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Sinful Temptation
Murder and seduction was the plan, not anywhere along those lines did love ever become involved…

Slowly the story comes to an end, I've got this chapter, the next chapter and then the epilogue. Thanks to everyone who reviewed my last chapter! Hope I get that much of a response for this one!

Chapter 8

-II-

Quickly, grabbing a hair tie I tied my hair up, it was still messy but there was no time to do anything about that. I was late. Kaiba hated tardiness.

Seizing my black side bag I also slipped on my black winter jacket. It was supposed to be really cold today, school was cancelled so I decided to take today's shift; the roads were expected to be solid ice because of the rain and low temperatures from last night and it was much too chilly to take the subway. Ice is ice, just have to be a bit careful when driving.

Running out of my apartment I swiftly got into the elevator and hit 'basement'. Scampering into the garage I shivered as the frost hit me; trying not to pay any attention to the arctic winds I kicked my leg over my bike and thrust the stand back. As the garage door slid up I hastily drove out, completely forgetting about my helmet.

What was wrong with me there days? I felt so empty, something that I wanted was missing yet I'd rather not have it. Love is too confusing, such a hassle to deal with, people, in my opinion, are much better off without it. I mean there's Kaiba, I feel as if I'm ready to give him my life and he just turns his back. He doesn't care. I know that. I've gone through my entire life without anyone caring about me and I can keep doing that, I hope.

I didn't want to be that girl, that girl who waits around for someone loser guy to come for her. I want to go out and do my own thing, not depend on anyone for help, help is over-rated. If I accepted something from someone they're going to want something back, I don't need to be in debt to anyone.

I wanted Kaiba. Period. Did I need him? No. Did I love him? Sadly yes. Did he care? Hell no.

"Whoa."

Catching my breath as I brought my bike back to a steady handle; it had slightly slipped but I didn't let go. Just like me, I had a route to follow and I shouldn't slip from that, I guess the only way out of my predicament is to kill…

"Shit!"

Swerving out of the way for an approaching truck that I absolutely did not see I slipped and fell to my right side. My entire bike was compressed against my leg, I tried not to shriek out in pain as I glided across the frosty road. The only thing I saw after was the crimson metal of another oncoming car.

-II-

Hmph. Being hit by car was something that she did not want to do again.

Groggily waking up she couldn't move a muscle, she could feel her right leg enclosed in a cast. Painful. Painkillers would be good now. Looking over to her left she saw that it was nearly midnight.

"Humph, finally up?"

Rei tried to pull herself up to look over at who spoke to her.

"Don't try to get up sweetheart, you might break something…again."

His voice sounded rougher now. She heard him shuffle across the floor and saw his shadow hover above her bed.

"Katsuo." She choked out in a raspy dry voice.

"I thought you might've forgotten about me. Just like you did your mission."

"Katsuo I-"

He put his fingers over her lips; his emerald eyes seemed to radiate in the appallingly lit hospital room.

"I hope you feel better, you've been out of it for nearly 3 days."

"3 days!" Rei shot up and abruptly fell back, flinching in pain.

"It's been a while. You're losing time. Actually," he looked at his diamond incrusted Rolex watch. "I think your time is up."

"Katsuo please-"

"I can explain?" He finished off for her. "I hate incompetence, almost as much as I hate being second to someone like Seto Kaiba."

Rei just wanted to be buried right there into her pillow. Just disappear from it all. From decisions.

"But for you," his suave hand ran across her pale skin. "For you I think a week should be enough."

"But I won't even be out of this cast by the end of this week!" Rei exclaimed; she pushed herself into her rough pillow and put her hand to her forehead, all this talk was giving her a headache.

"Convince me then why you deserve more than a week," he whispered, leaning into her.

She could feel his breath tickle her neck. She needed to do the job, but she loved Kaiba and now she had to "persuade" her boss to let her keep her job.

Firmly closing her eyes she picked her arms off the bed, she held Katsuo's face nearer to hers. Taking in a deep breath she could feel her heartbeat quicken and her blood rush to her face.

For Kaiba.

She just did it all at once, rammed his lips right into hers. She felt his disgusting hands grope her aching body, feeling around at the back of her open hospital gown. His lips were chapped against hers, very coarse and daunting, not at all like Kaiba's gentle yet tantalizing ones. Tears were ready to burst from her eyes, but she couldn't cry, Katsuo couldn't know about her, she knew, after one tear that he would know, he would know that she loved Kaiba, because her eyes spoke volumes.

Pulling away from her lips he began to work on her neck, it took every ounce of forbearance to keep her hands on his back and not slap him. She didn't want this, she wanted Kaiba. Tilting her head to one side, which Katsuo thought was giving him more working space, she just wanted to look out into the night sky and wonder, did Kaiba know? And if he knew did he care?

