Being a fanfic an all, if you could all just imagine that Serenity is older then that would be great…
Disclaimer: I don't own YuGiOh but I do own Zach. He is my character, all mine! Mwa ha ha ha ha!
Mysterious Feeling's Chapter 5
Zach Gardner dodged past the ticket collector and sat down for the bumpy train ride back to his home in Domino.
He gazed out of the window staring, absent-mindedly, at the passing scenery. He was lucky enough to live in an area that was not all buildings. If he was paying attention then he would notice how beautiful the scenery actually was. Trees were flying past with different blurs of colour, to be replaced with a clear, sunny sky.
I can't wait to see Tea…the look on her face when she sees me…
Zach continued to stare in the same, mindless fashion when he was interrupted by a shy looking redhead.
"Um, excuse me, is it ok if I sit here?" she asked quietly. He almost didn't hear her over the sound of the train.
He looked up, startled by the young girls request before nodding and moving over slightly. He studied her face and was sure he had seen her somewhere before.
"I'm Serenity" the girl offered her name first as she sensed that he wasn't going to be the one to start conversation. She hated sitting in silence.
Serenity…I swear I recognise her…that name…
"Zach" he replied, shifting in his seat to see her properly.
"Don't I know you?" Serenity asked, sure she had seen the green haired teen before.
"I don't know, I was thinking the same thing" he said, his brow furrowing in concentration.
Serenity sat for a moment, thinking. Then it hit her!
"You're Tea's brother!" she burst out, snapping her fingers with an air of triumph.
"Yeah" Zach said slowly before comprehension dawned on him too, "You're Serenity Wheeler! Joey's sister!"
Serenity laughed and nodded as Zach laughed too. The two of them sat there smiling, conversation came to them as easy as two best friends on the phone.
"So what are doing here?" Serenity asked, "Weren't you supposed to be in hospital?"
"Yeah but they weren't listening to me so I left"
"You left?"
"Yep"
"As in, you just got up and walked out of the front doors?"
"Uh-huh" Zach nodded, laughing at the shocked look on Serenity's face. Then she smiled and shock her head in a 'boy's will be boy's' way. She looked cute when she smiled. Her eyes lit up and added even more beauty to her face.
Zach found himself being drawn to her like so many others. He guessed she already had a boyfriend being as pretty as she was, but he didn't like to guess…he had to be sure and Zach wasn't one to just beat around the bush.
"So, have you got a boyfriend?" he asked unabashed at his full on approach.
Serenity stuttered at the question. It wasn't as if she didn't know, but the question had just popped up out of nowhere! She looked at Zach. At his eyes, his face, down to his arms which were nicely toned and tanned. She blushed slightly as her eyes crept lower, even though he was wearing slacks.
Not being able to form a complete sentence she shook her head.
"So no angry boyfriend will be after me if I ask you on a date?"
Again, Serenity shook her head, still not believing that Zach was asking her out!
"Good" he pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and a pen that always on him in the form of a keychain hanging off his slacks and indicated that she write down her number.
Serenity took the paper and pen with trembling hands and wrote it down. She handed it back to him and he winked at her as he slid it back in his pocket. Serenity sank back into her seat and remained silent for the rest of the journey.
The limousine raced back towards Domino as Tea sat, fuming in the back.
"Why are you so angry Tea?" Mokuba asked quietly, not wanting the girl to explode in his face or anything.
Tea noticed his nervousness and calmed down slightly, not wanting him to panic.
"Nothing, it's just…I haven't seen my brother in ages and when I go he leaves the hospital. I mean he should know better than that anyway, but the fact that it was his last day…" Tea sighed and stared out of the window.
He'll be going to the house Tea thought, he doesn't know about dad going to…wherever he's gone or that I got attacked…
The rest of the journey Tea sat thinking about who could have attacked her. She knew she should have reported it to the police already but she hadn't given it a second thought until now.
What Tea didn't know was that when Seto and Mokuba found her, Seto had picked up something that was lying beside her unconscious form and sent it to forensics to see if they could pick up any finger prints or D.N.A from it. The results wouldn't come back for another few weeks though.
"12 Kyoto Way" Roland called.
Zach and Serenity stood up as the train slowed down, finally coming to a halt in Domino Station.
Zach stepped off the train first then turned and helped Serenity step down.
"Thank you" she giggled, blushing slightly.
"No problem" he replied, brushing his lips against her hand causing her to go an even deeper shade of pink.
Serenity hoisted her shoulder bag back over her head so it lay across her chest and rested on the side of her hips.
Zach looked around. "Isn't Joey coming to meet you?"
Serenity shook her head, "He doesn't know I'm coming, it's a surprise visit!"
"Well you can't go on your own" Zach frowned, "Someone could take advantage of you"
"Oh please, you sound like my brother" she said indignantly.
Zach ignored her last comment and insisted that she come with him.
"I'm just going home first to see Tea then I can take you t Joey's"
Serenity thought about it.
