Complicated, Chapter 3
by Moonchild DJ and Sukino
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Sukino: *peeks around Dee from whom she is hiding behind* they are mad. . .huh?
Moonchild DJ: Not quite yet..though I'm sure they will be..maybe we just oughta deliver our notes from here.. *tosses out a Moonchild DJ dummy and squeaks when it gets torn to bits by rabid fans* Yup..staying right here..O.O
Sukino: *nods* well this is the 3rd chappie of our story.
Moonchild DJ: And yes..here we have the angst...you might want your tissues handy..
Sukino: It was so hard to write but we had to. . ..
Moonchild DJ: *nods* VERY hard..we were crying, too! But it'll be fixed..promise!
Sukino: Promise!! Moonchild DJ: Cross our hearts and hope to d--er..cross our hearts..we dun wanna die..you guys will probably wanna do that..*sweatdrops*
Sukino: *squeaks* Well we still aren't owners of Yu-Gi-Oh. .. but we are getting there.. .
Moonchild DJ: Slowly but surely..thanks to all of you for liking what we write! Demo..I'm staying RIGHT here until Chapter 4...
Sukino: *nods, clinging to Dee* Me too!
Moonchild DJ: *huggles Janelle protectively* So...eh..enjoy? *sweatdrops*...Y'know we're gonna get flamed for this chappie..
Sukino: We knew it was going to come. . .. We'll be ok for sure!
Moonchild DJ: Still, I'll breathe easier, once we get to Chapter 4... *shrinks farther back into the shadows at the sounds of the readers' growls*
SailorS84: Sukino: Me too!
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He waved back and darted down the halls, then slid into his classroom and his seat.
Ryou looked up as Seto sat down. " Late again, I see. . . " he smiled.
Seto groaned in reply and shoved a hand through his hair. "I seem to be taking the mannerisms of a puppy I know..." he chuckled dryly.
Ryou smiled. "Well, you haven't missed much. . .wanna see my notes?" he asked quietly.
Seto blinked at him in surprise. Ryou, though the nicest and shyest of Jou's circle of friends, was never particularly forthcoming with his notes. "Um...are you sure?"
He nodded. "Yes. . .can't have you falling behind. ."
"I....I guess..."
Ryou handed him his notebook. " Seto, I was wondering if you could help me with my math project?"
Seto blinked at him as he took the notebook. "Me? I thought you were doing fine with your math project..."
"No not really. .. I'm having some trouble. . . if you don't want to help, that is all right. . ."
Seto tapped his pencil against his chin. "Just as long as I don't get an earful from Bakura about it..."
"You won't. . . .I told him I need help and that I was asking my friend. . . so you'll help me?"
Seto shrugged. "Sure, why not. Any friend of Jou's..."
"Arigato. . " Ryou smiled and gave him a quick hug. "Where shall we meet?"
Seto blinked at Ryou's impulsive hug, then shrugged it off. "Hmm...how about after lunch, in the library during study hall?" He knew that Bakura was enrolled as a "student", but if the yami had seen that, he'd have his head.
"Okay, then . . ."Ryou smiled and nodded.
Seto nodded in return, then went through the notes, glancing up again. "Ryou....just curious...why me? Why not Yugi or Anzu?"
"Well, Jou said you are always helping him and that you are really good at math. . . so I'd thought I'd ask."
He nodded again. It made sense, even if it was a bit unusal. "Glad to help, then."
Ryou just smiled happily and turned back to the teacher's lecture.
//.......Just what are you pulling, hikari o' mine...// Bakura growled lightly into Ryou's mind, still having their connection, even if they were in different classes.
/Nothing, I already told you, I needed help. . .I asked him. . .is that okay . .?/
//Why him, of all people?//
/Because Jou says he is really good at math..are you jealous..?/ Ryou smirked to himself, being sure that Bakura couldn't sense it...that was exactly what he wanted, for him to be jealous.
//.....Don't be ridiculous! Why would I be jealous of that arrogant snob?//
/Then why are you so bothered...?./
//.........//
/Don't worry. . . .okay? It is just a study date./
A faint snort was Ryou's yami's reply before he shut the link again.
Ryou smirked. . . .so he was jealous. 'Good. . . this will show him. . .'
