Thanks again everybody for all the great reviews. I guess it would seem that I'm reaching the end of my line. Now I'm running out of chapters which I have already prewritten (2 more chapters and then I'll have to get off my butt and start writing some more), but don't worry my lazy butt has actually started writing a few more chappies. Anyways I figure this fic will only be about 20 chapters (only!?! that's actually a lot) give or take a few. Wow when I started this fic I never thought it would me so long!! Anyways I'll stop rambling and let you guys read what's really important.

Disclaimer: Thou shall not kill. Thou shall not steal. Thou shall not claim to own Yugioh or any of it's cast. Thou shall not torture my little brother. Thou shall not run over small animals with my car. Thou shall not covet Yugi, Yami, Jonouchi, Kaiba, Ryou, Bakura, Malik, Marik........etc.

Love Kaleidoscope

Chp12 Ice Blue Eyes

The pounding of his heart beat is all that he could remember. With eyes tightly shut, and blood on fire, Yami slowly closed in. His heart raced and his palms were sweating as the world around him begin to fade out. The sweet aroma of flowers and perfume mixed with sweat, created a new fragrance far greater then any he had ever encountered before. If the scent of passion could ever be extracted and bottled up it would definitely smell like this. Never in his life had Yami wanted something so much, and then he heard it. In the back of his mind a tiny voice had somehow forced it's a way through it all. 'Do you really want to hurt the people that you love?'

Yami quickly jumped off of Anzu just as their lips were about to meet. He clutched his heart tightly in a attempt to subdue it's rapid movements, as he waited for his face to stop burning.

'What just happened?' exploded Anzu. Why had Yami did that? Was he really trying to kiss her before, or had she just been deluding herself again. 'I'm so stupid! We finally get things settled between us and then I go off and do something like this again. Now he's probably scared to death of me!!'

Tears begin to well up in Anzu's eyes, as she felt her heart begin to crumble. "Here, let me help you up." smiled Yami warmly. It was now taking everything that Yami had in him in order to try and remain composed. He wasn't sure how to deal with this situation, as he wished to Ra he knew what Anzu was thinking.

'Damn, why did I do that? Now I'm giving her mixed signals. I think it's just best that we pretend that didn't happen!' Anzu cautiously took Yami's hand as she tried to read his actions through his eyes. However, to her distress, Yami seemed to have a better poker face than Kaiba!

"Sorry Anzu, I shouldn't have been so clumsy, I guess I still don't quite remember how to lead properly." Yami's face turned a light shade of pink although he would never reveal the true reason why. "Umm, maybe we should be going now, the moon tells me that it's probably about ten o clock now." Anzu obediently obliged him as she took his hand and stood to her feet.

"Hello! Earth to Anzu!" shouted Yugi as he waved his hand in front of her face. Anzu was suddenly snapped out of her daydream as she finally noticed the two worried looking violet gems in front of her.

"Oh sorry Yugi I was just thinking about something I forgot to do at home." Yugi gave Anzu a stern (as he could get it) look, as he was obviously not buying her story.

"Miss Anzu, I have been calling you for the last several minutes!" thundered another upset voice. "Thank you Yugi for getting her attention now would you please return to your seat!" Yugi hesitantly obeyed the teacher's order, although he was more concerned about talking to Anzu then finishing another boring Math lecture.

"S-sorry Mrs. Miyazawa, I won't let it happen again," stammered Anzu nervously as she jumped up from her seat and bowed.

Her teacher shook her head unhappily, but somehow couldn't find herself being able to stay angry with an apology like that. Besides up until recently she never had any problems with Anzu. "Don't worry about it, just don't let it happen again. Besides the only thing I wanted to tell you is that I was just brought a note saying that your needed at the office right now."

'Crap, what did I do now!!' worried Anzu as she took the pass hesitantly and left the classroom. When she finally reached the office she stood outside the door, held her breath, and entered through.

"So your the lucky girl?" cooed a women's voice.

"Nani!?!" blinked Anzu as she stared at the older women. "What do you meant I'm lucky."

"Well why because someone sent these to you," smiled the women as she pointed towards the desk a few feet next to Anzu. Anzu's eyes popped out her head as she stared at the sight. "Aren't they such pretty roses? Your boyfriend must real love you. Is it your anniversary today?"

