Chapter Seven: A Type Of Racism
Ok, I'm have a MAJOR writers' block at the moment, so please don't flame me if this chapter totally sucks!
(*) Means talking on the phone.
Ok, and Yugi might seem a little OOC, but that's only in a few parts.
P.S. If you do flame me, they will be used to heat my tomato soup. Mmmm, tomato soup......
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**********The Kitchen**********
"And that was my dream, Joey. Isn't it weird? I was sleeping, yet when I saw that girl in the mirror, I could taste the fear in my mouth." Serenity explained as she looked up at the kitchen ceiling.
That girl, that beautiful girl, was all Serenity could think about. Who was she? Serenity knew it was someone familiar, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it....
"That's....great.....sis....." Joey said taking his time as he nearly buried his head in a bowl of cereal. Fortunately, he was too dazed to hear the description of the girl Serenity claimed she saw in the mirror while sleeping.
Serenity rolled her eyes to the clock, and when she saw that it was nearly 8:35, she panicked.
"Sorry, Joey, but I'm gonna be late for work-"
Serenity eased down a bit, and sat back into her chair when she realized it was Sunday.
Serenity honestly had no idea why she even wanted to go to work today. After yesterday, many people would think twice about going back to work for Seto Kaiba. She tossed and turned in her sleep the night before wondering whether or not she should go, but after about five hours of disheveled slumber, she decided to go because she needed the money, and she enjoyed her conversations with Mokuba too.
It was her boss that kept her tossing and turning, and the poor thing had no idea why.
"Thank goodness it's Sunday." she said with a breath of relief.
Joey groaned. "It's Sunday already? Shoot, I have a history project due tomorrow!"
Serenity scowled. "Joey, Yugi and the others called two weeks ago to ask if you could come over to work on that project."
Joey mumbled something about how that was two weeks ago, and at that time, he believed he had plenty of time to procrastinate.
"Joey, you have to maintain good grades. All you and Mr. Kaiba care about is Duel Monsters."
Joey's tired eyes immediately became fiery little molten daggers as they stabbed Serenity.
"Me and who, Serenity?"
Serenity instantly put her hands up to her mouth. "I said you and Kaiba, Joey." she explained with a martyred look of innocence upon her face.
"I don't know, Serenity-" Joey started as he was interrupted by the phone.
*RING! RING! RING!*
'Phew! Saved by the bell!' Serenity thought as she got up to get the phone.
Joey eyed Serenity as she got up; nothing but the thought of her filling out resignation papers filled his mind.
Serenity got to the phone, and greeted with such an angelic voice, *Hello?*
*WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU?!!! WE'RE GONNA FAIL THIS THING IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR-*
*Yugi?* Serenity asked.
Yugi was quite glad that at that moment Serenity could not see the wave of red that had submerged his cheeks. Perhaps he should've listened to the voice on the other line before he started yelling his multi-colored head off.
Quite an embarrassing moment, Yugi.
*Hi, Serenity, sorry about that. Could you umm (heh heh)....give the phone to your brother, please?* He asked while rubbing his neck.
*Ok* Serenity said as she gave the receiver to Joey.
Joey hesitantly took it from her hands, and silently spoke, *Hey, Yug!*
*DON'T YOU 'HEY, YUG' ME!!! WE HAVE A PROJECT TO GET DONE AND IF YOU DON'T HEAVE YOUR MONKEY-DREAMING BUTT DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW THEN I'LL-*
*Gees, Yugi! I'd come, but I have to uhh.....watch Serenity.* Joey lied.
*Serenity needs a babysitter?!!* Yugi asked while trying to calm his voice.
*Of course! You don't honestly expect me to leave her alone in this neighborhood, do you? She's a vulnerable girl, and at her age.....Yugi, how can you be so insensitive?*
Now, Serenity could've very easily objected to what Joey was saying, but she wanted to see where he was going with this, and also, she was very much amused by Yugi yelling.
*Call everyone else and tell them to meet at your house! I'll be there in an hour, and if you don't pull your weight in this project then I'll show you insensitive!!!!!* Yugi ordered as the clicking sound of the phone hanging up was heard.
