"Sevenfold" Orange: Avarice
Series: Sevenfold
Color: Orange
Sin: Avarice
Chapter Title: I'll Stop the World For You (12/49)
Word Count: 552
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Orange:Avarice
The two men were petrified, glued to the floor by fear.
There were many adjectives that could be used to describe their boss. Cold, for example. Or brilliant. Or extravagant. Or even sneaky.
But they never thought he’d be so damn frightening. His greed was raging out of control- why did he need to take over such a small company so badly? Yes, profits would increase, but people would lose jobs and it was really more trouble than it was worth. So why was he so adamant?
Kaiba Seto slammed his hands down on the big, wooden desk in front of him. The small, blue vase filled with bright orange flowers shook slightly from the force of the blow. He fixed the two employees before him with a ruthless, intimidating eye. “Do I pay you to question me? Don’t you dare cross me! My word is law. My opinion is your opinion! I control this company and you will do what I say- and do it without question!”
The two men exchanged a distinctly nervous look. “B-but, Mr. Kaiba, sir-“
Kaiba leaned forward, his eyes gleaming with barely restrained aggression. “Do you really want to finish that sentence, maggot?”
The man’s eyes widened and his mouth opened wordlessly. “I... I’m sorry, sir. O-of course I’ll do wh-what...” He gulped and pushed his round glasses up with the heel of his hand. “It will be taken care of immediately.”
Seto smiled maliciously, already anticipating his reward. The men backed away from his desk slowly, trying to curb the impulse they both had to run away as fast as they were able.
“This is so unlike him,” one said quietly. “I mean... Yes, he always has to have his way, but I’ve never seen him so eager for a project like this before. It’ll be some money, yes, but... That’s never really been important to him. Why the sudden increase in greed? It’s like the money’s in his hand already!”
The other man nodded fervently. “I know! It’s unnerving. Let’s just put it down to another one of his idiosyncrasies and hope it passes.” He wiped his brow. “Soon.”
About a week later, Seto sat in his classroom before school had started, typing furiously and waiting for the day to begin. He just happened to overhear Mutou and his friends engaged in another loud, conversation.
“You sure seem happy, Anzu,” Jounouchi said. “Why the sudden change in mood?”
Anzu grinned. “I’ve just had a pretty good week. You know how I told you how much I hated my new job, and how mean my boss was?”
They all nodded. “Uh-huh,” Yugi said. “He sounded terrible!”
“He was,” she agreed. “But anyway! Apparently, the company or whatever that owns the shop got bought out and taken over by someone else. And they send a new manager to each of the shops, so I got an awesome new boss! He’s so nice; I bet working for him will be great.”
“That’s awesome!” Yugi said kindly.
“Yeah,” Honda agreed. “Totally.”
Jounouchi nodded. “Great.”
A few rows over, Seto smiled. The flowers in his office were almost dead. He’d have to remember to go pick up some more later. And luckily for him, Anzu’s shop was the only one in town that sold those exotic orange tiger-lilies.
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Color: Orange
Sin: Avarice
Chapter Title: I'll Stop the World For You (12/49)
Word Count: 552
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Orange:Avarice
The two men were petrified, glued to the floor by fear.
There were many adjectives that could be used to describe their boss. Cold, for example. Or brilliant. Or extravagant. Or even sneaky.
But they never thought he’d be so damn frightening. His greed was raging out of control- why did he need to take over such a small company so badly? Yes, profits would increase, but people would lose jobs and it was really more trouble than it was worth. So why was he so adamant?
Kaiba Seto slammed his hands down on the big, wooden desk in front of him. The small, blue vase filled with bright orange flowers shook slightly from the force of the blow. He fixed the two employees before him with a ruthless, intimidating eye. “Do I pay you to question me? Don’t you dare cross me! My word is law. My opinion is your opinion! I control this company and you will do what I say- and do it without question!”
The two men exchanged a distinctly nervous look. “B-but, Mr. Kaiba, sir-“
Kaiba leaned forward, his eyes gleaming with barely restrained aggression. “Do you really want to finish that sentence, maggot?”
The man’s eyes widened and his mouth opened wordlessly. “I... I’m sorry, sir. O-of course I’ll do wh-what...” He gulped and pushed his round glasses up with the heel of his hand. “It will be taken care of immediately.”
Seto smiled maliciously, already anticipating his reward. The men backed away from his desk slowly, trying to curb the impulse they both had to run away as fast as they were able.
“This is so unlike him,” one said quietly. “I mean... Yes, he always has to have his way, but I’ve never seen him so eager for a project like this before. It’ll be some money, yes, but... That’s never really been important to him. Why the sudden increase in greed? It’s like the money’s in his hand already!”
The other man nodded fervently. “I know! It’s unnerving. Let’s just put it down to another one of his idiosyncrasies and hope it passes.” He wiped his brow. “Soon.”
About a week later, Seto sat in his classroom before school had started, typing furiously and waiting for the day to begin. He just happened to overhear Mutou and his friends engaged in another loud, conversation.
“You sure seem happy, Anzu,” Jounouchi said. “Why the sudden change in mood?”
Anzu grinned. “I’ve just had a pretty good week. You know how I told you how much I hated my new job, and how mean my boss was?”
They all nodded. “Uh-huh,” Yugi said. “He sounded terrible!”
“He was,” she agreed. “But anyway! Apparently, the company or whatever that owns the shop got bought out and taken over by someone else. And they send a new manager to each of the shops, so I got an awesome new boss! He’s so nice; I bet working for him will be great.”
“That’s awesome!” Yugi said kindly.
“Yeah,” Honda agreed. “Totally.”
Jounouchi nodded. “Great.”
A few rows over, Seto smiled. The flowers in his office were almost dead. He’d have to remember to go pick up some more later. And luckily for him, Anzu’s shop was the only one in town that sold those exotic orange tiger-lilies.
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