Author's Note: I do not own any rights to Yu-Gi-Oh! or the female characters in this chapter.


Mokuba said nothing about his disappearance in the morning. He had only smiled when Seto had come back to take him to school. The teen had not reacted to his older brother's misbehavior, even though it was only slightly out of place to the average human.

He walked along the sidewalk of downtown, allowing the nice soft wind to blow against his face. He never left his office for anything, during the day. Today seemed to be different.

Leaving his coat at the office, he closed his eyes to the sun attracted to his black attire.

He breathed in the clean air, and felt a slight smile forming at his lips.

Seto was suddenly knocked to the ground, landing hard on the concrete. He opened his eyes to find two beautiful orbs staring at him with shock placed on her expression and a tint of red growing on her cheeks.

"I am so sorry." The girl pushed herself off of him.

Seto sat up and stood. "No, it was my fault." He offered the girl his hand and watched her pick up some sort of fantasy book off the ground.

She took his hand and stood. Smiling, the girl spoke. "Well, when you have your head stuck in a book like I always do, bumping into people becomes an everyday event." She said.

He felt himself forcing back a smile to the girl. Although, it might have been a decade, the woman who stood before him could not have been any other woman that the one he knew so easily. "Retalia." Her name rolled off his tongue so easily.

She was surprised, then the girl blushed. "I didn't think the 'new' CEO of Kaiba Corp had time to remember old friends." She said.

She had forced him to smirk. "I don't. But, we will assume I do. We should have lunch."

The girl gave of a slight hint of surprise. "Isn't it a bit late for lunch?" She asked, looking up at the sky.

It was probably four, but Kaiba could care less. It may have seemed weird, but right now, he wanted to drop everything on his mind for her. "Of course not." Kaiba reached out and enlaced his fingers through hers, pulling her towards him.

She jerked away, at first, afraid and nervous. Her heart beat had quickened and it moved to her hand. Pain was felt in the back of his mind from her reactions. Mixed emotion allowed itself to almost reach the cold blue eyes.

He gripped her hand tighter and began to lead her down the sidewalk, in the direction he had come from. "Come, I know of a little diner you'll enjoy."

"I… Um, Seto?" He felt her tug in his grip slightly, but it soon stopped as she became obedient to his will.


It could not be clear as to what was flowing through his brain as he pushed open the clear glass doors to overfilled diner.

Taking Retalia to farthest booth in the corner, he flicked his eyes to the kitchen to catch a glimpse at that pixied waitress Kiahu.

He smirked slightly as he watched the young woman stumbling behind the counter. For a failing business, this place was packed.

The waitress quickly got over to their table to take their order. "Why, look whose back." She said, setting their menus down.

A small smile played on Kaiba's lips. "Nice to see you, too." He glanced at the girl.

She smiled. "I see you've dragged another poor girl over to this run down place. What's the reason this time?" She asked.

Seto's smile fell flat. He knew she was just teasing; however, her did not like her tone. He opened his mouth to say something, but was silenced by the girl.

"No, I don't wanna know." She stated. Turning to Retalia, Kiahu smiled at the girl. "What would you like to drink, miss?" She asked.

"Um… Just water, please." The red head stated, sweetly.

"Alright." Kiahu smiled. She winked at the girl. Leaning closer to her, she whispered something to Retalia, loud enough for Seto to hear. "If he gives you any trouble, just give me a holler." She stated. Kiahu walked away, swinging her hips as she went to bus the next table.

Retalia smiled slightly. "Whose she?" She asked.

Seto blinked and looked back at her. "Just an acquaintance."

"Ah…" The girl looked down at her menu and slowly reached to pick it up. Kaiba didn't even bother with his.

"So, what do you do these days?" He asked.

Retalia set her menu down. "I'm a model." She stated.

"What agency?" He asked. His tone seemed drawn and disinterested.

"The one down in Hongkong, Sue's. I'm here for a show tomorrow, so I figured I'd go out shopping, since I haven't had a break in awhile." Retalia looked down. "Anyway, what have you been up to, besides work?"

"Nothing." He simply stated.

"Oh…" Retalia looked down again.

Kiahu came back with drinks. She set down water for Retilia, and a steaming hot cup of black coffee for Kaiba. "Alright, now, you two ready to order?" She asked, pulling out her notepad.

