Smile
Part Two
by Lethe
Chapter Twenty: The Light Will Not Falter
(otherwise known as the Chapter of Fanservice)
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I'm sorry this chapter took so long to get out. It seems I accidentally deleted it and had to rewrite it. T__T Not to mention homework and the Robotics Team meetings, chores, 'Net surfing…
But, excuses aside, I am trying very hard! I hope that you enjoy this chapter!
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"Katsu-yaaaaaaaaaaa…?" said Shizuka sweetly.
"Ha! Take this, ex-King-of-Games!" exclaimed Seto, slapping down a card. "A Wild Draw Four!"
"I'm not going down that easily," said Yami with a small smirk as he drew his cards.
"What is it…?" said Jonouchi edgily. "I don't like the way you said that…"
"Nothing," said Shizuka. "But…"
"But! I knew there would be a but!"
"Choose your color," said Yami.
"Red," replied Kaiba without hesitation.
"Looks like you've got this all planned out, hm?"
"Your turn, Jonouchi," said Anzu, prodding him on the shoulder.
"Oh… right," said Jonouchi. "A Red Reverse coming right atcha, Yuug."
Yami's smirk grew wider as he placed a red Draw Two on the stack of cards. "Read it and weep, Kaiba."
"I do not weep," said Kaiba, frowning as he drew. "How is it that Anzu is winning?"
Anzu grinned. "Yugi likes me better!"
"Perfectly correct," said Yami with a smile.
Mokuba giggled.
"Anyway, Katsuya, I was looking through this magazine and I saw-"
"I'm not listening!"
"-a haircut that I thought would look really cute on you! And it looks like fun to cut, too!"
"Not listening, not listening, la la la…" chanted Jonouchi.
"Pleeeeease?"
Jonouchi hummed loudly.
"Come on, please, Katsuya? Please?" said Shizuka with her best 'kawaii eyes'.
"No way," said Jonouchi stubbornly. "Once was enough, sis."
"Green!" said Honda, playing his Wild.
Anzu cackled and played a green Draw Two. Mokuba flinched. "Hey!"
"Sorry, Mokuba," said Anzu, remorseless.
"I'm sure you are…" mumbled Mokuba. He drew his cards.
Jonouchi grinned and played a yellow Draw Two.
"What was that for?!" said Yami indignantly.
"Hey, I had to play it sooner or later," said Jonouchi with a shrug.
"Please, Katsuya?"
"No."
"Please?"
"For the last time, no!" cried Jonouchi. "I would rather wear girls' clothes again than get my hair cut!"
As Shizuka's face slowly split into a huge grin, Jonouchi realized the magnitude of his mistake.
"Wh-why… are you… looking at me like that…?" he stuttered, propelling himself backwards with his legs.
Jonouchi's back met Seto's arms.
Jonouchi, trembling, looked up and into Seto's face – a face that, for some reason, was wearing a very odd smile. "Uh, help?"
"Got him!" said Kaiba, hugging Jonouchi tightly.
"Traitor!" shouted Jonouchi.
"Yaah!" yelled Mokuba, jumping onto Jonouchi's front.
And before he really knew what was going on, Jonouchi was at the bottom of a very large heap of people.
"You can do this the easy way or the hard way, Katsuya!" chirped Shizuka.
Jonouchi sighed. He knew when he was beaten…
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The bathroom door opened and Shizuka came out. She turned around. The door had closed. "C'mon, Katsuya!"
"No!" came a voice from behind the door.
"You look pretty!"
"I know! That's the problem!"
"You're making Seto impatient!" said Shizuka with an evil chuckle most unbefitting of her.
There was a loud sigh. They heard footsteps clomping toward the door. It opened.
And the group burst into laughter.
Jonouchi rolled his eyes as they took in the dress, heels, pigtails, and stockings – even stockings! What a disgrace!
"Are you sure that's Katsuya?" laughed Seto. "Unless it's a girl's name, I have to disagree!"
"Laugh now, while you can…" said Jonouchi darkly.
"We're not laughing at you, we're laughing with you," said Honda consolingly.
"Do you see me laughing?"
"Uh, I know that you are… very deep down?" said Honda.
"Very, very deep," added Mokuba. "Why don't you dress like that all the time? You're cute!"
Jonouchi glared at Mokuba in response. He gave a small eep.
There was a long silence.
"Now can I cut your hair?" said Shizuka.
"NO!"
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Seto smiled. He could still see the image of Jonouchi in ladies' garb clearly in his mind. To tell the truth, it really had suited him.
Heh. Jonouchi was definitely the 'girl' in this relationship…
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"Give it a break…" mumbled Honda tiredly. "It's one in the morning!"
"Think they'll ever do anything but tie?" said Shizuka.
"Doubt it," chorused Jonouchi, Honda, and Mokuba.
"On the bright side," said Anzu cheerily, "there's only one day left before we go home…"
"Yeah, I'm thrilled…" said Jonouchi. "I just hope we can survive until the trip back."
"I hope we can survive the trip back, too," said Honda. "Closed space, with nothing better to do than read or play cards or tic-tac-toe?"
They all gulped.
And the competition between Yami and Seto continued into daylight…