I DON'T OWN YU-GI-OH! There now I hope you enjoy this fanfic. I'm dedicating this all to Aura14/Arina14 for her birthday, June 4.
Warnings: Yaoi/Shounen-ai, and possible future violence and swearing.
This is an AU, fantasy which the plot and name is completely mine.
The wind wiped at his face as he strolled down the sidewalk checking out the many sites around him. Cars passed by him honking and flashing their bright lights in his face as he walked. A loud ringing of the clock tower about a block away informed him that it was now officially midnight and if he wanted to get home soon he should take the shortcut through the park before the street punks came out. Picking up his speed he made his way to the open field that had multiple types of plants growing in perfect rows with winding sidewalks and benches all over, or the park for short. It was the perfect night for a walk besides the chilling cold wind that blew right into your face, and the fact that the moon wasn't out so it was so dark you could barely see anything between the far apart street lamps even if it was right in front of you. Most people avoided the park at night because of all the trouble makers that would come out but he really wanted to get home quickly and this was the fastest way.
SNAP!
A sudden noise alerted the boy who was walking through the park that he wasn't alone which he had thought he was. Despite the boy's looks of a thin frame, blond hair, and long legs he was 17 and had been in a gang before and was alert for any sort of pickpockets, or muggers. To his surprise it was a sexy burnet clad in black leather clothes from head to toe and with the most amazing electric blue eyes who looked to be 18, but that's not what caught his attention. The man was limping toward a tree with blood running down his arm and seemed to be about to faint any second now. Rushing over he inspected the other boy's injuries. "Are you hurt anywhere else?" the boy asked with concern clearly in his voice.
"No only the visible wounds," the burnet replied cautiously shifting onto his good leg.
"Thank god because these look bad enough! You're lucky I carry some gauze with me just in case something like this happens," the blond said in relief glad that it wasn't too bad.
"Why would you carry that sort of thing around?" the burnet asked puzzled, as the blond began to wrap his shoulder first. The shoulder wound was the only thing that looked like it was bleeding.
"I used to be in a gang and we always had to be prepared," was the only response given. The blond worked in silence bandaging the burnet's arm and splinting his leg which he had found to be broken. It was eerily quiet as he worked, until the burnet finally asked, "What's your name?" Looking up the blond said, "Jounouchi Katsuya! Everyone calls me Jou though," while smiling and then asked, "What's your name?"
"Seto…" the burnet replied so quietly that you could barely hear him speak.
"That's a nice name." Jou said smiling sweetly at Seto as he finished bandaging him. He was trying to make small talk since it was rather awkward to treat a stranger's wounds.
"Thanks…" Seto replied trying to stand up and succeeding until he tried to walk straight. He almost fell down but Jou caught him and carefully helped him over to a bench. Without saying a word Jou looked around until he found something that resembled a walking stick. It was a branch from a fallen tree with most of the bark already missing. Smoothing it the best he could he handed it to Seto who took it begrudgingly. "I appreciate this." Seto mumbled but Jou heard every last word. You could tell Seto didn't like the idea of using a walking stick. Jou hears his heart quicken slightly and his cheeks feel warm as Seto gives him a small barely noticeable smile, and can't figure out why. He becomes lost in his own thoughts as he tries to figure out what his heart beating like this could possibly mean. Jou was so focused on doing that that he didn't hear Seto ask if he was okay. A slight tap on the shoulder brings Jou to reality and Seto again asks, "Are you okay you were spacing out just now."
"I'm fine! Don't worry I was just thinking about something that wasn't that important and got lost in my thoughts, so don't worry every things fine!" Jou tried to reassure him but Seto was very observant and could tell that something was bothering Jou but he didn't push it.
"Okay if you say so…Anyways thanks for helping me, I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't shown up." Seto stated like it was nothing at all. Seto noticed Jou blush and rub the back of his head as he said, "I didn't do that much…Seriously I would have done it for anyone so you don't have to thank me." "Yes I do," Seto insisted strongly. When Jou tried to deny it again Seto cut him off saying, "I could have passed out from blood loss if you hadn't come, and I don't think I would have been able to make it to the hospital either."
"Well then you're welcome, but you really didn't need to thank me…" Jou said and Seto sighed with Jou's humble attitude.
"Fine, but I'll thank you anyways," Seto said as he tried to stand up again, but this time Jou kept a more careful watch on him just in case he stumbled.
"Where are you going?" Jou asked suddenly, catching Seto off guard.
