Sorry I didn't update any sooner. I was busy with assignments… so whatever. Anyway, please review! - Shizuka Angel
Serenity had finally arrived home, tired of running, and soaked of the rain pouring outside. No one was home, which she felt uncomfortable. Now she was worried; she had never been really alone at home, especially when she was used to Joey blabbing what happened, or raiding the refrigerator.
Serenity knew she had tons of homework to do and she knew she needed to get started. But just looking at the dark, lonely hallways of her home made her nervous, and she felt her legs beginning to shake.
It didn't feel right; it felt as if someone was with her, ready to come out and jump at her. Serenity whimpered, grabbing to her backpack, and locking the door behind her.
Now she really wished Joey was with her.
X
Yami had arrived home with Yugi, while both of them panted of their running. Yugi had taken of his heavy backpack; this was the most homework they've ever received. Yami, though, didn't take his off, but looked outside behind him, and wondered if Serenity was all right. She did go home alone, and she had never done that.
What was keeping Joey so long? What was he doing?
Yugi had noticed his silent friend, and knew something was on his mind.
"Are you okay?" he asked. Yami looked at Yugi, who crossed his arms. Yami nodded.
"Of course," Yami said, still sounded distracted. Yugi scoffed.
"Yami, I know you better than that; something is wrong; what is it?" Yugi asked, looking outside, too. Yami sighed.
"It's just…when I left, Serenity was alone and she had to walk by herself. I don't know where Joey went, but I know she's not used to being alone. I'm just worried if she made it…" Yami said, knowing sounding over protective. Yugi chuckled.
"So call her," he stated simply.
"And what do I say if she picks up?!" Yami questioned, feeling a blush sneaking up on him. Yugi sighed.
"Fine; I'll call her. But since when did you care for Serenity this much?" Yugi asked innocently.
Yami blushed harshly, but smiled, trying to cover it.
"Well, I'm her friend and I care about her," Yami rushed. Yugi smirked as he grabbed the telephone.
"Yeah, her boyfriend," he muttered under his breath.
"What was that?" Yami asked. Yugi shook his head.
"Nothing…"
X
Serenity sat on the couch, still feeling uneasy. She knew she had a fear of being alone. With Joey away, she was stuck with her fear.
"Turn on a few lights. That'll calm me down," Serenity told herself. Serenity did what she told herself, and that really made her calm down. But that didn't stop her from shaking and feeling uneasy.
"Joey, when are you getting here?" She asked. Suddenly, before any thoughts could enter her mind, her phone went off, the ring echoing through the hallways and rooms. Serenity sighed, and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Serenity. This is Yugi. Look…Yami remembered that you were going home and was wondering if you were okay. He knows that you're not used to being alone, so he wanted to make sure you were okay…" Yugi said. Serenity smiled to herself.
"Yeah, I'm okay, Yugi. But I've been kind of freaking out about being alone…" Serenity replied.
"Oh…really? Well, if it's okay with you could come stay with us until Joey comes back. Yami will pick you up," Yugi said. Serenity gasped, blushing.
"Um…I guess…" she stammered. Now she was feeling nervous.
"Great. So Yami will come by, and we could all do our homework together. Maybe after that, we could watch some movies…"
"That sounds great, Yugi, thanks."
X
Yugi hung up the phone, and looked at the rushing Yami. Who ever knew he could get ready so fast?
Yugi watched Yami grab his coat, put on his shoes and rush out the doors WITH his keys all in under 30 seconds.
"You're hopeless, Yami," Yugi chuckled, while taking out his homework.
X
Yami had driven to Serenity's house, while he rang the doorbell and seeing her over relieved face. Just seeing her smile had made him smile himself, and the harsh coldness had suddenly disappeared.
"Um…we should be going now…" Yami stammered, as Serenity had taken her backpack.
"Oh…right! Sorry, it's just Joey's been gone a long time and I'm getting worried. Do you think he's alright?" Serenity asked, while walking with Yami.
"Why shouldn't he be?" Yami asked. Serenity shrugged.
"It's probably all in my head. Anyway, about this gift you gave me…" Serenity said, taking the card out and ready to unwrap it. Yami asked, and felt a red blush come up his face.
Serenity unwrapped the little card and gasped. It wasn't just one card, but there were 4 cards. One was a monster card – Witch Mistress, a spell caster which was half witch, half magician (ha, ha) and had the attack points of 2400, while its defensive points were 1700. On the card, it was wearing a blue robe, with a black under-dressing.
