Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Falling From Grace ❯ Chapter 22 ( Chapter 22 )

YUGIOH

Falling From Grace

 

 

 

Warning: Joey-thinking, Kaiba and Joey 'attempt' to communicate (nuff said), yaoi, M/M, M/F, lemon/lime, bad language, bondage, highly suggestive, any sex scene will not have any details mentioned.

 

Chapter 22.

Bakura was rather amused by Tea's request. "Well, I must admit......I never expected one of Yugi's own friends to turn on them so viciously. It's quite delicious to hear. But why would you so anxiously want him dead? Did he kill your family? Did he rape you, or maim your friends? Anyone friends to the Pharaoh, I wouldn't hold passed it."

 

Tea looked away. "Kaiba likes him."

 

Bakura looked at her strangely. "Since when? And what does the priest have to do with anything?"

 

"I......I want him to like me", Tea said. "But as long as all Kaiba thinks about is Joey, that's not going to happen." She turned to Bakura in desperation, saying, "I have to have him!!"

 

"I don't really care", Bakura stated. "Whatever your obsession is for the priest means nothing to me. Your problems between him and your friends sounds like some pathetic soap opera. What makes you think I would even help you?"

 

"Please......I'm sure you could think up some demand you'd want from me in return", Tea said.

 

Bakura thought for a moment. "Convince Yugi to give you the puzzle, then give it to me."

 

"I can't do that!", Tea exclaimed.

 

"I thought you don't care about your friends", Bakura smirked.

 

"I don't", she retorted, without skipping a beat. "But, that's the problem......I already severed ties with them. Yugi would never trust me enough to give me that, especially with the other Yugi in there telling him not to. It would never work!"

 

Bakura pouted, knowing she was probably right. "Then what could you possibly do that I would even want from you?"

 

"Whatever you want", Tea said. She approached closer, putting a hand on his. "A 5000 year old Egyptian guy got to have some interests in women, after so long......doesn't he?"

 

Bakura raised an eyebrow at that, as she smiled up at him. "I see.....", he grinned back at her. "Then maybe I should sample the merchandise." His hand came up, and roughly pulled Tea's face to his own, tasting her lips on his.

 

x-x-x-x-x-x-x

 

It was the next morning, and Joey woke to an alarm clock that was annoyingly blaring in his ear. Why did that have to go off? He felt so comfortable in bed this morning, and so warm....wrapped around something that felt so good to be near.

 

But the alarm turned off, and he quickly realized it was from an arm that reached over him. His eyes opened to see Kaiba next to him, smiling back at him, as he curled himself around Joey. Joey's eyes shot open wide. 'Oh, shit......what have I done, now??'

 

"It's morning, pup....", he said. "We have to get ready for school."

 

"Uh......uh......yeah, but......", Joey muttered. "I don't have my stuff here."

 

Kaiba gave a humored chuckle. "How many times do I have to tell you I'm willing to take care of these senseless problems of yours. You're clothes were sent in the laundry last night and are folded up for you in the bathroom. Your school books were already delivered to you here from home. I've taken care of everything."

 

"You.....your guys went ta my house?? But my Dad!", Joey exclaimed.

 

"Relax", Kaiba stated. "They mentioned he was somewhat resistant to strangers showing up. But it was nothing a bottle of wine couldn't cure, that was handed to him as payment. He was quite happy with the arrangements."

 

"Didn't I tell ya, ya can't buy people?", Joey asked.

 

"It's not difficult to buy a drunk", Kaiba smirked. Not giving Joey another chance to complain, Kaiba jumped at him......attacking him, as his hands began to roam.

 

"Kaiba.....quit it", Joey whined, helplessly. "Cut it out.....we got school to go to, remember?"

 

Kaiba paused......he did say that, didn't he? Suddenly that didn't seem like a good idea, anymore. "Now that I think of it, are you really sure you want to go?", Kaiba purred. "You always skip out 1/2 the time, anyway. What's another day lost?"

 

"Don't you got a duel ta go to today?", he asked, weakly.

 

Kaiba retorted, "Not at school."

 

"But.....I wanna see my friends. They're gonna worry about me, after yesterday", Joey complained, trying to resist him.

 

Kaiba grumbled at that, once again hearing Joey whining about his friends.....as if they were more important than him. It only reminded Kaiba how Joey all ready left him behind once because of them. But at the same time, he really didn't want to hurt Joey, either. Perhaps a settlement. "Fine. Then we'll go in late."

 

"Aren't people gonna notice us being late at the same time, then?", Joey asked him, concerned.

