Ok. Here goes!!! Okay, this is one of my first fics, so please review! Anyways, it's a S/S, warnings.....maybe for language and people getting hit by cars....um....that's about it.

Seto: oh, joy.

Serenity: Hey, you're not the one that ------censored for spoilers---------!!! You have no reason to be nervous!!!

BlackLightning: Heh heh heh.....seto, disclaimer!!!

Seto: Blah, blah, blah, BlackLightning doesn't own Yugioh. Happy?

BlackLightning: Very. On with the story!

Silent Attraction
Chapter 1 - The Beginning of It All

Seto got out of his limo and ascended the stairs leading to his mansion. Once he got inside, he looked around for Mokuba. Suddenly, a maid ran up to him covered in....was that whipped cream? She took one look at Kaiba, and then screamed.

"I can't stand one more second with that little terror in the house! I quit! Now! I'm never coming back!"

Seto was left dumbfounded as the maid rushed past him. Usually it was him that fired the maids.....oh well...saved him the trouble. Mokuba entered the foyer, saw Seto, and gulped.

Seto looked at Mokuba and said, "Once I find out what happened here, you are in trouble, mister."

Mokuba just stared as a deer caught in the headlights, then, once he came to his senses, ran the opposite direction. Seto sighed, then walked through the halls to his security booth, watched the day's tapes, made a mental note to punish Mokuba, and made another mental note to hire a babysitter for Mokuba over the weekends and after school. Since their schools got out at the same time, logic would dictate that they both got home at the same time, but most of the time Seto had some sort of meeting.

He sighed and retired to his room with his laptop. Most people should think that Seto was some cold-hearted billionaire that lived surrounded by computers all day, but Kaiba liked his comforts. His room, located at the top story, was painted a rich cobalt blue, adorned with iridescent white curtains, sheets, and trim. Instead of a room, his living space was more along the lines of an apartment, even though it was about as large as Serenity's whole house. Off to the left, there was a fully stocked kitchen where, if he liked, could order the mechanical chef to fix any meal he liked. There was a walk-in closet the size of most normal people's room, and a bathroom the same size, outfitted in pearl and cobalt. He could pretty much survive up there for a couple of weeks without leaving the room, as he had designed it that way after they ripped out the old director's quarters. He had left the haunted little rooms at the end of the hallway; Seto could not get himself to go near them to examine whatever was still in there.

Seto sighed, threw himself down on his feather-soft couch, and pulled out his laptop. Opening it, he looked through the day's job hunters in the online version of the Domino newspaper.

"Avocados (Seto: what the...), no, Baby toys, no, baby sitters, here we go."

Seto scrolled through the list of names when one caught his eye. He stared at it for a minute or two, and then began to laugh, slowly and deeply. He used his database to search for the applicant's AIM name. Once found, he was delighted to find she was already online. He logged in himself, and sent her a message.

Serenity, with a sigh, deposited her school bag on the floor, and then raced off to the computer to see if she had gotten any replies to the ad she had put in the paper. She logged on to the computer, checked her email, saw nothing, then IMed Mai. They talked for a while, argued as to whether Joey liked her, argued as to whether Serenity had a crush on anyone, then Mai logged off. Serenity was about to do the same, when a new message caught her eye. It was from a 'BlueEyesSK' Serenity stared at the name. It wasn't a question of who it was, but more of why the CEO was taking the time to IM her. She shrugged, and then clicked on the box. When the message screen popped up, she stared at what was written.

BlueEyesSK: Wheeler. I have a proposition for you.
BlueEyesSK: I'm sure you didn't really expect anyone to respond to your babysitting ad, did you?
BlueEyesSK: I know you're there, Wheeler, answer me.

Serenity typed back an answer, and so it went.

DarkandSerene9395: Are you offering me a job, Kaiba? Last I checked, you were older than me and could pretty much take care of yourself.
BlueEyesSK: Don't be an idiot. I'm offering you a job taking care of Mokuba after school on weekdays from 2:30-5:00, and Saturday from 11:00-4:00. Sundays you could have off.
DarkandSerene9395: How much?
BlueEyesSK: How about $75 an hour?
DarkandSerene9395: O.O Must be nice to be rich.
DarkandSerene9395: When would I start?
BlueEyesSK: Tomorrow.
DarkandSerene9395: What about every other Saturday off?
BlueEyesSK: Don't push your luck. Maybe. If you're good.
DarkandSerene9395: Right. Hold on one second.

