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Chapter One: Stolen

Okay, so to explain the behind-the-scenes stuff a little: Serenity's a singer and homebound. Joey's still in a public school and Mokuba's around the same age as him. That's the only way this works, so deal with it. But that's all you need to know for this chapter so I don't spoil anything else. So, here's the first chappie! BTW: Serenity calls Joey "Jou" for short. Just thought I'd let you know. :)

Serenity's POV

I heard something in the living romm shatter. I ran in there and saw Mom picking up shards of a picture frame. "What happened, Mom?"

"I don't know. I was in the kitchen cleaning and all of a sudden I heard this picture burst." I lifted up the picture and felt something was wrong. It was Jou's. Mom and I both jumped as the phone started to ring. "Answer it dear while I clean this up." My hand shook as I picked up the receiver. Something had happened to Jou, I could feel it.

"Is this Joey Wheeler's mother?"

"No, I'm his sister." I could tell my voice was shaking.

"Can you put your mother on the phone?" I handed the phone to Mom and sat picking up the broken glass. Mom started crying and hung up the phone.

"What happened to Jou, Mom?" She put her arm around me and wiped her eyes, trying to smile but her demeanor didn't fit well with it.

"Let's take a drive, Serenity." We got in the car and I knew she was headed for the school, that was the only place he could be now. "You know who that was, don't you?"

"The principal at Jou's school. Tell me what's wrong." Mom started crying and I'll never forget the words she said to me at that moment.

"Your brother's dead. It was a school shooting." I didn't say another word until we got to the school. What was there to say? How could I say it even if there was? I jumped out of the car as soon as we hit the school parking lot. I ran and ran until I got to the principal's office.

"Where's my brother?!" He took off his glasses and led me to a class where the police were carrying out body bags.

"Your brother was shot by one of our students." Yugi was sitting at the window, fists pressed against the glass. I walked over to him and must have been crying because he pulled me against him in a tight hug.

"Why, Serenity?"

"I'd like to know."

End Serenity's POV

Seto's POV

"Mr. Kaiba, there's someone on the phone for you." Kagira stepped further out the door but my voice commanded her to stay.

"Who is it and what do they want?"

"I think it's the principal at Mokuba-san's school."

"Go back and ask what they want." Kagira closed the door and I went back to typing. The next thing I knew, Mokuba's picture in my locket broke in half and the glass shattered. "Damn it!" I pulled the remainin part of the locket off my neck and looked at it. 'What was that about?' Kagira opened the door again and held the phone toward me.

"They said it was urgent." She walked out of my office and I felt something was wrong with Mokuba. What else could explain his picture being split by thin air?

"Hello?" The principal took a deep breath and I could tell he was holding something back.

"This is Seto Kaiba, isn't it?"

"Yes, what's going on?"

"I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your brother was killed at school just a few minutes ago." My mind went blank and I just about dropped the phone. Mokuba...dead...my brain didn't want to register this. "Mr. Kaiba, we need you to stop by the school. We need to talk."

"Your damn right we need to talk! What kind of school are you running?! I'll have the school board take you out of your position!" I slammed the phone down and fell to the floor. I don't know how long I stayed in that position, but I know I cried, and cried, and cried. My brother...why? I got up and walked out of my office. Hell yeah, I was going to make a trip to the school get that incompitant bastard out of that school, even if it involved killing him. I walked out of my office and down to the parking lot. "Time to beat some ass!" I got into my car and hauled ass to that damn school. 'It's going down!' A bunch of people were standing at the front door but they all stepped aside when they saw I wanted through. "Someone show me to the principal's office." Some girl led me there, but the old man wasn't in there. "Where the hell is the principal?!" The police came from a door down the hall and I headed that way. I saw Wheeler's sister and Yugi by the window and knew who they were crying for. The mutt had been killed too.

Well, how was the first chappie? Hope you all liked it. Just remember to press that button labeled "review" and I'll post the next chapter. Two reviews is all I'll need for now. ;)