviews for the chapters previously submitted.
Chapter 5: Let's Have a Song!
Disclaimer: standard disclaimer, yadda yadda. now go and read like nice lil people. oh and just to let you know, this chapter is only hella long cause there's songs in it.
Seraphim woke up early the next morning. 'Hm, what shall we do today?' she thought to herself. Getting dressed in some beige shorts and a dark green baby-tee with the word "Angel" in gold glitter on it, she sauntered over to Seto's room.
Our poor Seto hadn't even gotten up yet.
Seraphim crept slowly but surely over to the edge of the unsuspecting Seto's bed. She took a deep breath and... "GOOD MORNING!!!" she yelled happily.
"Augh!" Seto opened his eyes with a start and rolled over...only to fall off the bed and onto Seraphim.
"Oof!" Seraphim wheezed. "Get off me! Get off me!!! Get off me NOW Seto Kaiba!!!" she exclaimed.
As soon as he realized where he was, Seto began to laugh. "Ahaha...you...ehehe...it's your...hehe...your own fault...ahahaha...you...eheh...you know...ahahahahaha!!!"
"Get off, get off, get off!!!" screeched Seraphim, injured in pride and not being able to breathe properly.
"Mmmm...no!" Seto laughed at her obvious discomfort.
'Fine, if you wanna play it that way then...' a wicked smirk crossed Seraphim's lips. Practiced training from her old magic teachers slowed down her breathing and heartbeat to almost non-existent. More magic cooled her skin and made her slightly pale.
"Se-to..." she choked out. Purposely separating the syllables. Then, letting out a long sigh, she concentrated her magic on stopping her heart and lungs completely. It was a nifty tactic she had learned for when an enemy would try to kill you and then leave your corpse. She had enough practice to hold up the charade for about half an hour.
"Sere?" Seto gazed worriedly at the girl beneath him. "Oh my god!" he exclaimed, realizing (or thinking he realized) what exactly had happened to Seraphim, he rolled off her. "Seraphim?! Come on! Wake up! talk to me!!!" Seto looked around frantically for some help, but of course, they WERE in the middle of the woods.
Seraphim said nothing and smirked inwardly. 'This is what he gets for trying to squash me,' she thought.
"Seraphim..." Seto couldn't believe it...she was dead. Had he...killed her? No... 'NO!' his mind whirled. One tear coursed down his cheek and dropped onto her pale one. 'I'm sorry Seraphim...' He squeezed his eyes shut, not wanting to see what he had caused.
Seraphim felt the wetness of Seto's tear on her cheek and opened her eyes. 'Oops...I guess I took it too far...'
"You know...that's what you get for trying to flatten me," she mused.
Seto's eyes opened. "SERAPHIM!" he cried half furious, half relieved. "You scared the shit out of me! What did you do?! How did you do it?! ANSWER ME!!!" Seto shook a wide-eyed laughing Seraphim.
"Let's just say...having magic means for a few tricks up your sleeve," Seraphim grinned like a Cheshire cat.
"Little imp," Seto grumbled.
"That is what you get for flattening me and laughing at me," Seraphim pointed out.
"If I weren't in...ahh...your friend, I would seriously maim you right now!" he roared deafeningly. Little did Seraphim know, he had just saved himself from saying 'If I weren't so in love with you I would seriously maim you right now!' But of course, she didn't.
"But we are friends so it doesn't matter does it?" Seraphim smiled. 'But do you want to become more than just friends?' she asked him in her mind. She would never know, because she was a coward.
Seto sighed in defeat. "So, what do you want to do today?"
"I was thinking...Karaoke bar?" Seraphim giggled as she watched Seto's face.
"Um...you mean...SINGING?" asked Seto, almost afraid of the answer.
"Yes, of course silly, what ELSE do you do at a Karaoke bar?" Seraphim smiled.
Seto mumbled something incomprehensible.
"I can't hear you Seto, speak up," said Seraphim in a sing-song voice.
"I can't sing," he mumbled.
"Are you for real?" asked Seraphim in mock surprise.
"Yes."
"All the more reason for us to go! You'll have a voice teacher that sings like an angel...literally," Seraphim smiled. "Come, on, you can't be that bad."
"Yes I can," Seto grumbled.
"Get dressed, we're going Karaoke singing," Seraphim sauntered out the door. "I'll meet you in the dining room!" she called.
As she exited, Seto rubbed the back of his neck, what WAS it about this girl? First she was as cold as stone, the as delicate as glass, and now she was as vibrant and alive as fire. Sighing, Seto threw on a pair of black slacks and a dark blue dress shirt. Grabbing the black jacket they had bought the other day, he headed downstairs.
