A/N: Short than last chapter but with a cute little flash back. Who do you think will get Kiryu in the end, Jack or Yusei? Who's going to win? Poor little Jackie's not geeling great about it. Reviews guys, reviews.
Jack stood in silence, waiting for Kiryu to speak. He lifted his head slowly and gazed up at him. Jack would normally have leant down and claimed his lips, he'd have reminded him just how much he loved him but restrained himself and waited quietly. He needed to figure this out himself. Kiryu just grazed up at him, mouth hanging open and fists clenched around his top.
"How the hell could you do that?" he snapped finally. "You... you slept with my dad..." He turned and stormed away. "It's like you're trying to break my heart, Jack."
"Kiryu-"
"I'm going home. I don't care what you do."
"Kiryu... I'm sorry. I really am. Kiryu? I wasn't thinking straight. I thought you were dead."
Kiryu didn't reply just carried on walking. Somehow, Jack wasn't surprised. He knew telling Kiryu was a risk, that there was every chance it would do more damage than good, but he needed to know. He followed Kiryu back to the mansion and caught his wrist at the door.
"Please, hear me out."
"What's to hear, Jack? You slept with my dad," he hissed. "I mean... there's a line, Jack. I will be lenient and I can put up with a lot of things, but you crossed that line. You slept with my father, don't you get how much that hurt? I thought I could deal with it, Jack, you know. I thought it was ok. I thought... I thought I could handle the idea of you and him in bed, that you were both just completely drunken out of your minds and..." He sighed and pushed open the door. "I can't, Jack. Maybe in time, but right now, I look at you and can't help you thinking about you and him together. I can't forgive it just yet."
"I know this will be hard, Kiryu, but I didn't mean to hurt you, I just wanted you to know the truth."
"Give it time, Jack. You can't just tell me something like that and expect me to forgive you instantly... Give it time."
"I don't have time, Kiryu. We face Team New World tomorrow."
"You should have thought of that before you got into bed with my father."
Yusei opened his eyes slightly as the door opened and closed. A few moments later and Kiryu sat on the bed. Yusei sat up slowly and frowned. There were tears shinning in his eyes. Without thinking, Yusei wrapped his arms around his shoulders and kissed his cheek gently. His eyes slid shut and he took Yusei's hands gently.
"Yusei..." He sighed and pulled Yusei into a tight hug. Yusei frowned but held him gently, stroking his back. "Yusei..."
"What's wrong, Kyosuke?" Yusei whispered. "What's the matter?"
"Yusei... you'd never hurt me," he murmured. Yusei frowned and kissed his cheek. "My Yusei."
Yusei didn't know what to say, so just held him tightly. It meant a lot to him that Kiryu knew that. Jack might have been far more experienced and he might have known Kiryu longer, but Yusei would never hurt him. He simply wanted to make Kiryu happy. After a moment, he turned slightly and kissed his lips tenderly, trying to reassure him. He would never hurt Kiryu. Never.
"Whatever he did, he must be an idiot not to realise how much it hurt you." He sighed and squeezed his shoulders. "We might be facing Team New World tomorrow, but we've got all day together, right."
When morning came Kiryu was still lying in Yusei's arms. He smiled and snuggled up against him. He smiled and kissed his neck gently, knowing Kiryu was probably only half asleep. Kiryu laughed softly and lifted his head slightly to offer him more. Yusei smiled and moved his lips over his pale skin gently as Kiryu's fingers twisted through this hair. A part of him wished he could feel Kiryu between his legs once more, but knew Kiryu wouldn't break his promise.
"Yusei," he whispered, stroking his hair. "Come on, get up. Let's go see the others, see if Carly got her article done."
"No, stay with me," Yusei whispered.
He laughed and sat up, gazing down at him. "I'm sorry for just walking in on your like that last night."
"It's fine. You know I don't mind. If you need me I'm always there for you."
"It's unlike you to even be up this early, Jack," Martha said quietly. "You look tired."
Jack frowned and put plates of breakfast in front of the begging kids. Martha glanced at him and he turned away, grabbing the last few plates.
"You can have some if you'd like, Jack," she said. Jack frowned. "You look exhausted. What's going on?"
"I just... I had a bit of an argument with Kiryu, that's all," he said. "He's still kind of wound up about what happened with that fake me, I guess."
"Do you want to talk about it? Sons are supposed to share with their mothers you know."
"Maybe later."
Martha sighed and grabbed his ear, pulling him away to the next room and sitting him down. Jack frowned and she sat across from him.
"I never saw you commit to anything like you did to Kiryu, Jack," she said quietly. "When you want something you put your heart and soul into it and I've never seen you want anything like you wanted Kiryu. You put everything into loving him. You won't let anything stop you when you want something."
"I'm going to lose him, Martha," he muttered, hoping she didn't hear.
Of course, he wasn't so lucky and Martha sighed. "So you're just going to give up?"
