On Monday,

Seto took a deep breath as he got up at about 6 a.m. He was both relieved and a little anxious about working again. He also couldn't wait to start training and teaching Misty what he expected out of her, and how to duel. Yeah, it was going to be a long day, but he didn't mind; today was an investment day, which meant that the time he was going to invest teaching and training would eventually pay off in the long run. He fantasized about her magically making the mountains of paperwork disappear into the proper receptacle.

"Is that your ONLY fantasy?" his inner self teased.

"Right now, yes. I can't WAIT for her to cut down those paper mountains, and lift the weight of the world off my shoulders," Seto retorted. His inner self sighed disappointed. "What part of later didn't you get?"

"I know…" his inner self sighed.

"I want both her and my focus to be on work right now, so back off!" Seto commanded.

"Ok, ok. I just hope she's able to tolerate your temper at work," his inner self pointed out. Seto froze as he thought about it.

"I'm sure she can," Seto assured him after a moment.

"You don't sound so sure."

"I said I'm sure she can," Seto insisted, his icy, cobalt, eyes hardening at his inner self.

"Ok, ok!" his inner self conceded.

"That's what I thought," Seto smirked smugly. He made himself a cup of coffee and sighed contently as he sipped it. Mokuba had come downstairs in his school uniform and smiled.

"Good morning Seto!" Mokuba greeted cheerfully after seeing a small smile on Seto's face. Seto was in a pretty good mood right now; he figured being able to work again after a week off contributed to part of it, and the other part was that Misty was going to be there.

"Good morning Mokuba," Seto greeted with a small smile.

"Are you excited about today?"

"A little," Seto admitted. There was a bit of lightness in his cobalt blue eyes. Mokuba smiled.

"Because of Misty?" Mokuba asked.

"Sort of," Seto admitted and got some breakfast. Mokuba grinned.

"I bet she will be amazing," Mokuba told him to his surprise; he was expecting him to tease him about flirting with Misty, but this was a pleasant surprise.

"Me too," Seto agreed.

"Just remember, BE NICE TO HER!" Mokuba reminded him sternly.

"Alright, I get it," Seto retorted.

"Good," Mokuba replied satisfied as he also got breakfast. Once they were done, they got their bags ready and got in the limo at about 7:00. Edward dropped Mokuba off at school, and right at 7:30, as promised, to Misty's apartment. He parked the limo and went upstairs and knocked.

Misty answered the door and was wearing black slacks, boots, and a purple sweater over a purple shirt, and her hair in a soft, wavy, half-pony. She was also wearing her Blue Eyes White Dragon necklace.

"Good morning Misty," Edward greeted.

"Good morning Edward," Misty greeted back as she locked up her apartment and followed him down the stairs to the limo. Edward opened the door for her.

"Thank you," Misty told him as she got in and sat down beside Seto. "Good morning, Mr. Kaiba," Misty greeted.

"Good morning Misty," Seto greeted in return and had a satisfied smirk when he saw her wearing the Blue Eyes White Dragon necklace. "We have a busy day ahead. Are you ready?" Seto asked in his usual cool, business tone.

"Sure am, Capítan," Misty replied with a playful salute. Seto raised his eyebrow at her a little. Misty chuckled.

"Good," Seto replied after a moment. "We'll get your badge, I'll show you how I want you to clock in, and then I will show you how I want my papers filed. Pay close attention to what the papers say. I don't want any mistakes. I will show you other tasks I expect, and then after lunch, I'll start teaching you how to duel. I have your deck in my briefcase. Work is supposed to end around 6, but I hardly ever leave that soon." Seto explained.

"Sounds good, but I will INSIST you leave on time," Misty told him.

"YOU insist on leaving on time? I'm your boss!" Seto declared. He was shocked at her audacity to insist such a thing.

"Who does she think she is?! Insisting like that?!" he thought appalled.

"Maybe so, but Mokuba asked me to insist you leave on time, and that is one request I'm apt to grant and encourage. Work will always be there tomorrow. You don't need more than 10 hours each day. The rest of the time, you can sleep, eat, and have brother time with Mokuba. Plus, you're more productive if you can leave work and come back to it with fresh eyes the next day. My goal is to turn things around for you so you can stay alive and continue being CEO for decades to come," Misty explained.

"She does have a point…" Seto's inner self remarked.

