20 Things I Like About You

Summary: When Jou and Kaiba are caught once again fighting in school, their teacher decides to punish them by making them write an essay. Now they have to spend the weekend together to find out what they like about each other. Oh, how will they ever survive?

Warnings: This story will contain YAOI! If you're not a fan, I suggest you hit that little X on the top right of the page immediately! Main pairing will of course be Kaiba/Jounochi.

Other Warnings: Hmm… This story is rated M for language and possibly a future lemon…

Disclaimer: This one owns NOTHING… I cry…

Buahaha! I was so excited about posting my story right before heading off to work that I decided to immediately start writing chapter two during my breaks at work. Haha and then I did some more when I got home. But then the next couple of days I got carried away on Rhapsody and… and… And then I stayed at my mom's this weekend where I get zero connection on my laptop… and… and… Well anyway, thank you my awesome reviewers for the feedback!! I'm glad you think my idea is unique! But anyway… on with the story!

Chapter 2:

On top of the evil essay Jounochi had gotten that required him to spend "quality time" with Kaiba, Jounochi also received two detentions to take place that following week. One was given due to being late for class, (the teacher did not want to hear Jou's excuse of course, even though it was somewhat of a good one) and the other was for being too rambunctious in another class. He felt like he had a million homework assignments to do and on top of that… it was still raining when it was time to go home.

Jounochi trudged home slowly. He was in an unusually gloomy mood, especially for a Friday. Look on the bright side, Jou! Yugi's voice chirped inside his head. At least your dad won't be home. Of course, Yugi would never actually say that in real life since no one actually knew about Jou's father. Well, no one except Shizuka and their mother of course, but they were currently on the other side of the planet… At any rate, the man was a drunk. He used to be pretty violent but ever since making some friends who pretty much lived the man's exact same life-style, he hadn't been home much to shove his son around.

After an hour and a half of eventless walking, Jounochi finally reached his destination… home. No one really knew how long it took Jou to get to school every morning… he didn't want his friends to feel bad or go out of their way to give them a ride. Every once in a while, Honda would pass him on his motorcycle once Jou got towards his neighborhood and the brunette would give him a ride.

The blonde quickly unlocked the door to his home before hurrying inside and locking the door once again. It was foolish to hang around outside the apartment for long… He tried shaking the rain out of his hair… but to no avail. He rolled his eyes skyward. He was probably going to die of pneumonia before he could find something he liked about Kaiba. The boy went to his room and began packing a few of his belongings in his school bag… Extra clothes… check. He found a bag of potato chips beside his bed, still fairly full. He chucked those into his bag too… the chips could come in handy and who knew whether or not Kaiba would be courteous enough to feed him. He could probably live off of potato chips for the weekend anyway… if he could make them last. Jounochi sighed in irritation. What else could he possibly need? He knew he was bound to leave something if he didn't think about it… but unfortunately he had the attention span of a two-year-old at times… and whilst thinking, an interesting magazine had caught his eye…

Jounochi flipped through the pages. He loved looking at catalogs even though he could never afford anything. And they had two new dueling video games out? The blonde was going to have to ask Kaiba about that once the CEO picked him up. Hastily Jou chucked the magazine into the bag as well. He needed to look away before it was too late… he could easily lose track of time reading the ads.

Hairbrush, shampoo, toothbrush, check! The blonde ran a hand through his still damp hair. Besides his homework, he'd about covered it all. His deck was in his pocket… just in case. Never know when some freaky evil psychopath was going to try and take over the world again.

With a final glance around the house, the blonde was about to leave when he remembered something… His dad. Jounochi thought for a minute how he would word it before grabbing a pen and napkin of the table. Have a big project to do, spending the weekend with project-partner. Be back Monday after school. –Katsuya The blonde then took the napkin and set it on top of one of his dad's unopened beer cases. He was bound to find it there later on that night.

Jounochi hauled his bag of belongings over his shoulder and looked at the clock. He almost dropped his bag. "Five-twenty?! Really?!" Exclaimed the blonde incredulously. He checked the clock in his bed-room, just to be sure. It read 5:25. "Aww, shit." He was going to have to run again.

