A/N: Well, five reviews are for a good start. Now, to thank those guys…
Kiwigrl89: (sweatdrops) You might be right… this is going to be long. But I'm typing this while looking at the internet and reading some other fanfiction, so, yeah, while I'm getting my ideas together, this IS long!
anonymous Jewel: Thanks for the review! And I think that handcuffing Jou and Mai is a good idea, too!
The Cougar: Arigato gozai masu! Hope you enjoy this chapter!
Yami Evelyn: Yeah, but I mostly got the insults my sister and I usually say, but mostly, I'm just thinking about some other insults some other people use. And… the pairings? Ano, about that? I hate letting you down on this chapter, but I'll reveal them next chapter. Gomen ne. And, a Mary Sue… (loooong pause) um, do you REALLY want to know?
kaibaslillgal92: Thanks for the comment. I'll be sure to check your fics out sometime!
Oh, I forgot to add this: I just realized that when I loosely based this fic on both series, I'm starting to have a feeling this doesn't involve Duel Monsters or millennium items, and that's how I'm going to keep it. Oh, and any connection from the last chapter to mine…
The very first part of the last chapter has to do with role calling. This is what the teachers at Japan do every day to see if anybody is there or not. But, also, they call then of the format last name first, then first name. It sounds weird, I know, but they do this in Japanese schools, so it's normal. But crashed into a wall with a cart of books is not normal at all. Wish it happened in my high school, though…
School fights in America happen every so often, so us teenagers usually get used to it, don't get used to it, or that we rather stay out of it. On a Japanese high school, however… That's a different story. I highly doubt there are any in there, demo…
Lunch time usually last about a period here, but I do not know how long in Japan, but it lasts the same amount of time… I think, but some prefer to eat in the classrooms or outside. It's their option. I had to experience that once, so it's not that bad.
That's all I have. (bleh, I'd rather start this chapter before I start ranting on. (And with the first opening of Bleach playing at the same time… -.- I hate my time on the computer.)
Disclaimer: (glares at the lawyers) … Must I do this? I DO NOT OWN YUGIOH OR RUROUNI KENSHIN! Happy Now? Good! (mutters) Remind me to grab something for those stupid lawyers next time…
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Stuck with You
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AU Fic (takes place in same place, same time, but different story)
PG-13
Romance/Humor/Drama
Summary: Jou is the rough guy. Mai is the popular girl. Jou and Mai hate each other. Literally. Their friends believe that they like each other, but they really don't want to admit it. They were wrong... kind of. Things were already out of hand for Domino High because of a couple of events. To make things complicated, two of their friends decided to handcuff Jou and Mai, which made things get out of hand… literally, again.
Chapter 2: The Idea (of Handcuffing)
"So? Do you think Mai likes Jou, but she's pretending to be his rival?"
They all faced each other for a while. Finally, Anzu spoke up, "No, No way. There is NO WAY they like each other!"
"Well, why not?" Megumi asked her, agreeing with Anzu at the same time, even though she was guessing they like each other in the first place.
Anzu took a deep breath before she started to explain, "It's obvious they hate each other for nine years or more, which I highly doubt, but it's just that… well, I don't think it's a good idea to pursue the idea of Jou and Mai being together."
"In other words?" Honda blinked, not getting the message that Anzu just told them.
Her eye twitched as she smacked the clueless Honda across the head. "ITAI!"
"Baka. What I'm trying to say is that thinking that Jou and Mai as a couple is not a good idea. Happy now?"
"… Yes, and THANK YOU FOR HITTING ME ON THE HEAD!"
The others groaned as Anzu and Honda started to argue with each other. Just as Anzu was about to slap him, Ryuji ran in to hold her while Megumi ran to help her onii-san by holding Honda.
"Yamerou, why don't you?" the two siblings exclaimed at the same time.
The two arguing friends calmed down, "Fine, if she doesn't get in my damn way again…" Honda grumbled under his breath.
"Same for him!"
"Great, all we need is another Jou and another Mai," Yami sarcastically groaned, "Just what this school needs."
