A year has passed since the day I was first hired at Delia's Delights, following my success at the interview at her shop I continued around Domino City in search of a second job, well aware that the wages I would earn at the small café would not cover the normal costs of living, such as an apartment, food, electricity, and other such bills. I was turned down one after another for the rest of the day, all of the potential employers claiming I did not have enough experience for that particular line of work. It had been about sundown when I had returned to the Kaiba estate. Mr. Kaiba seemed slightly irritated that I had only been able to find a small job at a local café; however, a job was a job. I assured him that I would continue searching for a second job while working at Delia's Delights. Mokuba, however, was very happy I had gotten a job so quickly.
True to my word to Mrs. Mattel, I had arrived at work the next day, right on time and began my work. I had quickly grown accustomed to the work I had to do there and found a good friend in Anastasia. She was very quiet and blunt at times, however, she had her moments and was a trustworthy person. She definitely had her moments that would make me laugh instantaneously, particularly when dealing with one of my other co-workers Trisha. She and Anastasia did to get along very well, Trisha was very perky and loved pink, she also had a habit of speaking as if she is texting and using a lot of slang. This trait often gets on Anastasia's nerves because she never really understands what Trisha is saying. Trisha and I get along all right, we're not best friends or anything but, we tolerate each other very easily. I have also become good friends with the boy who had accepted my application, Gavin, it didn't take long for me to figure out he was homosexual; however I have never met such a kind, giving person in my life. Then there is Ryder who is blatantly in love with Trisha, which often causes me troubles because he has taken to confiding in me since Anastasia won't give him the time of day when he needs a female's advice. I don't mind very much, but it's difficult to coach him through asking Trisha out when the only person she has eyes for is the womanizing Lyle. I generally take well to everyone, but there is something about him that gives me the creeps, maybe it's the way he looks at all the girls as if they are something to eat, or perhaps it's the cocky attitude, whatever it is, I try to avoid him as much as possible. I mean, I had spent a few months with the King of big egos, Mr. Kaiba, yet his ego didn't really bother me like Lyle's does, perhaps it's the fact that Kaiba has earned everything he has. Finally, there is Cole, he's rather reserved and doesn't like to talk much, in some ways he reminds me of Anastasia, however, she bluntly tells everyone she hates them while he just ignores all of humanity, but it is often obvious that most of the people here annoy him to death.
While there is often a lot of drama at work I do enjoy working for Mrs. Mattel, and just like I promised Mr. Kaiba I did continue to search for another job and after a few weeks of working at Delia's Delights I did find a second job as a receptionist for John Thompson, who is also the lawyer who assisted me with the emancipation from my former father.
As agreed with Mr. Kaiba, after one month of living with him and earning enough to begin my life on my own, I moved out of his mansion and into my own apartment. When I left he gave me strict instructions to never contact him again, he also did not want me to come near Mokuba either. I was sad that I could no longer see Mokuba again; however, I understood his reasoning behind this. He wanted to leave the incident in the past and I wanted to leave my previous life behind me so I respected his wishes and have remained out of contact with both of them since I moved out. Mokuba was also sad about this, he and I had become good friends in the time I was there, but there was no way he would ever go against his brother's wishes so he too abided by the demand Seto Kaiba made of me.
In this year, I have been able to become my own person and run my own life. I am genuinely, completely happy for the first time. While I know my previous life wasn't horrible, I have finally been set free from the cage my father had placed me in, which is all I ever really wanted. I have my own place, two steady jobs, and real friends; honestly, I don't know what more I could ask for.
I am currently at home getting ready to go to my job at the café. My new apartment has one bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen that is attached to the living room. Overall, it is a very traditional, simple apartment. I haven't really gotten around to decorating it yet because I do not have the funds or the time to do such things. All of the walls are white while the carpeting is beige. I have a bed, a small couch, a small television set, a dresser, and a kitchen table. That is about all of the furniture I could afford, not including the oven and fridge that came with the apartment. It's somewhat comforting to be able to live such a simple life after being caged in by such extravagant people. I am happy for all the Kaiba's have done for me and everything they have given me, but to be on my own is such a blessing, yes I miss them both, I had grow to like the elder Kaiba, he was a very strong, brave man, I respected him very much, and Mokuba was a very sweet boy. I hope maybe one day I can see them again, just to thank them for all that they have given me, whether they realize it or not, they have made me who I am toady.
