Chapter 1

Seto Kaiba walked into the school classroom and sat down at his usual desk in the far back left corner. He found teachers usually left him to his own devices when he was sequestered away. They rarely called on him for an answer anyway, being the CEO of Kaiba Corp. definitely had its perks.

Once I obtain the sorry excuse of a diploma from this school, I can finally stop wasting my time here and focus on furthering my company, he thought bitterly.

Laughter from across the room caught his attention as he noticed Yugi Motto and his friends sit down in their seats. Kaiba couldn't stop a sneer from escaping his lips. Yugi may have defeated me once again in the Battle City tournament, but I have bigger fish to fry then to worry about defeating the 'King of Games'.

Kaiba returned his attention to a book he had pulled out. The teachers here had hardly anything new to teach him. His step-father, Gozaboru, had given him the toughest and strictest tutors. But with him now gone, Kaiba needed to complete at least some education, even if it was only for the piece of paper. He can't give any of his peers in the corporate world any reason to look down on him. Most of them carried business degrees from prestigious colleges when Seto didn't even carry his high school diploma. It was bad enough that he didn't plan on attending college, he simply didn't have the time or patience.

After an abysmal hour of history, the bell finally rang to signal the end of the day. Kaiba quickly got up to escape out of the room as fast he could. In his haste, he didn't see a fellow student a few chairs ahead of him also get up and ended up running right into the back of them.

Or her he should say.

"Why don't you watch where you're going!" Kaiba snarled. He couldn't rush past as she was now blocking the aisle, with some of her books scattered on the floor.

She turned around to look at him, her eyes flashing as she met his gaze.

"Figures, you run into me and then blame me for it. Sorry if I don't bow out of the way for the great Seto Kaiba!".

Kaiba was momentarily stunned, he wasn't used to people talking to him this way. Employees who had worked for him for years still couldn't look him in the eye when they spoke to him. Kaiba appraised the girl who had the nerve to speak so blatantly to him by letting his eyes trail her up and down.

Raven black hair that hung just below her shoulders. It wasn't straight but not quite curly either. It fell in thick waves all around her face which had pronounced cheek bones and a straight but dainty nose. For a girl she was tall, the top of her head looked like it just reached under his chin.

Her blouse was buttoned all the way up and the skirt sat just at her knee. Most girls tried to show as much skin as possible with the school uniform to appear more attractive, but with her, she didn't have to. Any man would agree that she was gorgeous.

When he met back up at her eyes, he saw that they were a brilliant green. And they were glaring at him.

Kaiba glared back. "Hmph, well maybe you should take a page out of somebody else's book and learn to step out of my way, less you see my bad said."

"You mean this isn't your bad side?" she retorted. "It's no wonder then that people run the other direction when they see you approaching."

Kaiba's eyes narrowed a fraction. "Unfortunately, the same can't be said of you. Now move out of my way, you've wasted enough of my time."

As he shoved past her to get to the door, he heard her yell at his retreating back "Send me a bill for using up your, oh-so-precious time. Not that you need it!"

Kaiba ignored her and kept walking. I must've turned down her advances at some point. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned he mused to himself. He quickly squashed any more thoughts of her and continued towards his awaiting limo. She wasn't worth the energy.

000

Aria huffed as she watched Kaiba leave the classroom. What an arrogant jerk! It's no wonder he doesn't have any friends.

"You okay there Aria? Looks like you had a bit of a run-in with Kaiba."

Aria turned around to see Yugi standing with an amused look on his face as well as her fallen textbooks. "Yeah I'm fine. Nothing I can't handle." She said with a wink.

Yugi did a deep chuckle. "Of that I have no doubt."

Aria gave Yugi a lopsided grin. Yugi has been a close friend of hers for the past couple of years now and was always a good listener when she needed someone to confide in. Which has been a lot recently due to her chaotic home life.

She already knew all about his "other" side. She started to notice it more and more while watching Yugi duel. She couldn't understand how a guy usually soft spoken and timid could be so brave and confident during a duel. She was very skeptical at first when he confided in her the secret about his Millennium Puzzle, but it became easier to believe after all the weird stuff that happened during the Battle City tournament.

