_Every Dragon Has a Heart_ by ilukaiba (who doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Joey stood in middle of the classroom feeling worried and guilty. 'How could I have done that to Kaiba... even though he IS a jerk... he didn't even do anything this time! Damn... I hope he doesn't do anything stupid.'
"Serenity... Serenity stop crying..." said Tea soothingly.
"Tea! He... he..."
"I know your brother's being a big moron but that's just how he is!"
"Hey Tea... that's enough from the peanut gallery!"
"Yeah... well I'm not the one with the peanut-sized brain!"
"What?!"
"JOEY! You bastard... do you realize how badly you hurt Kaiba? What happens if he... he..."
"He what?!"
Tea stood in silence as she looked at Serenity. Serenity was worried enough already. 'I can't tell her that Kaiba's suicidal...' Tea recalled the incident atop the castle at Duelist Kingdom. 'Kaiba was ready to kill himself!'
"You heard me Tea... he what?!!"
Yugi looked at Joey and whispered something in his ear.
"But Yug... it's not like he's gonna do that again!"
Yugi shrugged. "I'm hope you're right Joey..."
"Hey Serenity... why are you crying anyway? You don't still... uh... like that rich snob... do you?"
Serenity cried even louder.
"You JERK Joey!" yelled Tea angrily. She slapped him in the face.
"Hey... Tea... I'm trying to be nice!"
"Sure..."
Suddenly the door opened. Their teacher stepped in. Students rushed to their seats.
Serenity got up from the floor wiping her eyes and sat down in her desk. She couldn't help but notice the empty seat behind her, and it was then when her heart had truly broken. She glanced at the door every few seconds, hoping to see him walk back in the classroom. But he never did.
Joey looked at her with concern. She had no smile and an occasional tear fell out of her tired eyes. She didn't look back at him at all.
Tea, Yugi, Ryou, and Duke also noticed their friend's sadness.
'Poor Serenity,' thought Duke, 'And I thought she had finally found someone too...'
Yugi and Tea were also worried about Seto. 'I hope he won't!' thought Yugi, recalling the time Seto almost died at Duelist Kingdom.
Tristan gazed at Serenity. He didn't really care about Kaiba... all he wanted was Serenity. And he was going to get her... soon...
~ ~ ~
The bell rang and the students ran out the door, excitedly. Serenity took the opportunity to run out of the classroom before Joey, Tea, Yugi, Ryou, Tristan, or Duke could say anything.
Joey started to run after her but was stopped by Tea.
"But where the hell is she going?"
Everyone except Joey and Tristan knew that she was going to the Kaiba mansion.
"Why don't you leave her alone Joey... she needs some time by herself..." Yugi looked up at his friend with big purple eyes.
"Uh... all right Yug..."
Suddenly, a car pulled up. A long haired blonde stepped out. "Hey Joey!"
"Mai!"
"The one and only!"
"What are you doing here?"
"Well... weren't we planning to meet today?"
"Oh yeah!"
Mai looked at him with a smile. "So did you ever find Serenity?"
"Well yeah... but she seems to have run off somewhere again..."
Mai looked at him with concern. "I think we need to have a little talk, Joey..." She winked at the four Serenity-Seto supporters and drove off with Joey.
"Hey guys... I have to go to my aunt's house today... bye..."
"Bye Tristan!"
Tea, Yugi, Ryou, and Duke walked to the Game Shop.
"Should we check on Serenity first?" asked Ryou.
"Nah... they need some time alone."
~ ~ ~
"Seto? Seto? Where are you?" yelled Serenity as she ran around the Kaiba mansion anxiously. The door had been open, but there was seemingly no sign of Seto Kaiba anywhere. She ran into his office and found his bloody school uniform on the floor.
She collapsed on the floor crying, hoping nothing had happened to him.
"Where are you Seto?" she yelled again. She heard a noise in the next room. She had never been in that room before.
She opened the door cautiously and peeked inside. "Seto, are you there?" The room was dark. It was probably the largest bedroom in the mansion, even larger than Seto's. She felt the walls for a light switch. When she had found one, she flicked it on.
~ ~ ~
Back at Mai's house, Joey was pouring out his deepest secrets to Mai. He told her about his recent worries... Serenity being lost, Tea saying Serenity was with her, Serenity being sad, and then the fight with Kaiba.
"You beat the shit out of Kaiba?!"
"Uh... kinda..."
"And he didn't even fight back?"
"N... n... no?"
"Joey... this is serious... first of all... I think Serenity might have been at Kaiba's house..."
"You really think so? If that bastard even..."
"JOEY! Your sister loves him! It's obvious!"
"But... but it's Kaiba!"
"She loves him... you can't keep her away from the guy she loves you know..."
"But..."
"Joey... how would you feel if someone kept you away from me?"
"From you? What does that have to do with anything?!"
"You love me, don't you?"
Joey blushed. "Well... eh... I... I... well... I guess... eheh..."
Mai reddened too as she looked at him. "So... uh... you'd feel really sad... would-"
She was cut off suddenly by Joey's kiss.
"Joey!" she gasped underneath him.
He backed away. "Is something wrong?"
"No."
"Alrighty then!" He kissed her again. She smiled to herself.
'Well there goes that psychiatry session...' she thought.
((A/N If you TRULY like this story, review PLEASE! I beg you to review, this fic needs more reviews or I won't continue... it's already hard enough with schoolwork and all... so what do you think? Ha... little cliffhanger with the Serenity/light switch/dark room thing hehe... so what do you think is going to happen? Did you like Joey/Mai, should I do more?- remember this fic is MAINLY a Serenity x Seto fic! Suggestions, comments, etc. needed before I continue!))
