Yay! I finished my chapter just in time for Valentine's Day. You probably have no idea how happy I am that I could finish it before I wanted to and not after…like usual.

Well, let's leave this intro short. I don't own Yugioh, like always…

"Hey, Yugi," Tea said brightly as he opened his front door. He blinked. It wasn't normal to see her in that much pink and red…she was wearing a crimson shirt with a small pink jacket, and a pair of black pants with pink and red hearts on them. She also had heart a clip in her hair, small heart earrings, a heart pendant, and a sash—of course, all in shades between pink and red. Her shoes were also the same color. Of course, it did look good on her…

Tea waved a hand before his face. "Hello, Yugi, you there?"

He blushed a charming shade of pink. "Ye—yeah, I'll be right there."

He rushed up to his room and picked up his jacket, putting it on before a mirror. For once, he wasn't wearing his school uniform. His grandpa had found out about the little gathering he was having with his friends, and knowing his Yugi and Tea were the best of friends, he had made him buy some new clothes. No doubt, the old man was trying to hook them up. Just in time for Valentine's Day…

With one more glance in the mirror at himself in less blue than usual, he hurried out of the room and ran back down the stairs. He stepped outside and pulled the door shut behind him.

"What's with the new clothes?" Tea joked. "They sure look better on you than your school uniform."

"Hehe, thanks…" Yugi said, a bit embarrassed. "My grandpa got it for me."

She looked at him questioningly. "What for? I thought you two didn't care for new clothes…have you grown out of your old ones?" She winked. "Maybe you've finally grown."

"Well, um…uh…" he desperately tried to think of something to say. He couldn't tell her he had them because the old man thought they would be going on a date…it would ruin his chance! "He just thought…that it'd be nice to get me a present. Or at least, that's what he said," he improvised quickly.

Tea looked unconvinced for a moment, but thankfully, she didn't say so out loud. "Well, that's cool. So we're heading to the theaters, right? Just making sure that you guys didn't make last minute plans again."

"No, we didn't. We're still going there."

As the crosswalk signal changed, she said, "Come on then! Let's hurry up…or the others will wonder what happened!"

Yugi had no choice but to be dragged along behind her in the busy streets.

"Come on, come on, where is she?" Joey muttered, letting the curtain fall back over the front window from where he was looking. "She said she would be here by now."

Serenity glanced at the clock beside her. "Be a bit more patient, Joey. We still have a bit of time. Mai won't make us late."

"Yeah, I know, but still…" He sighed and peeked out the window once more. "She said she'd be here by now," he sulked.

Serenity laughed softly. "You know, if might be better if you just admit to her your feelings. I bet that she already knows that they're there. She's just waiting for you to say something about them."

Joey turned around, expecting to see her joking around, but his little sister's face was serious. "Maybe."

Her face unexpectedly brightened up with a smile. "But you do have that gift you bought for her, right? That'll be a start."

"Yeah…" he said distractedly, putting a hand in his jacket pocket. "It's right here." He paused, then looked at her. "You're not meeting up with anyone, are you?"

"No, of course not. Who would I meet up with?"

But before he could answer her question, a knock fell on the door. Joey raced off to get it.

"Hey, Joey," Serenity heard as she got up. "Where's your sister? She is coming with us, right?"

"Yeah, I'm right here," she said, standing beside her brother. However, she barely even recognized the woman before her. Her eyes were the same, but…her hair was put up in some extravagant hairdo that looked as if it would come undone in the next second, it was so complicated. And her clothes were very different from what she always wore, too. Instead of the all purple attire she usually wore, she had an even more attractive outfit of pinks and whites, with a long skirt that almost revealed too much.

Not that Serenity could say much about what anyone else was wearing. Even she had dressed up for the once-a-year Valentine's Day. Her hair was put up in several layers, and her clothes were a little more dressy and showy than usual. Not too much, of course; Joey wouldn't think it too appropriate of his sister. And it would make her seem awkward and out of place. But what she had on still made her feel pretty…

"So, are we ready to go?" Mai asked, twirling her car keys around her finger.

