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Chapter Eight
Serenity was in trouble. It was most probably Joey and the gang at the door to welcome her and Seto back! With her trapped inside her own bedroom, who would be there for them to welcome? Maybe she could jump out of the window? No, the drop was worth at least four stories (she was on the second floor, but as you can imagine, the Kaiba mansion had quite height ceilings)!
What if she picked the lock? Yes! That would work! But what with? She had no pins or picks!
It was hopeless! She was never going to get out!
Sat in a high chair, was Lucas, bawling his little eyes out as he finally noticed his parents were nowhere to be found. "Mama! Dada! Wah you go?" He began to cry again as he heard no voice or footsteps.
"Hey kiddo... Now, where's your mamma?"
Lucas turned and his eyes widened as he held out his arms at the man staring at him from behind the high chair.
"Mr and Mrs Wheeler! What a surprise!" Roland opened the door to see an enraged Mai and a limping Joey turn up on his master's doorstep.
He let them in, locking the door as a now smiling Mai inquired, "So, where's the two lovebirds?"
Roland blushed at the term and stammered, "Well, umm, M-Mr Kaiba had an umm... Emergency at Kaiba Corp. so he rushed off there. B-But, Mrs Kaiba is in their bedroom. Probably just freshening up from their long flight!"
His unsure smile made Joey suspicious... "Why ain't she down here den? Wid us? I'm pretty sure she heard da doorbell!"
"She could be asleep." Roland hurried out.
"Joey, stop acting suspicious! I'm sure she's ok. She's probably in the shower or, as Roland said, asleep." Mai hit him upside the head and continued, "Now, you go and sit down. I'll go and see if Serenity's alright."
Joey whined, but reluctantly dragged his feet to the living room as Roland watched the couple in amusement. 'Young people today! Of course, I'm only in my forties, but even when I was young, men told the women what to do!'
"You certainly have control over your husband Mrs Wheeler." He remarked, with his ever straight face.
Mai replied, "It's all in the charm... Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to find my little sister-in-law!" And with that, she strolled up the steps as Roland wandered off to wherever he needed to be.
As Mai walked towards the newly-wed's room, she admired the new wallpapers, new chandeliers, new carpets; in fact, new everything! It was like the mansion had had a breath of fresh air over the two weeks the Kaiba's had been away! She finally made it to a thick, glossy oak door. She knocked thrice. A scramble was heard from inside and Mai knocked on the door again. "Serenity? Are you in there?" She tried to open the door but found that it was locked.
"Mai!"
The blonde was thoroughly relieved when she found out that Serenity hadn't blacked out or anything! "Yes it's me Hon', do ya think you could unlock the door?"
That sent the young woman into an even bigger panic; her cheeks were still a little red and there was a purple bruise on her arm! "I can't! I... Um..." She sighed. "I locked myself in somehow and I don't have a key."
Mai couldn't help but let out a small giggle; she had locked herself in? How was that even possible?
"Are you laughing at me?" Serenity cried. It hurt for her to know that Mai would never know the real reason as to why she was locked in; if Mai did know (like she had said on Serenity's wedding day), she would personally kill Seto with her bare hands! But would Serenity want her to? Of course not! He was the man she loved, even if he had confided his sinister plans in her, revealing her to be a simple pawn in his game. It was as simple as that!
"I'm sorry Sereni-" Mai broke out into another fit of laughter and tried to continue, "I'm sorry! It's just that, you see cease to amaze me! I mean, what kind of person is able to lock themselves in a room, without the key!?"
Serenity frowned and whined, "Are you going to get me out or not?"
"Ok! Just let me get a pi- But wait, why can't I just call Roland?"
"Roland just walked past and said he never carries any keys for our rooms."
Mai simply frowned but inside, she was a volcano! 'HOW DARE HE NOT HELP MY BABY SISTER? It's not like it's hard to pick locks! God, the nerve of some people!'
"Hold on 'Ren, I'll get you out." She pulled a pin from her hair and picked the lock, carefully; she didn't want Kaiba on her case for damaging them! The lock was tricky, but it soon budged, letting a small click resonate through the hall.
Just as Mai was about to push the door open, Serenity charged out, pulling her into a hug. "Thank you Mai! You're the best sister in the world!" She exclaimed.
"I'm glad I helped Serenity! But, how did you get locked in there in the first place?"
Serenity pulled away, placing her hands over bruises and making sure her hair covered her cheek. She smiled nervously at her sister-in-law. "I don't really know... Maybe the locks got jammed or something, you know what it's like!"
The blonde raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "Oh well, at least you're out!"
Serenity nodded. "Well come and sit down; we'll have our very own girly chat first!"
When the two entered the bedroom, Serenity noticed how beautiful it really was! The teal walls, the dark oak king-size bed and the lush chocolate brown rug, sat on the wooden floor, beneath her feet made her feel so comfy and warm! She almost forgot how Seto had thrown her about when Mai asked, "Serenity? What are those bruises on your arm?"
WOOP WOOP! Sorry for the wait... I was actually going to make this chapter longer, but I'm too ill... Yet this is such a GREAT CLIFFY! ! !
Now, someone (I'm not going to name them) asked me how Lucas can talk and yet he's only eight months. Well, it really varies in children. My little bro started talking when he was nine months, but my cousin bro didn't start 'till he was two! So yeah, variation sucks... /:
And don't forget people, read and review!
