An Innocent Joke?
Chapter 24: To The Rescue?
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 look for the lemons on adultfanfiction.net or nfiction.com
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 circles oooooo Means a change in time or scenery. 'These things here indicate thoughts.'
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All was quiet outside of the large brick building in Domino save for the chirping of a few small birds. The breeze could be seen ruffling up the grass of the school yard as a peaceful sign and lack of any human life. That is until the bell to the school had finally rang after a long and strenuous first day, which most of the kids found to be a real waste of time since nothing was done in over half of the classes.
Even the school building itself seemed to let out a giant sigh of relief as hundreds of noisy and chattering kids spilt out of it for a desperate breath of fresh air. Hoping to pretend that the awful first day to school had never happened and that they were all still in the middle of their precarious, precious summer vacation.
All save for a few individuals who strayed behind the other high schoolers to meet up and discuss their plans for action. Bakura, Ryou, Tea, Yugi and Yami, all discussing what to do about Jou and how to save him.
"The first place to look would obviously be Kaiba's." Yami stated to everyone in the group, who all gave a nod of their heads in approval. "And when we get there I'll have no trouble sending him to the Shadow Realm." He mumbled under his breath angrily.
Tea clutched at the now fixed stuffed puppy in her delicate arms, full of worry and slight fear. "I feel so terrible you guys," She choked. "Jou and I had a big fight earlier because I didn't want to fix his puppy, and now he's gone!" She wailed, and Bakura only rolled his eyes in disgust for her pitiful crying. Fucking females!
Yugi put a comforting hand on her back. "Don't worry about it, Tea. I'm sure he's fine." He said soothingly. "Kaiba might be making him do his laundry but I'm sure that he would never actually hurt him."
Yami frowned. "I wouldn't bet on it, aibou. We've all seen the fights they can get into." He said, and everyone lowered their heads. No one really liked thinking about the violent fist fights that those two could get into when they both got all fired up.
"You guys going to get Jou?"
Everyone turned their heads to the side, and they all saw Honda walking out of the parking lot area. Most likely hearing their chatter from his jeep and came to see them.
Yami scowled slightly. "What of it?" He demanded, folding his arms in his traditional defiant stance.
The brunet shifted slightly. "I want to help."
Yugi blinked his big eyes at him innocently. "But I thought that you and Jou weren't speaking to each other anymore." He said curiously, and Honda sighed shamefully.
"Otogi just told me the truth about what happened at his place with Jou, and... well, I just wanted to apologise to him." He explained, taking a few steps towards the group until he was among them. "We can go in my jeep and it'll be faster." He offered quietly.
At this, both hikari's smiled brightly, and he knew that he was forgiven with the group.
"That sounds great." Yugi said enthusiastically.
Bakura just scowled at the lot of them, not really caring what happened either way, but still remembering the pharaoh's promise to let him have some fun with Kaiba if he wanted for messing with the blonde. "Are we going to go or what? I'd like to get this over with some time today!" He snapped, both angrily and impatiently. He didn't have his best dagger on him just so that it could sit, tucked away and sheathed under his shirt doing nothing after all.
He knew that the pharaoh's stupid hikari probably wouldn't like it if he were to kill the cocky CEO bastard, and maybe even try to stop him, but then there was always the hope that if he got it over with fast enough then nothing could be done about it anyway.
So they all went on their way to Kaiba's.
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Seto never thought that he could be happier than he was at this very moment. Strolling down the sunny street with his little brother and future sister-in-law with his puppy on his back, legs wrapped around his waist and all. Somehow the blonde had wormed his way into getting him to give him a piggyback ride home from the jeweler store, and while he really didn't mind, he still threw around a vile complaint here or there to let him know that this wouldn't be an everyday thing.
He didn't need to see his face to know that there was a huge smile of amusement on it every time he did.
Today was by far the best day in the world. One to truly remember, aside from the earlier events of that morning in the school bathroom, but that was ancient history now. He got his puppy back, Jou's father was in jail and going to go straight to prison, he knew for a fact that the blonde loved him, and when he proposed he got a big fat yes before being tackled to the ground and glomped.
Granted his back hurt for a minute or two after that, seeing as it had happened on the staircase, but once again, he didn't mind even though he complained. His puppy understood him enough to know that he didn't really mean it.
They had gone to get their fingers fitted for rings a moment ago at a jewelers store, and Kaiba was having a special design made just for the two of them, so they wouldn't be able to wear them for another few weeks until they were finished, but the wait would be worth it.
