Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Falling From Grace ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

YUGIOH

Falling From Grace

 

 

Chapter 6.

Yugi was hushing for Joey to keep it down. Thanks to Joey's loud mouth, some of the people in class were starting to look at them strangely, after Joey practically blurted out Tristan's new and unusual interest.

 

While Yugi was quieting down Joey, Tea was trying to understand this with Tristan, herself. `It doesn't make any sense. I mean, of all the people Tristan would want to be with.....Mr. Gumcruff? The school janitor? Why would he suddenly have the crazy idea that he's in love with him?'

 

Tea wondered why Tristan would choose to like some old man. He didn't appear to be that irrational last time she saw him. Infact, as she dwelled on that moment yesterday with Tristan rushing to get his things from the classroom.....a sudden thought flashed in her head. A thought of the janitor going into the room to clean where she had just come from, and Tristan going in there, too. Plus, Joey mentioning that Kaiba left his coffee in the room.....it suddenly all spelled disaster. She gasped in panic, then thought, `Naw.....Tristan wouldn't drink some other person's coffee, would he? That's just crazy!'

 

“Dude....what are you on? Have you been drinking? Did you maybe take some weird pills, when you saw him or something?”, Joey joked.

 

“No!”, Tristan snapped back. Then thinking back, he muttered, “Although, there was someone's coffee there I took a sip out of. It was good......still hot, too.”

 

Joey laughed, “Ha ha.....you drank Kaiba's coffee.”

 

Tea was about to have a heart attack. `Oh my god! Oh my god! He drank it! And now, Tristan's in love with some old fart!', Tea thought in dread. But then another thought hit her. `Wait a minute.....but they're both guys. Why did that work? And, and.....if that worked, then that would also mean......'

 

Tea suddenly paled, realizing what that meant.......then slowly glanced back behind her, to Kaiba's table. She never even thought of looking at him before, since she was totally convinced it didn't work and put it behind her. Sure enough, Kaiba was not ignoring the world like he normally did. He was.......staring at Joey.

 

`Oh, no!', she thought. `What have I done? This is a disaster!'

 

At that moment, Kaiba suddenly glanced Tea's way, catching that she was looking at him, and quickly went to back to his work pretending nothing was wrong or different. She stared at him another moment, looking for signs that he was going through anything similar to Tristan. Tristan was so overwhelmed with love, he might as well have been floating through the air. `So, why isn't Kaiba acting that way?', Tea thought.

 

Kaiba then glanced back up, noticing Tea was still staring at him, and gave her a cold death glare.

 

She blinked, realizing she was staring, and quickly looked away. `God, how can he be so heartless! How can he just sit there and pretend he doesn't care, like that? He probably doesn't.....I doubt that jerk even has a heart!'

 

She chanced one more glance at him to see he was once again focused only on work, then she turned to her own books. 'Then again.......he was staring at Joey. He 'has' to feel something!'

 

Tea decided that maybe someone as cold as Kaiba was still affected, just not as strongly as Tristan since he was naturally so cold and uncaring. And with that decision, she shrugged off the worry about Kaiba all together. `It's not me he looked at, but still.....he is feeling something, and towards Joey. Maybe being in love with the person he can't stand and picks on all the time is poetic justice, afterall.'

 

Pleased that Kaiba would get what he deserved and no longer feeling guilty about it, she tried to focus on the real problem. Because she didn't think about the coffee still being there for anyone to grab and drink, one of her friends was now suffering. `I can't believe I did that. I gotta do something to help. Maybe....maybe I can go back to Marik and ask him. Maybe he can help reverse it or something.....'

 

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After school, Tea again was prepared to run out on her friends. Yugi called, “Hey Tea, where are you going, this time?”

 

“I.....I....I'm sorry Yugi, but.......something came up. I have to go. But I'll try and make it to the game shop later, okay? Seeya!” Not giving them a chance to argue or make her feel even guiltier, Tea immediately ran off.

 

Yugi looked rather down-trodden for Tea leaving them again. He understood dance practice, but she didn't even offer him a reason this time. And earlier today, he also heard some of the other girls from dance class mention that Tea skipped out the day she said she had practice. `If she's not going to dance class, then where would she be going?', Yugi thought. He looked down at his shoes, beginning to wonder if it was another guy in her life.

