Dude, I love the weekend. I don't have anything to do so I can just work on
fiction. That's wonderful.
Joey: You haven't been working on mine *pouts*
,': | You actually want me to work on it?
Seto: No he doesn't. Don't listen to him -.-
Joey: Well you don't write about me in this one...
Aww... Joey's jealous. Fine, I'll write more up tonight. Better? *pat*pat* *huggles her reviews* you guys are so cool! I love getting reviews from all of you. You totally rock my socks!! Well Ice, you used caps almost the whole time. Go you! Hehe me like chess too. ^_^ DSF, Isn't tension the greatest?! And to think there's more to come. o.o Shouldn't have said that... Anyway, thanks for the compliments! And Mokuba is the cutest. Don't worry Mailk, you may not be in this one, but you're in my Seto/Jou. And there's some evilness of the ness ness in there. *leaves Duke alone* he's a big boy, he can handle it. Hehehe, okay treana, this chapter is all for you. Yeah, that's right. It's your wish in text. Aww, more than 50 Lethe? Then review more! Hehe, I lied before. NOW there's 2 more sections after this. I can't count ^^;; So you don't have to make up 5 names Anime. I should reach it for sure... only 5 to go! Anyway, here ya go!
~Winning Means Taking Risks~
Ryou stared at the board as he tried to unravel Seto's moves and look for the best way to trap him. Brows furrowed, he concentrated.
Seto crossed his arm and studied his opponent. /He has such a sweet nature about him. It's like he hates to upset someone./ He watched as Ryou tried tuck a lose piece of hair behind his ear, eyes still on the board.
Seto's hand itched to run its fingers through that hair. /It looks so soft.../ He was snapped back to reality, however, when Ryou made is move.
Now it was Seto who concentrated on the game, and Ryou's mind was allowed to wonder. He was utterly captivated by the sparkling blue eyes that studied his last move. /They're like the ocean, so blue and deep. Such a treasure is held within, but he hides it from everyone.../
Seto smiled suddenly as he saw what Ryou was doing. /Sorry Ryou, I can't let you do that./ He made his move. "Check."
Ryou sighed as he was forced to move his king. That plan was scrapped, and he was now in a very bad position.
A few turns later Seto smirked as he looked up at Ryou, made his move and proclaimed, "Checkmate."
Ryou knocked his king over and was filled with feelings of happiness and longing. It was over.
Seto rose smoothly and gestured toward the door. "I had a dinner prepared, so if you would like to stay I would enjoy it."
A faint pink flush spread across Ryou's cheeks as he smiled. "I'd love to.." /Why did I say that? I could have just said yes... oh gods, I'll never be able to tell him./
Seto allowed a small smile before heading off to the kitchen. /'I'd love too' ....that's so close to 'I love you'... What am I thinking?! I can't like him. I wonder if he has any clue what he's doing to me.../
Ryou walked into the dining room to find the large table had two places set at the far end. He was glad they would be across from each other. Yet another chance to stare into dazzling azure eyes.
Seto nodded to Rose, who slipped into the kitchen. He paused behind his chair as he waited for Ryou to reach his own, and then sat down.
"I had something prepared tonight that I think we'll both enjoy," he commented as Rose walked back in, and placed two large plates in front of them. "Mozzarella and herb ravioli, and fettuccine alfrado (a/n I love Italian food.... can you tell ^_^;). There is absolutely no meat or tomato chunks."
Ryou looked up at Seto in shock. "How did you know that I don't like tomatoes?"
Seto picked up his fork and gave Ryou another of his almost smiles. "You picked them out of your salad with excellent precision."
Ryou blushed as he started on his dinner. /He paid attention to what I did and didn't eat?/ He gave himself a mental shake. /He probably just asked Rose if I ate my tomatoes./ He put a piece of the ravioli in his mouth and his eyes widened. "This is wonderful!" he said after he finished.
"My head chef is from Italy(ooh ,la la!), he'll be flattered to know you like it." Seto paused and the silence became slightly awkward. "I picked Italian because you chose that for your dressing."
Ryou just blushed in response.
/Am I talking too much? What if he's guessed? ...he looks like an intuitive person. Oh gods, if he even suspects.../ Seto focused on his plate in worry.
Ryou pushed the alfrado around on his plate, idly eating. It seemed that the fear and nervousness had caused his stomach to shrink. He just wasn't hungry.
Ryou tried a small pep talk to get his fear to go away. /I can do this. It's not that hard, just tell him. Who am I kidding? I can't tell him.... okay... that didn't work. Another approach. Duke'll kill me if I don't. Death is bad, so I'll tell him and I won't be killed.... I'll die of embarrassment though... That didn't work either./
Seto noticed Ryou's restless eating, and then had to say something when the eating all together stopped.
"Ryou? Is anything wrong?"
"No," Ryou responded immediately. He saw Duke standing outside of the classroom. 'Anything to help!' /Damn..... I have to do this.../ 'Yes," he admitted tentatively.
Seto fought to control his breathing. /He knows.../ "What?" he asked, so afraid of what his answer would be.
/Say it! Just say it and get it over with!/ Ryou opened and closed his mouth a couple of times before finally blurting out, "I think I have a crush on you!" /There I said it!/, and promptly turned as red as the spaghetti sauce.
