By: Caramel Rain
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. (Who the hell would be dumb enough to think so anyways?)
Summary: Everyone knows and loves the sweet and innocent Serenity Wheeler her beauty, her charm, and her naivety was renowned. Too bad that won't get her man. It's always Serenity the sister, Serenity the friend, heck even Serenity the back up of the backup of the babysitter. Well no longer is she going to spend her Saturday nights watching Juliet Robert movies and eating toffee; she's dating Seto Kaiba, and she loves it. (For now)
Chapter 1
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
"Hello? Ren, this is Joey. Listen sis, I want to ask you a tiny little favor. Could you maybe watch the kids for me for the weekend... and the rest of the week? Maybe? I'd really appreciate it. Me and Mai have a little...catching up... to do you know. Thanks. You're a doll."
End of message.
A doll. I'm a doll.
I can't believe that my married twenty-nine years old, burrito chugging, dim-witted brother is getting some from his wife while I baby-sit the little she-demons they call children. Hello! I'm the young, single, and deprived one. Besides, the kids aren't exactly every auntie's dream. Thelma and Louise have nothing on those two, and they especially had an affinity to credit cards in their dear old Auntie Serenity's wallet and anything moderately resembling purple. Well, they were Mai's daughters.
Yup, that explained it all.
So here I was, another Saturday night nursing my only possible salvation, a pint of Ben and Jerry's (Cherry Garcia of course) while slumping on my couch with my terrycloth bathrobe watching the female versions of Beeves and Butthead invade and obliterate my precious living space. Typical.
Then my doorbell rang.
I peeked out of that little glass hole in the door (I could never remember what that was called) and to my pleasant surprise; I found a hunk a chunk of burning love at my doorstep! (At that time, I didn't know that it was actually a hunk of coal.)
Me, Serenity Wheeler, whose love life could be surpassed by one of a dismantled toothpick holder, had just received the good fortune of discovering one of the most gorgeous men standing at my doorstep.
Now. All I had to do was open the door. The barrier between Adonis and me would then be no more.
So I did.
I shouldn't have.
As soon as I did, I heard the rumbling sounds of a super sexy voice, belonging to a super sexy body belonging to a super sexy...
Seto Kaiba?
Damn, I almost forgot about that article.
He looked angry. He looked very angry. He was sexy when he was angry.
Oh crap, he's speaking now.
"Where's Wheeler." Thank God, he doesn't recognize me.
"Um Hi, Serenity's out of town on an assignment, I'm... Yolanda her roommate. What do you need to see her for."
"Alright Yolanda, tell Wheeler when she comes back, if she comes back, to come and see me. We need to have a little chat about a very interesting little piece she wrote."
"Oh, Well, I'll be sure to tell her when she comes back."
"Aren't you going to ask for my name?"
"No... Ummm...since you're really super famous and everyone knows who you are." That's right keep feeding that gargantuan, never-ending black hole that was his ego.
Then God decided to scorn me.
"Auntie Ren, Auntie Ren, she finally got herself a man. Auntie Ren, Auntie Ren, she won't have to marry an ugly hen. Auntie Ren, Auntie Ren, she finally got herself a man!" Sang those who were determined to have me roasted, tarred, and slaughtered. Damn you and your ballet slippers Tea, for teaching the two little maniacs that crap. Humph. I can to get a man.
"I never knew Ren was short for Yolanda, I must be behind on the times."
"..." Oh Shit!
What a bastard, though a good-looking bastard.
"Listen Kaiba...I know you're here for the article, and I stand by what I wrote."
"Really, you little lying tart? You know I could make sure you never get another job working in this city, or even this country for matter of fact."
Gulp, I should really just shut up and nod, it got me through college, and it will get me through this.
I hope.
Yup, just shut up and nod, shut up and nod, shut up and nod...
"You can't come here, into my house, and try to intimidated me by threatening to get me fired. I'm a writer, and I won't have you assault my integrity as one, you brute!" What the hell happened to shut up and nod?
Damn It! My mouth had a mind of its own, a very foolish, demented, and suicidal mind.
"Oh, I'm threatening much more than getting you fired. I'm thinking more along the lines of erased from the face of the Earth type of thing. You have ten days to write an official leader of apology, and a retraction of that article. I'll be expecting it on the front page." He sounded angry.
Crap! He is mad.
"No!" There goes that dumb ass mouth of mine, once again trying to get me maimed.
"I'll even start it for you, "Unknown Writer Apologizes to Kaiba Corps. For her Lying and Attention Seeking" how's that for a title, quiet fitting, I think."
"I get your point, just leave already!"
"Oh, and Wheeler, be smart for once." Spoken like a true asshole.
As I watched his very attractive retreating figure trudge down the stairs, I realized that there was only one thing I could do now to save myself.
Eat more ice cream.
A/N: Well that was chapter one. I know I made Serenity sound super mucho pathetic, but I'm just trying to get her into the mold of a "pitiful woman." And don't worry, Kaiba well get a lot meaner. I'm sort of doubtful about this chapter, I'm not sure it's as a good as it can be. I really am in desperate need of a beta. I have no clue how to end chapters effectively. Please email me if you're interested.