"How was your duel, Kyara?"
Smiling thinly, Kyara strode away from her friends. "Fine, Te'a. But I think I'll just sit outside for a little while..."
Back in the gym, Te'a frowned at Kyara's retreating back. "That does it," she threw a glare at where Kaiba sat across the floor. "I'm going to have a serious talk with Kaiba. Can't he see how much he hurt Kyara?"
Ryo nodded and watched as Te'a began to sprint across the room. "Good luck."
But when she reached her destination, Te'a found that Kaiba was nowhere in sight. She turned to Hiroshi, whom Seto had dueled with last. "Where'd Kaiba go?"
Hiroshi shrugged. "Not sure, he said something about going to the roof. Don't know why, it's really windy up there."
With a nod, Te'a left him and hurried up a flight of stairs by the back of the gym.
* * *
Seated on the roof, Kaiba stared up at the sky. Before him, his dueling deck lay by his feet, the cards blown askew. He ran a hand through his hair and groaned. He had been wrong. He was in love. But it had taken him so long to realize it. He rubbed his forehead. Regret ebbed at his heart. The sound of a door slamming sounded behind him. But he didn't bother to turn around, he knew it wasn't Kyara.
"Seto Kaiba!" Te'a cried, an accusing finger pointed straight at him.
"Go away..." he mumbled.
But Te'a persisted. "Why are you so heartless?" she said.
Kaiba swiveled his head around to face Te'a, but said nothing. The brown-haired girl bit her lip. This was going to be tougher than she thought. She cleared her throat. "Kaiba, don't you know there's a girl out there who loves you?"
The Duel Monsters World Champion rose from where he sat and walked quietly to the edge of the roof. He gazed down at the ground below. "There's only one girl for me. Unfortuneately, I've already ruined any chance I had with her."
Te'a followed his gaze. Seated on a stone bench two stories down, was Kyara. So he does care. Te'a thought. There could be some hope.
"If you do love her, why don't you tell her?!"
Kaiba whirled around to face her. "How can I?!" he demanded. "After what I've done, I'm surprised she even stays in the same room as I do!"
"You got a point there..." Te'a said under her breath.
Kaiba clenched his fists. "If only..." he stammered. "If only...-I don't know what to think."
Te'a frowned at him, arms akimbo. "Then don't. Go to her," her expression softened slightly. "Tell her how you feel. Its not too late."
Seto looked at her, a look of amazement in his eyes. "You're right." he said quietly. "You're right..."
Kaiba turned away from the ledge and walked to the roof entrance. After opening the door, he hurried down the stairs.
* * *
Out in the courtyard, Kyara sat miserably, her thoughts in chaos. Ryo's advice wasn't helping. She still felt depressed. Behind her, the buzz of conversation coming from the party did little to improve her mood. Faintly, she heard approaching footsteps. Probably Te'a or Ryo. The footsteps stopped. "Leave me alone." she said to whoever stood behind her.
"No." a voice said.
Kyara started when she recognized the voice. She turned around. "Seto?" she cried in disbelief.
He nodded and sat himself beside her. "We need to talk." he said gently.
Smiling thinly, Kyara strode away from her friends. "Fine, Te'a. But I think I'll just sit outside for a little while..."
Back in the gym, Te'a frowned at Kyara's retreating back. "That does it," she threw a glare at where Kaiba sat across the floor. "I'm going to have a serious talk with Kaiba. Can't he see how much he hurt Kyara?"
Ryo nodded and watched as Te'a began to sprint across the room. "Good luck."
But when she reached her destination, Te'a found that Kaiba was nowhere in sight. She turned to Hiroshi, whom Seto had dueled with last. "Where'd Kaiba go?"
Hiroshi shrugged. "Not sure, he said something about going to the roof. Don't know why, it's really windy up there."
With a nod, Te'a left him and hurried up a flight of stairs by the back of the gym.
* * *
Seated on the roof, Kaiba stared up at the sky. Before him, his dueling deck lay by his feet, the cards blown askew. He ran a hand through his hair and groaned. He had been wrong. He was in love. But it had taken him so long to realize it. He rubbed his forehead. Regret ebbed at his heart. The sound of a door slamming sounded behind him. But he didn't bother to turn around, he knew it wasn't Kyara.
"Seto Kaiba!" Te'a cried, an accusing finger pointed straight at him.
"Go away..." he mumbled.
But Te'a persisted. "Why are you so heartless?" she said.
Kaiba swiveled his head around to face Te'a, but said nothing. The brown-haired girl bit her lip. This was going to be tougher than she thought. She cleared her throat. "Kaiba, don't you know there's a girl out there who loves you?"
The Duel Monsters World Champion rose from where he sat and walked quietly to the edge of the roof. He gazed down at the ground below. "There's only one girl for me. Unfortuneately, I've already ruined any chance I had with her."
Te'a followed his gaze. Seated on a stone bench two stories down, was Kyara. So he does care. Te'a thought. There could be some hope.
"If you do love her, why don't you tell her?!"
Kaiba whirled around to face her. "How can I?!" he demanded. "After what I've done, I'm surprised she even stays in the same room as I do!"
"You got a point there..." Te'a said under her breath.
Kaiba clenched his fists. "If only..." he stammered. "If only...-I don't know what to think."
Te'a frowned at him, arms akimbo. "Then don't. Go to her," her expression softened slightly. "Tell her how you feel. Its not too late."
Seto looked at her, a look of amazement in his eyes. "You're right." he said quietly. "You're right..."
Kaiba turned away from the ledge and walked to the roof entrance. After opening the door, he hurried down the stairs.
* * *
Out in the courtyard, Kyara sat miserably, her thoughts in chaos. Ryo's advice wasn't helping. She still felt depressed. Behind her, the buzz of conversation coming from the party did little to improve her mood. Faintly, she heard approaching footsteps. Probably Te'a or Ryo. The footsteps stopped. "Leave me alone." she said to whoever stood behind her.
"No." a voice said.
Kyara started when she recognized the voice. She turned around. "Seto?" she cried in disbelief.
He nodded and sat himself beside her. "We need to talk." he said gently.
