Title: I Spy
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Yu-gi-oh...
Special Thanks To: xMimiCks-BunnEyx, yugisgirl1, Egypts, Chi Yagami, Konekoyasha-Sama, Chibi-Chichan, clyde007, kikoken and Sakura.
Author's Notes: Hey, guys. Sorry for the long wait. I hope that this chapter will make up for the long wait. Blame my SetoMuse for being such a lazy ass... lolz... Oh, by the way, for the purpose of the fic, I have chosen a different setting for Seto and Serenity's first meeting...
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"Did I mention you look lovely this evening?"
Serenity looked up at Seto's smiling face, a blush slowly colouring her cheeks. She looked back down at her plate. "I, um, believe that you have, Seto. T-thank you."
Amused at Serenity's obvious shyness, he leant back against his seat and studied the diminutive figure opposite him. If someone had told him that he would spend his evening dining out with Joey's sister, he would have first laughed before knocking out the person for mentioning the words dining, with and Joey in the same sentence.
He had met Serenity a few months earlier while duelling with Joey, just for the hell of it. At the sight of her, Seto had forgotten where he was, his being so caught up with her delicate and joyful features that he had forgotten about the present duel, giving Joey the upper hand.
Of course, Joey had thought that he had won purely through his duelling skills.
"What would you like?"
Seto was snapped out of his silent musings, his attention turned to Serenity's curious glance. His jaw almost dropped, and he blinked a few times, his mind trying to grasp the meaning behind Serenity's words.
What would you like? I don't think you should be asking me that sort of question, darlin'.
A look of both exasperation and amusement overcame Serenity's features. "Se- to," she whined playfully in a sing-song voice. "You're not listening to a word I'm saying."
Seto gave her a lopsided grin and was leaning over the table towards Serenity and her playful look before he was stopped by the sound of someone clearing his throat. He looked up to see a waiter beside their table, his eyebrow arched in question.
With the grace of someone who was use to getting himself out of uncomfortable situations, even the slightest, he bared his teeth to the waiter and with the manners drilled into him since childhood, ordered both his and Serenity's meal.
Nodding, the waiter jotted down the orders and took both menus before quickly attending to his other waiting guests.
Seto glanced back to Serenity and caught her gazing at his mouth. He raised an eyebrow, giving Serenity both a knowing look and a lopsided grin. Immediately, Serenity blushed and looked away, with the pretence of intently studying the opposite wall of the restaurant.
Still grinning, Seto casually leant over and placed his hand over Serenity's much smaller one. Serenity's gaze focused back onto Seto's and she gave a small smile. Lifting her hand, Seto placed a kiss to her hand before replacing it on the table.
Serenity's smile intensified. She was slowly falling head over heels for the man.
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"That's it! I'm gonna kill him!"
Shouting, Tristan jumped to his feet, his expression murderous. Joey looked up suddenly at his enraged friend, wondering what Seto had done now to Serenity that his friend had found so offensive.
Sighing, he wondered not for the first time, what the hell he was doing out here, with two of his sister's stalkers, when he could be at home, warm and eating.
"What has he done now?"
Angrily, Duke Devlin also gained his feet. "Look at him! Tristan, we should do something! Serenity doesn't know what she's getting into! Seto's got her trapped into a corner!"
Joey shook his head and the two of them. For the past half hour since Serenity had first entered the restaurant with Seto, the two of them had whined, complained and threatened all sorts of things to an unsuspecting Seto for merely smiling Serenity's way.
Joey shook his head again and took up the role of mediator once again. "What'd he do this time, guys?"
Tristan barely spared Joy a glance, his entire focus on Serenity. "Seto's gone too far now, Joey. I swear, I'm gonna kill the guy."
"Not if I get to him first." Duke Devlin muttered; his focus also trained on Serenity.
Still shaking his head, Joey predicted what would happen. Like clock work, the two stalkers got into a heated debate in who would have the honours of doing Seto in. Joey wondered again as to the reason he was stuck outside with the most insane people in the world.
"Guys!" Joey shouted, his hands upheld between the both of them, trying to break them up. "What happened?"
"He kissed her, man." Tristan bit out, his expression full of anger.
Joy's eyes widened. "What? On the mouth?"
Tristan shook his head. "No, on the hand."
Joey paused and stared at the two overworked guys. A look of incredulity crossed his face. He waited a few moments before answering. In truth, he had lost his voice and had to find it before answering the two idiots.
"What the hell? I don't believe this. Enough is enough. I'm sick of you two acting like world-class losers. Man, let's just go home." Joey ordered, looking at Tristan, the turning his gaze to Duke Devlin.
He looked over across the road to the restaurant, where his sister had her head thrown back in laughter. Joey felt sick. What the hell was he doing?
"I can't believe I even agreed to do this in the first place." Joey muttered to himself, angry that he let his own selfish emotions dictate his actions. He looked over at his laughing sister again, and then made up his mind.
Grabbing both Tristan and Duke Devlin's arms, he walking through the gardens where they had been hiding behind bushes, forcing the two along in his wake. He succeeded in dragging them a whole metre before the both of them stuck their heels into the ground, causing the three to come to a stop.
