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A/N(1): Wow, a lot of people want more Seto/Serenity! (falls off chair) Well, just so everyone knows...Jellybob favors Yami/Tea more than any other couple. However, I shall put Seto/Serenity in this chapter along with some more Yami/Tea hints. OH yeah! This chapter is going to rock!
Title: Just A Night
Chapter Six: Sexy Beast
April 19, 2005
"...and so we must start discussing decorations, colors, and the day we will hold the prom. We already know that we will be having a Tokyo skyline," Tea said, looking down at her clipboard. She hated speaking in front of the class, but today, Miho wanted to have another class meeting. Sighing, she looked at the bored class. "Any ideas? Questions?"
There was a silence throughout the class. Finally though, one brave soul lifted her hand. "I have a suggestion. I think we should have prom on a Thursday night because too many proms are held on a Friday night. Then, we have Friday as a day off to chill out and stuff.."
"Alright," Tea said, jotting down the suggestion. "Do we all agree it should be in May?"
"Sure," "Mhm," and "Knock yourself out" were heard throughout the room. Tea took that as a "yes," and looked through her calendar for dates. "Alright, for Thursday, we have the 19th and the 26th. Which one?"
"The 26th sounds good," one guy said in the front row.
"Okay, what about everyone else?" She waited for an answer. Most just moaned or nodded their heads. 'What's so difficult about saying a three-letter word?' Sighing, she put her clipboard on the table. "Alright, May 26th it is. Now, I have a list here for a prom decorating committee, music committee, and picture committee. On your way out, please sign up for one or as many as you want. Have a nice day."
Sitting down, she looked at her fellow Student Council members. "Some meeting..." She then looked at her watch. It read ten minutes to three. School ended at three o'clock. The only thing she loved about class meeting today was that it was at the end of the day. She could then go home and go to sleep.
"Hey Tea, can I talk to you for a second?"
Tea broke out of her daze to see Serenity standing over her. "Hey Serenity, what's up?"
"Mai just called me," Serenity said, "she wants to hit the mall and check out some prom dresses. Do you want to come?" She flipped her hair to one side and looked at Tea.
'So much for sleep,' Tea thought, now fitting her bookbag over her shoulder. "Umm...sure. Is she going to pick us up? Or are we going to meet?" She asked, curiously.
"She's actually here already," Serenity said with a laugh. "Are you done here?"
Tea nodded, a little surprised. "Sure, let's go.
"So, you're going to the prom with Seto Kaiba?" Mai asked, eyes glancing over to Serenity, who was sitting in the pasenger's seat of her car. She still couldn't believe that Serenity was dating her cold-hearted boss.
"Yes," Serenity answered, "believe me, he's very sweet once you get to know him.."
Tea looked at Mai through the rearview mirror. They both burst out in laughter. "I've known Kaiba since Duelist Kingdom, Serenity. I haven't seen that man smile--wait, he did smile once. But that was only because he had Joey on his knees during a duel." Mai exclaimed.
Serenity frowned, crossing her arms. "I'm telling you. He's sweet."
"Alright, alright," Mai said. "So, how did you guys...get together?"
Serenity smiled. "Remember when I had that job at Fry World over the summer? Well..."
"Wheeler! Table 3 needs to be served!"
Fixing her uniform skirt, Serenity grabbed a pen and pad and ran over to the table. This was her first week at Fry World, and her boss already hated her for dropping plates, drinks, and ruining a customer's order. 'It's not my fault I'm partially blind,' Serenity thought, nearing her next customer.
"Welcome to Fry World, your one and only stop in Domino!" Serenity said, echoing Fry World's motto. "How can I help you...?" She looked down at the two people sitting at the table. One had scruffy hair and looked about eleven, while the other one looked about two years older than her with brown hair and gorgeous blue eyes.
Though she hadn't seen them in a year, she recognized the two immediately. They were Mokuba and Seto Kaiba, the most-known people in Domino. 'Don't screw this order, Serenity. You'll be fired for sure. You need this money..' she thought to herself.
