Disclaimer: All Yu-Gi-Oh! characters and references belong to Kazuki Takahashi. Utada Hikaru, Phil Collins and Genesis are real people and any mention of them is done with respect to them. All music © Genesis. All Generation X characters and references belong to Marvel Entertainment. I-pod is a registered trademark of Apple corp. The manga series Boy Princess is written by Seyoung Kim. Story elements © Hideki LaShae. No money was gained in the writing of this story.
Lace
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Hideki LaShae
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Chapter Twenty-five
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"That was some really great food," says Jounouchi rubbing his full stomach as he walks into the master bedroom.
"I would hope so. This is a five star hotel," says Seto, "If the food wasn't good, I would have to complain." He opens his suitcase on the bed and pulls out a present that he sets on the bed.
"So how long are we staying in Tokyo?" asks Jounouchi walking over to his luggage and placing his suitcase on the bed in order to open it. He unpacks his clothes into the dresser and places his make-up kit on top.
"We'll be flying back by plane on Sunday afternoon," says Seto.
Jounouchi pulls his wig off his head and sets it on the dresser.
"Shalara insisted I give you this present tonight," says Seto, "She couldn't come with us, but she wanted you to have something special for your birthday. I don't know what it is."
Jounouchi turns towards Seto. He smiles. "Shalara got me a present?"
"Yes. She really likes you," says Seto.
Jounouchi removes his suitcase from the bed and sits down beside the present. He lifts it into his lap and opens it quickly. He blushes as he pulls out the sexy nightgown, and he quickly places it back in the box. "I'll go slip into this, and then you can see it!"
Seto smiles. "That's fine. Would you like to open my present tonight, Kat?"
"Only if it isn't safe for the eyes of our little siblings," says Jounouchi taking his box into the adjacent bathroom.
Seto unpacks his clothes into the dresser and puts the empty suitcases into the closet. Then he starts to remove his clothing in preparation for bed.
Jounouchi steps out of the bathroom with a blush on his cheeks. "Seto, what do you think of my new night clothes?"
Seto looks towards Jounouchi as he drops his pants to the floor. His cock erects and hardens visibly. "Nice."
Jounouchi wears a see-through white lace robe over a blue satin gown.
Seto kicks off his pants to stand completely nude before his lover. "Very nice indeed."
Jounouchi slips off the robe so that Seto can see his gown more clearly. The gown itself is sleeveless, and it has white lace accents going around the bottom hem as well as thick lace strips traversing down his sides over both hips, playing peek-a-boo with the soft flesh beneath. He wears comfortable blue slippers in the same shade as the robe, and he doesn't make a sound as he steps up in front of Seto. He gently fingers Seto's arousal. "I take it then that you're pleased with my present?"
"I'll need to send Shalara a thank-you note when we get home," says Seto, "You're beautiful, puppy."
"You always think I'm beautiful."
"It's always true."
"Do you want some help or should we just go to sleep?" asks Jounouchi.
"Maybe… under the current circumstances we should just rest. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow," says Seto glancing at the clock, "I mean later today."
Jounouchi kisses Seto passionately before heading around to his side of the bed and placing his robe on the nightstand. He sits down and kicks off his slippers before lying down in bed and pulling the blankets over him.
Seto climbs into bed and pulls Jounouchi to his side. "Sleep well, puppy."
"Same to you, Seto," whispers Jounouchi closing his eyes and cuddling close to his lover.
After breakfast in the hotel restaurant, everyone gathers in Jounouchi's suite with the presents for the blond.
Jounouchi sits down on the couch wearing a red baby-doll tee that shows off his stomach and a green knee-length skirt beneath his black crocheted sweater and black lace skirt. He wears a pair of black crocheted gloves, knee-high white socks, and black Mary-Jane's. A silver rope necklace winds around his neck.
"Hey, I have an idea! Let's play a game!" exclaims Mokuba with a mischievous glint in his eye, "And then when we're done, Kat can open her presents."
"I don't like that look, Mokuba. What kind of game are you suggesting?" asks Seto.
"Well, I know you packed the deck that you made up to play Truth or Dare with Kat," says Mokuba, "So I was thinking we could use that. We'd go around in circles drawing a card. When someone draws a monster with attack points greater than those of its defense, that person asks everyone a question. When someone draws a monster with defense points greater than its attack, their lover asks them a question instead. When someone draws a Magic card, they dare everyone to do something. When someone draws a Trap card, their lover dares them to do something. The thing is, everything has to be of a sexual nature."
