I DO NOT OWN YU-GI-OH!
Chapter 13 – Dance Dance Resolution
Serenity pulled Mokuba up to the still intact kitchen and sat him down at the island. "I'm going to make you something special! Just wait here!" She replied and smiled.
He looked at her confused. What was she going to make him? And if she was anything like her brother –her tastes were definitely different from his own.
Serenity returned from the back of the kitchen with two plates full of frosting and cake and other assorted, and very colorful, assortments of sweet sugary stuff. Mokuba had never seen all that kind of stuff all in one bowl before.
"Uhhh, Serenity... what is this?"
"It's called the Wheeler's Wishing Well Sundae! I'm surprised you had all the ingredients. Dig in!" She exclaimed and sat down next to him and began to eat hers.
Mokuba stared at his a little hesitantly. Well, he didn't want to be rude. He scooped up some with his spoon and closed his eyes and stuck it in his mouth. He chewed and then swallowed.
His face lit up. This was the best dessert he had ever tasted!
"Me and Joey used to make this when we were feeling down, and it always seemed to cheer us up..." she blushed slightly, "... especially me. I just thought it would be nice if I did it for you." She looked over at Mokuba, to see he was almost done. Her eyes went wide.
"This was really good!"
She smiled brightly. "Glad you liked it." She replied, happy to see that her little 'present' had worked on him.
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... "I think you owe me a little more than a massage." He said, that smirk still on his lips.
Tea's eyes went wide. What exactly was he proposing!
Her eyes flew up to meet his, and she saw that he was smirking. Even those dark blue eyes glittered with mischief. And here she thought Seto Kaiba was a calm and collected individual; but no. What was he up to? What did he want to do to her? ... would she resist?
As if reading her mind, he said "It's not that, Gardner." He said plainly and raised an eyebrow. "But if you'd like that instead..."
She rolled her eyes and bit her lip. "Keep this up and I'll have to bite you again."
Kaiba just glared at her. "Listen –teach me something I don't already know. Even though I know you don't have any real skills other than whining and arguing, I figured I'd see if you knew any other skills, so at least I could learn something while I'm here."
Tea was taken aback. Other than he had actually insulted her while asking for her help being a teacher, she was genuinely amazed he even asked in the first place. Well, he must have been extremely bored.
"What exactly did you have in mind?" She asked, not sure where this was all going. He finally let go of her arm and waist and sat back from her. She couldn't help but miss the contact.
"Are you good at anything?"
"Dancing. Uhh..." She thought a moment. Dammit, why was this difficult to answer?
"Fine. You'll teach me that." He said, and she frowned.
She looked at him in question. Teach Kaiba to dance. That was a challenge even to comprehend in her mind.
"'Fine'." She mocked. She stood up. "Get up. I'll teach you a few moves."
"Now?"
"Yeah now! Let's get this over with." She stood and waited for him to mimic her as he stood parallel to her. "Okay, first we need to stretch."
She reached down and touched her toes and bent to the side and stretched her arms and legs. Kaiba wasn't doing anything. He just stood there.
"You're supposed to stretch." She said angrily.
"I don't need to stretch. I'm perfectly fine."
"Alright then. Suit yourself." She snapped and thought of some basic moves to teach him. "First I'll teach you the basic steps using the feet."
She proceeded to teach him several steps which he watched and copied with almost perfect precision. She should have known that Kaiba was not only good at book smarts, but also hand-eye coordination and other such things.
He was actually pretty good at it as she taught him the harder moves. She began to imagine if he was good at other physical activities. He must have been, with as great a shape as he was. For some reason though, she just couldn't imagine him doing any sports of any kind.
She suddenly found herself wondering what sport he would be best at. She imagined him in football. Wearing those large shoulderpads and helmets, knocking people down and running –hmm, for some reason that didn't seem like him.
Basketball maybe? Running, dodging, and jumping in the air in only shorts and a tee? Nope.
Tennis didn't seem too difficult to imagine him in. Although, she got the thought of Kaiba getting upset at his opponent and hitting the ball so it'd knock the guy out. Plus –just thinking about Kaiba wearing a sweat band across his forehead just seemed ridiculous.
Then what about volleyball? Kaiba punting? Naah!
Track then? All he'd have to do it run in a circle. Too simple. Kaiba liked a challenge, and something like simply running wasn't enough. Plus, she had almost never seen him run. Would he be able to compete? Kaiba was more the type to saunter or stalk instead of run anywhere.
Soccer! Kaiba could knock people down and almost kill them. Soccer could be a dangerous sport. But then again, she still couldn't see Kaiba out in the grass and mud getting dirty and all. He didn't seem like the type to go out and get all messy if he could avoid it.
