Disclaimer: If I owned yugioh, they wouldn't be making a sequel with motorcycles
Wow it's been a while, but as someone once said "Collage sucks away your life, then it sucks away all your money" I hope all my amazing fans haven't left me because this story is just starting to get good. Only a few more chapters left dears!!!!
I would like to make a shout out to the amazing Kit who not only proof read this but did it while she was sick!!! Gosh she's just one amazing person!!!
Finals next week!!! Then I get to go home and chill out!!! WOOOOOOTTTTT
"I certainly like him much better than old mother Gothel."
~Rapunzel
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The house was quiet as the three girls walked down the halls, cleaning utensils in hand. Their uncle and his girlfriend had told them they had to clean the house while they were out doing whatever it was they did during the day. As they worked, Mir played a game of looking in every room that was open and then telling Gwyn everything that was inside. The young blonde had been in a very odd mood ever since she had come back from playing outside, so Mir and Emi where trying to cheer her up.
"There are these huge drapes and a desk, the carpet's blue and so is the bed which is in the corner…."
Emi glanced over at Gwyn, who was quickly dusting a small table in the hallway as she listened to the middle sister. "Gwyn, are you feeling ok?" The young blonde nodded quickly.
"I'm fine," she whispered as she ran her duster over a vase.
"OH GUYS, LOOK!" Mir yelled, her head and shoulders still through the doorway looking into the room. The other two sisters came up behind her to look into the small room. Inside there were tons of boxes and random items, but in the center of the room there was a piano half covered by a very dusty sheet. Laughing, Mir skipped into the room and pulled off the sheet, puffs of dust coming off with it.
"Come on, Emi, play something!"
Emi laughed lightly, walking into the room. Gwyn was close behind, looking curiously around. "I haven't played in a long time, Mir."
"Oh, please! Come on, you know you want to."
"Actually, I don't."
"Liar."
"Do you still remember how to play 'Beauty and the Beast'?" The two older girls turned to their younger sister, who was looking at the piano with longing. Emi smiled lovingly down at her sister. "We'll find out," she said, sitting down on the small stool that was in front of the instrument.
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We used to sing whenever we had free time. Just goofing off, playing music and belting out the lyrics. Our mom had been an amazing piano player, and had taught Emi and me (or she tried to teach me) how to play. After we found that piano at our uncle's, we would go down there as much as we could. Just sitting on boxes and singing. Forgetting about all the horrible things that were going on around us. None of it mattered when we were together singing. As long as we were together, we knew we could get through everything.
Emi once told me that she thinks that is why Gwyn loves to sing so much. That singing makes her feel like she can be more of herself. I'm sure Emi's right—she always is—but I hope that Gwyn can feel like she can be herself around us even when she's not singing. I guess as an older sister I just want to always be there for Gwyn. And I want her to know that.
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"I'm glad you could co—Mirati, are you ok?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah, sorry," Mir muttered as she glanced behind her shoulder again "There! I saw… oh, it was just a pigeon, never mind." Ryou turned and looked behind them, then back at Mir. Her unusually paranoid attitude was starting to rub off on him.
"What are we looking for?"
Mir sighed, rolling her eyes. "My sisters. When you asked me out, they were so excited, I thought I heard them talking about stalking us…. Must have just been my imagination." Ryou tried to hide a small laugh as he glanced at the brunette as she—once again—looked warily at some bushes as they passed them.
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"I can't see."
"Shhhh, Gwyn, you're going to blow our cover!"
"She almost saw us that time."
"I know…."
Emi, Gwyn, and Mokuba—who was there because he had nothing better to do—were in the bushes near where Bakura and Mir where now sitting and talking. The oldest Hidenka had a pair of binoculars, while her younger sister was trying to peek through the branches without falling. Mokuba had to constantly pull her back before she was seen.
"Kiss her already," Emi muttered. Next to her, Gwyn looked horrified.
"SISTER! I thought you said the whole reason we were stalking her was to make sure they didn't do anything."
"Oh, please, like Ryou would do anything…."
