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SIDE NOTE: Um... don't ask. I'm a little nutty. ^_^ Well, I thank my reviewers! I didn't think this fic would come along so well... huh. Go figure. Well, on to the fic!
"What am I supposed to wear?! Aw; why didn't I think of this BEFORE I asked her out?! Should I bring the Millennium Rod? Yes! No! That'll just give me away! If she finds out it was me who did that to her brother, she'd kill me! What do I do?"
Ishizu sat quietly, watching her brother dash madly around the house. She found this very amusing. She sipped her coffee silently, chuckling all the while.
"Where are you going?" she asked him finally.
"You have the Millennium Necklace; figure it out for yourself!" Marik snapped.
"Well, being your sister, I do love to pry into your business," Ishizu smiled happily. "Ah... going out with Joey Wheeler's sister, are you? So he approves?"
"Um... yeah. No. Well, he doesn't know."
Ishizu blinked in surprise. "Going out with his sister right under his nose? Are you sure that's wise? He isn't that stupid, after all."
"He's gone to Hawaii for three weeks. He doesn't have to know."
"Well, what about when he gets back?"
"Back to avoiding him, then, I suppose," Marik sighed. "But at least I'll have memories of when I went out with his sister for the first time."
"And last."
"Sure, rub it in."
"Anytime, baby brother," Ishizu smiled.
Marik cringed. "Do you have to call me that?"
"Does it bug you?"
"Yes."
"Then there's your answer."
Marik scowled at his sister. "I'm going to change," he told her. And he slammed the bathroom door. A few minutes later, Ishizu heard the shower running. She shook her head.
"Joey won't approve of this at all."
About fifteen minutes later, Marik came out with sopping wet hair, wearing what he wore just about every day. "What time is it?" he asked.
Ishizu smirked and pointed to the clock.
"Oh, for the love of Ra! I'm late!" Marik dashed out the door.
"He'll be back in one second," Ishizu smiled and sat on the couch, reading a magazine. The door flew open. "Forget her gift?"
"Shut up," Marik snapped, grabbing the gift and slamming the door.
Serenity checked the clock. She was sitting in her living room, waiting for her "date". He was five minutes late. Of course, she hadn't expected him to be on time. Her mother had taught her that guys are always late the first time. Besides, this wasn't a real date anyway... at least, she didn't think so.
There was a knock on the door. Serenity smiled and went to get the door. She had to hold back a laugh.
There, in the doorway, was her "date", with sopping wet hair, holding something under his arm.
"Sorry I'm late! I just... I, um..." The poor guy was so nervous that Serenity decided to invite him inside for a minute. He hastily accepted.
"Don't worry about being late; happens a lot," Serenity smiled sweetly. Marik blushed.
"Um... oh! I, uh, got this for you!" he held out the thing he had under his arm, which turned out to be a very wet teddy bear. Serenity giggled and took the bear.
"Thank you," she said.
"Um... sorry about it being wet..."
"That's okay. It was very sweet of you to bring it for me."
"Um... uh- huh," Marik was having a hard time trying to find something to say.
"So, where are you going to take me first?" Serenity asked kindly.
Marik sat up straight and cleared his throat. "Um, well... you said you were kind of bored without your brother, so I thought we'd just have some fun today. But I'm not sure what you like to do for fun, so where would you like to go?"
"Oh! I've always wanted to try dueling, so maybe we could go to Kaiba Land! I heard that's the best place to duel."
"Sure! Whatever you want," Marik brightened considerably.
Serenity smiled. She noticed this. "Let me just put this in my room and then we can go, okay?"
Marik nodded. 'Marik, you are the man...'
A few minutes later, the two were at Kaiba Land. Serenity had brought the deck that her brother had helped her to build. She couldn't believe that she was finally going to duel with it!
"Namu, can we have a practice duel before I go on to duel anyone else?" she asked, knowing very well what the answer would be.
"Of course! Let's just see if there are any open arenas..."
Mokuba walked up to the two. "Hi! Can I help you?"
"Yeah. Are there any open arenas?" Marik asked.
"I'll check," Mokuba smiled. "You two just sit here and wait."
Marik and Serenity sat down while Mokuba ran up to the desk. "Hey, big brother!"
Kaiba looked at Mokuba from over his paper. "What?"
"Do we have any open arenas?"
"Who wants to know?"
"Serenity and Marik," Mokuba replied.
Kaiba put down his paper. "Did you say Serenity?! As in, Serenity Wheeler?!"
"Yeah," Mokuba cocked his head. "Why?"
