Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or the characters or anything of the sort. (Kaiba in my dreams) Just the Evenstar, not the magical kind)
"Yes,
we checked her over again and did some tests. I assure you she's
doing much better than this morning. I'm actually a little shocked
how much she's recovered in just a few hours! I've never seen a
patient heal this fast. Why by… a few more hours Allana
could even go home tonight by the rate she's at now." Mmm… who is that? I'm trying to sleep. Allana complained
to herself, slowly waking up by the voices behind her in the room. Oh
yeah, that Trinh person, heh heh I heal fast, I know. She
continued to lie where she was, eyes still closed and listening to
the things being said. But who's he talking to?"Tonight? Seto can she stay with us? We have plenty of room
and I doubt she has anywhere to go! Just for a while…" Gasp! Hey, that's Mokuba! Aww, I always knew I liked that
little munchkin, so nice. Allana mentally perked up with a grin.
Come on now, Kaiba, be nice to me, let me come home with you… "Mokuba, I don't have the time to let her stay. I'll be busy
with school and the office, and I hope you haven't forgotten about
our Battle City tournament in a few days. Besides, we don't even
know her and I'm sure already has somewhere to stay. She
could be some thieving-" Ugh! Ok, I'm stepping in-
"But big brother, look at her. We found her in a cage,
she can't go back there! And don't worry, she can stay with me.
How bad can it be? Let's help her." Mokuba pleaded, making Allana
grin even more. And not to mention he still had her necklace that he
had found, he wanted to give it back even though it was a tad broken…
Maybe they could get it fixed! Dr. Trinh stepped in, "Maybe
it would be a good idea Mr. Kaiba. Mokuba could have a new little
friend to play with, or "hang" as the kids say now 'a days. And
I wouldn't recommend her going back to wherever she was before
either." Yeah, Kaiba, I'll play with Mokuba! Sure! Now
take me home.
Seto stood there
with his arms crossed; glancing over at Allana's 'sleeping'
form. Mokuba could use a friend around… And yeah, that girl would
probably die if she went back to the…'circus'… or wherever
she was really from. And not to mention the fact that something kept
making him think about her, almost protective like he was to Mokuba.
Kaiba sighed and bowed his head, "…Fine Mokuba. I suppose she can
stay. But nothing permanent, understand?" Yes! Good
going Mokuba and doctor fiend! Allana cheered silently, looks
like she didn't have to cut in after all. Mokuba grinned excitedly
and thanked his brother, saying how awesome this would be. "What's
her name again?" He asked them, going over towards the bed. Kaiba followed close behind, arms still crossed, "Allana." Now
was the time to officially wake up, she decided, slowly opening an
eye, back still turned to the group. With a deep sigh, Allana yawned
and pushed herself up on her elbows, turning her head back to look at
Mokuba with squinty eyes from the light. "Mm… Kaiba?" "Yeah, he's right here. I'm Mokuba… Are you ok now?" Allana smiled, sharp K-9 teeth showing, "Yeah, I'm fine now,
thanks, nice to meet you, Mokuba." She went to sit up but the
doctor's eyes widened and almost knocked her back down as he pulled
the blanket up over her shoulders. Huh? The girl blinked,
leaning back confused until she remembered. "Oh yeah, heh, sorry…"
This costume has got to go, a little 10 year old almost saw my
chest! Greeaat. " Kaiba nodded, "So I noticed. And you couldn't walk around in
what you're wearing now, there are children present. Now get
dressed, they should fit you alright; we're leaving in twenty
minutes." "Wait, who's we? 'We' as in me too?"
Allana blinked, climbing out of the bed and slipping her brown
sandals on. "You
said it yourself that she's fine now. We're leaving in twenty
minutes, come on Mokuba." Allana smirked as Seto ignored the man,
smiling at Mokuba as he left and shut the door. "Oh yeah
Allana, you're in girl, ha-ha." She grinned and laughed to
herself, standing up and taking the bag of clothes into the bathroom
to change. "Huh. I didn't know Kaiba had any girl fashion sense,
not bad." Allana nodded, holding up a tanish brown, form fitting
halter top. It had different designs on it and even a few speckles of
gold sequins here and there. There was a thin wooden ring attached to
the strings that tied around her neck and she noticed that the silky
material thinned out at the bottom. "What is with everything being
see-through? Oh well, I'm not complaining with this. This
shirt is hott!" With a little difficulty getting out of the mesh
costume and taking the leather head band off, Allana finished
dressing, now in the halter, a pair of blue jeans and her sandals
from before. The girl stepped out of the bathroom and
glanced towards the window, "Ah man, I wasted my day sleeping, the
sun is already going down!" She growled and looked at the clock,
6:30. After one last check around the room (searching a second time
for her necklace with no luck), Allana opened the room and walked out
into the hall, finding the Kaiba brothers and Doctor Trinh waiting
outside, getting her signed out. Hm, looks like they're
still fighting about me. Don't worry Kaiba, I'm aaaall yours! "So they
fit ok?"
She
studied the boy a minute before answering. He was really short, not
quite 5 feet yet and had longish, spiky black hair. And of course as
always, the boy was wearing his jeans and long-sleeved, blue-green
striped shirt with the poofy yellow vest. Yup, this was Mokuba.
"Really? Cool, thanks Seto. And look, they finally
got that da- ... that stupid collar off!" Allana grinned up at the
CEO, now sitting on her knees with the blanket still over her.
"Yeah!" Mokuba nodded excitedly, "You're
coming back home with us, isn't that great?" Kaiba turned and
walked out into the hall, Dr. Trinh right behind, "But Mr. Kaiba,
she should stay here for at least two more hours!"