Mokuba laughed lightly. "She's just kidding, Gwyn, you really shouldn't take your sister so seriously." Suddenly, the two teens being watched let out in-concert laughs, causing the watchers to stop their talking and lean forward.
"May I ask why the three of you are sitting in the bushes?"
"AHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Seto folded his arms over his chest, raising an eyebrow as the stalkers screamed in shock. Both Mir and Bakura turned. Seeing her sisters, Mir jumped up from her seat on the bench, pointing an accusing finger.
"I knew it!"
"Way to go, Seto," Emi muttered, dusting herself off. Turning to the two teens, she smiled. "Oh, please, it wasn't like there was anything to see…."
"That's not funny, Emi!"
Gwyn's expression was grave as she spoke. "We just wanted to make sure you guys were ok." Emi rolled her eyes at her younger sister.
"Just kiss her already, I want to go home."
"Emi, yo—"
Laughing, the white-haired boy turned to Mir and gave her a light kiss on the cheek. "I had a lot of fun tonight." Mir turned slightly red as she turned away, trying to cover up her shock with a small cough. Cheers erupted from the unwanted watchers—t well, all of them but Seto, who stood there with his arms over his chest, silent as ever. Giving him a playful smile, Emi nudged him with her elbow.
"Stick in the mud."
"What, do you want me to kiss you?"
"No thanks, I'm good."
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"Knock, knock."
Emi looked up, smiling, at the sound of Tito's voice."Hey, now what can I do for you today?" Tito laughed as he walked up to Emi's desk.
"Oh, I was just wondering if you were free tonight?"
Emi frowned for a moment, trying to think of what was going on that night. "Hummm, as far as I know."
"Great, so I'll see you after work? There is this really fun place down town, I know you'll like it."
Emi laughed at his eagerness, "Can't wait."
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"Yet another long and boring day stuck in the tower of doom," Mir muttered as she opened the window of her prison, causing a soft cool breeze to run through her hair. Sighing, she leaned over onto the windowsill.
"Hey!" Looking down, Mir couldn't help but laugh as she waved back at the young man who was standing under her window. Ryou sure had good timing for someone who never knew when she was going to be there. Quickly, Mir grabbed a rope that was next to the window; she had put it there so she could quickly get it when Ryou stopped by. Throwing it down, she laughed again as Ryou quickly climbed up. Once he was safely in the room, Mir ran her fingers through her hair.
"You bring your cards?"
Ryou nodded as he laughed, gently putting his backpack down and unzipping it. "Yes, and I brought something else as well." Curiously, Mir looked over Bakura's shoulder as he gently pulled out the small brown dog from his backpack. When she saw the dog, she gasped.
"BAKURA! What do you think you're doing?! What if Manon hears him?!"
The white-haired boy just smiled. "It's alright, he'll be good, won't you, boy?" The dog looked up at Ryou, his mouth open as he wagged his tail. Mir could have sworn the little dog was smiling.
"Well… I guess it's ok for now, but you HAVE to take him home, we can't keep him here."
Bakura looked crestfallen. "But they don't allow pets in my apartment. I was hoping you guys could keep him, I'm sure Gwyn would love him." The puppy eyes were not coming from the dog. Mir bit her lip.
"Stop that."
"Stop what?"
"That, that pouting thing… it's… it's annoying."
Bakura looked confused but didn't say anything about it. Reaching into the front pocket of his backpack he pulled out his deck.
"Shall we start then?"
"Sounds like a plan to me."
It was a few hours later when the sound of someone coming up the stairs could be heard. Jumping up, startled, Mir looked around frantically.
"Oh no, what time is it?! I bet it's Manon! Quick, hide!" Grabbing Ryou and the dog, she searched frantically for a hiding place. Suddenly, her purple eyes landed on the closet. Pulling her friend toward it, she pushed him inside, then shut the closet door just as the other door unlocked.
"Hey, Mir, you still up here? Sorry I'm so late in coming home, Seto had me doing all this work that I really could have done tomorrow but he insisted I do it today. What is with that guy? Anyway, I just needed to get a sweater that I had left up here; I'm heading out again. Man, it never stops, does it? Manon's gone so you can come—oh, hi, Ryou…. What are you doing in our closet?"
