A Song for Seto
Disclaimer: I don't own yugioh.think we've established that haven't we?
Chapter 4: One step too far.
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"Wait!" Seto shouted, he didn't know why he said it, but apparently a part of him didn't want her to leave.
"What is it?" she said turning towards Seto
'Shoot! Now what? Think Seto think!' he mentally slapped himself, "Would you like a ride home?" he said suddenly.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" she asked looking strangely suspicious of his good will.
"Well unless you already have a ride, I mean after all you are quite rich yourself, well actually it's your father who has the money." Seto didn't even realize he had started to slightly babble.
"Actually," she interrupted his babbling, "I don't have a ride. I probably won't have one for a long time." Her eyes glazing over in a sad sort of state, those eyes reminded Seto of the first day he had met her. It was also that sad and distant.
"Would you like to talk about it?" he asked as he walked up to her
"I don't know."
"C'mon," he said leading Kumiko towards his limo
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They sat in silence in the limo. Neither had said anything the whole way.
"You will have to eventually have to tell me where you are staying at. I mean since all you've told me so far that you don't want to be driven to your home."
Silence
"Or at least tell me what's going on"
Silence
"Or we could do it your way and drive until either you speak up or my car runs out of gasoline." He said looking out the window as he leaned his head on his palm for support.
"I ran away from home." She said silently
~~Flashback
"I absolutely forbid it!" shouted Kumiko's father
"Why? All I want to do is contribute a little bit to help up the kids at the orphanage."
"How many times have I told you Kumiko? You are my only daughter. Being a violinist will not help you in taking over Kaiou Enterprises. You shouldn't be wasting time performing at these charity things."
"Daddy I am 17 this year, I think I have the liberty to choose how I want my life to go."
"Kumiko as my only child it is your duty to take over Kaiou Enterprises after I retire. I do not wish to lose all the blood and sweat I put into this company."
"You have your dreams and I have mine."
"Kumiko please understand"
"I am just so sick of this. Because I'm an only child so I can't fulfil my dreams? This is ridiculous. If that's the case I don't want to be the heir to Kaiou Enterprises. I'll live on my own."
"Kumiko wait!" her father shouted chasing after her.
~~
"What happened after that?" Seto asked
"He tried to keep me from leaving so I snuck out at the break of dawn. Then I went out and rented out a place. I've decided to live off my art and music from now on." She told him
"Is that why you stopped going to school lately?"
She nodded, "I can't risk my father coming to find me there. I simply can't go back to the days where I am forced to live a life that I hate."
"You can't not go to school you know? What will you do for your education?"
Kumiko looked down at her feet, "I don't know" she lifted her head to look out the window, "I really don't know"
~~
The limo stopped outside a terrible looking neighbourhood. There were people all over the streets. Seto looked at them with disgust as he got out of the car to walk Kumiko to her appartment. "You don't need to go with me you know." She said noting his obvious dislike for her environment. "I know it's hard for people who've lived in a decent home for so many years, but I can't afford anything else."
Seto didn't reply simply followed Kumiko up to her new appartment. The door was filthy and Kumiko had to open her door first unlocking it then having to kick it open, "The doorknob is always stuck" she informed him, "It's not much but it's my own place." She led him in
It wasn't much indeed. The wallpaper was chipping off the walls and although you could tell Kumiko had tried to clean it up it was still not exactly what a human being would live in. It was an open kitchen with a small bathroom and a bedroom. Every step Seto took the floor boards creaked. "Are you sure this is liveable?" he asked her
Kumiko sighed as she sat down on one of the two plastic chairs that she had bought. "You think I want to live here. I lived in a house with everything I ever needed or wanted. However," she paused, "It's something I'm willing to sacrifice so that I am able to follow my own dream."
"You remind me a lot of me at one point of my life."
Kumiko raised an eyebrow in amusment, "And what do you mean by that?"
"You're willing to give up everything so that you can live the life you want."
"Well I can't live a life someone has all planned for me all my life now can I?"
