Bewilderment
Bewilderment
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This is not what he expected.
Sure, he desperately needed money.
and they had to be paid off. Not to
mention that he enjoyed eating a full meal every now and then.
against a bathroom wall, pinned down by the person he least expected: Seto
Kaiba.
loudly. “I ain’t gotta dime on me!”
get a job and earn a dime like everyone else.”
Yugi and Anzu nodded feverishly.
were in the park, buying ice cream from one of the vendors.
were enjoying their summer break by indulging their sweet tooth and walking off
the fat. All of them, that is, except
Jou.
front of me?” He glared at Anzu.
speeches? ‘All for the group’ and that
crap? Am I not included in that
statement?”
eyes. “Here, you can have some of my
ice cream.”
began to leak. “Thanks, Yugi,” he
choked out. He licked at the cool
desert and felt he would die of happiness.
One lick became one bite, then two bites, then…
all!” Yugi snapped sharply, awaking Jou from his revelry.
so willingly.”
still a bit upset.
repayment of debts,” Honda added slyly, “how about you give me back that fifty
bucks I lent you for that concert?”
last time you were in Burger World.”
Anzu groaned. “Honestly, who
comes into a fast food restaurant without any money?”
week. And thirty for some new clothes
the week before. And let’s not forget
the five Duel Monsters booster packs you took this morning.”
his debts. He scratched his head
sheepishly.
that money in the name of friendship, huh?”
Three glares answered his question.
“Fine, fine. I’ll getta job and
pay you guys back! Jeez, talk about
lousy friends.”
continued their walk. They all promised
to help Jou find work, just as long as he remember to give them their money.
Two weeks On a Please Author’s
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had passed and Jou still had no luck finding a job. Everyday at ten o’clock, Jou bought a newspaper (with money
borrowed from Honda) and went to Yugi’s house.
The group searched the ‘Help Wanted’ ads diligently; they even got a few
interviews for Jou. Alas, he had
somehow ruined them all; he had the tendency to crack jokes when he was
nervous, and they always fell flat.
searching. Yugi and Honda phoned shops
and got information while Anzu trained Jou in proper interview etiquette.
friends’ help, but he didn’t know how much more he could take.
while speaking to a manager, but Jou couldn’t seem to concentrate.
outside and…
down the hall toward Jou and Anzu.
hitch in his voice due to his exhilaration.
“Where?”
of the city. It’s not too far from
where you live,” Honda said, stepping into the room.
one. I’ve worked with you too much for
you to mess up this interview.” Anzu
looked serious.
playfully. Then he turned to face
Yugi. “What kind of work will I be
doing there?”
cheerfully. “The manager said that he’d
assign you a job after the interview.
He wants to know your strengths and weaknesses first.”
that came onto Yugi’s face. Why did he
feel like he was missing something?
rainy Thursday afternoon, Jou went into Westin for an interview.
for all the hassle they put me through.”
job. He was even grateful to Anzu for
her training; he might have told another joke if her shrill words weren’t
drilled into his head.
after all. Now, I wonder what kind of
work I’ll be doing tomorrow…”
Review!!
Note:
idea that came to me at one o’clock in the morning. The Jou/Kaiba Yahoo fan group A Dragon’s Lair is
having a Spring Fling First Time fic challenge.
to think really hard to come up with an idea that I rarely saw in fan
fiction. So that’s how everything
started. Don’t quite understand it
myself, but hey, the plot bunny latched onto my leg and just refused to let go…