[Chapter 1- Arcade]

Note: This fan fiction is written in playwright form. Enjoy!

Rating: PG

For some sexual content and mild language.

MOKUBA: Hey, big brother, wake up.

SETO: What? [Says sleepily]

MOKUBA: Helloo. Your date’s here. [Says, irritated] Geez, don’t you remember?

SETO: What date?!

MOKUBA: Helloo… I set you up on a date, [Rolls eyes] remember? You told me to.

SETO: Oh, yeah. [Pauses] How do I look?

MOKUBA: Just great [Gives him a thumbs up] Just put on something, comb your hair, brush your teeth, take a shower, and spray yourself with something

good smelling and you’re good. Oh yeah, and take a breath mint… [Says jokingly]

SETO: Very funny. [Pauses] Honestly, do I look OK?

MOKUBA: Yeah, you do. Go get ‘er Seto! [Laughs] Well I’ll be leaving. [To himself] Kissy, kissy… [Laughs]

SETO: I heard that!

*DING DONG*

SETO: Oh, yeah. [Pulls on a black shirt and puts on dark blue jeans and moves toward the door]

*DING DONG*

SETO: Yeah, yeah… I’m coming. [He yells and opens the door]

PERSON: [Not looking] Your house is so- [Stops when she sees her date] KAIBA!!! [Covers her mouth in surprise]

SETO: [Also looks at her surprised] YOU!!! You- You’re Wheeler’s baby sister!!!

SERENITY: [Giggles]

SETO: What are you laughing about?!! [Says angrily] Huh? Mokuba? [Kaiba spots Mokuba, then figures out everything] I should have known you were up to

something!!! [Yells, red in the face]

MOKUBA: You should’ve seen the look on your face!!! [Laughs hard]

SERENITY: Yeah! When he saw me, he was like, “YOU!!!” [Giggles intensely]

SETO: [Blushes hard and slams the door]

MOKUBA AND SERENITY: [Still laughs]

SERENITY: Is- [Giggles] is you brother going to be OK?

MOKUBA: Of course. [Pauses] Thanks for following in my joke. Great acting too.

SERENITY: That was [Pauses] kind of mean. Maybe I should apologize. [Says, twisting her hair]

MOKUBA: Hey, he’s fine.

SERENITY: Are you sure? [Says softly]

MOKUBA: Sure, I’m sure. Come on in, you probably need a drink after laughing so hard. [Laughs] Come on.

SERENITY: Is it OK with your brother? [Hesitant to enter]

MOKUBA: Sure it is.

~~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~

JOEY: Where is my sister!!!

TEA: Joey [Pauses] I think you should stop being so overprotective of Serenity. She is after all a big girl who can take care of herself.

JOEY: But… I just don’t want to lose her.

TEA: I know. [Long pause] Hey! I know lets go to the arcade! We can meet up at my house and walk there.

JOEY: Yeah!

TEA: I’ll call the rest of the gang!

~~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~

SERENITY: Wow! You have such a nice house!

MOKUBA: Glad ya like it, I’ll get us some water. [Walks towards the kitchen]

SERENITY: Thanks Mokuba. [Walks around room] This is such a beautiful house… [Says dreamily] Oh! [Spots Kaiba up on the stairs] Kaiba!

SETO: Uh! You! [Says in surprise] What are you doing here?

SERENITY: Your brother invited me in. Um, Sorry for pulling that joke on you…

SETO: Whatever. [Long silence. Stares at Serenity with cold blue eyes]

SERENITY: [Stares at floor uneasily] Um, maybe I should go.

SETO: You don’t need to go. Just make yourself at home. [Says coldly and walks away]

SERENITY: Kaiba… [Walks toward the stairs] Kaiba, I’m sorry. [Walks onto the stairs]

SETO: [Turns around] Quit following me.

MOKUBA: Hey, Serenity, here’s some water. [Hands her glass of ice cold water]

SERENITY: [Turns around] Oh! Thanks Mokuba. [Drinks water]

MOKUBA: No problem. [Drinks water]

SERENITY: [Finishes water] Well, I’d better go.

MOKUBA: ‘K. Bye.

SERENITY: [Walks toward the door]

MOKUBA: Wait! Do you need a ride home?

SERENITY: That’s fine. I’ll take the bus.

MOKUBA: But it’s a long walk to the bus station. I’ll get my brother to drive you.

SERENITY: Um…

MOKUBA: Hey! Big brother!

SERENITY: Don’t!

MOKUBA: Hey, it’s fine. My brother’s over the joke.

SETO: WHAT?!! [Says annoyed]

MOKUBA: Can you drive Serenity home?

