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------Cleo's POV-----
I looked at Seto who gave me the 'we can talk later' look. I rolled my eyes and smiled at Bakura. I gave him a hug and whispered in his ear.
"Thank you so much, you have no idea how grateful I am!" I whispered in his ear and pulled away. He simply nodded and smiled politely. Yugi obviously heard because he was right next to Bakura but he didn't say anything. I looked down at Yugi and smiled. He laughed and I punched his shoulder lightly.
"Ouch! What was that for??" he laughed and I stuck my tongue out at him. The silver necklace with the heart pendant sparkled at my neck. It caught Bakura's eye and he seemed taller all of a sudden... His eyes were narrow. I looked at him.
"You okay Bakura??" I asked. He nodded and smirked. I touched his arm and his eyes were normal again. He looked at me... He and I both knew that his Yami had come out at that moment. He motioned for the others and they left, telling me that they'd see me in school. I closed the door and locked it this time.
"He covered for us." Seto said flatly.
"Thanks for stating the obvious, Seto." The heart pendant placed itself in the middle of my chest. He reached out and lightly grabbed the pendant. He studied it for a while.
"Real silver... It's nice."
"It belonged to my great grandmother." I told him. He let it go and I felt it beat against my chest softly. He smiled. But that smile faded when I sat on the armrest again.
"Don't fall this time."
"If I do?"
"I might do something bad." He smirked. I glared at him.
"Pervert..."
"No, jerk." He corrected. That snot! Why the hell did he make me feel like pouncing on him and ripping his clothes off?! Damn hormones...
-----Seto's POV-------
It's true; I could tell she was thinking bad thoughts, but then again, so was I. I must admit, I have never felt this way before... It was strange. She went to get up and I didn't even think: I pulled her back by the wrist... Her soft violet eyes looked surprised. She landed on my lap. Her soft brown hair brushed past my cheek as she did so. She looked at me, with a surprised look.
"Sorry." I said. "I didn't want you to fall on me so, get off." She got up and glared at me. I didn't really want her to get off but I hid that completely.
"Then why the hell did you pull me back??!" she snapped
"I wanted to talk to you." I managed to say softly.
"I'm all ears then." she smiled. "I'm glad you actually think I'm worth talking to, though." I looked at her. Of course she's worth talking to, she's my friend.
"I need to know if you remembered who tried to kill you..."
"I don't know their names but... I know who sent them..." she trailed off as if she were scared to speak their name.
---Cleo's POV---
"Tell me... I want to help you..." he looked as though he were fighting a battle with himself. I stared at him and I could tell his nice side was losing the battle...
"I... Can't..." He looked at me with those cold, unreadable eyes again... I couldn't look away this time.
"Is it a man?" I nodded, silently, never looking away... I couldn't. "Do you know his name?" I nodded again, still not looking away. "Can you tell me his name?" I shook my head 'no.' I couldn't do it... I couldn't escape his gaze. I fought myself to at least shift my gaze a little. It didn't work. My eyes filled with tears he looked away first.
-----Seto's POV---
I couldn't stand to see her cry. It actually pained me to see her tears. I don't know what this feeling deep inside me is... It really puzzles me. My mind gets jumbled just thinking about her. Seeing her tears makes me want to wipe them away and tell her everything's okay... I don't really like this feeling. Could it be what I feared? Could it be what I've been trying to avoid the whole time? I put my arm around her.
----Cleo's POV---
"Don't cry..." he whispered. I buried my face in his chest. I tried to stop crying but I ended up sobbing even more. He held me close, protecting me. "It's okay... You don't have to tell me..." I went to wipe my tears away but he wiped them away himself. I looked at him and he smiled, but there was no emotion truly behind it. I moved away slightly, not truly wanting to. He caught me off guard and gave me a hug. He pulled away after a few seconds. "I don't want you to be depressed. It's not like you to be like that." I smiled and left the room.