Seto got up from his desk when the bell rang, gathering up his things and handing back Ryou his notebook with a quiet murmur of thanks.
"Anytime . . ." Ryou smiled and brushed hands with him a little longer than he should have.
Seto quirked a brow at the movement, then shrugged it away, smiling back. "See you at lunch, ne?"
Ryou nodded. " See you at lunch. . ."
He nodded, then went to go find Jou before classes to see how he was doing.
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Jou trudged down the hall to his locker. Math sucked, especially without Seto.
Seto came up behind him and wrapped an arm around his waist before placing a kiss on his head. "Miss me?"
"Yes, terribly. . . I hate having class without you. . .." Jou murmured, nuzzling against his side.
"So do I, koi...but at least history is next. We can be together, ne?"
Jou smiled. "Hai!"
"That's better." Seto smiled and kissed his nose.
"Yep. . . ." Jou grinned at him.
"Aishiteru, Jou-koi..."
"So how was your class?"
Seto smiled. "Same ol'. I was late, Ryou gave me his notes to borrow, and asked me to help him with his math project."
'He did. . .? Oh. . ."
Seto blinked. "Nani?"
"Nothing . .. I just didn't know he was that giving with his notes. .. I always ask and he says no. .. "
"He said he didn't want me to get behind..." He shrugged and nuzzled him, kissing his ear. "Don't know, don't really care right now, all that matters is you."
"Hmm. .. you spoil me. . ."
"That's my job, koibito.."
"Hmmm...do we have to go to class?"
Seto laughed softly and nuzzled his hair with his cheek. "Yes, love, we do. Stop dragging your feet and get that fine rear in gear..."
"Compliments will not make me feel better. . ." Jou smirked.
"Can't hurt to try, ne?"
Jou huffed. "Can't we cut. .. . pretty please?"
He leaned and nipped his ear delicately. "No."
"I'll do the ear thing..and everything..."Jou pleaded.
"Koi, you can be so darn stubborn..."
"I know...and you like it..." Jou took his hand and discreetly brushed it against him. "Pretty, pretty please?"
Seto flushed and drew in a quiet breath. "You don't give up...Jou-koi, you are SO mine after school..."
"I wanna go home..." Jou whined.
"Why?"
"Because...I just want to..pretty pretty pretty please?!"
"Jou, we were late for school, we're in enough trouble as it is...we can't just skip, love, no matter how much we want to."
Jou grumbled and pouted. "I guess..."
Seto sighed and leaned to kiss his cheek. "Don't pout, Jou...I'll make up for it later, promise...just let's get through this day, alright?"
Jou sighed and grumbled some more. " I want ice cream. .. and cookies, and I wanna have *fun*, lots of it...tonight..."
He laughed softly, nuzzling him. "It's a date."
"Good. .. " Jou grumbled some more and slumped into his seat.
Seto shook his head, then slipped into his seat. He really would have to make it up to his koi, he seemed to be having a bad day...
Jou grumbled some more and stabbed at his paper during the lecture, looking at the clock constantly.
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Lunchtime rolled around, and still feeling awkward around the gang, Seto joined Jou at the table, resting his hand on his shoulder. "Halfway done, koibito..." he murmured to him soothingly. "Just a little more, and school will be done..are you doing alright?"
"Yeah, yeah. .. " Jou sighed.
Ryou sat next to Seto. "We are still going to meet, right Seto-kun?" Ryou asked.
Seto stroked Jou's hair soothingly, then nodded to Ryou. "In study hall, in the library, right after lunch here."
Ryou nodded and brushed against Seto's arm as he reached for his drink.
Seto blinked at the touch, quirking a brow, then shook his head mentally, resuming eating his lunch. Bakura, however, was giving Seto, then Ryou, a death glare.
/What is wrong with you?/ Ryou asked his yami through their link.
Dark eyes turned to him as Bakura restrained a growl. //You're touching him.//
/It was an accident...quit worrying...what is wrong with a simple touch anyway..?/
//You're playing games, that's what's wrong with it.//
/I am not, you are just paranoid...it was an accident...so stop worrying./
//You forget something, little Ryou. I'm the trickster, master of lies and machinations. You can't fool me, hikari.// Bakura stabbed his fork into his food with more anger than he should have shown, as he was attempting to intimidate his Ryou. Wait a minute...his?!!? He slapped himself mentally and growled.