Several of the members of the group blush.
"No way!" exclaims Jounouchi.
"Why not?" asks Shizuka, "Although it sounds embarrassing, it could be fun."
"No. I said no and I mean no," says Jounouchi, "I will not play a game of Sexual Truth or Dare with my siblings present. Mokuba, Shizuka… if the two of you weren't present, I might be convinced to play that game, but you are my brother and sister… I will not be part of your deflowering."
Shizuka blinks a few times as she tries to understand Jounouchi's words. "You mean… you don't want to be in the room with us when someone gives the dare for everyone to strip."
Seto's eyes narrow into a glare.
"Oh… okay," says Mokuba, "Maybe a different game then."
"Well then," says Yugi, "How about a game of Sexual War of Truth?"
"What?" asks Isis, "I've never heard of that game before."
"Have you ever played a card game called War?" asks Yugi. He continues when Isis nods, "Well, when you play Sexual War, you can do it in one of two ways. War of Truth or War of Dare. The winner of the hand poses a sexual question if you're playing Truth, or he/she poses a sexual task if you're playing Dare."
"I still don't think I find that acceptable given the current audience," says Seto quietly so that only Jounouchi can hear him.
"No! Nothing sexual!" exclaims Jounouchi, "If we want to play a game, it can't be sexual anything."
"You're no fun today, Kat," says Malik.
"I'm not trying to ruin anyone's fun, but there are just some things that brothers and sisters shouldn't know about each other," says Jounouchi.
"Besides, even if he wanted to play, I would have to stop the game," says Seto, "How about a standard game of War?"
"That sounds like a good idea," says Ryou, "Less potential for disaster anyway."
"Yes, and let's play in teams of two!" adds Mai, "We can all pair up with our significant other."
"Everyone in?" asks Anzu, "I brought a deck of cards."
Everyone nods his or her head.
"I have a deck too," says Jounouchi, "We'll combine them so we get larger stacks and better chances of making the game last." He grabs his green handbag from the side table and pulls out a deck of cards. He passes it to Anzu so she can shuffle it into her deck of cards.
"Okay, everyone sit down with their partner," says Ryou moving to sit on the floor in front of Yugi and leaning back so his boyfriend's legs go on either side of him.
Isis blushes slightly as she fills the space in between Mai's parted legs.
"So how long have you two ladies been dating?" asks Seto wrapping his arm around Jounouchi.
"Just since Christmas," says Mai stroking Isis's black hair.
Shizuka sits down on the floor in front of Mokuba.
"Come here, Malik," says Otogi spreading his legs invitingly.
Malik blushes as he moves to sit on the floor and lean back against Otogi's chair. "Why do you love to embarrass me so much?"
"Because you're cute." Otogi kisses Malik's cheek.
"I guess I'll team up with Rishid," says Anzu moving to sit in front of him, "This does not mean I'm your lover though!"
"I wouldn't think it did," says Rishid.
Anzu deals out all the cards. "Okay, starting with the birthday girl…"
Jounouchi flips the top card from his and Seto's pile to reveal the Five of Clubs.
Ryou flips up the Eight of Diamonds. "Eight beats five. Sorry, Kat."
Isis flips the Eight of Clubs. "Another eight."
Shizuka flips the Two of Spades. "Stupid two."
Malik flips a Six of Clubs. "Well, we lose, Otogi."
Anzu flips her card. "Jack of Clubs. Our win, Rishid."
Rishid whispers into Anzu's ear.
Anzu smiles and blushes a delicate shade of pink.
"Okay, next hand!"
Five cards flip over quickly.
"Seven Clubs," says Seto.
"Six Clubs," says Yugi.
"King Diamonds," says Mai.
"King Spades," says Shizuka.
"Four Diamonds," says Otogi.
"Six Hearts," says Rishid.
"Okay, we need a tie-breaker between teams Mai and Mokuba," says Yugi.
Isis and Shizuka flip cards.
"Ten of Clubs for Mai-Isis, and Nine of Diamonds for Mokuba-Shizuka," says Malik, "Winner, the ladies!"
The game continues for almost a half hour before everyone gets tired of it.
"So, Kat, who was your first crush?" asks Mai smiling at the other blond.
Jounouchi blushes. "My first crush was on a girl named Kiki. I knew her when I lived in Kyoto."
"That wouldn't be Hotari Kiki by any chance would it?" asks Shizuka.
"Yeah!" exclaims Jounouchi, "You know her?"
"She's my best female friend!" exclaims Shizuka smiling, "She had a crush on you too. Still does actually."