"Your special--and tell the chef no onions. Mokuba, what do you want?"
Mokuba looked up at Serenity. "Hi Serenity! Um...I'll have the...uhh...what's your favorite thing to eat on this menu, Serenity?" He asked, sweetly. She blushed and looked over Kaiba's shoulder at the menu.
"Well...I'm a vegetarian now. Most of these things wouldn't apply to me."
"What's a--?"
Before Mokuba could finish his question, Serenity's boss came up from behind her and glared. "Did you take these people's orders, Wheeler?" he yelled, in his French accent. Kaiba watched the scene through his ears.
"I was just--"
"I don't pay you to chat with les garcons! Take their orders! Maintenant!"
She flinched as he walked toward the kitchen. "Mokuba, can I get your order?" She asked.
"Serenity!" Mokuba got out of his booth. Then, he said: "Why do you let that guy treat you like that? I'm going to go talk to that guy and--"
"No," Serenity said, holding him back. "It's fine. He's my boss." She looked down at her pad. "Why don't I give you some time to think. I'll get you two some water." She said, now walking away quickly. She didn't realize Kaiba's eyes were following her, sympathizing.
With two glasses on a platter-like plate, Serenity walked toward Table 3 again. Once there, she gave her trademark smile and picked one cup up. Resting it on the table, she tried to grab the other one, but the platter flipped over, throwing the other cup onto the floor. 'Oh no...' she thought, quickly picking the cup off the floor. "I'm very sorry, I'm just very clumsy today." She said. Luckily there weren't a lot of people to see the incident.
"Wheeler!"
"Oh no..." she whispered, but enough for Kaiba to hear.
"What are you doing to my glasses?" Her boss yelled standing over her. "This is definitely coming out of your paycheck! I can't have scratched glasses to serve to my customers!"
"I'm sorry--"
"Excuse me," Kaiba said, standing up, "it was me who dropped the glass."
Mai looked at Serenity. "Whoa...wait a minute? Kaiba...covered for someone?" She interrupted, now looking at Tea, who was shrugging her shoulders. Mai then looked at Serenity.
"I'll explain...just give me a minute.." Serenity said, with a laugh.
Mai nodded and listened to Serenity's story again...
Her boss looked at Serenity, then Kaiba. "Don't cover up for her, Seto Kaiba. I saw the whole thing from the kitchen. Now, don't do it again, Wheeler. Or you will be fired!" He then walked away, fuming.
Serenity's head lowered, sadly.
"Why do you take that from him?" Mokuba asked, angrily.
"I...need the money to pay for my airplane fare to visit my mother in America. She's very sick, and I need the money soon." She said, letting out a sigh. She hated working here, but it was only place she could find that hired people under 18.
"Let's go, Mokuba." Kaiba said, standing up.
"Wait!" Serenity said, "I'm sorry for--"
Kaiba turned to look at her. "Listen, I'm not going to sit here and listen to you. You shouldn't let that guy treat you like this. Here," he searched through his pocket and took out his wallet. "Here's for the meal and some extra change. Later."
Serenity looked down at her palm. "Extra change..?" She looked through the dollar bills to see he gave her three extra hundreds. Her eyes widened. She was holding $300 dollars in her hand. "That's..." She looked out the window to see him getting into her car. "...enough for air fare. Why..?"
"Wheeler!"
She jumped, then quickly put the three hundred dollars away. "Yes sir?"
"Why are you standing around? Didn't I tell you before that--"
"Actually, I was just leaving," Serenity said, taking off her apron.
"Vat are you saying?" He asked, his French accent more lively than ever.
Serenity smiled. "I quit."
"You quit!" Tea and Mai exclaimed, now looking at Serenity.
Serenity laughed, nervously. "Well, what would you do?"
Tea and Mai nodded in agreement. "So, what happened after that? Did you go to Kaiba's mansion? Or did you two meet up again in school?" Mai asked, now entering the mall's parking lot.
