"Yeah I guess."
"Then who was it?"
"How am I supposed to know?"
"Ok, ok you don't need to get snappy." Matt said as his sister glared at him.
Sighing Kyira fell back on the bed. "Sorry, didn't mean to." She stared up at the ceiling. "So what do we do about the instruments then?"
Matt shrugged, "I guess, we keep them. It's not like we know who sent them to us to be able to give them back."
Kyira nodded, "Yeah I guess you're right." Thinking a bit, she shot up and headed for the door. "I'm going to bed, night." Matt grinned, "You're in such a rush to dream about Kaiba are you?" He chuckled.
Kyira turned around and shot him a look. "Shut up!" She yelled at him as she shut the door. Frowning she headed for her room. "I am not!" She muttered to herself shutting her bedroom door.
Kyira sat back on in her chair as she drank from her soda can. "Ah, now this I like." She said smiling in bliss.
"Kyira, how long is this break supposedly?" Matt asked as he looked over at her impatiently.
Kyira shrugged and kept taking sips of her soda. Hiro laughed as he jumped off the small stage. "Well since Miss Kyira here feels the need for a break extension I might as well take advantage of it as well." Plopping down on a chair across from her, he picked up some crackers and snacked away.
Matt threw his arms up in the air. "Fine, fine then another 10 minutes but then back to practicing."
Satoshi passed by him as he headed for the box of cookies. "Mmkay." He said as he chewed. Matt shook his head and sat on the stage messing with his guitar strings.
"You're just a sour grape Matt." Kyira said. "We've been practicing all morning. I mean really don't you think we've done enough for today?" Matt shot her a look. "O…k…I guess not." She said sitting up in her chair a bit as Hiro and Satoshi laughed. Takeshi stood a bit off from the group playing a bit on his bass. Matt glanced back at him wondering what was up when he remembered. Frowning a bit, he shook his head and went back to his guitar.
Kyira was fighting with Satoshi for the box of cookies when her cell phone rang. Letting go of the box, yelling 'Oh!' as she grabbed for her phone, cookies flew out of the box, all over Satoshi making the guys laugh and Kyira grin cheekily. "Soz," She said still grinning trying not to laugh as she answered her phone. "Hello." The guys were still joking around, as Kyira grew slightly quieter and a little stiffer. "Oh…uh…H…hi." She stuttered. The guys instantly stopped and looked over at her all curious now as to whom she was talking to.
"Did she just stutter?" Hiro whispered over to Matt and Satoshi. They both nodded.
"Since when does big-mouth Kyira find herself at a loss for words?" Satoshi added.
Matt only shrugged. "It must be a miracle." He said picking off a cookie on Satoshi's head. "Dude you're like a sugary goodness now." Satoshi grinned, "Now all the girls will love me. They won't be able to resist my sweet-self." That only made Matt & Hiro laugh even harder.
"Today! Uh yeah sure, I can do that, um where…" Kyira moved away from the guys since they were making so much noise. "Oh, ok then. Well then…um…see you then." She grinned as she hung up. By then the guys had stopped laughing and were all staring at her again. "What?" She asked, feeling suddenly self-conscious of herself.
"Who was that?" Hiro asked leaning forward slightly. Satoshi followed his example. "Yeah who was that?"
Kyira felt herself get hot in the face. "N…n…no one. Just a friend of mine that I haven't seen in a while. Soooo, if you excuse me I'm out of here." She said quickly grabbing her bag and running out before they asked any more questions. Close one. She thought to herself.
"Wait! Kyira! What about practice!" Matt yelled after her, but all he got for an answer was the door slamming. Takeshi put his bass down and headed for the door. Matt looked over at him. "Don't tell me you're ditching as well?" He asked annoyed.
"I'll be back." Was all he said disappearing behind the door.
"Uh! I give up, let's just call it a day." Matt said slumping in his chair. Satoshi and Hiro cheered and began throwing the rest of the cookies at each other in front of him.