"Only a short distance nothing that far away…I know someone that can take care of my wounds and that I can trust. Your bandaging was good and all but they know how to stitch my arm up," Seto explained.
"Which reminds me, where did you get those wounds?" Jou asked curiosity kicking in finally as he looked at Seto's wounds again.
"I don't really want to talk about it…" Seto said avoiding answering. Jou respected his privacy and Seto was a stranger to him so he really shouldn't ask so he stayed silent. Besides if he didn't want to talk about it that is understandable they had just met…
"How about I help walk you to your destination? You look like you're about to faint any second," Jou offered noticing the trouble Seto was having with walking a few feet by himself.
"That would be appreciated greatly," Seto said so Jou wrapped one of Seto's arms across his arms and started to walk slowly.
"You'll have to lead me," Jou said as they were walking. Nodding his head Seto pointed out the directions to the place he was trying to go to before Jou bandaged him up. Seto's arm around Jou's shoulders brought him warmth and he had a hard time describing the feeling he felt when Seto leaned into him a little. It wasn't that cold out it was mostly the wind, but Jou shivered when Seto spoke and his breath hit the back of his neck saying, "It's the second house on the left with the blue door." Jou didn't trust his voice so instead he just nodded his head that he understood and continued walking. The rest of the way they were extremely silent, both not knowing what to say to the other. They barely knew each other so obviously they didn't know what the other might like or dislike or anything to start an interesting conversation. Jou thought he should leave and go home after he dropped Seto off at what looked to be a house because it was getting late, but when he was about to turn and leave Seto grabbed his wrist.
"Why don't you stay for awhile and when I'm done you can help me get home," Seto told him. Jou obviously couldn't refuse an injured person so he responded, "Okay I don't mind, and it won't matter if I get home slightly later than I planned." Nodding his head gratefully they rang the doorbell waiting for someone to come.
The person who came to the door was a girl that looked to be around their age with brown hair that was in a bob and brilliant blue eyes, but not as great as Seto's. "Injured again Seto?" the girl stated rolling her eyes until she saw Jou and raised a questioning eyebrow. 'Was this a normal occurrence?' Jou thought when the girl said again. "He helped bandage me up before I came here and supported me since my leg is broken," Seto replied casually like it happened every day. For all Jou knew might as well have. "Come in," the girl said then facing Jou she explained, "I'm Tea I'm training to be a doctor so Seto here whenever he's injured comes to me for help." Jou extended his hand for her to shake and they shook and Jou said, "My name is Jounouchi Katsuya but mostly I allow people to just call me Jou since it's shorter and easier."
"Nice to meet you Jou, so what made you decide to help Seto here?" Tea asked leading them further into her home.
"Nothing really…I just saw that he was injured and I can't stand to see others injured so I decided to lend a hand," Jou replied casually like it happened often. Tea led them to what looked like a clean room used just for visits like the one Seto was giving. The room looked like a hospital room except it was more inviting with the pictures that hung up and a small vase of flowers on a small table. You could even see a small cabinet that held everything that a person would need to treat injuries of all varieties. Disinfecting some thread and needle Tea immediately ordered Seto to sit down on the bed nearby while she made sure everything was sanitary so no infection could occur. Obeying her order immediately Seto sat while Jou just kind of drifted near the door way not really sure of what to do. When Tea had made sure that everything was disinfected, cleaned and checked Tea started to inspect the wounds that Seto had. Unlike Jou she pulled off his shirt since she was sure he wouldn't freeze in her house like he would have outside.
"Jou you did a pretty good job applying the right pressure on the wound to slow the bleeding. Do you have any experience with these things?" Tea asked as she looked his shoulder wound over first. Rubbing the back of his head Jou nodded.
"I used to be in a gang and had to treat my own wounds…I quit a long time ago though," Jou answered awkwardly. Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it Tea just nodded her head and focused on stitching Seto's shoulder closed. The wound was a slash mark that was at minimum eight inches long and was deep considering it was still bleeding just slower than at the park. Apparently Tea either didn't have any pain killers or she figured Seto wouldn't need it because she started to stitch him up without giving him anything to ease the pain. Seto cringed as he felt her stitch him up especially when she would tug the needle a little to make sure that it was nice and tight.
"Are you okay?" Jou asked as Seto looked like he was about to shout in pain. Clenching his jaw Seto managed to say, "Just fine." Jou decided that it was a pretty stupid question so he shut up and continued to watch Tea work. It took awhile to stitch closed since it was both long and deep, but Tea had managed and finally had wrapped up the wound telling Seto, "Now remember don't wash the wound until I say you can or it can get infected, come by often to let me check on it. Okay?"
