Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ You! Off My Planet! ❯ Chapter Two ( Chapter 2 )

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You! Off My Planet!

Chapter Two

During the next week and a half, Joey did try his best to be nice to his roommate, Seto Kaiba. However, the brunette had already made up his mind to ignore him, or that wouldn't work, he would insult him. This sort of frustrated the blonde. He was a social creature by nature and not being able to have a decent conversation with his roommate was starting to grate on his nerves.

With that in mind, Joey started doing little things in the apartment that would not get any attention right away. One such thing was the replacement of the laundry soap. He liked his clothes to smell nice and be extremely soft to the skin. He did do laundry once already and had noticed that there was no fabric softener and the detergent that was in the apartment left the clothes very stiff. He went out to the store and got the good laundry soap and fabric softener. At least now his clothes won't make him itch.

Another thing that the blonde did was to throw out the crap coffee that Kaiba seemed to like. So, he bought a good brand of Columbian coffee. He needed something that would give him a good kick in order to jumpstart his thinking processes in the morning. And Kaiba's coffee just didn't do it for the blonde.

His first weekend at the apartment, Joey moved his things into his room from Yugi's place. Once that was done, he decided to have a little party. He invited a few of his friends, including Mokuba. It turned out to be a fun time, laughing and joking around with his friends. Luckily, Kaiba was not there. He had a business conference to attend and was going to be out of town for two days and that was fine for the blonde.

When the party was over, he cleaned up the mess and made sure that no one had gone into the bastard's room. If it was one thing that he agreed with Kaiba, Joey understood the need for privacy. He always kept his bedroom door closed and had put up a `DO NOT ENTER!' sign on the outside the door. The CEO had noticed the sign before he went on the trip and remarked about how dogs seem to want to mark their territory.

Anyway, the blonde managed to clean things up really well and began the process of buying his textbooks for the upcoming semester. He was mildly upset because he had to use much of the money he saved during the summer from the courier service, but he was laid off and now was working at a pricy seafood restaurant called The Oyster Shell. But then he also had to buy the needed tools and other things for his classes so that left him nearly broke.

The Saturday before classes began, which was the weekend after the party, Joey found out that he had to work the dinner shift at the restaurant on Sunday night. He groaned loudly as he flopped onto the couch, making the piece of furniture creak from the harsh treatment. This drew Seto's attention; he had been working on his computer with some projects he had been doing for his company. The annoying sound from the blonde just seemed to make things be a litter more aggravating for the brunette.

"What IS your problem, mutt?" Seto asked sarcastically as he turned to face Joey. "Not enough fire hydrants for you to mark?"

Joey glared at the CEO and rolled his honey brown eyes. "Ha ha, that's very funny, moneybags," he retorted, using an insult that came about from another argument earlier in the week. "I have to work the last shift Sunday night and classes start Monday. I'm going to be one exhausted puppy…"

Seto chuckled spitefully and smirked at his roommate. "At you have now recognized the fact that you are a dog."

At that, Joey stood up from the couch and swiftly went over to the brunette. He poked the other HARD in the chest and glared. "Just what's YOUR problem, Kaiba? Wait, don't answer that."

"And why not, mutt?" the taller young man asked nastily, standing up so he could tower over his roommate. He did not like anyone touching him.

"Well…I don't know what your problem is, Kaiba, but I'll bet that it's hard to pronounce." The blonde grinned at the CEO as he backed away from him and sat back down on the couch. He was truly beginning to enjoy these verbal taunts because the reaction he got from the bastard was satisfying. However, whenever he got jibes and taunts from the roommate, he thought that he himself probably just give out reactions that were just as good.

"Anyway, I was wondering if you can cover my part of the rent for the coming month," Joey requested, his brown eyes still showing some amusement from earlier. "I had to use most of the money I saved for buying textbooks and other things that I need for my classes."

Seto closed his eyes and began rubbing his temples. He was sure that a migraine was on its way because he was having a headache right now and this was all caused by the blonde mutt. "How about this, mutt…you keep the apartment clean and do the laundry and you don't have to worry about the rent for the year."

The blonde perked up his head and gave an honest smile. "Thank you! Kaiba that was the most decent thing I've seen you ever do. You should try being nicer…people might actually like you."

The brunette smirked inwardly as he shut down his computer and stood up, making his way to the front door. "I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter," he remarked as he left the apartment, his cold laughter ringing through the hallway. Joey fumed at the insult and sulked. For a moment there, he thought that he might have reached through that frigid façade but he was wrong.

`Oh well…might as well prepare for the semester…' he thought to himself as he went off into his room.

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Seto tiredly walked into the apartment. The first day of classes was long and tiring because he had to actually refrain from snapping at the professors. How dare they presume they know everything about business? He was Seto Kaiba, the CEO of Kaiba Corp and a billionaire to boot. But since he was being forced to go to college, he decided to major in business since he already knew everything about it. He was planning on relaxing on a couch and look through the assignments. However, as soon as he entered the living room, he stopped short and was shocked at the sight presented to him.

Joey was sprawled over the couch, his arms and legs were somehow hanging everyway. His eyes were closed and mouth was wide open; drool was escaping from the corner of the mutt's mouth. And then the most horrendous sound could be heard coming from the blonde…snores that could break glass. Just as he was about to cause yet another earthquake with his snores, the blonde turned and fell off the couch.

