Posted 7/29/11
Edited 3/27/13

Kaiba's Little Secrets

After defeating yet another enemy, the gang is in for the shock of their lives when circumstances have them spending the night at the Kaiba Mansion.

Chapter Two - The First Secret Revealed

July 29, 11:39 PM

"Kaiba!"

Seto's lips disappeared from her mouth; his hands pulling her shirt back down. In a single second Seto had gone from kissing her senseless to placing himself between her and the intruders. Rarely had the two ever been caught but Fire knew at once this was the worst. Peeking around his shoulder she saw three teenage boys at the end of the hall, their mouths gapping open in shock.

She had never seen them before but Fire knew them instantly. Yugi and his friends. The blond one kept moving his mouth, like he was trying to say something but no words ever came. Fire heard a low growl coming from Seto, too low for any of the boys to hear. Fire resisted a smirk, oh how Seto hated being…interrupted.

"What are you doing here? I told you all to stay in your rooms," Seto demanded, the boys almost flinched.

"Wha- What is going on? Who is she, Kaiba?" the blond one gasped, his finger pointing towards Fire whose head whipped back to be hidden behind Seto.

"I asked you what you are doing out of your rooms?" Seto repeated slowly.

"Yeah, and I asked you who-"

"That is none of your business, you are in my house, and you will answer my questions."

Fire backed away from Seto, sneaking along the wall in such a way so that the three boys would not see her retreating. Seto's hand motioned for her to keep going, understanding what she was doing.

"We just came out looking for the kitchen! We haven't eaten all day!" the blond said, stretching to get another look at Fire. "Who is she?"

"You have wandered too far from your rooms to be looking for only a kitchen," Seto replied, taking some steps toward the group. Fire slipped behind a corner, finally hidden from sight. Seto glanced back once before continuing toward the boys.

"When I tell you to do something I expect to be obeyed." Fire could tell Seto was in no kind mood now. Their little secrets were close to being revealed, something Seto strove to keep hidden.

It was not that Seto was ashamed, not by a long shot. He couldn't love them all any more than he did already. But the last thing he wanted was their quiet home life disrupted. If Kaiba Corporation representatives caught on to what their eighteen-year-old CEO had… there would be no telling what that would do to Kaiba Corps reputation.

But Fire was getting ahead of herself. They had only seen her, nothing more, just a more… private moment with her lover.

Fire listened as Seto pushed the boys farther away from the twin's room, their voices fading to nothing as they left. Fire breathed a sigh of relief. Quietly she headed back towards the room, as she passed it she made sure she didn't hear any crying, and then headed the long way to her own bedroom.

Slipping in through the open door she stepped toward her dresser to grab a more flowing and modest nightshirt, one that Seto would not openly turn down but would still make the three teenage boys jealous.

Fire wasn't one to show herself off, not by a long shot, but knowing Seto, he wouldn't speak one word of who she was to those three and they would go to bed that night thinking she was a slut. And this she could not let slip.

Still, she wasn't going to let those boys think Seto just took what first came to him, Seto had said it himself: she was a catch he wouldn't set free.

A quick check in the mirror and she slipped back out into the hallway.

There were three kitchens in the Kaiba Mansion, one for each wing. Fire thought Seto would take the teens back to the kitchen in their own wing but as she passed the west wing kitchen she heard talking coming from inside.

As she neared she could hear Seto's voice. He was giving out orders to a maid by the sounds of it. He wanted the three back in their room ASAP and to hurry with any food. Fire approached the kitchen door and peered in. Standing before Seto was their newest maid, she was over twenty but Seto still could make her quake in her shoes. And right now she looked terrified. Bridget, the maid, nodded her head shakily to Seto's demands and turned toward the cupboards, but she hesitated, not knowing what she should do next.

Fire shook her head; Seto could be so unnerving sometimes. Fire stepped into the kitchen.

"Bridget, why don't you go make sure these three won't leave their rooms tonight, I'll get them something to eat," Fire spoke calmly. Seto, Bridget and the three teens spun around to see her standing there. Seto's features darkened while the others looked shocked.

