Mid-S: Guess who's back? Back again? Midnight's back! Tell a friend!
YMS: Stop it hikari. You're scaring people.
Everyone: *cowering in fright* Yeah!
Mid-S: Okay, okay, fine! Sheesh. -_- Well the sixth chapter is finally up! Yes! Sorry that it's so short people, but this story has really got me thinking! I'm having some writer's block for it, but I hope you all enjoy this chapter. I worked hard on it. And now, to the reviews:
MOLLY-CHAN THE ANIME/GAME FAN: Woah, long name! LOL! ^_~ Anywho, since you want Ryou, here you go! Enjoy and thankies for the review!
PANDORA: You're right. He's not that much of an asshole anymore, is he? ^_~
ESCACHICK: Thankies for putting me on your Author Alert list. It's very sweet of you. *glomps her*
Thanks to all of the people who reviewed! I can't believe I got 12 WHOLE REVIEWS FOR ONE CHAPTER! I love all of you! *blows kisses and gives out the Yu-Gi-Oh! Cast boys to all the reviewers* Can we brake the record?
YMS: Probably not. It's amazing that you got 35 reviews anyway.
Mid-S: You're so supportive. ¬_¬
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As I carry Jounouchi back into the palace, I start to think over the whole event.
I don't know why I helped him but when I saw Keith lay his hand on Jou's shoulder, I wanted to kill him for it. My mind kept screaming 'he's MINE!' and even though I really hate myself for this, I'm beginning to think that I...like Jounouchi. ((Mid-S: MY GOD! How damn stubborn are you Seto? You *love* him, you don't just like him! _))
Why? I don't know. Maybe it's his big honey-brown eyes that have so much feeling when I look into them. Or maybe it's his blonde hair that looks like spun gold. Or maybe, it's his soft looking pink lips...
"SETH!" I see Mai and Yami running down the long hallway towards us.
"Good god, what happened to Jou?" Mai asked, her violet eyes wide and looking at me in shock.
"Keith." Is all I say and both of them understand.
"Where is the son of a bitch?" Yami asks.
"I left him in the garden where he attacked Jounouchi. Let's just say he won't make trouble anymore." They both nodded silently and Yami sighed.
"Here, Seth, I'll take him up to his room." he offers, obviously thinking I'll kill the boy or something. I shake my head.
"It's fine Yami, I can do it myself." With that, I turn away from both and head up the staircase to my chambers.
*****
"W-where am I?" Jounouchi asks, slowly opening his eyes. I had laid him down on my bed and was tending to his wounds. I smile slightly at him. Since when do I smile?
"You're in my room Jou," I say, not even thinking about calling him by his nickname. We are alone after all. "Do you remember what happened to you in the garden?"
"Th-that man tried to rape me," Jounouchi says, shivering slightly. "And then...you saved me." He looks at me, wonder and confusion in his eyes.
"Why did you save me?" I fight down the blush that's creeping up on me.
"Because...I just did alright? Don't make things complicated." I say, my eyes cold and my voice a little harsher then I meant it. He looks away from me, obviously hurt.
"I'm sorry." He mutters quietly. I sigh and mentally kick myself. Why was I so harsh? He is in a pretty big shock right now anyway.
"It's...okay," I say awkwardly. I'm not good with words to tell the truth, "Let me see your back now, I need to make sure that nothings bleeding."
Suddenly, he looks at me in fear.
"N-No don't!" he says, his eyes wide. "Please..." I look at him strangely.
"Jounouchi what the hell are you trying to hide from me? Let me see your back!"
"No. I'm fine now, really." I sigh.
"Damn it, Jou either you turn around right now, or I'll make you!" I say. He whimpers and then sighs in defeat. Closing his eyes, he turns around. I gasp at what I see.
Scars. All over his back. Black bruises also. Who could have done such a thing to him?
"Jou..." I say, my mouth hanging open. "Who did this to you?" He turns back to face me, eyes filled with tears. But he doesn't answer.
