A/N: Chapter 1 after how long? Sorry to anybody following, I have exams all next week and I'm up to my eyeballs with studying :( But after that I'll have three free months, so daily updates again! :D Read, review, enjoy ;)
Chapter 1:
Kia sat curled up on the new windowseat in the Kaiba Mansion living-room. It was a new piece of furniture, specially fitted for her. Kaiba was spoiling her and he knew it, but he couldn't deny her anything.
She was waiting for Kaiba to return home, sitting so that her body was sideways on the seat, she was looking over her left shoulder and her long brown hair flowed down her right shoulder. Her blue-grey eyes were hazy as she recalled the first time, about two years ago now, that she and Kaiba were 'close'. She smiled to herself as Mokuba walked in.
"Kia, he'll be home soon" he sighed impatiently, walking over to the collection of DVD's and taking down his new favourite; 'Die Hard'. Since becoming thirteen a few months ago, Mokuba and his friends had taken a liking to the heroism depicted by Bruce Willis, in the first movie especially.
"I know Mokuba, I still want to wait" Kia smirked at him before turning back to the window and seeing Kaiba's limousine pull up. She stood up from the seat and walked out of the living room into the front hall. Mokuba walked out a short time after with the 'Die Hard Trilogy' under one arm and 'Die Hard 4.0' in his hand.
"I'm heading upstairs to watch these, tell Seto I said hey" he informed Kia. She nodded and leaned against the banister of the staircase. The door opened moments later and a smart looking Kaiba walked in. He was wearing a black suit with a deep red shirt, not quite maroon, but close. Kia decided it suited him (no pun intended).
"Now there's a sight for sore eyes" Kaiba greeted with a smirk, looking up at Kia with surprise. Kia smirked back.
"You're eyes don't look too sore" Kia returned cheekily, as Kaiba dropped his silver suitcase by the door and strode over to her.
"Well I saw you, didn't I?" Kaiba wrapped his arms around her and she nestled into his embrace.
"I'm glad you're home" she whispered to him. His arms squeezed her a little tighter.
"I'm glad to be home" he told her affectionately. 'I missed you" A feeling of affection shot through Kia's chest as he said those words to her. It wasn't often that they were alone enough for him to say something as simple as that to her.
"So, how did today go?" Kaiba held her at arm's length and inspected her face. "What?" Kia asked, amused.
"Since when does my girlfriend ask about my day at KaibaCorp?" he queried, running his fingers around her face, probing slightly here and there. Kia giggled and pushed his hand away. "You must be a clone"
"I've never heard such rudeness!" Kia turned on her heal and walked away from him, feigning surprise and hurt. Kaiba's expression changed from happiness to sadness in a split instant. He hurried after her into the kitchen.
"Kia?" He walked up behind her at the fridge. "I'm sorry, I was joking around..."
Kia spun around, a wide smile on her face.
"You just admitted that you were joking and you apologised in one sentence." She smirked at him as his eyebrow rose into the air. Her expression changed when she saw that. She couldn't explain why that attracted her to him, but it pulled her toward him in a way she couldn't say out loud.
"What's wrong now?" Kaiba saw her face change again and thought is was for a bad reason. Kia focused on his words and brought herself out of her daydream.
"Nothing..." she replied, still far away. She shook her head back and forth and smiled at him. "Nothing"
"Okay... Mood swings or what..." Kaiba smirked at her and she smirked back.
"Yes, I've noticed that too..." Kia thought about it for a moment. "Ah, anyway" Kia smiled at him. "How has Yugi been?"
"Oh well..." Kaiba shook his head before looking down. "Keeps prattling on about himself and Gardner..." He looked back up at Kia. "He proposed to her last night"
"Oh wow!" Kia gasped. "He actually asked her?" Kaiba smirked.
"Apparently she said yes" Kaiba watched Kia's face intently, waiting for her reaction. In his pocket, the engagement ring he had bought for her two months ago seemed as heavy as a boulder and weighed his pocket down. He'd been waiting for weeks to ask her, he wanted it to be perfect in every way. But for now, he wanted to see how she reacted when two nineteen year olds got married.
Kia felt her stomach drop. They. Were. Getting. Married. Before herself and Kaiba. And they'd been dating for two years. Over two years. It was October, making it about twenty seven months. Not that she was counting... She suddenly remembered it was almost Kaiba's twentieth birthday and she wanted to get him something special.