"YOU SHUT UP!" both Anzu and Honda glared at him. All Yami did was sigh, then smacked Honda by the head again. Then to almost everybody's surprise, he slapped Anzu.
"Onii-san! What the hell was that for?" Yugi was the first to speak out after his older twin did those sorts.
"… why else? They were acting like Jou and Mai,"
"Yeah, and thanks for the slap," Anzu groaned, sarcasm dripping from her voice as she gave a glare at Yami as Ryuji let her go. Honda gave him the same glare as she did.
"Oh, you're welcome," Yami smirked.
"THAT WAS NO COMPLEMENT, WASN'T IT?" the two exclaimed at the same time.
Yugi and Ryou faced each other with a worried look in their eyes, wondering if they would get back to their real subject.
"Um… guys?" the silver haired boy quietly interrupted their new argument between Honda, Anzu, and Yami. "I hate to bother you, but can we get back to the real subject now?"
"Oh, about Jou and Mai?" Ryuji blinked, then he remembered what they were talking about, "Sorry that I forgot about that."
"Well, Anzu interrupted," Megumi muttered under her breath as she released Honda from her firming hold.
Lucky for her, Anzu didn't hear the comment.
"So, does anybody think anything else besides, "No, they won't be that good to pair up?" or anything like it?" Ryuji asked them.
"I think they do like each other," Yugi answered, "But I highly doubt they will figure that out since they have that rivalry between each other."
"Well… that is true…" Megumi agreed, but she still kept her own opinion, "But they still hate each other for about nine years… I don't think they like each other at all."
"I hate to break it to you, Megumi, I have to agree with aibou," Yami decided to defend his brother's opinion, "There is a possibility he does like her; he told me once,"
"But that was back at first grade!" Ryou pointed out. "How could they like each other then?"
"That is a good point," Honda agreed, "But I agree with Yami and Yugi. I don't know why, but I do,"
"So you're agreeing with them for no absolute reason at all?" Ryuji asked his friend, arching an eyebrow.
"Well… yeah!"
"You're pitiful, Honda," Ryou groaned.
"Why don't we discuss this over at the park?" Anzu finally spoke after the small argument, "I have a feeling we were eavesdropped by somebody…"
"Or some people," Yami narrowed his eyes at the direction of two apparent teachers who were listening. "Let's go."
They all nodded, then Megumi tapped Yami's shoulder, even though it's a little impolite. "Oi… who was listening?"
"Himura-sensei and Shinomori-sensei."
"What? How do you know that?"
"… lucky guess,"
Back to the lockers at the entrance of the school, both Kenshin and Aoshi were relieved, yet annoyed that one of the students figured out two teachers were listening to their conversation.
"I can't believe that student of yours, Himura, figured out we were there," Aoshi finally spoke to the red haired man.
"I understand that de gozaru," Kenshin nodded, "However, Jou-dono and Mai-dono are the ones who started that argument earlier de gozaru."
Aoshi gave Kenshin a wry look, "Himura, you should be lucky you dropped the "de gozaru" when you teach in class,"
"So? It's my habit de gozaru,"
"And it's starting to get annoying if you don't drop it about right now,"
Kenshin was now silent.
"Good…"
"So, how about if we go check on those two troublemakers de gozaru?"
Now Aoshi had one emotion to show Kenshin. "KENSHIN HIMURA! I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO KNOCK THE "DE GOZARU" OFF!"
-In detention in RM 2-3…-
"Consider yourself lucky Himura or Shinomori aren't here in detention for the both of you," Sagara-sensei was sitting on Himura-sensei's desk, placing his legs up on the desk, leaning back, enjoying the two students suffer in silence. "Then again, I'd like to see the two students suffer since they started the fight at the lunch period earlier today…"
Jou tapped his pencil, obviously annoyed at the gym teacher. I'd wish somebody would just shut your big mouth up, rooster idiot…
The junior noticed his tapping the pencil, then he realized what he was saying. The junior tapped back, snickering quietly.
