Roland waited until the shiny metal doors slid open before stepping out into the small waiting room.
The large glass windows had been profusely polished and looked out towards the busiest section in the city, the tall buildings almost touching the gray horizon. A thin white layer covered nearly everything, as if someone had taken a silk blanket and decided to drape it over the city.
Behind his sunglasses Roland could see the large doors to his boss's office had been shut tightly and a large stack of paperwork sat unattended on his secretary's desk.
He took a deep breath before curtly knocking on the CEO's door, receiving a muttered response from the other side. He reached down to open the door when something brilliant caught his eye. He knelt down and took a small ring between his fingers. It seemed to be made of pure silver with a rather large gem sitting lavishly in the middle, etched inside were someones initials. He vaguely wondered why the cleaning crew hadn't spotted it, before safely tucking it into his pocket, deciding he'd ask questions later.
His attention redirected back to his task, he gently tugged the door open, not surprised to find his boss sitting at his desk, buried in work.
The creamy chocolate hair that was usually so impeccable now looked like it hadn't seen a comb in decades, the rings under his eyes more prominent than Roland had ever seen them. He couldn't remember the last time he saw his boss go home after work or even take a lunch brake since, well since a couple of days ago.
His secretary had reported an injury while walking down the stairs and was being kept in the infirmary, guarded by the tallest, ruthless men they had. Since the day of her 'accident' Kaiba scarcely left his office and only communicated the necessary amount with his employees, instructing them to let him know when the secretary regained her speech.
The school had called various times asking if Mr. Kaiba was planning on attending school anymore, to which Roland had simply replied that winter was one of the busiest times of the business year and he didn't know when Mr. Kaiba would be able to return.
Still, behind the excuses he gave, Roland knew Kaiba better than alot of other people, well enough to know that something was wrong.
"What do you want Roland?" Kaiba asked not even glancing up from a small sheet of paper he was furiously writing voice sounded rough, like snow being shoveled off the road.
The once tidy office was now littered with endless cups of coffee and various wrappers from distinct candy bars, which were surely what was keeping the CEO up and running.
"I simply came to inform you that Mokuba has arrived and is on his way up." Roland replied calmly, his eyes forever glued to the floor.
Kaiba's eyes shot up at the sound of his brother's name, and for a moment Roland thought he just might yell in excitement, which of course was preposterous knowing the kind of person Seto was.
"Thank you." He finally responded, returning to his work as if Roland had simply told him his hair looked nice today.
He modestly nodded and stepped out the door as quick as he had come in, the ring in his pocket forgotten.
Kaiba waited until he heard the elevator doors slide shut before he stood up and began clearing his desk, tossing empty cans of energy drinks into the trash and straightening out his files. He knew if his brother knew he had been surviving off of enegry drinks and candy bars, questions would be asked.
Days had passed since the whole incident with Silver and the cell phone, but Kaiba had one much bigger issue in his mind. That day after Silver rudely stormed out, he had secluded himself into his office and finally taken a glance at what the file said.
It turned out to be a police report that had been reprinted just a few weeks ago, though the date indicated it had originally been written about two years ago. Silver had been asked an endless amount of questions by numerous police officers, questions regarding the murder of a woman and a young man, or in other words, Silver's brother and mother.
Silver's mother, or Ariana LeRouse, and her brother, Fernand LeRouse, had been reported missing three years ago and were found buried beside a local country club around the time Silver's father had been fired. Foul play hadn't been the police's first guess, until they found what the file stated as 'uncategorized evidence' that led them to believe the two had been murdered for an estate, an estate that was now the very country club they were found buried beside.
Kaiba found the story intriguing, but he failed to see what any of it had to do with him or his biological parents, until he red the very last paragraph.
"Frank Molko, the prime suspect, is currently in custody. His wife, Mia Molko is believed to be dead."
The second he red that his mind flashed back to Mokuba's birth certificate. The school he currently attended to wasn't willing to let Mokuba study there unless Kaiba could somehow come up with his birth certificate. It took unimaginable amounts of searching and tons of money but he had finally found it among the remains of files Gozaburo had left behind.
