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"Joey! I told you it's not a date, it's just a meeting between clients. I told you you wouldn't approve." she scolded.
"Damn right I don't approve! How dare that guy even come close to my baby sister!" Joey shouted.
"Be quiet, Joey. He'll hear you." she shushed him.
"He'll do more than hear me in a minute." Joey said.
Serenity sighed. She should have known better than try to hide Seto's identity from her overprotective brother, but she knew he meant well. She had just recently turned sixteen, old enough to start dating, even if she didn't consider this a date.
She just hoped that Joey, in the state that he was in, would not do anything to embarrass her. She opened the door before he could knock to be greeted by her escort and two of his servents.
He looked as handsome as always in a forest green turtleneck sweater, black leather pants, black boots and black leather ankle length coat. He smiled at her as she smiled at him as their eyes met. Before either of them could speak, however, a very indigent Joey came up behind Serenity's shoulder.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Joey asked.
Seto smirked. "Joey Wheeler...what a pleasure it is to see you this evening." he said.
"Save it!! What are you doing taking my sister out on a date?" he asked.
"For your information, Serenity and I are conducting some business on behalf of her learning center along with a few members of my public relations department." Seto said.
Joey frowned. "Yeah, that's what she told me." Joey sniffed.
Seto chuckled at him. "Then why doesn't it surprise me that you wouldn't believe your own sister's honorable intentions? What does that say about you, Joey?" Seto asked.
"All you're doing is avoiding the question, Kaiba. What are your intentions towards my sister?" he asked.
"Joey please. It's just a business meeting. I promise I will be back soon, okay?" Serenity asked.
Joey managed a weak smile as his sister embraced him warmly and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Yeah okay. Just be careful, okay?" he asked.
Serenity smiled. "I promise." she said.
"Master Seto, we will inform you when we reach our destination, sir." the driver said.
"Thank you, Bostick. I arranged for us a table at the Waters downtown tonight." he said.
"I've heard of that place. It's that nice seafood resturant that the newspaper wrote about recently. It's very exclusive." she said.
"Yes. It's one of the many businesses that Kaiba Corp. has invested in in the city. Mokuba and I spent a great deal of time there while it was being built." he said.
"That sounds very pleasant, Seto." she told him.
He smiled at her. "By the way, I forgot to mention how nice you looked tonight." he said.
Serenity smiled. "Thank you, Seto. You look nice too." she said.
He took in her outfit, a pretty peach ruffled top, black slacks and had her hair pinned back into a braided ponytail.
"So, you and your brother liked to spend time there? you and Mokuba must be very close." she said.
Seto smiled. "Yes. He and Kaiba Corp. are pratically my whole life. We don't spend as much time together as we used to do since he became a teenager, but he knows he can always count on me." he said.
"You sound like a good brother, just like mine. I'm sure he's quite a handful." she said.
Seto laughed. "He can be sometimes, but our dad used to say that about both of us." he said.
"Master Seto, we have arrived." Bostick told him.
"Great...are you ready, Serenity?" he asked.
She smiled. "Yes thank you." she said.
She watched as Seto sent his driver away to open her door for her himself. She took his offered hand to help her out of the car, the pair greeting the three dark-suited gentlemen that accompained them.
"We are looking forward to putting together the best concepts for your learning center, Ms. Wheeler." their leader told her.
"Yes. I hope we can work out some very good ideas this evening, along with Seto's help, of course." she said.
"Of course. He is the brains of our operation after all, keeps us all on our toes." another said.
"That's the way it has to be to succeed, you have to always keep ideas flowing." Seto said.
Serenity couldn't help but notice but admire Seto's dedication to his creative spirit, and it seemed that his associates admired him as well, even looked up to their teenaged employer with pride. She could tell when the five of them entered the resturant and were seated at their private table, she was going to enjoy her night more than she thought she was going to.
Even without Seto's escorts with him, he himself was enough to keep her entertained. She allowed him to order for the two of them, him ordering a light meal of steak and salad, and her steamed salmon on a bed of fragrant jasmine rice. She barely noticed what his associates had ordered as she and Seto got caught up in various conversations, laughing and completing plans amongst themselves.
"How is your salmon?" he asked her.
"It's very good. I'd ask you how your steak was, but you pretty much inhaled that." she said.
Seto laughed nervously. "I guess I did. I was too occupied looking at you, I suppose." he said.
Serenity blushed. "Oh Seto...I really like this drink you reccomended to me. What was it called again?" she asked.
