Mystickal: Hey all! Welcome to chapter 1 of my first Yu-Gi-Oh SetoxKatsuya fic! -le gasps!- Updates might be slow since my test weeks start tomorrow till 3 weeks after... Hopefully I will still have time to conjure up tasty chapters for you all out there! Yes, thats my current obssession for the moment... -evil smirk-
Gomen for the silly title too... I will be using simple Japanese phrases here too. Most should have explainations at the end of the fic so don't fret! Numbers behind sentences etc will be explained at the end of the fic too. All thoughts of characters in 'xxxx' and speeches in "xxxx". Thoughts between the yamis and hikaris are enclosed in(xxxx) and /xxxx/ respectively.
Yes, its SHOUEN-AIpeople. Translated, boy-love. Translated once more, gay. Not the happy gay mind you. So if you have something against such fics, please click the nice striking red square at the upper right hand corner of the webpage. See it? Yes.. Now move the little arrow on top and click:) So don't like don't read ok? I don't want my fire extinguisher, Urasai, to spray people in the first chapter...
Pairings in this fic includes flashes of YamisxHikaris (Like Yami x Yugi, Bakura x Ryou yadayada...), maybe even Honda x Otogi, and of course centered around Seto Kaiba and Katsuya Jounouchi! (I shan't use Jyonouchi here yeap) The former is the super tall and slim CEO of the Kaiba Corporation, the latter is the cheerful 'puppy' blonde! The plot takes place in Domino, the town which all our lovable characters are residing in! All attend Domino High there too... Oh, Anzu bashing included for saftey measures! -pulls out dagger and laugh manically-
The story more or less revolves around the two protagonists living their lives and yea... Their fates soon intertwine and after a hell lot of nonsense, they finally feel for each other, something more than just a friendship.. Chiché but I like! More obstacles for the two bishies to pass and along with a main event in the later chapters which I shall keep a secret first ne? Of course whats a fic without the appearance of the other characters? (Sadly Anzu that -cough- is here too...) So read on and find out!
Warnings: Some rude/bad/crude language is to be expected. Of course there is the normal stuff, violence, suicidal thoughts and slight lust... With shouen-ai all over it! Bashing of Anzu too! Oh expect a lot of grammatical errors too! T.T I don't have MS Word in my computer...
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or it's characters in any way (Although killing the current producer and hijacking it for myself seems like such a tempting idea...) and any similarities to other fanfics here are STRICTLY COINCIDENTIAL. I created this from random chains of thoughts in school by writing in a notebook.
p/s: I tried to shorten the paragraphs too for the sake of the readers ne... X.X Hopefully it doesn't look weird...
Please ignore the OCC-ness in this chapter. It was meant to be a little more 'light' and 'fangirl-ish' to kick start it all since the chances of seeing those in the rest of the chapters is 0.00000000000000000000000000001.
Silent Whispers
Chapter 1
Normal POV (Seto)
Settled behind the tastefully polished lacquer wooden desk, a ravishing young man of barely seventeen looked intently into his sleek platinum laptop.
His soft chocolate locks framed his porcelain defined features, piercing azure eyes complimented his pale complexion. His toned body lay hidden from sight, under layers of expensive clothes specially tailored for him and him only. Upon the bridge of his nose set a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, partially shielded by his fringe.
His experienced fingers flew effortlessly over the keyboard, resulting in a constant tapping sound in the otherwise silent room.
With a sigh, the teen closed his eyes and slipped the glasses off. His slender fingers slowly and rhythmically massaging his sore nose bridge. His previously tensed shoulders slowly relaxed as he leaned back against the backrest of the fine Italian (1) leathered revolving chair.
He stayed in that position for quite a while, allowing the immense workload piled on his desk to slip from the recesses of his mind, allowing pure nothingness to wash over him, driving away all the stress from his work.
His usually stern features crumbled, leaving the true face of this handsome teen.
'Beep, beep, beep...'
He opened his tired eyes and muttered a silent curse under his breath. The rare moment of rest and relaxation rudely shattered by the machine from hell.
Sighing, he took his glasses from the table and folded it before placing it in its case and back into the drawer of his desk.
He pressed the tiny red button and the annoying beeping ceased, only to be replaced by a slightly muffled voice of a middle-aged woman. Unfortunately, it wasn't muffled enough to hide the slight giggle which escaped from her lips.
