Title: How much is a smile worth?
Author: Cincinnatusc6
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s): Jounouchi/Kaiba
Spoilers: no, not really
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of the YuGiOh universe. Duh. Oh, and as a personal disclaimer--excuse--something--in the dance scene: I know nothing about dancing, in fact I look like a total idiot when I do dance, so if that explains anything, well, there you go. Clearly, not only am I bad at dancing, but I also can't explain a damned thing. Go figure. ;)
Summary: All Jounouchi wants to do is sink into the ground and disappear forever--but he can't let his friends see. He can't let anyone see. He feels useless and somehow life, consciousness, and sanity all seem to spiral away. Kaiba's cruelty doesn't help either. When Yugi & co face a new enemy Jounouchi thinks that he finally understands why he's alive and Kaiba learns that sometimes, you don't realize how important something is to you until it's gone.
BTW--Scooby snack for whoever knows the author for the quotes at the beginning of each chapter. And no cheating! That's just lame.
CHAPTER ONE: CORRUPTION
"Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault"
A tall, bony looking man handed over a wad of bills to a woman dressed in a business suit. She eyed him and the cash a little disdainfully but took it anyway. She handed him a stack of papers.
"Why on earth would you want all this information on a bunch of kids all the way over in Japan?" she asked.
"That is none of your business," the man hissed.
---
Mr. Jounouchi sat hunched over a small desk stacked with papers. He was muttering to himself and sifting through the stacks, reading various pieces of paper extremely carefully and throwing others out of his way. He sighed and rubbed his temples with his index fingers.
"Dad? Ya doin' ok?" Jou asked, peeking his head in.
"No. Dese bills--I dunno what we're gonna do. My job jus' don't pay enough. If you could jus' get a job... But dat's not... I'm sorry, Jou, I know yer tryin'. I 'm jus' so... tired."
Jou looked down at the floor. "I'm sorry, dad. I'll--I'll try harder."
"I know you're tryin' Jou. Don't worry, some people jus'...have a harder time dan others. You'll git goin' someday."
Jou nodded slowly and crept out of his father's small bedroom and into his own.
---
Thousands of miles away, the man was reading a file on Katsuya Jounouchi and smiling. "This little fool won't be a problem," the man said, a cruel expression twisting his face. He moved on to Ryou Bakura.
---
"So Jou, are you coming to the dance tonight?" Anzu asked as she slid into the seat across from him and next to Yugi in the school cafeteria.
"Oh, uh... I was gonna-"
"Jou, come on! You're the only person who can dance! I don't want to spend ALL night teaching Yugi and Ryou," Yugi's pout didn't even make her pause, "and trying to keep Honda from making too much of an ass out of himself." Yugi and Jou chuckled.
"I--I need to look fer a job," Jou replied after a moment's hesitation.
"How about we help you look for jobs this afternoon and then you come with us to the dance?"
"I guess."
---
"Damn it, everyone wants 'experience!' How da hell am I supposed ta get experience if no one'll hire me!" Jounouchi growled. Anzu shrugged and Yugi looked up at him sympathetically. "How'd you get yer job, Anzu?"
"I don't know, I just turned in the application. It wasn't that hard, really."
Jounouchi sighed.
---
"Hehehe, Yug, yer gonna hafta move yer ass a little." Yugi blushed.
"Jou's right. Oh, come on!" Anzu laughed as she grabbed Yugi's hips and moved it for him. She laughed as Yugi turned even more red. Ryou was actually doing quite well, but Yugi was so embarassed that his movements seemed stilted.
A girl with a tight pink tube top, black miniskirt, and painfully high heels walked towards them. Anzu scowled.
"Who-" Yugi started before she pushed him aside. She stood in front of Jounouchi and looked him up and down, smirking. "You're pretty good, and kinda cute. What the hell are you doing with a nerdy bitch like Anzu?" Jounouchi stood still for a moment in confusion as he registered the statement. Suddenly, his eyes flashed.
"Who da hell do you tink you are? I you weren't a girl, why, I'd-"
Anzu grabbed him arm and interrupted him, "Jou, she's not worth getting worked up over."
Jounouchi stopped yelling but continued to glare. The girl sneered and walked away. "What the hell crawled up her ass and died?" Jounouchi asked.
Anzu shrugged. "She's just jealous because she's a terrible dancer."
