The Secret
By: Freewater
Disclaimer: I do not own, nor do I think I own any of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Characters. This story was written just for the plain fun of it.
Rating: R
Pairings: Seto/Joey
Notes: I'm going to be using their English names because I feel like it.
Warnings: This is a YAOI story (sort of)
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Chapter Six
"What did you get?" Kaiba asked, looking down at the cards Joey held in her hands after exiting a Duel Monsters Cards sale. He bought a few packs for each of them, simply for the fun of it since he had almost every card anyone could ever want, being the president of his own company and all. So the cards he received were all doubles and basically useless towards his deck, but Joey did seem excited.
"I got Swords of Revealing Light! Wait until I duel Yugi next! He's going to get such a kick out of this!" She said, grinning proudly at her new card.
Kaiba smirked down at her. He remembered the first time he received that card, and he's used it in almost all his duels until it became obsolete and he replaced it with something different.
"Did you get anything else?" Kaiba asked.
"Yeah, I got a Kuriboh, which I'll probably give to Yugi, and another Baby Dragon, but the rest are all kinda weak." Joey replied, smiling up at him. "But I'm still glad you got these for me, maybe I can trade them for something else."
Kaiba put a hand around her waist and led her towards another outdoor shop that caught his eye. There were two glass counters sitting beneath a tent. All the cards were extremely rare and sold in singles. Joey noticed that there appeared to be a bidding war for the Right Hand of Exodia, and so far the price had gone up to eight hundred dollars and still rising.
"Wow," Joey whistled. "Did you ever have to pay that much for a single card?" She asked.
Kaiba "Hmphed" and crossed his arms. "Yes. I had a bidding war for my third Blue Eyes with some old collector from Australia a few years ago. I ended up paying nearly three thousand dollars just to win it before he decided it wasn't worth it."
"Wow..." Joey said again. Awed that someone would be willing to throw that much money at a card. Even if it was very rare and beautiful. Kaiba was never kidding when he said it was his favourite.
"Do you have any of the Exodia cards?" She asked.
Kaiba snorted. "I believe in winning through strategy and skill. Not some stupid monster that automatically gives you the game just for having it on the field."
Joey grinned, looking very much like the Cheshire Cat. "This wouldn't have anything to do with you losing to Yugi? Would it?"
Kaiba could feel his stomach tighten and a bead of sweat roll down his neck, but he schooled his features well to appear unaffected. "Of course not." He grumbled, about to lead her away when something caught his eye.
"Uh, you go ahead, puppy, there's something I want to do." He said, letting her go.
Joey blinked at him. "Um... sure, I'll just head down the street over there." She said, pointing in the direction she wanted to go to.
"Sure, sure. I'll be right back." Kaiba said, disappearing into the crowd.
Joey just shrugged and went on her way, occasionally having to push through a small group of people before she found herself at a small plushie shop. She smiled at the sight of some of the stuffed duel monsters. All handmade according to the sign.
She saw a Blue Eyes White Dragon plushie, similar to the one on Kaiba's bed, and her smile became broader when she noticed the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon right next to it.
If only she had a little bit of money! It was too cute not to buy and Kaiba would love it!
Joey blinked. Since when did she care what Kaiba liked?
She shook her head. She didn't care. Kaiba was just taking her out on a date because he was lonely or something and if he wanted the damn thing then he could get it himself. She had no money on her anyway! What was she going to do! Steal it?
That thought brought the grin back to her face. In another lifetime that's exactly what she would have done, but not now. She was dressed up as a lady and was going to act like it.
Someone suddenly bumped into her, jerking her forward.
"Oh excuse me," The boy said.
Joey smiled brightly and turned around. "It's ok–" But the blood drained from her face when she saw just who it was.
Yugi grinned up at her sheepishly. "I'm really sorry about that, I wasn't watching where I was going."
Joey's mouth hung open like a fish out of water, not sure what she was supposed to do.
Without warning, Yugi's millennium puzzle let out a blinding bright, golden glow before Yami jumped out and stood next to his Hikari, looking very much like the fish out of water that Joey did.
Yugi did a face vault at Yami's sudden appearance.
"Yami! What are you doing!" Yugi yelled.
Yami pointed a shaky hand at Joey. "Aibou, that's... that's..."
Joey's stomach dropped. She could tell that Yami knew, and she had to think fast. So she suddenly burst out laughing, putting a hand behind her blonde head of hair. "Wow, was that a magic trick? You just appeared out of nowhere! Are you a magician?" She asked, playing the dumb blonde role for all it was worth.
"Yes!" Yugi spit out, now laughing just as nervously as Joey. The both of them with their hands behind their heads. "Yes, he is! He's always popping in and out of places. No one knows how he does it!"
"Oh! Well you must tell me! I insist!" Joey said, grabbing Yami's arm and forcefully dragging him off before Yugi could say a word.
Yugi tried to follow, but Joey continued to drag a protesting Yami through the crowds until they lost him around a the corner of one of the tent shops. Joey constantly sending Yami glares and telling him to shut up and follow until all his protests stopped.
Joey immediately confronted the wide eyed Yami. "How did you know?"
