The 3rd chapter... I need to do homework, finish chapter 4 yet, but this is a really good chapter. A lot of Milestones... Hee Hee Hee
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Serenity's POV
I tripped over my own feet running away from him. I really didn't want to be it again. I noticed he was running towards me, He tried to put the breaks on but tripped and fell right on top of me. I just layed there, waiting for him to get off of me, I think he was stunned but I tried to get up, just to see if he would get the hint. I tried, he didn't our lips brushed together, both of us instantly got away from each other.
" EWWWWWW GROSS!!!" Seto screamed.
" YEAH, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!!" I spat. Both of us where spitting out spit.
" SPITTING CONTEST!!!" We both screamed at the same time, " One, two, three!" We both spitted towards the sidewalk. We ran up to see who won. It was a tie.
" WHAT!?!?!?! A GIRL TIED WITH ME!!! IN A SPITTING CONTEST!?!?!?!?!" Seto screamed, I laughed, so did his little brother.
" Serenity, time to go!" My mom called after me.
" I gotta go, sorry about our little incident." I said.
" It's ok. Bye Serenity." He said.
" Bye Seto." I looked back at him, then turned and ran towards my mom.
" So I see you've taken quite a liking to young Seto?" Mom asked.
" Yup, I really think he's funny. You know, he can be like the most serious person on Earth one minute, and the next be really funny." I said.
" I knew you would like him. Do you think he's cute? He's going to be quite a looker when he's in high school." Mom said.
" Yeah, I think he's kinda cute." I said.
Three weeks had gone by since I had first met Seto. We always had a lot of fun just talking to each other. Seto was like my second big brother, not to mention he could be a lot like Joey at times. Mokuba was a little sweetie, he always did what he was told to and always said his please's and thank you's. I was never seen not around them when I was at the orphanage. They where the only fun ones lately.
" C'mon Serenity!!! We're gonna be late!!!" My mom screamed.
" COMING!!!" I screamed as I pounded down the stairs. I practically leaped into mom's car. She shook her head and got in.
" You don't want to miss a day with you precious little boyfriend do you?" Mom asked.
" Mom, he's not my boyfriend, he's just a friend. My best friend." I said.
" Yeah, he's a boy and he's a friend, boyfriend." Mom said, I rolled my eyes as she pulled into the orphanage parking lot. I opened the door and sped in. I scaned the area for Seto, he was playing chess with Mokuba.
" Serenity!" Mokuba called.
" Hey guys!" I said as I ran over to them.
" Hi Serenity, I'm teaching Mokuba how to play chess." Seto said.
" Can I help?" I asked Seto.
" Sure, you can play on his side and show him some of your moves. You know, the ones that ALMOST beat me." Seto said.
" Sure no problem." I said as I sat next to Mokuba.
" Cool! Serenity and me vs. you Seto! Can you beat our combined minds?" Mokuba asked.
" Where did you learn 'combined minds' from?" I asked.
" Sci-fi channel!" Mokuba said in a creepy voice, I laughed at him.
" Try living with him." Seto said as he moved a pawn.
" Well, I used to live with someone like him. My big brother. He was a lot like both of you really." I said.
" Cool," Seto said as he watched me show Mokuba how to move the knight.
" Wow, I never would've been able to think of that Serenity!" Mokuba said. I looked at the board a bit more closely. Seto's king was wide open, and Mokuba's bishop was really close to it. Seto moved his queen to take Mokuba's knight. He wasn't playing like himself today. He useally kicks major butt in chess. He hadn't even noticed the black bishop by his white king. I moved the bishop in place to take the king.
" Checkmate! Checkmate Checkmate Checkmate!!!" I screamed.
" We won?" WE WON SERENITY!!!! WE BEAT SETO!!!" Mokuba and I jumped for joy. Seto shrugged his loss off.
" Let's go play teatherball, shall we?" Seto asked. Really polite too, but I noticed the little smirk on his face. He thought he could beat me in teather ball.
" Sure, if you think you really can beat me." I said, licking my finger and putting a slash on the air scoreboard.
