The Diamond Star
Chapter 10: Questions
Disclaimer: okay, all the characters except Seraphim and Ksho are NOT mine. I wish they were. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to pout about not owning Yu-gi-oh. Oh yeah, and Tolkien invented elvish and not me. but the original poem (the English translation) is mine, I wrote it.
'I don't want to get up, I don't want to get up, I don't want to get up,' Seraphim chanted to herself. 'I don't want to get up!'
"Seraphim?" Seto walked in the door.
'Aw man! I have to get up, I have to get up, I have to get up. Come on Seraphim, don't be lazy...get UP, UP, UP!' she chided to herself.
"Still asleep," whispered Seto.
'Get up, get up, get up!!!' Seraphim shouted to herself. She could not remember the last time she was so lazy. Partly because she didn't want to face Seto yet.
"My sleeping beauty," Seto murmured softly.
Seraphim's thoughts stopped dead in their tracks. 'Whoah, rewind! Seto just called ME beautiful?' she asked herself. 'Yes...no...yes...no, aw GET UP and ask him!'
Seraphim's conscience finally won and she opened her eyes a crack. Seto was sitting next to her on the bed. Deciding to lighten the atmosphere, she dramatically covered her face with her hands, "The light! The light! It's blinding me!!!" she cried, giggling.
Seto burst into laughter. "Where...where in the world did...did THAT come from?" he asked, trying to speak clearly without laughing some more.
Seraphim just giggled again. "I honestly have no idea. It's just...I saw you sitting there and the light was shining through the window and...I don't know. It just came to me."
Seto smiled at her, his angel. "I'm not even going to ask what goes on in YOUR mind," he concluded.
'You'd be surprised Seto Kaiba,' thought Seraphim gloomily, 'you'd be surprised.'
"So, second to the last day," Seto tried to be cheery, "what do you want to do?"
Seraphim sat straight up in bed and looked Seto in the eye. Seto cringed, she was staring at him so intensely, as if she was seeing all his secrets. Then, all of a sudden, she jumped out of bed; scaring Seto and nearly giving him a heart attack in the process.
"I dunno," she beamed.
Sera-PHIM!" Seto bellowed, "You just scared the shit out of me!!!"
"Hehe, sorry Seto," Seraphim looked down at her feet. "It's just...I'm sorry..."
Seto sighed, "It's okay Seraphim, really. Just...don't do it again. I might die or something."
"Okay!" Seraphim smiled happily.
'Just like a little child sometimes,' thought Seto.
"Let's just hang out today," Seraphim suggested. "There's nothing better to do."
"Okay," Seto leaned back on Seraphim's bed with his hands behind his head. Seraphim had sat back down next to him. She closed her eyes and began to sing. It was a powerful ancient song, the words were not familiar to Seto. He sat up and looked at Seraphim.
*lye nei' n'at atya', atta cormie olwene alye' anwa seorsa tare' e' mori n'raama ripa a' nir' olinea, wanwie erin delten'oio nyar amin men a' entul a' tanya lisse' islime dome manke lye anwa ele tanya tul're, iireoio mankeoio n'at na, e' ndor ri' luume tanya lye nae atya', ar' kirma lye aa' il delten'oio ilyamenie, lle corm olwene yassen amin*
"Where did you learn that?" asked Seto, eyes wide with amazement.
"It's a song from when the world was young. A special song," Seraphim smiled warmly. 'A song that a maiden would sing to her true love,' she finished in her mind.
"It's very beautiful," said Seto. "What does it mean?"
Seraphim thought for a moment, translating. Then she took a deep breath and began to sing the translation.
"We are the same, two hearts strung together Identities crossed in a dark wingless flight Too many secrets, the past haunts forever Tell me how to return to that sweet moonlit night Where we truly saw that tomorrow, whenever Wherever the other was, in space or time That we were the same, and part we shall never Forever and always, your heart strung with mine."
Seto watched her, entranced by the words. 'What could have made her sing that particular song, it's so...romantic. Why would she sing it while I was in the room?' Seto pondered to himself. "The meaning is just as beautiful as the song itself," he said smiling.
"Thank you," Seraphim graciously accepted his compliment.
"You're welcome."
"Seraphim..." Seto began uneasily.
"Yes?"
"I was wondering, if maybe...when this is all over," Seto paused. "Well, we're good friends right?"
Seraphim nodded. "I should hope so."
"Well, I was going to ask you. I mean, since you don't really need to hide out in the woods after this whole thing blows over, would you...um. What I mean to say is..." Seto fell into an uncomfortable silence.
