Where We Belong

Ch. 1 – Opportunity comes a-knockin'

Serenity wiped her brow. It was a typical hot day in the Big Apple, and it didn't help that she was working in an over crowded restaurant. The Snack Shop was one of the most popular joints in the area, and kids from local high schools usually played hooky on days like these and hung around. It had a carefree atmosphere, with an arcade, restaurant, and bar which served only the neatest drinks, non-alcoholic of course.

Today, though, was a bit unbearable, and Serenity couldn't help but feel even worse with what she was wearing. White shorts, a turquoise tube top, and flip flops was her attire, and made her feel more exposed than she really was. She was a beautiful of 18, fresh out of high school, with long auburn hair tied in a high ponytail and honey brown eyes.

'Just a few more minutes,' she thought, as the clock silently ticked the time away, only five minutes left in her shift. Grabbing the coke she was filling, she walked outside to the waiting customer.

"Here you go. Can I get anything else for you?" Serenity said politely.

The man before her looked just about in his early 20's, wearing a casual suit: matching tan color pant and jacket, and a crimson dress shirt with a few buttons undone. He had black hair that was just long enough to be able to pull back in a small pony tail at the nape of his neck and he wore sun glasses.

"Yes. What is your name?"

Serenity stared at the guy. He wanted her name? Who did he think he was? She took a deep breath.

'Great, another pervert.'

"Listen buddy, I don't know who you are, but if you think you can…" Serenity stopped talking as she heard the guy chuckling. She glared.

"I didn't mean to come across as hitting on you," he started, taking off the glasses, revealing a beautiful shade of green eyes, "but I couldn't help but notice how lovely you looked. You wouldn't happen to be a model would you?"

Serenity blushed; she hadn't thought that she was that apparent. She shook her head, not risking the possibility of stuttering and sounding like an idiot.

"By the way, I'm Erik. Erik Drazen."

Serenity mouth dropped. Erik Drazen was one of the hottest new managers in the modeling world. His pictures dazzled the hottest fashion magazines, plus he was coming out with his own collection of clothing. How could she not have recognized him!

"Oh, um… I'm Serenity Wheeler."

"Serenity. What a lovely name." He said. Serenity did her best to keep from blushing. She Knew that he was very…flirtatious, so she kept her guard up. "So, you're not a model?"

"No, I'm not. I'm my friends say I look like one and should try to do some gigs, but that was just them joking."

"Well, I agree with your friends. Unlike some models, who look like their moving plastic mannequins, you're naturally skinny graced with curves," Serenity did blush at that, "and you look healthy."

Serenity shrugged. "I just don't think I could make it in that business. It's too competitive and demanding in my opinion."

"Ah, but with me as your manager, you wouldn't have to worry about that."

Serenity stared at Erik, who was grinning like the Cheshire cat, as if he had two heads. "You're kidding, right? You're not really offering me a job are you?"

"I am always serious."

"But, but…" Serenity stuttered, nothing coming to her mind to respond. Erik pulled out a business card.

"Listen. Call me sometime after you thought it over. And remember, I am serious; I'm looking for a new model for my collection and I need the perfect person." He stood, paying for the drink (which he didn't drink) and gave her a tip.

"I'll be waiting." He said, winking, before walking off.

Serenity just sat there dumbfounded, staring at the card. The whole thing must be some illusion; a mirage conjured up by her tired brain due to the heat. She jumped as someone squealed behind her. She turned and saw Ellen Kinn, her roommate and best friend, standing with what Serenity swore were hearts in her eyes.

"Serenity, was that Erik Drazen you were just talking to?"

"Yeah."

Ellen squealed again; she was a major fashion buff and was trying to go to school to become a fashion designer. She practically worshipped Erik Drazen, saying he was her inspiration. "What did he give you?"

"His business card. He wants me to model for him." Serenity got up to go inside to put up her things and go home, but she found herself being shaken by Ellen.

"OH… MY… GOD! Serenity take the offer! Do you know for awesome it is for you to be offered a job by THE Erik Drazen? Besides, we're always telling you to try to go to some interviews."

"Yeah, but…" Serenity sighed. It wasn't the fact that she didn't want to model. In fact, that was one of the reasons she came to New York; but after some interviews, she was told that she was too young looking and to try again when she was older. So she put herself through school and got a job, not really wanting to go back to Japan; she was trying to get over him and she thought that things were going really well to be ruined.

"Serenity, I'll drag you to him if you don't call. Besides, who's going to stop you?"

"My brother would…" she muttered under her breath, but Ellen heard. She crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"Well, your brother isn't here now is he? And if he does have a problem when and if he finds out, I'll just set him straight," Ellen said, with fire in her eyes. She was really protective of her friends and could carry things a bit far at times.

"I'll think about."

Author's Note:

I'm Free! School is out! Summertime!

Well, Where We Belong is back, with some definite changes. I didn't like how it was going the first time and I thought that there wasn't enough Kaiba in it, so I took it down for some major changes. Some things are going to be different, and I have new characters: Erik and Ellen. I randomly made up the names; I'm not really good with names.

I'm hoping to update on a regular basis; I have time know, but I think I still have some writers block. I'm always open to creative criticism and ideas (I also love reviews).

I hope you enjoyed this, and hopefully the second chapter is coming up soon.

And:

If you checked out my page, you saw that it's really blank. I took down a lot of my stories because of the whole rule with lyrics. They're going to be back up, with some changes maybe. First one back up will be Heartbreak because it is the prequel to this.

(Plus, I don't own YGH, just the OCs that I create and the actually story line)

Catch you later!