Only in Tokyo
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author: Skitter160
Author's note: Well hello again! It's been awhile, but not nearly as long as usual with me lol. Anyway here we are on chapter 19 and still going strong man am i shocked!!! I never expected this to go on this long...Oh well read and enjoy! please review! it makes me work faster lol.
Carrying his painting with him Joey made his way to the drive in front of the school. Sighing he thought about how Kaiba would treat him in an office setting. Spotting the limo he wasn't surprised to see Kaiba there briefcase in hand. Walking up to him Joey smiled weakly and to his surprise Kaiba gave him a look of almost approval. "So uh…" Joey wasn't sure what to say or to do let alone when Kaiba opened the limo door. So he stood there confused.
"Get in Mutt." Kaiba ordered softly and Joey obeyed getting into the limo. Getting in behind him Kaiba smirked to see how nervous his Mutt was. "Never been in a limo before?" Kaiba asked as he closed the door.
Shaking his head Joey allowed himself to look around a little not wanting to make Kaiba mad.
"I remember my first limo ride." Kaiba said softly as he looked out the window and the limo started to move.
Joey saw the sorrow and miserable memories reflected in Kaiba's face, although it really only looked like he was thinking. 'I wonder what happened in that ride to cause such a face.'
Kaiba looked back at Joey his eye's a steely blue. "When we get to the office I will show you where you will be working and test your skills before I decide your work load." Kaiba said in a very business like voice before adding. "You may decorate your office as you wish, just tell me what you would like it to look like." 'That's not what I meant to say.' Kaiba reprimanded himself not for the first time that day. After Joey nodded his understanding Kaiba went on. "Did you bring your laptop with you?"
"No" Joey shook his head.
"I see." Kaiba thought a moment. "Alright then today I will teach you the programs and tomorrow you will bring your computer and I will install the software you'll need." Just then they stopped in front of a school and a blur was seen coming at them. Opening the door Kaiba stepped out to allow his brother to embrace him. "Come on Mokuba." Kaiba said ushering his little brother into the limo.
"Hey Mokuba!" Joey smiled cheerfully as he entered the limo.
"Hi Joey." Mokuba shot Kaiba a questioning glance.
"He's my new assistant." Kaiba said reentering the limo and Mokuba nodded giving Joey an apologetic look as Kaiba retrieved something from his briefcase. "I've also decided upon a new secretary." Kaiba said looking over the forms. "I think you'll be rather pleased with this one." Kaiba said since the last one had done nothing but bother Mokuba and try to baby him.
"Oh?" Mokuba eyed his brother.
Joey felt a little confused and decided it was best just to listen.
"Yes, her name is Ms. Suzuki." Kaiba handed Mokuba the forms and smirked at Mokuba's wide grin. There on the page was a picture of Ms. Suzuki and her daughter Akira Suzuki. "She starts Friday." Kaiba stated taking the forms back and tucking them away.
Mokuba couldn't contain his smile as they entered Kaiba Corp.
Joey had been here at least once for a school field trip but it had certainly changed since then. There were big chandeliers that weren't quite classic with the blue crystals cut in circles. The main lobby was very business like and bare while to the side there was a carpeted lounge like area with a few plush blue couches and chairs. Off to one side you could see elevators and a door for the stairs. Behind the receptionist's huge island desk there were two halls leading to offices. At the desk a woman with blonde hair and a pink dress suit was talking on the phone and Joey guessed it wasn't business from the way she sat up straight and whispered when she saw Kaiba quickly ending her call.
Kaiba nodded for Joey to follow him as he walked over to the woman. "Are private calls allowed Ms. Aido?" Kaiba whispered dangerously.
"No ." The woman barely had the courage to look at his chin.
"Then don't let me catch you again." Kaiba hissed before walking away leaving a very shocked employee behind.
'That was odd.' Mokuba noted. 'Usually he'd have fired her, the instant she replied.' Mokuba looked at Joey. 'He must have a good influence on him.'
Reaching the private elevator behind the desk Kaiba pushed the button and waited. As they waited Kaiba explained the rules of the office. "You are not to disturb me while I am working. If you need me for something knock on my door, if you do not receive an answer in about a minute I am busy and not to be disturbed." Kaiba went on to explain the basics of the office as they rode up in the elevator.
