Chapter Two
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Domino High School
11.45 a.m.
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During the lunch break everyone was joining Joey under a tree where he tried to relax by massaging his temples. School was easy if there weren't his stupid class mates. He wasn't pleased when Tristan and the others were sitting down next to him.
"Aren't you going to eat something?" Tristan wondered out loud.
"No, thank you." Joey replied between gritted teeth.
"He hasn't eaten anything so far today." Serenity explained concerned.
Yugi worried a bit about his friend. "Are you feeling okay Joey?"
Joey rolled his eyes and groaned.
"Don't tell me, you're on a diet, man! You seem out of yourself today, dude." Tristan exclaimed with dramatic gestures.
"Maybe I am. What's my next lesson?" Trying to avoid any more talking about him, Joey asked.
"You're still yourself Joey, guess, you'll never know your task. Next is History." Tristan laughed.
Hmph! Joey snorted. "Give me your History book."
"I forgot mine."
Idiot! "Tea?"
"Here." Handing him the book, she hesitated a moment. You could never know what Joey would do with a book.
Joey snatched the book away from Tea and started without hesitation to read. Everyone seemed astonished and rather surprised he even was able to read at all. Not daring to say anything they chose to ignore the grumpy Joey today.
During his History lesson Joey thought about his situation. If I am Joey Wheeler, who is Seto Kaiba right now? Is it possible that I could be two persons at the same time? Is Seto Kaiba a soulless body right now? Or have we switched? What if Joey Wheeler's now me? Confusing! But what if I'm right and Joey Wheeler is right now in Seto Kaiba's body? Doing his work? Working at all? Destroying everything Kaiba's ever achieved? Hell, I'll go insane. I already am but I've got to be sure. I'll pay myself a visit.
So Joey did. Right after school he sneaked away from his friends, who were again helplessly shrugging at one another. After a train ride Joey arrived Kaiba Corporation. The receptionist of course wouldn't let him inside. What was I thinking? I look like a mutt. I am a mutt. But that was no problem. He would just break into his own building, he had done that before. Using his private codes he easily sneaked inside and through the back doors he quickly arrived his own office.
When he was sure his secretary wasn't looking, Joey pushed open his office door with a loud thud. There! That's me! On his desk was Seto Kaiba, phoning.
Kaiba spoke into his phone whilst poking with one finger inside of his other ear. "Hello, is there Helsinki?"
"What the hell is going on here?" Joey growled quite loudly.
Kaiba slammed the phone down and grinned. "Ha! Hello myself! You look great today! Apart from your weird hairdo… um… wait a second. Is there still Joey inside?"
Joey immediately knew who was using Seto Kaiba's body. "No! Get the hell off my phone Wheeler and out of my body!"
"Uh-oh… guess it's the real Kaiba inside."
"Good guess Wheeler, what have you done? Tell me immediately!" Slamming his flat palms on his desk in front of Kaiba, Joey glared at him.
"Hey, don't look like this. It gives my perfect looks anger wrinkles. And anyway, I did nothing. What did you do, Kaiba?" He crossed his arms pouting.
"Me? Of course I didn't do anything. Why would I ever want to switch bodies with you, mutt?" He shouted.
"You've got a temper, Kaiba. Don't shout at me or I'll call my bullies to throw you out, man." Kaiba threatened his missing part.
"You don't even know how to call them." Joey replied calmly crossing his arms arrogantly.
"I just push all the buttons around here and we'll see." Stubbornly Kaiba replied.
Joey rolled his eyes annoyed. "I'd shrug them off in no time. But anyway, we lose the topic. Why have we switched bodies?"
"I've got no clue, all I know is that when I woke this morning, I was you." He helplessly responded.
"And I was you, damn hell. I want my body back."
"Why? Isn't mine okay? I'm very sportive, attractive and muscular…"
"You're fat, messy and a mutt." Joey smirked coldly.
"Do you think yours is better? You're skinny and…. well… I forgot the other things right now but I'll tell you later."
"Shut up you moron. Just tell me what you're going to do about it?" Demanded Joey with force.
"Why should I do anything about it? I'm rich, healthy, got a huge mansion, a own company, many maids cooking for me…"
"I live with your sister."
Kaiba stopped babbling. "Don't you dare do anything to her! I live with your brother!"
Joey growled in response. "Don't you dare do anything to him!"
"Keep your temper moneybags, I won't harm him. No need to. I just have no clue why I am you and you are me. Therefore, I think we just have to wait. Maybe tomorrow we'll wake up again and be ourselves?"
