Darkhope: I am SO sorry for not updating this in such a long time! But don't blame me, blame school!!! (nods)

Seto: Lame excuse...

Darkhope: Well excuse me! (sigh) CURSE YOU DAMN SCHOOL! FINALS SUCK!!! (ahem) Anyway....I LOVE the reviews! Thank you all soooo much! They keep me going, you know. Like inspire me to write more. Guess what? SCHOOLS OUT!!! I'm free!!!! Hooray for summer! Well before I keep going on and on and turn this into a 4 paragraph essay...Heres chapter 3! Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Hidden Emotions

Serenity walked down the hall, as she thought about the tall and handsome guy she just ran into. "How could I embarrass myself in front of him like that!? I'm such a fool!" Serenity sighed and continued walking, and looking for Mokuba's room.

She stopped and looked at a door she was currently standing in front of. "Mokuba Kaiba." She read aloud. "Well this is his room." She slowly walked into the room.

"Who's there?" Came a soft, gentle voice.

Serenity stepped inside and sat beside Mokuba on the edge of the bed. "Hello Mokuba. I'm Serenity Wheeler, Joey's sister. How are you?"

Mokuba smiled. "Hi Serenity! I remember you! You were that really pretty girl that Seto always talked about to me, and the people who work for us! And I'm doing okay, thanks for asking."

Serenity had a shocked look on her face. 'Seto talks about me!? What does he say!? I hope its nothing bad...I really want to be with him....maybe if he likes me, we can! But there is only one thing standing in our way.....' She thought, then frowned. 'Joey.......'

"So what brings you here, Serenity?" Mokuba asked.

"Well....my mother was here...and she just....passed away....." Serenity sobbed as tears began to swell up in her eyes once again.

"Awww, I'm sorry...." Mokuba put his hand on her shoulder.

"Thanks...your really sweet." She sniffed.

"Thanks!" He giggled. "But I'm not twice as sweet as my big brother, Seto. I love him so much. He was the first one there when I broke my leg on the jump, skiing."

"Seto!? Sweet!?" Serenity yelled out. But she couldn't help but smile at his words. It seemed that Mokuba and Kaiba have a very strong bond, much like her and her own brother's.

Mokuba nodded. "Yeah! And he sure has a lot of nice things to say about you Serenity." He smiled.

"Really?" She questioned the young Kaiba.

"Yes."

"Oh wow....I would have never known....." Serenity said quietly.

"Well now you do." Mokuba smiled.

"I still can't believe it....He talks about me, and is nice about it?" Serenity started blushing. 'Oh no! I think I'm blushing! I AM! I AM BLUSHING!'

Mokuba looked at her strangely. "Ummm...you okay?"

"Uh yeah...heh." She was still blushing at the thought of Kaiba. She knew that he was handsome, and any girl would fall for him. But she never thought that SHE herself would be the one to fall for Mr. CEO. She always thought Kaiba was a heartless bastard. A jerk with no life what so ever. The kind of guy that only cared about himself, and his fortunes. But now, Serenity could see that there was another side to Seto Kaiba. A soft side that loves his younger brother dearly, and would do anything for him.

"Do you like my big brother? Cause your blushing pretty hard!" Mokuba laughed.

"No-No! Of course not! And even if I did...We couldn't be together anyway...." Serenity trembled.

Mokuba blinked. "Why not?"

"Because of my brother...him and your brother never got along....they hate each other. So I KNOW Joey would and will never let me be with Seto. Heck, he won't even let me see him!"

Mokuba remembered all those times his brother called Joey a puppy, mutt, or a dog. They all meant the same thing, but that didn't seem to matter to Kaiba. "Well...I have to admit...all those insults weren't very nice...but Joey wans't exactly nice to my brother in return."

"That's because your brother was an ass to mine, first!" Serenity said raising her voice a little.

"They were both asses to each other!" Encountered Mokuba as he raised his voice a bit as well.

