My typed chapters are catching up to my handwritten ones... O.o uh oh...
Chapter 8
Kaiba greeted Faye the next morning by placing his arm around her and kissing her cheek. She blushed and went mute. There was no point in hiding anything; everyone already knew that the two of them were involved in some way. This just confirmed it. He looked up to see Anzu staring incredulously at him and winked. She turned red in anger; he had this game won, and there was nothing she could do about it.
Kaiba held out a slip of paper so that Faye could see it clearly. "I've been invited to a gala by another CEO. I want you to be my date."
She leaned into him slightly. "Of course I will."
"Good. It's in a few weeks. The paparazzi will most likely be there. I hope you don't mind."
"Not at all…"
"Also…" He paused. "We'll be getting a hotel room. There will be two separate beds, of course. The gala will go pretty late."
Faye grinned. "Sounds like fun!"
Kaiba smirked. "Perfect. Why don't you go talk to your friend Anzu-san over there, then? She looks pretty upset."
She giggled. "Yeah…" She broke away from him. "I'll see ya later, then."
He watched her go over to Anzu with a bounce in her step. Anzu attempted to look happy for her friend. "Anzu-chan!" Faye said eagerly. "Will you come with me to shop for a dress?"
Anzu forced a smile, her gaze flicking to Kaiba and back. "Of course, Faye-chan! You will be a stunning princess on that evening."
"Yay!" Faye exclaimed, suddenly hugging Anzu. She took the Japanese girl by surprise. Faye rarely hugged people, actually. "Thank you, Anzu-chan!"
Later, Anzu spoke alone to Yugi, Jounouchi, and Honda. They stood at the side of the school, where nobody noticed or heard them. "Faye-chan's going to a gala with Kaiba-san. She told me the date and place."
Yugi frowned, looking almost disappointed. "Why do you care that much, Anzu-chan?" he asked her. "I don't think Kaiba-kun is up to anything fishy."
"Do you know how many 'official girlfriends' Kaiba-san has had?" She asked harshly. "Six. Six, before Faye-chan."
"Yes, but only one of them ended badly," Yugi countered. "The rest just… fell."
"Well, I have a bad feeling about this one."
Jounouchi spoke up. "Sorry, Yugi-kun. I have to agree with Anzu-chan with this one. That jerk's up to no good, I can feel it."
"Me too," Honda added. "I don't feel too good about this gala."
Yugi sighed, defeated. "If you guys insist… Well, what are you gonna do about it?"
Anzu looked determined and stared at her friends in the eye. "We'll follow them, of course. We'll follow Faye-chan to the gala and keep an eye on them. And if anything happens to Faye-chan, we'll be nearby. Agreed?"
The boys nodded. "Agreed."
Yeah, okay, this one is relatively short too. Oh well. The next one will be longer.
Dun dun dunnn! I'll give you one half-spoiler. It's nearing the climax. GASP! Yeah. Please review, as always~!