The Most And No Less
PurpleSugar: Thank you for the great reviews! I cherish them! Oh, I'm not sure if there are "Piggly Wiggly"'s in Florida. I didn't go to a grocery store while I was there on vacation. I don't even have Piggly Wiggly's here in Ohio. (We have stupid Tops and Giant Eagle's) But, I did see one in North Carolina and I liked the little pig on the sign so I decided to go with it. ^_^ Also, I have the story set to Drama since someone will, uh, "kick the bucket" if you know what I mean. ;_; Nuuu, don't worry! It's not our beloved CEO! Whoa, enough about grocery stores and Kaiba and on with the chapter!
Chapter 5-
~*~St.Petersburg, FL~*~
Kaiba and Serenity walked out of the muddy and smelly forest. The end of Kaiba's white trench coat, his shiny black shoes, and the bottom of his black pants were splashed with dried mud. Serenity's ankles, white socks, and blue shoes were covered in mud, also. Hating his dirty appearance, Kaiba decided to blame it on Serenity.
Eventually, they made it to the Piggly Wiggly in hope to get a new watch battery. Serenity was born in America, obviously not Asian since she had bright auburn hair. So, she knew a lot of English. Seto was Japanese but visited America frequently so he knew English as well.
~*~"Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store", St.Petersburg, FL~*~
"When is the helicopter going to come?" Serenity asked, wanting to go home more then ever.
"Mokuba estimates about nine hours. So, we have quite some time to do whatever. After we get the battery, the limo driver will take us to the Kaiba Corp building of Florida." Kaiba replied, having everything planned out. It was amazing how he spoke so calmly and clearly and was never confused.
Serenity and Kaiba bought the watch battery a long with a package of 6 bottles of Coke (you would be thirsty, too. ^_^), some soap, some shampoo and conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste, a comb and a brush, and pretty much everything Serenity would need to freshen up. Of course Kaiba couldn't let Serenity use any of his toiletries, he couldn't risk having an auburn strand in his hair brush.
Waiting for the limo to arrive, Kaiba sat on the left side of a wooden bench, his chin in his hand, which was resting on the arm rest. He hated waiting for the limo driver at a dumpy, American, grocery store. "He should be here, right now!" Kaiba yelled in his head, not wanting to scare Serenity who was solemnly watching a mother help her son into a helicopter that moved up and down if you inserted two quarters. Serenity was on the opposite side and had the plastic bag on her lap, smiling as she heard the two-year-old laugh as the helicopter barely moved four feet in the air. She was pulled away from the little boy when Kaiba grabbed her arm and dragged her into the limo.
~*~Kaiba Corp, Domino City, Japan~*~
"Listen, Mokuba. I'm gettin tired of waitin for my sista. When is that damn helicopta gonna come back with ma sis?" Joey complained, wanting to leave the horrid territory of his enemy.
"I already said nine hours..." Mokuba replied, digging through a drawer in the desk he was sitting at with his legs resting on the table top. He was beginning to see why his brother disliked Joey: He was stubborn and wanted to know the recent update every 5 minutes. He knew Joey would be the one in a car trip that would consistently be saying, "Are we there yet!?"
"Yeah, I think Grandpa might be worried if we stay any longer, Joey." Yugi stated, knowing that Joey agreed to sleepover that night, "Do you have a phone I could use?"
Mokuba grunted, swung his legs off the table, and dug more furiously in the huge drawer while explaining that's what he is looking for. Joey and Yugi watched as broken duel disks, duel monster cards, digital cameras, random computer keys, papers, pens, pencils, paper clips, and other random things a Kaiba would have in his desk drawer. Joey tilted his head as he saw a cell phone fly on the floor. He picked it up and tossed it to his friend.
"Here, Yogi." He stated proudly in Mokuba's face, proud that he found what Mokuba was looking for. Mokuba just rolled his eyes and took a bite out of the candy bar he found in the drawer. Yugi dialed the number to his Grandpa's Turtle Game Shop.
"Grandpa? Oh, yeah, this is me. Uh, Joey and I are with Mokuba Kaiba and I just wanted to let you know that- WHAT? Tea stopped by?" Yugi paused with his eyes growing large in excitement. Joey tried to steal Mokuba's candy bar, but Mokuba just shoved him away and took another chunk out of the candy bar.
"Oh, so Tea's sleeping over too? That's too bad about her house... Oh, no, I'm sure Joey won't mind." Yugi yelled in the phone over the sound of Joey and Mokuba fighting. He hung up after saying good bye to his grandpa and then went to settle Mokuba and Joey.
