True Love for a Vampire
Chapter 4:
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or Harry Potter.
Seto had been at the Hog Warts nearly three weeks and, although unimpressed with the lessons, teachers, and stupidity of it all, he enjoyed the time he spent away from class on the grounds and wandering the castle. He often got in Trouble for being in the halls after curfew but he couldn't care less. Being stuck in the Slytherin dormitory made him feel like a wild jaguar locked in a cage at the zoo. Wile at home he may not have left is office a lot, but at least he had something to occupy his mined.
On Friday of the third week at Hog Warts Seto was sitting in potions mixing a elixir, that when ingested, would make people tell the truth. The effect was only supposed to last ten minutes.
The instructions that Professor Snape had given were to use the note that had been taken yesterday, that the note outlined the ingredients and how to mix them. He said he was willing to help anyone having trouble but the truth was that he was more liable to snap at you then be of assistance.
To Seto this potion was as simple as turning on a computer. It contained 4 ingredients and was to be assembled in the order that they were listed and then boiled for 5 minutes, after the potion was completed it was to be traded with a partner to test it.
The test was very simple, trade potions, go to Snape, drink in, and he would ask a question. If it worked you would tell the truth.
Seto finished his potion, all that was left was to fined someone to test it. He noticed that everyone in the class already had a partner, everyone but Serenity.
Serenity noticed Seto looking for a partner and asked him in a very shy voice, "Um… Seto… would you trade with me?" the hole time she spoke she was looking at the floor in her usual timid manner.
Seto agreed, slightly reluctantly, to switch with her. He had a hard time saying no to her. Her bashfulness and innocence was something that he almost admired. He was stuck up and most defiantly not innocent.
When Seto and Serenity made it to Snapes desk they switched potions and drank them. Serenity was first to be asked a question.
"Do you think Mr. Kaiba is good looking?" Snape asked knowing that either way the truth would be embracing for her.
"Yes I do," Serenity said a small blush in her cheeks, "but he looks best when he wears his purple trench coat because it brings out his beautiful blue eyes."
Upon finishing her sentence she immediately covered her mouth. She had not meant for the second half of the sentence to come out. Her face now had a burning red blush that she could not hide.
"Ah, Mr. Kaiba. Do you think Mrs. Wheeler is good looking?" Snape seemed to know who would react to what questions and in what manner they would do so.
"Yes I do, she is most beautifull when she is sitting under the big oak tree watching the sun set. It makes her lovely amber eyes glow." Seto said just letting what he had to say flow out.
His expresion told snape that he was not happy with what he had asked and despite all his effort a faint tint of pink was appearing on Seto's pail cheeks.
Serenity's cheeks had gone even gore red and she hurried back to her desk and hid her face in her potions text book. Seto in his usual controlled manner strutted back to his desk and began to read over how to make more complex truth potions that would last longer.
After Dinner that evening Serenity was sitting under the big oak tree watching the sun set as she did every evening. It calmed her and helped her relax befor she went back to her dorm to do her homework. This evening she had a small book with a black leather cover and bound with what looked like a thin sliver ribbon and she was writing in it with her quill and ink.
I was so embarrassed today in potions. We were making truth potions and I asked Seto to test mine and when we went to Professor Snape to make sure it worked he asked me if I thought Seto was good looking. When I answered I said yes but I also spilled that I actualy had thought about it because I said the purple coat brought out his eyes. And then Professor snape asked him if he thought I was good looking. He said I was but that I was prettiest when I was watching the sun set. It made me feel so good to know that someone thought I was pretty…Her thought process was broken by someone clearing their thought rather loudly as if to draw attention to themselves.
She looked up to see non other than Seto Kaiba standing next to her. She quickly looked away and closed her book.
"May I join you?" Seto asked more sensitively than he was known to speak.
"Sure." Serenity replayed modestly and moved over just a bit so he could lean against the tree if he wanted.
Seto sat next to her careful not to sit to close. He didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable. He had caused her enough unease for one day.
"I just wanted to apologize for what happened in potions today." He said sincerely.
He rarely apologized for anything but he felt bad for Serenity. It was a good thing that Joey wasn't there or he would have killed something.
"Why?" she asked a little more boldly than usual.
"Because I did not mean to get you embarrassed like that." He said truthfully.
"It wasn't your fault though. Professor Snape is the one who asked the questions." She replied a hint of blush rising in her cheeks at the memory.
"Yes it is. I was the one how made the truth potion properly." He retorted. Really he just wanted her to blame it all on him for some reason.
"But I made a good truth potion to. Weren't you embarrassed about your answer?" serenity asked her tone timid again.
"It was the truth what is there to be embarrassed about?" Seto pointed out.
"Do you really think I am pretty?" Serenity asked out of the blue after a few minutes of uneasy silence.
Seto looked at her oddly for a second, as if the question made him uncomfortable, and then answered, "Yes I do. Anyone who doesn't must be crazy."
Serenity's face burned with a bright blush and she said in a very shy voice, "You are the only person, other than my brother, to tell me that."
Her expression told him that she had never thought herself good looking because for most of her life she could not see. And when she finally could the first impression of herself was that of a girl in a shapeless blue hospital robe. Since it was the first impression of herself she had ever had it was a very hard thing to break.
"We should get inside before someone finds us out here past our curfew." Seto said smiling and getting up.
He offered a hand to Serenity to help her up and she gladly accepted. She thanked him and they walked inside together.
Well that's the end of this chapter. I hope you like it. Please R&R.