Hello my dear readers! Sorry that I haven't been updating this story. Until now, I haven't had any ideas for continuing this story! Also, I have been working on a few novels and a web comic. They are called "the pillow room," "modern day genie," and "Conkle the Angry Muffin." If you steal any of my titles I will hunt you down and beat you with an ugly stick and cram non-organic carrots down your throat. having said that, thank you for the reviews and I sincerely hope you enjoy this chapter! Thanks to KatarinnaRaysLover for the name! And again, bold text means thought.
Ps: this chapter is from Hanako's point of view. Sort of. You know what I mean.
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Hanako rubbed her temples, deep in thought. If Seto decides that he really wants to, he CAN fire me… she thought, regretting having been so confident before. But would he really fire me? I am, after all, proven to be the best for this job.
When Seto had woken up on the staff room couch with Hanako's face mere inches from his own, he had flipped. Shouting gibberish at anyone and everyone in the room, he had made a mad dash for his office and locked himself in, his only sane comment being, "I can't believe there's a damn woman working on my floor. Bottom floor's for hussies and secretaries."
Hanako sighed bitterly. She had heard from other women (and men, for that matter) that Seto Kaiba was a sexist, chauvinistic pig, but she had always been taught to see the good in people. Now she wasn't so sure that her teachings had been right.
There was a knock at the door. "Who is it?" asked Hanako from her desk, frowning because it was almost definitely something bad. I'm probably being fired.. she thought glumly. Before the job's even begun, it's over….how am I going to break this to Miko?
A small voice answered from the other side of the door. "It's Mokuba Kaiba. I heard about what my brother did. Can I come in please?"
Mokuba Kaiba! Hanako thought to herself. Seto's CEO and only family? What does he want from me? Did he get sent to fire me? Hanako had never even seen him, even though young Mokuba was about Miko's age. He's supposed to be nothing like his big brother… Hanako called "Come on in!"
A small boy with think hair and a bandanna around his neck poked his head shyly into Hanako's office. "Sorry to bother you, Miss Harashizu, but I wanted to apologize for my big brother." The little boy blushed and stepped in, closing the door quickly behind him.
Mokuba continued, gaining confidence. "I know he can be mean and cruel at times, but deep down he's not such a bad person. I know he said that he'd never let you work for him, but I just know that he will let you. I just know it!"
Hanako smiled again. "Thanks, sweetie. That means a lot to me." she looked at him and said, "Would you like to sit down? I'm sorry I don't have anything to drink other than coffee. If you want some, you can have some."
Mokuba smiled up at her as he sat in a squishy chair next to her desk. "Thanks, that would be very nice, Miss Harashizu." When Hanako got up to make the coffee, Mokuba noticed a small picture in a frame next to Hanako's computer. "Who's that, miss Harashizu?" he picked up the picture and looked at it.
Hanako smiled gently. "That's my baby brother, Miko. He's about your age. I think you would like him; he also likes dueling."
Mokuba looked up from the picture and smiled at her sadly. "Miss Harashizu?"
"Yes, Mokuba?"
"You and your brother are alone, aren't you? Like me and Seto are."
Hanako gasped. How could he know? He couldn't have seen my resume… She recovered and said, "Why yes, Mokuba, that's right. How on Earth did you guess that?"
Mokuba shrugged, looking down at the picture. "I dunno, I guess it's because Seto has a picture of me on his desk, too. And you don't have any other pictures, and also the way you're all nice to me….It's like you have been raising kids all your life." There was a long pause as Hanako digested this piece of wisdom that came from the mouth of such a young boy. Then Mokuba spoke again. "What happened?"
Hanako sat down and set a small cup of coffee in front of Mokuba, which he took and sipped. "They….they died in a plane crash. They were on business in Tokyo and there was a fuel leak. The plane hit a mountain and exploded. I was nine when it happened."
Mokuba sighed and put his hand on Hanako's arm. "I'm really sorry, miss Harashizu."
Hanako smiled. "Please, Mokuba, call me Hanako. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to go home for the night."
Mokuba nodded and got up. "OK, Hanako. Thanks for the coffee. And I SWEAR I won't let Seto fire you. And don't you worry, he'll listen to me and I won't get in trouble for it."
Hanako laughed as she and Mokuba walked out of the room. Switching off the lights, she told him, "Thanks for the help, Mokuba. And I promise I'll do my job perfectly."
Mokuba grinned and gave Hanako the thumbs-up sign. "Alright! We'll be a team! Nothing can stop us now! We're way totally unstoppable!"
Hanako and Mokuba laughed together for a minute. "Well, I'd better be getting home now, Mokuba. Miko -he's my brother- will call the police soon if I don't get home. Thanks for hanging out."
Mokuba smiled and walked Hanako to her car. Such a sweet little gentleman. Hanako thought. Nothing like his dumb brother. Then again, maybe Mokuba was right. Maybe deep down, Seto Kaiba really had a heart. Great, Hanako thought, now that's going to be bugging me all night. Oh well. Hanako got into her car.
"Hanako?" Mokuba asked before Hanako stepped on the gas.
"Yes?"
"Maybe you and your brother could come hang out with me and Seto sometime. I'd really like to meet him, and I have lots of video games at my house!"
Hanako smiled and winked at the crazy haired child. "We'll see, Mokuba. Right now let's just focus on me keeping my new job."
Mokuba grinned. "OK!"
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Aaw, now wasn't that just heartwarming? Now review! Haha, that chapter was a LOT better than the last chapters. Love,
RaggedyMarie.
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