Chapter One; beginnings

The sun was shining brightly in to the classroom raising the temperature to something unbearable. Somewhere in the room someone let out a stifled yawn. It was the last period and everyone had lost their interest in whatever the teacher was saying.

Jounouchi let out a sigh while his eyes wandered over to his watch for the hundredth time that day. He was waiting for that welcoming sound of the bell.

It was Friday, and the blond couldn't wait for the weekend to come, especially because they would go for a camping trip. Jounouchi had always loved to be surrounded by trees, it would give him a peaceful feeling, particularly because he never had any peaceful moments at home. Not with his father's alcohol problem. The blond could hardly remember the last time he had been sober.

"Thank freaking God," he exclaimed when the bell finally rang. "That last period took forever."

"I know what you mean, I almost fell asleep out of boredom," his best friend, Honda, said.

"But now it's weekend," Joey said excited.

"And you know what that means!" his friend continued.

"We're going camping!" The two boys cried out.

"Can you just be quiet for two minutes?" Anzu said as she joined the two boys.

"We're just excited, Anzu," Jou said, sporting his typical grin.

"Yeah, Anzu," Yuugi said as he and Yami joined them, "it's going to be great."

"I don't understand the appeal of camping," Yami groaned, "it's going to be cold at night, and there won't be any indoor plumbing."

"You've become really spoiled, do you know that?" Yuugi laughed, poking his boyfriend's side.

"It'll be great," Jou said, "it's just us and the trees, and maybe we'll have an adventure!"

"We've had enough adventures, Jou," Honda mumbled.

"So the geek squad is going camping huh?" a familiar voice said.

"Shut it, Kaiba," Jounouchi growled, turning around.

"Oh, the dog can bark," Kaiba smirked.

Jounouchi held up his fists.

"Come on Jou," Yuugi said.

"Yeah, don't pay attention to that jerk," Anzu piped in.

"Whatever," Kaiba said, "see you geeks later."

As Kaiba left the classroom, Jou couldn't help but stare after him. His perfect hips swayed as he walked out. He sighed, why did he have to crush on such an impossible person?

Jounouchi turned back to his friends with a wide grin, he wouldn't let Kaiba spoil his day.

"Okay guys, so tomorrow morning we're meeting at the game shop," Anzu said, "then from there we'll take the bus to the edge of the city, and then walk to Domino lake, where we'll row to the island in the center, and that will be our camping spot!"

The boys around her nodded excitedly, this was weekend was gonna be great.

As Jounouchi walked home after class, he couldn't help but think of Kaiba. He seemed to be doing that a lot lately. The way his perfect hair formed around his perfect face. And those beautiful eyes he could just get lost in.

Stop that, he thought, you're not allowed to like Kaiba! He's the enemy. THE ENEMY.

Jou sighed, he couldn't help himself though, as much as he hated to admit it, he liked Kaiba, even though he knew they could never be together. He looked up at the sky, the sun was still shining brightly, he wished he was already on the camping trip with his friends, at least then he could get away from all this inner turmoil.

After twenty-five minutes of walking the blond reached his home, or the rundown apartment he called his home. He walked up the stairs, greeted the elderly woman who lived below him and finally reached his own door.

He put the key in the lock and opened the door slightly, the smell of alcohol rushing towards him. His father had been drinking again. If he was lucky he'd be passed out on the couch, and Jounouchi could run to his own bedroom without the old man noticing he ever got home.

He peeked inside the apartment, and as he had hoped his father was passed out… on the floor. Jounouchi considered waking up the man, he'd get sick if he slept on the cold floor like this. But he knew the foul mood his father would be in if he was woken up from his slumber. So Jou tip-toed to his room and quietly closed the door behind him.

"Phew, now that that's over with I can finally start packing," he grinned as he pulled out an travel pack from under his bed. What shall I take with me… Let's see…"

He opened the zipper and looked around his room, which was quite a mess, and started picking out all the things he'd need for the camping trip.

That night, Jounouchi could hardly sleep of excitement. He couldn't wait to go camping with all his best friends. He just knew this would be the best trip ever.

Or so he thought…

A/N: Hi guize. I hope you liked the first chapter. The story's gonna start off a bit slow, but I promise you, it's gonna be great… I hope. ;-;

ANYWAY, I hope you enjoyed it. :3 Don't be a stranger and review! Reviews make me smile. ;3