Seto Kaiba's Ray of Light Part 7: Kaiba Corp. Charity Ball Part 1
I smiled as I looked at myself in the mirror. I had gone with Tea to a salon to have my now shoulder-length hair put into curls. The dress I had chosen was a form-fitting, navy blue-colored dress with two thin straps and fell to just below my knees. Tea had thought I could use makeup, but I told her I didn't think I'd need it. As a finishing touch, I left my Duel Monster card locket around my neck.
"I'm ready when you are, Olivia!"
I looked at my bedroom clock to see it was almost time for Seto's limo to get here.
"Be right there, Yugi!"
I exited into the living room to see Yugi was wearing a nice black shirt with black pants to go with it. I smiled and looked him over.
"Wow, Yugi. You look really handsome."
Yugi rubbed the back of his neck nervously and blushed.
"Thanks. You don't think I overdid it, do you?"
"Not at all. You look really nice. Maybe I'm the one that overdid it."
Yugi smirked and led us down the stairs so we could wait for the limo.
"I don't think so, Olivia. You look really beautiful tonight. To be honest, you look a lot better in that stuff than what you usually wear."
"You mean I'd look better in dresses and skirts instead of shorts and pants?"
"Exactly. It...brings out your natural beauty, I guess. I bet when Kaiba sees you, he'll think so, too."
When the limo finally showed up, I looked inside to see not Seto, but Mokuba.
"Seto is at the event greeting guests. He asked me to come get the two of you. Hop in."
After we got dropped off at Kaiba Corp., Mokuba led us indoors.
"Welcome to the Kaiba Corp. Charity Ball, you two. I hope you guys have a good time. Go ahead and take the elevator to get to the event. I'll meet you guys up there."
Once Yugi and I got into the elevator, we looked at each other.
"So Yugi, who do you think will win a chance to duel you?"
"Who knows? All that matters is the money from tonight is going toward the orphanage in town. The children could really use it."
The charity ball is being divided amongst the company's conference rooms. Conference Room 1 is housing the silent auction and buffet while Conference Room 2 is housing the dancing. I smiled and looked around.
"Wow. Seto really outdid himself. The place looks amazing."
"Well, Yugi. I see you brought a guest."
I turned to see Seto approach us. I smiled and put my hands on my hips.
"Seto, don't you recognize me?"
Seto's POV:
When I saw the locket around her neck, I instantly recognized who the woman was.
"Olivia?"
"Bingo. What do you think?"
"You look...amazing."
She smiled and giggled at the slight blush on my face.
"I'm glad you think so. If you boys will excuse me, I'm going to see what kind of food there is to have, then I'll put in some money for the silent auction."
Once Olivia was gone, I turned to Yugi.
"I'm curious as to who will win a chance to duel you. I can honestly say it isn't going to be me since I'm hosting this event."
"I'm growing curious, too."
I smiled as I saw Olivia mingle with some of her coworkers. They all complimented her on her looks, and I definitely agreed with them. She certainly grew up and matured over the years. Before my thoughts could go further, I noticed Pegasus had begun to approach Olivia. Yugi, seeing my attention wasn't on him anymore, looked where I was looking. His eyes widened as he looked at them, and that gesture gave me the impression he knew something I didn't.
"Yugi, do you know something I don't?"
"Um, what do you mean?"
"Is there something between those two? I know you know something."
"It's something Olivia should tell you herself, Kaiba. She asked me not to tell anyone."
"Fine, then."
I quietly approached and was shocked to see Pegasus was hugging Olivia...and she was letting him. A huge smile was on her face, too.
"I didn't know you'd be here."
"Kaiba invited me, angel. I decided to keep that a surprise."
"It's so good to see you, Daddy."
My eyes widened and my heart began pounding into my chest. Maximillion Pegasus, the man who created Duel Monsters and put me and Mokuba through hell in Duelist Kingdom, adopted Olivia?! This was the secret she was keeping from me, and Yugi was in on it! Olivia turned and gasped when she saw me.
"Seto..."
"Pardon the interruption, Pegasus, but I need to speak with Olivia, please."
"By all means, Kaibaboy. I must place a wager on the silent auction, anyway. We shall speak more later, angel."
"Yes, Daddy."
Once Pegasus was gone, I crossed my arms and narrowed my eyes at my childhood friend/crush.
"The cat's out of the bag, Olivia, so start talking."
That's a wrap for part 7. How will the talk between Seto and Olivia go? The answer to that question and who wins a chance to duel Yugi will be in part 8, which will be entirely in Seto's POV. Also in part 8, Seto arrives home after the event and lets everything he learned sink in. Stay tuned to see what happens
