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Chapter 3

Dirty Little Secrets

That Night

"I'm telling you Joey something is wrong in that house!" Mai chose to bring this subject up long after their children had been asleep.

"Why do ya have to say tha Mai, Why can't ya just be happy for her, huh?"

"Because, Joey, He hit her." Joey's eyes got huge and he turned towards his wife has if to say what the Hell?

"I was over there helping Serenity calm Konic down and she wouldn't so Richard went into her bedroom and-"Mai very un-characteristically started to go into tears. "There was a smacking noise and a thud and then he said I should go home."

"He won't get away with it Mai. I'll stop him, in fact I'll talk to him to-"

"NO! He'll probably blame Serenity! Let's just see what happens tomorrow."

"Whatever ya want say Mai but I won't tolerate him hitting them!"

"Even though she's Kai-"

"Don't say that I'm still trying to forget!"

"Good night Joey." Mai kissed him and went to bed.

The Next Morning

"Come on Konic!" Serenity whispered desperately to her stubborn daughter.

"NO Mother!" Konic and Serenity sat in an empty black room with boxes lining the walls.

"Why Konic? You've never had this problem before!"

Konic who had been avoiding her mother's gaze looked regrettably into her eyes and said, "I know he's not my father, but I don't know who is!" She hurriedly explained seeing the fear in her eyes turn to anger.

"Yes he is and NEVER say that he isn't!"

"Not according to this." Konic rummaged through her bag and pulled out a pink book with gold writing that read Serenity Wheeler 1990-1991on the cover. Serenity's breath caught has Konic opened to a marked page and read:

Nov 4, 1990

Dear Diary,

He asked me to live with him today! I'm still sort of scared though. Joey says he's an insensitive ass-hole but I don't know…He's kind of sweet deep down I think I'm falling for him.

Konic looked up at Serenity and flipped to another marked page:

January 3, 1991

Dear Diary,

He's sick! He hires women for SEX! I can't believe it, but he's the only one who doesn't treat me like a baby. I'm considering this. He said I'd be his favorite. And I'll admit I've fallen for him. Okay I'm doing it.

This time Konic didn't look up when she flipped to the last page:

February1- March 3 1991

Dear Diary,

I walked in on him with one of his other 'mistresses' so I left. Went to New York with Joey and Mai and I'm pregnant. But I met a guy named Richard and convinced him to sleep with me. He wants to get married and he'll eventually find this so I won't be writing anymore. I wish I never met him, May you rot in hell S

"It's crossed out but it starts with a S." Konic looked at her mother with the ice glare even Richard showed weakness too. The look she had unknowingly inherited from her father. "Don't look at me like I'm your mother."

"Yeah, you are and you're a little whore! You lied to me I hate you! You-"

Slap Serenity's hand flew across her mouth hard enough to make her head go to the side.

"Oh My Gosh! Honey I'm so sorry!"

Serenity tried to hold Konic but she was pushed away. Konic stood and glared down at her mother her long baggy black coat swishing like trench coat.

Serenity shivered as Seto Kaiba's image entered her mind as that cold glare came upon her for the first time in thirteen years.

"You're just like that prick mother."

A car horn interrupted their conversation as it signaled it was time to leave for the airport. Konic walked out stiff shouldered and straight faced.

But little did Serenity know there was someone on the plane she never wanted to see again.

Guess who it is? Kaiba-maybe but then again maybe not…

Yukaro