To Find a Sweetheart

Katya: Okay. I would like to take this time to apologize to everyone out there who read chapter one. *sighs* I don't know why, but Anna wanted to wait until I got our chapter two done...EVEN IF IT MEANT WAITING TWOMONTHS! I SINCERELY apologize; this is my spring break now, and the first opportunity I've had to write in awhile.

Anna: Will you STOP?! I FORGIVE YOU ALREADY!

Katya: But...the readers may not!

Yugi: Oh, quit it, Katya...and just write.

Yami: *grins* Aibou has a point...you've waited long enough...

Katya: TELL me about it. Well, you all won't have to wait another two months, because Anna here is going to write the next couple chapters. Because, I, once again, will be swamped until summer vacation.

Anna: Well? Shall we get going?

Katya: You bet!

/Yugi to Yami/  //Yami to Yugi//  \Private thoughts\

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*Yugi's POV*

"I've got an idea."

Katya grinned. "Awesome. 'Cause I sure don't."

"Me neither," my yami cut in.

I faked a look of superiority. "Ah, and this is why you all must rely on my superior intellect. Where would you be without me?"

Yami and my girlfriend cracked up. "DON'T turn into Seto on me, aibou," Yami chuckled. I grinned.

"Well, then, let's hear this genius scheme of yours," Katya leaned back, reclining on the couch.

"Well, I'm almost positive that we won't have school tomorrow." As I said this, I glanced out the window. The snow was piling up; it looked like there was a good six inches out there already! \Nope...definitely won't have school tomorrow, if this keeps up.\

"And?" Yami, sardonic as always.

"Well, we could all go ice-skating tomorrow...at the new rink downtown? It would be fun."

"Not to mention a good way to get that stubborn CEO and Anna together." Yami had read my mind again.

/Hey. Genius schemes are reserved for moi only./

//Oh, are they now?//

/I'd prefer it if my thoughts were kept private, dear yami of mine./

//Oh. Well, then. Excuse me.// I snorted to myself. Yami pretending to me mortally offended was very amusing.

"Uhhh...guys...mind including me in the little private conversation?"

I blushed a bit. "Sorry, Katya." Then I grinned. "I was making it clear to a certain someone that he should stop reading my mind and leave the genius-ness to me."

Yami grinned apologetically when Katya gave him an amused look. "I know...genius schemes are reserved only for short, cute aibous."

Katya and I laughed. "Anyways," I said. "We need to get Seto and Anna on the ice together, without physically pushing them to do so."

"You said it, Yugi. I highly doubt that either of them would enjoy being pushed into each other," Yami noted.

Katya grinned. "Well, boys, I think I have an idea there..."

We spent the next half hour planning our afternoon. Then we called our friends, telling them of our plans and clueing all but the two potential lovebirds into what our ideas were for them. Operation Be-My-Valentine was underway!

::The next day:: *Katya's POV*

Yugi is a genius. I never would have thought of ice-skating. \Cute, sweet, and smart...is there anything he isn't?\

Anna pulled on her skates next to me. I sat down next to her with mine. Fortunately, I'd gotten a decent pair of skates. Last time I came here, one of my skate blades was dull, causing me to fall several times.

"I'm SO glad we had off today!" Anna exclaimed happily, struggling with her small ties. She, unlike me, owned her own pair of skates.

"Tell me about it." I tugged on my left skate and went about tightening and tying the laces. "It was Yugi's idea, so thank him."

She grinned. "Oh I will." \You will after we get Seto on the ice with you,\ I thought with a smile.

"So, Anna..." I began, "I think we girls ought to show the boys how awesome and cool we are on skates. What do you think?"

My friend grinned. "Oh, heck yeah! I haven't skated in about forever, but I think we can still make their jaws hit the floor."

"Me neither, but you're right." \Especially Seto's...oh this is going to be FUN!\ "Not to mention the fact that you look gorgeous...that alone will make their jaws hit the floor." I thought I had a point. Anna wore a tight, blue, sparkly short-sleeved shirt and black jeans. She had left her hair down, keeping some of it back with a black hairband.

Anna laughed, blushing slightly. "Oh, stop it, you. You don't look that bad yourself."

I smiled. I wore my favorite outfit. I had on a blue v-neck T-shirt that had laces in the v. The black spandex pants I loved to tap dance in and a half-sleeved black cardigan that only attached in the middle completed the ensemble.

I finished tying my skates and stood. Anna did the same. "Should we practice a bit, then?"

Anna grinned. "You bet."

*Anna's POV*

I hadn't skated in AGES! I thought I was going to hit the ice flat on my butt the moment I stepped out there. However, it wasn't that bad when I got out there. Katya was a bit better at balancing than I was, and with a bit of her help, I was soon gliding like a pro, just like I used to do. Trying a spin, I was very happy to see that I hadn't forgotten my skating lessons.

Katya and I got off the ice just as Yugi, Yami and Joey arrived. "I told you we'd wow the crowd," my friend said, winking. I had to agree...I was feeling much more confident now that I had practiced.

Yugi nearly knocked over his girlfriend, enveloping her in a hug. "You look great," he said, smiling at her.

"You look pretty awesome, yourself, Yug'." She smiled down at the tri-color-haired boy. I felt a twinge of jealousy. They were so happy together, almost a perfect couple. \Of course, they have their disagreements, but...I wish I had a boyfriend like that.\ Not that I didn't have someone in mind...and that someone walked in right at that moment.

