You guys seem to like Faye. ^o^ I'm glad! I hate that OCs get a bad rap, thanks to Mary Sues...

Chapter 5

He wanted to get another date planned, but he forced himself to be patient. Too many dates in a row, and he'd be coming on too strong. But if the gap between the dates were too long, she might lose hope. He fretted about it for days, during which he tried to keep up the flirting.

He had a stroke of luck, however, on Friday. At lunch, Faye approached him, shyly twisting her body back and forth.

"Er… Kaiba-kun," she started. "I don't have much homework today, so I was going to take a walk in the park. I was wondering… if you'd like to come with?" She seemed to struggle to keep eye contact, but she did so bravely.

Kaiba smiled slightly. "Of course," he said. "I'd love to." He had actually prepared for spontaneity like this. He had gotten as much work as possible on Monday and Tuesday, letting the rest of his week be free.

Faye was so happy that her grin almost stretched from ear to ear. She bounced a little and clapped her hands together as she returned to Anzu. Anzu's returning smile was a little forced – she still didn't trust Kaiba, but she was also glad Faye was so elated. She gave Kaiba an icy warning glare. He smirked, not caring. He actually found it funny. As if that Japanese girl could do anything to him. And as long as Faye was infatuated with him, Anzu could only stay on the sidelines.

He glanced at the clock. It was so easy.

Kaiba met up with Faye just outside the school. She greeted him with a light smile. "Well, let's go, then," he said. "The park, you wanted?"

She nodded eagerly, and they started walking. "I haven't been able to go to it yet since I moved here, and I've been meaning to. I love that I'll be in it with you," she admitted. "Do you go to the park often?"

He shook his head. "No. Usually my office requires my attention."

"Oh that's right! It's so easy to forget you're a CEO."

By the time they reached the park, the clear afternoon sky had become overcast, dark gray clouds broiling above. "Hn," he muttered. "Looks like it might rain."

"That's okay!" Faye said. "Well, it's okay with me. I like the rain."

He raised an eyebrow at her. "Is that so?"

She grinned and nodded. "Uh-huh! Kaiba-kun, have you ever danced in the rain?"

"No," he replied, just as he felt a drop of water hit his cheek. He wiped it away, glancing at the dirt path they were on. Sure enough, dark dots were appearing, swiftly increasing in number.

Faye laughed, stepping out ahead of him. She twirled slowly as the downpour started, arms outstretched and face tilted towards the sky. He held his book bag over his head, wishing he had an umbrella. But as he watched her, he seemed to have some trouble finding words. He mentally slapped himself, and then asked flatly, "I don't suppose you have an umbrella."

She stopped spinning and blinked at him, a goofy grin on her face. "Oops! I guess you don't want to get wet. Actually, I do have an umbrella." She took out a black umbrella that collapsed into something small enough to fit in her bag. She opened it up, and he took it from her, holding it over both of their heads. Faye was wet, but she wasn't soaking.

"Let's finish our walk," Kaiba suggested. In truth, he didn't mind rain. He didn't want to get soaked, but it was a soothing phenomenon. Faye giggled.

"Yeah!"

They walked side by side in the near-empty park, gazing at the beautiful greenery. Kaiba admitted to himself that he didn't stop and smell the metaphorical roses enough for his liking. Sure, he didn't want to do it too much, but every once in a blue moon would be nice. His problem was that, what with his work, before he knew it, the blue moon was gone.

He glanced at Faye as she stared out ahead of them. She certainly was a good person to be around, always with a smile on her face and easy to make laugh. The Press would love her. He reached down and entwined his fingers with hers, and they held hands until they split up to go home.

That was actually slightly shorter than the other chapters. Oh well.