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"What did you pack?"

"A change of clothes…"

"It's a week-long trip, Clover," Seto says, raising an eyebrow at her single backpack.

"I don't need an armoire of clothes to survive," she answers and holds out her hand, "Your suitcase?"

"I'm keeping it with me," he answers and can't help but frown still when she takes a seat next to him.

"I always pack light," she states and grins at him, "We moved around a lot when I was a kid, so I just need the basics to survive."

"Well, you don't need to do that now," Seto states and stashes his suitcase under his seat, "It's my private plane, after all."

"I know," she answers and shrugs.

At that he smiles.

The plane shakes a bit as the trail down the tarmac begins. All the staff was preparing the last minute arrangements for take-off. A few minutes later and they were taking-off to Pegasus' private island for the winter tournament.

She practically dives out of her seat the moment the announcement had been made that it was safe to roam about. Not that she exactly roamed, but she did dive into her handbag she had stuffed away with her backpack. A couple of rustles and rummages later, she emerged and took her seat next to Seto once again.

"Here you are," she says, handing him a bag of peanut M&M's.

"M&M's?" Seto says, feeling that awkward blushing creep back to his face. He can't believe she remembered that those were his favourites.

"For you," she answers as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. She, on the other hand, proudly pops open a bag of red liquorish and pops a stick of liquorish in her mouth, "Or would you like some of this?"

She points to piece she was currently chewing on, completely oblivious to the blush darkening on Seto's face, "Do you want some?"

He clears his throat awkwardly and opens the bag of M&M's, hoping to distract his thoughts from her lips.

"Here," she says and hands him a piece all the same, "It's a bit sour though…"

Seto, glances at the piece and rolls his eyes before taking it, "Whatever" and just like that takes a huge bite. And then it hit him. The tart, lemony filling of the red liquorish quickly fills his mouth and he can't keep a straight face anymore.

An unintentional giggle escapes her lips as she gasps, "I warned you it was sour!"

Practically melting from the acidic sour, Seto forces himself to quickly chew down the remainder and choke it down. A shiver literally erupts from him and that just has Clover in stitches.

"I-I am –hahaha- so sorry!" she tries to apologize through her fit of laughter, miserably failing in her attempt of empathy for his situation, "But your FACE… ahhaaha!"

Bad enough as it was, Seto couldn't manage to really feel embarrassed though. It was actually the first time he'd really heard her laughter. And she was so happy right now. Her eyes were shining brightly, her face lit up in a smile.

He finally manages a dark grin, "I'll get you back for that…"

"I know," she answers and wipes the tears streaming down her face, "I'm sorry –heheh… sorry."

She clears her throat and pulls her demeanor back to one of calm. A quick transition into one of professionalism.

Only, every few moments another giggle manages to escape her, to which she apologizes for each time.

"Don't apologize," he finally says and a smile finally reaches his lips.

She grins.

It was quiet for a time until…

"Um… hey, Seto?"

He looks over and immediately erupts into another blush.

She was leaning forwards, biting her lip, trying to contain a smile, "While we have the time…" she starts and reaches into her jeans' pocket.

And, Seto's mind unfortunately races about a thousand miles in the opposite direction of her intention. So, when she holds out her deck of Dual Monsters cards, he can't help but nervously chuckle in relief, maybe a hint of disappointment...

"I've been practicing with Bakura for a while and -"

And that's when it goes sour.

"Bakura?" Seto snaps and a frown plasters on his face. Unfortunately, jealousy is a prime candidate of the Kaiba name and right now, Seto was feeling the full force of the sting.

"Yeah, it was either Bakura or Joey-" she starts only to see him cross his arms with a huff. "Who else was I supposed to ask to help me practice Duel Monsters?!"

His shoulders drop.

"I had to practice with someone until I could finally get used to the game and finally beat them at it and I asked them both to train me! And the only way for me to get to that level before this Winter Tournament was to practice with them! And yes! I didn't beat Joey but I did manage a Draw with Bakura once... I wanted to get better, okay?" she snaps with embarrassment, "I did it because I wanted to impress you."

And that's when the wheels start turning in Seto's mind again, full speed. He really didn't expect to hear anything like that from anybody, let alone her. Ever. He was used to being the one who was being disappointed in those he trusted most… first his family, then Gozaburo, Pegasus, the Big Four…

Over time he realized how easily he had been betrayed and taken advantage of. Of how badly he just wanted some kind of connection and that's what led to his worst memories in the end.

And now...

Here he was sitting next to a woman, who somehow managed to draw him into a relationship so effortlessly it was humiliating.

He couldn't even isolate when and how it started. It was such a gradual progression from just being able to rely on her for company work and negotiations, to where she was now…

She practically had him wrapped around her finger.

And what's worse, she was trying her best to impress him.

She never had an interest in Dual Monsters before she joined KaibaCorp, he knows that. He knows she never even learnt how to play or understand the game, regardless of whether or not she was working for a gaming company. So, she did something no one had ever done before. She had taken the time to learn the game for him.

Because it was important to him and she knew it and she wanted to be a part of that. She wanted to share this connection with him.

So, this time, when he swallows his last reservations and plants his lips firmly on hers, he's sure about one thing: he was falling for her.

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AN: Seto's always had pretty bad experiences with relationships if you look at what happened to his family/Gozaburo/The Big Four etc. so him finally admitting to himself that he was actually serious about his new relationship was a big step for him.

Next chappie: Mokuba's a ninja when it comes to setting-up romance for his Big Bro...