I don't own it, except 6 cards and 2 volumes of the manga. Happy Birthday Seto!
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Jou had tried to talk to Yumi again before he left, but a disaster in the kitchen had flung that thought right out of his head. On e of the dishwashers had tripped, causing all the plates he was carrying to crash to the ground. The loud noise causes a waiter (not Jou) to start, sending his tray of Martini glasses to join the mess on the floor. Like most things made of glass, the martini glasses shattered when they hit the floor. Shards of glass flew everywhere. One particularly large piece managed to hit a chef in the leg. Since the pain was so sudden and intense, the cook got distracted. In his moment of distraction, his sleeve caught on fire. Needless to say, Jou was a little late getting home that night.
As he snuck in the front door, he noticed a dim light coming from under a door to the right. Taking out his handy map, he saw the light was coming from one of the small entertainment rooms. He knocked lightly, opening the door and calling out an unsure "Hello?"
He got no response except for the noise of the TV, which was also the light source. He walked further into the room with the intent of turning the thing off. As he reached down for the remote, he got the surprise of his life when he saw he wasn't alone in the room. Kaiba was fast asleep on the couch. The brunette looked rather uncomfortable, curled up to fit on the three cushions, and Jou was sure if he had to stay like that all night, he would be very stiff in the morning. After he turned off the TV, he tried to wake the boy.
He gently shook him, but that only caused the sleeper to curl up further and mutter something. "Hey man, wake up. You need to sleep on a real bed, not crammed up on a couch." The sleeping Kaiba pouted and started to turn over. "Man, don't tell me I have to carry you." He muttered to himself. Kaiba must have heard that because he stopped turning and his pout turned into a small, shy smile. "You have got to be kidding me." Jou sighed, but bent down to pick up the older boy nonetheless. He was honestly surprised how light the tall boy was. He knew the guy was skinny, but this was just ridiculous.
By the time he reached Kaiba's room, however, he was singing a different tune. "Man Seto, You weight a ton…" and he dropped him none to gently on the bed. Kaiba made a noise of protest at the rough behaviour, but was otherwise silent.
Jou noted that Kaiba was still wearing most of his clothing and was unsure if he should change the unconscious boy into a pair of pajamas. In the end he decided it would be a little too awkward to change the sleeping boy completely, but he could at least make him feel more comfortable. He decided that Kaiba would be perfectly fine sleeping in his boxers and maybe a t-shirt if he could wrestle one on. At the very least it would be better then wearing the fancy shirt and pants he'd been in all day.
He started the changing process with Kaiba's shirt because it would be much less awkward to get him into a t-shirt if he wasn't only wearing boxers. When all those little buttons finally came undone, Jou was pleased to find that the wrestling would be unnecessary as Kaiba was wearing an undershirt.
Next was the belt for his pants. Jou was unsure if he should do this step really fast to get it over with, or really slow because it was unlikely he would ever get an opportunity like this again. When Kaiba started to roll over, he decided to do it fast, so Kaiba could sleep peacefully.
Once Kaiba was in his makeshift sleepwear, Jou decided it was about time he was off to bed too. He covered Kaiba in the plush comforter and started to head out. Kaiba made a slight mewl as Jou was leaving. One of his hands also stretched out, as though trying to grab Jou before he had a chance to leave.
And Kaiba made another pitiful whining noise, Jou stopped short. Maybe the boy was having a nightmare and was reaching out for help. He went right back over to the bed and grabbed the outstretched hand. Kaiba grabbed the blondes' hand and seemed to relax a bit. Sighing, Jou knew he couldn't leave the brunette now. He climbed into the bed and let the CEO of a major cooperation, his self-proclaimed arch nemesis, to curl up onto his chest and snore lightly.
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When Jou woke up, Kaiba was still snuggled up onto his chest, one hand gently grabbing Jou's shirt while the other was still clasped with Jou's. Jou couldn't help but smile at the display in front of him. Moneybags looked almost exactly like his sister used to when she slept in Jous' bed after a nightmare.
"Hey Kaiba, it's time to wake up. It's past ten, I think you've slept long enough." He said as he gently shook the other boy.
"Mrrphlg…. Sunday…." was the only response he got as Kaiba rolled over.
Jou sighed as Kaiba pulled a pillow over his head, and realized that he was fighting a losing battle. "How about I make you some nice breakfast in bed and then you wake up?" He suggested hopefully. "Chef' was the only response he got to that.
He didn't understand that statement until he left the room and his nose was assaulted with the most heavenly aroma. It sure smelled like someone was making pancakes. Jou followed the scent downstairs to the main kitchen and peeked around the corner.
