"I guess you're right, Te'a." Kyara finally sighed.
Te'a pointed over to a nearby concession stand. "C'mon, I don't know about you, but I'm in the mood for a good strawberry smoothie!"
With a grin, Kyara followed Te'a to get a cup. After recieving their orders, they sat back down. But before one sip could be taken, Kyara's cell phone rang, a high ringing sound. Nodding apologetically to her companion, Kyara withdrew it from her pocket. "Hello?" she listened for a moment. "Oh! Hi, Yugi!"
"Yugi?" Te'a cried. "What's he calling for?"
"Let me find out." Kyara said. "Oh, he says he's got an idea for the science project. And..." She pressed the phone to her ear. "Can you come over to start on it?"
Te'a bit her lip. "Well..."
Kyara nodded in understanding. "Don't worry about me. Besides, education comes first before pleasure!"
"Since you put it that way, I'll see you on Monday then, okay?"
"Yea."

* * *

Kyara strode through the city streets, alone. She sighed as she glanced at her watch. It was only six-o-clock. She strode on down the sidewalk and past Kaiba Coporation. "Hey! Kyara!" a voice cried.
She recognized the voice even before she turned around. Seto.
"Hey, Seto."
The KaibaCorp CEO stood by his car, a suitcase in hand. "What are you doing here?" he asked. "I thought you were with Te'a?"
"Was. Yugi called and she had to go."
"Oh, I see." Kaiba stared at her thoughtfully. "Need a ride?"
She smiled and shook her head. "No thank you. I can walk."
Kaiba pointed to the darkened sky. "You sure? I heard it was gonna rain soon."
As if on cue, a sudden shower of water descended from the heavens. Kyara sighed. "All right." she strode over to his side.
She got into the car.
"So what have you been doing?" Kyara asked as they drove off.
Kaiba gave an exasperated groan. "Running a big company bearing my last name, you?"
Stifling a giggle, Kyara said, "Things probably ten times not as difficult."
A smile threatened to form on Seto's lips. "Really? And what would those 'not as difficult' things be?"
"Oh, shopping, buying cards, drinking smoothies...."
"Speaking of cards," Kaiba's tone turned business-like. "What about that Card Translator we're making?"
Kyara watched the rain as it pattered and ran down the closed windows. "What about it?"
"When shall we test it?"
"When it's done, silly!"
Kaiba laughed a rare laugh. "Quite true."
Kyara stared demourly out the window. She sighed. "I love the rain."
Caught unawares by the change of subject, Kaiba answered a few seconds late. "The rain?"
She tapped a finger against the window. "It calms me for some reason."
"Hmm..."
Kaiba's passenger swivelled around to face him. "So what if I see the sunshine in the pouring rain?"
"No, it's just that, when I was a kid, I used to watch the rain too."
Kyara blushed.