Anzu stood there with her mouth agape as she stared at the large bouquet of about two dozen red and white roses. "The young gentlemen who brought these also left this note."

"What gentlemen?!" snapped Anzu abruptly as she nearly gave the secretary a heart attack.

"Uh-it was a delivery b-boy" she stammered as she nervously handed Anzu the note. Anzu quickly snatched the card from the pale looking woman and she hastily read it to herself

"Meet me after school.........."

Anzu could barely concentrate for the rest of the day. The only thing she could think about was what would happen after school, and as fate would have it the clock seemed to tick much slower than usual that day.

Yugi watched Anzu restlessly all day as he tried to think of the best way to approach her. Both Yami and Anzu were trying to hide something and he was deeply concerned about both of them. "Hey Anzu you want to go to Burger World with us after class today?" smiled Yugi anxiously as he interrupted her thoughts once again.

"Sorry Yugi, I have something I got to do after class." Yugi's worries begin to grow as he noticed Anzu begin to tense up even more. What was she hiding?

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"Sure the note said meet me after class, but meet you where?" grumbled Anzu aloud as she walked around the school building for the third time. "Whoever this person is when I see them I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind-" Anzu was suddenly cut off as a single white rose dangled in front of her face. When she finally managed to build up enough courage, Anzu slowly tore her eyes off the soft white petals and hesitantly looked up to see who it's owner was. It was then that her heart stopped. "K-Kaiba?"

"Here you go, I seem to have forgotten to give you one," Anzu shakily took the white beauty from Kaiba's steady hands as she stared questioningly into his eyes.

She shivered slightly as his ice blues eyes stared back down at her calmly. "T-thanks Kaiba, but why did you-"

"I don't know, I just thought you might like them seeing as how Mokuba told me you were so fond of the flowers outside the mansion." A look of slight irritation covered his face as he finally broke all eye contact, or was it nervousness?

"I do Kaiba, thank you very much," Kaiba felt a knot develop in his stomach as he watched Anzu smile down at the small rose and stroke it's tiny petals intently.

"Umm anyways the reason why I came her today is to ask you if you would..........." Upon seeing Anzu's eyes suddenly drift from the small rose up to meet his own, Kaiba suddenly felt his voice begin to crack "I just wanted, umm.....Well about the other evening, I was just wondering if your still interested?"

*************::Flash Back::*************

Kaiba rubbed the side of his face in slight annoyance. She sure did have a mean right hook! "Anzu I-"

"What do you want from me!" shouted Anzu angrily through tears as she suddenly backed away from Kaiba. How was it that one moment they were in a deep passionate heart stopping kiss, and the next second they were on the verge of killing each other? "Why do you keep doing this to me, what do you want?!?"

"I told you what I want, I want you to teach me how to become a stronger person!" shouted Kaiba back as if the answer was so obvious.

"Then why did you kiss me?" demanded Anzu as she finally turned to meet his gaze.

Kaiba hesitated for a moment, as if unable to find any words to speak. "I'm not sure.........but if you help me I promise I won't do it again, so please will you-"

"I know that, but what do you want ? How am I suppose to do that Kaiba? What do you expect from me!?!" Right now Anzu was so mad and confused that she wasn't sure what to do. It wasn't that she completely disliked being kissed by Kaiba, it was just the fact that he kept doing it without any kind of explanation that made her so angry.

"I don't expect anything, the only thing I need is..........is to be near you............" Kaiba paused for a moment as his voice suddenly begin to soften up. "For some reason, when I'm near you I have these feeling that I never had before. It's almost like there's another me some where deep within myself, and only you have the power to set him free........I'm not sure if this person is the stronger me, but I won't ever know unless I meet him. Somehow just spending the last few days with you has broken the chains that binds this man, and I believe that if I just spend some time with you, I will be able to fully set him free."

How could Anzu say no to a face like that? The look of sincerity in his ice blue eyes was enough to melt her own confused sapphires. She just couldn't find it in her heart to deny him this especially after all the pain she had put him through.

She had stripped away his mask, his only security. So now how could she just leave him on his own? So being the sentimental girl that she always was Anzu just couldn't find it in her heart to turn down his request. Even if it was one coming from Kaiba.

