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Dice
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Warning: Contains Yaoi.
Those who do not like that should turn back now.
Pairing(s): Ryou/Bakura, Yami/Yugi, Malik/Marik, Seto/Jou
I'm splitting this story into four parts. One part will be for
Ryou/Bakura, one for Yami/Yugi, one for Malik/Marik, and one for Seto/Jou.
They'll be in separate chapters, but they all seem revolve around the same
song; Dice.
You don't have to read all four, but you're welcome to! ^^
'Dice' is a song by Finley Quaye, and
features Beth Orton
(Don't worry if you've never heard of either one of them, because neither have
I, 'til now. ^_^)
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Part Three:
Seto/Jou
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It had been a few days since the 'incident.'
Something Jounouchi would rather have forgotten by now. But he couldn't keep
from thinking about it, it had nearly become an obsession. Just like his
obsession with food. And Kaiba.
Remembering food,
and hearing the sudden growl coming from his stomach, Jou jumped to his feet,
and walked quickly into his kitchen. His kitchen. He had moved out from
his father's house after he had gone home one day to see that his father had
taken all of his belongings, and sold them for money. Money for his alcohol and
drugs. Never money to keep the house or to feed them.
Jounouchi had left along with his
sister, promising her that he would take care of her in their new home. He had
to admit, it wasn't that bad of an apartment. Two bedrooms, a living room, a
kitchen, and a bathroom.
All of it, of course, had to be paid
for. Jou had gotten a job. A lousy, but good paying job. He was paid nine
dollars an hour to stand around at the entrance of an amusement park,
collecting tickets from everyone, and allowing them to pass through the gate.
All the while wearing a huge dog costume, something no one wanted to do, so it
was a very good paying job.
He knew that if anyone ever found out,
he'd be the laughing stock of society, mainly the centre of entertainment. And
the topic of gossip. He was afraid that Seto Kaiba, resident cold hearted
millionaire (and also his crush) who liked to annoy him by referring to him
with crude nicknames often given to dogs, would find out, and use it against
him to humiliate him even more.
Jou felt a shiver run down his spine
at the thought of Kaiba, and sat down at the kitchen table, deep in thought. He
leaned back in the chair, and a distant look washed over his eyes. He started
to remember the 'incident' again, and a single tear slid down his cheek.
*~*~*~*Flashback*~*~*~*
Jou ran faster to catch up with his
friends, who were only a few blocks away. He had been late getting up for
school. Again. He sprinted down the sidewalk, and averted his gaze from the
ground for a moment to see a school bus speeding down the road. In that
instant, his foot got caught on an uneven part of the sidewalk, and he tripped,
falling to the ground face first with a 'thud.'
"Katsuya?" A voice inquired from only
a few feet away He didn't need to look up to know to whom the voice belonged.
He struggled into a sitting position, and stared directly up into Kaiba's
piercing blue eyes. Kaiba didn't even smirk. His eyes danced with silent
laughter. "Oh, look, a fallen mutt."
"Shut up, Kaiba." Jou spat out, and
jumped to his feet, a faint tinge of pink creeping onto his cheeks.
"Look, the pup's upset now-" Kaiba
started, but Jou shoved his way past Kaiba.
"I didn't think stuck up people such
as yourself knew how to walk to school, Kaiba, I thought that the money got to
their brain. You know, made them uncivilised, so that they use their money
whenever possible. You don't need to get a ride everywhere, you know. It's
stupid." He glared back at Kaiba, and ran to catch up with his friends, who had
not witnessed any part of their conversation.
He had gotten through the whole
morning without seeing or hearing from the brown-haired blue-eyed somebody.
That was, until lunch time came around. That was when it all started.
Jou rushed into the boys' bathroom,
and into a stall, his tear stained face hidden by his golden bangs. He left the
latch unlocked, and slumped forward, as he tried to catch his breath. When he
had done so, he pulled a small knife from his pocket. It was still sharp. He
ran his fingers over the cool metallic blade, his eyes glistening with fresh
new tears.
He pulled back the sleeve of his
shirt, and pressed the blade to his skin. He bit his lip, and closed his eyes
as he pressed gently onto his pale skin covering his wrist.
At that exact moment, a certain
someone decided to walk into the washroom, and walked towards one of the
stalls, completely unaware of who was behind one of them. He pushed the door
open on one of them, and saw the door come into contact with someone, knocking
them off balance. Jou fell backwards, and landed in the toilet with a splash of
cool water, the blade laid stationary at his feet.
