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You pace back and forth inside your room, sweat begins dripping down your cheek. Today was your first date with Seto Kaiba, of course it had to be perfect, there's no room for mistakes. At least that's what you were thinking. You walk over to your closet to pick out an outfit, most of the clothing in your wardrobe consists only of casual stuff, like graphic t-shirts, regular t-shirts, shorts, and other bland stuff. I never really care about what I wear, but– what would be acceptable to someone like him? You think to yourself. A blue long-sleeved sweater catches your eye.
"I summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
You hear Kaiba's words echo through your mind.
"Blue eyes, attack Joey's pathetic monster!"
The word 'blue' keeps popping up every so often, it haunts you in your sleep, but at the same time you couldn't help but gush every time he said it. "He likes that dragon a little too much. It's almost…adorable." You reply and remove the sweater off the hanger, then you choose a pair of black jeans that you have no memory of buying and wear those. Suddenly, you hear the doorbell ringing. "HE'S HERE ALREADY?!?!?" You screeched. You immediately change into your outfit and rush downstairs. You swing the door open like a gremlin. "H-HI!"
"…Evening." Kaiba replies, you notice him staring at the ground. "Where are your shoes?"
"Whut?" You stare down. "I GOTTA GO!" You immediately leave and head back to your room, leaving Kaiba at the front door.
"This girl." Kaiba grumbles and crosses his arms. Finally, you come back wearing black sneakers. "Are you ready?" He asked.
"Yes." You answer as you grab your purse. This is already off to a terrible start! You think to yourself as you and Kaiba step into the car. Roland, one of Kaiba's subordinates, offers you a mint. "No thank you." You politely decline. It was quiet throughout the rest of the ride, the gentle hum on the motor lulled you to sleep. Fifteen minutes later, you hear the car stop.
"We're here." Kaiba whispers and nudges you with his shoulder.
Roland steps out of the car and opens the door, allowing you to step out. "Thank you, sir." You reply nervously. Kaiba opens his side of the door and steps out.
"I hope you two have a nice evening together." Roland replies and drives away.
You turn around to face Kaiba, who was gazing at the huge sign on the building. "So, are there any stores that you want to go to first, Kaiba?" You asked him. "Uh, Kaiba??"
Kaiba stops staring and focuses on you, snapping out of his inner thoughts. "Not really." He says. "I usually never have time to head to any malls anyway."
"Right, you have a company to run." You answer while you walk beside him.
As you enter the front doors, you and Kaiba approach the store directory in the center of the building. You point to one of the stores that you found interesting, "Hot Topic? That sounds like a store that Yugi would shop at." Kaiba grumbles, remembering how one of his rivals dresses.
"We can head to a different store if you want." You suggested. "How about Spencer's?"
"Let's head there." Kaiba agrees, you grab his hand and run to the left. Once you guys arrive, you head inside and look around. A wall of t-shirts catches your attention, but you find nothing of interest, so you decide to look at the caps and beanies.
You notice Kaiba moving down to THAT part of Spencer's, "Kaiba!" You shout. Unfortunately, he doesn't hear you, but he seems unphased by whatever is on display though.
"Who even invents this junk?" He questions aloud, unaware of your presence. "I can create a massager that's twenty times more powerful than these cheap ones." You start blushing after hearing what he said. You wanted to say something back, but you couldn't find the right words to use in this situation. A minute later, you and Kaiba leave Spencer's without buying anything. Both of you kept visiting other stores along the way until you were hungry.
You and Kaiba finally stumble upon the food court. "Is there anything you want from either of these places, Kaibee?" You asked him.
"Was that supposed to be a nickname?" Kaiba retorts. "Just call me by either my first or last name." He preferred outright.
"Duly noted." You respond sheepishly. "So anyways, is there–"
Without a second thought, Kaiba grabs your hand and drags you out of the food court. "This food here is garbage, I'm taking us to the restaurant that's two blocks away so we can taste some real food." He explains while both of you walk through the automatic doors. You heard him try to call Roland, but he wasn't picking up, which made him angry. "Why is nobody answering me?!" He hollers.
"Let's take the bus instead." You suggested. "Or maybe we can walk there."
"I prefer the second option." Kaiba mumbles and the two of you resume walking. You were surprised at how cooperative he was. Honestly, you half expected him to say 'no' to your idea. As you leave the parking lot, you ask him the name of the restaurant, you type the name into your phone's search engine, but nothing comes up. "What? It doesn't exist?!"
"H-Hey!" You shout as Kaiba snatches your phone without warning.
"No, this can't be!" He answers and hands your phone back to you.