Seraphim waited patiently for him to continue.
'Say it. SAY IT. say 'Seraphim, would you like to be my girlfriend?' JUST SAY IT!!!' But for some reason, Seto's mind went blank.
"Seto?" Seraphim waved a hand in front of his face. "Seto?"
Seto snapped out of his internal battle with himself. "Um," he tried to think of a good cover-up. Somehow, his rational mind was taken over partly by his irrational mind though. "Would you like to come live with Mokuba and I? I mean, you said yourself that you'd be bored when I leave. I promise you'd get a room and bathroom all to yourself. So...how about it?" Seto asked nervously. 'What have you done???' he mentally kicked himself.
"Um, are you sure?" asked Seraphim.
Seto, who had been bracing himself for a firm 'no', was very surprised. "Um, yeah," he said in surprise.
"I guess so. It IS kinda lonely all by my self," Seraphim grinned. "We can use my house as a vacation home."
Seto smiled with relief. "Okay, great."
"Yeah," Seraphim said, "great."
An awkward silence ensued between the two. "Let's go somewhere. I don't thing hanging out includes staying in one room all day," Seto got up off the bed and pulled Seraphim up with him.
"Okay, hold on a minute and let me get dressed," Seraphim pushed Seto out the door. In an instant, she had walked out the door wearing a dark blue halter top and black leather pants. A black leather jacket completed her ensemble.
"Let's go eat, I'm starved," Seraphim dragged Seto down the hall.
After brunch, Seto and Seraphim had gravitated to the piano room. They sat on the couch and chatted for a while.
Seto was debating with himself whether to tell Seraphim he loved her or not. Seraphim had, unfortunately, chickened out some time that morning.
"Seraphim, I have to tell you something," Seto whispered, leaning forward as if to say something in her ear.
"Hm?" Seraphim looked over.
'Okay, now or never Seto,' he prompted to himself. "Seraphim..." But Seto found he just couldn't say it. 'Okay, new plan. Actions speak louder than words...I hope.'
Seto brushed his hand over Seraphim's cheek, turning her head so that they were facing each other. Then, he gently kissed her lips. Seraphim gasped, she had not been expecting this.
Hehe...cliffhanger...^-^ don't worry, seven reviews and you'll find out what happens. ^_^
Chapter 10: Questions
Disclaimer: okay, all the characters except Seraphim and Ksho are NOT mine. I wish they were. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to pout about not owning Yu-gi-oh. Oh yeah, and Tolkien invented elvish and not me. but the original poem (the English translation) is mine, I wrote it.
'I don't want to get up, I don't want to get up, I don't want to get up,' Seraphim chanted to herself. 'I don't want to get up!'
"Seraphim?" Seto walked in the door.
'Aw man! I have to get up, I have to get up, I have to get up. Come on Seraphim, don't be lazy...get UP, UP, UP!' she chided to herself.
"Still asleep," whispered Seto.
'Get up, get up, get up!!!' Seraphim shouted to herself. She could not remember the last time she was so lazy. Partly because she didn't want to face Seto yet.
"My sleeping beauty," Seto murmured softly.
Seraphim's thoughts stopped dead in their tracks. 'Whoah, rewind! Seto just called ME beautiful?' she asked herself. 'Yes...no...yes...no, aw GET UP and ask him!'
Seraphim's conscience finally won and she opened her eyes a crack. Seto was sitting next to her on the bed. Deciding to lighten the atmosphere, she dramatically covered her face with her hands, "The light! The light! It's blinding me!!!" she cried, giggling.
Seto burst into laughter. "Where...where in the world did...did THAT come from?" he asked, trying to speak clearly without laughing some more.
Seraphim just giggled again. "I honestly have no idea. It's just...I saw you sitting there and the light was shining through the window and...I don't know. It just came to me."
Seto smiled at her, his angel. "I'm not even going to ask what goes on in YOUR mind," he concluded.
'You'd be surprised Seto Kaiba,' thought Seraphim gloomily, 'you'd be surprised.'
"So, second to the last day," Seto tried to be cheery, "what do you want to do?"
Seraphim sat straight up in bed and looked Seto in the eye. Seto cringed, she was staring at him so intensely, as if she was seeing all his secrets. Then, all of a sudden, she jumped out of bed; scaring Seto and nearly giving him a heart attack in the process.
"I dunno," she beamed.
Sera-PHIM!" Seto bellowed, "You just scared the shit out of me!!!"
"Hehe, sorry Seto," Seraphim looked down at her feet. "It's just...I'm sorry..."
