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Happy New Year
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Serenity sat in one corner of the room and checked her cell phone for any messages for the umpteenth time this evening. She had sent Seto two messages during the last three hours. He should have answered them by now. But he hadn't. Biting her bottom lip Serenity pondered about whether to write him again or not.
It was New Year's Eve after all! She would have growled if she weren't in company. Because right now she was in Joey's apartment, in the middle of Japan—surrounded by his friends. And where was Seto? Somewhere across the ocean, in the middle of Europe. Not with her. Serenity kicked the table mentally.
After Christmas Seto had flown to Europe, making new contracts for the KC DuelDisks and planning Kaibaland2, that necessarily meant he was away for New Year's Eve. Kaiba Corporation's achievements depended on the product's release dates and these silly DuelDisks were overdue. She cursed them! It was their fault Seto couldn't be with his wife!
"Stupid DuelDisks," she muttered under her breath and crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Did you say something?" Tristan turned around to raise his eyebrows at her.
"No," she grimly replied and looked away.
Sending a questioning glance to Joey, Tristan shrugged and turned back to his conversation with Téa. Joey instead chose this moment to join his sister onto the sofa.
"I bet Kaiba's already drunk wherever he is." Joey giggled, hoping he would cheer his sister up. But because of too much wine he had no clue that his comment was anything but funny.
She glared at Joey. "In Europe it's not even near midnight yet."
"Well?" Confused the older sibling gazed at Serenity.
She rolled her eyes and hissed between gritted teeth: "Do you think he drinks in the afternoon?"
"Who knows?" Joey shrugged, trying to joke once again. It had finally dawned on him what she was talking about. "But he does know that it's only an hour till the New Year in Japan, doesn't he?"
Serenity shrugged, pretending not to care. "He's got work to do."
"Yeah, well, but he thinks of you when the New Year starts, I suppose?" Innocently Joey asked. He did mean it good. All he wanted was his younger sister to smile.
Instead that hit a nerve! Hardly worse than Kaiba she glared at her brother! Yes, Seto Kaiba should know damn well when his wife entered the New Year! And Seto should call her or at least answer her messages if he wasn't even able to be with her! Yes, yes, yes!
"What are you implying with your stupid questions, Joey? Can't you just leave me alone?" She hissed and stood up, intending to help herself to her peace.
Dumbfounded Joey stared at her until Mai spoke up. "Leave her be, Joey. She's sad cause Kaiba can't be here."
"I'm not!" Serenity fumed at the blond-haired. "And don't talk as if I'm not in the room!"
Shocked, every head turned to look at her. Why was Serenity suddenly feeling like the bad guy here? Now even angry with herself for yelling, her head turned red before she vanished into the bathroom.
Serenity sighed, and then cursed Kaiba for what he's worth. If she wasn't pregnant she would at least be able to drink until emergency came and carried her away! But no, she couldn't even drink away the thoughts of Kaiba cause she was three months pregnant. And all because of? Kaiba! Why did she marry him again?
Another sigh escaped her. Yes, right, she loved him. A knock on the door interrupted her trail of thoughts.
"Serenity? There is someone who wants to see you," Joey's voice informed her and went off into distance.
Slowly she unlocked the room and pondered who would want to see her. Stiff like a stick she stopped in the middle of the undersized corridor of Joey's apartment, staring at the figure in front of her. "Seto!"
"That's it? I was hoping you'd be more pleased to see me," he replied with a rather blank face.
Serenity swallowed before a huge smile grew on her lips, then threw herself into Seto's arms! "Shit, I'm more than pleased!"
Pulling him down quickly, she didn't waste any time and kissed his mouth almost ferociously. Seto laughed uncharacteristically when she pulled away. "I should go away more often--."
"Don't even finish," Serenity narrowed her hazel eyes pouting.
Seto suddenly leapt her up and grinned. "Did you miss me?"
"Yes," she whispered and tightened the hold of her arms around his neck.
Suddenly the door banged open.
"Woohoo! Gimme an M, gimme a K, gimme a BAAA! Here he is, MOKUBA!"
Serenity started as the raven-haired youngster screamed loud enough for whole Domino to hear. Slowly Seto turned to glare at his brightly grinning brother who was standing at the entrance with spread out arms and another new hairdo, having bound up his long ebony hair to wild spikes.
"What?" Mokuba innocently shrugged, then joined the others in the living room. He gave a last backward glance across his shoulder and winked. "Carry on, lovebirds."
Seto turned back to his wife, sighing. "He had A-grades in school and now he can't even spell his name properly. He's not my brother."
"Dunno… but I like his hair today," she giggled.
"Kaibaaaaaaaaaaa! Serenityyyyyyyyy! Join us for the countdown!" They could hear Joey shout from the top of his lungs.
Taking her small hand in his, Seto led Serenity to join the party and together all of them counted down to zero. Serenity smiled at Seto whose eyes told her more than any smile could ever do.
"Happy new year, Seto!"
"Happy new year." He kissed his wife thoroughly.
Then another loud scream, a brutally hard slapping noise, Mokuba complaining and Rebecca freaking, pointing an accusing finger. "You bastard tongued me!"
Serenity smiled up at Seto. "No doubt, he is your brother."
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The end.
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(Senseless. No start, no finish. Just words. I apologize.)