 

From that comment, Kaiba glared down at him. "Are you still playing this stupid game of yours? What do you care what people find out? Am I some sort of embarrassment for you to be around?"

 

"It aint like that!", Joey snapped back. "It's just.......people are gonna wonder about us. We're both dudes, you know?" Then turning away, he muttered, "I'm not gay. And I don't want anyone else thinking that, either....cuz I aint."

 

Kaiba paused, glaring down at him. He considered the label for the moment, then turned away as he thought some more about it. He never did like labels.....people always had to have names for everything. And with a name, people could choose a person to be one among the norm, or considered a freak. As if Kaiba ever believed himself to be normal, anyway.

 

Joey looked over at him, wondering what he was thinking.

 

Finally, Kaiba calmly muttered out, "If I recall correctly, the definition of gay is technically a guy having an interest in another guy. So, then......you're saying, that's not true?"

 

"Well......maybe we're just fooling around a bit. But we aint really......serious", Joey said.

 

Kaiba raised an eyebrow at that. "We're not?"

 

Joey blinked, as Kaiba stared at him. "Yeah, well.....we're just messing around. It's just sex....right?"

 

Then finally, as if someone just hit Joey in the head with a sledge-hammer.....it sunk in. Joey wasn't sure why when Kaiba mentioned he could 'provide for him', or that he was 'fighting to impress him', or attempting to shower him with gifts, he never really saw this as anything more than a one-shot thing.

 

Maybe he didn't want to see it. Maybe he was so focused in pretending to the world.....pretending to himself that he was perfectly normal and not into guys, that he never registered just how serious Kaiba was about this. Yeah, Kaiba approached him and did some very hush-hush things to him. It became a very big skeleton in Joey's closet that he was trying to keep in there bolted up tight. A woman is who you date and make love and a future with. A guy? Well.....except for friendship, you weren't supposed to do anything else with. Maybe fight and beat-up.

 

So, maybe it was just fooling around, like a quick sex-thing that was never supposed to happen again. A temporary fling until he could find the real thing. And it's not like Kaiba ever outright said he cared in that way. He might have said everything else he could to indicate it......but he still never actually said it.

 

But now, Joey was finally getting it.....and it confused him. He was a guy, Kaiba was a guy. How does a guy care for another in that way? Things weren't supposed to be like that......and he wasn't gay. It was just a quick sex thing. Maybe Kaiba was simply the one confused.

 

So, in an attempt for Joey to help and figure this out, he stupidly replied, "You're really serious about this.....aren't you?"

 

Kaiba just glared at him, not liking how this was sounding. This was probably the first time these two ever attempted to actually talk and communicate to each other, about what was happening between them. And maybe it was better off when they didn't talk at all.

 

But Joey simply continued on, making this all ready iffy situation even worst. Still curious about Kaiba side on this, he then asked him, "How long have you felt this way? I mean.....have you always felt this way towards guys? Towards me?"

 

Kaiba's glare was only becoming darker from Joey's questioning and attitude. Though Joey had been obviously walking around in a brain cloud all this time.....it didn't take nearly as much time for Kaiba to understand just how one-sided this conversation sounded. He could see the writing on the wall, and he didn't like what it spelled.

 

Kaiba replied coldly, "And why should I tell you anything? According to you, I'm just supposed to fuck you and throw you away. So, if that's the case......then get out!"

 

"What? Wait a minute.......I didn't mean......"

 

Before Joey could say more, Kaiba literally grabbed Joey by the arm and shoved him out of the bed. "You're clothes are in the bathroom. Now, get out of my house!"

 

"Kaiba, wait! I'm......I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like.....", Joey began to mutter out, pulling the covers around him to hide his nakedness. Now Kaiba was angry with him, and just when Joey was trying to figure it all out. Why was he angry? He didn't want him to be angry......he was starting to really like seeing a nicer version of Kaiba, for a change.

 

Kaiba snatched his robed and got up. Then, as if a light switch was turned off in Kaiba's head, he turned to Joey coldly, and gave a calm evil smirk. "Relax, mutt......don't worry about it. It's probably better off for you, in the first place. To be honest, I was simply trying to lead you on anyway, to see how far I could go. I never really meant any of it."

 

He turned away. "You never meant a thi-....." Kaiba's voice stopped in his attempted cruel speech, finding no matter how much he was trying to push him away, hurt him, make Joey feel as terrible he felt right now.....he couldn't do it. He couldn't hurt Joey that way.

