Having A Heart
Summary: Kaiba believes that the heart is just a big muscle that pumps blood around the body. Serenity tries to convince him that the heart is a place where you keep the ones you love. Will she succeed? And will he place her in his heart? Silentshipping.
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Author's note: Chapter 6! Whoo, I got two chapters up in one day! That's a record for me^^ I was home sick, bored to death. I guess that's my punishment for making Kaiba ill in my story. Anyway, what does a person do when she is bored? Write of course! So yeah, me being sick has it's upsides. And I'd like to thank P.O.J.A for reviewing chapter 5! Your reviews never fail to make me happy, thanks so much!^^
Chapter 6: Closer To The Heart
It was Thursday, two days after Serenity paid a visit to the Kaiba mansion. She was currently at school, and it was lunch break. She was sitting in the school cafeteria with her brother and his friends. They where in their final year, while she still had two years to go. Many of her classmates were jealous at her, because she was friends with "the big seniors." If only they knew how much she wanted to leave at that moment…
Joey was going on and on about a date he was having that night. He was going on a date with his girlfriend, Mai Valentine, who was also in her final year, but she was attending a special private school. The two hadn't seen each other for quite a while, so Joey was really exited to see her again tonight. Serenity was happy for her older brother, but frankly, she was getting tired of his rattling. His date with Mai was the only this he had talked about for the past week. It was getting rather annoying. However, as sweet as she was, she didn't complain. At least she would have some rest tonight, while Joey was out.
"Hey guys?," she said when Joey stopped talking for a moment to breathe. The entire gang, or "geek squad," as Kaiba liked to call them, was looking at quizzically.
"I'm gonna go to the bathroom," she announced, not wanting anyone to miss her. Joey always wanted to know where she was, so she got used to telling everyone where she was going.
As soon as she'd said that, she got up from her seat and exited the cafeteria. Once outside, she closed her eyes as she leaned against the wall, enjoying the silence. She didn't really needed to use the bathroom, she just wanted to get away from Joey and his rattling for a little while. A little peace and quiet would do her good. Unfortunately, her much needed rest was soon to be disturbed.
"Serenity?," came a sweet, innocent voice, causing her to open her eyes. It was Mokuba. She smiled at him.
"What is it, Mokuba?," she asked curiously.
"Seto told me to tell you something," Mokuba said with a small smile. Serenity raised an eyebrow in wonder. Kaiba had already graduated last year, so using his brother as a messenger wasn't as strange as it seemed, but what would Kaiba want to tell her? He didn't seem to like her presence, so why would he want to tell her anything anyway?
"So, what is it your brother wants me to know?"
"Well, Seto didn't say much, only that he will pick you up at seven at that you should be dressed formally. He's taking you out to dinner."
Serenity eyes widened. Kaiba was taking her out to dinner? Kaiba was taking her out to dinner? Kaiba was taking her out to dinner? I didn't matter how she'd put it; it just didn't make any sense. Why would Kaiba take her out to dinner? She couldn't imagine Kaiba doing anything close to that. Was Mokuba joking?
Mokuba couldn't help but giggle at Serenity's expression. He could almost see her thinking.
"I'm not kidding you know," he said, not knowing he just answered one of Serenity's many mental questions. "I don't really know why he's taking you to dinner, but it's probably his way of thanking you for cooking the other day. Seto's not that good with social matters."
Serenity nodded slowly, trying to get a hold of the situation. So, she was going out to dinner with Seto Kaiba tonight? Oh no, absolutely not! It wasn't that she didn't want to; she didn't hate Kaiba, like her brother did, and he could hardly insult her in a public place. Besides, she was still hoping Kaiba would loosen up a bit so they could become friends. It was just that Joey would never look at her again if she went to dinner with Kaiba.
"I'm sorry Mokuba, but I can't. I need to stay home to cook for myself and Joey, so…"
"You're a horrible liar, you know that?"
She blinked a couple of times, surprised that the boy had seen through her lie so quickly.
"How did you…?," she started, but she was again cut off by Mokuba, who had seen the question coming.
"Your face turned red and you didn't look at me," he explained with a small smile. "Besides, I happen to know that Joey is going on a date with Mai tonight."
"How do you know that?," she asked surprised.
"I think the entire school knows it by now. Joey hasn't talked about anything else but that date this week. I couldn't help but overhear," he explained. "Also, Seto isn't stupid enough to go and take you to dinner when your brother is home. He can't stand Joey; he wouldn't do anything that made him spend more time with your brother as necessary."
"Oh…," Serenity said, a bit stunned. Everything fitted, and she'd really like to go tonight, but how was she going to tell Joey? Of course, lying was an option, but if Mokuba could see through her so easily, her brother would certainly notice as well.
"I'm sorry Mokuba, but I can't accept your brother's request."
Mokuba smirked slightly. "I don't think it was a request," he stated, thinking about his brother's words. "It sounded more like an order. Whether you like it or not, he'll probably be on your doorstep at seven anyway."
