Darkhope: Hey Everyone! Thank you for all those reviews! You guys are the coolest! (thumbs up) I'm really getting into writing this story, ya know? Anyway, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! And on with the story! Enjoy!
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Chapter 4: Admitting The Truth
"Seto Kaiba." That name echoed through Mai's head numerous times. Seto Kaiba? Mai had no idea that Serenity even knew the guy!
"Seto Kaiba?" Mai asked her. Serenity nodded in return. "Yes."
"What about him?" Mai was still in shock.
"Mai? Can we talk in the living room? I'm really tired and I don't feel like standing up anymore." Her sister-in-law agreed. Both women sat down on the couch and Serenity started talking.
"I've been thinking about this for some time now....And every time I think about it, I don't want to admit it...But it's just to hard! What should I do Mai!?"
"Slow down, hun. What don't you want to admit?" Mai was now deeply concerned. She never saw Serenity like this.
"I love him..." Tears flowed down her cheeks like a river. "I love him, Mai..."
Mai stared at her in uttered shock. 'Joey is not going to like this.....' She knew it was true. Her husband and Kaiba HATED each other. "Serenity....I can't believe that you.....LOVE HIM!?"
Serenity nodded. "Promise me you won't tell Joey....please?"
"I won't. I promise. This is just between us." Mai was going to have a hard time keeping this from Joey, since she wasn't exactly the best at keeping secrets.
"Thanks Mai. I just had to tell someone. I couldn't keep it inside me anymore!"
"I understand."
"You know what? I was talking to Mokuba in the hospital. And he said that Kaiba talks about me. BUT, it's not bad talk! He talks good about me!" Serenity explained raising her voice a bit in excitement.
"Wow? Really? That's unreal....Seto Kaiba, talking good about someone." Mai replied while rolling her eyes.
"I know! But....I just don't know what to do....If me and Seto get together in the future...well that is if I get lucky....Joey will kill me! He would never let me see Seto." She said sadly.
"Do you really love him?" Mai asked her. "Just think about it. Do you really love Kaiba?"
"Well, I guess so...I never really knew what it was like to be in love until now. Hey Mai? How can you tell when your really in love?"
"Well, if you really love someone, then you would want to be with them. You pretty much can't stop thinking about them. Being in love is a wonderful experience. Remember, if the guy ever asks you to marry him, you must remember that marriage is a big step. This is the person you're going to send your whole life with." Mai knew all of that was true, because she had experienced it herself. She knew that she had been in many unwanted relationships, and had received many unwanted kisses. However, when she met Joey, everything changed. Mai loved Joey with every piece of her heart. But, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Serenity. "And don't forget...if you lose your virginity, that's it! There's no turning back."
"So that's how it is? Wow you must really love my brother a lot!" Serenity giggled.
Mai sighed and shrugged. "Yeah....that's how it is....and I don't even know how I fell in love with that knuckle head anyway. It was just fate..."
Serenity smiled. She knew Joey and Mai made a great couple from the start. It just took them a while to realize they loved each other. 'I wonder if Seto really loves me....'
"Oh I almost forgot! I have to make plans for mom's funeral!" Serenity screamed.
"That's right! Hmmm, well Joey won't help...So I guess I'll give you some money." Mai responded.
"Oh know, I couldn't accept that. Thanks anyway." Serenity's eyes started to gather tears in them once again. The sadness and loneliness had gotten to her. She couldn't help but start to cry when ever she thought about her mother's death.
"Nonsense! I won't take no for an answer!" Mai said as she winked.
Serenity sniffed. "Thank you, Mai. I just really don't want to be dealing with this alone..."
"Maybe you won't have to. I'm going to kick myself later for saying this, but go talk to Kaiba!"
Serenity stared at the blond with shock. "WHAT!? JOEY WOULD KILL ME! I CAN'T!"
"Who says he's gunna find out?"
"I dunno, Mai." Serenity thought for a moment. This would be the perfect chance to see how feels about her. 'Maybe I could ask him for some money for mom's funeral, since I can't accept it from Mai....'
"Follow your heart, girl. Go only where it leads. That's all I can tell you."
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Mokuba was just released from the hospital, and was on crutches. Right now he was sitting on the couch watching T.V. Kaiba was on his labtop trying to work out some kind of business deal with an employee.
"Hey Seto!" Mokuba was watching some kind of cartoon, but wasn't really paying attention to it. He was thinking about Serenity.
"What is it Mokuba?" Kaiba replied, while still having his deep sea blue eye's glued to the labtop screen.
"You know, Serenity's mother died."
Kaiba looked up from his laptop and stared at Mokuba. "The Mutt's sister? What do I care...?"
"Well Seto, I was thinking since you always have nice things to say about her-"
"I don't like any Wheeler's."
