Invitation

Her head throbbed, it was annoying. The sound of her heels clicking on the tiled floor wasn't helping either. Her eyes were shielded by the darkest pair of shades she could find. Sun wasn't her friend today at all. Images of her previous night kept replaying. She couldn't remember much of her morning, but last night was all perfectly clear. Mai was angry.

"A drink?" Someone asked she paid no attention to as she snatched the tray from whomever.

Continuing on her way she found what she'd been looking for. A couch in the middle of a museum and two people sitting. Once close enough she swung as hard as she possibly could at a blonde. "I deserved that." Marik laughed as he was knocked over from the force.

"You impatient ass." She said annoyed as she walked around to stand in front her ex. "If you kept an address instead of moving constantly." She rubbed her temple with one hand, that action did not help her headache neither did her anger or her yelling. She groaned as she took a seat in between the two. Could her day get any worse? She slept in well past noon and ended up driving around this forsaken town in search of the asshole heartbreaker who sat to her left. She wasn't finished with yelling…. Or beating on him whichever would affect him the most. Then again, he didn't hurt like most people which what had attracted her towards him back then. Now? Now… she just couldn't care less. To her right? A sort of criminal, someone who broke into her home in search of some forgotten treasure she kept locked up for no reason at all. He could've just knocked on the door and asked for it.

"I thought you dead Mai." She turned to her left, Marik answered some unspoken question that she hadn't been thinking of but answered almost everything. She nodded accepting it and letting go of her anger. "Anyways, Bakura told me about your cooperation and I do appreciate it. I'll have to get something else for you can hold on to for me." Mai rolled her eyes as she watched the two stand, "Well thank for visiting. How about some lunch?" he snickered noticing her glasses.

"Marik.." A new voice of frustration caused all three of them to turn their heads. "We had a meeting." a man with short brown hair stood in front of them.

"Kaiba?" Marik turned to look at Bakura who only nodded. Turning back he remembered "…ah we did… Well Mai if you don't mind waiting.."

"Mai?" Seto Kaiba's eyes went over to the now standing woman. "Though I'd never see you again." He offered her a smile. Mai gave a really lazy wave before removing her sunglasses. The lighting was really dim. Her headache wasn't that intense, it was going away. "There's a launch party tonight, and I'd like it if you would come with me."

There was only one person who she hated and that was the man standing before her asking her out. She hated everything about him, his suit, his tie, his hair, it just all annoyed her. She felt a rush of anger wash over her, she looked over to her right, "I can't." she began her lie. "My fiancé and I usually like to spend our evenings together." If he could break into her house he could deal with one little lie, she wrapped herself around him arms locked around his neck.

Not sure what to be expecting at her quick movement, she was taken by surprise when he didn't stiffen up to her touch, he seemed just as relaxed and calm. She stood on her toes, raising herself up to his ear, "Play along please." She whispered placing a kiss on his cheek.

"Actually.." Marik started trying to change the subject of things.

Mai almost squeaked aloud when she felt a hand placed on her waistline and she was brought closer, her back pressed against his front and his hand still on her waist. "We'll attend your event Seto." Both Marik and Mai turned to look at Bakura. Marik expressed disbelief for a split second and Mai had a slight smile as she turned back just in time to see the jealous split second glint within they eyes of Seto Kaiba. Enjoying her mini victory she missed the rest of their conversation, she tuned back in when an arm wrapped around her waist and Kaiba walking away.

Marik crossed his arms looking at the two, "This should be interesting." Bakura shrugged as he let Mai go giving her a slight shove. She had a strange smell of liqor which bothered him. "Since Mr. Kaiba let his jealousy cloud his mind and failed to discuss the reason of our meeting. I can now collect whats mine however I want."

"So either way you would've sent me." Bakura snickered. Marik smiled and Mai gave a little giggle.