Joey's Secret chapter 2 - Explanations
"Joey? Why are they calling you Matt? Who are these people? What's going on?" Yugi and Tea ask.
Joey didn't answer, still staring at the group of teens.
"Yes, I would like to know as well. I do not appreciate my class being interrupted," the teacher stated.
"Well, are you going to answer?" Joey demanded at the group, still ignoring his friends and teacher's questions.
"He was caught. You're free now, so Mr. Brines sent us to get you," a boy answered.
"Good, it's about time!" Joey exclaimed.
"Who was caught? You're making no sense," Ryou said shakily.
Kaiba smirked. "Like always," he teased, "you never do, do you, pup?"
"Shut up, Moneybags, I'm not a dog!" Joey raged.
"Hey, look, Tai, Matt found someone else to argue with!" a boy with red hair teased the brown haired boy from before.
"Davis, shut up!" Tai demanded.
Joey laughed. "You guys still can't get along? Jeez, even I get along with Davis, Tai!"
"Oh, I think they get along just fine, Matt. In fact, most of the time they get along so well that they can't keep their lips apart," a girl with red hair said laughingly.
"You mean they finally got together? It's about time!" exclaimed Joey.
"Sora! And yes, Matt, we did," Tai said as he wrapped his arm around Davis.
"Joey!" Yami yelled.
Joey whirled around, surprised that Yami had come out during school hours.
"Will you please tell us what's going on? He," meaning Yugi, "won't stop bugging me about it, so I'd really appreciate it."
"Oh, sorry," Joey said as Yami gave control back to Yugi.
"So, I guess I'd better introduce everyone. This is Tai, Mimi, Sora, Izzy, Joe, Kari, T.K., Davis, Ken, Yolei, and Cody. Before moving here, I lived in the same neighborhood as them. But I witnessed a crime, and the guy escaped from jail. The cops were worried, so they put me in the Witness Protection program. So, my name changed from Yamato, or Matt, Ishida to Joey Wheeler," Joey explained.
"Thank you for clearing things up, Joey, but what about Serenity?" Tristan asked.
"And who are these guys?" Tai added.
"Well, my real brother is T.K. here, but he lives with our mother. Serenity was a foster child we took care of when we were little before our parents split up. So we decided that I would stay with Serenity's real dad so I'd get to see at least part of my family. I was lucky the bad guy didn't know about her, or even know what my parents looked like."
"Then why'd you go in hiding?" Yugi interrupted.
"Because he did know the neighborhood. Oh, and guys, this is Yugi, Marik, Tristan, Duke, Serenity, Tea, and Kaiba. There's things I still need to tell ya all, but I'd better not in front of class," Joey finished his explanation.
"Are you sure we can trust them?" both Marik and Izzy asked.
"With my life," he assured both groups.
"Now, Joey, er...Matt..." the teacher trailed off. "What do I call you?'
"Whichever, it doesn't matter," he said.
"Ok, then, Joey, what I was going to ask was if I could get back to my lesson now," the teacher asked calmly.
"Sure, sorry 'bout dat," Joey replied, slipping back into his accent from being in the gang when he first gained his alter ego.
"Matt, we'd better go; we'll meet you in the park at five, alright?" Joe asked.
"Sure," Joey shrugged as he sat back down in his desk for the rest of the lesson.
Author Note: Yes, that is Joe, not Joey. I really need to find something to call Joey. Any suggestions? Please leave one in a review!