Seto x Joey, Marik x Malik, Bakura x Ryou, Yami x Yugi

'Four Seasons in One Day', by Crowded House

Winter

He's the perfect image of cold. His icy glares, his frozen demeanour… Everything about him screams of the winter, of the silence after a snowfall, of the death the cold can bring.

He's like the story about the child with the splinters of ice through their heart, making them cold and unloving. I wonder if that's what really happened to him? Obviously not literally, but did the troubles in his past lodge those splinters there, freezing him against compassion, leaving him as untouchable and unconquerable as the winter season?

It's a sharp, uncaring season. A lot like him.

There is joy in winter, though. The laughter of children in the snow reminds me of the sheer happiness you can see in his eyes after he has won a duel; the love at Christmas is warm and unconquerable, like his protective nature of his brother.

Winter thaws, as well.

Some idiot is playing music on his phone, like the imbeciles do every day. It's a half-way decent sounding one today though, not that I have time for music. The people playing the music are exclaiming over it as they do every day.

Four seasons in one day
Lying in the depths of your imagination
Worlds above and worlds below
The sun shines on the black clouds hanging over the domain

We are worlds apart, but its true- in my imagination, that doesn't matter.

I stare in exasperation at the screen of my laptop, upon which nothing knew has appeared for several minutes.

I sit at the back of the classroom, working on the latest set of figures from KaibaCorp's newest release. I ignore the girls that stare at me as I do every day, and I do my best to ignore the mutt, as I do every day.

And, as I do every day, I fail miserably and sneak glances at him as I work. But only when he is looking away. It would never do to have him think that I like him, or anything.

Because I don't. I just like to look occasionally, that's all.

But today, something changes. I look up, and find him staring right at me. Not glaring, not with disgust, but just staring.

And, as usual, my mouth works before I can stop it.

Why do we always end up fighting? Not by choice, as far as I'm concerned, but I always seem to end up starting a fight, just to get his attention.

Like today. He was sitting the back of the classroom, typing away at his computer, ignoring his fan-club. I was leaning against the wall, half watching the game between Tea and Tristan, which Tristan was winning.

'It's hard not to win against Tea's cards. They're all so girly and pathetic,' I was thinking. 'You want cards like Red Eyes, or… Blue Eyes…'

With that, my mind was instantly lost to dreams of the illustrious Seto Kaiba who those cards belong to, and before I knew it I was staring at him through my hair. Again.

It never normally matters when I stare, because he's so busy working he doesn't notice me. But today his eyes flicked up and met my own, and he smirked in my direction.

"You're looking awfully gormless today, mutt"

I growled. It never matters how many times he says it, the 'mutt' comment always gets to me. If there is one thing I hate, it's being made to feel inferior. And if there is one person good at making me feel like the low-life my father is constantly telling me I am, it's Seto Kaiba, world-famous CEO, multi-millionaire and just generally amazing at everything.

And the one thing that I hate the most about him is that despite how much I hate him, more than anything I wish that he didn't hate me.

Why do I always have to do that? I always antagonise him. Personally, I think it's because I like to see him flushed and red in the face, although there are much better ways of doing that which involve a lot more pleasure…

It's the end of school, and I am making my way to the exit. I'm late, since I've had another meeting with the head teacher. Yet again, he informs me how privileged the school is to have me as a student, and how proud they all are of me.

Give me a break.

I don't even come to school for the education anymore. It's hardly like I need it, anyway. It's all for the mutt, who is all I can ever think about anymore.

I am nearing a corner when I hear raised voices.

"Why am I such a fucking idiot?"

I stop abruptly. It's the mutt. I can hear the dulcet tones of Yugi, and then he speaks again, sounding even more upset than before.

"It's not okay, Yug'! Why the hell do I always piss him off? My god, the guy despises me, and I can't even remember why! And I can't even remember when I really stopped wanting to fight, because nothing changed! I still fight with him!"

I'm quickly got over the shock of hearing his confession for a more peaceful relationship between us. 'Sorry, mutt, but I don't think I could stop tormenting you until I can take you home', I think.

There is a long pause, where I can hear him panting, and then, in a much quieter voice, he speaks again.

"I just want him to notice me, that's all. I just want him to look up from his stupid computer and look at me, I don't care if it's a glare of a smirk, I just want his attention… just for a little while…"

I falter off. I can't believe I just said that. I'm still breathing heavily, and Yugi looks just as shocked as I expected him to be. His eyes suddenly widen even more, but not at me. It's at something behind me, and I turn to look.

I swear that I stopped breathing for a moment in fright.

Because right there, standing right behind me, is Seto Kaiba. He's heard every word, and his face is unreadable. I gulp.

He reaches for my face, and I flinch, not knowing what to expect, but expecting pain. His hand hesitates for a moment, before cupping my chin and tilting my face upwards. He leans in slightly, and then glares his patented death glare at Yugi who I can hear stuttering behind me.

"I'll… err… just be off then…"

I hear him walk away, and Seto's eyes turn back to my face, which I'm sure is very red by now. He's so close; it's hard to remember to keep on breathing. Our noses are almost touching, and I can feel his breath on my lips. He wraps his other arm around my waist, and he pulls me closer. My hands are pressed against his chest, and I am suddenly warm. Unable to stand it any longer, I push my lips forward, meeting his, and within a moment he responds, biting my lower lip, causing me to moan quietly.

I don't know how long we stood there, hands moving under shirts and eyes closed, but I know that after a while we needed air, and we parted, panting slightly. He smirked down at me.

"If you wanted my attention, pup, you should have just asked for it."

I stare up at him, and grin what is no doubt an idiotic grin, but I don't care. I'm still grinning as he grabs my hand and pulls me out of the school, and I don't think either of us care that some people are still around and are staring at us with shock. Seto just gives the crowds a look that says 'I have the money and power to destroy every one of you… don't make me do it', and the people pointing rapidly put there hands down and stare anywhere but us, embarrassed.

He pulls me through the school gates and into his waiting limo. He utters a quick instruction for us to be taken home, and I am pulled onto his lap, where my lips meet his again, willingly.

I don't really now where we are going from here. I don't know what the future holds for us or even if there is a future for us. But for now I'm content just to kiss him and know that he feels the same, because I have a feeling that tonight a few of my fantasies are going to come very true.