Chapter 6

A/N: Hello! It's finally summer vacation! Wow, those tests were really mind-wracking… Anyways! Here's Chapter 6, and afterwards hopefully I can update the other fics! So… here are a few replies…

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Cute Peridot 816: Hello! Long time since I updated this… Hehe! So if the other chapter was long, what do you think about this one:) hehe! Worst brother ever… Yup! I like that line:) Yeah, I agree… at least Joey has really good friends… but I really don't like Tea Gardner! Hahaha… you know why… :) Anyways, glad the PT's over! So exhilarated… can't wait to update my other fics! What you planning for the summer:) k dat's ol see ya!

RoseGoddess874: Hehehe! Check this chapter out! You'll see something "more" between them! But I'm not having any spoilers out so… here you go! Hope you enjoy :) c ya!

Joey was furious. Where on earth could Serenity be? He had been asking himself that question for the past hour now. And there was still no sign of her.

"THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH! I'M GOING TO THAT BASTARD'S CORPORATION RIGHT NOW!"

Joey stormed past Yugi and Tristan, both wearing dumbfounded looks on their faces. They haven't seen Joey this mad since he last bickered with Kaiba.

Tea looked frightened like she couldn't say a thing. It was Mai who finally spoke up.

"Calm down, Joey. I'm sure we'll find Serenity." She said calmly.

"Easy for you to say!" Joey scoffed. "Your younger siblings have never gotten lost, have they?" he spat in his extremely bad mood.

But Mai knew better. She knew that Joey said really hurtful things, some of them he never meant to say when he lost his temper. "But I agree, I think we should stop by the Kaiba Corporation. Maybe he knows where she is. After all, he used to be her employer."

Joey didn't have to say a word.

Kaiba Corporation.

"What do you mean you don't know where Serenity Wheeler is?" Joey demanded. He was trying to talk casually with Kaiba's secretary, as not to attract any attention.

"I do not know, Mr. Wheeler. I'm afraid I haven't seen her."

"But she's gotta be around here someplace! Let me speak to Kaiba and I'll just ask him!"

"Mr. Kaiba's out. I'm sorry, Mr. Wheeler, I didn't mean to cause you any inconvenience."

Joey was already holding in his anger. He knew Kaiba had to have Serenity with him.

"May I use your phone?" he said, getting a better idea.

"Yes." The secretary handed him her table phone. He dialed Serenity's mobile number, hoping that she had left her cellphone open.

Serenity was actually starting to begin to enjoy the night, but she was interrupted by the ringing of her cellular phone.

Riiiing! Riiiing!

"Um, sorry… I forgot to put it in silent mode. Sorry for disturbing your meal." She apologized hurriedly to Kaiba, who nodded and resumed his dinner.

She answered her phone with a discreet "Hello?"

"SERENITY! Thank God I was able to reach you. Where are you?"

"Um… I'm…" she paused for a moment, thinking of a small alibi. "… I'm eating dinner outside. I'm really sorry, Joey, I forgot you were the one cooking dinner tonight." She said guiltily.

He paused. "Yeah, okay, it's fine. I'm just glad you're safe. Just come back home when you're done, okay?"

"Yeah. I promise. Bye."

She hang up and put it back in her bag. Kaiba shifted in his seat. "So… that was your brother?"

"Yes." She answered quietly.

"What did you say to him?" he asked.

"Nothing much. I told him I was having lunch outside."

"Did you tell him that you were having dinner with me?"

"No."

"Good. I was hoping you didn't. Please don't tell him anything about this short… meeting." Kaiba seemed uncomfortable saying words that were quite new to him.

"Oh, okay. Thank you for the nice dinner." She said politely.

"It's no problem."

And they resumed eating. Kaiba was trying hard to think of a subject that could break up the silence between them, but he was speechless. He glanced at Serenity from time to time, and for the first time that evening, he appreciated how beautiful she was.

Ever since she had been working for him, he never noticed her, but he knew of her presence. She never caused him any harm, and yet it was hard to believe that that same girl was sitting right in front of him. It felt good to be in her company, though it had been a long time since he and Ellie ate out for dinner.

As he noticed her splendor, shivers rushed down his spine. His whole body tingled in a sensation that was totally new to him. As long as he lived, he had never felt something like that before.

