Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Best Democracy Money Can Buy ❯ Kaiba Land ( Chapter 7 )
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Chapter 7 Kaiba Land
A full week passed uneventfully. Serenity met Mokuba a few more times aft er school to do homework in
his office. Seto poked his head into the office occasionally to asked Mokuba for favors, but only spoke to
Serenity once to nail down the time and place they would meet before go ing to Kaiba Land. Serenity felt
uncomfortable around Seto, as if she was an ugly piece of furniture that& nbsp;Seto was planning to kick out
into the street&nbs p;as soon as his brother Mokuba agreed to get rid of it. However, Seto’s coldness towards
her was merely a by-pro duct of his years of professional training and his drive to finish all the work he
needed to complete before their Kaiba Land outing.
On the morning of the Kaiba Land trip, Serenity woke up to phone call from Tris tan. She jumped out of
bed and quickly checked the hallway outside her room out of habit to make sure that Joey was not&nbs p;
eavesdropping, and then answered it, “Hi Tristan.â€
His voice shook a little as he spoke. â ;€œSerenity, I want to apologize for being so insensitive earlier. I never
meant to hurt you. I care abo ut you, and I want to stay friends. So, what do you say to one last date
before& nbsp;I graduate?â€
Serenity’s heart raced excitedly at the thought. “What  ;did you have in mind, Tristan?†Out of habit, she
did a half-skip over to her mirror and started fussing with her long, light auburn hair.
“I figured that you and I could go to the beac h today so, um… what do you say?â€&n bsp;
“I already promised that I would go to Kaiba Land with Kaiba today.â€
There was an empty pause& nbsp;on Tristan’s end. “Please tell me youâ&euro ;™re joking.â€
“No Joke! Kaiba is picking me up in less than an hour.â€
Tristan paused again. Then, his voice became heated. “Is this some sort of ploy you cooked up with Joey
to make me jealous?â€
&a circ;€œNo! This is for real! Seto and I are--â€
*click*
&a circ;€œ--Just friends,†Serenity said into the disconnected phone. When she realized that Tristan had hung up
on her, sh e threw herself onto the bed and started sobbing. Then, she heard a soft knock on her door.
&ac irc;€œGo away,†she replied.
Joey spoke through the door. â€&oelig ;Serenity, what happened? Did Kaiba call you and say som ething nasty?â€
“No! It&n bsp;was Tristan. He… He…â&e uro;
Joey opened the door and went to sit beside his sister. He stroked her hair soothingly. “Don’t let that
j erk get to you, Serenity. You have plenty of time to find a new boyfriend. In fact, I don’t want you dating
anyone&nb sp;else until you’re my age. Right now, just go and have fun with&nbs p;your new friends.â€
With some effort, Serenity ground her crying to a halt. “OK. Um… I guess I should get ready then. I†™m a
total mess right now.â€
Joey patted Serenity on the back. “That’s the spirit!â& euro; Then, he left the room so she could change.
Serenity dug through her closet to find something colorful to wear. She picked out a T-shirt with Wing
Weaver on it, and  ;threw on a pair of jeans to compliment& nbsp;it. Then, she went to the washroom. She
wiped the dry tears off her face, combed her hair, and brushed her teeth. Then, she put on some pink lip
gloss and light mascara.
The doorbell rang, and Serenity checked herself in the mirror before running to answer it. Joey was
already there, opening the& nbsp;front door for her. “All right, Kaiba. If I even get a whiff of you saying
something rude to my sister…†Joey drew his index finger across his throat.
Kaiba caught sight of Serenity standing behind her brother. The pastel colors of her shirt accentuated
her beautiful skin tones and soft green eyes. “Don’t worry, Wheeler. She’s obviously not a mutt like
you.â€
“Serenity, are you sure you want to be friends  ;with this jerk?†Joey asked.
