Author's note: I updated...finally. Since this year in my most important year in school, I won't be able to update as often as I would like. I'm gonna be stressed out as it is...and lately I've been depressed...those who have read my xanga which is in my profile know what I mean. So yeah...I haven't written too much. But I'd figure I'd be nice this week and post Chapter 1 to this fic. It was done long before I even posted the prologue...but I'm learned that if I update all my chapters in one go without the story not done...I get writer's block easily and can't concentrate without being pressured.
I'm trying to add realistic problems into my stories to make them seem more descriptive and easy for my readers to get a picture of what's going on. And I've already chosen my favorite two classes this year. MCAS Math(which i have to retake cuz I failed the damn MCAS Math test by 2 points!!! I needed a frickin 220 to pass and I got a 218!) and English 11...we're writing essays, reading, and watching movies. I'm so excited. One of the few ppl that actually likes English. I LOVE writing essays. I'm weird...but it's true. As a writer I HAVE to write, even if it's for school. Anyway...you're all here to read the fic...so enjoy! Please review! I've been depressed this week and I need some cheering up...please?
Story note: Naomi has changed since the prologue...she appears to be almost a female version of Kaiba. Also, I kinda switch the ways some of the Japanese names go...but I was lazy and forgot to switch them. But at least you'll know who I'm talking about. For those of you familiar with Sailor Moon...Naomi looks like Haruka/Amara/Sailor Uranus with chestnut brown hair and green eyes. That should give you a visual of what she looks like. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh...but I wish I owned Noah...I do own Naomi, her father, and Tenkou Enterprises.
Rival In Love
Chapter 1
4 years later.....
It was summer once again. Birds were chirping, children played in the streets, but none of this interested the onlooker from a tall building in the middle of the city of Osaka. Two initials of TE were visible on the large building. Staring out of the window of an office, was a tall woman with short cinnamon hair cut in a boy's style and piercing green eyes. She was wearing a blue business suit with expensive leather shoes. A brief case was on her desk.
Behind her was a young man probably in his 20s with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was cowering under her icy posture. "So....who is this man?" her cold voice cut through the silent-filled air.
"Um...his name is Seto Kaiba, Tenkou-sama," the man mumbled with a bow.
Her eyebrow lifted slightly and she turned around, removing her hands from behind her back. A thoughtful expression came to her face. "Seto Kaiba, eh?" she repeated with distaste. "I think I'll pay him a little visit....strictly business of course. I hope he's prepared for me."
It was a very nice day outside. Loud honking and laughing could be heard throughout the city of Domino, but the person in the office at KaibaCorp could care less. He was engulfed in some hard work, his eyes fixated on the computer screen. His manicured hands typed everything perfectly. He could not afford any mistakes. He had a meeting later that day so he needed all of his previous work finished.
This was Seto Kaiba, feared and respected CEO of KaibaCorp. His hair was chestnut brown and short, only his bangs seemed to be long enough to cover his dark blue eyes that seemed to freeze anyone on the stop. He was wearing a standard white suit with a light blue tie. He hated wearing suits, but for meetings, he had to dress formally. According to his assistants, he was meeting with the owner of Tenkou Enterprises from Osaka. It was a business proposition, no doubt.
Once he was done with his work, a timid looking woman knocked on his door. "Yes?" he hissed lazily.
"Sir, Mr. Tenkou is here to see you. He is waiting down in the lobby," she said.
"The lobby? I thought I told you to lead him into the conference room, you idiot. Nevermind, I'll go see him." Kaiba stood up from his desk, carrying his briefcase with him. He expected to see an old man with wrinkles waiting in the lobby, not an attractive young man with a few guards. "Ah, I assume you are Naoki Tenkou, CEO of Tenkou Enterprises?" he said shaking the other boy's hand. Kaiba could have sworn Naoki had winked at him...but that didn't make any sense, even if he did.
"Yes, I am," Naoki replied with a smirk. "I have a rather interesting proposition for you, Mr. Kaiba."
"Indeed? Well, let's waste no time and get to it." The faster I get this done, the sooner I can go home, he thought. He led Naoki to the conference room where they were left alone. "I'm sorry to hear of your father's recent passing," Kaiba began, though he didn't have a hint of sympathy in his voice.
"Yes, it's been very hard for me to run the company without his guidance," Naoki answered heavily. "However, there is something that may interest you. It had always been my father's dream to create a strong, powerful company. Four years ago, he was friends with your stepfather, Gozaburo." Kaiba tensed up and narrowed his eyes. "The two talked of a merging between our companies."
"A merging?"
"Exactly. With your technology and my creative expertise, we would make a dangerous company the world would admire."
"KaibaCorp is fine without help," the brunette boy argued. "Your company is nothing compared to mine."
Naoki's eyes flared angrily. "How dare you insult my father's work."
Kaiba sneered devilishly. "Besides, if I WERE going to accept this merging....how would you go about it?"
The other boy suddenly grinned and leaned closely. He crossed his legs and stared at Kaiba for awhile. "I think you know," he purred. "A marriage."
Marriage?! "Marriage?!" Kaiba snapped angrily. "What makes you even think I FLOAT that way, Tenkou?!"
"I never said you did," Naoki replied with another smirk. "Mr. Kaiba, no one would care if you married a man, anyway."
"My reputation is more important to me, Tenkou. I do not appreciate little boys like you trying to THROW themselves at me!" He stood up abruptly and was about to leave, when he felt Naoki's strong arms grab him and turn him around. Kaiba glared down hatefully. Before he could say anything, Naoki's mouth had covered his. He felt the boy's lips press against his in earnest. Without realizing it, his arms snaked around Naoki's waist, pulling him closer. Kaiba didn't know how to explain it, but this felt right. Naoki pulled away and suddenly smirked once again.