"It's called a Mango Tango, the restuarant's speciality drink. I used to order it for Mokuba sans alchol, but it's usually made with just enough rum to taste. You like it, huh?" he asked.
"Yes. It is very good. I don't usually drink though, only when Joey and I have sleepover at our dad's place." she said.
"So, do you think we accomplished our goals this evening, Serenity?" he asked.
She smiled. "Oh definitely. We made much more progress than I thought we would. I'm very happy about that, and I'm enjoying myself very much, Seto." she said.
He smiled then. "I'm glad. I'm enjoying your company, Serenity. I very rarely go out to dinner with anyone except my brother." he told her.
"That surprises me. Considering how well known you are, I'd think you'd have your choice of female escorts." she said.
Seto chuckled. "I'm sure I would if I took advantage if my celebrity. I guess I am just very choosy of whom I keep company with." he told her.
"Master Seto, you have complied all the plans that you and Ms. Wheeler here has discussed with us. Would you like us to stay the rest of the evening or return to the office?" one asked.
"That would be up to my lovely companion here." Seto said, smiling at her.
Serenity couldn't help but blush; he was smiling at her in such a way that she could tell had many hidden meanings.
"I think it would be okay to leave Seto and I alone together. I feel safe with him." she said.
Bowing politely to their employer, the suited gentlemen took their leave, leaving the pair alone together in the darkened resturant.
It was the first time the whole night that Seto's attentions were completely focused on her, and she wasn't sure how to react to that. She studied him for a moment as he ran off some commands to one of his servents. He had such a nice smile and a boisterous laugh, and really commanded a room with his presense.
He was aggressively masculine, yet she could tell he also had a softer side that would make any woman fall over herself for him. Her thoughts were interrupted as he stood up suddenly and walked over to her side.
"Seto?" she asked.
He smiled at her. "I asked one of my servents to tell the house band to play some of my favorite songs. I would be most pleased if you would indulge me in a dance." he said, holding out his hand.
Seeing the warm smile on his face as he made the offer, she felt unable to resist him as she allowed him to lead her onto the dance floor. She hadn't realized before how long and slender his hands before, or how much taller he was than her. She liked the way he took control of the two of them on the dance floor, pulling her gently against him for a slow dance. She sighed and leaned into him as they danced, enjoying how warm his body felt against hers.
She had never been close to a boy this way before, and wasn't sure what to think about all these new feelings being close to Seto brought out in her. All she knew was that she felt like melting whenever he would smile at her and look straight into her eyes with his ocean blue ones.
"Serenity, what are you thinking about?" he asked.
"Oh! I was thinking about how good a dancer you are. I usually feel awkward when I'm on the dance floor, but I don't with you." she said.
"I feel the same way. It's like I almost don't even hear the music, not with me holding you in my arms, Serenity." he told her.
She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder, him doing the same. She trembled a little feeling his warm breath against her neck, surprised by her own reaction. she felt him sigh and run his hands down her back to rest against her waist. She sighed as well and allowed him to stroke her back, taking in his light cologne he was wearing.
"Seto, I think the band has stopped playing." Serenity said.
He looked at her then and smiled. "Really? I hadn't noticed..." he whispered.
She took a quick breath as they stopped dancing and pulled just enough apart to stare at each other for a moment. He looked at her as though he wanted to kiss her, and her heart sped up at the thought. He smiled at her and took both of her hands in his.
"I've had a very nice time tonight, Serenity, but we promised your brother I wouldn't have you out too late." Seto said.
Serenity smiled. "Yes. I wouldn't want to worry him. Thank you, Seto." she said.
Retrieving their things from the table, Seto escorted her to their waiting car and opened the door politely for her. As the driver drove them back to her place, the pair sat quietly, a little nervous in such close quarters together. Accidently dropping an object that he was playing with in his coat pocket, Seto bent over to retrieve it, accidently steadying himself with one hand on Serenity's leg. She gasped in surprise when he did so.
"I'm sorry. That wan't intentional, I swear." he said.
"I know. It's okay. You just startled me, that's all." she told him.
He smiled then, feeling a little less uneasy, and rested his hand on top of hers between them. The pair remained that way until they stopped in front of her father's apartment.
"Please wait with the car, Bostick. I will return shortly." Seto told the driver.
"Yes sir, Master Seto." he said.
Taking Serenity's hand in his, the pair walked quietly up to her door. They turned to face each other then, both of them smiling.
"Thank you for tonight, Seto. I had a very nice time." she told him.
