Perserverence, Chapter 2
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How much worse was her day going to get?By fifth period, Serenity had gotten lost before first period and, as a result, embarrassed herself in front of THE Seto Kaiba. After that, her first period teacher had yelled at her for being late to class. THEN, she'd accidently spilled some kind of blue stuff on herself during science, which wasn't so bad when it turned her white T-shirt into a blue tye-dyed shirt,but it was still uncomfortably wet. She'd gotten yelled at by the science teacher too. Lunch wasn't so bad, she got to eat with Joey and Yugi. History was okay, as was Art. Next, was physical education.
Serenity changed into her gym clothes, all of the other girls giggling and talking about something around her. When they were out on the field, the gym teacher, Mrs. Buckley, started talking to them about the rules of tennis and how to correctly hold the racquet.Serenity, who loved tennis and already knew how to play, didn't pay much attention. She noticed the other girls didn't either. Curious, she walked to where they were gathered and looked towards where they were looking. Their focus of attention was evident.
Across the girl's field, Serenity could see the guys playing basketball. Seto Kaiba was there. Enough said.
After a while, Mrs.Buckley split them into pairs. Serenity was with a girl named Kayle.
"Hi," Serenity said, approaching Kayle with a smile. Kayle acknowledged Serenity with a glance, then went back to her business of drilling holes into Kaiba's back with her eyes. The pairs started playing, with Mrs. Buckley watching critically. Across the field, the boys went on a break and most of them walked over to watch the tennis players. The girls surrounded Kaiba, fluttering their eyelashes and honeying their voices.
"Oh,Kaiba! You're so good at basketball!"
"Do you want some water to drink, Kaiba? I mean, you were doing all the work on the court back there."
"Hiiiii Kaiba."
Serenity turned away, disgusted. Kaiba suddenly noticed her and walked over, smirking.
"I see you found your way to the field. Need me to take you to the tennis court though?"
Serenity's face grew hot. The tennis court was just a few feet away! She saw the girls glance at her jealously, but she ignored them. Controlling her anger as best she could, she replied stiffly, "No thank you. Save your energy for basketball.You'll need it."
Kaiba narrowed his eyes and was about to reply when Mrs. Buckley called out. "Serenity Wheeler and Kayle Irku."
Serenity turned around. "Okay."
Kaiba's eyes widened, then he smirked again. "So you're that mutt's sister. No wonder."
Serenity ignored him and walked to the tennis court with Kayle. When she was done, Kaiba was no where to be seen.
"Finally, seventh period." Serenity heaved a sigh as she walked into her last class for the day, Skills for Living. Upon entering the room, she noticed that Tea and Tristan were also in this class. Grinning, she walked over and talked to them for a while. All of a sudden there was a chorus of giggles and talking by the door. Serenity turned around and saw-guess who, Kaiba.
"Just my luck..." Serenity mumbled turning back around and crossing her fingers, hoping that Kaiba wouldn't notice her.
"Okay, kids! Settle down!" the teacher, Miss.Rives called out. "I have a new seating chart for the remainder of the year. I've put you into random pairs. The person you sit with will be your partner all year.All pairs but one is boy/girl."
A groan traveled around the room, and Miss.Rives started calling out the pairs, pointing to the tables they were to sit at.
"Irku and Johns." Kayle and a red-headed guy walked to the designated table.
"Gardner and Taylor." Tea and Tristan, smiling broadly, walked to their table.
"McCormick and Whitney."
"Wheeler and Kaiba."
"WHAT!" Kaiba and Serenity had both said it at the same time, turning to stare at the other. Miss.Rives raised an eyebrow. "You seem to be working in sync already. The arrangement is final and it was completly random, so don't look at me." She pointed again to the table, and Serenity reluctantly walked over to it, followed after a moment by Kaiba.
"I can't believe that stupid teacher paired me up with a Wheeler." Kaiba said through clenched teeth as he sat down next to her.
