Author: Hey there! This chapter is very important because quite a few different things happen...

Yes, the moment that you've been waiting for. When Rebecca meets our favorite raven-haired pre-teen - Mokuba. Be prepared for lots of cute dialogue between them.

Also, Rebecca finds out her father is working for Kaiba. How does she deal with it? I think we all know the answer to that... not too well.

Again, a big thank you to everyone who has either favorited, followed or reviewed my story. I really appreciate your support!


Chapter 9: A Shocking Discovery

News Reporter - "What can we say about Seto Kaiba? I'm sure you all know him as the highly intelligent, devilishly handsome and obscenely rich CEO of multinational gaming company Kaibacorp."

Mokuba hunched forwards on the leather suite, his eyes glued to their flat-screened television. New reports about his older brother and their company were a common occurrence, however, he never missed watching one of them. Even though Kaibacorp had an outstanding reputation when it came to technology, there were always many rival companies who would make false allegations against them. Given that he was relatively up to date with the news that had been broadcasted by many television networks, his brother was able to defend himself, the company and shut the rumors down. Surprisingly unlike most of the others, it seemed to have nothing to do with the release of their latest duel disk...

"Despite being blessed with the brains, the looks, the fortune there is one thing missing in the life of the teen billionaire - love."

"Oh man, this should be good!" Mokuba mumbled, frantically searching for the remote to increase the volume.

Kaiba was in deep concentration typing away on his laptop, however, upon hearing that last statement, his attention was immediately torn away from his work. He silently watched on not moving from where he was, wanting to hear more of what this wacky reporter had to say about him.

"Until this very day," the reporter continued. "It seems as if no-one has seen him with a female of potential love interest..."

"How observant of you!" Kaiba muttered sarcastically at the television.

"Many have questioned the reason behind this, sadly finding no answer. How could someone so good looking, so talented be all by himself? There have been claims that Mr. Kaiba's sexuality comes into question and may be the reason why he is still single and has never dated."

"What!?" Kaiba blurted out angrily, as he stood up from his chair.

"Perhaps the reason why we have failed to notice the young CEO with anyone is because all this time we've been barking up the wrong tree. All this time we've been looking for Kaiba's mystery girl when we really should have been looking for..."

That's enough!" he yelled, as he stood up and paced towards the television. Kaiba shook in anger as he furiously grabbed the remote and turned it off. Mokuba sat there speechless, wide-eyed and in shock as he watched the screen turn blank. He could have never imagined that they would suggest such a thing about his brother.

"Seto were they suggesting that you were..."

"Don't say it!" Kaiba warned, his tone low and serious.

"Gay?" Mokuba finished, his head tilting upwards to look at his older brother.

He sighed heavily. "Yes Mokuba, I think that's what they were implying."

"But you're not!" Mokuba protested. "I can't believe the reporters would even say such a thing. I mean it's just wrong!"

"You're telling me, kid," Kaiba grunted. "I knew there would be some snake out there planning to ruin my reputation. It all makes sense since my first duel disk is set to be released in the next few months. I bet Zigfried is behind this!"

"Like he can talk!" Mokuba laughed. "Nothing about that guy seems straight to me!"

Kaiba's lips twitched upwards, it made Mokuba happy as he knew it was the closest thing to seeing him smile. Yes, Kaiba used to smile before but that was in the past. After they were adopted by Gozaburro everything changed, he became cold-hearted, distant and even stopped calling him Mokie. He rapidly shook his head, knowing that his thoughts were getting him sidetracked. His brother needed to put an end to all of these speculations about him, he just needed to find out a way to do it.

"So what are you going to do?" Mokuba questioned furrowing his brow. "You can't get hold a press conference to explain that you're not gay."

"I know," Kaiba replied plainly.

The two Kaiba brothers stood there deep in thought, thinking of how they could find a solution to the problem. Usually Kaiba was the one with all the great ideas, however surprisingly his younger brother was the first one to speak.

