"Wow. you have really changed this place since the last time I was here."
Joey commented, as he entered his mother's home.
Serenity smiled as she and her brother embraced. "And just think once I get these handcuffs off, I'll be able to see the differences clearly." she said.
"Thank you for inviting me to spend the night, Ma. I'm thrilled for any chance to spend with my sister." Joey said.
"When you called and told me how your father had treated me, I couldn't let him treat you like that. I'm sorry I never realized exactly how abusive he really was. I am so sorry, Joesph." she told him.
"Tell you what. You treat me and Serenity here to dinner and we'll call it even. Will that work?" Joey asked.
His mother laughed in spite of herself, and walked over to her son to embrace him.
"Oh Joesph...I have missed you so much, my precious son. I swear you are growing up right before my eyes. You're going to be an adult before I know it." she said, wiping the tears from her eyes with a laugh.
Joey blushed. "Aw stop it, Ma. You're embarrassing me!" he told her.
Serenity grabbed his hands. "Come on, big brother, let's go talk. We've got a lot to catch up on." she said.
"I'll let you kids know when dinner's ready." their mom said.
"Thanks Mom." they told her together.
Hearing Joey throw himself down on her bedroom floor, Serenity closed the door behind them, her hands on her hips.
"You are such a hypocrite, Joey Wheeler." she told him.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked.
"You give me a hard time about dating, but you're the one getting caught smoking pot by our dad. What have you got to say for yourself?" she asked him.
"Hey, I've had enough abuse to last me a lifetime from this family, jeez...I was meaning to talk to you about that whole dating thing." he told her.
"No, Joey. You can't lecture me anymore after what you've done. Get over it already!" she told him.
"I won't! you don't realize what you've done, have you? Don't you know that my friend Tristen has feelings for you?" Joey asked her.
"What?! Tristen....he has feelings for me? I could tell that he liked me, but I was sure it was friendship more than anything." she said.
"This is why I didn't want you to see you getting involved in dating so young. You shouldn't be hurting my friends if it's Seto you really want to be with. I love you. Serenity, but you have to be responsible for your actions." he told her.
"Speaking of Seto, he's asked me to go away with him on a trip." she said.
Joey stood then. "What?!! I can't believe this! Go away with him where?" he asked.
"He wants me to spend the weekend with him in Las Vegas. I haven't decided what to do yet. I've already talked to Mom about it." she said.
"What about Tristen?" Joey asked her.
She stomped her feet at him in frustration. "What about him?" she asked.
"I just told you that he has feelings for you. Where does he fit in this scenario, Serenity?" Joey asked.
Serenity sighed and sat down on the bed. "I don't know, big brother. That's why I haven't decided. I have thought about how he would feel. He is such a nice guy, I would hate to cause him any pain." she said, beginning to cry.
Joey knelt down in front of her. "Don't cry now. We'll just have to redo your bandages again." Joey teased.
She smacked him in the shoulder. "You're so mean, Joey." she said.
Joey smiled and kissed her cheek. "I'm just trying to look out for you, okay? That's my job after all." he told her.
The two siblings embraced, parting as they heard their mother call them for dinner. Serenity sighed; she definitely had a lot to think about...
"Come here, son. I want to show you something." Gozabora said.
The young boy's eyes widened. "What is it, father? Oh wow!!" he exclaimed.
What had caught his eye was the prize his father had wanted to show him, a sparkling diamond wedding ring, stunning in it's elegance.
"Yes. This once belonged to your late stepmother, my late wife that you and your brother never had the chance to meet. She asked me on the day that she died to give this ring to my oldest son to give to the woman he would eventually marry." Gozabora said.
"Our stepmother must have been very special to you to retrieve such a gift from you. I promise I will honor her memory by waiting until that day that I find the one I truly love." he said.
"I know it was because of your wisdom that I chose to adopt you and your brother, Seto. I have no doubt that you will succeed." he told him.
That was one of the few times in the whole time he raised us that he ever treated me like I meant anything to him, Seto thought, the day that he gave me this ring.
I had never envisioned myself getting married in my lifetime, Seto thought. With all my responsibilities and distrust of any woman that tried to get close to me, I had never fostered any kind of friendships, personal or otherwise. I had never expected to meet the girl of my dreams at a volunteer center, nor did I envision her being a smart, vivacious and beautiful redhaired lady. Mokuba was right; I had it bad and now I knew it for sure.
