by Lethe
Chapter Twenty-six: SmilingDear Seto,
Merry Christmas!
I guess you're wondering what the heck this is.
Well, probably not, but you must be wondering why I gave it to you.
That's a long and funny story. To make it short, I had some advice from your brother, as well as some interesting comments about what you say in your sleep, but eventually decided to get you this instead.
It's a journal! Can you tell?
And I figured, hey, I might as well write in it.
The journal is blue and white, for your favorite Duel Monster. It's lined – hey, blue and white again! I didn't even notice that when I got it!
And I'm even writing in blue pen. (White would be kind of hard to read, wouldn't it?) You gotta love me.
Anyway, I got you this journal because I thought it would be helpful. I don't want you to bottle up your emotions and run out of class again, ha ha. This way, you can tell the journal how you feel. (Although I would like it if you told me too.) Don't think I'm being cheap, either. Do you know how much they cost? (Wait. You probably don't care… you're rich!)
I think that I'll fill up the rest of the page with some of my own thoughts, to get you started.
When did I start loving you? You want to know that, don't you?
Do you remember the day when you fell asleep in class? I do, very well. I noticed that you were asleep. (So did the teacher, but she looked too afraid to do anything about it.)
You were talking in your sleep, too. All I heard was 'Mokuba'. I guess you were dreaming about him.
But that's not what interested me the most.
You were smiling, Seto. That was the first time I had ever seen you smile. No, I had seen you smile before, but they were cold. You know? That smirk you get whenever you win a duel or whatever. (But that's cute too, don't worry.)
You looked like a really nice person – you know what people say, the whole 'they're so angelic when they sleep' thing. I wanted to get to know that person.
And I hoped that, someday, you would smile for me.
Kind of dumb, aren't I? But I'm always really happy when you smile.
Moving on. I didn't know that I loved you back then – I don't even know if I did. What I wanted was to be your friend.
The moment I realized that I loved you…
It was raining, and you let me share your umbrella. I was going to go home, and you were going to leave me again. I don't know what made me figure it out at that moment, but I did, and you know what happened next.
That was your first kiss too, right? Yeah, I'll just assume it was.
I love you, Seto. I will forever.
I'll always be there for you, if you're too lazy – er, busy - to write in this journal. And even if you aren't.
I finished the page, so I'll stop now. But turn the page anyway, Seto.
Good. Now pick up the card. It's weak-looking, yeah, and you'll never put it in your deck, but I thought it was a good card anyway.
Merry Christmas, Seto.
Love you forever.
-Jonouchi Katsuya
Seto turned the page and picked up the card.
It was the Happy Lover.
He smiled.
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End of Part One! I'm going to change the chapter theme next chapter! Be ready! ^__^
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