Chapter 6
Disclaimers: I do not own Yu-gi-Oh.
A/N: Well, this is the sixth chapter!!! Back again after all the horrendous schoolwork… glad I was able to finish them on time… :) whew!! Though I don't think I can update so fast because I need to study… gonna pull up my grades! Sigh… ok here are the answers to reviews, before I proceed with the sixth chapter…
P.S.: Eeyikes!! You guys are right… I think this really is turning into a d/s fic!!! NO!!!!!!!! Can't let that happen!!! But just to let you know, those parts are only to make the storyline complicated… after all, if there are no obstacles, the story would be boring with a capital B, right? :)
P.S.2: One more thing, I haven't been really reading fics for a while, so if you guys want me to check out your fics, just tell me through a review. And any comments, suggestions, or violent reactions also accepted. :) Thanks a lot!! And thanks for reviewing my fic!!!
ANSWERS TO REVIEWS:
Return of VeryShortMidget: well… you'll just see…
Black Lightniing: that's ok :)
Well, yeah, I think it's really looking like D/S but there's gonna be s/s in the next chapters… and probably in this one too… kinda… and this IS an s/s fic.
Nope, duke's not gonna turn into a pervert!! Whoah, if that happens… Joey's gonna fry him to smithereens… (Shudders…) I'd hate to be in Duke's position if that happened… but it won't, don't worry. Really, it's popular? I didn't know that… hehe!
Yep!! I'm such an evil authoress… I'm planning lots of trouble for Kaiba and Joey… (Evil laugh) Hey wait, I'm supposed to be an angel! Well, guess I could put the halo off and grow the horns on the head and a tail… joke! Yup, teachers are evil!!! They give too much homework… geez! Ok, thanks for your review! :)
Sorceress Vanessa: um… you'll see!!! :) glad you enjoyed it :) good luck on your fics too!
Mistress Luna: hehehe - yup, here's the update!!
Marikandcloe: hehe :) yup, this is a s/s fic… definitely gonna have s/s… I hate setoxtea too!! Very BAD couple!! TristanxSerenity and DukexSerenity too. SetoXSerenity rules!!! Hehe :) I thought you were gonna stop reading the fic!! Whew, glad that was just a joke :) thanks for the review!
RoseGoddess874: Thanks!! Yup, I'll read your fics :) Thanks for the review!!
KatrinaKaiba: Maybe… Duke's got a huge crush on Serenity… but that's too fast, he can't marry her yet!! Haha… maybe sometime in the future?!! Nah… not a fan of DukeXSerenity… k thanks for the review!!
Everyone: Thanks for the reviews, and thanks for reading the fic!!!
"Um… I…" Serenity stuttered, unable to respond. She was doing a lot of quick thinking. 'He doesn't know me that well yet, and he's going to ask me that question? I admit, I'm really flattered, but there's a saying that flattery will get you nowhere… plus, I think we need to be really close friends first… guess I should reject the offer for the moment…' she thought.
"So… what's your answer, Serenity? Don't worry, I won't be mad." Duke said. He could have kicked himself for asking that stupid question. He could see her eyes flashing in embarrassment. 'Idiot!!! What made you say it??' he thought to himself. The Idiot Of the Year award should go to him.
Meanwhile, Seto Kaiba walked into the library. 'Damn fucking project!! Dissecting frogs… talk about lame!!! And who even dissects frogs anymore?? Much less, with a PARTNER?? This is really going too far…'
'Wait… that's the Devlin kid over there, with the mutt's sister… Don't tell me they're also dissecting frogs…'
He walked discreetly up to them, hearing snatches of conversation like, "I don't know what to say, Duke… that was really sudden… but I guess I have to say-"
It was Wheeler who said that, and she trailed off at the sight of Kaiba. He rolled his eyes. "Wheeler… Devlin… nice to see you at the library." He said, unable to control the sarcasm entering his voice.
"Kaiba," Duke said icily, eyeing the tall, blue-eyed CEO of Kaiba Corp. They both wore similar glares. After all, they were both rivals in business.
Serenity was glaring at Kaiba with all the anger she kept inside. Finally she couldn't take it anymore. "Excuse me, Duke, but I really have to go." She said hurriedly, gathering her belongings.
"But-"
"Sorry, but I need to talk to Kaiba for a sec."
'Oho, Wheeler's going to talk to me? This better be good.' Kaiba couldn't help smirking. She was marching up to him, with the utmost anger written on her attractive face-'It's like she's got beware written all over her face. Interesting to see a woman with this kind of appearance. Definitely intimidating, not to mention…'
Her long auburn locks were strewn all over her face, and her eyes were swarming with deep felt anger. "Kaiba, we need to talk."She said fiercely, and with a change in his expression, he stared at her with cold blue eyes, waiting for her to continue.