Ryou flinched, but turned his gaze away from him. 'It's working. . . .'
Seto quirked a brow at Bakura's attitude, then glanced at Ryou before ignoring their usual oddness and nuzzling against Jou.
"Hmmm..." Jou murmured, nuzzling against him tiredly.
"Tired, koi?" he murmured, stroking his hair.
Jou nodded. "Yeah. . ."
"Just a few more classes, and we'll be free, and you can rest then, ne?"
"Yeah. . .boring classes. . ."
He kissed his cheek with a soft chuckle. "They're always boring to you, love."
"Yeah, because they are..but I can last. . ."
"Good...it's almost time for lunch to end, we won't see each other 'til after study hall."
"Yeah, I know...grr..not fair.."
"Never is, love. Never is." Seto smiled, then kissed his cheek soothingly, nuzzling him.
The bell rang, and Jou sighed. "See you later..love you.."
"Love you, too.." Seto whispered, kissing the top of his head as he stood, grabbing his things.
Jou stomped off with Yugi to class as Ryou walked up beside Seto. "Ready to go to the library?"
Seto sighed and nodded, not seeing Bakura's glare fixed to the brunette.
Ryou took his hand. " Let's go, then." He smiled and walked with him to the library.
Bakura clenched his jaw and grumbled to himself before stalking to class.
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Ryou sat at a table in the quiet room and pulled out his books.
Seto tapped his pencil again in thought as he sat down and studied Ryou. "Alright, so what do you need help with?"
Ryou leaned closer, his shoulder against Seto's. "This problem..." He pointed to it in the book.
"Okay, let's see here..." He didn't notice his touch, but a certain someone close to the white-haired young man could through their link, and didn't like it. Bakura clenched his hands together in his class, intending to wrap them around the brunette's neck first chance he got.
Ryou brushed Seto's hand as he picked up his pencil. "So you raise it to 2, and multiply..right?"
"Right." Seto quirked a brow at him, then ignored the touch again. "Then divide by 4."
"Now I understand!" Ryou cheered and patted him on the shoulder. "Arigato!"
Seto smiled and shugged. "You're welcome."
Ryou smiled even more and gave Seto a small kiss on the cheek. "Really, thanks a lot. I needed some help.. "
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Jou stifled a gasp when he saw Ryou kissing Seto. He had come to the library when his teacher had let them out early. He had wanted to spend some time with Seto.. 'What the..?! Are we breaking up...?' He turned and ran out, unbridled tears in his eyes.
Bakura, meanwhile, was nearly spitting nails. His mirror image of the Millenium Ring was glowing slightly as the bell rang, and he stalked to where he felt Ryou to be, almost getting ran over by an upset Jou and falling back against the wall. "Crazy mutt..." he growled, then saw Ryou chatting happily to Seto as they walked out of the library, his arm curled around Seto's. He snarled and launched himself at the taller brunette, thwacking him against the wall, ignoring his yelp of surprise.
Ryou gasped. "Bakura! What are you doing?!!" he cried. 'It worked, he is so jealous... '
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Jou, on the other hand, was so upset that he left the school with Yugi as the bell rang. He asked if he could stay the night and Yugi agreed. He was so upset, he didn't even want talk to Seto, let alone see him.
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"Bakura, what is your problem?! Let go!" Seto snarled at the white haired yami, who only sneered back.
"Quite a player, aren't you, High Priest? Hurting your so-called koi and running around with Ryou..."
"What are you talking about?"
"Jounouchi, you numbskull. He went tearing out of here in tears, and YOU had your hands on MY hikari..."
Ryou winced, but kept quiet. 'I never wanted to hurt Jou..just make Bakura a little jealous...'
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Jou had calmed down somewhat, and he and Yugi headed to the game shop. "Thanks, Yug...Seto has a lot of work to do and I wanna stay out of his way." Jou faked a smile.
"I understand..you can stay anytime...now you can help me with my english paper!" Yugi smiled.
