Darkness and Inspiration
Date
Kohari: Whew! I'm typing up another chapter. I forgot I wasn't going to post until I got a certain number of reviews. But...Anyway, this is probably going to be my longest chappie. Hope you enjoy it! (And I am so mad that I only got 12 reviews. You people are so mean sometimes!)
(Normal POV)
"I can't possibly believe Mokuba talked me into this," Seto chastised himself quietly, aware of all the concerned looks that were coming his way as he waited for his date to show up. It was bad enough he had to be here, she didn't have to make matters worse by being late. "This is ridiculous."
He waited outside Domino Train Station. He could hear the trains thunder along the tracks, and it made him more conscious of what time it was. The girl was ten minutes late, and he couldn't stand it when things weren't punctual.
At least Mokuba had let him know a week in advance that this little event was going to happen, though he hadn't let it slip who the mystery woman he was supposed to be spending the day with was. All he would tell Seto was that it was someone he knew.
'Well, that narrows the possibilities to a small 5 million,' Seto thought sarcastically with the first number that popped into his head. He did "know" a lot of girls. After all, he was the president of one of the biggest companies in the world, and with that scenario, it was practically impossible not to meet a bunch of boot-licking, butt-kissing females.
He turned around, careful of the steps, checking the clock just to make sure his wasn't going on the fritz. It wasn't. It was working perfectly. It was quarter after nine (morning), and that meant that the girl was 15 minutes overdue.
Turning back around, he caught a glimpse of someone running toward him down the sidewalk, waving. 'It must be her,' he thought, somewhat disappointed because he still had to go through with this. 'Ditz.' But he was amazed when a panting Tea came to a halt beside him, grasping her bare knees, and gasping.
"I'm so sorry," she apologized, and regraining her breath, she straightened up. He was speechless. Of all the possibilities, he had never expected...and she looked gorgeous. "I would've been here sooner, but I got held up when I was walking out the door, and then the subway..." She left off there, allowing him to take in her situation. "You know how it is." Still, he said nothing.
"Or maybe you don't," she said slowly, taking his silence to mean normal things like that didn't happen to him.
"What?" she asked as he continued to stare at her. "Is there something on my outfit?" She checked her leathery black mini-skirt and spaghetti-strap top, flinging her purse of the same material around as she did so (the top was more like a bathing suit top only made of leather, that's how much it covered). Her boots, too, were of black leather, and came up to her knees.
Seto shook his head as he snapped out of his trance. She was starting to get to him.
Tea shrugged off the whole episode and glanced around at all their options. She could tell he was a first-timer at this. "So, where'dya wanna go first?" she asked, her voice all cute and excited.
"I have to go check the dueling programs at KaibaLand (is that what it's called?)," he said in his usual tone as he brushed past her. She couldn't help but let out a small "urgh" of frustration. She purposely goes out of her way to do something nice and this is what happens.
He was quite a few paces away when he turned and inquired, "Are you coming or not?" in an annoyed manner. Of course he had meant for her to come, too. They were on a date. How stupid could she get? She couldn't resist a slight smile as she ran to catch up.
Tea sat on a plastic chair, chin in palms, behind the glass window of a dueling arena, where Kaiba and this workers were watching a duel and constantly taking notes on clipboards, discussing the players' every move. Eventually, her fingers slipped through her hair and her hands clasped her head her eyes locked on her knees. She didn't notice the more than occasional glance from Seto.
True, Seto was continuously looking at her. Truth be told, he didn't know what exactly to do on a date, so he had done the only thing he knew how: work.
After a while, one of his partners beside him asked the young duelist quietly, "Is that girl your girlfriend, Mr. Kaiba?" grinning at his boss's supposed "affection."
"We're just on a date," Seto answered nonchalantly, not taking his eyes from his scribbling hand on the clipboard.
"Ah," the man nodded in understanding, and, still smiling, went on with the numerous calculations and notes.
Finally, Tea couldn't take it anymore. Her watch confirming that it was well past noon, she got up and went over to Seto, placing her chin on his shoulder, watching him. For a moment, he glared at her out the corner of his eye, then went back to working. After a few seconds, she took his hand and started to lead him out of the door. "Come on, it's lunchtime!" she explained.
"There's a cafeteria downstairs," he stated emotionlessly, snatching his hand away (trying and succeeding to conceal a blush). "I'll be down in a little bit." And he returned to the line in lab coats.
"Oh, please. You need a break anyway." And with that, she began to shove him out the door. Both of them knew there was no real need for Kaiba to be there besides the fact that he wanted to work.
He sighed in defeat, knowing she'd only annoy him until he complied and went ahead and took her to a diner downtown at her request. She had decided on booth seating by the windows facing the street.
He was silent the entire meal, and ate almost nothing. Tea assumed it was because he had been forced to do this and hated her. In reality, he was thinking of the right thing to say that she'd be interested in.
When the bill arrived, Seto reached to examine it. But Tea put her hand on top of his, preventing him from looking at it. "I'll pay," she offered as though it were settled and took it lightly from under his fingers, careful not to rip it. He didn't say a word, and was a little surprised.
