Serenity goes on a date with her new boyfriend. Tristan and Duke have a LOT of things to say about that.

I was bored…

For The Love Of Ra

Serenity poked her head around the door and smiled sweetly. "Guys, I'm going out to the movies. I won't be back until late, so one of you will have to look after Joey. Make sure he doesn't get his head stuck in the cookie jar again."

Duke and Tristan instantly perked up from the dragging film they were watching.

"Cinema?"

"When?"

"Oh, didn't I tell you guys?" Serenity thought for a moment.

"It's OK, Serenity," Tristan said eagerly, "I'll take you-"

Duke swept past, kneeling and kissing her hand. "Have no fear, the Duke-meister is here!"

"Will you keep it down?" Joey yelled, "I can't hear what I'm thinking!" A pause. "Oh yeah, I need to get more chips."

A few shots rang out from the film on TV, followed by a piercing scream.

"Didn't I tell you guys?" Serenity looked puzzled. "I'm going out on a mystery date. He's supposed to be really romantic and loves gazing at the stars." She sighed. "Well, best be off, wish me luck!" With a clatter of heels and flick of golden-brown hair, she was off.

"G-good…luck…" both stood in the doorway, mouths agape.

"Whoever he is, he must sure be a lucky guy," Duke said glumly. He and Tristan had been staring at the empty TV screen for the last hour. Joey had his head stuck in the cookie jar again and was currently in A&E, though it was an accident it couldn't possibly be emergency!

Tristan drooped. "I bet he's loaded as well- he's probably taken her to the fancy restaurant down the town…I can't even afford an ice cream there, let alone a meal."

Both sighed.

"You know, if both of us took him on, I'm sure we'd be able to take him down," Duke contemplated.

"Yeah, and then I'd swoop in and claim the best prize of all…"

"Oh no you won't, cos I'll beat you to her first!"

"After I beat you up!" Tristan growled.

"No wait…" Duke said hastily. "I bet he isn't even that good looking. Not like us, anyway."

Tristan calmed down, checking his reflection in the TV screen. "That's right, with my radical hair style and your…dice she can't fail to see how her date compares to us."

"Who is Serenity's date anyway?" Duke wondered.

"You know, I don't think she has actually told us yet." Tristan mumbled.

A key was turned in the front door. Tristan and Duke jumped.

"That must be Serenity!" They cried, tiptoeing to the peephole.

"Oi Duke, I was here first!"

Put off, Duke elbowed Tristan in the face. "Move aside, pencil head, you wouldn't have been able to get your eye close enough to see anyways on account of your pencil hair!"

"Watch it, Dice-boy!"

The door opened, and both guys were sent sprawling.

"Oooooo …"

"-and I really want to thank you for your night out, Mr Seto Kaiba." Serenity's sweet voice floated towards the moaning duo.

"Please, just call me Kaiba," another voice said, embarrassed.

Tristan and Duke could only watch as the supercilious Seto Kaiba swept Serenity up in what could only be described as a romantic embrace; a light kiss and with a swish of his trenchcoat was gone.

"Hey guys," Serenity flashed a smile.

"K-k-kaiba?" Tristan and Duke were speechless.

"The one and only!" She clapped her hands. "You won't believe what fun we had! He taught me the names of the stars, whilst we were in the park. It was magical!"

"Kaiba? Stargazing?" Their jaws dropped even further.

"Well, he did take me to the fancy restaurant downtown before we went to watch a film too…"

"The…Seto…Kaiba?" Duke fell over. "What was this…a blind date…? Oops."

"I'll have you know, Mister Kaiba was quite the gentleman," Serenity said haughtily.

"I'm so sorry, sweet Serenity!" Duke bowed at her feet.

"And I apologise too on his behalf!" Tristan dropped to the floor and prayed to her.

"Why are you apologizing?" Duke asked.

"I don't know!" Tristan wailed.

"Hmph. By the way, where's big brother Joey?"

Their sheepish grins told Serenity all she needed to know. "Right, one of you two take the front seat."

"I'll drive!" Tristan cried.

"Not if I get to the car first!" Duke yelled, as both of them scampered off, Serenity sighing as she raced after them.

Somewhere in the night, an owl hooted, a star twinkled and a Joey Wheeler moaned as he strained to lick a chocolate chip that was wedged between his cheek and the side of the cookie jar.

And the moral of the story is: No matter what you do, don't leave Joey with the cookie jar. Or any other form of container for food...

How was it? Not too long, I hope…