Author's Notes:... Aloha! (Haha! I fooled you!) Wow. This story is more popular than my other YGO story that I'm working on. YAY! (It's angst, which isn't really my thing.) I hope I get more reviews! Then again, who wouldn't want more reviews for their story...? --ponders-- Oh well! I'm glad everyone liked this story, especially the ending to chapter two... But whatever. Onward with the story!

Review Responses:

Jigoku Tenshi: YAY! The first reviewer! Thank you, sissie! And... well... Fine, you're the yaoi queen. Can I sue you then?

Kumori Sakusha: Is this soon enough? I try to update within two to four weeks whenever I have a story up. Any longer, and I'll get annoyed with myself.

Flame Swordswoman: (I take it that you're the Flame Swordsman's wife. ) Yes, I couldn't help putting that part in. I hope you like this chapter, 'cause it's even funnier.

Dark-Mage-Quistits: Of course I'll keep going! How could I not?! In fact, this story will be exactly twelve chapters long, plus an epilogue, then a special chapter. (The entire thing's been written already) Now with all that, how could I stop at just chapter two?!?!

Moonlight-6056: Oh yes- I am VERY creative... No, wait until you read chapter 10 of this story, THEN say I'm creative. (I had lots of fun writing that chapter...)

Burnsidegirl: Of course the end was great- I wrote it!

Silver Wing tamer: No, Kaiba doesn't swing that way... YET. Neither does Joey. YET.

Disclaimer: Um... Do I have to put this in every chapter? I mean, if you were smart, you would've seen the disclaimer in the other 2 chapters.... --sigh-- I don't own any characters used in this story. There, happy?

WARNING! ... There will be humor in this chapter. If offended by such things... you're weird...lol.

Taian no Kokoro: Chapter Three: Lunch

Kaiba shut his bedroom door and leaned on it with his eyes closed. 'What a weird day...' he thought as he sighed. 'And I got nothing done... But why am I so tired?'

He walked in the complete darkness, taking off his trench coat. Collapsing on the bed, he crawled to the pillows and curled into a ball. Before closing his eyes, he glimpsed at his digital alarm clock. 'Two-forty... Hm... I can't believe I looked at Joey's ass. Crap! I called him by his name! What the hell is wrong with me?!' He sighed again and got under the sheets.

'I hope I'm back to normal tomorrow, and with no distractions...'

"Did you get it?" Marik said coldly.

A man dressed in a dark gray cloak kneeled down and presented something on a red cushion. It was pure gold, and was the shape of a small sphere.

"Yes, Master Marik," he replied.

Marik plucked the treasure off the pillow and examined it. "Ah yes. This is it." He started to smirk. "My collection is growing. And once I get my Millenium Necklace from my dear sister, I'll be able to do whatever I please! Hm..." The smirk started to fade as he thought about something. "Yes... maybe I'll just plot to do something evil to a certain someone... Yes..." His attention went back to the Rare Hunter before him. "Fetch my necklace. I have a score to settle..."

Seto Kaiba was, once again, walking down the street with his arms folded. 'What in the hell am I doing...?' he asked himself annoyingly, 'I need to work. But yesterday's walk proved... pointless. Well...' His thoughts went to Joey and his thug problem, but he quickly pushed them away.

He stopped as he came up to a very familiar opening to a small alley. It had a dead end, and against the the two buildings that made up the alley were various boxes and two dumpsters. It was the same one that Joey had been cornered in. 'I guess I'll never be able to forget...'

His thoughts were stopped when he heard and felt his stomach growl loudly. 'Crap. Should've ate before going on a joy walk.' He glanced around, and noticed a diner directly across the street. 'Well... It has food...'

Moments later, he found himself at a corner booth, reading a menu as a waitress beside him waited for his order. "I'll have a double cheeseburger with a Coke. No ice." The girl, looking only a year older than himself, scribbled his order onto a small notepad, smiled, then went away.

Kaiba blinked, staring blankly at the sat across from him. 'I can't believe I just ordered that.'

A bell sounded through the room, indicating that a person had just gone through the front door. Curious, Kaiba looked up from inspecting his already perfect fingernails. There in the doorway stood Joey Wheeler, looking around for a vacant table. His eyes landed on Kaiba, and he headed toward his table.

Kaiba watched soundlessly as Joey took a seat across from him. The waitress came and set down a double cheeseburger and a glass of a dark brown liquid. She then turned to Joey. "Hey Joey. The usual?"

The blonde grinned. "O' course! It's the only thing I'll eat here!" Upon hearing this, the girl walked away.

"What do you think you're doing, Wheeler?" Kaiba scowled as he glared.

"What does it look like I'm doin', Kaiba?" Joey replied, smirking.

The teenage CEO picked up his sandwich. "I'd like to eat alone, if you wouldn't mind," he said before taking a bite from the burger.

"Too bad." Joey looked up, to see the same girl put a double cheeseburger, an ice cream sundae, and a chocolate milkshake in front of him. Smiling, he took a coin from his pocket and stuck it in her apron pocket. "Thanks, Kaze," he said. The girl smiled and walked away, letting Joey's attention go back to Kaiba. "So, what're ya doin' here?"