" I know for a fact I can't beat you in teather ball Serenity, but I'll try." Seto said, the smirk on his face just got bigger.
" So you finally have decided that I'm better than you are?" I asked, he nodded and served the ball. I caught it and threw it around again, he blocked it and threw it so high I couldn't even jump and get it. He used my own strategey against me!!!
" I won, I won! Ha Ha ha ha haaaa ha!!!!" Seto said, sticking out his toungue and me. I sat there and pouted. I saw something behind Seto, Dai, destroying Mokuba's stuff again.
" Seto, I hate to break your little victory dance, but look who's tormenting Mokuba again..." I said and pointed behind Seto. Dai wasn't only destroying Mokuba's stuff, he was trying to beat up Mokuba. Seto and I ran over to Dai and Mokuba.
" What the heck are you doing to my little brother?!?!?!" Seto asked Dai as he punched Mokuba's bleeding nose again.
" Just teachin' him a lesson." Dai said , I rolled my eyes and walked up to Dai, not even afraid of him. I think hanging around Seto has had its affects on me.
" Leave him be you jerk! Just because you can't find a home isn't a reason to pick on Mokuba!" I spat. Seto looked at me weird, but quickly got over it and took Mokuba away frow Dai, handed Mokuba to me and tackled Daisuke. Seto punched him untill Dai was crying again, bleeding and really ticked off. I took Mokuba in to the building to get him cleaned up. I watched Seto beat up Dai as the nurse bandaged Mokuba's cuts.
" Give 'em heck Seto." I mumbled
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Seto and I sat down at the river in the park. The sun was setting and the pretty fall leaves were everywhere. Seto kept throwing rocks into the river.
" Hey, you know about Kaiba Corporation in Domino city right?" Seto asked.
" Yeah, I used to live in Domino. CEO is Gozaburo Kaiba and his son is Noa Kaiba. He's kinda creepy lookin' I used to be gym buddies with that creep." I said.
" Lucky, I've never been to Domino, let alone out of Tokyo.
" You're 10 and never have been out of Tokyo? That's kinda sad Seto." I said.
" Corection, almost 10. My birthday is Sunday, and yes I've never been out of Tokyo." he said.
" Two days, big difference. Why couldn't you leave Tokyo?" I asked.
" Mom died giving birth to him, dad never had time to do anything. Always working and taking care of Mokuba, dad died and we were juggled around with other family until we had to go to the orphanage." Seto sadly said.
" Once I'm on winter break my mom is gonna take us to Domino. My whole family is there, and you could see the Kaiba Corp building. Its sooooo big. I've even been in there too! Gozaburo Kaiba has a lot of cash." I explained. Seto jumped down to the river banks and waded across. I followed him. He jumped into a tree and climed up as far as anyone could. I tried to get up by myself, but it didn't work. Seto helped me up there.
" That would be awesome. I'm gonna work there when I grow up, I'm gonna make it to the top, well, close anyways. You have to have Kaiba blood to run that company." Seto said, and pointed in the distance where you could see Kaiba Corp.
" Yeah, wouldn't be awesome if for some odd, strange reason you got adopted by Gozaburo Kaiba. It would be kinda funny, then when he kicks the bucket you got to run that company." I said.
" That would never happen, not in a million years. Though my family said I was going to be some sort of CEO cuz I get such high grades in math. I'm doing high school math and science stuff easily. I don't mean to be bragging or anything." Seto said.
" I don't mind, my brother was like that about gym class and video games." I said.
" What's your brother's name?" Seto asked.
" Joey." I said and stared off at the Kaiba Corp building. I can't remember the last time I thought it looked so cool.
" Oh, are you American? I don't mean to be rude but Joey is an Amereican name." Seto asked.
" Yeah, 50% American, % 50% Japanese. Dad's the American alcholic." I said.
" Wow, I've never met an Amereican before." Seto said sarcastically. I smiled.
" We better go, my mom is probably worried sick about us, plus it doesn't help we're all wet either." I said.
" Yeah but before we get out of this tree I need to give you something." Seto said.
" What, a kiss? No way." I said, worried about that little incident.
