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"Maxi?" she repeated under her breath "I hope he doesn't get to attached to that name!" Max said shaking her head. She looked at Kaiba who was looking at her; Max tossed the stick back where she had picked it up from. "See you later Mr. Kaiba." She said and turned around walking the way she had come earlier. Max walked a few feet then started to jog again quickly gained speed she started to run. Kaiba was watching Max's retreating form when Mokuba appeared at his side.

"She really beautiful, isn't she brother?" Mokuba asked looking up at his brother.

"Yes, she is." Kaiba said still watching Max leave. Kaiba blinked realizing what he had said and shook his head trying to clear it. Mokuba smiled up at his older brother and softly shook his head.

"Come on, Seto! Let's get breakfast!" Mokuba led his older brother back to the car, pulling him along willingly by the hand.

"Talking" 'Thinking'

"I'm home George!" Max called walking in the door "I'm going to take a shower!" She said walking up the stairs and into her room. Max walked over to the dresser and pulled out faded black jeans that looked more gray than black, a long sleeved black shirt and a black tank top that had 'The Who's' logo on the front. She tossed the clothes she had picked on the bed along with fresh undergarments and black boots. Max walked into the bathroom, turned on the shower and slipped out of her clothes. She stepped in the shower, and hopped back out ten minutes later. Max dried off and walked into her room the towel wrapped around her body. She crossed over to the bed and put on the clothes she had tossed there. Max brushed her hair and pulled it into a loose ponytail letting the two blue streaks hang down at the side of her face. She walked over to the mirror and applied black eye make-up and clear lip gloss. Max stretched and looked at her reflection in the mirror. Light blue eyes highlighted by the black make-up, pale skin off-set by the bright blue streaks in her light blonde hair, she frowned at her reflection and turned away. She picked up her now-dry messenger bag and slung it across her shoulder also taking the bag of Mokuba's dry clothes. Max walked out of her room and down the stairs where George was waiting for her.

"Morning Miss Max. How was your run?" George asked as Max walked down the stairs and stopped in front of him.

"Morning George!" She said with a half smile "The run was ok; there is a nice park not to far from here."

"Good! I'm glad you found a nice place!" George said shuffling some papers "Are you ready for work Miss Max?"

"Ready as I'll ever be!" Max said following George to the Limo, the limo started and pulled out, Max put her chin on the back of her hand and watched out the window, losing herself in thoughts.

'Hn, I don't even know the people at my own company! Well it was in a different country.' Max sighed as she saw the city come into view 'Most of today will be spent in introductions, I should get a few minutes to work on my latest project before I need to visit Kaiba.' She looked up when she felt the limo pull to a stop. Max saw a building that was about forty stories high with the letter E.V.I.L(Electronic-Virtuial-Interactive-Lifecycle) in black and red on the side off the building, she looked around and saw a building a few blocks away it was about ten stories higher than hers with the letters 'KC' in blue and white.

'Huh, Kaiba Corp!' Max thought looking at the building 'So this is where he works, at least its close. I won't have to leave to early.'

"Miss Max?" George's voice came to Max bringing her back to reality. "We are here!" Max looked at George and smiled.

"Let's go!" Max said opening her own door and stepping out into the crisp fall air. She looked around there was a group of people waiting at the entrance of her building.

'Woo who! Time to make nice with all my employees.' Max though dryly as she walked towards the building. A man separated himself from the group and stepped forward to meet her. 'Hmm, he must be the 'Big Man' here. He might not like me coming here like this. I may have to watch my back.' Max walked forward and stopped in front of him. He looked her up quickly and held out his hand.

"Miss Harper! I did not know you'd be so...Young." He said sneering on the last word "I'm Mister Reich's, if you need anything I'm your man! I know everything about this company!" He said proudly puffing out his chest. You looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"If you know everything about My Company, then how did you not know I was so young?" Max asked a fake polite smile on her lips. Mr. Reichs looked at Max his chest seemed to deflate a bit at her words. She walked past him without waiting for a response and started greeting the other people standing there. Max made her way into the building and up to her floor.

Seven Hours and 175 People later Max made it to her office, she closed the door and leaned against it with a sigh.

