Chapter Five
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Seto Kaiba couldn't concentrate on his work. His mind was with Serenity who he needed to see badly. He couldn't make the work day till the end when he grabbed his jacket and left driving to the Wheeler's. He rung the bell nervously. His hands were cold but sweaty. His mind was driving roller coaster.
"Yes." Someone answered through the speaker.
"It's Kaiba, is Serenity here?"
"She doesn't want to see you." The voice belonging to Joey replied with a hint of anger hearing the name Kaiba.
"Let me in. I need to talk to her."
"No chance. Fuck off Kaiba before I lose control and be down there punching your lights out." Then the speaker obviously went off.
Kaiba pressed the button for the doorbell again. Again. Again. Again. Again.
"Leave her Kaiba!" Joey's voice screamed through the speaker.
"No, I need to talk to her and won't leave till she hears me out."
Then another voice rung through the speaker. "Go away Seto. I don't want to see you ever again. I hate you."
Serenity hung up the receiver before she could hear Seto calling out that there was nothing between Ishizu and him and that he loved her and that he was sorry and that he needed her and so on. He waited for reply about half an hour before his own pride made him leave furiously. He drove around quite a while before he realized that it was already dark outside.
He drove back to the Wheeler's.
But instead ringing the doorbell he secretly followed someone inside the building. The fool hadn't noticed him following and soon Kaiba was staring at the Wheeler's door. He knocked rather loudly so that they would hear it 100 percent.
The door opened.
The door shut.
But too late. Kaiba had his foot inside and Joey on the other side glared fuming.
"Fuck off moneybags! I tell you the last time! She doesn't need you, she doesn't want to see or talk to you. Why don't you just go to your beloved Ishizu? I bet she's waiting for you to get her laid." Joey tried so hard to shut the door that Kaiba's foot hurt badly.
Kaiba couldn't take it anymore when Joey suddenly slammed the door against it and when he pulled away his foot he tried to replace it with his hand. But that wasn't such a good idea after all. With his hand stuck between the doorframe and the door Joey tried to shut Kaiba needed to pull it away!
"Grrr." Was all the noise Kaiba made when he had pulled his aching hand away and looked at the swelling part. Rising his fist to bang it against the door he stopped. That wouldn't bring her back.
Reluctantly and slightly angered Seto made his way back to the car and drove home. First he waited for Serenity to calm down and now he had to wait for her stupid brother. That should take longer. Or Kaiba had to look for Serenity when he was sure Joey couldn't disturb.
When the doorbell rang again Joey almost screamed to fuck off when Serenity said Mai's car was standing in front of the building. She let her brother's still-to-be-girlfriend in.
"Hello Mai, he's in the living room."
"Thanks darling, I won't need long." Mai stepped quickly in the living room. In her hand she held a box when Joey stood there looking like a fool. Nervously he scratched his head.
"Hey Mai..." He babbled bluntly.
"Shut up, here are your things." She turned the box upside down and about hundred different things fell out, from a little heart where I love you was imprinted to a little toy shotgun. Things, which couldn't belong to any other than Serenity's brother.
"Mai," He said when he had said the mess she was making. He looked directly into her violet eyes. "Don't do this."
"Why not? Give me one good reason I shouldn't break up with you!"
"Because I love you." Joey said without any doubt in his voice. Mai stopped dead in her tracks. "I've been stupid at the party and jealous. I've said things I shouldn't have said. I'm sorry Mai. I'd do anything if you forgive me one more time. I promise it won't happen again. Please accept my apology." He tried his puppy eye look and Kaiba would laugh his ass off by Joey's dog impression.
Mai looked at him with a skeptic glare. "Really?"
"Of course." Joey stepped in front of her and took her hands. "I was stupid and drunk."
"What the hell made you jealous?" Mai couldn't believe it.
"Have you looked in the mirror lately? You are some hot chick, Mai, and any guy in that fucking house of Devlin was checking you out. I could see them undressing you with their eyes and I wanted to beat the lights out of them. Give them a kick in the head-"
A kiss silenced him. "I love you too." Mai answered.
