Of Zombies and Card Games
Chapter 10
"It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," Jounouchi practically cooed, a sparkle returning to his bright eyes, "that's it, we're living here."
Seto smirked, albeit kindly, at Jounouchi's over exuberance. Although the guy had a point. If one were to establish a permanent residence of any sort, this would be the place in which to do it. An old farm house in a middle of nowhere orchard, an orchard that happened to still be thriving. The trees flourished, as did the small vegetable garden around the main house. Several dozen chickens ran wildly about, and a few cows - including a calf - roamed aimlessly, stopping ever so often to graze in the lush green fields.
"It's an oasis!" Jou cried out, running to assault one of the many trees for it's fruit.
"You idiot, an oasis would imply water, not apples," Kaiba admonished, resisting the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose.
"Whafeja," Jou mumbled around a mouthful of fruit, juices rolling sloppily down his chin, "an' oh mah ga it's swee!" At that exclamation, Ryou took a tentative bite into the piece he'd been holding, letting out a soft moan of approval as the rich flavor assaulted longtime deprived taste buds.
Seto stepped forward and plucked a Fuji from the nearest tree. He ate quietly and neatly. End of the world, soul survivors or not, he had a reputation to maintain.
"Aw come on prissy boy," Jou teased, "stop being such a girl and enjoy your food."
"It's just an apple," Seto retorted, "no need to get so excited."
"You kidding?" Jou laughed, "it's the end of the world! I'd have been dancing if we found a box of Tic Tacs. This is paradise."
"Might be, but I doubt you'll be receiving knowledge from that apple anytime soon," Seto scoffed back.
Jou narrowed his eyes, but refrained from comment, walking closer to the house to check out the vegetable garden and scope out the livestock. If princess needed a feast to get excited, Jou was pretty sure he could arrange that.
Watching the blonde huff off, Seto glanced at Ryou, working greedily on his third apple while reaching for a fourth. "Slow down," Kaiba said, "it'd be a shame to have survived all this time merely to go out choking on fruit."
For a second Ryou glared, and Seto was almost elated at what appeared to be a break in character. However the man managed to regain his composure before commenting. Cheeks reddening slightly, Ryou emitted a lively chortle. "Right, I'll keep that in mind," he said, bouncing off after Jou.
Seto masked his frustration. Finishing off his apple, he debated exploring an alternative section of the farm, but thought better of it. He worried about leaving Jou alone with Ryou, though he attempted to push that though aside as he walked towards the house. Of course he didn't actually care about that stupid mutt, that would be ridiculous.