His gold ring would have a tiny black dragon on it with a diamond eye for Katsuya's Red Eyes Black Dragon. He could of had a ruby put in for the eye, but that wasn't the traditional wedding stone, so he stuck with the diamond. And Jou was getting a Blue Eyes Dragon on his ring with a diamond eye as well. He couldn't wait until they were finished so that they could wear them all the time. Yes, that would be great.
He wasn't really being clear in the head when he proposed like that earlier, he admitted that to himself easily enough. It just sort of... came out. What with the talk of marriage and all. But he did want to marry him, with all his heart, so he was glad that he asked, even if it was only a spur of the moment thing, because otherwise, his pride as well as his trouble with emotions wouldn't have allowed it.
They still had to wait though. They were officially engaged, but now they had to wait until Katsuya turned eighteen in January for it to be allowed by law, but the wait would be well worth it.
Kaiba smirked, tilting his head to see his puppy out of the corner of his eye. "Say it again." He commanded, knowing perfectly well that the blonde knew what he meant.
Katsuya snickered, leaning his head in closer to the brunets ear. "Yes, I'll marry you." He whispered, making the CEO actually grin at those beautiful words, but he was quick to put it away when another group of kids passed.
They gave off a few odd looks as he carried Katsuya, and at first he thought it was because they were both males. But when he saw the lusty looks in their eyes directed at the blonde on his back, he was quick to send his most foul sneer at them, and watched in satisfaction as they backed off.
No one looked at his Katsuya that way!
Everyone laughed at him for his overprotectiveness at that point. Even Mokuba who usually understood why he acted the way he did.
Shizuka was especially amused. "Your going to have one great social life with him around to chase everyone away, onichan!" She giggled, holding Seto's briefcase for him since his hands were currently full.
Katsuya made an uncaring noise. "Pffft! Who cares?" He replied to her, almost sarcastically and making his boyfriend unwillingly blush slightly when he nuzzled his cheek. "It's kinda flattering actually."
Seto smirked in triumph.
Suddenly, a speeding jeep that was going right passed them on the road screeched to a halt in the middle of the road, making any near passer-by abruptly stop to look at what had made such a noise. The thing to be thankful for was that there were no cars directly behind it, so no accidents were caused.
Seto, Mokuba, Shizuka, and Katsuya were all fairly shocked to see a scowling Yami and Bakura hop out of the jeep first before Yugi, Ryou, Honda and Tea. All except the hikari's were looking rather pissed off, the small lights looked more worried than angered.
Seto scowled at them, tightening his hold around Jou's legs as he did. No fucking way were they going to take him again!
Yami looked over at Bakura at his side, and nodded to him with the start of their plan and inconspicuously signaled Tea to come forward, holding Jou's stuffed puppy in plain sight for him to see.
The blonde gave a light gasp at the sight of it, unaffected by everyone else as he was only seeing the animal in the girls hands. He'd already made his mind up about them, and he was serious when he told his fiancé that he would give them up if they were to force him by not accepting his relationship. And he was ready to enforce what he'd said, but he was still hoping that they wouldn't make him do that.
Seto was a little stunned at the sight of the animal in the girls hands. He'd forgotten that his blonde had given it to the girl in his anger, and had to remind himself that he only did it when he thought that he didn't love him to keep his fluttering heart from getting the better of him. He had his Katsu-Koi back with him, and that was all he cared about.
"I fixed it for you, Jou." The girl said, holding it out so he could have a better look. "Just like you asked me to." She said, and Seto's eyes widened in the shock of what he just heard. He was only trying to get her to fix it?
He could slowly feel Katsuya sliding off of his back before landing on his feet behind him, but the blonde still didn't go near them as he clutched onto Kaiba's hand. "Really?" He asked hopefully.
At that, Tea nodded her head enthusiastically. "Yes really. See?" She said, turning it around on several angles for him to see all the closed up holes and rips. It was puffy again, suggesting that new cotton had been added, and the broken glass eyes had been replaced and the fabric cleaned of any cigarette ash as well.
Jou grinned shyly, but he was still a little nervous about approaching them. That and Seto wouldn't loosen his grip on his hand enough to let him either way. "Um... Thanks, Tea." He said, putting a hand behind his head.
"No problem! What are friends for?" She asked, still waiting for him to come over and take it.
