The Power of The Necklace
As Seto walked towards his office he didn't even noticed the startled look on his employees' faces as he passed them on the way to his office. Un use to seeing their boss smile they were rather worried about what could have possibly have put that large a smile on his face and had Seto known it he probably would have found it amusing. Clutching a wooden box to his chest Seto's thoughts were solely on the treasure the box held, something he'd been after for months and now belonged to him as it was meant to be. The prize he now held had costed much but it was worth it, the necklace had been his as soon as he'd heard about it, the cost wasn't important, he couldn't wait to show his younger brother his latest find. This would be the greatest part of his collection; his most valued and prized. Had he been thinking rationally which was his normal frame of mind he would have questioned his obsession with the object but it had consumed him to the point that he probably wouldn't have noticed had anyone dared point it out. Yugi's grandfather would be very interested in the piece and Seto decided that maybe he'd drop by the man's shop and let him take a look, he knew the old man missed digging for artifacts in Egypt and he would truly appreciate the greatness of his find. So perfect and rare, a one of a kind piece that now belonged to him. It didn't even bother him that there was suppose to be a curse on the item, or that the necklace's past owners all seemed to either end up dead or getting rid of it at breakneck speed. This was his and was meant to be his and his alone. Walking past his secretary's desk Seto walked to his office door and opening it walked in with a smile on his face and a jump to his stride.
But this wasn't his office Seto thought in shock as he stared around him in stunned amazement at the room in front of him where his office should be. The beautiful room he saw before him was full of light and wasn't an office at all but something right out of an Ancient Egyptian movie flick, complete with statues of Egyptian gods and hieroglyphics on the stone walls. Before him, sitting across from each other were a young boy and a woman, both playing some type of card game as they talked quietly, unaware of his presence so involved were they in their game. The boy was dressed simply in a white shift and nothing else, his head completely shaved as he planned his next move with a look of fierce concentration. The woman was stunningly beautiful Seto thought as his wandering eyes settled on her form and refused to leave such a captivating sight. She had brownish red hair braided and decorated with beads, which caught the light and casted rainbows around her well-tanned face. He couldn't see her eyes from where he stood but he knew that they were a bewitching purple and that they could convince a snake to do her bidding if it pleased her to ask it. She was wearing a top similar to a bikini made of gold material and a skirt that turned sheer the further down you looked showing off a body models paid millions to imitate. Suddenly noticing a nearby mirror Seto was shocked to see his own changed reflection. Instead of his usual business attire he was wearing a wrap similar to the boy's with his chest bare except for a gold plate that hung from his neck and cover his shoulders. He also wore a head covering similar to that of a pharaoh's only not as elaborate or fancy. Willing his eyes to move from the mirror Seto stepping closer to the woman as he moved closer to her without intending too, as though an unknown force was drawing him closer like a moth to a dazzling flame. Sensing his presence the woman turned to face him, her purple eyes welcoming as her lips turned up into a welcoming smile as her lips moved in greeting...
"Kaiba." Rika repeated for the third time getting rather worried as her boss continued to stand before them without moving, continuing to stare at her in the strangest way, as if he couldn't force himself to look away. As though sensing her worry and puzzlement Kaiba's eyes slowly lost their blankness and the unseeing eyes focused on hers with unreadable thoughts stirring in their blue depths as she rose to stand in front of him. "Are you all right?" Rika asked wondering if maybe he looked a bit feverish. Perhaps he'd been out in the sun too much though that contridicated what she knew of his work habits.
"What?" Seto said blinking rapidly as he stared around him in confusion once more as his eyes stared at the change in setting. He was in his office now and the only woman here was his newest employee who looked rather worried with his younger brother at her side looking the same. What had just happened? Seto wondered staring around him in deepening confusion. He remembered walking into his office but he hadn't Seto thought as he remembered the scene he'd come upon before returning to his office. Where had the vision come from he wondered as he moved towards his desk, not really seeing the worried looks of Rika or his younger brother.
"Are you okay Seto?" Mokuba asked as he moved to stand beside his brother who was leaning up against his desk with the strangest expression on his face. It had been a bit scary when he and Rika had looked up to see his brother staring at them like he'd never seen them before. His brother was clutching a wooden box to his chest and Mokuba wondered if it had anything to do with his brother's expression, what else could it be?
