Bodyswitch
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A/N: I came up with this a long time ago but realizing that the idea was so lame I just kept it filed on my computer. However, I re-read it and it's quite funny nevertheless. I edited it by myself—there might be mistakes in it—I've warned you. And it's really short. And stupid actually. And really hastily written, anything but well.
But I'd like to share with you, though!
It takes place in time after Battle City because it'll make sense this way. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! because simply if I did, you wouldn't have to read but to watch on TV!
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Chapter One
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Yugi, sharing his body with Yami, was walking home in the evening, alone. Almost arriving the Game Shop Yugi sighed heavily.
"What's bothering you?" The pharaoh asked his body-mate Yugi.
"Never mind," the small teenager replied.
"No, tell me what's bothering you. There's something, isn't there?"
"Hm… well, it's about Joey. He had again a row with Kaiba. I mean it's old news, I know, but I just wish they'd stop fighting." Yugi was concerned about his friends.
"Yeah, that'd be great but I guess Kaiba won't stop insulting Joey." Yami shrugged inside of Yugi's head.
"That's not just it. Joey would have to stop his temper breaking out too. This morning, you've seen, they met and Kaiba was just ignoring Joey. Kaiba gave a comment about me and well, I can handle that. But Joey can't. He loses his temper and starts insulting Kaiba as well," explained the short grown guy.
"I see your point. We all gladly know how to take Kaiba, apart from Joey. But you know, sometimes I think Joey's right. Kaiba should show more respect, and not only to Joey."
"But what can we do about it? Joey won't listen to me and Kaiba, you know him."
"I wish we were able to teach them a lesson not to fight anymore." The Pharaoh had enough of their childish behavior!
With those words said, suddenly their Millenniums Puzzle was shining in a bright light. Just as sudden as it began, it stopped and turned to normal again.
"What was that?" Yugi asked his mental friend.
"I've got no clue. I thought maybe you could explain that to me."
Yugi shook his head, then shrugged. The two of them went inside their home and headed for their room for much needed rest.
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the next day
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Wheeler's apartment
6 a.m.
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Joey woke with a strange feeling when his alarm clock started ringing. An unknown smell filled his nostrils and with a start he stood up, taking a look at the clock. Damn! He cursed seeing the time. Why is my alarm clock ringing at 6 am? Normally it waked me at half past 4! Well, normally… normally my alarm clock doesn't look like a huge hamburger.
Joey glanced around his room and gasped. What's that? All these things around me really don't look familiar! These things look like things of a typical… mutt. He shook his blond head and wondered why his hair felt slightly longer than usual. Wait a second. I've got a mutt's room with a mutt's haircut and well… He took a glimpse down on himself and wondered why he would ever sleep in just his boxers and a plain white t-shirt. …a mutt's clothes.
This couldn't be. Joey's gaze met with the sight of a wonderfully framed picture of Serenity Wheeler. Next to it was a picture with Yugi, Tea, Tristan and the mutt. The mutt? I'm in the mutt's apartment. Three options. One, I'm dreaming a rather horrible dream. Two, I'm hallucinating—again. Three, I'm being kidnapped. Damn hell, I am Seto Kaiba! He made his way out of the room, which luckily wasn't locked (see option three) and was standing in the middle of an apartment that was looking quite ugly in his opinion.
"Good morning Joey!" A friendly, almost singing voice greeted and Joey saw Serenity waving at him from the breakfast table. Innocent as ever she smiled at him.
"HMPH!" Was all noise Joey gave, crossing his arms. "Where's the bathroom?"
"Um…there." Serenity pointed to a door further down. "Joey, are you okay? Why would you ask me where your own bathroom is?"
"Mind your own business!" He hissed and walked straight into the room, she had pointed to.
Serenity just shrugged. She knew, her brother was slightly crazy, and therefore she didn't really wonder what strange dream had been coming over him this morning! Though he had been strangely moody and mean.
Joey slammed the door of the bathroom and went over to the sink, watching his face in the mirror.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Serenity was slightly startled hearing the noise coming from the bathroom. Her brother was really a weird guy, but she loved him though.
"No, no, no…" Joey shook his head in front of the mirror, not daring to look at it again. "This can't be." With much mental effort he gazed back up and again, was met with the sight of Joey Wheeler. This has to be a bad dream. I am that dog Wheeler. Realization hit him straight in his face and he cursed mentally. Until suddenly his stomach gave an alien-like noise.
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Kaiba mansion
6.37 a.m.
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Seto Kaiba stretched lazily lying in his bed and yawned. He had slept very well that night with a very pleasant dream about him being the cheese on a pizza. Feeling his surroundings he shuddered by the cold yet silky sheets around him. He blinked and felt slightly dizzy. Spreading his limbs across the huge bed he slowly took in the dark blue covers of the big wooden bed.
