The Diamond Star
Chapter 7: Splish, Splash
Disclaimer: not mine... *cries* and...it was really pissing me off that i had chapters and i didnt upload them so im just gonna do it anyway.
The next morning, Seraphim woke up bright and early. Looking out the window, she noticed the weather would be absolutely perfect for one thing: swimming.
Sauntering over to Seto's room, she knocked on the door politely (she didn't want to be crushed again). Some shuffling was heard and a muffled "Just a minute!" came through the door. In a minute, the door opened to reveal a very disheveled looking Seto. His shirt was half unbuttoned (with the wrong corresponding buttons), and his hair stuck up in the back.
"Oh, hi Seraphim," he said, yawning.
"Seto...maybe you should...comb your hair and...button up your shirt," Seraphim stifled a giggle.
Seto looked down at his shirt. "Oh, sorry," he quickly did up the buttons (in their proper places). "What did you say? Something about my hair?" he asked sleepily.
Seraphim chuckled. "Go sit down on the bed," she commanded.
Still yawning, Seto did as she asked. Seraphim walked after him and handed him a hair brush. Seto looked at her questioningly. then he got up and walked over to the mirror.
"Seraphim!" he yelled, "Why didn't you tell me my hair looked like crap?"
"I did, you weren't listening."
Grumbling, Seto got his hair to stay flat. then, he turned to Seraphim. "So, what do you want?" he asked.
"I thought, since today's perfect and all, let's go swimming!" Seraphim said cheerily.
"I don't hav-" Seto started.
"I took the liberty of buying you one the day we went to the circus. You took so long in the dressing rooms I did some shopping of my own. Don't give me that 'it's not my size', I looked at the other pants you tried on that day. No arguments, we're going swimming," Seraphim grinned at Seto.
"But-" Seto began.
"Wait right here, lemme go get the swim trunks," with that, Seraphim ran out of the room, leaving a rather speechless Seto.
Two minutes later, Seraphim returned with a shopping bag. Pulling out a pair of dark blue trunks she shoved them into Seto's hands. "Okay, get changed, I'll meet you in the dining room!" With that, she ran back out to her own room to get dressed.
Seto walked to the adjoining bathroom to his room and splashed some water on his face. Then he proceeded to change.
Walking down the stairs a little later, he saw Seraphim's head bobbing up and down impatiently. "There you are!" she exclaimed happily when she saw Seto. She wore blue denim shorts and a red t-shirt.
Seto smiled. "Yes, here I am." He was wearing a black button-down short sleeved shirt and the trunks Seraphim had bought him. He carried a towel under his arm.
"Let's go!" Seraphim shouted, dragging Seto in one hand and a picnic basket in the other to the door.
Leading Seto along, Seraphim walked the dusty trail near her house to a small lake. A large weeping willow tree towered over one side of the bank. A dock overlooked the opposite side. The water sparkled, crystal clear. It was one of those places that just gives you a warm, serene feeling.
"Wow Seraphim, this place is beautiful," Seto breathed.
Seraphim smiled, "Yeah. When I first came to this forest, I scoped out the entire place for the perfect private swimming pool. I only stumbled onto this place by accident you know," she added, putting the picnic basked on the ground under the tree. "At first it was surrounded by brambles and thorn bushes. I cleared out a lot of stuff before I realized how nice this place was."
"Was it worth it?" asked Seto.
"Yeah, I'd have to say it was," Seraphim sighed, content. "O-kay! Let's go swimming!" Pulling off her t-shirt and shorts revealed a black bikini. She ran and jumped into the lake. "Whee!"
Seto unbuttoned his shirt and waded into the water after her. "Seraphim? Where did you go?" He looked a round.
Then he saw something swimming towards him. 'Aha,' he thought. When Seraphim grabbed his leg, he quickly pulled her up. "Gotcha!"
"Hey! No fair!" Seraphim whined childishly. "You ruined it!"
"Aha, right, sure," Seto grinned. He couldn't remember smiling so much since he came to live with Seraphim. 'And you'll never smile so much again in your entire life if you don't suck it up and tell her you like her moron,' his conscience echoed. 'Shut up,' he chided.
