I loved you from afar
Chapter 1: Beautiful Stranger
'.....' thought
POV- point of view
(I tried not to change POVs too much, so hopefully it isn't too confusing)
Pairing: Seto/Serenity
Warning! Tea bashing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Serenity's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I let a soft sigh escape my lips as through the nearby window I watched the object of my affections stroll by and enter the cafe where I currently resided.His knee-length navy blue trench coat swished impressively behind him and the front of it was open just enough to reveal a tight black muscle shirt that outlined every curve of his well-muscled chest. His black pants were neatly pressed and looked fairly new. The card shaped pendant around his neck fluttered slightly as the door drew shut in his wake.
His cold, confident blue eyes, shadowed by his short brown hair, flashed a careful gaze around the small restaurant, as if he were looking for someone. The young CEO stared straight into my eyes for a moment, before reluctantly letting his gaze slide to my companions. With a smirk at my companions, he started to close the distance between us. My brother, Jou, had a long and bad history with Kaiba, so it wasn't surprising that he let out a low warning growl as the champion duelist headed our way. Meeting Jou's gaze and noting the fury in his enemy's eyes, Seto Kaiba defiantly sat at the table next to us.
"You know that you just proved you truly are a puppy," Seto commented as he took a seat.
I hid a small smile with my hand, as my brother turned red with fury and embarrassment. 'Here we go again' , I thought with amusement.
"I am not a puppy, moneybags!" Jou responded lamely with a fiercer growl.
He started to say something else, but was interrupted by the waitress bringing the pizza that we had ordered 20 minutes ago. Seto was forgotten as everyone struggled to grab some pizza before Jou and Tristan, the two 'bottomless pits' of the group, ate it all; everyone that is, except me.
I gazed casually in Seto's direction and found myself meeting a pair of beautiful cobalt blue eyes, but they seemed different than before, as if they had a softer tone to them. I found that I was unable to pull my eyes from his and barely noticed when a piece of my favorite type of pizza, bacon, was dropped on the plate in front of me. However, I was startled and somewhat annoyed when a moment later, Jou waved his hand in front of my face, trying to get my attention.
"Earth to Serenity," Jou called in a sing-song voice. " Don't ya wanna eat?"
I let out a sigh of relief. He hadn't noticed what had captured my attention for that brief moment. I turned slightly red because I shouldn't have gotten caught in the first place. O well, what's done is done. I started to munch daintily on my pizza, trying to seem oblivious to the conversations currently being held around me.
Tristan was currently trying to persaude my brother to let me go to the dance tommorrow night with him, and Jou wasn't about to give in anytime soon. Yugi and Yami were talking about the upcoming Duel Monsters tournament, while Tea was spouting her friendship speeches to any unlucky person who happened to be passing by. Soon the owner realized that she was scaring away all his customers and threw her out of the cafe. Everyone snickered with amusement, but I felt kind of sorry for her, even if she did get on my nerves fairly often. My eyes roamed away from the ranting girl picking herself off the sidewalk and returned to Seto, who was currently hunched over his laptop, typing furiously.
***************************************Seto's POV*********************************************
As I entered the cafe, wanting to get away from work and life in general, I discovered Yugi and his gang were there. 'Oh great.' I thought with a frown. I whirled back to face the door when someone caught my eye. She was sitting with Yugi's gang, but I had never seen her before.
She had light chestnut hair that fell slightly past her shoulders and bright chocolate brown eyes that started straight into mine as if she could see my very soul. With further scrutiny, I discovered she was wearing a long, flowing skirt that ended just above her knees and a silk baby blue blouse. Her clothes fit her perfectly, outlining every curve of her shapely body.
I wondered who she was. 'She must be new' , I decided. 'Anyone else would know that hanging out with those losers would get her nowhere....but wait a minute! Since when do I care about a stranger's well being?' I wanted to keep my distance, so I wouldn't end up getting attached and eventually get hurt, but my subconscious had a mind of it's own. I found myself rapidly closing the distance between us, rather than going in the opposite direction.
Luckily, I reined in my body and managed to steer myself to a table nearby. I heard Jou growl as I approached. I smirked, he was so predictable.
"You know that you just proved you truly are a puppy," I commented as I defiantly took a seat.
The stranger covered a smile under long slender fingers as Jou turned crimson from a combination of fury and embarrassment.
"I am not a puppy, moneybags!" Jou protested. Luckily for him, the waitress intervened by bringing a large pizza to their table.
'Animals' I thought as I watched the males fight over the pizza. A slice of bacon pizza was dropped onto the plate of the pretty brunette that had caught my eye earlier, but to my surprise, her gaze did not falter. When her concentration was not broken, Jou waved a hand, trying to get her attention. When she finally tore her gaze away from mine and looked at him trying to hide annoyance, I sighed in disappointment. It just wasn't meant to be.
I turned, putting my back to them, and opened my laptop. I tried to type up today's statistics for the company, but my mind was wandering. The instant I was done my coffee, I gathered my things and left for my office.
