Lila: Well, time to get back to writing about Seto.
Joey: When are you gonna write about me.
Lila: Eventually.
Joey: I can't wait that long!
Seto: Sit dog. It's my turn right now.
Joey: I can't believe you picked Kaiba over me. *Whimpers*
Lila: Don't take it personal Joey. You'll get your turn.
Seto: So sit!
Joey: Shut Up Kaiba!
Lila: *Sigh* Some one just do the disclaimer already.
Seto: Lila Doesn't own me or any of the other Yu-gi-oh characters or any rights to the show. Although she has tried to lock us up in cages before and.
Lila: That's enough!
Behind All The Masks
Chapter 2
Seto sat on the edge of his bed and stared at himself in the mirror. He couldn't believe he'd actually accepted to go out with them to this club. This wasn't him! He could just call and say he was sick but he knew Joey wouldn't buy that. He'd just keep pestering him.
Seto let out a deep sigh and adjusted his shirt. He thought he looked pretty good. He was wearing back jeans and a black T-shirt. The T-shirt had a large neon yellow stripe running across the front of the chest. It definitely wasn't his regular style but he figured he should try to blend in. Just then he heard a blaring car horn going off on the front of the ground. "Joey." He said to himself.
He stood up and heading out to the main hall. He picked up his wallet and jacket then felt the gentle tug on his shirt. He looked down and saw Mokuba staring up at him.
"Try to have some fun Seto." Mokuba said.
Seto gave him a warm smile and patted him on the back. "I'll try." He told him. Seto then walked out the door and saw Tristan and Joey both dressed up and leaning against their car. "What do you think of my new ride?" Joey asked Seto.
"It's new? It looks like it's going to fall apart." Seto said as he eyed up the old firebird.
Joey snorted. "Not all of us are as blessed as you Kaiba." Joey said. "We have to worry about paying our tuition at college. This thing to me is like all of your precious technology is to you."
Tristan grinned. "Good to see you Seto."
"Hey Tristan." Seto said back. The tone of his voice wasn't cold, but it wasn't very warm either.
"Well, hop into my baby then Kaiba." Joey said as he turned on the ignition. The car whined as he turned it on. Seto climbed in and they pulled away.
"So where are we going?" Seto asked.
"We found a new club on Main Street." Joey said. "It's supposed to be really hot."
"It's called 'The Blue Laser'." Tristan told him.
"I think I know the place you're talking about." Seto said. "But remember. Only one club. That's it."
"Fine." Joey groaned.
The car pulled over into a parking lot and the three hopped out and walked down the street to the club. When they finally got in Seto studied the inside of the building. There were three levels to the club and about twenty different ways to get to them. You could see through the floor to the next level. In the middle of the room there was a large dance floor with touch sensitive lighting in the floor that would change colors as people stepped on them. Over on the one wall was a large bar that spanned most of the way down the wall. Seto was grateful for that. He figured he was gonna need a few drinks before the night was over.
"This place kicks ass!" Joey shouted. He took off into the middle of the dance floor and started to shake to the music.
"He still can't dance very well." Tristan said to Seto.
"It kinda looks like he's having a seizure." Seto remarked.
"Why don't you go get something to drink? I'll save Joey from himself." Tristan said.
Seto didn't argue. He walked over to the bar and took a seat. There were two bartenders behind the table and both were very busy. The two women were running orders and collecting tips like mad men. The one girl had her back to Seto and he tried clearing his throat to get her attention. He realized the music was too loud for her to hear him so he tried yelling. "Miss?" He said.
The girls turned around and looked at him. They both instantly recognized each other. "Hello." The girl said. "Nice to see you again."
"Hi again." He said. It was the girl from the street. She looked even prettier then before. She wore tight blue jeans, which accented everything, and a red top that was loosely tied at the front and revealed bare skin all the way down the center of her front. Seto felt his hormones kick in but shook it off. "Could I get a drink?" He asked. He tried to hide any emotion he might have been showing.
"Sure. What can I get you?" She asked.
"Rum and Coke please." He said.
