Fushigi- Another chapter of another unfinished story. Humph, I guess some
things never change, eh? Well, it's 11:56, and I'm starting on another
chapter. Great. I really need more sleep. Especially since tomorrow is
Thanksgiving. Bloody pilgrims and indians. Grrr. I think this may be for
the best though. *Sigh.* My Yami wants to say something..
Kid: Grr. Well, I guess that all I can say is: We're thinking of changing this to another angst, torture, or death fic. Can't decide. I just hope it isn't a sappy love story. *Blech.* On with the story.
Disclamer- Yugioh doesn't belong to me, but I do have Anzu in a torture chamber, and Jonouchi and Seto in my closet. ^__^
Name-
Summary- An ancient vampire searches for the heir to sa blood. But, sa heir is found by the enemy, and sa enemy falls in love with the heir. Love turns into an obsession, and sa has secrets, deadly secrets. One could cost them their love and life. (sa is the equivilant to he/she/his/her.)
Anime-Yu-Gi-Oh!
Paring(s)- Too many possiblities, so I'll reveal it later in this chapter. ^-^
Soundtrack to this chapter: 'White Reflection Battle remix, Two Mix'
"....."- Speaking
'.....'- Thinking
~*-*~ - Scene/Time change.
**** - Flashback (For ones in the same area, or time.)
~**~ - Flashback (different time and/or scene)
^-^ - Change of character/pov.
-.....- -Kaiba'sTelepathic speaking.
^....^-Jing Li's Telepathic Speaking.
*...* -Ambrose's Telepathic Speaking.
Name of Chapter: The Taste of Blood.
Blood is thicker then water, but, is it deeper then love? Is it deeper then anger? Elders gave this to him for a reason, and they expect him to continue to fulfill it. So far, blood has been thicker then water, and love has been thicker then anger, but all can kill you. But, it can also save you.
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His identity? Seto looked over at the now waking Jonouchi, and sits down. -Who is it?- ^Think a minute. Blonde hair, brown eyes, and an annoying little.. Puppy.^ Seto gasps inwardly, calmly turning his head to look back at Jonouchi. -Jonouchi... But how?- ^What do you think? We have about as much idea about this as you do, Seto.^ Seto growls. 'I don't believe this. That puppy is the heir to a Line of ancient vampires, and now their looking for him. Perfect. As if I didn't need something else to bother me.'
"Kaiba?" Jonouchi looks up, sleep still lingering in his eyes. "What's-" Seto lowers his head. "Nothing. Go back to sleep, Katsuya. This... Doesn't consern you." ^For now, right?^ -Jing Li, shut up. Find out whatever you can about him, or the Amaranthine Line, got it?- ^Whatever, Master.^
"Humph. I try to be nice, and this is what I get. Bitterness." Jonouchi turns his head away from Kaiba, mumbling softly about rich guys, and... Blue eyes?(A/N: Hey, that rhymed) Seto looks at the babbling blonde, wondering if he had imagined it. After listening to the rest of his words, Seto agrees, it's was his imagination. "Whatever." "Stupid mother fucking arogant, selfish, god forsaken game wimp. Stupid blue eyes. Grr. Shut up Jo. He'll think. Wouldn't want to waist the brain cells he has on something as low as that, huh?" Seto listens to this, then narrows his eyes. So what if he was the heir to the Amaranthine Line, no one insulted Seto Kaiba and got away unscathed (A/N: Go Kaiba, go Kaiba, go Kaiba!) "Hey, puppy. Why don't you keep your mouth shut if you don't want me to hear you insults?" Jonouchi feels his heart beat race, then slowly turns around, slightly blue. "Uh.. Well, Kaiba-" "Listen to your master, puppy." *Seto!! Don't say that!!* Ambrose's voice was relitively new to Seto, so it took a moment to register. -I'll tell him what I want, Ambrose.- *No,you won't. Look at his rank!* -....... Whatever.- "Uh.. Gomen... Katsuya." He could hear Jing Li's Laughter in his head. -Shut up, or I'll send you to hell in my own way.- ^Try it big boy.^ *Both of you shut up, or I'll finish Kaiba's threat. Got it?* -Whatever.-
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'OMG!! Did he just appologize to me? Is he okay? Maybe I should ask....' Jonouchi stares at the brunette for a moment before shaking his head. 'Nah, he'd just insult me again. I better save my breath.' "Why should I care? It's not like he's goin to be saying 'Moo ichido sono uchi ni hi o kimete oide itadakimashoo [1]' Why waste my time trying?" Soon, after mumbling a bit more, the blonde heir continues to sleep. Seto looks at the boy. He stares a minute before scowling and watching the clock.
