Author's Notes: So here's the story from A to Z. You wanna get with me you gotta listen carefully. -Spice girls. Anyway, here's another quick chapter. I think I'll spend some more time on the next one, but who knows. I won't be updating anytime soon though, I have other work to do. So I hope this fills you enough.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
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BTW (IMPORTANT): If any of you like Rap/ Hip-Hop music, then I apologize in advance. I sort of, well, alright, I did insult that sort of music. I have nothing against those who like that kind of music, but for the purpose of this story I needed something mainstream that would be on MTV or some other big music channel. And besides, Joey's entitled to his own taste. So with that out of the way, I hope you enjoy what's left of the chapter.
Joey lay on his bed, staring mindlessly at a TV while some rapper made a total jackass of himself while barely clothed women danced around him. The blonde didn't have a definitive taste in music, but he knew what he didn't like. He couldn't understand a word the rapper was saying, though he didn't try very hard. Besides, he already knew what the rapper was on about; sex and women. That's all rappers sung about nowadays, Joey believed. So why was he watching a rap video even though he utterly detested it? Simple. You see, there was a certain tall brunette sitting a few feet from him, typing as usual and quite loudly. Seto Kaiba held the same dislike for rap music and hated the videos for said genre even more. He found them tasteless and nauseating. So naturally it annoyed him immensely when Joey decided to watch rap videos in the same room.
The video came to an end and a loud, obnoxious DJ came on, blabbering about who knows what. Joey wasn't sure how much more he could take. He stole a glance at Seto, who was putting up a surprising resistance to the music and senseless DJ prattle. Normally Seto would have packed up and left by now, finding somewhere quiet to be. But this time, Joey couldn't detect any signs of annoyance from the brunette. Indeed, Seto wasn't even reacting to the music or video. What was with this guy?
Then he saw it. Kaiba was wearing earplugs! Crafty bastard. Joey was quite pissed at having been forced to watch and listen to that shit for no reason. He grabbed the remote and turned off the TV, jumping off the bed and standing beside Seto, casting his shadow over the brunette. The blue eyed teen typed a while longer before noticing that the TV was off and that his roommate was standing angrily beside him. He looked up.
"Yes?"
Joey reached out and plucked the ear plug out of Seto's right ear, causing the brunette to smirk.
"So you noticed," he said, taking the left one out.
The blonde felt an overwhelming desire to strangle his roommate's skinny neck. Joey knew very well that Seto had realized that blonde in fact didn't like rap, and was doing it just to bother him. Joey didn't like being tricked, especially by Seto who had acted coldly towards the blonde since they had met in this poor excuse for a school. His fists clenched, but before he could do anything there was a knock on the door.
"It's open!" Joey yelled, annoyed at the interruption. The door open and a spiky appeared in the opening. Joey and Seto gawked at the new arrival. He had the same spiky, tri-coloured hair, but he was much shorter, and had much bigger eyes. The boy stood nervously at the door, glancing back and forth between the two confused roommates. He seemed to have lost his nerve however, and was closing the door when Joey stopped him.
"Hey wait!" He said running to the door and grabbing the boy's arm. "Hey, I know you! You're Mufasa's boy (-ignore that line. I couldn't resist). You're that kid I saw at the hospital."
The boy nodded, a little alarmed. He spoke shakily, "Yes, my name's Yugi."
"Good to meet you, Yugi." Joey beamed, extending his hand to Yugi, who took it hesitantly. "I'm Joey, and this charming fucker with the laptop is Kaiba."
Yugi didn't say anything, but if it was possible his eyes got a little wider. Obviously, he wasn't very used to people swearing, or insulting others. He turned to Kaiba who sat on his bed, legs crossed, laptop set in front of him. Yugi waved, smiling politely. He received only a small acknowledgment from the brunette, who went back to his business.
"Don't mind him," Joey said. "He's an asshole."
Seto glared at the blonde for a moment before continuing his work. Joey shook his head.
"That's all he ever does," he said. "Hey, by the way, how'd you find this room?"
Yugi jumped. He hadn't really been paying attention, and the question had come so suddenly. "Oh, I saw Yami come out of it once... I thought this was his room..."
Joey nodded, "No, but he hangs out here a lot."
Yugi looked at his feet, then back up at Joey. "Has he been here today?"
Joey shook his head, "He's at home right now. His parents came yesterday to pick him up."
"Oh..." Yugi's cheeks coloured, embarrassed. "Sorry to have bothered you..."
The blonde smiled reassuringly. "It's nothing Yugi. Hey, you should come by more often. I think we should be friends."
Yugi smiled, nodding emphatically. "Of course!"
He waved good-bye to Joey, and to Seto who didn't react, and left. The blonde shut the door and turned back to the brunette.
"That was weird..." He said.
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Yami lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling. Although infinitely comfier than the hospital bed, he still would rather have been in that bed than his own. He hated his bed, his room, his house, his parents. They were a constant reminder of the love he lacked, and the riches lavished upon him to cover up for it. The house was never empty, there were always a few butlers running around, kissing your ass. But his whole life Yami had felt alone. He rolled over on his side, only to stare back at his pitiful form reflected in the mirror. He hated school, but he would have given almost anything to be there at that moment.
His parents had taken him home from the hospital yesterday, and he doubted that he'd be back in school until next week. Yami knew they didn't care for him, but they always pretended to and thus overreacted as bad actors tend to do. He was fine, there was nothing wrong with him except for sometimes he had difficulty breathing, but it passed quickly. Hopefully the days until his return to school would pass just as quickly.
And who knows, school might be better with Marik and Bakura gone. They must have been expelled for almost killing Yami. They were probably in Juvenile Hall now, where they belong. Yami relished in the thought of finally being free of those two lunatics. Finally, he could live again, and maybe be happy for once in his fucking life.
Just maybe...
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End Notes: So that ends that. There's really nothing to it, and I didn't spend long on it. I just really wanted to get it up because I'm really behind on my stories. Yep, so that's about it. In the next chapter Yami's going back to school and the fun will begin.
BTW: Please review. It would really make my day.