"I think I have an idea!" Mokuba began, his eyes sparkling in excitement.

"What?" he questioned feeling slightly sceptical.

"The Kaibacorp dinner tonight. Why don't you take a date with you?" Mokuba suggested.

"Hmmm.. Mokuba I have to admit that is a good idea." Kaiba replied, sounding quite impressed.

"Alright, so who are you going to take from school?"

"School?" He gave a disgruntled laugh. "This will be known is one of the biggest events of the year. There will be business tycoons from all over the world, celebrities, politicians, my employees as well as the paparazzi. I can't just take someone who was raised in a barn!"

"Okay..." Mokuba answered slowly, quite taken aback by what he said. "Then who are you going to take?"

Kaiba's eyes travelled around the room as if they were searching for an answer to his question. They moved right and left, up and down when suddenly they fixated on something. It was the cover of the magazine "Now in Domino" he seemed to be focused on the image of a thin blonde. "I think I have someone in mind..."

"You can't be serious!" Mokuba exclaimed, upon realizing who his brother was talking about. "I can't believe that you want to take Elaine!"

"Elaine Roseford was a supermodel, she was actually known as one of the most beautiful women in the world. Much like Kaiba himself, she was only seventeen years of age and in a few months, she was set to compete in a beauty pageant for the title of Miss Japan. Bringing her to his company's dinner proved to be ideal for him as not only did she provided a sense of familiarity to him (yes, they had sexual liaisons in the past) but because she would work to increase his public image and reputation. Two things that were of great importance to him.

Even though Kaiba was a man of independent decisions, he often talked them through with Mokuba. Usually, both brother's carried a similar sense of judgment. If they ever disagreed it was only on the smallest of things, however, this time he felt that things were vastly different. He didn't even get a response from his younger brother, giving him the clear message that he wasn't content with his choice of person.

"What do you think?" Kaiba questioned, raising one eyebrow at his younger brother's silence.

"Well...she's...um pretty I guess," Mokuba said hesitantly, afterwards he forced a smile.

Kaiba frowned at Mokuba's reluctance to answer. "If there's anyone one who knows you best, it's me. So that means that I can tell when you aren't being honest. Just spit it out!" he said fiercely. "Tell me what's wrong."

Mokuba sighed in defeat. "Alright, but if I tell you don't get mad okay?"

Kaiba crossed his arms and looked at his little brother. He was very familiar with the statement "If I tell you don't get mad." and he knew that it was seldom that the phrase stopped him from "getting mad." He couldn't understand why Mokuba was so against the idea of Elaine accompanying him to the event tonight. Who else was he going to take... Rebecca? His cheeks flushed a faint pink at the thought of her in an evening gown. Even so, he could never bring himself to ask her, there was too much bad blood between them (which he would never admit that he caused) and that meant that Elaine was his only choice.

"It's just that she's not the best person..."

"Why is that?" Kaiba snapped.

"For a number of reasons," Mokuba stated. "It's just that I don't want her to embarrass you. Big brother remember that time when we were invited to the Oscars in America? She saw Leonardo Dicaprio walk by and do you know what she said? OMG isn't Leonardo Divinci sooo hot! I mean how dumb do you have to be to get those two mixed up? Not to mention that she's really mean! There was this one time she called me a twerp..."

"That was in the past wasn't it?" he cut in.

"Well yeah..."

"Then move on," he said flatly. "I've made my decision and that's final!"

Kaiba gave an exasperated sigh and returned to his beloved laptop. Mokuba didn't want to argue with his brother so he decided to leave him in peace. As he left the room he passed Roland and informed him that Elaine was to be added to their guest list. He muttered words of annoyance as he made his way to his bedroom. Oh boy, he knew this was going to be an interesting night...


"Hey, Bec!"

