An Innocent Joke? Chapter 20: I Love You Don't Leave Me
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
Archive: If you want this story for your website then just ask first
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.
oO&Oo
Seto stood there, his face pale as his entire body slightly shook at the horrific sight. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, and for a moment, thought that it just couldn't be real. He opened his mouth to say something, but nothing would come out.
There he was, huddled in the stone corner of the bathroom floor, his shaking puppy. Tears in his eyes with a gun to his face, looking up at him fearfully.
Katsuya looked down at the gun in his hands in a mixture of anger and hopelessness. It didn't go off?! Why didn't it go off?! He should be dead and gone by now! But no. Not only did he pull the trigger and the gun didn't work, but Seto just had to walk in and catch him! Now he was going to laugh at him and taunt him for what he was trying to do before walking out on him again!
They both simply stared at each other in shock, wondering what the other was doing. It was at this point where Seto finally found his voice as he took a small step forward, holding out his hand. "Give me the gun, puppy." He whispered fearfully.
Katsuya frantically shook his head, trying to back himself as far into his corner as he could get. Desperate to get away from him. "N-no!" He cried out, stopping the CEO before he could advance any further. Was he really that afraid of him?
Jou couldn't take it. Not only was Otogi and all of his friends actually right about Seto, but now he was here to try and take away the only thing he wanted. His freedom from his life. He was just sick and tired of it all. Of his father's beatings and attempts at raping him, no one listening, wanting or caring about him. What exactly was the point?
That thought in mind, the blonde quickly pointed the gun at his forehead, hopping that maybe if he pulled the trigger again, something would happen this time. Perhaps it was only a blank bullet?
"NO!!" Seto cried out in fear as he practically dived to where the trembling blonde was still sitting, grabbing the gun held in his tight grip and holding on for dear life as he struggled to get it away from him. He couldn't kill himself! He couldn't leave him again! He couldn't!!
"Kaiba, stop it!!" Jou shouted as he struggled with the CEO for the gun. Feeling himself panic and his heart pound as he felt the handle of his freedom slowly slip from his continually weakening grip. Seto was just too strong for him.
When Seto finally managed to take the gun away from his sobbing and pleading puppy, the first thing he did was back away from him a few steps with it, just to make sure that it would be out of the blonde's reach.
He quickly opened up the clip to check for any bullets and he felt his stomach churn in horror when he found that it was loaded. It was really loaded. He was actually going to do it. "Jesus Christ." Seto breathed out shakily. He didn't know that it would be this bad with him when he came into class crying. How close had he come to losing him just now? If he hadn't walked in to stop him then there was no telling what could of happened! Then he saw it.
Kaiba couldn't help that he was staring at the weapon in his hands in shock, he could hear the choked sobbing of his blonde in the back of his mind, but right now he was more focussed on what he was seeing. Katsuya definitely didn't know how to use a gun, that was for certain. The safety was on.
The CEO felt tears of relief building in his eyes at the realization. No matter how many times he would pull that trigger the gun wouldn't go off because the safety was actually on! Someone up there deserved some real thanks for that.
"W-why?"
Seto whipped his head in the direction of the choked sound, and saw his blonde facing him from where he was still huddled in the stone corner, his eyes and cheeks stained red from all the crying he was doing, and the very sight of him even made Kaiba want to shed tears as well. This was all his fault. He did this to him.
"W-why couldn't you just let me have th-this?" He choked out miserably, making the brunets heart clench painfully in his chest. "I-I just want to die. Th-that's all." He whimpered, squeezing his eyes shut and hiding his face in the bathroom corner.
"Puppy." The CEO choked at the sight of him, watching as a broken down Katsuya cried.
"Th-that's all I wanted."
Seto couldn't take much more of this. He quickly pocketed the gun in his hands before getting down to his knees and picking up the REBD from off of the floor before slowly approaching him with it, making sure that he stayed at his eye level.
Katsuya didn't see him coming from where he sobbed, and he didn't know that he was kneeling there in front of him until Kaiba touched his arm, getting his attention and making him look at him.
"You can't leave me like this." He whispered, bringing up the stuffed black dragon for him to see.
Jou was still silently crying, but even though his tears still came he couldn't help but wonder what Kaiba was doing. It almost looked like he was apologising. He was offering him a REBD plushie and saying that he shouldn't leave him. The sky outside must've turned green. Why wouldn't he want him to kill himself? He didn't want him anyway. He hated him.
Still, Katsuya couldn't help but slowly reach a hand out to take the dragon, a little unsure if he should or not, but still doing it and holding it close for comfort. Seto took that as a good sign.
