Title: Virtually Perfect

Author: Wintersslayer

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Seto/Yami

Spoilers: None that I know of.

Warnings: Some language maybe. AND THIS IS A STORY ON SETO/YAMI! SO DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS PAIRING!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh.

Summary: AU- Seto Kaiba's the greatest duelist ever- no one comes even close to besting him. So, Mokuba creates a hologram to challenge his big brother. However, no one ever expected the hologram to develop feelings…or for Seto to return those feelings.

Status: 3/?

A/N: I know I know, I am SO overdue on this! My apologies, but classes had really got to me this past semester, and then the holidays and junk of the last 2 weeks or so. Urg. So I haven't had much time to write…and I've been lazy of late as well. ;)

Thank you thank you for all of your wonderful reviews and comment!! They really make my day…

One thing though that's been bugging me…I got 2 "flamers" who basically said I should die cuz this story is about Yami and Seto, and apparently they don't like that pairing. Er…I have this story listed as this particular pairing, so if you don't like it, then why are you reading this in the first place? Now, I have no problems with reviews that criticize my writing style or my ideas. But when you write a comment saying I should die and go to hell or whatnot just cuz you don't agree with the pairing that I used, well…let's just say that ticks me off some. And it's a bit hurtful as well, I'll admit. Really people, you should show some respect at least around here…

Okay, that being said and done. I'm sorry if I sound rather bitchy or what not, but reviews like that tend to really annoy me. They are not nice, and they are rather pointless as well. Urgh.

Anyways, on with the story!

START OF CHAPTER

Chapter 3

Seto sat silently in the back of his limo, going through some files for KaibaCorp on his laptop. He would prefer just going to his office and working all day, but the State insisted that he had a "formal" education. Pheh. He could seriously run circles around his teachers, in any class, on any material. And since he wasn't supposed to work during school hours (at least not when the teacher was "teaching"), he had to resign with simply reading a novel in the back of the class and ignoring the teacher and everyone else in the room. However, now things were a bit different: he had a hologram that needed to be taught social skills while avoiding any contact whatsoever. He had no idea why he had even agreed to doing this, considering he spent almost the entire time at school ignoring everyone around him. Seto Kaiba just did not socialize. He had no need to, and certainly no desire to. And certainly not with anyone at the school.

A small sigh from the other occupant in the limo interrupted his thoughts, causing him to glance up from the screen. Blue eyes looked at Yami, who was sitting next to the window, staring curiously at the passing buildings and other things. The hologram unexpectedly turned towards Seto, head cocked to one side. "Seto, do you think people would be angry to find out that I'm a hologram, and not a person?"

The use of his first name startled the CEO. Only Mokuba ever called him that... but then again, the only interaction Yami had seen was of him and Mokuba, so it was quite reasonable that he would copy whatever Mokuba did. Or maybe Mokuba had programmed that into him…Whatever the reason, he would have to correct that immediately. "No," he said, answering Yami's question. He was told by his brother this morning to be as "helpful" as possible to Yami. And nice to him too. Otherwise, he'd have a very ticked off Mokuba to deal with…and a ticked off Mokuba was not a good thing. "They'd probably be impressed or shocked, if anything. And it's Kaiba, by the way."

"Kaiba? Oh I get it. Only family members are allowed to use first names." The hologram frowned thoughtfully. "But you and Mokuba call me by my first name. So that must mean that I'm part of your family. Except…you just said to call you Kaiba, which means that I'm not a part of your family…" He gave a rather heavy sigh. "I'm very confused by all of this."

Seto almost smiled at the confused expression on Yami's face. It was…adorable. No, he did not just think that. Anyways, he should probably clear things up for him. "Using first names has nothing to do with being family members. Mokuba's the only one allowed to use mine. Everyone else calls me Kaiba. It's what I prefer," he added, noting the questioning look Yami was giving him. "But it's normally fine to use first names on a daily basis." Well look at this. He was actually giving Yami social pointers.

"Oh. Well, I think Seto suits you much better than Kaiba does…" he trailed off, giving the other a hopeful, rather familiar-looking look…

The top-ranked duelist rolled his eyes. Great. Mokuba had already taught Yami his pleading, puppy-dog look, the one he knew he'd never be able to resist. He sighed. "Fine, fine, you can call me Seto then. Just not in public or around others except Mokuba."