Kaiba stared out his office window. Swirling around in his seat, he opened his drawer when someone knocked on his door. Closing the drawer quickly, he told the visitor to come in. "Mr. Kaiba sir." Kaiba looked up at the man annoyance painted on his face. "Here are the stats that you had asked for." The man said quickly not wanting to be yelled at.
"Well…" Kaiba said waiting for the man to give him the papers.
"Oh, right sir." The man quickly walked up to Kaiba's desk and placed the papers down. Bowing he headed for the door and walked out glad he hadn't been yelled at.
Kaiba glanced at the papers but didn't pick them up. Sitting back in his seat, he tapped his fingers on the armrest. Glancing at his drawer, he stopped his tapping and sat up opening it once again, this time with no interruptions. Inside the drawer was an elegant looking box with a simple ribbon tied around it in a neat bow. Looking at it for a bit, he pulled it out of the drawer and rose placing it in his pocket. Heading for the door, he met up with Mokuba. "Seto!" He said happily, when he noticed his brother seemed to be going somewhere. "Oh, are you going somewhere?"
Kaiba glanced down at his little brother. "I have an appointment. Did you need something Mokuba?" Mokuba shook his head.
"No, not really I was just coming to see what you were up to. I guess I'll see you later then." Kaiba walked out the door leaving Mokuba behind. "That's strange, Seto didn't mention having any appointments today?"
Kyira looked at her watch and frowned. "I'm going to be late," She said unhappily. Standing at the corner of the sidewalk in front of the park, she waited for the light to change. Tapping her foot impatiently, she stared at it until it changed. "Finally!" She said exasperatedly crossing the street quickly.
Takeshi turned and looked around a bit when he spotted Kyira crossing the street. Running quickly, he made his way to her. "Kyira wait up!" He called out to her but she didn't hear him as she walked into the open park. Picking up his speed he ran across the street as the light turned. A car stopped right in front of him and honked at him yelling curses at him. "Sorry!" Takeshi yelled sheepishly, bowing slightly and then running to the park before the driver could yell at him more. Thinking he lost sight of Kyira, he finally saw her and yelled out again this time she heard him.
Kyira turned around slightly puzzled at who called her name when she saw Takeshi running towards her. "Geez, don't tell me Matt sent you. I already told you I'm done for the day." She said annoyed. Takeshi shook his head as he tried to catch his breath.
"Man…Kyira, you must be deaf. I've been yelling out to you this whole time and you just kept walking."
Kyira looked surprised. "Oh really? I'm sorry I guess I didn't hear you." She said laughing. "So if my brother didn't send you…what brings you here?" She asked curiously.
Takeshi stood up slowly now realizing he hadn't really planned this out thoroughly. "I…uh…well." He fumbled on his words trying to think of what to say. Kyira just stared at him waiting for him to answer. "You see…"
"Any day now Takeshi, I don't have all day!" Kyira said tapping her foot impatiently.
"Right, right…" He said nervously. Kyira was shocked. If there was, one thing Takeshi hated was being yelled at. Normally he would have shot some rude remark back or glare at her. What is up with him? Kyira wondered as she watched him fidget.
"Well…uh Kyira…you see I just wanted to…ah screw it!" He said in defeat reaching out at her and pulling her into a kiss. Kyira stood there in shock as Takeshi let her go not sure what had just happened. Staring up at Takeshi as he stood there in front of her stiffly. Just as she was about to say something she spotted someone behind him. Leaning towards her left, eyes growing wide and she gasped. "Se…Seto!"
There a few feet behind them stood Seto Kaiba. Although his expression seemed no different than usual, a calm serious look, his eyes shone differently. Kyira felt something break inside her as she stared into his eyes. She could almost feel his sense of betrayal. She shook her head slightly, pulling away from Takeshi who stood there rather confused. Walking past him, she took a few steps closer to Kaiba. "Seto, I…"
"I see you're busy at the moment." He interrupted her. "We'll just have to reschedule our appointment then, when you are not preoccupied." He turned to leave.
