Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Things Change ❯ Kaiba's Shock of the Year ( Chapter 1 )

Summary: Joey and Kaiba always had, if you would call it that, a daily routine at school: Kaiba always came with an insult to him, then Joey snapped and got angry and it went on from there. One day, Kaiba comes up, looking to do the usual insults, but he is in for a rude awakening. (Not Literally)

Seto Kaiba sat back inside of his sleek black limo as he let out a sigh. It was another day at Domino High. He wondered why he even bothered to go to school in the first place, as he believed that it he excelled their "low-class standards." But however, the city law stated that all minors under the age of 18 were required to be present at school. The last thing Kaiba needed was to get into legal trouble with the law. So consequently, it was to be another slow day…

"Mr. Kaiba Sir," His limo driver informed, "We've arrived at the school."

He let out a sigh, "Good…"

The limo then pulled over at the front of the school. The door opened as Kaiba stepped out, with his silver briefcase in hand. He ignored the negative comments and stares of despise from his fellow students as he walked into the building.

"Idiots…" He muttered to himself as he went towards his locker. He wanted to just get the books he would need from his locker, and go to the library to get some early work done so he could at least go home before 10:00 tonight from Kaiba Corp. As he made it to his locker, he then noticed a familiar classmate: Namely one Joseph Wheeler.

To say that these two didn't get along would be an understatement. If they were not exchanging hateful words, they were getting into fights which usually resulted into a trip to the Principal's office. However, belittling Joey was one of the few things that placed a smile on his face. He didn't know why it did, but seeing his humiliation and his frustration always brought a smile on his face.

As he walked closer, he debated in his mind which demeaning insult he should use today. He had a good variety of them: Third-Rate Duelist, Mutt, Dog, Monkey, just to name a few. One night when he had the day off, which was a very rare occasion, he stayed up just thinking about a new insult for him, but "Dog" came off the tongue so well it almost became second nature to refer to him as well.

There he was, trying to undo the combination to his locker. Kaiba could taste victory against the poor defenseless puppy, as he called him. Long story short: Wheeler was going down…

"Well if it isn't the little Puppy Dog!" He smirked at him, as Joey just took out his history book, not bothering to respond. Kaiba was in shock. Normally, Joey would be right about pissed at this moment, usually coming back with a name for him as well: Moneybags, Snob, just to name a few. 'He must've not had heard me,' Kaiba figured. 'After all, Dogs were too dumb to know that they're being insulted.'

Kaiba decided to continue, hoping to gain his attention. "Don't bother going to class, Mutt. Today's lesson is probably much too advanced for you to keep up with us humans." That aught of get to him, he thought, but still, no response. This was getting old, and was beginning to be irritated. That's twice that he's insulted him and yet there he was: Wheeler, still organizing his bag and locker, not even giving a damn. Doesn't that mediocre fool know when he's being insulted!?

'One more time…' He thought, figuring that three times was a charm. How cliché... "I was going to let you be my guinea pig and try out my latest Duel Disk, but I figured even that is far too advance for a dimwitted dog like you…" He finished as he then, after seeing that he wasn't getting the desired reaction, glared at him. 'Come on, Wheeler! What are you, deaf!?'

It appeared that he finally got what he wanted as Joey finally turned around and faced him. But it wasn't the look of anger and rage he was expecting…

"What'd ya want, Kaiba?" He asked. He wasn't screaming, growling, or even seething. He just narrowed his eyes and just responded. Not sounding as if he was angry. But rather…annoyed.

"Are you trying to piss me off, Wheeler?" Kaiba asked, coldly. After all of that: the name calling, the put-downs, the numerous verbal shots at his pride. This was all he got in return!?

"Not really…seems that you have that down pat by yerself." He replied with a slight smirk.

Kaiba scoffed, "I don't have to take this from a low-class dork from you…" He walked off, believing that he wasn't even worth his time anyway.

"Yer the one actin' like a low-class dork, not me." Joey stated. "I mean, I'm just mindin' my own business, and then you show up and you don't have enough class to speak to me like a human being. No 'Hi Joey, what's up?' No 'How's it goin' Joey?' Not even a 'Hey Wheeler!' All I get is 'Well if it isn't the little Puppy Dog!' So why should I pay attention to ya if you don' even have enough respect to call me by name?" He scoffed as he closed the door to his locker. "And you said that I have no class…" He walked away. "Speakin' of which, I can't be late again."

