Chapter 2
The Bike
POV Joey Jr continues
The next day began as usual I would get up, help my brother get ready for school, go down stairs get our lunches and then walk to the high school. At school thanks to Kate, Ryou and Chris's prank, they got detention, not to mention Kate was now grounded since her mother found out she suggested the super glue.
I was rather forced to each lunch with them since everywhere else in the lunchroom was full. I rolled my eyes as I opened my bag to find a note, I rolled my eyes, 'great another note what, Mom and Dad sold my lunch this time?' I thought. "Hey Joe has a note," said Kate grabbing it from my hand. "HEY!" I yelled, trying to get the note back; however, I fell on my face.
Kate handed the note to Ryan as he took off and I ran after my cousin, oh was he going to pay. Ryan was a year older then me and taller so his long legs beat mine until he ran into some one. "OUCH!" yelled a girl, as she hit the ground. I was a few feet away, and ran to catch Ryan and my note.
"Got it," I said snatching the note from Ryan, and doing a little victory dance. The girl that was next to Ryan sat up, "All that for a note?" she asked. I turned towards the girl and offered her my hand, "Sorry about my cousin, Miss?" trying to be polite. "Don't worry about my name," said the girl taking my hand letting me help her up, "call me Kisty," she said.
Ryan shoot up, "Hello Kisty, my name is Ryan, and this is my bone headed cousin, Joseph, we call him Joe since he is named after his dad," he said dusting himself off. Kate shook her head walking over to them, "I give you Joe's note and you…" Kate stopped talking when she saw the girl, "Oh shit, what are you doing here?" Kate snapped. "I transferred, Moto, what are you doing here?" snapped the girl. "I live in Domino duh, I can't believe you're here," she said letting a smile cross her face.
"Really Moto is that anyway to treat your rival?" asked Kisty. Kate smirked, "NO but that's how your dad talked to mine," she said. Just then, Tea walked up, "Well, I see you found our new student Kate, Joe, and Ryan," she said, "Hello Miss Kaiba." Kisty blushed, "Hi Mrs. Moto," greeted Kisty, "it's nice to see you again." "Hello Mrs. Moto," said Joe and Ryan trying to act like gentle men. "Hello mom," said Kate looking at her shoes knowing her mother heard what she said to rival.
"Hello Kate, Ryan, Joe, I see you met Kristen Kaiba," said Tea. Kate glared at Kisty, "Mother, what's she doing here at MY school?" she asked. Tea raised an eyebrow, "Katharine Moto, don't make me increase your detention," threatened Tea, "Kisty is coming to Domino High because her father just transferred back here," she added. "Oh, so Kaiba couldn't stand you being #1 in New York you had to come back to Domino to take my turf too?" snapped Kate.
"Kate, 1, you will gladly note that I retired from dueling at the last tournament, 2 my dad just moved back to Domino so I didn't really have a choice, and 3 I don't do duel monsters anymore I found a more exciting hobby," said Kisty with a smirk. Kate's angry face dropped, "Oh, ok well welcome to Domino High," she said sticking out her hand. Ryan and I looked at Kate as if she had gone and lost her mind, then it hit me why she was being so nice, I saw her mother's expression, oh man did it give me the creeps.
Kisty smiled and took Kate's hand, "Thank Kate, maybe some day I will duel you again however I don't think that will be happening anytime soon," she said. I was getting sick of this, "Ok what ever, excuse me folk I have a note read," I said walking away.
Ryan and Kate were then ordered to give Kisty a tour of the school, since it was part of being in detention. I walked over to a near by tree and opened my note, thinking it was just another sorry for Rocky my dog. I opened the note and found a key in it, 'what is this too?' I thought. I read the note:
Dear big brother Joey,
I thought that since Mom and Dad had forgotten your birthday
Yet again that you should have this as your present
I know it is not much but I saw how upset you were over
Mom and Dad selling Rocky just so I could get my medicines
Well, I saved up my allowance and with some help from your
Friends I got you something special, it should be in the parking lot
After school, Uncle Tristan will have it for you since he has the spare time
I hope you like it.