 

'What the hell's wrong with me?', he wondered for a moment. The last thing he wanted was for Joey to one up him in any way. But he still couldn't do it. Not to him.....not anymore.

 

Joey came around to his side of the bed while still holding his covers around him, to bare witness to Kaiba mentally struggling with himself. His eyes were shut to hide the pain, but it could still be seen on his face. The wall Kaiba was trying to quickly throw up was crumbling, and for once.....it was failing him.

 

Joey was so busy trying to be his definition of a man; trying to be normal....be the person he used to be, was supposed to be. During that whole time, not only did he not realize Kaiba really cared, he also totally missed the fact that his actions could hurt Kaiba in anyway. That concept was even more alien to him than the idea of the CEO caring about anything else but his brother and power.

 

Kaiba could feel.....he could hurt. And that meant anything Joey had been doing in response to Kaiba up to this point could also have effected him. That made Joey flash all the way back to everything he had been doing up until now. It meant every time he told him he didn't want them being seen in public, it might have hurt him. Every time he ran away or tried to run, it could have hurt him. The lame attempts at trying to reject him, even that might have hurt him. When he accepted Kaiba's gifts after wanting nothing in return, and the first thing out of Joey's mouth was accusing Kaiba of trying to bribe him.....yeah that probably had a good chance of hurting him. And telling him they were only fooling around and doing it for the sex and a quick fling. Okay, that most definitely hurt him.

 

And at this moment......Joey felt like shit, knowing he was totally responsible for making Kaiba feel that way. It was all his fault.

 

Joey approached, and drew his arms around Kaiba. He could feel Kaiba tense but did nothing else. It didn't relax him....but Kaiba didn't push him away either, as if Joey's silent offer was causing another inner war from within. "I'm sorry......"

 

Finally, Kaiba shoved him back, hissing, "I don't need your pity.....", still unable to open his eyes, in fear they would betray him.

 

Joey had to make this right. He didn't know how, but he had to fix it. He messed up bad, and hurt someone for no reason at all. All Kaiba's been doing was treating him good.....and he's been treating him like crap.

 

Joey said to him, "Listen.......I didn't mean it that way, I swear. It's just......this whole thing's been really weird for me. I aint used to this, you know? I don't know how to handle this." Kaiba ignored him and said nothing.

 

Joey again put his hand back on his shoulder, muttering, "Come on, don't be mad....please? I don't want you being mad at me. It......don't feel good, no more."

 

Finally, Kaiba opened his eyes and looked back towards Joey. Testing the waters, Kaiba touched Joey's face and kissed him.....pleased to see it seemed to make Joey feel good from doing so. "You really need to make up your mind", Kaiba said. "If this is just a sex thing to you, then what the hell do you care what I feel?"

 

"I dunno, all right?", Joey blushed, turning away. "This whole thing's fucked-up. Guys aren't supposed ta like guys. It's wrong....."

 

"And why do you think that?", Kaiba asked.

 

"I just do! It's like a common-sense thing....it's something you just know", Joey said.

 

Kaiba snorted. "As if you know anything about common sense."

 

"Shut the hell up! I'm trying ta be nice here!", Joey snapped, beginning to growl.

 

"You dropped your covers", Kaiba calmly added.

 

Joey squeaked, grabbing at the cover and yanking it back up. Kaiba just shook his head, not understanding the weird modesty thing after what they had done last night. Then again, he had trouble understanding anything about Joey. But one thing he was starting to get, was that Joey was still very much hung up on this guy-guy phobia thing.

 

Kaiba sighed, and asked him outright, "Fine. So, what do I have to do to convince you that just because I'm male......it doesn't make this wrong?"

 

"I.....I dunno. Maybe I just gotta convince myself, you know?", Joey said, looking uncertain if he could ever accomplish that.

 

Joey was certain he knew what the definition of a gay guy was. A guy who liked guys was very girlie. He pranced around in pink colors and girls clothing, picking flowers and cuddling stuffed animals, and all sorts of things that he pictured girls would do. Plus, they even talked fruity, and all normal society avoided them like the plague. Well, that was definitely not him! He was Joey Wheeler, the most manliest guy in the world! He wasn't anything like that! He even used to pick on Yugi at one time, cuz he thought 'he' was too girlie.

 

Then again, if Kaiba liked him that way......that would obviously mean he's gay too, right? Kaiba certainly didn't act anything like that, either. If anything, he probably saw Kaiba as the second manliest guy in the world. Which was probably why he fought with Kaiba all the time, cuz having two very manly people around meant they were challenging each other's manliness!

