Seto growled in his throat angrily at the American boy. He was invading his
rendezvous and talking to his date. He ducked behind the curtains and
watched from there. Joey was talking to Jesse and laughing with her as if
he were her friend. He squeezed his cell phone so hard it broke in his
hand. Not that he noticed he crushed it.
" I've got half a mind to go over there and beat him into submission. Stupid mutt. I'll have him beaten like a piñata and hang him in the alley." He muttered.
He started to walk over there, and then he realized something. He couldn't go over there like that and beat Joey into a bloody pile. He would scream out his name and then he'd be stormed by people and loose Jesse in the process. Though eventually, he planned to break it off with the Texan, but he didn't want to now.
He was left with no choice than to wait for the stupid Brooklyninan to leave. But he glared daggers at him the whole time. He had to make sure that he made him pay for it come Monday or the next time he saw him without Jesse around. He was going to compensate for his busted date.
****************
" Wow, so you're American? I neva dought I'd find another American here. How did you get in?"
Joey was having a great time talking to his new friend. He didn't know she could speak English until someone bumped into her seat and she started yelling at him or her. That's when he went over and took the empty seat.
" Yep. Ah'm a Texan. Yer an American too ain'tcha?" She asked.
" Yea. I moved here with my dad. I'm from New York." He said proudly.
" Yer accent gives it away." She said.
" How'd ya get here with all tha stars an' stuff?" He asked.
" Ma date got mae in. He jist took ma arm and we came and sat whereva he wanted." She said.
" What's yer name?" He asked.
" Jesse-James. But ya can jist call mae Jesse." She said.
" I'm Joey. Where's ya date?" He asked.
" Aleron? Ah don't know. He went to answer his cell phone. Said it was something like business. Ah told him that he should leave his work at KaibaCorp. And enjoy himself at home." She said.
" KaibaCorp. huh? Well, I imagine that it's probably hard. Kaiba's a slave driver. Oops! I didn't mean that in the racial sense! I mean I'm not calling him an actual slave driver or anything! I mean not that I think slaves are a good thing! Because I don't! What I mean to say is-"
" Joey! Joey! Calm down! It's alright! You said nothing wrong!" Jesse said laughing to herself.
" Whew. Thanks. I couldn't think to say anything else." He said rubbing his neck.
Jesse smiled and grabbed her Whoppers.
" Some chocolate to go with your foot?" She offered.
" Hey!" He cried.
" *Laughs* Ah'm sorry. Ah couldn't help it." She said.
Joey rubbed the back of his neck and started laughing with her. This was fun. He enjoyed talking to his friends, Yugi, Tristan and Tea, but he was still an American. And though he didn't like to admit it, but he missed the company of another red, white and blue blood.
" This movie is great. Too bad Aleron's missin' it." Jesse said sipping on her soda.
" Ya want me ta go look for'im? I wouldn't mind." He said slightly nervous.
" Would you?! That'd be great. Thank you Joey." She said.
" Hey, no problem. Anything for my fellow American." He said winking.
Joey got up from his seat and went towards the aisle. He looked back at Jesse. She gave him a wave. He smiled and waved back. Then he walked up the ramp with this huge grin on his face.
******************
Joey still had his grin on his face as he walked towards the bathroom. This Aleron person was probably trying to look his best to impress the American girl. Well, Joey was going to have to tell him to shove off and get another girl. He was beginning to like Jesse and this Aleron guy was going to get in the way.
However, as soon as he walked into the bathroom, he was pushed up against the wall. Someone was holding him there by his collar.
" Hey what's da big idea?!" He protested.
" You listen to me you brainless basset hound, you leave Jesse alone and I'll let you live!"
" Wha? Brainless basset hound? Kaiba?!" He said.
" That's right 'Kaiba'!" He said imitating Joey's tone while taking off his shades.
" Why are ya dressed like that? And what's it to you about Jesse?" He snapped.
" Never you mind. Just do what I say and I'll let you walk out of her on your own." He said.
