Title: An Unlikely Turn of Events

Chapter: 1/?

Author: Danyella Skyler Silverfire

Website: None

Rating: R

Genre(s): General/Romance

Pairing(s): Katsuya/Ryuuji, Katsuya/Seto later, maybe next chapter.

Summary: Katsuya gets an interesting proposition from Pegasus.

Chapter Summery: Katsuya gets an unexpected visitor, finds out some things, and makes a decision.

Warnings: Yaoi. That's about it.

Disclaimer: I don't own them though I wish I did. So Yu-gi-oh!, is not mine.

Author's Note: The Spring Fling First Time Challenge! response

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Chapter 1 - Well Isn't That Interesting...
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"You're doing it again." A masculine voice came from behind Katsuya startling him.

"Oh, it's you. What do you want?" Katsuya demanded suspiciously looking closely at the taller man. "Ya goin' ta do something stupid again."

"Really Jounouchi you surprise me, so suspicious," amusement now tinted the voice now. Katsuya hated it when the asshole went all smug on him.

"Do I have reason not ta be? Especially after what you did to me and my friends?" Katsuya demanded annoyed at his very nerve to insinuate that they where anything but enemies.

"So unforgiving, Jounouchi. But that is not what I'm here to discuss with you. I'm here on other business."

"Oh? And what might that be? To ask for my forgiveness fer being such a jerk? Well nothin' doin'" Really, the nerve of some people.

"Still jumping to conclusions I see. But I think I might have you just guess now."

"Ya really are a bastard ya know that right?" Katsuya demanded.

"Of course. Now onto my business, I am here with a proposition for you from my current employer."

"Oh yeah? I thought ya where going to have me guess. And what might you be? His pool boy?" Katsuya asked, in a rather smug tone.

"No, I test his new products. It is a very lucrative employment, I'll have you know.." The man sounded annoyed now.

"Really now. _You_ work fer Kaiba." Katsuya said in a rather...okay very condescending tone.

"No I do not work for Kaiba Corp. I work for Industrial Illusions, and that is why I'm here. Pegasus would, for some ungodly reason, like to offer you a job similar to mine." The man was very pleased with the response his statement had just received. The blonde could be shocked into silence it seemed. And here all this time he thought that he was one of those types, who when shocked made sure everyone within hearing distance knew the fact.

"..." Katsuya just stared at the man. There was no way. Absolutely none. But still...what if it wasn't a joke? What if the offer was...genuine. Could he really refuse to turn it down because of pride? Snapping out of his shock he demanded rather abruptly, "What's the catch?"

"Whatever make you think that there's a catch Jounouchi?" The man was impressed by the kids smarts. Obviously he was more intelligent then many gave him credit for being. This would be an interesting time indeed if he accepted.

"'Cause I've had experiences with both of you in not so good of situations." Katsuya said flatly.

"True, true. So this means you won't take the job then? Pegasus will be disappointed but will understand if you don't wish to work for him."

"I never said that. I just ain't sure about this. This _is_ kinda weird ya know. I really wasn't expectin' anything like this." Katsuya ran a hand through his hair as he started to pace. This wasn't a decision he could rush. There where a lot of factor's to consider. He stopped abruptly and turned to face the man. "Why?"

"Why what?" The man asked distracted by watching the boy's thought process. It really didn't surprise him that the boy was a pacer. He did have an athletic build after all.

"Why is Pegasus offering me a job?" Katsuya asked with a scowl. Something fishy was going on, he just knew it.

"I don't see why you're so surprised. I'm sure you've gotten offers form other gaming companies." The man was confused, he would have thought the boy would have figured it out.

'Okay I take back my previous statement, there's no way the boy can be anything but what he seems.'

"Huh? Job offers? What are you talking about? I haven't gotten anything of the sort. And besides why should I have?" Katsuya was confused. Something fishy was going on here, and he'd find out what. He hated not knowing what was going on. Trouble always happened when he didn't.

"You got no job offers," the man was, needless to say, shocked. The boy should have...something was wrong here. "Can you excuse me for a moment? I need to make a call."

"Sure, go ahead. But I want an explanation on what you meant by job offers." Katsuya said, waving a hand at him.

"Thank you." The man pulled out a cell phone and hit a couple of buttons before putting it to his ear, "Hey it's me... Something came up... No he's thinking about it at least... That's not the problem... The problem is that he hasn't _gotten_ any other offers... You heard me. None... Hey I'm just telling you what the kid told me... Of course he's telling the truth. The kid's a crappy liar... Don't give me that shit. How the hell am I supposed to find out?... Have someone else do it then.... That's not my job. My job was just to come here and offer him the job and give you his response... Well he apparently had no idea he should have been expecting offers... Of course that's weird. I know that... Look you handle your end and I'll handle mine... Yeah whatever. Hate you to. Asshole," the man hung up the phone with an annoyed grunt.

"Should you be sayin' that about yer boss?" Katsuya asked bemused.

