HELLO!
Okay…I am so sorry that this chapter came a bit late. T-T But I've had a couple of killer weeks lately…our teachers are seriously trying to kill us, and so are my handball couches…so yeah. Sorry!
Anyway…NEW CHAPTER! I hope you will all enjoy this…I've been so happy with all of your reviews! Can you believe I actually have over 102 reviews for this story after only three chapters?! It's so cool! I am so damn happy! Thank you, everyone who has reviewed! You've all made me very happy…I hope you will all continue reviewing! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
Okay then…onto disclaimers and such!
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh…maybe someone will give it to me as an early Christmas present? Huh? Huuh? –sighs- Aw, never mind…
Pairings: SetoJou, some YamiYugi and BakuraRyou.
Warnings: Lime/Lemon in later chapters, some cussing and such…nope, no Anzu bashing! I'm trying to be good!
Anyway…I'll leave you all to read now! Enjoy! And please leave me a review after you've finished…
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Chapter 3
Normal POV
Step 3. Now that you've got His attention, you have to keep it! The best way of doing that is to get to know him. Best way to do that is to approach him, act nice, smile a lot, and always act interested in whatever He's interested in. Ask questions! Listen! Even if it's something you don't like, pretend that you do; it's always good to have something in common with your future boyfriend!
If there was something these advices all had in common, it was that blasted smiling thing. Damn, Jou had never smiled so many times in his whole life as he had done these last two days! He was actually getting cramps in his face muscles! And, at that moment, Jou had no particular want to smile.
Jou sighed softly, leaning back in his chair in the classroom. He was staring at the boring teacher, pretending to listen to his boring lecture, while being effectively bored out of his mind.
Okay, you get it. Jou was bored. And he wasn't going to be amused, or smile, in a very close future.
Amber eyes slowly, almost shyly wandered over to Seto Kaiba again. The brunet was pointedly ignoring him. Which was quite a shame. Jou bet the lesson would turn out a great deal less boring if just that damned egoistic, bastard, sexy CEO would just look at him!
Slumping down in his seat, Jou twirled a strand of blonde hair around his finger. He quickly stopped, though, at realizing how totally girlish that had to look. He would much rather run his hand through his hair, and ruffle it a little, but if he did he would ruin his hairdo.
Jou took a brief moment to rethink what he had just thought. Then he groaned, and banged his head against his desk.
Damnit, he was starting to sound like a girl! (or, horrors of horrors, like Otogi!)
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It was during lunch, Jou decided to set his evil plan- err, no, his normal plan of seduction into action.
Jou quickly started to scan the room for the familiar mop of neat, brown hair. It took him a while to find the right one, seeing that over half the school population had brown hair, but eventually he did.
Taking a deep breath, and a quick swig of his milk, Jou rose. "I'm gonna go talk to Kaiba." He announced, giving his friends one of his trademark grins, and thumbs up.
All hell broke loose.
Honda spit out the soda he had been drinking, straight over the table and on Ryou.
The white haired boy shrieked at the offending liquid that was spitted his way, and fell off his chair in surprise.
Anzu stared at Jou with an eyebrow risen that was clearly saying 'are you serious? Are you really serious? Oh my God, you are serious, aren't you?!'
Yugi, who had been sitting next to Honda, quickly started to pat the choking boy's back, while giving Jou a bright smile. Of the entire gang, he seemed the least surprised over Jou's sudden plan. "Wow! That's awefully nice of you, to spend time with Kaiba…he's always eating by himself, I bet he'll be really happy!"
Jou was about to answer, when a sudden flash of light and a furious roar echoed through the cafeteria.
"HONDA! YOU ARE SO FUCKING DEAD! NO ONE SPRAYS LIQUID AT MY SWEET HIKARI, WITHOUT ANSWERING TO ME!"
"I'm -choke- sorry!" Honda gasped, still trying to get the last of the soda out of his lungs. "Won't -cough- happen –GAH- again! –hack-"
"Oh, you're right it won't!" Bakura yelled, wiping soda from his face. (even if he and Ryou had separate bodies now, whenever he was inside the ring, the things that happened to Ryou, happened to him. Including getting covered in someone's soda.) "I'd say it would be rather hard spitting soda…from the Shadow Realm!"
"Bakura, NO-!" Ryou started, but was interrupted by an all too familiar 'shluurp'ing sound that he knew far too well.
In one moment, Honda was there, staring frightfully at the ancient spirit, and in the next his chair was empty. With a clatter, the aluminum soda can Honda had held moments before fell to the cafeteria floor.