Jou grinned. "Let's go make her crazy jealous then!" He pulled Anzu towards the center of the dance floor, where the more experienced dancers were. They giggled as they passed the girl and she gave them a glare. After a moment of getting themselves into the music, they started dancing for real.
They moved against eachother, around--Jounouchi even picked Anzu up and swung her around a bit. They were having a blast. The dance got more and more sexual, their hips grinding together, as they watched the bitch turn red with anger. Jou laughed--the girl no doubt thought he and Anzu were together. Oh, the irony. The reason he liked dancing with Anzu was because there was absolutely nothing between them but friendship. She was head over heels in love with Yugi, and never even thought about other guys--as crazy as that seems--and Jounouchi... well he liked someone else too.
He realized with a start that a circle was forming around them. He winked at Anzu and did a perfect backflip. She laughed and did the splits, then jumped up and twisted around in a way that Jounouchi couldn't quite figure out--and judging from the gasps, no one else could either. As the song was about to end she jumped on him and wrapped her legs around his waist, sticking her arms up in the air in a dramatic pose. As people started dancing again, Jounouchi twirled her around. She screamed and hit him on the head. "Put me down!"
She suddenly got her wish when Jounouchi noticed one person who was still staring intently at them--glaring, in fact. He dropped her, and after a second of staring perplexedly at a pair of startlingly blue eyes, he looked down and cringed. Anzu was staring up at him reproachfully.
"Sorry," he said as he offered her his hand. She shrugged and grabbed it.
"That's ok, Jou. I know you didn't mean to. After all, friends-"
"No way! Yugi may put up wit' dat friendship speech stuff 'cause he worships da ground you walk on, but I'm not a patient guy!"
Anzu blushed. "You really think Yugi..."
Jounouchi rolled his eyes. "Duh."
"And by the way... YOU JERK!" she yelled playfully, hitting him on the head. "What distracted you anyway?"
"Uh..." Jounouchi's eyes darted towards the cold CEO who had been watching them dance--who was still watching them actually--"nothing," he answered quickly. Anzu didn't buy it and looked where he had been looking.
"Oh, yeah, I noticed him glaring too. You think he felt bad because he can't dance? He's just been standing there for the whole dance. Even though I can't stand the guy, I do feel sort of sorry for him."
"Mmm," Jounouchi mumbled noncommittally.
They reached the group, where Yugi and Ryou were standing and Honda was sitting with some ice pressed against his cheek. "Someone finally slap ya?" Jounouchi asked, grinning. Honda glared. Jounouchi shrugged and glanced around at his friends. Ryou was quietly drinking some punch. Yugi looked a little upset, but Jounouchi couldn't think why. Anzu was blushing.
She suddenly grabbed Yugi's hand. "Come on, dance with me." Yugi looked shocked for a moment then smiled shyly. "O-ok," he stuttered. Jou plopped down next to Honda.
"So, I assume you noticed Kaiba trying to blast you two to the shadow realm with that Ra damned glare of his?"
Jou looked curiously at Ryou--his voice sounded... oh. "Bakura?"
"The one and only. So?"
"Yeah. Anzu says she thinks he's jealous because he can't dance." Honda started laughing. "What?" Jou asked.
"You should-" Honda's sentence was cut off by laughter "-you should offer to teach him to dance. I would love to see the look on his face!"
Jounouchi looked at him strangely. After a second, he grinned.
"Sure."
Honda coughed. "What?" he asked incredulously. "Do you have a death wish or something?"
Jounouchi smiled and answered "maybe" before sauntering off towards Kaiba.
If Jou didn't know better, he'd think Kaiba had fallen asleep with his eyes open the way he didn't seem to move a nanometer despite the fact that Jounouchi was obviously heading straight towards him. As the blond boy languidly leaned against the wall beside him, Kaiba continued glaring out at the dance floor without acknowledging Jounouchi's presence.
"So, what're ya doin' here, Moneybags?"
"Don't call me that. Mokuba," Kaiba replied, still not looking at the other boy.
"Huh?"
Don't call me Moneybags, Mutt. And I'm here because Mokuba begged me to 'go and have a bit of fun,' as he calls it. Otherwise I would never waste my time with such an utterly ludicrous, juvenile undertaking."
"Ouch. Ya know, you'd have more fun if you danced."
"I don't dance."
"Don't? Does that mean won't or can't?"
"You choose one."
