A/n: I want to thank the people who were patient with my story. Only reviewers who were patient. I'll be updating a lot faster during the summer. And thank you for the 256 reviews! Really appreciate it!

On to the reviews!

Fairy-GYAKUTENNO-MEGAMI: I agree. Thanks for being patient with my late updating!

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Amme Moto: Yes I love doing that too. Kukuku. Thanks for being patient with my late updating.

Seto'sfan001: Yes Kaiba is being a good father. I guesshegets it from when he took care of Mokuba when they were younger.

Kaiba: I had it inme all along. (smirks proudly)

SxS4ever: Wow...can't breath! Big head coming through!

Kaiba: T-T

Thanks for being patient with my late updating!

CrimsonFaeSorceress: I hope this chapter will answer your question. (sweat drops)

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I know its long Unknown but you need to read this.

You really know how to piss a person off. I try, okay, I try to update. I know I haven't updated this story in like, what one or two months. Ask yourself this. Why do I not update my story in months? Think about it. Here I'll help you out!

Two possible answers.

A: Because I'm busy.

B: Because I have stuck.

C: Because I'm lazy.

D: I hate this story.

If you said A and B, you are correct! (Claps hands for you) Answer choice A happens frequently.

But if you chose C and D, well think of it this way, why would I make this story in the first place if I was lazy?

And as for D, why would I post up this story in the first place? If I hated it at some point, I would remove it. Completely. Just like I did with "My billionaire fiancé"

So you see, stop writing me stupid reviews that shouldn't be even considered reviews at the first place! Reviews are critique and rating of the chapter, but what you do is way past rating and critique! It's really annoying and I really don't need "You take to long…" or "Hurry up and update!" to rack up my brain. I have a huuuuuuuuuuuge temper.

If you do not take heed to this, I will block anonymous people so they won't be able to review. I know that a lot of anonymous people don't annoy like this but some do. And the people who do they will pay the price, the innocent ones will have to pay the price also, even though they didn't do anything.

So next time you see you can't review because I blocked anonymous reviews, you'll know it was anonymous people getting on my nerves.

Sorry.

Other than that…On to the story!

Nine Years

Chapter Seventeen: Father Daughter day out.

"This place is huge!" Kari exclaimed. "I think its bigger then your mansion! There are so many people!" she said as her azure eyes drank in the scene before her. Kaiba smirked wryly at her curiosity and fascination; it was too amusing.

He continued leading her through Kaiba Corp. giving her the complete tour, her hand in his hand. He didn't mind. Workers didn't bother to look at them even though they saw them out of the corner of their eye. Putting their noses in Kaiba's business was a bad idea to start the morning. They continued on to their business.

Both arrived at the elevator they had used previously, one that Kari had to hold her head up high to look at. She felt inferior to it. It chimed and opened immediately. With a click of a button, they arrived at the top.

"This is Uncle Mokuba's and my floor" Kaiba stated flatly. Work was getting tedious for him but being the responsible man he was, he continued on to his office. On the way, he could hear Mokuba conversing quietly with someone. He ignored them and stepped inside his office.

"I think you'll be pretty bored here" he said to Kari. He didn't want her to come because of the tediousness he thought she would feel sooner or later, but she pleaded and he gave in. He had to admit, he liked her easily fascinated personality.

She shrugged and gazed at his office. "Cool you have a T.V." Kari said when she saw the flat screen seated comfortably above her on a shelf.

"With cable" Kaiba said as he set up his apple laptop.

She rolled her eyes. "And you said I was going to get bored…" she said as she shook her head for emphasis. He chucked lightly and started his daily routine of vigorous typing.

"Cable could get boring sooner or later"

"I think I'll manage…" she replied.

He could hear Kari watching random cartoons and emitted a small smile. It reminded him of Mokuba when he was younger. Mokuba clung onto him and was always in his business so much when he was younger but he didn't mind. Now, he was creating a private, personal life; growing up. But Kaiba knew Mokuba's private life was filled with good intentions.

Three hours later, the afternoon sun came out and irritated him greatly. He closed the curtains. Like he predicted, Kari was starting to get bored. He could hear her yawn and out of the corner of his eye he could see her little eyes drooping.

"Uh…I'm almost done…" he called out hoping she wouldn't fall asleep, but really he was far from done.

"Okay" she replied, her eyes finally closing. Kaiba sighed and called Mokuba.

Soon after, a knock was heard. "You buzzed?" he asked a little bit annoyed. He interrupted his conversation with Rebecca…and other things.

"You mind doing some of my work for me?" Kaiba asked.

"Actually-"

"Thanks" Kaiba replied as he quickly went over to Kari and shook her awake.

"Hey wait-" Mokuba exclaimed, or tried to.

"You're the best" Kaiba interrupted once again. He quickly grabbed Kari and headed out the door leaving Mokuba with Kaiba's tedious work.

Mokuba puffed and walked his way over to the laptop, his mouth nearly dropping open. He stalked over to the door and opened it. "You expect me to finish all that!" Mokuba called out after seeing the many files left to be checked and done.

"Please and thank you!" Kaiba replied while Kari giggled at the whole situation.