Joey gave another skeptic snort. "Hmph! We better be."
Suddenly Kaiba's eyes widened. "Shit, what time is it?"
"Three thirty, dumb mask."
"Damn! I'm supposed to meet Serenity at 4 pm at the park." With that Kaiba jumped off his chair and was about to run to the door when Joey grabbed him by his collar and pushed him back. Kaiba gazed at him confused while Joey was having a knowing smirk on his face.
"You are Seto Kaiba and I really would not meet with your sister!"
"You better won't." He then thought for a minute. "Kaiba, you gotta have to meet her. I mean you as me. She really wouldn't forgive me if I won't show up. Please!"
Joey gave in with narrowed eyes. "One condition. Don't ruin my body, my company and well… everything else."
"No problem!" Kaiba gave a thumbs-up-sign.
Joey somehow didn't believe Kaiba but what should he do about it? He still had the hope that everything was just a bad dream after all. "And dress yourself… I mean myself, properly." Was his last advice before he left.
Kaiba shrugged. I am dressed properly. What does he want? He was the one looking like a geek.
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Domino City Park
4 p.m.
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Serenity hoped that Joey was his old self again when he would come, she thought while she was waiting. Seeing his form arrive she dropped her expectations.
Joey stared at his sister with cold, hard eyes. "Well, here I am. What do we do now?"
"Have you forgotten? We wanted to go to the zoo together. Oh no, you've forgotten." The girl started to whine.
Please don't cry. I hate girls crying. "No, I haven't forgotten. I just wanted to check if you're still up for it." Pooh! Just in time.
"Of course I am. Let's go!" Serenity exclaimed happily.
Oh happy day! The two of them soon found themselves in the zoo, watching bears, tigers, birds and even sheep. Joey couldn't tell how pissed he had gotten. When Serenity sat down on a bench, he used this opportunity to sit next to her and relaxed for a minute.
"You're not having fun. Don't lie to me. I know you." Serenity said within a sigh.
You absolutely don't.
"What is eating you up big brother?"
Joey sighed heavily. He was used to Mokuba calling him big brother but certainly not Joey Wheeler's sister. How odd. Still he had a heart when it came to younger siblings. "Nothing, never mind. I'm just a bit messed up today. I… well, I'm sorry if I ruin our day."
Being Joey Wheeler it wouldn't harm to apologize. He has no pride anyway.
"Not that bad. As long as you're here with me I'm happy." She smiled at him and grabbed his arm, hugging it like some teddy bear and resting her head on his shoulder.
Oh shit. Joey slightly turned pink above his nose, blushing. Stop that girl. I can't blush, I'm supposed to be your brother. Nevertheless he did, feeling quite helpless with the girl on his side. Wheeler has quite a cute sister, pretty and innocent. The only good thing about that dog. I can quite understand why everyone's after her. But not me! No! Not me!
Shrugging her off he smiled nervously. Wait a second. Being Joey Wheeler I don't have to cover myself up. I could be anything whatever would humiliate the mutt. He broke into a stupid grin. "Let's go home, I'm hungry."
"Obviously you're feeling better." Serenity's lips turned into another happy smile.
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Kaiba Corporation
4.32 p.m.
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Kaiba was bored. He couldn't use the computer, he had no password. He didn't want to sign papers, not to mention reading them. With his feet on his desk he whistled a tune and thought about what he might do. Then it hit him. Being Seto Kaiba I could use this opportunity to make up his mistakes. But how to start? Grabbing the phone he called for his driver.
"Hey buddy, what car is available for me?"
"Mr. Kaiba, don't you want to be driven in the limousine?"
"Nah, not today. Isn't there any other car?"
"Well, yes, of course. The Lamborghini or the Chrysler are both here down the parking garage. Both to your need, Mr. Kaiba."
"Well, then make the Lamborghini ready, I'm down in five!" He giggled in anticipation of what he was about to do.
In no time Kaiba had run out of his office calling goodbye to his secretary and taking the lift down to the garage. When the doors of the lift opened he met the sight of a bright yellow sports car, ready for him to take. With a stupid grin he snatched the keys from the chauffeur and within seconds there was only a cloud of dust left.
Kaiba drove around mindlessly. Actually being Joey Wheeler he didn't own a drivers license. But Seto Kaiba owned one and therefore he could drive however he liked to. After over one hour and almost three crashes he saw someone familiar and stopped the car, letting the window down.
