A/N: I am not a romanticist, but this idea kept bugging me. So enjoy and tell me what you think.
Rated M just in case.
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Chapter One
Alyssa sighed as Mokuba beat her again in his favorite video game. She just let him win because she didn't want to make him look bad. He didn't seem to care, he just thought he had skill, which he did, but she was better.
"Okay, no more games." she muttered, setting her controller down. "I wonder what's taking your brother so long."
"Work." Mokuba said. "He's working on a new idea to show to your uncle, Alyssa."
Alyssa nodded and sat back on the couch. She had become Mokuba's babysitter because Seto didn't want him to be alone for so long and Mokuba hated the guards. She had to admit, being paid extra for babysitting was nice.
"So, what do you want to do now?" Mokuba asked.
Alyssa shrugged. "Whatever you want to do."
Mokuba thought about it for a second. "How about-?"
He was interrupted by Seto coming in the mansion. Alyssa sat forward once more and looked at him. He seemed tired and ticked. He barely even looked at her or Mokuba before disappearing into his home office.
"He seems mad." Mokuba said, standing up. "I wonder why."
"Well, don't do anything to make him madder." Alyssa warned, getting her purse and standing up too. "I work for him, remember?"
"Okay…" Mokuba mumbled, staring at the closed door of his big brother's office.
Alyssa sighed and put a hand on his shoulder. "I'll try to figure out what's wrong with him tomorrow morning. Okay?"
"I guess so." Mokuba agreed quietly.
"Good. Now you better run off to bed. I'll see you tomorrow."
Mokuba gave her a hug around her waist seeing as he was shorter than her by several inches before he ran off. Alyssa took one last look at the office door before leaving.
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"Seto? Earth to Seto." Alyssa said, standing in front of the motionless Seto. "Are you in there Seto?"
Seto snapped out of his reverie. "What?" he asked.
"I was asking you if you were alright." Alyssa stated, cocking her head to one side as she studied him with her emerald green eyes.
"I'm fine." Seto muttered.
"Well, you weren't last night." Alyssa pointed out. "And Mokuba and I were getting kind of worried about you."
"I'm fine. Business is just getting tough."
"Want me to work my charms?" Alyssa asked, sitting on the corner of his desk. "Because you know I will do that, just to get some pesky bosses off your back."
"No, I don't want you to concern yourself with my problems."
"Seto, when it comes to the business, your problems are mine because we work for the same business." Alyssa pointed out. "So, you can let me help you."
"Can't. Too complicated." Seto muttered, rubbing his forehead. "Just do what you normally do at work."
"Alright…Pegasus is coming today at 2 for that meeting about your new game system." Alyssa said, looking at her notepad.
"Why can't your uncle just look over it and email me his answer?" Seto asked, looking at her.
Alyssa shrugged. "I guess he thinks that would be less personal…Do you really want to get one of his emails? They always have a Toon Monster dancing on the screen…"
"I remember them…" Seto muttered, suppressing the urge to shiver in disgust. "Fine, I'll see him, but he better make it a fast meeting. My schedule's packed."
"Okay. I'll see what I can do." Alyssa promised, walking out of his office.
Finally! Seto thought, pulling up some non-business things on his computer.
"Oh and Seto," Alyssa said, popping her head back into his office causing him to jump in surprise. "We're having sesame seed chicken and fried rice tonight. Interested?"
"I'll be late tonight, but save me some." Seto muttered, glancing at her. "Now, run along and do whatever it is you do…"
Alyssa rolled her eyes and left again. Seto sighed in relief. All he wanted her to do was leave him alone for awhile. Just a little while and he'd be fine. Well…as long as she never found out what was going on…he'd be fine.
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"So, you see Pegasus, this new gaming system is far better than the last one." Seto finished explaining to the man in the red suit across from him. "Is that clear enough for you?"
"Yes Kaiba boy. I heard all of that in your proposal. Did Alyssa help you come up with the idea?" Pegasus asked, looking at Kaiba with one eye.
"She did. You got a problem with that?" Kaiba asked, looking at him.
"No. Of course I don't. She's my niece and I'm glad that you work so well with her." Pegasus said, smirking. "So, when are you planning on asking her out?"
"WHAT!?!" Kaiba exclaimed, almost jumping out of his seat.
"I asked you when you're going to ask my niece out." Pegasus stated, crossing his legs.
"Never." Kaiba said, crossing his arms. "She's my colleague and a friend. That's it."
"Sure it is…" Pegasus smirked. "But she's attractive right?"
