Lu: What a treat! Two in one day!

Yami Lu: snore

Lu: I finally got her to calm down and then she falls asleep. shakes head Anyway, another disclaimer. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I did, Joey and Mai would be a couple, Yami and Tea would be a couple, and maybe even Seto and Serenity.

Chapter 7 – Breakfast

The next morning, Joey was woken up by Kaiba shouting in his ear. "MUTT! WAKE UP!" Joey jumped out of bed. He lunged for Kaiba, knocking him to the ground.

"Don't... call... me... a... dog!" he yelled, trying to kill him, or at least severely hurt him. He felt himself being pulled off Kaiba. Serenity was laughing, and pulling Joey back by his arm.

"You wouldn't wake up any other way," she giggled. Kaiba was smirking again as he picked himself up.

"Are you OK, sis?" asked Joey. Serenity's face fell.

"Well, the bruises really, really hurt," she started.

"OK, you're not goin' to school," said Joey.

"No, Joey, I'm fine," she said quickly.

"Let me have a look," he said. Serenity groaned, but turned around. She was wearing singlet top pyjamas, so Joey could see easily without lifting her shirt. Her bruises were starting to turn slightly yellow, and the cuts were still open.

"Serenity, you're not going to school like dis," said Joey sternly.

"Fine," she said.

"Can I ring Yuge and tell him we're not comin' to school?" Joey asked Kaiba.

"Whatever," Kaiba replied. Joey picked up the phone.

"Hey, Yuge. Can you tell de teachers Serenity and I aren't comin' to school today? ... No, dad's drunk again ... I'm not sure, wait a sec while I ask," he said. "Hey, Kaiba, can de gang come 'round dis 'arvo to see how Serenity is?" he asked Kaiba. Kaiba nodded. "Yeah, you can ... OK, I'll see you den ... Peace out, Yuge," he said, and hung up the phone. "Thanks again, Kaiba..." started Joey.

"Temporary truce," Kaiba cut in. Joey grinned.

"Right," he said. "Well, I've gotta pick up some clothes and stuff from my house. Hopefully dad'll be asleep. I'll see you later." Kaiba nodded.

"Good luck, Joey," said Serenity giving him a hug.

"Hey, you need anything?" asked Joey.

"Umm, a change of clothes and my toothbrush would be helpful," she said gratefully.

"OK, I'll be back soon," he said. He left.

Kaiba stood there uncomfortably. There had been a moment that morning when he had felt really close to Serenity. They were planning on how to wake Joey up. She had given him a hug as thanks for letting her stay. He had been stunned. But it was over in a couple of seconds, and then Kaiba had had the perfect idea for waking Joey up. Just the thought of that hug made his cheeks burn.

"Are you OK?" asked Serenity, seeing Kaiba blush suddenly. Kaiba nodded quickly.

"Did you see the look on the mutt's face when I woke him up?" he said, trying to make conversation. Serenity laughed.

"He was so annoyed!" she giggled. Kaiba smirked.

"I wish I could do that more often," he said. Serenity smiled. "Anyway, do you want breakfast?" asked Kaiba. Serenity nodded.

"What do you have?" she asked.

"Not much, I haven't had time to get anything. I think Corn Flakes is the extent of food in the house at the moment," he replied.

"That's cool," she said. So they went into the dining room. Mokuba was already there, eating some Fruit Loops.

"Looks like there's Fruit Loops too," observed Kaiba.

"Corn Flakes will be fine," said Serenity with a smile. Mokuba grinned.

"Morning!" he said brightly.

"Hi Mokuba," said Serenity.

'OK, now's the time to spark something off,' thought Mokuba slyly. As Serenity and Kaiba walked past, Mokuba nudged Serenity just enough that she fell over. Kaiba, hearing her cry of surprise, turned around and she fell into his arms. She stood up, blushing furiously.

"I'm so sorry," she said. "I must have tripped." Kaiba was, if possible, blushing harder than Serenity. He'd liked the feel of her smooth skin when she had fallen into him, but he knew she probably didn't return his feelings. Serenity probably had a crush on someone at her school or something, not on a cold CEO who was her brother's worst enemy.

"Err... no problem," he grunted, and turned back to the cupboard. Mokuba was annoyed.

'That works in the movies,' he thought. 'OK, maybe there is more than one way. Maybe...' he thought, and got up.

"I'm done," he said, and put his bowl in the sink. He skipped out. He found the heater controls and turned the heat up. 'If she feels hot, she might feel sick. Then Seto will have to look after her,' he thought cheekily. He peeked inside. Kaiba and Serenity were both sitting at the table, eating their cereal in silence. Serenity started to look red.

"Are you OK?" Kaiba asked her, seeing her face turn red.

"Just a little hot," she said. Kaiba pressed his hand to her forehead.

"You're really hot," he said. 'In more than one way,' he thought. "Are you sure you're not sick?" he asked.

"No, I don't feel sick, just hot," she said.

"Maybe Mokuba's been playing with the heater again," he said suspiciously. "I'll go check." Mokuba sprang into action, turning the heater off in one swift movement, and running into another room. Kaiba came out. He checked the heater, and looked around. He shrugged and went back in.

"No, it's off. Maybe I should get you something cold. Do you think you need anything?" he asked.

"No, I'm starting to cool down. Thanks anyway," she replied with a small smile.

"Hey, shouldn't your brother be back now?" asked Kaiba.

"Yeah, you'd think so," she said slowly. "Maybe he is." She got up, placed her bowl in the sink, and walked out, followed by Kaiba. As they entered the hall, Joey came back in the house, carrying a bag.

"Hey, Joey! How'd it go?" said Serenity.

"Good. I'm tired. I'm gonna go back to bed," he said quickly, keeping his face turned away from them. He dropped the bag, walked into his room and shut the door.

"What was that about?" asked Serenity. Kaiba shrugged.

"You wanna come with me when I drop Mokuba to school?" he asked. Serenity nodded and smiled.

"Just let me get changed," she said. She opened the bag Joey had brought in, and took out a change of clothes. She went into the room that she had slept in, and closed the door. A minute later, she was out again, wearing a pale pink t-shirt that cut off just above her stomach, and a denim mini- skirt. Kaiba stared at her, mouth hanging open slightly.

"Shall we go?" she asked, when Kaiba said nothing. He snapped out of his trance and nodded.

"Mokuba, are you ready to go?" he shouted. Mokuba came running out of his room, wearing his school uniform and carrying a backpack.

"Yep," he said.

"OK, let's go," said Kaiba, and headed towards the door. The trio went outside, and walked to Kaiba's limo. Mokuba got in the back seat. Kaiba opened the door for Serenity. She blushed and smiled.

"Thanks," she said. Kaiba got in the other side, and they drove off. When they got back, Serenity and Kaiba were laughing and talking like old friends. Well, Serenity was laughing. They went inside, but then Kaiba had to go to work.

"Don't worry, I think Mokuba's got a whole load of video games set up in that room there," said Kaiba, pointing to a door. Serenity smiled.

"OK, I'll see you this afternoon," she said, and Kaiba left.