A/N Here is the next chapter. Thank you all for the reviews. Please keep them up. I hope you like this one. In this one, we meet Erin. I hope you guys like her. She a minor character and I hope to add her in at least one more chapter. In addition, there is a name at the end of this chapter and it came from the move the Pirates of the Caribbean. When I was trying to come up with a name, it just popped into my head.
Chapter 9 February 4 months to go.
Seto and Joey where walking outside to the limo after school when they saw a woman standing in front of it. She had short, wavy red hair. She was tall and was wearing a business dress suit of navy blue. She had a headset on and talking into it. Her voice sounded sweet, even if she was mad. "No. I already said Mr. Kaiba cannot meet on that day." She paused as she was listening to what they had to say. "Yes. That will work. Two weeks from today at six will work for him. Thank you."
She hangs up and then starts to dial another number. "Yes I like call about a time for a fitting." She paused again. "Yes. It's for a wedding. It will be three gentlemen." Pause again. "Two adults and a teenager." This time there was a long pause as she looks through a book that looked like a planner. "Well the wedding is in 4 months." This time you could see her face cringe from the pain of being yelled at. "Well I'm sorry sir if that is short notice but they just decided to go ahead with it." A short pause. "I'm sure Mr. Kaiba would love to know that one of the best tailors won't take..." Paused again. "Yes I said Mr. Kaiba." Pause with a smile that said I knew you would see it my way. "So what time was that? 4:30 tomorrow?" Pause with a smile. "Ok see you tomorrow and thank you."
Hangs up again and dial yet another number. "Hi. I'm Erin Smith. Mr. Kaiba's personal assistant and I need to reschedule a meeting for a Mr. Masahiko." This time there was a long pause as she looks like she was getting mad. "Well I'm sorry if Masahiko is a very busy man but so is Mr. Kaiba and he can't miss his new appointment." She never onced raised her voice ever if her face showed how mad she was getting. "No, he cannot reschedule it." She said in an even sweeter voice. "You know Mr. Kaiba does not have to have this meeting. This is for your boss's benefit." She was very smart and read up on what was going on in Seto's life. Which meeting he needed and which ones he can go without. Seto was impressed. "Oh so now you can make room for him. Well you know Mr. Kaiba won't have room for him until two weeks from today at six."
It was Tuesday February 1st. Seto liked they way she was handling herself. Seto smiled as he watched her. Finally after three phone calls she was done and took the earpiece out and stuck out her hand for Seto to take and shake it. "Hi. I'm your new personal assistant. Erin Smith." Seto took and shook her hand. "Well you know who I am but you haven't met Joey yet." He said as he let go of her hand, turned to the side to, and stuck out his hand to Joey as he moved to the side of Seto and took her hand to shake it. "Hi. I'm Joey." "Oh yes. Mr. Joey Wheeler. Mr. Kaiba's fiancé." Erin said as she shook his hand. Letting go she opened up the planner again and looked at it. "Well Mr. Kaiba you have a meeting in..." Looking at her watch then back up at them with a smile "Ten minutes. So I suggest you get a move on it." She said as the driver open the door for them.
10 minutes later
Seto was stepping out of the limo when Joey stepped and grabbed his arm and turned him around. Pulling him close he gave Seto a kiss that left him standing there with a goofy smile on his face when Joey pulled away. "Ok. Now you can go." Joey said as he patted him on the butt and got back in the limo. Seto just smiled and walked in. This was looking like a good meeting.
In the limo on the way home
Erin smiled as Joey climbed in and driver started the to pick up Mokuba and Serenity from school. Joey looked at her and saw the smile. "What?"
"The way you and Mr. Kaiba act around each other. I heard he's nothing like that."
"Then you heard about the old Kaiba. He's changed." Closing his eyes and laying his head back, he remembered what happen last year. "I changed as well. It was going to happen. It had to happen with all that happening to us."
"I may not know the whole story but from what I do know I understand what you are saying. And from the stories I was told about Mr. Kaiba I can see how you are good for him."
"I don't know. More like he's good for me." Joey said as he lifted his head and saw they had stopped in front of Mokuba and Serenity's school. "Can we drop it? I don't like to talk about it." Erin nodded as the door open up and Mokuba and Serenity climbed in. "Hey Joey." "Hey big brother." Sitting next to Joey was Serenity and next to her was Mokuba. Seeing the young woman Mokuba said "Hi. And your name is?"
"Erin. Erin Smith. I'm your brother's personal assistant,"
"Oh the one he hired from the states. Well it's nice to meet you. Speaking of Seto where he is?"
"He had a meeting to go to and it will be over at..." open the planner she saw that it he nothing else planned for today. "Whenever it gets over. He had nothing else planned for today." She said with a surprised in her voice and her green eyes. "Oh that's because he wanted to have to day off." Mokuba said as he saw the shocked look on Erin's face. She just nodded. After awhile she told the driver that this was her stop and she climbed out. Saying her goodbyes, she walked into her house. After seeing, she was in safe the driver started the drive home. "She seems nice."
"Ya and I can tell that Seto likes the way she handles herself with others." Joey said as he remembers the look on Seto face as he watched an employee work. It was one of satisfactory. "So you think she'll help Seto to have some more free time?" Serenity asked. "She should. She redid his schedule so the three of us could go to a fitting tomorrow." Joey said as they got out of the car and walked in.
They walked to the living room and dropped their stuff on one of the chairs. Joey sat in another while Serenity and Mokuba sat on the couch. They turned on the TV and started to watch some random show. About an hour later Seto called. Joey answered. "Hello. Joey speaking."
"Pup it's me Seto."
"Hey. How the meeting going?"
"Not well. I was calling to see if you guys would like to go out after I get done."
"I would but let me ask them." In the background. "Hey guys its Seto he wants to know if you want to out." Both teenagers said at the same time. "Yes" "Seto. They said yes..."
"I could hear them. Man ever since Serenity moved in Mokuba has been more hyperactive. And he was hyper to begin with." Seto said as he chuckled. Joey was chuckling as well. "Ya will Serenity has that effect on people. So what time do you think you'll be here?"
"Give me two more hours and I'll be home."
"Ok. See you when you get home love."
"See ya then love." They both hung up and Joey looked at the backpacks that were in the chair across from him. "You know Seto may not like it if we don't have our homework done by the time he gets home." The kids look at him then at their bags and nodded.
2 hours later
Seto walked in to see them putting there books away and getting up. "You guys are just now getting done with your homework?"
"Seto!" Joey said as he turned around and looked at him then ran over to him and gave him a hello kiss. A very passionate hello kiss. Seto kissed back then pulled away when they need to breath and looked at him and smiled. "Hello to you to Joey. So I take it you guys aren't ready to go."
"Nope but give us about an hour and we will be." With that said the three went upstairs and got ready. Just like Joey said in an hour they were downstairs and walking out the door. The driver had the door open and waiting on them to go.
later at the restaurant
They were at a very fancy restaurant sitting down eating their meal when someone that Seto used to do business with showed up. He had black hair cut short and neat. He was tall and looked to be in his mid 40's. When Seto saw him, he paled. "Seto? What's wrong?" A concerned Joey asked but Seto wasn't listening. He was now looking scared as he was remembering what happened a few years ago. A guy he wished he had never met.
Joey was growing worried about Seto. It was as if he was in a trance; one he couldn't get out of. "Seto...Seto...Seto!" Joey keeps saying as he waved a hand in front of his face but got nothing. Seto was not there but a few years ago when he first met the man that goes by the name of Jack Sparrow.