The white-haired boy smiled from his hiding place. Seeing the new person, the dog barked for the first time that day. "Your sister stashed me in here all alone, she thought you were her mum."
Emi glanced over at her sister, a 'I'm trying really hard not to burst out laughing' expression on her face. "Is that your dog, Bakura?" she finally choked out. The boy in question shook his head as he stepped out of the closet.
"I found him today in an alleyway on my way over here. I thought maybe you guys could keep him." He held out the dog, who wagged its tail, barking haply. Emi raised in eyebrow, a smirk playing on her lips.
"Well… we can't keep him, but I know someone who would love him."
"Really? That's lovely! Thank you so much!"
Taking the little dog from Ryou, Emi smiled as she looked the small brown canine over. Then, turning to her sister, she winked.
"Manon will be home around seven. Make sure Mr. Bakura here leaves before then, and let's try not to replay anymore closet incidents." Laughing, the older sister left the room, leaving Mir flushed and Ryou confused—but happy that the dog had found a home.
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Emi laughed as she took a bite out of her pizza. "This place is so cool, and to think I passed it every day and never saw it," she said, her crystal eyes sparkling as the colorful lighting in the dimly-lit room flashed along with the band that was playing on the small stage in the back of the restaurant. They were having a battle of the bands. At the end, the audience was going to be able to vote on who they liked. Emi and Tito had already discussed which bands they liked and disliked so far. Most of the time they had agreed, but there were a few they hadn't.
"Oh, so next up is the 'Vengeful Unicorns,'" Tito said. raising an eyebrow. Emi rolled her eyes.
"Sounds like they were smoking something."
"Oh, I don't know, I think it has some very deep meaning. Don't you?"
Emi snorted at Tito's over-exaggerated philosopher look. "Yeah, deep in drugs
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"You did sooo well tonight, Gwyn!" Chiharu said happily as she helped the younger girl put away her costume. Gwyn smiled, blushing slightly at the compliment.
"Thanks, I love singing so much."
"Well, you really have a talent."
"Yeah, no kidding!" Cam said as she bounced in holding the small brown puppy that Emi had brought over on her way out to her "meeting" with Tito. At the sight of the chocolate-colored ball of fur, Chiharu cooed, skipping over to her younger sister to pet the little sleeping dog. "If Mokuba doesn't want him, we'll take him," the shorter sister added as her older sister fawned over the puppy. Chiharu rolled her eyes.
"I'm sure mom would LOVE that."
Gwyn laughed as she took the small puppy from Cam's arms. "Mokuba is giving me a ride home, so I better wait outside for him."
Chiharu smiled, picking up Gwyn's duffel bag, "We'll wait outside with you."
It didn't take Mokuba's limo long to pick the young Hidenka girl. Like always, Cam made some crack about the amazingness of the younger Kaiba's limo and Chiharu helped Gwyn get in, rolling her eyes at her sister's silliness. The only difference this time was Mokuba's response to the small brown ball of fur in Gwyn's arms.
"What's that?"
"It's a puppy." The young black-haired boy leaned over curiously to peer at the sleeping dog that lay in Gwyn's arms. "He was awake a while ago, but I think we wore him out running around behind the theater, want to pet him?"
"Ok." Gently, Mokuba ran his fingers through the thick brown fur. As he did, his blue-gray eyes grew wide. "He's so soft!"
Gwyn giggled, "I know, Emi said that puppies are like that. Wanna hold him?"
"Uh, sure," Mokuba answered hesitantly as Gwyn gently placed the puppy in the young boy's arms.
"Be careful, he's still a baby."
They both sat in silence for a while, Gwyn just resting from a long day of practice and Mokuba totally enthralled by the little bundle of love in his arms. Finally, Gwyn broke the silence.
"Do you want him?"
"What?!" The puppy jumped in his sleep as the boy yelled in shock. Gwyn nodded, an excited smile on her angelic features. "Really?!" Mokuba whispered loudly, excitement and disbelief in his eyes.