Kaiba jumped back slightly, almost as
surprised as Jou. He simply stood there as Jou struggled to get up. When he
finally managed to stand up, he was covered from head to toe in water. Kaiba
chuckled as he looked up and down at Jou. Until his eyes landed on the knife
lying by his feet.
"I didn't walk in on something…" He
eyed it and Jou suspiciously. "Did I?"
"I-Iie…" Jou choked out, his face was
a deep crimson colour.
"Oh, really?" He walked forward, bent
down, and picked up the knife. He stood up straight, and held the knife up in
front of Jou's face. "I would call this something? Wouldn't you, mutt?"
For the first time, Jou was completely
speechless standing in front of Kaiba, his clothes dripping onto the cold, hard
ground.
"You should go home, I don't think any
teacher would let someone as wet as you back into class without a good enough
excuse. And this doesn't seem like a very good excuse to me." Kaiba suddenly
grabbed Jou's wrist with his free hand, and his eyes narrowed at a small cut on
his wrist.
Seto Kaiba shook
his head, pocketed the knife, and turned to leave. Jou caught his arm, and he
spun back around.
"U-uh… That's mine." Jou stuttered as
he let go of Kaiba's arm.
"I don't think you'll be wanting it
back." Kaiba frowned even more, if that was even possible.
"And what if I will be?" Jou
challenged him, determination present in his voice.
"I won't be giving it back to you. I
don't think I trust you with something this sharp, mutt." Jou opened his mouth
to protest, but Kaiba held his finger to his mouth for a moment. "Don't go
disobeying your Master, mutt, or he'll get very angry and have to punish you."
Jou glowered at him, and Kaiba
smirked.
"That's a good dog," Kaiba chuckled
softly, and threw something at Jou, before walking out. "Here's a treat."
Jou looked down at his hands, he was
now holding a roll of toilet paper. He looked back up, and stared at the door
leading to the outside population of students at his school. He leaned back
against the wall, and sunk to the ground, crying.
~*~*~*~End of Flashback~*~*~*~
"Jounouchi? Hey, Jounouchi!" He was
pulled suddenly from his memories and back to the real world by a sweet, soft
voice that reminded him of his mother. A voice that when he looked up, noticed
it belonged to his sister, Shizuka. "Jou?"
"Huh? What is it, sis?" He smiled up
at his sister, who looked at him suspiciously.
"Are you crying?" She asked slowly.
Jou blinked a few times, and shook his
head really fast.
"No, uh, nope, I was hangin' around
the onions a bit too long! Ya know how they can get!" He slapped himself
mentally for such a stupid excuse as he wiped his eyes with the back of his
sleeve.
"We have onions?" She asked, a blank
look on her face.
"Uh, yeah, we did." He said quickly.
"I threw them out, cause', uh – cause' they were making my eyes water!" He
grinned sheepishly, and his sister raised an eyebrow.
"Oh... Ok. Well, in that case, I
brought home some groceries!" She exclaimed, happily.
Jou's face lit up, and any thought or
memory about Kaiba was completely forgotten, as the idea of more food sunk into
his mind.
"I bought some take out from the
Burger Restaurant just down the street, because I knew you loved it so much."
She smiled, and set down a few bags onto their table. Jou reached his arm out
to grab the bag closest to him, and Shizuka slapped his hand.
"Ouch!" He exclaimed, rubbing his
hand. "What was that for?"
"No food until you help me put all
of this away!" She laughed as Jou nodded, jumped up, and grabbed everything,
putting it away as quickly as possible.
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I was crying over you
I am smiling, I think of you
Where your gardens have no walls
Breathe in the air if you care, you compare, don't say farewell
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Jou patted his
stomach as he leaned back in his chair with a sigh after finishing his third
burger.
"Thanks, sis! That was great…"
He trailed off, and sighed happily.
"Oh, no problem, Jounouchi, but now I
think you should go take a walk. You eat so much, and I worry about you. You
might wake up one day and be fat, and you can never get rid of it!" She said
with a serious look on her face.
Jou's shoulders sagged, and he sighed
inwardly.
"Please?" She pouted, with puppy dog
eyes.
"Oh, alright." He gave up, and sighed
again as Shizuka clapped her hands together. He stood up, and picked his jacket
up off of the couch in the other room. "See ya, sis." He waved goodbye to her
as he closed the door behind him.
