Xiaolang's Ying Fa: Hey, all! Wud up? This is my Valentines Day ficcy so I hope you all will like it!
Pairings: Kaijou, Joukai…either way…
Rating: PG-13, to R, maybe!
Summery: Jounouchi Katsuya leaves Japan to study abroad in England with Ryou. He comes back five years later to find that many things have changed, but one that will always remain the same.
Warnings: Yaoi-Shounen-ai content, may have strong language and some citrus if I feel up to it…
Ya know, I actually wanted this to be done ON Valentine's Day…but…ya know how school is…Damn it! I hate being a Sophomore!
Well, hope you all enjoy! Remember to review! I'll love you!
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OxOJounouchi's POVOxO
Five years…five long years away from this place I once called home. Although most everything has stayed the same…I cant find it in myself to call it my home anymore. There was nothing when I left and nothing when I return. Dad's still in jail, mom's still guarding Shizu like a porcelain doll. Yuugi and Yami, last I heard, took over the game shop after Gramps died. Sad, they took it really hard. Sweet guy…he was almost like my own grandpa…I really wish I could have been there for his funeral. Yuugi…I should go see him first. I've really missed everyone around here…And I certainly hope I can recreate the ideal life I left behind…I really do wonder how everyone's changed though…I'll visit everyone later…right now I just need to think about my life…Just think…
It didn't take me long to realize everything was still the same. From the ice cream shop on the corner of 1st street to the tall Kaiba Corp building on the outskirts of town. Kaiba…I bet he's not even here anymore…He always said he was going to be outta here by the age of eighteen…once he finished high school. Although, he was really way too smart to stick around…I wonder why he did…Was someone or something preventing him from taking the leave he'd always wanted? My heart clenched at the mention of the 'someone'. I certainly hope it wasn't a special someone…I don't think I couldn't handle that. Not with the way I fell hard and fast for that coldhearted bastard. I sigh, no use just staring at a building that could very well be empty.
With my hands stuffed in my pockets, I wandered through the empty park, pondering about everything that's changed in such a small amount of time…Is Yuugi still short? Is Yami still fiercely in love with Yuugi? Does Mokuba still have that horrendously long hair? So many questions to be answered…Gods, this park used to be so full of life…now it seems more like a place for an obituary. It's dull, and lonely. Much like my mood. I should have never left. This is my home…I should have never run away. But then…it was either work at a pizza parlor for the rest of my life…or pursue a career that actually might take me somewhere. And I knew that's what I had to do. And I succeeded. The only regret I have is missing out on so much in my friends' lives. I've heard from almost everyone, most of them still living here in Domino. Yuugi, Yami, Honda, Anzu, Mai…Mai, I wonder how she is…I haven't spoken with her in at least two years…Last I heard she had followed her modeling career and is doing quite well…I'm proud of her for that. Otogi had moved to China, KaibaCorp. becoming too much for his company to compete with, and Ryou of course, is still in Britain. But everyone else is still here…thank god.
"Jounouchi?" I turn, someone recognized me? But…
"Anzu?" I ask, unbelieving. She rushed over.
"Jounouchi! It really is you!" she says, excitedly. My eyes widen and I hardly believe it's her! Her normally short brown hair is long…cascading down her back, reaching the end of her spine. Her vibrant cerulean eyes had slimmed lightly out of the wide cheerleader look and into a most wise and caring glimmer. Her smile was the same…one thing to be glad for.
"Anzu…wow, you look…wow." Was all I could manage. That's when I noticed what she was holding. A baby. "My kami, Anzu…you had a baby?" she nods excitedly.
"I wished for you to some back and see him! I wished and hoped…and here you are…Kami Jou! We're all so happy your back! Does Yuugi know yet?" I shook my head.
"You're the first." I say, brushing her baby's cheek gently. "What's his name?" I asked fixated by it's captivating chocolate eyes. I want a baby…I'm jealous. I smile, he's so cute.
"His name's Jouii." She answered. I turn my shocked eyes up to her. She nods and my eyes tear.
"Anzu…thank you so much…" I whisper. She smiles happily. "The father's…Honda, right?"
"Yes, he and I are married now…We wished you could have been there for the wedding."
"I know, but I called, remember?" I say. She nods.
"I remember, but it wasn't the same without you there."
"I'm sorry."
"No, that's okay. So, what did you get on those exams?" I had gone to college in Britain with Ryou a while ago, then to Harvard in America.
"I passed. Apparently, I'm a genius. I took a few I.Q. tests…couldn't believe the first one, I retook it two times before going elsewhere."