"But you said she was pretty!"
"Maybe...but she's a Wheeler. I hate all Wheeler's!"
"She is having a really hard time dealing with her mother's death. I feel bad for her." Mokuba said sadly.
"Huh? Well what do I care....Her dog brother could stick by her." Kaiba said coldly.
Mokuba shook his head. "That's the thing...Joey doesn't want anything to do with this! According to Serenity, Joey and their mother never got along."
"Figures." Kaiba rolled his eyes.
"Seto! Why don't you help Serenity get through this!?"
Kaiba laughs. "Oh please Mokuba! No way! Like I said before, I HATE all Wheeler's."
The young Kaiba sighed. 'You don't hate her, Seto.....'
The Kaiba brother's were then interrupted by a gentle ringing sound, known as the doorbell. "Mr. Kaiba, sir." Kaiba's secretary, Mary called him. Mary was a blond women with blue eyes. She was young and pretty, and her long, wavy hair was down to her waist.
"There is someone here to see you. A young brunette, may I add."
"Send her in. And make it snappy!"
"As you wish, Mr. Kaiba." Mary bowed.
And there she was. The beautiful Serenity Wheeler, standing right in front of him. "Hi Kaiba..."
"What are you doing here, Wheeler?"
"Do you have to be so mean, Kaiba!? My mother just died!!!" Serenity screamed at him.
"That's not my problem." He said still speaking as coldly as ever.
"You're such a cold-hearted bastard!"
"Then why are you here?" He smirked.
"Well I was wondering if you could lend me some money for my mother's funeral....I mean, not for nothing! Maybe you could give me a job, or something...." She knew this was never going to work. Why would The Seto Kaiba, give a job to her? It wasn't fair.
"I dunno, Wheeler...Why would I give you money?"
"Please....I'll do anything!!!!"
"Anything?" He smirked again.
Serenity thought to herself. 'Why did I say "anything"!?!? Oh no...this can't be good.'
Kaiba didn't really feel like being the bad guy today. So he decided to give her a chance. "I'll agree to give you the money, if you agree to look after Mokuba for a week straight. You know, since he is in a cast, he could use some company. While you're at it, you could help in elevators, or such."
Serenity's face lit up with a smile. "Oh thank you so much!"
"Hmph...what ever....but if you mess up, you will pay dearly. You got that, Wheeler?"
"My name is Serenity. And I won't mess up, you have my word. Me and Mokuba will have a good time together! Right?" She looked at Mokuba.
He agreed. "Yeah! We could watch T.V. and play some video games together!"
"You start tomorrow. So go home and get some sleep." With that said, Kaiba turned away from the young Wheeler, and walked out of the room.
-------------------------------Outside the Kaiba Mansion-------------------------------
Serenity couldn't believe she got the job! And it would be a pretty fun job, too. 'I can't believe this is happening! I just hope Joey doesn't find out....' She was lost in her thoughts until she heard the sound of a car.
"How did it go?" Mai asked Serenity.
"Well, Kaiba agreed to give me the money. But I have to watch Mokuba for a week, straight! I don't know how I'm going to be able to get through this without Joey finding out!" Serenity walked over to Mai's car, and got in it. Mai drove off, but still talked to Serenity.
"Well at least you could get the money, since you wouldn't accept mine. I'll try to distract Joey as long as I can."
"How are you going to do that?" Serenity asked her curiously.
"Oh, you know what I mean!" Mai gave a wink.
Serenity blushed, and actually got what Mai meant. "Ummmm....I didn't need to hear that...." She gave a nervous laugh.
"Chill out, I'm kidding!" Mai laughed.
Serenity was still blushing. "Well it's not like you guys haven't been there, done that."
Now it was Mai's turn to blush. "So I guess you have to ask the people at the funeral pallor to preserve your mother's body for the rest of the week?" Mai said, trying to change the subject.
"Yeah, I have to. The problem is that Joey is going to want to know why we have to postpone mom's funeral for so long. And I can't tell him I'm gunna be at the Kaiba Mansion this whole week watching Mokuba!"
"Well I guess you're gunna need a ride everyday. You want me to give you them, so you don't have to walk?" Mai asked her.
She nodded. "That would be great. Thanks Mai."
"You know, since you're going to be at the mansion for a week....This gives you a chance to be with Kaiba. Maybe things will heat up between you two, if ya know what I mean!" Mai nudged her.
"Mai!" Serenity blushed 25 shades of red. However she couldn't stop thinking. 'Tomorrow is my first day...I hope everything goes okay....I really hope I don't mess up....because if I do, I'll be in deeper shit then I already am in.'
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Darkhope: Alright chapter 4 is done! So what did ya think? Serenity watching Mokuba? Gee, Kaiba is such a bastard to her. Well anyway, tell me what ya think in your review!!!!!