"Um… just a salad for me." Retalia stated.

"Alright." Kiahu scribbled something down. "And you?" She asked, turning to Kaiba.

"Number five." He said, looking up at her.

"Okay, it'll just be a few minutes." Kiahu stated. She smiled and walked away.

After getting their food, Retalia and Seto talked about her life for awhile. She had become a singer, and she currently lived in Tokyo. But, she was planning on coming back to Domino city within the next two weeks for another shoot. And she also had a recording to do here on Sunday.

The conversation slowly died as they emptied their plates. Once done, Kaiba excused himself to pay for the bill.

Walking up the to the counter he leaned against it and waited, watching as the waitress took care of something in the kitchen. She walked up to him. "I hope you enjoyed your food." She stated with a smile.

Kaiba eyed her. He passed his credit card across the counter. "It was alright."

The girl smiled. As she rung up his card, he watched her.

"What time do you get off tomorrow?" He asked.

Her smiled slightly dropped. "I don't work tomorrow." Finishing with his card, she leaned against the counter and handed it to him, as well as a receipt to sign. "But, I get off work at eight on Sunday." She smiled slightly.

Taking his card, he picked up a pen and a napkin and began to write on it. "How about I pick you up after work, and we go to the movies?" He asked.

"Oh? I didn't think the Big bad Kaiba wasted his time with lowlife girls, like myself?" She teased.

"I make exceptions." He stated. Folding the napkin in half, Seto handed it to the waitress, as well as the receipt.

Kiahu winked at him. "And what about you're friend, over there?" She asked.

"Friend?" Kaiba eyed the girl. "She's just an old acquaintance." He stated.

Kiahu smiled. "We'll see."

Kaiba smirked and walked back to the table. "Ready to go?" He asked.

Retalia smiled. She nodded slight and stood up. Touching her hand as she stood, Kaiba watching as she jerked away from him. He eyed her as she looked away.

They exited the diner and began to walk down the sidewalk. "Where are you headed now?"

"The bookstore. I think it's just down the block." Retalia said. She did not look at Kaiba as they walked. "I guess you got work you need to go do, right?"

"I have time to walk with you." He stated. She smiled slightly.

"I… I'm glad we bumped into each other." Retalia said. "It was nice to see an old friend. I hardly have time for anything these days, I guess it hard to keep in touch."

"I haven't spoken with anyone from the orphanage since I left." Kaiba said.

"Oh, well then I hope I wasn't a bother."

"No bother." Seto looked into her eyes. "I enjoyed seeing you again."

She smiled. Looking up, she stopped. "Well, I guess this is my stop."

Kaiba turned to her. "What time is your shoot tomorrow?"

"Um… eleven. Then, I also have a dinner to go to at five. Why?"

"I wouldn't mind taking some time away form my work to come watch." He stated.

She smiled. "Kaiba, I don't they will allow you."

"Retalia, I'm Seto Kaiba. They'll let me."

She looked down and smiled. Nodding her head, she looked up at him again. "Okay. Then, I will see you tomorrow. At eleven."

She held out her hand to shake his.

Kaiba smirked. Reaching up to touch her hand, he slid his fingers between her and pulled her hand down to her side. Leaning closer to her, Kaiba felt her breath stop. He smiled again. Some people where to easy.

She was scared, and nervous. She desperately wanted her hand back, but she did not pull away.

Leaning down, he tilted her chin up so her eyes locked with his. It would be so easy to kiss those rosy red lips. However, she was on the edge. She was locked up and not as cool and as calm as her younger, tomboyish self used to be.

Seto kissed her cheek gently. "See you around, Miss Cloverleaf." He whispered into her ear. He used her last name to remind her that she could never really be sure of what his real intentions were. So, she seemed less personal and important to him.

Letting her go, Kaiba walked away, and left Retalia standing in front of the bookstore.


Author's Note: Retalia is Retaliachan's character. If you want to read more about her, you can read a few stories of her and Seto from Retaliachan's profile page. The storyline of those stories do not follow along with this one, but it'll give you a better understanding of her. Oh, and the last name is different. I hope I did your character right, Retaliachan! You didn't give me much to work with, but it still helped. Anyway, I will update soon! Please review and tell me what you think.