 

Joey was giving himself a headache, making himself think of such stupid things, and shook the thoughts away. Maybe he was wrong about how gay people acted, all together.....maybe he didn't know, at all. Hell, Pegasus was perhaps the fruitiest guy he's ever seen, and he was married!

 

"Fine", Kaiba nodded. "Maybe you just need more time." No....Kaiba wouldn't give up on this. Besides, he still had a game to win. Then after he finally beat Joey's supposed 'hero', maybe it would be enough to prove himself worthy in Joey's eyes.

 

The language of gaming was always easier for Kaiba than normal words, anyway. Obviously the both of them were very lacking when it came to normal communication. So, he would talk to Joey 'his' way, in a way that any true duelist would be able to understand.

 

x-x-x-x-x-x-x

 

Bakura pealed himself from the bed, and unshackled Tea from the handcuffs he placed on her during his moment of fun.

 

She had been well used by this time, and felt tired and even more hollow than before. She looked up at the man who grinned coldly down at her. Tea then asked, "So......then it's agreed. When will you kill Joey?"

 

At that, Bakura gave her a cold cruel laugh. "Foolish mortal, I never made any agreements. I merely took a sample, and decided it's not worth it. What you do with your ex-friends is your problem. Personally, I don't plan on wasting my time killing nobodies that I have nothing to gain from."

 

"But......but you......!"

 

"Just because you threw yourself at me, does not mean I plan on serving your pathetic whims. Now, get out.......you've served your purpose", Bakura spat.

 

Tea was quickly thrown out, and tears ran down her face as she fled from the house. She had hoped by gaining the ally of someone with a Millennium Item, she could finally take Joey out. But there was still one other way to do it. She would still succeed in her plans.

 

But if it still failed......if she still couldn't have Joey killed, then she knew of one other option available to her.

 

'Kaiba's mine! And if I can't have him, nobody can!!'

 

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Next week: As the time for the duel between Yami and Kaiba near, Tea seeks out new ways to make her dark dreams come true. All next week!

 

Kaiba and Joey: There's one who asked me why Kaiba should bother with a duel if he's all ready had sex with Joey? Well, sex is actually a very easy thing to do.....especially in a world that pushes sex on people almost the instant you learn how to speak. The hard part is communicating and getting along with that other person. And I felt being the type of people that Kaiba and Joey are.....the moment either of them open their mouths in an attempt to actually work out what's going on, that's when the fighting and problems start to hit. Just because he had sex with him, it does not mean that Joey has actually accepted him. That's what I tried to portray in this chapter.

 

Rubisora: Yeah, this story had just about every main character....which is rare for my fics, since I mainly focused on just the ones I'm writing about. This one just happened that way. And yeah, I guess making Tea scummier does put a better quality to her (heh). After all, she can't get much worst than she is, can she? As for Joey, they've actually made fics that had him faking his stupidity. Personally, I never cared for doing that, myself (like he's some hidden genius). It's just a lot easier for me (and funnier for the fics) if he's his normal stupid self. That's probably one of the few things I've ignored from the J-1st series. But if you ever find fan subs of that, please let me know. I'm just not sure where to look. Well, don't worry. I'm sure people wont hurt you too bad (it's Judai....kill him! er....her?). ;)

 

Cinnamonqueen: Thank you very much. It's really great to hear that from someone. When I make my fics, that's basically what I'm gunning for. There's so many fics out there now that seem to be lacking in character and plot.....it's hard (atleast for me) to find something decent. I guess it's one of the reasons I try so hard to make my stories as detailed and complete as possible. And to also make sure I don't start a fic I wont complete, I also refuse to send anything out until it's atleast roughly done I my side, first. Anyway, hope you like the latest chapter just as much, and send me another lovely reply.

 

Dimples91: No problem. If you got computer trouble, I'll forgive you (grin). But, thanks. I hope to hear from your friends sometime, too. Glad you liked the flashbacks.....I didn't want to confuse anyone.

 

Sora Kohaku: Well, some of that stuff you'll have to read to see what happens, later. As, for the angst....yes, this story is listed as romance/angst. But if you checked the warnings in the beginning of chapter 1, I stated that most of the angst is mainly focused on Tea's end. But, overall.....no it's not really angst. I simply put that in for warnings on those that like Tea, cuz I didn't want any Tea fans coming down on me about the story. And Saggi's master will be revealed in the future.

 

Growing Pain: Thanks! Glad you liked it.