"Alright," Seto said aloud.

"Good," Misty replied with a satisfied nod. "Alright Capítan, start your teaching," Misty added. Seto nodded and then they proceeded to get her employee badge, he showed her how to clock in, and then started teaching her exactly how he wanted his files sorted and how he wanted his planner and schedule managed. He also told her how he wanted her to talk on the phone and gave her a cheat sheet flow chart to help her manage the calls. He asked her to do some of the tasks he showed her to ensure she understood them, and she managed them just right. He nodded pleased, particularly with the way she handled clients on the phone; she had a real knack for dealing with people in a calm, soothing manner. It was like gently applying cool, aloe-infused tea to a burn to heal it. He felt relaxed. The time flew by, and soon it was time for lunch. They ordered take out and had lunch in the break room near his office.

"So, tell me more about yourself?" Misty prompted, her chocolate brown eyes were focused on him with a spark of curiosity, after swallowing a bite of orange chicken and rice.

"Like what?" Seto asked, his eyebrow climbing over curious sapphire eyes, and swallowing teriyaki beef and rice. "Mokuba pretty much told you about us in a nutshell at the hospital, what else do you want to know?"

"What do you want out of life? What do you enjoy? What do you hate?" Misty asked.

"Well as far as what I want out of life, I want to be the best duelist in the world, the King of Games actually; running the most successful gaming company in the world; ensuring Kaiba Land's success; ensuring Mokuba is happy, healthy, and safe; and…having my own family…" Seto admitted.

"Those are good goals, but let's focus on the Mokuba part, and also keeping yourself healthy, safe, and happy," Misty suggested. "Besides, haven't you done everything else except the family part?"

"Yes, but I didn't attain King of Games yet," Seto protested. "The rest is simply maintenance, aside from the family part. Oh, and I almost forgot, I also thought about building a state of the art duel school," Seto added.

"Ok, but you can get that King of Games title later, maybe with the duelist school, but don't worry about that right now; you have to worry about getting a handle on your work first before biting off more than you can chew with another project, and risking your health further in the process," Misty told him. Seto nodded pursing his lips. He saw her point and took another couple bites.

"How about you? What do you want out of life?" Seto asked her.

"I simply want to be successful and have my own money, get something published and maybe produced, and getting married and having a family of my own," Misty answered without missing a beat. Seto raised his eyebrow at her. He liked that she also wanted a family of her own, but felt uneasy about the money part. Was she a gold-digger?

"Why is money an important part of what you want out of life?" Seto asked suspiciously. Misty picked up on his suspicion.

"Isn't it a part of what everyone wants out of life? I simply want to earn my money so I can pay off my debts, afford a car, a house, and just live life. I'm not a gold digger, if that's what you're thinking. If I was, I would've been just another 'stupid bimbo' dressing whorishly and trying to hook up with you when we first met, but that's not who I am, is it?" Misty responded. Seto relaxed.

"No, it is not," Seto conceded placated that she simply wanted to earn her money the right way. "As for what I enjoy, I enjoy spending time with Mokuba, dueling, playing chess, going to Kaiba Land with Mokuba, seeing orphaned children happy at Kaiba Land, and reading. As for what I dislike, I cannot stand Yugi Mutou and his loser friends. They always talk about the heart of the cards crap, and go on and on about destiny and such, and that weasel always finds a way to cheat his way into winning against me. I have him where I want him, and he cheats somehow!"

"Whoa, Mr. Kaiba, take it easy," Misty told him as she put her hand over his. The spark lit up again and soon Seto relaxed.

"As for what else I dislike, I can't stand dishonesty, theft, owing people for favors, and being used, and people who try to harm Mokuba," Seto added. Misty smiled.

"You know what's funny? We share a few common interests and dislikes. I told you a bunch of my interests at the hospital, and I can't stand liars, users, thieves, people harming my friends or family, and I don't really like owing people favors either," Misty told him. Seto gave her a cool smirk.

"That's good," Seto replied. He liked knowing they had more in common. Misty nodded and they continued eating until their lunch break was over. They clocked back in and Seto led her to the duel arena in the building.

"Pay close attention," Seto instructed sternly.

