Mokuba: JMeg does not own Yu-gi-oh or any other things.
JMeg: Good Mokuba have a cookie. (Throws him one) I decided to write a fluffy fic before I put the next chapter up on my other Yu-gi-oh story.
Added Note: Hello everyone I decided to fix some grammar and spelling errors! Hope it reads smoother now! Please enjoy!
Shizuka Kawai stared at the dark gray sky that was shedding rain drops. She sighed. If only she had brought her umbrella, then she would not be standing under the overhang at Domino High. She had recently transferred to her brother's high school, after both siblings begged and bribed their mother.
She could still remember how her brother had promised to stay off pizza for a month. It only lasted an hour. Luckily, her mother gave in as long as Shizuka went home every weekend, and now here she was standing in front of her school watching the rain fall.
'Why did I not bring an umbrella', she asked herself. She should have known better, since she knew she had to stay after school for a make-up test. Sighing once again, Shizuka watched the rain begin to pour.
For the first time, she wished that Honda or Otogi was here. Personally she did not like that they were constantly flirting with her. They were trying too hard, and it was so obvious to the point everyone in Domino City knew of their crush on her.
She only pretended to not know their intentions, hoping they would give up, but to her misfortune it did not work. Even worse, it made them try harder. She was getting tired of it, but right now she really wished one of them were here.
They would normally offer her an umbrella on rainy days, but she usually had hers. She did not want to stand under an umbrella with one of them. It was too close for comfort. Anyways she had heard only couples would share an umbrella (A/N 1), and she definitely did not want to have either of them as a boyfriend. They were too pushy.
Either way Honda and Otogi were not here. Honda had gone to visit his aunt while Otogi was in America. She was glad though, because this meant neither of them would flirt with her for a whole weekend. No annoying emails or texts!
Now she began thinking about the others. At times, Mai had given her rides, so Shizuka would not have to walk alone with either guy. However, Mai had gone on a cruise in Europe.
Sometimes Anzu walked with Shizuka and would go to the mall with her, but she had gone a trip to New York. Yuugi had never walked with Shizuka, since they lived in opposite sides. In the end it did not really matter, because Yuugi had left earlier saying there was a new shipment of cards coming in that he needed to open.
Ryou was out of the option. Her brother had told her to never to be alone with the guy, but he never told her why.
And why not simply ask her dear big brother? Well Jounouchi was working hard at his job at the Good Burger (A/N 2), so he had left earlier too.
Shizuka was starting to get frustrated. Everyone had chosen the day she did not have an umbrella to not be here. All she could do was hope that the rain would go away, but judging by the moment it was not letting up.
She stared silently at the sky and shivered. 'Why did they have to make the skirts so short?' She hugged herself trying to keep warm.
Adding to her rotten luck, all the teachers were at a meeting, so none of them would be coming out soon to help her. She began praying and begging to any god to send someone to come and give her a stupid umbrella.
"Are you going to stand there all day or move girl?"
At the sound of his chilly voice, Shizuka did not dare to turn around. Out of the entire population the gods could send her, they sent her death itself. The only guy who could freeze your whole body with only one glare, and he could also crush you into dust. The most loved and most despised person in the world, Seto Kaiba.
"Are you moving so I can leave or not?"
She kept her face down, hoping he would not notice she was Jounouchi's sister. "Um, ok."
She moved slowly to the right hoping he would just leave quickly. "Now you are completely standing in my way!"
Shizuka jumped. He sounded mad, and she knew she had to get away. "Sorry!"
She jumped to the left with her head still bowed. He took a step forward and said, "You should be looking up not down you moron. Didn't your mother ever taught you manners girl? From the looks of it, I guess not."
She was hurt by his words, but said nothing. It was better to stay silent than irritate him more.
As he bent down to get a better look at her, Seto said, "You look oddly familiar. I've seen you before." He ran a list of names in his head.
While he was trying to remember, Shizuka blushed. He was staring right at her, and he was very close. Oh so very close. She thought she was going to pass out. She never had been this close to another guy beside Jounouchi and his friends.
Then Seto's memory clicked. "You're the mutt's sister. Now I know you have no manners. Dogs don't even know the concept of etiquette." Seto leaned back.
Now Shizuka rarely expressed anger, but she refused to let anyone insult her brother, even if he was the great Seto Kaiba.
"Onii-chan is no mutt! He's human just like you!" She looked him straight in the eyes, but quickly turned her eyes back down. Suddenly her shoes looked very interesting.
