"Can I help you?" He stated rudely. Cat stared at him, numb from her discovery.

"Well?" Seto asked when she didn't answer. Cat swallowed, she couldn't let him know that she knew.

"I…I wanted to talk to you." She said finally. Seto closed the door to his room.

"So talk." He said as he walked to the living room. Cat followed as he sat down on the couch and looked at her. Cat stood in the middle of the room, unsure of how to start. Seto continued to look at her expectantly as she sat down across from him.

"I wanted to ask why you were so rude to Marik this morning." She said. Seto rolled his eyes. 'Not him again!'  He thought. Cat noticed as she sat up straight in the chair.

"He hasn't done anything to you to receive that kind of treatment." Cat said.

"Why does it even matter to you how I treat him?" Seto asked with bored expression.

"Because he is my friend, and he doesn't deserve your rudeness." Cat replied.

"Is he just a friend?" Seto asked, desperately hoping her answer was no. Cat blushed at the question as she looked at the floor.

"That has nothing to do with this." She responded. "I'm just asking why you feel the need to shoot him evil looks every time you see him." Seto didn't know that Cat had noticed his glares at Marik, but he wasn't about to tell her why. He was Prince Seto Kaiba! He didn't get jealous. Especially over some common girl like her, and yet jealous he was every time Marik showed up. But he wasn't going to admit it, not in this lifetime.

"I just don't like him." He said coolly.

"But why?" Cat asked frustrated. "He hasn't done anything!"

"Not to you." Seto replied, his temper starting to show.

"What are you talking about?" Cat asked. Seto glanced aggravatedly around the room, trying to think of something to cover up his slip up.

"You know what; it's none of your business anyway." Seto said angrily as he got up and walked out of the room. Cat looked startled as his sudden outburst but followed him anyway.

"That is so childish Seto!" Cat yelled as she followed him down the hall. "All that I ask is that you be polite when you see him. I don't care if you like him or not. Fake it if you have too!"

"I'm not going to go out of my way just to be nice to your little friend just because you want me to." Seto retorted as he tried to get away from her.

"You are such a jerk Seto!" Cat yelled at his retreating back. Seto stopped as he whirled around to face her. "I mean what is it with you? Why are you so rude to everyone?"

"Why don't you just to learn to mind your own business!" Seto said his face close to hers. "So just do me a favor and leave me alone!" Seto turned his back to her as he slammed the door to his room. Cat fought against the tears the pricked the back of her eyes. She wasn't going to cry, no! Not over a jerk like him. She walked back to the living room and sat down on the couch sadly. That conversation hadn't gone the way she has planned it. Not at all. She sighed. His words had cut her deep, and the fact that it had hurt her so much shocked her. Sure she was attracted to him physically, what girl wouldn't? But she could never fall for a guy like him. Not someone as rude and arrogant and as much as a jerk as he was. And yet, she knew she was lying to herself. She did like him, she liked him a lot. And the fact that he was currently mad at her made her want to cry.  As she sat there, she wondered to herself why she didn't tell him that she knew who he was. Surely if he knew, he would leave. And that was why she had kept her mouth shut. She didn't want him to leave. She wanted to be around him, close to him. So she would keep his secret. She knew why he was there, to find the crystal obviously. But she didn't care. Cat stood up and slowly walked to her room, hoping Mai was asleep so she wouldn't have to explain the tears that streaked her face.

Seto leaned against the door that he had just slammed in her face. He hadn't meant to yell at her, not at all. She wasn't the one he was mad at. And yet he had just taken all his pent up anger and yelled at her. He wondered what would happen when she found out who he really was. She would probably hate him for lying about his identity. And once he had the crystal, his reason for staying was gone and he would have to leave. Never to see her again. But wait, he was still a prince, and his kingdom would eventually need a princess. Seto gave a small smile, yes that was it. When he found the crystal he would just take her with him. Away from Marik, and her brother, and his dorky friends. Sure she'd be upset for a while, but she would get over it. Seto lay down on his bed, his intent of finding the crystal renewed. Once he found it, everything would be perfect.