"Hey Mai, wait up beautiful!"
Mai's jaw almost dropped seeing Seto Kaiba and hearing him calling her like that.
"Nice car, huh Mai?"
"If that's your idea to chat me up Kaiba, forget it." Mai responded coolly.
Shit. I'm Kaiba, of course. "Err… sorry Mai. Can ya just wait a second, I gotta have ta tell ya something."
Mai wondered where she knew his accent from. Anyway, she crossed her arms in annoyance. "What do you want?"
That'll be fun. And vengeance. And finally good for Kaiba, too. "I want to apologize. I am a big asshole, arrogant, mean, selfish, a bastard, a total shit bag, heartless…"
"I get the point." Mai cut him off with skeptically raised eyebrows.
"Uh… sure. I need to say sorry for anything I've ever done and everything I am. Really, I am truly sorry, Mai. My deepest apologies."
"Well, thanks! Gotta go now, has been nice talking to you, Kaiba." With that Mai quickly left, not trusting the usually selfish bastard.
But Kaiba had a pleased smile plastered on his face. He'd drive to Yugi, Tristan and Tea now to do the same!
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Wheeler's apartment
6.10 p.m.
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"Kaiba." Joey answered his phone as it had started ringing.
"You're supposed to say Wheeler, Kaiba." The voice on the other hand bickered on.
"What do you want?" Joey asked annoyed his own voice—how odd.
"Uh listen, you've to go working in the evening."
"You really got a job?" Joey was almost amused. The pathetic loser has a job!
"Yes, of course, I need to pay an apartment, Kaiba."
Joey took a deep breath. "Where do I have to work?"
"You're working at the diner's three blocks down. Be there at seven straight."
"I should have known that. Alright, I'll do it."
"Great. How's my sis?"
Joey had no time for small talk! "She's fine, she's in her room at the moment. Listen Wheeler, do you have a computer or anything else here?"
"No, why?"
"Damn."
"You've got really nice video games. I've been playing with your brother for two hours. Oh and sorry about the Lamborghini."
"What have you done with my car?" Joey growled, sensing the worst.
"Nothing, it hasn't one bruise. It's just…"
"What?"
"You can get it back from the police keeping station. I've parked second row."
"You've got no license, right? I'm glad it's just the car you've taken."
"What are you talking about? Oh, you mean… the helicopter? The Dragon Jet? Wow, yeah, you're right! Sounds like fun to me!"
"WHEELER! Remember apes don't fly, I dare you!"
Kaiba snickered at the other end of the line. "Keep cool, I won't take it."
Suddenly Serenity spoke up behind Joey who hadn't noticed her. "Why are you screaming your own name down the phone Joey?"
"Uh… the idiot on the line didn't get my name!"
Though Serenity still didn't get what he had meant with his threat about the ape, she just shrugged and went into the bathroom.
"Is this my sister? Send her my love."
Joey smirked. "Do you really want me to?"
Then the penny dropped with Kaiba. "No, no, don't. I just miss her."
Joey let out an inwardly sigh. "Listen… um… caller, I can't help you. The mess is big enough. Take care and I mean it."
"You're right, alright. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be back with her again. Anyway, nighty night Kaiba! Give my body a squeeze from me tonight!"
"You're disgusting."
"What! Why! I'll cuddle your body for you too if you want. No problem."
"Goodbye and leave your fingers off me!"
"How am I supposed to wash you if---" The line went dead with a peep peep peep…
Joey sighed and sat down on the sofa. Hopefully this all will end tomorrow. Taking a look at his wristwatch he noticed that it was only half an hour left to 7 pm. Standing up he hurried into Joey's room to look for something else to wear. Because he had almost no time left, he quickly grabbed a pair of blue jeans and a black jacket, got dressed and ran out of his room…
…just to crash into Serenity who were on her way from the bathroom into her own room. He didn't even flinch, just cursed, other than she who was rubbing her wet head. Gazing at the young woman Joey realized that she was just coming out from the shower and therefore, had only a towel around herself. Her wet hair hang loosely down her shoulders and the young blond had to suppress another blush. Embarrassed he narrowed his eyes and glared at her.
"Hmph!" He snorted angrily and brushed past her, storming out of the apartment.
Serenity wondered since when her brother was becoming pink like a flamingo seeing her like that. He was acting even more weird than he used to anyway.
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Kaiba mansion
9.15 p.m.
