Oh fudge it, I haven't updated in more than a freakin' year. --

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The next day Serenity had to go straight to the Kaiba Mansion from school.

"Are you sure you're ok with working for Kaiba, Serenity?" Yugi asked me.

"I know your brother freaked when he found out."

"Yeah, I'll fine working there. Joey is just a bit over protective of me. I should get going Yugi. I'll talk to you later."

"Ok then, bye," and we walked off in different directions.

"Oh man, I have so many things to do at home...but I have to keep working, I can't stop." I said as I walked up the steps to the front door.

Knock knock knock

The door opens and Mokuba is standing there.

"Oh hey Serenity, I've been waiting for ya! Come in!"

I smiled, "Thanks Mokuba. By the way, is your brother home?"

"Uhh, I think he's still at the office, but he should be coming home some time soon."

"Oh okay, thanks anyway. So what do ya wanna do today?"

"I was hoping we could to the arcade or the mall or something." He grinned.

"Sure why not, but let's go a little later. I have to finish some stuff for school."

"Alright then." He ran out towards the kitchen, probably to get something to eat.

I sat down at the dining room table and emptied out my bag. As I sat down I heard the door slam open and slam closed again.

"Hm? Seto is that you?" I asked.

"Huh? Yeah." I heard him grumble back at me then I heard Mokuba yell "Hey Seto!" and then i heard a grumble and a door slam.

"Well, well..he sure seems rather grumpy today." I thought to myself. I shrugged and went back to work.

With Seto

"Damn it, I knew i shouldn't have hired her. Maybe I'll hire a different person, but Mokuba likes her a lot and I might be starting too also..argh, this is confusing sometimes." Seto said. He already had a large headache and he took some asprin.

Mokuba then burst into the room.

"Big bro can me and Serenity go to the mall or arcade or something? I'm bored just sitting here."

Seto just stared at him. "yawn I don't care, just get back before 8."

"Thanks bro!" Mokuba replied and ran out.

"I hate this, I never asked for it. It just happened. sigh Nevermind..."

Seto said and went to work again.

back with Serenity

I was working on the last math problems I had when Mokuba burst in.

"Mokuba?"

"Yeah! Seto said we can go! Come on! Come on!" He started pulling on my arm.

"Ok ok we will." I set my pencil down and got up and put my things away.

"Seto! We're leaving now! I'll bring Mokuba back in 3 hours! Bye!" I heard him yell something but it was incoherent.

"Hey! Let's go to the arcade first so we can play some video games."

"Okay then, but first, can we stop by Yugi's shop?"

"Sure why not." He shrugs. "Ya know, I might have not known you for a long time but you're really fun to hang around. Seto never really has time for me. Not that he ever had time for me."

I thought 'Poor kid, his brother doesn't even spend any time with him.' "I'm sure Seto would rather spend his time with you other than his company but this company is so important he just can't let it go."

"Yeah well, I really wish he'd at least spend a freakin' day with me. It's like he's always on a date with his laptop or something. Heh, a date with his laptop, now THAT would be funny." He said and I laughed.

"Oh, here it is. Come on." I opened the door to the shop and I saw Yugi or was it Yami cleaning the counter.

"Serenity! I'm glad you stopped by! How are you doing?" Yugi turned around as he spoke. "I see you've brought Mokuba." Yugi sure has grown since Battle City. He's probably as tall as Joey now.

"Oh I'm fine. How are you?"

"Doing great."

"Hey Yugi, I haven't see you in a looooong time." Mokuba said.

"Yeah, it's been a while." Yugi replied.

"Say Yugi, do you want to come with us to the arcade? We're going to the mall afterwards so if you want to go there too you're welcome too." Serenity said.

"Oh, I'd love to! I'll just tell grandpa that I'm leaving and I'll close up the shop." He turned and ran up the stairs. Mokuba and I waited there for a few more minutes and he came back down.

"Ok guys,let's go." Mokuba said.

We had a great time at the arcade, but there was also a carnival in town and we decided to go there too.

"Oh man, it's getting late...we have to get going now Moku."

"Oh ok. We'll see ya later Yugi." Mokuba waved.

"Yeah, see ya later guys!" Yugi waved back.

"Bye!" I said. We just dropped Yugi off at the game shop and we headed home.

-Kaiba Mansion-

We headed inside the house, Mokuba headed towards his room and I headed in the dining room and I saw Seto sitting there typing on his laptop.

"You're a little late." He said checking the clock. It was 9 o' clock.

"Yeah I know. We had to drop Yugi off at his house."

"Oh hm, you can go home now."

"Ok, I'll come back tomorrow after school." I turned and headed towards the door. "See ya tomorrow Mokuba!" I yelled up the stairs.

"Bye Serenity!" He yelled back.

"Bye Seto.." I said quietly.

"Bye." He said not looking up from his laptop.

'Maybe he is warming up to me. I'm glad.' I smiled to myself. I walked out the door.

-Seto's POV-

I stared out the window after she left. 'Why am I being so nice to her? ::sigh:: I don't like this feeling...or do I? I don't know, it's confusing me.' I shut my laptop and headed upstairs to my office.

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and yet again another short chapter... man...oh well...i run out of ideas easily