Okay, now for the main part of the tort- um... story!
Wee! I got reviews! Kayrie - I fixed this ch. and last one so hopefully it reads better. Treana- I think the reason I've started up on YGO ones is because I'm reading them now. A lot. So I think I'll be writing a goodly amount of these. Yeaka - Since when did you become a English Major? XP *huggles Lethe* wee! I'm on a fav list!
Pairings: A Seto/Ryou cake with Duke/Tristan icing ~.^
Disclaimer: I don't own YGO. I don't even own the Subs okay! Just make me feel bad! *sits in a corner and cries*
Key's the same as before! /../ Someone's thoughts
~Setting up the Pieces~
Yuugi looked up at the huge front doors.
"What are we doing here, again?" Tristan asked.
Yuugi looked back at his friends, all of whom were probably thinking the same thing. "Mokuba wants Kaiba to make friends, and I think it's a great idea!"
"Great idea?" Joey asked incredulously. "Kaiba's such a jerk, man! How could you want to be friends with him?"
Yuugi sighed. He knew this was going to be a hard sell on Joey, but hopefully everyone else would be okay with it.
"I think it's fine, Joey. Maybe if you start treating him nicely, he'll change," Tea suggested.
Joey responded with a skeptical look.
Duke smiled as he nudged Yuugi and winked at him. "What's wrong Joey? Going to force Kaiba to make the move to civility? Going to let *him* be the better man?"
Joey bristled at this. "Him? The better man? I'm better than him any day!"
Tristan snickered. "Better than him? Is that why you own a multi- million dollar corporation? Is that why you get better marks in school?"
Ryou and Tea hid their smiles and tried not to look at Joey.
Joey punched Tristan's shoulder. "Shut up man!" Looking at Yuugi he added, "Whatever, just as long as he doesn't call me a mutt."
Yuugi beamed at everyone. "Okay then!" he said brightly as he knocked on the door.
A few moments later the door was opened by a butler, and they were led inside the entryway. Ryou hung towards the back, still not incredibly sure why he had decided to come.
Mokuba came running down the stairs. "You're here! Great! We'll be in the den." He looked around a touch nervously. "He doesn't seem too happy about all of this, but it'll work!" He waved to everyone to follow him and walked deeper into the mansion.
Everyone followed, looking around at the huge house, and admiring it. Joey strode along in the lead with Yuugi, determined to 'be the better man.'
Mokuba opened the door into the den and Tea gasped softly. Everyone's eyes widened. Ryou looked around in wonder. This one room was almost as big as his whole apartment. Maybe two-thirds. There was a large fireplace, a T.V. with chairs set around it, a dueling table, many bookcases, couches set up at random, and a chess table. Ryou smiled slightly at that. He liked to play chess. Whenever his dad was home on vacation they played each other.
Seto looked up from the couch he was sitting on and quickly stood up. He felt jumpy, but his face had the usual expressionless look to it.
"Thank you for coming," Seto said in a voice that was just slightly warmer than usual. "We will have lunch in an hour or so, but for now you- *we* can remain up here."
It almost sounded like an order, and Mokuba noticed. He gave Seto a warning look.
Seto tried to keep from growling. "Make yourselves comfortable," he added in what he hoped was a nicer tone.
Ryou continued to stand rather uncomfortably where he was while Tristan flopped onto a couch, Duke headed for a bookcase, and Tea wandered around looking at the paintings on the wall.
Joey walked forward and stuck his hand out. "Truce?" he demanded of Kaiba.
Seto just blinked in response. /What is this mutt up to?/ But because he could feel Mokuba looking at him he shook Joey's hand.
"Truce," he repeated calmly.
Joey turned and gave Yuugi a thumbs up, obviously happy that he was 'better' than Kaiba. Ryou shook his head as Yuugi laughed.
"Wanna play a video game Yug?" Joey asked, looking at the T.V. and the many games lined up along the wall.
"Sure!" Yuugi said, leaving Ryou standing by the door alone. He looked at the chess set again, hoping to cover his awkwardness.
Seto followed his gaze. "Do you like chess?" he asked the white- haired teen.
Ryou flushed slightly. "Yeah," he said softly, looking around the room.
"Want to play?" Seto asked.
Ryou's gaze snapped back. There was no real way he could win. It might be fun though. And it would be nice playing against a real person again...
"Seto..." Mokuba said in a chiding tone. "You're supposed to have fun."
"Chess *is* fun," Seto said looking at Mokuba.
Ryou looked between the two and quietly said, "Sure."
Looking pointedly at Mokuba, Seto walked over to the table and sat down, leaving Ryou to follow him.
Ryou sat down across from Seto and waited for him to make the first move.
Seto sat considering what the best plan would be against this new opponent, and as he reached to make his first move-
"You know Seto," Mokuba interrupted. "It's nice to let the guest go first."
Ryou turned a dark shade of pink at that comment, and quickly said, "It's okay really. I like going second."
Seto made a mental note that Ryou liked to play on the defensive and, with a warning glare at Mokuba, continued with his move.
Okay, please forgive any mistakes when it comes to chess in this fic. I have no idea how to play it and I don't know anyone who does.
Seto: I do.
