Disease

By: Wingstar

Disclaimer: Don't own... Song's not mine either.... Yami and Seto would be alcoholics if I did..... And there'd be more YAOI!!!

Longest one yet!! And thanks for all the reveiws, you guys are the best!

Yami entered the kitchen and saw Yugi saying farewell to his grandfather.

"Now Yugi, make sure you don't trash the house. Even though Jou's birthday party is being celebrated here, I expect a clean house when I come back... got it?"

"No worries Grandfather, I'll make sure nothing too extreme happens. Right hikari?" I looked at at my lovely and grinned.

/Are we still gonna to put this plan to hook Jou and Seto up into place?/ Yugi asked, his thoughts excited and apprehensive at tonight's festivites.

//Of course! How else are we supposed to have a good time?// Yami grinned. 'I can think of other things, but he's too young.'

"I know you two are planning something cause you're not talking out loud. I can guess from the shit-eating grin on both of your faces that it's probably something I don't want to know about. Correct?" Yami and Yugi both nodded and grinned again. "Ok you two, but don't trash the house!"

Grandfather Motou sighed and both young men walked him to the door when his ride was waiting. "You have my number, so if anything gets too bad just call me." With that he left.

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[5 hours later]

Seto was walking up to the Motou's back door, which was open for him. "Hey is anyone home?!" Seto's voice was met by a grunt from the rooms beyond.

"Yeah! Just give me a second to move this damnable couch!" Seto moved into the living room where Yami was slowly pushing the couch back against the wall.

"Let me help..." Grabbing the other arm of the monstrosity, they practically threw it against the wall. "Yami are you sure this will work tonight? I mean I'm gonna feel like such a geek if he refuses... Then what?"

"Seto, there was a time in my life when I didn't like you but I have never lied to you." Yami looked his friend in the eyes. "He will not refuse. It's that simple. The only reason he has never said anything to you is because he is shy, that's all." Yami smiled softly. "Plus how could he resist you?"

Seto snorted. "Very easily. He could say no."

"Yeah but at least he'll know." Yami sighed. "Won't know until afterwords now will we?" He smiled. "You remember to bring everything? Including something to change into?" Seto nodded hesitently. "Good! Now lets go get the things out of your car..."

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The party was well underway when Yami spotted a very nervous Seto talking fast to Yugi. The stereo system hat Seto brought was a great accessory to the party atmoshpere and many people took advantage of the handless/cordless microphone that went with it. At that particular moment Ryou was doing a particularly saucy number that Yami had not caught the name of.

As he was pondering the name of the song, Jou tapped him on the shoulder. Yami turned to look at his best friend and was shocked at how stunning the blond looked. Sleek black pants and a long sleeved, button up shirt the was made of a shimmering brown silk. 'Seto's gonna faint if he hasn't seen Jou yet.'

Jou handed him a glass of sweet red wine. "Have you seen Seto? I can't seem to find him." Yami shook his head. Jou giggled. "Look at Bakura! It looks like the next person who looks at his koi is gonna get their head unpleasently removed!."

Yami took a drink and Jou had to rub it in. "Don't drink too much Yami... Remember what happened last time?"

"Yes, I remember. It felt like my skull was going to split in half when I woke up."

"Ladies and Gentleman!" Yami and Jou looked up at the short platform. Yugi stood there in a stunning sleeve-less, deep violet turtle-neck and blue jeans. "We thank you for coming to Jou's party and I hope he enjoys it all well..."

"Damn straight I do!" Jou raised his glass toward the young man in a salute.

Yugi laughed. "I should hope so! Me and Yami put a lot of work into it!" Yugi raised his glass to Jou in reply. "I think everyone has given Jou his gifts, so I just wanted to say..."

Yami grinned. That was Seto's cue.

"Hey wait!" Seto pushed his way through the crowd to get to Yugi. "I haven't given mine yet!"

Jou gasped. "I thought I told him not to get me anything!" He whispered to Yami. Yami grinned and motioned for him to watch. Seto stepped up to Yugi, towering over him. Seto would have been much more nervous about doing this if everyone didn't already know about the blond and the brunette's infatuation with each other. 'Stupid homophobics...' Yami thought darkly.

Seto was dressed perfectly for the 'gift' he was about to give: loose black jeans; midnight blue, sleeve-less shirt with a high collar and black work boots. He took the cordless headset from off the stereo where Tom sat, the cat. Tom was a green-eyed, black, white and grey, Tabby-striped monster that ruled the house. Seto smiled at the cat and asked him to wish him luck in this venture. Once he had the mic on (it was the ear-piece with mic) he turned to his 'audience.'

"Now I know he said not to get him anything but I couldn't help it.... I got him the stereo system and..." He looked around neverously. Everyone except Jou knew what was going to happen but he was still a little tense about it."I've been told by just about everyone here that I'm not a bad singer either. So my second gift is to sing one of his favorites." Seto smiled broadly. "I think you people know which one I'm talking about, because he listens to it all the time!"

