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 Ten
When Joey finally had an idea as to where Tristan might have gone and caught up with him, he'd made it to the top of the school roof. Their usual place of hiding for whenever they'd gotten on the bad side of the principal again, or picked a fight with a school bully that they had no hope of winning.
Tristan was sitting against the edge of the building, his hands keeping him steady over the ledge, looking out into the horizon with an expression of sorrow on his face. The wind ruffling through his hair, meaning it was time to re-apply his hair gel.
Joey carefully approached him, but he didn't move. "Tristan?" She asked, coming up to his left.
He turned his face away from her and did not answer.
Joey sighed, taking a seat next to him and folding her hands on her lap, grateful when he did not edge away.
They both sat in silence for a few moments, all the while Joey kicked her legs over the roof's edge while wondering if she should just do herself a favour and jump off. Sighing, she ultimately decided against it.
"Was Kaiba right? Do you still..." Joey couldn't bring herself to say the word. "...like me?" She asked instead.
Tristan said nothing again, but he nodded his head for her, and Joey felt her heart clench.
Her best friend still harboured feelings for her, and all the while she'd assumed it was done between them, moved on, and dated Kaiba. What was she to say to that?
"Do you love him?" Croaked Tristan, and Joey shot her head up.
"I... I don't know. I like him, and he's been nicer to me since he found out." She said, not knowing if it was the right thing to say.
"Oh," Tristan said, chuckling lamely at himself. "You must think I'm the stupidest guy in the world." He said, and Joey blinked at him.
"Why would I think that?" She asked.
Tristan shrugged. "We both decided to break up, it was the best thing to do. ...But... even after we weren't together I still waited. I was the one who told you not to wait, and I waited anyway. Thinking somehow you would... I don't know... psychically know I was waiting for you or something." Tristan tsked himself. "I'm a fucking moron."
Joey edged closer to him and leaned her head on his shoulder. "You're not a moron." She said.
Tristan looked down at her, and he kissed her.
Joey allowed him to kiss her, because it wasn't the kiss of a passionate lover, it was the kiss of a former lover, taking for the last time something that was no longer his before giving his last farewells and moving on.
Tristan understood. She no longer saw him in the light that he saw her, no matter how much he might want her too. She'd moved on, and he just needed this one last thing to help him accept.
When Tristan pulled away from her, Joey held him close for comfort. If he'd done that to her a month ago, she would have gladly given them another try for old times sake, but now she was moving on to other things, and there was no need to state the obvious.
Tristan sighed in her hair. "Does he treat you good?" He asked.
Joey smiled. "Yeah, he took me to the convention the other day."
"Did he?" Asked Tristan, trying to show an interest.
Joey grinned. "Yeah, and get this, he bought me my Red Eyes Black Dragon!"
Tristan's eyes went wide. "Get the fuck out of here!" He said.
"Seriously!" And Joey reached into her pocket to produce the rare card, placing it in Tristan's hands so he could have a look.
Tristan whistled. "Man, if I'd known Kaiba spoiled his dates rotten I would have made a move on him ages ago!"
Joey immediately burst out laughing, snatching the card from Tristan's hand before whacking him in the back of the head.
They both laughed, but only for a moment before Tristan became sombre again. "I know you can take care of yourself and everything, but I just want to let you know that if he ever hurts you, I will kill him."
Joey nodded her head. "Yeah, I know."
They were both silent for another moment before Tristan spoke again. "I hate to bring this up, but you do know that if you continue to see him, eventually, you're going to have to let people know you're a girl. Because Kaiba of all people can't be caught dating a guy, even I know the reporters would have a field day on you."
Joey tensed. She'd rather not think about that at all. "Yeah, I know." She said. "How do you think the others will take it?" She asked, and Tristan shrugged.
"Yugi will probably be surprised, and I bet Tea would like having another girl around. But Duke will most likely try and hit on you and..." It was at the mention of the black hared boys name that the memory of their previous conversation came back to him, and Tristan was not pleased. "That bastard! That was you he was touching! I'll ring his neck!"
Joey laughed. "And I just want you to know that I socked him good for it, he was lying back there."
Tristan chuckled. "I'll be you did," He said, sighing. "I can't believe you're with Kaiba. You owe me so big for this." He said, hugging her around the waist.
Joey grinned. "Alright then, if you ever hit on Serenity again I promise not to give you shit for it." She said, and Tristan laughed.
"Deal."
They were still friends.
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Kaiba didn't go back to class. Instead, he opted to just walk around the school to clear his thoughts. The hallways were empty, and unless he were to walk by an open classroom door then it was mostly quiet.
He briefly wondered what Joey and Taylor were doing, but then he sneered at the thought. He didn't want to know what they were doing. Probably making up and laughing at him behind his back.
