A/N: Sorry for the wait, guys but I have been trying to hammer out some ideas for my new idea, "The Darkness Within Yugi". Please check it out whenever possible! Anyway enjoy this chapter, everyone! Also Mokuba may be OOC as he slaps Seto and curses at him, but then again wouldn't you if you were him? Anyways enjoy this!
Last Time
"But Kaiba…" Yugi protested meekly.
"I SAID GO!" Seto screamed.
With tears in his eyes, Yugi slowly got up and left the Kaiba mansion.
"YUGI!!" Mokuba cried as tears streamed down his cheeks.
Thanks to his brother, he had lost the only one he'd ever loved in his short life…
End Flashback
Mokuba turned to his older brother, glaring furiously.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME?!" Mokuba screamed, outraged.
"Mokuba, he's my rival. I can't have you attracted to him." Seto replied.
Mokuba growled, slapping him in the face.
Seto gasped, rubbing his cheek where he'd been slapped.
He tried to force words to come out but he was far too stunned.
"You are so selfish! All you care about is yourself!" Mokuba shouted.
Seto frowned deeply as he listened to his little brother scream at him.
"You could tell I was happy with Yugi, but did you care?! No! All you care about is beating him in a duel to be Number 1 in the world again! Had it been someone other than Yugi, like Rebecca, you'd have left me alone wouldn't you?!" Mokuba screamed.
"Mokie…" Seto started.
"Don't 'Mokie' me, you bastard!" He screeched.
Seto felt his body lock up, the breath he had yet to release still locked in his throat.
He couldn't believe his ears!
His little brother had actually cursed at him!
Meanwhile Yugi walked down the path outside to the Game Shop, sobbing quietly as he went.
"Hey dere, Yuge!" A voice cried out cheerfully.
"Not now Joey, I'm not in the mood." The despondent teen replied with a sniffle.
Joey's eyes widened when he saw his best friend crying.
His surrogate big brother instincts kicked in as he jogged over to the broken child's side.
"Yuge what's the matta, buddy? Why ain't ya out with Tea or someone bud?" The blonde asked soothingly.
"You wouldn't understand, Joey." Yugi sobbed.
"Actually yeah I would, Yuge." Joey replied, a hint of nervousness coming into his voice.
"What do you mean, Joey?" Yugi asked, shrinking away from the blonde's touch.
"You rememba when you and Mokuba got dose notes from each other?" He asked gently.
"Yes why, Joey?" Yugi asked sadly.
At this point the gentle soul wanted to simply jump off a cliff and fall to his death.
He was at the lowest point he'd ever been in his life.
"Well da truth is, I forged them." Joey replied, slowly backing away from Yugi, expecting Yami to appear and place him under a 'Penalty Game' as Yami called it.
Yugi gasped in surprise. "You mean you played Matchmaker for me and Mokuba?" He asked.
Joey nodded with a nervous chuckle.
Yugi ran to the blonde and threw his arms around him. "That's the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me. Joey, thank you. I owe you my life." He replied in a bittersweet tone.
Joey blushed. "Ah it was nothing, buddy. But if your really with Mokuba, den what are ya doin' standing out here, crying Yuge?" Joey asked, the confusion obvious in his voice and in his soft brown eyes.
"Because we're not together anymore, Joey." Yugi cried.
"What? Why? What happened? Did you two have a fight or somedin?" Joey asked, the sympathy for both boys obvious in his voice.
"No we didn't have a fight, Joey." Yugi said, his voice barely above a whisper as the tears streamed down his soft, pale cheeks.
"Den what happened, buddy?" Joey asked, gently gripping the small boy's shoulders with his hands.
"Kaiba saw us kissing, and I told him we'd been dating for 4 months then he called me a bastard saying I used Mokuba then told me to leave and never come near Mokuba again." Yugi cried.
Joey's face contorted with rage, as fire burned in his brown eyes.
"Kaiba, dat bastard! He's gone too far dis time! No one messes with my best buddy's love life!" Joey growled.
Yugi sniffled softly.
"Come on, Yuge let's go." Joey said, taking the smaller boy's hand lightly.
"Where are we going, Joey?" Yugi asked curiously.
"Kaiba's place. I'm gonna kick dat pompous Rich-boy's sorry ass and get you back with Mokuba!" Joey declared, his voice fierce and filled with hatred for the teen CEO.
"Joey, you're the best!" Yugi replied happily as he hugged the bigger boy tightly.
"Ah, any real friend would help dere bud when he's in trouble, Yuge. So whattya say? Let's go kick Kaiba's sorry ass and show him not to mess with you and me, da one and the only Joey Wheeler!" Joey called with a chuckle.
Yugi smiled softly. "Yes let's go." He replied.
Joey nodded and so the duo turned back the way Yugi had came, determined to make things right and show Seto Kaiba that Yugi Moto isn't a guy you can push around.
"Don't worry, Yuge. You'll be back with Mokuba in no time, buddy!" Joey said cheerfully as he slapped Yugi on the back playfully.
"Yes I know. Thank you so much Joey. I owe you a great debt." Yugi said.
Joey just smiled as they reached the entrance to the Kaiba Mansion.
Both boys were ready and willing to take Seto Kaiba down quite a few pegs…
To be continued…