"How high?"
"203." (I have NO IDEA if that's high or not! Sorry!)
"Dear god, Jou! For someone who slacked in high school, I don't believe it! That's almost as high as Kaiba Seto's!" At hearing my adversary's name, I turned away and Anzu caught herself.
"Sorry, Jou."
"No, that's okay."
"You should come to the Kame Yuugi-ou. We'd all love it if you came." She said.
"Maybe."
"Ja." She said, turning away. "I'm expecting you." She said with a grin. I smiled back.
"I know."
She's changed so much, I'm so happy for her…her baby looks so healthy, I wished I would have been here for her pregnancy, that would've been fun…He has Honda's eyes. I knew I recognized them.
Well, lets hope everybody else kept the changes non so drastic. Maybe I will go visit Yuugi.
I wonder how they would react to me just stopping in…Hm, maybe I should call first. I whip out my cell phone and dial the number I quickly memorized when I first learned I would be moving so far away.
"Kame Yuugi-ou. How may I help you?" Yuugi's sweet innocent voice rang out into my ear. He still sounds the same since I last talked to him. But of course I hadn't told anyone of my return…I wanted the element of surprise after all.
"Hey, Yuugi, how are you?"
"Jounouchi-kun! You shouldn't call here! It costs so much money!" Yuugi, always worried about someone else's problems.
"Oh so you really don't want to talk to me?" I said in a mock pout voice. "Well, would you rather see me instead?" I asked as I neared the Kame Yuugi-ou. I looked in through the window, seeing Yuugi's now slim amethyst eyes flicker with confusion. Wow…five years sure has done you some good, Yuugi. Mutou Yuugi…I chuckle, he hasn't gotten much taller, but his eyes have slimmed and are slightly more in Yami's shape. His hair is the same though…I'm glad he doesn't look too different…if he did, he wouldn't look like my friend Yuugi anymore. That's what I was afraid of happening.
"What are you talking about Jounouchi?" he asks. I take that as my cue and walk right into the Game Shop. Yuugi's eyes widen as he hears the bell at the top of the door jingle lightly. His eyes widened almost painfully as the phone falls from his hand in shock. It clatters to the ground with a smack, I think he may have broken it…I smile and set my phone back into my pocket.
"Aw, no hug? Aren't you happy to see me, Yuugi?" I ask, smiling coyly. Yuugi gives a soft sob and rushes into my arms, his arms wrapping around my waist tightly as he hugs me like I'll up and disappear right then.
"Jounouchi-kun!" he cries out.
"Hey, don't worry, I'm back Yuugi! I'm back for good this time!" I say.
"But what about your schooling in England?" he asks. That's right, I had just finished my collage schooling in England with Ryou.
"Transferred. There's a school in Tokyo that I'm going to be attending with the same qualifications, same classes and even better teachers." I answer. "I'm back to stay Yuugi!" I say laughing. Yuugi looks up at me with tears stained eyes, hoping I wasn't lying.
"Really!" he asks energetically. Gods Yuugi…You don't know how happy it makes me to know that you are still the same…
"Yup. We'll never be broken apart again!"
"What's all the noise?" Yuugi and I both look up to see Yami walking down the stairs, his eyes widening at the sight of me.
"Yami!" I shout. Yuugi releases my waist as I run to Yami, locking him into a fierce embrace.
"Jounouchi!" he yells as he winds his arms around me tightly. He pulls back suddenly, holding my face in his hands. "Jounouchi! What are you doing back here!" he asks.
"My school transferred me to a school in Tokyo! I'm back forever Yami!"
"This is great Jou! We have to have a reunion! Call everyone Yuugi! Have them come here pronto!" Yami said happily. I smile lightly and blush.
"Aw, guys, you don't have to go through all the trouble…" I say but am quickly hushed up by Yami. He'd have nothing said by me to stop this get together.