The hologram brightened. "Thanks!" He turned towards the window again as the limo rolled to a stop. The driver's voice came over the intercom. "Sir, we've arrived at the school grounds."

Seto saved his work, then closed his laptop and placed it in his briefcase. He turned towards Yami. "Remember, don't touch anyone. And don't accept anything from anyone either. Objects will pass right through you as well."

Yami nodded. Then they both climbed out of the limo. As soon as they stepped out, students passing by stopped and stared at them, some whispering in excited voices to each other. Who's this person with Seto Kaiba? Is he new? Is he going to this school? Is he a friend of Kaiba? Kaiba actually has a friend? He's hot! He'll be needing a "guide" to show him around the school. Oh wait…Kaiba would probably be the one to show him around then.

A glare from the CEO was all it took to cease all whisperings. Rolling his eyes ever so slightly, he began to walk towards the school entrance, Yami following close behind. However, before they could get there, they were stopped by, in Seto's opinion, a rather annoying voice.

"Hey Mr. Moneybags!" Joey called out. "I challenge you to a duel! Come on, I'm ready for ya!"

This time, Seto really did roll his eyes. "Like I'd waste any more of my time on you, Mutt. You're nowhere near my level of play."

"What'd you say, Kaiba? Why I oughtta…" Joey was ready to punch that smirk right off of rich-boy's face, when he noticed someone new step from behind him. His eyes widened in shock. "Hey Yuge! You never told me you had a twin!"

Yugi came up with Tristan and Tea, laughing slightly. "That's because I don't have a…" he trailed off, noticing Yami for the first time, "…twin," he finished in a whisper.

The two stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity, before Seto finally cleared his throat, bored. "This is Yami. He's a friend visiting from Egypt."

Yugi snapped out of his daze, then smiled at the newcomer. "Hi! I'm Yugi, and these are my friends, Joey, Tristan and Tea," he introduced, gesturing towards each of them in turn. Joey gave a wink and a thumbs-up sign, Tristan nodded, and Tea smiled brightly and waved.

The hologram nodded. "Pleasure meeting all of you." So, this was who his creator had a little crush on. He looked kinda…young to be in high school. Perhaps he had skipped a few grades? He'd have to ask Seto about the schooling system later.

"Well Yami," Tea said, "we're all going to the arcades after school. You should come with us!"

"Yeah!" Yugi chimed in. "It'll give us all a chance to get to know each other!" He was curious to find all about his look-alike.

"Well, er…uhh…" Yami stammered. He looked at Seto expectedly for help.

Seto inwardly grimaced at the thought of spending time "getting to know" those dorks, but on the outside his face remained neutral. "We're busy. Now come on, we'll be late." He started to walk away.

"Maybe Yami doesn't want to hang around you and your stuffy office," Joey called out. "Maybe he'd rather hang around us and actually have some fun. Huh Yami, what'd ya say?"

Yami politely shook his head. "No thank you. I think I'll just stay with Kaiba. It was nice meeting you all." He turned and followed Seto towards the entrance.

Oddly, Yami choosing to hang out with him rather than those idiots actually made the CEO a bit… happy. He shook his head as the bell rang for classes to begin. He led Yami into his first class, the classroom filling up momentarily with buzzing students. Many looked and pointed and whispered when they saw who was sitting with well-known anti-social Kaiba. The final bell rang and the teacher walked into the room. She busied herself at her desk as the murmurings finally died down. Looking up, she caught sight of Yami and Kaiba sitting in the back. She clapped her hands twice to get everyone's attention (well, everyone except Kaiba that is, who was already reading his novel). "Class, we have a guest today. His name is Yami, and he comes all the way from Egypt. Let's give him a warm welcome!"

Everyone clapped politely, and several of the girls giggled. Yami smiled a little, uttering a soft "Hello", which caused the girls to giggle even more. He wasn't exactly sure why they were giggling, and was really unsure of how he should be reacting. Luckily for him though, the teacher immediately began the day's lesson, effectively directing everyone's attention away from him.

