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I loved you from afar

Chapter three: Seto foots the bill

Seto tapped his foot in mock impatientness(A/N: Is that even a word?) as he glanced at his watch for what seemed like the millionth time. He was currently standing outside the women's dressing room in JC Penny's, waiting for Serenity to come out. He had already bought her the scarf as he had promised, although he didn't feel embarrassed about causing those little red marks all over her neck in the first place. The Junior prom was up tomorrow and he planned to take her as his date. Right now she was trying on a dress that he insisted that would look good on no one else but her. As he checked the time again, she appeared at the entrance.

She looked elegant, there were no other words to describe how she looked. The dress she was wearing captured the exact color of Kaiba's eyes. The twilight blue gown had a strapless top and fit her curves in all the right places. She looked like a goddess! The gown glided gently down to her ankles as an endless array of sparkles followed. He looked her up and down, clearly in shock, as she stood there feeling rather uncomfortable. When he finally managed to tear his gaze away from the dress and met her eyes, she looked worried and had a definite frown.

"What's the matter?" Kaiba asked, confused. "It fits you perfectly! What's wrong?"

"I can't let you buy this for me!" Serenity argued. "This dress costs as much as my brother spends on groceries in a month!"

Although the thought of Jou spending a couple hundred dollars a month on food was amusing, he managed to keep his face straight.

"Serenity, this is the Junior Prom and you're my girlfriend. You're supposed to be fussed over and spend a lot of money," Seto told her firmly.

"Are you sure you want to spend this much on me? You've only known me for a few days, not even a week." Serenity inquired softly, turning to gaze at her reflection in the mirror once more. He could tell despite her protests that she really wanted that dress.

"Of course, I'm buying it for you and I won't take 'no' for an answer!" Seto stated.

The twilight blue gown swished around her ankles as she ran to Kaiba and hugged him tightly.

"Thank you so much!" she sobbed into his shirt. "It's what I've always wanted."

He patted her awkwardly on the back as she cried on his chest.

~~~~~~~~~Meanwhile.....~~~~~~~~~~~

Jou was sitting in math class, unable to keep his mind on Geometry. His eyes kept wandering over to where Serenity's chair sat empty. He scrutinized the seat, willing it to tell him where Serenity was. Suddenly, when the teacher's back was turned, Tristan and Duke appeared in the classroom window.

"Come out here!" they mouthed furiously.

"Wha? Why?" Jou muttered aloud.

"What was that, Mr. Wheeler?" the teacher demanded.

"Nothing," the blond mumbled.

"I can't,"Jou mouthed back once the teacher had gone back to correcting papers.

"Come out and we'll tell ya."

"Nu uh, you've already got me in trouble....and why's Dicey Boy wit' ya?" Jou wondered.

"The Jou Wheeler I used to know didn't care 'bout getting into trouble, I guess you're going soft, Joey." Tristan retorted.

"That does it!" Jou growled, causing stares from virtually everyone in the room.

"Mr. Wheeler! No more outbursts or I will have to give you detention!" Mrs. Sensei snapped.

When she went to help another student with a perimeter and area problem, he quietly slid out of his chair and slipped out the door, letting it silently click shut behind him.

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