Mokuba frowned, as well as Shizuka who was standing next to him. They didn't like the strange air that they were picking up here at all. Why was Tea acting so friendly when the others all looked so indecisive? Something was wrong.
Seto looked down at his puppy, not seeing the angered scowl on Yami's face as he glared at their held hands. He remembered quite clearly about what Honda had said of Kaiba raping Jou and making him think it was love, and so he didn't really like what he was seeing.
"You gave her the puppy to be fixed?" Seto asked him quietly, feeling so stupid for ever thinking that his lover would throw the treasured animal away.
"Ya." Katsuya replied just as quietly, not really wanting to get into the fact that his father had done it.
"Why? Well... I know why, but... what I mean is, what happened to it to make you need to fix it?" The brunet asked, trying to calm his slightly shaking voice.
Katsuya sighed. Damn, he was gonna have to tell him. "My dad ripped it up and threw it in the trash. So I had to give it to Tea so she could fix it in her sewing class." He explained, not making any eye contact with him. He didn't want to bother Seto on more tales of his father like that. So he was really hoping that not too much of a big deal was going to be made.
Seto sighed in slight self hatred before leaning in to caress his soft cheek and whisper to him, not wanting anyone else to hear the emotion he was about to reveal. "I'm so sorry, puppy." He whispered, his eyes showing how deeply regretful he felt over the whole situation.
Katsuya shot his head up at him. "Um... Sorry for what?" He whispered back.
Kaiba bit his lip tightly before letting go and responding. "That was why I yelled at you back at school." He explained pitifully, and Katsuya made a small silent "oh" with his mouth. He'd forgotten all about that actually.
Seto felt so fucking stupid. Because of something he'd misunderstood his puppy tried to kill himself. The very thought made his heart ache at what he almost robbed the world of with his thoughtless actions. And this was back when Jou thought that he didn't love him, making him all the more fragile when it came to his emotions. And yet, he was still trying to have the puppy fixed, even though he didn't know how much the giver of that gift still loved and wanted him.
So when Katsuya smiled up at him before pecking his lips and saying "Don't worry about it, baby. I'm fine now." He couldn't have been more grateful.
Yami on the other hand was furious. He didn't like what he was seeing at all, and neither did Honda. Bakura was only waiting to get his chance at killing the CEO while Tea stood there nervously. Yugi and Ryou on the other hand were looking at this in a different light. How could they really not love each other after the silent display of affection that they had just seen? Could they really be mistaken and Kaiba really does hold feelings for Jou? Where they the ones in the wrong here?
Somewhere, deep down inside, Yugi really hoped so. They both just looked so... right together, all of a sudden.
"The point is, Jou," Yami started back up heatedly, getting their attention. "That we realized we were wrong, and we wanted to apologize." He finished softly.
Katsuya beamed at what he said. "Really?" He asked.
Yami nodded his head simply, and then Tea spoke up, still smiling brightly. "Aren't you going to take your puppy, Jou?" She asked, holding it out almost teasingly for him to see.
He smiled back at her before letting go of Seto's hand and trotting over. "Thanks a lot, Tea." He said gratefully as he reached a hand out to take it.
Bakura sneered evilly. The blonde just had to get a little closer and he could kill the CEO!
When Katsuya had the soft puppy in his hands, Honda was quick to jump out at him and grab onto his arms tightly, startling him as he pulled him away.
Seto's eyes widened as he watched Jou cry out in protest. What the fuck were they doing?!? They just said that they accepted them!
"Honda, what the hell are you doing?!?"
"Yami, do it now!" He shouted at the pharaoh.
Katsuya's eyes widened in fear as he watched Yami power up and point his palm at Seto. He was going to send him to the Shadow Realm! "No! Seto!" He cried out, struggling for all he was worth to get out of Honda's tight grip. But no matter how much he twisted and turned, the tall brunet wouldn't let him go.
"This is for your own good, Jou!" Honda yelled down at him. Just because Otogi confessed to what had happened at his estate with Jou did not excuse Kaiba for what he did to the blonde at all!
"No!" He cried out desperately. Why were they doing this?
Kaiba tried to move out of the way of the blast that he knew was being made especially for him, but found that he couldn't move a bone in his body. That stupid pharaoh wouldn't let him move! Now what the hell was he going to do?
"Onichan! Move out of he way!" Mokuba yelled out desperately, pulling at his legs to try and get him to run. Shizuka just stood there frozen in frightful shock. Why were they doing this?
