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Baka and Bishounen:
Chapter 11: Face off
Mai twirled a curl idly. This little get together sure was boring. She could be shopping in Switzerland right now if it wasn't for one particular blonde. Some fake gathering Kaiba threw together to protect his own hide from rumours was the perfect opportunity to finally, finally, finally, get it across to that damn Joey as to how she really felt. Joey showed chivalry to make a knight look cheap. Knights these days anyways thought Mai. She shuddered at the memory of the other kinds of guys who tried to claim her heart. Yuck. She tapped the deck that was concealed in a pocket and hoped since there were so many duellists around some action would stir. Maybe she'd even get to duel Joey. Speak of the devil. Mai looked up, hardly disguising the fact that she was happy to see him. "Joseph!"
"Uh, hey Mai, What are you doin' here?" He shot her a friendly, confused, look.
"What do you mean? Do you think I wouldn't be invited to a duellist get together?!" Mai didn't hide any of her scolding.
It took Joey a few moments to puzzle everything in. He'd been extremely caught up in him and, Kaiba. The rest of the world apparently hadn't waited behind. "Uh, Err." Joey searched for words but couldn't pull anything together. It was just a normal party to everyone else, not Kaiba's plot. At least, not the same plot. Kaiba was so conniving that everyone else just saw it as different kind of plot. Everyone knew he had one or another. Either to have a mini-battle city, hook up with serenity, get out of being called gay, or, to Jou, it almost looked set up to get him there. Aien't that selfish and impossible… Kaiba could have known that Serenity wouldn't be coming without her big brother… wait a sec. Joey, How are you going to trust someone who plots like That?!
Mai wasn't please with Joey's lack of response. "I know you're not dumbstruck by my presence, so what's up Joey?"
Again there was only an indignant responds of "uh?"
Mai had had quite enough. "You're even more ditzy then usual."
"Gee thanks"
"I didn't make you a space case! I was only, concerned, like a friend should be!" Mai glowered. "Who said I even wanted to be your friend in the first place!"
Now Joey was even more dumbstruck. He had no clue why Mai was acting up like this. How could she-
"I wanted to be more than that! Baka! I swear if someone wrote it out for you-"
Joey's mind went from a stand still to a hundred miles an hour. Mai liking him was just as twisted as Kaiba liking him! How could he have seen that coming? He thought back to every time Mai made him blush. He came up with a quite a few incidences. ~You can crush me anytime!~. Her attitude drove him as crazy as Kaiba's did and a lot of it was embarrassment and there was a tiny bit of admiration. I must really be a sucker for that kind of attitude. He was friends with Mai, felt, a sort of affection, but, when that was held up to that day it snowed, the silence with Kaiba, the good bye. Joey was soon far away.
"Why do you have to be so damn surprised?!" exclaimed Mai frustrated. With a last attempt to get the message across she grabbed his shirt and slammed her lips against his. She froze after a few seconds when the kiss was cut off. Joey gave nothing, not a hint back. She took a step back, finding herself the surprised one. "Joey?"
"I'm in love with someone else Mai, I couldn't. Maybe if I hadn't meet 'em… but, I did" Joey had made up his mind, in the nick of time too.
Mai's surprise transformed to a jealous curiosity, "Who?"
Joey smirked. "I'd better not tell you Mai, you might duel 'em for me or somethin'"
Mai couldn't help but smirk a little and left muttering something about how it would prove who was better.
Joey grinned triumphantly. He hadn't had to tell her just yet. After all it's not the best idea to tell a girl who likes you that you'd rather hang out with the opposite sex.
Yugi blinked at Joey and Mai and wondered how many other people had just witnessed that and what Kaiba was going to think when he heard that Mai kissed Joey. Kaiba's going to think Joey was trying to take revenge… unless Kaiba actually knows who Joey is…
Kaiba had no reason in particular to think there was any other excuse for kissing a girl at his very own mansion other then revenge. Kaiba walked in, saw the kiss, walked out. She kissed him. A lost duel wager probably... she was probably in on the joke… A Duel could be a good idea. So Joey thought that because he'd crushed him he could come back and crush me? Joey was an idiot. He'd already forgotten what they shared… shattered it like only a fool could. Wait… I'm the fool. Fool for ever trusting him. I'll shatter him for that. Kaiba felt exposed. He tugged on the sides of his trench coat and adjusted his posture. Then he re-entered the room. Kaiba overheard "I'd better not tell you Mai, you might duel 'em for me or somethin'". So he didn't tell her who they were making jealous, oh, it didn't really matter.
Kaiba approached Joey directly after Mai wandered away. The room was mostly empty. The guests wandered the entire building and no one had actually being too keen to confront Seto Kaiba and had been too cowardly to not attend at all. Yugi remained in the room for Joey's sake. There was also Maiko, Weevil, and Rex in the room. They had some sort of argument that required settling.
"No, you are the worst duellist Rex Raptor. You know nothing of the power of strategy! Nor of equip cards! Not to mention INSECTS!"
"The power of the sea could wash out your bugs Weevil!"
"My Dinos can make both your decks go extinct!"
This nattering continued on in the background. It burned into Kaiba's nerves. It was the last time he was letting those idiots on his property again.
Joey flashed Kaiba a grin which was crumpled by a height advantaged glare. "No, no. Don't tell me. Something has ticked you off. I won't take this anymore. First, we hate each other, then the next thing I hear, you don't hate me, then, neither of us hate each other, then I hate you and think you hate me, then I figure you don't hate me and now that I don't hate you, you hate me!"