"Actually, later in the day...I did decide to visit him. I wanted to know why he gave so much money to an absolute stranger. It didn't make sense to me." Serenity said, locking some hair behind her ear.
"Ooooh...so what happened?" asked Mai, curiosity embedded in her voice.
Serenity laughed. "Well..."
"What are you doing here?" Kaiba asked, looking at the orange-haired girl before him.
"I...wanted to know why you gave me this," she said, taking out the money.
"Come now," the blue-eyed business said, "now you want an explanation for my actions? A simple 'thank you' would suffice." As he spoke, he didn't seem like the regular Kaiba she heard stories about from her brother.
"I'm sorry for not being grateful." Frowning, she lowered her head. "I just can't accept your money unless I know why it was given to me. Forgive me."
The ice in his eyes melted slightly at the girl before him. "Come in, it's getting dark." He said, not answering her question directly. He liked this girl. She was honest, not like the many people in the corrupt world he lived in.
As he closed the door behind her, he led her into the living room, where he asked her to have a seat. She couldn't help but gape in awe at the splendor of the room. She wasn't used to this type of extravagance. She was raised in a poor neighborhood, and was poor herself.
"The reason I gave you the money is simple," he started. Then, taking a sigh, he continued: "Money is nothing to me anymore. I'd rather give it to you for your valiant reasons than give it to a corrupt charity."
She looked at him. "Thank you, Kaiba, but--"
"Just take the money. Would you rather beg for your job back?"
"How did you know I quit?"
Kaiba laughed. "You're very smart--unlike your dimwit brother."
She tried not to laugh, but did let out a soft chuckle. After they talked for a good ten minutes, Serenity looked at her watch and frowned. "I better get going. I have to tell Joey what happened."
Kaiba frowned. He wanted her to stay. He never had anyone near his age to talk to around here. Everyone else at Kaiba Corps and even in his house looked dead. She looked alive, fresh with enthusiasm. "I enjoyed our little chat." He mumbled, trying not to sound too un-Kaiba.
She smiled warmly. "I have heard many things about you from my brother. Most of them are not good." She said, as he let out a "hmph". She continued: "I have always depended on my ears, not my eyes, to describe a person. To me, you sound rather genuine. You speak from your mind, and you're not afraid to tell people what they need to hear. I now consider you a friend, even if my brother doesn't agree." She stood up.
He stood as well. "Do you want to come over...again?"
"That would be nice," Serenity smiled, "thank you again, Kaiba."
"Wow, I would have never guessed," Mai said, getting out the car. "He's such a prick."
Tea casted Mai a "shut up" glance. "What Mai means is that Kaiba isn't as warm to others as he is to you. It was actually interesting to see him warm up to you so fast. That's such a nice story."
"Yeah...something along those lines..." Mai said, receiving a nudge from Tea as they walked toward Mai's favorite place in the world--the mall.
"SETO! I want to go in this store!" a scruffy-haired boy yelled, in a spoiled tone.
The older sibling shrugged his shoulders. "Whatever Mokuba. As long as I get back for my meeting at six o'clock." He said, now staring at his watch. "You got three more hours."
"That's plenty of time! Let's go!" Mokuba said, dragging his brother into a toy store. "Hey--wait! Look over there! Is that your girlfriend?" He pointed over to a girl with a blond and a brunette.
Kaiba's neck craned in the direction Mokuba was pointing to. He blushed. "Yes...that is...Serenity.."
"Hahaha...Seto and Serenity sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
Seto glared at Mokuba, unamused. "Hey look, isn't that your girlfriend?" He pointed to Tea.
"No," Mokuba flushed, "that was a looong time ago, big brother. She's with Yami now."
Seto stopped in his tracks. "Gardner and Yami?"
"Yup," Mokuba said, now looking at the three girls. "Tristan told me she wants to jump his bones or something like that..." Mokuba said, causing Kaiba's mouth to drop open.