"Kaiba-sama, Kurosawa-san of Mitsuko Corporation wishes to speak to you about the cooperation of the latest project..." Another giggle floated into the room.
The brunette closed his eyes in exasperation. Why did all his secretaries have huge crushes on him? It revolted him.
Without letting go of the button, a cold business-like tone answered, "Send him in."
Without waiting for an answer, he removed his index finger from the button. He did not want to be bombarded by more senseless giggles from the woman.
Settling back into the comfort of his chair, his fingers unknowingly placed in a steeple position, elbows gently resting on the armrests at either side of him.
It was a good business opportunity, he knew, as he awaited the arrival of the other businessman.
His face held no hint of any emotions, a cold mask adorned once more. He was not just a teen, but Seto Kaiba, CEO of the world's largest gaming company -- the Kaiba Corporation. (A/N: Kaiba Corp for short!)
Normal POV (Katsuya)
Somewhere on the other side of town, another teen strolled casually home with his backpack slung over his shoulder. A soft melodious tune escaped from between his lips as he hummed to himself. His tie hung loosely from his neck, the top few buttons of his shirt undone, partially revealing his firm chest.
One of his hand slipped into the pocket of his pants, the other gripping onto a chocolate bar given to him by one of his best pals, Yugi Mutou.
He bit into the milkiness of the chocolate, enjoying how his teeth sank into its soft body, his tongue teased by the silky texture of the melting dark chocolate.
Savouring every bite he took, his face revealed nothing but pure joy and pleasure as he continued on his journey home, his slightly ruffled golden hair glistering under the soft sunlight.
It was a good day. He smiled happily.
-Flashback (Gym class)-
"Ok class, it's time for your assessment today."
Loud groans came from the class, happy faces did a one hundred and eighty degrees flip to a frown.
"Oh come on! Why do they need stupid assessments for PE (2) anyway!" The single-spiked hair boy cried in protest.
"Double that man!" Katsuya rolled his eyes and headed over to his group of pals. He did not understand why the school insisted that the students had to be tested in virtually every single class they attended, be it Art, Gym, Sciences etc...
"SILENCE!" The booming voice of the teacher silenced the riot which the students had created. "Today you will be tested on every skill taught since the beginning of the year. Five students will come up at a go for their assessments. I am giving you ten minutes of warm-ups and practice time. GO!"
All the students rushed to the various equipment, hoping to catch some practice time before being assessed by the worst gym teacher one could have. The gym was filled with chatters from the students, loud 'thud's resulting from the clumsy ones who fell off, couples gro-, you get the picture.
Katsuya and his friends headed over to a corner of the gym, wishing to detach themselves from the rest of the class. The girls were in another class learning dance for this module, while the guys were tortured with gym practices.
Perhaps it was a good thing that they were seperated, for fangirls of the duelists would be drooling fountains when they gaze at the athletic forms of their crushes. Still, the problem of guys drooling still persisted.
Katsuya sat down and started to do his stretching alongside Hiroto. He felt his stiff muscles slowly loosening up with each stretch he did, hoping that he wouldn't make a fool out of himself today. He was not going to be at the recieving end of the insults thrown by a certain teen CEO.
He glanced over to his other buddies. Yami was done stretching and was helping his hikari to do so. His strong arms gently pulled Yugi's forwards, aiding him in touching his toes. A tint of red graced the latter's face, his eyes shyly looking up to look at his yami.
"Thanks yami!" A cheerful grin spreaded across Yugi's face as he got up and dusted himself. Yami returned the smile with a twinkle in his eyes. He took Yugi's hand and brought him over to the balance beams, inwardly laughing at his hikari's surprised look and darkening blush.
Katsuya smiled at the two tri-coloured hair teens. They were enjoying each other's company, a lot. He knew ever since the duel city saga, Yugi started developing feelings for Yami. He started to look at his alter-ego in a different light. No longer just friends, or even brothers, but something more.
Yet Yugi being the innocent boy he was, did not dare voice it out to Yami. It took Katsuya ages to pry it out of the boy too. They later found out Yami felt the same way even before Yugi, and both of them became a couple instantly.
