Episode 1: Pilot

It was a great idea, and had become a massively anticipated show. It was to be called "Kaiba Corp. Chaos" and the producers had expectations of it to be the biggest television show in Japan. Kaiba Corporation couldn't wait to sink their hands in the money they were going to make. But before any of this could happen, they had to tape the show, they had to cast the members, and they assemble six teenagers to put in a house. All six of them would be forced to live together under one roof for the next six months. It was scheduled to begin in the Kaiba Mansion.

Seto: My name is Seto Kaiba and I'm the owner of this household. Or, well, I used to be.

Seto stepped into the house with a less than content face. The producers of the network had gone into his house and completely redecorated it for the purpose of the show, but Seto wasn't too fond of it. Everything looked too different, too generic, in Seto's opinion. Not to mention it was an obvious showcase of how much useless money they had spent on stupid furniture just to make the house look a little more glamorous. Seto especially hated it for that.

Seto: It seems Kaiba Corp. sales have been down recently, so my colleagues thought it would be a swell idea to host a reality TV show. At first, I agreed with them. If there was on thing people loved more than card games, it was reality TV shows and the idiots that participated on them. Apparently everyone failed to mention that I would be on this show. As much as I hate it, I feel like I have no choice. A contract has already been signed, apparently, so now I'm stuck here for six months with God knows who.

Seto went exploring around the house. He didn't have anything else to do except to inspect the mansion he once called his own. It seemed the producers and managers were the ones that owned the place now; Seto would never live in a house like this in his entire life. He figured he would also explore for the sake of being first to find a room. Seto wandered into several different hallways that had many different themes; none of the rooms even looked like the room he use to have, but there was one room in particular that he was attracted to.

Seto continued to walk aimlessly down a mysterious hallway. The walls had been painted in a deep blue which resembled that of the ocean. He figured that was the theme of the hallway when he noticed the drawings of sea creatures that were painted on the walls of the hallway too. Seto wasn't a fan of such things, but he had found one room he liked along with a bed fit for a king.

Upon his entry, Seto discovered someone else was present in the room. A small boy with outrageously long hair was already there, appearing to have already unpacked his things onto the bed. The boy jumped when Seto walked in, and the two figures froze immediately.

Mokuba: My name is Mokuba. I'm an orphan… I'd hate to say that like it's a statement or a title of mine, but it is most likely part of the reason I'm here in the first place. I live in Domino City orphanage, or, at least I did. The producers said they wanted an orphan, a kid, living in a household for this TV show sponsored by Kaiba Corp. Kaiba Corp. is notorious for donating to the orphanage I live at, since Seto Kaiba himself use to live there before he was adopted. They interviewed everyone in the orphanage but decided to pick me. I don't think they were looking for anything in particular; they just needed a bright and good-looking kid to go on the show. For some reason, they wanted me.

"What's a kid doing here? I thought there were only going to be teenagers in this house." Seto asked, putting on a questioning face, one that appeared intimidating to Mokuba. Seto didn't need to say anything else for Mokuba had already back away into the corner of the room, cowering. Mokuba had his hands up in the air, as if Seto were going to beat him senseless.

"I'm sorry Mr. Kaiba! I-I didn't know this was your room! They just told me to go and look for a room, and that's what I did," Mokuba said quickly. Maybe if he explained things in the fastest way possible, Seto would leave him alone. But that didn't happen. Seto walked over to the boy and looked down on him. Instead of a violent gesture like Mokuba had expected, Seto held out a hand towards him.

Mokuba stared at it for a long while, before Seto got annoyed.

"Well?" Seto asked, "Are you going to take the hand or not? I don't have much patience, especially not for children." Mokuba took the hand quickly and let Seto pull him to his feet. Mokuba was baffled by what had just happened, but refused to say anything for fear of ruining the moment. Seto turned towards the door. For some reason, Mokuba felt he shouldn't let Seto leave.

"Wait!" Mokuba called, "Where are you going?" Seto stopped and turned around.

