Ichikiwa looked oddly at his 'sister'. She had been spinning in the chair for a while now and just staring in the sky humming something to herself. "Hey Kisa, are you okay?" he asked
"I'm fine." she replied, sounding like her head was in the clouds
"They opened the balcony of the penthouse." he said
"That's nice."
"You can get a really nice view."
"Okay."
"Want to redo the Titanic scene when they're at the bow of the ship?" he asked
"I'm good."
"I never looked at it, want to check it out with me?"
"I'm fine." she said. Ichikiwa sighed. All she was giving him were one or two syllable answers. "Would you rather do the Titanic scene with, I don't know, Kaiba?" Ichikiwa said, grinning cheekily. Kisara immediately stopped and her cheeks flushed a bright scarlet. "Anyway want to check the balcony out?" he asked again
"S-S-Sure." Kisara stuttered, fiddling with her thumbs. "Did he ever text you?" Ichikiwa asked, opening the balcony doors for Kisara
"N-No." Kisara replied sadly. Ichikiwa didn't reply.
The balcony was large and well furnished. In one corner of the glass fenced roof was an immense plush looking couch that provided a large seating and two potted exotic looking plants at each end. Near the couch was a fancy square bocote wood coffee table. In the center was a pool and the lights embedded into the bottom made it shimmer glamorously in the evening sky. In the other corner was another bocote wood table and a spacious gap between the smaller table and the pool. The tiles looked as if they were diamonds themselves. as they brightened the place. "T-Those tiles are LuxTouch." Ichikiwa breathed
"How much exactly is the price for this place?" Kisara asked as they mentally went over the floor designs.
The penthouse had one master bedroom which was enormous. It had a massive luxurious bed that had a canopy top and floor to ceiling windows in the far wall. Almost all the floor was covered in a silk Persian rug, and underneath were ebony planks. There was a chandelier in the center and a dresser underneath a mounted flat screen tv. The master bathroom had a rock crystal bathtub and a black marble Jacuzzi. There were two sinks, the counter was ivory, and the tiles were marble. The three other bedrooms were decorated similarly except smaller. Their living room had a long couch and a mounted flat screen tv. The coffee table was ebony. In the kitchen they had a fridge, oven, dishwasher, two sinks, and several cabinets. The kitchen was connected to a mini bar. The other bathrooms were like the one in the master bedroom minus a sink and Jacuzzi.
"I know you work for that Egyptian museum but just because I work at a giant gaming company as the second most important secretary doesn't mean my paycheck can fit all of this. Also I um, kind of used a lot of it already for my college dept." Kisara said
"I think we may need to find another roommate before the end of the month or we may have a problem." Ichikiwa said, scratching his chin.
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Kisara banged her head repeatedly on her desk. Duke had been repeatedly blowing her inbox up. "What's wrong?" Nishioka asked, returning from a bathroom break
"Exes suck." she sighed
"You better shape up, Seto is coming up." Nishioka said, sitting beside her apprentice
"Do you think if I ask Kaiba-san he'd find a way to block Duke's non-work-related emails?" Kisara asked. Nishioka shook her head. "To good to be true." the girl sighed, straightening up.
Seto glared crossly as he quickly observed his employees. They appeared to be doing work, but that was probably all they were doing. Appearing. He stepped into the caged off offices and received his cup of black coffee. As Kisara held out the cup to him her face was a tad red. Seto took the cup and looked at her blue eyes. He heard her squeak very quietly and look away. Nishioka looked up. "Seto I left a memo on your desk." she said before going back to her work. Kisara pulled her hand away and sat back at her desk. The CEO sat down at his desk with a sigh. He looked through the glass at the side of Nishioka's face and Kisara's back.
'...' Seto sighed and turned to his work. 'Can't get distracted.' he thought, turning to his work.
"Seto, Mr. Devlin has sent you a challenge for Dungeon Dice Monsters again." Nishioka sighed, giving the brunette a sheet. Seto took the paper, looked at it for a half a second before putting it in his shredder. "Anything else from that b! #?" Seto smirked
"Let me ask my apprentice." Nishioka said, leaving the room. He watched as Kisara turned to her mentor and, at a statement he assumed Nishioka made, scratch her nose. 'Cute.' he thought abruptly. He face palmed and cursed his own weakness. He sighed and continued his work.
'How long has it been since I asked Nishioka to see if there were anymore emails?' he thought after an hour. He lifted his head and watched the two secretaries interact. 'I guess I have to get it myself.' he thought, getting up.
