The Most And No Less
PurpleSugar: ***Now in a better format! ^_^ Too bad it looks extremely short now. -_- Anyways, check out my new fic featuring some Seto x Serenity: The Darkness Is In The Eyes. I think it has a good story line! It involves a lot of Téa vs. Rebecca Hawkins! ^.^
Chapter 1-Dream
"W-Where am I?" Serenity asked, rubbing her eye with her right hand that was obviously moistened. Her left one was flat on the cold, moist, cement ground. It was dark, very dark. She shivered, clad only in her short skirted and tight school uniform. As if she was in a movie, she could hear dramatic and screeching music playing in the background.
Suddenly, a dark and familiar silhouette approached. It was the outline of none other then Duke Devlin, the stylish and flirtatious friend of her brother's that seemingly had a slight crush on her. When his body became clear, he stood in front of her, one hand on his side, the other reaching out to her as if to help her up. She wearily took his hand, unsure of why he was here. But why was she here? And, he was the knight in shining armor at the time, so why not go along with it and take his hand?
"I've been waiting for you, Serenity." He whispered, reeling her in closer and slowly kissing her on the lips, tongue wandering inside of her mouth.
"D-D-D-Duke! Stop! Please! This isn't right!" She replied to the unwanted offer, attempting to shove him away. Unfortunately for poor Serenity, she wasn't strong enough. She laid in his arm like a soul-less zombie as he ate away at her confidence. He was practically raping her and she could do absolutely nothing about it. She felt so tired and used as he began to take off her shirt. "N-no..." Was all that she could pipe out before she fainted.
Rubbing her eyes as her alarm clock screeched, Serenity Wheeler decided that she would rather work for Kaiba then get up. No way in hell after that dream. She was now a Junior while her brother and his friends were Seniors at Domino High School. She tossed and turned, dodging the stuffed animals flopping off of her bedpost, but she knew she had to go to school. Well, skipping a day of school wouldn't affect her grades. Or so she thought.
Serenity sat on Joey's bed, expecting to have a conversation with someone in a deep sleep. "Joey? Are you awake? Of course not...Heh..." She said, tapping her brother's shoulder. "I'm making waffles..." She whispered.
Joey immediately bolted up, hearing "waffles".
"Eh? Good morning, sis! Ready for school?" Joey asked, rubbing
his eyes.
"Well, I guess. Only six weeks left. Can you believe it?" Serenity
replied.
"Yup! Then I'm outta that place. I cannot wait."
"Wait for what? School to end? Me too."
"No. The waffles."
Serenity chuckled, heading towards their kitchen and getting the frozen Eggo waffles and syrup. She took ten out. Six waffles for Joey and four for herself. While waiting for the microwave to finish, Serenity picked up the mail on the table. A look of distress came upon her face.
"T-this...Cannot happen!" Serenity shouted, attempting to hold back the tears.
"What is it?" Joey asked, concerned for whatever it was Serenity was so upset about. Serenity simply just handed him the paper and plopped down on a chair, thinking about how horrible her grades were.
"Serenity! It's all right...You can get your grades up. You're a Wheeler, remember? It is dissapointin to see ya get worse grades then me, heh heh, but, it's all right!" Joey said, sitting next to his sister.
"No it's not, Joey! I need good grades. Argh! Look at that! 5 D- 's!" Serenity yelled, throwing the paper across the room. The microwave beeped, and Joey went to go get the waffles.
"Why doncha getta tutor?" Joey asked in-between bites of waffle.
"But who? I don't know anyone who has taken all my classes and passed..." She replied, moving the waffles around with her fork.
"Tell the teachers. They'll know. They're all smart like that." Joey suggested, about to finish his waffle.
"But who is the uber-genius that would tutor me..." Serenity sighed, cutting one of her waffles into four pieces.
"Yeah. The only uber-genius in school I know is Kaiba. Ha! He doesn't have da heart to tutor, Seren. He is too stuck-up to help anyone. I wouldn't want ya to be tutored by him either." Joey explained, putting his dish in the sink.
