The next day started bright and early for Anika. She was at the office by six and relished the stillness. She was still on quite a high from her date with Kaiba last night. Everything had gone so well and he was such a gentleman. She knew she had to get her head out of the clouds if she wanted to get any work done today.

Anika prepped for her meeting with the heads of the various departments. She liked keeping these meetings as short and to the point as possible; some of the department heads could be really long-winded.

At eleven Anika went down to the boardroom to the usual progress reports.
"Good morning everyone." Anika started, "I take it the minutes for the last meeting were read and accepted." Everyone was in agreement so she continued. "I'd like to hear from Hanari first on the progress of his department." As usual Hanari did not have much negative to say.
"Everything is going well. The whole team is on track with the next Kaiba Corp event and Zigfried Von Schroeder has extended his contract for a further three years. We finalized this morning."
"That's good to hear..."
The rest of meeting proceeded without too much to report. The sales team was doing well and from the various reports the company was in good financial health.

It was well after lunch time when Anika got back to her office and on her table was a white takeaway bag. She sat back in her chair and opened up the bag to find a whole-wheat chicken mayo sandwich with a stapled on sticky note that read "From Mr Kaiba". Anika was quite taken by the gesture and decided to video call Kaiba on her office telephone to thank him. He had given her his direct line but she thought it better to go through his secretary.

A well dressed woman answered the call "Mr Kaiba's office, how can I help you?"
"Hello, is Mr Kaiba available?"
"Yes, Ms Facet. He is. I will put you through."
"Thanks. Oh and thank you for he lunch."
"You are most welcome ma'am." She smiled. Anika was greeted by a very curt "Yes?"
"Is that how you greet everyone?" Kaiba looked at his phone with an almost imperceptible smile and teased "Yes."
"I see. Anyway I just called to say thanks for the lunch. I was quite surprised that you got your p.a. to organise lunch for me."
"You would forget to if I didn't." Kaiba grumbled.
"That's probably true. It's been a rather busy day." Anika ate her lunch while talking to Kaiba. "This is really good."
"hmm."
"So how has your day been going?"
"Like any other."
"That's good I suppose."
Just at that moment Hanari burst into the office, not realizing that Anika was on a call to Kaiba. "We have a leak!" Anika just turned to Hanari and he dropped some papers on her desk. "This is circulating on the net."
Anika rifled through the papers and realized that this was really bad news.
"Shit!" She immediately called her p.a. on the intercom. "Mieko, get me Angus now!"
"What's going on?" Kaiba demanded.
"We have a leak here. Someone has given out the plans for the next Kaiba Corp product and launch that we're doing."
"What?!" A visibly angry Kaiba wanted answers. "What are you doing about it?"
"Find the leak. Hanari is the only one on your team with full access to all information everyone else gets it on a need to know basis. Listen I will keep you updated right now I have to fix this." Anika ended the call and rounded on Hanari.
"Do you have any suspicions at all?"
"One person."
Anika sighed, "It's possible. This is going to damage our reputation." That's when something occurred to Anika. She looked at Hanari, "What if this is an attack to make us look bad."
"Kaiba Corp would be the best client to do it with and would make Kaiba want to use someone else."
"Exactly. We need Angus." Just then her office phone rang. "Ms Facet, Angus for you."
"Thanks Mieko... Angus! Hi. We have a situation. There is a leak in the company and I need for you to track down who it is. You are my head of security I want you and Kiyoshi in IT to check emails as well; when they were sent, to whom and how often."
"Yes Ms Facet. I will call you with my findings."
"Good man." She hung up and started making arrangements with Hanari. "I need you to arrange a press conference here as soon as possible. All work your team is doing stops and everyone is to be starved of any info until we have the person in hand. It's two o' clock now, press conference should be no later than three. I don't care what it takes Masaru."
"Sure. I'll get right on it."
"Thanks."

Half an hour later Anika received a call from Angus. "Ms Facet, Angus on the line."
"Thanks Mieko... Angus. Give me good news."
"Kiyoshi dug up the information. An email was sent to the tabloid from Andrea Wilson's private email address. From the data on hand her computer was used at twelve o' two p.m."
"Can you print this out for me as well as the sent email?"
"Done and done. Kiyoshi is on his way to you." Just as Angus said that, Mieko escorted Kyoshi in.
"He's here. Thanks Angus. Job well done." Anika hung up and addressed Kiyoshi.
"Thanks for working so fast."
"Not a problem ma'am. Here are the printouts."
"Great. I need you to keep digging. I want to know why she did what she did. If I know her, there will be some sort of major gain for her and she would want that promise in writing."
"I will do so and keep you updated."
"Good man."

Anika then got hold of her human resources department to get started on their termination process. She still had fifteen minutes before she was due for the press conference and this would not take long. She picked up her phone and dialled Hanari's extension.
"Masaru, I need you in my office along with Andrea please. Immediately."
"Understood."
Hanari and Andrea seated themselves opposite Anika and though she was furious at the moment she did well to control her temper.
"Miss Wilson. You have a choice. Own up to what you did and resign or I can dig up evidence of what you did."
"I have no idea what you are talking about."
"Don't you? Then Miss Wilson please explain this." Anika handed her a photocopy of the documents that Kiyoshi brought in. Andrea's eyes widened when she saw what Anika had handed to her.
"Well? Explain."
"I... I..."
"Let me help you. Shall I? Since you were given an opportunity to come clean and to explain yourself and you did not take that opportunity, it is quite plain. Miss Wilson, you are fired. You are in breach of the confidentiality clause of your contract as well as bringing the company into disrepute."
"You can't fire me!" Andrea burst out.
"I can and I have." Anika said smoothly, seething with rage.
"Please sign these termination papers."
"I won't and you can't force me to."
"You will find that I can be very persuasive and that I have a lot of influence in our field of work. You WILL sign these papers now."
Andrea could see that she lost and dejectedly signed the papers. Anika handed Andrea a copy and called security.
"Mieko can you call in our security officer in please?"
"Yes. He will be right in."