"Kisara, I know Duke sent you something." he heard Nishioka say
"No he didn't... anyway if he did I would've forwarded it to you." Kisara said, scratching her nose
"You scratch your nose when you're lying."
"No I don't!" Kisara protested, switching from her previous habit to twirling her hair around her finger
"Lying stage two." Nishioka said. Kisara let out a small, and in Seto's opinion adorable, whine and started to tuck her hair behind her ears.
"Stage three." Nishioka pressed. Kisara stopped fidgeting all together and turned back to her work.
"Come on Kisara, it can't be that bad." Nishioka said, trying to gently caress it from the defiant girl. Kisara started to bite her hair.
"Don't do that! You're basically eating hair products." Nishioka exclaimed
"I don't use chemicals." Kisara said, still biting her hair ends. Seto decided to intervene seeing as Nishioka was getting nowhere.
"So what's this I hear about Devlin?" he asked, smirking at their surprise
"Nothing!" Kisara squeaked, her face turning red
"I was supposed to give this to you earlier but Anii-san was detaining me." Kisara said, handing him a thick stack of papers
"And about Devlin?" Seto asked, tucking the papers under his arm. The two blue eyed teens stared at the other, waiting for the other to subside. Even though Kisara would've rathered to continue their battle of will, she had things to do and she was super tired. Kisara turned to her computer and opened an email and selected print. She took the printed sheet and handed it to her boss. "That wasn't so hard now was it?" he smirked, reading the paper
"I would delete it but it would virus the computer." Kisara sighed. Seto was more than a little pissed when he read the email but he decided to play it cool. "Want a restraining order?" he asked, handing the paper to Nishioka
"I'm used to it by now." the white haired girl said.
"Move over and I'll get rid of the email." Seto sighed. Kisara deserted her comfy seat and Seto quickly took her spot. In under a minute he had liberated Kisara's mailbox and the computer from the email and virus. As he got up he asked, "What are these papers about anyway?"
"I don't know. It's not like I slaved over the millions of emails to order everything out so you can simply read the summary to figure it out. It's not like I didn't want to waste my weekend to fill this out when I should be on break. And it's definitely not like someone's sending me f ing mixed messages." Kisara snapped. Nishioka used her hand to mime her head being cut off but Kisara continued. "The front paper, which is stapled to the others, in giant bold words that clearly says that those papers conclude information about your project going on. But then again, an important CEO like yourself wouldn't have the time to read the whole pages because you're just so much more important. My day is already sh!# and I don't need anybody snapping at my heels and making my work harder. So is there anything else you need me to do, oh Royal b!tc#ness?" she said
Seto leaned closer to her and tilted her chin up. "I like your fire. I would prefer wrapped in a bow, chains and a blindfold." he smirked "But if you can't do that," he said, turning around, "just bring me a coffee b!tc#." he said, walking back to his office. He tossed the papers in front of him and started speed reading it. 'What is wrong with me? I wouldn't wait a second to fire someone if they talked like that to me... so why didn't I fire her? What should I do after work anyway, fire her?' he thought "Here you go Kaiba-san. Extra extra super extremely black-as-your-f #$ing heart coffee." Kisara hissed, slamming the cup on his desk. They're eyes met and Kisara's face blushed brightly before fading. "Dumb sexy bastard." he heard her mumble walking away. 'I guess I figured out what I want to do after work.' he smirked.
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After Nishioka had chewed her up Kisara had left work as soon as her shift was done. She felt like stripping the heels off which were blistering her feet like mad as she exited the lobby. She saw a couple of limos parked out front. "Oy Kozato-kun, can I get a lift?" the girl asked wearily
"Where to Strife-chan?" he asked
"To my apartment. I'll direct you." Kisara said, entering the car
"Thanks Kozato-kun! See you Monday." Kisara said, waving to her friend as he drove off. She sighed and opened the door. Apparently Ichikiwa wasn't on guard at the moment seeing as another security guard was sitting at the table near the front desk. Kisara opened the elevator and punched in the top floor. She leaned against the back of the elevator and looked at her reflection in the metal wall. The elevator pinged. On the top floor were three doors. Two where on both sides of the walls while the one to the penthouse was at the end of the surprisingly short hallway. Kisara took out her keys and unlocked the door. She opened the door and saw Ichikiwa channel surfing. "How was work?" he asked, not looking away from the tv. Kisara didn't reply. She went into her room (which was the master bedroom) and took a shower.
