Tammi: Hi. I'm back, again. -_- Still, feelin' depressed. That's basically why I came up with this story anyway. *sigh* Well, you're not here to listen to me, you came here for a story. And as an aspiring writer, I must, and will, deliver.
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~~~Seto's Problem: KaibaCorp. is plummeting, because of some mysterious extravagences the Big (ASS) Five left behind. Now KaibaCorp. is losing lots of money. Word hasn't gotten around to the public, yet. Kaiba fears that soon everyone will know that he isn't as powerful and in control as he always said he was.
~~~Mai's Problem: Everything is going horrible for our dear sweet Mai. Her plane mother just died, and her man, cheated on her, but not before fucking her. ~~~Mokuba's Problem:.........Ok...Mokuba has no problem. He won't be leaving us. I just love him way too much to actually kill him. *Hugs Mokuba plushie* ~~~~~~Alright. *sigh* Let's get this second chapter out there. Enjoy. -_-
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LAST CHAPTER:
"Cool!" Mokuba hugged Seto, then darted off to Joey and the others.
'Man, why must life torture me so damn much?' Seto thought to himself, before placing that cold-emotionless smirk, that everyone knows so well. And slowly he approaches them.
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"Hey, Yugi, Joey, Tristan! Whatcha guys doin' here?" A very cheerful Mokuba asked. His usual sweet and innocent smile. (Note: He's the only one really smiling.)
"Hey, Mokuba. We're just hangin' out. How're you doin'?" Joey asked, ruffling Mokuba's hair.
"I'm doing fine. Me and Seto, are just hangin' too. How about we all just stick together?" His eyes sparkling with the sparkles of diamonds. It hurt Joey to stare into those angelic eyes of his. They were so sweet, just like him. He had no idea of the cruelty of the world. Joey, looked up, away from those eyes, and right into blue ones.
In front of him, right behind Mokuba, stood Seto Kaiba. "Hi, Kaiba. Good to see you." Yugi, gave him a small smile.
"Yeah, it's been a while since we've all talked." Tristan added.
Joey just stared at him, silent. Seto arched an eyebrow. "What's wrong, mu-Wheeler? Nothing to say?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest. Joey, also raised an eyebrow.
'Kaiba almost called me a 'mutt', but he didn't...' "What's wrong? Don't feel like calling me any imature names?" Joey spat back, with the same amount of distaste as he had given him.
Seto shrugged. "Don't feel like getting into another needless arguement, that's all."
Mokuba sighed in relief, thankful that Seto didn't start something. He sighed, wearily. "Hey, Seto, since we're all here, to have fun...Why don't we all hang together..?"
Yugi, and Tristan's eyes went wide. But, strangely, Joey and Seto's expressions didn't change. Joey, looked up at Seto with a look of curiousity lurking in his eyes.
Seto kept his eyes locked on Joey's. "I don't really think, we should bother them, Mokuba. They came here to spend time with each other, not us." Still his eyes did not leave Joey's.
"What's the matter, Kaiba? Afraid that you might show some human emotion, if you hang out with us for an hour or so?" Joey asked, but, there was no bitterness to it at all. It came out as a real question. A question he honestly wanted answered.
Yugi and everyone except Seto, exchanged quick glances to one another. "Are you saying you want me...and Mokuba to stay with your little group? Did you hit your head on something, Wheeler?" He asked, suspiciously.
Joey, blinked a couple of times. Then shrugged. "I'm just trying to be the bigger man, here. If you wanna leave then fine, go ahead. But, it makes no real sense to stay at two different tables, when we could all just sit together."
Seto, studied Joey's face closely, for a good while. Anzu had come back, and Tristan, whispered to her what was going on. "Seto, can we sit with them?"
Seto blinked his eyes a couple more times, and finally tore his eyes away from Joey's. He glanced down at Mokuba. Sighing and closing his eyes, "Fine." Was his quiet reply.
"Oh, thank you, Seto! Thank you, thank you!" Mokuba went on laughing and smiling for a while.
"I'll go and get some more pizza. Someone come with me to get the drinks." Anzu said, Mokuba and Yugi stood up and left with her.
Tristan stood up and glanced around the room. "Well, I'm gonna go brush up on my gaming skills. Been a while since I've played an arcade game. See ya." He said, waving to them, then soon after disappearing in the crowd.
