Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Dreams Come True ❯ Chapter Fifteen: Liar, Liar ( Chapter 15 )

Chapter Fifteen: "Er…Oops…"

"Okay. Just try to look cute and young and don't say much."

"Why not?"

"Because you'll say something like `I LOVE YOUR BOSS', that's why!"

"Will not!"

"Shh!! Mina! People are staring!"

And indeed they were. The lady next to Mina coughed meaningfully, giving her a funny look.

"Oh, I'm sorry ma'am." She managed politely, glaring at Serenity.

For the most part, the rest of the bus ride downtown was uneventful. Well, some random guy kept hitting on Serenity, and Mina discovered she has a very peculiar form of motion sickness that only seems to work with buses. See what I mean? Uneventful.

At any rate-they soon arrived at their destination.

"Ok, Mina, you know what to do?"

"Not really."

Serenity chose to ignore this comment, straightened her skirt, gave her friend a secret wink, and they both went in through the large glass double doors of Kaiba Corp.

The lady at the counter looked down her nose at them, and gave a little sniff of contempt.

"May I help you?"

Mina just sort of looked up, and to the left slightly, finding the third light fixture from the door suddenly very interesting. She knew from experience she looked cuter when she looked stupid.

"Yes. This is my niece, um, Aya. She's starting as an intern in your company, today, I believe."

The woman looked down at her sheets, up at Mina, and to the sheets again.

"I don't seem to have any notice of an intern arriving today." She had her finger hovering over the security button.

"Ma'am, maybe there's a mistake, because she was accepted a long time ago." Mina bit her lip. Maybe this wasn't going to work.

"….Allright. I'll just have to believe you. I will take her upstairs to meet our CEO, doubtless he knows something about this." She stood and looked at Mina. "Well, come on, then. Hopefully we can catch him before he goes in for his meeting." She turned around and started to briskly walk towards the elevators. Mina grinned at Serenity and trotted after the secretary, praying for all she was worth.

Once on the topmost floor, the secretary paused and turned around just outside the doors of Seto's office.

"Mr. Kaiba is a very busy man. He will probably give you five minutes, tops. Don't say anything stupid, or you might not work at this corporation very long…"

Mina nodded in understanding. In short, she could say anything she wanted. Not like she worked here, anyways. The big oak door was opened and Mina ushered inside. She paused a minute, frowning nervously at the floor, then walked forward and took a seat in the chair in front of Seto's desk. He was writing something and didn't look up-Mina coughed meaningfully.

"Yes, I know you're here. Wait a minute."

"Seto-" She said, cutting herself off. She was likely to fling herself at him at nay moment. He looked up at her sharply.

"Mina? What are you doing? And what are you doing here?" The papers were forgotten. He knew he had to apologize.

"I-I…I had to see you! I'm really, really sorry, and I wanted to come back here and say that even if you don't forgive me, I'm…well, sorry." She stopped, biting her lip.

"You came all the way here, just to say that?"

She nodded.

"And why?" He stood now and walked around his desk until he was facing her, hands behind his back, eyes skeptical.

"Oh, Seto…Because I.." She searched around for the words-he stood and waited patiently.

"Because I love you." She murmured softly, finally, looking up at him with eyes full of emotion. This startled him so much it snapped him out of his usually indifferent attitude.

"No-no. You don't. You can't." He turned and started pacing, frowning. Mina shrunk back in her chair, and began to bite her nails. A nervous habit-one she hadn't had since she was five. "Why? No, don't answer that. No. You don't love me. I-I don't love you." He looked back at her-she was crying quietly, tears streaming down her cheeks, looking for all the world like a lost little girl. He turned away, closed his heart.

"What are you so afraid of?" Came the small voice, and he turned his head to look at her. "Is it me? Or is it knowing that loving someone means that you fully trust and believe in that person? You can't bring yourself to open your heart? Oh.. Seto…" She trailed off, biting her lip, staring out the windows. A long silence passed-the two of them still like that-not moving at all. And then-

"I should go." The defeated voice came-and she stood, looking at him, wanting to somehow reach out and hold him-but she couldn't. He turned around and watched her as she walked to the door-for the second time that day, and he suddenly realized that he really didn't want to lose her again, and that in fact he did love her. Mina, one hand on the doorknob, suddenly found a pair of strong arms around her from behind.

"I lied." He said softly, and kissed her on the cheek.