Serenity had watched and wished everything would be that easy. If it would have been words then she could easily forgive Seto. But it was worse. The only thing she didn't understand was why he was trying to talk to her. Probably he wanted to make up a reason to feel better after he had broken her heart into tiny pieces. This stubborn bastard did whatever he wanted. But not anymore. Not with Serenity Wheeler.
Time went by without Seto having a chance to talk to Serenity. Joey or Mai would always be around her and not allow Kaiba near her. They were oblivious to what had happened. At least from Serenity's point of view. Seto was slightly going insane. He hadn't really done anything wrong. He refused Ishizu and had thrown her out of his house.
The fourth day he wrote a letter telling Serenity what had happened from his point of view.
"Hey Seren, this is for you." Joey looked at the strange envelope. "No sender address."
"Pass it to me." Serenity slightly glared. Her brother had always tried to read her mail. Reluctantly he gave the letter to his sister. Opening it she hadn't even read the first phrases, she already knew what this letter was about and who had it written. Seto.
"What's the matter?" Joey asked suspiciously seeing Serenity's eyes getting a strange daze. When she didn't answer he took the letter out of her hands and gazed at it. With a growl he wanted to throw it into the bin but Serenity stopped him.
"I want to read it. Then you can throw it away." Taking the letter in her hands she read.
Joey watched impatiently until finally his sister handed him the letter. "Throw it away. It's a lie." Then Serenity headed into her room. Who did he think he was writing all those lies about nothing had happened between him and Ishizu. Serenity wasn't blind anymore.
Joey had read the letter too and decided to keep it to himself. How could this bastard try to deny what Serenity obviously had seen?
On day five Seto saw Serenity at her locker in school. Of course he wasn't a student anymore but he wanted to try to find her alone. And there she was. All alone. He walked up to her but she didn't even seem to notice him.
"Have you got my letter?" His voice croaked and he coughed.
Serenity slightly gasped. Seto. What was he doing here? Anger rose in her and she slammed her locker shut. Nodding she turned away but Seto quickly cornered her.
"And?" Two blazing blue eyes full of hope stared at her.
"What and? Nothing and. Are you trying to fool me? I've seen you with her on top! You were kissing each other and she was naked. What more evidence do I need? So don't you dare ever write to my such lies again, nor talk to me ever again. I don't want to even see you ever again! I hope you're happy now that you've broken my heart. I really hate you bloody jerk! My brother was right when he warned me." With that she left him staring after her with his jaw dropped.
Kaiba couldn't believe it but he couldn't blame her either. What she was telling was the truth. But he was telling the truth as well and she had to see that. He didn't care the stares he got from other students watching the whole scene. Instead he made his way outside. He needed help if he wanted to make her see the truth.
Mai entered the coffee shop and sat down in one of the corners. After ordering a latte macchiato she noticed a familiar figure talking to a stranger on the next table. It was Ishizu with another woman and Mai lifted the menu card not to get recognized.
"He's thrown you out?" The woman asked her friend.
"Yes, that bastard. I had him nearly where I wanted him, then he threw me out." Ishizu explained and Mai oblivious to Kaiba's letter from Joey immediately knew what she was talking about.
"What did you do?"
"I've told him a story about me needing a place for a night and he offered me the guestroom. Then he disappeared and I decided to take a shower. In his bedroom's en suit bathroom." She smirked.
"Oh you bitchy piece of a woman." The other one laughed.
"Course he came back and saw me. I was totally naked and I could see him struggle. He wanted me. I know he did."
"And then?" The nosey woman asked.
"Then I've tried to convince him that we belong together and he didn't even deny. He said nothing at all and I kissed him. He still didn't refuse. Then suddenly he pushed me away so roughly I thought he was going insane. And knowing Seto Kaiba it wasn't funny. He said I should get out."
"And?"
"I did, of course! He's not a guy to play with when he's in a bad mood." Ishizu snorted bitterly.
"So no Seto Kaiba and his millions for the museum?" So this was the plan Mai thought when she listened to the woman.
"Uh, don't worry, I'll get him. I've heard his girlfriend doesn't want him back and knowing Seto he needs me, sooner or later." Ishizu smirked almost as evilly as Seto Kaiba in his best days. Maybe she had taken over his devil inside Mai guessed but soon snapped out of her ridiculous thoughts. She needed to tell Joey!
