Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Joey's Big Brother ❯ Joey's House ( Chapter 11 )

LusciousDragon: IMPORTANT!!!!!! I will be leaving for vacation tomorrow, (Saturday,) and will not be getting back till late on the Saturday after that. I'm sooo sorry, but I won't be able to update this or any of my other stories, unless I steal my dad's lap top… And then I'll get grounded for another week… So, I'm sorry in advance…

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Joey's House ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Well, here we are," Joey said, dumping some of Mokuba and Kaiba's bags on the ground. "Home sweet home," he said, looking around his shabby apartment, and wishing he had had time to dust the place. What must Kaiba think of his place, after living in his mansion and the occasional 5 star hotel?

"Seto," Mokuba said, sounding worried, "Where will we sleep?"

"On the floor," Kaiba said gruffly.

"Oh…"

"It'll be like one of our camping trips, but instead of sleeping in a tent, we'll be sleeping at Joey's house."

"Seto?"

"Yes Mokuba?"

"I just want to thank you for rescuing me. I was really scared that I would have to stay here forever."

"Don't think about it anymore, you're safe now, I'm here."

"You're right Seto."

"Aw Geez, I can't let you two sleep on the floor, Mokuba, you pick, my bed or the couch?"

"Bed."

"Mokuba," Kaiba said sternly, "we're guests here. Joey will sleep in his bed, that's decided."

"No Kaiba, it's quite alright if he sleeps in my bed."

"Actually it's not alright," Kaiba said, his voice icy, it felt like the room's temperature had dropped a couple of degrees, "Mokuba, I flat out forbid you from sleeping in Joey's bed. It's bad enough that we have to be here, but if we have to be an inconvenience, well that's intolerable." Kaiba said this in such a tone that even Joey decided to let it rest.

"Yes big brother," Mokuba said meekly.

"Um… Where will you two sleep then?"

"Mokuba will sleep on the couch, and I will sleep on the floor."

Mokuba looked at the couch doubtfully, it seemed to be too small for him to fit on it.

"It's actually one of those pull-out bed things," Joey said, and he pulled the bed out.

"Whoa!!!" Mokuba said, excited, he had never seen this type of thing, him having lived in a mansion, and never being short on space, there was no need for such a device.

"Seto, didja see that?!?"

"Yes, I did." Kaiba said, bored.

Mokuba yawned, and Joey glanced at a clock, 11:30.

"I'll go get some blankets so you can get to bed."

"Who said I'm tired? I could stay up…all…night…if I wanted too," Mokuba said, stifling a yawn. But when his bed was made, he made no protests, and fell asleep quickly.

"Here's some blankets for you, Kaiba." Kaiba took them wordlessly.

Sensing that Kaiba wished to be alone as he arranged a makeshift bed on the floor next to Mokuba, Joey went to his own bed.

Of course Kaiba didn't fall asleep, the floor was so damn hard! Years of living in luxury had done there toll on the boy. He was used to feather beds, silken sheets, and pre-warmed comforters. Not cold floors and moth ridden blankets. Instantly Kaiba reprimanded himself for that thought. It was no use complaining, and he was lucky to be inside. Unfortunately, such thoughts did not make the floor less hard, and unforgiving.

Kaiba, was still awake, therefore, when a head popped over the side of the couch.

"Seto?"

"Yes Mokuba?"

"I'm scared, what if they come back and get me?"

"Go to sleep, Mokuba, they won't come back for you."

"How do you know?"

"I just do."

Not at all reassured, Mokuba said, " I'm still scared."

"It's fine."

"Seto, will you sleep up here, and protect me?"

"Fine," Kaiba said, suppressing a sigh. Mokuba moved over, and Kaiba lay down next to him.

"Seto? Are you there? I can't see you, it's too dark."

"Mokuba, I'm right here," he placed a hand on the little boy's shoulder.

"Good night Seto," Mokuba said, snuggling up against his big brother.

`It's like back at the orphanage' Kaiba thought. Mokuba used to be afraid of the dark, and he would crawl up into Seto's bed, to snuggle up next to his brother.

It had been a while since Kaiba had thought about their days at the orphanage. He and Mokuba had been a lot closer then, lately, they had been drifting apart. Kaiba had to put work first, and his brother second. He hadn't even realized how far apart they really had grown.

`Everything will be different now,' Kaiba thought, holding his brother closer, `Now I can put Mokuba first.' This was his last conscious thought before he drifted off to sleep.

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LusciousDragon: OK, my next chapter will be called, "One Good Thing About You"

Here's a sample-

Joey woke up early, he didn't know why, until he remembered that his sister was coming home from the hospital today. Shit! How could he have been so stupid as to forget, he was the worst big brother ever!! What would he do? He couldn't very well kick Kaiba and Mokuba out, where would they go? If his sister ever found out that he had kicked them out so she could stay here, she would be pissed. But where would Serenity go? He couldn't very well say, "Sorry, I forgot you were coming," and slam the door in her face. Or could he? NO!!! He couldn't do that, he might not be the best big brother, but he wasn't that bad.

"ARGH…" Joey exclaimed, and began to bang his head against the wall.

Ten minutes later, a knock sounded on the door.

"Serenity," he glanced at his alarm clock. It read 9:10. That's strange, Joey thought, I could have sworn she said she would be here a little after twelve noon. Oh well, she must have caught an early train. Oh no, what was he gonna do? What was he gonna do?

"Joey," a female voice said, strange, it sounded muffled, and raspy, maybe she got a cold, it was late December. "Open up."

Taking a deep breath, Joey reached for the doorknob. Now or never. With that thought, he turned the doorknob, and it opened.

"Huh?"