YUGIOH
MP: Aftermath
Chapter 8.
Today was a very busy day for Kaiba, making his date tonight with Mai all the more of a burden. Not far from Yugi's, they were constructing a water park. He ended up putting Mokuba in charge over there to oversee the project, while he stayed at work taking care of his own project.
He had been at work most of the time, as they began the re-construction on the device. His own personal scientists had been taking all this time to go over all the past models and prototypes, as well as all the old and new schematics of this mechanism. To make sure they could handle it, he also hired one of the best geneticists he could find that had absolutely no relation to Charujin Corp, to help make sure everything was put together correctly, as well as to make sure everything was read correctly.
Finally, they had their first test with the machine, placing a monkey into it. After the machine was activated, the monkey was turned into a charred ball of fur. Now they were going through it with a fine-tooth comb, to find out what they did wrong.
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Yugi had returned home that night, to find his grandfather in bed, and his home empty. He was surprised to see how late it was....10pm. So Yugi got dressed, and went into bed.
"Psst....hey Yug." A voice whispered from his window.
Yugi looked over, and asked, "Joey? What are you doing here?"
"I wanna know what happened. What did he have to say? Did you ask him about me?" Joey asked.
Yugi sighed, "Kaiba claims that he has no interest in you, and urges you to move on."
"That's bullshit!" Joey snapped. "I can't believe he's still playing this 'I don't care' crap with me, after what happened at the hospital!"
"Joey....are you sure you didn't misunderstand anything at the hospital? I mean, he was in a hospital bed when you kissed him, right? He was still pretty weak to do much about it...." Yugi began to say.
"Listen Yug, Kaiba was pulling the same crap then as he was now, playing the 'I don't care and I don't wanna hear it' crap. But he wasn't that weak to push me off, or get away from me, and it wasn't one-sided, either. He was more than happy to give into it, when we kissed. He still wanted me, Yug....as much as I wanted him. He almost admitted it, until his brother came charging in. I didn't want to make it more awkward for him, so I played the game....you know. But now, it's even worst. I gotta see him Yugi, I gotta find a way to be with him. I just don't know where to reach him. He's always at his work place, or caged at his house. Now he's telling me he don't want me to call, either...."
"Well....there's one place he told me he'd be, but...." Yugi stammered, wondering if he shouldn't have said that.
"Where? Where??" Joey asked.
Yugi shook his head, "I don't think I should say it. Joey, it's a setup....Yami thinks he's baiting you."
But that only made Joey grin, saying, "He's trying to bait me? Then he wants like a secret meeting or something! Why didn't you say that?"
"Because he's dating someone!" Yugi said.
Joey just froze. "He's....dating?"
Yugi sighed, "Joey....he's dating Mai. It's going to be his first date with her. But he told Yami too much detail."
"What do ya mean?" Joey asked.
Yugi answered, "He told him it's tomorrow at 7pm, at the Starlight House."
"He's bringing her there? That's like one of the fanciest restaurants in this area." Joey said.
Yugi again pointed out to him, "But he gave too much detail on the time and place. Joey....I don't know why, but it almost seems like he wants you to make a scene. You really shouldn't go."
"Yeah, well....if I did go, which I wont, I wouldn't make a scene, anyway. Why would I?" Joey asked. "He can do what he wants....I don't care."
Yugi just rolled his eyes, knowing this was trouble.
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Kaiba left that night, resulting in picking Mai up late. He knocked, as Mai came to the door, looking at her watch, saying, "We're going to be late, you know. What took you so long? I hope we still have reservations...."
"They wouldn't cancel my reservation." Kaiba said, escorting her to his Porsche, and driving them to the restaurant. Kaiba played the complete gentleman, escorting her in. They got a seat at one of the best spots, and began their date. After ordering the wine and food, Mai noticed that Kaiba seemed a little occupied, his eyes drifting away from his table, seeming to glance around at different parts of the restaurant.
Mai said to him, "Hey, no offense....but I'm over here."
"Hmm? Oh, I'm sorry. I was just hoping this place fit your needs." Kaiba replied.
Mai smiled, "Oh believe me, this place is just fine for me."
By this time, the waiter came to bring them the wine. As Kaiba glanced at the wine person, he found a familiar figure sitting at the bar, having a drink, and non-challantly shoving his face a little too far into a menu. Kaiba gave a smile, pleased to see the 'guest of honor' made it. He turned to the waiter, saying, "Thank you." Then turned to Mai, offering her glass and his, saying, "Here's a toast to our first date....may there be many more like this one." As they took their sip.
After sipping their wine, Kaiba changed positions at the table, so he could sit right next to her, and handed her a jewelry box, saying, "I got something for you."
"What? Oh, you didn't have to do that." Mai said.
Kaiba smiled, saying, "But I wanted to."
She opened it up, and said, "Oh, my god!"
"It's a simple necklace....I hope you like it." Kaiba said.
Mai asked, "Simple? That necklace must have been a small fortune! I....thank you."
Kaiba then brought his head close to her, whispering, "You wouldn't mind me asking for a kiss on our first date, would you?"
Mai smiled, saying, "I couldn't imagine saying no, at this moment." And kissed Kaiba on the lips.