_Every Dragon Has a Heart_ by ilukaiba (who doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh!)
RIIIIIIIIING! RIIIIIIIIING! Tea groaned. She was trying to do her extremely hard geometry homework. Just when she was starting to understand it, some idiot had to try and call her.
"Damn phone!" she yelled, listening as her pink phone rang for the tenth time.
"Hello?" she said to the caller impatiently.
"Tea?" said a worried voice.
"Joey? What the he-"
"Tea... is my baby sister there?"
"Uh... no?"
"She ISN'T?!"
"No Joey... why... did she say she was here?"
"No... but she didn't come home today and I thought that maybe she was with you..." Joey sighed and sounded very anxious.
"Oh Joey... don't worry about it... Serenity can take care of herself... she's a teenager. She's probably with Tristan or something."
"TRISTAN?!"
"Yeah... you know how he's hitting on her and all..."
"Why that little bas-"
"Joey?"
"Yeah?"
"Leave the two of them alone... maybe it's good if Serenity has another male in her life... ya know what I mean?"
"I sure wish I did... but Serenity isn't ready for a guy yet... she's too... too..."
"No Joey! You are being way too overprotective of her!"
"How dare you criticize my way of taking care of her! She's my baby sister... I love her and she loves me... and she knows what's best for her."
"Yeah? Well why isn't she with you then?!"
"What the hell is that supposed to mean, Tea?" Joey was feeling very pissed off at his friend.
"You know what it means!" Tea slammed the phone down, leaving Joey angry and confused.
'Serenity... where are you? What did Tea mean?' Joey groaned and sat on his bed. 'You BETTER not be with Tristan!' He reached for his phone, preparing to call his best friend.
~ ~ ~
Tea sighed with annoyance. 'Joey will never learn! Poor Serenity... he is so damn... strict with her.' Tea had a feeling she knew where Serenity was. She was definitely NOT with Tristan. She and Tristan didn't quite... nah... Serenity and Tristan weren't a good couple. But Serenity and Kaiba... now that was a different story.
(((A/N Notice that Tea (and Yugi, and later on, Bakura and Mai) are supportive of this possible pairing... remember that.)))
~ ~ ~
"TRISTAN! Stop lying!"
"Joey... man... what the hell are you talking 'bout?... DUDE I am not with your sister... but I wish I was..."
"TRISTAN!"
"I'm just playin' with ya Joey ol' pal... but I am not with Serenity, got that?"
"Damnit... Tristan, if you see Serenity, tell her to come home, okay bro?"
"No problem, dude. Check with Yugi... you never know..."
"I certainly hope she's with him. Bye Tristan."
"Catch ya later Joey!"
Joey put the phone down and punched his pillow with frustration. 'Where is Serenity? I'll call Yugi." He punched in the number and groaned. "The damn phone's busy!"
~ ~ ~
"What's that, Tea?"
"Yugi... Joey's being too overprotective of Serenity..."
"Well... maybe a little..."
"YUGI!"
"Okay... maybe he is too overprotective... but she IS his sister."
"Well yeah... but..."
"Oh... don't worry about it Tea... everything will be FINE!"
"But what'll happen when he finds out..."
"Finds out what?"
"Yugi?"
"Yes Tea."
"I think Serenity's with Kaiba..."
"Tea?"
"Yeah Yugi?"
Yugi smiled to himself. "I think she is too..."
~ ~ ~
"Damnit Yugi... you BETTER not be busy this time..."
"Hello?"
"Hey Yug... this is Joey..."
Yugi sighed as he anticipated what was coming next. "Oh hey Joey..."
"Is Serenity there?"
"Erm... no?"
"Shit! Where is she?"
"Is something wrong?" Yugi asked innocently.
"Yeah... Serenity didn't come home today."
"Don't worry about it Joey... she's probably with someone she met at school..."
"But WHO? I tried everyone... Tea... Tristan... you..."
"Bakura maybe?"
"Oh yeah! Thanks pal!"
"Bye Joey..."
~ ~ ~
"Seto... can I ask you something?"
"Well... you are now, aren't you?" Seto held her close to him, hoping he could hold her forever.
