Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Things Change ❯ The First Day! Joey Admits Being A Mutt? ( Chapter 7 )

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"Kaiba!?"

Kaiba looked to the source of the two voices as then saw the last two people he needed to see: Joey and Arisa. "Oh hell no!"

An auburn-haired woman wearing a white blouse, black slacks, and black heels looked on. "Well…I don't need to have a PhD to know that all three of you know each other.

"Unfortunately…" Kaiba muttered.

"Anyway everyone, I like to introduce you to the newest member of our little group."

"Hmph…I don't need an introduction."

"Meet Seto Kaiba!"

Kaiba narrowed his eyes. "Listen Miss…"

"Miss Corsiack." She said. "But you can call me Delia."

"Miss Corsiack. I would appreciate it that a plebian like you would only refer to me as 'Kaiba.'"

"Well…okay Seto-"

"KAIBA, DAMN IT!" He roared.

"Very mature, Kaiba…" Joey muttered.

"SHUT IT, WHEELER!" Kaiba hissed at him.

"Very…" Arisa added.

"YOU SHUT IT TOO, MALLOVIC!"

"Joey your right, he does have issues." A red-haired young man, wearing an AC-DC T-shirt and jeans said.

"Seriously… is he, like, constipated or something?" A girl with her pink hair in pigtails said as she straightened out her yellow skirt in her chair.

Kaiba glared at the girl. "Listen Valley Girl, I don't exactly want to be here, let alone where people like the mutt and his bitch are. But obviously the stupid principal thinks I have some anger issues that need to be worked out, and I do not want to have any problems from any of you, got it?!"

"What-ever…" She blew him off.

Delia sighed, knowing well about Kaiba's nickname for Joey. These next sessions weren't going to be easy, especially knowing how Kaiba and Joey felt about each other. "Well…let's get started anyway…" She looked towards Kaiba. "Set-er…Kaiba…" She corrected, after noticing Kaiba's glare, "Tell us, why are you so angry, why do you have so much stress."

"Don't bother Delia," Joey advised. "He's like Fort Knox: You won't get nuthin' from him."

"And you're like an empty house!" Kaiba retorted. "The lights are on, but nobody's home!"

"Come now Joey, don't provoke him!" Delia scolded.

"I'm not! He's doing well at that department by himself. I mean everyone who's tried to get close to you has been shut down by you!" Joey explained.

"Like you know anything about my personal life Wheeler!" Kaiba retorted.

"Maybe, but I know that there's a few people who actually care about you! I don't know why, seeing that you're a total jerk. Like Yugi Kaiba? Y'know, the short guy who beat'cha at Duel Monstas? The guy who tries to show kindness to ya, god knows why, and you shun him?"

"Save it for someone who cares!"

"Kaiba needs help, big time Jess." Arisa said to, who Kaiba has dubbed, "The Valley Girl."

"Yah! He's, like, so stressed." She replied.

"Face it, Kaiba!" Joey said, "Yer afraid to open up! That's why you have this 'don't fuck with me' attitude! Yer using it as a shell"

"You can keep making up whatever fairytale your small mind could come up with, but you know nothing! You hear me? Nothing…Nothing Boy!"

"Wanna bet?"

"I don't bet with dogs!"

"How original Kaiba. Can't you come up with something different for once?"

"Fine…Mutt!"

"Like that's different…"

"Mongrel…"

"…"

"FIDO!"

"…"

"FIFI!?"

"…Now you're getting real desperate Kaiba…"

"Well…Oh my…" Delia watched on as Joey and Kaiba continued to argue. But she couldn't help but be amazed how calm Joey is being through the entire situation. I guess those sessions in the last two weeks were paying off. "Well…Joey. There is this rumor going around school that you and Arisa ditched school today…"

Joey sighed, "Yeah…"

So did Arisa. "I forgot about that…"

Kaiba grinned, seeing that Joey was now getting into trouble.

"You two care to explain why you ditched school?" Delia asked.

Joey asked Arisa. "You first or should I?"

"How about you instead?" Arisa suggested with a smile.

"You never did tell me why you didn't go-Oh god not the eyes!" Joey moaned as Arisa gave him the dreaded Chibi Eyes!

"Pweease…?" She asked, adding a smile to the eyes.

"Alright, I'll explain."

"Go ahead Joseph, we're waiting!" Delia awaited.

"Well…let's just say that after what happened, I didn't felt like going to class." Joey explained.

"Okay. So what made you not feel like going to class?"

