Chapter 5- Slow dance
It was a Friday morning in the Kaiba manor, Anzu had woken up extra early to fix breakfast for the two brothers, and also because she couldn't sleep. She still wasn't adjusted to sleeping in a gigantic bed and waking up seeing a luxurious room.
Anzu was humming a tune to herself while flipping pancakes just as the CEO walked into the kitchen. Anzu looked at the clock above her. '6:00am. Is he always this precise?'
Seto quirked an eyebrow up at her; he did not expect her to be up this early wearing an apron and standing by the stove making breakfast nonetheless.
"You're up early" he stated.
Anzu smiled at him and nodded. "Yes, I couldn't sleep, so since I was up, I thought I might as well make myself useful and make some breakfast"
Seto stared at her with his calculating gaze. "You don't have to do this you know, you are not a servant."
"I know…I just thought I'd make myself useful while I'm here."
Just before Seto had the chance to say anything, Mokuba came in while dragging his feet. He was rubbing his eyes that were half closed and he let out a yawn. 'How adorable!' Anzu thought, suppressing a squeal.
"Mornin' guys…" He mumbled.
"Good morning Mokuba, did you have a nice sleep?" She asked him sweetly, bending down to his level.
"Mmm hmm" he said while rubbing his tired eyes.
Mokuba sniffed the air and suddenly his eyes went wide. "PANCAKES!" he exclaimed. He ran over to the table and sat across from his brother.
Anzu and Seto looked at each other and Seto shrugged. "Don't look at me; I still don't understand where his bursts of energy come from."
Once finished making the pancakes, Anzu turned off the stove and placed them neatly stacked onto three plates. Opening the fridge, she proceeded to pour a glass of milk for Mokuba and herself one before setting the plate in front of the two brothers.
"Dig in!" she said clasping her hands together.
Mokuba had already begun stuffing his face, smearing his mouth with syrup. "This is good Anzu, thanks!"
Seto on the other hand was still sitting at the table reading the morning paper and sipping his black coffee.
"Kaiba, eat your food" Anzu said.
He lowered the paper down for a moment and quirked an eyebrow up. "Are you telling me what to do, Mazaki?"
"Oh would you just eat it, it's getting cold!"
Kaiba sighed and put his paper down. He picked up his knife and cut a small piece and examined it before putting it in his mouth.
Anzu rolled her eyes before beginning to eat her own.
"Not bad Mazaki, I'm surprised this doesn't taste like crap"
Anzu stomped on his foot hard under the table and huffed. She was fuming. "Ha Ha, very funny, bastard."
"Wench"
Anzu gasped.
"You did not just call me a –"
"I just did" he said cutting her off.
Kaiba smirked and looked at her with a challenging glimmer in his eyes. 'This is going to be fun' he thought.
Anzu pulled at her hair and stomped out of the kitchen devising a plan in her head. She would have loved to continue with the ridiculous game of name calling, but Mokuba was in there, and he did not need to hear any profanity.
"Now why did you have to go and do that for, Seto?" Mokuba asked with a worried glance at the Kitchen door where Anzu had just stomped out of."
"C'mon kid, you are going to be late for class if you don't eat faster" he replied, completely ignoring his earlier question.
Seto glanced at his Rolex watch and cursed in his head. "Alright Mokuba, grab your backpack, I need to get to work."
"But Seto, why do you have to be on time?"
"Because if I don't, those morons will slack off. Someone's got to keep them in check" Seto replied grabbing his trench coat off from the hanger and out the door to his limo, Mokuba following close behind. The door shut behind them, leaving Anzu once again alone in the house with the maids and security.
"I'm bored!" Anzu droned out loud. There was nothing to do, and she didn't know her way around the mansion to look for anything to do. She tried talking to the maids, but they were so monotone and none of them had anything good to say.
