Thanks for reviews! Appreciated much! Sorry for the late updates! wasn't letting me sign on for 3 days.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own YGO. I do own Leigha and a couple other O/c's.
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Seto was sitting in his limo's back seat. He started to lean back in his seat and the leather made a soft rustle sound when he sank deeper. Seto continued to sit there and think about what had happened between the two a couple of minutes ago. He didn't know why he did it, or how he did it. It just happened. He knew that Leigha felt the same, but somehow, Seto wanted more. He didn't know if she did, but he didn't care at the moment. His hormones were screaming at him. But he couldn't figure out what he wanted more of. And why did he want it?
He sighed deeply and irritably as the limo turned the corner and entered the gates to the Kaiba mansion. Again the limo's halt jerked him forward a little and he mumbled something under his breath about getting a new driver. The chauffeur walked to the right side of the limo and opened the door for Kaiba. He swung his long legs out and stood up with his silver case in his hands. He looked up and noticed Mokuba's bedroom light was still on. He narrowed his eyes as he made his way to the front door and opened it. He walked across the main hallway to the staircase and climbed up the marble steps. Each step emitting a click as his shoes stepped on the floor. Before he would check on Mokuba he entered his office and put his case on his desk and spun around and walked through the door, his coat following him.
When Seto reached Mokuba's door he heard a soft whisper coming from inside. Again, as curiosity always got the better of him, he pressed his ear against the door like he had at the office when Leigha had come in the wee hours of the morning. It sounded like Mokuba was talking to someone, or something. Seto couldn't take anymore after only a few minutes of listening. He had to know what was going on.
He barged through the door and noticed a surprised Mokuba staring at him. Seto had hardly noticed the dog that sat at Mokuba's feet until it whined. Seto directed his stare at the dog and looked at it in disbelief.
"Mokuba…" Seto started to say.
"Seto! Please! I found him in the street in front of our house! He has no home, and no food, and no place to stay, and no," but Seto had cut him off again.
"Absolutely not! I will not tolerate any animals in this house Mokuba!" his voice was starting to rise against his wishes, which caused Mokuba to wince, but only slightly.
"Seto, how can you be so cold? He's just a dog, I swear I'll take care of him and keep him out of trouble!" he begged and pleaded.
Seto groaned in frustration and looked at the dog distastefully before turned back to Mokuba.
"Keep him out of my sight, we're not keeping him, we'll send fliers out tomorrow showing that we have him, his owner should find it soon or later, he can stay for tonight ONLY" he stated with and edge and walked out the door. Before he closed it he turned around again to face Mokuba and the new pet that jumped up and laid in Mokuba's lap.
"Good night Mokuba, he cannot sleep with you in the bed," he demanded.
"He can't sleep with me?" Mokuba pouted and stuck out his lip.
"No, he stays on the floor," with that Seto turned and strode out the door into his office so he wouldn't fall for Mokuba's puppy eyes.
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Leigha sat on the edge of her bed again. Thinking about what Seto had done, and what she had done in return. She didn't notice herself licking her lips and grasping her dress's hem. Her cheeks had a faint pink across them. She didn't know why he did it, or why she did it. Why was it just like the image in the picture? Why did the man and the woman look almost exactly identical to Seto and herself? She wanted to find out. She had to find out the painting's origins and the means and what the tale was about.
Leigha's fingers typed quickly at the keys on her company's laptop. The tapping of the keys echoing through the decent sized apartment. She stopped typing and moved her mouse the far side of the screen and scrolled the page down. Until it reached a tale about a High Priest and his peasant love.
She skimmed through the article and kept her hand over her mouth her eyes starting to widen at certain parts that caught her attention while reading. She finished after a few minutes and leaned back in her chair making it squeak as she leaned back. Her hands interlaced and her elbows rested on the armrests. She placed her chin on the top of her hands as she analyzed the tale in her mind and what it meant.
'Two lovers dancing, that dip, that same dip Kaiba and I did, they fell in love, does that mean that Seto…no! It can't be! I won't allow it!' she thought.
She closed all the windows and shut down her laptop. She undressed as she took off her jade green halter dress and it slid down her body until it reached her ankles. She took the dress off the ground and laid it across her chair so she would remember to take it to the dry cleaners in the morning. She searched her drawers for boxers and a shirt when her doorbell rang. She quickly grabbed and tied a robe around herself and walked over to the oak door. She unlocked it and slowly opened it. There she saw a man, with an envelope.
"For a Miss Leigha Mouto," he said and handed her the small package. "Please sign here," he inquired as he handed her the clipboard.
