Chapter 2 – Fitting Rooms and Friends

Ooo, shopping can be hazardous to your love life.

Let the mall-madness begin!

Disclaimer: Aww, c'mon, I still don't own them. Can wish that I did, though.

Merry Belated Christmas everyone!! Sorry it's taken me so long to update, but tis the season…

My chapters just keep getting longer and longer… sigh… and there really is no way to shorten them. Hope you enjoy!

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Monday, December 22nd 3:47 p.m. – 2 days until the Christmas Eve sleepover and counting.

Checking her watch, Téa saw that she still had a little less than fifteen minutes until she had to meet her friends at the food court. She'd told Yugi yesterday on the phone to meet at four o'clock. And knowing him as well as she did, he'd probably passed the message on to Joey and Tristan as well. It wouldn't be a good trip to the mall without those two clowns around.

That phone call. What a disaster that had turned into. It had been hard, very hard indeed, to concentrate when Seto had been kissing her neck and leaving her breathless with want. Usually, when she was on the phone, whoever was on the other end had a hard time getting a word in edgewise. Yugi knew something had been up when he'd had to carry the conversation but he hadn't tried to dig too deeply into what had been happening. Thank God, or she would have been in serious danger of being yelled at if she'd told him the real reason Seto had been there. The cover stories had been good enough but she was a little worried about what was going to happen when Yugi and her friends finally found out about her new relationship with Seto, that she was really crazy about him. Crazy was what they were going to call her all right, she thought wryly. The best way was still to ease them into it slowly.

Too bad a small wrench was about to be thrown into those plans.

She was close to the food court anyways, so she hoisted her bags once more and headed towards The Gap to do a little more shopping. Treating herself was a great idea since she still had to think about what she was going to get for Yugi's Grandpa, the only person she still didn't have a present for yet. Everyone else's presents, including a very special one for Seto, were well hidden in the three bags she was currently carrying. At least she'd been smart and left her coat at the charity check-in at the mall doors. Otherwise, she would have been too hot and bothered to continue shopping further. And the flush on her cheeks really had nothing to do with the heat in the mall either. Thoughts of Seto had caused that particular reaction.

The mall was packed full of people buying last minute presents for friends and loved ones. Gracefully dodging frazzled women admonishing screaming children, bored husbands holding purses and teenagers arguing about the latest fashions, she found herself in front of the racks by the fitting rooms that held hundreds of pairs of jeans. All colours, all styles, all sizes. She loved shopping for a new pair of jeans. The uniform she had to wear to school all the time just made it even more fun to shop for things to wear outside of the classroom.

Humming happily to herself, "Let It Snow" being the tune of choice, she dove into the racks and started to try to find jeans in her size. Amidst the moving and humming as she browsed the racks, she didn't notice that a pair of very distinctive blue eyes were watching her intently. And coming closer.

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A few minutes earlier…

Seto spotted Téa as she walked passed the toy store, where Mokuba was happily talking the ear off one of the sales associates. The sight of her jolted him and he couldn't help but continue staring at her as she walked on, oblivious to his attentions from inside of the store. Her long, brown hair was pulled back into two pigtails at the base of her neck and the crazy notion of pulling those elastics out and running his fingers through her mass of silk had him clenching his fists to stop himself from running out of the store after her. Long legs were clad in jeans that hugged her amazing figure and his eyes roamed upwards slowly, drinking in the sight of her. The green sweater she wore did nothing to hide the rest of her body from his gaze and he swallowed hard. That was definitely one present he would love to see under his tree this year. Dressed in nothing but a … Hmmm...

Mokuba noticed that he didn't have his brother's full attention anymore and peered out the window to see what Seto was staring at. Ah hah! Téa was walking passed the store and his brother's radar had tuned into her instead of him. If Seto had been a dog, his tongue would be lolling out, his tail would be wagging and his ears would be pricked forward. Or he'd be running after her and trying to jump her leg. Just picturing his brother like that made him grin devilishly. What to do now? Why, get his brother to follow after her, of course.

"Seto?" Mokuba asked, tugging on the lapel of Seto's trademark trench coat. "Wasn't that Téa that just walked by?"

"Hmm? Oh, yes it was." Looking down at his younger sibling, he became quickly aware of the beginning of the 'puppy dog eyes'. This could be bad. Very bad. A change of subject would be good right about now. "Now, have you decided on what you want, yet? I don't have all day to spend in a toy store, Mokuba."

