Slightly longer because I could not make this 500 words!
Enjoy!
Note: Alternative Universe
December 2nd, 2018.
Prompt 2: Pretend boyfriend/girlfriend for family Christmas party
How the hell did Jonouchi talk me into this?
Kaiba frowned, watching as all of Jonouchi's friends laughed and smiled as Honda told some story about his interaction with an aggressive chihuahua.
I should not be here.
He took a drink from his wine glass, savouring the taste of the wine that he specifically gifted to Yugi, knowing the younger man would be too polite and offer Seto the first glass. . . and the second. . . and the third.
"Damn blond and his friends."
"What was that, Kaiba?" Anzu asked, appearing from behind him.
He didn't answer, just glared and drank from his glass again.
"Why are you just standing there, Kaiba?" Honda asked, pausing in his extravagant storytelling to face the tall brunet, "Come sit down, Jou looks lonely."
Kaiba refocused his glare on the male, his eyes shifting to the blond beside him.
A deal is a deal I guess.
And so he moved, taking a seat on the floor bedside his 'boyfriend'.
By the time Kaiba had made it half way through the bottle, he had somehow been dragged into a conversation with Mai Kujaku.
"So, tell me, if you and Jou have been 'together' for so long, why are we only meeting you now?" she hummed, her own glass swaying in her hand.
"I work a lot." He answered simply.
"Umhmm, I know, you're the CEO of the game company. But still, Jou's always with us, how come you haven't made any time to meet us. If you're so busy, how do you have time for Jou."
"I'm my own boss," he answered, "I make time for him."
"How roman-tic." She sneered, hiccupping in the middle of her statement.
Kaiba rolled his eyes.
He then felt a warm arm wrap around his shoulder.
"Hey Mai, leave 'im alone, he's a busy guy, ya know?"
Ah, my knight in shining armour. Kaiba subconsciously mocked.
"I'm just saying," the female responded, "a good boyfriend should make time to meet his partner's friends."
She stood up then, moving on to Anzu and Yugi.
"I'm sorry about her, she's a nosey one." Jonouchi smiled, taking the seat Mai had left empty.
"It's expected." Kaiba responded.
"Thanks for this," the blond started, taking a drink from the can of soda he held in his hands. "I just couldn't stand being around all of these guys and having them bombard me with questions about my non-existent love life."
"You got my brother out of a very dangerous situation, I promised you I would make it up to you. I just wasn't expecting you to ask this."
"Hah, yeah, I know it's weird! I just panicked, and I was really stuck!"
Kaiba nodded, he may be uncomfortable, but he always paid his dues.
Jonouchi continued talking, switching from conversations about his friends to his little sister in Tokyo.
The way he spoke about his sister reminded Kaiba of how he himself sounded when he spoke about Mokuba.
At least we have one thing in common. He thought.
As the night continued on, Kaiba found himself becoming more relaxed, eventually responding back to the blond and engaging with the conversation.
Kaiba's phone buzzed and as he swiped to read the message, he realised that it was already past 1am.
"I have to go." He said standing and brushing himself off.
He thought he saw a flash of disappointment in the brown eyes of his companion.
"Oh, ok, let me walk you out."
Kaiba quickly said his goodbyes to the blonde's friends as he made his way towards the door.
"Listen, thanks again for this. I know you're busy and stuff and this probably wasn't how you wanted to spend the evening." Jonouchi apologised, sheepishly scratching the back of his head.
Kaiba gave him a smirk and replied, "It wasn't so bad. Your friends are weird, but not too bad."
"Really?" The blond questioned, hope shimmering in his eyes.
"So maybe we can meet again?" Jonouchi asked, hopeful eyes looking up into cobalt blue ones.
"I guess I'll free up some time then." He responded, winking before walking off in the directing of the black care waiting at the edge of the street.