"I don't like it any more that you do."
"Well, at least you got paired with someone that doesn't have a brain like yours."
"Yeah, I know, mine is much bigger compared to yours."
Kaiba snorted. "Keep dreaming."
Serenity let out a short growl. She was usually quite patient and kind, but something about Kaiba just rattled her. She smirked at him. "What are you doing in a class like this?"
"I assure you it was not by choice."
"Mr.Kaiba and Miss Wheeler, if you have something to say,then please, tell us all."
Serenity and Kaiba fell silent, glaring at each other.
"Okay, now, our unit this week is cooking.I want each of you pairs to go to one or the other's house tonight and make me this pie to bring to class tomorrow. I want to see how experienced some of you are and the difficulty in cooking I should assign in the later days. This is also a chance for you to get to know your partner better." Miss.Rives handed out the recipe sheets for the pie, then started talking about how important it was to follow the exact instructions on the sheet and about suger and salt. A/N- What the-?
The bell suddenly rang and the chairs scraped on the hard floor as the kids hurridly left. Serenity chased after Kaiba, trying desperately to keep up with his long strides.
"Are you coming over to my house tonight?"
"I will not be caught dead in a Wheeler's house. You will come to my mansion at 7:00."
Serenity stopped and stared after him. Shrugging, she turned and walked to her locker.
By 6:30, Serenity was ready to go to Kaiba's mansion. At first, she was going to wear a nice blouse and a long skirt, but then, deciding that Kaiba wouldn't notice,or care, how she dressed,she put on a plain white T-shirt and jeans.
"Joey! I'm going out! I might be back a little late so don't wait up!"
"Sure!Be careful sis!"
Serenity ran out the door and closed it behind her firmly, then walked down the sidewalk. The cool breeze blew her loose hair behind her and she smiled. Checking her watch, she began walking a little faster. She didn't want Kaiba yelling at her for being late. A few minutes later, Serenity turned the corner to see the monstruous Kaiba mansion. It was beautiful! The mansion was at least three stories tall with tons of windows. There was a pure white balcony, blending in with the rest of the house. The large, black metal gates covered a large,perfectly green lawn, flowers of different colors skillfully arranged in certain places.
Serenity walked heistantly up to the gate and pushed a red button.
"Kaiba residence. How may I help you?"
"Um...My name is Serenity Wheeler? I'm here to see Kai-...ur...Mr.Kaiba?"
There was a silence, then, "You are admitted. Welcome." The gates swung open with practically no sound at all, and Serenity walked through. The front door opened and someone with slightly long,messy black hair ran out.
"Hi,Serenity!"
"Mokuba! Hi!" Serenity smiled at the younger Kaiba sibling. He was so different from Kaiba, it was hard to believe they were related.
"What are you doing here,Serenity? Is Joey here?" Mokuba looked slightly worried.
Serenity laughed. "I have an, um...project to do with Kaiba. And no, Joey isn't here."
Mokuba grinned. "Cool! Seto'll be back from Kaiba Corp. in a little while. Do you want me to show you the mansion while you wait?"
Serenity nodded. "Sure, why not?"
Mokuba took her hand and pulled her eagerly into the house. By 7:00, Serenity had seen only half of Kaiba's mansion. She was amazed at how big it was. She would never be able to live in a house so large and not get lost. A car door slammed outside and Mokuba tugged at Serenity's hand. "Come on! I think Seto's back!"
They walked back to the front door, where Kaiba was taking off his trench coat. Upon seeing her, he narrowed his eyes and swept past them, with a quick ruffle of Mokuba's hair and a strained, "Come on," to Serenity.
Serenity sighed and followed Kaiba into the kitchen. He took out the recipe and stared at it, then took out the ingredients from the numerous cabinets in the room. "Let's get this over with."
A/N- Bit longer than the first chappie I think.Oh, and thank you so much to mistyshadows23 and RoseGoddess874 for leaving a review on my first chappie!