Joey waved to Yugi before walking through the gate and up to the front door
of Kaiba mansion. He hesitated before ringing the bell and looked back for
reassurance but Yugi was already gone. He turned back to the door and
waited. ' So all I need is one look and I'll know whether or not it's him
or just my impatience to find somebody,' Joey thought. He looked over the
building and sighed.
"Come on!" He rang the bell again. "Leave it to Kaiba to make an appointment and then show up late. I mean, really, it's at his own house and..." The door swung open and Kaiba stood there. Joey smiled guiltily. He started to enter but Kaiba put a hand up to stop him.
"Don't touch anything," he said harshly. "It's hard work keeping this place clean from mutts like you."
"Does that mean I can't touch the floor?" Joey said obnoxiously. ' Definitely not him,' he thought angrily. He pushed past Kaiba and into the front hall. "Let's just get this over with." Kaiba closed the door.
"I've set up a room down the hall that should make this more...unrealistic." Joey followed him down a long hallway to a room that was set up with a small stage. A glass box sat at the stages center.
"What's that thing?" Joey asked.
"Your coffin," Kaiba said smirking. Joey looked at him crossly.
"Look. I know you're just trying to scare me. No more games."
"Who said we were playing a game? I'm just doing what the teacher asked us to. Besides, if this were a game you'd have lost a long time ago."
"Fine. I'll play it your way. You wanna kiss me so bad, here you go." Joey pulled Kaiba into a kiss that seemed to last way too long, even though it was only a few seconds. Afterwards, Kaiba just stood there stunned, letting the scene become real. He sighed what sounded like a disappointed sigh and turned around.
"I think...that..." he started.
"Don't worry, I'm leaving." Joey stalked off. ' That'll teach him. We'll see who has the last laugh.' Kaiba wanted to stop him but his pride was too strong. He shook his head and went up to his office to work on some papers.
Joey stopped once he was outside the gate and slammed it shut. "You can't play games with me. I'm winnin' this time!" he shouted. He sighed knowing it was useless and walked home. He went to grab the phone to call Yugi but, as usual, it was occupied. He decided to walk there instead. The Game Shop was empty when he entered.
"I'll be right there!" a voice called from the back. Yugi came out a minute later.
"Joey? Weren't you..."
"Yeah, I told you it wouldn't take long," Joey said.
"It's okay Yami! It's just Joey!" Yugi called to the back. Yami came out.
"So how did it go?" Yami asked leaning on the counter.
"Not bad, not good. But I don't want to talk about it. So, what's going on around here?"
"Yami and I were just cleaning the house. We wanted it to look good for when Grandpa came home."
"Maybe I can help," Joey offered. Yami and Yugi exchanged looks.
"Not this time Joey. Last time you helped we ended up spending more time cleaning up after you," Yami said. Yugi gave Yami a ' that was mean' look.
"We're almost done anyway. Grandpa won't be back for another few days anyway so we're not in a big rush or anything," Yugi said.
"Well, okay..." It went quiet a few minutes.
"I'll tell you what. We can meet at Burger World after I close up the shop. I'll show you the new series of cards we just got in that I'm not supposed to know about." Joey nodded feeling abandoned.
"Alright. I'll see you guys." Joey left the shop and started to walk home but took a sidetrack through the park. He sat down on a bench facing the jungle gym and watched the kids playing and throwing sand at each other. He wasn't there long before someone sat down beside him.
"Come on!" He rang the bell again. "Leave it to Kaiba to make an appointment and then show up late. I mean, really, it's at his own house and..." The door swung open and Kaiba stood there. Joey smiled guiltily. He started to enter but Kaiba put a hand up to stop him.
"Don't touch anything," he said harshly. "It's hard work keeping this place clean from mutts like you."
"Does that mean I can't touch the floor?" Joey said obnoxiously. ' Definitely not him,' he thought angrily. He pushed past Kaiba and into the front hall. "Let's just get this over with." Kaiba closed the door.
"I've set up a room down the hall that should make this more...unrealistic." Joey followed him down a long hallway to a room that was set up with a small stage. A glass box sat at the stages center.
"What's that thing?" Joey asked.
"Your coffin," Kaiba said smirking. Joey looked at him crossly.
"Look. I know you're just trying to scare me. No more games."
"Who said we were playing a game? I'm just doing what the teacher asked us to. Besides, if this were a game you'd have lost a long time ago."
"Fine. I'll play it your way. You wanna kiss me so bad, here you go." Joey pulled Kaiba into a kiss that seemed to last way too long, even though it was only a few seconds. Afterwards, Kaiba just stood there stunned, letting the scene become real. He sighed what sounded like a disappointed sigh and turned around.
"I think...that..." he started.
"Don't worry, I'm leaving." Joey stalked off. ' That'll teach him. We'll see who has the last laugh.' Kaiba wanted to stop him but his pride was too strong. He shook his head and went up to his office to work on some papers.
Joey stopped once he was outside the gate and slammed it shut. "You can't play games with me. I'm winnin' this time!" he shouted. He sighed knowing it was useless and walked home. He went to grab the phone to call Yugi but, as usual, it was occupied. He decided to walk there instead. The Game Shop was empty when he entered.
"I'll be right there!" a voice called from the back. Yugi came out a minute later.
"Joey? Weren't you..."
"Yeah, I told you it wouldn't take long," Joey said.
"It's okay Yami! It's just Joey!" Yugi called to the back. Yami came out.
"So how did it go?" Yami asked leaning on the counter.
"Not bad, not good. But I don't want to talk about it. So, what's going on around here?"
"Yami and I were just cleaning the house. We wanted it to look good for when Grandpa came home."
"Maybe I can help," Joey offered. Yami and Yugi exchanged looks.
"Not this time Joey. Last time you helped we ended up spending more time cleaning up after you," Yami said. Yugi gave Yami a ' that was mean' look.
"We're almost done anyway. Grandpa won't be back for another few days anyway so we're not in a big rush or anything," Yugi said.
"Well, okay..." It went quiet a few minutes.
"I'll tell you what. We can meet at Burger World after I close up the shop. I'll show you the new series of cards we just got in that I'm not supposed to know about." Joey nodded feeling abandoned.
"Alright. I'll see you guys." Joey left the shop and started to walk home but took a sidetrack through the park. He sat down on a bench facing the jungle gym and watched the kids playing and throwing sand at each other. He wasn't there long before someone sat down beside him.