A yelp interrupted Katsuya's train of thoughts as he turned his head into the direction of the sound. All he could see was a certain pair of white-haired look-a-likes on top of one another. In a very suggestive position.
"'Kura get off me!" The more gentle of the two was trying to push the other off him. An evil glint flashed across Bakura's eyes as he leaned closer to Ryou.
"Make me," a husky whisper sent a tingle down the hikari's spine. How he hated it when Bakura used his hot and sexy voice to his advantage!
The ancient tomb raider grabbed the chance once his hikari had stopped struggling and brought him in for a kiss. A hot, passionate, lustful kiss continued between the two for the next few minutes until they were on the verge of suffocation from the lack of air.
Both panting, Ryou's face had turned beetroot red, his eyes averting the gaze from his yami. Bakura on the other hand, had a smug expression which spelt out victory written all across his face. He loved it when his hikari blushed, it sent his heart beating at ten times its normal speed.
The entire class, heck, more like the entire school knew about the relationship the yamis had with their hikaris. It didn't help that they had shared bodies with each other once, or that they had a telepathic connection with one another. Of course it caused hundreds of heartbreaks from all their fangirls and fanboys, but no one dared to say anything against them.
Reason?
Two weeks ago, give and take a day or two, an angry fangirl had stormed into the classrooms the gang shared and demanded to know why Yami and Bakura had chosen to go down the 'twisted' path -- in other words, why did they choose to love another male instead of the numerous gorgeous females stalking them. (A/N: -PUKES-)
Of course, it wasn't the first time girls had came crying their hearts out and confessing their love to our bishies (3) here. They had learnt to ignore the pools of tears which threatened to drown them and continued staring into the eyes of their true loves.
This girl however, took it a step further.
"How can you like that... That... Yugi!" Her face was twisted with rage and she practically spat Yugi's name out. "If you like Seto, I understand. If you go for Katsuya, fine. Even Bakura and Ryuuji are better than him!" That girl shouted at the Pharaoh's face.
A deep silence fell over the previously noisy class. Yugi was in a state of shock, he did not know his love for Yami caused the root of hatred to grow within fangirls of his yami. Before he could say anything, he sensed his yami moved.
Yami was silent throughout the outburst. A dark cloud settled across his eyes, beneath them, the amethyst eyes slowly filled with a dangerous shade of rage. A menacing aura radiated from the Egyptian, striking fear into the very hearts of those nearby.
Yugi too was shocked at the sudden change in his love. "Yami..." His voice was barely audible, as fearful round eyes gazed at the furious counterpart.
Ryou stared at the growing anger enveloping Yami, eyes wide open in shock. He had never seen him so furious before. Bakura merely looked at the hopefully interesting scene unfolding before him. This was going to be good.
The girl, being the air-headed fangirl she was just stood there with smoke, almost, literally coming out of her ears, glaring at the shorter duelist. By then, everyone in class (except Kaiba of course), turned to watch the commotion.
"Don't. You. Dare. Insult. Yugi." The aura surrounding the ancient Pharaoh grew more intense with the passing seconds. "And. Don't. You. Dare. Speak. To. Me. Like. That. Again." Dark orbs full of fury bore into the girl's eyes, causing her to gulp and take a few steps back for saftey measures. Not that it helped in the end.
Bringing himself to his full height, Yami got up from his seat. His lips moved rapidly, silent chants activating the Millenium Puzzle hanging around his neck. The previously invisible artifact emitted dazzling bright flashes, blinding those who stared right into it.
The girl, obviously getting freaked out by the current situation, took a few more steps back, eyes still glued onto the glowing puzzle. All the others in class too stared, mesmerised by the puzzle, yet an unexplained sense of fear unnerved each of them.
An evil smirk appeared on the previous tomb raider's lips. That girl was going to get more than what she bargained for.
The light grew brighter and bright, soon it almost caused the entire torso of Yami to be bathed in its glow. "Never, insult my aibou," with that, a concentrated beam shot towards the girl and before anyone could react, only a faint echo of her fading scream was left. In her place, only the ribbon which she had used to tie her hair was left, the sole evidence of her existence.
Everyone stared wordlessly at the now a lot calmer spirit. His face rivaled that of Kaiba's -- cold and emotionless. He returned to his seat beside his lover and continued flipping aimlessly through his textbooks.
