Isis loved being held in Seto's strong embrace. Her head rested on his chest, her fingers were intertwined with his, and one of his arms was clasped tightly around her waist. She sighed in contentment, wishing her life could always be like this. So peaceful and calm with nothing in the world to worry about. When she was with Seto, life seemed almost perfect. Almost, though occasionally she had to remind him of his manners. Never to her, but to people who were trying to be his friends.
She lifted her head to look at him, smiling slightly as she gazed at him. If he wasn't asleep, he was almost there, and his face took on an appearance of innocence. "I love you," she whispered. He smiled faintly and she rested her head on his chest again, the sound of his steady heartbeat quickly lulling her to sleep.
Life was wonderful, being with Seto like that. Just as she was about to drift off into a peaceful slumber, the phone started ringing. Her eyes opened wide as she turned to look at the phone. "Isis, love, get that please," she heard Seto mumble.
What was she anyway, his lover or his slave? However, the last thing she wanted to do was get into a fight with him at this time. Of course, the odds that this call was for her were about a million to one. She reached over and grabbed the phone. "Hello, Kaiba residence."
"Isis…." Isis froze, nearly dropping the phone. She glanced over her shoulder at Seto who was still giving the appearance of being asleep. This was becoming too frightening for her tastes. "Your friend shouldn't have done that."
The good news was she was no longer the center of the caller's focus. Maybe the caller would start leaving her alone now. "What?" she asked confused, wondering what brought about this sudden change. That statement had been a dumb move.
"Your friend… he shouldn't have kicked my servant…."
For a moment she didn't know what they were talking about. However in a few seconds the pieces started to fall in place for her. "Jounouchi…" she said, a sinking feeling taking hold in her chest.
"So that's the bastard's name…." She gasped, feeling incredibly stupid for telling him that way. "Don't worry. He'll pay too…."
The caller laughed, sending shivers down her spine. "You leave him alone," she told the caller, tears forming in the corner of her eyes. The only response she got was more laughter. "Did you hear me? You leave them the hell alone!" There was a click on the other line, followed by nothing but a dial tone. She put the phone down on the receiver sadly closing her eyes as the first tear rolled down her cheek.
"Isis, are you okay?" she heard Seto ask, his hand tenderly caressing her bare arm. She smiled, wiping away a few stray tears. "Who was it?" He moved closer to her, his breath warm on the back of her neck, so close she could feel the heat radiating off of his skin.
She hesitated, grabbing his hand lightly. "Damn telemarketers," she jokingly lied. She turned her head over her shoulder, staring deeply into his royal blue eyes. "They never know when to give up," she told him, leaning closer to him. She brought her hand up to lovingly caress the side of his face. "You would make a perfect one," she joked pressing her lips to his.
He grinned, pulling her around so she was facing him. "I love you," he whispered, cupping her face and gently kissing her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pushing the calls out of her mind for the time being.
"Of course you do," she said smugly, smiling at him. He chuckled, leaning in to kiss her again and tightening his arms around her waist. From somewhere in the back of her mind a voice protested that she should be more concerned about Jounouchi's safety; however, it was quickly silenced by the feeling of Seto's strong hands gently caressing her back. All other thoughts were pushed far out of her mind as he pulled her down onto his bed.
November 2nd
Isis woke up when the sun filtered in through the window. She blinked as she sat up, raising her hand to her mouth as she stifled a yawn. She looked over at Seto who was still sound asleep, sprawled quite ungracefully on his back. She reached over and tenderly brushed his bangs off his face, amused when they simply fell back. She was going to have him get his hair trimmed. Although he did look exceedingly cute and adorable that way. She sighed as she stood up, pulling some clothes out of Kaiba's closet. It was a good thing she kept extra clothes there for special cases just like this. She put her dress on, listening to the sound of the bird's singing.
She heard a cat meowing somewhere in the distance. She suddenly remembered the incident last night and felt a sharp pain in her chest as she remembered Jounouchi. She turned towards the phone, looking up Yuugi's number on Seto's list. After the phone rang five times she was beginning to give up hope. "Come on, Yuugi, pick up the phone," she muttered, pacing back and forth across the room.
"Hello?" came the sleepy response when somebody finally picked up the phone.
"Yuugi?" She tried not to sound too relieved. "It's Isis."
"Isis?" He sounded extremely tired, though at the moment she was too worried to care. "Isn't it a little early for you to be calling?"
"Sorry, Yuugi," she apologized, running her fingers through her hair. "Is Jounouchi still there?"
There was a pause before he answered, "Yeah, but he's still asleep."
"Is he okay?" she asked. She had to make sure that he was okay. She couldn't shake the feeling that he was in terrible danger.
"He's fine. He's snoring though."
"Must be a side effect of the seven years bad luck," she joked, feeling immensely relieved that he was still all right.
"No, he always snores after we…. Never mind. Was that all you wanted?"
"Yes. That and Seto and I will be your party next weekend."
"Great. See you later, Isis."
She smiled as she put down the phone. Sometime during her conversation Seto had woken up and was now sitting up and watching her intently. "Whom were you talking to?"
"My other lover," she told him. "I had to explain why I wasn't with him last night."
"Maybe because I'm better," he said, making Isis laugh. "That wasn't a joke." He scowled, crossing his arms over his chest.
She smiled, leaning down to give him a kiss. She sat down to next to him, taking hold of his hands. "Seto, you're going to take care of me, right?" she asked staring deeply into his eyes.
"Always," he whispered, leaning in to kiss her again.
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