Sorry for not updating so long. I've been busy with school projects, but after that, I went on a vacation to Canada. I didn't bring a laptop with me because my dad didn't let me, so I couldn't work on this until I got home a week later. So I have finally finished this chapter.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh…still don't, never will, and don't want to because some people would hate my ideas…

"Hurry up, Serenity!" Joey called. "They're going to be here in five minutes!"

"I know!" she called back. "I'm almost done."

The two Wheeler siblings were spending Saturday afternoon with Yugi, Tea, Tristan, Duke, and Ryou. Nothing much was planned after having lunch together, but all of them had agreed to dress in something decent. Or at least the girls did, anyway. Mai was going to meet them a little later, so Serenity had at least two others to judge her style.

Serenity came down a minute later in a cute white halter-top and denim pants, a belt around her waist. Her hair was down like always, and her face was clean of makeup. "Are they here yet?"

Joey turned and said, "Not yet." When he caught sight of his little sister, his expression changed to something akin to surprise. "Where did you get that shirt from, Serenity? I didn't buy that for you."

"I know you didn't," she answered. "Mai and Tea helped me pick it out the last time we went shopping together because they said I needed something more fashionable. They bought it for me. Do you like it?" She looked up eagerly at Joey.

"Um, not really, to tell you the truth. It doesn't look like you."

"Of course it doesn't!" She didn't seem the least bit fazed by what he had said. "I look different, don't I?"

"I guess," her brother said, a little overwhelmed. He turned back to the window, thinking, When did my sister become like this? Not that he didn't like it, of course. It looked pretty nice on her, but it still looked…different.

"They're here!" Joey suddenly burst out, jumping away from the window and running madly towards the front door. "Come on, let's go!"

Serenity followed at a more mannerly pace. She took the house keys that her brother had left behind on a small table as she went out the door, hearing him call out, "Hey, guys!" She waved to Tea, who was the only one looking in her direction, then closed the door behind her and locked it.

"You look nice, Serenity," Tea said admiringly as she approached. "That's the shirt we bought you, right?"

Serenity nodded. "Yep. You look really nice, too." Tea had on a black spaghetti-strap and a baby blue miniskirt, her hair in a small ponytail. Earrings and a necklace hung from her ears and neck. "You should put up your hair more often. It's cute on you."

"Thanks," she replied happily.

Joey, Yugi, Duke, Tristan and Ryou drifted over. "What's this, a dress out or something?" Duke asked. "Why are you guys so dressed up? Who are you trying to impress?" Duke winked at Serenity, twirling a strand of raven-black hair around his index finger. "Anyone else coming along that I haven't heard from?"

"No," Tea said, a bit ruffled at his remarks. "We just decided to take advantage of our day away from school uniform and wear something nice. What are you worried about, anyway?"

"We're just having some fun," Serenity added hastily.

"So where are we going?" Joey interrupted eagerly. "Where we gonna eat?"

Tristan looked over at Joey crossly. "Can't you wait for just a few minutes?"

"Hey, I'm hungry!"

"Alright, alright," Yugi put in hastily. "We'll go find someplace to eat. Where do you suggest? Anyone have a preference?"

"Pizza!" Joey and Tristan shouted instantly. Ryou and Yugi exchanged a glance, and Duke simply sweatdropped. Tea and Serenity sighed.

"I don't really care," Ryou told them.

"Are you guys okay with that?" Yugi asked them. "Tea? Serenity? Duke? It's fine with you?" They nodded, not bothering to disagree with the idea of the two starving boys. "Alright then. I guess we're going there." He turned to Joey and Tristan, who were giving each other high fives and jumping up and down. "Joey, Tristan…" He trailed off.

Tea scowled. "Joey! Tristan! We're going, all right? Stop putting up the act and lets get going, or else you can think about not eating anywhere instead!"

"Yes!" the two shouted in exuberance. They gave each other a high five once more.

Sighing and trying to hide the smile on her face, Serenity followed her bickering friends. "Your brother and Tristan are total idiots," Tea whispered to her. She smiled in reply.

Serenity sipped at the remains of her soda, content after eating three slices of pepperoni pizza. She picked idly at the crumbs left on her plate as she listened to her friends chatter and argue. It felt good to be with them. Ever since Mokuba had gone missing, she had been busy with Kaiba and school and had seen little of her friends. It was pure coincidence that they had all been able to get together today, since there was always someone that needed to do work or something of the sort.

Tea, who was sitting next to her, poked her in the ribs. "Hello?" she called, waving a hand before her face. "Weren't you listening to a thing we just asked you?"

"Huh?" Serenity said in surprise. "Sorry. I was dozing off a bit. What?"

"We were wondering if there was a job opening from Kaiba yet. We were talking about dueling tournaments, and then we got around to Mokuba. So, is there any offer?"

Serenity shook her head. "No. Not yet. We've been really busy with a bunch of things. He has a lot to handle, so I think he hasn't really had time to think about it much yet."