"Kaiba…" She sighed to herself as she let her eyelids shut over her teary violet eyes.

"Ms. Sachiko?"

The naïve voice of a young nurse brought relief to her as Katsuo pulled away from her scarlet neck.

She bashfully moved away from the doorframe when she caught sight of Katsuo Mitsuko. He smirked at her, flipping his silken blonde hair and brushed passed her. He paused for a moment and looked back at Rei.

"Remember, you only have a month left."

Blushing bright crimson she stared at his silhouette as it slowly descended down the brightly lit white hallways and into the elevator.

"Hurry up and tell me what you came here for," Rei choked out bitterly, putting her hand distastefully on her neck.

"This man has been downstairs for 3 days Miss…"

It has to be Duke.

"…All he does is yell at the staff because of their uselessness."

Kaiba?

Rei pulled herself up, winced slightly at the pain before she replied, "send him in."

She young girl nodded as she left her room swiftly.

Not even after a few minutes she heard the distinct voice of Seto Kaiba curse at an elderly lady with a food cart before entering her room.

He paused. A shimmer of assuagement flashed through his sapphire eyes; his stiff black shoes clicked against the baby blue tiles of the floor, coming to an immediate halt before her bed. His eyes scrutinized her, her leg held up by a machine while being enclosed by a white cast, the pallid look to her violet eyes, the ashen look her to skin, but wait, what was that colour?

He bent over to her, his chocolate hair sliding over his eyes, his slender fingers grazed the spot which Katsuo had just finished attacking.

"Who did this?" His voice was hoarse and husky.

"No one," she croaked out, removing his hand from the area and putting her hand over it to cover it.

"Rei-"

"I'm sorry Mr.Kaiba for my extended absence, I hope you can forgive me and if you must then fire me and hire someone new." Rei quickly averted her gaze back to the window.

Kaiba was quiet, he listened to her soft breath, what could he say? He looked at her, she hated him as everyone did. Shuffling a bit closer to her bed and slowly turned around and sat on her bed, he tried not to look at her.

"Rei-"

"Mr. Kaiba I'll be out of the hospital in 3 days, I'll be at work right after that and catch up on as much as I can but for now could you please leave me alone? The Doctor says I need a lot of rest," Rei stiffly interrupted as she pulled the blanket up to her neck.

"All right then," he quickly replied, running his fingers through his dishevelled hair. "I just want you to," he cleared his throat as he retrieved something from his pant pocket. "Uh, here."

She heard a light thump as something was set down on her nightstand; his feet shambled across the floor, and then she heard the slight creak of the door as he opened it, she heard him sigh deeply as if he wanted to say something.

"I hope you get well soon…" he paused. "Ms. Sachiko."

With that he closed the door softly and walked away from her room. She heard it all but throughout it she had remained silent, what would she have said? "Wait Seto I love you?" And expect what? Laughter? Silence? Acceptance…ha, she herself couldn't accept she had fallen in love with the enemy and he would. What a joke.

Slowly, very slowly, she turned herself to look at what Kaiba had left. A box enveloped in royal blue velvet; she let her fingers run over it, prolonging the opening process, she wanted just to rip it open yet she didn't want to know what was inside. Another nice little quirk when you're in love, you're full of contradictions.

Grasping it tightly she brought if before her and gazed at it, gradually it opened with a click and inside was the most amazing necklace she had ever seen in her life. The light made it sparkle, it was silver with tiny chain links, in the middle was a heart pendent embedded with minuscule diamonds, each one twinkled more than the next. On the opposite side were petite black stones, it appeared to be black sapphire, his stone, her colour. Gently she pulled the necklace out of the box and it set against her bare skin, it was cold nevertheless it comforted the fiery rage within her soul.

And then she began to cry. Why did he leave? She wanted to kiss him, she wanted him to hold her against the warmth of his chest, she wanted him.

"Why?" She whispered to herself, clutching her necklace. "Why does it have to hurt so much?"

-II-

"Here's the profit margin, happenings at the Kaiba Land in America, and the sale graphs you asked for Mr. Kaiba," Rei aloofly said as she handed him three folders. "Is there anything else you need?"

"Uh, well."

Say it. Say it.

"No that'll be all Ms. Sachiko," he grunted as he returned to his computer.

Swiftly turning away, her skirt flapping across her legs as she walked out. It was nearing the end of the month and she had done nothing but rest and let Duke pamper her with gifts, everyday it was a bouquet of different flowers, roses, wild flowers, baby breath. She hadn't known that this many flowers existed till now.

Duke, now he's something else.

