A Song for Seto
Disclaimer: If I owned Yugioh, Seto Kaiba and all his millions would be mine...but since he doesn't...sob
Chapter 7: More then just friends
This is one of those chapters where I surprise myself about how I wrote this.
totalyfab, I honestly have no idea why the update alert has said I have posted up to chapter 8. Although I have written chapter 8 already but I haven't even uploaded it yet. Perhaps it's a bug or something. ~~
The next day, Kumiko had to change from a full time violinist at the café to a part-time day player. During the day she would go to the café and in the afternoon to Francis Lafille's bandroom in Domino and he would train her till very late at night. She had never had such a rough training. Then she thought back to days when her father had let her play the violin when she was six.
~Flashback
"Daddy! Daddy!" shouted little Kumiko as she ran towards her father.
"What is it princess?"
"I got to see someone play the violin today. I want to be a violin player too!!"
Her father laughed, "My little Kumiko can be whatever she wants" he told her
"Really?" giggled the young girl
~~End flashback
'I can't believe father had humored me like that. I'll show him'
"No no Kumiko. You hold the bow much too tightly, release your death grip and hold it the correct way."
"Sorry Mr. Lafille" she muttered as she changed her grip slightly and started playing again
"Francis ma cherie, call me Francis" Kumiko nodded
~~
After another grueling three hours, Francis finally decided they could go no further. Kumiko's arms stung in pain. She had never played so many different pieces at so many different speeds. She knew she couldn't give up though. She would prove to everone that she, Kumiko Kaiou, could do whatever she set her mind to.
She tried to get home but three taxis in a row were taken from her until finally she had lost her patience. By the fourth taxi, some stupid idiot decided she was going to let him take her cab again. So after taking her purse which was filled with god knows what and slammed it against the guy's head and kicked his worthless ass away from her cab. Her migrane was starting to get worse as she was forced to listen to the so-called "music" that the cab driver had on. Finally she arrived outside her appartment and after paying the cabby she went inside. She greeted the new guard downstairs and headed for the elevator. As it reached her floor she got off and stuck in the key to her door. She opened the door to a delicious aroma. She inhaled the scent of steaks grilling away in the kitchen
'Well something certainly smells good. Guess I won't have to cook tonight' She thought as she entered the living room leaving her violin leaning against the wall and putting her purse on the coffee table. She entered the dining room where a candlelight dinner for two was set up.
Seto walked out from the kitchen with two glasses of red wine, a look of surprise on his handsome face, "I didn't know you'd be home so late. As you can see dinner is being kept warm." He smiled
"What are you up to?" She looked at him suspiciously "Besides I didn't know you could cook, are you sure it's edible, or did you order out?" she joked
"I'm hurt! Can't a rich guy cook a dinner to celebrate his best friend's first day of being a famous violinist's apprentice?" he said, silence passed between them, "I had them cater" he said as he went back into the kitchen, Kumiko simply shook her head trying not to laugh out loud.
~~
"Looks like the stars are visible tonight" said Kumiko as Seto handed her her glass of wine, "Thanks"
"I didn't know you were interested in astrology as well." Enquired Seto
"When I was young, before my mother passed away she used to tell me that everyone had their own stars. All you have to do is choose one and then wish upon it when you really really want something."
"What could you possibly want? You were born into a rich family with a father who loved you giving you everything you could imagine."
"True. When I was young I used to wish I had a true friend. Not the snobs that I went to private school with, I wanted someone more like me. Every night that I could see the stars I would look from my window to find the star that I chose."
"How do you know it's the same star?"
"I just do. Call it an instinct. I just get this special feeling when I look at it and concentrate on what I want most in my life. Have you ever tried it?"
"I don't believe in these kind of things. I believe I can achieve anything by myself without the help of anyone or anything especially magic."
"Perhaps, but there's no harm in trying" pressed Kumiko "All you have to do is pick out a star that gives you that special feeling, close your eyes and wish with all your heart for something that you want."
Seto sighed and looked for a random star. He closed his eyes and thought about what he could possibly want. To become the number one duelist again? To finally beat Yugi Moto at duel monsters again?
Seto opened his eyes to see Kumiko laugh, "What's so funny?"
"You looked so serious just now when you were making that wish. I thought you didn't need help from magic?" she teased
"I guess I needed it for this one thing." He smiled
"Really? What could Seto Kaiba possibly want that he can't get with his own hands?"
"Courage." Was his one worded answer
"Courage? What do you need courage for?"
Seto's stomach filled with a large colony of butterflies as they circled around in there. He took a deep breath, "To do this." And then he leaned down to kiss Kumiko.