"Oh god!" I yelled at myself. "Mai and Katy are waiting for meee!" I whacked my skull. "Agh! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!!!" I ran in my room and locked the door. I threw on a black halter top that showed mid-drift and black skin-tight jeans. I put my long hair up in a bun with some strands of hair falling down for a sexy effect. I put on my black leather choker and my black leather purse; I grabbed my black leather coat and ran outside. Yes, I admit I'm totally crazy about black leather! I jumped in my Ferrari and sped down to the bar. No, we aren't alcoholics, we just like to hang out there and sometimes perform... like what I was late for! Mokuba couldn't come this time because of the song we were performing... little kids might not be able to handle it without being majorly immature. Knowing Katy, her outfit was revealing and flashy, as was Mai's. Bakura, Duke, Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Chase were there also. I knew Mai liked Joey, but did he like her? Sarah was there too and I knew she liked Duke, a lot. When I got there the interlude music had just started and machine smoke was blocking the stage. I threw my stuff in the dressing room and fixed my black high-heels. I made my position on the stage in between Mai and Katy.
"Finally, Cleo!" Katy whispered. Mai nodded. The smoke soon cleared and we performed the song 'Scandalous' by Miss-Teeq. All of the guys there had their jaws drop when they saw our outfits. All black of course. Mai wore a black mini skirt and a black tube top. Katy wore a black sleeveless, strapless shirt and a black skirt but it had a slit up the side. Sarah sat by Duke, who flirted with her quite often. They both liked each other, but when they finally admit it.... They better get a room!! Haha! I added a few extra dance moves that even Katy couldn't follow, so she and Mai stuck to the routine. After some more fun things, Katy told jokes at our table and I left. I drove back to Seto's Mansion... But I guess since I live there I should call I home. I opened the door and was greeted by a maid.
"Welcome home Miss Honda." She smiled sweetly. "Master Kaiba is in the library if you wish to see him." I smiled.
"Thank you, I think I will!" With that, I walked down the hall and came upon the beautiful wooden double doors to the library. I opened one silently and saw him, not facing me, sitting on a couch, reading a book. The room was totally silent. "Hi." I said softly. He almost jumped, I could tell. He turned around and smiled. I closed the door behind me and walked over to the couch and sat by him. "What's up?"
"Not much, have fun?"
"Yeah, I made it JUST in time!" I laughed. I moved closer without thinking, but I wasn't hanging all over him though. Just closer. He put his hand on my shoulder.
"You feeling better?" he smiled sweetly and I almost melted. His mood swings were kinda strange... but I liked this one.
"Yes, thank you for thinking of me." I smiled. I moved an out of place hair strand from his face. He looked at me coldly. "What? Can't I touch you?" I teased.
"Of course not." He grumbled and I moved my hand away. I didn't like this one any more... I looked at him with hurt eyes. His gaze softened. I leaned my head against his chest. I suddenly felt like telling him that I had a crush on him but I totally shunned that thought. "Tired?"
"Yeah..."
"We have school tomorrow. It's ten o'clock. You should go to bed." He stated.
"What about you?"
"I'm going soon too." I got up and he followed, putting his book down. We went upstairs and he retreated to his room.
I walked into Mokuba's room. He was sound asleep but the covers were almost on the floor. I fixed them and tucked him in.
"Good night..." I heard a whisper. I smiled.
"Go back to sleep, kiddo, you have school too."
"I don't wanna...." He drifted off to sleep in the middle. I smiled and left, closing the door behind me. I walked into my room and closed the door. I put black boxers with a red kiss mark on the butt on and a pink spaghetti- strap top that said 'Love Yah' on it in cursive red and a red kiss-mark separating the two words. I hopped in my queen size bed and drifted to sleep. I was dreaming of a peaceful day in the park, Mokuba was playing with other children and Seto was sitting beside me, he leaned in and... My eyes shot open. I sensed something move at my side... My eyes widened to adjust and there was Mokuba.
"This is my room yah know... What's wrong?" I whispered.
"I had a bad dream..." he whispered as I turned the light on.
"Oh? What about?" I pulled on a pink silk robe with roses on it.
"A man with silver-blonde hair and scary violet eyes took you away..." He hugged me. "Don't leave Cleo!" He sobbed. I blinked and picked him up. I have him a hug.
"Don't cry... I'm not going anywhere I hope..." He looked up at me with big eyes. I wiped his tears away. "That man won't come back for me."
"Come back?"
"I'm sure you've seen the man before."
"His name, I think, is Marik...He was at the battle city finals..." he said. I nodded. "What did you mean by 'come back' Cleo?"
"He's the one who tried to... hurt me. Don't tell your brother. I want to tell him myself..."
"Seto won't let you get taken away!" Mokuba said. "He promised to protect you! I heard you the first time you talked." I blushed.