"What kind of question is that?" Kaiba asked. "She's your niece for crying out loud!"
"I find her to be a very attractive person." Pegasus said. "As do many of the other men she works with. Women also find her to be an attractive person. Do you Kaiba boy?"
"She's okay, I guess." Kaiba muttered, looking at his computer monitor. "But I'm not interested in her or anyone else at the moment."
"Oh well, a man can only hope for the best for his niece." Pegasus sighed, standing up. "So, you have my funding backing you up on your gaming system idea. Alyssa will help you get everything ready I trust."
"She will. She always does." Kaiba mumbled, typing something on his computer. "You can show yourself to the door right?"
"Yes. It was nice seeing you Kaiba boy." Pegasus said, heading for the door. "And if you change your mind about Alyssa, you have my blessing."
Kaiba nodded to show that he heard and Pegasus left the office. He walked past Alyssa's desk and walked back. She glanced up at him.
"Uncle?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I will see you later Angel." he said, giving her a hug before walking towards the elevator.
Alyssa sweat dropped and looked at Croquet. "Make sure he takes it easy on the wine today." she whispered.
Croquet nodded and got in the elevator with Pegasus. Alyssa sighed and leaned back in her seat. Why can't I have normal relatives? she asked herself. Oh well… She glanced at her watch. She was due for her lunch hour. She stood up and glanced at the door to Kaiba's office thinking about whether or not she should tell him that she was leaving. She decided not to. He really didn't seem in the mood for distractions, so she grabbed her jacket and headed down the stairs.
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Alyssa's lunch consisted of a Diet Coke bought from a little run down store. She just walked around town, trying to come up with something she could do for the rest of her lunch hour. None came to mind.
"Hey Alyssa!!!" someone called.
Alyssa turned around and almost shrieked when she was picked up and swung around in a tight hug. "Joey?"
"That's me." the boy said, swinging her around. He smiled his boyish smile. "Long time, no see."
"Yeah," Alyssa agreed, smiling at him.
"C'mon man that's not fair. You can't have her to yourself you know!" Tristan declared, running over. As soon as Alyssa's feet found the ground again, Tristan picked her up in a bone crushing hug. "How ya doing?"
"I'm fine." Alyssa gasped. "But I'm losing the feeling in several places of my body."
"Sorry." Tristan said, putting her down.
"It's alright." Alyssa muttered, straightening her shirt. She glanced at the two other people who had joined them. "Hey Yugi, Tea."
"Hey Alyssa." Yugi said.
Alyssa smirked and grabbed him in a bear hug. Tristan and Joey got an idea and crushed the two of them in a group hug. Tea watched them.
"I hang out with idiots…" Tea muttered, sweat dropping.
"We didn't forget about you!" Tristan said, reaching over and pulling her into the group hug.
Alyssa loosened her grip on Yugi and sighed. "So besides hugging me to death, what are you guys doing here?" Alyssa asked.
Tristan and Joey pulled away from the rest of the group, allowing them to get the much needed oxygen. Alyssa looked at them and noticed how Joey had gotten all red in the face. She cocked an eyebrow and crossed her arms over her chest, waiting to see what they'd say.
"Um…can't we just hang out with our bestest friend in the world?" Joey asked, looking at her, a small smile on his face.
"Um…I guess that would be okay…" Alyssa said, nodding slightly.
Tristan slapped the back of Joey's head. "C'mon man!" he exclaimed. "That's not why you drug us all the way here! Just ask her the damn question that you want to ask!"
Joey glowered at him for a second.
"Joey? What do you want to ask me?" Alyssa asked.
Joey looked back at her before looking down at his feet. "Would you be my girlfriend?" he asked.
Alyssa's eyes widened in surprise. She had not expected that.
"Joey, I…I have to think about it." Alyssa whispered, watching him curse himself under his breath. "Listen, I'll call you when I know my answer."
"Okay…" Joey muttered, still looking at his shoes.
Alyssa looked at the others before walking off towards the KC building. She was glad for once that her lunch hour was over.
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An employee from another level of the building handed Alyssa a report that she'd have to show to Kaiba later. She sighed and walked over to her desk, glancing at the pictures of her parents, who had been dead for as long as she could remember. Her eyes landed on the pictures of her and Pegasus, who'd been there since her parents had died. He wasn't the perfect uncle, but he tried to be. And then there were the pictures of her and the Yugi gang and her and Mokuba, but none of the pictures had her and Kaiba.
