I'm having fun with editing...and i also love the reviews. Thank you! So i figure, it'll take me about two weeks to get this all back up if i continuemy one chapter a day habit...so maybe tonight i'll post a few more. i wanna see if i can get a chapter 16 up by easter...yesI know it's a tough deadline...Anyway...
Once again:
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
/Ryou to Royko-Bakura/
/Royko-Bakura to Ryou/
\Yugi to Yami\
\ Yami to Yugi\
Disclaimer: If I owned YuGiOh I wouldn't be sitting here writing Fanfics, now would I?
The Gathering Part 2; The Arcade
As the group walked down the street, chatting amongst themselves, Joey was trying to convince Kaiba into taking off the dog collar that he had so sneakily latched around the blonde's neck at lunch. He hadn't even thought to look at what the tag said, but then again from the smug look on the CEO's face he didn't really want to know.
"Why would I want to take the collar off you? It fits you so well, pup," Kaiba smirked. He and Joey were walking well behind the rest of the group in order to talk...or argue, in private.
Joey growled at this, tugging at the collar. He had no idea how to get it off, but he had the faintest memory of Kaiba slipping some sort of key into his pocket soon after he had gotten it on Joey. "Look, moneybags. Get this thing off me or else..."
"Or else what, pup? You going to bite your master?" The brunette's smirk became even more noticeable as he said this.
"THAT DOES IT!" The next second Joey and Kaiba had gone from walking aside one another to on the pavement, with Joey on top, in a sort of fight.
Although, Joey's seemingly upper hand didn't last long, because what happened next from Kaiba was one swift movement, and he had Joey pinned on the ground underneath him, holding his hands against the pavement on either side of his head.
Despite Joey's struggling, the CEO didn't budge, just smirked down at the blond...a smirk that said 'I'm better then you' in more then one way, and leaned down so that his face was hovering just above the blonde's. "Have we learned anything today, pup? Don't try to turn on your master," he whispered in a calm voice, only so that Joey could hear him.
"Goddammit Kaiba you're not my master! Get off!" Joey suppressed a growl, attempting to struggle against the brunette's grip, but to no avail. Kaiba didn't budge a bit.
"You're collar says otherwise, pup," Kaiba replied coldly before standing up and turning to face the rest of the group, who had stopped upon hearing Joey's yell, and were now watching the two teens. "What?" (A/N: The collar reads 'Property of Seto Kaiba')
Royko was staring in disbelief at the pair, but as soon as Kaiba had spoke he shook his head and turned to Yami. "Are they always like this?"
Yami just chuckled and shook his head. "No...They're never usually this friendly with each other." He replied simply while watching Kaiba help the blond up to a stand before the group turned and continued to the arcade.
-----Joey's POV-----
Once Kaiba got off of me and helped me up I automatically looked around at the others as they started towards the arcade again. 'I hope no one heard what moneybags said...' Wait, what do I care for?
Ok, maybe I do care. But who wouldn't? Rich boy just basically claimed to own me. Which reminds me...
I try to look at the blasted collar that damn Kaiba put on me, but to no avail. Why'd it have to be around my neck! Stupid thing. I let out a annoyed growl, and instantly regret it. Kaiba looks at me with his smirk plastered all over his face.
"Trying to read your new collar, pup?" he asks in his usual smug voice. But I'm not going to give in to him that easily, oh no. I'm not going to admit that I was curious as to what the collar said. Why should I care anyway?
"What if I was moneybags? Why do you care?" I send a glare in his direction, but he simply smirks and turns his attention back to where we're going. I desperately try to read the collar again, pulling on it to try and read it.
"You're not going to read it that way, puppy." Shit. He caught me trying to read this damn thing. Well, maybe he'll tell me now.
"Well that why don't you tell me what it say, Kaiba?" I reply coldly, turning to glare at him. Great, that didn't do anything but make him chuckle lightly, shaking his head as he watches me. God I hate him, even if he is cute. 'Woah! I did not just think that about moneybags! There's no way I'm attracted to him. No way in hell. Even if he does have cute blue eyes...and a perfect build...Wait. No! Bad thoughts!'
"What if I don't want to? You know puppy, you really shouldn't try to back talk to me. I might have to punish you."
"What the heck's that supposed to mean?"
No answer. Kaiba just shakes his head, smirking even more.
Oh, we're here.
-----Normal POV-----
As soon as they arrived at the arcade, Joey's mind was taken off the collar around his neck and onto beating Royko at air hockey, Yami went with Tea to play some dance-off game off somewhere, and the Kaiba brothers had wandered off to some video game. Or rather, Mokuba had wandered off to some video game, dragging Seto along with him.
"Come on big brother! I wanna play this one!" Mokuba's childish voice could be heard ringing out as he dragged Seto deep into the arcade before the elder Kaiba had a chance to protest.
That left Ryou, Yugi, and Honda to watch the rather heated game of air hockey between Royko and Joey. Bakura, aka Royko, was winning by a landslide. His quick reflexes and concentration,that he had gained from years of being a thief, way outmatched Joey's own air hockey skills.
"Royko, where'd you learn to play air hockey so well ya little bastard!" Joey shouted, just as Royko shot the disc into his goal, winning for the fourth game in a row. Of course, Joey meant no harm by the comment, and Royko didn't take it in a harmful way.
