Kisara blinked several times. Looking through the glass everything looked the same except for the light which looked distorted. 'I wonder if I can get out?' she thought, pushing up on the lid. Much to her surprise, the door swung open easily. She sat up and looked around. She assumed the other blankets covered more pods. She tossed her feet over the side and slid to the floor. 'Seto isn't here...' she thought grimly. She walked to the door and tried the knob. "Is there a light?" she pondered out loud, looking for a switch to brighten the room. She wandered to the back wall which barely past the end row of pods. "Odd, I was sure it stretched out further." she murmured, walking back to the front. She tried the door handle again in vain. 'Well, it is virtual reality.' she thought, widening her stance. "Hiya!" Kisara shouted, kicking upwards on the handle. The poor door knob was flung to the nearby wall and echoed pitifully. She grinned. Kisara opened the door and stepped out only to flip and fall. "Kiya!" she screamed, closing her legs.
"..." Kisara opened her eyes again. All around her was blank white and she wasn't falling, merely floating as she was in water or space. She blushed at her foolishness. She was about two yards below the door. Kisara paddled herself back towards the empty building and flopped onto the empty door frame. She struggled to pull herself up and landed on her back. 'Seto has a gym in the mansion, ne?' she thought, gasping for air.
She got up and turned around to see Kaiba. "Seto?! Where are we?" she asked, standing up shakily
"That blank space is the virtual world. I didn't think that the file was deleted that far." he said
"A-Anyway apologize!" she exclaimed
"Apologize?" he snorted, walking closer to her
"Apologize for stuffing me in that awful pod." she huffed, turning around crossing her arms
"Kaiba's don't apologize." he said, standing right behind her. She squeaked and jumped out of the door again. She did a few flips before slowing. Kisara floated back with an angry look on her face. Seto pulled her back in the building. "I refuse to talk to you until you apologize." she said, stomping her foot. He spun her around and kissed her. "Apology accepted?" he smirked. For some reason there was a sinking feeling in Kisara's chest. She pulled Seto's collar down (as well as the rest of his body!) to her level. "Oy oy, you aren't Seto!" she exclaimed, pushing the phony back. Before her eyes the brunette shrunk to about Mokuba's size and his hair turned green. "Noah Kaiba, charmed to meet you." the boy said, doing a small bow. Kisara looked dubiously at the Kaiba. Noah's voice was remarkably like Mokuba's if not a bit more refined but it still had some of Seto's qualities which was astounding to Kisara because she knew nothing of this so called Kaiba. "Y-You're a Kaiba?" she asked
"As I live and breath. Well, I guess that statement doesn't really work seeing as I'm technically dead." Noah chuckled
"What happened to you then?" Kisara asked
"My father Gozaburo put me here. I was his biological son yet Seto was his choice favorite just because he wasn't ill... Seto and his friends came here and destroyed my previous server. They saved me in a file yet for what?!" Noah said
"Gozaburo had a biological son?" Kisara said, shocked. Noah nodded and turned away. "I've always wanted to go to the real world... it's kind of like Pinocchio all over again." he chuckled sadly
"I would love to help you..." Kisara murmured, hugging the sad child
"I would like my own body." Noah said cheekily
"This body only holds one host buddy." Kisara giggled
"Thanks, but I'll send you back. Tell Seto I'll give try to load the server." Noah sighed, slipping out of Kisara's grasp. Kisara gazed sadly at the rapidly vanishing boy before losing consciousness.
"Kisara?" she heard someone call. Kisara pushed against the glass lid, desperate for clean air. The lid popped off and Kisara tackled Seto. "Why would you do that to me?!" she bawled, tears pouring from her eyes. Seto's face blanked. "I thought you cared about me! You stuck me in there and left me to die! BTW Noah said something about loading a server but WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!" Kisara sobbed, leaning against Seto's chest
"Now I know this is fake." Seto grumbled, standing up again. Kisara flopped to the floor and lied there motionlessly. She sighed and looked under the cables towards the back. Underneath one of the cloths she saw what looked like a pair of feet. "Oy, is that Mokuba?" she asked, pointing. Seto glanced at her before shaking his head.
"It's something Gozaburo had his goons working on. I finished it of course (just to prove a point) but I have nothing to fill it with." he said
"Is it a pair of robotic legs?" she asked, sitting up
"No, it's a robot body. I don't know why Gozaburo wanted it built, though." he said
'Didn't know why? More of didn't want to accept why!' Kisara thought, getting up and walking to the cloth. She pulled it off and examined the body. It looked short, around Mokuba's height and build. The hair though seemed extremely familiar. "This was for Noah." she breathed, running her hand down the arm. Seto didn't reply. "It's about time you let him out." she said, walking back to the computer Seto was stationed at. The teen CEO still didn't grant her with his opinion. "I don't know what he did but he's really sad... plus Mokuba could use another brother to bother instead of you." Kisara said, hugging his back
"If I get ambushed by the two of them I'm going to be so pissed." Seto groaned, taking a disk out. Kisara let him go and Seto walked over to the robot body. "I am curious though, if Noah was old enough to know when you got adopted shouldn't he be around your age/height?" Kisara asked, tailing the brunette.
"Joke's on him." Seto chuckled cruelly. Kisara pouted as Seto inserted the disk into the body. The eyes blinked open and they were filled with happiness.
"Oh my god thank you Kisara!" Noah cried, tackling the girl
"It's no problem Noah-kun." she said, patting the boy's head. Seto glared at Noah. "What's the matter Seto?" Kisara asked innocently
"He's getting too close." Seto snapped
"Oy, getting jealous? It's not like you care for me. After all, you stuffed me in that metal coffin." Kisara said, hugging Noah tighter. At the moment Noah could care less and enjoyed ticking Seto off. Seto grumbled something before walking back to his computer station. "I can't thank you enough." Noah said, tears falling from his eyes as he let Kisara go "Whoa! Isn't that a robot body? How can you cry?" she asked
"It's basically a human body. It bleeds, it grows, I'm a genius." Seto said from where he was. Noah rolled his eyes. "I still have all my data though..." he muttered, scratching his chin
"I designed the body to be able to plug into any USB port or electronic device including household electronics." Seto said, walking back to the duo
"Does that mean I can turn myself into a toaster?!" Noah exclaimed, his eyes widening with excitement
"Yes you can turn yourself into a toaster." Seto groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose
"Wait, that means I can also plug myself into the central generator of the mansion as well!" Noah said giddily. The young kid dashed over to the computers and came back seconds later. "I'm connected to the internet! I can read up everything, even about you Kisara!" the robot boy giggled
"Very nice but that doesn't mean you should." Kisara said as Seto walked away
"Kisara Strife... family... oh! You... you!" Noah said. Kisara had slapped her hand over the child's mouth.