She shook her head and collected her memo pad. There were tones of messages from partners of Kaiba Corp and scheduled meetings times, practically everything a secretary had to deal with. She dropped her purse and walked towards the closed doors of Kaiba's office. She let them hiss open and stood there in shock.
"Um…Mr. Kaiba, you have a meeting in 5 minutes, so I'd get yourself together and kick this shameless whore out of here." Alyssa said, glaring at him and his half undressed friend. "And the Harunos want you to have a video conference after that." She turned her back on them. "Goodbye whores."
She walked back to her desk before Seto or his 'friend' could say anything to her. She threw her memo pad on her desk and grabbed her cell phone from her back jeans pocket. She dialed a number and waited for the person to pick up.
"Hello?" Joey asked.
"Hey Joey, it's me." Alyssa said, looking out of the window at Domino City. "I've got my answer for you."
"What?" Joey questioned, sounding surprised that she had come to a decision that fast.
"Yes…I'll be your girlfriend." Alyssa stated, smiling slightly.
"Really?"
"Really."
She glanced back at Kaiba's office doors, smirking at the girl who ran out of them, her clothes and hair looking completely disheveled. The girl shot her a death glare before walking towards the elevator. Alyssa heard Joey ask if she was available on Saturday.
"Yeah, I'll see you then." Alyssa said. "Bye." She hung up and looked at the office doors once more. This time Seto was there, buttoning his shirt.
"Sorry you had to see that." Seto muttered, looking at her.
No you're not, Alyssa thought. She nodded. "The Fuukais are in the elevator now." she muttered. "So, get yourself decent and wow them."
Seto nodded and walked back into his office. He stuck his head back out of it. "And I am NOT a whore." he growled.
Alyssa nodded and he pulled his head back into his office before the doors chopped it off.
No, you're not a whore, Alyssa thought, sitting at her desk huffily. You're a man whore!
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After babysitting Mokuba from 8 to 11, Alyssa walked into her apartment. Her cousin, Carrie was already there. The blond looked up at her older cousin's face and sighed.
"What's wrong now?" Carrie asked.
Alyssa shrugged and draped her jacket over a chair. "The same old shit." she muttered. "I walked in on Seto conducting business with another whore."
"Oh, that makes 5 this week." Carrie said, sitting up on the purple overstuffed couch. "That man gets around."
"I don't even want to think about that man right now…" Alyssa stated.
Carrie glanced at the TV as the reporter on it started talking about Kaiba's success this week. She saw Alyssa stiffen and grabbed the remote, turning the TV off as Seto's picture was shown.
"Sorry about that." Carrie apologized.
"It's alright…" Alyssa sighed, sinking into the purple overstuffed arm chair. "I won't be bugged by that man anymore like that again…easy solution came today…"
"Ooh…what?" Carrie asked.
"I got asked out by Joey Wheeler." Alyssa said.
"No way."
"Way. And I agreed."
"NO WAY!!!"
"Way."
Carrie leapt forward and put her hand on Alyssa's forehead. Alyssa sighed and watched her.
"You don't have a fever…" Carrie muttered, removing her hand and rocking back onto her knees. "Are you sure you're not sick?"
"I'm fine." Alyssa said.
"But you agreed to date Joey! There's no 'Seto' or 'Kaiba' in Joey Wheeler!" Carrie exclaimed.
"So?"
"You like Seto, right?"
"Not after what I learned about him." Alyssa said, looking away from her cousin's green eyes.
"But you don't like Joey…"
"I like him enough to make this work."
"But that's not love."
"I can learn…"
"Alyssa, Joey's a good guy and I don't want you to hurt him and yourself in your lie..."
"I'm not going to hurt anyone." Alyssa whispered, looking at her. "Especially Joey. So don't worry about me or him. We'll be fine…"
Carrie sighed and stood up. "Are you sure?"
"I'm positive." Alyssa said, giving her a half smile. "Now go to bed."
Carrie nodded and walked off towards her room. "G'night."
Alyssa waited until she heard Carrie's door snap shut before putting her face in her hands. She had no clue how she was going to make this new relationship work, but she knew that she had to. Or she'd never be able to escape the hole she had put herself in.
"I love Joey Wheeler…" she whispered into her hands. "Only Joey Wheeler…"
The words didn't seem right though, but she didn't care as she drug herself to her room and closed the door.
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A/N: All right, if any one calls Alyssa a Mary Sue I will have to hurt you. I will sick Summoned Skull on you and he will make you take it back. Please review me! I love to hear what you think about the story.