"You are too easy to fool, Seto Kaiba," he said softly.
"What are you talking about, Tenkou?"
To his surprise, the other boy backed away and unbuttoned a portion of his suit, revealing two very plump breasts. Kaiba was in shock. Had this boy had surgery....? "They're real, in case you're curious," Naoki said, though this time, his voice sounded different. It sounded feminine. "I must say, you lasted longer than most others I've met. It's nice to finally meet you, Seto Kaiba. I'm Naomi Tenkou, CEO of Tenkou Enterprises and only living heir to the late Akito Tenkou."
"You-You're a WOMAN?!" Kaiba growled.
"Yes...by the way, you're a very good kisser," she sneered.
His blue eyes flashed angrily. "Just who do you think you are?"
"I already told you, Kaiba-sama." Naomi folded her arms over her chest and stared at him intently. "You're a lot cuter than what my servants told me. Easier on the eyes."
Kaiba scowled. "I'd watch your tongue, Tenkou."
"Or you'll what? Throw me out? I'll have you know that I have five bodyguards waiting outside this room.....I warn you, they aren't very pleasant men to cross." She strolled around his desk and sat in the chair comfortably. "Hmm...nice chair. Mine isn't nearly this comfy."
"Did you come here to discuss my chair, onna?"
"My, my, aren't you the little angel. I told you why I came. Your company would benefit from merging with mine. All you need to do is sign this marriage certificate and we'll be married." She handed him the paper and he read it over.
Kaiba narrowed his eyes and a deadly smirk came to his face. "I think not..." and he tore the paper up right in front of her. Naomi's eyes widened in shock. Her lip curled.
"Very well...if that's the way you want it," she said standing up and grabbing her suitcase. "I'll leave then. But don't worry. You'll be seeing me again very soon. I guarantee it."
Before she opened the door to leave, he called after her, "Tenkou, a word of advice. Grow your hair out."
"What ever for, Kaiba?" she sneered.
"So you look like a girl."
She blinked. Was it an insult or a strange compliment? Naomi shrugged it off and closed the door behind her, nodding to her bodyguards that it was time to leave. Kaiba sat down in his chair, rubbing his temples. For a moment there, I thought I was really losing my mind, he thought. If she had been a real man....my reputation would be shot.
"I wonder how she even got here....I didn't see a limo outside..." he said to no one. All of a sudden, he heard the sound of propellers and looked out his window. A navy blue helicopter with the initials TE on the side rose into the air, piloted by Naomi. She caught him staring at her and she smirked, flipping the switches to prepare to fly.
"Hmph....she travels in style," he mumbled.
It had been a full month since that meeting between the two. Naomi Tenkou, now seated in her expensive office chair, stared forward at a young man, roughly her age with sandy colored hair and chocolate brown eyes. "Please enlighten me why you've come again, Mr. Hashima," she said coldly, interlacing her fingers.
"Miss Tenkou, surely you see the benefits my corporation could provide for Tenkou Enterprises," he retaliated, narrowing his eyes.
"I hardly see the benefits. My company does not need help from your petty business. Am I clear, Hashima?"
The young man narrowed his eyes further, however he nodded his head. "I will leave," he said standing up and bowing to her. Once he was gone, Naomi swiveled in her chair to stare out the window of her office. It was cloudy, close to a storm. She turned back around to look at a picture of a young boy roughly 13 years of age with aqua green hair smiling and latching onto a young girl with cinnamon brown hair. Her cold green eyes stared at the picture for a long time, before casting their direction onto another picture. She had secretly hacked into Kaiba Corp's mainframe computer, finding as much information about Kaiba's upcoming tournament called Battle City.
She hoped the young CEO wouldn't recognize her when she returned. She had grown out her hair, just as he had told her to. Now it was wavy and about shoulder length. At the moment, she was wearing a navy blue business suit and skirt with black high-heels. As she stared at the profile picture of Kaiba on her computer screen, a smirk came to her face. "I told you we would meet again, Seto Kaiba," she muttered.
Seto Kaiba looked over invitations he needed to send out for his tournament. He couldn't have just ANYBODY enter. He needed to find the right qualifiers. Obviously Yuugi Mutou would be first on his list. He needed to defeat him once and for all. There were some other decent people to invite. None of course were nearly as good as him. He stopped to look at Katsuya Jounouchi's name written down in messy kanji. Smirking, he ripped the paper with his name on it in half. He would NOT let that mutt enter his tournament.
Let's see....Mai Kujaku, she's pretty decent....Dinosaur Ryuuzaki...Insector Haga...they'll have to do, he thought making sure each duelist at least fit his description as worthy opponents if he faced them in the tournament. Once he was done going over the invitations, he thought back to his brief meeting with the CEO of Tenkou Enterprises. The tomboyish look had really surprised him when he had first met Naomi Tenkou. He had really thought she was a real boy. He pondered on what she was doing now, since he had rudely declined the marriage between them. He turned around in his leather black chair to stare out the window.
"You're a confusing girl, Naomi Tenkou," he mumbled, interlacing his fingers. "There has to be another reason on why you came to me last month...."
Author's note: I bet I scared some of you guys...thinking it was slight yaoi, didn't I? hehe. Yeah, I thought it was a neat thing to add...Naomi fooling Kaiba. She's so cool. Anyway, please review...how many times have I said that? lol