Forever Later...*
Kisara sighed in content as she emerged from the steam filled bathroom, which was now a sauna. She had changed into a white shirt that only covered the top half of her upper body and had a thin white veil that covered her stomach. The veil stretched farther in the back, stopping at the end of her denim bandit shorts in a 'v' while the front was a small 'n' that showed her stomach a tiny bit. Her hair was in a high ponytail and two purposely loose strands dangled at the front of her forehead at opposite sides. She walked into the kitchen, observing that Ichikiwa was still channel surfing. "How was work?" he asked again
"Crap." Kisara said, fixing herself a cup of coffee. She flopped onto the couch next to her brother.
"I want all the deets." he grinned, turning the tv off and placing the remote on the coffee table.
"All day Seto's been sending me mixed messages. One second he's treating me like an actual person and the next it's like I killed his motherf! #ing parents and got off the hook! Then Duke decides that today would be a fantastic time to send me all these flirtatious emails, like bro take a ! # hint! On top of that Nishioka gave all of her ! $ workload and dumped it on me. Apparently she was talking to some dude who dumped her #$! butt. What happened to 'no un-work-related stuff'? Then I just had to sign myself up to help Anzu with that school dance. Thank the gods that bullcrap is over. I also signed my stupid self up to help plan Mika-chan's f! #ing birthday. And the cherry on top, all night someone kept on texting me every five fucking minutes and I bet that it was that b!tc# Nekoette and I got no sleep! They say that the devil is red but I can surely tell you that they also come in blue because Nekoette is sure as hell one!" Kisara ranted
"Let's address your problems in order." Ichikiwa said, putting down his pencil and read his notepad
"Kaiba's being a jerk. Maybe because he doesn't know how he feels about you either cause you sure as hell don't. If he still hasn't texted you then he probably gave you his number by mistake, or he just is super novice to this stuff. Next, Nishioka-san has a life too. I understand she herself was breaking the ground rules that she probably herself laid but do you expect her to be fired when she jokes the way she does, according to you of course, to Kaiba? Three, you could always block his phone number you know? Don't they have bans for that in companies? If you offered to help Anzu then you offered to help her. Who's Mika-chan by the way? And how did Nekoette even get your phone number?! Block her or something and if that does't work then change your phone number." Ichikiwa said
"Mika is Roland's daughter. She's turning three, four, or five I can't remember. Gotta check my phone for that. Anyway Seto did offer to block Duke for me but what if he actually sent me something important?" Kisara said
"Maybe you just need a stress reliever. How about you go out in the city and just chill?" Ichikiwa suggested
"That's a great idea! We can go grab some tickets for that new movie that came out. People say it's amazing." Kisara gushed, getting up to put her coffee cup away.
Before she deposited her cup in the sink she heard someone knocking on their door. 'No dishes for me!' she thought giddily, racing to the door
"Okawa!" she said upon seeing her visitor
"Hello Kisa!" Okawa said, hugging her friend
"What's in the backpack? Did Ichikiwa text you? You got here quick, like I know we live in the same building and you're only a couple of floors down but seriously! Are we going to have a sleep over? We can all watch that movie together!" Kisara squealed
"Um, maybe you should only get two tickets." Ichikiwa said
"Whaddya mean, Okawa ain't gonna join us?" Kisara asked, deflating a bit
"These are books in my bag, not a sleeping bag." Okawa said
"Are you guys going to study?! On a weekend!?" Kisara shrieked
"That college course demands attention." Ichikiwa sighed, moving from the couch to the kitchen table.
"What am I going to do then?" Kisara asked, completely deflated
"You could check your phone. You haven't looked at that thing for days." he suggested as Okawa sat down with him. Kisara nodded and slouched onto the couch. She searched through her phone deleting all of Nekoette's spam and gasped in surprise. "What? Did you find an actually valid deal that will make us billionaires?" Ichikiwa asked
"No! Anzu sent me a couple of text messages and five phone calls. She left me one voicemail today too. Three calls today, one call Friday and another Thursday. Her voicemail was asking me if I was okay because she was calling and came over Friday and I wasn't there..." Kisara said
"Wasn't that when you were staying over at the Kaiba Mansion?" Ichikiwa asked
"Teacher decided to give us impossible team project homework and Mokuba needed tutoring. I should call her back." Kisara said
"Hi, this is Anzu!"
"Hi Anzu, it's Kisara. I just wanted to tell you I'm so so so so soooooo sorry for not texting you back. It's just that I was super busy with my job and then the school project and tutoring Mokuba, actually how do you even have time to dance? Or have a life for that matter?" Kisara asked. Anzu laughed.
