In The End

Chapter 13: Dinner Surprises

Serenity was in her bedroom, in front of her mirror. She had no idea what to wear! She had been through her wardrobe at least five times now. This was so frustrating. She had no idea what to expect tonight. Not to mention that she was extremely nervous as well. She needed to pick something to wear else she would be late.

Why was she even going anyway? Seto was the one that had avoided her for so long, but when he tells her to jump, she jumps. There was more to it than that though. She wanted answers, and she was going to get them tonight, he was being way too mysterious…

She did not wear dresses too often, so Serenity had decided that tonight was going to be the night. Which dress though? This was going to drive her crazy! She wanted to look beautiful and sexy but still natural.

She settled for a strapless black dress that hugged her figure at the top and flowed down to her knees. She decided to wear flat black pumps, no way was she going to make a fool of herself in heels. She left her long hair loose and only applied some mascara and lipgloss. Makeup just was not her thing. She took one last look in the mirror and shrugged, she still looked like her normal self except in a dress. She hoped it had an effect on Seto though.

Serenity made her way over to Seto's mansion, butterflies fluttering in her stomach. She wished her nervousness would go away, she did not want to do something silly in front of Seto! She made her way up the stairs, confusion setting in when she saw that the mansion was in complete darkness. Had Seto forgotten about her? The security guard at the gate didn't seem to know that she was supposed to be here tonight but then again she did have a free pass to get in. But still…

Serenity bit her lip, making her way up the last few steps and to the door. She lifted her hand to knock but then noticed that the door was slightly ajar. She lightly pushed it open and stepped in. Darkness surrounded her.

"Seto?"

"Hello, is anyone here?"

Serenity received no answer. Sighing, she turned to leave and that's when she noticed a small little candle to her left, shimmering in the darkness. What was Seto up to? She went over to the candle and that's when she noticed another candle further down. Were they leading her somewhere? Sure enough, whenever she reached a candle, another candle came into her sights. She was being led through the mansion and out the back, to the huge garden. She felt like her chest was about to explode. No one had ever done anything like this for her! Who knew that Seto could be so…romantic?

Serenity was now out in the garden. It smelled so lovely and fresh and the night air was refreshing to her skin. As the last candle came into sight, her breath was taken away when she saw a pagoda sprinkled with fairy lights and candles alike. She walked up to it. It was so beautiful! She was standing right in front of the table and it looked wonderful. Flowers and candles decorated the table and she had a nagging feeling that the cutlery was pure silver. Looking down, she noticed a box; the writing on the top of it was telling her to open it. Where was Seto? Looking around all she could see was darkness after the dim lights ended.

Serenity hesitated a little before opening the box. Inside it was a little box. She took it out and opened it. A gasp escaped her lips. It was a necklace that matched her bracelet. She held it up. She did not want expensive gifts from Seto, she would never be able to afford something like this…! She knew she would never be able to get him to take it back though and she also did not want to hurt his feelings. She put it on and sighed. All her doubts about Seto were slowly fading away. Yes, he did disappear for a long time, but she knew that he was going to explain. Why else go through all this effort?

She walked over to the pagoda's railing and searched for the stars through the tree branches. When was Seto going to arrive? It did not matter, it was such a nice evening, and she could just enjoy it until he got here.

"Serenity." She jumped, Seto's voice was deep and right behind her.

She turned around. "You should not sneak-" Serenity's eyes widened, her hand flying up to mouth, covering the gasp that escaped her mouth.