Yami: Did you figure out the plan yet?

Edsgrl116: Yep! *smile* And it's gonna be awesome!!

Yami: You've been in the chocolate drawer again, haven't you?

Edsgrl16: *bounces off walls*

Yami: *groan*

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"Mhm…"

Jou slowly opened his eyes, wishing he'd taken out his contacts before going to sleep. Now his eyes hurt like crazy. He forced himself out of bed, thanked the gods that Seto was still asleep and headed into the bathroom. He decided against keeping his contacts in, tossing them in the garbage can beside the sink. Jou stepped lightly as he walked back into the bedroom, going for the dresser against the side wall. He pulled out a light blue T-shirt and pulled it on as he headed downstairs. He slipped on his sneakers and headed out the front door, making sure it closed quietly behind him. Taking a deep breath, the brave little blonde walked down the street to his father's apartment. Please don't be home, was Jou's only thought as he slid through the window in his old room. He grabbed a duffel bag and started stuffing clothes, school books, his deck, his contacts, everything he needed into it. A loud bang interrupted him and he looked up to see his father standing in the doorway.

"Didn't I tell you what would happen if ya came back?" he growled, taking a step closer.

Seto's eyes fluttered open and he stretched his arms over his head. He immediately noticed Jou was gone and stood up, walking out of his bedroom. "Jou?" he called, loud enough that the blonde would surely hear it wherever he was. There was a small noise downstairs and he looked over the banister to see Jou staggering through the front door with a duffel bag slung over his back. Blood trailed behind him. Seto's instincts kicked in and he ran down the stairs, wanting to know exactly what had happened with the blonde. "Jou," he breathed, not wanting to believe his eyes. Blood covered Jou's shoulder, indicating that his cut had been reopened and from the looks of it, had gotten even worse. There was a small cut on his cheek, steadily dripping blood down his face that dripped down off his chin and onto his shirt as well as the floor in front of him.

"K-Kaiba?" For some reason, Jou didn't look at him, keeping his eyes on the floor in front of him.

"Jou, did you go back to your father's?" Seto asked. Silence was his answer. The brunette's gaze hardened. "What did I tell you, mutt?! You knew what would happen and you still went!! You're lucky he didn't kill you!! What was so important that you had to go back?!"

"My deck," Jou replied, keeping his head bowed. And my contacts 'cause I couldn't ask ya for new ones without ya askin'. "Why are you so concerned? I'm still alive and ya can still tease me all ya want. Why do ya care?"

"Because I love you, you stupid mutt!!!" Seto wanted to slap himself for saying that. Sure, he was madly in love with the blonde that was standing in front of him and he didn't want to see him hurt. He didn't want him to find out like this, however. Contrary to popular belief, Seto Kaiba was romantic; he only let certain people see that side of him, though.

"Ya…Ya what?" Jou couldn't get the idea of Seto loving him wrapped around his mind. Sure, he'd been in love with the young CEO since the Battle City Tournament, but that didn't mean he actually believed that Seto could return his feelings. That he'd love him back.

"I love you, mutt," Seto repeated. It took all his courage just to say those three little words. Calling Jou a mutt was easy. It was reflex from years of practice.

Jou gave him a genuine smile, but his eyes remained glued to the floor. "If ya love me," he said, wanting to know that the brunette was serious in his confession, "kiss me."

Seto growled softly. Secretly, though, he wanted nothing more than to drag the blonde upstairs to his room and pound him into the mattress. But, if a kiss was all Jou wanted, then a kiss Seto would give him. The brunette moved his hand up and took hold of Jou's chin, lifting it slightly. The blonde had his eyes closed already and he wondered why, but decided not to ask as he leaned down slightly. Seto gently pressed his lips to Jou's, finally kissing the boy he'd dreamed about for months on end.

Jou gave a small moan, tilting his head to deepen the kiss. The brunette's tongue snaked out and dove into the blonde's mouth. The two danced a battle of dominance, Seto eventually winning. He tasted everything that was Jou. The taste that couldn't be described as anything but Jounouchi Katsuya. But there was a slight taste of cinnamon there as well.

Eventually, the two had to part before they passed out from lack of oxygen. Jou still had his eyes closed, but he smiled as he tried to get his breathing back under control. "Do you believe me now?" Seto asked.

"I love ya, too," Jou said, still smiling. He tried to bow his head again but the older took his chin again.