"Too bad for her, I'm already taken," says Jounouchi glancing sideways at Seto.
Seto smiles and squeezes Jounouchi tighter against his side.
"What about you, Mai?" asks Jounouchi.
Mai sighs wistfully. "My first crush was my teacher, Nanase-Sensei. It was my first year of Junior High, and she was just sexy as hell!"
"Who was your first crush, Kaiba?" asks Rishid.
"Remus Black," says Seto, "He was the son of one of my stepfather's business associates."
"Yeah, he's very cute. I met him at a charity function," says Jounouchi. "Luckily for him, he's engaged to another cute guy, so I don't have to worry about him going after my boyfriend!"
"Yugi?" asks Otogi, "What about you?"
"My first crush was a kid I played with when I was an infant and toddler," says Yugi blushing, "I don't know his name, but I called him Koko."
"Well, our little Yugi was just a player when he was little!" exclaims Mai giggling, "Was he cute?"
Yugi's blush reddens. "I thought so at the time. What about you, Ryou? Who was your first crush?"
"I guess you could say my first crush was my little sister," says Ryou looking at the floor, "When she died… that's when Reila was first born inside of me, although it took a few years before anyone in the world actually met Reila."
"I'm sorry, Ryou. I didn't know," says Yugi, and everyone sends the white haired boy apologetic looks.
Ryou shakes his head and sends a smile at the group. "It's okay. I just miss my little sister. I loved her very much. She was the first girl I could ever talk to."
After a moment of silence, Isis speaks up. "My first crush is Mai."
"Me? Your first?" asks Mai blinking her violet eyes rapidly. A blush taints her cheeks.
"You know that I grew up beneath the desert sands. There was no one there for me to get a crush on who was not related to me," explains Isis, "and after I left that life behind… I had too much to worry about to even bother with things like love. But the events at Battle City left me open to develop feelings for others, and I quickly found myself attracted to Mai."
"Well, then I'm doubly glad I put the moves on you, Isis!" exclaims Mai stroking her lover's hair.
Mokuba and Shizuka look at each other for a second.
"My first crush was Utada Hikaru, the famous singer," says Mokuba.
"My first crush is my best, best friend," says Shizuka standing up and pulling out her wallet from her pants pocket, "Renji Koichi. We weren't friends at the time, and he didn't enjoy being seen with a girl, even if I was very tomboyish." She pulls out a picture and passes it around so everyone can see the brown haired boy with the long braid and the brown haired boy with the short spikes in his hair. "So he helped me develop my personality as Kashi. We became close friends, and I grew out of my attraction to Koichi. I love him like a brother now, but I am over wanting anything from him."
"My first crush was my motorcycle!" exclaims Malik.
"What about human crushes!" says Anzu giggling.
"Oh… Ryou then," says Malik, "although Reila does nothing for me."
"My first crush was a girl in my pre-school. She slapped me when I tried to kiss her, and I haven't liked girls since," says Otogi, "Her name was Satomi Maki."
"My first crush was actually our sweet little Yugi," says Anzu, "but with him being gay, there was no chance of anything happening there!"
"My first crush was a woman I used to see in my dreams," says Rishid, "She always wore white Egyptian clothing, and her hair was blue. Her name was Kisara."
"Who was your first kiss?" asks Isis.
"I kissed Kiki on the cheek once," says Jounouchi, "but my first kiss on the lips was with Seto."
"Aw, how sweet!" exclaims Shizuka, "My first kiss was Koichi. Complete and total accident. I tripped and fell on him, and our lips locked. It was so weird! My second kiss was much better!" She looks back at Mokuba with pink cheeks.
"My first kiss was with Shalara," says Seto, "She was my girlfriend at the time, but now she's just one of my closest friends."
"So you used to be straight, or at least bisexual?" asks Otogi.
"I've always been gay. Shalara's a cross dresser," says Seto.
"My first kiss was with a Spanish boy who was in my dance class one summer," says Anzu, "His name was Angelo Espinosa."
"Mine was Koko! It was the last thing we ever did before his parents got disgusted and moved him away from me!" exclaims Yugi.
"My first kiss was with Shizuka," says Mokuba.
"Mine was taken by a girl who had a crush on me. I never did learn her name," says Otogi.
"My first kiss was with Erin O'Riley," says Ryou, "Back in England."
"My first was with that cute boy in the year below us. The one with the purple streaks and glasses," says Malik.
"I haven't had my first kiss yet," says Rishid with reddening cheeks.
