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Ibeseeingyou's notes; Revised chapter 2.
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Chapter two; Troubled
After Joey's favourite lesson had passed, Art, he left the school building in exchange for the school yard to find Yugi there waiting for him in there usual spot, shaded area under a blossom tree. That is what Joey loved about spring the most being able to sit under there while the blossom floats down to them, it look like a romance film. Not like Joe had feelings for Yugi but he always thought it looked so charming.
"What's next?" Joey asked.
Yugi scoffed. "Lunch has only just started."
"Yeah, I know," Joey replied waiting for Yugi to reply "Fine if you won't tell me I'll look myself," Joey plopped his bag in front of him and ruffled through it. "Ah ha," He said pulling out his planner. He flicked to his timetable. Joey groaned. "Science."
"Oh come on, you only groaned because Miss Winter won't be there...who knows we might get your favourite teacher. Mr Kaiba is it?" Yugi teased.
"No!" Joey snapped blushing about Yugi's remark about Miss Winter. "And I don't give a damn if that bastard is there or not...I couldn't care if he died right on the spot or died due to a paper cut from my work."
Yugi giggled. "I bet you'll have crush on him in less than a week, just like you did with Miss Winter," Yugi said, Joey stared at him as to say 'Shut up douche bag' "God Joey I'm only kidding."
"Your just acting like a child now and plus I would never date a guy, I'm just not that kind of person."
Yugi scoffed.
The rest of lunch Joey and Yugi spoke about normal things like how the game shop was doing, How grandpa's game shop was doing, cute girls they liked all the usual which made the hour go by like a blur and before he knew it Joey was standing outside, crossing his fingers hoping you know who wasn't there.
Joey waited for Yugi and walked in together sitting at the back of the class, trying not to look at the front of the class but a curious eye and mind are very powerful, Joey couldn't resist but quickly glance at the blackboard in front of him. No sign of him...so far, so good. Joey couldn't help but feel nervous as to who was teaching them, it obviously wasn't going to be Miss Winter who would normally teach his class for science as well.
Please don't let it be him, please don't let it be him, Joey chanted in his head, hoping this would somehow help his chances of not getting him.
Mr Howard, Joey's other substitute teacher walked in much to Joey's relive as he sighed with happiness.
"Good morning class," The short, grey haired man in his early fifties said as he walked into the room holding a suspicious piece of paper. "Much to your relief I am not teaching you today," As soon as Mr Howard said those words Joey started to get nervous again chanting in his head louder and faster, occasionally mouthing the words. "Okay, today your going to be taught by, wait a minute Mr Kiba?" Joey sighed a sigh of relief, but straight after knew something couldn't be right for the look on the subs face looking down at the paper. "Oh sorry my mistake," He said chuckling. Joey still chanting crossed his fingers under the table, he even attempted crossing his toes, he would do anything not to have that god damn teacher. "Mr K-Kaiba? Yeah I'm sure I've got that right, he should be up soon-" He said, turning around but when he had done a 180 degrees turn he was there. The bastard, normally this a name Joey would give to his father, but even though Joey had only had him for a day, he felt a fire inside of him. A small part of his body that told him to hate the sub teacher, that was quickly taking over all of his body. "Oh well I see your here," Mr Howard turned back to the class. "Now be good Mr Sempai wants a good report off all of you," Mr Howard finished waging a finger at all the tables even some that were completely empty then left.
"Morning class," Mr Kaiba greeted, looking around the room locking his eyes on Joey. " Some of you may have seen my face before," He stated removing his eyes from Joey's. "But I hope those I don't know are just as good as some of you that I do know," He said smiling confidently.
Joey muttered something in Japanese, Yugi stared blankly at the blonde since he'd never been told Joey knew Japanese.
Joey chuckled . "My uncle taught me basic Japanese, I just said oh no because I dropped my...pen."
Yugi's expression didn't change. "Since whe-"
Mr. Kaiba coughed as if he was clearly his throat but then looked at the two boys, Joey and Yugi knew he was telling them to be quite. So they did as they were told.
"Okay I want you all to pay attention because I have been told to teach you something new, something that most of you probably have never done. For those of you who have heard of this you will be going into more detail," Mr Kaiba explained smirking as he walked around the room, he seemed more confident to Joey than he did in English. Science seemed to be his special flare.
"Okay you are going to be learning about radioactive decay," He said walking to the board. "Radioactive deeecay," He said he repeated writing it on the blackboard stressing the e in decay as he wrote it. "I will go over this as many times as you want me to, all want is for you to able to know what radioactive decay is."
Joey sighed, he was never good at the science specially physics, never has been. Never will. In fact Joey didn't really understand much about radioactivity at all, he really did feel like such an idiot at times.
"Joey are you okay?" Yugi asked nudging the blonde.
"Yeah, why?"