She walked out onto the balcony in her room and leaned onto the rail. Beneath her was the garden, all of its many different variety of flower and roses were all in full bloom. In the middle was a little hut made of white marble. It looked a lot like an oversized bird cage. And on the other side were a fountain and a lone swing hanging off from a large tree branch.
Anzu decided to go down and stroll around the garden and waste time before the two Kaiba's come home. It was a nice day out anyhow.
Anzu opened up the garden gates and strolled down the path, occasionally kneeling down to smell flowers as she passed by them.
She walked over to the swing and sat down. She started swinging her legs forward, letting the gentle breeze mingle with her hair. A smile graced her face as she went higher and higher. She spotted the water fountain in front of her and slowed down. There was a statue of an angel in the centre holding a bowl above her head, that's where all the water was pouring out from. The angel was crafted to look like it was dancing on water.
Anzu stopped swinging, her smile disappearing.
'Dance…'
'Julliard…'
'Failure…'
Anzu still had her undying passion for dancing, but she was extremely scared to go back into it, afraid of failing again, afraid of letting everyone down.
She shook her head violently." No" she told herself.
"I have to stop thinking of the past; there is always a second chance. No point sitting in this house all day for the rest of my life"
'But I'm so scared…'
Anzu sighed and continued to conflict with herself in her head. She leaned her head onto the chains and gently rocked herself back and forth staring into the falling water, mesmerized by it.
Seto sat in his limo coming back from work. It was a long and tiring day, he had to yell at two of his employees because of messing up a computer program, and one of them had even "accidentally" downloaded a virus onto one of the main computers.
"Idiots"
The car stopped and Mokuba climbed in.
"Hey, big brother" he said giving him a lopsided smile,
"Hey kiddo, how did you do on your math test?" Seto asked as he ruffled his brother's hair.
"Perfect as usual"
They enjoyed their ride home talking about their day and what they are going to do over the weekend, and before they know it, they were home.
"Anzu!" Mokuba called as he ran into the mansion. "We're home!"
"Where is she?" he asked himself as he looked around.
Seto strolled in and handed his trench coat to one of his maids to hang. "Where's Mazaki, Mokuba?"
"I don't know"
"She's probably in her room sleeping" Seto replied as they both started ascending up the grand staircase.
Mokuba ran up to her room and knocked twice. There were no answer, so he turned the knob and let himself in. "Anzu?" he called softly afraid she was sleeping, but he looked over to the bed and it was empty.
"Where can she be?"
Seto spotted her balcony door ajar and stepped outside. He looked down at the garden and spotted her on the swings, surrounded by the bed of flowers.
'What a beautiful sight'
Seto scolded himself. Where had that thought come from!
Wasting no time, he descended down the stairs and out the door to find that his garden gate was already opened. As to not make a sound, he stood a few feet away from her and studied her. She did not seem to notice he was there.
'She looks sad'
Seto noticed that she seemed to be deep in thought. Her head was leaning against the chains and the wind pushed her back and forth a little bit on the swings.
'Why is it that every time she's upset, I catch her on a swing?'
Seto quietly walked up to her, as well as admiring the sight. Anzu looked so small and innocent on that swing. With the big, tall and old tree behind her and the entire area is covered in variety of flowers and different types of bushes and trees, short and tall. Anzu was shaded under the big tree and rays of sunshine seeped through shining down upon her making her seem almost angelic with the wind playing with her hair.
Seto stood in front of her, and still she did not notice him. He knelt down and put his hands on both the chains making the swinging stop. Anzu's head snapped up and looked down at him.
"Kaiba, you're home. I must have lost track of the time…" she trailed off.
Seto frowned at her, still kneeling in front of her.
"Something on your mind?"
Anzu looked into his eyes, for some strange reason it seemed that at this moment he was genuinely concerned about her.
"Just a little, nothing to worry about" she said waving him off.
"Do you want to share?"
Seto stood up and looked down at her, hands still on the chains, trapping her in place.
