Chapter 20: Poor Serenity
"What do you mean, Téa is yours?!" Kaiba exclaimed. "I think not!"
Duke crossed his arms over his chest. "Uh, yeah, she is." He proceeded to twirl his hair in his finger.
"I don't know what you're on, pal, but she's my flippin' girlfriend!" Kaiba growled.
Téa began to recover from her faint spell.
"It's about time," Joey muttered.
Téa slowly stood up then looked at Duke. "What are you doing here?" she demanded. "You're not supposed to arrive until Dungeon Dice Monsters!"
Duke glared at her. "I've come to claim what rightfully belongs to me. You."
Téa snorted. "Duke, we've been over for a long time. I don't know what century you're living in."
Duke let out a small sniffle. "But I want you back!" he wailed.
Kaiba snickered. "Well, too bad!" He stuck out his tongue. [A/N: LOL! I'm just trying to picture Kaiba doing that... ^^;]
"Well, I don't want you back, so you can leave now," Téa said, dismissing him like yesterday's left overs.
"But Téa, darling, honey, sweetie pie, I didn't mean to hurt you," Duke pleaded.
Kaiba looked at Duke and growled. "What did you do to her?!"
Duke let out a heavy sigh. "I dropped the encyclopedia on her foot."
Téa gave Kaiba a glance. "He really hurt me," she said softly.
Yami sweatdropped. "Well, then that definitely makes sense."
Serenity peeked out from behind Bakura and took one glance at Duke. Hearts filled her eyes.
Duke caught sight of Serenity and gasped. "Who... who is that?" he asked breathlessly.
Joey and Tristan eyed Duke suspicously.
"That's Serenity," Yami said. "Joey's little sister."
"She's beautiful!" Duke exclaimed.
Serenity and Duke locked eyes and began running towards each other in slow motion. [A/N: Lmfao! You know those movies, with that music in the background and such. Rotfl! Picture that! XD]
Everyone sweatdropped.
Tristan huffed. "The nerve of that guy, showing up and taking your sister like that."
Serenity jumped into Duke's arms, Duke catching her.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?" Duke asked in a low voice.
"Yes, I do," Serenity replied.
"Well, I don't, but it's good that you have something nice to believe in!" Duke said, with a grin on his face.
Serenity sweatdropped. "Um, whatever." She jumped out of Duke's arms. "Then maybe you're not the right kind of guy for me."
Duke's grin faded. "What? You mean you don't like me anymore?"
Serenity smiled and flipped her hair. "I guess we'll see, Dice Boy," she said playfully.
Tristan silently did the 'yes!' motion. 'I think I might have a chance with her now,' he thought eagerly.
"Well, that was fairly odd," said Malik.
"Yes, quite interesting, really," agreed Bakura.
Kaiba suddenly hugged Téa tightly.
"What was that for?" she asked.
"Just because you're there," said Kaiba with a grin.
Téa smiled. "Oh, what a sweetheart."
Duke snorted at the two. "I hope you two are happy with each other."
"We are, so shut up," Téa and Kaiba said in unison.
"Aren't some people a little touchy?" Duke pouted.
"Duke, just shut up. Your voice is giving me a migraine," snapped Serenity.
Duke looked slightly taken aback. "Jeez, fine," he said.
Joey scowled at Duke. "You can probably leave now!"
"Big brother! I want him to stay! I love him! ^^" Serenity insisted.
Now everyone was confused.
"But I thought that you just..." Bakura started.
"I changed my mind, Baku-chan!" Serenity said happily.
Duke grinned. "Hn, see?"
Tristan glared at Duke. "I really don't like you..."
"Same here, buddy!" Duke shot back.
Suddenly, there was a loud grumbling sound.
Téa lactched onto Kaiba. "What was that?"
Joey grinned sheepishly. "Eh, that was just my stomach."
"How about we grab a bite to eat?" suggested Malik. "I'm kind of hungry as well."
"All right," Kaiba agreed. "Where do you want to go?"
"Nowhere. I'm cravin' a hotdog!" Joey exclaimed.
"Yes, me too," said Yami. "I like hotdogs. Yugi, though, prefers burgers."
"Well, I'm sure we can make some burgers too, for anyone that wants them," said Téa.
"Uh, Téa? You can let go of me now," Kaiba said.
"Oh, right!" Téa released her death grip from Kaiba.
Kaiba subconsciously rubbed his arms.
"Well then, let's go," said Serenity.
The whole gang walked inside and went to the dining room. Everyone then took a seat at the table.
That's when they realized there was a slight problem.
"Uh, who's gonna cook the food?" questioned Téa.
Everyone sweatdropped.
"Well, we could all, you know, share the cooking duty," suggested Yami.
Joey began shaking his head furiously. "I can't cook anything!"
Serenity muttered, "Tell me about it."
"Serenity, you're supposed to support me!" Joey pouted.
"We will all cook," confirmed Kaiba. "And that's an order," he added in a threatening voice.
Not wanting to deal with Kaiba's fists, everyone pitched in to cook a meal consisting of hotdogs, burgers, cream corn, bread, eggs, and hashbrowns.
Everyone was about to dig in, when Serenity thought of something. "Shouldn't we say Grace?" she asked, a sweet smile locked on her face.
They all stared at her like she was some kind of alien.
"What?" she scoffed. "Don't you say Grace? But you must," she insisted.
Once again, everyone stared at her, including Joey.
"We will say Grace, or we will not eat!" Serenity boomed.
"Serenity, we don't say Grace here," Bakura politely pointed out. "We just, well, eat."