"Why do you still have your eyes closed?" he asked. "You had them closed before, too."

"I-I don't have my contacts in," Jou admitted. He couldn't believe the first person he was going to willingly tell about this was Seto Kaiba. "I fell asleep in my last pair and had to throw them out. I didn't want to ask ya for money for more and my only spares were at my old place."

"I thought you had 20/20 vision," Seto said. He was a little confused, but ready to listen to what the blonde had to say.

"I do," Jou replied. His eyes were still closed. "They're colored contacts. I started wearin' them around the time when my dad started drinkin'. He said they reminded him of my mom and my eyes just make people nervous."

Seto was still a little confused. Jou wore colored contacts? So, if his eyes weren't the hazel brown he'd thought them to be, what color were they? "Pup, please open your eyes," he said, a hint of dominance in his voice.

Jou took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. He let his eyes open, staring into Seto's azure eyes. Seto stared at Jou for a couple seconds before a small smile broke out on his face. "Puppy," he whispered, brushing a stray lock out of the blonde's face, "you have beautiful eyes. Why you would try to hide them is beyond me." The eyes he was still staring into were a deep ruby color, showing the spirit of the blonde in them.

"Really?" Jou smiled again. "You're the first person I've ever told and I'm just glad ya aren't inchin' away from me."

"They fit you," Seto said, tipping the blonde's chin up for another kiss. This one was short, but passionate all the same. He picked Jou up bridal-style, heading upstairs. "We need to get you fixed up," was his answer at Jou's yelps. "Tell me something, puppy. How long have you liked me?"

"Like ya or like ya like ya?" was Jou's reply.

"Both," Seto replied, kicking open his bedroom door. He set his puppy on the bed and headed into the bathroom, coming back a few minutes later with a roll of bandages, disinfectant, and a box of smaller band-aids. It was just like the night Seto had brought Jou in from the streets.

"I've liked ya since the Duelist Kingdom, maybe before then," Jou replied, stripping off his shirt with a small hiss of pain. Seto looked over the damage quickly. Besides the cut on his cheek, Jou's cut on his shoulder had widened slightly and gotten a little longer and he had a couple new bruises on his chest. "I figured that I had a crush on ya after the Battle City tournament."

"I never figured out how you managed to get into that tournament," Seto muttered, sticking a band-aid on the blonde's cheek.

"Rare hunters," Jou stated simply, smirking down at the teenager tending to his wounds. "Ya had me rated as a two-star duelist and I would've never qualified." He looked down at the brunette rubbing disinfectant over his shoulder, wincing a little in pain. "Ya don't really think I'm a two-star duelist, do ya?"

"Not since what had happened during the finals," Seto said. "I actually never thought you were a two-star duelist. I keep knocking you down and treating you like I did to cover the fact that I used every opportunity to get close to you because I liked you but I didn't know what you'd say or even if you were gay."

Jou thought it was kind of sweet that Seto was opening up like this to him. He yelped in pain as Seto gave his newly bandaged shoulder a small tap. "That hurts, ya bastard!" he yelled, glaring at the teenager standing in front of him.

"Now now, puppy," he scolded, gently pushing the blonde down on the bed on his back. "Is that anyway to speak to your master?" Jou didn't say anything, preferring to keep glaring at him. Seto smirked inwardly and attacked Jou's neck, drawing out a moan from the shorter. Seto gently sucked on a patch of skin, intending to make a mark that would show his possession of the blonde. He bit down at the last second. Jou let out a breathy gasp, his hands coming up to Seto's shoulders. The brunette gently licked at the large purple mark between the blonde's neck and uninjured shoulder, coming up to gently kiss him on the lips. "Now you're mine," he whispered, giving Jou another kiss. He looked into Jou's ruby red eyes for a second before sliding under the blankets of his bed with him. He pulled the blonde up against his chest until he was spooning, barely hearing the words that Jou whispered.

"I'm yours."

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What do you think? Good? Not good? Come on, guys, I need your feedback. And I know Yugi and Ryou's part of the plan didn't come into play this chapter, but it will soon! I promise! After all, this is a yaoi story, no? We need a good lemon scene and the plan may be a part of it. Who knows? I seriously don't right now, but I'm sure the idea fairy will come to me today. That is, if the first day of school today doesn't get to me first.