A/N: Ugh… I am soooo bored…. But anyway…
Relations from last chapter:
Somehow, worksheets can be easy to fill out… at one point, however, my geometry teacher gave us a worksheet and said, "This is worth a quiz/test grade, so I expect you to do the best!" Wtf is he thinking!!??? But, not to fail, a lot of students did it, anyway. I pray for those people who are in his class next year…
When Ryuji said something about helping Yugi's grandfather for a job, I found out from a.k.a Arashi (her RK fics are good!) that getting a job while you're in high school isn't allowed. If you wonder why Anzu was worried about Yugi and Jou catching her in that restaurant to where she was working in the first book in the manga series and ep. 21 in the anime, this should clear up the answer. But in this case, Ryuji is just helping.
At some point in the class, a small interruption will disturb the class. Unfortunately, this happens quite a while… but, the most interesting thing that happened back at eighth grade was that while we were in Language Arts, an interruption was out on the hallway and it had to do with one of the kids that was… I forgot what condition he has… but, anyway, he was yelling at a science teacher I know and he actually was in trouble, so my L.A teacher came out and she was wondering what was going on also. The problem was… I forgot what it was, but all I know was that at the end of that argument, that kid got suspended from my middle school.
That's all… (mutters) for now… Oh, and from now on, the summary won't be up here anymore.
Disclaimer: Okay, let's get this matter settled: Nobuhiro Watsuki owns Rurouni Kenshin. Kazuki Takahashi owns Yugioh. I do not own any of those. Believe me; I would have been sued by now.
(glares at lawyers, who runs away)
Thank you.
(Edit A/N: I have reread this and I have noticed a problem when I was looking through this in Word. It didn't change, but I fixed some errors I have encountered way back when I typed this. So, in other words, the story or chapter did not change; just some error involving the structure of the… yeah. Long story.)
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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
Chapter 4: Enter in the Icy CEO Rival
"I hate you…"
"I hate you even more, you know that, right?"
"Well, DUH, I know that for a fact!!"
"Well then, why remind me how much I hate you!?"
"Because… right now, I'm THE ONE TAKING THE SHOWER! NOT YOU, HENTAI!!!"
Jou groaned as he was already dressed for bed, waiting for Mai to hurry up. They have done their homework like good little children, ate dinner, and they have gotten their few moments of freedom for a while, thanks to the key Shizuka had. What they did not like was the warning she gave them before they even started to change clothes or take a shower.
"If I find out you didn't place those handcuffs back on after you're done, then I'm going to tell okaa-san and otou-san that you were out late!"
"What the hell, Shizuka!?" Jou was irritated, "For God's sake, WE DID NOT GO ANYWHERE TODAY EXCEPT SCHOOL AND HERE!"
"I know," his sister grinned, "Ryuji told me to tell you that. Actually, I think it was Yami… no wait…"
"Never mind…" Jou and Mai grumbled at the same time, trudging upstairs.
Jou sighed, then he realized the door was opened to reveal Mai, who has a towel wrapped around her. She was wet, and the towel clung to her in interesting places…
What are you thinking!? Jou bonked his head, getting the dirty thoughts out. For your damn sake, man, you still hate her! Remember that!
"Jou?" Mai frowned, going inside the room, "Are you all right?"
"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine… why do you ask?"
"It looks like you're thinking something nasty in your damn head, are you?"
Jou froze. "Why the HELL would I think about THAT??"
"… Moron," Mai grumbled as she shut the door. Jou groaned, slamming his fist on the door, annoyed.
"And you better get those damn handcuffs while you're in there!"
"Hai, hai, I get that…" Mai grumbled under her breath as she took out her pajamas. "Gee, can't that moron learn to be patient for once!?" she then paused, "Then again, he isn't that patient at school, either…"
By the time Mai was done changing, Jou was leaning on the door, waiting for her to hurry up. But since he was thinking of so many ways to kill Ryuji in his head for setting the both up, Mai opened the door, holding the handcuffs. However, when she did, Jou was still thinking when he realized there was nothing supporting his back.
"WAAAHHHH!" he screamed, flailing his arms for balance, but it was too late.
THUMP!
"Itai…" he groaned. Mai had no other option but to laugh. "NOT FUNNY, MAI!!!"