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Seto blinked at Bakura's words. "But what could he be upset about, I haven't done anything wr---" His eyes widened. Ryou's kiss. That was what he had to have seen. He cursed and struggled to get away from Bakura. "Let go, I have to go to Jou!"
Bakura shook his head and smirked. "Nah. The mutt can wait a few minutes while I tear your head off for daring to touch my Ryou..." he hissed.
Ryou's heart sped up at his words. He walked over and touched Bakura's arm gently, hesitantly. "Your...your Ryou?" he asked slowly.
Bakura startled in surprise, so focused at shaking Seto like a ragdoll. He blinked at Ryou and flushed slightly, averting his eyes. "Erm...I mean...oh, Ra..."
"Bakura...do you mean it? Please say you mean it.."
Bakura let go of Seto at that, staring at him in surprise. Seto took the advantage to grab his things and race out to find Jou. ""But...you and Kaiba..."
"I only did that to make you ..to make you jealous..I was upset that you were always so mean to me.."
"HA!!! I knew it! I knew you were playing some kind of game!" Bakura crowed, jabbing a finger into Ryou's chest.
Ryou flushed. "I had to do something. I really care about you and you never pay attention to me unless it was negative. " he told him softly.
"......Touche, hikari."
Ryou moved and hugged Bakura. " So..can I be yours?"
Bakura stiffened in surprise, eyes widening before he blushed, his arms coming up slowly to hug him back.
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Jou and Yugi had reached the shop and were talking about their english test coming up. Inside, Jou was dying. He knew with Valentines Day the next day, that something would happen. He felt like such an idiot. Seto loving him was a crock...he was with Ryou and they looked pretty happy...
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It took a while for Seto to track Jou down, as he wasn't at home, so he had to follow clues to find him at the game shop. He stepped into the shop and glanced around, biting his lip nervously.
Yugi heard the bell as someone entered the shop. "I'll be right back." he told Jou and ran down the stairs. "Hiya, Seto what are you doing here? Don't you have a big work project?"
Seto blinked, then decided that Jou had told him something different than what had happened. "Um...I finished early, Yugi. Is Jou here? I needed to speak to him..."
"I'll go get him..." Yugi ran back up the stairs and told Jou.
Jou shook his head. "I don't want to talk to him. Tell him to leave...go back to his boyfriend." Jou sneered, turning away angrily.
Yugi nodded, but was confused as he went back to Seto. "He says to leave... to go back to your...boyfriend? Seto, what is going on?"
Seto sighed and shook his head, shoving a hand through his hair. "Jou saw Ryou kiss me on the cheek after I helped him with his math project. Apparantly, he was trying to make Bakura jealous. But Jou misunderstood it..I have to talk to him, he's still my koi, not Ryou!"
"He looked really upset, Seto. Maybe you should see him tomorrow..." Yugi suggested. He had never seen Jou so hurt or upset.
"Demo...I've got to make him understand that it was nothing like what it looked like..."
Yugi sighed and went back up to his friend. Jou was almost crying. "I don't wanna talk to him. Please, tell him to leave."
Yugi repeated just that to the tall brunette. "He says for you to leave. He's crying, Seto...please come tomorrow?"
Seto's heart broke. His koi was crying...and he couldn't even comfort him. His eyes saddened, not even able to explain himself. Tears sparkled in the sapphire depths, and he nodded slowly, head bowing as he made his way back out the door, shuffling out and letting the door shut behind him.
Yugi comforted Jou through the night. Jou was greatful and had a troubled night's sleep. He kept dreaming of Seto being ripped away, Seto kissing and laughing with Ryou...Seto calling Ryou koi...he cried all night, and when the morning came, he was still whimpering and crying. Valentine's Day...and true to his fears, he had broken up with his love.
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Sukino: Did they like it? Huh, did they like it?! *bounces*
Moonchild DJ: I'm sure they like it..if they dun kill us first..
Sukino: well I hope they review!
Moonchild DJ: I don't think we'll have to worry about that..*peers around the corner* Reviews and flames ahoy!
Sukino: well let's go work on the last part if the story so they will love us again!
Moonchild DJ: Awww, they always love us, whether we drive them nuts or not..*glances out at the readers* ...Right? You luffles us? Even for the cliffies? *sweatdrops*
Sukino: *puppy dog eyes* We luffes you still!
