Yes, I know it takes me awhile to update...but it takes me a lot of time to think and organize my ideas out for each chapter. My exams are finally over and summer break is here! I also got quite a bit of writers block since I'm nearly close to the end of my story, and therefore I need as much support as I can get from your reviews. Appreciating your great reviews, although wishing to get more feedback. I would also like if every person reviewing my story, could try and give me some ideas of how they think this story should end creatively in their review. It would be great help for me since I'm kind of stuck on how to end the story creatively. Well enough of my blabbing...lets get on to the chapter...enjoy!
-Chapter 8-
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Ring! Ring!
Anita's cellphone suddenly rung through the now silent Kaiba Mansion.
Ring! Ring!
"Anita! Your phone's ringing!" Kaiba yelled from the study.
"Could you get it Seto? I'm in the shower," Anita yelled back in response from the attached washroom in their bedroom.
Ring! Ring!
Kaiba tediously stood up from his chair and slowly walked down the gloomy hallway and into their bedroom.
Ring! Ring!
Kaiba picked up Anita's cellphone off her dressing table and flipped it open to answer it.
"Hello," Kaiba grunted huskily.
"Hi..." as a young man replied back and paused for a second, "May I speak to Anita please?" he asked politely.
"Who is this speaking?" Kaiba asked harshly, ignoring to reply his question.
"I'm Sheniro," the young man replied a bit nervously, and was taken back by his harsh speaking, "And may I please ask who you might be?" Sheniro asked after a moment.
"Who is it?" Anita asked as she walked out of the bathroom in a white bathrobe and towel wrapped around her wet hair. Kaiba didn't get to reply to Sheniro as he just handed the cellphone over to Anita. Anita looked a bit puzzled as she took the phone and put it to her ear.
"Hello," Anita answered hesitantly.
"Hey Anita...its me...Sheniro," he replied back to her calmly.
"Hi..." Anita said as she gently held her breath for an unknown reason.
"I just wanted to find out, why you haven't been coming to college for a few days?" Sheniro asked curiously.
"I...I wasn't feeling well..." Anita hesitantly lied. The truth was ever since that day she stayed over at Sheniro's house, her feelings had changed and was getting complicated for her to understand, so she just wanted to be left alone and not face Sheniro at all for a few days. She hid the truth from Kaiba as well and said she wasn't feeling well for an excuse.
"Oh...I see..." Sheniro responded quietly as if he almost wasn't convinced by her response.
"Actually...I need to talk to you Anita," Sheniro said awkwardly, "Can I meet up with you tonight?" he asked eagerly.
"Actually I'm kind of busy tonight...I'm going out for dinner," Anita replied quietly.
"Can I join you?" Sheniro asked.
"I'll talk to you later Sheniro, I have to go now," Anita said quickly.
"By the way, I just wanted to ask you one last thing...who was the man who picked up your phone first?" Sheniro asked curiously. Anita's heart started thumping inside as she remained silent. A small voice in her mind was screaming out 'tell him he's your husband you idiot!' But Anita just couldn't find the courage at the moment to tell him the truth, she was still stalling for time.
"Just a friend?" Sheniro asked her after a moment of silence.
"Yeah..." Anita responded as guilt dug deep in the pit of her stomach.
"Alright...then...I'll talk to you later...take care," Sheniro replied before he hung up the phone.
"Bye," Anita responded softly as she flipped her cellphone closed. She closed her eyes for a moment and let out a deep breath as she was trying to calm down.
"Why did he call?" Kaiba asked simply as he stood behind her and leaned against a wall with his arms crossed over his chest. Anita opened her eyes and spun her head around to look at Kaiba. She had totally forgotten he was here in their bedroom all this time and was probably listening to her.
"J-just to check why I wasn't coming to the college for a few days," Anita replied nervously, without looking into his mysterious blue eyes.
"Thats all?" Kaiba asked sharply, without being convinced as Anita nodded her head in silence.
Kaiba felt very awkward and suspicious at the moment. One thing he noticed very strongly about Anita, ever since he came back from his short business trip is that she always looked concerned and had something on her mind all the time. Even during one night where Kaiba wanted to be intimate with her, she made up some excuse and simply refused. When he would ask why she was acting like this, she would just either cover it up, shrug it off, or just change the topic. It really bugged Kaiba how Anita was trying to hide her thoughts from him because he was her husband. 'Maybe I should try and make her open up her thoughts to me' Kaiba thought to himself.