"So did I. I hope you will allow me to take you out again sometime, on whatever terms you like, Serenity." he said.
"I would be happy to go out with you again, Seto. You are a very nice man, and I appreciate how much of a gentleman you were towards me tonight. Thank you." she said.
She smiled at him and gave him a warm embrace. Allowing themselves to hold each other for a moment in the darkness, they parted with a sigh, looking into each other's eyes.
"Serenity, I have to tell you that there is something about you. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I hope I will have the chance to find out." he said.
"I feel the same way about you, Seto." she said.
He smiled again and reached out a hand to touch her face. She choked on her breath and she could have sworn like her stomach had a million butterflies in it. He was looking at her the same way he ahd on the dance floor, like he wanted to kiss her, but was holding back from doing so. She looked up into his eyes and saw rhe man that she somehow knew very few people got to see.
She held her breath as she felt him move closer to her, closing the space between them. She could definitely feel his breath now, much more than before, only this time inches away from her face. it was only moments before she finally felt him press his lips softly against hers, a sweet, soft kiss that made her feel like trembling afterwards.
"Seto..." she whispered.
"I'm sorry if I was too forward. I just had to see what your lips felt like. i've wanted to kiss you like that all night, Serenity." Seto said.
"That's what I wanted too." she told him.
Seto had to suppress a groan as he pulled her into his arms and kissed her again, this time a slightly more aggressive kiss. She sighed against his mouth as he licked her lips to taste of her, and pressed up against him.
She had been kissed by boys before, but never like this. Seto's lips were incredibly soft and warm, and so very inviting. She felt as though she could lose control of all her senses from the kiss alone. He was being very gentle with her, but she could tell he was enjoying their kiss as much as she was. As she felt herself press into him furthur, they were interrupted by someone clearing their throat close by.
"Goddamnit! Are you still here?" Joey exclaimed.
"Well, if it isn't the ever meddling older brother...good evening. Isn't it past your bedtime?" Seto asked.
"No, but it's definitely past hers. Don't you have a company to run?" Joey asked.
"I'm not worried about Kaiba Corp, but I will bide you farewell for the night so you don't have any more conflicts with your dear brother, Serenity. Goodnight, beautiful lady." Seto said.
"Goodnight, Seto." Serenity said.
"Joey! I told you it's not a date, it's just a meeting between clients. I told you you wouldn't approve." she scolded.
"Damn right I don't approve! How dare that guy even come close to my baby sister!" Joey shouted.
"Be quiet, Joey. He'll hear you." she shushed him.
"He'll do more than hear me in a minute." Joey said.
Serenity sighed. She should have known better than try to hide Seto's identity from her overprotective brother, but she knew he meant well. She had just recently turned sixteen, old enough to start dating, even if she didn't consider this a date.
She just hoped that Joey, in the state that he was in, would not do anything to embarrass her. She opened the door before he could knock to be greeted by her escort and two of his servents.
He looked as handsome as always in a forest green turtleneck sweater, black leather pants, black boots and black leather ankle length coat. He smiled at her as she smiled at him as their eyes met. Before either of them could speak, however, a very indigent Joey came up behind Serenity's shoulder.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Joey asked.
Seto smirked. "Joey Wheeler...what a pleasure it is to see you this evening." he said.
"Save it!! What are you doing taking my sister out on a date?" he asked.
"For your information, Serenity and I are conducting some business on behalf of her learning center along with a few members of my public relations department." Seto said.
Joey frowned. "Yeah, that's what she told me." Joey sniffed.
Seto chuckled at him. "Then why doesn't it surprise me that you wouldn't believe your own sister's honorable intentions? What does that say about you, Joey?" Seto asked.
"All you're doing is avoiding the question, Kaiba. What are your intentions towards my sister?" he asked.
"Joey please. It's just a business meeting. I promise I will be back soon, okay?" Serenity asked.
Joey managed a weak smile as his sister embraced him warmly and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Yeah okay. Just be careful, okay?" he asked.
Serenity smiled. "I promise." she said.
"Master Seto, we will inform you when we reach our destination, sir." the driver said.
"Thank you, Bostick. I arranged for us a table at the Waters downtown tonight." he said.
"I've heard of that place. It's that nice seafood resturant that the newspaper wrote about recently. It's very exclusive." she said.
"Yes. It's one of the many businesses that Kaiba Corp. has invested in in the city. Mokuba and I spent a great deal of time there while it was being built." he said.
"That sounds very pleasant, Seto." she told him.