"C'mon, Jou! You do have to admit, you look like Himura-sensei when HE was knocked out earlier today!" she giggled, remembering their sensei saying "Orororororo…"
Jou had to admit, that was hilarious to see Himura-sensei knocked out. Sometimes, it just want to make him wonder how he survived that hit. He forced out a laugh, but he sat up as soon he calmed down. "The handcuffs…"
"Damn it. I hate Ryuji for setting us up." Mai complained as she placed her right hand on the handcuffs.
"Hey, it's a good thing my folks got a cot for you!" Jou pointed at the cot, which was the same level as his bed.
"Well, that is a good side…"
"But about the handcuff problem…" Jou frowned, "What if we decide to toss and turn?"
Mai sighed, "Do we really have to sleep with handcuffs on?"
"Wanna ask Shizuka for the key?"
"No need," Mai took out a hairpin, "This works out just fine." Once she did, she unlocked the handcuff. "There. Happy now?"
"Well, I still hate you since you have to stay with me for two whole weeks…"
"Not to mention how much I'm going to kill you because we have to be handcuffed for an entire month," Mai added.
The two groaned in unison as they flopped on the beds at the same time. Luck for Mai… the cot was sturdy.
"Brush your teeth?"
Jou gave a glare, "Are you my mother or something?"
"Why?"
"You sound like one,"
"Oh," the girl yawned, "Well, let's just hope they'll forget about the handcuff ordeal tomorrow…"
Jou nodded as he loudly yawned, "Hope so, too. If they DO remember it, then I'd rather shoot myself then be stuck with you."
Mai arched an eyebrow, "Huh. Same feelings, right?"
"What do you think, bitch?"
"Mutt."
"Oyasumi, wench."
"Oyasumi to you too, baka,"
"Smartasss,"
"Jackass,"
"Prissy Peacock,"
"Would you stop calling me that!!??" Mai was getting annoyed at her new nickname. "Bastard… since when do you start calling me peacock??"
"You ARE one, MAI!"
"Well, I'm waiting for an answer!"
"Well, you wear makeup a lot…"
"And???"
"Not to mention you're too vain…" Jou's voice trailed off into a murmur.
"I AM NOT VAIN!! YOU HEAR ME!?"
No response.
"Hello…?" Mai propped her elbow to face Jou, "Can you hear me!??"
"Zzzzz…" Jou immediately snored, signaling that he is sleeping.
"… You are going to answer me about that question tomorrow, Jou no baka," Mai groaned as she slept.
The handcuffs were hanging from Jou's bed post, shining from the moonlight as the two fell asleep.
What they didn't know was fate had something in store for them the next day.
Or so they think…
-Next Morning…-
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" Two very LOUD screams came from the Jyounouchii residence.
Yugi was already dressed up, but he was tired because a certain somebody woke him up too early and went to Jou's house for a while.
Well, about an hour and twenty minutes early…
"Yugi?" Shizuka frowned, "Are you still sleepy?"
"Thanks to Onii-san, yes I am," he yawned.
She sighed, "I don't know what Yami is doing to them at a time like this…"
"Well, who knows?" Mr. Jyounouchii sighed, sipping his black coffee, reading the paper. "I'm just about to leave for work soon…"
Yugi blinked to see Jou's father, who used to be the drunken man that was abusing Jou, now a man who works in a building. Did his mother change all of that…?
"Yugi?" Mrs. Jyounouchii caught his attention, "Do you want anything to eat?"
"Yes, please," he nodded, "Did I forget to mention my parents have to leave earlier than usual today?"
"Aa," the two parents nodded. Then they heard running from the stairs as Yami was flushed from laughing, running downstairs to escape from being killed by his friend and cousin.
"What happened to you??" Yugi and Shizuka asked him at the same time.
Yami was snickering, "Oh… you'll see…"
"What do you mean?" Yugi frowned, but then two drenched people came downstairs, furious and… they were handcuffed. Again.
"YAMI MUTOUUUUUUUU!!!!" Jou screamed, furious. His grey shirt was sticking to his skin while his pants were the same condition as the shirt. His blonde hair was drenched. Mai wasn't no less in the same condition as Jou, either. Water was dripping from both of them, and they were not only drenched, but they were furious and VERY mad.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!!!???" Mai barked, glaring at her cousin.
