Chapter Two: Mokuba gets a babysitter
Sydney stared at the empty seat across from her and sighed heavily. Kaiba had left so quickly and she hadn't moved since his departure. The library had become uninteresting to her suddenly, and she didn't seem to care that she had left her books on the other table behind her. She just sat in the seat that was in front of him and tried to come up with a plan to show him that he could trust her, that they could be or atleast they could try to be... friends. It had been at least twenty minutes since she had last seen him depart through the large double doors and she still dwelled on every statement he had made.
"I have no friends. I don't need friends. So. Get. Lost."
Sydney frowned and folded her arms on top of the table,"He seemed to really mean it when he said it."
She moved her arm to stretch it out across the table and haulted when her fingers bumped into something and a light rustle of metal was heard against the surface. Her gaze dropped to the table to see a small bundle of keys wrapped up in a long key chain with the words 'Kaiba Corp' inscribed across it. She picked them up, realizing that along with a key chain, a photo I.D. hung from it. It was Kaiba, standing straight in a dark blue suit and glaring into the camera with an expressionless stare. He looked so uncomfortable in it and she noticed that the collar of his suit had been loosened and his tie was missing.
"Seto Kaiba, Senior Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kaiba Corp," She recited as she studied the picture,"He looks so cute in a suit like that."
Even in the picture, Kaiba looked unbelievably cold. She let her finger trace along his face and rest on his lips before suddenly realizing why she had this in her presence.
"Great," She said outloud to herself,"Now I'm going to have to return it. He's probably going to go to work soon and doesn't even realize he left his keys."
Than it hit her.
Wait a second. He forgot his keys!!
She suddenly found herself laughing. Fate must be in love with her! Here, Kaiba had left their conversation and now she had a reason to go after him without having to make up an excuse! He had easily given her the opportunity to get to know him better and here he thought he was incredibly smart! Sydney smiled to herself and looked at his picture one more time before getting up from her seat. Grabbing her books, she tossed the keys into the air and then caught them. She let them twist around in her fingers before placing them in her skirt pocket as she pushed passed the library entrance.
Kaiba Mansion, here I come.
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"Seeeeeetooooooo."
Kaiba cringed at the sound of his sibling's wine and turned away from the computer in his office to look into the face that belonged to the familar voice. Mokuba looked at him with a sad expression on his face as he leaned over the desk and lightly tugged at the bottom of his brother's trench coat. Kaiba sighed and removed the cloth from his brother's grip and spung his chair around, lifting his brother from his position against the desk and sitting him on top of it.
"What's wrong Mokuba?"
Mokuba let his legs dangle,"I'm bored! Will you play with me?"
"Mokuba, I have alot of work to do," Kaiba replied as his sibling's expression curved to an even more sad face,"I have to make sure these fools I hired are doing their job. I'm sorry, I can't right now...wait a second, shouldn't you be in bed?"
"Seeeetooooooooo."
The wine again. He's just too good, even for my brother.
"Mokuba," Kaiba said a little more sternly,"I can't, but I will make it up to you tomorrow."
He watched Mokuba's head hang down slightly and brought a hand up, placing it upon his shoulder as Mokuba replied,"Promise?"
Kaiba smiled and ruffled his hair,"Promise."
Mokuba was about to open his mouth when the echo of the doorbell rang into the office. Kaiba's eyebrows shot up and Mokuba too, had an equally suprised look on his face. No one ever came by the mansion so late at night. Kaiba turned to look at his desk clock and turned back to his brother, not knowing what to think about this. 10: 23.
Who would be here this late?
"Who would come by at this time, Seto?"
"I don't know, Mokuba," Kaiba responded as he stood from his chair,"Stay here."
"But Seto-"
"I said stay here."
Mokuba watched his brother exit the room, closing the door behind him. Kaiba traveled down the hallway to the front of the house, hesitating as he neared the door. No one ever came by the during the day let alone at night. Kaiba had no friends and Mokuba never had friends over. So who would be knocking on his door at 10:30 at night? Kaiba wasn't exactly anxious to find out. He knew a handful of people just in his board at work who wouldn't mind to see him be in an 'accident'. He clutched the door knob and let out a fit of air as he pulled the door open, bracing himself for what he might see.