Kaiba spotted the older Wheeler sibling making his way from his work down the alley to the train station. Swallowing his pride he stopped him midway, which resulted in a groan by Joey. He was slightly startled but soon simply annoyed by Kaiba's presence.
"Get out of my way!" He demanded quickly.
"No, I need to talk to you. I want Serenity back." Seto stated not knowing where to start.
"You should have thought about what you did beforehand. Now it's too late, so will you got out of my way now?" Joey roared with anger and annoyance.
"No, it's all a huge misunderstanding. Really! Please, I need to talk to your sister. I love her!"
"Arg!" Joey just fumed with anger. Who was he that Kaiba tried to fool him? "Get out of my way!"
"No."
There and then it happened. Joey lifted his fist and hit it against Kaiba's jaw. The blond was shocked he really did that but got slightly scared when Kaiba didn't even flinch. Instead his blue eyes flashed before they closed. Joey expected the tall brown haired any moment to open his eyes and punch the lights out of him. But instead he had a sad gaze opening his eyes.
"I need your sister Joey, you don't get it, do you? I love her and there was nothing between me and Ishizu. I don't want her anymore, not since I'm with Serenity. Seeing her ignoring me tears me apart. If you would be so kind and tell her, I'd appreciate." With that Kaiba turned and headed off. It was humiliating but he couldn't possibly punch Joey's lights out. Serenity wouldn't appreciate that.
The blond stared in disbelief. He had just hit Kaiba but instead of a handful punches against his head he got this as a reply. Never in his whole life Joey would have expected Kaiba pouring his heart out to him that way. And only because of Serenity, his sister, who Kaiba loved with every beat of his heart.
Joey shook his head trying to clear his mind. Kaiba was capable of anything, even that speech could be part of an evil plan. No, Joey won't get fooled. He won't believe this crap.
A car horn made him slightly jump. When he turned Mai was gesturing from her car to him. He quickly made his way across the street jumping into her car.
"Thanks for the ride baby." He grinned.
"Anytime honey!" She slyly shot back and they drove off. "I need to tell you something about Kaiba."
"Don't remind me. This guy has got some nerve!" Joey exclaimed.
"It's also about Ishizu. I was sitting in the coffee shop like often when I overheard a conversation between her and some other woman I don't know. Ishizu told her how she tricked Kaiba." Mai explained whilst driving.
"Tricked?"
"Yes. She asked him for a place to stay for the night and he offered her the guestroom. Then he was gone and when he came back she was under the shower in his private bathroom. Course he bumped right in what was her plan and she tried to seduce him. Being completely naked she told him something about they belonged together and he was slightly confused as it seemed. Then she kissed him. That must be the moment your sister has been coming and seen this. But Kaiba didn't do anything with Ishizu. He pushed her away and threw her our of his mansion."
"Hm… so the letter he wrote wasn't a lie?" Joey still couldn't believe what he had just heard.
"No. Kaiba was telling the truth." Mai said stopped at a red light. She slightly turned. "We need to tell your sister about this."
"I'd rather not want to get her back with moneybags…" Joey said grumpily.
"JOSEPH!" Mai scolded him like a mother. "We have to!"
"Yeah, yeah, okay. But do you really think she'd believe it? I mean you've heard it from Ishizu herself but I was already having slight doubts. Serenity won't believe that so easily."
"I've got an idea Joey. We make Ishizu tell your sister and humiliate herself in front of Serenity. That would be a payback!"
Joey snorted. "And how do think we're going to do this? Ask Ishizu for her help! I doubt-" He was cut off.
"Course not, dumb nut. We trick her. All we need is Kaiba's help." Mai grinned satisfied with her plan.
Serenity walked down the alley, which led to her house when she passed by the place where Seto had waited when they have had their first date. She hadn't let him go further afraid that Joey would see them. If she would have known that her big brother would even accept them as a couple...? She smiled at the thought but the smile soon faded.
Kaiba had fooled Joey as well as herself. Blinking she tried to stop tears from falling down. She needn't to cry again. She had cried already too much over that bastard. Every lonely hour, every piece of memory, every break of the day she would fight against her tears but most of the time she failed. Not this time.