Everyone had literally bolted to the Kame Yuugi-ou after hearing that I was back from England. Honda had been the last to be called and the first to be there. He had nearly jumped on me in a giant bear hug. Everyone else had greeted me in a similar fashion. They had all missed me very dearly. The only one not to show was Kaiba Seto…I knew it was him out of everyone here that I wished to see the most. It had been most hard to leave, knowing I'd probably never see him again…but now that I'm back…It's like I'm being given a second chance! My thoughts wander back to the mansion I came across on my way here…I wonder if he's still there…I wonder if…if he would have waited for my return…Or…if it really was someone else he had stuck around for…We have gone through a lot together…From Duelist Kingdom to Battle City…Then that time when Bakura almost killed Ryou after getting drunk and nearly raping the poor boy…I laugh slightly at the next thought to enter my mind. There was that one time on Christmas of our senior year, right before I was to leave when Shizuka made a bet with me…sigh…I lost and ended up having to wear a female Santa Clause outfit and flirt with Kaiba the whole time. Needless to say, that was an…interesting night. We have been through a lot…and I'm the one that left. It's times like these when I'm left to reminisce on all our time together that I regret leaving. I regret leaving you even though I know you could never feel the way I do about you. Hell, you're probably not even here anymore.
"So…How has everyone changed?" I ask, trying to stray away from my disturbing thoughts.
"Well…" Yuugi said, drawing on the word. "Yami and I are getting married next year…" he said with a gigantic smile on his face. I smile as well.
"Finally!" I exclaim. "When did you two get together?"
"About two years after you left, Jounouchi."
"Why didn't you guys tell me!" I asked, sounding slightly insulted.
"We…didn't want you to be left out…or…betrayed" Yuugi said a bit hesitantly.
"Left out? Betrayed? What do you mean by that, Yuugi?" Does he mean what I think he mean…gods I hope not…
"Well…we all know that you…liked Yami a long time ago…" My face remains bewildered for a second or two before I burst out laughing.
"Yami! Me? Like Yami?" I couldn't stop laughing if my life depended on it. Finally, I managed to calm down. "Sorry, I'm not into leather like that, Yuugi. Gods that was a hoot…he-he-he-he-he…like Yami…" I trail off, wiping the tears from my eyes.
"Oh…You didn't like Yami? Wow…We were all wrong then." Yuugi said, amethyst eyes wide.
"You all thought I liked Yami?" I ask. I watch as everyone in our group nods and I begin laughing again.
"Nope, sorry, never liked Yami." I say. Yuugi breathes a sigh of relief and I smile.
"So, anyone else getting hitched?" I ask. Yuugi was about to say something that looked rather important but Yami covered his mouth, whispering something in his ear that I didn't catch. Although it soundly blatantly familiar to 'if he didn't like me…think of who he does like.' Or something like that…
"Er…Well, Honda, do you want to honors? Don't lie, now I know you married Anzu!" I turn my attention to Honda, who blushed.
"Yeah. We did. We had a baby too."
"I know, I saw Anzu in the park with him, he's beautiful, Honda. I'm happy for you."
"Otogi's still in China, although he visited us last Christmas."
"Glad I was gone for that…We all know how…er, fond Otogi is of me…thank god he ain't hittin' on me no more…" Yeah, it was known throughout the world, Otogi Ryuuji was VERY openly sexual around both sexes. Honda and everyone else laughed a bit at the fun memories we all share.
"Proud to announce another couple that Jounouchi wouldn't ever think possible, Mai and Varon got together about a couple months ago!" My eyes widened. Varon! No way!
"Here, here!" everyone shouted.
"Now c'mon! How come I wasn't told about this one!" I asked, now feeling greatly insulted.
"Well, Mai was second on the list of people you like…" Yuugi said. I smacked my forehead with my hand, I don't believe these people!
"Okay, just please tell me Shizuka isn't married!"
"Of course she isn't." Yami said. I breathed a sigh of relief. I didn't know what I would have done had she gotten married without me being there…She hadn't been able to make it tonight but I'll go see her soon.
"C'mon, next you'll be tellin' me Kaiba got married, right?" I said, laughing. Everyone else laughed, although it seemed kind of forced and nervous. I didn't pay much attention after that…my thoughts were back on Kaiba…I snapped out of it I don't know how much later. Yuugi's worried amethyst eyes right in front of me.
"Jounouchi…Kaiba's still here you know…He lives in the same spot. You thought he left, right?" Yuugi asks. I nod a bit unsurely.
"How did you know?"
"Go see him. Go have a talk with him. I'm sure he'd love to see you." I smile and jump to the door, realization dawning upon me. Kaiba's really here!
"Thanks Yuugi!" I say, and I'm half way out the door.
"Wait, Jounouchi! There's something you should know!" I'm too far into my excitement to hear him out as I run down the sidewalk on my way to Kaiba's mansion.
I soon find myself right outside his gigantic mansion as before. My palms are suddenly shaky and sweating as I begin to walk up the sidewalk leading to the front door. Gods, I wonder what he looks like…I wonder if he's changed at all…Knowing Kaiba, he's probably the same stone cold hard-ass bastard I've always known. I don't know why, but somehow, that's a big reassurance to me.