'You didn't used to think that way before…' Kaiba gritted his teeth as his eyes narrowed at Joey. How dare he talk to him in that way? Joey ignoring him as if he was just an insolent bug was one thing, but having him speak to him in that manner was another thing. What really placed the final nail in the coffin was that "no-class" remark…

"I'll have you know that I am one of the most respected businessmen in the country, as well as one of the richest people in Domino, let alone this school! You have some nerve about criticizing me about class while you're just a street thug who couldn't duel to save his life, much less with a pathetic deck, Wheeler!" He snapped, screaming so loud that everyone within a distance, student or teacher, looked towards him.

"That's the sad part, Kaiba…" was all Joey said before he walked into his English Class.

"That jerk…he'll pay for this…" Kaiba muttered, vowing revenge as a finger then tapped him on the shoulder.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT!?" He snapped, as his expression then changed to embarrassment, especially seeing who it was... "Err..I mean-"

"Mr. Kaiba…" A woman who appeared to be in her late forties, dressed in a black business suit handed him a pink slip of paper. "Detention."

"But-"

"But nothing, Mr. Kaiba. I'll see you after school." The woman walked away as Kaiba glared at the paper which was a detention slip. This was all Wheeler's fault, he believed. If he wouldn't have broken their routine, then none of this would've happened, let alone him getting detention and consequently not getting as much work done at Kaiba Corp as he originally planned, while Wheeler meanwhile was now the King of Self-Esteem. The Jerk…

The loud bell than rang as it signaled 5 more minutes before class started. With a sigh, Kaiba walked down the halls to his first class: English. Unfortunately, or in this case Fortunately Joey was in the same class as a smile came to his face. He didn't know what kept Wheeler from losing his temper, but he wanted to break it down and have him lose his temper. Besides, insulting him wouldn't be as fun…

English Class wasn't any better. The teacher has already given them a writing assignment about the one person who has greatly influenced your life. Most of them already had the person in mind such as their mother or father. But for Kaiba, he only had one person in mind:

His Stepfather, Gozaburo Kaiba.

The only person he could think about at this time would be the best idea to write about, but the last thing he needed was to air out all of his dirty laundry and to gain sympathy from his peers. If there was one thing that he's learned, it was that sympathy and mercy was for the weak at heart. Kaiba looked around as he then saw him. That same person who was the source of his current problems right now...

Joey was busy on his writing assignment. Kaiba didn't care to see what he was doing his paper on, as the only thing on his mind was hate for Wheeler, for embarrassing him earlier today. For making him so angry that he snapped at a teacher, for getting him detention, which would cause him to be behind on his work.

"He'll pay for this…" He seethed as an evil smirk came to his face as he came up with a plan. He was going to break Joey's new calm personality into what it once was: A hot-headed, short-tempered one, the same personality which he came to know and love, as in love to humiliate and insult.

"I hope you don't get any brain cramps, Wheeler. After all, this is far too advanced for you." He whispered to Joey, who just rolled his eyes.

"Ya just don't know the meaning of the word 'quit,' do ya, Kaiba?" He muttered.

"As do you, Fido. But then again, the words you can only understand only have four letters." Kaiba smirked, knowing that it was enough to have him outburst in class, earning him detention. That would make detention easier for him, knowing that Wheeler would be around for him to "have fun with."

Yugi couldn't help but notice Kaiba and Joey's "conversation" as he sighed, knowing that it was just a matter of time for Joey to blow his lid.

"Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Kaiba, please be quiet." The teacher demanded as she gave them a glare.

"Sorry…" Joey apologized, which cause Kaiba the snap the pencil he was using into two. He couldn't understand it: He's just insulted him, and got him on the teacher's bad side, as well as himself, and the only thing he could reply with is "sorry?" No back talk? No complaints? No "Tell Moneybags ta Shut up! He's da one who started it!" to the teacher? Something strange was going on with Wheeler, and Kaiba had every intention to find out what it was.

"That was a close one, Joey." Yugi whispered. "You and Kaiba almost got detention.