Rebecca smiled to herself as she immediately recognized her friend's Brooklyn accent. She glanced upwards and he gave her a large wave of his hand as he walked towards her. It had been six weeks into school and surprisingly she was fitting in. Since school had started she had managed to find herself a good group of friends, had been getting good grades in all her subjects and even avoided the school biggest jerk. No, not Ushio. He had been expelled last week for a for a yard fight that he had with Joey and Tristan, meaning that he was no longer their problem. She wished she could say the same about Kaiba, but luckily she hadn't seen or heard much from the wealthy narcissist and she hoped to keep it that way.

"What's up Joey?" She replied, as she closed her locker shut and slung her backpack over her shoulder.

"So I was thinking..." Joey pondered out loud. "How about the usual, pizza after school at Yug's Gameshop?"

"I don't think I'll be able to make tonight Joey," Rebecca said, wearing a solemn expression on her face.

"Why's that?" he questioned, tilting his head to one side as he blinked confusedly. "Oh, are ya worried that Bakura's going to be there? Cause I can totally uninvite him if you like?"

She let out a small giggle. "Gosh Joey, you are funny! Seriously everything is fine between us."

"Then why can't you come?" Joey continued, frowning slightly.

"It's just that I have this work thing tonight with my dad. Remember how I told you he got a job promotion? Well, his boss wants to hold this fancy ass event for all of their employees and their families are invited also. I think it's to promote the release of their latest project... whatever that is! Dad said that it's a really big event and that there will be reporters and celebrities there too."

"Niiicce!" Joey exclaimed, in an impressed manner. "Wow Bec, you're playing with the rich kids now! Just don't forget about ol' Joey."

"Haha, I won't!" She laughed slapping him playfully. "I'll catch you later."

"Yeah make sure ya tell me all about it!" He said grinning widely, as he watched her walk away.

When Rebecca had arrived home, she tossed her backpack aside and hurried upstairs. Walking towards her wardrobe, she flung the doors open. She had no idea what she was going to wear tonight, with the dress code being formal wear. This made things even harder and since she only found out about the event this morning, she barely had any time to pull something together.

She hastily rummaged through the assortment of clothes. Amongst it all, she passed a few things that she would've considered some of her favorites but found nothing to suit the occasion. Rebecca sighed in frustration and slumped helplessly on the floor. It was no use, she had nothing to wear to the dinner. Just as soon as she was about to give up, call it quits, something caught her eye...

Pushing the other clothing aside, Rebecca removed a singular dress. It was cobalt blue in colour, its length long, flowing elegantly. The top consisted of a sweetheart neckline and beautiful silver and pearl embellishments circled diagonally across the torso area. It was her prom dress... or the dress that she was going to wear to prom to be more accurate. No, Rebecca didn't get to go to prom. That plan blew up in her face from the moment they moved to Japan.

Knowing that she would possibly never be able to wear the dress anywhere else, she gave a casual shrug. "I might as well wear it now," Rebecca thought to herself, as she put on the dress. After adding some jewelry, curling her hair and staining her lips a bright red, she was finally ready. She stood back from the mirror and surveyed her appearance. Damn, she looked good!Rebecca looked so stunning she could've been a model if her height didn't prohibit her from doing so.

She gave a small smile and took a photo of herself, knowing that her friends back home would've loved to see it. Hearing her mother call her name, she headed downstairs. It was possible that the limo had arrived to pick them up.

20 minutes later...

The limo stopped outside a massive building in the heart of Domino City. As Rebecca stepped out of the vehicle, she felt her stomach churn. Hell, it was just as grand as a red carpet event. She saw the bright flashes of cameras and saw crews from television stations filming around here. As she looked to her left, she caught a glimpse of her some of her favorite singers. Knowing that she was likely to see herself on the news later, Rebecca took a deep breath and straightened her posture and confidently followed her parents inside.

