The Girl Next Door

by ilukaiba

(who does NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh!)

((Um. Hi? I give you the right to shoot me… Wow… what was that?… Seven months? Lolz… oops?… Wait, don't shoot me… then I wont be able to finish the story XD… In the meantime, I managed to make my Seto site look better (the url is, without the spaces of course, kaiba - corporation . 2ya . com) I also made a Harry Potter site, Fushigi Yuugi site, wrote a LOT of Harry Potter fanfiction, and started a Fushigi Yuugi one ^^ Check my profile for details… Yeah… but this fic is seriously very hard to type up… it's too damn long! Anyhow, on to this chapter (BTW I loved you're reviews ^^) And Microsoft Word's being screwy, so I apologize in advance for any formatting errors.))

Chapter 2 / A Change of Plans

"Have you discovered the location of the card yet?"

"No, sir."

"Damn. You're just not looking hard enough!"

"But sir-"

"Keep looking damnit!" The CEO glared angrily at the Big 5.

"Yes, sir."

"Mr. Kaiba, sir?"

"Yes?" said the CEO, turning around.

"We have spotted a game shop of some sort."

"And?"

"It sells Duel Monsters cards, sir."

"Really?" Kaiba looked at the man with interest.

"It is on Domino Avenue, sir. Owned by some old man."

"Hmm… I'll check it out after school tomorrow."

"Very good sir."

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"Ugh." groaned Tea as she tossed and turned in her bed. She couldn't sleep. She looked at the digital alarm clock, which read 12:47 A.M.

"Holy shit! It's late!" She looked out of her bedroom window. It faced the impressive Kaiba mansion. One light was on in the large house. She peered in the illuminated window and noticed someone sitting at their desk.

"Damn, that Kaiba sure stays up late."

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Seto Kaiba was at his desk, typing at his computer.

"Game Shop, Domino City, Japan." he said into the computer's microphone.

"Please wait. Analyzing request. Searching for specified location. Sorting data. Three matches found." said the computer in monotone.

Three possible matches showed up on the screen. Kaiba looked at them carefully.

"The Multi-Grain Shop," he read aloud. "Damn that's not it!"

He scrolled down to the next one. "Game Stop? Nah… that's for video games."

The final matched proved to be useful. "Hmm… Turtle Game Shop!" he said as he clicked on it. His blue eyes analyzed the information present on the new screen.

"Owner… Solomon Moto? That must be the old guy… let's see now… it sells cards… duelists welcome… has limited edition rare cards… has a display of extra-rare cards… not for sale… hmm… maybe it is there!"

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Seto Kaiba took another sip of his coffee. He continued his search for the Blue Eyes White Dragon, but the Turtle Game Shop seemed to be the only possibility.

Suddenly, a message popped up on the screen.

"Mr. Kaiba," the CEO read aloud, "school starts in an hour?! WHAT?!" He looked at the time and groaned.

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"Good morning class!" said a tall woman with glasses and brown hair.

"Good morning Ms. Makuro." said the class in chorus.

"I am sure you were all informed about the big project?"

The class shifted nervously in their seats.

"Pro- project?" asked Joey confusedly.

"The Ancient Civilization project I have been speaking about for a week!"

"You have?" asked Joey. He looked at the history teacher quizzically.

"Well anyhow, it is due three days from now, and I am assigning partners today."

"Assigning?!" exclaimed Tea loudly.

"Yes Miss Gardner!" said the teacher with a sigh.

"Damn." muttered Tristan.

"Can I work with Tea? And Joey with Tristan?" asked Yugi, smiling sweetly.

"No!" yelled the teacher with frustration.

"Please?" begged Joey.

"No!!"

"Aww… come on Ms. Makuro…"

"No Tristan!!!"

"We'll never talk during class…"

"Miss Gardner, I said NO!!!!"

Tea looked at Yugi, Joey, and Tristan helplessly.

"What a bitch," mouthed Joey.