Everyone, except Kaiba who was typing in his laptop, was still in shock at the whole episode. Yet not a word escaped from their mouths for fear the teen would send more of them into the Shadow Realm.
Bakura had resumed snogging his hikari, Anzu fainted (A/N: Her dying is better but I have more stuff in stored... -evil laughter-), Hiroto and Katsuya were in shock, mouths still hanging open over the entire incident, Yugi just watched his spirit silently.
Yugi continued looking at his yami. He sensed the anger within him fade away, letting the regret he felt for his actions seep into his mind.
/Yami...?/
(I'm sorry aibou... I didn't know what took over me...)
/How... Are we to explain this?/
(I... Will find a solution...)
/Yami.../
(Hm?)
/Thanks... For standing... Up for.. Me.../
(Baka (4), that's what a lover should do right?)
A blush followed the last sentence of their silent conversation as the day continued like nothing had happened.
Katsuya sighed. No one dared to touch, or even insult Yugi for fear of meeting the same fate as that girl. Thank goodness Malik and Marik had helped them wipe out the memories of those who were at the scene and the girl was classified as 'missing' in the police files.
Of course Bakura wasn't much better. Everytime a girl, or a guy, got too close to his hikari for his comfort, the next thing they knew, they were on the floor holded a broken and bleeding nose. That was if Bakura was in a good mood. Today, he didn't seem to be in the best of moods...
Ryou had went off to grab his towel from the other side of the gym. Being the friendly dude he was, he was soon engaged in a happy conversation with another guy who was working out near that area.
Bakura turned and saw his hikari chatting away, rather happily might I add, to a scumbag from his class. His eyes narrowed and he proceeded in their direction, cracking his knuckles as he stomped over.
"That, can't be good," Hiroto got up from the floor next to Katsuya. "Wonder who is more pitiful, Ryou-kun or that guy?" Katsuya wondered out loud as Bakura let fly a punch directly into that guy's stomach.
"'Kura!" Ryou's eyes widened as the other guy fell to the ground, clutching his stomach. "Stay away from MY Ryou!" Bakura was almost like he was in a trance. Like the demon possessed guy he was, his face looked perfectly terrifying as he grabbed the guy by his shirt, yanking him up to his eye level. "No one other than me is allowed to hook up with Ryou!" A dangerous hiss was directed at the trembling teen. Another punch found its way into the guy's face. A bruise soon formed, a thin trickle of blood visible from the side of his mouth.
"Bakura!" Katsuya, Hiroto, Yami and Yugi ran towards the crazed teen and tried to restrain him. "LET ME GO!" Bakura yelled and struggled to free himself. That bastard was not going to get away this easy for trying to hook up with his boyfriend! Even with the strength of four teens, they had trouble keeping the theif pressed onto the ground.
"LET ME G-", before he knew it, Bakura felt something soft and warm pressed against his lips. His body instantly relaxed and immediately held his hikari close to him. The four friends finally let go of the white-hair yami, wincing at the blows they had recieved from his struggles. Everyone knew the only ways to calm Bakura down were to number one, let he beat the victim to pulp. Or number two, Ryou kissing him. Of course the latter would be the most effective.
The two continued their make-out session till the teacher returned and commanded the class to get ready. A shrill whistle sounded and the first item of the assessment begun.
"First five out now!" Three nervous looking teens with Ryou and Bakura lined up in front of their teacher.
"Run till you reach the springboard, then use it to propel youselves over that," he pointed to a stack of sand-filled sacks piled high up. "Bonus points for mid-air stunts. Simple as that. Now go!"
The rest of the class watched from the sides, anxiously waiting for their turn.
Bakura easily propelled himself over and did a full body flip while in the air (5) with another full body twist, winning a steady stream of applause from the class. Ryou on the other hand, jumped on the springboard and barely skimmed over the sacks, only to land in his yami's arms. A blush crept onto his cheeks and the tomb raider carried him to a quiet corner of the gym, oblivious to the shaking of his teacher's head.
The next five people went up and this time two of them did not manage to make it across, thus were at the recieving end of a lecture from the teacher.
Katsuya was confident for this assessment. He had been jumping over big rocks and stones since he was young, not to mention he had a natural flair for gymnastics. This was going to be a piece of cake for him. He planned out his stunts carefully and anticipated the height he had to gain in order to do those. He was going to show the teacher how he could ace gym if he had wanted to as payback for the humiliation he got for getting a D in the tennis module the previous term.
