-1A/N: School chappie.
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Kagome-princess: Heh… Yeah, poor Seto and Satoya… Please don't kill me…
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
"Mr. White, could I speak with you?" Seto asked in English as Chaz was roaming the hallways, searching for Leana.
"If this is about me distracting Leana from work, I swear I'll-" Chaz began in Japanese.
"No, no, it's not about that. And in English. Not many people here understand it. Please, join me in my office." Seto motioned for Chaz to follow him.
"So… What is this about…?" Chaz asked, switching to English, after sitting in a chair across from Seto. Seto sat quietly for a bit before answering.
"How do you and Miss Fairchild do it?" he finally asked.
"Ah, well, that's not something I'm willing to discuss…" Chaz turned a tomato red.
"I didn't mean that." Seto stated.
"Oh. Sorry. What did you mean?" Chaz's blush deepened from embarrassment.
"How are you two so in love? How'd you meet? How have you stayed together? Have you ever fought?" Seto rattled question after question off.
"Hey, hey, one question at a time, yeah? Ok, first, we met at the mall. My parents own a huge chain of stores and she was arguing with the cashier at one of them. I happened to be the current manager and was called out to deal with her. Her spunk and fiery attitude immediately attracted me. I managed to get her name and address out of her after allowing her to get her way. That's how we met. How we got together is a much different story." Chaz grinned at the memory.
"How did you get together?" Seto leaned forward with a notebook in his hands. He also had a pen out.
"Man, I don't know how knowing my and Leana's past will help with your trouble with Satoya." Chaz looked at the notebook dubiously.
"Just answer. I'll figure out how it'll help me." Seto ordered. Chaz sighed.
"All right, man. I went to her apartment one night and she refused to let me come in and talk to her. I kept trying; I found she often shopped at our stores and I kept asking her on a date. Leana's family didn't have much money, as I'm sure you know. She walked into one of the stores and Sarah was there. Sarah told her to leave because we didn't allow middle class in our shops. She went to slap Sarah silly so I had to step in. I grabbed her wrist and told her she couldn't do that.
"She turned around and slapped me over the mess. It took her a moment, but she eventually recognized me. She said 'You let me hit the girl or cause her physical pain in any way, shape, or form, and I'll let you have your date.' Now, I couldn't pass up that deal so I allowed her to trip Sarah as she was leaving. Later that night, I was picking her up at her apartment. We went dancing." Chaz grinned again.
"So that's why she suggested Satoya and I go dancing…" Seto mused aloud.
"Did she? Hmm. That doesn't make sense. She hates dancing. She didn't tell me that at first, so she hated the whole thing. I made it up to her by taking her out to see a Broadway play thing later on in our relationship." Chaz stated. "That all you wanted to know?"
"My other questions have yet to be answered."
"Umm, we're so in love because… I have no idea. Yes, we have fought. Several times. That's why we're still together. A couple that doesn't fight, lies to each other. They don't admit their true feelings. A couple that fights too often, just isn't going to last. A couple that fights every now and then, admits their true feelings and can deal. Plus, I wouldn't let her go for all the money in the world." Chaz filled Seto in.
"So, do you think that if I stayed stubborn and didn't give up, I could get Satoya back?"
"It's very possible. Just don't make him hate you in the process." Chaz nodded.
"One more question. Would you like a job in my company while you're here?" Chaz stared.
"Leana was just saying something about me asking you for a job… I think she wants to live here permanently. Wedding and everything." Chaz said slowly.
"Would you like a job?" Seto asked again.
"Please."
"All right. Monday morning, you will be starting as my new secretary of sorts. I'll have plenty of odd jobs for you and you'll still be able to see Miss Fairchild." Seto stood, closing his notebook.
"Why not now?" Chaz stood too.
"Because at this current point in time, I'm late for school." Seto walked out, leaving Chaz staring after him.
"It's always hard for me to remember that he's only a teenager."
"Kaiba! You're late!" the teacher exclaimed as Seto strode into his fourth hour.
"I had other business to attend to." Seto said coolly.
"I don't care if you own a business nor if you were the emperor, you've had Bakura-chan working on your joint project on his own!" the teacher was new, and didn't know when to quit. Seto just looked at her before walking to his seat next to Satoya.
"Sorry I'm late and that you've been working on that thing on your own." he apologized. Satoya just waved it off as he continued working. "What can I do to help?" Satoya held out a few popsicle sticks.
"Could you glue those on the other side like I have them over here?" Satoya asked, still not looking up.
"Sure."
Ryou was just finishing his writing assignment when the alarm started to go off. He looked up quickly as Malik jumped up. All around, people started to scream and go into hysterics.
"Malik, did Marik pull the fire alarm again?" Ryou asked worriedly.
"No… Did Bakura?" Ryou shook his head. Then, Bakura burst into the room.
"Ryou! The fire! It's in Satoya's class! I can't get the door open, they're stuck in there!" he yelled across the room. Of course, that only encouraged the hysterics of the girls.
"Weren't you watching?" Malik asked.
"So I went to get a drink! Sue me!" Bakura grabbed their arms and dragged them outside the classrooms. "We've got to get out of here."
"What about Satoya and Marik?" Ryou asked.
"Marik's waiting for us downstairs. We can't help Satoya. We'll have to hope his magic can save him…" Malik said sadly.
"But-" Bakura and Malik bodily dragged Ryou down the stairs.
No one was sure exactly how it started. There was just a window breaking and then the fire erupted on the teacher's desk. Seto had pulled Satoya down under his desk once the window broke. The two sat in the front of the class.
"What's going on?" Satoya asked, shrinking back from the approaching fire.
"Dammit, not while I'm at school…" Seto muttered, standing and pulling Satoya toward the door, where there was a crowd of students. The teacher lay burned beside her desk.
"We can't get the door open! We're all going to die!" the group wailed piteously.
Seto growled and moved over to the windows. He had Satoya stand several feet away as he grabbed a chair and heaved it through a window. As the glass shattered from the impact of the chair, he heard a whimper from Satoya and turned to see the boy right in the path of a tendril of flame. He reached out and managed to grab Satoya, shielding him from the fire.
The searing pain he felt was no other pain he'd ever felt before. It felt like his entire back was on fire. The agony was enough to make him cry out. Him, the great Seto Kaiba, cry out in pain. He felt Satoya pull him toward the broken window, where the last of the students were jumping out.
The pain intensified when the cold air hit his burns as Satoya pulled the two of them out the window. He winced as they hit the ground, then thanked his lucky stars that they were only on the second story. Many people crowded around them, whispering.
"Ok, move away! Nothing here to see!" Leana's voice reached them and the students moved to make a path for her.
"Oh, gods! Kaiba-sama! Satoya-san!" Chaz kneeled next to them and helped Leana lift them. Leana drew a breath in a hiss.
"Those burns look horrible, Kaiba-san… Shall we get you two to the hospital?" she asked.
"No. Home." Seto answered.
"I think it'd be a good idea to go to the hospital, Kaiba-sama. Satoya-san seems to have a broken leg…" Chaz said, picking Satoya up behind his head and knees, which caused Satoya to whimper in pain. "Sorry." he added.
"Fine. To the hospital. Pick up Mokuba on the way."
A/N: Ok, that's not how I'd first imagined it… But, I couldn't think of anything so the fire just crept in. No harm, please! R&R! ;;