Zelda-Jewel: I decided to update 'My Way' before I update 'Forever in the Night' because I want to make the last two chapters good to give the story an effect. So here I am with another chapter for 'My Way'. This chapter deals with a slight SetoxSerenity to all those fans then you'll enjoy this but also has parts of Joey and Mai.
This chapter will also answer a popular question asked in one of the other chapters on how Kaiba got to Mai's room so fast is you can recall...so enjoy.
Reviews:
GoddessOfVictory: Well Kaiba in this story...well he's...um well let's just say that this is my darkest fiction I have ever written so yeah he's going to be evil. I have to agree with you Kaiba being evil makes him damn sexy (drools)
Haven of Darkness: YIKES DON'T KILL ME! I updated see I updated don't kill me! Thanks for the review
Flame Swordswoman: I love Joey he is a great guy of course I love Kaiba too.
Biglos07: Yeah Joey I've put Joey through hell alright and it's is going to get interesting but Joey will have his good days for awhile before it gets dark once again.
Mayako: Yeah Joey as a lawyer never thought I see the day that would happen, but Joey has grown up since high school. You like Kaiba with green hair? hmm interesting never really thought of him like that...I guess it would be cool.
Kikoken: Serenity being confronted by Kaiba that could only mean one thing...TROUBLE. You know what you really have to update 'Itami no Kasen-doro' soon I'm still in suspense!
Lina567: I didn't realize it's been a whole month since I've updated...I'll be sure to update faster the next few times. You'll have to find out what will happen to Serenity and yes Kaiba is invited to a party but I can tell you now it will be Mai that will go because during the party the story will reach it's climax and everything will start taking off a lot more faster. And you know what in that review you said OMG soooo many times.
JoeyWheelerPup: I'm not to busy to talk to you. Your the one who never asks me about my story so I thought that you didn't have any questions.
Chaos Inferno: I like Serenity, I know that not many people do but I can't say I hate her. And yes I agree with you Kaiba must die.
KaibaGurl: Yeah Joey did have a bad past, I heard that Joey's father was really abusive but I'm not sure...do you know about that?
Kiyoshi-Wheeler: Like that effect? It was creepy to say the least...but will she notice him later in the fic? hehehe
Oo: Thanks for the review
Serene Mermaid: Joey has a hard time beating Kaiba but don't worry at least one time in this fic he will have what it takes
Viciously Wicked: Yeah I love character torture just as much as the next guy Oo
To be or not to be: Yes run Serenity run for your dear life hehehe
Awesome: Ok I've updated so there
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The Compromise
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"Hello Wheelerette" his smirk was devilish with a hint of mischief in his eyes, all in all...he was damn scary.
Serenity's lips opened and shut trying to find a way to tell the CEO off without literally digging her own grave. He was very intimidating and his nature was described by that very fact. That lead to the question what did he want with her? She was sure that Kaiba would not waste his time on her on his own free will...besides she never really conversed with him.
"W-What do you want Mr. Kaiba?" she asked politely not to trigger his anger. Joey always warned her that his anger was like dynamite waiting to explode.
She was quite disturbed when all she got for a reply was the widening of his smirk. Serenity silently swolled the large lump that was slowly choking her. In all honesty she wanted to turn and run back to Joey, but it was Joey who said 'never turn your back on this guy'. The silence between them was thick, all he did was stand there with his arms crossed in front of his chest and that damn grin on his face. Did he think something was funny! Finally, getting annoyed with the silence, Serenity's Wheeler side broke through.
"If you had come all this way just to waste my time then forget it I don't have time for you" her force in her words even shocked herself let alone Kaiba. She quickly swung her purse around her arm before giving one last glare. She had enough of his games. She walked past him not paying any attention to the wolfish smirk that graced his lips once again.
"How's your Mutt of a brother?" Serenity immediately stopped at the CEO's question. She turned her head towards him in confusion.