Joey scowled. "What does he need to do? He has millions of people that work under him. I think that's just an excuse. Sis, you should just leave him to do the work alone. That spoiled ass needs to learn how to work for himself. You don't even get money or anything from it. What's the use?"

"Joey!" Tea gasped. "How can you be so selfish? Mokuba is your sister's best friend. Not everything in the world needs a solid reward like money!"

Joey stuttered for a second. "He's a jerk! I don't want Serenity to become anything like him!"

His sister simply looked at him as he blabbered on. She saw Yugi glance over at her with a worried expression, then say, "Joey, I think you should watch what you're saying."

"Huh?"

"Nothing," Serenity cut in hastily. "It's okay, big brother." She fumbled for a way to change the topic so she wouldn't have to explain. "Um, do any of you know when Mai's going to be off work?"

Tea dug through her small purse thoughtfully. "I have my cell phone. We can call her." She checked it for the time. "It's five minutes past one. She should be off by now, right? Where do you want to meet her?" She busied herself by dialing in Mai's number.

"What do you guys want to do for the rest of the afternoon?" Joey asked. "Maybe we can go to Yugi's place for awhile."

"Actually, Grandpa's really busy, so we can't do that." Yugi smiled. "Sorry, guys."

"Hmmm…" Ryou looked thoughtful. "We could go watch a movie at the theaters. Do any of you guys know of any good movies that are out?"

Tristan shook his head. "Nah, no movies. Something else."

The gang stayed quiet awhile, until Tea cleared her throat. "Guys, I have a call to make. Where do you want to meet her?"

"What about my game shop?" Duke suggested. "We can just park there, and then take a stroll around and do whatever." He shrugged. "Can't think of anything else."

No one objected. "Duke's shop it is, then." She proceeded to excuse herself and walk out the door. Serenity heard a faint "Hey, Mai, it's Tea" before the crowd drowned her out. The rest of them finished their lunch and drinks. Duke paid, since he wouldn't let anyone else do it, then they cleared out and followed Tea out into the street.

Tea met them a few feet from the entrance, putting her phone into her purse once more. "Okay, we're meeting her at Duke's place. She's going to be there in about ten minutes. Let's get going."

"When we get there," Duke started, talking to Serenity, "I'll give you a tour of the place. How about it?"

"Sure," Serenity answered, not really sure about it.

"It's really grand," he went on after her answer. "It's not just a bunch of people there, you know. There are a lot of game rooms and things like that. I'm sure you'll enjoy it…" Serenity barely heard Duke going on and on.

"There's Mai!" Joey exclaimed as they got in sight of Duke's huge game shop. "Come on!"

Hearing Joey's loud voice, Mai turned around to face them. "Hey, Joey. Hey, guys. Are you having fun so far?" She walked around her car towards them, twirling her keys around her index finger. "Tea, Serenity, you look nice. I was hoping you wouldn't forget so I would be the only one in style."

Tea nodded appreciatively as the boys grumbled. Serenity mumbled a thank you with a glow on her face.

"Well, you look as good as always," Tea commented, "if not better." The blonde had a spaghetti strap and a small jacket like usual, except they were pink and white instead of purple. For once, she had pants on instead of a skirt—expensive looking jeans that fit her perfectly. She still had her heels on, and hoops still adorned her ears.

"Thanks, hun." She looked around, then asked, "So where are we going? Are we going to stand here all day?"

It was quiet. "Hello, did anyone hear me?" Mai waved a hand in an exaggerated manner before them. Her keys had dropped into her other palm. "Where are we going?"

Joey smiled sheepishly and opened his mouth, but Ryou beat him to it. "Uh, actually, we haven't really decided on anything."

"Not yet," Yugi added quickly.

"Yeah," Duke and Tristan chimed in, sounding foolish. They looked at each other, then Duke continued, "We were waiting for you to decide."

"Oh, really," she said, a skeptical look on her face. "Whatever you say. Well, I don't have a preference. Where do you guys want to go?" Nobody answered. "It seems like we're not doing anything today," Mai sighed.

"I know! I have a super idea!" Joey suddenly burst out. "We can come over to my house and play video games!"

Serenity inwardly winced. "Umm…Joey, I don't think so…" In truth, their house was not the best place to spend an afternoon, especially with friends. They hadn't really cleaned up, and she definitely didn't want them to see how unorganized they were. "We can play video games at someone else's house…"

She spoke in such a small voice that they barely heard her. "Hey, that's a great idea!" Tristan immediately turned around and started running off in the direction of the Wheeler household. "Let's go!"

The guys all headed off after him, but Tea and Mai had heard Serenity and turned around to look at her. "What did you say, hun?" Mai questioned.

"Oh, nothing," Serenity replied hastily. "It wasn't important. Shouldn't we be following them?"

Tea and Mai exchanged a glance. Mai shrugged. "Come on. If we don't hurry up, we're going to lose them."