"Coming up." She said. She turned around and made the drink at a speed Seto didn't even think was possible. She handed it to him and looked to each end of the bar. "Guess the mad rush is over." She said. Seto looked to. The bar was pretty much empty. Most people were on the dance floor or on other levels. "So what's your name?" The girls asked.
"Kaiba." He said.
"Kaiba? What about a first name?" She asked.
"Just Kaiba." He said. He hated most people calling him by his first name. He thought it sounded weak and mediocre.
"Well Kaiba, my names Welsh." She said.
"What about a first name?" He asked.
"Just Welsh." She mocked him.
He actually found it amusing.
"You wouldn't happen to be renowned Seto Kaiba would you?" She asked.
"What does it matter?" He asked as he took a drink.
"It's just that I've been trying to apply for a job there and I keep getting turned down." She told him.
"We really don't need bar tenders at Kaiba Corp." He said.
"So you ARE Seto Kaiba." She said. "You may not think you need bar tenders but it might help loosen people up a bit."
Seto just sat there.
"Besides, I wasn't applying as a bartender, I applied for a job managing technological development." She explained.
"You have forte in that area?" He asked.
"I'm the best!" She told him. "I may not look like the CEO, technology, business type but believe me, I know what I'm talking about."
"Then why would my company turn you down?" He asked.
"Because your people wouldn't know a good employee if he or she bit them in the ass. Which last time I heard is exactly what they were doing. What did happen to those men that tried to over throw you?" She asked.
Seto was a little pissed off by her comment but just took another drink. "They were dealt with." He said in a cold tone.
"Hmmm. I'd imagine there's more people like that in your company than you think. A big company like yours must be crawling with people like that." She said. She was now busying herself with cleaning some glasses. "I can smell a rat from a mile a way," she said.
"Here." He handed her a small laptop.
"What's this?" She asked.
"It's one of my hand held laptops. It has a very strong security system that prevents anyone from getting into it." He said. He sat back and cradled his drink.
"What do you want me to do with it?" She asked.
"I'll give you ten minutes." He said. "If you can break through the system and find the file containing a picture of me and my little brother I will hire you full time." He said. "You're serious?" She looked at him awkwardly.
"Nine minutes and forty five seconds now." he said as he looked at his watch.
She popped open the laptop and turned it on. She quickly began typing away furiously on the keyboard. Her eyes seemed even more intense than before. Seto sat back on the barstool. He knew in his mind that there was no way this silly bartender could break through his security. He'd designed it himself and made sure that there were no loopholes in its design.
"What cha you doing Kaiba?" Joey asked from behind him.
"Just proving a point to this bartender here." Seto said.
"Which is?"
"That if she was not hired for my company, then she didn't have what it took." He said.
"You're interviewing the bartender?" Joey asked.
"See Joey. You take him clubbing and he's still doing work." Tristan said.
"Don't worry Tristan." Seto said. "This won't take long."
"You're right. Because I'm finished." The girl said. She turned around the computer to show him the picture of him and his baby brother.
"Impossible!" Seto said as he stared at the screen.
"I also found these other two pictures of you and your brother." She clicked the small mouse and brought up the other two filed. "Personally, I like the one of you guys at the beach the best." She told him.
"How did you break through my securities?" He was still in disbelief.
"I told you I was the best." She winked at him.
"Ha! Seto got showed up by the bartender." Joey laughed.
She leaned over the bar to Seto, which revealed more of her front. "So boss? What time should I be in for work?" She ginned.
THE NEXT DAY
Seto sat behind his desk and waited patiently for her to arrive. He'd finally gotten a first name from her before he'd left the club. Mika. Mika Welsh. He sat at his desk and looked over a couple of files waiting on his desk when the door opened. It wasn't Mika though. It was Claire. Claire was one of the many mangers from technologies. As always she was wearing a tight mini-skirt and bright red lipstick. Her red hair went to her shoulders and was lined with strawberry blonde highlights.
"Just some messages for you Mr. Kaiba." She said. She leaned over the desk to hand them to him, trying to flaunt herself to the boss. "Thank you." He said bluntly and never looked up.