"Honda Hiroto, Isa Takeshi (6), Jounouchi Katsuya, Kaiba Seto and Kusaki Kouji (6)."
The boys lined up in front of the teacher without any specific order. Of course, Kaiba took the lead without hesitation, while our little puppy Jou was last, after Hiroto.
A sharp whistle sounded.
Seto took off with endless speed and grace which made him seem like he was almost flying across the mat. His breathing was steady and even, muscles rippled with each step he took. His hair blown back by the wind revealed his flawless face, still devoid of emotions.
Navy blue eyes stared ahead as he leaped onto the spring board with enough force to propel him high into the air. With perfectly controlled motions, he did a seven hundred and twenty degrees twist in the air and a rapid somersault backwards and landed with a hard 'thud' on both feet. He did not even waver when he landed.
Silence hung over the air as everyone tried their best not to stare at him open-mouthed, with looks of awe plastered on their faces. Katsuya almost fainted when he saw the CEO's performance. Why did that guy have to be so good at every damn thing! His hopes sank a notch as he thought about his own 'routine'. That show-off...
Thunderous applause and cheers soon erupted as the brunette nonchalantly walked off the mat and to the back of the class. A wave of murmurs surfaced. To our favourite cold and emotionless businessman, it was just like the buzzing of an insect, steady and low, yet pure annoying.
The teacher too was surprised by the performance and took a while to recover. Blowing his whistle hard again, causing the students to cover their ears in a futile attempt to block out the shrill sound, the next student started his run.
Soon, it was Hiroto's turn. "Wish me luck," he mumbled to his blonde-haired friend and sprinted towards the springboard. He made it over relatively easily, but had only manged to do a full body twist in the air due to the lack of height in the air.
"Pheeeeee!" The darn whistle of doom had sounded. It was Jounouchi Katsuya's turn. He swallowed a huge lump which had formed in his throat and took his place on the mat. He looked at his friends in the crowd, hoping that their smiles and cheers would provide comfort for the lonely him standing on the mat, heart beating at a hundred miles an hour.
He returned them a weak smile and started running down the mat. Katsuya could feel his pulse quicken as he increased his speed. Surrounding air rushed past him, sending his messy locks flying all around his head. Non of that bothered him as he took a deep breath and jumped onto the springboard, feeling the adrenaline rush within as he soared into the air.
Without a moment's hesistation, he did a complete full body foward flip before doing a somersault backwards. He knew if he wasted too much time in the air, he would not be able to do his grand finale. A smile tugged at the ends of his mouth as he felt the sense of exhilaration increase. He stretched his arms in front of him and once he felt his palms come in contact with the rough texture of the sacks, he pushed off hard, allowing his body to fall backwards and landed, almost tripping, on both feet.
Katsuya's chest heaved in and out visibly. Beads of pespiration evident on his face, a light-headed feeling floated in his mind.
He blinked.
'I did it?' Katsuya could not believe himself. He had completed the routine without any errors!
Heaving a sigh of relief, he was welcomed back to reality by a even louder applause and cheers from the floor. 'Ha! Let's see who's the loser this time Kaiba!' With a triumph look on his face, he ran shakily to his pals, beaming widely. An endless flow of pats on his back and congratulations greatly helped his self-esteem. Finally he was good at something!
"That was awesome Jou!"
"I never knew you could do gymnastics!"
"Nice one dude."
"You need to teach that to us sometimes!"
Compliments were answered by a sheepishly grinning Jou thanking them all profusely. He had never recieved that many praises at a go before so he was feeling really awkward for the moment there.
Temporarily shutting out all the deafening cheers, he glanced at the CEO. Leaning against the wall of the gym, Seto's eyes were closed, his face betrayed no signs of emotions. 'That ought to shut him up for a while!' Katsuya thought of the previous torturous days of getting insults hurled at him whenever he was in the latter's sight.
Imagine what people would say if they knew Kaiba wasn't the best at everything! An image of fangirls chasing him with scythes popped into his mind. 'Maybe not the best idea...' He shuddered.
"PHEEEE!" This time, a sharper and louder whistle caught everyone's attention. "Enough talking. NEXT!"