" No," Seto got something out of his pocket, it was a ring, " My dad told me to give this to a girl I like. Before he died of course, but I still have that thing." Seto said and placed it in my hand.
" Thanks, I don't know what to say though, its beautiful." I gasped as I placed it on the only finger it would fit on.
" No problem." he said, then jumped out of the tree, I was scared, so when I finally did I had a mortified look on my face, Seto was laughing his head off. I decided to stop him the Serenity Wheeler way, I lightly kissed his cheek, he froze, face bright red. I giggled.
" Hey Seto, I hope you don't mind staying the night at Serenity and I's place, the orphanage closed and you're locked out." My mom had drove infront of us in her car.
" Sorry mom, he's a little embarrassed." I said.
" AM NOT!!!" Seto screamed at me.
" Whatever." I said and opened the door and got in, Seto followed me in and slamed the door shut.
" Why are you two all wet?" Mom asked us.
" River." Both of us said at the same time.
" Seto, get over it, its just a kiss." I said as mom drove us home.
" I'm over it, I'm just a little surprised. Its not everyday I get kissed by a girl." Seto smiled.
" Serenity, explain, now." Mom said.
" I kissed him on the cheek because he gave me a pretty ring." I said examining that ring.
" Oh, no harm done I suppose." Mom said.
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" I hope you like ramen Seto." Mom said.
" Yeah, as long as its in Miso." Seto said.
" Yeah, Serenity won't eat it unless its in Miso either." Mom said as I grabbed my chopsticks and grabbed a huge bunch of ramen.
" Yup!" I said, then shoved the ramen in my mouth.
" Wow, you have some grotesque eating habits Serenity." Seto said as he gracefully ate his ramen. I rolled my eyes.
" Yeah Mr. I'm gonna take over Kaiba Corp, I know I do. But so do you." I said then shoved Seto's head into his bowl of ramen, my mom rolled her eyes and tried to ignore Seto and I from fighting. She decided to speak up to break us up.
" So you think you're going to take over the Kaiba Corporation? If you ever do, please donate some money to Serenity. She needs an eye operation or she'll go blind." Mom said.
" MOM!!! I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT!!" I screamed.
" Sorry." Mom said.
" Sure, anything for a friend." Seto said.
" Oh look, It's almost 9:00, you two should go off to bed." Mom said.
" Yeah, I guess." I said. Seto nodded and walked off to the sofa.
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" Wake up Seto!" I said, putting extra emphasis on the letter "t".
" Mmmmm." Seto groaned.
" Tomorrow's your birthday, mom is taking us shopping so I can get you somthing you like!" I said.
" Do I gotta get up?" Seto mumbled.
" Yes, you have to get up sleepy head. If you don't I'll kiss you again." I threatened.
" Ok, I'll get up." Seto complained.
We ate breakfast and got dressed. Mom took us out shopping and I think Seto maxed out mom's credit card. He wanted rollerblades, a gameboy, a laptop, a bunch of games... mostly high tech stuff a normal kid who was about to turn 10 didn't usually want. He got almost all of it. After my mom and I dropped him off at the orphanage with his stuff I looked at the clock. 7:08 it read. I sighed and layed down on the couch. I felt my mother sit next to me.
" You really like that Seto don't you?" Mom asked me.
" Yeah, I've never felt that way about anyone before." I mumbled.
" You're feeling that strange thing called love dear. There's a first time for all of us at it. I know that's the real reason you kissed him. You love him." Mom said, I looked at her strangly.
" Love, you really think that emotion I'm feeling is love? " I asked my mother.
" Yes, Yes I do Serenity. He seems like he would be a good husband, if you ever married him." Mom said.
" MOM!!! I'M NOT GONNA MARRY HIM!!! HE'S JUST A FRIEND!!! A REALLY GOOD FRIEND!!!" I screamed.
" Serenity, you know he's more than a friend. I know it and you know it. You love him." Mom said.
" Yeah, I guess I do love Seto." I said, a dreamy look in my eyes.
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WHOOOO!!! That's a long one!!! That took a whole tree to write...Jeeze, my wrists hurt, my fingers hurt, I need a break... REVIEW!!!