He left the house, locking the door behind him and took off at a steady run. He dodged under ledges for as long as he could before it seemed pointless. Oh yes, pneumonia here we come! The blonde shook his head at the thought. He came to a road and had barely looked both ways before darting across it. This turned out to be a huge mistake. A loud blaring screech filled the blonde's ears and he watched as a black Mercedes hurtled straight for him… and came to a halt mere inches from the blonde's feet. If he hadn't already been in shock, he would've fainted.

Jounochi was just regaining his bearings when the door to the Mercedes opened and out stepped-

"What the hell did you think you were doing you idiotic mutt! Are you trying to get us both killed?!"

-evil in it's purest form.

Jounochi was breathing heavily. At first he didn't know what to say so he simply pointed at the brunette. The brunette in question crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow in question. Jounochi was still panting. "You…" His eyes narrowed. "You could drive a little slower, yanno!"

"And you could look both ways before crossing the street." Kaiba retorted as if speaking to a child.

Jounochi glared, not wanting to lose the argument. "I… I glanced…" He replied weakly. Kaiba rolled his eyes. Without another word he got back in his car. Jounochi could only stare with disbelief. Was he really going to just leave now? Hit and run… well, almost-hit and run? That asshole!

The blonde was about to shake his fist as the car revved up when the tinted window rolled down. "Well? Are you coming or not?" Jounochi blinked. Oh… Oh! Kaiba was offering him a ride instead of making him walk the rest of the way to school! He hastily made his way to the passenger's side before the CEO could change his mind. As he was getting in, the first thing he noticed was that there was a towel already placed in his seat. Probably doesn't want his car smelling like wet dog… Jounochi thought vehemently.

Kaiba took off once again. He pulled into a random parking lot to turn around and go down the same road in the opposite direction. Jounochi nervously tried to get comfortable my stretching out his legs, sitting up straighter, entwining his fingers on his lap… nothing worked. Damn Kaiba and his powers of belittlement. Finally Jou decided to talk. He'd feel less awkward if he did. "What were ya doing down this street anyway?" It turned out that it wasn't far from Jou's home but the homes on this street were a lot nicer than the slums where he lived.

"Obviously I was on my way to school to pick your sorry self up." Kaiba snorted as if the shorter teen was the biggest idiot ever.

Jou crossed his arms angrily. He knew what the real problem was here. "Look, I don't like the idea or staying at your place either. You could at least cut me a little slack… you know it was all your fault anyway!"

Kaiba almost laughed. "If I recall correctly, you were the one to grab me first."

"I wouldn't have done anything if you hadn't called me pathetic! I told you to leave me alone!" Jou exclaimed defensively. "I was already having a bad day…"

Kaiba was quiet for a minute and then he said almost half-heartedly. "I didn't call you pathetic, I said you looked pathetic."

Jounochi rolled his eyes. "It's basically the same thing."

They sat in silence for a while, Kaiba's eyes on the road and Jou's eyes on the scenery outside the window. The silence was probably comfortable for the CEO but for Jounochi… Jou was always talking when in the company of others. And even when he was by himself, if he felt at all out of place he would even talk to himself.

The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't stand it. He looked at his adversary warily. And then something caught his eye. The radio. And plugged into the radio was an MP3 player… Jounochi smiled. "Hey Kaiba, you think we could listen to some music?" He asked brightly.

"I'm not in the mood for-" But before the words could even leave his mouth, Jounochi was reaching over to turn on the Sansa and the radio.

One, two, three

Not only you and me

Got one eighty degrees

And I'm caught in between

Countin'

One, two, three

Peter, Paul, and Mary

Getting' down with 3P

Everybody loves…(Oh!)

Jounochi tilted his head… no… it couldn't be… He threw an odd look in Kaiba's direction. They were listening to… Britney Spears?

"Say anything and I'll kick you out and run you over for good measure." Kaiba ground out between clenched teeth. Jounochi turned his head to look out the window… that way the CEO couldn't see his silent laughter.

As they drove they also listened to songs by The Ting Tings, Kristine W, BoA, and Pink. It was an interesting music selection, to say the least… one that the mighty CEO was entirely ashamed of. Who knew Mister Cold and Stiff liked dance music?

