Ok another recap!
Serenity and Kaiba have officially entered the friend zone. Woot. He's getting super protective of his first official friend as well, especially when another girl begins to torment Serenity because of how Kaiba prefers her. Buuuuuut the ever kind hearted Serenity prevents him from doing anything rash aaaand it's time to continue the fun.
"Here." Kaiba said, holding up a small mirror in his hand. It was reflecting from another mirror in Serenity's locker as she tried to get a good look at just what Rin had done to her hair. It was all that bad. Yes, it would need to be fix, but it wasn't like she needed to shave her head to make it look natural. Serenity lightly reached a hand back and ran her hand through where her missing locks were supposed to be.
"I wonder why she dislikes me so much…" Serenity said softly, tied her hair back in a ponytail to hide the snips that messed up her hair. Kaiba just smiled a little, she was so oblivious. He lowered the mirror, feeling awkward holding it up for her. She frowned a little and turned around to look up at Kaiba. "What did I do?" She asked innocently, looking up at him with her big green eyes.
Better question is why you stopped me from getting even for you. Kaiba muttered, but didn't say anything. "Nothing Wheeler. That's just the kind of girl Rin is. Make sure you stay away from her." He said, making it sound like an order. Serenity didn't seem to mind though, in fact, she just smiled.
"You sound like my brother when he's talking about you." She said, and then finished taking her things from her locker. She then took the mirror he was holding and put it back in her purse. Kaiba just smirked a little, but didn't say anything, he wasn't the talking type. Serenity didn't seem to mind. She lightly shut the locker and looked at him again. "Thanks for helping with the mirror Kaiba." She said softly, and he just nodded, glancing at her head.
He felt that he was responsible for what happened, and wanted to make up for it. "Let me take you to get your hair fixed." He said as they started walking, Serenity a submissive half step behind him. Serenity looked up at him, surprised at the offer.
"Joey, Yugi and the others are waiting for me." She said, not really wanting to be a bother to him. She looked down, trying to avoid his look. Kaiba knew what that stance meant.
"Wheeler…You can't go around with your hair looking like that." He said, slipping his free hand in his pocket, his other hand holding tightly onto his briefcase, his back pack was strapped to his back.
Serenity was quiet for a minute, and then looked up at him embarrassed as they started walking down the stairs to the side door. "I can't afford it…" She muttered. Though she knew that Kaiba was well aware of Joey and hers financial standing, it was still embarrassing to mention it, when he had enough money to burn. She looked down again, causing Kaiba to once again move her out of a collision course, this time with the stair railing. "Thanks." She said looking up at him quickly to flash a smile.
He shrugged and then sighed. "What part of 'let me take you' don't you understand Wheeler?" He asked, raising one of his eyebrows. Serenity stopped and looked up at him, she smiled a little, appreciatively.
"I'll have to tell Joey." She said and looked forward again. She didn't notice, but a lot of people were watching them as they walked down the hallways. Kaiba did, and noticed a few people whisper as they passed by. But he didn't care. He stopped and looked down at Serenity as she looked up confused why he stopped.
"I'll be in the parking lot." He said simply and left without saying anything else. Serenity watched him go and then made her way to the front door where Joey and the others were waiting for her.
"Hey guys. Sorry I'm late. I had to check something with a teacher." She said softly, and then looked at Joey. "And I have to go to some ones house to work on a project." She said, with a little frown, feeling bad she made them wait and then just leaving, especially with Kaiba.
The group looked a little disappointed when she told them, and Joey looked at her a little worried. "A project this soon?" He asked, hoping she wasn't in any trouble.
Serenity just nodded a little, pouting a little. "I know, it's terrible. But it's not a very big one. I should be back in about two hours." She said, looking down, biting her bottom lip lightly. Tristan and Duke looked sad that they wouldn't be able to walk with her, but before they had much of a chance to protest she waved and turned, heading to the door she had seen Kaiba walk out of.
"Call when you're on your way home!" Joey called, still a bit worried. Serenity looked back and nodded to him.
"Of course!" She said loudly. She then pushed her way through the crowd of students trying to leave the school and made it to the opposite door. She walked into the parking lot and then looked at all the richer students walking into their car. She didn't see Kaiba any where. She looked confused and ran her hand through her hair. "Where'd he go?" She asked herself in a whisper.
Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder, and it felt familiar. "Kaiba?" She asked, turning around and looking up to see his familiar face. She smiled a little and she wondered how he got behind her, but she didn't say anything. He walked in front of her to his car and then took his keys out of his pocket. With a press of the button it unlocked with a beep and Serenity walked to the passenger side. She glanced around, nervous to go into such a nice car, and to have people seeing her get inside of it.