Tristan rolled his eyes. "I know…"

"CLASS?!"

The student ceased their muttering and looked at their teacher hopefully.

"I shall begin assigning partners now."

"Can I work with Miaka?" said one of the girls, giggling.

"I will be making girl-boy pairings."

"Ewww," said Joey jokingly, "but girls have cooties!"

He and Tristan began giggling childishly.

"One more comment from the peanut gallery and you'll have ten points deducted from your project grade."

"Psh… that's no biggie… I'm failing anyway."

"It counts as three test grades, Joseph."

"Shi- shoot!"

The teacher smiled slightly before beginning.

"Maki and Koujii. Sakura and Suko. Umi and Arkano. Omina and Tako. Miaka and Kuro."

"Aww… there goes the hot girls…" muttered Joey.

"Joey! Minus ten!"

"Damn."

"And you can work with Kioka."

"No!" he said, looking at his partner's oily hair with immense dislike and disgust.

"Oni and Kamo. Sakia and Tristan. Shika and Yugi. Tea and Seto."

"What?!" said Seto suddenly. He had been sitting in the corner reading the whole time.

"Is there a problem?" asked Ms. Makuro.

"No… no Ms. Makuro." groaned the CEO.

"Lucky bitch." muttered many girls, looking at Tea enviously.

"Class, you will pick any ancient civilization and do a ten minute presentation on its culture, peak of its power, inventions, etcetera…"

"But that's so boring!"

"Joey! Should I make that minus twenty?"

"No Ms. Makuro," said the boy sheepishly.

She looked at her watch and smiled.

"Lunch time."

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"Why?!" yelled Joey, pounding his fists on the table. "Why me? And Kioka!"

Tristan shivered. "Poor guy."

"Well at least your partner likes you!" muttered Tea.

"A little too much!" said Joey, looking at Kioka, who was tossing her disgusting mop of hair and winking at him.

"But Tea… being with Kaiba's pretty bad too…" smirked Tristan.

"Shh… he'll hear you!"

"I already have." said a voice behind her.

The group turned to see the arrogant CEO looming over them.

"Kaiba."

"Puppy."

"Why you little-"

"I'm shaking from fear." said Kaiba sarcastically.

"You damn well should be!"

"Joey, you shouldn't mess with him!" said Tristan, attempting to hold the blonde back.

"Let me at him!"

"No… Joey!"

"Aww… is the little puppy having trouble? Maybe he needs a leash."

"Damn you!"

"And a muzzle."

"Shuddup!"

"And while you're at it, get him a brain!"

"At least my skull can support two! The one they buy and the one I have already!"

Tristan, Yugi, and Tea looked at Joey amusedly.

"You call that an insult, puppy?"

"Uh… yeah?"

"Sounds more like a compliment. You seem to be implying that your head is too abnormally large." said the CEO arrogantly.

"Look Kaiba," began Tristan, "Stop coming over here and dissing us! Haven't you got anything better to do?!"

"Listen you pathetic nimrod, I'm here to talk to Tea!"

"So freakin' talk already!" growled Joey.

"Tea," said Kaiba, "when do you want to work on the project?"

"Uh… after school I guess…"

'Damn!' thought Kaiba with annoyance, 'I was going to that game store after school! Well, it can wait I suppose.'

"Tea, that will be fine. My mansion?"

"Uh… sure!"

"Okay then, se you after school." he said as he walked away from their lunch table.

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"Hey Joey! Wake up! School's over and we have to work on our project…"

"Oh… hello Kioka…" said Joey with visible disappointment.

"Have fun Joey!" yelled Tea with a laugh, as she got into Kaiba's limousine. The CEO was seated in the back, next to her.

"The mansion!" he said to the driver.

"Ye… yes sir!"

"Uh…" said Tea, "I'm gonna call my mother on my cell phone and tell her I'm at a friend's house okay?"

"A friend's house?"

"Yeah," she said looking into his blue eyes, "aren't you my friend?"

