Isis's POV

It was 2 weeks since Kaiba had donated money to the museum. Since then his entire attitude towards me had changed. He'd phoned me up practically ever night, asking me how things had been at work. How Marik was. Even how my pet dog was. He asked me out twice as well but I refused the offer both times. Seto Kaiba was up to something. I didn't have a clue what it was but I wasn't going to be fooled. Anybody who didn't know Kaiba would assume that he was in love with me, and if it was anyone other than Kaiba I would have to agree. However this off course IS Kaiba. Kaiba was ruthless and only cared about two people, his younger brother Mokuba and himself.

I wished Kaiba was in love with me. It'd make things so much simpler. Wait! Did I just say I wished Kaiba was in love with me? Yeah right. Like I could ever love him. Sure he was cute and smart and smelled nice and was so sweet when he protected his little brother and..... never mind forget that. He was ruthless. The only reason he'd want a girlfriend would be to spite somebody else. I kept telling myself this but still the question kept haunting me 'What if?'...

Kaiba's POV

I hung up the phone and sat down on the stairs. Sure it had only been two weeks but you'd think she'd at least accept to have a drink with me. I sighed and stared at a picture hanging on the wall.

It was all my fault. Isis would trust me by now if it hadn't been for my own stupidity. If only I had some way to know I'd fall madly in love with her before I started insulting her. I'd take back all of it, if I could. Except the parts where I called her insane, that was just stating the truth. Anybody who thought a necklace could show them the future was insane. Though I could have been nicer about it.

I felt like hitting my head against the wall. Why Isis? Of all people. Trust my luck to fall in love with a psycho. Sure she was a very nice psycho. A nice, beautiful, sweet, kind and smart psycho. But still a Psycho. A psycho who hated me and trusted me about as much as you'd trust an egg left on a table during an earthquake not to break. Where did that egg thing come from? I shook my head and stood up. I needed to think of some way to get Isis to even like me. If anybody could think of something it would be me. After all I am a genius.

Isis's POV

I opened the fridge to get a glass of orange juice. This was when I noticed that there was only an empty carton left. "Marik" I said aloud. He was always leaving empty cartons and packages around the kitchen in the apartment we shared. I'd complained once or twice but my heart wasn't in it. I was just glad Marik no longer had an evil spirit inside him trying to take his body over and making him do evil things.

"Yes?" asked Marik. I jumped. I hadn't realised he was awake. He normally slept in. He must have been there when I said his name. I held up the empty carton of orange juice so Marik could see.

"Sorry sis, I forgot" Marik said sitting down at the table. I shook my head and throw the empty carton in the bin and sat down opposite him. It was rare that we had chance to hang out together. We were both so busy most of the time. It was a pity really.

"So who's the guy?" Marik asked me. I looked up in surprise. What was he talking about? Marik didn't have a clue about Kaiba calling me every night.

"What do you mean?" I asked blushing. Why was I blushing? It's not like I was the one making the phone calls.

"The guy" Marik said, not very helpfully. I looked at him blankly. What was he talking about? Marik must have realised I didn't have a clue because he added "The guy who sent you all those flowers." He pointed into the other room and I saw the biggest bouquet of flowers I'd ever seen.

Kaiba's POV

I still hadn't thought of a way to get Isis to like me. Everything I could think off involved buying her presents which she's probably just throw back in my face so she wouldn't be "indebted" to me. I'd already tried that once and I was at a lost. I guess I'm not very good at this love stuff. Ok I'm terrible at it! I just have never been interested before and so didn't have a clue. Off course everything would have been so much over if I'd just been nicer to Isis in the first place. Once again I considered knocking my head against a brick wall. I think I would have if it didn't mean risking knocking some points of my IQ. That and the fact my phone started to ring. I looked at the caller ID screen. Isis. What was she calling me for? I normally called her. I picked up the phone puzzled. I thought she hated me!

"Hello?" I said puzzled.

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!!" she screamed down the phone. I moved the phone well away from my ears. That had hurt it was that loud!

"Meaning of what?" I asked. I was really puzzled now. I hadn't done anything she'd be mad at for ages. Ever since I realised I loved her in fact. Unless you count that one gift.

"Don't you act innocent. I know it was you!" She said really mad. At least she had stopped screaming down the phone! My ears were grateful for this!

"What are you accusing me off?" I asked this time annoyed. I hated being blamed for something I hadn't done!