"I guess..." Serenity mumbled, resting her chin in her palm. It seemed everything that could go wrong with Serenity was happening: Her bills were high. Her grades were low. Now that working for Duke helped, that only added to the stress on her hands since she had her "little dream".
~*~
-Math Class-
"Miss. Wheeler, will you come see me please?" The teacher asked, looking her directly in the eye.
"Yes?" She asked, knowing exactly what it was about.
"I would like to see your grades be brought up. Do you understand? me?" She stated calmly. Serenity lowered her head.
"Yes. I will." She replied, still looking at the ground.
"Good. You may go." He replied. Serenity scurried back to her seat.
"What am I going to do? I still have to clean our house. Go to work. AND study? This is too much." Serenity thought to herself, but was interrupted when the lunch bell wrung. "I should've asked for a tutor right then and there ...Oh well. Maybe next time." She continued, books held tightly around her arms as if for protection. The truth was, Serenity was as angry as hell when it came to questioning her authority. I guess that's what made her a Wheeler. And in this case, it would be letting someone else know that she was stupid if she got a tutor. And to make matters worse, Joey would go after the tutor, having the fact be unclear whether Joey would get beat up harshly or beat up someone else too harshly.
~*~
After School
Waiting at the curb for Duke's shiny convertible as always to pick her up, Serenity fidgeted with her purse, wishing she did not have to change at the DDM Black Crown store. How did she know there wasn't any cameras watching her in the bathrooms? That dream she had last night been getting to her. "Duke is a nice, nice, guy and my friend. He would never do something like that." She repeated quietly to reassure herself.
"Hey, Serenity!" Duke shouted as he honked the horn on his convertible. Serenity quickly banished her horrible thoughts of Duke be a sadist and a rapist and stepped into the car, closing the door and giving a slight smile as he told her how nice she looked and how happy he was that he would get to spend more time with her. "It can't be too bad," She thought to herself, "at least the job pays well. And he is a good friend of my brother and mine."
Duke's store was wonderful. Well decorated and filled with lively gamers that were similar to her friends, Serenity felt almost as if she was home. Duke pointed to a door labeled "Storage 05".
"In there is boxes of uniforms. You just need the skirt and the top, come to my office when you're done, need anything else?" He asked politely, waiting to see her in the sexy outfit.
"That's all right. Oh, and thanks again for hiring me. Joey and I really need some money right now." She asked, looking directly in his jade eyes.
"It's my pleasure to have such a wonderful and beautiful employee." He replied with a wink, and then headed upstairs. Serenity rolled her eyes at the compliment, and got the pieces of the uniform that she needed. After changing, she took the elevator up to the highest level, which happened to contain Duke's office.
Serenity knocked on the door, unaware of what was ahead.
"Come in." Duke replied to the knock, knowing it was Serenity. He was sitting at his large desk, cluttered with papers, manila folders, and a laptop with dice on the back and the letters DDM. Serenity stealthily went to a 2- person leather couch, folder her hands in her lap, and waited for him to finish. He looked up, closed his laptop, and walked over to her, handing her a booklet on how to work the cash register, how to assist customers, and other clerk stuff.
"Since you are working 5 hours after school and 7 hours on Saturdays, at $7.50 an hour, you should make around, hmm, $240.00 a week." Duke stated, sitting down next to Serenity and looked into her eyes with want, not really interested in what he was paying her. Serenity nodded, and put her hand on top of Duke's.
"That sounds great Duke! Thank you!" She said, with a smile, "But I really should be getting to work now." She lifted off her hand, hugged him, and then dashed outside to the elevator.
Duke stood with a dazed look on his face. He touched his hand as if to absorb the essence of Serenity. "You're welcome..." He whispered.
~*~
PurpleSugar: Well. I hoped everyone liked it. Feel free to give any opinions on improvement, suggestions, or whatever you want. Chapter 2 brings Kaiba in.