"Hey Kaiba."
Kaiba stared blankly at Sydney than let his expression turn downward into a frown,"What do you want?"
She was surprised by his sudden harsh tone,"I'm assuming you don't have many visitors."
"You could say that."
"Big brother? Who is it?" Mokuba's voice came from the top of the stairs before the small dark figure soon appeared behind Kaiba. He stopped when he noticed the girl and he exposed a large wide grin that made Sydney smile.
"I'm Sydney," She replied as she leaned downward slightly to get a better look at him,"And let me guess....you must be...... Mokuba?"
"Yeah! How'd you know?"
"Lucky guess," She replied as she stood up straighter to look into the face of a very unamused Kaiba. He had one hand on the door and the other in his pocket, narrowing his eyes at her the more she looked at him. He watched her suddenly reach into her pocket and than pull out a chain of keys that looked vaguely familar....
"You left these in the library," Sydney replied as she pulled the keys back as Kaiba quickly tried to grab them from her grasp,"But considering how mean you just were to me, maybe I'll wait until tomorrow to give them back..."
Kaiba growled,"That has my car keys on it..."
Mokuba raised a finger to his chin and smiled at Sydney,"You know my brother?"
Sydney looked down at the fluff of dark hair and tilted her head slightly,"The question is more like, who doesn't know you brother? Anyway, I'm in his homeroom class and Advanced English."
Kaiba made another attempt to grab his keys but failed when she squatted suddenly, showing Mokuba the I.D. on the key chain. Kaiba was becoming angrier by the second and balled both his fists, letting the door bump against his side. First she comes in the middle of the night, than has his keys which she refuses to give back, and than she treats his younger brother as though she has known him for years. What was next?
Sydney held the photo for Mokuba to see, pointing to the suited older Kaiba with a smile firmly on her face, "I never knew your brother could look so cute in a suit."
Mokuba let out a giggle,"He hates that picture!!"
Kaiba grunted and crossed his arms, glaring down at her.
Whoa, wait a second, Kaiba suddenly thought, Did she just say 'cute'?
"Cute?" He suddenly asked outloud. He realized a moment too late that he had actually said it and watched her stand, holding the photo in front of him. He uncrossed his arms and returned to narrowing his eyes at her. She rolled her eyes and dangled the keys in front of him.
"Do you want them back or not?"
"How do I know you want move them away again?" Kaiba asked her with a sneer. She crossed her arms, letting the keys dangle from her right hand and bit her lip slightly. He crossed his arms again and soon replied,"It seems you went out of your way to come all the way out here to give them back."
"So... I'm a generous type of gal," She remarked as she shrugged slightly,"Come on, just take them. I won't pull them back, I promise."
"Seto?"
Kaiba suddenly realized his brother still stood beside him and looked down at him,"Yes, Mokuba?"
Sydney noted the sudden change in his tone and smiled,"He calls you Seto."
Kaiba returned his attention to her and growled,"So?"
Sydney shrugged as Mokuba spoke,"I like her, Seto. She's nice."
She smiled wide and looked to Kaiba, who was eyeing her angrily as Mokuba looked up at him as he tugged gently on his sleeve.
Kaiba didn't like where this was going,"Mokuba, I'm sure she is but it's past your bedtime. You should gets some rest. You have school tomorrow."
"Seeeeeetooooo."
Not the wine again.
"Mokuba," Kaiba was becoming irritated,"What do you want from me?"
Mokuba smiled wide,"She can play with me!"
"Huh?" Both Sydney and Kaiba replied in unison at Mokuba's sudden remark. Sydney still stared at the child confused, letting her arms lower slightly and loosening the grip on the keys. Kaiba took the moment as a window of opportunity and successful retrieved his keys from her hand, causing her to look at him briefly than return her attention to Mokuba.