"Noah, no. You tell no one or I'll get you sent back to the digital world and I'll tear you to shreds!" Kisara whispered violently. Noah's eyes were full of fear as he nodded his head. "Something wrong?" Seto asked, coming back
"Nope!" Kisara giggled, turning around with her demeanor totally changing. 'She's hiding something, something that cannot even be found on the dark web...' Noah thought hanging his head.
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"Um, Seto-kun, you um, have a gym in the mansion right?" Kisara asked. After they had rescued Noah from the virtual world Seto, Kisara, and Noah were heading back to the main level.
"Yes, need a trip?" he asked
"Maybe..." she said, twisting a lock of her hair
"She has terrible upper body strength. Managed to kick a door knob off but can't pull her own body up!" Noah chuckled. Kisara glared at the young robot boy. "Oy, oy you didn't need to tell him that." Kisara grumbled. Seto laughed.
"You can come with me later if you like." Seto offered
"N-No thanks. I-I'll be fine. I don't e-e-even have the right clothes." Kisara said. Seto opened the door to the main floor. "I could always 3D print something that ya like..." Noah suggested
"No thanks Noah. I can-" Kisara started
"Or something that Seto likes." Noah finished. Kisara squeaked and her face flushed while Seto rolled his eyes. Seto was then tackled by a random appearing Mokuba. "God Mokuba! Get the hell off of me!" Seto snapped. Mokuba laughed and detached himself from Seto. "Anyway Seto- oh my god is that you?!" Mokuba exclaimed, noticing Noah.
"Greetings, brother of mine." Noah said "Kisara-chan kindly rescued me from the virtual world when you and Seto decided to store me in a fricking blank file!"
"I asked Seto a bazillion of weeks ago to input your memory disk into that robot body! I thought he deleted it a long time ago." Mokuba said. Kisara, Noah, and Mokuba all turned and looked at the CEO who was already leaving. Seto partly turned and smirked. "Jokes on you." he said before leaving. Noah violently shook while clenching his hands into fists. "Noah..." Kisara said, looking between the smaller brunette and the taller one. Noah gritted his teeth and tears started spilling from his eyes. "T-T-That fat $$ jerk!" Noah whispered angrily
"Anyway Noah, I'll show you a room next to mine and alert the maids." Mokuba said, gently guiding Noah away. Kisara glanced at Noah before following Seto. "Seto-kun, that wasn't very nice." Kisara stuttered, catching up to him
"Maybe I just forgot." Seto smirked. Kisara glared at him.
"Seto don't give me that crap." Kisara snapped. Seto stopped, leaned against the wall and stared at her. She suddenly regretted speaking so brazenly. "Talk." he said, his fierce blue eyes suddenly making her regret opening her mouth. 'Me and my big mouth.' Kisara thought, chewing on her hair "W-W-Well... could you at least do something to get on good terms with Noah?" Kisara asked, twisting her foot a bit. Seto sighed and got up with an eye roll. "I'm just going with you to make sure he doesn't get to many ideas." Seto grumbled. She hesitantly nodded. She took out her phone and texted Mokuba. "Mokuba said that Noah is right next to his room." Kisara said, walking to the stairs. He sighed and followed her.
Kisara opened the door and saw Noah smacking the daylights out of Mokuba with a giant pillow. Mokuba was screaming good-naturedly as he tried to protect his head from the playful attacks. Noah's eyes were vibrant with life. "Noah let me have a chance! I don't have super muscles!" Mokuba laughed
"In your dreams!" Noah exclaimed smacking more vigorously. Kisara tip toed behind Noah and smacked him behind the head. Noah flipped over and landed upside down. He laughed and looked at Kisara. His eyes went off of her and slid behind her to Seto. His smile quickly faded as the happiness in his eyes was quickly replaced with coldness. Noah somehow flipped upright without using his arms. "Seto." Noah said. Mokuba glanced between his two brothers. Seto gave one small smile before leaving. "Also Kisara, you left your homework in my room." he said. Kisara blinked before her face flushed. "Oh, his room. I wonder what you were doing in there, ne?" Noah said, walking to her side.
"I dunno. Maybe I let him review my papers because he's such a freak over his grades?" Kisara said, her face still flushed. Mokuba inched over to Kisara's other side. "You two seem like a little bit more than classmates." Mokuba said
"We're acquaintances." Kisara sniffed
"An acquaintance that can make Seto do something he doesn't want to." Noah coughed. Kisara tapped her foot nervously. "Oh I have a great idea, let's go Mokuba." Kisara said, grabbing Noah's hand and dragging him out of the room. Kisara caught up to Seto and pulled him away too. "Let's play a video game!" she said, ignoring the screams of protest. Kisara let go of their hands when she entered the living room. She pushed the two brunette Kaiba brother's onto the couch and Mokuba sat down willingly. Okawa walked through the room and gave Kisara a weird look. "What game should we play?" Kisara asked
"So you drag us here without even one in mind?" Seto grumbled
"There was this cool new game that one of my friends at school gave to me. It's four player. You spawn in a maze and there are jump scares and guns and blood." Mokuba said
"Great! That's what we're playing." Kisara said, plopping down beside Noah. Mokuba leapt off of the couch leaving Noah and Seto near each other. Kisara pouted as she observed the static that dwelt between the two brunettes. Mokuba sat on the other side of Seto and dispersed the controllers. "Just to tell you this might be a bit scary." Mokuba said, starting the game. Kisara rolled her eyes. Did Mokuba take her for a wimp? "I'll be fine Mokuba." Kisara grinned, syncing her controller.
