"So can we keep her?"
Kaiba looked down at his little brother. The raven headed boy was grinning up at him with pure joy.
"Are you insane?"
Mokuba looked crushed. "Aw, c'mon, Seto! She's homeless and she's on our statue! Please, can't we keep her?"
"You're right; I should have her arrested for trespassing."
"Seto!"
"Mokuba, you can't be serious. There's no way in hel-" Kaiba stopped and looked at Mokuba. "What are you doing?"
He sniffled and his lower lip trembled. Wrinkles began to appear on the skin of his tanned forehead.
Oh God. Not the face.
Mokuba looked up at him, eyes quivering with every ounce of sadness he could muster. "It's raining! We can't leave her here!" He blinked up at Kaiba pitifully, sniffling again to make it complete.
The face.
Kaiba looked at the unconscious girl in question. Probably a prostitute, he thought in disgust, taking in all of her jewelry. He glanced at Mokuba then back at the girl again.
Damn that face.
He sighed. Against his better judgment, he took the girl in his arms and wordlessly stalked back to the limo. Behind him Mokuba grinned and pumped his fists in the air victoriously.
"Ah! Kaiba-sama!" The suit at the limo stared at the girl, eyes wide with confusion behind his shades. "What-"
Kaiba slammed the door shut as Mokuba ran over to the other side.
"Just shut up and drive."
*
12:01 AM
9-16-03
From: H093
To: H094
Re: Subject Located
Subject spotted at KC. Awaiting further information on whereabouts.
12:03 AM
9-16-03
From: H094
To: H093
Re: Subject Located
Good. Expect update soon. Make no move until you receive further instructions.
*
"Welcome back, Kaiba-sama!" The men bowed, opening the limo door. One scurried to get the mansion door open while the other remained by the car, making idle chatter.
"We have good-" He stopped midsentence as the brothers got out of the car, soaking wet, the eldest holding a female in his arms. "Kaiba-sama," he stuttered. "I didn't know-"
Mokuba cut him off. "Hurry up and prepare a room for our guest. Make sure she has the best of everything!" He grinned.
"O-of course! Right away!" The old man bowed quickly then ran inside.
Seto sighed then walked inside. Something told him this was going to be a long night.
"Kaiba-sama, we are preparing a room for your guest. Right this way."
The brothers followed the servant upstairs, down the hallway, into the room. Mokuba gave the room a quick glance. He frowned and began giving orders. Seto rolled his eyes and tossed the girl onto the bed.
"What are you doing? Why are you putting those over there? They should be to the right! And where are the towels? I said to the RIGHT! Can't you-"
"Mokuba."
The boy stopped giving orders long enough to look up at his brother in surprise. "Yeah, Seto?"
"Go and change out of those wet clothes."
"Okay." He nodded and started to leave. "Hey! That shouldn't be over-"
"Now, Mokuba. Go and change now."
He smiled again then ran out of the room. After he was gone Kaiba sighed and ran a hand through his wet hair. He glanced at the girl lying peacefully on the bed.
Great. Just great. Now he had prostitutes sleeping in his house. Why couldn't he just say no to the face? He scowled and took a better look at the creature that was already causing him so much misery.
Long strands of her dark wet hair stuck to the sides of her smooth brown face. In her sleep she grimaced, full lips contorting. Unconsciously her fingers reached up and grazed the surface of her eye-shaped necklace.
That necklace…
He bent over her sleeping form and his hands clumsily felt for the back of the necklace, trying to unlatch it. Accidentally, his fingertips brushed against the cold skin of her neck. Kaiba held his breath, panicking slightly. Don't wake up…
She opened her eyes.
Time froze for a brief moment. Blue eyes locked onto blue eyes. Their faces were barely inches apart- so close he could smell her. She smelled nice… like… jasmine…
She blinked and her lips parted slightly. Then, thankfully, she sighed and went back to sleep.