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Serenity's POV
I tripped over my own feet running away from him. I really didn't want to be it again. I noticed he was running towards me, He tried to put the breaks on but tripped and fell right on top of me. I just layed there, waiting for him to get off of me, I think he was stunned but I tried to get up, just to see if he would get the hint. I tried, he didn't our lips brushed together, both of us instantly got away from each other.
" EWWWWWW GROSS!!!" Seto screamed.
" YEAH, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!!" I spat. Both of us where spitting out spit.
" SPITTING CONTEST!!!" We both screamed at the same time, " One, two, three!" We both spitted towards the sidewalk. We ran up to see who won. It was a tie.
" WHAT!?!?!?! A GIRL TIED WITH ME!!! IN A SPITTING CONTEST!?!?!?!?!" Seto screamed, I laughed, so did his little brother.
" Serenity, time to go!" My mom called after me.
" I gotta go, sorry about our little incident." I said.
" It's ok. Bye Serenity." He said.
" Bye Seto." I looked back at him, then turned and ran towards my mom.
" So I see you've taken quite a liking to young Seto?" Mom asked.
" Yup, I really think he's funny. You know, he can be like the most serious person on Earth one minute, and the next be really funny." I said.
" I knew you would like him. Do you think he's cute? He's going to be quite a looker when he's in high school." Mom said.
" Yeah, I think he's kinda cute." I said.
Three weeks had gone by since I had first met Seto. We always had a lot of fun just talking to each other. Seto was like my second big brother, not to mention he could be a lot like Joey at times. Mokuba was a little sweetie, he always did what he was told to and always said his please's and thank you's. I was never seen not around them when I was at the orphanage. They where the only fun ones lately.
" C'mon Serenity!!! We're gonna be late!!!" My mom screamed.
" COMING!!!" I screamed as I pounded down the stairs. I practically leaped into mom's car. She shook her head and got in.
" You don't want to miss a day with you precious little boyfriend do you?" Mom asked.
" Mom, he's not my boyfriend, he's just a friend. My best friend." I said.
" Yeah, he's a boy and he's a friend, boyfriend." Mom said, I rolled my eyes as she pulled into the orphanage parking lot. I opened the door and sped in. I scaned the area for Seto, he was playing chess with Mokuba.
" Serenity!" Mokuba called.
" Hey guys!" I said as I ran over to them.
" Hi Serenity, I'm teaching Mokuba how to play chess." Seto said.
" Can I help?" I asked Seto.
" Sure, you can play on his side and show him some of your moves. You know, the ones that ALMOST beat me." Seto said.
" Sure no problem." I said as I sat next to Mokuba.
" Cool! Serenity and me vs. you Seto! Can you beat our combined minds?" Mokuba asked.
" Where did you learn 'combined minds' from?" I asked.
" Sci-fi channel!" Mokuba said in a creepy voice, I laughed at him.
" Try living with him." Seto said as he moved a pawn.
" Well, I used to live with someone like him. My big brother. He was a lot like both of you really." I said.
" Cool," Seto said as he watched me show Mokuba how to move the knight.
" Wow, I never would've been able to think of that Serenity!" Mokuba said. I looked at the board a bit more closely. Seto's king was wide open, and Mokuba's bishop was really close to it. Seto moved his queen to take Mokuba's knight. He wasn't playing like himself today. He useally kicks major butt in chess. He hadn't even noticed the black bishop by his white king. I moved the bishop in place to take the king.
" Checkmate! Checkmate Checkmate Checkmate!!!" I screamed.
" We won?" WE WON SERENITY!!!! WE BEAT SETO!!!" Mokuba and I jumped for joy. Seto shrugged his loss off.
" Let's go play teatherball, shall we?" Seto asked. Really polite too, but I noticed the little smirk on his face. He thought he could beat me in teather ball.
" Sure, if you think you really can beat me." I said, licking my finger and putting a slash on the air scoreboard.
" I know for a fact I can't beat you in teather ball Serenity, but I'll try." Seto said, the smirk on his face just got bigger.
