It was Mr. Tate or well actually someone who looked similar to Mr. Tate. "Um...are you okay miss? Do you need medical attention," he glanced at the dry blood on my face and arm. "Uh...no I'm fine sorry," I got up but did a double take at the shop window. I pressed my face to it when the person inside came out. "Dukey-poo you're back!" "Mr. Tate?" I exclaimed. "Hitomi? Dear heavens what happened to you?" He pulled me inside the Black Crown with the look alike following us in.
"This is Duke Devlin the owner of this here shop and my cousin." I glanced at both of them. "And Dukey-poo this is Hitomi, one of my students, you know her right? She's that new girl you heard about before you left to California." "Oh hello," Duke smiled kissing my hand...the not bloody one. "Now what happened?" Mr. Tate began examining my arm. "It's not hospital attention serious so let's get you cleaned up." He began cleaning the blood with a face towel. I winced every now and then but clutched the seats arm rest.
"Here ya go," Duke handed me a cup full of iced tea, which was exactly what I needed to parch my dry throat.
"Hitomi please explain what happened." I glanced down. Sighing I said, "Kaiba and Joey had another fight...and I didn't listen to you and got in the way trying to stop them." I saw Mr. Tate glare at my arm. "If they were my sons I would smack them across a room right Dukey-poo?" "I wish you'd stop callin' me that," he bawled his fist slurping up his iced tea.
"Okay done. Now why were you with Joey?" Mr. Tate asked putting things away. "Project we had to finish." I stated slurping up the last of my iced tea. "How did you meet up with Kaiba he's usually pretty busy with his company." Duke interrupted pouring himself another cup. "We were kind of in his house..." they both paused what they were doing and looked at me. "Well, I sort of live there well lived...I'm probably kicked out after what happened." "Explain now." Mr. Tate stared at me. I started from the beginning with the accident...the death...the new life...of course I skipped all the mushy parts and especially skipped the parts of kissing as well as me and Joey having our moment.
"Kioshi" Mr. Tate muttered. "Do you have a sister Hitomi?" I looked up to him. Not exactly a question I would expect after what I just explained. "No why?" I asked raising my eyebrow. "Well I know a girl, she was one of my students in America, who looks very similar to you, she's Japanese, and her last name is Kurono as well. She told me she had family over here and that she was adopted when she was five." I eyed him. "Well nope I don't know of any sister." Mr. Tate was so random.
"Relax for a bit Hitomi we'll get you a change of clothes and then we'll go pay Kaiba a visit." I began trembling a little. I remembered the damage I did in his house. I just really hoped he could forgive me for what I said...and not sue me. Oh please you would be worried too! I still haven't gotten my pay check! I groaned.
I began playing with the bandage on my arm grateful for Mr. Tate. Someone placed their hand on my shoulder. "Worried about if he'll sue you or not?" I looked up to see Duke smirking. I nodded shamefully...amongst that I was worried about plenty of other things.
Duke smirked. "Don't worry. If anything I'll pay for you." I smiled wryly at Duke. Kaiba would run him into a card board box. Yeah right he would probably take the card board box too!
Off we headed to Kaiba's mansion after Mr. Tate took a shower. He's very hygienic. Three to four showers a day make the pimples and nasty wrinkles go away. Or so he says. His face is perfect. But three to four showers a day shrivels your pee pee away. If you know what I mean?
My giggling stopped when I was in front of the Kaiba mansion. Ms Mitsuki instantly saw me and let me in.
"I'll get Mr. Kaiba for you." I nodded to her. Thats when Kaiba strolled out looking as handsome as ever. I began twiddling my fingers and shifting my weight from one foot to the other.
"I'm sorry Mr. Kaiba! Really I am, please forgive me!" 'And don't sue me.' I added as an after thought.
He just looked down at me. "Kaiba," I heard Mr. Tate say aloud. "Mr. Tate, Devlin," he answered back. "Kaiba." Duke simply stated as if not caring. I glanced at Duke who was looking at Ms. Mitsuki.
"Hitomi! Oh my god! You're back!" Mokuba hugged my waist and a whole wave of guilt crashed onto me. "Mokuba I'm sorry to have ignored you. You were innocent in all this." "No problem. I was so worried but not as much as Seto he was"-"Mokuba that's enough." He turned towards me. "I'll forgive you but at a price."
'Damnit if I didn't need her help I would've fired her. She's lucky Mokuba was so worried about her...well I was t'-he shook his head. "Any price!" I perked up.
"You will paint over the wall you made bloody." "Yes sir!" I nodded smiling. "That isn't all," I glanced at him worrying what was next. "You will live without your door for a week until they can replace it." Was that all? Good. "And," oh god here it comes...I just know it! "I'm taking your paycheck to pay for the damage you did." I KNEW IT! HA! Damnit...why me? But oh my god that's it? THAT'S IT? Kaiba is so nice!
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" I ran up to Kaiba and picked him up. That caused everyone to look at me. I looked at everyone's face then put Kaiba down. "What? Oh...OH! Oh my god sorry Mr. Kaiba!" I bowed so many times I thought my stomach would snap off. Kaiba sighed. "What am I going to do with you?" He kept rubbing his temples. "Yay! Yay! Hitomi is going to live with us again!" Mokuba yelled grabbing Mr. Tate's hands. "Yay! Yay! Hi-chan is going to live with Moki-chan!" they were dancing and jumping up and down. "Damn you look so good I wish I could grow a whole field of you!" Duke kissed Ms. Mitsuki's hand. "Sorry hon. I don't date guys in diapers. You have to be at least 21 to ride the Mitsuki line!"
OOO REJECTED!
So the Kaiba mansion was full of laughter, jumping, screams and a crying Duke in the corner. But nobody cared about him.
All was good! Finally! My life was happy. Except a few things; Joey wasn't allowed in the house unless it is school related and I would have to notify Seto ahead of time. Kaiba still didn't return my feelings. Oh I'll work on that. He'll like me sooner or later. It's my mission! And three:
"Will you marry me?" "Yes, yes, yes!"