She then sat on the edge of the desk. "You know, Mr. Kaiba. The committee party is coming up soon." She told him.
He was quite aware of this. "So." "Well." She said. "I was wondering if you had a date." She said.
Seto didn't like where this was going. So he was grateful when the door opened and Mika walked in.
"Oh, Sorry. Am I interrupting?" She asked.
"No, Miss Calendar here was just leaving." He said.
The woman slipped of the table and gave Seto a wink before turning and walking the door. She gave Mika a little shove with her hip as she walked by. "Hmm. Making friends already." Mika commented.
Seto gave a quick half smile at her comment but quickly switched back to business. "Welcome to the company Miss. Welsh. I hope you are ready to get to work?" He said.
"Yes sir. As ready as I'll ever be." She said.
"Did you have an easy time getting into the building?" He asked.
"Yes. I knew a few of the security men." She told him. She seemed to have realized what she had said and from the look on her fade wanted ever so badly to take it back.
"All right then I will get Joseph to show you to your office." He said. He pressed the button on the intercom. "Mary, please send for Joseph Klinken." He said to the intercom. "Yes sir." It replied. "He'll just be a moment." Seto said and went back to looking through his messages.
"Thank you again for giving me a chance to prove myself." She said.
"You've already proven yourself to me." He said. "Just don't mess up and things will be fine."
"Yes sir." She said. This guy is worse than Osiris was downstairs. She thought to herself.
Just then a perky man with shaggy blonde hair popped his head in the door. "Hello Mika! I'm Joseph. Follow me!" He slipped back through the door.
"Boy that one looks like he could use some perka-sets." She spoke loud enough that Seto could hear her who gave another small grin at the comment.
After having an overly perky conversation with Joseph she was all set to get to work in her new office. She was impressed. The whole room was well lit with a big window and the desk and computer looked really expensive. She sat down and started working.
She'd been set out to organize the productivity of the work done on the virtual reality game. She's also been instructed to work on improving some of the files for the game itself along with some debugging issues they were having with it. "Child's play." She said to herself. She was finding all of this rather easy and she was now well ahead of schedule. Her office door then opened. "Hello Mika." The tall dark man said.
"Osiris old friend! How are you?" She said.
"Hey! Don't call me that. The name is Riley Bishop now." He said.
"Okay. Sorry. I just haven't seen you since."
"Italy? I know. It has been a long time kiddo." The man said. He walked into the room and took a seat in the chair on the opposite side of her desk.
"What are the odds that we'd both end up working for Kaiba Corp huh?" She said.
"It is funny." Riley said. "Last I heard you were a bartender waiting for the next call."
They were both trying hard not to be direct with what they were saying. They were both pretty sure the room was wired for sound.
"So a security guard huh? Kind of a step down don't you think?" Mika asked.
"Hey. I still get to carry a gun though." He patted his side.
"You were always obsessed with your gun." She giggled.
"So is this a mission?" Riley asked.
"What?" She asked.
"An infiltration or a mole uncovering? He asked.
"Oh no! I was just tired of bartending and I wanted to get back to some decent technology. I was feeling deprived." She said. "I haven't gotten a call in ages. I think they assumed I was dead."
"Better that way." Riley said. "At least you know they won't be out there trying to have you 'removed'."
She nodded. "Well, it was great talking to you Riley. Maybe we could get together and have a drink sometime like the good old days huh?" She asked.
"Sure thing girl. I'll talk to you later." He gave her a hug and walked out.
Mika went and sat in her chair. She smiled as she remembered all of her memories with Riley. She thought it was weird seeing him again though.
She pulled out her wallet and pulled a chain out from a secret compartment in the side. She stared at the pendant on the end of the chain. It was a flat gold coin with an outline of a cat's head and eyes engraves into one side. She spun it around with her fingers and smiled at the way it glinted in the light.
She was about to put it back into her purse when she stopped in mid air and decided to put it on. She slid it under her shirt to hide the coin. She looked up at the clock and realized she still had a few hours before she could go home. She decided to get a little further ahead in her work and went back to typing on the computer.
