Pushed Chapter 1: Wasted on the young, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Hey! It's l0ve in the dark. Well, I'm back for another Seto and Serenity story. This one will be a little more on the mature/smutty side, I hope that's alright.

A very long time ago, a young woman, Min, ran away from an abusive relationship. As she ran, she brought her two children with her. Joey and Serenity were very young at the time. He was 10 and she was 7. Her husband was an abusive drunk, but he wasn't the laziest person alive. He'd search for them if need be. So, in an attempt to hide herself, Min traveled into the city with her children to look for low paying jobs. The job she would get would affect the life of her son, who would grow up with an enemy. It would also affect her daughter, who would grow up with, unbeknownst to everyone, the love of her life.

Min Wheeler walked to the door of a very big mansion, a gold plated sign that read "Kaiba" hung above the heavy oak front doors. Each of her children held one hand as they both stared in awe at the enormous house. Slowly, the young mother raised her hand to knock. A maid, in an extraordinarily buxom outfit, answered the door. She was younger then the mother was, with long blonde hair and snow grey eyes. She looked like a mythical creature rather then a maid.

"Hello. May I help you?" the maid asked.

"Hello," Min answered, clearing her throat. "My name is Min Wheeler, and I want to ask about the available maid job here."

The other maid's eyes widened.

"You don't want this job, Miss," the girl said in a harsh whisper. "Get out of he-"

"And who might this be?" a man's voice called out from behind the door. The blonde maid's eyes widened as she turned suddenly. In the doorway stood a man, maybe in his 40's or 50's, in a stiff grey suit.

"Mr. Kaiba, I didn't expect you home so early."

"Life is full of those little surprises, isn't it?" the older man asked. He looked Min up and down, and the young mother swore, if only for a second, he licked his lips. "And who might you be?"

Min swallowed her suspicions and continued to speak. "My name is Min Wheeler, and I'd like to know if you're hiring for a maid job. I hear… uh… the pay is good."

"I'd like to think it is," the man said. "Wouldn't you agree, Ms. Yuri?"

"Yes, sir," the girl said in a small voice. The man pushed her aside, inviting Min in.

"Please, come to my office. I have time for an interview right now in fact." It seemed at only that moment that the man who wanted to so eagerly hire Min, noticed the children who were in her hands.

"And who might these children be?"

"They're my children," Min said, dropping their hands and shoving them forward. "This is Joey, he's ten. And this is my daughter, Serenity. She's seven. And I'm Min Wheeler. It's very nice to meet you, Mr. …"

"I'm Gozaburo Kaiba, the owner of this house hold. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Miss Wheeler. May I know how old you are?"

"I'm 25," Min answered, completely oblivious to the gleam in the older man's eye.

"Well, that's just about the right age range." Gozaburo answered, placing his hand on the small of her back. "Right this way. Leave your children with Yuri. I have children about their age, they can play together."

"You have kids?" Min asked him, genuinely surprised. "You have a wife?"

"I've never been married, both my sons are adopted." Gozaburo gave Min a fake smile. "I'm not one for marriage, but I love my sons." Min disappeared into the office doors, leaving Yuri alone with little Serenity and Joey. Yuri shook her head.

"That poor lady," she mumbled under her breath. Turning to Joey, she said "Why does your mommy want to work here?"

"We need moneys," little Serenity answered, before Joe even opened his mouth.

"Ren!" the little boy exclaimed. "You're not supposed to go around saying that. What did mom tell you?!"

"It's okay," Yuri said, patting the boy on the head. "I won't say anything. I'm supposed to take you to the little Masters' rooms, aren't I?"

"There's two kids in this joint?" little Joey asked. Even at a young age, he still had his attitude. Yuri simply smiled.

"Master Mokuba is down for a nap. He's a bit younger then both of you; he's only six. I suppose I could take you to Master Seto's room. He's about your age…. Joey, isn't it?"

"Just Joe," Joe answered, though with less attitude this time. He seemed to have developed a soft spot for this maid. Yuri beckoned for the children to follow her through the endless hallways, finally stopping in front of a room. The doors were absolutely huge. Yuri knocked softly on the door.

"What?" a voice snapped from behind the door. Yuri cringed. The voice, though belonging to a young boy, was a very cold one.

"Master Seto," the young maid said in a small voice. "I have playmates for you."

"I'm very busy," the voice said from behind the door. "I have no time for playmates."

"Your father insisted I keep these children with you for a short time."

