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As soon as Anzu stepped foot on campus, her friends were on her in an instant. After a few unsuccessful attempts by her to get them off and to back up a bit, Seto stepped in.
"She doesn't need you hounding her when she told you three times already that she was fine. Back off and give her some space." He snapped at them before turning away and heading up the stairs.
Bakura, Joey, and Yugi stared after him in surprise but not because he snapped at them, they were used to that but because of the way he said it. They sensed a hidden meaning in it, an emotion perhaps. When they looked back at Anzu, their suspicion was confirmed.
"Well let's go to class before we're late." She said suddenly.
They boys nodded their agreement and walked with her to their first period. The instructor came in a few seconds before the late bell sounded and rapped on the desk with a ruler to gain their attention.
All right class today is the day you are to hand in your reports. I will call out a few names. If I call your name, you are to come forward and hand it in. these will graded tonight and given back tomorrow. For those of you whose name I don not call, you will hand yours in tomorrow." She announced.
Then she picked up her roll book and began to call off names at random. Anzu breathed a sigh of relief when her name wasn't called and she sent a silent 'thank you' to above. Seto noticed this and was a bit confused.
'What was that about?' He mouthed to her once he caught her eye.
'I left mine at the house.' She mouthed back, wincing as she did.
He smirked as he shook his head.
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Lunch came quickly and the cafeteria was filled with the normal hustle and bustle.
"I'm going to go sit with Seto today." Anzu said as she broke off from the group and made her way through the crowd of students.
"Guess it's just us guys today." Yugi said as they sat at their usual table.
The sound of a tray dropping in front of him was enough of a reason to make him look up. He had a retort ready on the tip of his tongue but he let it settle back in his throat when he realized it was Anzu.
"I see you're back to work." She observed as she sat down.
"Yes I am. Why are you over here? Wouldn't you rather be with your friends?" He asked.
"Well I see them all day and I just wanted to sit with you today. I'm not bothering you am I? If I am, I'll go." She answered.
"No you're not a bother. I'm just not used to someone sitting here is all and if someone does sit here, usually all they do is bother me." He replied.
"Like your little fan club over there?" Anzu asked, looking over at the corner table where several feet away, the girls sitting there with their 'I luv Seto Kaiba' shirts, were glaring deathly at her.
"Yeah I can't stand them; they follow me everywhere, hoping for a chance to get with me." He said with disgust.
"Well I have an idea the might get them off your back." She began.
"What?" He asked.
Anzu didn't answer. She stood up and walked around the table to him. She dropped into his lap, planting a kiss on his lips as she did. He slid his arms around her back, steadying her as he returned her affection in full. When she pulled back a few moments later, she noticed the table was clear.
"Look like it worked, they're gone. Plus I've wanted to do that all day. I wanted to do a little more but I guess I can wait until later." She said then dropped another light kiss before moving from his lap and back to his seat.
The cafeteria had gone silent except for the occasional choking noise from Bakura and Joey's laughing at him.
"Show's over people!" Anzu barked at the other students.
Her tone immediately snapped them out of it and they went back to what they were doing. Bakura finally managed to dislodge the sandwich chunk in his throat and then stood up, cracking his knuckles as he walked over to Joey.
"Is there something funny to you about a man almost losing his life?" He asked in a threatening tone.
"Yeah…when it's over a piece of food." Joey replied through his fits of laughter.
Bakura raised his fist and brought it down upon his head, knocking him flat on his back.
"Now…it's funny." Bakura chuckled.
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The three boys went searching for Anzu after the last bell trying to catch her before she left. They spotted her going down the front steps of the school, heading towards the waiting limo with Seto.
"Hey Anzu!" Yugi called out.
The young brunette turned when she heard her name then smiled upon seeing them.
"Can we talk to you for a minute?" He asked.
"Yeah sure." She agreed then turned to Seto who stopped along with her. "I'll be there in a few minutes."
He nodded and continued on to the limousine. He gaze lingered after him for a moment before returning to her friends. Upon seeing their angered (Bakura), confused (Joey and Yugi) faces, she frowned in confusion.
"What's the matter guys?" She asked.
Bakura gave off a slight growl which gave her a start.
"Don't mind him, his still bitter about what happened to him a t lunch." Yugi waved off.
"What's going then?" She asked.
"Well we were wondering, especially after the little display at lunch, what exactly was going on between you and Kaiba?" He continued.
Anzu paused a bit. "Well…I'm not quite sure actually and neither is he I believe. Things have been going slow right now and we're just seeing where it goes." She replied.
"Are you still living with him?" Joey asked.
"Yes and I prefer to. I never realized how alone I really felt until now. I never paid any attention to it before." She answered.
"And you are being taken care of?" Bakura asked.
"He's already proven that he won't do anything to hurt me. Do you meant to tell me that after all that's happened, you still don't trust him?" She asked.
"It's not that Anzu. We're your friends; we just worry sometimes is all." Yugi replied after glaring at the other two for even thinking that.
"And I appreciate it, I really do." She said.
A whistle caught her attention and she looked in that direction only to see Seto tapping his watch at her. She sighed and rolled her eyes as she turned back to them.
"I need to go before he comes back and drags me to the car. We have to go pick up Mokuba and he needs to go back to work…" Her eyes widened as her voice trailed off and she looked at her watch. "Oh no!"
"What is it?" They asked simultaneously.
