This is one of the weird-backward-crossovers that I'm used to seeing in my life. Not really but saying just for the fun of it. This fic has one of those really strange cross-dressed people.
I don't own the series. I don't own characters. But I own my strange ideas.
This is my first time using the Japanese names so hopefully I'll get it right. ;;
If you're not familiar with my strange stories, I usually add my small humor or side notes. I'm just telling you this information because I don't want my readers to get lost. Besides, you're cool for deciding to read this...XD
This will eventually become a Serentiy/ShizukaxSeto fic. Other suggestions are welcome, but you're not writing the fic. So please be Patient! ;;
My CROSSDRESSED Advisor
Chapter 1: Ladies and Gents, Meet Shizuko Kanone
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!" Jounouchi yelled through his apartment, causing the floors to shake, also making his neighbors highly aware that something was wrong. Everyone knew that Jounouchi Katsuya is the type of person to lose his temper, quick. Also, he would get really aggravated that would cause him to sometimes blind his good judgment. And his sheepish grin would doubt the trust of others, but despite of all the things he was judged for, he's truly a giving person and an excellent friend.
Shizuka Kawai stepped out of her room, and headed towards her brother. Shizuka Kawai is an amiable person as obviously the younger sister of Jounouchi, and they love each other so much. Their love is so tender that Jounouchi fought hard to save her eyesight and was gratefully able to save it with the help and support of his friends. She always knew that people always doubted her brother but she was always supportive of him.
"What is it, Onii-chan? Big brother?" Shizuka asked approaching her brother on the kitchen table. "I heard you yelling."
"Look at this!" Jounouchi exclaimed handing her a piece of paper. She examined it a few moments and as it came to a result it was a bill. Apparently there were some others on the table sitting lifelessly waiting to be seen by the eyes of Shizuka. It was a bill with the price on the bottom of a great price, ¥ 180, 000. Some ¥ 5, 000, ¥ 500, ¥ 10, 000 and ¥ 1, 000 were shown. Shikuza's face turned blank. She felt the sudden urge to curl up in a ball and suck her thumb thinking, ' Where in hell are we going to find the money?'
"This is bad, isn't it?" Shizuka sighed, giving her brother a feeling that thanks to his temper, he caused an uncomfortable aura around his younger sibling.
"I-iie!! N-no!! " Joey replied, giving her a reassuring smile. With this smile, Shizuka felt at peace, knowing that her brother was right. "We just have to think."
"Hmmmm.." Shizuka replied with deep thought.
"My job in the Grammar School will be okay. I mean a janitor's job is important, right? But for how long?" Jounouchi sighed as he got up from the kitchen table and shifted his back toward the counter to lean on. Several minutes past by and yet still there wasn't a suggestion heard. Occasionally Shizuka would face her brother examining his facial expressions for any clues, but she got mumbles instead.
"How about..." Shizuka spoke silently, "What if I could get a job somewhere?! Maybe it can help pay off the bills. You know, together, like a real family."
"But what your schooling in the college? I don't know if you can handle studyin' and workin' at the same time. But the fact that your so loyal to the idea of us bein' like a real family...makes me proud." Jounouchi smiled. Shizuka felt the pride and joy that her brother's smile brought. It gave her the confidence to help her brother once more. Jounouchi left his position on the counter and moved to the chair on which Shizuka was next to. He smiled, "So...what jobs are you looking for?"
Shizuka giggled, "A job with good pay obviously..."
The search began! Shizuka began looking up and down the busiest streets of Domino. Hoping to find a good job there. She turned from side to side looking for the words she wanted to see HELP WANTED. A smile was made on Shizuka's face when she saw one in a perfume shop. Eagerly, she walked to the purple-colored shop with the labeled words, SUGARY SCENTS.
As Shizuka stepped into the shop, so many appealing scents had filled the room. "This was a job I could do." Shizuka said to herself.
Strangely, there was a woman in her mid-thirties, wearing a matching business suit to the banner outside, walked up to her as if the woman had the sudden urge to pee. Shizuka, being polite as she is, tried not to laugh at the scene, the she imagined in her mind.
