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Astonishments

She laid next to him. It was still dark and she could only see his outline. He was sleeping so quietly, so peacefully. His face was away from her hidden in her pillow. His scarred back was visible thanks to the moonlight. His jagged little scars. She never asked him again about them though she was dying to found out. A few hours ago he went to her job to pick her up like always. Lorena didn't see Kaiba or Anzu for that matter. For some reason she felt guilty about being back with Kaiba after what happened. The whole night Anzu tried to ignore Lorena and even ran as fast as she could away from the dance floor to meet up with Kaiba.

It was a long day for Kaiba. Not only did he have to work all day and night but he had a long drive so that he could check some school for Mokuba. Mokuba sensed that Kaiba was seeing Anzu still. It was hard for another person to see Kaiba's more cheerful nature because no one thought he had a cheerful nature but Mokuba saw it. Kaiba didn't smile or anything but he did have a glint in his eye. A special sparkle that showed his happiness. Kaiba knew that Mokuba knew as well.

"Are you going to see Anzu tonight?" Mokuba inquired. Mokuba was too nosey for his age.

"yes." Kaiba wasn't going to lie to his borther. Mokuba would have figured it out already.

"See you tomorrow then." The way Mokuba said it sounded like he was trying to hint to Kaiba that it was okay if Kaiba did not come tonight. Raising an eyebrow at his bother he nodded.

"Cassandra will tell me if you're misbehaving." That was all he needed to say for Mokuba's eyes to widen.

"Who said I was going to misbehave!" Mokuba yelled out.

"Your older brother who knows you very well and don't yell in the house, it's not becoming."

It's been a day since Jounouchi called Anzu. She still hasn't told Kaiba. If she did she knew what he would say. He would say that they can't see each other until her friends leave. Neither one of them could risk being exposed. Anzu's friends would feel betrayed and they would also try to kill Kaiba. Not that he was scared, it was just really bad press. Jounouchi and Yugi would be coming in tomorrow. She would have to tell him before then. She should tell him when he wakes up. Or maybe call him on the phone when he gets to work and tell him then. He would be mad. At least he would not be mad when she was with him. Did she even know his phone number? She could look it up, but he never did give her his number. If she remembered correctly she gave him hers.

Kaiba stirred in his sleep, moving around so that he now laid on his back. She looked up at the ceiling finding it creepy to look at him when he's eyes could open any minute. Well, not creepy just embarrassing if he woke up to her staring at him.

"What are you thinking about?" Kaiba groggily asked. She turned her head to see him staring at her with open eyes even though he sounded tired.

"Nothing." She sat up knowing she couldn't hold it off anymore. "Actually there is something." Pushing back his bangs he sat up as well.

"What?" He said after a yawn.

"Yugi and Jounouchi are coming tomorrow. Jounouchi called me a day ago and broke the news to me. They're both going to stay here until they leave." She said in one breath. Anzu could feel his eyes on her. While he was obviously staring at her in disbelief she looked down on her lap playing with her comforter.

"Where are they going to sleep?" Kaiba asked hoping he would not receive an answer he would have to kill them for.

"In the living room. If they're big babies they might sleep in a hotel but they told me they want to stay here so that they don't waste any money." Kaiba scoffed.

"Freeloaders." With a sigh he got up from the bed. "I guess that means that I'll have to find another woman to go to bed with until your geeky friends leave." Frowning she didn't know if that was supposed to a joke or not. Catching her frown he walked to her side of the bed after putting on his shirt and kissed her forehead. "Unless you think we can be really quiet?" He whispered against her forehead then walked to the bathroom without waiting for her response. Now she knew he was joking. Being with her while her friends were in the other room was definitely risky. Too risky.

"Do you think we'll be able to see each other when they're here?" It was all up Kaiba. He was the one who could decide on whether or not he wanted to see her.

"No." A simple answer that came from the bathroom. A simple obvious answer. Another frown appeared on her face.

"I understand." She whispered to herself. A week without Kaiba. Would it be hard? She's been seeing him for a couple of weeks now. Was he that addicting? She would find out this week. A few minutes later Kaiba came out of the bathroom wiping his face with one of his brought from home towels. Kaiba's 'special' towel as Anzu would silently tease. He sat on his side of the bed and laid back down with his shirt still on.

