Necropolis demon

Disclaimer: Do you see any flying pigs/looks up/ No? Well that's because I still don't own YuGiOh.

Note: This chapter still takes place in the afternoon ok, don't forget that it's still Tuesday. Just check chapter 10 and 11 and you'll see that it's still Tuesday, the same day Ryou's cell phone rang randomly in class and the same day he was excused from school to have lunch with Kaiba.

APOLOGY: I am SO sorry to everyone who has noticed how I update…I don't do it at regular time intervals and sometimes it takes me 3 months to update.

Anyways…I would also like to apologize for a promise I made but cannot possibly go through with. For you see…in my past author's notes I mentioned something about wanting to make Ryou live in the Kaiba mansion…and I've absolutely had the utmost interest in actually going through with that idea…but certain ideas have popped into my head, making that old idea seem out of place…Well, I don't know…What I'm trying to say is…even though I WANT to do that 'Ryou lives in Kaiba's place' thing…I really think I can't…BUT I really want to ok! I'll try to make it happen but that would make this fic too long… I've been trying to keep this fic at a certain length, which is why I've been cutting down on some ideas.

I am so Sorry…as an apology, I will post the next chapter within 2-3 days coz I WUV YA'LL SO MUCH! (I'm not gonna be specific because of the time zone difference between the East and West)

The Game

Chapter 12 Lessons

After having lunch, the rain outside had stopped. Kaiba along with his new assistant Ryou headed for the KaibaCorp building to immediately start the young business student's training, I mean after all if you're going to be some sort of assistant you just have to get the hang of doing things right?

Upon arriving at the said towering building, everyone in the structure abruptly came to a halt when they saw their boss with none other than the controversial Ryou mentioned in the papers and reports on T.V. news. Everyone averted back to their respective jobs though when the teenage CEO snarled at them and gave off one of his scary glares. The duo immediately headed to the elevator, which took them to the top floor where Kaiba's office was at while Ryou looked around in awe at the office building as they made their way to the top floor.

They entered the vast office of Kaiba's and sat down at the comfortable leather executive-looking couches that were facing the floor-length windows. Timidly, the pale teen sat down on one of the couches while Kaiba sat on the seat directly in front of him though being a few feet away.

"Err…so what now?" Ryou asked softly, watching his classmate take out a cell phone. Kaiba did not reply though since he immediately engaged himself in a conversation with the person on the other line of his call.

Sighing a bit, the white blond chose to look around the office, quickly noticing how everything looked so perfect…the interior design was classy with a lot of dark colors making up the primary design and everything blended quite well, the polished floor, the black leathery sofas and the other things were perfect…just like Kaiba. The white blond averted his eyes to the window and was met with the magnificent view of Domino city. It was awkward between the two teens since Kaiba didn't even look at Ryou…in fact he didn't even seem to notice the pale teen. Ryou just sat there, staring outside with a far away look in his eyes as his classmate continued to converse with someone else by cell phone. It was a few minutes later when Kaiba finally pocketed his cell phone.

"Now then, what now?" Ryou repeated his earlier inquisition. As if on cue, there was a sudden knock on the pair of double doors.

"Enter." came the CEO's stoic reply. The pair of double doors opened as a woman who looked like she was in her late twenties came in. The woman had black shiny hair that was neatly kept in a bun and she wore glasses with black frames. Like everyone else in the building, she was clad in workplace attire with her matching business top and skirt.

The woman slightly bowed at Kaiba to show respect then turned to look at Ryou who immediately straightened up his posture. As Ryou continued to timidly look at the woman, the female sauntered towards Kaiba's side and spoke briefly with her boss.

Ryou couldn't quite hear what the two were talking about since he was sitting a bit far way from Kaiba and the two were talking in hushed tones, when the two were done with their short talk they turned to face Ryou who immediately stiffened when he saw a gleam in Kaiba's eye that meant that the brunette had something in mind…something scary probably.

"Y-Yes?" Ryou quietly inquired as the other two inhabitants of the room watched him with stoic but mischievous expressions.

An hour after being brought to the KaibaCorp building, Ryou was now at a driving range with Kaiba and the strict woman whose name he did not know. It was…funny for Ryou to be at a driving range…watching everyone else golfing and practicing their swings…watching rich people playing the 'Game of the Kings'…Yup, Ryou was in one hell of a mess now.