"That wasn't Pegasus. That was one of his annoying lackeys. Now what do you say we go find someplace to sit down and talk? This conversation might take a while."

"...Sure, why not. Never thought I would be having lunch with you though. To weird." Katsuya muttered as he headed down the street to a restaurant he knows. He pushed open the door and looked around for a place to sit. The place was rather crowded considering school had just let out less than an hour ago, but still he finally spotted an empty table. Then he groaned mentally. He sincerely prayed to all the kami that no one he knew saw them at that table with his companion. His reputation was already on shaky ground as it was, what with his little...fling with Ootagi. But that was just a phase. Really.

"Are there even any empty seats here?" The man asked doubtfully.

"Just shut up, follow me, and let me handle anything that happens, okay Keith?" Katsuya asked in a growl meant only for Keith's ears.

"You worried about being see me or something, Ahou?" Keith asked in amusement at the thought of embarrassing Katsuya.

"Yeah something like that. My rep's been on shaky ground for a couple months now." Katsuya said with annoyance as he led the way to the empty table. 'God I hope no one sees me here with _him_! Gah! It hurt's just thinking about what _that_ would do to my reputation.'

"Really? What do you do? If the whole dressing as a dog thing didn't already do that." Keith asked amused.

"Nah, people kinda expect that kinda thing from me. My temper and sense of honor always get me in trouble. This was something more...personal." Katsuya evaded swiftly.

"Now I'm really curious. What did you do that put your reputation on such shaky ground as it where. It won't interfere with your dueling will it?" Keith asked sliding into the booth before Katsuya.

"No worries about my dueling. I'm just being heckled by some morons, but other than that everything's cool. So tell me, why should I have gotten job offers? It's not like I was first in any of the tournaments." Katsuya asked hoping to divert Keith from asking anymore personal question.

"You are, no matter how annoying, a very good duelist. Not to mention well known, so gaming companies would love to have someone of your caliber working for them on testing and design. It's only good business sense after all. So you should have gotten lots of offers." Keith explained.

"Well as I said, I've gotten nothin' like that. Well unless ya mean Kaiba pesterin' me more than usual." Katsuya said as he looked around nervously.

"What do you mean?"

"You know callin' me names and stuff more 'n usual. I've been getting trounced in duels by him a lot lately. Though now that I think of it, that is rather weird. It used to take a lot fer me to get him to even accept my challenges, now it's like he deliberately seeks me out and provokin' me inta challenging him. And he's using some of his new gadgets too. Think he has something ta do with it?" Katsuya asked after he had made sure that no one was paying any attention to them.

"It might. It fits what I've seen of the 'all mighty' Kaiba Seto. Maybe he put the word out that you work for him?" Keith asked leaning his chin on his left palm with his head turned toward Katsuya. ''Course it could be something else as well. The brat is rather attractive, if loud. Maybe he's wanting to claim him in other way's as well. Wouldn't surprise me,' he thought in private amusement.

"Wouldn't surprise me, the high-handed bastard. 'Course now that I know, I'm going to have to have a little talk with him about my back pay." Katsuya smirked evilly at the thought of how Seto would react to that. Revenge is sweet. Especially if he told Mokuba what his big brother had been doing.

Before either of them said anything else an amused voice broke in, "Why Jou- kun you're cheating on me! And with what appears to be Bandit Keith no less. I must say I'm impressed. Although what would all our fan's think when they find out. Our sordid love affair brought to a tragic end because you where really in love with an older man. So shocking." Looks like Ryuuji had arrived for their date, and was being his usual, overdramatic, asshole self. Some things never change.

"Ah, shove it 'Togi, we're talking business. Nothin' else." Katsuya said with a frown as scooted over in his seat at the booth to make room for him. "But I need yer help with this, I think Kaiba might be screwin' me over."

"On one condition, Jou-kun. Speak properly, I know you can, I've heard it." Ryuuji said leaning over to look Katsuya in the face at eye level.

"Fine, is this better? Although I do find this annoying." Katsuya stated flatly. Although he was satisfied at Keith's start at hearing him speak in something other than slang.

"I know, but it really gets Kaiba's goat that all I have to do is ask, and you start to speak like a civilized person. Rather than the ahou you play at. Especially around him, for similar reasons, I might add." Ryuuji slid in next to Katsuya and kissed him briefly before looking at Keith expectantly, "So tell me what our dear Kaiba-san is up to now."

"Well apparently he's keeping Jounouchi here, from getting any job offers from gaming companies. And he's just found out." Keith said in an idle tone. 'So...the boy's with the dice master. That's interesting.'

"Really now. I had kind of wondered why you had such a crappy job. And since you didn't take up my offer." Ryuuji trailed off pointedly.

"I don't take charity 'Togi, you know that. That not the worst of it. Apparently I work for him and he didn't even see fit to tell me. So he owes me money for being his guinea pig."

