After a long wait, I have finnally taken the time to finish typing up Chapter 3 and set it up. Some things you should know...

1. I woke up sick this morning feeling dizzy with a stomach ache.

2. Even though I'm a pretty fast typer, it took me4 hours and 45 minutes and 2 cups of tea to type it up. That's how long it is.

3. I burnt my tounge on my tea. twice. And finally.

4. Homecoming for my school is next week and I talked to Eric about it briefly today. (He's my bf for those of you who didn't read my profile) His homecoming is today and he was feeling...what's the word I'm looking for...I think...useless. Yes useless. and Being his girlfriend, I tried to cheer him up which didn't work and now I feel really bad so please:

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Love you all. Here's the third Chapter of...you know the title. have fun.

Work

I returned home after giving Joey and Téa a ride to their houses. "Hey Jacob, I'm back." I looked at the clock. 5:00, his interview should be over by now. I found him in his study. "Knock, knock." He glanced up from his work. "Hey." I sat across from him. "So, how'd the interview go?" "I start Monday at 6:30 in the morning." "Harsh… but at least you got the job. What about when you start college in the fall?" "I have the same hours as my boss, from 4:30 to 9." He leaned back in his chair. "So, how much ya makin'?" "Enough. I'm glad I have a full scholarship though." "Yeah." "So, how'd your day go?" "Well, Grandma and Grandpa Derva got me an '03 platinum mustang convertible," "Nice." "Thanks, we got 4 uniforms," I held one up to show him. "Isn't that skirt a little too short?" "Yes. Oh and I'm in all of Joey's classes. Then we went to McDonald's for lunch." He gave a flinch. "I know. Then I played some DDR, well actually, I played in a DDR tournament with the queen at the arcade. I won." "Wow. Did you use your signature move?" "You bet." "How's your ankle?" For the first time, I looked at it. "It looks great actually." "Kewl." "Yeah, so now I'm the queen and I get a kewl tiara and stuff." "This explains your outfit." "Then Téa and I went for ice cream, I took Joey and Téa home, so here I am." "Quite a day." "Yes! Oh, here's your credit card." "Thanks." "Anything else?" "Umm, yeah. It would really help me if you got a job, to pay for your lunch and stuff." "UH! What about Eric!" "What do you think he was our doing today?" "He left the house?" "Yeah. You don't have to go find a job for a week or two. A game shop owner a couple block away needs help with his shop while his grandson is away. You up for it?" "What kind of game shop is it? "They mostly deal with 'Duel Monsters' but they have all kinds of games." "Fine. I'll earn my keep." I put my tiara on my head and the front door slammed, someone stomped down the hall, and Eric graced us with his presence. "Good evening." I curtsied. "Cute. I enrolled into school today, then went out to but my uniform." "Something wrong with it?" "No. Have you seen yours, Alex!" "Umm, yeah." I laughed. "Have you seen them, Jacob?" "Unfortunately." "So how did job hunting go? "I got two 'maybe's and 8 'no's." "Wow, harsh." "Yeah, one as a clown and another as a Hardee's worker." "I'd take Hardee's myself." I said. "Then you take it!" "Can't, got a job." "Where? Did you even have an interview?" "No! Jacob got it for me. I'm working at the game place a few blocks away." "Lucky." I left the room for the sanctuary of my bedroom.

I looked in the vanity mirror. The tiara fit perfectly atop my head, as if it was made for me. I took out the crown and looked at it. I was supposed to give it to someone. I didn't know any one except Joey, Lauren, and Téa, who is a bit of a cheese ball, now that I think about it. School starts in two weeks, I could wait a while. I'm sure a lot of kids stop by the game shop, maybe I'll meet someone.

I set the crown and tiara on the dresser and sighed. "It's best not to think about these things." "What things?" I heard. I turned my head and saw Eric standing in the doorway. "Nothing." He came in and stood behind me. "Are you excited?" He started playing with my hair. "About what?" "School, your new job, living here in Domino?" "Nervous is more like it. I want to go back to Osaka though." "Why?" "I grew up there, ya know. All my friends are there. I have a boyfriend there." "Girl," he had his Valley Girl impression going, "You know he was cheatin' on you wit yo best friend!" He made me laugh. "I think what I'll mess most is Mom and Dad though." "All of us will. So, what do you think?" I looked in the mirror. "I think you don't have a future as a beautician." "Aww! You know it's always been my dream to be a hair and make-up stylist for Hollywood!" "Really?" "No!" He said as if I was stupid. "Hey guys, I'm ordering pizza. What do you want?" We gave him a look. "Stuffed crust pizza. Extra cheese and don't forget the marinara sauce. Just thought I'd ask." "Throw in some cinnamon breadsticks too!" I stood up and ran up next to Jacob. "Want me to go get some soda?" "Sure." I ran back to my room and grabbed my purse. "Where are you going?" "To the store. Wanna come?" "Sure." "Kewl." We ran down the hall. "Be back in a bit!" I yelled, making sure I had my keys and money.

