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Chapter 5: Do You Believe In Magic?
Bloom waited as she shivered before a limo pulled up nearly scaring her. "...That could-...couldn't be...could it?" the redhead questioned as her teeth chattered. That question was answered as Kaiba finally emerged from the limo. Without giving her a chance to protest the blue eyed male took a light blue blanket and wrapped it around her and gradually escorted her into the limo. "Get in. You'll be warmer without the breeze." "...I...If you say so..." Bloom murmured and took a seat before Kaiba sat next to her. "Driver take us back to Kaiba Corp...and make it snappy..." the CEO muttered. "Of course Sir." the driver conceded and began to drive away from the apartment. Kiba turned his gaze towards Bloom who was still shivering. The water must've been cold especially since it was windy. Slowly the chestnut haired male removed his white jacket and placed it over her without saying a word. Slowly Bloom stopped shivering tempted to fall asleep with the heat pumping into the limo. One thing was for sure it had been an exhausting day. The redhead found herself dozing off unable to fight her fatigue. Kaiba paused as he heard a soft snoring and let out a heavy sigh.
"Oh great..." he muttered. Just what he needed. It didn't take long at all before they arrived back at Kiba corp. "Here we are Mr. Kaiba." Roland murmured as he opened the door for him. The CEO took Bloom and reluctantly carried her in his arms. She was heavier than she looked too. "Would you like me to call someone to tend to the young miss Mr. Kaiba?" "No need...oh...before I forget...send someone to her address. I want an inventory of all the item in Bloom's apartment. Afterward, you are to replace whatever you're able..." "B-But Mr. Kaiba-" "Don't question my orders Roland...just do it..." With that, there was no more room for discussion as the blue eyed male proceeded to his mansion in the back with Bloom still in his arms. "Hey! Big Bro! You're back!" Mokuba exclaimed happily and ran up to him. "I told you it wouldn't take long...what's the status?" "Well, the shareholders are still coming as planned tonight. I went ahead and had the chef prepare a bunch of appetizers and fancy drinks for the old snobs...but as you requested they'll be lots of neon and I think it'll make your demonstration really POP Seto! Of course, anything you design will no doubt sell anyways!" the younger Kaiba brother exclaimed. Kaiba only exchanged a cocky smirk.
"Would you expect any less? My virtual reality system is only the beginning of the evolution of Duel Monsters...I'll show the world just how far it can go..." Kaiba grinned before his thoughts were interrupted by a soft sneeze. "Uh, anyways Big Bro you better get her upstairs. She'll catch a cold if she doesn't take a hot bath. Besides...you COULD use this towards your advantage...if you get what I'm saying." Mokuba added. "...And just what are you implying?..." "Seto! If you're seen with a woman you can appeal to the female shareholders! They'll see you in a different light. They keep accusing you of being too rough around the edges...OH! You could even go as far as to duel with her! Yeah! And using your new system! They'd be blown away SETO! BLOWN AWAY!" Kaiba only looked at his little brother. "...You think so do you...?...I'll have to give it some thought..." the elder Kaiba brother mused before he took Bloom upstairs. Finally, the red head yawned as she opened up her eyes. Bloom slowly sat up as she found herself on a nice soft bed and oddly enough wrapped up in Kaiba's coat. "Oh no! D-Did I fall asleep!?" Bloom cried as she paused. She swore she could hear a voice. "...Is that...water?" the redhead questioned. Within a few minutes, she finally saw Kaiba approach her in the room.
"I see you're awake now. I hope you're well rested. It's not everyday I have someone pass out in my limo." the CEO half chuckled amusedly at the situation. Bloom, however, was not. "Did I?! I'm SO sorry! I totally didn't mean to! I was just so tired...I must've closed my eyes and without thinking...anyways...I'm sorry. I know we just met and all but I wanted to thank you for all of this. I didn't know what I was going to do. Not that I was expecting you to help me..." "And just who do you think I am? As if I'm just going to ignore you when you need my help. Sorry but that's just not my style..." "Oh...I...I didn't mean..." "Please." Kaiba scoffed. If I let everyone's assumptions of me hurt my feelings I wouldn't be running a trillion dollar company...anyways the bath is all ready for you. Anything you need should be prepared already. Just so you know I have a party that is coming up ...so I have an unfortunate obligation to socialize...with that being said I may not be able to check back until later tonight. So make yourself at home. I have a guest room you can use. No one else but my little brother and I live here...so it's not an issue putting up one more." Kaiba told her as he began to walk away.
"W-Wait a minute!" Bloom cried as she fumbled off the bed. The redhead got herself tangled in Kaiba's jacket before she finally got to her feet. "Well...that was eventful..." Kaiba muttered sarcastically. "Very funny." the redhead mused. "SO this party wouldn't happen to feature Duel Monsters would it?" Bloom questioned as she slowly made her way over to him. "I'm CEO of Kaiba Corp...I invent technology for Duel Monsters...what do you think? To answer your question yes...I'm introducing a new system that will revolutionize the game..." "Yeah! Yugi was telling me all about that but I was hoping that I could learn to actually play the ga-ga...GAACHOO!" the redhead let out a loud sneeze that nearly shook the room. The blue eyed male only smirked. "Is that so?...Well, I suppose I could give you a lesson or two...if you promise you won't cry afterward when you lose...I don't take Duel Monsters lightly...but I'll indulge your curiosity...IF you also indulge mine..." Kaiba muttered as he replaced his jacket on his body. "But first...clean yourself up...wouldn't want you to sneeze all over my guests..." "UGH!" Bloom snarled as she grabbed a pillow and threw it at the wall. The redhead shivered and grumbled before she slowly made her way into the bathroom.