" Shut up Kaiba! Where's dis Aleron guy?! I've got ta find him ta tell him that Jesse's wit me now." He said.
" You found him. Now beat it mutt!" He said.
" Wha? You're Aleron? I don't understand." He said looking confused.
Kaiba shook his head and dropped Joey. He shouldn't risk telling him, he had a big mouth and he might blab to Jesse about who he was. So he opted to tell him nothing and let his small lupine mind try and figure it out.
" That's not surprising. I bet you don't understand a lot of things." He said straightning his shirt.
" Hey! Wait a minute! You're lying ta her!" Joey shouted standing up and pointing.
" Sh! You wanna get thrown out?!" He snapped covering Joey's mouth.
" Why are ya lying ta sweet girl like Jesse?" He asked.
" First of all, you don't know if she's sweet, you've only known her for 20 minutes. Second, that's my problem, not yours. Third, leave her alone!" He said.
" You're going ta have ta tell her da truth sometime. When are ya gonna do it?" He asked.
" Will you mind your UGLY business?!" He snapped.
Joey looked offended for a minute. Then he got a huge grin on his face. Kaiba wanted this to be a secret. He could get a lot of good things from this if he played his cards right. He started to chuckle to himself.
" What's so funny? You find a doggy treat in your pocket?" Seto snapped.
" You must really not want Jesse to know who you are to be so defensive. Enough to do your ole pal Joey some favors?" He suggested slinging his arm around his shoulders.
" I knew this was coming. What do you want?" He asked.
" No more dog jokes. And you are my new best friend as far as school goes. And I want ya ta do my paper for me. Let's see..I want a new CD player, a new set of Nike's, some-"
" Squash all that Joey. Would you be happy if I just asked nicely?" He asked.
" Beg. On your knees, like a dog." Joey said.
" Okay." He said shrugging.
Seto got down on his knees. Then he reached up and grabbed Joey by his ear. He pulled him down to his position on the floor until Joey started to cry out in pain.
" Please?" Seto said smiling.
" Alright! Alright! Just let me go! Yer gonna rip it off! Let go!" He cried.
Seto smirked. He held on for a minute, and then let Joey go. Joey stood up and rubbed his ear. He should really be more careful about what he said around Kaiba as far as threats.
" You don't take defeat well do you Kaiba?" He asked.
" Shut your trap and get going. Jesse's going to come looking for both of us soon. And it's Aleron. Not Kaiba." He said putting his shades back on.
****************
Jesse sat alone in the theater waiting on both guys. She was getting quite irritated at Aleron for just abandoning her. She sat with her arms crossed and her legs crossed as well. She looked very upset.
" First Aleron, nah Joey. Ah so hate men." She muttered to herself.
Said males were walking down the aisle towards her seat. Seto sat on one side of her and Joey sat on the other. She would not speak to either one of them. They could tell she was mad.
" Sorry we took so long Jess. I had ta find dis guy." Joey said.
" Do you mind? Ah'm watchin' tha movie." She said; not taking her eyes from the screen.
" Don't be like that chere." Seto said; switching to French accent again.
" Don't you 'chere' mae Aleron! Ya deserted mae fo' most of tha movie! Ah had ta send someone ta go git ya!" She said.
" Sh!!" Other people hissed.
" Oh shut up!" She snapped.
" Desole chere. It was an important call." Seto said.
" Yea. That Kaiba is a tyrant." Joey said.
Seto shot Joey a warning glare. He just smiled. He was going to have fun with this. A lot of fun.
" I mean the way he just barks out orders and yells all the time. The guy's a complete jerk." He said.
Seto was burning a hole through Joey. He was going to hurt him really soon. And if he didn't shut his mouth, he was going to break his jaw. He decided it was time to for another talk.
" Monsieur Joey, a word." He said.
" Yeah sure Frenchie." Joey said smiling.
Seto waited until Joey was out of Jesse's line of sight. She was still angry and 'humf'ed when they walked off. He had his arm around his shoulder while they were walking away. But he put him in a headlock once he was outside.
