A Cinderella Business Deal
Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Yu-Gi-Oh in any way
Author: Hey everyone, I would like to thank everyone for their reviews and their constructive criticism. It was greatly appreciated. Now then on with the third chapter and again NO flames, just constructive criticism, as I mentioned before. Thank you hope you enjoy.
Chapter 3
The next day, Serenity walked through the school's office to sign the attendance book stating that she was there.
" Miss Wheeler?" Angelina the secretary asked, "What are you doing here?"
Serenity watched her strangely.
"I work here remember. I came here to teach," she said speaking slowly as though she had a problem understanding.
Serenity signed the book and as she was heading off to prepare for her first class, the principal called her over.
"Come in Miss Wheeler, we need to talk," he said to her.
"Did I do something?" she asked nervously sitting down.
"No, no of course not," he replied, "Look Miss Wheeler I don't know how to say this but I'm going to have to eventually. You're fired."
"What! Why?" she screamed in alarm, "I thought you said I didn't do anything."
"You didn't, it's just that, Seto Kaiba called and requested that you be fired. I'm sorry but you have to go."
Serenity bit her lip and without another word, she picked up her things and headed home.
"That stupid son of a-," she swore, "I don't believe him, gosh, as if things weren't bad enough."
Serenity opened the door to her three roomed apartment she shared with her brother Joey, and slammed it shut still thinking about what Kaiba did.
"Hey sis what are you doing home so early? It's not even after lunch," Joey asked his sister.
She froze. "Joey? Well I could ask you the same thing."
"Oh me, well my boss called me before I even left and told me I was fired and he couldn't tell me why," he replied.
Serenity's mouth was a perfect 'O'.
'Damn him, he got Joey too,' she thought, "I can't tell him what's going on.'
"Well Ren, what about you?"
"Um… I wasn't feeling too well so… here I am," she laughed nervously.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm better now."
"Trust me you're going to feel sick after I tell you this."
"What?"
"The bank called, and we're bankrupt."
"BANKRUPT!"
"Ouch," he said after she yelled straight into his ear, "Don't worry, I talked to Yugi, and he said we could stay there until we get our business fixed."
Serenity looked like she was possessed. She suddenly got up and stormed out of the apartment like some evil spirit scaring the hell out of Joey.
Seto Kaiba looked up from his laptop as he heard a huge commotion coming from outside of his office doors. Then:
"Seto Kaiba, open this door right now!"
He smirked. Obviously, little Miss Wheeler got the picture. He strolled over to the door and when he opened them he saw Serenity being dragged away as much as possible by the security.
"Stop, put her down," he commanded.
He smirked again, "Ah Miss Wheeler, nice of you to drop by, come in."
He closed the door behind her as she came in like a hurricane and went to sit at his office chair.
"Is there a problem?"
"You got both my brother and I fired on the same day and made me bankrupt! Why? What do you want from me?"
"Didn't I tell you to face the consequences if you told me no? Well now you're paying the price. You're completely broke and we both know that's not a good situation for you to be in. Soon, the streets would be your new best friend and your brother's too and you'll both have nothing," he said smiling.
"I can't believe you had the nerve to do this. For someone who's supposed to be so busy, you sure have a lot of time on your hands. Why can't you take no for an answer!"
"As I said before I, I what I want at any cost. Well if that's all you can leave now, nice hearing from you, come again," he said sarcastically.
"Fine, I'll do it, but I better get back everything and how am I supposed to keep this from Joey."
"Figure it out, and everything will be returned when the job is done. Now, you'll have to move in so we could get the job done properly and the wedding will of course be private, I sure as hell don't want anyone to know I'm marrying you and you don't want that dog to find out."
"Whatever," she said turning to leave.
"Where are you going?"
"To pack and make up a lie while I'm at it."
"Oh no, forget it, you need a makeover. If you honestly think I'm going to marry you looking like that you must be mad."
"What's wrong with the way I look?" she asked furiously.
"You really want me to answer that?"
"No, not really."
"Well too bad. You look like shit," he said cruelly.
"You really can't take no for an answer can you?"
"Aww, you know me so well already," he said sarcastically, "Here, call your pet."
" And say?" she asked taking the phone.
"Wow you are uncreative, that's another explanation to the way you look. Tell him you got a job offer that requires you to leave the country immediately or something."
Serenity dialed the number with her hands shaking partly from anger and the other from nervousness.
"Hello?" said Joey on the other line.
"Hi Joey, look I've got some good news and some bad news."
"Really? Well go ahead."
"I got a job offer that pays a whole lot of money and it's only temporary so we can get our things back after, so I accepted."
"Okay so then what's the bad news?"
"The job requires me to leave the country."
"What! No Ren."
"Joey I've already accepted and I'm not changing my mind about it. I'm a big girl I can take care of myself thank you."
Joey sighed "Alright fine. So how long is temporary?"
"I really don't know."
"Ahem," Kaiba said loudly getting rather impatient with her.
"I've got to go. I'll call you as much as possible."
"Aren't you coming home to pack?"
"I don't need to, they have suits or something like that. Aright bye."
"Ren wait, what kind of job is this?"
Serenity hung up on him.
"Well that wasn't too hard."
"Unlike you I'm not a liar."
"Yeah whatever," he said waving his hand in her face, "Bring her in." he said to his secretary on the phone.
"Who's that?" Serenity asked.
"Relax, you'll see," he replied. Moments later a woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes came in wearing a stylish thin strap yellow dress.
"Serenity, this is Kira Cortez. She'll be your makeover artist."
"Hello," Serenity said politely giving a small wave.
"Oh, my word," Mrs. Cortez replied in her French accent, circling serenity and watching her scornfully. "Theze is 'orable, zee is a mess."
"I know can you save her?" Kaiba asked in a mocking voice while watching serenity with his usual smirk.
Kira sighed heavily, "Oui. I will do my best."
"Good. You got the money, go handle your business."
"Veet! Veet! " She said shoving Serenity out the door, "We don't 'ave all day."
Serenity turned around quickly giving Kaiba a glare and mouthed to him, "You have no idea how much I hate you." And with one final shove she was out of the office but not before Kaiba mouthed back, "I love you too," sarcastically before the door closed.