YUGIOH
Amnesia
Chapter 4.
School was out, and the group headed out to meet with Joey, who was waiting outside. "Hey Joey, you ready to get going?"
"Hold up guys.......I'm waiting for someone." Joey answered.
"Waiting for someone.......waiting for who?" Tristan asked, noticing everyone else here.
To answer Tristan's question, Joey spotted him. He held his hand up, waving, "Hey Kaiba, over here!"
"What??" All three asked Joey. A lot of people glanced over at Kaiba coming out, after Joey shouted to him, getting Kaiba's attention, who waved back and began to approach. By now, Kaiba was learning to ignore the strange people who kept staring at him every time he said something or talked to someone. He had no clue why, so he gave up wondering and simply ignored them. The worst part of the day was probably when he had women constantly approaching him, and wasn't sure what to do about it, quickly realizing his wealth and fame came at a price. And they seemed more than willing to try and take advantage of his lack of memory. He was grateful when Joey came along, helping him to shoo them away.
As Kaiba approached, Tristan turned and glared at Joey, saying, "All right, what's the deal? Why are you acting so......'nice' around Kaiba?"
"Well, look at him......you've seen how he's been. Since his amnesia, he aint acting the same. He's forgotten so much, he even forgot to be mean to us. I figured that maybe if we teach 'em what it's like being nice to people and having friends.......maybe when he does remember, he wont be such a jerk." Joey said.
"Well.......that doesn't sound too bad." Yugi said.
"I dunno. I think you're treading on thin ice, Joey. You're playing a dangerous game, trying to play with Kaiba's feelings that way. Something like that could easily blow up in your face." Tristan warned him. Tea seemed equally concerned about Joey's idea. Though she was labeled as Ms. Friendship herself, for some reason her belief in the 'friendship ring' never seemed to apply when it came to Kaiba.
"Don't worry about it......I know what I'm doing." Joey said, worrying everyone even more.
Kaiba approached, saying, "Hey Joey, what are you guys doing?"
"We're heading back over to Yugi's grandfather's game store.......you wanna come?" Joey asked.
"Sure, I don't mind." Kaiba said. He then paused, as the others were prepared to start walking and said, "Wait a minute."
Everyone froze, as Joey gulped, "Uh......yeah, what is it?"
"I got a ride. You guys wanna ride with me?" he asked, giving a smirk, as he nodded towards the waiting limo.
"Limo? Us??" Joey asked. "DO WE EVER!!!"
They charged towards the car door, and Joey was first to try and open it, but it was locked. A front window opened, as the driver said, "Only Mr. Kaiba is allowed the privilege to be in here".
Kaiba finally caught up to them, walking casually, as he said, "Open the door for them."
The man was hesitant before answering, "Er.......yes, sir."
Everyone was having a blast, riding in a limo. Tea was having the pleasure of looking out the sun roof, waving ecstatically to no one in particular.
"Wow, this is great, Kaiba." Tristan said.
"Yeah, I guess it was something to wake up and find out you're filthy rich." Joey laughed.
"Uh......yeah, great." Kaiba said, forcing a smile that definitely looked fake.
"Kaiba.......is something wrong?" Yugi asked.
"No, it's nothing." Kaiba said, turning his attention out the window, with a serious face that they felt actually looked more normal on him, then the strange almost care-free look they've been seeing on him during school.
At that, Yugi quieted down, knowing never to push Kaiba.......atleast before the amnesia incident. But Joey jumped in, saying, "Hey Kaiba, we're all friends here. Come on, friends talk to each other. If you got something on your mind, you don't have to be afraid to tell us. We're here for ya, man!"
Tristan eyed Joey, like he was treading dangerous waters, and even Tea thought Joey was going too far, again feeling Kaiba was an exception to the 'friendship' rule.
Yet, despite their hesitation.........it seemed to work, to everyone's surprise. He took a deep breath and said, "Okay. Well, I've been told since I woke up that I'm the president of Kaiba, Corp......and supposedly my little brother is the Vice President. Well the doctor told my company that I shouldn't be doing anything work-related for atleast a week, to give me time to adjust again to everything around me."
"Well, that makes sense" Yugi said. "You shouldn't have too much thrown at you at once, Kaiba."
"The problem is, everything I'm supposed to be doing, Mokuba is trying to do. He confiscated my cell phone, my laptop, and anything to do with the company, insisting that I should rest and let him handle it." Kaiba explained.
"Wow.......that's some brother you've got there." Tea said. "You must be proud."
"I am, but.......he can't do all that work. He still has trouble with social studies and spelling. The kid's 12 years old, for god's sakes! He can't do everything, and my responsibilities shouldn't have to fall on his head." Kaiba stated with worry. Though he didn't remember anything about his little brother yet, the thought of that 12 year old kid trying to do so much for him irked him to no end. Kaiba was only home for one day, and was already beginning to get quickly charmed by the kid's happy go-lucky attitude.
"How did you know he has trouble, Kaiba? Did you remember something?" Tea asked.
Kaiba smiled, shaking his head, saying, "I wish.....it would make things a lot easier. No, while he was in my office trying to do my job, I went into his room to see what he had to do for homework."
"Hey, I'm sure if Mokuba's having trouble, he'll tell ya. He's worried about ya, Kaiba......he wants to make sure you're okay. Give 'em a little room ta help ya out. He's trying to prove that you can count on him." Joey said.
"Yeah. You've helped him, and saved him so many times........he probably wants to be able to pay it back to you." Yugi said. "When you get home later, you can simply check over what he did."
"I.....I suppose." Kaiba said, trying not to think about it.