The four characters spawned in one zone. Mokuba and Noah quickly scattered. Seto's character went off and Kisara was still at the start because she had absolutely no idea what she should be doing. "Oh my gods somebody help meh!" she exclaimed
"Use the control stick." Noah said, inching closer to Kisara
"This?" she asked, pointing to the c-stick
"No! The other one." Noah said, pointing to the control-stick. Mokuba observed his older brother's discomfort. "Um, Noah, you're kind of short so are you um, thirteen?" Mokuba said, his eyes on the tv
"I don't know but I would've loved to be eighteen right now." Noah said, gritting his teeth. Kisara looked behind Noah and Seto to look worriedly into Mokuba's eyes. Mokuba mouthed something but she did not understand. "Um, Noah..." Kisara said, shifting a bit
"Yes darling?" he replied
"Please don't do that." she shivered
"Oy! Sorry! Just slipped." Noah apologized, blushing lightly
"Anyway Noah, c-c-could I..." Kisara stuttered
"Be my girlfriend? Aw, Kisara I would love too but I already love Seto to much for that." Noah cried. The whole party stared at Noah. "I do not like you at all Seto. Get a grip." Noah said, glaring at his older brother
"Could I put you on my lap?" Kisara asked, finding her voice again. Noah gave her a questioning glance before climbing into her lap. Kisara immediately dropped her controller and death hugged Noah. "Aw! You're so squishy and cute!" she squealed
"That's nice darling, but somehow your killing me via huggng." Noah gasped
"Whoops." Kisara said, loosening her grasp. Mokuba glared enviously while Seto tried his best not to dismantle Noah.
"How come you don't hug me like that..." Mokuba pouted
"Because I thought you didn't want to be treated like a baby." Kisara said
"Noah move!" Mokuba said, climbing behind Seto and tackling Noah off of Kisara's lap. Mokuba sat down happily. "I feel like three again." he said as Kisara squeezed him.
"Oh my gosh thirteen year old's are like cute adorable babies!" she squealed. Noah glared at Mokuba. "Ha ha very funny. Go back and let her play." Noah grumbled. Mokuba stuck his tongue out at Noah and climbed back to his spot. Kisara sighed and hesitantly pick up the controller. "What's wrong darling?" Noah asked
"I actually hate scary stuff." she admitted
"Then why are you playing?" Noah asked
"I wouldn't have to play if you and Seto would just get along!" Kisara snapped. Noah and Seto looked guiltily at Kisara. Kisara then screamed. "The bloody jump scares!" she bawled. The three Kaiba brothers laughed at her expense. "You guys are terrible." she sniffed, rubbing her eyes.
A/N: I've realized by watching some anime recently that the last names are said first in Japan (I think) and not first names first where I live so I've now taken to addressing the last name first which is how I think they should be(?) so all of the chapters including this and after should address the last name first while the previous chapters will have their first name first and this sentence is turning into a run-on so I better place a period. *gasp* I have nothing left to say :P
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Ichikiwa sighed and put his phone away. He didn't like lying to Kisara, but it was true! He was in a meeting. He looked directly across from him and stared blankly. "Sojuro-san!" his boss said. Ichikiwa blinked and turned to the head of the table. "If you would kindly stop being infatuated with Tsuchida-san and pay attention that would be most appreciated." his boss scolded. Ichikiwa hung his head, his face flushed, as his co-workers chuckled. Tsuchida Yuria was 154 cm. tall and had blue hair. In Ichikiwa's opinion, if Kisara thought Vivian was a cougar then he hated to see what Kisara would define Yuria as. Yuria had turned her attention on Ichikiwa, and it wasn't that Yuria wasn't beautiful because around the job she was described as knock-out gorgeous but Ichikiwa was already infatuated with someone else. He looked down the table where Okawa was sitting. He couldn't read her expression. He sighed. 'Okawa is so focused!' he thought admiringly. With a sigh Ichikiwa turned to look at the head of the table once more so as not to be called out again. "Sojuro-san and Rin-san, your reports seem more valid than the rest. Maybe we can schedule a trip for you two with a team next year." Ichikiwa's boss said. Ichikiwa nodded but his eyes were on Okawa. He watched as her smooth hair rippled as she nodded her head. 'So pwetty!' he thought, fanboying. He was knocked out of his fanboying by a kick to his leg. He glared at the perpetrator. It was Yuria. She smiled at Ichikiwa and slid a note across the table. Not taking his eyes off her he slid the paper over to himself and picked it up. The note read, 'Please come out with me! Here's my number please text me and I can tell you the location. Please come! ~Yuria-chan'. Ichikiwa sighed and looked back up at the girl. 'I don't really talk to her so I can't really tell if she 's nice or not but she is a cougar... but look at Vivian!' Ichikiwa thought, looking at her pleading eyes dubiously 'Maybe I should go with her just to tell her no. It'll be mean but at least I went with her.'
After the meeting Ichikiwa quickly made his way over to Okawa but was intercepted by Yuria. 'Gah!' he thought.
"Sojuro-sama! Will you come with me?" Yuria asked, looking expectantly
"Well, Tsuchida-san~" Ichikiwa started, looking for an excuse
"Yuria-chan is fine!" Yuria interrupted
"Um, Y-Yuria-chan I really don't think I can make it tonight..." Ichikiwa stuttered. Yuria pouted.