"You needed that, besides, it's your wake-up call!" Yami crowed, laughing. "Isn't it a little better than slamming the alarm clock against the wall?"
"WHO TOLD YOU THAT!!??" both Jou and Mai barked, glaring at him.
Then they heard laughter come from Shizuka, Yugi, and the parents of a now embarrassed Jou.
"Yare, yare, you better dry off or else you will catch a cold!" Mrs. Jyounouchii laughed.
"Sou deshou…" Jou grumbled under his breath, climbing back upstairs with Mai. She took a glare at Yami, then stuck out her tongue.
"You are sooo mean…" she grumbled with her childish voice.
Yami and Yugi laughed as they slapped a high five. Shizuka was giggling, then she couldn't contain it anymore, so she bursted out laughing.
"Laugh ALL you want…" Jou grumbled under his breath as he grabbed a towel from the closet, and grabbing another one for Mai. Then they realized right away, somebody handcuffed them.
"YAMIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!"
-Later, homeroom…-
"What happened to you?" Megumi nearly bursted out laughing at the sight she was seeing. Ryuji, Ryou, Honda, and Anzu had to agree with her. Jou, Mai, and Yami were there… and they looked like they have been in a fight. Yugi, on the other hand, was lucky enough to be clean as usual.
"Do. Not. Ask." Yami gritted through clenched teeth.
But Jou had other plans to say his answer, so he gave a smug grin, "Let's just say Yami here played a LOVELY prank on us this morning…"
Mai decided to join in, "He "dragged" the both of us in the bathroom, handcuffed us together, and then turn on the water on the shower, causing us to be wet!"
"Ahhahaha!!!" Honda and Ryuji cracked up laughing. Ryou and Yugi lightly chuckled as Megumi and Anzu doubled over, laughing, onto the point where they have to sit down and place their head down and laugh. The other three, however, had the urge to kill them if they don't stop laughing.
"Shut up!!" Jou barked, glaring at them.
"What???" Anzu ran over her eyes to prevent from crying while laughing, "This is… haha… too hilarious!"
"And would you be laughing when we threaten you to shut up or we'll beat you up?" Yami growled menacingly at their laughing friends.
Now they all shut up immediately, but they are still laughing in their minds.
Jou sighed, thinking of ways to get his friends back at laughing at him, but his first intentions were important.
Especially is its getting back at a certain pony-tailed boy.
"Oh Ryuji…" his voice was threatening this about something…
Ryuji froze before he was about to return to his seat, "What?"
"You know what I'm talking about…" Jou gripped his fist, "THE KEY YOU GAVE TO MY LITTLE SISTER!!!???"
Now Ryuji wished he could've gone back in time and got the key back. "Dammit…" he whispered under his breath.
"YOU WILL DIE, RYUJI OTOGI!!! EVEN IF IT MEANS YOU HAVE TO DIE BY MY OWN-"
"My own what?" a monotonic voice interrupted his rant.
Jou froze instantly as he slowly turned around and saw his LEAST favorite teacher, Shinomori-sensei.
"Eh heh… ohayou, sensei…" he meekly answered.
"… I trust you were about to say something to Otogi-san…" the teacher arched an eyebrow, wondering his threat statement earlier.
"Erm… that's nothing now…" Jou gulped, praying to Kami-sama that he would not get another detention.
Luckily for him and Mai, he sighed and returned back to his seat. Jou sighed with relief as Mai arched an eyebrow at him, enjoying the amusement that was provided for her earlier with the tsurara and mutt.
"Were you about to kill Ryuji?" Megumi asked him quizzically as she took her seat.
He groaned, smacking his head against the desk, giving her answer. Mai bursted out laughing, and so did half of the class.
"Does that answer your question?" Yami snickered.
Megumi gave him a death glare, "Since you scared me out of my wits yesterday, I WOULD like to say that it did not answer my question, but since my onii-san was about to be killed by Jou, I would have to say… not really."
"Are you still mad about that little scare?"
"WELL, Yami, this one I can answer," Megumi gave him another glare, "YES, I AM NOW PISSED OFF!!!"
