Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Dreams Come True ❯ Chapter Thirteen: So Much For Understanding... ( Chapter 13 )

Chapter Thirteen: So Much For Understanding…

When Seto woke up the next morning, his bed was made and his shirt was neatly folded at the foot. He stood and ran a hand through his hair, thinking about the night before.

It's official, I'm insane.

With a quick glance at his watch, he snapped wide-awake. He had overslept by nearly four hours--damn it!

In his non-hurried, businesslike way, he walked downstairs, still cursing himself. He was glad it was Saturday.

She hasn't left yet, has she?

The kitchen was reached, and he looked in quickly, but she wasn't there. Neither was she in the dining room.

"Hey, you hungry or something?" Seto turned around. Mina and Mokuba were playing chess on the coffee table in the living room.

He shook his head slightly, and put his hands in his pockets, watching the game from where he stood. It seemed to be a good sort of day, you know, the kind of days where you find twenty dollar bills on the sidewalk and four leaf clovers in your lawn?

"Er, um, Seto. A little thing about yesterday……." She started, folding her hands nervously in her lap. That should have been his first clue. He looked up at her, one eyebrow raised in silent recognition.

"Um, yes, well, yesterdayMokuabandIwenttothezoowithoutaskingbecauseweknewyouwouldneversayye sandimreallyreallysorry,ok?" Mina panted, looking up at Seto timidly.

"…What?" He shook his head slightly, having only caught the words "um", "yes", and "well".

Mina took a deep breath and shifted uncomfortably in her chair. "Yesterday Mokuba and I went to the zoo, without your permission, because I knew that you would never say yes, Seto. We got home just before you did, just when it started raining-I'm really sorry. I know I shouldn't have done something like that, kidnapping your kid brother for the day, but you really need to loosen your grip on him more. I-I just thought I was helping…" She trailed off, staring at the ground.

He will understand, her conscience told her.

Kaiba's mind snapped into gear. Spending the night was one thing, but protective of Mokuba as he was, this was another.

"What were you thinking? I trusted you, I left him at home early because I thought that I could count on you and him to be rational, and then you go off and do something like this??" He demanded, eyes narrowing in a dangerous anger.

"Sorry! Sorry!" She squeaked, sinking lower in her chair as he loomed over her.

Kaiba wanted to say more, he wanted to hit something, but he didn't, just looked at Mokuba.

"Mokuba, maybe it's time Mina left for home," He said firmly, and Mokuba made a small noise of reluctant answer. Mina stood, picked up her knapsack, face and eyes carefully expressionless. She kneeled by Mokuba and hugged him, and he hugged her back quietly, then she stood and began walking by the door.

So much for understanding, She told her mind.

Oops, It replied.

She paused by the door, smiling as she looked up, eyes strangely glassy.

"Think about what I said-about your grip on Mokuba being too tight, Seto, please." She gave a little shake of the head, and walked outside.

Kaiba sat down in a chair, a hand on his forehead, covering his eyes. Why had he gotten so angry? It was only the zoo, after all. But he couldn't afford to have something happen to Mokuba like it had last year.

But, the thing was, did he have too tight a grip on Mokuba?

"Mina…" He said softly, barely audible, as he told himself it was his fault, he fell in love and then unconsciously slapped her in the face. She would be back tomorrow, maybe, and he would apologize, came the easy reassurance.

Maybe.