"It's that black haired girl isn't it? Rin-san?" Yuria said
"N-No!" Ichikiwa said to quickly
"It better not be! I am much cuter than her and she doesn't even have a chest!" Yuria ranted
"I wouldn't say that." Ichikiwa muttered to himself
"What was that Sojuro-san?" she asked
"I-It's nothing!" he stuttered, backing up
"Anyway Sojuro-san could you give me your number so I could text you the location?" Yuria asked. Ichikiwa scratched his cheek and beckoned for her phone. 'I will regret this for centuries to come.' he thought, receiving her phone 'I better give her my business number.' he thought, quickly adding a new contact. "Thank you Sojuro-senpai!" she giggled, giving him a bear hug. 'Too close!' Ichikiwa thought, blushing as he detached her from him. Yuria kept on chattering while Ichikiwa searched for his true love. 'Where is Okawa.' he thought, looking for the right black haired girl. He grinned when he spotted her. "L-Listen Yuria-san I have to go. Text me l-l-later, kay? Bye!" he said, gently pushing Yuria out of the way to go race after Okawa. 'Dumb black-haired...' Yuria thought, her nose wrinkling
"Okawa-chan!" Ichikiwa shouted, struggling to catch up to his friend in the back-flow. Okawa turned and waved. "Sorry about that! I wanted to talk to you earlier but Yuria-san happened." Ichikiwa apologized
"'Yuria-san'?" Okawa asked
"About that, she asked me to call her 'Yuria-chan' but I don't really know her that well." he said, scratching the back of his head
"Anyway I'm so happy that our project was mentioned! Felix-senpai would be so proud!" Okawa smiled. Ichikiwa frowned. Felix Saskia was a world renowned historian and archaeologist. Not only that but he was super handsome and had a large fan-girl following and unfortunately for Ichikiwa Okawa was one of the,. "Yes, I'm sure 'Felix-senpai' is happy with us." Ichikiwa pouted
"Oy, you're just jealous." Okawa giggled. Ichikiwa rolled his eyes. "Was there something you wanted to tell me?" Okawa asked, tilting her head cutely. Ichikiwa blushed and took a deep breath. 'Come Ichikiwa, now's your chance! Ask the girl!' he said to himself. "Okawa, do you, want to go, with me, to that um, restaurant near the penthouse?" Ichikiwa asked, scratching his nose. Okawa opened her mouth slightly and her face flushed. "I-I-I-I would love to Ichikiwa." she stuttered
"G-Great! How a-about~" Ichikiwa started. Yuria suddenly tackled Ichikiwa's arm and latched onto it. "Oh Rin-san! Was Ichikiwa-senpai telling you about our date tonight?" Yuria asked, smiling phonily at the other girl. A look of horror passed onto Ichikiwa's face. He forgot about Yuria. "A-About that Yuria-san, I never said yes." Ichikiwa said, trying to put some distance between himself and Yuria.
"No. It's okay Sojuro-san. Have fun on your date." Okawa said, her voice breaking. Okawa then turned and started walking away.
"Okawa, wait!" Ichikiwa said, about to go after her only to be yanked back by Yuria.
"Rin-san doesn't want to go with you Ichikiwa-senpai. Yuria-chan wants to be with senpai. Stay with me senpai!" Yuria purred, looking up with a loving/murderous look. Ichikiwa shivered. 'Just what did I get myself into?' he thought, his heart racing in fear.
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Vivian yawned and rubbed her eyes. The sleepy girl pulled herself out of her bed and sloshed her feet to the kitchen. She saw a bento with a note attached to it. Vivian yanked it off and read it. 'I bet you slept till the middle of the day again Vivian! Enjoy~Kisara'
"That annoying little bunny." Vivian chuckled, opening the bento. She took a fork out and dug in. Vivian hopped onto the couch and turned on the tv. "Shere's noshing good on." Vivian said through a mouthful of food. Her phone rang and almost scared her to the afterlife. "Geez." she grumbled angrily. "Whaddya want?!" Vivian snapped
"G-Gomen'nasai! I-I-If you could tell M-Ms. Wong t-that M-Ms. F-Flowress is o-on the line, t-t-that w-would be nice."
"Oh Juniper! Gomen'nasai." Vivian apologized, regretting answering so violently
"I'm okay. I probably bothered you doing something really important, right?" Juniper asked
"If you count just waking up, eating a bento, and searching through Netflix busy then I'm your gal! And again, gomen." Vivian said
"I'm okay, really! Anyway I was wondering if you would like to come over and check out these designs." Juniper said
"Sure, I'll be there in a bit. Should I bring over anything?" Vivian asked
"Um, any recent jewelry designs that you haven't put out yet would be nice." Juniper said
"Okay! I'll be there in twenty." Vivian said
"See you in a bit." Juniper said, hanging up.
Vivian rammed the food into her mouth and shut the tv off. She quickly went back to her room and took a shower. Vivian picked up her phone and dialed Kisara. 'Pick up, pick up...' Vivian thought, trying to stuff her foot into her shoe.
"Hello?"
"Kisa-chan! Could you ask your man to send me a limo?" Vivian asked, quickly moving the phone to her shoulder
"Vivian! He's not my anything and I don't know who your talking about! Shut up Noah or I'll screw your head into the wall!" Kisara said
"Can you at least send a limo over?" Vivian sighed
"Vivian, do you know how hard it was for Seto to even get a limo? For some reason they're like zero limos available." Kisara said
"Seriously? Juniper wants me at the shop and I have like ten minutes left." Vivian whined, exiting the penthouse
"Sorry Vivy, all backed up~*scream*" Kisara said
"Kisara!?" Vivian said, stopping in her tracks. The phone sounded like it had been dropped. Vivian heard it being picked up again.
"Vivian? It's me Mokuba. Sorry about that we're playing a game and~" Mokuba said
"Hi! I'm Kaiba Noah and I'm ultra sexy." Noah said
"Noah give me the phone!" Mokuba said
"Come get it wimp." Noah grinned
Vivian's face was completely blank as the elevator took her to the main floor. "Um, is Kisara alright?" Vivian asked, walking out of the lobby. The phone was then picked up again.
"Vivian?"
"Kaiba-poo! How are you?" Vivian purred, trying to hail down a taxi
"Kisara's fine and you aren't getting a limo." Seto said
"Kaiba-poo don't be like that." Vivian chuckled.
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'He hung up.' Vivian thought, her face blanking once more. Thankfully a taxi pulled up and stopped her embarrassment short. "Flowress shop. Make it quick." Vivian said, handing a wad of cash to the driver. He nodded as he eyed the money greedily. The taxi pulled up to the shop to slow for Vivian's liking. She divided the wad in half and tossed a portion of it in the driver's face. "Too slow!" she snapped, trying to fix her jingly earrings as she marched into the store. As normal the shop was quite crowded with onlookers. Upon seeing no one at the register Vivian rapped at the desk twice. "Oy, Juniper!" Vivian said, slightly annoyed. The red head popped up from the back room. "S-Sorry Vivian-san. Kaa-san wanted me for something. Anyway come around." Juniper said, unlatching the gate. Vivian nodded and slipped into the back room. The backroom was almost as big as the front of the store. In the center was a rectangular table covered with patterns and designs. There were several cabinets which held more designs and a few chairs. What stuck out most to Vivian was the lack of the senior Flowress. "Your kaa-san isn't here?" Vivian asked, taking a seat. Juniper shook her head and passed Vivian a design. "J-Juniper this is amazing! This is gorgeous!" Vivian said, hers eyes glowing in awe
"Isn't it?" Juniper said with a sad smile
"What's wrong?" Vivian asked, handing the design back "You don't think I can make jewelry to match?"
