Behind These Hazel Eyes
Summary: A young and naïve Serenity thinks she has a crush on Yugi/Yami and doesn't seem to notice the glares from Tea or the longing stares from a certain blue-eyed CEO…
A/N: This idea kind of came to me after a long while of battling my stupid brain over the weird idea but I decided to type this up for the sake of it. So eh. If you don't like Serenity and Seto fics than I suggest you turn back now…flame about hating the couple and you'll lose a limb. :shakes fist: And I have a fire extinguisher anyway. Anyhow, on with the story yah? Oh yeah, it's kind of a challenge fic. Yeah, a challenge for my poor brain and sore…sore heart :sniffs:(GAG!) Anywho, there are also some side couples and if you don't like them, just bear with me.
By the way this chapter is really lllooooonnnnggggg. At least for me…-.-
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"I'm right here…" muttered Serenity, squeezing her unconscious brother's hand gently.
"How is he?" asked Yami as he walked slowly into Joey's room.
"Still the same. But knowing Joey…he's doing whatever it takes to wake up…" said Tristan.
Yami stopped at the bed on which Joey lay. He paused before bending over and picking up the duel disk that lay beside Joey. "Then he'll need this." Yami mumbled before reaching down and lifting Joey's arm so he could slip the duel disk on, causing Serenity to release her brother's hand and look up at him.
"His duel disk?" said Serenity rather baffled by Yami's move.
"He'd want it close by." continued Yami.
"Good point." agreed Tristan.
"For what?" Serenity asked, still confused.
"His toughest fight yet." answered Yami.
'My brother's best friend…' thought Serenity as she continued to look at Yami, '…he's so strong…and he hasn't given up on Joey yet…'
"Look after him." Yami said before turning around to leave. "I shall return from this duel as soon as I can."
'…Yugi…' Serenity thought as the door opened for Yami to leave...
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"Where are we going?"
"To Yugi's Grandpa's Game Shop of course! I mean, where else?"
Serenity's mum had allowed her to fly to Domino and stay with Joey for two weeks just as a little treat for being a 'good girl'. And now that they had flown over together, Joey was driving them both to the Game Shop that was owned by Grandpa Motou, where the Yugioh gang most definitely would be waiting.
As soon as they reached the Game Shop, Joey stopped the car and jumped out. "Come on Seren! The gang's waiting." he said, ushering her out of the car.
When they reached the door, Serenity put her hand on the handle and was about to turn it when suddenly someone on the other side did that for her and pulled the door open. With a cry of surprise, Serenity fell forward straight into someone's waiting arms.
"Oh dear! I'm—" Serenity stopped and the blood was drained out of her face when she realised who's arms she had fallen into.
"Hmm…well look at what we have here." said Seto Kaiba, giving Serenity an amused smile that made the shaking teenage girl gulp as she looked up into his icy-blue eyes which seemed to scream 'INTIMADATION!'. Yet, for some reason Serenity felt a strange sensation run through her body while Kaiba held her.
'SERENITY! This is the creep who let your brother lie there when he was attacked in Battle City and demanded him to stand in 30 seconds. Get away from him and slap him for touching you! Slap him!' Serenity thought but she didn't do anything.
"KAIBA! GET YOUR GRUBBY PAWS OFF OF MY SISTER YOU SLIMEBALL!" shouted Joey, fist clenched and jaw set.
"It's not my fault your sister here was so terrified of you that she found safety in my waiting arms." jeered Kaiba, pushing Serenity gently away from himself before he folded his arms and gave the Wheelers his famous smirk.
"Hey Kaiba. What are you doing here, hey!" growled Joey in annoyance.
"That's none of your business. And besides, last time I checked I was allowed to come to any Game Shop I wanted mutt." snapped Kaiba.
"That does it!" yelled Joey, putting up his fists as if he were ready to box the crap out of Kaiba. "Let's get it on."
"Hey! What's going on?" a voice asked from behind Kaiba. The three outside of the Game Shop had their attention turned to the group of people who were coming down the stairs that led to the small house Yugi and his Grandpa lived in. Grandpa Motou was the one who had asked the question.
"Huh? Joey is that you?" asked Yugi.
'Wow…he has grown taller…or maybe I've shrunk." thought Serenity as she stared at Yugi.
"Hmph. I'm out of here." grumbled Kaiba. He glanced once at Serenity before he swept passed her and Joey onto the street.
"That's right Kaiba, keep on walking!" Joey growled.
"Hey you guys, we're glad you got here safely." mumbled Tea, walking down and embracing Serenity. "It's so cool that you're going to stay here with us for two weeks!" she said as she broke away.
"Yeah, it's going to be so much fun, I just know it." Serenity grinned as she said this.
Tea smiled and went off to hug Joey and Mai stepped forward, giving a wink to Serenity before hugging her too. "Good to see you hon. I thought you wouldn't make it with Twiddle-dumb." she said, nodding over at Joey who growled jokingly.
