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), Tea Gardner (18) and Yugi and Yami Moto (19)

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: I'm really getting a hang of this whole 'updating' thing! HA! I'm amazing myself each day. So how's my English? I know it's not quite…great… but I try. Please yell at me if I do something wrong! I think I might post a Korean version of this story and the other… but I'm not sure… why waste more time in my life?

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Serenity sat next to Kaiba wiping his face with a wet cloth. His cuts had become infected and he was running a high fever. Joey wasn't any better. He was still in a coma and was running a fever like Kaiba. Thankfully Joey's cuts were still okay. They hadn't become infected they were just very deep, and would take a long time to close.

"Serenity…" Kaiba murmured waking up from his nap.

"I'm right here." Serenity said taking his hand, rubbing her thumb over his hand to calm him.

"It's all Crowler's fault…"

"What do you mean?" Serenity asked waving Yami in from the balcony. Yami stood next to Serenity listening to what Kaiba had to say.

"Crowler…" Kaiba whispered falling back asleep before he could finish.

"Crowler?" Yami asked looking confused.

"Yes you know Yami, Crowler's the one that runs Duelist Academy! Maybe he's behind it all… but why would he want Joey? And why get rid of Seto? All Seto's done is help the school."

"Yes but Serenity, think about it. Crowler's not in full control… it's possible that he wants to be the head of the school…" Yami said scratching his chin.

"Yes but who would give money to the school?"

"I'm not sure… but I have a feeling that we should send for Mokuba. He might not by safe at Duelist Academy if Crowler's behind this all."

"Oh my God… I never even thought of Mokuba! I've been so busy with all this! Will you go get him? It's about a two hour ride there so you'll be gone four hours… tell Mokuba not to worry about anything… and not to tell anyone. If Crowler is the one who did this… it's better if he doesn't now."

"Yes. I'll go and you're right. I'll leave after I tell Mai."

Serenity nodded looking at Kaiba, "I never thought I'd say this… but I sure hope you're wrong about this…" Serenity murmured to herself. Getting up she followed Yami out of Kaiba's room; she wanted to go check on Joey.

"So do I…" Kaiba whispered before going back to sleep.

"How is he?" Serenity asked Mai after Yami had left. He'd take Kaiba's plane and pick up Mokuba and come right back.

"No worse and no better." Mai sighed looking at Serenity. Serenity could tell she had been crying a lot, her eyes were red, and she didn't have any make-up on, which was really weird for Mai.

"Why don't you go take a nap in my room? It's just across the hall. You can come back when you're done. If you want you can take a shower, and I'll have to maids wash your clothes. You can use some of my make-up if you wish. You know where it all is." Serenity said patting Mai on the back.

"Thanks Ren… I think I'll go to all of those things." Mai said getting up she left the room, the door closing with a click.

"Oh Joey… you don't know how worried everyone is about you. Mokuba doesn't know anything and is most likely dying with worry about Seto, you and I. And then of course Seto cares… he just refuses to admit that he likes you. He really does care about us… he just doesn't know how to say it, you know? He's not used to liking a girl, and then deciding to get married. I mean he could hardly ask me if I'd marry him. I swear he was scared stiff. But don't tell Kaiba I told you that… he'd wring both our necks." Serenity rambled on, knowing Joey couldn't hear her and knowing he wouldn't remember anything she said. But it made her feel better just to talk to him, even if he didn't talk back.

Yami stepped off the Kaiba Corp. plan to be mauled by Mokuba who wanted to know everything. "So how is everyone?" Mokuba asked. Mokuba thought that everything had to be fine. He thought that Serenity and Kaiba didn't come to pick him up because they were planning the wedding back home.

"…Mokuba… Kaiba's… hurt and sick… and so is Joey. I came to pick you up because it might not be safe for you to be here."

"What do you mean? Everyone's really nice here. I mean I have a gay friend… who thinks he's in love with his sister's fiancée but other then that it's pretty normal." Mokuba said smiling.

"Yes… Wait what? You have a gay friend that what?"

"Oh nothing…" Mokuba said looking up at the sky.

"Mokuba did you hear me when I say Kaiba and Joey are hurt? Maybe on the verge of death?"

"Look I haven't gotten any sleep in 24 hours. I don't really care right now, I'm really tired and until I get a few hours of sleep, I'm totally out of commission."

Mokuba stepped past Yami climbing up the steps into the Kaiba Corp. plane leaving a totally confused Yami.

"Hey wait! Don't you care about your brother?" Yami asked spinning around pointing a finger at Mokuba's back.

"I will in eight hours." Mokuba said.

Yami was totally confused by this point but decided not to bother a teenager who seemed to know what he was talking about.

"Let's go." Yami said closing the plane door.

Serenity was a sleep her head on Joey's bed her body in a chair next to it. She was exhausted. She hadn't slept since she had heard about Kaiba and Joey, which was almost 48 hours before.

"SERENITY!" Mokuba hollered pulling her into a bone-crushing hug. He had gotten his eight hours of sleep by now, and he was really worried, just like he had told Yami he would be.

"Will Seto be okay? What about Joey? Where's Mai? Do you need a nap? I'll watch Joey!"

"Whoa hold on kiddo. Seto should be fine. I don't know about Joey no one does… it's just up to him. And Mai's taking a shower and napping. And I don't need a nap." Serenity said smiling slowly at Mokuba.

"I looked in on Seto… he's sleeping."

"That's good… he needs some rest."

"But I don't understand why I had to leave all my friend at Duelist Academy."

"Mokuba… Crowler might be behind all of this. He might be the whole reason why Joey and Seto are in bed like they are! He might be the reason why Joey dies!" Serenity screamed, the stress was slowly building up and Serenity just couldn't take it anymore.

"Serenity calm…"

Serenity collapsed from exhaustion and lack of food, and from everything going on.

"YAMI!" Mokuba hollered looking around franticly.

"What is it Mokuba?" Yami asked rushing into the room. Seeing Serenity he sighed.

"I knew she needed more rest and some food. She hasn't eaten in a long time…" Yami said picking Serenity up, which wasn't hard considering that she was only 95 pounds at the time.

"I knew she was lying about needing a nap." Mokuba muttered following Yami out of the room with his arms crossed. "I'm going to go sit with Seto for a while. Tell me when she wakes up please."

"I will Mokuba, I will."

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What do you think? Stressful huh? I'd pass out too if I had to go through all that. Ah… wonder what will happen… wonder if Crowler's behind it all. I don't even know yet, so don't ask! -Laughs evilly- I could have Joey and Kaiba and Serenity die… but then there'd be nothing to do with the story… and it would have to end… but maybe Joey will die! OH NO! No I won't kill him off I promise… -crosses fingers-

XOXOXOX

Shari 3