"Jounouchi, please. Tell me who did this." Yet again he doesn't answer. I shake my head and decided to leave him alone. Getting up, I start for the door.
"When I was eight, I used to live with both of my parents and little sister in a large home close to the Pharaoh's Palace," he says quietly. I turn to him in wonder, and even though I don't know why he's telling me all this, I sit back down on the bed to listen. He continues.
"I was a happy child, my days filled with playing outside in out large backyard with Serenity (1), my sister.
My father pretty much ignored me, usually going to bars to drink or gamble. My mother on the other hand always cared about me, always showed me love. If it hadn't been for her and my sister, my heart and soul would have turned hard as stone.
Then one day, my mother fell ill. I tried everything I could think of to get her better, even used a large sum of our money to get the best healers in Egypt to help her. But I failed. She died, her last words were for me to protect my sister and be cautious about my father.
Since then, my life has never been the same.
We had to move out of our house because my idiot of a father bet all our possessions in a game of poker. My sister was only six at the time and couldn't handle all the pressure. She became gravely ill and I thought for some time that she was going to die.
Fortunately for me, she didn't but ever since then she hasn't been strong enough to do much.
I've been beaten all the time since we left our home when I was eight. I'm sixteen now. You do the math.
I am of age now, so that's why I was at the market when you, Mai and the pharaoh showed up." I open my mouth to say something, but he puts his hand up.
"Don't ask me why I didn't leave. I couldn't leave my sister and she isn't strong enough to survive walking for days with me until we find a home for ourselves. I can only pray she's safe right now. And these scars...I'm so ugly and tainted aren't I?" Saying that, tears poured out of his beautiful honey eyes. No, don't cry. Please don't.
I tip his chin to make him look at me and smile.
"No Jounouchi, you're not ugly. You're the most gorgeous person I have ever met. You have the purest soul that I have ever seen and...I..." Not knowing what else to say, I kiss him lightly on the lips.
No, no, what the hell am I doing?! Have I gone completely nuts? Braking away from him, my eyes wide, I get off the bed and back away. He's looking at me, shocked out of his mind I bet.
"I-I'm sorry." I say, though I know that I'm not really that sorry for kissing him. His lips where amazing. Soft, sweet and just...perfect. Without another word, I run out the door.
Damn it, damn it, damn it! What the hell is wrong with me? Why did I do that? I slow down, out of breath and sink to the floor in the middle of the hall, my back to the wall. Closing my eyes, I bang the back of my head lightly against the wall. Stupid, stupid, stupid. I am such an idiot!
/But you love him, don't you?/ A voice in my head asks me. I sigh but keep my eyes closed.
I don't know. I don't know what I feel towards him.
/Remember what you told him?/
~Flashback~
"No Jounouchi, you're not ugly. You're the most gorgeous person I have ever met. You have the purest soul that I have ever seen and...I..."
~End Flashback~
/You where going to say 'I love you', weren't you Kaiba? Don't lie, you love him!/ Maybe...I do.
"Did you...mean it?" My eyes snap open to see Jounouchi starring down at me, his gaze nervous and...hopeful? "Did you mean what you said and what you did?" I nod.
"Yes. I meant all of it. And you know what really hurts? That I probably pushed you away with my kiss. You hate me now and I don't know what I'm going to do with myself."
I look away. It hurts to look at him and to know that he will never be mine.
Jounouchi bends down to my level.
"What makes you so sure I hate you?" He asks. I look at him questioningly and suddenly, he presses his lips against my own. I am shocked but I get lost in feeling and all of my pent up emotions pour out as I return the kiss.
I know that I'll be damned for the rest of my life for this but right now, I don't give a shit. All that matters is Jou.
My Jou.
My love.
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(1): I like her dub name better, so I'll be using it from now on. Sorry. ^^;
Mid-S: Okay that was crap. I deserve to be flamed. *hangs her head down* Ah well, tell me what you think people.
I got about 3 or 4 more chapters after this one, so be prepared for things to get a little bit more complicated and a little crazier. R&R onegai! Luvies!
