Disclaimer-Yugioh does not belong to me.
Joey sighed, using the back of his hand to dry the sweat from his forehead. Geez, I hate cleaning the hallways for classroom duty, he thought. At least Tristen was here to keep me company. Talking to him outside of class helped me not have to think about the conversations I had had with my family over the last couple weeks.
Despite what I had told my mom about my dad never being involved with my decision to get back in touch with my family, he had decided to get involved and became very irate about how the Duelist Kingdom money was to be used.
"I can't believe I allowed my ignorant son to place all that money in an account that I don't have access to. A teenaged boy doesn't need all that money; he and I need it to better our lives for ourselves." his dad said.
"Your son is a lot smarter than you give him credit for, Kentaro. He called us to let us know he wanted to use that money so our daughter would have her eyes operated on." his mother said.
"I never told Joey he could call you! Damn disobedient little heathen! You two left me years ago...don't expect my son and I to support you now, you didn't need us before!" Kentaro shouted.
Joey, in the background, was afraid to say anything to defend himself, afraid that his father would hit him as he always did when he was drunk. He could handle the abuse, considering that he'd learned how to fight over the years just for that reason, but it frustrated him to no end that his dad had to mess up eveything all the time.
"Please Kentaro, put Joesph on for a minute, will you?" his mother asked.
Kentaro snorted. "Fine, whatever. Take the phone, you good for nothing." he said.
Joey shook with anger as he retrieved the reciever from the floor, holding back his angry tears.
"Hello, Ma...I'm sorry about Dad there. I guess I should have never called. I'm honestly at a loss of what I should do here." Joey said.
"I don't blame you, Joey, I never would. I just called today to let you know that we have scheduled Serenity's operation for a week from now and we would like you to be there." his mother said.
Joey smiled. "You couldn't keep me away, mother. Thank you; I'll see you and Serenity soon." he said.
Joey's thoughts were interrupted by Tristen's soft chuckle next to him.
"So, when do I get to meet this cute sister of yours? Her name's Serenity, right?" he teased.
Joey frowned at his friend, pulling him into an advanced wrestling move. "Hey, I've got enough problems without my best friend messing with my younger sister. Hands off, Tristen!" he told him.
Tristen laughed. "Okay, okay man. My bad." he laughed.
"Congratulations on your upcoming operation, Serenity. If anyone deserves some good fortune, it's definitely you." a volunteer said.
Serenity smiled. "Thank you, Lutin. That means a lot to me." she said.
Serenity hadn't had much time to think about the operation while she was working at the learning center. In the moments she had not been helping some of the students with their classwork, she had actually been thinking about the man with whom she asked to join her agency, the very mysterious Seto Kaiba.
She had heard many things about him before she had suggested that her center ask for his support, and despite his spiteful personality, he was still a suitable match for the learning center. He was smart and creative, and the owner of his own business at the young age of eighteen.
Only to herself would she admit that she found him very attractive, despite his arrogant attitude. It was true that her eyesight was failing her, but from what she could see of him, he was very handsome indeed. He was tall and slender, with neatly groomed shoulder length adburn hair and eyes the colr of cold blue steel.
With a glance, she could tell he could pierce a person's soul and make tremble the most fearsome opponent. Her brother had spoken of him many times before, about how much the pair disliked each other.
She hadn't really taken it to heart until she had met Seto face to face and found out how true Joey's words were. Despite all that, she did not regret her decision to go to him for help, yet it seemed she was still waiting for him to contact the agency.
"Seto Kaiba...you are some piece of work." Serenity said.
Returning to her office to finish grading her students' papers, she was startled by the sudden ringing of the phone on her desk.
"Hello, New Sight Learning Center." she answered.
"Good afternoon. My name is Seto Kaiba. May I speak to Ms. Serenity Wheeler, please?" he asked.
"Hello, Mr. Kaiba. This is Serenity speaking. What can I do for you this afternoon?" she asked.
Seto smiled. "Well then, it seems like I reached the person I wanted to speak to. Please Serenity, call me Seto. I am sorry it has taken me such a long time to reconnect with you." he said.
"I'm sure you are a very busy man. Kaiba Corp. is one of the most productive companies in the industry." Serenity said.
He smiled again. "That's my pride and joy of which you speak, Serenity, so I will not deny all the compliments due to my success. I would, however, like to see you in person this afternoon, Ms. Wheeler." Seto said.
"You mean you would like to visit the center? Certainly Seto, you are welcome by all means. It would a good opportunity for you and I to research plans to publicize the center to the public." she said.
"Yes. I agree completely. I will see you soon, Serenity." he said.
"Okay, thank you, Seto." she said.
No sooner than she had hung up the phone than two men in dark suits arrived followed by Seto Kaiba himself in a dark blue sweater, tailored blue pants, heavy dark dress shoes, and long ankle length black coat. His servents were carrying what looked like to be three dozen white roses in their arms. Serenity stood to greet him.
"Those are very beautiful roses. Are they for the center?" she asked.
"My servents and I have come here to deliever these to you in person in apology for my rudeness on the day we were introduced. I sincerely hope you will accept them." Seto said.
"Master Seto, where would you like these flowers, sir?" one asked.
Seto smiled. "Ask this young lady, Bostick." he told him.
Serenity sighed, taken aback by Seto's sentimental gesture.
"Follow me gentlemen, I will help you find a place for them. Excuse me for a moment, Seto." she said.
