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Eternal Flame
By: Eternity's Angel
Chapter 3: A Deal with the Devil
Kaiba could have just laugh right at the spot just right then and there. But, he held back his guard, refusing to show any emotion. He enjoyed every moment of domination that he have with this plan. This was exactly how everything in life should be-which means, everything had to go by his rules. But, then again, this wasn't always about domination. It's also about putting those who are the lower class people in their own place, and respect the higher status in the world-mainly him. Kaiba definitely enjoyed every moment of the mutt's defeat. It was highly amusing to watch the mutt fall while he would always stand on the top. That would teach him whose superior for eternity.
At this very moment would be one of his dominated moments. The mutt was leaning against his sister, all weak but yet, he managed to have the strength to stand up. His sister was worried about the poor mutt. 'Foolish woman. You should worried about yourself. You're going to lose your company to me very soon.' Kaiba though, smiling wickedly.
"Joey, can you stand up?" Serenity asked him with concern in her eyes. Joey managed to nodded his head, and stood up. Joey flashed his eyes in anger at Kaiba, "What the hell do you want with my sister's company? From what I know, this was between you and me. What does my sister had to do anything with this duel?"
"Correction. She had everything to do with this duel. You're such a rattlebrained! Did you really think that I would be wasting my time dueling you? HA! That would be a laugh! No, you imbecile, this was all about your sister. From the very start of this duel, it was to gained your sister's company. Now, that I won our duel, I want your sister to handed over the company to me!" Kaiba said maliciously.
Joey couldn't take it anymore, he bursted in anger, "That still didn't give you the right to take something that isn't yours. Remember, this is between you and me. Leave my sister out of this!"
Serenity looked back between Kaiba and Joey. 'Joey dueled because of me-and he didn't know anything about it. Kaiba didn't even want to duel with Joey at the first place. It's all a plan to lure me into this; so, he can take over Capsule Corporations.'
"I believe that I can't do that. Did you forgot our little wager that we had before the beginning of the duel? Because, if you don't give in what I want, I could ruin you. Simple as that." Kaiba said bluntly. He was prepared, knowing that the mutt wouldn't give in that easy. Nobody could ever ruin his plans; and that is nobody.
"What exactly are you going to "ruin" me Kaiba? Huh?-" Joey said, but was cut off by Kaiba.
"Believe me mutt. I could do much worst than you could imagined. Don't try me. It's either you hand over the company to me, or I'll do much worst than I intended to do. When it comes to business, I don't kid around." Kaiba said, maliciously.
"Why you-" But, Joey was cut off when Serenity silenced him.
"Mr. Kaiba, I do believed that I had made myself clearer the day on that meeting. I don't intend on handing over the company to you. But, this is unacceptable. You can't believe that you could win over a company due to the status of this duel. Things don't work that way, Mr. Kaiba." Serenity said, challenging him.
Kaiba, who didn't refused the challenge, fought back with fire. "Ms. Wheeler, I don't think you know the full meaning of my offer. I could make your company twice better than it's originally is. All you have to do is signed a contract, and everything would go smoothly. Otherwise, the consequences for your pathetic excuse for a brother would be brutal. I can do much worst than what's now. I could have him loose his job and nobody would be able to hired him as a employee. I could framed him into a crime and the police wouldn't care if it's the right person or not. As long I have the money, I could do whatever I want in this country."
Serenity gasped. Unfortunely, Kaiba could do much worst, and he's right. He could do anything he pleases in Japan. He had power, and he could use it on the people against Joey. She didn't want Joey to get into her problem in the first place. She was the one who refused his offer, and Joey would have suffer the consequences if she doesn't give in. Serenity bit her lip, this was the most tough situation she have been.
'I can't just hand over the company to Kaiba. Step-father would be devastated if I did. After all, I am just his adopted child. I am not his legitimate children. But, he had passed down the company to me. I can't let him down. On the other hand, there's Joey. He's my brother; I don't want him to lose his job because of my problems with Kaiba. I don't want anything to happened to him. There's only one thing I could do now.' Serenity whispered, "Fine. I give in, Kaiba."
Joey was shocked, while Kaiba smirked. "I'm glad that you saw it my way. Now, I don't want to waste any time. Please signed on this contract that I have." He took out a blue folder out of his briefcase.