"I can't compete with Yusei anymore," he said glaring and the floor. "You know, before I was so stupid and hurt him like that, I was so sure I could just ignore Yusei. I was so sure he'd never leave me."
"That's never stopped you wanting the seemingly impossible before. And we all know when you really want something nothing can stop you getting it."
"You have met Yusei right?"
"Jack Atlas, you stop moping around right now," Martha snapped, standing up and yanking on his ear. "That's enough. Don't make me put you to work."
"Martha-"
"I didn't raise you to give up the second things got rough. You've had arguments with Kiryu before. Not even death could keep you two apart. Remember when you two first got together and suddenly you two had a huge fight, yes?" Jack frowned but nodded. How she knew about that was beyond him but then she seemed to know everything. "You still won him back, Jack." She smiled and stroked his hair gently. "You won him over, Jack. I have no doubt that whatever you do you put one hundred percent into. And if you love him with all you have, I doubt he'll be able to resist."
"Jack," Kiryu called quietly from the stairs. Jack frowned and turned. "You did a good job today."
"Thanks," Jack said with a smile. "We got another sector. That's always good, right?"
"Yeah, it's great," he said. He frowned and Jack glanced away. "Umm, Jack, did you maybe, you know, wanna come upstairs and celebrate with me?"
"What about Crow?" he muttered.
"He's completely out," he replied, turning away but up the stairs. "I didn't think you'd want him involved anyway..."
"You know what I meant."
He disappeared up the stairs and Jack followed up to his room where Kiryu was sitting on the bed. Jack smiled. He and Kiryu had only been in their 'relationship'- and he used the term loosely- for a month. He'd yet to really get to grips with it, he still wasn't completely sure, but he did love seeing Kiryu sitting on his bed, exactly where he'd wanted him since he was thirteen. Kiryu smiled slightly and Jack swallowed, kicking the door shut and slowly walking over.
"Kiryu..." He frowned and lowered his gaze. He hadn't felt this awkward and nervous in a long time. "Kyosuke."
"Jackie? Come on, Jackie, I'm offering, you know we won't get chances like this often."
Jack nodded and slowly sat on the bed, leaning in and claiming his lips and gently twisting his fingers through Kiryu's hair. Kiryu reached around his neck and Jack lowered him to the bed, settling between his legs. The smaller boy laughed slightly and reached lower down his back pulling him closer, their hips rocking together and he moaned deeply, much to Jack's surprise. It wasn't his first time, but he'd never imagined he'd ever be in bed with Kiryu. Well, he'd imagined it vaguely, but he'd never thought it would actually happen. He'd never once thought he'd actually get to hear Kiryu moaning in response to his actions.
He smiled and rested his forehead against Kiryu's, gazing down into his golden eyes. Kiryu frowned and shifted slightly.
"What?"
"I'm just..." He laughed and kissed him gently. "Kyosuke, did you think when you kissed me when we were kids that we'd ever be doing this?"
"No," he whispered with a smirk. "I never thought I'd kiss you again." Jack smiled and reached for Kiryu's belt but Kiryu pushed his hands away and he frowned. "Jack... no, not yet."
"Oh, right," he said, glancing away. "Sorry. I just thought, you know, when you said..."
"No, it's ok. I want to be with you, Jackie, I'm just not ready to have sex with you yet. You've met my dad, ok, I'm a little weary about this kinda thing."
"Yeah, of course." He nodded and smiled. "I just thought... I shouldn't have assumed."
"No, you shouldn't." He shoved Jack off and folded his arms. "Just because I used to get off with guys for drinks doesn't make me a whore, Jack. I didn't screw around with them and I'm not just going to lie down for you."
"Kiryu, I-"
"Whatever, Jack." He got up and went to the door. "I thought you were different to them, Jack."
"Kiryu..."
He sighed as Kiryu slammed the door and he heard the door to Kiryu's room slam as well. He didn't understand what had just happened. One minute they were enjoying themselves and the next Kiryu was furious. He got up slowly and walked out, gently knocking on Kiryu's door.
"Come on, Kiryu, let's talk about this."
"What's to talk about Jack?" he snapped.
"About what just happened," he said quietly. He sighed. "Kiryu, I get that you're kind of wary about it, I've met your dad. But you know me, you know I'd never do that to you, Kyosuke."
The door opened and Kiryu was standing there. He sighed and Jack smiled, gently pulling him back into the room, kicking the door shut. He led Kiryu to the bed and sat him down, spreading his legs and settling on his knees. Kiryu frowned and Jack offered him a reassuring smile.
"Jack, what are you-"
"It's ok," he whispered, stroking his legs gently. "I know that you're wary, that's fine, I understand." He sighed and took Kiryu's hands gently, kissing them softly. "Hey, think about what your dad did to me, but the thing is, I don't mind waiting. I don't just want to have sex with you, Kyosuke."