He smiled at her. "By the way, I forgot to mention how nice you looked tonight." he said.
Serenity smiled. "Thank you, Seto. You look nice too." she said.
He took in her outfit, a pretty peach ruffled top, black slacks and had her hair pinned back into a braided ponytail.
"So, you and your brother liked to spend time there? you and Mokuba must be very close." she said.
Seto smiled. "Yes. He and Kaiba Corp. are pratically my whole life. We don't spend as much time together as we used to do since he became a teenager, but he knows he can always count on me." he said.
"You sound like a good brother, just like mine. I'm sure he's quite a handful." she said.
Seto laughed. "He can be sometimes, but our dad used to say that about both of us." he said.
"Master Seto, we have arrived." Bostick told him.
"Great...are you ready, Serenity?" he asked.
She smiled. "Yes thank you." she said.
She watched as Seto sent his driver away to open her door for her himself. She took his offered hand to help her out of the car, the pair greeting the three dark-suited gentlemen that accompained them.
"We are looking forward to putting together the best concepts for your learning center, Ms. Wheeler." their leader told her.
"Yes. I hope we can work out some very good ideas this evening, along with Seto's help, of course." she said.
"Of course. He is the brains of our operation after all, keeps us all on our toes." another said.
"That's the way it has to be to succeed, you have to always keep ideas flowing." Seto said.
Serenity couldn't help but notice but admire Seto's dedication to his creative spirit, and it seemed that his associates admired him as well, even looked up to their teenaged employer with pride. She could tell when the five of them entered the resturant and were seated at their private table, she was going to enjoy her night more than she thought she was going to.
Even without Seto's escorts with him, he himself was enough to keep her entertained. She allowed him to order for the two of them, him ordering a light meal of steak and salad, and her steamed salmon on a bed of fragrant jasmine rice. She barely noticed what his associates had ordered as she and Seto got caught up in various conversations, laughing and completing plans amongst themselves.
"How is your salmon?" he asked her.
"It's very good. I'd ask you how your steak was, but you pretty much inhaled that." she said.
Seto laughed nervously. "I guess I did. I was too occupied looking at you, I suppose." he said.
Serenity blushed. "Oh Seto...I really like this drink you reccomended to me. What was it called again?" she asked.
"It's called a Mango Tango, the restuarant's speciality drink. I used to order it for Mokuba sans alchol, but it's usually made with just enough rum to taste. You like it, huh?" he asked.
"Yes. It is very good. I don't usually drink though, only when Joey and I have sleepover at our dad's place." she said.
"So, do you think we accomplished our goals this evening, Serenity?" he asked.
She smiled. "Oh definitely. We made much more progress than I thought we would. I'm very happy about that, and I'm enjoying myself very much, Seto." she said.
He smiled then. "I'm glad. I'm enjoying your company, Serenity. I very rarely go out to dinner with anyone except my brother." he told her.
"That surprises me. Considering how well known you are, I'd think you'd have your choice of female escorts." she said.
Seto chuckled. "I'm sure I would if I took advantage if my celebrity. I guess I am just very choosy of whom I keep company with." he told her.
"Master Seto, you have complied all the plans that you and Ms. Wheeler here has discussed with us. Would you like us to stay the rest of the evening or return to the office?" one asked.
"That would be up to my lovely companion here." Seto said, smiling at her.
Serenity couldn't help but blush; he was smiling at her in such a way that she could tell had many hidden meanings.
"I think it would be okay to leave Seto and I alone together. I feel safe with him." she said.
Bowing politely to their employer, the suited gentlemen took their leave, leaving the pair alone together in the darkened resturant.
It was the first time the whole night that Seto's attentions were completely focused on her, and she wasn't sure how to react to that. She studied him for a moment as he ran off some commands to one of his servents. He had such a nice smile and a boisterous laugh, and really commanded a room with his presense.
He was aggressively masculine, yet she could tell he also had a softer side that would make any woman fall over herself for him. Her thoughts were interrupted as he stood up suddenly and walked over to her side.
"Seto?" she asked.
He smiled at her. "I asked one of my servents to tell the house band to play some of my favorite songs. I would be most pleased if you would indulge me in a dance." he said, holding out his hand.
Seeing the warm smile on his face as he made the offer, she felt unable to resist him as she allowed him to lead her onto the dance floor. She hadn't realized before how long and slender his hands before, or how much taller he was than her. She liked the way he took control of the two of them on the dance floor, pulling her gently against him for a slow dance. She sighed and leaned into him as they danced, enjoying how warm his body felt against hers.