Serenity shot her most vicious glare at Bakura. "Since you're being so rude, Bakura, you will lead us in saying it."
Bakura gulped. "But, uh, I don't know it."
"There really is no right or wrong. As long as you somehow thank the Lord for this food, then you're set."
"..."
"Serenity, just drop it for tonight," Joey sighed.
"NO!" Serenity yelled. "We will say Grace."
The food was getting pretty tempting by now. And cold, for that matter.
"I'm hungry!" whined Malik. Not being able to take it anymore, he reached for a piece of bread and bit out of it.
Serenity gasped. "Malik!" she screeched.
"I was sick of waiting," Malik said as he continued chewing it.
"Dear Lord, we thank you for the food you have provided with us with," Yami said clearly.
"Now you can eat," Serenity grumbled. "Thanks, Yami."
"You're welcome," Yami replied. Only it sounded more like "Mmph mmphem," because he had already begun stuffing his face.
Everyone ate in silence. The only sound was the clatter of the occasional utensil against a dinner plate.
******
Later that night, Téa was doing the dishes. Serenity was helping her.
"Damn men!" Serenity mumbled. "Leaving us women in here to do the dishes while they watch football.
"Well, men will be men," said Téa turning around with a frying pan in her hand.
::SMACK::
"Oh my god!" Téa screamed. She had hit Serenity square in the face with the frying pan.
Serenity didn't reply, being a bit dazed and all.
"Serenity, are you okay?! Is your nose broken? Is it bleeding?!" Téa questioned frantically.
"I think I'm fine," Serenity finally said. "X_x"
Téa gasped as she looked at the rather large frying pan mark imprinted on Serenity's face. 'I won't tell her about that...' Téa decided mentally.
"How are you girls doing out there?" yelled Joe from the living room.
"Just peachy!" Téa cheerfully yelled back.
"Let's go watch the game," Serenity said. Both girls had finished the dishes.
"All right," agreed Téa. "Just let me finish drying my hands."
Serenity was all ready heading towards the living room.
Téa had finished. She looked through the window above the sink. The stars were out, and it was a perfect romantic night, so to speak.
Until she saw the dark shadow dart across the yard. She let out a startled gasp.
And screamed when there was a rapid knocking on the door.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! although I wish I did. Kazuki Takahashi does. ^^;
A/N: *sweatdrop* Long time, no update, ne? -.-; I'd have to say I'm quite sorry about that. *grumbles* My dad was adding a whole bunch of new things to the computer, so it was out of use for a while. And before that, it kept overheating. But now that problem is fixed. ^^ Then, it didn't have Word on it. -.-; So, father dear put it on. ^^;; And here I am.
I would like to thank all of my reviewers for their patience. ^-^ Almost 200 reviews, guys! That's so friken amazing! Lmao! Thank you so much! ^^ -glomps them-
Thanks to all of my Chapter 19 reviewers! I'm gonna answer some of the questions you guys have. Awh, hell. I'll talk to you all! ^^
DarkSetoKaiba: Not a fan of Duke, eh? –snicker, snicker- ^^; I don't mind him actually. But, since you reviewed, you get your very own Duke plushie to beat on! Lmfao! ^_~
Kaiba-fan1: Thanks for the compliment! ^^ Haha! Peggy shall die! –smirk-
Portal-girl: Glad you think it's funny! ^^ And Duke does have a crush on Serenity. In the anime, and in this fic! XD! Ah, I have fun with my writing. ^^;
Chibi Dark Magician Girl: So much for me updating more quickly, ne? –sweatdrops- Once again, I am sorry. -_-; -sigh- I was on a streak, and then stupid computer problems broke it. Oh, well! –grin- And thanks! ^^ Well done job? –beams-
Tasha3: [Who I am positive used to be called Tasha o_o Must be the new ff.net name thing, ne? ^_~] LOL! I caught you off guard with updating?! –totally cracks up- ROTFL! Ah, that's too funny. I'm glad that you got a good laugh. ^^ Duke is a cutie. –hands you a Duke plushie, just like the one DarkSetoKaiba got- Only, you don't have to beat on yours! ^^;
harnessthemagic: Duke took one look at Serenity and BAM! All thoughts of Téa/Anzu gone! ^^ So, I hope you're happy. :P Because I think Duke and Serenity are going to be together. ^^; Of course I don't dislike Jou-chan! He's one of my favorite characters! He's just so much fun to write, and I can't pass up the chance to make one of the characters be mean. XD Here's a Jou plushie! ^^
Silent Angel Dark Knight: Long time, no review? Nah, it's not that corny. X.x Especially when I'm saying, "Long time, no update!" –sweatdrop- A year, eh? That's pretty bad! Lmao! ^^; I think the longest I've gone without updating is six months. –watches as everyone else sweatdrops- Sure, I'll review your story. ^^ Oh, the big gap thing. ^^; Recently, I started using .html for saving my chapters. That way, when I upload it onto fanfiction.net, I get to keep things like italics, underlines, and bold. And when I convert it to html, for some reason it always leaves a big gap. –scowls- Heh, oh well. ^_~
teafan123: Sorry for confusing you! ^^; He wasn't joking, but that's okay. He found Serenity! Thanks for reviewing!
Card-Master: -sweatdrop- Okay, so maybe I do mean to have cliffhangers. I think it's almost like a subconscious type thing. o_O Lmao! Oh, well! Thank you for the review!
Well guys, I'm sorry to say that it's goodbye for now! Keep reviewing! I luvies you all! ^-^ See ya all later and in the next chapter!
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