Author's Notes: Thanks for all the wonderful reviews so far. Don't worry, I promise it will get better. But for the Yuugi/Jounouchi fans, it doesn't get any better than this. Let it be known that I earn my ratings and Jounouchi can be a bit perverted. Both of them can. Don't know what I'm talking about, read the manga. You'll see…
Yuugi awakened late in the morning with the feeling of being very well rested. For a few moments, this feeling confused him, seeing as to how he hadn't slept properly in a very long time. He blinked a few times, wondering why his pillow was unusually warm and moving up and down. After a few seconds, remembrance slowly dawned on him and he lifted his head off of Jounouchi's chest, looking up towards his face. His eyes were closed and his lips were slightly parted as he breathed steadily in and out. Yuugi smiled as he watched him, remembering the love Jounouchi had shown him the night before. If only he would have known Jounouchi felt the same way about him earlier, he could have saved himself a lot of pondering and apprehensive questions. It also would have saved him a lot of embarrassment caused by his other half's teasing. At least he had been right about a few things, especially about Jounouchi smelling good. "I love you," he whispered, kissing the side of Jounouchi's neck.
Jounouchi made a soft sound of contentment, shifting his position slightly. Slowly, he opened his eyes, smiling as they met Yuugi's. "I guess it wasn't a dream," he murmured, laughing quietly. Yuugi's smile broadened as he reached up to run his hand through Jounouchi's soft hair. "Good morning to you, too," he said, wrapping his arms around Yuugi's waist. "Mornings always were better when you were the one waking me up." He kissed Yuugi's nose, causing Yuugi to giggle.
"Good morning, Jounouchi0-kun," he said, his hand curling around Jounouchi's neck. "You certainly helped me to get some well deserved sleep," he added, blushing slightly at the memory and the realization that they were both still naked and he was sprawled on top of his friend. "Thanks for that."
Jounouchi smiled and Yuugi was briefly concerned about the mischievous glint he saw in those eyes. "That wasn't me; that was the aftermath of the sex that did that for you." There was a brief pause before he added smugly, "Of course, that was all my doing."
"Jounouchi-kun!" Yuugi exclaimed, burying his face in Jounouchi's chest. Jounouchi laughed, gently rubbing Yuugi's back. "I was actually starting to fall asleep before you came up with that brilliant idea." He sighed, nuzzling Jounouchi's neck. "It worked though," he whispered.
Jounouchi's eyes were shining as he smiled down to Yuugi. "I never answered you earlier," he said softly. Yuugi looked up at him with a puzzled expression. Jounouchi pulled closer to him and softly kissed his lips. "I love you, too," he whispered when they finally separated. He rested his forehead against Yuugi's, staring deeply into his violet eyes. Now it was Yuugi's turn to make a sound of contentment, his hands playing with Jounouchi's hair. After a few minutes he regretfully said, "I'm sorry, Yuugi, but I feel as though I need a shower."
He rolled off the bed, dragging one of the sheets along with him. Yuugi sat up, watching as Jounouchi got to his feet, wrapping the sheet around his waist. "Umm, do me a favor and get dressed while I'm gone or else I can't promise how long it will be until breakfast." Yuugi laughed as Jounouchi stumbled halfway across the room, accomplished because he was too busy watching Yuugi to pay much attention to where he was going. "You didn't see that," Jounouchi said as he picked himself up, quickly disappearing into his bathroom.
Yuugi shook his head as the door shut, trying to hold down his laughter. He was glad that things really hadn't changed much between them. Maybe it was because they had been so close previously. Yuugi could hear the water being turned on inside the bathroom. He smiled to himself, recalling the events of the last night. Remembering how safe he had felt with Jounouchi's warm body pressed up against his. He sighed as he stood up, crossing the room to pick up his back. Unfortunately, that action put him within the contact zone of the Sennen Puzzle. //Did Jounouchi-kun help you get a good night's sleep or did he just exhaust you enough that you had no choice but to fall asleep?//
/Excuse me!/ he protested, blushing furiously and dropping his bag. /I'll have you know that is none of your business./ He picked his bag up, pulling out his clothes for the day.
