(A/N: Okay, I wanna own Seto, but I only get to have claims over Terra,
Mira, and of course, Nodoka)
Chapter 6
Another Hurdle
The next day, after everyone left, Nodoka cleaned up the house. When Terran walked in, she looked at him a bit awkwardly. "You weren't here last night, what happened to you?" she asked. He shook his head and sat down on the couch. "Terran? Are you okay?"
"I got a graveyard shift at my new job. It's not that much fun, sorry I couldn't make it," he said.
"I'm sorry Terran," she said. "Well, feel free to feed yourself; my house is your house." When she was done cleaning, she cooked something for herself and Terran to eat. When they were done, Nodoka cleaned the kitchen and then sat down to watch some television.
A few moments later, a knock came at the door. Nodoka walked over and answered it. It was her reporter friend, Zephyr. "Hiya," she said to him.
"Nodoka, we've gotta talk," he said. Nodoka moved to the side and he entered the house.
"What is it?" she asked.
"You know that 'Kaiba in a dog suit' thing?" he asked.
She nodded. "What of it?"
"I was wondering if that could happen really soon. I'm on the verge of losing my job if I don't come up with a story in the next few days. Please Nodoka. I need your help."
Feeling bad for Seto, but even worse for Zephyr, she nodded. "I'll see what I can do. Don't speak a word of this to anyone at this moment, I'm not sure I can make it happen."
"I promise!" said Zephyr. "On my job, I won't say a thing to anyone!"
When the reporter left, Nodoka looked at the now sleeping Terran and walked over to the phone. Picking it up, she dialed Seto's number. "I need a favor," she said when he answered the phone.
"Sure, anything," the elder Kaiba responded.
"You remember the bet we made about the dog suit?"
"Anything but that," he said.
"Seto! Please! My friend is going to lose his job if you don't."
"No way! I'm not gonna embarrass myself because some idiot can't come up with a better story line!"
"But Seto!"
"NO!"
"We made a bet on it... and I won," she said in a serious tone.
"Damn it Nodoka!"
"We made a bet!"
"Fine!"
At the same time, they slammed down the phone. Nodoka then walked over and began cleaning up the semi-fancy dining room to the left of the stairway in another room. There was an old chandelier that she dusted and then she cleaned the table and everything else.
When that was done, she called up Bakura, Téa, Joey, Mira, Tristan, Yugi, and Mokuba. The five other people who would be there would include Serenity, Yugi's Grandpa, Zephyr, and his two crewmembers Nathan and Sakura.
That night, when everyone that was supposed to arrive was there, Seto stood in the bathroom, contemplating everything. "She's finally getting me back for being an asshole," he said to himself.
Using Seto's money, dinner was served, a grand four-course meal from one of the best restaurants in area. Everyone was dressed in semi-formal wear. This, after all, was a momentous occasion.
Nodoka stood from the table after eating and walked into the upstairs bathroom where Seto was sitting on the edge of the bathtub, wearing the dog suit. "You all right?" she asked him, trying to keep herself from laughing.
"Yeah, yeah," he said, his hand propping up his head.
"Sorry," she whispered. "I wouldn't have done this if Zephyr wasn't in trouble," she said.
"I don't see why I have to wear the dog suit," he grumbled.
"Because you lost the bet."
"Well," Seto stood up and continued, "what if we give him another story than me in a dog suit?"
Leaning against the sink in her black dress, Nodoka said, "Like what?"
"Go downstairs, I'll show you the other story once I get out of this thing..." He reached for the zipper in the back and ended up falling into the empty tub.
Nodoka nodded and laughed and then went downstairs.
"Where's dog-boy?" Joey asked when he saw Nodoka coming down.
Shrugging, Nodoka said, "He told me he had a story that would be better than him in a dog suit."
"He's gonna run," said Téa, sighing.
"Ya think so?" asked Nodoka, sitting back down in her seat between Mokuba and Terran.
When Seto came downstairs, he was in his regular clothes, including the famous white trench coat. He stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked to Nodoka. She sighed, got up and walked over to him.
"So what's this new story?" asked Mokuba.
Seto looked to his brother, smiled and then looked to Nodoka. "Here's the story," he said. He knelt down and pulled a black velvet box from his pocket. Opening it, he said, "Arilana Nodoka, will you marry me?"
Everyone's attention suddenly snapped to Seto. Not a word was spoken. Nodoka looked down at Seto, her eyes wide and her cheeks red. Zephyr and his crew stood there, catching the whole thing on video.
The silence stood there in the room for what seemed like forever. Then Nodoka smiled and said, "Yes." Seto jumped to his feet and hugged her. He spun himself and her in circles and when he stopped, he kissed her and hugged her more.
The entire table cheered, as did the reporter and his crewmembers. Everyone was happy about the 'story' that took place that night. Especially Zephyr, he got to keep his job.