Happy Birthday big brother
From Josh your little brother
All I could do was say to myself was darn my brother for reminding me that today was my 17 birthday. However reading the note made me smile knowing that my brother was looking up to me, I guess that's something to be proud of, I thought then it hit me, Ryan and Kate were told to take my note, and the run in with Kisty was just an accident or was it fate?
I got up and put the note and key in my pocket, and walked back to the cafeteria where I found Ryou and Chris looking in my lunch bag, "Hey, get ya noses out of my lunch," I snapped sounding like my dad. Ryou and Chris smirked as they removed their hands from the paper bag that contained my lunch.
"You sure you want that lunch or do you want Pizza and donuts?" asked Chris. I raised an eyebrow, "What did you do to my lunch?" I asked. Ryou smirked, "Nothing just added a few things, since your birthday is today we thought since everyone else chipped in for your big present that we give you lunch," he said. I could not help but smile, "Thanks guys, I want the pizza don't even think about handing me a donut," I laughed sitting down and eating my whole pizza.
After school
I sat in the parking lot waiting for my Uncle Tristan to show up, and eventually he did, and I was a little surprised to see he had someone with him not to mention a few friends of the family too. Tristan pulled up on a motorcycle, with my little brother on the back, Yugi in his red BMW to pick up Tea and Kate, and my parents in their shabby beat up van. "What's all this?" I asked standing up shocked.
"What's it look like?" asked my dad stepping out of the car, "It's your birthday isn't it?" I nodded unaware that the bike Tristan and my brother were on was mine. "Here is your spare key to your new bike," he said giving me the key. I went wide eye, for I just had my motorcycle license a year ago and had been practicing with my Uncle's bike.
"You do have your license on you?" asked Kate as she and my friends walked up. I nodded, "Yeah, never go anywhere without it," I said pulling it out that was a mistake because the moment I did, Ryou and Chris laughed at it. "Dude, that picture is so not you," said Ryan. I glared at him, "Hey you try holding in a laugh when the guy has a hair do like Don King," I snapped. Yugi just looked at the sky pretending he did not hear that considering he still had his spiky black and red hair.
I walked over to the motorcycle where my brother was standing, "I know you're probably mad at me," he said looking at the ground. I shook my head, "No, Josh this is the coolest thing for me, when did you come up with this idea?" I asked trying to be in shock but in fact, I was not since I saw the bike when I left the house, I just did not know why we had a brand new black motorcycle in the driveway.
"I thought of it last year when you got your license and heard Mom and Dad yelling about getting you a bike, so I told everyone can help you get one," Josh said. I smiled and messed up my brother's hair, "Thanks Josh," I said giving him a hug.
"Come on Man, I want to see you take that thing for a spin," said Ryan. I took the helmet offered by my uncle Tristan, and put it on my shabby blonde hair and started the engine, that's when I realized that it was a brand new motorcycle, not used but new with a custom job done to it. Oh, man did that baby purr, and I revved it a few times, then I noticed something the fenders and coverings where black with triangular edges almost like a certain dragon that I favored. "Thanks guys," I said turning it off and taking off the helmet.
"Well aren't you going to ride it?" my mom asked me. I shook my head, "We couldn't afford Rocky what makes you think we can afford a motorcycle?" I asked. Yugi and my dad smirked, "We can afford it Joe, I got a new job with some benefits, however the person who bought Rocky wouldn't sell him back so I am sorry bout that," my dad said elbowing his best friend, my godfather Yugi about the job.
I sighed, "I know Rocky is some place where people will take care of him I don't care," I lied, I rather had my dog back then that bike, however that's when it hit me. An idea that I never thought of before, my bike could help my family I just did not know how it would help.