"Excuse me," The lady started, "May I help you?"
"Oh...hai." Shizuka replied as she handed her resume, " I would like to apply for the job that was being asked."
"Oh..." The woman sighed as she took Shizuka's resume, " Hmmm...let's see. You have a good college degree. 3.957 GPA for people who don't know this, GPA is short for Grade Point Average. And the highest one you can have is 4.0. So technically, she's smart. Let's see, not alot of job experiences I see. I suppose we can let that slide by. And..." she paused, Shizuka looked at her cautiously, " You were a duelist?"
"Oh, sort of. I wanted to try to duel with my brother, Jounouchi Katsuya, and his friend, Motou Yugi, and-" Shizuka retorted happily, but the employer took it as a bad thing.
"Well, I think this isn't the right place for a duelist." She exclaimed, as she somewhat pushed Shizuka out the door.
"DemoBut-"
"I'm sure, you'll find someplace else." She spoke as the bell rung and the door closed.
"Humph!" Shizuka commented, "Who would want to work here anyway?!" Then she realized the fact that she wanted. Once again, she started out on her journey to her success of a job. She started off by walking several blocks after the last encounter with a job interview.
Job after job, sadly, Shizuka was starting to think that her resume wasn't as impressive as she thought. So far she was turned down on: A) Perfume Shoppe B)Newspaper Reporter and C) McDonalds.
"I'm starting to think that this was going to be harder than it seems..."
Turning her head side to side, occasionally, she felt a small vibe that literally made her feel as if someone was following her. She kept turning from corner to corner but the feeling was still clanged in her nerves. Shizuka turned sharply and gasped in relief, "Otogi-kun..." She placed a fist over her heart, "You scared me."
"Me?" Otogi retorted, "You shouldn't be afraid of me! I saw you a couple of blocks before, and I wondered 'What is Shizuka doing here so far from home?' so then I followed you to make sure you were okay. You know, I like a real pal!" He finished with a sheepish grin as Shizuka giggled.
"Iie," Shizuka recovered, "I'm okay. You were a pal to begin with anyway. I'm just looking for work."
"You mean, you need a job?"
"Hai!"
"Why not work for my game shop?" Otogi asked as Shizuka shifted her eyes and placed her thumb near her mouth, "Com'on! I mean, I need some staff members in my company! There are so many offices you can take. There're alot things you could do!!"
"I don't know..." Shizuka commented, " Onii-chan is would get kind of suspicious, about something. I mean... you know how he is."
"True." Otogi sighed, knowing his changes wasn't cut in halves but into quarters. "Well...do you want something to eat before you start your job search again?"
"I guess..." Shizuka smiled innocently, "I have been looking around for a while. Well, I guess we can get something to eat. I don't see any harm in it."
"Great!" Otogi replied with a smirk, as she did the same.
"That was amazing!" Shizuka shrieked, "I honestly didn't know you knew how to cook in a Osaka-themed food place." I didn't want to use a restaurant seemed to elegant or fast-food not like McDonalds
"What? Are you saying, you live in Japan, a country of Asian culture, and didn't know who to cook such foods on a grill?" Otogi chucked, unbelieving this piece of information.
"No."
Otogi laughed heartily seeing Shizuka's embarrassment. Otogi caught this and placed his hand on her shoulder, "Awe don't worry about it! I'm glad I was able to teach you." Otogi passed her some food onto her side of the grill. Taking her spatula, she carefully placed it on her mouth and then placed it back down, "What's wrong?"
"It's so hot!" She muffled, "But it's really delicious!"
Otogi smiled at the scene Shizuka was making of herself, "Are you sure you can't work at my shop? It's a shame that I can't seem to have that kind of smile at least once a day."
Shizuka turned red at his comment and looked away, "I really would love to, however Onii-chan, might think otherwise. Really, Otogi-kun, I want to work there, I just wish that I can't miss this chance. I just don't want Onii-chan to be mad. I really, surely don't want him to hunt you down, and kill you. And then bring you back to life, and kill you again."