Walking into the building she gasped in awe, the way it was decorated was absolutely beautiful! Everything inside seemed to follow the color scheme of blue and white, making Rebecca laugh at the mere coincidence that her dress seemed to match it perfectly. At the far corner, she saw a classical band, playing some of the most beautiful music that she had ever heard. She also spotted many waiters walking around and offering champagne and short eats to the guests. Talk about some classy event!

"Now Rebecca," her father began, causing her to redirect her attention back to him. "I'd like to introduce you to some of the people that I work with. Please be polite and show some interest in what they are doing. Also, I'd like to introduce you to my boss, I think I'll do that later. He seems really busy, but that's expected. He is hosting the event after all!"

Rebecca nodded as she and her mother followed him across the room. He boldly advanced forward guiding them both to a group of about eight people. "These are the people I work with directly,"

"I'd like to introduce my wife Sofia and my daughter Rebecca to you." he began. Everyone greeted them with welcoming smiles.

"This is Stephan Warlock." he began, gesturing to a middle-aged man in a dark gray suit. "He assists me in the holographic division. Next to him his wife Sussan Warlock."

"Hello." they greeted back warmly.

"This is Gary Moore. He works in software and computer programming for the company. Next to him his wife Stephanie Moore."

"Then we have Lisa Watson. She's head of the company's legal department."

"Nice to meet you." She said, taking Rebecca's hand into a firm shake. "Can I just say that dress looks absolutely beautiful!" she gushed, earning a small blush from Rebecca. "It looks like it was made just for you."

"Thanks," she replied, a small element of surprise in her voice. Rebecca usually didn't wear the color blue, she was more of a red person.

Rebecca looked to her right and she saw that there were two people that her father had still not introduced. "He doesn't work with me," he explained, giving a head tilt towards a man with black hair and gray eyes. "But you could say that he and I have become quite good friends, over my time spent here. I'd like to meet Henry Princeton, of Princeton enterprises and his wife Dianna."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," he said, giving a mutual nod. He then turned to Rebecca. "I have three sons. One happens to be your age, his name is Jagger."

"Really, three boys!?" her mother enthused, clapping her hands together. "My, they must keep you busy!"

Unexpectedly Mr Warlock pulled her father aside, speaking to him in a hushed tone. " I know that you probably won't want to be discussing this now," Rebecca overheard him say. "but there's this new idea that I've thought of and I just couldn't wait till Monday to tell you."

"Yes, I'd like to hear it!" She heard him reply. He then turned back to her. "Sorry, Rebecca but there's something I need to do. In the meantime, why don't you go around and mingle? There are plenty of young people here your age."

Rebecca pulled a sulky face, she naturally had quite an introverted personality "Alright, but promise me you'll be back soon. It's all good, at least I have mom to talk to..."

"Sofia, do you want to come with me?" he questioned, glancing over at her mother.

"Yes," she nodded

"But mom!" Rebecca whined, pulling her arm to prevent her from leaving. "I don't know anyone else here."

"Don't be antisocial!" she hissed, making her daughter pout like a small child. "We'll be back soon,"

"Yeah right!" she grumbled to herself, crossing her arms stubbornly as she watched them walk away.

In a matter of seconds, her mother quickly rushed back to her and whispered something in her ear. "Three sons!" she emphasised, giving her a wink and a small nudge. She was obviously referring to the Princeton boys and was trying to hint something."

"Um, not gonna happen!" She scoffed, as this time her mother left for good.

Rebecca huffed in a stressed manner and anxiously clicked her high heels on the marble floor. "Just freaking great!" she muttered to herself. "They've left me all by myself!" She then began to wonder around looking for a group of people her age that she could "mingle" with. As she passed by some girls she briefly made eye contact, to only watch them put their noses in the air. God, everyone here was such a snob! Just because they were probably rich beyond her imagination, it didn't make them any better than her. All of them seemed to be suffering from a superiority complex.

