Disclaimer:  If I could do a disclaimer do you think you critics would pass me by? Because you know I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I could just own it, If could just write it, I wouldn't have to write this disclaimer tonight, it's always times like these that I think I should write original stuff and I wonder if it would make people more happy, because everything is so wrong and this story don't belong living in your precious memory, because I need reviews, and I miss reviews, I wonder if I could do a disclaimer do you think you critics would pass me by? Because you know I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I could just own it tonight, and I and I don't own anything associated with it, and I and I don't own 1000 miles either.

Df: *is playing a piano in the back of a pick-up truck* On With The Fiction, Tonight!

Inspiration: this story has potential (Rebd!) and if I finish it! Victory! (Bewd!) One can't live with out the other really.

Baka and Bishounen:

Chapter seven:

"Not Locked"

            Joey was quick to hand Kaiba a set of over sized cloths that would be a snug fit on his peer. Kaiba grabbed them and stalked off into the bathroom, flinching at the warmth of the other boy's hand. It meant too much to him, wanted more, and he couldn't place why, and he couldn't place why he couldn't have it either. Why couldn't this one little person like him? Love him? He pushed these thoughts away, and he found his thoughts gratefully distracted the image in the mirror.

            Kaiba smirked. If someone had told him he'd be changing out of a dress into Joey Wheeler's cloths yesterday, he would have arranged for them to be in a hospital by now. 

            The CEO slipped off the sparkling dress and thanked what ever gods look after young millionaires that he'd at least retained the sense to keep on his boxers. He took one moment to admire them, custom made BewD boxers; he was such a spoilt brat sometimes!

            The little moment of vanity was interrupted by none other than Tristan Taylor. The poor kid had only wanted to use the john and got a lot more then what he bargained for.  There was Seto, Dress in one hand, Joey's shirt in the other, in his boxers, looking down at his behind. "Tea! What'd you slip into my coffee?" was the spike hair boy's only response, and he walked away, denying that the scenario ever happened, but he also left the door wide open, for the viewing pleasure of both Yugi and Joey.  Yugi leaped, he was practically on Joey's shoulders. Joey had explained that Kaiba was having troubles and that he needed to stay at the game shop for a while… but he was not prepared for BewD boxers, miraculously, thanks to lightning fast reflexes on Kaiba's part, the dress was concealed. . Joey's only response to this was a dazed gaze, he was disarmed completely.

            Kaiba smirked as he closed the door again. Good puppy.

            Yugi tried to uphold to his innocence, but it failed dearly and he collapsed laughing. Only his greatest rival could cause this, it wasn't a regular occurrence; he began laughing uncontrollably at what his greatest rival had been reduced to. Every time Yugi had quelled up, evil, be it a thought or the wish to do something wrong, every thing he bottled up within him came out in this moment, the laughter was semi-hysteric now, people were like volcanoes, some took out their angst gradually, and some bottled it up, now the cap popped and Yugi was lying on his side spewing the darkest laughter. After he'd gotten it out, these were replaced by tears, tears of relief, and tears of the shock of the potential of evil, even Yugi had.

            Joey was once again stunned. He was terrified, of Kaiba and now Yugi, the most important people to him in the world were now very clearly complicated and flawed, just like he was.

            He listening to the laughter and then the sobbing, having just slipped a faded green coat on, Kaiba was surprised for a moment. He'd had his break downs too, and was probably the most capable to understand Yugi at the moment, it was rather ironic to him. How he had so much in common with these opposites.

            Tea came down the stairs when she heard Yugi. She had no clue was to what was going on. She was greeted by two very different sights. One was Yugi crumpled on the floor with Joey trying to give him all the emotional support he could, and the other one was even more captivating. It was Kaiba. He emerged from the Bathroom robed in Joey's comfortable and sloppy cloths, his hair were mangled from changing. He appeared like a dream, like who she could have imagined was the holder of Yami yugi's voice before she'd seen him. It was Kaiba, millionaire, smirk, and piercing eyes, but he held the glowing essences of person who was kind and friendly. For one moment, he looked like perfection. But it was destroyed by the real attitude of Kaiba "I look as disdainful as all of you now, I knew there was a reason not to fit in"

            In fact, Kaiba was simply fulfilling the need to regain a sense of him, he felt so different in Joey's cloths surrounded by Joey's energy, and even Joey's life. Joey was but a meagre three feet from him.

            Yugi got to his feet, and wiped his face on his sleeve as inconspicuously as possible. Kaiba seemed to be making it clear that he noticed, but remarkably, didn't say anything at all. He got to his feet and simply stated "Jou's so funny he'll make you laugh until you cry! You should have heard it" He saw Tea's face light up a bit. She believed him.

            "What kind of joke was it this time Joey?!" asked Tea with good humour. "Don't tell me it was another one that degraded women, I'm really sick of those"

            Joey smirked. He was rather fond at his brilliant covers. "'fraid so Tea. Don't suppose you want to hear it?"

            Tea grimaced. "No Joey!"

            Kaiba felt a smirk begging to come across his face 'I do' he was screaming to say, that's what he usually would say… but he knew what Joey was trying to  protecting Yugi, and Kaiba found he was unable to interfere. I'll get him some other time, one way or another. But these acts of kindness had a toll; he'd had enough of Joey for one night. He'd found out what he needed to know didn't he? He wasn't seeing things when Joey glazed over like Kaiba was some kind of new pizza toping, but there was something missing. He needed to close the deal. He was fighting a battle between his ego and his heart. Joey was the one who made it beat again, not the rapid pace that you get in an engaging duel, this was different, light, and delicious- His ego cut his thoughts off though. He needed to go. "I'll be going now" was all he voiced, and he headed for the door.

            Joey almost hadn't noticed Kaiba's departure announcement. "But-"

            Kaiba knew what he was going to say, and must have for some reason cared what the drunk story could do to his reputation if even a few people heard. "I'm good now thank you very much, and I'm leaving."

            "Not by yourself your not"

            Yugi's interest was captivated. They were very interesting. There was always a struggle, so constant, that it had long since become unclear what they were struggling over, or it varied, it could even be about love right now.

            To Tea, partially distracted by wondering where Tristan went, not knowing it was to vomit in the other bathroom, only saw Joey's action as friendship, and concern. It's great that these two could maybe put their past behind them and become friends!

            "I don't need anyone's help" That was his ego, his heart wanted to take the puppy for a walk. But he pushed himself away and out of the building, and away from the golden angel? These strange thoughts made him wonder if he really did want to get in touch with his heart.

            Joseph Wheeler would not be stopped that easily, and he followed Kaiba out into the night.

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Bhakti: Kawaii! *glomps self* There will obviously be lots of development in the next chapter. The next chapter is "Out of the Blue, and into the Night".