"You didn't let me finished. Although I give in, I am not fully handing the company to you. The company is still mine, and I am not giving it up. However, we would work as partners; you do not own Capsule Corporations. If I were to given up my company, that would mean I am out of the business. I don't intend to be out of the business. I would work for you, but Capsule Corporations would only be partnered with Kaiba Corporations. That's the only condition I would give to you. You rather accept it or decline it." Serenity said, glaring at Kaiba. 'I won't let him win that easily.'
Kaiba narrowed his eyes. She was right, he couldn't get fully ownership of the company until she was out of the business. But, it seems that she wasn't intend to be kicked out. Kaiba grinned, 'That's fine with me. I'll gained her company one by one, until I could have full ownership of the company. Then, that would be the day where I'll show the Wheelers that I'll be dominant at the end.'
"Fine. I agreed to your foolish partnership with Kaiba Corporations. Be on time tomorrow sharp at 8a.m. We have a contract to signed tomorrow, and you'll be working with Kaiba Corporations starting tomorrow, as I would also with Capsule Corporations." Kaiba growled, turning around, with his trench-coat swifting behind him.
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Serenity helped Joey got into his apartment. She threw her keys on the counter and helped Joey sit down on the couch. Sitting down, Joey sighed, "Serenity, you didn't have to give into Kaiba. You know I could handle him."
"Joey, it's my choice. Besides, it was my problem at the first place. If I didn't get involved with him, you didn't need to get in this kind of mess."
"But Sere-"
"Don't worry about me. I could take care of myself from him. I'm not the little girl anymore. I grown up." Serenity said, smiling at Joey.
"I guess not. But, if anything happens, I want you to tell Joey all about it. I'll beat the crap out of him for you!" Joey said, holding her hands. "Promise?"
"Promise. Don't worry. I won't give in that easily without a fight. It's been a tough day, why don't you get some sleep? I need to go home anyway." Serenity said, grabbing her keys from the counter.
"Alright. Do you need me to drive you home?" Joey said, getting up from the couch.
"No, it's ok. I could drive myself home. You must have been tired from the duel, go and get some sleep. I'll call you in the morning."
"Alright."
"Good night Joey."
"Good night. Sere?"
"Hm?"
"I'm sorry that I didn't think straight when Kaiba wanted to duel me. If I think harder, I shouldn't have duel him in the first place. I'm sorry that I put you in this." Joey said, standing there like a lost little boy.
"It's ok Joey. You don't have to worry about that. I won't let him win that easily. I got to go, bye Joey!" Serenity went over to hugged Joey. Giving him reassurance that she's going to be alright, she headed out of his apartment and down towards the elevator doors.
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The next day, Serenity arrived at Kaiba Corporations 10 minutes before 8a.m. She had parked her car inside the Kaiba Corporations' parking lot. As she got out of her car, a long black limousine pulled up in front of her. The driver quickly got out and opened the door; and Kaiba came out of the car with a scowl on his face.
"Look what you did. You're such a idiot! Now, I'm late than usual. If this ever happens again, you won't be seeing a paycheck for a very long time, and you'll be out of the job permantely. This is a warning. Never let it happen again! Understood?" Kaiba yelled at the driver, who apologized rapidly; hoping his boss would forgive him.
Kaiba looked at his driver with disgust before he realized that somebody was standing there. Glaring at the person in front of him, he dismissed his driver, his eyes never left from the person. The driver took this opportunity to get out before any real damage will be done.
"You're early. Good; otherwise if you're late, I'll be firing you. I don't tolerance lateness." Kaiba said, fixing his trench-coat and stand tall.
"Mr. Kaiba, with all due respect, you're not my boss. In case you forgotten, we're working as partners. We're both equal; I'm my own boss, and vice versa." Serenity said, fighting with fire.
'Who does this woman think she is? Doesn't she know that I'm Seto Kaiba? Nobody would ever go and defy me! Not even a woman! I'll show her that I'll be superior than her for always!' Kaiba vowed, walking into the lobby of Kaiba Corporations.
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Up in Kaiba's office, he was barking orders to his secretary who shrunk in fear. His secretary hurried off to grabbed whatever her boss needed. Kaiba went inside his office, walking towards his desk, he put his briefcase on his desk, and took something out of it. His secretary walked back in, bringing some types of papers. Satisfied with whatever the secretary had given to him, he dismissed her, and sat down at his chair. Taking a pen, he puts pushes a paper and a pen in front of her.
