"The Rose Duelist"
A Yu-gi-oh Fanfic
By: Seto's Princess
Disclaimer – I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh… I only own Maki and Mr. and Mrs. Kaichi.
Chapter 11 – Mokuba's Help…
"Maki! Wait!" someone shouted from behind them. The voice was that of a young boy.
"Hmm?" Maki asked and looked back to see who it was.
It was Mokuba...
"Hello, Maki!" he greeted as he ran up to her.
"Oh, hi Mokuba," Maki said and waved hello.
"Hey, what are you doing here, Maki? I thought you were going to spend some time alone with your parents," Mokuba said.
"Yeah, well, it turns out that my parents don't have any room for me. I thought we should find a place as soon as possible. I want to move here to Domino, so we're looking around for something that is available," Maki explained.
"That's great! Can I help?" Mokuba asked politely.
"Well, I uh... No, that's okay," Maki replied.
"Aw, come on, Maki. Please?" Mokuba asked with his adorable puppy face.
"I guess..." Maki replied. She could not say no to such an adorable little kid.
"Great! Michael, take us all to Kaiba Corp, please," he said to his driver.
"Kaiba Corp? Oh no, Mokuba, we shouldn't disturb your brother. I'm sure he's very busy," Maki said.
"Don't worry Maki. Seto won't mind. He'll help you if we ask him nicely.
"But..." Maki began to protest.
"I insist. Come on, Mr. and Mrs. Kaichi. Hi Mai," Mokuba greeted and signaled for them to get into the limo.
"..." Maki could not say anything else, so she followed along and went inside the limo.
"I think you should all stay here. I'll go up with Mokuba to see if Se- uh Kaiba will be willing to help us," Maki said once they got there.
They nodded and stayed in the limo while Maki followed Mokuba inside the Kaiba Corp. building.
Mokuba and Maki went up to the top floor and walked up to the secretary.
"We're here to see my brother," Mokuba said.
"Yes Young Sir," the secretary said and beeped Seto on the intercom to let him know they were here.
They walked into Seto's office and Mokuba ran up to him. Maki stayed at the door. She looked on with interest. His eyes were on his computer. 'He looks so much like Rosenkreuz… I love Rosenkreuz… but… I'll never see him again… Perhaps I could… fall in love with this Seto… First, I'll need to find out more about him… He may look the same, but there can still be a lot of differences between them…'
"What are you doing here, Mokuba? I thought you were going to stay home," Seto said. He did not notice Maki at the door.
"Hello big brother! Guess who I ran into today?" Mokuba asked with a smile.
"Who?" Seto asked; his eyes once again glued to his computer.
Mokuba sighed. "Look up Seto."
Seto looked up, away from his computer and saw a shadowy figure standing by the door. Even though it was daytime, the room was dark, shadowed by dark curtains that only let in a small stream of light.
"Well? Are you just going to stand there? I refuse to speak to a shadow," Seto stated harshly.
Maki cleared her throat and walked out of the shadows and up to his desk.
"Hi, Mr. Kaiba," she said and bowed slightly.
"I thought I told you to call me tomorrow," Seto said, his eyes back on his computer.
"I know, but… well…" she trailed off. She did not like asking people for help and he had already helped her enough already.
"Maki wants to move to Domino, Seto. Her parents are looking for a home and I thought maybe you could help them," Mokuba explained.
"What?" Seto asked even though he heard what Mokuba said.
"I'm so sorry to bother you. I'll understand if you don't want to help," Maki said with her head down.
"Aww, come on Maki, Seto will help. Please Seto?" Mokuba asked sweetly.
Seto printed something out from the computer and held it out in front of Maki.
"Here," Seto said.
Maki looked up and took the paper. It was a list of one family houses for sale all over Domino.
"I uh… Thank you," Maki said as she looked at the list.
"Whatever. Just call me as soon as you are settled. I still haven't decided whether or not to hold a tournament," Seto simply said and his eyes moved back to the computer screen.
"I will. Thank you," Maki said and turned to leave.
"Bye Seto! I'll see you later," Mokuba said and followed Maki out the door.
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"Wow! This is great Maki!" Mrs. Kaichi exclaimed as she looked at the list when Maki and Mokuba returned.
"Well, where should go first?" Mokuba asked.
"Hmm… This one sounds good," Mr. Kaichi said and pointed to one of the addresses on the list. Mokuba nodded and told his driver where to go.
They decided to look at a few homes before they could make their final decision. They finally picked the perfect home. It was a in a perfect spot – not too far from Kaiba Corp. or the park. It was also a short distance from Domino High School, where Maki would attend once autumn came by. Another benefit was that they could move in right away, which meant that they could move in the next day.
Once they were finished with some paperwork that they had to do, they drove back to the park. Everyone else was already there.
"Hey! How did it go? Did you find a place?" Tea asked. Mai nodded.
"That's great!" Serenity exclaimed.
"Well, we should go now. I'm tired. I'd like to take a nap," Maki said, once again trying to avoid socializing with Yugi and his friends.
"Oh! Don't forget to pick up your things at my place," Mai said and Maki nodded.
"Thanks Mokuba," Maki said and smiled.
"No problem."
Everyone said their goodbyes and the Kaichi family went into their car. They stopped by Mai's estate to pick up the things that Maki had bought and then they drove back home. Well, it would not be their home for much longer. They were going to move to Domino the next day.
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"Where would you like to sleep tonight Maki?" Mrs. Kaichi asked once they arrived home.
"The couch is fine for me," she replied.
"Wouldn't that be uncomfortable?" Mr. Kaichi asked.
Maki plopped down on the couch. "No, it's okay." 'I've slept in more uncomfortable places anyway… With the war, I had to sleep on the ground… Once, I even had to use a pile of leaves as a pillow…' she thought.
"Well alright, but if you feel the least bit uncomfortable, let me know," Mrs. Kaichi said.
"Yes mom," Maki replied and turned over to take a nap. She had not had one in a long time, but she was tired from searching around Domino all day.
Her parents smiled as she slept peacefully.
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Later, at midnight…
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Maki twitched as she slept. 'No! Please! Don't hurt me! I'll hand over one of my white rose cards, but please let me go!'
She started sweating and her body continued twitching. 'Rosenkreuz! Help me! Please!'
She started sweating more and started breathing heavily. 'Agh! NO! PLEASE DON'T! NO!'
TBC…
So… The Kaichi family found a place to live. Will Maki be okay? Find out on the next chapter! Thank you so much for your reviews! I really do appreciate them!