"I'll say…What's with him today?" Joey asked as he whispered back, as Kaiba glared at Joey. What's with him? What's with him!? He already insulted him and his intelligence and yet he didn't even snap at him. It was as if he was just a common fly who meant nothing to him. He was going to crush him, he vowed. One way or another…

School was let out, but not for those who had detention. Kaiba walked in to see a several more student, a few bullies plotting, as well as a girl applying her make up, save for a young, small boy slouching in his desk in fear as if him being in detention was a mistake. It was safe to say that Seto Kaiba didn't belong here at all. He then sat down in a seat in a classroom in the back, just where he liked it. No one to bother him, and that he could see what everyone was doing. This was the first time this year he had a detention, and it was all Joey's fault. Speaking of whom, Joey was sitting in front of him, but three seats to the right. It wasn't really a shock to see Joey in detention, as it had became like a second home to him, as he usually was with Tristan, who wasn't there for some reason. He must've gotten into trouble in his other classes, or was he making up the days which he skipped. It didn't matter why he was here, but all that mattered as of this moment was revenge. Kaiba opened his briefcase as he took out his laptop, but he then receive a loud "a-hem" from the teacher sitting at the desk.

"Mr. Kaiba, in detention we don't allow any electronic devices." He said sternly.

"But I have a company to run!" Kaiba stated his case, but the teacher, Mr Morto, would have none of it.

"You should've thought of that before you did what you did, now please put that device away or I'll have to take it."

"But-" A growl then emitted from a defeated Kaiba as Joey, watching the entire incident, just shook his head in pity.

"It's best to just go with da flow, Kaiba." Joey advised which earned him a "Shh" from Morto.

"No talking Mr. Wheeler. Or do you need another detention?"

"Sorry…" He said as he went back to his "book," which was actually some type of magazine being disguised as his History book. Kaiba went in for a closer expression as it appeared to have a picture of a leggy supermodel dressed in baby pink tube top and hotpants in front of a platinum-colored lowrider. She appeared to be giving a seductive wink as an evil smile then formed on Kaiba's face. It was obvious that the Dog was, instead of studying, getting a thrill from a porno magazine. What better way to get revenge for receiving a detention was to give Wheeler another one? Besides, it may make this detention a bit less boring. Kaiba then raised his hand. "Mr. Morto?"

Morto sighed as looked towards Kaiba. "Yes Mr. Kaiba?"

"I think you better take a look at Joey's reading material. "I doubt that it's appropriate."

"Huh?" Joey looked towards Kaiba. "What are ya talkin' about Kaiba?"

"You know very well what I'm talking about, Fido. We all know that you're looking at a Playboy. Just admit it?"

"Yer crazy…" Was all that Joey said as he went back to his reading…

"If I am, then prove me wrong, Wheeler!" Kaiba challenged with a grin. "Why don't you share with us just exactly what you're reading." This got the attention of everyone else as Joey scoffed.

"I don't have to prove anything to you…" He brushed him off.

"What's the matter? Are you scared like the little puppy dog that you are?" Kaiba taunted, knowing how much he hates him bringing up the Duelist Kingdom incident. "I bet you're drooling over a picture of a woman who has her fingers inside her-"

"That's enough, Mr. Kaiba." Morto held up his hand, indicating silence as he hen turned to Joey. "Mr. Wheeler, will you please show me the cover of the Magazine?"

With a sigh, Joey closed the Magazine as he held it up, so that not just Mr. Morto, but everyone else to see as well. As it turned out, the same model Kaiba saw before was on the cover, complete with the lowrider but something else. Instead of the plain font which read "Playboy," in its place was a bold, gold-metalic font which read "Lowrider!"

"You're right, Mr. Kaiba. This is a vulgar magazine." He turned the page, which lead to a picture of a green lowrider. "A picture of a car? How perverted!" He turned to another page. "A catalog for car parts? Think of the children!" The other students began to laugh at Mr. Morto's sarcasm as Joey just gave Kaiba a smug as if to say "Just give it up, Kaiba."

"Aside from the woman on the cover of this magazine, I don't see anything which would be considered Vulgar and obscene in this car magazine." Morto concluded, as he emphasized "car." "It looks like another day in detention is necessary."

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