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Chapter Six : Surprises and a New Day!
"You can sit closer you know." Atemu spoke up cheerfully. "I'm not going to bite, well, that is if you want me to…"
"No, thank you." Yugi replied tersely, sitting at the other end of the leather couch. "You wanted to discuss my duties as your assistant and college right?"
"That's right," Atemu confirmed. "Thankfully, the semester won't begun for another three months yet and you haven't cancelled your classes yet have you?"
"No," Yugi was too worried about the welfare of his late grandfather's shop, college was the last thing on his mind, yet it was a subject that his friends continuously brought up -much to his displeasure-
"I see, now you can attend with your friends, which I'm sure they will be very happy to hear no doubt and think getting your grandfathers shop back as your motivation for attending. What are you majoring in?"
"Archeology."
Atemu gave a curious hum at his answer. "Archeology? Where do you plan on going after you finish?"
"Egypt." Yugi replied, a shy smile came to his face at this point. "Grandpa was an archeologist before he built the game shop and he told me all types of stories about his digs when I was child."
"You've never been to Egypt before?" Atemu asked quietly, scooting closer to him.
Yugi pulled his legs to his chest when he noticed Atemu moving closer, he was still wary of the rich businessman no matter how kind he was being right now. "No, we could never afford it. I was content to listening to his stories though."
Surprisingly, Atemu gave him a gentle smile when he finished and Yugi felt his breath rush out of his body at the sight of it. Yugi quickly turned his face away when he felt heat rush to the surface.
Why did his new care-taker have to look so sexy? Why couldn't he be a fifty-year-old man with hair growing out of his ears or something!
"I'll have to take you someday then won't I?"
Yugi met Atemu's gaze head on and instead of the wicked amusement he usually found there, he only found sincerity.
"Thank you." Yugi whispered shyly, once again turning his eyes away. "I would like that."
"Let's continue shall we? Your duties as my assistant will mostly consist of paperwork and setting appointments with my clients."
"Speaking of clients Atemu, what does your company do?"
"My company, or rather my families company, is a jack-of-all trades if you will. We handle anything from gaming to giving loans to wine vineyards say in Paris."
"Then how do you have so much time to yourself if you're company is so wide-spread?"
"I took a personal day to take care of you." Atemu shrugged. "My vice-president is taking care of matters at the moment. She owed me a favor anyways."
"She?" Yugi inquired curiously, if he was going to work for this man for the next four years then he needed to know everyone from top to bottom. He didn't want to offend anyone.
"Kujaku. Mai Kujaku is her name, she's a very kind-hearted woman…when she wants to be."
Hearing the hesitance in Atemu's voice, Yugi couldn't help but chuckle. "You mean she's manipulative and has a hot-temper when you slack off."
"I'll have you know that I do not slack off!" Atemu protested with a frown marring his features. "Ishigami Corp wouldn't be what it is if it weren't for me."
"You're sounding pretty smug aren't you?" Yugi teased, enjoying seeing Atemu getting riled up for once, he knew that Atemu would never slack off too much especially when he most likely had hundreds if not thousands of clients and employees to look after.
"Well," Atemu began with a smirk. "If you have a multi-billon yen company under your belt then wouldn't you be a little bit smug too?"
"No," Yugi deadpanned. "Not really, I mean, isn't it too much trouble to have your fingers dipped into some many prospects?"
"Yes and No, The good side of it is that you meet lots of interesting people along the way." Atemu explained.
"Interesting people?"
"Pegasus J. Crawford for instance, he is the president of Industrial Illusions and the creator of Duel Monsters, you've heard of the game?"
"Yes, most of our revenue came from Duel Monsters, so I know the game in and out."
"Very good. Ishizu Ishtar, Mai's assistant will show you everything you need tomorrow. For now, why don't eat this pizza before it gets cold."
Ishigami Corporation HQ was located at the very center of downtown Domino. Yugi was amazed that the building was even larger than Kaiba Corp was, but then again. Atemu's company did more than gaming.
Trailing behind Atemu, Yugi tugged the collar of his sky-blue shirt, his heart beating against his chest seeing some of the employees frantically running left and right, some with the hair and clothes disheveled did little for his confidence.
"Everything is going to be fine." Atemu spoke up quietly as they walked through the lobby. "It's not usually as fast-paced as today, we're currently in the middle of large deal."