Ten minutes pass of complete silence. Even Jonouchi's snoring wasn't present in the room.
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Jonouchi looks around. This was his field, except... Different. There were no streets, no light pollution, nothing of the city. Only the hills that he loved. Flowers bunched down at his feet, swaying in the light breeze. Letting go of his suspictions, Jonouchi runs across the hill, laughing. He lets the wind push his hair back, then, he falls, face first in the grass. He looks at the top of the hill, Seto Kaiba standing there before him, laughing also, reaching out his hand to the stupified Katsuya. Taking advantage of the scene, he runs up to meet his secret crush and bounds. Seto's eyes widen in surprise as Jonouchi's body collides with his, bringing him down to the soft grass, both rolling to the bottom of the hill. Leaning up on his elbow, Seto admires Jonouchi a bit before he runs a finger down the blondes cheek, drawing a line down to his jaw, then up to lips. Jonouchi smiles, letting Seto finish, before kissing his fingers. Seto then leans down. 'So close... A little bit farther, and...'
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Jonouchi shoots up from his seat, covering his mouth, his lungs grabbing the air around him. He looks up to see Kaiba, a scowl in place. "Get up Katsuya, detentions over." Jonouchi lets out a sigh of relief. It was a dream. 'And a damn good one too.' Jonouchi giggles (A/N: He's capable of... Giggling? OMG!!), then turns red as Seto looks raises an eyebrow at him before leaving. "Phew. What was that all about?" Jonouchi shrugs, following Kaiba's example.
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Seto Kaiba looks behind him, Jonouchi turning to go the other way, then spins around on his heel, a shiver going down his back. "Hey, Katsuya!" Jonouchi looks back at Seto slowly, then cocks his head. Seto walks up to the boy, then takes his elbow in his hand, leading him to his car. "You can come with me for a while today. You need a bath, and those clothes need washing. Maybe you'll even get a haircut if you're nice." Jonouchi stands there, letting his elbow fall out of Seto's grip. "No, Kaiba. I don't need you to let me bathe at your house. I'll get a bath today if I bother you that much." Jonouchi keeps his head down as he turns his back to Seto. "'Humph. I try to be nice, and this is what I get. Bitterness' Isn't that what you said to me earlier? I'm just trying to be nice." The word 'nice' stubbles over Seto's tounge, he hadn't said that in.... Forever!! Jonouchi looks at the brunette for a minute from over his shoulder, obviously debating with himself. He sighs, and turns back around, facing the waiting Seto. "Fine. Let's go." Jonouchi waits for Seto to go, then follows.
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"Wow!! You live here?" Jonouchi presses his hands on the window, his breath fogging it, looking very much like a child. Seto looks at his house, and then the clouds above it. "Yes, and it looks like it's going to snow today." Seto leans in closer to the window, and Jonouchi. "Hrmm. Can you tell?" 'Wtf?!' "Wha'' Jonouchi wips his head around, his nose almost colliding with Seto's. He could feel Seto's breath on his cheek, flowing down to his neck. Jonouchi study's Seto for a second, his eyes running over his lips, thinking of the dream earlier. 'So close... Just a bit furth-'
"Ack!!" Jonouchi falls out of the seat, the cement and his head kissing for a moment. "Oooohh... Wha' was that for?" Seto's head pokes out of the now open car doorway, a smile gracing his facial features. 'Aww man!! And he was so close!' Jonouchi gets up, Seto already waiting for him a little ways in front of his door. 'Shit, don't want to piss him off.' Jonouchi laughs as he runs, comming to a skidding stop beside Seto. "Stupid mutt." Seto whispers, almost... Nicely...? 'Nah, I'm imagining things.'
Seto opens the door, allowing the gaping blonde in first. "Well?" Seto asks. "Wow..... Damn Kaiba! It's a castle!" Seto chuckles. "Glad you like it, Katsuya." Seto turns to whisper something to a butler, then turns back to Jonouchi, who is looking around in childish facsination. Every now and then, Jonouchi would whisper a "wow..." or "whoa."
