A/N: The "Twenty-two hours of the day are yours, three are mine," thing.
Done on purpose. Subtle trickery by Kaiba. More of this will be happening;
you just have to look for it. Err. . . I checked your profiles and I think
most of you were expecting. Jou/Seto. Um, I was going more for. . .
torment, tormenting embarrassment, illegal errands (with torment), and
illusions of caring on Jounouchi's part (if you want), which will torment
him endlessly. If that that last one comes. . . take it the way you want
to, I don't care. It's multi.
Jounouchi woke in his bed after running home with no problems. He guessed the little thing was working. While getting on his uniform he noticed something was attached to his hand. The circle device was there to stay. It didn't fall off, no matter what the blond did. He looked at the circle adoringly, not thinking about his end of the bargain.
A woman's voice was heard outside, "Jounouchi! Come on, I got you something!" Jounouchi peeked his head out the window and discovered it was the girl from school he liked.
"Laminia, since when do you talk to me? Or know where I live?"
"Silly. Not going say 'Good morning' to your girlfriend."
Jounouchi looked at the little circle on his hand again. Well it does what it promises, "I'll be right down."
"Ahem."
"Good morning," he turned around and stopped, "What time is school?" he'd always wanted it to start later.
"We don't have school today, remember? Good for you huh? We had that big exam today, and I bet you didn't study."
"You're right. Hey what happened to cancel it?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The blond suddenly found himself back at Kaiba's underground computer. Apparently the device wasn't on his hand and Jounouchi felt, strangely, weak without it.
"There's a little condition I forgot to mention," Seto Kaiba's voice came from across the room, "Don't ask for too many, as in any, explanations to the events. This thing isn't perfect and you could corrupt it. Then it won't work. Do you want that?"
"N-no," the blond shook his head slowly, "I-"
"Good," Kaiba grabbed his hand a pushed the device into it's place. He watched as the blond fell to the ground in a daze, "Works like a dream."
"Oh, what the hell?"
"Told you it wasn't perfect. Just go back to your 'girlfriend'," Kaiba watched Jounouchi as his eyes shut, "Good night, make inu," Jounouchi was on the ground in seconds.
Kaiba made his way back up to his room, "Seto? What did you need that dog for?"
"Huh?" Kaiba turned around to see his little brother standing behind him, "I wanted to test out my latest invention on him."
"I thought it was just for fun."
"Oh, it is. That's why I wanted to use it on him," Kaiba said good-bye to his younger brother and headed to work. Mokuba sat on the couch reminiscing on what his brother had told him about the device.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Look, isn't it wonderful?"
"What does it do?" Mokuba asked with a curios look on his face. Seto always told him about the inventions he came up with.
"When it gets attached to someone's hand and they go into a dreamlike state. It goes to the brain and finds out what the person wants most."
"Then it shows it to them in a dream?"
"Well that was the original intention."
"Ooh, what did you end up doing to it?"
"Well, I found a way to program it to manipulate the mind. It goes in and works the way you thought it did, but then slowly begins to change what the person wants. I've modified it to make their yearning for the machine itself. I can even control the speed at which it begins to change the persons wants."
"So they'll be addicted?"
"What else? It was just a for fun thing anyway."
"Hmm," Mokuba stared at his brother with a teasing look, "Something that can manipulate the mind, for fun."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jounouchi was back with his "girlfriend" and they had spent the day together. Jounouchi didn't even notice that his friends were no where to be found. It was 11:30 PM (on a conveniently) and he'd just taken Laminia home.
"'Night pup," she touched his nose and went into her house. Funny he hadn't stopped to think that he could change that nickname she had for him. But it wasn't bugging him. The device was working its underhanded deceit a little quicker that it was programmed too. Or was it?
"Good night," he waved to her and saw the conveniently placed clock show the time 11:55 PM. 'Didn't take that long to say good-bye,' Jounouchi thought to himself, wondering where the time had gone and looked down to see that he was once again petting the small piece of machinery on his hand, "Why do I keep doing that!?" he broke into a run to get to Kaiba's in time. He made it on the dot, panting.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Just like a dog," Kaiba's snooty voice spoke when Jounouchi fell to the ground from exhaustion.
"You know I wanted to have more time."
"I told you it wasn't perfect. But enough of that. Too many remarks like that and this," Kaiba pointed to the device, "won't be near you ever again. Just for now take it off."
Jounouchi was never one for logic, but more so today than ever, "Yes, sir."
"If you don't mind, which I'm sure you won't," Kaiba glared at Jounouchi with piercing cerulean eyes, "I prefer 'master.'"
He shivered at the look, but could find he could never take his eyes away, "Sorry master."
"I've got a little job for you, pup."
"Wha-"
"Don't. . . talk. . . okay? I want you to pick me up a little treat," Kaiba kept his gaze on the blond, "You can spend your three hours as my slave looking for a person. He'll be under an eye waiting for you. He'll have a lock, you'll have a key. If the key fits the lock, you've found the right person. If not, I'll have you head inside my oven."
Jounouchi kept dumbly nodding to his "master"
"Now I have to tell you, the person will give you a bag, if the key fits. Don't get caught! The items in the bag aren't exactly gotten. legitimately, but I still want them here by one."
"By one!?"
Kaiba gave the boy a hard hit in the stomach with the heel of his shoe. He realized he didn't have that much power over the make inu, yet, "Yes, 12:00 and 1:00."
Jounouchi felt the dizziness again. It seemed to make sense when you're fighting the urge to faint.
"Do you want to have this again or not?" Jounouchi nodded his head again, but when he got up to carry out his mission he fell on the ground again. Kaiba had tripped him on his way out, "Don't forget this."
Jounouchi picked up the key his master was talking about and went out the door and through the gate. He had to find the person under an eye. He stopped, not knowing where to look.
