A/N (surf): So Otaku had to get chapter 7 out really fast and put a bunch of pressure on me. But I do have to give her props for the funny chapter. I do promise to try and make this a long chapter; I don't know what is wrong with me but for some strange reason they never turn out long enough. Please forgive me, and now to the story...
A/N (otaku): okay, surf had the chapter done the night I posted Chapter 7. But I couldn't get online until today, so blame me. But it's still a pretty fast update. I'll start working on Chapter 9 ASAP!
Cherry-star-aus – ok mate!
TkMacintosh – COOKIES! (Runs around in circles) thanks! (Bows)
Purple-dragon-123 – It wasn't that short! I just like them that length, cause I have a short attention span…oh well. Surf's chapter is longer! (Yay surf!) But they don't go on a date….Seren was joking.
Vaporeon13204 – well I think it's actually easier than writing a story by myself because we give each other ideas. Cause if one of us is stuck, then there's someone else to fall back on! Also, while surf is working on one chapter, I don't have to worry about doing anything and can work on other stuff. So it works out nicely.
Disclaimer: shit I forgot the disclaimer last chapter, oh well. WE DON'T OWN YU-GI-OH! (ahem)
Forbidden Temptations
A series of unfortunate events
"No, no, I can't do this! This is crazy! I am going on a suicide mission! Do realize he could kill me?" Serenity yelled into her cell phone. By now the whole bus was shooting strange looks at her. She was wearing her hair up again today in a yellow ribbon. She had a matching top on, and light blue jeans.
"You have too! You promised! It will be easy! He won't even question you about it!" Mokuba's voice came through. It no longer held any trace of sickness in it. Mokuba decided to collect Serenity's half of the deal when he was feeling better.
"And what will you do if I don't end up doing what you say?"
"I will tell your brother!"
"You wouldn't dare!" But Serenity already knew the answer. The Kaiba brothers had a little too much in common. There was no way out of this! Darn that black mailing lazy Pea Brain Mokuba! "Yes you would, stupid question. Fine! I will go, but you realize it probably won't work."
"Don't be so negative Serenity! You can pull this out and I will hang at the arcade! It will be jelly beans for everybody!"
"Shut-up. I will be there in five minutes... God save me!" Then Serenity shut her cell phone. Two minutes later the bus screeched to a halt and Serenity hesitated. The bus driver called out the name of the stop, once he called, two times, then three...
"Okay then, next stop is-"The bus driver called out but was cut off by Serenity.
"No wait! This is my stop... I just, yeah this is my stop."
She stood and walked down the bus isle. She smiled at the bus driver and then stepped off the bus. She was greeted by a sunny day, on the wealthier side of town. She now had two blocks to go; she lifted her backpack onto her shoulders and started her walk. Usually she was bright and happy but this was no happy manner. The truth, she was scared, Serenity knew things could go terribly wrong, but Mokuba had assured her that all would be fine. She would just have to tell a small tiny lie. Actually it was a huge lie, and she was sure that when Kaiba had found out that he had been tricked he would surely come after blood. These thoughts of dread brought her to the Kaiba front gate. The sharp iron rods looked grim. She pulled out her cell phone once more and dialed Mokuba's number. It rang and rang but not once did Mokuba pick up. Serenity's hopes became stronger as the answering machine picked up. But just when Serenity thought she was free, her dreaded student picked up the phone.
"Seren?" Serenity clenched her teeth together. Only Joey called her that.
"It's Serenity!" She hissed into the phone. "I am here, the stupid gate is shut! Open it."
"Kay! Hold on! Talk about being touchy." The gate started to open. "There happy? It's open."
"Thanks." Serenity ran up the long drive-way. She eyed the statues nervously, but they stayed in their place. A sigh of relief escaped her lungs when she reached the front door. "You let the maids have the day off right?" She asked nervously.
"Of course I did! Do you think I am a complete idiot? Don't answer that. You knock and I promise Kaiba will answer, once you get him started on this wild goose chase I will be free to leave. I just need a couple hours. Don't worry I made all the arrangements. So here you go! Good luck!" And that is when Mokuba hung up the phone and left Serenity to her fate.
She held up a shaky hand. She paused, took a deep breath and then knocked. She could hear it echoing in the large marble hall on the other side of the door. No answer. Perhaps Kaiba could not hear it. She knocked again. Maybe Mokuba had been mistaken and Kaiba was not at home. She decided to us the doorbell this time. Buzz... Buzz...
