Chapter Five: Discussion
I DON'T OWN YGO!
Joey opens the door and shakes his head at Serenity. She nods as he steps inside, the smell of beer washing over her. Joey looks around and lets himself relax as he notices his dad is not there.
"Okay Seren. It's safe." She steps inside the house and looks around in disgust.
"I'll get dinner started."
Serenity steps into the kitchen and picks up the empty beer bottles. Her stomach cramps as she nearly steps in a puddle of puke. "Oh God." She covers her mouth with her hand before cleaning up the floor. After she is done, Serenity clutches the edge of the sink and steadies herself. She swallows and then opens the window, letting a cool breeze. She pulls out some pans and gets started on their dinner.
Joey walks into the kitchen and leans against the counter as Serenity boils some water. He looks down at his feet and then back at the door. Serenity looks up and smiles as Joey looks back to her. He clears his throat and watches Serenity chopping tomatoes.
"So sis. Anything you want to talk about?" Serenity nearly cuts her finger before she looks up.
"Like what big brother?" Joey notices the slip and he grins.
"Like maybe you might like one of my friends." Serenity blushes as she adds butter to a pan.
"Of course I like Yugi. I…" She trails off and bites her lip.
"I'm glad. So why did you bring up Yugi?" Serenity mixes in some spices with the tomatoes now simmering in the pan.
"I didn't. You did." Joey shakes his head.
"No. I said one of my friends." Serenity blushes as she realizes her mistake.
"Oh. Well I…" Her brow furrows as she adds the noodles to the boiling water.
"Well do you like Yug?" She only sighs as she pulls out some ricotta cheese and mozzarella.
"Yes." Her cheeks heat up and Joey only grins as a blush spreads across her face.
"As more than a friend?" She looks up after draining the noodles and nods.
"Yes, but Joey don't say anything. Tea likes Yugi."
He nods as she makes two pans of lasagna, a small one for them and a large one for their father. A half hour later their father walks in the door and Joey tenses up. Serenity quickly puts her father's food on the table and he sits down.
"Is this all you made for the three of us? You really are a worthless…" Serenity bows her head.
"No sir. I made a small one for Joey and me."
"Well then. Leave me alone."
The two rush out of the room and into the kitchen. Serenity fixes Joey's plate first, and he dives into his food. She only shakes her head before eating her own plate. After dinner, Serenity cleans up the dishes and hands her father a beer. He sneers at her as she hurries to her room. Joey waits until he hears her lock click before going to bed himself, thinking of ways to get Serenity and his "little buddy" together. He picks up the phone and calls Mai, even as his father begins pounding on his door.
A/N: Ok it has been pointed out that I use the word blush quite a bit... These two are the blushing type to me... LoL... sorry for the long update... really I am. Please Review... and thank you to those that have reveiwed and who put me into a C2 community!