"Yes sir," Misty replied. Seto felt a strange feeling when she said that; it felt good. He handed the deck to her and started instructing her. Misty paid close attention as he taught her and also tried to apply what she learned watching the other duelists on Friday. Seto was impressed with her ability to quickly pick up what he was teaching her. Of course, she lost; however, she was determined to win. Seto had to admire her spirit, especially as he saw fire in her chocolate brown eyes.

"I think you've created a monster," his inner self told him with an amused chuckle.

"She won't beat me," Seto assured his inner self cockily.

"She's probably going to continuously challenge you until she does," his inner self warned.

"She can challenge me all she wants, she's not going to win," Seto assured his inner self.

"Just wait, she will, and I will laugh when she does," his inner self declared. They dueled again and again, and Misty was getting frustrated, but she wasn't going to give up. Sure, she could take breaks, but she was going to keep challenging him until she won. They hadn't noticed that Mokuba had come in and was watching with rapt attention, until he started cheering.

"Go Misty!" Mokuba cheered. They glanced at him and she waved at him and then resumed her focus on the duel they were on.

"Traitor," Seto thought teasingly.

"Aww, someone's jealous," his inner self teased.

"Am not!" Seto countered. His inner self guffawed at him. A little while later, Misty lost again. Her face fell in a stony expression.

"Dammit…" she muttered to herself. Seto snickered to himself.

"I'll get you," Misty declared. "One day my pretty, I'll get you," she added mimicking the Wicked Witch of the West and gave a witchy cackle. Seto and Mokuba were surprised at first, but chuckled a little awkwardly.

"Aww, come on guys, it was a half joke," Misty told them trying to get them to lighten up. They chuckled just a little more. "But I am serious, I will get you and beat you," she vowed.

"Good luck with that!" Seto taunted. "Let's take a break for a few minutes, and do regular tasks in the office," he declared and started walking back to the elevator. Misty and Mokuba followed.

"So, how was school Mokuba?" Misty asked genially and gave him a warm smile.

"It was ok. Nothing special. How was your first day so far?"

"It's pretty good. I'm just getting the hang of things the way your brother wants, and learning how to duel," Misty answered modestly.

"That's good. I'm glad the workload and my brother's temper haven't scared you off."

"Nah, it's all good," Misty replied nonchalantly with a thumbs up. Mokuba chuckled. He then whispered in her ear, "did you insist on leaving on time?" Misty nodded.

"At first, he was shocked by it, but I told him that you wanted it and that is a request I am happy to grant and encourage, and it shut him up," Misty whispered back.

"Good," Mokuba whispered pleased. Misty gave an agreeing nod.

"What are you two whispering about?" Seto demanded curiously.

"Don't worry about it, Mr. Nosy Capítan," Misty retorted with an impish smirk. Mokuba chuckled and Seto gave an annoyed scowl. They got to the top floor and soon got off the elevator. Seto gave Misty some instructions and Misty got to work handling his requests. Seto was monitoring how she was handling his requests and was utterly pleased that she was cutting down some of his work. His office felt less suffocating. Sure, they had a lot more work to do, but they could get to it later.

"Wow, she's even convinced you to think about coming back to it later!" his inner self exclaimed astonished.

"Well, she did have some good points," he conceded. His inner self squealed in glee.

"Mokuba is going to be so happy with this!" his inner self exclaimed jubilantly.

"Yeah, I suppose he will," Seto admitted. Seto got to work on some of his own work he had to do while he left Misty to do her thing, feeling confident that she would do everything right. While they were working, Mokuba decided to work on some homework. There was a quiet synergy in the room as the three of them were hard at work. Mokuba then seemed to have a little trouble on his homework. Misty got a call and answered the phone, and according to the flow chart cheat sheet, and the list of people Seto would talk to, she routed the call to Seto's desk and watched as he answered and started talking. Misty then walked over to Mokuba.

"Need some help, Mokuba?" Misty asked.

"Yeah, I'm kinda stuck on this English prompt," Mokuba explained and showed her what he was looking for.

"Well you're in luck kiddo, English is one of my fortes," Misty declared proudly and then they talked about the work that he was reading, William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew". Misty was so animated when she talked about it, and Mokuba was impressed with what she knew.

"You know so much about it," Mokuba marveled impressed.

"It's one of my favorite plays," Misty replied with a smile.

"Which of Shakespeare's other plays do you love?" Mokuba asked curiously.