I grabbed a cart and walked to the junk food aisle. "Didn't we just come for soda?" (Or pop, depending on where you live.) "No!" I answered grabbing two packages of Oreo's. "Junk food night?" "Duh!" Popcorn or chips?" "Both Extra butter and…chili cheese Pringles." I grabbed two things of beef jerky. "Anything else?" "Yeah. Tortilla chips and cheese dip." I got some cosmic brownies, ding dongs, Twinkies, and cupcakes. He threw in some kiss-ables and Reese's. "Peanut butter?" I nodded. "I'm gonna get some milk." I got two gallons of milk. "That it?" "We still need to get the soda!" (pop) I laughed. So we got a 2 liter bottle of Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and Orange. On the way to the check-out line, I grabbed a bag of puffed Cheetos. "I think we're good." "We don't have any chocolate, or marshmallows, or -gasp!- ice cream!" I ran across the main aisle to get 8 Ben and Jerry's ice cream cups. "You're gonna be fat tomorrow." "Don't talk about my fat!" "Whatever little sis."

We walked into the video rental store. "So many types of videos." "Humm…" Eric and I looked around at the various signs, indicating where each, shall we say, genre of movie could be found. "Romance, horror, animation (anime), comedy, new releases, and action. Where to start?" "A little of everything?" "A little of everything." We got Titanic, the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, Scary Movies 1, 2, 3, 4 (I know it's not out yet. 7-24-06), Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Mr. And Mrs. Smith, The Day After Tomorrow, Tom and Jerry Season 1(if it exists), and, of course, Finding Nemo. "Why didn't you just buy the store?" The clerk asked. "Why would I but this dump when I already own Blockbuster!" He silently finished our check out and we left the building. "Why'd you lie to him?" "He was a jerk; I hate jerks." We got in my car and drove about half way home when I realized I forgot something. "Dang! I forgot tissues!" "Why would you need tissues?" "Oh! Come on! When Nemo gets fish napped by the Australian dentist fisherman! And the sharks! Tear jerker of the year!" "What?" "We gotta go back!" "Your ice cream'll melt!" "Good point." And that how we ended up at home with a crap load of food and a couple dozen movies, and no tissues. Jacob almost fainted, (On a health kick thing) I almost lost a limb or two, the pizza guy was tipped extra for helping us carry it all in and he forgot to give us the pizzas. Crap.

"What were you two thinking?" Uh-oh. The lecture tone. Wait! He's only my brother and 4 years older then me! What the heck! Who'd he think he was? Dad? And Mom…I had an idea. "I was t tad bit depressed so, to make me feel better, Eric thought we could have a junk food party." I prayed that he'd believe me. He sighed and looked at the bags. "What'd you get?" "Yayness!" He went through the movie bag first and say Finding Nemo on top. "Did you buy tissues?" I glared at Eric and said, "NO!" Jacob had a look of disbelief on his face. "What?" "I'm gonna put the ice cream in the freezer." "There's ice cream?" Jacob grabbed a few bags and I took the rest. As we entered the kitchen, the doorbell rang. "Eric! Can you get that!" We yelled together. I heard him curse so I yelled, "Watch your mouth!" then turned to Jacob. "So when does school start for you?" "On the first so I guess I'm pretty lucky with the whole job situation." "Riiight." "You're going to talk to Mr. Moto tomorrow, aren't you?" "Yeah. I could call you after so you know how it went." "Awesome!" "Pizza's here." He set two boxes on the counter. "And you owe me $21.82!" Yeah, so?" He took a piece out of the top box and walked into the living room.

The rest of the night was a blur to me. All I remember was stuffing my face…a lot. So it didn't surprise me when I woke up on the couch, surrounded by trash. I stretched and saw Jacob and Eric still sleeping. I glanced at my watch. "Wow. 8:30 already." So I showered and got myself presentable. By the time I had eaten and done all the stuff I needed to do, it was 10, perfect time to go in for the interview! I said goodbye to my brothers and left.

