Chapter 15-- Trouble

Raquel was pulling out all of the new clothes and rearranging them in front of the store. Since Mai and Joey were still inside, Raquel decided that she needed a short break. She sat looking out at the people bustling around town. A young woman walking her dog, people going into the buildings down the street. Across the street, was Lyon's. Mmm. Lunch sounds good. Raquel continued to scrutinize the people. Her eyes fell on a couple at the park. The guy was taller than the girl. His hair was brown and spiky, while the girl's was long and brown. Wait a second, isn't that Valon? I thought he was supposed to be teaching Lily. I better tell Mai. That would mean that Lily is not getting taught while Valon is off with some girl who looked considerably younger than him. Raquel did not want to interrupt, but she went inside and did.

"Mai?"

She turned around. "Yeah?"

"I just saw Valon outside at the park."

Mai laughed nervously. "That's impossible. He is at home, teaching Lily."

"Maybe we should check if it's really him," Joey suggested. "Just in case." Reluctantly, Mai went outside, silently praying that it wasn't him.

Sure enough, it was. How could Valon decide that making out with some girl was more important than my little sister's education? And what's Lily doing while he's gone? "Is it him?" Joey asked. "Yes it's him." Mai gritted her teeth. "If you'll excuse me, I have somewhere I need to be. Joey, I'll call you later. Raquel, thanks for notify9ing me."

Mai got into her car and drove over to Valon. Suddenly, she recognized his date. The girl he was kissing at that very moment was Mai's beloved SISTER! Instead of pulling up to them right then and there, she turned a corner and drove home. When she got there, she parked her car behind the apartment complex and went upstairs.

Valon looked at his watch. "Lily, I think we should go back." Lily bit her lip and nodded. Valon smiled and slid his fingers through hers, interlocking them. "Hey don't worry. We'll see each other tomorrow." Lily smiled. "Okay," she said as he gave her a helmet.

Once inside, Lily plopped down on the couch. Valon sat next to her. He leaned over and a gave her a long and heartfelt kiss. "And what the heck do you think you're doing?" Their lips quickly parted. "Valon, I order you to get away from my sister and out of my house now!" Valon got up. "Mai, chill." "CHILL? YOU WANT ME TO CHILL? VALON GET OUT OF HERE OR I SWEAR I WILL CALL THE COPS!!!" Noticing that she was serious, Valon grabbed his stuff and left.

Lily sat in silence, dreading what Mai was going to say. Inside, Lily was scolding herself for not realizing that the park was near Mai's work. What would Mai do? Would she ban Lily from seeing Valon forever?

Mai could not suppress her anger. She started yelling at her. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING WITH VALON?!?" Lily rolled her eyes. She was sick of Mai babying her. "Um, gee. Kissing him?" Lily answered sarcastically. "Lily, don't give me that attitude!"

"Well, it's not like we did anything else! What do you take me for? I still have my self-respect you know!!!"

"That's not the point! The point is that I specifically told you to stay away from Valon and you deliberately disobeyed me!"

Lily was getting angrier by the second. "Mai how would you feel if you were in my shoes and Valon was Joey?"

Mai paused. "What are you talking about. What does Joey have to do with this?"

"Oh come OFF it!" Lily scoffed. "What? You think I didn't notice you sneaking off in the middle of the night to go see him? Why didn't you tell me? You're not honest either. So get off your moral high horse and let's really be honest."

"Lily, do not turn this around and make it about me. It is just like you to do that!"

"Well, look at the plank in your eye before digging out the speck in mine!"

"Don't you preach at me! If I were in your shoes, sure, I wouldn't listen either. There's a different. Me and Joey have a relationship way different from yours."

"And how would you know? You're hardly ever here!" Lily stormed upstairs and slammed her door. Mai sighed. Why does she always do that. She's so manipulative! But she is right, a small voice in the back of her head countered. You haven't been home and you did hide your relationship with Joey behind her back. And the worst part was that she knew. What's my problem? Mai wondered. What am I afraid of? Why didn't I want Lily to know about me and Joey? Mai mentally kicked herself for letting Lily win the conversation. She sat on the couch. What now? I guess I'll call the home schooling agency and have them fire Valon. I don't want him anywhere near Lily. Then I'll send Lily to Domino High School (DHS). At least she'll have Serenity to talk to. She'll also have to do a bunch of chores as a result of her escapade. Lily wasn't gonna like what else was coming.

Mai was right. Lily did not take well to going to DH. It wasn't the fact that she was at the school, but that Mai and her teachers both kept a watchful eye on her. Mai dropped her off at school and watch her enter the premises , while her teachers eyed her, making sure she was in class. Then, at 3:00, Mai would get off work (now at an earlier time) and pick up Lily. And that's how it went. Lily was still angry with Mai and would not talk to her. However, Lily was glad when Saturday came around. At least singing would get her mind off of it. I sure hope Valon will be there.

Valon was giving that idea considerable thought. What a week! Taking Alister's idea to heart, getting caught with Lily, and on top of that, losing his job. Valon missed Lily. I want to see her tonight. Just a glimpse and he would be happy. But he needed to talk to Alister and he could not risk seeing Mai again, though the Dragonfly was a public place. Valon kept pondering.

Serenity was tired as she picked up the toys around the large room. It had been a long week. She had escorted Lily around, showing her where everything was. There was a crapload of homework to do, and last night, she had to stay at the orphanage. Seto had been gone for the week on a business trip. Not even anyone to look at. It was 6:00 in the morning, and Serenity was exhausted. She plopped down on the couch, and looked at the girls sleeping in their beds. They had steady, soft breathing. Serenity laid back on the couch and smiled as she slipped into a dreamland of a certain man in a trench coat coming towards her.

Serenity woke up to hearing a soft, but clearly masculine voice telling one of the girls to go back to sleep. Still, tired, Serenity opened her eyes and tried to focus on the figure across the room. She adjusted her pillow. Wait. Pillow? And a blanket? Where did these come from? She looked up to see Seto looking down at her. The corners of his mouth were slightly turned upward into a smirk. He was holding a cup of coffee. "Sleep well?" It wasn't a dream. Shyly, Serenity sat up and nodded, taking the cup he held out to her. " Thanks Seto…I'm mean, Mr. Kaiba," she corrected herself. "You don't have to call me that." He turned and briskly walked out. Serenity got up and deftly folded the blanket. She checked her agenda wondering what she was in store for.

Ding-Dong. Rebecca Hawkins answered the door. "Yugi! I haven't seen you in like forever!" Yugi looked at the ground. "Well, uh," he said shyly, "I was wanting to see if you wanted to hang out tonight with me…and the rest of the gang," he added quickly. Rebecca's eyes lit up. "Ooh. It'll be like a date." Yugi blushed and told her they'd pick her up at seven. Rebecca said good-bye and closed the door. Aha, I knew it was her. You like her, Yami taunted. I don't know what you're talking about. Rebecca will be with all of us, Yugi replied. Uh-huh, Yami smirked.

Alright, I think Yugi and Rebecca make such a cute couple!!! Although she is young. How old is she anyway? If Yugi's 18, then she's like 12 right?

sayoonara (goodbye) (( sai yo-o-na raw)) ja mata (see you later).

Disclaimer: I don't own the songs "Nobody's Home" or "Freak Out. Those are property of Avril Lavigne. I also do not own the song "Shake it Off" That's Mariah Carey's .