Katsuya 1/2
Author: Ozark the MoonHead.
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As for the humour theme, I guess I've loaded my fic with it, but still! I don't want it to be viewed as one of those mindless-nonsense ficcies, okies?? They scare me!! ;;
*Yawns* Hey everybody. I'm sorry for the lack of excitement in the last chapter, but I've been really tired lately, mostly my own fault for getting up at 2AM to talk to Emilu. But I hope you'll forgive me, and support me!
Story ideas are a must now, since I could possibly be taking a break from writing this story to try and get past my ever-growing writer's block. I hope you have some ideas.
Dedicated to: Michiko.
Reason: For her none-stop support and help. Thanks gal-pal!
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Chapter Ten: A Trip to the Mall.
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Katsu walked down the wet street of Domino City, humming softly to herself. It was raining, and hard. Lucky for her, she had an umbrella to keep her dry. But the rain wasn't her problem. She was more concerned on what she was going to do to explain to the guys what had happened.
She was dressed in light blue jeans, and her white T-shirt with the blue on it from Battle City. Her hair hung loose, instead of her ponytail. Around her wrists were black fabric wristbands, with the Nike checkmark on each one.
Slung over her shoulder was a black backpack, where she had placed Kaiba while they walked to the mall. Since cats hated water, and cats weren't allowed in the mall, she had hid him in it. Though, on the bottom were the clothes Kaiba'd lost two days previous, when he had gotten turned back into a cat. They were still wet, so she'd planned to take them to the dry cleaners when they were at the mall.
Kaiba poked his head out, growling. He was NOT happy about sitting on a bunch of wet clothes, and in a backpack no less!
"Chill, Kaiba." She sighed. "We're almost there, and anyways, if you don't hide in there, the security won't let you in. After all, you ARE a cat." Kaiba's response was another growl of annoyance, before he climbed out of the bag, onto both her shoulder and the bag, making use of his excellent sense of feline balance.
Katsu snorted. "Yes, sure. Go ahead and use me as a transport vessel. I live to serve you, oh almighty Mr. Gizmo." She said sarcastically. Kaiba growled, digging his claws into her as a warning. "Geez, sorry!" She growled, trudging along faster. Kaiba flicked his tail, eyes gleaming with amusement.
His claws had to the best thing about his curse form. That, and being able to easily outwit the blonde…er, redheaded teen.
As the mall came into view, she glanced back at him.
"Despite how much I LOVE having you on my shoulder, the mall's only about six meters away. You should get back inside the bag." She said. Kaiba snorted slightly, crawling back into the bag silently. Katsu passed into the mall undisturbed.
The first thing she did was head for the restroom. There'd be hot water there, for sure. As she came up to the two doors she realized two problems:
1. She was a girl.
2. She'd turn into a guy.
"Oh GREAT…" She sighed. She leaned back towards her bag. "Psst! Kaiba!" She whispered. "I need ya to go check an' see if the men's room is empty." She said. Kaiba stuck his head out, glaring at her. His look DEFINITELY said,
'Like hell I will.'
Katsu picked him out of her backpack, but not before making sure the coast was clear. "Look, I don't like this anymore than you do, but if we change back into guys and we're in the girl's washroom, we're screwed." She said. She placed him on the floor, opening the door to the men's room ever so slightly. "C'mon, be a friend." She begged as he simply sat there.
Kaiba hissed.
"Do you WANT to be a guy in a girl's washroom???" She hissed back. Kaiba's ears flattened, before he begrudgingly slipped inside. Katsu waited patiently for about forty-five seconds before a scratching sound was heard against the door.
Katsu opened it quickly. "Well??" Kaiba shook his head. Katsu quickly check to make sure if anyone was watching before she quickly darted inside, and barricading the door with a janitor's broom. She knelt down, poking Kaiba lightly. "Now that wasn't so hard, was it?" Kaiba just growled in warning. Katsu ignored the negative sound, walking over to the sink and turning the hot water on full blast.
"Well, here goes nothing…" She murmured, dunking her head into the sink. "OUCH!! DAMNIT!!!" Jou cursed as the hot water scalded his head, causing him to jump, and hit his head on the tap. Tiny blips of tears filled the sides of his eyes as he held his head. "I'd say that's hot enough…" He cringed. One glance at Kaiba made him want to throttle the cat.
He was lying on his side, smirking as he flicked his tail up and down, laughing silently. Jou glared. "Bakayaro…just be glad I'm even changing you back…" He muttered, pulling a water bottle out of his bag and filling it with the hot water. He slowly poured it on the glaring cat, turning away to fetch his clothes from the bag as he changed back.
"About time, mutt." Kaiba growled. Jou rolled his eyes, tossing Kaiba a spare pair of boxers, socks, shoes, jeans and a T-shirt.
"Oh stuff it Mr. Gizmo." Jou snapped, not looking back as the other changed into some clothes. As soon as he was dressed, Kaiba wheeled him around, holding him by the collar of his shirt as he lifted him a few inches off the ground.
"I wouldn't be talking if I were you, Katsu." He growled. Jou glared.
"You tell, I tell." He said. Kaiba growled, shoving him away, onto the floor.
"Just make sure your lips stay shut. Or I'm afraid you'll find yourself in a very tight spot, Katsuya." He warned. Jou smirked.
"Ever think of the double meaning of that, primly puss?" He jeered. Kaiba gritted his teeth, a dusty pink covering his cheeks.
"Damn puppy…" He growled. Jou stuck out his tongue, grinning.
