Title: Title: "I'll Be By Your Side"

By: Shari Cooper

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.

Main Pairing: Seto Kaiba (18) and Serenity Wheeler (16)

Other Pairings: Joey Wheeler (18) and Mai Valentine (18), Zane Truesdale (17) and Alexis Rhodes (15)

Summary: Sequel to "Falling In Love With You All Over Again". Seto Kaiba, Mokuba Kaiba and Serenity Wheeler-Kaiba have just moved to Duelist Academy. Mokuba isn't getting along to well with Atticus Rhodes because he keeps hitting on Serenity. But Serenity thinks he's just a sweet boy willing to help her. And to make it worse for Mokuba, he falls for Alexis's good looks… sadly he's a little too late, since Zane Truesdale got there first.

Authors Note: Ah… I love my dirty little mind too, T.S.O.H. And I'm updating the next day… I'm amazing myself. But it's only because people seem to like the story! I'm so happy!

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Mokuba raised an eyebrow at Atticus. He was leaning against Zane's door his ear pressed against his door.

"What are you doing?"

"SHHH!" Atticus said waving his hand in Mokuba's face to shut him up.

"Okay…" Mokuba said leaning against the wall next to the door that, Atticus was so interested in.

"Okay good!" Atticus muttered to no one unparticular.

"What's so great?" Mokuba asked looking over at the door.

"He doesn't snore!"

"Um… okay…" Mokuba said not wanting to know why Atticus needed to know that tidbit of information.

"All right let's go." Atticus said putting his hand on the doorknob.

"Shouldn't we knock?"

"Nah."

"I think you should knock."

"What if I don't want to?"

"Then I'm leaving."

"Fine, fine I'll knock…" Atticus grumbled knocking once, very lightly. "Oh nobody answered better go in."

"Let me do it!" Mokuba said shoving Atticus out of the way. Mokuba pounded on Zane's door.

"Zane you lard open this damn door! I'm stuck out here with some loon!" Mokuba hollered.

"Hey I am not!" Atticus muttered.

"Yes you are." Zane said opening the door. He was rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"Wow that was really fast…" Mokuba said scratching his head. "I should do that when I want Seto to do something…"

Atticus wasn't speaking it seemed, he was looking at Zane's bare chest, a odd smile stuck on his face.

"Rhodes you're staring!" Mokuba said kicking him in the shin.

"What? OUCH!" Atticus groaned hopping around rubbing his shin.

"Well? Do you want to come in?" Zane asked totally confused.

"YES!" Atticus said happily shooting into Zane's room.

"Um… okay…" Mokuba muttered, knowing later he'd regret it.

Atticus sat on Zane's couch, rocking back and forth, giggling hysterically.

"What the hell's going on?" Zane asked looking at Atticus and then to Mokuba.

"I'm not totally sure." Mokuba said shrugging. He sat across from Atticus. Zane walked over to his closet about to pull on a shirt…

"DON'T!" Atticus yelped he hopped off Zane's couch and making Zane set the shirt down.

"What is wrong with you?" Zane asked smacking Atticus in the head, he slipped on the shirt.

Atticus looked hurt and stared at his feet.

"Um… does someone want to explain?" Zane asked looked rather confused.

"I don't…" Mokuba said rolling his eyes.

"I'm in love!" Atticus wailed.

"Yeah I've heard. With Serenity Kaiba or whatever." Zane said shrugging.

"NOOO! With you!"

"WHAT?" Zane asked backing away quickly.

"I LOOOOVVVE YOU!" Atticus hollered throwing himself at Zane. Zane thinking that he had fainted went to go catch him. Atticus sobbed into his shoulder. "I love you, I love you, I love you…" He kept mumbling.

"Well that's great and all but I don't love you… not like that. You're like my brother!" Zane said setting Atticus down on the couch.

Mokuba looked like he wanted to sink into the ground and come out next spring.

"This wasn't what I was expecting…" Mokuba muttered placing his head in his hands.

"You think I was expecting something like this at…four in the morning?" Zane asked checking his watch.

Atticus was snoring on the couch, it seemed his little out burst had tired him out.

"What should we do with him?" Mokuba asked looking at Atticus. He was sucking on one of Zane's school shirts. "Disgusting…"

"Yeah… he can keep that one. I'll buy another one over vacation." Zane muttered glaring at Atticus.

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MyLilHarpies: I really miss him too Serenity, but we can't do any more then we already are! I mean Kaiba's got every one of his bodyguards looking and the police and Yugi and the gang are going their best!

SerenityWKaiba: Oh I know that… it's just hard you know?

MyLilHarpies: I know… it's been pretty quiet around here with out him…

KingOfGames has entered the room.

MyLilHarpies: What's up Yug?

KingOfGames: A lot…we've found Joey… and he's in bad shape.

SerenityWKaiba has left the room.

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Serenity signed off of the computer and grabbed her cell phone. She dialed Yugi's number quickly drumming her fingers on the table.

