Hey there again everyone, like I said before animefanatickid, I hate serenity also but I needed someone to pay Kaiba a little visit. Hehe now there's only 2 days left to find the piece of rock, I still haven't decide if I'll let them find it, nah I already know how it will finish and I'm giving you a hint; you'll never guess it right, trust me I know.
Ok now the first of the two last day, you know you are lucky, I had found a 26 chapter good story and I'm still to chapter 3. But my cable have some difficulty so I can't use internet and the weather is kinda cloudy so I don't have anything better to do then write the next chapter, and just for your information I think there is only 2 chapter left including this one, maybe 3 if I get a sudden inspiration but I wouldn't count on it too much.
Chapter 11: The worst is happening.
Kaiba wake up for the 19th time this night well in fact it didn't really wake him up since we wasn't even sleeping. He looked out the window only to see it was the morning. Already? All night long he wakes up because of those strange dreams. Dreams wasn't the word to describe those, 'memories' would be more appropriate.
It only took a min to Kaiba to found the same conclusion as Joey; those dreams were memories of the other, and that was what Kaiba was afraid of. He never speaks about his past to anyone and he has good reason.
If he was right and those dreams were memories of Joey's past then that would mean that Joey probably had dream of his past.
But Kaiba never even said to Mokuba how Gozaburo treated him, of course the kid already have a close enough idea but Kaiba thought it was better to keep his brother away from that, a kid of his age don't need to worry about thing like this.
There was another reason why Kaiba never said anything; he didn't want anyone to pity him and certainly not his brother. He was afraid of how his brother would react if he knew exactly what Gozaburo did to him.
His though were interrupted when a young girl entered the kitchen, when he saw her he was still half asleep and he had totally forgot about her so the shook made him feel on the ground.
"Are you aright Joey?" She asked.
Kaiba was lying on his back; he raised his head when he answered. "Yea I'm ok you just surprised me. Why are you up this early, you don't have school or anything."
"I know but a couple of squirrels were fighting in the tree beside the window and that woke me up."
When he heard that he left his head fell back on the ground. The school took on fire, a couple of squirrel what's next? Kaiba was really starting to think she could have made up those excuses.
"Don't you think you should hurry, you are going to miss the bus."
Kaiba look at the clock, he had five min left to catch the bus. Kaiba's eyes went wide open, damn she's right. He quickly got dressed for school, much to his displeasure.
"Why didn't you wake me up?"
"You looked so peaceful"
Peaceful? Man what is wrong in that girl's mind.
Kaiba hurry out of the house without even eating, unfortunately he didn't make it in time, he start walking slowly when he heard a small laugh beside him.
"Hi Joey"
"Hi Yugi" Kaiba answer when he saw who was beside him. "Miss the bus too?" He asked with a smile.
"Yea, my grandpa didn't let me go until I finish helping him unpacking some boxes. What's your excuse?"
"My sister though I looked peaceful."
"Your sister?" Yugi asked interested. "You mean Serenity."
"Who else, her school is closed for two week because of a fire so she came here yesterday."
"That's great, now we can finally meet her, but what is the fact that she though you looked peaceful had to do with you being late?"
"Apparently a couple of squirrel expressing there love to each other wake her up and she thought I looked too peaceful to wake up."
Yugi start laughing and Kaiba quickly did the same.
"You think we should run?" Yugi ask.
"I doubt we'll get in time anyway. Unless..."
"Unless what?"
Kaiba look down at him with a smile. "Unless we take a little shortcut I know, If we hurry we should get in time." With that he started running in an alley with Yugi doing his best to follow him. "Come on hurry." He said laughing.
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"Wow I can't believe what I'm seeing; Joey is sitting at his desk and the class hasn't started yet." Tristan said while Kaiba and Yugi were trying to catch there breaths.
"How come you seem as exhausted as Joey, Yugi?" Tea asked.
"I also miss the bus." Yugi answered, trying to get some air in his head.
