Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh
It had been a few weeks since she forced her way into Kaiba's office, she had her room all painted and all her belongings unpacked. The basement was her own space; she had a design on her wall that was her own. It was greens, and purples, with a splash of blue here and there. She had two doors to enter her basement. She loved that fact; she could enter from the back door and not disturb Joey and Mai while she came in late. She could escape with them not knowing.
She had her bed, and her drawing table downstairs. The table took forever to bring down and put it together, but she figured she wasn't leaving for a long time so it was worth it.
Yugi and Tea came home from their honeymoon the other day, and were over most of the time. Joey received an email from Tristan saying he started school and won't be back in a while. This made Serenity life better. She hasn't heard anything from Duke since the day where Mai kicked him out, this also made Serenity happy.
Joey and Mai's life was better than ever, they found out Logan has hazel eyes a mixture of Joey and Serenity's eyes and he of course he had blonde hair. Joey has had a ton of work, and Mai has been able to go back to work. She usually takes Logan with her. The models just loved him to death, they also commented on how Logan was going to be a heartbreaker when he grew up. Mai hoped that they were wrong; nothing good has come from those kinds of people.
The park was getting cleaned; they have been able to replace the fountain. It was so slimy, that the city declared it was time to get a new one. It had the Harpy Lady Sisters on it, Mai picked it out, and since they were going duel monsters it was the best. It was deep enough where the children are able to splash in without drowning.
She started to draw on the mural, it was hard work, but she loved it. When she wasn't working on the mural she was helping organize the new park. There was going to be a new playground with the coolest jungle gym ever! It was being handmade, by Mokuba Kaiba. It was a Blue Eyes White Dragon jungle gym. There was a lot of other duel monsters theme park equipment. The project was hard but it was worthwhile.
The worst part about this she had to see Seto Kaiba every Saturday. She didn't say any of this to Joey; he would have flipped for sure. She didn't see why she had to report directly to his face. It was usually the same report every week. Kaiba wanted to have the park cleaned up before they started on the mural. That was the only thing that Serenity wanted to do. She also didn't understand why she was in charge of the whole thing. She would leave the park every night exhausted, but she smiled every time she left.
She loved working in the park, she loved serving more. She would help everywhere she could. One moment you would see her planting flowers with a bunch of the elderly ladies. Then the next time you saw she was drawing on the wall. Then she would be helping picking up the garbage and helping with the park equipment. She was everywhere, and the people she served with loved her.
Kaiba noticed this in every report. She wasn't the only one who reported to him. He wanted to see what kind of manager she was, so he had some of his most loyal employees go undercover to spy on the petite brown haired girl. She was always smiling and always wanting to help those around her.
With the mural, Kaiba told her, she was the only one he wanted to paint the mural. When she first heard this she thought it was impossible and it was, but he knew she could do it. She was determined to see this through to the end. It was Saturday night, and he was expecting her to come in soon to give her report.
Serenity wasn't looking forward to this meeting. Some of the teenagers asked if they could do something to help and Serenity thought of a way that is totally unusual. She was going to do it with them. She wasn't going to tell them her idea until she had the okay from Kaiba. She knew that it wasn't going to work, but she had to at least try.
The sectary always gave Serenity a dirty look, saying how-dare-you-trick-me. Serenity smirked every time she saw the young lady. If Serenity didn't love art as much as she did she would have become an actress. Kaiba has given Serenity permission to enter his office without an appointment and without knocking.
She entered, he was on the phone and he was still typing away on his computer. She sat down on one of his chairs. She couldn't believe how fast he can type and be able to talk on the phone without making a mistake. She couldn't multitask at all and she was the woman. She would always stare out his windows; she hasn't been a fan of being up high. She used to love it, but Battle City had changed that. She noticed her experience during Battle City had turned her life around.
She heard him hang up the phone; he sighed she could tell he was irritated, not a good sign.
"Give me the report Wheeler," he said without looking up at her, which was usual.
"We have the fountain in and it wasn't working at first, but we were able to figured it out. The flower gardens are finished on the northern side. We have been able to plant more trees on the southern side. Most of the park equipment hasn't been delivered."
"What where is it?"He asked looking up from his computer screen.
"I called the warehouse, and they said it will be in a short amount of time."
"Why didn't they just send it all together?"
"I asked them that myself, they told me they didn't have all the equipment to make the special equipment. It arrived the other day and like I have said they will arrive shortly."
Kaiba didn't say anything; Serenity took that as a sign to move on.