"My first kiss was with one of the museum's workers. Heiji Tira," says Isis, "She snuck up on me."
"My first kiss was with a boy at a friend's party when I was fourteen. We were playing spin the bottle," says Mai, "His name was Li Ping."
"Okay. We should probably call it time for Kat to open her gifts," says Yugi.
"Then we can have lunch," says Shizuka.
"Who would like their present to be the first one opened?" asks Jounouchi looking around at everyone.
"Open this one first," says Seto passing an unwrapped box to Jounouchi.
"Damn, Seto! Too cheap to use wrapping paper?" Jounouchi smiles and takes the box. He lifts the lid and pulls out two stuffed animals, a Red-Eyes Black Dragon and a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. He cuddles them to his chest. "Thank you, Seto!"
"They aren't from me. The box was unwrapped because I couldn't get the paper that had been on it off nicely. That was from Honda," says Seto.
Jounouchi hurls the toys away from himself quickly. "What the fuck…?"
"It's his way of apologizing and accepting that you and I are together. He's letting you go," says Seto.
"I can't forgive him…"
"I'm not asking you to," says Seto, "I'm simply telling you what we talked about last night. What you do now is up to you. I'm still waiting for you to give the word for me to have him killed for what he did."
"I don't want him dead… maybe beat up, but not dead," says Jounouchi.
"Here, open my present next!" exclaims Shizuka tossing Jounouchi a flat, square package.
Jounouchi pulls off the paper and reads the Red-Eyes Black Dragon shaped birthday card before passing it around for everyone to see it. He unfolds the matching poster. "Wow! I love it! Thanks!"
"And for my beloved older sister," says Shizuka passing another present to Jounouchi.
"You didn't have to…"
"Shut up and open the gift!"
Jounouchi opens the package and pulls out a silver charm bracelet decorated with little charms that look like duel monster dragons. He smiles. "Oh, my Gods, this is a Red-Eyes Dragon Chick charm!"
"And there's a Blue-Eyes baby dragon on there too!" exclaims Shizuka.
"Oh," Jounouchi coos as he sees the baby Blue-Eyes White Dragon charm on the bracelet, "It's so adorable! It even has a superior smirk on its young face already! This is what our babies would look like, Seto!"
"Yes," says Seto wrapping his arm around Jounouchi's waist and pulling him close to his chest, "I'm sure you're right."
Jounouchi holds the bracelet out to Seto. "Put it on for me, please."
Seto takes the bracelet and wraps it around the offered wrist. Then he kisses Jounouchi's wrist. "It's beautiful."
"Thank you so much, Shizuka!" exclaims Jounouchi.
Mai passes a card envelope to Jounouchi. "I hope you like it. I went to an awful lot of trouble to get that for you!"
Jounouchi opens the envelope and pulls out the card. He reads the poem on the outside and opens it. He gasps when he sees the duel monsters card slid into the small pouch on the card designated for money. "Harpie's Pet Dragon!"
"I had to go all the way to America to purchase that card for you! No one around here wanted to give up a dragon," says Mai, "Me included, so I still have mine."
"Thank you, Mai!" exclaims Jounouchi, "I promise to make you proud with this card!"
"You'd better!" laughs Mai.
"Mine next!" exclaims Ryou passing a gift to Jounouchi.
Jounouchi grins as he pulls off the paper and looks at the cover of the book.
"The Dragons of Duel Monsters?" asks Seto raising an eyebrow.
"It's sort of an art book for all the dragons, but there's information in there too," says Ryou, "Like what type of magic and trap cards would go well with a certain dragon card."
Jounouchi's eyes tear up, and he crawls over to pull Ryou into an embrace. "Thank you! Thank you, Ryou! It's wonderful!"
"Here, Kat!" exclaims Mokuba tossing a package into Jounouchi's lap as he embraces Ryou, "Open that one next!"
Jounouchi turns around and lean backwards into Ryou's embrace as he opens the present from Mokuba. He pulls out the cell phone. "What is this?"
"It's the new phone from Apple, the makers of the I-pod. It's not out on the market yet, but we managed to get you one for your birthday. It does everything an I-pod will do, plus take pictures, records movies, and is an actual phone!" exclaims Mokuba.
"Thanks, Mokuba! This is awesome!" exclaims Jounouchi.
"Here," says Anzu handing over a small gift bag.
Jounouchi opens the bag and pulls out a box. He opens the box.
"I noticed that you had your ears pierced, so when I saw those earrings, I knew I had to get them for you!" exclaims Anzu.
