A Rock Star's Obsession

Meeting The Shareholders


A couple hours after Kaiba had stormed out of the record studio, Joey's cell phone rang; the ring tone was 'another One Bites The Dust.' It interrupted the fight between Marik and Bakura.

'Why do I put up with them?' Joey asked himself. Flipping open the phone he answered with a business voice that would have made Kaiba proud, "Wheeler... I'm still in Tokyo still. Right. I see. Thanks for the heads up." He paused, "No, I know what I'm going to do." Joey then ended the call.

The others waited to see what that was about.

"Sorry to end the fun, but I have a shareholders meeting to get too." Joey said as he gathered up his things.

"Since when?" asked Bakura.

Joey smirked, "Since I bought shares in KaibaCorp."

As Joey walked out the door he heard Marik mutter to Bakura about the Mutt pulling one over on his master.


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Kaiba dropped Mokuba off at the apartment that they kept here in Tokyo. Then went to KaibaCorp Tokyo, building where the shareholders meeting was taking place. He walked into the cold conference room, took his sit at the end of the long dark table and waited for the shareholders to arrive. The young CEO didn't have to wait long. The shareholders filed in and took their seats at the table fifteen minutes before the meeting was to start. Kaiba watched as his staff saw to the needs of the men and women while they waited for the meeting to start.

Kaiba knew there was one particular man, Hawgana Itso, a little balding, slightly overweight; he was a main shareholder and the biggest pain Seto had to deal with. The man had never approved of Seto running KaibaCorp after his adopted father had died.

Hawgana cleared his throat and called the meeting to attention. Kaiba let the man have his small show of power. It would make it easier to deal with him in the long run. "You all know why you are here."

Kaiba knew the man was going to try and cause him trouble. Try being the word. The other shareholders nodded.

"What do you have to say for yourself, Kaiba-sama." Hawgana demanded, as if he were dealing with a wayward child.

Kaiba leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes and said nothing. What could he say, best to go with the truth?

"Kaiba-sama!" It was said sharply.

Kaiba opened his eyes the man was annoying. "What do you want me to say? That Joey Wheeler didn't have permission to use KaibaLand or Corpin his video?" Seto paused, "Because he did. Mokuba gave it -as his right as vice president of Public Relations of this company."

'What they don't know is that the brat will be still be grounded when his grandchildren are thirty.' Seto thought but said aloud, "Did I know the content of the video- no, I did not."

"Well what are * you * going to do about that scandaless video?" Asked one of the older female shareholders.

Kaiba snorted, "What do you want me to do? Sue the singer? That would just feed the media." He watched the shareholders as he spoke Hawgana could use this to stage a coup or...

"If you don't do something to rectify the situation...We will find someone who can." Hawgana threatened.

'How dare he,' Kaiba thought as his eyes narrowed.

"Now that * would * be the stupidest move you could make." Said a voice from the doorway, there leaning against the door jam, dressed in an emerald green Hugo Boss suit that showed his blond hair off just right was...

"Jou." Seto couldn't stop the surprised whisper fropm slipping out.

"This is a private meeting young man." Hawgana said.

The blond frowned, "It for the shareholders of this company, right?"

"Yes, but somehow I doubt that you are on that list." Hawgana said with a sneer recognizing the blond singer.

Joey raised and eyebrow, "Really, did you look under the name...Jounouchi Katsuya?"

Hawgana glared at the man and open a folder in front of him that had a list of all the main Shareholders. He made a big show out of looking, only to have his eyes widen when he saw the name and just how many shares the boy owned, more than Hawgana did infact. "Please forgive my rudeness..." he tried to backtrack.

Joey shook his head; "You will have a fight if you try to get rid of Kaiba. Second KaibaCorp stocks have only gone up since the release of Obsession's vid. Should they go down and the vid is responsible I will make a public apologize."

"About that tasteless video..." Hawgana started...

"There was nothing tasteless about the video!" Joey said hotly, "A bit risqué perhaps but not tasteless." He stopped and took a breath losing his temper would not help anything at all. "And third..."

But Joey was cut off when Kaiba stood up slamming his hand down on the table, "Enough! Jou-" it was said harshly but Joey could see there was no anger behind it, "Your defense is not needed. As you all know I have been running this company since I was fifteen years old. You will not find anyone who can or will do this job better than i can and do. I saved this company. You may have the power to replace me as CEO but at the end of the day I still * own * this company. You will never get my approval for some one else to run my company."

Joey sighed. 'Idiot Kaiba. Why don't you just paint a bulls-eye on your forehead? It's no wonder people were trying to kill him all the time.' Kaiba people skills had not improved any over time.

The shareholders knew Kaiba would never back down on this issue. They were stuck with him and they knew it. He looked around the room and by the expressions knew he had won this round. He got his brief case and walked out of the room, passing Joey as he did so the blond turned and followed him.

"What do you wan, Mutt?" Kaiba asked once they were a good ways down the hall..

Joey just smirked at him. "What did you think of the video." He asked slyly.

Kaiba threw him a 'you have to be kiddin' look, as they walked up to the elevators and push the button.

"You liked it!" Joey accused him.

Kaiba then gave him the 'are you stupid' look.

"You should have," Joey said with a slight pout, "It catered to your ego."

"My ego!" Kaiba said shocked, "That video portrayed me in the worst possible light. Yes, I know it was suppose to be me, although you should have got looking guy to portray me. All of Domino will know if not all of Japan!"

Joey laughed, "You take things way to seriously it was meant as..."

But Kaiba cut the blond off, "No, dog you don't can't it seriously enough! I'm getting death threats!"

"Er... don't you normal get them?"

"Well-yes. Just not from your rapid fans for breaking your heart." The elevator door open and as Kaiba got in Joey started to laugh again.

Kaiba huffed as he slammed his hand on the button to close the doors as he muttered to himself, "I really don't need this."

Even with the elevator doors closed Kaiba could swear he still heard the Mutt's laughter.