"You don't have to sound so worry, it's not like I'm going anywhere. After all, this is where we'll be living for the next six months. You can have this room if you like; I'll just look for something else that suits me." Mokuba was not able to get his head around it. Why was Seto being so nice to him? Deep down, the man had to be a nice guy since he had donated so much money to the orphanage. But people had always depicted him as a mean and rude man in person.

What changed things?

"Can I come with you?" Mokuba said without thinking. Seto didn't turn around this time; he just kept walking out the door.

"I'll see you at dinner," Seto said flatly. Mokuba frowned. He had hoped to go with Seto but at the same time, at least he hadn't received a jerk response. Mokuba started thinking that maybe the next six months wouldn't be so bad after all. He had always wanted to get to know Seto Kaiba. Mokuba couldn't wait to tell all his friends back at the orphanage who he had just met!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the house, near the front entrance, another being had just entered the household. This person brought a much different aura to the environment surrounding her entirely. It might have been because she was the first female to enter the house, but it also might've had to do with the immense anxiety swelling in her head.

Kisara: I'm not really sure if I'm doing this right… but the crew members told me I had to keep some sort of little video log while I'm here. I suppose under those requirements I should start with my name. I'm Kisara and I just came here from the other side of town. I didn't even know I was going to be part of a TV show until the contract had been signed. Now, I'm not really sure what to expect.

Kisara also remembered that the first thing she had to go was search for a room to sleep in for the next couple months. Then she would report to the living room afterwards. Out of all the people who would be living in that house, Kisara was probably the most nervous. She had always been a shy person by nature, which brought about the question as to why she had signed up to live in a strange house with complete strangers for the next six months.

Kisara: I decided some years back that I wanted to be an actress. I didn't have a reality TV show in mind when I first came up with this idea, but my friends had told me that was the way to start my career if I wanted one.

Kisara walked up the stairs with caution, her eyes glancing around every corner, watching out for anything out of the ordinary. Living in a house with five other people she barely knew was frightening to her, the only person she had lived with previously and all her life was her mother. Never the less, there she was, a tiny suitcase in hand and a desire to try and survive. Even so, she planned on making the most of her stay in the months ahead even if she didn't know what would come out of it.

Kisara walked through the long hallways with her suitcase held tight in her hands. She wanted to just find a room and get out as quickly as possible. No one had said there was a set time for when everyone had to be in the living room, but Kisara was worried that there was. The first room she could find would be hers.

Kisara jumped with glee when she spotted a room close by and ran towards it. She slipped into the room with a dash and went to place her suitcase on her bed when she stopped. There was already a suitcase beside the bed on the floor. But she hadn't seen a person when she had walked in.

"Can I help you?" Kisara let out a scream and jumped back, falling onto the mattress. She lifted her head and saw a tall, lean man on the other side of the room. He had straight brown hair, and deep blue eyes. Not to mention a muscular body of sorts. Kisara had seen this man somewhere, she knew it, she just couldn't remember the name… it suddenly came to her.

"Seto Kaiba…?" Kisara asked in a quiet voice as she sat up to get a better look. The man stepped forward, appearing to be dressed differently than Kisara would've expected a CEO would. He was in casual clothes; a t-shirt and jeans.

"Not exactly, I get that a lot though. The name's Seth."

Seth: Yep, I'm Seth. I'm guessing you all want to know why I'm here, right? Well, it was the oddest thing. I was at the mall the other day and I saw there were auditions going on for some show hosting by some company. They didn't require any experience whatsoever, and I wasn't even sure what it was for. But they were looking for someone tall, skinny, brown-haired, and blue-eyed. I just happened to be looking for a house to crash at and fit that description perfectly.

Seth inched closer to Kisara. His eyebrows bounced up and down on his face, Kisara had a feeling he was trying to flirt with her. The idea scared her entirely. He held out his hand towards her.

"Here," Seth offered. Kisara smacked away Seth's hand and leaped off the bed. Seth took a step back and stared at her. "What was that for?! I was just trying to help you up." Kisara looked completely different from a second earlier; she held a determined face and her feelings matched her posture. Suddenly, she appeared more confident than ever. Not only that, but it seemed like her eyes were… glowing, slightly.