Ryuuji frowned at Katsuya, "It wasn't charity Jou-kun. I think you would do rather well in my store. After all you are a very charismatic person in your own way. So have you thought of what you're going to do?"

"Well the way I see it, I have four choices here. First: things can stay the way they are except me working for Kaiba officially. Second: I take up your offer and work in your shop. Third: take up Pegasus offer. Or fourth: take none of the jobs." Katsuya frowned and turned his head to study the wall. Quite the problem he had. None of the choices where good, and all had their strong points. This was not going to be an easy decision. Damnit.

"What do you mean Pegasus-san's offer? What offer?" Ryuuji felt left out of something. He really didn't like that feeling.

"Pegasus offered me a job to test his games and stuff." Katsuya answered distractedly still thinking over his possible courses. 'Why don't I ever get the easy choices? But no~o... I get all the hard ones. This blows big time.'

"He what? Are you serious?" Ryuuji was needless to say shocked. That was...incredible. "Wait don't answer that. Do you want my opinion? Seriously?"

"Yeah, I respect you, ya know. Not to mention you're pretty smart so what do you think I should do." Katsuya turned his head to look into his boyfriends eyes. 'Maybe he sees a solution I don't.'

"Well...I personally think that you should take Pegasus-san up on his offer. Because there's only so much I can pay you at this point. And Kaiba has already proven that he's not to be trusted on this matter. While Pegasus- san is just showing good business sense in this, and not letting his emotions get in the way of his business. While both myself and Kaiba-san are a little to close to you to not make it personal if you worked for either of us."

Katsuya frowned. That was new, "What do you mean both you and Kaiba? You I can understand you're my boyfriend, but Kaiba? Maybe just to lord his power over me, but other than that..."

Ryuuji just laughed at the confused look on Katsuya's face, "That's one of the things I like about you Katsuya. You're completely oblivious to your appeal. That's part of what makes you so appealing. Anyway you asked for my opinion and I gave it. Now what are you going to do with it I wonder."

"...I think I'll take Pegasus I guess. So what now?" Katsuya asked turning his head to look at Keith who had been watching the exchange between Katsuya and Ryuuji with vast amusement.

"Well, first you read over this contract and sign it. After that we fly to see Pegasus tomorrow." Keith said handing Katsuya a folder of papers that he had pulled from the briefcase he was carrying.

Katsuya looked at the folder doubtfully before handing it to Ryuuji, "Why don't you read over this and explain it to me. I'm not very good with the technical stuff."

"Of course, Jou-kun." Ryuuji took the folder from Katsuya and began to read through it, while thinking of how to explain what it said to Katsuya in a way he would understand. 'Sigh, the things I do for lust.'

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"Just as I remember it. But without the crowd." Katsuya commented to Keith as they stood in the courtyard of Pegasus' castle.

"Well there's no tournament going on at the moment so that's not a surprise. So~o..." Keith looked over at Katsuya with a smirk.

"What? Whatever it is, I didn't do it I swear." Katsuya protested holding his hands up in front of him in a defensive gesture.

"You and Otogi are and item now?" Keith asked amused by the boys reaction.

"Yeah, so? We have been for a month now. What's your point?" Katsuya demanded frowning.

"I just never would have pictured you as the type." Keith said amused as he started walking towards the door.

"What's that supposed to mean? What type?" Katsuya asked confused following his taller companion.

"You always struck me as straight that's all." Keith answered opening the door.

"I'm bi, thank you. But what does that have to do with anything?"

"Nothing really, I just find it amusing."

"Yeah right. You're up to something aren't ya?" Katsuya demanded as he walked next to Keith down the hall.

"Whatever gives you that idea?" Keith asked in a smug tone.

"'Cause you're an ass, that's why."

"True."

"That wasn't a compliment ya know."

"I know. But it annoys you that I take it that way, so..."

"Smug bastard aren't ya."

"Now whatever gave you that idea?"

"Oh, I don't know, how about everything about you. Yeah, I think that was it." Katsuya said, with a mock contemplative expression.

Unexpected laughter came from a doorway as Pegasus stepped through, "It's so amusing listening to the two of you banter back and forth. It's almost like listening to brothers."

"Hey now!" Keith said straightening up.

"Ya don' have ta be insulting." Katsuya said. He was _not_ amused by that.

"Anyway, I would like you thank you Jounouchi-kun, for agreeing to take the job. I was not sure you would, what with Duelist Kingdom and all." Pegasus said ignoring their reactions to his earlier comment.

"Hey it's like 'Togi pointed out, it business. And I do need a job. As anyway, why dja you fly me all the way out here for?"

"I would like to discuss your first job in person. So if you will follow me please, we can do just that." Pegasus said gesturing towards the door behind him.

"Yeah, sure. I'm kinda curious. Ya do realize I still have school right?" Katsuya asked as he entered the office behind Pegasus and closed the door behind him.

Keith looked at the door and chuckled, "Looks like things have just gotten interesting."

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