Seeing the look on his face, she answered his unasked question, "You don't want to be here, anyway, right? It's the least I could do." She searched in her purse and pulled out the right amount, and then placed a few dollars under the ash tray for a tip. 'It must've taken her a while to make that much money,' he thought. 'At least, with her job, right?"
What she had said wasn't completely accurate. Before he had known who'd be tagging along with him for a day, he had wanted badly for 8:15 (evening), the time he had agreed to with Mokuba, to come. But now that he was with Tea, he was silently hoping it wouldn't end soon, though he'd never admit it. He decided to really let her enjoy the last six hours.
When they were outside the diner, Tea was prepared to go back to KaibaLand. But Seto had other plans. "Where do you want to go?" He asked, startling her.
"Well, um...Didn't you want to go back to -"
"No. But if you won't decide, I will. And I know just where to go." Now it was his turn to drag her. But instead of outside, he led her to a building. A mall.
At first, she had refused to allow him to buy her stuff, but after a while, when he was purchasing it anyway, she just let it go. He was paying her back, she thought, and didn't want to be in her debt. But to Seto, it was more than that. He was paying her back with money and happiness.
Eventually, it was she dragging him all across town, and when the appointed time for the end came, it was dark and she was loaded down with large bags (she hadn't let him carry anything). They were back outside Domino Station. She glanced at the way home, all dark and full of alleys. Seto could see she was a little frightened to go home that way. He couldn't blame her. Who knew what could be lurking in those shadows? So he walked her home, with her stuttering all the way.
When they got to her house, he stood beside the rail as she ascended the steps and pulled out the key. He was sad to see her go. They knew Tea had accomplished her mission. Just as she was walking in the door (a/n: her mom ain't home), Kaiba called out to her, stopping her in her tracks.
"Tea." She turned around swiftly, astonished. "Thank you." And he walked away without another word. Tea was...there was no other way to describe it...surprised. Had she heard right? Had he just thanked her? Kaiba was amazed at himself was well.
When he went home that night, he knew. What he felt for Tea was much more than what he felt for Yugi. It was much more. He wanted to change his destiny, but he knew it was impossible. She was meant for Yugi, and he for her. He was...jealous. He ignored Mokuba who had stayed up waiting, and was bombarding him with questions. He went straight to bed, and for once, went right to sleep. And in peace.
Kohari: Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? 20 reviews or nothing will continue! Sorry, but I can't make the effort if no one's reading it. Anyway, thanks for those who supported me. I dedicate the next chap. to the one who reviews the most!
Date
Kohari: Whew! I'm typing up another chapter. I forgot I wasn't going to post until I got a certain number of reviews. But...Anyway, this is probably going to be my longest chappie. Hope you enjoy it! (And I am so mad that I only got 12 reviews. You people are so mean sometimes!)
(Normal POV)
"I can't possibly believe Mokuba talked me into this," Seto chastised himself quietly, aware of all the concerned looks that were coming his way as he waited for his date to show up. It was bad enough he had to be here, she didn't have to make matters worse by being late. "This is ridiculous."
He waited outside Domino Train Station. He could hear the trains thunder along the tracks, and it made him more conscious of what time it was. The girl was ten minutes late, and he couldn't stand it when things weren't punctual.
At least Mokuba had let him know a week in advance that this little event was going to happen, though he hadn't let it slip who the mystery woman he was supposed to be spending the day with was. All he would tell Seto was that it was someone he knew.
'Well, that narrows the possibilities to a small 5 million,' Seto thought sarcastically with the first number that popped into his head. He did "know" a lot of girls. After all, he was the president of one of the biggest companies in the world, and with that scenario, it was practically impossible not to meet a bunch of boot-licking, butt-kissing females.
He turned around, careful of the steps, checking the clock just to make sure his wasn't going on the fritz. It wasn't. It was working perfectly. It was quarter after nine (morning), and that meant that the girl was 15 minutes overdue.
Turning back around, he caught a glimpse of someone running toward him down the sidewalk, waving. 'It must be her,' he thought, somewhat disappointed because he still had to go through with this. 'Ditz.' But he was amazed when a panting Tea came to a halt beside him, grasping her bare knees, and gasping.
"I'm so sorry," she apologized, and regraining her breath, she straightened up. He was speechless. Of all the possibilities, he had never expected...and she looked gorgeous. "I would've been here sooner, but I got held up when I was walking out the door, and then the subway..." She left off there, allowing him to take in her situation. "You know how it is." Still, he said nothing.
"Or maybe you don't," she said slowly, taking his silence to mean normal things like that didn't happen to him.
"What?" she asked as he continued to stare at her. "Is there something on my outfit?" She checked her leathery black mini-skirt and spaghetti-strap top, flinging her purse of the same material around as she did so (the top was more like a bathing suit top only made of leather, that's how much it covered). Her boots, too, were of black leather, and came up to her knees.
Seto shook his head as he snapped out of his trance. She was starting to get to him.
