Perserverence, Chap 4
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Kaiba's POV
I let out a small sigh as my fingers tapped the black steering wheel in front of me impatiently. How long does it take a stupid light to turn green? I glanced at my watch yet again. Damn, I wouldn't make it. Mokuba was gonna yell at me for not getting home on time to his ridiculous 'curfew'. What difference did it make whether I worked at the company building or at home? But no, it had a difference to Mokuba,so I had to go back home from the building everyday before 9:30 PM. The things I did for my brother... Including the thing about that Wheeler girl. I gave a small growl as I remembered the conversation with Mokuba the night before, after Serenity had left with the pie.
Flashback
Mokuba smiled demurely up at his big brother. "Hey, Seto?"
"What?"
"I really like Serenity."
"Hm."
"You said you were going to hire a babysitter for me, right? Since you don't get home until like 9 o' clock?"
"Yeah, I'm working on it. I haven't found anybody yet."
"Well, I want Serenity to be my babysitter."
"No."
"Yes. And she gets to be your secretary too. You really need one big brother!You might be smart, but you're not very organized and you forget stuff easily whenever you're working."
"No way. I'll get a secretary if you want me to, Mokuba, but not a Wheeler."
"I want her! If you don't get her as a babysitter and secretary, then I'll...show everyone at school that picture we took a long time ago. You know, the one at the beach where I buried you in sand and put those...mounds, on your chest, like you had - " (A/N- Like Joey on 'Friends')
"I thought I burned that picture!"
"I made copies."
"giggle"
"...Fine, but give me the picture."
"Promise first."
"...I promise that I'll get...Serenity Wheeler as your babysitter...and as my secretary..."
"Okay!"
"The picture?"
"Don't have it. You burned it, remember!" Mokuba ran off, face split in half with a huge grin.
"MOKUBA!"
End Flashback
HONK! I jerked as the sudden sound broke through my thoughts. A green light. Finally. I stepped on the gas, pushing the memory out my mind, as my car raced forward. Actually, that Wheeler girl actually wasn't that bad, for being a Wheeler. She was on the pretty side, with her long auburn hair and clear eyes that always seemed to shine merrily. Except when she was arguing with me, of course. Even then, she was pretty. She seemed very nice too, from what I saw of her in the hallways. Arg! I thought I was pushing that out my mind! Okay...
End Kaiba's POV
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"YOU WHAT!"
"Joey, you don't have to yell."
"HOW CAN I NOT YELL!MY LITTLE SIS IS GONNA WORK FER SOME WEASEL-HEADED,STUCK-UP,MONEYBAGS!"
"Oh,Joey, you know I've been looking for a job anyways.Why not take this job? You know I've been babysitting since I was little, and I've always been really organized."
Joey sat down on the couch with a 'humph', an angry scowl on his face. "Well, do it for someone else."
Serenity smiled and sat down next to her scowling brother, changing her voice into a pleading one. "Oh, come on,Joey. I bet Kaiba would pay better than anyone, and at least you know Kaiba, not like if I went to work for some stranger."
Joey face contorted into uncertainty. "Yeah, I guess so, buh..."
Serenity eagerly leaned forward. "Come on, Joey. I promise I'll tell you if he does anything to me."
Joey frowned, then gave a sigh of resignation. "Fine..."
Serenity grinned. "Thank you, Joey!" She gave him a small peck on the cheek before bounding up the stairs to her bedroom. She flopped onto her bed, a silly grin plastered on her face. She would see Kaiba's real eyes, whether he liked it or not.
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BRRRING! Serenity jumped up from her seat, hastily grabbed her books, and rushed to the door, into the large throng of talking students. Weaving her way around, she found her way to Skills for Living. Walking in, she waved hi to Tristan and Tea, before taking her seat. A few minutes later, the tardy bell rang, and Serenity frowned. Where was Kaiba? Miss.Rives,the teacher cleared her throat then, and started calling roll. When she got to Kaiba, she frowned in irritation. "I see that Mr. Kaiba has skipped school to work at Kaiba Corp. again."
Serenity forced a small groan down. Oh, so that was where he was. Class passed uneventfully, with Serenity eagerly watching the clock. When the dismissal bell finally rang, Serenity grinned and gathered her books, running down to hallway towards the door.
"Hey, wait up! Ser!"
Serenity stopped and turned around to see Joey running after her. He caught up and grinned down at her.
"Okay, let's go."
Serenity stared at him. "Um...go where, Joey?"
Joey grinned and gave her hair a ruffle. "Ta Kaiba's house o' course. Don't ya haf ta go work there now?"
"...What? Come on, you're gonna be late."
"Joey, you can't go."
"I'm going or you're not going. ...Just fer today."
"Joey, please." Serenity begged, using the eyes that usually swayed Joey into what she wanted. This time though, Joey firmly shook his head and started walking towards the door.
"I'm going whether you like it or not, sis."
A/N- So, how'd you like that chap? . As you can see, i usually update fast when I get a review. Gosh, you don't know how good reviews make you feel until you get one, huh? Well, R&R ppl if you want another chap!