The Diamond Star
Chapter 22:...Be Mine?
Disclaimer: none of the YGO charas are mine. Seraphim, Lillian, Mary-Anne, and the recently deceased Ksho are (were) mine.
Seraphim's eyes filled with tears. "Oh Seto," she kneeled on the sand in front of him and kissed him. "Of course I will!" she exclaimed happily.
Seto sighed with relief. "Really?" he asked incredulously.
"Yes!" Seraphim replied. "What? Did you expect me to say no?" Seraphim grinned. "To the love of my life?"
"Actually," Seto began playfully. "Yeah."
Seraphim punched him lightly in the arm. "You big meanie."
Seto caught Seraphim's wrist as she pulled her arm back. "Meanie?" He wrapped her arms around her so she was hugging herself and couldn't move. Then, he kissed her cheek. "Course I'm a meanie."
Seraphim "hmph"ed, annoyed. Seto let her go and spun her around to face him. Taking the ring out of the box, he slipped it on her finger. "Do you like it?" he asked, tentatively.
"Well...I don't know about LIKE..." Seto's face fell. "I was kind of thinking more along the lines of...I love it!" Seraphim giggled.
"You," Seto said, grabbing Seraphim around the waist and spinning her around, "will be the death of me someday, you know that?" He smiled. "Sometimes you're too...YOU...for your own good."
Seraphim pouted, struggling out of his grip. "Aww...does that mean you don't love me anymore?" she asked, grinning.
Seto smirked. "Maybe..." he grinned back.
"Well," Seraphim walked closer to Seto and kissed him. "What about now?" she asked.
"Um...nope," Seto smirked.
Seraphim kissed him again. "Now?"
"Almost..." Seto was fighting back laughter as Seraphim growled quietly in annoyance at her fiance. She decided desperate times called for desperate measures. She kissed him again...hard.
"And...what about now?" she asked sweetly afterwards.
Seto pretended to think about it for a moment. Then he smiled at Seraphim, she was pouting again. "Aw...who couldn't love someone as pretty as you?" he asked sweetly.
"Good point, no one," Seraphim replied conceitedly.
"You, little missy," Seto began, grabbing onto his angel, "must have given your parents a hell of a lot of trouble when you were a little girl." He ran his fingers through her hair. "Must be why they loved you," he finished.
"You're too sweet for your own good," Seraphim sighed, settling into Seto's arms. "Did you know that?" she asked, nuzzling his chest. He smelled like rain and...home. He reminded Seraphim of home. She hugged him closer. "I love you," she whispered.
"I love you too," was the simple reply.
A slight drizzle added to the romantic atmosphere. "Seto?" Seraphim asked as the slight breeze off the ocean ruffled the hem of her dress.
"Yeah. Seraphim?" Seto replied.
"I'm kinda cold, let's go back now," Seraphim whispered; slowly, and reluctantly, loosing her hold on Seto. "Besides, it's kinda late. If the others are waiting up for us...well...they shouldn't be staying up all night just for us."
Seto kissed Seraphim on the forehead. "Okay," he pulled out the keys to his car and they started walking. "You can show off your ring," he added.
Seraphim smiled and nodded. "I don't know how you got such a nice ring," she mused.
"Oh...at this jewelry shop. I saw it and thought 'she'd love that.' So I bought it," Seto grinned.
"You were right you know," Seraphim sighed, leaning her head on Seto's shoulder. "I do love it. Almost as much as I love you, and that's saying something."
"Really?" asked Seto as he opened the car door.
"Really," Seraphim smiled. "Now, let's get back. I'm sure the girls are dying to know what happened." Seraphim thought for a moment, "And I have to give these shoes back to Anzu," she added as an afterthought.
"Well, let's get going,," said Seto. "You should ask her to give you those shoes...they look good on you," he mused.
"Yes, I'll keep that in mind, now keep your eyes on the road!" Seraphim exclaimed sweetly.
"Yes ma'am," Seto play-grumbled.
"When do you want to have the wedding?" Seraphim blurted after a few minutes.
"I don't know...Summer? Or spring?" Seto asked.
"Spring. March. Definitely," Seraphim grinned.
"March it is then, we'll ask the others to help us with the date when we get back," Seto affirmed.
Seraphim nodded.
Back at the Kaiba mansion, everyone had fallen asleep on various parts of the living room. Lillian and Mary-Anne had taken over the loveseat, each draped over one armrest. Ryou and Jou had fallen asleep at the table, Jou on the table and Ryou under it. Anzu had taken the couch while Mai slept on the big oversized armchair. Mokuba, being sensible, had gone up to his room. Honda was sleeping in the middle of floor and Shizuka was curled up next to the fireplace. Yuugi had taken the other armchair.
