A/n: It's been a while since I last revised this, but I'm finally back!
For this chapter, I tried to write in all the people who were invited to the party, so I apologize if there wasn't much about Yami or Bakura. I do have to talk about the others, don't I? Well, not really, but I tried, 'kay? And it kinda focuses on the Mai/Jou/Seto/Jou thing. Sowwy.
Pairings: Yaoi. Yuri. Bakura + Yami, Seto/Jou, Malik/Ryou, Mai + Anzu, implied Yami/Yuugi
Disclaimer: Gah. You know the answer, don't you? …I hope.
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Bakura retreated downstairs. It took all his will to keep from pouncing Yami. But he had to gain the Pharaoh's trust before he gained his heart. So much for not ever falling for him again. He sighed. Every time he tried to say something, it always came out as an insult. It was rather disheartening.
Maybe I should just not talk. At least I wouldn't be insulting him without meaning to. Then both of us would be happy. Well, not happy, but satisfied, I suppose.
In Egypt, it had been Yami that had made the first move. It had also been Yami that had broken their love…and the tomb robber's heart. I suppose I'm just too weak… He plopped himself down next to Seto on the couch.
The CEO was staring jealously at Mai and Jou dance. Bakura could sense the fire burning in his cobalt blue eyes.
"What the hell's wrong with you?" Bakura spoke up after a moment of observance.
"Nothing." Seto replied without even a glance. Bakura smirked.
"I thought you were with the little blonde puppy?"
"I was. Until that Kujaku Mai came. Bitch." He spat. The ancient spirit raised a delicate eyebrow.
"How appropriate. The female dog stole the puppy." He chuckled, despite his own situation. "Explain." Seto sighed, leaning on the armrest on his side of the couch.
"Jou thought that I hugged Yuugi and he got mad. Call it overreacting, but whatever. That's how Jou is, I suppose. But I know him. He's only all mushy-mushy with Mai to get back at me." The billionaire spared Bakura a glance.
"You're lucky. You're alone and don't have to deal with any of this love shit." He shot a dirty look at Mai. Bakura looked at Seto.
"You don't know half of it." He replied bitterly. "I have to deal with more of it than you ever will have to. Two words for you. Get. Over. It." With that, he left and went into the kitchen.
"…But that's three words." Seto stared at Bakura's departing back a moment before going back to his moping.
After a while, he got bored, so he stomped onto the dance floor. He found Jou and dragged him to a darker corner of the room.
"What your fucking problem?" the street kid spat. "Why aren't you dancing with your friend, Yuugi? Or should I say boyfriend?" he sneered. Seto looked Jou in the eye.
"Are you implying that I love him more you?" he asked. Jou smirked.
"Are you implying that you do love him, then?"
Seto gulped. Wrong choice of words…
"I…I…I…" he stuttered. But Jou had already left. He sighed. Today was really not his day. He slumped back onto the couch, sulking. Not his day at all.
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Bakura wandered to the pantry to get more cups. Not because he was nice, but because he was bored. He opened the door and as he grabbed the bag, he just happened to look down and find Ryou and Malik making out. He dropped the bag on his light's head and slammed the door after screaming, "Fuck the cups! Get a room, you freaks!"
From inside, Malik and Ryou raised their eyebrows at each other, both thinking the same thing. But we are in a room already…Then they both shrugged and went back to kissing and groping places that they shouldn't be touching.
Bakura frowned. He was starting to feel jealous again. Not of Ryou or Malik, but of their relationship. He longed to be loved. Especially by that hot pharaoh. It used to be his role to protect Ryou. It was his purpose.
But when Malik had come along, he had lost that purpose. He didn't have anything against Malik, but he wanted someone to protect.
That someone being Yami. He sat down at the kitchen table and went to sleep, dreaming about the night that Yami became his.
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Kaiba Mokuba sighed from drinking his fifth cup of fruit punch. He was bored. All these older kids were partying and he didn't know what to do. Plus, he had the strangest urge to spike Yuugi's punch. He sighed again and looked at his older brother.
Seto was still glaring at Mai and Jou. Mokuba frowned. I thought Nii-sama was with Jou? But why isn't he with him right now? And why does Jou look so happy dancing with Mai? Did they break up or something? He ran to the still dancing pair. He tugged on Jou's jacket. Jou looked down at the frowning preteen.
"Aren't you supposed to be with Seto?" Mokuba asked innocently.
"Urusei, you little brat!" Jou growled. Mokuba frowned slightly. What's wrong with him? He had always played Game Cube with him and Duel Monsters too…
"Well, aren't you?" Mokuba continued to inquiry. Jou scowled and kicked his leg, making him trip and spill his cup of punch all over Mai. Her face turned a shade of dark red in anger.
"You ruined my new outfit, you little freak!" she screamed. Mokuba got to his feet and ran out the door, bursting into tears. I'm not usually this emotional, but this is different!
Realizing that she had water all over her, clinging to her ever curve, Mai blushed and ran to the bathroom after quickly grabbing her purse. On the other hand, Seto quickly followed Mokuba, worried about what had just happened.