"Shouldn't we be getting ready now Seto?" Anita asked as she reminded him of the special make-up anniversary dinner he had promised tonight.
"Yeah its almost six," Kaiba responded, snapping out of his thoughts.
"Alright," Anita answered softly, "But Seto...what do you think I should wear?" she asked him.
"Look in your closet...you have tons of stuff in there," Kaiba responded, "You just might find a special surprise," he said with a smirk.
"Special surprise?" Anita asked as she headed into her huge walk-in closet, "Where?" she asked as she looked through all her rows of outfits and clothes.
"Keep looking," Kaiba replied as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed.
Anita kept shuffling through when she abruptly stopped for a moment and pulled out a dress she never seen before. Anita's eyes nearly popped as she stared at the dress she held in front of her. It was a gorgeous midnight black colour with three single straps on the left side and strapless on the right, with a low-cut back as well. The top part of the dress had silver glitter all over with sapphire blue sequins that were shaped into small flowers and leaves. The bottom part of the dress was a thin Georgette material that flowed down into many layers. The front bottom part had two layers falling right above the knee and the back there were three different lengths of layers that fell down behind the ankles. It was the most beautiful and elegant cocktail dress Anita had ever seen. She admired it and didn't take her eyes off it as her hands touched the soft material of the dress.
"Does it take that long to find a dress?" Kaiba asked impatiently from the bedroom as Anita shook out of her thoughts. She quickly came out of her closet holding the dress in her hand.
"Did you buy this...for me?" Anita asked her husband in a unbelievable tone.
"No Anita...I stole it," Kaiba responded sardonically as he rolled his eyes, "Is it really that hard to believe I bought it for you?" he asked.
"Yes," Anita chuckled, "Because I never knew you had such an exquisite taste," she smiled warmly as she looked at the dress again.
"So you like it?" Kaiba asked.
"Like it? Seto I...love it!" Anita replied with joy as she threw her arms around him and gave a light peck on his cheek, "Thank you so much!" she exclaimed.
"You're very welcome," Kaiba responded with a half smile, "But you should thank me in a better way," he smirked.
"What do you mean?" Anita asked, puzzled for a moment.
"You want me to show you what I mean?" Kaiba smirked as he pulled her body closer to him.
"No its perfectly alright," Anita answered as she caught on to his thought and pushed him away, "Besides I need to get dressed and I would appreciate if you would kindly leave the room for a couple of minutes," she said pushing him towards the door.
"You mean leave the room for a couple of hours," Kaiba said sarcastically before he was about to leave.
"Shut up...I don't take that long!" Anita replied as she shut the door in front of Kaiba.
'Sure' Kaiba thought rolling his eyes as he walked down the hallway back to the study.
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'Wow...it fits me perfectly' Anita thought as she stood in front of her full-length mirror and looked back at her beautiful reflection. She was finally ready to go to dinner tonight and it took her quite awhile to get ready. She was wearing the midnight black dress that Kaiba had surprised her with and it couldn't have fit more perfectly than this. The dress was hugging her slim figure and brought out all her lovely curves. Her hair was straightened but she left the ends of her hair curled loosely. The top half of her hair was clipped back loosely with the bottom half falling half way down her back. She also wore long chandelier earrings decorated with sapphire stones that matched her dress. 'Hmm...I hope I'm not missing any thing...' Anita thought as she didn't notice Kaiba entering the bedroom and walking up behind her.
"I think you're missing one thing," Kaiba whispered into Anita's ear from the back.
"What?" Anita asked in curiosity as pulled out a delicate yet stunning necklace from a medium sized velvet box.
"Oh...my...God..." Anita said in awe as Kaiba put the necklace around her and fastened it.
The necklace had its own unique style with a silver chain running across Anita's neck. It had a large flower shaped pendant that was made with big blue sapphire stones was sitting on the right side of her neck. Two silver drop chains hung from the bottom of the flower shaped pendant with two small diamonds attached to both the ends of the drop chains.