Arriving on the top floor Joey looked around to see it was much like the lobby except the two doors to each side. Pointing to the left Mokuba told Joey. "That's my game room. If you need me I'll be there." He said as he walked away towards it.
Pointing to the right Kaiba told Joey that was the files room where the normal office things they might need were located. Kaiba then lead Joey past the secretary to the offices beyond. There was a wide sitting area before a set of dark double doors. "That is my office." Kaiba said then turning to the right he pointed to a dark door leading into another office. "This will be your office." He said slowly. Joey looked at the door in a confused way as Kaiba opened the door.
Inside Joey was surprised to see a huge office that was about as big as his kitchen and living room combined. He could only gape as he stepped inside. The walls were an off white and lined with a few filing cabinets and bookshelves. In the middle there stood a huge red cherry desk with a green swivel chair behind it and two plush matching green chairs in front. Behind the desk there was a large screen. Looking around Joey noticed places he could hang things and going over to the desk he saw that there were office supplies inside the drawers which were partially open. Looking back at Kaiba he gaped. Everything was green. That's when saw the painting that was hung by the door. It was Kaiba's work for sure, it was black dragon resembling Red Eyes. Smiling widely Joey took a seat in the swivel chair spinning around a little before landing back on Kaiba who was looking at him with a rather amused smirk.
"Is it to your liking?" Kaiba asked not sure why he done so. Hell he wasn't sure why he had made sure that everything in the room that could be green was. Then there was that painting…He wasn't sure why or when he had painted it but it seemed to suit Joey so he had made sure it was in his office. "It was short notice to have it arranged so if there is anything you would like to have in here…" Kaiba started.
"It's wonderful!" Joey cut him off as he stood smiling. Joey looked around one more time and knew that he would bring some paintings to hang but he wasn't going to ask for more from Kaiba. He was surprised enough to see all this. Just then a woman of a laid back motherly nature came up behind Kaiba and whispered in his ear.
"Hmm. Thank you." Kaiba shooed them away. "It seems that Ms. Suzuki is here." Kaiba said turning and walking away motioning Joey to follow him as he headed to the main lobby of their offices.
In the waiting room they saw a humble woman with long brown hair wearing a blue business suit sitting on one of the couches her warm blue eyes looked to be a little downcast, she was clearly American. Seeing Kaiba she immediately rose bowing. "Mr. Kaiba."
"You're here early Ms. Suzuki." Kaiba said slowly but was suddenly surprised as two arms were thrown around his waist.
"AKIRA" Ms. Suzuki scolded standing up to glare at her daughter. "I'm sorry Mr. Kaiba she insisted she come." Her eyes told a different story.
"It's quite alright." Kaiba said surprising everyone. "What's wrong Akira?" Kaiba asked as he gently pushed her away to look at her face.
Her electric green eyes had seemed to sizzle out a little as a tear escaped them. "Seto" She started but was cut off.
"Akira Fay Suzuki!" Her Mother warned trying to stop her daughter from angering Kaiba, instead it only earned a glare from Kaiba.
"Go on Akira." Kaiba said.
"It's terrible!" She cried. "Our house…Our new home…" A new tear ran down her cheek. "It's been burned." Seeing Kaiba and Joey's confused faces she calmed down a little and explained. "We were going to move into a new home here but when we arrived at our new house it was in ashes. Luckily we came before our stuff but now we have no where to go here." She said wiping away her tears. "It's okay we'll figure something out it's just we may not be able to stay here." A new tear fell down her cheek as she thought of Mokuba and the way they had all accepted her.
Just then Mokuba emerged from his room and was about to go to Kaiba's office when he heard sniffling. Looking over in the direction of the sniffling he was shocked and then he saw it was Akira sniffling and he rushed over hugging her. "Akira" Mokuba smiled faintly. "Don't worry." She turned into his embrace hugging him tightly.
"I don't want to move back." She whispered. "I want to stay with my new friends."
It was then that the glaring Ms. Suzuki understood her daughter's motives. "We'll figure something out Akira." She said softly touching her daughter's head.
Kaiba thought a moment then motioned Ms. Suzuki to his office. "We should discuss this." He said as she looked at him confused then followed him in understanding. Reaching his office he went in followed by Ms. Suzuki then closed the door.