A couple hours, and breakfast, later the two were at the local Karaoke bar. Seraphim was flipping through a song book while Seto was sprawled out on the couch. The room they had gotten was rented out for the whole day. "Hopefully, it'll be long enough for me to teach you to sing, Seto Kaiba," Seraphim had laughed.
"Yeah right," Seto replied. "I told you, I'm a horrible singer."
"Shut up for a minute and let me find a song to warm up with..."
"Yeah, whatever."
"Here we go!" Seraphim jumped up and pressed a few buttons. The words "May It Be" flashed on the screen.
"You're gonna sing that?" asked Seto.
"Yeah, it's a nice song...I like it." She smiled.
Taking a deep breath, Seraphim began the song. Seto watched with interest, half hoping she wouldn't notice and half hoping she would. he was also half hoping she would screw up and humiliate herself.
*May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
You walk a lonely road
Oh! How far you are from home*
Seto watched her, entranced by the way her silvery voice commanded the notes in a gentle, soothing tune.
*May it be an evening star shines down upon you*
Her soft silvery voice floated through the air, the words of the song tainting it with a long-forgotten hint of Celtic magic.
*may it be when darkness falls your heart will be true*
The soothing words settled around him.
*though you walk a lonely road oh how far you are from home*
How did she do it? Was this some part of her angelic heritage?
*Mornie utúlie Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie A promise lives within you now*
The words were partly strange and different. Some kind of elvish from the movie the song came from Seto supposed.
*May it be the shadow's call will fly away*
Then Seto's thoughts turned from her voice to her face.
*may it be you journey on to light the day*
Seraphim sang with her eyes closed, feeling the music running through her body.
*when the night is overcome you may rise to find the sun*
Seto could almost feel the amazing power of the music in his own body as well. As if Seraphim was channeling that remarkable energy to him through her song.
*Mornie utúlie Believe and you will find your way
Mornie alantie A promise lives within you now*
The song began to die down. Seraphim took a last deep breath to finish.
*A promise live within you now...*
The last notes quavered in the air. An aura of calm soothing had descended upon the tiny room. Seraphim opened her eyes and smiled at Seto.
"Well?" she asked timidly.
"You sing beautifully," Seto answered.
"Why thank you, now it's your turn."
"M-me?!" Seto exclaimed, "Are you crazy?"
"Maybe," Seraphim grinned.
"Fine, just one song though." Seto flipped through the song book. 'Ah, here's one.'
*Some day out of the blue
In a crowded street or a deserted square
I'll turn and I'll see you
As if our love were new
Some day we can start again, some day soon*
Seraphim smiled, that liar, he had a wonderful singing voice. 'If only he was singing for me...'
*Here comes the night
Here come the memories
Lost in your arms
Down in the foreign fields
Not so long ago
Seems like eternity
Those sweet afternoons
Still capture me*
Seraphim closed her eyes, listening to the sound of his low baritone voice vibrate in time to the music.
*I still believe
I still put faith in us
We had it all and watched it slip away
Where are we now
Not where we want to be
Those hot afternoons
Still follow me*
Seto gazed at Seraphim longingly. She had no idea that this was for her.
*Some day out of the blue
Maybe years from now
Or tomorrow night
I'll turn and I'll see you
As if we always knew
Some day we would live again, some day soon*
Seraphim opened her eyes suddenly and noticed Seto staring intently at her. She blinked, he was looking across the room. 'Must be seeing things,' she mused.
*I still believe
I still put faith in us*
"You liar," Seraphim commented when he had finished. "You said you couldn't sing. You sing perfectly."
"Says you," Seto turned away from her.
"You wanna go home?" asked Seraphim a few hours later.
Seto looked at the clock, it was kind of late. they had spent a lot of time talking as well as singing. He shrugged, "Sure."
Back at the house, right before retiring to bed, Seraphim leaned upwards to give Seto his good-night kiss. But he stopped her, "Sere, what kind of kiss is this?" he asked.
"Um...what...kind do you think it is?" she replied.
"I...we're...just friends right?"
"Yeah, but...if it was making you uncomfortable, I can stop doing it..." Seraphim looked away.
"No, it's alright..."
"Okay, goodnight Seto," Seraphim tippy toed up near his cheek. Then, Seto herd something, quickly turning his head, he saw Seraphim still there. He looked just as shocked as Seraphim when their lips met clumsily.
"I...goodnight!" Seraphim called, running down the hall to her room.
Seto put quivering fingers to his lips...what had he done?
End chapter 5. *gasp*! what will happen between seto and seraphim??? now, since people dont like me and hardly anyone reviews, i will keep typing but not uploading chaps until i get at least five reviews for the chapters previously submitted.