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Seto watches the blonde, smiling almost. "Kirei....." "Hey, Kaiba! Where'd you get this?" Seto comes to stand beside Jonouchi, glancing at the 'object of intrest'. It's a rapier from the fuedal era of Russia. The hilt has a dragon and snake twisting around each other, meeting at the top, and hissing at the other. At the bottom, the two's tails are entwined. Jonouchi inspects the blade, reading the script. 'Friend or enemy, always keep a part of them with you.' "This? I got this from my grandfather. He past it on to me as a gift for the CEO job. It was past on to him before that." Jonouchi, straiting his back, glares at the brunette. "Why didn't he pass it on to your father?" "Simple. My father tried to kill him with it." Jonouchi's eyes widen. "Oh.. Well then, I don't blame him. I wouldn't have gave it to him either!" Seto begins to laugh, thinking of the day it happened. Jonouchi looks at him, raising an eyebrow before backing away slowly.
"Eh.. Kaiba... Heheheh..We're friends.. Right?" Seto nods, taking the rapier out of the holding. "Yes, Katsuya Jonouchi, we are. Come here." Kaiba glances at the boy out of the corner of his eye. Jonouchi looks at the crazed Kaiba and begins to look around for a way out. "Eh.. How 'bout not?" Kaiba begins to laugh again. 'He actually thinks I'll hurt him... Hah! I'd be the one getting hurt instead of him.' "Come on. I told you we're friends. I won't do anything" The Katsuya begins to come to Kaiba, very slowly, his eyes going between Kaiba and the blade. "First, I have permission to kick you in the balls if you try anything?" Kaiba nods, and the other boy lets out a sigh of relief before almost skipping to Seto Kaiba's side. "Look, Jonouchi," Kaiba begins, "You can still see the blood stains on the blade from my grandfathers use." "Uh.. Your Grandfather's....Use?" "Yes, he used this in a war." Jonouchi visibly relaxes. "Ah, okay."
Kaiba looks at blade, staring at it, going over it with his fingers; accidentally, he looks at Jonouchi's reflection. 'What in God's name possesed me to ask him to come here? I've never even called him anything other then 'puppy' and 'Katsuya', and here I am, wanting...... to..... Snap out of it Seto! But.. His lips are partly open... Almost invitingly so.. I wonder what he tastes like....' At that thought Seto Kaiba violently shakes his head, but, unwantingly, continues to think... 'I know he'd taste good.. And I was so close in the car.. Why didn't I? Why should I? What the fuck am I thinking?!!?' Kaiba abrutly and quickly puts the rapier back in it's place, without realizing that Jonouchi had his fingers on the blade.
"Itai!" Jonouchi pulls his fingers from the blade, pressing roughly on the cuts. Alarmed, Seto looks at the cuts, then takes Jonouchi's fingers from his 'almost' death grip, and places the cuts to his lips. Slowly and gently, he begins to lick the blood flowing through to his lips and tounge. 'Hmm.. Well, if this is any indication of what it'll be like, I'm going to love today.... Hemheh... Delicious..' Jonouchi, obviously shocked from the brunettes actions, just stands there, watching him, but enjoying it, nonetheless. "Hmm.." floats from his throat.
No longer tasting the blood, Seto reluctantly pulls his lips from Jonouchi's fingers. "Uh..." Suddenly, his mind begins to register what he had just done. "Jonouchi.. Gomen.. Gomen nasai, I didn't.. Uh..I ..... Shimatta.. Uh..Gomen." Was all he could mutter for a minute. Jonouchi pulls his fingers from Seto's hand, looking at the boy. Then, Jonouchi shrugs, saying, "No problem. It did stop the bleeding." Jonouchi studies his cut for a minute before looking up and smiling. "No harm done, no need to appologize. See?" He let's Seto go over his finger. 'Hmm.. So, maybe it did help...'
"Master Kaiba," Kaiba turns to the butler. "It it ready." Kaiba nods, sending the butler away. He nervously glances up at Jonouchi, then straightens up. "Katsuya, you-" Jonouchi sighs, grinning. "Kaiba, don't call me that. It's Jonouchi. Not Katsuya. 'Kay?" Kaiba nods. "Right, Jonouchi. A bath has been prepaired for you. You can were some of my clothes until yours is dry later on.... I'll show you where it is." Kaiba catches Jonouchi's confused look, and takes him again, by the elbow, leading him up the stairs.
"Here, this is it." Kaiba idly lets go of Jonouchi before turning. "I'll have something brought up for you to change into."
