- = Chapter 3: Strange Feelings = -
"Yeah, Yug.. my sister said she was sleeping over at a friend's house yesterday.. she should be home in a few hours. Uh-huh. OK. Later,"
Joey hung up the phone, glancing at his watch nervously. Serenity was late home, and he was worried about her. He began pacing the floor anxiously, watching the dark sky with a scared look in his eyes. Finally, an hour later, Serenity arrived through the door, looking tired, but nevertheless with a smile on her face. Joey hugged her tightly the second she stepped in the door, and finally spoke and let go after almost making her turn blue.
"Sis, I was so worried about ya! Where were ya?" he said, fear still clinging to his voice. Serenity had never lied in her entire life until the night before, and sighing, sat down in a chair and spoke.
"I was really at Kaiba's mansion, Joey.. I'm a maid for Kaiba there.." she said, closing her eyes, knowing the angry outburst that was about to ensue.
"You were WHERE? For WHO?! I told ya to stay away from 'im Serenity! Now ya go off workin' for 'im?"
"I'm very sorry, Joey.. it just.. it pays too much for me to pass it up, and I've exhausted the possibility of getting any other job, besides.." Joey was very angry at the time, but he knew she was right. It didn't slide off his back though; nothing did for Joey Wheeler. He hugged her tightly again, fearing for her sister's safety.
"Just.. be careful.. he's very violent.." Joey walked out of the door, shutting it loudly behind him. He always went for a 'walk' when he needed to think, and he definitely needed to think now.
"I know," she whispered, as she got up and went to her room. The first day of school was tomorrow, and she had to work at the mansion that day, according to the schedule she had been given. 4:00-10:00 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 12:00-8:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. She sighed, knowing the hours were harsh, but the pay was well worth it- $300 a week. "Only Kaiba could afford to give this much a week.. I'm just lucky Joey didn't say anything about the bandage on my cheek.." she mumbled, as brushed her hair smooth brunette hair. She draped her purse over her shoulder and snatched her car keys from the dresser top and headed out.
- -
Kaiba was lounging in his room, watching T.V. while working on his laptop. Serenity's words had stuck in her head, however.. `You're only human, Seto Kaiba..` Kaiba growled slightly, wanting his head clear of thoughts he didn't want in them. He had school tomorrow, and checking his schedule, he had classes with Serenity in every bell. "Wonderful," he grumbled to himself, not wanting to see this girl for a peculiar reason. His mind was a storm of emotions, thoughts swirling through his head vigorously..
'Dammit, why do I feel this way? I have no idea what this weird feeling I'm having is.. and to top it off, I have classes with Mrs. Perfect..does she ever do anything wrong? Does she EVER yell or get angry? I just don't understand it..'
Kaiba's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of gunshots. Without a word he automatically went into a completely different state of mind, grabbing the automatic rifle from his closet. He had become accustomed to people trying to harm him, but they usually weren't this noisy and clumsy while trying to do so. Running on instincts and adrenaline alone, he rushed to Mokuba's room. Everything checked out; a place for everything and everything in its place, including his spiky-haired little brother, sleeping soundly in his bed. Kaiba gritted his teeth as he crept down the stairs, his gun pointed at every dark corner and cranny he found. He checked every room of the house, and nothing, but a shrill scream coming from outside the mansion caught his attention. Seto rushed out of the building, just in time to see a man and a young girl, the female trying to get away from the male, but frozen to her spot in terror at the large, silver pistol pointed at her. The man looked like a common criminal, wearing cheap clothes and sporting the traditional sort of hat most of his kind did. His face was rough and beaten, and he was fairly muscular in appearance.
"Come on, girlie.. get in the car with me and nobody'll get hurt.."
"No! I don't want to!"
'That's Serenity!' thought Kaiba, anger pulsing through his mind.
The man had finally taken notice of Kaiba, (which was hard not to; 6'3 was nothing to sneeze at) and fired a single aimed shot at his heart. Seto ducked, and the bullet lodged itself into his shoulder. Kaiba had time to fire one round of shots at the intruder, killing him instantly before collapsing into a heap on the ground, although still conscious.