Kaiba stood up. "I'll take care of this," he said. He walked over to the two. "Hello. We have an open arena just this way; follow me."
"Thank you," Serenity said politely. But Marik looked suspicious.
'Since when is Kaiba so nice to people?'
Kaiba opened a door and led them inside. "This is our best arena," he said.
"Wow..." Serenity walked inside. "This is wonderful! Aren't we lucky, Namu?"
"Very lucky..." Marik eyed Kaiba suspiciously. "Why don't you get yourself ready; I'll be up there in a minute, okay?"
Serenity nodded and went to set up her deck. Marik turned to Kaiba.
"Alright, what's the deal?" he asked in a whisper, so as not to let Serenity hear.
"I might ask you the same question," Kaiba replied, narrowing his eyes. "You lied to her about your name?"
"Hey, did 'Namu' turn her brother into a mind- puppet?" Marik countered. "No. Marik did. If she knew who I was, she'd never have agreed to come here with me!"
"With good reason."
"Hey, you still haven't explained why you're being so unusual."
"I'm only being polite, Marik. Is it so unusual to be polite?"
"When that comes from Seto Kaiba, yes. What's your deal?"
"My deal is, you asked out the girl that I was supposed to ask out," Kaiba replied. "You don't deserve her, and besides; Joey wouldn't approve of this anyway."
"Oh, sure, and he'll just welcome you with open arms, will he?" Marik snorted. "News flash, Kaiba: he hates you too."
"That doesn't mean Serenity will hate me."
"And she doesn't have to hate me, either!" Marik shot back.
"Um, Namu?" Serenity called. I'm all set to duel whenever you are, so..."
"Coming!" Marik called. He turned back to Kaiba. "We'll discuss this later." He went to the opposite side of Serenity. "Ready to duel?"
"I'm ready," Serenity smiled. "Just don't go easy on me, okay?"
Marik set up his deck. "Don't worry. I won't."
Kaiba smirked. "Let the battle begin."
SIDE NOTE: Fun, huh? ^_^ Well, I'm not sure if this is a cliffhanger or not; you decide. More competition between Kaiba and Marik in the next chapter. Plus, a nice little Serenity and Marik duel! ^_^
I leave you today with a quote that popped into my head just this morning: "I'm a psychotic psychopath who thrives on demented weirdness. She's just insane."
Please review! ^_^
SIDE NOTE: Um... don't ask. I'm a little nutty. ^_^ Well, I thank my reviewers! I didn't think this fic would come along so well... huh. Go figure. Well, on to the fic!
"What am I supposed to wear?! Aw; why didn't I think of this BEFORE I asked her out?! Should I bring the Millennium Rod? Yes! No! That'll just give me away! If she finds out it was me who did that to her brother, she'd kill me! What do I do?"
Ishizu sat quietly, watching her brother dash madly around the house. She found this very amusing. She sipped her coffee silently, chuckling all the while.
"Where are you going?" she asked him finally.
"You have the Millennium Necklace; figure it out for yourself!" Marik snapped.
"Well, being your sister, I do love to pry into your business," Ishizu smiled happily. "Ah... going out with Joey Wheeler's sister, are you? So he approves?"
"Um... yeah. No. Well, he doesn't know."
Ishizu blinked in surprise. "Going out with his sister right under his nose? Are you sure that's wise? He isn't that stupid, after all."
"He's gone to Hawaii for three weeks. He doesn't have to know."
"Well, what about when he gets back?"
"Back to avoiding him, then, I suppose," Marik sighed. "But at least I'll have memories of when I went out with his sister for the first time."
"And last."
"Sure, rub it in."
"Anytime, baby brother," Ishizu smiled.
Marik cringed. "Do you have to call me that?"
"Does it bug you?"
"Yes."
"Then there's your answer."
Marik scowled at his sister. "I'm going to change," he told her. And he slammed the bathroom door. A few minutes later, Ishizu heard the shower running. She shook her head.
"Joey won't approve of this at all."
About fifteen minutes later, Marik came out with sopping wet hair, wearing what he wore just about every day. "What time is it?" he asked.
Ishizu smirked and pointed to the clock.
"Oh, for the love of Ra! I'm late!" Marik dashed out the door.
"He'll be back in one second," Ishizu smiled and sat on the couch, reading a magazine. The door flew open. "Forget her gift?"
"Shut up," Marik snapped, grabbing the gift and slamming the door.
Serenity checked the clock. She was sitting in her living room, waiting for her "date". He was five minutes late. Of course, she hadn't expected him to be on time. Her mother had taught her that guys are always late the first time. Besides, this wasn't a real date anyway... at least, she didn't think so.
