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Looking over at the bright lights, Kaiba spread his arms out and looked up at the sky. He was standing on the ledge of his company's main office building, twenty stories in the air. Closing his eyes, he began to hum real low.
"Stop it."
Kaiba looked over his shoulder, into Joey's clear brown eyes. "What?" he asked surprised.
"Get down from there. I don't care what you're doing, just get down from there."
"Who do you think you are telling me what to do, huh?" He turned his head back to look at all the dazzling lights. "I make my own choices and no one, certainly not a fucking druggie like you, is going to stop me."
"Do you think suicide will really make everything better?"
Kaiba glared at Joey, annoyed. "No one asked you. Get the fuck out of here. I could get you for trespassing."
"Except, if you really was going to, you'd be dead."
"How'd you get up here, anyway?" Kaiba asked, turning his body and slowly beginning to walk across the ledge.
"I followed you."
Kaiba stopped and looked at him. "Why?" he asked before loosing his balance.
Joey ran and grabbed Kaiba's hand. "Get down from there right now!"
Kaiba grabbed his hand away. "Fuck you! I don't need to listen to you!"
"You're going to die!"
Kaiba pulled out a handgun and held it against his right temple. "I could kill myself right now. I could at any point. Do you think I care?"
"Jesus, Kaiba! So you got dumped, it's not the end of the world!"
"I wasn't dumped. I was rejected. Because he loves you more than me."
"I'm real sorry you're having a little conniption fit over the fact you weren't good enough for someone. We all get rejected at least once in our life--"
"Name one time you were."
"You rejected me. And I'm still doing the best I can. Fuck, I'm not perfect, but you don't see me attempting suicide!"
"Look at your damn wrist, you hypocrite!" Kaiba turned and began walking back where he had started, still holding the gun to his head.
"I was releasing pain! It takes a lot more to kill yourself!"
"This is my version of releasing pain. I might die, but you could have, too. Just leave me alone!"
"I know what you're doing. You're not trying, but you're hoping--fuck, you're *praying* that this is it! The end! Why, Kaiba, *why*? This is so stupid, people care about you!"
"Like who?" Kaiba asked in a cold voice. "No one cares. I'm Kaiba, rich and smart. Everyone who's ever cared for me is *dead*." His voice became softer and stained with tears, "And they're not coming back."
"Maybe not, Kaiba. But this isn't the way to see them again."
"I'm not fucking trying to see them!" he screamed at Joey. "You don't know shit! Whenever life got hard, you had a best friend there. I never have. You know why? They *die*! They reject me!"
"Damnit, Kaiba, I care about you! I still do, after all the shit you've ever said and done to me. It didn't matter because deep in my heart I knew that someday you'd love me back. I just *knew* you would."
Kaiba stopped walking and looked at him, dropping the gun from his head.
"So what if I was wrong? It doesn't change the way I feel. You may never see me as anything more than annoying little dog but I see you as so much more. You're so fucking beautiful and you don't even know it. Each step you take is like...a fucking dancer. You're voice, even when you're yelling at me, gives me this happy feeling inside, knowing you're near. God, when you first walked into the dorm room...I thought I was going to die I was so happy. You shot me this withering look, like 'look at the pathetic dog,' but God, it was a look, just for me. You noticed me, even if you probably wanted me to disappear. That's how it always was. I wanted to measure up, I wanted to be an equal advisory to you. I wanted you to think about me, even if it was just competitively like with Yugi. Why can't you give me that, Kaiba? You can give me the money for my drugs, but you can't even treat me with an ounce of respect." Joey looked down, his eyes now covered by his long blond bangs. "Jump if you want to. I just couldn't let you die without hearing my pathetic excuse."
Kaiba watched Joey for several minutes. He pocketed the gun and jumped down from the ledge, back onto the roof. He walked over to Joey and hugged him close. "Thank you," he whispered.
Joey had been caught off-guard by this and found himself nearly passing out in Kaiba's arms. "Kaiba, I--"
Kaiba hugged Joey closer. "I never meant to reject you, Joey," he finally said.
"It's okay, it's alright. I don't expect you to start liking me or anything. Just...don't kill yourself. Please."
Kaiba leaned back and stared into Joey's eyes. "God...I wish I could tell you I loved you back. I really do."
Joey shrugged. "I don't want you to. Just...please stop being so mean to me. Please..." he begged softly.
Kaiba brushed Joey's bangs out of his face. "I promise I'll be a lot nicer to you."
Joey ran his hand over Kaiba's soft skin. "Please...will you kiss me? So I know how it feels?"
Kaiba smiled, leaning in. He softly pressed his lips against Joey's and began to suck on his lower lip. Joey tilted his head, slowly running his tongue over Kaiba's upper lip. They stood there, on top the building, just enjoying each other's company. And kissing.
