~chapter 5
Bakura carefully slid his wrapped feat into his sneakers, loosely tieing them before exiting his apartment, smiling happily. He hummed to himself as the elevator descended and gave another smile as he exited the building, taking in a deep breath of the morning air.
As he began walking, a car pulled up and the door nearest him opened. "Get in," Kaiba said.
The pale haired boy blinked, then gave a happy smile. "Good morning, Kabia-kun!" he said cheerfully as he slid into the car.
"I thought you might still be sore." Kaiba was silent a moment, then thrust a bag at Bakura. "I made you lunch."
Bakura blinked again, then smiled, taking the bag. "Thanks. And thanks for putting away dinner last night." He gave a small embarrassed laugh. "I hadn't expected to fall asleep that early, gomen."
"You were exhausted," Kaiba said, brushing the apology off. He smirked slightly.
"Un," Bakura agreed, blushing slightly as he looked down with a smile.
Kaiba didn't respond, looking out the window as they were driven to school. When the arrived, Kaiba went around and opened Bakura's door.
Bakura blushed slightly as he exited. "Thanks," he smiled.
Kaiba didn't respond, staying at Bakura's side to make sure he wasn't in pain.
The paler boy carefully removed his sneakers, pulling out a new pair of slippers that were larger and softer then his normal school slippers and gently slid his feet into them, wincing and blushing slightly as he bent over.
Kaiba, quickly guessing the reason for the wince, smirked.
Bakura's blush deepened slightly and he gave a small embarrassed smile.
Kaiba took Bakura's bag in with him and set up the seat next to him so it would be as easy as possible for Bakura to get to his things without pain.
"Bakura-kun!" Yuugi called, waving. "Over here, Bakura-kun!"
Bakura waved back and gave Kaiba a quick nod of thanks before heading towards his friends. "'Morning, everyone!" he smiled happily.
"What were you doing with Kaiba?" Jounouchi asked in disgust.
"Kaiba's his partner, idiot," Honda said, slapping Jounouchi on the back of the head.
"That doesn't mean he has to spend time with him," Jounouchi responded, glaring at his friend.
Bakura covered his mouth to hide his laugh.
"Bickering like a married couple already?" Anzu teased.
Both boys turned to glare at her. "We didn't know what this project was going to be where we paired up, okay?" Jounouchi exclaimed hotly.
Yuugi laughed. "But you're still acting like you've been married for years," he pointed out.
"Which isn't any different then how they normally act," Bakura pointed out with a smile.
"BAKURA!" Jounouchi and Honda exclaimed in unison, turning to glare at him, which only made him giggle.
"Sorry, sorry," he apologized, still smiling.
Yuugi laughed and the other boys turned their glare on him. He gave a mock cry of fright and hid behind Anzu.
Bakura laughed behind his hand as Anzu threatened Jounouchi and Honda.
Neither boy had to pretend to be skittish at her threats, so they turned to Bakura. "Do you know about the project yet?" Jounouchi asked. "If we'd known what it was we would have tried to swing something for you to keep you away from that bastard."
"Un, Kaiba-kun brought the packet over. It should be interesting," Bakura smiled. "And I don't mind being paired with Kaiba-kun."
Jounouchi fell off his chair. "Don't mind?!"
"Un," Bakura nodded. "You're all already paired up anyway," he pointed out. "I'm looking forward to it."
"Looking forward to spending time with that bastard!?" Jounouchi raged.
"He's not a bastard," Bakura scowled slightly, arms crossing.
"Not a bastard? I think you're still sick, Bakura. Unfeeling asshole. I'd like to...." The blond trailed off in incoherent hatred.
Bakura looked at him a moment before sighing, looking down. "Mou, Jounouchi-kun..." he sighed again.
Jounouchi wasn't paying attention anymore. He was glaring hotly over at Kaiba, who was - as usual - lost in his book.
Bakura debated pursing the argument, but decided against it. Jounouchi wouldn't listen anyway and it would just distance him further from the group. "I'm going to go sit down again," he announced before shuffling back to his desk. 'Leave it to Jounouchi-kun to ruin a perfect morning with his bitterness,' he sighed to himself. Not that he expected anything different from his friend, but it had at least hoped to avoid it....
