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Well, first chapter people! Hope you enjoy it

"It's starting to rain, Niisama"

A boy with long, dark hair turned his soft purple eyes up towards the lanky brunette teenage boy sitting next to him. The teen, who had been either deep in thought or asleep, opened his eyes, revealing them to be a sharp sky-blue, and unfolded his arms, looking out the window of the jet-black limo. The sky was full of dark storm clouds, a streak of white lightning flashing across them every few minutes followed by a deafening clap of thunder. This was Seto Kaiba and his brother, Mokuba Kaiba, returning from a recent business trip to Europe.

"That's just all I need" he sighed, leaning his head back on the seat.

He had just had to endure 3 hours mindless droning from the Board of one of his company's stockholders. None of these men seemed to be able to form an opinion without a voting on it three or four times, and even then they usually came to the decision that they wouldn't state anything definite.

Oh well, Kaiba thought as he turned to watch the drops of water patter against the window, nothing I can't handle. After all, one has to deal with these kinds of people everyday in the business world.

At 16, Kaiba was indeed a true businessman. Whether it was forced upon him by his cruel stepfather Gozaburo Kaiba, or if he had planned it even before he and his brother were adopted was irrelevant. One thing was for certain; Seto Kaiba was the CEO of the most successful game company in the world.

He watched the twinkling lights of Domino blur past him, the KaibaCorp logo appearing on a bus or billboard every few minutes. After a while, he turned to his brother. "Mokuba, I only let you come with me on this trip because you promised that you would keep up with your schoolwork, but I haven't seen you open a single textbook"

Mokuba grinned slyly in response, and Kaiba couldn't help smiling slightly. Mokuba was the only person that he could truly be at ease around. Everyone else who he had met or had at least heard of him thought Kaiba to be a cold and cruel human being who would do anything to win. After all, hadn't he bribed, threatened and (supposedly) killed to obtain his 3 Blue Eyes White Dragons? Hadn't he forced his rival, Yugi Mutou, into a duel by causing his grandfather to have a heart attack?

So which was the true Seto Kaiba; The one that carried out his actions with cold, pitiless precision or the one that had risked everything to save his little brother from life at the orphanage?

"We'll be approaching the mansion in a few minutes, Kaiba-sama" stated the driver.

"Good, I want to make a few calls. Hopefully that damned personal assistant of mine hasn't let everything fall apart in my absence"

"You have to start working right away?" Mokuba looked at his brother with a mix of hurt and surprise.

"Yes…I'm sorry Mokuba, but KaibaCorp can't run itself. You know that"

"Yeah, I know" He didn't seem very comforted.

"Look, maybe I'll have some free time over the weekend. Then I'll treat you to something nice, okay?"

"Okay…"

The limo suddenly made such an abrupt stop in front of the entrance gate to the Kaiba mansion that Mokuba flew out of his seat and was barely caught by his older brother. "What the hell is going on?" demanded Kaiba, setting Mokuba next to him.

"I-I don't know sir…there seems to be…someone by the gate", stuttered the driver.

"What do you mean 'There's someone by the gate'? It's storming outside! Who in their right mind would be outside in weather like this?" Kaiba snapped. He was anxious to get home, and wasn't in the mood to deal with such nonsense.

The driver merely shook his head and pointed at what seemed to be a dark, huddled mass situated on the right side of the tall gate.

"Niisama…what is that?" Mokuba asked, beginning to sound panicked.

"It's probably some bum looking for handouts" Kaiba sighed, "I'll go take care of it"

"No, Kaiba-sama, you shouldn't-!"

But before the driver could finish his warning, Kaiba had already stepped out of the limo with a "Stay here" to Mokuba and began walking towards the figure. As he came closer to it, Kaiba noticed the person was sitting with their knees pulled towards them, as if trying to protect him or herself. The figure was also shivering, whether it was out of fear or because of the cold, he didn't know.

"Excuse me", Kaiba began, using his usual business tone, "But this is private property, and unless you have any specific business to attend to, I suggest-" Suddenly the figure lifted their face and Kaiba gasped.

