A/N: Wow, that last chapter was pretty sad, to me, but that might be just because I'm the author. ^U^ Well, I hope everyone continues to read The Golden Card, and I want to thank everyone who has so far. Enjoy, read and review if you want.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. :( Wish I did. Yu-Gi-Oh belongs to Kazuki Takahashi.
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She stirred, slowly opening her eyes, and blinking at the unfamiliar surroundings. Slowly, her mind caught up with her, and she remembered, bit by bit, where she was. Once her mind had caught up to her, she sat up in the bed, the satin sheets shifted comfortably around her body.
She smiled as she fingered the satin, feeling the texture beneath her fingers, and giggling, falling back onto the bed. This caused the pillows around her to jump from the bed slightly. I can't believe I'm here! In a mansion! A REAL mansion!
She squealed softly in delight, so as not to wake the others in the mansion, considering it was very early, around dawn her internal clock told her.
She sighed happily as she sat up again, removing the sheets, and slipping her bare feet to land on the carpeted floor, smiling widely as her feet just seemed to sink in the fluffy carpet. It was nice, and she loved the feeling of walking barefoot on a carpet like this.
Turning towards the door, she was momentarily surprised to find some of Kaiba's clothes sitting on the chair beside the door, as if waiting for her to wake up and find them sitting there. Humming quietly, Kairi walked towards the clothes, noticing a slip of paper.
Picking it up, she read it aloud, "Dear Kairi. These clothes are for you, I got them from brother's closet. We'll have to get you some girl clothes!" Kairi giggled at Mokuba's scrawled handwriting, but below that, there were more words.
The handwriting was more defined then Mokuba's, and Kairi knew it had to have come from Kaiba. It only read on line, but it made Kairi smile as she read it aloud softly. "Don't mess with my clothes, at all."
Giggling, remembering to keep her voice down, Kairi made her way silently to a mahogany wood dresser with a square mirror, mahogany wood framing it, with the intricate pattern of vines and a flower Kairi didn't know.
Looking at the drawers, Kairi pulled the top one open, seeing it was empty. At first, she didn't know what to do with the drawer, or why she had opened it in the first place, but taking a glance at the note in her hand, Kairi flipped the note into the drawer and closed it.
Making her way back to the clothes, she picked them up into her arms, and her eyes landed on a closed door attached to her room, beside the dresser with the mirror. Her smile widened when she realized it was her own personal bathroom. I can take a nice, hot bath! Yes!
With a purpose in her mind, Kairi made her way to the door, opening it slowly, making sure it was a bathroom, but at the familiar sight of a large square tub, she nearly squealed in delight.
Instead, she settled for doing a small victory dance as she set the clothes on the bathroom counter, glancing at the large mirror on said counter, above a round sink. Smiling, she slowly removed her jewelery, placing it on the neatly folded clothes.
She closed the door with her foot, keeping it from slamming, and made her way to the bathtub, turning on the water. As she let the water fill the tub, after plugging the drain of course, she hummed softly again as she removed her clothes, and let them fall to the floor.
She turned the water off, sticking a leg over the bathtub, and sighing pleasurably at the warmth of the water. She could feel the steam from the hot water enveloping her, and her smile became one of bliss, as she let the rest of her body into the water, sinking down until only her head remained above water level.
Her black hair splayed itself across the water's surface, as she allowed her head to slip beneath the water. It was a few seconds before she reemerged with a comfortable sigh, her hair now wet. She closed her eyes, relishing the relaxation and peace she had around her.
Sighing regrettably, Kairi picked up a bottle of shampoo, and washed her hair, giggling, before dunking her head beneath the water as if she were a child. She resurfaced moments later, still giggling behind a hand over her mouth.
Bubbles form the shampoo floated amongst the water, and she popped one, making it harder to stifle her giggles which were threatening to become laughs.
She spotted some soap and a fluffy rag on the edge of the bathtub, and her suspicions were confirmed: Mokuba had obviously known she would want a bath, and prepared it for her. She knew he must have done it while she and his brother slept.
It brought a peaceful smile to her face, thinking of a sweet kid like Mokuba. She finsished washing with a large smile, and stood up, water dripping from her body and her hair. She bent down to unplug the drain and stepped out, onto soft carpet (Even in the bathroom!), grabbing a towel on the towel rack beside the tub.
She dried her body first, and then walked toward the clothes, remembering Kaiba's warning, and smiling wider. She did as he asked, and did nothing to the clothes. This shirt was blue, and soft to the touch. It was a button up shirt, and she buttoned it up, enough to where her cleavage didn't pop out, but to where it didn't button up all the way. She also fixed her jewelery, after she'd buttoned the shirt.
She couldn't stop the snorting giggles triyng to break free when she noticed that she was wear to a pair of Kaiba's boxers until Mokuba and she went shopping for proper underwear. But that wasn't why she was laughing. Obviously, Kaiba didn't know what pair of boxers Mokuba had picked, or the little kid would be dead.
There, held in her hand, was a pair of dark blue boxers.......With chibi Blue Eyes White Dragons printed all over the pair of boxers. Stiffling her laughter, she pulled them on, noting how comfortable they actually were. Wow, these things are really comfy. No wonder guys like them!