"Seto...this is just...I don't know what to say..." Anita said as she was left speechless by the necklace's beauty.
"You don't have to..." Kaiba responded softly as his hand ran through her hair and moved some away from the back of her neck, "Happy fifth belated anniversary Anita," he whispered in her ear as his lips caressed the back of her neck.
"You too..." Anita replied back softly feeling the awkwardness of his touch on her yet again.
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Red, blue and yellow strobe lights were blinking from the vast ceiling of the restaurant. Salsa music was playing in the background with couples dancing away on the dance floor at the bottom of the two-floored restaurant. Small disco balls hung from the ceiling more as decoration and as the strobe lights hit them, the lights bounced all over the restaurant. The restaurant had somewhat of a dance club type of atmosphere but much more calmer. Anita and Kaiba sat at a small table for two on the second floor of the restaurant as they waited for the waiter to bring the drinks they had ordered. Anita actually was enjoying herself in this bright musical atmosphere and had set aside her other troubling thoughts in the back of her mind.
She also wondered why Kaiba had brought her to this type of dinner/dance restaurant since she knew Kaiba didn't like the idea of dancing except for slow dancing. But Kaiba seemed to be in a good mood for once tonight. The waiter finally came to serve their drinks they had ordered. He put a glass of martini down beside Kaiba and a glass of wine for Anita. They silently stared at their glasses for a moment before they took it in their hand and sipped it. Thoughts of Sheniro consumed Anita's mind as she sipped her wine. Kaiba silently noticed Anita's tranced look as he slowly drank his martini.
"What's wrong Anita? You don't like it here?" Kaiba questioned, putting his martini glass down on the table and looking into her thoughtful eyes.
"Nothing...I do like it here Seto...its wonderful," Anita responded gently, putting her wine glass down as well.
"Are you sure you're feeling alright Anita?" Kaiba asked again as he put his hand over hers.
"I'm perfectly fine Seto," Anita answered reassuringly, even though she wasn't completely feeling that way.
"Well if you know you have a problem, don't ever hesitate to tell me about it," Kaiba said.
"But there are some problems you have to face all on your own," Anita replied with a sigh.
"Are you facing a problem like that?" Kaiba asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Seto...do you really trust me and believe everything I say?" Anita asked randomly, changing the topic.
"Do I trust you? Anita what kind of question is that?" Kaiba asked, taken back by her sudden question.
"Seriously Seto...honestly answer me," Anita said with a look of concern in her eyes.
"Of course I trust you Anita, you're my wife...I trust and believe you with all my heart," Kaiba responded.
"You really mean that?" Anita asked squeezing his hand.
"Of course I do," Kaiba responded as he squeezed her hand back, feeling puzzled by her awkward behaviour.
"What would you do if I broke your trust?" Anita asked, looking into his confounded sapphire eyes.
"Anita...why are you asking me all this? Especially on a day where we should be celebrating," Kaiba said with a tone of irritation in his voice.
"Please Seto...I just want to know," Anita said desperately.
"If I answer this question, will you have a dance with me right after?" Kaiba asked.
"Fine," Anita finally nodded her head in agreement.
"If you broke my trust...which I don't think you would do, I would probably think about ending our relationship or giving a second chance, depending on how you break my trust," Kaiba answered frankly.
"Oh..." Anita said, putting her head down and looking into her lap as she felt guilt rising in her.
"Now may we please go have a dance?" Kaiba asked as Anita kept silent.
"Okay," Anita answered softly as Kaiba got up from his chair and held his hand out for Anita to hold.
Anita tediously got up from her chair and held his hand, but she felt in no mood to be dancing at all. 'This is like the worst anniversary celebration ever!' Anita thought in her mind as Kaiba led her down the stairs to the main floor of the restaurant ans stepped on to the dance floor. A slow song was playing smoothly in the background as couples arranged themselves together for a romantic slow dance. Kaiba encircled his hands around Anita's waist as she hesitantly brought her hands up around his neck. Anita closed her eyes and leaned her head on his shoulder as she tried to drown out her troubling thoughts out of her mind with the soulful music playing away. One of Kaiba's hand let go of Anita's waist and started caressing her bare back as if he felt she needed his comfort. Anita still had her eyes closed and her head leaning against his shoulder as she felt Kaiba's comforting massage on her back. She began to loosen and relax a little as the music washed out all her tensions of her mind.