End of Chapter 2
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Joey: When are you gonna write about me.
Lila: Eventually.
Joey: I can't wait that long!
Seto: Sit dog. It's my turn right now.
Joey: I can't believe you picked Kaiba over me. *Whimpers*
Lila: Don't take it personal Joey. You'll get your turn.
Seto: So sit!
Joey: Shut Up Kaiba!
Lila: *Sigh* Some one just do the disclaimer already.
Seto: Lila Doesn't own me or any of the other Yu-gi-oh characters or any rights to the show. Although she has tried to lock us up in cages before and.
Lila: That's enough!
Behind All The Masks
Chapter 2
Seto sat on the edge of his bed and stared at himself in the mirror. He couldn't believe he'd actually accepted to go out with them to this club. This wasn't him! He could just call and say he was sick but he knew Joey wouldn't buy that. He'd just keep pestering him.
Seto let out a deep sigh and adjusted his shirt. He thought he looked pretty good. He was wearing back jeans and a black T-shirt. The T-shirt had a large neon yellow stripe running across the front of the chest. It definitely wasn't his regular style but he figured he should try to blend in. Just then he heard a blaring car horn going off on the front of the ground. "Joey." He said to himself.
He stood up and heading out to the main hall. He picked up his wallet and jacket then felt the gentle tug on his shirt. He looked down and saw Mokuba staring up at him.
"Try to have some fun Seto." Mokuba said.
Seto gave him a warm smile and patted him on the back. "I'll try." He told him. Seto then walked out the door and saw Tristan and Joey both dressed up and leaning against their car. "What do you think of my new ride?" Joey asked Seto.
"It's new? It looks like it's going to fall apart." Seto said as he eyed up the old firebird.
Joey snorted. "Not all of us are as blessed as you Kaiba." Joey said. "We have to worry about paying our tuition at college. This thing to me is like all of your precious technology is to you."
Tristan grinned. "Good to see you Seto."
"Hey Tristan." Seto said back. The tone of his voice wasn't cold, but it wasn't very warm either.
"Well, hop into my baby then Kaiba." Joey said as he turned on the ignition. The car whined as he turned it on. Seto climbed in and they pulled away.
"So where are we going?" Seto asked.
"We found a new club on Main Street." Joey said. "It's supposed to be really hot."
"It's called 'The Blue Laser'." Tristan told him.
"I think I know the place you're talking about." Seto said. "But remember. Only one club. That's it."
"Fine." Joey groaned.
The car pulled over into a parking lot and the three hopped out and walked down the street to the club. When they finally got in Seto studied the inside of the building. There were three levels to the club and about twenty different ways to get to them. You could see through the floor to the next level. In the middle of the room there was a large dance floor with touch sensitive lighting in the floor that would change colors as people stepped on them. Over on the one wall was a large bar that spanned most of the way down the wall. Seto was grateful for that. He figured he was gonna need a few drinks before the night was over.
"This place kicks ass!" Joey shouted. He took off into the middle of the dance floor and started to shake to the music.
"He still can't dance very well." Tristan said to Seto.
"It kinda looks like he's having a seizure." Seto remarked.
"Why don't you go get something to drink? I'll save Joey from himself." Tristan said.
Seto didn't argue. He walked over to the bar and took a seat. There were two bartenders behind the table and both were very busy. The two women were running orders and collecting tips like mad men. The one girl had her back to Seto and he tried clearing his throat to get her attention. He realized the music was too loud for her to hear him so he tried yelling. "Miss?" He said.
The girls turned around and looked at him. They both instantly recognized each other. "Hello." The girl said. "Nice to see you again."
"Hi again." He said. It was the girl from the street. She looked even prettier then before. She wore tight blue jeans, which accented everything, and a red top that was loosely tied at the front and revealed bare skin all the way down the center of her front. Seto felt his hormones kick in but shook it off. "Could I get a drink?" He asked. He tried to hide any emotion he might have been showing.
"Sure. What can I get you?" She asked.
"Rum and Coke please." He said.