I took a deep breath and my hand rose to the door, knocking curtly, nearly running away once the sound met my ears. I somehow managed to maintain my stamina as I the door opened slowly.
A tall man stood before me, short raven hair with bright green eyes. He was lean and slightly built with a small frame—he reminded me strikingly of Kaiba. And then, it struck me.
"M-Mokuba!" The boy raised an eyebrow before his whole composure changed and he glomped me to the ground.
"Oh my god! Jounouchi!" I wrapped my arms around his waist, I can't believe it's really him! He's even taller than me!
He slowly got up, lending me a hand as he did so.
"Gods, Jou, I can't believe its really you!"
"Yeah, I couldn't even recognize you, Mokuba! God, how old are you?"
"I'm 17. How about you? Are you the same age as Nii-chan?" Nii-chan…I almost forgot that's the reason I'm here…
"Oh, no, he's a year older than I am. I'm only 23."
"Oh." His eyes lit up again. "Wow, when did you get here, Jou?"
"Only a few hours ago, jetlag, man, I'm a little out of it." He laughed.
"I know how that is, Nii-chan and I went to America last year, whew! We were out of it for hours, we couldn't even understand what time it was for over an hour, we were still on Japanese time."
"Yeah, I hear ya, I'm still on American time right now. Hehe, the sun's not even out over there yet!"
"Well, please, come in, come in! It's so good to see you, Jounouchi! We've got so much to talk about!"
"Saa…Is your brother around, perhaps?" An evil grin appeared on Mokuba's face.
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A small blush lit up along Jounouchi's cheeks and Mokuba's grin became broader.
"Naw, he aint around right now, but he should be home soon."
"That's cool…I would have thought he would have been long gone, ya know? He always said…" Jounouchi paused, then shook his head, as if trying to forget something that rose in his mind. "Y-Ya know, that he'd be gone as soon as he turned eighteen."
"Yeah I know what you mean. But some things are just more important to wait for, eh, Jounouchi?" Jounouchi's blush became brighter and he averted his eyes, embarrassed. "Oh, there's probably something I should mention, though, the years haven't been too fair on KaibaCorp, and well, Seto's had to—"
"Mokuba!"
Crap! Mokuba thought quickly, he's home early!
Mokuba shot Jounouchi a quick glance, watching his expression closely as he went to the doorway to greet his brother.
"Seto!" he said, hugging the brunet around the neck, as was his custom ever since he was little.
Jounouchi's breath caught in his throat. He couldn't believe how…just how good Seto looked! He looked so much more laid back…relaxed and calm. So much more subtle than his usual malevolent stance. And his eyes…oh Gods, his eyes…Suddenly wanting to see those beautiful cerulean eyes focused on him, he stepped forward slightly, opening his mouth, ready to speak.
"H-Hey, Kaiba." He said, stuttering only slightly, the blush on his cheeks becoming nearly painful-looking.
It suddenly went dead quiet in the room, and Seto's head jerked toward the voice he thought he wouldn't hear for yet another five years. His azure eyes locked with honey chocolate and he could hardly believe what he was seeing. He stood up straight and took a step forward.
"Katsuya?" he asked. Jounouchi's voice failed him for the second time and all he could squeak was a meek;
"Hi."
A brilliant smile immediately spread across the brunet's face and he rushed forward, scooping the blond into his arms and hugging him tight.
"Oh Katsu!"
"Seto…"
This is what I wanted…Nothing's changed…Since the last time I saw him…I had hoped it would be this way…
I hadn't wanted to leave. But I knew if I didn't, I would never stand a chance in the world…for a job…for a life. I knew that if I didn't go to Britain…I might not have ever gotten my life out of the gutter…I was lucky, ever so lucky to have gotten into a college in the first place…Right when Kaiba and I were beginning to get close…stop the flying insults and become…almost like friends. Just when…it seemed I might actually get a chance with him after all…I had to leave. And I didn't want to at all.