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"So now what Kaiba........why did you want to see me?" asked Anzu as calmly as she could. Reminiscing on memories such as that one often times left her a little on edge.

"I just wanted to know if it's alright if I spent the day with you." Anzu stared into his cold blue eyes questioningly in an attempt to read him, but found it impossible. How could he be so casual? Anzu just couldn't help but think he was up to something.

"That's it?" asked Anzu in a even more discredited tone.

"I told you that's all I expect, nothing more" replied Kaiba in a slightly more aggravated tone. "I just want to see what you do on a normal day."

Anzu eyed him warily, still unable to break through his icy gaze. "Umm okay......." She really didn't have anything special planned for that day. Normally she would hang out with Yugi and the others after school, but she couldn't let her friends see her now, especially Yami. "Well I did promise my mom to pick up a few things from the store for her after class, I guess you can come along if you want."

"Okay, I'll just call my limo up and we can drive there-," Anzu put her hand to Kaiba's phone just as he was getting ready to dial.

"Maybe it's better if we just walk," smiled Anzu nervously. As much as she would have enjoyed a limo ride, Anzu didn't want anyone to see her driving around with him and plus driving in such a fancy car was kind of intimidating.

The two walked together towards the small grocery store in silence. Anzu wasn't sure what to say to him and what it was that he wanted from her. Just when she thought she he had figured him out, he went and did something like this.

"My such a charming boyfriend you are to go all out of your way to help your girlfriend out." smiled the clerk as she handed Kaiba all of Anzu's grocery bags. Kaiba shot the clerk a incredulous look as he realized he had been mistaken for Anzu's boyfriend again.

Anzu suddenly went pale as she braced herself for another snide remark, however she was surprised when Kaiba merely took the bags and didn't say a word. Anzu smiled to herself when she realized this. It was obviously clear that Kaiba's attitude towards her was beginning to change.

"Here I'll take those," smiled Anzu after they exited the store. "Well I guess we better take these things back to my house."

The two continued to walk in silence, however after witnessing Kaiba's somewhat civil behavior Anzu finally felt the courage to strike up a little small talk. "So Kaiba, Mokuba tells me that you two were adopted."

Kaiba merely shook his head in compliance without making any attempt to conversate back. Anzu bit her lower lip in discourage. She thought that would work for sure. "Wow I guess you were really lucky. I mean being adopted by a Billionaire, I bet you were thrilled."

"You would think so wouldn't you," muttered Kaiba dryly.

Taking Kaiba's sudden cocky tone out of context, Anzu figured that despite his luck in being adopted wealthy he still felt sad about his parents. "Yeah, well I guess even though you had it pretty good, no one could really replace your real parents, and I guess it was kind of hard losing your foster parent too."

Finally Kaiba's patience snapped. He had tried to hold his tongue many times already that day, due to the fact that Anzu was doing him a favor, but now he had had about enough of her prying. She didn't realize it, but somehow she always managed to hit him where he was most vulnerable.

"What's with the third degree Anzu!?! You know I'd really not like to talk about this" snapped Kaiba, "But if you really want to know how I feel about my family I'll tell you! My Foster Dad was an Asshole and I'm glad he's dead, and I'm not too fond of my parents who abandoned me. In the end none of them ever did anything for me so I just don't see any reason why I have to like them! Now are you satisfied?"

Suddenly Kaiba regretted his words as the look of hurt on Anzu's face hit him hard. Had he not been so proud he would have apologized to her right there and then. He really didn't mean to explode on her like that, it's just that he hated to think about those things, and somehow it seemed as though Anzu always reminded him of them.

"Well here's my house......" whispered Anzu weakly, as she made no attempt to look at Kaiba. Although she was angry with Kaiba's rude outburst it was pretty obvious to her that she had unintentionally hit Kaiba where he was sensitive.

'Damn, why did I do that' scolded Kaiba to himself as he sat on the couch and listened to Anzu fumble around in the kitchen. 'She was only doing what I expected her to do. That's why I wanted to spend the day with her. Even when I try not to, I still manage to push everyone away!'

"Erhum!!" growled a voice from behind Kaiba. "And who are you?" Kaiba was slightly startled as he came face to face with a very unhappy looking man. "I've never met you before, what business do you have with my daughter? Who are you?"