"Bakura!" Ryou groaned, glaring up at the tanned version of himself. "How many times have I told you to stop sending people to the Shadow Realm?!"
"One time too little, Ryou. As always." Bakura said, looking rather pleased with himself.
"Well, send him back!"
"No!" Bakura said, looking outraged, as if Ryou had asked him to cut off his right hand. "Then sending him there would have been completely unnecessary!"
"Bakura Akefia, you send Honda back right now, or…or…" A shudder went through Ryou's body, and a determined glare settled in his eyes. "Or I will not have sex with you for the rest of the year!"
Tense silence settled in between the gang, as they all looked really shocked. Because, denying Bakura sex was like denying a fat kid a lollypop; inhumane, cruel and down right impossible.
Bakura stared at the other boy with wide, frightened eyes at Ryou, who was staring straight back, giving no sign of taking back his words.
"…you…you don't mean that…" The former Tomb Robber whispered, voice weak and full of dread.
Ryou crossed his arms, glaring at the tanned man in front of him. "Oh yes, I do mean that, Bakura. And don't think for even a second that I will go back on it."
"But…Hikari!"
"I said no, Bakura! Now send him back!"
"But, Ryou…my Man-Eater bug haven't had living food for ages! You can't just-"
"Send him back, Bakura!"
"It will only take a leg or two!"
"NOW!
"Hikari…"While Bakura whined on, Jou discretely crept away from the table. The small, British boy seemed to have everything under control. He'd probably have Bakura send Honda out of the Shadow Realm before lunch was over.
Meanwhile, Jou would worry about…other things.
Smiling brightly, Jou confidently walked between the tables of the cafeteria, keeping his gaze straight towards his goal; that mop of neat brown hair, and cold blue eyes which were staring down at his laptop.
But, unfortunately for Jou, the inevitable misfortune that had followed him since birth (lets call it, the Jou-factor) decided to kick in.
In form of yesterday's meatloaf.
With a resounding 'squiiish', the sole of Jou's shoe slipped in the slippery goo of had-once-been-meat. Jou cried out in surprise and waved his arms frantically to keep himself, standing. Alas, he was fighting a loosing battle against the all-powerful gravity. (and the authoress's plot.)
With a shriek, Jou fell forward, closing his eyes while awaiting impact with the sticky cafeteria floor.
A pair of strong arms were suddenly wrapped around his waist, sparing him from a harsh face-to-floor experience. With a quick jerk, he was standing upright, with his back right up against someone's warm, and definitely muscular chest. Even before the other spoke, Jou knew exactly who it was.
"You clumsy mutt." The familiar cold, sneering voice said from behind him. "If you actually looked where you were going, your master wouldn't have to save you all the time."
Jou shivered slightly. Unbeknown to the CEO, with every word Seto spoke, his warm breath was brushing against the sensitive skin of Jou's ear. And it was driving Jou to the brink of insanity, back, to the brink and back again.
Even though his blood was boiling with anger from the brunet's dog insults (and slight passion from that sensual voice in his ear), Jou forced himself to stay calm. That meant, no yelling, and no name-calling (and no melting into the other's warm fathom).
"Remember what the magazine said." Jou told himself, taking deep breaths. "Act nice, and smile a lot."
So, with a great deal of self control, Jou pulled away from Seto's warm fathom, turned around and shot a bright smile in the CEO's direction.
"Thank you, Kaiba. For catching me." Jou said sweetly, still smiling happily. On the inside, though, Jou was currently beating the crap out of his stupid, love-sick mind.
Seto stared at the blonde like he had currently grown an extra head. In the middle of his forehead. Jounouchi had…thanked him? Right after he had handed him a dog insult.
Huh. What do you know. What next; would a flying pig named Steve fly by the window?
"…whatever." The CEO deadpanned, before turning away and sitting down by his computer once again. Typing in a few commands, he was soon working in his usual workaholic way.
Jou, only slightly disheartened by the dismissal from Seto, quickly slid down in the chair next to Seto. The brunet's typing haltered for a moment, and he glanced up at the smiling blonde. Rolling his eyes in annoyance, Seto pointedly slid his chair away from the other, before resuming his typing.
A small, but terribly sharp, sting went through Jou's heart at that small movement. But, he still kept the smile in place, and leaned his head in his hand, and his elbow against the table.
"So, Kaiba…what are you doing?" He asked, trying to sound as interested as possible.