SETO: [Slams door] Can’t you get someone else to do it?

MOKUBA: They’re all busy.

SETO: Yeah, right. [Walks downstairs]

MOKUBA: You are free, anyway, you already have to pass the place where Serenity lives to get to Kaiba Land, so you might as well drive her home.

SETO: Fine. Just no funny stuff.

MOKUBA: [Flashes Serenity a thumbs up]

~~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~

TEA: [On the phone] Hey, Yugi! Do you wanna go to the arcade? Meet up at my house OK?

YUGI: That’ll be fun!

TEA: I’m going to call the others and ask if they want to join. Bye! [Puts down phone]

YUGI: I better get ready.

TEA: [Dials] Hey! Tristan! Do want to meet up at my house and then go to the arcade?

TRISTAN: Sure. [Thinks] Only if Dukie boy isn’t going to be there! Hey, is Serenity going?

TEA: No! Bye! [Hangs up] Stupid Tristan. First Miho, now Serenity. [Sighs and picks up phone again. Waits for a long time] Where’s Bakura? Now that I

think of it, I haven’t seen Bakura all that much. I wonder where he is? [Hangs up phone] Maybe I should go over to his place. [Pause] Well, Joey’s

gone. [Goes into her room and finds something to wear] Hmmm. This is good. [She puts on dark blue shorts and dark pink tank top and throws on a

black woolen jacket that reaches to her knees] Perfect! [Grabs her purse and runs out] Now to find Bakura.

~~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~

SERENITY AND SETO: [Sit in the back alone]

SERENITY: [Stares at her knees to avoid contact to Kaiba]

SETO: [Stares out of the window]

SERENITY: [Long silence] Um, Kaiba, thanks for helping my brother when he was dying at Alcatraz Tower.

SETO: Whatever. [Still staring off]

SERENITY: [Long pause] Um… you don’t need to answer this, but… [Swallows] why are you so cold?

SETO: [No answer] Why have I been so cold? Why ha-

SERENITY: [Interrupts Kaiba’s thoughts] Your brother told that you never really smile. Why?

SETO: Why? Why am I like this? Oh well, that’s just the past. So what if I don’t smile. Does it matter?!

SERENITY: You-

SETO: Shut up!

SERENITY: Sorry.

~~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~

*DING DONG*

TEA: Come on Bakura! Open the door!

[Door slowly opens]

BAKURA: Oh, hi. [Says uneasily] Come in. [Opens door wider]

TEA: Why didn’t you pick up the phone? [Enters apartment] It’s so dark.

BAKURA: Sorry. [Turns on light]

TEA: Did I wake you up?

BAKURA: No.

TEA: So where have you been the past couple of days? [Leans on a table]

BAKURA: Just-

*CRASH!!!*

TEA: Oh! [Says after knocking down a picture] I’m sooo sorry Bakura. [Picks up glass]

BAKURA: That’s OK.

TEA: Hey! Who’s that? [Points at photo]

BAKURA: [Without looking] That’s my sister, Amane. [Picks up glass]

TEA: [In surprise] You have a sister!!!

BAKURA: Yeah…

TEA: Why didn’t you tell us?

BAKURA: Well, [Says quickly] she’s dead.

TEA: Oh. I’m sorry. [Long silence] Eh? What’s that? [Picks up pieces of folded paper and opens them up]

BAKURA: [Motions her to stop]

TEA: Oh! Sorry… I’m being nosy.

BAKURA: That’s OK. Those pieces of paper are letters to my sister. I never got to send them.

TEA: I’m sorry.

BAKURA: So, why are you here?

TEA: Oh! Oh, yeah! Do you want to go over to the arcade?

BAKURA: Sure! [Flashes his sweet innocent smile]

TEA: I’ll wait for you to get ready so we can walk over to my house together. OK? I’ll wait outside.

BAKURA: OK.

~~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~

SETO: Here’s your stop, right?

SERENITY: Yes. Thanks Kaiba.

SETO: [Without looking] Whatever. Just go join your dog of a brother.

SERENITY: [Gets out of car] Bye.

JOEY: Was that Kaiba!!!

SERENITY: Yes.

JOEY: What the hell were you doing with Kaiba!!!

SERENITY: He was just driving me home.

JOEY: But- but that was Kaiba!!!

