Hi guys. its been a while but I finally got thsi chapter out--well enjoy.
by the way--Im introducing a new character next chapter. shes my idea so bear w/ me. I needed her.
Kaibas pov
Tea gasped as I stumbled out of the room.
"Joey! Your eye!"
Tristian barked, "You know kaiba your a real jerk and now I'm gonna teach you a lesson."
I gulped. This won't end well. Wheeler backed up.
"I think well do that another time, Tristian, I've got a lot of more important things to do that don't include me kicking your butt."
Tristian fumed as wheeler led mokuba away from us. I watched sadly as my brother left with that imposter."
"Come on guys we better go, "Tea said sadly, "I mean it's getting late any ways."
With that we loaded up into a cab and talked on the way back to the apartments.
"That kaiba has a lot of nerve. I hate him. I really do. If he dropped off the face of the planet right now, I wouldn't cry or anything, in fact I de throw a party."
Then he turned to me,
"Joey how could you let that Tristian said something that made Tea gasp kick your butt like that! I swear nobody beats up my friends. Don't you worry buddy just wait until I get him alone."
I gulped and gave an uneasy smile.
That's just what I needed now, a goon wanting to beat my body up.
The cab pulled up in front of my apartment. I jumped out and as they speed away,
"don't forget were meeting outside the school sign at 9 o clock tomorrow."
Then tristians voice floated up,
"and don't forget to take a shower this time otherwise you'll get stuffed a locker like last year."
Then they were gone. I retreated up stairs and into "my" room. I lied on the coach and listened to the sound of nothing around me. I sighed and rolled over on my side. I was miserable.
"I wonder what Wheela and Mokuba are doin right now."
I said out loud. I looked around the dank near dark room and it reminded me of the room Gozoburo used to keep me locked up in if I didn't finish my studies. I had a flashback.
memory
I lied on the floor of my dank prison when I heard a loud bang,
"SETO YOU IDIOT GET UP HERE THIS INSTANT! YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE!"
Gozoburo my stepfather yelled at me from the top of the stairs. He sounded mad as usual. That meant pain for me. I got up and walked reluctantly up the stairs and the minute I made it to the top I felt something hard hit me and I fell to the floor. Gozoburo hit me again.
"HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS!"
he showed me the book I had been writing in my only spare private time.
"That's my book! Why were you in my room!"
I had talked about the cruelty and abuse my stepfather inflicted upon me.
"THIS IS TRASH!" he yelled as he threw it into the fireplace,
I watched as the pages were turned black and melted into ash.
"And for your punishment..." he stopped, "MOKUBA GET DOWN HERE!"
My heart stopped.
I knew what was coming.
"No" I yelled, "Leave him alone!"
I got up from where I got hit to and tried doing something but Gozoburo punched me in the mouth and stomach making me bleed, as I watched helplessly as he beat my brother. I wished he was dead. I had wished I had been dead.
present
He had used anything to beat me and my brother. Hangers. Whips, knives. His bare hands, chains. We never did anything to him. Why did he hate us so much? When I lived with him I never felt love or happiness just pain. Lots of pain. I remember going to bed with the taste of blood fresh in my mouth. I hated blood. I was almost afraid of it. It brought back such horrible memories of the weapons he used and the names he gave them. He called them toys.
Yeah.
Toys.
Like that stupid whip he had. He called it Manin. I still don't know why. That was usually what I got beat with. Usually on my chest. I ran my hand over my chest trying to feel for the whip scars he had given me but I couldn't. Then I remembered I was wheeler. I felt anger ball up inside me. I was angry. I wanted to scream.
MY body had been trained to avoid these types of memories and avoid ignore and destroy emotions.
But not this body.
This body while I was in it was open and prone to all the stuff I had spent so many years blocking out. I felt big tears run down my face.
Darn this body.
Darn my emotions.
Darn wheeler.
Darn me.
I punched the sofa. The slight tears turned into real crying, then into sobbing. I couldn't stop. I gasped for air as I cried bitterly and angrily and long into the sofa cushions. I hated my life. I wanted to have a pity party. I wanted to feel sorry for a change. I was so sick of hiding them inside all the time. No now that I was alone and Mokuba wasn't here to watch I let myself cry and scream and sob and sob and sob. I had hated my stepfather and all the pain he put me through. I hated that this switch happened to me. I hated the horrible things my life had had in them. Then the next thing I knew I was fast asleep.
Joey's pov
Mokuba and I entered the house. I had never felt happier to be home in my life. The whole mall thing had exploded in my face.
My best friend since I could remember Tristian wanted to beat me up and called me a jerk,
I had to punch myself in the eye,
I had to be mean to my friends,
I felt like a jerk,
and
I was still in MY PJS FOR GODS SAKE WHY?
Mokuba looked up at me,
"I wanna go swimming. Can you come watch me?"
I nodded.
Why not?
I waited for a moment until mokuba got into his bathing suit. Then followed him out onto there backyard pool. I mean this thing was huge! The pool was on a humongous lot and the cute patio had cool wavy pattern tile. The pool had its own slide and there were two stone blue eyes white dragons spitting water out there mouths. This was only a piece of their yard but it looked like a water park. I think my mouth dropped to the floor.
"Ok here I go!"
Mokuba jumped in the water, and splashed me.
"Hey!" I half yelled half laughed.
Mokuba splashed water on me. I laughed.
"Why don't you come in seto?" he asked.
I almost nodded but then I rembered Ide have to put on a swimsuit, and take a shower because of the chlorine water...No too much work.
"Um no" I said, "Thanks."
