Chapter 4

It had been two weeks since the three spies had started at Millennium Corp and besides Ryou's initial discovery of the duel disk design room, nothing new had been spotted. Malik looked down at his work in frustration. Although they were undercover, they still had to do the work they were assigned to do at KaibaCorp otherwise it would be suspicious. It was even more frustrating as every time Malik had the opportunity to leave the room so he could inconspicuously explore the building for anything out of the ordinary, he would bump into Marik.

This would normally be fine because part of Malik's mission was to question the three brothers on the nature of the company and their CEO father however there was just something about Marik that really annoyed him. It was like the taller Egyptian knew that Malik would be somewhere before he got there. Like if he went to get a coffee, Marik was there. If he went to photocopy something, Marik was there. If he went to grab some supplies from the stationary room, Marik was there too. And the man would make himself known every time. As was the case now.

Malik had just slipped away from the room to meet up with Ryou who had gone to the kitchen 5 minutes before however when he rounded the corner, he was met with Marik's gleefully happy face.

"Fancy bumping into you here" Marik purred.

"Yep, the moment I believe this was a coincidence is the moment we discover pigs fly" Malik drawled, going to walk around the other blonde.

Marik put his hand out to stop Malik from walking away and Malik ducked his head under his arm and continued walking to the kitchen.

"Wait!" Marik called out, a slight desperation in his voice. "I have a proposition for you" he continued.

Malik stopped and turned around to face him. Marik took this as a cue to continue.

"I'll stop 'coincidentally' bumping into you at the office if you agree to go on a company lunch with you. We're meeting some private buyers and I need someone from the social media team to accompany me" Marik explained.

Malik thought about the proposition for a moment. This could be a development in the case. If they were meeting potential clients, Marik would have to bring information about the company with him. Malik looked at Marik and the man waited patiently for an answer "Well?"

"You've got a deal" Marik replied.

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"You've got to be kidding me" Malik thought as they entered the fancy restaurant and headed towards the table set for two. Of course there was no client meeting, Malik shouldn't have been manipulated so easily. Usually he was so much better at detecting when people weren't truthful with him.

He looked at Marik who pulled out a chair for him. "Would you like a seat?" Marik asked.

"There's no client meeting is there?" Malik questioned even though he knew the answer.

"Nope! Just the two of us" Marik answered gleefully.

Malik sighed and his stomach growled painfully at the strong scent of food coming from the restaurant kitchen. He guessed it wouldn't hurt to stay for lunch.

"You know you're super annoying right?" Malik asked, taking a seat at the table.

Marik just grinned in return and sat down himself.

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Kaiba dialed the phone number the three agents had supplied him and waited for them to pick up. He would have called their mobiles however Millennium Corp had a strict policy on mobile use in the office, and the last thing the agents needed was their phones confiscated in the middle of their mission. Instead, he had been given the direct phone number to the social media room where they worked.

The number rang for a few seconds and then a voice answered on the other end.

"Hello?" the voice asked and Kaiba instantly recognised that it wasn't Yugi, Ryou or Malik.

"Who am I speaking to?" Kaiba asked abruptly.

"Joey. Who's this?" Joey answered. Kaiba recognised the name and his mind connected the voice to the file he had on the employee. Kaiba had researched everyone in the social media team but this blonde's face had stuck in his memory.

"That's not important. Just tell Ryou that I need him to call me back, he'll know who it is" Kaiba replied and hung up on the blonde.

'Rude!' Joey thought and hung up the phone. Not a minute later Ryou walked through the door and sat down.

"Hey pal, someone rang for you and told me to tell you to call him back, but he didn't say who it was" Joey explained.

"Ah that must have been Kaiba" Ryou said to himself. "Thanks!" he said a bit louder and Joey smiled back at him before continuing with his work.

'Kaiba…' Joey thought, 'what an asshole.'

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Ryou hung up the phone and sighed. He had just finished speaking to Kaiba who had explained to him that one of the agents who had made the connection between the duel disk 3000s and the disappearances and gone missing himself.

Ryou's hair blew in the wind softly as he looked out at the city below him from his spot on the building's roof. This was not good. It meant that Millennium Corp might be onto KaibaCorp and that they had less time than they originally thought to complete their mission.

Ryou was brought out of his musings when he heard the door to the roof level open and he swiftly turned around to meet the intruder. He hadn't thought anyone would come up to the roof during the day.

His eyes widened when he realised who had walked through the door.

"Well, well, well. I didn't realise anyone else knew about my spot" Bakura grinned, his canine teeth just visible from his lips as he walked towards Ryou.

Ryou gulped. He had no idea why the man in front of him made him so nervous. They'd had a few more encounters during the last couple of weeks but nothing substantial.