YMS: Stop it hikari. You're scaring people.
Everyone: *cowering in fright* Yeah!
Mid-S: Okay, okay, fine! Sheesh. -_- Well the sixth chapter is finally up! Yes! Sorry that it's so short people, but this story has really got me thinking! I'm having some writer's block for it, but I hope you all enjoy this chapter. I worked hard on it. And now, to the reviews:
MOLLY-CHAN THE ANIME/GAME FAN: Woah, long name! LOL! ^_~ Anywho, since you want Ryou, here you go! Enjoy and thankies for the review!
PANDORA: You're right. He's not that much of an asshole anymore, is he? ^_~
ESCACHICK: Thankies for putting me on your Author Alert list. It's very sweet of you. *glomps her*
Thanks to all of the people who reviewed! I can't believe I got 12 WHOLE REVIEWS FOR ONE CHAPTER! I love all of you! *blows kisses and gives out the Yu-Gi-Oh! Cast boys to all the reviewers* Can we brake the record?
YMS: Probably not. It's amazing that you got 35 reviews anyway.
Mid-S: You're so supportive. ¬_¬
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As I carry Jounouchi back into the palace, I start to think over the whole event.
I don't know why I helped him but when I saw Keith lay his hand on Jou's shoulder, I wanted to kill him for it. My mind kept screaming 'he's MINE!' and even though I really hate myself for this, I'm beginning to think that I...like Jounouchi. ((Mid-S: MY GOD! How damn stubborn are you Seto? You *love* him, you don't just like him! _))
Why? I don't know. Maybe it's his big honey-brown eyes that have so much feeling when I look into them. Or maybe it's his blonde hair that looks like spun gold. Or maybe, it's his soft looking pink lips...
"SETH!" I see Mai and Yami running down the long hallway towards us.
"Good god, what happened to Jou?" Mai asked, her violet eyes wide and looking at me in shock.
"Keith." Is all I say and both of them understand.
"Where is the son of a bitch?" Yami asks.
"I left him in the garden where he attacked Jounouchi. Let's just say he won't make trouble anymore." They both nodded silently and Yami sighed.
"Here, Seth, I'll take him up to his room." he offers, obviously thinking I'll kill the boy or something. I shake my head.
"It's fine Yami, I can do it myself." With that, I turn away from both and head up the staircase to my chambers.
*****
"W-where am I?" Jounouchi asks, slowly opening his eyes. I had laid him down on my bed and was tending to his wounds. I smile slightly at him. Since when do I smile?
"You're in my room Jou," I say, not even thinking about calling him by his nickname. We are alone after all. "Do you remember what happened to you in the garden?"
"Th-that man tried to rape me," Jounouchi says, shivering slightly. "And then...you saved me." He looks at me, wonder and confusion in his eyes.
"Why did you save me?" I fight down the blush that's creeping up on me.
"Because...I just did alright? Don't make things complicated." I say, my eyes cold and my voice a little harsher then I meant it. He looks away from me, obviously hurt.
"I'm sorry." He mutters quietly. I sigh and mentally kick myself. Why was I so harsh? He is in a pretty big shock right now anyway.
"It's...okay," I say awkwardly. I'm not good with words to tell the truth, "Let me see your back now, I need to make sure that nothings bleeding."
Suddenly, he looks at me in fear.
"N-No don't!" he says, his eyes wide. "Please..." I look at him strangely.
"Jounouchi what the hell are you trying to hide from me? Let me see your back!"
"No. I'm fine now, really." I sigh.
"Damn it, Jou either you turn around right now, or I'll make you!" I say. He whimpers and then sighs in defeat. Closing his eyes, he turns around. I gasp at what I see.
Scars. All over his back. Black bruises also. Who could have done such a thing to him?
"Jou..." I say, my mouth hanging open. "Who did this to you?" He turns back to face me, eyes filled with tears. But he doesn't answer.
