"Lover I Don't Have To Love" by dejectedxangel
Chapter 03
Disclaimer: All characters from Yu-Gi-Oh are property of their rightful owners. Any song lyrics I might include here belong to their rightful owners, as they will be labeled. "Lover I Don't Have To Love" belongs to Bright Eyes. I think that pretty much covers it all -(//)_(//)-
Author's Note: Sorry for the delay, folks. Been busy… um.. yeah. Thanks for reviewing too! I didn't think anyone would like it… ^_^ On with the story!
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I need some meaning I can memorize
The kind I have always seems to slip my mind
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"Good morning, Mr. Kaiba" spoke a smiling jade-eyed receptionist at the front desk of Kaiba Corp. Seto brushed past her after giving her a cut nod. Making his way to his personal elevator, he went to the top floor, past the double doors and to the desk in the middle of the room. The room itself was white, with large windows letting in sunlight upon the white marble floor. The only black thing in the room was the executive chair behind the white desk, at which he took a seat immediately, turning it to face the window.
"It's over and done.." he whispered, closing his eyes. He wasn't too busy in the mornings and had times to relax for a bit before the workload arrived. He had dropped off Holly at her home not far from the club the day before. He still had a bit of a headache, but he figured if he stared out the window for a while without focusing on work, it might go away. It did so as the memory of the previous morning slowly poured into his mind.
They remained silent as she found the chopsticks she'd used the previous night for her hair beside his bed. She bent over, picking them up gingerly, unaware that he was watching her. Quickly she rolled up her hair into a lazy bun and put in the two chopsticks, holding it in place. She turned around, her eyes meeting his. They didn't have that rich, burning hazel he'd seen in them the night before, but rather a pale, sad shade. He ignored it, opening the door and leading her out to his car. They passed several things with the "KC" logo on them, but she kept her eyes on the ground, too deep in thought to notice anything.
They walked in silence through a few passages, reaching the garage in no time. She'd asked him to drop her off at the club where'd they met, but he had insisted on driving her home. Hesitantly, she gave him her address and he drove her there. He looked at her sadly, realizing she lived in the emptiest part of town. There was only a single house which she lived in, but next to that was an old school which had been closed down and put off limits due to all its design problems. He pulled up in front of the house, but remained completely silent. She reached into her skirt pocket, taking out but a single key.
Looking at the door of her house miserably, she turned back to him and tapped him on the shoulder. Upon turning around, he was shocked by her kissing him on the lips, but didn't fail to return the kiss. She deepened it, placing her hand on his chest then letting it crawl up slowly behind his neck and into his hair. Eventually she started pulling away, but not before biting his lower lip hard enough to break the skin and cause it to bleed. Seto opened his eyes in shock as the taste of his own blood was recognized, but held back a grin as she smiled at him before going out of the car, noticing her bruised lower lip with a healing mark on it from the previous night.
He watched her as she made her way to the house and entered it. Glancing around, he saw no cars or anything. He figured she lived alone and drove away, deciding to go straight to work afterwards and pretend like it never happened.
Seto took in a deep breath, the feeling he got from the kiss refreshing his memory. He hadn't noticed that his fingers were absentmindedly tracing his lips, tracing over where hers had been. 'Roughly a day ago..' he thought to himself, his eyes remaining closed. His breathing deepened as he thought about her and the scent of her perfume. He felt like he was dreaming, reliving everything…
The phone on his desk rang, snapping him back to reality.
"Yes?"
"Mr. Kaiba, there is a young woman here. She's gone through all the required interviews and is considered qualified, but still needs your approval. Since your schedule is free at the moment, would your interview today or another day?"
"Is the girl here?"
"Yes, Mr. Kaiba. She's standing right in front of me right now."
"Send her in."
Seto felt remotely amused. It was hard to get past the required interviewers he'd given the task of screening potential workers. Each one was tougher than the other, and it had been a long time since someone had gotten past the last two interviewers. He kept facing his window, looking out, even as the woman he'd spoken to entered, announced the girl, lead her in and left.
"Take a seat." Seto spoke out, his voice taking it's usual cold tone it did at work. How he hated having his private time interrupted. He heard her take a few steps, her heels clicking lightly on the ground. By the distance between clicking, he figured she must have long legs. 'Oh god, what am I thinking?' he thought to himself, a smirk coming to his face. "So you seek a job working for Kaiba Corp., Ms…" he stopped, not really having paid attention when the worker had announced her.
"James." She replied, her tone calm and reserved.
"James?"
"That's my last name. James." She said, her voice taking a colder tone.
"What position are you applying for, Ms. James?" he asked, a little annoyed that she hadn't given him her full name.
"Actually, I'm open to whatever position you have to provide. I can be a personal assistant, secretary, accountant.."
"Oh are you that experienced, Ms. James?" he asked. "It seems to me someone of your talent wouldn't be searching for employment but rather would already have plenty of employment opportunities elsewhere. What made you come here?" he asked.
"Well, I recently moved here from Los Angeles, California. I did have plenty of work over there, but due to certain circumstances I decided to move to Domino. Upon hearing about how successful your corporation has been, I was more than willing to apply to work under such a prestigious name."
"Are you willing to work at all hours without question?" he asked, his
"Yes."
"Do you have a family that awaits you at home?" he asked, curious about the woman now. She took a few moments to answer, then answered in an almost dejected tone.
"No, sir." Kaiba smiled; he'd found the woman's weakness. He spun around in his desk chair to face the woman and laugh in her face for a bit, then give her the job. Right at that moment, deep blue eyes met hazel ones…
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DejectedxAngel: dun dun dunn!
Seto Kaiba: What was THAT?
DejectedxAngel: An attempt at a chapter, love..
Holly: Who's that woman?
DejectedxAngel & Seto: -___-;;
Holly: Wait a minute!
DejectedxAngel: Stay tuned for the next chappie. I wrote this one tonight 'cause… well… I wanted to update. Sorry if it's short…
Holly: Wait just a damn minute! I need-
DejectecxAngel: READ AND REVIEW FOLKS! ~closes the curtains~