~~
Two weeks later, Seto walked into a café. He sat down in a booth, ordered mocha, and waited for the violinist who went around playing for people demanded her service. He listened to the soothing music of the violin as he sipped his coffee. Seto motioned for a waiter and whispering something in his ear while slipping him some money, the waiter nodded and walked away.
Kumiko finished her number, and turned when someone approached her. "Ms. Kaiou? Mr. Kaiba requests your presence at table 5" Kumiko looked over to where the waiter had indicated and narrowed her eyes at Seto.
Seto watched as Kumiko walked over and sat down, looking straight at him she bluntly said, "What is it?"
"What? No hello?" Seto smirked
"Kaiba I'm working. Unlike you I don't make tons of money so if you would be so kind let me do what I must do to keep my dreams alive."
"Here." He said handing her a set of keys
"What this?"
"The keys to your new appartment."
"My new appartment?" she asked
"Yes I bought one for you, the one you were living in was totally unsuitable. Entirely furnished and all services paid for you"
"Since when did you take a liking to my life? And when did you start caring?"
"I don't wish to be disgusted whenever I visit, besides I respect you because of your courage and determination but of course if you don't want it." He said dangling the keys
Kumiko thought for two seconds before taking the keys and saying, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. What do I owe you?"
"Just achieve your dreams and continue to take business courses on the side during your free time. Maybe in the end you can do both. Then you could continue telling me that I'm trying to cheat your company."
"Haha that's very funny." She said sarcastically, then in a softer tone, "but seriously, thank you Kaiba. I mean it."
"You're welcome Kaiou."
"I don't know, we've known each other for quite a bit of time now, and all this help you've been giving me, shouldn't we be on a first name basis?" she said trying not to laugh
"You're welcome Kumiko." Her name rolling off his tongue
"See you later Seto." She said giving him a peck on the cheek before going back to work.
~~
Kumiko moved in the next day with a small bag with her clothing inside and a few personal items. It was a very beautiful neighbourhood indeed. She walked up the stone staircases and and went through the front door where she was greeted by a security guard.
"Ah you must be Miss Kaiou. Mr. Kaiba informed me that you would be arriving here today. My name is Ken and if you need anything you'll know where to find me." He said indicating to his little seat in the corner of the lobby.
Ken was a man in his early thirties with soft blonde hair. He was an average height but was quite well built. Kumiko smiled at him thanking him politely and walked towards the elevator. It took her up to the eighth floor. Walking down the comfortably carpeted hallway down to room 895 she slipped the key inside the lock, waited for the click, and opened the door.
The inside of the appartment was quite lovely. The kitchen was fully equiped, the living room comfy, and the bedroom had a large king sized bed. Kumiko went and put away her stuff when the phone rang. She ran out of the bedroom and plopped on the couch next to the phone, "Hello?"
"Do you like your appartment?" she heard Seto's voice on the other line.
"Love it. I really don't know how to thank you."
~~
"What's your game Seto?"
"What are you talking about Mokuba?"
"Besides anything with the word Kaiba in it you normally don't care about. So why the sudden interest in Miss Kaiou."
"Kaiba Corporation does business with Kaiou Enterprises, I think it is a wise thing to do to help Kumiko."
"Since when?"
"Damn it Mokuba! What's with all the questions today?" said a very irritated Seto
"Oh I was just curious if I should start making plans to stay out of the house before I find you and your new girlfriend making out on the couch or something."
"What?" Seto's eye twitched "Mokuba there is nothing going on between me and Kumiko. We are simply friends with a common dream, nothing more nothing less. Please don't talk about me like I'm some hormone-crazed teen."
"Denial" sung Mokuba
"If you like the Nile so much go study your geography I thought you had a test"
"Aww you're no fun Seto." Said Mokuba as he sulked out of the room
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Yay another chapter! Another completed and so many more to go. Review review to read the next chap. I'll update the next moment that I have, that is if you'll kindly inspire that next free moment. Ja ne for now.
