The limo ride to the club was anything but wondrous; no one spoke or even moved a single muscle. It was relief for the both of them when they finally arrived at their destination.
Seto was the first one to exit the vehicle as he held the door open for his lover. "Coming?"
Joey looked up to the brunette and nodded his head slowly yet surely. "Yah," he managed to reply after a few seconds pause. Upon placing his feet on solid ground, he looked around and examined his surroundings. "Umm…Seto?"
"Yes? What is it?" The CEO wrapped his one arm around the blonde's back and stared down into his chocolate brown orbs. This gesture seemed to make Joey feel rather uncomfortable as he tried to squirm his way out of his boyfriend's grasp. Seto couldn't comprehend the reason for his lover's sudden action but just figured that it was because he was still pretty shy about coming out in public for the first time.
"It's just that I…" The blonde-haired puppy was then cut off in mid-sentence by a group of shrieking and giggling girls who were swiftly passing by. Both males sighed and decided to head inside with the rest of the teenagers who were currently standing around the entranceway to the club. Joey paused in mid-step, unsure of what was going to happen when he and Seto entered the ever-so-popular social event. However, he simply shrugged off all of the thoughts of any possible happenings and returned to his lover's side.
Upon entering the club, a sudden blast of music sounded through the couple's ears, nearly causing them to go half-deaf.
"Geez, couldn't they at least turn the music down?" Joey half-yelled. Seto merely laughed, yes, laughed and looked at the blonde with an actual smile plastering his features. The CEO rarely ever smiled, yet ever since he and Joey had first started dating, things seemed to change, for the better and not for the worst.
"You really are dense, aren't you?" Joey simply stuck out his tongue in a childish manner and it took everything Seto had not to lean in and take advantage of the proposed gesture.
"This is a club and as you should know, in a club there is loud music playing." Emphasizing on the word loud, the brunette smirked victoriously. It was then that Joey had had enough of his attitude and decided to take action. He wrapped his arms around his lover's neck, pulled his head down closer to his own and leaned in for a gentle yet passionate kiss, slipping in his tongue as he did so. Seto simply deepened the kiss and slowly moved his hands down the blonde's thin yet muscular body. They pulled apart after a few minutes, only to notice that a few teenage guys and girls were watching them with great intent. It only took one glare from Seto Kaiba to send them packing. After the couple was sure that the group of teenagers was out of sight, they both agreed to find a place to sit, relax and have something to eat, seeing as how they were both starving.
"Okay, you stay here while I go and get us both something to eat," Seto stated while looking directly into his lover's beautiful brown orbs; it was almost as if you could drown yourself in their beauty.
"Sure thing," Joey replied while motioning for the brunette to come closer. The CEO did just that and when their noses came into close contact, they leaned in for what seemed like the quickest kiss either one of them had ever experienced. After they both had pulled away from one another, Seto turned his back to the blonde and began walking over towards the snack bar. Joey watched as he vanished out of view before placing his head down on the table, resisting the urge to fall asleep right then and there. He knew that it was not polite to fall asleep while on a date, especially if it was the first. However, no matter how hard he tried, the blonde just couldn't avoid the essence of sleep now looming over his head. Before long, his head began to droop and in a matter of seconds he was fast asleep, dreaming of what he hoped would be beautiful dreams.
Enter Dream Sequence
"I love you Seto," the blonde moaned while resting peacefully within his lover's arms.
"I love you too Joey," Seto added softly as he began to stroke the male's soft, silky smooth blonde hair. Joey continued to moan peacefully until numerous voices, both male and female could be heard, jolting him out of his current position and to a sitting position. As he sat with his legs crossed, he looked up only to notice that all of his friends were standing before him.
"Joey? What are you doing with Kaiba?" Tea questioned hesitantly, taking a few steps backward.
"Yah. I thought you and Kaiba hated each other…" Tristan added as Ryou merely stood with his eyes wide open in shock.
"Well, we did but…" Joey hesitated to reply. He didn't know what to say. How could he tell his friends that he was dating his own worst enemy? Would they think that he was insane? Would they hate him? Would they never speak to him again? No, that wouldn't happen, it just couldn't. If they were truly his friends, they wouldn't hate him just because of one decision that he made. If they were his friends, they would stick by him no matter what. They would stick by him through thick and thin, through better or for worse. Friends do that for one another and if they couldn't accept the truth then they weren't true friends.
"Joey?" Tea piped up, curious as to why her friend wasn't replying.
"Seto and I are…"
"Yes?"
"We're dating." Everyone's eyes than shot right open as soon as those words sunk into their minds.
"You're what?" Tea practically shouted.
"You heard me," Joey repeated rather sternly, which wasn't a common tone used by the blonde.
"But it's Kaiba!" Tristan exclaimed.
"So? What's the big deal?"
"The big deal is that it's Kaiba! He's a stuck-up bastard that doesn't care about anyone except himself and his brother!"
"Tristan's right. Why would you date someone like him? Besides, can't you find a girlfriend?" That comment made Joey's head droop. Tea's words sounded harsh, perhaps even too harsh. Were his friends really that concerned with his and Seto's relationship? Did they plan to break up the two just because they were both of the same sex? Joey furrowed his brow as he lifted his head back up to face his supposed friends.
"I don't care what you think. Seto and I are happy with our relationship and there's nothing you can do to break us up." Joey's voice now held a more firm tone to it as both Tea and Tristan looked at him in disgust.
"Fine. You two can do as you please but until you become normal again, we can't hang out anymore. Goodbye Joey, goodbye forever." With that, Tea, Tristan and Ryou walked away with their heads held high, almost as if they didn't have a care in the world.
"Good riddance," Seto spoke up as he pulled Joey back into his warm embrace. However, Joey did not moan nor did he make any kind of sound at all. He just merely watched as his former friends vanished from sight. As much as he hated the fact that they couldn't accept his relationship with Seto Kaiba, he missed their friendship already. They had done everything together and nothing could pull them apart. Now, a few years after their very first meeting, they were going their separate ways…forever…
End Dream Sequence
Joey woke up in a cold sweat; he didn't know whether it was real or just a dream. Fortunately, when he looked around at his current surroundings, he couldn't spot any trace of Tea, Tristan or Ryou. In fact, the only person that he knew in the entire club was Seto Kaiba.
"What just happened?" he asked himself, running one hand through his mess of sandy blonde hair. Was it just a dream or-? His thoughts were then interrupted by a female voice whispering quietly into his ear.
"Joey…"
"Huh? What?" As soon as he whisked his head around, he was shocked, surprised and frightened, all at the same time. It was like his worst dream was about to become a reality…or so he thought…
Mysterious Mistress Kura: Sorry to leave you all with a dreadfully evil cliffhanger but this will make the perfect opening for the next chapter. Hope you are all enjoying this story so far and don't forget to review! I love seeing all of your wonderful comments. They always inspire me to write more. Anyway, luv ya'll! Ja ne!
P.S. In case any of you are wondering, I only included Tea, Tristan and Ryou in the dream sequence for a specific reason. Yugi, of course, already knows about Seto and Joey's relationship, Mai is not in this story and the couple will come into an encounter with Serenity later on. Hope that clears up any confusion. Now time for me to get started on chapter four!