Serenity looked up at Kaiba’s icy blue eyes and wondered why she had agreed to participate in thi s silly
game between him and Joey. Then, she thought back to the day on Kaiba’s Battle City Tour nament
blimp when he had capitulated to her pleading gaze and provided Bakura (the nice one) with medical
care. She knew that there was some good in&nbs p;him, and she set her sights on him&nbs p;bringing it out in him
again. “I’m sure.â€
Kaiba’s new limo sat quietly in front of the Wheeler residence. Its immaculate silver paint glistened in
the sun. Kaiba flaunted it briefly in front of Joey, then escorted Serenity down to it. Joey muttered
“Show-off† ;under his breath as Mokuba opened the door for Serenity and he watched them ge t into the
limo. Kaiba’s new driver turned the motor on and pulled away from the curb. The vehicle made a high-
pitched screech that sounded like a vacuum cleaner on steroids as it drove, which the passengers inside
did not hear due to the excellent sound-proofing material that Kaiba had installed in the body of the
vehicle. Joey put his hands over his ears and yelled something obscene as the limo disappeared from
sight. He looked as if he had just heard a screaming banshee .
Serenity looked back at Joey through the back window. “Kaiba, what’s wrong w ith my brother?â€
Seto, who had been&n bsp;watching Joey the whole time, laughed. &a circ;€œHe doesn’t like the&nbs p;motor I picked. This
was produced by Schroder Corporation. It’s a wonder that that loser is still in business. He can’t get
anything right!&nb sp;Anyway, I have a better, quieter model on order fr om a small private company that
actually knows what it is doing.â€
“Thatâ€&tr ade;s cool, Kaiba. Do you think that the small private company would share what they&n bsp;know with
Schroder so that he can build a better motor?†Ser enity asked.
Seto looked down at the innocent teenage girl. She had a lot to learn about the wa ys of businessmen.
“No. Schroder would have to buy the company f irst, and I’m not going to  ;let him.â€
“Why not?&aci rc;€ Serenity asked.
“Schroder& nbsp;has a contract with International Oil not to produce any electric car motors that people would
actually want to buy. It is a very complex document with subtle wording, but that’s the general idea,â€
Mokuba explained.
“International Oil… that’s part of International Enterprises. Bakura owns that, right?†Serenity
wondered.
â&eur o;œYeah, and so far he’s been bullying all the weaker companies into serving his every whim,†Mokuba&n bsp;
replied.
“That’s&n bsp;terrible!†Serenity exclaimed, “Kaiba, why don& acirc;€™t you stand up to him?â&e uro; She looked at him with
the same pleading eyes that she had used on him over two years ago during the Battle City Tournament
when she had begged him to give Bakura medical attention.
Se to Kaiba’s heart softened as he looked into her pur e, innocent face. A little more moisture than usual
coated his icy electric blue eyes. “I do what I can.â€
A heavy silence enveloped them for several minu tes, and then Serenity abruptly changed the subject. “I
was thinking&nb sp;about getting Joey a graduation present wh ile we are out. Do you guys happen to have any
Red Eyes Black Dragon stuff in your gift shop?â€
“No, but&nbs p;we could custom-order something for you. It shouldn’t be too hard to&nbs p;change the dye colors on
our Blue Eyes White Dragon products. Just tell us what you think he would&nbs p;like and we’ll do it for you,â€
Mokuba offered.
“You mean it? Oh Mokuba! Thank You!†Serenity&nb sp;threw her arms around Mokuba and gave him the
biggest hug she co uld without unbuckling her seatbelt.
Mokuba blushed, and Seto watched her enthusiastic display of& nbsp;affection attentively. There was
something about her that set&n bsp;off butterflies in his stomach, and Seto could not help but wonder if he
would ever be the recipient of such a heartfelt hug from a female.