Yami's mouth continued to hang. "...Joey?" He asked.
Joey sighed, her voice melting back into the old male bronx accent. "Yeah, it's me."
Yami tilted his head from side to side, examining her before his eyes landed on her breasts, telling him that his friend wasn't cross-dressing as a woman, but was in fact the real deal. "...By the Gods," He breathed.
Joey groaned. "How could you tell?" She asked.
Yami looked back up at her, turning serious again. "I can sense when my friends are near, and when Yugi ran into you I could sense you were near, but instead of finding you nearby I see a woman instead! It became obvious after it sunk in what was going on."
Joey groaned again, her head dropping. "Don't tell anyone." She begged.
Yami blinked at her. "Why not? Is something the matter? Are you in any trouble?"
"No, no, nothing like that." Joey said, trying to set the Pharaoh's mind at ease. "I just don't want anyone to know about this, everything would change if they did. It's bad enough Kaiba knows."
"Cousin?" Yami asked.
Joay scratched the side of her head. "I forgot you two are related."
"We're talking about the same Kaiba, right?" Yami asked.
Joey half glared at him. "Do you know any others?"
Yami sighed. "I apologies for seeming... disbelieving, but this is a little difficult to swallow. So tell me, how did my cousin find out about this? I've never seen you as a female before. Is he forcing you to come out in public like this?"
Joey grinned. Gotta love Yami for being so perceptive. But then again, as a former Pharaoh, he would of had to be. "Sort of, he's kinda taking me out on a date,"
Yami's eyes brightened. "Oh? A date is it?" And Yami's eyes travelled up and down her figure one more time before smirking. "Kisara certainly has a run for her money."
Joey blinked at him. "Uh... Kisara?" She asked, only just concealing the jealousy in her voice.
Yami nodded. "My cousin's would-be lover back in Egypt. Her Ka was actually that of the Blue Eyes White Dragon he loves so much."
Joey could practically feel the flames surrounding her body as she fantasized about braking into Kaiba's mansion and ripping the plushie he had hidden in his room from limb to limb. Starting with the head.
Yami chuckled evilly at the enraged face Joey unknowingly made. "A bit jealous?" He asked.
Joey blinked, violently shaking her head. "No!" She pouted, a blush on her cheeks.
Yami continued to chuckle at her behaviour. "I wouldn't worry too much about her. Kaiba's interest in her Ka was purely for the power of it. I doubt he even remembers her, much less cares. You know about how he's always going on about Egyptian magic being foolishness and fake."
Joey sighed. "I guess so..." She said, changing the subject. "Is Tristan with you?"
Yami looked over his shoulder, as if he expected the brunet teen to walk by at any moment. "He's around near here. Why?" Yami asked.
Now Joey was really starting to feel guilty. "Well, he knows about me too." She said.
"Oh?" Yami asked.
"Yeah, but he's always known, even before I started dressing like a boy." Joey explained.
Yami crossed his arms, seeming to think it over. "Aibou has told me that you two have been friends for longer then he's known you, so it's feasible." He said.
"So you're not going to tell Yugi?" Joey asked, her hands clasped together before him, as if in prayer.
Yami smiled at her. "For whatever reason you're doing this, it must be a good one. And even so, a secret that you keep is not mine to give, Joey." Yami said, instantly making Joey feel better. "If Yugi ever finds out of this then it will be from your mouth and no one else's."
"Thank you!"
"Yami?"
Both heads turned to see Yugi approaching, having finally found them. Yugi eyed Joey carefully as he approached them, and once again Joey tried to act like a dumb blonde.
"Wow, your friend here is really stubborn!" She said to Yugi. "No matter how hard I tried or what I did he wouldn't tell his magic secret."
Yugi grinned nervously. "Well, a magician is never supposed to reveal his secrets." He replied.
Seto was looking everywhere for Joey. He got worried when he went off in the direction she said she'd be in and couldn't find her. So, somewhat worried, he started his search until out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of her blonde head of hair in between two shops.
Without thinking, or really noticing who she standing with, he called out her name as he walked towards her.
"Joey!"
For what seemed to be the millionth time that day, Joey felt her stomach drop at the sound of her name. Yugi looked up at her curiously while Yami just tried to conceal his chuckles.
Kaiba froze when he saw who Joey was with, but quickly regained his composure and continued to approach her as if nothing was wrong, putting an arm possessively around her waist.
"Hello, Mottou." He said.
Yugi still looked rather curious. "Uh, hi Kaiba." He greeted back before turning back to Joey. And for a split second she thought she was caught, but then he grinned up at her. "I have a friend named Joey, he looks kind of like you." He said.
Joey sighed and grinned back at him. "Is that so?" She asked, hearing Kaiba snort while she played stupid. "Maybe I can meet him sometime?" She asked.
"Sure! I bet he would like that!" Yugi said back.
Kaiba growled. "Well, it's nice to know that you two have become such good friends and all, but I think I would like to take my date away from here before she gets the idea that you're worth hanging out with, Mottou." Kaiba sneered, but mainly just to annoy Joey, whom he knew couldn't say anything in Yugi's defence.