Stepping into the elevator, Atemu reached over and pressed the button for the fifty-sixth floor.
"You'll get used to the flow of things soon enough." Atemu soothed as they approached the top floor. "I think this will be good for you, and you can make some extra money on the side to do whatever you please with."
Yugi blinked and shook his head at what Atemu told him. "You're paying me for this?"
"Of course I am." Atemu snorted amusedly. "I'm not going to let you work for free, did you think I was?"
"Yes, to be honest." Yugi replied bluntly. "I mean, you are paying for my tuition and everything else. I thought that me being your assistant would be one of the ways of paying you back."
"The only way you're going to be pay me back is for you to succeed in becoming an archeologist and running your grandfathers shop."
When they stepped out of the elevator, they were met by a slim, dark tanned woman holding a several folder in her hand.
"Ah, just the lady I wanted to see." Atemu said with a mild grin. "Ishizu, this is Motou Yugi. Yugi this Ishtar Ishizu, Mai's assistant."
Ishizu bowed causing her black hair to cover her face. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you Motou-san. Ishigami-san has spoken very highly of you."
"Where is Mai. Ishizu?" Atemu asked quickly before Yugi can put a word in about what Ishizu just said.
"She's in your office actually. Kaiba-san has decided to drop by today."
"Has he?"
"You know Seto Kaiba?" Yugi blurted out causing Atemu and Ishizu to turn to him in bemusement.
"Of course I do." Atemu chuckled. "That irritating man is my cousin."
Yugi blinked and pinched himself on the arm to make sure he heard right. "You and Seto Kaiba are cousins? You'll have to excuse me when I say I don't see any kind of resemblance."
"Oh believe me." Ishizu giggled. "When you are in the same room with them you see the resemblance soon enough."
"Enough please. Ishizu? Would you please show Yugi around and get him into the swing of things, he will be my new assistant as of today."
"I see! Well! Welcome to Ishigami Corp Motou-san! If you'll come with me I will give you a tour and show you to your new desk."
When Atemu finally made it to his office, he instantly became wary when he saw the wide-lipped grin that Mai was sporting and the heavy frown that Seto was wearing.
Throwing on a grin, Atemu threw his office door open. "Seto-chan! have you come to see your dear sweet cousin!"
"Why is Motou Yugi here?" Seto demanded.
"That's none of your business Seto-chan." Atemu said. "Why are you so curious anyways? You usually want nothing to do with the so called common masses."
Seto leaned back in the chair he was sitting in and sighed heavily as if the whole world was on his shoulders.
"Yugi, just so happens to be Katsuya's best friend."
Atemu raised an eyebrow in surprise at that particular statement. "Is he now? Well, you learn something everyday, but again what does this have to do with me?"
Seto rose from the leather chair and spread his hands against the oak desk. "What were you doing at Grandfather Solomon's funeral more than a week ago Atemu and do not give me the run around."
Atemu frowned and crossed his arms. "My father and I have known Solomon for more than five years and he specifically asked me to become Yugi's caretaker until he graduates from University."
"That's the only thing you intend to become cousin, just his caretaker?"
"I have no intention of becoming anything else Seto. Yugi has made it quite clear to me over the last few days that I am nothing more than his benefactor. So, if you have any worries of my ruining his innocence then don't."
Seto chuckled, walking around the desk and towards the door. "Well, that's good, very good, mind you that I nor Katsuya don't have to worry about Yugi's innocence towards such a playboy like you cousin."
"If you have time to come over here to criticize the way I run my life then I'm sure there must be something of importance that can be done at Kaiba Corp."
"Just a polite way of telling someone to get out." Seto drawled lazily. "I'll catch to Yugi on the way out. Have a great day Atemu-chan."
Atemu bit back a snarl when Seto threw him his trademark smirk over his shoulder before closing door behind him. Find out that Seto and Yugi were connected through Jouounchi Katsuya was displeasing to hear.
Atemu wanted nothing to do with Seto unless it was absolutely necessary and he wanted Yugi to stay far away from Seto as well, regardless of Seto already having a lover the brunette had a habit of taking things that belonged to Atemu, be it friend or lover. a swell of possessiveness overwhelmed Atemu at the thought of Seto taking Yugi away from him.
He was going to have to cut the connection between the three of them. No matter what it took.
A/N : I'm not very happy with this chapter. But, I did promise I would have it out by Friday…. So please give me your honest opinion on it.