Both Duke and Tristan were fighting over who should say hi first and hug Serenity even, causing everyone to sweat drop and Joey to shout that his sister wasn't going to be getting a hug from them but a hand shake. Then Duke and Tristan started fighting over who would shake her hand first.
Serenity finally noticed that Ishizu, Marik and Odion were there also. Odion simply nodded at Serenity in place of a greeting and Ishizu shook hands with her.
"Hey there. Nice to see you again." muttered Marik rather shyly as he shook Serenity's hand.
"Same to you." she replied sweetly.
"I'm glad you came down here in one piece." said Yugi quietly as he reached out to take her hand.
"T-thank y-y-you." mumbled Serenity, her voice trembling and her hands shaking as she reached out and took Yugi's hand.
The only ones who noticed the nervous way Serenity acted was Tea, Mai, Ishizu and Odion because Joey was yelling at Duke and Tristan and Marik was trying to stop a fight from starting and Grandpa Motou was trying to help Marik.
"Yugi…you're s-s-so much…t-taller…" Serenity managed to stutter. Yugi was indeed much taller than before, this time he was levelled with Serenity's eyes(and this was excluding his hair! A/N: WOOHOO! Applaud the short man people! Applaud him!).
"Heheh, I am aren't I?" Yugi replied, closing his eyes and blushing while putting his other hand behind his head.
There was a few seconds where they stood there still hand in hand and Yugi opened his eyes in wonder. "Um…Serenity…I think we're finished shaking hands…"
Letting go of Yugi's hand, Serenity was now the one blushing. "Uh…I-I just-t go-ot ca-carried away I g-guess." Serenity stammered.
Tea's eyes narrowed and she folded her arms over her chest. 'I wonder what that was about.' she thought.
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"So…um…hey Serenity, you're going to go to our school aren't you? You know, while you're here?" Mai asked while everyone either sat or stood around in the lounge room.
"Well…yeah, of course, I mean I have to continue my education, I wouldn't want to just stop learning altogether for two whole weeks!" answered Serenity
"That's great!" agreed Tea. "I love it when people care for their education! Good on you Serenity."
Giggling, Serenity answered, "Thanks."
"But you'd need a uniform just to borrow for two weeks and tomorrow's Monday so I don't know how you're going to get a uniform at this hour! I mean look at the time! It's 10pm!" Marik put in.
"Well, she can just borrow my old junior uniform. It's one of the one's I never got to wear." suggested Tea.
"Cool!" Serenity said, her eyes glittering with excitement.
"There's one bad thing…some teachers put you in alphabetical order, most put you in arranged seats and few seat you in boy, girl order. But besides that, if you make it to advanced you might get to sit with at least four people from our group." explained Tristan.
"Oh! That reminds me, why was Kaiba here today?" Serenity suddenly asked out of curiosity.
Tristan and Duke growled. "That little worm, always nosing into our business!" grumbled Duke.
Tea and Mai looked nervously at each other. "Look Serenity…he was just being nosy you know…" began Mai and even though she was smiling her brow was creased into a frown.
"I don't understand." mumbled Serenity, staring at her friends who either looked uncomfortable, angry or annoyed.
"Just forget about him OK?" Tea added, putting a hand on Serenity's shoulder.
"Wait, come on! Tell me!" Serenity begged before adding, "Or don't you want to just because I'm a junior?"
"It's not that…it's…well…" Mai paused in thought.
"Oh just tell her!" snapped Yami, who had appeared suddenly from the puzzle, rather annoyed by how no one was being helpful. "Serenity…" he began softly as he turned his gaze to the confused and blushing girl, "He came here to see if it was true that you were coming."
An awkward silence filled the room and Serenity just stared at Yami dumbly. "W-why?" she stuttered after a minute or so.
"Because he's a nosy nobody! He's got no life and wants to annoy people until their in their grave!" growled Tristan angrily.
"That creep! He just wants to make me mad by bugging my sister, I know it!" Joey said his fists clenched again. "I'll show him!" he announced before jumping to his feet. Marik and Yami ran to hold him back.
"Whoa Joey, calm down!" cried Yami.
"Joey! Don't start trouble. Not now at least!" Marik said trying to make Joey see sense.
"Yes Mr. Wheeler, my master is right. Fighting is not the way. You must be calm and see what is right, not what is easy to do." Odion said rather sagely.
And with that Joey calmed down and relaxed into his chair. "I am still going to get him tomorrow." mumbled Joey stubbornly, arms folded over his chest.
While all this was going on Serenity's mind was racing. The only reason Kaiba would come for her would be because he wanted something. Serenity gulped. What would he want from her? She had nothing to offer or give. 'Maybe Joey's right and he just wants to make people's lives miserable…gosh Kaiba, you're horrible.' Serenity thought, her eyes narrowing in anger. 'No wonder the only person who cares for you is your brother, your cold-blooded Kaiba…'
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So what do you reckon? I was going to make this One-shot, but then I realised that my whole story was going to be like 40 pages in length and I wouldn't be able to sit through re-reading and editing that. Like, gag!
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