She wiped away her tears and looked at him with big brown eyes. (((A/N Her eyes are brown, right? If they aren't, what color are they? Please tell me!))) "Seto... why did you save me?"
"What kind of question is that? I saved you because those jerks were hurting you!"
"Is that the only reason?"
"Serenity... what are you talking about?"
Serenity and Seto stared at each other, their eyes locked together. "Uh... never mind... it was nothing..."
"No Serenity... please tell me..."
"Well, if I was... uh... someone else... would you save me?"
"I'm not really following..."
"What I'm trying to say Seto... is... do you..."
Suddenly the phone rang. Seto shrugged and looked at Serenity curiously before picking it up.
"Uh... Kaiba?"
"Who is this?"
"Tea Gardner."
Seto frowned. Had those losers found out about him being with Serenity already? Was that dog coming to get her? "I don't have... uh... time to... uh... talk to you... I... uh... have a company to run!"
"Nice try Kaiba... listen..."
"I am!"
"Geez... calm down Kaiba... I'm on your side..."
"What are you talking about?"
"Okay... I just wanted to let you know that I am totally supportive of you and Serenity."
"What?!"
"Kaiba... I know your with her right now!"
"How the hell did you... is this a trap?!"
"No Seto... Yugi and I think you should be with Serenity... no matter what Joey or Tristan say... follow your heart!"
"Do you mean it?"
"Yeah! I promise!"
"Well... uh... hang on a second..." Seto looked at Serenity.
"Uh... could you leave the room for a second?... It's one of those rival corporations... I'll be with you in a minute."
"Sure Seto..." said Serenity sadly. She left the room, quietly shutting the door behind her.
"Okay... Tea... I need your help..."
~ ~ ~
"Are you SURE she isn't with you Bakura?"
"I'm absolutely positive Joey."
"Has your psycho yami got her?"
"No Joey..."
"All right... if you find her..."
"I know Joey... I'll tell her to go home..."
"Right... uh... bye Bakura..."
"Bye Joey."
Ryou Bakura sighed. 'I think I agree with Yugi and Tea,' he thought, 'about Joey being too strict with his sister.'
RIIIIIIIIING! RIIIIIIIIING! Tea groaned. She was trying to do her extremely hard geometry homework. Just when she was starting to understand it, some idiot had to try and call her.
"Damn phone!" she yelled, listening as her pink phone rang for the tenth time.
"Hello?" she said to the caller impatiently.
"Tea?" said a worried voice.
"Joey? What the he-"
"Tea... is my baby sister there?"
"Uh... no?"
"She ISN'T?!"
"No Joey... why... did she say she was here?"
"No... but she didn't come home today and I thought that maybe she was with you..." Joey sighed and sounded very anxious.
"Oh Joey... don't worry about it... Serenity can take care of herself... she's a teenager. She's probably with Tristan or something."
"TRISTAN?!"
"Yeah... you know how he's hitting on her and all..."
"Why that little bas-"
"Joey?"
"Yeah?"
"Leave the two of them alone... maybe it's good if Serenity has another male in her life... ya know what I mean?"
"I sure wish I did... but Serenity isn't ready for a guy yet... she's too... too..."
"No Joey! You are being way too overprotective of her!"
"How dare you criticize my way of taking care of her! She's my baby sister... I love her and she loves me... and she knows what's best for her."
"Yeah? Well why isn't she with you then?!"
"What the hell is that supposed to mean, Tea?" Joey was feeling very pissed off at his friend.
"You know what it means!" Tea slammed the phone down, leaving Joey angry and confused.
'Serenity... where are you? What did Tea mean?' Joey groaned and sat on his bed. 'You BETTER not be with Tristan!' He reached for his phone, preparing to call his best friend.
~ ~ ~
Tea sighed with annoyance. 'Joey will never learn! Poor Serenity... he is so damn... strict with her.' Tea had a feeling she knew where Serenity was. She was definitely NOT with Tristan. She and Tristan didn't quite... nah... Serenity and Tristan weren't a good couple. But Serenity and Kaiba... now that was a different story.
(((A/N Notice that Tea (and Yugi, and later on, Bakura and Mai) are supportive of this possible pairing... remember that.)))
