Extra disclaimer: I don't own Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, FUBU, Nike, or anything else you happen to recognize in here. Honestly, do you think I'd be writing fics if I owned all of those names? Please! I'd be makin' mad money! I'd make my own anime series: Aiko, the Assassin. Hey, that doesn't sound half bad. Hmm……
It had been decided that they would all meet at the carnival after Kaiba and Joey got into an argument over who was going to pick Jesse up. Both boys reluctantly agreed after she threatened to not go at all. They promised they would behave and wouldn't start fighting over her again.
Joey was decked out in his usual attire of blue jeans, an untucked white T-shirt, his trademark green jacket and his favorite Nike's. He was wearing the new CK cologne and he hoped Jesse was going to be leaning on him.
Kaiba was leaning against the gate smoking carelessly. He was wearing a pair of black leather pants that fit him rather like a second skin. He was also wearing a custom made Tommy Hilfiger muscle shirt that hugged his chest and accented his abs. He too wore cologne; T for Him Eau de Toilette. Kaiba did not come here to lose.
" You're looking spiffy there Tommy Boy." Joey shot him a sarcastic comment.
Kaiba lazily opened his eyes and looked over at him. He held his cigarette in his lips and gave him the finger. He wasn't in the mood to deal with the puppy dog. He had to play 20 questions with Mokuba before he left and the repetitive music was getting to him.
" 'Ey! Guys! Ova heah!!"
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Jesse ran up to the gates of the amusement park. She had had a hard day, though her face didn't show it. She had been up the past night trying to figure out what kind of mess she had gotten herself into with the two boys.
She cared about both of them dearly and didn't want to see them hurt. She didn't realize that Joey was getting so close to her and how close she was getting to Aleron. She had met Aleron first granted, but he had abandoned her at a movie and Joey was there. Both boys were sweet and she knew she was in trouble.
Her emotions were more tangled than Christmas lights from the attic only put up once a year and taken down again. She couldn't tell where friendship ended and love began. It was all so confusing. She was so in love with two. It was tearing her up inside and there was nothing she could think to do about it.
So would have to do her best and figure out who it was going to be tonight. If she couldn't figure it out by then, then she would break it off with both boys. It would be better for all of them if that happened anyway.
As she neared the gate, she tried to put the thought to the outermost reaches of her mind. It had taken her a good while to pick out her clothes that night. She almost went out in her riding clothes.
Once her father reminded her just exactly what she was wearing and where she was going, she had decided on something else to wear. She had on some navy and red trimmed jeans and a wine colored Fubu stretch-neck tee. She had on some Skechers and a black and white bandanna on her head. It was her father's idea.
She stopped in front of them and leaned over panting. " Am Ah late?"
" Non, chere." Kaiba stood up straight and shot her a sexy smile that immediately had her cheeks inflamed. Then she waved the smoke away from her face.
" Ne, Aleron, ya should quit."
He shrugged and tossed his cigarette into the garbage." Done. Anything else chere?"
" Wait a minute!" Joey barked," You'll just give up your disgusting habit just like dat because she says ya should?"
" That's right monsieur Joey. I would do anything for mademoiselle Jesse."
" Pffft! Whatever! You'll be at it again in minutes!" Joey crossed his arms and glared at him.
" Go chase your tail."
" What was dat?!!"
" 'Ey! Ah walked heah, Ah can jist as easily walk back! Ah'm warning you two!" Jesse split them apart and fixed them with a glare that showed she was serious and dared them to challenge.
Both silenced the argument that was brewing between them. They were going to have it out anyway; they were just going to have to do it while Jesse wasn't looking. Besides, they still had plans for each other.
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" So what do you want to do first Jesse?"
" Ah don't know. This place is so big. All tha rides and all tha things ta do."
Jesse, Joey and Kaiba were walking through the fair grounds. The crowds there were so big, they could barely go two feet without getting knocked into. It seemed the whole town was there.
Kaiba hoped no one recognized him here. He wasn't trying to let his secret get out yet. Jesse would be so furious at him. He really didn't want to end this just yet. He was still having fun.
He also hoped they didn't run into Yugi-tachi. They were nuisances when they got around him. Especially that Tea girl. She was damned annoying when she went off on her friendship rants. He wished someone would shut her up.
" Why not do both chere? Ride something and then do something afterwards?"
" Sounds like a plan ta mae."
" Jerk." Joey muttered crossing his arms.
They made their way over to the rides. They stopped in front of a humongous roller coaster called the 'Scorpion'. It was supposed to be one of the fastest ones in the world. You sat in a cart and got buckled in as the ride took you through loops, twists and turns.
" Wow. Dat thing's huge."
" You alright chere?"
Jesse was trembling as she looked up at the coaster with wide eyes." Monster coaster…Speed…. Must…. Ride!!!"
She took off towards the loading ramp. Joey and Kaiba watched in shock. They didn't know what had happened to her. First she was standing there in fear, now she was bouncing up and down in line; waiting to get on.
" Are you ready for this puppy?"
" I love roller coasters. You eva been on one rich boy?"
" Yeah. I've also been on a super sonic jet."
" Show off."
" LabraDORK Retriever."
" C'mon you two!! Let's ride!!" Jesse was already at the front of the line waiting on them.