"Weeeellllll…" Mokuba had to think fast. Seto had been going kind of crazy around the house since yesterday morning and he knew it had something to do with not being around Téa. Then Seto had come up with the offer of going to the toy store today with absolutely no reason given whatsoever. Mokuba was anything but blind. "I really wanted to try out the new video games that they have. Would that be all right, Seto? Then you could go say 'Hi' to Téa…" He threw his brother his most innocent expression, just shy of his puppy dog eyes. Even Roland, who stood behind and off to the side, was impressed. The poor sales girl just looked completely bewildered by the exchange happening before her. "I'll even stay here with Roland. And I promise I won't go anywhere else in the mall without you." That should be a good deal. Seto was always worried about him wandering away. But he was eleven years old, for Pete's sake! Too old to have a babysitter with him all the time. Seto was always telling him that it was for his own protection and now he was going to use his brother's concern to get him to chase after the girl.

Mokuba was so happy that his brother had finally taken up his not-so-subtle hints about getting a girlfriend. And as an added bonus, he liked Téa. She was almost like a big sister to him. She'd saved his life a few times before, too, and that didn't hurt her in his eyes at all.

Seto narrowed his eyes and directed his steely gaze at the mistletoe hanging mischief-maker still peering up at him with the puppy dog eyes ready to be unleashed. Mokuba's ploy was see through and totally obvious but Seto appreciated that Mokuba was so approving of his choice for a female companion. "All right. You can stay and try out the video games but you have to remember to stay with Roland all of the time I'm gone. Pinkie swear with me." Seto held out his right hand, baby finger extended, towards Mokuba.

"Seto, I promised already… I won't leave the toy store until you come back…" Mokuba started, averting his gaze from the outstretched finger.

"Pinkie swear," Seto stated adamantly, shaking his finger in front the younger boy's violet-eyed gaze. This was the only way to ensure that Mokuba kept his word. The tradition for the pinkie swear dated all the way back to when Mokuba was old enough to walk and talk without falling over. A pinkie swear was never, ever broken.

"But Seto…"

"Mokuba," His gravely voice had dropped an octave and the glint in his eyes made refusal all but impossible.

"Okay, big brother," Mokuba replied, a little sullenly. It was all an act, of course. With the pinkie swear, Seto wouldn't be worrying about him and could concentrate his full attention on Téa. Extending his own pinkie finger, Mokuba entwined it with Seto's and they shook twice to seal the deal.

Seto's expression lightened as he ruffled Mokuba's wild black hair. "Thanks, Mokuba."

"So, can I have two toys then, instead of just one?"

"Don't press your luck," he replied with a smile before turning around and quickly walking out of the store. Darting through the crowds, he caught a glimpse of pigtails still ahead of him. Good, he hadn't lost her yet. If she'd popped into one of the stores that lined the hallway, he never would have had a chance of finding her.

What was he doing, chasing after her anyways? Usually it was the other way around. Women were always chasing him. Even now, he could hear the whispers as he almost trotted passed.

"That's Seto Kaiba, CEO of KaibaCorp. What's he doing here?"

"He's so rich and hot, to boot…"

"How's my hair?"

"Heard he's an ice cube…"

"Who cares? With all that money, he could be a horse and I wouldn't care…"

"Think he'd notice me if I bumped into him 'accidentally'?"

"Kaiba? He's worth billions, I hear."

If only they knew that he'd already found someone and that their pathetic attempts for catching his attention were useless, he smirked to himself, his eyes scanning the crowds ahead of him for another sight of her. There, in front of The Gap, she was stopped and looked to be checking her watch. Something triggered in Seto's memory, something about her phone call with Yugi yesterday morning. That's it. They were meeting her here this afternoon. Well, speak of the devil, he thought to himself. The geek squad had just entered in through one of the entrances by the food court. Now, with a little luck and a little speed, he could intercept her before they did – but he had to make sure he wasn't discovered just yet. Fingering his wallet in his pocket, Seto followed behind Téa a little more quickly, hoping to run into her before the 'gang' saw her. She headed into the store and his blue eyes followed her every movement until he finally caught up to her.

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A warm puff of breath at her ear brought her back down to earth and a strong hand at her elbow jolted her senses awake from the wave of heat that suddenly coursed through her.