"I'm drawing a picture," Kaiba said sarcastically. He took a drink from his Coke. "And it's of you, wearing your cute littlt doggie costume I added a collar on your neck, and it says 'Mutt' on it. I hope you don't mind..." He added a smirk, letting it sat in.

"Geez," said Joey, picking up his own cheesesburger, "I try to be friendly, and dis is what I get. Thanks a lot."

"You're welcome," Kaiba said with a mouthful of partially chewed food, accidently spraying a few specks of it onto the table.

Joey snorted. "You're not supposed to talk wit your mouth full, Kaiba, " he sneered, "Weren't you taught any mann'rs?"

Kaiba glared, still chewing his food. "Shaddup, Wheeler," he said, a few more specks of food going on the table. This made Joey chuckle.

Both teens calmed down and ate their lunches. By the time Kaiba was only halfway done with his burger, Joey had already finished his and was starting on his sundae. Kaiba swallowed and watched the teen scoop a large amount of the ice cream and put it into his mouth, accidently letting some hit the table before it reached its target. Kaiba almost smiled. "Maybe I should call you 'Pig', rather than 'Mutt'. It seems like it's suit you better."

Joey glared as he let the ice cream slide down his throat. "Oh, you wanna start dat, huh? Fine... I can play too. So, what's wit your voice? It's all deep, and you sound like a' adult at sixteen! What, did you start puberty when you were like, ten? Den have de voice change right before twelve?" He eyes the two belts that were on both of Kaiba's arms. "Belt boy," he smirked.

Kaiba set down his burger and stood, looming over Joey. "I will not tolerate this!"

Joey stared up at Kaiba, then at his unfinished cheeseburger. "You gonna finish dat?" he asked, pointing at it.

His eyes went downward, and he sat again. "Yes," Kaiba said, picking it up and taking a chunk out of it with his teeth, "I am."

The blonde laughed, scooping out some ice cream that was covered with chocolate syrup. "I thought so."

Kaiba finished his lunch, then took another drink from his pop. "I must be going now."

Joey watched him stand up. "Oh, come on..." he said slowly, "Stay a while. You must've left your precious office for some time off. Why're ya rushin' back? Just stay a while." He batted his eyelashes. "Please?"

Kaiba held down a laugh as he sat back down. "Whatever. Why should I stay, to watch you eat?"

"No," he said after drinking some of his milkshake. "Look," he said seriously, "I jist... wanna be on friendly terms wit you. I mean, you've helped out my friends more den once, you helped me yesterday in dat alley... You even yourself that I owe you, and I feel like I do. But I don' know how I should, since I barely know you." He stared at Kaiba, no trace of joking in his eyes or features. "So jist... give it a chance?"

Kaiba stared at Joey. 'Friends with the geek. Hm... a friend...' One of his eyes slightly flinched. 'With a geek. The Mutt, the Pig...' His mind remembered times from Duelist Kingdom and Battle City when Joey had done everything he could to stay with his friends, and made sure none of them got hurt, because they were his friends...

"Friends with the Mutt..." Kaiba voiced aloud, sinking deeper into his seat. "Hm..."

'A friend... Someone that I can relate to and spend time with, and enjoy myself....'

He shrugged. "Sure, I'll give it a shot."

Joey's face lit up. "Great!" His arm shot out so that they could shake hands, knocking over his half empty milkshake. "Oops..."

Kaiba covered his face with his left hand. "Great... Mutt, Pig, and now Klutz. Should I add anything else?"

"Shuddup, smart ass," Joey said angrily, starting to clean the mess up with napkins.

Kaiba smirked, taking a napkin and helping. 'This could prove to be very interesting...'

'I had lunch with Kaiba today. He was being his smart ass self, but it was... fun. I ahd a few laughs. And he actually agreed to try to be friends with me. I think it'll be cool being friends with him. He seems cool, it's just that he's so... cold. Hell, even his eyes are icy. But, even I admit, they're pretty. His eyes, I mean. They're blue, not dark or light, and they're icy... I can't figure out what makes 'em pretty, they just are.

'Great... I'm sounding gay again. But I'm not! I think Kaze at the diner's hot,and Mai has a nice body... I like girls! --glare-- And bi. is out of the question.

'Anyway, so I went to Yugi and Tea after my lunch with Kaiba. I told 'em that I'm tryin' to be friends with Kaiba, plus my reasons why. They said that it's great, but they won't get involved until he's completely friendly. Me and Kaiba agreed that this is just a trial thing, so I don't know how long it'll last. I hope it's a while...'

END CHAPTER

Well? Likes, dislikes? I likes it all if you ask me. Then again, I wrote it! Oh- I made Kaiba think it weird that he was ordering a double cheeseburger cause one would think that he eats salads and caviar, and all that other barf- worthy crap. lol. So! Any predictions to what Marik is scheming? I bet none of you'll ever guess. (And don't think that you already know, JT, because I'm going to change it.) Anyway, you review. I type another chapter to my other YGO story. In the words of... me: --sounding like one of the little girls off Rurouni Kenshin-- Uncle Kenny wet the beeeed!!! lol. (I know I said that I'd put in quotes from anime people, but this one is ABOUT one...)

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