"I have never known the likes of this,

I've been alone.

And I have missed things and kept out of sight,

But other girls were never quite like this."

I've Just Seen a Face by The Beatles

II

The way Seto was looking at her was strange but the way Kisara was looking back at him was even stranger. While Seto was not physically showing any shock in his face, Mokuba could see it in his eyes. Kisara, on the other hand, was completely unaware of this and was staring at him like the powerful business man that he was. Mokuba had concealed himself from sight, choosing to hide behind the other side of the couch that was near Seto's desk. He just had to see what was going to happen next, it was clear things were going to go differently with this potential intern than all the others who had come in before.

"I took the liberty of printing out a copy of my résumé for you even though your secretary told me specifically not to bring one. I thought it was a bit strange to tell someone applying for an internship not to do something like that, so I decided to go against her orders. You are free to review it whenever you please but I also thought you might be interested in hearing a run down of my experience in business, since I know you are a very busy man and may not have the time of day to sit down and read my résumé."

Seto was so dumbfounded he didn't know what to say. Was this really happening right now? The girl he had just seen only a couple hours earlier was now sitting in front of him, hoping for an internship Seto had prepared not to give to her. What else was he to do except sit there quietly and listen to what she had to say?

"The first thing you will probably notice is that there isn't a lot about my job experiences, at least not ones that a powerful company like yours would recognize. The reason for this is because I'm seventeen years old and I know that probably seems really young to you, but I'm going to be turning eighteen in the winter and graduating high school in the spring. I am very mature for my age and determined like you wouldn't believe so I would be willing to do absolutely anything to get this internship."

Kisara had paused for a moment. It was clear she had more she wanted to say but something had made her stop. Seto was curious in hearing more but the seriousness in her voice suddenly left her when she asked, "Pardon me, but do I know you?" Seto straightened in his seat as he had no idea what to say in response to that, suddenly feeling awkward. Mokuba, on the other hand, was overwhelmed with his interest in seeing more.

Kisara leaned forward in her chair, "Wait, I do know you, don't I? You're the guy who sits behind me in my English class… which means…" Kisara's eyes went wide as she stood up. "This is extremely awkward. I better go." Kisara quickly snatched back her résumé from Seto's hands and left his office in a sprint. Seto was still frozen sitting in his seat. Again, all he could ask was; what had just happened? Mokuba got up from hiding behind the couch and looked at Seto.

"You know that girl?" Seto snapped back to reality.

"Um… yes." Mokuba looked towards the door.

"Who is she?"

"She's a new transfer student." Mokuba looked back at Seto.

"You like her."

"Oh please, I don't think I even know what it means to 'like' another person. I love you as a brother, and that's about all I know." Seto looked down at his desk and started organizing the papers on top of it. He had hoped that Mokuba would accept Seto's silence as a signal that their conversation about Kisara was over, but Mokuba wasn't one to let go that easily. He walked over to Seto's desk when he finished.

"So I think it's cute that you have a crush. When are you going to ask her out?"

"Mokuba, I do not have a crush and I don't plan to ask her out."

"Okay, so you're in denial and that's fine. You couldn't ask her out right now anyway… she did just run out of your office after realizing she knew you." Seto knew the only way to get Mokuba off his case was to go along and agree with whatever Mokuba was saying. This could sometimes prove to be a hard task when Mokuba became excited about certain things Seto saw no importance in, but he had known Mokuba all his life, so he had become good at it.

"Fine Mokuba… I'm in denial."

"I knew it! Don't worry Nii-sama. I'll help you get the girl!" Mokuba exclaimed, "But first, you have to get her to notice you… you know, besides the way she did today."

"And how do I do that?" Seto asked, pretending to take Mokuba's advice into consideration.

"Well, think about it, what do people like about you?"

"Nothing."

"Wrong! They like me."

"Huh?"

"You're a good big brother and people love that about you. It's… probably the only thing they love." Seto opened his laptop and turned it on.

"Then I guess what you're saying is that I should present you on a silver platter to her, show her a DNA test that we're related, and then she'll instantly fall in love with me? That's genius!" Seto said in a sarcastic tone, "By the way, have you forgotten that I have and will never be interested in having a relationship? I'm romantically interested in her in any way."

When Seto's laptop had been fully booted up, he began opening documents and starting to work as he usually did. Mokuba started fiddling around with the cup of pens on Seto's desk. Mokuba knew his brother wanted to be left alone but Mokuba couldn't stop himself from continuing the conversation they were having.