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Chapter 4: Admitting The Truth
"Seto Kaiba." That name echoed through Mai's head numerous times. Seto Kaiba? Mai had no idea that Serenity even knew the guy!
"Seto Kaiba?" Mai asked her. Serenity nodded in return. "Yes."
"What about him?" Mai was still in shock.
"Mai? Can we talk in the living room? I'm really tired and I don't feel like standing up anymore." Her sister-in-law agreed. Both women sat down on the couch and Serenity started talking.
"I've been thinking about this for some time now....And every time I think about it, I don't want to admit it...But it's just to hard! What should I do Mai!?"
"Slow down, hun. What don't you want to admit?" Mai was now deeply concerned. She never saw Serenity like this.
"I love him..." Tears flowed down her cheeks like a river. "I love him, Mai..."
Mai stared at her in uttered shock. 'Joey is not going to like this.....' She knew it was true. Her husband and Kaiba HATED each other. "Serenity....I can't believe that you.....LOVE HIM!?"
Serenity nodded. "Promise me you won't tell Joey....please?"
"I won't. I promise. This is just between us." Mai was going to have a hard time keeping this from Joey, since she wasn't exactly the best at keeping secrets.
"Thanks Mai. I just had to tell someone. I couldn't keep it inside me anymore!"
"I understand."
"You know what? I was talking to Mokuba in the hospital. And he said that Kaiba talks about me. BUT, it's not bad talk! He talks good about me!" Serenity explained raising her voice a bit in excitement.
"Wow? Really? That's unreal....Seto Kaiba, talking good about someone." Mai replied while rolling her eyes.
"I know! But....I just don't know what to do....If me and Seto get together in the future...well that is if I get lucky....Joey will kill me! He would never let me see Seto." She said sadly.
"Do you really love him?" Mai asked her. "Just think about it. Do you really love Kaiba?"
"Well, I guess so...I never really knew what it was like to be in love until now. Hey Mai? How can you tell when your really in love?"
"Well, if you really love someone, then you would want to be with them. You pretty much can't stop thinking about them. Being in love is a wonderful experience. Remember, if the guy ever asks you to marry him, you must remember that marriage is a big step. This is the person you're going to send your whole life with." Mai knew all of that was true, because she had experienced it herself. She knew that she had been in many unwanted relationships, and had received many unwanted kisses. However, when she met Joey, everything changed. Mai loved Joey with every piece of her heart. But, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Serenity. "And don't forget...if you lose your virginity, that's it! There's no turning back."
"So that's how it is? Wow you must really love my brother a lot!" Serenity giggled.
Mai sighed and shrugged. "Yeah....that's how it is....and I don't even know how I fell in love with that knuckle head anyway. It was just fate..."
Serenity smiled. She knew Joey and Mai made a great couple from the start. It just took them a while to realize they loved each other. 'I wonder if Seto really loves me....'
"Oh I almost forgot! I have to make plans for mom's funeral!" Serenity screamed.
"That's right! Hmmm, well Joey won't help...So I guess I'll give you some money." Mai responded.
"Oh know, I couldn't accept that. Thanks anyway." Serenity's eyes started to gather tears in them once again. The sadness and loneliness had gotten to her. She couldn't help but start to cry when ever she thought about her mother's death.
"Nonsense! I won't take no for an answer!" Mai said as she winked.
Serenity sniffed. "Thank you, Mai. I just really don't want to be dealing with this alone..."
"Maybe you won't have to. I'm going to kick myself later for saying this, but go talk to Kaiba!"
Serenity stared at the blond with shock. "WHAT!? JOEY WOULD KILL ME! I CAN'T!"
"Who says he's gunna find out?"
"I dunno, Mai." Serenity thought for a moment. This would be the perfect chance to see how feels about her. 'Maybe I could ask him for some money for mom's funeral, since I can't accept it from Mai....'
"Follow your heart, girl. Go only where it leads. That's all I can tell you."
-----------------------------------At The Kaiba Mansion---------------------------------------
Mokuba was just released from the hospital, and was on crutches. Right now he was sitting on the couch watching T.V. Kaiba was on his labtop trying to work out some kind of business deal with an employee.
"Hey Seto!" Mokuba was watching some kind of cartoon, but wasn't really paying attention to it. He was thinking about Serenity.
"What is it Mokuba?" Kaiba replied, while still having his deep sea blue eye's glued to the labtop screen.
"You know, Serenity's mother died."
Kaiba looked up from his laptop and stared at Mokuba. "The Mutt's sister? What do I care...?"
"Well Seto, I was thinking since you always have nice things to say about her-"
"I don't like any Wheeler's."
"But you said she was pretty!"