I knew that this trip to Las Vegas was very meaningful to me, because it wasn't just an excuse to be alone with Serenity, but rather an opportunity to find out how she really felt about me. If it was true that she loved me as much as I loved her, then this ring, this Kaiba family heirloom, would finally have an owner.
"Big brother, what are you doing in there? You've been awfully quiet tonight." Mokuba said.
Set sighed and smiled, closing shut the ring box and putting it in his pocket.
"I've just been thinking, Mokuba, that's all. I've been thinking about my future..." he told him.
"You know, I had a feeling you liked powerbagels as much as I did. I'm glad I didn't order wrong." Tristen said.
"I would have been happy with any flavor, Tristen. Thank you for your thoughtfulness." Serenity said.
After receiving Tristen's home phone number from her brother during his visit, she had decided to call him to arrange a visit with him at a nearby bagel shop. She hadn't known it was one of his favorite places in town to go, but was glad for that fact that she allowed him to spread some cream cheese on them for her.
She had slept the night before, but not very well, thinking about Tristen's feelings in this whole scenario. She hadn't intended to get so emotionally involved in the lives of the two boys that obviously cared for her very much.
One had invited her on a weekend trip, the other had revealed his feelings for her to her brother. How do I feel about each of them though, Serenity wondered. She thought about Seto for a moment, the one she had met first, the one that had waited to kiss her until he dropped her off at home after their first business meeting. She had wanted him to kiss her, she was very attracted to him from the start. She had a feeling that things would get very serious between them if they went to Las Vegas together, and a big part of her longed to be alone with him that way.
Then there was Tristen. She had to admit he was everything she had ever wanted in a guy, sweet, loving, and incredibly gentle.
She had let him kiss her without being honest with him about her involvement with Seto,yet he still wanted to meet her at the bagel shop. She had worried that he wouldn't show, not only had he showed, but he had arrived early and ordered food for both of them.
"I was really surprised when you called me, Serenity, it was really unexpected. I'm glad you wanted to see me. I didn't want to bother you at home so you could take your time to heal." he said.
"Thank you, Tristen, but I wanted to see you too. I feel as though I owe you an explanation about some things. I didn't tell you about before." she said.
"Yes, Joey told me that you were seeing Seto Kaiba. I was surprised when I found out, considering what happened between us on our picnic the other day." he said.
"Yes. I should have told you and I'm sorry. I didn't know you were going to kiss me and it was so nice that I didn't want to spoil the moment. I feel very bad about not being honest with you. You have been so nice to me, Tristen." she said.
"I want to treat you the way you deserve to be treated, Serenity. You're a very sweet, wonderful young lady and I enjoy all the time we get to spend together." Tristen said.
"I do too, Tristen, very much. It has meant so much to me, you coming up to the hospital while I was there and cheering me as my brother and his friends dueled at Battle City." she said.
"Is there something else you want to tell me? I sense a little hesitation in your voice." he said.
"Yes. Seto had invited me to spend the weekend with him in Las Vegas." she said. "He did? What did you tell him?" Tristen asked. "I haven't given him an answer yet. I'm very conflicted about how I feel about going with him." she said.
"Why do you feel conflicted?" he asked her.
"Probably because I never expected things to get so serious between us so quickly, and when I met you. I didn't know about how you felt until Joey told me, and I know it would hurt you if I decided to go." she said.
"I don't want to influence your decision Serenity, but I do know what I feel. I've never had feelings for anyone like I do for you, Serenity.
Serenity reached out and touched his hands. "I have feelings for you too, Tristen. I just don't know what to do." she said. "Well, whatever you decide, Serenity, I will be supportive of you." Tristen said. Serenity smiled, touched by his words.
"Thank you, Tristen." she said.
"Master Seto, there is a phone call from a Ms. Serenity Wheeler for you." Bostick said.
Seto turned to face his servants from within his revolving chair, his hand lingering over the speaker phone button. He could feel his heart begin to race; this was the call he had been waiting on. He had given Serenity time to think about his offer, and now she was finally calling him back. Mokuba started at him with widened eyes as he answered.
"Serenity...hello sweetheart. How are you?" he asked.
