chii-chan – hey you never told me what your name means! I mean...thanks for reviewing! (Lol)
Krissy119 – ok, ok. Here's what you wanted. A longer chapter. But it has taken me longer of course. I know isn't lil Mokie just the sweetest little brat? Is that an oxymoron? Bakura is definitely better. He co-authors with me in one of my other stories.
painsys – I'm so glad I was able to cheer you up!! And yes, I LOVE Princess Ai!! The outfits are so out there! The guy...what's his name...he's pretty cute too. That's gonna bug me for a while...
Kikoken – oh yeah, about Kaiba, you can definitely say that again!
nkitty29 – oo good someone for bratty Mokuba. He's more extreme than in the show, which I think is better. Good job surf!!
sufnsport – Ok, it's kinda pointless to write this since we write this story together, but I want to anyway. I just have to ask, did you leave the r in your name out on purpose? Oh well. You joined the realm of fanfiction! Yay! Chapter 1 was just as short as Chapter 2. I know what you mean. And you don't stink at writing.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh, or Trading Spaces. I don't even watch that show. One of my friends is sort of obsessed with home decorating. Oh and I don't own Lord of the Rings either. Unfortunately. Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd!!(coughhothobbitscough)
Forbidden Temptations
The Kaiba Mansion
Serenity walked home from the library, thinking of all the homework she had. This wasn't going to be easy, she could tell. Mokuba just didn't care about his schoolwork. It was strange how his brother was so hard-working and Mokuba wasn't. Well one thing was for sure, they were both stuck up, snotty, and people Serenity didn't want to be around. But there seemed to be no other way. She let herself into the apartment that she and Joey shared.
"Joey I'm home!!" she shouted, setting her bags down on the floor with a loud 'KLUNK'.
"Hey sis!" Joey came rushing out of their small living room, where he had been absorbed in his latest video game. "Where have you been?" he said in a caring, brotherly tone that he often took on when worried about his sister.
"Calm down," Serenity said, laughing. "I was mentoring, remember?" she said.
"Oh yeah. My bad." Joey said, in his usual manner. "So how'd it go? Did you help those kids?"
"Well, actually, I'm only mentoring one. And boy, is he a pain in the butt." Serenity said, sighing. She decided to leave Mokuba's name unmentioned because she didn't know if Joey would be too happy knowing this little bit of information.
"You should get someone else then." Joey said simply.
"I'll try a few more days and then maybe you're right. Cause this kid gives me a bad headache." She said, emphasizing this by rubbing her head. Then she turned her attention to the next subject. "Did you eat dinner already?" she asked.
Joey simply pointed to the empty large pizza box as he drank out of a soda bottle. He belched. "Yep." Serenity rolled her eyes.
"Well you coulda saved some for me!" she said, poking him playfully.
"Oops." Joey looked shamefully at the ground.
"That's okay Joey. I'll just make myself a quick sandwich. I have a lot of homework anyway." Serenity said, taking out the ingredients to make a salad. "Yum!" she said.
"Yuck." Joey said to her salad, now eating a bowl of ice cream with lots of sauce and whipped cream.
Serenity laughed and walked off to her small room. It wasn't the greatest set up, but it was home. Her room was comfortably small, with a bed in the middle, a desk right next to it, and a giant fuzzy rug on the ground. Serenity had done her best to make it look better, as she didn't exactly have the budget of Trading Spaces to redecorate her room, but she made it work. The walls had been a faint pink when they had moved in, so she went with a pink theme, as she liked everything to be coordinated. There was a shimmering lava lamp in the corner, setting off a pink glow. And around the desk, bed and closet there was draped pink fabric, making the room cozier. Yes, Serenity had definitely made the most of her bedroom.
Joey, on the other hand, wasn't so organized. Old pizza boxes and video games were clustered all around. Just the other day, he woke up and started screaming, claiming that an old sandwich had growled at him. Serenity had just laughed and went to work cleaning his room. But in two days it was messy as a pigsty again and she gave up. Let him deal with it.
So Serenity went to work on her piles of homework, slowly working her way to the bottom of the big pile of books.
Mokuba got home from his studying session with Serenity not so happily. He had actually finished all of his homework with Serenity having a watchful eye over his shoulder. He waltzed into the kitchen where he ordered the cook to make him some dinner. He and Seto rarely ate dinner together. In fact, Mokuba couldn't remember the last time he and his brother actually carried on an actual conversation. He went upstairs with his pizza and walked into Seto's office.
"Hi Seto." Mokuba said.
"Where were you??!!" Seto shouted at him.
