|Game Over|
The game screen blinked the message over and over again. Joey groaned and slammed his fist against the machine.
"I was so close to beating my record too," Joey complained to his friends...
Who were accompanied by Seto.
"You'll beat it next time," Yugi said sympathetically. They had been at the arcade all afternoon and Joey had just been playing that one game. Not letting anyone else near it.
"Well, it's been nice hanging out and all but I've got to get to my dance class," Tèa said. The others all seemed to have somewhere to go or someplace they had to be so they said their goodbyes and split into their different directions.
It had been a few weeks since the "kissing" incident. Joey's friends hadn't acccepted his and Seto's relationship to the full extent yet but they were still his friends and even put up with Seto so that couldn't be bad could it?
Of couse Joey couldn't just stop at that. No, he couldn't have anything than applauding approval or... something like that. You get the drift.
You see Joey was thinking about something, and he and Seto just happened to be walking alone through the park. So he – actually you know what? Here's the conversation:
"Seto?" They had decided to stop walking and sit in the swings that hung down from an old Oak tree. They were just sitting there enjoying the silence – well that is until Joey broke it.
"Yeah?" Seto muttered not really paying attention for he was sort of in half-awake half-asleep state. I guess it didn't stay up late doing _something_
Joey sat cross-legged on the swing and though for a second, trying to put what he was going to say in the right order. Even so he still seemed unsure.
"Have you ever thought... or uhh... about," He scratched his head looking oddly like a puppy who was trying to chase its tail.
"Goingpubilcwithourrelationship?" He said all at once in a rush blushing slightly.
"What!" Somehow Seto managed to understand that and he practically choked on his own spit. Joey looked up at him putting on his puppy dog eyes. You know, it's no wonder that Seto had always called Joey a dog...
"You know, like at school. Having everyone know," Joey was embarrased, probably sorry for bringing up the topic in the first place. I mean it's not all the time he speaks in sentence fragments.
Seto was silent for a moment. He was looking down at the ground looking as if he was in deep thought.
"But what about your friends?" Now that's a good question but Joey just makes a face and glares at Seto. He knows what Seto means but he wants to ignore it, pretend that what they say or think doesn't matter. Joey's just trying to be optimistic.
"They've had a few weeks to get used to it," Objected Joey, but he to was frowning slightly.
"Yeah, but they're not _that_ used to it," Seto shrugged not wanting to upset Joey but not wanting him to get hurt later on either.
~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- Joey's point of view ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
Seto was right of course.
"It's not fair," I muttered. Why does Seto always have to be right?
During the past week or so I've always seem to notice that everyone was sorted into couples – straight and gay. They were always showing off, telling people that they were together. And yet, not caring what they thought.
Yeah, I was jealous.
And why shouldn't I be? Just because my friends are.... are.... stupid. I sighed and shook my head. It's not their fault. Not really.
I just should of told them sooner, or told them straight out that if they didn't like us being together they can go straight to hell. Or something of the like.
"I know," Seto said forcing a smile.
"So would you?" I asked. Maybe, just maybe it would work... this time if they say anything.
Let's just say I don't run away anymore.
Seto sighed and stared at me for a second. We sat in silence for a few moments.
"You sure you want to?" Does he even have to ask? I don't even bother saying anything but just smile and nod.
*~*
It was on Tuesday that we decided to go ahead with it. Actually act as if we were together, because we were together. Wait, did that make sense?
Oh well.
We had arrived to school together which was stange enough. Remember everyone knew we're enemies – or at least we were. But if I you think they were staring then, that's nothing compared to when he walked me to my locker.
I opened my locker to get out my books for class. Seto was leaning against the locker next to me, waiting for me. We were talking quietly...
I could feel people staring. It was the first time they've ever seen us have a civil conversation. And having Seto wait for me to go to class – who knew what they thought.
I slung my book bag over my shoulder and shut my locker. I could tell everyone was thinking 'what the hell is going on'? I mean the worst enemies ever known to like everyone were actually talking, not yelling insults or trying to kill each other.
Yet.
That's what they were thinking. That this was a trick or something. But I proved them wrong. I leaned over to Seto and kissed him and hell...
I almost had to growl at the onlookers.
It was by lunch time that at least everyone knew – rumors go around fast. It was funny, I had to resist the temptation to laugh. You should of seen all of Seto's fangirls. They were so upset that he was taken – and well, that he was gay. And it's not as if I was a social outcast myself.
Call me a show-off but I loved all the attention.
I still hadn't seen my friends. Yugi had had a doctor's appointment in the morning so I hadn't had class with any of them yet. I was anxious to see their reaction.
And it turns out I didn't have to wait to long.
"Joey," I turned around to see all of them – Yugi, Yami, Tristan, and Téa. They didn't look mad, but maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part.
Shit.
I grabbed Seto's hand possessively.