It was such a new feeling for Seto; he had never felt like this in his entire life. He inhaled the delicious scent of Kumiko's strawberry shampoo. What was more amazing was how when he held her it was like they were two pieces of a puzzle that fit perfectly together. At first Kumiko didn't know how to react. She had never been kissed like this in her entire life. Slowly her arms snaked around Seto's neck and she went on her tiptoes so that Seto didn't have to bend over as he was.
Seto was amazed at the feelings that were filling his heart. The kiss was more mind-blowing then he had imagined it would be. Seto deepened the kiss and the two were in an all out battle of the tongues. Kumiko thought she had died and gone to heaven. The kiss brought out feelings that she had never felt before. She had had her fair share of kisses from previous boyfriends but never anything like this. Seto's kiss brought a tingling feeling and her mind had completely shutdown preventing any possible thought to pass through her mind at the moment.
Suddenly Seto pulled out of the kiss. Kumiko's face showed terrible dissappointment. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that." He said looking away, "I think I've been drinking too much, I should leave. We can just pretend nothing happened." He said and turned to leave.
"Can you really do that?" a small voice said
Seto turned back, "What?"
"Can you really pretend like nothing happened Seto?" She told him, "I don't know if the next time I look at you if I will be able to treat you like my best friend."
"Then how will you treat me?"
"I don't know." She said folding her hands around herself, in a way that looked as if she was trying to find sanctuary from their current predicament and leaning on the wall slowly slid into a crouching position.
Seto could hear her slowly weeping, he felt his heart wrench and he felt that every tear that fell from her eyes was like a knife in his heart. He made his way back to the huddled form of Kumiko, held her in his embrace, and hushed her until she quieted. He knew his jacket was probably ruined from the tears and the make-up that she wore but he didn't matter, it made him feel better that he was able to provide some comfort to her.
"I have a confession," Seto whispered quietly into her ear, "You will probably be the only one I will have the courage to tell this to Kumiko. Since the day I met you, you have always held a special place in my heart. From rivals, to friends, but now I don't want to be any of those anymore. I want to be much more."
Kumiko lifted her tear-stained face to look at Seto; she wiped her tears off with her hand and leaped into Seto's arms. She hugged him tightly and cried.
"You do know the media will have a field day if this gets out."
"Let them write what they want."
"Are you sure? You can still turn back if you want."
"Not even a rematch with Yugi can change my mind now. I've got you and I'm never letting go"
"You promise?"
"Promise"
~~
Sometimes I think I overdo my romance things...well as long as you, the reader, likes it. Review to see how Kumiko and Seto's relationship works out.
Disclaimer: If I owned Yugioh, Seto Kaiba and all his millions would be mine...but since he doesn't...sob
Chapter 7: More then just friends
This is one of those chapters where I surprise myself about how I wrote this.
totalyfab, I honestly have no idea why the update alert has said I have posted up to chapter 8. Although I have written chapter 8 already but I haven't even uploaded it yet. Perhaps it's a bug or something. ~~
The next day, Kumiko had to change from a full time violinist at the café to a part-time day player. During the day she would go to the café and in the afternoon to Francis Lafille's bandroom in Domino and he would train her till very late at night. She had never had such a rough training. Then she thought back to days when her father had let her play the violin when she was six.
~Flashback
"Daddy! Daddy!" shouted little Kumiko as she ran towards her father.
"What is it princess?"
"I got to see someone play the violin today. I want to be a violin player too!!"
Her father laughed, "My little Kumiko can be whatever she wants" he told her
"Really?" giggled the young girl
~~End flashback
'I can't believe father had humored me like that. I'll show him'
"No no Kumiko. You hold the bow much too tightly, release your death grip and hold it the correct way."
"Sorry Mr. Lafille" she muttered as she changed her grip slightly and started playing again
"Francis ma cherie, call me Francis" Kumiko nodded
~~
After another grueling three hours, Francis finally decided they could go no further. Kumiko's arms stung in pain. She had never played so many different pieces at so many different speeds. She knew she couldn't give up though. She would prove to everone that she, Kumiko Kaiou, could do whatever she set her mind to.
She tried to get home but three taxis in a row were taken from her until finally she had lost her patience. By the fourth taxi, some stupid idiot decided she was going to let him take her cab again. So after taking her purse which was filled with god knows what and slammed it against the guy's head and kicked his worthless ass away from her cab. Her migrane was starting to get worse as she was forced to listen to the so-called "music" that the cab driver had on. Finally she arrived outside her appartment and after paying the cabby she went inside. She greeted the new guard downstairs and headed for the elevator. As it reached her floor she got off and stuck in the key to her door. She opened the door to a delicious aroma. She inhaled the scent of steaks grilling away in the kitchen
'Well something certainly smells good. Guess I won't have to cook tonight' She thought as she entered the living room leaving her violin leaning against the wall and putting her purse on the coffee table. She entered the dining room where a candlelight dinner for two was set up.