There was a knock on the door. Serenity smiled and went to get the door. She had to hold back a laugh.
There, in the doorway, was her "date", with sopping wet hair, holding something under his arm.
"Sorry I'm late! I just... I, um..." The poor guy was so nervous that Serenity decided to invite him inside for a minute. He hastily accepted.
"Don't worry about being late; happens a lot," Serenity smiled sweetly. Marik blushed.
"Um... oh! I, uh, got this for you!" he held out the thing he had under his arm, which turned out to be a very wet teddy bear. Serenity giggled and took the bear.
"Thank you," she said.
"Um... sorry about it being wet..."
"That's okay. It was very sweet of you to bring it for me."
"Um... uh- huh," Marik was having a hard time trying to find something to say.
"So, where are you going to take me first?" Serenity asked kindly.
Marik sat up straight and cleared his throat. "Um, well... you said you were kind of bored without your brother, so I thought we'd just have some fun today. But I'm not sure what you like to do for fun, so where would you like to go?"
"Oh! I've always wanted to try dueling, so maybe we could go to Kaiba Land! I heard that's the best place to duel."
"Sure! Whatever you want," Marik brightened considerably.
Serenity smiled. She noticed this. "Let me just put this in my room and then we can go, okay?"
Marik nodded. 'Marik, you are the man...'
A few minutes later, the two were at Kaiba Land. Serenity had brought the deck that her brother had helped her to build. She couldn't believe that she was finally going to duel with it!
"Namu, can we have a practice duel before I go on to duel anyone else?" she asked, knowing very well what the answer would be.
"Of course! Let's just see if there are any open arenas..."
Mokuba walked up to the two. "Hi! Can I help you?"
"Yeah. Are there any open arenas?" Marik asked.
"I'll check," Mokuba smiled. "You two just sit here and wait."
Marik and Serenity sat down while Mokuba ran up to the desk. "Hey, big brother!"
Kaiba looked at Mokuba from over his paper. "What?"
"Do we have any open arenas?"
"Who wants to know?"
"Serenity and Marik," Mokuba replied.
Kaiba put down his paper. "Did you say Serenity?! As in, Serenity Wheeler?!"
"Yeah," Mokuba cocked his head. "Why?"
Kaiba stood up. "I'll take care of this," he said. He walked over to the two. "Hello. We have an open arena just this way; follow me."
"Thank you," Serenity said politely. But Marik looked suspicious.
'Since when is Kaiba so nice to people?'
Kaiba opened a door and led them inside. "This is our best arena," he said.
"Wow..." Serenity walked inside. "This is wonderful! Aren't we lucky, Namu?"
"Very lucky..." Marik eyed Kaiba suspiciously. "Why don't you get yourself ready; I'll be up there in a minute, okay?"
Serenity nodded and went to set up her deck. Marik turned to Kaiba.
"Alright, what's the deal?" he asked in a whisper, so as not to let Serenity hear.
"I might ask you the same question," Kaiba replied, narrowing his eyes. "You lied to her about your name?"
"Hey, did 'Namu' turn her brother into a mind- puppet?" Marik countered. "No. Marik did. If she knew who I was, she'd never have agreed to come here with me!"
"With good reason."
"Hey, you still haven't explained why you're being so unusual."
"I'm only being polite, Marik. Is it so unusual to be polite?"
"When that comes from Seto Kaiba, yes. What's your deal?"
"My deal is, you asked out the girl that I was supposed to ask out," Kaiba replied. "You don't deserve her, and besides; Joey wouldn't approve of this anyway."
"Oh, sure, and he'll just welcome you with open arms, will he?" Marik snorted. "News flash, Kaiba: he hates you too."
"That doesn't mean Serenity will hate me."
"And she doesn't have to hate me, either!" Marik shot back.
"Um, Namu?" Serenity called. I'm all set to duel whenever you are, so..."
"Coming!" Marik called. He turned back to Kaiba. "We'll discuss this later." He went to the opposite side of Serenity. "Ready to duel?"
"I'm ready," Serenity smiled. "Just don't go easy on me, okay?"
Marik set up his deck. "Don't worry. I won't."
Kaiba smirked. "Let the battle begin."
SIDE NOTE: Fun, huh? ^_^ Well, I'm not sure if this is a cliffhanger or not; you decide. More competition between Kaiba and Marik in the next chapter. Plus, a nice little Serenity and Marik duel! ^_^
I leave you today with a quote that popped into my head just this morning: "I'm a psychotic psychopath who thrives on demented weirdness. She's just insane."
Please review! ^_^
