Pompshipping (Miho x Seto)


(Using the manga version again...I kind of like her better. She's easier to write about.)


She was scared of him.

Other girls murmured about how hot he was, how amazingly smart and cool he was, his status as a rich CEO...there were hundreds of girls in Domino High that would sell their souls for just ten minutes one-on-one with Seto Kaiba. But not Miho Nosaka.

She supposed it had started towards the beginning of the school year, when he had first transferred in. He smiled kindly at everyone, had a nice, polite laugh, and even Miho had entertained a small crush on him. Despite his high status, his riches, and his intelligence, at the time he had seemed a genuine gentlemen.

But that hadn't lasted long.

Other people started to notice his sudden change into a quiet, reclusive boy, but that only seemed to heighten his appeal. Even when he started to become somewhat snappish and irritable, the girls only got more excited about him. At the time, Miho, too, had found his suddenly cold demeanor fascinating. Until her unfortunate encounter with him in the library.

As the library aide, she was in charge of putting the books away when students returned them. She was busy putting history books away when she noticed him. Kaiba had never come into the library before, or at least, she had never seen him in the library. He was standing in front of the shelves, reading from a book intently, his intense blue eyes scanning the pages. He seemed to be looking for something, and it looked important if his expression was any guess. But apparently, it wasn't what he was looking for, because he snapped it shut angrily and shoved it back on the shelf. He grabbed a new one and started flipping through it.

Miho chanced a peek at the section through her bangs. Ancient civilizations...more specifically, Egypt. Was he doing a research project?

Miho actually had a couple of brand new Egypt books in her stack. A student had requested them a few days ago, and the library sponsor had put in an order. They were the only ones left to put away, but she didn't want to disturb Kaiba. She hovered for a moment, unsure of what to do.

Then Seto's eyes flicked over to her.

"Is something the matter?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh...no," Miho said quickly, ducking her head. "I...I just have these books to put away..."

Seto glanced at the books in her arms. He slid his own book back on the shelf.

"Ancient Egypt?" he asked.

She nodded.

"Let me look at them."

It wasn't a request, and Miho felt a bit miffed, but she handed them over. He flipped through the first one, and put on the shelf instead. The second one, though, made him pause. He stared at the page for a long moment.

Then, just for a moment, a terrible, contorted look flashed across his features. It was so angry that it made Miho take a step back, made her draw in a breath. She had never seen anyone glare with so much force...he wasn't even looking at her, and it made her want to break down and cry!

The glare faded, hidden behind a carefully constructed mask. But the mask did not stop his anger, and he simply dropped the book on the floor. Without a word, he stalked from the room. Miho could not move for a full minute. Her heart wouldn't stop racing. Even her palms were sweaty. It was as though some primal fear had been awakened in her by that single expression.

Once she recovered herself, she chanced a look at the page he had been glaring at, still open on the floor.

"The...Mystery...of," she read upside down. "The...Nameless...Pharaoh..."


A/N: Seto didn't want to admit what Ishizu told him was real, and went looking for more information about the Nameless Pharaoh to make sure the whole giant rock thing wasn't a hoax. He wasn't happy to find out it was real. And he scared poor Miho. Next is Polarshipping (Jonouchi x Mai). Yay, one of my favorites!