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" Yeeehaa!! That was so wicked awesome!! C'mon boys!"
" Monsieur Aleron, you're trembling. Are ya alright ova dere?"
" Fermer votre bouche!"
" Heehee! Who's da puppy now?"
Jesse, Kaiba and Joey walked through the games section of the fair. Kaiba had underestimated the roller coaster and was glad he didn't eat anything before hand. The two Americans handled it just fine, but he was not going to ride another roller coaster as long as he lived.
" Let me win ya a doll Jesse." Joey stopped at a basketball booth. All you had to do was make 4 straight shots and you won a prize. The prizes were stuffed dolls that were Duel Monsters.
" Go fo' it Joey."
Joey paid the man 2$ and received a ball. He made the first shot and missed the last two. In fact, the last one bounced off the back off the booth and hit someone walking by them.
" Very nice Monsieur Joey." Kaiba clapped in mock praise.
" You can do betta?"
" I can."
Joey moved aside and gestured for him to go for it. Kaiba paid the man and took the basketball. He made all 4 shots perfectly.
" Kono toko de ne (That's how it's done)." He arrogantly ran his finger under his nose and gestured to the basket.
" I don't like you." Joey glared at him.
Jesse ignored them and walked up so she could pick her prize. There were four to choose from: Flame Swordsmen, Dark Magician, Saggi the Dark Clown and the Blue Eyes White Dragon.
" So which one do you like better Jesse? The Flame Swordsmen or the Blue Eyes Weak Dragon?" Joey stood on one side of her.
" It's Blue Eyes White Dragon Monsieur Joey. It's always going to be stronger than the Fag Swordsmen." Kaiba leaned over on the other side of her.
" Actually guys, Saggi is mah favorite. And Ah don't even duel." Jesse received her clown stuffed doll and walked on.
" What?!!" Both boys immediately fell over.
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They had been at the fair for about an hour now and Joey and Kaiba were still trying to get rid of each other. Both of them wanted to be alone with the Texan and they wanted the other one gone.
Joey had put his plans into action. He tried to ditch Kaiba at the hotdog stand, but he stayed there. He tried to ditch him at the water log ride, but he ended up completely dry and he was soaking wet. In the go kart/bumper car race, he tried to ram him off the road, but Kaiba stayed on the road. They got their side bumpers locked together and stayed that way until the end of the race.
Kaiba had his own plans too. He almost lost Joey at the tunnel of love, but he actually got in a boat behind them and followed them. Joey got lost in the haunted house so he was happy for that. But Jesse asked him to back and find him when they got out.
Now he did get some time alone with the cowgirl on the Ferris wheel. They had a nice little make-out session. But Joey was right there waiting when they got off and he was mad as a hornet. He knew that Kaiba had arranged for those security officers to come and search him.
" Dat does it Kaiba!! Dis game is over!" Joey pointed a finger at him.
" Shut up you mutt!" Kaiba snapped.
" No! I ain't gonna shut up!! Ya been tryin' ta get rid o'me all night Seto Kaiba and I'm tired of it!"
" I said shut your mouth you stupid animal!!"
Kaiba and Joey went at it finally. They were rolling around on the ground trying to strangle each other and trying to hit each other. They had been holding out on this hostility for a long time and it was finally coming out.
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Jesse stood in confusion at the whole situation. What was Joey talking about and who was Seto Kaiba?
Wait a minute.
She thought back to when they past a booth where the man running it was reading a magazine. On the cover was a guy named: Seto Kaiba. He had brown hair and blue eyes just like Aleron and they were built pretty much the same.
And she noticed that he lost his accent when he was yelling at Joey before he tried to choke him. It slowly came together and she didn't like the picture that formed.
" No," Jesse shook her head," It's not true."
She felt tears brim her eyes. It was a lie. Everything was a lie. He hadn't been honest with her since the day he meet her. Nothing was real. Everything was just a fabrication.
" No, Aleron," She looked up at them.
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By now the security guards had come and pulled them apart. Joey and Kaiba were still trying to get at each other. They still wanted to beat each other's face in; even if it meant they were going to be thrown out.
" No, Aleron."
Both boys looked up at Jesse. She looked like she was going to cry. Her eyes were watery and she clenched her fists. Her eyes were on Kaiba and he could think of nothing to say.
" You're Seto Kaiba?" She finally said.
Kaiba winced. His secret was out. She knew. She knew! What was he going to do now?! She knew he was lying! What was going to happen now? Would she hit him? Would she cry? He wished she would do something, the silence was killing him.
" Dat's right! He's Seto Kaiba! He's been lyin' ta ya all along!!" Joey piped.
Jesse turned to look at him with hurt in her eyes. " You knew?"
" I…I…" He could only stutter as he realized his mistake.
" How could you?! Both you?!"
She turned and ran off towards the parking lot. Joey and Kaiba were left at the gate; banned from the carnival for the rest of the night. They watched Jesse run until she disappeared among all the cars there.
" This is all your fault Kaiba!"
" I swear if you say one more thing to me, I'm going to severely hurt you."
A/n: Alright, one more vote, and this time it's final. Who should get the girl in the end Kaiba or Joey? And if anyone's good at fanart, could you draw Jesse? I've never seen her before. :p