Well... that didn't leave much else. Even sports fishing was probably out of the picture. She could just imagine Kaiba getting frustrated and finally devising a way to drain the lake and pick out the biggest fish.
She got out of her daze as she saw Kaiba expertly pull off one of the hardest moves –well, a move that had taken her weeks to perfect herself.
She found herself a little jealous. Here he was, a mere rookie to the world of dance, and already was almost as good as she was!
His feet moved with ease and was surprisingly graceful. Then again, this was Kaiba she was watching. Even when he walked he seemed to be graceful; so why shouldn't he look the same while doing something like dancing?
He spun and ended the move he was working on and turned to Tea. She was glaring at him in disapproval. He squinted at her.
She quickly came up to him and grabbed his hands forcefully. "We're going to do partner dancing now." She said and he simply grunted in reply. Hand to hand dancing could be a challenge. Let's see him be so perfect doing this, she thought.
"If it's the waltz or ballroom dancing, I already know all that crap." He replied.
"No!" She exclaimed. Dammit, change of plans. "This is interpretive partner dancing. You make it up as you go, mixing in different styles."
"Russian roulette dancing. Hmm." He said and they went to it.
He led her through a simple waltz and she was having trouble keeping time, with no music. But he seemed to know it by pure memory and was doing a good job at it. It was pissing her off to no end –and Kaiba knew it too.
He spun her, and she fell back into his arms before she led him into a tango. They stepped down the sandy beach, and she was twirled –a wave of sand fluttering away from her bare feet.
He held her close and then tried a different ballroom dance that she was extremely rusty on. This was turning out to be a very bad idea.
Her face must have shown her aggravation, because he gave a small smirk.
"What's wrong? From what I could deduct, I'm doing perfectly fine." He replied and she huffed.
"That's the point." She growled as he led her across the beach in a series of steps and twirls.
He smirked. "I see. You're just upset that I'm such a fast learner."
"No! That's not what it is!" She exclaimed, but suddenly knew what sport he'd definitely be good at: darts. His aim was always right on target.
"You're easier to read than a Duel Monsters for Dummies book." He replied and she rolled her eyes. "And to think that here I am injured, and I'm still doing better than you. That is just priceless."
He dipped her so her hair almost brushed the sand itself, before pulling her back up a little too quickly, causing her to fall against him roughly. She pushed back slightly and regained her footing so they could continue their new waltz.
She grit her teeth. "Listen here, Kaiba, of course you're good at it! You're good at everything! It doesn't matter what you attempt to do, you're going to be the best!"
He spun on his heel and dipped her to the side and brought her back up again.
"That is of course, Duel Monsters... you never can seem to beat Yugi, even after Yami went away." Tea grumpily said, trying to go for his weak spot.
It worked. Kaiba's brow furrowed and his eyes went cold. His feet became a little more heavy and clunky.
"I am the best at Duel Monsters, it just so happens that Yugi possesses some powerful cards that will soon be in my hands. Winning is all about possession, and right now I don't have the right cards. He only wins because of those cards. If I had them, I'd beat him quickly."
He missed a step and she raised an eyebrow and held onto his hand a little tighter as she began to lead the dance a little more, going slightly back to the tango.
"Possession doesn't make Yugi win. It's his ability to trust in his cards. You saw him, as well as me, beat Yami –who possessed the Egyptian god cards. How do you explain that then?" She asked, and saw him squint his eyes a little more.
His direction was getting staggered and his actions were jerky and irregular. "You know, you're not really teaching me anything here." He replied and she frowned.
"Don't change the subject! We were talking about you not believing in the heart of the cards!"
He gave her a death glare as he dipped her again. This time he kept her down for a while. "Don't give me the 'heart of the cards' bullshit again. It's bad enough I have to hear it when the rest of you are all together."
"Just what is that supposed to mean?" She scoffed as he brought her back up, but this time they didn't continue their 'dance' –they just stood there.
"It means just what it sounded like."
She frowned. She was hurt. "Of course! What was I thinking!" She threw her hands away from him and began to walk away. She huffed angrily to herself. To think, that she thought that Kaiba actually was starting to like her, and vise versa... what a bunch of bullshit indeed!
"Hold it!" He exclaimed. What was her problem? Well, whatever it was, he wasn't about to let her get the last word.
"I don't take orders from you!" She exclaimed and kept walking towards the tree line.
He sprinted after her and was by her side within seconds. He grabbed her wrist and spun her around and pinned her to a tree. "Just what in the hell is you problem?" He growled.
