By Hikaru Hayashi
Okay my cool fans of this fic—I'm a little sick today. : You'll probably be able to tell I tried to type this as fast as possible. But my being sick is not getting in the way of me updating this story for you lovely readers!! ; )
Disclaimer note: I don't own it! I own quite a few things in this story...but the Yu-Gi-Oh! characters are not mine!!
Let's find out what happens now, shall we?
Chapter 11: Annie's Evil Scheme and Seto's True Feelings
Sophia ran to school as fast as she possibly could (which is pretty fast). She got to her homeroom class just as the bell was ringing.
"Well, look who slept in today!" Came a greeting from Riley, who was walking around on crutches.
"I'm surprised you decided to show up today Riley!" Sophia joked. "I mean, after what happened yesterday."
Riley gave Sophia a glare. "I only came to get away from my dad!" He whispered. "He's still a little steamed about the car...Speakin' of, what happened to Kaiba? He doesn't seem like his usual jerky self."
"That's a long story..." Sophia started to say when she heard another voice calling her.
"Hey Sophia! How's it goin'?"
Sophia turned around to see Izumi with her arm in a cast. "Izumi! You're okay!!"
"I told you it was just a scratch!" she replied. "I'm fine!"
Sophia beamed with happiness. 'I'm glad my friends are okay!' she thought. She went to her desk and sat down. She then heard muttering coming from the desk next to her.
"Darn, she showed up after all...just my luck..."
She turned to the desk next to her. "Good morning, Seto."
"Hm! Good for you maybe..." he muttered, not paying attention to her.
"So?" she said. "Are you ready to thank me now?"
This time he looked at her. "Thank you for what?" he asked.
"Well, duh!" she giggled. "For saving you!"
He stared at her. Then he turned away and muttered, "Feh! I would have rather drowned..."
Sophia became angry. "Now see here you!" she shouted.
"Sophia!" came Kumogata-sensei's voice. "Lower your voice and sit down please! (Before I give you detention!!)"
"Sorry..." she said before sitting down.
Seto chuckled.
Sophia glared at him, then turned to the front of the room. "Ungrateful little brat..." she muttered, purposely loud enough for Seto to hear her.
Seto stopped laughing. "Whatever..." he muttered.
The rest of school went by rather quickly, quicker than Sophia would have liked. When it was time for school to be out, Sophia slowly crept out of the building. She had remembered her deal with Annie. 'Something's gotta be done about Annie!' she thought.
"See ya tomorrow, Sophia!" came Riley's voice as he limped by and hopped into his Rolls Royce, once again greeted by his younger sister.
"Bye, Riley!" She called back. 'I'd like to meet his sister someday...' she thought.
"Hey, Sophia, right?" came a familiar voice.
Sophia turned around. "Mokuba, right?"
Mokuba smiled. "You remembered my name!"
Seto walked right by Sophia, purposely bumping into her.
"Yah, hello to you too..." she muttered sarcastically. "Jerk..."
Seto heard her comment, but chose to ignore it. "Hello, Mokuba."
"I'm still surprised you decided to come to school today, Nii-sama!" Mokuba said. "You're still not well, ya know." He stopped walking and ran back to Sophia.
"What's the matter?" she asked.
"Nii-sama wants to say thank you for saving him," Mokuba replied. "He's just too stubborn to admit it, though."
"Well, thanks anyway Mokuba, but I'd much rather have your brother tell me himself."
"Then you'll be waiting a long time," Mokuba said. "See you later!" He ran off to catch up to his brother.
Sophia sighed. 'Seto's brother is so sweet! It's hard for me to believe they're related!' She started walking towards the park. 'For everyone's sake, that better have been just a dream...' she thought. When she got to the park, she saw Annie sitting under a tree. 'Shoot!!' she thought.
Annie looked up. "Well, well!" she said. "You showed up after all. I was beginning to think you weren't coming. How's my old friend?"
"We're not friends anymore, Annie," Sophia said coldly. "Now what do you want?"
Annie stood up and walked over to Sophia. "Oh, nothing much." She replied slyly. "I just need you to act as a witness. If you see me committing a crime I just need you to cover for me. I didn't do it! Understand?"
"I can't do that Annie!" Sophia shouted. "That would be lying!"