"Ummm…I just-"
"SETO, ANZU! I found you, I've been looking everywhere for you guys!" Mokuba said, running through the garden's gate.
Anzu smiled at him, and opened up her arms as he went over and gave her a hug.
"Sorry Mokuba, I was admiring the garden and I suppose I just lost track of the time"
Seto looked at her strangely, knowing that wasn't the whole truth. But he let it slide.
"Go and get changed you two" Seto said. "I'm taking you both out for dinner."
Before the two had a chance to say anything, he had already begun walking back into the mansion, not before saying he'll be in his office and for them to be ready in 30 minutes.
Anzu had just gotten out of her quick shower and proceeded to dry her damp hair and get dressed.
"What should I wear? Knowing Seto Kaiba, he will probably go to some fancy restaurant, so I would need to look decent"
Finally she was able to pick out a simple black dress which hugged her body perfectly, showing off her curves in all the right places, but at the same time, it made her look very classy and sophisticated. It went down below her knees and she matched it off with a pair of black stiletto heels with a small red clutch purse. Her hair was tied up into a loose bun and she let some loose strands fall to circle her face.
Anzu applied a small amount of makeup and a little bit of eye shadow. She looked down at her watch and found that she still had about 10 minutes.
'Time for a little payback prank' she thought with a snicker.
Seto was finishing a little bit of work before it was time to go out for dinner. His fingers were typing rapidly on his laptop and his eyes skillfully scanning the screen with lighting speed. His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Come in" he drawled.
The door to his office opened, revealing Anzu. She looked stunning; he almost couldn't keep his eyes off her until he noticed that she was holding a mug of coffee.
"You look…nice" he said, trying to be polite.
Anzu blushed. "Thank you"
"I thought you might have been still working, have some coffee, you look like you need it" She said a little too sweetly.
"Thanks…" He said slowly while glancing down into the black coffee suspiciously. But at this moment it didn't matter, because he really needed some coffee. He raised the cup and tipped in his mouth, taking a long sip. Almost instantly he spat it out.
Anzu couldn't hold in her laughter anymore and broke down into a fit of giggles. She had put salt into his black coffee, making him think that she was only bringing him coffee out of the goodness in her heart.
Seto glared at her. "Very mature, Mazaki".
Anzu had a huge smile on her face and nodded her head rapidly. "That's for calling me a wench this morning Kaiba."
"You didn't have to poison me!"
"Oh please, Kaiba, it's just a little salt…or is the infamous Seto Kaiba afraid of a little salt?" she smirked and looked at him with a mischievous glint in her eyes, wiggling a finger at him.
"I Seto Kaiba is afraid of nothing" he replied hotly.
Anzu rolled her eyes and walked out of his office. "Okay we're even now, hurry up and get ready, I'm hungry!"
Seto sat there bewildered. Who said that he wants to be even? This girl dares to make a fool out of him? She clearly does not know who she's dealing with."
'She has spirit, I like that'
"Where are we going Seto?" Mokuba asked for the umpteenth time as they were in the limo.
"We're almost there Mokuba, be patient and you'll see." Kaiba replied.
They arrived in the next 10 minutes and Anzu gasped at the beauty of the place. It was a stunning little Italian restaurant with a gorgeous patio surrounded by flowers and they had a little band in the corner.
"Reservations for Seto Kaiba"
"Yes, right this way Mr. Kaiba" A young waiter said as he lead them to their designated seats. They sat on a lovely spot on the side outside in the patio. They had a good view of the band and were very close to the mini dance floor.
Dinner went by in mostly silence; however it wasn't awkward silence; it was the comfortable sort where each party was relaxed, just listening to the music that's being played by the band.
After dinner, the band starting to play something with a faster tempo. More and more people were starting to gather onto the dance floor to have some fun.