While Serenity rambled on, Kaiba was very impressed with this girl. She did everything he would have done.
"Mr. Kaiba I have a special request from the teenagers from the center."
"What is it?"
"They want to start a fund raiser for the center. They said they wanted to do this themselves and don't want your money. Some of them said it would be easier to ask you, but the majority wants to raise the money themselves and I have come up with an idea, but we will need some money for part of the project."
This took Kaiba by surprised, he thought most of the teenagers took the easy way out. He hadn't thought that kids thought that way.
"What's your idea?"
"Well we have a person stand on the corner in the park in a pose for an half hour or an hour, completely covered with paint," she said as a blush kissed her cheeks, she read that idea in a book and really wanted to try it out.
"You want the punks to stand still for an hour and be completely covered in paint?" he repeated.
"Yes, I know it would different, but it has been an idea I have wanted to try for a while."
"You want to do this?"
"Of course, why make the teens do something that you're not willing to do yourself?"
He wanted to laugh out loud, but he held it in. This woman was surprising him left and right.
"Whatever, is there anything else Wheeler?"
"Not at the moment," she smiled.
"You may go," he said as he looked back at his computer she bowed and left, leaving the CEO with a small smile on his face that she didn't see.
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Serenity was smiling as she walked into the community center. Most of the teens were sitting around the table with worried faces. One looked up at Serenity and saw her face. With a single nod he started to cheer, the rest soon followed. It was turning out to be a great day. Serenity told them her idea, and they all loved it. They picked out the paint they wanted, and then she went to order them. She didn't forget to pick out a color for her. She ordered the paint, it would be here next Wednesday, and the teens were excited. They have never thought of doing something like this.
It was well around nine o'clock at night and she hasn't worked at all on her wall. Kaiba put up cameras around the wall for extra security, while she drew and painted the wall. That way if there was any vandalism then they will know who it was. She worked on her wall for hours; she lost herself as she drew the monsters. She wanted to draw it all on before she painted.
Kaiba watched her through the cameras while she worked. He didn't know what it was about her that he couldn't stop thinking about her, she intrigued him. It was different from when he worked all he did was sit at the laptop and came up with the ideas. She was a girl who made her own creations come to life. He didn't know a lot of girls who could do that. Most of them were trying to ask him out. He shuddered at the thought at all the marriage proposals, love letters, and declarations of love that he has received over the years. None of them knew who he really was, and he mostly was freaked out by them. He didn't care that he was the bachelor of the year, or the number one hottest guy. All he wanted out of life was to give Mokuba a better life.
He loved his brother more than anything. He would do anything for him, but over the years Mokuba didn't understand anymore. Kaiba was building this company to better his life and the future for his brother. At a young age, his stepfather drilled it into his mind not to have a family it brought you down. Kaiba had no intention of getting married and having kids. Over the years as he watched Mokuba rebel from the business world, he was having second thoughts. Not everyone is made for the business world Mokuba has proven that to Kaiba.
Kaiba had the number one company in the world and now he knew that Mokuba didn't want anything to do with it. It frustrated Kaiba to no end, but while Mokuba was at college, it gave Kaiba time to think. If Mokuba doesn't want the company who will? There were a million other companies that would die to get their greasy little hands on his company. Then Kaiba thought if he had a child he could teach it the ways of his company.
He was twenty-seven years old, and still single. He has been on several dates, but none of them were promising. Most of them were set ups from his brother when he was younger, and business deals. He hated dating; it was a waste of time and money on his part. He has decided to secretly look for the right girl, but it wasn't his most important priority at the moment. If he had too, he could invent a way to stay alive forever.
There has been a change recently a girl had forced her way into his office and in some small way forced herself in his heart. It was hard not to think about Serenity Wheeler. She was everything opposite of him. He wasn't going to do anything about it either. He couldn't marry or even like a girl with the last name of Wheeler. Even after all these years the rivalry between them has been strong and it seemed to only get stronger.
He continued to watch her through the camera she was so different from her brother. He wondered what would happen if he did date the mutt's sister. He turned away from the computer and went home, thinking she was different in her own unique way.
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On Wednesday the paint arrived, Serenity and the teens were so excited. Serenity explained to the teens what she wanted them to do. She wanted them to spray themselves with paint and find a pose to stand in for an hour. They were corners all around the city that were going to be great for the painted teens. It was a humorous site to see a young woman, who was only five feet four inches try to keep teenagers under control. If you didn't know Serenity you would think it was a not possible.