Of course Joey would choose Taylor. He was her best friend and first love, and he just stumbled into the picture because his curiosity had gotten the better of him and he stuck his nose in where it didn't belong.
Kaiba barely heard the bell for lunch ring, and he wouldn't have noticed if it weren't for the hundreds of students who piled out into the hallway. Heading for their lockers and the lunchroom.
It was Yugi who stopped him, after bumping his way through the crowd of students, grabbing his arm to get his attention with one hand while holding a red plastic bat in the other.
"Kaiba!" He said, snapping the CEO out of his thoughts. "What happened? Why did you, Tristan and Joey run off like that?"
Kaiba didn't have the heart to tell him to get lost. "You're going to have to ask him, Mottou." He said.
Yugi could only blink up at him, wondering what was wrong. He faintly sensed Yami in his puzzle make an emotion of confusion, but he didn't dwell on it.
"Uh... okay, Kaiba, but if you see them could you tell them that we're playing baseball outside?" He asked.
Kaiba shrugged. "Sure, whatever there, Mottou." He said, trying to sound indifferent, and hoping he was succeeding.
"Okay then, see you around Kaiba, and you're welcome to come too if you like." Yugi offered, but Kaiba seriously doubted he would be making an appearance, so he just walked away without a word. Yugi thought nothing of it since it was his natural behaviour, and so he went on his way looking for Joey.
Kaiba fisted his hands in his pockets, not at all hungry and not in the mood for work. He only hoped that no one else would bother him while he was walking.
"Hey! Kaiba!"
Normally Kaiba would have been annoyed at being interrupted twice, but the voice was Joey's, and he looked up expectantly instead.
Yugi heard Joey's voice as well from the other corner of the hallway, and so he turned back and headed for his friend's direction.
Aside from Kaiba, the hallway was clearing again, leaving fewer people around to see Joey jump into Kaiba's arms for a hug, throwing the CEO slightly off balance and shocking him into a rare stupor.
"I was looking for you." Joey said against his neck, and Kaiba melted, hugging her back around the waist.
He was almost too afraid to break the mood and ask, but he had to. "What happened with Taylor?"
Joey pulled away from him and looked him in the eye. "I just needed to talk with him, he understands, and he won't say anything to anyone about us either."
Kaiba wanted to smile at her, but then he saw Yugi turn the corner and approach them out of the corner of his eye. The tri haired teen not saying anything since he was surprised at seeing him and Joey actually talking civilly to each other. And he decided to have a little fun seeing as how Joey hadn't seen him yet.
"Well, that's good then, Mutt," He said, whispering the next part so that Yugi wouldn't hear. "Because I was having some serious doubts about your ability to commit there for a moment."
Joey's face lit up in a rage. "What! Me! You bastard!" And with that Joey roughly grabbed his face and kissed him. Not exactly the reaction Kaiba had expected, but pretty damn close.
Joey pulled away with a look of triumph on her face, about to tell him about how seep her commitment for him just ran, only to be replaced with a look of horror when she finally noticed Yugi. Kaiba chuckled, patted her cheek, and took a few safety steps away from her.
Joey was still staring with her mouth open at Yugi, who was unable to help himself when he pointed a finger at her.
"J-Joey, you're gay?" He asked.
Yami shook his head inside of his spirit room.
Joey's breath got caught in her throat, and she immediately sent a glare at Kaiba, who held a hand over his mouth to keep from laughing.
"I-I mean, not that that's a bad thing or anything," Yugi said quickly. "But... you should know that Kaiba's taken. He has a girlfriend."
Joey wanted to keel over, but instead to put on a bright smile and approached her younger friend.
"Can I borrow that bat, Yug'?" She asked, using her male voice.
"Uh, sure, but what are you going to..." Yugi didn't get a chance to finish before Joey snatched the red bat out of his hands and started chasing Kaiba around with it.
"I'm going to kill you Kaiba!" She screamed as she swung it around, and all the while Kaiba was laughing out loud, shielding his head with his hands as he ran, barely avoiding getting hit.
Yami couldn't help himself, the sight of it was just too funny, and he started to laugh too.
Yugi sent him a mental frown. 'It's not funny Yami! How would you like it if you had feelings for someone and those feelings weren't returned?'
"I-I'm sorry, Aibou! But it's just too..." Yami couldn't even finish as he collapsed to his knees on the stone floor of his room, laughing so violently he had tears streaking down his face.
Yugi sighed and rolled his eyes. Joey had chased Kaiba away and now the both of them were nowhere to be seen.
Yugi walked away. He'd ask questions later, right now he needed to get another bat for their baseball game.
To Be Continued...
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