"I'm sure he would..." Mokuba jumped off my lap. I followed him into his room. He jumped in his bed and I tucked him in. I knelt down and moved hair away from his face. I kissed his forehead.
"Night Cleo..." He whispered tiredly as he drifted to sleep.
"Night." I turned the light off and closed the door behind me and headed to my own room... Wait... wasn't my light on? I cautiously opened the door wider and flicked the light on. Seto was standing there, waiting for me. He was in his pajamas—the usual long pants/no shirt combo. It was 12:47. I took off my robe and hung it up.
"What was wrong?" He asked.
"He had a bad dream so I tucked him in and watched him drift." I looked up at him. "You have a nightmare too? I'm not babying you. Mokuba's special!" I teased. He smirked.
"A kiss would be nice." He said sarcastically.
-----Seto's POV---
"In your dreams, Mr. Kaiba." She laughed. "You look tired... Go back to bed." She said as she pushed me out the door. "Night, Seto."
"Night." I replied as I retreated to my room. I lay down in my bed and thought. 'She must enjoy making me squirm.' I soon drifted to sleep. I dreamt of her the whole night. I tried to think of other things but it did not succeed. The next morning, I woke up at 6:30. I got dressed and all of the other necessary things. I met with Cleo and Mokuba downstairs. We ate a quick breakfast and left for school. We dropped Mokuba off at his school, as usual and continued to our own. Cleo was silent most of the time. It was awkward because normally, she was cheerful and sat right next to me as she talked but she sat on the other seat and didn't talk to me at all. "Cleo?" She looked up at me instantly.
"Yes?"
"I—are you okay?"
"I'm fine, why?"
"You just seem... Quiet." I watched her sigh deeply and shift her self next to me. "Is there something wrong?"
"No, everything's perfect for me... I just don't know how long it'll last."
"What do you mean?"
"I think I should tell you now..."
-------End of chapter!
Wow! That took me forever!! . I started a new story as well, I hope that when I finally finish the Intro that you guys will enjoy it! RnR!
Ginji: aren't you forgetting something?
Oh yeah, I'm sorry that I didn't have a disclaimer in any of my stories so I put one in my info. ::2 lazy to type it in every story::
Ginji: BYE! -
------Cleo's POV-----
I looked at Seto who gave me the 'we can talk later' look. I rolled my eyes and smiled at Bakura. I gave him a hug and whispered in his ear.
"Thank you so much, you have no idea how grateful I am!" I whispered in his ear and pulled away. He simply nodded and smiled politely. Yugi obviously heard because he was right next to Bakura but he didn't say anything. I looked down at Yugi and smiled. He laughed and I punched his shoulder lightly.
"Ouch! What was that for??" he laughed and I stuck my tongue out at him. The silver necklace with the heart pendant sparkled at my neck. It caught Bakura's eye and he seemed taller all of a sudden... His eyes were narrow. I looked at him.
"You okay Bakura??" I asked. He nodded and smirked. I touched his arm and his eyes were normal again. He looked at me... He and I both knew that his Yami had come out at that moment. He motioned for the others and they left, telling me that they'd see me in school. I closed the door and locked it this time.
"He covered for us." Seto said flatly.
"Thanks for stating the obvious, Seto." The heart pendant placed itself in the middle of my chest. He reached out and lightly grabbed the pendant. He studied it for a while.
"Real silver... It's nice."
"It belonged to my great grandmother." I told him. He let it go and I felt it beat against my chest softly. He smiled. But that smile faded when I sat on the armrest again.
"Don't fall this time."
"If I do?"
"I might do something bad." He smirked. I glared at him.
"Pervert..."
"No, jerk." He corrected. That snot! Why the hell did he make me feel like pouncing on him and ripping his clothes off?! Damn hormones...
-----Seto's POV-------
It's true; I could tell she was thinking bad thoughts, but then again, so was I. I must admit, I have never felt this way before... It was strange. She went to get up and I didn't even think: I pulled her back by the wrist... Her soft violet eyes looked surprised. She landed on my lap. Her soft brown hair brushed past my cheek as she did so. She looked at me, with a surprised look.
"Sorry." I said. "I didn't want you to fall on me so, get off." She got up and glared at me. I didn't really want her to get off but I hid that completely.
"Then why the hell did you pull me back??!" she snapped
"I wanted to talk to you." I managed to say softly.