" So you finally have decided that I'm better than you are?" I asked, he nodded and served the ball. I caught it and threw it around again, he blocked it and threw it so high I couldn't even jump and get it. He used my own strategey against me!!!
" I won, I won! Ha Ha ha ha haaaa ha!!!!" Seto said, sticking out his toungue and me. I sat there and pouted. I saw something behind Seto, Dai, destroying Mokuba's stuff again.
" Seto, I hate to break your little victory dance, but look who's tormenting Mokuba again..." I said and pointed behind Seto. Dai wasn't only destroying Mokuba's stuff, he was trying to beat up Mokuba. Seto and I ran over to Dai and Mokuba.
" What the heck are you doing to my little brother?!?!?!" Seto asked Dai as he punched Mokuba's bleeding nose again.
" Just teachin' him a lesson." Dai said , I rolled my eyes and walked up to Dai, not even afraid of him. I think hanging around Seto has had its affects on me.
" Leave him be you jerk! Just because you can't find a home isn't a reason to pick on Mokuba!" I spat. Seto looked at me weird, but quickly got over it and took Mokuba away frow Dai, handed Mokuba to me and tackled Daisuke. Seto punched him untill Dai was crying again, bleeding and really ticked off. I took Mokuba in to the building to get him cleaned up. I watched Seto beat up Dai as the nurse bandaged Mokuba's cuts.
" Give 'em heck Seto." I mumbled
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Seto and I sat down at the river in the park. The sun was setting and the pretty fall leaves were everywhere. Seto kept throwing rocks into the river.
" Hey, you know about Kaiba Corporation in Domino city right?" Seto asked.
" Yeah, I used to live in Domino. CEO is Gozaburo Kaiba and his son is Noa Kaiba. He's kinda creepy lookin' I used to be gym buddies with that creep." I said.
" Lucky, I've never been to Domino, let alone out of Tokyo.
" You're 10 and never have been out of Tokyo? That's kinda sad Seto." I said.
" Corection, almost 10. My birthday is Sunday, and yes I've never been out of Tokyo." he said.
" Two days, big difference. Why couldn't you leave Tokyo?" I asked.
" Mom died giving birth to him, dad never had time to do anything. Always working and taking care of Mokuba, dad died and we were juggled around with other family until we had to go to the orphanage." Seto sadly said.
" Once I'm on winter break my mom is gonna take us to Domino. My whole family is there, and you could see the Kaiba Corp building. Its sooooo big. I've even been in there too! Gozaburo Kaiba has a lot of cash." I explained. Seto jumped down to the river banks and waded across. I followed him. He jumped into a tree and climed up as far as anyone could. I tried to get up by myself, but it didn't work. Seto helped me up there.
" That would be awesome. I'm gonna work there when I grow up, I'm gonna make it to the top, well, close anyways. You have to have Kaiba blood to run that company." Seto said, and pointed in the distance where you could see Kaiba Corp.
" Yeah, wouldn't be awesome if for some odd, strange reason you got adopted by Gozaburo Kaiba. It would be kinda funny, then when he kicks the bucket you got to run that company." I said.
" That would never happen, not in a million years. Though my family said I was going to be some sort of CEO cuz I get such high grades in math. I'm doing high school math and science stuff easily. I don't mean to be bragging or anything." Seto said.
" I don't mind, my brother was like that about gym class and video games." I said.
" What's your brother's name?" Seto asked.
" Joey." I said and stared off at the Kaiba Corp building. I can't remember the last time I thought it looked so cool.
" Oh, are you American? I don't mean to be rude but Joey is an Amereican name." Seto asked.
" Yeah, 50% American, % 50% Japanese. Dad's the American alcholic." I said.
" Wow, I've never met an Amereican before." Seto said sarcastically. I smiled.
" We better go, my mom is probably worried sick about us, plus it doesn't help we're all wet either." I said.
" Yeah but before we get out of this tree I need to give you something." Seto said.
" What, a kiss? No way." I said, worried about that little incident.