Kaiba blinked. "You say you don't hate me, and kiss Mai?"
"Hold your horses buddy, she kissed me, and then I told her I was in love with someone else."
The most illogical thing crossed Kaiba's mind for an instant. THERES SOMEONE ELSE?! But finally, it dawned on him. Kaiba wouldn't be defeated by saying something stupid like "oh". Instead, Kaiba skipped right ahead to planting a kiss on Joey's cheek. It was the stamp on the contract that said everything was sorted out and okay now. Joey's face tinted as he scanned the room for safety.
The Trio was at it again. "What do you mean my hairstyle is inferior?! I cut mine!"
"Mine is wild, like the-"
"Don't tell me, sea right?! I have two tones, two tones are better then one!"
"I would call that, premature grey. I stay in shape on the high seas and would never be prone to that"
"ehehehe, chicks dig green hair, even if I'm shorter then Yugi!"
Yugi grew pale being mentioned and assumed that Joey would be just fine from now on.
Kaiba began leading Joey away. He just waved for him to follow not risking anymore public displays of affections. There were appearances to be kept up after all. He'd only rolled his eyes when he saw Yugi, of course Joey had told him. Kaiba knew that his room was too private of a place and that everywhere else was crawling with people. He finally led Joey through the house and out to the backyard. This 'backyard' was more appropriately called a park. It was put in as present from big brother to little, turns out; you really do receive when you give.
Joey was aw stricken but Kaiba really out did this look when Joey began frolicking towards the shady grasses. I've never frolicked…
It took Kaiba some time more to make it over to the other side of the yard. This involved tromping through a small thicket of trees. Joey was already seated on the grass. His blue eyes were merged with the sky and the sea at the same time while looking over the hill that was curtained from the house by the saplings. "I c'n see my house from here"
"No you can't, your house is the opposite direction" Replied Kaiba as he dropped himself down.
"Y'know where I live?" asked Joey. He figured he could play a trick of his own.
Kaiba tilted his head and wouldn't be taken for a fool, or a stalker. "You're always at the game shop; you can't live far from it"
Joey just sweat dropped. "I guess"
"We're de king n' queen of miscommunication y'know" Joey grinned, plotting the next course of the scenario. He'll say "I'm de king, n' then I'll say"You're the one who wore de dress! Or even "yah, you have screwed up more then me!"
Kaiba blinked and then rubbed his eyes. It had only been one weekend. It had seemed like an eternity. He didn't bother responding to Joey's chatter.
Joey ignored the fact he was ignored and suddenly mused "Take off your coat"
Kaiba gave Joey the scapegoat-on-your-head look.
"Aw, c'mon, it's not a millennium item or a lucky charm is it? I mean, it's May and you're still wearing one of those things!?"
"No."
"The only time I seen you without it was soccer, I'm surprised you didn't demand to play in it!"
"Soccer" Kaiba smirked.
"Hey, don't change the subject!" Joey gave him side long glare, the king of the marshmallow glares.
Kaiba smiled and replied "only because you're cute" and removed his exoskeleton known as a trench coat.
Joey figured the small talk was done and that he hadn't been kissed since yesterday and that time they had alone would be even slimmer in the future. So, determined, he leaned over and caught Kaiba's lips in his own.
Kaiba pulled one cheek back in a smirk and returned the kiss, he was just about to move his tongue forward when Jou tilted his chin down, pulling his desirable mouth away from Kaiba's.
"Oh no y'don't! This aien't going to turn into one of your competitions..."
"Want to bet?" Kaiba responded. He took advantage of Jou opening his mouth to prove his point.
Bhakti: Yup. I'm going to leave it right there… They need privacy so they can tongue duel… yup *nods* It's not over yet. Did you think it was over? I gave up on the duel thing. I talked about duellist, which was good enough, hai? Maiko, Rex, and Weevil are funny. XD It can't be over yet; Joey hasn't been beaten into a pulp yet! Psh. It happens in every fic. Actually, it might not happen- *~Bing~ idea electrocutes Bhakti for other fict* Ehe. He. He.aAhaha. Muahahaaha. Anyways, responses… Ah! I forgot. Next chapter: Monday ~doom~ (Manga sound effect…)
Draggy: Yeah, if you call everyone a genius you'll get more fiction out of people won't you? Well flattery gets you everywhere doesn't it? _ I must learn this art of yours. *nods solemnly*
Dillion: You have made me accomplish my dream of writing something people'd rather read then do other stuff. Hmm… now what? Oh yeah, dream 2, marry rich… hmm… I'll have to solve that one on my own…
Renee: I can't do the duel, 'tis too complicated, and I think Jou could just win out of sheer luck, 'cause, kids got it… How would that make Kaiba feel? I mean, sure, there could be this kawaii scene where- hmm… I could always try and write it later….
Blue Lagoon Loon: ^__^ Wooonderba- err, land! Holy Yami Batman! Your fic is good! And you like mine! *le squee*
Kaial and Luke SkyWolf: XD
Death Blade: I am too lazy to Beta… just tell me what I did wrong and I'll fix it later or something! That is what "replace chapter" is abused for.
Hyatt: I forgot how the one shot would go, and it would end up syrupy no matter what. I'm so plain… ~_~