Jou then saw his message, then smiled willingly, knowing that hey are the only two boys at detention, with an idiot gym teacher watching them. Lucky thing Sanosuke Sagara aka rooster head (a joke by many students) doesn't know Morse code.
'You bored, bozu?' The junior tapped.
'Yeah. Hey! I'm no kid!'
'Looks to me you are one.'
'That's because you're a junior…'
'Haha. Sucks for you.'
'Shut up. If it wasn't for that bitch earlier at lunch…' Jou tapped back.
'Are you talking about Mai Kujyaku?'
'Yeah, her! She was the one who caused me the trouble in the first place and let me here!'
'Hey, maybe you should be grateful Himura-sensei didn't give you detention with her.'
'Hm… good point. But why the hell did Mai get away with it and not us?'
'The teachers saw us fist fighting, moron,'
'Crap. Now I know why I hate her.'
'Oh.' A pause came to the junior as he recalled the rumors that they have been hating each other for nine years. 'I feel sooo sorry that you have to suffer with this.'
Jou gave a smile, then shrugged, 'Eh, I'd get used to it. Our folks are the problem… they have been friends even before we were ever born!'
'So, why do you and Mai hate each other so much?'
'Long story.'
'Ah.' Then the junior took out his left hand as he turned to face the toughest kid, a sophomore. 'Yumi Takashi. Junior.'
'Katsuya Jyounouchii, but everybody at the school calls me Jou.'
'A pleasure, Jou.'
'You know, Yumi-sempai, back at the fight, you weren't such a bad fighter yourself.'
'Well, that's what you get for training at the family dojo after school…'
Jou grinned, 'Hey, how about if you drop out from the popular group and hang out with us?'
Yumi blinked, 'You mean the gang you hang out with during lunch?'
'Yeah that one.'
'Sorry man, can't. It's my reputation I'm worried about.'
'Let me guess… popular guy?'
'Actually… I'm popular because I'm a soccer player.'
'Really?'
'Actually, scratch that. Captain.'
'Damn. I'm friends with the captain of the soccer team?'
'You're looking at him.'
'I wonder what my other pals would say about this.'
Yumi was now surprised to "hear that" comment, 'Wait a sec… you hang out with another group?'
'Yeah. A group of friends I know about. Unfortunately, two of them are Mai's friends and two of my very good friends are her cousins.'
'Oh, Well, I'm not-'
"Oi!" Sagara-sensei's voice came booming in, "You better not ruin those desks!"
Ah crap… both Jou and Yumi looked at the spot to where they were tapping their pencils in. It left a black mark in the desks.
'Say… Jou? Do you have an eraser?' Yumi tapped his finger.
'I have one. Better hope rooster head here can't comprehend with the words, "We'll erase this spot before we leave." He's too stupid!'
Um... Remember how I said before Sagara-sensei doesn't know Morse code?
"What did you say, Katsuya?" the fuming gym teacher apparently heard the taboo words.
Scratch that Sanosuke doesn't know Morse Code. He does know some, even the ones containing the ever famous two taboo words…
"Say what?" Jou finally blurted his voice out after twenty nine minutes of pure silence (expect for the Morse codes earlier…)
"I heard what you said to him…"
"I didn't say anything! HONEST!"
"Yeah, you did, kid! You said those two words, and I don't like it when somebody calls me-"
"Niwatori-atama!"
Sanosuke froze up as soon as he heard a sly voice through the doorway, belonging to a certain doctor of the clinic.
"Crap…" he faced Megumi Takani as she was standing near the doorway. "Um… hello, Kitsune?"
Like Sano, she has a taboo word.
"SANOSUKE SAGARA! YOU WILL REGRET SAYING THOSE TWO WORDS IN FRONT OF ME!"
"What? Kitsu-, I mean Megumi-"
"I repeat, you will regret calling me a fox!" Then she saw the two boys, "Hello, would you mind if I start beating up a certain idiot here?"
"Nope," they shook their head.
"Arigato!" Megumi then started to hit Sanosuke.
Yumi whispered to Jou, "She's not related to Megumi Higato, is she?"
