DZ: Cheese!
Ryou: Huh?
DZ: Nuffin'. Anyways, um...oh, yea, here's the next chapter of Clockwork Angel!
Jou: Took her long enough.
DZ: Shaddap, I was thinking about how I'm going to torture you.
Jou: Hey!
DZ: This is a humor fic after all. Although I'm changing the category into sci fi.
Ryou: Good thing I'm not in it.
DZ: Who says your not in it? Just because you weren't introduced in the first chapter does not mean you are not in this.
Ryou: Damn.
DZ: Yes! That's right! Fear me and my authoress powers to be able to make you do anything!! Like this!
Ryou: *slaps Jou's butt*
Jou: Hey!
Ryou: *blushing really hard, and looking at his hand horrifically* She made me do it!!
DZ: See, anyways, on with the fic.
Clockwork Angel, Chapter 2-Hacker
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Katsuya fell off the bed with a yelp. Glaring at his alarm clock, he got up and turned it off. Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Katsuya went around preparing for his day. He made his way to the kitchen to make his breakfast.
He saw another note on the door of the refrigerator help up by a Baby Dragon magnet. He took it off and began reading it.
Katsuya,
Sorry about this, you were sleeping when I came home and I didn't want to wake you. My boss assigned me to do a scoop in Paris. I won't be home for the next week or so. You know where the credit card is, use it if you need it. I have the laptop so you can e-mail me if you need anything else, and call me on my cell for emergencies. My plane leaves in an hour. I'll call you.
Love,
Dad
PS
I'll bring home something good for you.
Katsuya sighed. Alone for a week again. He smiled. Finishing up the piece of toast he had made while reading (A/N: -_- so he reads slow...), and drinking a whole glass of orange juice, Katsuya headed to his room and opened up his computer. He still had time before school. As soon as he connected to the internet an instant message screen popped up.
Harpy_Tenshi: morning sunshine!
Akai-hitomi: how can u be so cheerful in the morning?
Harpy_Tenshi: i'm a morning person
Akai-hitomi: feh, anyways, guess who's alone in the house for a week or more?
Harpy_Tenshi: kat-chan, i swear u r the luckiest person i know
Akai-hitomi: i know, i know...anyways, this'll be good for my plans
Harpy_Tenshi: well, if it doesn't work, u could always come back here to Hokkaido
Akai-hitomi: no way, made up my mind and i'm gettin' my goal, besides, tokyo's pretty cool
Harpy_Tenshi: T_T but we miss u!!
Akai-hitomi: aww, gosh
Harpy_Tenshi: really! we do! ryouta's still acting strange
Akai-hitomi: u mean stranger than usual
Harpy_Tenshi: lol, but seriously, it hasn't been the same since ya left.
Akai-hitomi: ah, i'm sry, but u know me, i'm an adventure kind of person, and i couldn't leave dad alone...u know?
Harpy_Tenshi: yea, yea, i know...oh, koji's here to pick me up. ttyl!
Akai-hitomi: bai bai!
Katsuya diddled a bit in on his computer before went off to school. He only had a couple of blocks to walks, giving him plenty of time before school started. He was hoping to see his new friends.
"Oi! Katsuya!" A voice behind him called. Katsuya turned to see Otogi and Honda running to cath up to him. It was Otogi that had spoken. "Good morning!"
"Lemme guess, you're a morning person, too?" Katsuya asked.
"Eh?"
Katsuya shooked his head. "Never mind. It's nothing."
"If you say so. Hey, did anyone finish that homework for lit?" Otogi asked.
"Oops." Honda said. "Heh, I forgot about that one. I was concentrating on the math stuff we had."
Otogi looked at Katsuya. Katsuya shook his head. "I'll do it before we have to turn it in. I felt lazy last night."
Otogi sighed. "Guess I'll hafta ask Yami to compare answers. You slackers better hurry up now."
Katsuya looked at his watch. "We still have time before the first bell."
"Hey, there's Yami." Honda pointed to a tree where their tri-color haired boy was standing by and was waving at them. Otogi immediately runs toward him while Honda and Katsuya walk in a languid pace. The four talked until the bell rang, and soon they filed in the classroom.
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"So, what do we do today?" Honda asked the group as they were walking home from school.
"We can't do anything today." Otogi said, scowling. "Takahashi-sensei gave us that stupid mini project. I say we go to someone's house and work on it together."
"You're always so worried about grades, Otogi. Lighten up." Honda slapped Otogi's back good naturedly.
"Leave him alone, Honda." Yami said. "He's right. That mini project is worth something. But we can't go to my house. 'Kaa-san will be home."
"Same here." Honda sighed. "My dad just got a leave and he's resting, coz he'll be gone for a year after this leave."