"I'm sorry about Akira." Ms. Suzuki bowed lowly before Kaiba.
"…" Kaiba said nothing as he thought a moment. "When will your things be arriving?" Kaiba asked quietly as he bid her rise.
"Tomorrow." Ms. Suzuki answered just as quietly.
"I see." Kaiba thought a moment. 'There is that one property that I have been meaning to sell.' He thought about the house he had acquired recently from his now deceased chairman who had no family and was devoted to the company. "Tell the movers to bring your belongings here." Kaiba took out a pen and wrote an address on a piece of paper handing it to her as she stood there wide eyed.
"What's this?" She asked taking the paper as he handed it to her looking at it she noticed it was an address. She recalled driving past it on the way to their new house. It had been a two story house that looked to be well kept and homely.
"This house will do." Kaiba reasoned. "It is also fully furnished."
"I can't accept this." Ms. Suzuki said handing the paper back.
"I need a new secretary." He said in a cool tone that held no room for argument.
"But how can I pay you back?" Ms. Suzuki questioned.
"No need." Kaiba smirked. "I will collect what you paid to rent that duplex that burned down from the owner and you will pay me rent every two months for as long as you stay there." Kaiba explained. "Does that work?"
Ms. Suzuki's head was reeling here was Seto Kaiba offering her a better deal than the duplex had been as well as hiring her to work for him. Where was the cold hearted CEO?
Just then Akira and Mokuba burst through the door where they had been listening with Joey standing behind them a shocked look on his face.
"We should do it Mom!" Akira smiled and Mokuba nodded smiling beside her.
Ms. Suzuki smiled then glared. "Akira Fay what are you doing eavesdropping?" She scolded with a glare that was a match for Akira's. She now turned to Kaiba and bowed once more. "I'm sorry about my daughter's behavior." She shot Akira a glare.
"It's quite alright." Mokuba said joining his brother and motioning Ms. Suzuki to rise, as Joey finally entered the room coming up and ruffling Akira's hair. "Seto and I happened to meet her in Tokyo." He said smiling.
"See I told you Mom." Akira smiled happily as Joey ruffled her hair. "Hey Joey, when did you start working here?" Akira saw the sad look in his eyes and the warning look Mokuba was giving her and decided she ask for more details later.
"Just today actually." Joey smiled weakly his eyes resting on Kaiba who was looking at Ms. Suzuki.
"I see." Ms. Suzuki smiled radiantly. "Then we should be going so that Mr. Kaiba can train you." She said to Joey smiling as she headed towards the door with Akira in tow.
"Akira do you want to play awhile?" Mokuba offered hopefully.
Akira looked at her Mother who nodded. "I suppose if it's alright with Mr. Kaiba." Ms. Suzuki smiled.
"May I Seto?" Akira asked giving him a puppy look along with Mokuba.
Sighing Seto nodded. "But please do not interrupt me as I train Wheeler." He said as the two ran off towards Mokuba's game room.
Ms. Suzuki smiled slightly as she saw her daughter having fun with another person and not a computer. Turning to Kaiba she had to know. "Mr. Kaiba." She started and waited for him to nod to continue. "Why was my daughter using your first name?"
Joey cringed and chuckled at the memory as Seto simply answered her. "I gave her permission in Tokyo." His face took on a look of thought as he remembered someone being there with him other than Mokuba but he couldn't recall who. Dismissing it he went on. "If you would like to stay I'm sure Ms. Ino would be happy to show around the office and it's workings, since you are already here."
"If it is alright with you I'd like to visit the house and arrange things first." Ms. Suzuki answered.
"Very well." I will have my driver lead the way for you and help you with anything you need." Kaiba called one of his drivers and instructed him on what to do. "If there is anything you do not like within the house let him know and it will be removed later." Kaiba tried to remember what the inside of the house looked like but failed as he caught Joey looking at him almost beaming. And for some reason this made him want to smile. Instead he turned his eyes away and continued to instruct Ms. Suzuki on where to meet the driver.
As Ms. Suzuki left the office Joey smiled brightly at Kaiba saying something he thought he would never say concerning Kaiba, but then again a lot of things had changed in Tokyo, if only Kaiba could remember them. "That was very generous of you." Instead of the glare he thought he would receive he got a confused look.