"Joey," Tristan whined, "we can't leave, yet. We still have to look after Serenity and make sure she's alright."
"Yeah," Duke Devlin added. "Then we can safely escort her home. That way, we know she will be safe and sound and we could sleep better at night."
Something that Serenity had once said to him ran through his mind.
Can't you at least trust me on this one? Its just a date, its not like I'm gonna elope with the guy.
"No."
The word had been softy uttered that both Tristan and Duke Devlin stared at Joey in confusion, asking him to repeat what he had said.
"No."
"But—"
"I said no. We're not gonna stay here and ruin one of Serenity's happiest nights. Let's just go home before she finds out. All I know is that I'm ashamed to have stayed this long."
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Serenity wiped her eyes, catching the tears that spilled from her eyes. Seto's tales of growing up in a house full of servants and all the mischievous pranks that both he and Mokuba would engage themselves in were hilarious.
It wasn't hard to imagine him as a child playing pranks on the servants with the gleam that was in his eye. Still smiling, Serenity leant forward ever so slightly, wanting to see his care-free expression at a closer view.
Serenity had never seen him this laid back in quite awhile. During the month in which they had been getting to know each other better, Seto had kept a firm hold on his emotions. Serenity could tell that he was holding himself back during the previous dates.
He seemed a whole lot playful tonight.
"Seto," she began. "Do you mind if I ask you something?"
Seto smiled and leant back against his chair. "Go ahead."
"What happened today?"
A look of confusion crossed his features. "What do you mean?"
"You seem a whole lot open tonight. I've never seen you like this. Has anything happened that has caused this sudden change?"
Seto stared at Serenity while he thought over her question, his mind replaying the past forty-five minutes in which he had cheerfully been telling Serenity many tales of his childhood.
He stared out the window and tried to gather his thoughts. His gaze landed on three men who were standing outside from across the street. The jerky movements of one of them caught his attention.
Serenity followed Seto's gaze and looked outside, also finding the three men standing outside, obviously debating about something. The sight of them struck a cord of recognition within Serenity. She could have sworn she had seen them before.
She peered closely at the figures, especially on the shorter figure. There was something about the way that guy held himself...
Serenity gasped as she realised who it was. "Joey!"
Seto looked up at Serenity. "Huh? What's Joey doing here?"
A deadly look overcame Serenity's features. "I don't know, but I'm gonna find out!"
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Whew!! Yay, I finally finished it...lolz... as always, read and review...
codegal
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Yu-gi-oh...
Special Thanks To: xMimiCks-BunnEyx, yugisgirl1, Egypts, Chi Yagami, Konekoyasha-Sama, Chibi-Chichan, clyde007, kikoken and Sakura.
Author's Notes: Hey, guys. Sorry for the long wait. I hope that this chapter will make up for the long wait. Blame my SetoMuse for being such a lazy ass... lolz... Oh, by the way, for the purpose of the fic, I have chosen a different setting for Seto and Serenity's first meeting...
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"Did I mention you look lovely this evening?"
Serenity looked up at Seto's smiling face, a blush slowly colouring her cheeks. She looked back down at her plate. "I, um, believe that you have, Seto. T-thank you."
Amused at Serenity's obvious shyness, he leant back against his seat and studied the diminutive figure opposite him. If someone had told him that he would spend his evening dining out with Joey's sister, he would have first laughed before knocking out the person for mentioning the words dining, with and Joey in the same sentence.
He had met Serenity a few months earlier while duelling with Joey, just for the hell of it. At the sight of her, Seto had forgotten where he was, his being so caught up with her delicate and joyful features that he had forgotten about the present duel, giving Joey the upper hand.
Of course, Joey had thought that he had won purely through his duelling skills.
"What would you like?"
Seto was snapped out of his silent musings, his attention turned to Serenity's curious glance. His jaw almost dropped, and he blinked a few times, his mind trying to grasp the meaning behind Serenity's words.
What would you like? I don't think you should be asking me that sort of question, darlin'.
A look of both exasperation and amusement overcame Serenity's features. "Se- to," she whined playfully in a sing-song voice. "You're not listening to a word I'm saying."
Seto gave her a lopsided grin and was leaning over the table towards Serenity and her playful look before he was stopped by the sound of someone clearing his throat. He looked up to see a waiter beside their table, his eyebrow arched in question.
With the grace of someone who was use to getting himself out of uncomfortable situations, even the slightest, he bared his teeth to the waiter and with the manners drilled into him since childhood, ordered both his and Serenity's meal.
Nodding, the waiter jotted down the orders and took both menus before quickly attending to his other waiting guests.
Seto glanced back to Serenity and caught her gazing at his mouth. He raised an eyebrow, giving Serenity both a knowing look and a lopsided grin. Immediately, Serenity blushed and looked away, with the pretence of intently studying the opposite wall of the restaurant.
Still grinning, Seto casually leant over and placed his hand over Serenity's much smaller one. Serenity's gaze focused back onto Seto's and she gave a small smile. Lifting her hand, Seto placed a kiss to her hand before replacing it on the table.
