I might even finish this story...

Chapter 4

As promised, Kaiba drove up to Faye's apartment complex at 11:30. He was wearing all black – black pants, black turtleneck, black shoes. Mokuba had insisted that he dress up a little bit, saying that Faye was going to be a little dressy too.

And Mokuba was right. Faye met him outside wearing a black skirt of a good length and medium-light material, and a pink top with a somewhat large scoop-neck and short puffy sleeves. She had a little bit of makeup on – lip gloss, mascara, brown eyeliner – and carried a purple purse.

"This is exciting!" she said, a genuine smile on her face. "I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, you know. And the midnight premier, too!"

Kaiba held out his hand, and Faye placed hers into it. "We have good seats, too," he told her. "I made sure of it."

She beamed, her eyes lighting up. "Awesome!" she said. He was finding that he liked her better when she smiled. He couldn't be actually growing attached to her, could he? He mentally checked himself. Nope. If she disappeared, he would not care all that much.

"How can you smile so much?" he teased, poking her cheek.

She reddened, her smile turning nervous and shy. "Oh… I dunno…" she mumbled, looking away.

Kaiba gave a short laugh. "It's fine," he assured her. "It's a good trait to have. My brother Mokuba smiles often, too." She visibly relaxed. "Now, let's go. Wouldn't want to be late, now, do we?"

Kaiba sat through the movie with Faye. Occasionally she would lean over and whisper a comment, but it wasn't often enough to be annoying. She laughed where it was appropriate, and he listened to her as she did so. She had a cute laugh, and it was nice to hear. Did that mean he was becoming attached to her? Not at all. He was just glad she didn't have a hideous guffaw.

Then a part came in the movie where a hand leaped out of a lake. Everyone in the theatre jumped, most of them screaming. Faye jerked and gave a shout, suddenly grasping his hand that rested on the armrest. He swiftly took her hand and squeezed it gently. They didn't let go until the end neared, where she started sniffling. She took her hand back, needing it to wipe tears from her eyes, and seemed too shy to go for holding hands again.

The movie ended soon afterwards, the lights fading on. They stood up. She sniffed a few times, drying her eyes. "Sorry," she apologized. "I'm such a sucker at movies…"

Kaiba reached out and brushed a stray tear from her cheek, making her turn pink. "It's fine," he told her, and she smiled once more.

The night was silent as the two of them stood in front of the door to Faye's apartment building. Kaiba had slight déjà vu, thinking of Yoshie, but he ignored it.

"Thank you for taking me out," she said softly, looking at a spot on the door.

"It was my pleasure," he replied.

She looked back up at him with her dark green eyes. Nothing else was said, though it seemed as though she wanted to keep the conversation going. Without anything more to say, she broke her gaze away from his, lightly touched his arm, and entered the building after saying, "Good night."

When Kaiba entered the classroom on Monday, he found Faye talking avidly with Anzu in the middle of the room, where Anzu's desk was. Not drawing much attention to himself, he slipped past the pair and slid into his seat.

"He didn't try to do anything weird or creepy, did he?" Anzu was asking. Faye shook her head, her hair flipping slightly.

"No, he didn't do anything creepy!" she insisted. "I actually had a good time with him. He didn't seem to mind that I cried at the end of the movie either."

Anzu still looked suspicious. "I don't know what he's up to," she said, "but you be careful, Faye-chan!"

Faye pouted. "Yeah, I know. You keep telling me that…" At that moment, Yugi, Jounouchi, and Honda entered the room, and that line of conversation was dropped. Both Anzu and Faye brightened and talked to the guys until the final bell rang and Ito-sensei ordered them to take their seats.

Faye sat down and smiled at Kaiba when their gazes met. She waved hello, and he returned the wave before she faced Ito-sensei. When she wasn't looking, he smirked. Putty in his hands.

Dun dun dunnnnn...