"I... c-can't." Was all he could say to him for a response.
"I'm sorry, Mokuba, but he was warned." Yami said as he finished powering up. He needed to power up this time so that he could send him there permanently, with no way of getting back even with his own magic. Yugi only thought that he was sending him there for a week or so as punishment, but what the CEO was doing to Jou was completely unforgivable! He wouldn't allow him to come back ever for this! But before he had the chance to blast Kaiba into the Shadow Realm, Bakura lifted his shirt and pulled out his dagger before swiftly throwing it right between the CEO's eyes.
Jou was mortified when he saw the long blade, and he felt his knees go weak as his whole body paled in horror as he watched the tomb robber throw it at his Koi. Sending out a scream of pure terror for him as he watched the dagger fly at his face. "SETO!!!"
It was strange. Seto barely felt a thing aside from a sharp thunk on the forehead that merely dazed him, and the last thing he could feel before all hell broke loose was the warm trickle of his own blood streaming in between his eyes and down his face...
"ONICHAN!!!!"
To Be Continued............................
A.N: Okay... ya sorry for the other cliffhanger, there should only be about two or three more chapters after this before the story ends. Also, I'm going to be annoying and request five reviews before starting up the next chapter again (smiles)
And now to my responses from reviewers. (Big Smiles)
CyberDrac: Heh, not much of a great installment, but here it is.
Kumori Sakusha Formerly Saelbu: (Grins) Wow thank you very much, that's exactly what i was hoping to do!
anaraz: glad you liked what i did with Shizuka!
Chibified Raven: He said yes!
Shadowy Fluffball: I continued!
Sesshoumaru is my fluffy: Glad you liked it, i like them together too
Shadow-demon18b: Thanks for the compliment (grins)
Belletiger: Thanks, i thought that part was good too
pisces071: Ya, i meant to make Shizuka that way, because lets face it when it comes to family you can normally get pretty aggresive over things like that.
HikariChang: (Grins) I love making people suffer with cliffies, as you have just seen in this chapter, Sorry!
youko-moon: Sorry, but it was Seto who proposed, not Jou
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Death comes to those who wait: Heh, sorry about that, the story won't be over until another two or three chapters pass
Repmet: Heh, glad you liked it, and sorry that my updates have been a little slow, but I've just been working, school other fics and such, sorry.
janet: Heh, i like the idea of Jou taking Seto's name, but your right that is a good idea too. And YES! I love feedback!(Big Smile)
Reppu: Damn man, sorry about that. Doesn't it suck when ff.net does that? I hope you had back ups of all your fics
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Kaira Hesoka: Yup! Seto proposed!
Bi Panda: Glad i got the name right, and thanks for understanding, I'm glad you have a better idea of how it goes now, and while i do know the routine, i've never had to use it all that much, which i supposed i can be thankful for, though my routine was a little different from yours, but yes i understand. And i don't pity you either if thats what your worried about, and i guess it would be cool to talk once in a while if you like too :)
Macbeth's Mistress: He said yes at least... (nervous laughter) hehe
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Kunou: Yup, kaiba asked him to marry him :)
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Hummi: ahh, don't feel ashamed, i should feel ashamed after what i just wrote X! anyway, mokuba as the flower girl? Hmmm...
Chibi Smiles: Hey Jackie!!!! Hows it hangin? wow you went to florida? Kick ass, that must've been cool. I'm your hero? Shweeeeeet! heh, and sorry for this little cliffhanger , but i just had to do it!
Kiawna (CookeLegolasNutcanucks.com): AHA! I'm not afraid of you! (hides behind a shield) try killing me now! (ahem, please don't! Cowers)
Angel-Belle: Ya that's true, poor kaiba
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AnimatedLady: Ya, I'm probably going to do something with Honda and Otogi, and I'm glad you think the names were cute :)
Also, someone told me that i was spelling Brunet wrong, and that it should be Brunette or someting, but a lot of the words i supposedly mispell can be done both ways, just like color and colour! :)
Bye now, and please don't kill me!
Chapter 24: To The Rescue?
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 look for the lemons on adultfanfiction.net or nfiction.com
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 circles oooooo Means a change in time or scenery. 'These things here indicate thoughts.'