"It was, wasn't it?" Kaiba said lowly. "But it needed to be done." He said a little louder. "I can't take the mothering of Ms. Ino any longer." He reasoned even though he knew that actually had nothing to do with it.
"Are you saying if it hadn't been Akira and her Mother you still would have helped?" Joey pushed the topic a little.
"…" Kaiba gave Joey a glare instead of an answer then grinned evilly as he walked towards his desk. "Let's get started." He said pulling out his laptop and motioning Joey over.
Meanwhile in Mokuba's game room Akira was exclaiming over Mokuba's games. "You're so lucky!" Akira exclaimed when she saw it, but this made Mokuba frown. Looking at Mokuba thoughtfully she grinned. "That's not what I meant." She said pointing to the stuff she smiled faintly. "Stuff is good and all, but I meant that you have a brother."
Mokuba smiled a little and agreed happily. "So you don't have any siblings?" He asked as they sat down on the big lush couch set before the gigantic flat screen TV.
"No." Akira smiled faintly. "I once looked at Duke as an older brother." She smiled sadly at the memory.
"But you seemed to hate him in Tokyo." Mokuba noted.
"Well that was after the incident." Akira saw his confused looked and decided to explain. "Well last year Duke fired my Mom and tried to take me away from her, since she was a single parent and had no source for income. This was his plan to make me his heir." Akira stopped smiling and frowned. "I'm not sure what all the details are exactly about the way things worked out. But Duke lost the case because Mom's a kick ass lawyer as well." She smiled happily. "I think it could also be because of the support money my Dad was sending us. But either way Duke lost the case and I ended up resenting him, because after she was fired my Mom had to work for my Dad which was not made easy by the fact he would only hire her as an office clerk. So she was continuously scanning for a job and complaining about the way everyone treated her. Since the company my Dad owns was once hers, until they made a merger with my Dad's company and he took control then tossed us aside for a younger woman." Akira's glare was aimed at the TV and Mokuba was surprised it hadn't exploded yet.
"Make you his heir?" Mokuba asked curiously.
"Oh well around the time he tried to do that he had caught me helping his employees with their work, well more like doing it while they weren't there. So he taught what to do. Then he tried to pull that…" Akira fell silent as Mokuba looked at her in shock. "I was bored." She sighed. 'This is why no one likes me. They think I'm a liar.'
"That's soo cool!" Mokuba squealed. "I'm only able to do so much of the work Seto tried to teach me but I just can't do it."
"You mean you don't think I'm lying?" Akira asked shyily.
"No, of course not." Mokuba smiled widely. "Why would you lie?"
"I don't know…" She thought about it a minute and could think of no good reason to lie about it.
"See." Mokuba handed her a controller. "I bet I'll kick your ass at this fighting game though."
"You're on!" Akira smiled as the game loaded up.
Back in Kaiba's office Joey was showing Kaiba what he had been taught in Tokyo as he watched with a businessman's eye. Joey was moving along quite nicely at a pretty quick pace.
'Who taught him this?' Kaiba wondering seeing him breeze through the first work he was given. "Where did you learn to use these programs?" Kaiba wondered aloud.
"You taught me in Tokyo." Joey said without stopping. "After we bought my laptop."
Kaiba slightly remembered teaching Joey to use the programs but he couldn't quite remember what had happened other than teaching him. Shaking the thoughts away he spotted an error and pointed it out explaining the problem. Once Joey fixed the problem he decided he would give him harder work. Things went on like this for about three hours before Kaiba decided Joey had done enough. "Tomorrow be sure to bring your laptop to school, I'll add the programs you'll need for your work on to it." Kaiba said closing his laptop and putting it away. "For now why don't we get you acquainted with the building." He suggested as he led Joey out of his office and towards Mokuba's room.
"This is Mokuba's game room as he said earlier right?" Joey asked and Kaiba nodded as he opened the door to find a racing game displayed on the screen and you could see Mokuba and Akira's heads on the couch.
"Mokuba" Kaiba called and the game paused. "I will be showing Joey around the building then we will be leaving for the day."
Mokuba was taken aback but Kaiba could not see his surprised expression as he agreed. "Okay Seto, we'll be ready when you get back." He told his brother. 'That's odd we've only been here a few hours, we usually stay until late into the night.' Letting it go Mokuba turned back to the game not wanting to bore Akira.