"Mokuba! Don't ever let me catch you saying that again!"
Mokuba stared at Kaiba. "...what did I say?"
"AWWW! Let's check out this store!" Mai exclaimed, dragging her two friends into a small store that had modern music blaring inside. "I have to check out that black one in the window!"
Now in the store, Mai looked at the tags to the dresses. "Oh Tea! This would fit you perfectly!" Tea stared at the dress. It was a black, strapless dress with a slit that ran up to the thigh. It had little beads embedded around the cleavage area and the back of it had almost no material to cover the back.
"Mai, I got two questions on this dress. One: Did a dog eat half of the dress? And two: Do you think I can actually fit my toe in it?" She asked, staring at the dress awkwardly. Mai laughed.
"Come on, try it on at least!"
Tea shook her head. "No way...let's try another store..."
"Fine," Mai said, putting the dress back on the rack.
They walked out of the store and into another one...
"Let's split up...and find each other when we find something..." Serenity suggested, as they all nodded. Now alone, Serenity looked through the many selections of prom dresses. She had this strange feeling she was being watched, though..
"Seto, why are we in the underwear section?"
Kaiba looked at Mokuba. "Listen, why don't you go upstairs and buy some of those Duel Monster card shirts you like so much. Here's some money." He said, giving Mokuba some money. Mokuba shrugged, leaving Kaiba to the women's underwear.
"Let me see...what dress is she looking at?" Squinting his eyes, he watched Serenity pull out a light green dress. She stared at it for a minute, smiling. But when she looked at the tag, she sighed, putting it back. Leaning forward to see the dress, he put his hand on the bra rack for balance.
"AGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH! PERVERT!"
"Wha--?"
Before he could turn around to look at the scream, he was smacked in the head with a very heavy purse. "Whoa!" Smack. "Lady!" Smack. "What do you--?" Smack. "--have in there?" Smack. Smack. Smack. Moving away, Kaiba tried to shield himself with anything he could find. He pulled out a wire-rimmed bra.
"PERVERT! HENTAI!" He could hear two sets of feet approaching.
"Let's get him with pepper spray, girls!"
"Oh crap..." Turning around, he rushed out the section and toward the escalator. "Wow...that was close.." As he put his hand down on the railing, he felt something warm, rather than the rubbery feel of the railing. As he looked down, he noticed a hand under his. "What..?"
Before he could turn around, he heard a seductive voice of a male behind him whisper "Hello cutie.."
"AHHHHHHHHH!"
Serenity looked at the group of women now forming together in the distance. "I wonder what's that all about.." Before she could go over to check, she heard Mai and Tea calling her over. She waved and came over.
"What's up?"
"Look at the dress Mai found!" Tea exclaimed, lifting up the dress. It was a lavender-tinted dress with silver sparkles dotted around. The neckline shaped into a low V, but it wasn't slutty. The end of the dress puffed out a little bit, but in a elegant fashion.
"Wow...it looks...conservative..." Serenity whispered.
Mai laughed. "I know, I know! Wouldn't want to distract any other guys from their dates!"
"Did you try it on?" Serenity asked.
"No, not yet," Mai said, "but I will now...you guys coming?"
They nodded and followed her toward the changing rooms.
With Mai in one of the changing stalls, Serenity turned to Tea and asked: "So, did you find anything? I saw a couple of blue dresses that matched your eyes."
Tea shook her head. "I couldn't really find anything..."
"Oh well," Serenity paused for a minute. "Do you know who you're going with?"
Tea coughed. "Not exactly..."
"You want to go with Yami, right?"
Tea nodded, slightly embarrassed. "It's always been a dream of mine to go with somebody I really like. I hate the girls that ask out random guys to go with them, and then...they don't even hang around them during the prom."
"When are you going to ask him?"
Before she could answer, she heard Mai's muffled voice in the stall say: "Yeah, when are you going to ask him? Bakura's ass aint getting any bigger!"