Jounouchi grinned. "'K, I choose can't. Would you like me to teach ya?"
Kaiba's head snapped to face him. "What did you just say?"
"I offered ta teach ya how ta dance," Jounouchi said, readying himself to bolt if Kaiba decided to excoriate him--literally.
Kaiba stared at him. Jounounouchi began to get a little uncomfortable under that intense gaze. He reached up to scratch the back of his head and was about to walk away when Kaiba said "fine."
Jounouchi's jaw dropped. "Wha?"
"You made an offer which I accepted. Are you really too stupid to understand that, mutt?"
"No, I got it, Richie Rich."
"Don't call me that."
"Well, don't call me mutt."
"All right." Jounouchi stared at Kaiba in disblief. "Puppy," the taller boy added. Jounouchi ground his teeth together in frustration.
He shook his head and looked at Kaiba. "Well, yer gonna hafta start by loosening up." Kaiba cocked an eyebrow up at him. "You know, just... feel the beat a little. Yer too rigid. Just, like--move yer head a little to the beat. Ya gotta match the beat, that's number one."
Kaiba didn't move. Jounouchi glared at him. Kaiba smirked and said "why don't you show me how to do the stuff you and that girl were doing."
"You really think yer up fer the splits? Hell, even I stop there!"
Kaiba glared and moved closer to Jounouchi. "Before that."
"You mean like... ummm... well it's kinda--supposed to be... uh... for, like, a girl and a guy. 'Cause it's... hell, you saw it!" Jounouchi exclaimed, blushing.
"It's kind of what?" Kaiba asked deviously.
"Uh... nothing."
"So you'll teach me."
"Uh... I... uh... I guess..." Jounouchi nervously moved closer to Kaiba. "Actually, maybe it's good, it's really pretty simple. Just... uh... move back and forth. Anzu and I were doing dis ting where ya sorta let it travel up ya like a wave, but for now we'll just go back and forth to the rhythm. Uh... so if we were really--you would, uh, get up right next to-" Jounouchi squeeked as Kaiba pressed his body against the other boy's.
"Like this?" he whispered. Jounouchi nodded his head numbly. "Now what?"
"We... move," Jounouchi answered, blushing. He began to rock his hips against Kaiba's, who followed suit. Jounouchi tried to think of something, anything to say to distract himself from how incredibly hot Kaiba was. They were close enough that Kaiba would feel it if Jounouchi started to get aroused.
Of course, Jounouchi would also feel it if Kaiba started to get aroused. And he did. Jounouchi blushed, but Kaiba didn't seem to care, in fact his expression was somehow daring Jounouchi to protest. Jounouchi felt himself growing hard. He was about to pull away but Kaiba grabbed his ass, keeping the blond boy pressed against his body. Kaiba smirked.
Jounouchi struggled but Kaiba held him tightly and pinned him up against the wall. "What-What're ya doin'?" Jounouchi asked nervously.
Kaiba grinned sadistically and pressed his body against Jounouchi's. He brought his mouth to the other boy's ear and whispered "Are you really that stupid, Mutt? I'm taking what I want." Jounouchi didn't have a chance to respond as Kaiba captured hs lips, absolutely plundering every last crevice in his mouth. Jounouchi couldn't suppress the low moan that ripped through his body. He suddenly noticed that Kaiba was dragging him towards the nearest exit.
"Where are you taking me?" Jounouchi asked. Kaiba didn't answer. They reached a silver Audi TT Roadster (Authoress drools) and Kaiba shoved Jounouchi in. "Hold it Kaiba, I'm not a-" Jounouchi stopped and tried to open the door. It was locked. He turned frightened eyes to Kaiba. "Let me out."
"No."
Kaiba turned the key in the ignition and sped away.
---
Anzu and Yugi returned to Honda and Ryou--who had told his spirit to keep his mouth shut and stay inside the ring. They were both giggling. Yugi looked around curiously. "Where'd Jou go?" He asked.
'You wouldn't believe it. We were talking about Kaiba and I said something about Jounouchi teaching him to dance--as a joke. Well, Jou actually goes over and does it, and I guess Kaiba said yes because they're over there now practically fucking eachother."
"What?" Yugi squawked.
"I think they're fighting! Kaiba just pushed Jou up against a wall and--oh my God, he's dragging Jou towards the exit!" Anzu yelled and started to head towards them through the writhing mass of teenagers.
