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...dedicated to...
Manga-Girly
Thanks, you're the only one viewin, it make me a lil sad -cries-
I thought about postponing this, but you like it, so, I can't
you are so cool thank you!

The Battle of Love
Chapter Six: Confusion
By: Serenity Takaishi

"So," Mai looked at Serenity, an evil grin on her face. "What was Akira doing her?"

"Nothing, he just dropped by," Serenity defended.

"Sure," Mai said rolling her eyes. The truth was she believed them, she knew better than to think about it. She trusted Serenity, and knew that her life could be kept in Akira's hands, he knew what was right, and he knew what was wrong.

"Mai, how did I know that Joey was going to be gone when I got home?" Serenity asked starting to get a little mad. "Then I have this crazy idea, oh lets call Kira over, but he should come when there might be a bigger chance of him being here at three AM," Serenity was leaning up against the chair, her hands were squeezing the arms, and her butt was no longer touching the cushion beneath it.

"So," Mai got a suspicious look on her face, "You admit you'd do something with Akira if Joey wasn't home." Mai glanced over to Akira, he was in deep thought, so she thought she'd mess with his head. But instead she got some valuable information.

"Well, I wouldn't do it if he was here, don't you th--" Serenity clamped her mouth shut, then fell back into the chair.

"Oh- k," Mai started to laugh then thought about it.

"So, Akira is this true?" Mai asked watching Serenity's eyes narrow.

Snapping out of it, his face turned a light shade of pink, "Um, yea, sure," Akira said looking at Mai, she was cracking up. Then turned to Serenity with apologetic eyes, he knew he should've said no.

"Mai, that wasn't funny-" Serenity shut up thinking of the greatest comeback. (ok, it's pretty bad, but she won't know what it means.)

"Stupid sempiternal," Said Serenity as she watched Mai go into a clueless mode.

"See," Serenity pointed to Mai like she was demonstrating something for Akira. "One may win the battle, but the war is not yet over," Serenity giggled listening to the doorbell.

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Tea looked into the night sky, wondering what had gotten into Serenity. What was this about Kaiba? Where's it come from? What was Joey so clueless, and why'd her friends always seem to be lost in the world?

She sighed hearing the door creak open, but she wasn't in a mood, for anyone right now. She turned around and to her surprise, Yami was standing there, smiling.

"Great," She said sarcastically. "It's you," She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Hi to you too," Yami said not expecting her to hug him.

"Why are all my friends weird?" Tea asked resting her head against his chest, appericating the warmth it gave off.

"Thanks," Yami said wondering what was up.

"Even you Atemu," Tea looked up into his eyes, the were gorgeous under the night sky. "I mean, you're an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, your over 5000 years old, and your the king of games. How many people do you know that can say oh, yea hey, I made out with the king of games?"

"Not many," Yami smirked not knowing if she'd catch on.

"What? Tea backed away letting her arms drop. Was there some girl she'd never seen or heard of? For Yugi maybe, was it that Rebbecca, or maybe some other skank?

"I'm kidding, you're the only one, sheesh, I thought that would make you laugh," Yami missed her in his arms, he didn't fell complete with out her.

"No," She said flatly, walking to the door, "I think we'd just better go see Serenity.

She opened the door to received odd, wanting to know looks. "Let's go," she said in a not so happy voice, and it worked, they got up and lined up by the door. Except Yami, he was standing behind her his head down and that look on his face. (you know that anime look that the top part of your head is blue and usually streaky, that down in the dumps look)

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'What kind of shit is this?' Kaiba was looking through the T.V. channels. On Fuse there was a dark haired emo guy - "Dreams of this crash won't pass" (1)

"This is what Mokuba listens to," Kaiba rolled his eyes and watched MTV2, this time there was a normal looking lead singer, but a fat guitarist - "I just wanna break you down so badly, I trip over everything you say, I just wanna break you down so bad" (2) Kaiba listened to a little more of this song, he kinda liked it, but turned it anyways.

"And isn't this exactly were you want you like me, I'm exactly were you like, you know, praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naivety, Oh, and isn't this exactly where you'd like me, I'm exactly where you'd like me, you know, Praying for love in a lap dance and paying in naivety, Oh, but I'm afraid that I, Well, I may have faked it, And I wouldn't be caught dead in this place-" (3) Kaiba muted the T.V. 'Why do I like this song?' He asked himself turning the T.V. off.

'Mokuba, why do you like this?' He kept asking himself these kinds of questions when he remembered that tune, it was in first period. He was sitting be the mutt's sister, and that's what she was humming.

"Dammit," Kaiba looked at the wall clock in his room. Why couldn't he get her off his mind, why did he know that the vanilla perfume she likes wearing always- why did he know that?

He tried to cover it up, it's a popular scent, lots of women wear it, that must be a good song, popular, new. Excuse after excuse, he blocked the reality out of his mind, he didn't want it there- and neither did she...

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Mokuba sat up, he couldn't sleep, he needed to prove that Seto truly had feelings for Serenity, and he wouldn't stop until he admitted it. He looked at the calender on the far side of his wall, he had approximately three weeks to make the two fall in love.

The dance was in 20 days and the last day of school was 22 days away, so he thought he knew there had to be some way.

"Of course," His brain hatched an idea, and it had a good chance of serving the hell we call love. "Now, for Serenity I have to..."

Mokuba thought it all out, he knew what to do, every detail, and he thought of all the ways it could go wrong, a smart one isn't he? He is a Kaiba...