"You, Seto Kaiba, are the biggest jerk I have ever known!" She was already beginning to lose her nerve. Kaiba just had the greatest ability to piss her off.
"Oh, am I?" Kaiba said, looking impressed. "Nice try, Wheeler, but not enough to intimidate me. Tell me, what else would you say about me? Let's see…" Kaiba said mockingly, counting off on his fingers. "There's cynical, cruel, harsh…"
"Shut the hell up!" Serenity shouted, too pissed off to even care. She didn't even notice all the people staring at her. "Just because you have the ability to piss me off doesn't mean that you should!"
"Like whatever." Kaiba said coolly. "Besides, Wheeler, I haven't done anything that would make you hate me and call me a jerk." He reasoned out. He didn't know, but it was in his nature to be sarcastic to anyone but Mokuba.
"CAN'T YOU READ THE SIGN??" came another voice. It was the librarian. She was pointing at the sign, SILENCE. "OUT!!! YOU TWO ARE SUSPENDED FROM THE LIBRARY FOR A WEEK!"
"But, Mrs. Kelly-"
"You too, Serenity Wheeler! You should remember your responsibility! You should show respect to other people in the library! You can only come back after a week! I'll be watching you two…" warned the librarian.
Serenity closed her eyes, hoping she was dreaming, then she opened them. "Okay. I'm really sorry, Mrs. Kelly. I just couldn't help myself." She said bitterly, shooting a glare in Kaiba's direction. Picking up her belongings, she left the library.
"You too, Mr. Kaiba!"
Kaiba raised his eyebrows as if this meant nothing to him, and left just as briskly as Serenity had done. 'Now how the hell would I be able to research on those stupid frogs?? Suspended for a week…' This put him in a further bad mood, and what happens next would just get worse.
In the hallway…
There were a lot of whispers in the hall as Serenity passed. 'Great, total humiliation. Just what I need. Stupid, stupid, stupid!! Why on earth did I do that?' she could almost kick herself at the memory. She had just yelled at her so-called former best friend, and she left the library in disgrace. Plus, she had to avoid Duke for some time until she could think of a suitable answer to his question. This day could just keep getting worse.
She was right, however. The day just kept getting worse, and it started when she met up with her friends.
"Hey, Serenity! Over here!" yelled Tristan.
She adjusted her backpack and strode miserably to where Tristan and her friends were standing.
Many people were gathered around something. Like there was a commotion or something.
"What's going on?" she asked when she approached her friends.
No one replied to her, because they were all busy looking at the bulletin board, which was what the commotion was all about. But she could hear all the murmurs of several students near the board.
"It says that the whole Domino High School is going to have a winter ball! Cool!" was one of the murmurs in front.
'A winter ball?' Serenity thought, thinking quickly. Yes, it was nearly Christmas. It was a yearly tradition to have a Christmas dance. But what was so special about this dance?
Tea came out of the crowd. She had been one of the people near the bulletin board. "Hey Serenity…" she called, waving her hand out to her friend.
"Hey, Tea. What's with the bulletin board?" she asked.
"Something about the winter ball. The so-called Winter King and Queen are going to win a prize." She said, sounding uninterested. "But never mind that now. I think I heard a rumor about you-but I'm not sure if it's true. Did you really yell at Kaiba in the library a while ago?" Tea asked.
Serenity turned a bright shade of carnation pink. "Um," she said. "Yeah, that's true. But it's a long story." She said in a small voice.
"Come on. Why won't you tell me? I can help." Tea said.
Serenity could have choked of laughter. She knew that deep inside, Tea just wanted to know what was happening in her life. And even if she had made a polite offer, Serenity knew that Tea was just finding another opportunity to rat on Kaiba again.
"No thanks. Some other time." Serenity said politely. "I don't want to talk about it right now."
"Okay." Tea said. She looked disappointed that Serenity didn't want to tell her what had happened. 'I think I should just find out myself.' She thought to herself.
'Calling in Inspector Tea Gardner,' she thought amusedly.
A/N: So that's all for chapter 6. Finished it, FINALLY!!! Hopefully I can get along to writing chapter 7 soon. Grrr, I think I boiled over when I wrote that last line, the one with 'calling in Inspector Tea Gardner.' AS IF SHE EVEN IS AN INSPECTOR!! She's just meddling in business that isn't hers. Looks like that will lead Serenity into more trouble. Anyways, S/S moments will come really soon now. Thanks for waiting… And any suggestions, comments or violent reactions, please send them in through a review. Thanks!!!