"Play with you?" She asked the younger Kaiba,"What do you mean?"
"Seto's always busy working all day when I come home," Mokuba said slowly letting go of his brother's sleeve,"He always has one of his workers look after me when he leaves for work but all they do is sit and watch tv. If you watch me, we can play together!"
Kaiba suddenly realized what Mokuba was asking,"Mokuba, I don't know abo - what do you mean they only watch tv?!"
Sydney couldn't help but laugh at Kaiba haulting his response to note the irresponsibility of his workers,"I don't know, Mokuba. That's really up to your brother. I mean, I wouldn't mind doing it.... I love kids."
"Seeeeetooooo."
Kaiba let out a groan and raised a hand to his forehead. Sydney stifled another laugh. She could just imagine what Kaiba put up with through out the night.
He lowered his hand and turned to his brother, "I guess we could work something out..."
It was Sydney's turn to look surprised,"What?"
"That is..." Kaiba continued as he turned back to her,"If your up for the job."
Mokuba replied for her,"Of course she is!!!"
Sydney nodded in response,"You don't have to pay me, though."
Kaiba looked to Mokuba,"I'm going to talk to Sydney about her sitting for you, but you get going to bed before I change my mind."
Mokuba nodded a bunch of times, wrapping his arms around his brother's leg,"Thank you, big brother!!"
Kaiba couldn't help but smile and squatted down to ruffle his hair,"No problem, squirt."
He slowly stood again once Mokuba let go of his leg and watched him run up the length of the stairs, disappearing into the darkness of the hall. He turned back to Sydney and crossed his arms, dropping his smile and returning to his deep frown.
Sydney raised her brow,"How quickly we return to the glare...."
"There are rules you must follow if I shall choose to employ you."
"But I just said you don't have to pay me."
Kaiba kept his glare steady,"I will pay you anyway but you earn your keep around here. Keep Mokuba happy or you're fired."
Sydney nodded,"Fine with me."
"You are allowed access to all the rooms except my bedroom."
"Why?"
"That's not your concern," He snapped,"Your here to look after Mokuba and make sure he's well fed and rested. My room provides neither of that."
"Fine. Can I call you Seto?"
"Absolutely not."
"Coooooome on," Sydney said as she watched his expression hold firm,"I'm babysitting your brother, you can atleast let me use your first name."
Kaiba thought it over for a moment,"Fine but you must let me call you Sid than."
"Sid?" She asked annoyed by the way he shortened her name. Kaiba could tell she didn't like the name at the way her face scrunched up when he said it.
"I'm lazy."
"You expect me to buy that?"
Kaiba uncrossed his arms and growled,"I let no one but Mokuba call me Seto. If you expect me to let you call me that, I demand that there be equal ground on this."
"Sid it is than."
"Than we're agreed?"
Sydney shrugged,"I guess."
"Fine," Kaiba said annoyed,"You start tomorrow. Than, if you don't mind, I have things to do yet. It's getting late anyways, you should be getting home before it gets too dark."
Sydney's brow raised suddenly,"Is that concern I hear?"
Kaiba glared at her and she slowly backed away out into the night,"Okay, Okay, I'll see you tomorrow than."
A thought came into his mind as she turned to walk back down the front steps. Kaiba bit his tongue but than decided that his curiousity was better left to be satisfied.
"Sydney."
She turned to him,"I thought you were calling me Sid from now on?"
Kaiba narrowed his eyes,"Fine. Sid than."
"Yes?"
He slowly removed his keys from his pocket and looked at the I.D. that had been taken a couple months ago. They were taken every six months and he knew a new one would be done soon. He snapped the picture from the key chain and held it out to her.
"You seem to like this photo so much," He muttered,"Take it. I despise it anyways."
"What? Are you serious?"
"I can always throw it away..."
She took it from his hand and studied his appearance for the fourth time,"You know, I like the way you look in it. It makes you look...sophisticated."
