All You Wanted
Is it Enough to Love?
Seto shook his head as he walked away from the apartment building. What was his problem? Anzu was more than likely going to see the newspaper the next morning and what if she didn't understand? She had to understand; she loved him. She would realize that it was just the overactive imagination of writers at work. She knew he loved her. He wished he could safely add an "and only her" to the end of that statement.
The thing was, he had only being doing a favor for Isis. Anzu would have to understand that part; she didn't like the rain either. But he didn't do favors for just anybody and she damn well knew it. He really didn't know why he had decided to add Isis to his small list of people to do favors for every once in a while. Maybe it was because he knew she was attracted to him and he loved to play on that fact. It was just another part of the game to him, he would make Anzu realize that. There had never had been anything between him and Isis. And once she got over her silly attraction there would never be a chance for it.
He shook his head again; there were other things he could be thinking about. Like Anzu for instance. He really did love her; she was so pretty and innocent, the perfect example of the girl-next-door. Furthermore, she truely loved him without restrictions. That had made all the difference in the world.
He made his way into the company building, putting the umbrella down. It was time to concentrate on work, which meant pushing his personal life aside for the time being.
Closing time couldn't come soon enough for him. When the time finally came, he quickly packed everything away. Hey, he was allowed to enjoy a date with the one he loved. It was going to be wonderful; he was taking her to the restaurant where they had had their first date. He got in the limo, instructing the driver to go to Anzu's house. He knew the way; all the drivers had been to Anzu's house on several occasions already.
She was beautiful, wearing a light blue dress that matched her eyes perfectly. She smiled at him when he told her how beautiful she looked. Gods he loved that smile. It just brightened up the room wherever she went. Of course, her smile was always shining so things were always bright around her.
She talked on amiably about her day as they drove towards the restaurant. He smiled as he listened intently to her; she could always make him feel better whenever he was down. That was one of the things he loved so much about her. He wished he could share as much with her as she did with him. He couldn't; there was just too much that he didn't understand. Mainly things about his past life. He didn't think talking about them would make them any more clearer either.
She seemed excited when she realized where they were going. In fact, she had given him a quick hug. "Seto, this is wonderful," she whispered as the hostess lead them back to their table.
He was about to agree when he saw something that made him change his mind. Isis was there, with Jounouchi of all people. He couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy when he realized she was enjoying herself with him. He didn't know why. He always knew that she would have to start getting over her silly attraction someday. But why did she have to be with Jounouchi? They weren't even in the same class. She deserved so much better than that mutt.
He forced the idea out of his mind. He would forget that he had seen him there. Nothing was going to spoil his evening with Anzu. She deserved so much more than that. He was determined to give her his undivided attention. After all, it wasn't like he had done anything to deserve her love. She had decided to give it to him of her own free will. "I love you, Seto," she said as she sat down at the table across from him.
"That's why I brought you here," he said, picking up the menu. Tonight was about Anzu; he absolutely refused to think about Isis and Jounouchi. He wasn't going to think of them....he wasn't going to think of them.....
Damn it, it wasn't working. He couldn't help but wonder about it. She sure had forgotten about him quickly. And to be with Jounouchi to top it all off. That just really pissed him off. He told himself he was only pissed off because the puppy didn't deserve to be with any woman, let alone one that had been attracted to him just that morning. Sure, he had a girlfriend but it was the principal of the thing.
"Isis and Jounouchi are here," Anzu stated, causing Seto to nearly fall out of his chair. What the hell did that matter to her? He finally glanced in their direction. "I think it's great that Yuugi allowed Jounouchi to take her out without him. Isis doesn't seem to get out enough."
Okay, she was just showing another side of her caring personality. One of the many reasons why he loved her. Wait a second. What did she just say about Yuugi allowing Jounouchi to go out without him? Seto stole another glance at Jounouchi and all the pieces fell into place for him. He started laughing. There was no way Isis would ever fall in love with that dog.
"I'm glad you're enjoying yourself," Anzu said lightly. She reached across the table and grabbed his hand. "Let's go say hello," she suggested, standing up. He agreed. He could have so much fun with this, now that he knew the entire story. He allowed Anzu to go on before him. "Evening, Jounouchi, Isis."
Jounouchi nodded at her and Seto noticed Isis scowled at Anzu. Apparently the kitten didn't like someone moving on to her territory. He walked towards the table with a fluid grace that certainly caught Isis' attention. Now it was Jounouchi's turn to scowl at their visitor. Seto smirked. "You know they have strict rules about pets being in here, especially those unaccompanied by their master. Where's Yuugi?"
Isis turned her head to the side, apparently trying not to laugh. Jounouchi growled, "He's not my master." Seto ignored him for the time being, the dog was under complete control. It was the kitten that he was worried about misbehaving. He watched her and she blushed. Good, he still had control over the kitten as well.
