::Kitzaku-san::
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Gi Oh, Otogi or Jounouchi. But I DO own the rights to thinking up the idea to this story on my own! ^_^
Authoress Note: Well, I'd written this a while ago, I just didn't have a chance to type it up. So I'm at lunch at school right now... starving to death. But I MUST type this so my fans can READ! I know you're dying to know what happens next and I hate keeping people waiting.
::A Roll of the Dice::
CHAPTER III
Otogi walked home alone from Seto's office. But before long, he'd found himself in the park again. It's not that he particularily liked this park, or wanted to be there. He just found himself here. Otogi grolwed at his feet for not takin ghim home, but it was of no use. It was nearing nooon now and Otogi was starving anyway. He figured he might as well have a nikumon or two.
There was a stand nearby. so Otogi picked up the pace towards it. As soon as he got to the stand, he opened his mouth to ask for a nikumon, but another voice said behind him:
"Two nikumon, please."
Otogi turned around to see Jounouchi standing there. He paid for his nikumon and handed one to Otogi. "Here."
Now, THIS confused Otogi to death. He gave Jou a doubtful look. "What's the catch?"
Jou turned a bright, sudden shade of red that threw Otogi off even more. Weren't they enemies less than 20 hours ago? "No catch. It's thanks for yesterday."
Otogi raised an eyebrow but took the nikumon anyway. They began walking slowly in no particular direction. "You're welcome I suppose... but what did I DO yesterday?"
"Ah..." Jou paused to stuff the entire nikumon into his mouth. "You apologized to me when it probably hurt that GIANT ego of yours."
Otogi's eye twitched. "Was that an insult?"
"What? Ah... um... no, you see, what I mean was- WELL YOU DO!"
"I do not! That's insulting!" Otogi clenched his fists which meant killing the poor nikumon. The meaty guts squished around his hands like silly putty.
"But you were so cocky! And you still are, even now!" Jou shot at him.
"I GET LIKE THAT WHEN I'M NERVOUS!" Otogi screamed at him and dropped the nikumon remains on the ground.
Jou's eyes widened and he gasped. Otogi looked puzzled, but realized what he just said and covered his mouth quickly with his nikumon free hand.
"You're... nervous?" Jou snorted and began laughing. "Why are you nervous NOW?"
"I don't know." Otogi turned around and suddenly became very busy trying to brush crushed bits of nikumon off of him. "Listen!" He quickly changed the subject. "Why try and thank me. You hate me, remember?"
"I don't hate you." Jou tried taking a step towards Otogi.
"That's a lie!" Otogi laughed. "You... you flipped me!"
"You made the mistake of pissing me off." Jou put it simply. "But I'm serious. Sure, I'm mad that you humiliated me, but you're still a nice guy... sometimes." he looked right at Otogi's green eyes, and it sent shivers down the black haired boy's spine. "But I never really HATED you. Like yesterday, when you were with Yugi, I said you were my friend."
"I remember." Otogi whispered. "I thought you were mocking me or something."
Jou shook his head slowly and smiled, "I'm tired of fighting. Friends?"
"...Friends."
Jou dropped one arm around Otogi's shoulder. "Great! Now let's get you another nikumon!"
Now, Otogi thought, if life was a roll of the dice, then he most have gotten snake eyes. Jou had changed so much within the last few hours. Otogi figured his pride would have stopped him from being his friend--or being nice to him for that matter. But that wasn't the case. Jou had thrown what pride he had and befriended Otogi. It was a nice feeling.
Otogi watched Jou from where he stood. The blonde was laughing about something random with the seller. His laugh was simple and came so easily. A breeze from nowhere blew and tossed his hair form side to side.
...and Jou came towards him arms extended. He embraced Otogi and whispered to his ear. "There was something I've been meaning to tell you, Otogi.. Otogi..."
"Otogi! You spacin' out, man?" Jou waved a hand in front of Otogi's face. The black haired boy blinked a few times and focused his eyes.
"Yeah...sorry" he rubbed his neck, embarrassed.
"Heh, you scared me for a moment there.. Here, your nikumon." Jou handed it over to him.
"Thanks." Otogi took it. "Ah, let me pay you back."
"No, it's on me. It was my fault the other one... met certain doom." The two of them started laughing.
Otogi big into his nikumon and smiled. Being with Jou wasn't so bad. In fact it was very enjoyable. Otogi felt lighter, and happer than he had in a long time. But, his mind wandered back to his daydream from before.. Why had he though of THAT? Before today, it was so hard to talk to anyone. But now, here in the park with Jou, Otogi felt like he could say or do anything. He finished his nikumon with a smile.
~*~
"Oh, good, Ryuuji-san, you're back!" Ryou greeted Otogi as soon as he was in the door, "I've been meaning to apologize for this morning. I was a little tempermental. How was the meeting with Kaiba-sama?"