"C'mon Anzu, let's go dance!" Mokuba exclaimed as he dragged Anzu out onto the dance floor. At first she felt uncomfortable but gotten used to it after a few moments of hesitation. Mokuba was moving around like a crazy child having the time of his life, while Anzu was flawlessly moving with the beat, swaying her hips and moving her arms as necessary.
Seto sat at the table, watching them in amusement. He was glad he brought them here, with a live band and a dance floor. He of course was not going to dance; Kaiba does not mingle in that sort of fashion.
Mokuba ran over to him and grabbed one of his hands. "Come Seto, this is so fun!"
"No, Mokuba" Seto said. "You know I don't dance"
"Nonsense!" Anzu said suddenly by his side, taking his other hand with Mokuba, and together they both dragged him up and pulled him towards the dance floor. Kaiba was too focused on Anzu's hand on his to fight back. It was a strange feeling, but at the same time, he sort of liked it. He sighed and reluctantly followed them to the dance floor.
They finally let go once they were in the center of the dance floor. He started walking back towards their table but stopped when the music changed into a much slower rhythm. There was even a women singing now, it was a very slow song, meant for people to slow dance.
Anzu was just about to walk back to their table as well but Mokuba, being the mischievous kid that he was, pushed them together into a very crowded spot where there was no escape, and ran away.
Anzu blushed and looked at her feet. "Umm…I suppose we should dance than?"
"Might as well"
Seto held her right hand with a tingling feeling going up his arm and he snaked his other arm around her waist. Anzu's left hand was on his right shoulder, and she was careful not to lean too close to his chest. Together, slightly awkward, they started to move slowly with the song.
"Hey Kaiba, thanks f-"
"Seto"
"What?"
"Call me Seto"
Anzu looked up at him. His face was so close; his blue eyes were so piercing.
"Really?"
"Yes"
"Call me Anzu than, please"
He nodded.
"Thanks Seto, for bringing me here and for the wonderful dinner" she said sincerely.
"It was nothing."
The ride back to the mansion was silent. Mokuba was fast on Anzu's lap, and Seto occupied his time starring out the window.
When they reached home, Seto took Mokuba from Anzu and carried him up the stairs and tucked him into bed.
Anzu rolled around in her bed for an hour before she gave up. She was just not sleepy at all. She put on her pink fuzzy slippers and quietly slipped out of her room and down into the T.V room. Making herself comfortable on the big leather coach, she turned on the TV and put the volume on low. Anzu stared at the screen for half an hour with a bored expression watching an old movie.
"Anzu"
Anzu snapped her head around, surprised.
"K-Seto?" she asked.
"What are you still doing up?" he asked, taking a seat next to her.
"Couldn't sleep" she replied.
He nodded.
"How about you?" she asked.
"Must be that horrible coffee you handed me earlier today" he smirked at her as she turned red. Anzu playfully slapped him on the arm and turned her attention back on the television.
"Anything good on?" he asked.
"Just watching an old movie"
Anzu placed the remote onto the marble table in front of them and tuned around to face him with her legs crossed.
"Can I ask you something Seto?"
"What is it?"
"Do you think…I should…umm…dance again…and take lessons to re-apply to…umm…Julliard…?"
Seto turned around to face her completely.
"Anzu" Her name felt strange rolling off his tongue, but it didn't bother him.
"Dancing is obviously something you are good at doing, I would say don't waste this talent of yours and go for it again."
Anzu blinked. 'Am I imagining things or did Seto Kaiba just give me a compliment?'
"You really think I could do it? I'm so scared of failing again…" she admitted.
"Don't be afraid. Fear only holds you back from becoming the best"
Anzu thought about what he said for a moment and smiled up at him. She took his hand and gave it a squeeze as a thank you. Seto seemed to have understood her gesture but was also surprised. That was the second time he felt her hand.
"Hey Seto…would you like to finish watching this movie with me?"
He nodded.
Not too long after, they both fell sound asleep on the sofa with each other, with Anzu unconsciously laying her head on Seto's shoulder.
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