As all of these thoughts pass through my head, I wander out of my apartment, fully dressed in my uniform and head two blocks over, to Delia's Delights. As in I walk in Gavin greets me at the bar.
"Hey Kir-ah! How are ya doin'?" he asks in his high falsetto voice.
"I'm good Gavin, how about you?" I ask, pleased to see him.
"I'm fantastic! Today is going to be a wonderful day!" he says excitedly.
"That's good, I'm glad today appears to be a good one," I reply with a smile. With that, I walk past him, and I go back to where Mrs. Mattel's office is so I can clock in and begin my shift. Today I am waiting tables with Trisha. I walked out of the back and waved at Trisha, signaling to her that I'm here to help. She briefly flashes me a short smile and points to a table consisting of six people. I begin walking over to the table examining the occupants. One has peculiar red, black, and yellow spiky hair. The yellow appearing to be his bangs and the red and black is weaved throughout the rest of his hair. Among the table are two more boys, one with blonde hair, while the other is a brunette whose hair comes to a point at the front of his head. Then there are three girls, a blonde, a brunette, and a redhead. The redhead seems to be a bit younger than the rest of the group but bears a bit of a resemblance with the blonde male. The female brunette has shorter hair and seems to be very perky while the blonde has long hair cascading down her back and is quite pretty. I walk up to them and pull out a pen and paper.
"Hi there, I am Kira and I will be your server today, are you ready to order?" I ask pleasantly.
"Yeah, I think we're ready," states the short hairs brunette girl.
"Hey! Wait a second! I know you! Aren't you Kaiba's girl?" The blonde male shouts out in an apparent Brooklyn accent.
"Big brother, shhh, it's not polite to yell," the little red headed girl states to her older brother.
"Dude, she is Kaiba's girl, I recognize her from that magazine cover! Tough luck girl, being stuck with a guy like Kaiba has gotta be rough," the brown haired male states.
"Excuse me?" I state, feeling slightly offended and a little nervous.
"Man, that must suck being forced to marry Kaiba of all people, he's a jerk! I can't stand that Kaiba, the cocky bastard," the blonde boy named "Joey" proclaims.
I feel myself shaking slightly, angry that these people would so blatantly insult Mr. Kaiba, as they continue their conversation.
"Yeah he is a bit of a jackass, and his ego could fill a whole country, I mean sheesh, talk about cocky," the blonde female states.
"Right on Mai! That was a good one," "Joey" says, high-fiving her in the process.
"Come on guys, I think that's enough," the tri-colored hair boys says, trying to calm his ranting friends.
"Right, sorry Yug, lost my cool for a second," the blonde boy named Joey states.
"As if you ever had any cool to begin with," the brunette girl comments, gaining a bunch of laughs from her friends.
"So, what's it like being married to Kaiba?" the redhead girl asks.
"We never got married, we managed to find a way out of the contract about a year ago, and to be honest I don't appreciate your crude comments about Mr. Kaiba, he is a great man and deserves respect for all he does." I state confidently, "I'm sorry, but I cannot serve people like you who are so disrespectful, I will send someone else over monetarily."
After having said that I walk away briskly and head over to Trisha who is about to take another order.
"Hey Trish, can you take the order for those six people over there and I'll take this one?" I ask pleadingly.
"Oh? Sure I suppose, but why?" Trisha asks curiously.
"They were just saying some stuff that kind of pissed me off, I don't mean to inconvenience you but I can't take their order in good conscious." I state.
"Well I guess it's not a problem, HA, I bet whatever they said had to be pretty bad to get under your skin, Miss Always-Keeps-Her-Cool." With that Trisha walks over to their table, still laughing to herself as I walk over and take the order she had been about to take. Still slightly irate over what those immature kids said about Mr. Kaiba.