"I'm fine." Seto said absently as he looked at his brother with slightly glazed eyes. His brother looked a lot like the boy who'd been playing the card game with the woman Seto realized and mentally sighed with relief when he noticed the deck of cards in his brother's hand. He wasn't becoming delusional, he'd simply seen his brother playing cards with Rika and somehow his mind had played a trick on him causing him to place them in another setting and clothing. Far more fetching in Rika's case Seto thought wondering where that particular image had come from. But then again woman in that time period had worn as little clothing as possible because of the heat, it was only natural that he'd pictured her wearing something appropriate for the time period Seto assured himself calmly.
"What's in the box?" Mokuba asked hoping to snap his brother back to attention.
Without a word Seto held the box out to his brother, his mind too busy trying to process what he'd just experienced to even think about his new prize which showed exactly how out of it he was. Mokuba carefully took the box from his brother and setting it on his brother's desk opened the lid and stared at the item lying on a bed of purple velvet, the light coming from the window shining off the gold and silver. "Wow." Mokuba said as he recognized the necklace as probably the one thing that could reduce his brother to this. Thank God Mokuba thought as he reached out a hand to stroke a finger across the card's beautiful surface, his brother was all right, he was just so happy he was on cloud nine.
"Wow is right." Rika said as she looked over Mokuba's shoulder to stare at the necklace. It was an almost delicate chain, which held a card-like charm that had been attached to the chain. And what a card Rika thought as she reached out a hand to also touch its surface as though her hand had a will of her own, a shock going down her spine as her fingers touched the surprisingly warm piece of jewelry. The card was made of gold while the image and designs upon it were in silver and a single pair of sapphires for the eyes of the Blue Eyes White Dragon that had been engraved into the card. It looked almost familiar Rika thought as she lovingly ran her fingers over it with intensity in her eye that was well out of character for her. There would be writing on the back Rika thought then shaking her head moved away from it with another mental shake. Of course she didn't know, she'd never seen it before in her life Rika thought as she moved farther away even tough her eyes remained fixed on it.
"Where did you get it Seto? That's a Blue Eyes White Dragon right?" Mokuba asked unaware of Rika's reaction to the card. Staring at his brother he was glad to see his brother slipping back into his usual cool expression that was his usual look.
"That's right. I obtained it from an arts dealer in Egypt, I've been after it for a while." Seto said with an almost loving look at the necklace. "Beautiful isn't it?"
"Very cool." Mokuba agreed as he shut the box, rather unnerved with the way his brother had been looking at it for a second. "Trust you to find something like this. Bet it costed a lot too right?"
"It was worth it." Seto said before turning his eyes over to Rika who'd also adopted her usual cool expression as she looked back at him steadily without emotion. "I apologize for keeping you waiting." he said before he even realized what he was saying. He never apologized, Seto thought with a touch of shock, it wasn't his nature to do so and it was rare that he thought of giving one much less actually doing it. He must not have gotten enough sleep last night Seto blaming the apology and the vision on the late hours he'd been keeping. He'd go home earlier today he decided, it wouldn't do for this to happen again.
"No need to apologize, these things happen." Rika said rather surprised he'd bothered to apologize, he hadn't struck her as the type. "It's beautiful." she added as she motioned to the box with a slight movement of the head. "I don't suppose you'd be interested in selling it?"
"Never." Seto said as he rested his hand on the box.
"Didn't think so." Rika said with a smile as her eyes rested on the box briefly. It was so weird she thought as she struggled to keep her mind off what lay in that box. It was almost as if it were calling her, demanding her attention the way it was obviously doing to Kaiba Rika thought feeling a bit better knowing she wasn't the only one who was captivated by the piece of jewelry. It was a shame that he wouldn't sell, she'd always been interested in Ancient Egypt and it would definitely be worth losing several thousand over. "What period, it's Ancient Egyptian right?" Rika asked, pretty sure she was right. It could have been recently made or relatively knew but her knowledgeable eye gave her the impression it was as old as the pyramids she loved.