"What are you waiting for Wheeler?" He asked her, opening his door and slipping inside without a second thought. He put his backpack and briefcase in the back seat and then waited for her to get in. Serenity slowly opened the door and cautiously sat in the nice leather seat. She remembered seeing this car when she was walking to school on the first day, the one Joey had mentioned. She found it funny that it actually turned out to be Kaiba's, but she didn't say anything.
She lightly took off her backpack and purse and but them at her feet. She then very gently closed the door and put on her seat belt. She was afraid to touch anything; that was how nice it was. She looked around her apprehensively. Everything was a sleek black color, except for the lights on the dials of the cars system, which were a bight blue that reminded Serenity of Kaiba's eyes. "This is…nice…" She said lightly, looking over at Kaiba who just shrugged it off, though in actuality he was rather proud of it. He had it specially made just for him.
At the same time though, he could guess how awkward someone like Serenity might feel in a car like that. She had no money, not even for a haircut. He suddenly took off, nearly speeding out of the parking lot, and then put them onto the road to an upper part of down. Serenity looked out the window, her hands in her lap, remaining quiet as she tried figuring out where Kaiba was taking her.
She then looked over at the middle console and noticed an iPod resting on it. She smiled a little and tentatively reached out to it. "May I?" She asked looking at him.
"Sure." He responded, not really paying much attention. Serenity took a hold of it and thought to herself. Let's see what the great and powerful Seto Kaiba listens to. She smiled lightly and quickly began browsing through his play list. Suddenly she looked a little surprised. Everything was classical. She recognized it all as well. But she wouldn't expect him to listen to this type of music. It was relaxing, and Kaiba never came across as relaxed to her.
She hit a song, Four Seasons by Vivaldi. She placed the iPod in her lap and listened as the gentle music filled the car. She smiled a little and looked at Kaiba to try and see what he was thinking, but his face didn't lend any emotion. Little did she know he was still annoyed by what Rin had done to her. And with her permission or not he was going to get even with the girl.
He was gripping the wheel tightly, trying to get his anger away for the moment and just think about helping Serenity. He glanced over at her and saw she was looking at him. "What?" He asked, his voice soft. Serenity just shook her head and looked out the window, a little smile on her face. She watched as expensive stores rolled by one after another, and then wondered what it would be like to have money and shop at all these places. She got all of her clothes from the mall.
Suddenly he pulled the car to a stop, and Serenity looked at the classy building in front of them. "Come on Wheeler." He said simply, and Serenity slipped out of the car, not taking her purse. Kaiba led her into the salon and Serenity looked around with wide eyes. Definitely not a great clips…She thought lightly, stopping just after the entrance, forgetting to follow Kaiba.
The teenager looked back at her, and sighed. He walked back and lightly grabbed her hand, making sure his touch was gentle. "Come on. Stop staring at everything." He ordered, and Serenity noted it. It seemed he did it a lot, but she didn't mind. She walked after him, not like she had much of a choice seeing as he wouldn't let go of her.
The two then stood in front of a desk and a receptionist quickly looked at Serenity, apprehensively. "Mr. Kaiba…" She started, but the CEO held up a hand to stop her.
"Just fix it." He demanded, the receptionist looked a little confused and Kaiba nudged Serenity. Taking the hint Serenity took down her ponytail and turned around so the woman could see the damage Rin had done. The woman frowned a little and then nodded. She took Serenity, who was just kind of being dragged around the salon, and Kaiba remained behind as she was taken into the back for her hair to be fixed.
When Serenity's hair was finished they got Kaiba from the front so he could look. Serenity had no idea what her hair looked like, but as he looked at her a smile hit his lips, and a blush on his cheeks. But it quickly went away as he got back control, and Serenity just figured her mind had played tricks on her. "How does it look?" Serenity asked, turning around so he could where Rin had cut her hair.
Kaiba didn't say anything for a minute, and Serenity looked concerned. "Kaiba?" She asked, turning to look in the mirror. "Woah…" She stopped, shocked when she saw herself. She'd never seen her hair this way, and she liked it. She smiled brightly as she took a few steps closer to the mirror. She ran her hands through the light curls on her now layered hair, a giggle came out from her lips as well. "Wow!" She said louder this time, her face beaming.
She then spun around and bowed to Kaiba. "Thank you!" She said in an excited voice. She then thanked the stylist and the three of them went to the register. Then Serenity's eyes widened when she found out that it would cost Kaiba $200 for it. Most expensive hair cut she's ever had. He reached for his card, but Serenity grabbed his hand to stop him. "Kaiba I can't let-"
"Oh and you have $200 for this Wheeler?" He asked her raising an eyebrow. Serenity silenced and looked down, biting her bottom lip. She wanted to thank him more, but didn't want to embarrass herself. She just slowly reached her hand up and touched her hair. Thanks Kaiba…She thought to herself lightly.