Sevenfold

Disclaimer: I do not own yugioh.
Date: Sept. 1, 2006

Orange: Sloth
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It wasn't like he had any sort of obligation to her.

"Call me," she had said, blushing as she handed him the hideously orange card.

Call her? She wanted him to call her?

Seto really didn't know what to think about that.

Why should he do something so... so normal? While he did fit right in among all the corporate sharks of the business world, he was a stranger to the people his own age– adrift on the ever-changing sea of teenager-dom. He didn't go on dates; he didn't look forward to the parties and dances and exciting social events of high school. Apart from the female members of KaibaCorp, he was surprised he even knew what a girl was. Most people thought that he was too focused on his work to have a social life. (Which, of course, he was.) A slightly smaller number of people– though it was far from a small group– thought that he was too cruel for anyone else to be able to put up with him. (And he had to admit that there was some honesty in that, too.)

Seto didn't have much social experience. In fact, some might be surprised to learn that when it came to romance, he didn't have any experience at all. He was still a virgin; he had never been kissed; he hadn't even had a girlfriend. (Or boyfriend, but in his case that wasn't really applicable.) So he had no idea what to say to Anzu! He didn't even know if he wanted to say anything to Anzu. He didn't go around calling people willy-nilly– every action had a purpose in his life. He liked things that way.

What if she wanted to be friends with him? Or, as he could infer from her actions and expressions, what if she wanted to be more than friends with him? He couldn't handle that! He didn't want to have to be by her side every moment, call her ridiculous pet names, have her call him ridiculous pet names, buy gifts for her on every occasion... He didn't want to have to tell her she was beautiful; he didn't want to get in a situation he was unfamiliar with. He had no idea what it felt like to hold a girl's hand, or have a girl peck him on the cheek– and if what he had heard was any indication, it was more trouble than it was really worth to find out!

"Call her," he muttered to himself, feeling a little cranky that she had already managed to occupy so much time in his thoughts. He sat down in front of his computer, intending to work on a program for his company's newest prototype gaming apparatus. But he was overcome with a wave of irritation.

"I can't call her," he rationalized. "I'm..." Oh where was a good excuse when he needed it? "I'm far too tired." He took a deep breath and stared at the computer screen. He suddenly didn't feel like working, either.

With a shrug, he got up and headed to the big living room to watch a movie. He sat down on the couch, the orange card from Anzu still tucked in his pocket. He took it out and looked at it, noting her neatly inscribed name, and the horrendously chubby animal adorning it. Why she had picked such a loud orange color was totally beyond him.

Seto set the card down on the coffee table. "Perhaps later," he said to himself. "I don't feel like going to get the phone now."

Yes. That's why he wasn't going to call her. He was far too tired. Laziness was alright if it only happened sporadically. He didn't need to call her. It was far too much trouble and would take far too much effort.

No matter how cute she had looked in that short skirt.

Seto growled. He wouldn't give in. He yawned and stretched out. A nap would help him forget about her– something he certainly wanted to do.

He looked at the card on the table, sitting there so innocently.

"Call her," he snorted. "As if I ever would."
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End A/N: Thanks for reading, everyone! I hope you all enjoyed it. Sorry it was so short. I'll try to have "Envy" up soon! Oh, and the first reviewer to tell me what movie Seto was watching (hint: "Addiction"), I'll do a request for ya-- the color and sin of your choice, anything you want. Thanks again!