Kaiba glanced up from his book as Bakura joined him. Seeing the boy's expression he glanced at Jounouchi. "Jealous if his success, makeinu? You can't have gotten much of the work done."
Jounouchi nearly bristled, raising a fist in building rage.
Honda grabbed Jounouchi around the shoulders. "Down," he half ordered. "The teacher'll be here soon."
Bakura looked unhappily down at his desk as Anzu began teasing the boys about their apparent coupledom and Kaiba went back to his book, smirking. "You don't have to bait him," the paler said softly, looking over at his partner.
"I know," Kaiba said without looking up. "Perhaps if he didn't make it so easy to prove him a fool."
Bakura was quiet a moment. "I don't like it when he attacks you, but you keep giving him reasons to hate you even more."
"Should I care what the loser thinks?"
"He's my friend, Kaiba-kun..."
"I don't suppose I can say much for your choice of friends."
Bakura gave a small sigh. "I just don't want to be spending all of school defending the both of you from the other," he tried to explain.
Kaiba snorted. "I don't need you defending me."
"I'm not going to let him just sit there and insult you!" Bakura insisted.
"Why bother? Let him make an idiot of himself."
Bakura gave another sigh and looked over at where Jounouchi was still glaring daggers at Kaiba. "How is he making an idiot of himself when he calls you a heartless bastard?" he asked quietly, looking down at his desk.
"Tell me you don't look at his rage and think him stupid."
"I don't. I think he's over reacting and letting his temper get the best of him."
"And that isn't idiocy of the worst kind?" Kaiba asked, looking up briefly to raise a brow at Bakura.
Bakura hesiated a moment, then shook his head slightly. "Not really..."
Kaiba snorted and went back to his book as the teacher came in.
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Notes: Makeinu is one if Kaiba's favorite insults for Jounouchi which directly translates out to 'Loser dog' More insulting then just 'loser'
Bakura carefully slid his wrapped feat into his sneakers, loosely tieing them before exiting his apartment, smiling happily. He hummed to himself as the elevator descended and gave another smile as he exited the building, taking in a deep breath of the morning air.
As he began walking, a car pulled up and the door nearest him opened. "Get in," Kaiba said.
The pale haired boy blinked, then gave a happy smile. "Good morning, Kabia-kun!" he said cheerfully as he slid into the car.
"I thought you might still be sore." Kaiba was silent a moment, then thrust a bag at Bakura. "I made you lunch."
Bakura blinked again, then smiled, taking the bag. "Thanks. And thanks for putting away dinner last night." He gave a small embarrassed laugh. "I hadn't expected to fall asleep that early, gomen."
"You were exhausted," Kaiba said, brushing the apology off. He smirked slightly.
"Un," Bakura agreed, blushing slightly as he looked down with a smile.
Kaiba didn't respond, looking out the window as they were driven to school. When the arrived, Kaiba went around and opened Bakura's door.
Bakura blushed slightly as he exited. "Thanks," he smiled.
Kaiba didn't respond, staying at Bakura's side to make sure he wasn't in pain.
The paler boy carefully removed his sneakers, pulling out a new pair of slippers that were larger and softer then his normal school slippers and gently slid his feet into them, wincing and blushing slightly as he bent over.
Kaiba, quickly guessing the reason for the wince, smirked.
Bakura's blush deepened slightly and he gave a small embarrassed smile.
Kaiba took Bakura's bag in with him and set up the seat next to him so it would be as easy as possible for Bakura to get to his things without pain.
"Bakura-kun!" Yuugi called, waving. "Over here, Bakura-kun!"
Bakura waved back and gave Kaiba a quick nod of thanks before heading towards his friends. "'Morning, everyone!" he smiled happily.
"What were you doing with Kaiba?" Jounouchi asked in disgust.
"Kaiba's his partner, idiot," Honda said, slapping Jounouchi on the back of the head.