Disclaimer: I don't own yugioh.think we've established that haven't we?
Chapter 4: One step too far.
~~
"Wait!" Seto shouted, he didn't know why he said it, but apparently a part of him didn't want her to leave.
"What is it?" she said turning towards Seto
'Shoot! Now what? Think Seto think!' he mentally slapped himself, "Would you like a ride home?" he said suddenly.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" she asked looking strangely suspicious of his good will.
"Well unless you already have a ride, I mean after all you are quite rich yourself, well actually it's your father who has the money." Seto didn't even realize he had started to slightly babble.
"Actually," she interrupted his babbling, "I don't have a ride. I probably won't have one for a long time." Her eyes glazing over in a sad sort of state, those eyes reminded Seto of the first day he had met her. It was also that sad and distant.
"Would you like to talk about it?" he asked as he walked up to her
"I don't know."
"C'mon," he said leading Kumiko towards his limo
~~
They sat in silence in the limo. Neither had said anything the whole way.
"You will have to eventually have to tell me where you are staying at. I mean since all you've told me so far that you don't want to be driven to your home."
Silence
"Or at least tell me what's going on"
Silence
"Or we could do it your way and drive until either you speak up or my car runs out of gasoline." He said looking out the window as he leaned his head on his palm for support.
"I ran away from home." She said silently
~~Flashback
"I absolutely forbid it!" shouted Kumiko's father
"Why? All I want to do is contribute a little bit to help up the kids at the orphanage."
"How many times have I told you Kumiko? You are my only daughter. Being a violinist will not help you in taking over Kaiou Enterprises. You shouldn't be wasting time performing at these charity things."
"Daddy I am 17 this year, I think I have the liberty to choose how I want my life to go."
"Kumiko as my only child it is your duty to take over Kaiou Enterprises after I retire. I do not wish to lose all the blood and sweat I put into this company."
"You have your dreams and I have mine."
"Kumiko please understand"
"I am just so sick of this. Because I'm an only child so I can't fulfil my dreams? This is ridiculous. If that's the case I don't want to be the heir to Kaiou Enterprises. I'll live on my own."
"Kumiko wait!" her father shouted chasing after her.
~~
"What happened after that?" Seto asked
"He tried to keep me from leaving so I snuck out at the break of dawn. Then I went out and rented out a place. I've decided to live off my art and music from now on." She told him
"Is that why you stopped going to school lately?"
She nodded, "I can't risk my father coming to find me there. I simply can't go back to the days where I am forced to live a life that I hate."
"You can't not go to school you know? What will you do for your education?"
Kumiko looked down at her feet, "I don't know" she lifted her head to look out the window, "I really don't know"
~~
The limo stopped outside a terrible looking neighbourhood. There were people all over the streets. Seto looked at them with disgust as he got out of the car to walk Kumiko to her appartment. "You don't need to go with me you know." She said noting his obvious dislike for her environment. "I know it's hard for people who've lived in a decent home for so many years, but I can't afford anything else."
Seto didn't reply simply followed Kumiko up to her new appartment. The door was filthy and Kumiko had to open her door first unlocking it then having to kick it open, "The doorknob is always stuck" she informed him, "It's not much but it's my own place." She led him in
It wasn't much indeed. The wallpaper was chipping off the walls and although you could tell Kumiko had tried to clean it up it was still not exactly what a human being would live in. It was an open kitchen with a small bathroom and a bedroom. Every step Seto took the floor boards creaked. "Are you sure this is liveable?" he asked her
Kumiko sighed as she sat down on one of the two plastic chairs that she had bought. "You think I want to live here. I lived in a house with everything I ever needed or wanted. However," she paused, "It's something I'm willing to sacrifice so that I am able to follow my own dream."
"You remind me a lot of me at one point of my life."
Kumiko raised an eyebrow in amusment, "And what do you mean by that?"
"You're willing to give up everything so that you can live the life you want."
"Well I can't live a life someone has all planned for me all my life now can I?"
