Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Falling From Grace ❯ Chapter 13 ( Chapter 13 )

YUGIOH

Falling From Grace

 

 

Warning! Possible yaoi, shonen ai, M/M, lemon (lime, whatever)......mainly 'strongly suggestive'.

 

Chapter 13.

“Kaiba??!”, Joey exclaimed, totally shocked by his presence here. He never would have guessed it was him in a million years......not in this neighborhood. Joey quickly looked towards his house that was within view, then quickly around him and finally back at Kaiba.

 

Joey hissed back, “Are you nuts? Do you have any idea where you are? You might be 'Mr. High and Mighty' in every other part of the country, or even the world for that matter.....but believe me, this aint your element. You can get seriously hurt out here!”

 

Kaiba offered a cocky grin at Joey's comment, muttering, “Well, that's a surprise.....is that concern I'm actually hearing from you, Wheeler? I'm touched. Well......not really.”

 

Joey growled, and snapped, “You stupid jerk! I'm warning you to get outta here!”

 

Kaiba quickly grabbed at Joey's arm, pinning them behind his back, like he did that day at school.....but this time they're still standing, with Kaiba pressuring Joey against the wall. Then getting even closer to Joey, he whispered in his ear, “You should know me better than that, by now. I can handle anything that's thrown at me. Who ever tries to mess with me will pay.”

 

His breath sent shivers down Joey, as the obvious question finally came to mind. “K-Kaiba......w-why are you here, anyway? What did you want to see me about? I mean, we just saw each other, earlier. Whatever it was, you could have talked to me about it then, couldn't ya?”

 

Kaiba answered back, “It's like a product you're trying to sell......placement is everything.” He then moved from Joey's ear, staring deep into his eyes, their noses again almost touching. “And personally......I think this spot here is just fine.”

 

“S-so......what are you trying to sell?”, Joey asked, nervously. But still, this was Kaiba. He was trying very hard not to be nervous. But he couldn't help it......Kaiba's been acting really weird, lately. Maybe moneybags started getting into drugs. Anything's possible, and this would definitely explain his strange behavior.

 

The question placed a real smile on Kaiba's face. Well....it was very faint, but Joey could see it clearly. Then to Joey's total shock, Kaiba closed the gap between them, locking lips with his.

 

Joey squirmed to try and break Kaiba's vice-like grip on his arms, to no avail. And the squirming only seemed to spur him on more, as Kaiba pressed closer to him, his tongue skimming Joey's lips as a silent request for entry.

 

And Joey stupidly opened his mouth that moment in an attempt to protest, only for Kaiba's tongue to have clear passage, and entered.....stroking against Joey's own tongue. Joey began to blush furiously. He couldn't believe this was Kaiba doing this to him, he couldn't believe he was in an alley near his house with Kaiba trying to make out with him, and.....he especially couldn't believe he was actually starting to respond to it.

 

It felt......good. He mentally berated himself, telling himself that he's not supposed to like this, he wasn't into guys. Plus, Kaiba was forcing himself on him, whether Joey wanted it or not. Pinning Joey's hands so he was helpless, while attacking Joey like that, was hardly considered to be a 'mutual thing'.

 

Infact, Kaiba's behavior was about as strange to Joey as how Tristan's been acting. He wondered if all of Domino was going crazy (though he had to admit this situation still wasn't nearly as bad as what Tristan was going through). First, Tea was gone all the time, then Tristan fell for the school Janitor, and now Kaiba was hitting on him. What was this world coming to?? And before Joey realized it, he was responding to Kaiba, kissing him back and getting excited as Kaiba rubbed up against him. But Joey insisted it wasn't because he liked guys. He was a teenager, afterall......and was still a virgin, too. Maybe he was just desperate.

 

Kaiba now adjusted his holding, still keeping both Joey's hands behind his back with Kaiba's one hand, as the other moved over to grab onto Joey's blond mop hair. Kaiba used that new grip to help intensify the kiss. A moan escaped Kaiba, as his emotions were beginning to get the better of him....his mind swimming in ecstasy from not just the physical feel, but from Joey's own response towards him. Then finally.....Kaiba released Joey's lips, needing a second to catch his breath.

 

Kaiba moved his head away for the moment gasping for air, his breathing quick and erratic from this new exciting feeling he was experiencing. It was definitely not something Kaiba was used to dealing with. His unusual need for Joey was so strong, it had almost become an obsession in his mind. It's what drove him to have to go to Yugi's, and what drove him to stalk and find Joey.....landing him here in some slum alley late at night.