"You look a bit...dazed and confused," Yugi said, semi-listening to Mr Kaiba.
"It's just...I-I don't understand any of this...it's all just a bit muffled to me," Joey explained.
"Hmm, why don't you ask for he-,"
"No way, not from him," Joey said gesturing towards Mr Kaiba.
"Are you two listening?" Mr Kaiba asked turned towards them.
"Yes," Yugi and Joey answered quickly.
Mr Kaiba grunted and turned away.
"Well do you want me to help?" Yugi offered.
Joey nodded.
"Okay well radioactivity is all around us like the sun sends radioactive waves which are called infra red rays and-?"
"Boys!" Mr Kaiba shouted making them both jump. "Pay attention!"
Both did so and stayed quite until some questions were set.
"Joey do you need help?" Yugi asked a very confused Joey.
Mr. Kaiba walked up to Joey and Yugi's desk, once he had reached it he put his hand over Yugi's book catching both of the boys attentions. "What are your names?" He asked.
"Y-Yugi," The tri colour haired boy stammered, he wasn't used to getting shouted at and panicked when he did.
"Joey," The blonde grunted, not looking up at Mr. Kaiba.
"Yugi! Don't let me tell you again," Mr Kaiba warned.
Yugi nodded as Mr. Kaiba turned away from their desk and returned to his own.
Both of the boys were silent for a few minutes until Joey nudged him. "Help," He whispered looking at Yugi with puppy dog eyes.
"Argh fine! Okay what question are you o-" Yugi started.
"Yugi, Joey! What is going on back there that is so important that it is distracting you from your work?" Mr Kaiba asked springing up from his desk making a loud screech as the chair dragged on the floor.
"I-I'm just H-helping Joey."
Mr Kaiba sighed. "Thank you but please just get on with your work, I'll help Joey."
Damn it, Joey thought closing his eyes as Mr Kaiba came behind him leaning a distant from his face.
"So what are you struggling with?"
"N-nothing," Joey replied, there was no way in hell Joey was going to let him help.
Mr Kaiba grunted then let out a long sigh. "Why would Yugi be helping you then?"
Joey shrugged.
"Okay if you know what to do show me how to...to...erm show me how to treat cancer then if your so sure you know what to do," Mr Kaiba said, Joey didn't like the smirk he was getting from the brown haired teacher.
Yugi nudged Joey and passed him a note saying; Say radiotherapy, you owe me!
Joey closed his eyes. "R-radiotherapy," He replied.
Mr Kaiba sighed. "Fine your off the hook," Mr Kaiba said before striding away back to his desk. I'll find out later, He thought.
"Thanks."
Yugi ignored the blonde.
Joey managed to make it though the rest of the lesson without Mr Kaiba 'helping' him, more like bothering him. As Joey left Mr Kaiba asked him to stay behind again. "Wow what a surprise," Joey muttered sarcastically.
Joey did so and looked at the sub teacher sitting on his desk looking through two books, one of which was Yugi's. Joey could guess who's the other one was. Mr Kaiba sighed.
"Joey," Mr Kaiba started before sighing. "Why would you copy Yugi? I thought you knew what to do."
"S-sorry I'm just having a bad day," Joey explained.
Mr Kaiba raised a brow before asking "Huh? Why are you having a bad day?"
"It's a long story," Joey replied, trying to bail himself out of the mess he was in.
"Joey you can tell me you know," Mr Kaiba stated getting closer to him. "Anything going on at home?"
Joey remained silent turned away "Joey if you need to talk to me about anything just come to me, don't be afraid," Mr Kaiba said putting his hand on Joey's shoulder.
Joey looked at his hand then at Mr Kaiba's face, indicating him to get off. Mr Kaiba did so and walked over to the door and opened it. "Your free to go."
Joey didn't have to heard that twice and shot out of the door as fast as his legs would take him.
Joey walked down the stairs leading away from the science block and to his locker where he found Yugi waiting for him.
"That was quick," Yugi stated leaning against one of the blue lockers with his arms crossed.
Joey let his bag slip down his arm onto the floor as he came towards Yugi. "That Mr. Kaiba is a nosey bugger!"
"Why? What did he say when he held you back?" Yugi asked moving his head out of the way of he locker door that Joey had just flung open.
"He asked if anything was going on at home. Why would it matter to him if anything was going on at home or anywhere else?" Joey closed his locked a flung his backpack back on his shoulder. "He's just filling in for Miss Winter."
The boys walked away from Joey's locker and exited the school building, not a word was said as they did, they only started speaking again when Yugi said:
"There isn't anything going on at home is there?" Yugi asked. "Well there isn't is there because you would tell me if there was, right?"
Joey chucked as his friends insecurities. "Of course I would," Joey lied.
Yugi smiled then the two fell back into silence.
R&R
