Part Two!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
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CHAPTER THREE-Pt.2
" What?" Alecia whispered. " We're up in five minutes-did I tell you we were starting off first?" Her adoptive daughter's mouth dropped open. " NO WAY," she hissed. " Come now, Liccy, it'll be fun. Canon's with the other two, so it won't be so bad." Alecia scowled, and then carefully extracted her flute from its case. She saw another girl, the one in velvet arguing with Mokuba and another boy with a tanned face who looked about two or three years older then her had taken out their instruments as well. They walked with self-consious strides toward the music platform, as Kestrel walked up to the microphone and pasted on a smile as she addressed the hushed crowd diplomatically. " Welcome to this evening's musical performances from all of us here. Of course, we would like to thank our fellow host, Mr. Seto Kaiba" There was a pause as a couple people raised their glasses to the boy and murmured his name " Now, we invite you to enjoy the show. Starting off with Canon in D Major, we have my daughter, Alecia Riese playing flute, Mr. Ranieri's son, Juan, from South America playing cello, and Mr. Smith's daughter, Jane, from Canada playing violin. " She gave off one last smile, and returned to her piano seat. She slowly started off with the intro, and soon the violin and flute had joined in. After the first section, the cello came in, until the whole room was filled with melodic chords and blissful notes from the instruments. Alecia paused to breathe before she started again. The flute had a part where it laid low, the strings taking control. Alecia wished four minutes could pass quicker.
It was soon when Alecia rose again, pasted on a pretty smile, and bowed. She skipped down the steps, dreading the moment when she would have to play ' The Heart asks Pleasure First'. Alecia almost smacked head on with Mokuba, until she dug her heels in, nearly tripping. " What was that for?" she panted, clutching her palpitating heart and staring crossly at the boy. " Oops. Sorry," Mokuba grinned. She nearly tickled him on the spot, but was reminded of etiquette as the sounds of someone sawing away at a bass came through to her. " So, what have you been doing?" Mokuba frowned. " That Jane girl is annoying, you know. She keeps telling me I ripped her dress, and I say she tripped over the chair, and I did NOT step on it-" Alecia let out a snort, as she tried to suppress her laugh. " What's so funny?" muttered Mokuba. " Nothing, nothing..." she grinned, but it immediately turned into a scowl as her Kestrel called her up to play The Heart asks Pleasure First.
" What is this stuff?" muttered Alecia, nudging Kestrel's elbow. " Vegetable lasagna. Or something like that," her mother whispered back between gritted teeth. Alecia gingerly picked at something that look liked zucchini, and took a bite. Surprisingly, it was good. A few minutes ago, she was stuck staring blankly at the salad forks, fish forks, and every kind of silverware ever heard of stuck in front of her in a dazzling assortment of organization. She didn't know if she was using her fish fork or her whatever fork to eat her lasagna, but she didn't care. As she glanced across the table, she recognized the same confusion on Ceri's face and nearly burst into giggles. Her gaze turned to Mokuba, who was staring with contempt at the lasagna, a wistful look creasing his features slightly. Probably thinking about burgers. The thought pushed her look toward his brother. Now that she knew who he was, she had to admit he was cute, even if he acted like a snake-silent and sure, and then pouncing on you in seconds with all the control in world. She shuddered.
She grinned as she did a little jig with Mokuba in the corner. He was so much fun-an idea popped into her head. Jane Smith was standing primly in the corner, arms crossed, but Alecia could see the girl was glancing over every few seconds at Mokuba. So, she fancies him! thought Alecia, her brain working. With a little push, she sent Mokuba spiraling off to Jane, whispering, " Dance!" The force knocked her back a little, and she bumped right into-" Miss. Riese?" An elderly man caught her, and straightened her up so she could regain her balance. " Are you all right?" Alecia nodded, her cheeks reddening as she realized whom the man was talking to.
