Chapter Two

Since Joey and Yugi went off to their rooms to work on their strategies for their next duel (although I didn't really see why you'd need a strategy in a game like Duel Monsters), I decided to explore the ship. This place was huge and I could probably spend half an hour just going from room to room.

It was during this exploring that I ran into the ever so mysterious Seto Kaiba. I was surprised and even a little delighted to see him.

"Mister Kaiba," I said. I decided that it was a good idea to be formal with him. Joey and his friends never were, but that didn't mean I couldn't be.

"Please, don't worry about the formalities.," he said.

Or maybe I didn't have to be formal with him.

"What are you doing here… erm… Kaiba?" I squeaked.

Seto looked around. "This is my ship. I own it. I can go wherever I want in it."

I blushed. "I mean- well- I just thought you would be working on your deck strategy."

He crossed his arms. I swear, in that moment, I almost melted. I didn't know what was wrong with me. Why was I acting like this?

"Only the weak have to strategize their decks right before a duel," he said coldly. His eyes widened. "Er… sorry. I know your friends are going to be in the final rounds and all. I didn't mean to offend you or anything."

I giggled. "Did you just apologize to me?"

"Was that wrong of me?"

"No. No, I was just surprised, is all. You're the last person I'd expect to apologize for their actions. At least, from what I've heard about you from my brother."

Seto stiffened. I could tell he wanted to say something unsavory about my brother, but he was biting his tongue. "Don't trust everything you hear about me from Joey. He and I aren't exactly on the best of terms."

I smiled. "So, I've heard. So is there any particular reason you're wandering around other than you own the place?"

His hair fell and covered his eyes. "Actually, I was hoping to run into you."

I raised my eyebrows. "Me?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"I hoped I could talk to you about something."

I put my hands together behind my back. "What did you want to talk about?"

"Why were you so persistent that I land the ship to help Bakura?" he asked.

I stared at him. Was he serious? "Because he's my friend."

"Just a friend?"

"Are you asking me if Bakura's my boyfriend?"

He blushed. He actually blushed. "Yeah, I am."

I smiled. "No, he's not. I don't have a boyfriend at all, actually."

Seto flipped his hair back, revealing those beautiful blue eyes of his. They seemed brighter than before. "A pretty girl like you?"

"Just because I'm pretty doesn't mean I should have a boyfriend," I teased. Despite this, however, I was flustered beyond belief. Seto Kaiba had actually called me pretty. "I'm only sixteen and I'm trying to be more focused on my studies than I am on boys."

Seto nodded. "Makes sense."

"When I'm out of high school though, I hope to move here to Domino City," I said. I hadn't told anyone this before, not even my brother. I didn't know why I was telling a complete stranger. "Maybe then I'll have time for a relationship, then."

"Hm," Seto said, "in that case…."

Before I could say anything, Seto swooped in and stole my first kiss.

It was sweet and magical and scary all at once.

And just like that, it was over. Seto pulled away. He pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket.

"This is my cell phone number," he told me as he handed the piece of paper to me. It was a business card with his name and a phone number on it. "My personal phone number. It hasn't changed since I got it, so I doubt it's going to change in the next two years. So, call me when you're ready for a relationship."

He winked at me and walked away.