^Oooohh.. Does our wittle cousin have a wittle cwrush on the heir? Too bad! Get over it! But, that little scene where you cut his finger was.... Shall I say.. Delicious..Hehehehehe.^ Jing Li's voice brings Kaiba to a stop. -What the fuck do you want?- ^Can't I check up on my cousin?^ -No, now leave me alone!- *Seto Kaiba!* Ambroses voice booms over Jing Li's. *Don't talk to her like that! Besides, we found something.* -Fine. What is it?- Kaiba turns to look at the rapier. Suddenly, it had a new degree of likefulness to him. *The one looking for him is Ryo Bakura.* -What?! Bakura?! But.. How... No, you have to have misunderstood. It couldn't be...- ^Ah, but it is cousin. We were shocked as well.^ Kaiba scowls. 'Why did it have to be him?! Why not... Honda?' Kaiba could easily take Honda. But.. Bakura, and his Yami? Eh.. Chances are slim. -Look, you just keep going. I'm keeping an eye on Katsuya.- ^We know you are, Kaiba.^ -Grrr.. Go crawl in a hole and die, Jing li!- With that, they leave, their presence in his mind slowly diminishing.
'Bakura, eh?' Kaiba runs his fingers over the rapier. 'Maybe it'll be easier then I think.' Kaiba shrugs, returning up the stairs and to his room. He walks over to his music case, and begins searching through the cd's. Finally finding the cd he wanted, he pushes it into the cd player and turns it up to full blast, with Mind Education coming first.
"Jaken, (A/N: For those of you who watch/read Inuyasha, I couldn't resist. ^_^) take.." Kaiba rumages through his closet, then finally pulls out skin tight leather pants, and a loose white shirt. "These to Katsuya." "Heh hem." "Hmm? Oh, right. To Jonouchi." Jaken nods, taking the clothes out of Kaiba's hands and leaves the room.
Kaiba bobs his head a bit, the rhythm of the music (A/N: If you're curious, is now on Through the Night, from Outlaw Star.) clearing his mind.
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Jonouchi rubs the towel against his head when a knock interupts him. He opens the door a bit, standing behind it. Jaken bows, and hand the blonde the clothes that Kaiba had promised him earlier. "Arígatoo[2]." "Dóo itashimáshite.[3]" Is whispered by Jaken before he leaves. 'He looked a bit green... I wonder if he's okay.' Jonouchi shrugs, closing the door again. Quickly, he changes, and, leaving the towel on his head, goes to find Kaiba. Which, considering that the song of White Reflection Battle Remix, was blasting Jonouchi's eardrums to oblivion, wasn't hard.
He finds the room, with it's door standing ajar enough so he could stick his head through, and he does. Inside, Kaiba sits on the floor at the end of his bed, resting an arm on a raised knee. 'Is he asleep? It would be surprising if he is.' Jonouchi creeps through the door, tiptoeing up to Kaiba. He bends down, studying the boy. He looked so peaceful there, his eyes closed, seeing something totally different from what reality held for him. His breathing was even, calming both.
Stifling a yawn, Jonouchi bunches up the towel and lays his head on it just beside the sleeping Kaiba. Stifling another yawn, Jonouchi once again, drifts off to sleep as If you believe comes through the speakers.
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"So.. They found out who the heir to the Line is, eh? Heh, well, they saved me the trouble of haveing to do it. Now, the only thing left to do is get the heir away from him, and closer to me. Then, I'll have to kill Bakura. Such an easy task."
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Jing Li flips through the scrolls, grumbling every now and then. "Hey, Ambrose. How much longer do we have?" Ambrose looks up from the slab he was reading to glare at Jing Li. "Two hours, at the most." Jing Li sighs, slumping over a bit before resting her chin in her hand. "Why can't Seto help us? He got the easy job. All he has to do is make sure that the Heir isn't found by Bakura, and/or doesn't get him. Finding information is a hell of a lot harder. He's the pet of us, so of course he get's the simple job. I think I'll pay him back for this later. Yeah, I'll make him pay." Ambrose grins at Jing Li and shakes his head before going back to the slab. 'She has a point. It seems like it'd be easier, but the reason he actually got that job is neither on of us would protect him till the end. Seto would, could, and will.'
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Seto was given this job because they believed he cared for him. When faced with an unspeakable challange, all that you love will be used against you. If you let this push you, your body will reach past the point of it's breaking limit, and though you may not survive, that which you were protecting will. And, if that was what you truely wanted, then you'll find happiness, and nothing is greater then happiness. That is the reason for loving. That is the reason for Seto's new 'love'.
Kid- So, another chapter finished, and another chapter to begin. *Sigh* I think I'll kill my hikari. Hehe. Nah, that'd be killing me. Anyway, read and review.
Fushigi- Yeah!! Listen to her!!