" No," Seto got something out of his pocket, it was a ring, " My dad told me to give this to a girl I like. Before he died of course, but I still have that thing." Seto said and placed it in my hand.
" Thanks, I don't know what to say though, its beautiful." I gasped as I placed it on the only finger it would fit on.
" No problem." he said, then jumped out of the tree, I was scared, so when I finally did I had a mortified look on my face, Seto was laughing his head off. I decided to stop him the Serenity Wheeler way, I lightly kissed his cheek, he froze, face bright red. I giggled.
" Hey Seto, I hope you don't mind staying the night at Serenity and I's place, the orphanage closed and you're locked out." My mom had drove infront of us in her car.
" Sorry mom, he's a little embarrassed." I said.
" AM NOT!!!" Seto screamed at me.
" Whatever." I said and opened the door and got in, Seto followed me in and slamed the door shut.
" Why are you two all wet?" Mom asked us.
" River." Both of us said at the same time.
" Seto, get over it, its just a kiss." I said as mom drove us home.
" I'm over it, I'm just a little surprised. Its not everyday I get kissed by a girl." Seto smiled.
" Serenity, explain, now." Mom said.
" I kissed him on the cheek because he gave me a pretty ring." I said examining that ring.
" Oh, no harm done I suppose." Mom said.
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" I hope you like ramen Seto." Mom said.
" Yeah, as long as its in Miso." Seto said.
" Yeah, Serenity won't eat it unless its in Miso either." Mom said as I grabbed my chopsticks and grabbed a huge bunch of ramen.
" Yup!" I said, then shoved the ramen in my mouth.
" Wow, you have some grotesque eating habits Serenity." Seto said as he gracefully ate his ramen. I rolled my eyes.
" Yeah Mr. I'm gonna take over Kaiba Corp, I know I do. But so do you." I said then shoved Seto's head into his bowl of ramen, my mom rolled her eyes and tried to ignore Seto and I from fighting. She decided to speak up to break us up.
" So you think you're going to take over the Kaiba Corporation? If you ever do, please donate some money to Serenity. She needs an eye operation or she'll go blind." Mom said.
" MOM!!! I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT!!" I screamed.
" Sorry." Mom said.
" Sure, anything for a friend." Seto said.
" Oh look, It's almost 9:00, you two should go off to bed." Mom said.
" Yeah, I guess." I said. Seto nodded and walked off to the sofa.
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" Wake up Seto!" I said, putting extra emphasis on the letter "t".
" Mmmmm." Seto groaned.
" Tomorrow's your birthday, mom is taking us shopping so I can get you somthing you like!" I said.
" Do I gotta get up?" Seto mumbled.
" Yes, you have to get up sleepy head. If you don't I'll kiss you again." I threatened.
" Ok, I'll get up." Seto complained.
We ate breakfast and got dressed. Mom took us out shopping and I think Seto maxed out mom's credit card. He wanted rollerblades, a gameboy, a laptop, a bunch of games... mostly high tech stuff a normal kid who was about to turn 10 didn't usually want. He got almost all of it. After my mom and I dropped him off at the orphanage with his stuff I looked at the clock. 7:08 it read. I sighed and layed down on the couch. I felt my mother sit next to me.
" You really like that Seto don't you?" Mom asked me.
" Yeah, I've never felt that way about anyone before." I mumbled.
" You're feeling that strange thing called love dear. There's a first time for all of us at it. I know that's the real reason you kissed him. You love him." Mom said, I looked at her strangly.
" Love, you really think that emotion I'm feeling is love? " I asked my mother.
" Yes, Yes I do Serenity. He seems like he would be a good husband, if you ever married him." Mom said.
" MOM!!! I'M NOT GONNA MARRY HIM!!! HE'S JUST A FRIEND!!! A REALLY GOOD FRIEND!!!" I screamed.
" Serenity, you know he's more than a friend. I know it and you know it. You love him." Mom said.
" Yeah, I guess I do love Seto." I said, a dreamy look in my eyes.
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WHOOOO!!! That's a long one!!! That took a whole tree to write...Jeeze, my wrists hurt, my fingers hurt, I need a break... REVIEW!!!