Chapter 11: A Plotting of a Revenge
An afternoon in the Bubbles Café
"Did you girls hear about the latest news?" Mai came over to the table where Tea and Serenity is sitting at. "That money bag and your friend Miriam are dating each other!"
"Are you serious?" Tea asked in disbelief.
"It's written all over the tabloids! There are even pictures from last night Santo's masquerade party." Mai handed them the papers.
"No way, these tabloids invent their own stories." Tea insisted.
"But I wouldn't be surprise. I have to admit I don't know either of them very well, but Miriam is like one of those quiet girls who sits in the back of the classroom and daydreams all day while looking out the windows. That rich guy on the other hand will sit on the other side of the class and thinks no one is worthy for him to talk to. I am telling you, those two are like the queen and king of isolation."
"No, Miriam wouldn't like that egotistic, self centered snob. I mean, who would?" Tea attested.
"But then again, do you know much about Miriam?" Serenity asked while sipping in her green tea flavored bubble tea.
Tea thought about it for a moment. "Hmmm, you are right. She is a bit quiet and we only chat about general topics like how is Domino City like and so forth. Come to think of it, personally, I really don't know much about her. Anyways, I can't see how Kaiba can be dating anyone."
"As much as I hate to say it, he's a handsome fella. If he looses that attitude, that is." Mai chuckled.
"Mr. Kaiba does have a very different personality." Serenity noted.
"And that is something that cannot be changed." Tea added. "Anyways, I wonder what those guys are so excited about." She glanced over at the four guys that are seating about two tables away from them.
Joey, Yugi, Tristan, and Duce are too busy in their conversation that they haven't notice Tea is starring at them.
"That would be so cool if it works!" Yugi said with excitement.
"I know what you mean. It will become so affordable that everyone will have one in their house. Like a Playstation 2!" Joey added.
"What are you guys so excited about?" Tea came over to their table.
"It's a guy thing Tea, you won't know." Joey commented.
Tea gave Yugi a nasty look. "Yugi!"
"Oh Tea, we were just talking about the new technology that KC is testing this Saturday. If it is successful, than everyone can enter into this virtual world through their system at home and it automatically connects you to all the duelists in the world.
"Oh really? I wonder if it really works. Remember the times we got trapped in his VR simulation with Noah, and the other time in duelist kingdom?"
"Don't worry Tea, this time Kaiba invited us to go see his new invention. He will be testing it to make sure it is okay before he let us play with it. You can come if you want. It is not officially release to the public yet." Yugi suggested
'Some how I got a bad feeling about this.' Tea thought to herself.
At Domino's Airport
A lady wearing a short purple skirt and matching purple jacket paced patiently around the waiting area. Her eyes were attentive watching everyone around her until she rests her eyes on one of the man she knew whom works for Yuri Santo.
"Excuse me sir, I know that you have a package to be delivered to Kaiba Seto."
"Yes, Miss… eh you are Rebecca Irwin!"
"Correct my dear, and I am here to pick it up for him."
"I was told by Mr. Santo that this should be delivered directly to Mr. Kaiba"
"Oh, what's the difference giving it to me or him." She leaned in closer to the nervous man. "I bet you this will make a difference." She slides him a cheque into his coat pocket.
In return, the nervous man gave her the package and walked off quickly.
"Kaiba's new Virtual reality system. Hmmm." She smiled slyly with her luscious red lips. "Such a handsome man, but too bad he made the wrong decision. If I can't have him, no one else can. Seto Kaiba, I am going to bring you down."
Later in the evening, behind Kaiba's mansion
"I can't believe you twisted your ankle so easily. Even Mokuba can jump that high!" Kaiba grunted. He is carrying Miriam back towards the mansion.
"I was wearing high heels" Miriam tries to justify herself. They have landed in the backyard with the Blue Eyes White Dragon Jet. As always, Kaiba jumped off first and headed straight towards his house without looking back, leaving Miriam by herself to figure out how to get off the jet which is at least two stories high from the ground. She twisted her ankle when she jumped and landed onto the hard pavement.
