Chapter 1: The Collision
I rushed through the halls, unsure where to go or even where I was going. I was looking around at everyone, and then looked back at the sheet of paper. Locker 1215... I eventually found it. Another girl two or so lockers away from me spotted me and grinned. She then walked over and held out her hand. "Hi! I'm Anzu. You're new, right?"
I warily took her hand and shook it. "Yeah... I'm Mabry. I'm an exchange student from-"
"Wow! I love your accent! You're from Britain! Just like Bakura-"
My face paled as I interrupted. "B-Bakura?"
Anzu smiled innocently. "Well, yeah! He's fun to be around and all, but A) he's rarely around anymore, he's always hanging out with Marik playing a video game- Bloodhounds, or blondelines, I don't know, and B) He's always trying to steal Yami's – oh and I guess Yuugi's screentime!" My face turned white as I realized- "Does Bakura have a brother?" I asked, interrupting her during her chat about another random topic.
"Well, yeah, but he's pretty quiet, he's in like all of our classes... You wouldn't even know he's there..." I realized I was liking this move to Japan
less and less...
I muttered a quick "see you in class" before grabbing my books and jogged absentmindedly to my first class, which Anzu had kindly given me directions to. I liked that girl. Maybe we could be friends. I hoped so... I needed all the help I could get if I had to face-
SMACK! I ran right into someone and fell to the ground on my face, my books going everywhere. "Ow..." I groaned, rubbing my face. I suddenly heard, "Watch it, will you? I'm trying to get to class here!" I looked at the guy with the voice- well, looked up at the man with the voice. He was really tall, with dark brunette hair and sea blue eyes. He had on school uniform (unlike many here) and held a briefcase.
I got up and turned towards him defiantly. "What are you talking about? YOU bumped into ME! You need to watch where YOU'RE going!" The crowd that had gathered around me gasped, and Anzu fought her way through to the middle and grab my arm. "Mabry... I wouldn't do that if I were you..." I just shook her hand off and replied sharply, "Why shouldn't I? Who does he think he is?"
The boy, who even without me on the ground towered over me, spoke with quiet rage in his voice. "I... Am Seto Kaiba, teen billionaire, CEO and manager of Kaiba Corp., the biggest game industry in the world."
[SETO'S POV]
Most people pale at this, babble what seems to them as and apology, and immediately leave me alone. This girl didn't even flinch. In fact, she rolled her eyes at me! I continued with steadily growing rage. "I own this school. LITERALLY. I could get you expelled with an evil glare to the headmaster. I know you're new here, so you don't know the ropes, but I own pretty much this entire city."
I expected her to stop, like EVERYONE ALWAYS does, but, to everyone's surprise (including mine) she responded bravely, "So what? Just because you're rich doesn't mean you have the right to boss people around and be so RUDE all the time! I mean seriously! Maybe it's just a business-owner thing, so I'll be lenient with my caution, but in the real world, Mr. Seto, threatening people is NOT the answer to everything!" I was so caught off guard I nearly gasped. She had used my FIRST NAME! And then, what she said hit me, and realization dawned on me. Oh, she was going to get it.
[Mabry's POV]
I was prepared for anything. My dad was a lawyer and my step mom was a motivational speaker and therapist. I could handle anything calmly; it took everything in a person's power to break me, and most of the time, that wasn't even enough. If they didn't touch on my weakness or result to physical violence, I knew I would win it. Eventually.
But even with all the necessary precautions, I wasn't completely ready for what he said next.
Kaiba scoffed coldly as he said, "You? A worthless, average girl? Giving ME advice about the-" He stopped to laugh coldly again, "Real world? Little girl, you know NOTHING about the real world! I own a multi-BILLION dollar company! I work my butt off day and night! I have to take care of Mokuba and me by myself! I've been though - and back, and you're giving me advice on the REAL WORLD? Don't you have any family to care about? Any siblings? Ever had one hurt? So scared, and so fragile? The only thing you cared about was them? I thought not." He smirked smugly.
My face turned white at the mention of siblings. He struck the nerve. Now he had me pissed. It. Was. ON. But what I meant to say was suddenly and accidentally replaced with what was on my mind.
"Actually, I have." It came out shakily, but not with fear. With anger. Nobody cared that they were about 30 minutes late to class. Even some teachers were floored by the argument, all of them too scared to break it up.'
"And Kaiba, you claimed you've been through he—and back… At least when YOU went down, you're little sister didn't go up…" The last word ended in a whisper, and with me fighting as hard as I could to not cry…
Kaiba's face turned white, his eyes widened, and his mouth gaped open and shut like a fish out of water. "I-I didn't know- I-I'm sorry…"
"And you should be." Oh crap. Oh crapohcrapohcrapohcrap! That voice… I knew it all too well… No… not now…
"Mabry. Long time no see."
I stiffened and slowly turned around. It as him. It was really him… I thought he was gone from my life… I guess luck just doesn't work that way…
"Rin… I- I don't need your 'help'. You-You've done enough."
His eyes looked like they changed for a moment, letting his guard down for a moment, changing to hurt, then back quickly. I narrowed my eyes and pushed both of the boys out the way, leaving them both crying out, "Wait!" I didn't care. I was going home. Only then would I cry.
Hope you enjoyed! Sorry it was longish (for me) but I didn't know a good place to stop, but then I found the perfect way to introduce Rin. No, I do not live in Britain, yes, my name is Mabry in real life too. ^_^) So, anyways, R&R please, and shoutout to Kex3! You rock! Okay, updating as soon as this posts… Cause I'm like that -_- PS SETO IS FREAKING SUPERMEGAAWESOMEFOXYHOT (don't know if I said that right)… Cya!