Serenity sighed. "What ever...I have to go find Mai....I kinda ran out on her when my mom died...so now I feel bad..."

"Mai, huh? How is she anyway?" Mokuba asked. "I haven't seen her in years."

"She's fine, I guess...She has two sons. Matt and Kenji. Matt is 10, and Kenji is 2. They both look like Joey, and are very cute!" Serenity squealed.

"I had a feeling Joey and Mai would get together. It was destined to happen." Mokuba smiled.

"You should hear Kenji talk! He is so cute!" Serenity smiled back, giggling.

"Aww. Seto should see him, he needs to get out more." Mokuba giggled.

"Hmmm...that may not be a bad idea...I'm sure Mai wouldn't care. But the thing is....I don't think Joey would want his son anywhere near Seto."

"Why?! It's not like Seto would kill Kenji!"

"I know....What I mean is that Joey might be afraid that Kenji might like Seto. And you know that Joey HATES him." Serenity said dramatically.

"I just wish that our brothers could try to get along...that way we all could be happy." Mokuba sighed.

"And I can't talk to Joey because wer're in a fight..." She said sadly.

"A FIGHT!? YOU AND JOEY, HAD A FIGHT!?" Mokuba screamed, and was shocked as well. "Yeah we are...I know that it's big news....but we are...." Serenity responded.

"I can't believe it....But what about Matt? Do you think Joey would care if Seto saw Matt?"

"I think so. But Matt is no weakling. He is very strong for his age. And alot of girls fall for him at his school, including Yugi and Tea's daughter, Kitai."

"Wow...Yugi and Tea have a daughter?"

"And a son. He is 2, like Kenji."

"Ohhh....Hey Serenity? Listen to me...I know what you are going through. Both of my parents died before I was even a year old! Then me and Seto got sent to an orphanage...Your lucky you didn't have that." He explained.

"I'm so sorry to hear that Mokuba...I never knew you had it so hard...It's just that....I don't want to be dealing with my mother's death alone!"

"What about, Seto? He could stick by you, and support you! I know he would!" Mokuba smiled.

"I wish there was some way I could believe that...I really do...but...Joey was the one that was suppose to stick by me...not Seto. Besides, I'm not allowed near him." She had stopped crying, but the emotion on her face was still screaming for more tears to come. "I really wish Seto was here..I don't want to be alone!"

"You're not alone, Serenity....I'm here!" Mokuba tried to cheer her up.

"Thanks Mokuba..." She sniffed.

"And even though your brother won't really support you this time, there will be other times! And you can't forget the other people that love and care about you! Like Me, Yugi, Tea, Tristan, Mai, Duke, Ryou, and Seto! And think about your nephews! They love you, too!" Mokuba put a hand on her shoulder. "We are all here to support you and get you through this."

"Mokuba..." She smiled. "This means so much to me! I love you so much!" [A/N: She means in a friendly/brotherly kind of way, the pair is not going to change! This is still Seto/Serenity.]

Mokuba smiled. "I think you should go find Mai, now. Just think about what I said."

Serenity noded. "I will. And thanks for listening to me." She got up off the bed, and started walking towards the exit.

"No problem. Oh and, Serenity....?" She turned around and saw Mokuba looking straight at her. "We're all here for you. Never forget that..." He concluded.

"I know." She flashed him one last smile and left.

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She walked down the halls, trying to find Mai. 'Maybe I should talk to Mai about all of this, and about Seto...I know she would understand....'

"Serenity!"

Serenity turned around to see Mai walking up to her. "Serenity! Were have you been!? You had me worried!"

"I'm sorry Mai! I well-" She couldn't think of a good comeback, so Serenity decided to tell the truth. "I went to see Mokuba."

Mai looked at her sister-in-law like she had 5 heads. "Mokuba? Mokuba Kaiba?!"

Serenity nodded. "Yes..."

"Well spill! What were you guys talking about!?" Mai questioned.

"I'll tell you EVERYTHING when we get back to your house."