He hurried out of the apartment,
walked down the dark and eerie back street and towards the sidewalk.
He pulled his jacket around him as a
cool wind blew by him suddenly. He picked up his pace until he was well away
from the alleyways and back streets, they always made him feel uncomfortable.
He soon found himself on a bridge,
overlooking downtown Domino. He sighed, and stopped walking. He leaned over the
edge of the bridge, and smiled sadly as he stared down at the water.
"What's a stray dog doing out here at
this time of night?" A voice from just behind him startled Jou out of his
thoughts, and he nearly fell over. "Without any dog tags, I'm surprised you
haven't ended up in the pound, mutt."
"Shut up, Kaiba." Jou glared at him,
and turned back around to look at the water.
"What? I just want to know what you're
doing, pup." Kaiba said innocently.
"None of your business." He snapped,
but immediately regretted it, and turned around to look Kaiba straight in his
face. "Just out for a walk."
"Without your master?" Kaiba shook his
head, and smirked.
Jou glared. "Yeah, Kaiba, without my
master." He said sarcastically, and shook his head. "What are you doing? Where's
your limo?" Jou looked around and saw not one car around.
"I, too, went for a walk. I took a
friend's advice, and I haven't been taking the limo everywhere anymore." Kaiba
said softly, and leaned back against the railing of the bridge.
Jou blinked several times, and
frowned. He remembered the day that he had tripped, and had told Kaiba that he
didn't need to walk. 'He doesn't mean me… Does he?'
"Look, Jounouchi, I thought that maybe you
wanted this back, seeing as how you haven't killed yourself, yet." Kaiba
reached into the pocket inside his trench coat, and pulled out the knife that
he had taken from Jou a while back.
Jou hung his head, and blushed. He
grabbed the knife from Kaiba's hand, and shoved it into his own pocket.
"Thanks…" he mumbled, and looked away.
"No problem," Kaiba smirked and closed
his eyes. "Mutt."
"Why do you even bother, Kaiba? Why
pick on me?" Jounouchi turned back, and stared at Kaiba, who had opened
his eyes a moment before.
"Because I can. You should consider
yourself lucky, out of every other person in the small city, I chose you." He
leaned back even further, and sighed quietly.
"Whatever." Jou stared down at the
water again, completely lost in thought.
"Why don't you ever tell me to stop if it bugs
you so much?" Kaiba turned, and looked down at Jou's blond hair, and quickly
looked away.
"U-uh… B-because I-I-" Jou didn't know
what to say, because he did sort of like it in a way, but he could never let
Kaiba find out.
"Well?" Kaiba leaned over the railing,
and looked straight into Jou's eyes, amusement danced around in his eyes.
"I don't know." He mumbled quietly.
"What was that? Because you don't
know? So you don't want to me to stop?" Kaiba laughed as Jou stayed silent.
"I'll take that as a sign that you don't want me to stop."
"I didn't say that." Jou said quietly.
"Well you didn't say anything else…
You like it, don't you?" Kaiba mused, trying to read Jou's expression.
"I didn't say that either." He growled as
Kaiba chuckled.
"But I think you like it, Mutt. You like
it." Jou growled again, and threw himself at Kaiba, knocking them both to the
ground.
Jou noticed that their faces were only
several inches apart, and he blushed again, completely forgetting why he had
jumped at Kaiba in the first place.
"Mutt?" Kaiba looked at him for a
moment.
"What?" Jou was almost completely
breathless as he looked deep into Kaiba's eyes.
"Can you get off of me? This coat is
dry clean only." Jou frowned, jumped up off of Kaiba, and dusted himself off.
Kaiba stood up slowly, an odd expression on his face.
"Why do you even bother talking to me?" Jou
snapped as he turned to walk away.
"Because I have no one else but my
brother and the short Pharaoh's look a like to talk with. And it's nice to talk
with someone else but them for a change." Kaiba spoke slowly, causing Jounouchi
to turn around and look at him with raised eyebrows.
"Why not talk to someone who cares, then?"
He glared at Kaiba.
"Because no one else does." Kaiba said
simply, and lowered his gaze.
"Oh." Jou felt uncomfortable, and
started to walk away.
"And-" Kaiba called out to him. "And
because I- because I-" Kaiba stuttered, and swallowed before continuing softly.
"Because I think I love you."
Jounouchi stopped dead in his tracks, and
whirled around. He held his breath, and stared at Kaiba who had turned around,
and was staring over the side of the bridge. His eyes were wide with shock as
he stood there, trying to think of what to do.
