"…." Kaiba stared numbly at the document wondering whether he should continue reading—the company was safely his no matter what since he'd taken over before his stepfather's death. However, any possession or money that had been his stepfather's could be dictated to other relatives through this Will—though the only thing that was really significant was the mansion, and even if they lost that Kaiba Corp. produced enough income for him to buy a different home. So, there really was nothing that made this Will significant.

"So, Mr. Kaiba, you…."

"This is it?" Kaiba interrupted, placing the document on the desk and looking Lloyd straight in the eye. "This is all you wanted to show me?"

"Well, yes, I…."

"Heh, then you might as well leave. There's nothing significant enough in this Will for me to be concerned about—the company's mine and was before my stepfather died, and that's the only thing I'll ever be concerned about."

"But Mr. Kaiba, section six states…."

"That my Stepfather's biological children get first dibs on the house, fortune and any stocks he had invested in other companies unless they're unable to do so, then that property goes to his adoptive sons: in other words, Mokuba and I inherit everything. So there's no reason for you to remain in my presence."

"I think you should look more closely at what it says…."

"Enough wasting my time. Leave." Kaiba seethed, glaring at Lloyd, no longer wishing to be bothered—there was no point to this appointment anymore.

Sensing by Kaiba's hostility that he was no longer welcome, Lloyd stood up, picked up his brief case and turned toward the door.

"I'll leave that document here so you can reread it thoroughly—once you have, contact me."

"…." Kaiba only stared silently at Lloyd until the man left, and then he leaned back in his chair, sighing.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city K-Lyn walked along the crowded sidewalks, some cans of food in her pockets—she had succeeded in shoplifting them without being noticed. Now she looked for some place where she could hide and eat—it would look strange for her to eat the canned food out in the open, people would be able to guess that she didn't have a home to eat in. If that happened then she might be sent back to the orphanage, and she refused to go back there.

Sneaking into an alleyway, K-Lyn rushed into the shadows, quickly finding a place to sit away from the view of any passerby. Taking out a pocket knife that she had also managed to steal she opened one of the cans and started eating the contents, not caring that she didn't have any spoon or fork to eat it with. She'd been on her own for so long that manners didn't matter to her anymore. At one time though, they did, and she had spent a huge amount of her concentration on practicing them to perfection. But that had been when she lived with her stepfather five years ago.

Now manners didn't matter; all that mattered was her ability to get by day to day, and experience had made her a master at that—five long years of experience. Those had been difficult years, but she preferred them to the years she lived with her stepfather—those were the years she struggled to forget but never could.

Finishing that first can, she opened another and ate that one without really tasting it—it wasn't enough to fill her, but it was enough to get her by, and for now that was all she needed. Tossing the empty cans in a dumpster, she walked out of the alley, blending in with the passing crowds of people but feeling separated from them.

Though she walked aimlessly, she ended up back in view of Kaiba Corp. this time on the opposite side of the building, the side with the front entrance. Transfixed for some reason on the entrance, K-Lyn continued to stare at it, standing still as the crowds continued to pass her by.

That's when she saw him, walking out of the doors carrying a briefcase, his hair blond and ear length, his blue eyes narrowed. She felt numbness fill her body at the sight of him along with anger—she never wanted to see him again. But there he was in plain view walking swiftly away from the building he exited, his gait all too familiar to her, and she felt a shiver of fear spread through her body; she could still recognize that he was angry about something by the way he walked even though she hadn't seen him for the past five years.

Why did fate bring her to the city he was currently living in? Was it destiny that she'd end up here after running as far away as she could five years ago after her brother's death? A brother who hadn't even known she existed, but who she still grieved over with guilt in her heart. Guilt—such a strong emotion that caused her to shiver with fear and regret even now years later. And it wasn't just guilt for her lost brother that she felt, but also remorse for two others whom she had loved. Three servings of guilt for one stunted and malnourished heart.

Though no breeze blew, she shivered and shook her head, forcing herself to forego all emotion and become cold—just like she should have a long time ago.

It was then she realized, then that she remembered, what building she had seen him walk out from, and icy fury ran through her veins. Kaiba corp.—that company had been, and still was, the nucleus of her problems, and now it seemed fate chose it to become the focal point for her revenge; destiny would make it the alpha and omega of her life's purpose. She'd pave the road of vengeance, build the tower of mastery, and, when that final part was smooth and the last brick laid, she'd be victorious—and no one would hurt, or have control over, her again.