Kaiba shrugged,"Suits are annoying. I'm forced to wear it for work due to the dress code. I usually end up loosening the collar and taking the tie off by the end of the day. I actually had to force the photographer to take my picture without it."
Sydney looked up at him and smiled,"Thank you."
Kaiba mutter a reply and she lifted her brow slightly.
"What was that?" She asked him, leaning into him slightly so she could hear him better.
"Your welcome," He hissed loudly and watched as it caused her smile to widen.
"Good night....." She suddenly said to him, taking a step towards him,"Seto."
She stood on her tip toes and placed a kiss on his cheek. She stepped back and waved slightly, than turned to walk down the stairs and onto the sidewalk that lead out into the street. Kaiba just stood immobile and in shock. That had been the first time he let any girl get close enough to him to do that. He raised a hand to his cheek than stepped backward, slamming the door shut suddenly. He didn't know why but he was angry with himself.
I'm letting her into my home, letting her take care of Mokuba and now I just let her kiss me! What is happening to me?! I've never acted this way before over a stupid girl!
She's not really stupid....and I guess she's kind of pretty.....
No! Stop it, Seto! What are you thinking?! Me and her are NOT friends. This is strictly professional.
Kaiba's mind seemed satisfied with that and he sighed loudly. He leaned against the front door, his arms crossed as he thought more about his current situation. He had suddenly realized that he had caused even more complications than before and now he was stuck to deal with them.
People are going to think I'm dating her, his mind suddenly told him, This could cause alot of heads to turn. But it's not like that....she's just babysitting Mokuba. It's not like I'm asking her to be my girlfriend.
What? Where'd that come from?
Kaiba growled and headed toward his staircase and stopped once he reached the railing. He placed a hand upon it and looked down at his keys. He was still holding them. He had given her a picture of him, but what for? Why did he really give it to her?
I need to stop thinking so much and just let things happen. It's not like she likes me or anything.
He nodded, as though agreeing with himself and slowly ascended the stairs to let his mind rest from so much thought. He would let things run normally. If any complications rose, he'd simply fire her. Simple as that. It's not like he cared or anything.
Sydney stared at the empty seat across from her and sighed heavily. Kaiba had left so quickly and she hadn't moved since his departure. The library had become uninteresting to her suddenly, and she didn't seem to care that she had left her books on the other table behind her. She just sat in the seat that was in front of him and tried to come up with a plan to show him that he could trust her, that they could be or atleast they could try to be... friends. It had been at least twenty minutes since she had last seen him depart through the large double doors and she still dwelled on every statement he had made.
"I have no friends. I don't need friends. So. Get. Lost."
Sydney frowned and folded her arms on top of the table,"He seemed to really mean it when he said it."
She moved her arm to stretch it out across the table and haulted when her fingers bumped into something and a light rustle of metal was heard against the surface. Her gaze dropped to the table to see a small bundle of keys wrapped up in a long key chain with the words 'Kaiba Corp' inscribed across it. She picked them up, realizing that along with a key chain, a photo I.D. hung from it. It was Kaiba, standing straight in a dark blue suit and glaring into the camera with an expressionless stare. He looked so uncomfortable in it and she noticed that the collar of his suit had been loosened and his tie was missing.
"Seto Kaiba, Senior Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kaiba Corp," She recited as she studied the picture,"He looks so cute in a suit like that."
Even in the picture, Kaiba looked unbelievably cold. She let her finger trace along his face and rest on his lips before suddenly realizing why she had this in her presence.
"Great," She said outloud to herself,"Now I'm going to have to return it. He's probably going to go to work soon and doesn't even realize he left his keys."
Than it hit her.
Wait a second. He forgot his keys!!
She suddenly found herself laughing. Fate must be in love with her! Here, Kaiba had left their conversation and now she had a reason to go after him without having to make up an excuse! He had easily given her the opportunity to get to know him better and here he thought he was incredibly smart! Sydney smiled to herself and looked at his picture one more time before getting up from her seat. Grabbing her books, she tossed the keys into the air and then caught them. She let them twist around in her fingers before placing them in her skirt pocket as she pushed passed the library entrance.
