Chapter Seven:

As Lily cooked breakfast, they discussed what happened and agreed that it was just an accident, and neither should be embarrassed, since they both were in great physical shape, hehe. They just hung out before going to Tristan's for the silly school project.

They had arrived late together and showed up very enthusiastically about starting. In fact they were so excited that they didn't bother to greet Tristan or Joey when they got there. Kaiba responded to their welcome with 'let's get this over with.'

Starting out poorly, the four argued over who would do what part of the project. They had decided two would work on the visual aid, a 3 ft by 6 ft poster, and two others on the report. Lily suggested that she work with Tristan, so that it wouldn't look like she really wanted to be with Kaiba, although deep inside, she hoped they'd get some alone time. Kaiba and Joey both protested, well aware of the fact that they couldn't get along. They started to insult each other, and that was a surprise like the sun rises every day. (I did not come up with that analogy. I heard it on the radio and I actually thought it was rather good, so I stuck it in there.) Joey suggested that he work with Lily, but Tristan said otherwise, because he knew she'd probably humiliate him if he tried anything. He declared that he and Joey would work on the report and the other two on the poster, much to Joey's dismay.

Their topic was electron configurations, and so for the poster, Lily and Kaiba agreed on drawing a periodic table as well as diagrams explaining how things worked.

Joey complained of hunger thirty minutes into their work and Tristan's mother already went out to go pick up the pizza. Tristan took him to the kitchen, leaving Lily and Kaiba to themselves in his room.

Kaiba muttered something about a mutt before Lily told him she finished one of the diagrams. He was sketching another on the floor and rose and turned around, extending his hand to see how she did. She was already two feet from him, though, and his hand brushed against her chest. He started to stutter and apologize profusely, and said, "Oh, sorry! I, uh, didn't mean to touch your, uh, sorry. I just, it was an accident, I—"

"Stop, it's okay."

"I am so sorry," he faltered.

"It's not a problem."

"I'm sor—" Lily cut him off again by putting her lips on his and fiercely kissing him until they were both out of breath, "Now, if I was offended by what you did, would I have done that?"

"No."

That kiss set off a flood of emotions in Kaiba, which he managed to suppress until now. Ever since he saw her in the shower, he wanted her, but knew it would be too soon. He didn't even know what she wanted, but since he knew she was fine with kissing, he did so. She returned his desire and dragged him towards the bed. He crawled on top of her, his long trench coat covering the both of them. As she started to unbuckle his belt, Joey and Tristan entered the room carrying chips.

"What the hell? Since when were you two, eew!" yelled a disgusted Joey, turning his head from the two.

"That's disgusting! Agh! Get off my bed!!!" Tristan cringed.

"It's not like you actually saw anything," Kaiba smirked and although their clothes fully secure again, they continued to make out.

"Shut up, Kaiba, why don't you guys get yourself a room?" spat Joey.

Reluctantly breaking away, Lily replied, "We did, until you guys came back."

"But it was MY room!!!" Tristan wailed.

"Hey, you left."

"My poor bed! I have to go change the sheets! AHH! ::breaks down::"

"You two shouldn't be partners anymore; I think I should work with Lily, and keep things professional."

"You're just jealous because you haven't been close to dating a girl, much less being intimate with one, mutt."

"Why I oughtta..." (Fight FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! Haha, ok, no, despite how much I want to turn this silly...I can't. So, Tristan is going to hold him back and not let him punch the crap outta Kaiba, or would it be the other way around? Although, he'd like to get him back for screwing a girl on his bed. (he thought they actually did it, but they'd have to be a few minutes late for that to have happened) HIS BED! ::he shudders::)

"Let's just hurry up and get this project over with."

"Why? So you can go off with Kaiba and do, ahem, things?"

"Well, he is my boyfriend. We are entitled to show affection, so to speak."

"Boyfriend?! Why would you want to be with someone who doesn't care about anyone else but himself?"

"Hey...Well, I happen to know he loves his brother very much."

"His brother maybe, but that's probably the extent of it."

"Believe what you want."

"You're standing up for him? I've been here longer than you have, and I know a jerk when I see one. And you're not much better if you're gonna support that."

"I have the right to do whatever I want to, even if you have a problem with it."

"You're certainly not as smart as I thought you'd be. And here I was, thinking I was stupid for thinking I had a chance with you, when all along, I wouldn't want to be with you anyway!"

"I'm sorry, what was that? Oh, you're stupid and don't have a chance? That's right, I wouldn't want to be with you."

"Hey, if you weren't a girl, I'd beat the shit outta you."

"You couldn't even if you tried," she said, immaturely sticking out her tongue.

"I am sick and tired of your snide remarks. At least I have friends."

"Well, at least I have a brain."