~~~
Looking over at the bright lights, Kaiba spread his arms out and looked up at the sky. He was standing on the ledge of his company's main office building, twenty stories in the air. Closing his eyes, he began to hum real low.
"Stop it."
Kaiba looked over his shoulder, into Joey's clear brown eyes. "What?" he asked surprised.
"Get down from there. I don't care what you're doing, just get down from there."
"Who do you think you are telling me what to do, huh?" He turned his head back to look at all the dazzling lights. "I make my own choices and no one, certainly not a fucking druggie like you, is going to stop me."
"Do you think suicide will really make everything better?"
Kaiba glared at Joey, annoyed. "No one asked you. Get the fuck out of here. I could get you for trespassing."
"Except, if you really was going to, you'd be dead."
"How'd you get up here, anyway?" Kaiba asked, turning his body and slowly beginning to walk across the ledge.
"I followed you."
Kaiba stopped and looked at him. "Why?" he asked before loosing his balance.
Joey ran and grabbed Kaiba's hand. "Get down from there right now!"
Kaiba grabbed his hand away. "Fuck you! I don't need to listen to you!"
"You're going to die!"
Kaiba pulled out a handgun and held it against his right temple. "I could kill myself right now. I could at any point. Do you think I care?"
"Jesus, Kaiba! So you got dumped, it's not the end of the world!"
"I wasn't dumped. I was rejected. Because he loves you more than me."
"I'm real sorry you're having a little conniption fit over the fact you weren't good enough for someone. We all get rejected at least once in our life--"
"Name one time you were."
"You rejected me. And I'm still doing the best I can. Fuck, I'm not perfect, but you don't see me attempting suicide!"
"Look at your damn wrist, you hypocrite!" Kaiba turned and began walking back where he had started, still holding the gun to his head.
"I was releasing pain! It takes a lot more to kill yourself!"
"This is my version of releasing pain. I might die, but you could have, too. Just leave me alone!"
"I know what you're doing. You're not trying, but you're hoping--fuck, you're *praying* that this is it! The end! Why, Kaiba, *why*? This is so stupid, people care about you!"
"Like who?" Kaiba asked in a cold voice. "No one cares. I'm Kaiba, rich and smart. Everyone who's ever cared for me is *dead*." His voice became softer and stained with tears, "And they're not coming back."
"Maybe not, Kaiba. But this isn't the way to see them again."
"I'm not fucking trying to see them!" he screamed at Joey. "You don't know shit! Whenever life got hard, you had a best friend there. I never have. You know why? They *die*! They reject me!"
"Damnit, Kaiba, I care about you! I still do, after all the shit you've ever said and done to me. It didn't matter because deep in my heart I knew that someday you'd love me back. I just *knew* you would."
Kaiba stopped walking and looked at him, dropping the gun from his head.
"So what if I was wrong? It doesn't change the way I feel. You may never see me as anything more than annoying little dog but I see you as so much more. You're so fucking beautiful and you don't even know it. Each step you take is like...a fucking dancer. You're voice, even when you're yelling at me, gives me this happy feeling inside, knowing you're near. God, when you first walked into the dorm room...I thought I was going to die I was so happy. You shot me this withering look, like 'look at the pathetic dog,' but God, it was a look, just for me. You noticed me, even if you probably wanted me to disappear. That's how it always was. I wanted to measure up, I wanted to be an equal advisory to you. I wanted you to think about me, even if it was just competitively like with Yugi. Why can't you give me that, Kaiba? You can give me the money for my drugs, but you can't even treat me with an ounce of respect." Joey looked down, his eyes now covered by his long blond bangs. "Jump if you want to. I just couldn't let you die without hearing my pathetic excuse."
Kaiba watched Joey for several minutes. He pocketed the gun and jumped down from the ledge, back onto the roof. He walked over to Joey and hugged him close. "Thank you," he whispered.
Joey had been caught off-guard by this and found himself nearly passing out in Kaiba's arms. "Kaiba, I--"
Kaiba hugged Joey closer. "I never meant to reject you, Joey," he finally said.
"It's okay, it's alright. I don't expect you to start liking me or anything. Just...don't kill yourself. Please."
Kaiba leaned back and stared into Joey's eyes. "God...I wish I could tell you I loved you back. I really do."
Joey shrugged. "I don't want you to. Just...please stop being so mean to me. Please..." he begged softly.
Kaiba brushed Joey's bangs out of his face. "I promise I'll be a lot nicer to you."
Joey ran his hand over Kaiba's soft skin. "Please...will you kiss me? So I know how it feels?"
Kaiba smiled, leaning in. He softly pressed his lips against Joey's and began to suck on his lower lip. Joey tilted his head, slowly running his tongue over Kaiba's upper lip. They stood there, on top the building, just enjoying each other's company. And kissing.
~~~
