We Love In Vain

Chapter IV: I've Got Love Songs In My Head, Killing Us Away

A/N: /Writes porn instead of studying for exams. Don't be like me kiddos.

All my cryptic overly long chapter titles are stolen from Marilyn Manson songs because I always listen to him when I'm writing this, just in case anyone is wondering where I'm getting them.

Joey was in class, but he wasn't paying attention. Nothing new, really. Except instead of just zoning out, Joey's thoughts did have a topic. Kaiba. He seemed to be the topic of a lot of his thoughts lately. As Joey scratched at the wood of his desk, he thought about how Kaiba had looked at him in the hall that day. How had he known? Was it obvious that Joey was attracted to him? Being attracted to Kaiba was something that Joey had dealt with, struggled with, for a long time. There was something about the CEO that had drawn Joey in. Joey loved the challenge of fighting with Kaiba, he loved the way Kaiba's presence made his face feel warm and made his hands tremble. It was interesting. It was exciting.

He had felt awful for a long time. He picked up his pen, and put it back down. He had felt awful about everything. He had tried to pretend it wasn't happening. It was bad enough, being attracted to another boy, when that had never happened before...let alone the boy he was attracted to being Seto Kaiba. He had just pretended that it wasn't happening. Joey had never been excellent at talking about his feelings, so he ignored it. He ignored everything in his head that told him no matter what he tried to do, no matter how much he didn't like it...he was most definitely attracted to Seto Kaiba.

He had worked hard trying to suppress those feelings...but Kaiba had known. Kaiba had known and Joey just didn't understand.

As he looked up from the blank page on his desk he watched as Seto strolled into his class and spoke to the teacher, before leaving again, not once looking toward Joey.

Joey rolled his eyes and scribbled down some things from the board.

"Joey," Their teacher looked up from behind his laptop to where Joey was sitting, "That was a message from the Head of Department. He wants to see you, take whatever you have of your assignment ready and go to his office."

"At lunch?" Joey asked nervously. Crap, where was his assignment?

"Now. Go, thank you."

Joey stood up, casting a worried look toward Yugi, who smiled pityingly at him. Joey headed out the door, hoping maybe the assignment was on his USB in his locker. Wait. No. Joey had handed his assignment in. It wasn't often that he finished an assignment on time, but he had done this one and he remembered handing it in! Fine, this wouldn't take long, he'd just explain it to the Head of Department and then leave...maybe even skip the remainder of class.

Now smiling, he walked down the hall, planning to just grab his USB out of his locker as extra proof of the finished assignment. The hall was empty, which Joey liked because the school was normally so busy. He clicked his locker open and started foraging around for his USB. He frowned. Where the heck was that thing?

"I wouldn't do that," a voice hissed behind him and Joey jumped up, instantly hitting his head on the top of the locker that he was leaning into.

"Shit!" He looked behind him but didn't turn around, "Kaiba, what the hell are ya doin'?" He rubbed his head where it had bashed into the metal.

"I got bored," Seto shrugged and tightly wrapped his arms around Joey and leaned his head on the shorter boy's shoulder, "Decided to organise some entertainment for myself."

Joey squirmed, trying to turn around to face Kaiba, but to no avail. He smirked a little and said, "And this is gettin' yaself entertainment?"

Seto nodded against Joey's neck, "Yes. Now stop arguing, Mutt."