Turns out that the woman Kaiba called for was going to be Ryou's 'teacher' since she was going to teach the pale teen everything there is to know about being an assistant to a CEO, but as for today, Kaiba was going to personally teach his classmate while the female assistant took notes. Anyways…the three were at a driving range where everyone was practicing golf…everyone meaning all those who have cash…as usual, our gullible Ryou felt like an outcast and felt utterly ridiculous…though this time it wasn't because he wasn't one of the moneybags in the area.

…Did I mention that the white blond was also holding a golf club? That he was wearing a pair of golfing shoes that matched his white golfing cap, glove and outfit? And that he was now currently blushing red-hot as he was being taught how to play golf?

"Why am I doing this again?" the white blond questioned incredulously, his left eye twitching a bit as he kept his swinging posture…Oh if Yugi's party were here they'd be sure to laugh their heads off, seeing Ryou in a golfing outfit and posing like some rookie golfer. "I thought I was going to handle paperwork and stuff like that, why am I here trying to learn how to play golf?"

With a slight sigh, Kaiba stood up from where he was comfortably sitting at while he was watching his classmate's progress in the game, "Sometimes, playing a game of golf or simply practicing a few swings with investors can help you get along with them."

"I'm terrible at this Kaiba." The pale teen argued.

"That's because you're not putting enough effort into it. How come you can design a highly professional game but can't even swing a golf club properly?" the brunette replied calmly.

"But Kaiba, have you SEEN the bump on that man's head?" Ryou retorted but sounded more like he was whining, pointing at a guy who had a little bump on his head…why? Well…that guy was one of those guys whose job is to collect stray golf balls in the grassy field and Ryou err…sort of accidentally threw his golf club at the guy while trying to swing properly, the club hit the guy and sent him unconscious for a while.

Rolling his eyes once then scowling softly, the CEO walked over to his classmate with a frown who was holding the golf club all wrong, "You're doing it all wrong." The brunette spoke calmly, standing behind the pale teen then guiding his classmate's hands to a correct position.

The white blond blushed as Kaiba leaned and looked over his shoulder while guiding Ryou's hands on the golf club's handle. Without noticing, Kaiba was actually in a rather…intimate position with Ryou…sweetly teaching the quiet teen how to do a correct position when swinging the club.

A cough… "Mr. Kaiba." Came the voice of Kaiba's female assistant, the woman was looking at the two teens with a rather aghast expression as she pointed out their current…position.

Immediately noticing what the secretary meant, Kaiba quickly let go of his classmate's hands … 'What's wrong with Kaiba?' was the first thought that popped into Ryou's head. What POSSESED the brunette to be so…so…cuddly? No. Close? No. Err…nice? Ah whatever. Ryou blushed red and stepped away from his classmate…looks like Kaiba's been zoning out more often seeing as he hadn't even notice the position he got himself into and what it looked like in a stranger's point of view.

That was strange…strange that Kaiba was actually less than three feet close to someone…usually Kaiba always kept a good three feet or more distance between himself and other people…in fact, only Mokuba's been able to get within a foot close to the brunette.

After regaining his composure, Ryou was the first one to speak up though he still had a rather flustered expression on his face, "Um…I doubt you really like playing golf…" he spoke flatly, guessing the CEO's true reason for making the white blond learn how to play the said game. That thought was nagging in Ryou's head ever since he had been instructed to hold a golf club…he had never really thought of Kaiba as a golfer…in fact he never really thought of Kaiba as a player of any sort of sport…well, except for chess that is if you count it as a sport.

Exposed… "True, I'm not really interested in golf." The brunette replied blankly with a bored expression, "but I do play." He added.

"Which is why you want me to do all the golfing while you do all the negotiating?" the white blond guessed, raising a brow while questioning. The CEO nodded and sighed a bit.

"Let's just skip the golfing part for now then and get back to it later on." The brunette spoke, turning towards his female assistant who was already scratching out something on her clipboard; a schedule was probably attached to the said clipboard.

Ok…now that they had skipped the golfing lessons they were now headed for Kaiba Land where Ryou was to be taught how to manage the computers. Surely, all the employees of Kaiba Land who were having their breaks dropped what they were doing to tend to their boss who unexpectedly came to visit.