"Hello, all." Seto smiled. I tried hard not to melt. I loved it when he smiled. "Hey Anna." He added. \Ohmygod...he just...\ I tried not to blush.

"Hey Seto." I said shyly. I saw Katya and Yugi give each other a secret grin. \They've got to be up to something,\ I thought.

"Oy, Seto! You sure you won't fall in that coat of yours?" We all laughed, even Seto. He was wearing one of his trench coats, the blue one (my personal favorite). He wore a teal-colored shirt underneath and black pants. I thought he looked amazing.

"Careful, Chihuahua, I just may use it to trip you," the billionaire teased.

Joey laughed. Seto's comments did not faze him anymore, much to my relief. He looked at all of us. "What's with the blue and black? Did you all conspire?"

I giggled. He had a point. Yugi was wearing his normal blue and white, but Yami was in his normal navy-and-black-leather combination that made many a fan-girl faint. Joey wore black jeans, a white T, and his normal green jacket.

Katya grinned. "Yep. We all decided to not tell you to wear blue and black so you'd stand out."

Joey pretended to pout. "Awwww..."

"I'll be right back," Seto said. "I need to rent a pair of skates." He walked out into the lobby, blue trench coat flaring out behind him. I really wanted one of those.

Yami laughed, standing up after putting his black skates on. "Everyone ready?" he said.

"Nope," Katya and I said together. We looked at each other and laughed.

Katya continued, "Anna and I want to beguile all of you with our amazing talents first."

Joey clapped his hands over his ears. "Not singing," he begged, even though he knew perfectly well that both Katya and I could sing very well. However, we laughed, and went onto the ice.

*Katya's POV*

Anna was so good! I couldn't do any of the things she could do! She spun and I think she did a flip once too...fortunately, she'd taught me how to jump, so I held my own as we skated round the ice rink.

Where was Seto? He has to be here, renting skates doesn't take THAT long! I nearly fell while keeping a lookout for him; I decided to concentrate on skating.

"All right there, Katya?" Anna called, skating backwards towards me.

"Yep," I answered, taking off again. I did a mental victory dance when I saw Seto come in through the door and stop when he saw Anna and me. \Showtime...\ I thought, grinning mentally.

I did a figure eight; Anna jumped and spun three times in midair before landing gracefully on one leg. "I'll NEVER understand how you do that," I told her. She laughed.

"Are we done?" she asked. I thought for a minute. I was getting out of breath; we'd been on the ice for a good five minutes.

"Sure." We skated to the entrance.

Immediately, I was met by a very awed Yugi, telling me how good I was. \Very funny...Anna was so much better...\ But I grinned and hugged him back. \Damn, I'm so lucky!\

"Hey, Yug'," I whispered. "Look at Seto." Yugi did so and tried not to giggle.

Seto was looking at Anna in shock. "Mission one: success," Yugi whispered back under the noise of everyone telling us that we were great.

Anna was very red by this time. Seto went up to her, which caused her to turn even redder. "You...you were amazing," he said.

She beamed. "Thanks."

Yugi said, "C'mon, Anna, let's ALL go out; maybe you can teach me some of that?"

A chorus of yeses came from the rest of the group. "All right," Anna grinned, and led them out onto the ice. I stayed behind; I was very tired, and I could feel my asthma getting to be a bit. I went to request a couple of songs, and was very pleased to hear "Complicated" start to play as I sat back down, watching my friends skate, fall, and get back up laughing.

Once the song was over, Yugi and Joey skated back to the bleachers and sat down, panting.

"Whew...that was fun!" Yugi grinned. He whispered, more quietly, "Mission two: in progress."

Seto and Yami came off the ice next. "I told Anna to skate a bit on her own," Yami said. "She's so good!" I grinned, as "Stole" by Kelly Rolland began to play.

­~But good don't get attention

One kid with a promise

The brightest kid in school

He's not a fool

Reading books about science and smart stuff

It's not enough, no

Cause smart don't make you cool, whoa~

*Seto's POV*

I stared as Anna skated. She was amazing. I've liked her for a while now, but this just only increased my admiration of her.

The song...it reminds me of myself, in a way.

~Cause smart don't make you cool, whoa~

I watched her; I wanted to go out there and skate with her so badly! I imagined myself lifting her up, just like those Olympic skaters do, and her smiling—

\Get that out of your head, Seto. There's no way she likes you like that.\ I sighed to myself. I didn't think she would...but it was nice to dream.

"You know..." I started to say, but caught myself quickly. \Damnit! Way to go, smart one!\

"What?" Katya and Yugi said at the same time.

I thought of something quickly. "Uh...she really shouldn't be alone out there...someone should go skate with her."

Katya sighed, and she and Yugi complied. They looked slightly disappointed for some reason. I'd have to ask them about that later.

Right now, I wanted to watch my secret crush skate.

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Katya: Can you say..."that sucked"?

Yami: That—*his mouth is covered by Anna and Yugi*

Anna: I liked it ^_^

Yugi: Me too!

Katya: *smiles* Arigatou.

Anna and Katya: Well, you know what to do!

Anna: Just push the little button down there! *winks*

Katya: You know...the little purple "review" button. *also winks*

Yugi: *cute smile* Ja ne!