Once Upon a Dream
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh no matter how much I would like to.
Authors note: Let's hope this chapter flows well, maybe I'll try for longer too. Glad you like it! Please Review!
Story Description: AU Serenity and Joey have always told each other everything? Right? Everything, except for one secret that happened after they were separated. And what happens when this "secret" comes back into Serenity's life after all of these years? SetoXSerenity.
Chapter Eight:
Opening Night Fright
"Ok, people. You did a great job tonight, so change out of those costumes and get some sleep. I'll see you all tomorrow." Mr. Thompson announced to the cast
Serenity walked across the stage to where the girl's dressing room was located. The stage was silent except for the occasional "Good job Serenity," or "Good job Kaiba," or "Good job," which was occasionally directed to nobody in particular. The aura of the cast was tired but somewhat excited; almost bubbly.
Serenity emerged from the crowded dressing room and continued to the exit of the auditorium. She reached for the handle of the ancient door when a strong hand stopped hers.
"Hey, are you always this zoned or is this a new thing for you?" Seto asked
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I've sort of been calling after you for the last couple of minutes. Don't tell me you didn't hear me."
"I guess not," Serenity said, smiling "Well I'm listening now, so, what would you like?"
"What else? I was going to ask if you needed a ride."
"No, I have the car tonight, but I'll see you tomorrow. Oh, and don't stay up so late again, I don't want Romeo falling asleep on me halfway through the play like a certain someone did today." Serenity grinned
Seto face got hot while remembering what had happened in the last scene of the play. He had accidentally fallen asleep when he was pretending to be dead, thus causing them to redo the whole scene "Yes Serenity," Seto said with a bow "Goodbye, fair maiden."
"Bye Seto," she said, giving him a peck on the cheek
Seto watched her walk towards her beat up car a drive off into the night. He walked off to his motorcycle to do the same. As he pulled out of his parking space something stopped him dead in his tracks; somebody was watching him.
Seto quickly raced from the parking lot and headed home; still questioning to himself if anyone was really there.
"For you, Serenity, I'll wait since this play is so important to you. I'll wait at least one more night." Someone sneered from the shadows.
The outdoor light flickered on, "At least one more night," A certain anvil-haired youth said while playing with his bare switchblade.
"Come on Joey! You have to come; we're only performing this once!" Serenity badgered
"Sorry sis, I don't really like Shakespeare. He's too old and confusing."
"But Joey, what about Mai?"
"What about her? She's out of town for the week remember?" Joey noted
"Yeah, I know, but think how impressed she'll be knowing that you saw Romeo and Juliet," Serenity hinted
"Well, ok, I'll be there." Joey gave in
"Thank you Joey! Bye, I'll see you at the play!" Serenity squealed
"Ok people, I'm really proud of you all so I want you to get out there and just do your best." Mr. Thompson announced "Places people, places. The show starts in two minutes!"
"Good luck Serenity," Seto whispered
"Good luck Seto," Serenity stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek before heading off to stage left.
The curtains rose and the crowd grew silent as the lone speaker started the play.
"Two
households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay
our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil
blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of
these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their
life;
Whole misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their
death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their
death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents'
rage,
Which, but their children's end, naught could remove,
Is
now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with
patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive
to mend."
"What's
here? A cup, closed in my true love's hand?
Poison, I see, hath
been his timeless end:
O churl! Drunk all, and left no friendly
drop
to help me after? I will kiss thy lips;
Haply some poison
yet doth hang on them,
to make die with a restorative."
Serenity crooned
She bent down and kissed Seto, she could hear the gasps from the crowd as she came up with forced tears streaking her cheeks.
"Thy lips are warm," She whispered
The First Watchman spoke from backstage "Lead, boy: which way?"
Serenity turned her head in response "Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger!" Serenity grabbed the stage dagger from Seto's belt "This is thy sheath," she said stabbing herself with the prop, "There rust, and let me die." Serenity collapsed on Seto as the crowd exploded in applause, roars, and whistles.
"A
glooming peace this morning with it brings;
The sun, for sorrow,
will not show his head:
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad
things;
Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished:
For never
was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo." Yugi
finished
The curtains closed and everybody scrambled onto the stage for their bow. The curtains opened once again and the crowd all joined in for a standing ovation. Closing for the final time the cast returned to the back stage area where friends and family waited for them.
"Great job sis," Joey exclaimed handing her a bouquet of flowers
"Thanks, Joey" She took the bouquet from him
"Are you ready to go home then?" Joey asked
"Yeah, I just have to say goodbye to Romeo first, I'll meet you in the car."
"Ok, sis."
Seto came up behind her and handed her a second bouquet of Callalillies, Baby's Breath, and blue roses. It was identical to the bouquet she had gotten when she met him.
"For the leading lady," He said with an elaborate bow
"Why thank you sir. I just wanted to say goodnight before I left." Serenity said, smelling the flowers
"Well then goodnight Serenity," He leaned down and kissed her before heading off to the dressing rooms.
Serenity walked out to Joey's car and they headed towards home.
Shortly after Seto exited the back exit to get to his motorcycle. Once he spotted his sleek black bike he noticed the dark lump balancing on it.
"Serenity?" Seto called out blindly
"Not quite," A rough voice called out in response
Toxic: Yeah I know it's short but I don't care I think it stopped in a very good cliffhanger so here it is, you know the drill, R&R.