"They're not sure, they believe that it was made before Caesar ever crossed the Nile, that's about all they can tell me. They had it studied but they said that their was something wrong with the necklace and couldn't make a completely accurate dating." Seto said as he looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "You know something about Egyptian art?"
"Egypt and its history has always been a passion of mine." Rika said with a small smile that reminded Seto slightly of the woman he'd seen his vision. "I'm no expert but I do have a few pieces of my own and a reasonably amount of knowledge. You?"
"The same." Seto thought wondering what she'd say if he told her about the Millennium Pieces and their histories. Or even the fact that he might have possibly been a High Priest in a past life which he would have found ridiculous if it weren't for Yami and the Millennium Pieces which had gone a long way in making him believe in such impossible and illogical things. In the last four years he'd come to believe many things and he wondered if perhaps the necklace was from that past life, it had pulled him like nothing before it, it was possible. Intrigued with the idea Kaiba made a mental note to check it out before turning his attention back to Rika.
"One of the new prototypes isn't working well, I'm afraid I'll have to cancel our meeting for today. Would tomorrow at the same time work?" Seto said as he leaned up against the desk with his attention once again focused on Rika.
"Sure." Rika said with a shrug. "Bring street clothes and your credit card."
"Mind if I ask why?" Seto asked as he raised an eyebrow at her unusual request. What was she up to?
"Well if you want me to teach you how to play the game them you need a deck of Digimon Cards. I would imagine you've already bought cards but they're probably mostly kid's stuff. I doubt that that's your kind of deck and could use a bit of sprucing up." Rika said and Seto had to give her points for figuring that out. "I know a place near here where we can get you some cards that are more your style, that is unless you'd prefer to learn with what you have?"
"The place isn't far?" Seto asked as he mentally sorted through his schedule. He had planned to get more cards, Yugi's grandfather did have some in his store but Rika would know where to get the good stuff and he did need to personalize his Digimon deck. Not that it could ever compete with his Duel Monsters deck Seto thought with an inner grin, but any deck of his was the best that could be had, the Digimon deck would be no exception.
"It's in the mall about fifteen minutes here by car." Rika said with a knowing look. She wasn't the type to settle for good; it was either great or not at all. "I have access to a vehicle and it shouldn't take more then an hour to get your deck more up to your standards. There are other stores that sell the cards in the mall too so you'll have plenty to chose from."
"Sounds good." Seto agreed. "I'll let you two finish your game while I head back to the lab to see what I can do." Without waiting for them to acknowledge his comment he walked out of the room with the box once again cradled in his arms.
Rika sighed as she walked through the park, kicking a rock absently out of her way as she thought back to everything that had happened that day. It was weird how she couldn't seem to get that necklace out of her mind, especially when she had more important things to think about like the fact that it was getting dark and she should be heading back. But her head wasn't getting through on that count and her mind was centering on things like what she was going to do about her boss, they were too much alike Rika thought with a smirk. Seeing as she intended to go into business when she was finished university she knew all about Seto Kaiba and his reputation. His reputation as a man-eater had been one of the reasons Yamachi had opted to send her; a shark could handle another shark well enough. She could learn a lot from him Rika acknowledged as she moved out of the way of an old woman walking an extremely ugly dog, there was no doubt about that. He was an enigma Rika thought as she stepped back onto the path, a puzzle that she couldn't quite figure out though all the pieces were there. She liked puzzles, she wasn't sure if she liked her new boss.
"What the Hell!" Rika said as she looked around her in surprise at the sudden change in scenery. She had noticed absently that it was getting dark but now it was dark, dark and this was an area of the park she didn't recognize though she'd been here countless times with her cousin. And was that water she was hearing Rika wondered as she heard the unmistakable sound of water flowing. There aren't any lakes or beached near the park Rika thought and curiosity piqued she followed the sound till she came to a stop suddenly as her senses reeled with her discovery. Rika, you're not in Kansas anymore she told herself as she gazed around her with a touch of fear. Before her she could see nothing but the sky and water and last time she checked that was a sure indication she wasn't anywhere near the park. Worried now she wondered what was going on here? Where was everybody? Walking closer to the water as though drawn to it she was relieved to hear the sound of another human being's voice coming from the right of her where she could faintly make out some sort of light. Thinking to ask him or her where the hell she was Rika quickly followed the voice and once again came to an abrupt halt as her eyes took in what had to be a figment of her imagination.