"Jounouchi, please. Tell me who did this." Yet again he doesn't answer. I shake my head and decided to leave him alone. Getting up, I start for the door.
"When I was eight, I used to live with both of my parents and little sister in a large home close to the Pharaoh's Palace," he says quietly. I turn to him in wonder, and even though I don't know why he's telling me all this, I sit back down on the bed to listen. He continues.
"I was a happy child, my days filled with playing outside in out large backyard with Serenity (1), my sister.
My father pretty much ignored me, usually going to bars to drink or gamble. My mother on the other hand always cared about me, always showed me love. If it hadn't been for her and my sister, my heart and soul would have turned hard as stone.
Then one day, my mother fell ill. I tried everything I could think of to get her better, even used a large sum of our money to get the best healers in Egypt to help her. But I failed. She died, her last words were for me to protect my sister and be cautious about my father.
Since then, my life has never been the same.
We had to move out of our house because my idiot of a father bet all our possessions in a game of poker. My sister was only six at the time and couldn't handle all the pressure. She became gravely ill and I thought for some time that she was going to die.
Fortunately for me, she didn't but ever since then she hasn't been strong enough to do much.
I've been beaten all the time since we left our home when I was eight. I'm sixteen now. You do the math.
I am of age now, so that's why I was at the market when you, Mai and the pharaoh showed up." I open my mouth to say something, but he puts his hand up.
"Don't ask me why I didn't leave. I couldn't leave my sister and she isn't strong enough to survive walking for days with me until we find a home for ourselves. I can only pray she's safe right now. And these scars...I'm so ugly and tainted aren't I?" Saying that, tears poured out of his beautiful honey eyes. No, don't cry. Please don't.
I tip his chin to make him look at me and smile.
"No Jounouchi, you're not ugly. You're the most gorgeous person I have ever met. You have the purest soul that I have ever seen and...I..." Not knowing what else to say, I kiss him lightly on the lips.
No, no, what the hell am I doing?! Have I gone completely nuts? Braking away from him, my eyes wide, I get off the bed and back away. He's looking at me, shocked out of his mind I bet.
"I-I'm sorry." I say, though I know that I'm not really that sorry for kissing him. His lips where amazing. Soft, sweet and just...perfect. Without another word, I run out the door.
Damn it, damn it, damn it! What the hell is wrong with me? Why did I do that? I slow down, out of breath and sink to the floor in the middle of the hall, my back to the wall. Closing my eyes, I bang the back of my head lightly against the wall. Stupid, stupid, stupid. I am such an idiot!
/But you love him, don't you?/ A voice in my head asks me. I sigh but keep my eyes closed.
I don't know. I don't know what I feel towards him.
/Remember what you told him?/
~Flashback~
"No Jounouchi, you're not ugly. You're the most gorgeous person I have ever met. You have the purest soul that I have ever seen and...I..."
~End Flashback~
/You where going to say 'I love you', weren't you Kaiba? Don't lie, you love him!/ Maybe...I do.
"Did you...mean it?" My eyes snap open to see Jounouchi starring down at me, his gaze nervous and...hopeful? "Did you mean what you said and what you did?" I nod.
"Yes. I meant all of it. And you know what really hurts? That I probably pushed you away with my kiss. You hate me now and I don't know what I'm going to do with myself."
I look away. It hurts to look at him and to know that he will never be mine.
Jounouchi bends down to my level.
"What makes you so sure I hate you?" He asks. I look at him questioningly and suddenly, he presses his lips against my own. I am shocked but I get lost in feeling and all of my pent up emotions pour out as I return the kiss.
I know that I'll be damned for the rest of my life for this but right now, I don't give a shit. All that matters is Jou.
My Jou.
My love.
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(1): I like her dub name better, so I'll be using it from now on. Sorry. ^^;
Mid-S: Okay that was crap. I deserve to be flamed. *hangs her head down* Ah well, tell me what you think people.
I got about 3 or 4 more chapters after this one, so be prepared for things to get a little bit more complicated and a little crazier. R&R onegai! Luvies!