"Yeah," Joey answered promptly. Serenity saw his hand sneak into his pocket, and she barely hid the smile that formed on her lips.

"Well, then, let's go." In less than a minute, they were out of the house and on their way to the theaters in Mai's convertible.

They met Tea, Yugi, Ryou, Tristan, and Duke before the entrance, waiting for them. Greetings were warm and happy, but the mood changed subtly.

"We haven't decided on a movie yet, have we?" Tea said, looking at her cell phone, which had come from her purse. "Well, we have half an hour until the first movies start."

"Let's watch a horror movie," Duke said, a thoughtful look on his face.

However, he got no farther. Mai interrupted him. "Horror on Valentine's Day? I think not. We should watch something more romantic…"

"That's okay with—" Ryou started.

"No, I don't want to watch a love story," Joey complained. "They're boring."

"They most certainly are not," Tea countered.

"What about an action movie?" Tristan asked.

Most of them looked thoughtful at that. However, the spell was broken when Yugi said, "Are there even any good ones coming out right now? I thought most of them sounded a bit…well, corny."

They all sighed, some louder than others. "Well, what now?" Joey asked after a moment of silence. "We have to think of something to watch soon, or else we'll miss whatever movie. And we won't be able to find any good seats."

"What about a drama?" Serenity asked. "I mean, there's probably one or another out there that has some romance in it, but not too much. And we can find one that all of us like…"

"But there's nothing interesting about those," Duke said. "They're so boring."

"Yeah, sure," Mai said, elbowing him. "Who was it that cried after watching that drama at Yugi's house?"

"Hey, I wasn't the only one," he said, defending himself. As hard as he tried to hide his embarrassment, everyone could see right through it. "Tristan, Tea, and you cried, too."

"But doesn't that mean they're interesting, then? I mean, I didn't find it so boring…" said Ryou.

Yugi agreed. "Me neither."

"Exactly why we're going to watch a drama," Mai said, walking towards the doors. "Come on, let's go buy ourselves some tickets."

The rest of the small group of friends agreed and followed after her, leaving Duke behind. "Hey, what about me?" he shouted after them.

"Well, you can come along," Tristan said airily, following them. "It won't be that bad, my friend."

"Alright, alright," he grumbled, making his way inside.

The group was quiet as they walked out of the theater, each of them absorbed in their own thoughts of what they had seen. All of them except Mai—who had watched many such movies and had found this one barely past satisfactory—unlike the others, who had only watched a few at most. She let herself fall back to where Serenity was walking, Duke trailing beside her.

It was a surprise that Duke wasn't even paying attention to her, for once. At least he wasn't as bad as Tristan. "See, I told you it wasn't that bad," she told him, jabbing at him with an elbow.

"Wha—! Hey, you don't have to scare me like that!"

"Your head was just high in the clouds to notice me here, that's all. Which says a lot, since you said you didn't like the movie…" Her voice hinted at a confession.

"Alright, alright," he said, giving in. "It was pretty good. It was just one of a kind, that's all."

Mai looked at him skeptically. "Really? I thought it was only okay." She ignored his remark as they walked out of the entrance, turning to Serenity instead. "Don't you wish real life was like that?"

"What do you mean, Mai?" she asked the older girl, not sure if she understood completely.

"You know, where an awesome guy comes to you at the time you need most help. And then you both think of each other for a long time, and finally, at the most desperate time, he does something that is totally awesome. And then he admits his love as you cry on his shoulder…" She sighed dreamily.

Serenity didn't answer, not very sure if she wished life were so. However, another thought crossed her mind that caused her to smile secretly. If only Mai knew that something like that was unfolding in her life…After all, hadn't Joey come to her in many times of help, and didn't both of them think of each other often? At least it seemed they did. And they were also very caring with each other; as hard as it was to see, she knew them both well enough to know it was there. If only Mai knew that Joey was right there for her…

"What are you smiling about?" Mai asked, a friendly edge to her voice.