Before her was a scene that was by far not of this time period and reminded her of a countless historical movies she'd seen in the past. Before her was a young man bare from the waist up gracefully moving around a circle drawn in the sand practicing with what looked to be a huge sword. The man was surrounded by torches that made the man's already tanned shin seem to glow a deeper gold as it flickered off his body and the long blade he held. Instinctively moving back a few steps Rika couldn't take her eyes off him as he gracefully went through several more moves, the sword appearing to almost be an extension of his arm as he parried and thrusted the deadly weapon at invisible enemies. What on earth was he doing out here at a time like this Rika wondered as her eyes remained glued to him. It was really dark out and only a moron would be out here at this hour when al the gangs and dangers came out. Then again he definitely wouldn't be going in unarmed Rika thought as she watched him, she'd never seen someone so skilled with the sword before. And what was he wearing? Rika thought with a jolt as her eyes finally left his well-developed upper body to notice what covered his lower body. It looked almost like he'd simply wrapped a piece of white cloth around his hips, almost Egyptian style. Boy could she not get Egypt out of her head for ten seconds Rika thought as she rolled her eyes at her stupidity. Hearing the sound of someone approaching her from behind Rika spun around to see who it was but saw no one. Turning back Rika gave a gasp as she saw that the water and the man were both gone, she was now in a part of the park she recognized, she was almost at the exit. "What the Hell happened?" Rika demanded out loud as she spun around looking for anything that would explain what she'd just thought she'd seen. She saw no one around and there wasn't even the sound of water flowing anywhere. Had she been daydreaming? That must have been it Rika decided as she headed out of the park and onto the sidewalk. She'd had a long day and her mind had wandered, it was only natural that it had taken on an Egyptian theme since that had been what was on her mind before she'd slipped into la la land. Confident that she'd figured it out Rika headed for her aunt and uncle's apartment, ignoring the little voice that told her that what she had seen had not been a figment of her imagination. In fact it had almost been like, a memory?
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As Seto walked towards his office he didn't even noticed the startled look on his employees' faces as he passed them on the way to his office. Un use to seeing their boss smile they were rather worried about what could have possibly have put that large a smile on his face and had Seto known it he probably would have found it amusing. Clutching a wooden box to his chest Seto's thoughts were solely on the treasure the box held, something he'd been after for months and now belonged to him as it was meant to be. The prize he now held had costed much but it was worth it, the necklace had been his as soon as he'd heard about it, the cost wasn't important, he couldn't wait to show his younger brother his latest find. This would be the greatest part of his collection; his most valued and prized. Had he been thinking rationally which was his normal frame of mind he would have questioned his obsession with the object but it had consumed him to the point that he probably wouldn't have noticed had anyone dared point it out. Yugi's grandfather would be very interested in the piece and Seto decided that maybe he'd drop by the man's shop and let him take a look, he knew the old man missed digging for artifacts in Egypt and he would truly appreciate the greatness of his find. So perfect and rare, a one of a kind piece that now belonged to him. It didn't even bother him that there was suppose to be a curse on the item, or that the necklace's past owners all seemed to either end up dead or getting rid of it at breakneck speed. This was his and was meant to be his and his alone. Walking past his secretary's desk Seto walked to his office door and opening it walked in with a smile on his face and a jump to his stride.