" Yes. Now, Mr. Percy, what was that about-" " Ah, Kaiba, you're all business and no fun. Really, go on and dance with this here little lady. I do think you should act your age more," he wheezed, and pushed the horrified Alecia gently toward the CEO. Kaiba's eyes were narrowed with pure venom, as they waltzed over the marble floor. Kestrel's going to laugh herself to death, thought Alecia, a feeling of dread weighted in her stomach. She looked into the apathetic eyes of her partner, trying to make a conversation. The thing that most naturally came out was, of course-" Why won't you let Mokuba eat burgers?" She felt like an immediate fool as soon as the words escaped her mouth. The man-no, BOY, gazed back icily. " You don't expect me to let him join the insubordinate modern population of grease-induced beings do you? It's completely for his health." Health? What did health have to do with a ten-year old kid? " Hey, I'm not sure if you looked into anybody else's lives lately, but most kids eat that stuff and they're not dead yet," she hissed back. " It'll lead to one." Alecia scowled. " My mother was raised by a military general, and even he let her eat burgers." Kaiba raised an eyebrow. " So in the midst of the socialite, you're allowed constantly to eat them too?" Alecia stalled. Yeah, Kestrel was right, smart as he was intimidating... " She discourages it, but she'll let me eat them," she answered finally. She heard Kaiba give a very teenage-like scoff, then his expression changed. " Where is Mokuba, by the way?"
" Look what you did to my dress!" Mokuba scowled, and sent a dark look towards Alecia for pushing him there. " I did NOTHING to your dress. Somebody else pushed me into you-" Jane didn't listen to him. " You're going to have to pay like a kajillion bucks for this thing, 'cause it cost me a lot, and the velvet was hard to pick out-" Mokuba interrupted, tired of her girly ranting. " I challenge you to a game of Elite Battlefield. If I win, you have to stop bothering me." " How about me?" asked Jane, hands on her hips. " Don't even think about it."
Alecia and Kaiba edged around the corner of the ballroom, sneaking out. " Where do you think they went?" whispered Kaiba, trying to mask the fear of his only little brother kidnapped by homicidal gunmen. She inched along the corridor, ignoring him completely, until she held up a hand, which he nearly smacked right into. " What is it?" he hissed. Without warning, she let out an abrupt chuckle, then pushed Kaiba forward to see what had happened. His dark angled eyes softened, as he watched his innocent little brother play video games with a girl in, surprisingly, a half-torn dress. " Die! My Swordsman has got you now!" exclaimed the girl. " Nope. You already lost!" Mokuba burst into unseemly maniacal laughter, but quickly stopped when he noticed his brother peering around the doorway. " Hey big brother! We were getting bored, so I took Jane with me here to play the new version of-" He suddenly stopped when he realized who was behind him, and his face broke into a mischievous grin.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
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CHAPTER THREE-Pt.2
" What?" Alecia whispered. " We're up in five minutes-did I tell you we were starting off first?" Her adoptive daughter's mouth dropped open. " NO WAY," she hissed. " Come now, Liccy, it'll be fun. Canon's with the other two, so it won't be so bad." Alecia scowled, and then carefully extracted her flute from its case. She saw another girl, the one in velvet arguing with Mokuba and another boy with a tanned face who looked about two or three years older then her had taken out their instruments as well. They walked with self-consious strides toward the music platform, as Kestrel walked up to the microphone and pasted on a smile as she addressed the hushed crowd diplomatically. " Welcome to this evening's musical performances from all of us here. Of course, we would like to thank our fellow host, Mr. Seto Kaiba" There was a pause as a couple people raised their glasses to the boy and murmured his name " Now, we invite you to enjoy the show. Starting off with Canon in D Major, we have my daughter, Alecia Riese playing flute, Mr. Ranieri's son, Juan, from South America playing cello, and Mr. Smith's daughter, Jane, from Canada playing violin. " She gave off one last smile, and returned to her piano seat. She slowly started off with the intro, and soon the violin and flute had joined in. After the first section, the cello came in, until the whole room was filled with melodic chords and blissful notes from the instruments. Alecia paused to breathe before she started again. The flute had a part where it laid low, the strings taking control. Alecia wished four minutes could pass quicker.
It was soon when Alecia rose again, pasted on a pretty smile, and bowed. She skipped down the steps, dreading the moment when she would have to play ' The Heart asks Pleasure First'. Alecia almost smacked head on with Mokuba, until she dug her heels in, nearly tripping. " What was that for?" she panted, clutching her palpitating heart and staring crossly at the boy. " Oops. Sorry," Mokuba grinned. She nearly tickled him on the spot, but was reminded of etiquette as the sounds of someone sawing away at a bass came through to her. " So, what have you been doing?" Mokuba frowned. " That Jane girl is annoying, you know. She keeps telling me I ripped her dress, and I say she tripped over the chair, and I did NOT step on it-" Alecia let out a snort, as she tried to suppress her laugh. " What's so funny?" muttered Mokuba. " Nothing, nothing..." she grinned, but it immediately turned into a scowl as her Kestrel called her up to play The Heart asks Pleasure First.
