Interns Chapter 2

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It had been a couple of days since Kaiba's announcement and Mai had had some time to think it over.

Helping the new interns would definitely be a good thing for her on a financial stand point but on the other hand, she knew her social skills weren't the best. Vivian was really the only employee she talked to on her floor, she didn't really speak to anyone else.

Mai was a loner, and she liked it better that way anyways. But now she would have to be social with these new interns since she would be working with them every day.

She groaned as she sat back in her office chair, fiddling with the mouse and not really paying attention to her monitor.

"What's wrong Mai? Still thinking of the huge pay cheque you'll be cashing in for those interns?" Vivian asked sarcastically, walking over to the blonde's cubicle.

"No, it's not that." Mai said with a sigh, dismissing her friend's sarcasm. Vivian's eyes widened and her facial expression turned to one of concern.

"What's wrong then, Mai?" She asked with genuine concern.

"You know I'm not that social, and I really hate dealing with kids." Mai admitted, resting her head in her hands."

"Wait, that's what you're worried about?" Vivian said with a laugh. Mai turned to her and looked at like she was crazy.

"Uh, yes I am. You know me Viv, you know this isn't going to be easy for me." She replied, turning back to her monitor and sighing loudly.

"Let's go for lunch." Vivian said with a smile. It was more of a command then a question.

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Joey Wheeler and his best friend Tea' Gardner had stopped by the mall to hang out a couple of days before the internship program at Kaiba Corp started.

"Can't lie, I'm really excited for this internship." Joey said to his friend Tea'. His voice was full of excitement. Tea' Gardner giggled and rolled her eyes.

"You should have just applied for it like the rest of us a month ago!"

"I know, but I really didn't think I had a chance like you guys." Joey admitted, sighing and looking at the floor. Tea placed a hand on his shoulder and squeezed it lightly.

"Hey, the point is, you're in now. We're gonna learn so much, you better pay attention Joey!" Joey looked up at her and smirked.

"I'm totally gonna learn! I might even beat Kaiba in a duel." He replied triumphantly.

"Okay, now you're getting ahead of yourself." Tea' said exasperatingly.

"Whatever, let's go get lunch, I'm starving."

"Boys…"

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"Okay, now let's go find somewhere to sit." Joey said as he looked around the mall food court. He had purchased a cheeseburger with fries and a coke, and Tea' had purchased a grilled chicken salad with sparkling water.

"Good idea, except for the fact that this place is packed…" She replied. Practically every table in the food court was occupied. The two began searching for a place to sit when they saw an empty spot across the food court.

"There, Tea'! C'mon, before we lose it!" Joey said, taking to a sprint, his food still in his hands.

"Joey, wait! You're gonna drop your food!" Tea' yelled after him. Suddenly she saw a blonde woman and her friend walking in the way of Joey's sprint.

"Joey, slow down! Look out!" She tried to get her friend's attention, but it was too late.

Joey collided with a person who had been walking in the way of him getting to the empty spot in the food court. And to make matters worse, his drink had decided to attach itself to the individual he had crashed into.

"Ahhh!" The individual screamed. Joey fell to the ground and got up quickly, rubbing the back of his head.

"S-sorry about that!" He said, looking away out of embarrassment. He could see Tea' running towards him with a shocked and angry expression on her face.

"We're so sorry! He never pays attention, sorry about this!" The brunette said quickly, glaring at Joey and crossing her arms. They heard a moan, and they turned to see who Joey had actually bumped into.

A beautiful blonde woman, wearing a purple jacket with a purple skirt and a white corset underneath, was now sitting on the ground, her white corset covered in coke. Her friend gasped in shock and tried to help her up.

"I'm okay, Vivian." The woman replied as she started to get up. The blonde woman's friend, a tall dark haired woman with her hair tied up in two buns, turned to the two teens and raised her fist angrily.

"Hey, what is wrong with you guys? And why were you running? Didn't you learn in elementary it's not okay to run like that?" She yelled angrily. The blonde woman was now standing up glaring holes through Joey's head.

"Listen kid, you're lucky I don't call mall security right now. My outfit is totally ruined." The blonde woman said, looking herself over.

"I'm so sorry, Miss, I wasn't paying attention. Um, here, take these." He awkwardly tried to hand her some napkins, since the upper part of her corset was the wettest. The woman, realizing why he was handing those to her, growled and turned on her heel.

"Let's go Viv, I can't believe this…" She said angrily, walking away with her friend following behind, turning around only once to glare at the two teens. When they were gone, Joey sighed and picked up his wrapped hamburger.

"I never do anything right…" He muttered to himself, not quiet enough for Tea' not to hear. The brunette had been about to scold Joey for causing the accident, but instead placed an arm around his shoulder and smiled.

"Hey, it was an accident, let me go get you some fries and another coke alright?" She said cheerfully. Joey turned to his friend and gave her a small smile.

"Thanks Tea'."

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"Do you see my outfit? I can't go back to work now!" Mai moaned as Vivian took her to her car.

"Mai, relax, when we get back to work we can stop by my car. I have a spare dress shirt in the back for instances just like these." Vivian explained.

"Even so, I could have tackled that stupid teenager. See, this is why I don't want to work with the new interns." Mai replied angrily, pointing at her coke covered corset.

"Yeah, those teens were pretty stupid. I mean, who runs through a mall like that? But I have to admit, the guy who bumped into you was pretty cute." Vivian said, going into a daydream as they got into Mai's car and began to drive off. Mai turned to Vivian and raised an eyebrow.

"My outfit is ruined, and you think the guy who did it was pretty cute? Whose side are you on?" Vivian waved her hand in Mai's face and turned to look out the window.

"Oh please, don't act like you weren't checking him out too."

"I was too busy recovering from getting attacked in the middle of the mall food court." Mai replied through clenched teeth.

"You're exaggerating."

"You know what Viv…" Mai started; ready to lay into her clearly clueless friend.

"Don't forget, spare dress shirt." Vivian warned. Mai's jaw dropped.

And that was the end of that.

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New chapter done! What do you guys think? Poor Mai, having to get her outfit ruined, but most love stories start with similar situations. And what do you think of Vivian? I think I'm going to have fun writing about her as Mai's close friend. Anyways, Read and Review!

-GeminiMercedes-