Disclaimer: I didn't own Yu-Gi-Oh yesterday, and I still don't own it today.

Chapter 2 – April Fools Day

Joey was biting his lip apprehensively from his perch on the wooden kitchen stool. He was leaned tensely on the granite counter, anxious thumbs twiddling.

"What the hell is wrong with me!" He rasped slamming clenched fists into the counter.

"Besides what was wrong with you before?" Smirked Otogi as he emerged from the other room.

"Very funny." Joey grunted. "But it's serious."

"Oh yea?" Otogi snickered, raising an eyebrow and pulling up a stool to sit next to the blond. "What happened then?"

"I… I'm just kind of… I just… I think I like this person."

"You like someone?" He chuckled. "Who?"

He eruptly shot a glare at Otogi. "Like I'm gonna tell you of all people."

"Have more faith." Said Otogi, twirling black strand of hair. "I'm not that unreliable."

"Look I'm not gonna tell you. But… ever since we became friends, I want to spend every waking moment with this person…"

Otogi gazed at him with a look of curiosity.

"…I want to get close to them. Touch them."

Otogi opened his mouth but said nothing.

"…sometimes… in the oddest places." Joey shook his head. "Damn it! I shouldn't be telling you thins!"

Otogi grinned. "It's called being horny you idiot!"

"GAH! WHAT THE HELL!" Joey yelped, smacking Otogi in the back of the head. "I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE YA DUMMY!"

"Hey! You said it…" Otogi shrugged rubbing his head.

"What does it matter… I'll never get him… urk…HER!" He screeched quickly to correct his error.

Otogi blinked. "What did you say…?"

"I said.. What does it matter?"

"No… after that."

"Uh.. I said I'll never get them."

"Them? You mean him…?" Said Otogi teasingly.

"Yea…" Joey muttered sadly. "Wait… WHAT! No!"

"Jounouchi…" Otogi laughed. "Are you a fag?"

"GAH! No way!" Jou yelped jumping out of the stool. "What makes you think that!"

"Because you like a guy."

"I so do not like a guy!"

"Yea you do."

"No I don't."

"I think you like…" Otogi paused racking his brain. Who could he poke fun at…? Then it came to him. The person he hated more than anything. It would be fun to see how far Joey would go to pull off this April Fools Day joke.

Saying that you're gay? That's a stretch… maybe he should ask Honda out as a prank… Heh heh.

"…You like Malik, don't you!"

Joey gazed absentmindedly at the ceiling at the sound of the name. "Malik…" He breathed letting out a pleased chuckle. He blinked when he realized what he just did. "No! I don't like that… that.. GUY!"

Otogi cackled at Joey.

Damn… He's really trying to convince me he's gay! He's a better actor than I would've expected though…

Some dumb-ass prank this is.. I'll get him, just watch.

"It's kind of queer…" Started Otogi. "…But if you wanna go out with him… I can hook you up."

"I don't wanna go out with a guy.." Jounouchi lied.

"Yea. Your right. You just wanna screw his brains out. Heh. Heh."

Joey didn't reply immediately but a smile arose on his face suddenly, almost automatically and he turned red in a split second. "Okay…" He chuckled. "So what!"

"You should go out with him." Otogi said tauntingly.

Joey grinned. "God damn you! I wish."

"Come on… he's in the shower…" Otogi smirked getting off the stool.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean!"

"Go rape him!" He laughed.

"No you dumb ass! This isn't like that!"

"Hn? What's that supposed to mean!"

"I wanna… I don't know. I want us… to have a real relationship. I guess I just want him to love me back…"

"WHAT!" You love him!" Said the now flustered Otogi. " You don't even know what love is!"

Jounouchi blushed. " I think I do."

"Then go tell him." Otogi said trying to regain his gleam of confidence. Why was Joey doing this to himself?

Unless… he really does… like him..

….

NO WAY!

"I should wait." Joey said quietly.

"Don't you want to take a shower with him? You can see how big he is! I mean… if it's gonna go up your ass you really outta kno-"

"COULD YA CUT YOUR CRAP YOU HORNY BASTARD! THIS ISN'T A FUCKING JOKE!"

Otogi's jaw dropped.

What!

"You mean… you're serious…" The brunette stuttered.

"What the hell did you think I was rambling about!"

"It's only April Fools Day."

"IT'S WAIT?"

"Wait… you didn't know it was April Fools Day!" Otogi blinked a disgusted frown growing rapidly upon his mouth. "YOUR REALLY GAY!"

"I don't know! I'm only getting a fucking boner over the guy, whatta you think?"

Otogi's breathing got loud and rapid. "Your serious!"

Joey nodded. "You can look if you don't believe me."

"I didn't mean that! UGH! I'm sure you have a boner you idiot. I meant… are you… really gay?"

"I don't know. I just know, I like Malik a lot."

"Holy SHIT." Otogi growled in pure denial he shook his head. "No way!"

"Stop it." Joey let out in an angry sigh. "Your making me feel even stupider about this."

"No…" Otogi breathed. "No.. this isn't real. It's not a funny April Fools Day joke either."

"IT'S NOT A JOKE!" Jounouchi screamed kicking down the stool that he had been sitting on.

Soft footsteps interrupted them . "Is something the matter?" Spoke a voice.

The two dumbfounded teenagers turned to face him.

With a towel wrapped loosely around his waist just barley hanging off of his hipbone stood the 16-year-old Egyptian male. Lavender eyes stared gently through wet strands of creamy blond bangs as they gazed around in a slightly confused manner. Water dripped gracefully down the slops of his silky smooth, tan six-pack… the image of perfection…. Malik Ishtar.

Joey swallowed his spit with a shake as he could feel Goosebumps creeping up onto his skin.

Otogi frowned at Jou. "You okay?"

"Ehn.." He squeaked.

Malik raised an eyebrow. "Did I do something wrong!"

"Eh! NO!" Joey said jumping up suddenly.

"Okay… I was just wondering if you were okay.. I heard yelling.." He spoke softly approaching the blond.

Heavy breaths pumped out of the blond as tan fingers crept along his cheek. Malik pushed the loose strand of hair out of Joey's face and wiped the droplets of sweat from his forehead.

"There you go.." He smiled as he started to walk away. "You don't have to be so nervous around me… I'm not worth all the stress anyway."

Joey blinked, letting his pale fingers graze the spot Malik had touched in pure awe.

"Besides… stress is bad for your skin. You wouldn't want to ruin your face now would you?"

"I'm ugly anyway." Jounouchi said flatly.

"No way, Joey. In fact, I think you're quite cute…" Malik smiled sweetly at him as he started to walk away.

The towel started to fall in a matter of seconds, and Malik reached down to grab in clumsily, pulling it back over the half of his bottom that had revealed. Joey twitched as he watched it.

"What size are you!" Jou spat in a random act of desperation.

"Unh?" Malik frowned, blinking through widened eyes. "I guess… you'll have to see for yourself one day." He said a smirk twisting up on his face, as he gave a wave good bye and walked into his room.

Otogi fainted.

Okay… so it wasn't that great! Eek.. but its only cause the good stuff is still stuffed in my school notebook. It will get better! More dramatic situations and fighting to come…