Kyira stood there in shock, Kaiba's icy tone flying right through her and piercing her in her heart. "Seto wait!" She said taking a step forward.
"Goodbye, Ishida." Kaiba said not bothering to turn around, and then continued walking leaving the park and Kyira behind. Kyira stood there dumbfounded. She felt herself go numb, a realization hitting her. Feeling her chest tighten, her throat constrict and her eyes threaten to water, she stood there not sure of what had just happened and yet knowing all in one. Takeshi stood behind her still lost in the situation. Reaching out he called Kyira's name but received no answer. Instead Kyira slowly began to walk away heading in the adjacent direction Kaiba had gone. Takeshi's hand fell to his side as he watched her. "What…just happened here?"
Tea sighed in frustration, bored out of her mind. "What could be taking Joey so long? He said he'd be here and hour ago to pick up the CD. How long does it take to get here?" She muttered to herself as she flipped through various channels on the television when she heard the doorbell. "Finally!" She said jumping up and heading for the door. "Kyira!" Tea said surprised. Kyira looked up at her and smiled weakly.
"Hey Tea."
"What brings you here?"
Kyira's eyes began to water slightly, but she held the tears back as she looked up from the ground. "I…uh can I come in?"
Tea perked up a bit and stepped aside slightly confused. "Uh, yeah sure of course. Come in, come in." Kyira didn't smile which surprised Tea a bit. Kyira tended to smile at everything. Walking past her Kyira looked around, slowly her gaze at the television.
"Are you waiting for someone?" Kyira asked softly.
Tea nodded, "Yeah, how'd you….?"
"You tend to watch weird things on TV when you're waiting for someone." Kyira stated simply, her voice sounding defeated and almost monotonous.
Tea inched closer to her friend. "Kyira, are you…alright? You seem awfully pale. You're not getting sick again are you?"
Tea asked getting worried, remembering how sick Kyira had gotten last time. Kyira shook her head, her lip trembling slightly as her eyes watered more. She couldn't hold back anymore and fell to her knees crying. Tea taken aback stared at her for half a second before going down to her. "Kyira, what happened?"
Kyira sobbed not bothering to look up at Tea. It took a few seconds for her to find her speech in between her sobs. "I…I…I think he's…he…he's never going to speak to…me…again. I…I…Oh Tea! He'll never trust me again! I ruined everything! Now he's gone for good and…and…" Kyira began to sob harder. "It hurts Tea…it really hurts." Tea had no idea what Kyira was taking about, but she couldn't stand to see her like that. Pulling her into a hug, she patted her back.
"It's alright…it's alright." Tea said soothingly. "Everything's going to be ok, I'm sure it is." She said trying to sound convincing. Who is Kyira talking about? She never mentioned a guy to me before, so who is she talking about?" Tea thought to herself as Kyira cried some more.
"No, not anymore." Kyira whispered. "It's all been ruined."
Tea picked Kyira up off the floor and led her to her bedroom. "Maybe you should lay down a bit Kyira. You're really upset and I think you should rest or something. It might clear your head." Kyira only nodded. "Do you want anything to drink or perhaps to eat?" Tea asked trying to get eye contact to make sure Kyira'd be alright. Kyira shook her head but said nothing. "Alright then, well lay down then. If you want, you can just spend the night.
Kyira nodded as Tea walked out. "Tea." Kyira said quietly as Tea stopped and looked back at her. "Thanks."
Tea smiled, "No problem. What are friends for?"
Kyira smiled back weakly, her eyes glistened with new tears and her cheeks stained with the old.
Tea walked out, leaving Kyira to fall asleep. Tea plopped back down on the couch wondering who it was exactly that could have upset Kyira. Sighing she flipped through the channels again for about 20 minutes, when someone rang the doorbell. Wondering who could it be now she opened it only to be greeted by Joey.
