Disclaimer: Somebody told you I owned Yu-Gi-Oh? Well, he was wrong – I don't.

 

Only Time

 

Chapter Eight

 

Seto Kaiba came back rather late; not to mention, he was in a bad mood and pretty much sulking. On one hand, it could be rather tiring, but on the other, at least he didn’t shoot sarcastic remarks right and left.

Mokuba was rather upset by that, but not that surprised. Sudden calls from the company tended to cause that and so, the boy was used to Seto’s bad moods.

Isis didn’t seem to feel threatened by it as well. She observed it all from the side, her calm expression never faltering. After a closer look, one might have even assumed she was planning something.

After a while of observing how Seto paced around the room, she stood up and went to the youth. When she was behind him, she placed her hands on his shoulders, making him stop abruptly.

“Sit down, Seto,” she said calmly.

The young man turned his head to her and continued standing in one place. He obviously didn’t know why he should do so.

For a moment they stood like that and then Isis pulled her hands back, which made Seto turn to face her. They were standing quite close, but not as much to be touching or feeling the others breath on them. The only thing they were doing was observing each other.

Finally, Isis raised her hand and brushed finger-tips over Seto’s cheek. When he didn’t do anything to stop her, she slid her hand forward, so that her whole palm was caressing his face. Finally, after a moment of standing and doing nothing, Seto grabbed her hand and moved it away from his face. Before she could do anything else then frown, he bowed and kissed her.

 

Mokuba snuck back to his room, grinning like a person who just managed to complete a very hard task. As soon as, he locked the door behind himself, he started phoning various people – most of the in Japan and two in Egypt. He was sure they’d love to hear the news… and Seto wouldn’t mind, would he?

 

March the 23^rd came rather soon. It was the day on which Isis was supposed to leave. She wasn’t very surprised to see Seto up early, nor was she surprised by the intent look on his face. After he kissed her, she had been expecting that.

Actually, she expected a few other things…

“You’re leaving today,” the CEO stated. The Egyptian nodded in response.

Kaiba sat down opposite to her and started eating his breakfast. He wasn’t in a hurry, but neither was she. They sat calmly in front of each other, casting occasional gazes. Nothing needed to be said, so far.

“Actually, I wanted to ask you something,” he spoke up after a while. She made an encouraging sound, so he continued: “I was curious, if you wouldn’t want to stay a while longer.”

She gave him a thoughtful look, quietly pondering over her answer. If she stayed, she would leave Malik alone longer. But it wasn’t exactly as if her brother would be alone – he would still have Rashid.

“Why do you want me to stay?” she asked.

He didn’t answer immediately – for a few minutes he kept looking at her thoughtfully, before finally deciding to do so. However, before saying anything he placed his hand on hers.

“Because I love you,” he said – quieter than he usually did. She smiled in response.

“Then I will stay.”

 

A/N

I officially declare this story finished. Maybe when I get some rest I’ll write a sequel, but for now I had enough of writing serious love stories. Yes, I openly admitted, I had a hard time writing this.

Anyway, I hope you liked it, that it wasn’t OOC that badly and that the ending doesn’t seem rushed or anything.

Oh yeah – try updating fast while leaving with an impatient old lady…