"My problem is that I thought that you actually considered me differently than you did before!" She glared up into his dark blue eyes. He just stood there, silent with a cold stare. "Didn't you say you wanted to protect me? Didn't you say that our last kiss wasn't a mistake? Did any of that really mean anything to you?" She prodded.
But he was silent and still, like a statue.
"I guess it didn't." She turned her head and began to duck under his arms that were pinned around her against the tree. She was leaving.
But... he stopped her.
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Duke traveled into a city to see if he could find out any information. He traveled to the 'bad' part of town and into a dirty bar. He asked around, under the alias that he was anti-Kaiba Corp. He got nowhere, but someone did mention to him to head towards the coast.
He took their advice and traveled to the towns on the coast. He asked around there, but had no luck. That is, until he got to a small fisherman's town. He was in a bar when an old fisherman was telling the tale of how he had seen flying ships zoom over his head when he was at sea, headed towards the mainland.
"What did the ships look like?" Duke asked the old man.
"Y-you mean you believe me?" He asked, and Duke nodded.
"Of course."
"Well, they looked like fighter planes, but different, sleeker, and... sometimes they would shimmer and disappear from sight when the light hit 'em just right." He explained, and Duke nodded again.
"And you say they were coming from the ocean towards the mainland?"
"Yes! Yes! They were." He said and Duke smiled.
"Hey, do you think you can take me along on your next trip out?"
"Sure, boy, I'm a headed out next mornin'! You're welcome to come, that is... if you don't mind pulling your weight while on board." He said and Duke's smile began to fade.
But he forced the smile and nodded once again politely. "That's great. Thankyou."
"Be ready to go bright an' early at 4 o'clock!"
Duke sweatdropped. "Right, I'll be there."
"What's your name by the way, city slicker?"
"Duke." He replied.
"Mine's Dan Tsukira. Now, don't be late!"
Duke shook his head. At least he was getting somewhere. Then he saw the old man drinking several beers. He'd better call the others; just in case he got lost at sea with this old Tsukira guy. This was turning out to be quite an interesting adventure. He tossed his gold dice he got from the others for his birthday.
They rolled on the bar and gave him snake eyes. He groaned. That was not a good sign.
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Kaiba had stopped her from leaving by pressing her up against the tree roughly and planting a very intense kiss on her lips.
He made a noise in the back of his throat as he lifted her up and pinned her with his own body.
She trembled at the intensity of his kiss. He always seemed to surprise her whenever he kissed her. His kisses always popped out of nowhere –like something in him would suddenly snap and he would have his lips molding to hers in an instant.
Did she really have that effect on him? Inside, she felt kind of happy that she obviously did in fact seem to have an effect.
Her hands meandered their way up his neck to pull him closer. She tilted her head to delve deeper.
When his tongue brushed against her lips and then her own tongue, she shivered and wrapped her arms completely around his neck. One of his hands gripped her waist to hold her in place against the tree, and the other was still pinning her to the tree, his fingernails digging into the bark.
His lips were rough, and she winced at the fierceness. It was almost like he was putting in all his frustration and anger from their 'argument' into this passionate kiss. This one wasn't like the other two. It was so full of emotion that she found herself losing her balance and sense of what was up or down.
She was so dizzy that she felt she had to hold on tighter just to keep gravity on her side.
Just when she thought her lungs were about to explode he pulled away to catch his breath. But he immediately went to work on her neck. He kissed and licked her tender flesh. She shuddered and closed her eyes, letting the world spin and the sensations swirl within her.
She leaned into him and nuzzled his cheek and then bit his ear.
His grip tightened on her and he nipped her shoulder in response.
She smiled to herself. That was something else only she knew. He responded to that. That definitely had an effect on him. She bit her lip as his tongue brushed over the place he had nipped. And who knew that he had such an effect on her...
A/N: Well! I'm back! And school is officially done! YAY! Maybe now I'll update more often eh? Ha! How was the kiss scene? Good? I bet you all skipped over the mokuba and duke parts didn't you? I know you did! Anyway, and I made it long too! AND I left you all a special present at my webpage as a treat because it is the end of the school! hope you all like it. (find my webpage by going to my profile –and then on the page, go to the very bottom –you'll find it there!) anyway, uhhh... no review replies today –I'm wiped from school, sorry. It took all I had to push this out of me. anyway, gotta go. Sorry for the late update, but I hope all the extras made up for it! Okay, bye!
Oh yeah! At the end of the month I'm going to an anime convention in North Carolina... are any of you in that area? maybe we'll see eachother there! Give me a shout out if you are and I'll look out for you! bye!