Seto Kaiba looked around the train station. He was beyond confused and felt more than a little duped. The train ticket - which he had not glanced at prior to then- read the train 'Platform Nine and Three Quarters'. This had to be some kind of joke. The ticket would probably explode and reveal the real one, or perhaps there was a sticker under the '9 and 3/4'. Standing between platforms nine and ten, he paced back and forth anxiously. Not paying attention to his surroundings, he felt himself bang into someone.
He let out an apologetic, but nevertheless cool and reserved "sorry".
But the word had barely just passed out of his mouth when a voice rudely confronted him. "Oye, watch where you're going will you? Filthy muggles."
Kaiba looked up, annoyance flashing in his blue eyes. The silvery-blonde haired Brit had already stalked away with what coud only be his father. He heard the man telling the blonde "Draco, make your father proud," - in which a menacing "or else" was easily implied.
The boy's features changed to those of determination as he all but ran right into the the wall between platforms nine and ten. Seto couldn't believe his eyes. 'So that's what 9 and 3/4 means'. Following the boy's exact actions, the brunet set his face in concentration as he did the same.
Instead of feeling a collision against the wall that he was half expecting, he felt as though he had just passed through a velvety cloud, as he found a new setting around him. Most of the population on this side was between the ages of 11 and 17, but parents and relatives could be found just the same.
In front of the train, the number '9 3/4' was plastered in large, bold lettering.
Kaiba walked towards the entrance, hiding his nervousness behind a cold mask and squared shoulders. When the ticket keeper demanded his ticket, he handed it to him and was answered with a nod.
Passing through the halls, he found that many small rooms were not yet inhabited, and sat inside an empty one.
A half hour later, the train finally beganto fill up with students. When many glanced towards his empty chamber, he looked at them lifelessly, making sure to ward them away.
Eventually, someone entered his chamber. A oy that was muttering to himself angrily. "Stupid Crab and Goyle - the gits. Who do they think they are, already finding a room without me."
Seto realized that the boy was the very same he had had the misfortune of running into on the muggle side of the station.
He waited quietly, waiting for the boy to acknowledge him.
And so the blonde did. Looking up as he took a seat, he scowled. "So it's you is it. Appears you're not a muggle after all, I suppose. Well, I suppose better you than that filthy mudblood I saw up ahead of me. The name's Draco Malfoy. Pureblood. An entire family in the Slytherin house. ... You are?"
"Seto Kaiba."
The boy choked as his eyes practically bulged out of their sockets. "You mean heir to THE Kaiba Corp.? The most powerful empire of a company to ever exist that's originated in Japan?"
Kaiba sighed. "Basically," he replied monotonously.
"It wouldn't MATTER if you're muggle or even worse - a mudblood. Y-y-you--" it appeared he was absolutely speechless.
"I don't know what you mean by mudblood and pureblood and all this nonsense," the young Kaiba replied coolly. "Unfortunately, I know not if my parents were wizards, but Dumbledore said that my mother may have been a witch."
"Oh, so a halfblood," Draco said, not relenting. "Either way, not entirely a lost cause. So which house are you planning on entering? Like I said, my entire FAMILY's been in Slytherin, so I'm not worried that I'll turn out any different."
"Houses?" Kaiba raised an eyebrow in question.
"There's four of 'em. Every year the first years get sorted into one of them. There's Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Gryffindor." He almost spat out venom naming the last house.
Malfoy continued. "Slytherin's basically the best. Only purebloods can get in, but SOMETIMES they let in halfbloods too. Ravenclaws for all the genius geeks out there. Hufflepuff... well I'm not exactly sure WHAT they let into there, but Gryffindors are all supposed to be all brave and whatnot, though they're as pathetic as any of them can possibly get."
Kaiba took in the information, but did not take note of Malfoy's opinions on the houses - he seemed to be pretty biased in the first place. 'Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor. Which one will I be sorted into?'
He was brought out of his thoughts by an "Oye, best we change into our robes, we're almost there" from Draco.
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Heh. So what do you think? Which one should the fantastic Seto Kaiba be sorted into? And I'm telling you now; I won't update until I've figured out Kaiba's house, so help me out by reviewing/ PMing me please! And state the reason for why you wish for Kaiba to be in whatever house you choose. For example: I'm so confused because I think Kaiba could sort into ANY House.
Gryffindor - He's clearly brave. Hufflepuff- He's extremely loyal to his brother. Ravenclaw- Oh come on, as if he isn't the most intelligent person you've ever met!
Slytherin - He's cunning (in the anime; he managed to take over Kaiba Corp. from Gozoboro!)