He stopped and realized that he was already fantasizing, and not really minding his food anymore. 'Why does she have this kind of effect on me? No woman had ever done this to me before. Why of all people, it's her?' he thought. Did she also have this kind of effect on Mokuba?

"Um, Mr. Kaiba—"

"Seto."

"Beg your pardon?"

"Call me Seto."

Serenity immediately began to feel awkward. "Um, okay… Seto… why were you staring at me just then?"

Seto Kaiba could feel himself blush. "No. I wasn't. I was just about to compliment… how beautiful you look tonight." He said quietly, temperature rising in his body.

Now it was Serenity's turn to blush. "Oh, thanks." She said shyly. "You look really handsome, too." She commented, meaning it. The CEO might not know it, but she thought that he was really handsome, even with the stern look always on his face as he concentrated on his work. He had always been a dedicated businessman, always thinking seriously about things. But now… he seemed to have a different aura.

He nodded. By now, the awkwardness Serenity was feeling had rubbed on him too.

Serenity started feeling like her normal self, and decided that Kaiba was no different from any other person she knew. There, of course, had to be something special about him that she hadn't seen yet. She decided to find out what.

Kaiba felt strange. He knew that he had invited Serenity out to dinner just so that he could make her fall in love with him, and then afterwards he could dump her. He went back to his cunning objective. Soon he started a conversation about her trip to Paris.

"What did you do in Paris?" he asked, pretending to be curious.

"Well, of course I went to do some sight-seeing… and a bit of shopping. But I also studied there." She said, starting to brighten up. "I love Paris."

"I've visited it," Kaiba informed her. "I must agree, it is really a nice place to be in."

'And a nice place for business,' he added to himself.

"I'm glad to hear that. I feel like Paris has a part of me… somehow. It's somewhat like my second home."

She told him more about her trip, and little by little he got interested.

'So she really is like this. No wonder many people like her.' He thought discreetly. Serenity had a list of qualities that he appreciated about her, and the list grew longer by the minute.

But there was something in her that seemed to attract him… some kind of magnetic force that attracted him to her. Before he knew it, he was already daydreaming as his companion was talking, until Serenity said, "Oh my gosh! I completely forgot about Joey!" she exclaimed, looking at her watch.

"Oh, that's no problem. My chauffeur can take you home." Kaiba said dismissively.

"Really? Okay… thanks for the offer. I really appreciate it."

'And you don't know how much I appreciate you being here with me tonight.' He added silently without thinking much of what came to his mind.

She smiled and Kaiba took her to his private plane. She was silent for the whole trip, but he did not mind because he, too, let his mind wander through his thoughts.

Serenity was dropped off near her home, which was a walking distance away, and she felt compelled to say thank you again to Kaiba.

'He doesn't seem that bad. I wonder why Joey doesn't like him.'

Kaiba was wondering whether he should kiss her goodnight as he dropped her home.

"Um, I'd like to say… thanks, Seto, for the wonderful evening. I really… enjoyed it." She said, her pretty face gleaming under the moonlight. "Why don't you come out of your limo? It's really a nice evening." She invited him encouragingly, looking up at the night sky.

He debated whether he wanted to go outside or not, but in the end it was his body that responded for him as he moved out of his car.

And before he knew it, he was approaching Serenity, sparks lighting up and electricity was surging through his energetic body.

He kissed her in the middle of the empty street, with no one to witness the special moment in their hearts. Their souls connected to each other as they exchanged the kiss.

"Serenity…" Kaiba murmured as his hands tangled in her long brown hair.

Serenity felt as if she could not pull away from his arms. She felt the warmth of his arms as she wrapped hers around his neck.

Later on they had pulled away, and their faces were gleaming bright red in the moonlight.

"I have to go," Serenity said simply as she turned around to go to her house. "Joey's waiting for me."

Kaiba merely smiled, still dazed from their kiss. He wondered why he couldn't feel that when he kissed Ellie. Was he really falling for Serenity? "Good night, Serenity." He whispered as she walked away.

A/N: So how was that? S/S moment:) there you have it! Um… so… any comments, suggestions, violent reactions? All reviews are welcome, even flames. Please review! Thanks so much!