"I don't... Jack, what are you... we said this wasn't going to get emotional."
"I know. I'm not saying I'd want that." It was lie but he didn't have to tell Kiryu that. He really wanted it to be a proper relationship and mean something when they slept together but knew there wasn't much hope of that. "Thing is, just because we're not getting emotional it doesn't mean that we're can't enjoy it, right? I'll wait, you'll be worth it in the end."
"So, umm, thanks, but what are doing?"
"Well, I figured that just because you don't want to have sex and you don't want me to undress you doesn't mean I can't make sure I'm the only thing on your mind."
"Jack-"
"If you say anything about planning or maps, I'm going to make you regret it, Kyosuke."
Kiryu opened his mouth to argue, then stopped and sighed as Jack leant in and kissed him through his jeans. He gasped and twisted slightly and Jack smirked. That was exactly what he wanted. He leant in and kissed him again. He worked him gently, loving Kiryu moaning and gasping, stuttering his name slightly uncertainly. Jack loved hearing him moan and cry. He smiled and his lips parted, running his tongue over the denim, drawing another cry and Kiryu twisted, tossing his head back. Without thinking, Jack took his hips to hold him steady. The smaller boys fingers twisted through his hair, pulling him closer a little uncertainly. Jack was amazed that Kiryu seemed so uneasy about this. He reached down and stroked his thigh as he arched his back slightly.
Kiryu suddenly cried his name desperately. Jack was amazed at just how loud he could be, and how much his cries and moans were turning him on. He smiled and continued to kiss and lick, slightly less carefully than before, keeping Kiryu's voice as loud as he could for a few more minutes until he gave a sharp cry and clenched his fists in Jack's hair, then the air fell still and quiet. Jack leant against Kiryu's leg, listening to Kiryu's heavy breathing, stroking his leg gently to calm him. After a few moments of near silence, he reached up and grabbed Kiryu's wrist, pulling him from the bed and onto lap, his back pressed against the side of the bed.
Kiryu shifted slightly uncomfortable and Jack wrapped his arms around him tightly. He leant down and kissed him deeply before burying his face in Kiryu's hair. Kiryu shifted slightly and wrapped his arms around his shoulders.
"I need to have a shower," Kiryu whispered.
"Kyosuke, I gave you all that and you're just going to get up and leave me," he said quietly.
Kiryu sighed and kissed his neck gently. "I'm all sticky, Jack."
Jack laughed softly and held him close, stroking his hair gently. Everything felt right when he was there with Kiryu. He might put up a front of arrogance and confidence but he still struggled with his self confidence. He doubted many Satellites truly believed they were worth much considering the way they lived and the way the city treated them. Whenever he held Kiryu he could ignore all that. Kiryu made him feel special, like he mattered. Everything was right with Kiryu. And much as he wanted to have more with Kiryu, he didn't really mind as long as the smaller boy let him hold him like that.
"Can I go and get cleaned up, Jackie?" he whispered. Jack sighed and kissed him gently and Kiryu laughed. "What's the matter?"
"Just wondering how the hell you manage to be that loud," Jack said with a smirk. "I mean, really. It's like you were trying to wake up Crow."
Kiryu sighed and shook his head. "Alright, alright, stop being grumpy. I'll return the favour. Just remember I'm first in the shower."
Jack frowned, watching Kiryu and Yusei. Kiryu would make his choice tomorrow and Jack honestly couldn't see how he could make better. Yusei was lying on his lap, Kiryu stroking his hair. Much as Jack would like to believe that Martha was right and he could win Kiryu over somehow, it wasn't looking promising. This would take more than just reassuring worlds to solve. The problem was he wasn't what else to do. He couldn't make Yusei's genius. He didn't know what to do to make Kiryu feel better. Then again, it was probably his own stupid fault for sleeping with his father and for being stupid enough to tell Kiryu.
"What's the matter, Jack?" Crow said quietly.
Jack glanced at down at him. "Yusei's already won."
"Jack," he said, folding his arms. "Look, I'm not going to say this very often but... you and Kiryu belong together, Jack. I like Yusei, he's a nice guy and if I didn't think that he was taking Kiryu from you I'd full support them. Thing is, I know you two belong together. I've never met a couple who made me believe in soul mates more than you two. If there was ever a pair made for each other it's you two."
"Crow..." He laughed and shook his head. "Are you feeling ok?"
"Jack, I'm trying to be nice here, shut up," he snapped. He sighed. "My point is, I don't think you should give up just yet. I know you two are supposed to be together, Jack. Just don't give up. I don't want to see you as broken up as you were the last time you lost him. Whatever happens, Jack, you're still like family to me, I want what's best for you." He turned and walked off. "And that's the only time I'm going to be nice to you for a while, ok?"
"Thanks Crow."
"No problem. I know you can do this, Jack. Don't give up. See you later, ok?"