"This is the contract that's between our companies. This contract simply says that we are partnered in this business for expansion of 2 years. If along the contracted years, you decided that you don't want any part of it, that ends it all; but with a price. Is it understood, Ms. Wheeler?" Kaiba asked bluntly.
Serenity looked at the survey. 2 years stuck with Kaiba? That's not good. Can she survived with his bitterness everyday? But, what about the sake of her company? She has to signed the paper; if not, her company would be in jeopardy. Grabbing a pen, she signed on the dotted line; which Kaiba smirked and signed also.
'Why do I feel like I'm selling my soul to the devil?' Serenity thought, when she finished signing the contract, sealing the deal. Kaiba puts the contract in a folder, and inside his briefcase.
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Now, to the reviewers:
Yamiko: Dartz's Girl: Thank you for the wonderful comments! I really enjoyed it! =) I totally love your stories! I can't wait for your update on Love & Lust in Ancient Egypt! I hope you would enjoyed this chapter!
Chibi-Kari: Thanks for your comment! Here is the next chapter! =) Enjoy!
Invader Kas: I really appreciated your comment, but you said that it needed more action; and there wasn't any angst. Like Kikoken had said, you need to be patient. Although there wasn't any angst at first, there would be later on the story. I'm taking it slowly, because I have to try to developed Kaiba's emotions in this fic. Kaiba wouldn't be able to fall in love in just one glance. That would be totally OOC of him(Although this is a AU, there would contain some stuffs from the original.) I really appreciated if you be patient along the chapters.
Kikoken: Oh yeah. Kaiba was pissing me off too that day on Yu-Gi-Oh when he was dueling Yami/Yugi. Thanks for defending me! =) I really appreciated it! Thanks!
Sakura: Lol..here's the next chapter you have waited so long for! =) Thanks for your review!
IceFire3: Thanks for your review! Here is the next chapter; enjoy!
Angel Enchantress: Yes, apparently, Kaiba can do anything he wishes; but I won't give it away that easily! Enjoy the next chapter!
Rena: I'm sure that really caught you off guard! Here is the next chapter! Hopefully you'll see how things would go!
May: Yeah, Serenity defying him. Unbelievable, right? Lol! It seems a lot of people are pissed off at Kaiba. Here's the chapter of Serenity's reaction! =) Hopefully, you'll find it to your liking!
A/N: Yes! I finished the next chapter! Not to mention I have left you guys another cliffhanger! I'm beginning to enjoying this! =) I graduated already! Yippee! On with High School for me! Yeah! Not to mentioned that I have turned 14! Yeah! =)
Here are a some notes to the story:
[1] I'm sure that by now you realized that Serenity and Kaiba had developed some OOC of them-especially Serenity. You'll be seeing more of this later on in the story. All would be explained; please be patient with it.
[2] This chapter is un-edit. I didn't get a chance to get a hold of an editor-since my editor is having difficulties going online; I have nobody to edit this. So please excuse my grammatical/spelling errors. I am trying my best to fixed them! =)
Ok, now that summer is here, I am planning on updating faster! But, I got a letter from my high school, saying I have to do some summer reading; so that might get in the way. But don't worry, I would try my best to update as soon as possible-it's just that I have a lot of stories that I need to updated too! If you're interested, you could check in my profile and stroll down to some stories that I have written and read. Thanks!
Finished Date: June 27, 2004
Posted: June 29, 2004
--Currently, I am writing a new SetoxSerenity story! I already posted up a teaser for it. If you like the summary, and you liked it, you could go and read it! =) This one is different from my other works-I guess. Here is the summary:
Title: The Dark Prince
Rated: R
Summary: Prince Seto had been known as the Dark Prince for his savagery power among his country-and he would murdered all those who would defied him. Until one day, he laid his eyes on a woman who intrigues him-who would become his salve besides his heart...
Does it sound interesting? If it does, just keep a lookout for that story! It's gonna come out during the summer! For now, enjoy this chapter! (I'm going crazy, trying to update all of my fics at the same time. So, please be patient if I update late!)
Eternity's Angel