A Certain Secret
Chapter 6: A Little Visit
Summary: Jou is angry with Yugi and the others. Why…? Let's just say a certain Pharaoh slipped a certain secret to a certain CEO. How will Jou be able to stand the rejection? Implied Shounen-ai.
By: Klyukaizer
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Blinking madly, Jou looked around and tried to register everything around him. "Wh-where the heck am I?" He asked as he saw a familiar face. "Oyajii?" Jou gasped softly as he saw his father give out a smile at him. "Katsu… daijoubu desu ka?" Kazuya asked, amidst the smile, he still bore the sadness that any father would feel for his son.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Jou asked, sitting up. "Ettettettette…" He said as he grasped his head in pain. Feeling the white bandages wrapped around his head and the bandage on his cheek, he finally realized that he was in the hospital.
"Okay, now why am I here? And how did I get here?" Jou asked, when he finally remembered. Hirutani.
"Ah… so you're awake, Katsuya." A man dressed in a lab coat came in with a folder at hand. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I've been repeatedly being slammed into a locker and the padlock hitting my head!" Jou explained sarcastically yet truthfully as he decided to lie back down.
"Yes. I could see that." The Dr. smiled. "Fortunately, it didn't cause any brain damage and it certainly didn't cause anything dangerous. You may leave by the time you can walk straightly."
"Walk straightly? I think I can walk straightly." Jou blinked.
"Yes. But unfortunately, the impact made a little daze in your surroundings Katsuya, so, you'll have to stay overnight. Is that okay?" The Dr. asked with pure concern and turned to Kazuya. "Yeah!" Kazuya nodded, "Katsu, I need to go over the receptionist for the bill. Can you handle things without me?"
"Yeah, sure." Jou nodded.
"Be right back." Kazuya waved as he left the blonde alone in the room.
Heaving out one big sigh, Jou looked around the hospital room he was currently in and found out that his backpack was there as well as some other things. Looking closely over the table a few feet from his bed, he noticed there were Duel Monster cards and some greeting cards on top of it.
Walking over to the table, he reached out to it, only to feel his knees buckle up making him fall headfirst.
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"Eeee!!!" Jou gasped as he closed his eyes and prepared for the fall but noticed that someone caught him before he could connect with the ground. "You're supposed to be resting! I can't believe you still have that much energy after being bedridden for a while."
"Seto!" Jou smiled widely as he hugged the brunette around the neck and squeezed him tight. "I missed you."
"Same here, Jou." Seto smiled, rubbing the back of the blonde. "Get back to bed before I shove you there myself!"
"Yes, master!" Jou said in a sarcastic tone and Seto smirked, "Good dog." Jou playfully growled.
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"How long have I been here exactly?" Jou asked as Seto laid him on the bed to sit upon.
"A day and a half." Seto answered briefly.
"I see…" Jou reacted. Closing his eyes, Jou leaned his head on the pillow and felt everything around him spin all of a sudden. Feeling soft and smooth lips brushed against his, he half-opened his eyes and saw that the CEO was leaning closely in front of him, waiting for Jou to move closer to complete the kiss.
As Jou captured Seto's lips to his, he felt Seto's hand trailing up at the back of his neck. The kiss lasted longer than before but Jou felt like it was such a short time due to the dizziness he was feeling right at the moment.
"You had me there worried, pup. I was so scared when they called me in class." Seto said.
"I'm sorry…" Jou said.
"It's not your fault. It's Hirutani's."
"Hirutani… yeah…" Jou nodded sadly, remembering the ordeal he just had experienced. "What happened to him anyway?"
"He got sent to mental ward."
"What?!" Jou gasped. "B-b-but. Why? I mean – How?"
"Through Yami's Mind Crash." Seto explained, "After finding you on the ground unconscious, both Hiroto and Yami ran around the campus looking for Hirutani. Mutou and I stayed with you this whole time, Jou. Even Mutou did."
"Oh, I see…" Jou nodded, silence suddenly befell on both lovers as Jou began again, "Why did they bother? It's not like they care or anything!"
"They do. Why're you saying this, Jou?" Seto blinked.
"They totally ignored me the whole time! They didn't even cared that I was left alone during Music Class. Did they even come to my rescue when they knew I was gone for too long already?" Jou snapped.
"How about me? I wasn't able to rescue you in time… are you blaming me too?" Seto asked, eyes filled with hurt and disdain. "No! I never said that!" Jou argued.
"Then what're you trying to say, Jou? That your friends should pamper you all the time? That you should be treated with more respect then they'll ever get from you? You're starting to get selfish, Jou! What's happening to you?!" Seto yelled.
"I don't know!!! Why don't you tell me then?!" Jou yelled back as both teens went silent instantly. Seto frowned and faced away from the blonde, walking over to the window to look at the setting sun as he crossed his arms. Obviously, he was starting to get annoyed by Jou's current state.
Jou trembled as he felt on the verge of breaking down any moment. Seto's words had him realize his mistakes totally, "You're right… I'm a selfish prick." Jou broke off the silence as Seto looked back at his lover.
"Wh- what has gotten into me…?" Jou whispered, "What has gotten into me, Seto?" Jou hugged himself as he buried his head in the midst of his knees. Walking over to Jou, Seto knelt down beside his puppy. "Nothing's gotten into you, Jou. You're just pressured about everything." Seto said softly now as he hugged the blonde on the bed.
"It'll be alright. Everything's going to be all right, puppy. I'm sure of it." Seto smiled.
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"The bill has already been paid off?" Kazuya gasped as he looked at the folder of Jou's records. "How? I mean, we didn't even ask the school for Katsu's health expenses."
"Yes, it seems Kaiba Seto paid off the bill for you, sir. He demanded that he should. Otherwise, he would fire every single one of us." A nurse explained. "I never knew he had the power to do that!" Kazuya laughed.
The nurse sweat dropped.
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Knock. Knock.
"Come in." Seto said as the door to Jou's room swung open.
"Who is it?" Jou called.
"Hi Jou."
Jou looked over to who his new visitors were as he saw 2 familiar faces with tri-colored hair.
"Yugi… Yami…" He softly said.
To be continued…
Teaser: (Next time on "A Certain Secret")
Somehow, Jounouchi Kazuya is upset.
"I can handle things on taking care of Katsuya! I'm his father, for God's sake! You act as if I'm worthless and I'm not capable of supporting him…"
Will he prove himself to be a better father?
"Guess what? I may be worthless before but I love Katsuya and I'm never going to make the same mistake again!"
See you next time on A Certain Secret
Chapter 10: Kazuya's Time to rock!