"You should be more like Yugi, Joey; he actually cares for his grades." Serenity explained.
"He only cares for his grades cause his grandfather threatened to take away his cards if he didn't get a B average." Joey said, "Now, to get started on that project......."
$*$*$*$*$*The Den$*$*$*$*$*
Later......
"I hate history! Who honestly cares about how a wooden shoe revolutionized all of Japan?" Duke Devlin asked as he leaned across the couch in the den.
"That's exactly the kind of attitude that loses points with the ladies." Tristan explained while going into a daze of Serenity.
"I wouldn't be talking, monkey-butt!" Duke snapped.
"I was transformed into a monkey because I sacrificed myself to save Serenity, which earned me points with her plus an afternoon in her arms." Tristan explained as his mouth started to drool.
"You were still a monkey." Duke mumbled. "And, Serenity still likes me better than you anyway."
"In your dreams, Devlin!"
"Who wants to date a monkey anyway?"
"Hey! Being a monkey got me more points with Serenity in one day than it would for you being a human the rest of your life!"
"Well, I suppose that that one day that you were a monkey rubbed off on you because you're still nothing but a bug-brained baboon!"
"I wasn't a baboon, I was a monkey, and Serenity loves me!"
Duke was going to retort back, but then Joey interrupted.
"TRISTAN, SERENITY DOES NOT LIKE YOU, OR YOU EITHER, DEVLIN!" Joey said to the fighting teenage boys who both looked like monkeys when they did so, "SERENITY DOES NOT, I REPEAT, DOES NOT LIKE ANYBODY! NOW, PIPE DOWN AND LET ME FINISH READING THIS SO I CAN WORK ON THIS RETARDED PROJECT!"
"Listen to Joey." Yugi demanded as he tried once again to hear himself think.
$*$*$*$*$*The Living Room$*$*$*$*$*
Serenity sat in the living room, trying to drown out the noise of the boys "studying" with some music and the television, until she heard a knock on the door.
"Who could that be?" Serenity asked as she turned of the television and music, got up and answered the knock.
Serenity was a bit take back when she opened the door.
There stood Tea, quite drenched from the rain that was zealously pouring outside. She wore a light jacket and moldy-muddy sneakers. Her hair was dripping with water, and she carried with her a bag full of takeout.
Serenity thought about whether or not to allow her in; she had just cleaned the carpet.
"Come in." Serenity invited as her stare remained on Tea.
"Hi, Serenity. Where are the others?" Tea asked as soon as she lazily threw her soaked jacket across the clean beige couch.
Serenity watched in horror as Tea's sneakers left brown impressions on the soft tan carpet.
Serenity shook her head, "This way," she said leading Tea to the den.
$*$*$*$*$*The Den$*$*$*$*$*
"Tea's here." Serenity said as she opened the closed door of the den and immeadiately ceased the vulgar comments from Tristan's and Duke's mouths.
"You guys," Tea said as she lugged the bag of takeout behind her, "you forgot to tell me that you were all meeting at Joey's."
"Oh, did we?" Yugi asked without looking up from his book.
"Yeah, but luckily I stopped by Yugi's and asked Mr. Motou where all of you were." The brunette explained as she plopped down next to Yugi.
Although Tristan, Duke, Yugi, and Joey were all boys, even they could notice the filth Tea carried with her.
Yugi immediately moved farther away from Tea, and closer to the radiator.
Tea scowled when she saw Yugi do this.
"Sorry, Tea, I just wanna get warm." Yugi explained.
"That's a good idea. I'm really cold too." Tea explained as she got closer to the space heater and closer to Yugi.
"You know what, I'm gonna go get a drink. Anyone want anything?" Yugi asked as he got up and away from Tea.
"I'd like some ice tea, Yugi." Tea said as she opened one of the text books.
"Sure, Tea." Yugi said as if very annoyed.
"And get me a pack of root beer." Duke said.
"Me too..." Tristan said.
"Me three..." Joey chimed in.
"You guys eat too much; think of your cholesterol." Yugi said as he thought of all he had to carry.
"It's okay, Yugi, I'll get the drinks." Serenity said as she started to leave for the kitchen.