"Why?" The blonde asked, and Seto knew what he meant. "Because I love you." He replied without hesitation. His pride would have to be placed on hold for the moment. Because this was far more important.
Jou's eyes widened when he heard that. Did he just say that he loves him? Seto never told him that before! So why would he do it now? "I-I don't understand." He admitted, his tears still streaming down his face at an even pace. He was so afraid that this was just another trick. Something that the brunet could use to taunt an humiliate him with just for the fun of it. For all he knew, Seto just didn't want him to kill himself because he just didn't want a dead kid hanging onto his good name in the news.
But... He seemed so sincere when he said it. There were even a few tears in his eyes, but being the stubborn guy that he was, he refused to let them fall over the rim of his face.
Seto licked his lips, not sure how he should word this at all. It wasn't very often that he found himself apologising, and so for the first time, he actually felt nervous about it. "K-katsuya, I'm sorry for what happened, I really am. When I told you that you were a servant of mine, it was just another trick to try and get under your skin." He explained, watching in horror as Jou's eyes widened in shock and fear before filling back up with more tears.
"B-but when I did that, it was only because I wanted to be near you, because I already had feelings for you." Seto finished quickly, hoping to ease his mind of any doubts he may have.
Katsuya sniffed. "Really?" He asked shakily, praying that this wasn't another cruel trick while tears still streamed down his face. He could just picture the CEO laughing at him and calling him weak and pathetic for crying before just walking out on him, but he still couldn't stop the tears.
Kaiba nodded. "Yes, really. I was just afraid that you had left me, a-and I didn't know what to do." He explained, feeling himself break down little by little as the seconds continued to pass.
Jou's eyes widened when he heard that. "B-but I told you that I would never leave you!" He sobbed out, feeling a wave of relief wash over him as he continued to cry. Only now it was with how happy he was as the information went through his brain. It was all just one big mistake. "Y-you made me promise not to." The blonde choked out, quickly feeling himself getting swept up in Kaiba's strong and relief filled arms.
Katsuya held onto his black dragon tightly with his one hand, while snaking the other behind Seto's back to hold him close, crying in his chest and ruining his coat while savouring the warmth that came with the embrace. Seto really does love him. And he almost took his life for nothing.
Kaiba held his puppy as close as he could without crushing him, hearing the blonde's choked sobs, muffled by his trench coat as he kissed his golden hair and took in deep breaths to try and calm himself. His heart was pounding so hard under his chest that he couldn't help but wonder if Katsuya could feel it. He finally had him back after all that time of being without him. Jou wasn't going anywhere.
He could feel the tears that he fought so hard to keep back streaming down his cheeks, and at the moment, he couldn't give a flying fuck that he was actually crying. This was Katsuya he was with, and it was okay to be weak in front of him.
That thought in mind, Kaiba squeezed him all the tighter, not ever wanting to ever let him go and feeling his body practically melt in his hands. It wasn't until Jou let out a sharp cry of pain that he quickly let him go.
Kaiba held him at an arms length, wondering what he did that would cause him to cry out like that while Jou kept his face down, trying not to make any eye contact with him out of embarrassment. Seto wouldn't have any of that though, so he gently put his hand under his chin before making him look at him.
"Wh-what's the matter, Katsu-koi?" He asked, his voice laced with worry.
Jou blushed a little, liking the sound of Seto calling him his koi, but he still didn't want to worry him with his home problems. He really didn't want to be a bother now that Seto wanted him back. He swallowed "M-my back hurts a little. That's all." He explained shakily, still a little teary eyed with what had just happened.
Seto frowned, not believing him for a second as he gently pulled the blonde closer to him to lean against his body. Katsuya felt so tired and weak that he didn't bother to protest from his warm and comfortable spot as he felt the back of his school jacket being lifted so that Kaiba could inspect the damage.
The CEO gasped in shock at the sight of the rather large and fresh looking, black and blue bruise that ran up his spine, and he couldn't help but stare at it in awe. Even though he knew where it must've come from. His father. The man wasted no time when it came to beating his son, that much was certain. Why would anyone ever want to hurt his puppy like this? It must be unbearable to try and walk around with, and to hide it so easily must've been excruciating.
He then lightly ran his hand over it, feeling his blonde shiver before giving out a small whimper of displeasure. Seto quickly withdrew his hand, kicking himself for touching it. He then glared at it, vowing that his drunken pig of a father would never lay a hand on him ever again!
"I-it's nothing really, I just fell off my bike a few days ago." Jou explained, hoping to take the attention away from it.
Seto sighed before running a hand through his shaggy blonde hair, feeling a large bump in the back of his head when he did that, and Katsuya flinched in pain again. The CEO scowled. Just what in the name of blue fuck did that asshole do to him?!