The sun was brightly shining and Seto stuck one leg out of his bed, scratching his head. He wondered why he was wearing a pitch black pyjama with white needle stripes. I must look like a lawyer. Standing up cause he felt hungry as if he hadn't eaten for a hundred years, the fluffy feeling beyond his bare feet tickled him and he saw that he was standing on a bear-like carpet.
Slowly he let his surroundings sink in his brain. I'm definitely not at home. Or am I? He seemed to be in a very expensive kind of hotel, maybe. What the hell have I been doing last night? He remembered hanging out with Tristan and so far, they haven't done anything stupid. A glimpse out of the huge glass window gave him a look upon Domino City. He was able to see the coast, his school and the huge Kaiba Corp. building.
The penny didn't drop so far. Not until Seto turned and saw himself in the huge wall mirror. His jaw dropped and his eyes widened immensely. There he stood for about two minutes and stared at himself. Why do I look like Seto Kaiba? He asked himself over and over again. Suddenly his face broke unexpectedly into a grin and he giggled devilishly. Quickly his fingers entangled in the waistband of his trousers and pulled it forward.
With a raised eyebrow Seto stared into his trousers. Quite acceptable. He wrinkled his nose, watching his reflection once again in the mirror. Then he pulled off his shirt and gazed at his upper body. Too skinny. Then he bent his elbow and gave his biceps a checking squeeze with his hand. Yet trained Mr. Moneybags. Quickly turning he headed for the wardrobe to find something acceptable to wear but instead of finding masses of different clothes, there wasn't much choice.
Black trousers, black trousers, dark blue trousers, gray trousers, green trousers… well then the black ones! A shirt? A shirt! White, green, blue… hello? Is there anything red here? No? Then white… And now a jacket! Lemme see… trench coat, trench coat, trench coat… hell! Shit frigging trench coats… uh there! The school uniform's jacket. Great!
So finally Seto was dressed—in black trousers, a white shirt with the upper buttons undone, no tie, and the old school jacket opened. Stuffing his hands into his pockets he made his way outside, wanting to get to know his own mansion. After half an hour wandering around with no real destination he found a maid and stood in front of her rather casually.
"Good morning, Master Kaiba." The maid bowed.
"Morning!" He grinned nervously laughing. "Say, where's the kitchen? I'm really hungry, I could eat a bear. No, wait, better show me the way."
The maid wondered since when her master didn't know where his kitchen was but reasoned that it's probably because he was rarely there. He never really used to eat properly and if, then in his dining room. She nodded politely though and showed him to his kitchen where another maid had been obviously preparing breakfast. She wondered that Seto Kaiba showed up. Every day she was preparing his breakfast but most of the days he just shrugged it off, not being hungry. The only thing wanted was his coffee and the news paper, but in his dining room.
"Master Kaiba, good morning. Breakfast's ready, why don't you go to the dining room?"
"I'd rather eat here." He replied and slumped down on a chair at the huge kitchen table. In no time he suddenly found a huge cup of coffee and the news paper in front of him. "Thanks." Then he smelled the hot liquid. "Is that coffee? Would it be much too ask, if I'd rather like to have milk?"
The maid shook her head and replaced the coffee with hot milk. In front of Kaiba also was prepared a nice healthy breakfast with cereals. He raised a quite funny eyebrow.
"Is that my breakfast?"
"Yes, Master Kaiba. Is there anything else you want?" The maid asked suspiciously.
Gladly she asks. "If you ask me like that… a hot breakfast with egg and bacon would be great. Pan cakes and also some sausages are what my stomach would prefer! Thank you so much!" Normally he preferred chocolate rise pops with milk and sugar but being a rich healthy man now, Seto Kaiba by name, he liked to try something else.
The maid couldn't help breaking out in a grin. Her master had never been like that and though he made her a lot of work, she was glad. Rather much work and a master appreciating, than the food meeting the bin every day. In no time she had made him what his heart desired and served the food. First the pan cakes were eaten by her master in no time with shots of syrup. Then the sausages followed with the eggs and bacon between a huge sandwich.
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Wheeler's apartment
6.20 a.m.
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What had Wheeler been eating? A hundred dozens of oden! The blond haired man thought when he pushed for the water in the toilette. Making his way back out of the bathroom he felt the stare of his sister but chose to ignore it, needing to get dressed.
After he had pulled out almost everything that was in Joey's wardrobe, he decided for the only thing acceptable. The school uniform. Closing the zip of his jacket all up to his neck, he straightened himself when his sister was calling for him.
"Hurry up, Joey or we're going to be late again. Breakfast's waiting!"