"No problem! Just remember, Shizuka, that offer is always open." Otogi flashed his "bishounen" smile.
"Arigatou...Hey, Otogi-kun?"
"Hmmm?"
"I've been to some interviews and...well, I felt something wrong about it. How come no one wants to hire a duelist? I mean people thought I was perfect candidate until they saw the word DUELIST. I mean I think it's a common factor with everyone and it can also be a helpful aspect to the economy and-"
"Some people think duelist are trouble makers." Otogi cut her. His eyes started to become cold, "They think that people who ramble over cards are wasting their time. They believe that duelist are a piece of crap that...never really should go around the streets."
"How so?"
"They seem to think that duels let their cards take the best of them, you know, throwing their lives away just for a silly game."
"Ohh..."Shizuka replied in a mellow tone.
"I just said some... you'll find one soon enough." Otogi reassured her with a smile, and a pat on her back, "You'll find one soon."
After searching for the whole entire day, Shizuka felt even more ashamed to see that nothing was going according to plan. She had reached a busy part of town where all the big-shot companies would show off their shiny buildings or some classy lounge-and-or-hall. Obliviously, Shizuka made a pout-face knowing that it would be impossible to get a job in these kinds of places.
Soon, she heard many girls giggling off at the next block. There were at least a dozen of them, smiling and what not. They seemed too be pushed by a big, tall man wearing a black suit as well as dark sunglasses. It was somewhat humorous, seeing the man push off the girls. However, they seemed to run back, giving the guard a hard time. Especially when the words, "Please, come back tomorrow-- or maybe never," was repeated several times. After their attempts had failed, Shizuka mentally picked up and dared herself to walk over the building where the girls eventually separated.
"Excuse me, sir," Shizuka tapped the man on the shoulder before he retreated back into the building. Shizuka jerked back and notice the man's height and size when he turned back to her. She readjusted her bag strap on her shoulder, "I was just wondering why there were so many girls here a couple of minutes ago."
"Are you one of those bimbos, lady?" He replied in a deep voice.
"Iie!!" Shizuka sweated nervously, "I was just wondering why they were so anxious about being here."
"Ooh," the man retorted giving a sigh of relief, "Those girls wanted to apply a position here in the K.C.. They just don't know when to give up."
"The K.C.?" Shizuka repeated feeling rather retarded when she saw him cock his eyebrow.
"You're not from around are you?"
"Not really." Shizuka replied straightforwardly.
"Oh, then, the K.C. is the words on the streets for Kaiba Corporation."
"Kai-Kaiba Corporation? You mean, I'm standing here in front of the most successful business in Japan?!" Shizuka gasped, taking a few steps back. She titled her head upwards and noted the K.C. in neon lights as the sunlight made a small reflection on her eyes. But the name of 'Kaiba' was rather familiar, "And they are claimed to be the most richest company in Japan. So this is really 'the' Kaiba Corp...and your taking applications?"
"What's it to you, lady?"
"I would like to apply." Silence. The man looked at her a tried to hold back his fits of laughter. But he strength wasn't good enough. He busted out fits like nothing as well as tears. "Nani? I can do it."
"Sure, lady." He wiped a tear, "I like you and all, but I highly dou-" He just continued to laugh, "Gomen, I just don't think Kaiba-sempai would hire a girl right about now."
"Well maybe unlike the girls that were here, I've graduated high school and now in second year of college." He just continued to laugh, "Listen, buddy!!" Shizuka threatened, "I need a job and I need it pronto!! Ya' hear me?! PRONTO!!!!!"
"Listen, since you're not giving me a hard time and all," He unbuttoned his blazer and took out a third-folded paper from his blazer pocket, "Here. This is an application notice, which the offices use around here. If someone, usually a girl, slips through security and applies in the office, they ask for this notice. If they don't have this notice with them, then they've wasted their time. So you must bring this with you next time, okay?"
