Melting

Chapter 13

By Castianna

Seto got home to an empty appartment. 'She must still be out to dinner.' He thought as he placed the flowers in a cup on the kitchen table. He went to the living room and sat down on the couch flipping through the channels on the tv.

Shortly after 2am Seto awoke to the sounds of banging around by the door. He opened his eyes just as the kitchen light flared on blinding him mimentarily. He then heard Ashley, "sshhh...i gots neighbors..." Then she started giggling. Then he heard a male voice. "Wheres your room, we need to get you into bed before you hurt yourself."

Seto came out of the livingroom and face to face with Ashley and Malik, Ashley looked rather intoxicated, but upon seeing seto her whole attitude changed from happy drunk to extremly angry drunk. "Where the hell you been..." She slurred.

"We will talk about that when your sober..." He glared at Malik "What the hell are you doing with my girlfriend Ishtar?"

Malik looked from Ashley to Seto, "Malik...meet my Seto... Hes been grumpy..." She tryed to walk down the hall but instead tripped over her own feet and wound up sprawled out on the floor completely stunned, Then the giggles started again. "Oopsie..."

"Umm Mr Kaiba Sir, I was just making sure she made it home, Sir. Good night Sir." Malik stamered and retreated out the door. When he got to the elevator he took a deep breath and started going over things in his head.. The fact that The Seto Kaiba was her boyfriend was going to be a problem if he wanted to keep seeing her. Seto Kaiba was a jealous person.

Seto locked the door behind Malik and walked back over to Ashley, "It seems i am the drunk babysitter tonight." He grumbled as he lifted her off the floor and carried her to her room. He took her out of her clothes and helped her into her PJ's then he tucked her into bed. Then he turned to leave the room.

"dont go." She said queitly.

Seto smiled and got into bed with Ashley. "What were you thinking tonight, getting drunk with that womanizer?" He said.

"Because you were gone... No note..." She slurred sleepily.

"You were the one who walked out the back door at work and not the front door, leaving me to wait for you for 20 minutes." Seto was still a little annoyed about that.

"So you just stormed off?" Ashley countered.

"No i went and saw Mokuba. He's here you know... Stole Kaiba corp. right out from under me..." He sighed, defeated.

Ashley wanted to be mad at him for some silly reason but she couldnt seem to hold on to her anger, it all slipped away and she was cradleing Seto in her arms and trying to reassure him that everything would be ok... Then suddenly the alcohol in her stomache decided it wanted out and she was running unbecomingly to the washroom to vomit.

Seto shook himself from his self pity and decied he should save that topic for when Ashley was sober again and got out of bed to start the long night of drunk watching. He found her a bowl and then they went to the livingroom to watch movies until she felt better.

Mokuba looked Gazaboro in the eye. "Im done my part. I dont care if Seto is noseing around here, I want out! Im done. I played my part and destroyed my brother, And believe me he is desstroyed, He wouldnt even take the money I offered him... He just gave up. I want no more part of this."

"Do I have to remind you that if you dont play along, your precious brother and yourself will be killed. He doesnt even have the resources to protect you anymore. When I say your done your job then you may run back to your dear brother and tell him everything, because by then it will be to late for him to stop me." Gazaboro finished his chilling monologue with an evil laugh.

Mokuba was glareing daggers at the man before him. But already his young genius mind was already working out a plan for vengence and Gazaboro was gonna get what he deserved.

At the museum, Malik sat alone in the Egypt exhibit. "How am I going to win her away from him? We had that connection and Im not going to give up on her so lightly." He said out loud.

"Win who away from who? My old friend." Akifa said, coming out from behind an exhibit.

"What are you doning here Bakura, Your not allowed on museum property!" Malik said.

"Hmm yes, But this place does seem to call to me, Dont worry your precious artifacts are safe. For now. Now please, appease my curiosity and tell me, Of whom do you speak?"

"You may not know her, Her name is Ashley, She is a friend of Rae and Ryou's"

"Oh, that charming blonde who pretends i dont exist? You have a thing for her?"

"Yes, Im in love with her, She is my soul mate."

"Well, I could offer up my services, for a price of course."

"What do you want Bakura?"

"Only that you owe me a favor, when the time comes..." Bakura smirked.

"I wont help you steal anything!" Malik said.

"No dear boy, this has nothing to do with theft at all... merely that I may require a favor from you in the near future and will collect, In the meantime I help you with your little problem."

"Deal."

"Good, So im guessing you want her to break up with her boyfriend and be free for yourself to date?" Bakura asked

"Yes." Malik said.

"Thats all I require, Good evening to you... You will know when I succeed. Dont try to contact me..." Bakura walked away and disappeared into the darkness.

"Why do I suddenly feel as if I made a deal with the devil himself?" Malik said into the darkness.