Chapter 2: Hunting Hillbillies aka Why me?
"Please Seto?"
"No"
"Pretty, pretty, please?"
"NO"
"Fine. I am still going. You can stay here to rot. Don't worry about me, and don't expect any souvenirs!"
Joey stormed out of the office, and left Seto sitting there to feel guilty. It worked.
Seto sighed and pushed back his chair as he ran out of the office to catch up with Joey. He grabbed Joey's arm right before the blonde entered the elevator. "Alright Joey. I will go"
"Yeah!!" Joey jumped up, and gave Seto a big hug. "I will see you at 5 tonight then"
"Tonight?"
"Yep"
Seto groaned. "Fine, fine, but what about Mokuba?"
Joey grinned. "I told him before you! He is already at a friend's house! You have no excuse!"
All Seto could think for the rest of the day was, Why me?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Seto gasped as Joey turned the car down a dirt road. "Uhhh...Joey?"
"Yeah?"
"Where are we going again?"
"My relatives. Why?"
"Well, uh, I kinda thought we would be at a city...."
"Oh. Well, yeah, uhh, hehe, we aren't?" Joey grinned a little and tried his hardest to avoid the glare he was getting from Seto.
"Joey where are we going?"
"My relatives"
"JOEY!"
"Mokuba said you wouldn't like it. So I don't think I will tell you."
"Who do you talk to more? Me or my brother?"
Joey shrugged. "I dunno"
Seto groaned. Why me?
His groan ended with a small yelp as the car started to bounce. "Joey what is going on?"
"Sorry, it's a county road, meaning bumpy. Don't worry it will end, right about, now!"
Joey took a sharp turn, and Seto's head hit the window.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"HEY JOE!" a voice called. Just the accent made Seto cringe.
"Hi Billy!" Joey called a little uncertainly.
They had just stopped seemingly in the middle of nowhere if it weren't for the fact that there were broken down cars and pickup trucks decorating the side of the road. Seto hadn't seen a town in over 30 minutes, and it wasn't much of a town.
There was suddenly a small rumbling noise, and the ground began to move. Around the corner came a herd of rednecks.
Seto had never seen a true redneck before; he thought they were only a myth.
Joey was pounded by hugs and greetings as Seto realized where they were.
In the Country
No nearby towns
No computers
No flushing toilets
No anything
Why me?
~*~*~*~*~*
Why me?
Seto had just experienced the worst day of his life, well at least so far, seeing as it wasn't quite over yet. He had been teased mercilessly about being a "city boy," and not knowing anything else besides the city way of life. He had met the outhouse, the dogs (all 40), cats (all 50), the guns, the TV (all of its 3 channels), and the moonshine. That is were he was now.
Now Seto Kaiba has had his share of drinks during his lifetime, but this compared to nothing. It burned, and burned badly. The color was indescribable. Seto coughed and sputtered as everyone else laughed at his bitter beer face.
"We'll see if we can make you a man yet!" One of the hillbillies laughed. He slapped Seto on the back rather hard. "Hey Joe! Get this kid to bed. We have plans in the morning!"
Seto groaned as Joey dragged him to an extra bedroom.
~*~*~*~*~*"RISE AND SHINE!"
'No, no, no, and no!' Seto thought over and over. It wasn't even daylight yet, and Joey's relatives already had dragged him out of bed, and dressed him in something that he couldn't see very clearly.
Well Seto, it was camouflage. Does that mean anything to you?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Now then, I don't know how many of you have ever been hunting before, but in my experience, it involves a lot of walking, and my experience is now Seto's.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Can we stop yet?"
"Shush, city boy, or you will scare the birds."
Seto panted heavily, trying to catch his breath as his hunting buddy continued to walk.
Why me? The man in front of Seto, named Billy, stopped suddenly causing Seto to run into his back.
"Alright, there is one ahead of us now, just over this right this ridge." Billy whispered.
"Gobble, gobble"
BOOM
"And that's how you shoot a turkey." Billy said proudly.
"Good. Now can we head back?"
"Nope, you haven't got your turkey yet."
Seto groaned as they started to walk again. "Hey Billy, what if I pay you for a turkey?"
"Nope, that wouldn't be very fair."
"What about a hundred? I could go more...."
Billy stopped to think. "Fine. I already feel sorry for you missing out on shooting, but money sounds good. Wait here while I go get one."
On the outside Seto kept on his business face, but on the inside he was dancing the can-can, and cheering at the top of his lungs.
