Chapter 5:
"Stupid store clerks! Those coupons were perfectly good."
"Calm down, Seto. It's just a few dollars." Joey tried to comfort the brunette.
"Yes.. but still."
Joey sighed. It was hopeless to try and reason with Seto.
"Hey Joey!" Billy came around the corner. "Ma wants ya!"
"Alright!" Joey hollered back. "Be back in a minute!" He told Seto, and the blonde walked into the house.
"Well, Setty" Billy sat down beside Seto on the porch. "You have been accepted."
"I can't believe all it takes is one bird, and everybody loves you."
"Well, the incident at the supermarket helped ya too."
The two sat in silence a bit longer. Joey finally poked his head out the door. "I have to help in the kitchen! I wont be out till after dinner."
"But its only 2 now! Dinner isn't till like 7!" Seto whined.
"Yeah, but we are cooking that turkey you shot. It takes a while to prepare turkey." Joey retreated back into the house ignoring Seto's skeptical look.
"Well, now what?" He mumbled to himself while putting his head in his hands.
"You are going fishing with us!" Billy stated proudly. "Fishing is a great honor." He continued. "It means we are going to have a catfish fry tomorrow!"
"Oh joy."
~*~*~*~*~*~*
The day passed with out many problems. Seto actually found fishing slight enjoyable. It gave him a lot of time to think. He caught quiet a few fish, and the family cheered for him.
Dinner tasted wonderful. Joey hadn't burned anything, and knowing that he earned the turkey gave him some sort of pleasure.
Seto lay on his back staring up at the ceiling, while Joey snored next to him. He wondered how Yugi and Yami were doing. After all, the idea of meeting the families was Yugi's idea. The odd thing about the three couples was the fact that only three out of the six people actually had families to visit. Yami and Bakura's families were long dead, and Seto himself was an orphan.
Seto finally fell asleep, dreaming of catfish in the Nile.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"And you just drop it in the grease like that!" The old woman told Joey.
Seto walked up behind Joey and stared into the fryer. "Joey, what in the world are those things?"
"Hush puppies!" Joey beamed.
Seto burst out laughing. "You are kidding me right?"
"No"
"Hey Joey! Seto! Y'all come on over here and meet the neighbors!"
The two walked over to where Billy was standing. "These here are the Levans, and over there are the Harris's."
'That was meeting the neighbors?' Seto wondered to himself as Joey dragged him away.
Joey cleared his throat. "Okay, there are four 'clans' around the area. We are with the Smucks. The ones with the dark hair and skin are the Levans. The people with all the girls are the Harris's. That poor family can never seem to have any boys."
"That's three. Earlier you said four. Who is the fourth?"
"The forth are the Crockets. Smucks and Crockets don't get along very well. They argued over some land and cattle a long time ago, and never got over it. The Crockets weren't invited"
"Oh"
"TIME TO EAT!" Some one hollered from the patio area.
There was a mad rush and stampede to get to the buffet style table. Seto held back a bit, but Joey jumped right in to claim some food.
Earl, Billy's father and the leader of the house, came up behind Seto and clapped him on the back hard. "Go get some food, son. You need to put some meat on those bones." Seto nodded trying to catch his breath after the ruthless attack on his back.
"Go on!" Earl pushed Seto into the crowd.
After much pushing, shoving, and cursing, Seto finally took a seat next to Joey on a nearby bench.
"What took ya so long?" Joey questioned. "I am almost ready to go back for seconds." Seto shrugged.
"Well, Hi y'all!" A girl walked over to where the two boys were sitting. "I was wondering if I could sit with ya?"
She didn't wait for an answer, and instead sat right between them, forcing the two boys apart.
"Do you mind?" Joey asked distinctly ruffled.
"Oh my goodness!" The girl exclaimed. "Joey? Is that you? Do you remember me? It's me Sally May. Sally May Harris."
Joey rolled his eyes and nodded his head.
"Oh my!" Sally exclaimed again. "Hey Girls! It's Joey!" A sudden herd appeared. Seto cringed as they were surrounded.
The group all talked at once, addressing Joey in various ways. One caught Seto's attention.
"Do you remember that time when we went swimming in Black Bird Pond? Everyone was hot so we decided to go swimming, and you took off almost all your clothes. The Crockett's came along and stole your clothes, so you had to run back home in your underwear. I remember because you tripped in fell in the mud."
Seto laughed out loud while Joey flushed red. The laughter brought attention away from Joey and to Seto.
"And who is this?" Sally prompted.
"Seto Kaiba." He introduced himself.
"Oh that sounds kinda familiar."
"Ever heard of Kaiba Corp?"
"No.. I think I had a dog named that."
Joey fell off the bench with laughter. "Who HA is HA the HA dog HA now?" He gasped. Seto growled and lunged at Joey.
"Oh my.." Sally and her sister started to back away as the two boys wrestled on the ground.
The two finally stopped in a drawl, both out of breath. The girls had fled during the fight. They climbed back on to the bench where they had been eating earlier.
Seto suddenly got a wicked grin.
"Uh oh... What are ya thinking?" Joey scooted away.