"I am fine, thank you. I've called to let you know my decision...I've talked to my parents about it and they said it would be okay for me to go." she told him. Hearing the good news, Mokuba muffled a cheer as he saw his brother's face light up in happiness.
"Wonderful! I will finalize all the arrangements right away and call you back in a few minutes, okay?" Seto said.
Serenity smiled too. "Okay Seto. I'll talk to you in a minute." she said. Once he hung up, Mokuba smiled up at Seto. "This is so great! She accepted!" he said.
Seto couldn't stop smiling. "Yes. This is the best news I've gotten all day. Would you allow me some time to make some calls, Mokuba?" Seto asked.
"Okay. Congratulations, big brother." he said.
"Thank you, Mokuba." he said.
Mokuba practically danced out of his brother's office. If everything goes as well as I think my brother wants it too, I may soon have a big sister to hang out with...he laughed out loud at the thought, as happy for himself as he was for his brother...
"Is this Serenity's mom? Hi, this is Tristen. May I speak to your daughter, please?" he asked.
"Tristen...oh hello, dear. Yes, about Serenity...she wanted me to tell you that she decided to go out of town with Mr. Kaiba after all and that she was sorry." she told him.
Tristen sighed. "I had a feeling that was what she was going to do. Thank you, Ms. Wheeler. Send her my regards." he said. " I will. Goodbye." she said.
Even though he had somehow known she was going to pick Seto, Tristen had hoped she would have picked him instead. Serenity and I haven't known each other long enough to get serious anyway, Tristen thought , so maybe it was a good thing she hadn't. He was willing to accept her companionship on a friendship level, even if his heart did feel as though it was breaking. I wish her all the happiness she could possibly have with Seto. Seto needed someone in his life as much as he himself did to care about him, and he was sure that she and Seto would make a very happy couple.
"So why can't I really convince myself of all that." Tristen thought to himself. Maybe because I actually love her.
"I am so tired of these bandages, I swear I just want to rip them off." Serenity told her brother.
"Well, Seto isn't supposed to be here for another fifteen minutes. The doctor said you could take them off at any time now, Is that what you want to do?" Joey asked. She nodded as Joey led her into the bathroom mirror to ease off her bandages.
"Okay, I'm done." he said.
Opening her eyes, she blinked several times as she looked in the mirror, feeling her tender, swollen face with her fingers.
"Well, I can see a little, but not very well. I guess that's to be expected. Everything is really dizzy and blurry, but I can see! Oh thank you so much, big brother!" Serenity said, embracing him.
He returned her embrace. "You're welcome, little sister. You know I would do anything to help you, Serenity." he told her.
"That means so much to me. I love you so much, Joey." she said.
Both siblings looked up as they heard Seto's car horn honk outside.
"There's your ride, Serenity. Have a nice time out there, okay, and be sure to stay in touch. I love you too, Serenity. Go ahead and go now." he told her.
She grabbed her suitcases and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before walking out the door to greet Seto.
"Serenity, hello sweetheart. I see you decided to take the bandages off. How are you doing?" he asked.
She smiled, reaching out to touch his face. "I can finally see you completely clear now, Seto, that makes me so happy. You're as handsome as I thought you were." she said.
He smiled as well. "And you have always been beautiful in my eyes since day one." he said.
"Oh Seto..." she said.
The couple shared a tender, gentle kiss before parting and getting into the car together. Smiling as they started off on their journey, Seto patted her hand.
"Are you nervous about this trip?" he asked.
"A little, but being with you is comforting." she said.
"I have to admit, I'm a little nervous too, because I've never spent a great deal of time alone with a woman before. You're pretty special to me that way, Serenity." he said.
"You're pretty special to me too, Seto." she said.
She smiled and rested peacefully against his shoulder as they made their way to their destination.
Seto smiled, feeling comfortable to fall asleep beside his lady friend who was already napping as they flew to where his time share was in the Kaiba family's private jet. The cushioned seats that they shared were comfortable enough, but he was more concerned with the lady beside him. He caught himself mindlessly stroking her hair between his fingers, completely relaxed.
I love this woman, Seto thought, I could see myself spending the rest of my life with her. It feels so strange, considering that I've never loved anyone except my brother and our natural parents, but ti felt incredible to actually allow another within my heart.
His heart began to race as he realized that they would be at their destination soon, and he wasn't sure what would happen between them once they touched down. Whatever happens, Seto thought, I'm just glad that Serenity will be there with me.