Seto and Joey were left alone at the table. Joey felt a chill of excitement hit him. 'I can't believe I talked him into sitting wit' us. First off, I don't want to be here any longer than I have to. Second, he's like my damn rival. Always callin' me a dog, or mockin' my duelist skills...So why did I..? And why did he accept. Also, why did I stare at him like that. Sure he was starin' too, but I started it. Ugh. My head hurts.' Joey brought his hand to his head.
"Something wrong?" Seto asked, with no emotion, as usual.
"Nah. Just got this giant headache. That's all."
Seto dug into his pocket and pulled out a small bottle of aspirin. "Here. It'll get rid of your headache." He slid the bottle over to him.
Joey took the bottle, opened it, and taking two, he slid it back to should he say formal rival? He threw them in his mouth and drank some of the water, in his glass. "Thanks." Joey whispered.
"Don't mention it....So, is this what you and your friends do for fun? Come here, eat pizza, and play these games?" He asked glancing around.
"Yeah. Pretty much. Ofcourse, it sounds much funner when you say it." Joey answers sarcastically.
He shrugs. "You still play duel monsters?"
"No. Not really. Haven't had time for it anymore." Joey answered, feeling his headache slowly fading. "You?"
He shakes his head. "Haven't lifted a single card, for over two years now." Came his sad reply.
Catching the saddened tone, Joey stared over at him. "You miss playin'?"
Again he shrugs. "Sometimes."
Joey was startin' to get more and more interested in Seto. "So, how's everything going with you and Mokuba?"
"Fine."
"That's it?" Joey didn't mean to say that aloud.
"What do you mean by that? Mokuba and I are doing great, Wheeler." He retorted, half angry, half cold.
A very light pink, made it's way visible on Joey's face, as he felt Seto's gaze on him. "Sorry. I didn't mean it like that."
Seto's eyes widened...'Is that a--It is. Why is Joey, blushing? His whole face is red. I wonder why.' Seto, was very curious, and wanted to figure out Joey's sudden shade of red. Joey, felt his heart pounding, he knew Seto was looking at him. And he knew he must've seen his face. But he couldn't think of anything to say.
Luckily, Anzu and the other two, came back. Seto pulled his gaze away from him, and Joey quickly shook off his blush. "Where's Tristan?" Yugi asked.
"He went off to practice. Even though it ain't gonna do him any good. He won't be able to defeat me at Galactic Shoot-Out, no matter how much practice he gets." Joey boasted.
Seto let out a low chuckle, that no one heard, well, except for Joey. He glanced over at Mr. CEO. "What's so funny?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest.
For a second, Seto seemed surprised that he heard him, but he quickly shook it off. "I find it amusing, that you give so much attention to such a little thing. This game you're talking about, must be something, if you are willing to boast your skills over it." He mused.
Joey, felt like saying something, but, then a small smile crossed his face. Seto arched an eyebrow. "Well, how about you and I play a game? You and I against each other. What do you think?" Ever since they ran into Seto and Mokuba, all the anger Joey had, seemed to subside, at least for the moment.
Seto chuckled again. "No thanks."
Joey leaned in closer, where he was only a foot from his face. "What's the matter? Scared you might actually lose to me? I won't lie to you, Kaiba. If you do accept, you will lose. Because when it comes to arcade games, I'm the best." He whispered.
Seto, felt a shiver run up his spine, and shrugged. "Come on, Seto. Show him what you can do!" Mokuba exclaimed.
"Yeah, Kaiba. Show me what you can do." Joey meant it as a mimic of Mokuba, but, it didn't come out that way. Instead, it came out as a low, almost unhearable, whisper.
Seto, felt his heart beat just a little faster, then he smirked. "Joey, you're making a mistake. I can beat you at anything. Even arcade games." Seto, whispered back. His voice sending excited shivers down Joey's back, especially when he called him by his first name.
"That's good, boys. But, before you go and shoot each other's brains out, why don't you eat first?" Anzu asked, slightly annoyed.
Joey and Seto held there gaze for another moment.Then Seto pulled his eyes away from his. Joey face turned a very bright red. And for some unknown reason, his heart was beating rapidly. He didn't look over at Seto, which was really unfortunate. If he had sneaked a peek, he would've seen the blush that rested across his face.
