Mokuba Runs
Sorry for the shorter chapter than usual, I wanted to have a cliff hanger at the end and ended the chapter where I thought best. Enjoy.
Chapter 7: Caught Out
DING DONG!
"Alright! I'm coming!" Joey screamed as he walked to the front door in his pyjamas.
"Oh, hi Yugi." Joey answered when finally getting to the door, unsurpassed to see his friend. In fact as soon as he answered the door he snapped back into reality, it was a school day and Yugi came to his place so they could walk together. With Mokuba turning up he totally forgot about school, didn't seem so important, even now it didn't seem so important as Mokuba and he couldn't leave him in case of Kaiba.
"Hi... You're not ready?... Why aren't you ready?" Yugi looked in a stunned amazement, even though Joey hated going he was usually ready for him.
"Oh, sorry Yugi. I've decided I'm not going in today. Sorry I didn't call you, it slipped my mind to be honest with you. But since you're already here come in, have a quick drink."
"Ok... But I can't stay to long."
With that Joey opened the front door wider and motioned for Yugi to come in. He headed straight for the kitchen as soon as the door slammed while Yugi sat down in the living room.
"Here you go." Joey said, quickly handing Yugi the drink and sitting down on a chair.
"Thanks." Yugi replied with a soft smile. Silenced reigned the room for a few minutes, which was a rare occasion considering Joey usually is never quiet long enough. "So... Guess who called me last night/early hours of this morning?" Yugi said, breaking the silence in the room. He noticed how tense Joey was being, which wasn't ever like him, must be hiding something...
"Go on, who?" Joey replied, not putting his usual peppy mood. He was more concerned about Mokuba and what if he woke up while Yugi was here, the cover would be blown.
"Seto Kaiba."
"Oh! What did mister barker want?" Joey replied in a agitated voice, just hearing his name annoyed the hell out of him. He still couldn't believe Kaiba would stoop so low on his brother, Joey thought Mokuba was his number one but after hearing what the younger Kaiba said, it showed it was hard living with Seto and all the money.
"Well, actually he was wondering where Mokuba is. He ran away last night."
"Oh..." Joey replied, virtually speechless. Of course he knew where Mokuba really is but he didn't know that Kaiba would get so upset that he would even call Yugi.
"Yea... Poor guy. He didn't even go to sleep last night, he woke me up early with his constant phone calling because he couldn't wait for searching." With that Yugi yawned, never felt so tired of Kaiba before he even got to school.
"Well Yugi... Kaiba isn't very nice and he's most likely getting very stressed lately. For all you know he could be starting to get violent. I mean it must be drastic for Mokuba to leave like this, besides I saw him a few days ago and he mentioned how bad Kaiba was getting in arguments. He also mentioned that Kaiba isn't really giving him the time of day, so why would he want to go back?"
"Maybe Joey... But he's still Mokuba's brother and guardian."
"Maybe back at you, Yugi... Kaiba's a jerk and don't deserve to have a brother, it should be a pleasure not a chore to have someone like Mokuba care for you. Maybe he needed to get away from him for at least a while, clear his head, I mean living with Kaiba can't be good for your mental health." Joey nearly sniggering at the end, considering it as a joke.
"Hey Joey! I hear voices, who's here?" Mokuba called and a few seconds later revealing himself in the flesh. He nearly gasped when he saw Yugi in the sitting room, wondering would he turn him in to Seto.
"Saw him a few days earlier, Joey?" Yugi asked sarcastically, how could his best friend be hiding something this big from him?...