Serenity smiled as she and her brother embraced. "And just think once I get these handcuffs off, I'll be able to see the differences clearly." she said.
"Thank you for inviting me to spend the night, Ma. I'm thrilled for any chance to spend with my sister." Joey said.
"When you called and told me how your father had treated me, I couldn't let him treat you like that. I'm sorry I never realized exactly how abusive he really was. I am so sorry, Joesph." she told him.
"Tell you what. You treat me and Serenity here to dinner and we'll call it even. Will that work?" Joey asked.
His mother laughed in spite of herself, and walked over to her son to embrace him.
"Oh Joesph...I have missed you so much, my precious son. I swear you are growing up right before my eyes. You're going to be an adult before I know it." she said, wiping the tears from her eyes with a laugh.
Joey blushed. "Aw stop it, Ma. You're embarrassing me!" he told her.
Serenity grabbed his hands. "Come on, big brother, let's go talk. We've got a lot to catch up on." she said.
"I'll let you kids know when dinner's ready." their mom said.
"Thanks Mom." they told her together.
Hearing Joey throw himself down on her bedroom floor, Serenity closed the door behind them, her hands on her hips.
"You are such a hypocrite, Joey Wheeler." she told him.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked.
"You give me a hard time about dating, but you're the one getting caught smoking pot by our dad. What have you got to say for yourself?" she asked him.
"Hey, I've had enough abuse to last me a lifetime from this family, jeez...I was meaning to talk to you about that whole dating thing." he told her.
"No, Joey. You can't lecture me anymore after what you've done. Get over it already!" she told him.
"I won't! you don't realize what you've done, have you? Don't you know that my friend Tristen has feelings for you?" Joey asked her.
"What?! Tristen....he has feelings for me? I could tell that he liked me, but I was sure it was friendship more than anything." she said.
"This is why I didn't want you to see you getting involved in dating so young. You shouldn't be hurting my friends if it's Seto you really want to be with. I love you. Serenity, but you have to be responsible for your actions." he told her.
"Speaking of Seto, he's asked me to go away with him on a trip." she said.
Joey stood then. "What?!! I can't believe this! Go away with him where?" he asked.
"He wants me to spend the weekend with him in Las Vegas. I haven't decided what to do yet. I've already talked to Mom about it." she said.
"What about Tristen?" Joey asked her.
She stomped her feet at him in frustration. "What about him?" she asked.
"I just told you that he has feelings for you. Where does he fit in this scenario, Serenity?" Joey asked.
Serenity sighed and sat down on the bed. "I don't know, big brother. That's why I haven't decided. I have thought about how he would feel. He is such a nice guy, I would hate to cause him any pain." she said, beginning to cry.
Joey knelt down in front of her. "Don't cry now. We'll just have to redo your bandages again." Joey teased.
She smacked him in the shoulder. "You're so mean, Joey." she said.
Joey smiled and kissed her cheek. "I'm just trying to look out for you, okay? That's my job after all." he told her.
The two siblings embraced, parting as they heard their mother call them for dinner. Serenity sighed; she definitely had a lot to think about...
"Come here, son. I want to show you something." Gozabora said.
The young boy's eyes widened. "What is it, father? Oh wow!!" he exclaimed.
What had caught his eye was the prize his father had wanted to show him, a sparkling diamond wedding ring, stunning in it's elegance.
"Yes. This once belonged to your late stepmother, my late wife that you and your brother never had the chance to meet. She asked me on the day that she died to give this ring to my oldest son to give to the woman he would eventually marry." Gozabora said.
"Our stepmother must have been very special to you to retrieve such a gift from you. I promise I will honor her memory by waiting until that day that I find the one I truly love." he said.
"I know it was because of your wisdom that I chose to adopt you and your brother, Seto. I have no doubt that you will succeed." he told him.
That was one of the few times in the whole time he raised us that he ever treated me like I meant anything to him, Seto thought, the day that he gave me this ring.
I had never envisioned myself getting married in my lifetime, Seto thought. With all my responsibilities and distrust of any woman that tried to get close to me, I had never fostered any kind of friendships, personal or otherwise. I had never expected to meet the girl of my dreams at a volunteer center, nor did I envision her being a smart, vivacious and beautiful redhaired lady. Mokuba was right; I had it bad and now I knew it for sure.
