Monday, December 19, 2005

I'm back and chapter 3

HEY IM BACK!!!!!! Well i have been back for like a week or so.. buti just didnt have time to post because i was at college and now working... so not a lot of time on my hands at the moment!!! My holiday was only four days.. didnt get on the first two flights becaue they were full so had to go via another place.. o man it was long.. but had a wicked Birthday and holiday!!! I missed you lot though!!! Feel good to be back!!!! Here's chapter three..... “BAKA!” Laney sat in her large office on her expensive Italian leathered chair. Her slender brows were knitted in a frown; one willowy arm was propped up on the wooden table rubbing at her left brow. She had just received the shock of her life and didn’t seem to be taking the new very well. She didn’t know what to do; the situation just seemed out of her capable hands. “What the HELL are you playing at?!” she screamed down the phone, at the unfortunate soul who seemed to have been the one to be chosen as the bearer of her bad news. Her patience was fading, she was about to blow like an atomic bomb. She could feel the blood boiling in her veins; she could hear her heart beating faster with every word that was muttered. Her blood pumped harder around her body; a rush of heat made its way towards her mind; her features became flushed with her growing rage. “You STUPID BASTARD! You should have been more CAREFUL!” The formally clad business woman rose to her full height and slammed her fist onto the table in an act of fury. She began to pace parallel her large bay window heatedly in her leather stilettos; the force at which she was going at was sure to wear down and create a hole through her rich red carpet. “FINE THEN!” she shouted down the line and promptly slammed the receiver onto the hook. Her features were held in an agitated expression; her brows drawn together in a frown, her eyes screwed shut, her teeth gritting together. She forced herself to let out a few deep breathes in order to calm herself down. ‘GOD, could this day possibly get any worse?’ she looked up as she thought this, as if expecting to receive an answer from the heavens, all she received was silence. She let out a defeated sigh and made a move towards her door…she needed coffee and she needed it NOW. As she neared the exit, she heard a mixture of muffled voices through the solid oak door. The closer she approached the louder the voices got. ‘What on earth is going on out there?’ She made a reach for the brass door knob and firmly clasped it. The brass shot a cooling sensation up her arm; it felt good as the rest of her body was still flushed with heat. The coolness only lasted for a few minutes though, as her hand adjusted to the temperature. She slowly turned the knob and opened the door. She gracefully walked down the decorated halls and followed the voices trying to find the source. The more Laney walked the more difficult she found it. Her vision began to blur and the hallway seem to stretch off into miles, she ambled along and shook off a sudden attack of dizziness. Her vision returned to normal; however, a throbbing pain was left in her head. As she neared the end of the hallway, the reception desk came into view. Standing at the desk was a lean man wearing a crisp white suit with a blue shirt and tie. He was arguing with the receptionist, she could tell by his arrogant tone that he was attempting to demand something. ‘So, this is the source of the disturbance…why am I not surprised?’ She really didn’t want to deal with him at the moment so she attempted to manoeuvre herself towards the staff room unnoticed. “Miss Toshiki, I didn’t realise you were standing there.” The receptionist acknowledged from behind her desk. Laney began to feel her eye twitch in annoyance and anger. “That incompetent Barbie” she muttered about her receptionist under her breath. ‘I don’t want to have to deal with that twit today, my head is pounding enough as it is, I don’t want to make my headache worse by listening to that egotistic bastard’ Laney let out a frustrated sigh. “Sorry, Miss Toshiki is not here at the moment, she will available after work, please leave a message at the reception desk” she mimicked in the monotonic voice of an answer machine. She began to make her way towards the staff room to get her beloved coffee when the sudden feeling of a hand resting on her shoulder froze her in her tracks. “Oh really…” the haughty voice belonging to one Seto Kaiba began, “if she is not available, then why can I see her in front of me?” he finished, his lips curving into a semi-malicious grin. Fire went through Laney at the touch