Hello people who read my fanfics~! Sorry that I haven't been updating as much as I probably should be. I really don't have any other excuses other than my ever-increasing laziness. This chapter is rather short, but I plan on writing most, if not all, of the next chapter after posting this one. Until the next chapter, chao~!
Chapter Four: The First Day (867 Words)
Alistair and Justine sat across from each other at the infamous Burger World. They had just ordered their food and were currently waiting on it patiently. Alistair was resting her head on her hand as she stared out the window at the nearby park. Her mind was comfortably silent as no thoughts buzzed around.
Justine, on the other hand, was tapping her heeled foot against the tiled floor. Her neatly trimmed fingers drummed endlessly against the wooden table. She was creating so much noise that Alistair couldn't think even if she wanted to.
"What's wrong, Justine? You never fidget like that," Alistair asked pointedly. She watched her secretary stiffen from the corner of her eye. The tapping and drumming ceased.
"Sorry, Miss Dernier. It's just those girls at the reception counter at Kaiba Corp. They were talking very rudely about not only Mr. Kaiba but you as well." Her dark eyes gleamed with anger, and she squeezed her fists together. "That kind of behavior should not be tolerated!"
"It won't be, let me assure you. I plan to report them both to Kaiba as soon as I see him again."
"Good," Justine said. All other conversation was dulled as their food was served.
Kaiba stepped from the conference room he had been in all day. Yami and Yuugi trailed behind him holding clipboards full of notes and other papers. The men they were meeting with had left a few minutes prior. "I'm so glad that's finally over, eh Yami?" Yuugi asked his older brother as the three of them stepped into the elevator.
"Indeed, little one. I thought those men would never shut up." The two laughed as Kaiba sighed in irritation. He could only put up with so much of both cousin's antics before his temper went lose. Unfortunately, the meeting destroyed nearly all of it.
"Just remember to organize all those files by tomorrow morning," Kaiba snapped gruffly as the elevator finally opened to the ground floor. The lights had been shut off, leaving only the ones used for emergency lighting on. A lamp was on at the reception desk where Oshcara was nodding in and out of consciousness.
"Hey, Oshcara," Yuugi prodded the woman's arm. She woke with a start, babbling about how 'Mr. Kaiba was in a meeting and can't see you right now,' before realizing who had woken her up.
"Oh! Hello, Yuugi," she smiled sweetly at the man as if she hadn't been asleep in the first place. She turned her attention to Kaiba who was currently making a beeline towards the front doors. "Mr. Kaiba," she called.
He turned around to glare at her. "What is it?"
Without losing a beat, Oshcara answered, "Miss Alistair came by this morning with her remaining staff. She said something about meeting you here. Since you were busy, I told her I'd call her when you got done with the meeting and set her staff up with our Department Heads."
"Good job," he replied back after a minute before resuming his walk towards the door. "Forget about calling her, I'll do it myself."
"Yes sir!" When the door shut quietly, Oshcara turned her attention back to Yuugi. "I hope you have a good night."
"You too, Oshcara," he replied with a wave and smile before following Yami out the door to the underground parking garage. He didn't hear Oshcara's sigh of contentment.
"Do you have a crush, little one?" Yami asked from beside his brother. A smirk was plastered on his face.
"N-No," Yuugi stuttered nervously and scratched the back of his neck.
"Of course you don't," Yami replied sarcastically.
"S-Shut up!"
Kaiba slid into the limousine and told the driver, trusty 'ol Roland, to take him home. As the limo pulled into traffic, Kaiba pulled out his phone and dialed Alistair. Only after two rings, her clear voice came from the other end of the line.
"Hello?"
"Yes, Miss Dernier. This is Seto Kaiba calling from Kaiba Corp."
"Ah, yes. How did the meeting go? I presume well?"
"You would presume correct. I heard you came by the office today. Oshcara took care of everything as far as I'm aware?"
"Yes, she performed perfectly. She introduced my remaining staff to your Department Heads, and since I haven't heard any complaints, I'm going to guess everything has gone well."
"Good," he replied. Out the window, he saw the Kaiba Mansion come into view. "You will be at Kaiba Corp at seven o'clock tomorrow morning as well." He pressed the end button and the call shut off.
Alistair wasn't put out by the abrupt end, but she thought that the guy could have more tact.