Seto walked out from the kitchen with two glasses of red wine, a look of surprise on his handsome face, "I didn't know you'd be home so late. As you can see dinner is being kept warm." He smiled
"What are you up to?" She looked at him suspiciously "Besides I didn't know you could cook, are you sure it's edible, or did you order out?" she joked
"I'm hurt! Can't a rich guy cook a dinner to celebrate his best friend's first day of being a famous violinist's apprentice?" he said, silence passed between them, "I had them cater" he said as he went back into the kitchen, Kumiko simply shook her head trying not to laugh out loud.
~~
"Looks like the stars are visible tonight" said Kumiko as Seto handed her her glass of wine, "Thanks"
"I didn't know you were interested in astrology as well." Enquired Seto
"When I was young, before my mother passed away she used to tell me that everyone had their own stars. All you have to do is choose one and then wish upon it when you really really want something."
"What could you possibly want? You were born into a rich family with a father who loved you giving you everything you could imagine."
"True. When I was young I used to wish I had a true friend. Not the snobs that I went to private school with, I wanted someone more like me. Every night that I could see the stars I would look from my window to find the star that I chose."
"How do you know it's the same star?"
"I just do. Call it an instinct. I just get this special feeling when I look at it and concentrate on what I want most in my life. Have you ever tried it?"
"I don't believe in these kind of things. I believe I can achieve anything by myself without the help of anyone or anything especially magic."
"Perhaps, but there's no harm in trying" pressed Kumiko "All you have to do is pick out a star that gives you that special feeling, close your eyes and wish with all your heart for something that you want."
Seto sighed and looked for a random star. He closed his eyes and thought about what he could possibly want. To become the number one duelist again? To finally beat Yugi Moto at duel monsters again?
Seto opened his eyes to see Kumiko laugh, "What's so funny?"
"You looked so serious just now when you were making that wish. I thought you didn't need help from magic?" she teased
"I guess I needed it for this one thing." He smiled
"Really? What could Seto Kaiba possibly want that he can't get with his own hands?"
"Courage." Was his one worded answer
"Courage? What do you need courage for?"
Seto's stomach filled with a large colony of butterflies as they circled around in there. He took a deep breath, "To do this." And then he leaned down to kiss Kumiko.
It was such a new feeling for Seto; he had never felt like this in his entire life. He inhaled the delicious scent of Kumiko's strawberry shampoo. What was more amazing was how when he held her it was like they were two pieces of a puzzle that fit perfectly together. At first Kumiko didn't know how to react. She had never been kissed like this in her entire life. Slowly her arms snaked around Seto's neck and she went on her tiptoes so that Seto didn't have to bend over as he was.
Seto was amazed at the feelings that were filling his heart. The kiss was more mind-blowing then he had imagined it would be. Seto deepened the kiss and the two were in an all out battle of the tongues. Kumiko thought she had died and gone to heaven. The kiss brought out feelings that she had never felt before. She had had her fair share of kisses from previous boyfriends but never anything like this. Seto's kiss brought a tingling feeling and her mind had completely shutdown preventing any possible thought to pass through her mind at the moment.
Suddenly Seto pulled out of the kiss. Kumiko's face showed terrible dissappointment. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that." He said looking away, "I think I've been drinking too much, I should leave. We can just pretend nothing happened." He said and turned to leave.
"Can you really do that?" a small voice said
Seto turned back, "What?"
"Can you really pretend like nothing happened Seto?" She told him, "I don't know if the next time I look at you if I will be able to treat you like my best friend."
"Then how will you treat me?"
"I don't know." She said folding her hands around herself, in a way that looked as if she was trying to find sanctuary from their current predicament and leaning on the wall slowly slid into a crouching position.
Seto could hear her slowly weeping, he felt his heart wrench and he felt that every tear that fell from her eyes was like a knife in his heart. He made his way back to the huddled form of Kumiko, held her in his embrace, and hushed her until she quieted. He knew his jacket was probably ruined from the tears and the make-up that she wore but he didn't matter, it made him feel better that he was able to provide some comfort to her.
"I have a confession," Seto whispered quietly into her ear, "You will probably be the only one I will have the courage to tell this to Kumiko. Since the day I met you, you have always held a special place in my heart. From rivals, to friends, but now I don't want to be any of those anymore. I want to be much more."
Kumiko lifted her tear-stained face to look at Seto; she wiped her tears off with her hand and leaped into Seto's arms. She hugged him tightly and cried.
"You do know the media will have a field day if this gets out."
"Let them write what they want."
"Are you sure? You can still turn back if you want."
"Not even a rematch with Yugi can change my mind now. I've got you and I'm never letting go"
"You promise?"
"Promise"
~~
Sometimes I think I overdo my romance things...well as long as you, the reader, likes it. Review to see how Kumiko and Seto's relationship works out.