Title: To My Enemy I've Come To Love
Author: celestial-fire-angel
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh
Pairings: Seto x Yami, Ryou x Yami
Rating: T
Author's Note: I am SO sorry for not updating...I have been busy with college applications so I haven't had time to update. Once the college things stop, I'll be able to write more..not to mention that I also had a bad case of writer's block so yeah...thank you everyone who supports this story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter Ten
Walking down the corridor, Yami looked left and right, trying to locate anything that would help him. He knew that it probably was getting close to an hour and he was no closer in finding Seto's bedroom than he had been when he first started. Yami let out a frustrated sigh and walked more quickly. He was not going to let this beat him. He would show Seto that he couldn't be easily beaten by this meaningless task when all tasks before it were more useless.
Just as Yami was about to give up, he rounded a corner and saw a different door. This one had two dragons on the beautiful, dark mahogany doors. Yami examined each closer and found that they looked like the dragons from the Duel Monsters game he had played at his old high school. Cautiously, Yami tried the door and poked his head inside. The room was draped in dark blue Egyptian cotton with silver embroidery. Everything from the curtains to the bedspread was a deep, navy blue. A laptop sat on a wooden desk, the screen glowed faintly to indicate that it had previously been in use.
Walking around, Yami started to examine the room before he heard the door opened. Yami froze and stood still, wondering if it was Seto who came in.
"What are you doing in Young Master Seto's room?" a maid asked, with a couple of towels in her hands.
"This is his room?" Yami asked, not bothering to hide the smile.
"Of course," the maid said, giving Yami a confused look. "You didn't know?"
"I'm new," Yami said.
"Ah, you're the young master's new servant," the maid said.
Yami twitched at the statement but nodded. "Yeah," he said.
Nodding, the maid went opened a door that was off to the left and Yami saw that it was the bathroom. His smile now wider, Yami walked after the maid. He watched as she opened a cabinet and bent to put the towels inside before straightening up.
"The young master will be up shortly," the maid said.
Yami nodded and walked over to the bathtub. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the size of the bath. It had to be almost as large as a pool and just as deep. It would take a long time to fill it. Grumbling, Yami turned on the faucets full blast and watched as water shot out. He looked around and saw an assortment of bath oils on the counter. Lifting one up, Yami quickly scanned the label and poured it into the water as the tub began to fill with water. Then, something purple caught his eye. Wedged between two bottle of bath oils, was a bubble bath bottle. Almost laughing out loud, Yami unscrewed the cap and tipped half of the bottle into the water. As the water level began to rise, Yami could see a mountain of bubbles start to form on top of the water.
Meanwhile, Seto was making his way up to his room, walking slowly. He couldn't wait to see if Yami had indeed found his room or not. As he neared his room, Seto was slightly disappointed to hear the faint sounds of water. Quickly entering, Seto closed the door and heard the sounds of the tub being filled.
"So the bastard did it," he said quietly.
Shrugging, Seto began to unbutton his school jacket. Tossing it aside, Seto threw off the red vest and started to unbutton the white shirt underneath. He hated the school uniforms but he thought that something as trivial as school uniforms wasn't important enough to take up his time so he just left them the way they were. Seto made a mental note to look into changing the uniforms when he had the time because the colors annoyed him.
Yami hurriedly turned off the water when saw there was enough and chuckled at the ridiculous amount of bubbles covering the surface of the water. He placed the bubble bath bottle back in its original place and turned to examine his work. Feeling satisfied, Yami walked around the tub, watching as the pinkish bubbles drifted lazily on top of the water. He walked towards the door and listened to muffled sounds of clothing. Knowing it was Seto, Yami worked hard to keep a straight face as he waited for the other to come in.
Seto removed the last of his clothing and placed them into a hamper by the bathroom door. He cleared his throat to compose himself before opening the door and heading inside. When he opened the door, a cloud of steam rushed towards him, suffocating him for just a minute before he adjusted to the temperature. He looked and saw Yami standing with his back towards the door. Closing the door quietly, Seto snuck up behind Yami.
Yami stood, ignorant of what was coming up behind him. He was too busy admiring his handiwork to notice the taller teen slip behind him.
"Anything interesting?" Seto said.
Yami jumped a foot in the air. "Holy shit!" he screamed. He brought a hand to his rapidly beating heart and took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. "You bastard," he growled, turning around. Once he faced Seto, he froze and just stared for a moment. In front of him stood Seto, naked as the day he was born. Quickly turning back around, Yami tried to hide the faint blush on his cheeks. "You scared the shit out of me," he said.
"Your own fault for not paying attention," Seto retorted. He walked towards the bath but stopped when he saw it. His eyes widened before narrowing. "What the hell is this?" he asked.