"Man, I should just build robots so I don't have to talk to so many people." Max closed her eyes and sighed again "But, then a lot of people would be out of a job and that would not be good." She looked around the office. It was painted a light gray and had two huge windows with potted mini roses on the sill. Max had a desk complete with a personal computer and a few files she had requested. Some shelves were scattered about the office and had still packed boxes on them, she quickly scanned the many boxes. Max walked over and selected a box that was two feet wide and two feet tall with the letters B.E.W.D-E.V.I.L quickly sprawled in large red letters on the side. She picked it up and brought it to her desk; She set it down and cut the tape that held it closed. Max opened the box and looked inside to find a miniature Blue Eye's White Dragon that was half put together. She pulled out the body and set it gently on her desk followed by the head and limbs, she pulled out the wings last and gently set them next to the other parts. Max had been working on this project for the last month; it was supposed to be a new 'Toy' Miniature Duel Monsters, Monster. She picked the Blue Eye's to be first because it was her favorite card; she didn't want the card or anything! she just liked the dragon. Max set her bag on the back of the chair and sat down pulling out a miniature tool kit. She quickly looked over the dragon to make sure the move did it no harm. It was perfectly unharmed so she sat down to work on it. Max was at it for about an hour when George walked in after knocking softly.

"Miss Max?" He asked softly as not to interrupt her. She looked up at him; her work glassed nearly falling off the tip of her nose.

"Yes?" Max questioned fitting a small screw into an even smaller hole.

"Something has come up at the house, I need to go and take care of it. Did you want to come with me, or take a company limo back?" George asked after he came in.

"I promised Mokuba that I would return his clothes to his brother later, so I will stay and take a limo back."

"Alright Miss Max! I will see you later then?"

"Yes George! Drive safely." Max said giving him a small smile before returning to her work.

"Good-bye Miss Max." He said and closed the door. Max looked at the clock on her desk it was almost six o' clock P.M. So she decided to give it a rest for the day and go see Kaiba before he left.

'I don't want to leave this here.' Max thought looking at the almost completed Blue Eye's, she sighed and found a small briefcase. 'I remember making this case!' she thought turning it over in her hands. 'It's resistant to EMP's! (Electro Magnetic Pulse) An interesting piece of work, but useful.' Max thought as she carefully set the dragon in the case and locked it. 'It's safe to! It has a digital print reader also.' Max smiled almost unnoticeably and walked out of her office.

"I want this work finished now!" Max heard a familiar voice coming from around the corner.

"B-but sir, I can't--"

"I don't want to hear that!" he said again, Max could tell he was restraining himself from yelling. Max looked around the corner to see that man from earlier 'Mr. Reich's.' She frowned at him, he was yelling at a girl probably only four years older than she was. Max gritted her teeth and walked around the corner. They both looked at her, the man giving her a pompous 'I'm better than you' look and the girl looked on the verge of tears. Putting on a fake smile Max stopped in front of Mr. Reichs.

"Mr. Reich's?" Max said emotionlessly.

"Yes, Miss Harper?" He asked in his condescending voice.

"I have a new position for the both of you!" Max said gesturing to his secretary. He restrained a sly smile.

"And what would it be Miss Harper?" He asked his eagerness traveling to his voice Max only smirked at him.

"Well, Miss..." Max trailed off looking at the girl

"P-Pierce, Amanda Pierce." She managed to stutter out.

"Well Miss Pierce, I would like to make you my secretary! What do you think?" Amanda looked at Max hopefully before glancing at Mr. Reich's.

"I-I'd love to!" She said happily a smile making its way to her lips. Max turned to Mr. Reich's.

"And I have the perfect spot for you, in the mail room!" Max said smirking openly at him, he looked at her his jaw dropping "Next time, don't yell! Do it yourself!" You said with a sneer "I expect your office cleaned out by tomorrow morning." you turned back to the girl. "And I expect you to be in my office at exactly nine o' clock tuesday morning!" You said and she nodded her head.

"Yes Miss Harper! I'll be there!" She said smiling brightly

"Good, now go home! You are supposed to get off at five!"

"Yes Miss, Thank you!" Amanda said and bowed going to her desk and putting stuff away. Max walked to the elevator and pressed the down button. The elevator dinged and opened, she looked at Amanda who was sill cleaning her desk so she walked in and pressed the button for the first floor. Max leaned against the side of the elevator as it went down listening to 'Speed of Sound' by Cold play.

'Note to self, change elevator music! Preferably Fall Out Boy!' Max thought switching the brief case between her hands. Max felt her bag 'Ok, I did not forget Mokuba's clothes.' The elevator dung and the doors opened, she stepped out and looked around. It was raining pretty hard out and it looked like a storm was coming in. She sighed and walked to the front desk.

