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I woke up the next morning still wondering how it had gone for Serenity. I had wanted to get the jacket back before he could see it and she could get in trouble, but by the time I realized it was already too late. Heaven knows that would have made it worse.
"Good morning," Seth said, as usual. He had separated, as he normally did when I woke up. He'd join back before I left.
I had gotten used to sharing a body with him, and things had gotten relatively routine. Mokuba even greeted us both in the morning. Yes, things were as normal as could be when sharing your high-school years with a four thousand five hundred year old spirit.
"Morning," I replied, starting to get dressed. "I wonder how things went for Serenity." He sighed.
"You're still thinking about that?"
"Well, you don't know her brother," I replied, looking him in the eyes. He nodded.
"As good as know him. I've read the details straight out of your mind since the day I met you. I narrowed my eyes.
I pulled on a school uniform. If you had your own designer line of clothing, these things were total crap. "But I really am worried."
"I'm sure she'll be fine. From the way I take it, he cares the world for her. He might be mad, but he'd never hurt her." he reasoned.
"How is it you can figure out things I can't, and you get all your information out of my mind?" I asked him, giving him a sideways look.
"I'm a 'Yami' supposedly. It's my job. Just ask Yugi," he replied, smirking.
****
"Bye Seto," Mokuba smiled, hugging me quickly.
"Bye Mokuba," I replied, handing him his book bag. He jumped out of the car, and ran into the elementary school. We had a chauffer to drop us places, but we very rarely took advantage of that luxury anymore. I had just gotten my license. What can I say?
"Let's go," hurried Seth. "Don't you want to see Serenity?"
"Judging by your antics, not half as much as you do," I laughed. He scrunched up his nose.
"Very funny."
****
We were there soon. The two schools were very nearby, being in the same district and all. I parked the car.
Walking into the front lobby, I ran into Serenity herself. I tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around quickly.
"Hi Seto," she smiled. That was good at least. She seemed fine, and she wasn't mad. I smiled. She was wearing the jacket!
"Oh, sorry Seto," she said, slipping it off. "I knew I wouldn't forget it if I wore it. I have a nasty habit of doing things like that. Anyways," she took off the jacket and handed it to me.
"You can keep it for the rest of the day, if you want to," I said quickly.
"No, it's fine," she smiled. "You can take it."
Accepting the jacket, I held it. It was still warm. Seth snickered at this observation. I couldn't help it. It was.
"Thanks," I said. With a final exchanged smile, we went our separate ways to class.
****
The rest of the day was fairly normal, aside from one very flagrant difference.
Generally, Yugi and his little gang would ignore me, and I them. Occasionally, Yugi invited me to something or said hi, but the rest of them just kept to themselves. It just worked that way.
Today was different.
Joey Wheeler spent the majority of the classes we shared sending me evil looks. I tried to ignore it, but the uncanny feeling one gets when stared at for a long period of time was doubtlessly there. It seemed like every time I looked up, he was giving me another death glare.
Finally, the bell rang. I stepped out of homeroom, backpack slung halfway over my back. I walked out to the car as I normally did, but was stopped mid-step halfway there.
I slowly lowered my gaze to fully take in the boy standing before me. It was a livid Joey Wheeler.
"Excuse me, Wheeler, but I need leave for work momentarily," I said coldly, stepping to the side of him. He moved with me.
"You're not going anywhere," he whispered. I sighed loudly, looking him squarely in the eye.
"Look, Wheeler, I don't have time for your little games. Move now." He was persistent.
"I was easy on Serenity, but don't think I'll do the same for you. From what I've heard, you took Serenity out on a date last night. Is that true?" he asked me, returning my look.
"I would think you'd be more apt to rely on her information," I said sarcastically, raising an eyebrow.
"Don't be sarcastic with me," he spat. "You took her on a date last night, and didn't bring her home until almost eleven thirty!"
"That matters to you why?" I asked him, maintaining my former intimidating stare.
"She's my sister, and I care about her! Do you think I trust you with something like this?!" he shouted.
I felt my level of anger steadily rising.
"Since when have I given you any reason not to trust me?!" I shouted in reply. Suddenly, I felt a shifting of emotion in my mind. Oh no. Seth was taking over. I tried to resist, fearing for the worst, but I found myself watching in horror from my soul room.
"You know what?! You probably don't care at all for her! You just want-"
"That's it!" Seth shouted. I watched the following event in a dream-like state. Seth's fist swung up. I shouted, but my voice was lost in the flow of time. The sickening crack as Seth's arm hit Joey's jaw knocked me out of my stupor.
Joey just stared for a moment. He couldn't believe what had just happened. I don't think any of us could. After staring for a moment, ignored tears gathering at the corners of his eyes from obvious pain and fury, he just ran.
The wave of rage passed, Seth allowed me to regain control. I walked silently back to the car. As I opened the door and stuck the key into the ignition, I thought to myself.
"What have I done?"