"Nope…" Jou whispered back, "The Megumi I know is a lot kinder than that one arguing with Sagara-sensei right now…"
"So, the nurse isn't related to Higato?"
Jou nodded, "That's it!"
"Geez… how long are we supposed to stay here again…" he grumbled under his breath as he saw the fox bite the rooster's head off. Jou, on the other hand, was entertained by this scene that before his eyes.
Then Kenshin and Aoshi came in to find the gym teacher getting beat up by the doctor.
"Okay… um, Takani-san?" Aoshi's voice didn't stop them from arguing and beating up each other. "That will be all…"
"I'm not done with niwatori-atama here unless he receives his punishment!"
Both Jou and Yumi gulped, facing each other. Megumi saw their expressions, then she sweatdropped, "Not THAT kind, boys! I mean, beating him up and sort!"
"Oh," the two boys sighed with relief, yet worried for the gym teacher at the same time. Kenshin sweatdropped, then sighed, "Jyounouchii, Takashi, you may leave this room."
"THANK YOU!" the two boys ran out the door, shouting, "JIYŪ!" on the top of their lungs.
"Oro…" Kenshin sweatdropped as Aoshi rolled his eyes.
"And now to deal with Sano and Megumi before she literally kills him…"
Like Jou and Mai, Kenshin was now worried if those four are somewhat related in a different way, not by relatives.
-Meanwhile…-
"Are you sure your Ojii-san owns a game store?" Ryuji asked Yugi and Yami as the four of them were walking over towards the store.
"Well, he does, but are you sure you want to do this idea?" Yugi asked him worriedly.
"Eh, why not? Megumi here agrees with me… do you?" he nudged Megumi, who was talking on the cell phone with a certain person.
"Uh, can I call you back? Thanks… ja ne," Megumi hung up her cell phone. "What?"
Ryuji's eyes twitched, "I was asking do you agree with me about the idea I told you back at the library?"
"Oh… yeah, I agree with you." She nodded, but she quickly frowned, "I highly doubt the fact that both Jou and Mai have to be… well, I have a bad feeling about this idea of yours, onii-san."
"Just what was the hell was that supposed to mean?"
Before Megumi was about to argue with her brother, Yami answered it for her. "She means that she has a feeling this plan is going to make things worse than it was, Ryuji."
"That's what you're worried about?" Ryuji gave Megumi a "wtf!" look.
"Well, yeah! What do you think?" Megumi glared at him.
"Hey, calm down, we're almost here," Yugi stepped in between their argument.
"Finally… let's just hope Sugoroku doesn't do anything stupid this time…" Yami muttered under his breath as they all entered inside the shop.
There a few high school kids there, some from Domino, and some little kids from elementary schools.
"Ojii-san?" Yugi called out.
"Oh well, why don't we come back after we finish our homework?" Megumi suggested, but before she turned to leave, a voice scared her to death.
"Well, why not stay here for a while?"
"YAHHH!" she screamed, scared out of her wits. The customers laughed at this sight. Yami sweatdropped as he held Megumi for support from the same that scared her.
"Che, Sugoroku…" he rolled his eyes. Yugi and Ryuji were laughing at the situation that happened.
"I'm sorry about that, I just want a customer to be scared for once!" the old man heartily laughed. "And I actually did a good job, now didn't it?"
"Do that again," Yami was about to threaten his grandfather for scaring the wits out of his friend when Ryuji interrupted, knowing what he'll do to the old man.
"Um... Excuse me, but do you happen to have some handcuffs on sale?"
"?" Sugoroku blinked in surprise to his request. "Handcuffs, you say?"
"Not the Chinese ones, Ojii-san," Yugi nodded to Ryuji, who knew what he wanted, "The… you know, the ones police use?"
"That one," Sugoroku snickered, "Are you playing police with those, I presume?"
"… We're not in drama class," Yami flatly answered, "We just need to use those for a good reason."
"And for a idea that will go wrong…" Megumi whispered to the three boys.
"Well, sister, I'm not surprised," Ryuji then noticed the position she was in. "And how the hell do you explain the fact Yami's holding you like you're… (snickers)?"
