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"Armmmphh..." Jou rolled over in the bed.
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"Mmmm..."
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"Fine! I'm getting up!" Jou yelled at the phone. He got out of bed, stomped to the phone, and slammed his fists down on the "Talk" button. "Yeah, what?!"
"Katsuya?"
"Seto?" Jounochi stepped back, into against Bakura's chest. "Why are you calling?" He stepped away from Bakura distractedly.
"I need to talk to you, okay? Will you come over?"
Jou looked up at Bakura. "Should I go?" he whispered.
Bakura shook his head. "Kaiba, what do you want?"
"Put Katsuya back on, Yami Bakura. I need to talk to him."
"Yugi's phone only works on speaker-phone. He's right here. Tell us what you want to see him for."
Kaiba sighed. "This is between Katsuya and me."
"Just...just tell me, Seto," Jounochi's wavering voice came.
"I just thought...you should come up and pick a few things up you may need."
"Yeah, fine. I'll be over in a few." He slammed his fist down on the phone, shutting it off.
"Sorry, I would have answered it, but I've been forbidden."
"Since when does that stop you?" Jou asked jokingly.
Bakura grabbed Jou and forced him into a hug. "Okay, come on. I'm going to help."
Jou pulled from Bakura. "Fine, I won't argue, but I'm calling Marik." He pulled the phone and put it on the counter. He began making himself some cereal. "Could you dial his number, please?"
Bakura obliged, climbing onto the counter.
"Moshi-moshi?" Marik's voice came.
"Good morning," Jounochi's cheerful voice came over the phone.
Marik glanced up from where he was washing dishes, eyes widening. "Jounochi? You...you called?"
"Of course I did! But I thought I told you to call me."
Marik went over to his phone. Bakura had re-wired it, too, to prevent him from having secret phone conversations. And in one night, too. "Nice to...hear from you...I have to say I'm a little surprised."
"Why...?"
"Nothing, forget it. So what's up?"
"Well, um, Se--Kaiba called me."
"He did, huh?" Marik ran his finger gently over a scar on his arm. He did that whenever something bothered him.
"He wants me to pick a few things up. I wanted to know if you wanted to do something after that."
"Or if you wanted to come with us!" Bakura shouted.
Marik smiled to himself. "I think I will."
"Then we'll pick you up in a few!" Bakura said gleefully.
"Bye Marik," Jou said, his voice being drowned out by Bakura's laughing.
~~~
Marik opened the door, his face flushed. "Um, kounichi-wa, Jounochi."
Bakura cleared his throat. "And me? What about me? Am I not important anymore?"
"Bakura," Marik said, making a face.
Jounochi smiled. "So, you ready to go?"
"Mmhmm. What are we getting there, anyway?"
"Some clothes, some stuff like that."
"Some expensive alcohol!" Bakura said, excited.
Marik shook his head as locked up his apartment. He joined them, feeling slightly awkward, until Jounochi slipped his arm around his waist. Marik's slim figure still allowed him to wear the short shirts he used to and happened to be wearing a blue one. Jounochi's touch was pleasant on his bare skin. He leaned a bit into Jounochi and Jounochi pulled him closer, smiling.
~~~
Kaiba opened the door himself, but stepped back a bit, shocked to see the two pale haired companions. He cleared his throat, uncomfortable. "Erm...you're...*company* has changed a bit." Jounochi dropped his arm from Marik's waist and pushed himself inside. Bakura and Marik followed silently, Kaiba bringing up the rear. "So...you look well."
"It's only been a few days," Bakura muttered.
"You too," Jounochi murmured solemnly. He led them to what seemed to be the master suit.
Marik raised his eyebrow. The place was bigger than his entire apartment. ~Damn...how am I ever going to compete with this?~
Kaiba spoke evenly, "So you're staying at Yugi-kun's? If he needs any money for the arrangement, have him talk to me--"
"I'll get a job," Jounochi said darkly, pulling out a duffle bag from the closet. He began stuffing the thing roughly, slamming his fists into from time to time.
"Is there anything I can get you, that you want?"
"Yes, there is." He straighten himself and stared Kaiba off.
Kaiba coughed nervously. "What's that?"
"I want you to go to hell and burn for a few days."
"Katsuya--"
"Don't call me that!" Jou screamed in frustration.
"J-Jou...no...ch-ch-chi..." Kaiba stuttered on the uncommon word to him. He looked down. "I'm going to be in my office if you need me." He walked out quickly.
Jounochi began slamming his fists into his bag again, until Bakura unfroze from his spot and wrapped his arms around the front of Jou and began pulling him away from the couch. They landed on the bed in a heap, Jounochi fighting against Bakura. "Let go of me!" he shouted.
Bakura reached back and smacked Jou hard. "Stop acting like a little girl!"
