Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Love of a Priestess ❯ Seto Kaiba ( Chapter 6 )

The next morning I looked up Seto Kaiba in the phone book. There was only one listing: Kaiba Corp. No wonder the Pharaoh mentioned Kaiba's power. He was CEO of one of the most powerful companies in the world.

I fiddled with the phone cord as I rang his offices. When the secretary picked up, I asked to speak with Kaiba himself. As expected, she declined to connect me. When asked if I would like an appointment instead, I jumped at the chance.

It never occurred to me that the secretary did not ask why I wanted an interview, nor who I was or what company I represented. She simply scheduled me in at one o'clock the next day.

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She stopped me on my way out the door. "You're going to see Seto Kaiba today." It was a comment, not a question. "You may want to know something."

I paused, uncertain. "What have you done?" They were always planning things behind my back, revealing it only at the last minute, just before I needed to know.

"You are now the sole executive of a very powerful, wealthy company. The company is Millennium Corporation. You came into the position as part of an inheritance from a distant uncle. You have extensive training in business and are perfectly capable of running the company on your own. It may help you to know all this when you speak to Seto Kaiba."

"Why?" I asked suspiciously.

She did not answer. "It may be useful."

With a heavy sigh, I walked out the door. I didn't even want to know why-or how-they had organized such an elaborate scheme.

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I strode up to the secretary's desk, looking more confident than I felt.

"I'm here to see Mr. Kaiba," I announced.

She nodded mechanically. "Sit there. He'll call you in just a few moments."

Indeed, just a few moments later I heard a light tenor call out for the next appointment. The secretary looked over her glasses at me and nodded. Quickly, I stalked across the room and opened the door to Seto Kaiba's office.

He motioned for me to sit down in a leather-upholstered chair opposite him. As he flipped through papers on his desk I examined him. He was very tall, and thin, but I could sense that he was well built and muscular beneath his clothes. His dark brown hair was clean cut. If he had been any other man, he would have been very attractive.

But his eyes… his dark, beautiful, frightening, icy blue eyes…

Seto Kaiba finally looked up at me and into my eyes. He was trying to stare me down. I was tempted to avert my gaze, but instead I stared firmly into his eyes. I would not let that icy blueness scare me.

"So, I'm sure you realize that I don't grant personal appointments to every beautiful woman who calls me and asks for one." I declined to respond. "I looked you up, and I discovered that you are the sole executive of Millennium Corp. Now, Kaiba Corp, is always seeking to expand our market, products, and assets. Millennium Corp. is a small corporation, but you have exceptional assets and financial stability. It would make an excellent addition to Kaiba Corp."

"Are you asking me to respond to that? What do you want?"

"I propose the joining of our two corporations. Naturally, Kaiba Corp. would assume all your assets and stocks. You would be allowed to retain some control over your company's doings, but I would be in ultimate control. You would be paid handsomely to be my employee."

His arrogance annoyed me, but I tried to keep myself under control.

"Mr. Kaiba, I am only here to attempt to determine terms of our companies merging. I would request several terms that you have either disregarded or overlooked. I want to maintain complete control over my company. I would also like Millennium Corp. to retain some form of independence from Kaiba Corp. Among others, of course."

He gazed at me, unperturbed. After long minutes of deadlock, he spoke. "Very well. There will be other times to discuss this. I'm scheduling you for an appointment in two days, same time. I expect to see you back here."

I almost glared at him. I never wanted to step back in his office if my life depended on it. But I had no choice. I could think of no other way to determine which item he possessed, and what memories I could unlock.