"Hai!" Shizuka received the paper and smiled, "Domo arigatou. I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Shizuka Kawai."
"Mochizuki Kaito." Kaito smiled as he shook her hand, "I didn't mean to scare you on our first encounter."
"Not at all, Kaito-kun. Ooh, it is okay for me to call you that, right?"
"Why not? Do you want me to call you Kawai?"
"Nah, just call me Shizuka, I more used to it." Shizuka smiled, "Arigatou, Kaito!! I'll come back for that job!!" Shizuka made her way to the subway that was currently the next two blocks. 'This is great!' Shizuka thought, 'Onii-chan will be so happy of me getting a rich job.'
"Shizuka, I'm not happy of you getting that hell of a job." Jounouchi grunted as his hands turned into fists of fury.
"Demo..." Shizuka pleaded, "This is the best way to get that money now."
"Shizuka!! This is Kaiba Corp-- KAI-II-BA-- corp." Jounouchi slurred his words. On the other hand, the only reaction Shizuka had was a confused look. More like o0?, "Kaiba? Kaiba Seto?"
"And this important because...?" Shizuka added.
"Kaiba is dat bastard in high school dat doesn't know how to shut his open crappin' mouth!!"
"Now I remember why I forgot his name," Shizuka whispered to herself, "I tried avoiding this."
"Okay, okay..." Jounouchi regained his pressure, "We'll just say that we've never received, this letter."
"Demo, Onii-chan--"
"But nothin'. I don't want my sister under the clutches of an evil, vile bastard like Kaiba."
"Who is this Kaiba?" Jounouchi widened his eyes, "The name really does sound familiar..."
"You don't know Kaiba?! My arch-foe?!"
"...Nope..."
Jounouchi made an anime-faint, "Kaiba is that bastard who claimed that he was the best duelist. But Yugi and I showed him whose the boss!"
"Oh brother..." Shizuka sighed as the sweatdrop took place.
"Oh bro--" Jounouchi stopped and thought of an idea. He glanced at his sister and a pair of scissors. And did the vise-versa. Soon Shizuka caught on his "diabolical-scheme-of-the-century".
"Iie. Iie! IIE!!!" She shrieked, holding on to her hair. She jumped up from her seat as Jounouchi chased around the table with her with the pair of scissors in his hand, "Iie, Onii-chan, iie! I-I-I don't want to!!"
"But you have to..." Jounouchi pleaded, "I just want you safe from Kaiba."
"Demo..." Shizuka twirled around the table trying to run away from her brother's idea with the pair of scissors, "Onii-chan, I don't want to be...'male'."
"Do you see any other way?"
"Hai!!" Shizuka replied, "I'm--staying--as--a--female!!" Shizuka ran past her brother's arms and went straight to her bedroom door. Jounouchi wasn't quite used to chasing his sister around the kitchen table like they were little infants, but everyone knows, things are always like that when you have siblings.
"Shizuka...! Shizuka!!" Jounouchi knocked on her door.
"Iie!! " Shizuka pouted, "Iie, iie, iie!"
"Shizuka, admit it! You said that you wanted to help pay off all the money--"
"PLEASE STOP TWISTING MY WORDS!!" Shizuka cried, "I did say I wanted to help but I never agreed to pose as a male, Onii-chan."
Jounouchi sighed, "Fine, it's okay. I'll just get another job or you can find some other job. I just don't want you with that bastard Kaiba. I only want your safety." Jounouchi turned away from his younger sister's door, not noticing a little crack of the door open. Shizuka slowly passed her hand through the barrier and extend to hold her brother's hand.
"Just call Mai for me." Shizuka replied through the door, "I don't trust you with scissors."
Shizuka closed her eyes, tightly. Mai made a final snip off the last strands of Shizuka's hair. After the final piece slowly floated towards the floor, Shizuka opened one of her eyes, "There you go. What do you think?" Mai handed the mirror to Shizuka, as he dusted the access hair of her shoulders, "What do you think? Do you feel that it suits you?" Mai asked continuously. Shizuka examined the look. Mai had cut it to a layered look. It was about three-and-a-half inches above her shoulder, giving a masculine look but also in a stylish way.