The spirit laughed and Yuugi felt just a tad bit offended. And violated. //Don't worry. You don't have to tell me. I already heard everything anyway.// Yuugi was about to scold him but decided against it, figuring his other half would come up with some odd excuse anyway. So instead of reprimanding him, he went about the task of getting dressed. Though in his mind he still thought of a few choice things he could say, every once in a while glaring at the puzzle. As soon as it seemed like he wasn't going to say anything else, the spirit had to go and prove the world wrong. //Just so you know, I thought Jounouchi-kun sounded very happy indeed.//
The statement from his other half caused Yuugi to go about the task of almost proving it was possible to choke on nothing but air, all the while blushing. Once he got his shirt on, Yuugi retreated to the safety of Jounouchi's bed. He didn't feel like dealing with the spirit's teasing at the moment, considering the water had stopped running and Jounouchi would be coming out of the bathroom at any moment. He sat back down, trying not to think too much on the Pharaoh's latest comment while he waited for Jounouchi. The door opened and Yuugi looked towards it, grateful for the opportunity to think of something else. Jounouchi came back into the room, dripping wet and wearing nothing but a white towel around his waist. "Jounouchi-kun," Yuugi scolded, "you're wearing less clothes now then when you went in there.
"So?" He shrugged, crossing the room to stand next to his bed, looking questioningly at Yuugi. "Is there a problem with that?" he asked, kneeling in front of Yuugi.
He blushed, looking straight into Jounouchi's eyes, his own reflecting the love deep within his heart. "I thought you wanted to ensure breakfast soon," he whispered, leaning closer to his friend.
Jounouchi smiled softly, closing his eyes as he closed the distance between them. Yuugi closed his eyes as he slid his hands up Jounouchi's arms. Jounouchi eventually had to pull away so he could breath; however, he still stayed close to Yuugi. "I can't believe we waited this long to do this," he whispered before moving in for another kiss. Yuugi sighed, wrapping his arms around Jounouchi's neck.
Jounouchi's kisses left his mouth, traveling along his jawline and down to his neck. Yuugi rested his head on Jounouchi's shoulder, quite content to let him do whatever he wanted. "Jounouchi-kun, are you happy?" Yuugi asked once he finally decided to stop his ministrations.
"Of course," he whispered, briefly kissing his lips. "But do you know what would make me happier right now?" he asked, a familiar gleam in his eyes. Yuugi smiled, shaking his head no. "Breakfast," Jounouchi told him, scrambling to stand up.
Yuugi laughed, partially at Jounouchi's answer and partially at his pathetic attempt to stand up. "Is food all you ever think about?"
"Well, that and you," he admitted sheepishly. He extended his hand to Yuugi, the look Yuugi had wondered about for so long apparent in his beautiful eyes.
Yuugi took the offered hand, smiling with the knowledge of what that look mean. "Aren't you going to get dressed?" he asked as Jounouchi started to go out his bedroom door.
He turned around, an exasperated expression on his face. "Yuugi, you and I both know that once breakfast is over we're just going to end up back there," he said, pointing to his bed.
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After getting up early and eating a quick breakfast with his younger brother, Seto Kaiba returned to the quiet sanctuary of his office. Well, it would have been quiet if someone hadn't turned on the computer before he got there. "Good morning, Mister Kaiba." He mumbled his response as he sat down at the computer, remembering the problems he had had with it the night before. "How may I help you? Shall I continue looking up information about Miss Ishtar? Shall I check to see if she's single for you?"
"No," he replied sullenly, running his fingers through his hair. It was bad enough he had never been much of a morning person, but then the stupid computer had to start playing matchmaker again. His mind briefly thought that this had all been a bad idea but then he remembered why he started the plan in the first place. The real reason and not the lie his wounded pride kept telling him. "Remember that town you said Isis was from? Find any mention of that town in newspaper articles and print out the results."
The computer immediately went about its task, files appearing on the screen. "May I ask why, sir?"
"I made a promise to someone," he said, standing up and putting on his coat. "If you run out of paper, just get Mokuba off the Internet and make him deal with it."
"Yes, sir." He left the room, saying goodbye to Mokuba before heading off to work. At least that was the same as it had always been. He got up in the morning, ate breakfast with Mokuba, and then headed off to a long boring day at work. Though now he had that extra project he decided to throw into the mixture as well.
"Mr. Kaiba, your messages are waiting on your desk," his secretary called to him as he made his way into his work office.
He slammed the door behind him, crossing the room to sit in the large comfortable chair behind his desk. There was an odd number of small white slips of paper in front of him and Seto picked them up, briefly scanning through each one. Most of them were the usual odd business: stock holders, programmers, researchers, etc… However, one note caught his particular attention, one that was quite obviously not one of the normal messages. Sprawled across the page were the words "I need to talk to you," and it was simply signed, "Isis."
He laughed, balling the small slip of paper up in his fist. He eyes the wastebasket in the corner, tossing the piece of paper in that direction. The small ball of paper bounced off the wall, landing with a light thud in the bottom of the trashcan. He smirked. "Two points for Seto Kaiba," he said, turning to the other messages on his desk.
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