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Chapter9: Arising Conflicts
Sakura leisurely awoke to a presence sitting beside her bed. She gently rubbed her eyes as a hazy vision of chestnut brown hair and a pair of deep blue eyes sat in front of her. She instantly opened her eyelids and jolted up from her bed into a sitting position.
"Seto! What are you doing here?" asked Sakura as she pulled the sheets close to her body.
"Good morning, sleep well?" Kaiba asked as he ignored her question and gently kissed her forehead.
"What are you doing here?" asked Sakura once again, ignoring his previous question.
"Isn't a man allowed inside a bedroom with his wife?" Kaiba said as he smirked slightly. Sakura looked down to hide the blush appearing on her cheeks. Kaiba put his finger under her chin and lifted her face to meet his.
"But how did I get here? The last thing I remember was I fell asleep in the car," asked Sakura as she took his hand away from under her chin.
"I didn't want to wake you up, so I brought you up to your room," Kaiba said as his eyes locked with hers.
'Oh' was all that Sakura could say as she gazed into his eyes. They both remained silent for a few minutes, unsure of what to do or say. The memories of the evening before flowed into both their minds.
"Sakura... I'm expecting you to move into my room very soon," Kaiba said as he shattered the silence between them. Sakura remained silent, as she knew where his thought was leading.
"Sakura...I don't know how to say this...but...in order to know each other better, we have to communicate emotionally and...physically as well." Kaiba said hesitantly. Kaiba was feeling very strange in what he had just said. Mixed feelings were swirling up inside him, even if he tried to contain them.
A slight shock struck Sakura's heart at what Kaiba had just said. She knew eventually that she would have to bear children, but she didn't expect it so soon.
"I shouldn't have said anything..." Kaiba said as he noticed her slightly pale face.
"No its okay, you're right, we do need to know each other both ways but I wasn't expecting it so soon," Sakura replied.
"I know I'm still somewhat of a stranger to you and I know having sexual relations with a stranger is rather uncomfortable," Kaiba said as he continued, "But I want you to get a bit comfortable around me, and for starters, I want you to move into my room." Sakura slowly nodded her head in agreement.
"Seto, why is it that you act so gentle and sweet at times, especially inside the mansion and so cold and arrogant at another time?" asked Sakura after a long silence.
"What happens inside the mansion is totally different than what happens outside... as you've begun to see and experience," said Kaiba as he slowly got up from her bed to leave.
"Sakura, what do you say about having lunch with us right now at the Domino Café?" asked Serena, on the other end of the phone.
"Sure, I've nothing better to do anyway," Sakura replied as she spoke into the receiver.
"Oh really... I thought you'd rather spend time with your husband," Serena said teasingly.
"Shut up! I'll meet you and the others at the café," Sakura said as she rolled her eyes.
"Okay, see ya there," Serena said as she hung up.
"Bye," Sakura said as she clicked the end button on the handset of her phone.
"Who was it?" asked Kaiba as he entered Sakura's room.
"Serena," replied Sakura as she put the handset back, "Aren't you suppose to be at work?" she asked.
"Do you ever keep track of what day it is? Its Saturday!" Kaiba said rolling his eyes.
"Sorry, like you ever keep track of the date," Sakura said sardonically.
"I have to! I run a very prestigious company you know," Kaiba replied back arrogantly.
"Whatever," Sakura said ignoring him as she walked towards her closet.
"Where are you going?" asked Kaiba, as he stood there with his arms crossed.
"I'm going out for lunch, with Serena and the others," Sakura said as she rummaged through her closet, trying to find something to wear.
"Well, don't be gone for too long, we're going out this evening," Kaiba said as he walked over to her.
"Where are we going?" asked Sakura, as she stopped shuffling through her clothes.
"We're attending a big banquet for business class people and our company is hosting it," Kaiba explained.
"What is it for?" asked Sakura.
"Its just a little feast before the Christmas holidays," Kaiba said as he continued, "But the main thing I want to let you know is, the press reporters will be there as well." A hint of concern started to appear on Sakura's face, which Kaiba noticed.
"They would be interviewing prestigious people at the banquet including me..." said Kaiba as he paused for a bit, "And we're going to have to tell them the truth behind our relationship."
"They would've eventually found out...sooner or later," Kaiba said after a long pause.
"I guess... its just that I'm scared...what if my brother..." Sakura said as fear started to rise in her heart.
"Finds out," Kaiba finished, "I doubt it."
"But what if he does...somehow," Sakura said with a small hint of fear in her eyes.
"Does it matter if he does find out?" Kaiba asked, "What will he do?"
"If he finds out, he'll do anything to take me back into my despicable life," Sakura said, "I don't want to back to my old life Seto," she said as tears formed in her eyes.
"No one can take you away from me Sakura, you're my wife and I'll always protect you," Kaiba said as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. Sakura gently leaned her head against Kaiba's chest and tried to hold back her tears.
"Thank you Seto," Sakura whispered as she gently relaxed within Kaiba's arms.
"I can't believe Joey actually proposed me!" Mai said excitedly, as she twirled her ring around her finger.
"I knew my brother would propose you sooner or later," Serenity said with a smile.
"Who would have thought Joey could be so sweet," said Selina, "Of course, Duke is also very charming and sweet," she said with a twinkle in her eyes.
"Hey, our guys are pretty charming and sweet too you know," replied Charlie.