All he had seen was (ex?) boyfriend kicking his little brother and knocking over the cup of punch.
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Shizuka frowned at her reflection in the mirror. She was in the bathroom after excusing herself from a very boring conversation with Anzu. It probably couldn't even be called a conversation because all Shizuka had done was just nodded politely while Anzu kept blabbing and blabbing about…she wasn't even sure what. Probably something about clothes.
Shizuka rolled her eyes. Sure, the older girl was a good friend and someone she looked up to, but when she started talking…Oh, she would just keep going, and going, and going.
She patted her auburn hair lightly and sighed. She hadn't liked what she had seen. The whole Jou-Mai thing. What else? But she, like Seto, knew that her brother didn't really like Mai in that way. He was only trying to make Seto jealous and get revenge.
She rolled her eyes to herself again. Sometimes, her brother was just an idiot. Seto wouldn't get jealous, just really pissed off and probably start thinking about killing Mai. Besides, from what a red Yuugi had told her, Seto hadn't really hugged him. Yuugi had actually been the one who had given the hug. But it had been on accident, not like it meant anything at all. Too bad Jou didn't know that.
She was startled out of her thoughts by a loud (and desperate sounding) pounding on the door. She blinked curiously and opened it, revealing a drenched Mai, bright red and fuming. Shizuka simply raised an eyebrow and voiced exactly what she was thinking.
"What the hell happened to you?"
Mai ran into the bathroom and flung down her purse. "Kaiba's stupid little brother spilled punch all over my new outfit. Now I'm all wet." Shizuka shook her head and decided to leave the other girl alone. Mokuba wouldn't do that on purpose, I know. So what's the real story? She left and wandered back to the living room.
Mai swore loudly as she attempted to dry her top off with the hair dryer. After tedious tries, she just gave up and threw her jacket, which she had luckily taken off before, over the top. She shivered slightly, but shrugged it off. She carefully redid her makeup and hair, which was now a slightly red tint because of the bright red punch. Eww…I really have to wash it when I get home…
She smirked at her image in the mirror. You've still got it, girl, if Jou's come back. Ha! I knew that Kaiba jerk wasn't good enough for him. Now I've finally got the guy I've wanted ever since that Rishid incident during Battle City. Sure, he's young, but what is age but a simple, ignorant number?
He's always felt the same for me. I know it. He only dates that CEO-show-off because he can get rich off it. And after turning down so many dates from a bunch of other cute guys, I've finally gotten what I want.
Jounouchi Katsuya.
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Shizuka rushed to Yuugi, who was still faintly red. It's amazing that he stayed blushing for that long of a time period. "Where are the Kaiba brothers?" she asked out of curiosity, not seeing them in the room.
"Seto ran after Mokuba, who went out the door. I think he was crying." Yuugi replied.
"Why didn't you go after him?"
Yuugi shook his head and looked up at her. "Shizuka-chan, do you really think that Seto would even want me around? After all, the reason Jou's like this is my fault. If only I hadn't been so careless…"
Shizuka put a comforting hand on another one of her idol's shoulder. "It'll be all right. I hope." Yuugi smiled.
"Thanks. Can you go find them for me? I think they went that way." He pointed out the door.
"Sure." She nodded and ran out the door.
"By the way, have you seen Ryou or Malik? I can't find them anywhere!"
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Shizuka found Seto at the side of the Kame Game Corner, trying to comfort a still crying Mokuba. "Seto-san?" She said softly. He turned.
"Shizuka." He addressed stiffly. She nodded politely and went quickly to Mokuba.
"Hey, Mokuba…daijoubu?"
He sniffed and nodded, wiping his tears with the back of his hands. She smiled weakly and handed him a pack of tissues from her sling-on pack. He wiped his tears and blew his nose before saying, "Arigatou gozaimasu, Shizuka-san." She gave him a small hug.
"No problem, Mokuba. Now, are you sure that you're okay?"
"H-Hai." He replied.
"What did Mai do?" she asked. She really wanted to know.
"Mai-san? She didn't do anything. Jou kicked me and I spilled my punch all over her. I think your oniichan hates me…" Shizuka hugged him tightly this time.
"I don't think he hates you. He's just being a big idiot. I promise that he doesn't hate you, okay, Mokuba?" He sniffed and nodded again, then hugged her back. Shizuka let go and patted him on the head affectionately. She stood up, looking up to face Seto.
"Seto-san, I apologize for Oniichan's idiotic…ness." She ran a hand through her long hair absently and sighed. Seto shook his head.
"It's not your fault…Demo, could you please go talk some sense into him?" The CEO pleaded, his eyes showing just how desperate he was, even though he was trying to conceal with his usual attitude. Shizuka smiled lightly. She knew Seto.
"Of course, Seto-san." She replied softly, then turned and left to look for her brother.
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A/n: ^^ Now that's a better length for the end of a chapter. Still, short, but much longer than the others. I think I had fun when I was writing this chapter way back in November.
Review, onegai.