"Come with me," a low voice whispered into her ear. Seto was wearing that aftershave again, she thought, the rush of heat she felt at his first touch renewing itself. The hand on her elbow guided her back towards the fitting rooms. Téa followed along silently and complacently, intrigued with his train of thought. That was just what she'd been thinking about but not for the express purpose of meeting him. The pairs of jeans she had hooked over her arm were all but forgotten as they walked through the curtain separating the fitting rooms from the rest of the store. But she hadn't expected to meet up with Seto today at all. How had he known where she was?

A flustered looking woman had just vacated one of the back fitting rooms and Seto grabbed the doorknob before it had a chance to lock itself shut. The woman brushed passed Téa and Seto, her wild eyes more concerned with finding a pair of pants that fit than in what a guy and a girl were doing near the fitting rooms together.

Before she knew what was really happening, Seto had steered the two of them inside and shut the door behind them. The door automatically locked and she noticed for the first time that the fitting rooms were private. Very private. The door went all the way to the floor and the walls extended all the way to the ceiling.

She smiled suddenly, too aware of his oh-so male presence so close to her, and snaked her arms around his neck after dropping the jeans and the rest of her shopping carelessly on the floor. There was nothing breakable in there at least. Their lips met somewhere in the middle and a sigh of relief from both of them broke through as their mouths caressed and tongues danced. Seto somehow managed to press her against one of the walls of the tiny room and his hands settled themselves at her waist as the kiss continued on for another moment or two.

"Hello, Téa," he said casually, once the kiss was done. Her blue eyes shone with laughter and he bit his lip to keep from laughing himself. What a situation they'd gotten themselves into. He hadn't been able to say "Hello" to her from the first. Just the sight of her had set his pulse racing and it had been too long since he'd kissed her that he couldn't stop himself. So, this was what liking someone felt like. An emotion he could get used to, he figured.

"Hi, Seto," she replied playfully, her smile widening, "Is that a duelling deck in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

Soft, knowing laughter greeted her comment. "I'm happy to see you. What are you doing here, anyways? Thought you still had some things to get ready for the party."

"I'm meeting Yugi, Joey and Tristan for some shopping this afternoon. What are you doing here?"

He'd been right. The 'gang' was meeting her here somewhere to finish shopping for Christmas. "Mokuba's at the toy store. It was a surprise to him, especially with it being so close to Christmas and all." He leaned in closer to her and planted a kiss at the corner of her mouth. Her soft sigh encouraged him to continue and another kiss, a little lower down, followed the first.

"How long has it been?" she whispered breathily, her eyes closed in the wake of the passion he was beginning to stir inside of her. Kissing him like this in such a public place didn't hurt either. His trail of fire continued and he found once more that very sensitive spot behind her ear.

"Thirty hours, 16 minutes and I lost track of the seconds," Seto replied, letting his mouth wander further down her neck. She felt so… right… and warm… and soft… and perfect in his arms that he didn't want to let her go. Not now, not ever.

"Too long," she whispered back, her hands cupping his face. She needed to see his eyes. Wanted to see them blaze. And they did. Blue infernos raged as their lips met once more in a searing kiss. If this was what it was like during just a kiss, Téa couldn't wait to see the fireworks that would happen later.

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Meanwhile…

Here comes that small wrench…

"I swear, Yug, I just saw Téa go into The Gap. 'N' if I'm not mistaken, which I never am, Kaiba just went in there, too," Joey stated with utmost certainty. Kaiba had been almost decent to him at Téa's party on Saturday. Maybe, just maybe, there was hope for him yet. Nah… he was too much of an iceberg.

"Well, this is her favourite store. Maybe she's trying on some jeans or something." Tristan peered around the mall, trying to catch a glimpse of Téa. They were early in showing up at the mall and hadn't really expected to see her just yet, but he was going to scan around on the off chance she was having a snack. And he clearly hadn't seen what Joey had. "And, what would Kaiba be doing in here anyways, assuming your eyes, connected to that blonde mop of yours, weren't being fooled. I can't picture Kaiba here, pushing through the crowds a couple days before Christmas, just to buy some clothes. All those suits and shirts he wears are probably custom-tailored."

"Hey, quit it wit' de blonde jokes, already. One more 'n' I swear, Tristan…" Joey fumed at his best friend. Tristan and Yugi were both snickering behind their hands; Yami was a little confused as to the blonde reference and Yugi promised to explain it to him later. "What are you laughin' at, Yug? You're part blonde too or hadn't you noticed."