But this wasn't his office Seto thought in shock as he stared around him in stunned amazement at the room in front of him where his office should be. The beautiful room he saw before him was full of light and wasn't an office at all but something right out of an Ancient Egyptian movie flick, complete with statues of Egyptian gods and hieroglyphics on the stone walls. Before him, sitting across from each other were a young boy and a woman, both playing some type of card game as they talked quietly, unaware of his presence so involved were they in their game. The boy was dressed simply in a white shift and nothing else, his head completely shaved as he planned his next move with a look of fierce concentration. The woman was stunningly beautiful Seto thought as his wandering eyes settled on her form and refused to leave such a captivating sight. She had brownish red hair braided and decorated with beads, which caught the light and casted rainbows around her well-tanned face. He couldn't see her eyes from where he stood but he knew that they were a bewitching purple and that they could convince a snake to do her bidding if it pleased her to ask it. She was wearing a top similar to a bikini made of gold material and a skirt that turned sheer the further down you looked showing off a body models paid millions to imitate. Suddenly noticing a nearby mirror Seto was shocked to see his own changed reflection. Instead of his usual business attire he was wearing a wrap similar to the boy's with his chest bare except for a gold plate that hung from his neck and cover his shoulders. He also wore a head covering similar to that of a pharaoh's only not as elaborate or fancy. Willing his eyes to move from the mirror Seto stepping closer to the woman as he moved closer to her without intending too, as though an unknown force was drawing him closer like a moth to a dazzling flame. Sensing his presence the woman turned to face him, her purple eyes welcoming as her lips turned up into a welcoming smile as her lips moved in greeting...
"Kaiba." Rika repeated for the third time getting rather worried as her boss continued to stand before them without moving, continuing to stare at her in the strangest way, as if he couldn't force himself to look away. As though sensing her worry and puzzlement Kaiba's eyes slowly lost their blankness and the unseeing eyes focused on hers with unreadable thoughts stirring in their blue depths as she rose to stand in front of him. "Are you all right?" Rika asked wondering if maybe he looked a bit feverish. Perhaps he'd been out in the sun too much though that contridicated what she knew of his work habits.
"What?" Seto said blinking rapidly as he stared around him in confusion once more as his eyes stared at the change in setting. He was in his office now and the only woman here was his newest employee who looked rather worried with his younger brother at her side looking the same. What had just happened? Seto wondered staring around him in deepening confusion. He remembered walking into his office but he hadn't Seto thought as he remembered the scene he'd come upon before returning to his office. Where had the vision come from he wondered as he moved towards his desk, not really seeing the worried looks of Rika or his younger brother.
"Are you okay Seto?" Mokuba asked as he moved to stand beside his brother who was leaning up against his desk with the strangest expression on his face. It had been a bit scary when he and Rika had looked up to see his brother staring at them like he'd never seen them before. His brother was clutching a wooden box to his chest and Mokuba wondered if it had anything to do with his brother's expression, what else could it be?
"I'm fine." Seto said absently as he looked at his brother with slightly glazed eyes. His brother looked a lot like the boy who'd been playing the card game with the woman Seto realized and mentally sighed with relief when he noticed the deck of cards in his brother's hand. He wasn't becoming delusional, he'd simply seen his brother playing cards with Rika and somehow his mind had played a trick on him causing him to place them in another setting and clothing. Far more fetching in Rika's case Seto thought wondering where that particular image had come from. But then again woman in that time period had worn as little clothing as possible because of the heat, it was only natural that he'd pictured her wearing something appropriate for the time period Seto assured himself calmly.
"What's in the box?" Mokuba asked hoping to snap his brother back to attention.
Without a word Seto held the box out to his brother, his mind too busy trying to process what he'd just experienced to even think about his new prize which showed exactly how out of it he was. Mokuba carefully took the box from his brother and setting it on his brother's desk opened the lid and stared at the item lying on a bed of purple velvet, the light coming from the window shining off the gold and silver. "Wow." Mokuba said as he recognized the necklace as probably the one thing that could reduce his brother to this. Thank God Mokuba thought as he reached out a hand to stroke a finger across the card's beautiful surface, his brother was all right, he was just so happy he was on cloud nine.
"Wow is right." Rika said as she looked over Mokuba's shoulder to stare at the necklace. It was an almost delicate chain, which held a card-like charm that had been attached to the chain. And what a card Rika thought as she reached out a hand to also touch its surface as though her hand had a will of her own, a shock going down her spine as her fingers touched the surprisingly warm piece of jewelry. The card was made of gold while the image and designs upon it were in silver and a single pair of sapphires for the eyes of the Blue Eyes White Dragon that had been engraved into the card. It looked almost familiar Rika thought as she lovingly ran her fingers over it with intensity in her eye that was well out of character for her. There would be writing on the back Rika thought then shaking her head moved away from it with another mental shake. Of course she didn't know, she'd never seen it before in her life Rika thought as she moved farther away even tough her eyes remained fixed on it.