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All was quiet outside of the large brick building in Domino save for the chirping of a few small birds. The breeze could be seen ruffling up the grass of the school yard as a peaceful sign and lack of any human life. That is until the bell to the school had finally rang after a long and strenuous first day, which most of the kids found to be a real waste of time since nothing was done in over half of the classes.
Even the school building itself seemed to let out a giant sigh of relief as hundreds of noisy and chattering kids spilt out of it for a desperate breath of fresh air. Hoping to pretend that the awful first day to school had never happened and that they were all still in the middle of their precarious, precious summer vacation.
All save for a few individuals who strayed behind the other high schoolers to meet up and discuss their plans for action. Bakura, Ryou, Tea, Yugi and Yami, all discussing what to do about Jou and how to save him.
"The first place to look would obviously be Kaiba's." Yami stated to everyone in the group, who all gave a nod of their heads in approval. "And when we get there I'll have no trouble sending him to the Shadow Realm." He mumbled under his breath angrily.
Tea clutched at the now fixed stuffed puppy in her delicate arms, full of worry and slight fear. "I feel so terrible you guys," She choked. "Jou and I had a big fight earlier because I didn't want to fix his puppy, and now he's gone!" She wailed, and Bakura only rolled his eyes in disgust for her pitiful crying. Fucking females!
Yugi put a comforting hand on her back. "Don't worry about it, Tea. I'm sure he's fine." He said soothingly. "Kaiba might be making him do his laundry but I'm sure that he would never actually hurt him."
Yami frowned. "I wouldn't bet on it, aibou. We've all seen the fights they can get into." He said, and everyone lowered their heads. No one really liked thinking about the violent fist fights that those two could get into when they both got all fired up.
"You guys going to get Jou?"
Everyone turned their heads to the side, and they all saw Honda walking out of the parking lot area. Most likely hearing their chatter from his jeep and came to see them.
Yami scowled slightly. "What of it?" He demanded, folding his arms in his traditional defiant stance.
The brunet shifted slightly. "I want to help."
Yugi blinked his big eyes at him innocently. "But I thought that you and Jou weren't speaking to each other anymore." He said curiously, and Honda sighed shamefully.
"Otogi just told me the truth about what happened at his place with Jou, and... well, I just wanted to apologise to him." He explained, taking a few steps towards the group until he was among them. "We can go in my jeep and it'll be faster." He offered quietly.
At this, both hikari's smiled brightly, and he knew that he was forgiven with the group.
"That sounds great." Yugi said enthusiastically.
Bakura just scowled at the lot of them, not really caring what happened either way, but still remembering the pharaoh's promise to let him have some fun with Kaiba if he wanted for messing with the blonde. "Are we going to go or what? I'd like to get this over with some time today!" He snapped, both angrily and impatiently. He didn't have his best dagger on him just so that it could sit, tucked away and sheathed under his shirt doing nothing after all.
He knew that the pharaoh's stupid hikari probably wouldn't like it if he were to kill the cocky CEO bastard, and maybe even try to stop him, but then there was always the hope that if he got it over with fast enough then nothing could be done about it anyway.
So they all went on their way to Kaiba's.
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Seto never thought that he could be happier than he was at this very moment. Strolling down the sunny street with his little brother and future sister-in-law with his puppy on his back, legs wrapped around his waist and all. Somehow the blonde had wormed his way into getting him to give him a piggyback ride home from the jeweler store, and while he really didn't mind, he still threw around a vile complaint here or there to let him know that this wouldn't be an everyday thing.
He didn't need to see his face to know that there was a huge smile of amusement on it every time he did.
Today was by far the best day in the world. One to truly remember, aside from the earlier events of that morning in the school bathroom, but that was ancient history now. He got his puppy back, Jou's father was in jail and going to go straight to prison, he knew for a fact that the blonde loved him, and when he proposed he got a big fat yes before being tackled to the ground and glomped.
Granted his back hurt for a minute or two after that, seeing as it had happened on the staircase, but once again, he didn't mind even though he complained. His puppy understood him enough to know that he didn't really mean it.
They had gone to get their fingers fitted for rings a moment ago at a jewelers store, and Kaiba was having a special design made just for the two of them, so they wouldn't be able to wear them for another few weeks until they were finished, but the wait would be worth it.
His gold ring would have a tiny black dragon on it with a diamond eye for Katsuya's Red Eyes Black Dragon. He could of had a ruby put in for the eye, but that wasn't the traditional wedding stone, so he stuck with the diamond. And Jou was getting a Blue Eyes Dragon on his ring with a diamond eye as well. He couldn't wait until they were finished so that they could wear them all the time. Yes, that would be great.