"No it isn't that Vivian-san. It's just I have another design that's going to go straight into my mother's vortex... people only know me as a model for her clothes if they know me at all. They don't even think I'm her daughter, just some prized intern crap." Juniper said, shaking
"What do you mean?" Vivian asked
"A blue haired girl came in. There were a couple of others with her... I think her name was Nichole?" Juniper stuttered
"Nekoette!" Vivian exclaimed, anger rushing through her
"That was her name! But how do you know that?" Juniper asked
"Kisara goes to high school with her. Also apparently Nekoette's also a Felucia." Vivian said
"Felucia?! Mother was talking about the Felucia fashion headquarters somewhere near here..." Juniper said nervously
"Relax, with the two of us Nekoette's gonna be begging to go abroad." Vivian grinned, digging through her bag. Vivian handed Juniper her designs.
"They're perfect Vivian-san! With a little touch here and another there, it'll be perfect." Juniper exclaimed, giving it back to Vivian.
"Let's let this one rip with a bang!" Vivian exclaimed, taking out several blank sheets and a pencil.
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Ichikiwa pulled at the collar. It wasn't tight nor was he sweating, he was just really really uncomfortable at the moment. Yuria would be there any moment when he would've rathered been there with Okawa. "Sojuro-senpai! Sorry I'm late." Yuria purred, grabbing Ichikiwa's arm. Ichikiwa was wearing a simple black suit, a white dress shirt, a black tie, and black shoes. Yuria was wearing a short sleeveless triangle purple hourglass dress with purple shoes. "Ready to go Sojuro-senpai? The taxi is here." Yuria giggled, leading Ichikiwa to the taxi. Ichikiwa sat as far away from Yuria as he could yet the girl did not take the hint. She wiggled until she was leaning against his shoulder. He took a deep breath and looked out the window. The taxi stopped at a light and Ichikiwa looked at a billboard that described last minute tickets for a play that was going on tomorrow. 'That seems like something Okawa-chan would've liked.' he thought ruefully. He whipped his head around when he felt his arm being tugged viciously. "Sojuro-senpai, we're going to a fancy dinner! Isn't that spectacular?" Yuria asked, almost digging her nails into his arm. Ichikiwa stiffly nodded his head and turned to look out the window again.
The taxi pulled up to what Ichikiwa remembered was a five star restaurant. "Classy." Ichikiwa commented as Yuria led him to the waiter.
"I only give my best for you, Sojuro-senpai." Yuria giggled, hugging her date. 'Great. Just my luck.' Ichikiwa though as they were led through the restaurant. Apparently Yuria had snagged a nice window table for two and the cook already had the appetizers on the table after they had made their order. "So Sojuro-senpai, tell me about yourself." Yuria said, leaning closer over the table
"What do you want to know?" Ichikiwa asked, trying to stall
"Do you have any family?" Yuria asked
"Well, I have a cousin but I haven't seen her in ages. I have an adopted sister who I live with as well." Ichikiwa said
"Oh. What are their names?" Yuria asked
"My adopted sister is Strife-san." Ichikiwa said
"Does this Strife-san happen to have white hair?" Yuria asked, leaning a bit closer
"Y-Yes." Ichikiwa said, leaning back
"Oh. Yes. I have a younger cousin. Nekoette-chan. She's the most sweetest girl ever." Yuria said
'Anyone who says Nekoette is sweet must be just as evil themselves.' Ichikiwa thought, nodding with a smile on his face
"What is your relation to that Rin-san girl?" Yuria asked, poking the food on her plate with her fork
"She's a friend and a co-worker. I'm sure the two of you have met other than today." Ichikiwa said, shifting slightly
"Oh yes we have. She seems a bit, odd. I'm sure she's perfectly nice though." Yuria said, smiling
"Mhm." he said
"It would be a shame if something happened to her, ne?" Yuria said
"What do you mean?" Ichikiwa asked, his outer shell breaking slightly
"I'm just saying, it would be a shame if something happened to her like a hit-and-run." Yuria said, her smile fading into something more of a sinister and malicious grin
Ichikiwa stared into her eyes, the innocent design in Yuria's eyes shifting over to a malicious one. Suddenly he was dangerously aware of the glinting silver shining in her hands. He prayed to every single heavenly figure that whatever was in her hands was a phone.
"Good thing nothing like that will happen, right Senpai!" Yuria giggled, the evil vibe vanishing.
He nodded hesitantly. The waiter came back and placed there dishes on the table. "Thank you." Yuria said. They ate in silence and the waiter came back swiftly to replace their dinner course with dessert. "Oh om ali my favorite!" Yuria said. Ichikiwa looked sadly at the delicious dessert as it reminded him of the woman he loved. "You know, Rin-san always seemed like an om ali fan to me." Yuria said suddenly. Ichikiwa raised his head at the blue haired girl and observed her actions.
"I feel like if she were to represent anything, it would be this." she said, picking up her knife. With fluid smooth strokes Yuria diced up the dessert. She popped on of the pieces in her mouth and smiled sweetly at Ichikiwa. He clearly got the message. Okawa was the om ali and the knife... he shuddered at the thought. "Oh, are you cold Senpai? They have a floor to dance on here. Come." Yuria said, grabbing her date's hand and dragging him through the restaurant. There were several other couples on the dance floor with the classical music giving a soothing vibe. Yuria held onto Ichikiwa's hands as they slowly rotated through the room. He figured now would be a good time as any to talk to Yuria about her threats to Okawa. "What do you want with me." Ichikiwa hissed quietly
"What ever do you mean?" Yuria asked innocently
"About Okawa." Ichikiwa snapped
"Rin-san." Yuria said, spitting out the name as if it was acid
"Talk." Ichikiwa growled
"There are things going on that you do not now of, Sojuro-senpai." Yuria said grimly
"So enlighten me." Ichikiwa said
"If it only were that simple. Just listen with me and stay with me Sojuro-senpai and you could be safe." Yuria whispered, leaning her head against his shoulder. Then it dawned on Ichikiwa: Yuria truly did care about him, enough to try to save him from whatever was happening.