But he encouraged me. He encouraged me to do my best…and that we would see each other again. Whether it be in a couple of months…or a couple of years. I didn't tell him I loved him, I didn't ask him to wait for me, and I didn't give him anything…but he gave me so much that day. That day, Kaiba gave me my very first kiss. I know it sounds stupid that I had never been kissed before that…But…it made it so much more enjoyable…
That night, in the airport terminal…the speaker blaring the last call for my flight to the U.K…I said goodbye to everyone…took one last glance at my beloved, wishing I had the courage to tell him I loved him so much…And turned to leave, leave everything behind…when he grabbed my hand…and pulled me back…and then, he kissed me. His lips on mine…soft but demanding, my very first kiss and a French one at that. He held my cheek in his hand, his other hand holding me close around my waist. I could feel my heart beating in my cheeks, my stomach twirling and spinning…It felt so good…just to be with him…
And then we parted…and he looked at me with such eyes…such eyes that still to this day, warm me on the coldest of days…They were like molten cobalt lava, staring deep into my soul with such passion that I almost looked away. His thumb brushed my cheek, under my eye and he pressed a chaste kiss to my slightly parted lips again…smiling that same smile…
"Let's not say goodbye…" he whispered to me. And…we didn't. I turned and left, without saying goodbye…knowing one day I would see him again…
"Katsu, when did you get back!"
"Only a few hours ago…I just came here after Yuugi's."
"Do you need a place to stay for a while?"
"Er—yeah, that would be great! Thank you!"
"No problem…"
We broke apart, nearly kissing each other once again before realizing what we were doing. I know I blushed, and turned away.
Jounouchi and Kaiba stared into each other's eyes, feeling as if a million years could pass by and they wouldn't notice at all. The silence between the two was the most comfortable either had ever been in, so much so that the intensity was almost heartbreaking.
"Ne…" Jounouchi started, his eyes running down Kaiba's frame. "You look great, Kaiba."
"As do you," Kaiba said, his cerulean orbs lingering on places everywhere but the blond's face. "Gods, its so good to see you again, Katsu." Kaiba said, his eyes returning to Jounouchi's face.
This is weird, Jounouchi thought, since when does he call me anything but dog? And why suddenly the pet name 'Katsu'?The closest he's ever gotten was Katsuya, and that was only a slip up—so he said. Amber eyes watched the brunet suspiciously, wondering what was going on—and just how someone could change this much in only five years…Especially someone like Kaiba…
"Seto!" A female's voice called out Kaiba's given name from another part of the mansion and suddenly, Kaiba was the Kaiba Jounouchi'd always known him to be. His face scrunched up in supreme anger, his eyes darkening into a demonic midnight blue—if Jounouchi hadn't known him for as long as he did, he might have been scared. His hands tightening along the blond's thin waist, pulling his body to him unconsciously—or was it subconsciously?—Jounouchi couldn't remember from his psychology class. The way his eyebrows slammed down, furrowing as he glared mercilessly in the direction of the voice imposing. Dear god, who was it that was making Kaiba so angry? Kaiba cursed under his breath, and Jounouchi gasped, he'd never heard Kaiba curse!—unless it was at him. Jounouchi looked worriedly at Kaiba, he'd never seen him this angry…only a selected few could make Kaiba truly and utterly angry—he'd known himself only a few times to actually succeed. Who was this person who could make Kaiba so angry just by uttering a single word? Never mind it being the man's given name, Jounouchi would've guessed Kaiba would be angry no matter what she said.
The woman in question walked into the room, facing Kaiba expectantly. She was fair, to say the least, but in Jounouchi's opinion, she was Aphrodite, she was gorgeous! She had long blond hair, platinum blond, like Marik's, with the most beautiful green eyes he'd ever seen—aside from Ryou's of course. She wasn't skinny, but she wasn't big either, any woman would kill for her body. Jounouchi looked into her face again, noticing the look of pure agitation he'd seen on Anzu and Mai before when he'd done something stupid or quote unquote 'bad'. And he knew just by looking at her face, she was the devil herself. He felt hate beyond any hate he'd ever felt before in his life, and he had no idea why.
"Seto! What are you doing!" her voice was pure, like sugar, and it made Jounouchi want to puke. The blonde female set her hands on her perfect hips and frowned. Kaiba, however, only glared harder—if it was possible, and his hands tightened. Jounouchi blushed, suddenly all too aware of Kaiba's hands on his waist and his persistent tightening, he was nearly melded to his body.
At Kaiba's obvious answer to not answer, she huffed and turned to walk away.
"I'll be waiting for you to come talk to me later." She said and Jounouchi felt the sudden urge to gag her and hit her over the head with something hard.
Jounouchi turned his eyes back to Kaiba's when she left, noticing immediately how his featured softened and he smiled, at him, he smiled! Instantly realizing that the immediate threat was over, Jounouchi smiled back.
"Who was she?"
"…My wife."
In that moment, Jounouchi's heart shattered into a million, lifeless pieces.
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