"He has a very important meeting in about twenty minutes! I'm really sorry you guys I gotta go. I'll call you later!
She answered as she ran towards the car.
"I see you remembered." He said as he opened the door.
"Yes I'm really sorry." She apologized as she slowed to a stop.
"It's all right. Just hurry up and get in." He replied, nodding towards the car.
She hurriedly slid in the seat and he followed, telling the driver to get a move on.
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Seto dropped Anzu and Mokuba off at the house and then went to work. After making sure Mokuba was settled in his room with his homework, Anzu decided that she would make dinner that night. She never usually cooked for other people besides her parents and occasionally her friends so she was a bit nervous. She was glad she had Mokuba to show her how to work around the kitchen during the time she was home. There were a few items that she wasn't too sure how to use, like the little computer on the fridge where you could pull up recipes and if you needed to, order the items you needed and have it delivered to the house straight from the grocery store. She decided to start with something simple and make chicken parmesan and pulled it up on the computer. After making sure she had all the ingredients, she began to make it.
Mokuba came down to the kitchen a little bit later and was surprised to see Anzu at the stove.
"Hey what are you making?" He asked as he came up beside her.
"Oh hey sweetie. I'm just making dinner." She replied.
"What is for dinner?" He asked.
"Nuh-uh…it's a surprise, you'll have to wait and see." She said.
Mokuba gave a pout and she giggled.
"I'll tell you what. I'll let you help me if you promise not to say anything to your brother when he comes home. He doesn't know I'm cooking and I want it to be a surprise." She told him.
"Okay I won't tell!" He beamed.
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When Seto came home that evening an enticing smell met hi nose. Curiosity rose within and he followed it to the source. He was about to enter the dining room but Mokuba came through the door and stopped him.
"It's not ready yet so you have to wait. Go upstairs and change." He told him as he pushed him towards the stairs.
Seto grumbled as he walked upstairs.
"Okay he's gone. I'm gonna go upstairs too. Thanks for dinner Anzu." Mokuba said as he came back in and hugged her.
"You're welcome sweetie." She replied, returning the hug.
"Goodnight." She called after him as he ran up the stairs.
"Night!" He yelled back.
She lit the few candles in the middle of the table then stood back to look over her handiwork. Smiling in satisfactory she pulled off her robe, revealing her nightwear and stepped back towards the door to wait for Seto.
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Seto was a little confused as to what was going on. He had gone upstairs to change like his brother wanted him to and he was now wearing a pair of dark blue, loose-fitting pajama-type pants and a button-up shirt of the same color. He approached the dining room and slowly pushed open the door. He was amazed at the setting. Several short, fat candles were placed decoratively around the room. On the table in the middle were three taller and slimmer candles, giving a soft glow over the delicious meal that was waiting there. As he stepped further into the room, a pair of arms wrapped tightly around his waist as a soft body pressed against his.
"Welcome home." A soft voice greeted; a voice he'd been missing for the past several hours.
"What's all this about?" He asked.
"Well I know you most likely had a rough day so I thought you might like having a home-cooked meal waiting for you when you got home." She answered.
"Well it is a nice change." He agreed.
"Plus, for everything else you've done for me, you'll get a better thank you for that later." She added as she pulled away from him and walked towards the table.
Then he got a good look at what she was wearing and his eyes slightly widened. She had on a midnight blue spaghetti-strap nightie. The skirt came to an end just above her knees with a low neckline that swooped down showing a couple inches of cleavage. He came up behind her and pulled he r chair out for her to sit down then went around the table to seat himself.
"So how was work?" She asked once they were settled.
"Hell as usual." He replied in a monotone voice.
She fought the urge to giggle. "I take it the meeting didn't go too well?" She asked as she stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
"No the meeting was fine it's just Mr. Hansen, who is the chief engineer, tried to tell me how to do my job." He answered as he looked at her.
"Ooh…I bet that didn't go well." She grimaced.
"No needless to say I almost fired him. Though he's the chief engineer, all plans are run by me first before the product is created. He said I was paranoid and untrusting which is only half-true because I don't trust just anybody and I'm not paranoid. Then I told him he wouldn't know his own head from his ass and then I said that if he was to ever question me again, I would not only fire him and make sure he couldn't find work in the next five cities, I would also make his life hell." He replied in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Ahh…ruthless as ever I see." She mused.
"Just doing my job. If no one else did it where would I be?" He smirked earning a laugh from her.
Soon after they finished eating and Seto, in return of Anzu cooking, cleared away all the dishes. Anzu grabbed her negligee and pulled it on then headed out of the dining room. She took her time knowing he would soon follow. She was at the top of the stairs by the time he got to the bottom of them. She turned to look back at him, allowing the material of her robe to slide off on shoulder and hang at the elbow joint of her arm. They stared in each others eyes for a moment, a clear message passing through them. Then she turned away and continued down the hall. Smirking devishily to himself, he bounded up the stairs after her. He caught up to her in his room and shut the door behind them, pinning her to it as he threaded his finger through hers.
"So what's this other 'thank you' I've heard about?" He asked, a smirk still in play.
She returned his smirk with one of her own. "Guess you'll have to find out." She replied as she stretched up to kiss him.
He allowed her to touch his lips with hers before pulling away out of her reach.
"Is that how we're going to play?" She whispered as she ran the tip of her tongue across her lower lip.
"I believe so." He replied.