"It requires super planning skills and deciding which is most important thing to get done. Also you need to be efficient. But it's no problem, sorry for seeming too pushy." Anzu said
"No, it's okay. It actually makes me feel good to have someone actually care enough about me to worry for me." Kisara said
"Have any plans for the afternoon?" Anzu asked
"No, actually. I wanted to head out on the city with Ichikiwa but he's studying for his online course with Okawa." Kisara sighed
"Aren't those two dating?" Anzu giggled
"What?! They are?!" Kisara asked, turning to look at the two
"They don't seem like it..." Kisara murmured
"You've probably become used to it. When you see them occasionally you'll notice the difference. Try to keep an open view and tell me what you think." Anzu chuckled
"Anyway, wanna head out to the city? Catch a movie, go do some shopping and ruin our diets?" Kisara asked
"Yes! Should I head over to your apartment?" Anzu asked
"Yep!" Kisara said, popping the p.
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Promptly twenty-five minutes later a knock was heard at the penthouse door. "Coming!" Kisara said, hopping up from the couch. After looking through the peephole to make sure it wasn't some psycho coming to mug her Kisara opened the door. "Hi Anzu!" Kisara said happily
"Hi Kisara, Ichikiwa, Okawa." Anzu said. The two students didn't look up but instead nodded their heads in acknowledgement. Kisara put on her thigh high strapped boots. "Careful wearing that around Kisa. Don't get yourself mugged." Ichikiwa said, not looking up
"Sometimes I think he's psychic." Kisara whispered as she closed and locked her door
"I didn't know your new place was that swanky!" Anzu said as they entered the elevator
"I don't think we'll get to keep it if we don't find another roommate stat." Kisara sighed
"As much as I would love to live in a place like that Kisa, my bank would go broke and beyond." Anzu said
"Understandable." Kisara said
"Anyway let's not focus on that dreary stuff, let's be happy and go see that movie!" Anzu said peppily
(A/N: BTW Anzu is wearing her Spirit outfit)
"That was so sad!" Anzu sobbed, sniffing
"I know. Don't call me a romantic sap but that was just heart wrenching!" Kisara agreed
"Want to go shopping to get our minds off it?" Anzu asked. Kisara nodded, wiping her tears. They strolled around the city, window shopping. "I would love to buy something but I don't have it." Anzu said sadly after walking out the twenty-third shop without a thing
"I know." Kisara whined
"Hey, isn't that the new shop that opened up?" Anzu said, pointing at a building along the block
"Crystal Flowress?!" Kisara exclaimed
"Isn't she one of the top clothes designers for the best of the one percent?" Anzu asked
"Yes! I heard her clothes are so beautiful that she wants people to window shop just to get the word out. We have to go check it out!" Kisara squealed. Kisara dragged her friend into the small but classy store. The doors were open and two burly guards were standing on the outside. The store was busy as people felt the delicate fabrics and ogled at the quality and price. "Wow! I kind of wish I could buy some of these." Kisara whispered to Anzu
"I kn- hey, isn't that Crystal?" Anzu said, pointing to a girl at the front of the desk. The girl had long bright red hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a simple t-shirt and jeans. "Oh my gods that is! Wow she's younger than I thought let's go get her autograph!" Kisara squealed. The two girls tumbled over each other as they headed to the front desk. "E-E-Excuse me. D-Do you happen to be C-C-Crystal F-Flowress?" Kisara stuttered, her face a bright red
"No, I'm her daughter Juniper." the girl said
"Oh! That explains a lot." Anzu chuckled
"D-Do y-y-you think we could t-t-take a picture w-with you?" Kisara asked. Juniper nodded. "Sure!" she said. Before Anzu could snap for a photo someone said, "Juniper! What do you think you're doing talking to the commoners?" Juniper turned around
"Sorry kaa-san." Juniper sighed, bowing
"Filth." Crystal shuddered, walking into the back room.
"Sorry about her. Maybe we could hang out sometime." Juniper said, her eyes sad.
"Did you see Juniper's face? She was so sad! She looked like a puppy that you had just scolded. I wonder if she has any friends?" Anzu said
"Poor Juniper... anyway-" Kisara was interrupted by a beep of her phone. "Oh please don't be Nekoette." she groaned, looking at her phone. "ANZU!" Kisara screamed
"What?!" her friend cried
"Seto texted meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Heeeeeelp meh! I'm fangirling out too much! I can't breath!" Kisara shouted
"What did he say?!" Anzu asked
"He wanted to know if I wanted to come over." Kisara said, trying to breath
"Stay right here." Anzu said, running off. Anzu came back six minutes later with two drinks. "It's a Pepsi." she said, handing it to Kisara
"What should I say? Should I say 'k'?" Kisara asked
"Don't say k! You are a smart young lady and you need to use a smart answer." Anzu said
"So I should be increasingly verbose?" Kisara asked
"No! Tell him, 'Sure, what time?' and nothing else!" Anzu said
"Shouldn't I wait five days before texting him back?" Kisara asked
"NOOOOOOOOOO! Just text him what I told you." Anzu said. Kisara nodded and shakily texted Seto.