"Go back-" Seto began but Fire cut in.

"You are scaring the girl half to death, Seto. And I am quite capable of making us something to eat. Besides, it's getting so late I'll need something to eat if I'm to fall asleep tonight," Fire responded looking her lover in the eye.

"But-"

"Bridget, go on, I'll take care of these four," Fire said to the maid. The brown haired girl gazed between Fire and Seto and back before slowly nodding her head.

"Yes, ma'am," she squeaked, turning and all but running from the room.

Fire moved farther into the kitchen, walking here and there, gathering some supplies to make a simple western dish she had been craving recently. Seto remained silent. She knew he was trying to figure out a way to get her out of the kitchen without being rude, she also knew he wouldn't be able to think of anything either.

Sparing him and the boys a glance she saw his hard expression and the boys curious and beet red faces.

"You can sit down, this will take just a few minutes," she said kindly, nodding to the kitchen stools that stood by the island. When the boys didn't move she continued, "They're not going to bite you," she laughed. Yugi jumped a little, like he had been poked in his back.

Jumping to life he moved to the seat nearest him, his eyes suddenly very fixed on the counter, his face turning pink. As he moved in front of his friends they came to life. Tristan, the brown haired boy, followed Yugi to a chair, his eyes moving to the food she had set on the counter. The blond, Joey, started back from Seto to Fire and back yet again; over and over until Seto growled the boys surname threateningly. That's when he finally spoke.

"Since when do you get a girl!" the boy almost shouted, his finger pointed accusingly towards Fire.

"Wheeler, sit down and shut up," Seto growled. The boy only seemed egged on by this.

"No way Kaiba! You've got major explaining to do here, who is she?!" Joey gasped, his eyes turning to look at Fire.

Seto opened his mouth to speak but Fire cut him off. "No, Seto, it won't hurt for them to learn this," she said calmly, pulling a pan from the cupboard.

"You will not-"

"I will, because knowing you, you would say nothing and these three would go to bed believing I am a slut or something," Fire replied. Seto's expression darkened and he glared at the teens who only could watch in what appeared to be awe.

Fire continued. "And would it be so bad?" she asked, turning to look into Seto's eyes. She gave him a loaded look, his eyes widened, finally comprehending what she was getting at, if not all of it, at least the gist.

He turned away, consenting to her.

Fire nodded, now filling a pan with water. Turning she focused on her task, pulling the counter top back to reveal a deep rounded stovetop where she placed the pot. She turned the heat on and the pot began to boil immediately. This caused even the eccentric Joey to become distracted. Watching memorized as she poured in the noodles, letting the pot drop from a boil.

She stood there, stirring the pasta and letting it soften up, waiting for one of the boys to speak up; when it became apparent that this was not going to happen she jumpstarted the conversation.

"How is your arm, Yugi? Seto tells me it was injured today," Fire inquired, her eyes lifting to rest on his wrapped up arm.

"Ha? Oh, yeah, it's fine now. I'll go to the doctor tomorrow or something," he said, gaining the use of his voice back.

"That probably wouldn't be a bad idea," she replied. "It doesn't hurt you, does it? We have some medicine for that if you need it."

"Oh, no. Mokuba already gave me something. I don't feel it anymore," the boy said, sounding surprised at her offer.

"That's good," she said. The ice successfully broken, Fire waited for the on slot of questions that would surly follow. She was not disappointed.

"So…are you Kaiba's…" but Yugi couldn't finish the question.

"She can't be! Not her!" Joey exclaimed. Standing up from the seat he had finally taken.

"Why not, we all saw them," Tristan said, turning to look at his best friend.

"She's way too nice! No girl in her right mind would go for a jerk like Kaiba!" the blond said loudly, pointing first from Fire and then to Seto.

"Yeah, but…"

"But nothing," Joey countered. "You can't possibly be his girlfriend! So who are you?"

"Well, by law," Fire paused. "I'm his sister."

Freaking Joey out is so much fun. Thanks for reading and reviews would be nice.

Until next time, SecretsHidden.