Kaiba remained frowning. "She should be alright. No need to worry so much." As he spoke, Kyira stirred a bit and slowly opened her eyes. Squinting up, all she saw were two blurred shapes hovering over her.
"Kyira, you're alright!" Mokuba exclaimed, relieved to see her awake. Nodding her head slowly she tried to stand up but wobbled a bit, nearly falling back, when Kaiba held her arm.
"We don't need anymore accidents." He said coldly as he released her arm.
Kyira only scowled, "It's not like it's my fault. It was your dumb arena that knocked me out." She responded in her defense.
Mokuba smiled, "But you're alright now so that's good."
Kyira nodded and then stopped as Kaiba began to walk away. "Hey! Where are you going?"
Kaiba continued walking, "Obviously there is a problem with the arena and it needs to be fixed. I don't have time to waste playing doctor." Kyira stepped forward her hand outstretched as she was about to say something, but he had already walked out of the room.
"Don't mind him, Kyira. Seto always gets that way when it comes to work. Especially when something goes wrong."
Kyira nodded, "I guess so. It must be stressful." Smiling she looked at Mokuba. "Well I guess I better go then. I'm pretty sure now the test is over with and it failed." She finished, sticking her tongue out making a thumbs down sign.
Mokuba laughed and nodded "Good idea. You should go home and rest. You know your way out right?"
Kyira nodded, "Yeah."
"Alright then. I'll go catch up with Seto. See ya." He said running off waving.
Kyira sighed and walked behind him. "What a way to end a duel." Muttering to herself, as she headed out. Mokuba had already disappeared. Figuring that he had probably already caught up with Kaiba by now. Passing through the lobby, she spotted the two men who had been waiting for her earlier. They were guarding a different door this time. Remembering their earlier blunder, she laughed, pushing the door open and walking out of Kaiba Corp. The look on their faces was priceless.
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Kaiba barged into the lab were the scientists were working. Looking around he spotted the head scientist. He walked over stopping near him. Kaiba's expression, cold and angry. The scientist saw him and bowed, "Mr. Kaiba, sir."
"Forget the formalities Yoshioka, you're got some explaining to do." Kaiba responded coldly.
Yoshioka's eye's flashed slightly. "Is there something wrong sir."
Kaiba sneered, "Would I be here wasting my time unless there was something wrong?" Yoshioka looked at him. "The arena is faulty. During the test, it malfunctioned, blasting the volunteer duelist off the platform."
Yoshioka looked both confused and surprised. "But that's impossible. We made sure that everything was perfect. Nothing should have gone wrong..."
"But it did" Kaiba interrupted, "So you've better do something about it. And now!" He finished coldly. He turned around to exit.
At that instant, Mokuba came running in, "Seto."
Kaiba passed him by, "Let's go Mokuba." Mokuba looked at his brother and then at the scientists. Shrugging, he followed Kaiba out.
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Letting herself fall onto a chair, Kyira rubbed the back of her head. "It still hurts," She grumbled. Getting up, she went into the kitchen. "Hmmm, what to eat?" Asking herself out loud, while peering through the cabinets. Sighing she leaned against the counter. "There's nothing to eat. I knew I should have paid more attention to Matt while he cooked. At least that way I could make something." Making a face, she boiled some water while grabbing a cup of instant ramen. "Not a gourmet meal, but it'll do." Smiling she waited for the water to boil as the door opened.
"Oh Kyira, you're home?!" Mr. Ishida said rather surprised. "I thought you were going out today?"
Kyira nodded. "I did, but I finished early so I came home."
Mr. Ishida nodded nervously, while mumbling something under his breath. Kyira was about to ask him something when she realized that the water was boiling. "Ah, I forgot about the water!" Turning the stove off, she poured water into her cup. Sitting down she waited for it to finish cooking. Turning on the television, she began to flip through the channels. Behind her, she heard some rustling, though she ignored it and began eating.
"There!" Mr. Ishida exclaimed as he dragged a bunch of suitcases down the hall. Looking over quickly, Kyira glanced up at Mr. Ishida. Eying him oddly, she looked from him to the suitcases. Deciding she didn't want to know, she turned back to the television.
"Um . . . Kyira."