"Serenity?"
She almost gasped by hearing her name. "Mokuba." Relieved she smiled at the nice boy. The nice Kaiba so to say. "What are you doing here in this part of the city?"
"I've got a friend near. You don't look happy Serenity, what's the matter? Has Seto talked to you?"
"Well, kind of. He tried to tell me fairytales. It really shouldn't be any of your concern anyway Mokuba." She tried to change the subject.
But the younger Kaiba sibling just shook his head. "Seto may have been stupid but he didn't cheat on you. He never lies."
Serenity stared at the boy for a moment, then sighed. Everything could be viewed from two different sides. Mokuba never ever saw any bad in his brother. Why should he see that now? Was he someone to trust when it comes to a honest opinion about his big brother? His idol. Would his eyes see Seto as the person he really is? She had slight doubts.
The other side was that Seto really wasn't known for lying. Even if it would hurt, Seto told you whatever he thinks. Even if it would be to his disadvantage he would tell you his motives. Pride forbid him to lie and sneak like some thief. And if he really would have done something with Ishizu he would say that. Wouldn't he? He would if he hadn't feelings for Serenity anymore. But what if he had feelings for her and was taking advantage of having Ishizu as some kind of bed partner? He might be able to.
"Serenity?"
"Huh?" She suddenly snapped out of her thoughts.
"You really should talk to Seto. I tears at both of you. Seto hasn't really eaten anything for a week and I doubt you did. Both of you have dark circles under your eyes and look like rotten. Really! I tell you, inner rotten." Mokuba rolled his eyes. "Listen, I gotta go now. Bye Serenity, please think about it once again, yeah?"
Serenity slightly groaned but smiled. "Okay. Take care." She waved at the running child.
Slowly she made her way home. She had seen what she had seen there at the Kaiba's and that was reason enough to freak. She had all right to. Why was Ishizu in his home anyway? Yes, he had been stupid and now it was too late.
But wasn't she anyone to forgive?
"Kaiba." Joey called out in a form voice when he saw the young millionaire coming from the library. The tall dark haired turned and gazed at the blond Wheeler who was standing with his arms crossed next to Mai Valentine. Kaiba just raised his eyebrows lazily. "We have to tell you something and maybe it will be your last chance getting back my sister."
Now Kaiba had to suppress a gasp. These were good news. Right? But coming from Joey Seto didn't really trust. Then again, wasn't he the one asking for help from Joey?
"Tell me." Seto demanded.
"Not here." Mai said and bowed her head to a nearby café.
It didn't take a long time till Seto was fully informed about the latest happenings. Satisfied he grinned. "See? I told you I didn't lie."
"Now, would you like to swim some more in your self confirmation or do you want to do anything to get back with Serenity?" Mai asked with a sly grin.
Kaiba fell from his high state of confirmation and stared in utter confusion. "And what do you suggest? You have to tell Serenity!" Needy his request in pure helplessness.
"We have another plan. Do you want to pay Ishizu back what she did and give my sister the treatment she deserves? Then give her a victory she won't forget and Ishizu the loss of her life."
"What do you want me to do?" Kaiba's eyes flashed in pure anxiety of what was to come. It was almost as if he was the evil guy he used to be long time ago.
When Joey entered the apartment he saw his sister sitting on her bed with a gaze she had very often lately. She must have been crying. That had to change soon!
"Hey, Seren, Mai and me got an idea. We invite you for dinner." He said sitting down next to her.
"Uh… go alone. I'm not in the mood."
"But… It's Mai's birthday today!" He couldn't come up with a more stupid reason. "She wants to see you as well."
"What? It's Mai's birthday? I always though she'd be born in November. I've got no present!" Serenity exclaimed suddenly quite nervous.
"Oh she doesn't need a present. She wants to spend the day just with her friends." Joey smiled. So he had been lying. Hopefully Mai would play along.
"C'mon now, sis, we gotta go." With a last nod he made his way outside waiting for his sister who soon appeared dressed quite nicely. That would really fit the occasion!
Half an hour later they arrived at a small restaurant and when Serenity spotted Mai after entering she almost fell around her neck.