Tea shrugged off the whole episode and glanced around at all their options. She could tell he was a first-timer at this. "So, where'dya wanna go first?" she asked, her voice all cute and excited.
"I have to go check the dueling programs at KaibaLand (is that what it's called?)," he said in his usual tone as he brushed past her. She couldn't help but let out a small "urgh" of frustration. She purposely goes out of her way to do something nice and this is what happens.
He was quite a few paces away when he turned and inquired, "Are you coming or not?" in an annoyed manner. Of course he had meant for her to come, too. They were on a date. How stupid could she get? She couldn't resist a slight smile as she ran to catch up.
Tea sat on a plastic chair, chin in palms, behind the glass window of a dueling arena, where Kaiba and this workers were watching a duel and constantly taking notes on clipboards, discussing the players' every move. Eventually, her fingers slipped through her hair and her hands clasped her head her eyes locked on her knees. She didn't notice the more than occasional glance from Seto.
True, Seto was continuously looking at her. Truth be told, he didn't know what exactly to do on a date, so he had done the only thing he knew how: work.
After a while, one of his partners beside him asked the young duelist quietly, "Is that girl your girlfriend, Mr. Kaiba?" grinning at his boss's supposed "affection."
"We're just on a date," Seto answered nonchalantly, not taking his eyes from his scribbling hand on the clipboard.
"Ah," the man nodded in understanding, and, still smiling, went on with the numerous calculations and notes.
Finally, Tea couldn't take it anymore. Her watch confirming that it was well past noon, she got up and went over to Seto, placing her chin on his shoulder, watching him. For a moment, he glared at her out the corner of his eye, then went back to working. After a few seconds, she took his hand and started to lead him out of the door. "Come on, it's lunchtime!" she explained.
"There's a cafeteria downstairs," he stated emotionlessly, snatching his hand away (trying and succeeding to conceal a blush). "I'll be down in a little bit." And he returned to the line in lab coats.
"Oh, please. You need a break anyway." And with that, she began to shove him out the door. Both of them knew there was no real need for Kaiba to be there besides the fact that he wanted to work.
He sighed in defeat, knowing she'd only annoy him until he complied and went ahead and took her to a diner downtown at her request. She had decided on booth seating by the windows facing the street.
He was silent the entire meal, and ate almost nothing. Tea assumed it was because he had been forced to do this and hated her. In reality, he was thinking of the right thing to say that she'd be interested in.
When the bill arrived, Seto reached to examine it. But Tea put her hand on top of his, preventing him from looking at it. "I'll pay," she offered as though it were settled and took it lightly from under his fingers, careful not to rip it. He didn't say a word, and was a little surprised.
Seeing the look on his face, she answered his unasked question, "You don't want to be here, anyway, right? It's the least I could do." She searched in her purse and pulled out the right amount, and then placed a few dollars under the ash tray for a tip. 'It must've taken her a while to make that much money,' he thought. 'At least, with her job, right?"
What she had said wasn't completely accurate. Before he had known who'd be tagging along with him for a day, he had wanted badly for 8:15 (evening), the time he had agreed to with Mokuba, to come. But now that he was with Tea, he was silently hoping it wouldn't end soon, though he'd never admit it. He decided to really let her enjoy the last six hours.
When they were outside the diner, Tea was prepared to go back to KaibaLand. But Seto had other plans. "Where do you want to go?" He asked, startling her.
"Well, um...Didn't you want to go back to -"
"No. But if you won't decide, I will. And I know just where to go." Now it was his turn to drag her. But instead of outside, he led her to a building. A mall.
At first, she had refused to allow him to buy her stuff, but after a while, when he was purchasing it anyway, she just let it go. He was paying her back, she thought, and didn't want to be in her debt. But to Seto, it was more than that. He was paying her back with money and happiness.
Eventually, it was she dragging him all across town, and when the appointed time for the end came, it was dark and she was loaded down with large bags (she hadn't let him carry anything). They were back outside Domino Station. She glanced at the way home, all dark and full of alleys. Seto could see she was a little frightened to go home that way. He couldn't blame her. Who knew what could be lurking in those shadows? So he walked her home, with her stuttering all the way.
When they got to her house, he stood beside the rail as she ascended the steps and pulled out the key. He was sad to see her go. They knew Tea had accomplished her mission. Just as she was walking in the door (a/n: her mom ain't home), Kaiba called out to her, stopping her in her tracks.
"Tea." She turned around swiftly, astonished. "Thank you." And he walked away without another word. Tea was...there was no other way to describe it...surprised. Had she heard right? Had he just thanked her? Kaiba was amazed at himself was well.
When he went home that night, he knew. What he felt for Tea was much more than what he felt for Yugi. It was much more. He wanted to change his destiny, but he knew it was impossible. She was meant for Yugi, and he for her. He was...jealous. He ignored Mokuba who had stayed up waiting, and was bombarding him with questions. He went straight to bed, and for once, went right to sleep. And in peace.
Kohari: Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? 20 reviews or nothing will continue! Sorry, but I can't make the effort if no one's reading it. Anyway, thanks for those who supported me. I dedicate the next chap. to the one who reviews the most!