"The Rose Duelist"
A Yu-gi-oh Fanfic
By: Seto's Princess
Disclaimer – I don not own Yu-Gi-Oh or the Duelists of the Roses… I do have a Playstation 2 though… lol…
Chapter 3 – Off to Domino City
"Really? Who?" Maki asked hopefully.
"Well. Kaiba Corp. is one of the largest gaming/technology corporations in the world. Doesn't your father work in that sort of thing? Maybe he went to work for Seto Kaiba, the CEO of Kaiba Corp."
Maki's eyes widened as soon as Michelle mentioned Seto. "Did you say Seto Kaiba?"
"Yes," Michelle replied, "Why? Do you know him?"
"Uh… no." Maki shook her head fiercely. "Where can I find him?"
"He lives in Domino City a few miles away from here. I'm sure it won't be that hard to find him."
"Okay…Thank you so much! Bye," Maki said and left.
'I can't believe it! Could it be true? Seto Kaiba exists in my world too? I must see him! I need to know if he's the same person. Maybe not the EXACT same person, but as similar as possible,' Maki thought. She immediately took a bus to Domino City since she didn't have any of her belongings except, of course, her duel deck and the white rose which she still held tightly in her hand.
It was going to be a thirty-minute trip. She took a small nap on the bus and woke up about twenty minutes later. "Yes! In a few minutes I'll be able to see him," she mumbled to herself.
After Maki got off the bus, she saw a very tall building in the middle of the city. 'I wonder if that's Kaiba Corp.' she thought. She started walking towards the grand and beautiful building. 'President of one of the largest companies in the world… Well… there's one similarity. They're both leaders of something huge.'
"Huh?" Maki's eyes widened when she saw the people walking towards her. 'Could it be? Well if Seto exists in this world, then they must also exist in this world.' She was getting close to the group of three. 'It IS them! But… I wonder if they know Seto… I'll just have to take that chance…'
"Excuse me, I'm new here. You're Yugi Motou aren't you?" Maki asked the short black, red, and blonde haired boy.
"Yes. Who are-?"
"I knew it!" Maki interrupted. "And you're Joey Wheeler and Tea Gardner," she said to the other two teenagers.
"Hey! Who are ya? How come ya know our names?" Joey took a step towards Maki.
"Um… well it's really hard to explain and you wouldn't believe me if I told you anyway. But that's not important. My name is Maki Kaichi," she said.
"Oh. Well it's very nice to meet you! Would you like a tour of the city?" asked Tea.
"Um… No thank you. I really need to find someone right now. Um… may I ask you something?"
"Sure. What is it?" asked Yugi.
"Do you know where I can find Seto Kaiba?" Maki asked with a slight hint of nervousness in her voice.
"Kaiba? Why on earth would anyone want to see that jerk?" Joey shouted.
"I was told he could help me find my parents," Maki replied. "We were separated three years ago. Seto is my last hope of ever finding them."
"Ha! Yeah right! Dat guy doesn't help anyone but himself!" Joey's eyes narrowed as he said this.
Maki's face faulted. 'Selfish? Is he a jerk like Rosenkreuz? I'll have to find out for myself…' "Oh. Okay. I'll just go then," she said with a sad expression on her face and started to walk away.
"Wait! Kaiba's not exactly a generous guy, but you can't give up on finding your parents," Yugi said. "He should be at the top of the Kaiba Corp. building," he pointed towards the same tall building that Maki saw before.
"Thank you very much! Bye!" Maki said with a slight bow and ran off towards Kaiba Corp.
"Good luck!" Tea shouted from behind her.
Maki finally reached the building after a ten-minute walk. 'Wow…' she thought as she looked up at the marvelous sight of the building. "Well, here goes nothing," she said to herself. She opened the door, stepped inside the building, and walked up to the front desk.
"Excuse me," she said to the blonde haired, brown-eyed woman who was sitting at the desk. "May I please see Mr. Seto Kaiba?"
"Do you have an appointment?" The woman never looked at Maki; she was busy with some papers.
"Um… No. However, it's very important that I see him. I was told that he might be able to help me with something."
"Okay. Well you have to ask his personal secretary. She's on the top floor."
"Okay. Thank you very much," Maki said as she started walking towards the elevator with the Kaiba Corp. logo on it. 'Okay. Top floor,' she thought. She stepped inside the elevator and pressed the button for the top floor. When she got off the elevator at the top floor, she saw a tall black haired woman at a desk. She was rustling through some papers. There were large file cabinets against the wall behind the desk and there was a small sofa on the left hand side of the elevator. There was a large double door about a foot away from the desk. A long hallway stretched out on both the left and right.
"Hello. My name is Maki Kaichi. I'm here to see Seto Kaiba. I need him to help me with something very important."
"Let me see if he is available," the woman said as she looked up. She got up from her desk and walked over to the door near her desk. She carefully knocked on the door and a harsh cold voice from inside the room said, "Come in."
"Wait here," she said to Maki as she opened the door and stepped inside.
After about a minute, the woman came out of the room and said, "You may go in."
Maki thanked the secretary and began walking towards the door leading to Seto's office. 'Well, this is it… I have nothing to lose… I'm actually going to see him!' she thought. Her heart was pounding. She slowly opened the door. She didn't even notice the sign on the door that said 'Mr. Seto Kaiba, CEO.' She opened the door with her left hand since she still held the white rose tightly in her right hand. She finally stepped inside and closed the door behind her.
TBC…
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