Otogi blinked and simply patted Ryou on the head, and in a ridiculously cheerful voice: "What meeting?"
"The... meeting you almost missed this morning..." Ryou said, a little worried.
"Oh, yeah, that meeting." Otogi brushed it off. "It was fun... or something."
Ryou smiled. "I'm glad to see you in such a good mood, Ryuuji-san. It's late, do you want me to make you something?"
Otogi shook his head. "I'm fine, thanks." he pushed past Ryou and sat down at the table, propped his legs up and sighed happily.
Ryou pulled out a broom and began to clean the shop. There was a lack of customers, so Ryou had closed a little earlier. "So to what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you so happy?
Otogi looked up from the glass he was staring at on the table. "Oh, it's nothing really. I just had a really good day." he grinned wide and started humming a random tune.
"Oh." Ryou stopped sweeping and placed the broom against the wall. He took a seat next to Otogi and took a deep breath. "Since you're in a good mood, there's something I want to tell you."
"Alright, shoot." Otogi said. Nothing could ruin his good mood. His day had gone perfect. It was 8 o'clock and he has spent the entire day with Jou. They went everything and suprisingly had enough to talk about and more. He had come home with a smile for the first time in ages. Nothing could phase it.
"Well you see," Ryou began. He was playing with a frayed part of his sweater. "Ryuuji-san, I..."
Otogi raised an eyebrow in his direction. "Yes, Ryou?"
"Ryuuji-san, the truth is... I love you." he said. "Now, just listen! I've felt like this a long time, that's why I came to work here. I've been worried about you lately. You seemed so depressed and coming back from those fights... I want to hold you forever and keep you safe." By this time, his face was completely red.
Ryuuji Otogi started at Ryou for a long time. His mouth dropped open.
He had thought nothing could ruin his day. But he hadn't expected THIS. Why had Ryou chosen to tell him this anyway? Otogi felt bad and really guilty too. He hadn't realized that he didn't say anything for a while until Ryou spoke up again.
"I understand if you don't feel the same way..." Ryou stood up.
"Ryou.." Otogi managed to say. "I..I'll have to think this one over. I'm sorry." Ryou just nodded his head silently.
Because, the truth was, Otogi was in love with Jou.
TBC
ENDING NOTES: ^___^ Finally, I've been able to type this up! You like? The plot thickens.
Yugi Muse: Dun dun dunnn
Yami Muse: R&R kudosai!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Gi Oh, Otogi or Jounouchi. But I DO own the rights to thinking up the idea to this story on my own! ^_^
Authoress Note: Well, I'd written this a while ago, I just didn't have a chance to type it up. So I'm at lunch at school right now... starving to death. But I MUST type this so my fans can READ! I know you're dying to know what happens next and I hate keeping people waiting.
::A Roll of the Dice::
CHAPTER III
Otogi walked home alone from Seto's office. But before long, he'd found himself in the park again. It's not that he particularily liked this park, or wanted to be there. He just found himself here. Otogi grolwed at his feet for not takin ghim home, but it was of no use. It was nearing nooon now and Otogi was starving anyway. He figured he might as well have a nikumon or two.
There was a stand nearby. so Otogi picked up the pace towards it. As soon as he got to the stand, he opened his mouth to ask for a nikumon, but another voice said behind him:
"Two nikumon, please."
Otogi turned around to see Jounouchi standing there. He paid for his nikumon and handed one to Otogi. "Here."
Now, THIS confused Otogi to death. He gave Jou a doubtful look. "What's the catch?"
Jou turned a bright, sudden shade of red that threw Otogi off even more. Weren't they enemies less than 20 hours ago? "No catch. It's thanks for yesterday."
Otogi raised an eyebrow but took the nikumon anyway. They began walking slowly in no particular direction. "You're welcome I suppose... but what did I DO yesterday?"
"Ah..." Jou paused to stuff the entire nikumon into his mouth. "You apologized to me when it probably hurt that GIANT ego of yours."
Otogi's eye twitched. "Was that an insult?"
"What? Ah... um... no, you see, what I mean was- WELL YOU DO!"
"I do not! That's insulting!" Otogi clenched his fists which meant killing the poor nikumon. The meaty guts squished around his hands like silly putty.
"But you were so cocky! And you still are, even now!" Jou shot at him.
"I GET LIKE THAT WHEN I'M NERVOUS!" Otogi screamed at him and dropped the nikumon remains on the ground.
Jou's eyes widened and he gasped. Otogi looked puzzled, but realized what he just said and covered his mouth quickly with his nikumon free hand.
"You're... nervous?" Jou snorted and began laughing. "Why are you nervous NOW?"
"I don't know." Otogi turned around and suddenly became very busy trying to brush crushed bits of nikumon off of him. "Listen!" He quickly changed the subject. "Why try and thank me. You hate me, remember?"
