Chapter 2: Denial

In a long empty corridor, was a beautiful white, Bentron Studio Zentra desk sat a petite young woman, with long, sleek copper hair, styled into a side French braid, which cascaded over her left shoulder. Her bangs, which parted in the middle, reached past her chin, framing her small face, she wore thick lens glasses. She was typing on her computer. Her name is Shizuka Kawai.

To her horror, her phone rang. The bespectacled woman picked up the phone.

"Come to my office," said a cold, deep voice on the other line. Shizuka hung up, and took a deep breath, and got off her chair and headed towards the door behind her desk.

When she entered the office room, she walked only halfway to her boss's desk. She only stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped on her lap, her eyes cast downward.

As much as Seto Kaiba tolerated his secretary, Shizuka Kawai, he, however was growing real tired of Shizuka's awkward shyness towards him. The girl had been working for him six months already, he'd assumed she has gotten over it, but it doesn't seem it will happen any time soon. At first, he has to admit, he enjoyed her fear of him. He enjoyed how she only did what she was told and never, never once spoke to him. Now, it was just plain ridiculous, she has to get over her fear somehow.

"Come closer," Kaiba demanded.

The poor girl, carefully and cautiously approached her boss's desk., as if afraid the the desk would come to life and pounce on her. Kaiba could see how she was trembling.

Kaiba handed her a file, "I want you to fax these documents to the lab."

Shizuka nodded timidly. Before Kaiba could utter another word, Shizuka ran out the room, as if she were chased out of it.

A second after the timid secretary left, the door on the right of Kaiba's desk opened and Mokuba came into the room. He was laughing.

Kaiba rolled his eyes, "Let me guess," he muttered mockingly. Kaiba didn't need for Mokuba to explain what was going on, he already knew what he was about to say. A good brother never keeps anything from his siblings!

"She's still at it, huh?" Kaiba asked. Mokuba nodded, while roaring with laughter.

Kaiba doesn't think he will ever get to understand Mokuba's secretary, Rebecca Hawkins. A week after she and Shizuka were hired, Rebecca came up with the wild theory that Kaiba's in love with Shizuka. And the ridiculous notion doesn't end there, she also believes that Shizuka has feelings for him as well, but she doesn't realize it because Shizuka believes she's afraid of Kaiba.

How could he be in love? That doesn't make any sense. Seto Kaiba can't love, he only cared about his brother and his deck of cards and that's it. There was also no possible way Shizuka could like him, she was terrified of him! That silly girl Rebecca Hawkins likes to read too deeply between the lines.

Kaiba frowned and shook his head, that girl is going to cause trouble, he can feel it.

Meanwhile, at the other side of the wall of Kaiba's office, Rebecca handed her fellow co-worker a cup of water. Shizuka took it gladly and drank it like her life depended on it, after she finished her water she said, "M-Maybe I should just quit,"

Rebecca shook her head, "No, Shizuka!" she cried, "You shouldn't!" Rebecca mentally cursed herself as she quickly tried to come up with a legit reason to convince Shizuka to stay without her knowing that Rebecca is coming up with a plan to hook Shizuka and Kaiba up.

"But all I do is cause Mr. Kaiba trouble," Shizuka continued miserably, "I can't even speak to him properly…in fact, I can't even speak to him at all,"

That's because you're in love with him but you're too shy to admit it, Rebecca thought, plus, you also have no idea that you like him and that he likes you back!

"But he needs you!" Rebecca blurted out of nowhere. Shizuka looked up at her, "Wh-what?"

Rebecca couldn't turn back now; she had to go on with it, "Th-The company!" Rebecca said relieved that she just came up with that, "He needs you for the company! Without you, Kaiba will be nothing without you!"

"But Mr. Kaiba had the company off and running for three years before he hired me," Shizuka pointed out. That comment stabbed Rebecca in the gut, "Oh…" Rebecca said slowly, "R-right…"

Rebecca sat on the floor next to Shizuka's desk, "Don't lose faith in yourself, Shizuka!" Rebecca continued, "I'm sure if you've put your all, you can get over your fear!"

Rebecca placed her hand on Shizuka's hands, "I can help you of you want!"

Shizuka laughed softly, "Thank you, now I'm causing you trouble as well," she said.

Rebecca shook her head, "No! On the contrary, that's what friends are for," she smiled.

She looked at Shizuka searchingly, "Are you feeling better now?"

Shizuka nodded, she took off her glasses to wipe of her tears of her thick lenses.

"Thank you," Shizuka said again. Rebecca smiled.

After Rebecca left Shizuka at her desk, Rebecca returned to Mokuba's office.

She slammed her hands on her boss's desk, she said through gritted teeth, "WHAT. DID. YOU. DO?!"

Mokuba, wasn't too concern over the angry blonde before him. He kept his eyes glued to the computer screen, "Nothing," he answered all too casually.

That comment didn't seem to satisfy her, Rebecca leaned forward so that she could have a closer look on her supervisor's face to see if her was lying, "What did you say to your brother?"

"Nothing," he repeated in the same casual tone.

Rebecca gasped, "I can't believe you! You told him!"

"Yeah," Mokuba closed the browser to give his undivided attention to his employee, "We never keep anything from each other,"

Rebecca couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"You! You! Y-you…."Rebecca struggled for a word.

"Jerk?" Mokuba suggested.

"Thank you," Rebecca said, "You JERK!" She yelled, "How could you be so insensitive and tell your brother?! Didn't I tell you that Shizuka doesn't know either?!"

"But Seto says you're wrong" Mokuba said, "He doesn't have feelings for her,"

"Of course he's going to deny it, he has no idea either." Rebecca pointed out.

Mokuba sighed; no matter how much he tried he couldn't convince his secretary that everything she's saying is all in her head. Mokuba wondered what had lead Rebecca to believe this idiocy. When he had asked her, she only said to him that she just knows. But Mokuba couldn't just go by her 'intuition'.

When was she going to let it go?

Now that the cat's out of the bag, Rebecca had no choice. She originally wanted to wait this all out and let the two figure out their feelings for each other on their own. But how can you let a cold, egomaniac man and a timid, young woman realize their feelings for each other on their own? It seems that Rebecca may have to give them a little push…but how?

That, Rebecca thought, was the question.

A/N: I'll admit, I have no idea where i'm going with this. But we'll see how this turns out. PLease read n' review! :)