Jou sucked in a shaky breath, placing his hand on his red cheek. "Don't hit me," he whispered.
"Did Kaiba ever hit you?" Bakura asked suddenly.
Jou didn't answer for several tense minutes. "Twice," Jounochi whispered. "He was really mad both times. Once was when...we were first going out."
Marik sat on the edge of the bed and took Jounochi's hand. "What happened?"
"Just...I was flirting with Duke. I was a bit drunk and stuff...and he got so mad at me...he smacked me just like you did."
"Why do you love him?" Marik asked without thinking, then sucked in a shocked breath. "I--I'm sorry. I didn't mean..." Jou grabbed Marik by the shoulders and brought him close, into a hungry kiss.
Bakura shook his head and climbed off the bed as the couple began to make- out. He sat on the couch, watching them with interest. ~Huh? Kaiba's got a *couch* in his *bedroom*?! Marik doesn't even have a real couch in his living room! Oh wow, look at them go at it. This is kind of like a live action porn. Have to remember to rent some more of those...unless Yugi's locked up his movie rental card with the knifes... Fuck, they're really getting into it. He's touching him there and he's undoing his shirt...what are they going to fuck right there? I'm not gonna complain.~
Bakura glanced up, where Kaiba was standing in the doorway, staring. "Kinda hot, eh?"
Kaiba rolled his eyes. "I didn't know they were dating," he said calmly.
"After you dumped the mutt they just hit it off," Bakura said, turning back to watch the show.
~~~
Jounochi lifted up finally, to catch his breath. That's when he noticed they were being watched. "Um, Seto, I--"
Seto shrugged. He had been watching, interested for awhile now, sitting next to Bakura.
Bakura was caught somewhere between getting himself some popcorn or starting to jerk off. "You guys are really hot when you do that."
Marik blushed. "I think I better go anyway. I have to get to the museum about something for my sister anyway," he said softly to Jou. Jou nodded, climbing off of him. Marik hurried past Bakura and Kaiba without a glance.
"Having fun?" Kaiba asked jokingly.
Jounochi growled. "Leave me alone."
"So we can't be friends after this, huh?"
"Seto, if you honestly don't know the answer to that, than you're more stupid than you ever said I was. To spell it out: N-O. We're in a separation. Until you want to stop being a dick and let me move back in, I'm going to be childish and say, 'I'm not speaking to you.'"
"Armmmphh..." Jou rolled over in the bed.
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"Fine! I'm getting up!" Jou yelled at the phone. He got out of bed, stomped to the phone, and slammed his fists down on the "Talk" button. "Yeah, what?!"
"Katsuya?"
"Seto?" Jounochi stepped back, into against Bakura's chest. "Why are you calling?" He stepped away from Bakura distractedly.
"I need to talk to you, okay? Will you come over?"
Jou looked up at Bakura. "Should I go?" he whispered.
Bakura shook his head. "Kaiba, what do you want?"
"Put Katsuya back on, Yami Bakura. I need to talk to him."
"Yugi's phone only works on speaker-phone. He's right here. Tell us what you want to see him for."
Kaiba sighed. "This is between Katsuya and me."
"Just...just tell me, Seto," Jounochi's wavering voice came.
"I just thought...you should come up and pick a few things up you may need."
"Yeah, fine. I'll be over in a few." He slammed his fist down on the phone, shutting it off.
"Sorry, I would have answered it, but I've been forbidden."
"Since when does that stop you?" Jou asked jokingly.
Bakura grabbed Jou and forced him into a hug. "Okay, come on. I'm going to help."
Jou pulled from Bakura. "Fine, I won't argue, but I'm calling Marik." He pulled the phone and put it on the counter. He began making himself some cereal. "Could you dial his number, please?"
Bakura obliged, climbing onto the counter.
"Moshi-moshi?" Marik's voice came.
"Good morning," Jounochi's cheerful voice came over the phone.
Marik glanced up from where he was washing dishes, eyes widening. "Jounochi? You...you called?"
"Of course I did! But I thought I told you to call me."
Marik went over to his phone. Bakura had re-wired it, too, to prevent him from having secret phone conversations. And in one night, too. "Nice to...hear from you...I have to say I'm a little surprised."
"Why...?"
"Nothing, forget it. So what's up?"
"Well, um, Se--Kaiba called me."
"He did, huh?" Marik ran his finger gently over a scar on his arm. He did that whenever something bothered him.
"He wants me to pick a few things up. I wanted to know if you wanted to do something after that."
"Or if you wanted to come with us!" Bakura shouted.
Marik smiled to himself. "I think I will."
"Then we'll pick you up in a few!" Bakura said gleefully.
"Bye Marik," Jou said, his voice being drowned out by Bakura's laughing.
