Weeeee! I'm back! Updating after only a day. Go me! Sorry if these chapters are short and crap. I happened to be a horrible writer, and lazy to boot. Not exactly the most desirable of qualities, ne? T_T;;; I have a lot of work to do, between school and my ever active art (you have no idea how many ruddy art projects I have on the go .) so I don't know when the next chapters'll be up. Hopefully I'll write some tonight and post in tomorrow, or, god forbid, I may even add TWO chapters tonight! *cue cheesy horror music*

Anyway, thanks to those who reviewed this story, I really appreciate it. ^- ^

Disclaimer: I'm not in the ownership of YuGiOh. All I own is the plot. Yay for the plot! *dances around*

Warning: If you don't like Shonen-ai/ yaoi or the paring I have, bite me and go away. I really don't need the criticism. I know I suck already.

Rated: PG 13 for swearing and Yaoi later on in the fict. You have been warned! *chases you with a stick*

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Chapter Two

Jounouchi leaned against Kaiba's back and ran his hands through the other boy's thick, brown hair. Resting his head in the crook of Kaiba's neck he whispered seductivly in Kaiba's ear, though Kaiba couldn't quite make out the words. Turning his head Kaiba kissed Jou softly on the lips.

"I love you."

Jou kissed Kaiba's neck, his chin, working his way back to Seto's lips. Breaking off Jou nuzzled Kaiba and wrapped his arms around him from behind.

"I love you to, Jonouchi."

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Kaiba woke up screaming, tangled into a fabric mass with his bed sheets. His sweat-drenched chest heaved as he tried to recover his breath and still his racing heart.

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(A/N Gahahahaha! *dies laughing* Don't ask.. I'm fine, I swear! *giggle* Anyway, got right into the couple-ness there didn't I! XD I can't help but burst out laughing at the mental picture of Kaiba flying out of bed in the middle of the night, screaming, after dreaming of snogging and saying 'I love you' to Jou! *giggle*)

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"What the hell was that?" he muttered into the darkness, eyes wide in disbelief.

~It was just a dream~ he reassured himself.

"It was only a dream."

He took a deep breath and tried to relax. He massaged his eyes and temples gently with his fingertips and ran his hand through his hair, stopping part way through the movement. Half growling, half sighing, he fell back onto his pillows.

"I'm going insane. I must be."

He remembered the warmth of Jou and involuntarily went a dark shade of crimson. Jou's body had been pressed so close to his, his breath had whispered warmly against Kaiba's exposed skin, his eyes had burned, just like they had burned when Kaiba had him pinned to the wall.

~STOP IT!~

He sprang out of his bed and violently shook his head as if this movement could dislodge the memory of the dream. What the hell was going on?! Not only was he thinking of Jounouchi, he wanted to.

"No!" Kaiba rammed his fist into the wall as hard as he could, leaving behind a dent. "No! I refuse!" Again he slammed his fist into the wall. He let out a string of curses, then leaned against the wall, sliding down it until he was sitting, back flat against the wall, legs splayed out in front of him.

"God damned bastard," Kaiba growled glaring around the room. His eyes came to rest on his bloodied hand. "Shit."

Getting up he strode out into the hall and into the nearby bathroom. Going to the cabinet he rummaged around with his good hand, pushing bottles aside as he searched for the polysporine. Finally finding it he wrenched off the lid and smeared a glob of it on his hand, not even grimacing as pain shot through his hand.

Taking a fistful of bandages (A/N Yes, he just HAPPENED to have some bandages laying around in the bathroom! ^0~) out of the cabinet he clumsily wrapped up his hand. ~No point in going back to bed. God only knows what I might dream next.~ He mentally blocked the image of what he might dream up if he went back to sleep. ~No, not to bed~

Walking out of the bathroom he looked up and down to the hall to see if anyone was around. Like usual, the halls of the mansion were completely deserted. Shrugging he followed his feet, which brought him to his lab.

~Why not? I've got nothing better to do~

Slashing his card through the electronic lock, he entered as the doors whirred open. Walking strait through the lab, he entered through another door and looked at what lay before him. The room was full of equipment with pod-like vessels curved around the centroid mechanism. Staring at the equipment Kaiba got an idea. If he could reprogram the halo-matrix of the characters of the game he could duel against some of the best duelists, with their exact decks.

~I could practice so I can beat Yuugi. Not that I need to of course~

Smiling to himself he set to work.

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When his workers started to arrive at 7:00 AM, Kaiba was still at work, snapping at anyone who disturbed him. Eventually word got around that he didn't want to be disturbed and he was left completely alone. He worked for most of the day, only stopping when Mokuba forced him to stop and eat something.

By the end of the day he had programmed three new characters: Yuugi, Pegasus, and Jounouchi. He convinced himself that he only programmed Jounouchi because he was a worthy opponent. Now to try out his system. He put the character control on random and suited up for the pod. Sliding inside he lay back, closing his eyes. When he opened them again he smiled. ~Perfect~

The duel ring lay before him, the ground beneath his felt solid. ~The Brains really did a good job with this.~ His thoughts trailed off as he saw his opponent materialize.

~Jounouchi~

His eyes narrowed. He'd show what he really felt about him.

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Near the end of the duel Kaiba was sweating. Not that the duel had been at all difficult. Just looking at the guy he supposedly wanted to. He blushed. Scowling at himself he snorted. ~right. NEVER going to happen~ He pulled the card out of his virtual deck. Looking smug he placed it on the field.

"Go! Blue Eyes!" Kaiba raised his hand in triumph and smirked in delight, "OBLITERATE HIM!" The Blue Eyes threw its head back and gathered the energy and in a burst of sound he shot it at his opponents. Jou's monsters dissolved in the onslaught of power, their remains vanishing into the blast of white light.

Kaiba's eyes turned into slits as a cold smile crept across his face as the cold light enveloped Jou, but his malicious smile faltered and faded as Jou fell backwards, his eyes glazing over. A small whisper of a voice escaped Jou before he too was gone and the simulation ended.

Kaiba nearly fell as he scrambled out of the pod. Staring at it he tried to write off the whisper as a malfunction. Turning he rushed out of the room, thoroughly disturbed, pushing his way through the 'Brains' as if to escape himself. But the whisper stayed with him, and echoed in his mind. That defeated, heartbreaking whisper.

Seto

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Well, I think I've scared enough people for one day with my crap writing skills. ^-^ Sorry if the story kinda went down hill through the chapter. I've been getting more and more tired as I type. X) Gah, I'll probly end up rewriting it. I defiantly wont be getting that second chappie up tonight. Gomen for the suckiness! *collapses*

~Li~

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