Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh
Serenity nervously paced her bedroom, running her hands through her brick colored hair and waiting for some invisible brainwave that would solve her problems. What the hell was going on? Where on earth was her Seto? Was it really that little kid? Could it really be him? But how?
Serenity had heard stories of these strange witches that sat in the sewers at night and mixed chemicals. There was a rumor that their potions were leaking into the water system…oh god what was going on? Was Seto going to be safe?
Then, suddenly Serenity stopped, right in front of her bed and fell back on to it as if she was going to make a snow angel.
What am I going to do?' She thought to herself completely panic-stricken. It wouldn't be that bad if Joey could stand Seto, we'd easily come up with something, but no! They have to be worse than a couple of kids!! Serenity then sat up, straightening her orange and peach attire wishing that Mai was with them. She's know just what to do,she could always look at the right side of a situatiom…. and she never spoke badly of me and Seto.
FLASHBACK
It was the brightest summer's day that anyone could ever have wished for and the school year was drawing to a slow but steady end. Serenity and Mai were walking up the hilly patch of pavement making the most of a walk home from school. They were both clutching romantic red roses but Mai's had petals flying of it as she murmured to herself quietly.
Serenity could not hear the words Mai was saying but new what was on her friends mind.
"Would you stop it already? We both know big brother adoresyou, there's no point in ruining your flower!!" Serenity said.
"Really?" Mai whispered almost desperately. But then of course Mai Valentine was never desperate.
"YES!!" Serenity smiled encouragingly. After a few seconds Mai looked at the rose in Serenity's hand.
"Who's it from this time: Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dumb?" Mai asked in an annoyed voice. Serenity blushed visibly and stared down at her feet embarrassed.
"Neither" She muttered after a while
"Who's the lucky guy Serenity?" Mai asked mischievously making Serenity bluish even more.
"…Actually it's a girl Mai" Serenity laughed jokingly, trying to change the subject. It wasn't that she didn't want to tell Mai, it was just… well they'd made a promise.
Mai frowned slowly, realizing that they where deadly serious now.
"Come on Serenity…your not going to keep something like that from me are you?"
"Ok…but first you have to promise you won't tell anyone" Serenity said threateningly looking up at Mai.
"Promise, now spill!" Mai said sympathetically.
"Seto Kaiba" Serenity whispered the name fondly. Mai suddenly stopped. Serenity watched her mouth oh' and that was all.
END FLASHBACK
Yep, that was all. Mai took it better than anyone I knew. No dramatic fainting, no frowning, no speechlessness or unnecessary lectures. Just oh Serenity smiled thinking this to herself. She sighed and like the turning of a book yesterday's memories faded and today's problems flooded in as a replacement. Serenity swore to herself and then got up to see what Mokuba and "Seto" were doing.
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Reaching the hallway in which Mokuba's room was, still absorbed in her own thoughts, Serenity heard a yell:
"NO! NO! YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME! I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY BROTHER!!" Recognizing it as Mokuba's voice, Serenity ran the remaining few yards to his door. She opened it to an intangible amount of clutter for a boy with room service, Serenity found the two boys sitting in the middle of the room….playing Xbox?! She sighed in relief as Seto crossed the finish line of Mokuba's favorite racing game. Mokuba looked shattered and ashamed with himself while Seto jumped about in brief celebration. Serenity had to suppress a giggle at this. Then Seto, noticing Serenity, ran up to her and hugged her knees.
"I love you lady!!" He said tightening his grip. Serenity smiled and thought absently to herself: Does he realize I'm his wife? Shocked that she could think this she pulled the little boy of him and held him at a distance. She then looked at Mokuba who had brushed himself of and was know standing facing her with a serious look.
"Ready? He asked.
"Know or never" Serenity sighed reluctantly. And hand in hand the three of them walked down whatever fate met them…
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Joey Wheeler stood muttering to himself, walking in to the Kaiba mansion with his 2 kids. Of all the places in the world Mai had arranged for them to meet it had to be here!! The only details Joey had known until about an hour ago were that he was going to see his little sister. Joey had assumed that Mai had ridden them of the company of her insecure husband!! It wasn't at all that Joey didn't want to see his little sister- quite the opposite. It was just that Joey would rather not see her husband.
But even as Joey entered the house he had to hand it to moneybags- he sure ran a tight place!! And he did keep Serenity happy- and as long as his little sister was happy, how could Joey Wheeler possibly not be?
Calming down a bit Joey looked at the room in more detail. The light shone through brightly from the clear glass doors behind them, illuminating a huge crystal chandelier as well as the back of the butler had let them in. Running through the middle of them room was a massive, double-barrel staircase.
About half way down this staircase were three figures. The one on the left Joey recognized as his little sister Seren and the one on the right was definitely Mokuba. But who was that little kid in between them?
"Big Brother!" Serenity said in a tone Joey couldn't quite assess. But Joey just passed it of as someone spending to much time with Kaiba.
Lea and Jamie, Joey's adorable children, both of whom had been looking for stuff to break under father's instruction, waited for there auntie to reach the bottom of the staircase then they gave her a lung crushing hug. Then Serenity, with legs of jelly, walked up to her older brother. They embraced tightly. Then after a few seconds Joey pulled away. Serenity subconsciously gulped.
"Seren?" he asked in a puzzled tone.
"Yes, big brother?" Serenity knew it was coming….
"Who's that kid?"
"That is…urm…that's…urm..." Serenity shot Mokuba a desperate look.
"My name's SETO!!" Kaiba yelled jumping of the last stair where he had been marking his prey.
"Seto? Is this some kind of joke?" Joey asked as Jamie, Mokuba and Lea turned to see what was going on. Serenity slapped her head and tried breathing deeply to calm herself.
"Ugh, no, Seto's…urm...this is Urm…my son!!"
The color instantly drained from Joey's face. As soon as the words left Serenity's mouth she knew it was a mistake- she wished she could sink into the floor. She knew Joey was going to explode. To her utter surprise though all he said was "Right" before collapsing on the floor.
