Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but would love to. ^_^

Warning: Shounen-ai and stuff.  Enjoy or go away if you don't like. 

OGE-san's challenge is as follows: Fic with Yami and Seto, who are accused of having their relationship being based on sex and are banned from the act for about a week. The fic has to be about 2000 words or more or less or something. Any rating.

Abstinence: Prologue: The Bet

"Are you sure about this?"

"Of course, you do want him, don't you?"

"Well, yes…"

"So come on, it's a flawless idea!"

"But…"

"Come on…"

"You're absolutely sure it's going to work, right?"

"Absolutely."

"…Fine."

"Great!  You won't regret this at all!"

"The things I do for love…"

~*~*~*~

"They're so damn touchy with each other, it's disgusting." Anzu spat out resentfully.

Ryou arched an eyebrow. "I think you're just jealous, Anzu."

"Me?  Jealous of that idiot?  Never!" She denied, but colored profusely, "Besides I know that they'll probably break up if they're not screwing each other."

"Well, they seem in love." Honda put him.

"That's the key word, seem.  But trust me, they wouldn't be together otherwise." Anzu got up and walked away with a careless wave, "I'll see you guys around."

The group of four looked after Anzu, and then blinked at each other.

"You know, she might have a point."

Two pairs of brown eyes widened in shock. "What?"

"What?  I think she has a point." Jounouchi commented casually.

Ryou turned to the boy sitting next to Jounouchi. "Yuugi, you can't possibly thinks she's right, can you?"

"Well, I must agree with Jou and Anzu."

"You can't be serious!"

"Can't be serious about what?" A new voice asked.

They looked up and were greeted by the couple they had just been gossiping about.

"Hey Seto, Yami." Jou greeted casually.

"Yuugi, Ryou, Honda.  And oh hi, mutt." Seto smirked.

"So what were you guys talking about?" Yami asked

"It's not-" Ryou started.

"Oh, just agreeing with Anzu about why you two are together." Yuugi put in.

Seto and Yami raised their eyebrows. "Oh?  And why exactly, then, are we together?"

"It's a ridiculous reason." Honda piped up.

"She said that you two would break up if you weren't screwing each other."

"Anzu's just jealous.  Don't take her seriously, you two."

"We've never taken her opinion seriously, Ryou.  At least not when it comes to me and Seto's relationship."

"Not that we ever take her seriously." Seto put in helpfully, receiving a look from Yami. "What?  It's true."

"She's right."

"She is not.  Yuugi, how could you say that?!"

"It's the truth."

Seto threw Yuugi a withering look, "What business is it of yours why Yami and I are together?"

"It just is."
"Why don't you tell us why you two are together, Kaiba?" Jou asked. "So we can settle this."

"Because it's none of your business, mutt."

"I think you're just scared to face the truth."

"What the hell are you talking about, Yuugi?"

"I think you know that you two are only together because you're screwing each other.  And I bet you that if you two stopped all physical contact between yourselves for a week, you'd break up."

"We will not bet our relationship to make you two happy."

"Then Jou and I are right."

"No you're not." Yami, who had been silent, spoke.

"Then take the bet."

"We will."

"Yami!" Three voices exclaimed in unison.
Jou smirked, "Great then.  Since today's Saturday, you can start tomorrow.  And end next Sunday morning."

Yami nodded, "Fine."

"You can't be serious, Yami!" Ryou sputtered.

"Don't worry Ryou." Yami smiled at Ryou, "We'll be fine."

"Yami…" Seto looked at the smaller duelist uncertainly.

"Seto, we'll win.  We haven't lost a game yet."

"I'm not sure…"

"Aww…is big bad Seto Kaiba scared of a widdle bet?" Jou taunted.

If looks could kill, Jou would have been six feet under and then some.

"What do we get from this?"

"We'll drop these accusations if you two stay together." Yuugi said. "And Jou will wear a dog suit for a month."

Jou's eyes went wide.  "Wait!  Since when did-..?!"

Seto smirked, "Sounds good.  Fine, I'll take up this.  But one thing."

"Yeah?"

"What do you two get out of this?"

"We'll be proven right, and to even it out, you'll stop calling Jou a dog."

"Fine."

Jou reached a hand out to Seto.

Seto just stared at him like he was out of his mind.

"You're a business man, Kaiba.  We need to shake on it to seal the deal."

Seto looked at Yami who nodded discreetly, then shook Jou's hand reluctantly.

Ryou and Honda watched this exchange worriedly. "Something bad is going to come out of this."

"Maybe we should think optimistically, Ryou."

"Do you think it'll turn out to be good?"

"No."

"I rest my case."

They turned their attention back to Jou, Yuugi, Seto and Yami. But the four were gone.

"What…happened?" Honda asked in confusion.

"I'm…not sure."

"You think they'd-?"

"Yep, we've been ditched."

"Ugh.  Can this day get any worse?"

"Don't ask something like that, Honda."

"Why?"

"Because it'll just get worse."

"Oh."

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So yeah, that was the rewrite ^^;;  I didn't really like the original, and I'm not too sure about this one, but it'll have to do for now.

What did you think?

I'm working on chapter two right now.  It should be out fairly soon.  ^^;;  Be patient, please!  Don't kill me! ::hides::