"Where did you get it Seto? That's a Blue Eyes White Dragon right?" Mokuba asked unaware of Rika's reaction to the card. Staring at his brother he was glad to see his brother slipping back into his usual cool expression that was his usual look.
"That's right. I obtained it from an arts dealer in Egypt, I've been after it for a while." Seto said with an almost loving look at the necklace. "Beautiful isn't it?"
"Very cool." Mokuba agreed as he shut the box, rather unnerved with the way his brother had been looking at it for a second. "Trust you to find something like this. Bet it costed a lot too right?"
"It was worth it." Seto said before turning his eyes over to Rika who'd also adopted her usual cool expression as she looked back at him steadily without emotion. "I apologize for keeping you waiting." he said before he even realized what he was saying. He never apologized, Seto thought with a touch of shock, it wasn't his nature to do so and it was rare that he thought of giving one much less actually doing it. He must not have gotten enough sleep last night Seto blaming the apology and the vision on the late hours he'd been keeping. He'd go home earlier today he decided, it wouldn't do for this to happen again.
"No need to apologize, these things happen." Rika said rather surprised he'd bothered to apologize, he hadn't struck her as the type. "It's beautiful." she added as she motioned to the box with a slight movement of the head. "I don't suppose you'd be interested in selling it?"
"Never." Seto said as he rested his hand on the box.
"Didn't think so." Rika said with a smile as her eyes rested on the box briefly. It was so weird she thought as she struggled to keep her mind off what lay in that box. It was almost as if it were calling her, demanding her attention the way it was obviously doing to Kaiba Rika thought feeling a bit better knowing she wasn't the only one who was captivated by the piece of jewelry. It was a shame that he wouldn't sell, she'd always been interested in Ancient Egypt and it would definitely be worth losing several thousand over. "What period, it's Ancient Egyptian right?" Rika asked, pretty sure she was right. It could have been recently made or relatively knew but her knowledgeable eye gave her the impression it was as old as the pyramids she loved.
"They're not sure, they believe that it was made before Caesar ever crossed the Nile, that's about all they can tell me. They had it studied but they said that their was something wrong with the necklace and couldn't make a completely accurate dating." Seto said as he looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "You know something about Egyptian art?"
"Egypt and its history has always been a passion of mine." Rika said with a small smile that reminded Seto slightly of the woman he'd seen his vision. "I'm no expert but I do have a few pieces of my own and a reasonably amount of knowledge. You?"
"The same." Seto thought wondering what she'd say if he told her about the Millennium Pieces and their histories. Or even the fact that he might have possibly been a High Priest in a past life which he would have found ridiculous if it weren't for Yami and the Millennium Pieces which had gone a long way in making him believe in such impossible and illogical things. In the last four years he'd come to believe many things and he wondered if perhaps the necklace was from that past life, it had pulled him like nothing before it, it was possible. Intrigued with the idea Kaiba made a mental note to check it out before turning his attention back to Rika.
"One of the new prototypes isn't working well, I'm afraid I'll have to cancel our meeting for today. Would tomorrow at the same time work?" Seto said as he leaned up against the desk with his attention once again focused on Rika.
"Sure." Rika said with a shrug. "Bring street clothes and your credit card."
"Mind if I ask why?" Seto asked as he raised an eyebrow at her unusual request. What was she up to?
"Well if you want me to teach you how to play the game them you need a deck of Digimon Cards. I would imagine you've already bought cards but they're probably mostly kid's stuff. I doubt that that's your kind of deck and could use a bit of sprucing up." Rika said and Seto had to give her points for figuring that out. "I know a place near here where we can get you some cards that are more your style, that is unless you'd prefer to learn with what you have?"
"The place isn't far?" Seto asked as he mentally sorted through his schedule. He had planned to get more cards, Yugi's grandfather did have some in his store but Rika would know where to get the good stuff and he did need to personalize his Digimon deck. Not that it could ever compete with his Duel Monsters deck Seto thought with an inner grin, but any deck of his was the best that could be had, the Digimon deck would be no exception.