Kaiba suddenly felt the familiar urge to say something smart but thought it wise not to provoke the already angry looking father. "I'm Seto." replied Kaiba in the most calm voice he could muster.

"Seto who, young man? Don't you know it's rude to not give me your last name? I'm not one of your street pals!" snapped her dad in annoyance. Obviously Anzu had inherited her temper from her father.

Kaiba grew silent for a moment. He had thought it best that no one in her family really know his true identity, but if the old man insisted....... "Kaiba, Seto Kaiba."

"Kaiba, Seto? Hmm that name sounds kind of familiar. It sort of sounds like the name of that young entrepreneur, you know the one who's the head of Kaibacorps?" mumbled Anzu's father as he slowly begin to catch on. "Wait a minute your not-"

"Oh hi dad, I see your home early!" giggled Anzu nervously as she quickly walked into the living room upon hearing the sound of Kaiba and her father's voices. "Well I gotta go now, see you later dad." she continued, as she grabbed Kaiba by his arm and quickly dragged him out the house before he had a chance to realize it.

"That wasn't who I think it was," stuttered her father in disbelief as he still stared at the spot that Kaiba had been sitting in. "Was it?"

"Sorry about my dad, he's really over protective? He gave Yugi, Jochan, and Honda the same treatment when he first met them. Even if any of them were my boyfriends my dad would have probably scared them all off,' laughed Anzu more to herself then to Kaiba.

"Tch, your dad's not that scary," smirked Kaiba. Now this was the Kaiba that Anzu was use to. "But, your lucky, I can tell your parents really care a lot about you." (or was he)?

A layer of ice seemed to have melted from Kaiba's eyes as Anzu noticed that they had turned a slightly more deeper blue. 'Maybe Kaiba isn't really all that unbearable' smiled Anzu internally. It was just then that Anzu realized that this was one of the first times she had been around Kaiba and hadn't felt sick. She had even almost forgotten just who exactly he was. "So how about we get a bite to eat?" smiled Anzu.

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"So this is where you work," asked Kaiba as he probed the crowded looking restaurant. "Goofy looking uniforms." he smirked.

"Yeah I agree," laughed Anzu as she held back the urge to slap the cockiness out of him.

"But I bet you make yours look okay, I guess." muttered Kaiba just barely above a whisper.

"Why Kaiba is that a compliment?" teased Anzu.

"No not really, I mean how would I know it's not like I've ever been to a place like this." Anzu gave Kaiba a wily smile. Why did he always feel the need to back up his compliments with an explanation or a rude remark? Oh well at least he was trying.

"So Kaiba, what are your dreams?" Kaiba gave Anzu a surprised look as his blue eyes slightly brightened for an instant and then quickly dulled back down again. Where had that question come from?

"I'm not sure what you mean," answered Kaiba back honestly.

Anzu giggled to herself, that was much the same reaction she had gotten from Yami when she asked him the same question. Somehow the two of them were so much alike and yet so completely different. "What I mean is what's your goal in life, what's the one thing you want to do most in the world, but you haven't done yet?"

"That's simple, I want to beat Yugi and his damn alter ego Yami!" Anzu smiled internally as she noticed a small spark light up in Kaiba's eyes again.

"Your so dull and one track Kaiba" smirked Anzu as she eyed him playfully. Kaiba knew that she was obviously challenging him.

"You know you sure do seem to ask me a lot a questions, but every time you don't like my answers you always try to change my mind!" Anzu merely smiled at Kaiba's remark. He did have a point, but it was kind of cute seeing him get all defensive. She would never admit it, but she actually enjoyed working Kaiba's nerves. To see some one as cold and frigid as him protesting like a child was actually kind of appealing.

"Well my dream is to become a dancer," Kaiba watched as Anzu's eye's lit up in a way he had never seen before. "That's why I'm working here so I can save up my money and maybe even go to America and study in New York............."

As Anzu continued to describe her fantasy, Kaiba couldn't help but feel a little jealous. How could she take such a simple idea as becoming a dancer, and make it seem as though it was the best thing in the world? Sometimes Kaiba wished he had as much passion in living as she did. It was then he realized that this was the reason why he was so drawn to her. It was almost like she was transferring some of her own life and spirit into him, and he just couldn't seem to get enough. What was it about this girl that made him feel and act this way? Why was it that he was so intent on being near her even though they had nothing in common.

