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On the way to the hospital, it took all her willpower to not scream. It took a half hour to get to the hospital. She could have gotten them there faster, but Tristan said driving was a guy thing. She was going to argue, but she saved her breath. She couldn't stand this man; he only thought of Serenity as an innocent little girl, she hated it. She sat there listening to him ramble on about everything. She didn't hear anything, she was worried about Mai. She was surprised Joey didn't call her, wait he couldn't she was in the air. She was going to be an aunt; she loved Joey and Mai even more.

They pulled in the parking lot at the hospital; Serenity didn't wait for the car to stop when she jumped out.

"Serenity," Tristan called after her.

She ran into the hospital, she didn't stop until she reached the receptions desk asking about her brother and sister-in-law. She ran up to the room where Mai was. Mai had already had her baby an hour ago.

She walked as she got closer to her room. She had forgotten all about Tristan, this was about family. She knocked on the door, she heard a muffled come in she entered.

"Knock, knock," Serenity called.

"Ren is that you?" Joey asked.

"Yeah how are you both doing?"

"I'm fine and so are Mai and Logan Joseph."

"She had a boy! Oh Joey that is so exciting," Serenity exclaimed.

"Sh, Mai and Logan are sleeping."

"I'm sorry, can we talk outside?"

"Yeah, what about?" Joey asked as he led her out of Mai's room.

"Tristan."

"What about him?"

"Can you talk to him and tell him to back off. I'm not interested in him or Duke."

"Ren have they been in your face again."

"Yes and I haven't hit him, yet, but I'm getting close. Can you tell him to back off enough for me to breathe? Tristan is always in my face and it is starting to tick me off."

"I'll do my best, but there are no guarantees."

"Yeah, I know. Tell him to go to school there are a lot of girls there that would throw themselves at him and Duke.

"I have mention school to Tristan, but he usually doesn't listen to me. Maybe this time it will get through his thick skull."

"It better, now I want to see my new nephew," she smiled as she walked back into the room.

Joey has always known that she didn't like either of them that way. He just pretended to be a goof, that and when Mai mentioned it. He wouldn't have minded her getting together with one of the bozos, but in the long run glad that she didn't. Joey followed her back inside smiling, and then said out loud. "I hope you find a great guy Serenity, you deserve it."

They didn't see Tristan standing around the corner, he had heard everything.

Serenity was in the chair next to Mai's bed holding Logan. Joey was sitting next to Mai on her bed. He had his arms wrapped around her waist, even if she gave birth a few hours ago to Joey Mai has never looked more beautiful to him. He was kissing her neck while he was listening to his sister and his wife talk. They have always been good friends; Joey knew that Serenity looked up to Mai. Joey was happy for that, he wanted someone who would be a good role model for his sister and Mai was the best.

When Tristan came in Serenity could tell from the look on his face that he heard everything she and Joey said. That wasn't the way that she wanted to tell him, but he knew now even if it broke his heart. In her eyes it was his fault if he wasn't always in her face she might have given him at least one date, but no more. He really isn't that smart and he didn't really understand her humor. She just wasn't interested in him at all.

"Hey Tristan thanks for picking up Ren," Joey thanked.

"Yeah no problem Joey," Tristan said with a bite in his voice.

"Are you alright Tristan?" Mai asked.

"Yeah I'm fine. Serenity I'll drop off your bags at Joey's."

"Thanks Tristan I owe you one."

"No, you don't, I'll see you around," Tristan snapped as he left.

"Wait up man," Joey said as he climbed off the bed and ran after him.

"Serenity do you know what's up with them?"

"I don't know for sure, but I can guess."

"So what's up hun?"

"He must have overheard Joey and me talking about how I want Joey to talk to him about leaving me alone. You know how it is now and how it was when I was a kid. They were always in my face. I was so glad that you taught me that what they were doing was trying to flirt. I was so confused to why they were treating me like that. At first it was flattering, but over the whole blimp fiasco I found that it got on my nerves. That I had to stand up for myself. If I didn't learn that I wouldn't be the girl I am today."

"I remember when they both tried to kiss you at our wedding reception and how you punched them both in the stomach," Mai laughed.