 

“Hey, Yugi.....is it me, or is something weird going on, lately?”, Joey asked.

 

“I.....I dunno, Joey. I guess you could say that", Yugi said. "I just wonder where Tea's going”, Yugi muttered.

 

“That's what I mean! Tea starts disappearing, and then Tristan starts thinking he likes that gross old janitor. I mean, what's up with that?”, Joey exclaimed. “Tristan's not even gay! Well......as far as I know.”

 

“Does that bother you?”, Yugi suddenly asked.

 

“Tristan falling for some weird old dude? Yeah, why wouldn't it?”, Joey asked.

 

Yugi smiled, adding, “No....I mean if he's gay.”

 

There was a long pause, as Joey looked away. “No.....I guess not. It's just kinda weird, you know? I mean, you think you know someone....” After another pause, Joey then turned back, saying, “Naw, I really don't think that's it, Yug. I mean....I knew Tristan since `forever'. But, the fact that he likes some nasty looking shriveled up guy that could be his grandfather! No.....'great' father! That's just wrong.....”

 

Yugi chuckled at that. “Maybe he just hit his head on something. Hey, there's Kaiba!”, Yugi suddenly added, noticing Kaiba leaving school. They both turned to see him heading straight to his limo, as usual. Well.....maybe moving a little quicker than usual. Perhaps he was in a hurry.....

 

Yugi also played his typical self to try and be friends, as he started to head over to him, with Joey in tow following loyally from behind. Yugi called out, “Kaiba, wait up!”, as he approached.

 

Kaiba froze with his hand on the handle, but didn't look over. He didn't have to.....he knew Joey was with him. Since yesterday, he had been constantly fighting with himself....but Joey's face would not leave his mind. He was lucky if he managed an hour of sleep last night. He was a mess inside......and couldn't even figure out why. All he knew was somehow the Mutt was to blame.

 

These were the times Kaiba was grateful for being so proficient at hiding himself from the world, and not wearing his heart on his sleeve for all to see. The last thing he would allow himself to do was to act like some clueless teenager.

 

Yugi stopped near Kaiba, saying, “Um.....sorry. I know you're busy Kaiba, but I was wondering if you'd have time that......maybe you could stop by at the game shop, sometime. Of course, Mokuba would be invited, too.....if you wanted to.....”

 

Kaiba didn't answer. He was still looking at the door handle of the limo, while trying desperately to will his hand to open the door and quickly escape.

 

“Hey, Kaiba! He's talking to ya! The least you could do is listen!”, Joey snapped.

 

......it was like music to his ears. He couldn't resist the call and glanced over at them....at Joey. Joey had that glare on his face, daring Kaiba to say something to him, as he usually did. Normally, Kaiba couldn't stand that attitude, as Joey dared to look at him like some kind of equal. Kaiba always had the urge to put Joey in his place, force him to see that Kaiba was indeed his better, since Joey was too stupid to see it, himself.

 

And still....Kaiba had the urge to put Joey in his place, but his reasons were now changing. The thought of Joey snarling like a dog with that mop golden hair and those shining eyes......the look was so endearing, how could he resist not wanting to join in the dance? But at the same time, he hated what Joey was doing to him......was making him feel. He wanted all the more to break Joey, as if that would somehow cure him of this new ailment.

 

Kaiba moved from the door handle, and walked towards them.....never taking his eyes off of Joey. Glaring hatefully at the mutt, he snapped, “What is this? Yugi speaks, and the world should stop and listen?”

 

“Yeah, that's right!”, Joey snapped back. “After all he's done for you, you owe him that much!”

 

At Joey's response, Yugi looked over at Joey, not expecting his answer. That wasn't right....he wanted Kaiba to see this as an offer of friendship, not a debt to be paid. And more-so.....their approach towards Kaiba was all ready getting out of hand, and they just got there. The way the confrontation all ready began with Kaiba and Joey, Yugi was beginning to worry that perhaps another fight might break out between them....something he should have expected to happen. And if that occurred....then how would little Yugi stop that, without the help of his other friends??

 

 

Narr: Next chapter will begin the clash of Kaiba vs. Joey......something I think any decent K/J fanfic story cannot do without. And since there's been so much Tea in the K/J story anyway, it was probably about time they got their turn.