~-~-~-~-~-~ chapter 9 ~-~-~-~-~-~
Breathe Joey, breathe. Shit.
Yugi hasn't said anything yet. They're staring as me, or really us – meaning me and Seto. Maybe he's not going to say anything about us.
Aw, bullshit.
"Why-" Yugi began but I wasn't going to even let him start. Not this time. I was the fearless Joey Wheeler who doesn't give a damn... actually nahh just ignore that.
But I sure didn't let him continue.
"Why?" I mimicked incredulously. 'Why' – I hate that word, that question. Sometimes there just is no reason, except for because.
"Because we are together." I said coldly, with no emotion in my voice whatsoever.
"You know what Yugi? I'm tired of hiding, hiding just because _you_ don't approve," The hallway is silent, except for me.
"Since when does it matter what you think? Since when do you have any say in what I do?" I'm growling at him. All my anger that was hidden away is coming back – I could feel it.
"You don't." That practically came out at a hiss. Yugi's just standing there, shocked at what I'm saying. I never was the out –spoken one, I never really got mad at anyone. I always laughed if anyone tried to insult me – be the funny guy.
But this was to much.
If I couldn't be with Seto just because he... he wasn't comfortable... well I know a series of words I'd like to say to him. Of course though, they aren't the type of words I'd care to repeat.
"I love him and if you have a problem with that well..." I raised my three middle fingers.
"Read between the lines," I smirked.
I turned to Seto and dragged him down the hallway.
"Let's go to lunch."
"Um, Joey. The cafeteria is in the _other_ direction." Opps.
We turn back around and walk past my friends. They're still standing there, obviously still suffering from shock...
It wasn't till we sat down to eat that Seto said anything about my so called "speech".
"Wasn't that a little harsh?" I swallowed what I had been eating and took a drink of coke.
"Harsh? Harsh like preventing them from being with someone they liked?" I wasn't being hard on them at all. You know what they did! You know that they deserved that...
Didn't they?
"Point taken," Seto laughed but then he became quiet again.
"Well, then are you really sure the last part was necessary – I mean giving Yugi the finger!" Damn. I don't know why I did that. Kind of... mean I guess.
Yugi is my friend after all. I hope...
I shrugged.
"I... I guess that's why they tell you not to keep anger vented up."
"Guess so..." Seto said solemnly.
"Please, let's just forget about it for now." I knew I'd have to deal with it eventually, but might as well not worry about it now.
What's the worst that could happen...
...that hasn't already?
"Okay." Seto looked at his watch.
"We should go to class." I nodd.
We walk out of the cafeteria in silence. Even though he's not saying anything, I know he's thinking about what my friends will say.
I hate it.
How they're not even here and yet they still take over everything. Even though I finally stood up to them I can't feel satisfied. They always have to have the last word.
In other words – fighting with your friends suck.
"Want to go to the park after school?" Seto asks.
"Hn, yeah." I nodd. I kiss him lightly on the cheek.
"I'll meet you at you locker,"
"M'kay."
And with that we both walked our seperate directions.
~-~-~-~-~-~ End of chapter 9 ~-~-~-~-~-~
Sorry it's a litte short. But there just isn't much left to say. I mean there's only one chapter left after this one.
Horrors of horrors.
Ha, ha.
FYI: The 23rd of April is traditionally when Shakespear's birthday is celebrated.
Breathe Joey, breathe. Shit.
Yugi hasn't said anything yet. They're staring as me, or really us – meaning me and Seto. Maybe he's not going to say anything about us.
Aw, bullshit.
"Why-" Yugi began but I wasn't going to even let him start. Not this time. I was the fearless Joey Wheeler who doesn't give a damn... actually nahh just ignore that.
But I sure didn't let him continue.
"Why?" I mimicked incredulously. 'Why' – I hate that word, that question. Sometimes there just is no reason, except for because.
"Because we are together." I said coldly, with no emotion in my voice whatsoever.
"You know what Yugi? I'm tired of hiding, hiding just because _you_ don't approve," The hallway is silent, except for me.
"Since when does it matter what you think? Since when do you have any say in what I do?" I'm growling at him. All my anger that was hidden away is coming back – I could feel it.
"You don't." That practically came out at a hiss. Yugi's just standing there, shocked at what I'm saying. I never was the out –spoken one, I never really got mad at anyone. I always laughed if anyone tried to insult me – be the funny guy.
But this was to much.
If I couldn't be with Seto just because he... he wasn't comfortable... well I know a series of words I'd like to say to him. Of course though, they aren't the type of words I'd care to repeat.
"I love him and if you have a problem with that well..." I raised my three middle fingers.
"Read between the lines," I smirked.
I turned to Seto and dragged him down the hallway.
"Let's go to lunch."
"Um, Joey. The cafeteria is in the _other_ direction." Opps.
We turn back around and walk past my friends. They're still standing there, obviously still suffering from shock...
It wasn't till we sat down to eat that Seto said anything about my so called "speech".
"Wasn't that a little harsh?" I swallowed what I had been eating and took a drink of coke.
"Harsh? Harsh like preventing them from being with someone they liked?" I wasn't being hard on them at all. You know what they did! You know that they deserved that...
Didn't they?
"Point taken," Seto laughed but then he became quiet again.
"Well, then are you really sure the last part was necessary – I mean giving Yugi the finger!" Damn. I don't know why I did that. Kind of... mean I guess.
Yugi is my friend after all. I hope...
I shrugged.
"I... I guess that's why they tell you not to keep anger vented up."
"Guess so..." Seto said solemnly.
"Please, let's just forget about it for now." I knew I'd have to deal with it eventually, but might as well not worry about it now.
What's the worst that could happen...
...that hasn't already?
"Okay." Seto looked at his watch.
"We should go to class." I nodd.
We walk out of the cafeteria in silence. Even though he's not saying anything, I know he's thinking about what my friends will say.
I hate it.
How they're not even here and yet they still take over everything. Even though I finally stood up to them I can't feel satisfied. They always have to have the last word.
In other words – fighting with your friends suck.
"Want to go to the park after school?" Seto asks.
"Hn, yeah." I nodd. I kiss him lightly on the cheek.
"I'll meet you at you locker,"
"M'kay."
And with that we both walked our seperate directions.
~-~-~-~-~-~ End of chapter 9 ~-~-~-~-~-~
Sorry it's a litte short. But there just isn't much left to say. I mean there's only one chapter left after this one.
Horrors of horrors.
Ha, ha.
FYI: The 23rd of April is traditionally when Shakespear's birthday is celebrated.