Joey stood in middle of the classroom feeling worried and guilty. 'How could I have done that to Kaiba... even though he IS a jerk... he didn't even do anything this time! Damn... I hope he doesn't do anything stupid.'
"Serenity... Serenity stop crying..." said Tea soothingly.
"Tea! He... he..."
"I know your brother's being a big moron but that's just how he is!"
"Hey Tea... that's enough from the peanut gallery!"
"Yeah... well I'm not the one with the peanut-sized brain!"
"What?!"
"JOEY! You bastard... do you realize how badly you hurt Kaiba? What happens if he... he..."
"He what?!"
Tea stood in silence as she looked at Serenity. Serenity was worried enough already. 'I can't tell her that Kaiba's suicidal...' Tea recalled the incident atop the castle at Duelist Kingdom. 'Kaiba was ready to kill himself!'
"You heard me Tea... he what?!!"
Yugi looked at Joey and whispered something in his ear.
"But Yug... it's not like he's gonna do that again!"
Yugi shrugged. "I'm hope you're right Joey..."
"Hey Serenity... why are you crying anyway? You don't still... uh... like that rich snob... do you?"
Serenity cried even louder.
"You JERK Joey!" yelled Tea angrily. She slapped him in the face.
"Hey... Tea... I'm trying to be nice!"
"Sure..."
Suddenly the door opened. Their teacher stepped in. Students rushed to their seats.
Serenity got up from the floor wiping her eyes and sat down in her desk. She couldn't help but notice the empty seat behind her, and it was then when her heart had truly broken. She glanced at the door every few seconds, hoping to see him walk back in the classroom. But he never did.
Joey looked at her with concern. She had no smile and an occasional tear fell out of her tired eyes. She didn't look back at him at all.
Tea, Yugi, Ryou, and Duke also noticed their friend's sadness.
'Poor Serenity,' thought Duke, 'And I thought she had finally found someone too...'
Yugi and Tea were also worried about Seto. 'I hope he won't!' thought Yugi, recalling the time Seto almost died at Duelist Kingdom.
Tristan gazed at Serenity. He didn't really care about Kaiba... all he wanted was Serenity. And he was going to get her... soon...
~ ~ ~
The bell rang and the students ran out the door, excitedly. Serenity took the opportunity to run out of the classroom before Joey, Tea, Yugi, Ryou, Tristan, or Duke could say anything.
Joey started to run after her but was stopped by Tea.
"But where the hell is she going?"
Everyone except Joey and Tristan knew that she was going to the Kaiba mansion.
"Why don't you leave her alone Joey... she needs some time by herself..." Yugi looked up at his friend with big purple eyes.
"Uh... all right Yug..."
Suddenly, a car pulled up. A long haired blonde stepped out. "Hey Joey!"
"Mai!"
"The one and only!"
"What are you doing here?"
"Well... weren't we planning to meet today?"
"Oh yeah!"
Mai looked at him with a smile. "So did you ever find Serenity?"
"Well yeah... but she seems to have run off somewhere again..."
Mai looked at him with concern. "I think we need to have a little talk, Joey..." She winked at the four Serenity-Seto supporters and drove off with Joey.
"Hey guys... I have to go to my aunt's house today... bye..."
"Bye Tristan!"
Tea, Yugi, Ryou, and Duke walked to the Game Shop.
"Should we check on Serenity first?" asked Ryou.
"Nah... they need some time alone."
~ ~ ~
"Seto? Seto? Where are you?" yelled Serenity as she ran around the Kaiba mansion anxiously. The door had been open, but there was seemingly no sign of Seto Kaiba anywhere. She ran into his office and found his bloody school uniform on the floor.
She collapsed on the floor crying, hoping nothing had happened to him.
"Where are you Seto?" she yelled again. She heard a noise in the next room. She had never been in that room before.
She opened the door cautiously and peeked inside. "Seto, are you there?" The room was dark. It was probably the largest bedroom in the mansion, even larger than Seto's. She felt the walls for a light switch. When she had found one, she flicked it on.
~ ~ ~
Back at Mai's house, Joey was pouring out his deepest secrets to Mai. He told her about his recent worries... Serenity being lost, Tea saying Serenity was with her, Serenity being sad, and then the fight with Kaiba.
"You beat the shit out of Kaiba?!"
"Uh... kinda..."
"And he didn't even fight back?"
"N... n... no?"
"Joey... this is serious... first of all... I think Serenity might have been at Kaiba's house..."
"You really think so? If that bastard even..."
"JOEY! Your sister loves him! It's obvious!"
"But... but it's Kaiba!"
"She loves him... you can't keep her away from the guy she loves you know..."
"But..."
"Joey... how would you feel if someone kept you away from me?"
"From you? What does that have to do with anything?!"
"You love me, don't you?"
Joey blushed. "Well... eh... I... I... well... I guess... eheh..."
Mai reddened too as she looked at him. "So... uh... you'd feel really sad... would-"
She was cut off suddenly by Joey's kiss.
"Joey!" she gasped underneath him.
He backed away. "Is something wrong?"
"No."
"Alrighty then!" He kissed her again. She smiled to herself.
'Well there goes that psychiatry session...' she thought.
((A/N If you TRULY like this story, review PLEASE! I beg you to review, this fic needs more reviews or I won't continue... it's already hard enough with schoolwork and all... so what do you think? Ha... little cliffhanger with the Serenity/light switch/dark room thing hehe... so what do you think is going to happen? Did you like Joey/Mai, should I do more?- remember this fic is MAINLY a Serenity x Seto fic! Suggestions, comments, etc. needed before I continue!))