A/N: Don't own Yu-gi-oh…only my own characters. Thank you all so much for all the enthusiasm for this sequel. As per promise...here is chapter 2. I rushed Allie to edit it so I could post it quickly. My other stories took the back-burner for this. I hope you all enjoy.

Chapter 2

"So, where are you going since it's your day off?" Iolite eagerly asked Raine. He lowered his newspaper and eyed her suspiciously. She was up to something and he didn't like it at all.

"You know," she murmured as she poured herself and Raine a refill of the coffee, "there is a new exhibit at the museum you might like to go see. I also think there are a few new movies starting today."

"What are you scheming?" He asked.

"I-I just want to make sure you enjoy your day off." He was the only person who could ruin her plans. Unfortunately, he also knew her better than anyone else and so lying was hard. Having to deal with an angry Raine was almost as bad as dealing with an angry Kaiba…almost. Being her personal bodyguard since she was 8 made him privy to most of her moods and schemes. He regarded her with interest.

"I think I'll spend the day with you." He suggested, his indigo eyes flashing with amusement. "We can go to lunch and then a movie."

"NO!" She shouted, slapping a hand over her mouth the instant the shout left it. "That is..er…I have plans for the day." She busied herself buttering toast in an attempt to evade further questioning.

"Do you?" He asked, now very interested in what she was really planning on doing. He knew her and also knew she could get herself in trouble faster than a snowflake could melt in hell. She had quite a knack when it came to digging her own hole.

"I'm having lunch with Seto this afternoon." She smiled, knowing he couldn't call her on that. She was, after all.

"Well then there is no reason to be afraid for your safety is there?" His eyebrow arched as if he were being skeptical.

"Of course not." She added, unenthusiastically, "When are you leaving?"

He knew something was going to happen today and he was sure she was getting into hot water but, as usual, it would have to happen before it could be corrected. She was too impetuous for her own good. Kaiba had tried to instruct her on the art of contemplation and consequences, but she was a leaper, not a looker. Oh well, he smirked at her, Kaiba would have to deal with her mess not him.

"I'm leaving now. Please try to get in trouble while I'm off shift, I do hate having to listen to your husband rant." With that he left her alone in the kitchen.

She smiled brightly. Today would go brilliantly…

The day was turning into a disaster! From the run in her hose and the problem with her hair to the way her laptop decided to have pop-up problems. Mokuba missed his bus and needed a ride to school, he kept asking why she was dressed so formally, she told him, lamely, that she wanted to impress Seto. She didn't even buy that one... Raine nearly caught her dressed in her formal business attire-that would have sealed her fate. It was only due to her scattered purse contents that she didn't have a run in with her guard. The broken perfume bottle her purse produced made the front foyer stink and only now was the stench wearing off of her. Nothing went right from the word go. She stepped into the limo with her three guards, usually it was two, but if Raine wasn't one of them Kaiba insisted on three. They took off towards her meeting with Rodgers. She relished the feeling of bringing down a corporate giant. Even though she had done this before she never tired of the power rush it brought. She supposed that was something she had in common with her husband.

Her cell phone ringing brought her back to the present.

"Hello?" she asked sweetly into the phone.

"Where are you?" She recognized Seto's voice immediately, great, she would have to remember to thank Raine for his interference.

"I'm on the phone with you…sweetheart." She smiled and longed for some free hair to twist around her fingers, damn stupid French twists.

"You know what I mean." His tone was deadly.

"I have some shopping to do."

"When will you be here?" His annoyance was apparent.

"There?" She asked, confusion lacing her voice.

"We have lunch arrangements, remember?" The urge to demand she come to the office immediately almost overtook him. Raine was suspicious and the man knew Iolite better than she did. Naturally, he had called Kaiba to inform him that something was up.

"I'll be there," she consulted her watch and did a few mental equations, "in three hours."

"Not a minute more Highness."

"I'm always on time," She tried to smile, knowing she had just lied to him. Time was inconsequential to her and she was never good at being punctual. He, on the other hand, was tyrannical when it came to keeping appointments.