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Nothing can
compare
To when you roll the dice and you
swear that your love's for me
Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear that your love's for me
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"Well what do you know, Master has a
heart." He called out, surprising them both with his words. He froze, and
laughed nervously. Kaiba turned around, his mouth open slightly.
"What's that supposed to mean?" He
growled.
"I-I guess it means… I love you too?"
He laughed nervously again, and blinked a few times, keeping his eyes on Kaiba.
"You're not pulling my leg, are you?"
Kaiba frowned suspiciously.
"No, wouldn't that earn me a
punishment from my Master?" He joked, but Kaiba smirked.
"Yes, it would." Kaiba walked towards
him until they were only a foot apart from each other.
"You really mean
it, mutt?" Kaiba asked hopefully, and looked down and into Jou's dark,
chocolate brown eyes.
Jou nodded slowly, and opened his
mouth to say something, but found that he didn't know what to say.
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I was crying over you
I am smiling I think of you
Misty mornings and water falls
Breathe in the air if you care, you compare, don't say farewell
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A cool breeze passed them by, making
Kaiba's trench coat blow around, and Jou's hair blew slightly. He shivered, and
pulled his jacket closer around him.
"Cold?" Kaiba glanced down at the
shivering Jou, who nodded. "Well I can't have my pup getting sick, now, can I?"
Before Jou could say anything, Kaiba
had taken out his cell phone, and called his limo to come and pick them up.
Within a few seconds, it came speeding down the abandoned bridge, and stopped a
few feet away from them.
Seto opened the door, and gestured for
Jou to get in before him. He jumped in, and sat down on the corner. Kaiba got
in after him, and together they sat in an uncomfortable silence.
"I really do love you, Kaiba…" Jou said
softly, looking at him.
"Love you too." Kaiba said, with a
smile. Jou raised his eyebrows. He had never seen Kaiba smile. Ever.
Jou smiled, and inched closer to Kaiba until they were sitting so close that their shoulders were touching. Jou leaned his head against Kaiba's shoulder, and closed his eyes. He sighed and smiled. He suddenly felt kind of… Relieved.
Kaiba wrapped his arm around Jou's shoulder, and pulled him closer, almost protectively, and he, too closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
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Nothing can compare
To when you roll
the dice and you swear your love's for me
Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
Nothing can
compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
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Kaiba woke up a few minutes later to the
door being opened by the chauffeur, and he thanked him as he shook Jou's shoulders.
"Wake up, mutt." He said, awaiting a
response from his new love. Jou groaned, and opened his eyes slowly.
"Come on." Kaiba grabbed Jou by his arm, and
pulled him out of the limo, and into his mansion. Jou was shocked by how big
everything seemed compared to his own little apartment.
"I should probably call my sister to
let her know where I am…" Jou trailed off as he followed Kaiba into their
family room.
"How long do you want to stay?" He turned
around, and Jounouchi nearly walked straight into him.
"Um… How long am I welcome here?" He
looked up at Kaiba uncomfortable.
"As long as you want." He smirked.
"Oh… Um…" Jou scratched the back of
his neck nervously and watched Kaiba sit down in an armchair. Kaiba gestured
for him to sit down, and Jou looked around uncertainly. Kaiba chuckled, and
pulled Jou down onto his lap. Jou blushed.
"Why so uncomfortable?" Kaiba pulled
him closer, and smirked.
"I'm just not used ta this, that's
all." He said, and felt his hands shaking.
"What… Used to this?" Kaiba pulled
Jou's head down, and pushed his mouth onto Jou's. Completely caught off guard,
Jou's mouth opened slightly, granting Kaiba access to his mouth. Kaiba pushed
his tongue into Jou's mouth, and they two stayed like that for a few moments
before the lack of oxygen forced them to pull back for air.
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Virtuous sensibility
Escape velocity
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Kaiba wrapped his arms around Jou, and Jou leaned further into Kaiba's embrace, and the warmth spreading from Kaiba's body to his own.
"Koi…" Murmured Kaiba.
"Hmmm…?" Jounouchi groaned into
Kaiba's shirt.
"Just trying out a new word, mutt."
Kaiba said happily, and Jou laughed.
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Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
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"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Joy asked
without moving in the slightest.
"Tell you what?" Kaiba raised his
eyebrows.
"That you loved me." Joey whispered.