Kaiba watched her for a few moments. She was sleeping soundly again. Carefully this time, he leaned over her and unclasped the necklace. Without waking her, he lifted it away from her neck. It was surprisingly heavy. He tested its weight in his hands. Almost as if it was made of real gold. Seto turned the necklace over and looked at the back. It was engraved with what looked like…
"Hieroglyphs?" But why would she have such an expensive looking necklace? And the hieroglyphs, what could they mean? Puzzled, Kaiba slipped the piece of jewelry into his pocket. He'd figure it out later.
He motioned to one of the men running in and out of the room.
"Yes, Kaiba-sama?"
"Run a background check on this girl. I want to know who she is, where she came from and why she's here. Got it?" Absently, he fingered the necklace in his pocket.
"Y-yes, sir…"
Kaiba glanced back at the girl lying on the bed. She had curled up into a fetal position, shivering.
"One more thing."
"Yes, sir?"
"Put something dry on her. Make sure she's still alive in the morning."
"Of course."
*
Blue eyes…
I can see blue eyes…
Blue eyes watching over me…
Thank you blue eyes…
Thank you for keeping me safe…
*
Outside the Kaiba mansion, far away, concealed by darkness, a man laughed bitterly. He snapped the sleek thin laptop shut.
"Kaiba Corp hm? This should be fun."
*
Something…
Something smells nice…
Lazily, a pair of cerulean eyes blinked open, trying to focus. Blues and reds and blacks sharpened, slowly slipping from silhouettes into images. Pajamas. She was wearing red flannel pajamas. The soft material grazed against her wrists while she stared at it in wonder. She was lying in a bed wearing red flannel pajamas. Gingerly, she touched one of the sheets she was under. Everything was so soft. And warm.
Am I dreaming?
She shifted her gaze to a figure in front of her. She blinked. A boy. A little boy she had never seen before was sitting on her bed.
This was new.
The little boy smiled, tilting his head to the side. It was a sweet smile, a smile from one friend to another. He was holding a plate. Food. That explained the nice smell. She studied the strange boy, took in his messy dark hair, wide gray eyes, and dark innocent face. He seemed harmless enough.
He offered her another smile and she couldn't help smiling back. His smile grew into a grin and he spoke.
"Ohayo, nee-san! Ogenki desu ka?"
The words tumbled around in her still sleeping mind. This wasn't a very familiar language and yet somehow vaguely she knew that she should know what it meant. And even stranger still, her tongue knew how to respond.
"Morning. I'm…fine…I think…"
The smile grew even wider. "Great! Look!" He took the cover off of the plate he was holding. "Brought you breakfast!"
She smiled back and sat up. His enthusiasm was infectious. So what if she was confused as hell? "Thank you… um…"
"Mokuba. My name's Kaiba Mokuba." He placed the plate in her lap.
She took the fork he presented and stabbed something on the plate. "Nice to meet you, Mokuba. I'm Isis." She stuffed a forkful into her mouth. Delicious. She couldn't remember the last time she had eaten anything this good. Or anything at all.
"How is it?" Mokuba asked, watching her attack the food.
"Mg-," She swallowed. "It's good. Very good." She launched another assault with her fork. "Say, Mokuba… Um, where are we?"
He sat up straighter and answered very matter of factly, "We're in the Kaiba mansion. This is your room."
Kaiba…?
"Kaiba mansion?" Confused, she looked at him questioningly.
"Yeah, as in Kaiba Corp? Number one game company in the country?"
"I'm sorry but," she smiled apologetically, none of this making sense, "What country are we in?"
The little boy named Mokuba, her newest best friend, looked at her strangely.
"Japan…"
And then Isis looked at Mokuba, at the food in her lap and then finally, Isis looked outside.
"We're in Japan…"
*
They are hiding in the shadows…
My Isis, please stay safe...
*
Meanings:
Ohayo, nee-san! Ogenki desu ka? – Morning, sister! How are you?
Author's Notes:
Second chapter! Finally! Sorry for the delay-will try to be faster @_@ Thank you to all the wonderful people who reviewed! ^o^ *likes reviews* Isis is a sound sleeper, ne? -_-;
Remember: Reviews are gooood! ^_~
*~Stolen Kisses*~