"It's how a friend on mine keeps nagging on me like she's my mother. Then what she said about me and Arisa and how I didn't deserve her, and she called me an insensitive jerk. She was the one who made Arisa feel bad and made her cry, and she's calling me an insensitive jerk? That's when I really went off at her."

Kaiba was in shock. "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOU GOT PISSED OFF, AND I WASN'T THERE, LET ALONE THE CAUSE OF IT!?" He shouted.

Jess scoffed. "Is he, like, totally obsessed with you or something?" She asked Joey.

"That would explain a lot." Joey continued, "Anyways, after that, I thought 'to hell with it' and just left with my friend Tristan. I know that I'll have detention tomorrow but, oh well…I've been there before."

"Which reminds me…" Delia took out a piece of paper from her pocket. "Your principal called. She said for you and Arisa to decide when you both want to have your detentions. In the morning, during lunch, or after school?"

Joey and Arisa looked at each other as they then said their decision. However, Joey said Morning as Arisa said Lunch.

"Oh c'mon Arisa, ya know how I feel about lunch time!" Joey protested.

"I know, but I'm not a morning person!" Arisa said, explaining her reasons.

"A'right then, we'll flip on it." Joey said as he took out a penny.

"Must you always decide things by chance?" Kaiba muttered.

Joey ignored Kaiba, "Okay Risa, call it in the air!" He said as he flipped the coin.

"Heads, let it hit the floor!" she requested.

Joey shrugged as the coin hit the grey carpeting. He then looked on the floor. "It's Tails. Tomorrow Mornin' I'll be at yer door!"

"Aww…" Arisa whined.

"What's the matter? Is the little bitch sad?" Kaiba smirked.

"Now Seto-"

"KAIBA!" Kaiba interrupted Delia.

"Sorry…Kaiba, was that nice?!"

"Yeah!" Arisa glared.

"What? You're a girl. You're Wheeler's girlfriend. And since he's a dog, which makes you a female dog which is the meaning of 'Bitch.'"

"Why do you call Joey those names?" Delia asked.

Kaiba sighed, "Just look at Wheeler, and with a straight face tell me that he's not a mutt!"

Everyone looked towards Joey, who was smiling innocently. It's true that his blonde hair was untamed, but it still looked well kept. His clothes were ordinary: Just a blue jean jacket over a white T-shirt, black jeans, and black and white sneakers. They then turned back towards Kaiba. "Joey Wheeler is not a mutt." They all said.

"The hell he's not!" Kaiba said, his opinion not changed.

"Well actually, to a degree Kaiba's right."

"What!?" Everyone, including Kaiba exclaimed.

"Well…finally, you admit that you're a low-class dog that's a disgrace to society." Kaiba said, trying to show face.

"I'm not, genius! If you let me finish I'd tell ya." Joey said. "Well, I am part Japanese, part American, and part Italian so I guess, in a way, I am one. But not the one Kaiba's talking about." He chuckled. "I don't even know why I let it get to me in the first place."

"Fine, but you're still a dog!" Kaiba said, crossing his arms.

"Oh give it up, Kaiba…" Arisa sighed, feeling sorry for the CEO. "You're just making a bigger idiot of yourself."

Kaiba stood up. "I don't have to take this. Dealing with Wheeler's bad enough. But dealing with the rest of you idiots it too much for my sanity!"

"Kaiba!" Delia called out.

"Good day Corsiack." He said as he walked towards the door.

"But-"

"I SAID GOOD DAY!" Kaiba walked out as he slammed the door shut.

"Well…that was…"

"Don't worry about it Delia." Joey assured. "He'll be back."

Arisa blinked, "How do you know, Joey?"

"Well…" Joey held up Kaiba's wallet. "Let's just say Joey Wheella's hit the jackpot! Ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ching!"

"Joey…" Delia scolded.

"Hey, it dropped out of his trench coat! I swear Kaiba probably sleeps in them know him."

The door opened as Kaiba walked in with a glare towards Joey. "Give it to me!"

"Give what, Kaiba?"

"Don't play games with me Wheeler give me back my wallet!" Kaiba ordered.

"You didn't say please…"

"GIVE ME MY FUCKING WALLET BACK YOU THEIF!"

"Hey, s'not my fault it fell out of yer trench coat!" Joey crossed his arms. "Now sit yer ass down, Kaiba."

With a grumble, Kaiba sat back down. "Whatever…"

"Okay, here's yer reward." Joey gave him back the wallet which Kaiba snatched. "A thank you would be nice…"

"Thank you!? You stole it from me you stupid-"

"So anyways Arisa, why did you ditch school?" Delia asked, trying to change the subject.

