Day 4 - on a date

It was a bit silly to 'pick someone up' for a date when you lived together, but something had come up at work and Seto was running late. He'd invited Mary out to eat, and had definitely intended it as a date, but he wasn't sure she'd picked up any of the hints he'd been dropping lately. Still, either way spending time with her was always the best part of his day.

He shouldered open the door to the base, calling out cheerfully, "I'm home!"

There was a scramble of motion, and before he was all the way inside the door a tiny figure collided him, wrapping warm arms around his chest. He looked down at a familiar tangle of white hair.

"I thought you weren't coming," a tiny voice complained into his shirt.

He laughed and ruffled her hair. "What, and miss out on our date?" Oops, the cat was out of the bag now.

Mary went still for a moment, then tilted her head up to stare at him, her eyes wide. In the room behind her, a voice drifted out.

"Told yoooou," Kano drawled, his amusement recognizable even though Seto couldn't see him.

"Shut up," Mary squeaked in embarrassment, her cheeks burning red, and she pushed Seto back out the door the way he came in.

"H-hey, I was gonna change," he protested, laughing, but he let her propel him.

"Nuh-uh, we're going now," she replied, impatient, and in the end he gave up and let her drag him down the street.