She had never been close to a boy this way before, and wasn't sure what to think about all these new feelings being close to Seto brought out in her. All she knew was that she felt like melting whenever he would smile at her and look straight into her eyes with his ocean blue ones.
"Serenity, what are you thinking about?" he asked.
"Oh! I was thinking about how good a dancer you are. I usually feel awkward when I'm on the dance floor, but I don't with you." she said.
"I feel the same way. It's like I almost don't even hear the music, not with me holding you in my arms, Serenity." he told her.
She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder, him doing the same. She trembled a little feeling his warm breath against her neck, surprised by her own reaction. she felt him sigh and run his hands down her back to rest against her waist. She sighed as well and allowed him to stroke her back, taking in his light cologne he was wearing.
"Seto, I think the band has stopped playing." Serenity said.
He looked at her then and smiled. "Really? I hadn't noticed..." he whispered.
She took a quick breath as they stopped dancing and pulled just enough apart to stare at each other for a moment. He looked at her as though he wanted to kiss her, and her heart sped up at the thought. He smiled at her and took both of her hands in his.
"I've had a very nice time tonight, Serenity, but we promised your brother I wouldn't have you out too late." Seto said.
Serenity smiled. "Yes. I wouldn't want to worry him. Thank you, Seto." she said.
Retrieving their things from the table, Seto escorted her to their waiting car and opened the door politely for her. As the driver drove them back to her place, the pair sat quietly, a little nervous in such close quarters together. Accidently dropping an object that he was playing with in his coat pocket, Seto bent over to retrieve it, accidently steadying himself with one hand on Serenity's leg. She gasped in surprise when he did so.
"I'm sorry. That wan't intentional, I swear." he said.
"I know. It's okay. You just startled me, that's all." she told him.
He smiled then, feeling a little less uneasy, and rested his hand on top of hers between them. The pair remained that way until they stopped in front of her father's apartment.
"Please wait with the car, Bostick. I will return shortly." Seto told the driver.
"Yes sir, Master Seto." he said.
Taking Serenity's hand in his, the pair walked quietly up to her door. They turned to face each other then, both of them smiling.
"Thank you for tonight, Seto. I had a very nice time." she told him.
"So did I. I hope you will allow me to take you out again sometime, on whatever terms you like, Serenity." he said.
"I would be happy to go out with you again, Seto. You are a very nice man, and I appreciate how much of a gentleman you were towards me tonight. Thank you." she said.
She smiled at him and gave him a warm embrace. Allowing themselves to hold each other for a moment in the darkness, they parted with a sigh, looking into each other's eyes.
"Serenity, I have to tell you that there is something about you. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I hope I will have the chance to find out." he said.
"I feel the same way about you, Seto." she said.
He smiled again and reached out a hand to touch her face. She choked on her breath and she could have sworn like her stomach had a million butterflies in it. He was looking at her the same way he ahd on the dance floor, like he wanted to kiss her, but was holding back from doing so. She looked up into his eyes and saw rhe man that she somehow knew very few people got to see.
She held her breath as she felt him move closer to her, closing the space between them. She could definitely feel his breath now, much more than before, only this time inches away from her face. it was only moments before she finally felt him press his lips softly against hers, a sweet, soft kiss that made her feel like trembling afterwards.
"Seto..." she whispered.
"I'm sorry if I was too forward. I just had to see what your lips felt like. i've wanted to kiss you like that all night, Serenity." Seto said.
"That's what I wanted too." she told him.
Seto had to suppress a groan as he pulled her into his arms and kissed her again, this time a slightly more aggressive kiss. She sighed against his mouth as he licked her lips to taste of her, and pressed up against him.
She had been kissed by boys before, but never like this. Seto's lips were incredibly soft and warm, and so very inviting. She felt as though she could lose control of all her senses from the kiss alone. He was being very gentle with her, but she could tell he was enjoying their kiss as much as she was. As she felt herself press into him furthur, they were interrupted by someone clearing their throat close by.
"Goddamnit! Are you still here?" Joey exclaimed.
"Well, if it isn't the ever meddling older brother...good evening. Isn't it past your bedtime?" Seto asked.
"No, but it's definitely past hers. Don't you have a company to run?" Joey asked.
"I'm not worried about Kaiba Corp, but I will bide you farewell for the night so you don't have any more conflicts with your dear brother, Serenity. Goodnight, beautiful lady." Seto said.
"Goodnight, Seto." Serenity said.