"Nani?" the two asked at the same time.
"You know…" Ryuji pointed at the current position, snickering, hoping to tell this to Anzu the next day so she can tease his sister. Yugi noticed this, and he started laughing. Both Yami and Megumi were clueless. Then, when Megumi was about to go over to where Ryuji was, she noticed why they were laughing.
"Um… Yami?"
"What?"
"Can… you let go of me?"
"Huh?" Now he noticed, then, blushing, he let her go. "Gomen…"
"Here you go!" Sugoroku then presented Ryuji with a pack of handcuffs. "Is this all you need?"
"Yeah," Ryuji grinned as he left. Then he relaxed, getting sick and tired of smiling at the elders all of the time. "Ugh, what kind of handcuffs are these, anyway?"
"Well…" Yugi looked at it, along with Megumi and Yami. "Those handcuffs are like the ones police use…"
"Yeah I know," Ryuji nodded, "Where's the key?"
Yami pointed at the shiny two keys that were supposed to be dangling from a metal loop, "The keys are right there… look, Ryuji, is this a good idea?"
"Well, all of the people want both Jou and Mai to calm down, now do we?"
"… You have a good point."
"There," The dice boy smirked, "Well, at least we found the pair of handcuffs we wanted for our little idea. Now for lour little trap…"
Yugi laughed at the way Ryuji said it while Yami chuckled, thinking of how the two would react to this. Megumi, however, wasn't fazed. "Oi… onii-san?"
"What now?" His tone of the voice told them he was getting irritated at the questions they have been bombarding him since he told his plan.
"Haven't you ever considered about how they're going to take off their clothes and such?"
NOW Ryuji froze.
"Megumi…"
"What?"
"Remind me to kill you after I say the following words…"
"More like you'd like a girl's help, thank you very much." Megumi gave a smug grin, knowing she would be smarter than him, "Now, what are your words?"
"SHIIIIIITTTTTTTTT!"
-Later, at the Jyounouchii residence…-
"Tadima!" Jou hollered through the door as he entered in. The only person present was Shizuka Jyounouchii, his sister.
"Oh, hey Jou," Shizuka softly smiled, looking up from her studies. "I'm with my tutor right now. Okaa-san and Otou-san went out shopping for a while,"
"All right," Jou wanted to see the tutor more than every, "Now, who's the tutor of yours?"
"Um…" his younger sister paused, knowing of the rivalry, "You wouldn't like it, onii-san…"
"What does that mean?"
"Shizuka?" a voice (familiar to Jou) asked her, "Did you solve the problem yet?"
"Oh, not yet," the girl confessed, "But my onii-san is home."
"Your brother?" the girl looked up to reveal… "JOU?"
"MAI?" Jou was surprised to see that his tutor just so happens to be the last person on Earth he'd rather hang out with.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" they both asked at the same time.
Shizuka sweatdropped, Hoo boy…
"I'm her tutor!" Mai exclaimed.
"I live here! This is my house!" Jou barked back.
"Well then, I'm surprised to see that Shizuka is actually the younger sister of an immature baka like you."
"SAY WHAT?"
"Gomen ne, Shizuka," Mai smiled sweetly at her, trying her best to ignore Jou's barks and rants, "But can you excuse us for a minute?"
"Not at all…" she nodded. This is not good…
Mai then turned her attentions back at a certain mutt she is going to kill, "Now, if you excuse me for a minute, I have a certain idiot to kill…"
"Tch!" Jou's voice can be heard from the living room. "YEAH RIGHT! YOU'D KILL ME FIRST!"
"YOU ARE GOING TO BE DEAD, KATSUYA!"
"IT'S JOU! CAN'T YOU GET MY NAME RIGHT?"
"Oh brother," Shizuka groaned, turned back towards her studies, "They better shut up or else I won't concentrate…"
CRASH!
"YOU DID IT!" The two loud voices exclaimed at the same time.
"On second thought, I'd rather go to my room," Shizuka muttered, taking her books towards her room as Jou and Mai continued arguing before their parents arrived.
