Aoi: ok, long chapter alert!

"Well, that was terrible," Seto said as he and Eiko walked out of the theater. "Why did we see it again?" he asked, looking at her.

"Eh, stereotypical date movie," Eiko said as she threw a piece of popcorn into the air and caught it in her mouth. The two had seen a romantic comedy, which as to be expected, was fairly horrible. Eiko threw another piece of popcorn into the air and it narrowly missed her mouth.

Seto smiled. "By the way, there's something I've been meaning to tell you."

"What is it?" Eiko asked, looking up at Seto.

"A business partner of mine is having a party. I was hoping that you would come."

Eiko was a bit shocked. "You want me to come to a business party?" she asked in a surprised tone.

"Most CEOs bring dates or their wives…" Seto said. "Sorry I didn't ask you sooner," he said, looking down at her.

"Oh come on, Seto, it's not like the party is in a week." Seto was silent. "The party is in a week?" Eiko said, exasperated.

"Actually, it's in two days," Seto replied.

"Two days!" Eiko exclaimed. She shook her head. "Seto, I don't exactly own business party attire."

"I know…" he said, his voice trailing.

Eiko sighed. "It amazes me that you can run a billion dollar company all on your own, but you forget about a simple party."

The two were silent. "We have dresses at the house," Seto said as Eiko looked up at him. "Plus, I could have Akina make a quick run if nothing works. She's pretty good in a pinch." Seto continued.

"Do you really want me to go to this party, Seto?" Eiko asked.

Seto had a serious look on his face. "Actually, yes I do. I don't exactly know why, but I despise these things and try to skip them as much as I can. But I want you there," Seto said.

Eiko smiled. "I should be free two days from now. And who knows, it could be fun!" Eiko said, looking up at Seto.

"Don't get your hopes up, it's really just a glorified business meeting."

Eiko stood in the Kaiba mansion. She was in a spare guest room looking at dresses. Red lay on the nearby bed while Eiko compared dresses. In her hands she held a long shoulder strap red dress and a purple dress with beading and a puffed out skirt.

"What do you think I should wear, Red?" Eiko asked, truing to face her. "The red one, or the purple one?"

"Depends," Red said, propping her head up with her hands. "Is Kaiba wearing that creepy white business suit?" she asked.

"No, he's wearing a tux, and his suit is not creepy!" Eiko said angrily.

"Eiko, I'm sorry, but any guy who wears a white suit is creepy," Red said bluntly.

"That's not true! Name one guy," Eiko said, placing her hands on her hips.

"Solf J. Kimblee," Red said simply and Eiko ignored her. "Oh. you know it's true! That guy is the biggest creeper ever!" Red said, waving her arms. Akina walked into the room, with PK following close behind.

"Akina, which do you think is better, the red one or the purple one?" Eiko asked, holding the dresses up for her to see. Akina studied them for a moment.

"Neither," she said finally. PK walked over, holding a dress bag. Akina unzipped it carefully. After a moment she pulled out the dress. "Ta-da!" Akina said triumphantly as she held a short, strapless white dress with a black sash. The dress had flowers embroidered on the skirt and had a white mess at the bottom that reminded Eiko of a tutu. "From Vera Wang's 2010 Fall Collection! Let's just try it on, first." Akina said, walking over to Eiko.

"Don't you think Vera Wang is a bit much for a simple party, Akina?" Eiko asked as she took off her shirt.

"Excuse me if I want you to look nice for your public debut!" Akina said, a bit offended.

"What do you mean, 'public debut'?" Eiko asked while Akina pulled the dress over her head.

"You see, Miss Tsubaki," PK said, stepping forward, "That's to our top notch security program."

"Flattering yourself a bit there, PK?" Akina said.

"This coming from Miss I-made-the-Kaiba-coat-so-I-must-be-the-greatest-fashion-designer-of-all-time," PK said sharply. Now Eiko saw why Izawa and Mizori were so respectful to PK. Eiko now was as well.

"Touché," Akina said as she straightened out the dress.

"As I was saying," PK continued, "we made sure that no one in the general public knew about you and Mr. Kaiba." PK explained.

"So what your saying is…" Eiko said, her voice trailing.

"The media does not know about you or the fact that Mr. Kaiba had a girlfriend in general."

"But by tonight, everyone will know!" Akina said cheerfully. She step back to look at the dress, "Oh, it's perfect! Now what to do with the shoes…" Akina said, bringing her hand to her chin.

"I can't wear heels," Eiko said quickly. Akina looked up at her.

"Eiko, if I put you in heels, people would think you're an Amazonian," she said bluntly. "No, we'll have to go with flats, PK!" Akina said, turning dramatically towards PK. "Get the makeup artist and the hair stylist!"

"Whatever," PK said, walking out of the room. "This conversation was getting too girly for me, anyway." Akina stuck her tongue out at her as she left. She turned back to Eiko.

"Eiko, by the time I'm done with you, you'll have Kaiba at his knees," she said deviously.

The limo pulled up to the banquet hall. A red carpet was laid out for guests and the flash of the paparazzi could be seen from the windows. Eiko suddenly felt sick.

"And so the nightmare begins." Seto said loathingly. He turned to face Eiko, "I hate the paparazzi," he said. Then he smiled. "As soon as I get out of the limo, I usually book it to the door."

Eiko smiled sheepishly, with butterflies in her stomach. "Glad I wore flats," she said, trying to smile.