"Don't you want to have a girlfriend at some point, though? Don't you see yourself married some day in the future?" Seto stopped working and sighed.

"I thought we'd been over this before; I want all of that for you, not for me. It wouldn't work… I wouldn't work. You're the only person I see myself still caring about in the future and I'm okay with that." Seto turned towards Mokuba to see his reaction. Mokuba's expression was filled with sadness and guilt although he wasn't looking directly at Seto's face. His hands had even stopped playing with the pens on Seto's desk.

"Now, now Mokuba… it's okay…" Mokuba looked up at Seto.

"But I want you to be happy, Nii-sama! I don't want you to be alone for the rest of your life… just saying that makes me depressed." Seto opened his arms and coaxed Mokuba into a hug. Mokuba walked forward and let himself sink into the comforting arms of his older brother. It didn't make sense to Mokuba that he was the one being comforted while they were talking about the depressing future that lied ahead for Seto. And yet, that was what always happened.

When their father had died, it was Seto who had told Mokuba it was going to be okay, not the other way around. Mokuba hadn't even seen his brother cry at their father's funeral. When they were living in the orphanage and life was looking grim, it was Seto who held Mokuba and rocked him to sleep. When Gozaburo adopted them and made their life hell, more on Seto's end than Mokuba's, it was Seto who promised Mokuba there would be a day where Gozaburo would be gone and they could be happy again.

Seto internalized and dealt with every ordeal they had ever faced over the course of his life all on his own. Never once had he turned to Mokuba for comfort. This occurrence was no different but this time around, it didn't seem right to Mokuba. Mokuba pulled himself out of Seto's arms. "I'll let you get back to doing your work," Mokuba said as he headed towards the door.

"Mokuba, hold on." Mokuba stopped and turned around. "I know it saddens you to think that I will never have someone in my life but I want to assure you that I'm okay with that happening. I've always known I wasn't meant to live a normal life like everyone else and so far that's the way it has been, and that's something I've never regretted. The fact that I have you in my life is what brings me real joy, so I don't want you worrying about my happiness. Can you do that for me?" Mokuba slowly nodded.

"Good. Make sure to keep your cell phone on and I'll call you when I'm ready to head back home. I shouldn't be too long today." Mokuba walked out of the office and closed the door. As he walked through the busy hallway, he stared down at his feet with his hands shoved in his pockets. His brother had told him not to worry but that was the last thing that was going to happen.

Mokuba loved Seto more than anything in the world and he only said he was happy without someone in his life because he had never experienced it before. If things continued the way they were, with Seto having no interest in women at all, he was going to be doomed to a lonely life with no one to talk to and to share life with. Mokuba didn't want that for his brother and it seemed Kisara was Seto's only shot at things ending differently. As Mokuba entered the elevator to go down to the break room and the doors closed, a brilliant idea dawned on him.

Mokuba spent the whole rest of the afternoon working out a plan in his head of how he was going to get Seto and Kisara together. It was going to be a long shot, as all plans relating to Seto were, but if done correctly, it just might work. If Seto wasn't going to make the effort, Mokuba was going to have to do it for him, whether Seto knew about it or not. The plan was dubbed 'Operation: Get the Girl,' and Mokuba planned for it to be put into motion the very next day.

Domino Middle School got out exactly twenty minutes earlier than Domino High did. This was a known fact amongst most students who went to either of the schools. That fact was the reason why Mokuba had broken into a run the moment class was let out to get to Domino High before class had ended rather than wait outside of his school as he was supposed to. After a while, he began to feel the effects of having low endurance as he did, but he didn't let that slow him down one bit. It made every difference that he was there on time or else Operation: Get the Girl had the potential of falling through. That was something Mokuba was not willing to risk.

When Mokuba finally made it to the school, he had nearly collapsed onto the front steps near the front entrance, completely out of breath. He sat down and allowed himself to get a breather. Pulling up his sleeve, he looked down at his watch and noticed that he had made it with three minutes to spare before the high school was let out. Mokuba would've given himself a pat on the back but he was way too tired to do so. Instead, he let himself relax and wait for the bell to ring.

Just as the clock struck three o'clock, the bell rang and shuffling feet could be heard all through-out the school. Mokuba immediately got to his feet and moved away from the stairway as people began to pool out. He had to make sure he could see everyone who was coming out while also making sure he wasn't trampled in the process by people twice his size. His eyes scanned the growing crowd as people walked out of the school in pairs and groups, all talking and chit chatting with one another.