Yugi sighed, shaking his head, "Okay, okay! We get that you hate my onii-san for that little scare-"
"I am still pissed…"
"Yeah, yeah, we get THAT part," Honda decided to engage into their little conversation,
"But, is it that aggravating for you that he scares you off?"
Megumi gave him a smack across the head. "ITAI!!! Why do I have to take in the smacks everybody gives me!?" Honda complained, rubbing his head. "Do you think I'm THAT stupid!!??"
"Well, Honda, it sounds like you ARE the dumbass of our little group…"
"I am not-! I mean!!! Argh!" he groaned, "I'm telling you, Megumi… I am not stupid! Jou's the dumb idiot!"
"I heard that!" Jou barked, glaring at him.
"You know it's true…" Mai teased him, hoping to set him off.
Jou glared at her, "Oh, suuuure… make fun of my stupidity, Mai. Even after those words you said to me last night!"
Mai then remembered that answer he forgot to answer, "Speaking of last night…"
"Oh god…"
Before Mai was about to remind him of that dreaded question, Shinomori-sensei cleared his throat, "Ahem, minna, I have an announcement to make…"
The students fell silent, afraid of his wrath ever since he nearly bursted his anger out of Jou and Mai.
Well, EVERY student in the school was frightened of him every since he came in Domino High.
But, that's not important right now…
"We have a new student in this class today, and I trust you will be on your best behavior. He is one of the most important people in this area, and he… well, owns a company."
"I wonder who…?" Ryou murmured to himself, out of earshot.
Aoshi motioned the student to enter in, and when he did…
A young man at the age of sixteen entered in, with dark brown hair, piercing icy blue eyes, and a stern expression similar to Aoshi, but a little more serious, business like.
"Class, this is Kaiba Seto. He is your new student for the rest of the school semester."
Most of the girls nearly drooled over his image. Anzu and Megumi, however, just rolled their eyes in disgust, realizing another good looking guy just came in their school.
Ryuji blinked, "Gee… one minute they look at a guy, the girls will fall for him! What their deal!"
Yami blinked for as he frowned at the appearance of the new student. Funny… what the hell is he doing here?
"All right, Mr. Kaiba," Shinomori-sensei arched an eyebrow, "You… may sit behind Mr. Jyounouchii Katsuya, the apparent handcuffed idiot."
"HEY!!!" Jou barked, glaring at him. The student laughed at this, even Mai. Kaiba suppressed a laugh.
All Shinomori-sensei did was wait patiently for Jou to move and let Kaiba take his seat.
-Later, during lunch…-
"Why in all of the people is HE here…?" Yami muttered to himself. Megumi noticed him as she walked back toward the classroom to start on her homework.
She frowned, "Oi… something wrong?"
"Nothing… really," he muttered softly.
Megumi arched an eyebrow, "Okay, NOW something is wrong. Are you all right?"
Yami blinked, "Huh? Megumi? What are you doing here?"
She groaned, "Oh wow. The guy I expect to be here doesn't know what he's doing."
Mai and Jou blinked, facing each other as they noticed the two talking to each other.
"And after that scare yesterday…" Mai grumbled.
Jou nodded, "Not to mention the terror of wearing handcuffs for the whole month…"
Then they snapped back to reality, "Wait, do I still hate you?" Mai asked him.
Jou groaned, "WHY in the world would YOU ask me that!?"
"Just wondering,"
The mutt groaned.
Megumi and Yami blinked at the awkward conversation earlier.
"Okay…" they blinked at the same time. Then Megumi asked again.
"Okay… Yami, Yugi tells me you were quiet back at class. Even after that new guy, Kaiba, came into the class, you were silent. That's not… how do I put this… normal of you, demo…"
"What are you trying to ask?"
"Are you okay!??"
Yami sighed, "I admit it, I'm not okay. Even after Kaiba made his sudden appearance by being the new student, I… well, I'm surprised to see him here again,"
She frowned, "See him again??"
"Kaiba and I are-"
"Well, well, well. I didn't expect to see Yami back here again, even after a couple of years I've been gone." An icy voice interrupted their conversation. Yami groaned as soon as he saw the source for the voice towering on top of him.
"Kaiba," he grumbled in irritation.