"You'll be fine, I'm right here," he said, pulling Eiko close. He kissed her lightly on her head. Eiko felt better in Seto's arms, and she knew that if she stayed close to Seto she would be fine. Suddenly, the door to the limo opened. Seto pulled Eiko by the wrist into the blinding light of the paparazzi. The two walked as fast as they could across the red carpet. As they walked, Eiko could hear reporters yell out Seto's surname, hoping for his attention. At first she thought that no one noticed her, but when they were halfway across the carpet…

"Who's your date?"

"Where did you two meet?"

"Is that the gymnast Eiko Tsubaki?"

The last question made Eiko run to the door, Seto struggled to keep up. When they were finally inside, Eiko slowed down.

"What happened back there?" Seto asked as he struggled to catch his breath.

"Jun Sugiyama…" Eiko said, her voice trailing.

"What?" Seto asked.

"Just a reporter that covered a lot of my gymnastics meets," she explained. "He was kind of a creep," she said. Seto could tell that Eiko didn't exactly want to talk about him so he dropped the subject. The two walked into the ballroom, arm in arm. Eiko's eyes grew big as she walked into the huge room. "Oh, wow," she murmured as the look up at the huge chandelier in the middle of the ceiling. Seto smiled, it was interesting. All of this stuff was so ordinary to him he never thought twice about it. But to Eiko, it was a new experiment. He felt like a parent watching his child run around Disney.

"Let's get something to drink," he said finally. The two walked over to a waiter carrying drinks. Seto took one for himself and then handed one to Eiko. Eiko took a quick sip of her drink, then she quickly brought her hand to her mouth as a bitter taste filled it.

"What's wrong?" Seto asked, looking at her strangely.

Eiko reluctantly swallowed her drink. "Champagne," she said. "I've never really liked the taste," she explained.

"You've had champagne before?" Seto said, a bit shocked.

"Once, it was at an after party for a gymnastics meet" Eiko said, looking up at Seto.

"It sounds like you did pretty well in gymnastics, why didn't you go into the Olympics?" he asked. Eiko had been doing gymnastics since before she had met him. Seto didn't know much about the sport, but he figured that was enough practice to get you into the Olympics.

"Well," Eiko began. "I started gymnastics as a kind of physical therapy," she explained.

"I've never heard of gymnastics being used for therapy." Seto said.

"It was experimental therapy." Eiko explained further. "It worked really well, but because it was experimental, I wasn't allowed to try out for the Olympics."

"So what you're saying is…" Seto said, his voice trailing.

"My physical therapy ended just a few years ago when I was still in high school," Eiko admitted.

Seto decided it was time to change the subject again. "Let's dance," he said suddenly.

"What? Really?" Eiko said, taken aback. Since the day Eiko had met Seto, he had never wanted to dance. Even as a child, he refused to dance in public.

Seto sighed. "Why not. It's a party anyway…"

Red stood on the roof of Eiko's apartment; her arms were crossed as the wind blew through her hair.

"I thought I might find you up here," a voice behind her said.

Red turned."Finally decided to come out, eh, Blue?" A girl with blue eyes stood behind her. She wore a light blue dress with white lace at the bottom. Her short brown hair was pulled up into a bun.

"It's a nice night, I thought I might as well," she said, looking up at the sky.

Red sighed."I don't get it, Blue. Why does Eiko do it?"

"Do what?" Blue asked, even thought she knew the answer.

"Why does Eiko care about Seto? It doesn't make sense to me. It's like she's forgotten all the bad stuff that bastard has done to her." Red said angrily.

"Oh, I don't think he's done anything that bad," Blue said.

"Are you joking?" Red said, truing towards Blue. "That bastard has made her life like hell, do you hear me? Hell! And Eiko just doesn't care! She lets him kiss her and hug her and—"

"Hold, love, and use. I know, Akai, I feel the same way."

Red looked up at the sky. "She's cried too much over that guy," She said. "What happens when he doesn't want her anymore? What will happen to Eiko then? Seto is like a drug to her. She's addicted but she won't admit it." Red said, shaking her head.

"Akai…" Blue said, her voice trailing.

"Tell me something ,Blue," Red said, looking back at her. "If you hate Seto like I do, why didn't you do anything when you were in control of Eiko's body? You had a harder hold on her than I did."

Blue's eyes closed solemnly. "Because unlike you, Akai, I understand Eiko's feelings and accept them."

Red's face curled in anger. "What are you talking about? How can you accept that—"

"Because I know that her love for him is something that's been around longer than the both of us."

"Ugh!" Red said, clutching her hair in handfuls, "Don't say that word! Eiko doesn't love him and he doesn't love her!" Red yelled angrily.

Blue's face was emotionless. "Not yet… but Akai, no matter how hard we try, no matter how much we push, Eiko will love Seto, even if he doesn't love her." Red stormed off the roof in anger. Blue now stood alone in the open air of the night, "Just as it was 3,000 years ago."

Aoi: Eiko's dress for the party is an actual dress from the Vera Wang fall collection. If you want to see it just look up Vear Wang gown gallery and click the link to the fall 2010 colection. Hopefully from the description you can tell which one it is. And yes, because Akina made the Kaiba coat, she is the best fashion designer of all time! And of course PK is the best security gaud of all time. As for the FMA reference, Arakarwa has said that she thinks guys in white suits have a tendency to be creepy. Quite frankly, my mom agrees. Well hoped you guys enjoyed it! And on a request by PK (Phoenix that is), in the next chapter there will be more action. I promise! Oh and I've meant to put this in my authors note for like ever but check out bjjoke's Mrs. Kaiba story. If you're a fan of SetoXOC stories (which I'm sure some of you are), you'll really enjoy it. Eiko will be appearing in the near future so by all means check it out! Well that's all for now folks!