He wasn't really being clear in the head when he proposed like that earlier, he admitted that to himself easily enough. It just sort of... came out. What with the talk of marriage and all. But he did want to marry him, with all his heart, so he was glad that he asked, even if it was only a spur of the moment thing, because otherwise, his pride as well as his trouble with emotions wouldn't have allowed it.
They still had to wait though. They were officially engaged, but now they had to wait until Katsuya turned eighteen in January for it to be allowed by law, but the wait would be well worth it.
Kaiba smirked, tilting his head to see his puppy out of the corner of his eye. "Say it again." He commanded, knowing perfectly well that the blonde knew what he meant.
Katsuya snickered, leaning his head in closer to the brunets ear. "Yes, I'll marry you." He whispered, making the CEO actually grin at those beautiful words, but he was quick to put it away when another group of kids passed.
They gave off a few odd looks as he carried Katsuya, and at first he thought it was because they were both males. But when he saw the lusty looks in their eyes directed at the blonde on his back, he was quick to send his most foul sneer at them, and watched in satisfaction as they backed off.
No one looked at his Katsuya that way!
Everyone laughed at him for his overprotectiveness at that point. Even Mokuba who usually understood why he acted the way he did.
Shizuka was especially amused. "Your going to have one great social life with him around to chase everyone away, onichan!" She giggled, holding Seto's briefcase for him since his hands were currently full.
Katsuya made an uncaring noise. "Pffft! Who cares?" He replied to her, almost sarcastically and making his boyfriend unwillingly blush slightly when he nuzzled his cheek. "It's kinda flattering actually."
Seto smirked in triumph.
Suddenly, a speeding jeep that was going right passed them on the road screeched to a halt in the middle of the road, making any near passer-by abruptly stop to look at what had made such a noise. The thing to be thankful for was that there were no cars directly behind it, so no accidents were caused.
Seto, Mokuba, Shizuka, and Katsuya were all fairly shocked to see a scowling Yami and Bakura hop out of the jeep first before Yugi, Ryou, Honda and Tea. All except the hikari's were looking rather pissed off, the small lights looked more worried than angered.
Seto scowled at them, tightening his hold around Jou's legs as he did. No fucking way were they going to take him again!
Yami looked over at Bakura at his side, and nodded to him with the start of their plan and inconspicuously signaled Tea to come forward, holding Jou's stuffed puppy in plain sight for him to see.
The blonde gave a light gasp at the sight of it, unaffected by everyone else as he was only seeing the animal in the girls hands. He'd already made his mind up about them, and he was serious when he told his fiancé that he would give them up if they were to force him by not accepting his relationship. And he was ready to enforce what he'd said, but he was still hoping that they wouldn't make him do that.
Seto was a little stunned at the sight of the animal in the girls hands. He'd forgotten that his blonde had given it to the girl in his anger, and had to remind himself that he only did it when he thought that he didn't love him to keep his fluttering heart from getting the better of him. He had his Katsu-Koi back with him, and that was all he cared about.
"I fixed it for you, Jou." The girl said, holding it out so he could have a better look. "Just like you asked me to." She said, and Seto's eyes widened in the shock of what he just heard. He was only trying to get her to fix it?
He could slowly feel Katsuya sliding off of his back before landing on his feet behind him, but the blonde still didn't go near them as he clutched onto Kaiba's hand. "Really?" He asked hopefully.
At that, Tea nodded her head enthusiastically. "Yes really. See?" She said, turning it around on several angles for him to see all the closed up holes and rips. It was puffy again, suggesting that new cotton had been added, and the broken glass eyes had been replaced and the fabric cleaned of any cigarette ash as well.
Jou grinned shyly, but he was still a little nervous about approaching them. That and Seto wouldn't loosen his grip on his hand enough to let him either way. "Um... Thanks, Tea." He said, putting a hand behind his head.
"No problem! What are friends for?" She asked, still waiting for him to come over and take it.
Mokuba frowned, as well as Shizuka who was standing next to him. They didn't like the strange air that they were picking up here at all. Why was Tea acting so friendly when the others all looked so indecisive? Something was wrong.
Seto looked down at his puppy, not seeing the angered scowl on Yami's face as he glared at their held hands. He remembered quite clearly about what Honda had said of Kaiba raping Jou and making him think it was love, and so he didn't really like what he was seeing.