Anita finally opened her eyes as another slow song started to play, but Kaiba and her remained in the same position and kept moving to the soft rhythm of the music. Anita's gaze shifted towards the entrance of the restaurant as a tall young man entered through the doors. Her heart nearly skipped a beat as her eyes closely focused on the young man that just came in. He was wearing a almost transparent black designer dress shirt and black dress pants with his dark hair slicked in gel. 'Sheniro?' as Anita's mind quickly shot her with the thought of being here.
"Is something wrong Anita?" Kaiba asked in a concerned tone as he felt her heart beat racing against his.
"N...no...nothing...I'm fine," Anita responded shakily as she shifted her nervous gaze to Kaiba and then back to Sheniro.
Anita's eyes followed Sheniro as he walked towards the counter of the small bar in the restaurant, a bit far from the dance floor. 'What's he doing here?' Anita thought to herself, 'What if he sees me with Seto?...What am I going to say to him then?' Anita's mind felt dizzy with all the questions filling up inside. She watched Sheniro sitting near the bar as the waiter served him a drink. Anita quickly leaned her head down on Kaiba's shoulder again and tried to hide herself from Sheniro. She wasn't feeling well at the moment as she felt the inside of her stomach twisting into a knot.
"Seto...I don't really feel like dancing right now...I need to go use the washroom," Anita said looking up into his eyes.
"Sure," Kaiba nodded as he let her go.
"Be right back," Anita quickly said as Kaiba returned back upstairs to their table they were sitting at.
Anita swiftly walked into a dark yet dimly lit hallway that led to both ladies and men's washrooms. The hallway was very silent and Anita could only hear her heels clicking on the floor as she walked. Suddenly she heard soft footsteps behind her and before she could turn around a hand grabbed her wrist. Anita was about to scream when a hand came down to cover her mouth and prevented her to yell as her body was pushed against the wall.
"Relax Anita, its just me...Sheniro," he whispered as he removed his hand away from her mouth.
"Sheniro?" Anita responded astonishingly as she felt the cold wall behind her back, "What are you doing here?" she asked finally looking at his face which was half hidden in the dark.
"That's my question as well," Sheniro replied gazing at her.
"Well...I..." Anita hesitated to answer but was interrupted.
"Anita...you look absolutely stunning," Sheniro enticingly whispered into her ear as he moved closer towards her.
Anita's heart began to pace again as Sheniro nearly leaned against her body and brought his hand up to move some strands of hair away from her face. Before Anita could say a word, Sheniro firmly held her shoulders and leaned downwards to her neck. She could feel his warm breath tickle down her neck as his lips trailed kisses on her soft skin. Anita felt as if her breath was caught in her throat and she wasn't sure what to do at the moment. 'What have I gotten into?'
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'What's taking her so long?' Kaiba thought as he sat at their table waiting for Anita to return. 'Maybe I should just go check on her, in case she's really feeling sick' Kaiba thought looking at his watch as he stood up from his seat and walked downstairs. He entered the dark lightly dimmed hallway but immediately stopped hearing a familiar voice. Thinking quickly Kaiba hid behind a small wall and heard his wife's voice speak.
"Please stop Sheniro," Anita requested as she gently pushed Sheniro away.
"Why?" Kaiba heard a deep voice asking which he knew was Sheniro.
"We shouldn't do this..." Anita replied softly.
"But it feels so right..." Sheniro whispered gently.
'So this is why she was asking me those random questions before and acting all strange' Kaiba thought in disgust. 'And this is how she showed me the respect of my immense trust in her' Kaiba thought very hurtfully as pain stabbed into his heart like a knife. He quickly yet quietly left the dark hallway and went back upstairs to their table, leaving Sheniro and Anita all alone again. 'I just can't believe this!' was all Kaiba could think as he went to return back to his seat. Kaiba quickly called a waiter and ordered a glass of vodka, thinking it would ease his pain a little.
"Sheniro I have to go now," Anita said desperately for the tenth time as she tried to walk away from him.
"Why do you keep running away from me Anita?" Sheniro asked as he gripped her wrist back, "I already told you I love you," he said trying his best to pull her back.
