Y.A.R.: Whew! Finally, chapter six of Love Reporter is underway!
Amy: Takes you about six months to get a new chapter up.
Y.A.R.: Must you always be this mean? Don't forget, we're playing strip poker with the boys tonight.
Amy: Oh no...I ain't taking any chances with you, you crazy gambler!
Y.A.R.: You're still this pissed off about always losing to me in strip poker?
Chapter 6-Humorous Informational Search
~Inside Domino Park, a week later- 11:19 a.m.~
"I can't believe those kids are still teasing you about that Amy girl." Joey said. "Hate to be you in that position, pal."
"Please, don't remind me." Yami groaned. "I'm still trying to keep my personal affairs in life away from the public, and it's not going so well considering the damn paparazzi are always following me."
"Hey, do you know where Serenity's at?" Joey asked. "I couldn't get in touch with her over these past couple of weeks!"
"I haven't heard from her either." Yami answered.
"You don't think she got kidnapped?" Joey panicked. "What if her kidnappers demand money, or even worse...?"
"I highly doubt that Serenity got abducted." Yami sweat-dropped. "Don't you remember that you visited one of her self-defense classes, and almost got trampled over from a few of those students?"
"I thought I told you never to speak of that again!" Joey shouted.
"You said 'tell no one about it.' You never said anything about saying it in the open." Yami smirked.
"Well, don't say anything about it at all!" Joey bellowed.
"Whatever." Yami said. "Can't believe it's been two years since that day..."
"You mean the day that you broke up with Tèa after you found out what she did behind your back?" Joey guessed.
"I know she's planning something to get me back, but once you betray my heart, there's no chance of getting back in." Yami stated.
"Does this mean you're dating guys now...? 'Cause I don't want to be the first to-" Joey started.
"I'm not gonna date guys!" Yami shouted. "I'm still looking for that perfect girl!"
"Oh, thank God." Joey said.
It has been a week since Yami's meeting with Amy ended with him becoming curious about the pink woman, but had no idea of whom she truly was. He was outside with Joey while trying to hide away from the paparazzi, but apparently his family was planning their weekly visit to their aunt's place in the north, and Yami would have to miss teaching at the community center for the next few days. Maybe he would bring Amy to visit his aunt, but something told Yami that he should wait just a bit longer before introducing her to his family.
There was more to the pink beauty that he questioned about in his mind; Yami wanted to find out more about Amy, but something was in a way off about the timing of her arrival to the city. Plus, he couldn't put his mind on it; Amy reminded him of someone who had the same name as her, but that was speculation. They both have different surnames, plus...the one at his school was kind of an anti-social person.
There was so many things that Yami wanted to think about when he visits his aunt; someone he usually avoids since he was named her favorite nephew. In fact, he wanted to forget certain parts of his childhood when she made him wear some of the birthday dresses she made for one of their nieces. Yugi took major blackmail pictures of those days, but Yami didn't know where the hell he hid them so he can burn them into the ground. If the media or even Seto get their hands on them...the mere thought made him dread in sweat.
"Hey, Yami. You alright?" Joey asked.
"I'm just hoping that my aunt doesn't make me do something that Seto or the media would get their hands on." Yami said.
"You still finding those pictures that Yugi took years ago?" Joey asked, bewildered.
"I don't know where the hell he hid those photos, dammit!" Yami shouted.
~At the Kaiba Mansion, west hall- 12:32 p.m.~
"So many things that I can deal with myself, but being unprepared is absolutely unacceptable!" Serenity shouted to herself. "How can I deal with this report if I don't have the necessary materials to even get his words down? Last time we saw each other was like a week ago, and why the hell can't I get that image out of my head?"
There was hardly any progress done for our dear Serenity, as a week passed by since the whole incident in Seto's room, which she tried so hard to forget such an image, but it wouldn't go away. She cursed her sense of direction to lead her there, and now whenever she tried to look the CEO in the eyes, she had to excuse herself from the room just to keep the images out of her mind...and that of never letting them see her face steaming red from embarrassment.
There was no contact with Amy since they agreed that if either one knows the other, then the whole plan could be in jeopardy. But, Seto was driving her insane with the demands he wants out of the so-called project that she was doing for her psychology class! If something doesn't come up quick to help Serenity ease the tension in her body...good-bye to her future.
As she started heading downstairs to at least get something to drink, Mokuba ran past Serenity towards the door, opening it and revealed Amy standing in front of the door. It looks like she wanted to check on her progress earlier than they planned; the girl was practically prancing around trying to keep the hyper-active kid calm! Another set of steps revealed the brunette CEO finding out that his childhood friend made an unannounced visit, but he knew that much about Amy's surprise trips to the mansion. Amy looked at Serenity; the pink-haired girl could tell that her friend needed serious help to maintain their secret assessment of their target's lives.