Jacob POV

I saw Alex leave and hoped she'd do better than Eric. I sipped my coffee patiently for a few minutes, wondering what the next few years of my life would be like. Alex and Eric would finish their education at Domino High, not like I could do anything better. With any luck, Eric would get his own place after school. I knew he'd be okay, somehow, Alex was the one I was worried about. I had heard about her birthday and following morning and by the sound of it, the death of our parents hadn't sunken in yet. Did Grandma and Grandpa know yet? When's the funeral? Who would attend? I sighed and stood, my head still blurry from the night before. No one should eat that much junk food, or mix Oreo's and peanut butter. After dumping my coffee down the sink I went to my study and called our grandparents. Turns out they had heard and were trying to contact us. We agreed on a day to meet to work everything out. I pulled out my laptop and started to thing as I typed vigorously. "Better not work too hard or you'll turn into your boss." "Oh, hey Eric. What's up?" "Seriously, stop working like, Kaiba." He closed the computer. "Why? He get's paid better." "He's 16 and is already, like, a millionaire, owns his own company, takes care of his 13 year old brother, and lives in a mansion too big for even his head." I chuckled. "I wonder it Alex has any clue she's going to school with my boss." "Doubt it. Why does he go to school." "He just wants to I guess." I looked at the clock. 11:30. "Alex's interview should get over soon." The phone rang. My sister's name flashed on the digital screen, so I put her on speaker-phone. "I GOT IT!" She screamed. "Geez, you don't have to be so loud Alex, you sound like you're on a softball team." Eric said. "Sorry. But it's kinda sad that I got a job and you didn't." I stifled a laugh, Eric was fuming. "When do you start?" I asked. "Tomorrow. It's a busy day and he needs help. And he thinks I could attract costumers." "What kind of costumers?" "I dunno. The kind that buys stuff." I swear I could see steam coming off Eric's head. "Hey guys. I gotta go learn how he wants me to run the shop, well not run, but anyway, I've got to go. Talk to you later, kay?" "Okay." "Love you guys!" "Yeah. Love you, too." "Bye." The line went dead. "I hate this," Eric stated, "I hate this a lot." "Hey. I know Gramps and he won't let anyone touch her." "Gramps?" "Yeah. Everyone calls him that." "What's an old guy gonna do?" "Not much but he assured me she's be fine." "She'd better, of the lawsuit's coming out." "She's 16, let her fend for herself a little. After you graduate she'll have to fend for herself." "Fine." He stormed out of the room. I sighed. "Brotherly love."

Alex. Wednesday 16

I think the word's gotten out that Gramps has some new help. Why do I think that? Saturday wasn't as busy as today! On Saturday, there was a fairly equal amount of guys and girls. Saturday, I actually liked this job. Today, mostly guys come in and it was a total hell hole. And what's worse, most of them saw me and recognized me from last week when I played DDR on Thursday and wanted to know about Joey. I hate this. Another guy asked for my help as Gramps brought out a new box. "That's the 8th box today. I'm gonna run out soon Alex." I smiled weakly at him and went back to business. The tiny store was packed and I heard the bell ring again The kids worked their way to the front through lots of "Hey!"s and "Omph!"s. "Joey!" He was with a friend. "What are you doing here for?" "I came with Yugi to check up on Gramps. We heard there was a lot of business today." "Oh. He Yugi. I'm Alex." I said continuing to work. "Hey Alex. Grampa! He ran behind the counter. "Joey. If you're not gonna buy anything, move." "Where?" "Back here's fine, just move." After several minutes of conducting business, Yugi came out from the back tying an apron on at the waist. "I have to help till five, then you're on your own." Together we made a great team.

At 5. Yugi turned in his apron. "So I'll see you guys after my shift then?" "Yeah. Bye Alex!" Yugi said. "See ya!" Business was finally dying down and we were meeting to hang out after my shift was over, at 6. So I had an hour. I could so do this. Especially with traffic in the shop at a minimum, and by that, I meant pretty much dead, okay, it is dead. So when the bell rang ten minutes after they left, I was surprised. "Good evening, how may I help you?" I turned around to see who it was, only to find the hottest guy ever out of breath, doubled over. "A hiding place for starters." I heard a very loud and shrill, "In there!" outside. "In the closet." It was the only place I could think of. "Why not behind the counter?" "That could work, too." As soon as he was safely down there, about 10 girls came in. "Hello. Can I help you ladies?" "Umm, yeah! We're looking for Seto Kaiba." "I don't believe I've seen him." Seto Kaiba was an old guy with gray hair, right? So why would this guy want to hide? They weren't after him, were they? "Dang it! We lost him again! Lets go girl." They walked out really sad looking. Yeah right.