"Coming up." She said. She turned around and made the drink at a speed Seto didn't even think was possible. She handed it to him and looked to each end of the bar. "Guess the mad rush is over." She said. Seto looked to. The bar was pretty much empty. Most people were on the dance floor or on other levels. "So what's your name?" The girls asked.
"Kaiba." He said.
"Kaiba? What about a first name?" She asked.
"Just Kaiba." He said. He hated most people calling him by his first name. He thought it sounded weak and mediocre.
"Well Kaiba, my names Welsh." She said.
"What about a first name?" He asked.
"Just Welsh." She mocked him.
He actually found it amusing.
"You wouldn't happen to be renowned Seto Kaiba would you?" She asked.
"What does it matter?" He asked as he took a drink.
"It's just that I've been trying to apply for a job there and I keep getting turned down." She told him.
"We really don't need bar tenders at Kaiba Corp." He said.
"So you ARE Seto Kaiba." She said. "You may not think you need bar tenders but it might help loosen people up a bit."
Seto just sat there.
"Besides, I wasn't applying as a bartender, I applied for a job managing technological development." She explained.
"You have forte in that area?" He asked.
"I'm the best!" She told him. "I may not look like the CEO, technology, business type but believe me, I know what I'm talking about."
"Then why would my company turn you down?" He asked.
"Because your people wouldn't know a good employee if he or she bit them in the ass. Which last time I heard is exactly what they were doing. What did happen to those men that tried to over throw you?" She asked.
Seto was a little pissed off by her comment but just took another drink. "They were dealt with." He said in a cold tone.
"Hmmm. I'd imagine there's more people like that in your company than you think. A big company like yours must be crawling with people like that." She said. She was now busying herself with cleaning some glasses. "I can smell a rat from a mile a way," she said.
"Here." He handed her a small laptop.
"What's this?" She asked.
"It's one of my hand held laptops. It has a very strong security system that prevents anyone from getting into it." He said. He sat back and cradled his drink.
"What do you want me to do with it?" She asked.
"I'll give you ten minutes." He said. "If you can break through the system and find the file containing a picture of me and my little brother I will hire you full time." He said. "You're serious?" She looked at him awkwardly.
"Nine minutes and forty five seconds now." he said as he looked at his watch.
She popped open the laptop and turned it on. She quickly began typing away furiously on the keyboard. Her eyes seemed even more intense than before. Seto sat back on the barstool. He knew in his mind that there was no way this silly bartender could break through his security. He'd designed it himself and made sure that there were no loopholes in its design.
"What cha you doing Kaiba?" Joey asked from behind him.
"Just proving a point to this bartender here." Seto said.
"Which is?"
"That if she was not hired for my company, then she didn't have what it took." He said.
"You're interviewing the bartender?" Joey asked.
"See Joey. You take him clubbing and he's still doing work." Tristan said.
"Don't worry Tristan." Seto said. "This won't take long."
"You're right. Because I'm finished." The girl said. She turned around the computer to show him the picture of him and his baby brother.
"Impossible!" Seto said as he stared at the screen.
"I also found these other two pictures of you and your brother." She clicked the small mouse and brought up the other two filed. "Personally, I like the one of you guys at the beach the best." She told him.
"How did you break through my securities?" He was still in disbelief.
"I told you I was the best." She winked at him.
"Ha! Seto got showed up by the bartender." Joey laughed.
She leaned over the bar to Seto, which revealed more of her front. "So boss? What time should I be in for work?" She ginned.
THE NEXT DAY
Seto sat behind his desk and waited patiently for her to arrive. He'd finally gotten a first name from her before he'd left the club. Mika. Mika Welsh. He sat at his desk and looked over a couple of files waiting on his desk when the door opened. It wasn't Mika though. It was Claire. Claire was one of the many mangers from technologies. As always she was wearing a tight mini-skirt and bright red lipstick. Her red hair went to her shoulders and was lined with strawberry blonde highlights.
"Just some messages for you Mr. Kaiba." She said. She leaned over the desk to hand them to him, trying to flaunt herself to the boss. "Thank you." He said bluntly and never looked up.