He didn't notice Seraphim had grabbed his arm, "Come on! Let's go dive off the dock, okay?"
Seto glanced at Seraphim, "Sure."
Together, they walked to the dock. Seraphim stood on the edge and dove gracefully in. Seto followed her with a cannonball.
"Hey!" Seraphim yelled indignantly.
"What?" Seto turned to face her.
"You splashed me!" Seraphim giggled, splashing him back.
"Hey!" Seto yelled back.
Soon a friendly water fight had developed into an all-out war. Water flew everywhere. Calls of "Gotcha!" and "Missed me!" rang throughout the forest. Seraphim and Seto were having the time of their lives. All too soon, the sun was high over the lake and it got uncomfortably hot, even in the cool water.
"Whew!" Seraphim wiped the water from her eyes. "Hey Seto! Do you wanna eat lunch now?"
Seto thought to himself for a moment. "Um...okay," he began walking over to where their clothes and towels were. Picking up his own towel, he dried off. Seraphim soon followed suit.
"So," she opened the picnic basket, "what do you want to eat?"
"Well, what is there?" asked Seto.
"Um, we have ham sandwiches, roast beef sandwiches, raspberry lemonade, chocolate brownies, barbeque chips, ranch dip, carrot sticks, celery sticks, whole black olives, um...I know I'm forgetting something," Seraphim dug in the picnic basket, looking for whatever-it-was. "Aha! I found it! We also have cookies!" Seraphim smiled as she pulled out a chocolate chip cookie and took a big bite.
Seto just gave Seraphim an odd look and reached into the basket for a ham sandwich. Seraphim shrugged and poured them each a glass of raspberry lemonade.
"Hm, these are good Sere, you make a good cook," Seto complimented.
"Why thank you," Seraphim smiled, reaching into the basket and pulling out a roast beef sandwich. happily taking a bite, she stared out across the lake.
"What are you looking at?" asked Seto after a while.
"The lake..." Seraphim replied, only half listening. "I think this lake might be the same one that I went to when I was little. The first time I had a childhood. I remember, I would escape from the palace and come to the lake. It had less trees around it then, and the willow wasn't here, but the lake is the same. I would come here to think. Think about my duty as the heir to the throne, think about how I never wanted to have the stupid job in the first place." Seraphim looked at Seto with tears shining in her eyes. "I remember, I made a wish that...that something would happen. Something that would change my life so I wouldn't have to rule over our people."
"Seraphim..." Seto realized why she was crying.
"That wish...it, it came true. It's my fault they all died," Seraphim turned to look at Seto. A single tear ran down her cheek. "My fault."
"Shh, it's not you fault, no one could have known it would have happened," Seto pulled Seraphim into a gentle embrace. Seraphim buried her head in Seto's shoulder, her silent tears coursed down his skin. Running his hand through her long dark hair he whispered reassuring words to the half-angel.
After a bit, Seraphim looked up, right into Seto's eyes. "I...I've never told anyone that before," she whispered.
Seto hugged her closer. "Don't worry, it's okay. It wasn't your fault. Sometimes things just happen," he sighed. "Like...when my parents died. You learn to live with it, knowing it's not your fault."
Seraphim smiled weakly at Seto, "Th...thanks Seto. I know I must sound like a total baby. Just crying my eyes out over something that happened over a million years ago but...thank you."
"No problem, you want to go back to the house now? We still have to walk a long way and it's getting dark," Seto suggested.
"Okay." The two packed up the picnic basket and putting on whatever clothes they were wearing besides their suits. Then they began walking back towards Seraphim's house.
While walking to their separate rooms, Seraphim tapped Seto on the shoulder. "Do you still want your good-night kiss?" she asked innocently.
'Hell yeah!' Seto thought, he almost said it too but stopped himself just in time. "Sure," he said, smiling warmly at Seraphim.
She leaned up to kiss his cheek lightly. "Well, thank again Seto. Good night." With that, she walked into her room and promptly collapsing on the bed.
"Good night," Seto whispered, turning around and entering his own room.
Whee, done with chapter 7! :):):) now since ppl havent been reviewing...*cries*...T-T...we'll just post the next chapter now. But you wont be so lucky next time!