"Huh? Oh, the
clothes! Yeah, they're great, thanks again." "Haha, yeah it was no big deal really."
Allana pushed the call button and stepped in to the lift. "But I
just wanted to go outside, and the gardens were right there below me
soooo… And yes, I would have made it down ok, I'm Cat you see."
The elevator started making its way down and she bent down to
Mokuba's level, letting him look at her eyes. "And before you
ask, no, they aren't contacts." "Wow, I've
never seen anything like it! That's pretty cool." "Yeah
not many people have, ha-ha." The lift doors opened and the two
stepped out together, heading towards the front doors to the parking
lot. "So there's a limo you said?"
Mokuba nodded,
"No problem. We'll be leaving in a few minutes as soon as Seto
finishes up."
Allana nodded and then glanced towards the
elevators, "Can me and you go down there? I really want to go
outside, the nurse kept tackling me all day when I tried to go out
the window." She laughed casually, glaring daggers at Nurse Trinity
as she randomly passed by. Mokuba blinked and nodded again, leading
the way towards the elevators. "Oh sure, we're taking the limo
back to the house. But you tried to climb out the window? Why? Your
room was one the 3rd floor, you couldn't have made it
down ok!"
"Yeah, Seto's.
It's really big, mine is only half the size of this." Mokuba ran
over to the vehicle, leaning against it lazily with Allana following,
sniffing the air. It was a nice evening, perfect whether with a light
breeze swishing her hair a little. "So we're going to
your mansion after this?"
"Mm hmm, you're
gonna love it! I know the perfect room for you, right down the hall
from mine. It has a king sized bed and a canopy over it with
tapestries all over the walls, sort of an African theme." "Roland, this is Allana.
She's staying with us for a while so make our guest comfortable."
Kaiba grunted to his suit, also buckling up. Allana leaned over so
she could see Kaiba over Mokuba's black thick hair. "Am I gonna
go to Domino High with you Seto?"
Allana
grinned, "Awesome, I love African themed…things. Very lion."
Mokuba smiled and then jumped down from the limo's trunk. "Hey,
here comes Seto! Let's get in." The boy opened the door before
the driver could get out and beat him to it, allowing Allana to crawl
in first. Oooh, nice! I could get used to this, Allana
thought, buckling her seatbelt.
The youth glanced
down at her, "Yes, if you're well enough, I don't suppose
you've ever been there, being from "the circus" have you?"
Seto shut his eyes momentarily," … I'll
see what I can do." Mokuba bounced a little, "Don't worry. If
you don't end up with Seto, I'm sure you'll get Yugi or one of
the gang! You'll like them, they're really nice." Allana
smiled, I know, and glanced up at Seto to see his reaction.
She smirked to herself to see his teeth grit at the mention of his
competitor, expecting him to say something to track her idea of ever
conversing with them but he didn't. I don't
understand how Mokuba can be friends with those geeks. That's all I
need is for that dog Wheeler to start taking a liking to her. None of
them are coming to MY house for a sleepover. Seto thought with a
glare, staring out of the window in thought. "Oh wow!
Look at all these people! And those lights! Ooh, are those giant TV's
on the buildings? Cool." His frowned deepened, listening to Allana
in confusion, she definitely was not from here and it bugged
him a little to find out where. Mokuba was friendly enough though,
agreeing with her at everything she oohed and ahed about. Finally
after riding for about 20 minutes, the limo slowed to a stop outside
tall metal gates with the giant initials KC inscribed in the middle.
Allana's eyes flashed as she looked out of the window at the manor
looming before them. Whoa, this place is humongerous! She
quickly opened the door and got out as soon as they were stopped
outside the large doors at the top of a few granite steps, So this
is what his house looks like. Nice…
"Nope, but I'm not dumb, mind you! Will I be in your class? I
don't want to be by myself…" Allana bit her lip innocently,
pouting a bit.
Mokuba laughed at
her expression, crawling out as well, "Pretty big, huh? Come on,
I'll show you around! There's my room, and your room of course,
we have a few duel arenas with computer opponents…" Allana
glanced at Kaiba before nodding to Mokuba, following him quickly up
the stairs to go inside. "Oh yeah, and that's Roland, sort of our
driver and butler. He does a little of everything around here."
Allana grinned slyly, "Hi Roland…" She waved before being
dragged off into the manor. The suit didn't wave back,
merely nodded and turned to his employer. "Mr. Kaiba, do you think
this is a good idea? The tournament is starting soon, we don't know
this girl…" Seto waved him off, "Yes I know. But Mokuba wanted
her to stay." He cut his self off at that; there was no reason to
explain himself to anybody, right? Plus he wasn't that sure himself
why he was letting her stay. She certainly was no use to him in any
way. But hey, he and Mokuba were alone once too, well still were but
with a lot more money and it wouldn't hurt anything if she was seen
with them. It would just make him look better actually. Not that
Kaiba thought like that, mind you, but any excuse was a good one
right now.
Shaking any
thought of Allana out of his head, Seto climbed the steps and entered
his mansion, heading straight to his office where he could check on
his Battle City plans. His new and improved duel disks were already
finished and boxed, ready for the duelists he personally thought were
worthy to be in his tournament to pick up at the registration points
found around Domino. I wonder if Allana can duel the CEO suddenly
wondered. Ugh! There he went again! Of course she couldn't duel, or
so he guessed. Whatever. Kaiba shook his head and rubbed
his eyes, pulling up his internet browser and different business
files to start his work for the night. No doubt he would be up till
the wee hours of the morning, rechecking his entire tournament plans…