She then sat on the edge of the desk. "You know, Mr. Kaiba. The committee party is coming up soon." She told him.
He was quite aware of this. "So." "Well." She said. "I was wondering if you had a date." She said.
Seto didn't like where this was going. So he was grateful when the door opened and Mika walked in.
"Oh, Sorry. Am I interrupting?" She asked.
"No, Miss Calendar here was just leaving." He said.
The woman slipped of the table and gave Seto a wink before turning and walking the door. She gave Mika a little shove with her hip as she walked by. "Hmm. Making friends already." Mika commented.
Seto gave a quick half smile at her comment but quickly switched back to business. "Welcome to the company Miss. Welsh. I hope you are ready to get to work?" He said.
"Yes sir. As ready as I'll ever be." She said.
"Did you have an easy time getting into the building?" He asked.
"Yes. I knew a few of the security men." She told him. She seemed to have realized what she had said and from the look on her fade wanted ever so badly to take it back.
"All right then I will get Joseph to show you to your office." He said. He pressed the button on the intercom. "Mary, please send for Joseph Klinken." He said to the intercom. "Yes sir." It replied. "He'll just be a moment." Seto said and went back to looking through his messages.
"Thank you again for giving me a chance to prove myself." She said.
"You've already proven yourself to me." He said. "Just don't mess up and things will be fine."
"Yes sir." She said. This guy is worse than Osiris was downstairs. She thought to herself.
Just then a perky man with shaggy blonde hair popped his head in the door. "Hello Mika! I'm Joseph. Follow me!" He slipped back through the door.
"Boy that one looks like he could use some perka-sets." She spoke loud enough that Seto could hear her who gave another small grin at the comment.
After having an overly perky conversation with Joseph she was all set to get to work in her new office. She was impressed. The whole room was well lit with a big window and the desk and computer looked really expensive. She sat down and started working.
She'd been set out to organize the productivity of the work done on the virtual reality game. She's also been instructed to work on improving some of the files for the game itself along with some debugging issues they were having with it. "Child's play." She said to herself. She was finding all of this rather easy and she was now well ahead of schedule. Her office door then opened. "Hello Mika." The tall dark man said.
"Osiris old friend! How are you?" She said.
"Hey! Don't call me that. The name is Riley Bishop now." He said.
"Okay. Sorry. I just haven't seen you since."
"Italy? I know. It has been a long time kiddo." The man said. He walked into the room and took a seat in the chair on the opposite side of her desk.
"What are the odds that we'd both end up working for Kaiba Corp huh?" She said.
"It is funny." Riley said. "Last I heard you were a bartender waiting for the next call."
They were both trying hard not to be direct with what they were saying. They were both pretty sure the room was wired for sound.
"So a security guard huh? Kind of a step down don't you think?" Mika asked.
"Hey. I still get to carry a gun though." He patted his side.
"You were always obsessed with your gun." She giggled.
"So is this a mission?" Riley asked.
"What?" She asked.
"An infiltration or a mole uncovering? He asked.
"Oh no! I was just tired of bartending and I wanted to get back to some decent technology. I was feeling deprived." She said. "I haven't gotten a call in ages. I think they assumed I was dead."
"Better that way." Riley said. "At least you know they won't be out there trying to have you 'removed'."
She nodded. "Well, it was great talking to you Riley. Maybe we could get together and have a drink sometime like the good old days huh?" She asked.
"Sure thing girl. I'll talk to you later." He gave her a hug and walked out.
Mika went and sat in her chair. She smiled as she remembered all of her memories with Riley. She thought it was weird seeing him again though.
She pulled out her wallet and pulled a chain out from a secret compartment in the side. She stared at the pendant on the end of the chain. It was a flat gold coin with an outline of a cat's head and eyes engraves into one side. She spun it around with her fingers and smiled at the way it glinted in the light.
She was about to put it back into her purse when she stopped in mid air and decided to put it on. She slid it under her shirt to hide the coin. She looked up at the clock and realized she still had a few hours before she could go home. She decided to get a little further ahead in her work and went back to typing on the computer.
End of Chapter 2
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