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 was oblivious at times but not always. She didn't believe Kaiba and it showed in her eyes. His hand clearly needed some medical attention or at least needed antibiotic cream. When he showed her those four cards she blinked. Didn't Juudai show her a card similar to the ones the brunette was holding now?

"No I don't Juudai-kun did mention it though," she replied, keeping her voice even. She looked away from the cards and back to Kaiba's hand.

"It's not a scratch, just let me see it. Whatever it is you're about to show me can wait for a few seconds." she explained showing her could be just as stubborn as the brunette.

[shutupandduelme]

Blue eyes flicked from the cards to Usagi briefly. "My hand is fine. And I'd prefer to finish this now," he replied coolly, his gaze switching back to the cards almost dismissively.

"Put very, very basically, it's a collectible card game. You buy booster packs and build a deck with the intent of beating an opponent in a duel. There are two ways to play. One is just with the cards and a table to put them on."

His eyes shifted again to the device on his left forearm. "And this is used for the second way. ..Juudai has one, though he has modified it," Kaiba continued, hesitating at Juudai's name as if he wanted to add a few more comments about the boy. "It is known as a Duel Disk, and I invented it myself, using the Solid Vision holographic projector that I also invented myself. It is KaibaCorp's main product line at the moment, and is used in all official Duel Monsters tournaments. Do you follow so far?"

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Usagi's eyes narrowed at Kaiba. He was acting so childish! Why wouldn't he let her see his hand to see if it was okay and apply the bandage? Was he afraid she would try and strangle him with the bandage? Or would he somehow burst into flames least someone should see if he was okay?

She was taken back though when he mentioned it was all...a card game. Under normal circumstances she would've giggled or laughed about the hobby. Sure, it was a game for some people but not for her. Though she was impressed by what he invented. It certainly sound....very interesting. Still! She was more concerned about his hand.

"Yes I follow so far but darn it just let me see if you're alright!" and without thinking she reached out to take his hand to see the damage he did to himself.

[shutupandduelme]

The brunet jerked back violently at the touch, his whole body going completely tense. "I told you, I'm fine! Your hearing must be excellent!" he snapped, his pupils slightly dilated with panic. "Usagi, I'm not going to die from a scratch! I've received far worse than that!" His grip on the cards tightened, his fingertips going white at the pressure.

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Kaiba's reaction threw Usagi off causing her to drop the bandage. She didn't think he would react that badly to her touching his hand. Maybe he would burst into flames.. The thought skimmed her mind as she took a step back debating between staying and leaving. On the one hand he wanted to show her what he had created, but on the other he was being completely childish. Do the right thing... Her mind whispered as she closed her eyes and drew in a deep breath.

Still...he said he received far worse....what... she shook her head to clear her mind as she opened her eyes looking at Kaiba with some concern in her eyes. "Fine..." she replied softly, almost weakly. She getting tired of the brunette's stubbornness.

"Anything else you want to show me before you oh-so-graciously give me the boot?"

[shutupandduelme]

"You fully deserve to see this," Kaiba replied, his snarling tone making his true meaning quite clear. He took a few steps back, both to let his holograms have the full effect, and to put some distance between them

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Usagi said nothing, turning her attention away from Kaiba taking in the meaning of his words. She shook her head again, kneeling down to pick up the bandage from the ground. Why was he so hell bent on not being indebted to anyone was beyond her. She had told him how many times he didn't owe her anything. Well...maybe he did owe her some kindness, not forced kindness but that was well beyond his grasp.

The blonde turned her attention to Kaiba when he summoned his dragon. When he placed the card down there was a scream and light. Usagi found herself tensing up as she snapped her head back and saw the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Instinct was starting to kick in as she reached into her skirt pocket to hold her locket tightly. The last time she saw a dragon this...huge and powerful was Emerald, or what was once the Second in Command of the Black Moon Kingdom.

For a split second she thought she saw Emerald's dragon form. Usagi inhaled a shaky breath, trying to calm herself down. It's only a hologram. Not real, Can't harm anyone

[shutupandduelme]

Usagi's expression certainly did wonders to to Kaiba's mood. Fear was good. Fear meant that his holograms looked real. Of course, looking real just wasn't good enough. Not for him.

"It's not nice, it's beautiful," Kaiba murmured half to himself, watching the dragon preen above him. "Someday, I'm going to figure out a way to make them solid. Maybe, since I seem to have all this time now, I might do it here." The bandage being thrust in his face jerked him out of his thoughts once again. The smirk faded just as quickly as it had appeared.

"I told you, my hand is fine," he said in a warning tone, glancing at the bandage for a minute before moving to turn off the Duel Disk and replace his card back in its holster. With a put upon sigh, he held it up for her inspection. "A few scratches across the knuckles. It doesn't even hurt," he insisted.