Tea blushed. "I don't know...I'm...scared..."
"Scared?" Serenity asked. "Everyone is a little scared when they're asking someone to the prom. I know you got it in you to ask him. Believe me, if you really want to go with him...you'll ask him."
Tea nodded. "You're right, but...I don't know when to ask him."
"Hmm..." Serenity said, putting her finger to her chin. "I got it! Tomorrow is going to be a really nice day. Why don't we all go to the park and have a picnic or something? I think it would be fun!"
"It's kind of short notice.." Tea said.
"Alright then, how about Sunday? We'll call everybody tonight and plan it for Sunday. Does that sound reasonable?" Serenity asked, now flashing an excited smile. She would also ask Kaiba if he wanted to go to the prom with her.
"Let's do it!" Mai said, opening the stall door. The dress looked beautiful on her. It was definitely meant for Mai, and Mai alone. Serenity gave a thumbs-up, while Tea nodded in agreement.
"Definitely get it, Mai!" Serenity voiced her opinion.
Mai nodded. "Oh yeah, this dress is gonna send Joey for a trip!"
"Oh?" Tea asked, batting her eyelashes. "I thought you didn't care what Joey thought about you because you didn't like him anyway.." She then smirked maliciously at her friend.
Mai cleared her throat. "Well..."
Tea patted her friend on the shoulder. "Don't worry, Serenity and I already know about your feelings for Joey."
"Wow Seto, what happened to you?"
Kaiba growled. "Nothing. Listen, are you ready to go?"
Mokuba nodded, pointing to a large bag he was carrying. "Got a couple of shirts. Look, I even got one for you!" Searching through the bag, he pulled out a black t-shirt with a tiny BEWD near the left corner. He handed it to Kaiba.
"Thanks Mokuba, it looks..."
"Ooooh...seductive...you sexy beast, you!" A voice said from behind.
Kaiba swallowed hard at the voice he also heard on the escalator. "Thanks," he said to the guy, now turning around with Mokuba in his grasp.
"Who was that, Seto?"
Kaiba frowned. "Nobody, Mokuba. Nobody."
Now on the first floor, Kaiba was heading for the exit when he realized something. "That dress...Serenity really liked that dress..." Making a total 360 turn, he went into the misses department and searched for the green dress.
"Big brother, what are we doing?"
"Give me a second, Mokie, I'm looking for something for Serenity."
"Ooooooooh..."
Ignoring his brother's statement, he looked for the green dress. "Where is it?" Turning around, he looked through another rack. "It was right...there it is!" Taking the dress off the rack, he stared at it for a minute. "Nice dress.."
"Seto! Come on! I wanna check out the arcade!"
"Alright," Kaiba said, "let me just pay for this.." Walking toward the cash register, he took out his wallet and waited for the cashier to call him over.
"NEXT!" the cashier yelled for the next customer to come over.
Kaiba put the dress on top for her to scan.
"How are you doing today, sir?" she asked, not really caring. It was her job to ask the question to every customer. Once she scanned the item, she said the price. He paid her. She looked up to say "have a nice day" with his receipt, but she was taken back.
He cocked an eyebrow up. "Yes?"
"You look familiar..."
Kaiba nodded his head. He WAS the wealthiest man in Japan. "Well..."
"Wait a minute...you're the guy from the lingerie section!"
Kaiba's eyes widened. "What?"
"Seto, what is she talking about?" Mokuba asked, looking at his brother.
"Umm...Mokuba...maybe we should go..."
"What?" his brother asked, confused. "Go where?"
"SECURITY!" The woman yelled at the top of her lungs. "It's the hentai!"
"Just go!" Kaiba said, running toward the exit.
"GET HIM! PERVERT! HENTAI!"
To be continued...
Hahaha. Wow, can you imagine? Kaiba? A pervert? LOL. Well, stay tuned for the next chapter. Every couple is in the next chapter. Don't you worry! It's gonna be packed! WOOOOOOO!