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'I'll get it!' crowed Serenity, leaping up from in front of the TV set and rushing to answer the door.
She had been doing that ever since Tristan had been forbidden to visit, and Joey could easily guess why.
Joey turned round lazily in his seat to see who their visitor was.
'Oh, hi Téa.' Serenity did a good job of covering up the disappointment in her voice.
'Hey, Serenity!' beamed the brunette woman standing on the doorstep. She held a tiny baby in her arms.
'So this is Vicky, huh?' said Serenity. 'I'm glad you got the chance to bring her over.'
Yugi was struggling up behind his fiancée, lugging the fold-up buggy along. He was still pretty puny for a 'grown' man, and was finding the going tough.
'Joey, we've brought someone along to meet you.' Grinned Téa. 'She'll be up in a minute.'
'Say, can I hold Vicky?' asked Serenity shyly.
'Sure!' Téa placed her neatly in Serenity's arms. Vicky immediately giggled and started blowing bubbles of drool at Joey's younger sister.
Joey shuddered.
'Come on in, guys.' Said Joey. 'Have a seat.'
Yugi and Téa thanked Joey and wandered in to sit down on the couch.
'How's work, Joey?' Yugi asked his friend.
'I think you'll find the reply to that is spherical and in the plural.' Replied Joey haughtily.
'I'm sorry?' Yugi's forehead wrinkled.
'Balls.' Said Joey simply.
'Oh.' Yugi nodded.
There was another knock at the door.
'I'll get it!' cried Serenity again, and Joey rolled his eyes.
'She thinks it's Tristan.' He said to the others in an undertone.
'Hi, are Yugi Motou and Téa Gardner here?' inquired a female voice that Joey had never heard before.
'Uh - sure.' Said Serenity. 'Why don't you come in.'
Serenity stepped to the side, holding open the door for the new arrival.
'Joey, this is Seska Chance.' Announced Téa as the woman wandered into the room.
She was shorter than Joey by a little, and very attractive, with striking reddish hair and green-blue eyes underlined in dark makeup. She wore a long black coat, a black vest with an intriguing red symbol on it and enormous jeans with a chain.
She certainly wasn't what Joey had been expecting, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
'Hi.' She grinned. 'You must be Joey Wheeler.'
Joey returned her smile. 'Must? I could change my name, you know.'
Seska smiled in amusement.
'You're a model, ain't you?' Joey said, looking her up and down.
'Unbelievable?' asked Seska.
'Oh, no. The opposite, in fact.' Joey grinned.
'I like you already.' Laughed Seska. 'You're all compliments!'
'I try.' Said Joey modestly.
'Anyone want some supper?' asked Serenity. 'It's not much, just a load of ready meals, but at least they're in date.' She looked pointedly at Joey. 'Someone in this family remembered the shopping this week.'
'Yeah, me.' Said Joey. 'Only, I didn't do it.'
Yugi and Téa politely declined, saying they'd just come over for a while to introduce Seska. They would come to collect her after they came back from the movies. Serenity was about to leave for the kitchen when Seska spoke up.
'Hey, is she yours?' Seska motioned to Vicky, who was huddled, half asleep, against Serenity's chest.
'Oh, no!' laughed Serenity. 'No, this is Vicky. She's Téa and Yugi's daughter.'
'Oh my God! She's so cute!' Seska rounded on Téa. 'You never told me you had a daughter!'
'Did I not? Oh.' Said Téa.
'Joey, do you wanna hold her while I go to make supper?' asked Serenity.
'But...but...' Joey was caught short as Serenity dumped the little bundle into his arms.
Joey looked down at Vicky's peaceful little face. She had a serene, intelligent look about her when she slept. She bore a huge resemblance to her father, although her wispy hair was pale brown and very curly.
Joey shook himself mentally. Now he knew why he hated babies.
He was afraid he would want one.
Vicky's big, violet eyes eased open and looked up at the stranger in whose arms she rested.
She opened her toothless mouth and began to squawk like an injured parrot.
Joey gulped. On second thoughts...
'Ssh! Come on, kid it's just me! Uncle Joey, huh?' Joey was getting frustrated. 'What is your problem? I haven't done anything to ya!'
'Joey, it's Ok.' Said Téa. 'She just doesn't know you. Imagine waking up in a different house.'
'Doesn't know me? I'm her Godfather, ain't I?' snapped Joey.
'Yes, Joey, but she's never seen you before.' Said Yugi.
'She's never seen Serenity before.' Pouted Joey, handing Vicky back to Téa carefully.
'Is Joey murdering the baby through there?' called Serenity from the kitchen.
'Yeah, we thought it might taste better than your cooking!' replied Joey.
Serenity threw open the door, a frying pan in her hands.
'You wanna piece o' me?' she joked.
'Nah, get back in there, woman.' Sneered Joey.
'Sexist slacker, dunno what you think I can put up with, but you're sure close to the end...' Serenity slouched back into the kitchen, still grumbling.
'Look, is it Ok if we leave Vicky with you?' asked Yugi politely. 'Only we can't really take her to the movies with us.'