"That's the point!" Annie cackled. "I need you to lie for me so I stay out of trouble with the law. I'd like to stay in this country for as long as I can. I kinda like it here!"
Sophia glared at Annie. "I can't lie for you Annie."
"Even if it puts your little boyfriend in danger?" Annie said, with mock sympathy. "I can harm him right now if I wanted to."
"You wouldn't!"
Annie laughed. "Remember our little bargain. I'm innocent, and your friend is safe. Got it?" With this, she flew off [A/N: Pretty much literally...]. "Don't forget now!" were her parting words.
Sophia was devastated. 'I don't know what to do!' she thought. 'I can't lie for her. If she does something illegal, I have to turn her in to the authorities. But if she's true to her word, she could seriously hurt Seto! What's a poor girl to do?'
Meanwhile, at the Kaiba mansion, Seto sat in his library trying to do his homework. Something was distracting him from studying. He had been stuck on the same question for almost half an hour. 'Argh! I can't concentrate on my studies...' he thought. 'It's all because of that girl Sophia! That stupid...' Seto sneezed. "Ah-choo! Agh! Stupid cold..." he muttered.
"Nii-sama!" came Mokuba's voice in the hallway. "Daijobu?"
"I'm fine!" Seto shouted back. 'I wish I were fine...' he thought. 'For some weird reason, I keep thinking about that annoying girl Sophia...even though she is kind of nice...and she did save me from drowning...and I guess she is kinda cute...Nan da!! What am I thinking?!?' Seto got up from the table and walked over to the window.
Outside, the stars were sparkling and even though there wasn't a full moon out, it illuminated the night sky brighter than ever. There were also fireflies hovering around outside the library window.
Seto felt a tear roll down his cheek. He sighed. "That must be it, then..." he muttered. "I don't know how or why, but there's no other explanation...I think I'm in love with Sophia...!"
End Chapter Eleven
And I end the chapter just as things get interesting!! Bwa ha hah! I tried not to use a cliffhanger this time, but that's just how I write! Gomen nasai! But you all know my policy! Ya want the next chapter...ya gotta review. Ja ne!
Okay my cool fans of this fic—I'm a little sick today. : You'll probably be able to tell I tried to type this as fast as possible. But my being sick is not getting in the way of me updating this story for you lovely readers!! ; )
Disclaimer note: I don't own it! I own quite a few things in this story...but the Yu-Gi-Oh! characters are not mine!!
Let's find out what happens now, shall we?
Chapter 11: Annie's Evil Scheme and Seto's True Feelings
Sophia ran to school as fast as she possibly could (which is pretty fast). She got to her homeroom class just as the bell was ringing.
"Well, look who slept in today!" Came a greeting from Riley, who was walking around on crutches.
"I'm surprised you decided to show up today Riley!" Sophia joked. "I mean, after what happened yesterday."
Riley gave Sophia a glare. "I only came to get away from my dad!" He whispered. "He's still a little steamed about the car...Speakin' of, what happened to Kaiba? He doesn't seem like his usual jerky self."
"That's a long story..." Sophia started to say when she heard another voice calling her.
"Hey Sophia! How's it goin'?"
Sophia turned around to see Izumi with her arm in a cast. "Izumi! You're okay!!"
"I told you it was just a scratch!" she replied. "I'm fine!"
Sophia beamed with happiness. 'I'm glad my friends are okay!' she thought. She went to her desk and sat down. She then heard muttering coming from the desk next to her.
"Darn, she showed up after all...just my luck..."
She turned to the desk next to her. "Good morning, Seto."
"Hm! Good for you maybe..." he muttered, not paying attention to her.
"So?" she said. "Are you ready to thank me now?"
This time he looked at her. "Thank you for what?" he asked.
"Well, duh!" she giggled. "For saving you!"
He stared at her. Then he turned away and muttered, "Feh! I would have rather drowned..."
Sophia became angry. "Now see here you!" she shouted.
"Sophia!" came Kumogata-sensei's voice. "Lower your voice and sit down please! (Before I give you detention!!)"
"Sorry..." she said before sitting down.
Seto chuckled.
Sophia glared at him, then turned to the front of the room. "Ungrateful little brat..." she muttered, purposely loud enough for Seto to hear her.
