contractual bond 🔏

Chapter 2

           

Airi stared at the envelop; utterly confused. Why did Kaiba send her this? What was his motive in doing all this. Opening the envelope, she looked at the top of the page. The Kaiba Corporation logo was branded on the top; this was the real deal. Skimming through the letter, she was shocked to see this. Was she dreaming? This couldn't be real.

Her brother shakes her shoulder. "What does it say? What does he want?" Airi sighs and shakes her head. "He wants to have dinner with me tomorrow to discuss the issue with my report." Ryuji laughs at the thought. "Didn't he practically kick you out and said no? What made him change his mind?"

"I don't understand him. I'm just really confused on to where all of this will go." Airi sighs and puts the letter away. Ryuji sighs and opens his arms. "Come here." Airi wraps her arms around his waist, burying her face into his neck. "Be careful okay, I don't want you to get hurt again. I'll kill him if he dares to try to harm you again." He says.

Airi scoffs and pats his head. "Alright, go to bed. You have work and so do I." She pushes her brother out of her room and shuts the door, eyes lingering onto the letter. "What is your motive Kaiba?"

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The next morning, Airi woke up to the smell of bacon. Ryuji probably woke up early and is making breakfast. She groggily walked into the bathroom and washed her face thoroughly. Grabbing the tube of toothpaste, she squeezed out a decent amount on her toothpaste and put it back on the counter. After finishing, she changed into a plaid long sleeved shirt and skinny jeans. Putting her hair in a messy bun, she slips on a pair of socks and her black vans.

After putting on a bit of makeup, she made her way downstairs. Ryuji had breakfast already prepared and plated. "Good morning sleep head." Ryuji says as she yawns. "This looks good." She says, digging into the French toast. "You're being called into work very early. They usually don't call you until the afternoon." Airi sighs. "Don't remind me. I took off for Jounochi's party tonight, but they want me in the morning."

"Tough luck kiddo."

"How's it going with the company?" She sips her coffee. "It should be re-opening very soon. I must say, everything is going along just fine." Airi smiles at her brother's word and stands up, hugging him. "That's great, I'm so proud of you.  And this time, I won't let Kaiba ruin things for you." Ryuji chuckles and pats her head. "I'm fine baby sis and don't worry about it. Just remember, I'm running things around here." She nods, as they finish eating their breakfast. Airi heads out to her job; which was something she enjoyed but sometimes she hated the times they scheduled her.

She walked into a big cafe, which looked like something that came out of Instagram. It was humongous and was popular to everyone in Domino. She has been working here ever since she moved back to Domino for college. After greeting her co-workers who were ready to open up the shop; she went to the back and wore her uniform. Grabbing her acoustic guitar from the rack and walked back to the cafe and sat in front the microphone, practicing and getting her vocals ready.

This was her job here; to be a singer and entertain people. It was one of the things she really loved. The doors opened, as the people started lining up from outside to come. They sat down after getting their orders in, anticipated hearing her sing. She started singing and immediately the crowd was excited. She strung the guitar with her fingers and sang through the microphone, her voice resonating throughout the cafe. Everyone was clapping and singing along. This was such a great vibe.

The bell on door signaled that a customer had come in. Airi changed songs and it involved her getting up and doing a little dance routine. She was snapping her fingers and holding the microphone with the other hand. She didn't see where she was going and bumped into the person she ran into. She didn't look up to see who it was; so, she just bowed in apology without stopping and went back to her place.