"Let's see how the baka Pharaoh fares this time," Bakura taunted the previous ruler of Egypt. "Hn, let us see shall we, lowly tomb raider," with that, the tri-colored hair duo made their way to the mat who got an angry snarl from the theif in return.
As he waited for the next five people to take their places, which included Yugi, Yami and Ryuuji, the teacher walked up to the blonde who was still busy chatting away with Ryou and Hiroto.
"Jounouchi," Katsuya ceased his stream of words and turned his head to face the teacher. "Hai Soumi-sensei! (7)"
"Good job out there," Katsuya could have sworn he had almost fainted when the sensei thumped him hard on the back, a grin visible on his face.
The day just kept getting better.
Yugi was the first to go. Even with his disadvantage in height (A/N: I swear its true! Own experience!), he leaped over it gracefully, landing rather gently on his feet. Katsuya smiled at Yugi, watching him take a few steps back, off the mat and allowed ample space for his Yami to land.
Yami took off with a considerably slower speed than the rest, steadily gaining momentum as he approached the springboard. Like his hikari, he gracefully sprung up into the air and did a double somersault forwards with a half body twist before landing softly on the ground. He threw a smug look at Bakura before heading off with the shorter duelist.
Bakura smirked inwardly. There was no way his stunts would lose to that ancient king.
Finally it was Ryuuji's turn. Hiroto stopped his conversation with his pals and watched the long haired duelist take his turn.
Ryou looked at Katsuya quizzically. The latter just shrugged and both of them watched Ryuuji jumped.
Long black hair flowed in the wind, bring his dice earring into the view of the audience. His eyes shone with determination as he took flight. With a full body twist and a half flip, he concluded his routine.
Hiroto looked back at Ryou and Katsuya, "That was good wasn't it!"
The other two just stared at him dumbfounded, and shook their heads before heading towards Yugi and Yami. Poor Hiroto was left standing there, not knowing what had gotten into them. (A/N: Told you there would be hints haha!)
Finally, after what seemed like eternity, the assessment was over. The class gathered around the teacher and sat on the mat, impatiently waiting for their results to be announced.
"First of, I am glad to say that less than five of you had failed this assessment. The average grade for this module exceeds that of my expectations as well. Give yourselves a round of applause class. Good job."
A loud cheer and happy shouts immediately surfaced, of course with the exception of Kaiba, and those who knew they had failed. Katsuya cheered the loudest as his mood soared even higher into the sky. He still could not believe that he out-performed the supposedly perfect Kaiba Seto!
One by one, their names were called out with the grades they had attained.
"Bakura, A minus; Bakura Ryou, C plus..."
"WHAT!" Bakura roared. How could he have gotten an A minus ?? He was sure he would get at least an A for his routine! "I demand to know why I didn't get my A!" His eyes turned fiery red as his temper soared to a new height.
"I will be reading out the points allocated for the stunts later Bakura. Please sit down." The last sentence was not a request, but more of a command.
'No one talks to me like that!' Bakura started to chant softly, only to be interrupted by his sweet lovely hikari grabbing him by the shoulders and pulling him in for a big, tight, hug. "Don't bother about such things love..." Ryou whispered softly before gently nipping the tip of his ear. An evil smile appeared on the yami's face, as he let his hand wander lower and lower the innocent one's back...
"Honda Hiroto, B; Isa Takeshi (6), C plus; Jounouchi Katsuya, A plus; Kaiba Seto, A plus; Kusaki Kouji, D..."
Everyone's eyes looked at the two teens who aced the assessment. The Kaiba actually tied with someone! He was usually top of class for everything, be it in his studies, arts, sports... This day would go down in history!
'What? I... Tied?' A slightly disappointed look dawned on our cheerful puppy's face. He was looking forward to beating Kaiba, not getting the same grades!
He let the frown disappear immediately as more congrats from his friends came. From the side of his amber orbs, he stole a quick glance at Kaiba. Sadly, there was no change in his expression still. Like a statue, he stood leaning against the wall of the gym, his usually cold eyes shut, face devoid of emotions.
Damn, Katsuya had absolutely no idea how Seto could keep such a straight, emotionless face at all times! He almost seemed like a robot sometimes. Not to mention he was practically perfect...