"Red-Eyes Black Dragon earrings," says Jounouchi in a hushed whisper.
Rishid passes a present to Jounouchi. "From the Ishtar family."
Jounouchi opens his gift. "An ankh necklace!"
"Mine next!" exclaims Otogi passing Jounouchi a box.
Jounouchi lifts the lid of the box and looks inside. His cheeks turn bright red. "What the fuck!"
"Well… you have a boyfriend now. You might want to use them!" exclaims Otogi.
"No fucking way! You pervert!" exclaims Jounouchi putting the lid back on the box.
Seto raises an eyebrow and glares at Otogi. "What did you give my girlfriend?"
"They're only dice!" exclaims Otogi, "They're just designed for sexual play though! It's no big deal!"
"You're giving my girlfriend sex toys, and you don't see a problem with that?" asks Seto.
"Here, Jounouchi," says Yugi passing a box to the blond.
Seto glares at Otogi. "We will continue this conversation later, freak!"
"Of course, jerk-face!" exclaims Otogi.
Jounouchi opens his present and looks at the deck storage box with his favorite dragon decorating it. "Thank you, Yugi!"
Yugi hugs Jounouchi before pushing him away from Ryou. "Go back to cuddle with your own boyfriend now! I've let you borrow mine long enough!"
Jounouchi laughs as he crawls over to Seto.
"Yes. It is time I give my girlfriend her birthday present after all," says Seto.
"Present? I thought my gift was this concert trip!" exclaims Jounouchi.
"That's not your only gift," says Seto pulling a small jewelry box from his pocket, "and I didn't want to waste time wrapping it."
Jounouchi opens the box. "A circle pendant!"
"Oh, lovely! Every woman should have one of those in her jewelry collection!" exclaims Anzu.
"Okay, last present," says Mokuba passing a gift bag to Jounouchi, "For my beloved older sister."
Jounouchi pulls a perfume bottle from the bag. His eyes fill with tears that slide down his cheeks. "Thank you, everyone! Thank you for making this the best birthday I've ever had!"
Shizuka stands. "I'll order lunch. Seto, will you take Kat to freshen up a bit?"
Seto stands up and pulls Jounouchi to his feet before lifting him up in his arms. He carries the blond into their bedroom. "Are you all right, puppy?"
"I'm just a little emotional is all," says Jounouchi wiping his eyes, "Will you hold me for awhile?"
"You didn't even need to ask," says Seto laying Jounouchi onto the bed before sliding on beside him.
Jounouchi steps out of the limousine at the concert hall wearing a gold miniskirt with a gold tube top that has crystal inlaid chains extending from the top up to a gold collar around his neck. He wears gold palm gloves and pumps. His white gold necklace with the hanging pearl dangles around his neck, and the crystal tiara adorns his blond hair with crystal-beaded mini-braids.
Seto wraps his arm around Jounouchi's waist. He wears a pair of simple well-worn black leather pants with a vintage T-shirt and black leather jacket. "Are you cold, Kat?"
"I'm too excited to be cold!" exclaims Jounouchi nearly jumping up and down on the spot.
The rest of the group climbs out of the limo, and they all head inside together. They make their way up to their front row seats and sit down to chat and wait for the opening band to start playing.
"Because tonight, tonight, tonight… We're gonna make it right! Tonight, tonight, tonight," sings the man on stage as the crowd goes wild and sings along.
Jounouchi wraps his arms around Seto and pulls him into a kiss. He turns to watch the concert again after several long moments of kissing his boyfriend.
"'Cause I can't dance, I can't talk. Only thing about me is the way I walk. I can't dance, I can't sing. I'm just standing here selling. Oh, I'm checking everything is in place. You never know who's looking on…"
"This music is very nice," says Seto, "Thank you for sharing it with me, Kat!"
"You're welcome, Seto. I can't think of anyone else I would rather be here with right now," says Jounouchi, "I love doing things like this with you!"
Seto waits for a particularly loud part of Land of Confusion before he whispers, "I love you, Kat." He smiles when he realizes Jounouchi didn't hear him and he times his next phrase perfectly with the line from the band, "Need I say I love you?"
After seven songs, and one encore, Genesis ends the concert with, "Listen. You know I love you, but I just can't take this. You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps. Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this. You know I want to, but I'm in too deep. So listen, listen to me. Oh you must believe me. I can feel your eyes go thru me. But I don't know why…"
Seto guides everyone off while the band says their thanks and good nights to the audience. He leads them backstage and through a security checkpoint. By the time he guides his group of friends into the dressing room, Genesis already sits there relaxing.