"I could never leave Okawa." Ichikiwa whispered
"I don't know what you see in her... I could be so much more than she ever could!" Yuria hissed
"That's just it." he said blatantly
"You're a fool, Senpai." Yuria said, her voice taking a darker turn
"Tell me what you know, or at least what you were told to tell me." Ichikiwa snapped
"If I were you I would leave that white haired witch and her cohorts alone before you get purged along with them. Strife-san cannot run away from her past, Senpai. You and I know that. She is a fool and everyone who has befriended her should leave before they get tainted as well. Forces are coming against her like you would never imagine." Yuria whispered
"Yuria-chan, you take me for a fool." Ichikiwa smirked. Yuria glared at him.
"They have sent an assassin out for her. Stay with me and only the other's will die." Yuria whispered
"I think I'll take my chances." he said coldly
"Senpai, why won't you let me help you! Can't you see my love for you? Rin-san cannot protect you nor can Strife-san! Stay with me and you'll be safe. Please!" Yuria pleaded
"I said I think I'll take my chances." he repeated
"Fine. They were right about you. I thought you were smarter than the rest but apparently you're just as dumb." she said, the anger showing in her voice
"Then bear your affection upon me no longer." he said
"Oh, I hope you enjoy rotting in hell with the white haired witch and her black haired cohort! You will burn with the rest of them and remember this night in agony, regretting leaving me." she laughed
"I think you're mistaken Yuria-chan. You'll be the one burning in hell." Ichikiwa said, his eyes turning to slits
"Death is coming for Rin-san, Senpai." Yuria laughed crazily
"You're crazy." Ichikiwa snapped, breaking from their dance
"She's coming, senpai, and there's nothing you can do about it. She's coming: Haiku Coke (no)Sushi." Yuria whispered. Ichikiwa's eyes filled with horror. He needed to get out of there, fast. He dashed away quickly as Yuria laughed maniacally into the night. 'No, no, no!' Ichikiwa thought
He had hailed a cab as fast as he could. Ichikiwa took his phone out and called Kisara. The phone rang but wasn't picked up. 'Dammit.' he thought, texting her instead. 'Where are you?! Call me back please!' He sighed and rested his head against the window pane. He looked up and his eyes rested on another one of the billboards for the play. His thoughts immediately turned from the gruesome situation before him to how much Okawa would like the play. 'Maybe I should grab some tickets.' he thought.
"Oy, driver-san could you wait here for me?" Ichikiwa asked, putting his hand on the door. The driver nodded into the review mirror. Ichikiwa quickly dashed out and ran for the theater. "Oy, lady-san could I have two tickets for that play?" Ichikiwa asked, taking out his wallet. The sleepy lady nodded her head and handed him two tickets. "That would be-" she said slowly.
"Yeah, yeah keep the change." he said, slapping some yen into her hand before running back into his taxi. "Sorry about that driver-san." Ichikiwa apologized. The driver shrugged before pulling back onto the road.
Ichikiwa was breathless by the time he reached the penthouse. He had taken the stairs to get up quicker and he quickly unlocked the door. The penthouse was quiet and he was surprised when he didn't see Vivian lounging on the couch. Ichikiwa removed his shoes and checked Kisara's room. His heart beat quickened when he saw it empty. He turned and went down the hall to check on Vivian. "Oy, Vivy are you there?" he asked, knocking on her room door. The door opened up and the girl popped out. "How was your date Ichikiwa?" she asked cheekily, turning on the lights in the kitchen
"Terrible." he groaned
"Anyway Okawa is in her room." Vivian said, disappearing into the kitchen. Ichikiwa knocked twice on Okawa's door and prepared for the worst. "How was the date?" he heard Okawa ask
"Terrible." he repeated
"I bet. You probably had a fantastic time and are going out again tomorrow." Okawa said. Okawa sounded terrible, Ichikiwa noted.
"No, she was horrid. It turns out that she's Nekoette's cousin." Ichikiwa sighed, leaning against the door
"Ha, go figure. She was always a beast." Okawa snickered
"Anyway I picked up two tickets to a new play that's on tomorrow." he said
"Are you going back with Tsuchida-san?" she grumbled
"Never! I wanted to go, to go..." he stuttered
"S-Spit it o-out." Okawa whispered, leaning against the other side of the door
"I wanted to go with you, if you weren't still mad with me." Ichikiwa whispered, turning around. The door creaked open and Okawa's dainty hand poked out. Ichikiwa quickly removed a ticket from his pocket and placed it in her hand, shivering with pleasure as he felt her smooth hand. The door quickly closed. "Okawa?" Ichikiwa said
"I-I'll come with you. Goodnight." Okawa said
"G-Goodnight." Ichikiwa whispered, leaving to his room. Vivian poked her head out of the kitchen and turned the light off. She quietly tip toed back to her room and closed the door softly. 'I hope those two don't screw it up.' Vivian thought sadly.
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Kisara yawned and shook her head. Where was she? This wasn't her room. Kisara blinked her eyes open and remembered where she was. 'That's right. We fell asleep playing this game. At least Seto got to take a break from work.' Kisara thought. She was leaning on Noah, who was next to Seto, and on the other end was Mokuba. She took out her phone and saw several missed calls from her roommates, one from Anzu, and a text message from Ichikiwa. It read, 'Where are you?! Call me back please!'
'Aw, poor Ichikiwa.' Kisara thought, texting him back 'I don't think he'd be too grateful if I called him.' she thought with a giggle. With a sigh she put her phone away. For some reason she felt restless. 'Maybe a shower.' she thought, leaving from the group. Kisara opted for the first guest bedroom she came across. She opened the bathroom door and turned on the water. 'I don't have anything to change into... the maids will wash it tomorrow anyway.' Kisara thought, selecting a white robe and towel.
"Much better." she said after depositing her clothes into the laundry "Still, I feel some sort of disturbance. I would love to take a walk but the grounds look kind of creepy in the dark. And alone." Kisara said, looking out a window to the grounds behind the mansion. The moon shone brightly, illuminating the second floor she was on and providing a lot of light. 'This mansion is big enough anyway.' Kisara thought, starting to walk.
