Author's Notes/Disclaimer: I don't own Yuugi-Oh sadly. Here's the seventh chapter so soon! I'm really am supposed to be working on another fanfic, but this rabbit. –shakes head- It likes to nibble on me when I don't really need to work on it. XD Please note that this will inevitably be a Seto/Jou – for those who think otherwise.

A Boy and His Dog

By LilyChan

Chapter Seven

Hunger Unwelcome

Joey stumbled back as the taller man basically told him he was gay. He was pretty surprised, but not by much. The fact that he didn't want a relationship was no surprise. He regained his balance before gravity took hold of him and as the other teen walked in only to be stopped by… what was his name? Tristan. That's it. He was stopped by Tristan. The Mohawk of his stood out in a crowd. He apparently had blocked the other and Joey peeked in to see what was going on.

"Hey! Why are ya bothering him, ya creep?" he heard the boy said. He heard the other teen growl.

"Get away from me, Taylor. I have no business with you!" and with that, he grabbed the other teen and pushed him aside. Joey balled up his fists yet again and walked inside the building, trying to seem calm. He walked by Tristan who had been trying to straighten out his uniform and grabbed Joey's shoulder.

Instinctively, Joey turned around to meet the other boy's brown eyes. There was a bit of silence for apparently dramatic purposes until the teen spoken.

"Beat him up good, alright?" Tristan said as he gave him a strange look. Joey didn't think anything of it though. He nodded and gave him the peace sign. The blond gave him a small smile and felt pumped. He didn't realize that the other boy was staring at him behind before he turned back to their designated table.

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Joey had stepped away quite a few ways away from the table as he headed towards the brunet who clearly didn't want to be with him or anyone for that matter. Though he had to get this thing off his chest, he couldn't believe that he said that. Well, he expected him to say that he didn't want a relationship. He defiantly seemed to be the type to be hidden away from everyone else yet somehow in the spotlight.

As much as he didn't want to admit it, he was curious about Seto Kaiba, CEO and president of Kaiba Corporations. And he wanted to be his friend, Yuugi's lectures getting to him.

He glanced back and noticed that the group of friends was in some sort of amusing conversation. Perhaps Tristan had told them about Kaiba? He shrugged as he made his way towards the brunet. Although he didn't want to appear for no reason, other to talk about what happened out there, Joey decided to create an excuse.

Well, truth be said, he hadn't ate since the previous day. Even then it wasn't much because he was busy fighting those bullies away. He glanced at the brunet. It seemed he wasn't very interested on that lovely looking sandwich that was just lying around – gathering dust. Yes. That could be his alibi.

When he started to arrive to the boy, he waved at him though not really expecting a wave back from the silent boy. The brunet looked downright peeved as he seemed to have forced himself to read his book. Because the blond had perfect vision, he was able to read the title and see the art even at the distance where he was.

He stopped and arched an eyebrow. Why would a high class guy be reading a chick book? Before he pondered that any longer, his legs seemed to start walking on his own. Though he didn't think of it much, he realized that he was feeling…excited.

As though the older was his master in a former life, which brought unwanted images to his mind. He shook his head to get them out. He cleared his throat as he approached him to get his attention. When he received a glare, naturally, he didn't back down. He looked pointedly at the barely touched sandwich and put on a very serious expression on his face.

"Can I have that sandwich?" he asked.

The taller teen narrowed his blue eyes and hissed at the boy. "Don't feel pity for me."

This caught Joey by surprise.

"Pity? I just want that sandwich! Geez, you're so paranoid!" He lied as he looked indignant. Of course, the other boy cocked an eyebrow as he pushed the sandwich towards him.

"Now, go away. You're annoying me."

Joey disregarded the comment and sat himself down to enjoy the feast that was presented to him. He felt that he couldn't leave him. Not because he liked him, far from it. But because… he felt that he had to. Of course Joey always went with his instincts – they had yet to prove him wrong.

"What are you doing? I said go away." And with that the other boy pushed him away, along with the sandwich. Joey stumbled, but he was able to balance himself. He tossed a small glare at the brunet as he decided to just head back with his friends.

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When Joey arrived with a now half-eaten sandwich, he was relieved that his friends didn't notice him. Though he felt someone staring at him, so he looked up and saw Yuugi's eyes just… staring.

"H-Hey Yuug! Well, I wasn't able to get some money for lunch so I had to go to that prick to get this sandwich!" he pointed out as he tried to conceal his nervous stuttering.

The petite boy just narrowed his eyes a bit and softly shrugged. "If you wanted some food, Joey, you could've just asked for some from me! I have plenty." Yuugi stated as he smiled at his blond and partially scared friend.

That caught the others' attention. They all started to say that he should've came to them instead of begging to Kaiba as though he were his, well, dog. Joey growled as he ate his food. He wondered why everyone would use that annoying analogy – he's allergic to the creatures!

He took a bite out of the sandwich and tasted the awful taste of mayonnaise. He coughed and gagged, and basically acted dramatic as people from the other tables glanced at him. His friends were laughing as though he played that act for ages even though Yuugi was pretty much the only one who was generally worried about him.

"Are you okay, Joey?" he asked. Joey was instantly better as he gave Yuugi thumbs up. They continued to laugh at the boy as the other brunet that was present smacked Joey against his back. Joey shut his mouth close to prevent anything from flying out, but something did and it landed on the dice-obsessed boy. He screamed and cursed as he tried to get whatever it was that flew out of the blond's mouth and landed to his hair. Everyone laughed at his predicament except for the white haired boy.