"Be here." He warned.

He hung up without saying good-bye, not that his phone etiquette was wonderful in the first place. She loved him, but he made it a chore most days.

She arrived at DataLux Industries before she was due, amazing as that was. Then again, she did flee the mansion at light speed to avoid any traps Raine might have set.

The suit she wore, though it was very expensive and designer, was uncomfortable. Jeans wouldn't suffice. She looked the part of a true businesswoman, including the demure make-up and the hair pulled up. Her heels were Gucci, but still uncomfortable as they clicked along the marble floor. She was confident and ready to bring Rodgers down.

He sat, waiting for her, in the conference room. She entered flanked by her guards, then dismissed them, she needed privacy when dealing with such a precarious issue. They warned him by telling her they would be standing right outside the closed door.

He stood as she approached and held out his hand to her. He was impeccably dressed. His looks would make a regular girl swoon, but if he hoped to use that to his advantage he would be disappointed. She was with Seto Kaiba and no one could compare to him in her eyes or heart.

"I'm not sure you'll want to shake my hand after you realize what Cathway has in store for you Mr. Rodgers." She took his hand and felt him squeeze hers gently, rubbing his thumb in a circular motion on her hand. She was instantly disgusted. His deep green eyes were soft as a smile spread across his less than generous mouth.

"Please have a seat Your Majesty." He offered.

"Thank you I prefer to stand," she said curtly. "What I have to say will only take a few minutes of your time." She opened her briefcase and took out a packet of papers and handed it to him.

"As of this morning you are no longer in charge of DataLux. Cathway has managed to attain enough interests of this company to raid. As you can clearly see you no longer own majority and your absence in this corporation is dully requested to begin immediately."

His eyes flew across the words on the papers as he flipped them. The deep green orbs no longer looked happy, she hid her smile by clenching down on her tongue. She waited, patiently, as the realization hit him that all he had worked for was now gone.

"How did you manage this!" He growled, suddenly standing and wanting to grab her slim neck. He was sure he could snap it before one of the guards she had attacked him.

"You left yourself open Rodgers, a very dangerous thing to do in this day and age. Cathway is prepared to offer you a very generous buy out for your remaining interests." She waited, with an air of arrogance and a glare that she had seen Seto use.

"Do you honestly think I will sell you my shares for less than half of what it's worth? You have a lot to learn you little leech!" His anger was tangible but she didn't even flinch at his reaction.

"It makes no difference if you chose to sell or not. If you sell, Datalux stays whole and you recoup a minor part of your investment. If you refuse, Datalux will be hacked into pieces and sold to the highest bidders. You have interesting innovations in development and research that will produce nice profits for Cathway. Make your choice it's on the table now, but will be discarded when I leave." She closed her briefcase.

"Your brother told me you were someone to be wary of. It seems he was right. However, I won't let you do this." He began circling the desk slowly.

"It's not your choice, it's mine and you are done. Security is waiting outside the door to escort you from the building." Her voice was firm and her eyes matched his, there was no yield in her.

"How?" He muttered. "I would have noticed if interests were changing hands."

"Cathway orchestrated the buying through private individuals and employees of yours. You'd be surprised at how many people were more than willing to stab you in the back when given the opportunity and the financial motivation." She lifted her briefcase.

"I will tell Simon of this treachery you bitch." He growled.

"Tsk tsk tsk…what a sore loser you are Mr. Rodgers. Here I thought you would at least go down with dignity not name calling, I guess I am wrong every once in a while." She walked towards the door. "Please give my regards to Simon. Do tell him that while Cathway is responsible I'm the one who brought your company to my superior's attention. Tell him to think of this as an early Christmas present." She liked rubbing salt in the wounds.

"Wait!" Rodgers growled.

"I'll accept your earlier offer." He sat down at the table.

"I thought you'd see it my way." She smirked with an icy stare of indifference.

