Catching the Ocean

By: Kerigan

Chapter 5

 The phone was heavy in her left hand as she listened to the dial tone. It's long rings making her more desperate for one of the Mouto's to pick up the phone. Seto's eyes bore down on her as she kept her gaze focused in front of her. "Hello, welcome to the Mouto families answering machine. Please leave your name and message and we shall get back to you!" Tea hung up the phone, then picked up again to try again. She had no idea what time it was, but she did know that Grandpa, or Yugi's guardian, was out on a trip to Egypt, so the boys were alone. She heard the man behind her give a smug smirk. Finally she slammed the phone down in anger. "I guess, they aren't home." he said.

"Shut up, I bet they're playing a game..." she muttered under her breath.

Seto followed her out. "Or sleeping like any normal person."

She turned to face him, knowing an argument was coming. "Hey, I'm a normal person, I just couldn't sleep tonight! If you didn't starve your guest I would probably be asleep by now."

He shrugged. "You had an opportunity to eat. Now, Mokuba figured I should tell you what's going to happen tonight. Every year he makes me plan a Christmas party, and since your living here, you will be attending." His voice emphasizing the word 'will'. "If your good I may even let you invite someone."

"What if I don't want to intend this party?" she muttered, even though she knew she would. A downfall of hers was that she could never resist the temptation of a good time. Her feet were made to dance, and her heart was born to lead. A party was a perfect place for her.

Seto smirked. "You don't necessarily have a choice in the matter. Mokuba is taking you somewhere this morning, while I'll be fixing matters here." he then walked off in a mysterious and dominate manner. As if she was just a servant in his house, rather than a guest. He hand ruled over hers. She would have to change that. With a fuming growl she stormed out into the hallway. This house was so messed up! The two opposite brothers, the servants, the maid, the extraordinarily huge house, the money! It was too much. This wasn't her at all, and she didn't fit in it at all. She was like the adopted orphan or something. Mokuba may want Seto to hire her, but she would refuse it.

She turned into what looked like an office. A computer sat in the corner on an elaborate desk that was nearly organized. Pens were set on one side, while papers on another. The keyboard was black and modern, with a thin monitor and almost soundless PC. Books of literature were behind the black leather chair with not a speck of dust on them. The wooden floor made it look like an antique room. Luckily there was a lot of light or she would have stumbled on the sudden step. That would have hurt. 'This couldn't be Seto's desk.' she said to herself mentally. 'It's much too clean.' Of course, the CEO tended to be on a laptop rather than loose sheets of paper. "Good morning ma'am." Tea jumped backwards. Everyone was doing this today!

"What!" she asked in a shocked filled tone.

A humble man stood at the doorway with a towel draped over his suit. He looked like a waiter. "Would you like anything from the kitchen?"

She thought a minute then asked. "Maybe a coffee with some milk and sugar?" He nodded. "Oh, I'm going to drink it in the kitchen, if that's okay. Can you just let me know when it's ready?" He nodded again with an "Of course, ma'am." and walked off with the order. Maybe he was a waiter. This place was so confusingly different then the rest of the world.

Turning back to the desk, she sat in the chair. Feeling a bit daring, she moved around in the drawers. In one she found dozens of paper clips, rubber bands and a stapler. The next was some extra printer paper. The last one was locked. It had an old fashion keyhole at the top of the handle. It was very pretty with the design. Sitting up she tapped on the desk. She was paranoid, and she didn't like it. Turning around in the chair, she looked at the books. Numerous dictionaries in numerous languages were stacked up side by side neatly. It was also in alphabetical order. Why was this so shocking, she had no idea, but it was. Now she stood up and began to walk out. She saw the man who took her order coming towards her. She smiled with a nod, as to get his message, and he smiled back. "Your coffee is in the main dining room, would you like me to show you were it is?"

"Is there more than one room to eat in?" she asked, as they walked together down the hallway. He nodded, his black hair tied slicked back and his beady green eyes watching the area in front of them. He was super pale with an appearance of a 50 year old.

He opened a door she hadn't noticed before and she walked inside. "Yes, ma'am, we do. The Kaiba's prefer one for casual dining, and another for guests." With that, he walked out, closing the wooden door behind him. She looked around, and noted how the room was much smaller. The table was circular and made of marble, with chairs that were made from metal. Cushions were tied down to the seat, like ones she's seen at Italian restaurants that were outside. Sitting down, she sipped the hot beverage. It's warm and blissful taste made her feel much more better. The window in front of her showed the back parts of the mansion, and the backyard that stretched for a very long time. You could see a tiny outline of a black fence in the horizon. The only way you could have seen it was because of the white snow that fluffed about everywhere. Outside, it looked so frigid and cold.

She must have been sitting there for at least an hour. Hypnotized by the coffee and window. She was relaxed until Mokuba barged in on her. He was hyper, hungry and happy. The three things that gets a boy jumping up and down. "Good morning Tea, did you sleep well?" he said as he took a seat next to her. His feet swinging up and down. Before she could answer he continued. "Did Seto tell you what we are doing this morning? I was hoping you'd come with me to the mall and we can go shopping for an awesome party we're throwing tonight! It'll be so much fun. Please come!"