"I think we should go swimming."
Joey joined the grin. "I like that idea."
The two snuck away from the gathering and headed toward the pond. When they reached the pond, they quickly stripped and jumped in.
"What if some one comes?" Joey asked, worried.
"Everyone is eating catfish. They will never miss us." The brunette assured him.
"But." Seto stopped Joey's protest with a kiss.
"Don't worry."
~*~*~*~*
A few hours later the boys got out of the pond. It was beginning to get dark, and Joey thought they might be missed if they stayed any longer.
Seto retrieved his clothes from the tree he hung them in and went to find Joey.
He saw his love's bare bottom sticking out of a bush.
"Joey what are you doing?"
"My clothes are missing!" The blonde stood up quickly. "Did you take them or move them?"
"No"
"Den where'd dey go?" Joey's accent came out strong, signifying he was mad.
"I don't know. Here." Seto gave Joey his jacket. "Do you want my pants? I have on boxers."
"I want my own clothes." Joey glared, but accepted the jacket.
"Then talk to me!" A voice rang out, followed by sounds of laughter.
Joey recognized the voice. "Jeremy Crockett! Give them back!"
"Aw, come on Joey. Have a little fun!" Jeremy mocked.
"Had plenty, thank you very much."
"You're no fun." The group of Crockett's finally came out of the trees. "And I doubt you are going to fight or chase us while you have no clothes on."
The Crockett had barely said the words when a very angry and fully clothed Seto tackled him. There was a brief fight, and Seto came back proudly holding every article of Joey's clothing in his arms.
"This is one of the many reasons I love you!" Joey exclaimed as he hurriedly put his clothes back on.
"Then why do you have to put your clothes on so fast?"
Joey rolled his eyes, and the two ran back home.
When they got back, the family surrounded them asking where they went.
Joey thought up a quick lie about taking a walk, and thankfully both were dry enough to carry it off.
"Seto," Earl spoke quietly and everyone went silent. "Did you get in a fight with those Crockett's?"
"It was for a good cause!" Joey defended.
"I don't care if it was because they tried to take over the world! A fight is a fight!"
Both Joey and Seto prepared for the worse while Earl continued. "Yes indeed! A fight is a fight! It just works out better that you won, and beat them so badly we wont be seeing any more of Jeremy Crockett for a long time! Good job my boy!" Earl clapped Seto on the back hard again.
TBC
I wonder what those two were doing in the pond? ~_^ LOL Thanks for reading and please review! I am not even thinking about deleting this story anymore because of all the encouraging reviews I got last time!! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU WHO REVIEWED!! Please review again!!
"Stupid store clerks! Those coupons were perfectly good."
"Calm down, Seto. It's just a few dollars." Joey tried to comfort the brunette.
"Yes.. but still."
Joey sighed. It was hopeless to try and reason with Seto.
"Hey Joey!" Billy came around the corner. "Ma wants ya!"
"Alright!" Joey hollered back. "Be back in a minute!" He told Seto, and the blonde walked into the house.
"Well, Setty" Billy sat down beside Seto on the porch. "You have been accepted."
"I can't believe all it takes is one bird, and everybody loves you."
"Well, the incident at the supermarket helped ya too."
The two sat in silence a bit longer. Joey finally poked his head out the door. "I have to help in the kitchen! I wont be out till after dinner."
"But its only 2 now! Dinner isn't till like 7!" Seto whined.
"Yeah, but we are cooking that turkey you shot. It takes a while to prepare turkey." Joey retreated back into the house ignoring Seto's skeptical look.
"Well, now what?" He mumbled to himself while putting his head in his hands.
"You are going fishing with us!" Billy stated proudly. "Fishing is a great honor." He continued. "It means we are going to have a catfish fry tomorrow!"
"Oh joy."
~*~*~*~*~*~*
The day passed with out many problems. Seto actually found fishing slight enjoyable. It gave him a lot of time to think. He caught quiet a few fish, and the family cheered for him.
Dinner tasted wonderful. Joey hadn't burned anything, and knowing that he earned the turkey gave him some sort of pleasure.
Seto lay on his back staring up at the ceiling, while Joey snored next to him. He wondered how Yugi and Yami were doing. After all, the idea of meeting the families was Yugi's idea. The odd thing about the three couples was the fact that only three out of the six people actually had families to visit. Yami and Bakura's families were long dead, and Seto himself was an orphan.
Seto finally fell asleep, dreaming of catfish in the Nile.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"And you just drop it in the grease like that!" The old woman told Joey.
Seto walked up behind Joey and stared into the fryer. "Joey, what in the world are those things?"
"Hush puppies!" Joey beamed.
Seto burst out laughing. "You are kidding me right?"
"No"
"Hey Joey! Seto! Y'all come on over here and meet the neighbors!"
The two walked over to where Billy was standing. "These here are the Levans, and over there are the Harris's."
'That was meeting the neighbors?' Seto wondered to himself as Joey dragged him away.
Joey cleared his throat. "Okay, there are four 'clans' around the area. We are with the Smucks. The ones with the dark hair and skin are the Levans. The people with all the girls are the Harris's. That poor family can never seem to have any boys."