I knew that this trip to Las Vegas was very meaningful to me, because it wasn't just an excuse to be alone with Serenity, but rather an opportunity to find out how she really felt about me. If it was true that she loved me as much as I loved her, then this ring, this Kaiba family heirloom, would finally have an owner.
"Big brother, what are you doing in there? You've been awfully quiet tonight." Mokuba said.
Set sighed and smiled, closing shut the ring box and putting it in his pocket.
"I've just been thinking, Mokuba, that's all. I've been thinking about my future..." he told him.
"You know, I had a feeling you liked powerbagels as much as I did. I'm glad I didn't order wrong." Tristen said.
"I would have been happy with any flavor, Tristen. Thank you for your thoughtfulness." Serenity said.
After receiving Tristen's home phone number from her brother during his visit, she had decided to call him to arrange a visit with him at a nearby bagel shop. She hadn't known it was one of his favorite places in town to go, but was glad for that fact that she allowed him to spread some cream cheese on them for her.
She had slept the night before, but not very well, thinking about Tristen's feelings in this whole scenario. She hadn't intended to get so emotionally involved in the lives of the two boys that obviously cared for her very much.
One had invited her on a weekend trip, the other had revealed his feelings for her to her brother. How do I feel about each of them though, Serenity wondered. She thought about Seto for a moment, the one she had met first, the one that had waited to kiss her until he dropped her off at home after their first business meeting. She had wanted him to kiss her, she was very attracted to him from the start. She had a feeling that things would get very serious between them if they went to Las Vegas together, and a big part of her longed to be alone with him that way.
Then there was Tristen. She had to admit he was everything she had ever wanted in a guy, sweet, loving, and incredibly gentle.
She had let him kiss her without being honest with him about her involvement with Seto,yet he still wanted to meet her at the bagel shop. She had worried that he wouldn't show, not only had he showed, but he had arrived early and ordered food for both of them.
"I was really surprised when you called me, Serenity, it was really unexpected. I'm glad you wanted to see me. I didn't want to bother you at home so you could take your time to heal." he said.
"Thank you, Tristen, but I wanted to see you too. I feel as though I owe you an explanation about some things. I didn't tell you about before." she said.
"Yes, Joey told me that you were seeing Seto Kaiba. I was surprised when I found out, considering what happened between us on our picnic the other day." he said.
"Yes. I should have told you and I'm sorry. I didn't know you were going to kiss me and it was so nice that I didn't want to spoil the moment. I feel very bad about not being honest with you. You have been so nice to me, Tristen." she said.
"I want to treat you the way you deserve to be treated, Serenity. You're a very sweet, wonderful young lady and I enjoy all the time we get to spend together." Tristen said.
"I do too, Tristen, very much. It has meant so much to me, you coming up to the hospital while I was there and cheering me as my brother and his friends dueled at Battle City." she said.
"Is there something else you want to tell me? I sense a little hesitation in your voice." he said.
"Yes. Seto had invited me to spend the weekend with him in Las Vegas." she said. "He did? What did you tell him?" Tristen asked. "I haven't given him an answer yet. I'm very conflicted about how I feel about going with him." she said.
"Why do you feel conflicted?" he asked her.
"Probably because I never expected things to get so serious between us so quickly, and when I met you. I didn't know about how you felt until Joey told me, and I know it would hurt you if I decided to go." she said.
"I don't want to influence your decision Serenity, but I do know what I feel. I've never had feelings for anyone like I do for you, Serenity.
Serenity reached out and touched his hands. "I have feelings for you too, Tristen. I just don't know what to do." she said. "Well, whatever you decide, Serenity, I will be supportive of you." Tristen said. Serenity smiled, touched by his words.
"Thank you, Tristen." she said.
"Master Seto, there is a phone call from a Ms. Serenity Wheeler for you." Bostick said.
Seto turned to face his servants from within his revolving chair, his hand lingering over the speaker phone button. He could feel his heart begin to race; this was the call he had been waiting on. He had given Serenity time to think about his offer, and now she was finally calling him back. Mokuba started at him with widened eyes as he answered.
"Serenity...hello sweetheart. How are you?" he asked.
"I am fine, thank you. I've called to let you know my decision...I've talked to my parents about it and they said it would be okay for me to go." she told him. Hearing the good news, Mokuba muffled a cheer as he saw his brother's face light up in happiness.