Closing Note:
Thankfully,&nbs p;the development of electric cars in our universe has only experienced a temporary setback
due to the actions of corporations. If you would like to le arn more, I recommend watching “Who Killed
the Electric Car.†There is also a re ally great article online about how someone&n bsp;used an aircraft
generator motor in an electr ic car and it turned out sounding just like Kaiba’s… *walks away whistling*
Chapter 7 Kaiba Land
A full week passed uneventfully. Serenity met Mokuba a few more times aft er school to do homework in
his office. Seto poked his head into the office occasionally to asked Mokuba for favors, but only spoke to
Serenity once to nail down the time and place they would meet before go ing to Kaiba Land. Serenity felt
uncomfortable around Seto, as if she was an ugly piece of furniture that& nbsp;Seto was planning to kick out
into the street&nbs p;as soon as his brother Mokuba agreed to get rid of it. However, Seto’s coldness towards
her was merely a by-pro duct of his years of professional training and his drive to finish all the work he
needed to complete before their Kaiba Land outing.
On the morning of the Kaiba Land trip, Serenity woke up to phone call from Tris tan. She jumped out of
bed and quickly checked the hallway outside her room out of habit to make sure that Joey was not&nbs p;
eavesdropping, and then answered it, “Hi Tristan.â€
His voice shook a little as he spoke. â ;€œSerenity, I want to apologize for being so insensitive earlier. I never
meant to hurt you. I care abo ut you, and I want to stay friends. So, what do you say to one last date
before& nbsp;I graduate?â€
Serenity’s heart raced excitedly at the thought. “What  ;did you have in mind, Tristan?†Out of habit, she
did a half-skip over to her mirror and started fussing with her long, light auburn hair.
“I figured that you and I could go to the beac h today so, um… what do you say?â€&n bsp;
“I already promised that I would go to Kaiba Land with Kaiba today.â€
There was an empty pause& nbsp;on Tristan’s end. “Please tell me youâ&euro ;™re joking.â€
“No Joke! Kaiba is picking me up in less than an hour.â€
Tristan paused again. Then, his voice became heated. “Is this some sort of ploy you cooked up with Joey
to make me jealous?â€
&a circ;€œNo! This is for real! Seto and I are--â€
*click*
&a circ;€œ--Just friends,†Serenity said into the disconnected phone. When she realized that Tristan had hung up
on her, sh e threw herself onto the bed and started sobbing. Then, she heard a soft knock on her door.
&ac irc;€œGo away,†she replied.
Joey spoke through the door. â€&oelig ;Serenity, what happened? Did Kaiba call you and say som ething nasty?â€
“No! It&n bsp;was Tristan. He… He…â&e uro;
Joey opened the door and went to sit beside his sister. He stroked her hair soothingly. “Don’t let that
j erk get to you, Serenity. You have plenty of time to find a new boyfriend. In fact, I don’t want you dating
anyone&nb sp;else until you’re my age. Right now, just go and have fun with&nbs p;your new friends.â€
With some effort, Serenity ground her crying to a halt. “OK. Um… I guess I should get ready then. I†™m a
total mess right now.â€
Joey patted Serenity on the back. “That’s the spirit!â& euro; Then, he left the room so she could change.
Serenity dug through her closet to find something colorful to wear. She picked out a T-shirt with Wing
Weaver on it, and  ;threw on a pair of jeans to compliment& nbsp;it. Then, she went to the washroom. She
wiped the dry tears off her face, combed her hair, and brushed her teeth. Then, she put on some pink lip
gloss and light mascara.
The doorbell rang, and Serenity checked herself in the mirror before running to answer it. Joey was
already there, opening the& nbsp;front door for her. “All right, Kaiba. If I even get a whiff of you saying
something rude to my sister…†Joey drew his index finger across his throat.
Kaiba caught sight of Serenity standing behind her brother. The pastel colors of her shirt accentuated
her beautiful skin tones and soft green eyes. “Don’t worry, Wheeler. She’s obviously not a mutt like
you.â€
“Serenity, are you sure you want to be friends  ;with this jerk?†Joey asked.
