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Ibeseeingyou's notes; Revised chapter 1.

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Summary; Joey despises his new substitute teacher and wants nothing to do with him...but what happens when he finds out a little secret of his that brings them closer than ever before?

Chapter one; Him

"Jonouchi! Get up lazy little sod!" Joey Wheeler heard his father screech around their two bed room apartment after coming home from his local pub at three in the morning.

Joey shot out of bed faster than you could click, he knew what he had to do and had to do it fast. So as usual he gathered his crumpled and mud stained school uniform, tatty bag and worn out shoes and threw them in his laundry shoot along with him self that would lead him to the laundry room below the block of apartments. He hated being in tight spaces so closed his eyes and held his breath as he shot down the small cube shaped pipe and landed into a pile of clothes. He scrambled around trying to find what he had thrown down before, he quickly got dressed, threw his bag over his shoulder and climbed up the plastic netted boxes to a narrow window that he climbed out of.

When Joey was finally out he didn't have to worry about anything else except where he was going to spend the next four hours. Usually he would hide behind the pharmacist but they knew his face to well and checked every hour to see if he was there or not, but Joey had to think fast otherwise his father would see he was gone and if he saw him outside of the apartment only god knows what he would do with him. Joey made an imaginary list in his head of all the places he could go; the park, the YMCA, behind the corner shop and when it comes to five, school. Joey never went to his friends house, mainly because they didn't even know what was happening to him and he didn't want to be a burden on them, Joey knew his friends never would come to his house when they have fights with their parents so he wouldn't do the same.

Joey started to cross things off his imaginary list; I don't fancy hiding out in the park because that's where all the gangs hang around, Joey thought looking down at the floor, trying to work some arrangements for himself.

The YMCA will make a big deal out of me and try and contact and punish my father...so that won't help, Mentally sighed as he crossed that off his list.

The shop might work if I'm quite which I'm pretty go at doing, Joey smiled at himself, still wondering about looking down at the floor.

I'm not going to school, Joey thought as he sighed out loud. So hiding behind the shop it is.

Joey approached the shop and went behind a gate that lead him to the back of the shop. It wasn't that bad, It sunk a bit from the bins, I had some rat faeces and some broken glass but he had seen worse. This was perfect. If Joey could remove a brick from a wall when no one was around, round about this time, make the slot a bit bigger, get some money from somewhere, he could figure that out later, buy some cereal bars to put into the hole then cover it up with the brick. Simple! For now Joey had to get some sleep before school or his teachers would send him back to the school nurse and she could find out what is really going on between him and his father.

Joey woke with a bang sitting up from his slumping position he saw a man come close to the gate. He panicked, he knew the man had saw him so Joey had to get away from him and fast. Joey grabbed his bag and ran to the gate but he was too late, a dark haired man walk up to the gate, Joey ran into the shadows in some hope that he wouldn't see him.

"Oi! What the hell are you going here?" The man yelled.

Joey was about to step out and explain himself until he saw the man walk away from the gate and shouted at some kids. This was his chance, Joey ran towards the gate and slipped past the man bumping into him. Damn, Joey thought as he shut his eyes as the man turned into him.

"Ey! Watch where you're going! Arse!" He mumbled.

"S-sorry," Joey said before running off hoping he wouldn't be late for school.

Joey sighed before opening the doors to his last lesson. English. His favourite lesson. Joey was no Casanova but he had a way with his word especially when he was around his teacher, Miss Winter, Joey wouldn't say he had a crush on her but he smiled when she entered the room, sighed every time she laughed and blushed when she spoke to him...Joey can't lie very well. Everyday when Joey walked in she would say 'Hello Joey it's nice to see you' She was like a parent towards him, asking how he was, caring for him and just generally being nice to him, she was more like a parent then his father would ever be.

Today was different, Miss Winter was not were to be seen in there very big but barren English class room, " Yug where's miss?" Joey said as he sat next to his tri colour haired friend.

"Haven't seen her, she's normally see her in form."

"I wonder-" Joey started before the door was opened by there head teacher.

Everyone groaned as soon as they saw his face. " Good to know your all happy to see me," Said Mr Sempai. "As some of you may know Miss Winter has been I a terrible car crash and won't be in school for a few weeks."

May people in Joey's class gasped and chattered at the new including him and Yugi. " So please make him feel welcome, your new substitute, Mr Kaiba," His headteacher finished gesturing towards the door.

After a few seconds a tall, chic man walked in with a brief case. He set in down on the table and opened it, making no eye contact with any of his class. He walked to the black board and wrote his name on it looking like something from the 19th century.

"Now if I hear any reports that you have been buggers you'll all be on an hour detention," Mr Sempai warned wagging a finger at the different tables before nodding to the mysterious sub teacher then leaving.

Silence, That was all that could be heard.

Suddenly breaking the silence was the bland sub teacher clearing his throat. "As you already know I am Mr Kaiba," He said tapping the board behind him. "And I am your new English teacher," Joey had no idea how he was going to concentrate. "Okay if you will turn to page...134," Joey totally switched off the this point, the only thing he was doing was completing questions in his text book and looking like he wasn't dead inside and out.

The end of the lesson came by like a blur, all Joey could remember was the sub introducing himself and nothing more. Joey left the room in disappointment, hanging his head he left the room quickly and hastily. Mr Kaiba stopped him as he walked down the corridor. "Mr Wheeler!" He called from the class room. "May I have a word with you?"

"See you later," Yugi said as Joey turned to face his teacher.

"Come on, I'm not going to hurt you or shout," The teacher reassured as the blonde walked towards him. " in here please."

As Joey entered the room Mr Kaiba closed the door and lent against it as if Joey was going to escape. "Yes sir," He said feeling the side effects from sleeping at the back of the shop. Sickness.

"Is there something wrong with you?" Mr Kaiba asked lifting his students head up lightly. "You seem to be out of focus."

Joey pushed Mr Kaiba's arm away, allowing his hand to fall freely. "I'm fine," Joey snapped. "I did everything you asked. I'm fine."

Mr Kaiba frowned. "Your free to leave then," He said lifting himself off the door.

Feeling a lump in his throat, he walked out, head down and left the building, not waiting for Yugi, he headed home and faced what he had to...

Finished!

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