Disclaimer- I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of the characters, although Rhona is the character I made up, as my anime counterpart, lol!
Okay, for the past week I've had exams, plus whenever I've not been forced to go to School for exams, I've been hacking up my lung at home, like now, lol! I have one more week of exams to go, so the story might not be updated until Friday then.
Big thanks go to Princess of Innocence, I think I've decided to make one other couple, Bakura x Ryou, but no one else, do you think that's a good idea?
Oh, and for any Seto x Jou fans- I've got a interesting little twist for the pair in the next few Chapters!
Please review- Reviews are what make me update sooner- Thanks
Trying to Catch your Heart- Chapter 5- Seto needs ta Chill!
"Oh come on, Seto! Your lil' bro deserves to have some fun once in a while," Rhona complained, knowing exactly how it felt to have to work when all you wanted to do was play.
"I never played around when I was his age, I never needed to go to 'Singing Kettle' concerts," Kaiba grumbled, his arms folded across his chest, as he proudly strode along the long, narrow corridor, his best friend skipping along beside him.
"But Seto, that wasn't your choice at all, that was your father's-"
"Adoptive father," the tall, lean boy rapidly cut in, his evil stare piercing through Rhona like a gunshot.
"Adoptive father's choice," Rhona corrected herself, waving her hand about in indication she had finished her comment.
Rhona knew very little about the billionaire CEO's past, as Seto never spoke of it, but she had managed to gather up a few little facts; Seto and Mokuba had been adopted by a rich and powerful man, who had seemingly treated the pair like complete dirt, and after Gozaburo's passing Seto took charge of Kaiba Corp, transforming it from a weapon manufacturer to a toy manufacturer.
Rhona could also sense a hidden side to the dashing brunet; she could tell that he was once sweet, kind, caring and loving… But this had all been locked away thanks to Gozaburo's harsh ways. And now, Rhona knew that there was only one person who could find the hidden Seto, and open him up to the world, they would be the key to unlock Seto's heart…
"Either way," Seto growled, not wanting to admit defeat nor agree with the pale-skinned Scot girl.
"You know I'm right," Rhona cracked into a giggly yet triumphant smile as she brushed a blonde bang behind her ear.
Seto simply grunted, as he usually did, I guess Mokuba could go to the concert… But only this once! His schoolwork is always priority…
The duo slowly entered the Lunch hall; it was filled with kids running around, teacher's groaning about their terrible morning so far and dinner ladies screaming at the students to calm down.
Rhona instantly winced at the sudden rise in volume as they walked further into the area, she never really enjoyed coming into the Lunch halls, they were always over-populated.
"Oh, look! There's the guys over there!" Rhona waved over to her friends once she spotted them at a table not too far away from them.
"Why must we sit with those morons?" Kaiba questioned.
"Because they're our friends," Rhona replied, as they casually walked across to the group, dodging several hyperactive Kaiba fan girls and several twitty kids.
"Your friends maybe, not mine…" the boy replied lowly, as Rhona rolled her eyes.
"Hiya guys," Rhona greeted sweetly as she sat down at the table, sitting beside Joey, as Kaiba sat beside her at the end of the table, (not surprisingly.)
"Hey Ro," Joey greeted with his strong New York accent.
The group were seated, Kaiba, Rhona, Joey, Tristan, then on the opposite side, Tea, Yugi, Marik and Bakura.
Once again, Rhona winced as the volume inside the hall increased once again, causing her to tense nervously, as she lowered her head defensively.
"Hey Rhona, are you okay?" Yugi questioned in concern, his violet eyes twinkling kindly.
Although, for some reason, Rhona didn't seem to reply, she didn't even seem to acknowledge the boy's comment.
'Rhona, the pint-sized blonde is asking after you,' Kaiba wrote out with his hands, as he flung his hands about expertly, then again, he had learned sign language when he was six.
Rhona blinked in surprise before turning her gaze over to the Gothic boy opposite her, "Sorry Yugi, I can't hear you…" she blushed shyly, her eyes filled with sadness and slight shame.
"Kaiba, would you please translate?" Yugi asked hopefully, the CEO sighed heavily and Yugi took that as a form of agreement, "Tell Rhona that we can go somewhere else if she wishes?"
Marik gazed across at the blushing brunette, as she watched Kaiba speedily explain to her what Yugi was trying to tell her, a wave of sympathy washed over the tanned boy, It's so unfair… Rhona doesn't deserve this…
When Kaiba was finished, Rhona shook her head furiously, "Oh no, I don't want to have to ruin all of your lunchtime too, it's okay, I'm fine, don't worry about it!" Rhona calmly waved it away, although she was starting to feel like a burden on the group, which she always hated…
"Rhona, we can only have a good lunchtime if we're all having a good lunchtime, including you," Tea explained, her usual love and kindness radiating off her as she swung her lovely chestnut brown hair to the side, away from her face.
Kaiba once again interpreted, but added an extra line in from himself, 'In my opinion I think we should ditch these losers and go outside, it would be even quieter if the morons weren't there.'
"Kaiba!" Rhona complained, "We're all going to hang together, got it? Now, um, Tea like I said, I'm fine, don't worry about me, kay?"
"But, Rhona…" Marik cut in.
Rhona widened her eyes when she realised she heard a voice, Marik's voice, she gazed across at him, shock and surprise was plastered across her delicate face, as she blinked continuously, "M-Marik…?" she blushed.
