It was too bright. Anzu felt the heat of the sun fan across her face. The thin shield her eyelids created for her eyes soon turned yellow and she slowly opened them. She turned to her right feeling the figure move a little.

Seto.

Anzu sighed before attempting to release herself from his firm grasp. He always did this and she knew a pillow would be her savior. She quickly replaced a big body pillow with her own body and stood up to stretch. She couldn't forget the all too real dream she had last night. She could hear his heart beat. Smell his scent. Feel his strength. It was just all too real. And unfortunately it had began to create cracks in the wall she had created. She couldn't let the dream ruin everything she had worked for. It wasn't fair to her.

She slowly walked to the ensuite bathroom and started brushing her teeth. Anzu wasn't much of a morning person and she groaned each step of the way of her morning routine. It was just too early and her heart felt especially heavy today.

As she was done putting some cream on her face she felt strong arms hug her from behind.

Seto Kaiba stood behind Anzu placing kisses all over her delicate shoulders. He teasingly pushed the strap of her silk nightgown down. Anzu couldn't help the small laugh leave her lips as she swatted at Seto to stop.

"Morning." He whispered in her ear before leaving to do his own routine. Anzu smiled his way staring at the tense muscles that wove all across his back. He was so strong. She couldn't help but think of Atem. Immediately she stopped herself and left the room.

She made her way down the grand staircase that filled Seto's home. It was just as extravagant as you would expect for the CEO of Kaiba Corp. The main floor was made completely of marble while the two upper levels held traditional dark wood. He had told her the most important floor, being the first, had to be the most extravagant for when he had important guests because most of the people in the business world were so called self-absorbed pricks who needed to compare what they had with others. So naturally he had to show them he was the best.

Seto didn't usually let just anyone stay at his personal home, but from time to time when a particularly influential politician or business owner came to town, he knew he needed to get in their favor and offered his home for them to stay in. Anzu knew he was always on edge whenever someone he did not know stayed in such close courters to him, but he did it anyway for the betterment of his company. Anzu couldn't help but admire this trait of his. People only saw the cold Seto Kaiba who would do anything for himself, but he was so much more. Something she had the privilege of finding out.

Making her way to the kitchen she greeted Mokuba who sat in the breakfast nook. A huge window stood to his left that showcased the Kino River. It was a marvelous view and Anzu loved being able to wake to it most mornings. She had started dating Seto in the most arbitrary turn of events.

She had gone to a rather high class ball of sorts where her company was networking for her to meet with other dancers and scouts. It was also a donation based event where wealthy families of Japanese society could thank their love for the arts by giving away boatloads of money to their favorite dancers and their respective companies. The event was filled with many haughty people that honestly made Anzu's head ache but she knew it was important for her career and company. So she went. She put on a gorgeous black dress provided by her company and wore the diamonds they had rented for her for the evening. She went to the salon they had booked for her hair and makeup and put her feet in heels too tall for her already sore feet. And she smiled that night and had many meaningless conversations with the wealthy families. Some of the men were notoriously inappropriate with her and other dancers, but she knew they would certainly put away their checkbooks if she actually said anything. So she shut up and smiled while politely walking away. She couldn't seem to shake the disgusting feeling that entered her that night.

As the evening went on, her company decided to announce Anzu as a new up and coming dancer to watch out for in front of the whole crowd. They had somehow thought she had brought a date and announced to the crowd what a lucky man he was. They continued to call for her said date to the front of room to stand with Anzu who was completely mortified. She had no idea why her company would think she had brought anyone; she hadn't mentioned a thing to them.

A moment of embarrassing silence coursed through the room until her unlikely hero started walking to the front. The crowd started to part for him and Anzu was shocked to see none other than Seto Kaiba walking towards her in a form fitting black tuxedo. His face held no emotion whatsoever, but Anzu didn't care. She was saved from this embarrassment.

As soon as he reached the front, he proceeded to put an arm around her waist holding her firmly. The crowd watched in shock as Seto Kaiba, notorious for being a player and dating only models, stood beside the fairly unknown dancer.

It was a shock to Anzu herself who smiled brightly up at Seto. He didn't look back down at her but watched the crowd with the same sneer constantly posed on his face.

She smiled at the memory remembering the gratitude she had felt for him that night. An unlikely hero, she had thought.

She started to make breakfast for the three of them starting with pancakes and bacons. She felt particularly hungry that morning and decided hash browns and fruit would also be nice with some toast and maybe some toaster strudels.

When everything was ready, Mokuba had gotten up to help her set the breakfast nook. She grabbed plates, napkins and utensils, gently placing each in their designated area before seeing Seto with his newspaper in hand start to enter the room.

"Just in time." She stated cheerily.

He looked at the food and sat there in a passive manner before opening his newspaper and started reading the stock columns. Mokuba smiled widely at Anzu quickly thanking her before devouring his plate.

Anzu took what she wanted as well, making a plate for both herself and Seto.

When she was done she cleared her throat which was Seto's cue to place his paper down and join the other two in the real world.

"Thank you Anzu." He softly stated to her before biting into a piece of bacon.

She smiled kindly before biting into an apple.