Well I wouldn't have to go alone and I would get to see Tea and spend more time with Zach…
"Okay" she agreed.
Zach took her hand and led her through the crowd that was waiting for their family and friends to arrive or to board it when everyone was off.
As Zach hailed down a cab and asking how much it was to get to Kyoto way he discovered he was a little short. Serenity pulled what he needed out of her bag but Zach immediately refused.
"No"
"Why not?" Serenity asked impatiently.
"Because you're a girl, you're meant to get paid for not do the paying" he pointed out.
"Yeah well I had to catch a cab anyway and right now I'm paying less than I would have had to" she opened the door and got in waiting for Zach to join her.
He sighed and got in after her, slamming the door shut causing her to jump slightly.
"12 Kyoto Way, please" she smiled.
They arrived after a short drive and after they had paid the driver they walked up the path to the Gardner house.
Zach took the spare key from underneath the dustbin and held open the door for Serenity to go first.
"Thank you" she walked in and looked around expecting to see a very shocked Tea when she saw them. But, Tea wasn't there. They looked in the sitting room, the kitchen, the bedrooms, the bathroom, after knocking of course, and there was still no sign of her. It was only after they checked out in the garden that they accepted that wasn't home.
"Maybe she went out" Serenity suggested.
"But then, where's dad?" Zach pointed out.
Serenity was about to answer when they heard an engine outside. It cut out and they heard the doors slam shut and an exited voice exclaim, "We're here!"
But Zach didn't recognise it. He pulled Serenity into a corner of the sitting room and crouched behind the seats.
They waited.
Roland cut the engine and Mokuba jumped out of the car.
"We're here!" he exclaimed loudly.
Tea stepped out of the car with a lot more grace than Mokuba. She thanked Roland and made her way to the front door. Tea pulled her key out of her pocket, unlocked the door and went in.
She looked around and didn't spot anyone or any clue that someone had even been in. She was about to go upstairs when she heard a tiny sound.
Serenity had lost her balance and her back had grazed the wall behind her very softly. She gasped as a head peered down at the two of them crouching there.
"Tea!" Zach jumped up, knocking his sister clear off her feet. They landed on the rig in front of the fire, with Zach yelling out of sheer happiness. Tea forgot about being angry. She was just glad to see him alive and well.
"Zach…can't breathe…get…off" she managed between gasps of hard to find air.
Zach pushed himself up and offered his hand to Tea. She grasped it and he pulled her up with ease. He put his arms on her shoulders and held her at arms length from him, taking in her appearance.
She wore a black turtleneck top with words 'taste the tingle' in silver, dark jeans and a large red belt. She was also wearing red shoes to match the belt. Her hair was pulled back in a low ponytail with a clip holding it against her head so it fanned out and she wore simple gold earrings.
Zach nodded in approvement, satisfied that his sister wasn't wearing anything 'unsuitable' as he liked to put it.
"Good, good, nothing wrong here. So…did you miss me?" he asked with a playful edge to his voice.
Tea nodded and pulled him into a tighter hug enjoying the warmth and protection that washed over her. Despite her efforts tears formed in the corner of her eyes. She struggled to hold them back but they broke free and flowed down her face as she sobbed into his chest.
"Why did you leave?" her voice was muffled in his jacket, "We went to see you and you weren't there! They said that you have left, just signed yourself out on the day you were going to be discharged anyway!"
Zach's eyes widened in shock as he looked down at Tea's form and he wrapped his arms tighter around her, comforting her.
"Tea, its ok clam down!" he rubbed her back soothingly in small circular motions, "I didn't know I was going to be discharged or I would of stayed. I was just getting so pissed off that they weren't listening to anything I was saying! I didn't mean to worry you."
Tea looked up at her brother with teary eyes.
"I'm sorry!" he said.
Tea stayed silent but he knew it was a good thing. Mokuba and Serenity stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do or say. After a couple of minutes Mokuba cleared his throat causing Zach and Tea to look up.
"Come on you two we gotta get back!" All four of them headed out of the house and seated themselves inside the limo. Serenity was dropped off first and luckily Joey wasn't in or she would have received an earful. She waved goodbye as the car sped off and she ran up the steps to her apartment.
"Um, Mokuba?"
"What is it Tea?"
"Well, since Zach's back now I, er, well, I can go back home" she muttered. She didn't want to go back. She loved playing with Mokuba and things with Kaiba and gotten…interesting to say the least.
"But I don't want you to go!" he whined in his little boy sing-song voice.
"But Kaiba was reluctant to let me stay! How are you gonna persuade him to let Zach?"
"Whoa! Wait just one second!" Zach held up his hands as if making a statement, "You mean to tell me you've been staying with rich boy?"
"God you hand around with Joey too much!" snapped Tea, "He has been really nice to me!"
Why am I defending him? She asked herself.
PLEASE DONT KILL ME! or you Sia Bakura! i didnt forget! please R&R