[1] Moo ichido sono uchi ni hi o kimete oide itadakimashoo. -Let's get together one of these days.
[2]Arígatoo -Thank you.
[3] Dóo itashimáshite - Not at all.
Kid: Grr. Well, I guess that all I can say is: We're thinking of changing this to another angst, torture, or death fic. Can't decide. I just hope it isn't a sappy love story. *Blech.* On with the story.
Disclamer- Yugioh doesn't belong to me, but I do have Anzu in a torture chamber, and Jonouchi and Seto in my closet. ^__^
Name-
Summary- An ancient vampire searches for the heir to sa blood. But, sa heir is found by the enemy, and sa enemy falls in love with the heir. Love turns into an obsession, and sa has secrets, deadly secrets. One could cost them their love and life. (sa is the equivilant to he/she/his/her.)
Anime-Yu-Gi-Oh!
Paring(s)- Too many possiblities, so I'll reveal it later in this chapter. ^-^
Soundtrack to this chapter: 'White Reflection Battle remix, Two Mix'
"....."- Speaking
'.....'- Thinking
~*-*~ - Scene/Time change.
**** - Flashback (For ones in the same area, or time.)
~**~ - Flashback (different time and/or scene)
^-^ - Change of character/pov.
-.....- -Kaiba'sTelepathic speaking.
^....^-Jing Li's Telepathic Speaking.
*...* -Ambrose's Telepathic Speaking.
Name of Chapter: The Taste of Blood.
Blood is thicker then water, but, is it deeper then love? Is it deeper then anger? Elders gave this to him for a reason, and they expect him to continue to fulfill it. So far, blood has been thicker then water, and love has been thicker then anger, but all can kill you. But, it can also save you.
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His identity? Seto looked over at the now waking Jonouchi, and sits down. -Who is it?- ^Think a minute. Blonde hair, brown eyes, and an annoying little.. Puppy.^ Seto gasps inwardly, calmly turning his head to look back at Jonouchi. -Jonouchi... But how?- ^What do you think? We have about as much idea about this as you do, Seto.^ Seto growls. 'I don't believe this. That puppy is the heir to a Line of ancient vampires, and now their looking for him. Perfect. As if I didn't need something else to bother me.'
"Kaiba?" Jonouchi looks up, sleep still lingering in his eyes. "What's-" Seto lowers his head. "Nothing. Go back to sleep, Katsuya. This... Doesn't consern you." ^For now, right?^ -Jing Li, shut up. Find out whatever you can about him, or the Amaranthine Line, got it?- ^Whatever, Master.^
"Humph. I try to be nice, and this is what I get. Bitterness." Jonouchi turns his head away from Kaiba, mumbling softly about rich guys, and... Blue eyes?(A/N: Hey, that rhymed) Seto looks at the babbling blonde, wondering if he had imagined it. After listening to the rest of his words, Seto agrees, it's was his imagination. "Whatever." "Stupid mother fucking arogant, selfish, god forsaken game wimp. Stupid blue eyes. Grr. Shut up Jo. He'll think. Wouldn't want to waist the brain cells he has on something as low as that, huh?" Seto listens to this, then narrows his eyes. So what if he was the heir to the Amaranthine Line, no one insulted Seto Kaiba and got away unscathed (A/N: Go Kaiba, go Kaiba, go Kaiba!) "Hey, puppy. Why don't you keep your mouth shut if you don't want me to hear you insults?" Jonouchi feels his heart beat race, then slowly turns around, slightly blue. "Uh.. Well, Kaiba-" "Listen to your master, puppy." *Seto!! Don't say that!!* Ambrose's voice was relitively new to Seto, so it took a moment to register. -I'll tell him what I want, Ambrose.- *No,you won't. Look at his rank!* -....... Whatever.- "Uh.. Gomen... Katsuya." He could hear Jing Li's Laughter in his head. -Shut up, or I'll send you to hell in my own way.- ^Try it big boy.^ *Both of you shut up, or I'll finish Kaiba's threat. Got it?* -Whatever.-
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'OMG!! Did he just appologize to me? Is he okay? Maybe I should ask....' Jonouchi stares at the brunette for a moment before shaking his head. 'Nah, he'd just insult me again. I better save my breath.' "Why should I care? It's not like he's goin to be saying 'Moo ichido sono uchi ni hi o kimete oide itadakimashoo [1]' Why waste my time trying?" Soon, after mumbling a bit more, the blonde heir continues to sleep. Seto looks at the boy. He stares a minute before scowling and watching the clock.
