"What?!" Seto Kaiba barked, extremely annoyed that someone had interrupted his work. "Come in!"

"Mr. Kaiba," a Kaiba Land security guard said as he walked into Seto's office, his hand tightly grasping the arm of a brunette girl of about 16 or 17, "this girl was hired to fix the security systems in Kaiba Land and she managed to destroy it even more. The cost to fix the damages done adds up to about $500,000 for the entirety of the park."

Seto stood up and walked around his desk, walking in a circle around the girl. "I'll deal with her," he said, dismissing the guard from his office. He walked once more around the girl before coming to a stop in front of her. "What's your name?"

"Emiri," she replied softly, keeping her head bowed as she played nervously with the bottom of her two sizes too big sweatshirt. "I'm sorry, Mr. Kaiba. I don't know what happened. It was going fine but—"

Seto held up a hand, stopping her in midsentence. "Do you know how much money you owe?" he asked, watching as she shook her head, the ponytail her hair was held back in getting looser in its tie. "$500,000. How much money do you have?"

"Maybe $200," Emiri replied softly, her head still bowed.

"That means you still owe over $450,000," Seto said. He lifted her chin, ice blue eyes meeting stormy gray ones. "To pay it off, you will work for me. You will follow every order without question and without complaint. Do you understand?" Emiri nodded. "You start right now. Come with me. I'm done for now." The brunette followed Seto out of his office and to his limo, never saying a word.

When they got to his mansion, Emiri followed him up to the master bedroom, the walls and bed all the same deep blue. "All I have for clothes right now are mine and Mokuba's old ones," he said, thumbing through the back of the closet.

"That's fine," Emiri said, keeping her eyes on the ground.

"For right now, you can start by cleaning Mokuba's room," Seto said. "It's right down the hall. You may go."

Emiri nodded before walking out of the room. Why do I like him? she thought. Trying not to think about it, she walked down the hall, looking around curiously. Poking her head in the last room in the hall, she could tell it belonged to Mokuba immediately. Quickly looking around, she knelt down and started to pick up the scattered clothes.

Seto watched the computer screen in front of him, the camera from Mokuba's room showing as Emiri finished putting all of the dirty clothes into the laundry. When she doesn't know what to do, she acts like an innocent puppy, he noticed, watching as Emiri looked around before started to make the bed. He moved away from the screen, walking over to his bed and shedding his shoes, tie, and jacket. Looking back at the computer, he couldn't see Emiri anywhere. Where could she have gone? He thought, moving the camera to sweep the length of Mokuba's room.

The brunette in question was standing on top of a book on top of a bucket on top of a box on top of a drawer, trying to reach the clean bed sheets that were placed on the very top shelf of the linen closet. Her fingertips barely brushed against the fabric, her precarious tower swaying slightly. He reached her arm as far back as it could go, unaware that Seto was now standing behind her. Emiri's thumb hooked the folded fabric and she pulled it toward her, smiling.

"You're going to fall," Seto said, almost making her fall off her tower. "Next time, ask for my help."

"I'm sorry," Emiri apologized.

"I need to go fix a problem at KaibaCorp," Seto said, turning for the stairs. "When you're done, you can get something to eat and then wait in my room."

Why can't I not follow his orders? Emiri thought, watching as Seto walked out the front door. And why can't I speak around him? Sighing, she walked back into Mokuba's room to make the bed. Her mind was lost in space as she changed the sheets, her thoughts on how she'd even gotten a job as an electrician that inevitably led to her current situation.
*FLASHBACK*

Her landlord knocked on the door. It was the second time that week he'd asked for the rent and Emiri still didn't have it. "I'm sorry, Emiri," he said when she'd explained her situation, "but I need the rent. I need you out of here by tomorrow." Emiri nodded, closing the door as she pulled her cell phone out of her pocket.

"Hello?" her mother asked, picking up after the first ring.

"Mom?" she asked, hoping she'd say yes. "Can I stay with you while I find a new apartment?"

"No," her mother replied. "I left you at that orphanage for a reason. I don't want you anymore." And with that, she hung up. Emiri spent the rest of that night crying.

Luckily she'd gotten the job she currently had the next day and had enough money for a cheaper apartment. They were a little reluctant to hire a teenage girl with no experience but she quickly proved competent enough. She hadn't called her mother since.
*END FLASHBACK*

Taking a deep breath, Emiri leaned over Mokuba's bed, tears starting to form in her eyes. Wiping them away, she stood up and walked into Seto's room, her appetite gone. Sitting on the blue window seat, Emiri leaned against the window, falling asleep.

2 hours later, Seto walked into his room and immediately saw Emiri who was still asleep. "Wake up," he said, gently shaking her shoulder. The brunette shivered, but didn't wake up. Shaking his head, Seto decided to leave her alone. Changing into his pajamas, he slid into bed and fell asleep.