Kaiba Mansion, here I come.
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"Seeeeeetooooooo."
Kaiba cringed at the sound of his sibling's wine and turned away from the computer in his office to look into the face that belonged to the familar voice. Mokuba looked at him with a sad expression on his face as he leaned over the desk and lightly tugged at the bottom of his brother's trench coat. Kaiba sighed and removed the cloth from his brother's grip and spung his chair around, lifting his brother from his position against the desk and sitting him on top of it.
"What's wrong Mokuba?"
Mokuba let his legs dangle,"I'm bored! Will you play with me?"
"Mokuba, I have alot of work to do," Kaiba replied as his sibling's expression curved to an even more sad face,"I have to make sure these fools I hired are doing their job. I'm sorry, I can't right now...wait a second, shouldn't you be in bed?"
"Seeeetooooooooo."
The wine again. He's just too good, even for my brother.
"Mokuba," Kaiba said a little more sternly,"I can't, but I will make it up to you tomorrow."
He watched Mokuba's head hang down slightly and brought a hand up, placing it upon his shoulder as Mokuba replied,"Promise?"
Kaiba smiled and ruffled his hair,"Promise."
Mokuba was about to open his mouth when the echo of the doorbell rang into the office. Kaiba's eyebrows shot up and Mokuba too, had an equally suprised look on his face. No one ever came by the mansion so late at night. Kaiba turned to look at his desk clock and turned back to his brother, not knowing what to think about this. 10: 23.
Who would be here this late?
"Who would come by at this time, Seto?"
"I don't know, Mokuba," Kaiba responded as he stood from his chair,"Stay here."
"But Seto-"
"I said stay here."
Mokuba watched his brother exit the room, closing the door behind him. Kaiba traveled down the hallway to the front of the house, hesitating as he neared the door. No one ever came by the during the day let alone at night. Kaiba had no friends and Mokuba never had friends over. So who would be knocking on his door at 10:30 at night? Kaiba wasn't exactly anxious to find out. He knew a handful of people just in his board at work who wouldn't mind to see him be in an 'accident'. He clutched the door knob and let out a fit of air as he pulled the door open, bracing himself for what he might see.
"Hey Kaiba."
Kaiba stared blankly at Sydney than let his expression turn downward into a frown,"What do you want?"
She was surprised by his sudden harsh tone,"I'm assuming you don't have many visitors."
"You could say that."
"Big brother? Who is it?" Mokuba's voice came from the top of the stairs before the small dark figure soon appeared behind Kaiba. He stopped when he noticed the girl and he exposed a large wide grin that made Sydney smile.
"I'm Sydney," She replied as she leaned downward slightly to get a better look at him,"And let me guess....you must be...... Mokuba?"
"Yeah! How'd you know?"
"Lucky guess," She replied as she stood up straighter to look into the face of a very unamused Kaiba. He had one hand on the door and the other in his pocket, narrowing his eyes at her the more she looked at him. He watched her suddenly reach into her pocket and than pull out a chain of keys that looked vaguely familar....
"You left these in the library," Sydney replied as she pulled the keys back as Kaiba quickly tried to grab them from her grasp,"But considering how mean you just were to me, maybe I'll wait until tomorrow to give them back..."
Kaiba growled,"That has my car keys on it..."
Mokuba raised a finger to his chin and smiled at Sydney,"You know my brother?"
Sydney looked down at the fluff of dark hair and tilted her head slightly,"The question is more like, who doesn't know you brother? Anyway, I'm in his homeroom class and Advanced English."
Kaiba made another attempt to grab his keys but failed when she squatted suddenly, showing Mokuba the I.D. on the key chain. Kaiba was becoming angrier by the second and balled both his fists, letting the door bump against his side. First she comes in the middle of the night, than has his keys which she refuses to give back, and than she treats his younger brother as though she has known him for years. What was next?
Sydney held the photo for Mokuba to see, pointing to the suited older Kaiba with a smile firmly on her face, "I never knew your brother could look so cute in a suit."
