Warning: Hm...I duno...does repetition count as one??

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"..........." Speaking

'..........' Thinking

Flashback

:: Crossing Over ::

+ Chapter Fortheen +

Panseru had two choices: either hurt Jou or just talk with Nayami.

Of course he wouldn't be the one who beat the blond, as the rich man didn't want to get his hands dirty. Well, he could just call someone else to do it for him, but he wasn't that cruel.

Sure, Panseru didn't like Jou, which was unchangeable. But he wouldn't try to hurt the blond. Oh yes, the red-eyed man did harm people that he hated, but it wasn't his way to injure someone without a good reason. And even if he had one, he would hurt him mentally, and not physically. Besides, not only did Seto have to be there at the right timing or else it wouldn't work, but he had to think of the consequences that might happen if Yami found out who was the one that commanded those guys behind the scene. After all, his son wasn't going to sit here and watch his friend suffer for unknown reasons, right?

Second option wouldn't be that bad since Seto's mother was an easy person to discuss with. Why? Because she would do anything to make her son happy. Heck, Panseru could even ask her to cancel that ridiculous bet if he wanted! He was thinking about separating Jou with Yami; giving the blond to that Kaiba boy. If Jou didn't want to be with his son anymore, Yami would probably give up on the brown-eyed teen and and found a normal family like the rich teen was supposed to have. Panseru didn't understand what was special about this Jou kid, since he didn't find anything different from the golden boy. Jou was just a normal teen with a poor life, and that was all. Why did those two fall for him?

Well, it was better this way; if Yami was the only one who liked Jou, the middle-aged man wouldn't have any other choice than kill the blond or maybe make him disappear in front of the young CEO. The Motou members didn't have weaknesses, shouldn't have any. That pauper could be one, and he wouldn't allow that to happen. If Yami liked someone, it should be a woman that could take care of herself, could protect the Motou Corporation. Or at a limit range, a man who possessed the same abilities the ideal woman he had mentioned should have, and that meant he shouldn't be too naive and easily fooled by other people. Most importantly, Yami shouldn't attach to that person too much. Why? Because their rivals may take it as a tool to destroy them, simple as that. Hey! It wasn a child game to build a company; especially when said-company was one of the most important in today's society. And they were the main reasons why Panseru didn't want that puppy be with Yami. In order to survive in this cruel world, you had to make some sacrifices, right?

Guess talking to Nayami this afternoon would be nice. The sooner the better, was it true?

Nayami wondered what Panseru was up to now. That tricky man had asked her to come to his office without giving the brunette any reason. Well, maybe for her son's good would count as one, but who knew if it was true or not?

"Ah! Mrs.Kaiba, just the person I want to see." Panseru smiled, suggesting the blue-eyed woman to take a seat. "Please sit down."

"Thank you, Mr.Motou." Nayami smiled back, "So what do you want to talk about?" She hated those ceremonious greetings since it wasted a lot of her valuable time. Heard about time was money? Well, that was why she skipped those useless parts most of time, and got right to the point.

"Straight, aren't you, Mrs. Kaiba?" Panseru smirked, "As you might know, our sons had set up a...childish bet over who will win that blond boy's heart, right?"

"Yes." Nayami nodded without hesitation, frowning. Did Panseru want her to change the bet? It wasn't her fault that Seto had thought up a thing like that.

"And I know that both of us don't want to lose our own company, right?" Panseru's smirk had grown even wider, now looking like a malicious grin.

"HmHn." Nayami nodded again. When would he get to the point?! Didn't he know that her time was precious?

"Well, I was thinking about if you cooperate with me, not only will neither of us lose his company, but you may get your son back at the same time." Panseru suggested, hoping that she would accept it.

"WHAT?! Did you kidnap my son?" Nayami looked at him incredibly, "Is he hurt? Did you treat him well?" It was a normal reaction that we would receive from the brunette. Each time someone mentioned her son, she would panic.

"Calm down, Mrs. Kaiba. I didn't do a thing to your son...." yet. But there was no way he was going to say that word in front of Nayami. Panseru wondered how in the world this woman had become one of the top businesswomen of the world. Heck, everyone knew that her son was her biggest weakness! How did she survive these years in the business world?

"Oh yes, Seto isn't someone that you can easily kidnap too..." Nayami nodded to herself, smiling sheepishly, "I'm sorry, I over-reacted a little bit."

'Way too much...' Panseru rolled his eyes mentally, "It's fine, Mrs.Kaiba." He cleared his throat, "So like I said, I have a plan that can make both of us and our sons very happy."

"Oh?" Nayami raised an eyebrow, "And what it might be?" Nayami adjusted her glassed before folding her arms, crossing her legs and positioning herself in a businesslike way.

"We both know that your son likes that blond boy, right?" Panseru paused, "In exchange of not losing my company, how about if I let your son have him?"

