Chapter 28: A Date At Kaiba Corp.

Kara sighed to herself as she walked into the building that was Kaiba Corp. Certainly Kaiba was there, right? Of course he was there! From what she's heard, he practically lives there from how often he's working on his machines there. He's basically pulling all nighters all the time, so for one thing he's not thinking healthy. Another thing, lately he's been very negligent of Mokuba. Funny that the reason why he decided to do something he wants no part of isn't exactly on his current priority list. She decided to make a mental note to when they went on their first date, make sure Kaiba has the time of his life without for one minute thinking about work.

Kara blinked as she realized her thoughts. Did she just thought about them, her and Kaiba, dating? Now Arisa will tease her to no ends about this, if she and Joey don't give her their list of "100 Reasons Not To Date Kaiba!" If everything goes as well as she planned, she won't have to deal with that possible problem.

As she walked towards the elevator, Kara was stopped by a tall man in a black suit, save for a pair of sunglasses. As she noticed the thin mustache, she recognized him as Roland. Kaiba's bodyguard and most trusted employee.

"Halt!" He said towards her. "Unless you have an appointment, all unauthorized personnel are forbidden beyond this point."

'Uh oh…' Kara thought. She should've known that getting to Kaiba's office wouldn't be so easy. The worst-case scenario was that she would be escorted from the premises, unable to return. There was the mansion but she would have an even harder time getting in there. Without any options, Kara said the only thing that she was able to.

"I'm here to see Mr. Kaiba. Has Mokuba not told you that I would be meeting his brother today?" Kara mentally slapped herself. How…no… why would anyone believe that she could've got clearance to see the CEO of this company from his kid brother? She'd expected this kind of irresponsibility from Arisa, as much as she loved her to death, but to her standards this was appalling. She was ready to be shown to the door.

"Of course! Right this way, Miss." He said as Kara proceeded to walk through. She might have shown no concern over the events, but in her head she was trying to register this whole thing out. For one, she didn't even talk to Mokuba today, let alone that she was going to Kaiba Corp to talk to Seto Kaiba. Perhaps Mokuba was either expecting someone else to arrive or that these things happen more often. The latter of the possible explanations appeared to be the right choices as she overheard Roland say to himself, "Kid's trying to play matchmaker again…"

As Kara stepped into the elevator, she began to sigh and rethink how she was going to do things. Her plan was basically to play psychiatrist and see what was it that made Seto Kaiba into the…well… person he was now. She had already got the idea that his stepfather, Gozaburo Kaiba, played a huge role. But she felt that there was only one factor that played a role through all of this. Her last resort, of course, would be her Millennium Cross. To the ill-informed, it would be believed to be an 8th Millennium Item. However, it was not the case. It was more like a lighter version of the Millennium Item. For one thing the cross ornament was only three inches tall and was missing the Eye of Horus that appeared on the seven Millennium Items. Its power was that it could read minds, control their movements, and even visit their unconsciousness. This tool could become a psychiatrist's best friend. Too bad it was only one of a kind…

"Are you sure you want to do this, Kara?" That familiar voice asked her.

"I'm sure of it! I know that there's something that's hunting him. And besides, it'll at least give me some experience before I major in Psychology in a year or so."

"You know that this won't be easy. A man like Kaiba isn't easily convinced."

Kara clutches the cross, "He may think that all of this is some 'hocus pocus mind trick,' but I have a feeling that all of this is going to change very soon."

"I truly hope you know what you're doing…"

The elevator has made it to the top floor as Kara entered the work area that would lead to the office of the CEO. She already knew his initial reaction. "I have a company to run! I don't have time for this! Besides, I had enough of this mind-bind-find crap from group without you bringing it here!" She could already feel the stares coming from the employees, as if she was some crazed fangirl of his who didn't knew any better, was a total airhead, or both. Arisa already told Kara she was crazy for this whole "Operation: Enemies to Friends crap that'll end up fucked for all parties." Hopefully she would have an easier time with Joey than she would with Kaiba. She had already made a pre-judgment that Joey was the more reasonable of the two. And since it was her idea, it was only fitting that she took on the harder of the two. As she knocked on the door she got a rather cold response…

"What now?"