Yami cleared his throat before speaking. "Your bath," he said. "Just like you asked."
"Who the hell told you to put bubbles?" Seto growled.
Yami couldn't help but burst out in laughter. "I found it, among your bath oils," Yami said. "I thought it would be appropriate."
"Fill it again," Seto said.
"What?"
"The bath," Seto clarified.
"Hell no," Yami said. "It took forever to fill it the first time."
"There's no way I'm bathing in that," Seto said, pointing to the bubbles.
"It's your bubbles," Yami said shrugging. He turned, without looking at Kaiba and began to walk out of the bathroom.
"You aren't dismissed," Seto said, forcing himself to calm down. He knew Yami had a point about filling up the bath again.
"I filled your stupid bath," Yami said.
Seto stepped into the water and relaxed in the warmth, despite all the bubbles. "Wash me," Seto said.
"You're kidding," Yami said. "There's no way in hell I'm doing that."
"You don't want to get paid, do you?" Seto said, playing on Yami's weakness.
"What the hell?" Yami screamed. "Is this how you do everything? By threatening people?"
"Pretty much," Seto said, smirking.
Taking a washcloth, Yami cursed Seto mentally and knelt by the bathtub. A maid came in a moment later with a bathrobe in her hands.
"Leave it," Seto said, not bothering to glance back.
"Yes, sir," the maid said. She took one look at Yami and quickly left.
Yami stared after her and wondered if maybe, she got the wrong idea...He sighed and knew that somehow Seto was involved in this too. Yami knew he could place most of the blame on the other teen simply because the other teen was the source for all his suffering at Meio High. Shrugging, Yami took the washcloth and dipped it into the water. Bringing it up to Seto's back, he drew the cloth across the other's back, just wanting to get it over with.
"Do a good job," Seto said, turning his head to look at the smaller teen.
"Shut up," Yami growled.
"Don't tell me what to do," Seto said.
Yami rolled his eyes and went on washing Seto's back. Seto relaxed himself in the warm water and enjoyed being pampered, not that he wasn't pampered every day but how often was it to have your 'rival' pamper you and not have him be able to do something about it?
"Scrub harder," Seto said, "You're slacking."
"Screw you," Yami said.
" Then I'll just have to deduct from your paycheck," Seto threatened, loving the power he had over Yami.
Yami, finally having enough, took his hand from under the washcloth and stared at a moment at the alabaster skin in front of him. Letting out a smirk, he quickly swiped his fingers across the back, letting as much anger as he could seep into the 'attack'. Thin lines of blood were already starting to roll down Seto's wet back.
Seto let out a yelp and hurriedly turned around. "What the hell!" he exclaimed.
Yami watched as four red streaks bloomed across Seto's back, smiling at his handiwork. "Serves you right," Yami said, standing up and throwing the washcloth into the water.
Seto glared at Yami from the bath, his back burning. "You..." Seto said, moving towards the edge of the bathtub. Yami started backing away; he knew something wasn't quite right with how Seto approach the edge. "..I'll kill you now!" Seto screamed, hopping from the tub.
Yami streaked out of the bathroom and hurriedly ran towards out of Seto's room. He made his way down a series of long hallways, forgetting which was he took as he just ran from the furious brunet.
Seto slipped on his monogrammed bathrobe and sped after the shorter teen. He caught up with Yami in no time, knowing all the shortcuts in the house. "Come back here, street rat!" Seto called.
"Oh shit," Yami muttered, looking back to see Seto quickly gaining on him. "How the hell did he run so fast?" Yami urged his legs to move faster, knowing if he was caught, he would have to pay for what he did.
Even though Yami ran as fast as he could, Seto still managed to catch up with him. With a burst of speed, the taller teen tackled the smaller on to the ground, using his height to his advantage. He pinned Yami beneath him, sitting on the other's legs, wanting to make sure Yami couldn't escape.
"Let me go, bastard!" Yami said, struggling to throw Seto off him.
"You're going to pay for that," Seto said, using his arms to hold down Yami's. Yami glared up at Seto, not liking the position they were in.
"Get off!" Yami shouted.
"Don't tell me what to do," Seto growled.
Yami continued to glare at Seto, who in turn, glared back. Sapphire clashed with ruby as neither of them moved for a moment, the both of them needing to catch their breaths. Both were breathing heavily from their run around the mansion.
The both of them then noticed their positions and quickly scrambled to stand up. "Kaiba..." Yami started to say.
"I'll still get you back for this," Seto said. "But I need to be somewhere. Find your room and go stay there for the time being."