Seto just chuckled. "You have more guts than the mutt", he said. "What are you doing just standing out here girl?"
Shizuka did not know what to say. Should she tell him or just run through the rain and get sick? Either way it ended in death.
Making eye contact, she said, "I forgot my umbrella and now I'm stuck here. I have a name too. It's Shizuka Kawai, and Onii-chan is not a mutt."
Seto grinned a bit. 'She is an odd one.'
"Why are you here, Kaiba-san?"
"I don't have to tell you."
Quick snappy response as always. Shizuka frowned. "I told you so you have to tell me."
'She is a bossy one too,' he thought before responding, "You're not my mother so I don't have to tell you anything."
She pouted. 'That's not fair. Kaiba-san is such a big meanie!' Shizuka thought, 'What makes him so special?'
On the other hand, Seto was enjoying this. He looked at her flushed cheeks and flaming eyes. He could burst out laughing, but he kept his normal poker face.
"You should tell me because it is only polite."
Seto just stared at her. Why did she care why he was here?
"It's rude if you continue to persist," Seto said rolling his eyes.
Shizuka bit her lip as she was running out of come backs. Seto saw it in her face and knew he won, but for some reason he felt like being nice.
"I'm here because my chauffeur was running late, and he just called and informed me that the limo was broken. Now I have to walk to Kaiba Corp in this dreaded rain."
Shizuka's only response was a blank look. Why was he telling her? Did he not just say he refused to tell her? He was giving her a migraine.
"Don't think too hard. I read somewhere that those of the dog family are not great at thinking." Shizuka growled at him. He was picking on her, and she did not like it at all.
"There you go growling like a mutt. You're supposed to be good at it, but I guess some mutts are even dumber."
"We are not mutts! Why do you have to keep calling us mutts Kaiba-san?"
He smirked and poked her forehead. "That is a puzzle you have to solve. Anyways do you need an umbrella?"
Shizuka snapped out of her anger. She could get an umbrella and finally go home.
"You mean you have an extra one?"
"No just one."
In her mind, Shizuka swore she was going to smack him if he kept playing his games.
Seto got out his black umbrella and opened it. "Where do you live?"
Shizuka pondered on what to do. If she told him where she and her brother lived, he could torture her brother more. If she did not, she might never go home. She pointed to the left. "I live in that direction." Seto looked over to where she pointed.
"That's good because that is the same way I'm going. Are you coming or do you need a leash?"
Shizuka blushed, but was puzzled. "Why would you do this? We're not even a couple!"
Seto just gave her a 'duh' look. "I'm doing this because I'm actually nice, and I'm not always a bastard." She had to agree with him, but hesitated before joining him under the umbrella.
The first thing she immediately noticed was how little space there was. If she wrapped her arms around him, there would be more room. Shizuka blushed at how close they were standing. She looked up at Seto, and thought he did not notice.
Contrary to what she believed, Seto knew just about how close they were. He carried an umbrella that would normally fit one person. Was there any room? Nope.
They walked in silence, but Shizuka was craving to talk. She did not talk much today, and typically she did after school with Anzu, Mai, or her brother.
"So how was school?"
The taller teen snapped his head in her direction while she smacked herself literally.
That was the most ridiculous question to start a conversation with Seto Kaiba. She sounded like her mother who she always answered with 'fine'.
Seto had a hard time trying not to laugh. Originally he thought she was odd, but now without a doubt, she was a weirdo. She even smacked herself in public.
"My day was like every other day. Wasted valuable time at school and now going to work."
Looking at him, Shizuka asked, "Why is school wasting your time?"
Like many of her peers, Shizuka enjoyed school. Not because of homework or education, but because her friends were there. She was usually cooped up at the apartment during week days studying her butt off, and then cooped up at her mother's house on weekends. It was the only time for her to hang out with friends.
"I have more important things to do than to go to school and learn things I already know."
"What is more important?"
Seto sighed and said, "Work idiot."
Shizuka formed an 'o' with her mouth. "What about friends?" Seto froze in place, causing the short girl to also stop, wondering what was going through the CEO's head.
After a moment, they resumed walking. "What about them? I have no friends. I don't need them."
Shizuka was utterly confused. She never knew much about the young genius before except that he was mean and cruel. Jounouchi avoided talking about him, and during Battle City she spent most of her time with Jounouchi's friends. She never noticed that he had no friends, but she did notice that his younger brother, Mokuba, was usually with him.