Late? Why late? Then the penny dropped. Joey Wheeler's still attending high school. Wonder how much classes he's already repeating. Joey snickered evilly. Combing his hair as straight as possible his eyes got a cold expression. So if this dream wants me to be Wheeler, I will be Wheeler! Maybe I can go near Yugi and find out his newest top secret strategy.
Joey went out of his room and joined Serenity on the breakfast table.
"Where's the news paper?" He asked nonchalantly.
"You don't have one, never ordered any." She told him as if he was insane.
"Hmph! I should have guessed that. What's that?" He wrinkled his nose at the sight of his breakfast.
"Um… chocolate rise pops with milk and sugar, just how you eat them every day. Are you really okay, Joey? I'm concerned. You're acting out of yourself."
Blankly he stared at the girl.
"I'm not hungry today." Joey shoved the bowl with his food away and stood up heading for the door.
Serenity just shrugged. "Well, let's go to school then."
Heading out of the apartment building Joey stopped at the street.
Serenity quirked an eyebrow seeing the annoyed look of his brother. "What is it?
"Let me guess, we have to walk."
"No, why should we? We go by bus like everyday." She shook her head in confusion.
Joey shrugged and together they made it to the nearby bus station. Riding with the bus Joey cringed. I will never understand why people can go by public transport. Hell, I'm squeezed to death. The bus was as usual full with all kinds of people, mostly students. But after almost 15 minutes of living hell it arrived Domino High School.
Joey left the bus shouldering everyone and anyone, walking straight to the direction of the school building.
"Hey Joey, wait a second. Joey! JOEY! Wheeler!" A voice called and finally he stopped, realizing he was meant. He turnt to see Tristan Taylor approaching with Yugi and Tea. Serenity was still on her brother's heels anyway.
Tristan gave a friendly clap on Joey's shoulder. "Morning buddy."
"Hmph!" Wash off that stupid grin.
Tea sensed the thick air around her friend. "What has crawled up your ass, Joey? Bad dream?"
"Kind of." Staring ahead he began walking again.
Serenity shrugged at the questioning look of their friends. Realizing that Joey had no clue what was his first lesson, he glued to his friends, for once. In the classroom he asked Yugi where he was sitting and with a raised eyebrow, the small guy told him.
Gladly Wheeler's insane anyway and his friends don't even ask. He opened his bag in search of his Geographic book but found just lose papers, an old sandwich which was smelling badly, a few video games, an English book from his former class, a few lose pencils, a love letter to Mai with a poem about pizza and an odd drawing with stick figures. I can't work like that. He cursed mentally and stood up, walking with his bag to the bin and letting it fall straight into it.
The teacher stared at Joey with a dismissive gaze.
"Mr. Wheeler, if you're done now, you certainly can tell me the capitals of Germany, France, Italy and Spain."
Joey didn't give her teacher a second glance, as he replied, "Berlin, Paris, Rome and Madrid."
The teacher's jaw dropped. Normally Joey Wheeler did know nothing at all. Tristan and Yugi's jaw dropped as well, staring at their friend.
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Kaiba mansion
7.10 a.m.
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Seto was still at his breakfast table when the door swung open and a rather casual looking Mokuba entered the kitchen, throwing his school bag at the counter and taking place opposite his brother.
"Morning Seto."
"Wonderful good morning Mokuba, slept well?" Seto grinned happily.
Mokuba wondered about the good mood of his brother when he received his own breakfast. "Aren't you going to work today big brother?"
"Work?" His head shot up in confusion.
Mokuba chuckled at his brother's behavior. "Yes, usually you're gone before I even wake up."
"Oh… um… yes, I'll go just a bit later today. When are you leaving? I'll give you a ride."
"Twenty minutes, thanks for bringing me to school, you never do that." A happy smile rose on Mokuba's adorable features.
"I'm kinda outta myself today." With a stupid grin he winked at the younger brother.
The small raven-haired boy wondered about his brother's strange accent but shrugged it off, having no time to think about it.
Arriving Kaiba Corporation everyone was greeting Kaiba very friendly and he enjoyed greeting everyone back with a huge smile and a wave of his hand. Then he arrived his office, even though with the help of his caretaker who seemed to be the only one normal who didn't look like a clone in some way. His secretary was throwing him a huge heap of papers on his desk and Seto looked rather confused at them.
"Whatta 'bout 'em?"
"Aren't you going to look through them and sign, Mr. Kaiba?" The secretary replied puzzled.
"Uh, sure, well, yeah." Another grin was shown on Kaiba's face this day and it almost shocked the secretary, but she remained silent.
After she had disappeared he switched on the computer in front of him, as he wasn't in the mood to read and sign paperwork. Code? Damn that moneybags!
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Tbc…