"Yeah?"
The game screen blinked the message over and over again. Joey groaned and slammed his fist against the machine.
"I was so close to beating my record too," Joey complained to his friends...
Who were accompanied by Seto.
"You'll beat it next time," Yugi said sympathetically. They had been at the arcade all afternoon and Joey had just been playing that one game. Not letting anyone else near it.
"Well, it's been nice hanging out and all but I've got to get to my dance class," Tèa said. The others all seemed to have somewhere to go or someplace they had to be so they said their goodbyes and split into their different directions.
It had been a few weeks since the "kissing" incident. Joey's friends hadn't acccepted his and Seto's relationship to the full extent yet but they were still his friends and even put up with Seto so that couldn't be bad could it?
Of couse Joey couldn't just stop at that. No, he couldn't have anything than applauding approval or... something like that. You get the drift.
You see Joey was thinking about something, and he and Seto just happened to be walking alone through the park. So he – actually you know what? Here's the conversation:
"Seto?" They had decided to stop walking and sit in the swings that hung down from an old Oak tree. They were just sitting there enjoying the silence – well that is until Joey broke it.
"Yeah?" Seto muttered not really paying attention for he was sort of in half-awake half-asleep state. I guess it didn't stay up late doing _something_
Joey sat cross-legged on the swing and though for a second, trying to put what he was going to say in the right order. Even so he still seemed unsure.
"Have you ever thought... or uhh... about," He scratched his head looking oddly like a puppy who was trying to chase its tail.
"Goingpubilcwithourrelationship?" He said all at once in a rush blushing slightly.
"What!" Somehow Seto managed to understand that and he practically choked on his own spit. Joey looked up at him putting on his puppy dog eyes. You know, it's no wonder that Seto had always called Joey a dog...
"You know, like at school. Having everyone know," Joey was embarrased, probably sorry for bringing up the topic in the first place. I mean it's not all the time he speaks in sentence fragments.
Seto was silent for a moment. He was looking down at the ground looking as if he was in deep thought.
"But what about your friends?" Now that's a good question but Joey just makes a face and glares at Seto. He knows what Seto means but he wants to ignore it, pretend that what they say or think doesn't matter. Joey's just trying to be optimistic.
"They've had a few weeks to get used to it," Objected Joey, but he to was frowning slightly.
"Yeah, but they're not _that_ used to it," Seto shrugged not wanting to upset Joey but not wanting him to get hurt later on either.
~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- Joey's point of view ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
Seto was right of course.
"It's not fair," I muttered. Why does Seto always have to be right?
During the past week or so I've always seem to notice that everyone was sorted into couples – straight and gay. They were always showing off, telling people that they were together. And yet, not caring what they thought.
Yeah, I was jealous.
And why shouldn't I be? Just because my friends are.... are.... stupid. I sighed and shook my head. It's not their fault. Not really.
I just should of told them sooner, or told them straight out that if they didn't like us being together they can go straight to hell. Or something of the like.
"I know," Seto said forcing a smile.
"So would you?" I asked. Maybe, just maybe it would work... this time if they say anything.
Let's just say I don't run away anymore.
Seto sighed and stared at me for a second. We sat in silence for a few moments.
"You sure you want to?" Does he even have to ask? I don't even bother saying anything but just smile and nod.
*~*
It was on Tuesday that we decided to go ahead with it. Actually act as if we were together, because we were together. Wait, did that make sense?
Oh well.
We had arrived to school together which was stange enough. Remember everyone knew we're enemies – or at least we were. But if I you think they were staring then, that's nothing compared to when he walked me to my locker.
I opened my locker to get out my books for class. Seto was leaning against the locker next to me, waiting for me. We were talking quietly...
I could feel people staring. It was the first time they've ever seen us have a civil conversation. And having Seto wait for me to go to class – who knew what they thought.
I slung my book bag over my shoulder and shut my locker. I could tell everyone was thinking 'what the hell is going on'? I mean the worst enemies ever known to like everyone were actually talking, not yelling insults or trying to kill each other.
Yet.
That's what they were thinking. That this was a trick or something. But I proved them wrong. I leaned over to Seto and kissed him and hell...
I almost had to growl at the onlookers.
It was by lunch time that at least everyone knew – rumors go around fast. It was funny, I had to resist the temptation to laugh. You should of seen all of Seto's fangirls. They were so upset that he was taken – and well, that he was gay. And it's not as if I was a social outcast myself.
Call me a show-off but I loved all the attention.
I still hadn't seen my friends. Yugi had had a doctor's appointment in the morning so I hadn't had class with any of them yet. I was anxious to see their reaction.
And it turns out I didn't have to wait to long.
"Joey," I turned around to see all of them – Yugi, Yami, Tristan, and Téa. They didn't look mad, but maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part.
Shit.
I grabbed Seto's hand possessively.
"Yeah?"