Serenity sighed. What was she to do? She really wanted to go out to dinner with Kaiba; it would be a good opportunity to get to know him better, perhaps becoming friends. She wouldn't have to cook, and she wouldn't have to be alone during the evening, which was nice, since she was scared of the dark.
Then again, there was Joey. If he found out that she went out to dinner with Kaiba, he would explode. Maybe even literally. On the other hand, he would probably be home very late, if he was coming home at all. There was a big chance that he would spend the night at Mai's apartment. Besides, even if he did come home, he would probably be to happy that he'd seen Mai again to ask her any questions.
Maybe going with Kaiba was a good idea. Perhaps she could get him to stop picking on her brother. That was going to take a lot of effort, but hey, she didn't have anything to lose.
Once she had her thoughts sorted out, she smiled at Mokuba.
"Tell your brother I'll be ready."
Serenity sat down on the couch. She was completely ready for her dinner with Kaiba. And it was only six 'o clock. She should've relaxed a little more. Now, she had to wait for an hour.
She sighed. As soon as her brother had left to pick up Mai, which was about four thirty, she'd started to get ready. Formal clothing wasn't too hard to pick, since she only had one dress that came close to being formal: A long, deep blue dress, almost the same color as Kaiba's eyes. The dress was pretty simple, not extremely fancy, but it was the only thing she had. She never actually had to dress formally for something, so it made sense that she didn't have any real formal clothing.
With the blue dress, she wore a pair of blue pumps. As for jewelry, she wore a simple silver necklace, with a small, azure blue diamond attached to it. It was the most expensive piece of jewelry she possessed. She also wore a silver bracelet to go with the necklace. A little blue purse that came with the dress held her house keys and wallet. She'd decided that she was going to pay for her own food. She didn't want to look like some money hungry bitch.
Her hair was down, as usual. She had spend over half an hour messing with her hair, putting it op in a tight bun, letting it down, putting it up slightly different, tying it up in a ponytail… Finally, she'd decided that she would just leave it down. It felt like it was the best thing to do, and Serenity always trusted her instincts.
So there she was. Sitting on the couch, nervously shifting from side to side. The clock told her it was a quarter past six. What was she going to do in those forty-five minutes? She didn't want to mess up her outfit, so anything that required moving wasn't an option. Eventually, she grabbed the TV remote and watched a part of the evening news, hoping time would go by faster.
On the other side of town, Kaiba was also getting ready. He didn't really care how he looked, but since he was taking the Wheeler girl to an expensive French restaurant, he needed to look at least presentable, otherwise he wouldn't even be allowed to set foot in the place. He just hoped that the mutt's sister was looking presentable as well, otherwise his reputation would suffer tremendously. It was quite a thing that he was taking a girl to a restaurant. Luckily, the paparazzi were always far to be found from the place he picked, making it one of his favorite outdoor places.
He looked in the mirror as he fixed his cobalt blue tie. He was wearing a simple black tux, the classic. As for the tie; he figured it would match his eyes. That way at least something would match, even if the Wheeler was wearing something bright yellow. Little did he know that Serenity's dress was almost the exact same color as his tie.
All he wished for was a short, quiet dinner. Then he would be even with the Wheeler, since she cooked him dinner when he was sick. Seto Kaiba didn't like owing people anything, so he was just getting this over with now.
A look at the clock told him that it was six thirty. The perfect time to leave, since the ride to the Wheeler residence would take about twenty-five minutes. He turned around and left his room, meeting Mokuba in the living room. For some strange reason, his little brother had been happy that he was taking the mutt's sister out. Why was beyond him. His brother was weird sometimes. He guessed it was just the age, going into puberty and all.
"I'm leaving now. Don't stay up too late; tomorrow is school."
Mokuba smiled at him. "Yes Seto, now you go and have a good time," he answered his brother with a big smile.
Have a good time… Yeah, like that was ever going to happen. Kaiba almost never had a good time, and he certainly wouldn't when he was out with a Wheeler. But, since his brother was smiling so happily, he didn't spill his thoughts. He simply nodded as he quickly ran his hand through the boy's messy black hair, like he did every night. With that, he left the Kaiba mansion.
Once inside his limousine, Kaiba pulled out his laptop and began calculating the profits Kaiba Corp. had received the past month. Twenty-five minutes was short, but it wasn't short enough for Kaiba to waste. He didn't like wasting time. It sounded cliché, but time was money. At least, for him it was. Every minute he wasn't working meant loss for the Corporation. Money didn't really matter to Kaiba; though he didn't deny that having money was nice. Money was power. Power was good. That was Kaiba's philosophy.
The limo stopped way to soon for Kaiba taste. He had finished his calculations, but he was really reluctant to go out to dinner with the Wheeler girl. When she got near him, he got this weird feeling in his stomach. It was probably the disgust that was felt when a superior was forced to spend time with a dog.
With a sigh, he got out of his limousine, walked up to the Wheeler apartment and rang the doorbell.
Inside the apartment, a beautiful, young woman jumped at the sound.
And that's chapter 6 people! I am quite happy with this one. I love writing this story, and I'm hoping you enjoy reading it just as much. As always, if you have the time, please leave me a review!^^