She left the building with her head high, not a hint of a smile showed. She was learning to be an ice princess thanks to her glacial prince. She slid into the limo then watched as Rodgers stormed out of the building with a cardboard box in hand. She would have no security breach, all files and paperwork stayed. He looked humiliated and she finally did smile. Annihilation pure and simple.

"Are you ready to go to Kaiba Corp. Miss?" Her driver asked her.

"No, actually," she replied. A knot worked its way into her stomach. She had just done what Seto had warned her not to do-poke a sleeping tiger. Not only had she poked, but she taunted him as well. Simon would be spitting blood in a matter of hours and then he would come after her. Seto had wanted her to leave it be, but she couldn't let it go. She was determined to destroy her brothers and keep their reign of terror from spreading. She couldn't have lunch with Seto, he'd demand to know what she had been up to. She needed time to think. Slowly she reached into her pocket and pulled out a peppermint candy. She unwrapped it and popped the treat into her mouth. She picked up her cell phone and called Kaiba's private line. On the second ring he answered.

"Yes Highness?" He asked in a tone she knew as 'I'm busy why are you interrupting'.

"I won't be able to make it to lunch today, I hope I haven't disappointed you too much." She winced as she waited for his response. Damn how she hated waiting for an angry retort.

"You will be here at 1p.m. Highness I don't recall this being debatable." He wanted to see her. No, he needed to see her, especially if Raine's hunch was right and she was in trouble. He also...missed her, if that were possible.

She picked up the candy wrapper and began crinkling it into the phone while she tried to talk around the candy in her mouth, "I can't hear you…must be a bad connection…see you at home tonight…" She hung up then promptly turned the phone off.

"Take me to Tea's." She informed the driver. "Don't answer the phone if it rings. If you answer it I will exit the car and then you will have a helluva time explaining why I'm walking around in jeopardy instead of being safely driven in the car."

The guards and the driver shook their heads. Kaiba and Iolite locked horns constantly and neither backed down easily. One thing was for sure; if Iolite wouldn't go to him-she wouldn't go. Raine picked a great day to take off.

She popped out of the car when they pulled up at Tea's house and quickly ran up the front steps. She knocked a few times and was quickly greeted and brought in.The two girls sat for a while talking about a million things. Mai joined them after a bit.

"Why are you so formally dressed?" Tea asked looking at the suit.

"I had some business to attend to." Iolite quickly kicked her shoes off and began the tedious job of taking her hair down.

"Say do you think you two could help me out with something?" Iolite asked over the freshly delivered pizza.

"What?" Mai asked, remembering the last time they helped her into Ryan's arms.

"I did something this morning that is going to get me into hot water with Seto. I was just wondering if you would help me sugar it up." She shrugged it off as if it were nothing.

"You're not going to do anything that bad are you?" Tea asked apprehensively.

"No, of course not." Iolite reassured them. "I just plan to get Seto nice and relaxed before I tell him what I did."

"I don't think I've ever seen that man relaxed…I can almost see him sitting behind his desk while he types in his sleeps." Mai shook her head. "Just how do you intend to get him to relax?"

"That's easy," She smiled. "I'm going to get him drunk with the help of my friends."

"What do you mean 'get him drunk'?" Tea asked.

"What do you mean 'with the help of friends'?" Mai chimed in.

"If he's drunk I can confess what I did today and he won't remember what I told him. He can't get mad because I didn't tell him, it would be his fault for not remembering." She intended seducing him as well, but they didn't need to know that. His softened mind would remember the seduction not the confession. He might remember bits and pieces, but he wouldn't be too concerned with it. If she knew him he would never want to be told twice the same information.

"Put your pride aside, Iolite, and just tell Kaiba what you've done. Whatever it is." Tea suggested.

"This has nothing to do with pride. I just don't feel like hearing him reprimand me for doing something, which I know is right, that he believes is wrong."

"You better have another plan in mind in case this doesn't work." Mai warned. Rolling her eyes, she realized that once again Iolite was increasing the temperature of her own hot water. This should be a very interesting evening...had Seto Kaiba ever been drunk before?