"He said, 'now's fine. Want me to send Kozato over?' FYI Kozato is one of the limo drivers." Kisara said
"Tell him yes!" Anzu said
"He said, 'Okay, see you in a bit!' Anzu! I-I-I-I-I'm can die happily now." Kisara sighed, falling into her friends arms
"Ask him if I can come." Anzu said
"O-Okay." Kisara said. The two sat their in silence except for the casual street noises and the slurps from their soft drinks.
"He replied!" Kisara burst "I said, 'BTW I'm hanging out with Anzu and I don't want to ditch her can she come?' and he said 'I guess.' I'm so happy, let me call Kozato."
"Hi Kozato! It's Kisara, I'll text you our location, kay? Bye!" Kisara said.
"I've never been to the Kaiba Mansion. Should we change?" Anzu asked
"No, at least I don't think so!" Kisara exclaimed. They both jumped at the beep of Kisara's phone.
"It's Seto, and he said never mind! I knew it was a mistake! Oh wait, Mokuba stole his phone and he says to come over still. Now gibberish is being sent over. Oh well at least we can still go!" Kisara giggled ecstatically
"Kisara-chan! Ready to go?" Kozato asked, pulling up
"Yes Kozato, and this is my friend Anzu." Kisara said
"Hi!" Anzu said as Kozato waved in reply. The two girls piled into the limo. "Swanky." Anzu breathed
"I wonder why he didn't want me to come over?" Kisara mused
"Must've been to Nekoette." Anzu smirked. The two girls laughed. "You guys know Nekoette?" Kozato asked
"Yes." Kisara said hesitantly
"Mokuba does't like her at all. He never liked her. It's a good thing she's gone anyway... she was always so mean to me and ruined the limo on purpose!" he exclaimed
"Aw, I know she's a jerk." Anzu said
"I'm just glad she's gone." he sighed before going silent again. Anzu and Kisara dwelt on their thoughts, looking at the scenery they passed by.
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"Thanks Kozato. Are you staying?" Kisara asked
"No Ms. Kisara, I have to go back to Kaiba Corp. See you Monday!" Kozato said, leaving
"He's nice." Anzu said "Yea... hey wanna go get his number? Maybe you two can chat over some coffee or something." Kisara said
"Kisara, I know you already have his number and he seems nice and adorable but he probably already has a girlfriend. Plus I already have my mind on someone else." Anzu said
"You mean Yugi?" Kisara teased
"S-Shut up!" Anzu blushed
"I don't know if you've realized but he does like you back." Kisara said
"You're just stalling because you don't want to go inside." Anzu said, she herself avoiding the question
"No I'm not!" Kisara squeaked
"If you don't come now I'll go up there by myself and tell Kaiba that you and Duke are back together and you're moving back to California today and that's why I was there to tell him instead of you." Anzu said
"F-F-Fine." Kisara sighed, "But Kozato still doesn't have a girlfriend." Anzu rolled her eyes at her friend's statement. "Keep on walking Kisa, keep on walking."
Mokuba held his hand over his heart trying to stop it from beating too loud. After he had texted Kisara to still come over via stealing Seto's phone he was on his brother's blacklist. Mokuba heard the door open and heard the footsteps get closer. Mokuba held his other hand over his mouth to stop himself from screaming. He was crouching under a giant plush reading chair that had a frilly curtain that just brushed the floor. Under the curtain he could see pieces of what he thought were two black shoes. Mokuba wriggled back as far as he could. He saw a small dainty hand pull the frills up. "Tsutsumi!" he breathed, letting his air out "You scared the s#!t outta me." he said
"Sorry young master." she said, smiling softly
"Master Kaiba is on the other side of the mansion and some people were dropped off at the front according to Sera." Tsutsumi Kimiko was a short girl, just a bit taller than Mokuba. She had golden brown hair, the product of her blonde mother and brown haired father. Her eyes were blue around the outside and brown on the inside. She was sweet, but fierce when they didn't get the work done. Okawa and Tsutsumi were the best of friends. Okawa was a second in command while Tsutsumi was aiming to be the head maid but that position was unfortunately taken by another maid named Rye.