"Why don't you try making friends?" Seto snorted, "That's an even more waste of time."
Shizuka did not know what to say. This was even harder than when she dueled that guy from Big Five.
"It's not a waste of time. Friends never waste your time. They make you happy, and they cheer you up when you're sad."
Seto rolled his eyes. 'This girl must not go out often.' He titled his head towards her. "You are pathetic. Do you really believe your friends will always stand by you? They won't. They will turn their backs on you once something bad happens."
A little Seto was walking down the street to his elementary school. He had just lost his father in a car crash and was looking forward to seeing his friends. He hoped Mokuba was being good at day care. The last time he cried the whole day.
Seto looked up and saw his friends. He smiled and cried out, "Hey guys!" They turned and saw Seto running towards them.
They put on sad faces and Tenshi said, "I'm sorry what happen to your dad Seto-kun." Rei patted him on the arm and said, "Yeah Seto-chan we all feel your pain."
Seto sensed their fake pity and shook Rei's hand off. "You guys don't care what happened do you?" Rei and Tenshi looked at him.
"Seto-kun we do care", Tenshi said.
Seto just glared at them." No you don't! You have no idea what it is like to lose both parents!"
"Of course we don't Seto-chan we still have ours!"
Rei quickly slapped her hands to her mouth. "I'm sorry Seto-chan I didn't mean it." Seto just backed away from them.
He looked down and said, "You guys are not my friends. You guys don't care what happens to me! I don't ever want to be friends with you guys ever again! I don't even want friends!"
He turned on his heel and ran home. He did not look back once during the run back. He collapsed on the porch and cried there. "Friends don't care. They never care. All you have is yourself", he said to himself. He waited until he had to pick up Mokuba before getting up.
Looking down, Shizuka was even more confused. In her life, she never had any friends turn their backs on her. Even when her eye sight worsened, her friends would always be there.
"No they don't", she said quietly. Seto stopped to look at her.
"Friends are there when you're in the dumps. They are always there to help you when you ask. Friends are just there. When you need them the most, they are there."
Shizuka looked up into his eyes. "I may not know what happened to you before Kaiba-san. It might have been their fault, or you just misunderstood them, but there are others. There are many people you can be friends with. Those friends might be better and more supportive."
She took his hand in hers and said, "I know that there are many good friends out there. You just have to let them in. I can be your friend. I'll never turn my back on you and I'll always be supportive!"
She gave him a small smile. "I know you can make better friends, so won't you try Kaiba-san?"
During her little speech, Seto had been quiet and listened to her. He just stared at her and then burst out laughing. Shizuka pouted and asked, "What's so funny?"
It took him awhile before he stopped laughing. When he stopped, he gave her his rare smile. "You are one odd girl", he said and then added, "Shizuka."
Shizuka smiled at him and they continued walking, unknowingly still holding hands.
When they had finally reached Shizuka's apartment, they stopped at the door with Shizuka staring at the ground blushing, and Seto looking at her with a blank face. They were still holding hands.
Once Shizuka noticed, she immediately let go of his hand. "Sorry Kaiba-san. I didn't mean to invade your personal space."
Ignoring her rambling, Seto felt that his hand was cold without Shizuka's small one. He took her hand in his and rubbed her knuckles with his thumb.
Now Shizuka was staring curiously at Seto. She brought her face closer to his, and subconsciously Seto leaned down close. Their lips brushed gently before they completely met.
Shizuka swore there were fireworks, while Seto swore he saw Pegasus was shot and thrown off a cliff.
Once he realized their lips were touching, he jumped back quickly. 'Stupid! She's younger than you. You know better than that!'
Shizuka blushed as hard as she could. That was her first kiss to a guy she barely knew. Seto noticed her flushed cheeks and smiled. He leaned down closer to her until their foreheads touched. "I guess it is true only couples use one umbrella."
A/N 1: It's some Japanese culture thing. They don't kiss and hug in public like Americans do. They find that being under an umbrella is already close enough contact. Though some Japanese do kiss and such already. I found that out from School Rumble. You should read it. I'm not a huge fan of Shojo, but this is funny.
A/N 2: Not mine.
JMeg: Finally done! Well that sucked.
Anzu (Crying): That was beautiful.
JMeg: Shut up! No one listens to you!
Mokuba: Review because the evil spiders will get you. And JMeg will get you too. I don't think that is a good threat though.
JMeg: Yes it is!