Merry-Go-Round by Mooguri Klaine
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Chapter Two:
Seto cannot believe his ears. An autograph? He thought incredulously. Whoever was asking him should scram right this instant. The last thing he ever needed was someone wetting his pants just to have him sign an insignificant piece of paper that was hardly worth a cent. He spun around on the bench, a well-charged retort ready to fire; Seto has a wide array of swearwords and preset quips at his disposal. But it quickly died in his throat.
It was Yugi.
Seto stood up immediately and turned to face Yugi, face tight yet showing relief that his lover finally arrived. "About time, really," Seto started, folding his arms. "I was starting to think that you're not going to show up. Where have you been, anyway?" He gave Yugi a stern look, but the latter returned him a mildly-interested and innocent look. Seto looked away defiantly, keen to make Yugi regret being late, but felt his anger ebb away despite himself. The look on his lover's face was priceless; it was a purely innocent look. In fact, too innocent. Seto looked back at Yugi and realized something that he didn't notice a while ago.
Instead of the usual tight black leather attire that Seto used to see and somehow fell in love with, as that get-up would hug Yugi's body in all the right places and would bring out in him a seductive glow, Yugi was sporting a different one today. A fading-blue jumper over a simple white V-neck cotton sweater with no apparent accessories clung on the petite and lean body of Yugi's; it was a big leap from his usual heavily adorned and elegant fashion statement. Even before the two became an item, Yugi was already making his name heard. He was not only known in the world of Duel Card Games, but also renowned in the fashion world as well. His was the body of a perfect model, one that would put other models bow down in shame. Yet, as Seto gaped back at him, it was a stark and outright opposite. Perhaps it was Yugi's lack of suitable height, for he looked like a kid.
Wait a minute.
It is a kid. In fact, it was Hikari Yugi.
"What the hell..." Seto started, hardly believing what's happening, his calm and cool composure almost leaving him. "Hikari! Where's Yami?"
"Well, er, Kaiba," Hikari Yugi began uncertainly; he can sense an unsettling feeling gnawing inside his gut. He could see the furious look on Seto's face, a look generally reserved for those who don't deserve to live. Yami, what mess have you gotten me into? He asked his other self mentally.
Consider it my revenge for setting me up with Téa some time ago, Yami replied. He remembered that time when Hikari Yugi suddenly shifted to Yami without a single word. All the time he knew that his Hikari is the one going out with Téa; he even gave him advice and words of encouragement. Yami fell for that one; Hikari can be surprising at times. He had known Téa had been harboring a secret crush on him for quite a while, and though Hikari never admitted, Yami also knew of his other self's feeling towards the girl. Hikari was the giving and generous of the two, and much to Yami's guilt and pity, his other self 'surprised' him by arranging a date for him and Téa. Hikari did it just so to make Téa happy. Such a selfless act. Yami did not know where he had gotten it, but he felt a little, well, infatuated with her at first. Their date didn't go bad, but it wasn't good either. They just walked in silence, and though they are friends, going out together alone was something new, and Yami felt uncomfortable. Really uncomfortable. Things took a different toll later, when they went to Domino Museum and saw the Egyptian lithograph showing two characters that looked like someone they knew: Seto and Yami. It was as if a sign had shown itself right in Yami's face. Anyhow, he bid farewell to Téa soon after, his head reeling with confusion with what had transpired. And as Yami thought of it now, this infatuation was merely a simple attraction that lasted for no less than a while. It was long gone already, and he belongs to Seto now. Now that seemed right. No, it is right.
"Well?" Seto's impatient voice sliced through, interrupting Hikari Yugi's mental conversation with his other self, snapping him back to reality. "Where is he? He'd better show himself or things will go nasty." Seto snorted to himself at that lame threat that could frighten a sleeping crab. But he meant what he said. He always does.
Typical Seto behavior, Yami Yugi chuckled appreciatively. Either Seto gets what he wants or he starts bringing hell on earth. Rich and powerful, Seto is unused to the idea of him waiting or forcing him to like what he got. "I don't settle myself with something I don't like; I have to get what I want," those were Seto's words that Yami remembered. What a rich, spoiled-brat, Yami observed fondly at his lover. But I'll prove it wrong, Yami's crimson eyes twinkled. He cannot always have his way.
He might throw tantrums here, Yami, Hikari shuddered inwardly but continued to look at the fuming corporate.
That's alright, Hikari, hold your ground, came Yami's assurance, though Hikari was only half-convinced; Seto was particularly looking dangerous, a piercing look flashed at Hikari's way.
"Kaiba, Yami thinks it is not yet time for him to get out," Hikari chose his words carefully, speaking slowly and firmly.
Seto could only raise his eyebrow. I don't like what's coming next, Seto told himself, his sharp intuition telling him so. I will not like this. Still he managed to look impassive, though his feelings are threatening to explode. He restrained it with more effort than usual, making him look unnatural, as if he was trying not to breathe. Despite all the raging feelings and the ever-eminent sense of foreboding, Seto only managed to blurt out " And...?" in a strangely-controlled voice.
Here goes, both Hikari and Seto thought at once, both daring what would happen next.
"Yami said you should accompany me," Hikari said putting on his most innocent, childlike smile.
****TBC****
Author's Note: I think I'm starting to get repetitive here, folks, so I attempted to lessen the wordiness of my paragraphs, but oh, writing them long is soooo fun ^^;; Same spill here, guys: Tell me what you think about my story, and I'll do whatever I can! My email's available for your other comments, suggestions and whatnot: mooguri_klaine@yahoo.com. I really want to hear from you! XD Oh, the lure of that online RPG, Ragnarok, can really drive me up the wall! But I'll finish this hopefully before I start heading over to Midgard ^_^ Read on!