Sorry for the long delay. I wrote the chapter but then I had second thoughts and then I got a really great idea! So I rewrote the chapter and I think it is much better. :) Yay!

Sorry to those who were hoping for a YugiXTéa story. I changed my plans, and that slightly changed the pairings but never fear, there is still hope for our beloved couple! I have yet to decide who she will end up with. Of course you don't know who the other person is but you will hopefully get a clue in this chapter! So - Read on!

Also I've changed the way Joey talk's coz it's just getting annoying! He talks normal now.

Disclaimer: I feel my mouth moving but all I hear is: "I don't own Yu-gi-oh. I don't own Yu-gi-oh. I don't own Yu-gi-oh…

Everyone Needs an Excuse

Chapter 2: A Fight and a Disturbing Photo

After Tristan had spent about 10 mins talking and explaining Joey finally knew the 'plan'.

"So all I have to do is grab the keys off Ms Kellie before the end of school?"

"Pretty much, yeah."

Joey rubbed his hands together in glee. This was going to be fun! He looked up at Tristan. "I think I'm going to go see where she is now!"

Tristan shrugged. "Well, okay. I'll go watch the soon-to-be couple." He winked then dashed away to find his friends; Téa and Yugi.

Joey, meanwhile, was wandering around the school grounds murmuring to himself. All the school kids he walked past could hear him quite clearly, though, and were most likely very confused about what he was saying; "If I were a teacher where would I be…"

"Ah HA! The staff room!"

He was nearly there; around the next corner was the window to the staff room where he would be able to determine whether Ms Kellie was in there or not. He made a sharp turn around the corner and saw blue,

WHACK

There was a loud whack as Joey rounded the corner and collided with someone.

"Watch where you're going, mutt!"

Oh. That was not the someone he wanted to hear right at this moment.

"Hmph. Just because you're a dog doesn't mean you can go haring around corners chasing cats." Kaiba picked himself up off the ground and dusted his trench coat.

"Hey! I am not a dog! And I was not chasing a cat! Do you see any cats around here, or is your eyesight as poor as your dueling skills?" Joey jumped up and started yelling at the CEO.

"Well at least I can actually duel, compared to your pathetic attempts!"

As usual their fight had turned to duel monsters in a very short period of time.

"Well Yugi can always duel better than you! Notice that he's still King of Games and you aren't? Huh!"

Now they were literally at each others throat.

Kaiba growled. "For you're information pup, I WILL beat Yugi next time we duel, no one, no one tells me that-" His little speech through gritted teeth was interrupted by the opening of a door that looks similarly like the staff room door, and the scolding of a very familiar… teen?

"What are you two doing! Téa interrupted their verbal fight. "We can hear you in the staff room, and they sent me out to tell you that the principal is not happy." She stopped and glared at the two of them. Her glare rested on Kaiba as he was glaring straight back at her. They had a very long stand off before Joey finally butted in.

"Hey Téa, what were you doing in the staff room anyway?"

She sent one last evil look towards Kaiba then turned to face Joey. "There was a School Dance Committee in there."

Kaiba snorted (He snorted!). "What, trying to find a date with a teacher because you don't like anyone else who asked you, or hasn't asked you."

Téa blushed madly; in anger and embarrassment. "For your information the meeting was to finalise things for Saturday night, and also I ha-"

"Hey! Leave her alone, rich-boy!" Joey interrupted, just wanting to yell at Kaiba again.

Kaiba turned on Joey again. "What's your problem, mutt? Wanting a date with your cheerleader?"

"WHAT! I already have a date actually! I bet you don't even have anyone that wants to dance with you." Joey smirked.

Kaiba's glare was like ice as he narrowed his eyes at Joey. "For your information, Wheeler, I have a date, you just weren't informed. Now if you'll excuse me I have some work to do instead of hanging around with trash." With that Kaiba pushed straight past Joey and Téa and continued on his way to his usual bench where he was hoping to get some work done and cool of from his argument.

Wait. He stopped short as he realized something. In all his rage, he had just said something to Wheeler that he was now very much so regretting.

'For your information, Wheeler, I do have a date, you just weren't informed…'

Why on earth had he said that! He groaned. Of course; he was fighting with the mutt, how else would he have said something just to save his reputation. Joey was probably going to go 'spread the word' that the Seto Kaiba was going to go to a school function. Furthermore he now had to get himself a date for the dance. Moreover he actually had to go to the dance now! This was terrible!

He sat down on the bench and got out his laptop; time to find a suitable dance partner. First things first; they would have to be able to dance, they would have to be beautiful, have a good personality, have a good enough attitude to be able to put up with him, … He looked up from typing on his laptop to think.

A group of girls caught his eye and he looked over at them. The half a dozen girls were whispering to each other and glancing over at him. When they noticed that he was looking at them they all blushed, giggled and waved. One of them even had the nerve to blow a kiss to him! He cringed and looked back down at the laptop screen as he got an idea. 'Must not be obsessed with me' he typed. He looked back over the girl's 'criteria list' then typed a message underneath it and sent it to his secretary.

Good, now that that was taken care off all he could get back to his work.

Who would want to go to anywhere, let alone a dance, with Kaiba! Joey spotted a bunch of girls giggling over something one of them was holding. As he walked closer to them she dropped it and it fluttered to the ground and landed at Joey's feet. He stoped and bent down to pick it up, and immediately dropped it again with disgust, a horrified look on his face. It was a photo of Kaiba! He was lying on a bed with blue silk sheets, and all he wore were a pair of black boxers. EW! He never wanted nor needed to see so much of Kaiba ever in his life.

The girl who dropped the photo noticed that Joey had dropped it and was not going to pick it up again. She swooped down and grabbed it before any one else saw it. She then rushed back to her friends and they all wandered away giggling yet again.

Joey, who was still in shock and horror, remained standing there. That's right; the whole female population of this school wants to go with Kaiba, well, with the exception of Téa of course. But why would she be attracted to that pompous, snobbish, stuck-up, rich-boy-

"Hey Joey, hows the teacher search going?"

Tristan came up behind Joey and clapped him on the back. "Hey, you alright man? You look a bit green!"

Joey snapped out of his trance and looked at Tristan. "Yea… yea I'm alright, just saw…" He shook his head while he held back a shudder. "Never mind."

Tristan gave him an odd look. "Well anyway, have you managed to find Ms Kellie yet?"

"Nope, I was looking but then I bumped into Kaiba and we got into another fight, then Téa came out and stopped us. Oh, and guess what I found out!"

"What?"

"Kaiba actually has a date for the dance which means that he is actually going to be going to the dance!"

Tristan gaped at him. "Wow, never thought he had it in him." He laughed. "So who's the 'lucky' girl?"

"I dunno! He walked off as soon he let it slip. Heh, it's probably one of his fan club!"

Bring!

The bell sounded for the end of lunch.

"Aw man! I got to go find Ms Kellie! Later!" Joey ran off in the direction of the main building and disappeared into the mob of students, hoping that Ms Kellie could be found there.

Yes! Finally completed another chapter! Yay!

You know what to do!