"I'm tired." That was a first. She has never heard him say that before. Knowing not to say anything about his comment she laid her head on his chest, playing with the buttons of his shirt.

"Stay." She breathily whispered. His hand went to her hair, letting the soft stands fall through his fingers. All his work for the next two days were done. All he needed to do was check if they were correct. He could stay for a while longer. The question was, would he? He should make her beg a little.

"I'm going to go." Anzu did move and neither did he. "Do you think you can get up?" He asked her but she still did not move.

"Stay." Anzu said with the same breathy whisper from before. One hand held his shoulder gripping it as a silent plead. "Please?" When Kaiba did not respond nor move she looked up at him. His eyes were closed. "Kaiba?" He did not respond. She scooted her body up closer to his face . His breathing got deeper. Anzu kissed his face stopping when she reached his lips. "Kaiba?" No response. Pressing her lips lightly on his she smiled against his lips and closed her eyes. "Seto?" She mumbled against his lips. Right when she said his name she felt him stiffen. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was a pair of artic cold eyes glaring down at her. "Sorry." She said with a brush as she was about to sit up but his hands stopped her from doing so. He held her against him as she looked up at him in confusion.

"Let's sleep a little bit more." Ignoring her now wide and still confused eyes he closed his eyes once again. A few seconds after he closed his eyes he heard her sigh contently and cuddle up to him a little more.

"Goodnight." She mumbled. Within a few minutes Anzu fell asleep inhaling Kaiba's scent and feeling his arms possessively holding her close to his body. It was a good night indeed.

Anzu awoke to no one. It was past noon. Though she was left alone she could still feel his presence and smell his scent. It lingered around her room, her bed sheets, her pillow, and her. A noise in her kitchen made her jump. Was he still here? Hoping that she was she tried to casually get out of bed and onto the living room. Anzu had to hide her smile when she saw a fully dressed Seto cooking something in her kitchen. His back was facing her so she smiled for half of a second before she put on her I-don't-care-if-he-left-or-not face. Hearing her walk up behind him Seto turned around with a spatula in his hands.

"Eggs?" He asked casually. Did he do this everyday with someone else? Just go in someone's kitchen, use their electricity and food and then ask if they wanted eggs? She wanted to laugh but decided against it.

"The great Seto Kaiba can cook?" She asked amused at the fact that Kaiba was in her kitchen frying up some bacon and scrambling eggs at the same time. Jounouchi would love this.

"I'm rich, not spoiled." Anzu smiled gently and shook her head. She also thought he was cold hearted but was wrong about that.

"Isn't it too late for eggs? Shouldn't we be having lunch?" Seto shrugged and went back to his eggs.

"Yes but you didn't have anything to make lunch. All there was in you fridge was eggs, bacon, pancake mix, and milk. Oh, that was right. Anzu forgot to do some grocery shopping. She had to remind herself to take care of that before her friends came. Another thing she forgot to do was brush her teeth. As casual as she came in, she left to hurryingly brush her teeth. A few minutes later she came back into the kitchen.

"I would like some if you are still willing to share." She sat down on a chair. "Are you planning on going to work today?"

"Yes." He said without missing a beat. She forgot, work was his life. There were bills on her table so she decided to open them while Seto finished scrambling his eggs. After seeing her phone bill she set down the bills to the end of the table. Right when she did that two plates of eggs, bacon and eggs were set before her with a forks, knives, syrup and ketchup. Seto sat across from her and began to eat his food. Anzu too picked up her fork and began to eat her food that Seto made.

"Thank you." she said sincerely after she swallowed her eggs. "It's really good." Seto looked up at her and smirked.

"Of course it's good. I made it." Rolling her eyes at him she sighed heavily.

"Of course, how could I forget?" She was about to say Seto is perfect but stopped before she could say his name. A few hours ago she said his name and he didn't say anything to her. She wondered is she was allowed to call him by his first name. She decided to test it. "Seto, could you pass me the syrup?" Without looking up at her he passed her the maple syrup. He didn't say anything to her. He didn't yell or scream at her.

