How do you take your coffee Mister Kaiba? [Backlogged and over]

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Who: Tsukino Usagi, Kaiba Seto
What: Usagi is going over to Kaiba's since he needs coffee and..."nice".
When: May 6
Where: Seto's House
Warnings: Nice!Kaiba, and Usagi's cuteness.

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[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Usagi's smile faltered a little seeing the dark scowl on Kaiba's face. He better watch it or his face will stay that way... She kept her mouth shut as she followed him to the kitchen. Her eyes scanned the house a little noticing how much more bigger it was than her apartment--Baka Usagi of course!--and wondering if he lived alone or with a roommate.

Once again she stopped in her tracks. Was she hearing things or did...did Kaiba just compliment her? Sure, what she was wearing was casual a denim skirt with an over the shoulder baby pink top with little bows on her 'odango' buns but she didn't really think she looked that nice. She giggled lightly to herself.

"Thank you Kaiba-san, you look nice your--Kaiba?" she couldn't finish returning the compliment when he turned away from her. Was he embarrassed or...did she have something on her face? She didn't eat anything prior to leaving her apartment so that was a no. Embarrassed? Did Kaiba get embarrassed?

She walked around him to see his face. "You okay?" Usagi asked with a hint of concern in her voice.

[shutupandduelme]

"I'm fine. Just put the bag down, will you?" he snapped again, biting off the scathing retort he was intending to add on the end. It hurt to think about it, but maybe the girl had had a point before. Maybe it was tied to what he was saying, because it certainly wasn't happening with everything. The thought was unsettling.

To keep himself busy, and to keep Usagi from having the chance to ask more questions, the brunet focused on his brand new, prized coffee maker. His card locked hung precariously over the sink as he flipped some switches on the machine, finally turning it on with the press of one final button. "How much was it for the coffee," he said after a long stretch of silence, deciding just to keep the subjects of conversation as neutral as possible.

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

The blonde blinked her blue eyes at the brunette's snappy reply. She decided it was best not to aggravate him any further. Who knows, he was already tightly wound as is, if he poked at him enough time his head would pop off. Or maybe his body would explode into tiny pieces, but either scenario was bad. She nodded her head and placed the bag on the kitchen counter, carefully taking out the ice cream and coffee can.

"Not telling," she replied with ease, looking around for the fridge. While Kaiba made coffee she would save the ice cream from melting. "I don't want you to pay me back, its fine. I offered so I paid, no biggie." Usagi continued, finding the fridge and walking over to it. She placed the bag inside the freezer taking some notice of the contents inside. She was used to peeking into Mamoru's fridge to see what goodies he had.

"Besides, its something friends do for one another." Usagi finished, shutting the freezer door before turning to look at Kaiba.

[shutupandduelme]

The CEO glanced back at Usagi and frowned. So much for neutral topics. "I don't like owing people anything," he replied carefully, watching her while absently reaching for the coffee can.

Suddenly, a thought came to him. "Usagi, how long have you been on Salkia?" he asked, tapping his fingers lightly on the counter. As foolish as the girl was, she might actually know if anyone on the Island had the power to control a person's speech. Not that that was what was occurring to him, of course.

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

With the ice cream in the freezer and Kaiba taking care of the coffee Usagi went back to the counter to lean against it. She sighed and shook her head at the other's answer. She wanted to reply and say friends don't owe each other anything. But he doesn't count me as one, that's fine. The thought had a ring of truth to it, it still hurt a little. Usagi liked to be friends with everyone...even a jerk like Kaiba.

The question thrown at her had Usagi quiet for a moment trying to remember when she first got to Salkia. "About three months why?" she asked with curiosity, what was Kaiba trying to get at?

[shutupandduelme]

"In that time, what exactly has happened here? I need to know in as much detail as you can provide," Kaiba replied, his voice slipping back into the familiar territory of giving orders. Still, his rebellious tongue could not help putting a soft "...please," at the end of the command. Kaiba's fist clenched against the countertop.

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

A soft smile appeared on Usagi's lips hearing the soft 'please' at the end of Kaiba's command. She couldn't help but giggle to herself, it was weird (in a good way) to hear Kaiba asking for something. It made him sound...human in a way. Well, more humane. She began to tap her index finger to her chin.