Ten minutes pass of complete silence. Even Jonouchi's snoring wasn't present in the room.
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Jonouchi looks around. This was his field, except... Different. There were no streets, no light pollution, nothing of the city. Only the hills that he loved. Flowers bunched down at his feet, swaying in the light breeze. Letting go of his suspictions, Jonouchi runs across the hill, laughing. He lets the wind push his hair back, then, he falls, face first in the grass. He looks at the top of the hill, Seto Kaiba standing there before him, laughing also, reaching out his hand to the stupified Katsuya. Taking advantage of the scene, he runs up to meet his secret crush and bounds. Seto's eyes widen in surprise as Jonouchi's body collides with his, bringing him down to the soft grass, both rolling to the bottom of the hill. Leaning up on his elbow, Seto admires Jonouchi a bit before he runs a finger down the blondes cheek, drawing a line down to his jaw, then up to lips. Jonouchi smiles, letting Seto finish, before kissing his fingers. Seto then leans down. 'So close... A little bit farther, and...'
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Jonouchi shoots up from his seat, covering his mouth, his lungs grabbing the air around him. He looks up to see Kaiba, a scowl in place. "Get up Katsuya, detentions over." Jonouchi lets out a sigh of relief. It was a dream. 'And a damn good one too.' Jonouchi giggles (A/N: He's capable of... Giggling? OMG!!), then turns red as Seto looks raises an eyebrow at him before leaving. "Phew. What was that all about?" Jonouchi shrugs, following Kaiba's example.
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Seto Kaiba looks behind him, Jonouchi turning to go the other way, then spins around on his heel, a shiver going down his back. "Hey, Katsuya!" Jonouchi looks back at Seto slowly, then cocks his head. Seto walks up to the boy, then takes his elbow in his hand, leading him to his car. "You can come with me for a while today. You need a bath, and those clothes need washing. Maybe you'll even get a haircut if you're nice." Jonouchi stands there, letting his elbow fall out of Seto's grip. "No, Kaiba. I don't need you to let me bathe at your house. I'll get a bath today if I bother you that much." Jonouchi keeps his head down as he turns his back to Seto. "'Humph. I try to be nice, and this is what I get. Bitterness' Isn't that what you said to me earlier? I'm just trying to be nice." The word 'nice' stubbles over Seto's tounge, he hadn't said that in.... Forever!! Jonouchi looks at the brunette for a minute from over his shoulder, obviously debating with himself. He sighs, and turns back around, facing the waiting Seto. "Fine. Let's go." Jonouchi waits for Seto to go, then follows.
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"Wow!! You live here?" Jonouchi presses his hands on the window, his breath fogging it, looking very much like a child. Seto looks at his house, and then the clouds above it. "Yes, and it looks like it's going to snow today." Seto leans in closer to the window, and Jonouchi. "Hrmm. Can you tell?" 'Wtf?!' "Wha'' Jonouchi wips his head around, his nose almost colliding with Seto's. He could feel Seto's breath on his cheek, flowing down to his neck. Jonouchi study's Seto for a second, his eyes running over his lips, thinking of the dream earlier. 'So close... Just a bit furth-'
"Ack!!" Jonouchi falls out of the seat, the cement and his head kissing for a moment. "Oooohh... Wha' was that for?" Seto's head pokes out of the now open car doorway, a smile gracing his facial features. 'Aww man!! And he was so close!' Jonouchi gets up, Seto already waiting for him a little ways in front of his door. 'Shit, don't want to piss him off.' Jonouchi laughs as he runs, comming to a skidding stop beside Seto. "Stupid mutt." Seto whispers, almost... Nicely...? 'Nah, I'm imagining things.'
Seto opens the door, allowing the gaping blonde in first. "Well?" Seto asks. "Wow..... Damn Kaiba! It's a castle!" Seto chuckles. "Glad you like it, Katsuya." Seto turns to whisper something to a butler, then turns back to Jonouchi, who is looking around in childish facsination. Every now and then, Jonouchi would whisper a "wow..." or "whoa."
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Seto watches the blonde, smiling almost. "Kirei....." "Hey, Kaiba! Where'd you get this?" Seto comes to stand beside Jonouchi, glancing at the 'object of intrest'. It's a rapier from the fuedal era of Russia. The hilt has a dragon and snake twisting around each other, meeting at the top, and hissing at the other. At the bottom, the two's tails are entwined. Jonouchi inspects the blade, reading the script. 'Friend or enemy, always keep a part of them with you.' "This? I got this from my grandfather. He past it on to me as a gift for the CEO job. It was past on to him before that." Jonouchi, straiting his back, glares at the brunette. "Why didn't he pass it on to your father?" "Simple. My father tried to kill him with it." Jonouchi's eyes widen. "Oh.. Well then, I don't blame him. I wouldn't have gave it to him either!" Seto begins to laugh, thinking of the day it happened. Jonouchi looks at him, raising an eyebrow before backing away slowly.