"Working. Isn't that obvious, mutt?" Seto responded, without haltering his furious typing for a single second. A smug smirk was playing on his lips, while he waited for Jou's comeback.
Huffing slightly and counting to ten backwards, Jou managed not to throw an angry verbal lash towards Seto. Instead, he just rolled his eyes and laughed lightly.
"I can see that, Kaiba! I meant, what are you working with?"
"Nothing a puppy with a puny mind could understand. Thus, it would be a waste of time for me to even try to explain it to you." Seto gave Jou a quick glare, to make him understand that now would be a good time to stop asking silly questions. Just in case the sarcastic tone in his voice wasn't enough of a hint.
"Aw Kaiba, don't be so mean." Jou pouted, and leaned over to have a peak at the computer screen. "I'm just curious…"
"Curiosity killed the puppy." Seto snapped, pulling the computer away from Jou's gaze.
"Wasn't that the cat?" A grin now tugged at Jou's lips. "Never mind…Kaiba, I just wanna know what you're working with!"
"…" Seto sighed deeply. "Fine. I'm working on a project for Kaiba corp. It's something Mokuba and I have been planning a long time; a new roller coaster for Kaiba Land. I'm currently trying to calculate how much it will cost, where to put it, and whether or not I shall have it in every park, or just in the one in Domino. There. Satisfied?" Annoyed out of his mind, Seto started to type at such a furious pace, that his fingers were like a blur on the computer keys.
Jou blinked, and looked at Seto in awe. Suddenly, he had new found respect for the tall brunet. "You can do all that? By yourself? I mean, calculate how much it costs and stuff?"
"If I couldn't do that, I wouldn't be sitting here doing just that, now would I?" Seto snarled, sending a harsh glare at the other.
If it was something Seto Kaiba didn't have, it was patience with stupid questions. It was nothing short of a miracle that he hadn't killed Jou yet…
An impressed look suddenly grew on Jou's face, and he continued to look awe-struck. "Wow…Kaiba, you're really smart to be able to think of things like that!"
That was actually Jou's own opinion; not just something he said because of the magazine. He had always been impressed with the CEO's smarts. Some guys got it all; looks, brains, money…if it hadn't been for Seto's 'fuck-off-and-get-off-of-my-boots-you-idiot' attitude, the guy would have been perfect.
"Ah well…" Jou mused to himself, with a inward grin. "Even the sun has its' spots, no?"
For the second time this week, Seto was completely lost. He could simply stare at the smiling blonde in shock.
Jounouchi had…complimented him?
This was new. Never before had Jou given him a pure compliment like that. Usually it was something like 'even if Kaiba is a total bastard, he knows how to duel' or 'okay, so the guy is smart, but he is still a cold egomaniac!'. Never something as nice as 'wow, you're so smart!'
Once more, Seto wondered what the hell that was going through that messy, blonde head. What was he planning? Was he acting nice so he could get something?
Seto frowned inside his head. Yeah…that sounded plausible. Every one Seto had ever met and that acted nice towards him had wanted something. In the beginning of his life, it was his relatives that acted nice so they could get his parents' money, and later on it was his workers that constantly kissed his ass to get bonuses and such. So why would Katsuya Jounouchi be any different?
A scowl settled in on the brunet's face. Well, he wouldn't fall for it. Seto Kaiba never fell for ass-kissing, and he never would.
Seto sent a bone-chilling glare towards the blonde next to him and rose, the chair giving a loud screech against the floor. He closed his laptop with a snap, and quickly hauled it up under his arm.
"I have no time for your idiocy, mutt, and I never will. So do us both a favor; stay away from me and quit wasting my time. It's worth more than you can ever afford." The tall brunet let his glare linger a little longer, letting it wander up and down Jou's body and shocked face. A smirk sneaked in on his lips. "And drop the innocent act. Whatever it is you want from me, you won't get it. I don't hand out bones to poor mutts like you." With that, Seto turned away from Jou and started to walk away.
Jou stared after the tall brunet for a few seconds. Then a hurt look flooded his face, and the corners of his mouth twisted downwards. Small tears started to sparkle in his eyes, and he slowly bent his head down towards his lap, where his hands were neatly folded. His shoulders slumped slightly, and a shaky sigh escaped between his trembling lips.
"I was just trying to be nice…" He whispered softly, a tear falling onto his hands. A sharp ache had started up in his chest, and an uncomfortable knot had formed in his stomach at the young CEO's words.
A sharp twinge of guilt stung Seto's stomach as he heard that broken whisper behind him.
End Chapter!
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