Moonchild DJ: We promise to fix it, truly! In the meantime.. *chibi-Jou eyes*...Review, onegai? Tell us whatcha think!
Sukino: hai. . . .if you don't tell us, then we won't know!
Moonchild DJ: *nodnod* Good or bad, praise or flame, we wanna know! Reviews keep us alive!
Sukino: Yep! we'll go fix it now. . ..chappie 4 on the way!
Moonchild DJ: Ja ne until then! *bounces away with Sukino*
Sukino: Ja!
by Moonchild DJ and Sukino
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Sukino: *peeks around Dee from whom she is hiding behind* they are mad. . .huh?
Moonchild DJ: Not quite yet..though I'm sure they will be..maybe we just oughta deliver our notes from here.. *tosses out a Moonchild DJ dummy and squeaks when it gets torn to bits by rabid fans* Yup..staying right here..O.O
Sukino: *nods* well this is the 3rd chappie of our story.
Moonchild DJ: And yes..here we have the angst...you might want your tissues handy..
Sukino: It was so hard to write but we had to. . ..
Moonchild DJ: *nods* VERY hard..we were crying, too! But it'll be fixed..promise!
Sukino: Promise!! Moonchild DJ: Cross our hearts and hope to d--er..cross our hearts..we dun wanna die..you guys will probably wanna do that..*sweatdrops*
Sukino: *squeaks* Well we still aren't owners of Yu-Gi-Oh. .. but we are getting there.. .
Moonchild DJ: Slowly but surely..thanks to all of you for liking what we write! Demo..I'm staying RIGHT here until Chapter 4...
Sukino: *nods, clinging to Dee* Me too!
Moonchild DJ: *huggles Janelle protectively* So...eh..enjoy? *sweatdrops*...Y'know we're gonna get flamed for this chappie..
Sukino: We knew it was going to come. . .. We'll be ok for sure!
Moonchild DJ: Still, I'll breathe easier, once we get to Chapter 4... *shrinks farther back into the shadows at the sounds of the readers' growls*
SailorS84: Sukino: Me too!
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He waved back and darted down the halls, then slid into his classroom and his seat.
Ryou looked up as Seto sat down. " Late again, I see. . . " he smiled.
Seto groaned in reply and shoved a hand through his hair. "I seem to be taking the mannerisms of a puppy I know..." he chuckled dryly.
Ryou smiled. "Well, you haven't missed much. . .wanna see my notes?" he asked quietly.
Seto blinked at him in surprise. Ryou, though the nicest and shyest of Jou's circle of friends, was never particularly forthcoming with his notes. "Um...are you sure?"
He nodded. "Yes. . .can't have you falling behind. ."
"I....I guess..."
Ryou handed him his notebook. " Seto, I was wondering if you could help me with my math project?"
Seto blinked at him as he took the notebook. "Me? I thought you were doing fine with your math project..."
"No not really. .. I'm having some trouble. . . if you don't want to help, that is all right. . ."
Seto tapped his pencil against his chin. "Just as long as I don't get an earful from Bakura about it..."
"You won't. . . .I told him I need help and that I was asking my friend. . . so you'll help me?"
Seto shrugged. "Sure, why not. Any friend of Jou's..."
"Arigato. . " Ryou smiled and gave him a quick hug. "Where shall we meet?"
Seto blinked at Ryou's impulsive hug, then shrugged it off. "Hmm...how about after lunch, in the library during study hall?" He knew that Bakura was enrolled as a "student", but if the yami had seen that, he'd have his head.
"Okay, then . . ."Ryou smiled and nodded.
Seto nodded in return, then went through the notes, glancing up again. "Ryou....just curious...why me? Why not Yugi or Anzu?"
"Well, Jou said you are always helping him and that you are really good at math. . . so I'd thought I'd ask."
He nodded again. It made sense, even if it was a bit unusal. "Glad to help, then."
Ryou just smiled happily and turned back to the teacher's lecture.
//.......Just what are you pulling, hikari o' mine...// Bakura growled lightly into Ryou's mind, still having their connection, even if they were in different classes.