"Happy birthday!" everyone exclaims as Seto and Jounouchi lead the group inside.
"Oh, sorry. I thought you said you were bringing your boyfriend, Seto," says the lead singer, Phil Collins, walking over to shake Seto's hand, "Not a girlfriend. You mentioned he was our biggest fan here in Japan. We were looking forward to meeting him. Did you two have a fight?"
"No. As a matter of fact…"
"He did bring his boyfriend," says Jounouchi, "Hi, I'm Jounouchi Katsuya…"
"A pleasure to meet you," says Phil taking Jounouchi's hand and shaking it, "I must say, you're a lot prettier in real life than your pictures make you out to be."
Jounouchi blushes.
"Please don't make my girlfriend blush," says Seto, "That's my job!"
"Come on in. Make yourselves comfortable, everyone!" exclaims Phil, "The birthday cake should be arriving any minute!"
"Cake?" asks Jounouchi.
"Yes. When Seto called me and told me he was bringing his boyfriend to the concert as a birthday present, I figured we needed to have birthday cake. It's tradition!" exclaims Phil.
"And how do you know Seto?" asks Jounouchi abandoning his boyfriend's arm for the arm of the older man.
"We've met at several charity fundraisers in the past," says Phil, "I take it he forgot to mention that."
"He fails to mention lots of things like that," says Jounouchi, "I think he likes seeing me star-struck when I first meet one of his associates."
Phil chuckles. "I can picture that."
"You know, I really loved the concert, but I was wondering why you didn't play No Son of Mine," says Jounouchi.
"Seto asked us not to."
"Oh, I see. He probably figured that with him and Mokuba both being orphans… and my family recently abandoning me… that the song might be to hard for us to listen to. Dredge up too many painful memories, you know…"
"He did mention the song would be painful. Although he didn't say why," Phil says, "What you say makes sense."
"It's one of my favorite songs though. He doesn't know that," says Jounouchi, "It's a reminder to me that life simply is… I would have liked to have heard it. It might have made me cry, but tears aren't always a bad thing."
"We could play it for you," says Phil, "Hey, guys, let's do another number!"
"Which one?"
"No Son of Mine! It's a request from the birthday girl!" exclaims Phil as the band gets into their positions at the instruments in their dressing room.
Seto walks over to Jounouchi and wraps his arms around him. "Why?"
"I love this song, Seto. It makes me cry, and I really need that right now," says Jounouchi, "Do you mind?"
"I just didn't want you to be sad," says Seto holding Jounouchi tenderly.
The music starts.
"The key to my survival was never in much doubt. The question was how I could keep sane trying to find the way out. Things were never easy for me. Peace of mind was hard to find, and I needed a place where I could hide. Somewhere I could call mine. I didn't think much about it 'til it started happening all the time. Soon I was living with the fear everyday of what might happen that night. I couldn't stand to hear the crying of my mother, and I remember when I swore that would be the last they'd see of me, and I never went home again. They say that time is a healer, and now my wounds are not the same. I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth. I had to hear what he'd say. He sat me down to talk to me. He looked me straight in the eyes. He said: 'You're no son, no son of mine. You're no son, no son of mine. You walked out, you left us behind, and you're no son, you're no son of mine.'"
Jounouchi wraps his arms around Seto and holds him tightly as his eyes fill with tears.
"Oh his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it, and as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it. You're no son, you're no son of mine. But where should I go, and what should I do? You're no son, no son of mine, but I came here for help, oh I came here for you… Well the years they passed slowly, I thought about him everyday. What would I do, if we passed on the street. Would I keep running away? In and out of hiding places. Soon I'd have to face the facts. We'd have to sit down and talk it over, and that would mean going back. They say that time is a healer, and now my wounds are not the same. I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth. I had to hear what he'd say. He sat me down to talk to me. He looked me straight in the eyes. He said: 'You're no son, you're no son of mine. You're no son, you're no son of mine. You walked out, you left us behind, and you're no son, you're no son of mine.'"
Jounouchi buries his head into Seto's shoulder as his tears escape his eyes. "Thank you. Thank you, Seto."
"Hey, the cake's here!" exclaims Shizuka, "Look at this, sister! It's huge!"
Jounouchi wipes his eyes. He turns to look at the three-tiered cake. He giggles girlishly. "Wow! It looks like my grandmother's wedding cake, but without the little people at the top!"
"Let's cut the cake!" exclaims Phil.