"It doesn't really matter," Serenity replied. "They don't have the keys, and we know the way."

Mai winked. "Are you saying that we should leave them at the front door for awhile? You know, to get them annoyed?"

"Um…uh…not—not really…"

"Stop it, Mai. You're making her uncomfortable."

"Hey there, I was just joking around."

"It—It's okay…"

"Let's just forget about this. Get going."

As Mai predicted, the rest of the gang was standing before the front door. "They look a little impatient, wouldn't you say?" Tea commented.

Serenity looked over at the boys. "Maybe we should have hurried a little…" The boys were all resting against the doorway, looking tired and not just a little spent. Yugi looked the least tired, standing on his own but still a little bent over. The rest were all leaning against the wall and the door for support. All of them were red and needing some air. "They really did run all the way over here…" Shaking her head, she walked over to them and took out her keys. Mai and Tea followed her.

"You finally got here!" Tristan exploded. "We've been waiting forever out here for you to catch up!"

"Well, hun," Mai replied, "you could have told your old buddy Joseph Wheeler to get the keys. Or you could have been a bit more considerate and not run off without us."

"Just open the door already," Ryou said tiredly.

Serenity hurried to the door and put the key into the lock. Five seconds later, the door was open. "Sorry for keeping you waiting. I didn't know that you would run all the way over here."

"It's alright, Serenity." Joey walked past and didn't look over. "We're in the house now. So, what do we play?"

Something ringing interrupted them. They all looked at each other for a few seconds until they realized that it was the phone making the noise. "Oh, um, I'll get it. You guys can go on and play whatever it was you were going to play. I'll be right back." Serenity rushed to the phone and picked it up. "Hello?"

"Wheeler."

Serenity started at the cold voice. "Kaiba?" she asked in a hushed tone. She looked around quickly to make sure the others hadn't noticed.

"Who else? Listen. I just got a signal that may tell me where to find Mokuba."

"Really?"

An exasperated sigh came over the phone. "Just listen. He's located at the park where we searched over a week ago. If we want to find him, we need to get there soon. The reading tells me that he's not alone. Some other people are with him. I'm guessing that they're holding him captive, and that's why we haven't found him in so long. Are you coming or not?"

"Uh…um…I guess…" Serenity stuttered.

"Are you or are you not? Because if you aren't, then I'm going alone. I only called because you said you wanted to help…" He trailed off meaningfully.

"Alright, I'm coming. I just need to tell my brother first."

"Are you sure? It'll be dangerous."

She hesitated for a half a second. "Yes."

"I'll meet you at the fountain in the middle. If not, then find the biggest crowd—it shouldn't be too hard—and we'll most likely be there."

"Okay. See you there."

She didn't even bother to hear if he said anything else. She knew he probably just hung up the phone like she did. Also, even though she hadn't shown it, she had been anxious. "Joey!" she called as she skidded into the room. "They've found Mokuba! I'll be back soon!"

She had put on her jacket and was about to run out the door when someone grabbed her collar and dragged her back gently but firmly. "Not so fast," a deep voice said. "What if there's danger?"

Turning around, Serenity saw that it was…the other side of Yugi. "It'll be fine. Kaiba and his guards will be there. See you in a little while!"

Unfortunately, that didn't do it either. "Come back here, Serenity. Even they can't do everything. Every other time Mokuba was taken, there was a greater danger involved. We'll go with you." Yami's deep voice echoed in her ears.

"Huh?" The words stopped her. "But—but—" She tried to find a way to stop them. She knew Kaiba wouldn't appreciate all of them there.

"But nothing, sis. We're going with you."

"But Kaiba won't like it!" she burst out.

Mai waved her hand in the air in a lazy manner. "He won't need to think about us if Mokuba's in trouble. Of course, he won't be grateful, either, but we'll help anyway. Besides, you aren't thinking about going to wherever it is you're going to by foot, are you? Sounds pretty urgent to me."

Serenity tried one last time, then gave up. "Alright! But we need to hurry! We're meeting at the park by my school!" She rushed out the door.

"She could at least wait one second for us," Ryou grumbled. They all ran out after her. It was barely a minute before they were packed into Joey's and Mai's cars and on the way to the park.

Dun dun dun! What do you think will happen next? I'll give you a clue: this is nowhere near the end of the story. Well, that's kinda obvious, considering this is a SetoxSerenity story and that nothing has happened yet. So I'll give you another: it's not going to be your first impression. But maybe I'll take someone's ideas, since I'm still a bit vague about the next part…

Sorry for the short chapter. Mostly, this was written to lead to the next chapter. As for that, it may be awhile until I update again, since I have a bunch of summer camps taking up my whole summer. I'll try to do so as much as I can. Oh yeah, and sorry about some of the mistakes in here. I know that Joey and Serenity live in an apartment, but I made them live in a small house to make it easier. Maybe I should have put this before…oh well. Forgive me for any other mistakes I've made.

Review, please!