"Geese!If I didn't know any better I'd have thought he was Riven. "I mean what a rude guy! At first, I thought he was a pill to swallow and then I think hey he's not such a bad guy! My mistake! UGH! I dunno...maybe I should've just stayed with Yugi and his grandfather...Kaiba doesn't seem to want me here anyways..." Bloom frowned before she noticed the bath had already been drawn. The red head slowly reached out toward's the water before she heard a voice. "But that's JUST not true." Mokuba's voice echoed outside the bathroom door. "...H...Hello?" Bloom questioned. "Hey! You must be Bloom right?" "Yeah...who are you?" "I'm Mokuba. Seto's little brother. The Co-CEO member?" the younger Kaiba brother chuckled. "Oh! Yeah, you were the one I talked to on the phone!" "BINGO!" "Well you seem nice... but I get a feeling I'm not wanted here...not only am I troubling you and your brother...but I'm you know... in the way..."
"And I'm telling YOU Bloom that that's just not true!" Mokuba argued. "...And why would you say that?" Bloom questioned as she shivered slowly undressing and eased herself into the bath. Quickly she used magic to make sure the door was locked properly. She had to admit that the bath felt very nice and it was even stocked with shampoo and towels. Wait. Did Kaiba prepare all this? Nah! "Trust me, Bloom, he doesn't just up and LEAVE his company...actually he tries not to associate with people more than he ABSOLUTELY has to! He's not what you call a people person like Yugi and his friends. So if Big Bro didn't want you here you wouldn't be." Mokuba pointed out plainly."I know what you're thinking! Just like everyone else! But my big brother is NOT a bad guy! He's kind hearted and he's talented and people try to take advantage him!...We're all we have...we're all we EVER have had...Big Bro isn't good with opening up to other people...so...he may be kinda rough around the edges..." Mokuba continued almost frantic as he yelled through the door.
"...You love your brother a lot don't you?" Bloom asked Mokuba in a softened voice. "...Well yeah...course I do...he's always been there for me..." the younger Kaiba brother murmured as Bloom washed herself. "I envy you..." the red head started as her mind began to wander. "You have your brother here...with you...you can help each other out...but me...my big sister Daphne's always helping me out...but...I haven't been able to do anything for her..." Bloom frowned softly. "You have a Big Sister Bloom?" "Yep sure do, though...it's kinda a...special relationship. She's not really...with me exactly...but at the same time she is you know?" "So then you know! You know what it's like to be protected by your sibling!That no matter what they're there for you..." " Mokuba exclaimed. "She's the best. It's all because of her that I'm where I am today..." "I feel the same exact way..." the younger Kaiba brother confessed. "...Bloom...?" "...Yes? What it Mokuba?" "...Do..." "Yes?" "No, you'll think it's stupid..." "Now you got me curious. Come on tell tell!" Bloom urged the Mokuba. "Um...Do you...Do you believe in magic?..." The redhead paused as she found herself caught off by the question.
"...Why do you ask?" "Oh, no reason...I just...I just get this feeling that...I dunno you're not here by mistake..." Bloom only giggled. "I think you're over-thinking this whole thing. But it's nice for you to say so." the redhead smiled to herself. "Bloom...why DID you come here? To Domino city I mean...?" "...Why?...I got a letter...from, someone..." "A letter?" Mokuba questioned. "Mhmm. It said to come to Domino in order to find the dragon with blue eyes..." "NO WAY!" "Yep. At first, I tried to ignore the letter but then I started having dreams every night...it was the same dream...then one day I just couldn't ignore it anymore...but the only clue I had was a single card...A Blue Eyes White Dragon...what they call a Duel Monsters card." "SERIOUSLY!? But Seto's the only one with the only existing cards that had EVER been produced!" "Yeah, I found that out when I showed your brother my letter. But he didn't take it back so I had to give it back." "...He let you touch his blue eyes...?" "Yeah, why?" "...No reason..." Mokuba sweatdropped. "Uh! Anyways nice talking with you but I gotta get changed! I'll just slip this under the door. Kay?! BYE!" the younger Kaiba brother exclaimed.
