I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! I am a poor college student. Please do not sue me, as I do not have much to offer.

This is my first YGO! fic, and it would be nice if a person or two or three could find it in their hearts to review it. (Read: review or I won't write more!) Also, I have only access to the English versions of YGO!, and as such I will be using Tea, Joey, and Tristan instead of Anzu, Jou, and Honda. Sorry… Also, the chapters will tend to be short so I will actually write this. When I start to focus on length, I get obsessed and I can't write. Thank you for reading, and enjoy. ^_^

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The Heart of A ... Kaiba?

Chapter 03

Lily was watching the match patiently. Much to her surprise, she was actually learning something. For once, anyway, she thought with a slight sigh. Her concentration was so focused that she almost jumped out of her seat when a very masculine voice asked to watch the match.

Upon turning to see who it was, she saw familiar brown hair and blue eyes that had flashed through her mind ever so often.

If Seto were expecting a look of surprise due to his unexpected visit to the duelists, he would've been severely disappointed in Liliana. Lily's face remained impassive. If anything, a flash of irritation touched her large brown eyes before she could mask it.

"Oh, wow, you're Seto Kaiba, aren't you?" Shun said eagerly.

Now came the reaction. Wine stained her cheeks before she got her reaction under control. Her eyes, framed by glasses that he hadn't really noticed before, stared fixedly at the floor. He smiled at both the question and Lily's behavior. "I am."

Seto Kaiba? Seto Kaiba? She felt, at once, like an idiot. How could she not see this one? He was only Seto Kaiba, one of the top duelists in the world and a multi-billionaire. And yet, she had sat quietly next to him, almost irritated at times in his interest in her sketching and writing, and not had a clue. She could've smacked herself, and if it wasn't for Shun's excited talking babbling, she would have walked away. But, as it was, she couldn't bring herself to abandon her little friend, though she was sure that Seto had seen her embarrassing blush. Bah!

Lily brought her mind back to the match at hand, which was now proceeding at a much slower rate. It was almost as if… oh, bloody heck! She could've sneered in annoyance. The boys were too scared to make a move in front of the great Seto Kaiba. Well, she had seen his work in class, and though in the back of her mind she admitted it was good, she also knew that she could beat him in that field any day.

After a few more minutes of slow, pain-staking moves, she was beginning to get bored. The boys were obviously concentrating on the match, and she tried to, but with having to wait for so long between turns she didn't see how one thing affected the other. She sighed.

Seto, on the other hand, was slightly impressed. He noticed that they were going slower, but he also could tell that the two of them already had fairly decent strategies built up. He over glanced at Lily's face. Well, okay, he stared. But just a little stare! She was gazing at the table still, but her features no longer held the set of someone who was deeply involved in what they were watching. If anything, she looked a bit annoyed.

Her glance raised and brown met blue. He gave her a small smile, something that most girls would have killed for, and got … a glare? So that was the way of it, then. His smile faded and his mouth settled into a straight line. He was not accustomed to attempting to be nice to people, and when he did it was usually met with friendliness. But to be downright rude? How dare she!

Lily noticed how quickly his little flirtatious smile disappeared at her dirty look. She wasn't sure if she should be happy or if she should be slightly disappointed. She opted to be cheered by that smile being gone. It was, at the least, distracting. She could almost get to care for someone who smiled like that. Almost.

The game was finished, with Lily's little friend the victor. The two shook hands and parted ways. He turned to her, an exuberant smile on his small face. "Did you see that? Huh? I beat him!"

"Good job," she replied, grinning back. She caught a weird look on Seto's face, but it was gone before she could analyze it. She had heard many stories about the head of Kaiba Corp -- including some about him being a womanizing jerk. She didn't plan on being yet another number for him. As she studied him, very covertly, she started recalling the pieces of information that she had heard about Seto Kaiba. Jerk seemed to be among the top ten words associated with him. Bastard, cruel, heartless, were thrown in there, too.

Thus, she was surprised when a small hairball hurled itself at Seto and was enclosed in a hug. "Seto!"

"Mokuba? What are you doing back already?"

"I, er, needed some money, big brother," Mokuba replied, digging into the floor with his toe.

Seto's eyes narrowed slightly as he regarded his brother. His expression was thoughtful, not irritated. He led his little brother away from the group.

Lily watched the exchange with growing curiosity. This was certainly unexpected. The tenderness and love with which he regarded the younger Kaiba was astonishing. From what she picked up in the conversation, Mokuba had been picked on… yet again. Being the little brother to Seto Kaiba surely had it's perks, but apparently it had its downsides as well. When Seto rejoined Lily and Shun, his formerly clear blue eyes were now stormy.

"Excuse me," he said, his voice harsh and grating. "I have some things to attend to."

They exchanged good-byes, with Seto adding that he would see Lily in class. He then wished Shun good luck with his dueling, and ushered Mokuba into one of the miscellaneous private doors.

Shun, apparently following the trend, also bid Lily goodbye. He said that his parents were waiting for him, so Lily found herself alone in the busy place. She looked around, then decided that she too was going to make a hasty exit.

She was a bit hungry, so she went down a block and found a small restaurant. It was cozy enough, without being downright cheerful and intrusive. She ordered a sandwich and a glass of water. Nothing fancy, just the bare basics. She was used to those.

Her mind wandered around a bit, from class to Kaiba. She could still feel the twist of embarrassment as she realized that he was not just another peon whose projects took up her valuable time as they were reviewed. He was the head of a multi-billion dollar industry.

But did this really make him any different from the other idiots in the class?

She had to admit that some of the people had talent. Hell, Kaiba had talent. She wasn't going to short-change him, despite her apathy where he was concerned. And he was damn cute.

Liliana shook her head, trying to clear that thought away. Still, she had to admit that his ideas and artwork were better than average. Of course, she thought with a cocky smile lighting her face, they were no where near her caliber.

Then again, he apparently had more to offer than good ideas, money, and good looks. The way that he handled Mokuba was boggling. Lily was an only child. From what she had gathered from observing other sibling pairs, the younger was usually regarded as a nuisance. She doubted that whoever was unfortunate enough to pick on Mokuba was foolish enough to do it again.

She growled in frustration. Why was she wasting her time thinking about him? Sure, she had covertly checked him out during the semester, but hell! He was just another guy, just another idiot in the spectrum of human life. He didn't deserve any more thought than her jerk of a professor, Adam. And yet, here she was, thinking about him and his little brother. She didn't even know the kid!

Her sandwich arrived and she nodded her thanks at the waitress. Bite, chew, swallow. Drink water. Repeat. Her body went through the motions of eating without her really thinking about it. Her mind was still set onto Kaiba station.

He does have really gorgeous blue eyes. So temperamental, too. She had gotten a glimpse of his anger today, when he came back over to bid them farewell. She wondered what it was like to be an enemy of the tall man. Then, for just a fleeting moment, she wondered what it would be like to kiss him.

Lily's eyes darkened. She didn't want to think about pressing her lips against anyone's, least of all some womanizing jerk's lips. She'd had her fair share of relationships. Some were intimate, some were merely… there.

Even now, she couldn't bring herself to think about sex as being just that. It was either someone she had "dated" or "hung out with" but never someone she had just had sex with. And those days were over. Long gone, along with who she used to be. She had moved to get away from who she was and who she was turning out to be. It wasn't the most exciting life, but it was the most peaceful she'd ever had. No more drama, she told herself. And if she had anything to say about it, that was how it was going to stay.