of his hand upon her shoulder. Her heart rate shot up, the intense pumping of her blood and the throbbing beat of both her heart and her head could be heard in her ears. Her breathing became shorter as her stomach did somersaults. They whole room began to spin and all the colours began to merge and swirl together until they formed a black vortex. The vortex became bigger and bigger, until it consumed everything and made it’s way towards her. She was too weak to fight it off, so she succumbed into the darkness that it bought. “Laney…Laney…” A soft voice was calling to her from beyond the darkness. It felt so gentle…so loving. Soothing warmth settled in her body at the sound of the words being whispered. She felt strong arms wrapped around her, they felt secure, it was almost as if they belonged there. The sturdy arms began to shift, one arm trailed its way up and rested on her forehead. The contact of flesh on flesh felt so good, she began to fall into a deeper sleep. She then felt the other arm land on her stomach; it began to fiddle with the buttons on her jet black blazer. Her mind began to protest to the action as did her body as she shifted slightly. Gentle words called out to her, they were spoken so softly they were nearly inaudible, “don’t be scared…I just need to remove your jacket because your hot…I won’t hurt you.” Laney forced her eyes open slightly; she needed to know who the voice belonged to. Her vision was blurry at first but soon began to get clearer. Her chestnut brown eyes locked onto ocean blue orbs and seemed to drown in their depths. Those eyes felt so familiar to her. Reluctantly she broke eye contact, and tried to focus her attention on whom they belonged to. Her eyes searched the face that she was seeing in front of her, she could make out his chiselled features and the strong set of his jaw. Her eyesight suddenly became as sharp as it had been before and she could see her beholder as clear as day. It was her priest, after so long she was with him again. Millennia’s of searching and waiting and now here he was, but he couldn’t be real, could he? “Seto-Sama…” The brunette called out as she was lying in his firm grasp “Is that really you?” Seto’s eyes widened at her words. His face clearly broadcasted the shock he was entailing. Seto quickly recomposed himself. “You’re delirious” he said bluntly. Laney wanted to comment but found that she couldn’t. Her eyes felt heavy, she desperately fought to keep them open but to no avail, once again the darkness engulfed her. “Laney? LANEY?” Seto cried out to her for the second time but it was useless, no sound could get through the barrier of darkness that Laney was trapped behind. Seto let out a sigh and turned to the receptionist who timidly stood staring at her boss lying unconscious. “Go gather Miss Toshiki’s things; I will be taking her home” Seto told the receptionist rudely, before she could protest he continued, “if you have a problem with it, you can keep it to yourself”. The receptionist, Jill was taken aback by his statement but knew better then to argue, so she complied with his order and set off in a slight run to get Laney’s things. Seto gathered Laney in his arms and headed towards the building’s exit. As the young man was gingerly placing Laney in his car, Jill came out with an assortment of items in her arms. “Mr Kaiba, Miss Toshiki’s belongings” she addressed as she handed the objects over. Seto placed Laney’s handbag, jacket, pashmina scarf and her documents on the back of the car and then walked over towards the driver’s side. He got in and revved up his engine. He sped off in a screeching crimson streak as he headed towards the Toshiki mansion. “Fine, don’t say thank you, you overpriced ass” muttered Jill as she went back inside the building. During the ride to Laney’s mansion, Laney began to regain consciousness. She let out a low moan and her eyes slowly fluttered open. She could varying shades of colour go past her in a blurry mixture, she shortly pondered whether she was having another dizzy spell but threw that idea to the side when she became aware of her surroundings. She shifted her body so that she could sit upright then clutched her head in pain as she was reminded that she had a splitting headache. She grit her teeth and rubbed her eyes, she then slowly turned her head towards the driver’s seat. She let out a yelp of surprise when she saw who the driver was, “what the f-” she began to say but her words were cut off by Seto’s sharp tongue. “Don’t question what I’m doing, I have my reasons,” Seto stole a quick glance at her confused face and then flicked his attention back onto the