Aliana's thoughts were on one thing, Hurting Seto, she wanted him to shut up, and her mad side had taken over, her hand was speeding towards Seto's face, when he grabbed her wrist and pushed her onto a wall, pushing her other arm against the wall with his free hand, he was towering over Ali, while she turned her gaze away from his icy eyes.

He leant down to her neck and took a deep breath in and out, his breath caressing her skin, she shivered, but in a good way, she didn't look back up, but she knew he was struggling to find words.

"You body is beautiful" He breathed, a rush of warmth filled her body as he said that, "And no one in there right mind would refuse you" He whispered against her neck skin, he moved closer against her body, making her gasp a little, She closed her eyes, thinking of the worst.

'Is he going to hurt me?' Her mind asked herself, shutting her eyes tight.

"And if I didn't have control, I would have taken you the first time I saw you" He whispered gently as he brushed his lips against Ali's, Her eyes shot open as his lips claimed hers. His hands now entwining with hers.

Of course any great moments have to end some when, and there's had to end there. Ali got all embarrassed and unconsciously pushed him away, her heart was beating to hard, and she felt like it was going to far.

"How long have we been going out? 1 day, not even one day and we are acting like we've been together for months, too fast" She murmured the last bit.

"Sorry, should have realised that your not the type of girl who likes to take things easy" Seto told her.

"No, I'm sorry, it's just. I don't think this is what I pictured when I thought Seto Kaiba" Ali said slightly cold.

"I deserved that bitter comment didn't I?"

"Oh, no I didn't mean to sound like that. It's just, when you think big company and everything, you think of something more romantic, not just making out in a run down apartment. But I guess your different" Ali assured him, but it still sounded like an insult again.

"Yeah, that didn't reassure me. Anyway, I prefer privacy when it comes to my personal life. That's why I'd prefer to be here than in my own home" Seto explained to Aliana.

"You don't get privacy at your house?" Ali asked

"Have you ever woken up and found a whole lot of reporters outside your home before?" Seto asked.

"Actually, recently, yes" Ali told him

"Really?" he looked at her in shock.

"Yes, well somehow they found out the 'date' we had, and everyone wanted to meet the person that escaped the night" Ali explained to him

"Well now you know how I feel and why I'd rather not be at my home" Seto told her. She nodded at him.

"Don't those people have lives?" She asked Seto

"Nope, that's why they feed off of other peoples. I call them the un-functionally maggots, only because real maggots actually serve a purpose on this planet. Unlike paparazzi" Seto told Ali. She giggled at his comments.

"That's mean" Ali said fast as she stepped around Seto into the kitchen, she opened the fridge and turned her head to face Seto, "Probably true though" She laughed.

"Probably? I believe that it is" Seto said to her.

"Yes, but I didn't want to sound like a bitch and say that" Ali explained to Seto, shaking her head

"Like I would have cared that you acted like a bitch but anyway, I have the reputation to be mean, not you" Seto told Aliana.

"Yeah, why did you choose to be mean?" Ali asked curiously.

"I couldn't get where I wanted to be in life from being nice. I had no choice, guess it just stuck" Seto explained to Ali, who just looked at him weirdly.

'No way, how could it stick. How could anyone be like that' Ali thought to herself.

"How can being mean just stick. No offence, I have those moods, but I can't see myself, or you being that kind of person. You might have been before hand, but now. I don't reckon you were ever that person. Maybe an act or something, but it's not who you truly are" Ali told him.

"You sound exactly like Mokuba" Seto chuckled.

"Is that good or bad," Ali asked

"I guess its good" Seto shrugged.

"I'm sorry, I mean, about before. I didn't mean to try and hit you. It just happened, like another side of me," Ali said shyly. As she watched the inside of the fridge intently.

"You know, it is ok to be angry. You won't be the first person to be mad at me so it doesn't matter" he said in a cool manner.

Ali snickered before changing back to her shy manner, "But I shouldn't of tried it, I just felt mad about nothing and I tried to take it out on you" She told him leaning her head down

Seto shrugged. "Your not the first person to do that either. As I said, it doesn't bother me"

Ali turned around to face him shocked, "Just like that? You forgive me?" She asked.

