Disclaimer-Yugioh does not belong to me.
Author's note-Yes, I did say Seto was eighteen already, but I am taking a
few artistic liberties with this fic, so please don't flame me too
hard...Thanks to all that have reviewed! You are so nice!
A group of young people walked into the room, a total of four men and three women. Nothing in particular stood out about any of them, except for the quietest female of the group, a very pretty redhead with the darkest chocolate brown eyes. One of the older men rasised his hand to Seto and Mokuba in greeting.
"Hello, Mr. Kaiba. My name is Fuma and I am the founder of the New Sight Learnign Center, a school especially for the blind an other disabilities. We have come here today, Mr. Kaiba, to ask for your help. Our building has fallen under disrepair and we thought you could get out the word about our services to the community." he said.
Seto raised a eyebrow. "You didn't come here asking for money?" he asked.
"No, sir. We are in the process of remodeling our building, but what we really need right now is for someone to be a sponsor within our organization, to help us get the word out about what we do. It would require more of your time than anything else." he said.
"And what makes you you think I would be interested in such a thing?" Seto asked.
"Seto, don't be so rude!" Mokuba said.
"Forgive me for my rudeness. I must ask, however, in what way will my company benefit from supporting you?" he asked.
"We were told that you were the the one to see about this sort of thing, that you had the the marketing savvy and experience socially to be our best choice." Fuma said.
"I'm afraid, Mr. Kaiba, that I am the one to blame for this visit today." a voice said.
Seto's eyes widened as he realized which member of their party had spoken. It was the pretty redhead who stepped forward to shake his hand, even if she seem a little shaky.
"Hello Mr. Kaiba. My name is Serenity Wheeler. I am the co-founder of the learning center, and one of it's many patrons. I was familiar with your name from your association with my brother and his friends and I urged my fellow volunteers to come to you to ask for your aid in our mission." she said.
"I am somehow associated with a family member of yours? What's your last name again?" he asked.
"Wheeler. My brother Joey was the second place duelist at Duelist Kingdom." she said.
Seto grinned. "Serenity Wheeler, Joey's sister, friend to Yugi, my dueling rival. Well then, I must say, it is a honor to meet you, young lady. Never in a million years would I have imagined a charming young woman such as yourself in the same bloodline as your brother." he told her.
"I've been told that many times over the years that he and I bare hardly any resemblence to each other, but my brother is a wonderful person and an excellent duelist. I realize that as a world champion, it is hard for you to fathom another starting out on the game without any prior knowledge, but he and I are survivors and have struggled all our lives to make a difference." she told him.
"It seems as though you and I got off on the wrong foot, Ms. Wheeler. Perhaps you will allowme to apolgize by accepting your offer?" he asked.
"Yes. I will be glad to accept your help, Mr. Kaiba. Thank you very much for your time." she said.
Shocked speechless by her untimely departure, Seto stood watching the door until Mokuba finally broke the silence.
"Why were so rude to her, Seto? Just because you dislike her brother doesn't mean you have to be so mean to his sister. What did you think of her, big brother? She was kinda pretty, I thought. Didn't you think so?" he asked.
"She actually seemed a little shaky to me. You don't think that poor girl was blind, do you? I didn't even think about that; that changes everything. I was rude to her. I'll have to send an apolgy with one of my secretaries." Seto said.
Mokuba shook his head, returning to the couch to turn on his video once again.
"That's just like you to be so impersonal." he told him.
"What do you mean?" Seto asked.
"Sending an apology with a secreturity. If it had been me to insult a pretty girl, I would be sending my apology personally, but I guess that's just me." he said.
Seto smiled, sitting down on the couch as well, rifling through his paperwork.
"No, Mokuba, You're absolutely right. I should deliever it myself. It would be a very good opportunity to get to know more about Joey's very attractive sister." Seto said.
Mokuba grinned. "I should have known you would have an interior motive. I knew you liked her." he said.
Seto grabbed his brother around his neck and ruffled his hair playfully. "And it seems as though you are way too much of a smart aleck for your age, Mokuba." he said.
Mokuba really is too smart for his age, Seto thought, and he knew me way too well. I had never shown much interest in girls over the years, but I did like the idea of a challenge and the disabled sister of one of his most disliked rivals, whom seemed to dislike him very much, seemed like the perfect match for his conquering spirit. Perhaps this association with Ms. Serenity Wheeler's learning center may prove interesting after all...