Serenity yelled to Joey in the other room.

"Joey? Can I babysit Mokuba after school? It'll pay $75 an hour!"

Joey responded, "If it's not Mokuba KAIBA then sure! ...did you say 75?"

Serenity yelled back, "Yes to both! But we really need the money to pay for rent! Can't you put aside your and Kaiba's little rivalry for a second and think about how much money that is?"

Joey thought, then yelled back, "I'll let ya go ONCE and if he does anything to ya, you're quitting."

DarkandSerene9395: You've got yourself a deal.
BlueEyesSK: Muahahahaha...
DarkandSerene9395: o.O
BlueEyesSK: I've always wanted to say that...
DarkandSerene9395: Psycho
DarkandSerene9395 has logged off.

The next day at school, Serenity saw Kaiba quite a bit in her classes. Usually she just glared at him if he insulted any of the Wheelers, or ignored him the rest of the time. Now she often found herself just staring at him for no reason, except when once in their Business Ed class he noticed her looking and turned one of his 'I'm-a-rich-guy-and-you're-pathetic' smirks on her, making her flush and miss what the sensei was saying. Two minutes later, Serenity was passed a note. It was from Kaiba. She opened it and read what was written. She flushed, then glared at him. Serenity immediately tried to ignore him for the rest of class, but he sat one row ahead of her, so it was kind of hard. She couldn't help staring when he ran his hand through is hair...suddenly she had an urge to touch his hair. It looked so soft and thick....She restrained herself, and tried to focus on what the sensei was saying.

"Well, class, as you know, the end-of-semester project has yet to be assigned. Well, here it is. You and a classmate will be given a fake company. You will be put through a number of simulations and the team with the most-flourishing company will be awarded extra credit points in addition to a high grade. I will hand out the information sheets later, but now for the partners."

Seto noticed quite a few eyes turned his way. Great. As the CEO of a wide-spanning company, he was the desired teammate. He just prayed that he wouldn't get stuck with an idiot, a fangirl, or Wheeler, (as she didn't really fit into either category)...he would have loved to call her an idiot, but she had almost as good grades as he did. Still, she would be better than some moron staring at him the whole time... then again.... He turned around to see her looking his way. She flushed again and focused on the blackboard. He surveyed the rest of the class. He didn't see any intelligent faces looking his way. Maybe, a part of his brain said, she would be fun to have as a partner.... lets see. She blushes easily, is sister to a mutt that I like to annoy, and gets good grades! I could hold the threat of his sister's grade above the mutt's head if he tried anything... His musing was cut off by the sensei talking once again.

"Very well. The partners will be like this. I have split the roster in half according to last name. I will write this on the board. The person opposite your name is your new partner."

Kaiba saw quite a few disappointed faces as people realized that K and B, or K and N wouldn't be paired up. Speaking of which.... he looked up at the board, and his mouth dropped open.

GARDNER Tea.....................................VALENTINE Mai
KAIBA SETO......................................WHEELER SERENITY
MOTOU Yugi.......................................YAKI Ukusi

Serenity felt her heart in her throat when it came to her name.....SETO KAIBA?!? How dare the sensei! The big project that could make or break her grade, and she was stuck with –wait a tic.......a CEO of a very successful company.....her mind turned over this new piece of information...certainly Kaiba would want the best grade....that meant hers too.... About now Serenity finally noticed the number of dirty looks she was getting from her classmates....except of course from Yugi, Tea, and Mai, who were giving her looks of pity. They knew Kaiba wouldn't give her an easy time. But she at least realized the use of a CEO, no matter how stuck up... The bell rang and signaled class time was over for the day. Serenity hurried out of class because she had a babysitting job to get to...

Meanwhile, back in the classroom, a discarded bit of paper was left of the floor. It read, "See something you like? Don't forget, 2:30, my house. Mokuba is waiting."

Btw, i know i'm using dollars, b/c i'm not going to bother with yen...sorry. and most of the school stuff is made up, i have no idea what japanese schools are like.

Yay!!! I'm finished with the first chapter!!!!! Please please please review!!!! Byes!!!

-BlackLightning