He shrug's again. "As I said, you remind me of Mokuba. I have a tendency to forgive him quickly and get on with life. Guess I have a soft spot with people like you" he told her without moving a flinch.

"People like me?" Ali asked in shock,

"Yeah, though I'm not quite sure how to explain what kind of person you really are" Seto told her.

Ali smiled as a blush line formed over her cheeks.

'I'm so glad you're not like other people, and I'm so glad no one else has seen this side of you, or I might of never gotten to be with you' Ali thought to herself smiling up at her prince charming. I.e. Seto.

Ali caught site of a small smile that appeared on his face, but it was soon gone. She didn't want his smile to end, but it was good enough seeing it once, she smiled and stuck her tongue out.

"I saw your smile," She teased.

"And your going to keep it to yourself aren't you?" He asked with a bit of force behind his voice.

"I don't know" She turned around and smirked, "persuade me".

"What's this? A side of Ali that no one but me is going to see? A flirtatious little girl?" Seto teased.

"Unlike you, no one will care if they find out I can flirt" She turned her head and smirked at Seto, " So as I said, Persuade me"

"Dammit. Your also more cunning than you look" Seto smirked turned into a little glare.

"I know, it always seems to surprise people," Ali told him.

"I guess that means that you have the upper hand then" Seto pointed out.

"It does, meaning at any moment, I could ring up someone and tell them I saw you smiling" Ali teased him.

"GOD DAMMIT WOMEN" Seto yelled.

"Unless-" Ali turned around and bent over, "You find a way to persuade me" She smirked sticking her tongue out.

Before she was able to back away far enough, Seto took the chance to try and persuade her. With a quick movement, Seto had grabbed the back of Ali's neck and pulled her forward onto his lips. Ali's eyes were wide for a moment until she closed them and relaxed into the kiss, kissing him back and placing her arms around his neck.

'If this is his way of persuading me, it's working' Ali thought to herself, enjoying the kiss.

'Yes, I think it's working. This has to be the best type of persuasion ever' Seto thought.

'Wait, no way, I can't lose because of this, I have the advantage, I should make him plead. I should make him try harder, not just a kiss. Except for the fact that his touch is so…hypnotizing' After finally gaining control of her body, Ali slowly backed out of the kiss, with some trouble from Seto's hand at the back of her neck.

"Have to try harder than that" She told him with a wink, standing about 3 feet away from him.

"Are you sure?" he asked seductively.

Ali shivered with pleasure by his voice, she soon gained composure and smirked at him, "I am not that weak that one kiss from you would make the fact you smiled just fade away," Ali told him.

"Then maybe I should kiss you some more" Seto said smirking.

Shocked, Ali nearly forgot how to talk, she squeaked. "No, it's okay" She stuttered, her cheeks burning crimson, "You've persuaded me"

"Are you saying that you don't like the idea of me kissing you?" Seto asked curiously.

Aliana being shocked nearly fell over her chair that she was next to, "NO" She kind of yelled out, " I mean, ah…" She stuttered to find the right words, "Why do we have to kiss when your voice makes me go crazy" Ali thought aloud, she quickly held her mouth, hoping Seto didn't hear what she had said.

To Ali's surprised, the only thing that Seto did was laugh.

"What- what is so funny?" She asked, not getting the joke.

"Your reaction, it was very cute" Seto told her.

Aliana's whole face turned into a beetroot, "Cute?" She asked, just in case her ears were telling lies.

"Yes, I don't usually use that word a lot but I felt that it was necessary in this case" Seto smirked at Ali's facial expression; she was totally and utterly shocked.

Her facial expression soon turned into a smile, "Thank you"

"Your welcome" He replied, it seemed like forever, where they just stared into each others eyes, just happy to be in each others presence.

KNOCK KNOCK!

Ali jumped hearing someone knocking on the door; she snapped out of her daze and walked to the door, opening it to reveal Edmund.

"Hey" He said bluntly.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Ali asked confused.

"I should have told you" He replied.

"Wha?" Ali said, now even more confused

He pulled Aliana out of the apartment and shut the door so Seto couldn't hear them, "Ali, we've been friends for a long time, and we've done so much right?" He asked.