"I didn't realise anyone came up here" Ryou responded.

Bakura made his way towards Ryou and stood next to him and looked out towards the city.

"I come here to escape my brothers sometimes considering we live together so I see them 24/7. And everyone that works here are idiots. Well nearly everyone" he purred, looking sideways at Ryou at the last comment.

Ryou blushed at the comment but continued the conversation. "I'm sure people are nicer if you give them the chance."

"Ha! Please. I don't trust easy. The people that work here aren't worth my time" Bakura responded.

"Yeah I guess you can't trust everyone" Ryou said a little too darkly. He'd always found it hard to get close to people. He was close to his mum and sister but he'd been left alone when they died. And his dad hadn't cared at all about him, hopping on the next flight out of Domino city as soon as he could after their deaths.

Bakura looked over at Ryou carefully, surprised that the boy's usual timid and optimistic presence had darkened slightly.

"Well I guess there are some good people out there. Even though my brothers are idiots, I still would trust them with my life" Bakura said, trying to brighten up Ryou's mood.

Ryou smiled at Bakura's obvious attempt to make the conversation lighter.

"Yeah, Yugi and Malik are like brothers to me too. I feel the same way about them" Ryou agreed, his mood lifting slightly at the thought of his best friends.

Bakura's mood lifted too when he saw Ryou cheer up. He gingerly put his hand on Ryou's cheek and Ryou blushed intensely at the contact.

"You look much better when you smile" Bakura purred before taking his hand away and leaving through the door he'd come from. Ryou watched the door close behind Bakura and touched his face where Bakura's hand had just been. What had just happened?

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"One skinny white latté" the barista called into the busy café.

"Yep, that's me!" Yugi called out and when to collect his drink.

"Yugi?" a voice called out and Yugi turned around to see Yami walking out of the crowd.

"Yami, I didn't know you went to this café!" Yugi exclaimed and Yami chuckled.

"Well I did show it to you" he laughed.

"Oh yeah, I forgot" Yugi said, blushing and ducking his head in embarrassment. Yami had shown Yugi around to the nearby cafés in his first week of work. Since then, the two hadn't really seen each other that much because of their busy schedules.

"I've got about 20 minutes before my next meeting, do you want to join me in the park?" Yami asked, his eyes hopeful.

"Sure" Yugi replied and he followed the slightly taller male outside the coffee shop and across the road to the large park. They found a small wooden bench and sat down.

"So have you settled in nicely?" Yami asked.

"Yep! Our social media plan is well under way and we should have our first draft done by the end of this week. But I'm sure your workload is much more intense" Yugi replied.

"Yeah it's been quite hectic these last couple of months. Ever since we released the new duel disk 3000, sales have been through the roof and we've also gotten a few new international buyers" Yami explained.

"That's great! I'm sure you're super happy" Yugi smiled back at the man.

"…Yeah, it's okay" Yami replied and Yugi noticed his excitement wasn't reciprocated.

"You don't seemed that thrilled" Yugi said, concerning lacing his voice.

"It's my father. He's the CEO of the company and nothing is ever really good enough for him. You'd think the way he deals with business, it's a matter of life and death" Yami explained dryly.

Yugi ears perked up at the mention of Yami's father. He wanted to question Yami more about him but could see the topic was a bit of a sore spot for Yami. Not wanted to upset Yami any further, he decided to wait until another time to ask him about him.

"Yeah, I wouldn't know what it's like, my parents died when I was young. My grandpa has raised me ever since" Yugi explained, his eyes drooping slightly at the thought.

Yugi was knocked from his thoughts when he felt a hand touch his own. He looked up to find Yami's eyes staring intensely into his own.

"I'm so sorry Yugi. My mum and dad died when I was young too. He's my adoptive father, that's why I call him my father; he could never replace my actual dad" Yami said, compassion in his voice.

Yugi smiled up at Yami and turned his hand over so that the two were holding hands. They both looked at each other and Yugi yet again felt a blush start to grace his cheeks.

Just as suddenly as the moment began, it ended abruptly by Yami's mobile phone. Yami reluctantly let go of Yugi's hand and mouthed sorry before answering his phone.

Yugi smiled back at him and let him answer the phone. A minute passed before Yami hung up and his expression had become gloomy again.

"Speak of the devil, that was my father. He wants to meet up with my brothers and I" Yami explained and sighed.

"Anyway, I better head off to that meeting, we should do this again" Yami said.

"Definitely" Yugi replied and Yami walked back towards the office.

Yugi sat back down on the bench and sighed to himself. This was not good. He couldn't let his emotions obstruct the mission like this. But as much as Yugi wanted to agree with the logical part of his brain, he couldn't help but wish that he and Yami had met under different circumstances.

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