"Sheniro please," Anita said in frustration, ignoring his previous comment, "I really have to go," she said as she freed her wrist from his grip and quickly ran out of the hallway.
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Kaiba was now on his third glass of vodka and kept drinking with that one thought about Anita and Sheniro striking his mind. Finally Anita returned looking a little exasperated as she walked towards the table Kaiba was sitting at. She slowly pulled out the chair facing opposite him and sat down tediously, feeling too anxious to meet her husband's gaze. At first, they both were silent as Anita's gaze was wandering around randomly and Kaiba with his gaze fixed upon his wife. Anita cautiously met her husband's steady eye contact upon her.
"So...what took you so long?" Kaiba asked, sounding casual.
"I'm sorry..." Anita whispered apologetically.
"For what?" Kaiba asked, trying to lower his tone of frustration.
"For taking...so long...my stomach wasn't feeling well...so that's why," Anita half lied, trying not to look into his dark blue orbs.
"Maybe we should go home then," Kaiba suggested as he finished his drink.
"Sure..." Anita replied guiltily as her stomach turned again, "I'm sorry Seto for ruining our celebration tonight," she said hanging her head in shame.
"The celebration still isn't over yet Anita," Kaiba responded with a fake smirk.
-I-I-
The drive back to the mansion was completely silent as both Anita and Kaiba were lost in their tensed thoughts and emotions. The limo pulled up into the driveway and slowly parked in front of the mansion. Anita quickly got out of the limo and closed the door as Kaiba followed her into the mansion. They remained silent as they walked up the staircase and down the hallway that led to their bedroom. Anita was still feeling awkward and her stomach was still queasy after that recent incident with Sheniro in the restaurant.
She was feeling extremely guilty for ruining their whole evening and the dinner celebration for their anniversary because of her lousy mood. 'I'll make it up to Seto some other time' Anita thought as they both entered their bedroom, 'just not tonight because I'm extremely exhausted with these stupid feelings and thoughts bugging me all day' she thought as Kaiba quickly shut their bedroom door. Anita was about to go into the washroom to freshen up before she went to sleep when Kaiba swiftly caught her wrist and pulled her back.
"What is it Seto?" Anita asked as Kaiba pinned her body against the wall with him leaning right against her.
"I said our celebration wasn't over yet remember?" Kaiba smirked with a slight drunk tone in his voice, even though he was pretty much in control after his three glasses of vodka.
"Seto..." Anita whispered as she took in the scent of alcohol coming from Kaiba's mouth as he spoke, "Are you...dru-" Anita cut off as she felt Kaiba nuzzling her neck while firmly holding her shoulders in place.
Anita's body became numb under Kaiba's enticing touch on her. All she could do at the moment was stand there and let him touch her however he desired. She could feel his lips tasting every part of her neck to her collarbone as he let his tongue run over her skin teasingly. Although Anita was well aware that Kaiba was half drunk, she didn't stop him for a reason Anita didn't even know. As Kaiba finished with his job on her neck, he moved to her lips hastily and caught them into a kiss.
For some reason, Anita thought this kiss was very different from how Kaiba usually kissed her. This kiss was much more hard and demanding than usual and therefore Anita didn't know how to respond. Still continuing their lip-lock, Kaiba moved one if his hands along the side of her body and stopped right above her knee. His hand slowly went inside her dress and kept moving up her right thigh as he caressed it longingly. Anita quickly moved her hand and caught his wrist to stop his hand from moving up any further.
"Seto...please...stop," Anita said, finally finding enough strength.
"But why? I was just beginning to enjoy this..." Kaiba smirked leaning in again.
"No Seto...not tonight...please," Anita refused, knowing his intention very well as she gently pushed him away.
"But why?" Kaiba asked with a bit of irritation in his tone.
"You know I'm feeling sick, and besides you're-" Anita was about to say but was cut off.
"Are you really feeling sick or are you just sick of me?" Kaiba asked with anger reflecting in his tone.
"Wh...what?" Anita said shockingly as she looked right into his piercing blue eyes.
"Why don't you just tell me openly that you want to be in Sheniro's arms tonight instead of mine?" Kaiba raised his voice as his eyes flashed at his wife, who let out a small gasp escape her lips in total shock.