"Right?" she replied, getting worried about where this is going

"And if I told you something, you would always keep it to yourself and it won't hurt our friendship?" He asked. Ali couldn't understand, he kept asking questions, not even answering the one that his eyes longed to answer.

"If your going to tell me something then just tell me cause your just confusing me here" Ali said to him, wanting for his eyes to stop piercing her soul.

"Ali, ever since I first met you, no set eyes on you. I knew you were the only girl who could make me happy, make me laugh and make me sad. I wanted everything just to be with you, I was even going to tell you how I felt when you came back from that date with Seto, but instead, you got with him, and I knew I couldn't compete, but if I knew not telling you was killing me inside. So here goes…. Aliana Kirin Mitsuraki, I love you. Always have and always will" He touched her hands with his soft grip.

Ali was dumb found, she tried to talk but no words came out. The only thing that did come out was a stuttered "I, eh, ah".

Ali could see how much it hurt Edmund because she wasn't saying anything, "Why? Why aren't you saying anything, say anything. Please. Anything" His heart seemed to break with the look she was giving him.

"What- what do you want me to say?" She asked Edmund, not knowing what he wanted from her.

"Anything, preferably I love you" Edmund said like it was obvious.

"But- if I said that…I would be lying" Ali whispered.

"That's what I was fearing" Edmund said, his gaze fitting the floor.

"Edmund, you will always be my friend, just, my friend. There is no Love in our relationship; there is just friendship and trust. I could never see you in that way. Please understand" Ali explained to Edmund.

"But your able to see that Kaiba as more than a friend right?" he snarled

"That is only because I never saw him as a friend, I always saw him as more than that" Ali replied with thought.

"But how?" Edmund almost pleaded.

Ali shook her head a little, "I- I don't know" she said to him

"I'll never be able to see how you can like an arrogant bastard like him," Edmund said quietly.

Tears developed in Ali's eyes, "You don't even know him," She mumbled out.

"You don't need to know him to figure out what he's like" Ed said under his breath.

"You don't need to talk about him like that to me, because the fact he is so much more than you'll ever be" Ali was mad at the fact he was bad mouthing Seto.

"Ali, how can you say that? You hardly know this guy and yet your making it seem as though you've known him all your life, like you've known me"

"I thought I knew you, but my Edmund, wouldn't talk about anyone behind there back, and certainly not like you are" Ali said nearly glaring at Edmund.

"What was the point in telling you how I feel, your too hooked on that Kaiba guy to care" Edmund said bluntly.

"Don't!" Ali said shaking her head at him, "Don't you dare, the fact that I'm with Seto just makes you angry, but do not say that I don't care."

"Your right, it does make me angry. Extremely angry" Edmund told her

"Why does me liking someone else make you angry, shouldn't you be happy for me?" Ali asked.

"Because I want you," He mumbled out.

She stopped and looked in shock, "No one ever gets what he or she truly want in this world" Ali mumbled out

"What ever, I'm going back inside." Edmund said bluntly.

"Don't be mad at me," Ali said silently, Ali turned around and went into her apartment.

Seto noticed the sad look on Ali's face straight away when she walked in.

"What's wrong?" he asked sternly.

Ali smiled up at him to have tears stream from her eyes, "My friends loves me," She sobbed out

"What?" he asked rather shocked.

Ali nodded wiping her tears away to have them replaced with more, "And now he's mad because I didn't say I loved him back."

"Well what else where you supposed to say? Unless he wanted you to lie to him, you had no choice" Seto explained to her.

"But- but why do I feel so bad about it," Ali asked holding herself.

Sensing that she needed more than her own arms holding her right now, Seto got up and wrapped his arms around her.

"Because you're a sap, that's why" he said gently.

' Your too hooked on that Kaiba guy to care' a replay of what Edmund said replayed through Ali's mind. Was he right? She did feel like she was hooked…

She did care, and she would always care about his feelings, but she had no idea how to act, how could Edmund love her, how could anyone love her?

Ali felt a horrible weight rest against her heart. A torn feeling between her old friend and her new love. 'Why does life have to be so hard' she signed in her mind