"Tell my father that I refuse the company he has offered me. Have a good day, maid."

"Master…"

"I said HAVE a good day!" the voice screamed, in what seemed like a final statement. The maid sighed.

"You mustn't mind Master Seto," she said to the children. "He's a bit of a loner. Well... I suppose that you could come to the kitchen with me. We have an excellent chef and pastry chef. Are you two hungry?"

"We're STARVING," little Serenity said, to which Joe smacked her on the head.

"REN!" he shouted at her. "What did mom tell you about looking for pity?"

"Joe, it's fine," Yuri said, patting him on the head. Little Joey blushed. "It'll be alright, there's nothing wrong with saying you're hungry. I'll feed you a little snack and I won't tell your mother, okay?" Both children nodded, following Yuri to the kitchen.

The kitchen was bigger then any of the few homes the children had lived in all their lives. Mostly they bounced from hotel room to hotel room, rarely having a permanent living environment. That had increased ever since their mother had taken them and ran away. Yuri greeted a man who was stained with flour and what appeared to be chocolate sauce.

"These kids are hungry. Do you think we could feed them a little something?" The man smiled and nodded, indicating that all three of them sit down.

"My name's Joe," the man said, extending both hands so the kids could each shake one. He had a kind, young face and had curly brown hair. Little Joey sat up.

"That's my name!"

All the rest of the afternoon, the children ate while the maid and the chef catered to their whims. They all smiled and laughed, until finally a faint knock came to the kitchen door. Min stuck her head in the door, looking exhausted but happy.

"Hi guys," she said in a faint whisper. "Guess what? I got the job."

"That was a long interview, mom" Joey said to her as Serenity ran up and hugged her mother. "Why'd it take so long?" Min's face fell for just a second, before she covered it up with a smile.

"Well, he had a lot of questions to ask me. But all that matters is I got it, and we can live in the mansion."

"We can live here?!" Joey exclaimed, his eyes bright. "That's awesome."

"We can really live here, mommy?" little Serenity asked her mother. Min nodded, and hugged both her children tightly. Yuri just looked at the family.

"I guess you'll be moving into the servants' quarters with me," Yuri said to all of them. "When do you move in?"

"Tomorrow," Min answered. "And we should be going kids, it's getting late."

"Are you sure you want this job?" Yuri asked her, staring directly into Min's eyes. Min ignored the stare and smiled.

"Of course I do. It's everything I need."

The day the Wheeler's moved in, their lives changed. First of all, Joey and Serenity barely ever saw their mother, since she was busy keeping the huge house in shape. There were other maids, of course, but it still was a big house that required constant attention. Second of all, Joey and Serenity weren't poor anymore. On the rare occasion their mother wasn't working, she would buy her children clothes. No more hand me down's and torn clothing. They never went without a meal anymore. And, thanks to the Kaiba connections, it was guaranteed their father would never find them. Life was surprisingly pleasant, although they never saw their mother. The beautiful young mother they had was always wearing one of those buxom maid outfits and was made up in too much make up when they saw her; she was barely recognizable to her children.

Joey and Serenity spent most of their time with Yuri, whose job was to manage the children of the household. Her job had increased from managing two children to managing four children, which she didn't seem to mind at all. After moving in, the children became instantly close to Yuri, Joe especially.

About two weeks after moving in, Serenity met the youngest of the Kaiba boys. Little Mokuba stumbled after Yuri one day while she was managing the Wheeler children. Gozaburo Kaiba insisted his children be raised by the elite, therefore not socializing with any children of the lower class. Yuri usually kept to his guidelines because it meant being summoned less and getting to keep her usual pay. But Mokuba randomly wandered into servants' quarters, his eyes tearing.

"Yuri," he said to her. "I'm hungry." Then, the young Kaiba noticed the two children sitting on each side of Yuri, who was reading them a story. "Who are you guys?" Joey was on his usual guard, but little Serenity jumped up and smiled, running to the little boy.

"I'm Serenity," she said, taking the little boys hands', which made him smile. "That's my brother, Joey. We live here now. Who are you?"

"Mokuba Kaiba," he said, shaking her hands. His introduction was so formal, it was almost comical. Yuri hurried to Mokuba, trying to shoo him out the door.

"Mokuba, I'll make some food for you in a second, but please don't' tell your father you were here."

"But I want to play with my new friends," Mokuba whined, resisting.

