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Chapter 9: Wake-Up Call

"No...ya can't make me...I don't wanna pet dat tarantula! GET IT AWAY! GET IT AWAY! GAH!" Joey was suddenly awoken from his nightmare when cold water was splashed on his face. He sat up, spluttering, and glared at the smirking Kaiba standing above him with an empty bucket. "WHAT DA HELL DID YA DO DAT FOR?!?!?"

"Good morning to you too, Joey. Now move over," Kaiba ordered, shoving the blonde teen to the other side of the couch. He sat down on the couch, turned on the TV, and began channel surfing.

"Why are ya still in my house?!?"

"It's my house now."

"No it isn't! It's mine! Get out!"

"No, it's mine now. I'm not leaving."

"WHAT DO I HAVE TAH DO TAH GET YA OUT?!?!?"

The blue-eyed teen suddenly paused in his channel surfing, and thought for a moment. Grinning impishly, he turned to face Joey with a strange look in his eye that Joey was SURE he had IMAGINED before.

"Kiss me," He said.

"Huh?" The blonde blurted, and was about to follow up with something else, but Kaiba had muffled Joey's lips with his own. The thoroughly confused and surprised teen was too shocked to do anything for three seconds, but then his brain started screaming, 'WHAT DA HELL?!?!? WHAT'S GOIN' ON?? WH-WHY IS HE KISSING ME?!?!?!?' The blue-eyed teen pulled away for breath, and right as he was about to kiss the blonde again, Joey slapped him across the face. Joey realized that that seemed like an incredibly girly thing to do. 'But,' He defended himself, 'Ya slap sense intah people, and punch dem tah make dem senseless.' Kaiba seemed to realize this sudden femininity as well, since he snickered
and commented, "Joey, that was an incredibly girly thing you just did." (a/c: I made Joey such a girl...)

"I KNOW DAT!! But punchin' someone only makes dem more senseless! Now, to da point, WHY DID YA KISS ME?!?!?" He screeched in an embarrassingly high tone.

The CEO chuckled and said, "I would've thought it was obvious."

Joey blinked. "Would've thought what was obvious?"

Sighing, the blue-eyed teen remarked, "I guess I over-estimated your intuition. Alright then, what have I been calling you lately?"

"WHAT DOES DAT HAVE TAH DO WIT' ANYTHING?!?"

"Just answer the question."

"Fine!" He huffed, "You've been callin' me nasty insults such as..." The blonde paused. "...Joey?" He said disbelievingly, just realizing this now.

"Yeah, that's one nasty insult, isn't it?" Kaiba smirked.

"SHADDUP!! I-I'm still confused!!! Why were ya-?!?"

"You can return the favor and call me Seto," The enigma interrupted.

"Uh...alright...Seto...but-"

"I guess you haven't noticed my glances either."

"YA MEAN DAT WAS REAL?!?!?" Joey cried incredulously, recalling the 'pool incident.'

"Of course. Thought you imagined it?" He smirked.

"Well...uh...yeah. B-B-But when did ya-?!?" The flustered teen stammered.

"You talk too much," Kaiba stated, "Shut up and kiss me." The chestnut-eyed teen was about to argue more in his New York accent, but the other teen had smothered his lips once again. 'Dis is goin' too fast! I mean, do I even like da guy?!? Does dat mean he likes me?!?!? AM I GAY?!?!?' His thoughts raced through his rapidly fogging brain. 'Man...he's a good kisser,' He thought sleepily as his chestnut eyes started to droop slightly. As they pulled apart for more air, Joey was about to give in to his boiling hormones when he saw something out of the corner of his eye.

"OH MY GOD!!!!!!" He screamed, spontaneously shoving Seto off him. He rushed over to the window, and his eyes lit up. "PEOPLE!!!!!" He squealed girlishly, and bolted out the door.

Seto Kaiba blinked from the floor that he had been suddenly shoved on and stared at the wide open door through which his almost-lover had raced out of. "Dammit, so close..." He muttered and stood up. Brushing off imperceptible dust, he calmly followed Joey out the door, and closed it behind him. The door was happy because it finally had been given the respect it deserved.