"Thanks again for the ride, Seto." Kyara said gratefully as she got out of the car.
With a nod, Seto Kaiba watched Kyara's retreating back. "Hey," he cried after her. "Do you need a ride for the Intercontinentals?"
"Why?" Kyara turned to face him.
"Well, seeing as we're both going...." Kaiba trailed off.
With a wink, Kyara nodded. "That would be great. I'll see you then."
* * *
Once back within the cool recesses of her home, Kyara let out a deep sigh, as if she had just shedded a great burden. What a night. So Kaiba did care. She smiled wistfully as she strode up the stairs to her room. Strange how things could change so fast. The phone rang. Picking it up, Kyara held it to her ear. "Hello?"
"Kya-chan! It's Ryo."
"Oh, hi! Still at the school, huh? What's up?"
"Well...." Ryo said. "Te'a and the others would like to know about you-know-what."
"What?!" Kyara laughed at his request. "You've gotta be kidding me."
"Please?" Ryo asked.
Again, Kyara giggled, this time at his meekness. "I'll probably tell you guys later. Maybe."
"That's not fair, Kyara."
"Hey, life isn't fair, Ryo."
"I know." Kyara's friend agreed. "Oh yea, have you seen those flyers around town about the up-coming tournament?"
"Yes."
"Are you going?"
"Why wouldn't I? I qualified."
"Wait," Ryo said, and he could be heard talking to someone else. "Yugi wants to talk to you."
"Okay."
Again, Kyara heard Ryo talking to someone in the backround. "...And hurry up, Yugi, my cell phone's almost outta power."
"Don't worry, Ryo, I'll make it quick." Yugi replied. "Kyara?"
"Hi, Yugi!"
"I just wanted to tell you that I'm going to the tournament too!"
"Really?" Kyara cried. "You need a ride?"
"I don't know..." Yugi said thoughtfully. "I might have my Grandpa take me."
"Please? Seto's driving me, I'm sure he won't mind."
Again, Ryo's voice could be heard. "Sure, sure, use my phone until it's totally drained so that I have to charge it all over again! It's not like I have friends to call!"
"Just ignore him." Kyara laughed. "Ryo's like that. He doesn't mean it really. I think. Anyways, we can pick you up if you want."
"You sure?"
"Course I'm sure!" Kyara nodded desptite the fact that he couldn't see her. "Where you want us to pick you up?"
"At my Grandpa's shop. It's the Turtle Game Shop."
"'Turtle'"?
"Yea, you can't miss it."
"Okay!" Kyara said cheerfully. "See you then!"
She hung up. Back in her room, Kyara set down her dueling deck onto her desk. For a long moment, she stared at the pile of cards thoughtfully. Should she take the time to create a new strategy? Maybe later.
With a nod, Seto Kaiba watched Kyara's retreating back. "Hey," he cried after her. "Do you need a ride for the Intercontinentals?"
"Why?" Kyara turned to face him.
"Well, seeing as we're both going...." Kaiba trailed off.
With a wink, Kyara nodded. "That would be great. I'll see you then."
* * *
Once back within the cool recesses of her home, Kyara let out a deep sigh, as if she had just shedded a great burden. What a night. So Kaiba did care. She smiled wistfully as she strode up the stairs to her room. Strange how things could change so fast. The phone rang. Picking it up, Kyara held it to her ear. "Hello?"
"Kya-chan! It's Ryo."
"Oh, hi! Still at the school, huh? What's up?"
"Well...." Ryo said. "Te'a and the others would like to know about you-know-what."
"What?!" Kyara laughed at his request. "You've gotta be kidding me."
"Please?" Ryo asked.
Again, Kyara giggled, this time at his meekness. "I'll probably tell you guys later. Maybe."
"That's not fair, Kyara."
"Hey, life isn't fair, Ryo."
"I know." Kyara's friend agreed. "Oh yea, have you seen those flyers around town about the up-coming tournament?"
"Yes."
"Are you going?"
"Why wouldn't I? I qualified."
"Wait," Ryo said, and he could be heard talking to someone else. "Yugi wants to talk to you."
"Okay."
Again, Kyara heard Ryo talking to someone in the backround. "...And hurry up, Yugi, my cell phone's almost outta power."
"Don't worry, Ryo, I'll make it quick." Yugi replied. "Kyara?"
"Hi, Yugi!"
"I just wanted to tell you that I'm going to the tournament too!"
"Really?" Kyara cried. "You need a ride?"
"I don't know..." Yugi said thoughtfully. "I might have my Grandpa take me."
"Please? Seto's driving me, I'm sure he won't mind."
Again, Ryo's voice could be heard. "Sure, sure, use my phone until it's totally drained so that I have to charge it all over again! It's not like I have friends to call!"
"Just ignore him." Kyara laughed. "Ryo's like that. He doesn't mean it really. I think. Anyways, we can pick you up if you want."
"You sure?"
"Course I'm sure!" Kyara nodded desptite the fact that he couldn't see her. "Where you want us to pick you up?"
"At my Grandpa's shop. It's the Turtle Game Shop."
"'Turtle'"?
"Yea, you can't miss it."
"Okay!" Kyara said cheerfully. "See you then!"
She hung up. Back in her room, Kyara set down her dueling deck onto her desk. For a long moment, she stared at the pile of cards thoughtfully. Should she take the time to create a new strategy? Maybe later.