"But...Isn't it unfair for your son?" Nayami frowned, "Don't you know that your son has feelings for Jou?"

"He didn't like that boy." Panseru said matter-of-factly, "It was only a feeling of friendship that Yami has mistaken for love." He sighed, "Yami still have problem with distinguishing the difference between those two feelings." It was a lie, he knew, but Panseru didn't care about it. The middle-aged man wanted to get rid of Jou as soon as possible, and he had to make Nayami think that Yami didn't like the brown-eyed teen. He had to make one of the boys hate the other one, but it wouldn't be easy with Yami. His son wouldn't hate his friend that easily, but Jou might be. The blond may hate Yami for the rest of his life, or maybe...refuse to see his son. Either way would be fine with Panseru as long as Jou didn't want to be with Yami anymore. That way, maybe the young CEO would leave the pauper alone and have a normal life.

"Are you sure about it?" Nayami narrowed her eyes, not really believing in the deceitful man's words. She knew the man in front of her was someone who only thought of himself. Panseru would never care about his son's feelings, wouldn't care what Yami was thinking. The only thing in his mind was money, his company and of course, himself. Unlike her, Panseru was someone dangerous that you should look out, as he would do anything to get whatever he wanted, even if it meant to sacrifice his own son.

"Yes but..."

"But what?" Panseru shook his head, "This is the only opportunity I offer before I change my mind, Mrs.Kaiba. Please make up your mind."

Nayami thought of what Panseru had proposed; it was true that she wanted Seto to be happy as she wanted to repair what she had taken from him. But was it a good idea? Was the tri-color haired man lying about his own son?

"Well?" Panseru asked impatiently.

"I accept." Nayami replied calmly.

"Good!" Panseru smirked, holding his hand out, "It is a pleasure to have business with you, Mrs.Kaiba. Now shall we pass to the bet part?"

"Sure." Nayami shook the red-eyed man's hand; not knowing that she had become the pawn of Panseru's game.

Well, everyone could make a wrong decision in one's life, and a famous businesswoman like Nayami wasn't an exception. What could we say? It wasn't her fault if this was a cunning fox she was facing, right?

Seto couldn't believe that the bet was cancelled!

Well, it seemed like his good-for-nothing mother had accidentally interfered with the challenge and because of that, Panseru had to call off it. If Nayami hadn't done anything, he would surely win this bet and of course, win the Motou Corp. that he had dreamt for years! But, at least he got Jou, since the red-eyed man had told him to keep the blond as an apology for Seto's great loss. Humph, the brunet wondered if it wasn't because Panseru didn't want to have cheerful teen, as the middle-aged man didn't like Jou, and Seto could sense that behind Panseru's mask.

But that wasn't important at the moment, since his puppy's health was the first priority. Jou didn't look good today and Seto didn't know what reasons had influenced the carefree teen's mood.

And he would do almost anything to find out.

Jou was mad at Panseru. Or should we say, the call that Yami's father had gave him minutes ago? The rich man just told him that Yami was going to marry Cynthia, the sister of Pegasus, and Jou wasn't happy about it. Well, who wouldn't if the one you loved didn't like you anymore? But it was part of his fault too, as he should figure out his feelings faster. But was it really his fault if he was slow in this kind of area?

Nayami was right, Jou did like his friend. At first, it was hard to believe. Maybe it was one of the reasons why he was denied it all the time until now. But it was already too late, since Yami had fallen for another person; a girl, no less. Of course Yami would choose a girl, because it wouldn't affect his reputation. Nobody would like him, that was for sure. Jou was only a normal, poor civilian, and being a boy wasn't helping the situation at all. It was true that love didn't have sex, but what would be the people's opinion about it? Their thoughts might change the Motou Corp.'s future, needless to say his friend's image too, and the brown-eyed teen didn't want to. He hated to get his friend into trouble as he would feel guilty about it, and he didn't want to get into Yami's way.

But Jou didn't understand why Yami would love a girl like Cynthia instead of Anzu. The brunette was a nice girl, and a great businesswoman that would probably help his friend a lot. As for Cynthia, he couldn't tell a thing about her. The only thing which Jou knew was that she was Pegasus' sister, the pervert maniac who had left that ugly mark on his chest. Didn't Yami hate Pegasus too? The why did he want to marry her? Did the multi-billionaire really like her that much? Even more than him? Maybe Jou was jealous, but he couldn't tell. Jou had decided to quit this game; it would be better for both Cynthia and Yami. He knew that it was hopeless for him, so why running after the rich CEO in this endless course?

Maybe talking with Seto would help, but he was afraid that Nayami may be right for his feeling about Seto too. What should he do now?