"Yes! I am coming! Where are all the bloody maids?" Kaiba's sharp voice could be heard. Serenity's palms started to sweat as she awaited the arrival of her brother's biggest rival. The door snapped open and it was an incredible sight.
"Martha, how many times have I told you to stop locking yourself outside... What are you doing here?"
Serenity could not answer; Kaiba did not have a shirt on. A white sweat band was tied around his forehead and he wore white trousers. His stomach was showing in all its glory, his six pack was glistening in the sun. Serenity shut her mouth.
"I asked you what are you doing here?" Kaiba sneered. When Serenity didn't answer for a second time Kaiba decided he had had enough. "Get off my property!" He tried to shut the door, but Serenity kicked into action and grabbed the door.
"Wait I have something important to say-" Serenity spit out.
"I accept your apology, but these lessons are very expensive and I do not wish to waste any more time on you." He scoffed and then once more tried to shut the door.
"Apology! You wish!"
"What did you say?" Kaiba looked back at her with a death glare.
'Not the best thing to say Serenity. Take two.' she thought to herself and then said, "Blue eyes!"
"What? What about the Blue eyes? What do you know woman? Speak up!" Kaiba ordered of her.
"There is a fourth one! Someone found another one and it is on display on the other side of town I thought you might want to know! You don't have the only three!" Serenity lied. 'Oh shoot! I am going to die! He can see right though my lies!' she panicked.
"Don't just sit there. Let's get moving! You know where it is right?" Kaiba ordered.
Serenity just nodded. She was shocked; Kaiba's eyes had lost some of their sharpness. They weren't as cold as they were when he opened the door.
"Okay then, we will leave right now." He pushed a button on the wall and talked into a tiny speaker. "I need a limo and a fresh change of clothes now!" No one answered. "I need a limo and a fresh change of clothes now! Hello? Martha, Gabriel? Where is everybody?" He looked strangely at the speaker as though he had never seen it before. "Fine, we don't have time." He grabbed a coat and pulled it over him. "Come on, I am driving." He grabbed her arm fiercely making Serenity wince.
Kaiba pulled Serenity around the corner. In front of her was a large garage. What was even more amazing were the cars parked in it. Every top model imaginable was in the Kaiba garage. Serenity couldn't help it, her jaw dropped.
"Come on! We don't have all day!" But Kaiba did not walk up to any of the beautiful cars; instead he walked up to a motorcycle. He lifted the helmet from off the handles and placed it under his arm. He then walked to the garage wall and grabbed another helmet. He walked back and held it out for Serenity.
"Oh you see, I don't really do the whole motorcycle thing..."
"Take it! We don't have all day! Just hold on really tight, if we take a motorcycle then we can get throw traffic! Just take it!" Kaiba pushed it at her and Serenity reluctantly took it. She placed it on her head and it fit fairly well.
"Can we just go a little slower; I am not use to-"
"Get on." Kaiba cut in. He swung a leg over the bike and lifted it off its kick-stand. He held out a hand for Serenity to take. She grabbed his hand and then he helped her settle in behind him. "Where to?"
"Just drive to the other side of Domino first and then we will go from there." Serenity said. Kaiba nodded and then started the bike without warning Serenity. Her hands found their way around Kaiba's mid-drift and clasped him tightly.
Kaiba spun out into the drive-way and then sped off into the distance.
Mokuba watched from his window, it was hard for him to see though because his eyes were filled with tears. He was laughing and not until he could no longer see them did he fall to the floor.
Serenity hugged Kaiba tightly. Her eyes were shut tight. This was not what Serenity had pictured doing when she said that she would do this for Mokuba. The other side of town was a half an hour away, this would be torture! Thank goodness for red lights. Kaiba seemed to hate them though, every time they stopped he cursed.
Tristan smiled at the cashier and said thank you. He then walked outside with his bags of groceries, but he dropped them. In front of him, Serenity Wheeler was sitting on the back of someone's motorcycle. No, that was impossible; it was murder trying to get Serenity to ride with him. He rubbed his eyes again, but there was no mistake, in front of him was Serenity Wheeler, with... It was too late; the bike had sped off with Serenity on it. Tristan was worried, upset and JEALOUS! The girl of his dreams was hanging with another guy, and Tristan had a pretty good idea on who it was. Duke. Tristan would see to it that Duke would never bother her again.