"Thanks Tsutsumi." Mokuba whispered before crawling out
"Under normal circumstances this would be received poorly, but stay away from the back stairs." Tsutsumi whispered before tidying up the room. Mokuba nodded and ran noiselessly down the hallway. He was scared that at any moment Seto would pop out randomly from a room. Thankfully he made it to the grand staircase without such a fright. He ran down the stairs and just reached the front door as the door bell rang. He opened the door. "Hello Kisara, Anzu!" he grinned
"Hello Kisara, Anzu!" Mokuba exclaimed
"Hi Mokuba!" Anzu said
"Come in." the young Kaiba said, opening the door for them
"Seto is currently hunting my hide right now so I'm going to hide behind a pot right now." Mokuba said, hopping behind a pot. At that moment Seto walked down the stair. "Kisara..." he said. The two blue eyed teens held each others gazes for a moment. "Kaiba-poo!" someone exclaimed from the kitchen. Seto cringed while Kisara's jaw dropped. "S-Seto I can't believe you." Kisara whispered
"Kisara..." he started. A girl walked into the foyer and got barreled into by Kisara.
"Vivy!" Kisara squealed, squeezing the other girl
"Kisa! Oh my gods you finally took out those contacts and hair dye thank you! Was it for someone special?" Vivian said, glancing at Seto at the end of her sentence
"Wait, you know Vivian?" Mokuba asked, popping out from behind his pot
"Know her? She set me up to get to college! We went to college together and everything She's my life! Unfortunately I had to change my number and Vivy had already moved before I gave it to her. Plus she was super busy so we barely connected after. So what are you doing in Domino?" Kisara asked
"I came because Flowress decided to put a shop up here so I need to make sure I still have some stable connections." Vivian said
"I was asking Kaiba-poo if I could stay with him and little Mokie while I was here but he is sooooooooo mean and sexy!" Vivian whined
"I know... I work for him, anyway you said Flowress? Anzu and I just came from her shop. I really wanted one of the bows she had there but they were so expensive!" Kisara said
"How about we all go down there? I could check out the competition and get to catch up with you." Vivian said
"I would love to Vivy but I came here to ha-help tutor Mokuba." Kisara said
"Nice save." Anzu whispered, who was was now standing near her friend
"Aw Mokie is smart. If anything he can stay here and study. We can all go! And Kaiba-poo too." Vivian said. Kisara glanced at Seto.
"You guys can go. I'm going to study with Rebecca." Mokuba said, running them all out the door.
"F #$." Seto cursed
"You really need to stop cursing. Anyway let's go!" Vivian said, linking arms with Seto and Kisara. Kisara linked her free arm with Anzu. The three girls laughed while Seto looked like he was going to kill someone. "Why is it always the cute ones that have such attitude problems?" Vivian sighed
"How's Yugi-poo by the way, Anzu?"
"He is fine without you." Anzu said darkly. Kisara quickly waved down one of the limos waiting in the ginormous driveway. "Where to?" the driver asked
"The new Flowress store." Seto snapped before entering the limo. Seto was on the far end with Kisara next, then Vivian, then Anzu. "You didn't want me to see Vivy, ne?" Kisara whispered to Kaiba. He turned his head to outside. She sighed. Maybe Ichikiwa was right.
"Hi Juniper!" Anzu said as they approached the desk again
"Hey guys! My mom isn't here at the moment. Want to take that picture?" Juniper asked
"Sure!" Kisara exclaimed. Juniper went around the counter and sat in the middle of their group. "Cheese!" they (minus the grumpy grouch Kaiba of course) said
"Juniper!" Crystal snapped, emerging from the back room
"What did I tell you? Stay behind the counter."
"Sorry kaa-san." Juniper sighed, going around the counter once again
"Hello Flowress-san. I see that your new shop lacks jewelry. I wouldn't mind signing a deal maybe, a joint fashion show maybe?" Vivian said, pushing forward
"Oh, Wong-san what a pleasant surprise! Oh yes do come over." Crystal said giddily, quickly rushing into the back room
"Be back soon!" Vivian said, blowing Kisara a kiss and following Crystal. Anzu went around into another aisle while Kisara stayed in the same one, eyeing a pretty silver blue headband with small pearls and diamonds attached to it. Kisara gently removed it from its pedestal and handed it to Juniper. "Are the pearls real?" she asked
"Real as you or I! We don't use those cheap plastic and glass ones. Those are the real ores you find in the bottom of the sea and in the center of the earth." Juniper boasted
"Thanks." Kisara said, taking the headband back to its pedestal
"If you want it I'll get it for you." she heard someone whisper into her ear. Kisara bounced backwards only to be caught by Seto "I wouldn't mind you know." she heard his husky voice whisper. Kisara's face exploded and she almost fainted if he didn't right her up. "I-I-It's fine S-S-Seto." she said, looking away from the boy
"Think of it as a gift." he said. Kisara really did want it so she took it off the pedestal once again and trotted dutifully to the front desk. "Is your boyfriend gonna buy it?" Juniper teased. Kisara squeaked and blushed while Seto rolled his eyes and handed Juniper his card. Juniper swiped it and handed it back. "Thank you! Here's your receipt." the red-head said, handing the item and receipt to Kisara.
