Chapter 17 Three words

Disclaimer: Okay, now let's say it together so you'll get the idea: I don't own Yu-gi-oh!

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Serenity.

It was almost eight. Serenity paced the floor, waiting for Seto to show. She was wearing a white, long sleeved shirt with a navy blue sweater over it, blue jeans and boots. Seto had called earlier to tell her that they would be going to a coffee shop. Romantic? No, not exactly, but then, it was Seto after all.

He arrived promptly at eight, and met her at the door with a beautiful bouquet of red roses, which she put in a vase, and a kiss on the cheek. Dressed casually in a white shirt, blue pants and his signature blue trench, he looked more than good. He was the true image of perfection.

"So, are you ready to go?" He asked taking her hand. She smiled and nodded. How could she have ever thought this wonderful man could two-time her? She felt guilty for doubting him. It was, once again, snowing, and the warmth of Seto's limo was nice. She laid her head on his shoulder. He smelled good. J He was wearing some sort of cologne.

"You look nice tonight," he said softly. "You look good in regular clothes...not that you look bad in evening wear, but...you get the picture."

"Yeah, I do. Thank you, Seto." she smiled. "You look good too."

"Thanks." He said, smiling. They sat in silence for a minute, but words weren't needed. It was comfortable to just sit and relax with him, and the ride ended sooner than she would've liked it to.

There was only one other couple there, sitting in the back. Seto ordered a black coffee, and Serenity ordered a French Vanilla cappuccino. She had brought her own money, but Seto, being a gentleman, insisted that he would pay. They sat down and sipped their drinks. Seto cleared his throat.

"Hey um…Serenity? There's something I need to ask you."

"Yes?"

"Okay, I know this may be kind of sudden...you know, with Christmas right around the corner...and I know that after the Karen incident you probably don't really want to have anything to do with her...but..."

"But what?"

"Serenity, she's...poor. I have nothing against her, in fact, I feel like I owe her, but her house is cold, and this year her children aren't going to get anything for Christmas. This bothers me to know that she can't afford to buy gifts for her and her children. I think you get what I'm saying."

"I think I do, but what does this have to do with me?"

"Well, I want to do something for them for Christmas. I mean, I could just get them a couple of gifts, but that just doesn't seem like enough. I want to do something meaningful. Something they won't forget. I know what I'm going to get them, but feel like I can do more. Plus…I want to get Karen something, but I just can't decide what to get her. Would you like to help me? I can understand that maybe you wouldn't want to…but…"

"Of course I will!" she said. "Oh, Seto, I think it's a wonderful thing that you're doing, helping these people! Seto, I'd love to help you. Just tell me what I can do."

"Could you come with me sometime this weekend to look for something to get Karen?"

"Sure! What do you have in mind to get the children?"
"Well, her daughter, Maria has a tattered doll. I wanted to maybe get her a newer one. Jose, her oldest son, loves art. He's very good for his age, and I was thinking about getting him an art set. And Johnny…" he looked at the mug of coffee in his hands. "What I'm going to get him is a surprise."

"Okay, I'll shop with you this weekend." She said. "Will I get to meet them?" she asked. Seto nodded.

"Of course. I'll introduce you to them. I think you'll really like them, they're a really good family." He sighed sadly. "They deserve so much more."

Serenity nodded. She understood, even if Seto didn't see it. He deserved so much more than the reputation that he had. There was so much more to him than Joey thought. If only people could see it…

"Hey, are you okay?" He asked softly.

"Oh, yes, I'm fine." She said. "I was just thinking."

"What about?"

"Nothing…" she said absently.

"Are you sure, because if there's something you want to talk about…"

"No," she smiled. "I'm okay." She looked into his eyes. "You know, when I first met you, I wasn't sure of you, but now, getting to know you, I realize that there's a lot more to you than meets the eye."

He smiled. "I guess you just have to get to know me, right?" he said, holding her gaze.

"Yeah." she looked down into her cappuccino.

"Why do you look so melancholy? Isn't this supposed to be a date?"

"Yeah." She smiled. "It is. Don't worry about me, Seto, I'm fine." She looked at him intently. "What is it that makes you want to go out with me?" she asked. Seto looked into his coffee.

"You know…I'm not really sure…it's just…there's something about you that I really like. I…I think it's because you don't hang all over me like most girls, and you don't just like me for my looks. You actually wanted to get to know me."

Serenity smiled. "I like you, Seto. I really do. It's not just the way you look that makes me like you so much. There's something about the way you act. You seem so aloof sometimes, but then…other times…" she sighed dreamily. "you're just so…perfect…"

He smiled and looked down. "Well…nobody's perfect." He stirred what remained of his coffee. Serenity took a sip of hers.

"Thank you for taking me on a date, Seto. This is really nice. But…where's Mokuba? I mean, I wasn't expecting him to come, but our date seems a little quieter without him."

"He's staying at a friend's house." He shrugged. "He set us up, you know."

"What? Really?"

"Yeah, he invited you without telling me. At first, I was kind of angry…but when I saw you walk through that door…" he faded out and shook his head. "You get the picture, right?"

"Mmhmm…I thought it was kind of strange that he would call me an invite me instead of you calling me yourself, but then I guess I was just blinded by the thought that 'Wow! I'm going to dinner with 'the' Seto Kaiba!'"

Seto laughed. "Since when does my name have a 'the' in front of it?" Serenity smiled and shrugged.

"I don't know. That's just what I thought."

They continued to talk and laugh through the whole date, and lost track of time. Before they knew it, it was nine-thirty, and they had to leave. L During the ride home, Seto kissed her on her cheek, and when they got to her house, there, on the doorstep, he tilted her head up to his, and put his lips to hers. Her arms went around his neck, and she stood on her toes to meet him. He put his arms around her waist and pulled him close to her. When they finally let go he leaned down and whispered three words into her ear.

"I love you."

Okay, there's some stuff I need to talk about. First off, I'm going to be in Disney World July 2nd thru July 12th, so I won't be able to update. Also, I know that was kind of ooc of Seto…okay, majorly ooc, but this is my story, and I say that he loves her. And what I say goes. (lol, just kidding) Anyway, I know this was short and not exactly my best chapter, but my two male cousins are down, and they're saying stuff like "and then he pulls out a sniper rifle and shoots her" so I cant' get think very well. I wanted to get something done, though, so I could tell you guys about Disney World so you wouldn't think I abandoned you. Well, anyway, thanks for all the reviews! Love ya lots!