AN: PE is back with a new update! :D It's date time! Enjoy.

CHAPTER XIV
High - Part I

Roland stood right in place to pick Liv up in the great foyer of Kaiba Corporation. He was dressed in a suit and wore dark sunglasses just like always. "Miss O'Heire, I'm here to pick you up to get you dressed and styled to make you look appropriate for the gala event this evening. Follow me, please." He said politely, but with the emphasis of a brick stone.

She arched a brow at the bulky man. "Don't know if I should be scared now." Liv mumbled and gnashed her teeth, but she then followed him outside where one of KC's limousines was already waiting for them. Roland held the car door open for her without saying a word and Liv made herself comfortable on the backseat.

The motor came to life and they drove off into the body streets of Domino City - destination unclear. She took out her cell phone to text Ryou…or Bakura…or maybe both.

Liv - text message
"Damn Ryou, you won't believe what I've gotten myself into. I need to work late today, because the rich prick fired his escort for the evening and now he forced me to accompany him at the Industrial Illusions gala. Xoxo."

Just when she hit the 'send' button she finally realised what was happening. There were thousands of things she would rather do than spending a gala evening with Seto Kaiba. Gouge her eyes for example. Suddenly her cell phone buzzed.

Ryou - text message
"You are kidding me, right? That's the event of the year! But with Kaiba?"

Liv started to type her reply, but then another message from her best friend appeared on her screen.

Ryou - text message
"Seriously? You wanted to roast him and his company and now you are dating him? B."

Of course Bakura took over. Liv bit her bottom lip.

Liv - text message
"I'm not DATING him for god's sake! Call it real life hacking. Maybe this brings me a little closer to reach my goal since I'm not getting any further right now."

Bakura - text message
"So you're sleeping yourself to the top or what? B."

Liv grimaced at the words he read on her screen. Her fingertips almost hit against her screen when she typed her reply.

Liv - text message
"Jealous?"

Suddenly the limousine stopped and Liv hastily packed away her cell phone and looked out of the window. They were in the middle of the most expensive districts of Domino City. Chanel, Dolce, Armani and all the big names in fashion were located here. The limousine stood right in front of the Alexander McQueen boutique, which was known for super fancy dresses. "That's a joke, Roland, isn't it?" She asked in disbelief.

"We arrived." Roland stated casually and got off the car to open the door for Liv.

"Kaiba doesn't pay you for being communicative, isn't it?" She asked sarcastically when she stepped out, but Roland didn't give her a respond at all.

Liv couldn't believe her eyes when she saw all the dresses in the shop. And this was possibly the same the shop ladies thought when they saw Liv walking in. Both of them, dressed and styled absolutely flawless, inspected her from head to toe with wrinkled brows. Liv still wore her KC uniform and her hair was styled into a messy bun. After Roland had introduced themselves and dropped the name of his chef the shop ladies immediately forced a smile. He didn't mention why Kaiba's celebrity company was replaced by someone like Liv - thank god.

"We are here to pick up Mr. Kaiba's order for today's event." Roland explained. "But we don't have a lot of time, because the hair and makeup stylists are already waiting for us."

One of the ladies nodded with a fake smile and grabbed one of the big clothes bags behind the counter and handed it over to Roland together with a show carton and a jewellery bag. "That should be all Mr. Kaiba ordered."

"May I see it?" Liv asked.

Roland shook his head. "No time for that, Miss O'Heire."

She pressed her lips into a wry line in annoyance, but didn't say anything in return. Liv just wished there wasn't a clowns costume in it - or a housecleaner uniform in it. 'Yes… this would be his kind of humour… if something like that exists in the life of a prick like him.' She thought to herself, rolled her jade coloured eyes and left the boutique right behind the bulky bodyguard.

Next stop was a high class beauty salon in the centre of Domino City. She'd heard of this place before, but spending a fortune for a cut & go seemed like joke for her. What followed was a never ending nerve-racking styling ordeal - together with a super-gay stylist who wasn't bigger as a hobbit.

Liv remembered the argument with Bakura and all the text messages and got her cell phone out of her pocket to check if he had texted back.

Bakura - text message
"You wish. B."

'Of course he's jealous.' She thought. Liv questioned herself why Bakura reacted like that. Yes, they made out a few times since she moved in with Ryou and started working at Kaiba Corporation, but it meant nothing more than just fun. Or did he change his mind?

An hour later the stylist had finished his work and presented it to Liv and Roland, who wasn't very interested at all. Her dark hair was styled into a 60s like wavy look and her jade coloured eyes were decorated with a long elegant eyeliner in pitch black. Her lips were painted with a dark shade of red. Liv looked at herself in the mirror from all different angles. "Wow. I have to admit I'm pretty impressed."

The hobbit smiled at her proudly. Roland handed her the clothes bag and shoes. "Get dressed now, please." He requested and pointed his finger towards the restrooms of the salon. She rolled her eyes, but didn't say anything and return.

The dress absolutely blew her mind. It was loose fitting, but accentuated her body just in the right places like her hips and waist. The fabric had a silver metallic colour and shimmered in an ice blue shade. The shoes were shamelessly high, but their icy style with all the Swarovski crystals almost stole Liv's heart. At least she won't look bad tonight although Kaiba wasn't the company she had wished for.

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The limousine stopped in front of the Kaiba mansion - Liv remembered this stone cold house from when she was invited for dinner after she saved Mokuba from those idiots. Whatever was in that case they stole from him it must have been expensive.

"Liv! I'm so happy that you're joining us this evening!" Mokuba squeaked in amazement when he entered the limousine, followed by his big brother who greeted her with a simple nod. Mokuba wore a black tailcoat with a silver tie. Seto Kaiba also wore a tailcoat, but his was silver with white accents. "Damn, you look great!" Mokuba said.

"Hi Mokuba." Liv smiled at him."Thank you. You look great too."

When the limousine started to drive off Seto finally started to speak. "The stylists did a good job - I have to admit. Miss O'Heire, we need to discuss a few things for the evening. You're just with us as my company since it's a common thing not to show up alone on events like this. Don't talk to anyone unless you're asked. Be polite and smile, alright? And don't disgrace me."

It took a few seconds for Liv to let his words sink in. "Are you afraid the paparazzis would think you're gay when you don't show up with a girl?" She asked dryly.

Mokuba almost spit out the coke he got himself from the fridge in the back of the limousine before he broke out in utter laugher.

"That's not funny, Mokuba." Seto cautioned his little brother and stared icy daggers at Liv. "You should better learn to control your mouth, Miss O'Heire. Although we're not at Kaiba Corporation right now I'm still your boss."

"Calm down, brother. Let's just have a nice evening. I'm sure it will be fun." Mokuba grinned.

"Sorry, Mr. Kaiba." Liv excused. "But you should know by now that I always speak my mind wether you're my boss or not. But I promise, I'll be a good girl tonight." She said with a playful but also sarcastic undertone. Seto said nothing, but their eyes were still locked.

The limousine stopped in front of the Domino congress centre, where the Industrial Illusions gala shall take place on this evening. Liv broke eye contact with Seto and looked out the window. Literally hundreds of paparazzis were already waiting for the celebrities. This evening she was one of them.

AN: Next chapter will be all about the gala evening :P Liv has a few things in store for Kaiba then. Leave a review if you like. :3