Perserverence

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"Joey! Hurry up or we're going to be late!" Serenity Wheeler called up the stairs. She turned around, her long auburn hair swaying behind her, and walked impatiently into the living room. Sitting down on the black leather sofa, she tapped her foot rythmetically as she heard a few thumps over her head. A few moments later, a disgruntled-looking Joey walked into the room, his wild blond hair looking even more untidy than usual.

"Gosh, Sis, there's no 'Five more minutes' wit you, huh?"

Serenity grinned. "Today's the first time I'll be going to your school Joey. Of course I'm excited. Now come on."

She grabbed his arm and the bagels she had grabbed from the kitchen a few minutes earlier and dragged him out of the house. The yellow bus had just pulled up on the corner when they arrived.Joey had eaten the bagels, and with food in his stomach, he seemed more awake.

They boarded the bus and after the bus had started moving again and the two siblings were settled comfortably on a seat, Joey grinned widely at her. "Gosh, Ser, you goin' ta my school.I'll be able ta keep an eye on you now."

Serenity lightly punched his shoulder, a small smile on her lips. The whole way to the school, Joey told her about the teachers and the basic rules of the school. By the time they arrived at the crowded campus grounds, Serenity was well-informed about the teachers, the food,the rules, the food, and some more food. She smiled. All Joey seemed to think about was food.

The two stepped off the bus into the heavy throng of high school students and slowly weaved through them, looking for Joey's friends.

"Hey! Joey! Over here!"

Joey turned around towards the voice and grinned. "Hey, Yug!"

The two walked over to where Yugi Moto was, his vividly colored hair making him easily seen. He was standing with Mai Valentine, Tristan Taylor,and Tea Gardner. Mai was tall and beautiful, with loads of blond hair cascading down her back, but she often got into trouble at the school for not following dress code, wearing her short skirt and black top with a purple jacket instead.

Tea, on the other hand, stayed in dress code, though she tried to dress fashionably most of the time. She had shoulder-length brown hair and was VERY optimistic.

Tristan, a tall guy with brown hair and a light brown jacket, had a MAJOR crush on Serenity-and everyone knew it.

"Hey, you guys. Serenity's starting here today!" Joey said cheerfully.

Tristan's face lit up and everyone laughed. The morning bell suddenly ran, causing the students on the grounds to rush into the open doors. The group of friends walked in and seperated, heading for their lockers.

"You gonna be al'right sis?" Joey asked as the others walked away.

Serenity laughed. "Yes, Joey. Don't worry about me. I think I'll be able to get to my locker without you guiding me there."

Joey grinned and gave her hair a small ruffle before walking away. Serenity watched him go, then pulled out her map of the school and walked away, studying the map intently and mumbling to herself. She finally found her locker and opened it, arranging her books in the tiny space. Taking only the books she would need for her first period class, she studyed the map again as she walked. She suddenly looked up and noticed that the halls were almost empty. She increased her pace, but the tardy bell rang before she had found her class.

"Oh,no!" She ran around frantically staring at the map. 'Gosh, why does this school have to be so freakin' big?'

She suddenly ran into someone, the force of the blow knocking her down. "Oh! I'm so sorry!" she squeaked, standing up and bowing in apology to the person she had bumped into. Looking up, she let out a small gasp. It was Seto Kaiba. THE Seto Kaiba. The multi-millionare that everyone talked about. He stared at her through his clear,cold, blue eyes, his face hard. She looked him over. He had neatly combed brown hair and an air about him that demanded respect. His attire was his trademark trench coat,today it was blue, and black slacks. She suddenly remembered about classes and hurridly bent down to pick up her things.

"What are you doing in the hallway? Class has already started." Seto asked in an almost dismissive tone.

Serenity frowned. That dismissive tone annoyed her, but she didn't say anything about it. Instead, after she had picked up her things, she turned back to him.

"I know that. Today's my first day at this school though, and I got lost."

He scoffed and brushed past her silently. Serenity turned and watched him go, then ran after him.

"Hey! Wait! Seto-"

He turned around abruptly, frowning. "First, you will call me Kaiba. No one calls me Seto but my brother. Second, leave and quit following me."

A shiver ran down her spine. His eyes were so ...cold and penatrating. She stood her ground though, and stubbornly said, "I just want to ask you if you know where Room 411 is."

He stared at her a moment, then smirked. "How did you ever get to high school?"

She stared at him, confused. "What?"

He silently pointed to her left and then turned around again, walking away. Serenity turned to where he had pointed, and saw a door with the words 'ROOM 411' in big letters on it. She chuckled sheepishly to herself. "Oh..." Turning around, she saw his retreating back and stuck her tonque out at him childishly. "Hmph, I WAS going the right way..."

Sighing, she took a deep breath and opened the door to her first period class.

A/N- I hope you guys liked it! I know, it was kinda short. I'll try to make the next one longer. Please R&R! Thank you!