Miriam looked up at Kaiba's face, who is carrying her with both of his arms. She recalled the first time she met him. He was someone you would want to stay away from for ones own safety. Now being carried by his strong arms, she reluctantly felt safe in his hands.
"You are such a klutz, I don't know why I ever let you tutor Mokuba."
"Maybe I am actually a good teacher and one of the fewest who can tolerate your temper." Miriam said jokingly knowing that he is still arrogant in his own ways.
Kaiba smirked. "Good thing Mokuba likes you a lot, or else I should have just left you back in the dungeons."
"And you will be going out on a date with Rebecca by now."
When they reached the mansion, she insisted he let her off so she can try to walk by herself.
"Here, I will be nice to lead you to your room, so you wouldn't get lost in here." Kaiba gave her his arm to use as a support and she slowly lift herself up the stairs one step at a time.
"You just want to make sure I won't steal anything on my way up, don't you?"
"That too." Kaiba remarked.
Miriam being careless as always missed the last step of the staircase and tumbled down to the floor, pulling Kaiba along with her.
Exactly like their first encounter…
Except this time he landed on top of her, and there is no anger in his eyes. With lips only inches apart from each other, he leaned in closer to her. They were so close that she can inhale his breath which is both comforting and welcoming. He can almost taste hers which is sweet and calming.
Miriam felt her heart beating faster. She felt this is what she wanted. To soften the cold hearted CEO, to show him what is like to fall in love. But she shy away at the very last second.
Kaiba noticed and stood up quickly onto his feet. "This is ridiculous, you can't even walk properly." Without another word, he pulled Miriam up and carried her into her room.
"I am sorry for all the trouble. Thank you." She said sincerely but with her head down. Her cheeks are a glowing red. She wanted to say more, but hesitated.
"Save your thanks, you may have to make it up for me later." He smirked as he left the room and closed the door behind him.
Out in the hallway, he leaned his back to the door with his arms crossed. "This was pathetic, what was I thinking?" He wondered. Showing signs of affection to the opposite sex made him felt he is giving in to temptation. It makes him feel vulnerable and he dislikes that feeling. His mind is too stubborn to give in, yet his heart felt otherwise.
On the other side of the bedroom door, Miriam touched her chest to feel her heart beating steadily. She slowly slides her back down against the door and put her arms around her knees. 'This is not right, my heart is pounding faster every time I come close to him. I can't fall in love here. It's just not right.' She tilted her head up and glanced at the darkness of the sky through her window. "I am sorry Dominic. This shouldn't be happening." She whispered.
Kaiba and Miriam are both in denial, yet they do not know they were merely separated by the width of a 2 inch' hardwood door.
Author's Note
Ahhhh, this is too much fluff! But it may turn more sci-fi later on. So what do you think? What will Rebecca do? And who is Dominic? Miriam is not sharing much info about herself is she?
One of the challenges that I had for myself is to express the character's thoughts and feelings that can touch the reader's heart. Is it working? If not, that's okay too, because that just means there is always room for improvement.
Ziek: Thanks for reviewing; I am glad you liked it.
Black Joey: Don't worry, I try to balance it all work, school, and fanfiction :). I always believe that it takes some time before people truly understands each other before they fall in love. That's why the plot of the story is moving at a slower pace.
Crazyaboutanime: I am glad you like chapter 10. I didn't put too much detail in chapter 10 for a particular reason. Read on to find out.
KatrinaKaiba: Did you feel sad about Miriam's Past? I try to parallel her past with Kaiba's. They both grown up as an orphan, but Miriam was more lucky to have a professor as her guardian, whereas Kaiba had Gozaboro. (Can never spell that name).
Twilighteyes8120: I have to admit English is not my strength, and that's another reason why I enjoy writing fanfics in hoping I can improve on my grammar somewhere down the road. I am very happy to hear that my dialogue flows better. Thanks for the encouragement.
