July 2003
Chapter 1: New
A blue SUV pulled up in front of a two- story white house in Domino City, Japan. Four people got out, a middle-age with dark brown hair, a middle-aged woman with medium brown hair, and two teen girls, one with blonde hair, the other with brown hair. "We're here the woman announced, shutting the door. "Welcome home."
"Everyone help bring in a box." The man ordered, going to the trunk.
"Okay, David." The girls and the woman each grabbed a box and headed inside. The living room was spacious and empty. "When will the stuff be here?" the brunette asked.
"Should be here in an hour." David answered. "Go pick your rooms."
The girls headed upstairs and found their rooms. "Hailey, come here." The blonde called.
Hailey went into the blonde's room. "What is it, Luna?" she asked.
"We have a cherry blossom tree in our backyard. Isn't that cool?" Luna smiled.
"Yeah, that is cool." Hailey smiled.
They brought the rest of the stuff in and set it up just as the moving van arrived. "I'll go meet them." The woman headed for the door.
"Good idea, Ali." David nodded.
Ali headed out the door and came back a few minutes later with two movers and all that was left was to unpack. Luna unpacked and pulled out her laptop. She logged onto the Internet that David had set up before moving. Finding her new school's website, being the thirsty one for information, she found an advertisement for a babysitter. She found an email address for the person and sent one.
A few minutes later, a ping sounded, indicating she had an email. She opened it and found he was interested and gave an address to go to.
Luna went downstairs and found David and Ali in the kitchen. "I found a babysitting opportunity on the school website." She had been a babysitter in her old town.
"Already? That was quick. Did they seek you out?" David asked, concerned.
"No, I found it. He gave me an address to go to." Luna explained.
"I'll go with you. You're sixteen, you could be going to a pedophile." David pointed out.
"Okay." Luna and David headed out of the house and went by car to the address. It was a business called KaibaCorp. They went inside. "We're here to see Mr. Kaiba."Luna told the receptionist.
"Twentieth floor." The receptionist didn't look up.
Luna and David took the elevator up to the twentieth floor. A secretary was sitting at a desk, typing on a computer. "We're here to see Mr. Kaiba."
"And may I ask who you are?" the secretary asked, looking up.
"Luna Reynolds and her uncle David Reynolds." Luna answered.
The secretary pressed the intercom button on the phone. "Mr. Kaiba, a Luna and David Reynolds are here to see you."
"Send them in." a voice responded shortly.
"Go on in." the secretary gestured to the door behind and to the right of her desk.
Luna and David went through the door and entered a fancy office. A large mahogany desk took up the center of the room overlooking the window. The window took up one wall. A tall male with brown hair cut in a business cut and wearing a blue suit to match his eyes was sitting behind the desk. "You must be Luna." Seto stood to shake Luna's hand.
"Thank you for seeing me on such short notice." Luna smiled as they sat, Luna and David in then chairs in front of the desk.
"My babysitter just quit and I'm looking for a new one." Seto looked down at his notes. "Do you have a resume?"
"Um…no? I'm sixteen." Luna fidgeted as he looked up from the notes at her, his blue eyes piercing.
"Any references?" Seto asked, annoyed.
"Oh, yes." Luna dug through her purse and produced a folded piece of paper. She handed it to him.
Seto unfolded the piece of paper and read it. "Two references. What happened with the first?"
"They moved to Los Angeles and I moved there with the second." Luna explained. "The kids loved me and I loved them. May I ask a question?"
"I don't see why not." Seto was hesitant, despite his aloof manner. He didn't like questions, especially from attractive potential employees.
"You seem a little young to have a child." Luna looked confused when Seto started laughing. "What?"
"You misunderstood the situation. The kid you'll be babysitting isn't mine, he's my kid brother. He's eleven. How old do I look?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I just assumed that…" Luna trailed off, blushing.
"Well, you were wrong." Seto shuffled some papers. "I'll check your references and get back to you. Do you have a cell phone?"
"Yes, here's my number." Luna wrote her number on a piece of paper and passed it to him. "Call me before nine at night."
"Will do." Seto replied, pocketing the paper in the pocket of his suit jacket. "Good luck."
Luna recognized it as a dismissal and stood. "Goodbye, Mr. Kaiba."
"Goodbye, Ms. Reynolds." Seto went back to work.
Luna and David left the office building and headed home. "How did it go?" Hailey asked, anxiously.
"I don't know." Luna answered, honestly. "I didn't have a resume, but I did give references. He seemed kinda cold. Except when he talked about his little brother. He said he'd call to let me know."
'Well, that's a positive sign." Hailey smiled.
"I hope so. I really need this job." Luna worried.
Seto called the first reference on Luna's sheet as soon as Luna and David left. "Price residence." A female voice answered the phone.
"Yes, I'm looking for Georgina." Seto read from the paper.
"You're speaking to her. How may I help you?" Georgina asked.
"My name is Seto Kaiba. I'm calling from Domino City, Japan. Did you employ a girl named Luna Reynolds two years ago?"
"Luna? Of course. Sweet girl. My boys loved her. You looking for a babysitter?" Georgina inquired.
"Yes, for my eleven-year-old brother." Seto was relieved to hear that.
"My boys were ten and eight when she babysat for us. She knows how to put her foot down with bedtimes, but how to be fun, too. And she'll make sure they do their homework too, before games. I highly recommend her."
"Thank you, ma'am." Seto said goodbye and hung up. He called the second reference. "Mrs. Anderson, this is Seto Kaiba from Domino City, Japan. Did you employ and girl named Luna Reynolds a year ago?"
"Luna? Of course! She was great. Good with our girls. Our oldest was going through her first period and she gave her a pad. Even brought her a whole package the next day when I was too busy to go to the store and buy one." Mrs. Anderson reminisced.
"That sounds generous of her." Seto found himself amused for reasons he couldn't fathom.
"She could cheer Abby up like no one could. We were sorry when she moved. We would have adopted her if we could have. There was one problem." Mrs. Anderson paused.
"What?" Seto sat up straighter, listening.
"She didn't want to go home after work. She was having too much fun with the kids." Mrs. Anderson chuckled.
Seto had to laugh at that. "Good to know."
"Anything else, Mr. Kaiba?" MRs. Andersone asked.
"No, thanks." Seto hung up. He had some thinking to do.
Two days passed and Luna wondered if she would ever here from the CEO again. Finally, her cell phone rang with an unknown number. "Hello?" she asked, answering it.
"Ms. Reynolds?" Seto asked.
"Mr. Kaiba, I thougt I would never hear from you again." Luna was relieved. "Did you decide?"
"I did. I would like to give you a test run with my brother and let him decide. IF he wants you, you have the job." Seto offered.
"Really? How much does it pay?" Luna asked, excitedly. "We'll talk about it when you get the job. See you tomorrow?" Seto suggested.
"Works for me. See you then." Luna said goodbye and hung up. She hurried downstairs. "Guess who has a job offer!" she shouted to David, Ali, and Hailey.
"Congratulations!" they hugged her.
"It's not a job yet. He 's doing a test run to see how I get along with his brother." Luna explained. "I go tomorrow."
"You'll do fine. You get along with almost anyone." Hailey assured her. "Especially kids."
"I better bring along video games in case he likes them. Who am I kidding? He's a boy and his brother is the CEO of a gaming company. " Luna giggled.
"Looks like someone has a crush on the older brother." Hailey teased.
Luna's face turned read all the way to her blonde hair. "I do not!" she said hotly.
"I was teasing. Take it easy." Hailey held up her hands.
"Good. I better get ready for tomorrow." Luna headed upstairs.