Seto had invited Tea over the next day, planning to have a talk about how
he was going to have to spend more time with Mokuba. To say the least, Tea
wasn't happy.
It wasn't that she didn't understand, it was just that she couldn't see why he couldn't spend time with both her AND Mokuba... She would never get it.
The other option Kaiba gave her wasn't something that she'd expected either, he asked her to marry him. He had said that that way he could try to come up with a family environment for his little brother, and he could probably spend more time with her.
But Tea refused.
She wasn't prepared for that kind of commitment, what with how their relationship had gone from extreme to extreme since it even began. In fact she had gotten so freaked out by the proposition that she left the house.
Later that night Seto had called her on the phone, and they'd had a talk. Kaiba had put a lot of thought into the topic, how it would work with the company, how it would involve Mokuba... everything. Tea just seemed to think this was "dating," and not anything serious. That had bothered Seto when he heard it, but he could get past that. The thing that he couldn't get past was how little thought Tea had put into anything of the sort... and for the first time she just seemed to him, really... well, immature.
To him, Tea seemed to have no thought for the future, just living in a day- to-day basis, dating for the sake of dating. The fact that they seemed to be compatible didn't mean anything to her; it was just nice. She didn't think he was "the one" or anything like that; he was just Seto Kaiba, her boyfriend.
The fact that she had flat out refused him, not even considering it, like it was some alien concept that would have her murdered... it hurt. And he asked her if it was him, she said no, that it wasn't. She'd told him that right now she wouldn't get married to anyone.
Cooperate Executive Officer of the Kaiba Corporation looked at Tea Gardner, high school student and fickle teenage girl. And as his icy gaze had stared across the room at the wall vacantly while he was on the phone, he wondered why he hadn't seen it. Was the only reason he'd become so attached to her was because she was the only person there? And he was merely looking for human interaction that could not be obtained within the family?
He was. It hit him flat in the face that he was. After all, what did he and Tea have in common? He ran a multi-billion dollar corporation; she focused on getting her grades above a C. He could beat anyone when it came to computers; she didn't even know what OS stood for. He took care of his little brother as a role model; she was an only child with overprotective parents...
In laymen's terms, there was absolutely NOTHING that he could place that they had in common except that they were both lonely and looking for someone to fill that hole. He was looking for commitment because he'd never had that kind of solid base to come from. But if he and Tea did in fact get married, how would she help? She'd probably expect him to act more, quote unquote, "normal." Also known as running around with other teenage guys and going to parties... That simply wasn't him. And would she set a good example for Mokuba? Most likely not. With her reaction on how he needed to spend more time with his little brother, would she even let Mokuba get an equal share of time when they were married?
Originally he thought that they could, but looking at it from a third person perspective changed it.
In the end, Seto made the decision that they should break up... for good. He knew how, he'd been happily single before any of this had started. He'd taken a taste of the normal life; it just wasn't for him. He needed his computers, his company... everything that Kaiba Corp stood for, and everything that Gozaburo had trained him to be. That was what he had been honed into, a business executive, and to put it very frankly, that's what he was good at. It didn't meant that he couldn't spend time with his little brother, or that he couldn't reminisce about menial things on some occasions... All he needed to do was accept who he was. And this was it; this was who he was. Seto Kaiba of Kaiba Corp.
As for the loss of Tea in the household? Mokuba was okay with it, because for the first couple of months, Seto spent a lot of time with him. As it had turned out, Mokuba had never actually done the drugs. He was just with the people, and that was the first night he'd ever seen them doing drugs, he didn't even know that they did that.
The event was soon decided to never be talked about again, and Seto slowly sealed himself back over. It was healthy for him though, after so much confusion, a little bit of normality was refreshing.
And so he returned to his work, staying up late at night and refining programs while he lived off coffee. The household fell back into place, almost as if nothing had ever happened to change it. Though now both brothers had grown to understand each other a little better, even as they grew apart when around each other. Mokuba getting older just meant that he didn't need as much of the parent as he just wanted the brother to be a brother.
One night while Kaiba was sitting in front of his laptop, he heard a soft knocking on the door and looked up.
It was raining outside, the storm had been going for quite some time, but it hadn't gotten too serious. Seto wasn't highly surprised, though, when he saw the black bush of hair come through the door.
"Big brother?"
Looking back at the screen he began typing with the smallest hint of a smile crossing over his lips. "Yes, Mokuba?"
"Could I sit in with you for a little bit? ... I can't sleep." He came over next to Seto and looked at him with his grayish blue eyes, still tinged with admiration and innocence, ever after all this time.
The smile grew to a smirk and the CEO nodded. "Sure thing, kiddo."
"Thanks."
Mokuba went and lay down on the couch. Looking over at Seto he smiled to himself softly and shutting his eyes after the next flash of lightning came, he whispered quietly to himself so that only he could hear, something that he'd thought of a long time ago when he and his older brother had just left the orphanage... that was when it had started anyway, but he'd never finished it.
"Good things come to those who wait. Seen unknown and known too late. Through and through and thick and thin, Closer than brothers, better than friends. Kiss me goodnight and go off to bed I know you don't sleep, but just rest your head Not that it's past and I've seen it so long Don't forget I'm still here, you don't have to be strong. The world may have ended, but that doesn't mean me. Since when did the end apply to eternity? So keep your eyes open, and don't drift away, Waiting needs patience; forever and a day."
~Fin~
Welp, that's it people. Sorry if this last chapter ended up kind of short, but you wouldn't believe how hard it was... I'd like to thank all of my lovely fans for sticking with me so long, through all those long dry spells without updates, lol. Anyway... Hope you have a great rest of the day, week, month, year... anything. I might post now and again for other things, hehe. ^_^ Luv ya guys. !Adios! Ja'ne! Bon voyage! Abiz!