"What?" Honda yelled and followed her. A moment later Yugi and Ryou followed.
By the time they got out Kaiba and Jounouchi were already gone.
---
"Get out of the car."
"No!" Jounouchi yelled.
Kaiba opened the car door and pulled the other boy out forcefully. Jounouchi tried to run but Kaiba had a firm grip on him. Kaiba smirked, but Jounouchi couldn't see the cruel expression on his face as the taller boy was behind him. Kaiba leaned forward and once again whispered "Just come in for a drink... Katsuya." Jounouchi's eyes widened. Kaiba opened his arms so that Jou could run if he wanted to.
Jounouchi looked down at his feet. He should go back, go home, go anywhere but here, but... he wanted to stay. He wanted to see what Kaiba was planning. He wanted Kaiba. And he was never one to put logic before his impulses. Anyway, what harm could there be in just having a drink?
"Just a drink?" Jounouchi asked, eyeing Kaiba warily as the taller boy nodded. Jounouchi followed Kaiba into the mansion.
---
Jounouchi was sitting on an enormous bed in a gargantuan room. It was gorgeous, elegant, and totally not Jounouchi's style. It was too formal and too clean. He felt horribly out of place, and the fact that Kaiba had brought him into his bedroom instead of a living room or something... it made him nervous. He jumped as as Kaiba entered carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. "We can't drink that! We-we're underage!" he squeeked.
Kaiba looked at him. "You've never had alcohol before?" he asked.
"That's not the point!" Kaiba smirked but didn't answer, instead pouring them both full glasses. "You're trying to get me drunk!"
"Yes."
Jounouchi swallowed nervously as Kaiba handed him a glass. Kaiba lifted his glass and Jounouchi nervously did the same, then they both drank.
"Why are you doing this?"
"I already told you." Kaiba hissed. Jounouchi stared at him blankly. "I want you. When I want something, I take it."
"But... why me? Don't you... hate me?"
"No." Kaiba paused. "I suppose that's part of your appeal. You're so innocent, you have no idea how sexy you are."
Jounouchi blushed and took another sip of wine. He studied the room around him, avoiding Kaiba's eyes. He knew he shouldn't be drinking, but he didn't know what else to do. He felt terribly awkward. When he finished his glass, Kaiba went to refill it. Jounouchi shook his head groggily.
"I--I should go." Kaiba ignored him and refilled it. Jounouchi was about to take a sip but suddenly shook his head and put the glass down on a table. "No, I-I'm going. I have to, I can't..." he trailed off. Jounouchi got up and walked, a little off balance, towards the door. That wine was extreme. Kaiba grabbed his waist.
"Yes, you can. I know you want me too. Take a chance."
Jounouchi turned around and looked Kaiba in the eyes. That was his mistake. Jounouchi had always loved those eyes. He silently allowed Kaiba to pull him to the bed and push him down onto it.
---
Jounouchi and Kaiba lay next to eachother, panting. Jounouchi had been a virgin--Kaiba could tell. He didn't really understand how he felt about it. He should be proud that he could not only trick the fool into sleeping with him, but also into giving up his virginity--but he wasn't. He felt a little sick. He got out of bed and stretched.
Jounouchi sat up. He fiddled with a blanket nervously. "What--what does this mean?" he asked.
Kaiba stared at him coldly. "What do you mean?"
"Are we... in some kind of...you know...relationship?"
Kaiba laughed. "And why the hell would I want to have any kind of relationship with a worthless dog like you?"
"You said you didn't hate me," Jounouchi stated.
"I don't. I don't respect you enough to hate you. I despise you."
"Oh." Jounouchi whispered, his voice empty. Kaiba glared at him. He had been expecting tears or anger. Instead, Jounouchi just avoided his gaze and quietly gathered up his clothes, then put them on not bothering to hide any part of his body from Kaiba, who watched him shamelessly.
Kaiba smirked, admiring Jounouchi's beautiful body. "If you ever want another go, mutt-"
"I won't," Jounouchi interrupted hollowly before he slowly walked out of the room.
Kaiba frowned. Why, precisely, did it feel like someone was squeezing his chest? He stood up and walked to a window, where he watched the blond boy walk out of the Kaiba mansion, out the gate, and out of sight. Why did this hurt? Seto Kaiba wasn't supposed to feel pain, so why was he hurting? This did not make sense.
