Chapter 3: Pool Play

Seto was uncharacteristically nervous the next morning as he picked up his phone. He punched in Luna's number and waited. "Hello?" a man's voice answered.

"This is Seto Kaiba, can I talk to Luna?" Seto took a breath to steady his nerves. Why am I so nervous? I hire people every day. But not such attractive ones. He thought.

Yeah, just a moment." The man answered, and the phone went silent.

A moment later, Luna came onto the phone. "Yes, Mr. Kaiba?"

"I'd like to offer you the job. Does $15 an hour sound good?" Seto offered.

"$15?" Luna gasped. "That's more than I usually get."

"The thing is, I need you to start immediately. Can you do that?" Seto asked.

Luna talked quietly away from the phone and returned. "What time do you want me?"

"As soon as you can get here. I will see you when you get here." Seto found himself smiling. "Do you want me to send a limo?"

"Yeah, David can't drive me, he has to work early. I'll be ready in ten minutes." Luna said goodbye and hung up.

Seto called Rolland and ordered for him to wait at Luna's house, then headed downstairs to the living room where Mokuba was watching TV. "Did you call Luna?" Mokuba asked, looking up.

Seto smiled. "She'll be here soon."

"Good." Mokuba nodded in approval. "I like her."

Me too. Seto thought. To Mokuba, he asked, "Do you want to go get dressed?" Mokuba was still in pajamas.

"Okay." Mokuba got off the couch and ran upstairs.

Luna arrived fifteen minutes later, wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Seto raised an eyebrow. "You're dressed down today." He commented. Her hair was in a clip.

"I wanted to make a good impression." Luna explained.

Seto nodded in approval. "It's a nice look. More natural."

Luna blushed at the compliment. "Thanks Mr. Kaiba."

"I have to get ready for work. Mokuba will be down soon. He's getting dressed." Seto gave her a smile and headed upstairs.

Luna had only waited five minutes when Mokuba came downstairs. "Luna, you're here!" he hugged her.

"Yeah, I'm your babysitter now. We'll have lots of fun, okay?"

"Okay." Mokuba nodded so seriously she had to laugh.

Seto returned ten minutes later in a white suit and a light blue shirt. He was fussing with his tie. "Luna, you know anything about neck ties? I am having trouble."

"My aunt believed it was important to know that skill." Luna went over and focused on fixing the tie. "I thought you were wearing one yesterday. How did you get it on?"

"I'm usually good, but I have a big merger today, so I'm a little shaky." Seto explained. He looked down at her, noticing how long her eyelashes were as she knotted the tie.

"How is that? Not too tight?" Luna asked, stepping back to examine her work.

"Perfect." Seto smiled. "There are some rules you need to follow. First, you can go anywhere except my office, which is the third door from the stairs on the left on the right side of the hall. There is an indoor pool, so if you want to swim, come prepared. If you need anything, ask a staff member. In an emergency, Mokuba's blood type, allergies and doctor on the fridge. He is only allergic to penicillin, so don't worry about food allergies. Call me if you have questions that the staff can't answer. Any questions?"

"No. We'll do fine. I have a lot of experience at this." Luna nodded.

"That's why I hired you." Seto smiled. He kissed Mokuba on the head and headed for the door. "I'll be in meetings all day, so call my receptionist and leave a message. Her number is also on the fridge."

Once Seto was gone, Luna turned to Mokuba. "What do you want to do?"

"I'm hungry. Can you fix some breakfast?" Mokuba asked.

"Sure." She led him into the kitchen. "What do you want?"

"Blueberry pancakes and sausage." Mokuba said at once.

Luna laughed. "You had that yesterday. How about an omelet?"

Mokuba's eyes lit up "What's that?"

"It's like a rolled pancake made of scrambled egg. You can put anything you want in it."

"Sausage." Mokuba said immediately, grinning.

