I really don't know why I decided to write this story...I was designing a logo for our MHSAA Provincial Hockey Tournament and I just got bored...don't ask why...ANYWHO! So, um, yeah...ENJOY! -Shelby-
Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh or any other names mentioned in this story.
Scritch, scritch, scritch...SHICK!
"Watch the pants, you mongrel!" Seto Kaiba's fine leather pants were sprayed with a fine film of artificial snow from the local ice rink in Domino City. The perpetrator of this heinous crime was, of course, none other than Katsuya Jounouchi. The young blond boy stood easily on the ice, his skate blades caked in snow. Jounouchi had absolutely no trouble skating on the bumpy, rough ice...Seto Kaiba on the other hand was clinging to the crash-guards for dear life. He giggled and glided slowly over to where Kaiba glared at him from under long brunette bangs.
"Oh, c'mon! Get into the festivous spirit, you yutaka jaku (Rich Jerk)!" Jounouchi punched Seto's arm with a mittened hand which caused the billionaire to shake and lose his footing. Jou caught Seto just before he hit the ice. Jou had the grace to blush immediately and quickly helped Seto to his feet. He tossed his hair nonchalantly and straightened his jacket. "If you don't like skating, Seto, then why do you bother coming to the rink?"
Seto straightened his bent position and tried to look dignified. "I come here for Mokuba, you know that full well, Mutt." He was pleased to see the familiar glare flash across Jou's features. There was another reason Seto always came to the rink...Jounouchi, but like he'd ever tell him that! "He likes to skate and who am I to deny him this simple pleasure?" He wobbled slightly and refused Jou's help when he offered his hand.
"Alright then," he muttered. He looked across the ice where his other friends were skating...Anzu gliding gracefully, Yami and Yugi holding hands, Otogi and Honda racing each other around and around the rink; Malik and his yami with Ryou and Bakura skating in a tight knit group. He looked at them all and smiled widely.
I love skating.
The youngest Kaiba glided gracefully to a stop at Jounouchi's feet and sprayed more ice on the Seto's pant leg. He giggled aloud and skated off to join Anzu in her lovely ice-dance. Jou laughed and followed suit to join Otogi and Honda's race, which left Seto alone. He glared after Jou's limber frame but found himself in awe instead of loathing.
How does he skate across the ice so fast? he wondered. It's almost as if he's attached to the surface!
Seto slid slowly over to the rubber matting and stepped off the ice. Relieved to be on safe ground again he walked into the locker room and wrinkled his nose. The room smelled heavily of sweat and dirty equipment. He sat on a chair and proceeded to untie his laces. He heard approaching footsteps (or in this case 'skate-steps') and listened as the person sat on the opposite side of the locker room and untied their skates. A whispered, mumbling noise started up and Seto stopped to listen.
"...guy thinks he's so much better than the rest of us...Mr. So-Cooler-Than-Thou...makes me sick...never notice me. What can I offer...blind...I love him...such an idiot!" The random mutterings and broken sentences stopped suddenly. Seto stood up to catch the stranger before they left. When he turned to apprehend the person he ran straight into Jounouchi.
"Watch where you're going, baka (idiot)" Jounouchi muttered.
"Did you see anybody else in the locker room just now?" Seto asked him. Jou looked up and smirked at Seto.
"Nobody except for you and me," he said. "Looking for somebody?"
Seto was shocked. "No, I just heard a voice and I was wondering what was going on..." Was it Jounouchi talking in the locker room?
"Talking? Talking about what?" Jou was getting suspicious. Just what had Seto heard.
"Something about a guy being a jerk, making them sick. He said this guy would never notice them...he loved him..." He stopped as Jou turned around and started running away from him. He caught up and grabbed his arm. "Hey! I was talking to you! Don't you know it's impolite to walk away when somebody's talkling to you?" Jou turned slowly, revealing a blush so red it looked as if his face was covered in red paint.
"Kaiba, you should ignore everything you heard in there," he pointed to the locker room. "Whatever you heard was just some baka venting his thoughts...nothing more." He started to walk away again but Seto ran ahead and cut him off.
"What if I knew who that person was?" Seto had the growing suspicion that it WAS Jou inside the locker room but asked the question anyway. Sure enough, his suspicions were proven correct when the blush ran deeper. "It was you, wasn't it...Jounouchi?"
Jou was taken aback by his proper name. Did Seto just call him 'Jounouchi'? This was SERIOUS. He cleared his throat and scratched his head. "What if it was?" he mumbled.
Seto smiled and reached out to Jou. He stepped forward and let himself be enfolded in Seto's arms, enjoying the intimacy of the embrace. He felt a strong hand underneath his chin and he was suddenly staring into the brunette's royal blue eyes. There was something there he'd never seen before...what was it? Why, it was Love! Seto loved him!
"I love you," Jou muttered quietly. There was no look of surprise or shock when he said this on Seto's face; he simply smiled and nodded his head in assent.
"I love you, too, Puppy." He leaned down and closed the empty space between him and his puppy. He was amazed how well his own lips fit with Jou's like pieces of a puzzle. He had found his other half...Jou's lips were sweeter than anything he'd ever imagined before. Seto's lips tasted like mint and strawberries, Jou thought. Seto opened his mouth and let Jou's breath fill himself; letting the blond's tongue invade the soft corners of his mouth. Eventually they stopped, much to their disappointment.
"C'mon, Seto. Let's go skating," Jou tugged on Seto's hand and dragged him back into the locker room. Seto agreed.
Maybe skating isn't so bad after all, he thought.
I love skating, Jou mused.
Yeah, so that's the story. Just a simple one-shot...I dunno whether or not I should continue it or not, but that's what the reviews are for! Please R&R!
