Hey people! This is my second story. Kaiba and Joey have to partner up to do research on each other. But when Kaiba learns about Joey's home life, will he be able to save him before it's too late? THIS IS NOT A YAOI!!! I WOULDN'T MAKE A YAOI IF MY LIFE DEPENDED ON IT!!! Anyway if you're wondering why I named it 'Lifestyles of The Not so Rich and Famous' is because while I was listening to the radio and that song came on and then suddenly I had the idea of what I should make for a fanfic. So I called it this to give a thank-you to that song. Heehee I know I know I'm crazy. O yeah and if anyone was wondering don't worry I'll put up the next chap of 'Saving Joey' soon but I put this story up so I wouldn't forget my idea. Anyway on with the fic.

Warning: forgot to mention there will be cuss words in here.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own yu-gi-oh. This makes me so so sad. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Great the teacher is making us do another report." Tristan said looking at the board.
"Yeah. I wonder who we all are going to be assigned to." Yugi wondered. Tea looked around the classroom." Hey Tristan where's Joey? Don't you walk to school with him? "
"He called me this morning and said he was going to be late and go on without him." Tristan shrugged. "There's nothing to worry about he just probably got up late or something."
"This has happened all week! Aren't you a least a little worried about what might be happening to Joey?! He's your best friend!" Tea practically screamed at him.
"Awe is Tea in love with the little puppy dog." Kaiba said with a smirk.
"What!? No way! He's just a friend, and he isn't a dog."
"Then why are you blushing?" Kaiba said then walked away.
"What's with that creep?" Tristan said glaring at Kaiba's back.
"Don't bother with him he's just trying to get us riled up." Yugi said.
"Yeah and don't worry about your boyfriend Tea I'm sure he's just fine." Tristan said.
"HE ISN'T MY BOYFRIEND!!!" Tea screamed.
If the teacher didn't walk in that minute Tea probably would have been sent to prison for murder. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Great I'm going to be late for school." Joey said running down cradling his wrist. 'Why has my dad become more abusive lately?' (FLASHBACK)

"You late." Joey's dad said cornering him on the wall.
"Sorry dad." He felt a sudden pain in his wrist. His dad was twisting his wrist around.
"Sorry isn't good enough. I can't bring a girl home 'cause the fuckin' house is a mess." He started twisting Joey's wrist more till he heard a pop and Joey screaming in pain. He then threw him across the room where he hit his head hardly against the wall rendering him unconscious. (End of Flashback)
Joey sighed remembering what happened to him. O how he wished.. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"As you all can see I have an assignment for you all to do. And I will be the one assigning the partners..Yugi and Tea, Tristan and Brad, Bakura and Sophie," The teacher went on and on till she relised Kaiba didn't have a partner."O dear I was sure there were enough students here for all of you to have a partner.." She was cut off by the bang of the door. An out of breath Joey slowly walked in.
"Sorry.Ms... Amastad..I'm..late." Joey gasped.
"O good I was right. Kaiba you're paired with Joey."

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Well that's the first chap. And the second one will come quite soon cause I already have it all planned out. Well r/r and later everyone.