"I don't hate you." Jou tried taking a step towards Otogi.
"That's a lie!" Otogi laughed. "You... you flipped me!"
"You made the mistake of pissing me off." Jou put it simply. "But I'm serious. Sure, I'm mad that you humiliated me, but you're still a nice guy... sometimes." he looked right at Otogi's green eyes, and it sent shivers down the black haired boy's spine. "But I never really HATED you. Like yesterday, when you were with Yugi, I said you were my friend."
"I remember." Otogi whispered. "I thought you were mocking me or something."
Jou shook his head slowly and smiled, "I'm tired of fighting. Friends?"
"...Friends."
Jou dropped one arm around Otogi's shoulder. "Great! Now let's get you another nikumon!"
Now, Otogi thought, if life was a roll of the dice, then he most have gotten snake eyes. Jou had changed so much within the last few hours. Otogi figured his pride would have stopped him from being his friend--or being nice to him for that matter. But that wasn't the case. Jou had thrown what pride he had and befriended Otogi. It was a nice feeling.
Otogi watched Jou from where he stood. The blonde was laughing about something random with the seller. His laugh was simple and came so easily. A breeze from nowhere blew and tossed his hair form side to side.
...and Jou came towards him arms extended. He embraced Otogi and whispered to his ear. "There was something I've been meaning to tell you, Otogi.. Otogi..."
"Otogi! You spacin' out, man?" Jou waved a hand in front of Otogi's face. The black haired boy blinked a few times and focused his eyes.
"Yeah...sorry" he rubbed his neck, embarrassed.
"Heh, you scared me for a moment there.. Here, your nikumon." Jou handed it over to him.
"Thanks." Otogi took it. "Ah, let me pay you back."
"No, it's on me. It was my fault the other one... met certain doom." The two of them started laughing.
Otogi big into his nikumon and smiled. Being with Jou wasn't so bad. In fact it was very enjoyable. Otogi felt lighter, and happer than he had in a long time. But, his mind wandered back to his daydream from before.. Why had he though of THAT? Before today, it was so hard to talk to anyone. But now, here in the park with Jou, Otogi felt like he could say or do anything. He finished his nikumon with a smile.
~*~
"Oh, good, Ryuuji-san, you're back!" Ryou greeted Otogi as soon as he was in the door, "I've been meaning to apologize for this morning. I was a little tempermental. How was the meeting with Kaiba-sama?"
Otogi blinked and simply patted Ryou on the head, and in a ridiculously cheerful voice: "What meeting?"
"The... meeting you almost missed this morning..." Ryou said, a little worried.
"Oh, yeah, that meeting." Otogi brushed it off. "It was fun... or something."
Ryou smiled. "I'm glad to see you in such a good mood, Ryuuji-san. It's late, do you want me to make you something?"
Otogi shook his head. "I'm fine, thanks." he pushed past Ryou and sat down at the table, propped his legs up and sighed happily.
Ryou pulled out a broom and began to clean the shop. There was a lack of customers, so Ryou had closed a little earlier. "So to what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you so happy?
Otogi looked up from the glass he was staring at on the table. "Oh, it's nothing really. I just had a really good day." he grinned wide and started humming a random tune.
"Oh." Ryou stopped sweeping and placed the broom against the wall. He took a seat next to Otogi and took a deep breath. "Since you're in a good mood, there's something I want to tell you."
"Alright, shoot." Otogi said. Nothing could ruin his good mood. His day had gone perfect. It was 8 o'clock and he has spent the entire day with Jou. They went everything and suprisingly had enough to talk about and more. He had come home with a smile for the first time in ages. Nothing could phase it.
"Well you see," Ryou began. He was playing with a frayed part of his sweater. "Ryuuji-san, I..."
Otogi raised an eyebrow in his direction. "Yes, Ryou?"
"Ryuuji-san, the truth is... I love you." he said. "Now, just listen! I've felt like this a long time, that's why I came to work here. I've been worried about you lately. You seemed so depressed and coming back from those fights... I want to hold you forever and keep you safe." By this time, his face was completely red.
Ryuuji Otogi started at Ryou for a long time. His mouth dropped open.
He had thought nothing could ruin his day. But he hadn't expected THIS. Why had Ryou chosen to tell him this anyway? Otogi felt bad and really guilty too. He hadn't realized that he didn't say anything for a while until Ryou spoke up again.
"I understand if you don't feel the same way..." Ryou stood up.
"Ryou.." Otogi managed to say. "I..I'll have to think this one over. I'm sorry." Ryou just nodded his head silently.
Because, the truth was, Otogi was in love with Jou.
TBC
ENDING NOTES: ^___^ Finally, I've been able to type this up! You like? The plot thickens.
Yugi Muse: Dun dun dunnn
Yami Muse: R&R kudosai!