Title: A Day at Kaiba Corp. And a Blast from the Past
Hello again! Finally, the story goes away from Riku's house for a little while. Well, enjoy the sixth chapter!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yugioh or any of its characters. I only own this fic and Riku.
"Breakfast is ready!" Riku came walking in and dragged in giant platters of food. Joey and Tristian stared at all the food that Riku made with giant, sparkling eyes, while everyone just stared at Riku, and couldn't believe that one girl made enough food for an army in just an hour. Riku smiled brightly at Joey and Tristian before the two started chowing down nearly a quarter of the food. Everyone just stared at the two with giant sweatdrops. Everyone except Riku and Seto took their own helping of food. While everyone wasn't looking, Riku and Seto snuck out of the living room and quietly went into the bedroom. (A/N: Don't start thinking nasty!) Riku slowly closed the door before looking towards Seto. "So, what were you going to ask me about, Seto?" Seto smiled, sheepishly. "Eh heh heh, ask you about what?" "Come on Seto. I know you all too well. You never came over to my house without asking me for some kind of a favor." Seto grinned at her before sitting on her bed and looking down at the floor. "Alright, you caught me." Seto looked up and smiled. "I was planning to take Mokuba somewhere. Do you think you could watch over Kaiba Corp.?" "Sure. No problem." Seto lunged towards Riku and hugged her tightly. "Thank you so much! I swear I'll find some way to repay you!" Riku just stared at Seto, blankly. (How many people are gonna hug me when the day's over?) Riku and Seto walked downstairs and saw the group having their own fun. Joey and Tristian were eating what's left of the breakfast, while everyone else just watched Yugi and Joey have a practice duel. "So, when did you want me to watch over Kaiba Corporation?" "As soon as possible, if you could." Seto said as he watched Marik point out the strategies Yugi and Joey used to Mokuba. "Alright, how about now? We can leave now if you want." Seto nodded. "Whenever you want to." Riku walked to the gang and explained to them that she had to watch over Seto's company for awhile. Tea reassured Riku that she would help keep an eye on the house for her as a thanks for hiding Yugi. "Alright. Let's go!"
Riku, Seto, and Mokuba walked up to Seto's Central Control Tower. The three of them walked towards the elevator before Riku turned around to Mokuba and Seto. "Alright! I'll take care of things from here!" Riku walked to the elevator and then turned towards them again. "Have fun you guys!" They all smiled at each other before Seto and Mokuba walked towards the exit. The elevator finally reached the first floor, and Riku got on and headed to the top of the tower.
Riku had sat on the front desk for hours. Nothing had happened since Riku got there. "Well, if I knew nothing was gonna happen all day, I would have brought something to do. Oh well..." Riku sighed and put her head down on the desk before the phone started ringing. "(Finally! A little excitement.) Hello?" "Kaiba-boy!" "No, this is Riku, the one person you haven't tipped off yet." Riku teased. She turned on the screen that was attached to the phone, and she saw Pegasus, just sitting boredly at his desk. "Well, Riku-girl, you look pretty bored." Pegasus stated, as he stared at Riku. "Like wise... So what do you need?" Riku said, as she sat upright and watched Pegasus. "Well, I was just gonna ask Kaiba-boy about buisness." "Heh, tough luck. You got me instead. Seto went out somewhere with Mokuba a long time ago, since then, this place has been quiet and dull." Pegasus thought to himself before suggesting "Well, Riku-girl, if you want to, we could have a duel." Riku thought about this for awhile before saying "Sounds fun! But I have a little problem... I left my deck and my dueling disk somewhere at home." Riku smiled sheepishly and Pegasus just slapped himself in the face. "Well, maybe another time?" "Ok. I can't wait to see your toon monsters again." "Glad you like them. See you later." "Chao!" They both turned off their TV screens and hung up their phones. "Well, I guess that's it..." Riku sighed and closed her eyes. She tried to think of something to pass the time.
"Riku, help me!" Riku looked up to see Marik being chased by his yami, whose snake-like tail was crashing through the scene. Riku tried to go help Marik, but she found out she was binded by dark vines. (Oh no, not again!) Riku thought. Before Marik could reach Riku, Y.Marik whacked him out of the way. Y.Marik stood in front of Riku, and turned the tip of his tail into a blade. He coiled back his tail, ready to strike. Marik saw this and screamed "Riku! RIKU!" As soon as Y.Marik was about to strike, Riku snapped out of her thought.
"Riku! Come on! Wake up! Please!" Riku slowly opened her eyes and saw Marik's big purple eyes staring right at her. She jumped back in surprize and fell off the chair. "ACK! Marik!?! What the heck!?!" Riku got up and Marik looked at her with a concerned look. "What are you doing here?" "Don't tell me you forgot..." Riku slapped herself in the face before standing in front of Marik. "I didn't forget, but I didn't expect anyone to 'owe their life to me' right here in Kaiba Corp." Marik looked confused before smiling at Riku. (Well, at least she didn't forget my promise to her...) Marik smiled and watched as Riku walked towards him and put her hand on his shoulder. "Well, thanks for stopping by." Riku walked towards the elevator, only to have both Seto and Mokuba come right out of its doors. "Oh good! You're back!" Seto walked up to her and smiled. "Yup! Anything happen?" "Pegasus called, but that's pretty much it." Riku walked towards Marik and said "If you want Marik, we could go somewhere in town." "Sure!" Marik said with a bright smile on his face. "Ok, I'll meet you at the park. I gotta talk to Seto about something first." "Ok Riku!" Marik left the building while Riku walked up towards Seto.