"Guess, it's my house again." Otogi sighed. "But hey, you guys are walking. My house is the furthest, but it's not like we haven't done this before."
"Wait," Katsuya stopped walking. "My house is just a couple of blocks away, and it's cool, coz I'm the only one there now. We can go home. Just can't trash the place if ya know what I mean."
"Cool." The others agreed.
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Katsuya yawned, tipping over slightly. They had been working on their project for hours now, and it was soon getting dark.
"Hey, Katsuya! C'mon man, don't slack off. We need to finish this." Otogi shook him a bit.
"Ya' know, guys, it's getting dark. I don't think we're going to get this project done soon." Katsuya stood up and stretched. "You guys can stay for the night. The phone's right there. Think your parents will let you stay?"
"My parents will be cool." Honda said. Otogi nodded also. The others looked at Yami only to find his head buried underneath his book.
"You think we should wake him?" Katsuya whispered. "Does he always do this?"
Otogi giggled (A/N: Er, in a manly way O_o). "Yea...he's kinda nocturnal. Doesn't like to sleep at night."
Katsuya nodded in understanding. He had friends like that in Hokkaido. He thought about Ishtar and Bakura. They always stayed up 'til 3 AM, going overboard trying to get into really hard systems. Katsuya shook himself out of his reverie. Dinner needed to be served soon, or, knowing himself, three probably starving teenagers will jump him.
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Katsuya sighed rubbing his eyes. He looked at the clock wincing as he read it to be 2:37 AM. He had gotten too excited and forgot about the time again. He shrugged. The definite headache of tomorrow will be worth the information he had gotten from Kaiba Corp.'s databanks. It was time to sleep or else waking up tomorrow would be next to impossible to do. And of course he had his guests to worry about. He wouldn't be a very good host if his guests had to rouse him in the morning. He was about to type the commands for 'exit', but a simple purple folder labeled 'Tenshi' caught his eye. Katsuya quickly opened the file, promising himself that it would only be a peek and then to bed, but what he found them kept him.
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"Katsuya..." He heard his name being called, but it seemed to be far away. He felt someone shake him. Katsuya then jerked awake remembering what happened the previous night.
"Oh no!" Katsuya looked at his friends, who were curiously looking at him and at the computer screen.
"Er...Katsuya, it's uh, time for school." Otogi said, not taking his eyes of the computer.
Honda, who was a bit tactless that morning, asked bluntly, "Why is Kaiba Corp.'s databanks on your computer screen? And what do all those symbols mean."
"Honda!" Yami slapped his arm.
"What? I just wanted to know."
Katsuya watched them bicker for a moment before clearing his throat. He got their attention and he said, "Well, simple really. I'm a hacker. I don't really do anything bad. I just like to look at information and things. Sometimes, even fix things on sites. Those symbols are code for information."
"Wow...so, you can like hack into backs and take money from them without them knowing? I heard that from someone at school." Otogi said.
"Well, some hackers do that. I could do it, but my dad won't let me do it."
"Your father knows you can hack?" Yami asked.
"Yea, well...he's kinda the one who taught me. But I got much better than him since I had more time and he has a job and stuff."
"That's so awesome!" Honda exclaimed.
"Please don't tell anyone. Hackers aren't exactly liked by the police, even if we don't do anything bad." Katsuya pleaded. He hoped he could trust his new friends enough.
There was a chorus of assurance that no one would tell. Well, Katsuya would have to be satisfied for now. Besides, the information he had attained last night was a more prominent thought in his mind. Suddenly a throbbing in his temple alerted him that last night took it's toll on him. It was going to be a long day.
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DZ: Who hoo! I got it done! Finally! Ok, gotta make it quick here are the thanks for them reviews!
dragongurl199: Actually I changed the genre to sci-fi. I really don't know where the humor came from. Sorry. Thanks for the review anyways.
Jou-pup: Thanks. All your questions will be answered later. Well, most of them anyways. LOL
Lady Geuna: Yep, Mai's awesome. Well, yea, Mr. Jounouchi won't really be in this fic. He won't come from his trip 'til the end of the fic. Hehe, Jou's pretty good with a comp, well, I mean if he can hack into Kaiba Corp. ne?
Twilight Dreams: I like those portrayals, gives room for much angst. LOL, but I needed him to be nice in this one. Thank you!
Unica: Hehehe, I hope this chapters good enough. Thanks!
DarkOpalDragon: Gracias! Te amo, mi cara. o_O Spanish and Italian in one sentence...sheesh.
Devilkid: Thanks! You've reviewed every one of my YGO stories. I noticed that. LOL. Thanks so much!
DZ: Well, that's that. Read and Review please. BTW, Harry Potter rocks!