"I didn't think I was."

"Do you want to be my friend?"

He couldn't help but redden a bit. "I… I don't… know?"

"Well you are." she said, getting out her phone and dialing a number.

"Mom?… hi… yes?… I won't be home until like seven or eight… oh… some ancient civ project… a friend's house… yeah… see you later then… thanks mom… bye." She hung up the phone and looked at her partner.

"We're here." he said, pointing to his mansion.

She stepped out of the car and followed him up the steps and into the large white mansion.

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"Wow!" exclaimed Tea as she explored the Kaiba mansion. "You are so lucky!"

He looked at her. "Maybe we should start the project…"

"Oh, right!" she said giggling.

"So… what ancient civilization do you want to do the project on."

"I don't really know…"

"Well," said Kaiba knowledgeably, "there's the Greeks, Romans, Aztecs, Incas, Mayans, Babylonians, Aryians, Hittites, Indians, Chinese, Hyskos, Indo-Europeans, Egyptians-"

"Egyptians?"

"Hmm?"

"Why don't we do the Egyptians?"

"Well… all right."

"Are you okay with that Kaiba?"

"Yes. Yes of course."

"So," she said slowly, "how should we start?"

"Follow me."

She followed him down a winding passageway.

"Seto! You're home!" A little child with jet-black hair jumped on the CEO.

"Mokuba!" he said laughing, swinging the little boy in his arms.

"Big brother, is that your girlfriend?"

Tea blushed and looked at Kaiba, who reddened.

"No, Mokuba, this is Tea… a… friend… from school."

"Aww…" said Mokuba, looking disappointed.

"Where are you going, kid?" asked the CEO, noticing his little brother had sneakers on.

"To a friend's house!"

"I'm glad to hear you've made friends already." said Kaiba smiling, "What time will you be back?"

"Uh… nine maybe?"

"Alright kiddo… have fun!"

"Bye Seto! Bye Tea!"

"Bye Mokuba!" said Kaiba and Tea as he pranced down the hallway.

"So that's your little bro?" asked Tea.

"Yes."

"He's very cute!"

"Yeah."

"How old is he?"

"Ten."

"Do you have any other siblings?"

"No."

"So do you like Domino City?"

"Maybe."

She turned and stopped in front of him. "Will you ever give me a more-than-one-word answer?"

He looked at her with his cerulean eyes and smiled. "I might consider it."

He unlocked one of the rooms in the hallway and turned on the lights.

"Wow."

The room had seven computers, three desks, and large book cases.

"Hell, this is big!"

"It's my personal library." he said, closing the door behind them.

"Shit… I need one of these!"

"Take a seat." he said, pointing to a computer. He sat down in the one next to her.

"Umm… Kaiba? The screen wants a password."

He leaned over to her computer and typed it in.

She blushed. After all, he was leaning over her with his arms slightly above her shoulders and his chin uncomfortably close to her forehead.

"Uh… Kaiba?"

He looked down suddenly. Since they were in such an awkward position, he found himself an inch away from her lips.

"I'm sorry." he mumbled, embarrassed.

"That's okay." she replied, giggling once more.

He went back to researching on his own computer, not noticing her gazing at him with admiration.

'Damn… he's way too hot!' she thought, reddening slightly.

She began researching the Egyptians on her computer. She bent down to get some paper she had printed from the printer, which was on the ground.

It was Kaiba's turn to stare.

After all, she was wearing the Domino High uniform. It had a very short blue skirt and a tight pink blouse.

'Shit! I can't think about girls like this!' thought Kaiba, turning back to his computer, 'I'm a freaking CEO!'

"So Tea, we should share the information we found." he said.

"Yeah." she replied, getting up from her chair.

((So, that was a LONG chappy, eh? You guys deserved it… 28 pages! An hour and a half of typing! Aaah… lolz but remember, please review or I'll take another seven-month break… *grin*… And just a hint… the next chappy might have some action… if you know what I mean… *winks*))