"They're gone." He stood as if he was in a spy movie. "You dork, just stand up!" "Just making sure they're gone." "They are, trust me." "Thank you for the help. I thought I was a goner that time." "No problem. My name's Alex Darling." I held out my hand. "I'm Seto Kaiba." "Is that why they were after you!" I said in more of a 'duh!' tone then a question tone. "Umm, yeah. Can you do me another favor?" "I dunno." "Does Yugi Moto work here?" "Yeah. He just took the week off. But we're meeting up after my shift's over, in 45 minutes. You could hang out until then and keep cover from the girls outside." "That would be great, thanks." He sat in a chair behind the counter. "No problem." I sat on the counter facing him. This was the first time I got a good look at him. He wore a long white trench coat that seemed to float, weird. He was pretty tall and had brown hair and blue eyes illuminated by the bright computer screen now before him. And he typed really fast. What did his father do? Work with duel monsters? He's the guy my brother now worked for, too. I wonder if he worked for his dad, too? "Do you work at Kaiba Corp.?" "Yup." "How old do you have to be to get a job there?" "16." "How many people work there?" "I dunno, a lot?" More girls ran past the front entrance. "Where do you go to school?" "Domino High." "Hey me too!" He stopped typing and looked at me. "Since when?" "Umm…Thursday." He closed his lap top. "When'd you move here?" "Last Wednesday." "How old are you?" "16." "So you have a license?" "Yup!" "Do you have a car, too?" "Out near the side of the shop." "How long till your shift ends?" "Another half hour, why?"

"Hey Gramps?" "In the kitchen." "Hey, I was wondering if we could close early today. It's pretty much dead out there." "What do you mean! The bell rang three times after Yugi left. "The first person was looking for Yugi, the second and third were people looking for the first kid." "No customers?" "Nope." "I guess I could handle it until 6." "Thank you!" I ran out and took off my apron. "I'm going to put the top up and all you have to do is wait here and hide until I come and get you, okay?" "Right…"

This is totally weird. Of, course my life is weird and I don't feel like ranting right now. (crowd cheers) Anyway, as I was driving to the meeting spot, I noticed that he didn't have a duel disk on. "Why don't you have a duel disk on?" "Why do you care?" "Don't EVEN start getting fresh with me." "Why? What are you gonna do about it?" "I'll turn around and give you to those girls back there." "Sorry." He said. "What?" "Sorry." He said louder. "Thank you. Now are you gonna answer my question?" "What?" "Why don't you have a duel disk on?" "It's too hot. I have it in my coat." "I can't believe you're wearing a coat. Especially in this weather." "It keeps he cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Quite useful. And you can store anything in it." "Like what?" "My lap top, my duel disk, my wallet. That kind of stuff." "Interesting." "It comes in handy." "I bet it does."

Since we had 15 minutes to kill, we went to Hardee's, where Eric was now an official employee. It also happened to be next to the comic book store, where we were meeting Joey and Yugi. So we ordered a few medium drinks and sat with my brother Jacob, who was there for some strange reason. "Seto Kaiba, this is my brother Jacob, Jacob, Kaiba." They shook hands as if it was a reacquaintence. Who cares. I sat next to Kaiba and we had a weird conversation about ducks until Eric came out on his break. 10 minutes left. "Kaiba, this is my brother Eric and vise versa." "Mr. Kaiba." Eric grunted as Kaiba nodded in acknowledgment. (Too…many…long…words…Head…spinning…) He sat next to Jacob looking kinda tired. Jacob offered him some fries but he turned them down. "I hate it here." Was all he said. "Then take the job as a clown." "I love it here." "It's not six yet, why are you not working Alex?" Jacob asked me as I stole a fry. "Gramps let me off early. We got rid of all the males with major hormones by 4:30, after that, we only had two people come in looking for a few things. Yugi got off at 5, so, I took off about 30 minutes later." "I love Wednesdays." "I hate Wednesdays." Eric and I said together. Jacob offered Eric a drink (which he refused) as I stole another fry.