~*~KaibaCorp Florida, St.Petersburg, FL~*~
Serenity silently followed Kaiba around the building, not having any idea what to do since he never told her where to go. Kaiba stepped into his office and then plopped into a chair by the shiny glass tabletop desk. Serenity just sat in a black leather chair with the bag on her lap.
Kaiba's cell phone rang, he immediately picked it up.
"Kaiba."
"Seto, it's Mokuba."
"Mmm hmm."
"It's the helicopter, it's going to take double the time to get there now. Joey here thought it would be a good idea to accidentally hit the 'reverse' button on the control panel. Luckily, he didn't do anything else. Boy, is he mad that she's staying with you, Seto."
Restricting himself from calling Joey a rude name in front of Serenity, Kaiba just mumbled an, "Mmmm hmm. I guess I will let her know. Goodbye, Mokuba." before hanging up.
Kaiba sighed, put away his cell phone, closed the laptop, and then stared at Serenity. Serenity raised an eyebrow, wondering what he wanted. He reached into his deck drawer and pulled out a credit card. He then threw the card at Serenity and mumbled, "Go. Buy whatever you need for the night."
"But I thought I was going home, Kaiba!" Serenity whined, Kaiba felt a large pulse go through his vein.
"Just buy what you need immediately. There is nothing I can do about it." Kaiba yelled, wishing he had his own private jet plane like the Big 5 wanted him to have.
Serenity was chilled, so she just shoved the credit card into her pocket, sat the plastic bag with the toiletries on the other leather chair and began to leave until she noticed bits of mud fell off her shoes. She knelt down, picking up the brown bits.
"What are you doing?" Kaiba questioned in a cold voice, towering over her since she was on her knees.
"C-Cleaning the m-mud that came off m-my s-s-shoes." Serenity replied, scared at the threatening look in his piercing blue eyes. But suddenly, the ice in his eyes melted and he gave her his hand.
"That's what maids are for." He stated, helping her up, "The limo's waiting."
"Are you going to come?" Serenity asked.
"No, I have to fix the duel disk." Kaiba stated, remembering why they were no longer in Japan.
"Heh heh, we would know." Serenity mumbled before going to the car.
~*~The Mall, FL~*~
Serenity definitely loved the mall. Somehow, she got the limo driver to accompany her as shopped. She got a free sample of pink perfume that smelled like strawberries, vanilla, and roses. She bought a pink tank top and khaki capris from The Gap. It was late spring and so it was very warm in Florida. She questioned whether to buy new shoes, but she gave in when she saw the cutest pink sandals that matched her outfit. She also bought a large pink and magenta shoulder bag to put everything in when she went back to Japan and pink rimmed and pink shaded sunglasses that went with everything else she bought. Besides, they were on sale. How could she resist?
~*~KaibaCorp Florida, St.Petersburg, FL~*~
When she got back, she changed into her new outfit and put her muddy one into the bag. She took the elevator to Kaiba's office and then peeked through the window. She saw Kaiba and a woman dressed in a black skirt and a black top with a white shirt underneath. She assumed it was one of his secretaries. She knocked, hoping not to interrupt anything important.
"Come in." Kaiba yelled, then turned to the secretary, "Continue."
"So you see, Mr. Kaiba, it is very fortunate you ended up here anyway, since Microsoft Company has invited you to their banquet for your sponsorship." The secretary explained, adjusting her thin framed glasses. She turned and saw the young lady dressed entirely in pink, assumed it was Kaiba's girlfriend, smiled sweetly and said, "Well, I see you have a visitor. I will contact you later, Mr. Kaiba." She said before leaving. Kaiba rolled his eyes in disgust at the pink woman.
"I'm back. Do you need me to get anything for you? Because I was thinking of getting something to eat and I see your not finished with your duel disk so-"
"Actually, that is a good idea. I am quite hungry. We also need to discuss something that my secretary just informed me of." Kaiba interrupted, hating the idea of what he is going to tell her.
PurpleSugar: Sorry I haven't updated in just about forever. -_-;; I have this thing that since I used the computer a lot, and I mean a REAL lot, the screen flashing pretty much killed my eyes and myself. As in, sometimes I give really odd answers to questions, have trouble paying attention, and other stuff. It flat-out changed me. And I am terribly nearsighted. (I cannot see anything far away, but really tiny things in front of me I can see very well.) Also, my eyes dilate like a fish's. So now I'm limited to one hour a day. _ So that's my excuse. Sorry, I had to re-edit it many times because the plot was dull.