Laughter burst out between the three of them, with Yami still questioning what it was he was a part of, and took a couple of minutes to subside.

"In our culture, Yami, people with blonde hair are supposed to be… well… stupid. I don't know how else to explain it. So, because of the blonde in our hair, Joey is implying…" Yugi started. Maybe it was easier to explain now while it was fresh instead of waiting til later.

"Joey is implying that we are stupid in turn." Yami finished. "But why would Joey do this? In my culture, I remember, those with blonde hair were greatly respected. It was a very rare colour of hair to have and those who possessed it were said to be the chosen of Ra himself. I myself named some of these 'blondes' to my highest councils and they were by no means stupid…"

"It was just a joke, Yami. See, we're all laughing at it. No harm done." Yugi answered. Boy, was it ever hard to teach a 5000-year-old Pharaoh about modern culture. But it was slowly happening. At least he knew how to use the oven now. And that he wasn't supposed to put metal in the microwave. Sigh.

"You're right, Tristan. This is her favourite store. She probably did go in there, seeing as how we are a few minutes early," Yugi said, heading into The Gap. Joey and Tristan just looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and followed in after him.

"Téa?! You in here?!" Joey hollered, oblivious to the startled looks of the frazzled women and bored husbands. This was the fastest way to find her. If she were here, she'd either answer back or come out and meet them. If not, they'd go back to the food court and wait for her while scarfing French fries and maybe a slice of pizza. One thing he knew about Téa, she was always on time.

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Meanwhile… in the fitting rooms…

Téa vaguely thought she heard someone holler her name. A very familiar voice too. But it was so hard to concentrate when Seto was gently nibbling on her earlobe. Shifting in his grasp, she felt him gasp as she pressed herself closer to him and returned the nibble.

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Back in the main store…

Tristan peered around the crowded store, looking for any telltale signs of his brunette friend but couldn't see her anywhere. Joey's way may be a little more direct, and slightly on the side of impolite, but it usually produced results.

"Tééééééaaaaaaa!" Joey shouted once more, this time with feeling. The admonished children began screaming once more and the dirty looks thrown at him by angry mothers should have been enough to have him blubbering on the floor like a baby, but again, Joey was completely oblivious, that is, until the store clerk came over to see what all the fuss was about.

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Fitting rooms once more…

"Seto?" Téa whispered softly to him. She hated interrupting him during his wonderful exploration of her neck but this time she really did hear her name being called. His warm sigh against the sensitive skin made her tingle all over and a second later, ocean blue eyes regarded her calmly.

"What?" he asked, concerned at the tone of voice she used. Something had startled her, he knew that much from the sudden tenseness in her shoulders and neck.

"I just heard someone yell my name. And it sounded like Joey," she replied, disengaging herself from his arms. With him so close to her, she couldn't think straight.

"And what would the mutt be doing in here looking for you?" That earned him a glare. He was going to have to learn to watch his mouth. That whole Niagara Falls and a stick thing again.

"I am supposed to meet them here for some shopping, remember? It wouldn't do for them to catch us together just yet. I think they came looking for me. Shoot! Am I late? I've never been late before." A quick glance down at her watch eased her mind. She still had seven minutes to somehow sneak out of here, get passed her friends and head for the food court. A plan that wouldn't work if it was Joey's voice she'd heard. He probably wasn't alone either. Yugi and Tristan were out there, too.

"Don't worry. It's all taken care of…" Seto replied and explained the situation.

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Main store again…

"Excuse me, sir, and I use the term lightly, just what do you think you are doing in the middle of my store?" she asked, annoyed at Joey's antics and more than slightly miffed at the renewed screaming. Joey and Tristan both turned towards her and the drooling was almost immediate. Yugi just sighed once more. The girl was tall, blonde and leggy, just the kind of girl both Joey and Tristan liked, and she had an attitude.

"Uh, we were uh just uh looking for my uh friend. Maybe you've uh seen her in here uh today?" Joey couldn't help the blush that flamed across his face as he spoke to the young woman, whose nametag read "Tracy". That was the first place his eyes settled, and didn't stray from, and that didn't help her mood at all, in the slightest. Tristan wasn't much better but at least he managed to look abashed when his gaze finally settled on hers.