"Maybe...but she's a Wheeler. I hate all Wheeler's!"
"She is having a really hard time dealing with her mother's death. I feel bad for her." Mokuba said sadly.
"Huh? Well what do I care....Her dog brother could stick by her." Kaiba said coldly.
Mokuba shook his head. "That's the thing...Joey doesn't want anything to do with this! According to Serenity, Joey and their mother never got along."
"Figures." Kaiba rolled his eyes.
"Seto! Why don't you help Serenity get through this!?"
Kaiba laughs. "Oh please Mokuba! No way! Like I said before, I HATE all Wheeler's."
The young Kaiba sighed. 'You don't hate her, Seto.....'
The Kaiba brother's were then interrupted by a gentle ringing sound, known as the doorbell. "Mr. Kaiba, sir." Kaiba's secretary, Mary called him. Mary was a blond women with blue eyes. She was young and pretty, and her long, wavy hair was down to her waist.
"There is someone here to see you. A young brunette, may I add."
"Send her in. And make it snappy!"
"As you wish, Mr. Kaiba." Mary bowed.
And there she was. The beautiful Serenity Wheeler, standing right in front of him. "Hi Kaiba..."
"What are you doing here, Wheeler?"
"Do you have to be so mean, Kaiba!? My mother just died!!!" Serenity screamed at him.
"That's not my problem." He said still speaking as coldly as ever.
"You're such a cold-hearted bastard!"
"Then why are you here?" He smirked.
"Well I was wondering if you could lend me some money for my mother's funeral....I mean, not for nothing! Maybe you could give me a job, or something...." She knew this was never going to work. Why would The Seto Kaiba, give a job to her? It wasn't fair.
"I dunno, Wheeler...Why would I give you money?"
"Please....I'll do anything!!!!"
"Anything?" He smirked again.
Serenity thought to herself. 'Why did I say "anything"!?!? Oh no...this can't be good.'
Kaiba didn't really feel like being the bad guy today. So he decided to give her a chance. "I'll agree to give you the money, if you agree to look after Mokuba for a week straight. You know, since he is in a cast, he could use some company. While you're at it, you could help in elevators, or such."
Serenity's face lit up with a smile. "Oh thank you so much!"
"Hmph...what ever....but if you mess up, you will pay dearly. You got that, Wheeler?"
"My name is Serenity. And I won't mess up, you have my word. Me and Mokuba will have a good time together! Right?" She looked at Mokuba.
He agreed. "Yeah! We could watch T.V. and play some video games together!"
"You start tomorrow. So go home and get some sleep." With that said, Kaiba turned away from the young Wheeler, and walked out of the room.
-------------------------------Outside the Kaiba Mansion-------------------------------
Serenity couldn't believe she got the job! And it would be a pretty fun job, too. 'I can't believe this is happening! I just hope Joey doesn't find out....' She was lost in her thoughts until she heard the sound of a car.
"How did it go?" Mai asked Serenity.
"Well, Kaiba agreed to give me the money. But I have to watch Mokuba for a week, straight! I don't know how I'm going to be able to get through this without Joey finding out!" Serenity walked over to Mai's car, and got in it. Mai drove off, but still talked to Serenity.
"Well at least you could get the money, since you wouldn't accept mine. I'll try to distract Joey as long as I can."
"How are you going to do that?" Serenity asked her curiously.
"Oh, you know what I mean!" Mai gave a wink.
Serenity blushed, and actually got what Mai meant. "Ummmm....I didn't need to hear that...." She gave a nervous laugh.
"Chill out, I'm kidding!" Mai laughed.
Serenity was still blushing. "Well it's not like you guys haven't been there, done that."
Now it was Mai's turn to blush. "So I guess you have to ask the people at the funeral pallor to preserve your mother's body for the rest of the week?" Mai said, trying to change the subject.
"Yeah, I have to. The problem is that Joey is going to want to know why we have to postpone mom's funeral for so long. And I can't tell him I'm gunna be at the Kaiba Mansion this whole week watching Mokuba!"
"Well I guess you're gunna need a ride everyday. You want me to give you them, so you don't have to walk?" Mai asked her.
She nodded. "That would be great. Thanks Mai."
"You know, since you're going to be at the mansion for a week....This gives you a chance to be with Kaiba. Maybe things will heat up between you two, if ya know what I mean!" Mai nudged her.
"Mai!" Serenity blushed 25 shades of red. However she couldn't stop thinking. 'Tomorrow is my first day...I hope everything goes okay....I really hope I don't mess up....because if I do, I'll be in deeper shit then I already am in.'
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Darkhope: Alright chapter 4 is done! So what did ya think? Serenity watching Mokuba? Gee, Kaiba is such a bastard to her. Well anyway, tell me what ya think in your review!!!!!