"Hey there Tea, sorry I'm late." Joey grinned sheepishly as he walked in. Tea slapped her forehead.
"Joey, right I had forgotten about you." Joey's smile faded.
"What? Geez I'm a little late and you just forget about me. Thanks, thanks a lot." Joey said sarcastically.
Tea rolled her eyes. "Oh come off it. Kyira came here earlier so I was a little preoccupied with that, and you just slipped my mind."
Joey looked around," Kyira came? What for I thought she was going to be at practice all day today?"
Tea shrugged, "I'm not sure actually. She just came her looking terribly pale and then started to cry."
Joey looked shocked, "Kyira? Kyira Ishida? You've got to be kidding me. Kyira doesn't cry for anything."
Tea nodded, "I know, I was so shocked. I'm not even sure what happened. She muttered a few things but I didn't get what she was talking about. Something about a guy."
"A guy? I didn't know Kyira was seeing anyone."
"That makes two of us, but I'm guessing something bad happened to have upset her this much." Tea said looking worried all over again. "Oh well, I'll go get the CD for you. Serenity's been patient enough I think." Tea said heading for her room, Joey following after. Opening her door, Tea tipped-toed inside as to not wake Kyira up. Heading for her dresser, she picked up the CD and tiptoed back to the door, where Joey stood standing.
"I'm…sorry."
Tea stopped, and looked at Kyira who seemed fast asleep. Looking up at Joey he merely shrugged. Tea walked up next to Joey and made for the door handle.
"Forgive me…Seto…"
Tea's eyes went wide and Joey's lip dropped. Looking up Tea and Joey stood there shocked. Had they heard correctly? Glancing over at Kyira, she seemed to be asleep, but not peacefully. "Please Seto…I'm sorry." Walking out Tea closed her bedroom door and glanced up at Joey who was equally shocked.
"Did you…" Tea nodded her head. Joey tilted his as he thought. "Why would Kyira be apologizing to Kaiba?"
Tea shook her head, "I'm not sure, you've got me the…" She stopped wide-eyed. "The guy!" Joey looked at her oddly. "The guy Kyira's seeing!" Joey looked at Tea confused. "Don't you get it Joey, Kyira was seeing Kaiba!" Joey looked as if he had been hit over the head with a lamp.
"You mean…no way. That's impossible Tea. This is Kaiba we're talking about. What would Kyira see in that jerk anyway? And besides that, Kaiba doesn't like anyone. How in the world could they be dating?"
Tea paced a bit, "It's the only explanation. Kyira wasn't at practice, she shows up here all teary eyed and mumbles apologies to him in her sleep. " Something else then hit her. "Oh my gosh!"
Joey looked at her, "What now?"
"Joey, don't you remember? Ever since she left the Kaiba Mansion, Kyira's been acting really strange?"
Joey shrugged, "No stranger than usual. I mean she did space out a bit here and there, but that was because of the band and all."
Tea shook her head, "No, I think she just said that to cover up. Something must have happened there."
Joey shook his head stubbornly, "I still say it's impossible."
Tea sighed in frustration, "Well if they're not dating, it's obvious then she has feelings for him!" She said trying her best not to yell at Joey.
Joey backed up a bit, seeing Tea's expression. "Again impossible. Tea, this is Kaiba. Kaiba. Remember him? No one likes him, no one, except for Mokuba and that's only because they're brothers."
Tea sighed again, "Whatever Joey, whatever. I still think I'm right, but I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Just take the CD and give it to Serenity."
Joey shrugged and headed for the door, "Whatever then. I still think you're overreacting."
Tea said nothing as Joey left. She decided to call Matt to let him know that Kyira would be staying the night. She had a feeling Kyira hadn't told anyone she had left. I know I'm right. Tea thought to herself as she called. But it seems almost too farfetched to believe.