She took the pen from him and signed at the bottom. He took off his hat and bowed as he left to get back in his van and drove off. Leigha stood at the door for a few seconds before closing the door behind her slowly studying the envelope. She opened it and noticed it was a letter. She had no idea whom it was from and forgot about reading the address on the front.
She read the letter slowly:
Dear Leigha,
It has come to my attention that you are in Domino! I haven't seen you since we were kids, and I thought it would be a real pleasure to have you for lunch tomorrow at 2:00 PM at a restaurant. We have a lot of catching up to do. Once you get the letter, please don't hesitate to call me for plans. My number is in the phonebook under Yugi Mouto. I hope to hear from you soon. I've missed my favorite cousin. Hopefully I will talk with you soon.
Sincerely,
Yugi Mouto
Leigha's face was soon greeted by a bright smile. Her cousin was here in Domino? She was ecstatic! She hadn't seen him for ages, and it would be wonderful catching up with old relatives as well. It was well pass 10:00 at night. She figured she would bother Yugi tomorrow with her call and look through the phonebook for his number later.
She couldn't help but wonder how Yugi managed to find out how she was here in Domino. She didn't care that he knew, she was happy, but she wanted to know how he managed to find out.
'Seto?' she thought. 'No way! Why would he tell him anyway?' she quickly dismissed the idea as she put on her pajamas and slipped under the covers for a good night's rest. She was excited to finally see her cousin tomorrow after all these years.
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Seto was greeted in the morning with a soft lick on his face.
"Mokuba? What have I said about early mornings?" Seto turned over to avoid his obnoxious sibling whom he loved dearly. He was too tired to deal with Mokuba's hyperness today, and it was Sunday after all. The day before he would return to work.
His thoughts were interrupted by a loud bark. Seto's eyes snapped open and realized what had licked him wasn't Mokuba, but a certain dog that had decided to stay. He sat up quickly and looked beside him, there sat the dog panting, and wagged its tail at him. Seto's stare turned icy and the dog stopped wagging it's tail and closed its mouth.
"Out," Seto growled.
The dog high-tailed out of Seto's room to go find Mokuba. Seto heard a soft thump and a giggle that was only known to be Mokuba's. The dog was running so fast that he couldn't stop himself from running into the raven-haired boy. He heard the dog happily bark to find his new companion.
Seto raised himself from the bed and stood before outstretching his arms as far as they could reach and arching his back. It was only about 7:30 in the morning as Seto read his alarm clock.
'Damn mutt' Seto thought angrily.
He walked over to the bathroom to take a shower. He stripped from his clothes and stepped into the steamy shower. He let the water soak into his brown hair and then run down his back and continue its way until it went down the drain. He needed to relax from all this stress in his system.
'Work, the dog, the holographic systems, all the incompetent employees at the office, especially one that was on his mind more and more; Leigha-' he quickly stopped himself.
But to no avail he kept thinking about her. He tried to shake last night out of his head but it kept coming into his mind. Why? Why did he do it? He didn't remember doing anything until it happened. She tasted sweet. For some odd reason, he loved every second he had her in his arms. He could still feel her soft lips on his as he closed his blue eyes and continued the let the shower spray upon him.
Seto got out of the shower a few minutes later and dried himself off with the white towel. He wrapped the towel around his waist and walked into his room to put on a pair of black slacks and a black shirt. He softly made his way downstairs until the phone rang. He simply raised an eyebrow at it and waited until one of his staff answered it. Nobody came. With a slight groan he answered the phone.
"Hello?" he snapped.
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(A/N: I'm going back to when she was looking through the phone book, KAY?)
Leigha had the phone book on the counter in front of her in the kitchen. She placed her hands on the counter as she leaned forward following the names down with her finger until she found 'Mouto.' She found Mouto in the K section.
'Why in the world would Mouto be in the K section?' she thought surprisingly but shrugged it off.
Nevertheless she dialed the number and the phone started to ring. It took Yugi a good 10 rings before she finally heard the phone being answered, she was just about to play a friendly guess who game when she realized the person who answered the phone wasn't Yugi. His voice was much more deep and powerful. She felt a twinge of recognition but it was interrupted by the same gruff sound on the phone.
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Back to Kaiba Mansion…
"Hello?" Seto said more impatiently.
"Who is this?" the person on the other line asked. It was definitely a female.
Seto snorted. "You called here, who are you? I don't appreciate telemarketers" he sneered.
"I'm not a telemarketer. I'm trying to get a hold of Yugi Mouto. Would you happen to know his number?" she snapped.
"Yugi Mouto? Yes, unfortunately I know his number, who wants to know?" he asked raising an eyebrow even though the person he was speaking with couldn't see it.