"I don't want to know." She said before he could continue.
Shuffling a bit, he looked at her nervously. "All right then. Oh by the way, Sora called after you left. She said she had something to tell you."
Kyira looked back at Mr. Ishida, as he headed back to his room. "Really? Hmmm I though Sora was out of town?"
Stopping in his tracks, trying not to look guilty he continued walking. "Really? Maybe she didn't go yet."
Kyira nodded, "Perhaps. I guess I'll go over and see what she wants." Turning the T.V. off she got up and threw the ramen cup away. Then headed toward the door and quickly put on her shoes. "I'll be back soon." She called back and then shut the door behind her.
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Kaiba looked out his window. Below he could see people going about their business. Sneering he walked back to his desk and sat down. Still upset about the delay with his latest arena, he tapped his finger on his desk. He needed it to be ready. He had waited a long time for this, and he wasn't about to wait anymore. For this would be the duel in which he'd defeat Yu-Gi once and for all. Proving his superior dueling skills.
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Kyira was walking back from Sora's house completely puzzled. Sora's mother had answered the door and told her Sora wasn't home, but was out of town visiting a friend, and wouldn't be back for a couple of days. Coming out of the elevator Kyira was wondering why Mr. Ishida had said it was Sora that called. Heading toward the apartment, she stopped as she spotted the suitcases Mr. Ishida had been dragging earlier. Staring at them for a while, she knocked on the door. No one answered. Getting slightly annoyed, she searched for her key, but then remembered having left it in her room. Angry at herself, she knocked on the door again. This time, hearing someone moving inside. "Mr. Ishida? It's me, open up." There was no answer. Pounding on the door again she waited.
Mr. Ishida inside, walked around debating whether to answer or not. He knew Kyira would be angry. Deciding that it would be best to answer her, or else the neighbors would start to complain. "Kyira dear is that you?"
Kyira frowned, "Yes, can you open the door for me please. I left my key inside."
Mr. Ishida bit his lip. "Um, I could but I won't."
Kyira stared at the door in disbelief. "Why not?"
Mr. Ishida started to wring his hands. "Because...because...there are spiders."
"Spiders?!"
"Yes, spiders, all in your room. So I moved you stuff out and packed a few things for you, so you can stay at a friend's house. So now that you know, I'll be going now to get rid of those. Bye."
Kyira stared at the door, her lipped dropped. She then stared at the suitcases and then back at the door. "Um...kay then." Slowly grabbing her bags, she headed back to the elevator. Heading down and walking out of the apartment complex, when it all finally sunk in. Stopping she looked back at the building. "What?! Wait, I have no place to go! Everyone's gone." Sulking, she started to walk up the block. Trying to think of what to do, she stopped at the park and sat on a bench. Pulling her bags close to her, Kyira leaned on her knees and stared at the ground. Thinking of what to do, she didn't hear when a car stopped near her. Perhaps I could call Mai. We're not too close, but I don't think she'll mind. She thought to herself. The car stood there for a few seconds without her noticing when someone spoke. Looking up, Kyira saw Mokuba and Kaiba standing in front of her. "Kyira what are you doing here?"
"Oh, Mokuba, Kaiba what brings you here?"
"Is that how you respond to a question, with another?" Kaiba said sounding annoyed.
Kyira scowled, while Mokuba shot him a look. "I'm trying to think of where I can go stay for a while."
Mokuba glanced at her bags. "What happened to your place?"
Kyira frowned again, "Well supposedly there's a bunch of spiders in my room, so I wasn't allowed in the apartment. When I got there my bags were sitting outside the door."
Mokuba sat by Kyira. "So what are you going to do?" Kaiba crossed his arms in front of him, wishing he had ignored Mokuba and just passed her by.
Kyira shrugged as she sat back against the bench. "I don't know. Everyone that I could call is either out of town or doesn't really have a place for me to stay. I was thinking of perhaps asking Mai."
Mokuba glanced up at his brother and then back at Kyira. "Well you could stay with us."
Kyira looked turned her head and looked at Mokuba. "What?"
"Are you deaf Ishida?"
"So you mean you'll let me stay with you guys?" She asked as she looked up at him.
Kaiba looked at her, an iciness in his eyes. Turning around he stopped.