"Hai," Shizuka retorted excitedly, "This is so cute--"
"Excuse me?" Mai corrected Shizuka giving her a raised eyebrow. Shizuka caught this.
"I-I mean...it's cool..." Shizuka shook her head changing her tone of voice. Jounouchi knocked on the door. He assumed the two were ready and opened the door. He gave a confused look towards Shizuka. His eyebrows were raised and his mouth was slightly opened, as his head was titled to a side.
"Okay, dude," Jounouchi fully opened the door and crossed his arms, "I don't know how you got in here and started to be a bother to my girlfriend here, but I want you to leave. I got enough problems looming around."
"This is your sister, you ding-dong!" Mai chuckled.
"I guess you did an excellent job!" Shizuka smiled, "Arigatou, Mai-chan!"
"Your welcome," Mai smiled, "Let's walk around the neighborhood and see if it wasn't just this ding-dong." She helped Shizuka up while Jounouchi scratched his head still confused about what the heck was going on.
"Okay," Jounouchi turned around following the girls out of the room, "Who are you?! Hey, I'm talking to you!! I want answers, buddy!!!"
After turning the key along with a confirming click, Jounouchi locked the door of his apartment and looked at his sister as they were starting to walk down the stairs and out the door. She changed into his smaller clothes--a baggy jean pants with a silver chain along the hip crossing to the nearest pocket. She also wore a white long-sleeve shirt that reached to her palms with a gray t-shirt with non-important words such as "07" or "Japanese pride" together with a black, zip-up vest with adjustables on the bottom over the white shirt, with sneakers on her feet and a backwards black baseball cap on the top of her head with loose strands coming out of the hole over her eyebrows. It was very bizarre for Jounouchi to admit that his sister DID look like a guy with neat looking' hair.
"You're too cute..." Jounouchi ruffled his sister's hair, making it a little more masculine, "I don't how I thought you were a guy."
"Thanks for the compliment, Onii-chan--I mean Aniki-kun." Shizuka once again corrected herself. She jokingly punched her brother's arm. However, Jounouchi looked at her sister with narrow eyes.
"You're too girly," He chuckled. Mai extended both of her arms as Jounouchi and Shizuka liked their arms. Going through the town, people agreed with Jounouchi's opinion. Shizuka blended in as a male. Some silently commented Mai having two boyfriends, whereas some girls thought that Mai was lucky having both, Shizuka and Jounouchi. As they started to pass a store that was labeled to have coffee, some familiar friends had opened the door.
"Jounouchi!! Mai!!" Anzu waved to her friends, as they moved several feet away from the store, "Bring your friend in and introduce us to him."
"She said 'him'," Mai smiled, "Damn, I am good."
" Cha, whateva ya say, Mai." Jounouchi sighed letting his sister followed by his girlfriend into the shop. The bell rung as soon as the door was shut behind Jounouchi. Both Shizuka and Mai started to look around where Anzu had disappeared to. A sign was shown when Anzu waved her arm once more for signaling their destination. The three took a seat along with the other company Anzu had--Honda, Yugi, and Otogi.
"How's it goin', Honda?" Jounouchi struck out his hand as they were doing an odd "secret handshake" that somehow looked like a ancient tribal ritual.
"Nothing much."
"So, Jounouchi, introduce to us your friend." Anzu commented, sounding kind of eager to know. She looked at Shizuka strangely. Shizuka caught this and blush madly, she had never seen a girl give her "that" kind of a look.
"Oh, yeah," Jounouchi cleared his throat, "This is...uh...Shizu--ko! Yeah, that's it Shizuko!! Eh--sorry I forgot your name, pal." Jounouchi playfully punched his sister's arm, which kind of ache, not realizing his strength.
"Hai...Shizuko...uh--Kanone." Mai added with a sheepish smile.
