by Lethe
Chapter Seven: Revealing
Jonouchi rolled over in bed. He had been lying there for at least an hour, and still couldn't get to sleep.
Maybe I shouldn't have had the soda.
He turned to the other side, and tried moving his arms around. No matter which way he went, he just wasn't comfortable. At this rate, he would finally end up falling asleep when the alarm clock was about to go off.
Well, at least he had learned something from this: Counting sheep did not work. It just made him hungry.
Hungry. Fast food. Yugi and Anzu both seemed really happy. He was glad for them, he really was.
But something made him kind of sad whenever he thought about it.
Why?
Then a thought came to him. Because I want that.
I want to find a person that will feel the way I do…
Someone that I would want to be with for the rest of my life, or at least, for more than a few weeks.
He sighed. I wonder what kisses taste like?
Jonouchi then rolled over again and clutched his pillow a little bit tighter. Don't think about that, Jonouchi, go to sleep!
Finally, his body obliged. Jonouchi's eyes closed slowly. His breathing became more regular; his hand relaxed its grip on the pillow.
In the moment before sleep, an image came to his mind.
A brown-haired boy, resting on his desk, whose smile was kinder than any he had ever known.
**
"Where are the others?"
"Today's Wednesday. They're staying after school. Are you walking with me again?"
"I suppose so," said Kaiba. "Although I think it's raining outside."
Jonouchi groaned. "I forgot my umbrella!"
"It's not the end of the world," said Kaiba. "You can just share mine, all right?"
"Okay."
Kaiba opened his umbrella, and the two stepped outside.
This is kind of nice.
"Thanks," said Jonouchi.
"What?" Kaiba glanced at Jonouchi. "Oh, the umbrella? I told you, it's all right."
Jonouchi grinned. "Right. So, what did you think of that quiz?"
"It was rather simple," said Kaiba. "It barely covered the chapter."
"Are you kidding? It was horrible!" Jonouchi shivered.
"For you, it would be."
"Jeez, Kaiba. Did you even study?"
"Feh. Studying is a waste of time." Kaiba frowned slightly. "Jonouchi?"
"Yeah?"
"Just call me Seto, okay?"
"Um… okay. I guess…"
"You guess?"
"I guess, then, you'll have to call me Katsuya. Or at least Jou."
"I like the second better." Kaiba tested it. "Jou."
"Yeah," said Jonouchi lightly. "That's me!"
"I knew that."
"I knew you knew that."
"How do you know that you knew what you think you know I knew?"
"Argh!" Jonouchi groaned. "I give up!"
"I know."
**
"Here we are," said Kaiba, almost reluctantly.
"Yeah," agreed Jonouchi. "Well, 'bye."
"Right. See you tomorrow, Jou."
And that moment was when Jonouchi realized something, though he couldn't explain it.
The person he wanted to be with…
The person he wanted the most…
That person was standing in front of him.
"Seto."
"What?"
Jonouchi put his hands on Seto's shoulders.
"What are you- you-"
He quickly pressed his lips against Seto's, almost to the point of being girlish.
"Sorry. See you tomorrow."
Jonouchi ran into the apartment building.
Kaiba stood there, in the rain, and touched his fingers to his lips.
"Did Jou just…?" he whispered quietly.
The brown-haired boy turned around and picked up his umbrella.
He smiled.