"W-Wait Mo...Oh well...still he's really nice and sweet..." Bloom admitted. She could tell that Kaiba meant the world to Mokuba. Maybe Mokuba was right. Maybe she just needed a chance to get to know him better after all Riven though he was still far from prince charming was still a good guy deep down. "Yeah. Why not?! I'll give him a chance maybe things will work out after all...though I SHOULD tell Sky where I'll be staying in case he wants to visit...oh but would that even be ok? Maybe I should ask before I just invite people over." the redhead surmised as she got out of the tub and dried herself off. "...What's that?" Bloom questioned as she noticed the box. Slowly the redhead bent over and picked the box up opening it. Inside was a beautiful blue dress. "No way! This looks majorly expensive! But it's so beautiful...I'd like to refuse...but he did go through the trouble picking it out for me...it would be rude, wouldn't it?...And I feel stupid talking to myself..." Bloom sighed heavily as she held it up to herself gazing with her blue eyes into the any further hesitation, the redhead dawned the blue dress. Slowly Bloom made her way out of the bathroom and carefully closed the door behind her. Kaiba paused as he came up the stairs. A whiff of perfume drifted his way as Bloom turned towards him. (
Slowly Bloom made her way out of the bathroom and carefully closed the door behind her. Kaiba paused as he came up the stairs. A whiff of perfume drifted his way as Bloom turned towards him. (...That perfume...she smells nic-...WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING!?) Kaiba questioned appalled at himself as he quickly shook his head. "Oh! Hey!" Bloom exclaimed as she came over to him. "So...how do I look?" the redhead questioned as she gave a slight twirl. But Kaiba didn't respond as she just stared at her. "...What?...Does it not look good?" the red head questioned softly. Great now she was feeling self-conscious. She still wasn't used to wearing dresses and all that princess stuff. She was trying and she hoped maybe this whole ordeal might help her to connect to her princess origin a bit better than her past attempts. "I...It looks decent enough..." Kaiba finally managed to utter. "...Gee thanks..." Bloom sighed as Kaiba turned around with his ears slightly reddened at the tips. "Come on...I'll teach you about the card game now. Might as well while we have some time. Once we begin the demonstration they'll be no breathing room for awhile..." the CEO warned. "Yes sir!" the redhead playfully laughed before she gasped nearly tripping on the dress. "Phew...that was close!" Bloom exclaimed before Kaiba let out a sigh of his own. Slowly held out his arm to her. Bloom paused as she only stared back at the CEO. "...Take my arm...unless of course, you'd rather trip down the stairs." "...Ok, thanks...?" Bloom questioned more to herself than him as she took his arm and slowly walked down as he escorted her. "...By the way..." "Yes? "...Why are you wearing a ball gown...?" "...Uh, I thought it was for the party..." the red head confessed. "...Oh? And where did you get an idea like that?" "...Well...your little brother Mokuba left it for me." "...You're kidding me..." "No, we talked a little bit though it was through the door."
"...Ok, thanks...?" Bloom questioned more to herself than him as she took his arm and slowly walked down as he escorted her. "...By the way..." "Yes? "...Why are you wearing a ball gown...?" "...Uh, I thought it was for the party..." the red head confessed. "...Oh? And where did you get an idea like that?" "...Well...your little brother Mokuba left it for me." "...You're kidding me..." "No, we talked a little bit though it was through the door. He's really nice." "...I see...in that case stay there...I'll be back in a moment..." "B-But I thought..." "MOKUBA!" Kaiba yelled before Mokuba hurried over to his big brother. "Hey! Seto! What's up? Oh wow! Bloom, you look great!" he gave her a thumbs up. "Don't you think so too Seto!?" the youngest Kaiba brother grinned. "...Oh, brother..." Kaiba groaned as he held his head. "...That's beside the point...I'm not hosting a grand ball...THAT outfit is not appropriate for the occasion...I wanted you to her the OTHER outfit!" "...OH! THAT outfit...I actually brought that one too JUST in case the other didn't fit..." Mokuba assured his brother as he brought out a box. "That's more like it..." the blue eyed male mused and opened the box. But as soon as he opened it he closed it right away and threw it in the trash. "Mokuba..." "Yes, Seto?"
"Mokuba..." "Yes, Seto?" "...Fire the clothing designer...and hire a new one...I'LL go get your outfit...figures if you want something done RIGHT then you have to do it YOURSELF!" Kaiba spat as he stormed away. Before Mokuba could sneak a peak the CEO threw a lit lighter behind his shoulder setting ablaze the clothes in the trashcan. "...Wait...that box said-...that's the company that makes the underwear ladies wear...but why would he have-..." "UH! I need some fresh air!" Bloom quickly excused herself and hurried away before she wandered into some kind of large room. Bloom gasped as she was nearly blinded by bright light's. "...What is that...?" the redhead questioned. Her curiosity got the best of her as she proceeded towards an object. It was golden and shaped in a triangle. Clearly, it had some kind of power as Bloom felt herself drawn towards it. As she reached out to touch it the item lit up giving off a brilliant light. Kaiba's gasp echoed behind her as he witnessed the entire thing. "T-The Millennium puzzle! What the hell is going on!?" No matter what he had done. He couldn't evoke the power of the puzzle. Even gathering all of the pieces and reconstructing it did not restore the power nor the spirit whom lived within it. How!? How was this happening!? Just who was this girl? He could even feel his own ancient blood boiling within him roaring with a ferocity even HE Seto Kaiba could not comprehend.