"How?..." she trialed off from what she was going to say. Serenity continued to stare at the back of Kaiba as he when on with his conversation completely ignoring her question.
"He should really not pick fights against those that he could never in reality beat" Serenity's eyes widened at his words. How did he know Joey was in the hospital...no one knew that except for his friends.
"How do you know that?" she asked in fear that her suspicions were true. Kaiba slowly turned towards her, he didn't answer her questions which made Serenity think he did not hear her or that he was just very arrogant.
"Come" he demanded somewhat softer then his cold demeanor. A slick black limo pulled up beside the two as Serenity fought a battle between her curiosity and her fear.
"I-I'm sorry Mr. Kaiba but I do not feel comfortable in going with you" there she stated her opinion as she waited for his rough outburst.
"Fine, you don't have to if you don't feel right" instead of angered he was more calm then anything. He began to walk towards the limo as the chauffeur opened the door for the CEO to get in. Kaiba's cold blue eyes once again locked onto her amber brown ones "...but if you cherish your brothers life ten you will come" he smirked seeing her eyes widening as his words sunk in.
"What do you mean? Are you saying Joey's life is in danger?" Serenity asked frightful...of course her brothers life was in danger...but was Kaiba willing to help or was he the threat.
"Come he repeated as he climbed in. Serenity stood there for a few seconds before deciding that she was going. Kaiba smirked as he watched her climb in after him, his plan was working.
Next he turned to the driver and commanded him to drive away.
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"SERENITY!" Joey yelled from his hospital window, he punched the window in hopes to get her attention or break through the window...one or the other.
That's when he saw her get into the limo with...with that monster. "Oh my oh my...SERENITY...Oh my god he's goin' to kill her" he screamed more to himself. Joey made an effort to move from the position he was in. Every muscle, every movement he made caused such great turmoil. A cry of pain shot through the hospital room as he struggled to get out of the bed. The only thing that fueled his attempts was that his sister was in trouble and that he might never see her again.
'Hold on Serenity I'm coming' Joey seethed in his mind. The CEO dare to mock him by taking advantage of his sister! A hundred and one things ran through his head, what would he do with her? What did he say to her? When did this place serve breakfast?...wait...How did that question get there?
Suddenly his hospital door flew open as nurses ran into the room. They faltered when seeing that Joey had actually made it to his feet steadying himself by the use of the bed.
"Mr. Wheeler get back into your bed!" one of the lead nurses commanded sternly
"I-I can't...he'll hurt her" Joey hissed through his pain as he made an effort to move.
"Mr. Wheeler if you overexert yourself you run the risk of popping your stitches, get back into that bed before we force you to do so" the nurse waved her finger like
reprimanding a child.
"No...S-Serenity needs me, dat b-bastard will hurt her" Joey couldn't help but stutter at the pain, he could barely move.
Suddenly a team of nurses rushed to his side as they gently yet firmly took his arms and lead him back to his bed...and that's when things got ugly.
In despair that he might not be able to help his sister or for the fact that he will never see her again, he got violent. He thrashed like his life depended on it, actually like his sisters life depended on it. He kicked his legs in different directions in an attempt to throw the nurses off him.
"Get da hella way from me...I need to help Serenity" he gritted through his teeth his torso burning like he was doing five hundred crunches. His hands formed fists as he swung at the nurses that were trying to hold him down.
"Calm down" the nurses screamed before turning to the nurse beside her. It was clear to see that the one the lead nurse was talking to was in training. Her eyes flickered with fear and her actions were shaky. After the leader mumbled something to her she left in a hurry.
Joey continued to struggle, he kicked and punched, screamed and yelled. "Let me go...she's in danga" in the way he was reacting you think he might be rabid. It actually took four nurses to hold him down and even their hold was weakening.
"Stop it, you'll hurt yourself" one yelled as she continued to struggle to hold him down to his bed.
"I don't care I hafta save her" Joey yelled in their face, his anger bubbling over.
It was at that point the same nurse that left awhile ago appeared once again with a doctor trailing behind him.