"A lot has happened since I first got here. There was a welcoming party to start with and then the 1337pods, everyone's not just mine, kept blasting loud music and noises. Black and white items were stolen..." she paused there to wrinkle her nose. The Black and White Gang really caused the island to go crazy that day.

"A Saint Patrick's Day Party was held and those who didn't attend were literally turned green...that was followed by rain and lots of it," the smile turned bitter for a moment as she recalled just before that her friend had come to the island. "The rain turned into a nasty monsoon that caused a blackout...and flooding of course. Um...there were Easter Eggs with prizes inside and then a room change." she appeared to be slightly less cheerful then. Usagi shook her head. None of that now! You've had your time to cry and wallow, just get over it Usagi!

The blonde girl paused there, trying to remember if she left anything else out. "Oh! And the island was turned into a jungle...and that's basically it."

[shutupandduelme]

"Nothing's ever happened that affected a person's speech patterns? Even if it was just one or two people?" Kaiba replied, watching her intently. "Does anyone even know who's doing all of this?"

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Usagi shook her head allowing her ribbons of hair to lightly swish about. "No, not that I know of..." she replied, wondering if she could push herself to sit on the counter. Baka! That would be rude. The thought went through her mind as she wondered when Kaiba was going to make his coffee. He said it helped him think...maybe it would make him less grouchy too.

"Nobody knows how any of these things are happening or even why. They just do...kindda like magic." she explained, studying Kaiba for a moment. "Why? Don't you like being nice?" she asked with a sly smile. "Or just nice to me?" she continued trying to make the atmosphere around them less tense.

[shutupandduelme]

Kaiba rolled his eyes at the mention of magic. "There is no such thing as magic. I have spent a year arguing that, and I really don't want to get into it again," he growled.

Behind the brunet, his precious coffee maker beeped, as it had been sitting on for too long with no settings added. He bit back a curse, tossing in a few scoops of the coffee and adding some water, then setting it to brew. When he turned his attention back to her, Usagi's smile just irritated him even more.

With the way things were, that wasn't going to turn out well. "I really enjoy having everything I say come out like this," he snapped, before growling in frustration as once again his words changed as he spoke them.

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

So he didn't believe in magic? Well...magic...the kind I do...okay I can see that, but sort of magic has he seen? Usagi thought wanting to vocalize the question but kept her mouth shut. She heard his coffee machine beeped diverting her attention away from the CEO for a few seconds.

Another giggle escaped her lips hearing Kaiba snapped. He certainly had a temper like Rei's. At least he can't use those temple tags on me. she thought briefly recalling the day she met Rei, the priestess stuck a demon cleansing tag on her forehead. "You should enjoy it more Kaiba, it really is a ton of fun and you know I could make this loads worse." she continued, the mini threat holding no weight.

[shutupandduelme]

The brunet just looked at Usagi skeptically for a moment. He could at least do that. Of course, the comment that went with it ended up coming out as "I'm sure you're quite strong," but hopefully she could get the meaning.

"I deal with people better the other way," he commented, leaning back against the counter. "It's Mokuba's job to actually talk to people."

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Usagi tilted her head a little. Strong? Her...well...maybe strong willed and of heart but strong as in physically? Nope. It was clear the blonde didn't get what the brunette meant, the stereotypical 'dumb blonde' side of her finally coming out.

The smile on her melted away into a pout as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Yeah but I bet you don't make friends that way." she mumbled for a moment.

"And what are you talking about? you're talking to me, sure a bit...differently but actually talking instead of threatening or glaring at me." she said with a nod of her head.

[shutupandduelme]

Lucky for her the brunet didn't hear what she had mumbled. What she said after that was bad enough.

"..It's like what happened on the L337Pod," he finally replied with a frown. "Something's..my words aren't coming out right."

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Now that Usagi understood. Though she could've misinterpreted that too if she believed Kaiba was the...romantic type. The frown on her face began to fade away. Her crossed arms loosened as she looked off to the side. For a moment disappointment flashed across her face until it was covered up by a shake of her head.

"I know but...doesn't it feel nice to have a conversation with someone without yelling at them? A conversation not centered on proving who is better or anything like that?" she asked trying hard not to sound too hopeful.

[shutupandduelme]

"No," Kaiba replied bluntly. "It doesn't. That's how I got things accomplished." He was growing increasingly restless, constantly glancing back to see if the coffee was anywhere close to being ready.

"There is nothing here that might have caused this?" he asked again, almost hoping that there might be something.