road. It wasn’t normal for him to be taking someone home, let alone someone who he thought didn’t like much. Seto could feel his heart racing again; that same sensation was coming back, he could feel his own temperature rise when he saw her looking at him from the corner of his eye. They finally reached Laney’s Mansion, the wrought iron gates opened and Seto took the car through. It was a derelict area; an area where there was no one to watch what was happening and where there was no nosy neighbours to chat to. It was just a mansion at the end of a private road. Seto parked up in front of the white marble steps leading to the front door. He got out of the car and walked around to the passenger’s entrance. Laney was trying to take her seatbelt off, but was finding it extremely difficult to do so. Seto opened her door and watched her struggle for a few seconds, when he saw that she didn’t seem to be getting anywhere he rolled his eyes and leaned across her to take the seatbelt off. Laney gave a shy smile and looked away. Then she felt his hand go behind her back and under her legs, she jolted at his touch. She didn’t expect that to happen. Seto then slid her out the car and shut his car door using his foot. Seto looked down at her and their eyes met. After a few moments of silent admiration Laney broke eye contact and turned to gaze in a different direction. Seto hesitated for a minute as he could feel heat begin to rise in his cheeks but then made his way up the steps and into the mansion. He stopped at the front door then turned his head towards Laney, “I think this is you’re cue to open the door.” As soon as he muttered those words the front door swung open with ease. Seto jumped slightly at the unexpected action of the door. Laney smirked at his reaction then looked up at him, “You wanted me to open the door; well there you go.” In response to Seto’s raised eyebrow, Laney hastily added, “The inbuilt A.I. system in my house robotically registers my presence on the property and automatically opens the door as soon as I approach it.” Seto made his way into the manor and mentally marvelled at how truly spectacular her home and the technology it inhibited was. “So…where is your bedroom?” Seto asked Laney timorously. Laney blushed a cherry red, “you don’t have to take me to my room, and I am perfectly capable of getting there myself…that is if you put me down” she managed to squeak out. “It’s better to be safe than sorry Miss Toshiki…besides I think you would feel quite embarrassed if you were to faint once more in my presence” Seto retorted smugly with just a hint of a caring tone lacing his words, “So where is it?” he asked once more. “Up the stairs; the first door on the right.” Laney was feeling both annoyed at Seto’s earlier remark and embarrassed by the fact that he was carrying her up to her room as a husband would do a wife. They reached her room; once again the door opened by itself and once again Seto got startled. They entered her room and Seto gently laid Laney on the bed. Their eyes locked for the second time that night. The heated gaze drew each of the young adults closer to one another, their breathing came in short slow breathes, their hearts began to beat to a racing rhythm and the heat that emanated off them was overwhelming. Their faces were only inches apart; they could both see the desire, the want in each others eyes. “Who knew the two people that started off in a war would ever end up in a position such as this?” Laney whispered. She had to say something, the silence had been unbearable. “I don’t know about you but I have been drawn to you since the first day I met you” Seto admitted. He raised his slender yet strong arms and cupped her cheek with his hand. He slowly moved forward and caught her lips with his own. The kiss was soft at first, tender but it soon grew deeper, more intense and passionate. The two teenagers were caught up in a heated embrace, eyes closed in ecstasy, and their tongues locked in a fiery duel. Eventually, the pair reluctantly broke apart to draw breath. Their faces flushed from their zealous activity. Once again, their eyes met. “I…I…” Seto started, he didn’t know what to say, what could he say? He had felt so drawn to her; it was as if some force were pulling him towards her. “Shhh…you don’t have to say anything” Laney whispered, she then leaned towards him and planted her lips onto his, before doing so she thought to herself ‘I told you, I told you that you would be mine again…Priest Seto…’ Hope you like this one as well.. Chapter four is in the making at the moment.... shadowfox

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