A few minutes passed, and Seto heard a gun shot. Billy shortly followed.
"Alright city-boy, I shot it, now you can go get it."
"Where is it?"
Billy grunted and pointed over his shoulder. Seto started out in the direction he pointed handing him the money as he passed.
Billy headed after the first turkey he had shot, and Seto went after the second.
About 30 minutes later, Seto was still looking for the dead bird. He had already seen more than enough live turkeys since he began looking for the dead one. Finally he saw it just ahead in the clearing, properly dead and all.
He wasn't the only one who had seen it. Seto came out on the edge of the clearing, and saw a wolf on the opposite side. The turkey was exactly in the middle.
Both Seto and the wolf made a dash for the turkey, and they met in the middle. Seto had paid a hundred dollars for this blasted bird and he wasn't going to give it up now.
"I paid a hundred dollars for this blasted bird and I am not going to give it up now!" He yelled at the wolf. The wolf snarled in return.
"Snarl"
The two tumbled around on the ground for awhile with neither coming out ahead.
"This is MY BIRD!" Seto yelled and he pinned the wolf to the ground.
The wolf seemed to agree, so Seto climbed off him. The wolf slunk away, and disappeared amongst the trees. Seto stood there for a moment trying to catch his breath.
"Wow my boy! That was the most interesting thing I have ever seen!"
Seto turned quickly, and saw all of Joey's family staring at him. "uhhh.. What are you guys doing here?"
"Well I don't know whether to correct your bad grammar, or answer your question first. First of all, its 'y'all' not 'you guys,' and second Billy told us he shot the turkey."
Seto thought quickly, "Okay, so since a wrestled a wolf, I don't have to shoot a turkey, right?"
"Not at all. We will try again tonight!!"
Seto groaned as everyone else started to walk away. "Wait a moment! I want that hundred back Billy!"
They continued to walk, ignoring him.
"BILLY, GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK!" That got their attention. They turned just in time to see Seto tackle Billy to the ground, put him in a headlock, and Billy surrender fully.
TBC
Next chapter is Bakura, and then back to Yami. I have been turkey hunting before, I didn't shoot anything, and that is where I was inspired for this idea for Seto. Have any of you ever been tortured in this way? Thank you for reading, and please review!!
"Please Seto?"
"No"
"Pretty, pretty, please?"
"NO"
"Fine. I am still going. You can stay here to rot. Don't worry about me, and don't expect any souvenirs!"
Joey stormed out of the office, and left Seto sitting there to feel guilty. It worked.
Seto sighed and pushed back his chair as he ran out of the office to catch up with Joey. He grabbed Joey's arm right before the blonde entered the elevator. "Alright Joey. I will go"
"Yeah!!" Joey jumped up, and gave Seto a big hug. "I will see you at 5 tonight then"
"Tonight?"
"Yep"
Seto groaned. "Fine, fine, but what about Mokuba?"
Joey grinned. "I told him before you! He is already at a friend's house! You have no excuse!"
All Seto could think for the rest of the day was, Why me?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Seto gasped as Joey turned the car down a dirt road. "Uhhh...Joey?"
"Yeah?"
"Where are we going again?"
"My relatives. Why?"
"Well, uh, I kinda thought we would be at a city...."
"Oh. Well, yeah, uhh, hehe, we aren't?" Joey grinned a little and tried his hardest to avoid the glare he was getting from Seto.
"Joey where are we going?"
"My relatives"
"JOEY!"
"Mokuba said you wouldn't like it. So I don't think I will tell you."
"Who do you talk to more? Me or my brother?"
Joey shrugged. "I dunno"
Seto groaned. Why me?
His groan ended with a small yelp as the car started to bounce. "Joey what is going on?"
"Sorry, it's a county road, meaning bumpy. Don't worry it will end, right about, now!"
Joey took a sharp turn, and Seto's head hit the window.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"HEY JOE!" a voice called. Just the accent made Seto cringe.
"Hi Billy!" Joey called a little uncertainly.
They had just stopped seemingly in the middle of nowhere if it weren't for the fact that there were broken down cars and pickup trucks decorating the side of the road. Seto hadn't seen a town in over 30 minutes, and it wasn't much of a town.
There was suddenly a small rumbling noise, and the ground began to move. Around the corner came a herd of rednecks.
Seto had never seen a true redneck before; he thought they were only a myth.
Joey was pounded by hugs and greetings as Seto realized where they were.
