by Lethe
Chapter Eleven: Telling
"You asked someone out?" said Anzu in surprise. She immediately leaned forward, interest apparent in her expression. "Who?"
"Tell us!" demanded Honda, while Yugi winced, with an unspoken Don't be so rude!
"Maybe I should just give you hints," said Jonouchi, savoring his audience's reaction. It was the weekend again, and he had gotten together with Yugi, Honda, and Anzu. They were currently in the living room of Yugi's house. "Short brown hair… blue eyes…"
"Um, Jou, the only person that's coming to mind is Anzu, and…" Honda jabbed his thumb at Yugi. "She's taken."
Jonouchi laughed. "It's not Anzu."
"Of course not!" agreed Anzu, who seemed rather embarrassed. Yugi just grinned foolishly and scooted closer down the couch to Anzu's end.
"Come on, Jou, spit it out! Who?" said Honda.
"Fine, fine. I'm going out with…"
At that moment, if twenty Rare Hunters had run past the house, chasing a Millennium Elephant, Yugi, Anzu, and Honda would not have budged. They wouldn't even have noticed.
"Seto."
The effect that that one word had on the three was staggering. "Kaiba?!"
"Ouch…" Jonouchi winced and rubbed an ear. "You don't have to say it so loud… Even Shizuka wasn't as noisy as you guys…"
Anzu was the first to recover. "Congratulations, Jonouchi! And to think you used to hate each other…"
Yugi smiled. "Yeah, I'm glad for you. I hope that you will both stay happy."
"I didn't know you were… uh…" said Honda awkwardly.
"Gay?" supplied Jonouchi.
"Right. But I'm okay with that. Whatever makes you happy, man."
"Thanks, Honda."
Honda grinned. "I just thought of something."
"Hey! Today really is a special day!" whispered Anzu.
"I heard that," said Honda, before he continued. "I guess Kaiba calling you a dog is going to have a whole new meaning, huh?"
"What?!" Jonouchi yelled. He started tossing his popcorn at Honda.
"Um, guys, I'm going to have to clean that up later-"
"Stop it, you two!" intervened Anzu. "I'd like to know what Kaiba did."
"What did he do?" asked Yugi curiously.
"Well…"
*
"Well? What did you think?"
Kaiba regained his breath and spoke. "I… I liked that."
The two were silent for a moment.
"So…" said Jonouchi hopefully. "Does this mean you'll go out with me?"
"I thought our previous interaction would have answered that question," said Kaiba.
"Umm… Is that a yes?" prodded Jonouchi.
"Yes."
Jonouchi grinned and hugged Kaiba. "Love ya, Seto."
Kaiba held Jonouchi close. "I love you too."
*
So… I can reach back after all.
Kaiba stopped typing. And I found out that I enjoyed it. He's so sweet.
Well… not that that's the best word to describe him, but it's the only one I can think of right now.
Who would have thought, he mused, that this would happen? I certainly wouldn't have. A few weeks ago, I probably would have said that even friendship was impossible.
Kaiba, the cold-hearted, teenage businessman, has turned out to be capable of loving someone other than his younger brother.
And I do love Jonouchi. With all of my heart. A warm, bubbling feeling was present in his chest; like a small candle's light it flickered there. We're going out now. He is mine, as I am his. And I am glad of it, that I don't fully own myself anymore…
Gods, I'm going soft.
But then, that's good too.
He sighed and stood, walking into the hallway. "Mokuba? Where are you?"
"Here, Seto! I'm in my room!" replied Mokuba.
"What do you want for dinner?"
"You're cooking?"
"Not if you don't want me to," said Kaiba in an offended tone.
"Aah!" said Mokuba. "It's not like that at all!" He ran out of his bedroom and stared up at Kaiba cutely. "Honest!"
Kaiba smiled. "All right then, what would you like?"
"Um… Can we order pizza?"
"Fine," agreed Kaiba, ignoring the obvious contradiction. After all, he didn't particularly enjoy cooking. Not to mention that he had no skills in the kitchen regardless. "Toppings?"
"You know what I like!" said Mokuba happily.
"Mokuba…" said Kaiba, placing his hand on the boy's head. "I've got something to tell you over dinner, okay?"
Mokuba blinked. "Okay."