Warnings: Not much. Language (very if-y but just in case). Much OOC-ness.
Disclaimer: Simcha does not own Yu-gi-oh, or any characters except for a certain few. I'll tell you about them as I go along.
Chapter 1
The sun rose up over the city, casting its warm rays to the people down below. It was a bright and lovely day. School had just let out for the year, signaling the beginning of summer.
"Serenity, wake up. You're going to be late." Mrs. Wheeler shook her daughter's body, trying to wake her up.
"Mff, go way. No more school, can't be late." Serenity snuggled deeper into her pillow while she pulled the blanket tighter around herself.
"But you're going to miss your bus. Then you won't be able to see Joey or his friends. What was his name, the one you're always talking about. Duck, Don, it started with a D."
"DUKE! Oh my god, I totally forgot!" Serenity shot out of her bed, making herself presentable and ran out the door in no time at all. "Bye Mom! See you next week, have fun at your meetings!" She yelled in a single breath. Her mother just chuckled.
"That girl has no setting in between off and high."
Serenity was sprinting down the street, hoping to catch the Number 6 bus before it left without her.
'How could I have forgotten? Now I'll never get to see Joey, or Duke.' Her heart burst with sadness at the thought of staying away from the object of her affections. She really didn't like to run. Despised it in all actuality. But life was never easy on her, always making her work for the things she wanted.
"WAIT! STOP!" She screamed, seeing the Number 6 bus starting to pull out of the bus stop. She pumped her legs harder, forcing herself to run even faster to reach the automobile. Luckily for her, the bus did stop and waited for her to get on.
'At least some things work out for me.' she thought as she slowed to a stop, thanking the wonderfully kind bus driver for stopping. There were very few people on the bus, leaving Serenity a large empty space to occupy for the long drive to Domino.
About halfway through the journey, Serenity was the only passenger left on the bus. Enjoying the country scenery, her mind started to wander. Her mind usually wandered to the same subject over and over again, this time being no exception. All she could think about were those long dark locks of hair, those piercing green eyes, and that sexy smile of the one Duke Devlin. Her heart swelled at the thought of him.
'I'm going to find true love today, and true love will find me. I just know it.'
" 'scuse me miss, but is this seat taken?" A slightly raspy, feminine voice broke Serenity from her reverie. There was an old, African-American lady standing in front of the seat next to her. The lady was short and old, wrinkles lining her hands and face. She had a soft smile on her face giving away a hint of perfect white teeth underneath. She wore a whole ensemble of pink. A long pink skirt fell to her knees, sitting under a light pink shirt with a darker pink knitted sweater. There was even a pink bowlers hat sitting precariously on top of the woman's gray hair, complete with a pink flower.
"Of course not." The lady smiled at her, setting her pink handbag on the floor and sitting down.
"So what's such a fine young lady like you doin' in a big empty bus all by yourself. Shouldn't your boyfriend be accompanying you?" The lady turned her head to see Serenity bow her head, trying to hide her blush.
"I don't have a boyfriend. At least not yet…I hope." She answered slowly, not quite sure if divulging such personal information to a stranger was wise. But then again, the lady looked nice enough. The Pink Lady laughed, slapping her knees in the process.
"Looks like someone's gonna find some love today. Congratulations miss." Serenity flushed an even deeper red at the thought.
"Well, I was hoping so. But I'm not so sure he feels the same way." Her voice was small and quiet as a whisper, as if to say it loud enough was to make it come true.
"What? And why in the world would any young man not feel that way bout such a cute girl like you?" Serenity shrugged at the Pink Lady's comforting words and sighed, hoping that what she said was true. "If it really concerns you, I could read your aura. See if you have anything good in store for ya."
Serenity gave her a confused look.
"Read my aura? Is that like fortune telling?"
"Eh, not really. But if it helps you can think of it as somethin' similar. Just give me your hand and I can see if you're gonna be having a lucky day of lovin'." Serenity was apprehensive. She didn't generally believe in fortune telling and anything to a similar affect. But then again, after dealing befriending Yugi, she learned that anything was possible.
"Okay then. Read away." She smiled brightly.