"Why didn't you tell me before?"
"For the same reason that you didn't
tell me?" Kaiba leaned his head on top of Jou's.
"Because you weren't sure if I felt the
same?"
"Exactly." Kaiba said softly.
"Where's your little brother, Mokuba?"
Jou asked suddenly.
"Gone to a sleep over for the night."
He smirked.
"Oh… I should probably go home before
my sister gets too worried."
"Leaving so soon?" Kaiba groaned as
Jounouchi slide off of his lap. "Would you… like to stay the night?"
"Really?" Jou asked hopefully.
"Mhmm…" Kaiba walked up to Jou, and
wrapped his arms around his koi's waist.
"Sure!" Jou exclaimed excitedly.
"Alright then, here, use my cell phone
and call your sister so that she doesn't worry about where you are." He grabbed
his phone, and handed it to Jou as he walked away with a smile on his face.
He called his sister, and was relieved when she told him that she wasn't worrying about where he was and that she completely understood why he wanted to stay at Seto Kaiba's house. And she told him that she was having a friend over while he was gone so he didn't have to worry, either. He smiled as he turned off the cell phone, and went off to find Kaiba.
He stumbled into him in one of the
hallways, and noticed an odd expression on his face. He was smirking, but not
his usual cold and heartless smirk… It seemed almost like a dangerous one.
"Here's your cell phone." He handed
Kaiba the cell phone, and Kaiba set it down on a small table in the corridor.
"You can choose which room you want to
stay in tonight…" Kaiba trailed off as Jou pressed his index finger to Kaiba's
lips.
"If it's okay with you… Could I sleep
in your room? I mean… I get cold at night, and…" Jou stopped talking when Kaiba
took his hand into his own, and smiled.
"Of course, koi." He led Jou to his
room, and closed the door behind them. "If you need any pyjamas, there are some
in the top draw over there." He pointed to a dressed on the far side of the
bed.
"Arigato." He walked over, and found a
large shirt good enough for him. He looked around and hesitated slightly before
addressing Kaiba again. "Um, where should I change?"
"The washroom's just there if you
want." He pointed to a door in the far corner of the room. Jou nodded, and
walked into the washroom. He closed the door behind himself, and changed as
quickly as he could. He was so excited that he would be sleeping in the same
room as Kaiba! And even the same bed! He sighed happily as he walked out of the
washroom, and back into Kaiba's room.
"Arigato, Kaiba." He said happily.
"You can call me Seto, if you want."
"Okay, Seto." He said trying it out.
Jou slipped into the bed, and under the
covers. He had never been so comfortable in any other bed before Kaiba's.
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Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
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"Goodnight, Mutt." Kaiba laughed as he turned off the lamp. The only source of illumination in the room was from the moon and stars outside of the window.
"'Night, Master."
Jou joked as he snuggled closer to Seto, his koi. His koi. He still
couldn't get over it.
Kaiba rolled over, pulled Jou closer
to himself, and wrapped his arm and his waist.
"Can I ask you something, koi?" He
whispered.
"Sure, anything." Jou said softly.
"Why were you trying to harm yourself
that day, in the bathroom?"
"Because, there was too much happening
at once… My father wasn't getting along too well with my sis and I, and I
wasn't sure if you liked me or not…" He trailed off as he snuggled into Kaiba's
chest.
"Promise you won't try it again?"
Kaiba asked, suddenly sounding desperate.
"I promise. 'Cause I've got no reason
to. I've got you now.." He said sleepily.
"Good." Kaiba kissed Jou lightly on
his lips before closing his eyes.
"Aishiteru, koi." Jou said as he fell
into a blissful sleep in his lover's arms. Kaiba fell asleep soon after.
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Breathe in the air if you care, you compare, don't say
farewell
Nothing…
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Woohoo!! ^_^ I'm done! And I'm really,
really, really, really ssssooooorrrrryyyyy that I couldn't do both 'Seto/Jou'
and 'Yami/Yugi' at the same time! *hides from several attempts of 'murdering
the authoress'* But don't worry, I'm working on 'Part Four,' the last one I'm
doing! ^_^ But it's hard for me right now! I have exams coming up and, well…
Studying is a priority right now! ^^ My writing is one, too ^_~
I'm also busy writing thanks to the reviewers for the first two parts, and it's
taking a while!! But I expect that they should be posted up within the next few
days or so
^_^
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Please R&R!! ^^
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Arigato! ^_~