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Tammi: o.O Wow...Wasn't expecting to write that. I'm writing each chapter as I go along. So, everything I write is as new and surprising to me, as it is to you. And I definately wasn't expecting that. -_- Well, Ja everyone.
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~~~Seto's Problem: KaibaCorp. is plummeting, because of some mysterious extravagences the Big (ASS) Five left behind. Now KaibaCorp. is losing lots of money. Word hasn't gotten around to the public, yet. Kaiba fears that soon everyone will know that he isn't as powerful and in control as he always said he was.
~~~Mai's Problem: Everything is going horrible for our dear sweet Mai. Her plane mother just died, and her man, cheated on her, but not before fucking her. ~~~Mokuba's Problem:.........Ok...Mokuba has no problem. He won't be leaving us. I just love him way too much to actually kill him. *Hugs Mokuba plushie* ~~~~~~Alright. *sigh* Let's get this second chapter out there. Enjoy. -_-
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LAST CHAPTER:
"Cool!" Mokuba hugged Seto, then darted off to Joey and the others.
'Man, why must life torture me so damn much?' Seto thought to himself, before placing that cold-emotionless smirk, that everyone knows so well. And slowly he approaches them.
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"Hey, Yugi, Joey, Tristan! Whatcha guys doin' here?" A very cheerful Mokuba asked. His usual sweet and innocent smile. (Note: He's the only one really smiling.)
"Hey, Mokuba. We're just hangin' out. How're you doin'?" Joey asked, ruffling Mokuba's hair.
"I'm doing fine. Me and Seto, are just hangin' too. How about we all just stick together?" His eyes sparkling with the sparkles of diamonds. It hurt Joey to stare into those angelic eyes of his. They were so sweet, just like him. He had no idea of the cruelty of the world. Joey, looked up, away from those eyes, and right into blue ones.
In front of him, right behind Mokuba, stood Seto Kaiba. "Hi, Kaiba. Good to see you." Yugi, gave him a small smile.
"Yeah, it's been a while since we've all talked." Tristan added.
Joey just stared at him, silent. Seto arched an eyebrow. "What's wrong, mu-Wheeler? Nothing to say?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest. Joey, also raised an eyebrow.
'Kaiba almost called me a 'mutt', but he didn't...' "What's wrong? Don't feel like calling me any imature names?" Joey spat back, with the same amount of distaste as he had given him.
Seto shrugged. "Don't feel like getting into another needless arguement, that's all."
Mokuba sighed in relief, thankful that Seto didn't start something. He sighed, wearily. "Hey, Seto, since we're all here, to have fun...Why don't we all hang together..?"
Yugi, and Tristan's eyes went wide. But, strangely, Joey and Seto's expressions didn't change. Joey, looked up at Seto with a look of curiousity lurking in his eyes.
Seto kept his eyes locked on Joey's. "I don't really think, we should bother them, Mokuba. They came here to spend time with each other, not us." Still his eyes did not leave Joey's.
"What's the matter, Kaiba? Afraid that you might show some human emotion, if you hang out with us for an hour or so?" Joey asked, but, there was no bitterness to it at all. It came out as a real question. A question he honestly wanted answered.
Yugi and everyone except Seto, exchanged quick glances to one another. "Are you saying you want me...and Mokuba to stay with your little group? Did you hit your head on something, Wheeler?" He asked, suspiciously.
Joey, blinked a couple of times. Then shrugged. "I'm just trying to be the bigger man, here. If you wanna leave then fine, go ahead. But, it makes no real sense to stay at two different tables, when we could all just sit together."
Seto, studied Joey's face closely, for a good while. Anzu had come back, and Tristan, whispered to her what was going on. "Seto, can we sit with them?"
Seto blinked his eyes a couple more times, and finally tore his eyes away from Joey's. He glanced down at Mokuba. Sighing and closing his eyes, "Fine." Was his quiet reply.
"Oh, thank you, Seto! Thank you, thank you!" Mokuba went on laughing and smiling for a while.
"I'll go and get some more pizza. Someone come with me to get the drinks." Anzu said, Mokuba and Yugi stood up and left with her.
Tristan stood up and glanced around the room. "Well, I'm gonna go brush up on my gaming skills. Been a while since I've played an arcade game. See ya." He said, waving to them, then soon after disappearing in the crowd.