Seto stopped laughing. "Whatever..." he muttered.
The rest of school went by rather quickly, quicker than Sophia would have liked. When it was time for school to be out, Sophia slowly crept out of the building. She had remembered her deal with Annie. 'Something's gotta be done about Annie!' she thought.
"See ya tomorrow, Sophia!" came Riley's voice as he limped by and hopped into his Rolls Royce, once again greeted by his younger sister.
"Bye, Riley!" She called back. 'I'd like to meet his sister someday...' she thought.
"Hey, Sophia, right?" came a familiar voice.
Sophia turned around. "Mokuba, right?"
Mokuba smiled. "You remembered my name!"
Seto walked right by Sophia, purposely bumping into her.
"Yah, hello to you too..." she muttered sarcastically. "Jerk..."
Seto heard her comment, but chose to ignore it. "Hello, Mokuba."
"I'm still surprised you decided to come to school today, Nii-sama!" Mokuba said. "You're still not well, ya know." He stopped walking and ran back to Sophia.
"What's the matter?" she asked.
"Nii-sama wants to say thank you for saving him," Mokuba replied. "He's just too stubborn to admit it, though."
"Well, thanks anyway Mokuba, but I'd much rather have your brother tell me himself."
"Then you'll be waiting a long time," Mokuba said. "See you later!" He ran off to catch up to his brother.
Sophia sighed. 'Seto's brother is so sweet! It's hard for me to believe they're related!' She started walking towards the park. 'For everyone's sake, that better have been just a dream...' she thought. When she got to the park, she saw Annie sitting under a tree. 'Shoot!!' she thought.
Annie looked up. "Well, well!" she said. "You showed up after all. I was beginning to think you weren't coming. How's my old friend?"
"We're not friends anymore, Annie," Sophia said coldly. "Now what do you want?"
Annie stood up and walked over to Sophia. "Oh, nothing much." She replied slyly. "I just need you to act as a witness. If you see me committing a crime I just need you to cover for me. I didn't do it! Understand?"
"I can't do that Annie!" Sophia shouted. "That would be lying!"
"That's the point!" Annie cackled. "I need you to lie for me so I stay out of trouble with the law. I'd like to stay in this country for as long as I can. I kinda like it here!"
Sophia glared at Annie. "I can't lie for you Annie."
"Even if it puts your little boyfriend in danger?" Annie said, with mock sympathy. "I can harm him right now if I wanted to."
"You wouldn't!"
Annie laughed. "Remember our little bargain. I'm innocent, and your friend is safe. Got it?" With this, she flew off [A/N: Pretty much literally...]. "Don't forget now!" were her parting words.
Sophia was devastated. 'I don't know what to do!' she thought. 'I can't lie for her. If she does something illegal, I have to turn her in to the authorities. But if she's true to her word, she could seriously hurt Seto! What's a poor girl to do?'
Meanwhile, at the Kaiba mansion, Seto sat in his library trying to do his homework. Something was distracting him from studying. He had been stuck on the same question for almost half an hour. 'Argh! I can't concentrate on my studies...' he thought. 'It's all because of that girl Sophia! That stupid...' Seto sneezed. "Ah-choo! Agh! Stupid cold..." he muttered.
"Nii-sama!" came Mokuba's voice in the hallway. "Daijobu?"
"I'm fine!" Seto shouted back. 'I wish I were fine...' he thought. 'For some weird reason, I keep thinking about that annoying girl Sophia...even though she is kind of nice...and she did save me from drowning...and I guess she is kinda cute...Nan da!! What am I thinking?!?' Seto got up from the table and walked over to the window.
Outside, the stars were sparkling and even though there wasn't a full moon out, it illuminated the night sky brighter than ever. There were also fireflies hovering around outside the library window.
Seto felt a tear roll down his cheek. He sighed. "That must be it, then..." he muttered. "I don't know how or why, but there's no other explanation...I think I'm in love with Sophia...!"
End Chapter Eleven
And I end the chapter just as things get interesting!! Bwa ha hah! I tried not to use a cliffhanger this time, but that's just how I write! Gomen nasai! But you all know my policy! Ya want the next chapter...ya gotta review. Ja ne!
