Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh and I swear I'm not holding any yugioh characters hostage in a dark room under my house!
(In a dark room under her house)
Bakura: I'm bored.
Yami: Tch. Nothing new, wanna duel?
Seto: Oh! Duel! ^^
Joey: Ah no you don't, Seto. According to this document that me and AnimeFan forced the people at WB to sign you are officially mine till this story is over! =)
Seto: Oo
Joey: (grabs Seto, pulls him over, and kisses him silly)
Seto: (ish kissed silly) oO
Yami and Bakura: -___-' Why did we have to be stuck in here with those two?
AnimeFan: (pops out of thin air) Quit complaining you to!
Yami: But why do I have to watch Joey kiss Seto!?
Joey: Cause he's mine!
Yami: Well...he's mine more then he's yours! I have more stories with him then you! (grabs Seto by the right arm and pulls him over to him)
Seto: (squeaks in surprise) oO'
Joey: Hey PHARAOH! He's mine cause this is our pairing fic! (grabs Seto's left arm and pulls him back over.)
Yami: *glare*
Joey: *glare*
(both boys start a tug-a-war with Seto in the middle being pulled.)
Seto: X_________X (--- ish being pulled in half)
Bakura: (is wearing a smug smirk) Now THIS is entertainment. ^^
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Not A Moment To Soon
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Adieu to Friendship
Ah shit.
Joey frowned as he slowly came to a halt at the spot they had all parked their cars in. Yami's car was completely gone, no doubt safe in its garage where it belonged. Letting out a frustrated sigh, he walked over to his jeep and pulled out the keys to open the door.
It's about DAMN TIME!!
Joey jumped halfway across the sidewalk as Serenity popped out of the backseat looking pissed with Yugi and Mokuba giving him a timid smile.
WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN! DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED I'VE BEEN! Serenity shrieked at the top of her lungs.
Joey swallowed down a lump of guilt, taking his sister's lecturing blow by blow.
Serenity we need Joey alive right now. Sit down...please? Yugi timidly whispered and tugged on her dress.
Mokuba looked completely terrified of the woman, backing away slowly to the other side of the jeep. Serenity finally cooled down and retreated to her seat, taking deep breathes to calm herself. Joey sighed and crawled into the driver's seat with a huge guilty frown plastered on his face.
Serenity...I'm really sorry. You just got ta understand how things are for me!
Serenity looked up at him with a sad smile and shrugged, I know big brother. I'm just so scared of you being...well...you know. I don't want to get that call on the phone...ever.
Yugi sighed and sat down next to Mokuba, putting on his own seat belt, Joey, I hope you don't mind if we bum a ride. Bakura sort of came back and...um...kidnapped my yami and his car.
Nah, don't worry about it. I guess he really wanted ta get Ryou ta bed.
They all laughed lightly and Joey started his jeep up, slowly pulling out of their parking place. The rest of the way home, not one of them said anything. Each was thinking their own thoughts and didn't want to be disturbed.
I hope Yami's all right. He must feel real bad about Seto's disappearance..Yugi pondered silently.
I can't believe we didn't find niisan. I miss him...Mokuba sniffed and wiped away a tear.
Damn...I sure hope Yami and Bakura will help me with this problem...Joey cursed before realizing he was driving into the ditch.
I wonder if Triston will ask me to the School Reunion. What should I wear if he does? Serenity mused with a girlish giggle.
Finally after an hour of silence, the Turtle Game Shop came slowly into view a few yards ahead of them. Joey made the necessary adjustments to the gears and pulled his jeep up near the shop with familiar ease. Yugi and Mokuba thanked him and filed out of the car. He waited a while and watched them enter the shop, mentally struggling with himself. Should he go in and tell Yami now? Or wait till tomorrow. No...tomorrow could be to late for his brunette.
"Joey?"
"Just going to speak with Yami for a second," Joey stated and abandoned his confused sis.
Walking up to the door as casually as possible he rang the bell and stood back to wait, scratching the back of his ear nervously. It was Yugi who came to the door, looking surprised at his flaxen-haired friend.
"Joey? What's wrong?"
Joey shifted his weight to the other foot and smiled crookedly, "Um, Yug? I kinda need ta speak with Yami for a sec."
Yugi stared at him for a while before nodding and opening the door. Sending his sister a thumbs-up, Joey went in and followed his shorter friend up the back stairs to the two tri-haired boys' apartment above the shop. Once in the living room Joey could see that everyone was there hanging out near the tv except for two certain white haired boys...
"Oh! Hey Joey, sorry about leaving without you," Yami apologized and offered the boy a seat on the couch.
Joey declined the offer and stood there in front of them all. For the first time ever their stares made him nervous.
"Um..." He started hesitantly, then pushed on, "Mokuba's asleep right now?"
"Went straight to bed!" Tea piped up cheerfully.
"Right, right...good..."
"Joey? You feeling all right, buddy?" Triston inquired with a bit of worry.
Joey ran a hand through his hair and stuffed his other into a pocket, "No...not really. I-I found him...Kaiba..."
There was a long silence that filled the room, longer then the silence that had plagued his jeep only moments ago. No one spoke...no one blinked...Joey could of sworn that no one even dared to breathe. It was sort of like the silence that would hit, just before the tornado struck. So thick he could of cut it with a butter knife. Some one had to say something before they all suffocated.