"One sausage omelet coming up." Luna went to the fridge and pulled out eggs, milk, sausage, and after a moment of thinking, she pulled out spinach leaves. She hid the spinach and began making breakfast.

When she set it down in front of him, Mokuba noticed the green flecks it. "What's that green stuff?"

"Basil." Luna lied. She sat down and picked up her fork. "Go ahead and try it."

Mokuba took a bite. "It's delicious." He nodded in approval.

"Good to know." Luna hid a smile.

When Seto returned from work, Luna met him with a batch of fresh cookies. "Sorry, I don't eat sugar. At least if I can help it." Seto apologized.

Luna's face fell. "Leave a list and I will remember to offer them to you when you get home."

"Sounds like a plan. Mokuba didn't eat too many of those, did he?" Seto asked, setting down his briefcase and loosened his tie.

"No, he actually ate something healthy this morning." Luna smiled.

"Oh?" Seto raised an eyebrow.

"I slipped some spinach leaves into his omelet at breakfast. He ate it up." Luna explained.

"You drugged me!" Mokuba accused from the door. He looked hurt.

"Oh boy." Seto sighed.

"Not really. It's just a vegetable. And you liked it, didn't you?"

"Yeah. But don't try to sneak food into anything. I'm not five." Mokuba scowled.

"Okay, I will be honest with you about what is in what I serve you." Luna promised.

"Good." Mokuba nodded. He hugged her. "See you tomorrow after school."

"What time should I be over?" Luna asked, looking up at Seto.

"Quarter to three. He gets home at three." Seto nodded.

"You like her." Mokuba stated the obvious.

"What makes you say that?" Seto looked down at his brother, amused.

Mokuba shrugged. "You have a huge smile on your face every time you see her." He explained.

"Maybe I need Botox." Seto muttered and Mokuba laughed.

Luna started bringing a swimsuit for future babysitting jobs. One evening a few days later, Seto found Luna swimming in the pool after Mokuba had gone to bed. She spotted him and waved him over. "Come join me." She suggested. She was wearing a purple one piece which made her skin glow in the lights from the pool. She was breathtakingly beautiful to him.

"I'm fully dressed." Seto reminded her, going over.

"Bend down. I have something to tell you." Luna coaxed him with a finger.

Seto bent over so he was closer to her. A flash of a devious smile appeared on her face, but before he could straighten, she'd grabbed his dress shirt and pulled him into the pool with her.

Seto came to the surface, sputtering and wet hen mad. "Why you little-"

Luna squealed and waded away. He chased after her, pinning her into a corner. Their breathing was heavy and blue eyes gazed at blue eyes. Seto closed the distance and captured her mouth with his.

Luna put a hand on his chest, where the shirt clung wetly to it. Seto thought she was pushing him away until she gripped it, pulling him closer.

Luna broke the kiss, panting. "I have something to tell you. This is as far as this will go tonight. I want to wait until marriage. Are you willing to wait?"

Seto gave her a small smile, touching her wet blond hair. "I am patient when it comes to that. I will wait until that day comes, if it ever does. We will see how our first date goes, first."

Luna's laughter rang on the tile. "I wasn't expecting a proposal right now." She assured him.

"Good. Now I have another proposal for you." Seto smiled.

"Oh?" Luna raised an eyebrow.

"Go out on a real date and see what it's like. If you don't want to have a second one, I'll leave you alone." Seto promised.

"What about my job?" Luna asked, worried.

"You are always welcome as long as my brother wants you. I'll live with the rest." Seto's eyes seemed sad at the thought.

"We'll give it a try." Luna promised.

Seto kissed her and got out of the pool. Luna followed, wrapping a towel around herself. "I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Yes, sir." Luna nodded.

"Call me Seto." Seto murmured, kissing her.

"Okay, Seto." Luna headed into the main house to change, as did Seto. He followed her out, hating to see her leave. "Good night."

"Good night." Seto replied softly. She left and he shut the door behind him.