Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh, duh! Why the hell would I waist my time writing these stories if I owned Yugioh! Hell, I'd be animating them and airing them on tv! Not to mention kicking WB and Toonami's asses if they tried to dub it!!!
AnimeFan: Ohh! That's the first damn disclaimer that I'm proud of writing. Lol. Thanks to the people who have decided to continue to read this. I'm not going to just stop writing Yami/Seto fics because of this one. It's just every now and then I need to write about a different pairing or I end up losing all my inspiration for the other pairing. I know......I'm weird. Lol. =P all right, I'll say this now so you'll know for later reference. Joey's past in this story is my own creation mixed with the truth and his personality. So, keep an open mind when you learn about it. But that's not for some time now.
Hello to all my new fans! ^-^ Some of you are like, woah! A Joey/Seto story with Seto as Uke! Well, that's just what I do. Seto uke stuff! ^-~ No, Seto is not going to run to Joey house. Nope, sorry. This is an angsty romance story with a PLOT!! Lol. Sorry, I just had to say it like that. Yeah, there is a whole lot of shit they're going to go through. Sorry again, I just tend to put Seto in angsty painful situations but all my stories end happily! So, Hakuna Matata! =P So, on to the second chapter!
P.S. Why do we authors call it chapters? It's not like they're long enough to be considered chapters. Anywho...
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Not A Moment To Soon
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Secretly Missing You
How long has it been since Seto ran away? Seven month? No, ninteen...nineteen months this day. Geez. Amazing how slow time seems to pass without him to stare at during school.
So, what do you think? The pink dress or the black one?
Hn? Oh, um, the pink one...
Why did he leave so abruptly? What was he thinking when he left? Was he even thinking about Mokuba? About his company? About me?
The pink one? Well...ok then! So...which shoes would go best? Hmmm...
No...of course he wasn't thinking about me! Why would he think about me? He always hated me far more then Yugi or any of the others. I guess I'm just wishing on hollow hopes...
I'm thinking the red shoes and ribbon with the pink dress. What's your opinion big brother?
We've spent so much time looking for you, Seto. Please...please come back to us. To me. Whatever's wrong, I'm sure we could talk about it. If you'd just let yourself talk about it to the likes of me.
Serenity knocked him over the head with slight annoyance, You haven't even heard a word I've said! Have you?!
Joey winced and rubbed the bruised spot pitifully. His little sister continued to glare at him, obviously intent on getting an answer from her older brother. Flushing, he looked out the window in an attempt to hide his embarrassment.
You were thinking about him again...weren't you big brother!? Serenity poked with a slightly teasing, slightly sad smile.
Knock it off, will ya! Why do you think every time I zone out I'm thinking about him?!
Because you do! You always have, Joey-san. Since the first day you say Seto Kaiba back in fifth grade!
Serenity, we're just going to Yami and Yugi's place! Why do you have to dress up every time like it's some kind of date!?
Don't change the subject on me, Joseph! Besides, I couldn't possibly show up and have Triston see me in some shabby outfit. I need to look my absolute best.
Joey rolled his eyes. She's had a crush on Triston since I first let him get away with seeing her at the hospital. Serenity went over to her closet and pulled out the ribbon and shoes, then began to undress before remembering that he was still there.
OUT, OUT, OUT!!
All right already! I'm out!!
He allowed himself to be shoved out of his guest room and into the hall. She stuck out her tongue and slammed the door, singing with a pretty voice as she no doubt spiffed up for his best friend. Joey wasn't sure why Serenity bothered. Triston was already hooked to her like fish to bait. Suppose it had something to do with how women are.
Stuffing his hands into his pockets, Joey decided to go raid the refrigerator and see if there was anything half decent to snack on. He dodged the table with familiar ease and opened the fridge door, searching its contents for anything possibly edible. No, no, no, and...no. Closing the door, he went to the cabinets to continue his search. Reminder to self, go grocery shopping sometime soon. Geez, living alone was tougher then he thought it would be. Of course, it was nice when Serenity would come and stay for a couple of days or a week. It was great having her around, even though she spent half her time pitying over his hopelessly devoted love to Seto Kaiba and the other half of her time obsessing over his buddy Triston.
JOEY!!! How do I look?
Joey turned around and eyed his sister thoughtfully up and down. As always, she looked amazing. She was wearing the cute pink dress that stopped about an inch above her knees, those kind of dress shoes with the straps that weave half way up your leg under your knees, and she had her hair pulled back into a high ponytail and tied with the ribbon. Though women weren't his most favorite subject, Joey had to admit that his sister was drop dead beautiful. He was proud of her right then and there. Hell, as long as Serenity was happy, he was happy. Even if the guy had to be his best friend.