A group of young people walked into the room, a total of four men and three women. Nothing in particular stood out about any of them, except for the quietest female of the group, a very pretty redhead with the darkest chocolate brown eyes. One of the older men rasised his hand to Seto and Mokuba in greeting.
"Hello, Mr. Kaiba. My name is Fuma and I am the founder of the New Sight Learnign Center, a school especially for the blind an other disabilities. We have come here today, Mr. Kaiba, to ask for your help. Our building has fallen under disrepair and we thought you could get out the word about our services to the community." he said.
Seto raised a eyebrow. "You didn't come here asking for money?" he asked.
"No, sir. We are in the process of remodeling our building, but what we really need right now is for someone to be a sponsor within our organization, to help us get the word out about what we do. It would require more of your time than anything else." he said.
"And what makes you you think I would be interested in such a thing?" Seto asked.
"Seto, don't be so rude!" Mokuba said.
"Forgive me for my rudeness. I must ask, however, in what way will my company benefit from supporting you?" he asked.
"We were told that you were the the one to see about this sort of thing, that you had the the marketing savvy and experience socially to be our best choice." Fuma said.
"I'm afraid, Mr. Kaiba, that I am the one to blame for this visit today." a voice said.
Seto's eyes widened as he realized which member of their party had spoken. It was the pretty redhead who stepped forward to shake his hand, even if she seem a little shaky.
"Hello Mr. Kaiba. My name is Serenity Wheeler. I am the co-founder of the learning center, and one of it's many patrons. I was familiar with your name from your association with my brother and his friends and I urged my fellow volunteers to come to you to ask for your aid in our mission." she said.
"I am somehow associated with a family member of yours? What's your last name again?" he asked.
"Wheeler. My brother Joey was the second place duelist at Duelist Kingdom." she said.
Seto grinned. "Serenity Wheeler, Joey's sister, friend to Yugi, my dueling rival. Well then, I must say, it is a honor to meet you, young lady. Never in a million years would I have imagined a charming young woman such as yourself in the same bloodline as your brother." he told her.
"I've been told that many times over the years that he and I bare hardly any resemblence to each other, but my brother is a wonderful person and an excellent duelist. I realize that as a world champion, it is hard for you to fathom another starting out on the game without any prior knowledge, but he and I are survivors and have struggled all our lives to make a difference." she told him.
"It seems as though you and I got off on the wrong foot, Ms. Wheeler. Perhaps you will allowme to apolgize by accepting your offer?" he asked.
"Yes. I will be glad to accept your help, Mr. Kaiba. Thank you very much for your time." she said.
Shocked speechless by her untimely departure, Seto stood watching the door until Mokuba finally broke the silence.
"Why were so rude to her, Seto? Just because you dislike her brother doesn't mean you have to be so mean to his sister. What did you think of her, big brother? She was kinda pretty, I thought. Didn't you think so?" he asked.
"She actually seemed a little shaky to me. You don't think that poor girl was blind, do you? I didn't even think about that; that changes everything. I was rude to her. I'll have to send an apolgy with one of my secretaries." Seto said.
Mokuba shook his head, returning to the couch to turn on his video once again.
"That's just like you to be so impersonal." he told him.
"What do you mean?" Seto asked.
"Sending an apology with a secreturity. If it had been me to insult a pretty girl, I would be sending my apology personally, but I guess that's just me." he said.
Seto smiled, sitting down on the couch as well, rifling through his paperwork.
"No, Mokuba, You're absolutely right. I should deliever it myself. It would be a very good opportunity to get to know more about Joey's very attractive sister." Seto said.
Mokuba grinned. "I should have known you would have an interior motive. I knew you liked her." he said.
Seto grabbed his brother around his neck and ruffled his hair playfully. "And it seems as though you are way too much of a smart aleck for your age, Mokuba." he said.
Mokuba really is too smart for his age, Seto thought, and he knew me way too well. I had never shown much interest in girls over the years, but I did like the idea of a challenge and the disabled sister of one of his most disliked rivals, whom seemed to dislike him very much, seemed like the perfect match for his conquering spirit. Perhaps this association with Ms. Serenity Wheeler's learning center may prove interesting after all...