"Cut it out you two," Tristan intervened, "this is a childish argument; we should just get back to work. Actually, I'd never thought I'd see the day when Kaiba would have a girlfriend; it just seems weird."

"You got that right," Joey added.

"If you as much let a peep out about us, I'll ruin you forever, but then again, seems like you've done a pretty good job of that yourself already."

"Why don't you just mind your own business and I'll stick to mine?"

"Fine by me, Wheeler. Lily, let's finish this and bounce."

"Okay, all we have to do is color it and paste them on the poster. And a title."

The two had only the title left when Tristan's mother came back with food. She insisted that they eat, she had ordered three pizzas and needed someone to get rid of them. Kaiba and Lily desperately wanted to just go out and eat dinner together, but out of respect for her as a caring mother, they stayed.

Thinking Lily was a sweet girl, she said, "That's an adorable outfit there, sweetie. I hope these boys haven't been giving you trouble," she eyed them and they smiled innocently and shook their heads.

She may have looked young and naïve, but Lily was no goody-goody. However, she never knew her mother, and because of that, she acted respectfully and politely. She couldn't tell off a woman warmly hosting her son's friends, so she responded with a smile, "Oh, thank you."

The five forced out more small talk before Lily and Kaiba left. Their original plans for dinner were altered, since Tristan's mom forced them to eat. She said something along the lines of, "Oh, you should eat more! You're too skinny!"

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As the weeks passed, Kaiba and Lily kept their steady relationship, and had minimal fights. The two spent much time together, mostly because Lily always complained of boredom. They hadn't gone all the way because Lily said something about getting married first. Even so, the two had so much fun together, going to the beach, riding in Kaiba's personal jet, and of course dinner and movie combos. Kaiba had finally told a detailed history of his past, and the story brought the two closer. That, with a little help from Mokuba, enabled Lily to convince Kaiba to take her to the winter dance right before the Christmas holiday break.

The two entered the school gym as the song Fiesta blasted from the speakers.

"What did my ears ever do to you to deserve this kind of treatment?"

"Just dance," Lily smirked and started strutting her moves. As the song ended, Kaiba announced that he was going to get them some drinks, if he could find any other than the punch bowl that someone no doubt spiked. He didn't need another drunken Lily to handle.

Since Kaiba decided to sit out the next few dances, Lily went off without him. Some random guy asked her to dance as Turn off the Lights started playing, so she accepted. When it ended, she was going to go see how Kaiba was doing, but then she saw him dueling Joey outside as she passed by the entrance and she let him be. Family Affair came on and she spotted Duke Devlin. She hadn't seen him much at school, but she figured she'd rather dance with him than another random guy who tried to touch her too much. It turned out that Devlin was a great dancer himself, so a circle formed around two couples. Tea was dancing too, with a kid Lily didn't know, James. It became kind of a competition as the two couples showed off.

Yugi found the Joey and Kaiba and said, "Joey, you've got to see this."

"Can't you see I'm a little busy Yug?"

"Yeah, he's rather busy getting his ass kicked in this duel."

"Everyone's stopped dancing and are watching Tea and Lily face off."

"Yeah? What's the big deal? Scared that my girl is beating yours?"

"No, I'm just saying they're really good. Well, I'm gonna go back now. Come if you like."

The three only got back for a minute or so until the song ended. Lily said to Tea, "You're pretty good," she pushed past Tea, "for an amateur."

"I see Kaiba's arrogance has rubbed off onto you."

"You don't know who you're messing with," she smirked and walked off with Kaiba.

"Just let it go, Tea, don't get worked up over a silly comment."

"I can't Yugi, I know she's better than that, but she's acting like scum. She thinks that just because she's going out with Kaiba means that she's so much superior to us all."

Truly Madly Deeply started to play, so Lily danced with Kaiba. She rested her head against his chest and their bodies swayed to the music. The whole night was great, and to Lily it seemed as if her bad luck had gone away. She was happier and very adjusted to her new lifestyle, even though she still didn't have friends. All she cared about was Kaiba because he's the only one she spent time with, and since their relationship was getting closer. With Yugi and his friends, she managed to avoid them most of the time. Everything was going perfectly until Lily received a phone call after Kaiba dropped her off. The call surprised her; no one had her number except Kaiba and her father. She knew her father wouldn't call her at this hour and she had just seen Kaiba a few seconds ago, but she answered it anyway, "Hello?"

"Hello, I am looking for Lily Chan."

"That's me, may I ask who's calling?" she inquired, not recognizing the voice.

"I'm Robert, one of your dad's advisors. I'm sorry for calling this late, but I have important news regarding your family."

"Uhm, okay?"

"Yes, forensics has just confirmed it, Lily, I'm sorry to tell you this, especially over the phone, but your father and brother have passed away."

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okay, so i know this chapter is a bit lame, but it's crucial to the following chapters, so review anyway.