It wasn't that she didn't understand, it was just that she couldn't see why he couldn't spend time with both her AND Mokuba... She would never get it.
The other option Kaiba gave her wasn't something that she'd expected either, he asked her to marry him. He had said that that way he could try to come up with a family environment for his little brother, and he could probably spend more time with her.
But Tea refused.
She wasn't prepared for that kind of commitment, what with how their relationship had gone from extreme to extreme since it even began. In fact she had gotten so freaked out by the proposition that she left the house.
Later that night Seto had called her on the phone, and they'd had a talk. Kaiba had put a lot of thought into the topic, how it would work with the company, how it would involve Mokuba... everything. Tea just seemed to think this was "dating," and not anything serious. That had bothered Seto when he heard it, but he could get past that. The thing that he couldn't get past was how little thought Tea had put into anything of the sort... and for the first time she just seemed to him, really... well, immature.
To him, Tea seemed to have no thought for the future, just living in a day- to-day basis, dating for the sake of dating. The fact that they seemed to be compatible didn't mean anything to her; it was just nice. She didn't think he was "the one" or anything like that; he was just Seto Kaiba, her boyfriend.
The fact that she had flat out refused him, not even considering it, like it was some alien concept that would have her murdered... it hurt. And he asked her if it was him, she said no, that it wasn't. She'd told him that right now she wouldn't get married to anyone.
Cooperate Executive Officer of the Kaiba Corporation looked at Tea Gardner, high school student and fickle teenage girl. And as his icy gaze had stared across the room at the wall vacantly while he was on the phone, he wondered why he hadn't seen it. Was the only reason he'd become so attached to her was because she was the only person there? And he was merely looking for human interaction that could not be obtained within the family?
He was. It hit him flat in the face that he was. After all, what did he and Tea have in common? He ran a multi-billion dollar corporation; she focused on getting her grades above a C. He could beat anyone when it came to computers; she didn't even know what OS stood for. He took care of his little brother as a role model; she was an only child with overprotective parents...
In laymen's terms, there was absolutely NOTHING that he could place that they had in common except that they were both lonely and looking for someone to fill that hole. He was looking for commitment because he'd never had that kind of solid base to come from. But if he and Tea did in fact get married, how would she help? She'd probably expect him to act more, quote unquote, "normal." Also known as running around with other teenage guys and going to parties... That simply wasn't him. And would she set a good example for Mokuba? Most likely not. With her reaction on how he needed to spend more time with his little brother, would she even let Mokuba get an equal share of time when they were married?
Originally he thought that they could, but looking at it from a third person perspective changed it.
In the end, Seto made the decision that they should break up... for good. He knew how, he'd been happily single before any of this had started. He'd taken a taste of the normal life; it just wasn't for him. He needed his computers, his company... everything that Kaiba Corp stood for, and everything that Gozaburo had trained him to be. That was what he had been honed into, a business executive, and to put it very frankly, that's what he was good at. It didn't meant that he couldn't spend time with his little brother, or that he couldn't reminisce about menial things on some occasions... All he needed to do was accept who he was. And this was it; this was who he was. Seto Kaiba of Kaiba Corp.
As for the loss of Tea in the household? Mokuba was okay with it, because for the first couple of months, Seto spent a lot of time with him. As it had turned out, Mokuba had never actually done the drugs. He was just with the people, and that was the first night he'd ever seen them doing drugs, he didn't even know that they did that.
The event was soon decided to never be talked about again, and Seto slowly sealed himself back over. It was healthy for him though, after so much confusion, a little bit of normality was refreshing.
And so he returned to his work, staying up late at night and refining programs while he lived off coffee. The household fell back into place, almost as if nothing had ever happened to change it. Though now both brothers had grown to understand each other a little better, even as they grew apart when around each other. Mokuba getting older just meant that he didn't need as much of the parent as he just wanted the brother to be a brother.
One night while Kaiba was sitting in front of his laptop, he heard a soft knocking on the door and looked up.
It was raining outside, the storm had been going for quite some time, but it hadn't gotten too serious. Seto wasn't highly surprised, though, when he saw the black bush of hair come through the door.
"Big brother?"
Looking back at the screen he began typing with the smallest hint of a smile crossing over his lips. "Yes, Mokuba?"
"Could I sit in with you for a little bit? ... I can't sleep." He came over next to Seto and looked at him with his grayish blue eyes, still tinged with admiration and innocence, ever after all this time.
The smile grew to a smirk and the CEO nodded. "Sure thing, kiddo."
"Thanks."
Mokuba went and lay down on the couch. Looking over at Seto he smiled to himself softly and shutting his eyes after the next flash of lightning came, he whispered quietly to himself so that only he could hear, something that he'd thought of a long time ago when he and his older brother had just left the orphanage... that was when it had started anyway, but he'd never finished it.
"Good things come to those who wait. Seen unknown and known too late. Through and through and thick and thin, Closer than brothers, better than friends. Kiss me goodnight and go off to bed I know you don't sleep, but just rest your head Not that it's past and I've seen it so long Don't forget I'm still here, you don't have to be strong. The world may have ended, but that doesn't mean me. Since when did the end apply to eternity? So keep your eyes open, and don't drift away, Waiting needs patience; forever and a day."
~Fin~
Welp, that's it people. Sorry if this last chapter ended up kind of short, but you wouldn't believe how hard it was... I'd like to thank all of my lovely fans for sticking with me so long, through all those long dry spells without updates, lol. Anyway... Hope you have a great rest of the day, week, month, year... anything. I might post now and again for other things, hehe. ^_^ Luv ya guys. !Adios! Ja'ne! Bon voyage! Abiz!