"I guess." she smiled and watched as the same man that had taken her order, set a plate of eggs, toast, and bacon in front of him. He then put a plate in front of her as well. "Oh, thanks." He nodded before walking off. Mokuba thanked him as well but it already too late. His silver eyes caught on to her again. "I know this great place I've seen before. It's for girls so I've never been in it, but I heard from a friend that it was really good. They have really nice dresses and hair stuff that girls like." He took a mouth full of toast. Tea picked up her fork to eat. "Also, Seto told me that I should go to this place that Anthony knows of. He's going to drive us there first! He says that all the girls go there for the stuff he wants us to buy. I'm sure he's going to get all flustered like he sometimes does when he sees someone pretty."

Tea laughed. It was hard to imagine the great CEO fluster. Mokuba was probably the only one who ever knew if Seto was flustered because he's the only one that was close to him. "Ready to go?"

"What?" she looked up and noticed his plate entirely empty. She had only managed to eat three bites. With another laugh she shook her head 'no'. So he patiently waited for her. She enjoyed his manners and the fact he was spoiled but didn't act it. He was such a sweet kid. Finally when she was done, she walked with him to the main hall. Her outfit wasn't what she normally wore, but no one seemed to mind. She did, however mind the high heels she had on. It didn't match at all. Then the pants weren't as tight as they first were, but they still revealed more then wanted. It wasn't too horrible though. She's seen worst. "Mokuba, is there a place around here that has some clothes?"

"Yeah, Seto said Anthony was taking us there, remember?"

"Yes, but anything besides dresses? As in normal clothes."

He blinked. "Oh, wait, I'll ask Seto." then he vanished around the corner. She blinked while waiting at the door. She saw the car driver pull up down the sidewalk. Then he was back. "He said he told Anthony where to go." With that he gave opened a closet door, grabbed a coat for himself, then threw something at Tea. She jumped out of the way to avoid it hitting her. "Oh! Sorry, I forgot you hurt your arm. I'll get it." he bent over and handed her a blue trench coat with the interior green. It was obviously Seto's. "Hurry put it on so we can get out of here!" She hesitantly did before he pulled her outside. It was cold but they managed to get into the limo quickly. The coat smelled really good. Tea grinned as the smell of cologne filled her nose. She never noticed Seto's smell before, and that was probably normal, but it was a smell she had never smelled before. It wasn't sharp, it was sweet. The car ride was filled with Mokuba's chatter, but she didn't seem to hear him. However, she felt him nudge on and she looked over. "Hello, we're here."

"Wait, what?"

"We're here! You zoned out."

"Oh I'm sorry!" she said, and opened the door. He followed after her and she found herself at a very poplar store. Inside there were only a few people in it, and it was filled with new clothes. Walking with Mokuba, he lead her to the back where they had some sweaters and long sleeve shirts. She picked up one that had "I love to shop" printed on it, then put it down. This happened a lot before Mokuba ran up to her with a few sweaters. They were soft and one was baby blue while the another was a black cotton long sleeve. Also, he had grabbed her a pair of baggy jeans. "Try them on!" he said.

"What about you?"

"I'm okay. I have people watching me at all times." he grinned as if that were normal. "They're over there, they were sunglasses and black tuxedos." She turned to where he had pointed and saw them in the corner. That was a bit scary.

She nodded then headed for the dressing room. They did this a few times until Tea was tired, and then they went to the cash register. Mokuba wouldn't let her pay for any of it, no matter how much she begged. It felt wrong to have them buying so much. Of course, she felt fortunate that he did because she left what little money she had at the apartment. Before they left the store, she changed into a pair of new jeans with the soft baby blue sweater Mokuba had picked out before they left. Also, they had got her a pair of black sneakers. They were wonderful, because they made her toes much warmer than the high heels ever could.

By the time they made it to the other store she was exhausted, but she hid that from the younger boy. This place was insane! It had the most elegant dresses she had ever seen in her life, with beautiful embroideries and wonderful fabric. These would be seen in a fairy tale rather than real life. "Mokuba, these are beautiful!" her mouth was dropped as she felt the fabric on a red dress that faded into a orange then yellow. Almost like fire.

"I know. I told you, you would like this place." he smiled. "Come on, let's go find you a dress."

"I can't wear these Mokuba, they're too nice." she said. He turned to her in utter confusion. "I know you party is supposed to have someone wearing a dress, but these don't match me. They would make me appear fake."

He crossed his arms across his chest. "No you wouldn't. We can get someone to teach you how to act...properly...in a dress."

She laughed. "That's not what I meant. I meant, this wouldn't be my style."

"No you wouldn't. Come on, if you argue with me, I'll call Seto."

"Okay." Yes, the Seto threat was big enough to make her stop. She decided that it would be fair for him to pick out the dress for her since it's his money they were spending. Actually, she had no idea whose money it was. It was more than likely Seto's, but can someone own this much money? They decided on a green and red dress that would show the holiday spirt. It was a tight chested dress that had one arm covered in green mesh, then the other in red mesh. Then from the waist down, it had sparkles that fell almost like a water fall down to the floor. It was absolutely gorgeous. "Do you like?" she replied, twirling in it. She liked the way the fabric felt down her legs. It wasn't clingy, it was smooth and had no static to it.

"Yes, I like it." he replied. "It comes with red and green ribbon for your hair."

Tea smiled happily. This was going to be a fun party after all!

I'm sorry I didn't update last weekend. I had no idea where I was coming with this. But now I do, and I hope you all like it. BTW: I'm gonna draw the dress so you can have a better perspective of what it looks like.