As was expected, curiosity got the better of the older sibling and one night he simply took a peek. The name of the father was blurry and faded but the name of the mother was clearer than ice.
Mia Molko.
Kaiba knew his mother had died giving birth to Mokuba and so he knew the file was indeed right to state her dead, but his father commit murder?
He finally pried his mind from its thoughts and threw the last of the candy wrappers into the trash. After rapidly deciding his desk was clean enough, he made his way to the far end of his office and opened the plain white door that led to his personal restroom.
The lights switched on the minute he opened the door, everything gleaming with elegance. Kaiba had, of course, gotten use to the lavish lifestyle and so ignored how fancy his bathroom looked, instead making his way to the large mirror positioned above the shiny sink.
It took everything in him not to curl his features in disgust when he took a peek at what he looked like.
He was never one to fret over his personal appearance, but he surely wasn't one to get carried away with it either. He swiftly reached down below the sink and withdrew a thin hairbrush he remembered buying for Mokuba when his mane began to get out of control and his brother refused to cut it.
He reached up, oddly grinning and how ridiculous he looked brushing his hair, and began to run the rough bristles through the thin strands of hair. The more he brushed the neater his hair began to look, gently working the knots out at the tips. Kaiba finally set down the brush when he decided his hair looked neat enough and began turning the shiny, golden colored knob on the sink until water began pouring out.
He cupped his hands beneath the water until he gathered enough to bathe his face in it, over and over until he looked that much more awake. After drying his face with the towel he just now realized was embroiderd with his initials, he took a final glance in the mirror, undeniably proud at what he saw.
A muffled knock made its way into the small bathroom and Kaiba immediately stepped out, hurriedly making his way to the door before it burst open.
"Give. It. Back." She said in an almost deadly tone, and Kaiba almost felt like shoving her back out and locking the door, definatly not the person he was expecting.
For directly in front of him stood none other than Silver, the expression on her face displaying the uttermost hatred towards the CEO. She had her school uniform on and her backpack hung dully off her right shoulder.
"Give it back!" She shouted when Kaiba failed to respond, lightly shoving the taller teen.
He barely moved an inch and grabbed the girl's wrists when she reached out for him a second time.
"What are you talking about?" He sighed back, undoubtedly tired of their constant bickering, purposely tightening his grip on her thin wrists.
"Don't you dare play stupid with me Seto, I know you took my ring." She growled in an angry whisper, apparently oblivious to the pain.
Kaiba lightly lifted his brows at the mention of his first name, then doubted Silver even noticed she had used it.
"If you're talking about that cheap ring you were wearing the other day then I don't know where it is. Maybe you should try the gumball machine again." He replied with the snidest of smirks on his lips.
He saw her eyes burn with passionate anger before she wriggled free from his grasp, her backpack dropping to the floor with a heavy thud. She didn't seemed to notice, or simply didn't care, while she jabbed a finger violently at the CEO's chest, ignoring how tentavly hard it was.
"That ring belonged to my mother and Seto, I swear to God, if you don't give it back you are going to suffer." She threatened, again using his first name, much to Kaiba's dislike.
He sighed wearily as if she were just another one of his many problems and took a few steps closer to her.
"Now, Silver, tell me. Why in the world would I take your ring?" He asked in a serious tone, inching closer and closer.
"I'm clever enough to know that the second you found it missing you would run back here and demand it back, much like you just did. Now, why in the name of all the Gods would I want you back here, invading my personal space and ruining my day?"
Silver's eyes seemed to finally soften in realization. As much as it annoyed her to admit it, Kaiba wasn't very fond of her, at least not as fond as she'd like. And he wasn't one to play childish games, such as stealing the others things just to tick each other off.
Her eyes traveled back up to his, realizing just how dangerously close they were. His almost dead eyes stared unamused back into hers, his lips shaped into a tight frown and for a fraction of a second, Silver wondered what would happen if she were to brush her mouth against his.