"Nowhere..." Mokuba looked at his feet. He didn't want to tell Seto he was having trouble in school and needed a tutor. Beneath his bratty exterior, he wanted to live up to Seto's expectations, which meant acting like him in the snobbish way also. But he didn't feel like doing his schoolwork a lot of the time, preferring to lock himself in his room and play with his only friends, his video games.
"Well, next time you stay out late at nowhere, let me know!" Seto yelled in his face.
"Why do you care anyway?" Mokuba retorted. "Not like you would even notice if I was gone." He said.
"I noticed and I don't like it. Let me know next time!" Seto said.
"Well fine, then I'll be late on Tuesdays and Thursdays." Mokuba said.
"And where are you going?"
"Just around with some...friends." Mokuba said, hoping Seto didn't know that he didn't have any friends.
"Fine. Just go. I have work to do." Seto said, turning back to his computer.
"Whatever." Mokuba said, walking out.
"That was a complete waste of time that study session." He thought. He stormed into his room and slammed the door shut. The dartboard that was nailed to the back of the door swung on its hook. Mokuba glared at it. He looked around his room. His whole room was covered in game related items. Video games, computer games, but mostly duel monsters cards, games, everything a person could possibly think of. Mokuba plopped down on the bed and stared at the ceiling. Another pointless day. He continued to munch on his pizza and chicken wings. Then, Mokuba proceeded to play 2 hours of video games and fall back on his bed at 10, asleep in his school clothes.
Two days later, it was time for another pleasant study session. Serenity wearily trudged over to the library after school, not happy about having to spend another 3 hours with the human torture machine. Was it even possible for someone to be so annoying? Well, it was. Mokuba was living proof of that.
'Think of Joey.' Serenity reassured herself. 'Not working...' she thought as she climbed the tall library steps. Usually, she loved to spend time in the library, with all the old books and stuff. But Mokuba made it seem like a bad place.
'Oh well. Maybe I'll have some time to read if he's late.' Serenity hoped. She looked around where Mokuba was supposed to be, but there was no sign of him. 'Hey maybe he is late.' She said as she pulled out one of her favorite books. Lord of the Rings said the title of the battered book. Serenity could read this book forever. She read for about half an hour and then realized it was kind of strange for Mokuba to be this late! He was early last time they had met. Serenity decided to call Mokuba on his cell phone. Yes, the little brat had his own cell phone. Serenity rolled her eyes as she dialed his number.
Ring! Ring! Ring, Ring! 'Come on pick up already!' Serenity yelled at it.
"Shh!!" Some random librarian yelled at her.
Serenity shot her a look but the lady was already gone. 'Stupid librarians...' Serenity thought then remembered that she was still trying to reach Mokuba.
"Hello?" said a raspy voice that faintly resembled Mokuba's.
"Mokuba?" Serenity asked.
"Yeah it's me. Is this Wheeler?" Mokuba asked.
"Yes. Are you sick? You sound sick!" Serenity said, concerned.
"I am sick. Can we skip studying for today?" Mokuba coughed to emphasize his plea.
"How about I come over and help you. If you don't keep up, you'll continue to fall behind." Serenity said.
"You sound like my teachers." Mokuba groaned.
"Well, technically I am one of your teachers." Serenity said matter-of-factly. "I'll only stay for an hour. But I think it would be really helpful to you." She continued.
'Also you might not be such a pain in the ass if you're sick.' She thought.
"Fine. I'll send a limo to pick you up." Mokuba said.
"Okay." Serenity said and hung up.
'Weird, a limo.' Serenity thought to herself as she walked out the library and planted herself on a step to wait.
The limo pulled up a few minutes later and Serenity hopped in.
"Hi!" she said being friendly to the driver. "I'm sure Mokuba told you that I was coming to help him study. I'm his mentor." She said the last bit proudly.
The driver looked back. This girl didn't seem like a person that would be associated with the Kaiba brothers, but stranger things had happened. He had been working for the Kaibas for many years, but this girl seemed like a turning point.
As they approached the house down the driveway, Serenity began to feel a little nervous. She had never been in the Kaiba mansion, what would it be like?
'I guess I'll find out.' She said, as the car stopped. The door opened just as she was about to turn the handle herself. Serenity stepped out quickly, not used to this kind of treatment. She gathered her books and ascended the steps leading to the grand front door. She timidly knocked, wondering if this was such a good idea after all.
A/N: Remember to review! Apart from that nothing else much to say! Hope y'all liked it!
A/N: This is surf just to let you guys know. I didn't know I had left the R out! I am such a dork! Gah! Anyways Mangafreak made up for my short chapter two, once again I am sorry! But I promise chapter 4 will be as long as this one! Okay I am done.