Mokuba put on a sly look and ducked under water and the minute I looked away, he pulled me in by the ankle. I plummeted into the water I got to the surface and looked at him who laughed. I couldn't be mad. I laughed and splashed him. He laughed too and we swam and hung out.
Was this what it was like to have a brother?
Cool. Then soon after that we got out.
"Im gonna take a shower." he said, "I got school tomorrow. And so do you."
I gulped.
That's right!
I had to get changed and showered. I grounded. I dragged myself up to the bathroom and locked the door. I faced myself in the mirror. The mirror was really big and full length. I started at my self.
Or kaiba.
I still though he was an ugly guy but still. I lifted the wet brown hair from out of my eyes. I was trying really hard to figure out to take a shower without getting in my birthday suit. I GUESS I could just take off the shirt.
RIGHT?
Yeah...I grabbed the end of the shirt, closed my eyes and really quickly took it off. I threw the shirt on the floor. I couldn't help but feel stupid standing there with my eyes closed. I open an eye and peeked at my self in the mirror. I was shocked. I had always guessed kaiba was buff but not so much. I mean the guys had a lot of abs. I stared at myself. That wasn't the only thing I noticed. There were scars all across his chest. Really big deep scars, that almost looked like whip marks, scratch marks, and even knife marks. I traced my finger down a particular mark that was near the neck.
Like a knife tried slitting him.
But missed.
Or the slitter changed their mind half way through. Most of the scars were really faded and almost gone but there none the less. I turned on the water on really really hot. I closed my eyes and ripped off the rest off my clothes and jumped in careful not to touch anything. I finished up really quickly. I wrapped a towel around waste. I scampered down the hallway and into the bedroom where I closed my eyes out on my attributes. meaning under where put on a pair of pjs and went out into the living room where Mokuba sat up eating some cereal from the cabinet. "
Where's dinner?" I asked sitting across from him
. He swallowed.
"The chief had to go home early," he said, "Im hungry, though for real food."
With that said I leapt up and walked over to the kitchen and stared into the cabinets. I only knew how to make a few things and those few things were probably the only food on the planet not in there. I looked at Mokuba.
"Um how do you feel about pizza?" Mokuba smiled and said, "Yes! Ill get you your cell."
He ran off and I sighed.
I finally did something right.
kaibas pov
I woke up at about 4 o clock the next morning. My face was still red from all the crying I did. I got to my feet and dragged myself down the hall. I felt like really bad. I wanted to go back to bed but I had school. I had to worry about wheeler screwing up my straight perfect grades.
Oh lord just another thing to worry about.
That's just what I need. I hurried into the bathroom. I HAD to take a shower. I de just close my eyes. I pulled off my shirt and carefully placed it on the counter. I couldn't help but notice that wheeler actually had some muscle on his body. I was impressed. I looked at his scar free chest and I dove right back into my bad pity me mood. I continued un dressing with my eyes closed then fumbled around until I found the water faucet. I jumped in washed up and jumped out again. I wrapped myself up really tightly with towels and walked to the bedroom. I opened the closet door and looked around until I found the uniform wheeler had bought. I saw the regular blue jacket and white shirt and blue jeans all bunched together in the closet.
I closed my eyes and threw on some underwear and pants.
Then I slipped the shirt and jacket. I even adjusted the collar to stick up like wheeler always did to his. I put on his beat sneaker that turn out to be his only pair. I went to the bathroom and tried to make an attempt to brush his hair, yeah right.
That stuff is untamable.
Then I stared at his tooth brush. I didn't want to do it but...I swallowed my pride, ran the brush under the faucet, put some mint flavored tooth paste, and stuck it in my mouth. I was trying not to breathe entire time. By the time I finished it was almost time to go! I ran to the kitchen. There wasn't really time for breakfast even though I barely eat breakfast. I made a quick cup of coffee
. If I didn't have coffee in the morning I went into freak out caffeine crash.
I chugged it down and ran out the door. The morning sun was beginning to peak over the city. I began my long walk to school when I saw Tristian approaching me.
"Morning" he said happily as he handed me a pair of roller blades, "I see you took a shower this morning. That's good. Ready to go?"
I looked at him sideways.
"I thought we were meeting at da school?"
Tristian looked hurt.
"Yeah but we always roller blade to school on the starting day remember?"
I faked a laugh
. "Of course!" I said, "Im just kidding."
I put the skates on and took a deep breathe. I had never roller skated before. This should be interesting.
And painful.
"Ok lets race," Trtaian said, "Ready. Set? Go!"
he took off leaving me to wobble along behind him. I tripped a few times and tumbled down hill. Tristian found this very funny.
I found it very painful.
The finally we approached the school. Tristian was the winner. I came in with dirt and leaves in my hair. Tristian helped me dust myself off.
"I win as usual."
I smiled. Then tea approached us wearing her usual pink shirt and matching skirt and big blue bow right smack in the middle.
"Hi guys" she said brightly.
Tristian looked around.
"Where's Yugi?" he asked.
Tea tried hiding a grin but failed.
"I guess I can tell you," she said, "He's picking up his cousinat the train station she's starting school here in domino today!"
my jaw dropped.
"Yugi has a sista?" I asked.
Tea nodded. "Yup. . I think she's been at a boarding school and living with his aunt part time. If I remember right she has a lot of money. Their aunt is rich.But now she's coming to live with yugi. I mean there really close like brother and sister."
Tristian sighed happily.
"This is good more girls to look at right Joey?"
I nodded. Tea then walked us around like dogs talking to everybody she hadn't seen all summer. I sighed. This was gonna be a long day.