The rest of the morning passed by quickly for the hologram, often being bombarded with questions about where he came from and how he knew Kaiba. Mokuba had prepared him well for this, downloading lots of information on Egypt into him. The younger Kaiba had also thought of how Yami and Seto knew each other: Seto, being extremely interested in the origins of Duel Monsters, had started a series of email correspondences with a well-known Egyptian archeologist. And now, Seto had invited him to stay in Japan with him for a few weeks as a "thank you" for all of the information. Seto had scoffed at this idea, saying that any speculations on the origins of Duel Monsters was just a bunch of "fairy tales", and that he couldn't care less anyways. But his little brother's pouting managed to get him to agree with the story nonetheless.

At lunchtime, Seto sat down underneath a tree in a quiet area (they had managed to dodge all of Yami's new-found giggling fan girls), and popped open his laptop. Yami plopped down next to him as well, eyeing him curiously, head cocked to one side. The CEO glanced up from his screen and sighed. "Confused about something again?"

He shook his head. "Just wondering why aren't you eating. Isn't "lunchtime" a time when one eats? I'm a hologram, and therefore have no need for food. What's your excuse?"

"Not hungry." He looked back at his laptop and began typing, intending to get some work done.

However, Yami had other plans. "But Seto, Mokuba told me that humans need nutrition and such to survive."

The CEO again glanced up and noticed the worried expression on the hologram. "I'll be fine. I usually get something to eat on my way to the office after school. You don't need to worry about me." He gave a reassuring half-smile.

The hologram nodded, then glanced to his right. "Oh look. Mokuba's crush and his friends are heading this way."

At this, Seto's head snapped up immediately. He looked towards Yami's right as well, and saw indeed that Yugi and his little group were heading their way. He inwardly groaned as he closed his laptop and placed it back into his briefcase. So much for getting some work done. He stood up, briefcase in hand, motioning for Yami to get up as well. He intended to go as far away as possible from these idiots, and started walking in the opposite direction that they were coming.

Yami gave him another curious look. "It is acceptable to walk away from someone when you know that they are heading towards you?"

Seto nodded. "Yup. Now let's go." However, before he could walk two more steps, Yugi's voice called out.

"Kaiba! Yami! Wait up! We want to talk to you!" He was waving a hand excitedly in the air in an attempt to catch their attention.

The tall boy ignored him and continued walking. To his dismay however, Yami stayed rooted to the ground, smiling at the approaching group. With another inward groan, Seto stopped and turned around to glare at the group. Now what did they want?

The small group stopped in front on Yami. "Can I help you with something?" he asked politely.

Joey nodded. "We heard you're some famous archeologist interested in Duel Monsters, and was wondering if you wanted to play the game with us after school."

Crimson eyes lit up at the mention of "Duel Monsters".

The shortest of the group nodded enthusiastically. "We had heard from the other students that you were a famous archeologist interested in the origins of Duel Monsters. So we thought that if you didn't want to go to the arcades, then maybe you'd like to duel instead."

Joey grinned. "Yeah, come on Yami! I'll wipe the floor with ya!"

Tristan snorted. "I bet with all his knowledge Yami's ten times the duelist you are!" He laughed as Joey playfully punched him in the arm.

Yami looked at Seto hopefully. They were challenging him to a duel! And he couldn't possibly turn down a challenge. With a sigh, Seto nodded slightly. He guessed it'd be amusing to see that mutt trounced by someone else besides him. Besides, that delighted grin that spread on Yami's face was enough to convince him that he had made the right decision…

The famous "archeologist" grinned. "Alright Joey. I gladly accept your challenge!"

END OF CHAPTER

Who's gonna win the duel? (As if you didn't already know.) Find out anyways in the next chapter.

Well, this was a bit boring. Not a whole lot happened exactly. The story should pick up by next chapter. There'll be a little "surprise" at the end of Joey and Yami's duel, which will cause a commotion…

Oh, if you didn't notice, I never exactly mentioned Yami's last name. Truthfully, I didn't give one cuz I don't know any Egyptian-sounding names. So, any suggestions, or can I just get away without one?

Thanks again to all my fantastic reviewers (well, MOST anyways. Still don't like those annoying flamers!)! Thanks also for reading!