"Konichiwa, Shizuko, I'm Yugi."
"I'm Otogi."
"The name's Honda."
"Anzu," Anzu said bashfully making Shizuka blush even more.
"He--he," Shizuka added scratching the back part of her head, "Nice to meet you all."
"So tell me, Shizuko," Yugi added, "Where did you meet Jounouchi and Mai? I haven't seen you around this part of Domino because you seem very familiar."
"You can say that Shizuka has met him too," Jounouchi laughed as Mai gave him a nudge in the stomach and Shizuka's glare. These are one of those times where you would just wish that Jounouchi Katsuya would get ATLEAST a little smarter.
"Really? You met Shizuka?" Yugi asked, making Shizuka sweat.
"Knowing Jounouchi, he would have slain you by now." Anzu commented.
"True, true." Honda and Otogi agreed in fusion.
"Uh-- well...you see--" Shizuka looked pleadingly to her brother and Mai for a little help, but no solution had came out. She had to think this on her own, "--I...am not for Domino. I'm from...uh--Tokyo. That's where I met Shizuka. I--I met her before Jounouchi. We--uh--were--uh--dating?"
"NA--NANI?! DATING?!" Everyone echoed, including Mai and Jounouchi. Shizuka made a mental slap that time.
"Bu--but we broke it off after--uh--three years," Shizuka confirmed, "So now, we're good friends. That's why I'm here. I plan on taking some courses here. If not, then I have time to spend with Shizuka and Jounouchi. They were nice to enough to--uh-- let me stay in their home for a while."
"That's sweet." Mai sighed out of relief. Jounouchi removed himself from the table and walked away to get some drinks.
"I agree," Anzu commented, "You still stay with your ex-girlfriend as a friend. And you like spending time with her. Wow."
"You can say that again," Shizuka sighed out of relief of her story.
"WHAT WAS THAT, PUNK?!" Otogi and Honda spoke in fusion. They made that anime "big-headed-scream-that-made-the-place-shake".
"Eep," Shizuka mumbled as Otogi and Honda slammed their palms onto the table and looked over Shizuka.
"Take it easy, guys." Yugi smiled trying to cool down the atmosphere, "After all, Shizuko said that it was over between them, right?"
"Hmmm...?" Shizuka looked over to Yugi, who made a "just-say-yes" look, "Oh, yeah. Yeah, absolutely."
"We're watching--" Honda started.
"--You, Kid." Otogi finished. Shizuka kept her position as the two loosened their tensions. Jounouchi returned with three containers, for some reason, smiling.
"So," Jounouchi gave iced tea to both Mai and Shizuka, and coffee for himself, "Anything happened while I was gone?" Stupid question, Jounouchi, stupid question.
"Sayonara."
Everyone, eventually, parted their ways. Anzu was last to leave, "Nice meeting you, Shizuko." She winked.
"Ah--Arigatou," Shizuka, nervously laughed as she waved back, "I'm happy that I met you too." Anzu smiled brightly and walked off. Shizuka sighed, heavily. If you had to pretend to be the opposite sex, I don't think it would an easy deal. And her brother wasn't making it any easier.
"Shizuko and Anzu, sitting in a tree. K-i-s-s-i-n-g..." Jounouchi taunted. He started making a dance as he circled around her.
"Stop it, Aniki-kun..." Shizuka narrowed her eyes.
"First comes love, then comes marriage..."
"Jounouchi,"
"Then comes--"
"JOUNOUCHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Shizuka exclaimed, then soon regained her nerves, "We're adults now. We're...mature, sophisticated. We don't need to have silly things to prove that one is better than the other."
"You're right," Jounouchi smiled. After a few moments, he made a smirk, "Race to home!!!" Jounouchi ran like a mad lunatic, leaving Shizuka have a blank look on her face.
"Mature, eh?" Shizuka shook her head to make a conclusion. Her brother is an idiot.