~ ~ ~
"TRISTAN! Stop lying!"
"Joey... man... what the hell are you talking 'bout?... DUDE I am not with your sister... but I wish I was..."
"TRISTAN!"
"I'm just playin' with ya Joey ol' pal... but I am not with Serenity, got that?"
"Damnit... Tristan, if you see Serenity, tell her to come home, okay bro?"
"No problem, dude. Check with Yugi... you never know..."
"I certainly hope she's with him. Bye Tristan."
"Catch ya later Joey!"
Joey put the phone down and punched his pillow with frustration. 'Where is Serenity? I'll call Yugi." He punched in the number and groaned. "The damn phone's busy!"
~ ~ ~
"What's that, Tea?"
"Yugi... Joey's being too overprotective of Serenity..."
"Well... maybe a little..."
"YUGI!"
"Okay... maybe he is too overprotective... but she IS his sister."
"Well yeah... but..."
"Oh... don't worry about it Tea... everything will be FINE!"
"But what'll happen when he finds out..."
"Finds out what?"
"Yugi?"
"Yes Tea."
"I think Serenity's with Kaiba..."
"Tea?"
"Yeah Yugi?"
Yugi smiled to himself. "I think she is too..."
~ ~ ~
"Damnit Yugi... you BETTER not be busy this time..."
"Hello?"
"Hey Yug... this is Joey..."
Yugi sighed as he anticipated what was coming next. "Oh hey Joey..."
"Is Serenity there?"
"Erm... no?"
"Shit! Where is she?"
"Is something wrong?" Yugi asked innocently.
"Yeah... Serenity didn't come home today."
"Don't worry about it Joey... she's probably with someone she met at school..."
"But WHO? I tried everyone... Tea... Tristan... you..."
"Bakura maybe?"
"Oh yeah! Thanks pal!"
"Bye Joey..."
~ ~ ~
"Seto... can I ask you something?"
"Well... you are now, aren't you?" Seto held her close to him, hoping he could hold her forever.
She wiped away her tears and looked at him with big brown eyes. (((A/N Her eyes are brown, right? If they aren't, what color are they? Please tell me!))) "Seto... why did you save me?"
"What kind of question is that? I saved you because those jerks were hurting you!"
"Is that the only reason?"
"Serenity... what are you talking about?"
Serenity and Seto stared at each other, their eyes locked together. "Uh... never mind... it was nothing..."
"No Serenity... please tell me..."
"Well, if I was... uh... someone else... would you save me?"
"I'm not really following..."
"What I'm trying to say Seto... is... do you..."
Suddenly the phone rang. Seto shrugged and looked at Serenity curiously before picking it up.
"Uh... Kaiba?"
"Who is this?"
"Tea Gardner."
Seto frowned. Had those losers found out about him being with Serenity already? Was that dog coming to get her? "I don't have... uh... time to... uh... talk to you... I... uh... have a company to run!"
"Nice try Kaiba... listen..."
"I am!"
"Geez... calm down Kaiba... I'm on your side..."
"What are you talking about?"
"Okay... I just wanted to let you know that I am totally supportive of you and Serenity."
"What?!"
"Kaiba... I know your with her right now!"
"How the hell did you... is this a trap?!"
"No Seto... Yugi and I think you should be with Serenity... no matter what Joey or Tristan say... follow your heart!"
"Do you mean it?"
"Yeah! I promise!"
"Well... uh... hang on a second..." Seto looked at Serenity.
"Uh... could you leave the room for a second?... It's one of those rival corporations... I'll be with you in a minute."
"Sure Seto..." said Serenity sadly. She left the room, quietly shutting the door behind her.
"Okay... Tea... I need your help..."
~ ~ ~
"Are you SURE she isn't with you Bakura?"
"I'm absolutely positive Joey."
"Has your psycho yami got her?"
"No Joey..."
"All right... if you find her..."
"I know Joey... I'll tell her to go home..."
"Right... uh... bye Bakura..."
"Bye Joey."
Ryou Bakura sighed. 'I think I agree with Yugi and Tea,' he thought, 'about Joey being too strict with his sister.'