"Yeah, we can't keep him 'cause Manon would never let us. Plus, you have such a huge mansion and land, he would be so happy."
"Yeah, he sure would…." Mokuba whispered as he stroked the puppy. Gwyn frowned slightly at the uncertainty in the boy's voice.
"Is it because of Seto?" Gwyn finally asked. "Does he not like dogs?"
Mokuba shrugged, "I don't know, I don't think he'll care. I mean, he's never even home."
Gwyn's purple eyes met Mokuba's for a moment. "Are you alone a lot?" She had never really thought about it much. Sure Seto was never there when they went to go visit, but now it dawned on her that Seto might never be home to be with Mokuba.
Mokuba shrugged again. "It's ok, Seto has to work for us." Gwyn looked shocked.
"But he's your brother! What kind of sibling would he be if he was never around?! Who do you talk to before you go to bed?! What if you had a nightmare?! Is he there at night? What about when you get lonely?! Who makes you laugh?" Mokuba jolted back at the unexpected stream of words that came flying out of Gwyn's mouth. She had never talked so much in all the time he'd known her. And she was still going.
"What about bullies?! Or when you just want to hang out? Who helps you with homework?! Or—" She stopped abruptly, suddenly realizing what she was doing. Embarrassed, she slowly snuck back into her seat. "Sorry," she whispered looking away from him, embarrassed.
"It's ok," Mokuba mumbled. The limo was pulling up to Gwyn's house when he spoke again.
"Hey, could I hang out with you guys for a while? Seto said he was going to be home a little later than normal."
Gwyn nodded, smiling slightly.
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"You want to dance?"
Emi looked up, startled. "Uh, I'm not much of a dancer," she muttered, her crystal eyes falling to her drink. Around her, couples were getting up to dance to the "Burning Roses," who were playing a tango-ish beat, which was easy and fun to dance to. Tito laughed slightly as he got up from his chair to walk over to her.
"It's ok, I've had lots of practice." Gently taking her hand, he led her to the dance floor. It took Emi a few songs to finally get the hang of it, but Tito had been true to his word, and he was soon leading her through so many different dance moves that Emi couldn't even keep track.
And that was now Seto found them—or when Emi saw Seto, at least. She wasn't sure how long he had been standing in the doorway, but she was pretty sure that it hadn't been long. Seto wasn't one to just stand around doing nothing, especially if he was really as uptight as he looked. Their eyes met briefly, and for some reason, Emi felt like she was doing something wrong. Don't be an idiot! You're allowed to have fun outside of work! Seto does not rule your life, Emi! she screamed at herself. Tito, feeling the sudden hesitance in her dancing, slowed, then followed her gaze to the tall CEO.
Seeing that he had finally been noticed, Seto walked briskly up toward the couple.
"What are you doing here?" His sapphire blue eyes were like razors as he glared at the blonde woman.
"Dancing, obviously, is it really any of your business?"
"It is if you don't come to work on top of your game tomorrow because you were out late partying."
"I'll be fine tomorrow." Emi could feel anger building up inside her.
"I don't think I can trust that, with all those other late nights you haven't been working as well."
"I have been fine! And what do you mean, 'other nights'? Have you been stalking me?!" Seto didn't say anything, just stood stone-silent. Emi knew her boss well enough to know that was a yes.
"YOU HAVE! GAH! That's it! I quit!"
Seto's eyes flashed for a moment, but his face remained calm. "You can't quit."
"I quit anyway!"
"So, what? You plan to break your promises? Disgrace your father?"
That did it. "I hate you!" Emi hissed, her eyes flashing. Seto hadn't seen her this angry in a long time; it surprised him slightly. But he remained calm; this was for his business, after all. He had dealt with many people who didn't do their jobs, and she was no different.
"I assure you, the feeling's mutual."
"Then why won't you let me quit?!"
"You told me in that computer that you didn't want to quit."
"…That's because y—you—you're changing the subject."
"No, I am not."