~~
Two weeks later, Seto walked into a café. He sat down in a booth, ordered mocha, and waited for the violinist who went around playing for people demanded her service. He listened to the soothing music of the violin as he sipped his coffee. Seto motioned for a waiter and whispering something in his ear while slipping him some money, the waiter nodded and walked away.
Kumiko finished her number, and turned when someone approached her. "Ms. Kaiou? Mr. Kaiba requests your presence at table 5" Kumiko looked over to where the waiter had indicated and narrowed her eyes at Seto.
Seto watched as Kumiko walked over and sat down, looking straight at him she bluntly said, "What is it?"
"What? No hello?" Seto smirked
"Kaiba I'm working. Unlike you I don't make tons of money so if you would be so kind let me do what I must do to keep my dreams alive."
"Here." He said handing her a set of keys
"What this?"
"The keys to your new appartment."
"My new appartment?" she asked
"Yes I bought one for you, the one you were living in was totally unsuitable. Entirely furnished and all services paid for you"
"Since when did you take a liking to my life? And when did you start caring?"
"I don't wish to be disgusted whenever I visit, besides I respect you because of your courage and determination but of course if you don't want it." He said dangling the keys
Kumiko thought for two seconds before taking the keys and saying, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. What do I owe you?"
"Just achieve your dreams and continue to take business courses on the side during your free time. Maybe in the end you can do both. Then you could continue telling me that I'm trying to cheat your company."
"Haha that's very funny." She said sarcastically, then in a softer tone, "but seriously, thank you Kaiba. I mean it."
"You're welcome Kaiou."
"I don't know, we've known each other for quite a bit of time now, and all this help you've been giving me, shouldn't we be on a first name basis?" she said trying not to laugh
"You're welcome Kumiko." Her name rolling off his tongue
"See you later Seto." She said giving him a peck on the cheek before going back to work.
~~
Kumiko moved in the next day with a small bag with her clothing inside and a few personal items. It was a very beautiful neighbourhood indeed. She walked up the stone staircases and and went through the front door where she was greeted by a security guard.
"Ah you must be Miss Kaiou. Mr. Kaiba informed me that you would be arriving here today. My name is Ken and if you need anything you'll know where to find me." He said indicating to his little seat in the corner of the lobby.
Ken was a man in his early thirties with soft blonde hair. He was an average height but was quite well built. Kumiko smiled at him thanking him politely and walked towards the elevator. It took her up to the eighth floor. Walking down the comfortably carpeted hallway down to room 895 she slipped the key inside the lock, waited for the click, and opened the door.
The inside of the appartment was quite lovely. The kitchen was fully equiped, the living room comfy, and the bedroom had a large king sized bed. Kumiko went and put away her stuff when the phone rang. She ran out of the bedroom and plopped on the couch next to the phone, "Hello?"
"Do you like your appartment?" she heard Seto's voice on the other line.
"Love it. I really don't know how to thank you."
~~
"What's your game Seto?"
"What are you talking about Mokuba?"
"Besides anything with the word Kaiba in it you normally don't care about. So why the sudden interest in Miss Kaiou."
"Kaiba Corporation does business with Kaiou Enterprises, I think it is a wise thing to do to help Kumiko."
"Since when?"
"Damn it Mokuba! What's with all the questions today?" said a very irritated Seto
"Oh I was just curious if I should start making plans to stay out of the house before I find you and your new girlfriend making out on the couch or something."
"What?" Seto's eye twitched "Mokuba there is nothing going on between me and Kumiko. We are simply friends with a common dream, nothing more nothing less. Please don't talk about me like I'm some hormone-crazed teen."
"Denial" sung Mokuba
"If you like the Nile so much go study your geography I thought you had a test"
"Aww you're no fun Seto." Said Mokuba as he sulked out of the room
~~
Yay another chapter! Another completed and so many more to go. Review review to read the next chap. I'll update the next moment that I have, that is if you'll kindly inspire that next free moment. Ja ne for now.