Yet another red light came up, and yet another bad word from Kaiba was said. "Are we any closer?"
"Just a bit further." Serenity said.
"We better get there soon!" Kaiba growled. Serenity hoped they would, for her own sake. The ride lasted another ten minutes. Kaiba pulled his bike into a parking spot. Serenity pulled herself off the bike and Kaiba smoothly pulled himself off the bike. He kicked out the stand and leaned his bike over to the side. He pulled out the keys and started walking into the building that Serenity had pointed out earlier. He didn't even bother to wait for Serenity. He strode into the building.
Serenity was having a more difficult time with her helmet. It took her a good two minutes to get the darn thing off. But she wished she hadn't. Unlike Kaiba, whose hair fell perfectly into place after he took his helmet off, Serenity's hair decided to be a little more difficult. She tried to pat it down best she could and then followed Kaiba into the old card shop.
Kaiba had walked straight to the counter and demanded the young man's attention. "I want to see the Blue eyes right now!"
The pimple faced teen smirked. "Yeah you can see it, but I doubt you could afford it." Obviously this young man did not recognize Seto Kaiba when he was right in front of him. Kaiba did say anything; he just followed him to a back room. Serenity in turn followed Kaiba.
The two were lead into a dark room. The teen pulled a light cord and a dull light blinked into life. In the center of the room was a glass case, and inside was the card, the fourth Blue Eyes White Dragon.
"Is this some kind of joke?" Kaiba demanded.
"What?" The teen asked stupidly.
"Is this a joke? This card is a fake! A horrible fake at that! The dragon is in the wrong position! What amateur did this?" Kaiba yelled.
'Mokuba did.' Serenity answered in her mind.
"Are you telling me this is a fake? But the kid I got this from said that Seto Kaiba gave it to him for saving his life..." The foolish boy tried to defend himself.
"Saving MY LIFE! I AM SETO KAIBA! This is ridiculous." He turned to Serenity, "I don't know why I ever listened to you! I should have known this was a wild goose chase! I should have known when I saw you sneaking around my property the other night to get your stupid backpack!" Kaiba stormed out.
"Seto Kaiba? The Seto Kaiba, he talked to me? Cool!" the teenager spat out.
Serenity followed Kaiba out. "You knew I went to your house again?"
"It is called a surveillance system. Yes I saw you, sniffing around my house again Wheeler." Kaiba said not looking back at her.
"Why didn't you call the police?" She asked simply.
"Call it mercy, but if you ever come near my house again, don't expect the same courtesy." Kaiba shoved his helmet on.
"It was an honest mistake!" Serenity said.
'Liar' she thought to herself.
"I didn't mean for it to happen."
'Liar!' her head screamed louder.
"You have to believe me." She continued.
"Believe a Wheeler? Ha, you must think I am an idiot. I don't have time for this. Time is money, and right now I am wasting time on you." Serenity had had enough. She placed her hands on her hips and matched Kaiba's glare.
"Listen Mr. I am so High and Mighty! I just tried to help you out that's all!" Serenity defended herself.
"You are going to try and tell me that you wanted to help me out of the goodness of your heart. You wanted something! They always do. You just wanted an easy way up and you thought I would be dull enough to give you want you needed to do so." Kaiba spat back at her. Serenity was caught, she wanted to tell him that she had been blackmailed by his own brother to clear her name, but that would get her nowhere.
"I... I didn't want anything but for you to be nice to my brother!" Serenity said. It wasn't the exact truth, but it wasn't a lie either.
"Then you wanted the impossible because I would never act kindly towards that dog!" Kaiba sneered. Serenity's eyes watered.
"Don't talk about him that way!" She shouted. But it was too late Kaiba had already zipped off into the distance leaving Serenity behind. She sat down on the curb, her arms folded around her knees. She had known this was a horrible idea. It hardly seemed worth it, Mokuba had better have had a wonderful time or she would be furious. Once again Serenity pulled out her cell phone and called Mai.
"Hey Serenity. What happening?" Mai answered on the other end of the line.
"I need you to pick me up again?" Serenity pleaded.
"Not the Kaiba mansion again? I can't keep lying to Joey for you!" Mai complained.