"They didn't have the nerve to ask me first and even if they did ask me first I would have said no. I wanted love, just like every young girl. I didn't want it from someone like them; I was so happy that they didn't kiss me. I'm putting love on hold until I find a job."

"You need to relax hun. True love will find you no matter where you go. If you didn't find it with Tristan or Duke. Then the one for you is still out there, looking for you. You need to keep your eyes and heart open."

"Thanks Mai that helps, I did try to love one of those two, I really did, but I just couldn't force myself. Knowing that I wasn't meant for one of those two lifts the burden off my shoulders."

"NO YOU LISTEN, JOEY. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FOR HER. WHY DOESN'T SHE LOVE ME?"

"Tristan calm down. I can't force my sister into something she doesn't want. If you do love her like you say you do leave her alone. She needs time away from you and Duke."

"Maybe, Maybe not Joey."

"Take my advice man, move away and go to school. Meet new girls and try to forget my sister you never know who you will meet. Maybe you will find someone better than Serenity."

"School, yeah maybe…" Tristan started, but they couldn't hear what he was saying anymore.

Mai turned to Serenity and stated. "You know Joey loves you very much and out of all the guys he knows he thought that Tristan would be the best for you."

"Yeah he's a great guy, when he isn't lying in your face."

"What are you talking about hun?"

Serenity handed Logan over to his mother, and then she walked over to the window.

"He has lied to me from the start. He told me he taught Joey everything he knows about duel monsters. Then he brings me a laptop, so we could keep track of Joey's duels and he tells me that Joey's winning at every moment, but in truth he wasn't. I don't think I could go out with someone who would lie to me about every little thing. To me those little things are what matter the most. I value the truth more than anything."

"I didn't know he did that hun. I'm sorry I hope you can put this all behind you and move on."

"I have," She said as she turns around and smiles at her new sister, and then a jingle went off from her pocket.

"Hello?"

"Ren it's Mokuba you will never guess what Seto got me for a graduation present."

"He got you a present? What is it?"

"An art studio, here at the mansion!"

"No way, that is the coolest thing I have ever heard."

"You have to come and see it."

"I can't right now, I need to spend some time with my family and I need sleep."

"Sometime this week?"

"Absolutely bye."

"Bye Ren." Serenity hung up and looked at a very confused Mai.

"What?" She asked.

"Who was that?"

"Mokuba Kaiba."

"Serenity I thought I told you to stay away from Kaiba," Joey said from the door.

"This is Mokuba, not his stupid older brother. I am staying away from him."

"Good, but why is moneybag's little brother is calling you?" Joey asked sitting down.

"We graduated together, and he was the boyfriend of my roommate, so we became good friends."

"Just as long as you don't become friends with his no good older brother."

"Believe me Joey I have no intentions of getting to know him," Serenity said as she sat down on the end of Mai's bed.

Serenity stayed with Joey and Mai until she fell asleep, the next thing she remembered was waking up in her bed. She woke up in a room she wasn't familiar with, but she knew she was home. It had that home smell, and Joey. She was still in her clothes, she got up grabbed some of her clothes from her bag and hopped in the shower. When she came out of her shower and she was dressed in shorts and a green t-shirt with a fancy design on it. She left her room, to find Joey sitting on the couch eating something and watching TV.

"Hey, you sleep good?" He asked with his mouth full.

"Yeah I did. I can't believe you bought a house. I thought you were going to live in the apartment forever."

"Yeah so did we, this house has everything we would ever need. It has a big backyard with trees all around, room for a nice big family that Mai and I want to have."

"That sounds really nice," she sounded sincere.

"It will take a lot to take us away from here."

"I'm glad you both have found a place you call home," Serenity said as she was in the kitchen making something to eat.

"Yeah me too, but you are welcomed here too for as long as you need."

"The last time I lived with you it got awkward real fast," she laughed this made Joey blush.

"I didn't know you heard that."

"Ha, ha, ha, you know as soon as I find my own place you wouldn't have to worry about that anymore."

"The house is big enough, I'm sure you won't hear anything anymore."

"I'm not going to take that chance, until I have my own place I am living in the basement," she stated as sat down eating her food.

"The basement?" He asked as he placed his dishes on the coffee table.

"That way it will feel like I have my own place and I will be out of ear shot."

"That sounds good," he laughed. "Do you want to come with me to see Mai today?" He asked as he got up to put his dishes away in the sink.