" What is this stuff?" muttered Alecia, nudging Kestrel's elbow. " Vegetable lasagna. Or something like that," her mother whispered back between gritted teeth. Alecia gingerly picked at something that look liked zucchini, and took a bite. Surprisingly, it was good. A few minutes ago, she was stuck staring blankly at the salad forks, fish forks, and every kind of silverware ever heard of stuck in front of her in a dazzling assortment of organization. She didn't know if she was using her fish fork or her whatever fork to eat her lasagna, but she didn't care. As she glanced across the table, she recognized the same confusion on Ceri's face and nearly burst into giggles. Her gaze turned to Mokuba, who was staring with contempt at the lasagna, a wistful look creasing his features slightly. Probably thinking about burgers. The thought pushed her look toward his brother. Now that she knew who he was, she had to admit he was cute, even if he acted like a snake-silent and sure, and then pouncing on you in seconds with all the control in world. She shuddered.
She grinned as she did a little jig with Mokuba in the corner. He was so much fun-an idea popped into her head. Jane Smith was standing primly in the corner, arms crossed, but Alecia could see the girl was glancing over every few seconds at Mokuba. So, she fancies him! thought Alecia, her brain working. With a little push, she sent Mokuba spiraling off to Jane, whispering, " Dance!" The force knocked her back a little, and she bumped right into-" Miss. Riese?" An elderly man caught her, and straightened her up so she could regain her balance. " Are you all right?" Alecia nodded, her cheeks reddening as she realized whom the man was talking to.
" Yes. Now, Mr. Percy, what was that about-" " Ah, Kaiba, you're all business and no fun. Really, go on and dance with this here little lady. I do think you should act your age more," he wheezed, and pushed the horrified Alecia gently toward the CEO. Kaiba's eyes were narrowed with pure venom, as they waltzed over the marble floor. Kestrel's going to laugh herself to death, thought Alecia, a feeling of dread weighted in her stomach. She looked into the apathetic eyes of her partner, trying to make a conversation. The thing that most naturally came out was, of course-" Why won't you let Mokuba eat burgers?" She felt like an immediate fool as soon as the words escaped her mouth. The man-no, BOY, gazed back icily. " You don't expect me to let him join the insubordinate modern population of grease-induced beings do you? It's completely for his health." Health? What did health have to do with a ten-year old kid? " Hey, I'm not sure if you looked into anybody else's lives lately, but most kids eat that stuff and they're not dead yet," she hissed back. " It'll lead to one." Alecia scowled. " My mother was raised by a military general, and even he let her eat burgers." Kaiba raised an eyebrow. " So in the midst of the socialite, you're allowed constantly to eat them too?" Alecia stalled. Yeah, Kestrel was right, smart as he was intimidating... " She discourages it, but she'll let me eat them," she answered finally. She heard Kaiba give a very teenage-like scoff, then his expression changed. " Where is Mokuba, by the way?"
" Look what you did to my dress!" Mokuba scowled, and sent a dark look towards Alecia for pushing him there. " I did NOTHING to your dress. Somebody else pushed me into you-" Jane didn't listen to him. " You're going to have to pay like a kajillion bucks for this thing, 'cause it cost me a lot, and the velvet was hard to pick out-" Mokuba interrupted, tired of her girly ranting. " I challenge you to a game of Elite Battlefield. If I win, you have to stop bothering me." " How about me?" asked Jane, hands on her hips. " Don't even think about it."
Alecia and Kaiba edged around the corner of the ballroom, sneaking out. " Where do you think they went?" whispered Kaiba, trying to mask the fear of his only little brother kidnapped by homicidal gunmen. She inched along the corridor, ignoring him completely, until she held up a hand, which he nearly smacked right into. " What is it?" he hissed. Without warning, she let out an abrupt chuckle, then pushed Kaiba forward to see what had happened. His dark angled eyes softened, as he watched his innocent little brother play video games with a girl in, surprisingly, a half-torn dress. " Die! My Swordsman has got you now!" exclaimed the girl. " Nope. You already lost!" Mokuba burst into unseemly maniacal laughter, but quickly stopped when he noticed his brother peering around the doorway. " Hey big brother! We were getting bored, so I took Jane with me here to play the new version of-" He suddenly stopped when he realized who was behind him, and his face broke into a mischievous grin.