PurpleSugar: Thank you for the great reviews! I cherish them! Oh, I'm not sure if there are "Piggly Wiggly"'s in Florida. I didn't go to a grocery store while I was there on vacation. I don't even have Piggly Wiggly's here in Ohio. (We have stupid Tops and Giant Eagle's) But, I did see one in North Carolina and I liked the little pig on the sign so I decided to go with it. ^_^ Also, I have the story set to Drama since someone will, uh, "kick the bucket" if you know what I mean. ;_; Nuuu, don't worry! It's not our beloved CEO! Whoa, enough about grocery stores and Kaiba and on with the chapter!
Chapter 5-
~*~St.Petersburg, FL~*~
Kaiba and Serenity walked out of the muddy and smelly forest. The end of Kaiba's white trench coat, his shiny black shoes, and the bottom of his black pants were splashed with dried mud. Serenity's ankles, white socks, and blue shoes were covered in mud, also. Hating his dirty appearance, Kaiba decided to blame it on Serenity.
Eventually, they made it to the Piggly Wiggly in hope to get a new watch battery. Serenity was born in America, obviously not Asian since she had bright auburn hair. So, she knew a lot of English. Seto was Japanese but visited America frequently so he knew English as well.
~*~"Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store", St.Petersburg, FL~*~
"When is the helicopter going to come?" Serenity asked, wanting to go home more then ever.
"Mokuba estimates about nine hours. So, we have quite some time to do whatever. After we get the battery, the limo driver will take us to the Kaiba Corp building of Florida." Kaiba replied, having everything planned out. It was amazing how he spoke so calmly and clearly and was never confused.
Serenity and Kaiba bought the watch battery a long with a package of 6 bottles of Coke (you would be thirsty, too. ^_^), some soap, some shampoo and conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste, a comb and a brush, and pretty much everything Serenity would need to freshen up. Of course Kaiba couldn't let Serenity use any of his toiletries, he couldn't risk having an auburn strand in his hair brush.
Waiting for the limo to arrive, Kaiba sat on the left side of a wooden bench, his chin in his hand, which was resting on the arm rest. He hated waiting for the limo driver at a dumpy, American, grocery store. "He should be here, right now!" Kaiba yelled in his head, not wanting to scare Serenity who was solemnly watching a mother help her son into a helicopter that moved up and down if you inserted two quarters. Serenity was on the opposite side and had the plastic bag on her lap, smiling as she heard the two-year-old laugh as the helicopter barely moved four feet in the air. She was pulled away from the little boy when Kaiba grabbed her arm and dragged her into the limo.
~*~Kaiba Corp, Domino City, Japan~*~
"Listen, Mokuba. I'm gettin tired of waitin for my sista. When is that damn helicopta gonna come back with ma sis?" Joey complained, wanting to leave the horrid territory of his enemy.
"I already said nine hours..." Mokuba replied, digging through a drawer in the desk he was sitting at with his legs resting on the table top. He was beginning to see why his brother disliked Joey: He was stubborn and wanted to know the recent update every 5 minutes. He knew Joey would be the one in a car trip that would consistently be saying, "Are we there yet!?"
"Yeah, I think Grandpa might be worried if we stay any longer, Joey." Yugi stated, knowing that Joey agreed to sleepover that night, "Do you have a phone I could use?"
Mokuba grunted, swung his legs off the table, and dug more furiously in the huge drawer while explaining that's what he is looking for. Joey and Yugi watched as broken duel disks, duel monster cards, digital cameras, random computer keys, papers, pens, pencils, paper clips, and other random things a Kaiba would have in his desk drawer. Joey tilted his head as he saw a cell phone fly on the floor. He picked it up and tossed it to his friend.
"Here, Yogi." He stated proudly in Mokuba's face, proud that he found what Mokuba was looking for. Mokuba just rolled his eyes and took a bite out of the candy bar he found in the drawer. Yugi dialed the number to his Grandpa's Turtle Game Shop.
"Grandpa? Oh, yeah, this is me. Uh, Joey and I are with Mokuba Kaiba and I just wanted to let you know that- WHAT? Tea stopped by?" Yugi paused with his eyes growing large in excitement. Joey tried to steal Mokuba's candy bar, but Mokuba just shoved him away and took another chunk out of the candy bar.
"Oh, so Tea's sleeping over too? That's too bad about her house... Oh, no, I'm sure Joey won't mind." Yugi yelled in the phone over the sound of Joey and Mokuba fighting. He hung up after saying good bye to his grandpa and then went to settle Mokuba and Joey.
