Chapter 7: Shizuka Kawai
((A/N: Okay, I found out Shizuka's Japanese last name. Its not Jounouchi and its not Katsuya either, its..KAWAI! Yes, her last name is Kawai. Its official in the manga guide and I checked with many forums. So her last name did get changed after the divorce. Well, I better update my site..^^;; Oh yeah, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND REVIEWS!! They make me so happy!! Thanks!!!!))
Why was Kaiba like that? I just wanted to return his locket. I guess I missed the chance to return it, but the look in his eyes was quite...scary...
"Hey Serenity, guess things between you and Kaiba won't go so well, after all," Rose smirked at me.
Ugh! Rose! She must have told him something! "Rose, what did you tell Kaiba?"
"Why should I tell you?" Rose snapped. "But Kaiba was really upset.."
"Okay! The nine finalists! Come to the center!" One of the cheerleading leader's called out.
"See you when you don't make the squad!" Rose grinned.
"Same to you," I said, as I looked for Sakura. Rose was so evil!
"Serenity!" Sakura ran up to me.
"Hey! I'm glad your one of the top nine finalists too!" I smiled at her.
"Yeah! Now we just need to make it as the top three!" Sakura grinned.
"Yup!"
"Okay! Girls! Assemble into a line. We will judge each girl and post the results tomorrow morning!" The cheerleading leader cried out.
"Good luck Sakura!"
"Good luck Serenity!"
It was finally my turn. I did my original routine that I practiced a million times. I went through the competition without a flaw. Hopefully, I made the team..
After the tryouts, I went to the girl's locker room to change.
"Hey! Serenity, did you do well?" Sakura asked.
"Yup! Did you?"
"Yeah! I believe we'll both make it to the finals!" Sakura smiled.
"Haha, of course!"
"Oh yeah, your brother is waiting for you in the front of the school!" Sakura said.
"My brother?" I asked. Joey was waiting for me? "Thanks for letting me know Sakura."
I quickly dressed and went to the front of the school.
"Joey! What's up?" I asked.
"Oh hey Serenity. I just wanted to take you home for today." My big brother smiled down at me.
"Okay!" I smiled. It was such a long time since we walked home together.
"Well, how are you? Any enemies that I should pummel?" Joey pulled up his sleeves.
"Haha, no." I giggled, but I did think about Rose.
"Haha. Well, any worries?"
"Nope. I'm perfectly fine.." Then I stopped. I thought about Kaiba and his cold shoulder. I wonder what was up with him. Maybe I should ask my brother.
"Joey.."
"Yes?"
"Is anything wrong with Seto Kaiba? Like is he in trouble or did he not make the football team?" I asked. My brother frowned.
"Who cares about that freak? He's a stubborn bastard," Joey shrugged, and then I stopped walking. "Eh? What's wrong Serenity?"
"Kaiba is not like that. He must be the sweetest person in the world, but why? Why was he so cold to me? Why did be snap at me? Why did he not want to talk with me?" Tears came in my eyes, as I started to cry. Yes. Cry. The only thing that I wanted to do.
"Serenity. Forget about him. He's nothing." Joey hugged me, as I clutched onto his school jacket.
"I can't big brother." I sniffled, as my brother's shirt absorbed my tears.
"Why?"
"I love him."
Joey let go of me. He dropped his school bag.
"Serenity. I told you long time ago that you can have any guy, but him. Anyone, but Seto Kaiba."
"I know, but I can't help myself." I wailed.
"Serenity..." Joey hugged me. "For a smart girl, you make the wrong choices.."
"No. This is my choice. I need to see him." I said, as I wiped my tears away. "I am going to find out why Kaiba has been to shady to me."
I ran towards Kaiba Corp.
"SERENITY!" I heard the cries of my brother, but I ignored them. I was going to Kaiba.
"Serenity!" I felt my brother's grasp on my arm. He caught up with me. "Listen to me!"
"No!" I cried out.
"Kaiba is a heartless guy! You'll go home crying!" Joey recalled what Kaiba said. "I'll take you home and everything will be alright, okay?"
"Joey.."
"Yes?"
"Yugi is behind you."
"What? Where?"
I ran off, as my brother turned around.
I ran down the street towards Kaiba Corp. I rang the doorbell.
"Kaiba! It's me! Serenity! Let me in!!" I knocked on the door. The door opened.
I ran down the lawn towards his front door. Then I saw him.
"Kaiba!" I gasped for breath.
"What do you want?" Kaiba asked coldly. "Cash or check?"
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"Look. I don't like people who use me for cash. I know what your after, well, I'm not giving it to you."
"Kaiba, I don't know what your talking about!" I cried out. Then I grabbed my arm. "Why won't you listen to me? What's the matter? What did I do wrong?"
"You. You act so friendly and kind, but really you're after my money, huh?" Kaiba said sharply.
"Money? You see me as a girl after your money?" I cried out in disbelief.
I couldn't believe my ears. Where the heck did he get this idea? Rose! Argh!
"What did Rose tell you?" I asked calmly.
"It's none of your business. Don't use her against me," Kaiba waved me away.
The next thing I know, I was out side of his mansion with my school bag at my side.
"FINE! THINK THAT WAY SETO KAIBA! YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING, WELL, YOUR WRONG! YOU DEFINITELY SEE ME AS A WRONG PERSON AND IF YOU WANT TO THINK THAT WAY, BE MY GUEST!!" I screamed at his door, making sure that he heard me.
I hate him. I hate him. Why won't he listen to me?