~~~
Marik opened the door, his face flushed. "Um, kounichi-wa, Jounochi."
Bakura cleared his throat. "And me? What about me? Am I not important anymore?"
"Bakura," Marik said, making a face.
Jounochi smiled. "So, you ready to go?"
"Mmhmm. What are we getting there, anyway?"
"Some clothes, some stuff like that."
"Some expensive alcohol!" Bakura said, excited.
Marik shook his head as locked up his apartment. He joined them, feeling slightly awkward, until Jounochi slipped his arm around his waist. Marik's slim figure still allowed him to wear the short shirts he used to and happened to be wearing a blue one. Jounochi's touch was pleasant on his bare skin. He leaned a bit into Jounochi and Jounochi pulled him closer, smiling.
~~~
Kaiba opened the door himself, but stepped back a bit, shocked to see the two pale haired companions. He cleared his throat, uncomfortable. "Erm...you're...*company* has changed a bit." Jounochi dropped his arm from Marik's waist and pushed himself inside. Bakura and Marik followed silently, Kaiba bringing up the rear. "So...you look well."
"It's only been a few days," Bakura muttered.
"You too," Jounochi murmured solemnly. He led them to what seemed to be the master suit.
Marik raised his eyebrow. The place was bigger than his entire apartment. ~Damn...how am I ever going to compete with this?~
Kaiba spoke evenly, "So you're staying at Yugi-kun's? If he needs any money for the arrangement, have him talk to me--"
"I'll get a job," Jounochi said darkly, pulling out a duffle bag from the closet. He began stuffing the thing roughly, slamming his fists into from time to time.
"Is there anything I can get you, that you want?"
"Yes, there is." He straighten himself and stared Kaiba off.
Kaiba coughed nervously. "What's that?"
"I want you to go to hell and burn for a few days."
"Katsuya--"
"Don't call me that!" Jou screamed in frustration.
"J-Jou...no...ch-ch-chi..." Kaiba stuttered on the uncommon word to him. He looked down. "I'm going to be in my office if you need me." He walked out quickly.
Jounochi began slamming his fists into his bag again, until Bakura unfroze from his spot and wrapped his arms around the front of Jou and began pulling him away from the couch. They landed on the bed in a heap, Jounochi fighting against Bakura. "Let go of me!" he shouted.
Bakura reached back and smacked Jou hard. "Stop acting like a little girl!"
Jou sucked in a shaky breath, placing his hand on his red cheek. "Don't hit me," he whispered.
"Did Kaiba ever hit you?" Bakura asked suddenly.
Jou didn't answer for several tense minutes. "Twice," Jounochi whispered. "He was really mad both times. Once was when...we were first going out."
Marik sat on the edge of the bed and took Jounochi's hand. "What happened?"
"Just...I was flirting with Duke. I was a bit drunk and stuff...and he got so mad at me...he smacked me just like you did."
"Why do you love him?" Marik asked without thinking, then sucked in a shocked breath. "I--I'm sorry. I didn't mean..." Jou grabbed Marik by the shoulders and brought him close, into a hungry kiss.
Bakura shook his head and climbed off the bed as the couple began to make- out. He sat on the couch, watching them with interest. ~Huh? Kaiba's got a *couch* in his *bedroom*?! Marik doesn't even have a real couch in his living room! Oh wow, look at them go at it. This is kind of like a live action porn. Have to remember to rent some more of those...unless Yugi's locked up his movie rental card with the knifes... Fuck, they're really getting into it. He's touching him there and he's undoing his shirt...what are they going to fuck right there? I'm not gonna complain.~
Bakura glanced up, where Kaiba was standing in the doorway, staring. "Kinda hot, eh?"
Kaiba rolled his eyes. "I didn't know they were dating," he said calmly.
"After you dumped the mutt they just hit it off," Bakura said, turning back to watch the show.
~~~
Jounochi lifted up finally, to catch his breath. That's when he noticed they were being watched. "Um, Seto, I--"
Seto shrugged. He had been watching, interested for awhile now, sitting next to Bakura.
Bakura was caught somewhere between getting himself some popcorn or starting to jerk off. "You guys are really hot when you do that."
Marik blushed. "I think I better go anyway. I have to get to the museum about something for my sister anyway," he said softly to Jou. Jou nodded, climbing off of him. Marik hurried past Bakura and Kaiba without a glance.
"Having fun?" Kaiba asked jokingly.
Jounochi growled. "Leave me alone."
"So we can't be friends after this, huh?"
"Seto, if you honestly don't know the answer to that, than you're more stupid than you ever said I was. To spell it out: N-O. We're in a separation. Until you want to stop being a dick and let me move back in, I'm going to be childish and say, 'I'm not speaking to you.'"