"Aishiteru"

~Blaze~: Thank you for those who reviewed!!!

~Yami~: I'm surprised anyone did...

~Blaze~: *about to cry*

~Kaiba~: YAMI!!! If she cried ONE MORE TIME, I WILL KICK YOUR A**!!!

~Bakura (whispering to Ryou)~: I didn't know he cared about her that much...

~Ryou (whispering back to Bakura)~: He does, not that much though...he just doesn't want her walking in on him and Jou...

~Blaze~: *gets out her trusty flamethrower and mallet*

~Yugi~: uh...*sweatdrop* Blaze does not own *hears screaming*...Yugi- oh...she is just borrowing-oh...that HAS to hurt...

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"8 o' clock, Monday night and I'm waiting-to finally talk to a girl a little cooler than me." Bakura and Jou sang.

"That would be just about any girl, Jounouchi," Seto muttered from the driver's seat. Yami, unfortunately stuck sitting next to Seto, glared at him. But secretly, he did at least wish that Bakura and Jou would stop singing. It was and hour and a half since they set out, so he couldn't exactly blame them, but, well, they weren't the best singers on this side of the planet.

"Who's up for snacks?" Ryou offered helpfully. Bakura gave Jou a high 5 at the idea and they both dug into the trunk for the snacks.

"Hey! Watch it! I can't see!" Seto complained.

"Aw, Moneybags can't see...poor thing..." Jou mocked.

"Jou! His name is Seto Kaiba." Yugi said firmly. This vacation was so that the six of them could have some time off, not for Seto and Jou to fight more than they usually do. Yami smiled at his hikari, gesturing that he supported his idea.

//I agree, aibou.//

/Than-WAIT A MINUTE!! YOU READ MY MIND WITHOUT ASKING??/

"YUGI!" Yami yelled out loud, almost making Seto go deaf. "Don't yell!!!" Bakura chuckled at the Pharaoh's 'plight'; Ryou glared at Bakura; Joey raised his eyebrow in confusion and laughed at Seto's problem; and Seto was trying to ease the pain of his ringing ears.

The seating arrangement went something like this; in the back seat, Bakura and Jou, in the middle seat, Ryou and Yugi, and in the front seat, Seto driving and Yami 'trying' to navigate.

" I found potato chips!!!" Jou exclaimed. He and Bakura began to fight over the food.

"Hey guys, make sure you save some for us," Yugi called over his shoulder.

"I think that's hardly going to happen, Yugi," Seto said, wryly, "If the street mutt's back there, he'll probably eat everything in two minutes flat." He gave out a yelp as Yami cuffed him hard at the back of his neck.

/Yami!/

//You're telling me he didn't deserve that?//

/No...but he doesn't know about Jou's...well, condition. I'm sure he wouldn't make fun of him if he knew.../

"Ow!" Seto exclaimed. "What was that for? I was only telling the truth!"

//You were saying?//

/I'm sure this can all be resolved somehow./

At the same time, Bakura and Ryou were having their own conversation.

((Ryou? How do you propose to get those two together? It looks like Seto won't let up))

(Trust me, Bakura, I know. They both have hidden feelings for each other. It's just buried deep within their defenses. This trip'll break those defenses, and their love shall prevail.)

((...))

(Bakura?)

((...You're reading too many romance novels.))

Meanwhile, Jou was having difficulties of his own that, unfortunately, he did not have a yami or hikari to talk them out with. 'Thank god Yami cuffed him, but...what if this goes on all week? Moneybags just doesn't get it. Being the CEO of a big company, suddenly made him a hot-shot, huh?'

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*2 hours later*

Seto leaned back on his seat, shaking his head, exasperatedly. They were only a few minutes away from their condominium, and nature just HAD to call the others. Knowing the others, Ryou and Bakura were probably making out in a broken down stall, Yami and Yugi were too embarrassed to use the urinals in front of each other, and Jou was...

He furrowed his eyebrows. After all this time, he could understand Yugi, Ryou, Bakura, and even Yami, but Jou...he didn't know anything about him. Why is that? He went out of his way to make fun of Jou all the time, so how come he doesn't know a thing about him?

What DID he know about Jou? That he had a little sister, Shizuka, whom he dueled for at Duelist Kingdom. His parents were divorced, and he lived with his father. Anything else? Oh, and Jou was a horrible singer. But that was just about it.

Lost in his musings, he didn't notice Jou entering the minivan, and going back to his seat. He sighed. Why was this bugging him so much? He didn't know Jou, so big deal. He was just a street mutt, wasn't he? He looked it anyway. He sighed again. "Jou..." he whispered, not aware he did so.

"You called?" a voice drawled. "You know, Kaiba, I never would've thought you would be fantasizing about me."

Seto blushed a bright pink, as his eyes widened. When had that little mutt got in the car? Controlling his embarrassment, he turned around to retort, "And I never would've thought that street mutt like you would be going to the men's room in the first place. The dogs do it around the trees, like one over there, you know."

Jou turned red from anger. There he went with the 'street mutt' thing. Was it his fault? His eyes welled up with tears. 'What are you doing Jounouchi?? You can't cry in front of this creep. This is uncaring, cold, stoic, Kaiba.' He muttered a couple curses under his breath before sliding back in his seat.

Seto wasn't blind. He saw the tear welling up in Jou's eyes. 'I made him cry?' he wondered. 'How weak' and he turned around, gripping the steering wheel hard for reasons he didn't know.

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Yugi blushed as he used the urinal. He really hated these things. 'I mean, Yami's RIGHT THERE and he can see everything...well, THAT anyway.' When he was done, he zipped up his jeans, and went to wash his hands. Then it was Yami's turn. He noticed Yami's cheeks turn bright red too. 'Maybe he's not comfortable with using a urinal...didn't they have chamber pots in Egypt? ' Yugi's face turned even redder as he thought of Yami first learning to use the bathroom. 'STOP! BAD THOUGHTS ABOUT YAMI _NOT ALLOWED_!!!! '

He couldn't help but look at Yami out of the corner of his eye as Yami undid his leather pants. Tight leather pants. ' Oh god, I need to stop...' [A/N: Yugi's not as innocent as we thought, is he?? LoL] 'Remember Yugi, bad thoughts not allowed-OH MY GOD I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE! ' And with that thought ringing in his head (and image in his mind) he ran out, muttering a quick apology to Yami for not waiting for him.

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~Blaze~: You like? *Yami opens mouth to answer* NO! Don't answer that!

~Yugi~: Eh he...ok, the rule is, 5 reviews to get the next chapter! And in the meantime, check out her other story, "Dreamers Often Lie" !!

~Yami~: Yes, I am not gay in that one...

~Yugi~: *tears welling up* You don't love me, Yami??

~Yami~: *becomes all softy* Of course I do, aibou!! I love you more than ANYTHING! *sees Blaze* All right...come here you two...*gives Yugi and Blaze a hug*

~Blaze~: Remember, REVIEW!!! *snuggles into Yami*

~Kaiba~: As usual, I am left out...