"St. Joan, finish this with one final swipe!" I called out, and I watched as my hologram tore apart my opponent's. His life point meter dropped to zero, and the duel was over. The holograms vanished, and I quickly grabbed my deck, put it back together, then shoved it into my pocket. "that had been almost too easy.
I turned and started walking to work. At this rate, I'd be late for my first day. How would that look to my boss? I had heard of him from many people, as so many people seemed to respect him, yet fear him as well. Seto Kaiba. The man was just so intimidating, but I wasn't about to let that stop me. I was going to be his personal assistant. I was going to be getting great benefits, and how awesome would that look on a resume that I worked at Kaiba Corp?
As I began crossing the street, a very nice Porsche had to slam on their brakes. I jumped backwards and stepped into a puddle, the water soaking my high heeled foot. Cursing, I kicked the front of the car, turned on my heel, and walked the rest of the way across the street with a wet foot. Just great. I leaned against the building and took off the shoe, trying to airdry my foot. I'd need to get some paper towels in the restroom before I met up with the boss.
I stepped through the doors and nodded to the receptionist and made my way over to the elevator and pressed the up button. I took out my phone as I waited and started a new text. The little bell rang that signaled the elevator doors were about to open, and I stepped through quickly.
Today is starting off great :/ I typed before pressing send.
Shoving my phone into my pocket, I got off on the designated floor and hurried to the ladies room. I locked the door behind me and rushed to the sink, grabbing a load of paper towels and dabbing at the inside of the shoe before drying my foot. When that didn't seem to do the trick, I held my shoe under the hand dryer for a minute or two.
Glancing at my watch, I put the shoe on. It was better, but still damp. Oh well, I'd live with it. It'd dry soon enough. I smoothed out my pencil skirt and checked myself out in the mirror once more before throwing my long, blonde hair over my shoulder and leaving the bathroom. I knocked on the door that read Seto Kaiba CEO. I didn't hear anything after several seconds, so I decided to knock again.
The door flew open, and I was face to face with my new boss. Out of all the gossip I had been given over the passed few days, no one had mentioned how handsome he looked in a suite and tie. I forced myself to look up into his gorgeous, deep, blue eyes. His eyes were cold and uncaring as he stared down at me, and I began to feel self conscious about the outfit I had picked out. Was it professional enough?
I cleared my throat. "Good morning, Mr. Kaiba," I held out a hand to shake his own, but he stared down at me for a second more before turning and heading back into the office. I tentatively stepped through the door, debating how far into the office I should go. I closed the door behind me and decided it was best just to follow him all the way to his desk.
His office was comprised of two rooms. The first room we walked through was filled with file cabinets and a desk with a computer sitting on it. The second was much bigger and the outside walls were all glass. This room had a huge desk with a laptop sitting atop it. There were two couches facing each other with a coffee table sitting between them. A couple of bookshelves lined the non-glass walls, completing the room. This was his office.
I wasn't sure where to sit, or if I should sit at all when he sat in his chair. "Ms. Matthews, your resume was spectacular for someone your age," he said, his tone indicating he was doubtful I'd be able to handle this job. "I hope you don't disappoint me like the others before you have."
I nodded, swallowing. There was a lump in my throat. "I won't let you down, Mr. Kaiba. I'll do my best."
"Yes, see to it that you do better than that," he replied before opening one of his desk drawers and found some files, setting them on the desk. "Let's jump right in then." He held up one file. "This one just needs to be filed." Holding up another, he continued, "Read through this one and send out proper emails to the required recipients." He held another folder in his other hand. "This one needs to be charted and have some numbers crunched so we can try to optimize the departments. We need to hire a few more specialists, and I want you to look over our budget and see what we can cut to make that happen. I have a presentation tomorrow. I want it done by the end of the day. Make sure you screen my calls this morning, as I have an important conference call to make. This afternoon, I'll be out of the office for a bit. I need to make an appearance at he tournament I'm hosting. And, my little brother should be stopping by shortly after that, see to it that he comes right in. Any questions?"