"Katsuya, I know that it was your father," He started, and the blonde whipped his head up to look at him in a mixture of shock and fear. How could he possibly know about that?! He was afraid for a minute that Seto would consider him to be more trouble than his worth and leave him again, but the brunet simply looked at him with a straight face when he spoke, caressing his cheek lovingly as he did. "It's not your fault Koi. I know the feeling, believe me, I do." He said, pulling him close again and just holding him. "He'll never lay a finger on you ever again." He whispered in his ear.
Jou started to sob again at those words, starting to feel extremely exhausted with all the running, yelling and sobbing he had been doing so far in the still early morning. But he felt so relieved at this point that it was impossible to keep from shaking. Seto loves him, knows about his dad, and now he was going to save him from him. Just like he always prayed for.
Katsuya really didn't want to be here right now, crying on the dirty bathroom floor with his boyfriend making soothing sounds to try and calm him. If anything he wanted to cry at home and be held where there wasn't a chance of somebody walking in to interrupt them, especially if it could be Yami or Yugi. And because they were at school, they wouldn't be able to get any alone time for another five and a half hours. It was just too far away.
"I-I wanna go home!" The blonde choked out through his sobs, feeling himself getting weaker by the second as everything started to go dark.
'Home. His home is with me.' Kaiba thought to himself, a few tears still streaming down his cheeks before the blonde collapsed on him.
Quickly looking down in worry, he saw that his puppy simply passed out, and he gave out a sigh of relief at the sight of him before kissing his hair and picking him up. Making sure that the black dragon was still in his hands as he held him close and carried him bridal style towards the door, pushing it open with his foot before walking out. If his puppy wanted to go home, then he would take him home.
He'd get the limo driver to come back for his briefcase and Jou's backpack before leaving the school grounds, because right now he had his hands full. It was better to leave now anyway, before his idiotic friends could stop him.
Looking down at his unconscious puppy, Seto couldn't help but lean his head down to place a gentle, quick kiss on his invitingly warm lips. He missed the taste of him so much, and just had to do it now before he died without it as he walked out of the building and into the sunlight.
It was only the first day of school. They didn't need to be here right now anyway.
To Be Continued...................
A.N: Well, that's the rewritten ch 20, hope it's to everyones liking
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
Archive: If you want this story for your website then just ask first
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.
oO&Oo
Seto stood there, his face pale as his entire body slightly shook at the horrific sight. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, and for a moment, thought that it just couldn't be real. He opened his mouth to say something, but nothing would come out.
There he was, huddled in the stone corner of the bathroom floor, his shaking puppy. Tears in his eyes with a gun to his face, looking up at him fearfully.
Katsuya looked down at the gun in his hands in a mixture of anger and hopelessness. It didn't go off?! Why didn't it go off?! He should be dead and gone by now! But no. Not only did he pull the trigger and the gun didn't work, but Seto just had to walk in and catch him! Now he was going to laugh at him and taunt him for what he was trying to do before walking out on him again!
They both simply stared at each other in shock, wondering what the other was doing. It was at this point where Seto finally found his voice as he took a small step forward, holding out his hand. "Give me the gun, puppy." He whispered fearfully.
Katsuya frantically shook his head, trying to back himself as far into his corner as he could get. Desperate to get away from him. "N-no!" He cried out, stopping the CEO before he could advance any further. Was he really that afraid of him?
Jou couldn't take it. Not only was Otogi and all of his friends actually right about Seto, but now he was here to try and take away the only thing he wanted. His freedom from his life. He was just sick and tired of it all. Of his father's beatings and attempts at raping him, no one listening, wanting or caring about him. What exactly was the point?
That thought in mind, the blonde quickly pointed the gun at his forehead, hopping that maybe if he pulled the trigger again, something would happen this time. Perhaps it was only a blank bullet?
"NO!!" Seto cried out in fear as he practically dived to where the trembling blonde was still sitting, grabbing the gun held in his tight grip and holding on for dear life as he struggled to get it away from him. He couldn't kill himself! He couldn't leave him again! He couldn't!!
"Kaiba, stop it!!" Jou shouted as he struggled with the CEO for the gun. Feeling himself panic and his heart pound as he felt the handle of his freedom slowly slip from his continually weakening grip. Seto was just too strong for him.
When Seto finally managed to take the gun away from his sobbing and pleading puppy, the first thing he did was back away from him a few steps with it, just to make sure that it would be out of the blonde's reach.