Kara sighed, at least Kaiba was there. Even if he didn't appear to be in any mood for visitors, she wasn't going to stop. She's came too far to do so. As she placed her hand on the doorknob, she opened the door before walking in…

There he was, Seto Kaiba… typing away on his computer at his desk with his eyes narrowed. Kara sighed, wasn't he happy about anything? It was a beautiful day outside for crying out loud! Perfect for a picnic, bike riding, rollerblading, even a nice stroll in the park. And how did he spend it? By sitting here being al cooped up in his office! Well that's going to change…

"How did they let you up here?"

Kara was taken from her line of thought as she saw the blue piercing eyes directly towards her. Apparently Kaiba was in no mood for visitors, let alone psychiatric-like girls who did nothing but wasted his time.

"Oh wait…Mokuba sent you here, didn't he?" Kaiba assumed as he shook his head. "I told that kid not to worry about my personal life. He's always said that I needed to go out and have some fun, meet a girl, bring her home, and…" He shook his head, "I don't know how the hell he keeps finding out about this stuff."

Kara couldn't help but giggle at Kaiba's frustration with raising his little brother. It was quite amusing. He's not even old enough to graduate and yet he feels like he's Mokuba's father. "You have to admit he's just looking out for your best interests."

"Spare me, the only thing Mokuba needs to focus on is defending himself and pay attention to the people he decides to associate with. Especially Wheeler! Just being around that chump could get your shot…"

Kara sighed at Kaiba's comments about Joey. This was going to be a lot tougher than she had realized. But she won't give up. "What did Joey do now?"

"Wheeler's the bane of my existence! Everything that's been going downhill in my life lately is either because of him or connected towards him! Did you know that he has some friends who are as much of a street punk and a thug as he is? Did you know that said friends were the ones who mugged Mokuba? And it was his fault that I almost got shot?"

"From what Arisa told me, Joey was the one who save your life, after you basically provoked one of them into shooting at you." Kara frowned.

Kaiba rolled his eyes, "Mallovic has the naivety of a child who believes everything she hears. I would say that she needs to grow up, but that would be stating the obvious."

"Is there any particular reason why you have so much hatred for them both?"

Kaiba shook his head. He didn't even know why he was talking to her about issues that didn't concern her. Perhaps it was better than telling that psychiatrist Deliah in front of those other idiots, let alone Wheeler and Mallovic. "Mallovic is just an annoying gnat that needs to be squashed! And Wheeler deserves as much as humiliation he can get at every opportunity, because he's just a low-class, worthless pile of shit who thinks he's worth something and dares to treat those who are far superior than he'll ever be in his pathetic life like they're one of his pathetic street thug friends who'll more than likely shoot someone or drinking a '40' on the steps with their 'homies' talking about how the man's keeping them down."

"So this ridiculous little feud between you and Joey's that deep."

Kaiba scoffed, "You wanna know how much Wheeler respects me? After the fool got shot, do you know the last thing he said to me? He called me an elitist piece of shit! What kind of a person saves someone's life and insults them afterwards. The only reason why he even bothered was because Yugi was there. And if he wasn't there, he'd probably be the one to shoot me anyway!"

"Do you really think that Joey hates you that much?"

"Let me put it to you this way: Usually Wheeler would've gladly taken my challenge by now. But now he's publicly stated that he doesn't want anything to do with me!" Kaiba narrowed his eyes as he turned back to his computer. "Now if you excuse me, I have a company to run! I trust you know how to use the door…"

Kara just looked at the brunette as she just sighed. This no-so little situation between Joey and Kaiba was even worse than she first expected. Looks like more serious measures would have to be taken…

Kaiba scoffed as he looked through the documents displayed on the screen. Kara had some nerve… first she somehow came up here, thanks to Mokuba then she actually had the audacity to ask him if she hated that idiot savant Wheeler and his toddler for a girlfriend? Please…Kaiba had better things to do than to even think about those losers. He had some projects to check up on. However, those projects would have to wait, because at that moment, the screen instantly turned off as the sound of the CPU suddenly went silent. "What the-" Kaiba turned around, and with a glare, he saw the source for the impromptu CPU shutdown. "WHAT ARE YOU CRAZY? DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK TO AQUIRE THAT DATA?" He screamed.