When Seto and Seraphim opened the door, they were surprised to find the whole gang, with the exception of Mokuba, asleep. Seraphim giggled quietly when she saw them. Seto shushed her and led her away from the living room. Walking upstairs, Seraphim giggled silently to herself again. They had looked so innocent. Not at all like the usual group who was forever pulling pranks on one person or the other and having a generally good time doing it too.
Stopping in front of Seraphim's room, Seto kissed his fiance on the nose. "Good night," he said quietly, kissing her again.
"Night," Seraphim yawned, it was late. Almost 3:00 in the morning. They must have spent more time on the beach than they had thought.
"I love you," Seto whispered into her hair, pulling into a hug.
"I love you too. Forever," Seraphim whispered back, savoring the feeling of his strong arms wrapped around her.
"Sweet dreams angel," Seto said softly, pulling away.
Seraphim giggled and wrinkled her nose. "Like I said before, you're too sweet for your own good," she replied. Kissing Seto goodnight, Seraphim walked into her room and closed the door.
Outside, Seto grinned stupidly and walked to his own room. She had said yes. It was still sinking in. She had said yes. They were going to get married in about four months. She had said yes!!!
Upon reaching his room, Seto changed into more comfortable clothes to sleep in and fell on the bed. The stupid grin still plastered on his face. His last thought before drifting into unconsciousness was 'She said yes...'
Meanwhile, Seraphim was sitting on her own bed in her nightgown thinking something along the same lines. 'He proposed...to ME...he proposed...it's so beautiful...he PROPOSED,' over and over again went through her head. Every ten seconds she would finger the ring, slip it off, look at the engraving, the diamonds, the band, and slip it back on. 'He proposed...'
A ghost of a smile evident on her lips, Seraphim walked out onto her balcony and gazed at the stars. It was a warm night. From now on the stars would always remind Seraphim of Seto. The night he proposed...that very night. It was all so magical.
Starting back inside, Seraphim snuggled under the covers of her bed. Pulling the comforter up to her chin, she drifted off into a sleep full of dreams. "Mm, love you Seto," she whispered just before the dreams claimed her. "Eternity..."
Well, what did you think? there are a few chapters left...I kinda started adding things on to my original storyline. It was initially only supposed to go up to the end of the battle with ksho. But i got more stuff in my head so i wrote it down. *smiles a cheesy smile* r&r please! (I will love you forever if you do!!!!!!!)
Chapter 22:...Be Mine?
Disclaimer: none of the YGO charas are mine. Seraphim, Lillian, Mary-Anne, and the recently deceased Ksho are (were) mine.
Seraphim's eyes filled with tears. "Oh Seto," she kneeled on the sand in front of him and kissed him. "Of course I will!" she exclaimed happily.
Seto sighed with relief. "Really?" he asked incredulously.
"Yes!" Seraphim replied. "What? Did you expect me to say no?" Seraphim grinned. "To the love of my life?"
"Actually," Seto began playfully. "Yeah."
Seraphim punched him lightly in the arm. "You big meanie."
Seto caught Seraphim's wrist as she pulled her arm back. "Meanie?" He wrapped her arms around her so she was hugging herself and couldn't move. Then, he kissed her cheek. "Course I'm a meanie."
Seraphim "hmph"ed, annoyed. Seto let her go and spun her around to face him. Taking the ring out of the box, he slipped it on her finger. "Do you like it?" he asked, tentatively.
"Well...I don't know about LIKE..." Seto's face fell. "I was kind of thinking more along the lines of...I love it!" Seraphim giggled.
"You," Seto said, grabbing Seraphim around the waist and spinning her around, "will be the death of me someday, you know that?" He smiled. "Sometimes you're too...YOU...for your own good."
Seraphim pouted, struggling out of his grip. "Aww...does that mean you don't love me anymore?" she asked, grinning.
Seto smirked. "Maybe..." he grinned back.
"Well," Seraphim walked closer to Seto and kissed him. "What about now?" she asked.
"Um...nope," Seto smirked.
Seraphim kissed him again. "Now?"
"Almost..." Seto was fighting back laughter as Seraphim growled quietly in annoyance at her fiance. She decided desperate times called for desperate measures. She kissed him again...hard.
"And...what about now?" she asked sweetly afterwards.
Seto pretended to think about it for a moment. Then he smiled at Seraphim, she was pouting again. "Aw...who couldn't love someone as pretty as you?" he asked sweetly.
"Good point, no one," Seraphim replied conceitedly.
"You, little missy," Seto began, grabbing onto his angel, "must have given your parents a hell of a lot of trouble when you were a little girl." He ran his fingers through her hair. "Must be why they loved you," he finished.