"No, Serenity, it's okay. I'd rather go get the drinks." Yugi objected while hinting to Serenity by nudging his head in Tea's direction.
Serenity found this to be very rude of Yugi, and very hurtful to Tea if she ever realized what was going on, so she decided to do something about it.
"Yugi, you're our guest. Please, let me get the beverages." she said as she immeadiately dashed through the door.
Yugi was left with his mouth opened, ready to argue.
$*$*$*$*$*
While Serenity was off to get the drinks, the others were left in a project slump.
"Any ideas, guys?" Joey asked as he tossed a ball up and down from his position on the couch.
Joey tossed the ball to Yugi.
"We have all of our information we just have to think of a clever way to present it." Yugi said.
Yugi tossed the ball to Tristan.
"Sensei-Akikou said that half of our project's grade depends on how we present." Tristan said.
Tristan tossed the ball to Duke.
"And if we don't present in a clever way, we'll fail, and if we fail then we'll have to take the class over gain in summer school." Duke explained as he started to toss the ball up and down.
"Hey, guys, why don't we do 'Can you imagines' while we're thinking of a way to display our project?" Tea suggested.
"Did anyone toss the ball to her?" Yugi quietly asked.
"Actually," Duke said, "that's a good idea."
For those of you not familiar with 'Can you imagines', they're phrases that ask if you can imagine someone doing something that they'd never do. For example:
"Can you imagine Yugi not winning a duel and teaching a lesson in between?"
"Can you imagine Tristan and Duke not acting like idiots around Serenity?"
"Can you imagine Joey not burping like a pig with his mouth full?"
And those are the ones our project-slumped friends used for each other.
"Do I really give a lesson when I duel?" Yugi asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about, because I don't act like an idiot." both Tristan and Duke declared.
"I don't like mines." Joey stated.
"You don't like a lot of things like school, guys flirting with Serenity, homework, anchovies, pink socks, and especially Kaiba." Yugi explained. "And the list goes on, and on, and on, and on......"
Did I just hear a pencil break?
Joey sat up with the shards of a pencil in each of his hands.
"Joey does not dislike Kaiba, he hates him." Tea reminded.
"Can you IMAGINE KAIBA NOT BEING A JERK, SNOB, BIG-HEAD DUELIST WANNA-BE THAT CAN ACTUALLY WIN A DUEL AGAINST YUGI WITHOUT ANY SUICIDAL CONTENT INVOLVED?!!!!" Joey asked as he thrashed his fist against the wall. "AND CAN YOU IMAGINE HIM GIVIN' A FREAK ABOUT ANYONE BESIDES HIMSELF?!!!!"
"I am a good duelist, aren't I?" Yugi asked himself.
"Whoa, Joey, calm down." Tristan said as he tried to pacify the enraged teen. "He's been pretty mad at the word *Kaiba* since the incident at the pizza joint. It was a really exciting scene." he explained to Duke.
"I know that, idiot, I was there!" Duke reminded.
"You're wrong, Joey, Kaiba cares for Mokuba, and pretty soon there'll be another one that he cares for, according to Isis." Tea said as she started blankly flipping through pages in her textbook.
"Likely!" Joey muttered.
"You're talking about that Sikara girl, right?" Duke asked.
"Actually, Duke, it's KI-sara," Yugi explained as he started to look out the window, "and lately, I've been thinking a lot about who the girl will be that'll actually care for Kaiba."
"Nobody can care for Kaiba, it's impossible and every girl that has a brain knows that caring for Kaiba and expecting care back is an instant heartbreak." Joey explained.
"I don't know, Joey, Isis knows a lot about this stuff..." Yugi said while still keeping his focus on the other side of the window.
"Well, whoever the girl is, she'd have to be BEWDiful." Duke joked.
"Serenity's beautiful...." Tristan said as he started to drool again.
Ok...Tristan shouldn't have said that.....
Joey went up to a drooling Tristan, picked him up by the collar, and this is what he said...
"SERENITY IS NOT BEWDIFUL AND SHE AIN'T EVA GONNA BE BEWDIFUL BECAUSE SERENITY, IN NO WAY IS ASSOCIATED WITH KAIBA AND I AIN'T GONNA DRAG HER IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS STUPID HUNT FOR SOME EGYPTIAN BIMBO!!!!!"