"Oh!" Her face heated up, embarrassed at being caught in her thoughts. "Um, nothing…"

"Sure," she said airily.

"I think it's time for lunch," Joey announced before them, unaware of what was happening behind him. "I'm hungry."

Yugi smiled. "You know what? For once, I think I actually agree with you. We should have bought some snacks for the movie."

"Yeah, well, we were running pretty late anyway," Tea answered. "But I agree, we should go get some lunch. Where do you guys want to go?"

"What's a good restaurant around here?" Mai asked thoughtfully.

"I don't wanna wait that long for food. Fancy restaurants always take forever to cook. Let's just go to some fast food place," Joey said.

Duke finally decided to join in the conversation—twirling his hair around his finger. "But that'll ruin my complexion. All that grease and fat…"

"Of course, Duke," Tea said sarcastically. "All the best for you."

"We can always go to a café to get quick food that isn't so…you know, greasy," Ryou chimed in. He looked at the others as it suddenly got quiet. "Right?"

Yugi unexpectedly broke out into a cheerful smile. "See, didn't I always tell you guys that Ryou was the most sensible out of all of us? Why not? Let's go to that café over there." He pointed at one situated against the theaters.

"Must come from being British," Joey muttered to Duke and Tristan.

Serenity smiled contentedly as she flopped down on her bed, closing her eyes. It must have been one of the best Valentine's Day gatherings she had ever been to. Other than having a bunch of fun, no one had turned tempers to the surface, even to her. And she hadn't needed to be quiet with worries of what the others would think of her ideas since all that had happened.

But what was even better was seeing them so…romantic. By the time they had reached the café, Tea and Yugi were already forgetting about the others, running to get their own booth. And it had barely changed afterwards, when they had done some window shopping downtown. She had even seen Tea take a peck or two at Yugi's cheek, making him turn such a bright shade of red that Serenity almost burst out laughing. Joey finally—finally!—started to talk to Mai, and her dreams were pretty close to coming true. Even she had said so. And Joey had come home one gift and a bit of money lighter, too. Just like Yugi, Duke, and Tristan, though Joey was the king when it came to spending for someone special. And Mai, Tea, and her had gone home with more to carry, courtesy of the boys.

She glanced wryly at the bags she had dumped in a corner of her room. She had gotten quite a bit from Duke and Tristan, although it was considerably less than what her two friends had received. Her gifts were two bouquets of roses—one red, one pink—some chocolates, a scarf, and a cuddly teddy bear. The last one was from Duke, of course, little heart shaped balloons tied around it. What could she possibly do with all of it? Or course, she had taken them thankfully, not wanting them to know. But really, the gifts were just normal. The flowers that everyone got would die after awhile, and the chocolates would be eaten, most of them from Joey. At least the scarf could be used, though as white as it was, she probably would never wear it; it would get too dirty. And the teddy bear would only be a nice decoration. If only they had been a bit more…thoughtful.

Sighing wistfully, knowing that it would never be and that these were only a few reasons why Duke and Tristan would only be friends, she pushed herself up and off the bed and walked to her computer. It was late—she glanced at her desk clock, which showed 8:30—but she felt like staying up still. Maybe she should color her picture she had drawn a few weeks ago…Still not certain of what she was going to do, she turned on her computer anyway.

At first, when she turned on her computer, she simply sat there, staring at the screen. What was there to do? Then an idea struck her. Maybe Mai or Tea would be online. She knew how much those two would love to gossip about the day. Thoughtfully, she logged in to her instant messaging account.

However, neither of them was on. She scanned through her friends list to see if anyone else was on that was worth talking to. Most people weren't at this time of the night, especially during a holiday, but those that were on were people that she didn't really feel like talking to. She wanted to talk to someone that she knew better than most.

A name caught her eye by the online icon. As she scanned the screen name, she was surprised to find out it was Mokuba's. Who was it?

Disregarding her own account's safety, Serenity clicked the name to start a conversation. She quickly typed in "Hello?" and waited for a reply.

