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Chapter 8

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Seto's Point Of View

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"You're...You're..." Joey stutters.

"Gay? Yeah." I say cooly. His eyes go wide.

"Oh," That's all?

"How'd you know that I... was?" He asked. Shit. How did I know? Well it was partly wishful thinking... but yeah. Actually I think it was because of Killian.

"Killian," He gives me a confused look.

"How would she know?" I shrug. She's weird like that. Always knows everything. Like how she knew I liked Joey. Yeah, I admit it – just not to her.

"She was trying to set us up," Not that it was really working yet. But it's like I say, if you want something done right you have to do it yourself.

Problem is, is that is not as easy as it sounds.

"She was?" He squeaks, blushing a bit.

"Yeah, some how she found out that I-" I stop in mid sentence. Shit I almost told him... told him that...shit!

"You what?" Joey asked suspicously. Luckily he doesn't realize what I was going to say. At least I don't think he does. You never know about Joey. Is his obliviousness a cover or is he really like that?

"Nothing," I shrug as if it doesn't matter.

"So that's why she and Mokuba were making out in the closet!" Joey exclaims as if he was a genius.

"What?" What does that have to do with anything? I still have to talk to her about that though...

"They were spying on us the day when..." He blushes, pausing but I know what he's talking about.

"Then they hid in the closet but you had to get the mop," Jeez, who would have known? Killian goes to all this trouble just to set us up. And for what reason? It's not gonna work. Joey would never like me...

Not in this millenia.

"Revenge," Joey mumbled to himself.

"Huh?"

"We need to plot revenge. On Killian." Sounds good but, two things...

"Why?"

"Why? She was the one who forced us to go shopping with her..." Oh yeah. Good point. Especially since I ended up, well, being a little to obvious about how I felt about Joey. Good thing he isn't to bright about that sort a thing.

"How?" He stares at me.

"You should know that, or are you a stupid mutt also?" He smiles at that for some reason unknown. Clear that I don't know what he's talking about he fills me in.

"We need to just act like we hate each other, ya know as if we would kill each other or something." Funny about his wording there. Act like we hate each other. Either he knows that I don't hate him or maybe...

Nah, couldn't be.

"Sounds good. But would it work?" I ask. I heard footsteps coming down the hall. I spin around to see someone walking towards where me and Joey were standing.

Killian.

"I hate you Kaiba, I never want to see you again!" Joey's voice yells at me. My jaw drops open. What the hell caused this sudden outburst?

Oh.

I think I get it now. Joey's pretending to hate me. Not that he has to try to hard I'm sure.

"As I ever wanted to see you in the first place!" Weird, now that I actually want to insult him I can't think of any good insults.

"You're just a stupid mutt," He frowns for a second at the 'mutt'.

"I'm not a mutt!" Joey says in an angry tone, then he stomps off, probably to his room.

I would follow him except Killian's still watching – and hasn't said anything yet. Miracle.

"Guys, C'mon you don't mean that do you?" I guess I spoke too soon. She tries to stop Joey from walking off but fails.

Me?

Well, let's just say there are more than just one way to get to where Joey's room is. Actually Joey's room is not too far from mine. Killian's doing I assume.

I see Joey standing in front of his room. He's about to go in but I grab him by the wrist.

"Wha-" He starts.

"Oh, it's you."

"Who did you think it was?" I stare at him. He just shrugs.

"Could have been the Grim Reaper." Am I suposed to take him seriously?

"What was with that come-back? 'I never wanted to see you in the first place'." He mimics me.

"Hey, it was on the spur of the moment, I couldn't think of anything." I retaliate.

"What? The great Seto Kaiba couldn't think of anything?" He smirks. Why do I get this odd feeling that he likes making fun of me?

Oh, yeah – he does.

"Seto? I know you're here somewhere," I hear Killian's voice. She's probably looking for me. What fun.

"Quick, inside." Joey says, opening the door to his room and dragging me inside.

We lean against the door, listening.

We hear her footsteps walk by the door, the past the door again, then...

Nothing.

"That was close..." I mumble, mainly to myself.

"Yeah," Joey rolls his eyes.

"What? It was your idea to plan revenge." He's quiet for a second like he's thinking.

"Not that, you idiot. You think I don't notice?" What is he talking about?

"Notice what?" I ask. I have no idea what he's going on about. Which is why it's extremely anoyying when he smirks.

"That you like me."

Silence.

"Wha-"

"Don't even bother denying it. And incase you're wondering how I knew..." He clears his throat.

"Well, it doesn't help that you still haven't let go of my wrist." I look down and I am still holding on to his hand. Am I an idiot or what? Actually don't answer that. I stare down at the floor.

"Now we're even, you know for you figureing out I was gay..." I still don't say anything. Give me a break, what am I supposed to say in a situation like this?

"God, and you thought I was stupid didn't you?"

Suddenly he lifts up my head so that I was facing him, then...

He kissed me.

– This was a side of Joey Wheeler I've never seen before but hell did I like him this way.

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End of Chapter

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Sorry it took so long. Been busy. I spent practically all of today looking for a stupid white dress for school!! Why the hell do I need to go to graduation anyway? .

Excuse my rant.

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