"You gave her the puppy to be fixed?" Seto asked him quietly, feeling so stupid for ever thinking that his lover would throw the treasured animal away.
"Ya." Katsuya replied just as quietly, not really wanting to get into the fact that his father had done it.
"Why? Well... I know why, but... what I mean is, what happened to it to make you need to fix it?" The brunet asked, trying to calm his slightly shaking voice.
Katsuya sighed. Damn, he was gonna have to tell him. "My dad ripped it up and threw it in the trash. So I had to give it to Tea so she could fix it in her sewing class." He explained, not making any eye contact with him. He didn't want to bother Seto on more tales of his father like that. So he was really hoping that not too much of a big deal was going to be made.
Seto sighed in slight self hatred before leaning in to caress his soft cheek and whisper to him, not wanting anyone else to hear the emotion he was about to reveal. "I'm so sorry, puppy." He whispered, his eyes showing how deeply regretful he felt over the whole situation.
Katsuya shot his head up at him. "Um... Sorry for what?" He whispered back.
Kaiba bit his lip tightly before letting go and responding. "That was why I yelled at you back at school." He explained pitifully, and Katsuya made a small silent "oh" with his mouth. He'd forgotten all about that actually.
Seto felt so fucking stupid. Because of something he'd misunderstood his puppy tried to kill himself. The very thought made his heart ache at what he almost robbed the world of with his thoughtless actions. And this was back when Jou thought that he didn't love him, making him all the more fragile when it came to his emotions. And yet, he was still trying to have the puppy fixed, even though he didn't know how much the giver of that gift still loved and wanted him.
So when Katsuya smiled up at him before pecking his lips and saying "Don't worry about it, baby. I'm fine now." He couldn't have been more grateful.
Yami on the other hand was furious. He didn't like what he was seeing at all, and neither did Honda. Bakura was only waiting to get his chance at killing the CEO while Tea stood there nervously. Yugi and Ryou on the other hand were looking at this in a different light. How could they really not love each other after the silent display of affection that they had just seen? Could they really be mistaken and Kaiba really does hold feelings for Jou? Where they the ones in the wrong here?
Somewhere, deep down inside, Yugi really hoped so. They both just looked so... right together, all of a sudden.
"The point is, Jou," Yami started back up heatedly, getting their attention. "That we realized we were wrong, and we wanted to apologize." He finished softly.
Katsuya beamed at what he said. "Really?" He asked.
Yami nodded his head simply, and then Tea spoke up, still smiling brightly. "Aren't you going to take your puppy, Jou?" She asked, holding it out almost teasingly for him to see.
He smiled back at her before letting go of Seto's hand and trotting over. "Thanks a lot, Tea." He said gratefully as he reached a hand out to take it.
Bakura sneered evilly. The blonde just had to get a little closer and he could kill the CEO!
When Katsuya had the soft puppy in his hands, Honda was quick to jump out at him and grab onto his arms tightly, startling him as he pulled him away.
Seto's eyes widened as he watched Jou cry out in protest. What the fuck were they doing?!? They just said that they accepted them!
"Honda, what the hell are you doing?!?"
"Yami, do it now!" He shouted at the pharaoh.
Katsuya's eyes widened in fear as he watched Yami power up and point his palm at Seto. He was going to send him to the Shadow Realm! "No! Seto!" He cried out, struggling for all he was worth to get out of Honda's tight grip. But no matter how much he twisted and turned, the tall brunet wouldn't let him go.
"This is for your own good, Jou!" Honda yelled down at him. Just because Otogi confessed to what had happened at his estate with Jou did not excuse Kaiba for what he did to the blonde at all!
"No!" He cried out desperately. Why were they doing this?
Kaiba tried to move out of the way of the blast that he knew was being made especially for him, but found that he couldn't move a bone in his body. That stupid pharaoh wouldn't let him move! Now what the hell was he going to do?
"Onichan! Move out of he way!" Mokuba yelled out desperately, pulling at his legs to try and get him to run. Shizuka just stood there frozen in frightful shock. Why were they doing this?
"I... c-can't." Was all he could say to him for a response.