/Nothing, I already told you, I needed help. . .I asked him. . .is that okay . .?/
//Why him, of all people?//
/Because Jou says he is really good at math..are you jealous..?/ Ryou smirked to himself, being sure that Bakura couldn't sense it...that was exactly what he wanted, for him to be jealous.
//.....Don't be ridiculous! Why would I be jealous of that arrogant snob?//
/Then why are you so bothered...?./
//.........//
/Don't worry. . . .okay? It is just a study date./
A faint snort was Ryou's yami's reply before he shut the link again.
Ryou smirked. . . .so he was jealous. 'Good. . . this will show him. . .'
Seto got up from his desk when the bell rang, gathering up his things and handing back Ryou his notebook with a quiet murmur of thanks.
"Anytime . . ." Ryou smiled and brushed hands with him a little longer than he should have.
Seto quirked a brow at the movement, then shrugged it away, smiling back. "See you at lunch, ne?"
Ryou nodded. " See you at lunch. . ."
He nodded, then went to go find Jou before classes to see how he was doing.
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Jou trudged down the hall to his locker. Math sucked, especially without Seto.
Seto came up behind him and wrapped an arm around his waist before placing a kiss on his head. "Miss me?"
"Yes, terribly. . . I hate having class without you. . .." Jou murmured, nuzzling against his side.
"So do I, koi...but at least history is next. We can be together, ne?"
Jou smiled. "Hai!"
"That's better." Seto smiled and kissed his nose.
"Yep. . . ." Jou grinned at him.
"Aishiteru, Jou-koi..."
"So how was your class?"
Seto smiled. "Same ol'. I was late, Ryou gave me his notes to borrow, and asked me to help him with his math project."
'He did. . .? Oh. . ."
Seto blinked. "Nani?"
"Nothing . .. I just didn't know he was that giving with his notes. .. I always ask and he says no. .. "
"He said he didn't want me to get behind..." He shrugged and nuzzled him, kissing his ear. "Don't know, don't really care right now, all that matters is you."
"Hmm. .. you spoil me. . ."
"That's my job, koibito.."
"Hmmm...do we have to go to class?"
Seto laughed softly and nuzzled his hair with his cheek. "Yes, love, we do. Stop dragging your feet and get that fine rear in gear..."
"Compliments will not make me feel better. . ." Jou smirked.
"Can't hurt to try, ne?"
Jou huffed. "Can't we cut. .. . pretty please?"
He leaned and nipped his ear delicately. "No."
"I'll do the ear thing..and everything..."Jou pleaded.
"Koi, you can be so darn stubborn..."
"I know...and you like it..." Jou took his hand and discreetly brushed it against him. "Pretty, pretty please?"
Seto flushed and drew in a quiet breath. "You don't give up...Jou-koi, you are SO mine after school..."
"I wanna go home..." Jou whined.
"Why?"
"Because...I just want to..pretty pretty pretty please?!"
"Jou, we were late for school, we're in enough trouble as it is...we can't just skip, love, no matter how much we want to."
Jou grumbled and pouted. "I guess..."
Seto sighed and leaned to kiss his cheek. "Don't pout, Jou...I'll make up for it later, promise...just let's get through this day, alright?"
Jou sighed and grumbled some more. " I want ice cream. .. and cookies, and I wanna have *fun*, lots of it...tonight..."
He laughed softly, nuzzling him. "It's a date."
"Good. .. " Jou grumbled some more and slumped into his seat.
Seto shook his head, then slipped into his seat. He really would have to make it up to his koi, he seemed to be having a bad day...
Jou grumbled some more and stabbed at his paper during the lecture, looking at the clock constantly.
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Lunchtime rolled around, and still feeling awkward around the gang, Seto joined Jou at the table, resting his hand on his shoulder. "Halfway done, koibito..." he murmured to him soothingly. "Just a little more, and school will be done..are you doing alright?"
"Yeah, yeah. .. " Jou sighed.
Ryou sat next to Seto. "We are still going to meet, right Seto-kun?" Ryou asked.
Seto stroked Jou's hair soothingly, then nodded to Ryou. "In study hall, in the library, right after lunch here."
Ryou nodded and brushed against Seto's arm as he reached for his drink.