Kaiba must have noticed because his frown immediately broke into a smug grin, and Silver could almost hear him laughing inside.
"Try not to drool on the carpet." He said, his handsome grin still proudly on his lips, displaying his perfect teeth.
Silver tried her best to mask her amusement with anger. Somehow making Kaiba grin, even at her expense, made her wanna grin too, but she wasn't gonna have Kaiba think she was head over heels for him. No way. So instead she feigned anger at his snotty remarks.
"You wish you had me drooling for you." She replied, looking him up and down like he were simply another person on earth, instead of The Seto Kaiba.
His grin faded and for a moment Silver tought he just might laugh but instead he simply opened the door as a signal for her to leave.
She sighed and picked her backpack of the ground wearily, as if it weighed a hundred pounds and took one last glance at his office, the file from her record sitting out in the open in the middle of his desk.
She opened her mouth to say something about it when someone stepped through the door, immediately bursting out into knee slapping joy.
The small boy finally recovered before taking a seat behind the CEO's desk as if he were in his own home, spinning around gleefully like a young boy, which Silver suddenly realized he was.
"Nice taste big brother." He said between a fit of giggles, one small finger pointed in his direction.
Silver and Kaiba realized, in unison, that he thought they were a couple.
Mokuba continued to laugh as did Silver who didn't mind the confusion. Kaiba on the other hand cleared his throat and opened the door wider, his expression dead on serious. Mokuba cleared a few tears from the corner of his eyes and introduced himself to Silver.
"I'm Mokuba, the younger and much cuter of the Kaiba brothers." He stated extending a hand out to Silver who gladly shook it. She had to admit she was surprised anyone related to Kaiba could be this...human.
"Silver LeRouse." She replied, ignoring Kaiba's death glare.
"Sorry if I interrupted, I saw the door open and I didn't think there was anyone in here." He said, cocking his head to the side like she had seen Kaiba do when he was thinking hard about something.
Silver giggled and shook her head. "I was just leaving."
Kaiba looked at Silver like she were mad while his brother and her continued exchanging chuckles.
"She was leaving because we weren't doing anything. She a classmate that's all, right?" He urged, still holding the door open.
She turned to look at him with an annoyed expression on her features, rolling her eyes at his urgency for her to leave.
"I guess I'll see you later Mokuba." She finally said giving him a small wave and a smile on her way to the door. She heard Kaiba silently grunt and mutter something about a fat chance as she passed by him, his cologne suddenly overtaking her senses.
She stepped out of the office and into the familiar waiting room while Kaiba half shut the door behind him while he stood and blocked the entrance to his waved at him the way you would wave to someone you barely knew but liked already, and began making her way towards the doors to the waiting room.
Kaiba didn't bother waving back for obvious reasons and instead shifted his gaze to the shiny elevator doors, his insides twisting with dread once he saw the face reflected on them, her familiar green eyes locked on Silver.
"Silver! Wait." He shouted just as she pressed the glowing blue button to signal for the elevator. She turned to face him with a puzzled expression on her face as the elevator behind her chimed and slid its doors open.
"I think I found your ring." He said, obviously lying. He felt his heart begin to pound madly and his mind race with thoughts of what was to happen. He tried to signal her back inside using his eyes, pleading almost, but it didn't seem to be working.
"That's not funny." She said with a slight pout to her lips as she took two more steps toward the elevator door before she too saw the face, drenched in blood.
Kaiba saw her face go pale and heard her backpack hit the floor before she ran toward the waiting room, and he did the same towards her.
A horrible, horrible scream filled the air as the large glass windows shattered inwards and bathed the two embraced teens in glass, all Kaiba could feel was Silvers racing heart pound against his.
Woop! Yet another one gets done. I gotta say this one took a lot less time to write than I thought, which just might be a good thing. x)
Anyway I hope I did a good job at keeping Kaiba in character cuz I think I got a little carried away...and don't worry about Mokuba I shall explain him in the next chapter.
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