"Mr. Wheeler what is going on?" the doctor exclaimed seeing that Joey's attempts to escape was taking quite a toll on his body.
"I hafta get ta her...he'll kill her" Joey yelled increasing his attempts even further. Once again more nurses had to rush to keep him down.
"Who?" the doctor asked gently
"Ma sista...she's gettin' in his limo...stop her" Joey struggles as the doctor calmly walked over to the window and looked out then calmly back to Joey.
"No one is there Mr. Wheeler" at that Joey's struggles stopped, he looked wide eye into space. Just as the nurses thought it was safe to let him go, Joey goes full force back.
"NOO! YA LET HER GO...I COULDA STOPPED HER...I HAFTA GO. LET GO!" Joey yelled
Suddenly the doctor came into his view and the sight he saw instantly increased his want to fight back. There, the doctor was holding a big needle and he knew who it was for.
"WHAT DA HELL ARE YA GOIN' TO DO WIT DAT!" Joey growled as the doctor prepped the needle.
"This won't hurt if you don't struggle, it's just to make sure you don't hurt yourself" the doctor reassured.
"NO I NEED TA HELP SERENITY...LET GO!" the nurses continued to hold him down as the doctor injected the substance into Joey.
And the last thing that was heard from Joey before he blacked out was a bloodcurdling scream.
"SERENITY!"
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Slowly the door opened to the dark bedroom. Violet eyes peered in before deciding the coast was clear...never could tell when something might jump out at you from this mansion.
Mai entered slowly still not sure of her own room...that night 2 days ago scared her so bad.
How did he get to her room so fast? There must have been some trick to this room that would allow him to get there as fast as he did.
She shook her head from such thoughts not really wanting to know that answer to them, she had alot more to worry about then paranoia. With he wedding only 2 weeks away she hardly had anything done, since resent interruptions got in the way of her planning. Mai sighed, she could not argue with herself...or blame others for that fact. She knew it was her that was stalling.
She fell back onto her bed looking up at the ceiling lights. 'This was getting pathetic' she thought angered at herself 'You should be excited that your getting married not stalling' why was she thinking like this, she was happy wasn't she , never being alone anymore and no more walking in the shadows as they say. She would always have someone with her.
Friends! She didn't need friends, she was Mai Valentine she needed no friends. They never come through for you, they turn their backs on you and let you walk into something that could permanently scathed them. They stand there while you are tortured by there silent abuse.
Flashback
"And then...and then Joey falls down the fleet of stairs heading for gym class and tumbles right into...you guessed it Kaiba...you should of saw it, it was so humorous" Tristan laughed as the gang burst out laughing with him. The only one that wasn't laughing was Joey.
"It's not funny!" Joey growled at the remembrance.
"Hey it's not our fault, you shouldn't have been checking out those girls instead of watching where your going" Tristan laughed
"I couldn't help it they were damn hot" Joey laughed
"Joseph Wheeler is that all you think of?" all attention was put on a seething blond.
"I-I uh no I don't...I" Joey stumbled trying to find the words.
"Oh really so far to me you are nothing more than that cocky teenager that snoops on
unsuspecting women." Mai growled back, then suddenly Joey was in her face.
"Whattda want me ta do! Do ya think I should rather look at guys...do ya think I'm gay!"
"I don't know the way you were clutching onto Kaiba at the bottom of the stairs I wouldn't put it passed you" Joey glared over at Tristan before his attention went back onto Mai.
"I excepted you to act like a gentleman, but I was wrong, it's clearly to me that you don't care for the ones around you" Mai seethed
"What! Now dats not true and ya know it" Joey growled he didn't know why Mai was so upset but it was really annoying him.
"No Joseph all I see is all there is to see...now please excuse me I must go" Mai waved goodbye to the gang completely ignoring Joey. Mai's knuckles were white as she left the game shop 'I can't believe I came here...what was I thinking, I can't believe I thought they could be my friends especially that jerk'. She roughly put on her helmet as she climbed over onto her motorcycle.