Author: Cincinnatusc6
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s): Jounouchi/Kaiba
Spoilers: no, not really
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of the YuGiOh universe. Duh. Oh, and as a personal disclaimer--excuse--something--in the dance scene: I know nothing about dancing, in fact I look like a total idiot when I do dance, so if that explains anything, well, there you go. Clearly, not only am I bad at dancing, but I also can't explain a damned thing. Go figure. ;)
Summary: All Jounouchi wants to do is sink into the ground and disappear forever--but he can't let his friends see. He can't let anyone see. He feels useless and somehow life, consciousness, and sanity all seem to spiral away. Kaiba's cruelty doesn't help either. When Yugi & co face a new enemy Jounouchi thinks that he finally understands why he's alive and Kaiba learns that sometimes, you don't realize how important something is to you until it's gone.
BTW--Scooby snack for whoever knows the author for the quotes at the beginning of each chapter. And no cheating! That's just lame.
CHAPTER ONE: CORRUPTION
"Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault"
A tall, bony looking man handed over a wad of bills to a woman dressed in a business suit. She eyed him and the cash a little disdainfully but took it anyway. She handed him a stack of papers.
"Why on earth would you want all this information on a bunch of kids all the way over in Japan?" she asked.
"That is none of your business," the man hissed.
---
Mr. Jounouchi sat hunched over a small desk stacked with papers. He was muttering to himself and sifting through the stacks, reading various pieces of paper extremely carefully and throwing others out of his way. He sighed and rubbed his temples with his index fingers.
"Dad? Ya doin' ok?" Jou asked, peeking his head in.
"No. Dese bills--I dunno what we're gonna do. My job jus' don't pay enough. If you could jus' get a job... But dat's not... I'm sorry, Jou, I know yer tryin'. I 'm jus' so... tired."
Jou looked down at the floor. "I'm sorry, dad. I'll--I'll try harder."
"I know you're tryin' Jou. Don't worry, some people jus'...have a harder time dan others. You'll git goin' someday."
Jou nodded slowly and crept out of his father's small bedroom and into his own.
---
Thousands of miles away, the man was reading a file on Katsuya Jounouchi and smiling. "This little fool won't be a problem," the man said, a cruel expression twisting his face. He moved on to Ryou Bakura.
---
"So Jou, are you coming to the dance tonight?" Anzu asked as she slid into the seat across from him and next to Yugi in the school cafeteria.
"Oh, uh... I was gonna-"
"Jou, come on! You're the only person who can dance! I don't want to spend ALL night teaching Yugi and Ryou," Yugi's pout didn't even make her pause, "and trying to keep Honda from making too much of an ass out of himself." Yugi and Jou chuckled.
"I--I need to look fer a job," Jou replied after a moment's hesitation.
"How about we help you look for jobs this afternoon and then you come with us to the dance?"
"I guess."
---
"Damn it, everyone wants 'experience!' How da hell am I supposed ta get experience if no one'll hire me!" Jounouchi growled. Anzu shrugged and Yugi looked up at him sympathetically. "How'd you get yer job, Anzu?"
"I don't know, I just turned in the application. It wasn't that hard, really."
Jounouchi sighed.
---
"Hehehe, Yug, yer gonna hafta move yer ass a little." Yugi blushed.
"Jou's right. Oh, come on!" Anzu laughed as she grabbed Yugi's hips and moved it for him. She laughed as Yugi turned even more red. Ryou was actually doing quite well, but Yugi was so embarassed that his movements seemed stilted.
A girl with a tight pink tube top, black miniskirt, and painfully high heels walked towards them. Anzu scowled.
"Who-" Yugi started before she pushed him aside. She stood in front of Jounouchi and looked him up and down, smirking. "You're pretty good, and kinda cute. What the hell are you doing with a nerdy bitch like Anzu?" Jounouchi stood still for a moment in confusion as he registered the statement. Suddenly, his eyes flashed.
"Who da hell do you tink you are? I you weren't a girl, why, I'd-"
Anzu grabbed him arm and interrupted him, "Jou, she's not worth getting worked up over."
Jounouchi stopped yelling but continued to glare. The girl sneered and walked away. "What the hell crawled up her ass and died?" Jounouchi asked.
Anzu shrugged. "She's just jealous because she's a terrible dancer."