"Yeah, and from there I can take the train looking for a job this afternoon."

"Sounds like a plan."

They drove to the hospital still talking like no time has passed between the siblings. Mai loved seeing them together. It was really hard for Joey to let her go, but he did it with Mai's help. When they arrived Mai was just done feeding Logan, she loved her son. Mai couldn't believe that she was married to the man she loved with all her heart and she was able to give him a son. What every man wants, a son.

"Hey beautiful," Joey said from the door.

She looked up she smiled, "hey hun, Serenity what's up?"

"Nothing, I just came to see the two most important people in the world," Joey stated as he walked over to her and he gave her a kiss on the mouth.

Serenity walked over to Logan and picked him up. She couldn't believe that she was an aunt. Serenity couldn't wait to have a child of her own, but she just didn't see that happening soon. She didn't find a guy at school. She had a few dates here and there, but never any second dates. Maybe there was someone here at home that will win her heart.

Her thoughts turned to her brother and sister-in-law. They have been through so much, and their love has always been strong. Their story is for another time, but Serenity has always been inspired by their story. She placed Logan down and turned to her family, Joey was now sitting on the bed with Mai in his arms. It was a truly touching site; Serenity really wanted someone to hold her like that.

"I'm going to go; I need to find a job."

"You're leaving?" Mai asked

"Yeah, but I'll be back. I'm just going to go down town and look for anything I might be interested in."

"Just stay away from Kaiba and anything that screams Kaiba to you," Joey ordered.

"I know Joey, please spare me the lecture."

"I'm just reminding you."

"Joey, I know, I know."

"Joey just let her go, she knows your rules," Mai chimed in.

"When I last told her she befriended Mokuba and that is moneybags' little brother."

"Oh Joey, just let her be a big girl and let her make her own choices and mistakes."

"Mai she needs to learn…"

Serenity didn't listen to their argument; she made her exit with a smile. She loved them both even with all her heart, but they argue about everything and anything. It was sometimes hard to see that they were in love, but they were very deeply in love. She made her way down and out of the hospital. Serenity didn't know what she would do without those two and she didn't want to know if something did. She was out of the building and started walking down the street looking for anything that might look like they were hiring an artist or a gallery looking for a new artist. She knew that finding a job as an artist was going to be hard, but she couldn't deny her pleasure and she couldn't resist a challenge. She had inherited that from her brother.

She pasted building after building; she was starting to get irritated.

'There has to be at least one place that is hiring,' she thought.

She didn't grow up in Domino, but she was there for her teenage years. When she lived with Joey and Mai, her mother didn't approve of that, but Serenity did it anyway. Her mother had remarried and Serenity didn't really like the guy and she told her mother that. It was either he goes or she does her mother chose Serenity's stepfather. Serenity ran away that night, she couldn't stand her father and now her mother. Serenity's mother has called, emailed, and even come over, but nothing will bring her back. She was happier with her brother and girlfriend at the time, but now wife. Knowing that Mrs. Formally know Wheeler gave up seeing how happy her daughter was she with her brother.

From her time from living with Joey and Mai, she was able to become very familiar with the city. She made her way towards the underside of Domino. Where the poorer than poor people live, she usually walked down there for inspiration. They were the most humbled people she has ever met. They were so kind, they need so much, but they are happy with what they have. There were some that didn't, but it didn't scare Serenity away. She made her way down town she knew there was an old community center there. She knew one or two people down there.

'Maybe I can find a job down there, maybe, maybe not. It would be nice to see an old friend in the meanwhile,' she thought.

While she continued on her way; she past Domino park, it was a sad excuse for a park in Serenity's opinion. If she had her way she would do anything to fix up this park. There was a wall that was attached to an old building that had crude sayings all over it. It had swear words covering it as well. It was an eye sore to the park, there was a fountain in the middle and it was covered in slime. There was garbage all over the place. It made Serenity sick to her stomach, she has always loved coming to the park during her high school years. How in the world could the city let it go this badly? If she had her way she would fix the park up the best she knew how. That gave her an idea for a volunteer project. Now she had a real reason to go to the community center. It took all her willpower not to run, and then she didn't care what everyone thought she broke into a run with a smile on her face.