"Mutou Yugi, B; Mutou Yami, A minus; Otogi Ryuuji, B plus..."
A smile spreaded across Yugi's face as he realised he did not get a C like he had expected. Yami place a muscular arm around his hikari's shoulder, turning to look at Bakura with a smirk purely evident on his flawless face, taking time to enjoy the rage growing in the King of Thieves.
The teacher cleared his throat, causing another hush in the class. "As one of us had so politely requested," he made sure an emphasis was placed on the word 'politely', "I will be reading out the points allocation for the assessment."
"Forward somersault, one point; full body twist, one point; backward somersault, two points; full body flip, two points..."
Katsuya did a quick calculation, which means both he and Kaiba had accumulated an extra four bonus points for their routines. However, Bakura had a three points lead and Yami missed by half a point...
"I got half a point more than that damn Yami! Why is my grade not higher than his!" Bakura stood up angrily and glared at the teacher.
The teacher placed his score sheet down and looked at Bakura without too much pleasure. "Yes, you did get more bonus points than Yami. However your landing was not as controlled as him, so he gained extra points in that area."
Bakura's face turned to a shade of purple as he sat down unwillingly. How could that Pharaoh get the same grade as him? For the rest of the day, he made sure he shot eye daggers at the latter, hopefully beat him up if he had the chance, which of course he didn't.
"The top scorer for this assessment, which won by a margin of half a point, is non other than Jounouchi Katsuya!"
"Wha??" Katsuya looked around confusedly, not understanding what had just happened. How could he had beaten Kaiba?
"Thanks to his unique ending, he had managed to gain extra points for his routine!"
"Grats dude!" Hiroto gave him a friendly punch on the back. "You finally beat that cold-hearted bastard!" Katsuya was still in shock from the announcement and all he could do was stand there and be showered by congratulations from his classmates.
'This got to be the best day of my life!' The blonde beamed and rushed out with his friends to the shower room.
For the rest of the day, Katsuya and his gang could hear whispers of his 'achievement' in gym class. Although Kaiba showed no signs of anger at the blonde, he did not throw any witty insults at the latter even when he passed right beside them on the way to class. That made Katsuya extremely happy. 'No more dog jokes yes!' He had a hard time resisting the urge to shout that out and pump his fist into the air, but he knew that could disrupte his current 'fame' and 'glory'.
"Did you hear? My Seto-kun was beaten by that darn Jounouchi in gym!"
"No way! He is PERFECT!"
"I know! The world must be ending! Let's kill that mutt for hurting our Seto!"
On the other hand, rabid fangirls of Kaiba Seto chased poor Katsuya all around school with their pom-poms, threatening to suffocate him with their evil fluffballs of doom for beating Seto in gym. 'Still, it was worth it to see Kaiba's name go down for once in history!' Katsuya thought as he dived into an empty classroom to escape the crazy fangirls. Thank goodness their IQ was that of their shoe sizes...
-End flashback-
Katsuya took another bite out of the chocolate bar. He managed to sneak into school even after the bell for the first class had gone off. Thank goodness that Math teacher was later than he was. His teachers even let him off for not handing in his homework! His spirits continued to raise into the vast cerulean skies with every step he took as he proceeded home.
xl-To be continued...-lx
(1): Don't ask me why Italian! It just came to me...X.X;
(2): PE Physical Education (I will be referring to it as gym class from now!)
(3): For those unfamilar with the term, it simply means bishouen, or pretty boy!
(4): Baka Stupid/Idiot, in this case the former.
(5): Don't ask me, I think that's achievable if they are awesome gymnasts right? Lolz.
(6): Random people for the sake of putting them there. It's in alphabetical order of their surnames.
(7): Translated: Yes Mr Soumi/Teacher Soumi! The name was conjured up by me... :/
Mystickal: OMG! I finished chapter 1! Not to mention this is probably like the longest chapter for a fanfic I had written so far... I had to make the chapter based on the flashback since I wanted you guys to understand the entire background of it all currently haha! And yes, I am long-winded lolz! The next chapter will be more 'present' than this don't worry! More Katsuya and Seto (not Katsuya x Seto YET sadly) goodness in the next chapter! -evil laughter- Read and Review please! I will love you all if you do so! -gives out Katsuya and Seto plushies- -runs before a certain blonde and brunette kills me...-