PuppyShipper: Welcome Back! I can't believe it's chapter two already!
Seto: **rolls eyes** Yes, we all can't wait for this story.
PuppyShipper: Whatever...Just do the disclaimer.
Seto: PuppyShipperLove does not own Yugioh, or its affiliates. If she did, this sure as hell would not be a show for children and there would be no card games, whatsoever.
PuppyShipper: Thank you. Last time on A Reunion of Sorts...
"Yugi!" The woman exclaimed as she rushed towards him. As the woman got closer he began to recognize her.
"Joey?"
Yugi stared in disbelief at the site before him. He silently began comparing the two. The blonde hair, those same brown eyes, and the sunshiny personality could only mean one one of two things:
Kaiba had kidnapped Joey, erased his mind, and forced him to get a sex change. Or
This was all a practical joke Joey was playing.
After deciding that the latter must be true, he played it off. He would see how long it would take for Joey to pop out of somewhere and explain. The woman was probably just an actress hired to fool him. She looked like an actress. She had long blonde hair that curled at the ends and an award winning smile. He remembered that Kaiba had kissed her on the cheek...
"Alright," Yugi started, "Its nice to see you again, Joey. How have you been? I mean you look different. I mean...uh..."
The woman Joey saw his confusion and gave a laugh. She laughed just like him, full of spirit and joy.
"Yug', come on. It's me. Well, Kinda. After the gang split up with Téa going to New York to focus on her dancing and you going off to Egypt, I decided to do something a little different too. Sure me and Tristan haven't gotten along since..."
"Joey! I think calling a sex change "a little different". It's quite the opposite. I mean, we have been emailing each other for three months. Don't you think mentioning, oh say, the fact that you're a woman now, would prepare me for the shock?"
Yugi panted after his rant, having little air due to his size. Joey looked at him and laughed again. Yugi stared at him/her with mouth agape. How could he/she be laughing at a time like this?
"Yug' let me set things straight. First off, I've always been a girl. From the day I was born. My maiden name was Josephine Andrea Wheeler. Second, I was talking about when I got together with Kaiba. I mean it's been three years already. Tristan still doesn't trust Kaiba after what he did to me. Tris has always been protective of me, ever since we were little. So I guess he doesn't want Kaiba to hurt me," Joey explained.
"Momma, I want a hot cocoa. Can I have one pwese?"
Yugi had forgotten about the little boy. He was just so quiet. "So, why did when we first meet, you introduced yourself as a guy? I mean, I wouldn't have cared, and I think Téa would have appreciated another girl around. And why Kaiba? He was terrible to you in school, and duelist kingdom, and the battle city tournament and the..."
"Okay Yug'. I get it. As for the dressing up as a guy, I was in a gang for a good portion of my life. Do you know what gang members do to girls? It's not pretty. Tristan came up with the idea for me to dress as a boy so I wouldn't get hurt. And Kaiba...how do I put this? You know how little boys tease the little girls they like? Kaiba is exactly like that. After you left, he approached me and asked me out on a date. I kinda already had a thing for 'im so I said yes. The rest is history. Can you wait while I get him a hot chocolate? I'll be right back."
Yugi processed the information as Joey went to go get the said hot chocolate. He decided he should start some kind of conversation with the kid beside him. He didn't want to seem rude.
"So, uh, what's your name? I'm Yugi Mouto, your momma's friend." Yugi smiled as he said this, to make the child feel less awkward.
"My name is Atticus Kaiba. Momma told me she was gonna meet her friend and I wanted to meet him too. When Momma told Daddy that she was going to meet you, he said you were a total..."
"Atticus Jason Kaiba, if you repeat what your daddy said, I am going to spank you in front of all these people and then drink this hot chocolate all by myself. Do you want that?"
Both males turned to see Joey holding a cup of what must have been the hot chocolate. Yugi looked at the boy, surprised to see his eyes watering.
"Momma! I promise I won't say the bad words. Please don't drink my hot cocoa! I promise I'll be good!" Atticus whined.
Joey handed her (A/N: I'm just gonna call Joey 'her' and 'she' from now on because it is easier. Hooray for Authoress laziness.) son the drink. "I know you'll be good sweetie. Now sit down and drink your hot cocoa and be good."
Joey sat down again and smiled at Yugi. Yugi looked at Joey surprised that he could be stern like that. He never pictured his friend to make a good parent.
"Wow, Joey. I never pictured you to be a super parent. When did you learn that?" Yugi questioned. He was genuinely curious about how his buddy had become like this.
"Yug', when you get married and have kids, you learn to adapt. Not all kids are the same. Some like to play with firetrucks and some like to run multi-billion dollar companies and build mash potato volcanoes. You have to treat 'em differently."
"Wait, did you just call Kaiba a kid?" Yugi asked in disbelief. He could not possibly believe that Kaiba could act so juvenile.
Joey leaned in with a smirk on her face, "Seto doesn't even open the Kaiba Land until he gets to ride all the rides first. And don't tell anyone about the mash potato volcanoes. He has an image to hold up."
Yugi and Joey looked at each other with straight faces as long as they could. Three seconds later, they both burst with laughter, not able to hold it in anymore.
"Joey, I'm glad you still haven't changed personality-wise. Can you tell me the whole story of you and Kaiba getting together? I think that would kill some time." Yugi suggested, only interested in how the enemies got started dating.
"Well, Yugi, it started out about a month after you left..."
End Of Chapter 2
PuppyShipper: I think this is coming along nicely.
Seto: Mash Potato Volcanoes?
PuppyShipper: Blame the diet coke I have been drinking. It messes with my mind.
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