Lass: Hi there great Readers.
Serenity: Look, no time for chit-chat now, is there?
Lass: You're right. We should get on with the fic.
Mokuba: Yay! Here's your disclaimer, Lass; this girl, Lass, does not own Yu- Gi-Oh, and that's all that really has to be said, right?
Serenity: You missed the part where you tell she does own the plot and the computer.
Lass: Ah, well, you just did it anyway. Oh yes, I would like to thank clyde007 for her lovely review. Now let's continue the story!
When Serenity caught sight of the people inside the class, though, she seemed to get back alive again. A little, anyway.
"No!" she screamed, running away and soon disappearing running trough the school exit.
For the class Sakura had brought her to was her brothers'. And she didn't want him to know, because, if he did, he would immediately go to her father and trying to get revenge. She knew he would lose such a fight, because her father was very strong. Joey would end up like a mess, being hurt just because of her. She didn't want that to happen.
Joey and his friends were partying because of the victory, talking about how glad they were. Then, Serenity became the subject.
"Don't you guys think we should have waited for her instead of going to school?" Yugi asked, concerned.
"Yeah, I mean, she always waited for us when we were late, right?" Tea added.
"Come on guys, Seren can handle that. We didn't want to be late for the victory party, did we?" Tristan countered.
"I think it's a little mean we didn't wait for her. She probably came just after we left," Ryou said.
Then Joey came in. "Hey, get alive! We've won the game, having a victory party at the moment, so we shouldn't be worrying about Serenity. I'm sure she understands."
They agreed, but just when they were about to get talking about something else, a cold voice came from behind Joey. "I see the mutt and his friends actually came on time today."
"Shut up, Moneybags. I don't feel like ruining my day by talking to you," Joey's sharp reply came.
"I guess you just ruined your day by saying that, then," Kaiba smirked.
Joey turned around angrily, about to make some snappy remark, when there was a knock on the door. "Enter!" almost the entire class shouted simultaneously.
They turned towards the door, and when it opened, the whole class saw Sakura standing there, holding some girl.
As they saw the girl's eyes widen, they realized it was Joey's little sister. Before anyone could say something, the girl screamed, terrified: "No!"
The whole class gasped as she released herself from Sakura's grip then, turned around and ran off. "Serenity!" both Sakura and Joey called at the same time, but Serenity had already disappeared.
Joey was running to the door to get his sister. "Joey," Sakura said. "You won't be able to catch up with her now. But I'd like to speak to you privately for a minute."
His friends saw Joey walk off with the teacher, stunned. After a little while, though, they seemed to have gotten their tongues back.
"What was that all about?" "Why was Serenity here?" "Why was she so shocked?"
Questions filled the space, everyone looking at each other in confusion. Soon, only his friends were interested in it anymore.
"She looked pretty shocked when she saw us." "I wonder what happened..."
"Her teacher probably wanted to talk to the mutt about his sister being late," Kaiba remarked cruelly.
Most of them glared at him, and Duke was about to tell Kaiba to shut up and get out of their conversation when Joey re-entered the classroom. He was frowning now, as he walked back to his friends.
Not even watching at Kaiba he sat back down again. The rest of the gang was now more interested to what he had to tell as in Kaiba, who, unnoticed by them, was listening to their conversation.
"What did she say?" they beamed.
"Well..." The frown was still visible on his forehead as he told his friends. "She noticed Serenity was acting differently when she thought she was alone. Sadder, quiet and a lot more troubled. But when she thought she wasn't alone anymore, she would smile and be happy. Then this morning she was very late, and when she walked into the class, Sakura said she was looking almost... empty. And when they walked here, she told, Serenity almost collapsed on the floor. She told me she was practically dragging Seren here..."
Everyone gasped in shock, and even Kaiba had to admit this was a pretty shocking revelation. "Joey, haven't you got any idea what could've been wrong?" Mai asked worried.
He shook his head to say 'no'. "I haven't got the faintest idea of what could've been wrong."