"Yami speaking." Yami said picking up the phone.

"YAMI! You found my brother? What's wrong with him? Will he be okay? Where did you find him? Does Seto know?" Serenity babbled she had to know everything before she could feel better.

"Serenity… Joey's… well… in bad shape… and so is Kaiba…"

"WHAT HAPPENED YAMI?" Serenity hollered into the phone.

"Well…Kaiba met with this gang in a alley to talk about how to get Joey back. We still don't know who it was. They must have jumped him. And when we found him, there was Joey and Kaiba side by side in bad shape. Kaiba's got a lot of deep cuts, lost way to much blood, and was shot once in the arm. Joey was just cut up really bad… he's… in really bad shape… he's lost a lot more blood then Kaiba…" Yami murmured, he didn't like having to tell Serenity this when she was all alone but it had to be done.

"Wait… it sounds like Seto's in worse shape."

"Yes kind of, but Joey's cuts are old, and haven't healed. So he's in worse shape since he's had more time to loose all the blood."

"Oh my God… what are we going to do?"

"Kaiba and Joey are at the Kaiba Mansion being treated. I'll meet you there. Mai will be there as well. Everyone else will stay at the game shop to make a plan." Yami said hanging up the phone. He hurried out the door of the game shop saying quick good byes, and giving Tea a quick kiss. He decided to drive to Kaiba's instead of walk since it would be faster.

Serenity jogged to Kaiba's as fast as possible. She walked time to think, but she had to many thoughts and they were all jumbling together. She sighed a sigh of relief when she saw the Kaiba Mansion with Mai's and Yugi's cars parked in the drive way. Running to the door she opened it without knocking.

"Mrs. Kaiba how good to see you!" Roland said taking her purse.

"Where's Seto?" Serenity asked without really saying hello to him.

"In his room. Mr. Wheeler is in the guest room right next to him."

"Thanks!" Serenity said hurrying to Kaiba's room. Serenity peaked into Joey's room and saw that Mai was taking care of him with s few nurses and decided to check up on Kaiba first. Slipping into his room she saw Yami standing on the balcony. He looked like he was in deep thought, about what she had no idea. But she had a feeling it had to do with what had happened to Joey and Kaiba.

Serenity went to stand next to him. "So?" Serenity asked looking out at the garden.

"Kaiba's going to make it, we're still not sure about Joey." Yami said turning towards her. She could tell that he had been crying a few minutes before.

"Oh…" Serenity murmured the full force of what was happening hadn't hit her yet. She was still in deep shock and wasn't sure how to react. "So what do we do now?"

"We have to fine the bastards who did this and deal with them." Yami said shrugging. He made it seem so easy but in the long run, it would be months of hard work and living hell.

"Do you want to go see Kaiba? He's awake now." Yami said pointing to the large bed. Serenity nodded she remember when she came to live at the Kaiba Mansion, how late at night Kaiba would read to her.

She went to sit on Kaiba's bed next to him. He looked at her, a hollow look in his eyes. He seemed so helpless and so small; Serenity couldn't help but begin to cry. She knew it most likely wasn't making Kaiba feel any better by crying in front of him… but she couldn't stop the tears once they started running.

"I'm sorry…" Kaiba murmured taking her hand.

"No, no, it's not your fault! You did your best! Please don't talk… just rest…" Serenity murmured brushing a strand of hair that had fallen into her eyes back into place.

"You look so beautiful…" Kaiba mumbled touching her face with the tips of her fingers.

Serenity bent down and kissed him lightly on the forehead. "Sleep. I'll come talk to you when you wake up. I want to go check on Joey…"

"The mutt will make it Serenity… I'll make sure of that." Kaiba said holding onto her hand a little longer. Then he let go, letting her leave, to go check on her brother.

Serenity entered Joey's room looking at Mai. She had pulled a chair up next to Joey's bed, and was holding his hand. She was sobbing quietly to herself, but wiped away the tears seeing Serenity.

"How is he?" Serenity asked pulling up a chair next to Mai.

"Not good… he hasn't woken up yet…and the doctors have done all they can. Now it's all up to him." Mai said squeezing Joey's hand lightly.

"You know, that Joey's a fighter. He'll make it, Mai, he'll make it." Serenity said running a finger down Joey's cheek. "I remember when my mom took my away to live with her…. That was the hardest and worst day of my life. I thought I'd never see him…"

"But you did, after your operation."

"Yup… that was the happiest day of my life." Serenity murmured looking at Joey, he looked so peaceful, "I wish I knew he was going to make it…He's never done anything to deserve something like this."

"When I find the people who did this to him they'll pay!" Mai said making a fist with her left hand.

"I think we'd all like to get a least five minutes a lone with them." Serenity mumbled.

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Well that's the end of this chapter…. Man it was so fun at the beginning then it got all sad… oh well. Tell me what you think! Thanks!

XOXOXOX

Shari