Kaiba Mansion…

"Alright, I'm done. Organized much?" Serenity asked her coworker Shelly.

"Yes very. Alright, I'll tell you how it goes. Until then, uh…get well soon." Shelly said as she stood up and left.

"Okay"

Shaila came into the room, her cocoa eyes carrying giddy and innocence. "So…" she said trailing off. She sat down beside her on the couch and took a sip of her coke. "Anything new?" she asked ever so innocently.

Serenity detected her false innocence ever since she entered the room. "What…" she asked flatly. She picked up her juice and took a sip.

Shaila rolled her eyes. "Stop hiding it. Stop acting innocent!"

"I'm not the one acting innocent!" Serenity retorted quickly, her juice still in hand.

Shaila huffed. "I saw the interaction with you and Kaiba…" Shaila said finally, remembering their little moment.

"So? What about it?" Serenity asked plainly. She didn't know why Shaila was turning it into a big deal.

"Ugh! Serenity, are you that dense! He likes you. Maybe even looooooooooooves you!"

"Shaila, that was just an attempt to taunt me" Serenity replied with simplicity. She took a sip of her drink. "You're being ridiculous."

"Serenity, why do you think he asked you to come and stay with him?"

"Simple, because of Kari" Serenity replied matter-of-factly.

"He could have easily asked Kari alone-"

"But he knew that I would definitely say no to that-"

"True…but then remember your coworkers and Joey objected and you couldn't almost come so he made arrangements for them to come and live with him so you could be here also?" Shaila said after interrupting her.

"So, what about it?"

Shaila rolled her eyes. "Goodness, you really are so dense. The point is…stupid…who would want nine other people to come and stay in his privacy! He only did it cause of you…and Kari of course. I mean I wouldn't nine people living with me, no way!" Shaila finished, hoping she would understand. "And today mornings encounter confirmed my thoughts"

"Stop being an idiot" Serenity scoffed. She picked up her juice and set off towards the backyard.

"Hey where're you going?"

"Away from you and you idiotic ramblings" Serenity sneered.

"You can't deny the truth!" Shaila cried out.

"Whatever…" Serenity muttered.

Joey and Mai...

"Mai…" Joey whined. "…when are we gonna get done?"

"Hush. As long as we're here, we should do some shopping" Mai replied. "Besides, you haven't gone shopping with me in a long time"

"Matt is sooooooo lucky" Joey muttered quietly. He didn't have to suffer his mother's shopping personality.

They entered a lady's boutique and Joey ran to the nearest chair and dumped all of Mai's bags on the floor. He let out a sigh of relief.

"Hun…think of it this way, you won't have to be around Kaiba" Mai said as she rummaged through racks of clothes.

"He isn't home in the first place" Joey replied wearily. "He took Kari to work, 'member? I still dink it wasn't a good idea ta let her. Who knows what he'll do ta her."

Mai rolled her eyes. "Stop being so paranoid. Yes Kaiba is a jerk, that's a given, but he won't hurt Kari" she said as she entered the dressing room.

Joey grunted something and closed his eyes.

"Hun, what do you think?"

He opened an eye and looked at her. Both eyes soon opened. Hugging every curve of her body was a plain yet elegant white sundress. It was a v-neck and it flowed down to her knees. Vines of lavender and white flowers climbed all the way to her thighs. A lavender lace was circling her waist. She looked like an angel.

"Weathers getting a little hot so…" she said trailing off.

"I don't get it, what's the occasion?" Joey asked.

Mai rolled her eyes. "Its outdoor wear"

"Oh, in dat case, I give it two thumbs up!" He grinned goofily. She couldn't help but giggle.

Shopping might have been a bore to him but it had its ups.

Kari and Kaiba...

"Alright, you hungry? It's around lunch time now" Kaiba asked Kari. She nodded vigorously. "Where to?"

"Is there a MacDonald's here?" she asked. (1)

"Yeah there is." He pulled out of the Kaiba Corp. garage and headed towards the nearest MacDonald's.

When they arrived, they could see many people arriving for the lunch rush hour. Lines were full and people behind the register were scurrying here and there to get the customers orders.

"This may take awhile…" Kaiba told Kari.

Kari pouted. She was hungry now and she wanted food now. She wasn't very patient. "Can we go somewhere else then…if you don't mind?" Kari asked sweetly.

"I was hoping you'd ask that"

They quickly went back towards the car and headed off.

"Where to now?" he asked.

"I don't know Domino that well. You pick"

"There is a nice brunch place that opened up. Mokuba told me so. He said critics gave it a good review"

"I don't care about the reviews, as long as the food is good"

He chuckled. He parked in a shady area in the parking lot and entered the restaurant.

"Hey I came here before!"

"Really"

"Yeah with mom and Shaila. Actually, now that I think about it, mom had her accident right after we left here"

"Interesting" Kaiba mused. They paid and stood behind the buffet counter, filling up their plates with various things. Out of the corner of his eye he could see the same police officers that were here this morning talking to the restaurant owner. He could see the owner handing them tapes.

"Hm…" Kari said after seeing Kaiba look at them. "What are they doing?"