"Who says we're friends?" Joey asked, but Serenity shushed him. She ran up to the little boy, taking him away from Yuri's hold.

"Of course we're friends," she said, smiling at him. "It's just a secret. Okay?" Little Mokuba smiled through his teary eyes. Despite being slightly spoiled, he had a heart almost as gold as Serenity's.

"Okay."

As the years went by, that's how life existed for the Wheelers. Serenity and Joe went to school, barely seeing their mother. Yuri basically raised the children, later on introducing them to her daughter, Mai. Joey seemed to forget his childhood crush on Yuri instantly the minute he laid eyes on her daughter. Mokuba had become their companion, as well as Serenity's best friend. He was the closest she had been to anyone besides her family, and it pained them both that they had to keep it a secret. Years passed, and all three of the children grew up wonderfully. One mystery plagued Serenity's curious mind as she grew, though; what of the older Kaiba brother?

Serenity had been living at the Kaiba mansion for three years before she ever found that answer; she was ten. It was her brother's 13th birthday, and she and her mother planned a small party with Yuri. It would be in the kitchen, with a special dinner and some cake for desert. Unfortunately, her mother canceled last minute. She had to work extra late tonight. When Serenity asked her mother whether she could ask Mr. Kaiba for the day off, her mother shot her a death glare that sent chills down the little girl's spine. What could be so important? Yuri seemed a bit shaken too, deciding to put Serenity to bed a bit early. Mokuba, who was now nine, decided to pull out the mischievous card. Late at night, while Yuri decided to turn in early, he woke Serenity. He asked her to go exploring with him, to which she eagerly agreed. Joe slept soundly in the bed beside her, but their mother was nowhere to be found. Though Serenity loved the mansion, especially Mokuba and Yuri, to death, she wished her mother hadn't taken this job; by taking this job, it had put a permanent separation between Min and her two children.

The mansion at night was a scary sight, one Serenity wasn't sure she liked. It was so eerily quiet and full of so many antiques that Serenity wasn't sure which scared her more, the impending darkness or the fact that she might break something. Mokuba didn't seem to notice Serenity's discomfort, as he kept trudging forward.

"Mokuba," young Serenity whispered, stopping to sit on the steps. "I think we should go back to bed."

"But we just started exploring," Mokuba protested.

"Moku-"

Suddenly, a sound made both the children stop cold. It was footsteps.

"We'll get in trouble if we're caught," Mokuba whispered in rushed slurs. "We need to run."

"Split up," Serenity told him, and both the children ran in opposite directions. Serenity ran down a dark hallway she had never been down before, gasping for breath. She heard the footsteps decide to follow Mokuba instead, and she slowed her stance. Suddenly, she heard noises again. But they weren't footsteps this time, they were voices. At the end of the hallway, there was a small crack of light from a slightly open door. It was so late, who could possibly be up? She recognized one of the voices as Gozaburo Kaiba, the master of the house. With a gasp, Serenity realized who the second voice was. It was her mother. As she slowly inched toward the door, the conversation became clearer to her.

"I can't believe you tried to leave me tonight," the male voice, who she knew for sure was the Master Kaiba, said.

"I'm sorry," her mother's shaken voice answered. Silence, and then…

"Min," Gozaburo said, "you do remember the deal we made, correct?"

"Sir…"

"Well do you?"

"…yes."

"And what was that deal?"

"….You'd give my children a better life and make sure my husband never found them. You'd take care of us."

"If?"

"If… if I submitted to anything you said."

"And that included?"

"Anything you wanted, whether it be sex or not."

"That's right. Now be a good girl and strip."

The blood drained from Serenity's face. Had she heard them right?

"Sir, with all due respect, tonight is my son's 13th birthday. I was hoping to spend some time with them. I'd like to… look presentable coming to my home tonight."

"It's not your home, it's mine," the man replied simply. Serenity now slowly approached the door, and covered her mouth to hide her gasp. Her mother was on her knees beside the house master, her clothing rumpled and slightly torn in some places. Her lips were bruised and her hair was freely falling. It was like watching a falling angel begging for her life. Serenity hid in the shadows, where she was still able to see the door, and she listened.

"…very well, I shall let you go tonight. On one condition, of course."

"Anything, but just please… no sex tonight." Serenity felt her eyes well up; her mother as on the verge of crying. How long had this torture been going on? Had it been all these years? Slowly, Min Wheeler got to her feet. Gozaburo grabbed her arms, locking them behind her back with one hand. With the other, he pushed up her skirt and went inside her underwear. Serenity felt as if she might be sick; he was getting such sick pleasure out of her mother's pain. As she started to open her mouth to protest, a hand grasped her from behind and another hand silenced her.