SERENITY: If it makes you feel any better, I played a joke on Kaiba! Geez, why do you have to be so overprotective! [Runs up to her room and slams the

door]

JOEY: What’s up with her? Oh, well. Better head ta Tea’s house.

~~~~~MEANWHILE ~~~~~

BAKURA: [Walks out of his apartment, wearing a light green-blue shirt under a light blue jean jacket, and blue jeans]

TEA: That was quick! You already look great! It took me forever to find a good outfit to wear!

BAKURA: [Cocks his head a smiles]

TEA: OK! Lets walk to my place.

~~~~~LATER~~~~~

TEA: OK! Is everybody here!

EVERYBODY: Yes!

TEA: Lets get out of here! [Walks next to Yugi] Hi Yugi! You look very nice today!

YUGI: [Wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and dark blue pants] [Blushes] You too Tea. [Says shyly]

TRISTAN: [Looks around] Hey! [To Tea] I thought you said everyone was here!

TEA: They are!

TRISTAN: But! But, Serenity isn’t here!

TEA: Tristan! [Says disapprovingly] All you care about are girls! Can’t you just for once forget about girls! [Sighs loudly]

TRISTAN: What?! You want me to think about GUYS!!!

TEA: [Scoffs]

TRISTAN: [Starts to talk but gets cut off]

YUGI: Guys… [Whines] Can’t we just go to the arcade?

JOEY: Yugi does make a good point. Come on, lets stop wasting time and get to the arcade.

~~~~~LATER~~~~~

TEA: Wow! It’s loud in here! [Yells above the music]

YUGI: Yeah! What do you guys want to do? [Yells]

JOEY: I’m going to watch the girls dance on that dancing game! [Drools]

TRISTAN: Hey! Great idea! [Follows Joey]

TEA: [To herself] Perverts. [Sighs]

YUGI: What did you say?

TEA: Oh! Oh, nothing.

YUGI: So, what do you want to do?

TEA: I don’t know. What do you want to do? [No answer] Yugi?

YUGI: Oh, I’m sorry Tea. I was just wondering where Bakura went.

TEA: He probably got dragged of by some girl. [Quickly adds] Or girls, which is probably more correct. [Laughs]

YUGI: He’s lucky to have so many girls following him around… Not like me.

TEA: He doesn’t even care about the girls, maybe he doesn’t even realize that he’s that cute. [Thinks back to when Bakura told her about how his sister

died] Maybe she was the only girl he cared about… [Accidentally says aloud]

YUGI: What? [Looks up at her]

TEA: [Realizes what she had just said] Whoops! Oh, nothing Yugi.

YUGI: Oh, OK.

TEA: Hey, Yugi, do you want to play a shooting game?

YUGI: The one with the zombies?

TEA: [Nods]

YUGI: Yay! [Runs off to find the game]

TEA: [Smiles weakly]

~~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~

JOEY: [Yells to the dancing girls] Dance girls, Dance!

TRISTAN: This is boring [Yawns] I’m going, [Adds] pervert.

JOEY: Who you calling pervert! [Yells] You’re the one who’s trying to get with my sister! [Tristan walks away] Hey! Don’t you walk away from me! [Runs

towards Tristan] He- [Runs into someone] Mai?! [Cries out in surprise]

MAI: Hi, Joseph. [Says coolly]

JOEY: What are you doing here!!!

MAI: Why shouldn’t I be here? [Pouts slightly] Are you not happy to see me?

JOEY: NO! I mean, not at all. I- I’m very happy to see you.

MAI: [Smirks] Well, I’ll be going Joey.

JOEY: Wait! Mai! [Goes after Mai]

MAI: [Smirks] What, Joey?

JOEY: Well, er.

MAI: [Walks away]

JOEY: Wait, Mai! [Goes after Mai again] Mai, can’t we just talk… [Thinks about what he had said] I mean, why go so quickly?

MAI: [Turns around] Joey? Do you like me?

JOEY: NO!!! [Says a trifle too quickly]

MAI: [Smirks because she knows Joey’s true feelings about her] OK. Have it your way. [Pauses] Do you want to play a game?

JOEY: Uh, sure.

MAI: OK. Lets go somewhere else. There’s way too many people around here.

JOEY: Um, er, Mai? [Mai turns around] What kind of game are we playing?

MAI: [Smirks]

~~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~

YUGI: Geez, Tea. I didn’t know you were so good at playing video games. We killed a ton of zombies! We even beat the high score!

TEA: Yeah! That was fun! That really took a lot out of me. Do you want to get something to drink?

YUGI: That’s a great idea!

TEA: What kind of drink do you want?

YUGI: Umm, I’ll take a Coke.

TEA: OK! Be right back!

YUGI: [Walks around until Tea returns] Thanks. [Tea gives him drink]

TEA: [Drinks up her strawberry milkshake] Yum! [Wipes her mouth]

YUGI: [Plays with straw] Um, Tea…

TEA: What Yugi? Don’t like your drink?

YUGI: No! It’s nothing like that. It’s just that [silence]

TRISTAN: Hiya you guys! [Interrupts silence] So, do you guys know where Joey went?

TEA: No.

TRISTAN: He probably went to the bathroom. [Walks away]

YUGI: Do you want to play another arcade game?

TEA: OK. [Wonders what Yugi was going to tell her before Tristan interrupted]