Next to Yami, Jou groaned softly. They both knew which one Seto was talking about.... Jou had a feeling this was going to be very strange.

Seto turned back to the system and pushed play on the cd player. The warped guitar began to play.

"Feels like you made a mistake." Seto began. The rich tenor that was fed through the speakers was clean and crisp. "You made somebody's heart break" He brought his hands to rest over his heart, and walked to the edge of the platform.

"But now I have to let you go," Seto spread his arms wide. "I have to let you go."

"He looks like he was born to be up there, doesn't he?" Yami whispered to Jou. Chocolate eyes roamed over the man on the stage. Jou could only nod and drink the rest of his wine glass down.

"You left a stain!" The music pounded harder as Seto sang the melody. "On every one of my good days!" Seto grinned and dropped his voice in volume. "But I am stronger then you know." He lowered his arms as his hips began to sway with the beat of the harmony. "I have to let you go."

"You should be up there!" Yami and Jou jumped as Anzu appeared from the crowd around them. Anzu pointed out her lover, Mai, in front of the 'stage'. "She's saving a spot for you!"

"But Anzu..."

Seto was getting edgy. Jou still hadn't gotten to the stage yet. "No one's ever turn you over," Seto slowly turned so his back was to the audience. "No one's tried, to ever let you down." Silently, Seto wished Tom would make the cd skip, since his was still on the stereo. "Beautiful girl," Then he could stop and get out of the damn embaressing spotlight, but Tom just looked at him.

Seto moved slowly and completed his turned. "Bless your heart."

"No but's Jou! Get over there!" Anzu whispered forcefully.

Seto brought clenched fists to rest over his stomache. "I got a disease, deep inside me." He brought shaky hands slowly up to his upper arms. "Makes me feel uneasy baby. I can't live without you, tell me what am I supposed to do about it!" He backed away from the stage edge. "Keep your distance from me." He hid his face behind his hands. "Don't pay no attention to me. I got a disease."

Seto suddenly snatched a glass of wine from Yugi and they flashed each other a grin. 'Right on cue.' He then took a very quick sip of wine to calm his nerves and for show. "Feels like your making a mess!" He threw the wine glass back into the crowd. "You're hell on wheels in a black dress." As he sang this he did a slow body ripple, his hands following as the ripple when down to his hips.

Jou caught his breath as he watched Seto dance. Yami' grin was mischeivious.

"You drove me to the fire," Seto rapped is arms tightly to himself. "And left me there to burn."

Yami motioned for Anzu to grab his other arm and together they started to drag him forward.

"Every little thing you do is tragic."

"Hey you guys! Please stop!"

"All my life, oh was magic."

"I'm gonna beat you guys!"

"Beautiful girl," Seto grinned when he saw Yami and Anzu shove Jou onto the platform. "I can't breathe." Jou blushed very deep as he noticed how close he was to the object of his affection.

Seto santured up close to Jou and grabbed his hand. "I got a disease!" He placed it over his heart. "Deep inside me, makes me feel uneasy." Seto shook his body a little and Jou blushed darker. He backed away from Jou slowly. "I can't live without you, tell me what I'm supposed to do about it!"

'This is going to be a lot of fun.' Seto thought. "Keep your distance from me!" He pushed himself away from Jou and turned away from him. "Don't pay no attention to me."

Jou reached out to turn him back around, but Seto beat him as he jerked back around. "I got a disease!" He brought his hand up to his forehead (think ladies fainting). "Well I think that I'm sick." Then Seto started to kneel down as he sang: "But leave me be while my world is coming down on me!"

He jerk back up, his lips mere millimeters from Jou's. "You taste like honey, Honey." Seto flicked Jou's honey-colored hair gentely. "Tell me can I be your honey?" Jou was about to speak again but Seto turned away again, drawing out the game a little longer. "Be, be strong, keep telling myself that it won't take long till," Seto started to walk back toward the stereo in a strut that anyone could notice. "I'm free of my disease!" He looked back at Jou. "Free of my disease!"

Suddenly Seto dropped to his knees, looking Jou directly in the eyes. "Set me free of me disease!" And as the last of the song faded out, Seto rose gracefully to his feet. The crowd howled, clapped, cheered and cat called with enthusiasm.

Jou just stood there, shocked at such an emotional and public display.

Seto sighed and went to turn off the stereo, pulling off the microphone. "Guess I blew it." He whispered to Tom. The cat gave him a smug look and the next second he was on the ground, caught in a tackle hug.

"Thank you Seto!" Jou crowed. "That was the best damned gift I ever got!" The the blond moved off of a very breathless Seto Kaiba and offered him a hand up.

"You very welcome." Was the reply. Once standing together, the brunette noticed how close they were and was about to close the gap, but Jou beat him to it. The resulting kiss was one of those curl your toes, sloppy, cat- call worthy, movie star kisses that left them both breathless.

Seto smiled. "You do taste like honey... Honey."

The blond blushed again.

"Happy birthday."

Jou grinned. Pulling his love back into the crowd, he found a couple of glasses of wine and then the party raged on.