"Quiet or your mother will get it even worse," a stony voice replied in her ear. Serenity ceased her struggle, but panicked slightly as she felt herself being pulled back into a room. As soon as she turned around, she faced a boy she had only seen in pictures around the house. A handsome boy who never smiled. Seto Kaiba.

"You're Seto Kaiba," she said, astonished.

"I'm fully aware of who I am, thank you," he told her.

"You knew he was doing this to my mother?" she whispered angrily, forgetting who she was talking to for a moment.

"And so what if I did?" the boy asked her, looking dead into her eyes. "What would you expect me to do about it?" Serenity had no answer for the boy's question.

"You can stay here tonight," the boy said, directing her toward the couch in the corner of the room. "In the morning, go back to your room. No one will catch you; I'll make sure of it." Little Serenity sat in a stunned silence as the boy went back to his computer, typing away on some kind of paper.

"Thank you," Serenity said, curling into a ball to sleep on the couch. "You're so kind."

"Never say that again," the boy snapped, and then he went back to his computer. Serenity didn't say it, but she continued to think it as she fell into the abyss of her dreams.

Serenity never forgot how kind the older Kaiba brother had treated her, even though she never saw him again after that night. She knew what her mother was going through every time she left their small room in the servant's quarters, and it broke her heart. She never told her brother; she knew he wouldn't let it go silently. She did, however, tell Yuri. Yuri gave her a sad smile and two words. "I know."

The Wheeler children lived in the Kaiba mansion for another year before tragedy struck them once again. This time though, the damage could not hope to be saved or recovered. Joey had just turned 14, while Serenity was barely 11 years old. Yuri had woken them for a typical school day, except the children weren't going to school. The first thing Yuri said, with tears in her eyes, was how sorry she was. While Joey had tried to shake poor Yuri, Serenity wandered out of the room, toward the front of the house. In the foyer, she found a stretcher. On the stretcher was a body, but it was covered by a white sheet. All she could see was an arm that had fallen away, hanging loosely from a lifeless body on the side. Serenity drew closer, past the medical experts and paramedics. She saw Gozaburo out of the corner of her eye, and she was sure he saw her, but she ignored him. He was too preoccupied talking to the police about what had seemed to have happened here. A dozen possibilities ran through Serenity's head.

Maybe the old maid died? She was on her death bed anyway.

Maybe there was a terrible accident, and they're just covering the body because of disfigurements?

Maybe there's nothing wrong at all… maybe I'm dreaming?

Serenity was only eleven; there was nothing bad for her to think of yet. But her walking eventually led her to stand right beside the body. She slowly reached down and supported the limp arm with her own. It was a young woman's arm, soft and smooth skinned. It was also pale… a hand she recognized very well. Serenity froze. There was no possible way…

Slowly, Serenity, with shaking hands, pulled back the sheet. Her scream must have echoed throughout the entire mansion. It made Joey and Yuri appear at her side. The paramedics and police just stared. Gozaburo Kaiba gave a steely look of anger. Beneath the sheet, was Serenity's dead mother.

Min Wheeler had committed suicide the night before her daughter saw her on the stark, white stretcher. No one who knew Min would have been remotely calm about the news. Min was young, beautiful and full of life. She had two, beautiful children she adored and who she wanted to raise to full adulthood. People blamed the suicide on Min's past with her children's father and how she never got over being abused. It was typical; a tortured soul who had taken on too much work. In the interviews that would later hit news stands, Gozaburo Kaiba made a comment about "how sad and truly tragic" it was that she died, and how she was a hard worker and would be truly missed. It was a sick thing, this man pretending to care.

As Serenity watched the paramedics whirl her mother away, she attempted to run after them. She was speechless, ignoring Joey's calls for her to come back. She ran anyway. At the doorway, someone stepped in front of Serenity, knocking her down and knocking the wind out of her. As she fell backward, the figure caught her hand and pulled her into his arms. Serenity, exhausted from everything she had seen and found out that morning, fainted. Seto Kaiba, fourteen at the time, carried the young girl in his arms. He came to Yuri and who, he could only assume, was her brother.

"What happened?" he barked, making Yuri straighten her stance immediately.

"Her mother committed suicide, sir," she said, in an almost robotic voice.