^_^
PurpleSugar: ***Now in a better format! ^_^ Too bad it looks extremely short now. -_- Anyways, check out my new fic featuring some Seto x Serenity: The Darkness Is In The Eyes. I think it has a good story line! It involves a lot of Téa vs. Rebecca Hawkins! ^.^
Chapter 1-Dream
"W-Where am I?" Serenity asked, rubbing her eye with her right hand that was obviously moistened. Her left one was flat on the cold, moist, cement ground. It was dark, very dark. She shivered, clad only in her short skirted and tight school uniform. As if she was in a movie, she could hear dramatic and screeching music playing in the background.
Suddenly, a dark and familiar silhouette approached. It was the outline of none other then Duke Devlin, the stylish and flirtatious friend of her brother's that seemingly had a slight crush on her. When his body became clear, he stood in front of her, one hand on his side, the other reaching out to her as if to help her up. She wearily took his hand, unsure of why he was here. But why was she here? And, he was the knight in shining armor at the time, so why not go along with it and take his hand?
"I've been waiting for you, Serenity." He whispered, reeling her in closer and slowly kissing her on the lips, tongue wandering inside of her mouth.
"D-D-D-Duke! Stop! Please! This isn't right!" She replied to the unwanted offer, attempting to shove him away. Unfortunately for poor Serenity, she wasn't strong enough. She laid in his arm like a soul-less zombie as he ate away at her confidence. He was practically raping her and she could do absolutely nothing about it. She felt so tired and used as he began to take off her shirt. "N-no..." Was all that she could pipe out before she fainted.
Rubbing her eyes as her alarm clock screeched, Serenity Wheeler decided that she would rather work for Kaiba then get up. No way in hell after that dream. She was now a Junior while her brother and his friends were Seniors at Domino High School. She tossed and turned, dodging the stuffed animals flopping off of her bedpost, but she knew she had to go to school. Well, skipping a day of school wouldn't affect her grades. Or so she thought.
Serenity sat on Joey's bed, expecting to have a conversation with someone in a deep sleep. "Joey? Are you awake? Of course not...Heh..." She said, tapping her brother's shoulder. "I'm making waffles..." She whispered.
Joey immediately bolted up, hearing "waffles".
"Eh? Good morning, sis! Ready for school?" Joey asked, rubbing
his eyes.
"Well, I guess. Only six weeks left. Can you believe it?" Serenity
replied.
"Yup! Then I'm outta that place. I cannot wait."
"Wait for what? School to end? Me too."
"No. The waffles."
Serenity chuckled, heading towards their kitchen and getting the frozen Eggo waffles and syrup. She took ten out. Six waffles for Joey and four for herself. While waiting for the microwave to finish, Serenity picked up the mail on the table. A look of distress came upon her face.
"T-this...Cannot happen!" Serenity shouted, attempting to hold back the tears.
"What is it?" Joey asked, concerned for whatever it was Serenity was so upset about. Serenity simply just handed him the paper and plopped down on a chair, thinking about how horrible her grades were.
"Serenity! It's all right...You can get your grades up. You're a Wheeler, remember? It is dissapointin to see ya get worse grades then me, heh heh, but, it's all right!" Joey said, sitting next to his sister.
"No it's not, Joey! I need good grades. Argh! Look at that! 5 D- 's!" Serenity yelled, throwing the paper across the room. The microwave beeped, and Joey went to go get the waffles.
"Why doncha getta tutor?" Joey asked in-between bites of waffle.
"But who? I don't know anyone who has taken all my classes and passed..." She replied, moving the waffles around with her fork.
"Tell the teachers. They'll know. They're all smart like that." Joey suggested, about to finish his waffle.
"But who is the uber-genius that would tutor me..." Serenity sighed, cutting one of her waffles into four pieces.
"Yeah. The only uber-genius in school I know is Kaiba. Ha! He doesn't have da heart to tutor, Seren. He is too stuck-up to help anyone. I wouldn't want ya to be tutored by him either." Joey explained, putting his dish in the sink.