"Well, what does this friend of yours look like? I know by now that her name is Téa since you've shouted it to the high heavens. Are you sure it was loud enough? I don't think the people across the city heard you," she smirked, hands folded across her chest, waiting for some kind of a reply from the idiot peace disturbers.

"Well, she's about this tall," Yugi started to say, indicating a person at least head and shoulders taller than him, "With long, brown hair and blue eyes, kind of thin…" He looked hopefully up at her. Even Yugi, and Yami, found her attractive. He just wasn't as obvious as the other two when it came to staring at her. He also had a much better vantage point than the other two, taller boys did.

Tracy hesitated for a split second before replying, "I've seen so many people come through here today that I don't think I would have recognized my own mother." With an apologetic smile, she turned and walked away, leaving Joey and Tristan to pick their jaws up off the floor. What Tracy neglected to mention was the crisp hundred-dollar bill Seto had slipped to her before he'd intercepted Téa. "We're not here," was all he'd whispered to her. Who was she to turn down such an easy hundred dollars? Especially considering that the pay at The Gap was crap and she had her heart set on buying her boyfriend a really nice sweater at American Eagle.

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Meanwhile…

"You gave her a hundred dollars to stop anyone who was asking about me?" Téa's amused giggle made him smile.

"Well, it had been thirty hours and some minutes since the last time I'd laid lips on you. I had to ensure that we could have some 'alone' time without your little friends interrupting us." She chuckled once more at the mischievous gleam in his eyes. "And you're right, I don't think that they would have liked finding us together as we were a moment ago."

"That doesn't solve my most immediate problem. I have to get out of here and to the food court in less than six minutes. And my 'little friends' would like to be your friends as well." He rolled his eyes once and she sighed. Stubborn guy, she thought.

"We'll wait for them to leave. Give it a couple of minutes and then we'll head out the back door here and to the front through another store. You can then head back to the food court and I'll get back to the toy store to find Mokuba. Heaven help that poor sales clerk. He ate Cinnamon Toast Crunch for breakfast." The plan was simple and easy to implement. It was foolproof. Not even Wheeler could ruin it.

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Joey, however, was not one to be deterred. "I saw her come in here. I swear it. C'mon guys, maybe she's in the fitting rooms. One more try and then we'll go to the food court and wait for her there."

"Joey, I don't think that's a good idea. What if that sales girl gets mad at you again? She could ban you from the mall and then how would you buy a present for Serenity and your mom." Yugi had a weird feeling about this. Something was not right with this situation either. Like the phone call he'd had with Téa yesterday. It was just… weird. What if Joey had seen Téa and Kaiba come in here? What was going on between those two?

"Not a prob, Yug. I'll just turn on de Wheeler charm 'n' everything will be okay," Joey answered, heading back towards the fitting rooms.

"Like you did just now? That was some charm, Joey. You had her wrapped around your finger with your "Uh's"", Tristan could barely stop the chuckle that was threatening to erupt in Joey's face.

"Hey, she jus' caught me off guard, dat's all. Dis time, I'm ready for her." Pushing the curtain aside, Joey inhaled deeply and yelled, "Téa! You in here?"

A chorus of startled shrieks at the unexpected yelling of a male voice spewed forth from most of the fitting rooms and a second clerk, emerging from the stock room door with her hands full of expensive merchandise, dropped her armload and jumped back in surprise, bumping against the door that led to Téa and Seto. Thank God for small miracles that Téa didn't cry out too loudly in surprise at the second attack.

"Sorry, folks, just lookin' fer my friend," Joey apologized. Maybe he had been wrong. Maybe it hadn't been her he'd seen come in here. She would have come out and met them by now. Huh, she'd probably be yelling his ear off, too.

"C'mon, Joey. She's not in here. Let's go now before you give someone a heart attack next." Tristan grabbed Joey's arm and forcibly dragged him out of the fitting room area. Yugi followed along behind, giving one last glance back to the last fitting room. He could have sworn he'd heard something from inside there. Shaking his head, he walked a little faster to catch up to Joey and Tristan. Some French fries would help to settle him down. Maybe he was just hungry. Yami agreed wholeheartedly on the idea of fries. With mayonnaise. Sigh.

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"Do you think they're gone yet? I have just under four minutes to get out there," Téa asked quietly. Hopefully her friends were gone by now. It was hard work, keeping a relationship with a certain CEO under wraps. And it was only the third day. What would the rest of the time be like? Maybe she should just come clean… and risk having Joey trying to beat the crap out of said CEO? Not ready for that yet.