Jou grinned. "Let's go make her crazy jealous then!" He pulled Anzu towards the center of the dance floor, where the more experienced dancers were. They giggled as they passed the girl and she gave them a glare. After a moment of getting themselves into the music, they started dancing for real.
They moved against eachother, around--Jounouchi even picked Anzu up and swung her around a bit. They were having a blast. The dance got more and more sexual, their hips grinding together, as they watched the bitch turn red with anger. Jou laughed--the girl no doubt thought he and Anzu were together. Oh, the irony. The reason he liked dancing with Anzu was because there was absolutely nothing between them but friendship. She was head over heels in love with Yugi, and never even thought about other guys--as crazy as that seems--and Jounouchi... well he liked someone else too.
He realized with a start that a circle was forming around them. He winked at Anzu and did a perfect backflip. She laughed and did the splits, then jumped up and twisted around in a way that Jounouchi couldn't quite figure out--and judging from the gasps, no one else could either. As the song was about to end she jumped on him and wrapped her legs around his waist, sticking her arms up in the air in a dramatic pose. As people started dancing again, Jounouchi twirled her around. She screamed and hit him on the head. "Put me down!"
She suddenly got her wish when Jounouchi noticed one person who was still staring intently at them--glaring, in fact. He dropped her, and after a second of staring perplexedly at a pair of startlingly blue eyes, he looked down and cringed. Anzu was staring up at him reproachfully.
"Sorry," he said as he offered her his hand. She shrugged and grabbed it.
"That's ok, Jou. I know you didn't mean to. After all, friends-"
"No way! Yugi may put up wit' dat friendship speech stuff 'cause he worships da ground you walk on, but I'm not a patient guy!"
Anzu blushed. "You really think Yugi..."
Jounouchi rolled his eyes. "Duh."
"And by the way... YOU JERK!" she yelled playfully, hitting him on the head. "What distracted you anyway?"
"Uh..." Jounouchi's eyes darted towards the cold CEO who had been watching them dance--who was still watching them actually--"nothing," he answered quickly. Anzu didn't buy it and looked where he had been looking.
"Oh, yeah, I noticed him glaring too. You think he felt bad because he can't dance? He's just been standing there for the whole dance. Even though I can't stand the guy, I do feel sort of sorry for him."
"Mmm," Jounouchi mumbled noncommittally.
They reached the group, where Yugi and Ryou were standing and Honda was sitting with some ice pressed against his cheek. "Someone finally slap ya?" Jounouchi asked, grinning. Honda glared. Jounouchi shrugged and glanced around at his friends. Ryou was quietly drinking some punch. Yugi looked a little upset, but Jounouchi couldn't think why. Anzu was blushing.
She suddenly grabbed Yugi's hand. "Come on, dance with me." Yugi looked shocked for a moment then smiled shyly. "O-ok," he stuttered. Jou plopped down next to Honda.
"So, I assume you noticed Kaiba trying to blast you two to the shadow realm with that Ra damned glare of his?"
Jou looked curiously at Ryou--his voice sounded... oh. "Bakura?"
"The one and only. So?"
"Yeah. Anzu says she thinks he's jealous because he can't dance." Honda started laughing. "What?" Jou asked.
"You should-" Honda's sentence was cut off by laughter "-you should offer to teach him to dance. I would love to see the look on his face!"
Jounouchi looked at him strangely. After a second, he grinned.
"Sure."
Honda coughed. "What?" he asked incredulously. "Do you have a death wish or something?"
Jounouchi smiled and answered "maybe" before sauntering off towards Kaiba.
If Jou didn't know better, he'd think Kaiba had fallen asleep with his eyes open the way he didn't seem to move a nanometer despite the fact that Jounouchi was obviously heading straight towards him. As the blond boy languidly leaned against the wall beside him, Kaiba continued glaring out at the dance floor without acknowledging Jounouchi's presence.
"So, what're ya doin' here, Moneybags?"
"Don't call me that. Mokuba," Kaiba replied, still not looking at the other boy.
"Huh?"
Don't call me Moneybags, Mutt. And I'm here because Mokuba begged me to 'go and have a bit of fun,' as he calls it. Otherwise I would never waste my time with such an utterly ludicrous, juvenile undertaking."
"Ouch. Ya know, you'd have more fun if you danced."
"I don't dance."
"Don't? Does that mean won't or can't?"
"You choose one."
