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: Kaiba will be out of character

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Crowler glared at his cellmates, "How could he do this? I did nothing wrong." He kept muttering to himself. No one was buying what he said, and had stopped listening to him after about ten minutes.

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Serenity blinked a few times, looking at Kaiba. Kaiba's hair was mussed around his face making him look like a normal eighteen-year-old instead of the up tight CEO. "Wake up." Serenity nudged Kaiba with her elbow.

"No." He muttered turning around.

"Come on party pooper."

"Go away, no work today, I want to sleep in." Kaiba said he sounded sleepy…but he was still able to put together sentences.

"Ugh, it's three in the afternoon! I can't believe we all slept this long!" Serenity hollered at everyone.

"WHAT?" Kaiba asked scrambling out of bed.

"You heard me. It's three in the afternoon."

"Wow…" Kaiba said scratching his head.

"I knew you were tired." Serenity said giving Kaiba a look a like sneer to his own.

"You're such a Kaiba…" Kaiba said tackling her, he pushed her into the bed. He held his wrist above her head, making her giggle.

"What's so funny Mrs. Kaiba?" Kaiba asked trailing kisses down her neck.

"Okay…you guys can stop now…" Mokuba said sounding rather disgusted. Kaiba jumped about two feet in the air, landing with a soft plop next to Serenity.

"What are you doing up?!?!" Kaiba demanded.

"Well it IS three o'clock, Mr. I-Wanna-Sleep-In-All-Day." Mokuba grumbled.

"Where's Joey and Mai?" Serenity asked, she hadn't notice them gone when she had woken up.

"Oh they are in the locker rooms…taking a shower…together. They've been gone for about two hours…" Mokuba said laughing hysterically.

"Okay then…I will NOT be going to the bathroom for a while then." Serenity muttered raising her eyebrows.

"Well there are two showers…and they are only taking up one…." Kaiba gave Serenity a look. Serenity batted him lightly in the air, "Seto!"

"Okay big bro…that was just gross." Mokuba shook his head in total and utter disgust. He was used to his brother yelling a lot and firing people…but now getting on mushy on him…that wasn't going to fly.

"Serenity brings out the bad in me." Kaiba murmured kissing her lightly.

"Just STOP!" Mokuba shivered covering his eyes.

"I'm sorry Mokie." Serenity said pushing Kaiba away; she gave Mokuba a quick hug.

"Well I'd better start cleaning up. Where should we go to eat…for lunch I guess."

"Well we could go to that one coffee shop down the street. Or we could go home…or we could stay here." Mokuba said listing things off on his fingers.

"Let's stay here." Joey said walking into the room, Mai's arm around his waist. They both looked a little flushed, and they weren't wet at all.

"Okay then…I don't want to know what happened in the bathroom." Serenity said shaking her head.

"Well I wasn't going to tell you so there!" Mai said laughing at her.

"Ugh."

"Just because you don't get any, doesn't mean you have to be mean about it." Mai said smacking Joey's butt lightly, causing him to squeal.

"They tried to get some…but they forgot that I was in here." Mokuba said crossing his arms. He looked very cross about this.

"Really?" Mai asked she bit her lip, turning red. She was trying hard not to laugh, but it wasn't going to well. She was snorting and had to turn away.

Kaiba looked rather cross and refused to say anything about this. Joey who had been eating the little mints off Kaiba's desk had no idea what the hell was going on.

"Huh?" Joey asked white sugar encircling his mouth.

"Mutt… I'd get that sugar off your face. You look like you've been shaving with sugar." Kaiba said pulling Serenity into a backward hug. He hugged her waist close to him, nuzzling her neck.

"What is with you?" Serenity asking laughing, "You're never like this!"

"Yeah well today's a good day, don't ruin it for me babe."

"Babe?"

"Yeah babe."

Mai was licking the sugar off Joey's face for him, which was making Joey weak in the knees.

"I've gotta get out of here!" Mokuba hollered dashing out of the room. Joey, Mai, Serenity, and Kaiba laughed.

"Poor kid…" Joey said smacking his lips.

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Kaiba looked up from his chess game with Joey. Joey was loosing…of course, but was trying REALLY hard to play well. But of course, Kaiba already knew how to win, so he was just sitting back and relaxing, since he knew who would win. He looked out onto the patio were Serenity and Mai were sitting talking about who knows what. They were back at the Kaiba mansion, since Mokuba had something about having somethign imporant to do. Mokuba was in the field next to them, chasing butterflies? Kaiba blinked, "What the hell are you chasing Mokuba?" He hollered through the two patio doors.

"Butterflies! They are soooo cool!" Mokuba yelled back. "Serenity gave me a whole book on them!"

Kaiba looked over at Serenity who just shrugged. "He needs something to do."

Kaiba just laughed, "Guess what Serenity?"

"What?"

"I love you."

Mai blinked, "Did Kaiba just say he loved you?"

Serenity grinned blushing lightly, "I love you too Kaiba."

"Now and forever?" Kaiba asked he looked serious, so Serenity answered.

"Now and forever."

"Good." Kaiba said crossing his arms he looked back at Joey, who looked like he was about to die from frustration.

"I hate this game…" Joey muttered.

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Well here's the ninth chapter. I know it needs work, but I just got a new job and all that. And I really have had no time at all for writing. I'm amazed I have time to write this much. I'm in the airport right now, and it's a little hard to think with all the noise, but I have to go, since I have to board my plane. Love you all, and thank you for writing.

XOXOXO

Shari