Later on that day, around dusk, Kaiba relaxed in the luxuriously huge tub in the bathroom connected to his bedroom. He had left his office at Kaiba corp. just an hour ago, relieved that the day finally arrived at its close. Upon entering the mansion he'd headed straight for his room to rest, detouring once to check on Mokuba before continuing on. Everything that morning had been fine until his meeting with Lloyd, after that his nerves seemed frazzled and his temper quick—there was just something about the man that rubbed him the wrong way. That wasn't strange though, Kaiba had met many people who he disliked for one reason or another, but it was always just dislike and never affected him so much.

Only those who threatened him, or Mokuba, did he hate, but now Lloyd seemed an exception to that rule. For some reason unknown Kaiba didn't like Lloyd, didn't trust him. But that could be attributed to the fact that Lloyd's appearance reminded him strongly of someone else—someone he hated and would never forgive even if the world were offered him in exchange.

Kaiba tried to think of other things—things to help him relax, but Lloyd's appearance nagged at him and kept nagging until he gritted his teeth and forced himself to think of nothing and just stare at the opposite wall of the bathroom.

That's when a different image sprouted up in his thoughts—the image of the girl he saw outside just before his meeting with Lloyd. Something about her ensnared his curiosity and interest, and pulled his thoughts toward her. Rarely did Kaiba feel anything significant about the opposite sex, he never fantasized about girls, nor did he remember ever having a crush on one—he'd always been too busy to think about such trifles, with Mokuba to take care of and the company to run. And when his stepfather was alive, Kaiba was kept so busy with schoolwork that he didn't have any time of his own except to sleep and eat, and even that time was brief.

He'd grown accustomed to not thinking about girls at all, but somehow the girl he saw today from his office window held all of his attention and awakened within him a yearning he never felt before, a yearning that put a blush on his face and frustration in his mind.

Why did thinking of that strange girl bring about that response in his body? What made that girl significant compared to all of the others he'd seen before? She was more attractive than some, but not all, of the girls he'd met before, and though he couldn't speak for her personality (having only seen her once) he was sure he'd met others who he'd get along with better. So why her? What nameless, unknown quality did she have solely that attracted him so that now blushed in his struggle to suppress that part of his body?

He'd rather he'd kept thinking about Lloyd, at least anger was something he knew about and could deal with.

Abruptly his thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the bathroom door and Mokuba's voice asking him if he was all right.

"I'm fine, Mokuba. Why do you ask?" Kaiba replied as he sighed quietly.

"You seemed a bit more tired than usual when you came home." Mokuba answered from behind the closed door.

"I'm fine, Mokuba."

"Oh, um…your meeting with that Mr. Tensen was today, wasn't it?"

So, that's what he's concerned about. Kaiba realized, Mokuba wanted to know what Lloyd had wanted (Kaiba had told him that Lloyd had been their stepfather's lawyer, though he now wondered if he should have done so).

"There's nothing to worry about, Mokuba. Mr. Tensen showed me our stepfather's will, but there wasn't anything in there that we need to worry about." Kaiba reassured his brother, closing his eyes temporarily as he thought of the will again, and wondered why Lloyd had been so obsessed that he'd read it thoroughly. A waste of time that was, nothing of significance was in that will—and that section of the will that Lloyd seemed obsessed with, the one that said his stepfather's biological children were first in line to inherit….

"AH!" Kaiba suddenly realized why Lloyd had obsessed over that part of the will; it said 'biological children'—children!

No way, Gozaboru didn't have more than one biological child—. Kaiba screamed in his thoughts denying that it was possible, but then another thought, more logical than the other spoke up. It's possible that he did…and probable too, since it's highly unlikely that the word children being in the will was a mistake. Especially since Lloyd made a big deal about it. Kaiba drew a breath at the thought, realizing that Lloyd must know if his stepfather had more than one child, and he should know where to find that child as well.

Quickly Kaiba got out of the tub and dressed, almost hitting Mokuba when he opened the bathroom door. After muttering a brief apology to his brother, Kaiba got his cell phone and searched for the letter he'd received from Lloyd when the man first requested their meeting—it had a phone number on it where he could reach Lloyd.

Dialing the number Kaiba tried not to think too much, at least not until he had the answers he sought, and when Lloyd's voice answered he was quick to demand them.

"Lloyd, tell me all you know about my stepfather's biological children."