Rowan: I'm on a typing high!
Sakura: No kidding.
Rowan: So, I'm writing Chapter 2!
Siran: Chapter 2 of what?
Rowan: Of "Life's Little Treasures", duh!
Siran: Just checking.
Rowan: Since Siran did the disclaimer last time, do you want to give it a go Sakura?
Sakura: Fine. We don't own YGO!
Rowan: Yes, nice and crisp! Leaves nothing to the imagination. Kinda like Yami's leather pants…
Sakura: You didn't just say that!
Rowan: Yes, I did!
Sakura: That's it you're grounded!
Rowan: Just let me do the Thank yous!
Sakura: All right. You got ten seconds.
Rowan: Thanks to Kaneda-Shotaro and Yami Tetsuo for reviewing! Hope you like this chapter as well!
Life's Little Treasures
Normal POV
Jou trudged wearily behind Seto as the wind continued to whip around them. The baby, Kismet, began to wail once more. Jou looked ahead to watch Kaiba and the basket. But looking down he noticed that Kaiba had discarded the basket and had little Kismet wrapped up in his jacket to shelter her from the cold. Such a caring, tender moment as this Jou had only seen when Kaiba interacted with Mokuba. It was almost bittersweet to see Kaiba acting so loving when moments before he had been cruel and cold to the blond.
Jou sighed. Life was certainly confusing. One moment Jou's walking down the street, minding his own business and then wham! He's landed with shared care-taking of a ten-month old girl! And having to take care of her with none other than Kaiba Seto?! Life was cruel!
"We're here, mutt," Kaiba announced.
"Could you stop calling me mutt?!" Jou asked, exasperated.
"Why should I? You are one," Kaiba said, chuckling.
Jou glared daggers at Kaiba's back as they entered the enormous mansion. Bounding down the stairs came a smiley raven-haired 13-year-old. [1] "Seto! You're home! I got up to get a drink of water and peeked in your bedroom to see if you were there but you weren't so I got worried and-Well, at least you're back home!" Mokuba was about to hug his brother when he noticed something. "Seto, what're you carrying?"
Kaiba withdrew Kismet from his coat and showed her to Mokuba, who cooed over her. "Oh Seto, she's adorable! Where'd you find her/'
"In an alleyway, abandoned. Apparently Katsuya-kun and I have to take care of her." Kaiba said, gesturing towards me.
"Oh, hello Katsuya-kun. So, you and Seto have to take care of this baby? What's its name?"
"Her name is Kismet," Kaiba answered before Jou had a chance to speak. "Now, I'll have to see if there are any cribs available in storage. I'm sure she wants to sleep. And we'll have to get her diapers and bottles and condensed milk for her to drink. Katsuya -kun, go to the supermarket to get those things will you? I'm going to go get a crib. Kaiba handed Jou a fifty-dollar bill. [2] Jou took the fifty, muttering under his breath. "Bastard. Whatta I look like? Your friggin' housekeeper and errand runner?" But Jou went complacently to the grocery store.
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"Goodbye Mokuba! Have a good day at school!" Seto waved enthusiastically after his little brother. Then he picked up his briefcase and bid farewell to Jou. "I'll be home at five. Bye, mutt." Then he turned and walked out to his limo, leaving a very angry Jou.
"I'm. Not. A. Mutt." He said through gritted teeth. "Who does he think he is?" Then, suddenly, Kismet started crying. Jou ran over to the cradle and lifted her up. "What's the matter? Are you hungry? Thirsty? Need diaper change?" Jou scrambled around, trying to find out why she was wailing so.
That day was unlike any other day he had had in awhile. Instead of his mother fussing over him to get a job, and Yuugi's concern about 'higher education', and Shizuka's nagging to 'go out and date people', instead of everyone fussing over him, Jou spend the entire day taking care of Kismet. And, surprisingly, it felt good to know that he had spent the whole day doing something important.
That was, until, Kaiba came home.
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[1] I don't know how much younger Mokuba is, so I made it up. Here he's five years younger.
[2] I don't know yen, so I'm sticking to good old George Washington.
Seemed like a good place to end. Next chapter I get to torture Jou by having Kaiba be mean to him. And, of course, they'll want to know why this is happening in the first place…Anyway, until next time, review!