~~~~~MEANWHILE~~~~~

JOEY: We’re at a the grocery store. This is where you wanted to go. [Says in disbelief]

MAI: Don’t be stupid Joseph. I’m just getting some supplies. Stay here!

JOEY: Aw geez. Why am I here? How did she talk me into this?

MAI: [Walks out of the grocery store]

JOEY: That was quick!

MAI: Well, I already knew what to get.

JOEY: So, er, Mai, what did you get?

MAI: [Smirks] Lets go over to the arcade.

JOEY: But, I thought you wanted privacy?

MAI: Well, there is a place near the arcade that’s deserted. [Leads Joey to a deserted area closed between the arcade and another building]

JOEY: OK…

MAI: This is what we’re gonna do. I blindfold you, [Holds up a blindfold] and you have to guess what I’m giving you to eat. I also get to pinch you nose so

you won’t smell what I’m giving you to eat, knowing how good your sense of smell is have to pinch your nose. [Thinks back to when he beat her using

his sense of smell] Do I make myself clear?

JOEY: What’s the point of this?

MAI: Well, I thought you were bored. [Pauses] Afraid I’ll give you something disgusting? [Smirks] Or can you not tell what you’re eating without that sense

of smell like a dog’s? [Laughs]

JOEY: [Gets red in the face] You’re on! Though I don’t get this, but you’re on!

MAI: [Puts blindfold on Joey] OK!

JOEY: I don’t like this.

MAI: Here it comes! [Pops a strawberry into his mouth] So, what is it?

JOEY: It’s a strawberry. [Says while chewing] That was easy. I didn’t even need to chew, I just felt the seeds and knew.

MAI: This one won’t be as easy. [Tears a bit of cabbage and sticks into Joey’s mouth]

JOEY: [Chews slowly] This is… CABBAGE!!!

MAI: Wow! I’m impressed! OK. This is the last one. [Slices a piece of red delicious apple and puts it in Joey’s mouth]

JOEY: It’s an apple.

MAI: Yes, but what kind of apple?

JOEY: Um… [Chews slowly] A… a [pauses] RED DELICIOUS!!!

MAI: Wow!!! You got it!

JOEY: So, what do I get?

MAI: [No answer]

JOEY: Mai?

MAI: [Suddenly swoops down and gives Joey a passionate kiss]

JOEY: Hmmp! [Doesn’t resist, but very surprised]

MAI: [Breaks away finally]

JOEY: [Takes off blindfold] Wow! I had no idea you had the hots for me! Can I have another kiss?

MAI: Joey! You pig! [Disgusted]

JOEY: [Laughs] Come on! [Whines] How ‘bout another! [Puckers up]

MAI: [Pushes Joey away]

JOEY: I know you want me!

MAI: Joey! Stop it! [Slaps him] Joey, do you like me?!

JOEY: Yes.

MAI: Do you really?

JOEY: [Pretends to not like her] No! [Laughs]

MAI: [Slaps him]

JOEY: Hey, I know you want me.

MAI: No! I only gave you the reward.

JOEY: Yeah, right.

MAI: Hmmp! I’ll show you Joseph. [Walks away and spots Bakura] Hmmm. This could work. [Smirks and walks towards Bakura]

JOEY: Hey! Hey, Mai, what are you doing?

MAI: [Ignores him]

BAKURA: [Walking around]

MAI: [Waves to Bakura] Hey! Bakura!

BAKURA: [Turns around]

MAI: [Before Bakura can do anything Mai wraps her arms around him and gives him a extremely passionate kiss]

BAKURA: [In shock doesn’t resist]

MAI: [Finally releases him when Joey sees them]

BAKURA: [Blushes deeply]…

JOEY: [Speechless]

MAI: [To Joey] How do you like that, hon. [Smirks] [To Bakura] Thanks for playing along, hon. That was fun! Don’t you agree? You’re a much better kisser

than Joseph over there. [Points to Joey]

BAKURA: [Blushes even deeper] Maybe I should go. Bye. [Walks away quickly]

JOEY: [Still speechless]

MAI: Bye Joseph. [Says tauntingly]

END