"Asking for surveillance tapes" Kaiba answered. He would've done the same thing.

"Why? The accident didn't happen inside here. It happened outside"

"But they have cameras outside too" Kaiba pointed out. He looked away from them and headed towards a table.

"I get it! They might see the suspect!" Kari exclaimed. "Why'd you get boring food?"

"Boring food?" Kaiba questioned after taking a bite.

"Yucky food…" She elaborated. She continued, "Salad…bleh" Kari said making a face.

He laughed. "You'll learn to like it sooner or later. Besides, it's healthy."

"So is macaroni and cheese!"

"Uh…that's not really good for adults. For kids, its okay." Kaiba said, him making a face now. The thought of eating that much cheese grossed him out but he didn't question Kari's food options. She was a kid and she needed her calcium. "Do you eat any vegetables?"

"Yeah…but salads not really my type"

"Have you ever tried it?"

"No, but it doesn't give off a nice smell"

"You never know until you try." He took a bite emphasizing greatly of how much flavor and taste it had.

"That doesn't work with me. Mom uses that trick all the time"

"I used on your uncle when he was younger. He'd usually give in"

"Not me!" she said proudly. "But…we can make a deal. I try the salad, if you try the macaroni and cheese"

He frowned. "That stuff can kill an adult. Too much cheese"

"Well I don't think one bite will hurt"

"That's what they all say at first."

"But your very thin"

"I'd like to keep it that way"

Kari rolled her eyes. "Do we have a deal or not?"

Kaiba grunted. She was clever and she would make a good business women one day. Look at her, already making propositions. He smirked.

"Alright"

She grinned. "I'm very persuasive."

"I can see that. Your future holds many bright things"

Kaiba Mansion…

She wheeled herself towards the garden, enjoying the quiet serene scene. She closed her eyes and breathed the sweet scent that the flowers were emitting. It was helping her relax and forget about everything that has happened to her in the past couple of days; moving here, Tea a possible suspect, Kaiba and his pathetic taunts, Shaila making up a barbaric theory…

She shook her head and reopened her eyes, seeing Matt play soccer with one of Kaiba's butlers.

Everyone is getting along fine…

"Goal!" Matt cheered. She giggled and watched the two play.

"Ah yes, but I will get the next one!" the butler replied.

"Hah! You talk big but can you actually do it?" Matt challenged.

She grinned; he had Joey's macho man talk and Mai's competitiveness. She sighed and turned away. She was utterly bored.

There is nothing to do if I'm in this stupid wheelchair!

"Matt!" Mai called out. She spotted Serenity and gave a small wave. Matt came running at the call of his name.

"Did you eat anything yet?" Mai asked. He shook his head.

"Go wash up, I'll go make something"

"Actually Miss, I'll be glad to make him something" the butler said arriving, flushed with embarrassment for playing with Matt. If Kaiba was here…he didn't want to think about it.

Mai nodded and went over to Serenity.

"You're back. Where's Joey?" Serenity greeted.

"In the den, watching whatever's on T.V." she said and rolled her eyes as she said this. "Do you want to see what I got?"

"I guess its better than doing nothing."

They reentered the mansion and headed straight upstairs to Mai's room.

"I like the sundress." Serenity commented. Mai smiled brightly.

"Yeah Joey and I like it too"

"What's that?" Serenity asked as she saw the something wrapped in paper.

"Oh that. It's just something a store gave me because I shopped over a hundred bucks" she said nervously.

Serenity rolled her eyes. She gasped and then smacked her head. "I forgot! Kari's birthday is coming up. A week and a half from now! Ugh! I've been caught up with the accident and everything I forgot!"

"Relax! There's still time to do set it up!" Mai reassured.

"I guess but-"

"You know you've been getting all grumpy ever since you've had this accident. Relax! You're supposed to."

"But-"

"No buts! You know, now that I think about it, Kaiba seems more relaxed and carefree than you. It's liked, you switched personalities."

Serenity growled and narrowed her eyes. She didn't like being compared to him.

"See!" Mai said when she saw her reaction. Serenity returned her eyes in their normal posture and sighed.

"Fine. I'll try to relax"

Kari and Kaiba...

"Alright, ready to go?" Kaiba asked Kari. She nodded and both stood up.

"I still can't believe you spit it out."

He growled. "It was a nasty thing to eat" he grunted. "Too much cheese."

They entered the car and started towards the mansion.

"What were you working on? Back at your company?" Kari asked.

"This land that I'm funding. My company is handling the construction also. I was going over construction details to see if everthing was alright"

"What's the land gonna become?"

"An orphanage…" Kaiba trailed off. "It's almost done. It should be done by next week actually"

"Cool!"

He continued. "The owner is holding some kind of thank you acknowledgement party for me next week. I'd like to take you"

"Can my uncle, aunt, and my cousin come?"

"Uh…sure. Why not. But you'd have to get their consent."

"And my mom?" Kari asked.

"Again it's up to her"

A/n: Uh…well I'm done. Hope you like the father/daughter moments. Please review!

(1) I'm not sure that if there is a MacDonalds in Japan, but uh...lets say there is. (Sweat drops)