Seto sighed, "It's okay Seraphim, really. Just...don't do it again. I might die or something."
"Okay!" Seraphim smiled happily.
'Just like a little child sometimes,' thought Seto.
"Let's just hang out today," Seraphim suggested. "There's nothing better to do."
"Okay," Seto leaned back on Seraphim's bed with his hands behind his head. Seraphim had sat back down next to him. She closed her eyes and began to sing. It was a powerful ancient song, the words were not familiar to Seto. He sat up and looked at Seraphim.
*lye nei' n'at atya', atta cormie olwene alye' anwa seorsa tare' e' mori n'raama ripa a' nir' olinea, wanwie erin delten'oio nyar amin men a' entul a' tanya lisse' islime dome manke lye anwa ele tanya tul're, iireoio mankeoio n'at na, e' ndor ri' luume tanya lye nae atya', ar' kirma lye aa' il delten'oio ilyamenie, lle corm olwene yassen amin*
"Where did you learn that?" asked Seto, eyes wide with amazement.
"It's a song from when the world was young. A special song," Seraphim smiled warmly. 'A song that a maiden would sing to her true love,' she finished in her mind.
"It's very beautiful," said Seto. "What does it mean?"
Seraphim thought for a moment, translating. Then she took a deep breath and began to sing the translation.
"We are the same, two hearts strung together Identities crossed in a dark wingless flight Too many secrets, the past haunts forever Tell me how to return to that sweet moonlit night Where we truly saw that tomorrow, whenever Wherever the other was, in space or time That we were the same, and part we shall never Forever and always, your heart strung with mine."
Seto watched her, entranced by the words. 'What could have made her sing that particular song, it's so...romantic. Why would she sing it while I was in the room?' Seto pondered to himself. "The meaning is just as beautiful as the song itself," he said smiling.
"Thank you," Seraphim graciously accepted his compliment.
"You're welcome."
"Seraphim..." Seto began uneasily.
"Yes?"
"I was wondering, if maybe...when this is all over," Seto paused. "Well, we're good friends right?"
Seraphim nodded. "I should hope so."
"Well, I was going to ask you. I mean, since you don't really need to hide out in the woods after this whole thing blows over, would you...um. What I mean to say is..." Seto fell into an uncomfortable silence.
Seraphim waited patiently for him to continue.
'Say it. SAY IT. say 'Seraphim, would you like to be my girlfriend?' JUST SAY IT!!!' But for some reason, Seto's mind went blank.
"Seto?" Seraphim waved a hand in front of his face. "Seto?"
Seto snapped out of his internal battle with himself. "Um," he tried to think of a good cover-up. Somehow, his rational mind was taken over partly by his irrational mind though. "Would you like to come live with Mokuba and I? I mean, you said yourself that you'd be bored when I leave. I promise you'd get a room and bathroom all to yourself. So...how about it?" Seto asked nervously. 'What have you done???' he mentally kicked himself.
"Um, are you sure?" asked Seraphim.
Seto, who had been bracing himself for a firm 'no', was very surprised. "Um, yeah," he said in surprise.
"I guess so. It IS kinda lonely all by my self," Seraphim grinned. "We can use my house as a vacation home."
Seto smiled with relief. "Okay, great."
"Yeah," Seraphim said, "great."
An awkward silence ensued between the two. "Let's go somewhere. I don't thing hanging out includes staying in one room all day," Seto got up off the bed and pulled Seraphim up with him.
"Okay, hold on a minute and let me get dressed," Seraphim pushed Seto out the door. In an instant, she had walked out the door wearing a dark blue halter top and black leather pants. A black leather jacket completed her ensemble.
"Let's go eat, I'm starved," Seraphim dragged Seto down the hall.
After brunch, Seto and Seraphim had gravitated to the piano room. They sat on the couch and chatted for a while.
Seto was debating with himself whether to tell Seraphim he loved her or not. Seraphim had, unfortunately, chickened out some time that morning.
"Seraphim, I have to tell you something," Seto whispered, leaning forward as if to say something in her ear.
"Hm?" Seraphim looked over.
'Okay, now or never Seto,' he prompted to himself. "Seraphim..." But Seto found he just couldn't say it. 'Okay, new plan. Actions speak louder than words...I hope.'
Seto brushed his hand over Seraphim's cheek, turning her head so that they were facing each other. Then, he gently kissed her lips. Seraphim gasped, she had not been expecting this.
Hehe...cliffhanger...^-^ don't worry, seven reviews and you'll find out what happens. ^_^