When Shizuka finally caught up with her brother, she decided to ask him for a talk. "Onii-chan, I have a question," Shizuka asked her brother bashfully. Jounouchi caught this and felt a sudden urge of heat.
"Please tell me that we to have 'that talk'," Jounouchi nervously laughed.
"I'm 20 years old," Shizuka raised a puzzled eyebrow.
"Gomen, I'm thinking to critically..." Jounouchi sighed.
"Actually, I was thinking...how does a guy act like? I mean is there anything I should know?"
"Well you should act like--cool..." Jounouchi walked imitating 'a-guy's-walk'. Shizuka studied closely and did the same as her brother. Obviously she felt sort of uncomfortable.
"I feel like an idiot," Shizuka commented giving her brother the 'what-the-hell' look.
"Then you got it!!" Shizuka laughed, "I don't think that was the problem. What is it?"
"Well, it's just...I don't know about this." Shizuka explained. She didn't looked at her brother's eyes, this made Jounouchi a little nervous, "It's because--what if the government catches us? I mean, we can get thrown in jail for this, right?"
"Don't worry," Jounouchi took out his key to open the door of their apartment, "I promised Okaa-san Mom in Eng. that you would be alright. She never believe that I could keep you safe. And I'm not going to prove her right. You'll be fine. Besides, I don't think Kaiba would get the government into this. He'll probably embarrass himself for it."
"Okay..." Shizuka smiled to herself, 'It's a good thing I have my brother with me on this. I love it when he gives me those kind of talks. I feel so ready for this!'
"Okay, I'm not ready for this." Shizuka whispered to herself, when she arrived at Kaiba Corp. She wore baggy khaki pants and brown dress-shoes. She wore a matching white shirt and a red and black tie. She tied her hair back, even though there were loose strands, and even wore a tough vest under all this. At this point of her life, she was glad that her chest wasn't big. She was about to enter through the glass doors. Kaito, once again, held the guard.
Strangely, Kaito just opened the doors for Shizuka, even though he didn't know it was her. 'I guess he was making sure no girl pissed his boss.' Shizuka thought as she entered the world of business. She walked up to the counter where two secretaries were using headphones for the telephones and continuously typing. And this wasn't in ordinary speed, it was more like record past, maybe 60 WPM Words Per Minute!!! This made Shizuka choke, these girls can talk and type at the same time in a world record. Kaiba really knows who he hires. Finally one of the girls looked up and smiled at Shizuka. Shizuka blushed again, it was one of those looks Anzu gave to Shizuka long time ago.
"May I help you?" She said still smiling.
"Ha-Hai. I was given a opportunity for this company and I guess I'm not at the right pla--"
"Hai, you are at the right place," the secretary read the following letter, "This is Kaiba Corporation."
"Ooh...Lucky me." Shizuka mentally pouted.
"Thank you for being here at Kaiba Corp. I would need for you to sign these forms," She handed Shizuka a clipboard of papers, "Most of these information isn't optional. Stated if is. Then I'll send it to Mr. Kaiba for further checking. Then you are to be interviewed by Mr. Kaiba, himself. From there he can accept you or deny you." She smiled, "Arigatou! And have a nice day!"
"Arigatou..." Shizuka placed a fake smiled and turned away, 'What? 'he can accept you or deny you'. That cuts my chances in half again. I guess it's a good thing this time. I really don't want to get in trouble with the authorities.'
Shizuka looked at the information column with an uneasy feeling. She knew that Kaiba and her brother were mortal enemies. After all they would only malign another causing another separating gap. But she tried to swallow her fear and filled out her information:
NAME: Shizuko Kanone
Shizuka kept sweating really fast. She couldn't help it, a) she was lying to the company b) she's disguised as male and c) what if they caught her. The pressure was really clouding her brain. 'If I really don't want to be in this job,' Shizuka thought to herself, 'I have to put in the most important part.' She wrote the kanji DUELIST. She remained calm and finished with her information. She handed the clipboard back tot he secretary that handed the piece of crap to her. The secretary made her "flashy smile" once more.
"Kanone, eh?" Her smile became wider.