"Yes Tea I get it. You've told me this multiple times and I know what to do and not do by now," Seto replied while rolling his eyes bored with the fact she always said the same thing when he needed stitches. Jou chuckled at Seto's face when Tea had told him that he looked like a sulking child. Next Tea applied a cast to Seto's damaged leg and handed him some real crutches that she had kept handy.
"Thanks for all the help," Seto said as he shifted himself to find the best position to use with the crutches.
"It was nothing really!" Tea exclaimed proud of her work. Her work really had saved Seto though because he was no longer bleeding and his leg could now heal properly. "Now before I let you go I should probably see if you can get some iron and see if you blood cells will form quicker and you may need a blood transfusion," Tea stated happily. Nodding his head Seto started to walk toward the front door.
"Thanks Tea but I'll be on my way now it's almost 2 a.m. and I want to go home and get some much needed rest," Seto said as he walked. Tea understood and let him go while Jou followed Seto to make sure he didn't fall or do anything outrageous. Both of them walked slowly and silently as they came out of the house.
"Do you really need me to walk you home? You seem to be doing fine by yourself but if you really do I will help," Jou said as they walked down toward the street.
"No, I don't really need any help but it would be nice just in case I fell or something," Seto calmly replied. Nodding Jou knew that if Seto fell he probably would have a lot of trouble getting up with his leg broken and arm stitched up.
"Do you have a job?" Jou asked randomly as they walked.
"Yes I do, I'm a CEO of a very prestigious game company," Seto replied shifting uncomfortably. He was waiting for Jou to say things like "You're so lucky!" "I wished I worked at a gaming company…" or "Cool! Can I come visit you at work?" but none of those words came out of Jou's mouth. Instead he said, "You're on top? Whoa you must have had to work hard to do that! It's not like just anyone could run a company!" This surprised Seto because no one had ever said that to him before. "Yeah…I had to work late at night and I still do," he said glad someone wasn't fawning over him.
"I have to work late to but my job is way different from yours. Actually I have a few different jobs. I work at Rudy Jay's in the morning, Pizza Hut in the afternoon/night, and on weekends I deliver newspapers," Jou said while stretching out his muscles.
"Why would you even need to do that many jobs? And what about school?" Seto asked Jou in wonder.
"I'm saving up my money so I need that many jobs…As for school I skipped a grade by studying really hard and taking a few tests giving me credits for the class," Jou explained.
"Still to do that much work just to save up you must really want to go to college or whatever you're saving up for is amazing," Seto said slightly amazed.
"Not really…a lot of kids save up like this before they go to college, or want to buy something," Jou said shifting his gaze away from Seto's.
"What kind of job do you want anyways?" Seto asked ignoring the fact the Jou wouldn't meet his eyes.
"I had always dreamed of being of a security officer, until I joined a gang and received a criminal record, now I want to be a chef…" Jou answered happy to change the subject.
"How good are you at cooking?" Seto asked since Jou said he wanted to be a chef and all.
"I'm pretty good, and can make a multiple dish meal easily, but I need money to pay for all the spices I want and to get into a decent college. It's very hard especially the college I want to go to." Jou said grinning proudly. They walked in silence for awhile until they came upon a huge house that was three stories tall and was a dark blue, but not tacky looking. Actually mansion would be the better word to describe it, especially since it was surrounded by a high spiked black fence, security that could kill you if you tried to break in, and a long clean smooth driveway.
"Whoa this place is huge! It must cost loads to keep it maintained, keep up with taxes, and all the other expenses!" Jou exclaimed shocked at the sheer size of the place.
"With my job I can afford it, but it's really just for security so no one will bother me…" Seto said used to people reacting to the size of it but not quite the way Jou did. Jou held the gate for Seto as they walked up the long driveway. "Thanks for helping me tonight even though you knew nothing about me and where I come from," Seto said when they arrived at his door.
"No problem, I was happy to help as long as you don't get injured anymore then I'll be happy," Jou responded while smiling. After saying their goodbyes to one another Jou walked toward home smiling and blushing slightly remembering how this had all happened as he had just so happened to be strolling in the park around midnight.
TBC!!!!
I hope you liked this chapter because this is a multi-chapter story all written by the request of Aura14/Arina14 my best friend/girlfriend! Please R&R