It was awhile in coming, but not long. 'Who is this?'

Quickly pondering an answer, she typed back, 'Someone who doesn't want to reveal her identity to someone she doesn't know.'

'Then I won't tell you who I am either.'

'Well, I'm on the friends list, and you're on mine.'

'Or at least, the last user was.'

'And?'

'Does that help?'

'No. Why should I trust you?'

'Hey, I'm not trying to trick you or anything. This is my account.'

'Give me your initials then. If I know you, I'll be able to guess easily.'

She didn't answer at first, letting a few more messages fly by, along with one that said the user was going to log off if she didn't reply, then decided they would get nowhere if one of them didn't start. It was worth a risk. 'SW.'

The recipient also took awhile to figure it out. However, she didn't press the person, and they answered faster than she did. '…Serenity?'

'Maybe. Who are you?'

'Seto.'

She was so surprised for a second that she couldn't answer. A billion questions and statements of disbelief ran through her head, none of them completing before a new one settled in. She finally managed to type, 'O.o How come you're on your brother's account?'

'I think my brother used to use this computer, and kept himself logged on.'

'So you mean that…he set the computer to sign him in at all times?'

'Yeah, probably. He might have forgotten that this isn't his computer.'

'He doesn't use it all the time, but he uses it often.'

'Oh. That makes sense.'

'Where are you right now?'

'At home. Why?'

'I was just wondering, that's all.'

'Did you do anything interesting today?'

'Go to any parties or visit anyone?'

'No. But I took a break from work and relaxed at home.'

'Haha, that's one good way to enjoy Valentine's Day. Relaxing isn't so bad. xD'

'No, it isn't. What did you do?'

'I went with my brother and Yugi and the others and had a bunch of fun.'

'As in?'

'Watching movies, shopping…just having fun. : D'

'Did you get any gifts?'

'Why do you wanna know? xD But yeah, I did…flowers, candy, a teddy bear, and some balloons. The usual stuff.'

'Did you get anything?'

'Actually, I did. I was going to call you tomorrow about it.'

Serenity felt a momentary pang of fear. 'Why? What happened?'

'Wait a second. I'll send you an email.'

Doubts and fear began to build up as she quickly opened her internet account and her inbox. The email had obviously not come so soon, and she waited anxiously. Something sounded really bad…

Just then, a little icon popped up from the bottom of the screen. Quickly, she reopened her email and saw it. She took a deep breath, then double-clicked it.

However, she did not wait for it to show up. Instead, she minimized it and sent a reply on instant messenger.

'I got it…'

'Okay.'

Well, what else was there to do now? There was no use putting it off; she would have to read it anyway. Slowly, she dragged her mouse over the icon on the bottom of her screen and reopened the window.

'Dear Seto Kaiba,

The jokes and tricks are wearing thin. I have had enough of this play, and so have you. It is time for the real business now. No more games. Bring that little girl along with you in five weeks to the top of your corporation building. That should give you enough time to prepare, don't you think? I'll be waiting…'

Shakily, she reopened her messenger screen. A few more messages had been typed out, the latest being, 'Are you okay?'

'I think…'

'Hey, don't stress out about it, okay?'

'It will all turn out okay, I promise. Believe me.'

'Please?'

'Okay.'

'Well, I need to go right now. Keep safe for now.'

'I will.'

'Thank you.'

'Don't worry. :D'

She watched the screen as a small message came up. He was gone now. Slowly, she logged out herself and shut down her computer. Quietly, she crawled under her covers and huddled in her bed, eyes open and wide awake.

So, did you like it? Sorry if the instant messenger part was confusing. Seto was typing what was in italics, and Serenity was typing what was in regular. And both of them were typing their corresponding parts in quotes…

I hope you liked it! Not as fluffy as I should have made it, but I thought I might finally introduce the other couples instead. I told you there weren't going to be many scenes with them, so…

Review, please! Any constructive criticism on my overall writing would be very appreciated! Like always…