I shook my head. "No, sir. I've got it." I reached for the files and went to my office and got straight to work. It wasn't that difficult of work, and if this was the worst of Seto Kaiba, I'd be just fine. The phone rang nonstop with businesses wanting to know if we'd sponsor them, with people wanting to interview him, with business prospects. The charts and presentations I had to make were harder than any I had done. I had to do a lot of number crunching, and I wasn't familiar with all the different formulas he'd want me to use. But, I got it.
Wanting to leave a good impression, I ate my lunch at my desk, eating and working instead of taking a break. He didn't even acknowledge me unless he wanted me to retrieve something for him. And, I didn't say anything, figuring if he wanted me to talk, he'd ask me a question. But, I was afraid he'd think I was ignoring him or being disrespectful. I never got the chance to talk to him because he left for three hours right after my lunch hour.
Sighing, I got everything done by the time he got back. But, I was nervous the presentation I made wasn't good enough, so I took my time tweaking it to perfection. I was close to finished when he walked back through the door, taking off his suit jacket and hanging it up the rack opposite my desk.
"How was it?" I asked him, hoping that by engaging him, it'd make a better impression than me sitting quietly at my desk. I smiled warmly at him as I awaited his response.
But, it never came. He simply grunted in response before disappearing into his office. I huffed. What a grouch. Did the man have any friends? I doubted it. Not with that attitude. What was his brother going to be like? I sure hoped he wasn't going to the same as Kaiba. Cold, dark, and mean. How much younger was this brother? Was he as attractive as his older brother?
The door opened after a knock, and when I turned to look, I was greeted by a tall teenager with long, black hair. "You must be my brother Seto's new assistant!" he smiled, reaching out a hand. "I'm Mokuba."
I frowned. Brother? This couldn't be the same brother that was supposed to be related to Mr. Kaiba. This kid was so nice in comparison. "Kaiah Matthews," I replied, shaking his hand. "You sure aren't what I expected," I admitted after a moment.
"Seto tends to scare people. It's my job to assure you he isn't always so abrasive and impolite," mokuba grinned, and I couldn't help but smile back. This kid was really too cute.
"Who's the impolite one, talking about others behind their back?" Mr. Kaiba walked in then and looked at me expectantly, as though he was disappointed in me.
"I'm sorry, sir. It won't happen again," I lowered my head. It wasn't like I had called him impolite. What was he all upset with me for?
"I should think not. Come on, Mokuba," Mr. Kaiba gestured towards his office before turning and heading back inside. Mokuba turned and winked at me, waving at me slightly before disappearing into the office.
I sighed, exhaling a breath before returning to my work. Today wasn't going as well as I had planned.
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"Joey, please tell me you have something made for dinner!" I cried as I opened the door into the apartment. I threw my bag into the corner, tossing my keys onto the little table before heading into the kitchen. "Oh, hey Serenity," I smiled as I went to open the fridge and grab something to drink."
"Hey, Kai. How was your first day on the job with Kaiba?" she asked, wiping her hands off on her apron. Her chopped vegetables lay abandoned on the cutting board.
I sat at the bar opposite her. "Busy. Just wanna enjoy some good food and relax!" I replied,grabbing a diced carrot and shoving some pieces into my mouth. "Where's your brother?"
"He and Mai are doing a little practice dueling in the living room. Mai's winning." Right after that, I could hear Joey cry out in frustration. Mai had obviously won again. "How many times is that now?"
"In a row? I think Mai's up to fourteen," Serenity giggled. She opened a drawer and threw me an apron. "Want to help me out? Yugi and the others will be here soon for supper."
"Sure!" I nodded and tied the apron around my slender waist and began doing what I could to help. I wasn't very good in the kitchen, but I liked to do what I could to help rather than just watch. That's how I was with life, too. I didn't want to watch it go by. Even if I was bad at something, I wanted to do it, to help out and see just I was really capable of. If I didn't try, I wouldn't know.
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