The security office was let into the office by Mieko. Anika waved him in. "Miss Wilson this security officer will escort you to your desk where you will only take your personal possessions and he will then escort you from the building. You are thereafter no longer allowed on these premises or any Facet Inc property nor are you allowed at any Facet Inc events. Have I made myself clear?"
"Yes."

The security officer and Andrea disappeared through the doors and Anika called Mieko. "Mieko, make sure she has left. She is not allowed to take any files with her. You know the drill."
"It will be taken care of."
"Great. Masaru shall we head down?"
"I think we better. What about Kaiba?"
"I'll call him on our way down."

Anika dialled Kaiba from her cell just as she stepped out her office. It barely rang once before Kaiba abruptly answered.
"Yes."
"We found the offender. She has been fired and escorted off the premises."
"Who was she?"
"Andrea Wilson. She was part of the team assigned to your account."
"I see."
"I still have an investigation on going and you will be made aware of the results. Right now though I have a press conference to attend, I will talk to you later." She hung up. Anika did not have time to worry about hanging up on Kaiba, she was focused on what she had to do and he would have to understand that.

Hanari introduced Anika. She stood bold and confident in front of the reporters and addressed them.
"Good afternoon everyone. As you know a story broke today exposing a leak at Facet Inc. I can tell you in no uncertain terms that the guilty party was found and dealt with accordingly. All records, details and information within Facet Inc are safe, secure and intact. We have not, nor will we ever deliver bad or questionable service to any of our clients who are incredibly important to us." Anika opened the floor to questions and as usual there was a flood of questions being shouted at her.
"Miss Facet! Is what was reported true about a Kaiba Corp launch?"
"I cannot confirm nor deny that at this stage. We will have to meet with Kaiba Corp and decide on how we proceed. You will find out soon enough."

The questions continued for fifteen minutes before she handed back to Hanari to draw it to a close. When Anika arrived back at her desk it was just past four and she had had enough of this day. Kiyoshi called Anika with some interesting news and the day only got more taxing.
"Miss Facet, Andrea Wilson had been in contact with a rival for a little while now. I have printed the emails and will bring them up shortly."
"Thank you Kiyoshi."

Mieko let him in, "Kiyoshi, please, have a seat." Anika walked around her table and leaned against it while reading the emails.
"Erizawa. That bottom feeding scum. So he offered her a job weeks ago. She just didn't want it on record that she was ever fired. Who else has seen these?"
"Just you and I."
"Good. Keep it that way. I will take care of this. Thank you Kiyoshi."

It had been a tough day for them all. Hanari was busy letting his team know that Andrea's work would be split among the rest of them and Mieko had only just got through her day's worth of work.
"Mieko?"
"Yes Miss Facet?"
"Go home. It is a little early but you earned it today."
"Thanks. I will see you tomorrow."
"Sure."

Anika eventually got home around seven, ate some ramen and decided to video chat with Kaiba.
"Hey Seto."
"You look tired."
"I am. It's been a terribly long day."
"I know."
"Andrea was offered a job weeks prior to this incident by Osamu Erizawa. Tomorrow she will start work there as a hero to him. He wanted the Kaiba Corp contract but he hurt his chances with you and wanted to diminish our reputation in your eyes. I have fixed almost everything."
"Interesting. Hmm..."
"What?"
"Everything that has been happening, what if Erizawa is behind them all?"
"I don't think so. I'm not saying he wouldn't stoop to insane lows but our plane crashed."
"Yes. It did, because our pilots were poisoned."
"What?!"
"Their coffee had a substance that was tasteless which is why they didn't think anything of it."
"But that's attempted murder. I can't see Erizawa as a murderer."
"Maybe not, but someone is."
"Yeah."
"I want you to wear a tracker. Mokuba and I have one. We had it done for the Battle City tournament but it proved to be a valuable tool in our safety. I will arrange for you to get one."
"Seto, I promise I will be safe."
"I want you to wear this." His tone indicated to Anika that arguing was probably not a good idea.
"Okay. If it makes you happy I will."
"Good. "

Kaiba and Anika chatted for a little while longer, not at all about their day but rather themselves and Mokuba.
"Mokuba loves you by the way. He thinks you are exactly right for me."
"I think I must agree with him." Anika smiled. "Seto I need to go now. Sweet dreams."

Anika logged off, shut down her computer and headed straight for a shower and bed. It was a long day and a lot had happened that she needed to think about but for now she just needed sleep.

Kaiba put away his laptop and Mokuba stood leaning against the doorframe.
"What's wrong big brother?"
"This whole thing. Something is wrong Mokuba." Kaiba said gruffly.
"I know what you mean. Anyway, good night. Keep her safe big brother. She's a gem."
Mokuba went off to his bedroom and Kaiba knew that Anika was as important to him as Mokuba, he would always keep them safe.