"Yami," Kaiba gave a smug, yet annoyed grin on his face. "I didn't know you attend school here,"
"Well, so did I," Yami gritted his teeth, hoping to place Megumi out of the picture as he decided to play battle of wits against Kaiba.
Well… that's not what Kaiba thought.
Noticing Megumi standing there, he decided to place her in, "I didn't know that's your girlfriend standing next to you,"
NOW Megumi was involved. She's not my girlfriend! Yami silently screamed, but he couldn't get those words out.
"I'm not his girlfriend, you know," Megumi stated his answer in matter-of-factly.
Kaiba frowned, "Huh… you're the first girl I've seen that doesn't pay attention to my looks…"
"That's because I'd rather ignore a guy every girl falls for!"
"Oh really?" the CEO playfully smirked, "Well then… we'll see," Then he turned his attention back to Yami, "And you, Mutou… this isn't over yet. I'll be making sure."
Then he left them, standing in mere anger or irritation.
Finally, Megumi was the first to speak, "What… a bastard."
"You said it…" Yami grumbled.
Jou blinked, "I'd better stay away from HIM…"
"I don't know," Mai smirked, "That guy looks cute."
"ARE YOU BLIND, WOMAN!!!???"
"Excuse me, tsurara," another voice had a slight amusement in his voice. "Is… Jou and Mai there?"
Aoshi motioned them, "Yes… why?"
Sagara-sensei didn't answer as he walked towards them, "Hey, handcuffed couple!"
"Try that again…" both Jou and Mai warned him, but he interrupted them.
"Kitsune needs you at the clinic to help out. Pronto," Sano frowned, "And… consider yourself lucky you don't have gym this semester."
"Yeah, we SHOULD," the two muttered at the same time as they walked towards the doorway to go to the clinic. "Oh, Sagara-sensei?" Mai asked.
"Yup?"
"Don't EVER try that handcuffed couple phrase again,"
"Don't worry…" Sano snickered, prepared to tell Megumi Takani, "I won't…"
Aoshi rolled his eyes, I highly doubt it.
-Meanwhile…-
Ryuji was looking at the worksheet Himura-sensei gave him earlier. Passing Himura-sensei's class should be simple enough. Trying to stay up in Makimachi-sensei's class without her killing her students is partly easy. Trying to survive Shinomori-sensei's class is going to be hard.
But this worksheet is a KILLER!!! He thought, wondering what the sources of his worksheets were.
Anzu was watching him, then she decided to walk to where he was. "Ryuji-kun?"
His eyes shot up, "Nani?"
She sighed, noticing the worksheet, "I can… help you on that, if you want."
Ryuji paused, then sighed, "Fine, you can help… I'm having the worst time of my life, anyway."
Anzu giggled as she sat next to him, "Here, about that problem…"
What she didn't notice was Honda was watching them… and he has a jealous look in his eyes.
Yugi was the first to notice Honda's silence, "Oi… Honda?"
"Huh?" he snapped back to reality. Then he saw Ryou and Yugi looking at him, wondering about his silence. "Oh... haha.. gomen. As you were saying?"
"I think that idea of Ryuji's is a bad one," Ryou sighed, "I hate to change my mind, but both Megumi and Anzu were right. Did you notice how they were when we placed the handcuffs on?"
"Well, that is true, but I think Jou can handle it," Honda disagreed with Ryou. "I mean, he handled detention with that junior kid… what's his name?"
"I think I forgot," Yugi sighed, "But… when I talked with my itoko this morning, she wasn't that happy about staying with Jou and his family."
"Well, don't you think they look good together, though?" Honda asked them, with a mischievous look in his eyes.
Both Yugi and Ryou gulped, "Okay, I know I shouldn't be asking, but, exactly what is your plan?"
He smirked, "Well, we need some willing volunteers for this idea to work out…"
You better watch out, Yugi thought, praying that Jou and Mai would actually survive Honda's ingenious plan.
… scratch that. Honda's so-called ingenious plan.
-Later, after school…-
"I had to work with MAI!! IN THAT STINKING CLINIC!!!" Jou barked, hoping his friends can get the message.
They did, all right.
"Do you still hate her THAT much?" Yami complained.
"Yes!"
Yugi smirked, "Well, I don't know… you too start to agree with each other on some parts…"
Jou blinked, "You're kidding…"
"Not to mention how much you fight with her!" Honda teased him.