The calm expression on Kara's face remained unchanged as she held up the plug to the surge protector that held the plug to the CPU and monitor. "Don't worry, you'll make it up in a day or so! Maybe you can pull an all nighter like you usually do. Y'know, working all night without even spending time with your brother, who's probably always worried about you and misses you!"

"What's between me and Mokuba is none of your concern!" Kaiba hissed as he grabbed a phone. "This discussion is over. You better leave right now, or do I need to give you an escort. And believe me, it won't be pleasant."

Kara raised an eyebrow, "You're going to call security on me?" She asked. "I bet you will not."

"Watch me…" Kaiba went forward to call security. However, before his finger could touch the red button on his phone, a bright flash filled the room as the young CEO found himself unable to move yet again… "Not this again…"

"I believe that we have not finished yet!" Kara said, in a more calm tone as once again, her hair was straightened and her eyes narrow towards the now-paralyzed Kaiba.

"Let me guess… you're now 'Kisara,' right?"

"Kara wanted to handle this peacefully, but now I will have to do this my way." Kara…or Kisara rather walked forward to the black phone as she then proceeded to disconnect the phone cord from the phone.

Kaiba managed to look at the bluehead with his eye as much as he could in his current state. "Damn…"

"Now Kaiba, it is time for a little one-on-one therapy session."

"What are you going to do? Mind Crush me?" Kaiba hissed towards the girl. …Well… as possible as he could in his current position.

"I was thinking of a more calm approach…" Kisara explained as she proceeded to "release" Kaiba. "Comfortable?"

"Comfortable? COMFORTABLE? YOU COME HERE, RUIN WEEKS OF WORK, AND TRY THAT HOCUS POCUS BULLSHIT ON ME – AGAIN, AND YOU'RE ASKING IF I'M COMFORTABLE?" Kaiba soon felt soft, but firm hands on his shoulders…

"Relax…" Kisara said in a soft voice.

"How can I relax when there's a witch standing right here in my office?" Kaiba muttered which earned him a hard squeeze on his neck.

"You should be careful who you call a witch." Kisara advised as she continued the massage. "Now close your eyes, and relax…" She said in a soft voice. "Close your eyes, and just relax…"

Kaiba scoffed, "Why, so you can kill me in my sleep or something?"

"If I wanted to kill you Kaiba, wouldn't you think that I would've done so by now?"

"Whatever…" Kaiba sighed as he decided that it was best to play along, just to humor her. He had no idea where this therapy session was going, but he had a feeling that he was not going to like it. But he would have no choice but to go along with it, anyway. If he did anything against her, she could freeze him in an instant, rendering him helpless. So in truth, this was basically a lose-lose situation. But he really didn't like this whole thing, then why did the soft, smooth hands that were currently massaging his shoulders feel so good? Was he actually liking this, what Kara…Kisara…whatever the hell she wanted to call herself was doing to him?

"Just relax…" Kisara said softly as the CEO slowly closed his eyes, losing himself to the comfort the woman behind him was giving him. After a few more moments, the CEO was soon asleep. As Kisara moved a hand in front of the CEO's face, she was half expecting him to grab it and take her by surprise by flipping her over. But then again, knowing how often he works and how little sleep he gets every night, it was understandable.

"You've put Kaiba to sleep, now what are we going to do?" Kara asked in an unhappy tone.

"Simple. We will go into his mind." Kisara replied placing a hand on her cross.

"Are you sure about this? Have you even tried this before?"

"While I understand your concern for him, for someone as unreasonable and unreadable as Kaiba, we have no choice."

"I just don't want Seto to get some mental damage from this…" Kara gasped, "I just called him-"

"It's alright. I understand that you have feelings for him. Now…" Kisara looked down at the now slumbering form of Kaiba. "Only one of us can enter his mind while the other must remain in this body." She sighs. "I won't be long…"

"Wait… let me go into his mind."

The blue haired girl blinked. "Kara, are you sure. You do know the possible risks you may take. What you are about to see are Kaiba's memories. Who knows what kind of demons he may have held within…"

"I understand… And as a psychiatrist, I must do whatever I can in my power to help my patients. And as far as I'm concerned, Seto Kaiba is my number one patient right now."