"Also here's my number. We could hang out after I'm done with work!" Juniper whispered excitedly, sliding Kisara a paper. Kisara pocketed the paper, a bit surprised.
"Anyway try it on! I've never seen anyone other than my mother and myself where one of my designs." Juniper gushed. Kisara looked hesitantly at the bow before sliding it into her hair. "Aw, you look so cute! It totally goes with your outfit and hair. By the way is it natural?" Juniper asked. Kisara nodded in reply, coloring slightly
"Juniper why is that thing wearing our band?" Crystal said, darting out from the back room with Vivian coming out more slowly.
"You look good girl. I thought you closed off your bank!" Vivian chuckled
"Actually," Kisara started, turning around to look behind her only to see Seto had vanished. She looked at Juniper questioningly.
"He left." Juniper mouthed
"Well?" Crystal snapped
"It was bought and paid for." Kisara stuttered, timidly handing over the receipt
"Kisara are you ready to go? Can't Vivian just hire a cab?" Seto asked, suddenly popping back
"Kaiba-san!" Crystal exclaimed, stopping right before she shredded the receipt
"Oh, Kaiba-poo bought you the head band how cute." Vivian said, walking around the counter "Anyway Flowress-san call me when your shipments come in."
"A-A-Anzu ready to go?" Kisara asked, finding her voice again. Anzu popped out of an aisle. "Yep, let's go." the female brunette said, joining the exiting group.
"That lady just hates my guts." Kisara sighed, fingering with one of her loose locks of hair
"Maybe it's because you make white hair look good." Vivian snickered
"Oh, did Juniper give you that band? Isn't it the one you wanted?" Anzu asked, noticing the shiny band in her friends hair
"Yeah." Kisara said
"How was your business deal Vivy?"
"It went well. That lady's full of it though. She actually doesn't design the clothes. Everything is Juniper even the marketing. I bet Juniper has to stay under her thumb for some reason." Vivian snorted
"Maybe that's why she was so keen to befriend me. She doesn't have any friends." Kisara said
"If she does they're probably like Nekoette." Anzu chuckled. Anzu and Kisara shared a good laugh at that. "Who's Nekoette?" Vivian asked
"Oy, you have a lot to be filled in on." Anzu laughed, drying her tears.
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Kisara fixed the straps on her boots. She and Anzu had stayed the rest of the day at the Kaiba Mansion. She had fun, but she felt as if something was missing. She sighed and sat down on a chair waiting for Anzu and Vivian. The two were in the bathroom, or at least that's what she thought. Kisara closed her eyes and sighed. 'I sigh too much.' the girl thought, tucking a rebellious strand behind her ear. Her eyes shot open again when she heard footsteps approaching. It was Seto. He came closer and she shot up. "K-K-Kaiba-san." Kisara said, bowing a bit
"No need for such formalities." he whispered, pulling her closer to him.
"S-S-Seto?" she said, blushing
"Still waiting for those bow and chains." he purred, re-tucking her rebellious strand. He leaned down and he gently kissed her lips. Kisara almost melted. "Jusqu'à la prochaine fois, mon ange." he whispered, before leaving. Kisara collapsed onto the chair, her face hurting from the blush. Her hand unsteadily went up to her lips. It wasn't her first kiss, but it might as well have been. 'His voice was so, so...' Kisara squealed and hugged herself at her luck.
"Ready to go Kisa?" she heard Vivian say
"S-S-Sure Vivy." Kisara stuttered, not looking at her friend
"Is Anzu in the limo?" Vivian asked, touching up her make-up
"N-No. I t-thought she was w-w-with y-y-you." Kisara said, keeping her head down as she walked to the front door
"Sorry I'm late! Mokuba decided it would be funny if he stole my bag. He won't do that again any time soon though." Anzu said, rubbing her fist
"Time to go!" Vivian said, hooking her arm with Kisara's and ran outside.