"May I get an Umbrella please?" Max asked the security guard behind the desk, he looked up recognizing her instantly. He smiled and nodded his head reaching under the desk and pulling out a black umbrella.

"Have a nice evening Miss Harper!" He said politely as he handed the umbrella to Max.

"Thanks! You to!" Max said with a slight bow. He smiled at her and dipped his head. She walked out the door and opened the umbrella; putting it over her head as she stepped out from under the awning. Max looked up and saw the Kaiba building; it was only about three blocks away from her own building.

'I'll call the limo from Mr. Kaiba's building when I am finished.' Max thought as she walked on in silence, there were very few people out since it was raining, all of them ignored each other just plodding along with their busy lives. Max looked up as she neared the Kaiba building, her building was a dark gray and Kaiba's was almost sliver in color. She walked up to the door closing the umbrella and shaking off the loose water when she got under the overlap; she opened the door and walked in setting the umbrella just inside the door for later use. Max walked over to the elevator passing the security guard. He just looked up with a small smile and nodded politely at her. She walked over to the elevator and pressed up, it opened within seconds, she walked in and pressed fifty, expecting Kaiba to be on the higest floor. The elevator dung and she got out. Max walked forward to the receptionist who was filing her nails and popping gum. She looked up at Max's arrival and smiled.

"Go on in Hon! He's been expecting you." She said through bright red lips. Max nodded her thanks and walked over to the door knocking lightly before she opened the door and stepped in.

Kaiba's P.O.V.

Kaiba just got done reviewing the tape of Max's fight with the goons in the alleyway, it was the third time he had watched the tape. No one knew that Kaiba had put miniature cameras in the cases just for these kinds of situations.

'Mokuba's gotten pretty attached to the girl.' Kaiba thought looking at the screen, he had paused it just as the lightning was flashing behind Max, Kaiba allowed a small smile to grace his lips since there was no one around. 'Though I do have to admit she is beautiful!' Kaiba looked at the intercom as it beeped.

"Mr. Kaiba, The Girl you were expecting has arrived." The security guard from the first floor said through the speaker.

"Very good." Kaiba said pressing the button then letting go. He pressed a button on the desk and the screen changed from Max's fight in the alley, to Max standing in the elevator. She looked extremely bored standing there waiting for the doors to open. Kaiba heard a ding down the hall and saw Max step out. He turned off the screen and pressed a button making all the equipment disappear, leaving a computer and some files. Kaiba heard a soft knock at the door before it opened and Max stepped in.

Max's P.O.V.

"Good evening Mr. Kaiba." Max said as she walked into Kaiba's office, she looked around the office, it looked pretty much like her own except where she had boxes he had Blue Eye's White Dragon things. Max walked forward and stopped in front of Kaiba's desk. She pulled out the bundle of his brothers clothes and set it on Kaiba's desk and looked at him. He was wearing black pants and a black shirt with a dark blue jacket that went almost all the way down to his feet.

"They are clean and dry." Max said softly as she stepped back and looked at Kaiba. He was watching her almost emotionlessly.

"How was your first day of work here?" Kaiba asked in his usual cool manner, Max looked at him stifling a sigh.

"It was Monotonous." She replied in her even voice.

"Did the higher executives take your intrusion well?" Kaiba asked looking at Max his sapphire eyes seemed to pierce straight through her.

"Yes, except for one. Though he took it out on his sectary instead of coming to me." Max said this time letting the sigh escape. She looked out the window the storm was getting worse, lightning ripped thought the sky lighting up the room for a second.

"What did you do?" He asked coolly as thunder echoed in the distance

"I sent him to the mail room!" Max said with a shrug. Kaiba looked at her a small smile appearing on his lips for a brief second before quickly disappearing to his usual frown. "Did you need anything else Mr. Kaiba?" Max asked looking out the window at the storm then back to Kaiba.

"No!" he said thoughtfully. "May I walk you out?" He asked as he started to get up.

"Yes you may." Max said with a small smile that she also quickly hid. He walked over to Max and past her opening the door "Thank you!" she said as she walked out the door and stopped at the elevator pressing the down button. Max looked over noticing that the receptionist had already left, Kaiba walked over and stood at her side. After a few minutes of waiting in silence the elevator opened and they both stepped in and faced forward Kaiba on the right and Max on the left. He reached out and pressed the button for the ground floor, the elevator started to move going down ten floors. They heard a sound like a whip splitting the air and an electrical boom. The elevator started to rock and the lights went out, Max felt the elevator move and start to drop.