"I guess..." Serenity mumbled, resting her chin in her palm. It seemed everything that could go wrong with Serenity was happening: Her bills were high. Her grades were low. Now that working for Duke helped, that only added to the stress on her hands since she had her "little dream".
~*~
-Math Class-
"Miss. Wheeler, will you come see me please?" The teacher asked, looking her directly in the eye.
"Yes?" She asked, knowing exactly what it was about.
"I would like to see your grades be brought up. Do you understand? me?" She stated calmly. Serenity lowered her head.
"Yes. I will." She replied, still looking at the ground.
"Good. You may go." He replied. Serenity scurried back to her seat.
"What am I going to do? I still have to clean our house. Go to work. AND study? This is too much." Serenity thought to herself, but was interrupted when the lunch bell wrung. "I should've asked for a tutor right then and there ...Oh well. Maybe next time." She continued, books held tightly around her arms as if for protection. The truth was, Serenity was as angry as hell when it came to questioning her authority. I guess that's what made her a Wheeler. And in this case, it would be letting someone else know that she was stupid if she got a tutor. And to make matters worse, Joey would go after the tutor, having the fact be unclear whether Joey would get beat up harshly or beat up someone else too harshly.
~*~
After School
Waiting at the curb for Duke's shiny convertible as always to pick her up, Serenity fidgeted with her purse, wishing she did not have to change at the DDM Black Crown store. How did she know there wasn't any cameras watching her in the bathrooms? That dream she had last night been getting to her. "Duke is a nice, nice, guy and my friend. He would never do something like that." She repeated quietly to reassure herself.
"Hey, Serenity!" Duke shouted as he honked the horn on his convertible. Serenity quickly banished her horrible thoughts of Duke be a sadist and a rapist and stepped into the car, closing the door and giving a slight smile as he told her how nice she looked and how happy he was that he would get to spend more time with her. "It can't be too bad," She thought to herself, "at least the job pays well. And he is a good friend of my brother and mine."
Duke's store was wonderful. Well decorated and filled with lively gamers that were similar to her friends, Serenity felt almost as if she was home. Duke pointed to a door labeled "Storage 05".
"In there is boxes of uniforms. You just need the skirt and the top, come to my office when you're done, need anything else?" He asked politely, waiting to see her in the sexy outfit.
"That's all right. Oh, and thanks again for hiring me. Joey and I really need some money right now." She asked, looking directly in his jade eyes.
"It's my pleasure to have such a wonderful and beautiful employee." He replied with a wink, and then headed upstairs. Serenity rolled her eyes at the compliment, and got the pieces of the uniform that she needed. After changing, she took the elevator up to the highest level, which happened to contain Duke's office.
Serenity knocked on the door, unaware of what was ahead.
"Come in." Duke replied to the knock, knowing it was Serenity. He was sitting at his large desk, cluttered with papers, manila folders, and a laptop with dice on the back and the letters DDM. Serenity stealthily went to a 2- person leather couch, folder her hands in her lap, and waited for him to finish. He looked up, closed his laptop, and walked over to her, handing her a booklet on how to work the cash register, how to assist customers, and other clerk stuff.
"Since you are working 5 hours after school and 7 hours on Saturdays, at $7.50 an hour, you should make around, hmm, $240.00 a week." Duke stated, sitting down next to Serenity and looked into her eyes with want, not really interested in what he was paying her. Serenity nodded, and put her hand on top of Duke's.
"That sounds great Duke! Thank you!" She said, with a smile, "But I really should be getting to work now." She lifted off her hand, hugged him, and then dashed outside to the elevator.
Duke stood with a dazed look on his face. He touched his hand as if to absorb the essence of Serenity. "You're welcome..." He whispered.
~*~
PurpleSugar: Well. I hoped everyone liked it. Feel free to give any opinions on improvement, suggestions, or whatever you want. Chapter 2 brings Kaiba in.
^_^