"Well…" Arisa looked down to her sandaled feet. "It's a long story…"

"Come on, Arisa!" Joey encouraged.

"What's the matter Mallovic? Are you afraid to tell?" Kaiba taunted.

Joey glared. "Kaiba you have no right to criticize anyone about being afraid to tell."

Kaiba returned the glare. "Are you saying that I'm a coward to open up, Wheeler?"

"I'm not saying, I'm telling you that you are nothing but a coward who's afraid open up!"

"I don't have to tell you anything!" He snapped.

"Denial's not just a river in Egypt." Joey said as he then pointed to the red-haired boy. "Take Jackson for example. When he first came here, he didn't want to talk to anyone. He always had this sour-puss look on his face. Now he's not afraid to open up ever since comin' here." Joey sighed as he looked toward his girlfriend. "Go ahead Arisa. The floor's yours."

Arisa smiled then sighed. "Anyway…it's my mom."

Delia nodded. "Go on…"

"She's…well…she's been seeing someone."

"Oh…I see…it's normal for a child to be uncomfortable to see their parents dating again, as they wished that they could get together again. Or in your case, you were used to it just being your mom and you."

Arisa shook her head. "Kinda…but not really. You see...he isn't exactly too fond of kids so usually he ignores me...when he's not yelling at me."

Jackson blinked. "He yells at you, Arisa?"

"Yeah…"

"Why don't you just tell your mom or something?" Jess asked.

"I dunno…My Mom she's…she's so happy! And I don't want her to be hurt again. You all know what my father used to be like before he…" A tear began to form in her eye.

"We get the picture." Joey said, going to comfort Arisa. He knew what it was like to have a father who could care less about him.

"I don't…" Kaiba said. "And I don't care."

"We're going to have to work on your sensitivity Mr. Kaiba." Delia notes.

"Don't bother." Joey advised. "Kaiba doesn't even know the meaning of the word 'Sensitivity.'"

"And you don't know the meaning of any words with over five letters Wheeler, so you can't talk." Kaiba replied.

"…I'm not even gonna dignify it with a response."

"Like you could…"

"Just open up Kaiba! Or do ya got somethin' to hide?"

"Like I said, I don't have to tell ya anything!"

"Kaiba …"

"Well…let's call it a day!" Delia suggested, wanting to stop the boys from fighting.

"Gladly…" Kaiba got up as he proceeded to leave.

"See ya Monday, Kaiba!" Jackson waved.

"I seriously doubt it…" Kaiba muttered as he left through the door. He then saw the same girl he saw before when he came in, at the front desk.

"Having fun?" She asked.

"I don't have fun…" He muttered.

"Come on, everyone has fun at some point!" She protested.

"Well…not me. Those days are over…" He said as he now proceeded to the door which will lead him to outside and to his limo.

"It'll get better." She said, before he walked out the door.

Kaiba turned his head with an annoyed look on his face. "If you were in my situation, you wouldn't think so…" He muttered as he made his way to his limo.

"Let's go." He ordered as he stepped inside. The limo driver then proceeded to drive off with only one destination: The Kaiba Mansion.

"Well that was fun!"

Kaiba looked towards the source of the voice. "Seto!"

"We all learned a lot of interesting things…" Seto grinned. "And you were right Kaiba! Joey is a mutt! He does have a few different cultural backgrounds."

"The last thing I need right now is your Mockery…" Kaiba stated, arms crossed and all.

Seto sighed, "She's right, you know. Everyone has fun at some point."

"Having fun is just a waste of time and money!" Kaiba declared.

"You didn't use to think that." Seto reminded.

"Back then I was weak and naïve. Not anymore…"

"Like Joey said, denial's not just a river in Egypt."

"The last thing I need to hear from you is Wheeler's words."

"You'll learn…" Seto vowed in a whisper. "One way or another…"

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Kaiba's first day at the group was interesting indeed, but luckily for him, the group doesn't meet until Monday. But then again, tomorrow Domino High's going to have a costume party and Kaiba'll be forced to go! Why? Take a guess! Here's a few descriptions of my main OCs in the story so far for those who need it:

Arisa Mallovic:

Long blonde hair, green eyes. 5'4." Basically looks like Dark Magician Girl, only shorter. Age 15.

Delia Corsiack:

Auburn Hair kept in a ponytail, hazel eyes. 5'8." Petite look. Age 26.

Kara Wilson (Will appear next chapter):

Long Blue hair, green eyes. 5'8." Basically looks like Kisara, and wears a golden cross necklace. Age 16(?).