"Mr. Kaiba?! Are you alright?!" Serenity rushed immediately to his side, eyes widening as she saw blood seeping from his shoulder.
"Se..se..Serenity? I-Is that y-you..?" Kaiba had quickly become disoriented and confused, his vision blurring and his voice cracking.
"Yes! It's me, sir! We've got to get you to a hospital, and quick! Hold on!" Serenity thrust the large young man over her shoulder with a surprisingly strong force, although sagging under his weight. She took a deep breath and barely made it to her car, which was parked nearby with a broken window. She opened the door to the backseat of her car and thrust him into it, nearly collapsing herself from the horrendously large strain on her muscles.
"I d-don't need h-help.. I'm j-just fine.." Seto complained groggily, although he certainly wasn't. After applying a bandage to his wound, she quickly hopped in the driver's seat and floored it to the nearest hospital. She almost ran into five different cars along the way, driving recklessly fast. Seto was groaning in pain from the backseat, and Serenity couldn't stand to see him like this, so she drove even faster, although there was no need to; she had reached the hospital in less than 10 minutes. Men in white coats rushed to her car when she reached the 'Emergencies Only' entrance, taking Kaiba out quickly and putting him onto a stretcher. They hastily attached tubes and wires to him as they rushed through the doors and flew through the hallways, closely followed by Serenity, who was crying and apologizing repeatedly to Seto, although she wasn't sure if he could hear her. His mind was in pieces at the moment, trying to figure out what was going on.
'I feel so weak.. why is Serenity here? Why..'
He blacked out after that, as they wheeled him into the operating room.
--
The sun from the next morning awoke Seto Kaiba. He could hear gentle breathing, but he didn't know where it was coming from. He opened his eyes to see that Serenity had fallen asleep on his lap, a breakfast tray dropped on the floor beside her. Seto then realized Serenity had been up all night, waiting for him to fall asleep.
'She must've fallen asleep in the middle of bringing me breakfast. isn't that the nurse's job? Why is she acting this way? This is beyond what the job specified.'
Seto nudged her gently on the shoulder, causing her to open her beautiful chestnut eyes. She shook her head, confused why she was there, and then, suddenly remembering, got up from the bed instantly, blushing furiously.
"Mr. Kaiba..! I didn't realize I had fallen asleep, especially not in this spot! I apologize, sir." she rushed to the floor to pick up his tray, and placed it on his lap, her face still a deep shade of red. Kaiba only watched her curiously, and then began eating his breakfast.
'Aw, damn. don't tell me she made this herself. dammit, dammit, dammit!'
"Sir? Are you alright?" Kaiba had begun to zone out slightly; it must've been because of all the blood loss.
"Yes, I'm alright. aren't you supposed to be at school?" he said, almost in a parent-like tone of voice.
"So are you, Mr. Kaiba," she giggled slightly. "I took off this day of school so I could take care of you. the teacher thinks I'm sick in bed right now, so it's alright, sir."
"Isn't that what the nurses are for?" he asked questioningly, a smirk growing on his face.
"Isn't this what my job is, sir? To take care of you?" she questioned innocently. Kaiba sighed heavily, having no answer to this. He rubbed his temples vigorously, knowing this would screw up his entire schedule.
'Why did I save her? Why?' A tiny voice in the back of his head said, 'Because you care about her.' He snarled slightly, knowing this couldn't possibly be the reason. Or could it?
"Do you need anything, sir? You look a bit pale."
He shook his head, too tired to give a response..
--
Serenity spent the entire day looking after Seto, telling him old stories, bringing him food and water, and just talking. Kaiba gave no response to any of this; he simply listened and watched. Some of the stories she told reminded him of his previous life with Gozaburo, and how cruel he could be. She told stories of her beatings, of her experiences, and even of her operation, emphasizing on the part where Joey was there for her, paying for her surgery and being "the best big brother in the world". The day had soon turned to night, and Serenity opened the closed window to reveal the stars twinkling brightly outside.