"Eh.. Kaiba... Heheheh..We're friends.. Right?" Seto nods, taking the rapier out of the holding. "Yes, Katsuya Jonouchi, we are. Come here." Kaiba glances at the boy out of the corner of his eye. Jonouchi looks at the crazed Kaiba and begins to look around for a way out. "Eh.. How 'bout not?" Kaiba begins to laugh again. 'He actually thinks I'll hurt him... Hah! I'd be the one getting hurt instead of him.' "Come on. I told you we're friends. I won't do anything" The Katsuya begins to come to Kaiba, very slowly, his eyes going between Kaiba and the blade. "First, I have permission to kick you in the balls if you try anything?" Kaiba nods, and the other boy lets out a sigh of relief before almost skipping to Seto Kaiba's side. "Look, Jonouchi," Kaiba begins, "You can still see the blood stains on the blade from my grandfathers use." "Uh.. Your Grandfather's....Use?" "Yes, he used this in a war." Jonouchi visibly relaxes. "Ah, okay."
Kaiba looks at blade, staring at it, going over it with his fingers; accidentally, he looks at Jonouchi's reflection. 'What in God's name possesed me to ask him to come here? I've never even called him anything other then 'puppy' and 'Katsuya', and here I am, wanting...... to..... Snap out of it Seto! But.. His lips are partly open... Almost invitingly so.. I wonder what he tastes like....' At that thought Seto Kaiba violently shakes his head, but, unwantingly, continues to think... 'I know he'd taste good.. And I was so close in the car.. Why didn't I? Why should I? What the fuck am I thinking?!!?' Kaiba abrutly and quickly puts the rapier back in it's place, without realizing that Jonouchi had his fingers on the blade.
"Itai!" Jonouchi pulls his fingers from the blade, pressing roughly on the cuts. Alarmed, Seto looks at the cuts, then takes Jonouchi's fingers from his 'almost' death grip, and places the cuts to his lips. Slowly and gently, he begins to lick the blood flowing through to his lips and tounge. 'Hmm.. Well, if this is any indication of what it'll be like, I'm going to love today.... Hemheh... Delicious..' Jonouchi, obviously shocked from the brunettes actions, just stands there, watching him, but enjoying it, nonetheless. "Hmm.." floats from his throat.
No longer tasting the blood, Seto reluctantly pulls his lips from Jonouchi's fingers. "Uh..." Suddenly, his mind begins to register what he had just done. "Jonouchi.. Gomen.. Gomen nasai, I didn't.. Uh..I ..... Shimatta.. Uh..Gomen." Was all he could mutter for a minute. Jonouchi pulls his fingers from Seto's hand, looking at the boy. Then, Jonouchi shrugs, saying, "No problem. It did stop the bleeding." Jonouchi studies his cut for a minute before looking up and smiling. "No harm done, no need to appologize. See?" He let's Seto go over his finger. 'Hmm.. So, maybe it did help...'
"Master Kaiba," Kaiba turns to the butler. "It it ready." Kaiba nods, sending the butler away. He nervously glances up at Jonouchi, then straightens up. "Katsuya, you-" Jonouchi sighs, grinning. "Kaiba, don't call me that. It's Jonouchi. Not Katsuya. 'Kay?" Kaiba nods. "Right, Jonouchi. A bath has been prepaired for you. You can were some of my clothes until yours is dry later on.... I'll show you where it is." Kaiba catches Jonouchi's confused look, and takes him again, by the elbow, leading him up the stairs.
"Here, this is it." Kaiba idly lets go of Jonouchi before turning. "I'll have something brought up for you to change into."