Mokuba let out a giggle,"He hates that picture!!"
Kaiba grunted and crossed his arms, glaring down at her.
Whoa, wait a second, Kaiba suddenly thought, Did she just say 'cute'?
"Cute?" He suddenly asked outloud. He realized a moment too late that he had actually said it and watched her stand, holding the photo in front of him. He uncrossed his arms and returned to narrowing his eyes at her. She rolled her eyes and dangled the keys in front of him.
"Do you want them back or not?"
"How do I know you want move them away again?" Kaiba asked her with a sneer. She crossed her arms, letting the keys dangle from her right hand and bit her lip slightly. He crossed his arms again and soon replied,"It seems you went out of your way to come all the way out here to give them back."
"So... I'm a generous type of gal," She remarked as she shrugged slightly,"Come on, just take them. I won't pull them back, I promise."
"Seto?"
Kaiba suddenly realized his brother still stood beside him and looked down at him,"Yes, Mokuba?"
Sydney noted the sudden change in his tone and smiled,"He calls you Seto."
Kaiba returned his attention to her and growled,"So?"
Sydney shrugged as Mokuba spoke,"I like her, Seto. She's nice."
She smiled wide and looked to Kaiba, who was eyeing her angrily as Mokuba looked up at him as he tugged gently on his sleeve.
Kaiba didn't like where this was going,"Mokuba, I'm sure she is but it's past your bedtime. You should gets some rest. You have school tomorrow."
"Seeeeeetooooo."
Not the wine again.
"Mokuba," Kaiba was becoming irritated,"What do you want from me?"
Mokuba smiled wide,"She can play with me!"
"Huh?" Both Sydney and Kaiba replied in unison at Mokuba's sudden remark. Sydney still stared at the child confused, letting her arms lower slightly and loosening the grip on the keys. Kaiba took the moment as a window of opportunity and successful retrieved his keys from her hand, causing her to look at him briefly than return her attention to Mokuba.
"Play with you?" She asked the younger Kaiba,"What do you mean?"
"Seto's always busy working all day when I come home," Mokuba said slowly letting go of his brother's sleeve,"He always has one of his workers look after me when he leaves for work but all they do is sit and watch tv. If you watch me, we can play together!"
Kaiba suddenly realized what Mokuba was asking,"Mokuba, I don't know abo - what do you mean they only watch tv?!"
Sydney couldn't help but laugh at Kaiba haulting his response to note the irresponsibility of his workers,"I don't know, Mokuba. That's really up to your brother. I mean, I wouldn't mind doing it.... I love kids."
"Seeeeetooooo."
Kaiba let out a groan and raised a hand to his forehead. Sydney stifled another laugh. She could just imagine what Kaiba put up with through out the night.
He lowered his hand and turned to his brother, "I guess we could work something out..."
It was Sydney's turn to look surprised,"What?"
"That is..." Kaiba continued as he turned back to her,"If your up for the job."
Mokuba replied for her,"Of course she is!!!"
Sydney nodded in response,"You don't have to pay me, though."
Kaiba looked to Mokuba,"I'm going to talk to Sydney about her sitting for you, but you get going to bed before I change my mind."
Mokuba nodded a bunch of times, wrapping his arms around his brother's leg,"Thank you, big brother!!"
Kaiba couldn't help but smile and squatted down to ruffle his hair,"No problem, squirt."
He slowly stood again once Mokuba let go of his leg and watched him run up the length of the stairs, disappearing into the darkness of the hall. He turned back to Sydney and crossed his arms, dropping his smile and returning to his deep frown.
Sydney raised her brow,"How quickly we return to the glare...."
"There are rules you must follow if I shall choose to employ you."
"But I just said you don't have to pay me."
Kaiba kept his glare steady,"I will pay you anyway but you earn your keep around here. Keep Mokuba happy or you're fired."
Sydney nodded,"Fine with me."
"You are allowed access to all the rooms except my bedroom."
"Why?"