He quickly opened up the clip to check for any bullets and he felt his stomach churn in horror when he found that it was loaded. It was really loaded. He was actually going to do it. "Jesus Christ." Seto breathed out shakily. He didn't know that it would be this bad with him when he came into class crying. How close had he come to losing him just now? If he hadn't walked in to stop him then there was no telling what could of happened! Then he saw it.
Kaiba couldn't help that he was staring at the weapon in his hands in shock, he could hear the choked sobbing of his blonde in the back of his mind, but right now he was more focussed on what he was seeing. Katsuya definitely didn't know how to use a gun, that was for certain. The safety was on.
The CEO felt tears of relief building in his eyes at the realization. No matter how many times he would pull that trigger the gun wouldn't go off because the safety was actually on! Someone up there deserved some real thanks for that.
"W-why?"
Seto whipped his head in the direction of the choked sound, and saw his blonde facing him from where he was still huddled in the stone corner, his eyes and cheeks stained red from all the crying he was doing, and the very sight of him even made Kaiba want to shed tears as well. This was all his fault. He did this to him.
"W-why couldn't you just let me have th-this?" He choked out miserably, making the brunets heart clench painfully in his chest. "I-I just want to die. Th-that's all." He whimpered, squeezing his eyes shut and hiding his face in the bathroom corner.
"Puppy." The CEO choked at the sight of him, watching as a broken down Katsuya cried.
"Th-that's all I wanted."
Seto couldn't take much more of this. He quickly pocketed the gun in his hands before getting down to his knees and picking up the REBD from off of the floor before slowly approaching him with it, making sure that he stayed at his eye level.
Katsuya didn't see him coming from where he sobbed, and he didn't know that he was kneeling there in front of him until Kaiba touched his arm, getting his attention and making him look at him.
"You can't leave me like this." He whispered, bringing up the stuffed black dragon for him to see.
Jou was still silently crying, but even though his tears still came he couldn't help but wonder what Kaiba was doing. It almost looked like he was apologising. He was offering him a REBD plushie and saying that he shouldn't leave him. The sky outside must've turned green. Why wouldn't he want him to kill himself? He didn't want him anyway. He hated him.
Still, Katsuya couldn't help but slowly reach a hand out to take the dragon, a little unsure if he should or not, but still doing it and holding it close for comfort. Seto took that as a good sign.
"Why?" The blonde asked, and Seto knew what he meant. "Because I love you." He replied without hesitation. His pride would have to be placed on hold for the moment. Because this was far more important.
Jou's eyes widened when he heard that. Did he just say that he loves him? Seto never told him that before! So why would he do it now? "I-I don't understand." He admitted, his tears still streaming down his face at an even pace. He was so afraid that this was just another trick. Something that the brunet could use to taunt an humiliate him with just for the fun of it. For all he knew, Seto just didn't want him to kill himself because he just didn't want a dead kid hanging onto his good name in the news.
But... He seemed so sincere when he said it. There were even a few tears in his eyes, but being the stubborn guy that he was, he refused to let them fall over the rim of his face.
Seto licked his lips, not sure how he should word this at all. It wasn't very often that he found himself apologising, and so for the first time, he actually felt nervous about it. "K-katsuya, I'm sorry for what happened, I really am. When I told you that you were a servant of mine, it was just another trick to try and get under your skin." He explained, watching in horror as Jou's eyes widened in shock and fear before filling back up with more tears.
"B-but when I did that, it was only because I wanted to be near you, because I already had feelings for you." Seto finished quickly, hoping to ease his mind of any doubts he may have.
Katsuya sniffed. "Really?" He asked shakily, praying that this wasn't another cruel trick while tears still streamed down his face. He could just picture the CEO laughing at him and calling him weak and pathetic for crying before just walking out on him, but he still couldn't stop the tears.
Kaiba nodded. "Yes, really. I was just afraid that you had left me, a-and I didn't know what to do." He explained, feeling himself break down little by little as the seconds continued to pass.
Jou's eyes widened when he heard that. "B-but I told you that I would never leave you!" He sobbed out, feeling a wave of relief wash over him as he continued to cry. Only now it was with how happy he was as the information went through his brain. It was all just one big mistake. "Y-you made me promise not to." The blonde choked out, quickly feeling himself getting swept up in Kaiba's strong and relief filled arms.
Katsuya held onto his black dragon tightly with his one hand, while snaking the other behind Seto's back to hold him close, crying in his chest and ruining his coat while savouring the warmth that came with the embrace. Seto really does love him. And he almost took his life for nothing.