"I'm all ears then." she smiled. "I'm glad you actually think I'm worth talking to, though." I looked at her. Of course she's worth talking to, she's my friend.
"I need to know if you remembered who tried to kill you..."
"I don't know their names but... I know who sent them..." she trailed off as if she were scared to speak their name.
---Cleo's POV---
"Tell me... I want to help you..." he looked as though he were fighting a battle with himself. I stared at him and I could tell his nice side was losing the battle...
"I... Can't..." He looked at me with those cold, unreadable eyes again... I couldn't look away this time.
"Is it a man?" I nodded, silently, never looking away... I couldn't. "Do you know his name?" I nodded again, still not looking away. "Can you tell me his name?" I shook my head 'no.' I couldn't do it... I couldn't escape his gaze. I fought myself to at least shift my gaze a little. It didn't work. My eyes filled with tears he looked away first.
-----Seto's POV---
I couldn't stand to see her cry. It actually pained me to see her tears. I don't know what this feeling deep inside me is... It really puzzles me. My mind gets jumbled just thinking about her. Seeing her tears makes me want to wipe them away and tell her everything's okay... I don't really like this feeling. Could it be what I feared? Could it be what I've been trying to avoid the whole time? I put my arm around her.
----Cleo's POV---
"Don't cry..." he whispered. I buried my face in his chest. I tried to stop crying but I ended up sobbing even more. He held me close, protecting me. "It's okay... You don't have to tell me..." I went to wipe my tears away but he wiped them away himself. I looked at him and he smiled, but there was no emotion truly behind it. I moved away slightly, not truly wanting to. He caught me off guard and gave me a hug. He pulled away after a few seconds. "I don't want you to be depressed. It's not like you to be like that." I smiled and left the room.
"Oh god!" I yelled at myself. "Mai and Katy are waiting for meee!" I whacked my skull. "Agh! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!!!" I ran in my room and locked the door. I threw on a black halter top that showed mid-drift and black skin-tight jeans. I put my long hair up in a bun with some strands of hair falling down for a sexy effect. I put on my black leather choker and my black leather purse; I grabbed my black leather coat and ran outside. Yes, I admit I'm totally crazy about black leather! I jumped in my Ferrari and sped down to the bar. No, we aren't alcoholics, we just like to hang out there and sometimes perform... like what I was late for! Mokuba couldn't come this time because of the song we were performing... little kids might not be able to handle it without being majorly immature. Knowing Katy, her outfit was revealing and flashy, as was Mai's. Bakura, Duke, Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Chase were there also. I knew Mai liked Joey, but did he like her? Sarah was there too and I knew she liked Duke, a lot. When I got there the interlude music had just started and machine smoke was blocking the stage. I threw my stuff in the dressing room and fixed my black high-heels. I made my position on the stage in between Mai and Katy.
"Finally, Cleo!" Katy whispered. Mai nodded. The smoke soon cleared and we performed the song 'Scandalous' by Miss-Teeq. All of the guys there had their jaws drop when they saw our outfits. All black of course. Mai wore a black mini skirt and a black tube top. Katy wore a black sleeveless, strapless shirt and a black skirt but it had a slit up the side. Sarah sat by Duke, who flirted with her quite often. They both liked each other, but when they finally admit it.... They better get a room!! Haha! I added a few extra dance moves that even Katy couldn't follow, so she and Mai stuck to the routine. After some more fun things, Katy told jokes at our table and I left. I drove back to Seto's Mansion... But I guess since I live there I should call I home. I opened the door and was greeted by a maid.
"Welcome home Miss Honda." She smiled sweetly. "Master Kaiba is in the library if you wish to see him." I smiled.
"Thank you, I think I will!" With that, I walked down the hall and came upon the beautiful wooden double doors to the library. I opened one silently and saw him, not facing me, sitting on a couch, reading a book. The room was totally silent. "Hi." I said softly. He almost jumped, I could tell. He turned around and smiled. I closed the door behind me and walked over to the couch and sat by him. "What's up?"
"Not much, have fun?"
"Yeah, I made it JUST in time!" I laughed. I moved closer without thinking, but I wasn't hanging all over him though. Just closer. He put his hand on my shoulder.
"You feeling better?" he smiled sweetly and I almost melted. His mood swings were kinda strange... but I liked this one.
"Yes, thank you for thinking of me." I smiled. I moved an out of place hair strand from his face. He looked at me coldly. "What? Can't I touch you?" I teased.