Leading Joey to the elevator Kaiba explained what each floor held that was important to him. "The floor below us is made of conference rooms and a few offices of the senior staff." Entering the elevator Kaiba motioned Joey to follow him.
Joey couldn't help but look away as Kaiba looked at the door, his heart beating rather quickly. 'Had we been in Tokyo…' He stopped his thoughts there before he began to get depressed. 'No I will make him remember!' He thought instead.
Watching Joey from the corner of his eye Kaiba wasn't sure why he was doing so. But he found that he couldn't stop watching, though he could not bring himself to look away from the door as well. The elevator landed and the door opened revealing an office like setting though the offices were smaller and in the middle there was a large cut off room. "This is the conference room." Kaiba told him motioning to the large room, all of the staff was rather surprised that Seto Kaiba was showing someone around but they remained silent. The tour went on like this for about an hour until Joey's mind was reeling with all the information as they reached the top floor once again.
As the elevator opened they saw Mokuba and Akira waiting for them on the couches. Proceeding to Kaiba's office they grabbed their things and the four made their way to the lobby. Mokuba was not the only one surprised to Kaiba leaving early, but not one person said a thing about it, other than the receptionist who told him good evening as they left the building.
"Akira do you need to call your Mom?" Joey asked her as they left the lobby.
"No need." Kaiba smirked. "I already did."
"Thank you Seto, Mokuba, and Joey!" Akira smiled brightly as she saw her Mom waiting for her outside in a small silver car. "I'll see you at school tomorrow Mokuba!" She called over her shoulder as she rushed to her Mom's car waving.
Kaiba and Joey smiled as Mokuba blushed a little; once Akira was gone he turned to the chuckling Joey and glared.
"Don't worry Mokuba." Joey said waving his hands in front of him. "We won't tell her." He chuckled at the bigger blush on Mokuba's cheeks.
"Let's go." Kaiba said as the limo pulled up to them. Joey just stood there as Mokuba climbed inside. "What are you waiting for Mutt?" Kaiba snapped motioning for him to get in the limo and climbed in after him.
That's when it registered. 'Kaiba will see where I live……' Joey quickly tried to turn around and get out but saw Kiaba climbing in.
"Settle down Mutt." Kaiba said as he situated himself next to him while Mokuba sat across from them. "I'm not going to let you walk." He said knowing Joey's thoughts. "So you might as well tell me where you live."
Joey gave Kaiba a defeated look before settling down and informing Kaiba of his address, it never occurred to him to give one a few blocks away or anything.
Having the address Kaiba then pressed a com button relaying the information to the driver who then proceeded to the address. The ride was filled with tension as Joey tried to keep his eyes off of Kaiba, Mokuba was doing his homework, and Kaiba was looking out the window.
Suddenly Joey found himself breaking the silence. "So Kaiba do you think I can take some paintings to hang in my office?" Joey quickly covered his mouth and prayed that Kaiba had not heard him.
Slowly turning to look at Joey, Kaiba thought a moment. "I don't see why not." He smirked to see Joey smile happily, suddenly he was taken aback by his own thoughts of liking Joey's smile. That was when the limo pulled to a stop in front of a shabby looking apartment building and Joey blushed as he saw Kaiba inspect it through the window. Before he could really say anything Joey was out of the limo and jogging up to his door waving to Mokuba in the backseat he was at his door unlocking it as the limo pulled away.
Opening his door he wasn't surprised to see three messages on his answering machine. Walking over to it he listened to them and couldn't help chuckling as his friend's frantic voices were asking him if he was okay, how work went, and if Kaiba had done anything. Picking up the phone he decided he would call Yugi first, they should all be at his Grandpa's shop anyway.
Author's note: Next time- Joey and Kaiba continue to work together...there's a painting gallery that wants Joey's work for their display? Akira and Mokuba become little schemers...and it that little Yugi with a girl?
PS: I just wanted you guys to know that this fanfic was not supposed to go on this long......it was supposed to end with them moving to Tokyo..lol........guess that's not happening. Oh well it's turned out rather interesting....no this is not the lastchapter......who knows when I'll get to that...I was just remembering the way i was going to end it and thought I'd let you know....well let's get to it! Please enjoy and review