Rei flattened out her skirt as she took a seat in front of her computer, she looked out the window to her left, the bitter March winds had passed and now all there was was April showers. Cool little droplets, very soothing to walk through, calming and peaceful. It was pitch black outside, a clear night with a full moon, it kept coming and going as it showered outside; it was late and getting dark. Rei stared at her desk, all her work was completed, she gave Kaiba everything he needed it seemed to her as if she could go home, all she needed to do was check in with her boss.

Packing everything away in her black leather bag she grabbed her overcoat and quietly walked down the hall, tapping the door delicately she heard a grumbled 'come in.' Opening the door slightly she stuck her head in, Kaiba didn't look up from his computer.

"Sir," she formally called. "If there isn't anything else you'd like me to do then may I please go home?"

"To what? That man?" He asked bitterly. Kaiba looked up at her, his eyes bloodshot and his hair in disarray.

That night, that night in the hospital, those bite marks on her neck had plagued him every night since then.

Who could he be?

"Pardon me!" Rei asked, swinging the door open.

"Don't fuck around with me in my office, you know exactly what I'm talking about. That night when I went to go see you in the hospital, those bites on your neck, you used me." Kaiba furiously muttered, his hands clenched into fists as he stood up from his seat.

Rei dropped all her things and approached him, each click of her heel pounding through the silence and hatred soaring between them. She bent over the desk and stared him straight in the eye.

"Why. The. Hell. Would. You. Care?" Each word cut through him like daggers.

He bent forward. "You. Whore."

"I'm the whore? Ha! It's not like we ever had anything!"

Rei quickly turned away, with that line said she couldn't let Kaiba see her tears, it was probably better that she twisted away or else she would came across an emotion that didn't strike Kaiba often, desolation.

This was the peak of it, he couldn't take it.

"Rei," he moved around her desk and grabbed her arm, with one swift motion she faced him, teary-eyed. Gently his finger caressed her tears away, his hand moved across her face and down her neck. Slowly, tenderly, letting each finger become acquainted with every atom of her skin, descending gradually his fingers stopped as they held the heart pendant he had gotten her, he smiled as she twisted it in his fingers; she closed her eyes, why did she let him do this to her?

"Rei," his voice was deep, husky and asked for more than she could offer. "I-"

"Rei! Wonderful that you're here."

There at the door stood none other than Katsuo Mitsuko; smirking as usual, his right hand stuffed cockily into his blazer pocket. "I'm not at all surprised that you're here, I mean you have a job to do," he started as he walked towards the two.

Rei quickly pulled away, staring at the ground. Kaiba looked up at Katsuo and fixed him with his oh so familiar glare.

"Who let you in Mitusko?" Kaiba asked, his voice tinted with annoyance.

"Obviously your security, I mean they know I'm a businessman so they naturally assumed that we have a meeting," he laughed as it were two old friends getting together. He leaned into Kaiba's ear, "good help is hard to find these days." His voice bathed in slight malevolence.

"What do you want Mitsuko?" Kaiba heatedly demanded.

"You dead. But of course that hasn't been done yet," he lingered on that before continuing. "Has it Rei?"

All of a sudden all the attention turned to her, both emerald and sapphire on her, watching her, waiting for her reaction.

"Leave right now Mistuko," Kaiba ordered.

"Not without getting what I want. And Rei here knows exactly what it is," he smiled spitefully. "Rei…?" Katsuo's hand slithered its way around her waist, pulling her closer to his body. "Why don't you tell the nice Mr. Kaiba why you're here."

She could feel it, Kaiba's eyes staring at her, examining her, trying to catch a glance at her eyes.

"Shy dearest? I've been watching you," his breath no longer tickled her, yet made her sick to her stomach with abhorrence. "It seems as though you've taken a liking to Mr. Kaiba."

Kaiba's head shot up and looked at Rei's eyes, they were full of shame as she attempted to break away from Katsuo's clutch.

"But Mr. Kaiba here isn't one for the women, he's more of a solitary man."

"Stop Katsuo, please," Rei pleaded as she threw his hand off her and stood away from the two. "Just stop it."

"Decide now, your heart or your life?" Katsuo made it sound like a life threatening decision, but then again what else could it be?

Kaiba's composure as always was calm and cool making it impossible for Rei to read. But his insides were screaming at him, ripping and tearing for him to speak; it took every ounce of strength for him not to saw a word and just listen and watch everything as it happened.

Rei looked at her feet, her fingers fumbled around each other, she knew both of them were pending upon her answer and she'd give it to them as soon as she knew what it was herself. Her right hand moved up and clasped her necklace, the one Kaiba had given her and her answer finally came to her.

"My job has greater importance then anything sheer emotion could ever have…"