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"Alright, good, we are all here," Serenity answered the door and watched her friends walk in. Joey a look of wonder and anger on his face, Tea had a tired I'm living in hell, look. Yami's face looked sad, broken, Tristan looked over happy, probably because Serenity was in a shirt that went down to her knees, and then Bakura, he had that cute look but it had a scene of what the fuck people.

"OK, everyone sit down," Serenity motioned her hands down, and they all listened.

Tristan sat opposite side of Akira, he really didn't like him, Joey sat between those two Tea sat on the coffee table, Yami on the floor beside her. Then Bakura sat on the other side of Tea, they needed more seats, but then again very few pieces of furniture could fit in that small living room. There were two chairs, one had Serenity, the other Mai. Then the couch, leaving only two inches apart for the three guys on it.

Serenity admired the way everyone obeyed her, she felt like she had power over them.

"This is about Mai and Joey," She looked at Mai, her ignoring the sight of everyone, but Serenity, or Tea. Then glanced at Joey who had his head down and was messing with his fingers.

"Wait a minute!" Joey wasn't happy today, Mai wanted to kill him and some people knew how to keep a secret all to well. "Ren, ya tell me who wrote dat note," He confronted. "Den explain Akira bein here when I'm not at, three in da mornin!"

All eyes turned to Serenity, it looked like she was about to cry. Akira gave her a 'you knew but never told me' look. Joey had narrowed eyes but they were looking down, Mia gave him a death glare, he just screwed Serenity and Akira up. Tristan had a smug look on his face, and Tea noticed it, she through a coaster at him. Of course she knew the answers to both of the questions, so he looked as innocent as possible. Yami, still depressed about earlier, rubbed his temples, this was not his day- night. Bakura looked at Serenity then Mai and all the way around the room, why were all his friends on drugs?

"Uhh..." Serenity trailed off.

"Akira just dropped by," Mai defended the auburn.

"And we have no idea who wrote it, just a slight, never gonna happen suspicion," Tea helped cover up.

"So you have an idea, but never told me," Akira looked broken.

"It's not like that," Serenity couldn't stand that look on his face, she almost gave it away.

"Well?" Joey was glad the pressure was off him, but despised the fact that Serenity was hurt. So why did he open his mouth?

"Shut up!" Mai shot at him.

Tristan tried to keep a straight face, but he was a little glad.

"Oh my lord," Tea through another coaster at him.

"Tea, why are you doing that?" Yami asked, hoping she was alright.

"No reason," She wasn't mad at him anymore, but she wanted to throw the table at him.

Bakura arched an eyebrow, he knew evil. "You really don't know?"

"I want to, but why put you through that- or what if he was innocent, then what?" Serenity crossed her arms, wishing no one was here.

"And what if it was?" Akira asked back, wanting only them two to be there.

"I'm 98 percent sure it wasn't who we're thinking it was, Kira," Serenity tried to keep the tears back but it was getting harder and harder.

"Alright, Tristan," Tea tackled Tristan off the side of the couch. "What's wrong with you?" she asked.

Yami got up and walked over to see her on top of Tristan. "Uh, Tea?" He pulled her off of one of his best friends.

"I ran out of costers," Tea whipped herself off.

Mai giggled, she knew that would happen, but she didn't realize that Joey was beside her now.

"I'm sorry," he said, sincerity in his voice.

"Oh no," Mai turned her back away from him.

"I really am, I didn't mean ta do dat-"

"But you did, you seemed happy about it," Mai cut him off, she wanted to turn around and slap- no- punch him.

Joey took a deep sigh, he had no reason to betraying her... "But I didn't really, you and me, we were never an item!" Joey started out slow, but figured it out in the end.

Mai turned around, a look of death on her face. "What? Are you fucking kidding?" Mai raised her hand and slapped Joey across the face.

"What is going on?" Yami looked at Tea with a very confused look on his face.

"Tristan finds it amusing that Akira and S-"

"Shh," Tristan cut her off.

"No!" Tea shouted, she was tired of him trying to worsen things for Serenity and Akira.

Bakura watched as his friends seemed to worsen with in minutes, he couldn't stand this fighting, this arguing, he hated chaos...

"Everyone, shut the hell up!" He yelled, this was tiring.

Everyone shut up and looked at Bakura, he never ever cursed.

"Thank you, now sit," He demanded, and those who were standing sat.

"This is too much confusion, we'll figure it all out, so no one talk, unless I grant you permission," Bakura's voice was normal now, he was going to straiten this out...

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:-:Authoress' Note:-:

Hello, I'm trying this thing without my name or me, ya like? Well, this chap came, I know it took a while, but hey it came! So I win-
Keo: Put your name, it's looks gay without it! Any who, this was alright, in upcoming chaps Akira & Serenity are gonna-
Me: Shhhh! Silence mortal! Don't ruin it, alright, if ya liked, tell me, if you hated, tell me, if you want cliffies, tell me! Anything, just let me know you're reading...
Keo: Pathetic, but we take anonymous views -smiles with a hat in his hand-
Me: Me pathetic? You're the one with the hat begging for views, freak!
Serenity: I can't belive Bakura said that!
Tea: I'm still shocked it was Kiaba who wrote that!
Mai: I can't believe joey is such an ass to all of us!
Me: You've read, now review! I so got to say it that time.
Keo: We have a new story idea, it's digimon, if ya like that anime, tell us & we'll tell ya bout the plot!

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