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"Seto Kaiba speaking." The tall dark haired answered the cell phone.
"Mr. Kaiba, this is Diane Roberts from the US. You were supposed to call me today."
"Seems like I've totally forgotten. Sorry."
"That's quite bad. Nakamura has his claws on my neck. Can you tell me your decision about the amusement park, now?"
"What decision?" Kaiba was irritated. How am I supposed to know what she's meaning?
"The decision if you want to build it with our help or not. You know how important it is."
"Hey! Relax. It's just an amusement park. Not Jurrasic Park… well, right?"
"It's not just any park for us. Maybe for you it is but to us it'd mean very much. We were so glad about the idea of your special park for orphans."
"Oh… I… err… okay, then I'll give you a call tomorrow and tell you my decision. Is that okay?"
"Well, it has to be. Thank you very much, Mr. Kaiba. Good night."
"You're welcome, you'll hear from me. Night."
So Kaiba is planning to build another amusement park. What's that about the orphan thing? I can't possibly decide alone. Maybe I should but I will hear the real Kaiba's opinion first. Tomorrow I will ask him. Then Kaiba shrugged and went into the kitchen, grabbing some cold food from dinner he hadn't eaten so far.
"You're quite hungry lately, are you okay, Seto?"
Kaiba popped out his head from inside the fridge and saw Mokuba was a concerned expression on his face. "I'm fine, don't worry. Are you hungry?"
"No, I've eaten at dinner time. Can you look through my homework, please?"
"Homework?"
"Yes, I had to do Maths and Biology. Nothing difficult, but you know, I'm not sure about Maths." Mokuba gave an innocent sweet puppy eyes look.
"Um…yeah sure." Maths can't be that difficult in his class.
"Here it is." The boy shoved his homework for Maths to his big brother.
Seto took quite a long time to look them through and Mokuba was afraid he had found many mistakes, but soon enough he handed him the book back with a smile. "It's alright."
I hope. Never in my life I've seen so many hieroglyphs on just one page. Plutimication was something really weird. I hate that.
Ring! Ring!
"Kaiba speaking here." Seto answered his cell phone.
"Mr. Kaiba, I've to remind you that your appointment tomorrow morning has to be earlier. It will be at 8 am instead of 9."
The friendly voice of my secretary! "I have an appointment?"
"Yes, sure the Johnson thing, you remember? The other lawyer has transferred the old files to his office and you wanted a meeting a soon as possible."
"Johnson? My former lawyer?" I hate that man! He was trying to get my body once.
"Yes, sir."
"Well, okay, 8 a.m. Thanks for the call, good night." Seto grinned into the phone. Such a nice person! Does she really work for Kaiba? Seto switched off his cell phone.
"You're acting weird, I'm scared." Mokuba said with one quirked eyebrow.
"Me? Weird? Nah, just need a heap of sleep. Should I bring you to bed or something?"
Mokuba gave a shocked expression. "Uh… no!" slightly disgusted "Good night."
Seto shrugged and made his way into his bedroom. Three hours later he had even found back there! Thankfully he stumbled straight into his huge king size bed and yawned. What a day!
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Wheeler apartment
10.20 p.m.
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Joey silently shut the door behind himself and put off his shoos. It had turned out that Joey was assigned at the diner's for getting the orders at the drive in. All in all it was no problem for him to do this job properly but it had been a long day after all. I never knew Wheeler had to do that much, school, working and his time robbing friends.
The blond went straight to his room and sat down on the bed, opening his text book, that he had gained from Yugi, snatching it away. After just two pages there was a quiet knock on his door and an auburn-haired head peeked inside his room.
"Reading again?"
Joey shut the book and threw it down on the ground. "You're right, it's senseless. I know all this stuff."
"Well… Tristan called earlier on. He said that Seto Kaiba was giving him a visit to tell him his deepest apologies to whatever asshole he had been ever. Can you imagine that?" She said chuckling at the weird thought. The girl sat down next to her brother on his bed.
"That premature soul of a bastard." He cursed between gritted teeth, meaning the real Joey.
Serenity instead thought he meant Seto Kaiba. "I know, you dont like Kaiba, but isn't it funny? Maybe he will apologize to you, too."
"I most likely doubt that." He was annoyed now, great!
"Who cares anyway? How was work?" Serenity tried to cheer her brother up.
"Can I ask you something?" Joey ignored her question when something else hit his mind. It had bugged him since his last meeting with Serenity.
"Anything."