"Kia?" Kaiba's concerned, deep voice brought her back to reality. She smiled at him.
"Are we invited to the wedding?" She would need a new dress and an outfit for Téa's hen party. Despite the fact Kia disliked Téa, the short-haired brunette seemed to think they were best friends and invited her to everything. Kaiba raised an eyebrow.
"I assume so, Yugi told me they sent the invitations in the mail." Kaiba was still waiting for her to show any sign of upset. Kia smiled at him.
"I'm happy for them both" she told him. "I'm going to read for now, see you in a while." Kia knew Kaiba would have follow-up work to do in his office and decided to leave him alone to do it in peace. Kaiba watched as her slim figure walked out of the kitchen, her hips swaying slightly. He took the small box from his pocket and opened it, revealing the ring inside.
"I want to ask her, I really do. But will she say yes?" Kaiba muttered to himself.
"She'll obviously say yes Seto, she's infatuated by you" Mokuba walked in and toward the fridge, surprising Kaiba. "You should ask her soon Seto..." He took out a can of lemonade and made his way over to the cupboard, taking out a bag of Tangy Cheese Doritoes. Kaiba glared at him.
"Mnd your own Mokuba" he scolded. "What I do is my business..."
"Geez, I assume when you talk aloud that you expect an answer from someone..." Mokuba scowled and left the room. Kaiba frowned after the moody teen and then looked back down at the ring.
"I will ask, sometime this week.." he decided, before putting away the ring and heading toward his office.
Kia sat in the large library on the top floor of the mansion. It was a strange but beautiful room, designd by Kia herself. The bookshelves, chairs and tables were deep oak, with ivy twisting and crawling up from the forest green carpet, painted by Kia a long time ago. The ceiling was painted to look like the canopy in a forest, with individual leaves outlined in places.
This library took Kia an entire three months of non-stop work to complete; she had to paint to perfection, find the perfect chairs and most importantly, the right books for the right areas. The room was divided into three floors; the ground floor having a proper square floor, the first and second floors being u-shaped and allowed one to see the vastness of the room.
The ground floor contained books for any age, innocent books such as mystery, holidaying and the like. The first floor was mostly teenager type books and the second floor were the mature books. Kia sat on the second floor, the hidden stairs set into the wall and concealed with fake ivy to her left. She was trying to read 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' but had yet to finish the first page.
She couldn't focus on the book properly and in a rage, stood up to place the book on it's designated shelf. It was then that she heard Kaiba's voice below her.
"Kia? Are you in here?" Kaiba stood on the ground floor, unsure of where to look for his girlfriend. He had decided to allow this space to be her refuge, so if ever she needed time alone, she could come here and rest easy knowing Kaiba didn't know his way around.
"I'm up here Seto!" Kia hated when he stayed away from her, intentionally or not. She watched over the railing as Kaiba found the staircase and made the short trip to where she was. He walked over to her and studied her carefully.
"I assumed you'd be in your room now, I went over to say goodnight and you weren't there..." Kaiba brought his hand up to Kia's face and gently touched her cheek. She leaned into his hand and sighed.
"I didn't realise the time..." she mumbled, entwining her fingers with his. She began to walk down the stairs with Kaiba in tow and remembered the time when she almost fell down the basement stairs. She smiled at the memory. So much had changed...
"Kia, we're here" Kaiba had brought her to her room while she was daydreaming. She shook her head and turned to face him.
"Good night Seto" She stood on the tips of her toes and kissed him, something they always did now. Kaiba put his hands on her back-side and squeezed slightly, making Kia blush a deep crimson.
"It won't be a good night without you there beside me" Kaiba mumbled against her lips, sending vibrarions through her body. She blushed again.
"You know it's best I stay in my own room... If Mokuba..." Kia started, but Kaiba cut her off with a kiss. A passionate kiss. A passionate kiss that left Kia feeling dizzy.
"I want you to move into my room Kia" Kaiba almost growled, his deep voice seeming deeper than ever. Kia turned away from him.
"Is that wise?" She smirked back at him, the blush still apparent on her face. Kaiba raised his eyebrow.
"Very wise Kia" Kaiba looked her right in the eye and told her with utmost sincerity. "Please?"
"I can't deny you when you're begging..." Kia smiled and kissed Kaiba again, before gathering her pajamas and following him to his room.