Once Upon a Dream
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh no matter how much I would like to.
Authors note: Man people aren't very nice when they're anxious for me to update. Don't rush me, okay guys? It'll take as long as it takes, just be patient. Read and 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 Twelve:
Chinese is Great
"I'm finally getting out of this room!" Seto exclaimed, after being in the hospital for another month since he woke up. They claimed it was for physical therapy. He insisted it was for publicity.
"Hey, just be glad you're getting out of this hospital finally." Serenity smiled at his brief moment of perkiness.
"Excuse me for being happy," Seto regained his brooding behavior "This room is just so…horrible."
"If it's so horrible then redo it. You can call it the Kaiba Suite." Serenity joked
"That's not funny," Seto said, slipping a black T-shirt on to go with the jeans Serenity brought "I hope to never be back in this room again. I don't want you to have to ever be in this room again either…" Seto said absentmindedly.
"I was only joking… I wouldn't wish it for the world that either of us had to be in this room again."
It was awkwardly silent again. Serenity stared at the speckled floor tiles and Seto absentmindedly laced up his shoes. They both didn't say a word as Seto made his way to the door and gruffly said "Ladies first,"
Serenity picked herself off of the bed and staggered out of the room; she hadn't eaten for a good 24 hours. She had been in the hospital awaiting for Seto's release; refusing, of course, to go to the cafeteria and get something in her roaring stomach.
They made their way down to the ground floor entrance, strangely enough, Seto supporting the famished Serenity, and headed to the main door until the receptionist stopped them.
"Mr. Kaiba, you should not go out that way."
"And why not? I have a ride waiting for us." He said roughly.
"The press is out that door." She replied matter-of-factly "All you'll find out there is a diversion car, someone called Roland's idea, and a bunch of cameras."
"Then where did Roland suggest we should go?" Seto crossed his arms with impatience
"The next nurses station over," She pointed to the right "And out the back door. Roland is waiting outside with your limo."
Seto started walking and Serenity took a quick bow and even quicker "thank you" before hurrying after him.
"At least one of them has manners." The receptionist kept herself from shouting
Seto shielded his eyes from the light as he opened the back door. He had been in artificial, dull, bulbs for so long he had forgotten what real light had looked like. Or felt like, for that matter.
Roland stood outside just as the woman had said.
"Good day Mr. Kaiba, Miss Serenity. It is so good to see you again, sir."
"Hello Roland." Seto said bluntly. "Can we drop Miss Serenity of at her house first? I'd like to spend some time at home," He gave an apologetic glance at Serenity "Alone, for awhile. If you don't mind."
"Of course Mr. Kaiba." Roland hopped in the driver's seat, after he had gotten the two situated in the back, and started toward the Wheeler's house.
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"I love you?" Serenity whispered to herself "What was I thinking! He probably thought I was such a dork. I bet he only said it so I didn't feel like a loser."
Serenity picked at some unseen substance under her nails, examining them every few seconds, "Why did you have to go and do such a stupid thing! I probably didn't even mean it. I was just caught up in the drama. There is no way I could love someone yet. I don't even know what love is! What even means to love someone!" She buried her beet red face in the pillow on her bed "I am such an idiot…"
After wondering how much she embarrassed herself for a little while she made her way over to the kitchen – she still hadn't eaten – It had probably been a good 36 hours since she ate a banana; if that even counted as a meal.
Taking after her brother, she waited for a pizza to cook in the oven then dragged it into her room and munched away at it.
Licking her fingers, another thing she did to take after her well-mannered brother, she made her way over to the canvas she had been neglecting since Seto was put in the hospital.
She picked up her brush and started painting an angel and a demon in opposite balconies; something she thought would make it look more medieval, and pointed their faces at Romeo and Juliet on the stage. She gave the angel long blonde hair and gentle, but strong violet eyes; she was pleased once it looked like Yami, but without the crazy hair-do. On the face of the devil, she gave him strong brown eyes and a more prominent chin, to top it off; once done, she gave him the anvil-styled hair of another person she knew.
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Seto wandered around the mansion aimlessly, trying to get a feel for the layout of the house again. He came across his bedroom door, Or is this my office? and walked in.
It was his office after all; in fact it was the study with the secret door to his private study in it. He went inside, tilting back the book The Old Man and the See in order to do so.
It was nine at night now, and he realized that he was in the house all by himself. Mokuba was in New York for some kind of tournament and he had given all of his servants, except for the guards of course, the night off.
He was truly alone in this huge house, but it wasn't as he thought it would be. The whole reason for this alone time was to drown in his own thoughts, but he had done that while walking around the house for the past six hours.
He didn't really want to be alone now that he thought about it. He had, had too many lonely nights in that hospital with no one to talk to. He didn't think he could do it for another consecutive night. At least one night he had to spend talking with someone. Anyone.
But who was there?
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Serenity realized she had fallen asleep while sitting on her stool. Yawning and rubbing her eyes, she stretched upwards and remembered why she had woken up. Joey had been calling for her to pick up the phone.
She ran over to her phone, tripped, and picked it up, bringing it to her ear.
"Hello?" She said, stifling a yawn
"Well it's about time." Answered a smooth voice that could only belong to Seto
"I thought you wanted some alone time. You know…to think?"
"Well after the first six hours, I really had nothing left to think about. And I guess I was getting a little lonely."
"The stone wall was broken by loneliness? Gasp! I would have never thought anything could have broken it." Serenity mocked
"If you're not going to take me seriously I guess I'll just call someone else."
"No. I'm sorry. I'll be right over." Serenity apologized "Just let me get something to eat and I'll go."
"That's not necessary; I haven't eaten either so I'll get something. Chinese good?"
"Chinese is great."
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"Boo," Serenity said as she opened the bookcase up "I figured you'd be in here,"
"And I figured you'd know I was in here," Seto was staring at the flames dancing in the hearth.
Serenity sat on the couch next to Seto and put her head on his chest, forcing a yawn down.
"Sorry it took me so long to answer. I fell asleep." She could hear his heart beating again. Thumpthump-thump-thump-thumpthump-thump-thump…
"I'm sorry, did I wake you?"
Serenity answered a little slowly "No, I needed to wake up anyway,"
Seto put his arm around her, "Are you sure? You look tired."
"Nope, I'm fine," Serenity yawned and fell asleep just as her eyes shut.
"What ever you say Serenity," he whispered.
Seto kissed the top of her head and fell asleep himself.