A young waiter walked by and offered her a glass of champagne. Rebecca had promised her father that she wasn't going to drink, not only because she was underage but because she promised him that she would be on her best behavior for the night. However now that he had abandoned her and told her to mingle, she needed the extra confidence boost. 'To hell with it!' She thought as she impulsively snatched a glass from the tray, taking a large gulp of the fizzy liquid. While she was at it, she reached for a mini quiche on a table nearby and swallowed it whole. 'Man these are good!' she thought as she reached for another. 'Joey would've loved all of this!'

She continued to walk around aimlessly however, she stopped when she spotted a kid in the distance. He looked about twelve years of age, had long unruly black hair and grey eyes. Her heart sank as she watched him seated there all by himself. He looked so bored and he seemed so sad. 'Now here's someone I have something in common with' she thought to herself. Rebecca knew that her family probably wasn't as rich as his, but hey at least they shared the feeling of boredom. Seeing a spare seat next to him, she approached him and sat down. "Some great party, huh?" she added, to get his attention.

He looked up and his eyes met hers. "You're using sarcasm, right? My big brother uses it all the time."

"You have a brother here with you?" Rebecca queried. "Wow, you're lucky, I don't know anyone here besides my parents."

"Well you do now," he said, laughing light-heartedly as he extended his hand to shake hers. "I'm Mokuba."

"Nice to meet you," Rebecca replied, mirroring his movements with her opposite hand. "I'm Rebecca."

"You're American?" he observed after hearing her different accent.

"Yeah," she nodded. My parents and I moved her a few weeks ago when my dad got offered a job here in Japan"

"So you do you think?" Mokuba questioned, raising one eyebrow. "Do you like Japan so far?"

"I guess so," Rebecca shrugged. "I've made some new friends since I've moved here. I still haven't mastered the different currency yet, though. Converting dollars to yen is a pain in the ass!"

"I can imagine!" he chuckled. "So Rebecca, what do your parents do?" Mokuba questioned, politely continuing the conversation.

"Well, my dad recently got promoted to the position of holographic programmer in his company."

"Hold up Andrew Carter is your dad?"

"Yes..." She replied hesitantly, wondering what the big deal was.

"I ask because you may be speaking to his boss," he said, folding his arms with a cheeky smile on his face.

"Who you?" she dissolved into a fit of giggles. "Like you expect me to believe that."

"Well it's kinda true," Mokuba admitted, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. "My older brother and I own the company he works for."

"Woah, talk about it being a coincidence that we met each other!"

"Yep," he agreed. "It's like it was our fate."

"Do you believe in that kind of stuff?" Rebecca's eyes widened in amusement.

He nodded. "Sure I do, but my brother doesn't."

"Speaking of your brother," She said, beginning to feel quite curious. "Where is he?"

"He has sort of ditched me. I guess he's too preoccupied with his date." Mokuba explained rolling his eyes.

Suddenly Rebecca heard a buzzing sound coming from her clutch, it was a text message from her dad.

Dad: My boss is going to give his speech in a few minutes. Make sure you're seated.

To Rebecca's surprise, the lights in the room began to dim and brightened around a single lectern in the middle of the room. Rebecca quickly whipped her head around to her new friend - Mokuba. Strangely enough, he seemed unphased by the change in atmosphere. "Mokuba what's happening." She whispered, hoping that he could be able to tell her what's going on.

"The speeches are about to begin." He informed her, as he sat up straight in his seat attentively.

She glanced upwards as saw a tall figure approaching the stand. In the darkness, he was unrecognizable she was only being able to see the silhouette of his body. However, when he stepped into the light everything became clear. She could see exactly who he was and she sure didn't like what she was seeing. Out of all people, why did it have to be him!?

"That's my brother!" Mokuba said proudly, gesturing to the tall brunette that stood before them.

So there Rebecca was staring at her father's boss, whom also happened to be Mokuba's brother, whom also happened to be Seto freaking Kaiba!

Their eyes met and locked.

'God, lightening please strike me now!'


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