Noah shifted slightly and opened his eyes. 'Kisara isn't there.' he thought, missing her warmth 'You would've thought the genius CEO would've let this body produce more heat but no. Why do robots even feel cold?' Noah thought, annoyed. Noah then looked to he was pressed against and quickly backed up. He observed his older brother coldly. 'Seto's such a jerk.' he thought, huffing 'But when you think about it, I probably would've been just as ticked if he had basically made me still a robot. This way I at least feel more human.' Noah thought, leaning against his older brother once more 'Just for tonight.' Noah thought, snuggling against Seto a bit more. Then suddenly it hit him: Kisara was missing! He quickly scrambled up and ran towards the stairs. 'If anything she probably went into one of the guest bedrooms so I have to look for one that has it's door ajar.' Noah thought, running along the corridor.
The robe she was wearing was a bit big fore her as the sleeves extended so far as to cover her hands and the bottom stretched out to the floor like a dress. Walking past one window Kisara looked up to the moon. 'So beautiful.' she thought 'It reminds me, of her...'
Come, little children, I'll take thee away
Into a land of enchantment
Come, little children, the time's come to play
Here in my garden of shadows
As Kisara sang and spun in the moonlight, Noah came up the stairs and heard her voice. Though he probably should've recognized it, he wasn't used to being able to get tired and the empty mansion echoed and distorted Kisara's voice so it sounded different. Noah gulped, hearing the different voice. Though he realized he should've went ot get someone else he was enchanted by the singing.
Follow, sweet children, I'll show thee the way
Through all the pain and the sorrows
Weep not, poor children, for life is this way
Murdering beauty and passions
Noah peeked around the corner and saw her dancing and singing. From the distance she was the moonlight made her look even paler. "A, a ghost?" Noah whispered, crawling out more.
Hush now, dear children, it must be this way
Too weary of life and deceptions
Rest now, my children, for soon we'll away
Into the calm and the quiet
Kisara jumped joyfully, spun in the air and landed accidentally facing Noah. She did not see the small child as he was hiding behind a corner but Noah definitely saw her. Her light blue eyes in the moonlight seemed white and looked like she had no eyes whatsoever. Noah fell on the floor in shock.
Come, little children, I'll take thee away
Into a land of enchantment
Come, little children, the time's come to play
Here in my garden of shadows
On the ending note her voice was distorted the most to Noah and already a bit jumpy from the video game he screamed. "AHH!" Noah shrieked, running as fast as he could. Kisara didn't hear him because she was to busy listening to her voice (which sounded normal to her) echo peacefully throughout the deserted mansion. She happily danced her way to the side of the mansion that Noah had gone, heading to the piano.
Mokuba sat up and rubbed his eyes. "That sounded like Noah!" the sleepy boy exclaimed, running for the stairs. Mokuba climbed the stairs and headed for the sound of the music. He heard the piano's highest keys being played in a soft, slow melody. Of course this normally wouldn't be creepy but when you've been playing a horror game for the past six hours and the whole place is huge and deserted not to mention it's night time your mind can play tricks on you. Mokuba shivered when he heard a voice start singing along with it. 'Maybe I was imagining Noah's scream. After all he is a cyborg and he wouldn't want me being all clingy.' Mokuba thought, backing up a bit 'Come on Mokuba! Be a man! If Yugi were here he wouldn't care if it were one of his friends in potential danger.' Mokuba thought, bravely going forward at a snail's pace.
The scared teenager looked around the corner in fear to see what he thought was a ghost playing on the piano. Creeped out, Mokuba rummaged through his pockets to find a small plastic diamond that warped light to make it seem clear. Taking a careful aim Mokuba threw the plastic diamond at the ghost's back with his arm shaking the entire time. Due to his shaky toss the diamond fell short and landed half way. Due to it refracting light, to Mokuba it appeared that it went straight through the ghost. Mokuba's jaw dropped and he squeaked. Kisara turned, her eyes appearing devoid of form. "I-It's just like t-the game." Mokuba whispered, backing away.
"Mokuba?" Kisara said, not exactly sure what she saw. Mokuba freaked out and started screaming as he ran away.
Seto twitched and woke up. "Geez, Noah probably scared Mokuba." Seto grumbled, towards the stairs. Kisara chased after Mokuba and ran past the grand stairs. Mokuba blew past Noah. The frightened brunette glanced behind him to see a racing white figure that made no noise as she came closer. Noah screamed and ran after Mokuba. Seto grumbled some more and followed the screams. Noah ran down a corridor while Mokuba continued along the main path. "Geez, maybe I need a light." Kisara said, following Noah down a corridor. Seto then ran past Kisara not noticing her. Kisara opened a closet and poked her head in. "Noah?" she whispered, before closing it. She continued down the row of doors and found a utility closet. "Oh! There are flashlights in here." Kisara said, taking a flashlight. She flicked it on and continued down the chilly corridor. "Is it just me or did it get colder." she said, shivering. She promptly found another closet with long black blankets folded neatly. She pulled one of the black blankets out and wrapped it around her like a cloak. "I feel like a villain." she giggled, continuing her search. One of the doors opened into a bathroom. She poked her head inside and looked at her reflection in the mirror. In the white light of the flashlight her body seemed nonexistent because of the black cloak and her hair and eyes glowed otherworldly. She blinked twice before leaving the room, the door still opened.
Noah held his breath as the light came closer. He clamped his hand over his mouth as he tried to crawl back as far as he could. The door opened and Kisara poked her head in. In the dark and from Noah's vantage point it looked like Kisara had poked her head straight through the closed door. Noah screamed and tackled the door open and ran back for the main corridor. "Noah!" Kisara called, her voice getting warped cruelly. Seto stopped and turned around. 'Geez.' the annoyed CEO thought, heading for the back stairs. Noah ran back towards the main stairs while Kisara went the other way. 'I think Mokuba went this way.' she thought, undoing her cloak and instead wrapping it around her waist like skirt. Mokuba in fact had went that way and was currently hiding in a corner, keeping an eye on the main hall when he saw Kisara walk past. She was a distance away and it looked like she had no lower half. Mokuba shook and clamped his hands over his mouth. "Mokuba?" Kisara called, her voice sounding like a creepy monster. Mokuba screamed and ran the other way. "Mokuba!" Seto exclaimed, turning around and running faster.