"H-hai." Shizuka stuttered.
"You seemed more like a 'Katsuya' to me..."
"Really now?" Shizuka asked. It was the first time someone has ever said something like that about her and her brother.
"Just wait a couple of moments for Mr. Kaiba to respond your application."
'What is he an answering machine?' Shizuka imagined, "Okay, arigatou."
"You're in?" Jounouchi echoed in Shizuka's cell phone. Shizuka has waited for twenty minutes now. The feeling of either getting in or getting out was a heavy option.
"I just filled in my information and sent my resume with it." Shizuka sighed, "I wish he could just decline my application."
"What? Iie! We need that money to come in! You know as well as I do that our mother will take you back if we don't survive this--"
"I know, I know. But won't you be mad at Kaiba if he hires me anyway?"
"True but your disguised as a male now. There is no way he can do anything to you." Silence, "Unless he's...turned the other way around."
"You're so funny," Shizuka laughed.
"Mr. Shizuko, Mr. Kaiba would be waiting for you in the main office. Please take the elevator to the top floor. There, you'll be escorted to Mr. Kaiba's office. Good Luck!"
"I have to go, Aniki-kun." Shizuka spoke her last words before hanging up.
"You can do it, Shizuko." Jounouchi cheered on the other line.
"Mr. Kaiba is right down the hall, sir." Once Shizuka got off the elevator doors, a girl who seemed to be cheery and bubbly as the secretary on the main floor greeted her. She guided Shizuka to a hallway that was filled with workers. There seemed to be assistants following their bosses with coffee, papers or both! They appeared to having everything on track as well as running smoothly. Despite having guests or not.
"This seems to be a busy floor," Shizuka commented still looking around.
"Hai, this is the business floor. Most of the meetings and business work is done up here." The tour guide spoke, "This is Mr. Kaiba's office," she knocked the door and buzz came into reply, "Good Luck! It would be a waste for Mr. Kaiba to deny you."
"Arigatou, I think." Shizuka sighed and walked into the office. The office was a plain blue color with awards and diplomas decorated accordingly around the room. The desks were organized with folders as well as books. Shizuka was amazed by the neatness, after all he is a guy. Haha! Sorry guys, didn't mean it like I said, XD
"Don't stare at me things. Just sit on the damn seat," Kaiba spoke. Shizuka turned to see the back of Kaiba's chair facing her. He faced out the window behind his desk. Shizuka quickly crept up to the chairs that was placed before the desks. She took a seat into one of the opposing chairs and just sat quietly.
"You're name is Shizuko Kanone?" Kaiba exclaimed still turned away from her.
"Hai,"
"Hmmm..." Kaiba continued, "You're still studying? And if you are, how do you expect to still work here?"
"Hai," Shizuka retorted, "Umm...I am able to skip some classes, demo but in Eng.I usually have night classes."
"I see now," Kaiba swiveled around the other way so that Shizuka could see his face. She examined his facial features. He had neat hair as well as a handsome face with a good tan. He seemed to further examining of her application. Strangely, Kaiba was impressed with her marks and was sure of decision. Except for one , "And it says that you were a duelist--?"
"HAI! That is true!!" Shizuka exclaimed, making sure that it was clear.
"I think I have seen it all." Kaiba commented, as he took out a pen and started jotting things down on the application.
'This is it!' Shizuka thought, 'This is the moment I was waiting for. He's going to deny!!'
"Shizuko," Kaiba started.
'You,' Shizuka mouthed in her mind. She closed her eyes and clenched her fists. Com'on!!
"You,"
'Are,'
"Are,"
'Denied!!'
"Hired! You are taking the position of being my Personal Advisor. Get here tomorrow morning for further details."
O.O Shizuka's face right about now
"Wh-wha-what? Hold on. I--uh--wait--," Shizuka mumbled with loads of questions occupying her mind. However there was one thing certain in her mind, "Okay, okay. One question though-- heh?"
Well that's the end of this chapter...rate it now, please!