-Later, at the evening…-
"I can't believe this. The two of our children, arguing on the living room. And look what damage is done!" Mrs. Jyounouchii and Mrs. Kujyaku were talking to Jou and Mai in the living room.
"I don't believe this. Koishii!" Mr. Jyounouchii hollered, "The vase is broken!"
Jou's mother groaned as she shook her head.
"You are lucky to have insurance with the vase…" Mrs. Kujyaku whispered to her friend.
"Yes, I know that. And as for you, Jou," his mother glared at him, "I don't know what's worse… you breaking the vase or arguing with Mai."
"I'd rather break something than make up with Mai!" Jou glared at her.
"Well, the same goes for you!" Mai snarled.
"All right, that is IT!" Mr. Kujyaku groaned, throwing his hands up, "Mai, Jou, the two of you are grounded for two weeks."
"Um… sir?" Jou blinked, "I'm not your son."
"I laid out the grounding part for the both of you," Mr. Jyounouchii crossed his arms, "Is that a problem, my son?"
"Nope," he squeaked.
"Mai?"
""No questions for me, either!"
"Good." Mr. Kujyaku sighed, "But you are aware you cannot go anywhere but stay in the house for two whole weeks expect for school."
"Understood… sergeant…" the two teenagers muttered out of earshot.
"Oh, wait," Mrs. Kujyaku pursed her lips in concern, "Honey, aren't we going on a trip to Europe for three weeks?"
"Wait, what?" Mai's eyes shot open. "You're going to Europe?"
"Yes we are. It's for a business trip of mine and I can't refuse," her father sighed, "Maybe we failed to mention that to you earlier."
"Yes, you did," she grumbled.
"So, um, what we were thinking was that since Jou and Shizuka's family have a lot more room for guests, how about if you stay over at his house until we get back?" her mother asked.
Now Mai was horrified, "N…nani?"
Jou was also had the horrified look in his eyes too, "You can't! Are you crazy?"
"Well, my brother and my sister-in-law can't let anybody stay over for three weeks since they have a shop to run," Mrs. Kujyaku sighed, "And the others are busy. So… um, we have to let you stay over Jou's house, honey."
"Great," Mai bitterly muttered.
"What about me?" Jou barked.
"How about this," Mr. Jyounouchii had an evil smile on his face, signaling no good for him, "Since the two of you hate each other so much, we apparently agreed to let Mai stay over. But, we would be in charge of the punishment you both deserved. So, when the Kujyaku's leave, the grounding begins."
"WHAT?" both Jou and Mai were now officially horrified.
"Good luck… we'll be leaving tomorrow," Mai's mother chuckled.
Then, when the four adults left the room, both Jou and Mai faced each other with anger.
"I HATE YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!"
"See, what did I tell you?" Mrs. Kujyaku snickered to her brother, Yoji Mutou.
"…I see why my sons hate having Mai over with Jou so much…" he grumbled. His wife sweatdropped, reassuring him by patting his shoulder to comfort him.
"There, there…"
-The next day…-
"So, my aunt grounded you and Jou at the same time," Yami snickered at Mai as they were walking towards school with Yugi. "And you have to stay over at the Jyounouchii's for three whole weeks. I almost feel sorry for you already, itoko!"
"Shut up," Mai glared at her cousin, "If you got into a fight with a girl in the living room and broke something valuable, what reaction would you get when you get grounded?"
Yami couldn't help but laugh at this. Yugi sighed, hoping his brother won't get killed by Mai.
"YAMI NO BAKA! STOP LAUGHING AT ME ALERADY!"
"But... haha, it's too funny!"
A vein popped from her head as she held a fist. "Itoko…"
"What?" Yami knew the tone of her voice. Holy shit…
"Run. Like. Hell."
Too late. All Yami did was run for his life while Mai was yelling at her cousin to get back and fight like a man instead of running form her wrath. Yugi groaned, slapping his palm on his forehead, "I can't believe you, Onii-san…"
Megumi and Ryuji were talking to Anzu, Jou, and Honda when somebody crashed into…
BAM!
