Crossfire

Summary: After putting up with Seto Kaiba's insults and disrespect for long enough, Jounouchi and his sister have finally teamed up and gotten him back, hard. Now its Seto's turn for revenge, but love wasn't a part of his plan.

AN: This is a NON Yaoi/Yuri or a centered SetoxShizuka. This story may be a bit complicated at the start, but it pulls together throughout the fic. Rating may/may not go up, if in later chapters you think it should, tell me in a review.

Disclaimer: I don't own YuGiOh.

All may be fair in love and war, but not for those caught in its crossfire.


Ch 1- They Will Pay

xxxx- Seto -xxxx

That bitch. I can't believe I fell for that. I should have known. I did know. Why didn't I go with my instincts on this one? They've never let me down before. Two months she strung me along, making me think she cared. I actually opened up to her- I did, really. I'll never make that mistake again, ever.

'Jounouchi,' I hissed the name like the venom it was. It wasn't just her, it was him, too.

A small chuckled escaped my lips as I sat in my expensive leather chair. I should be giving him some credit. Here is the mutt, unable to string together a full thought, coming up with a plan that miraculously worked- On me none the less. I am the great Kaiba Seto! No one one-up's the great Kaiba Seto. I guess I'll just have to teach him that, the hard way.


xxxx 3rd xxxx

The red headed girl walked into the food court of the mall.

She looked around intently, scanning over the many people in the area.

Spotting the blonde one she was looking for, the girl shuffled over to him, and sat down at his table.

"So..?" he asked at the edge of his seat.

"I did it," she smiled blandly.

"Yah-hah!" he shouted and thrust a fist into the air, causing several passing shoppers to look at him oddly, then shuffle by rather quickly.

"I take it that means she did it?" A traffic-cone-shape-haired brunette smirked as he approached the table. He sat down in the seat next to the red-head and she got up and sat in his lap.

The red head giggled as the blonde replied, "Yeah, she did, and get away from my sister, Honda" The blonde growled the last part as thegirl jumpedoff of the brunette and back into her own seat.

"Sorry, man," Honda replied, glancing sideways at the red head, who rolled her eyes at her brother.

"So, sis, are you gunna tell us what happened?" The blonde prodded, at the edge of his seat once more.

"What happened, Shizuka?" A new voice directed at the red head. They all froze and turned to look up at the source. It was a blonde woman with long curly hair and sparkling violet eyes. She cocked her head to the side as she waited for a response.

The blonde boy grabbed her around the waist and pulled her down onto his lap. "Nothing, Mai. Shizuka was just telling us about her day," He wrapped his arms below her bust and held her tightly to him.

"Hypocrite," Honda muttered under his breath, looking at Shizuka.

"I heard that!" The blonde boy snapped at his friend.

Mai sighed. "What did you do now, Jounouchi?" She asked as she raised an eyebrow and looked over her shoulder at him.

"Being over protective of me, that's what." Shizuka laughed. "Honestly Jou, would you rather have me with Honda or S.." She froze.

"Or who?" Mai looked at them suspiciously.

Jounouchi shrugged and looked up at Mai. "So, what did you buy?" He attempted to change the subject. It didn't work.

"Or who?" She asked more sternly.

Shizuka looked uncomfortably at Honda, who got the hint and stood up, Shizuka followed his lead.

"Well, we should get going," he said as they grabbed their things.

"Just where do you think you two are going? I asked you a question!" Mai snapped, but it was too late, Honda and Shizuka were walking out of the mall, hand in hand.

"What the hell was that all about?" Mai narrowed her eyes at Jou.

Jounouchi simply shrugged and took a bite of his hot dog. Mai rolled her eyes at him then stood up.

"Yugi and Anzu are at the Sunglasses shop, I'm going to go see what they're up to then catch up with you in a bit, okay?"

Jounouchi kissed Mai on the cheek before watching her walk away, once she was a safe distance away, he got up and exited the food court, finding his sister and Honda.


Pacing back and forth in his luxurious office, Kaiba Seto had concocted a plan.

He wouldn't have to come up with a plan, he reminded himself, if he hadn't fallen for Jonouchi's. At least he still had the wit left to have figured out that mutt's plan before it was too late, and could now counter it effectively. The best thing was that the mutt hadn't the faintest idea Kaiba had figured it out.

That bitch used him. Her brother would pay for that.


"He didn't touch you, did he?" Jou questioned his sister outside the mall.

"No, I told him I didn't want to rush things."

The blonde wiped his brow, "Good, now tell me what you found out."

Jounouchi had found his sister and Honda outside the food court area of the mall. After making sure no one of importance to their situation was within hearing distance, he began inquiring her about her 'mission'.

"I've picked his brain pretty well," She said looking down.


Mai put the new sunglass case into her bag. She picked out a pair of violet Versace's, maybe not the most practical choice, but practical wasn't exactly Kujaku Mai's style.

"Nice choice on the glasses, Mai," Anzu complimented as they reached the store entrance.

"Thanks, hon," she winked, "I'll see you two around," With that Mai walked to the right, Yugi and Anzu to the left.

Approaching the food court, Mai couldn't see her boyfriend anywhere.

"I swear, that boy," She growled under her breath.

Deciding to look for him after she put her heavy load of bags in her sporty blue convertible, Mai headed to the exit of the food court.

She weaved her way through tables on the bright sunny day and found her car in the lot. After putting her bags in the trunk, she looked back at the mall and sighed. She then locked her car again and walked back to the food court entrance, grumbling.

She was about to round the corner and enter the mall when she heard the voice of her friend, she stopped once she recognized the words being formed.

"Here's the list of cards in his deck. Do you understand his strategies now?" Shizuka's voice asked someone.

"Heheheh," came the laugh of her boyfriend, "Kaiba won't know what hit him once I kick his ass in our next duel."

Mai cocked her eyebrow in confusion and listened more intently.

The girl's voice took on a guilt-weighted tone, "Jou, are you sure this was a good idea? I mean… I pretended to date him for two full months and then just…. walked out on him. I hurt him, maybe now he'll never trust again."

"Sis, I doubt he ever had feelings. Even if he did, he'll get over it,"

The voice of Honda interjected now, "Besides, you would have dumped him anyway if you were seriously dating him. You really thought he was an uptight bastard. Everything ended up as it should have, only now Jou knows all Kaiba's dueling stratigies."

Mai's knuckles were stark white. Indentations were forming into cuts as her fingernails pressed into her palms. Jou would never… he couldn't… he wouldn't… cheat to win a duel? They'd never do that to anyone, with all their friendship ploys. Was it all a lie? Or have they changed beyond recognition? Mai's thoughts whirled around in her skull like a flock of humming birds in a hurricane.

Jou's voice brought the swirling to a temporary halt. "We just have to make sure none of the other's find out, alright? Just keep it between us. We wouldn't want the others to lecture us. Besides, it's not like it concerns them, anyway."

"It's a bit late for that." A sharp cold voice cut into the trio's conversation.


AN- What's Kaiba's plan? Why is Mai so upset? Why did Joey change? Find out next time. Also, please review. Like it, hate it, improve it, bash it, whatever, just review ;)