"That's not your concern," He snapped,"Your here to look after Mokuba and make sure he's well fed and rested. My room provides neither of that."
"Fine. Can I call you Seto?"
"Absolutely not."
"Coooooome on," Sydney said as she watched his expression hold firm,"I'm babysitting your brother, you can atleast let me use your first name."
Kaiba thought it over for a moment,"Fine but you must let me call you Sid than."
"Sid?" She asked annoyed by the way he shortened her name. Kaiba could tell she didn't like the name at the way her face scrunched up when he said it.
"I'm lazy."
"You expect me to buy that?"
Kaiba uncrossed his arms and growled,"I let no one but Mokuba call me Seto. If you expect me to let you call me that, I demand that there be equal ground on this."
"Sid it is than."
"Than we're agreed?"
Sydney shrugged,"I guess."
"Fine," Kaiba said annoyed,"You start tomorrow. Than, if you don't mind, I have things to do yet. It's getting late anyways, you should be getting home before it gets too dark."
Sydney's brow raised suddenly,"Is that concern I hear?"
Kaiba glared at her and she slowly backed away out into the night,"Okay, Okay, I'll see you tomorrow than."
A thought came into his mind as she turned to walk back down the front steps. Kaiba bit his tongue but than decided that his curiousity was better left to be satisfied.
"Sydney."
She turned to him,"I thought you were calling me Sid from now on?"
Kaiba narrowed his eyes,"Fine. Sid than."
"Yes?"
He slowly removed his keys from his pocket and looked at the I.D. that had been taken a couple months ago. They were taken every six months and he knew a new one would be done soon. He snapped the picture from the key chain and held it out to her.
"You seem to like this photo so much," He muttered,"Take it. I despise it anyways."
"What? Are you serious?"
"I can always throw it away..."
She took it from his hand and studied his appearance for the fourth time,"You know, I like the way you look in it. It makes you look...sophisticated."
Kaiba shrugged,"Suits are annoying. I'm forced to wear it for work due to the dress code. I usually end up loosening the collar and taking the tie off by the end of the day. I actually had to force the photographer to take my picture without it."
Sydney looked up at him and smiled,"Thank you."
Kaiba mutter a reply and she lifted her brow slightly.
"What was that?" She asked him, leaning into him slightly so she could hear him better.
"Your welcome," He hissed loudly and watched as it caused her smile to widen.
"Good night....." She suddenly said to him, taking a step towards him,"Seto."
She stood on her tip toes and placed a kiss on his cheek. She stepped back and waved slightly, than turned to walk down the stairs and onto the sidewalk that lead out into the street. Kaiba just stood immobile and in shock. That had been the first time he let any girl get close enough to him to do that. He raised a hand to his cheek than stepped backward, slamming the door shut suddenly. He didn't know why but he was angry with himself.
I'm letting her into my home, letting her take care of Mokuba and now I just let her kiss me! What is happening to me?! I've never acted this way before over a stupid girl!
She's not really stupid....and I guess she's kind of pretty.....
No! Stop it, Seto! What are you thinking?! Me and her are NOT friends. This is strictly professional.
Kaiba's mind seemed satisfied with that and he sighed loudly. He leaned against the front door, his arms crossed as he thought more about his current situation. He had suddenly realized that he had caused even more complications than before and now he was stuck to deal with them.
People are going to think I'm dating her, his mind suddenly told him, This could cause alot of heads to turn. But it's not like that....she's just babysitting Mokuba. It's not like I'm asking her to be my girlfriend.
What? Where'd that come from?
Kaiba growled and headed toward his staircase and stopped once he reached the railing. He placed a hand upon it and looked down at his keys. He was still holding them. He had given her a picture of him, but what for? Why did he really give it to her?
I need to stop thinking so much and just let things happen. It's not like she likes me or anything.
He nodded, as though agreeing with himself and slowly ascended the stairs to let his mind rest from so much thought. He would let things run normally. If any complications rose, he'd simply fire her. Simple as that. It's not like he cared or anything.