"Ok, Joey, whatever you say!" Tristan desperately pleaded as he started shaking his hands like a hummingbird flashes its wings.
"I thought so!" Joey said as he dropped Tristan and turned around. "I don't eva want Serenity involved with this, got that?!"
Tristan, Tea, and Duke nodded frantically.
"Nice going, Tristan. This is almost as smart as the time you decided to go swimming in that virtual lake." Duke hissed.
"Joey," Yugi said, "calm down, you're overreacting."
"No I'm not, Yug. I just don't want anybody confusing my sweet lil' sista for whoever the stupid is that's gonna 'fall in love' with Kaiba." Joey explained.
"But Joey," Yugi said looking out the window once again, "Kisara could be anybody..."
"Who's Kisara?" Serenity asked as she swiftly carried the tray of beverages into the room.
Serenity put down the tray, and looked up at Yugi with expecting eyes.
Honestly, Serenity had heard the others' conversation about Kisara the other day, but she wanted to know more. This new character very much intrigued her.
"Serenity, you're quitting first thing tomorrow." Joey declared.
Obviously, Joey did not want this topic to be discussed around Serenity.
"Huh?" Serenity asked as her attention snapped to Joey.
"Don't mind him, Serenity, Joey's a little mad, but do you really wanna know who Kisara is?"
"Is she someone important?" Serenity asked as her eyes trailed to Yugi.
"Sort of...." Yugi started to explain.
Honestly, Yugi couldn't ignore the fact that a couple of days after Isis told them of a new spirit that would fall in love with Kaiba, that Serenity, well....He couldn't really explain why he hunched what he hunched-call it an instinct. To put it simply, he found it no coincidence that Serenity COULD not throw that pizza in Kaiba's face.
"Go on..." Serenity urged.
"Serenity, this is really boring stuff among Yugi and a few others. Do you really wanna hear this?" Tristan asked.
"Yeah, it's nothing of much interest." Duke said as he tried to get Serenity out of this subject.
"Yugi..." Joey said with his eyes narrowed.
If Yugi was smart, he'd stop right where he was.
But Yugi felt that Serenity had to hear this.
"Long ago, when the pyramids were still young, Egyptian kings played a game of great and terrible power. But these Shadow Games erupted into a war that threatened to destroy the entire world until a brave and powerful pharaoh locked the magic away, imprisoning it within the mystical Millennium Items. Now, 5000 years later, a boy named Yugi unlocks the secret of the Millennium Puzzle. He is infused with ancient magical energies, for destiny has chosen him to defend the world from the return of the Shadow Games just as the brave pharaoh did 5000 years ago...." Yami started to explain as solemnity came into his eyes.
"No way! The pyramids are in Egypt?" Tristan asked.
"o.O Uhh...that's great, Yugi, but can we please get to Kisara?" Serenity asked while she rubbed her neck.
Yami turned into Yugi, and Yugi scowled, "But we were just getting to the good part-oh, alright." He said.
"You see, Serenity, there are seven Millennium Items, each with kind of their own special ability. Some of these items come with spirits. Some of these spirits are evil, like the Millennium Ring's, but some of them are mysterious yet can prove to be your friend, like the Millennium Puzzle's spirit, Yami. (AN: I purposely put no ending quotations there, it's grammar!)
"Now, on with the story. Priest Seth, or who we believe to be the keeper of the Millennium Rod, was on a ka hunt one day with his acquaintance, Shadi. Oh, and a person's ka is almost like a beast spirit. It's like someone's inner essence, but only in a monster form. (AN: Don't sue me if that's not the exact meaning of ka!) While he was on this ka hunt, he and Shadi passed through a village only to find a girl being abused-"
"Why?" Serenity interrupted.
"Because the Egyptians were tan, yet this girl, she was...not like them. She was very white and had these amazing blue eyes. The Egyptians did not like her especially because of her 'disreputable' blue eyes."
"That's like racism!" Serenity angrily exclaimed. "Why would they hurt someone because of what they look like?"