" The word is stupid! You're getting on my nerves and I swear I will fix you myself if you don't get off my case! Is all that clear?!" He said.
" Transparent." Joey choked out.
" Good." He said dropping him.
********************
Jesse was in the lobby as the people piled out of the movie theater. She was so angry at Aleron and Joey that she was not going to speak to them again. She was just going to ignore both males for the rest of theirs lives.
" This is jist great. Whot a perfect date." She muttered to herself as she walked towards the door.
" Jesse!"
She knew that voice. That was Aleron. And Joey was probably with him. She glared hard at their reflection in the windows and crossed her arms; not turning around to face them.
" Where are'ya goin'?" Joey asked.
She didn't answer.
" C'mon chere. I know this wasn't the best date you've ever had, but I'll make it up to you." She heard Aleron say.
" Ya can't stay mad at us forever." Joey said.
" You have to forgive us sometime chere." He said.
Jesse glanced at their reflection in the window. They were both pouting. It was so cute. She felt her anger melting away at the two males. It wasn't possible to just stay mad when they were looking at you like that.
" Please?" Joey added.
" Oh.. Aight." She said dropping her arms.
" Alright!" Joey cried pumping his fist in the air.
" Vous etes beau chere. You won't regret it." Aleron said.
" See that Ah don't. C'mon, let's go befo' Ah change ma mind about forgivin' ya." She said takin hold of his arm.
" Hey!" Joey cried in protest.
" Later Monsieur Joey." He said allowing himself to be pulled away by the American gil.
*****************
Joey was left with his thoughts as he walked home. It wasn't fair. Someone he could finally relate to and she was off limits to Kaiba. Scratch that, "Aleron".
Angrily, he kicked a stone. This wasn't fair, he thought to himself again. Kaiba had everything he wanted, but still had to have Jesse too. Admittedly, he did see her first, but he couldn't help whom he hit it off with.
" Crappy Kaiba and his bishonen ways. He doesn't even appreciate her! She'll be heartbroken when he tells her da truth. Well Jesse's my friend too and I ain't gonna letcha do it Kaiba!"
" I've got half a mind to go over there and beat him into submission. Stupid mutt. I'll have him beaten like a piñata and hang him in the alley." He muttered.
He started to walk over there, and then he realized something. He couldn't go over there like that and beat Joey into a bloody pile. He would scream out his name and then he'd be stormed by people and loose Jesse in the process. Though eventually, he planned to break it off with the Texan, but he didn't want to now.
He was left with no choice than to wait for the stupid Brooklyninan to leave. But he glared daggers at him the whole time. He had to make sure that he made him pay for it come Monday or the next time he saw him without Jesse around. He was going to compensate for his busted date.
****************
" Wow, so you're American? I neva dought I'd find another American here. How did you get in?"
Joey was having a great time talking to his new friend. He didn't know she could speak English until someone bumped into her seat and she started yelling at him or her. That's when he went over and took the empty seat.
" Yep. Ah'm a Texan. Yer an American too ain'tcha?" She asked.
" Yea. I moved here with my dad. I'm from New York." He said proudly.
" Yer accent gives it away." She said.
" How'd ya get here with all tha stars an' stuff?" He asked.
" Ma date got mae in. He jist took ma arm and we came and sat whereva he wanted." She said.
" What's yer name?" He asked.
" Jesse-James. But ya can jist call mae Jesse." She said.
" I'm Joey. Where's ya date?" He asked.
" Aleron? Ah don't know. He went to answer his cell phone. Said it was something like business. Ah told him that he should leave his work at KaibaCorp. And enjoy himself at home." She said.
" KaibaCorp. huh? Well, I imagine that it's probably hard. Kaiba's a slave driver. Oops! I didn't mean that in the racial sense! I mean I'm not calling him an actual slave driver or anything! I mean not that I think slaves are a good thing! Because I don't! What I mean to say is-"
" Joey! Joey! Calm down! It's alright! You said nothing wrong!" Jesse said laughing to herself.