"I have to admit," Tea said. "She hasn't been looking well lately."
"Yeah, and when she fainted the day before yesterday. Do you guys remember?" Yugi asked them.
"Yeah. I suggest we go for a visit to her house this afternoon," Joey added. Everyone agreed.
She was standing in front of the house panting. She had ran all the way from school, and when she was inside, she collapsed onto her bed.
Her father was right! They hadn't even waited for her, while she had done it so many times before for them...
As her breath became calm once again, though heavy due to the pain of her wounds, who had not taken this running idea very well, she fell asleep, fleeing from her pain for a while.
When she woke up later, Serenity grabbed something from under her bed. It was another box, not the one with the body paint.
As she opened it, you could see a square, with two card-shaped spaces on it. After that, Serenity pulled out a deck.
She had told no one she had one, but she sometimes duelled with it. She was a pretty good player that knew her cards very well, her being the only one denying it. At the moment, though, she didn't get it to play with it. She took off the two cards on the top. They were her two favourite cards out of the deck; Kuriboh and her Dark Magician Girl.
Smiling slightly, she put them on the square, into the two card-shaped spaces. She always had to smile about this, because the square, which she had designed and made all by herself, made it possible for the monsters on the cards to appear, for real. It was kind of like Kaiba corp.'s duel discs, but this one could also be used if you weren't battling, though it could only contain two cards. But the thing did make it possible for her to communicate with the monsters mentally.
The reason why she smiled was that probably no one would think she would be able to make something this technical. She could only imagine people looking at it in awe, and even making Kaiba speechless. 'But it would never happen for real,' she reminded herself. 'People would only use it badly, using monsters to hurt people, even when not battling them.'
Her Dark Magician Girl, or DarkMG, as she liked to call herself, and Kuriboh, who preferred the name Kuri, appeared in front of her.
By their mind link immediately knowing what happened the past few days, DarkMG and Kuri went over to Serenity, trying to calm the poor girl down.
[Do you guys also think I'm sad, and only helping me therefore?] Serenity asked them desperately.
{We sure think you're sad, but that's not why we're helping you} DarkMG told her.
{{No, we're helping you because you're our friend}} Kuri added. Usually, DarkMG was better with words, so Kuri let her do the talking, trying to help Serenity by hugging her and making comforting sounds.
{You're our best friend, Serenity. You gave us the possibility to live kind of a real life, and when battling, you care four us, though most people think we're weak. You've especially helped Kuri a lot by supporting and respecting him, Seren. We love you, like you love us, and we would do anything to help you.}
Serenity started to sob quietly. [Thank you so much, the two of you. You really help me a lot. I don't think I would've made it without you guys. You're the only ones I can tell anything, without fearing to be laughed at, shouted at or fearing that if you find out you'd go after my dad and being beaten to pulp.]
Serenity had never let DarkMG or Kuri help her with her dad by stopping him from beating her. She simply refused anytime, fearing for their safety.
{You know that if you let us, we'd gladly stop your father, do you?} DarkMG asked, as usual.
[I know, but I don't want you getting hurt just because of me.] was the usual answer from Serenity.
{{Serenity,}} Kuri came in. {{it's not 'just' because of me. You're important to us. Really important. Please never forget that,}} he begged.
Serenity smiled at the both of them. A real smile. [I won't...] she assured them. Then, the doorbell rang...
Lass: Ow, cliffie! I usually hate those, but hey, this one just seemed right.
Serenity: Who could it be?
Mokuba: Depends on the time. If it's after school time, it could be her brother and company.
Serenity: Or it could be my fath... oh no, he wouldn't ring the doorbell, would he?
Lass: I don't think so...
Mokuba: In that case, it has to be her friends. Can I please come too? Puppy dog eyes, which Lass, of course, can't resist
Lass: We'll see, ok? As for now, it's 23:33 in the evening, I'm tired and I have to get up at six tomorrow morning, so I say we're done for today.
Serenity: And people, you know:
Serenity, Mokuba and Lass: Please review!!!