^Oooohh.. Does our wittle cousin have a wittle cwrush on the heir? Too bad! Get over it! But, that little scene where you cut his finger was.... Shall I say.. Delicious..Hehehehehe.^ Jing Li's voice brings Kaiba to a stop. -What the fuck do you want?- ^Can't I check up on my cousin?^ -No, now leave me alone!- *Seto Kaiba!* Ambroses voice booms over Jing Li's. *Don't talk to her like that! Besides, we found something.* -Fine. What is it?- Kaiba turns to look at the rapier. Suddenly, it had a new degree of likefulness to him. *The one looking for him is Ryo Bakura.* -What?! Bakura?! But.. How... No, you have to have misunderstood. It couldn't be...- ^Ah, but it is cousin. We were shocked as well.^ Kaiba scowls. 'Why did it have to be him?! Why not... Honda?' Kaiba could easily take Honda. But.. Bakura, and his Yami? Eh.. Chances are slim. -Look, you just keep going. I'm keeping an eye on Katsuya.- ^We know you are, Kaiba.^ -Grrr.. Go crawl in a hole and die, Jing li!- With that, they leave, their presence in his mind slowly diminishing.
'Bakura, eh?' Kaiba runs his fingers over the rapier. 'Maybe it'll be easier then I think.' Kaiba shrugs, returning up the stairs and to his room. He walks over to his music case, and begins searching through the cd's. Finally finding the cd he wanted, he pushes it into the cd player and turns it up to full blast, with Mind Education coming first.
"Jaken, (A/N: For those of you who watch/read Inuyasha, I couldn't resist. ^_^) take.." Kaiba rumages through his closet, then finally pulls out skin tight leather pants, and a loose white shirt. "These to Katsuya." "Heh hem." "Hmm? Oh, right. To Jonouchi." Jaken nods, taking the clothes out of Kaiba's hands and leaves the room.
Kaiba bobs his head a bit, the rhythm of the music (A/N: If you're curious, is now on Through the Night, from Outlaw Star.) clearing his mind.
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Jonouchi rubs the towel against his head when a knock interupts him. He opens the door a bit, standing behind it. Jaken bows, and hand the blonde the clothes that Kaiba had promised him earlier. "Arígatoo[2]." "Dóo itashimáshite.[3]" Is whispered by Jaken before he leaves. 'He looked a bit green... I wonder if he's okay.' Jonouchi shrugs, closing the door again. Quickly, he changes, and, leaving the towel on his head, goes to find Kaiba. Which, considering that the song of White Reflection Battle Remix, was blasting Jonouchi's eardrums to oblivion, wasn't hard.
He finds the room, with it's door standing ajar enough so he could stick his head through, and he does. Inside, Kaiba sits on the floor at the end of his bed, resting an arm on a raised knee. 'Is he asleep? It would be surprising if he is.' Jonouchi creeps through the door, tiptoeing up to Kaiba. He bends down, studying the boy. He looked so peaceful there, his eyes closed, seeing something totally different from what reality held for him. His breathing was even, calming both.
Stifling a yawn, Jonouchi bunches up the towel and lays his head on it just beside the sleeping Kaiba. Stifling another yawn, Jonouchi once again, drifts off to sleep as If you believe comes through the speakers.
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"So.. They found out who the heir to the Line is, eh? Heh, well, they saved me the trouble of haveing to do it. Now, the only thing left to do is get the heir away from him, and closer to me. Then, I'll have to kill Bakura. Such an easy task."
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Jing Li flips through the scrolls, grumbling every now and then. "Hey, Ambrose. How much longer do we have?" Ambrose looks up from the slab he was reading to glare at Jing Li. "Two hours, at the most." Jing Li sighs, slumping over a bit before resting her chin in her hand. "Why can't Seto help us? He got the easy job. All he has to do is make sure that the Heir isn't found by Bakura, and/or doesn't get him. Finding information is a hell of a lot harder. He's the pet of us, so of course he get's the simple job. I think I'll pay him back for this later. Yeah, I'll make him pay." Ambrose grins at Jing Li and shakes his head before going back to the slab. 'She has a point. It seems like it'd be easier, but the reason he actually got that job is neither on of us would protect him till the end. Seto would, could, and will.'
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Seto was given this job because they believed he cared for him. When faced with an unspeakable challange, all that you love will be used against you. If you let this push you, your body will reach past the point of it's breaking limit, and though you may not survive, that which you were protecting will. And, if that was what you truely wanted, then you'll find happiness, and nothing is greater then happiness. That is the reason for loving. That is the reason for Seto's new 'love'.
Kid- So, another chapter finished, and another chapter to begin. *Sigh* I think I'll kill my hikari. Hehe. Nah, that'd be killing me. Anyway, read and review.
Fushigi- Yeah!! Listen to her!!
[1] Moo ichido sono uchi ni hi o kimete oide itadakimashoo. -Let's get together one of these days.
[2]Arígatoo -Thank you.
[3] Dóo itashimáshite - Not at all.