You can sense that Kaiba was panicking, but he didn't want to admit it. "Hey, hey, it's alright, we can find a different restaurant to dine at!" You respond and look around. After a minute of searching, you come across a restaurant with a variety of foods that everyone enjoys. You and Kaiba enter, then you two find a table in the very corner of the dining room, far away from most tables. You pick up the menu and read some of the options. "A bowl of Oden sounds amazing." You say out loud. "How about you Kaiba, what are you going to order?" You asked him.
"A filet mignon with foie gras sauce." He responds and sets his menu down to sip his ice water. You sip your beverage too.
Once your waiter arrives, you and Kaiba order your food. Right as the waiter leaves, you accidentally lock eyes with Kaiba, which makes you blush. Wh-What should I say to him?! You take a deep breath and say what's on your mind. "YOUR EYES ARE REALLY PRETTY!" You shout. "You have gorgeous eyes." You repeat in a quieter tone.
"...Thanks." Kaiba spoke.
More awkward silence forms out of nowhere, you couldn't think of anything else to discuss about, which made you want to scream. You look around the room for a second because you had nothing else to do. There was a shady looking character sitting alone at the opposite corner of the dining room. Why are they reading a newspaper and not a menu? Could they be spying on us? You think to yourself. Your waiter arrives with you and Kaiba's meals twelve minutes later, which snaps you back to reality. "Thank you, good sir."
"Excuse me, waiter." Kaiba responds.
"Yes sir?"
"I asked for some foie gras sauce, but I don't see any on my plate." Kaiba states.
"Ah, my apologies sir! The chef forgot to add it, I will get some for you." The waiter realizes and rushes off to the kitchen.
Five minutes passes by. As you slurp your noodles,you see that Kaiba hasn't touched anything on his plate. I guess that sauce means a lot to him, well, aside from the blue-eyes white dragon. You think to yourself. "I'm gonna use the restroom, I'll be right back." You tell him as you push your chair back.
"Alright." Kaiba answers.
You stand up and leave the table, you ask an employee for directions and you listen to their advice. You enter the restrooms and do your business, then after washing your hands, you leave and notice how close the restrooms are to the kitchen. "Maybe there's a way I can check up on Kaiba's sauce." You mumble to yourself. As you move in for a closer view, you see one of the staff members heading through the door in the back, judging from the smell of cigarettes, I guess he's on break, you assumed. A saucer with you and Kaiba's table number catches your attention, prompting you to investigate further. You grab the saucer with no hesitation and start heading back to the table. "I'm surprised that nobody hasn't stopped me yet." You mumble and remain silent. As you get closer to the table, a stupid kid with a blue bowl cut sticks their leg out and trips you. Kaiba's sauce is spilled all over his coat.
Everyone's eyes are immediately glued to you and Kaiba's table. "W–"
You rush off again before Kaiba is able to say anything, this time, to the host stand, where the napkins were located. Napkins! Napkins! N A P K I N S ! You screech internally as you grab a whole stack of napkins from the counter and start running back. Amidst the chaos, you get tripped again and the napkins stick to Kaiba. "AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!"
(One hour later…)
You and Kaiba are standing outside of the restaurant, the smell of foie gras sauce still lingers, which causes you to have a breakdown. Kaiba jolts as he sees you in tears. "What's wrong?!"
"This was a terrible first date! And I ruined your awesome coat too!" You sobbed.
"Look, I–" Kaiba stares away. "Tonight wasn't that bad." He says and continues. "This stain can wash out easily. I also have plenty of spare coats as well."
"R-Really?" You replied. Kaiba nods. From over Kaiba's shoulder, you see someone stepping out, they hold a newspaper in their hand. "Hey! It's that shady character I saw!" You shout.
"Who are you?! Show yourself!" Kaiba asked.
"H-Hey Seto…"
"Mokuba? What are you doing here?" You asked. "Shouldn't you be back at Kaiba Corp?"
"Roland and I were following you two around to make sure nothing terrible happened." Mokuba explained. He looks over at his brother's messy coat. "Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stop Weevil from ruining your coat…" Mokuba sighs.
"You're saying that that bug-eyed freak is the one who tripped me?!" You yelled.
Even Kaiba was mad, "nobody ruins our date and gets away with it!" He exclaimed. Thankfully, it wasn't hard to track down Weevil, because he had already stepped out of the front doors.
As always, Kaiba wins the duel against Weevil Underwood. "You did great, Seto!" Mokuba cheered.
"I've had enough of this place, let's go home, …darling." Kaiba states as he grabs your hand. You can see him blushing.
"You said it." You chuckled.