" Whew. Thanks. I couldn't think to say anything else." He said rubbing his neck.
Jesse smiled and grabbed her Whoppers.
" Some chocolate to go with your foot?" She offered.
" Hey!" He cried.
" *Laughs* Ah'm sorry. Ah couldn't help it." She said.
Joey rubbed the back of his neck and started laughing with her. This was fun. He enjoyed talking to his friends, Yugi, Tristan and Tea, but he was still an American. And though he didn't like to admit it, but he missed the company of another red, white and blue blood.
" This movie is great. Too bad Aleron's missin' it." Jesse said sipping on her soda.
" Ya want me ta go look for'im? I wouldn't mind." He said slightly nervous.
" Would you?! That'd be great. Thank you Joey." She said.
" Hey, no problem. Anything for my fellow American." He said winking.
Joey got up from his seat and went towards the aisle. He looked back at Jesse. She gave him a wave. He smiled and waved back. Then he walked up the ramp with this huge grin on his face.
******************
Joey still had his grin on his face as he walked towards the bathroom. This Aleron person was probably trying to look his best to impress the American girl. Well, Joey was going to have to tell him to shove off and get another girl. He was beginning to like Jesse and this Aleron guy was going to get in the way.
However, as soon as he walked into the bathroom, he was pushed up against the wall. Someone was holding him there by his collar.
" Hey what's da big idea?!" He protested.
" You listen to me you brainless basset hound, you leave Jesse alone and I'll let you live!"
" Wha? Brainless basset hound? Kaiba?!" He said.
" That's right 'Kaiba'!" He said imitating Joey's tone while taking off his shades.
" Why are ya dressed like that? And what's it to you about Jesse?" He snapped.
" Never you mind. Just do what I say and I'll let you walk out of her on your own." He said.
" Shut up Kaiba! Where's dis Aleron guy?! I've got ta find him ta tell him that Jesse's wit me now." He said.
" You found him. Now beat it mutt!" He said.
" Wha? You're Aleron? I don't understand." He said looking confused.
Kaiba shook his head and dropped Joey. He shouldn't risk telling him, he had a big mouth and he might blab to Jesse about who he was. So he opted to tell him nothing and let his small lupine mind try and figure it out.
" That's not surprising. I bet you don't understand a lot of things." He said straightning his shirt.
" Hey! Wait a minute! You're lying ta her!" Joey shouted standing up and pointing.
" Sh! You wanna get thrown out?!" He snapped covering Joey's mouth.
" Why are ya lying ta sweet girl like Jesse?" He asked.
" First of all, you don't know if she's sweet, you've only known her for 20 minutes. Second, that's my problem, not yours. Third, leave her alone!" He said.
" You're going ta have ta tell her da truth sometime. When are ya gonna do it?" He asked.
" Will you mind your UGLY business?!" He snapped.
Joey looked offended for a minute. Then he got a huge grin on his face. Kaiba wanted this to be a secret. He could get a lot of good things from this if he played his cards right. He started to chuckle to himself.
" What's so funny? You find a doggy treat in your pocket?" Seto snapped.
" You must really not want Jesse to know who you are to be so defensive. Enough to do your ole pal Joey some favors?" He suggested slinging his arm around his shoulders.
" I knew this was coming. What do you want?" He asked.
" No more dog jokes. And you are my new best friend as far as school goes. And I want ya ta do my paper for me. Let's see..I want a new CD player, a new set of Nike's, some-"
" Squash all that Joey. Would you be happy if I just asked nicely?" He asked.
" Beg. On your knees, like a dog." Joey said.
" Okay." He said shrugging.
Seto got down on his knees. Then he reached up and grabbed Joey by his ear. He pulled him down to his position on the floor until Joey started to cry out in pain.
" Please?" Seto said smiling.
" Alright! Alright! Just let me go! Yer gonna rip it off! Let go!" He cried.
