Firstly I want to say thank you to you Britteny, even though I didn't chapter 9. I feel bad so don't guilt me. And I'm sorry but when you reviewed I already started Chapter 9 and I couldn't go back and change the beginning so don't 'die'

Secondly, for the rest of my reviewers, I hope you aren't too mad at me for adding a side couple. I am going to make more of Serenity/Kaiba so don't hate me for it.

Thank you, Dragon2900 and Darkhope, for your review

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Chapter 10

Mai couldn't decide if the voice she heard was real or in her mind. She was regaining her strength but why would anyone here say to her 'she would not die'. It didn't make any sense. She thought the people here wanted her to die.

To prove herself right or wrong she did her best to turn herself around remaining on the ground. The figure standing by her cell was defiantly not in her mind. She couldn't see his face but with what he said she figured out who it was.

Using the wall to help her stand she got up and limped over to light to make sure she was correct. She was right. It was Rick.

"You're right I'm not going to die here, but if you think that that's going to be thanks to you, you're wrong," Mai growled.

"I'm not wrong, Mai, you can't get out of here without my help."

Mai suddenly realized that not one person had asked her for her name since she got there.

"How do you know my name!" Mai questioned, panicked. The last thing she needed was for these crazy people to be psychic.

"We stole your purse remember, we found out about your car, what your name is and how much money you generally carry. We also took the jewelry you were wearing."

"Whatever, I'm not helpless I can figure a way out myself."

"Even if you did you wouldn't be going out in one piece, there are guards everywhere, some that stay all night."

"You have people that stay here all night? That's so stupid!"

"Not for the prisoners."

Rick liked to fight with Mai. He found that it gave them something in common. But he wanted much more to be liked by Mai. He wanted her to feel like he was the hero and not the villain.

"Why would you want to help me out anyway?" Mai asked realizing that that should have been the first thing she asked.

"Because… I don't think you should be my prisoner anymore," Rick said stumbling in his sentence.

"I thought I was Hunter's prisoner, if I had known I was your prisoner I would have killed myself."

"WELL IT'S A DANM GOOD THING YOU ARE MY PRISONER BECAUSE I'M LETTING YOU GO," Rick said suddenly regretting he yelled.

"You're letting me go?" Mai asked quizzically. "So everybody else in this place is letting me go?"

"Fine. I'm sneaking you out, but you should be thankful all the same!"

"I still don't need your help, if you can figure a way out than so can I. So just leave me alone."

Why would he want to help me anyway? He's… I don't even know! First he some how gets into kidnapping random people now he's trying to sneak me out for no reason! There must be a reason! Does he do this to anyone else? You'd think if he snuck everyone out he liked he'd stop kidnapping.

Finally it dawned on Mai, that was why he couldn't kill her before; she was far too pretty and now he couldn't stand to see her unhappy! This was the funniest thing she'd ever seen! He liked her; he had a thing for her! She could defiantly use this to her advantage. So she decided to play with him a little.

"So how come you've chosen to free me of all your prisoners?" Mai asked with thin eyes.

"I told you, you're my prisoner, and I can only let you go."

"But you're not letting me go you're sneaking me out, so must be the only one who wants me out." Mai put on her cute face. "And if you were someone with authority you could take and put people in and out as you wish, right? Plus if I were your prisoner you could release without sneaking, right?"

She began to lean on the bars of the cell, stick her bottom in the air a little, and look at him as if she was really flirting.

Rick began to feel panicked. He had too many questions to answer and he started turning red. He liked Mai but wasn't ready for her to want him. Now he really had to her sneak her out or he would let her down.

"Look, I will have to sneak you out because no one will approve of you leaving."

Mai knew that nothing was cuter to men when women played dumb. "So what we're doing is against the rules?" Mai asked looking helpless. "Why are you sneaking me out?" Mai said as she stuck her bad foot out behind her to avoid leaning on it and ruining her streak.

"Because…" Rick looked down and smiled. "I like you and I think your pretty."

This was too good for Mai! This was priceless! He was like a little boy in fourth grade telling his crush that he liked her! She tried to hold in her laughter but in a single moment her lips stretched into a grin and soon she burst into a laughing fit and let herself fall on the floor.

"What!" Rick asked very confused at her reaction.

"Oh My God!" Mai started to catch her breath as she rose from the floor. "Do you have any idea how stupid that sounded!" Mai didn't think she was being too harsh, but she didn't really know what mean was.

"So you weren't just flirting with me?" Rick asked a little disappointed.

"Oh don't flatter yourself I wouldn't flirt with you!" Mai said still very amused.

Rick was very offended he felt like a fool and he was embarrassed. Not only had he been 'played' but also it was by somebody he had feelings for. He was so overwhelmed that he stormed out and out of sight. He was so angry, that he questioned if he liked her anymore. Of course he did but he couldn't deal with that right now.

Mai waited until he left to begin laughing again. She couldn't believe how funny he was! Now that she knew Rick liked her she could use it to get things that she wanted. Sure, she had ruined her changes of being sneaked out, but she was still convinced she could escape herself. Or that someone might come and get her.

Even though it was really stupid Mai decided that she really wanted Joey to come and save her.

He's a dumb ass but maybe he'll grow and save me. She thought hopefully

Tea drove Serenity and Joey home to her apartment. Joey, mad at Serenity because she and Tea made him stop his search and Serenity, mad at Joey because he refused help from Kaiba (even though he refused helping them).

"Look, both of you need to stop being mad at each other," Tea said upset that their visit turned into a 'family spat'.

"Joey, I'm sorry I made you stop looking," Serenity said feeling like a little kid apologizing to her brother.

"I accept," Joey said. He knew that his sister was waiting for him to say sorry that he didn't let Kaiba help them but he wasn't going to. He didn't want to say sorry because he didn't mean it and he still didn't want Kaiba's help or thought Kaiba would them.

I don't need to help them. As long as I don't run into Wheeler's sister again I won' t have to worry about it. Then why is it haunting me so much! Besides it's Wheeler's sister! Why am I so obsessed with her? I'm not one to take a liking to any women! Even if I could help them what would I do? It's not like I could track her duel disk. It's Mai she doesn't wear it on a regular basis! And I doubt she has her deck with her!

Kaiba was pacing his master bedroom trying to decide what to do with no avail. He hated being 'gotten to' even though he was by Wheeler's sister.

And even though I want to, I can't succumb to my feelings. What am I talking about! FEELINGS? I've finally cracked. I don't have feelings for Wheeler's sister! Of all people! I have to forget about this forget; forget about helping them or Mai EVERYTHING!

Okay this chapter was kind of long but I hope you didn't mind. I had to keep going and I didn't want to stop this chapter either a have many more ideas.

Please review! Tell me if you have a story you want me to read and I will read it!

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