"Who asked you to get involved in my family's business, rich boy?" Joey snarled at Kaiba.

"Your insults are petty, incorrigible, and would be preferred at another date. Thank you, mutt," Kaiba said to Joey. Joey, who was dumbstruck, flushed red from anger.

"Why you-"

"Joey," Yuri said, grabbing his fist in her calm hand. "The police want to talk to you. Be a dear; get it out of the way. Don't fight, Joey. Not today. It's an insult to your mother." Joey just looked at Yuri, and then went to the police. Kaiba then once again turned his attention to Yuri.

"How'd she do it?" he asked calmly. The things this young boy could talk about calmly astounded even the most stoic of people. Yuri swallowed.

"She slit her wrists, sir."

"Servant's quarters?"

"Out on the balcony."

"She should have just jumped," Kaiba said, shifting Serenity's weight from one arm to the other. "It would have saved the cleaning crew some anxiety."

"Seto!" Yuri exclaimed.

"Don't call me by my first name when you are not ordered to do so," Kaiba barked, and Yuri once again fell silent.

"Where does this girl sleep?" Kaiba asked, indicating to the unconscious Serenity in his arms.

"In the servant's quarters, sir," she said.

"I'll take her back to bed," Kaiba said, starting to leave. "I don't feel like being around here. God forbid I get interviewed; I don't really wish to be troubled. I assume any bed I put her on will be fine, since all the beds in the servant's quarters are exactly alike. No?" Yuri could not believe how this small boy, who she had taken care of for such a long time, had turned out. Cold hearted and calculating; intricate about everything. He'd be a great man of power one day. Unfortunately, he'd be just as his adopted father wanted him to. Under different circumstances, with different people, was it possible for this boy to be a totally different person? It was something Yuri had always pondered.

"Yes, sir," Yuri answered, watching him ascend up the staircase. "Take her anywhere you please."

Kaiba waltzed into the servant's quarters, disgusted at how close the beds were and how little room there was. It was unlivable, in his opinion. Realizing he did not want to be there long, he laid the young girl down on the first bed he saw. She looked so peaceful, almost like a fallen angel. He felt a twinge of pity for her; she just got life ripped away in a heart beat. Nothing would ever be the same for her again. As he turned to leave, he cast one last glance at the young girl.

"Good luck, Wheeler."

After Min died, there was an issue of who would get her children. After a long, brooding custody battle, Yuri got custody of the two kids. When Joey would turn sixteen, he and a somewhat reluctant Yuri made a deal. Joey would become emancipated, balancing school and a job and taking care of his sister. Yuri knew that he could do it; there was no doubt in her mind. It just seemed to make their life harder, and she didn't want that. But Joey explained he loved her too much to be her burden for four more years, so he would shorten it to two. Yuri gave in; the only rule she ever gave Joey was to stay away from Mai while they were in the house. Yuri decided to move out of the Kaiba mansion and its good pay when she saw that she was going to take care of more then just her daughter. She started to work at a local hotel; which was not better money wise but definitely better for her soul. The children seemed happier about it. The car was packed a week after Min died. As Serenity stuffed the last of her things into the back of Yuri's car, she took one last look at the vast Kaiba mansion. When she had told Mokuba she was leaving, the best friends had cried together. It was unbearable; they had been together for so long. But Yuri had to get the children out while she could; neither of them seemed to realize the profound affect the house had on people. Yuri never brought up the issue of what their mother had gone through while living at the Kaiba house; Joey remained in the dark and Serenity remained quiet. She never brought up the suicide again either and both Wheeler children were happy to abide. When Serenity looked out the back of the car window as it drove away, she saw a very tearful Mokuba waving goodbye to her through the living room window. With a sad smile, Serenity waved back. She glanced up, and was shocked to find the oldest Kaiba brother staring through the window of his room. He didn't motion to say or do anything; he just stared. Staring back, Serenity slowly raised her hand in a small, goodbye wave. He didn't return it, but she was positive he saw it.

With everything, her and the Kaiba brother parted with goodbyes all their own. She wished so much that one day, she would see them again. Her wish, however it may have came, was the only thing she truly wanted for. Little did she know, one day she would definitely get it; and life would bring her through hell and back along the way.

First chapter. What did you think? I, myself, thought it was very veryy boring. But I promise it will be better in later chapters. It's going to take a lot to live up to the last story I wrote; wish em luck Toodles!

-L.I.T.D