Seto and Joey were left alone at the table. Joey felt a chill of excitement hit him. 'I can't believe I talked him into sitting wit' us. First off, I don't want to be here any longer than I have to. Second, he's like my damn rival. Always callin' me a dog, or mockin' my duelist skills...So why did I..? And why did he accept. Also, why did I stare at him like that. Sure he was starin' too, but I started it. Ugh. My head hurts.' Joey brought his hand to his head.
"Something wrong?" Seto asked, with no emotion, as usual.
"Nah. Just got this giant headache. That's all."
Seto dug into his pocket and pulled out a small bottle of aspirin. "Here. It'll get rid of your headache." He slid the bottle over to him.
Joey took the bottle, opened it, and taking two, he slid it back to should he say formal rival? He threw them in his mouth and drank some of the water, in his glass. "Thanks." Joey whispered.
"Don't mention it....So, is this what you and your friends do for fun? Come here, eat pizza, and play these games?" He asked glancing around.
"Yeah. Pretty much. Ofcourse, it sounds much funner when you say it." Joey answers sarcastically.
He shrugs. "You still play duel monsters?"
"No. Not really. Haven't had time for it anymore." Joey answered, feeling his headache slowly fading. "You?"
He shakes his head. "Haven't lifted a single card, for over two years now." Came his sad reply.
Catching the saddened tone, Joey stared over at him. "You miss playin'?"
Again he shrugs. "Sometimes."
Joey was startin' to get more and more interested in Seto. "So, how's everything going with you and Mokuba?"
"Fine."
"That's it?" Joey didn't mean to say that aloud.
"What do you mean by that? Mokuba and I are doing great, Wheeler." He retorted, half angry, half cold.
A very light pink, made it's way visible on Joey's face, as he felt Seto's gaze on him. "Sorry. I didn't mean it like that."
Seto's eyes widened...'Is that a--It is. Why is Joey, blushing? His whole face is red. I wonder why.' Seto, was very curious, and wanted to figure out Joey's sudden shade of red. Joey, felt his heart pounding, he knew Seto was looking at him. And he knew he must've seen his face. But he couldn't think of anything to say.
Luckily, Anzu and the other two, came back. Seto pulled his gaze away from him, and Joey quickly shook off his blush. "Where's Tristan?" Yugi asked.
"He went off to practice. Even though it ain't gonna do him any good. He won't be able to defeat me at Galactic Shoot-Out, no matter how much practice he gets." Joey boasted.
Seto let out a low chuckle, that no one heard, well, except for Joey. He glanced over at Mr. CEO. "What's so funny?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest.
For a second, Seto seemed surprised that he heard him, but he quickly shook it off. "I find it amusing, that you give so much attention to such a little thing. This game you're talking about, must be something, if you are willing to boast your skills over it." He mused.
Joey, felt like saying something, but, then a small smile crossed his face. Seto arched an eyebrow. "Well, how about you and I play a game? You and I against each other. What do you think?" Ever since they ran into Seto and Mokuba, all the anger Joey had, seemed to subside, at least for the moment.
Seto chuckled again. "No thanks."
Joey leaned in closer, where he was only a foot from his face. "What's the matter? Scared you might actually lose to me? I won't lie to you, Kaiba. If you do accept, you will lose. Because when it comes to arcade games, I'm the best." He whispered.
Seto, felt a shiver run up his spine, and shrugged. "Come on, Seto. Show him what you can do!" Mokuba exclaimed.
"Yeah, Kaiba. Show me what you can do." Joey meant it as a mimic of Mokuba, but, it didn't come out that way. Instead, it came out as a low, almost unhearable, whisper.
Seto, felt his heart beat just a little faster, then he smirked. "Joey, you're making a mistake. I can beat you at anything. Even arcade games." Seto, whispered back. His voice sending excited shivers down Joey's back, especially when he called him by his first name.
"That's good, boys. But, before you go and shoot each other's brains out, why don't you eat first?" Anzu asked, slightly annoyed.
Joey and Seto held there gaze for another moment.Then Seto pulled his eyes away from his. Joey face turned a very bright red. And for some unknown reason, his heart was beating rapidly. He didn't look over at Seto, which was really unfortunate. If he had sneaked a peek, he would've seen the blush that rested across his face.
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Tammi: o.O Wow...Wasn't expecting to write that. I'm writing each chapter as I go along. So, everything I write is as new and surprising to me, as it is to you. And I definately wasn't expecting that. -_- Well, Ja everyone.