Alex: Smurf Cat does not own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter 7: Coming Back into Your Arms
"Where are we going?" asked Serenity as Seto lead her out the door that night. As they walked out onto the front lawn of the Kaiba Mansion and toward their black limousine, Serenity looked up at the stars to see that they were all shining brilliantly, accompanied by the moon, which was full this night.
"You'll see." Answered Seto. He hoped and prayed with all his heart that things would work out. Serenity had insisted that she didn't want anything so fancy as a whole restaurant rented out just for her. Seto had never expected for she, as a Wheeler, to understand. She had been poor all her life.
"The stars are beautiful." Said Serenity as she continued to follow Seto. She was dressed in her best dress. It was very beautiful, but serenity felt odd wearing it out like this...
"Yes," answered Seto. "But we have to hurry up and get there."
As they came to the limousine, Seto opened the door for Serenity. Even if he was heartless, he wasn't impolite. Serenity got in as Seto came around to the other side. The driver already knew where to go and as he hit the gas, Serenity once again began to question why she needed to be dressed the way she was and where on earth were they going!
As they arrived, Serenity gaped at the size and splendor alone of the place. The restaurant was in an old house in down town Domino. There were blocks of old, rich, neighborhoods in the vicinity. As Seto walked Serenity to the door, he opened it for her and led her inside. The insides were as equally huge as the outsides. A grand chandelier hung within the opening parlor, drapes adorned the windows; this place was a dream.
A young woman trotted up to them shortly after they entered. "Mr. Kaiba?" she asked.
"Yes." Confirmed Seto.
"Your reservation is ready. Please come this way."
The young woman led the both of them to a dark room, lit with candlelight. Serenity gaped at it as Seto ushered her to her chair.
"Your server will be with you shortly. May I take your drink orders?" asked the woman.
"Bring me a bottle of your most expensive white wine." Said Seto.
Serenity flinched somewhat. She was only twenty years old, not old enough for alcohol by a few months. "I'll have a virgin margarita."
"Frozen or on the rocks?"
"Frozen." Answered Serenity.
"It'll be out in just a few moments." With that, she turned to leave.
"Wait." Said Serenity. The woman turned. "What about our menus?"
"Have you ever eaten here before?" asked the woman. Serenity shook her head no. "oh, I see. Well you can order anything you want here, as long as it's not too out of the ordinary."
"Wow." Said Serenity as the woman walked off to go get the waitress.
As soon as she was alone with Seto, she turned to him. "So why did you take me here of all places?"
"I wanted to do something special." Answered Seto.
Serenity looked him over. Seto looked back at her. His eyes seemed calmer than usual, as if he was relaxed. Maybe spending money was like leisure time to him. Serenity didn't know. Seto was the only rich person she'd ever really been around besides his business associates. "Won't this cost a lot of money?"
"I can afford it." He answered.
Serenity looked away. She was worried that Seto was trying too hard. All he needed to do was spend time with her. Heck, they could be dueling and Serenity would be having fun! She just wanted time. But wasn't this it? This was time.
There was silence in the room. Seto looked up at Serenity. "Well?"
"Well what?" serenity asked, confused.
"We're alone aren't we?"
Serenity blushed. "Yeah. I guess we owe each other an apology..."
"I'm not talking about that." Said Seto. "You said that you wanted to spend time with me. Any time would be all right. Well, here we are."
Serenity smiled. Seto was thinking about here. "I guess you're right... what are you going to eat?"
"Lobster."
"Sounds good. So I guess you've had time to think about this." Said Serenity.
"Yeah. What do you want?"
"Lamb would be nice. I haven't had it since I was little." Said Serenity, smiling upon the memory.
"When did you ever have the money to have it? I thought you grew up poor." Said Seto.
"We did, but when Joey turned 10, my mom and dad decided to get together for dinner at this fancy restaurant. It was the first expensive place I ever went to." Answered Serenity, slightly offended at Seto's choice of words to ask the question.
They both looked up as the waitress entered the room. "Hello. My name is Lisa. I'll be your server tonight. Have you decided on what you want?"
"Yes." Confirmed Seto. "I'll have the lobster tails. She'll have lamb if you have it."
The waitress went on the ask how they each wanted their meals cooked so not to get the orders wrong in any way shape or form. "Thank you." She said at last when she was finished and moved out of the room on graceful footing.
As Seto and Serenity awaited their dinner, they spoke to each other. Barriers were being broken down. This, Serenity was glad for. It was only the time that she loved to spend with Seto. Even after the meal arrived, they continued to talk and Serenity witnessed something that she had not seen in a long time. Seto let out a laugh.
It had been in that moment that she realized that she still loved him and still wanted him by her side...
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They came home late that night. They were both tired, though Seto tried to hide it. He gave the excuse that he needed to go to bed so that he could have sleep because he had to work tomorrow, as usual.
"May I... sleep with you?" serenity had asked in one of her bolder moments.
Seto had known what she meant. She hadn't meant that she wanted to share intimacy with him again, only to feel the warmth of his body and the security it brought. In the end, he had given in to her. The night spent together was blissful in a word. Serenity could feel Seto's arms around her as he slept and his breath on her cheek. She sighed against him in her sleep and in the time when she was trying to do so. She only wished this could last forever.
She knew that in the morning, there would be another fight. It was inevitable. It was always inevitable.
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OH YEAH! I'm done!
Malik: with the chapter.
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