 

But at the same time, these feelings had also been creating an almost unnatural fear that Kaiba was unaccustomed to experiencing, which in the beginning kept him at bay from seeking out his target. There were two reasons for this fear. The first one was rejection. He was absolutely certain that Joey would not reciprocate his affections, which lead to the second reason for his fear. How Kaiba would react after he was rejected.

 

There was rarely anything that Kaiba ever truly wanted in his life, normally too focused on mainly his brother's needs. But every rare occasion, his heart would make demands of him. And when it did, he found it to be impossible to ignore. The Blue Eyes White Dragon cards were one passion he could not deny. And when he decided to seek them out, may god have mercy on those that dared get in his way. On the first three cards alone, people were threatened, lives were risked. Then when the forth was found, he placed everyone of Yugi's group in danger, even almost killed Yugi's grandfather. (1)

 

And so when his interest in Joey appeared, it brought that same concern in Kaiba on repeating the past. He had made a promise to Mokuba that he would never go to such extremes again. And in all honesty, he never felt he would find something that would affect him so strongly again....until that day he looked at Joey and everything changed. So, now that fear was there trying to hold him back. What would happen if anyone got in his way.....including Joey?

 

"K-Kaiba?", Joey asked, drawing Kaiba out of his momentary flashback. He glanced back over into Joey's eyes, and offered him a slight smirk. Despite those fears that were trying to hold him back, his obsession for Joey compelled him to seek him out, anyway. And to Kaiba's delight, he wasn't disappointed. Yes, he was quite pleased with Joey's reactions. He had expected a lot worst from the mutt.

 

But to his surprise, any opposition he expected to come from Joey didn't happen. Joey didn't resist him, he didn't throw it in his face, he didn't get hostile, he didn't even laugh or put him down. Joey did not reject him....instead it seemed totally the opposite, as Joey became quite the willing subject.

 

Of course, pinning Joey to make sure the mutt understood he wouldn't take 'no' for an answer, he assumed might have also helped. From Kaiba's past experience, he had learned that adding fear in certain situations was always helpful in getting what he wanted.....and this time was probably no different. It certainly seemed to bring good results for him tonight.

 

As for Joey, he was still trying to figure everything out. This was definitely not Kaiba's normal behavior, and if it was anyone else Kaiba was doing this with, Joey would probably find his actions quite hilarious. But the problem was that it 'was' Joey which was Kaiba's target, making this whole thing for him very confusing and even frightening. And he even slightly returned Kaiba's affections, and still wasn't sure why....trying to mentally blame Kaiba for not giving him a way to back down.

 

And now Kaiba had finally paused from his physical approach, leaving Joey just standing there and still pinned. For the moment, Joey simply stood there, frozen.....totally unsure what to do. He was afraid if he moved, Kaiba would go after him again.....or was he more afraid that he'd let him?

 

Finally when nothing still changed, Joey found his voice once again and managed to choke out, "K-Kaiba.....??"

 

It once again drew Kaiba's attention to him, bringing his thoughts back to the present. Kaiba gave him a cocky smirk and decided to approach once again, just as Joey predicted he would.....ready to close the gap and have another taste from the object of his desire. But he stopped, and both of them suddenly froze after hearing noises of violence approaching......both waiting to see what was approaching.

 

Some kid had his hands up, backing away passed the alley they were in, talking to some other kids. There were three others, atleast 2 carrying knives and pointing them at the kid backing away, as they threatened him about something. They then stopped and turned, seeing Kaiba and Joey in the alley. But from the way Kaiba had Joey in a hold, it looked like Kaiba was there threatening Joey....not what it really was.

 

The kid who was being threatened immediately joined the other three, as they turned in the direction of the alley. The one in charge stepped forward, saying, "I hope we aint interrupting nutt'n. But, maybe you don't know this......this is 'our' turf."

 

Then another kid stepped forward, slapping his fist into his hand as he said, "Nice suit, pal.....real nice looking. It aint smart a rich-looking guy like you being in a place like this, now is it? Maybe if you give us your money, we'll be good boys and not mess up that pretty face of yours......" The other three laughed at that.

 

Joey harshly whispered to Kaiba, "Dumb ass.....what the hell did I tell ya??"

 

Kaiba roughly slammed Joey back against the brick wall like he was nothing, now focusing his attention on the kids. And for an instant, the very act of doing that caused a terrible pain of guilt to shoot through Kaiba, after hearing the slight grunt emit from Joey's lips. It surprised him, not used to feeling this way towards anyone else, except perhaps his own brother. But despite that feeling, Kaiba still had no regret, showed no hesitation. If there was one thing he had learned in his past, it was never to show weakness infront of an opponent. The less he seemed to care about Joey at the moment, the better it would be for the both of them.

