An Innocent Joke? Chapter 15: The Call

By: Freewater

Disclaimers: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh! Please don't sue me, you won't get much at all

Warnings: Male/Male relationships, swearing

Pairings: Seto/Jou

Rating: R for swearing and later chapters

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Feedback: Definitely! Please, yes!! I want to know if I did a good job or not writing this!

Notes: A bunch of these little stars Means a change in time or scenery. 'These things here indicate thoughts.



Ring

Ring

Mokuba groaned sleepily on the couch at the sound of the offending object that dared to wake him when he was having such a nice dream. And so late at night too! One look at the clock and he saw that it was nearly two a.m! Good thing the phone rang to wake him up! If Seto came home from his date with Katsu-kun just to find that he'd fallen asleep on the couch playing his video games then he would have been grounded off them for a month at the least!

The phone rang again, signalling to Mokuba's groggy mind that it still needed to be answered before he turned off the TV and went upstairs to bed. He quickly picked up the phone, thinking that it must be Seto calling to say that he would be gone a little later than usual, so he made sure that his voice sounded good and tired, like he'd just woken up from his own room to answer. Which wasn't

hard since he actually did just wake up.

"H-hello?" He said slowly, trying to sound as out of it as possible.

The voice of a very uptight sounding woman answered him back. "Is Katsuya Jounouchi there?" She almost demanded.

Mokuba blinked. "No. Who's this?" He asked curiously.

"This is Dr. Kanzaki from Domino Hospital, when he gets in I would like you to tell him that his father had woken up yesterday, and that he was released earlier this morning for home."

"So soon!" Mokuba burst out in complete shock.

"Yes. He's had plenty of time to heal all of his injuries and seems quite capable of handling himself. I tried to call this morning to give young Mr. Jounouchi the news, but there was no answer to the phone today nor was there yesterday morning." She finished, sniffing deeply when she did.

That makes sense, we were all at the fair.' Mokuba thought to himself, and this morning all calls were pretty much ignored so that Seto and Jou could have some time to themselves. Alone time. He shuddered at the thought, reminding himself to get his big brother to soundproof the walls when he had the time. He was glad that his brother was happy, but he didn't want to hear his happiness from all the way down the hall.

"Hello? Are you still there?"

Mokuba shook himself from the little stupor he was in and answered. "Um, ya, I'll tell him! Don't worry." He said cheerfully, not really caring either way since his brother wouldn't be sending him back to his father anyway.

"Well, see that you do." Was all that was said for a response before the phone hung up and the dial tone took over.

Mokuba made a sour face at the phone. What a bitch.' He thought before placing it back in the cradle. He then went to turn off the TV and bring his games upstairs before Seto got home and got him into trouble for playing them so late.

Suddenly the sound of the front door opening could be heard, as well as Katsuya's laughter before it closed. Mokuba paled, they were home. I'm dead.' He thought, watching his brother and the blonde latched onto his arm walk in, in slight horror. Suddenly getting a quick idea, he got down on his knees and threw the Playstation 2 under the couch while still being careful not to break it.

Satisfied that he was safe, he got back to his feet before running over to greet the pair. "Big brother!" He cried out happily, wrapping his arms around his waist. "Did you have fun?" He asked, looking up at him innocently. The face that met him had a slight smile on it, but he could tell that something was bothering him.

The CEO turned to his puppy before answering. "Go upstairs and pack a suitcase, Katsuya. We'll need to leave as early as the next flight." He said, confusing Mokuba quite a bit when the blonde simply kissed his cheek before running off to do as he was told, grinning like mad.

Seto then turned back to his little brother before getting down on one knee as if to tell him something important. The young boy didn't get it. Why would Katsuya have to pack a suitcase? Unless... "You're not kicking him out are you!?" He shouted in a panic.

Kaiba gave him a look of confusion before lightly smiling at him. "No, we're leaving too." He said.

Mokuba blinked. "What? Why? What's going on?" He asked.

Seto gave him a nervous look before running a hand through his chestnut hair. He knew that Mokuba would have some trouble understanding this, but he had to try. "I'm not giving him back to them, Mokuba." He started.