"That doesn't mean he has to spend time with him," Jounouchi responded, glaring at his friend.
Bakura covered his mouth to hide his laugh.
"Bickering like a married couple already?" Anzu teased.
Both boys turned to glare at her. "We didn't know what this project was going to be where we paired up, okay?" Jounouchi exclaimed hotly.
Yuugi laughed. "But you're still acting like you've been married for years," he pointed out.
"Which isn't any different then how they normally act," Bakura pointed out with a smile.
"BAKURA!" Jounouchi and Honda exclaimed in unison, turning to glare at him, which only made him giggle.
"Sorry, sorry," he apologized, still smiling.
Yuugi laughed and the other boys turned their glare on him. He gave a mock cry of fright and hid behind Anzu.
Bakura laughed behind his hand as Anzu threatened Jounouchi and Honda.
Neither boy had to pretend to be skittish at her threats, so they turned to Bakura. "Do you know about the project yet?" Jounouchi asked. "If we'd known what it was we would have tried to swing something for you to keep you away from that bastard."
"Un, Kaiba-kun brought the packet over. It should be interesting," Bakura smiled. "And I don't mind being paired with Kaiba-kun."
Jounouchi fell off his chair. "Don't mind?!"
"Un," Bakura nodded. "You're all already paired up anyway," he pointed out. "I'm looking forward to it."
"Looking forward to spending time with that bastard!?" Jounouchi raged.
"He's not a bastard," Bakura scowled slightly, arms crossing.
"Not a bastard? I think you're still sick, Bakura. Unfeeling asshole. I'd like to...." The blond trailed off in incoherent hatred.
Bakura looked at him a moment before sighing, looking down. "Mou, Jounouchi-kun..." he sighed again.
Jounouchi wasn't paying attention anymore. He was glaring hotly over at Kaiba, who was - as usual - lost in his book.
Bakura debated pursing the argument, but decided against it. Jounouchi wouldn't listen anyway and it would just distance him further from the group. "I'm going to go sit down again," he announced before shuffling back to his desk. 'Leave it to Jounouchi-kun to ruin a perfect morning with his bitterness,' he sighed to himself. Not that he expected anything different from his friend, but it had at least hoped to avoid it....
Kaiba glanced up from his book as Bakura joined him. Seeing the boy's expression he glanced at Jounouchi. "Jealous if his success, makeinu? You can't have gotten much of the work done."
Jounouchi nearly bristled, raising a fist in building rage.
Honda grabbed Jounouchi around the shoulders. "Down," he half ordered. "The teacher'll be here soon."
Bakura looked unhappily down at his desk as Anzu began teasing the boys about their apparent coupledom and Kaiba went back to his book, smirking. "You don't have to bait him," the paler said softly, looking over at his partner.
"I know," Kaiba said without looking up. "Perhaps if he didn't make it so easy to prove him a fool."
Bakura was quiet a moment. "I don't like it when he attacks you, but you keep giving him reasons to hate you even more."
"Should I care what the loser thinks?"
"He's my friend, Kaiba-kun..."
"I don't suppose I can say much for your choice of friends."
Bakura gave a small sigh. "I just don't want to be spending all of school defending the both of you from the other," he tried to explain.
Kaiba snorted. "I don't need you defending me."
"I'm not going to let him just sit there and insult you!" Bakura insisted.
"Why bother? Let him make an idiot of himself."
Bakura gave another sigh and looked over at where Jounouchi was still glaring daggers at Kaiba. "How is he making an idiot of himself when he calls you a heartless bastard?" he asked quietly, looking down at his desk.
"Tell me you don't look at his rage and think him stupid."
"I don't. I think he's over reacting and letting his temper get the best of him."
"And that isn't idiocy of the worst kind?" Kaiba asked, looking up briefly to raise a brow at Bakura.
Bakura hesiated a moment, then shook his head slightly. "Not really..."
Kaiba snorted and went back to his book as the teacher came in.
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Notes: Makeinu is one if Kaiba's favorite insults for Jounouchi which directly translates out to 'Loser dog' More insulting then just 'loser'