Serenity looked up at Kaiba’s icy blue eyes and wondered why she had agreed to participate in thi s silly
game between him and Joey. Then, she thought back to the day on Kaiba’s Battle City Tour nament
blimp when he had capitulated to her pleading gaze and provided Bakura (the nice one) with medical
care. She knew that there was some good in&nbs p;him, and she set her sights on him&nbs p;bringing it out in him
again. “I’m sure.â€
Kaiba’s new limo sat quietly in front of the Wheeler residence. Its immaculate silver paint glistened in
the sun. Kaiba flaunted it briefly in front of Joey, then escorted Serenity down to it. Joey muttered
“Show-off† ;under his breath as Mokuba opened the door for Serenity and he watched them ge t into the
limo. Kaiba’s new driver turned the motor on and pulled away from the curb. The vehicle made a high-
pitched screech that sounded like a vacuum cleaner on steroids as it drove, which the passengers inside
did not hear due to the excellent sound-proofing material that Kaiba had installed in the body of the
vehicle. Joey put his hands over his ears and yelled something obscene as the limo disappeared from
sight. He looked as if he had just heard a screaming banshee .
Serenity looked back at Joey through the back window. “Kaiba, what’s wrong w ith my brother?â€
Seto, who had been&n bsp;watching Joey the whole time, laughed. &a circ;€œHe doesn’t like the&nbs p;motor I picked. This
was produced by Schroder Corporation. It’s a wonder that that loser is still in business. He can’t get
anything right!&nb sp;Anyway, I have a better, quieter model on order fr om a small private company that
actually knows what it is doing.â€
“Thatâ€&tr ade;s cool, Kaiba. Do you think that the small private company would share what they&n bsp;know with
Schroder so that he can build a better motor?†Ser enity asked.
Seto looked down at the innocent teenage girl. She had a lot to learn about the wa ys of businessmen.
“No. Schroder would have to buy the company f irst, and I’m not going to  ;let him.â€
“Why not?&aci rc;€ Serenity asked.
“Schroder& nbsp;has a contract with International Oil not to produce any electric car motors that people would
actually want to buy. It is a very complex document with subtle wording, but that’s the general idea,â€
Mokuba explained.
“International Oil… that’s part of International Enterprises. Bakura owns that, right?†Serenity
wondered.
â&eur o;œYeah, and so far he’s been bullying all the weaker companies into serving his every whim,†Mokuba&n bsp;
replied.
“That’s&n bsp;terrible!†Serenity exclaimed, “Kaiba, why don& acirc;€™t you stand up to him?â&e uro; She looked at him with
the same pleading eyes that she had used on him over two years ago during the Battle City Tournament
when she had begged him to give Bakura medical attention.
Se to Kaiba’s heart softened as he looked into her pur e, innocent face. A little more moisture than usual
coated his icy electric blue eyes. “I do what I can.â€
A heavy silence enveloped them for several minu tes, and then Serenity abruptly changed the subject. “I
was thinking&nb sp;about getting Joey a graduation present wh ile we are out. Do you guys happen to have any
Red Eyes Black Dragon stuff in your gift shop?â€
“No, but&nbs p;we could custom-order something for you. It shouldn’t be too hard to&nbs p;change the dye colors on
our Blue Eyes White Dragon products. Just tell us what you think he would&nbs p;like and we’ll do it for you,â€
Mokuba offered.
“You mean it? Oh Mokuba! Thank You!†Serenity&nb sp;threw her arms around Mokuba and gave him the
biggest hug she co uld without unbuckling her seatbelt.
Mokuba blushed, and Seto watched her enthusiastic display of& nbsp;affection attentively. There was
something about her that set&n bsp;off butterflies in his stomach, and Seto could not help but wonder if he
would ever be the recipient of such a heartfelt hug from a female.
Closing Note:
Thankfully,&nbs p;the development of electric cars in our universe has only experienced a temporary setback
due to the actions of corporations. If you would like to le arn more, I recommend watching “Who Killed
the Electric Car.†There is also a re ally great article online about how someone&n bsp;used an aircraft
generator motor in an electr ic car and it turned out sounding just like Kaiba’s… *walks away whistling*