Chapter 1: Beautiful Stranger
'.....' thought
POV- point of view
(I tried not to change POVs too much, so hopefully it isn't too confusing)
Pairing: Seto/Serenity
Warning! Tea bashing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Serenity's POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I let a soft sigh escape my lips as through the nearby window I watched the object of my affections stroll by and enter the cafe where I currently resided.His knee-length navy blue trench coat swished impressively behind him and the front of it was open just enough to reveal a tight black muscle shirt that outlined every curve of his well-muscled chest. His black pants were neatly pressed and looked fairly new. The card shaped pendant around his neck fluttered slightly as the door drew shut in his wake.
His cold, confident blue eyes, shadowed by his short brown hair, flashed a careful gaze around the small restaurant, as if he were looking for someone. The young CEO stared straight into my eyes for a moment, before reluctantly letting his gaze slide to my companions. With a smirk at my companions, he started to close the distance between us. My brother, Jou, had a long and bad history with Kaiba, so it wasn't surprising that he let out a low warning growl as the champion duelist headed our way. Meeting Jou's gaze and noting the fury in his enemy's eyes, Seto Kaiba defiantly sat at the table next to us.
"You know that you just proved you truly are a puppy," Seto commented as he took a seat.
I hid a small smile with my hand, as my brother turned red with fury and embarrassment. 'Here we go again' , I thought with amusement.
"I am not a puppy, moneybags!" Jou responded lamely with a fiercer growl.
He started to say something else, but was interrupted by the waitress bringing the pizza that we had ordered 20 minutes ago. Seto was forgotten as everyone struggled to grab some pizza before Jou and Tristan, the two 'bottomless pits' of the group, ate it all; everyone that is, except me.
I gazed casually in Seto's direction and found myself meeting a pair of beautiful cobalt blue eyes, but they seemed different than before, as if they had a softer tone to them. I found that I was unable to pull my eyes from his and barely noticed when a piece of my favorite type of pizza, bacon, was dropped on the plate in front of me. However, I was startled and somewhat annoyed when a moment later, Jou waved his hand in front of my face, trying to get my attention.
"Earth to Serenity," Jou called in a sing-song voice. " Don't ya wanna eat?"
I let out a sigh of relief. He hadn't noticed what had captured my attention for that brief moment. I turned slightly red because I shouldn't have gotten caught in the first place. O well, what's done is done. I started to munch daintily on my pizza, trying to seem oblivious to the conversations currently being held around me.
Tristan was currently trying to persaude my brother to let me go to the dance tommorrow night with him, and Jou wasn't about to give in anytime soon. Yugi and Yami were talking about the upcoming Duel Monsters tournament, while Tea was spouting her friendship speeches to any unlucky person who happened to be passing by. Soon the owner realized that she was scaring away all his customers and threw her out of the cafe. Everyone snickered with amusement, but I felt kind of sorry for her, even if she did get on my nerves fairly often. My eyes roamed away from the ranting girl picking herself off the sidewalk and returned to Seto, who was currently hunched over his laptop, typing furiously.
***************************************Seto's POV*********************************************
As I entered the cafe, wanting to get away from work and life in general, I discovered Yugi and his gang were there. 'Oh great.' I thought with a frown. I whirled back to face the door when someone caught my eye. She was sitting with Yugi's gang, but I had never seen her before.
She had light chestnut hair that fell slightly past her shoulders and bright chocolate brown eyes that started straight into mine as if she could see my very soul. With further scrutiny, I discovered she was wearing a long, flowing skirt that ended just above her knees and a silk baby blue blouse. Her clothes fit her perfectly, outlining every curve of her shapely body.
I wondered who she was. 'She must be new' , I decided. 'Anyone else would know that hanging out with those losers would get her nowhere....but wait a minute! Since when do I care about a stranger's well being?' I wanted to keep my distance, so I wouldn't end up getting attached and eventually get hurt, but my subconscious had a mind of it's own. I found myself rapidly closing the distance between us, rather than going in the opposite direction.
Luckily, I reined in my body and managed to steer myself to a table nearby. I heard Jou growl as I approached. I smirked, he was so predictable.
"You know that you just proved you truly are a puppy," I commented as I defiantly took a seat.
The stranger covered a smile under long slender fingers as Jou turned crimson from a combination of fury and embarrassment.
"I am not a puppy, moneybags!" Jou protested. Luckily for him, the waitress intervened by bringing a large pizza to their table.
'Animals' I thought as I watched the males fight over the pizza. A slice of bacon pizza was dropped onto the plate of the pretty brunette that had caught my eye earlier, but to my surprise, her gaze did not falter. When her concentration was not broken, Jou waved a hand, trying to get her attention. When she finally tore her gaze away from mine and looked at him trying to hide annoyance, I sighed in disappointment. It just wasn't meant to be.
I turned, putting my back to them, and opened my laptop. I tried to type up today's statistics for the company, but my mind was wandering. The instant I was done my coffee, I gathered my things and left for my office.