You'll kill Triston with such beauty, sis. Ready to go?
Serenity smiled happily and nodded, Sure! Hey Joey? You aren't going to use that dumb fake accent while we're there? Don't you think it's time they knew the truth?
Hey! It took me a long time to perfect my accent, thank you very much! Besides, Yug and the others wouldn't understand...they like the goofy, nit-witted Joey. Not the other Joey.
She frowned at him as he walked past to head to the front door, Seto never liked the nit-witted Joey. Besides, how do you know big brother? They've never even seen the real you, just that stupid mask.
Let's keep it that way, sis. Ok?
Her frown deepened but he watched her force it behind a crooked smile,
Nothing more was said on the subject as they left his apartment and drove to the Turtle Game Shop in his metallic-blue jeep. Gotta love those jeeps. Serenity was the only one who had ever known about his secret crush on the famed C.E.O. He kept it that way, and trusted his sister to do the same. Not that he wouldn't mind letting the world know that Seto was his, except that Seto wasn't his and his friends would surely think he'd gone nuts. So for now it would remain a secret...just like his true personality and his past. The things he had done, the stuff that could never be erased or forgotten, all of that would remain a secret that only he, his family, and the law would know about.
Hey Joey! You're zoning out again! We're hear.
Joey snapped out of his thoughts and saw that Serenity was right. So he turned the wheel and pressed down on the brakes, bringing his jeep to a coaxed stop in front of the game shop. They got out and headed through the door inside, greeted as always be the familiar ring of the shop's bell. Seven sets of eyes looked up at the two newcomers and seven smiles soon followed.
Hiya Joey...Serenity!! Yugi piped with his usual happy tone.
Yami nodded solemnly, but betrayed his act with a smile, Joey. Serenity.
Tea and Mai smiled, remarking on how lovely Serenity looked. Triston smacked Joey a hive five then stood off to the corner, trying to cover his blush every time Serenity smiled at him. Bakura nodded with his usual emotionless face, probably giggling like a nut case every time Triston squeaked. Ryou sat on his yami's lap, half smiling and half frowning at Bakura's unusually amused self.
Joey smiled and greeted his friends, then sat down to listen as conversation broke about between all of them over stupid everyday stuff. It seemed everything was just cherry perfect with Yugi and Yami's job here at the game store. Tea had managed to land herself a dancing audition with some really big star searchers. Mai was living her dream life after meeting and marrying some rich millionaire as well as getting a job as a model. Bakura somehow managed to get a permanent job as an appraiser, hopefully not stealing half the things he was being paid to appraise. Ryou had successfully opened up his own restaurant and to everyone's shock, was going to marry his yami as soon as his father got back from his expedition in Brazil. Triston was hitting it off well as a bike racer, already celebrating his fourth successful win. Serenity announced her plans to go to collage to be an elementary teacher and as for him, well...
I've got a pretty good business goin as a mechanic. Fixed up a couple cars already an all.
That's really great, Joey! Yugi exclaimed with his normal enthusiasm.
Joey wasn't fooled though. The truth was that he knew his friends hadn't expected dumb Joey Wheeler to make it past graduation, more or less tech school. But he had, of course, with the slightest of ease. He wasn't dumb at all...just goes to show you more of that stupid mask' he wore, as his sister put it.
Shifting a little in the sudden awkward silence, he decided to change the subject, So, how hav-
I KNOW WHERE MY BROTHER IS!!!!!!
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AnimeFan: Aww...did I end to cliffhangy like? MUAHAHAHA!!! Don't worry peeps, I promise this will get even better...after all, this is just the beginning of the story. What do you people think? I've heard so many of you comment on Joey's accent being fake, so in this story it is. Besides, I hate trying to type what he's saying the right way with the accent. That's why most of my stories have very few if little of Joey in them. -___-' More about his past that you're not going to learn about till later. Ha ha! Also, what do you people think about the job assignments? Yugi and Yami just struck me as the game shop type (duh!), Mia put a super model impression on me, Tea dances so I didn't want to waist brain cells on her, Ryou likes cooking so the restaurant fits, Bakura as an appraiser (! where did I get that idea from?) well it does kinda fit him, Triston as a bike racer (he he, he's actually cute when he'd riding his motorcycle), Serenity is sweet so she got me as a elementary teacher, and Joey is just the mechanic sort of guy. I'm not the only one who thinks Joey should or will be a mechanic. I know another author who said Joey would be one. He just strikes you as that sort of guy! Seriously!