"Ya see...I stayed behind an looked a little more an..." Joey took a deep breath then continued on, telling them all everything that had happened. Of course, he kept a few certain details out...for pride's sake and...such... "So I figured Yami, Bakura, an I could all zoom over there an beat the shit out of that guy an rescue Se-err-Kaiba an...yeah. So?"
Damnit, he had sounded so stupid there. The others were no longer looking at him. They were sort of just staring here and there. Finally Yami spoke, saving Joey from losing his sanity because of all this silence and tension.
"So...Kaiba's gotten himself deep into drugs, alcohol, trashy sex, and gangs?"
Joey nodded and shrugged, then nodded and shrugged again, "I-I think that's the case. But don worry, the hardest part will be freein him from that fat ass man. The drugs an alcohol can be drained out of him along with the cravings."
That bedamned silence returned to fill the room. Joey was really starting to get annoyed with it...or was he annoyed with his friends? Why weren't they grabbing their coats and shouting about kicking some ass? Sure, no one had really liked Kaiba that much...but they wouldn't really leave him there to deal with that life he'd gotten himself trapped into? Would they?
"We..." Yami started, shooting glances at the others, "can't Joey. There's nothing we can do for Kaiba now. You said yourself he's in there real deep...even if we managed to rescue him, that much drugging and alcohol? We'd never get him to give those things up. It's to late for him...he's to far in there..."
"Wha!?" Joey gapped stupidly at them all.
What the hell was this shit coming from HIS friends?! They...they don't even wanna give it a try? They're just gonna give up on Kaiba like that!? No...he obviously must of misheard Yami.
"Y-Yami...I think I misheard you! Did you just say...that we can't?"
Yami sighed and hugged himself, "Joey, I want Kaiba back as much as everyone else here but yes...it's to late. We'd just be putting our lives to risk for a meaningless cause."
"Our-Our lives to risk for a meaningless cause!!! Wha...Yami, you can't do that ta Kaiba! He needs us now more then ever before and you're more worried about getting your clothes dirty or spending your precious time then trying ta help him!!"
"Joey, why are you so upset? I thought you hated Kaiba's guts?" Triston questioned, resting a hand on the blonde's shoulders to try and calm him down.
It didn't work. Joey felt hurt and betrayed. How could they all do this to Seto!? If this is how they react to Seto being in the situation he is then could this mean they'd of done the same for...no!
"No! THIS IS BULLSHIT! I thought you guys were my fucking friends!!! I thought you guys were the kind of people who cared about others and were always ready to risk your life to help another in need!! But..NO! No to Seto when he needs us the most, no to me when I NEED YOU THE MOST!"
"Joey..." Tea gently murmured and prepared to give a speech about hope, love, and friendship conquering all. No...no way, he wasn't gonna put up with another one of those.
"DON'T YOU EVEN START WITH THAT SHIT CRAP OF YOURS, BITCH! THE LAST THING I NEED IS TO HEAR ONE OF YOUR DAMN SPEECHES COATED IN HUNNY FLAVORED FALSE HOPE! YOU'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN THE FUCKING DARK SIDE TO LIFE!"
Tea stared at him with wide, teary eyes. Covering her mouth she turned and walked rather stiffly out of the living room towards the bathroom.
Yami scowled and looked straight into Joey's eyes, "NOW...THAT...WAS GOING TO FAR WHEELER! SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU CALM DOWN!"
"CALM DOWN! CALM DOW-- OH, I SEE. YOU ALL WANT ME TO CALM DOWN! CALM DOWN AFTER YOU'VE BETRAYED ME!!!! ALL RIGHT, AS YOU WISH PHARAOH!!"
Shaking in rage Joey walked straight over to the small table in front of the couch and, with one strong kick filled with anger, sent the stupid thing crashing through the window out into the street. Then he turned and stomped over to the door, hurt filled tears clinging to his eyelashes.
"CONSIDER THIS THE END! THE END TO EVERYTHING BETWEEN ME AND ALL OF YOU!" Joey screamed at them all and stormed out of the place, slamming first the apartment door then the shop door on his way out.
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AnimeFan: *Gasp* Now you know why I called this Adieu to Friendship. No flames about this chapter people! If you do I'll make sure the end to this story isn't a happy one liked I planned.
Bakura: Hey! That's blackmail!
AnimeFan: I know! ^^
Bakura: Awweee, you have learned well my padawan. (does Yoga face and pats AF on her head)
AnimeFan: ^^
Joey: Seto is MINE! (pulls his way hard)
Yami: No...he's MINE you stupid mutt! (pulls hard towards him)
Seto: *Rip!!!*
Joey and Yami: Oo' YOU RIPPED HIM IN HALF!!!! (points accusingly at the other)
Bakura: Hey...wait a second! (inspects remains of Seto Kaiba) Ah-hah! (puts on Sherlock Holmes hat and cloak) As I perceived my dear Watsons...this is but a Seto Kaiba plushie, a rather cheap Seto Kaiba plushie at that.
Joey and Yami: OO Then where's the real Seto-san!!!
(All three look towards AnimeFan)
AnimeFan: o.o' (hides tied up and gagged Seto behind her back) Time to go! ^^' (teleports out of dark room under her house)