 

Keeping his focus on the kids, Kaiba then crossed his arms and smirked. "Yes......it 'is' very unusual to see someone wearing good clothes in this neighborhood, isn't it? Well maybe you should think very hard about that, before making the stupid move of trying to jump me. Do you honestly think I'd be in this area and not worried.....unless there was a good reason for it?"

 

Then pointing his finger at them, Kaiba spat, "Its you four that's going to have some real problems, if you even try it! Consider this warning a gift." Of course it was a bluff, but it was worth a shot if he could get through this, without having to get involved in some messy fight with a bunch of loser street punks. Kaiba was arrogantly certain he could probably take them, but a fight wasn't the reason he came here for.

 

'What the hell's he getting at?', Joey thought. Even if Kaiba could take them down with his kung-fu, Joey assumed they probably all had knives, and even 2 to 1 odds with Joey helping.....it would still be risky.

 

The 4 kids were also wondering about that. Then to Kaiba's good fortune, one of the kids realized who Kaiba was roughing up, and put his own possibility together. "Oh, shit.....", he mumbled. The kid then swallowed, asking, "You aint, uh......working for Hirutani, are ya?" (2)

 

It was also fortunate none of the kids seemed to know who Kaiba was. But, then....who would expect the CEO of Kaiba Corp to be in some slum alley in the middle of the night? It also helped that he was merely wearing his blue trenchcoat, tonight.....Kaiba's version of 'casual wear'.

 

"What do 'you' think?", Kaiba asked coldly, having no idea who the guy was.

 

That seemed to bring the fear of god into the kids real quick, everyone knowing the name of the head gang leader around here. "Hey, man.....we didn't mean nutt'n! Just tell Hiruntani we were looking out for ya, ya know?"

 

"You need any help with him, pal?", another asked, now assuming Kaiba was hired by him to kick Joey's ass.

 

"No......I think I can handle it", Kaiba smirked. Then to a scowl, he said, "Now get lost! This isn't your business....."

 

They scrambled away, quickly. Kaiba then turned back to Joey, as Joey asked, "Damn, how the hell did you know about Hirutani?"

 

"I didn't", Kaiba smirked. "Never heard of the guy, though I have heard you used to be part of a gang. And it helps that they're just about as stupid as....", but Kaiba paused in-between his sentence, unable to finish the comment of insulting Joey. He turned away finishing with, ".....as stupid as your idiot friends."

 

But before Joey could comment on Kaiba's strange change of attitude, he once again grabbed Joey, pinning him again. "You see, mutt? There's no place I need to worry about. This world 'is' mine.....no matter where I am. Just remember that", Kaiba said, his ego presently oozing everywhere. Kaiba then kissed him fiercely, when a car suddenly pulled over and honked.

 

It was his limo. Kaiba slammed Joey back again, though more gently this time. He then turned saying, "See around, Mutt", and went to his ride, acting his normal cold self again.

 

The limo pulled away, leaving Joey behind feeling more confused than he ever did in his life. With his head still in the clouds, he finally managed to turn away, and headed back home.

 

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(1) Most people know of this from the first episode, but the reason I put in that Yugi and his friends were in danger.....that's a reference based on the Jap. 1st season. But the promise made to Mokuba was my own idea. If anyone needs a better reference, let me know and next chapter I'll add a more detailed explanation on its history.

 

(2) Hirutani - known in the Manga and the Jap. 1st season as the leader of the gang that Joey was a part of, during middle-school. After Joey broke off from the gang, Hirutani later bothered him during High School, which thankfully Yami helped protect Joey against. The name might possibly be brought up again in this story sometime, so you might want to keep it in mind, just incase.

 

Next chapter: Things are looking better and back to normal for Domino High.....but is it? What's really going on behind the scenes, and why is Tea so unhappy? The different plots begin the twist together next time!

 

Narr: For all those Kaiba/Joey fans, you should be happy to know that now that the plot has been mostly developed by Tea, there's going to be a lot more Kaiba and Joey involved, and Tea will probably not be in the lime light of the story nearly as much as she was. But, she'll still be there. Some things you just can't get rid of. ;p

 

I hope this came out well for everyone, this chapter. I made some major changes, since the wording originally jumped all over the place. Though I'm still not sure if it came out okay. Then again, I'm alittle nervous about this chapter, since this is one of those pinnacle points, and I'm hoping the explanations come out okay, and doesn't sound corny or anything.