After a bit of driving they turned onto a street with large nice looking houses. This, guessed Jounochi, was Kaiba's neighborhood. They pulled into a large driveway with beautiful gold color gates. Kaiba reached over to the glove compartment, (Jounochi trying to inch away hastily from the lanky arm) and pulled out a remote. With the push of a button, the gate doors opened and the CEO drove forward. Jounochi could only stare in awe. It was larger than their school! The place looked like a castle!

As Kaiba parked the car in the grand garage, Jou's jaw dropped. The brunette certainly had a fair collection of vehicles. Apparently owning a gaming corporation certainly had its perks. The CEO parked, removed the keys from the ignition and glared at the blonde. "Try not to drool, mutt. It's very unbecoming of dogs."

Jounochi clenched his fists. Dumb dog comments… dumb Kaiba… He did his best to keep his temper in check… besides the amusing choice of music they had listened to in the car; the blonde's day had been down right rotten.

They climbed a few steps leading up from the garage into the CEO's home, with Jounochi scrutinizing each and every detail. The place was unreal… upon opening the door, he noticed a video camera on the ceiling that kept track of who went in and out. That's not paranoid at all, the blonde thought with a snicker. Of course, Kaiba had good reason to be paranoid… but of course Jou still wouldn't cut him any slack.

As they entered the house, the brunette headed straight for the stairs. It was a grand and wide marble spiral staircase. Jounochi had never seen anything like it in his life. When they reached the top of the stairs they continued down a long hallway lit with numerous chandeliers that hung from the ceiling. There were several doors on either side and Kaiba finally stopped at one, fished out a set of keys from his pocked, (there must have been at least twenty on that ring alone) and with ease found the right one and unlocked the door. The room was dark and empty, save a Queen sized bed, a bathroom, a dresser, and a wide screen TV… with a play station 3 attached.

"You will be staying in here, in the guest room." Kaiba stated simply with a bored glance around the room.

"This is the guest room?" Jou thought in wonder. It had a huge TV with a play station and everything! The blonde whistled. Kaiba certainly knew how to treat his guests.

"Of course…" The brunette paused, a small smirk creeping across his face. "It might be a better idea to head out and buy you a crate instead."

The blonde growled. "Quit it with the dog comments, money-bags. That's what got us in trouble in the first place!"

Kaiba didn't respond to this. "I'm going downstairs to check up on Mokuba. I suggest you unpack." He turned to walk out the door.

"Wait! You can't leave me up here without a tour or something! This place is huge! What if I get lost when I'm done up here?"

Kaiba shrugged. "Then you'll get lost." And with that he left.

Jou stood there for a moment staring at the spot Kaiba had stood not two minutes ago. "Man, that guy's an asshole!" He finally exclaimed. He shook his head angrily and began unpacking. "Heh, I might want to watch what I say… he may have cameras in here, too." The blonde laughed at the thought.

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It didn't take long for Kaiba to obtain what he was looking for… his brother's location. As always, Mokuba was in the living room playing a first-person shooter game… Kaiba leaned against the doorframe with his arms crossed. The kid was so engrossed with the game that he didn't even notice his brother.

"Mokuba." The brunette called to the kid softly so he wouldn't startle him.

The boy in question automatically paused the game and whirled around. "Seto! You're home!" It wasn't often Mokuba had known his brother to come home early. "Did you finish your work early or something?"

"Something along those lines…" The brunette gazed up as if he could see through the ceiling to Jounochi. "Did you get your homework done?"

"Uhh… something along those lines…" Mokuba replied with a laugh.

The brunette smiled in return. "I think you need to save your game and get it done."

"But Seto! It's the weekend!" The boy complained, his hands still on the controller.

"No buts. You know how I feel about procrastination." The brunette replied sternly.

"Yeah, yeah…" Mokuba turned back to his game, saving it quickly before turning it off. "Hey Seto…? I was wondering if I could spend the night at Ichiro's house? Koitsu had puppies and I wanted to help him post signs about the puppies needing a home…" Mokuba trailed off, worried his brother would say no. "I'd be back tomorrow night of course! That way we can still go to the Osaka Orphanage!"

