"Where the hell did you get my clothes from!" And why do they look so good on you? And why aren't you wearing a shirt? And why . . . the hell . . . is your muscled chest . . . effecting me?

"Oh, these are your's?" Seto pulled a pant leg away from his body. "No wonder they are so ratty. Or should I say doggy?" Why you son of a . . .

"They are practicaly brand new, and Scott picked them out. And they ain't cheap!" I yelled back. I would demand him to give them back but I have a feeling I'd like to be there while he changes out of them.

"I didn't think you could have such good taste, mutt. To answer your question, Scott told me to wear them. Go bark at him." With that Seto headed to his room. I was really angry when I found out it was a room away from mine, even if it was on the opposite side of the hall. Damn Chris and Scott to hell and pointy object torture for all eternity. Maybe I could even help the demons out with that.

I stared at Kaiba, noticing how nice his ass looks. Damn it, what's gotten into me? I have got to stop looking at Kaiba. It makes me think things about him I don't even want to. Damn him. I stormed to the living room where Scott had Chris pulled into his arms and was kissing his neck.

"What the heck did I tell you about doing that where I can see?" I roared. What? I was really angry at them. How much would it cost to get Bakura to torture them for a few hours? Maybe I could hire Marik too.

"Not to?" Chris asked innocently, not pulling away from Scott but snuggling in deeper like a child hiding in his mother's skirts.

"Right. So why are you?" I demanded. Crap, I think I'm jealous. I want to cuddle with Kai- Wait, No. I don't want to snuggle with Kaiba! I want to do more. Crap! NO I DON'T!

"Because we want to." Scott answered, barely blinking at my anger. You know, I really do hate him. I truly do.

"Anyway, I don't think that us cuddling is the reason you came in here, is it?" He asked, narrowing his eyes, trying to read my mind most likely. Well, he won't be able to. "Is it because I gave Seto your clothes?" Well, maybe he will. Another reason to hate him.

"Yes! Why did you do that? You didn't even ask! And you put his room next to mine!" I snapped. If this was some freaked out cartoon, smoke would be pouring from my ears. Instead, my face, I can feel, is slightly pink, my eyebrows are drawn down do far they are in danger of falling off and I am shaking so bad I think I'll fall over.

"Um, if he would have asked, you would have said no. He was soaked, he could have gotten really sick! Have a heart, Joey!" Chris pleaded, his eyes huge. Oh, but I knew he was playing me there. He wanted me to look at him, forgive him and act like this wasn't a huge disaster. Okay, so it wasn't a huge disaster, but it was close. Or maybe I'm making to much of this. I'm not forgiving him, though.

"I won't have a heart where he is concerned. He has made my life a living hell!" I replied, fuming now. I think Chris is getting to me.

"Now calm down Joey. Your's are the only clothes here that will fit him until his own are dry. As for the room issue, that one is the only one that is dry. The window was closed and the rain didn't get in." Scott answered rationaly. I hate him and is intelligence. Down with all intelligent people.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm going to bed." I stomped out and up the stairs. Half way to the top, I yelled back, "And don't start necking again!"

I couldn't sleep that night, I was too riled up. I sat up in bed, placing my arms aroud my knees, which I had drawn up and rested my chin on. The part of the night sky I could see through my window was clear and starry. The whole evening looked perfect and I didn't want to waste it being inside. But I didn't know what to do outside. It was to dark to go horseback riding. I didn't want to just sit and I didn't want to just wonder around the grounds.

I replayed the events in my mind. From the time Seto arrived to the time I seen him come out of the bathroom. I had also realized Scott had lied, Seto's room had had the window open, the sheets and the floor had been saturated with rain water. I was the one who had cleaned it up. How stupid did Scott think I was? I don't want an answer to that.

And everything about Seto just annoyed me beyond anything. For starters, since when did I call him Seto? When did I start thinking about him as if he was attractive?

He is attractive though. He's rather hot when he's only wearing baggy pants riding on his hips, his brown hair hanging wet in his eyes and around his head, roughly framing it. His eyes had been unassuming for a moment, unguarded. They were magical. A deep blue with a light shinning through that wasn't there when he thought everone was out to get him or Mokuba.

I groaned. I need something to take my mind off Kaiba.

I got dressed and gathered up blankets. I headed out of the house and down the small slope leading to the forest. I crept around the trees, careful not to run into any branches I couldn't see in the dark. The light's around the lake were already on. I wondered who was there. Anyway, it didn't matter, I was going to swim no matter what. I slipped off my jeans and t-shirt, diving into the icey water. It numbed me for a moment, I hadn't expected it to be this cold. I pushed myself underwater and to move around alittle, to get me blood pumping.

I did a few strokes to the middle of the lake, I nearly collided with someone, who was coming from the other side. I stopped dead, moving my hands to help the person, who had been swimming underwater.

"Hey, are you okay?" I asked, hoping the long figure wasn't who I knew it was.

Kaiba's head popped up, shaking the water out of his eyes. He looked confused for a moment, most likely wondering when I had arrived.

"I didn't know you hated me enough to try and drown me Joey,"Seto remarked, moving away from me slightly, treading water with a little difficulty, considering he was out of breath.

I didn't know how to respond. There really was nothing I could say without saying something I'd regret. But, as serious as the words were said, a small teasing tone had entered his voice. Oh, I love his voice. Damn, not again! Bad, bad, bad me for thinking those thoughts!

"I wouldn't drown you. I'd rather torture you first." I reponded with slight amusement. He responded in the same tone.

"But you would want to kill me, puppy?" All of a sudden I had the strange feeling that under his humorus - and that was odd - atttitude, Seto was dead serious.

"Hm, I wouldn't wanna. Ya may be a prick but I wouldn't wanna hear you died." Stupid mouth and it's ideas about honesty! I'm going to go crawl in a hole and die now.

"Good. I wouldn't kill you, either. Hurt you, yes," Son of a gun! "but not kill you. Who else could I hunt down just to annoy?" Seto froze as he realized to little to late that he had admitted to purposefully finding me to tease.

"I didn't know youl liked my company so much moneybags," Okay, so I have a defense mechanism. When things get to emotionaly close, I be sarcastic. "You could have just called and admitted your feelings to me."

"Heh. As if I cold have feelings for a mutt like you," Kaiba replied in a superior way. I really hate that way of his to make everything seem below him.

"I wouldn't want to have a bastard like you to have feelings for me," I shot back before swimming off. He chased after me.

"You shoudn't call names like that, it might hurt someone." he said. I wasn't in the mood to 'chat' with him anymore.

"Couldn't hurt you, you have no feelings." I growled.

"Oh, that hurt." Seto snarled and then captured me by my shoulders, perfectly stopping my movements.

"It was supposed to."

"Oh you can't mean that!"

"I do."

"I'll just change your mind then."

Seto drew me closer, moving a hand to stroke my neck and back. I shivered, annoyed at how my body was responding. I closed my eyes so I couldn't see his smirk. I knew he had to be smirking. I felt his breath on my face, so close. But it disappeared. He wasn't backing away from something he started was he? I think he is. I'll have to remind him that Seto Kaiba does not back away from anything.

"Nuh-uh you aren't going away after that," I wisper and pull him back
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Empress Mara: Okay! This chapter took forever to do and I still don't like it. I have major writters block with this. As always, thanks for reviewing to those who did and review again for those who read. I hope you like this part more then I do. Bye bye.

Empress Mara