"Oh hohoh, I can tell you're gonna be happy wid this one. I can feel the good vibes already." The Pink Lady gently took one of Serenity's hands into hers and closed her eyes in concentration. Soon she started to make some ohing and awing noises, raising the levels of anticipation in Serenity.
"Oh, oh honey, darlin'. You are one lucky girl. Oh, he is so cute! Ab-so-tively gorgeous. Whew, my goodness. Girl, you do not have to worry bout a thing. That boy is positively head over heels bout you. Lucky, lucky girl you are!" Serenity's face brightened immensely at the good news.
"You mean it? He really likes me?" She didn't even try to hide the hopeful tone in her voice.
"Like you? Honey, he absolutely adores you. Worships you almost. But don't worry, not in a creepy way. It's very sweet actually. He has for a while now, years in fact."
'Wait a minute. I've only known Duke for a few months.' Confusion started to seep into her mind, little by little.
"Hahaha! He's gonna tell you today he is! He's gonna make his move today. Oh girl, congratulations!" She let go of her hand, sitting back and smiling widely at Serenity. Her heart was pounding so hard it started to hurt.
"Are you serious? Duke's going to ask me out? Oh my god!" Serenity was so elated, overjoyed at the news that she didn't notice the slight scowl on Pink Lady's face.
"Honey, why don't you describe this Duke guy for me. Just to make sure." Her voice was less cheerful, heavier, and more serious. But in all of her joy, Serenity hardly even noticed.
"Well, he's absolutely gorgeous, like you said. The most stunning smile, piercing green eyes, long, dark, silky smooth hair, and a body to die for." Serenity's excitement was palpable to Pink Lady. Her hopefulness shone brightly in her eyes; love oozing out of her soul. It was almost heartbreaking how wrong she was. She was reluctant to kill such a feeling of hope. But if everything worked out, then Serenity would manage to find something even greater than what she had at the moment.
Pink Lady closed her eyes and started to hum. Softly at first, but then increasing in loudness until even Serenity, in her daze of joy, noticed. Pink Lady then took both of Serenity's hands into hers. She stopped humming and started speaking, though the melody still hung in the air in the background.
"Honey, I'm so sorry I have to do this. But this is the only way." Serenity looked confused at Pink Lady's strange words, not noticing the pink light climbing up her arms to her body. Soon she became numb, her eyes clouding, her mind shutting down.
"Love is strange and at times even sadistic. But please, do not lose faith."
'Do not lose faith? What is she trying to say?'
Then there was nothing. Complete darkness surrounded her. She floated within a void, waiting for something to happen. Then, out of nowhere, she felt cold. There was something hard and rough beneath her, scraping her skin.
Slowly, Serenity started to regain consciousness. She opened her eyes to find herself lying down on a very large street. The apartment buildings lining the road were humongous. She had never seen such large yet middle-class apartments. There were no people on the sidewalk and, luckily, the street was devoid of cars as well. When she tried to stand up and walk towards safety, Serenity found that she couldn't, or at least without some difficulty. Her upper body was really heavy, causing her to stand on all fours like a dog.
Taking a look down at herself, Serenity froze in fear.
'T-this…isn't right. This can't be my body!' Her voice rose in panic, but all that she heard was a high pitch barking. Serenity tried standing up, but she ended up falling over, landing in an awkward (and painful) heap. She tried to moving, but it only caused her more pain.
Serenity was so busy trying to gather her sense and to figure out her next plan of action; she didn't even notice the two bright lights heading right towards her. Soon a low rumbling sound made their way up to her ears, directing her attention to the oncoming truck. Her eyes grew wide and fearful. She was out of the eighteen-wheeler's sight, her presence completely unknown to the driver inside as he continued without slowing down. She tried unsuccessfully to escape the inevitable collision. Her body would not listen to her as she kept falling and tripping over herself, cutting her skin on the hard cement. Seeing that it was too late to save herself, she turned her head away and squeezed her eyes shut, saying a silent prayer to anyone who would listen. A tear escaped her eye as she thought of everything that was supposed to happen and how wrong everything went.
The truck was mere feet away from her, its lights shining brightly as it charged ahead, unaware of the little life it was going to take.
First chapter done! How was it? Review if you liked it and review if you didn't!