"That's three. Earlier you said four. Who is the fourth?"
"The forth are the Crockets. Smucks and Crockets don't get along very well. They argued over some land and cattle a long time ago, and never got over it. The Crockets weren't invited"
"Oh"
"TIME TO EAT!" Some one hollered from the patio area.
There was a mad rush and stampede to get to the buffet style table. Seto held back a bit, but Joey jumped right in to claim some food.
Earl, Billy's father and the leader of the house, came up behind Seto and clapped him on the back hard. "Go get some food, son. You need to put some meat on those bones." Seto nodded trying to catch his breath after the ruthless attack on his back.
"Go on!" Earl pushed Seto into the crowd.
After much pushing, shoving, and cursing, Seto finally took a seat next to Joey on a nearby bench.
"What took ya so long?" Joey questioned. "I am almost ready to go back for seconds." Seto shrugged.
"Well, Hi y'all!" A girl walked over to where the two boys were sitting. "I was wondering if I could sit with ya?"
She didn't wait for an answer, and instead sat right between them, forcing the two boys apart.
"Do you mind?" Joey asked distinctly ruffled.
"Oh my goodness!" The girl exclaimed. "Joey? Is that you? Do you remember me? It's me Sally May. Sally May Harris."
Joey rolled his eyes and nodded his head.
"Oh my!" Sally exclaimed again. "Hey Girls! It's Joey!" A sudden herd appeared. Seto cringed as they were surrounded.
The group all talked at once, addressing Joey in various ways. One caught Seto's attention.
"Do you remember that time when we went swimming in Black Bird Pond? Everyone was hot so we decided to go swimming, and you took off almost all your clothes. The Crockett's came along and stole your clothes, so you had to run back home in your underwear. I remember because you tripped in fell in the mud."
Seto laughed out loud while Joey flushed red. The laughter brought attention away from Joey and to Seto.
"And who is this?" Sally prompted.
"Seto Kaiba." He introduced himself.
"Oh that sounds kinda familiar."
"Ever heard of Kaiba Corp?"
"No.. I think I had a dog named that."
Joey fell off the bench with laughter. "Who HA is HA the HA dog HA now?" He gasped. Seto growled and lunged at Joey.
"Oh my.." Sally and her sister started to back away as the two boys wrestled on the ground.
The two finally stopped in a drawl, both out of breath. The girls had fled during the fight. They climbed back on to the bench where they had been eating earlier.
Seto suddenly got a wicked grin.
"Uh oh... What are ya thinking?" Joey scooted away.
"I think we should go swimming."
Joey joined the grin. "I like that idea."
The two snuck away from the gathering and headed toward the pond. When they reached the pond, they quickly stripped and jumped in.
"What if some one comes?" Joey asked, worried.
"Everyone is eating catfish. They will never miss us." The brunette assured him.
"But." Seto stopped Joey's protest with a kiss.
"Don't worry."
~*~*~*~*
A few hours later the boys got out of the pond. It was beginning to get dark, and Joey thought they might be missed if they stayed any longer.
Seto retrieved his clothes from the tree he hung them in and went to find Joey.
He saw his love's bare bottom sticking out of a bush.
"Joey what are you doing?"
"My clothes are missing!" The blonde stood up quickly. "Did you take them or move them?"
"No"
"Den where'd dey go?" Joey's accent came out strong, signifying he was mad.
"I don't know. Here." Seto gave Joey his jacket. "Do you want my pants? I have on boxers."
"I want my own clothes." Joey glared, but accepted the jacket.
"Then talk to me!" A voice rang out, followed by sounds of laughter.
Joey recognized the voice. "Jeremy Crockett! Give them back!"
"Aw, come on Joey. Have a little fun!" Jeremy mocked.
"Had plenty, thank you very much."
"You're no fun." The group of Crockett's finally came out of the trees. "And I doubt you are going to fight or chase us while you have no clothes on."
The Crockett had barely said the words when a very angry and fully clothed Seto tackled him. There was a brief fight, and Seto came back proudly holding every article of Joey's clothing in his arms.
"This is one of the many reasons I love you!" Joey exclaimed as he hurriedly put his clothes back on.
"Then why do you have to put your clothes on so fast?"
Joey rolled his eyes, and the two ran back home.
When they got back, the family surrounded them asking where they went.
Joey thought up a quick lie about taking a walk, and thankfully both were dry enough to carry it off.
"Seto," Earl spoke quietly and everyone went silent. "Did you get in a fight with those Crockett's?"
"It was for a good cause!" Joey defended.
"I don't care if it was because they tried to take over the world! A fight is a fight!"
Both Joey and Seto prepared for the worse while Earl continued. "Yes indeed! A fight is a fight! It just works out better that you won, and beat them so badly we wont be seeing any more of Jeremy Crockett for a long time! Good job my boy!" Earl clapped Seto on the back hard again.
TBC
I wonder what those two were doing in the pond? ~_^ LOL Thanks for reading and please review! I am not even thinking about deleting this story anymore because of all the encouraging reviews I got last time!! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU WHO REVIEWED!! Please review again!!