Seto blinked at the touch, quirking a brow, then shook his head mentally, resuming eating his lunch. Bakura, however, was giving Seto, then Ryou, a death glare.
/What is wrong with you?/ Ryou asked his yami through their link.
Dark eyes turned to him as Bakura restrained a growl. //You're touching him.//
/It was an accident...quit worrying...what is wrong with a simple touch anyway..?/
//You're playing games, that's what's wrong with it.//
/I am not, you are just paranoid...it was an accident...so stop worrying./
//You forget something, little Ryou. I'm the trickster, master of lies and machinations. You can't fool me, hikari.// Bakura stabbed his fork into his food with more anger than he should have shown, as he was attempting to intimidate his Ryou. Wait a minute...his?!!? He slapped himself mentally and growled.
Ryou flinched, but turned his gaze away from him. 'It's working. . . .'
Seto quirked a brow at Bakura's attitude, then glanced at Ryou before ignoring their usual oddness and nuzzling against Jou.
"Hmmm..." Jou murmured, nuzzling against him tiredly.
"Tired, koi?" he murmured, stroking his hair.
Jou nodded. "Yeah. . ."
"Just a few more classes, and we'll be free, and you can rest then, ne?"
"Yeah. . .boring classes. . ."
He kissed his cheek with a soft chuckle. "They're always boring to you, love."
"Yeah, because they are..but I can last. . ."
"Good...it's almost time for lunch to end, we won't see each other 'til after study hall."
"Yeah, I know...grr..not fair.."
"Never is, love. Never is." Seto smiled, then kissed his cheek soothingly, nuzzling him.
The bell rang, and Jou sighed. "See you later..love you.."
"Love you, too.." Seto whispered, kissing the top of his head as he stood, grabbing his things.
Jou stomped off with Yugi to class as Ryou walked up beside Seto. "Ready to go to the library?"
Seto sighed and nodded, not seeing Bakura's glare fixed to the brunette.
Ryou took his hand. " Let's go, then." He smiled and walked with him to the library.
Bakura clenched his jaw and grumbled to himself before stalking to class.
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Ryou sat at a table in the quiet room and pulled out his books.
Seto tapped his pencil again in thought as he sat down and studied Ryou. "Alright, so what do you need help with?"
Ryou leaned closer, his shoulder against Seto's. "This problem..." He pointed to it in the book.
"Okay, let's see here..." He didn't notice his touch, but a certain someone close to the white-haired young man could through their link, and didn't like it. Bakura clenched his hands together in his class, intending to wrap them around the brunette's neck first chance he got.
Ryou brushed Seto's hand as he picked up his pencil. "So you raise it to 2, and multiply..right?"
"Right." Seto quirked a brow at him, then ignored the touch again. "Then divide by 4."
"Now I understand!" Ryou cheered and patted him on the shoulder. "Arigato!"
Seto smiled and shugged. "You're welcome."
Ryou smiled even more and gave Seto a small kiss on the cheek. "Really, thanks a lot. I needed some help.. "
******
Jou stifled a gasp when he saw Ryou kissing Seto. He had come to the library when his teacher had let them out early. He had wanted to spend some time with Seto.. 'What the..?! Are we breaking up...?' He turned and ran out, unbridled tears in his eyes.
Bakura, meanwhile, was nearly spitting nails. His mirror image of the Millenium Ring was glowing slightly as the bell rang, and he stalked to where he felt Ryou to be, almost getting ran over by an upset Jou and falling back against the wall. "Crazy mutt..." he growled, then saw Ryou chatting happily to Seto as they walked out of the library, his arm curled around Seto's. He snarled and launched himself at the taller brunette, thwacking him against the wall, ignoring his yelp of surprise.
Ryou gasped. "Bakura! What are you doing?!!" he cried. 'It worked, he is so jealous... '
******
Jou, on the other hand, was so upset that he left the school with Yugi as the bell rang. He asked if he could stay the night and Yugi agreed. He was so upset, he didn't even want talk to Seto, let alone see him.
******
"Bakura, what is your problem?! Let go!" Seto snarled at the white haired yami, who only sneered back.
"Quite a player, aren't you, High Priest? Hurting your so-called koi and running around with Ryou..."
"What are you talking about?"