At this moment Joey enter the classroom. "Well look who finally remembered the way to school" He said with a really cold voice that gives Kaiba the creeps, it sounded so much like him.
"At least I don't beat my sister." Kaiba said those words without even realizing it and was shocked by what he had said.
Joey could feel his fist clench, he was ready to kill Kaiba. "That's still to prove Wheeler." With that he went to his seat.
"Umm Joey, what did you mean by 'at least I don't beat my sister." Yugi asked.
"Yea, don't tell me he beat Mokuba." Tristan said giving death glare at Joey who was sitting in the back of the class.
"Just forget it" Kaiba said with a sharp voice.
"But Joey, if he really beat Mokuba and you know it them we have to do something." Tea added.
"I said forget it." He repeated in a tone that leaves no room for reply.
"Anyway, I still can't believe you made it in time" Bakura said.
"Well Joey and I used a shortcut."
"If this shortcut makes you arrived in time then why are you always late Joey?" Bakura asked.
"......."
Fortunately the teacher came in for the Math class so Kaiba didn't had to answer but unfortunately Mme. Yamika was still sick so guess who was teaching instead of her; M. Filion of course.
Of course he was trying like everyday to make the student feel like they know nothing by teaching them thing they would never understand or need.
Kaiba was looking at the board totally lost. He knew he was supposed to understand; he learned those things when he was 12 years old and he used those equation two weeks ago. But for some reason he couldn't remember how it work and wasn't able to understand.
Joey on the other hand didn't have any problem to follow; in fact he already had understood everything before the teacher even started to explain.
After school was the detention and like everyday Kaiba and Joey were fighting.
"What does that mean you don't beat your sister? In case you have forgotten she's my sister and you are the one who beat Mokuba."
"Oh and how do you thing your friend would have react if I would have said that I don't beat YOUR sister. And how many times will I have to tell you that I DON'T BEAT MY BROTHER."
"Yea right, when you slap your hand across a child face its call BEATING, Kaiba."
"I don't see why you are putting everything on my back; you are the one who start by insulting me this morning. And for now you are me so you are the one who beat child now"
Joey couldn't control himself any longer, he jump on Kaiba and start punching him in the face. Kaiba did his best to free himself but Joey was just to strong for him, he was just more helpless as memory of Gozaburo beating him like that when he was a kid make there way too his thought.
Joey on his side was thinking about only one thing; killing Kaiba. He enjoyed each hit he gave him. He enjoyed seeing Kaiba behind him with tears forcing there way out of his eyes with a sadistic pleasure that would normally made him sick. Each of Kaiba's pain moan make him wanted to hit even storger.
"THAT'S ENOUGH JOEY"
Joey stop and him and Kaiba turn there head at the direction of the voice. When he saw Yami Joey felt nothing more then hate for him.
Yami was well aware of it. "Joey you must calm yourself and control you anger or you may do something you'll regret."
Joey close his eyes a sec to calm himself and then seem to realize there was something under him. When he looked at Kaiba his eyes went blank, he had blood coming out the corner of his mouth, a black eye and bruises were starting to appear on his left cheek.
Joey stood up and Yami went by Kaiba's side while he stood up.
"Are you ok Kaiba?" he asked.
"I've been better" Kaiba answer lightly toughing his left cheek. Kaiba sat on a chair and laid his head on his crossed arm. "I never thought I'll say that one day but thank you."
Yami nodded in acceptance of his thanks and turn to Joey who was still sitting on the ground in a corner looking nowhere in particular. Of course he often said he would get a piece of Kaiba but he never would have done such a thing to him.
"I suppose I should tell you what is happening since, judging by what I just saw, you haven't found the stone yet." Yami said looking at his friend on the floor.
"And what do you mean 'what is happening'." Joey asked suspicious.
"I mean your sudden chance of behaviour and I'm pretty sure you both had weird dream lately, am I not correct.
Kaiba and Joey both nodded, but Kaiba was hoping he was wrong when he said that Joey probably had weird of his memories.
"You mean you know what those dreams are?" Joey asked.