'Uh, sure.' Said Joey, sounding more enthusiastic than he felt. 'Only, I don't really know how...'
'It's Ok, all her stuff's in this bag.' Téa dumped a large shoulder bag on the table. 'I'm really sorry about all this. I hope you're Ok with it.'
'Yeah, er- no problem.' Said Joey.
'See you, Joey.' Yugi gave his friend a friendly thump on the shoulder.
'Later, bud.' Joey waved the couple out of the door.
There was an embarrassed silence.
Seska stood awkwardly in the middle of the room.
'So- what do you wanna talk about?' she asked after a while.
'Perhaps we should, you know, talk about our interests and see what we have in common?' suggested Joey.
'Right, so-' Seska thought for a moment. 'What do you do for a job?'
Joey blushed slightly.
'Well, I'm- didn't Téa tell you this?' he asked.
'No, she didn't.' replied Seska. 'Go on, what do you do?'
'I'm a janitor.' Joey managed to blurt out, and before Seska could say anything, he began to blabber 'I used to be a duellist, though. You know, a high-ranking duellist like Yugi. I took second place in Duellist Kingdom and got into the finals in Battle City and beat the Regional Champion and the two runners up-'
'Hey. It's Ok Joey.' Seska put a hand on his shoulder. 'Am I laughing? I don't care what you do.'
Joey blushed again.
'What do you do in your leisure time?' Seska changed the subject quickly.
'Well, I kinda like watching duels and collecting cards.' Joey replied. 'Sometimes I duel with Serenity or Yugi. I like going to the pictures and going out for pizza. I do a little bit of everything.'
'That's given me an idea.' Seska grinned. 'You free Saturday? We could go to the pictures and then go for pizza!'
'So I take it you like doing that too?' asked Joey.
Seska nodded.
'You're on.' Grinned Joey. 'How's about I meet you at eight outside the movie theatre?'
'Sounds fine to me.' Smiled Seska, and there was silence yet again.
'Everyone Ok with lasagne?' Serenity wandered in from the kitchen, carrying three ready meals.
'You kidding? I love lasagne.' Said Joey and Seska at the same time.
Serenity and Seska both burst out laughing, but Joey's heart simply drooped a little.
He was already beginning to see a flaw in his plan.
# CW: Dun-dun-DUUUUN! (Oh, by the way, Ten-kih Ho-shih, I will bring Seto + Mokuba back for you in a few chapters, Ok? Chapter 6, let's say! Thanks so much for reviewing!) #
# CW: Hi people! Four little words: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh (damnit!) #
'I'll get it!' crowed Serenity, leaping up from in front of the TV set and rushing to answer the door.
She had been doing that ever since Tristan had been forbidden to visit, and Joey could easily guess why.
Joey turned round lazily in his seat to see who their visitor was.
'Oh, hi Téa.' Serenity did a good job of covering up the disappointment in her voice.
'Hey, Serenity!' beamed the brunette woman standing on the doorstep. She held a tiny baby in her arms.
'So this is Vicky, huh?' said Serenity. 'I'm glad you got the chance to bring her over.'
Yugi was struggling up behind his fiancée, lugging the fold-up buggy along. He was still pretty puny for a 'grown' man, and was finding the going tough.
'Joey, we've brought someone along to meet you.' Grinned Téa. 'She'll be up in a minute.'
'Say, can I hold Vicky?' asked Serenity shyly.
'Sure!' Téa placed her neatly in Serenity's arms. Vicky immediately giggled and started blowing bubbles of drool at Joey's younger sister.
Joey shuddered.
'Come on in, guys.' Said Joey. 'Have a seat.'
Yugi and Téa thanked Joey and wandered in to sit down on the couch.
'How's work, Joey?' Yugi asked his friend.
'I think you'll find the reply to that is spherical and in the plural.' Replied Joey haughtily.
'I'm sorry?' Yugi's forehead wrinkled.
'Balls.' Said Joey simply.
'Oh.' Yugi nodded.
There was another knock at the door.
'I'll get it!' cried Serenity again, and Joey rolled his eyes.
'She thinks it's Tristan.' He said to the others in an undertone.
'Hi, are Yugi Motou and Téa Gardner here?' inquired a female voice that Joey had never heard before.
'Uh - sure.' Said Serenity. 'Why don't you come in.'
Serenity stepped to the side, holding open the door for the new arrival.
'Joey, this is Seska Chance.' Announced Téa as the woman wandered into the room.
She was shorter than Joey by a little, and very attractive, with striking reddish hair and green-blue eyes underlined in dark makeup. She wore a long black coat, a black vest with an intriguing red symbol on it and enormous jeans with a chain.
She certainly wasn't what Joey had been expecting, but that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
'Hi.' She grinned. 'You must be Joey Wheeler.'
Joey returned her smile. 'Must? I could change my name, you know.'
Seska smiled in amusement.
'You're a model, ain't you?' Joey said, looking her up and down.
'Unbelievable?' asked Seska.
'Oh, no. The opposite, in fact.' Joey grinned.