"No not the Kaiba mansion," Maybe it would be best for Serenity to keep the whole affair to herself. "I am on the other side of town, in front of the game shop."
"The other side of town? What the heck are you doing there? Never mind you can tell me when I get there. I am on my way. It will be about twenty minutes though." Mai then hung up the phone. Serenity was relieved; this would give her time to come up with yet another lie.
There was a knock on the Wheeler apartment, Joey who was in the middle of his afternoon nap, slowly came back to life. He scratched his head and slowly slid his feet over to the door. He placed his hand on the door handle and then opened it. "Ahhhh! What the hell?" In front of Joey was a bent over man wearing a helmet, but to Joey it looked like an alien at first sight. "Give me a headache will ya? What do you want?"
The biker slowly took off his helmet. Revealing a head of brown hair. "Joey, I have to talk to you about Serenity."
"I told you last time she don't wan-"
"This is different Joey!" The panic in the mans voice was strong so Joey stepped aside.
"Sure thing Tristan, come on in, what's going on? Is she okay?"
"I don't know." Tristan answered.
Kaiba slammed the front door closed. "Mokuba! Get down here!"
It only took Mokuba a minute to comply to his older brothers wishes. When Kaiba was mad, it was no time to joke around. Mokuba knew that he was done for, somehow Kaiba found out! Maybe Serenity told, but the more he thought of it, the less he believed it as a possibility. He slowly made his decent down the stairs. It was hard for him to match his brother's gaze. But eventually he did. Kaiba looked pissed; there was no nice way to but it. Kaiba was fuming with anger. His eyes held their usual icy glare.
"Mokuba," Mokuba prepared himself. "Why were none of the maids or butlers here today?"
"What?" That was it! That's what Kaiba was so mad about? This was insane, Mokuba sighed in relief. But it wasn't over.
"Mokuba, why weren't the maids here today?"
"I let them have the day off..."
"What? I needed to be driven into town today and for some reason Winston was not here. Do you mind telling me why you let them have the day off?" Kaiba asked fiercely.
"You won't believe me."
"Try me."
"I wanted to have fun..."
"I think we better talk." Kaiba said and then held open the door to the living room, for Mokuba to walk through.
Mai parked her car in front of Serenity's apartment. "You want to tell me the truth now?"
"What?" Serenity asked playing the innocent girl. She new her alibi wasn't a very good one. She had told Mai that she was on the other side of town to see if the game shop had a card that her brother wanted for his birthday, but Joey's birthday wasn't for five months.
"The truth! I know that's why you weren't there. Was it Duke?"
"No! Mai how could you think that?"
"Then tell me the truth!" Mai ordered.
"Fine, I was there to help out a friend, that's all. M-My friend needed me to help him."
"And you had to go to the other side of town to help him. Right now you aren't making a very good story. Want to tell me who this friend of yours is?"
"I can see I am not going to get away without telling you am I?" Serenity stated the obvious, "So I am just going to tell you. I was helping out Mokuba Kaiba."
"SETO KAIBA'S LITLE BROTHER!"
"Yes and keep it down! I was helping Mokuba but you can't tell anyone. And I on the other side of town because... Well I was there so Mokuba could have some free time away from his brother..."
"But what does the other side of town have to do with Kaiba?" Mai asked.
"Because I was there with him."
"What!"
"So with that Serenity explained the whole story from beginning to end and slowly the shock on Mai's face began to dim. She took a deep breath when she was done telling her tale.
"That was amazing, how are you going to tell Joey?"
"I can't! He would never forgive me ever. No I only have 17 hours left! Then I am as good as gold with the Honors Society! Joey won't ever have to know, and that's fine with me. This is the best way Mai. I can't give up on Mokuba, no matter how like his brother he is! I am finally getting to him!"
"I just hope you know what you are doing. You better get in there." Mai said unlocking the door. "Joey will be getting worried soon." Serenity nodded and then stepped out of the car then leaned back in.
"Mai... Please don't tell him. I know he wouldn't understand." Mai just nodded then drove off. Mai not knowing what awaited her, stepped into the house and called, "Hey Joey, I am home! What do you want for dinner?"
"Serenity come in here." She heard Joey's voice call. She followed it into the other room. There in front of her, was scared Tristan and an angry Joey. Joey looked up when she came into the room. "Do mind telling me why you were on the back of someone's motorcycle?"
