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Chapter 11: NOTE TO SELF
~~~~This is still the morning after the double date~~~~
Mokuba was REALLY worried about his brother, Seto. It wasn't like his big brother to go all google-eyed over a girl. And Mokuba couldn't understand why Seto would pick someone like Vicki anyway...she acted like a bully.
Mokuba had been awake when the limo pulled up in the courtyard last night. He hopped out of bed and ran to the window. He watched Seto, Vicki, Mai and Joey get out of the limo. He rushed out of his room and sped down the hall to the top of the stairs. He watched silently as Seto and the others went down the hall and through the arch that led to the east wing of the mansion. Seto didn't have black eyes then. He was convinced that Vicki had hurt Seto. If Mokuba was going to protect his brother from her, he had to find out what happened last night. And Mokuba was certain he could do that.
Mokuba waited until Seto left in the limo for a business meeting. Even though Seto had been wearing very dark glasses when he left, part of one of those dark bruises was still visible. Mokuba hid in a closet near the mansion's security center. He waited until the guard who monitored the feed from the security cameras left for his break. He entered the room and scanned the labels on the jewel cases on the top shelf of a rack against one wall. He selected four of the jewel cases from the top shelf, then removed the current disc from the recorder, replacing it with a blank. He pushed the RECORD button, left the room, closed the door, and raced back to his bedroom.
As Mokuba placed the first disc in the DVD player, he felt a twinge of guilt. He knew that Seto wouldn't be too happy about this, because he would not want to be spied upon. Mokuba picked up the remote and pressed PLAY, then FWD. He waited a few minutes, then checked the time stamp in the lower corner. *No, this isn't it!* He ejected that disc and replaced it with a second one. *This one isn't it either!* Mokuba decided a few minutes later. He put the third disc in the player. *Ok, here it is!* Mokuba rewound the disc back to where the group entered the den in the east wing. He hit PLAY and sat back.
~~Mokuba watched the silent security tape.~~
Seto and the others enter the room. Vicki sits down on one sofa. Mai sits down on a second one. Joey sits down on the sofa with Mai. *Seto put on some mood music.* Seto sits down with Vicki. Mai is doing all the talking. *Yak, yak, yak.*
Seto walks over to a table of food, and pours four glasses from a bottle. Joey picks up two of the drinks. Seto picks up the other two. Mai and Vicki accept their drinks, then Seto and Joey sit down again. Everyone is sipping their drinks and talking a little more. *Joey made a funny.*
Mai says something and looks at Joey. Seto looks at Vicki. All of them puts their drinks down and stand up. Seto moves to the wall and dims the lights in the room. *Mai and Joey are slow dancing. Joey looks nervous.*
Seto puts his arms around Vicki. Vicki freezes like a statue. Seto says something, and Vicki shakes her head 'no.' Seto points to Mai and Joey. Seto and Vicki watch the other couple. Seto puts his arm around Vicki's shoulders. They watch a little longer, then Vicki says something. Seto puts his arms around Vicki, and they start to dance. *Vicki must not know how to dance, she's very clumsy.*
~After a while~ *Seto kissed Vicki!* Vicki froze at first, then her hands slowly move behind Seto's neck. ~More time passes.~ Seto jerks away from Vicki, his hand pressed to his mouth. *What happened?* Seto looks angry, and he says something to Vicki. Vicki turns around and walks over to the double doors and looks outside. Her hands are clenched into fists.
Now Joey and Mai aren't dancing, they're watching the other couple. Joey looks angry and he says something. Seto says something back. Mai says something, then she goes over to Vicki. Mai leads Vicki outside. Soon the girls return. Vicki turns her back to Seto, facing a wall. *Mai whispered something in Seto's ear.* Mai crooks her finger at Joey and they go outside together, closing the doors. *WOOOO! Wonder what those two are doing out there?* ~Mokuba snickers.~
Seto stands behind Vicki and says something. He places a hand on her shoulder-suddenly, Vicki swings her right arm in an upward arc. The back of her fist contacts with Kaiba's right eye. *I knew it! That b plus witch minus the w! (Mokuba cussed!)* Vicki spins and tries to punch Seto again. *Seto blocked that one!* Vicki takes several more swings at Seto, but he blocks and dodges her attacks. Seto wraps both of his arms around Vicki, pinning her arms at her sides. He says something. Vicki keeps trying to break free. Vicki runs up behind Seto and shoves his shoulder. Seto turns around, surprised, and Vicki's right cross connects with Seto's left eye. *How did she get behind him?*
~Mokuba stopped the disc and rewound it. He watched that part again.~ *Did Vicki just...teleport?* ~He rewound the disc a third time. This time, his eyes focused on the time stamp in the corner.~ *There wasn't a glitch in the camera's feed!* ~Mokuba rewound the disc for a fourth time.~ *I think she DID teleport! How could she do that?* ~Mokuba didn't stop the video this time.~
Joey and Mai come back inside. Mai is wearing Joey's jacket. Joey rushes over to Vicki and pulls her away from Seto. Joey says something. Seto sits down and tilts his head back. Mai puts ice in a napkin and hands it to Seto, who gingerly places it over one eye. Seto says something. Mai goes over to Vicki and Joey. *Looks like Mai is telling Vicki off!* Vicki breaks free from Joey's hold, then moves towards Mai. Mai raises both her fists to her chest, then pulls one back...Joey moves between Vicki and Mai...and Mai's fist connects with Joey's right eye. *She was trying to hit Vicki!*
Joey grabs Vicki again, and pulls her towards the door. Mai says something to Seto. He pulls out his cell phone and speaks into it. He drops it on the sofa beside him. Mai turns around and walks out.
~~Mokuba pressed the STOP button and put the remote down.~~ *So that's what it's like to kiss a girl. Note to self: If I'm ever crazy enough to want to kiss a girl, I should put on my catcher's mask first.*
When Kaiba returned to the mansion, he went upstairs to check on Mokuba. Mokuba stopped playing his video game when Seto came in. "How did it go, big brother?"
"Pretty much the same as always, Mokuba."
"Seto...I have something that you should see..."
[end chapter 11
Author's note: ok...so now you know. [x_O] ]