Kisara nodded, "Okay Kara, but be careful." She advised as the golden cross around her neck began to glow…

As blue eyes opened, their owner looked around, only to find a funeral site. She was wondering how she had gotten here. Wasn't she just at Kaiba Corp, more specifically Kaiba's office a moment ago? As she took a more detailed examination of the graveyard she was currently at, Kara had realized that not only was she no longer at Kaiba Corp, she wasn't even in Domino. With a sigh, Kara decided that it was best to find a way out of here.

In her honest opinion, Kara didn't care for graveyards. In fact, she hated them. Not because of the creepy zombie horror stories some people tell at campfires or movies, she was too mature for that kind of ridiculousness. But because they bring back cold memories for her. That night while both her mother and her father were on their way back from a retirement party for her mother's co-workers. However, there was one man who got drunk that night. Obviously not in the best shape to be driving home, let alone at night. Thanks to the idiot who crashed into her parents' car…" A tear came from her left eye. The memory was just too emotional for her to suppress. Thanks to that idiot, she had lost both of her parents. And if that bastard had not died from his injuries from the crash, she would've wished for the power to kill him herself. To make him pay for taking her parents away from her. For making her into an orphan!

Kara shook her head. The worst was over now. She now had a new family who cared for her very much, but at times she still remembered her parents. Wondering what they would think of their little girl now. She continued to walk over before noticing a small group of people near a gravesite. From the presence of a priest, they were in a middle of a service for someone…

"I wonder who died…" She said to herself as she decided to walk over to take a closer look. From what she could see, there were plenty of tears being shed. He saw the look of one man. His black hair and grey eyes looked a bit familiar to her. Where did she see those eyes before? From the look on his face, he was devastated. Broken, lost, call it whatever you would. As he periodically turned to a woman carrying a baby in her arms, his eyes narrowed a bit. Not to the woman, but to the infant in her arms. He must've been crazy if he had so much contempt for an innocent, harmless infant.

Kara blinked at what, or who rather, she saw next to the woman. A little boy who couldn't be older than four years of age, tears in his blue eyes. His brunette hair also was familiar. It was he was…yeah, throw a trench coat on him and piss him off and he'd be a Mini-Kaiba.

That was it! He looked exactly like Seto Kaiba! But what did it mean? Was he some relative he never told anyone about? Or some failed cloning experiment from a rival company. She decided to move closer, apparently joining the group in their mourning. It wasn't as if she wasn't properly dressed, aside from her white sleeveless blouse, she was dressed in all black. With a sigh, she stood next to the woman holding the baby.

"Are you here to pay respects?" The woman asked as the baby in her arms babbled a bit.

Kara nodded, "I apologize if it's a bit low and irresponsible of me, but who is the one who died?"

The woman looked down towards the baby as a small tear began to come from her right eye. "The deceased is my sister. She died after giving birth."

"Oh…" Kara sighed, as she looked down. Wouldn't that be a way to die: Bringing another to this world at the cost of your own life. She apologized, "I'm sorry…"

"It's alright!" The older woman said to the blue-haired girl. "While my sister Kyoko may have left us, she did leave us a darling little angel in Mokie here."

Kara blinked. Mokie? If "Mokie" was short for what she thought it was… "Excuse me, but would 'Mokie' happen to be short for 'Mokuba?'"

She smiled, "Why of course! Do you happen to know my brother-in-law? Odd, he's never mentioned anything about you, Young Lady."

"Well…something like that?" Kara looked towards the little boy again before her eyes widened in a mixture of shock and realization. "If the baby being held by the lady she was talking to was Mokuba, then the little boy standing besides the emotionally-broken man was Seto Kaiba! But how could this be possible! Kaiba was 17 and Mokuba was going on 13 years of age! She couldn't have possibly went back in time, she didn't had any knowledge of such device that could do that, but when she thought about it further one thing was for certain…

Kara was now inside the mind of Seto Kaiba, more specifically his memories.


Now that Kara is in Kaiba's mind, or more specifically his memories, what will happen next? What other secrets will she find out about the CEO? We'll find out in the next installment.