"I'm sorry, Mokuba, but he was warned." Yami said as he finished powering up. He needed to power up this time so that he could send him there permanently, with no way of getting back even with his own magic. Yugi only thought that he was sending him there for a week or so as punishment, but what the CEO was doing to Jou was completely unforgivable! He wouldn't allow him to come back ever for this! But before he had the chance to blast Kaiba into the Shadow Realm, Bakura lifted his shirt and pulled out his dagger before swiftly throwing it right between the CEO's eyes.
Jou was mortified when he saw the long blade, and he felt his knees go weak as his whole body paled in horror as he watched the tomb robber throw it at his Koi. Sending out a scream of pure terror for him as he watched the dagger fly at his face. "SETO!!!"
It was strange. Seto barely felt a thing aside from a sharp thunk on the forehead that merely dazed him, and the last thing he could feel before all hell broke loose was the warm trickle of his own blood streaming in between his eyes and down his face...
"ONICHAN!!!!"
To Be Continued............................
A.N: Okay... ya sorry for the other cliffhanger, there should only be about two or three more chapters after this before the story ends. Also, I'm going to be annoying and request five reviews before starting up the next chapter again (smiles)
And now to my responses from reviewers. (Big Smiles)
CyberDrac: Heh, not much of a great installment, but here it is.
Kumori Sakusha Formerly Saelbu: (Grins) Wow thank you very much, that's exactly what i was hoping to do!
anaraz: glad you liked what i did with Shizuka!
Chibified Raven: He said yes!
Shadowy Fluffball: I continued!
Sesshoumaru is my fluffy: Glad you liked it, i like them together too
Shadow-demon18b: Thanks for the compliment (grins)
Belletiger: Thanks, i thought that part was good too
pisces071: Ya, i meant to make Shizuka that way, because lets face it when it comes to family you can normally get pretty aggresive over things like that.
HikariChang: (Grins) I love making people suffer with cliffies, as you have just seen in this chapter, Sorry!
youko-moon: Sorry, but it was Seto who proposed, not Jou
BarbedWire23: Well, sorry for the cliffhanger, but I'm glad you like my fics
Death comes to those who wait: Heh, sorry about that, the story won't be over until another two or three chapters pass
Repmet: Heh, glad you liked it, and sorry that my updates have been a little slow, but I've just been working, school other fics and such, sorry.
janet: Heh, i like the idea of Jou taking Seto's name, but your right that is a good idea too. And YES! I love feedback!(Big Smile)
Reppu: Damn man, sorry about that. Doesn't it suck when ff.net does that? I hope you had back ups of all your fics
Liviania: Thank you --
DrasNocturne: Heh, (blushes) thank you very much! :D I love hearing about how much people enjoyed my stories ;D It makes me know that they don't suck.
Kaira Hesoka: Yup! Seto proposed!
Bi Panda: Glad i got the name right, and thanks for understanding, I'm glad you have a better idea of how it goes now, and while i do know the routine, i've never had to use it all that much, which i supposed i can be thankful for, though my routine was a little different from yours, but yes i understand. And i don't pity you either if thats what your worried about, and i guess it would be cool to talk once in a while if you like too :)
Macbeth's Mistress: He said yes at least... (nervous laughter) hehe
SaturnSerenity4ever: Thank you :)
Rosepedal711: heh, an update for you!
tamachan444: heh, it would be nice if i were to let them get married, wouldn't it?
Kunou: Yup, kaiba asked him to marry him :)
Dragonair Sage: Hope you liked the update
Hummi: ahh, don't feel ashamed, i should feel ashamed after what i just wrote X! anyway, mokuba as the flower girl? Hmmm...
Chibi Smiles: Hey Jackie!!!! Hows it hangin? wow you went to florida? Kick ass, that must've been cool. I'm your hero? Shweeeeeet! heh, and sorry for this little cliffhanger , but i just had to do it!
Kiawna (CookeLegolasNutcanucks.com): AHA! I'm not afraid of you! (hides behind a shield) try killing me now! (ahem, please don't! Cowers)
Angel-Belle: Ya that's true, poor kaiba
Ozark the MoonHead II: At least she supported them at the end of the chapter
Setosgal: Heh, don't hate the fic for this one please!
ChibiSerenity3: Thank you! :)
s/j forever: Glad you liked the chapter
AnimatedLady: Ya, I'm probably going to do something with Honda and Otogi, and I'm glad you think the names were cute :)
Also, someone told me that i was spelling Brunet wrong, and that it should be Brunette or someting, but a lot of the words i supposedly mispell can be done both ways, just like color and colour! :)
Bye now, and please don't kill me!