Chapter 7: Splish, Splash
Disclaimer: not mine... *cries* and...it was really pissing me off that i had chapters and i didnt upload them so im just gonna do it anyway.
The next morning, Seraphim woke up bright and early. Looking out the window, she noticed the weather would be absolutely perfect for one thing: swimming.
Sauntering over to Seto's room, she knocked on the door politely (she didn't want to be crushed again). Some shuffling was heard and a muffled "Just a minute!" came through the door. In a minute, the door opened to reveal a very disheveled looking Seto. His shirt was half unbuttoned (with the wrong corresponding buttons), and his hair stuck up in the back.
"Oh, hi Seraphim," he said, yawning.
"Seto...maybe you should...comb your hair and...button up your shirt," Seraphim stifled a giggle.
Seto looked down at his shirt. "Oh, sorry," he quickly did up the buttons (in their proper places). "What did you say? Something about my hair?" he asked sleepily.
Seraphim chuckled. "Go sit down on the bed," she commanded.
Still yawning, Seto did as she asked. Seraphim walked after him and handed him a hair brush. Seto looked at her questioningly. then he got up and walked over to the mirror.
"Seraphim!" he yelled, "Why didn't you tell me my hair looked like crap?"
"I did, you weren't listening."
Grumbling, Seto got his hair to stay flat. then, he turned to Seraphim. "So, what do you want?" he asked.
"I thought, since today's perfect and all, let's go swimming!" Seraphim said cheerily.
"I don't hav-" Seto started.
"I took the liberty of buying you one the day we went to the circus. You took so long in the dressing rooms I did some shopping of my own. Don't give me that 'it's not my size', I looked at the other pants you tried on that day. No arguments, we're going swimming," Seraphim grinned at Seto.
"But-" Seto began.
"Wait right here, lemme go get the swim trunks," with that, Seraphim ran out of the room, leaving a rather speechless Seto.
Two minutes later, Seraphim returned with a shopping bag. Pulling out a pair of dark blue trunks she shoved them into Seto's hands. "Okay, get changed, I'll meet you in the dining room!" With that, she ran back out to her own room to get dressed.
Seto walked to the adjoining bathroom to his room and splashed some water on his face. Then he proceeded to change.
Walking down the stairs a little later, he saw Seraphim's head bobbing up and down impatiently. "There you are!" she exclaimed happily when she saw Seto. She wore blue denim shorts and a red t-shirt.
Seto smiled. "Yes, here I am." He was wearing a black button-down short sleeved shirt and the trunks Seraphim had bought him. He carried a towel under his arm.
"Let's go!" Seraphim shouted, dragging Seto in one hand and a picnic basket in the other to the door.
Leading Seto along, Seraphim walked the dusty trail near her house to a small lake. A large weeping willow tree towered over one side of the bank. A dock overlooked the opposite side. The water sparkled, crystal clear. It was one of those places that just gives you a warm, serene feeling.
"Wow Seraphim, this place is beautiful," Seto breathed.
Seraphim smiled, "Yeah. When I first came to this forest, I scoped out the entire place for the perfect private swimming pool. I only stumbled onto this place by accident you know," she added, putting the picnic basked on the ground under the tree. "At first it was surrounded by brambles and thorn bushes. I cleared out a lot of stuff before I realized how nice this place was."
"Was it worth it?" asked Seto.
"Yeah, I'd have to say it was," Seraphim sighed, content. "O-kay! Let's go swimming!" Pulling off her t-shirt and shorts revealed a black bikini. She ran and jumped into the lake. "Whee!"
Seto unbuttoned his shirt and waded into the water after her. "Seraphim? Where did you go?" He looked a round.
Then he saw something swimming towards him. 'Aha,' he thought. When Seraphim grabbed his leg, he quickly pulled her up. "Gotcha!"
"Hey! No fair!" Seraphim whined childishly. "You ruined it!"
"Aha, right, sure," Seto grinned. He couldn't remember smiling so much since he came to live with Seraphim. 'And you'll never smile so much again in your entire life if you don't suck it up and tell her you like her moron,' his conscience echoed. 'Shut up,' he chided.