Seto was looking at Jou boredly, not knowing what the puppy wanted to say. It had been minutes that the blond was trying to tell him something, but it wasn't looking successful. Jou either talked too quick or too slow, and even a great CEO like him couldn't understand what he wanted. The brown-eyed teen looked kind of nervous, which made the rich teen wonder if the shorter teen wanted to say he loved him. Heck, of course it was for that, since he had given Jou enough time to think about it. The brunet was sure that Jou preferred him over than Yami, and there was no doubt that Seto would win his heart. After all, there was nothing that he couldn't get, and Jou wasn't an exception. Seto hadn't lost a game, and he never would.

"And I-I think that...euh...I like...you know...Yami?" Jou scratched his hair nervously, having kind of recovered his voice, or the way he spoke normally. But it was still embarrassing for Jou to say that in front of Seto, and he didn't want to know what might be Seto's reaction. Mad? Maybe. Well, he couldn't do a thing about it as Jou hated to keep things in his mind now. It wasn't comfortable, and he needed to tell someone that he could trust.

"Yes, I do know th---WHAT did you just say??" Hey! Wasn't Jou supposed to say HIS name?! Not the name of his stupid Motou friend!

"Huh?" Jou blinked, didn't Seto hear it well? "I said, I-I-I...kind of like Yami and..." His voice went from loud to almost whimpering, blushing lightly. Why did he have to repeat it anyway? But before Jou could finish his sentence, Seto had cut short what the blond wanted to say.

"Are you blind? Or just too stupid to know which is the best man?" The brunet narrowed his eyes, "What's so good about that idiot friend of yours?!"

"Hey! Don't call Yami like that!" Jou scowled back, "He's not stupid, neither am I. And he IS better than---OW! WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA??!" He rubbed his head, glaring at the now fuming CEO.

"Did you hit your head? Or get hypnotized by your little friend?" Seto rubbed his temples, asking impatiently.

"You _just_ hit me, remember?" Jou pointed out, sighing. Heck, Seto didn't have hit him THAT hard! "And I'm not hypnotized by Yami, okay?"

"It's hard to believe that, mutt." Seto smirked, "Especially when it's from a puppy."

"I am _not_ a dog, you stupid, arrogant pig!" Jou yelled at the rich CEO, groaning. Didn't Seto know that he hated this nickname?!

"I am not a pig, you moron." Seto frowned, "Call me that again and you are going to suffer the consequences."

"And why should I, rich pig?" Jou folded his arms, "I'll stop _if_ you stop calling me dog."

"Just _when_ does the master have to listen to his pet?" Seto's smirk had grown into a smug smile, looking at the blond amusedly. "Don't even try to call me other than my name, you get that? Or is your poor brain not smart enough to understand it?"

"Stop insulting me, Seto Kaiba!" Jou glared furiously at the taller boy, protesting. "Why can't you just pick on someone else instead of me?! And say that I might like---Hm" Jou covered his mouth as quick as he could, blushing madly. He didn't think about saying that loud! Hopefully Seto wouldn't question him. But everyone knew that wouldn't be true, right?

"What do you want to say?" Seto raised an eyebrow, demanding. Just a little bit and he would have the answer that he wanted to hear.

"N-Nothing! It wasn't anything important! I swear!" Jou panicked; he didn't want to tell as those words were coming out by themselves. Maybe it was Nayami's fault, he didn't know. But Jou knew that part of himself did want to say that to Seto, and...Crap! He did like the arrogant CEO, and not less nor more than Yami. He knew that was what Seto wanted to hear that, but Jou wasn't going to give him that easily. Okay, it was an excuse to cover the fact that he was too shy to declare it, but no one would care anyway.

"Really?" Seto looked at the panicked teen suspiciously, not believing any words that Jou had said.

"Just forget about it, Kaiba. It wasn't anything important anyway." Jou forced a smile, scratching his cheek nervously.

"I don't think so, pup. You better tell me what it is. Or..." Seto tilted Jou's chin up so the blond's could meet his intense azure eyes, smirking. "You might get punished..." The taller teen whispered in Jou's left ear, smiling evilly.

Jou shivered, could still feel Seto's hot breath running through his ear. The blushing teen didn't know if he should tell Seto or not...Arrgh! This was all Seto's fault, Jou was sure that he did it on purpose!

"Well...?" Seto asked impatiently, pulling the deeply thoughtful blond closer for a surprised kiss. But he didn't expect the golden puppy would steal the action that he wanted to do, even though he wouldn't really call it a kiss. Jou had just brushed his lips bashfully and unsurely; it didn't take long, but that had already given him the answer Seto wanted.

The brunet smirked, pulling the shy teen into a hot, passionate kiss; he had won the game, and he was claiming his prize .

~oOoOo~

I finally UPDATED!!!!
Voice out of nowhere: She already forget about this story*rolls eyes*

Me: Hey come on, it's not even true*angelic smile*

Alright, to tell the truth, I did forget about this one…*sweatdrop*

And I updated this at school, so dun have the time to adjust the text, sorry about that...||||

Forgive me, ne?^^;;