"Aren't they beautiful, Mr. Kaiba?" she said day dreamingly, watching every star with utmost interest. Seto had never looked at the stars before, let alone watched them.
"Yes, they are." he admitted drowsily, beginning to zone out again. Serenity walked to the sink area slowly, filling the glass cup with fresh water, and gently placing it on Kaiba's bed stand. Seto's head crashed softly into his pillow, his eyes losing focus.
"You have school tomorrow, sir, so please try and get some rest," said Serenity with a smile, taking a seat on one of the chairs, watching him carefully.
"I'm not sleepy." he said groggily, but he closed his eyes so she wouldn't worry so annoyingly. Serenity could tell he was pretending, and began singing softly in Japanese, although he wasn't sure if it was to him. Kaiba spoke Japanese fluently, so he listened silently to the lyrics of the beautiful song, and the first verse roughly translated as follows:
"May your dreams be filled with harmony, whatever they may be,
May your dreams be blessed with the gentle caress, of the bond between you and me."
'Damn Wheeler and her.. singing..'
Seto was fast asleep, dreaming peacefully.
- = End Chapter 3 = -
From now on I'll be doing CHAPTER PREVIEWS! So here is a scene from Chapter 4: The Trouble With CEOs!
- = Begin Scene = -
"..and Serenity Wheeler with be paired up with.. Seto Kaiba."
Serenity grimaced slightly, remembering what had happened just this morning. She slowly turned her head to see Seto glaring at her with his sharp eyes, not forgetting, as she had hoped. She cautiously made her way to the seat next to him, trying hard not to look at him. She felt the piercing glare boring in her side as she opened her English book slowly to page 264, mentally slapping herself once again.
"You will pay, Wheeler."
- = End Scene = -
Shadow: Interesting, eh? Chapter 4 is heading your way by Saturday, hopefully.. Kaiba: -jumping up and down rapidly- Ooh, what did Wheeler do? What did she do? Shadow: You'll just have to wait, you obnoxious jerk.. too bad you're so damn sexy.. -_- Kaiba: Yep, you're right ^^ Shadow: _;;
"Yeah, Yug.. my sister said she was sleeping over at a friend's house yesterday.. she should be home in a few hours. Uh-huh. OK. Later,"
Joey hung up the phone, glancing at his watch nervously. Serenity was late home, and he was worried about her. He began pacing the floor anxiously, watching the dark sky with a scared look in his eyes. Finally, an hour later, Serenity arrived through the door, looking tired, but nevertheless with a smile on her face. Joey hugged her tightly the second she stepped in the door, and finally spoke and let go after almost making her turn blue.
"Sis, I was so worried about ya! Where were ya?" he said, fear still clinging to his voice. Serenity had never lied in her entire life until the night before, and sighing, sat down in a chair and spoke.
"I was really at Kaiba's mansion, Joey.. I'm a maid for Kaiba there.." she said, closing her eyes, knowing the angry outburst that was about to ensue.
"You were WHERE? For WHO?! I told ya to stay away from 'im Serenity! Now ya go off workin' for 'im?"
"I'm very sorry, Joey.. it just.. it pays too much for me to pass it up, and I've exhausted the possibility of getting any other job, besides.." Joey was very angry at the time, but he knew she was right. It didn't slide off his back though; nothing did for Joey Wheeler. He hugged her tightly again, fearing for her sister's safety.
"Just.. be careful.. he's very violent.." Joey walked out of the door, shutting it loudly behind him. He always went for a 'walk' when he needed to think, and he definitely needed to think now.
"I know," she whispered, as she got up and went to her room. The first day of school was tomorrow, and she had to work at the mansion that day, according to the schedule she had been given. 4:00-10:00 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 12:00-8:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. She sighed, knowing the hours were harsh, but the pay was well worth it- $300 a week. "Only Kaiba could afford to give this much a week.. I'm just lucky Joey didn't say anything about the bandage on my cheek.." she mumbled, as brushed her hair smooth brunette hair. She draped her purse over her shoulder and snatched her car keys from the dresser top and headed out.