Jounouchi grinned. "'K, I choose can't. Would you like me to teach ya?"
Kaiba's head snapped to face him. "What did you just say?"
"I offered ta teach ya how ta dance," Jounouchi said, readying himself to bolt if Kaiba decided to excoriate him--literally.
Kaiba stared at him. Jounounouchi began to get a little uncomfortable under that intense gaze. He reached up to scratch the back of his head and was about to walk away when Kaiba said "fine."
Jounouchi's jaw dropped. "Wha?"
"You made an offer which I accepted. Are you really too stupid to understand that, mutt?"
"No, I got it, Richie Rich."
"Don't call me that."
"Well, don't call me mutt."
"All right." Jounouchi stared at Kaiba in disblief. "Puppy," the taller boy added. Jounouchi ground his teeth together in frustration.
He shook his head and looked at Kaiba. "Well, yer gonna hafta start by loosening up." Kaiba cocked an eyebrow up at him. "You know, just... feel the beat a little. Yer too rigid. Just, like--move yer head a little to the beat. Ya gotta match the beat, that's number one."
Kaiba didn't move. Jounouchi glared at him. Kaiba smirked and said "why don't you show me how to do the stuff you and that girl were doing."
"You really think yer up fer the splits? Hell, even I stop there!"
Kaiba glared and moved closer to Jounouchi. "Before that."
"You mean like... ummm... well it's kinda--supposed to be... uh... for, like, a girl and a guy. 'Cause it's... hell, you saw it!" Jounouchi exclaimed, blushing.
"It's kind of what?" Kaiba asked deviously.
"Uh... nothing."
"So you'll teach me."
"Uh... I... uh... I guess..." Jounouchi nervously moved closer to Kaiba. "Actually, maybe it's good, it's really pretty simple. Just... uh... move back and forth. Anzu and I were doing dis ting where ya sorta let it travel up ya like a wave, but for now we'll just go back and forth to the rhythm. Uh... so if we were really--you would, uh, get up right next to-" Jounouchi squeeked as Kaiba pressed his body against the other boy's.
"Like this?" he whispered. Jounouchi nodded his head numbly. "Now what?"
"We... move," Jounouchi answered, blushing. He began to rock his hips against Kaiba's, who followed suit. Jounouchi tried to think of something, anything to say to distract himself from how incredibly hot Kaiba was. They were close enough that Kaiba would feel it if Jounouchi started to get aroused.
Of course, Jounouchi would also feel it if Kaiba started to get aroused. And he did. Jounouchi blushed, but Kaiba didn't seem to care, in fact his expression was somehow daring Jounouchi to protest. Jounouchi felt himself growing hard. He was about to pull away but Kaiba grabbed his ass, keeping the blond boy pressed against his body. Kaiba smirked.
Jounouchi struggled but Kaiba held him tightly and pinned him up against the wall. "What-What're ya doin'?" Jounouchi asked nervously.
Kaiba grinned sadistically and pressed his body against Jounouchi's. He brought his mouth to the other boy's ear and whispered "Are you really that stupid, Mutt? I'm taking what I want." Jounouchi didn't have a chance to respond as Kaiba captured hs lips, absolutely plundering every last crevice in his mouth. Jounouchi couldn't suppress the low moan that ripped through his body. He suddenly noticed that Kaiba was dragging him towards the nearest exit.
"Where are you taking me?" Jounouchi asked. Kaiba didn't answer. They reached a silver Audi TT Roadster (Authoress drools) and Kaiba shoved Jounouchi in. "Hold it Kaiba, I'm not a-" Jounouchi stopped and tried to open the door. It was locked. He turned frightened eyes to Kaiba. "Let me out."
"No."
Kaiba turned the key in the ignition and sped away.
---
Anzu and Yugi returned to Honda and Ryou--who had told his spirit to keep his mouth shut and stay inside the ring. They were both giggling. Yugi looked around curiously. "Where'd Jou go?" He asked.
'You wouldn't believe it. We were talking about Kaiba and I said something about Jounouchi teaching him to dance--as a joke. Well, Jou actually goes over and does it, and I guess Kaiba said yes because they're over there now practically fucking eachother."
"What?" Yugi squawked.
"I think they're fighting! Kaiba just pushed Jou up against a wall and--oh my God, he's dragging Jou towards the exit!" Anzu yelled and started to head towards them through the writhing mass of teenagers.