It was a girl, with the gentlest and most innocent face Kaiba had ever seen. Her eyes were a dark hazel, complimented by the light brown hair that extended to the middle of her neck. She looked to be about 17 or 18, but had the manner of a lost child who hadn't realized that they had strayed from home. The black t-shirt and pants she was wearing were torn and scratches and bruises covered her body. She continued to look at him curiously, as though unaware of her position, or his.

Kaiba regained enough of his composure to allow him to continue speaking in a cool, almost indifferent manner. "If you didn't know, I am the owner of this mansion, along with the largest game company in the world, KaibaCorp" This sentence seemed to have no effect on her, so he continued. "I could easily have my security guards here in less than 5 minutes so it's in your best interest to state your name and business" The girl still said nothing, gazing at Kaiba with the same curious look. Leaning down slightly so that his face was on the same level as hers, he asked impatiently "Who are you?"

This sentence seemed to have an effect on her. Her face grew puzzled, almost as if she was trying to comprehend something. "Who…are…you?" she repeated, as though trying to figure out the words' meaning.

Kaiba took a step back in surprise. Is it possible this girl doesn't speak Japanese?, he thought, but if she spoke a different language, she'd still…have some kind of understanding…

Kaiba crouched down, now completely unaware of the fact that he was soaked to the bone or that the driver was now sticking his head out of the limo's window to stare at him with shock.

"Where do you…come from?" he asked, looking straight at her. She met his gaze, as though copying his movements, and stared at him harmlessly.

"Niisama!" Kaiba turned his head away from the girl to see Mokuba starting towards him. "Niisama, what's going on? Who is…", he stopped a few feet away from them, looking at the girl in surprise, "…that?'

"Mokuba, I told you to wait in the car!"

"But who is she?"

"I don't know, she's not really responding to any of my questions"

Mokuba glanced at the girl, who was watching the conversation with interest although it seemed she wasn't sure about its meaning. "She seems lost", he said softly, "Almost like…a stray cat or something…"

Kaiba rolled his eyes. "Well what do you suppose we do, adopt her?" But as he uttered these words, Kaiba noticed the look on Mokuba's face. "Oh no, we are not Mokuba, I have enough to deal with and besides, she could be a con artist or..."

"But she doesn't seem dangerous Niisama. And we can't just leave her out in the rain, can we?" Just as Kaiba opened his mouth to argue, Mokuba used his old stand-by: The huge, violet puppy-dog eyes that no human alive could resist.

Kaiba sighed, knowing he was defeated. "All right, we'll take her inside, but just for one night…at the most. Maybe she'll be more talkative in a dryer environment", he muttered and Mokuba smiled happily in appreciation.

"So…", Kaiba turned his face back to the girl, who had been watching the conversation attentively, "What are you waiting for?" He held his hand out to her. "Come on"

The girl stared at his outreached hand for a moment, as though contemplating the gesture. Kaiba had begun to wonder if the girl had understood him when she timidly reached out her own hand and allowed Kaiba to pull her onto her feet. When the two Kaiba brothers began to lead her into the limo, she hesitated for a moment, looking back to the spot in which she had been sitting.

"Don't worry" Mokuba said kindly, "We won't hurt you. You'll be all right now"

Whether the girl understood the exact meaning of the words, neither of them was sure, but something in the tone of Mokuba's voice and the kindness in his eyes seemed to relax her, and she allowed herself to be put into the limo and driven up the long driveway into the Kaiba mansion.

Well there you have it. Who could this girl be? Where is she from? Only I know the answer to that…or do I? Is there even an answer? Is this even a fanfiction you're reading? Or is it some sort of manifestation of your obsession with Yu-Gi-Oh?

Readers: glare

O.O Meep, just kidding. Thought I'd be philosophical for a moment. ;; Anyway I have a bunch of stuff to do in the next two weeks (sigh) so I might not be able to update soon. Sorry!