"What?" The boy replied on confusion.

"I can't let Motou and the others know that he's with me. They'll take him back to his father and away from me." He explained.

Mokuba simply gave him a sympathetic look. His brother was scared, that was all. They weren't moving, this was just some little solution he cooked up in his head to make himself feel better. "But he won't want to go back to his dad, Seto. He loves you, remember?" He asked.

Seto shook his head. "You weren't there. You didn't see what happened with Otogi or what he said to me after--"

"Otogi!" He burst out. "What did he want?"

"He was trying to tell my puppy about what I was doing, and he believes me so much more than that dice freak that he actually attacked him. If he finds out, he'll never forgive me. It'll be over between us." The CEO finished sadly.

"B-but Seto, he has to find out sooner or later." Mokuba said, trying to get his brother back to thinking straight.

Seto shook his head. "There's been no progress with his memory since he came here. The doctors were wrong." He insisted, getting to his feet.

"But Seto, you told me yourself that this was just supposed to be a joke. We can't just move away because there's a chance that he won't like what you did."

"They're coming back tomorrow." He said quickly, causing the boy's eyebrows to raise in surprise.

"I thought that they weren't coming back for another two weeks!" Mokuba said in shock.

Seto sighed again. "They found out about the car accident and are all worried for Jou. But they can't get a hold of him because they don't know he's here with me."

"That's why we're leaving?" Mokuba asked.

Kaiba nodded his head again. "Yes, we're going to America." He said.

"America!?!" Mokuba burst out in disbelief. He assumed that at the most they would be moving one or two towns over! Not to the other side of the Earth!

"Yes, America. The second largest station for Kaiba Corp is over there so it will be best if we went there. The next flight leaves tomorrow morning which gives me plenty of time to set things up with the company and for you to pack a few bags." He said.

Mokuba was about to speak against this, but Seto quickly cut him off. "I want no arguments about this, Mokuba." He said sternly, a warning in his voice.

The young boy slowly nodded his head as he turned his face to look at the floor, feeling a little defeated. "Jou's dad woke up." He whispered, causing a small gasp to erupt from Seto's throat.

"Who's Jou?"

They both snapped their heads to the doorway of the livingroom to see Katsyua standing there in the frame, only one suitcase next to him on the floor as he waited for an answer with his black puppy in his hands. "That name sounds really familiar." He pointed out, leaving the bag there for him to pick up in the morning as he walked over. "Do I know him?" He asked, looking at Seto.

Seto almost fumbled for an excuse before regaining his composure to answer calmly. "He was nothing more than a stupid little annoyance and a bother at school. No one really liked him, so you should just forget about it puppy." He said, feeling a little guilty for the lie but still knowing that it had to be done.

Katsuya shrugged his shoulders. If Seto didn't like the guy and didn't want to talk about him then he wouldn't impose. He then squeezed his stuffed puppy a little tighter before grinning in excitement. "I can't wait to go to the U.S!" He said, bouncing from his heel to his toes happily. "Is it nice there?" He asked.

Seto smirked at him. "Why yes, Hawaii normally is quite beautiful this time of year." He explained, watching with a certain satisfaction as the blonde's face lit up when he stopped bouncing suddenly.

"H-Hawaii? REALLY!?!" He cried out, waiting for Seto to nod his head yes before jumping into his arms excitedly, wrapping his legs around his waist. "This is so cool!! I can't believe we're going to live in Hawaii!!" He shouted.

"Glad you like the location, puppy." Seto said, pecking him on the lips before carrying him upstairs to his room for bed. He still needed to pack a few things of his own before they could have some fun.

"Oh, and Mokuba?" He called back.

Mokuba's back stiffened. "Ya?" He called back nervously.

"You're grounded for playing your games so late!" He called from the top of the stairs. Mokuba then heard Katsuya burst out laughing before the door slammed shut for the night.

The black haired boy groaned miserably. "You'd think hearing them go at it all night would be punishment enough!" He grumbled.

To Be Continued...................

A.N: Almost done posting!!