"I don't need your hand, I've got my own." It was a terrible come-back, but Kisara left before Seth could comment on it. Seth looked down at his hand in surprise, then back out the doorway. He had this strange impulse to follow her. Seth knew where she would be heading. Thankfully, he was an impulsive person by nature. So he went after her without another thought.

Seth: People see me as this show-off, cocky guy. But I'm actually not. I can control myself when I need to, especially when I meet a girl that intrigues me. Everyone sees me as a player, when I'm just curious by nature. I'm always looking for that special someone that will change my world forever. The day I met Kisara, I had a feeling she might be that someone I've been looking for. Unfortunately, in those moments, you seem to dismiss all elements that could get in the way.

Seth was running as fast as he could down the hallway, without paying attention to what was ahead. By now, Seth was following mere insight and nothing else. That was probably the reason why he hadn't been able to see that there was a child in his path, running towards him. The boy had called for him to stop, but the warning hadn't been heard, and the two collided.

Seth tripped over a short, neon green-haired boy in an oddly put together outfit. Seth was too astonished to say anything when they had recovered from impact. The only question on Seth's mind was; what was a little kid doing here? And why would they let someone his age come onto the show?

Noah: I'm Noah. Believe it or not, I'm twelve years old and an intern at Kaiba Corporation. I'm sure you're all very surprised right now but the fact is that I'm a prodigy. Since the day I was born, I was trained academically to be the best in all aspects. I grew up as a fan of Kaiba Corp. ever since I was little, so becoming the youngest intern there was a priority to me. That was how I managed to convince the TV crew to let me be on the show.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Noah yelled with frustration, "You IDOIT! You could've killed me!" Seth, although had felt apologetic for stumbling over the kid half his size, resisted giving an apology after considering the boy's attitude. The boy sounded like a prick already and they had just met.

"Maybe you should've been watching where you were going," Seth responded, getting back up onto his feet. He tried to help Noah up, but Noah refused, making sure he and Seth never touched. Seth rolled his eyes and sighed. "Why were you running in the first place?"

"I was looking for you, moron. Everyone's already downstairs in the living room waiting." Noah pulled him towards the direction of the stairwell and Seth silently complied. Noah was a brat, but Seth was interested in meeting his other roommates. Seth followed the boy along, down the stairs, and into the living room and was surprised when he saw four other people.

"Ah, there you are; the last piece to our reality show puzzle. How nice of you to join us… uh…"

"It's Seth, my name is Seth." Seth looked around the room, and found his roommates to be just as random and out there. He mostly curious to know why there was someone else in the room that looked exactly like him in every way. The prototype appeared to have the same reaction. No questions could be asked, for the oldest person in the room spoke.

"Welcome to your new home, Seth. I'm Gozaburo Kaiba, your host and fellow roommate." After that was said, there was immediate tension in the room. No one was sure where it came from, but from the sparks in Seto's eyes, it became quite obvious. Everyone knew who Gozaburo was, and that he was the adoptive father of Seto. But somehow there was a more complicated issue floating about. No one knew what it was.

Gozaburo: My name is Gozaburo Kaiba. I won't be recording very long messages, because I'll be busy with a plan of my own. It may appear that this little 'get together' was only made as an effort to make a silly reality TV show, when in reality, in the REAL world, this is much, much more. So far, everything is going according to plan. Seto doesn't have a clue and he never will. No one will

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A/N: Hey guys! It's Kari with a new awesome story! I'm actually really excited for this story. VERY excited actually. I don't want to go on ranting for too long, because I'd really like to get this up soon. But I would like to remind you that this is an AU, and the backgrounds are all different. I won't explain too much, because the story will explain itself, but this is my first little bit to an awesome story I can't wait to get into! The formatting/title may change for the story for the next couple chapters, but we'll see what happens. I'll try and keep you guys informed and such, but for now, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Thanks for reading!