Kaiba held his puppy as close as he could without crushing him, hearing the blonde's choked sobs, muffled by his trench coat as he kissed his golden hair and took in deep breaths to try and calm himself. His heart was pounding so hard under his chest that he couldn't help but wonder if Katsuya could feel it. He finally had him back after all that time of being without him. Jou wasn't going anywhere.
He could feel the tears that he fought so hard to keep back streaming down his cheeks, and at the moment, he couldn't give a flying fuck that he was actually crying. This was Katsuya he was with, and it was okay to be weak in front of him.
That thought in mind, Kaiba squeezed him all the tighter, not ever wanting to ever let him go and feeling his body practically melt in his hands. It wasn't until Jou let out a sharp cry of pain that he quickly let him go.
Kaiba held him at an arms length, wondering what he did that would cause him to cry out like that while Jou kept his face down, trying not to make any eye contact with him out of embarrassment. Seto wouldn't have any of that though, so he gently put his hand under his chin before making him look at him.
"Wh-what's the matter, Katsu-koi?" He asked, his voice laced with worry.
Jou blushed a little, liking the sound of Seto calling him his koi, but he still didn't want to worry him with his home problems. He really didn't want to be a bother now that Seto wanted him back. He swallowed "M-my back hurts a little. That's all." He explained shakily, still a little teary eyed with what had just happened.
Seto frowned, not believing him for a second as he gently pulled the blonde closer to him to lean against his body. Katsuya felt so tired and weak that he didn't bother to protest from his warm and comfortable spot as he felt the back of his school jacket being lifted so that Kaiba could inspect the damage.
The CEO gasped in shock at the sight of the rather large and fresh looking, black and blue bruise that ran up his spine, and he couldn't help but stare at it in awe. Even though he knew where it must've come from. His father. The man wasted no time when it came to beating his son, that much was certain. Why would anyone ever want to hurt his puppy like this? It must be unbearable to try and walk around with, and to hide it so easily must've been excruciating.
He then lightly ran his hand over it, feeling his blonde shiver before giving out a small whimper of displeasure. Seto quickly withdrew his hand, kicking himself for touching it. He then glared at it, vowing that his drunken pig of a father would never lay a hand on him ever again!
"I-it's nothing really, I just fell off my bike a few days ago." Jou explained, hoping to take the attention away from it.
Seto sighed before running a hand through his shaggy blonde hair, feeling a large bump in the back of his head when he did that, and Katsuya flinched in pain again. The CEO scowled. Just what in the name of blue fuck did that asshole do to him?!
"Katsuya, I know that it was your father," He started, and the blonde whipped his head up to look at him in a mixture of shock and fear. How could he possibly know about that?! He was afraid for a minute that Seto would consider him to be more trouble than his worth and leave him again, but the brunet simply looked at him with a straight face when he spoke, caressing his cheek lovingly as he did. "It's not your fault Koi. I know the feeling, believe me, I do." He said, pulling him close again and just holding him. "He'll never lay a finger on you ever again." He whispered in his ear.
Jou started to sob again at those words, starting to feel extremely exhausted with all the running, yelling and sobbing he had been doing so far in the still early morning. But he felt so relieved at this point that it was impossible to keep from shaking. Seto loves him, knows about his dad, and now he was going to save him from him. Just like he always prayed for.
Katsuya really didn't want to be here right now, crying on the dirty bathroom floor with his boyfriend making soothing sounds to try and calm him. If anything he wanted to cry at home and be held where there wasn't a chance of somebody walking in to interrupt them, especially if it could be Yami or Yugi. And because they were at school, they wouldn't be able to get any alone time for another five and a half hours. It was just too far away.
"I-I wanna go home!" The blonde choked out through his sobs, feeling himself getting weaker by the second as everything started to go dark.
'Home. His home is with me.' Kaiba thought to himself, a few tears still streaming down his cheeks before the blonde collapsed on him.
Quickly looking down in worry, he saw that his puppy simply passed out, and he gave out a sigh of relief at the sight of him before kissing his hair and picking him up. Making sure that the black dragon was still in his hands as he held him close and carried him bridal style towards the door, pushing it open with his foot before walking out. If his puppy wanted to go home, then he would take him home.
He'd get the limo driver to come back for his briefcase and Jou's backpack before leaving the school grounds, because right now he had his hands full. It was better to leave now anyway, before his idiotic friends could stop him.
Looking down at his unconscious puppy, Seto couldn't help but lean his head down to place a gentle, quick kiss on his invitingly warm lips. He missed the taste of him so much, and just had to do it now before he died without it as he walked out of the building and into the sunlight.
It was only the first day of school. They didn't need to be here right now anyway.
To Be Continued...................
A.N: Well, that's the rewritten ch 20, hope it's to everyones liking