Chapter 4: Hide

"Hey, Tea." Seto whispered in Tea's ear, his breath tickling her neck.

"Oh! Ryu, you scared me."

"You didn't think I'd be back, did you?"

"No. But I kept my eyes closed for you."

"So I see."

"Humph. Of course you can, but I can't! How come you can see my face but I can't see yours?"

"I like it better this way."

"Well, I don't! Are you hiding from someone or something?"

"Perhaps. Listen, just trust me, all right? It's best if you don't know who I am."

"Humph. What are you hiding?!"

"Who says I'm hiding anything?"

"I do! You're just like everyone else here. Hiding in the shadows and behind fake names."

"Who said my name was false? Is yours?"

"Well....... no."

"Then why does mine have to be?"

"I still say you're hiding."

"All right. So maybe I am. Can we just drop it and dance?"

"Fine." Tea shrugged her lips forming a smile. He pulled her closer as a slower song started to play.

"Why are you dancing with me again?" Tea asked, resting her head on Seto's shoulder. "Don't you have a reputation to keep up?"

"I told you. I like to surprise people."

"Then I'll bet you're full of surprises."

"Yep. My brother tells me that a lot."

"Your brother?"

"Yes. My older brother." Seto lied.

"Tell me more about yourself. Just so I know you're not hiding."

"Well. There isn't much to tell really." Seto shrugged. "I mean, what do you want to know?"

"Where are you from?"

"New York City. Never left the state in my life."

"Funny. You haven't got a real heavy accent."

"I don't know many people who do."

"Oh. And what about your brother? Is he your only brother? What's his name? How old is he?"

"Yes. It's just me and my older brother. He's 24, well, almost 25."

"What's his name?"

"Haruko."

"It's pretty." Tea smiled. "Is he nice?"

"I suppose. Sometimes we fight, but it's never very often and he's off at a different college now. I don't really see him too much."

"Do you miss him?"

"Yea." Seto sighed. 'JEEZ! I can't believe these lies I'm telling. I haven't said a single true word since we started dancing.

"So do you work? Or go to school?"

"I'm still in college."

"I'll bet your parents miss you."

"I very much doubt that."

"Why do you say that?"

"I live with them, since I'm attending college in state."

"Oh. I thought they were dead."

"Not yet." Seto rolled his eyes. 'Still lying, aren't you Seto. Jeez, she's gonna be mad when she finds out the truth.' "Then she won't."

"Huh?"

"Oh....... nothing." Seto lied again, mentally kicking himself for saying those words out loud. "Oh, hey! It's a fast song!"

Turning her around so that her back was pressed against his chest, Ryu began to lead Tea again. Throwing her head back, Tea pressed her body closer to Seto's. Dancing closer and closer, Seto soon became very aware of a growing problem. It was almost midnight. (What the heck did you think it was? HENTAI!!)

'SHIT! I'm just a fucking Cinderella, aren't I?' He raged at himself. 'Just fuckin' shit! I've got to go but I don't want to! I think I could cry.'

"Ryu?" Tea asked, as the song stopped. "Are you all right?"

"Fine." Seto growled, not wanting to leave just yet. "Just....... tired."

"We can go sit down if you'd like. We can just....... talk."

"That's be....... good." Seto smiled; he still had a few minutes, right? Escorting her over to the group of the small tables in the back, Seto found one that wasn't being used by drug dealers or users and helped Tea sit down. "Remember, don't open your eyes."

"I won't, I won't. A little faith please. I just let you direct me halfway across the club with no idea where I was going! Trust isn't a one way street, you know."

"Okay. Okay. Well, it's too dark over here to see anything but the nose on your face, so if you want you can open your eyes." Seto smirked.

"Not much of a point, is there?" Tea asked, but let her eyes open anyway. "Wow, you really can't see anything can you?"

"I think that's how the druggies like it." Seto shrugged, though no one could see it.

"Probably. Ryu?"

"Yes?"

"Will you be staying here much longer tonight?"

"No." Seto quickly decided. "I don't think so. In fact I should probably go now."

"Oh. I guess you never stay long do you? Will I....... dance with you again?"

"Sure, but I can only come on Fridays and Saturdays."

"That's fine. I'll try and be here tomorrow. I like you Ryu."

"I like you too, Tea."

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"Seto! Seto!" Mokuba shouted in his brother's ear.

"Nani?!" Seto gasped, sitting straight up in bed. "Nan desu ka?! Who died? Where's the fire? Are you all right?"

"I'm fine." Mokuba said, between fits of giggles. "You're so funny!"

"Ugh! Mokuba! What time is it anyway?"

"It's our first day of school in New York, Seto!"

"It's three in the morning, Mokuba. Go back to bed."

"I'm too excited to sleep." Mokuba exclaimed bouncing on his bed. "Aren't you excited? Huh? Huh, Seto? Huh?!"

"I'll be excited when there's natural light starts coming through our window." Seto groaned, rolling over.

"Come on, Seto!" Mokuba cried.

"Fuck it, Mokuba! Shut the hell up or I'll smack you so hard you'll need surgery just to wake up!" Seto roared. Mokuba stopped bouncing for a second.

"You shouldn't use words like that." Mokuba snickered.

"AGH!" Seto screamed into his pillow, before chucking it across the room.

"Is that all you've got?" Mokuba laughed, as he launched himself at Seto, pillow in hand. Rolling off the bed, Seto fell to the floor and garbed Mokuba around the waist.

"Come 'ere, you little twerp!" Seto growled, as he began to tickle Mokuba.

"Ah!" Mokuba laughed, before he regained control of his body and began to pound his brother with his pillow. "Please! Stop....... Seto!"

"Say uncle!" Seto laughed, still tickling his brother.

"Uncle." Came a chilling voice from the door. Sitting up straight the boys turned to see their adopted mother standing at the door.

"Err......." Seto began.

"What are you two doing?!" Ms. Kaiba ranted. "At three in the morning no less!"

"Sorry." Seto and Mokuba mumbled in unison.

"Now. Not another sound until at least six, or I'm kicking both of you out until dinner time. In your PJ's!" Ms. Kaiba threatened before turning on her heals and marching upstairs. The brothers sat in silence for a few minutes.

"I told you to stop." Mokuba hissed.
Nani?! - What?! Nan desu ka? - What is it?

AN: Chapter title is by Creed.