Marik felt himself grow hot when he realised Rhona had somehow heard him and was now looking right at him, "…" he suddenly fell speechless, before glowing redder in shyness, "Rhona… T-tea's right… For us all to be happy, you must also be h-happy…" he stuttered.
Rhona turned to her best friend, pausing as he told her exactly what the Egyptian boy had said.
When finished, Rhona turned back, before smiling in her typical soft way, "Okay… You guys win…" she chuckled lightly.
"Great," Yugi smiled happily, as he stood up, politely pushing his chair back in after him.
Tea, Joey, Tristan, Bakura, Marik and Rhona did the same, although Seto didn't seem to care whether it was polite or not, then again, he was used to pathetic servants running after him all of the time, even if he barked at Mokuba whenever he left his seat out.
When the group eventually reached the outside, the sound of students, teachers and dinner ladies fading away behind them, Rhona girlishly spun around, clasping her hands together as she giggled joyfully, "Much better!" she cheered.
"I'm glad," Yugi smiled, thankful that his friend was happy again.
Seto sighed, although Rhona seemed so innocent and sweet, she was actually a lot like him, in the fact she remained quite a closed person, she never spoke of her past from when she lived back in Scotland, and she never admitted to having any weaknesses at all.
But then again… Sometimes it can be a weakness to not admit your weaknesses… Seto thought to himself.
Everyone knew Rhona's one main weakness, although whenever it was spoken about, Rhona would shrug it off claiming it was merely a little defect, nothing else, but the truth was Rhona was slowly going deaf, and there was nothing she could do to stop it.
Seto knew just how embarrassing it was for her whenever she had to admit to not being able to hear someone, just like the previous event back in the Lunch hall, it always angered her at the idea of having to be a burden to the group, which Seto thought was absurd, What's wrong with admitting it? It's not like they're all going to hate her or something, is it? Why would they treat her like a burden?
"Wow, what a great day," Joey admired the beautiful scenic view as he glanced around their surroundings, the sun's raise lit up everything with a stunning golden glow, making it just look simply perfect, a wonderful Summer's Day.
"Yeah, you're right Joey, it is very wonderful," Bakura agreed, smiling gently.
"Hey, let's go over there! Under that tree!" Tea suggested, as she pointed over to a huge oak tree, which created a lot of shade with its large branches, which were covered in, big, broad green leafs.
"Cool!" Tristan agreed as he held his thumb up in his usual overly enthusiastic way.
Yugi smiled sweetly, as he led the group towards the tree.
Instantly, Joey and Tristan leapt up, climbing up the tree as fast as they could, those boys would race whenever they had a chance! Yugi, Bakura and Tea settled at the foot of the tree, each lying down casually, as they let the peace and calm engulf them.
"What's the point of just lying or sitting there? I've got better things to do…" Seto moaned, frowning angrily as he turned, ready to storm off, not giving Rhona a chance to stop him, instead someone else caused him to come to a sudden halt.
"Oh come on Kaiba! Ya gotta chill once in a while! Wouldn't kill ya!" Joey called down to the other boy from the top branch of the tree, (well the top branch which could carry Joey's weight anyway.)
"It's none of your business, mutt!" Kaiba snapped, his teeth gritted together as he glanced over his shoulder, up at the gorgeous blonde- Wait, did I just call him gorgeous…?
Kaiba closed his eyes tight shut, shaking his head furiously, as if he were trying to shake the word he had just used right out, No… I never said that... I… I'm just tired, yeah; I've been wasting my time with these morons when I should be doing some proper work… That's all it is…
Kaiba continued on, stomping away from the group as he went in search of his locker, where he would find his laptop and continue that paperwork he needed done.
"Meh, I gave it a try! He's too stiff ta understand…" Joey shrugged casually, carefully turning himself around on the branch he was perched upon.
Rhona sighed, as she watched her best friend slowly disappear as he entered the main school building, "He'll never learn…" she groaned.
"Rhona? Would you care to join me?" Marik questioned, as he stood behind the disappointed girl.
Rhona gracefully twisted around so she was facing the gorgeous lavender-eyed boy, she smiled softly, a slight blush forming, "Sure, I'd love too."
The pair walked over, and sat down so they were at the opposite side of he tree to the others.
"I hope you don't mind me asking… But why are you friends with a man like Kaiba?" Marik questioned, as he casually brushed his hand through his shining blonde hair.
"What do you mean?" Rhona blinked, perplexed by the boy's question.
"Well, Kaiba, he's a very cold, dark man. He's nasty, rude and seemingly quite uncaring, he's very egotistical and he thinks the whole world belongs to him, I don't get it," Marik explained in better detail.
Rhona laughed at the question, acting like Marik had just asked a completely basic and senseless question, "Marik, I know Seto may seem like a cruel man, but that's just a show he puts on to keep everyone happy. I can tell that, deep inside, Seto is a very kind and caring person, he just doesn't show it," Rhona held her hands on her heart, her eyes closed, her expression calm and serene, causing Marik to blush, "Seto may seem to be a hard man to understand, but once you do, you can realise just how sweet he truly is…"
Marik gazed at Rhona, curiosity bubbling deep inside of him, his blush remaining as he listened to her attentively, hearing her voice made him feel like he was in heaven every time, it was almost angelic…
"There's always a little good inside every single person, whether it's coated with darkness or hidden away, there's always some… You just have to find it…" Rhona finished, a soft smile forming on her face.
Marik ran over her words, Could you ever find mine Rhona…? Could you ever find my goodness and except it…? Could you ever love me, like I do you…?