- -
Kaiba was lounging in his room, watching T.V. while working on his laptop. Serenity's words had stuck in her head, however.. `You're only human, Seto Kaiba..` Kaiba growled slightly, wanting his head clear of thoughts he didn't want in them. He had school tomorrow, and checking his schedule, he had classes with Serenity in every bell. "Wonderful," he grumbled to himself, not wanting to see this girl for a peculiar reason. His mind was a storm of emotions, thoughts swirling through his head vigorously..
'Dammit, why do I feel this way? I have no idea what this weird feeling I'm having is.. and to top it off, I have classes with Mrs. Perfect..does she ever do anything wrong? Does she EVER yell or get angry? I just don't understand it..'
Kaiba's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of gunshots. Without a word he automatically went into a completely different state of mind, grabbing the automatic rifle from his closet. He had become accustomed to people trying to harm him, but they usually weren't this noisy and clumsy while trying to do so. Running on instincts and adrenaline alone, he rushed to Mokuba's room. Everything checked out; a place for everything and everything in its place, including his spiky-haired little brother, sleeping soundly in his bed. Kaiba gritted his teeth as he crept down the stairs, his gun pointed at every dark corner and cranny he found. He checked every room of the house, and nothing, but a shrill scream coming from outside the mansion caught his attention. Seto rushed out of the building, just in time to see a man and a young girl, the female trying to get away from the male, but frozen to her spot in terror at the large, silver pistol pointed at her. The man looked like a common criminal, wearing cheap clothes and sporting the traditional sort of hat most of his kind did. His face was rough and beaten, and he was fairly muscular in appearance.
"Come on, girlie.. get in the car with me and nobody'll get hurt.."
"No! I don't want to!"
'That's Serenity!' thought Kaiba, anger pulsing through his mind.
The man had finally taken notice of Kaiba, (which was hard not to; 6'3 was nothing to sneeze at) and fired a single aimed shot at his heart. Seto ducked, and the bullet lodged itself into his shoulder. Kaiba had time to fire one round of shots at the intruder, killing him instantly before collapsing into a heap on the ground, although still conscious.
"Mr. Kaiba?! Are you alright?!" Serenity rushed immediately to his side, eyes widening as she saw blood seeping from his shoulder.
"Se..se..Serenity? I-Is that y-you..?" Kaiba had quickly become disoriented and confused, his vision blurring and his voice cracking.
"Yes! It's me, sir! We've got to get you to a hospital, and quick! Hold on!" Serenity thrust the large young man over her shoulder with a surprisingly strong force, although sagging under his weight. She took a deep breath and barely made it to her car, which was parked nearby with a broken window. She opened the door to the backseat of her car and thrust him into it, nearly collapsing herself from the horrendously large strain on her muscles.
"I d-don't need h-help.. I'm j-just fine.." Seto complained groggily, although he certainly wasn't. After applying a bandage to his wound, she quickly hopped in the driver's seat and floored it to the nearest hospital. She almost ran into five different cars along the way, driving recklessly fast. Seto was groaning in pain from the backseat, and Serenity couldn't stand to see him like this, so she drove even faster, although there was no need to; she had reached the hospital in less than 10 minutes. Men in white coats rushed to her car when she reached the 'Emergencies Only' entrance, taking Kaiba out quickly and putting him onto a stretcher. They hastily attached tubes and wires to him as they rushed through the doors and flew through the hallways, closely followed by Serenity, who was crying and apologizing repeatedly to Seto, although she wasn't sure if he could hear her. His mind was in pieces at the moment, trying to figure out what was going on.
'I feel so weak.. why is Serenity here? Why..'
He blacked out after that, as they wheeled him into the operating room.
--
The sun from the next morning awoke Seto Kaiba. He could hear gentle breathing, but he didn't know where it was coming from. He opened his eyes to see that Serenity had fallen asleep on his lap, a breakfast tray dropped on the floor beside her. Seto then realized Serenity had been up all night, waiting for him to fall asleep.
'She must've fallen asleep in the middle of bringing me breakfast. isn't that the nurse's job? Why is she acting this way? This is beyond what the job specified.'