"Don't worry. I know the back hallways of this place like the back of my hand," Seto replied, looking at the worried expression on her face. He tilted her chin up with his fingers and gave her a quick kiss. He really didn't want to stop but time seemed to be of the essence.

Seto cracked open the door of the fitting room and peered out, his blue eyes intently scanning the surrounding area. He heard Téa picking up her shopping bags and heard her sigh softly. A quick chuckle followed it.

"I never would have thought that the great Seto Kaiba was also adept at being sneaky. Is that something they teach you at CEO school?" Why did he know the back hallways of the mall?

"Being 'sneaky', as you put it, is essential to running a good business. And I know the back hallways for the usual reasons. Men in black suits and sunglasses following me, mothers throwing their daughters at me, that kind of thing." His wry smile told her that he was only half joking. About which part she wasn't sure. "All right. The coast is clear."

Opening the door further, he crept out quickly, almost expecting the mutt to come barging back in here. Téa followed close behind him and they made their way through the stock room door adjacent to their fitting room. Once they made it through there, they were home free, Seto thought.

"Three minutes," Téa called out softly. She felt like she was on some sort of commando mission. They ran through the back hallways, crouched down like they were trying to make it through heavy enemy fire or something. She giggled at the thought and Seto glanced back at her. Pausing at one of the open doors that lined this dimly lit counterpart, Seto hurried through one of them marked "Mark's Work Wearhouse". This store was close enough to the food court that she could quickly join the nerd herd and close enough to the toy store that Seto could make his way back to Mokuba, and his sugar rush, without them spotting him.

Téa stumbled into his back when he stopped suddenly. His hands grabbed her upper arms to steady her before she fell over into a pile of boxes. "I guess it's time to say goodbye again." Pulling her closer, he let his lips caress hers once more for a moment before they parted. Looking down at her, her pigtails danced enticingly along her shoulders as she breathed heavily. The scarlet blush on her cheeks made him smile. Every time they were together, she couldn't help it. He just brought out the passion in her.

"Call me later," she replied, letting her hand caress his cheek one last time before they had to part company.

"I called you last night, didn't I? Promise to call you in the morning," Seto replied. Last night's phone call had been…interesting. And it had kept him awake for half the night.

"Not too early, though." The scarlet refused to leave her cheeks as she thought about their little conversation last night. And it had kept her awake for most of the night.

"I know, sleepyhead." He grinned momentarily at her and ducked as her arm swung out. He caught it and brought her close once more. "Later." One more kiss, they had time for that. Just one, sweet little peck on the lips.

"Ah ah ah. I have to keep you wanting more." She pushed herself away from him, full of regrets but laughing at the surprised expression on his face. This must be the first time that anyone had ever turned down the CEO. And she'd done it twice. First with the snow wash and now this time. He looked so cute standing there, his mouth half open in surprise. "If you're not careful, your face will freeze like that."

"Haha, very funny. Now, let's go. You have about a minute and a half left." Kaiba grasped her hand in his and they walked through the storeroom together, avoiding the precariously balanced boxes, until they reached yet another set of fitting rooms. What a coincidence. Their heart rates finally slowed down and they walked casually through yet another curtain into the main area of the store.

"So, see you later, Seto," she said, looking up at him as she released his hand near the entrance to the mall hallway.

"Definitely, Téa," he replied and turned in the opposite direction to head back to the toy store and Mokuba. Hopefully, Roland hadn't had too much trouble controlling him in the toy store. When his little brother was on a sugar rush, it was hard to keep his mind occupied for too long. That's why Seto made him pinkie swear.

She snuck a look back and saw his trench coat flare behind him as he stalked down the hall to the toy store. 'Drama queen', she thought to herself and giggled as she headed quickly towards the food court. A glance at her watch showed that she was right on time. Perfect track record intact.

And there they were, her friends, seated around a table sharing a huge plate of French fries with ketchup, gravy and mayonnaise. Disgusting. All that fat and cholesterol they were happily consuming. They were going to eat themselves into a heart attack.

Well, no worse a reaction than when they found out about her and Seto. One disaster avoided.

One small wrench down, one big one coming up.

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Whew, chapter two, finally finished. It took me a lot longer than I thought. And yes, I've taken some liberties with things. Hope you enjoy reading it. Can't wait for chapter three. Let's see where it takes us.

Aphrael21 ;)