In the Country
No nearby towns
No computers
No flushing toilets
No anything
Why me?
~*~*~*~*~*
Why me?
Seto had just experienced the worst day of his life, well at least so far, seeing as it wasn't quite over yet. He had been teased mercilessly about being a "city boy," and not knowing anything else besides the city way of life. He had met the outhouse, the dogs (all 40), cats (all 50), the guns, the TV (all of its 3 channels), and the moonshine. That is were he was now.
Now Seto Kaiba has had his share of drinks during his lifetime, but this compared to nothing. It burned, and burned badly. The color was indescribable. Seto coughed and sputtered as everyone else laughed at his bitter beer face.
"We'll see if we can make you a man yet!" One of the hillbillies laughed. He slapped Seto on the back rather hard. "Hey Joe! Get this kid to bed. We have plans in the morning!"
Seto groaned as Joey dragged him to an extra bedroom.
~*~*~*~*~*"RISE AND SHINE!"
'No, no, no, and no!' Seto thought over and over. It wasn't even daylight yet, and Joey's relatives already had dragged him out of bed, and dressed him in something that he couldn't see very clearly.
Well Seto, it was camouflage. Does that mean anything to you?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Now then, I don't know how many of you have ever been hunting before, but in my experience, it involves a lot of walking, and my experience is now Seto's.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Can we stop yet?"
"Shush, city boy, or you will scare the birds."
Seto panted heavily, trying to catch his breath as his hunting buddy continued to walk.
Why me? The man in front of Seto, named Billy, stopped suddenly causing Seto to run into his back.
"Alright, there is one ahead of us now, just over this right this ridge." Billy whispered.
"Gobble, gobble"
BOOM
"And that's how you shoot a turkey." Billy said proudly.
"Good. Now can we head back?"
"Nope, you haven't got your turkey yet."
Seto groaned as they started to walk again. "Hey Billy, what if I pay you for a turkey?"
"Nope, that wouldn't be very fair."
"What about a hundred? I could go more...."
Billy stopped to think. "Fine. I already feel sorry for you missing out on shooting, but money sounds good. Wait here while I go get one."
On the outside Seto kept on his business face, but on the inside he was dancing the can-can, and cheering at the top of his lungs.
A few minutes passed, and Seto heard a gun shot. Billy shortly followed.
"Alright city-boy, I shot it, now you can go get it."
"Where is it?"
Billy grunted and pointed over his shoulder. Seto started out in the direction he pointed handing him the money as he passed.
Billy headed after the first turkey he had shot, and Seto went after the second.
About 30 minutes later, Seto was still looking for the dead bird. He had already seen more than enough live turkeys since he began looking for the dead one. Finally he saw it just ahead in the clearing, properly dead and all.
He wasn't the only one who had seen it. Seto came out on the edge of the clearing, and saw a wolf on the opposite side. The turkey was exactly in the middle.
Both Seto and the wolf made a dash for the turkey, and they met in the middle. Seto had paid a hundred dollars for this blasted bird and he wasn't going to give it up now.
"I paid a hundred dollars for this blasted bird and I am not going to give it up now!" He yelled at the wolf. The wolf snarled in return.
"Snarl"
The two tumbled around on the ground for awhile with neither coming out ahead.
"This is MY BIRD!" Seto yelled and he pinned the wolf to the ground.
The wolf seemed to agree, so Seto climbed off him. The wolf slunk away, and disappeared amongst the trees. Seto stood there for a moment trying to catch his breath.
"Wow my boy! That was the most interesting thing I have ever seen!"
Seto turned quickly, and saw all of Joey's family staring at him. "uhhh.. What are you guys doing here?"
"Well I don't know whether to correct your bad grammar, or answer your question first. First of all, its 'y'all' not 'you guys,' and second Billy told us he shot the turkey."
Seto thought quickly, "Okay, so since a wrestled a wolf, I don't have to shoot a turkey, right?"
"Not at all. We will try again tonight!!"
Seto groaned as everyone else started to walk away. "Wait a moment! I want that hundred back Billy!"
They continued to walk, ignoring him.
"BILLY, GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK!" That got their attention. They turned just in time to see Seto tackle Billy to the ground, put him in a headlock, and Billy surrender fully.
TBC
Next chapter is Bakura, and then back to Yami. I have been turkey hunting before, I didn't shoot anything, and that is where I was inspired for this idea for Seto. Have any of you ever been tortured in this way? Thank you for reading, and please review!!