"What do think of Seto Kaiba?" Curiosity got the better of him.
"What do you mean? You know what I think about him. That he's a poor soul with all this hate in his cruel heart and he's emotionless. A true bastard. If only he would really feel regret."
This angered Joey not just quite a bit. "This is not true! He is absolutely not cruel and emotionless!"
Serenity stared at her brother beyond belief.
But Joey was finished. "He may be necessarily selfish in some way but anyway, doesn't matter. What I really want to know is if you think he's attractive? Many girls think of him as being attractive. He had a few offers so far… I've heard! Do you think of him as being attractive?"
Serenity stared at her brother in disbelief. "You've got some questions for me tonight! But well, Kaiba… yeah, he is an attractive guy. Tall, soft brown hair and those blue eyes of his… well, quite icy but so adoringly blue. Why do you want to know?"
As the girl was slightly blushing, Joey shrugged. "Just wanted to know."
"Are you really sure you're okay?"
"Of course I am."
"Okay, then good night." Serenity smiled.
Quickly the girl moved to peck her brother on his cheek before she left the room. Joey sighed shaking his head, then lifted two of his fingers to touch his newly kissed cheek. I really shouldn't have asked her that. It makes me feel weird to know that and get kissed by her. To know how it felt to get kissed by the sweet being she was plus to acknowledgement of her attraction to Kaiba wasn't helping to get some sleep that night.
Most of the night Joey was awake and thought about how he wished his old life back. This new life was so confusing and turned him upside down in just one day. Late, very late at night he finally fell asleep.
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Domino High School
10.15 a.m.
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Unfortunately Joey had to meet his companions again and because it seemed they wouldn't leave him, he decided to just be quiet and ignore them. He knew that the so damn concerned Tea was talking about him with her always best friend Yugi but it didn't matter. The only person annoying him was Tristan, after another rejecting comment from Joey, he glued to Serenity trying to debate what was wrong with Joey Wheeler.
Suddenly a very familiar limousine pulled up at the school and when the door opened, a certain man looking like Seto Kaiba climbed out of it. He was mostly just looking like Kaiba because of his outfit. Dark blue pants, a light blue shirt, the upper buttons undone, no tie and the old school jacket not closed. It was quite an unusual sight when he quickly ran straight to the others. Approaching he seemed slightly out of breath but with a stupid smile he tried to form words to speak. That was until suddenly he gazed with a friendly smile to Serenity and waved childishly with one hand.
"Hi Serenity!" Kaiba grinned.
Serenity was blushing madly! "…"
"?" But Kaiba had no glue why!
"What is it?" Joey glared at Kaiba.
"Oh… err.. well, need to have a word with you… alone."
Joey rolled his eyes and brushed past him, walking to the limousine where he stopped. Kaiba had followed the blond quickly. "So what's the problem, now?"
"I've got a call from a Diane… Diane…"
"Roberts." Joey fulfilled Kaiba's sentence.
"Yes, that was her name and she asked for your decision about your amusement park plans. She said something about Nakamura having his claws on her neck. How weird…"
"Tell her to quit contracts with Nakamura, otherwise Kaiba Corporation won't work with her and her company. That's the condition. If she needs law experts, she'll have my support. If she stays in contact with Nakamura, Kaiba Corp. will quit anything concerning the project." Joey instructed coldly.
"Woah, isn't that quite radical? She told me about how many people's employment depends on this and you're just making this out on a simple point like her having contracts with someone else?" Kaiba had his doubt about being so brutal.
"Listen, don't talk about things you have no clue about. This is my business and my company and I'm the CEO of Kaiba Corp. for a reason and that is because I know what to do and what conditions to have." Joey glared.
"Okay, okay. I'll tell her."
"By the way, not that it's some of your business but Mr. Nakamura is well known as dealing with weapons as some sick kind of part time job next to his original company, producing toys and therefore, Kaiba Corp. refuses to work with that bastard."
"Oh, I didn't know… How do you know about that? And why don't you tell him to the police?"
Joey sighed annoyed. "I have no evidence. I just know that Nakamura used to ship weapons for my stepfather. So even if I do have evidence, I would be stupid to tell him to the police. It would be a bad promotion for Kaiba Corporation."
"Clear."
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meanwhile from a distance
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Tristan watched them with interest. "Has anyone a clue what makes the two of them being friends, suddenly?"
Tea shrugged. "That would be of interest for all of us."
Yugi shook his head in disbelief. "I don't get it."