"Jounouchi, you numbskull. He went tearing out of here in tears, and YOU had your hands on MY hikari..."
Ryou winced, but kept quiet. 'I never wanted to hurt Jou..just make Bakura a little jealous...'
******
Jou had calmed down somewhat, and he and Yugi headed to the game shop. "Thanks, Yug...Seto has a lot of work to do and I wanna stay out of his way." Jou faked a smile.
"I understand..you can stay anytime...now you can help me with my english paper!" Yugi smiled.
******
Seto blinked at Bakura's words. "But what could he be upset about, I haven't done anything wr---" His eyes widened. Ryou's kiss. That was what he had to have seen. He cursed and struggled to get away from Bakura. "Let go, I have to go to Jou!"
Bakura shook his head and smirked. "Nah. The mutt can wait a few minutes while I tear your head off for daring to touch my Ryou..." he hissed.
Ryou's heart sped up at his words. He walked over and touched Bakura's arm gently, hesitantly. "Your...your Ryou?" he asked slowly.
Bakura startled in surprise, so focused at shaking Seto like a ragdoll. He blinked at Ryou and flushed slightly, averting his eyes. "Erm...I mean...oh, Ra..."
"Bakura...do you mean it? Please say you mean it.."
Bakura let go of Seto at that, staring at him in surprise. Seto took the advantage to grab his things and race out to find Jou. ""But...you and Kaiba..."
"I only did that to make you ..to make you jealous..I was upset that you were always so mean to me.."
"HA!!! I knew it! I knew you were playing some kind of game!" Bakura crowed, jabbing a finger into Ryou's chest.
Ryou flushed. "I had to do something. I really care about you and you never pay attention to me unless it was negative. " he told him softly.
"......Touche, hikari."
Ryou moved and hugged Bakura. " So..can I be yours?"
Bakura stiffened in surprise, eyes widening before he blushed, his arms coming up slowly to hug him back.
******
Jou and Yugi had reached the shop and were talking about their english test coming up. Inside, Jou was dying. He knew with Valentines Day the next day, that something would happen. He felt like such an idiot. Seto loving him was a crock...he was with Ryou and they looked pretty happy...
******
It took a while for Seto to track Jou down, as he wasn't at home, so he had to follow clues to find him at the game shop. He stepped into the shop and glanced around, biting his lip nervously.
Yugi heard the bell as someone entered the shop. "I'll be right back." he told Jou and ran down the stairs. "Hiya, Seto what are you doing here? Don't you have a big work project?"
Seto blinked, then decided that Jou had told him something different than what had happened. "Um...I finished early, Yugi. Is Jou here? I needed to speak to him..."
"I'll go get him..." Yugi ran back up the stairs and told Jou.
Jou shook his head. "I don't want to talk to him. Tell him to leave...go back to his boyfriend." Jou sneered, turning away angrily.
Yugi nodded, but was confused as he went back to Seto. "He says to leave... to go back to your...boyfriend? Seto, what is going on?"
Seto sighed and shook his head, shoving a hand through his hair. "Jou saw Ryou kiss me on the cheek after I helped him with his math project. Apparantly, he was trying to make Bakura jealous. But Jou misunderstood it..I have to talk to him, he's still my koi, not Ryou!"
"He looked really upset, Seto. Maybe you should see him tomorrow..." Yugi suggested. He had never seen Jou so hurt or upset.
"Demo...I've got to make him understand that it was nothing like what it looked like..."
Yugi sighed and went back up to his friend. Jou was almost crying. "I don't wanna talk to him. Please, tell him to leave."
Yugi repeated just that to the tall brunette. "He says for you to leave. He's crying, Seto...please come tomorrow?"
Seto's heart broke. His koi was crying...and he couldn't even comfort him. His eyes saddened, not even able to explain himself. Tears sparkled in the sapphire depths, and he nodded slowly, head bowing as he made his way back out the door, shuffling out and letting the door shut behind him.
Yugi comforted Jou through the night. Jou was greatful and had a troubled night's sleep. He kept dreaming of Seto being ripped away, Seto kissing and laughing with Ryou...Seto calling Ryou koi...he cried all night, and when the morning came, he was still whimpering and crying. Valentine's Day...and true to his fears, he had broken up with his love.
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