"BOY!" He jumped when that was bellowed at him. "Come on now, no use standing there like a useless idiot. Kaiba-sama needs his breakfast just like the rest of us. He's not a robot, you know." Jou cautiously walked over. 'There now, that wasn't so hard, was it?" He shoved a tray at Jou and began to pile it with those wonderful pancakes, as well as fresh orange juice and bacon. 'Now you go take this upstairs and you'd better hope he's still asleep, because if Kaiba-sama sees you in that outfit you'll be fired faster then you can blink! Also, don't be acting funny; I hear he's got a boy-toy over this weekend. I bet that's the real reason his brother left. To give the two of them a bit of privacy." As Jou blushed bright red, the chef just laughed. 'Aw, don't be embarrassed boy! It's his own business, and we get paid well enough to keep our mouths shut. Besides, I say it's about time. That boy has been holed up by himself for far to long. Now hurry up, that stuff will get cold. And be careful, I hear the boy toy could eat even Kaiba-sama out of house and home." Jou assumed he was dismissed as the Chef started laughing to himself.
His blush didn't lessen at all on the way back to Seto's room. Did the staff really think he was the CEO's…. boy-toy? With that thought in mind, he started to notice all the looks he was getting. As he walked passed a maid, she giggled, and another gave him a meaningful glance. Then he stopped making eye contact and settled on staring at the floor. 'Oh my god." He muttered to himself as he hurried into the bedroom.
When he got there, he noticed Kaiba was still asleep, curled around a pillow, much like he had been curled around Jou before. 'Hey Kaiba, time to wake up. I brought you this delicious smelling food, and some freshly squeezed Juice. Yum yum." Kaiba groaned. 'Common man, don't you have to go to work?" With that the brunette rolled over onto his back. 'I don't work on Sundays. I sleep, finish any homework and spend time with Mokuba."
"Oh." Jou responded, not really sure how to go on. "Umm… you wanna go back to sleep?"
Seto sighed. "No, I'm awake now, I may as well eat." He sat up on his bed and started pulling out these crazy trays with foldable legs that happily sat on the bed. He then looked at Jou expectantly. After a moment of silence he asked 'Are you going to join me?" That snapped Jou back from wherever his mind had wondered to. He hopped onto the bed and set up the food.
For practically the entire day, the two stayed on the bed, only getting off to use the washroom or to grab something they needed. They ate, watched movies and did homework. Well, Jou did homework, and demanded that Kaiba help him. Jou was surprised that Seto was actually a decent teacher. He was patient with Jou and could explain complicated problems in simple terms. When Jou asked about this, Kaiba simply responded "Mokuba needs help with his homework too."
Throughout the day the two made easy conversation on just about every topic, from favorite movies to least favorite characters in Shakespeare. They both avoided uncomfortable topics, like their respective pasts and family life, seeming to unconsciously know these topics were out of bounds.
When the chef Jou had met earlier brought up dinner, Jou saw something he had never seen before. It wasn't the little tray with all the food on it that the chef pushed in, or the expression on the guys face when he realized the new servant he had talked to that morning was the "boy-toy" he had been talking about, it was what happened after.
"What was that all about?" Kaiba asked, referring to the look Jou had received.
Jou decided to play dumb "Huh?"
"Don't play dumb with me. I saw that look. How do you know my chef?"
Jou knew Seto was too smart to fall for any cheap tricks he might try to pull, so he just went with the truth. 'When I went to find us breakfast, he thought I was a new server and happily told me all about how I was your new…. boy-toy."
There was a brief pause of silence. Then it started. Kaiba started to laugh. For a full five minutes he just laughed, doubled over, eyes squeezed shut with tears caught on his lashes.
When he finally clamed down enough to speak, he was gulping in air. "He probably thought…I was going to…fire him! Owww, my muscles hurt." And with that he lay down, still gasping slightly and rubbing his cheeks. When he could speak without pausing to catch his breath, he said, "I don't remember the last time I laughed that hard." Then he sighed and closed his eyes again, still chuckling lightly.
Jou was staring at Seto with wide eyes. He knew it was strange, but it had never occurred to him the Kaiba had the ability to laugh. He was brought out of his musings by the shrill ring of his cell phone.
"Jou," can Honda's voice "I need ya to take my shift tonight. I know it's short notice, but I feel sick to my stomach. It's a short shift, only three hours, from nine till midnight. I'll owe you one, I swear, just please say you'll do it!" Jou sighed. He knew he couldn't just leave his friend in such a bind. 'Ok Hond, I'll do it. But no backing out when I call in that favour." "Thanks man, you're a life saver!" Was the reply he got.
Jou looked at the clock. By the time he was finished eating, he would have to leave in order to make it to work on time. 'Kaiba, I gotta go to work for a little tonight, but I should be back by 12:30, ok?" A nod was his only response.
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When Jou got back to the mansion. All he wanted to do was fall asleep. He trekked up the stairs and headed down the hall.
"Jou…" He heard softly from the main bedroom. That was different. He'd never heard Seto call out a name before. And he never thought he'd hear his name. Then he heard "No! Don't please!" It was his time to intervene.
He walked in, intent on soothing the sleeping CEO, but was thwarted when the boys' long arm grabbed him and pulled him over. The sleeping boy snuggled down, lying directly on top of the blonde, and happily started sucking on his neck.
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Bwahahahaha. This chapter was going to be longer, but then midterms came along, so tough.