~*~KaibaCorp Florida, St.Petersburg, FL~*~
Serenity silently followed Kaiba around the building, not having any idea what to do since he never told her where to go. Kaiba stepped into his office and then plopped into a chair by the shiny glass tabletop desk. Serenity just sat in a black leather chair with the bag on her lap.
Kaiba's cell phone rang, he immediately picked it up.
"Kaiba."
"Seto, it's Mokuba."
"Mmm hmm."
"It's the helicopter, it's going to take double the time to get there now. Joey here thought it would be a good idea to accidentally hit the 'reverse' button on the control panel. Luckily, he didn't do anything else. Boy, is he mad that she's staying with you, Seto."
Restricting himself from calling Joey a rude name in front of Serenity, Kaiba just mumbled an, "Mmmm hmm. I guess I will let her know. Goodbye, Mokuba." before hanging up.
Kaiba sighed, put away his cell phone, closed the laptop, and then stared at Serenity. Serenity raised an eyebrow, wondering what he wanted. He reached into his deck drawer and pulled out a credit card. He then threw the card at Serenity and mumbled, "Go. Buy whatever you need for the night."
"But I thought I was going home, Kaiba!" Serenity whined, Kaiba felt a large pulse go through his vein.
"Just buy what you need immediately. There is nothing I can do about it." Kaiba yelled, wishing he had his own private jet plane like the Big 5 wanted him to have.
Serenity was chilled, so she just shoved the credit card into her pocket, sat the plastic bag with the toiletries on the other leather chair and began to leave until she noticed bits of mud fell off her shoes. She knelt down, picking up the brown bits.
"What are you doing?" Kaiba questioned in a cold voice, towering over her since she was on her knees.
"C-Cleaning the m-mud that came off m-my s-s-shoes." Serenity replied, scared at the threatening look in his piercing blue eyes. But suddenly, the ice in his eyes melted and he gave her his hand.
"That's what maids are for." He stated, helping her up, "The limo's waiting."
"Are you going to come?" Serenity asked.
"No, I have to fix the duel disk." Kaiba stated, remembering why they were no longer in Japan.
"Heh heh, we would know." Serenity mumbled before going to the car.
~*~The Mall, FL~*~
Serenity definitely loved the mall. Somehow, she got the limo driver to accompany her as shopped. She got a free sample of pink perfume that smelled like strawberries, vanilla, and roses. She bought a pink tank top and khaki capris from The Gap. It was late spring and so it was very warm in Florida. She questioned whether to buy new shoes, but she gave in when she saw the cutest pink sandals that matched her outfit. She also bought a large pink and magenta shoulder bag to put everything in when she went back to Japan and pink rimmed and pink shaded sunglasses that went with everything else she bought. Besides, they were on sale. How could she resist?
~*~KaibaCorp Florida, St.Petersburg, FL~*~
When she got back, she changed into her new outfit and put her muddy one into the bag. She took the elevator to Kaiba's office and then peeked through the window. She saw Kaiba and a woman dressed in a black skirt and a black top with a white shirt underneath. She assumed it was one of his secretaries. She knocked, hoping not to interrupt anything important.
"Come in." Kaiba yelled, then turned to the secretary, "Continue."
"So you see, Mr. Kaiba, it is very fortunate you ended up here anyway, since Microsoft Company has invited you to their banquet for your sponsorship." The secretary explained, adjusting her thin framed glasses. She turned and saw the young lady dressed entirely in pink, assumed it was Kaiba's girlfriend, smiled sweetly and said, "Well, I see you have a visitor. I will contact you later, Mr. Kaiba." She said before leaving. Kaiba rolled his eyes in disgust at the pink woman.
"I'm back. Do you need me to get anything for you? Because I was thinking of getting something to eat and I see your not finished with your duel disk so-"
"Actually, that is a good idea. I am quite hungry. We also need to discuss something that my secretary just informed me of." Kaiba interrupted, hating the idea of what he is going to tell her.
PurpleSugar: Sorry I haven't updated in just about forever. -_-;; I have this thing that since I used the computer a lot, and I mean a REAL lot, the screen flashing pretty much killed my eyes and myself. As in, sometimes I give really odd answers to questions, have trouble paying attention, and other stuff. It flat-out changed me. And I am terribly nearsighted. (I cannot see anything far away, but really tiny things in front of me I can see very well.) Also, my eyes dilate like a fish's. So now I'm limited to one hour a day. _ So that's my excuse. Sorry, I had to re-edit it many times because the plot was dull.