Like normal though, Yugi took no offence to it, and even changed the subject. "Kaiba, I didn't know you had a girlfriend." The small Hikari said.
Yami couldn't help but jump in at the thought of all the fun such a phrase would cause. "Yes Kaiba, tell us, how long have you two been together?" He asked.
Joey wanted to strangle Yami for purposely starting something, but before she could blurt anything out, Kaiba cupped her cheek and forced her to look at him. "We've actually been together for quite some time now. Joey here is always telling me how much I'm the love of her life. We've only been keeping it secret so that the paparazzi won't have a field day,"
Now Joey wanted to strangle Kaiba.
"You two won't say anything of this to anyone? Will you? I wouldn't want my Joey here to be targeted by reporters." The CEO asked, and Joey suddenly loved him. As long as no one found out then she was all good.
"Oh no! Of course we won't say anything, right Yami?" Yugi asked, looking over his shoulder at his darker half.
Yami pouted. "Of course we won't, Aibou. Anything to keep Kaiba off our backs." He said.
Kaiba chose to ignore the comment as he led Joey away.
"Bye Kaiba! Bye Joey!" They could hear Yugi called, Joey turned to wave back at him, but then Kaiba rushed her forward until they were out of sight.
Yami chuckled to himself when they were gone, letting Yugi latch on to his arm and lead him off towards the rest of the convention.
'I was wondering what had happened to Kisara,' Yami thought, a picture of Joey in female form coming to mind. 'Poor little dragon is jealous of herself.'
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"You can be such a prick." Joey hissed, wanting to shove Kaiba's arm from off of her, but deciding not to just for appearance sake. Nothing more.
Kaiba chuckled at her, the evil: I'm-going-to annoy-the-shit-out-of-you, chuckle.
"What's the matter, my little dog? Did that piss you off?" He asked.
Joey bristled and snarled. "I am not a dog you fuckin–"
Kaiba immediately wrapped his arms around her waist, twisted her around in his grasp and kissed her.
Joey was silenced by his lips on hers, but then she blushed furiously before pushing him away. "What are you doing?" She demanded.
"Shutting you up," Kaiba replied, reaching into the inside pocket of his trench coat. "I have something here that will calm that ever annoying anger of yours." He said, pulling out a duel monsters card, hidden by a protective case.
Joey blinked curiously at her present. "What is it?" She asked, a hint of suspicion in her voice.
Kaiba continued to hold the card in his hand, knowing the secret of which card it was with a handsome smirk on his face.
"Tell me, it is true that you gave your precious Red Eyes Black Dragon to Yugi, right?" He asked.
Joey's eyes bulged. "You didn't!" She squealed, trying to snatch the card from out of Kaiba's hand.
He pulled back though, holding it just above his head where she could not reach. "Ah, ah, ah," He waved his finger at her. "What do you say?" He asked.
Joey blushed, embarrassed. "Um, please?"
To her stunned shock, the CEO shook his head. "Nope, not that one."
Joey frowned in thought. "What other one is there?"
The evil glint in Kaiba's eye's came back. "Tell me who's master I am and who's dog you are." Kaiba smirked.
Joey's entire demeanor swayed. "You're not serious..."
"I'm dead serious."
"Isn't there anything else I could do?" Whined Joey.
Kaiba shook his head. "Nope,"
Joey hesitated. "...You'll give me the card if I say it?"
"Or course,"
"No strings attached?"
"None."
Joey hesitated again, then opened her mouth. "...Seriously, no strings attached?"
"Are you going to say it or what?" Kaiba growled.
Joey looked down at her feet. "...I am your dog and you are my master." She mumbled, hating herself.
Kaiba leaned forward. "Sorry? What was that? I didn't quite hear you."
Joey took in a deep breath. "I am your dog and you are my master." She seethed, louder this time. Though strangely it was easier to say it the second time.
"Come again?"
"I am your dog and you are my master!" Joey yelled, a few people in the crowds stopping to look at her, but she could only see red in Kaiba's direction.
"Very good, mutt. Here is your treat." Kaiba laughed, handing her the card.
Joey snatched it from him and ripped off the protective case, seeing the beauty of the Red Eyed Black dragon roaring back up at her in a mint condition card.
Completely forgetting about what Kaiba made her do to get the card, Joey latched onto his arm and squeezed tight. "Thank you!" She cried, continuously admiring the card from every angle.
Kaiba smirked at her again, wrapping his arm in its now usual spot around her waist. "It wasn't a problem, now come on, there's a restaurant down here I'd like to show you."
To Be Continued...
I'm glad that a lot of people are enjoying the story, I got a few reviews saying that at first they thought it would be dumb, but they stuck with it and like what they see so far. A few people are disappointed that Duke won't be the enemy like in my other Seto/Jou stories, he'll be there, but he'll also be more of a pest then an enemy. And as for the whole Yami saying that Joey is Kisara thing, it was just something I wanted to do for a while, but it won't have anything to do with the story and an issue won't be made out of it. In the next chapter or two I'll let everyone know why Seto is suddenly messing with Joey like he is.
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