"I agree," Tea said nodding her head, as an image of Yugi floated into her mind.
"Hey what about you Serena? Have you found your guy yet?" asked Charlie.
"Not yet, but I'll find one soon," Serena replied as she took a sip of her coke.
"Hey Sakura, how's it going with your man?" asked Mai.
"Hmm?" Sakura replied as she snapped out of her thoughts.
"She was probably daydreaming about Kaiba the whole time," Selina snickered.
"No I wasn't! I was just...thinking about something else," replied Sakura.
"Oh really, what or who were you thinking of?" asked Charlie.
"I wasn't thinking about anyone... well actually... I was just thinking about...Rez" said Sakura.
"Who's Rez?" asked Tea.
"My step brother I told you guys about," replied Sakura.
"Why were you thinking about him?" asked Serena.
"No reason," answered Sakura as she glanced at her diamond ring that Kaiba had given to her yesterday.
"Hey Sakura where did you get that ring?" asked Mai as she suddenly noticed the beautiful diamond ring resting on Sakura's finger.
"Seto gave it to me as another special birthday present," Sakura replied, "It was so sweet of him," she said with a smile.
"But I thought the car was your present," said Serenity.
"Well he decided to surprise me with the ring later," Sakura replied.
"So did he take you out for dinner last night?" asked Serena.
"Yup, we went to really expensive and fancy restaurant and then we went for a stroll along the beach right before sunset," Sakura said.
"How romantic, then what happened?" asked Selina eagerly.
"Well..." Sakura said hesitantly as memories of yesterday evening floated into her mind, "All of a sudden he started to pull me closer to him... and our lips met...into a soft passionate kiss," she sighed.
"How romantic," all the girls chanted together.
"Who would've known a guy like Kaiba could also be so romantic," said Mai.
"He's usually so cold hearted and arrogant," said Serenity.
"Can't believe he actually kissed you Sakura," Serena said.
"I know, I can't believe it either," Sakura said with a small smile.
"Seto, how do I look?" asked Sakura, as she came out of her room. She was wearing a single strap black dress with streaks of red glitter going across it. The dress went below her knees and had cut-up strips hanging from the bottom edge of the dress. Her dark cinnamon brown hair was done up in a loose bun tied with red ribbons and had a few strands of hair falling down on both sides of her face. She was also wearing black heels with laces criss-crossing up her legs.
"You look beautiful, now can we please leave," Kaiba said a bit irritated.
"Is that a compliment? Or are you just saying that so we could leave now," Sakura asked as she wrapped her glittering black shawl around her shoulders.
"I'm pretty sure it was a compliment," Kaiba said as he slipped his arm around her waist.
"You look gorgeous," he murmured.
"Well thank you for the compliment, you don't look bad yourself," Sakura whispered to him.
"Thank you," Kaiba whispered back as he led her down the stairs.
A whole crowd of people from the press and media were standing near the front doors of the banquet hall with their cameras ready to bombard anyone who entered the banquet with flashes of light.
"Don't be nervous Sakura, everything will go fine," Kaiba said calmly as the limo pulled up towards the banquet hall and the crowds of people. Kaiba slowly exited the limo, ignoring the flashes of light around him. He extended his hand out to Sakura, who was now overcome with fear. Sakura nervously took his hand as he helped her exit out of the limo. She slightly gasped at all the crowds of press that were lined down till the main doors of the hall. Roland and another one of Kaiba's bodyguards got out of the limo to escort the couple through the crowds. Sakura stood there nervously holding Kaiba's hand tightly as cameras started to flash away at the couple.
Slight gasps escaped from the crowds as they noticed the diamond ring on Sakura's finger sparkle brightly in the light. The crowds of press started wondering if the diamond ring the young woman was wearing was any indication of a relationship between the multi-billionaire CEO himself. Sakura glanced at the main doors to the hall, wondering if she could ever make it past the crowds. That is until Kaiba's grip on her hand tightened.
"Its okay Sakura, I'm here with you," Kaiba whispered softly as he started to lead her towards the main doors.
"Boss," said a man wearing a black suit and shades.
"Where were you Kenzo? You idiot!" said a man sitting in his office typing away on his computer. His piercing jade eyes were now sharply looking at the man in the black suit.
"I have big news sir," said Kenzo as he approached his boss's desk.
"What is it? Make it quick, I don't want to waste time," replied the man with jade eyes.
"Its about your stepsister Mr.Kinoshi, I have located where she is," said Kenzo.
"Sakura? Where is she?" asked Mr.Kinoshi
"She's in Domino City, Japan and she is..."Kenzo said as he paused.
"What?" asked Mr.Kinoshi.
"She recently got married," said Kenzo.
"To who?" asked Mr.Kinoshi.
"Seto Kaiba, the multi billionaire CEO of Japan," said Kenzo. Mr.Kinoshi looked at Kenzo for a minute and threw his head back in laughter.
"Don't you believe me sir?" asked Kenzo a bit confused.
"I believe you," said Mr.Kinoshi.
"What a bitch! First she runs away from me then she gets married to the multi-billionaire CEO. What next?" chuckled Mr.Kinosh.
"When will she know, nobody gets away from Rezeiro Kinoshi," Mr.Kinoshi said with a smirk.
"Sakura, I'm coming for you, you and your husband," Mr.Kinoshi bellowed.
P.S Sorry for the different set up. This stupid 'Ouick Edit' on Fanfiction won't let me separate my different ideas!