Well you won't teach me remember!! *pouts* Review!!! Please!! I'll give out cookies... *gives the readers one of her best Mokuba Sad Puppy Dog Looks*
Wee! I got reviews! Kayrie - I fixed this ch. and last one so hopefully it reads better. Treana- I think the reason I've started up on YGO ones is because I'm reading them now. A lot. So I think I'll be writing a goodly amount of these. Yeaka - Since when did you become a English Major? XP *huggles Lethe* wee! I'm on a fav list!
Pairings: A Seto/Ryou cake with Duke/Tristan icing ~.^
Disclaimer: I don't own YGO. I don't even own the Subs okay! Just make me feel bad! *sits in a corner and cries*
Key's the same as before! /../ Someone's thoughts
~Setting up the Pieces~
Yuugi looked up at the huge front doors.
"What are we doing here, again?" Tristan asked.
Yuugi looked back at his friends, all of whom were probably thinking the same thing. "Mokuba wants Kaiba to make friends, and I think it's a great idea!"
"Great idea?" Joey asked incredulously. "Kaiba's such a jerk, man! How could you want to be friends with him?"
Yuugi sighed. He knew this was going to be a hard sell on Joey, but hopefully everyone else would be okay with it.
"I think it's fine, Joey. Maybe if you start treating him nicely, he'll change," Tea suggested.
Joey responded with a skeptical look.
Duke smiled as he nudged Yuugi and winked at him. "What's wrong Joey? Going to force Kaiba to make the move to civility? Going to let *him* be the better man?"
Joey bristled at this. "Him? The better man? I'm better than him any day!"
Tristan snickered. "Better than him? Is that why you own a multi- million dollar corporation? Is that why you get better marks in school?"
Ryou and Tea hid their smiles and tried not to look at Joey.
Joey punched Tristan's shoulder. "Shut up man!" Looking at Yuugi he added, "Whatever, just as long as he doesn't call me a mutt."
Yuugi beamed at everyone. "Okay then!" he said brightly as he knocked on the door.
A few moments later the door was opened by a butler, and they were led inside the entryway. Ryou hung towards the back, still not incredibly sure why he had decided to come.
Mokuba came running down the stairs. "You're here! Great! We'll be in the den." He looked around a touch nervously. "He doesn't seem too happy about all of this, but it'll work!" He waved to everyone to follow him and walked deeper into the mansion.
Everyone followed, looking around at the huge house, and admiring it. Joey strode along in the lead with Yuugi, determined to 'be the better man.'
Mokuba opened the door into the den and Tea gasped softly. Everyone's eyes widened. Ryou looked around in wonder. This one room was almost as big as his whole apartment. Maybe two-thirds. There was a large fireplace, a T.V. with chairs set around it, a dueling table, many bookcases, couches set up at random, and a chess table. Ryou smiled slightly at that. He liked to play chess. Whenever his dad was home on vacation they played each other.
Seto looked up from the couch he was sitting on and quickly stood up. He felt jumpy, but his face had the usual expressionless look to it.
"Thank you for coming," Seto said in a voice that was just slightly warmer than usual. "We will have lunch in an hour or so, but for now you- *we* can remain up here."
It almost sounded like an order, and Mokuba noticed. He gave Seto a warning look.
Seto tried to keep from growling. "Make yourselves comfortable," he added in what he hoped was a nicer tone.
Ryou continued to stand rather uncomfortably where he was while Tristan flopped onto a couch, Duke headed for a bookcase, and Tea wandered around looking at the paintings on the wall.
Joey walked forward and stuck his hand out. "Truce?" he demanded of Kaiba.
Seto just blinked in response. /What is this mutt up to?/ But because he could feel Mokuba looking at him he shook Joey's hand.
"Truce," he repeated calmly.
Joey turned and gave Yuugi a thumbs up, obviously happy that he was 'better' than Kaiba. Ryou shook his head as Yuugi laughed.
"Wanna play a video game Yug?" Joey asked, looking at the T.V. and the many games lined up along the wall.
"Sure!" Yuugi said, leaving Ryou standing by the door alone. He looked at the chess set again, hoping to cover his awkwardness.
Seto followed his gaze. "Do you like chess?" he asked the white- haired teen.
Ryou flushed slightly. "Yeah," he said softly, looking around the room.
"Want to play?" Seto asked.
Ryou's gaze snapped back. There was no real way he could win. It might be fun though. And it would be nice playing against a real person again...
"Seto..." Mokuba said in a chiding tone. "You're supposed to have fun."
"Chess *is* fun," Seto said looking at Mokuba.
Ryou looked between the two and quietly said, "Sure."
Looking pointedly at Mokuba, Seto walked over to the table and sat down, leaving Ryou to follow him.
Ryou sat down across from Seto and waited for him to make the first move.
Seto sat considering what the best plan would be against this new opponent, and as he reached to make his first move-
"You know Seto," Mokuba interrupted. "It's nice to let the guest go first."
Ryou turned a dark shade of pink at that comment, and quickly said, "It's okay really. I like going second."
Seto made a mental note that Ryou liked to play on the defensive and, with a warning glare at Mokuba, continued with his move.
Okay, please forgive any mistakes when it comes to chess in this fic. I have no idea how to play it and I don't know anyone who does.
Seto: I do.
Well you won't teach me remember!! *pouts* Review!!! Please!! I'll give out cookies... *gives the readers one of her best Mokuba Sad Puppy Dog Looks*