"You will not call me by that name if we are in public." He demanded coldly after a few minutes of Anzu studying him but eating at the same time. Anzu almost choked on her food. After drinking some milk and held back some coughs she looked up at Seto who was staring at her and no longer eating his food.

"Just privately?" She asked innocently. Seto nodded and went back to his food after he saw that she understood his demand. "Why? I mean a name is just a name, isn't it?"

"It's not the name, it's what it means when you say that name." He gritted out. Even though she still did not understand she realized she hit a sore spot, she knew better then to continue to make him mad.

"I see." They both ate their food without another word. Seto was the first to get up and cleared away the dishes. "thank you." she muttered and stood up as well. Anzu left Seto in the kitchen to leave the tense room so that she could go to her room. It was now one thirty in the afternoon. She had things to do, pay the bills, clean the apartment, grocery shopping, go to work. It was going to be a nice long day.

Arms wrapped around her waist as she stood before her room mentally going over all the things she had to do today. Pulling her close to his chest she could hear him groan favorably when her body pressed against his.

"Are you still mad?" His lips touched the side of her neck and she tried hard to remember how to breath. When he nipped at her neck she sucked in a sharp intake of breath.

"No." She managed to squeak out. It felt like sin feeling his hard chest against her back, feeling his hot breath on her skin, and feeling his perfect white teeth scrape against her skin. "I was never mad. I thought you were."

"I got over it." Seto was always honest.

"Oh." His hands wandered from her waist to underneath her top. Other than working, she figured this was his favorite pass time. Feeling his hand brush against her breast she took a step forward. She knew where this was going to lead and she had work to do. "Sorry." She said as she turned around to look at a confused Seto. "My friends are coming tomorrow and I have things to do."

"Fuck your friends." He took a step closer to her and pulled her against his chest with his hands on her waist. Instinctively Anzu wrapped her hands around his neck hugging him and taking in his wonderful smell.

"I promise there will be plenty of time for that after I'm done with everything. Okay, Seto?" She knew she was lying. She had no time. Seto sighed against her hair making her shiver.

"I'll see you later, then. I have to go drop off Mokuba at the airport tonight." At the same time they let go of each other. Seeing Anzu pout as a sorry made him want to smile.

"I'm sorry." She pouted again and touched his cheek.

"Forget it. I'll just go to my other woman." Anzu then lightly slapped his cheek.

"Not funny, Seto." She seriously said. Seto shrugged nonchalantly and turned towards the door.

"See you tonight and lock your door after I leave." Anzu followed him to the her front door. He turned around when he got to the door and kissed her softly. A nice soft kiss. For some reason she felt like she was sending her husband off to work. It was a nice feeling. Her hand went up to cup his cheek lovingly. Seto caught himself and leaned back.

"You are a pain sometimes, do you know that, Anzu?" He meant to think but instead said out loud. Anzu titled her head and smiled. "What?" There was a twinkle in her eye that made him feel nervous.

"Nothing. Have a good day." She decided not to tell him that he called her Anzu. He would just make up some excuse for saying it. Seto eyed her funny and walked out the door. After she locked the door she leaned against the door and smiled dreamily. There was something definitely changing about them.

Yea. It's a short chapter. I'm sorry but I finished it, didn't I? I probably won't update this weekend. I'll start it but I doubt I'll finish it. I got loads of things to study for, I got lesson plans due for my education class, a test in Psychology and journals for my English class. So I definitely going to be busy on my one day off on Saturday. On my breaks from studying I'll start the next chapter. This was had no action in it whatsoever and I know you guys are disappointed. I'm sorry. The next chapter might have a bit more action but I won't say anymore than that because I don't want to spoil anything you lovely readers. I want to thank the reviewers, damn you guys are awesome! I got over a hundred reviews now all because of my last chapter! I seriously apologize if this chapter is not up to par with the other one but I wanted this chapter to be a little about something other than a physical romance. I wanted something more. So I wasted this chapter with it. Sorry!..

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