"What?" Honda yelled and followed her. A moment later Yugi and Ryou followed.
By the time they got out Kaiba and Jounouchi were already gone.
---
"Get out of the car."
"No!" Jounouchi yelled.
Kaiba opened the car door and pulled the other boy out forcefully. Jounouchi tried to run but Kaiba had a firm grip on him. Kaiba smirked, but Jounouchi couldn't see the cruel expression on his face as the taller boy was behind him. Kaiba leaned forward and once again whispered "Just come in for a drink... Katsuya." Jounouchi's eyes widened. Kaiba opened his arms so that Jou could run if he wanted to.
Jounouchi looked down at his feet. He should go back, go home, go anywhere but here, but... he wanted to stay. He wanted to see what Kaiba was planning. He wanted Kaiba. And he was never one to put logic before his impulses. Anyway, what harm could there be in just having a drink?
"Just a drink?" Jounouchi asked, eyeing Kaiba warily as the taller boy nodded. Jounouchi followed Kaiba into the mansion.
---
Jounouchi was sitting on an enormous bed in a gargantuan room. It was gorgeous, elegant, and totally not Jounouchi's style. It was too formal and too clean. He felt horribly out of place, and the fact that Kaiba had brought him into his bedroom instead of a living room or something... it made him nervous. He jumped as as Kaiba entered carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. "We can't drink that! We-we're underage!" he squeeked.
Kaiba looked at him. "You've never had alcohol before?" he asked.
"That's not the point!" Kaiba smirked but didn't answer, instead pouring them both full glasses. "You're trying to get me drunk!"
"Yes."
Jounouchi swallowed nervously as Kaiba handed him a glass. Kaiba lifted his glass and Jounouchi nervously did the same, then they both drank.
"Why are you doing this?"
"I already told you." Kaiba hissed. Jounouchi stared at him blankly. "I want you. When I want something, I take it."
"But... why me? Don't you... hate me?"
"No." Kaiba paused. "I suppose that's part of your appeal. You're so innocent, you have no idea how sexy you are."
Jounouchi blushed and took another sip of wine. He studied the room around him, avoiding Kaiba's eyes. He knew he shouldn't be drinking, but he didn't know what else to do. He felt terribly awkward. When he finished his glass, Kaiba went to refill it. Jounouchi shook his head groggily.
"I--I should go." Kaiba ignored him and refilled it. Jounouchi was about to take a sip but suddenly shook his head and put the glass down on a table. "No, I-I'm going. I have to, I can't..." he trailed off. Jounouchi got up and walked, a little off balance, towards the door. That wine was extreme. Kaiba grabbed his waist.
"Yes, you can. I know you want me too. Take a chance."
Jounouchi turned around and looked Kaiba in the eyes. That was his mistake. Jounouchi had always loved those eyes. He silently allowed Kaiba to pull him to the bed and push him down onto it.
---
Jounouchi and Kaiba lay next to eachother, panting. Jounouchi had been a virgin--Kaiba could tell. He didn't really understand how he felt about it. He should be proud that he could not only trick the fool into sleeping with him, but also into giving up his virginity--but he wasn't. He felt a little sick. He got out of bed and stretched.
Jounouchi sat up. He fiddled with a blanket nervously. "What--what does this mean?" he asked.
Kaiba stared at him coldly. "What do you mean?"
"Are we... in some kind of...you know...relationship?"
Kaiba laughed. "And why the hell would I want to have any kind of relationship with a worthless dog like you?"
"You said you didn't hate me," Jounouchi stated.
"I don't. I don't respect you enough to hate you. I despise you."
"Oh." Jounouchi whispered, his voice empty. Kaiba glared at him. He had been expecting tears or anger. Instead, Jounouchi just avoided his gaze and quietly gathered up his clothes, then put them on not bothering to hide any part of his body from Kaiba, who watched him shamelessly.
Kaiba smirked, admiring Jounouchi's beautiful body. "If you ever want another go, mutt-"
"I won't," Jounouchi interrupted hollowly before he slowly walked out of the room.
Kaiba frowned. Why, precisely, did it feel like someone was squeezing his chest? He stood up and walked to a window, where he watched the blond boy walk out of the Kaiba mansion, out the gate, and out of sight. Why did this hurt? Seto Kaiba wasn't supposed to feel pain, so why was he hurting? This did not make sense.