Mai's eyes twitched, "I can hear, you know!"
"Is it because you're handcuffed to one another?" Anzu snickered.
"Or… maybe you want to argue with him?" Megumi laughed.
"I think this plan's working out VERY well!" Ryuji smirked triumphantly, receiving glares from Jou and Mai.
Ryou chuckled, "And Yami told me how the two of you slept like a baby. How sweet…"
"YOU TOLD HIM THAT!!!!???"
Yami's complaining frown turned into a snicker, "Yes, I did. And do you know what happens if I ever tell the entire school about that?"
Mai's eyes widened in fear, "No… there is no way you could've…"
"I was just joking with you! I did tell to the others, but not the entire school!"
Now Mai was furious, "You son-of-a-bitch! YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF EVERY POPULAR GUY FIND OUT!!??? I WILL NEVER DATE ANOTHER ONE EVER AGAIN!!"
"You ARE worried about your damn reputation…" Jou flatly muttered.
"What was that!??"
"I didn't expect a group of people to be here at this time, not the dweeb crew," a voice cut in their conversation short.
"What the hell are YOU doing here!?" both Yugi and Yami exclaimed each other at the same time, realizing Kaiba was following them the entire time after they left school.
Everybody was surprised to see Kaiba as he cut in front.
"I'm not surprised to even see that your friends haven't changed either," Kaiba decided to get Yami furious. "Even though I see your cousin and the mutt are chained together for… I don't know, eternity?"
"Say what!!!??" Jou barked.
Mai glared at him, "You DO NOT CALL JOU A MUTT! I'm the only person allowed to call him by that!"
"Well now, you lost privilege," the CEO smirked, noticing his limousine arrived for him, waiting for him to get in. "Not to mention you made some new people to join your crappy group,"
"Oh shut up!" Ryuji held his fist, "What do YOU know about us!!???"
"I know this for a fact," he swiftly walked towards Megumi and Anzu, "These two never changed at all."
"Say what!?" both girls exclaimed, embarrassed and furious at the same time.
"Even though," Kaiba held Megumi's face up, "I never saw her before,"
Now Yugi noticed Yami was about to kill Kaiba. Before he had the chance, however, he heard the horn honk for his attention.
"I'll see you soon," he smirked, then he faced Yami, "And this isn't over yet!"
Once he left, Megumi was the first to burst out screaming.
"THAT BAKA!! DOES HE THINK I'M CUTE OR SOMETHING!?"
"Well," Mai frowned, "Jou and I heard you and Yami talking to him earlier this afternoon… Yeah, I hate to say this, but I think he has an attraction for you,"
Anzu laughed, "And I thought you hate him."
"I do," Megumi's dry voice came out.
"Well, you're not the only one," Yami grumbled under his breath. Only Ryuji, Honda, Yugi, and Ryou heard him.
Jou sighed, "Just like you hate me, Mai,"
"Oh, right, and the next thing you'll tell me is the day when you nearly kissed me at kindergarten!" Mai glared at him.
"IT WAS A DARE!!"
The others blinked as they saw the two fight again, this time, blowing each other's fuse.
"I… don't believe this…" Honda grumbled loudly, "Those two will NEVER stop fighting…"
"As long as we live," Ryou sighed, "I'm afraid we will never see those two make up and get it over with,"
They all faced him, "You mean… k-i-s-s-i-n-g?" Ryuji asked him weakly.
"Nani? No!!! Not that way!" Ryou frowned, "You guys are thinking the wrong thing, you know that!?"
"Yeah, like onii-san here…" Megumi gagged, "You NEVER get your mind out of the gutter!"
"EXCUSE ME!?"
"All right, yamerou!" Yami stopped them before anything happened to them, "Why don't you just be quiet and stop fighting so we can get over to Sugoroku's place before he can yell at us?"
"Hai, hai…" the two muttered at the same time.
"Well, that's settled…" Anzu blinked. "But what about Yami and Kaiba?"
Honda, Yugi, and Ryou groaned at the thought of placing them back into a truce. "Crap…"
-Later, Jyounouchii-residence…-
"I can't believe my throat hurts from yelling too much," Mai's voice cracked as Shizuka gave her medicine to clear her throat.