"Of course not." He grumbled and I moved my hand away. I didn't like this one any more... I looked at him with hurt eyes. His gaze softened. I leaned my head against his chest. I suddenly felt like telling him that I had a crush on him but I totally shunned that thought. "Tired?"
"Yeah..."
"We have school tomorrow. It's ten o'clock. You should go to bed." He stated.
"What about you?"
"I'm going soon too." I got up and he followed, putting his book down. We went upstairs and he retreated to his room.
I walked into Mokuba's room. He was sound asleep but the covers were almost on the floor. I fixed them and tucked him in.
"Good night..." I heard a whisper. I smiled.
"Go back to sleep, kiddo, you have school too."
"I don't wanna...." He drifted off to sleep in the middle. I smiled and left, closing the door behind me. I walked into my room and closed the door. I put black boxers with a red kiss mark on the butt on and a pink spaghetti- strap top that said 'Love Yah' on it in cursive red and a red kiss-mark separating the two words. I hopped in my queen size bed and drifted to sleep. I was dreaming of a peaceful day in the park, Mokuba was playing with other children and Seto was sitting beside me, he leaned in and... My eyes shot open. I sensed something move at my side... My eyes widened to adjust and there was Mokuba.
"This is my room yah know... What's wrong?" I whispered.
"I had a bad dream..." he whispered as I turned the light on.
"Oh? What about?" I pulled on a pink silk robe with roses on it.
"A man with silver-blonde hair and scary violet eyes took you away..." He hugged me. "Don't leave Cleo!" He sobbed. I blinked and picked him up. I have him a hug.
"Don't cry... I'm not going anywhere I hope..." He looked up at me with big eyes. I wiped his tears away. "That man won't come back for me."
"Come back?"
"I'm sure you've seen the man before."
"His name, I think, is Marik...He was at the battle city finals..." he said. I nodded. "What did you mean by 'come back' Cleo?"
"He's the one who tried to... hurt me. Don't tell your brother. I want to tell him myself..."
"Seto won't let you get taken away!" Mokuba said. "He promised to protect you! I heard you the first time you talked." I blushed.
"I'm sure he would..." Mokuba jumped off my lap. I followed him into his room. He jumped in his bed and I tucked him in. I knelt down and moved hair away from his face. I kissed his forehead.
"Night Cleo..." He whispered tiredly as he drifted to sleep.
"Night." I turned the light off and closed the door behind me and headed to my own room... Wait... wasn't my light on? I cautiously opened the door wider and flicked the light on. Seto was standing there, waiting for me. He was in his pajamas—the usual long pants/no shirt combo. It was 12:47. I took off my robe and hung it up.
"What was wrong?" He asked.
"He had a bad dream so I tucked him in and watched him drift." I looked up at him. "You have a nightmare too? I'm not babying you. Mokuba's special!" I teased. He smirked.
"A kiss would be nice." He said sarcastically.
-----Seto's POV---
"In your dreams, Mr. Kaiba." She laughed. "You look tired... Go back to bed." She said as she pushed me out the door. "Night, Seto."
"Night." I replied as I retreated to my room. I lay down in my bed and thought. 'She must enjoy making me squirm.' I soon drifted to sleep. I dreamt of her the whole night. I tried to think of other things but it did not succeed. The next morning, I woke up at 6:30. I got dressed and all of the other necessary things. I met with Cleo and Mokuba downstairs. We ate a quick breakfast and left for school. We dropped Mokuba off at his school, as usual and continued to our own. Cleo was silent most of the time. It was awkward because normally, she was cheerful and sat right next to me as she talked but she sat on the other seat and didn't talk to me at all. "Cleo?" She looked up at me instantly.
"Yes?"
"I—are you okay?"
"I'm fine, why?"
"You just seem... Quiet." I watched her sigh deeply and shift her self next to me. "Is there something wrong?"
"No, everything's perfect for me... I just don't know how long it'll last."
"What do you mean?"
"I think I should tell you now..."
-------End of chapter!
Wow! That took me forever!! . I started a new story as well, I hope that when I finally finish the Intro that you guys will enjoy it! RnR!
Ginji: aren't you forgetting something?
Oh yeah, I'm sorry that I didn't have a disclaimer in any of my stories so I put one in my info. ::2 lazy to type it in every story::
Ginji: BYE! -