'I like you already.' Laughed Seska. 'You're all compliments!'
'I try.' Said Joey modestly.
'Anyone want some supper?' asked Serenity. 'It's not much, just a load of ready meals, but at least they're in date.' She looked pointedly at Joey. 'Someone in this family remembered the shopping this week.'
'Yeah, me.' Said Joey. 'Only, I didn't do it.'
Yugi and Téa politely declined, saying they'd just come over for a while to introduce Seska. They would come to collect her after they came back from the movies. Serenity was about to leave for the kitchen when Seska spoke up.
'Hey, is she yours?' Seska motioned to Vicky, who was huddled, half asleep, against Serenity's chest.
'Oh, no!' laughed Serenity. 'No, this is Vicky. She's Téa and Yugi's daughter.'
'Oh my God! She's so cute!' Seska rounded on Téa. 'You never told me you had a daughter!'
'Did I not? Oh.' Said Téa.
'Joey, do you wanna hold her while I go to make supper?' asked Serenity.
'But...but...' Joey was caught short as Serenity dumped the little bundle into his arms.
Joey looked down at Vicky's peaceful little face. She had a serene, intelligent look about her when she slept. She bore a huge resemblance to her father, although her wispy hair was pale brown and very curly.
Joey shook himself mentally. Now he knew why he hated babies.
He was afraid he would want one.
Vicky's big, violet eyes eased open and looked up at the stranger in whose arms she rested.
She opened her toothless mouth and began to squawk like an injured parrot.
Joey gulped. On second thoughts...
'Ssh! Come on, kid it's just me! Uncle Joey, huh?' Joey was getting frustrated. 'What is your problem? I haven't done anything to ya!'
'Joey, it's Ok.' Said Téa. 'She just doesn't know you. Imagine waking up in a different house.'
'Doesn't know me? I'm her Godfather, ain't I?' snapped Joey.
'Yes, Joey, but she's never seen you before.' Said Yugi.
'She's never seen Serenity before.' Pouted Joey, handing Vicky back to Téa carefully.
'Is Joey murdering the baby through there?' called Serenity from the kitchen.
'Yeah, we thought it might taste better than your cooking!' replied Joey.
Serenity threw open the door, a frying pan in her hands.
'You wanna piece o' me?' she joked.
'Nah, get back in there, woman.' Sneered Joey.
'Sexist slacker, dunno what you think I can put up with, but you're sure close to the end...' Serenity slouched back into the kitchen, still grumbling.
'Look, is it Ok if we leave Vicky with you?' asked Yugi politely. 'Only we can't really take her to the movies with us.'
'Uh, sure.' Said Joey, sounding more enthusiastic than he felt. 'Only, I don't really know how...'
'It's Ok, all her stuff's in this bag.' Téa dumped a large shoulder bag on the table. 'I'm really sorry about all this. I hope you're Ok with it.'
'Yeah, er- no problem.' Said Joey.
'See you, Joey.' Yugi gave his friend a friendly thump on the shoulder.
'Later, bud.' Joey waved the couple out of the door.
There was an embarrassed silence.
Seska stood awkwardly in the middle of the room.
'So- what do you wanna talk about?' she asked after a while.
'Perhaps we should, you know, talk about our interests and see what we have in common?' suggested Joey.
'Right, so-' Seska thought for a moment. 'What do you do for a job?'
Joey blushed slightly.
'Well, I'm- didn't Téa tell you this?' he asked.
'No, she didn't.' replied Seska. 'Go on, what do you do?'
'I'm a janitor.' Joey managed to blurt out, and before Seska could say anything, he began to blabber 'I used to be a duellist, though. You know, a high-ranking duellist like Yugi. I took second place in Duellist Kingdom and got into the finals in Battle City and beat the Regional Champion and the two runners up-'
'Hey. It's Ok Joey.' Seska put a hand on his shoulder. 'Am I laughing? I don't care what you do.'
Joey blushed again.
'What do you do in your leisure time?' Seska changed the subject quickly.
'Well, I kinda like watching duels and collecting cards.' Joey replied. 'Sometimes I duel with Serenity or Yugi. I like going to the pictures and going out for pizza. I do a little bit of everything.'
'That's given me an idea.' Seska grinned. 'You free Saturday? We could go to the pictures and then go for pizza!'
'So I take it you like doing that too?' asked Joey.
Seska nodded.
'You're on.' Grinned Joey. 'How's about I meet you at eight outside the movie theatre?'
'Sounds fine to me.' Smiled Seska, and there was silence yet again.
'Everyone Ok with lasagne?' Serenity wandered in from the kitchen, carrying three ready meals.
'You kidding? I love lasagne.' Said Joey and Seska at the same time.
Serenity and Seska both burst out laughing, but Joey's heart simply drooped a little.
He was already beginning to see a flaw in his plan.
# CW: Dun-dun-DUUUUN! (Oh, by the way, Ten-kih Ho-shih, I will bring Seto + Mokuba back for you in a few chapters, Ok? Chapter 6, let's say! Thanks so much for reviewing!) #