Kaiba's face softened at this. Here it was, there was no avoiding it… "Mokuba… about Sunday…"

"Oh no, Seto! You promised! You can't work on a Sunday!" The raven-haired child whined as he turned the puppy-dog-eyes of doom on his brother.

Kaiba had to look away. "It's not that… I was assigned a last minute project…" The brunette refused to tell his brother he got in trouble. That wouldn't be very role-modelish or big-brother-like. "The mutt is spending the weekend here… he's my work-partner, not by choice mind you." Kaiba quickly added at Mokuba's grin.

"But Seto, I've told you before, Yugi and all them really want to be your friend!"

"I don't need friends." Kaiba snipped. "The project requires the mutt and I to spend seventy-two hours together. I'm afraid that includes Sunday."

Mokuba rolled his eyes. "So? He can come along too, can't he?"

Of course, Kaiba had thought about this. "No, I don't want him joining me on such a personal event."

"But Seto, it might be good to show people how nice you are!" Mokuba crossed his arms and glared.

"The answer is still no." The CEO had put his final foot down.

"I'll let this go… for now." Mokuba said warningly, resting his arms by his sides again. "But can I still go over to Ichiro's tonight?"

"I suppose you can…" The brunette replied.

"Great! I'm gonna get my homework finished with in that case. We'll continue this argument tomorrow!" With an enthusiastic bounce, Mokuba ran over to his brother giving him a brisk hug before running up the stairs to his room. Kaiba could only smile at the boy's antics.

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Jounochi had finally unpacked and had flopped back on the bed. He had checked out the TV and although it had a great number of channels, he couldn't find anything worth watching during that hour. He had thought about playing the play station, but there were no games in the room. He had tinkered with the Internet for a bit, but had gotten bored of that too.

The blonde let out a soft sigh. He didn't want to go downstairs… not yet. He had just changed out of his school uniform and he was finally relaxed. It was the first time he'd felt comfortable all day.

However, after about ten minutes of relaxing, he'd gotten bored with that too. He sat back up. He really didn't want to bother Kaiba… or vice-versa. With a thought, he leaned over the guest bed to pull his schoolbag onto his lap. He rustled through the numerous homework papers until he found a blank page and a pen. With a smirk, he began writing.

The first thing I learned I like about Seto Kaiba was his interesting taste in music. I always thought he'd listen to that stuck-up classical music, like Mozart or something. Not that I have anything against that kind of music, but ya hear it in expensive grocery stores where the rich people shop and… well, I just thought that was the typical music business people listened to. Anyway, the kind of music Kaiba listens to is fun and upbeat. It was shocking to learn. But cool all the same. But I gotta tell ya, Teach, that doesn't mean I actually like him!

Jounochi laughed at what he wrote. If there was one thing he knew about his teacher, he knew that she liked it when Jounochi's personality shone through his writing. If anything she encouraged it. Still smiling, Jounochi shoved the paper back in his bag and jumped off his bed. It was time to pester Kaiba.

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Oh that was so much fun to write! Haha, I know having Kaiba listen to Britney Spears was a little weird and far-fetched but I couldn't help it! I've been dancing at the clubs lately and even though I'm not a fan of her… that song is REALLY catchy! Haha, it was funny because my brother (who is fourteen) kept peering over my shoulder as I wrote and shaking his head… His personality is somewhat like Kaiba's, except he's not an ass (at least not to his family, anyway). Cuz he's only fourteen but he's a genius! Seriously! He writes better than I do!!! That's crazy! He's got a kind of sarcastic outlook on everything too. Anyway, after writing that part about the music, I had gone to work. When I got home, my sister told me that he had started singing the song 3 by Britney Spears… I gave him a look and he said to me, "If Kaiba can like it, so can I!" It was sooo funny!

Haha, but anyway, feel free to leave a review! I appreciate all the reviews I got for last chapter! If it hadn't been for your awesome comments, I wouldn't have felt good enough to write a second chapter this fast! I love you guys! I hope you liked this chapter! =D