Mokuba smiled when he spotted a girl with long, white hair, walking by herself towards the end of the sidewalk. Mokuba pushed through the crowd just in time before she had disappeared. How he had stopped her from disappearing completely was by grabbing a hold of her sleeve and giving it a tug. Kisara quickly turned around.

"Who's there?" Kisara looked around and then looked down. Her expression softened when she realized that the boy who had grabbed her sleeve looked to be much younger than she was. "Oh, hi there, little boy… are you lost?" Kisara asked with sweetness in her voice. Mokuba could see why Seto fancied this girl… she was very beautiful indeed, even Mokuba could recognize it. He had to remember that he had a plan, though. Thus, he proceeded to put on the cutest little boy voice he was still able to pull out whenever he felt it necessary to have.

"Yes I am. I'm looking for my Nii-sama. I know he goes to this school but I can't find him," Mokuba's eyes got wide all of the sudden as he looked up to Kisara with desperation, "Will you please help me find him?" Kisara had her full attention on Mokuba, though she could see her bus leaving without her from the corner of her eye. She sighed and then smiled as she took Mokuba's hand into hers.

"Of course I'll help you find your big brother. What's his name?"

"Mokuba!" Kisara and Mokuba both turned around at the same time to find Seto running towards them. Seto hadn't even noticed Kisara was there… his attention was on Mokuba as he approached the two. "What are you doing here? I thought I told you to never wander off from school." Mokuba opened his mouth to explain himself but in doing so, he would be ruining his entire plan. This still left Mokuba with the problem that his brother was genuinely worried and upset that Mokuba had left school against Seto's orders. Mokuba tried to think of a response but thankfully Kisara was the one to speak up next.

"Is this your younger brother?" Kisara asked, feeling slightly uncomfortable considering their last encounter with one another which had only happened a day earlier. Seto turned towards her.

"Yes it—" Seto suddenly realized who he was talking to and paused for half a second before finishing, "is." Seto looked from Kisara to Mokuba. Mokuba was grinning as he stood behind Kisara and that was when Seto figured out this occurrence must've been a result of Mokuba's scheming. "Thank you for looking out for him for me, Kisara." Kisara took Mokuba's hand over to Seto's and let go.

"It was no problem at all. I guess I'll see you tomorrow in class then," Kisara said quickly as she turned away to leave. Mokuba let go of Seto's hand and nudged Seto in the side. Seto looked down at him with a look that said, 'there is no way I'm calling her back and the second we get home, we're going to have a talk.' Mokuba grinned again and ran forward.

"Wait up, Kisara!" Kisara turned around. Mokuba ran in front of her, "Can we offer you a ride home? It's the least we could do for what you did for us." Kisara was inclined to refuse immediately but walking fifteen miles didn't seem like a lot of fun either. She looked over at Seto and felt uncomfortable again… riding with him in a car home would only intensify these feelings and she knew it.

"No, it's probably best if I walk home… it's good for exercise anyway."

"Oh come on. Please let us take you home?" Mokuba's eyes got wide again and for some reason, his cuteness was multiplied whenever that happened. Kisara took a deep breath and sighed.

"Alright, fine. I'll ride home with you guys."

"Hooray!" Mokuba grabbed a hold of Kisara's hand once again, almost as if he were trying to make sure that Kisara wouldn't leave. Kisara had a feeling that there was something else behind Mokuba's actions but she wasn't in the mood for figuring them out. Instead, she decided to focus all of her energy on mentally preparing herself for the ride home with one of the most powerful men in all of Domino City, Seto Kaiba. If she could just survive this ride and change her entire school schedule that night, maybe just maybe, she would never have to see him again.

A/N: It's me again, updating almost a week after my last post! I really do miss posting a chapter once a week on the same day but let's face it, Monday's are not exactly days anyone can be excited for. I only posted it on that day just because I wanted it to be published on Valentine's day (it being my big romance story and all) which I just realized I failed to mention in my last author's note. Oh well! Hope everyone had a good commercialism/candy day! Today's posting is significant as well because today is my birthday! Yes indeed, I am twenty years old today and it feels fantastic. Anyway, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the second chapter. As you can tell, review replies will no longer be written into chapters and chapters will now begin with lyrics that relate to the chapter. I've always wanted to do it and I've decided finally I will. Have a good day!