"Hmm...I wonder what Riku wanted to ask Kaiba about?" Marik then put a smile on his face and kept walking towards the park. "More importantly, I wonder where she's planning to go?" "You ain't going anywhere you little punk!" Keith grabbed Marik's arm and threw him on the ground. "So, you think you can take my girl and make her hate me? I'll teach you!" Keith began punching Marik repeatedly before somebody threw a rock at Keith. "Hey! Leave him alone Keith!" Keith got up and dragged Marik up by the collar of his shirt. "Baby! I know why you hate me, it's because of this jerk!" He threw Marik towards Riku, and she threw another rock at him. "You baka! I hated you before I even met Marik! What makes you think that beating him up more would make me like you any better?" Keith walked up to Riku and grabbed her. "Oh baby, your cute when your mad." Keith tried to kiss Riku, but she just slapped him. "I'm sick and tired of putting up with bakas like you! How many times do I have to tell you, don't call me 'baby'!?!" Riku picked Marik up and held him while walking away from Keith. "Don't come anywhere near me, if you know what's good for you!" She took Marik with her to the park. She just felt glad that she brought something to heal Marik a little bit. Marik sat up and Riku tried to heal him. "Riku...I'm sorry." "Sorry for what?" Riku brought out a water bottle and tried to soak a small peice of cloth. Then she lightly padded his arms. "It was because of me that your boyfriend is so abusive. He thinks that I'm trying to steal you from him." Riku looked at him with a shocked yet amused expression. "Keith? Boyfriend!?! Hah! Your joking, right?" Marik looked confused. "He is your boyfriend, right?" "(Hmm...I guess he really wasn't joking.) Heck no! I don't know what he thinks I am to him, but to me, he's not even a friend." She soaked the cloth again and then started to clean his other arm. "Besides, it's not your fault he's this way, he had been this way even before I met you." "Really?" Marik moaned in pain when Riku tapped a certain spot on his arm with the cloth. "When I first met Yugi, he gave me a lecture that lasted for hours about why he's better than Yugi. When I met Bakura and Duke, he keeps telling me bad things about dice, and how ghosts are stupid. Of course, back then he never realized I could become a ghost. You could just imagine how that turned out." "Yeah." Marik smiled and Riku blushed. "When I met Joey, Kieth tried to impress me by showing me all sorts of math problems. Only thing is, he couldn't even tell me what 11 equals. When I first met Seto and Mokuba, he kept telling me that their hardware is all messed up and liable to explode, but I knew better because I was the one who gave them the hardware in the first place. When I first talked to Pegasus, he keeps giving me lectures about how cartoons are for sissys, but it's not like his gang is any better." She started to pull out a long roll of bandages and tried to wrap up Marik's arms. "So you see? It's not just you that he's jealous of, it's pretty much every last boy that I talk to." They both chuckled and smiled. "Hey Riku? Why do you hate him so much? I mean, what started making you seem to hate him with all your guts?" Riku smiled. "(Well that's a nice way to explain it...) Besides the obvious? My hatred for that baka streched back all the way when I first met him. But that's gonna be quite a long story." Riku got done wrapping both of his arms before Marik put his hand on her shoulder and gave her a look that urged her to go on. "(Well, hope he's ready...) -Sigh-. So you really do want to hear the story. Ok, here goes."
Riku had been sitting on the bench, just watching the other kids playing Duel Monsters. She just watched lazily as a Baby Dragon had comepletely destroyed a Watapon, untill a guy with blonde hair and a bandana walked up to her. "Hey baby! What's a pretty girl like you just sitting here for?" Riku sighed before replying "Please don't call me 'baby' ." "Keith's the name, now what's the name of my fair princess?" "My name's Riku, and please don't call me 'princess' either." "Hmm... You're a tough cookie." "No, I'm a tom-boy." Riku sighed before crossing her arms and then walking away. She stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Come on baby, let's go on a date!" Riku shrugged off his hand from her shoulder before cooly saying "No thanks, and I already told you not to call me 'baby', didn't I?"She kept walking before Keith grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him. "Get back here baby, you WILL go on that date with me!" This time he had a less than comforting glint in his eyes, but Riku was no pushover, and she slapped him in the face and swung her arm out of his grip. "Get away from me! Showing me your true colors isn't gonna get you a date!" She walked away after shooting him a deadly glare. Keith just stood still in rage before he ran to Riku and punched her down. "Get up princess! You will go out on a date with me without any questions! Understand!?!" All the other duelists left the area to avoid trouble from Keith. "No, I don't understand..." Riku muttered loudly before punching Keith in the chest. "...Because I ain't going anywhere with you!" Riku left Keith paralyzed with rage before Riku walked away. "Don't mess with me again if you know what's good for you." Riku had walked away, leaving Keith heart brokened and beatened up.
"And that pretty much turned into all this."Riku sighed and leaned back on the bench while Marik just looked at her, both shocked and concerned. "Gee, so he abused you right from the start?" "Yup!" Riku replied, as she closed her eyes and tried to relax. "But it's not like I hadn't been abused bef-" Riku opened her eyes and stopped herself. "Er, nevermind, I'll stop there." She sighed and Marik just stared at the sky. "So, did you still want to go somewhere?" "Erm, well I'm not sure anymore." Marik tried to get up, but then he lost his balance and would have fallen to the ground if Riku hadn't caught him. "Maybe you should take a break at my house." So the two headed home, with Riku trying to help Marik keep his balance along the way.
TBC
Finally! I got the story away from Riku's house! Hope you liked the story so far, be sure to check out the next chapter and be sure to review! Thanks for reading!