"Well okay then." Mai said. "Come on, lets get going then!"

So then Mai and Serenity got in Mai's car, and drove away from the hospital. From now on, Serenity thought of the hospital as "hell" and didn't want to be reminded of what happened. But she knew that she would have to tell Mai about Seto, and how Joey would react to all of this, even Mai probably knew Joey's reaction. But it was more then she had to tell Mai about all of this. She wanted to. They were almost at the Wheeler's house. She was unsure that she should be going there, because fear struck her that Joey would be there. That fear sent chills up and down Serenity's spine. Mai and Serenity were now in the drive way. Mai parked the car and both women got out of it. They started to walk to the front door.

Meanwhile in the house, Joey was in the kitchen making a sandwich for himself. Kenji was sitting at the table eating cereal, and of course making a mess. He spilt milk all over the floor, and had cereal all over him. "Oops..."

Joey turned around and looked at his youngest son. "Aww Kenji! Ya made a huge mess!" Joey sighed and walked over to him. "Ah well...looks like ya need a bath now..."

"No bath!" Kenji screamed.

"I know ya dun like baths...but ya gotta take one!" Joey explained.

"Daddy! I dun wanna take no bath!" Kenji cried, as he licked his fingers that had milk all over them.

Joey shook his head. "Oh boy...dis is gunna be a long afternoon...."

Kenji smiled innocently at his father. "Am I a bad boy?"

Joey laughed. "Nahhh, you're a good boy. Ya just make a mess of dings!" Joey ran over and tickled him. Kenji was laughing hard. "Ahhh daddy! Stop! Hehehe." Joey stopped tickling him, and picked him up. "Now, it's bath time!"

Kenji declined. "Nooooo.....pwease....?"

"Ya know, I neva liked baths either...your grandma had ta practically chase me to get me to take a bath. But now I like dem. And you will too!" Joey laughed.

"Nahh...I'll neva like baths...no way..!"

Mai opened the front door, and walked inside, followed by Serenity.

"Mommy!" Kenji screamed, from Joey's arms.

Mai walked over to her youngest son and husband. "Hey sugar. What happened? Why is there such a mess!? You're covered in milk and cereal!" She explains, as she licks her thumb and starts to rub off some of the milk off of Kenji's face.

"I dunno..." Kenji replies, shrugging cutely.

Serenity looked amused, and smiled. "Ummm...hi big brother."

"Hey sis." Joey says, as he turns his head away from her.

"Ummm....you need to help me make plans for mom's funeral....okay?"

"What eva."

"What do you mean "what ever"? Joey, this is MOM'S funeral! You could at least say a decent "okay" then a crappy "what ever"!" Serenity yelled.

"Hmph....what ever...."

"Joey!" Mai yelled at her husband. "That's no way to treat your sister! Do you have any idea of how she's feeling!? And your setting a bad example for Kenji!"

Joey just stared at her. Mai was right, AGAIN. "I have to give Kenji a bath, okay? As you can see he's a mess." Joey explained trying to drop the subject of his sister.

"Don't try to change the subject, Joey Wheeler!" Mai was still yelling at him.

Joey ignored his wife, and took Kenji upstairs for a bath. "I dun wan a bath!!!!!" Kenji cried.

"He doesn't like baths, does he?" Serenity asked Mai.

"Nope. Not one bit."

"He got that from Joey...Mom told me that one time, she had to chase Joey naked, around the house to get him to take a bath." Serenity, once again had tears forming in her eyes. "Joey was such a stubborn kid....that's what mom always use to say..." She sobbed. Mai felt sorry for the poor girl. She sighed and put a hand on the younger women's shoulder. "Is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

Serenity nodded. "Yes actually...I know you would understand what I'm about to tell you."

"Well...shoot."

"It's about Seto....Seto Kaiba."

Darkhope: Chapter 3, FINALLY DONE! Hope ya liked it. I have plans for the next chapter. (wink) Want me to continue? Then review!