"Well, I do love" Romeo and Juliet," since I was in elementary school and I saw the movie and read an adaptation kids could understand," Misty began.

"Wow! You loved Romeo and Juliet since Elementary school?!" Mokuba interrupted astonished.

"Yep! When we were studying it in high school, I was THE class expert on it."

"Wow! Sorry for interrupting. Please tell me more of Shakespeare's plays you enjoyed," Mokuba prompted. He was listening with eager fervor.

"I enjoyed "As You Like It," "Hamlet," "Othello," "Twelfth Night," mostly." Misty told him.

"Wow, cool!" Mokuba gushed and they talked more until they were done with his homework. Seto had been watching them after his call. He didn't want to interrupt the flow of their conversation about Mokuba's homework, and had to admit he was impressed with how she helped him. She had quite the maternal side.

"All done with your homework, Mokuba?" Seto asked. Mokuba and Misty both looked at him.

"Yeah Seto," Mokuba replied.

"Good. Misty, that was impressive, but can you please get back to work on what I asked you to do?" Seto requested politely. He would've been more annoyed, but she was helping Mokuba, so he let it slide.

"Sure, Mr. Kaiba," she agreed and went back to doing her work. Then it was 6:00. "Mr. Kaiba? It's 6:00. I think it's time to leave our work for today and go home," Misty told him. Mokuba watched to see if his brother would.

"Alright," Seto agreed as he got up from his chair and stretched. Misty and Mokuba also stretched, and Mokuba gave Misty a covert high five as a thank you for getting him to go on time. They walked down to the limo and Misty sat in between them, as usual, after giving her usual greeting to Edward. Misty and Mokuba chattered animatedly while Seto watched and listened, thoroughly amused. When they pulled up to her apartment Misty was helped out of the limo by Edward once again.

"Thank you Edward. See y'all tomorrow!" Misty bade with a friendly wave as she made her way up to her apartment, unlocked the door, and went in.

"Not a bad first day," her inner self remarked.

"Nope," Misty agreed and started to work on supper, a quick pasta dish with chicken.

"Mr. Kaiba seems really impressed with you, and he's not as bad as everyone makes him out to be,"

"I suppose," Misty agreed and smiled. Her inner self smiled with her.

"So?" her inner self asked.

"So what?"

"So, he would be a really good match. So why aren't you flirting?" her inner self goaded.

"Will you shut up?" Misty snapped. She didn't deny he probably would be a good match for her, but she was tired of her inner self not shutting up about the flirting part. "I KNOW you want me to flirt with him and make him my man, but I just got started and I don't want to lose my job! Enough about the flirting! Maybe further down the line, but not NOW! Shut up!" Misty snapped.

"…Sorry," her inner self apologized sheepishly.

"Good!" Misty retorted and finished making dinner and started to eat and reflect about her day while the TV provided white, background noise.


Back at the Kaiba Mansion, Mokuba and Seto were also enjoying their dinner.

"You look so much better Seto," Mokuba pointed out.

"I do?" Seto asked surprised. "How so?"

"You look like you have had a weight lifted off your shoulders. You seem more relaxed," Mokuba observed.

"Thanks," Seto replied.

"Misty's a good influence on you. I'm so glad she found us!" Mokuba gushed.

"Me too," Seto agreed.

"You know, one day, she will beat you," Mokuba teased, his grey eyes crinkling under a Cheshire cat grin.

"I doubt that," Seto retorted with a playful smirk.

"Don't be so sure. I saw that determination in her eyes," Mokuba pointed out.

"We'll see, but I still doubt it," Seto insisted then changed the topic. "Looks like you and her were having a good time doing your homework."

"Yeah! She helped make it easy and fun! I like her helping with my English homework!" Mokuba gushed.

"I bet," Seto agreed. Mokuba had another Cheshire cat grin. "What? What's with the grin?"

"You liked watching her. I bet it excited you watching her," Mokuba teased.

"I was simply impressed by her knowledge and her maternal side," Seto replied coolly.

"She would make a great mom, and sister-in-law," Mokuba told him and nudged him on the last part.

"We agreed later," Seto protested, giving him an annoyed scowl.

"Ok," Mokuba agreed and backed off a bit. "I bet tomorrow she'll be better now that she has the swing of things," he predicted.

"Yeah, she probably will," Seto agreed and smiled a little as he thought about her working hard and cutting down some of the work.


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