Serenity's smile intensified. She was slowly falling head over heels for the man.
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"That's it! I'm gonna kill him!"
Shouting, Tristan jumped to his feet, his expression murderous. Joey looked up suddenly at his enraged friend, wondering what Seto had done now to Serenity that his friend had found so offensive.
Sighing, he wondered not for the first time, what the hell he was doing out here, with two of his sister's stalkers, when he could be at home, warm and eating.
"What has he done now?"
Angrily, Duke Devlin also gained his feet. "Look at him! Tristan, we should do something! Serenity doesn't know what she's getting into! Seto's got her trapped into a corner!"
Joey shook his head and the two of them. For the past half hour since Serenity had first entered the restaurant with Seto, the two of them had whined, complained and threatened all sorts of things to an unsuspecting Seto for merely smiling Serenity's way.
Joey shook his head again and took up the role of mediator once again. "What'd he do this time, guys?"
Tristan barely spared Joy a glance, his entire focus on Serenity. "Seto's gone too far now, Joey. I swear, I'm gonna kill the guy."
"Not if I get to him first." Duke Devlin muttered; his focus also trained on Serenity.
Still shaking his head, Joey predicted what would happen. Like clock work, the two stalkers got into a heated debate in who would have the honours of doing Seto in. Joey wondered again as to the reason he was stuck outside with the most insane people in the world.
"Guys!" Joey shouted, his hands upheld between the both of them, trying to break them up. "What happened?"
"He kissed her, man." Tristan bit out, his expression full of anger.
Joy's eyes widened. "What? On the mouth?"
Tristan shook his head. "No, on the hand."
Joey paused and stared at the two overworked guys. A look of incredulity crossed his face. He waited a few moments before answering. In truth, he had lost his voice and had to find it before answering the two idiots.
"What the hell? I don't believe this. Enough is enough. I'm sick of you two acting like world-class losers. Man, let's just go home." Joey ordered, looking at Tristan, the turning his gaze to Duke Devlin.
He looked over across the road to the restaurant, where his sister had her head thrown back in laughter. Joey felt sick. What the hell was he doing?
"I can't believe I even agreed to do this in the first place." Joey muttered to himself, angry that he let his own selfish emotions dictate his actions. He looked over at his laughing sister again, and then made up his mind.
Grabbing both Tristan and Duke Devlin's arms, he walking through the gardens where they had been hiding behind bushes, forcing the two along in his wake. He succeeded in dragging them a whole metre before the both of them stuck their heels into the ground, causing the three to come to a stop.
"Joey," Tristan whined, "we can't leave, yet. We still have to look after Serenity and make sure she's alright."
"Yeah," Duke Devlin added. "Then we can safely escort her home. That way, we know she will be safe and sound and we could sleep better at night."
Something that Serenity had once said to him ran through his mind.
Can't you at least trust me on this one? Its just a date, its not like I'm gonna elope with the guy.
"No."
The word had been softy uttered that both Tristan and Duke Devlin stared at Joey in confusion, asking him to repeat what he had said.
"No."
"But—"
"I said no. We're not gonna stay here and ruin one of Serenity's happiest nights. Let's just go home before she finds out. All I know is that I'm ashamed to have stayed this long."
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Serenity wiped her eyes, catching the tears that spilled from her eyes. Seto's tales of growing up in a house full of servants and all the mischievous pranks that both he and Mokuba would engage themselves in were hilarious.
It wasn't hard to imagine him as a child playing pranks on the servants with the gleam that was in his eye. Still smiling, Serenity leant forward ever so slightly, wanting to see his care-free expression at a closer view.
Serenity had never seen him this laid back in quite awhile. During the month in which they had been getting to know each other better, Seto had kept a firm hold on his emotions. Serenity could tell that he was holding himself back during the previous dates.
He seemed a whole lot playful tonight.
"Seto," she began. "Do you mind if I ask you something?"
Seto smiled and leant back against his chair. "Go ahead."
"What happened today?"
A look of confusion crossed his features. "What do you mean?"
"You seem a whole lot open tonight. I've never seen you like this. Has anything happened that has caused this sudden change?"
Seto stared at Serenity while he thought over her question, his mind replaying the past forty-five minutes in which he had cheerfully been telling Serenity many tales of his childhood.
He stared out the window and tried to gather his thoughts. His gaze landed on three men who were standing outside from across the street. The jerky movements of one of them caught his attention.
Serenity followed Seto's gaze and looked outside, also finding the three men standing outside, obviously debating about something. The sight of them struck a cord of recognition within Serenity. She could have sworn she had seen them before.
She peered closely at the figures, especially on the shorter figure. There was something about the way that guy held himself...
Serenity gasped as she realised who it was. "Joey!"
Seto looked up at Serenity. "Huh? What's Joey doing here?"
A deadly look overcame Serenity's features. "I don't know, but I'm gonna find out!"
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Whew!! Yay, I finally finished it...lolz... as always, read and review...
codegal