Joey sighed, using the back of his hand to dry the sweat from his forehead. Geez, I hate cleaning the hallways for classroom duty, he thought. At least Tristen was here to keep me company. Talking to him outside of class helped me not have to think about the conversations I had had with my family over the last couple weeks.
Despite what I had told my mom about my dad never being involved with my decision to get back in touch with my family, he had decided to get involved and became very irate about how the Duelist Kingdom money was to be used.
"I can't believe I allowed my ignorant son to place all that money in an account that I don't have access to. A teenaged boy doesn't need all that money; he and I need it to better our lives for ourselves." his dad said.
"Your son is a lot smarter than you give him credit for, Kentaro. He called us to let us know he wanted to use that money so our daughter would have her eyes operated on." his mother said.
"I never told Joey he could call you! Damn disobedient little heathen! You two left me years ago...don't expect my son and I to support you now, you didn't need us before!" Kentaro shouted.
Joey, in the background, was afraid to say anything to defend himself, afraid that his father would hit him as he always did when he was drunk. He could handle the abuse, considering that he'd learned how to fight over the years just for that reason, but it frustrated him to no end that his dad had to mess up eveything all the time.
"Please Kentaro, put Joesph on for a minute, will you?" his mother asked.
Kentaro snorted. "Fine, whatever. Take the phone, you good for nothing." he said.
Joey shook with anger as he retrieved the reciever from the floor, holding back his angry tears.
"Hello, Ma...I'm sorry about Dad there. I guess I should have never called. I'm honestly at a loss of what I should do here." Joey said.
"I don't blame you, Joey, I never would. I just called today to let you know that we have scheduled Serenity's operation for a week from now and we would like you to be there." his mother said.
Joey smiled. "You couldn't keep me away, mother. Thank you; I'll see you and Serenity soon." he said.
Joey's thoughts were interrupted by Tristen's soft chuckle next to him.
"So, when do I get to meet this cute sister of yours? Her name's Serenity, right?" he teased.
Joey frowned at his friend, pulling him into an advanced wrestling move. "Hey, I've got enough problems without my best friend messing with my younger sister. Hands off, Tristen!" he told him.
Tristen laughed. "Okay, okay man. My bad." he laughed.
"Congratulations on your upcoming operation, Serenity. If anyone deserves some good fortune, it's definitely you." a volunteer said.
Serenity smiled. "Thank you, Lutin. That means a lot to me." she said.
Serenity hadn't had much time to think about the operation while she was working at the learning center. In the moments she had not been helping some of the students with their classwork, she had actually been thinking about the man with whom she asked to join her agency, the very mysterious Seto Kaiba.
She had heard many things about him before she had suggested that her center ask for his support, and despite his spiteful personality, he was still a suitable match for the learning center. He was smart and creative, and the owner of his own business at the young age of eighteen.
Only to herself would she admit that she found him very attractive, despite his arrogant attitude. It was true that her eyesight was failing her, but from what she could see of him, he was very handsome indeed. He was tall and slender, with neatly groomed shoulder length adburn hair and eyes the colr of cold blue steel.
With a glance, she could tell he could pierce a person's soul and make tremble the most fearsome opponent. Her brother had spoken of him many times before, about how much the pair disliked each other.
She hadn't really taken it to heart until she had met Seto face to face and found out how true Joey's words were. Despite all that, she did not regret her decision to go to him for help, yet it seemed she was still waiting for him to contact the agency.
"Seto Kaiba...you are some piece of work." Serenity said.
Returning to her office to finish grading her students' papers, she was startled by the sudden ringing of the phone on her desk.
"Hello, New Sight Learning Center." she answered.
"Good afternoon. My name is Seto Kaiba. May I speak to Ms. Serenity Wheeler, please?" he asked.
"Hello, Mr. Kaiba. This is Serenity speaking. What can I do for you this afternoon?" she asked.
Seto smiled. "Well then, it seems like I reached the person I wanted to speak to. Please Serenity, call me Seto. I am sorry it has taken me such a long time to reconnect with you." he said.
"I'm sure you are a very busy man. Kaiba Corp. is one of the most productive companies in the industry." Serenity said.
He smiled again. "That's my pride and joy of which you speak, Serenity, so I will not deny all the compliments due to my success. I would, however, like to see you in person this afternoon, Ms. Wheeler." Seto said.
"You mean you would like to visit the center? Certainly Seto, you are welcome by all means. It would a good opportunity for you and I to research plans to publicize the center to the public." she said.
"Yes. I agree completely. I will see you soon, Serenity." he said.
"Okay, thank you, Seto." she said.
No sooner than she had hung up the phone than two men in dark suits arrived followed by Seto Kaiba himself in a dark blue sweater, tailored blue pants, heavy dark dress shoes, and long ankle length black coat. His servents were carrying what looked like to be three dozen white roses in their arms. Serenity stood to greet him.
"Those are very beautiful roses. Are they for the center?" she asked.
"My servents and I have come here to deliever these to you in person in apology for my rudeness on the day we were introduced. I sincerely hope you will accept them." Seto said.
"Master Seto, where would you like these flowers, sir?" one asked.
Seto smiled. "Ask this young lady, Bostick." he told him.
Serenity sighed, taken aback by Seto's sentimental gesture.
"Follow me gentlemen, I will help you find a place for them. Excuse me for a moment, Seto." she said.