The next morning, Joey woke up to the sound of numerous voices coming from downstairs. He knew them all too well, figuring that it was Mokuba and Yugi playing video games, on Mokuba's insistence of course. He smiled at that thought as he worked his way up and out of bed, prepared to face yet another day of what he hoped would be a tolerable one.
On his way down the stairs, taking his time as he went, the only thoughts running rampant through his mind were those of the previous night. He didn't know why he had acted the way that he did; it was like something inside of him went off like a time bomb and caused his sudden outburst. That night was haunting him mercilessly and he only hoped that his friends would forgive him and accept his relationship with Seto. It seemed hopeless but he wouldn't know for sure until he actually managed to talk to them personally. He eventually came to the conclusion that he would wait a day before confronting them; this way he could give not only them a chance to maul things over but himself as well.
"Morning," Joey greeted Seto who was sitting at the kitchen table with a plate full of scrambled eggs, bacon and toast set in front of him. There was another plate placed beside him, which was obviously reserved for the blonde. "Did you make this?" he questioned after settling down into his chair.
Seto nodded. "Yes. I was up early this morning and decided to make breakfast. Mokuba and Yugi have already eaten and are playing video games in the living room."
"Yah, I'm aware of that. I heard them talking all the way upstairs," Joey commented before taking a few bites of his eggs. The couple ate in silence for what seemed like at least a half an hour before they finished and got up to put their dishes in the sink. After the table had been cleared off and all the dishes were placed into the dishwasher, the two teens decided to relax in the living room and watch Mokuba cream Yugi in Phantasy Star. This, however, was expected seeing as how the raven-haired child had much more experience playing this particular game than Yugi did. Then again, when was Mokuba not playing video games? This was an exaggeration but certainly made one point clear: there was hardly anyone in the whole of the mansion, let alone his school, that could beat him at any game, most especially the one that he was currently playing.
"So, what do you want to do today?" Seto asked as he took a seat on the sofa and motioned for Joey to follow. The blonde did just that and moved into a comfortable position where he was leaning up against his lover's left arm.
"I don't know, whatever you want to do is fine with me." If he could help it, Joey did not want to move from the state that he was currently in. Seto simply smiled and turned to watch his brother and Yugi.
"If you want to call your friends and…talk to them, you know that you're welcome to do so." Seto tried to make his statement sound less obvious than it actually was. He didn't want to bring any unwanted attention to the subject, especially around two people that had no idea of the incident that went on last night.
"It's okay, really. I was planning on calling them tomorrow to see how things were going."
"I see. Well, just so know, the door is open so whenever you're ready…"
"I know." It was at that precise moment that Mokuba had finally decided to turn off the Gamecube. He had told the three that his hands were beginning to cramp up and that was the reason why he had decided to take a break for a while. Seto gave his brother a little lecture about playing too many video games but the pre-teen merely shrugged his shoulders and skipped into the kitchen to grab something to eat. Yugi, on the other hand, stayed in the living room to keep Seto and Joey company, even though they were hoping to have a little bit of time for themselves.
"So, how was the night out?" Yugi asked as he took a seat on the couch next to the couple.
"Not bad. We had a pretty good time," Joey replied.
"That's good. Mokuba and I had quite an interesting night…"
"Oh? How so?" Joey inquired, raising one eyebrow in question.
"Well, Mokuba insisted we watch horror movies and have pizza. I agreed, seeing as how it didn't seem that bad…to the untrained eye, that is. During half of Jeepers Creepers 2 we kept hearing noises coming from various places in the house and when we heard someone opening the door, we quickly turned the TV off, grabbed the pizza and dashed up the stairs to Mokuba's room, closing and locking the door behind us." Seto and Joey almost broke out laughing when they heard that but managed to control themselves.
"Uh, Yug?"
"What?"
"That was us coming in the door…"
"What? What do you mean?" Yugi seemed a little shocked by Joey's response to his story.
"Yah, that was Seto and I coming in after we came back from the club. I thought that I heard loud footsteps running up the stairs but I was not sure if it was real or if I was just imagining things."
"So…it was only you guys?" Yugi gulped down a breath of air that he had been apparently holding in for quite some time. "Well Mokuba will be happy to hear that."
"Don't tell him," Seto spoke, revealing a sly smirk.
"Huh?" Both Joey and Yugi wondered just what kind of plan Seto had under his sleeve.
"I said don't tell him. I've always wanted to fool him and now's my chance. Yugi, don't tell him what Joey just told you. Wait until I give you the signal to let you know that the time is right, okay?" Yugi hesitated for a moment before nodding his head in agreement. He then headed into the kitchen to grab himself something to eat. Once it was clear that he had vanished out of sight, the couple used that opportunity to their advantage. Seto moved into a lying position as Joey snuggled up close to him, his hands resting within his lover's beautiful brown locks. Joey eyelids eventually gave way, as did Seto's and before they both knew it, they were sleeping soundly together, like two peas in a pod.
When Mokuba and Yugi came out from the kitchen, they noticed the two sleepy teens curled up next to one another and smiled.
"I always knew that they were best suited for each other," Mokuba beamed happily as Yugi nodded in agreement. "They may not always show it but it's most certainly evident in everything that they do together."
"How true that is," Yugi replied and then added, "I never thought that I would live to see the day where Joey and Kaiba actually got along, not to mention date. I guess that I proved myself wrong."
"You and me both," Mokuba chipped in with a tiny giggle. "But for now I suggest that we let them get some well-needed rest. I don't think that they got to bed until late last night so it's only fair that we let them catch up on all the sleep that they missed."
"I agree. Why don't we head upstairs for a bit? It will give us something to do until they wake up," the spiky-haired teenager suggested.
"Sure! Let's go!" With that said, or more so exclaimed, the two males rushed up the stairs and into Mokuba's bedroom where they would spend a good portion of their day. It was the best place to be at moment, seeing as how they didn't want to wake up the two sleeping beauties. They looked so sweet all curled up on the couch and lying beside one another that it would be quite inconsiderate of someone to rouse them from their slumber.
Sweet dreams puppy…sweet dreams dragon… May your minds be filled with nothing but thoughts of one another and where the rest of your lives will take you…
Mysterious Mistress Kura: I just had to end this chapter with something sweet and I'm glad I did. I don't know about all of you but this chapter just tugged at the heartstrings. I think Seto and Joey would look so cute sleeping together! So kawaii! I wish I had a camera! Oh well, I have a vivid mental image of it in my mind so it's all good. Anyway, please review. Luv ya! Ja ne!