"Amy? You barely come around the mansion since you left the city years ago." Seto said.
"Yeah, well...rumors have been spreading about a girl living in this very mansion." Amy smiled, mischievously.
"You mean her?" Seto said, pointing to Serenity. "Oh no, she's only temporarily living here for that absurd project of hers."
"It's not absurd!" Serenity shouted.
"Temporary or not, you two should have some sort of chemistry going around, no?" Amy teased.
"Mother..." Seto grumbled. "There is nothing going on between the two of us..."
"I'll decide that by talking to her myself." Amy said, wrapping her arm around Serenity. "Shall we head to your room, my future daughter-in-law?"
"Huh?" Serenity said, bewildered.
"And no listening on our conversation, you two! There will be consequences..." Amy warned.
"Yes, Mommy." Mokuba said.
~Inside Serenity's room...~
"Ahh! It feels so nice to have a normal conversation without any sort of deadline hanging above our heads." Serenity sighed. "How did you know that I was in trouble, Amy?"
"You kinda of texted me about seventy messages pleading for help throughout the whole week, Reni." Amy stated. "Things have been moving slowly for me, but eh...it's quite the humorous search for my information."
"Easy for you to say; I've been avoiding Kaiba for a whole week." Serenity sighed.
"What? Tell me all about it! What did you see that made you avoid Seto-kun?" Amy begged.
"Why do you need to know that?" Serenity said, flustered.
"Because I want to tease Seto-kun so much about! I'll send you a picture of his embarrassed face!" Amy giggled.
"Well, um...I kind of saw him...in the nude." Serenity blushed.
"For real?" Amy said, flabbergasted. "Oh, this is going to be good."
Sweat-drops were present on Serenity's forehead; who knew that Amy was a teaser around her own childhood friends? Maybe, she thought, that Amy and Seto tend to compete to embarrass the other whenever the chance arises.
"Reni, I only tease Seto-kun out of a friend's curiosity." Amy stated.
"H-H-H-How did you...?" Serenity stuttered.
"It's written all over your face; c'mon, you should know me by now." Amy said. "Anyways, our plans to get our articles in have entered into a sort-of delay. Recently, our editor called me on my other phone to tell me the bad news..."
"And...What did Devin say?" Serenity inquired.
"It looks like the whole media's is on a hunting frenzy to snag the first interviews on both Yami and Seto-kun's love lives, including journalist clubs from rival schools that are entering the hunt. Devin said that the deadline to get our articles in is being pushed into three months time before things become out of control." Amy explained.
"You're kidding...!" Serenity gasped.
"Nope...so our meetings will have to be every two weeks, with every corner searched high and low. Damn it, I wish that idiot could have fucking told us from the moment we had our routine done!" Amy growled.
This wasn't the news that Serenity was hoping for when her friend came to sort-of bail her out, but now that every single media station is about to head into their territory, she really needed to cover every single inch of whatever Seto was hiding from her. But more importantly, was how she was going to get any information since the incident a week ago that made Serenity avoid the CEO. Her "project" was now going to be in question again, but the auburn girl wasn't going to give up that easily. Now she really need to swallow up her nervousness and confront her target head on in hopes of making the deadline.
Amy didn't want to tell Serenity the update in their plans to get their information yet, but thanks to their editor who pushed their deadline into an earlier date, she now had to push even further on the subject of Yami's love life. Although the pink beauty was a juggernaut when it came to pursuing her facts, the girl didn't want to take the charismatic man into a corner that will make him upset over what happened in the past. Extra precautions were to be taken now surrounding her identity, as well as making sure no stone is unturned, even if it meant being found out by one of his friends.
With their assignment now entering a war zone, the two will have to pull all the stunts in their arsenal to snag their stories before this whole thing becomes a crazy circus of insanity.
'I guess I'll have to suck up my anxiety and get my interviews done before things become uncontrollable. I mean, this could be my biggest break ever!' Serenity thought.
'Crossing into Tèa's line of fire wasn't in my original plan, but it looks like if I want to get Yami's version of events about his love life...so be it. This situation is going to become wild if we don't hit the deadline.' Amy thought.
And with that, the girls have only three months to pursue their targets and get them to say anything close to their love lives.
Finally done! And I'm gonna shoot myself in the foot for taking this long to write one effing chapter!
R&R, people!