Kyara placed both hands on her hips. "Alright, Seto. What do you want for a prize?"
"Shuffle your deck. I'll draw a card, and whichever one I get, that'll be my prize."
For a moment, Kyara seemed dubious on letting Kaiba draw a card. But she relented and began to shuffle the pile of cards she held. Finally, she held it out to him. "Here."
Reaching over, Seto drew a single card and brought it over to his face. "Well, what is it?" Kyara tried to get a glimpse of it.
Kaiba turned it over. "The Magician of Faith."
Kyara's features saddened. "Well what do you know. My favorite card. Take it then."
Her opponent shook his head and handed it back to its owner. "Its your favorite, so I won't take it. Let me draw again."
Obliging, Kyara offered him the deck again. Kaiba drew one. A shocked look arose on his features when he saw what card it was. "The Petite Angel?!"
All around, the observers laughed aloud when they heard what card it was. Only Te'a wasn't amused. "There's nothing wrong with it, if you ask me." she grumbled.
With a sigh, Kaiba pocketed the card. "Well, that's my prize then."
"You sure you don't want to draw again?" Kyara asked.
"No, that's all right."
After putting away her dueling deck, Kyara glanced down at her watch. "Nine o-clock." she read. "I should get going."
"I can give you a ride home." Seto offered.
"Sure."
* * *
Back out on the street again, Kyara threw back her head to glance at the night sky. "What a party." she said.
Kaiba steered Kyara in the right direction to his car while she continued to stare heavenwards. "You make it sound like a mandatory affair."
"Well, I only went because Te'a begged me to."
"Oh."
"Then again, I did have a good time, despite my earlier thoughts."
Kaiba smiled thinly. "That's good."
Kyara tore her gaze away from the night sky. "You sound distracted. A penny for your thoughts?"
"The Intercontinental Championships are next week."
"Really?" Kyara stopped walking.
With his arm, Kaiba pushed Kyara forward. "Yes. Did you qualify for them?"
"Yes, why? Are you going?"
A laugh escaped from Kaiba's throat, a bubbly light sound. "Kya, I'm the World Champion. What will they think if I DON'T go?"
"True," Kyara got into the car. "Its expected of you, isn't it?"
After shutting the door, Kaiba stuck a key into the ignition. "Being World Champion comes with responsibilities, y'know."
"Same thing with being CEO of KaibaCorp?"
"Yep."
"So where are they being held this year?"
"Well," Kaiba stared at the steering wheel thoughtfully. "I believe that they've chosen Tokyo to be the hosting city this year."
"Really?" Kyara leaned forward with interest. "Then I guess we won't have to travel that far, huh?"
"Yes, and guess whose company is providing the digital dueling stations."
"Yours?" Kyara asked meekly.
Seto smirked at her tone. "How'd you know?"
"I'm psychic, Seto," she touched a finger to her forehead. "Nothing escapes me! It doesn't take a genius to figure it out anyhow, KaibaCorp is the only company that produces them!"
"Just curious," Kaiba pointed to Kyara's dueling deck. "If I had decided to draw again, what card would I have gotten?"
Kyara drew the next card. "The Mage of Winds."
Kaiba waved it off dismissively. "Ack, its no use without the other three."
"Shuffle your deck. I'll draw a card, and whichever one I get, that'll be my prize."
For a moment, Kyara seemed dubious on letting Kaiba draw a card. But she relented and began to shuffle the pile of cards she held. Finally, she held it out to him. "Here."
Reaching over, Seto drew a single card and brought it over to his face. "Well, what is it?" Kyara tried to get a glimpse of it.
Kaiba turned it over. "The Magician of Faith."
Kyara's features saddened. "Well what do you know. My favorite card. Take it then."
Her opponent shook his head and handed it back to its owner. "Its your favorite, so I won't take it. Let me draw again."
Obliging, Kyara offered him the deck again. Kaiba drew one. A shocked look arose on his features when he saw what card it was. "The Petite Angel?!"
All around, the observers laughed aloud when they heard what card it was. Only Te'a wasn't amused. "There's nothing wrong with it, if you ask me." she grumbled.
With a sigh, Kaiba pocketed the card. "Well, that's my prize then."
"You sure you don't want to draw again?" Kyara asked.
"No, that's all right."
After putting away her dueling deck, Kyara glanced down at her watch. "Nine o-clock." she read. "I should get going."
"I can give you a ride home." Seto offered.
"Sure."
* * *
Back out on the street again, Kyara threw back her head to glance at the night sky. "What a party." she said.
Kaiba steered Kyara in the right direction to his car while she continued to stare heavenwards. "You make it sound like a mandatory affair."
"Well, I only went because Te'a begged me to."
"Oh."
"Then again, I did have a good time, despite my earlier thoughts."
Kaiba smiled thinly. "That's good."
Kyara tore her gaze away from the night sky. "You sound distracted. A penny for your thoughts?"
"The Intercontinental Championships are next week."
"Really?" Kyara stopped walking.
With his arm, Kaiba pushed Kyara forward. "Yes. Did you qualify for them?"
"Yes, why? Are you going?"
A laugh escaped from Kaiba's throat, a bubbly light sound. "Kya, I'm the World Champion. What will they think if I DON'T go?"
"True," Kyara got into the car. "Its expected of you, isn't it?"
After shutting the door, Kaiba stuck a key into the ignition. "Being World Champion comes with responsibilities, y'know."
"Same thing with being CEO of KaibaCorp?"
"Yep."
"So where are they being held this year?"
"Well," Kaiba stared at the steering wheel thoughtfully. "I believe that they've chosen Tokyo to be the hosting city this year."
"Really?" Kyara leaned forward with interest. "Then I guess we won't have to travel that far, huh?"
"Yes, and guess whose company is providing the digital dueling stations."
"Yours?" Kyara asked meekly.
Seto smirked at her tone. "How'd you know?"
"I'm psychic, Seto," she touched a finger to her forehead. "Nothing escapes me! It doesn't take a genius to figure it out anyhow, KaibaCorp is the only company that produces them!"
"Just curious," Kaiba pointed to Kyara's dueling deck. "If I had decided to draw again, what card would I have gotten?"
Kyara drew the next card. "The Mage of Winds."
Kaiba waved it off dismissively. "Ack, its no use without the other three."