"Well guys," We worked our way out of the booth. "Must be off. See you at home later." "Call if you're gonna be later than 8:30." "Yes sir." We left and walked next door. "Wow, they keep a pretty tight leash on you don't they?" "Yeah. To protect me. They know what most boys think." "And how do most boys think?" "I dunno. I'm not a boy." "Would you like me to fill you in?" "Sure." "Most boys see a pretty girl and think, 'Wow she's hot. If only I could have her.' But then again, some boys see a pretty girl and want to know what she likes, or dislikes, what she wants to do in life, what she's already done in life. They want to get to know her. But that type of guy rarely exists. Some say he's even a figment of some people's imaginations." "And what about you?" "What do you mean?" "Do you believe in the gentlemanly kind of guy?" "Yes I do actually." "So which kind of guy are you?" "I don't know. I haven't found a girl that interests me yet." "Liar." "What?" "Every 16 year old has a crush. I'm gonna find yours." "I don't have a crush." "Not even you can ignore hormones, Seto Kaiba." He stopped talking and looked away. "Alex!" I looked to see Yugi running up the sidewalk and Joey walking next to him. "Hey guys. How's it goin'?" "Just great." "What are you doing here Kaiba?" Joey sneered. "If you must know, I needed to talk to Yugi, Mutt." "Kaiba…!" Joey ground his teeth together. "My cousin's not a mutt!" "Whatever." I glared at him. "Okay! Sorry." Joey and I walked into the comic book store and Joey stuck his tongue out at Kaiba and grinned. We looked at different comics for a few minutes until Yugi joined us. "So, what'd he want?" "He needs someone to watch his little brother this weekend. I can't do it, We have guests coming over." "Where is he?" "Outside waiting for a limo." I ran out the doors just in time. "Kaiba!" I yelled as a white limo pulled up. "What?" "I could baby-sit for you this weekend." "Why would I trust you with my little brother?" "I don't know. Come on! Just take a chance, please!" He though for a while, chewing the inside of his cheek, so long that I got impatient with him. "You know what, think about it and if you decided I'm trustworthy, you can call me. Do you have a pen in your coat?" He pulled out a pen and I took his hand and wrote my cell number on his hand. "See ya, Kaiba!" I walked back in the store.

Seto

I got in the limo and buckled up. I stared at my hand in disbelief, I had a girl's number and she didn't give it to me just so I would have it ether. My cell phone! I searched my pockets for my phone and found it deep in one. After I punched in her number, I laid my head back and sighed. I wanted her to watch Mokuba this weekend. For some strange reason, I felt I could trust her. Should I call or text or what? Now or later? Why was this so complicated to decide upon? Was it because she was a girl of someone I barely knew, or did I like her…wait. Why would I like her? She was a common girl that saved me from a horde of fan girls. I didn't even know her that well, how could I like her? It doesn't matter. She's going to baby-sit Mokuba this weekend. What time was she supposed to be home? 8:30. I'd ask then.

Alex

(I keep wanting to call her Camryn, you know, her mom?) At 8:30, I got home to Eric watching TV and Jacob in his study. "Hey there!" "Wow. I gave you a curfew and you actually listen to me." "Hey!" "So, what'd you do after work?" "Just hung out with Joey and Yugi." "That's kewl. I guess." "Yeah. Oh! If it's okay, could I baby-sit this weekend?" "Yeah. As long as you keep the kid in control or you won't baby-sit for a while." "Okay. Thank you." "Who are you babysitting?" "Kaiba's little brother." "Mokuba Kaiba!" "Yeah. If it's okay." "Fine, if Seto Kaiba says you can and don't push him!" "Yes sir."

I walked back to my room and noticed I had a new message on my phone. -Why do you want to watch my little brother?- It read. What to write back? -I like kids and they like me. I used to do it in Osaka all the time.- -Those are some tough kids.- -Not all of them, just the one's off the street.- I giggled. -Okay. How much would you want to get paid?- -Whatever you are willing to pay.- -And that's the best price.- -lol I didn't know you could be funny.- -There's a lot of things you don't know about me.- -Really?- -Yes, really.- -lol, well, I need to sleep, work in the morning.- -Okay. His name is Mokuba by the way.- -I know. I'll ttyl I guess?- -We'll see.- I didn't reply, instead, I did my nightly rituals and lie down on my bed. Seto was kinda cute the way he's all punctual and business-like. Man, I hate hormones.

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