HA! That's it! The end of this section! *laughs evilly* I love cliff hangers! Now you better go and review or I won't post the next section. That's right! I can do that! Because I'm evil! XD
Joey: You haven't been working on mine *pouts*
,': | You actually want me to work on it?
Seto: No he doesn't. Don't listen to him -.-
Joey: Well you don't write about me in this one...
Aww... Joey's jealous. Fine, I'll write more up tonight. Better? *pat*pat* *huggles her reviews* you guys are so cool! I love getting reviews from all of you. You totally rock my socks!! Well Ice, you used caps almost the whole time. Go you! Hehe me like chess too. ^_^ DSF, Isn't tension the greatest?! And to think there's more to come. o.o Shouldn't have said that... Anyway, thanks for the compliments! And Mokuba is the cutest. Don't worry Mailk, you may not be in this one, but you're in my Seto/Jou. And there's some evilness of the ness ness in there. *leaves Duke alone* he's a big boy, he can handle it. Hehehe, okay treana, this chapter is all for you. Yeah, that's right. It's your wish in text. Aww, more than 50 Lethe? Then review more! Hehe, I lied before. NOW there's 2 more sections after this. I can't count ^^;; So you don't have to make up 5 names Anime. I should reach it for sure... only 5 to go! Anyway, here ya go!
~Winning Means Taking Risks~
Ryou stared at the board as he tried to unravel Seto's moves and look for the best way to trap him. Brows furrowed, he concentrated.
Seto crossed his arm and studied his opponent. /He has such a sweet nature about him. It's like he hates to upset someone./ He watched as Ryou tried tuck a lose piece of hair behind his ear, eyes still on the board.
Seto's hand itched to run its fingers through that hair. /It looks so soft.../ He was snapped back to reality, however, when Ryou made is move.
Now it was Seto who concentrated on the game, and Ryou's mind was allowed to wonder. He was utterly captivated by the sparkling blue eyes that studied his last move. /They're like the ocean, so blue and deep. Such a treasure is held within, but he hides it from everyone.../
Seto smiled suddenly as he saw what Ryou was doing. /Sorry Ryou, I can't let you do that./ He made his move. "Check."
Ryou sighed as he was forced to move his king. That plan was scrapped, and he was now in a very bad position.
A few turns later Seto smirked as he looked up at Ryou, made his move and proclaimed, "Checkmate."
Ryou knocked his king over and was filled with feelings of happiness and longing. It was over.
Seto rose smoothly and gestured toward the door. "I had a dinner prepared, so if you would like to stay I would enjoy it."
A faint pink flush spread across Ryou's cheeks as he smiled. "I'd love to.." /Why did I say that? I could have just said yes... oh gods, I'll never be able to tell him./
Seto allowed a small smile before heading off to the kitchen. /'I'd love too' ....that's so close to 'I love you'... What am I thinking?! I can't like him. I wonder if he has any clue what he's doing to me.../
Ryou walked into the dining room to find the large table had two places set at the far end. He was glad they would be across from each other. Yet another chance to stare into dazzling azure eyes.
Seto nodded to Rose, who slipped into the kitchen. He paused behind his chair as he waited for Ryou to reach his own, and then sat down.
"I had something prepared tonight that I think we'll both enjoy," he commented as Rose walked back in, and placed two large plates in front of them. "Mozzarella and herb ravioli, and fettuccine alfrado (a/n I love Italian food.... can you tell ^_^;). There is absolutely no meat or tomato chunks."
Ryou looked up at Seto in shock. "How did you know that I don't like tomatoes?"
Seto picked up his fork and gave Ryou another of his almost smiles. "You picked them out of your salad with excellent precision."
Ryou blushed as he started on his dinner. /He paid attention to what I did and didn't eat?/ He gave himself a mental shake. /He probably just asked Rose if I ate my tomatoes./ He put a piece of the ravioli in his mouth and his eyes widened. "This is wonderful!" he said after he finished.
"My head chef is from Italy(ooh ,la la!), he'll be flattered to know you like it." Seto paused and the silence became slightly awkward. "I picked Italian because you chose that for your dressing."
Ryou just blushed in response.
/Am I talking too much? What if he's guessed? ...he looks like an intuitive person. Oh gods, if he even suspects.../ Seto focused on his plate in worry.
Ryou pushed the alfrado around on his plate, idly eating. It seemed that the fear and nervousness had caused his stomach to shrink. He just wasn't hungry.
Ryou tried a small pep talk to get his fear to go away. /I can do this. It's not that hard, just tell him. Who am I kidding? I can't tell him.... okay... that didn't work. Another approach. Duke'll kill me if I don't. Death is bad, so I'll tell him and I won't be killed.... I'll die of embarrassment though... That didn't work either./
Seto noticed Ryou's restless eating, and then had to say something when the eating all together stopped.
"Ryou? Is anything wrong?"
"No," Ryou responded immediately. He saw Duke standing outside of the classroom. 'Anything to help!' /Damn..... I have to do this.../ 'Yes," he admitted tentatively.
Seto fought to control his breathing. /He knows.../ "What?" he asked, so afraid of what his answer would be.
/Say it! Just say it and get it over with!/ Ryou opened and closed his mouth a couple of times before finally blurting out, "I think I have a crush on you!" /There I said it!/, and promptly turned as red as the spaghetti sauce.
HA! That's it! The end of this section! *laughs evilly* I love cliff hangers! Now you better go and review or I won't post the next section. That's right! I can do that! Because I'm evil! XD