Chapter 6
Another Hurdle
The next day, after everyone left, Nodoka cleaned up the house. When Terran walked in, she looked at him a bit awkwardly. "You weren't here last night, what happened to you?" she asked. He shook his head and sat down on the couch. "Terran? Are you okay?"
"I got a graveyard shift at my new job. It's not that much fun, sorry I couldn't make it," he said.
"I'm sorry Terran," she said. "Well, feel free to feed yourself; my house is your house." When she was done cleaning, she cooked something for herself and Terran to eat. When they were done, Nodoka cleaned the kitchen and then sat down to watch some television.
A few moments later, a knock came at the door. Nodoka walked over and answered it. It was her reporter friend, Zephyr. "Hiya," she said to him.
"Nodoka, we've gotta talk," he said. Nodoka moved to the side and he entered the house.
"What is it?" she asked.
"You know that 'Kaiba in a dog suit' thing?" he asked.
She nodded. "What of it?"
"I was wondering if that could happen really soon. I'm on the verge of losing my job if I don't come up with a story in the next few days. Please Nodoka. I need your help."
Feeling bad for Seto, but even worse for Zephyr, she nodded. "I'll see what I can do. Don't speak a word of this to anyone at this moment, I'm not sure I can make it happen."
"I promise!" said Zephyr. "On my job, I won't say a thing to anyone!"
When the reporter left, Nodoka looked at the now sleeping Terran and walked over to the phone. Picking it up, she dialed Seto's number. "I need a favor," she said when he answered the phone.
"Sure, anything," the elder Kaiba responded.
"You remember the bet we made about the dog suit?"
"Anything but that," he said.
"Seto! Please! My friend is going to lose his job if you don't."
"No way! I'm not gonna embarrass myself because some idiot can't come up with a better story line!"
"But Seto!"
"NO!"
"We made a bet on it... and I won," she said in a serious tone.
"Damn it Nodoka!"
"We made a bet!"
"Fine!"
At the same time, they slammed down the phone. Nodoka then walked over and began cleaning up the semi-fancy dining room to the left of the stairway in another room. There was an old chandelier that she dusted and then she cleaned the table and everything else.
When that was done, she called up Bakura, Téa, Joey, Mira, Tristan, Yugi, and Mokuba. The five other people who would be there would include Serenity, Yugi's Grandpa, Zephyr, and his two crewmembers Nathan and Sakura.
That night, when everyone that was supposed to arrive was there, Seto stood in the bathroom, contemplating everything. "She's finally getting me back for being an asshole," he said to himself.
Using Seto's money, dinner was served, a grand four-course meal from one of the best restaurants in area. Everyone was dressed in semi-formal wear. This, after all, was a momentous occasion.
Nodoka stood from the table after eating and walked into the upstairs bathroom where Seto was sitting on the edge of the bathtub, wearing the dog suit. "You all right?" she asked him, trying to keep herself from laughing.
"Yeah, yeah," he said, his hand propping up his head.
"Sorry," she whispered. "I wouldn't have done this if Zephyr wasn't in trouble," she said.
"I don't see why I have to wear the dog suit," he grumbled.
"Because you lost the bet."
"Well," Seto stood up and continued, "what if we give him another story than me in a dog suit?"
Leaning against the sink in her black dress, Nodoka said, "Like what?"
"Go downstairs, I'll show you the other story once I get out of this thing..." He reached for the zipper in the back and ended up falling into the empty tub.
Nodoka nodded and laughed and then went downstairs.
"Where's dog-boy?" Joey asked when he saw Nodoka coming down.
Shrugging, Nodoka said, "He told me he had a story that would be better than him in a dog suit."
"He's gonna run," said Téa, sighing.
"Ya think so?" asked Nodoka, sitting back down in her seat between Mokuba and Terran.
When Seto came downstairs, he was in his regular clothes, including the famous white trench coat. He stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked to Nodoka. She sighed, got up and walked over to him.
"So what's this new story?" asked Mokuba.
Seto looked to his brother, smiled and then looked to Nodoka. "Here's the story," he said. He knelt down and pulled a black velvet box from his pocket. Opening it, he said, "Arilana Nodoka, will you marry me?"
Everyone's attention suddenly snapped to Seto. Not a word was spoken. Nodoka looked down at Seto, her eyes wide and her cheeks red. Zephyr and his crew stood there, catching the whole thing on video.
The silence stood there in the room for what seemed like forever. Then Nodoka smiled and said, "Yes." Seto jumped to his feet and hugged her. He spun himself and her in circles and when he stopped, he kissed her and hugged her more.
The entire table cheered, as did the reporter and his crewmembers. Everyone was happy about the 'story' that took place that night. Especially Zephyr, he got to keep his job.