Now it was just a normal thing. Actually, she would have to say she has become closer with Pharoah, if that's possible since they are basically the same person, sort of…she tried not to thing about it too much.

"Hey Yug!" Joey Wheeler called out. "We're all headin' out for pizza, you comin'?"

Yugi nodded. "Sure! You want to join us Aria?"

"Thanks, but I have somewhere I need to be." Aria answered. "I have to meet up with the guidance counsellor to see about that internship I applied for."

"Oh yes, the science one, right? Something with high-tech computers?"

Aria rolled her eyes. "In laymen's terms, yes. I won't bore you with the details, but I'm hoping it will help me get into a very competitive computer science program. I'll let you know how it turns out."

"Sounds good, I'll see you around Aria."

"Bye, Yugi!" Aria called over her shoulder as she headed out of the classroom and towards the admin offices.

Aria stopped at a door that read "Guidance Counsellor, Mrs. Tanaka". She knocked quickly twice and waited until she was told to enter.

Mrs. Tanaka sat in a simple office with her desk crammed into a corner. She wore a simple beige blouse with matching skirt. Frameless square glasses sat perched on the edge of her nose while she typed into her computer.

"Ah, Miss Ito, right on time." Mrs. Tanaka said, as she swiveled around in her desk chair to face her. "You'll be happy to know that you have been granted the internship! Though I had little doubt that you wouldn't have gotten it".

Aria beamed while she sat down in the only available empty chair. "Really? I'm just happy to have gotten an internship at all! Which company will I be working with?"

"Well that's the best part! A very prestigious company has accepted to take on your internship. This should give a great boost to your scholarship application as well as helping you get into your desired program."

Aria almost couldn't contain her excitement. Obtaining the scholarship that's going to get her into that computer science program is going to change so much for her. The biggest being she can finally get out of her stepfather's house and start living her own life.

"That's awesome Mrs. Tanaka!"

"I thought you'd be happy" Mrs. Tanaka said with a smile. "They want you to start right away next week instead of waiting for school to be out in the summer. Kaiba Corp expects you to be there first thing after school on Monday."

It was like someone had popped the balloon of elation that had been inflating inside of Aria's heart. Her smile fell and was replaced immediately with disbelief.

"Kaiba Corp? You can't be serious!" Aria exclaimed.

Mrs. Tanaka gave her a confused look. "I thought you would've been ecstatic to hear that it was Kaiba Corp. You must know that they are the leading company in computer software within Domino City. Not to mention that they rarely take on high school internship students."

Aria crossed her arms in a huff. "It's not the company I have a problem with, just its CEO."

"Oh, that's right, you probably share some classes with Mr. Kaiba. I'm sure it won't be a problem Miss Ito. I doubt you'll have much contact with him during your internship. I'm sure he'll have more important matters at hand then worry about one high school student." Mrs. Tanaka said with a wave of her hand.

"I guess you're right." Aria sighed. Aria had rarely interacted with Kaiba in school, but it didn't take much to see what an arrogant, self-conceited man he was. You could tell even the teachers were afraid of him. And all because he was some billionaire playboy. But what really rubbed Aria the wrong way concerning the haughty CEO, was how he acted so above everyone else, that people were just ants beneath his feet to be stepped on to help him obtain his own goals. Just like her stepfather.

But she can't let one man stop her from achieving her dreams. And Mrs. Tanaka is right. Having an internship at Kaiba Corp. will do wonders for her applications.

I can do this, Aria chanted to herself. It won't be any different than at school. I just work for him now…and on his technology…and he has the power to fire me. Great.

"I appreciate all that you've done for me Mrs. Tanaka. And I look forward to starting my internship on Monday."

"Great! I've got some paperwork here for you to sign and as well as directions of where to go." Mrs. Tanaka explained, handing her a thin manila folder.

Aria accepted the folder and rose to leave. "Thanks again Mrs. Tanaka. I'll let you know how it goes."

"No problem my dear. I'm sure you'll greatly enjoy your time there."

Why do I find that hard to believe? Aria thought to herself as she left the office and started to head for home.

My first fanfic! I hope you guys enjoy it! Just a heads up, I already have the first few chapters written, so if you like it (or don't like it) but want to see more, let me know! Cheers