"Maybe this is why Joey's behaving so cold lately. I bet he's under Kaiba's influence." Tristan suddenly said slightly angered.
"Didn't you say Kaiba was apologizing to you, Tristan? Maybe Kaiba rather is under Joey's influence." Yugi suggested.
But Serenity cut it shortly after. "I don't think so. Joey was kind of protective yesterday when I mentioned Kaiba being cruel and emotionless. Then Joey would be under Kaiba's influence. But anyway, seeing Kaiba right now he doesn't seem cruel and emotionless."
Tea snorted wondering. "He smiled and waved at you. And did you see how he's dressed? That really can't be anything else than Joey's influence, though."
Yugi shrugged. "Maybe they're both under each other's influence?"
"Maybe they become friends?" Tristan exclaimed terrified.
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at the limousine
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"Now do what I told you. I've to go get back to your nerving friends." Joey ordered the other guy.
"Well, send Serenity my love." Kaiba again waved at her and smiled, with another blush of the small grown girl as the same result.
Joey shook his head. He raised an eyebrow in amusement at how stupid that guy was. Nevertheless, it was interesting to watch Serenity's reaction, too.
"Why is she behaving so weird?" Kaiba didn't get it.
"You know, you're not exactly looking like her brother, do you?"
"Shit, yeah, I forgot. Well, then. Do not send her my love. Just… have an eye on her, she needs protection." Kaiba clutched a hand across his forehead.
"What!" What kind of protection does Serenity need?
"You know, take care of her. Like she was your real sister. Got that?"
"Whatever." Joey opened the car's door to reach inside.
"What're you lookin' for?" Kaiba asked curiosly.
Joey appeared with a notebook and a cell phone. "This is my second cell phone, you'll find the number in yours under 'cell 2', call me if you got problems in my company."
"What about this?" Kaina pointed at the laptop.
"You won't need it." Joey smirked.
"So? Why is that then?"
"Because you simply have no code and anyway, I need it for your homework, dumbmask. Never mind, 701559."
"Huh?" Kaiba gazed rather daftly.
"That's the code for the computer at my office. It's a guest user account, don't damage anything. I have to go now, your friends will ask holes in me, anyway." Joey exclaimed in an all-business tone.
With that Joey turned his back at Kaiba and began walking back to his friends who could see Kaiba disappear into his black limousine.
"What the f has Kaiba got to do with you, Joey?" Tristan almost yelled.
"Nothing." Joey tried to shrug him off.
"Doesn't seem like nothing. Have you stolen that notebook from him?" Tea stuck up for Tristan.
"It's a gift." I am so smart!
Finally Yugi cut in the conversation. "Why would Kaiba give you a present, Joey? Stop lying to us please, you can tell us anything, you know that. Remember, we're friends."
Joey's panic rose, so he came up with the perfect idea. He darted his gaze downwards to look pathetic, just like the real Wheeler, that puppy. "You know, I'm stupid and my grades are falling continuously. And Kaiba… he helps me. He's really good at advices and tutoring. That's because he's very intelligent. That's why he has his own company…"
Joey continued to praise Kaiba as vengeance for him apologizing to his friends for being a jackass. But the four of his friends remained silent, trying to take in the information. Until a still skeptic Tristan spoke up, almost freaking. "And why in seven hells would Kaiba ever help you? Since when does he like you?"
"I just had to admit that he's the best duelist on planet earth." For the first time that day Joey grinned.
Silence.
"Sorry buddy!" The blond gave a friendly clap on Yugi's back before he rushed off into school.
The four remaining friends stood astonished.
"Joey's becoming selfish. Kaiba's becoming friendly. They interact with each other without fighting. That's too much for me. Why do I have the slight feeling something's wrong here?" Tea was obviously worried.
"Joey isn't selfish. You know, he doesn't mean it when he admitted Kaiba's the best duellist on earth!" Serenity was a bit angry now. No one messed with the Wheeler's family! Pouting Serenity followed her brother inside the school building.
"Really, one would think, they've switched their personalities! I've never seen Joey pulling the zip of his jacket up to his chin, even in winter! I've never even seen him brushing his hair for god's sake! And seeing Kaiba, well, he seems the whole opposite. Just like our old Joey!" Tristan exclaimed frustrated.
"Ridiculous!" Tea exclaimed shaking her head and the three of them began heading for the school building, too.
Yugi kept walking a low distance behind, being elsewhere with his thoughts.
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Tbc…