Isis POV

I couldn't believe the nerve of him! Did he actually think I was going to fall for his innocent act? It was obvious he'd sent those flowers. I glanced over at Marik. He found it funny when I was annoyed don't ask me why, I really don't have a clue!

"Don't you dare play innocent with me!" I said down the phone. I'm not sure why I was so mad I just was. Maybe because I knew that these flowers were most likely a trick or sick joke. Marik's teasing didn't help calm me down either.

"I have proof!" I continued down the phone.

"Proof of what?" asked Kaiba's voice coming down the phone. He sounded both confused and angry. He was a really good actor. I'll give him points for that.

"I called the flower shop. They told me who ordered the flowers. You. I got them to double check as well. They were paid for by a credit card owned by a Mr Seto Kaiba. Do you have any idea who he is? Oh wait, it's you!"

There was silence down the phone. Hah! He hadn't been expecting that.

"Look Isis" he said down the phone, a lot calmer now. "I didn't send you those flowers. Why would I? But I can see why you thought that, now. Seeing as where all the evidence points. It wasn't me though and I have a suspicion of who did. I'll call you back ok?" With that he hung up. I looked at the phone. Could it be true that somebody else had sent them? If so who had? Somebody with accesses to Kaiba's credit cards obviously.... Then I realised just who Kaiba had suspected......

Kaiba's POV

I was going to murder him!!! How could he do this to me? All my hard work had gone and been wasted! Now Isis hated me more than ever. He was so dead!

"Mokuba!" I called angrily knocking on his door then walking straight in any way! He was busy writing something but stopped when I walked in.

"What?" he asked looking up at me with big innocent eyes. He's learnt well!

"You know what!" I said, still mad.

"I was just helping..." Mokuba said looking pitiful like a dog that was being told of....

"Helping how?" I asked letting him explain himself. I could punish him better if I knew the full extent of his crimes.

"Everybody knows girls love flowers" he said looking like he hadn't done anything wrong. "I wanted to help you make Isis like you better"

My anger slowly eased away. I never could stay mad at Mokuba for long, and he knew it.

"Why would you think I'd care if Isis liked me or not?" I asked Mokuba suspiciously.

"You've only been shouting her name in your sleep" Mokuba said looking up at me with those big eyes again.

I groaned. Great just what I needed!

Isis's POV

Marik must be the most annoying person on earth! I swear. He'd only spent the last 10 minutes annoying me about Kaiba. My face had not lit up when I saw those flowers! I was not in love with Seto Kaiba! And I hadn't been acting angry when I called him up. I was about to inform Marik of these facts for about the thousandth time when the phone rang. I glared at Marik as I went to answer the phone.

"Hello! Are you the homeowner?" asked an overly happy voice.

"Yes" I replied. "And you are?"

"This is Saint Helens glass" said the happy voice. I hung up the phone and went back to be tortured by Marik.

"Not lover boy then?" he asked. I groaned. Here we go again!

"No, seeing as I don't have one!" I snapped.

"Sure you do!" he replied "Kaiba!" I picked a cushion off the sofa and throw it at Marik. He ducked laughing and the cushion went into the wall behind him before harmlessly falling to the floor.

"Come on sis!" Marik said recovering from his laughing fit. "You can tell me the truth. I won't tell anybody"

I felt like admitting I loved Kaiba just to shut him up. I think I would have except it would have just encouraged him. So instead I went straight to plan B. Revenge.

"So who was that girl I saw you with the other day?" I asked innocently. He went bright red! Isn't revenge fun?

Kaiba's POV

I'd just spent the last 20 minutes convincing Mokuba that it would not be good for his health if he either: told anybody I loved Isis; teased me about Isis; or stole my credit cards again. I think he'd finally got the picture. At least on two of the points anyway. He didn't seem to believe I'd send him back to an orphanage if he didn't stop teasing me! Then again I was lying when I said that so who could blame him for not believing it?

I was going to leave him to whatever he had been doing when I had entered the room when I decided it might be a good idea to see what he was up too. I walked up to his desk and groaned when I saw what he'd been up to! It was a valentines card addressed to Isis with MY name at the bottom!

I turned around and saw Mokuba standing there.

"It wasn't me!" he cried in an obvious lie.

"Who was it then?" I asked him trying not to laugh at his lie.

"The fairies?" Mokuba answered. "A ghost?" he continued I just glared at him. Sometimes a good glare is better than a thousand words!