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Under different circumstances (like if she were staring at a picture book instead of a hologram) Usagi would've called the dragon beautiful, but at the moment she wanted it to go away. Kaiba seemed certainly enthralled by the dragon. She gave him a skeptical look. Did he really want them real? Like, fire breathing and ruining buildings real?

Usagi was taken back once more when Kaiba, mean old Kaiba, actually held his hand up for her to inspect. Her gaze softened and her anger simmered. He's trying...he's...trying. Usagi thought, looking over his hand. While there were some scratches across the knuckles she was still worried. "Yes but it looked like it hurt. Maybe you should put some antibiotic cream or something to make sure no bacteria infect it...and I found this in the house," Usagi replied sounding happier still offering the bandage to Kaiba for him to take

[shutupandduelme]

"I wouldn't do it if it hurt that much," Kaiba replied, quickly plucking the bandage from Usagi's fingers and crossing his arms to cover the hand in question. "I wash my hands, it will be fine."

The second question surprised him. "Hn, I wouldn't make something like that for just anyone, there's nothing to worry about," he replied, rolling his eyes slightly. "It would be just for me. Just for...nostalgia's sake, I suppose, and perhaps to compete with the current champion. He can summon monsters that can be touched. He claims it's magic, I'm not so sure about that, but either way, I know I can do better," Kaiba replied bluntly, glancing at the Duel Disk on his arm with a thoughtful look.

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Usagi gave a sigh of relief. So if he made the dragons real he wouldn't use them to hurt anyone. Guess he has a real passion for them... She thought, a small smile coming to her face when Kaiba told her he would do it for nostalgia. It at least showed not all of his actions and words were cold and mean.

When the subject went to magic Usagi perked a little. He said he didn't believe though...but how...that's interesting. she thought, lowering her for a moment as she tried to recall if there was such magic that could make monsters real. Baka! Different world, different rules! Usagi shook her head seeing as how she couldn't recall anything of that sort happening in the Moon Kingdom.

"Well...maybe it is magic? There are some things people can do that others can't. I bet I can show you something you can't do that could be classified as magic!" she chirped then shut her mouth. BAKA! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SHOW HIM?! SAILOR MOON! IDIOT!!! LUNA WILL KILL ME!

[shutupandduelme]

Kaiba snorted and shook his head. "I doubt it. Listen, I'm sure your story is quite creative, but I'd really like to listen to it sometime," he replied, pausing then adding a sharp curse at the end once he realized what he had said. He ran a hand roughly through his hair in frustration.

"You know, if you could fix whatever's making me say these things, I'd believe in whatever you want," he said gruffly. Though, his pride wouldn't let her get off with just that. "And there is nothing I cannot do." he added.

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

Usagi began to pout at Kaiba. She was telling the truth! A truth she wasn't supposed to tell! Still she wanted to prove Kaiba wrong..at least once! "While I can't fix that and I'm sure you can do anything...well almost." she replied, all common sense flying out the window as she reached into skirt pocket and then subspace pocket to bring out the disguise pen

[shutupandduelme]

Kaiba took a step back, his brow creasing slightly after the lights cleared. "Nice trick," he said, shaking his head slightly. "I think the lights work really well. Very distracting to the eye. You'd be a great tournament announcer with that sort of thing."

He shook his head, more forcefully this time, and turned on his heel back towards the house. "I think I told you I wanted to lay down on the L337Pod, right? I probably should get to that," he said dismissively, his mind already very very good at looking for practical explanations to something magical in nature. "You should go hang out with Yami, you two would get along well," he added, striding back to the house.

[oomoon_rabbitoo]

The effect Usagi wanted from Kaiba didn't happen. Her bubble was burst, but at least her cover blown and...well since he didn't believe in magic he wouldn't think she was magical. A sigh left her lips as she willed the glamor to go away, reverting back to her civilian form. She shook her head again. I guess his kindness streak of one ended right there. Usagi put the Disguise Pen away back into her subspace pocket.

"I didn't say it was magical Kaiba, I said it was something that could've been mistaken for magic," she explained, putting her hands behind her head. She watched him heading back to his house and figured she might as well not go back even though the tote bag was technically hers.

"Alright Kaiba...feel better." she replied sounding somewhat defeated, hoping the cup of coffee she left out for him was still hot for him as she turned on her heel to walk away.

[shutupandduelme]

"I'm not going to be responsible for keeping track of anyone else's stuff!" Kaiba called back to her after a few minutes of being in the house, and a balled up tote bag fell to the ground near where she was standing.

Foolish girl. She was no help at all. He might have even played along with her magic bit if she had been able to fix whatever was happening to him. Still..it was so easy to mess with her. And Mokuba did always get so excited when there was ice cream waiting for him. Kaiba figured..it wouldn't kill him to let her keep making this pointless attempt towards friendship. At least she was as amusing as Jounouchi.