Chapter 11 Matchmaker
Disclaimer: I don't own Yugi-Oh, or the Olive Garden (which, by the way, is one of the best places to eat)
Serenity
It was almost another week before Serenity heard anything from Kaiba. She didn't think about it much, and the incident from before was pushed to the back of her mind. She busied herself with drawing, reading, and mostly painting. In fact, she was in the middle of a painting one day when the telephone rang.
"Hello?" she held the receiver with her left hand while she tried painting with her right.
"Hey, Serenity, this is Mokuba."
"Oh!" She put the paintbrush down. "Hi, Mokuba! What's up?"
"Well, my brother just got out of the hospital three days ago, and he's feeling much better now."
"That's great Mokuba! I'm really happy for him." she said, trying her best to sound enthusiastic. Although she was glad he was doing better, the remarks from before came back to her mind.
"Well, that's not all. You see, we're going out to dinner tomorrow, and he wants to make it up to you for the way that he treated you at the hospital. So, if you're not busy tomorrow, he'd like you to come eat with us. Do you like the Olive Garden?"
"I don't think I've ever eaten there."
"Well, trust me, you'll love it. Seto's never eaten there, but he wants it to be very...special...seeing that, you know, he thinks that you're still mad at him and all. So, will you come?"
"...Um...I don't know...I don't think that Joey will let me go."
"He doesn't have to know!"
"Mokuba, I can't keep something from Joey. I'd have to tell him. How would you feel if you had to keep something from your brother?"
"Oh...I see. But, Serenity, he usually doesn't do things like this. And Joey doesn't have to know. I'm sure there's tons of stuff that he doesn't tell you..."
"Well...I don't see why not. I mean, it's not like it's a date or anything
"Er...yeah. I'm not sure what time to meet us there, so I'll call you back tomorrow."
"Okay, just make sure it's in plenty of time so I can get ready."
"Alright, see you then."
"Yeah, bye." And with that, the date was set.
Seto
Since he was feeling better, Seto was back to his usual hectic schedule. It was just three weeks until Christmas, and the employee he had assigned to perform his job while he had been in the hospital had really slacked off. There were still boxes and boxes of Kaiba Corp. merchandise to be sent around the world, and the deadline was drawing near.
"Seto?" Mokuba peeked his head in Seto's room. It was around noon. The CEO had fallen asleep at the computer again. "Seto!" He said, agitated. "Have you been up here all night?! I'm telling you, you've got to get some rest!"
"Wha-what? No, Mokuba..." He sat up and stretched. "I'm okay. But yes, I have been up all night. I have to finish this."
"You need to get some sleep, Seto...or at least...maybe, a break off of work? I was thinking that tomorrow, perhaps if you're not too busy-"
"Oh, Mokuba..." he sighed "I'm always too busy..."
"But I was thinking that maybe you would want to go out to eat tomorrow. Perhaps...the Olive Garden? We never get to spend time anymore..."
"Um..." Seto looked uncomfortable. "Mokuba, I have a lot of work to do. Even if I work all night again... which it looks like I might have to...I don't think I would be able to take time off."
"But why are you so rushed, Seto? Why do you have to make all these shipments before Christmas? There are always items left over on the shelves after Christmas is over. I know Kaiba Corp's merchandise is popular, but that doesn't mean that you should have to break your back over this just because people want it..." He broke off and looked away. "I miss spending time with you, Seto."
"Oh..." Seto looked at him and, for a brief moment, a smile flickered on his lips. "Okay, I'll find time tomorrow.
Mokuba lovers unite! He's so adorable! I just had to give him a good part in this story, and for a while, it seemed like the plot was going nowhere. Now things can really get rolling. So, here you are, enjoy, and I'll be working on the next chapters. See ya!