//I want to be with her........//

"I know you can do it," Anzu was quickly shaken from her fantasy world as she looked into Kaiba's face in surprise. His once cold blue eyes, had substantially softened up and where almost an entirely different shade of blue, or had they always been that color? "You know I wasn't completely honest before.......I did have one dream when I was much younger, but now that I think about it I guess it was a silly dream."

Anzu felt herself begin to melt at the sound of Kaiba's voice. His tone had completely transformed from a low growl to soft gentle whisper. "Go on Kaiba, I don't think anyone's dreams are silly, that's why their dreams."

"Well when I was younger I use to love to read, I would read anything I could get my hands on, and I would often dream of becoming a famous writer, however I was always lousy at it. I just could never seem to put into words what I was feeling and as you can probably tell I've always had a problem expressing my emotions."

Anzu's heart skip a beat as she heard Kaiba laugh to himself. This was probably only the second time she had heard him laugh so purely, and just like the first time, hearing it almost made Anzu's heart melt.

"But seeing as how I was always good when it came to scientific things, most people laughed my dream off and said I should stick to the things I'm good at. I'm not really angry that they did. In truth they were right and I do enjoy what I do now, it's just sometimes I wonder, what would have happened if I tried a little harder and kept at my dream?"

Suddenly Kaiba's eyes begin to dim as he looked sadly at the table in attempt to avoid Anzu's attentive stare. "Don't give up on your dream Anzu. For me my future was already decided the minute I was adopted, but it's not too late for you, your future is still so blank and yet so much clearer then the one that has already been written out for me............."

Anzu found herself suddenly getting lost in his deep blue eyes. Why hadn't she noticed it before? That day at the carnival Anzu was so sure she had figured everything she needed to know about Kaiba, so how could she have missed it? First there was his beautiful mansion, then there was the kaleidoscope he had made for Mokuba, she also couldn't forget the two kisses, and now this! It was just so obvious she had completely missed it!

If only she hadn't been so concerned with everything wrong about Kaiba, she would have never missed this.

Little did Kaiba know he was a living and breathing example of an actual modern day poet. Although he had hidden it so well from everyone even from himself, Kaiba was one of the most deep people Anzu had ever met. He appreciated the beauty in the world around him, which was a rare quality in most people. Such a beautiful mansion, and then better than any writer or artist, Kaiba had painted a perfect portrait of Mokuba's soul in something as simple as a kaleidoscope.

Maybe it was his eyes that had hidden it so well. His cold ice blue eyes which were a false reflection of the poet that resided deep within him. He was the other person that Kaiba had been searching for. The one who had been bound by whatever heartaches and sorrows that Kaiba had let rule his life so many years ago. Those icy gems had frozen that man to his heart and locked him away, however every so often those eyes would melt and that other Kaiba would be freed. The Kaiba whose deep blue sapphires shined brighter than the clear ocean waves. Eyes that paled a perfect Sunday sky. The eyes that Anzu was now falling in love with.........

To be continued

Quote of the Week: "Can't never did a damn thing, so just shuddup and do it" (Brault)

Ouu- yeah- I know that, that really sucks, them not kissing and all, but I don't think that at this point Yami should reveal his feelings to Anzu just quite yet. There's still a lot of things that need to happen first! Hah, I bet that makes all you S/A fans out there happy, but as much as I like to say I did, I really didn't do it for you guys. I did it for the fic. So does that mean they will kiss in the near future? Heheh I'm not tellin!

Well it's about time huh? I mean sure I make the two of them bicker constantly, but I thought it was about time that they went a little past that. So are Anzu's feelings really starting to change, and what about Kaiba? Sure he's being nicer to Anzu, but is it just because he wants something from her or could it be more?

Yeah I know I got in touch with Kaiba's softer side, but we'll see how long that last. I guess I had to do it otherwise Kaiba's and Anzu's relationship would just keep sitting still and well I don't want to make this fic too long. Hey but don't worry Kaiba will still hold on to his usual unbearable charm in later chapters. He is still Kaiba you know!

Well anyways with enough said and done I better get on my butt and start writing the end of this fic. As usual I'm still exceptin votes and your input is always welcome through many lovely reviews /Ah yes shower me with your words/ ::sweat drop::.........ciao for now!