Knowing how to do all the high-tech engineering, game designing…whatever stuff would surely take at least a few years or courses on Computer Engineering and programming but Ryou was taught the basics and whatever it was that he would need to know about computers…not quite everything but it was sufficient.

It was hard, Ryou had to admit…he had been given a few copies of different computer manuals for him to study and hopefully understand AND he also had to do hands-on learning as well with Kaiba personally teaching him…the white blond was also given access to a few things so the teen would know a few things about passwords and such…great, it looked like Ryou was learning to be a computer wiz or something.

Ryou did pretty well for a first timer though…he was a fast learner too since Kaiba didn't have to continuously repeat himself for the white blond to understand. By the end of their little 'tutoring session' Ryou already knew a lot about the basics.

It was around 5 o'clock when Ryou's computer lessons were finally over; it actually didn't take him as long as his golfing lessons. Kaiba dropped Ryou off at the pale teen's apartment then immediately headed back to the KaibaCorp building to continue working. Ryou was really exhausted that he practically collapsed on the sofa…and to think that this wasn't even his official first day of being an apprentice yet…

The white blond still had a lot to learn about being Kaiba's personal assistant since he wasn't going to be just any ordinary secretary…he was an apprentice, working for the wealthy CEO 24/7 from school to work. Kaiba had also required Ryou to study a bit about economics, the stock market and real estate business since Kaiba was not only a businessman but was also an investor at the same time. Kaiba invested in stuff and was also the type who would look for a bargain in lots he could use to expand KaibaCorp's properties thus the real estate thing.

Back at the KaibaCorp building, Kaiba was silently musing to himself about the day while working. He was a little surprised about that thing he did at the driving range, I mean who wouldn't? It's just that…he didn't feel like it was such a big deal or something…but…He was practically snuggling Ryou! It was just that…he felt so comfortable with the white blond teen as if he was with Mokuba…as if Ryou was part of the family, a broken one, yes, but a family nonetheless…Ryou was just so easy to get along with because of his kind and polite nature; the pale teen had never really done anything to piss Kaiba off…well except for that one time when Ryou accidentally offended Kaiba by discussing about Mokuba's loneliness.

Agh! Stop thinking about Ryou! Back to work! And so the brunette did, he immediately dealt with the paperwork he had forgotten before and checked on everything that needed checking. For once, Kaiba actually wished he had a ton of work to do…at least that way he would be able to stop thinking about a certain white blond easier.

After several hours of working Kaiba was free so he decided to arrange things for Ryou's business training; immediately, the brunette made a few calls to set things up for his apprentice. Tomorrow, it was going to be the strict lady with her hair in bun who'll be tutoring Ryou, which gave Kaiba plenty of time to prepare other things for Ryou's business education.

Now that Ryou had a bit of the basics on being an assistant down, it was time to move from working on experience and intellect to establishing an image and poise…after all, you just have to talk, walk and act business-like if you're gonna be Kaiba's assistant right? Tomorrow was going to be the start of Ryou's real ordeal…to be groomed into a confident individual who can take on the 'big dogs' of the gaming industry.

A few calls and a rescheduling later, the CEO was mostly done setting up his little 'Ryou transformation' project, so with nothing else left to do in work the brunette headed to the Kaiba mansion to catch up on some school work that he missed.

Necro: Ok guys, I know that this chapter is shorter than my usual chapters and I deeply apologize, it's just that things have been so hectic with my life…Agh! I don't even have enough time to think up scenes for my fics!

Note: Ok people, I'm not sure if my portrayal of Seto Kaiba's character is right coz I've never really been accustomed to portraying Kaiba…actually I don't accurately know his usual quotes or stuff like that well coz I've only seen 15 or less episodes of the YuGiOh series…it's really hard for me to portray the YuGiOh characters coz my information about them came from a friend. I've never seen enough episodes of YuGiOh to know how the characters really act so I'm basing their attitudes from other YGO fanfics I've read in the past.

About that cuddle scene at the driving range…I was kind of having a hard time on that…I wanted them to snuggle just a bit for 'slip up value' but not make Kaiba seem too OOC so later on in this chap I got Kaiba to do some musing about how he felt so comfortable with Ryou and how Ryou was like family to balance out the characters. It's about time I put in a part or two wherein Kaiba's the one who slips up right?

Don't forget to read and review my other fic as well ok. Don't forget Destined Duel and please don't bash any character…I love my bishies a lot.