"Hey Joey! Over here!" Yugi called as Joey entered the lunchroom. Joey smiled and waved then walked over to the lunch line.
"He seems different," Ryou commented as he came up behind Tea. Yugi looked from Ryou to Joey and a confused look swept across his face. Ryou sat down.
' Maybe he doesn't mean in a bad way,' Yami tried to lower the confusion.
But then Kaiba entered the lunchroom. Tea and Tristan sent him two cold stares and Yugi managed a confused smile but Kaiba ignored them and found a spot off in a corner somewhere. Tea leaned in closer to the three boys.
"I knew he was going to be trouble the moment Joey admitted he liked him," she said like it was a secret.
"Joey likes Kaiba?" Ryou asked leaning in closer as well.
"Kaiba's still Kaiba," Tristan shrugged, ignoring Ryou. "Joey should have known better."
"We don't even know if Kaiba's what made Joey upset. If upset is even what he is. I just said he seems different," Ryou interjected pulling away. He started to eat his food.
"Of course it's Kaiba. Everything is always Kaiba's fault," Tristan replied.
"That's not very nice Tristan," Yugi said taking a glance in Kaiba's direction.
"So, what are we talking about?" Duke said sitting down next to Tristan. The four of them looked at him. "What?" he asked acting uneasy. "It was just a question."
"Hey guys," Joey said taking his usual spot beside Yugi. Only Yugi seemed to notice that his back was to where Kaiba was and he hadn't even looked over once.
' Maybe there is something going on,' Yugi thought, watching Joey start to eat his food. ' But everything seems normal.'
' It's impolite to stare,' Yami warned. Yugi quickly looked away.
"Sorry," he said quietly.
"For what?" Joey asked puzzled. Yugi shrugged and started on his own food.
"Nothing."
"So, what do you think this new play will be?" Joey asked.
"Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me. I hate you," Tristan said shaking his head. "I really don't care because I think the play was a stupid idea to begin with."
"I'm actually rather curious myself," Ryou cut in.
"Well I'm okay, as long as I don't have to kill anyone again," Yugi said.
"So what are you and Yami doing after school? Is your grandpa home yet?" Tea asked changing the subject.
"Kind of. He came home for like a day and then said he had to leave again. But as far as I know he's still home," Yugi shrugged.
"He probably just wants to get away from you," Duke mumbled under his breath. They all looked at him. "I mean that's great. I hope his friend gets better," he smiled happily. They all went back to eating.
"Well he actually said that he's getting worse. That's why he was going back. He's got some kind of disease that he caught on a..." Suddenly Joey stood up and walked away, leaving his tray on the table. They all watched him walk over to where Kaiba was. Kaiba looked up surprised as Joey sat down across from him, the both of them getting curious and confused looks from everywhere around the room.
"I really don't think you expect me to believe that one little question could change your mind that quickly. Come on, what was the question?" Joey asked looking at him challengingly. Kaiba was too shocked to think of a quick response.
"I..." Kaiba stopped, the original shock wearing down. "What are you doing?" he asked with a mixture of annoyance and a different kind of shock.
"I'm trying to..." Joey looked around suddenly feeling vulnerable. His tough guy defenses took over. "How the hell should I know?" He shrugged, stood up, and left the room. Yugi, Tristan and Tea exchanged looks.
"What's the deal with Joey?" Duke asked, not seeing what they all did. (Still oblivious).
"He's...just...having one of those days," Yugi said, not able to think of anything else.
"He seems different," Ryou commented as he came up behind Tea. Yugi looked from Ryou to Joey and a confused look swept across his face. Ryou sat down.
' Maybe he doesn't mean in a bad way,' Yami tried to lower the confusion.
But then Kaiba entered the lunchroom. Tea and Tristan sent him two cold stares and Yugi managed a confused smile but Kaiba ignored them and found a spot off in a corner somewhere. Tea leaned in closer to the three boys.
"I knew he was going to be trouble the moment Joey admitted he liked him," she said like it was a secret.
"Joey likes Kaiba?" Ryou asked leaning in closer as well.
"Kaiba's still Kaiba," Tristan shrugged, ignoring Ryou. "Joey should have known better."
"We don't even know if Kaiba's what made Joey upset. If upset is even what he is. I just said he seems different," Ryou interjected pulling away. He started to eat his food.
"Of course it's Kaiba. Everything is always Kaiba's fault," Tristan replied.
"That's not very nice Tristan," Yugi said taking a glance in Kaiba's direction.
"So, what are we talking about?" Duke said sitting down next to Tristan. The four of them looked at him. "What?" he asked acting uneasy. "It was just a question."
"Hey guys," Joey said taking his usual spot beside Yugi. Only Yugi seemed to notice that his back was to where Kaiba was and he hadn't even looked over once.
' Maybe there is something going on,' Yugi thought, watching Joey start to eat his food. ' But everything seems normal.'
' It's impolite to stare,' Yami warned. Yugi quickly looked away.
"Sorry," he said quietly.
"For what?" Joey asked puzzled. Yugi shrugged and started on his own food.
"Nothing."
"So, what do you think this new play will be?" Joey asked.
"Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me. I hate you," Tristan said shaking his head. "I really don't care because I think the play was a stupid idea to begin with."
"I'm actually rather curious myself," Ryou cut in.
"Well I'm okay, as long as I don't have to kill anyone again," Yugi said.
"So what are you and Yami doing after school? Is your grandpa home yet?" Tea asked changing the subject.
"Kind of. He came home for like a day and then said he had to leave again. But as far as I know he's still home," Yugi shrugged.
"He probably just wants to get away from you," Duke mumbled under his breath. They all looked at him. "I mean that's great. I hope his friend gets better," he smiled happily. They all went back to eating.
"Well he actually said that he's getting worse. That's why he was going back. He's got some kind of disease that he caught on a..." Suddenly Joey stood up and walked away, leaving his tray on the table. They all watched him walk over to where Kaiba was. Kaiba looked up surprised as Joey sat down across from him, the both of them getting curious and confused looks from everywhere around the room.
"I really don't think you expect me to believe that one little question could change your mind that quickly. Come on, what was the question?" Joey asked looking at him challengingly. Kaiba was too shocked to think of a quick response.
"I..." Kaiba stopped, the original shock wearing down. "What are you doing?" he asked with a mixture of annoyance and a different kind of shock.
"I'm trying to..." Joey looked around suddenly feeling vulnerable. His tough guy defenses took over. "How the hell should I know?" He shrugged, stood up, and left the room. Yugi, Tristan and Tea exchanged looks.
"What's the deal with Joey?" Duke asked, not seeing what they all did. (Still oblivious).
"He's...just...having one of those days," Yugi said, not able to think of anything else.