"I can't believe my hand nearly crashed into a pole before I tried to punch you! ITAI!!!" Jou winced in pain as his mother placed in alcohol for the wound.
"And I cannot understand why you hate each other so much!" Mrs. Jyounouchii sighed, wrapping his hand in the wrapping bandages. "Our parents are such good friends… why do both hate each other?"
"For a good reason!" Jou and Mai answered at the same time, causing Jou's mother and sister to finch.
"Gee, that explains it…" Shizuka muttered. Then, the doorbell rang, catching their attention.
"Oh, I will be busy bandaging this up… Shizuka, will you get the door?"
"Sure! I'll get it!" she ran towards the door as she opened it.
Mai sighed, smiling warmly, "You know, Jou? You are lucky to have a sister like her in your family."
"Eh?" Jou blinked, facing Mai.
"And me? I'm just an only child of my family,"
"Mai…?"
"Yeah?"
"Were you… talking to me in a nice way?"
Mai paused, "Oh, was I?"
"Yeah… you were…" Unfortunately, thanks to the handcuffs, he can't scoot away from her.
"Shizuka? Honey???" Mrs. Jyounouchii hollered, "Who was it?"
Shizuka came in… with Kaiba.
"ANATA!!!!????" both Mai and Jou exclaimed at the same time.
Kaiba frowned, "Oh. It's you."
"What are you doing here!??" the two exclaimed at the same time.
"Well, apparently, the damn limousine broke down, so we have to wait for another one to arrive…. And just my luck," Kaiba glared at them, "We just have to land in front of the mutt's home."
"Well, it's your damn lucky day as the new student," Mai glared at him. "I think the two of us hate you already. Although I have a couple of girls wanting to go on a date with you just because you're rich."
"Ha! What does that have to do with my car!?" he glared at her.
"You wanna try and beat me up!?" Mai barked at him.
"Let's see you try!"
"Let me handle this," Jou cracked his knuckles. Then Mai said something that surprised him entirely.
"Be my guest, Jou."
"Good! I needed a pounding!"
Just before both of them engaged in a war, however…
"Yamerou! Onegai…" Shizuka was there. She was holding the two men back from punching each other. Jou's breath sucked in as he realize what happened last time there was a fight in this house, but not with Mai. Kaiba was even surprised that the girl that greeted at the doorway stopped them from fighting each other.
"Damn. I didn't know you were there for a minute…" Jou grumbled, lowering his fist. Then he sighed, patting her head. "Gomen ne, Shizuka."
"We didn't mean to make you really upset." Mai apologized with him. "Besides… you have been though worse things than seeing your brother get beat up."
Shizuka nodded, thankful the fight didn't start. Otherwise, their parents will ground those two again for sure.
Kaiba, on the other hand, was slightly disappointed that he didn't beat Jou up. But one of his biggest surprises was that Shizuka just so happen to be the mutt's younger sister. Another surprise was that he was intrigued by how she acted. She just acted like Mokuba, all right.
"Mr. Kaiba, sir?" the driver was on the doorway, talking with Mrs. Jyounouchii. "The limo is waiting for you to get on,"
"Hold on," Kaiba said, "I need to one last thing before I leave."
The driver nodded as he started to head towards the limousine to start up the engine.
I wonder what he has to do…? Both Jou and Mai thought at the same time.
"Shizuka, right?" Kaiba's soft voice asked her.
To her surprise, she nodded, "H-hai?"
"You're the only other person who can stop an argument besides Mokuba," he took her left hand, and to Mai and Shizuka's surprise and Jou's anger, he kissed the palm of her hand. "I think we'll meet each other again."
"I-I think…" she shakily took her hand back, blushing VERY deeply.
Kaiba nodded, then he smirked at the two classmates, "And as for the both of you… I expect you don't cross into my path again,"
"You already did," Jou growled, warning him to leave.
"Hmph. Let's hope not," then he fisted his right hand behind his back. "And by the way, mutt…"
"I told you!! DO NOT CALL ME BY THAT!!!" Jou yelled, "But what!? I have no time wasting with you!"
"You know what?" Kaiba gave a quick smirk, "SO do I. And I have the perfect thing to remember me by."
"Eh?"