A/N: Don't worry the next chapter will be more interesting. And we'll inch closer and closer to "R" each time. Wait till you see what's in the bag. Or maybe you'll never find out. I hate to give you guys spoilers ^_^
Jounouchi woke in his bed after running home with no problems. He guessed the little thing was working. While getting on his uniform he noticed something was attached to his hand. The circle device was there to stay. It didn't fall off, no matter what the blond did. He looked at the circle adoringly, not thinking about his end of the bargain.
A woman's voice was heard outside, "Jounouchi! Come on, I got you something!" Jounouchi peeked his head out the window and discovered it was the girl from school he liked.
"Laminia, since when do you talk to me? Or know where I live?"
"Silly. Not going say 'Good morning' to your girlfriend."
Jounouchi looked at the little circle on his hand again. Well it does what it promises, "I'll be right down."
"Ahem."
"Good morning," he turned around and stopped, "What time is school?" he'd always wanted it to start later.
"We don't have school today, remember? Good for you huh? We had that big exam today, and I bet you didn't study."
"You're right. Hey what happened to cancel it?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The blond suddenly found himself back at Kaiba's underground computer. Apparently the device wasn't on his hand and Jounouchi felt, strangely, weak without it.
"There's a little condition I forgot to mention," Seto Kaiba's voice came from across the room, "Don't ask for too many, as in any, explanations to the events. This thing isn't perfect and you could corrupt it. Then it won't work. Do you want that?"
"N-no," the blond shook his head slowly, "I-"
"Good," Kaiba grabbed his hand a pushed the device into it's place. He watched as the blond fell to the ground in a daze, "Works like a dream."
"Oh, what the hell?"
"Told you it wasn't perfect. Just go back to your 'girlfriend'," Kaiba watched Jounouchi as his eyes shut, "Good night, make inu," Jounouchi was on the ground in seconds.
Kaiba made his way back up to his room, "Seto? What did you need that dog for?"
"Huh?" Kaiba turned around to see his little brother standing behind him, "I wanted to test out my latest invention on him."
"I thought it was just for fun."
"Oh, it is. That's why I wanted to use it on him," Kaiba said good-bye to his younger brother and headed to work. Mokuba sat on the couch reminiscing on what his brother had told him about the device.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Look, isn't it wonderful?"
"What does it do?" Mokuba asked with a curios look on his face. Seto always told him about the inventions he came up with.
"When it gets attached to someone's hand and they go into a dreamlike state. It goes to the brain and finds out what the person wants most."
"Then it shows it to them in a dream?"
"Well that was the original intention."
"Ooh, what did you end up doing to it?"
"Well, I found a way to program it to manipulate the mind. It goes in and works the way you thought it did, but then slowly begins to change what the person wants. I've modified it to make their yearning for the machine itself. I can even control the speed at which it begins to change the persons wants."
"So they'll be addicted?"
"What else? It was just a for fun thing anyway."
"Hmm," Mokuba stared at his brother with a teasing look, "Something that can manipulate the mind, for fun."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jounouchi was back with his "girlfriend" and they had spent the day together. Jounouchi didn't even notice that his friends were no where to be found. It was 11:30 PM (on a conveniently) and he'd just taken Laminia home.
"'Night pup," she touched his nose and went into her house. Funny he hadn't stopped to think that he could change that nickname she had for him. But it wasn't bugging him. The device was working its underhanded deceit a little quicker that it was programmed too. Or was it?
"Good night," he waved to her and saw the conveniently placed clock show the time 11:55 PM. 'Didn't take that long to say good-bye,' Jounouchi thought to himself, wondering where the time had gone and looked down to see that he was once again petting the small piece of machinery on his hand, "Why do I keep doing that!?" he broke into a run to get to Kaiba's in time. He made it on the dot, panting.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Just like a dog," Kaiba's snooty voice spoke when Jounouchi fell to the ground from exhaustion.
"You know I wanted to have more time."
"I told you it wasn't perfect. But enough of that. Too many remarks like that and this," Kaiba pointed to the device, "won't be near you ever again. Just for now take it off."
Jounouchi was never one for logic, but more so today than ever, "Yes, sir."
"If you don't mind, which I'm sure you won't," Kaiba glared at Jounouchi with piercing cerulean eyes, "I prefer 'master.'"
He shivered at the look, but could find he could never take his eyes away, "Sorry master."
"I've got a little job for you, pup."
"Wha-"
"Don't. . . talk. . . okay? I want you to pick me up a little treat," Kaiba kept his gaze on the blond, "You can spend your three hours as my slave looking for a person. He'll be under an eye waiting for you. He'll have a lock, you'll have a key. If the key fits the lock, you've found the right person. If not, I'll have you head inside my oven."
Jounouchi kept dumbly nodding to his "master"
"Now I have to tell you, the person will give you a bag, if the key fits. Don't get caught! The items in the bag aren't exactly gotten. legitimately, but I still want them here by one."
"By one!?"
Kaiba gave the boy a hard hit in the stomach with the heel of his shoe. He realized he didn't have that much power over the make inu, yet, "Yes, 12:00 and 1:00."
Jounouchi felt the dizziness again. It seemed to make sense when you're fighting the urge to faint.
"Do you want to have this again or not?" Jounouchi nodded his head again, but when he got up to carry out his mission he fell on the ground again. Kaiba had tripped him on his way out, "Don't forget this."
Jounouchi picked up the key his master was talking about and went out the door and through the gate. He had to find the person under an eye. He stopped, not knowing where to look.
A/N: Don't worry the next chapter will be more interesting. And we'll inch closer and closer to "R" each time. Wait till you see what's in the bag. Or maybe you'll never find out. I hate to give you guys spoilers ^_^