Serenity: Look, no time for chit-chat now, is there?
Lass: You're right. We should get on with the fic.
Mokuba: Yay! Here's your disclaimer, Lass; this girl, Lass, does not own Yu- Gi-Oh, and that's all that really has to be said, right?
Serenity: You missed the part where you tell she does own the plot and the computer.
Lass: Ah, well, you just did it anyway. Oh yes, I would like to thank clyde007 for her lovely review. Now let's continue the story!
When Serenity caught sight of the people inside the class, though, she seemed to get back alive again. A little, anyway.
"No!" she screamed, running away and soon disappearing running trough the school exit.
For the class Sakura had brought her to was her brothers'. And she didn't want him to know, because, if he did, he would immediately go to her father and trying to get revenge. She knew he would lose such a fight, because her father was very strong. Joey would end up like a mess, being hurt just because of her. She didn't want that to happen.
Joey and his friends were partying because of the victory, talking about how glad they were. Then, Serenity became the subject.
"Don't you guys think we should have waited for her instead of going to school?" Yugi asked, concerned.
"Yeah, I mean, she always waited for us when we were late, right?" Tea added.
"Come on guys, Seren can handle that. We didn't want to be late for the victory party, did we?" Tristan countered.
"I think it's a little mean we didn't wait for her. She probably came just after we left," Ryou said.
Then Joey came in. "Hey, get alive! We've won the game, having a victory party at the moment, so we shouldn't be worrying about Serenity. I'm sure she understands."
They agreed, but just when they were about to get talking about something else, a cold voice came from behind Joey. "I see the mutt and his friends actually came on time today."
"Shut up, Moneybags. I don't feel like ruining my day by talking to you," Joey's sharp reply came.
"I guess you just ruined your day by saying that, then," Kaiba smirked.
Joey turned around angrily, about to make some snappy remark, when there was a knock on the door. "Enter!" almost the entire class shouted simultaneously.
They turned towards the door, and when it opened, the whole class saw Sakura standing there, holding some girl.
As they saw the girl's eyes widen, they realized it was Joey's little sister. Before anyone could say something, the girl screamed, terrified: "No!"
The whole class gasped as she released herself from Sakura's grip then, turned around and ran off. "Serenity!" both Sakura and Joey called at the same time, but Serenity had already disappeared.
Joey was running to the door to get his sister. "Joey," Sakura said. "You won't be able to catch up with her now. But I'd like to speak to you privately for a minute."
His friends saw Joey walk off with the teacher, stunned. After a little while, though, they seemed to have gotten their tongues back.
"What was that all about?" "Why was Serenity here?" "Why was she so shocked?"
Questions filled the space, everyone looking at each other in confusion. Soon, only his friends were interested in it anymore.
"She looked pretty shocked when she saw us." "I wonder what happened..."
"Her teacher probably wanted to talk to the mutt about his sister being late," Kaiba remarked cruelly.
Most of them glared at him, and Duke was about to tell Kaiba to shut up and get out of their conversation when Joey re-entered the classroom. He was frowning now, as he walked back to his friends.
Not even watching at Kaiba he sat back down again. The rest of the gang was now more interested to what he had to tell as in Kaiba, who, unnoticed by them, was listening to their conversation.
"What did she say?" they beamed.
"Well..." The frown was still visible on his forehead as he told his friends. "She noticed Serenity was acting differently when she thought she was alone. Sadder, quiet and a lot more troubled. But when she thought she wasn't alone anymore, she would smile and be happy. Then this morning she was very late, and when she walked into the class, Sakura said she was looking almost... empty. And when they walked here, she told, Serenity almost collapsed on the floor. She told me she was practically dragging Seren here..."
Everyone gasped in shock, and even Kaiba had to admit this was a pretty shocking revelation. "Joey, haven't you got any idea what could've been wrong?" Mai asked worried.
He shook his head to say 'no'. "I haven't got the faintest idea of what could've been wrong."