Noah was hiding under the piano and heard Mokuba scream. He quickly scrambled from under the classic instrument and headed for his brother. Turning a corner he smacked right into Mokuba. "Waifu***!" Noah exclaimed, catching Mokuba
"There's a ghost!" Mokuba said, grabbing Noah's hand and pulling him away. Noah relished in holding Mokuba's hand despite the situation. They ran as fast as they could but Kisara was faster. "She's behind us, waifu!" Noah exclaimed
"We can split up!" Mokuba said, pointing to a fork in the hall. Mokuba ran down the right path and Noah down the left. Kisara only saw Noah disappearing. The two halls conjoined with the back stairs. The right pathway was shorter than the left one, and Mokuba ran into Seto. "Seto, Noah is down there with the ghost!" Mokuba exclaimed, dragging his older brother
"Ghost?!" Seto scoffed. Kisara walked hesitantly down the hall and checked every room. "Noah." she called, her voice sounding like a creepy dead ghost child. At this moment Noah was currently observing Seto and Noah dash past his door. "Mokuba!" Noah hissed, cracking the door open more. Mokuba turned around and joyfully yanked Seto into the cramped closet. "Do you hear the ghost?" Mokuba whispered, clinging onto Seto's arm in fear. Seto nodded his head with an eye roll. "I also want to have feeling in my arm still, Mokuba." Seto growled as Mokuba squeezed all of the blood out of his arm. Mokuba let his brother's arm go slightly. "The ghost is coming!" Noah whispered as Kisara's distorted voice came closer "It must be my dead mother coming to take me to the grave!" Noah squeaked
"That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard." Seto grumbled. Noah turned and glared at Seto. Despite the pitch blackness of the closet Noah's eyes seemed to glimmer slightly. "You brought me out here and set this up!" Noah hissed
"I would give you a worst present." Seto snapped. Kisara's voice came closer and Seto listened closely to it. "I wish I was back in the Virtual World." Noah whimpered, grabbing onto Seto like Mokuba. Seto sighed and wrapped his other arm around the miserable teenager. Kisara was about eight doors down when he heard the familiarization in her voice. He slid the two teenagers off of his lap and pushed the door open. "Seto no!" they both cried, trying to hold their older brother back. "Kisara!" Seto snapped. Kisara turned and her white eyes landed on Seto's. The senior Kaiba cringed slightly at the sight of the blind looking white eyes. "Seto!" she exclaimed, tackling the older boy in a hug "Mokuba and Noah ran off and I can't find them." Kisara said, tears pooling from her eyes. Seto kicked the door open a bit more and motioned inside. "Noah, Mokuba!" Kisara said, sounding relieved
"Witch!" they cried, falling back. Kisara opened her mouth slightly but no sound came out. Tears slightly leaked from her eyes. She quickly went behind the door. Mokuba and Noah flinched in their insensitivity. "This is why I dyed my hair!" she whispered sadly. Seto looked down upon his two younger brothers coldly. "Come on." he said to the pitiful party. He picked up Noah and slung him on his back. "Kisara can you get Mokuba?" Seto asked, turning to the weeping white haired girl. She nodded and quickly wiped her tears. She picked Mokuba up and adjusted him on her back. Seto walked down the corridor with Kisara following quietly. "S-S-Seto?" Kisara whispered. He simply nodded his head to acknowledge that he heard her. "S-Sorry about b-being such a w-wimp about i-it." Kisara stuttered, struggling to keep up. Seto didn't reply. "I can't believe they're already asleep." Kisara whispered, heaving Mokuba a bit higher on her back. While Mokuba was asleep, Noah on the other hand was not. He was fighting against sleepiness as much as possible. "Why are you wearing a bath robe anyway?" Seto asked suddenly
"I woke up and was feeling fretfully weird so I took a shower." Kisara sniffed
"And then you proceeded to scare the living crap out of Mokuba and Noah." Seto smirked
"I just took a walk! And maybe sung a bit... and used the piano but it wasn't anything creepy!" Kisara protested
"When I saw you before your eyes were white. That was a bit frightening. Imagine for two thirteen year old's after playing a horror video game all night." he said
"T-True." Kisara sighed
"Are you even wearing anything under it?" Seto asked
"Wouldn't you like to know!" she blushed, looking down
"Maybe I should find out." he smirked, glancing back.
Kisara squeaked and her face flushed. She was thankful for the darkness that hid her face for in fact she was not wearing anything other than her lingerie under it. 'You know, I'm kind of happy for Seto.' Noah thought, smiling softly. Seto suddenly stopped and slid Noah off of his back. "Noah, here's your room." Seto said, holding the boy steady until he regained his consciousness. Kisara slid Mokuba off her back. "Seto-nii-chan can I sleep with you?" Mokuba yawned, climbing back onto Kisara's back. Seto sighed and nodded his head. The trio continued down the main corridor while Noah opened the door to his room. The room was big and similar to Mokuba's. The moonlight that streamed in awoke the previous memories and gave birth to new nightmares that would approach him in the dark. "S-S-Seto?" Noah said hesitantly. The other group stopped in a patch of moonlight and Seto turned around. His cold blue eyes glared at Noah and made him regret speaking. "Could I stay with you guys?" Noah asked, rubbing his arm awkwardly. Seto turned around and Noah dropped his shoulders. He quickly lifted them up again when he heard Kisara murmur something to the CEO. "Come on Noah." Kisara whispered, beckoning to the young child. Noah joyfully ran away from the creepy room and quickly jumped onto Seto's back. "Get off!" Seto snapped, about to dunk the child off of his back. Kisara side glanced at Seto, giving him a sad look. Seto sighed and grumbled something to himself. They continued down the corridor until they reached Seto's room.
Mokuba and Noah were slid into the middle with Kisara and Seto on the outside. "Bleh, I hate horror." Kisara whispered
"I don't know why I even played that game in the first place." Noah grumbled
"It's not like I got anything out of it." Mokuba sighed
"Seto are you still awake?" Kisara asked, picking her head up to look at the other side of the bed
"Wish I wasn't." Seto sighed, turning over
"Meanie." Kisara pouted, laying back down. Kisara sighed and closed her eyes. Two Kaiba's were enough and now she had to deal with three. 'This is my life.' she thought 'But I'm okay with that.'