"Mai wait" she rolled her eyes at the annoying voice of Joey.
"What do you want Wheeler?" Mai never looked him in the eyes she just knew he was there.
"What was all that back dere...one minute your laughing the next your in ma face, what da hell!" Mai was only semi listening to what Joey was cussing about; in all honesty she was asking herself the same question. Why did she just explode like that?
"Mai are ya even listening ta me!" Joey snapped annoyed.
"Joey what do you think of me?" the question came out of no where suddenly startling Joey.
"Well I think your rude for ignoring me..." Joey started
"No Joey I mean how do you feel about me?" there was a glint of hope in her eyes that Joey could clearly see, but all he did was sigh.
"Your ma friend Mai...a annoying one...by still ma friend" Joey gave his goofy grin but he could see Mai's face drop.
"Is that all?" she asked quietly
"Well yeah, your a good friend and the gang and I will always be there" Joey explained being his friend was the only thing he was willing to say right now.
"I see" Mai whispered looking start to the horizon "I have to go" Mai continued as she started up her motorcycle.
"Go? Go where?" Joey asked confused
"I'll be gone for awhile...don't look me up" at that she pulled away down the road. She really hoped that he would stop her, that he would run to her and tell her he felt more but all he did was stare at her as she drove out of his life.
End of Flashback
Tears rolled down the side of Mai's cheeks onto the pillow that her head was resting on. She was torn from the memory of her past, she loved Joey back then but he did not share the same feelings...he was only a kid. She's was 24 he was 18 how could they ever see eye to eye, and even now when he is 20 and she's 26 they didn't see eye to eye.
"He left me...he never came after me...'I'll always be there'" she mocked as her sobs increased.
"It's his fault that I'm like this...h-he ruined my life"
She was sick of crying, she was sick of having these feelings. She once agreed that it would be better to have no friends then have friends they stab you in the back and boy did she wish she listened to herself.
After that episode she met Kaiba who held so much promise in his eyes. He was the exact same age as Joey yet a lot more mature to be able to understand her. He was kind and patient with her and that day he asked her to marry him was the happiest day of her life.
But now that's changed. Now Kaiba's has become the jerk and Joey's that knight and shining armor...she didn't know who to believe anymore.
Mai looked around her empty room. She had to agree that she was worse off then when she started. Her life had taken a 180 and now she was left feeling and acting like a broken glass doll.
Suddenly something caught the corner of her eyes. Getting up from the bed she went for a closer look. There in the wall behind her dresser was thin and when they say thin they mean thin line in the shape of a square. 'What the hell?' Mai questioned in her mind as she felt around.
Upon leaning on the square shaped panel it instantly moved, opening to a whole new outlook on this mansion.
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The air was dense around them and the silence choking her inside. 'Why is he staring at me like that?'. Serenity's eyes continued to look outside the limo as they drove in complete and utter silence, she noticed Kaiba from the side of her view and was unnerved to see that he was staring at her.
'Damn those eyes there so...haunting' Those said eyes never left her, to her the glowed a pale blue as he continued to make her more nervous. They sat on different side of the limo just as Serenity like it...according to her brother you want to be as far away from this guy as possible; and speaking of Joey why was his life in danger and who wanted to kill her brother? All questions were scary.
Serenity shifted in her spot under Kaiba's gaze, she was getting really annoyed with this silence. She forced herself to take her eyes off the window and to Kaiba who still held her gaze.
"Um...so about my brother?" she asked now almost afraid to end the silence.
She got no reply, Kaiba continued to stare her down. Again Serenity shifted in her spot...'why was this guy so intimidating?' She looked down at her hands that rested lightly on her lap; her palms were getting sticky from fear and she really didn't like feeling she was under a microscope.
"D-Do know who would w-want to kill my brother?" Serenity asked not looking up but she was sure that he was still staring at her, and at that moment she really wanted to give him such a
big slap but she relaxed herself.