"Wonderful! I will finalize all the arrangements right away and call you back in a few minutes, okay?" Seto said.
Serenity smiled too. "Okay Seto. I'll talk to you in a minute." she said. Once he hung up, Mokuba smiled up at Seto. "This is so great! She accepted!" he said.
Seto couldn't stop smiling. "Yes. This is the best news I've gotten all day. Would you allow me some time to make some calls, Mokuba?" Seto asked.
"Okay. Congratulations, big brother." he said.
"Thank you, Mokuba." he said.
Mokuba practically danced out of his brother's office. If everything goes as well as I think my brother wants it too, I may soon have a big sister to hang out with...he laughed out loud at the thought, as happy for himself as he was for his brother...
"Is this Serenity's mom? Hi, this is Tristen. May I speak to your daughter, please?" he asked.
"Tristen...oh hello, dear. Yes, about Serenity...she wanted me to tell you that she decided to go out of town with Mr. Kaiba after all and that she was sorry." she told him.
Tristen sighed. "I had a feeling that was what she was going to do. Thank you, Ms. Wheeler. Send her my regards." he said. " I will. Goodbye." she said.
Even though he had somehow known she was going to pick Seto, Tristen had hoped she would have picked him instead. Serenity and I haven't known each other long enough to get serious anyway, Tristen thought , so maybe it was a good thing she hadn't. He was willing to accept her companionship on a friendship level, even if his heart did feel as though it was breaking. I wish her all the happiness she could possibly have with Seto. Seto needed someone in his life as much as he himself did to care about him, and he was sure that she and Seto would make a very happy couple.
"So why can't I really convince myself of all that." Tristen thought to himself. Maybe because I actually love her.
"I am so tired of these bandages, I swear I just want to rip them off." Serenity told her brother.
"Well, Seto isn't supposed to be here for another fifteen minutes. The doctor said you could take them off at any time now, Is that what you want to do?" Joey asked. She nodded as Joey led her into the bathroom mirror to ease off her bandages.
"Okay, I'm done." he said.
Opening her eyes, she blinked several times as she looked in the mirror, feeling her tender, swollen face with her fingers.
"Well, I can see a little, but not very well. I guess that's to be expected. Everything is really dizzy and blurry, but I can see! Oh thank you so much, big brother!" Serenity said, embracing him.
He returned her embrace. "You're welcome, little sister. You know I would do anything to help you, Serenity." he told her.
"That means so much to me. I love you so much, Joey." she said.
Both siblings looked up as they heard Seto's car horn honk outside.
"There's your ride, Serenity. Have a nice time out there, okay, and be sure to stay in touch. I love you too, Serenity. Go ahead and go now." he told her.
She grabbed her suitcases and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before walking out the door to greet Seto.
"Serenity, hello sweetheart. I see you decided to take the bandages off. How are you doing?" he asked.
She smiled, reaching out to touch his face. "I can finally see you completely clear now, Seto, that makes me so happy. You're as handsome as I thought you were." she said.
He smiled as well. "And you have always been beautiful in my eyes since day one." he said.
"Oh Seto..." she said.
The couple shared a tender, gentle kiss before parting and getting into the car together. Smiling as they started off on their journey, Seto patted her hand.
"Are you nervous about this trip?" he asked.
"A little, but being with you is comforting." she said.
"I have to admit, I'm a little nervous too, because I've never spent a great deal of time alone with a woman before. You're pretty special to me that way, Serenity." he said.
"You're pretty special to me too, Seto." she said.
She smiled and rested peacefully against his shoulder as they made their way to their destination.
Seto smiled, feeling comfortable to fall asleep beside his lady friend who was already napping as they flew to where his time share was in the Kaiba family's private jet. The cushioned seats that they shared were comfortable enough, but he was more concerned with the lady beside him. He caught himself mindlessly stroking her hair between his fingers, completely relaxed.
I love this woman, Seto thought, I could see myself spending the rest of my life with her. It feels so strange, considering that I've never loved anyone except my brother and our natural parents, but ti felt incredible to actually allow another within my heart.
His heart began to race as he realized that they would be at their destination soon, and he wasn't sure what would happen between them once they touched down. Whatever happens, Seto thought, I'm just glad that Serenity will be there with me.