Seto walked away, but not before noticing a slight jump in his heart rate. Shaking his head, he headed off to his room, deciding he needed to work on his laptop for some time. Working on his laptop helped calm him down and distract him from reality. On his laptop, he could spend hours typing up various programs to run through his computer.
Yami watched as Seto walked away, leaving him to stand in the hallway alone. "Where the hell is my room?" Yami wondered. He looked down the hall and wondered where he was. In his attempt to run from Seto, he didn't have time to note which hallway he ran down. "Goddamn it!" Sighing, Yami started walking, his mind wondering just what Seto had in store for him. He knew that pulling a stunt like he did in the washroom was going to cost him. He just didn't know to what scale.
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Beep...Beep...Beep...
Yami groaned as he heard the alarm on the clock go off and pulled the covers over his head. It had taken him a good three hours to find his room, and that was with help from the other members of the staff who somehow knew who he was. His hand reached out to turn it off but knocked it off the nightstand instead. Sighing, Yami got out of bed and reached for the clock, muttering curses under his breath.
Staring at the digital clock, Yami groaned again. The red numbers read 6:15. Knowing he had to get up and wake Seto, Yami groggily went into the bathroom to splash some water on his face, to wake himself up.
After getting dressed and attempting to brush his hair, Yami went to wake the other up, maneuvering his way through the accursed hallways. This time, he knew where to go, having made small marks on the walls as he passed by them yesterday.
His room was all the way on the other side of the mansion so he had to run to Seto's room. Not to mention that he also had to go to the kitchen to pick up breakfast. Grabbing the silver tray that had been placed for him, Yami made his way back up the large staircase. Lungs burning, Yami finally made it to Seto's room, managing to hold onto the food in his rush.
Opening the door, Yami stepped inside and placed the tray on the table. He walked over to Seto's bed and shook one of the taller teen's shoulders. "Hey, get up, Kaiba," Yami said.
Seto shifted in bed but didn't open his eyes. "Get up!" Yami said a little louder. Seto frowned but still did not open his eyes. Yami huffed and leaned over the brunet. "Get your lazy ass – ah!" Yami shouted. Seto's arms had snaked around the smaller teen and suddenly pulled him down so he was sprawled across Seto's body.
"Let go!" Yami said, pushing against the other's chest to stand up.
Seto cracked open one blue eye to watch the crimson-orbed teen struggle to free himself. Trying hard not the give himself away, Seto loosened his arms as his eyes opened. "What are you doing?" he asked, feigning annoyance.
"You grabbed me!" Yami said, hurrying to push himself to his feet.
"You're accusing me of doing something when I wake up to find you on me?" Seto asked.
"It's your fault," Yami protested. "I didn't do anything."
"Couldn't keep your feelings hidden any longer, could you?" Seto asked, smirking.
"Shut the hell up!" Yami screamed. He hurriedly scrambled to his feet and straightened his uniform before backing away from the bed. "Eat your damn breakfast so we can leave."
Seto shrugged and pushed himself out of bed to go sit down at the table. Yami went to stand by the door, crossing his arms as he waited for the taller teen to finish eating. His mind kept drifting to when Seto grabbed him a moment ago and couldn't fight the light blush that rose on his cheeks. Damn him and his stupid ego… Yami mentally cursed.
Yami followed Seto out to the waiting limo, just wanting to get to school so he didn't have to be around the brunet any longer than he had to. Getting to the car, Seto waited until the chauffeur opened the door before ducking inside. He motioned for Yami to join him.
Yami stepped inside and took a seat across from Seto, his arms crossing as he looked around. He had never been in a limo before and his eyes moved from one part of the car to another. He was so busy looking around, he wasn't prepared when the car lurched forward. Yami fell towards Seto but managed to use his hands to keep himself from toppling.
"Not used to this are you, street rat," Seto commented.
"No shit," Yami growled. "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth."
"I can tell," Seto said.
"Bastard," Yami said. He righted himself and settled down more comfortably in the leather seats.
"Watch your language," Seto growled. "I…"
"'Have control over your paycheck'," Yami said, mimicking Seto. "I know…goddamn, that's so annoying!"
Seto glared at Yami but remained quiet the rest of the trip to school. He needed to teach Yami a lesson. The way the smaller teen was acting was just too…unbefitting of his servant. So far, Seto prided himself on being lenient towards Yami but the other teen was pushing all of his buttons. He would put one of his plans in motion in just a few moments.
The limo stopped in front of the school and the chauffeur quickly got out to open the door. Seto got out first and looked at the crowd that was gathered at the entrance. Since school hadn't started yet, most of the students were there, chatting about what they were going to do for the winter vacation that was only a couple of weeks away.
As Yami emerged from the limo, all the conversation in the immediate area surrounding the limo stopped. Whispers broke out as Yami stood next to Seto, brushing off his uniform.