"Maybe if he learned to keep his nose out of other peoples business then he wouldn't be in this situation" Kaiba snapped darkly at her causing her to jump at his tone and instantly she regretted coming with him, she felt something was not right.
"W-What do you mean?" she asked
"Hmm" Kaiba smirked leaning back in his seat, he crossed his legs giving an effect of authority
"So he didn't tell you the reason he is in the hospital, what a shame that he hides thing from his own sister" he smiled darkly
Serenity growled at the comment she was pleasant up to this point but when he thinks that he could dishonor Joey's and her trust then he was walking on thin ice "He does tell me everything"
"Really then please elaborate" he grinned like a predator
"He told me that he was jumped suddenly from a group of guys who wanted to take something from him, he said they were jealous of him" she seethed at his accusations or course her brother would never lie to her. And it even annoyed her further when Kaiba the Seto Kaiba broke out in a loud yet demonic laugh.
"What is so funny?" Serenity snapped
"And what exactly did this group of guys want to take from that pathetic loser?" his bangs covered his eyes as his smirk was firmly in place.
"Joey is not a loser, it's you who is acts like a loser"
"You did not answer my question Wheeler" Kaiba snapped back at her
"I...I don't know he never told me" Serenity admitted defeated, her gaze went back to her lap.
A question arose in her mind 'Why did Joey not tell what it was?'. As she thought on that question she didn't realize that Kaiba had seated himself beside until he grabbed her chin roughly. Serenity was force to confront those haunting eyes once again.
"You are such an idiot Wheeler" his voice was laced in ice I guess fun time was over because his serious tone was back.
Her eyes held his for the longest time...his eyes were trying to tell her something and she wanted to know what it was. He lowered his head to her ear, his breath danced upon his skin making her shiver. "And here I thought you were smarter then your Mutt of a brother...didn't he retire from fighting?" he whispered in her ear and that silky voice only made her more nervous
"He did" she whispered back, but suddenly a conversation she had with Joey entered her mind.
"I got into a fight...just drop it" Joey grumbled settling down on the couch.
"A fight? Joey you promised to stop that a long time ago" Serenity whined while she
went to retrieve the first aid kit. Her brother had been the gang type since Serenity and his mother left, but he promised he changed...yet Serenity had a feeling Joey was some what lying.
"I know, I promise that it won't happen again, only if there's selfish, arrogant, self-absorbed, rich bastards involved" Joey seethed angrily, he was more or least angered at himself, he left her there with him and the enviable and he left like a coward he didn't even try and get back in. Pounding the side of the couch his anger was shown through his face and eyes.
"Your talking about Kaiba?...You were at Kaiba's again, do you know he could charge you for trespassing?" Serenity came back in the room with worry written on her face.
"Not if he's doing the thing that illegal" Joey growled,
"It was you" she whispered in shock...a deep chuckle made it's way to her ears
"Maybe I was quick to judge you" he loved messing with peoples heads and a Wheeler just made her fun a lot more pleasurable. He was instantly shoved away as Serenity made an attempt to blend in the the limo door.
"Stay away from my brother and me" she whimpered, she should have never got in the limo with this guy...she should have known.
"I believe I can't do that your brother has been a thorn in my side for as long as I've known him; he's only good for a laugh" Kaiba straightened himself.
"Joey can do whatever he wants" Serenity yelled over at him "Now let me out of here I had enough with you"
"As I said before Wheeler if you value your brothers life you will come" he grinned and she cringed
"W-What do you want?" she asked terrified, she turned her back to him and looked out the window knowing she would not like the answer.
Her accusations were confirmed when his hands wrapped around her shoulder as she was forced to lean back on him. Once again his breath caressed her ear "I'm sure I can think of something"
Her eyes widened as his demonic chuckle filled the vehicle.
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Zelda-Jewel: Yikes that was different, you guys know what it will be? You'll just have to read the next chapter hehehe.