"Would you believe Kaiba-poo Kisa? He wouldn't let me stay with him even after I told him I didn't have a place to stay. It's not my fault I sold all my condos in Domino. I thought all my business was wrapped up in this town." Vivian ranted. Suddenly the thought of needing another roommate hit Kisara.
"I have a giant penthouse, probably not up to date with what you want but the manager decided to play a trick on us so we got this fancy place but you need to be billionaire rich to afford it and we need another roommate. You could stay with us for the time being." Kisara said
"Great idea Kisa!" Vivy said
"I just hope it ain't some rat dump."
"Seriously?" Kisara said, glaring at her friend
"Sorry Kisa, the truth hurts." Vivian shrugged
"I'm sure you'll be fine!" Anzu laughed "This is my stop anyway, girls. See you later!" Anzu said, hopping out of the limo.
"Please don't let the apartment be a rat dump. Please don't let the apartment be a rat dump." Vivian chanted while Kisara rolled her eyes
"Ichikiwa, we're back." Kisara said, opening the door to the penthouse
"Ichikiwa?!" Vivian exclaimed hugging the purple haired boy
"Hey Vivy!" he said, detaching himself from his over exuberant friend
"Vivy?" Okawa asked, her voice lined with jealousy
"I met Vivian and Ichikiwa in college. She is a cougar but she knows that the line is drawn with Ichikiwa, right Vivian?" Kisara said
"Yes. But that still doesn't mean he isn't cute." Vivian giggled
"Ignore her she's, ya she's stupid. Anyway Vivian and Ichikiwa are my siblings!" Kisara said, bringing her two siblings in for a hug
"Wait, if he's your brother doesn't it make us half-siblings at least? Aw..." Vivian joked.
"You know how we had that other roommate problem Kisa? Well the landlord (who is a b!tc# and I'm not afraid to say it) kicked Okawa out right after she paid for this and next months rent. Okawa agreed to be our other roommate!" Ichikiwa grinned
"Could Vivy stay with us too? She doesn't have a manor to stay at in Domino and she needs to be nearby to work. Also she's loaded so she can pay majority." Kisara giggled
"Does that mean I get dibs on master bedroom?" Vivian asked, hopping up and down
"Master bedroom is my room. Find your own." Kisara said
"One that's preferably not near Ichikiwa too." Okawa snapped, edging closer to the boy
"Touche." Vivian said with a nod.
"Okawa already knows where my room is so she can show you the one that's all the way on the other side of the penthouse." Ichikiwa said
"Not much of a rat dump, ne?" Kisara said to Vivian before she went on the tour
"Hey, I didn't look around first but seems to be decent." the Asian sniffed. Kisara giggled as the Egypt tanned Okawa led Vivian away.
"How was your day?" Ichikiwa asked as he and Kisara both flopped onto the couch
"Awesome. Anzu and I went window-shopping and then Seto invited me over. We met up with Vivy (which was the reason Seto didn't want me to come over after he asked) and then we went to Crystal Flowress, a new fashion boutique only for the one percent! Seto came with us and he bought me this expensive headband. Crystal, who is a really old wrinkly lady is a b! #y f #$ who needs to check her attitude has a daughter named Juniper who is like the exact opposite. According to Vivy, Juniper is actually behind everything except her mother takes credit for everything. Then we went back to Kaiba Mansion and played some video games." Kisara gushed
"Sounds like you had a day." Ichikiwa smiled, happy for his sister
"Also something even better. Come closer." Kisara whispered, beckoning for Ichikiwa to lean closer to her
"Right before we left Kaiba Mansion, Seto kissed me on the lips!" Kisara whispered before fangirling out on the couch.
"Could you maybe calm down before you knock over a plant or something?" Ichikiwa asked, trying to hold Kisara back
"I caaaaaaaaaaaan't!" the girl whisper-shouted
"Well good for you. It's late and you still have to work on your homework so get that done and get some rest so you can go into work early today." Ichikiwa said, picking Kisara up
"Alright." she sighed, wiggling out of his arms and marching off to her room
"I'll tell Vivian not to disturb you!" he said before she closed the door.
Kisara jumped onto her bed and slid the headband off. "I'm going to save you for special occasions." she whispered before putting it on her nightstand. Kisara yawned and sat Indian style. "Time to get that homework done." she sighed.
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"That girl is getting to close." a voice hissed "Don't worry, she'll never make it past the new year." he chuckled before breaking out into an evil laugh
Sans Bold! Don't know why I wrote that but okay... .-.