Serenity looked at the next card – a magic card, which was called 'The Prophecy'. Its use was to power up and spell caster monster up to 600 points, each from every spell caster in the graveyard. As soon as it hits more than 3800, the prophecy 'begins' and any magic/trap cards in the opponent's hands are thrown.
She then looked at the other card, which was also a magic card. It was called 'Charm's Hand'. Whenever activated in the field, any magician is able to come back from the graveyard. If destroyed, a quarter of its attack points goes to the next/current spell caster.
Serenity looked at the last card was a magic card called 'Spirit's Arrow', which is able to call on a 'dead' monster on either graveyard, and place it on the field. First attack on the recalled monster is a direct attack on the life points.
Serenity gasped, smiling and looked at Yami.
"These cards are amazing!" she exclaimed. Yami smiled warmly at her, and realized they were both at Yugi's house.
"C'mon. Let's go inside before anything happens," Yami chuckled. Serenity got out of the car and went outside.
"Hey, what's up, Yugi?" Serenity giggled. Yugi looked at Serenity and smiled like a six year old child.
"Oh, hey, Serenity! I just got a call from Joey that won't be back until around 8. So you can stay as long as you like," he smiled. Serenity giggled once again and looked Yami.
"Thanks again for the cards. Later, do you mind teaching any strategy to me?" she asked. Yami nodded.
"Why not? These are powerful cards. The Prophecy and Charm's Hand are useful when you have three Dark Magicians and three Dark Magician Girls. Of course, you don't have them?" Yami asked. Serenity sighed, signing, 'no'.
Yugi came up to them.
"C'mon, let's do our homework! It's worth hours of work and it's all due tomorrow!" Yugi exclaimed. Serenity smiled and got down to the floor, taking out her math text book and a worksheet.
"What? I have all my things but my pen isn't here?!" Serenity exclaimed, frowning. Yami smirked.
"Here, use mine. I have another I can use," he offered. Serenity bit her lip and took it. She began writing, all three of them silently until a very confused Yugi broke the silence.
"Okay, I don't get. If N equals 5, V equals 6, and X equals 2, then what's Y?!" Yugi asked Serenity.
She took a piece of scrap paper and did some writing, then had a confused looked put on her face.
"It's…zero…" she said stunned. Yami looked up.
"The answer is absolute zero?" Yami asked.
Serenity nodded. "Yeah…"
"How did you get that?" Yugi asked. Serenity sighed.
"I have no idea…"
X
Serenity, Yami, and Yugi had finished all their work, and now Yami was helping out Serenity with a strategy with her new cards.
"So, when you draw Witch's Mistress, you can play it as a normal monster. If you draw any of the magic cards, use them. The reason I bought those is because those are the cards Witch's Mistress uses the most, and has the most abilities towards them. Anyway, if my Dark Magician was destroyed, and you drew Charm's Hand, what do you do?"
Serenity blushed, and answered. "I put it on the field and take Dark Magician."
Yami smiled. "You just drew Spirit's Arrow. Dark Magician Girl is in the graveyard. Do you take it?"
Serenity shook her head, but kept her focus on looking into Yami's eyes.
"No, I don't. I wait if the Dark Magician gets destroyed," she replied. Yami smirked.
"Really? What happens if he's destroyed?"
"Then I take Spirit's Arrow and take Dark Magician Girl. That, I get 300 more attack points, making it 2300. I attack, getting a straight attack to your life points!" Serenity exclaimed.
Yugi watched in awe. "Wow, she's a fast learner…" he complimented.
"The Dark Magician Girl is destroyed. You draw a Dark Magician of your own," Yami said, winking to Yugi. Serenity gave a confused look.
"But I don't have a Dark Magician," Serenity said. Yami smirked and told her to look at her next card.
And there it was.
"Wha…" she began, and Yugi started to explain.
"I found out that Yami was going to give you these cards. So I bought one that could really help you," he smiled. Serenity had smiled, too, and looked at Yami who was grinning.
"You guys are the best!" She said, hugging them.
She put Witch's Mistress and the Dark Magician together. Yami was still blushing from the sudden hug, while Yugi had already gotten over it.
"Serenity…" Yami started. Serenity looked at him, who looked so happy just looking at her.
I'm stopping it there. I'm tired, that was a LONG chapter. I'll try to make it shorter next time. Don't you wish you had those cards? I do. I want them! Lol
Shizuka Angel