"ITAI!" Megumi screamed, feeling the pain from her knees as she collided with the ground.
Anzu sweatdropped and the boys laughed at the sight. "Megumi? I think you have a bad luck with being hit over the place."
"…Shut up."
Yami groaned as he realized who he crashed into. "Megumi?"
"What?"
"I'm sorry for crashing into you! It's just that-"
"All right," Mai was there, with Yugi running to catch up with them, "Where is that cousin of mine that I'm going to kill?"
"And what the hell are you doing to do with him?" Jou frowned.
Mai then faced with the mutt. "You."
"You!"
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?"
Yami helped Megumi up as soon as they heard them arguing. "And here we go again…" Honda groaned, praying to the heavens they would shut up.
"Would you BOTH ever shut up?" Yugi shouted as he caught up with them. Ryuji caught him in time before he can crash into Anzu.
"Well, all of us hope for that, don't we?" Anzu groaned, then she faced her friends what fell down. "Are you both all right?"
"A few scrapes on the knee, yeah, I'm fine," Megumi brushed off the dirt.
"And you?" Ryuji asked Yami.
"I never felt better," he groaned, brushing off his own dirt. Then he sighed, "I'm sorry about crashing into you, Megumi. It… well, it's my fault."
"… Well, you crashed into me, but I forgive you," she gave him a reassuring smile, but then she glared at the two arguing friends, "Apparently, I'm not that happy about two other friends here…"
"Um, yeah," Anzu sweatdropped, "About that… when are we going to snap the handcuffs on?"
"How about now?" Honda hissed, "I'm getting sick and tired of the both of them arguing with each other already!"
"You know," Yugi saw Jou and Mai arguing, then facing away from, each other, "Now would be a good time."
"Are you sure this will work?" Yami asked Ryuji as he stepped in front of them both.
"I'm sure… what is the worse that can happen?"
Anzu had a bad feeling they would not stick out their hands to "shake" on a truce, so she tapped his shoulder, "Ryuji?"
"What?"
"Let me handle them sticking their hands out. I have an idea."
"…Would it work?"
"Yes, it will!"
Ryuji smiled, then shrugged, "What ever… you're the one who made this idea up."
Anzu giggled as she walked "oh-so-casually" to Jou and Mai. "Hey guys?"
"What?" they asked at the same time.
"Can you so me one favor and… Jou, stick your left hand out. Mai, stick your right hand out."
"What is it now?" Mai groaned as she did.
Anzu giggled again, making the two wonder if she's playing some prank on them. "Now close your eyes."
"Huh?"
"Just close them!"
"Hai, what ever you say, ma'am…" Jou grumbled, closing his eyes while receiving a smack from her. Mai also closed her eyes, hoping to see Jou gone to another land (like lala land.)
Then they heard two loud snaps go at the same time. Then their hands were lowered.
"You can open them now," Anzu giggled loudly for them to hear. Ryuji snuck a key to Yami while he hid the other one in his pocket, snickering.
Jou and Mai's eyes opened, then they groaned as soon as they saw each other. "Crap, YOU'RE still here?" Mai complained to Jou.
"…As if I want you still here!" he groaned.
"Oh, so now you say you want me here…"
"That's not what I meant!"
"If you need all of us," Ryuji tried to hide his laughter, "We'll be on the classroom waiting for you guys to arrive."
"So…um," Megumi hid her laughter, "Good luck going to school on time!"
Yami chuckled at their clueless expression, "You might need it, ikoto…"
"And mutt," Yugi finished while Honda was laughing out loud. Then they all left… more like running away for some odd reason.
"WHY YOU! GET BACK HERE!" Jou hollered, trying to think of a way to kill them all when he noted he was still on the ground. He tried moving again, but somebody pulled back, causing a jerk and making him fall to the ground. "Itai! What the hell was THAT for?"
"Oh, I don't know," Mai's voice made him freeze, "but why the HELL are you on top of me?"
"I DON'T KNOW!"
"Need help?" a teasing, yet amused voice asked them.