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I woke up the next morning still wondering how it had gone for Serenity. I had wanted to get the jacket back before he could see it and she could get in trouble, but by the time I realized it was already too late. Heaven knows that would have made it worse.
"Good morning," Seth said, as usual. He had separated, as he normally did when I woke up. He'd join back before I left.
I had gotten used to sharing a body with him, and things had gotten relatively routine. Mokuba even greeted us both in the morning. Yes, things were as normal as could be when sharing your high-school years with a four thousand five hundred year old spirit.
"Morning," I replied, starting to get dressed. "I wonder how things went for Serenity." He sighed.
"You're still thinking about that?"
"Well, you don't know her brother," I replied, looking him in the eyes. He nodded.
"As good as know him. I've read the details straight out of your mind since the day I met you. I narrowed my eyes.
I pulled on a school uniform. If you had your own designer line of clothing, these things were total crap. "But I really am worried."
"I'm sure she'll be fine. From the way I take it, he cares the world for her. He might be mad, but he'd never hurt her." he reasoned.
"How is it you can figure out things I can't, and you get all your information out of my mind?" I asked him, giving him a sideways look.
"I'm a 'Yami' supposedly. It's my job. Just ask Yugi," he replied, smirking.
****
"Bye Seto," Mokuba smiled, hugging me quickly.
"Bye Mokuba," I replied, handing him his book bag. He jumped out of the car, and ran into the elementary school. We had a chauffer to drop us places, but we very rarely took advantage of that luxury anymore. I had just gotten my license. What can I say?
"Let's go," hurried Seth. "Don't you want to see Serenity?"
"Judging by your antics, not half as much as you do," I laughed. He scrunched up his nose.
"Very funny."
****
We were there soon. The two schools were very nearby, being in the same district and all. I parked the car.
Walking into the front lobby, I ran into Serenity herself. I tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around quickly.
"Hi Seto," she smiled. That was good at least. She seemed fine, and she wasn't mad. I smiled. She was wearing the jacket!
"Oh, sorry Seto," she said, slipping it off. "I knew I wouldn't forget it if I wore it. I have a nasty habit of doing things like that. Anyways," she took off the jacket and handed it to me.
"You can keep it for the rest of the day, if you want to," I said quickly.
"No, it's fine," she smiled. "You can take it."
Accepting the jacket, I held it. It was still warm. Seth snickered at this observation. I couldn't help it. It was.
"Thanks," I said. With a final exchanged smile, we went our separate ways to class.
****
The rest of the day was fairly normal, aside from one very flagrant difference.
Generally, Yugi and his little gang would ignore me, and I them. Occasionally, Yugi invited me to something or said hi, but the rest of them just kept to themselves. It just worked that way.
Today was different.
Joey Wheeler spent the majority of the classes we shared sending me evil looks. I tried to ignore it, but the uncanny feeling one gets when stared at for a long period of time was doubtlessly there. It seemed like every time I looked up, he was giving me another death glare.
Finally, the bell rang. I stepped out of homeroom, backpack slung halfway over my back. I walked out to the car as I normally did, but was stopped mid-step halfway there.
I slowly lowered my gaze to fully take in the boy standing before me. It was a livid Joey Wheeler.
"Excuse me, Wheeler, but I need leave for work momentarily," I said coldly, stepping to the side of him. He moved with me.
"You're not going anywhere," he whispered. I sighed loudly, looking him squarely in the eye.
"Look, Wheeler, I don't have time for your little games. Move now." He was persistent.
"I was easy on Serenity, but don't think I'll do the same for you. From what I've heard, you took Serenity out on a date last night. Is that true?" he asked me, returning my look.
"I would think you'd be more apt to rely on her information," I said sarcastically, raising an eyebrow.
"Don't be sarcastic with me," he spat. "You took her on a date last night, and didn't bring her home until almost eleven thirty!"
"That matters to you why?" I asked him, maintaining my former intimidating stare.
"She's my sister, and I care about her! Do you think I trust you with something like this?!" he shouted.
I felt my level of anger steadily rising.
"Since when have I given you any reason not to trust me?!" I shouted in reply. Suddenly, I felt a shifting of emotion in my mind. Oh no. Seth was taking over. I tried to resist, fearing for the worst, but I found myself watching in horror from my soul room.
"You know what?! You probably don't care at all for her! You just want-"
"That's it!" Seth shouted. I watched the following event in a dream-like state. Seth's fist swung up. I shouted, but my voice was lost in the flow of time. The sickening crack as Seth's arm hit Joey's jaw knocked me out of my stupor.
Joey just stared for a moment. He couldn't believe what had just happened. I don't think any of us could. After staring for a moment, ignored tears gathering at the corners of his eyes from obvious pain and fury, he just ran.
The wave of rage passed, Seth allowed me to regain control. I walked silently back to the car. As I opened the door and stuck the key into the ignition, I thought to myself.
"What have I done?"