Seto smirked. He held on for a minute, and then let Joey go. Joey stood up and rubbed his ear. He should really be more careful about what he said around Kaiba as far as threats.
" You don't take defeat well do you Kaiba?" He asked.
" Shut your trap and get going. Jesse's going to come looking for both of us soon. And it's Aleron. Not Kaiba." He said putting his shades back on.
****************
Jesse sat alone in the theater waiting on both guys. She was getting quite irritated at Aleron for just abandoning her. She sat with her arms crossed and her legs crossed as well. She looked very upset.
" First Aleron, nah Joey. Ah so hate men." She muttered to herself.
Said males were walking down the aisle towards her seat. Seto sat on one side of her and Joey sat on the other. She would not speak to either one of them. They could tell she was mad.
" Sorry we took so long Jess. I had ta find dis guy." Joey said.
" Do you mind? Ah'm watchin' tha movie." She said; not taking her eyes from the screen.
" Don't be like that chere." Seto said; switching to French accent again.
" Don't you 'chere' mae Aleron! Ya deserted mae fo' most of tha movie! Ah had ta send someone ta go git ya!" She said.
" Sh!!" Other people hissed.
" Oh shut up!" She snapped.
" Desole chere. It was an important call." Seto said.
" Yea. That Kaiba is a tyrant." Joey said.
Seto shot Joey a warning glare. He just smiled. He was going to have fun with this. A lot of fun.
" I mean the way he just barks out orders and yells all the time. The guy's a complete jerk." He said.
Seto was burning a hole through Joey. He was going to hurt him really soon. And if he didn't shut his mouth, he was going to break his jaw. He decided it was time to for another talk.
" Monsieur Joey, a word." He said.
" Yeah sure Frenchie." Joey said smiling.
Seto waited until Joey was out of Jesse's line of sight. She was still angry and 'humf'ed when they walked off. He had his arm around his shoulder while they were walking away. But he put him in a headlock once he was outside.
" The word is stupid! You're getting on my nerves and I swear I will fix you myself if you don't get off my case! Is all that clear?!" He said.
" Transparent." Joey choked out.
" Good." He said dropping him.
********************
Jesse was in the lobby as the people piled out of the movie theater. She was so angry at Aleron and Joey that she was not going to speak to them again. She was just going to ignore both males for the rest of theirs lives.
" This is jist great. Whot a perfect date." She muttered to herself as she walked towards the door.
" Jesse!"
She knew that voice. That was Aleron. And Joey was probably with him. She glared hard at their reflection in the windows and crossed her arms; not turning around to face them.
" Where are'ya goin'?" Joey asked.
She didn't answer.
" C'mon chere. I know this wasn't the best date you've ever had, but I'll make it up to you." She heard Aleron say.
" Ya can't stay mad at us forever." Joey said.
" You have to forgive us sometime chere." He said.
Jesse glanced at their reflection in the window. They were both pouting. It was so cute. She felt her anger melting away at the two males. It wasn't possible to just stay mad when they were looking at you like that.
" Please?" Joey added.
" Oh.. Aight." She said dropping her arms.
" Alright!" Joey cried pumping his fist in the air.
" Vous etes beau chere. You won't regret it." Aleron said.
" See that Ah don't. C'mon, let's go befo' Ah change ma mind about forgivin' ya." She said takin hold of his arm.
" Hey!" Joey cried in protest.
" Later Monsieur Joey." He said allowing himself to be pulled away by the American gil.
*****************
Joey was left with his thoughts as he walked home. It wasn't fair. Someone he could finally relate to and she was off limits to Kaiba. Scratch that, "Aleron".
Angrily, he kicked a stone. This wasn't fair, he thought to himself again. Kaiba had everything he wanted, but still had to have Jesse too. Admittedly, he did see her first, but he couldn't help whom he hit it off with.
" Crappy Kaiba and his bishonen ways. He doesn't even appreciate her! She'll be heartbroken when he tells her da truth. Well Jesse's my friend too and I ain't gonna letcha do it Kaiba!"