Kairi pulled on a pair of black pants again, but she didn't both with the socks. She liked to walk barefoot anyway, it was much more natural to her. She picked up her dirty clothes and folded them neatly, and, opening the door to the bathroom, walked back into her room. She deposited the clothes onto the chair by the door, knowing they would be taken care of, and head straight towards the dresser and the mirror.
She smiled triumphantly when she saw a myriad of make up and different types of hairbrushes and combs. She was sure there was even a hair dryer in the bathroom somewhere, but she liked to let her hair dry on it's own. This also seemed more natural to her.
Taking a small bristled brush, watching her reflection in the mirror, she brushed her hair. She took her time, enjoying the strokes of the brush in her hair. It was a time of peacefulness for a girl when she could brush her hair in peace. At least, to Kairi it was.
After her hair had been thoroughly brushed, and the brush put in it's rightful place, Kairi looked at the make up. She smiled, taking a stick of black eye liner, mascara, and some golden eye shadow. After all, she was still Egyptian, and she had to at least do her make up as such. If the jewelery didn't give it away, her make up would.
She applied the eye liner in dark lines below her eyes, and then inching off to make a straight line from the corner of her eye to a few inches away, giving her a cat like look. She then applied mascara, and finally, the golden eye shadow.
With the golden jewelery, the eye shadow was a nice touch, and the black eye liner brought out her eyes, and she smiled at her reflection in the mirror, giving a giggle.
After she'd done her make up, she turned to her bed, and deftly made it, straightening the pillows as they'd been before she'd slept on the bed. Yes, she knew they had maids, but hey, she was helping them out a little.
Deeming her bed made, Kairi nodded to herself smugly, then slapped herself in the forehead. Wow, I acted like I'd never made a bed before!
Shaking her head at herself, Kairi headed toward the door that would lead her to a hallway, and to the stairs that led to the dining hall, where she was sure breakfast would be.......Or at least the same direction as the kitchen so she could get herself something to eat.
Humming quietly, she opened her door and made her way to the top of the stairs that led down. She stopped, and took a look around, and she couldn't believe her eyes.
The mansion was truly beautiful, even majestic in a way. The floor out here, unlike in her room, was a type of beautiful marble. The stairs were the same, and the railings were golden, patterns carved across the gold in a complex manner.
And even though she was barefooted, the marble felt good on her shoeless feet. It was cold, but felt good against her feet. She placed her left hand daintily on the railing and made her way down the staircase. She felt like a Princess going to a ball as she walked down the stairs, and she could almost see a man at the bottom, waiting for her.......
Blinking, Kairi stepped off the last step, a blush dusting across her cheeks. How could I just think that? A man waiting at the bottom of the stairs? A Princess? What am I, some romantic pining little girl?
Shaking her head, and hoping the blush was gone, Kairi walked across the living room, and toward the door that led to the dining room, two large, double doors next to the large flat screen T.V. In the living room.
Opening one, Kairi deftly ducked inside, shutting the door quietly behind her. It was obvious it was really early, since the maids and the butlers didn't even seem to be up, which meant she had to fend for herself in the kitchen.
She took a right, coming across a single wooden door, and ducking inside. Bingo! There, in all it's glory, was a large kitchen. Blinking, a large smirk grew across Kairi's face as she picked up an apron she saw hanging from the back of the wooden door, and tied it about her waist. Hell was about to be unleashed.
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Mokuba snickered, but Kaiba found the whole situation anything but funny. He'd been woken by Mokuba saying that their guest (Kaiba wanted to call her a lot of other things) had a surprise for them, and they were to wait in the dining room.
That was the easy part. The hard part was when Kairi came out. She looked as if she'd just had the greatest struggle of her life, and on her part, she had. Kairi smiled nervously as a few maids brought out the food and set it on the table.
Of course, Kaiba was suspicious, especially by Kairi's disheveled appearance. Her hair was a mess, and covered in what looked like flour, or some type of dough. She wore an apron tied at the waist, which was also covered in the flour like substance.
Her face was smudged with what looked like cookie dough, and some of the blotchy stuff was also in her hair. He noticed all of this as she sat across from him and his brother, giving a sheepish, but rather hopeful, smile to them both.
Keeping his eyes on her every so often, Kaiba slowly ate the pancakes spread out on his plate while Mokuba, on the other hand, was eating his food as if he wouldn't live if he didn't.
And Kaiba had to admit, the taste was slightly different than usual, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what tasted different, or whether it was a good taste or bad taste. As she watched them eat, Kaiba saw a flicker of what looked like relief cross her features, but it was quickly replaced by her overzealous smile.
"So, Mokuba, Kaiba, how is the food?"
Kaiba's gaze flickered to the maids, who looked as if they were hiding something, furthering his suspicion that Kairi had done something.
Mokuba took no moment of hesitation and swiftly replied, "It's great, Kairi-chan! You made these pancakes didn't you? They taste great!"
As Kairi conversed happily with his brother, Kaiba took note of the different taste he'd experienced earlier. It was good. The girl may have sanity problems, but Kaiba had to admit, with slight hesitation, that her cooking was indeed, quite good. And as he watched her and his brother joke around with each other, he couldn't help but think that letting her stay might not be so bad. Of course, might being the keyword. Although Kaiba couldn't help but think, just what......Have I gotten myself into?
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End Note: I'm so sorry I haven't updated in about a week. Final exams at school almost KILLED me! But, well, here's the latest chapter. I hope everyone likes it. ^U^