"It's in the mall about fifteen minutes here by car." Rika said with a knowing look. She wasn't the type to settle for good; it was either great or not at all. "I have access to a vehicle and it shouldn't take more then an hour to get your deck more up to your standards. There are other stores that sell the cards in the mall too so you'll have plenty to chose from."
"Sounds good." Seto agreed. "I'll let you two finish your game while I head back to the lab to see what I can do." Without waiting for them to acknowledge his comment he walked out of the room with the box once again cradled in his arms.
Rika sighed as she walked through the park, kicking a rock absently out of her way as she thought back to everything that had happened that day. It was weird how she couldn't seem to get that necklace out of her mind, especially when she had more important things to think about like the fact that it was getting dark and she should be heading back. But her head wasn't getting through on that count and her mind was centering on things like what she was going to do about her boss, they were too much alike Rika thought with a smirk. Seeing as she intended to go into business when she was finished university she knew all about Seto Kaiba and his reputation. His reputation as a man-eater had been one of the reasons Yamachi had opted to send her; a shark could handle another shark well enough. She could learn a lot from him Rika acknowledged as she moved out of the way of an old woman walking an extremely ugly dog, there was no doubt about that. He was an enigma Rika thought as she stepped back onto the path, a puzzle that she couldn't quite figure out though all the pieces were there. She liked puzzles, she wasn't sure if she liked her new boss.
"What the Hell!" Rika said as she looked around her in surprise at the sudden change in scenery. She had noticed absently that it was getting dark but now it was dark, dark and this was an area of the park she didn't recognize though she'd been here countless times with her cousin. And was that water she was hearing Rika wondered as she heard the unmistakable sound of water flowing. There aren't any lakes or beached near the park Rika thought and curiosity piqued she followed the sound till she came to a stop suddenly as her senses reeled with her discovery. Rika, you're not in Kansas anymore she told herself as she gazed around her with a touch of fear. Before her she could see nothing but the sky and water and last time she checked that was a sure indication she wasn't anywhere near the park. Worried now she wondered what was going on here? Where was everybody? Walking closer to the water as though drawn to it she was relieved to hear the sound of another human being's voice coming from the right of her where she could faintly make out some sort of light. Thinking to ask him or her where the hell she was Rika quickly followed the voice and once again came to an abrupt halt as her eyes took in what had to be a figment of her imagination.
Before her was a scene that was by far not of this time period and reminded her of a countless historical movies she'd seen in the past. Before her was a young man bare from the waist up gracefully moving around a circle drawn in the sand practicing with what looked to be a huge sword. The man was surrounded by torches that made the man's already tanned shin seem to glow a deeper gold as it flickered off his body and the long blade he held. Instinctively moving back a few steps Rika couldn't take her eyes off him as he gracefully went through several more moves, the sword appearing to almost be an extension of his arm as he parried and thrusted the deadly weapon at invisible enemies. What on earth was he doing out here at a time like this Rika wondered as her eyes remained glued to him. It was really dark out and only a moron would be out here at this hour when al the gangs and dangers came out. Then again he definitely wouldn't be going in unarmed Rika thought as she watched him, she'd never seen someone so skilled with the sword before. And what was he wearing? Rika thought with a jolt as her eyes finally left his well-developed upper body to notice what covered his lower body. It looked almost like he'd simply wrapped a piece of white cloth around his hips, almost Egyptian style. Boy could she not get Egypt out of her head for ten seconds Rika thought as she rolled her eyes at her stupidity. Hearing the sound of someone approaching her from behind Rika spun around to see who it was but saw no one. Turning back Rika gave a gasp as she saw that the water and the man were both gone, she was now in a part of the park she recognized, she was almost at the exit. "What the Hell happened?" Rika demanded out loud as she spun around looking for anything that would explain what she'd just thought she'd seen. She saw no one around and there wasn't even the sound of water flowing anywhere. Had she been daydreaming? That must have been it Rika decided as she headed out of the park and onto the sidewalk. She'd had a long day and her mind had wandered, it was only natural that it had taken on an Egyptian theme since that had been what was on her mind before she'd slipped into la la land. Confident that she'd figured it out Rika headed for her aunt and uncle's apartment, ignoring the little voice that told her that what she had seen had not been a figment of her imagination. In fact it had almost been like, a memory?
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