((A/N: Hehe, yeah..please leave a review to see what happens next! ^^))
((A/N: Okay, I found out Shizuka's Japanese last name. Its not Jounouchi and its not Katsuya either, its..KAWAI! Yes, her last name is Kawai. Its official in the manga guide and I checked with many forums. So her last name did get changed after the divorce. Well, I better update my site..^^;; Oh yeah, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND REVIEWS!! They make me so happy!! Thanks!!!!))
Why was Kaiba like that? I just wanted to return his locket. I guess I missed the chance to return it, but the look in his eyes was quite...scary...
"Hey Serenity, guess things between you and Kaiba won't go so well, after all," Rose smirked at me.
Ugh! Rose! She must have told him something! "Rose, what did you tell Kaiba?"
"Why should I tell you?" Rose snapped. "But Kaiba was really upset.."
"Okay! The nine finalists! Come to the center!" One of the cheerleading leader's called out.
"See you when you don't make the squad!" Rose grinned.
"Same to you," I said, as I looked for Sakura. Rose was so evil!
"Serenity!" Sakura ran up to me.
"Hey! I'm glad your one of the top nine finalists too!" I smiled at her.
"Yeah! Now we just need to make it as the top three!" Sakura grinned.
"Yup!"
"Okay! Girls! Assemble into a line. We will judge each girl and post the results tomorrow morning!" The cheerleading leader cried out.
"Good luck Sakura!"
"Good luck Serenity!"
It was finally my turn. I did my original routine that I practiced a million times. I went through the competition without a flaw. Hopefully, I made the team..
After the tryouts, I went to the girl's locker room to change.
"Hey! Serenity, did you do well?" Sakura asked.
"Yup! Did you?"
"Yeah! I believe we'll both make it to the finals!" Sakura smiled.
"Haha, of course!"
"Oh yeah, your brother is waiting for you in the front of the school!" Sakura said.
"My brother?" I asked. Joey was waiting for me? "Thanks for letting me know Sakura."
I quickly dressed and went to the front of the school.
"Joey! What's up?" I asked.
"Oh hey Serenity. I just wanted to take you home for today." My big brother smiled down at me.
"Okay!" I smiled. It was such a long time since we walked home together.
"Well, how are you? Any enemies that I should pummel?" Joey pulled up his sleeves.
"Haha, no." I giggled, but I did think about Rose.
"Haha. Well, any worries?"
"Nope. I'm perfectly fine.." Then I stopped. I thought about Kaiba and his cold shoulder. I wonder what was up with him. Maybe I should ask my brother.
"Joey.."
"Yes?"
"Is anything wrong with Seto Kaiba? Like is he in trouble or did he not make the football team?" I asked. My brother frowned.
"Who cares about that freak? He's a stubborn bastard," Joey shrugged, and then I stopped walking. "Eh? What's wrong Serenity?"
"Kaiba is not like that. He must be the sweetest person in the world, but why? Why was he so cold to me? Why did be snap at me? Why did he not want to talk with me?" Tears came in my eyes, as I started to cry. Yes. Cry. The only thing that I wanted to do.
"Serenity. Forget about him. He's nothing." Joey hugged me, as I clutched onto his school jacket.
"I can't big brother." I sniffled, as my brother's shirt absorbed my tears.
"Why?"
"I love him."
Joey let go of me. He dropped his school bag.
"Serenity. I told you long time ago that you can have any guy, but him. Anyone, but Seto Kaiba."
"I know, but I can't help myself." I wailed.
"Serenity..." Joey hugged me. "For a smart girl, you make the wrong choices.."
"No. This is my choice. I need to see him." I said, as I wiped my tears away. "I am going to find out why Kaiba has been to shady to me."
I ran towards Kaiba Corp.
"SERENITY!" I heard the cries of my brother, but I ignored them. I was going to Kaiba.
"Serenity!" I felt my brother's grasp on my arm. He caught up with me. "Listen to me!"
"No!" I cried out.
"Kaiba is a heartless guy! You'll go home crying!" Joey recalled what Kaiba said. "I'll take you home and everything will be alright, okay?"
"Joey.."
"Yes?"
"Yugi is behind you."
"What? Where?"
I ran off, as my brother turned around.
I ran down the street towards Kaiba Corp. I rang the doorbell.
"Kaiba! It's me! Serenity! Let me in!!" I knocked on the door. The door opened.
I ran down the lawn towards his front door. Then I saw him.
"Kaiba!" I gasped for breath.
"What do you want?" Kaiba asked coldly. "Cash or check?"
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"Look. I don't like people who use me for cash. I know what your after, well, I'm not giving it to you."
"Kaiba, I don't know what your talking about!" I cried out. Then I grabbed my arm. "Why won't you listen to me? What's the matter? What did I do wrong?"
"You. You act so friendly and kind, but really you're after my money, huh?" Kaiba said sharply.
"Money? You see me as a girl after your money?" I cried out in disbelief.
I couldn't believe my ears. Where the heck did he get this idea? Rose! Argh!
"What did Rose tell you?" I asked calmly.
"It's none of your business. Don't use her against me," Kaiba waved me away.
The next thing I know, I was out side of his mansion with my school bag at my side.
"FINE! THINK THAT WAY SETO KAIBA! YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING, WELL, YOUR WRONG! YOU DEFINITELY SEE ME AS A WRONG PERSON AND IF YOU WANT TO THINK THAT WAY, BE MY GUEST!!" I screamed at his door, making sure that he heard me.
I hate him. I hate him. Why won't he listen to me?
((A/N: Hehe, yeah..please leave a review to see what happens next! ^^))