Seto smiled at Kiarra, who was asleep on his shoulder. He kissed her forehead.
"We're approaching the airport, Mr. Kaiba." The pilot said over the intercom.
Seto woke Kiarra, and she smiled at him. "Are we here?" She asked.
"We're about to land." Seto said, motioning to the window. Kiarra looked over and stretched. "The rental car should be waiting for us when we land."
"Seto, this is the best anniversary present yet." She said, before kissing him.
"It's only going to get better." He promised.
Once off the plane, a rental car was indeed waiting for them. Seto opened the door for Kiarra, and once she was inside shut it before packing their things into the trunk, putting some things that didn't fit into the back seat. He looked up at the sky as he heard thunder. It seemed far off, so he put it to the back of his mind. He got into the driver's seat, and drove out of the airport.
A half hour later, they were on a back road somewhere and driving in the pouring down rain. Seto had the windshield wipers on high, and yet it was still hard to see. He could see Kiarra sitting nervously in the passenger seat, biting her lip. "I'll pull over as soon as I see a spot." He said.
Just then, a deer jumped out of the woods. "SETO!" Kiarra shouted.
Seto swerved the car, missing the deer, but went off the road. He stopped the car, shutting it off. He panted and looked over at Kiarra. "You okay?" he asked, taking her hand.
"Y-yea." She said. "I'm fine. I think we should head back to that hotel we saw ten miles back. It's too dangerous to keep driving in this storm."
Seto nodded, agreeing. He turned the key, and the car made a strange sound. "Common." He said, trying again. The car made the same noise. "I think the engine stalled."
Kiarra sighed. "I guess we have to call a tow truck." She said.
"I can't…I left my cell back at home." He said, smiling a bit.
"I left mine at home too." Kiarra said, smiling.
"Stay here; I'll go see if we passed a house." Seto said, opening the door.
"Seto, wait!" Kiarra said, but he was already gone. She sighed. It was only a couple minutes until he returned, soaking wet.
"There's just a house not far back, common, let's push the car." He said.
Kiarra got out, and ran over to the driver's side. Once she had the driver's door open, she turned the wheel all the way to the left and they began pushing, Seto pushing from the trunk of the car.
It took them twenty minutes, which by then they were completely soaked, but they managed to get the car in front of the old mansion. Kiarra and Seto ran to the porch, and Seto knocked. Kiarra shivered, hoping someone would answer soon. "You sure there's people living here?" She asked. "Looks like it's been empty for centuries."
"I saw a light on, someone must be." He said, and took off his jacket, putting it on her to keep her warm.
Just as Seto was about to knock again, the door opened. An older looking man wearing a butler's uniform answered the door. "Can I help you?" He asked.
"Yes, can we use your phone? Our car stalled." Seto said.
"Of course." He said, opening the door more. He looked at Kiarra when they both weren't looking, and held back a gasp. "This way." He said to them. He took them into the study, and put a chair in front of the fire. "Here, Miss, get yourself warm."
"T-thank you." Kiarra said, before sitting down.
"There is a phone on the desk, sir. If you'll excuse me, there is something I must attend to." The butler said, before leaving the room.
Seto sighed. "The roads are flooded. The tow truck can't get here until the rain stops and the flooding subsides."
"Do you think they'd let us stay the night?" Kiarra asked, sipping a cup of tea the maid, who she thought looked a lot like Mai Valentine-except her eyes were green and her hair was brown-had brought her.
"We'll have to ask." Seto said. He turned, looking for the butler. He spotted him. "Excuse me, but you ask your employer if we can stay the night? The tow truck can't get here because of the roads flooding."
"Of course." A man's voice said. "My home is always open to those in need."
Kiarra and Seto looked at the man. He was a tall man, about Kiarra's height, with long, blonde hair and emerald eyes. He wore an expensive, though perhaps outdated, suit. He bowed slightly. "I am Sebastian Montgomery, owner and master of this house. You've already met my butler, Aden."
"Thank you, it's appreciated." Seto said.
"Would you join me for dinner? Mai has made a fantastic meal. There was to be a party tonight, but alas, the storm has delayed it." Sebastian said.
"Of course." Kiarra said.
"I'll join you in a sec, I'm going to go out to the car and get some dry clothes." Seto said.
Kiarra nodded, and followed Sebasitan. When Seto joined them, he held a suitcase. He handed Kiarra some clothes that he took out of a suitcase. "You have a lovely home, Sebastian." Kiarra said.
"I'm glad you like it." Sebastian said. "It's been in my family for generations."
We were shown to a bedroom, and after a bit of exploring I found there was an attached bathroom. I walked in with my change of clothes and changed, hanging my wet ones over the shower curtain rod. Seto did the same.
After dinner, Sebastian had Mai, the maid; walk us up to the bedroom. She curtsied. "If there is anything I can get you, don't hesitate to ask."
"Thank you, Mai." Kiarra said before shutting the door. She went to the bathroom to check on the clothes. They were still soaking wet. "You've been really quiet." Kiarra called into the bedroom.
"Sorry. It's just something about this place…" Seto said. "And did you notice how Sebastian looked at you?"
"Not really, maybe you were imagining things." Kiarra said, coming out. She opened the suitcase and got her toothbrush and toothpaste. "We'll be out of here tomorrow, what does it matter?"
"Maybe." He said. He went into the bathroom and quickly changed. "I'm going to go look around."
"Seto, don't. He was kind enough to let us stay the night. We shouldn't insult his generosity by poking around." Kiarra said, climbing into bed.
Seto sighed. "Fine, let's get some sleep. We don't know when the tow truck will be here tomorrow." He lied beside her and kissed her. "Goodnight."
"Night." Kiarra said, closing her eyes. She soon drifted off to sleep.
Seto waited a few minutes after Kiarra fell asleep and slowly slipped out of bed. "Sorry Kiarra, but I have to." He whispered before slipping into the hallway.