BAM!!!
"Jou!" Mai and Shizuka exclaimed at the same time.
"That'll teach you to mess with me, mutt!" the CEO hollered as he left the door.
His mother blinked, then sighed as she shut the door. "That… I would probably not mention to my husband…"
-Later, that evening…-
"OWWW!!! How many times do I have to say this!? THAT SMARTS!!!"
Mai huffed as Shizuka helped patch his bruise up. "Well, if you wouldn't have talked back at him, then MAYBE, just MAYBE, you wouldn't have that bruise!"
"Itai!" Jou hissed in pain as Shizuka gently touched the bruise.
"It's all right, onii-san," Shizuka sighed, "And maybe you should be glad Mai's handcuffed to you and you helped out at the clinic earlier today."
"Lemme guess… Mai told you?"
"Yup," Mai sighed, "And this time… we better not be soaked under the shower in the morning like our damn early bird this morning."
Jou nodded as Shizuka placed in the bandage around his eye.
"So?" Mrs. Jyounouchii asked Mai, worried about her son's condition.
"He's… going to have a black eye for a while," Mai sighed, patting Jou's back so hard he can glare at her.
"Oh," she sighed. "Well… I have to get dinner started…"
"I'll help!" Shizuka volunteered as she dashed out. Both Jou and Mai sat there in silence in the living room as they heard a clatter of pots and pans.
"You all right?" Mai asked him.
"Yup,"
"I mean... Are you really all right?"
Jou sighed, "Well, counting on the black eye I'm going to have… what the hell. At least I know who my new competition is to see who's the best fighter!"
Mai groaned, "Well, and here is your damn ego again…"
"HEY!!! NOT MY FAULT!"
She snickered, and he looked at her. "What's so funny?"
"I don't know," she answered. "It's just that… well, compare that to how many times we've been arguing each other."
"You mean… for nine years?"
Mai nodded, "And look where these stupid handcuffs are going to lead us."
Jou had to agree with her, then he sighed, "Mai?"
"What?"
"Do you STILL hate me, even though I start agreeing with you with everything?"
Mai paused, then she sighed, "How's this for an answer: we get grounded for three weeks, my parents made me stick here for two weeks since they're out on Europe, Ryuji was the genius to handcuffed us to each other, and you start to agree me with everything. And did I forget to mention to you this is the second day we wore these?"
Jou blinked. "Say… all that again?"
"In lame man's terms, I still hate you,"
"Oh. I knew that!" Mai smacked his head for stupidity. "ITAI! What was THAT for!?"
"For being stupid,"
"I thought Honda's the stupid moron…"
"… Well, you're even worse."
"SAY THAT AGAIN!!!"
To be Continued
A/N: Eh heh… I'm stopping here… well, for a while.
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Glossary:
Hentai!: Pervert!!
Otou-san: father
Okaa-san: mother
Itai: Ouch!!
Oyasumi: Good night
(…insert a name) no baka!: (insert the name), YOU IDIOT!!!
Hai, hai…: Okay, okay…
Onii-san: Big brother
Yare, yare: Well, well…, Oh dear… or Good grief…
Sou deshou: I really thought you'd say that…
Ohayou: Good morning.
Kami-sama: God
Minna: Everyone
Oi: Hey
Demo: but
Tsurara: Icicle
-sensei: The term for teachers in Japanese schools
-san: this is honorific and the most polite to say somebody's name. Well, for the adults, that is.
Gomen: Sorry
Itoko: Cousin
Baka: Idiot!
Yamerou: Stop this!
Anata: You! (in the bad way)
Onegai: Please
O.O Holy hell… I have no idea what this is going to turn out…
About the couples: Well, here they are:
Jou/Mai (THE very main one)
Yami/Megumi (OC… gomen people!)
Seto/Shizuka (…for those fans out there…)
Honda/Anzu/Ryuji (??? Okay, I don't know WHO to choose for Anzu…)
Sano/Megumi (I got a reviewer asking me for the Niwatori and Kitsune to pair then up. Here's your wish!)
…If there are more, I'll tell you later. Oh, and if you're wondering why the hell Kaiba flirted with Megumi earlier, that's going to change. In the next chapter, his feelings will go more towards Shizuka. Happy?
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