Chapter 8
Hey guys, gals, and other peoples! What's up? I finally got around to writing chapter 8! (Yay!) Hope you like it. BTW, I loved your reviews for the last chapter. : )
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but keep checking back, just in case!
"You look beautiful tonight . . . " Joey whispered in Mai's ear as they danced to the slow, soothing music. It was a little after10:30, and some of the guests were starting to leave. He, on the other had, was planning on staying as long as he could, wanting to spend every second holding Mai in his arms. She smiled and laid her head against him.
"...Oh, Joey..." She sighed. "I wish this moment could last forever..."
"I know what you mean. I don't ever want to let you go . . . " he closed his eyes " . . . I love you so much . . . I can't imagine life without you . . . " he softly stroked her hair.
"I know, I feel the exact same way." She said softly. "I hope it'll always be like this..."
"It will." He said, smiling to himself. "It will..."
Serenity scrubbed away at her dress, trying to get the food off of her dress. She and Seto had successfully avoided Joey - although they had gotten some pretty strange looks from the other guests - and were both now in the hotel bathrooms, trying to make themselves presentable. "Joey can't see this . . . " She said aloud. "What am I going to do?"
Most of the actual food had come off, now she just had to deal with the stains. The paper towel came apart in her hands, so she grabbed another four in frustration, poured water on them, and tried to get the remainders of the meal off of her outfit, but it was evident that it wasn't going to work, and even if she could get it off with soap and water, there would still be huge stains where she had scrubbed.
Finally tired of washing her dress, she gave into the fact that she was beaten and walked out of the bathroom, ruined attire and all. Seto was waiting for her. His black tench was stained, but the clothes underneath were hardly touched.
"Couldn't get the food off?" He asked. (Um . . . duh?) She nodded.
"Well, I guess I'm going to have to tell Joey about you sometime. It might as well be now." She said, shrugging. "Maybe he won't be too angry. I mean...there have been weirder couples out there, haven't there?"
"Uh..." Seto said. "I'm not sure. We're pretty strange."
"Yeah, I guess." She said, sighing softly. "I should just go and get it over with."
"...Okay..." He said. "Should I go with you?"
"No, the moment he sees me with you, he'll freak out. Trust me, I know him. I guess I'm just going to explain that I've met a kind, considerate, handsome man whom I really, really like. Then . . . I'm going tell him it's you."
"Hehe.." Seto laughed slightly. "This is going to be hilarious. Okay then, I'll just wait here." He kissed her softly on the cheek. "Good luck."
"Thanks . . . " She said, and turned away.
She made her way towards Joey, sighing. Okay, this was going to be easy. She would just go up to Joey, tap him on the shoulder, and tell him that she was dating...Seto Kaiba...
No, that wouldn't work. The minute she uttered his name, Joey would fly into rage. "Um . . . Okay . . . " She sighed, going over what she would say. "Joey, I-I've met someone . . . and . . . I . . . I really . . . like him . . . and uh . . . ugh, I can't do this . . . " She rolled her eyes and continued practicing. "This guy is nice . . . and . . . and . . . handsome . . . and . . . and . . . he's"
"Serenity?" Someone said behind her. She turned around to find Yugi looking at her questionably. "Why are you talking to yourself? And . . . what . . . happened to your dress?"
"Oh . . . well . . . " She sighed. Why not tell Yugi? She was going to tell Joey anyway, and maybe, if she practiced by talking to someone, she could be ready for when she actually spoke to Joey. "I really, really like . . . " She closed her eyes and sighed. "Seto Kaiba . . . And we went on a date tonight and . . . it ended in a food fight. So now, I've got to tell Joey, and . . . I'm really scared . . . I like Seto, I really like him, and I'm afraid of what Joey might say." She said. Yugi got a strange look on his face and looked down, stuffing his hands into his pockets.
"Oh . . . You and . . . Kaiba . . . I-I never would've pictured it." He said, a sad note in his voice.
"Is something wrong?" She asked. (Can you say dense!)
"Nah . . . I just . . . " he didn't get to finish, because Joey showed up on the scene. (Of course)
"Serenity! What happened to your dress!"
"Well . . . I . . . " She swallowed. All the nerve she had previously had left her, and now she was left with only nervous fear. "I was..."
As if sensing her fear, Yugi jumped right in. "I accidently tripped, and my plate of food went flying. As you can see, it didn't end well." Yugi said, laughing nervously. Serenity gave him a grateful smile.
"So that's where you've been all evening! Trying to wash this goof's food off your dress." Joey laughed. "Sorry, sis, but you missed a couple of spots.
"Yeah . . . " She said, relief flooding through her. "Some of it wouldn't come out."
"Ah, that's awright. You look beautiful anyway." He said, putting his arm around her and giving her an affectionate hug. "Well, I'll just be going now. I think Mai's getting lonely." He turned and strode over to Mai, who put her arms around him. They began to dance again.
"Yugi, thank you." Serenity said. She wrapped her arms around him and gave him a hug. "You're such a good friend! Where would I be without you!"
He was blushing violently, but she couldn't see. And when she let go, he looked away so she couldn't see how red his face was. "It was no big deal. I'm gonna . . . go over there." He said quickly and walked away.
She smiled. Yugi . . . what a guy. He was always there when you needed him . . .
"He likes you." Someone said. She turned around to find Seto standing there, arms crossed, an amused look on his face.
"Who?" She asked. (Yup, dense)
"Yugi, of course."
"Oh, you're nuts." She said, rolling her eyes. "Yugi's my best friend. I could never like him like that."
"That doesn't mean he couldn't like you. Didn't you see how quickly he jumped to your rescue? He's head over heels for you . . . "
"Wait, you saw that?"
"Yeah, I wanted to hear what was going on" He said, grinning. Serenity sighed.
"Well . . . " She said hesitantly. "He's . . . I could never . . . " then she smiled and shook her head. "Wow . . . Yugi likes me . . . how strange. I guess . . . it does make sense . . . we've been friends for a while, but . . . " She shrugged. "I just don't like him like that."
"Good." Seto said smiling. "I wouldn't want to have to share you with anyone." After making sure Joey wasn't looking, he gave her a soft, sweet, kiss on the lips.
Oh my gosh! I am SO going to write a Yugi x Serenity story! I just realized in this chapter that they would make a cute couple. Probably not as cute as Seto x Serenity, but still . . . you know . . . they'd be absolutely adorable together. Tell me if you like the idea in your review. I won't write it until I finish this one, of course. (I don't want to get too stressed out by having so many stories.) Anyway, please tell me whether or not you would read it. I really like the idea, but I want to know if others would, too.
Oh, and I put a little bit of JoeyxMai in. I think they're so cute!
-Lover of Seto Kaiba
(LoSK)