"Don't you know?" Yami asked. "You must at least have a clue."
"Well I do but it's kinda weird and it's scaring me."
"Then that mean you are right." Yami said.
"You mean those dreams are..." Kaiba said unable to finish his statement.
"Memories of the other." Yami finished for him.
"This is easy to figure out, what I'll like to know is why we have those dreams." Kaiba said.
"Oh trust me Kaiba you really won't like it."
"You mean it's this serious." Joey asked worried.
Yami nodded. "Kaiba's wish was you to have his life, witch make him end up in your, Joey. Like I said before if you don't have the stone tomorrow at midnight you end up like that forever. But there is a part I didn't say."
"And what is that part" Kaiba asked.
"The wish was supposed to be only for a week, but since you lost the stone it shall become permanent if you don't find it back. Your true memories, your feeling and your behaviour don't have a place in the life you now have." Yami said.
"And that mean." Joey asked starting to catch what was happening. Kaiba on the other hand still didn't understand.
"Each one of you is getting the memory of your new life while you are forgetting the one that don't belong to it."
"Wait a minute, what will happen if we lose all our memories and gain all of the other's." Joey asked fearing the worst. Of course it was the worst.
"You will become Kaiba, Joey. You'll have no memories of ever even being Joey and of ever having trade you body." Yami said.
"And how do we know if we are back in our real body." Joey asked.
"If you can ask yourself that question when the time is over then that mean you are.
"Isn't there a way to prevent that?" Kaiba asked.
"Well there is only one way you must have the stone or it must be somewhere near you tomorrow at midnight." Yami said.
"Forget it we tried already." Joey said.
"Then you'll become Kaiba forever." Yami said.
"It's certainly not a stupid piece of rock that will make me forget my friends."
Yami smile at this and lowered his head. "You don't have a choice in the matter Joey."
"That all you fault Kaiba" Joey said.
"My fault? If I remember right it's you who throw the stone in the river Wheeler."
"It you who make this stupid wish."
"STOP IT." Yami yelled again before Kaiba get even more hurt. "I think you should go out and search for that stone until you find it and for more safety you should search a different side."
"In case you had forgotten Yami we are in detention and we can't go anywhere." Joey said.
"That should be the last of your concern Joey."
"You know what? You're right." Joey said exiting the classroom.
"I'll help you." Yami said.
"Yami? If we don't find the stone will you remember what happened?"
"Yes I will that's one of the reasons that make me help you."
Of course they didn't have found anything when the sun went down and were on there way home.
"This is hopeless, we look everywhere and that stone is nowhere." Joey said.
"This stone can be anywhere Joey." Yami said.
"You think it's possible that someone had found it?" Kaiba asked.
"That could be a possibility. But one way or another or changes of finding it are slim to none."
"Even if I hate that idea Yami is right." Joey said.
"Well here I am." Kaiba said when they arrived in front of 'his' house. "Joey, I we don't find that stone, takes good care of my little brother."
"Same for you Kaiba." Joey said heading to his house with Yami.
When Kaiba enter his house Serenity was already sleeping in his bed. Kaiba was so tired, he went directly to the couch but he couldn't find sleep.
If we don't find a way to get out of this mess I'll forget everything. I...I wont even remember Mokuba is my little brother. I'll pass the rest of my life thinking I'm someone else. But I don't want to forget my brother like that. I want to be with him but he won't even see the difference. If only I had never put that stone in my pocket, then I would be home with him, where I belong.
At this time a thunder make Kaiba came back to reality.
Mokuba hate storm, he always had. He always asks me to come sleeping in my bed when there is a storm. I should be there, lying in my bed with my brother in my arm. But in one day I won't even remember all those nights he sleep in my arm because of a storm. To me he'll be nothing more then Kaiba's little brother.
Arrow: It's starting to be interesting but unfortunately for you I'm going to visit my uncle from today (Wednesday, July 14) to Sunday July I don't know what so don't expect the last chapter to be out before at least Tuesday. Sorry for you but I'm not going to complain about it.