Seto nudged her gently on the shoulder, causing her to open her beautiful chestnut eyes. She shook her head, confused why she was there, and then, suddenly remembering, got up from the bed instantly, blushing furiously.
"Mr. Kaiba..! I didn't realize I had fallen asleep, especially not in this spot! I apologize, sir." she rushed to the floor to pick up his tray, and placed it on his lap, her face still a deep shade of red. Kaiba only watched her curiously, and then began eating his breakfast.
'Aw, damn. don't tell me she made this herself. dammit, dammit, dammit!'
"Sir? Are you alright?" Kaiba had begun to zone out slightly; it must've been because of all the blood loss.
"Yes, I'm alright. aren't you supposed to be at school?" he said, almost in a parent-like tone of voice.
"So are you, Mr. Kaiba," she giggled slightly. "I took off this day of school so I could take care of you. the teacher thinks I'm sick in bed right now, so it's alright, sir."
"Isn't that what the nurses are for?" he asked questioningly, a smirk growing on his face.
"Isn't this what my job is, sir? To take care of you?" she questioned innocently. Kaiba sighed heavily, having no answer to this. He rubbed his temples vigorously, knowing this would screw up his entire schedule.
'Why did I save her? Why?' A tiny voice in the back of his head said, 'Because you care about her.' He snarled slightly, knowing this couldn't possibly be the reason. Or could it?
"Do you need anything, sir? You look a bit pale."
He shook his head, too tired to give a response..
--
Serenity spent the entire day looking after Seto, telling him old stories, bringing him food and water, and just talking. Kaiba gave no response to any of this; he simply listened and watched. Some of the stories she told reminded him of his previous life with Gozaburo, and how cruel he could be. She told stories of her beatings, of her experiences, and even of her operation, emphasizing on the part where Joey was there for her, paying for her surgery and being "the best big brother in the world". The day had soon turned to night, and Serenity opened the closed window to reveal the stars twinkling brightly outside.
"Aren't they beautiful, Mr. Kaiba?" she said day dreamingly, watching every star with utmost interest. Seto had never looked at the stars before, let alone watched them.
"Yes, they are." he admitted drowsily, beginning to zone out again. Serenity walked to the sink area slowly, filling the glass cup with fresh water, and gently placing it on Kaiba's bed stand. Seto's head crashed softly into his pillow, his eyes losing focus.
"You have school tomorrow, sir, so please try and get some rest," said Serenity with a smile, taking a seat on one of the chairs, watching him carefully.
"I'm not sleepy." he said groggily, but he closed his eyes so she wouldn't worry so annoyingly. Serenity could tell he was pretending, and began singing softly in Japanese, although he wasn't sure if it was to him. Kaiba spoke Japanese fluently, so he listened silently to the lyrics of the beautiful song, and the first verse roughly translated as follows:
"May your dreams be filled with harmony, whatever they may be,
May your dreams be blessed with the gentle caress, of the bond between you and me."
'Damn Wheeler and her.. singing..'
Seto was fast asleep, dreaming peacefully.
- = End Chapter 3 = -
From now on I'll be doing CHAPTER PREVIEWS! So here is a scene from Chapter 4: The Trouble With CEOs!
- = Begin Scene = -
"..and Serenity Wheeler with be paired up with.. Seto Kaiba."
Serenity grimaced slightly, remembering what had happened just this morning. She slowly turned her head to see Seto glaring at her with his sharp eyes, not forgetting, as she had hoped. She cautiously made her way to the seat next to him, trying hard not to look at him. She felt the piercing glare boring in her side as she opened her English book slowly to page 264, mentally slapping herself once again.
"You will pay, Wheeler."
- = End Scene = -
Shadow: Interesting, eh? Chapter 4 is heading your way by Saturday, hopefully.. Kaiba: -jumping up and down rapidly- Ooh, what did Wheeler do? What did she do? Shadow: You'll just have to wait, you obnoxious jerk.. too bad you're so damn sexy.. -_- Kaiba: Yep, you're right ^^ Shadow: _;;