"Unfortunately? I happen to be a close relative of Mr. Mouto's, would you kindly give me the number so I can hang up?" she started to raise her voice.
"Close, huh? How close?" he asked. He had an idea on who this person was that was calling.
"Argh, you're hopeless, who is this?" she demanded.
"You called me," he smirked. He started to get a pretty good idea on who was calling. But he had to make sure. She still had no idea who he was, or so he thought.
Leigha glanced at the phonebook. No longer had the Mouto name been there, it was replaced by Kaiba. Did her mind just play a trick on her?
"Kaiba?" she asked incredulously and nearly dropped the phone. Her eyes widened into saucers. How had she made that mistake? She could've sworn that it said Mouto. Though it had struck her odd that Mouto was in the K section. But she shrugged it off earlier. It was funny how fate played games with her.
'How in the hell…' she wondered.
"Well, well, well, Ms. Mouto." he chuckled. "How did you manage to call here?" he asked.
"I didn't do it on purpose," she answered through gritted teeth.
"Oh, I suppose the phone just dialed here on it's own?" he asked and again his eyebrow raised.
"Just give me the number," she was seething with frustration.
"No," he answered.
Does he enjoy annoying people? Now she was furious. She was about to hang up but took in a deep breath. She wasn't going to go to his level.
"Please Seto, could you give me Yugi Mouto's number, it would be very much…" she swallowed before finishing the sentence. "Appreciated," she finished venomously.
Seto narrowed his eyes at how she addressed him. Only Mokuba had called him that.
Leigha waited impatiently on the other line. She started to drum her fingers on the counter and then started to chew on her nails. Finally she heard Seto speak.
"I'll give you the number under one condition," he said.
Now it was Leigha's turn to narrow her eyes.
"What?" she said slowly. Her anger was starting to boil. She might as well hang up and just look through the book, but she didn't want to trouble herself again if she called someone who was even MORE of a hassle. If possible.
"Since you are my personal secretary, I think it would be only right that you take care of certain things for me," she understood Seto's thoughts, but didn't exactly know where they were going.
"And?" she said impatiently.
"You are now to come by every weekend, here, to spend the day with Mokuba," he finally stated.
Leigha didn't care so much the idea of spending time with Mokuba, and the mansion didn't seem all that bad. It was just the fact that she would have to spend even more time with Kaiba. But she really didn't feel like going through that damn phone book again. Who knew whom she would call next? What if it was some dating hotline next?
She reluctantly agreed. "Fine," she said.
"Good," he said and continued, "Come by here next Saturday at 9:00 o'clock in the morning sharp."
"Now give me the number," she commanded.
"I'll send it by fax, I don't have it with me, and I wouldn't have memorized it," he sounded disgusted.
"Fine, just get it to me," she heard her fax machine in her room go off.
"You will be at work tomorrow at 6, we'll further discuss Mokuba then," Seto said and hung up the phone.
Yeah. Can't wait. She thought to herself while calling Yugi. It was Yugi that had answered and they quickly engrossed themselves in conversation about what they had been doing. Yugi then said that he would meet her at a small diner in a few minutes. She agreed and got dress in a pair of vintage jeans and black polo and headed out the door white slipping on some simple black flip-flops. She quickly pulled her hair up in a messy ponytail and put her two clips to keep her hair out of her face.
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Kaiba sat behind his desk typing away at his laptop. He was finished another system that he had been meaning to finish last week.
A knock was heard at his door and he said a gruff 'Come in' and Mokuba happily strolled in.
"Seto, didn't you want to make those fliers for Brownie?" he chirped.
"Brownie? Don't tell me you named the filthy thing?" Seto said exasperated.
"Seto! He's not filthy!" Mokuba pouted.
Seto hated seeing his brother upset so he apologized, much to his dismay.
"I'm sorry Mokuba, I have a lot of work to do, you can do them," Seto turned his gaze back to his computer screen and continue typing.
"No, Seto you said you would help," he was near tears. He couldn't break his promise, even though he was pretty sure he made no such promise. But Seto Kaiba was a man of his word, even if it meant making fliers for a stupid mutt.
He exhaled deeply and then looked at his brother. He had a scowl on his face and was staring right at his elder sibling.
"Fine, you win," Seto pushed his chair back and stood but was soon in his chair again by the tackle hug of from his sibling.
"Thank you Seto!" Mokuba bounced off to find paper and to take a quick picture of his companion. As much as Mokuba was going to miss his newfound friend he was glad he was able to help him find his rightful owner.
Seto sighed and leaned back in his chair, his arms crossed against his chest.
He could already tell by from this morning, it was going to be a long day…