Serenity was a very respected person in the community center. She didn't force fear on others, she loved them for you they are. When she was at the community center she had an air of authority about her, nobody argued with her. There were some here and there, they never won the argument.
She sprayed herself with a metallic blue paint all over her body. She thought she looked silly being all blue and very shiny. She would stand on the corner of the park, while most of the other teens went through the city to stand on corners. She had a schedule that in an hour there will be a replacement. Then the teens started to spray themselves, there was a sign to go around their neck on the back and the front advertising for the donation for the community center, they had a small box in front of them as well.
They all ran off for the designated spots, Serenity walked to the park. There were a lot of stares, but she ignored them. She had to get use to them; she was going to be doing it for an hour. She found a corner where there were people coming in and out of the park. She sat the box down in front of her, place the sign on her shoulders and let it dangle. She was nervous about this; she knew that Joey and Mai were coming with Yugi and Tea today to show their support. She wasn't really looking forward to that, but she had to deal with it. Little did she know who else would make a visit to the park today.
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Kaiba was sitting at his desk doing the same thing over and over again. He wasn't getting the right answer and it was frustrating him to no end. He could always get the answer he needed. Maybe he was working too hard? Maybe he should go see how the mutt's sister's project is doing. He needed to make sure she wasn't messing anything up. Somehow he thought she couldn't and that made him smile, a small one yes, but still a smile.
She was on the corner, and yes she had everyone stare at her. Some people even took pictures with her. She couldn't believe how much money she has already been donated. She didn't know how long she was standing there. A couple of minutes later Joey, Mai, Logan, Tea, and Yugi came by.
"What is my sister doing?" Joey laughed, Serenity was silent.
"Serenity I can't believe that you have paint in your beautiful long hair," Mai exclaimed as picked up some of the shiny blue hair. Serenity was still silent.
"Hey Serenity aren't you going to say something?" Tea asked Serenity was silent.
She was trying so hard not to make any facial expression and not to say anything. It was driving her crazy.
"If you're not going to say anything we might as well go see the rest of the park," Joey commented.
"Maybe it's just part of the project," Yugi said.
"We'll be back hun," Mai said as she started to push the stroller with baby Logan.
"Bye Ren," Joey said following her with his and on her waist.
Yugi and Tea said their good-byes and followed the other couple. She wanted to talk to her friends, but she supposed to be a human statue.
She stood there for a few more minutes, until she felt someone watching her. She couldn't turn her head, but she could move her eyes. She looked to the right of her she saw nothing. She looked to the left and saw nothing. She looked straight ahead and saw a man sitting on a bench staring right at her. He was sitting far away so she couldn't quite make out who it was.
From what she could see he had brown hair, and he was wearing a nice suit. He had his legs crossed and his arm draped around the back. He wasn't going anywhere for a long time. She tried to forget that he was there. She knew he looked familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She tried very hard to ignored him, but it was hard to, because his gaze born into her and it was driving her crazy. She wanted to go over to him and demand an explanation on why he was watching her.
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Kaiba made his way down to the park; he was wearing a white suit with a blue dress shirt with a darker blue tie. As soon as he stepped into the park it was different, it was cleaner, and the fountain was new. The park was becoming better and better, he was surprised that she actually was doing what she said she was going to do. When he usually offers money for any project, the person or group of people don't usually do what they say that they were going to do. He walked by the wall, he looked it over and he was impressed.
'This girl is going to be the death of me if she keeps this up,' he thought. 'She has everything almost done and it's done they way I would have it done.'
She had the duel monsters all drawn on. First she painted the back white to cover all the crude sayings and swear words. Kaiba agreed that children didn't need to see those words. There were a Blue Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, the Egyptian Gods, Saint Joan, Red Eyes Black Dragon; Harpy Ladies Sisters and a bunch of other duel monsters. He couldn't believe how realistic they looked. They almost looked like the holograms. Kaiba was amazed at the details that Serenity put into her art.
He turned and continued on his way, when he something shiny caught his eye. It was a metallic blue figure he knew at once that it was his manger for this project. How he knew he had no idea, he sat down on the closest bench and watched her. It was amusing to watch her she couldn't move; so many people came and took pictures of her and with her. She made eye contact with him a couple of times. He could see the frustration in her eyes. It was like she didn't recognize him, and he smirked. He loved to torment certain people and since she was a Wheeler it was even better to torment her, because her brother was the best to torment. He also wanted to see how she would react, because she always reacts or so he has seen and from what Mokuba has told him when they talked rarely.