Tito stood awkwardly next to the boss and employee, who were both making a rather big scene, feeling very out of place. He had never seen this side of Emi; but the very fact that he was seeing anyone stand up to Seto Kaiba and getting away with it was probably more shocking than seeing the calm, reserved woman blowing up. Suddenly, Emi gave out an exasperated yell and pushed Seto into a nearby table.
"I don't ever want to talk to you again! In fact, I don't even ever want to see you again! Get out of my life!" With that, she spun around and stormed off, leaving both men shocked and silent.
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Mir sighed as she looked over her homework. "I just don't get this." Ryou glanced over at the formula set out in front of the brunette; giving a small smile, he scooted closer to her to get a better view of her problem.
"Well, all you need to do is switch this and this, then use this…" he said, pointing over her shoulder as he explained the problem to her. Mir nodded as she followed his directions, so intent that she didn't notice how close he was until she turned around to thank him and almost head-butted the white-haired boy. Quickly, the brunette scooted away in shock.
"Oh, sorry, Ryou."
He laughed at her startled expression. "Oh, it's fine, I was just so absorbed in teaching you I didn't even notice."
They both sat in a slightly awkward silence for a few moments, then went back to homework. The room was silent for a while when the voice from another room caught Mir's attention.
"Yes, yes, I'll get it to you on the eleventh." Mir frowned; Manon wasn't supposed to be home for another hour. "Don't worry, I know where Gayle keeps his things." Now she had caught Mir's attention. Silently, the brunette crept closer to the door to her prison. "What about eleven? That way everyone will be in school. Ok, ok sounds good, see you then. Remember, Jobina could only send the first shipment, so don't expect more. Ok, bye."
Mir frowned. What was that all about? What was she getting from her father? And why was her uncle part of it? Something didn't feel right.
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Phew!!! 9 long pages of blood and sweat. And the next chapter is well underway :D it's got some EmixSeto fluff!!! 3
On and remember kids, Seto doesn't get jealous, because he has everything and he would never be jealous of anyone cuz he's better than everyone (or so he thinks) hope I kept him IC… this chapter was kind of hard in parts.
Oh yeah I now have my own website Element-girls(dot)net feel free to check it out :D
Now to thank the amazing people who keep me going, who are the light in my dark world of uncreativity.
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Kit you leave comments during your betaing!!! That's good enough for me!!! Btw can I use the puppy getting lost in the Kaiba mention?
Claamchowder
Hahah I think I'll have a poll on who should be paired up with Satar XD that would be sooo fun!!! And really I hadn't even thought about Satra and Duke until this scene (I had kind of tossed around the idea of Satra and Joey for a while)
Reiko The Awesome
Well there's no Hunter in this chapter!!! XD feels so wonderful doesn't it!!!! :D
DarkestInk
I don't know if you did or not but I'm always glad to hear from you!!! 3
The part with Satra and Duke is one of my favorite parts!!! It just came to me one day :D made me very happy. WOW you have no idea how HAPPY it makes me that I made you laugh so hard!!! You're the coolest
Lightest'Ink
Haha there are a lot of people to hate in this story aren't there XD Kit even dislikes (cuz no one could hate him) Tito. Yah Satra is just a BLAST writing!!! She's such an amazing character.
mistrelia of the ice
Here's a new chapter just for you, 3 sorry it takes so long.
KittyLo
Hahah I'm sorry, there's more Seto in this chapter 3 plus the makeup is in the next chapter –giggles evilly- I hate to break it to you but Tito never really does get this *** handed to him. But I can't say anymore cuz I don't want to spoil anything –snickers- I think I'll have a pole of who Satra should end up with and see what everyone thinks.
PB-Queen-101
-hugs- it's ok!! I really don't mind!!! I mean I adore getting your comments (don't get me wrong I'm always sooooo excited to see what you think of my chapters cuz you always have so many wonderful thoughts) Haha well here's your chapter of Seto getting Jealous (sort of) what you have to remember is Seto doesn't get jealous, he's got everything… or so he thinks XD
Well that's all from me for now!!! See you guy later!!!
-Liz