"Ow!" the blonde exclaimed loudly as he sat up and rubbed his head. He was about to stand up when he heard laughter coming from the front door. He turned his head and saw his roommate doubling over, trying not to fall over with laughing. "What?" he asked, irritation beginning to build.

Seto managed to control himself and smirked. "Aw…the mutt is on the floor where he belongs like the dog he is."

Joey became very angry at his roommate and threw a couch cushion at him, hitting him squarely in the face. "Look, stop with the fucking mutt comments, okay?" he yelled, his eyes flashing furiously. "I get enough of that from my deadbeat father and I sure as fuck don't need it from you! You're such a fucking bastard, Kaiba!" He got up from the floor and stalked into the kitchen, leaving a slightly bewildered CEO.

`What the hell was that about?' Seto thought to himself as he rubbed his face. His face was actually stinging a little from where the cushion had struck him. Admittedly, he did not really know much about the blonde but he never gave it any thought. He didn't even know what his roommate is majoring in. All he knew was that it was some sort of science. Shaking his head, he put his backpack down near his computer and turned the machine on.

Twenty minutes went by and the brunette realized that the mutt still hadn't come out of the kitchen. He was thinking about going in to check up on the blonde but reasoned that he shouldn't. If Joey was still in a bad mood, going into the kitchen where there were knives would NOT be a good idea. As that thought crossed his mind, a delicious odor wafted out into the living room. Wondering what was going on, he got up from the computer and slowly made his way to the kitchen. He stopped in the doorway, staring at the sight.

Joey was chopping some onions expertly and had a couple of pans on the stove. Steam was coming out from one of them and the other had something frying delicately. He finished with the onions and put them in the frying pan, sautéing those quickly along with some beef strips. He then put some seasonings in with the beef and onions and it became apparent that there were green bell peppers, asparagus and baby corn in the pan as well. The blonde set the pan aside and checked the other pan and smiled to himself, unaware of being watched. He drained the pot and set aside the noodles that were in the pot. Just as he turned to get a couple of plates, he finally noticed his observer.

"What do you want now?" the blonde asked, his brown eyes still smoldering slightly with anger.

"I didn't realize that you knew how to cook," Seto remarked, leaning on the kitchen doorframe. He crossed his arms and appraised the way the mutt looked. His blonde hair was still messy, but that was due to the fact that he was sleeping just twenty minutes earlier. "However, next time you do cook, maybe you should make sure that you wear a hat or hairnet. I wouldn't want to see stringy blonde…hairs in my food." The brunette remembered just in time to not call Joey a mutt. Since they were both in the kitchen, he really did not want to get stuck with a knife.

Joey grimaced at the CEO and stuck out a middle finger at him. "Go fuck yourself, Kaiba," he snapped as he slammed the plates onto the counter. He scooped up some noodles onto one of the plates and then some of the vegetable beef mixture. "You can make your own goddamned plate." He grabbed a fork on the counter and left the kitchen quickly, leaving the brunette to his own devices.

Seto just shook his head at the mutt's antics and looked at the food Joey had made with apprehension. It did smell wonderful, but who knew what was put in there. What if he poisoned the food? On the other hand, why would the blonde poison himself? Feeling a little uneasy, he scooped some of the noodles onto the remaining plate and then ladled the beef stuff. He stared at the food for a couple more minutes and then grabbed a fork and put some of the dinner on the eating utensil. Gingerly, he opened his mouth and tasted the food. His cobalt eyes went wide as his taste buds were assaulted by flavors that seemed to melt into his mouth. The CEO could not remember when he had eaten something so delicious, something so sublime, that it made his eyes water in appreciation. Apparently, there was more to the mutt than meets the eye.

`But he is definitely not worth getting to know…he's just too dim-witted,' he thought to himself as he finished what was on his plate…and went for seconds.

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Sharem: Yeah! I finished another chapter…*grins* I am having a lot of fun with this story and I'm so glad that ACIDFLOWER asked me to do this…^_^ *hugs*

From Adultfanfiction.net:

Kschur32 - Cool…you actually got part of it right. I'll let you in on this…Joey's minor is Psychology. Care to guess what his major is? ^_^ the computer thing…it will come into play later…^_~

leaf zelindor - thanks…^_^

KC - Oh, these two will fall in love, but in things like this, it will take time…*grins*

alostblackcat - That's a good line…but personally, I like when Seto said, "I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant." *chuckles*

Sakuchan - *blushes* Thanks…^_^ I know that this isn't for your story challenge, but I am glad that you like it so far.

YamiRynEnjeru - Hi! *glomps* As for Joey's comments, yes, he does not have a problem in liking guys…*grins* (and yeah, we keep missing each other online…*sniffs* maybe we'll be able to talk this weekend.)

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Chapter Three preview:

"I'm Tristan…Tristan Taylor."

Joey turned his head and tilted it to one side to see the young man talking to him. He was attractive, that's for sure, with brown hair and nice brown eyes. He was also taller than the blonde, but not by much, so that was a definitely plus in his eyes.

"Nice to meet you, Tristan…I'm Joey Wheeler. I take it that you're one of Yami's friends."

"That's right…Yami was right, you are pretty good looking."

"Heh…thanks. You aren't too bad yourself."

During this whole exchange, Seto wanted nothing more than to get out of there as soon as possible. He never knew that Joey was gay…from the way the mutt acted, he thought that he was straight.