"Seto, behave!" Anzu scolded. Apparently, she hadn't found his test amusing. Well, he could behave now. Now that he knew his kitten was still under control. "I'm sorry, Jounouchi," she apologized. Jounouchi shrugged. "Come on, Seto. Obviously I still can't take you around Jounouchi." She tugged on his sleeve, leading him back to their table.
He smirked, "Goodbye, puppy. Tell your master I said hello."
Anzu sighed as they sat back down. "I guess it would take a miracle for you to stop referring to him as a dog," she said. Seto nodded. Anzu smiled at him. "Well, as long as you don't start putting a leash on him I guess it doesn't matter." Hmmm, that wasn't such a bad idea. He wondered if they made collars for cats.
After dinner, he remained thoughtful as they drove back to Anzu's house. She didn't seem to mind too much; he figured she was probably used to it by now. As long as she remembered that he loved her, he didn't think he had much of a problem. During dinner, he had had another vision of his past life. One where he was with a beautiful woman that wasn't Anzu. Sometimes he wondered if that woman really existed or if she was gone for good. It would be interesting to find out. Not that anything could happen between them in this life. He was happy with Anzu. It didn't matter how much he loved that other woman in the past. That was then and this was now. As long as he remembered that there would be no problems.
The driver stopped outside of Anzu's house and Seto was just a little more than disappointed that she would be leaving soon. She leaned over to kiss him goodbye. She tasted so sweet; why the hell did she have to leave? After a few moments she pulled away from him and whispered softly, "Goodnight, Seto."
"Goodnight, Anzu," he responded as she got out of the car. 'Damn it, it's not fair,' he thought as the driver pulled away. He contented himself by looking at the night sky as they drove along. Living in the city sucked, you had a poor view of the stars. Okay, where the hell did that come from? As they drove along he saw a familiar figure walking on the sidewalk. "Pull over," he instructed the driver, putting the window down. "Did that dog make you walk home all by yourself?" he asked.
She jumped before stopping and turning to look at him. "He got distracted," she told him. "You don't want to know by what."
Seto laughed lightly. This could be interesting. "I'm sure I don't. I think we may have room for you if you want a ride."
She looked skeptical. "If you could. Where's Anzu?"
He scowled. Not what he wanted to be thinking about at the moment. "At home." She looked like she was about to say something but he interrupted her. "Don't start." He had already seen the looks the driver had been giving him. He didn't need to get the same treatment from the kitten.
She shrugged and opened the door. "I wasn't going to say anything. Thank you for the ride," she added as the driver started off again.
Seto gave the driver the directions then turned his attention back to Isis. She was as beautiful as ever, then again, kittens were very concerned with their appearances. He closed his eyes. He shouldn't be thinking about how beautiful she was; those were thoughts he was supposed to be having about Anzu. "You know, dogs and kittens normally don't go together," he said.
She smiled at him lightly. Her smile was so different from Anzu's; hers seemed like it was saved for him and only him. "And who do you think kitten's belong with?" she asked, her beautiful sea-green eyes staring into his.
She was so beautiful; the starlight playing across her face was mesmerizing. 'Rich businessmen,' he thought, unconsciously leaning closer to her. She blushed slightly and pulled away from him and it was only then he realized how close he had been to kissing her. Damn it, he had wanted to kiss her. He had thought that stage in his life was over and done with. Her silly attraction must be getting to him; that's all there was to it.
He shook his head. This wasn't right; he was in love with Anzu. Sweet, sweet Anzu. Not Isis. Despite the fact that she was absolutely gorgeous. Damn it! Things were just not working. Stupid hormones had to get back under control. The driver pulled over at the apartment building. "Thank you again for the ride, Seto," she said as she got out of the car.
The driver pulled away and he was giving Seto those strange looks again. "Knock that off," he ordered. There was going to be talk tomorrow among his workers. That was for sure. Also, he was going to have to take a nice cold shower when he got home and he was going to completely forget about any girls.
&-&-&-&
Seto sighed as he collapsed on his bed after his shower. It really sucked to be him. He had been positive that he was over Isis. In fact, he still was. There had been a point when he would have loved to have loved her, but she had made sure that he knew it wasn't possible. Back then, she was the one who had controlled the leash. He hated that point of his life. That was how he had learned to be dependant on people.
He liked the way things were between him and Isis now. Now he was the one in control of the leash, not the other way around. But he had a feeling he was getting a little bit too involved. He really loved Anzu, but playing the game with Isis was fun. Especially since he had moved on and was now past that stage in his life. He wouldn't have to worry about intentionally falling for her again. And soon she would get over his silly attraction, the same way he had gotten over his. He would make sure of that.
~Ouch, this hurt to write. Anyway, please review and tell me what you think.