"It's what they believed." Yugi answered. "Anyway, the poor girl was being beaten with stones-"
"Yug, I don't want Serenity hearin' this." Joey declared as he put his hands over Serenity's ears.
Joey would use any excuse to get Serenity away from this conversation.
"Joey-" Serenity started to say.
"She's not a little girl anymore, Joey. Let her hear this." Yugi explained. "We can't shield her forever from this 'magic'."
Serenity thanked Ra for Yugi's logic.
Joey still kept his hands firm on Serenity's ears.
That corny music that plays when Yugi turns into Yami started playing, and Yugi stared straight at Serenity.
Amazingly, it seemed if as all the static in the world was erased, and it seemed Joey's hands were instantly lifted from Serenity's head, though Joey's hands was still firm in place.
"The poor girl was being beaten by the rocks." Yugi continued.
Joey was amused at the sight of Yugi talking to himself. Joey believed that no one was listening to Yugi, for Tea was staring stupidly into space, Tristan and Duke were fighting on who was right in the issue of whether or not a carrot was a vegetable, Serenity could not possibly hear anything because of Joey's barrier of hands, and Joey was half-heartedly listening to Yugi while his focus was on shielding Serenity's ears.
But Serenity forgot that Joey's hands were there, and she could hear Yugi with crystal quality precision.
"The girl was in immense pain. When Priest Seth and Shadi saw this act of horrible abuse, Priest Seth ordered for the villagers to be gone, and after they left, Priest Seth offered the girl some water, but she was far too weak to respond."
Serenity flinched at Yugi's words.
Joey didn't know why he had just felt Serenity shiver, so he continued being amused by Yugi talking to himself.
"After trying to get a response out of the girl, Priest Seth decided to leave her there to parish."
Serenity flinched again.
"But thankfully, Shadi told Priest Seth of the ka that was inside this girl in the form of a White Dragon. Intrigued, Priest Seth ordered-" Yugi immediately stopped talking.
"Yugi?" Serenity asked.
Joey was amazed that Serenity could even tell that Yugi was talking and had stopped talking, so the pressure of his hands increased.
Yugi and Yami had stopped with their explanations because the felt another force telling them not to continue.
Interested by this new force, Yugi and Yami decided to listen.
Yugi snapped back into reality, and answered Serenity, "Sorry, Serenity, that's all of the story that we know."
"But-" Serenity immediately cut herself off. 'Obviously, they don't want me to know something, so I'm gonna have to find out by myself!'
Joey removed his hands from atop Serenity's head. "That's it, the end, the grand finale, and sorry, but there's no sequel!" he said while he dusted off his hands.
"If you're sure, Yugi." Serenity said as she relaxed against the sofa.
"I'm sure, Serenity." Yugi lied. Yugi had a guess on what this new force, but it was too early to reveal his hypothesis.
"He's sure." Joey assured.
"Oh now I get it! The reincarnation of Kisara is BEWDiful because BEWD is short for the Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Tea exclaimed.
The rest of the people in the room stared at Tea, then finally answered....
"Can you imagine Tea actually having a clue?"
Tea simply scowled, she blankly started counting numbers on her fingers, and when she counted three fingers she stupidly replied, "You guys I do too have a clue!"
$*$*$*$*$*Serenity's Room$*$*$*$*$*
Later.....
Serenity clutched her stomach in immense pain.
"Don't ever accept takeout from Tea Gardner again!" she told herself as her grip got tighter.
Serenity shut her eyes, trying all the while, to get the pain out of her body.
A lawsuit against Tea for food poisoning was racing through her mind.
Serenity pressed her back against her pillow, shutting her eyes even tighter.
Serenity's grip on her stomach loosened as she felt the pain race out of her stomach and into her head.
Now, her head was throbbing in immense pain.
Serenity's head fell into the V of her thumb and index finger as she began massaging her temples.
//Please, help me! They want to hurt me! Please, help me!//
Serenity jerked up with bloodshot eyes, for she had not thought that.
//Greetings, Serenity//
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R/R! Watch this fic take a dramatic turn next chapter!
$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*Tootles,
$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*$*Celestial Night
