Chapter Four: Happy Again
Seto stood firm to the spot. "Clarie..?" He asked in disbelief.
She lowered her gaze, then looked back at him, nodding.
"Haruko hold all calls and visitors. I'm going to be busy for a while."
Claire stood. "It was nice to meet you, Haruko." She said before Seto shut his door.
Seto Kaiba's office was silent for three minutes. Both were lost in thoughts.
Claire was over by the window. "I should have called, but I thought seeing you in person would have been better." Turning she looked into Seto's deep blue eyes. He was so close and she missed him so much.
He smiled. "I can't believe it. Your standing here five years later." He shook his head. "It's amazing."
She hugged him. "I'm so glad to be back."
Seto hugged her back, unable to speak.
Mokuba walked down the hallway. "Hey Haruko is my brother still in?"
"Yes Mr. Mokuba, but he said he doesn't want any interuptions."
"That's alright I won't bother him. Thanks."
"But..." Haruko sighed. It was going to be a long day.
He walked in the office. "I forgot my jacket." Seto moved away from Claire. Mokuba's eyes widened in surprise. "Claire?" He walked over to her. "Your..your here. Your standing."
"Yea I'm here Mokuba." She wrapped her arms around him. "Look at you, all grown up."
"I've missed you so much. I'm so glad your back." He looked at her. "Will you be staying now?"
Claire smiled and nodded. "I will be staying."
Seto stood back watching. Just like that things changed.
Haruko came in. "Excuse me Mr. Kaiba."
He looked up. "What?"
"The travel agent is on line one." She looked at Claire and Mokuba. "I can tell him to call back later if that would be better."
Seto walked out to the secretary desk. Haruko stood there a few moments then followed Seto.
"Where are you going to?" Claire asked with high spirits.
"We're not leaving...at least I don't think we are."
"Well tell me then Mokuba Kaiba...what have you been up to?"
Laughter filled the room when Seto walked back into his office. Mokuba was sitting on the window sill and Claire was sitting in a chair looking up at him. They were laughting over a joke he had just told. Seto watched them. It had been a long time since he saw that brightness in his little brother's eyes. "How about lunch?" He asked. Mokuba and Claire agreed.
Claire and Mokuba walked arm in arm passed Haruko. Seto locked his office door. "We're out Haruko. I don't know if we'll be back either. So you may leave at 6." With his hands in his pockets and a small smile on his face, he followed the other two.
Haruko watch in astonishment. That was until the phone rang. "Hello? Kaiba Corp."
"Is your boss in?" The british voice asked.
"No who is this?"
"Where did he go?"
"Out to lunch...who is this?" She asked again.
"Thanks." The person said and hung up.
Befaffled by the whole thing, Haruko covered her eyes with her hands and signed. /What a job I picked./