"Happy birthday Mai!"
Mai gave a suspicious glare at Joey who shrugged apologetically. Fortunately Serenity had her back to her brother and was still clinging to Mai.
They settled down and ordered when two well-known figures entered and sat down on the table opposite. Seto made sure Ishizu would have her back to his friends.
"Oh no…" Serenity whispered and glared in utter dislike at her brother.
"Hey, just ignore them." Nervously Joey tried to smile and luckily his sister wasn't in the mood to reason with him.
"Thanks for the invitation Seto. I almost thought you'd really be mad at me." Ishizu smiled her usual confident smile.
"You're welcome. You know I can't be mad at you." Seto played along although all he wanted to do was yell at her to fuck off and then go to his Serenity and kiss her.
"I knew you still love me. Though, for a moment I thought you really didn't want me back. I almost thought you loved that brat of a Wheeler." She laughed nervously but smiled an evil grin.
"Well, somehow you can't deny your plan was evil. Though it got me." He smiled as well. "Tell me how you could come up with such an idea. You are smarter than I would have thought. How did you come up with this?" Laughing he tried to show interest.
"Oh, it was quite simple actually." She slightly blushed and took his hand across the table. "I knew you were with Serenity Wheeler, even before I came back. I've talked to Yugi some time on the phone and he accidentally let it slip."
Seto could have strangled her here and now but he smiled, urging her to go on. "And that brought you to that idea of sneaking under my shower?"
"No, not exactly. It just popped up in my mind and I did. I would never have thought you could resist me in the first place. You even threw me out of your house and that wasn't nice at all Seto. But I forgive you. What else am I supposed to do after you called me this evening? You want to make it up to me, right? Seto, I love you still and I won't leave you again." Ishizu smiled satisfied.
Seto's stomach clenched with all the muscles inside. He would have thrown up if it wasn't for the sake of Serenity and him being back together. He smiled. Ishizu had said all the things he had wanted Serenity to hear. Now it was his turn.
"But you will. Because I've got nothing to make up to you. What you've done is unacceptable and I do not intent to forgive you. And you want to know why? Because I'm in love with Serenity and no one else. If you need, then stalk after me or someone else, naked or not, I won't care. It's none of my interest anymore." He crossed his arms and watched Ishizu when her jaw dropped and nearly hit the table.
"Why this invitation?" She whispered.
"Because I wanted Serenity to know what kind of an evil bitch you are!" Seto gave her one of his cold glares and Ishizu stood up quick as lighting.
"You'll regret that Kaiba!" She said threatening and pointed to him with her index finger.
"I doubt that." He replied calmly.
With a snort she left Kaiba sitting alone. His look automatically shifted to Serenity who kept staring down her plate. She had heard every word, which had been said between Seto and Ishizu. Even Joey and Mai were now looking at the brown haired girl, expecting her to say something, do something or at least give a sign that she still loved the man who had brought such a victim.
Then suddenly she looked up at Mai and Joey with a rather serious glance. "Excuse me."
Heading up and straight to Seto she hugged him. A sigh of relief escaped Seto. Nothing was worse than to wait for such an important reaction. His arms wrapped around her and he held onto her tightly, inhaling her sweet scent, feeling her soft auburn hair again, touching the smooth skin of her cheek with his.
"I love you Serenity." He whispered into her hair when a single tear slid down his face, unnoticed. Then he pulled away abruptly and looked at her with plain fear. "We're back together, right?"
Serenity smiled and nodded, brushing a hand through the strands of his hair. Then she kissed him lightly on the lips. "That is if you take me back?"
"I'm the one who has to ask you that question."
"Right." She smiled funnily. "I want you back."
"Great because I want you back more."
"Not possible because I'm the one who loves you more."
"You think." Seto smiled. "At least I know I've missed you more."
"I can't take this any longer!" Suddenly a voice exclaimed, known to both of them. Joey. "You're acting so..."
"Sweet." Mai fulfilled his sentence and received a raised eyebrow. "Well, I doubt you would ever be so sweet to me Joey!"
"You bet." He crossed his arms and pulled a face.
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The end
A/N: Not my very best one, but please review! Thanks anyway.