Repressing a laugh, Royko merely shook his head. "I don't know. I just have a knack for it I guess." He mumbled, looking away. His gaze drifted over to where Tea and Yami were still going at it on the dancing machine, a crowd had started to gather around the two friends as they worked their dance stations like mad.
Yami's movements were quick, fluid, and graceful. Boy, did he know how to dance. Even Tea and her raw talent, along with years of practice, couldn't outmatch him, their dance-off would have to come down to who had the most energy in them...Or who had the better balance, because soon after Royko and the others started watching, Tea's foot slipped out from under her body.
Thud!
Tea had fallen backwards off the pad, but rather then falling onto the ground, she fell right on top of Seto, who had taken the first opportunity to get out of playing games with his brother to watch the dance off.
Seto, however, was not so lucky. He fell to the ground in surprise, Tea still on top of him. And when he finally realized what had happened, he sent her a icy glare, causing her to shoot to a stand and bow in apology to the CEO.
"I'm so sorry Kaiba! I guess I got to carried away..." she muttered softly, a small blush going over her cheeks before she turned to look at Yami. "Well, looks like you win Yami, as always."
Yami just shook his head, chuckling softly. By now the crowd had seperated and dwindled down to a few people who just stood around looking idiotic.
The rest of the group made their way over, Joey laughing his head off about the whole thing.
"Mutt. If you don't shut up, you can forget even the slightest chance of that collar coming off," Seto hissed,standing and dusting off himself as he did so. A small smirk came over his lips when Joey abruptly stopped laughing. "Good pup..."
"I'm not a dog Kaiba!" The blond growled through clenched teeth, before a idea sparked in his head. "Ok moneybags. How about this? You play me at air hockey, and if you win I'll..."
"Admit to being the dog you are, pup? And call me your master?" Seto smirked, watching Joey intently.
"Uh...Sure. But if I win then ya gotta stop insulting me and calling me a dog. And, you have ta take the collar off." Joey replied, not totally registering all that was at risk here, like his dignity.
"Ok, I'll accept, only if, since you're adding your new collar to it, you keep the collar on without complaint, as long as I want, and at any time I want. Added to what I've already stated previously of course." The CEO added calmly, holding out his hand in order to seal the bet.
"Done." Joey took his hand in a quick, firm handshake, and the two headed over to the air hockey table, the rest following right behind.
"Joey are you sure this is a good idea?" Yugi asked his best friend worriedly.
"Whadd'ya mean Yug? Of course its a good idea! I'll show Kaiba not to mess wit Joey Wheeler!" The blond replied confidently.
Yugi, didn't reply, because just then Royko announced the start of the game, and Seto had hit the disc towards Joey's goal, scoring the first point. Sighing, Yugi stole a glance towards Yami, who was whispering into Royko's ear happily, causing the white haired teen to snicker. This was going to be a long game...
---15 minutes later...---
"I can't believe I lost..." Joey fell against the table in a defeated way, Seto had just scored the winning goal of the game, sealing away what seemed to be the last of the blonde's dignity.
In a matter of seconds Seto had moved around the table and was standing right next to Joey, looking down at him expectingly. "Well? Hold up to your end of the deal, pup."
"Nnngh...Fine. Whadda'ya want me ta say moneybags?" The blond looked up from the table, just as Seto leaned down to whisper something in his ear. A scowl came across Joey's face as he listened, before the CEO pulled away again.
"Alright, go ahead," Seto ordered after a moment of silence, smirking even more.
'I can't believe I'm doing dis...' Joey sighed, looking down and mumbling in a voice just barely loud enough to not give Kaiba any reason to have him repeat himself. "I, Joey Wheeler, am but a lowly puppy..." He glanced at Seto, who smirked, indicating for him to go on, "...owned solely by Seto Kaiba, my proclaimed master."
Seto beamed, before standing up straight and pulling both Joey and Mokuba towards the door. "Well, see you later. We have some things to take care of." Mokuba called back at them, waving before they vanished through out the door. Of course, by 'we' he meant 'me and Seto', the young Kaiba had no idea why his brother was bringing the mutt along for the ride.
Everyone stood in silence for a moment before Royko broke the silence. "Well...I guess we'll be heading home as well then..." he stated softly, glancing at Ryou.
Yami blinked, frowning for a moment before a idea hit him and he smiled. "Hey, why don't you and I go out for a walk, Royko? Get to know each other better?"
\Yami? What are you up to?\
\\ Nothing. I just want to get to know him better, just like I said\\
\Alright..Just don't do anything stupid.\
\\ Why do I get the feeling that I should be the one saying that? We're going to be leaving you four alone...Maybe its not such a good idea..Who knows what could happen between you all.\\
\Yami!\
\\ Kidding, aibou, kidding.\\
\I'll see you later.\
Taking Royko's stunned expression as a yes Yami beamed and, waving to the rest of them, pulled him out of the building, leaving everyone else there in silence again, until Yugi spoke.
"Well, I guess we could all either head home or go see a movie?" he suggested, looking at the others.
Then, in unison, they all shouted, "Movies!" and ran out the door laughing, Yugi and Ryou in the lead
/Have fun on your walk with Yami, 'kura/
/Yeah, yeah...It shouldn't be too terrible..Right/
/Ha ha, you should really give Yami a chance to become friends with you. Anyways, we're going to the movies, so I'll see you at home in time for dinner/
/Sure. Dinner it is./
Ryou smiled as he ran, he was glad that his yami had gotten a better control over his temper since he got back from the Shadow Realm.