It was Yumi.
"Hello, Yumi-sempai," Jou grumbled under his breath.
"Yumi-sempai!" Mai blinked. "What… are you doing here?"
"Well, school's gonna start in about twenty minutes and we're going to be late if I don't help you both up," he answered, amused at the scene. "What happened here?"
"… Never mind that," both of them answered at the same time as Yumi helped them up. But, once he did, however, Yumi bursted laughing, realizing the source of all of their problems.
"NOW what's funny?" Mai demanded, giving Yumi a death glare that usually sends some guys running. This one however…
"Look (laughs) at your right hand, Mai," Yumi laughed, "And look (snickers) at your left hand, Jou,"
"Why?" Jou was about to ask when he noticed Mai's face was now pale, losing a shade of her skin. "What's the matter now, bitch?"
"Look… at… out hands…" she only answered.
Jou did, and then his face was now pale with the new discovery.
Their hands are now handcuffed together. And a note was attached to it…
Jou snatched up the note, then read it. Then a vein popped out from his head as he tried to figure out many ways to kill a certain group of friends. "WHY THAT LITTLE!" he seethed through his gritted teeth. Mai gently took the note from his hand and read the letter. The note read:
"Hello, Mai and Jou! And welcome to your newfound nightmare for being handcuffed! Hahaha… good luck surviving with it, even surviving with it for one day! HAHA!"
And on the bottom was what blew up Jou's fuse… and it now blew hers up.
""By the way… we will discuss the terms and agreements to these handcuffs later. See you guys at lunch!
Ryuji, Anzu, Honda, Yugi, Megumi, Yami, and Ryou"
Yumi sweatdropped as he stared to edge out of their view to go to the high school, I'd… better get outta here…
And it was a good thing he did.
And throughout the entire city of Domino…
"THOSE BASTARDS! THEY ARE DEAD AND GOING TO HELL ONCE I GET MY HANDS ON THEM!"
A supposed to be peaceful day just turned to be one of the worst for two apparent subjects… I mean people.
-To be continued-
A/N: Whew! And… (looks at the time) Wow, I typed that fast?
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Glossary:
Itai: Oww!
Baka: Idiot
Yamerou: Stop that! (The meaning from last chapter is the same.)
Onii-san: Big brother
Oi: Hey!
-sensei: The term for teachers in Japanese schools
-dono: the term Kenshin says when he uses a name. I find that he does this to mostly women, but really, it confers utmost respect for a person.
de gozaru: If anybody has read any facfiction with Kenshin in it, you can find that some of them had him saying that term in the end of every one of his sentences. To tell you the truth… it's rather annoying and he drops it from the sentences sometime. Well, on a serious business, actually, demo…
-sempai: addresses that one's a senior.
Niwatori-atama: apparently, Sano's nickname he was given by an apparent fox lady. (Just for fun, Sano can be called a rooster head. Or just plain rooster.
Sano: OI! NOT FUNNY!)
Kitsune: Sano's nickname for Megumi Takani.
Bozu: a word meaning "kid"
Arigato: Thank you!
Jiyū: Freedom
Oro: Kenshin uses this when he sees something weird or something funny happens.
-san: this is honorific and the most polite to say somebody's name. Well, for the adults, that is.
Ojii-san: Grandfather
Che: Shit!
Tadima: I'm home!
Okaa-san: Mother
Otou-san: Father
Koishii: beloved, darling
Nani: What?
Itoko: Cousin
(insert name of somebody you really, really hate here) no baka: (insert name of somebody you really, really hate here), you idiot!
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That's the glossary there for today… but, again, one thing to explain: Megumi Higato and Megumi Takani are not the same person. Megumi Higato is the high school student and friend of the main characters. Megumi Takani is a character from Rurouni Kenshin, a sly woman who Sano calls Kitsune (Megumi: What was that? Me: It's true, isn't it?), in the manga and anime, she has a crush on Kenshin (Don't get me wrong, but that's true.), and she's a doctor for the clinic in this fic.
That's all for today!
…And probably start writing the third chapter… maybe…
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