A/N: Oh dear god this writing is terrible. Major apologies. If I weren't super lazy I would try to edit this and make it better but yeah, I'm super lazy. So here, I basically just want to get this all typed so I can throw out the notebooks it was written in (yes, notebooks plural, there are about six of them). Well, here you go, chapter 17. Going to try to finish it all before I go back to school on the 25th. Let's see how successful I am.

Also, it feels really weird to be writing about 16/17 year olds now that I'm 20. Not a pedo I swear!

Disclaimer: Do not own any YuGiOh characters, but the OCs are all mine.

Chapter 17

Crow leaned back on the bed, propping up his head with his hands.

"So," he said, "You're gay."

Kaiba nodded. Crow looked at him sharply.

"Is this Joey kid the first guy you've ever liked?"

"Yes, why?"

"Nothing," Crow responded, rather dully.

They sat in silence for a few minutes before both speaking at the same time.

"Did you—" they both began.

"You first," Crow said.

Kaiba was silent for a moment, composing his thoughts. Did he want to know the answer to his question?

Crow cleared his throat, jerking Kaiba out of his reverie.

"Didyoulikeme?" Kaiba asked in a rush. Crow stared at him.

"What?" he asked, having not understood a word Kaiba had said. Kaiba tried again.

"Did you… like me?" he asked, blushing.

Crow smiled sadly. "Yes. Of course I did Seto, but I knew that you would never like me back."

Kaiba looked down at the midnight blue bedspread. Thoughts came unbidden into his mind, but he shook them away angrily. No, he couldn't do that to Joey. He would never forgive himself.

But he did want to be friends with Crow, really. Could they be friends without being… lovers?

It wouldn't hurt to try.

"Tom—Crow… I do like you back—"

"—seriously?" Crow interjected.

"—but I can't be with you." Kaiba finished, ignoring him.

"Why?" Crow asked, crestfallen.

Kaiba raised an eyebrow at the other boy.

"How do you expect me to explain it to Joey?"

"Were you his first boyfriend?" Crow asked.

"No, but what's that got to do with—"

"Then he'll be fine."

And with that he sat up and wrapped his pale arms around Kaiba's neck, staring steamily into his ice blue eyes. Then he kissed him.

Kaiba didn't protest. Crow deepened the kiss, sliding his tongue into Kaiba's mouth. Kaiba involuntarily brought his hands up to grip Crow's shoulders and began kissing back.

Joey's footsteps sounded in the hallway but neither of the boys heard them.

"It got really quiet up here, is everything okay?" Joey asked as he opened the door. Kaiba pulled away from Crow.

"Oh sorry, was I interrupting something?" Joey spat as he slammed the door.

"Wait Joey!" Kaiba called after him. "It's not like that! He kissed me!"

"That's not what I saw!" Joey shouted back as he stormed down the stairs.

Kaiba glared at Crow.

"Now see what you've done!" he moaned.

"He'll be fine," Crow assured Kaiba. "He's probably going to find someone else right now. Is his ex still single?" Crow asked.

"I think so but—"

"Then you have nothing to worry about." Crow pushed Kaiba's hair away from his eyes. "Absolutely nothing." He kissed Kaiba again.

Joey stormed out of Kaiba's mansion. This was just wonderful. Effing beautiful. He knew this would happen. The one time in his life he'd actually cared about his boyfriend, he had to get hurt.

Strangely, it didn't hurt as much as he'd expected. He sat down on the curb of thestreet.

"Joey?" A voice called from further down the street.

Joey looked up to see the last person he would have expected.

"What are you doing here," he demanded, standing up.

"I was just walking around, enjoying freedom."

"How did you get out?" Joey asked, backing away.

"Aw come on Jo' I'm not going to hurt you."

"And why the hell should I believe you, Malik?"

"Because I missed you, Joey." Malik said, now standing right next to him.

"Is that a good thing?" Joey asked, nervously.

"Well I'm not planning to rape you if that's what you mean."

"Good to know," Joey said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

Malik ignored his comment.

"So what are you going out here?"

"None of your business," Joey snapped.

"Aw, did you have a fight with loverboy?"

"I said it's none of your business!" Joey repeated angrily.

"What did Kaiba-poo do, get tired of your clinginess?"

"Shut UP! I am no clingy!" Joey shouted.

"Jeez man, chill," Malik chuckled, taking a step back. "So it is Kaiba. What happened?"

"I told you, it doesn't matter. It's over."

Malik's eyes lit up.

"And no, you don't have a chance with him. He met up with one of his old friends and I walked in on them… well you get the point."

"I'm sorry Jo'," Malik said, and Joey could tell he was almost sincere. Almost.

"Yeah, well, I don't really care." Joey leaned backwards against a streetlight.

"You want to hook up?" Malik asked suddenly, an excited gleam in his eyes.

"Sure, what the hell," Joey sighed unemotionally. Malik grinned and advanced on Joey, wrapping his arms around the blond boy's waist and kissing him on the lips, starting out almost timidly but eventually becoming more passionate until it felt just like old times.

"I really did miss you, Wheeler," Malik said between kisses.

"I missed you too Malik," Joey moaned as the Egyptian dragged him closer, crushing their bodies together.

"I've always wanted to screw someone in the bushed," Malik chuckled hoarsely, as he pulled Joey down onto the ground between two rhododendrons. Joey responded by sliding his hand into Malik's pants. As Joey slid off the other boy's clothes, he began to laugh. He laughed at how stupid he'd been to like Kaiba. He laughed at how pathetic Kaiba really was. He laughed at Yami for his inability to keep the Ishtar's in the shadow realm. He laughed at the fact that he was laughing while having sex.

And damn it felt good.

A/N: Well that was interesting... Um review I guess?