I've decided to put you guys out of your misery early! The reason I ended
that way is . . . well, let's put it this way. You're reading this right
now, so it worked! =)
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"Serenity, what are you-" Joey abruptly stopped when Kaiba turned around.
"Kaiba," he whispered, hate dripping from his words. "What have you done to my sister?"
"I've done nothing to your precious sister, Wheeler," Kaiba replied stiffly, choosing to combat Joey's hate and fury with sarcasm of his own.
"Don't play games with me, you snake. Now tell me what's going on, or you'll be in more trouble than you already are!" Joey sounded nothing like himself. Kaiba and Serenity rose and approached him.
Serenity was still milk-white. She walked slowly behind Seto, quivering with every step she took.
"I told you. Your sister came with me willingly," Seto said again. The only light they had was the full moon. The sun had long set. Serenity stood behind him, looking on the verge of fainting.
"Fine then. Serenity, tell me what's happened," Joey said, turning to his younger sister.
"Seto's done nothing to me. He's telling the truth," her voice shook.
"Serenity, I can tell you're scared. Don't be afraid to tell me the truth. He won't hurt you anymore," Joey said, looking into Kaiba's eyes with a kind of hatred neither of them had ever dared to show before.
"That's not what I'm afraid of. I know he won't Joey, and he hasn't. We're telling the truth!" she shouted, looking very weak.
"It's obvious that he's forcing you to say that. Serenity, don't worry. I'm here now," Joey said, shooting an evil look at Kaiba.
"Listen to your sister, Wheeler, if you don't want to listen to me," Kaiba sneered.
"We've been worried sick all day! When Yugi said you weren't in math class, we all wondered what was going on. We searched everywhere! Now I find you here!" Joey said.
"I'm sorry," said Serenity. Her voice quavered.
"It's not your fault. If neither of you will explain, I guess I'll have to find out for myself," he said. He approached Kaiba, cracking his knuckles. Seeing what was coming, Serenity ran over and stood between them.
"I can't let you do this!" she said, with definite uncertainty.
"Serenity, you don't have a part in this," Joey said. He shoved her aside. She knew that he certainly hadn't meant to be rough; that he just wasn't thinking. Still, it did hurt a little.
"Bring it on," Kaiba sneered.
"Gladly," Joey said, narrowing his eyes.
Joey sent a blow to Seto's face. Ducking, he threw a punch to Joey's stomach. They both blocked and ducked, occasionally getting hit, but neither stopped. Finally, Seto sent a blow squarely to Joey's left eye. Joey staggered a little, but made a fast comeback.
"Stop!" Serenity shouted. Her voice sounded more certain than it had before. Her legs gave out, and she collapsed to her knees on the ground nearby. "Stop it both of you!"
Seto stopped and looked her direction. He thought nothing of Joey's coming blow. It made full impact, right on his lower lip. Out of shock, and from the searing pain, he fell backwards on the ground.
"Seto!" Serenity shouted, running towards him. She sat on the sand beside him. His lip looked bad. Split for sure. Blood was running down his chin.
"So it's come to this, has it?" Joey said, looking down at them. "He matters more than your own brother."
With these last words, he walked off. Serenity ran after him.
"Joey!" she shouted. "It's not like that! Come back!" He just walked off. Returning slowly to Seto's side, Serenity knelt beside him in the moonlight.
"I'm sorry," he said softly.
"It's my fault," she replied. "I never should have agreed to come with you. I was just so mad at everyone. It just . . . I just . . ." she stopped; now staring down at the ground. Her hair fell like a curtain, hiding her face. A silver tear slipped down her cheek.
Seto put a finger under her chin, and lifted her face so that they were facing one another, eye to eye.
"I'm glad you did," he said.
"Me too," she replied, tears still running down her cheeks.
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THIS ISN"T THE END!
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"Serenity, what are you-" Joey abruptly stopped when Kaiba turned around.
"Kaiba," he whispered, hate dripping from his words. "What have you done to my sister?"
"I've done nothing to your precious sister, Wheeler," Kaiba replied stiffly, choosing to combat Joey's hate and fury with sarcasm of his own.
"Don't play games with me, you snake. Now tell me what's going on, or you'll be in more trouble than you already are!" Joey sounded nothing like himself. Kaiba and Serenity rose and approached him.
Serenity was still milk-white. She walked slowly behind Seto, quivering with every step she took.
"I told you. Your sister came with me willingly," Seto said again. The only light they had was the full moon. The sun had long set. Serenity stood behind him, looking on the verge of fainting.
"Fine then. Serenity, tell me what's happened," Joey said, turning to his younger sister.
"Seto's done nothing to me. He's telling the truth," her voice shook.
"Serenity, I can tell you're scared. Don't be afraid to tell me the truth. He won't hurt you anymore," Joey said, looking into Kaiba's eyes with a kind of hatred neither of them had ever dared to show before.
"That's not what I'm afraid of. I know he won't Joey, and he hasn't. We're telling the truth!" she shouted, looking very weak.
"It's obvious that he's forcing you to say that. Serenity, don't worry. I'm here now," Joey said, shooting an evil look at Kaiba.
"Listen to your sister, Wheeler, if you don't want to listen to me," Kaiba sneered.
"We've been worried sick all day! When Yugi said you weren't in math class, we all wondered what was going on. We searched everywhere! Now I find you here!" Joey said.
"I'm sorry," said Serenity. Her voice quavered.
"It's not your fault. If neither of you will explain, I guess I'll have to find out for myself," he said. He approached Kaiba, cracking his knuckles. Seeing what was coming, Serenity ran over and stood between them.
"I can't let you do this!" she said, with definite uncertainty.
"Serenity, you don't have a part in this," Joey said. He shoved her aside. She knew that he certainly hadn't meant to be rough; that he just wasn't thinking. Still, it did hurt a little.
"Bring it on," Kaiba sneered.
"Gladly," Joey said, narrowing his eyes.
Joey sent a blow to Seto's face. Ducking, he threw a punch to Joey's stomach. They both blocked and ducked, occasionally getting hit, but neither stopped. Finally, Seto sent a blow squarely to Joey's left eye. Joey staggered a little, but made a fast comeback.
"Stop!" Serenity shouted. Her voice sounded more certain than it had before. Her legs gave out, and she collapsed to her knees on the ground nearby. "Stop it both of you!"
Seto stopped and looked her direction. He thought nothing of Joey's coming blow. It made full impact, right on his lower lip. Out of shock, and from the searing pain, he fell backwards on the ground.
"Seto!" Serenity shouted, running towards him. She sat on the sand beside him. His lip looked bad. Split for sure. Blood was running down his chin.
"So it's come to this, has it?" Joey said, looking down at them. "He matters more than your own brother."
With these last words, he walked off. Serenity ran after him.
"Joey!" she shouted. "It's not like that! Come back!" He just walked off. Returning slowly to Seto's side, Serenity knelt beside him in the moonlight.
"I'm sorry," he said softly.
"It's my fault," she replied. "I never should have agreed to come with you. I was just so mad at everyone. It just . . . I just . . ." she stopped; now staring down at the ground. Her hair fell like a curtain, hiding her face. A silver tear slipped down her cheek.
Seto put a finger under her chin, and lifted her face so that they were facing one another, eye to eye.
"I'm glad you did," he said.
"Me too," she replied, tears still running down her cheeks.
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THIS ISN"T THE END!
