Title: Addiction

Author: DJ

Rating: R

Summery: Takes place during Battle City, just before everyone's won enough locator cards and such. Jou and Yugi have just broken up and Jounochi is having a hard time getting over it.

Notes: When they're discussing names, my translations aren't 100%, but as close as my research has given me. And no, Shiai isn't Seto's real name. It's just the last name I gave him in cases like this because I like it and Yugi shouldn't be with only one with names that have a special meaning. Except for the fact "roba" as in Espa Roba means "jackass." LOL.

Jounochi wrapped his arm around Yugi's waist and brought him closer to him. "Hey beautiful," he whispered in his ear.

Yugi turned to smile at Jounochi, but his face was stained with a blush. "H-hey." Jounochi let his fingers touch Yugi's skin under his shirt, which made Yugi jump a bit. "Wh-what are you doing?" he asked a bit flustered.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you, too," he said automatically.

They laid together in Yugi's big bed, a quilt thrown over their spooning bodies. Jounochi listened as Yugi's breathing slowed and became regular. He was beginning to yawn when he noticed the Millennium Puzzle around Yugi's neck glow. Jounochi watched in interest as Yami appeared, only separate from Yugi's body. He was translucent and seemed like a spirit. Jounochi looked down, hoping he didn't notice him, but kept his glance on Yami through half closed eyes.

Yami glanced up at Jounochi and seemed to back off a bit. He then bent down on his knees next to Yugi, watching him closely. He smiled and watched the seemingly sleeping boy. He reached to run his hand across Jounochi's face but his hand went right through. His hand shot back, surprised. "Jounochi..." he whispered, closing his eyes, pained. He stood up and backed away from him again. He stared at Jounochi and clenched his fists. Then he was gone.

Jounochi tightened his grasp around Yugi, feeling bad and yet confused. He bent in and placed a small kiss on his lover's cheek and began to drift off to sleep.

~~~

"Yugi! Your friends are here!"

Yugi looked up, confused. When his grandpa opened the door to his room, he looked down at Jounochi and jumped up. "Okay, thanks Grandpa," he said, not looking at him.

Grandpa continued to look at him for a few minutes, surprised. "Would...would you like me to send them up?"

"Yeah, sure," Yugi said softly. When Grandpa left, he turned to Jounochi and began shaking him. "Jounochi, Jounochi...wake up. Please..."

Mmmmrrphhh..." Jounochi mumbled then glanced up at Yugi. "Wuzz..." yawn, "going on?"

"Grandpa came in and saw us--" Jounochi pulled Yugi down and he yelped. "Jounochi," he said seriously, "He says our friends are here and--"

Jounochi interrupted him by placing a kiss on his lips. "It's okay," Jounochi whispered, begining to kiss at Yugi's pale neck.

"Jounochi!" Yugi said impatiently. "They're HERE."

Jounochi leaned in and began kissing Yugi and Yugi finally obliged. He held Jounochi close and kissed him, feeling slightly embarrassed, but still enjoying it.

"Wow..." Jounochi's head shot up to looked Ryou in the eyes. "Are we interrupting?"

Jounochi stared at Honda and Ryou who, in turned, stared back at him. "Uh...me and Yugi were just..." He looked over next to him where Yugi sat, hiding his face in his hands.

"Uh, Jou, were you kissing Yugi?" Honda asked, eyes wide.

Yugi ran from the room, sobbing.

Jounochi ran his hand through his bangs, sighing. "Yeah, me and Yugi are dating..."

Honda raised his eyebrows. "Why?"

"Because they're obviously gay," Ryou rolled his eyes at Honda.

"We're not exactly gay..."

"Bi, whatever. Jeesh." He sat down next to Jounochi on the bed.

Honda stared at his best friend. "B-bi...?

Jounochi jumped up and left the room, feeling irritated. He tracked Yugi down in the bathroom. "Yugi?" he knocked on the door.

"Go away!" Yugi yelled.

Jounochi opened the door and closed it behind him. Yugi didn't glance up from where he stood, supporting himself on the sink, staring down. Jounochi walked up behind him and snaked his arms around Yugi's waist, pressing himself against Yugi's back. "I love you," he whispered.

Yugi's hands shot up to his face where he began to sob.

"Yugi...?" Jounochi whispered.

"Please leave me alone," Yugi whispered.

Jounochi let go of him and stepped back. "Yugi, do you love me?"

"I don't know," he sobbed.

Jounochi closed his eyes and felt sick. "Three weeks and you don't know?" he asked in a strained whisper.

"I think this is a mistake, Jounochi. Please, can we just..."

"Forget about it?" Jounochi finished for him. He looked down. "Yeah, okay. You have some explaining for the rest of them, though." Jounochi closed his eyes, feeling tears fill his eyes and his heart...breaking. There was no other way to describe how he felt.

Yugi turned around by the tone of Jounochi's voice. "Jounochi, I--"

Jounochi stumbled backward, unable to stand the thought of Yugi's pity. "I have to go," he whispered, wiping tears from his eyes roughly.