"I have to admit," Tea said. "She hasn't been looking well lately."
"Yeah, and when she fainted the day before yesterday. Do you guys remember?" Yugi asked them.
"Yeah. I suggest we go for a visit to her house this afternoon," Joey added. Everyone agreed.
She was standing in front of the house panting. She had ran all the way from school, and when she was inside, she collapsed onto her bed.
Her father was right! They hadn't even waited for her, while she had done it so many times before for them...
As her breath became calm once again, though heavy due to the pain of her wounds, who had not taken this running idea very well, she fell asleep, fleeing from her pain for a while.
When she woke up later, Serenity grabbed something from under her bed. It was another box, not the one with the body paint.
As she opened it, you could see a square, with two card-shaped spaces on it. After that, Serenity pulled out a deck.
She had told no one she had one, but she sometimes duelled with it. She was a pretty good player that knew her cards very well, her being the only one denying it. At the moment, though, she didn't get it to play with it. She took off the two cards on the top. They were her two favourite cards out of the deck; Kuriboh and her Dark Magician Girl.
Smiling slightly, she put them on the square, into the two card-shaped spaces. She always had to smile about this, because the square, which she had designed and made all by herself, made it possible for the monsters on the cards to appear, for real. It was kind of like Kaiba corp.'s duel discs, but this one could also be used if you weren't battling, though it could only contain two cards. But the thing did make it possible for her to communicate with the monsters mentally.
The reason why she smiled was that probably no one would think she would be able to make something this technical. She could only imagine people looking at it in awe, and even making Kaiba speechless. 'But it would never happen for real,' she reminded herself. 'People would only use it badly, using monsters to hurt people, even when not battling them.'
Her Dark Magician Girl, or DarkMG, as she liked to call herself, and Kuriboh, who preferred the name Kuri, appeared in front of her.
By their mind link immediately knowing what happened the past few days, DarkMG and Kuri went over to Serenity, trying to calm the poor girl down.
[Do you guys also think I'm sad, and only helping me therefore?] Serenity asked them desperately.
{We sure think you're sad, but that's not why we're helping you} DarkMG told her.
{{No, we're helping you because you're our friend}} Kuri added. Usually, DarkMG was better with words, so Kuri let her do the talking, trying to help Serenity by hugging her and making comforting sounds.
{You're our best friend, Serenity. You gave us the possibility to live kind of a real life, and when battling, you care four us, though most people think we're weak. You've especially helped Kuri a lot by supporting and respecting him, Seren. We love you, like you love us, and we would do anything to help you.}
Serenity started to sob quietly. [Thank you so much, the two of you. You really help me a lot. I don't think I would've made it without you guys. You're the only ones I can tell anything, without fearing to be laughed at, shouted at or fearing that if you find out you'd go after my dad and being beaten to pulp.]
Serenity had never let DarkMG or Kuri help her with her dad by stopping him from beating her. She simply refused anytime, fearing for their safety.
{You know that if you let us, we'd gladly stop your father, do you?} DarkMG asked, as usual.
[I know, but I don't want you getting hurt just because of me.] was the usual answer from Serenity.
{{Serenity,}} Kuri came in. {{it's not 'just' because of me. You're important to us. Really important. Please never forget that,}} he begged.
Serenity smiled at the both of them. A real smile. [I won't...] she assured them. Then, the doorbell rang...
Lass: Ow, cliffie! I usually hate those, but hey, this one just seemed right.
Serenity: Who could it be?
Mokuba: Depends on the time. If it's after school time, it could be her brother and company.
Serenity: Or it could be my fath... oh no, he wouldn't ring the doorbell, would he?
Lass: I don't think so...
Mokuba: In that case, it has to be her friends. Can I please come too? Puppy dog eyes, which Lass, of course, can't resist
Lass: We'll see, ok? As for now, it's 23:33 in the evening, I'm tired and I have to get up at six tomorrow morning, so I say we're done for today.
Serenity: And people, you know:
Serenity, Mokuba and Lass: Please review!!!