They didn't notice, except maybe Yuugi, that their ruckus had also attracted Seto Kaiba's attention as well.

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The rest of the lunch hour was quite adventurous. After the black haired teen found whatever it was that touched his "beautiful" hair, he chased the amused blond all over the school. In fact, they had their game of cat and mouse during breaks in between classes. Some teachers, obviously, didn't approve of it and caught the two while Otogi, the boy's name as Joey eventually learned, was about to pounce him at his locker. Once again, he didn't notice a certain teen's stare though it was inconspicuous.

However even after the lecture and the final bell, Otogi decided he hadn't gotten his revenge still. As Joey walked out the building with the brunette, Anzu, exchanging ideas on how to complete a problem in their assignment for the night, he felt another body against his and he fell forward. Anzu had side-stepped in time, so she wouldn't fall on top or below the two. Joey yelled as he fell with Otogi crying out destruction and death as Anzu gave out a giggle. However it was short-lived because she was pushed aside by a sneering and taller person, Seto Kaiba.

"Otogi, I thought you had more control then this." He smirked as he stared at the two who were no longer wrestling.

He glanced up from the confused blond to glare at his rival.

"Shove it, Kaiba." The ebony haired boy quipped as he dusted himself off, forgetting about the bewildered blond that still sat on the ground.

Anzu rushed to help Joey up but he waved her off. He lifted and dusted himself as he turned to the brunet. But before he had even turned around to say anything, he literally felt the brunet walked past him and heard him say

"Mazaki, make sure that midget has a shorter leash on his dog."

Anzu didn't blink twice before she heard a punch land on flesh. Though, she didn't need to think twice but to hunt for Yuugi. She didn't want to seem like a snitch (because she was partially involved in it anyway) but at the same time she didn't want her new friend to get hurt.

The brunet was surprised on how the blond was able to catch him off-guard but he quickly brought it back up when the blond attempted another punch. Joey felt a swift punch to the stomach and froze, for that was his sensitive area.

He grabbed hold of it as he tried to keep himself off the ground.

"You prick," he coughed as he landed on the ground. Seto adjusted his hair, uniform and everything else, and continued his way as though nothing happened. Though, it didn't take long for him to perform a Houdini act. Joey was seeing stars and he was fading out due to lack of nutrients or energy he failed to take when it was offered.

Joey was just not one to let people pity him.

However his vision faded black.

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When Joey woke up, he felt comfortable. His nostrils were filled with the scents of vanilla and cinnamon. What an odd combination.

He cracked a brown eye open to find quite a few pairs of eyes staring back at him. He screamed in surprise as he fell back; though he did hit against the wall.

He immediately winced and yelped as he rubbed the sore spot on the back of his head.

"Are you okay?" asked the concerned boy. Joey nodded.

It was then he realized that he smelt something even more delicious. Food. He glanced over to the nightstand and there was a full plate of food, filled with every piece of the food group – including water.

The others had relaxed and started to talk amongst themselves about various things while Yuugi sat on his bed and gazed at him.

Joey just sat there, dumbly, as he stared at the food that was enticing him.

"Why aren't you eating? Anzu made it." Yuugi stated, with concern dripping from his voice. Joey glanced at the amethyst eyed boy and smiled.

"I ain't hungry right now, Yuug!"

Then they all heard a loud and long growl. Joey cursed his stomach for choosing the right moment to get pity from his friends.

Yuugi's nose scrunched up in irritation but it was quickly gone as it came.

"Come on, Joey. You basically blacked out when that creep punched you!" stated Tristan. Joey glanced at him and gave him a glare.

"Yeah well he shouldn't have been cheap." Joey said as he basically dove for the plate. He grabbed hold of the fork and repeatedly stabbed the mashed potatoes as though they were his object of fury. After he had stabbed it a few times more, he brought the utensil to his mouth and tasted it the amazing substance.

The others eventually sat around him as they told stories of what happened to them when the first encountered Seto Kaiba, but Joey was tired of listening. Despite his own curiosity, why do they want him to be their friend if he treated them this bad. Joey chose not to dwell on it but concentrate on what was…no longer on his plate.

He placed the plate back on the desk since Yuugi was being distracted by a story the white haired teen, err… Ryou, and listened to it.

Then they all laughed, even Joey though he had really no clue what was so funny. His mind, however, was plagued with questions about the teen he encountered earlier. He didn't want the questions to pop up but they did. And how he wished they would just disappear. He was only at school for a couple of days – yet he's obsessing over this guy as though he had a crush on him!

Ew; disturbing images.

He shook his head and hoped no one noticed him, but he heard someone's voice rang out.

"Hey, Yuugi! There's someone here to see you!" it sounded like an old man, but Joey really couldn't tell very well.

"Okay, grandpa!" Yuugi stated as he excused himself to go where the voice rang out from. Joey felt something funny (and it wasn't indigestion), thus decided to go with Yuugi. He followed closely behind the tri-colored teen but he didn't realize. Joey and the others that followed hid behind a wall to see who was there.

The sight made Joey want to beat Seto Kaiba up even more.

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Ending Notes: Ahaha, let's see if this seventh chapter can break 'Fan Letters' record for having the most reviews. In any case, I hope you enjoyed it. I'm sorry if now all of a sudden they have OOC behavior. I'll try to improve! In any case, please review. As I mentioned before, it encourages me. And please don't kill me that updates will probably get slower (chapter 6-7 are my curse chapters, they put me in a huge writer's block for some reason).