"Neener neener neener!!" He taunted as Kaiba unbarred the door.
"I hope you don't mind that pictures of you in a dress were taken, mutt." Kaiba smirked as he left. Jou froze in mid-taunt, mouth ajar.
'Oh SHIT…'
"Kaiba!! Get back here!!!" Jou yelled, grabbing his bag and chasing after him.
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"I wonder where Jou-kun is. He's never late for food…" Honda mused. He, Yuugi, Yami, Anzu and Ryou had been waiting for at LEAST half an hour already.
"KAIBA!! YOU JERK!! GIMME THOSE PICTURES!!"
They blinked.
"Did…did anyone else hear that?" Anzu asked.
"It sounded like Jounouchi." Ryou said. Just then, a smirking Kaiba dashed past, a furious Jou hot on his tail.
"Jounouchi?!" they cried. Jou blinked, looking back. This, of course, caused him to trip over a chair leg, sending him sprawling right into Kaiba, knocking them both over. Jou took this opportunity to latch onto Kaiba's leg.
"Let go, mutt!" He growled. Jou gritted his teeth.
"Gimme the picture!!" He growled back. Kaiba kicked him in the face, effectively knocking him off.
"Jou!!" Yuugi cried running over. "Kaiba! What's going on??" He asked. Jou held his nose idly, glaring at the CEO.
"Just give me the picture Kaiba!" Jou snapped. Kaiba smirked, holding up his hands.
"Who said I had it?" Jou's blood boiled.
"Why you-" Jou was about ready to kill him when Yuugi grabbed his arm.
"Stop it Jou-kun!!" He cried. Both teens went silent. "Now what the heck is going on??" He asked as the others ran up. Jou glared Kaiba right in the eye.
"This jerk has somethin' of mine, an' he's not forkin' it over." He growled. Kaiba snorted.
"I don't believe it belongs to you, seeing as it was a reporter that took the picture." He sneered. Jou's face flushed.
"Picture??" They blinked. Kaiba smirked at Jou.
"Why yes, it's a picture of-"
"Shizuka got a new cat!" Jou interrupted quickly. He cast a warning glare towards Kaiba.
"Wha??" Now EVERYONE was confused.
"Any particular reason you're BOTH acting like children?" Yami asked boredly, walking over. Kaiba glared, standing up and dusting himself off.
"The mutt's the one acting immature." He said.
"Why you-" Jou clenched his fists tightly.
"Tsk, tsk, mutt. I might be forced to tell them your little secret if you keep acting like that." He smirked, waving a finger slightly. Jou's face flushed angrily.
"What secret?" Yuugi asked. Jou cringed.
"Nothing! Ah hah hah!" He rubbed the back of his head. Yami raised an eyebrow.
"What secret?" He asked. Jou looked at Kaiba pleadingly, causing a smirk to form on his lips.
"Let's just say, Jou has two sides to himself." He said with a secretive smirk. Jou growled, clutching his fists.
"It'd say the same thing about you, 'Mr. Gizmo'…" He said darkly. Yuugi and the others just blinked again.
"I thought we agreed on a truce." Kaiba said coolly. Jou gritted his teeth.
"We did—until you went a blabbed about it!" He said. Kaiba rolled his eyes.
"Whatever—Katsu." He smirked.
Jou's world froze as his mouth opened in a silent gasp. 'He…he said it…I can't believe it…'
"I don't see Katsu anywhere…" Honda frowned. Kaiba chuckled.
"Maybe you should ask Jounouchi about it sometime." He said, walking away. Jou just stared in disbelief.
"J…Jounouchi…?" Yuugi asked slowly, placing a hand on his shoulder. Jou tensed. 'Ohshitohshitohshit…' He thought nervously.
"What about Katsu?" Honda asked menacingly. Jou swallowed.
"Um…y'see…ah hah hah…" He rubbed the back of his head. 'Think think think!!' He ordered himself. Honda gasped.
"You-you don't mean…" He trailed off. Jou's breath got caught in his throat. 'He's figured it out…' He thought with dread. "She's your cousin??" Jou just blinked. Honda grabbed him by the shoulders. "WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING?! GET ME A DATE WITH HER!!" He cried. Jou stared at him in disbelief.
"M-my c-cousin??" Honda nodded.
"Yes! Now get her to go out with me!" He said. Jou almost fainted in joy right then.
"Uh…I'll see what I can do…" He said awkwardly. There was no way in HELL he was going to go out on a date with Honda, but he couldn't just say HE was Katsu.
"Why didn't you tell us she was your cousin?" Yuugi asked. Jou rubbed the back of his head.
"Ah…well, you know…" He grinned sheepishly. "But why don't we just forget that for right now, and go shoppin', 'kay? I mean, there's food to be eaten!" He said. Anzu sweatdropped.
"Is that ALL you think about?" Jou laughed.
"Besides kickin' Kaiba's ass, yep!" He nodded. Ryou chuckled.
"You can do that AFTER we go shopping." Jou nodded.
"Food first though!" He yelled, dashing back over to the food court.
"Jou, watch out for the-" Anzu began.
CRASH!
"…Table…"
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Okay, this chappie STILL sucks…I've re-written it twice, and I STILL hate it. This is official:
I HAVE WRITER'S BLOCK.
I have no ideas, and I'm stuck. So until I get some from you guys, or I find something to put in, you'll be waiting for a while, gomen. -_-;;
Until next time, Ja ne!
-Ozark the MoonHead.