"What the…." "Is that Kaiba and the freak?" "Them two?" "What's going on?" "They got out of the same limo…"
Yami looked up to see many people staring at him. He gave them a confused look, wondering what everyone was staring at. Shrugging, Yami started off towards the school building. Seto, not wanting to let this opportunity pass, reached out and grab Yami's arm. Spinning the other teen around, Seto crushed his lips to the smaller teen's lips. A gasp went through the crowd as they saw the lip lock between, who they thought were, two enemies.
Yami's crimson eyes widened as he felt Seto's lips on his, his body stiffening at the contact. He could feel Seto's lips playing over his, almost demanding him to kiss the brunet back. Yami quickly regained his senses and raised his arms to push against Seto's chest, wanting to dislodge the taller teen from him. He only succeeded in getting Seto to latch on even tighter. The taller teen wrapped an arm tightly around Yami's waist, holding the tri-colored haired teen firmly against his taller frame.
Seto's lips moved over Yami's, making it seem like they had done this a thousand times before. He stayed as long as his lungs would allow him, finally pulling back when he needed to breathe. Slightly out of breath, he leaned close to Yami's ear to whisper, "Never forget your place, street rat. I'll still break you." Standing up again, he let go of Yami and walked to the school building, never once looking back.
Yami stood there, watching as Seto walked away from him. His mind was still recovering from the fact that Seto had kissed him again. His eyes swept the crowd, which now had whispers breaking out all over the place. Yami pushed through them, wanting to get away. "Can this get any worse?" he groaned to himself. He walked a ways towards the school before a soft voice called out to him.
"Yami?" Ryou called. It just got worse... Yami said to himself.
Reviewers Responses (there are even more this time...):
bnomiko: Thank you very much and yes, Seto is being subtle...he has to be because it's his nature. Hope you enjoyed this chapter too!
ElementalCrisis: Who Yami will end up with is a toss up...not really, you'll just have to keep reading to find out. Hope this chapter was satisfactory...
Darleneartist: What the other two kings have in store for Yami will hopefully be a surprise...I'm planning something big so hopefully it'll work out. I'm glad you like this story so much, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well.
insane fangilr aka elektra: Thank you for reviewing and I would also love to see Yami in a maid costume...maybe I'll do that to him sometime... I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Blue September: Thank you very much for your review...I'm so glad you enjoyed reading this story so far...hope I didn't disappoint in this chapter.
Shizuka-Yuki: The idea for Seto's mother actually came from the Meteor Garden version of the main "King's" mother...she was a real tough lady to say the least. I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long with this chapter!
Seto: Thank you for your review and I hope you enjoyed!
Mandy925892002: I'm glad you like it! I hope I didn't update too late..
Hell's Sorrow: Please don't worry about reviewing...your reviews are long enough for you not to review for quite some chapters...Let's see if I can adequately answer your questions...Marik and Otogi went ahead of Seto because Seto already told them to go on...as for the gold fountain pen, Seto didn't really lose it. He didn't even bring it to school with him but it was an excuse for him to keep Yami there. The reason why Seto hates his mother so much will come up in later chapters and I don't want to spoil it so you'll have to wait, ok?...The reason why it only has 70 rooms is because each room is HUGE, not to mention that it's not their only house...they have many houses in different parts of the world. Okay, I think I've answered all the questions you've posted to me, if not, I'd be happy to e-mail my answers to you...And I hope you liked this chapter as well.
Blade-fairy: Oh my...crying? It makes me happy to know that you like this story so much! I hope I didn't disappoint with this chapter!
SonnyGoten: Yes, she was a bitch and she was perfect for this too. I'm sorry to say that I don't remember all the events in sequence so you'll have to forgive me if I write things out of order. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well.
Yami Neferbre: Glad it was worth the wait...hopefully this was worth it too.
Lifesmystery: Well as you can see, they didn't exactly share a bath together but I thought this was more appropriate. Hopefully it worked out...
Black blade: Hope you enjoyed it!
yaoi-lover: Right on the money! It was the only way I figured out to get them together so hopefully it'll work out...Enjoy this chapter too?
britney565: I hope this update was worth the wait!
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Noroi-Inu: Thank you for the review and hopefully you enjoyed this chapter.
ryougabriellucile: I know...I'm so mean to Yami but it'll be worth it for him in the end, promise.
Machi: I agree..Seto needs to be put in his place already but that's coming up later. Hope you enjoyed and thanks for reviewing!
Author's Note: Whew...those responses took a long time but thanks to everyone! I am currently working on chapter 11 and we'll see how it goes and how long it takes for me to update. Until then, please review!
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