"You're too sweet for your own good," Seraphim sighed, settling into Seto's arms. "Did you know that?" she asked, nuzzling his chest. He smelled like rain and...home. He reminded Seraphim of home. She hugged him closer. "I love you," she whispered.
"I love you too," was the simple reply.
A slight drizzle added to the romantic atmosphere. "Seto?" Seraphim asked as the slight breeze off the ocean ruffled the hem of her dress.
"Yeah. Seraphim?" Seto replied.
"I'm kinda cold, let's go back now," Seraphim whispered; slowly, and reluctantly, loosing her hold on Seto. "Besides, it's kinda late. If the others are waiting up for us...well...they shouldn't be staying up all night just for us."
Seto kissed Seraphim on the forehead. "Okay," he pulled out the keys to his car and they started walking. "You can show off your ring," he added.
Seraphim smiled and nodded. "I don't know how you got such a nice ring," she mused.
"Oh...at this jewelry shop. I saw it and thought 'she'd love that.' So I bought it," Seto grinned.
"You were right you know," Seraphim sighed, leaning her head on Seto's shoulder. "I do love it. Almost as much as I love you, and that's saying something."
"Really?" asked Seto as he opened the car door.
"Really," Seraphim smiled. "Now, let's get back. I'm sure the girls are dying to know what happened." Seraphim thought for a moment, "And I have to give these shoes back to Anzu," she added as an afterthought.
"Well, let's get going,," said Seto. "You should ask her to give you those shoes...they look good on you," he mused.
"Yes, I'll keep that in mind, now keep your eyes on the road!" Seraphim exclaimed sweetly.
"Yes ma'am," Seto play-grumbled.
"When do you want to have the wedding?" Seraphim blurted after a few minutes.
"I don't know...Summer? Or spring?" Seto asked.
"Spring. March. Definitely," Seraphim grinned.
"March it is then, we'll ask the others to help us with the date when we get back," Seto affirmed.
Seraphim nodded.
Back at the Kaiba mansion, everyone had fallen asleep on various parts of the living room. Lillian and Mary-Anne had taken over the loveseat, each draped over one armrest. Ryou and Jou had fallen asleep at the table, Jou on the table and Ryou under it. Anzu had taken the couch while Mai slept on the big oversized armchair. Mokuba, being sensible, had gone up to his room. Honda was sleeping in the middle of floor and Shizuka was curled up next to the fireplace. Yuugi had taken the other armchair.
When Seto and Seraphim opened the door, they were surprised to find the whole gang, with the exception of Mokuba, asleep. Seraphim giggled quietly when she saw them. Seto shushed her and led her away from the living room. Walking upstairs, Seraphim giggled silently to herself again. They had looked so innocent. Not at all like the usual group who was forever pulling pranks on one person or the other and having a generally good time doing it too.
Stopping in front of Seraphim's room, Seto kissed his fiance on the nose. "Good night," he said quietly, kissing her again.
"Night," Seraphim yawned, it was late. Almost 3:00 in the morning. They must have spent more time on the beach than they had thought.
"I love you," Seto whispered into her hair, pulling into a hug.
"I love you too. Forever," Seraphim whispered back, savoring the feeling of his strong arms wrapped around her.
"Sweet dreams angel," Seto said softly, pulling away.
Seraphim giggled and wrinkled her nose. "Like I said before, you're too sweet for your own good," she replied. Kissing Seto goodnight, Seraphim walked into her room and closed the door.
Outside, Seto grinned stupidly and walked to his own room. She had said yes. It was still sinking in. She had said yes. They were going to get married in about four months. She had said yes!!!
Upon reaching his room, Seto changed into more comfortable clothes to sleep in and fell on the bed. The stupid grin still plastered on his face. His last thought before drifting into unconsciousness was 'She said yes...'
Meanwhile, Seraphim was sitting on her own bed in her nightgown thinking something along the same lines. 'He proposed...to ME...he proposed...it's so beautiful...he PROPOSED,' over and over again went through her head. Every ten seconds she would finger the ring, slip it off, look at the engraving, the diamonds, the band, and slip it back on. 'He proposed...'
A ghost of a smile evident on her lips, Seraphim walked out onto her balcony and gazed at the stars. It was a warm night. From now on the stars would always remind Seraphim of Seto. The night he proposed...that very night. It was all so magical.
Starting back inside, Seraphim snuggled under the covers of her bed. Pulling the comforter up to her chin, she drifted off into a sleep full of dreams. "Mm, love you Seto," she whispered just before the dreams claimed her. "Eternity..."
Well, what did you think? there are a few chapters left...I kinda started adding things on to my original storyline. It was initially only supposed to go up to the end of the battle with ksho. But i got more stuff in my head so i wrote it down. *smiles a cheesy smile* r&r please! (I will love you forever if you do!!!!!!!)