Isis's POV

Why hadn't Kaiba rang? I needed to hear his sweet voice. Where had THAT come from? Could Marik be right? Was I in love with Kaiba? No it was ridiculous! I tried to push the thought away from my mind. I was just thinking like this because of what Marik was saying before. It had a name as well "self fulfilling prophecy". It was basic psychology. If people kept telling you that you're brave, you become brave. If you keep being accused of being a thief you become a thief.... And if an annoying little brother keeps telling you that you're in love with Seto Kaiba chances are you'd start believing it yourself. Well I wasn't going to fall for that! No way was I falling in love with Kaiba!

Though he was really cute, especially that time when he smiled. I found that I was smiling too. Good job Marik wasn't in the room! I'd never here the end of it.

Just then the phone rang. I found myself running to answer it. Why had I done that? It's only Kaiba after all. Or another window sales person! I let the phone ring a few more times before picking it up. Never a good thing answering the phone on it's first ring!

Kaiba's POV

The phone rang once, twice, three times. It was by the 6th ring that I thought she wouldn't pick up. I was glad that when I realised I was wrong! She had picked up!

"Hello?" she asked into the phone. I loved her voice! Why was I ringing again? Oh right, Mokuba.

"Isis?" I asked into the phone like an idiot. I knew it was Isis! I don't think I like this love stuff but it's too late now.

"Yes it's me" She replied into the phone. It was then that I realised that she was no longer mad at me. This was a good start.

"Look about those flowers." I started. Not sure where to begin. "Can we just say Mokuba bought them and leave them at that?"

"Why would Mokuba have bought them?" She asked suspiciously. Great, she wanted a better answer.

"He seems to think...... never mind...... it's just his twisted version of a joke" I said. That was close. I'd almost told her the really reason!

"A joke?" Isis asked me. She was still suspicious? I paused to think of what to say when my mouth went all by its own accord.

"The thing is he found out that I was in love with you and...." I stopped myself talking but it was too late!

Isis's POV
Had Kaiba just said what I though he's said? Could it be true? That Seto Kaiba was in love with ME? My heart skipped a beat. No way! This was the most amazing wonderful, awful thing I'd ever heard!

Wait wonderful? Yes wonderful. I realised it now. I loved Kaiba. I'd been focussing on hiding it so long but it had always been there. I hadn't wanted to admit it before. I had been too scared he's just laugh in my face and leave me heart broken. But now I know. He felt the same. He hadn't meant to let it slip, he'd been hiding it but Seto Kaiba loved me! I knew it was genuine. He wasn't playing games. He truly loved me! I now knew what all the phone calls had been about. The weird looks he'd been giving me.

Part of me just couldn't believe that this wonderful thing had happened. Trust Marik to have been the first to know how I felt inside!

Kaiba's POV

I couldn't believe I'd just said that! I'd ruined everything! From the silence coming from the other end of the phone she obviously hated me more than ever. There was only one solution to this. Kill myself! No wait, that was stupid! There was no need to kill myself. I had the money to leave the country! I'd never have to see her again. Wait then I'd have to live with the pain of never seeing her again. Ok so killing myself was the answer!

'Since when have you been a coward?' I asked myself. I didn't run from problems I stood up to them and laughed. I couldn't laugh at Isis but I could stand up to the embarrassment.

"Isis" I began but was interrupted.

"Tell me now and tell me straight. Was what you just said the truth?" she sounded shaken but not mad. I was relieved that I'd stayed on the phone. She didn't hate me! At least not more than she used to. It was a start. I considered lying to her, saying it wasn't true. But that was the cowardly approach. It probably would have made her mad anyway.

"The thing is..." I began before being interrupted. Again!

"Answer me true fully! No dodging the question. Just answer me straight. Do you love me?" She said and I knew my only option was to do EXACTLY like she said.

"Yes" I replied.

Isis's POV

I smiled. It WAS true. He loved me. I felt warm and happy inside. This was perfect! I knew that from now on everything would be perfect. All my troubles were over. Sure Kaiba wasn't perfect, but that was part of the attraction. All that mattered to me in that moment was Seto Kaiba loved me. Like I loved him.......

Authors final note: Though it says "completed" i do have a few ideas for a third chapter. only this is the end of the story. any more is just a bonus. don't keep looking for a third chapter, it'll probarly never come. and the story doesn't need it. as far as i'm concerned it's over! thanks to any loyal fans. read my other stories if you like this one. i have another kaiba/isis story under my sisters name (we wrote it togther) she's rinoa the vampire witch and should be under my favourite authors. (it's called i've got the money, i think)