He didn't notice Seraphim had grabbed his arm, "Come on! Let's go dive off the dock, okay?"
Seto glanced at Seraphim, "Sure."
Together, they walked to the dock. Seraphim stood on the edge and dove gracefully in. Seto followed her with a cannonball.
"Hey!" Seraphim yelled indignantly.
"What?" Seto turned to face her.
"You splashed me!" Seraphim giggled, splashing him back.
"Hey!" Seto yelled back.
Soon a friendly water fight had developed into an all-out war. Water flew everywhere. Calls of "Gotcha!" and "Missed me!" rang throughout the forest. Seraphim and Seto were having the time of their lives. All too soon, the sun was high over the lake and it got uncomfortably hot, even in the cool water.
"Whew!" Seraphim wiped the water from her eyes. "Hey Seto! Do you wanna eat lunch now?"
Seto thought to himself for a moment. "Um...okay," he began walking over to where their clothes and towels were. Picking up his own towel, he dried off. Seraphim soon followed suit.
"So," she opened the picnic basket, "what do you want to eat?"
"Well, what is there?" asked Seto.
"Um, we have ham sandwiches, roast beef sandwiches, raspberry lemonade, chocolate brownies, barbeque chips, ranch dip, carrot sticks, celery sticks, whole black olives, um...I know I'm forgetting something," Seraphim dug in the picnic basket, looking for whatever-it-was. "Aha! I found it! We also have cookies!" Seraphim smiled as she pulled out a chocolate chip cookie and took a big bite.
Seto just gave Seraphim an odd look and reached into the basket for a ham sandwich. Seraphim shrugged and poured them each a glass of raspberry lemonade.
"Hm, these are good Sere, you make a good cook," Seto complimented.
"Why thank you," Seraphim smiled, reaching into the basket and pulling out a roast beef sandwich. happily taking a bite, she stared out across the lake.
"What are you looking at?" asked Seto after a while.
"The lake..." Seraphim replied, only half listening. "I think this lake might be the same one that I went to when I was little. The first time I had a childhood. I remember, I would escape from the palace and come to the lake. It had less trees around it then, and the willow wasn't here, but the lake is the same. I would come here to think. Think about my duty as the heir to the throne, think about how I never wanted to have the stupid job in the first place." Seraphim looked at Seto with tears shining in her eyes. "I remember, I made a wish that...that something would happen. Something that would change my life so I wouldn't have to rule over our people."
"Seraphim..." Seto realized why she was crying.
"That wish...it, it came true. It's my fault they all died," Seraphim turned to look at Seto. A single tear ran down her cheek. "My fault."
"Shh, it's not you fault, no one could have known it would have happened," Seto pulled Seraphim into a gentle embrace. Seraphim buried her head in Seto's shoulder, her silent tears coursed down his skin. Running his hand through her long dark hair he whispered reassuring words to the half-angel.
After a bit, Seraphim looked up, right into Seto's eyes. "I...I've never told anyone that before," she whispered.
Seto hugged her closer. "Don't worry, it's okay. It wasn't your fault. Sometimes things just happen," he sighed. "Like...when my parents died. You learn to live with it, knowing it's not your fault."
Seraphim smiled weakly at Seto, "Th...thanks Seto. I know I must sound like a total baby. Just crying my eyes out over something that happened over a million years ago but...thank you."
"No problem, you want to go back to the house now? We still have to walk a long way and it's getting dark," Seto suggested.
"Okay." The two packed up the picnic basket and putting on whatever clothes they were wearing besides their suits. Then they began walking back towards Seraphim's house.
While walking to their separate rooms, Seraphim tapped Seto on the shoulder. "Do you still want your good-night kiss?" she asked innocently.
'Hell yeah!' Seto thought, he almost said it too but stopped himself just in time. "Sure," he said, smiling warmly at Seraphim.
She leaned up to kiss his cheek lightly. "Well, thank again Seto. Good night." With that, she walked into her room and promptly collapsing on the bed.
"Good night," Seto whispered, turning around and entering his own room.
Whee, done with chapter 7! :):):) now since ppl havent been reviewing...*cries*...T-T...we'll just post the next chapter now. But you wont be so lucky next time!