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Chapter Warning: Shounen ai aproaching yaoi.
Pairing: SxJ
Chapter summary: The SxJ goodness you've been waiting for.
Reminder: Joey Wheeler is Daric Marshall in this chapter due to his fake profile, remember?
Unbreakable – consider the alternativeKaiba decided to go outside of the school building for lunch, as he always does. He would rather have himself surrounded by the pleasant scenery of sakura blossoms than the noise in the cafeteria. There he sat peacefully under a sakura tree on a picnic bench while chewing absent-mindedly on his food. In front of him was his laptop – the object of his constant attention. The handsome CEO was in a better mood than before since his bstocks just went up 2%. For that, he figured he'd celebrate a little with some home-made sushi. The rest of his lunch automatically went down the nearest garbage can.
"Hey, you shouldn't waste food like that." Said someone in English. Kaiba's head shot up in suspicion. Did the garbage can just talk back to him? He then quickly scolded himself for being so stupid. Who else spoke English in this school except for...
Daric Marshall approached the CEO from behind. "Hi, I'm Daric." He introduced in a cheerful manner before joining Kaiba on the bench – uninvited.
"Man, I never thought Japan would be so hot during the summer." The blonde exclaimed, earning an emotionless side-glance from Kaiba. To prove his point, he discarded his navy uniform coat carelessly on the grass floor and unbuttoned the first few buttons on his white shirt.
The CEO found himself gazing at the revealed toned chest that rose and fell with every breath the blonde took. By the time he realized he was staring again, Kaiba wanted nothing more than to bang his head on the picnic table until he sees stars. Okay, first I like his eyes, then his chest, what's next?! But before that question was answered, the CEO concluded that he didn't want to know, thus he immediately blocked off that little part of him called 'logic'. Thank god the blonde was ignorant enough to not notice his inner turmoil – he was too busy complaining about the weather.
The frustrated teen then decided to concentrate on his work instead. Easier said then done, especially when the view to the laptop screen was blocked by a Japan Road Atlas.
"Could you help me with something?" Daric pointed to the address scribbled on the paper while shoving it, along with the road map, to the billionaire's face.
Since when was the great Seto Kaiba anyone's map-reader? Without even considering, he rejected the request with a simple "no" while living up to the 'jackass' reputation he righteously earned and deserved.
Daric fell silent for a while, as if he was in shock. "Oh..." He then forced a smile before saying: "I'm actually looking for my long lost sister, but I guess you are not interested." Getting up, the blond was about to make his polite exit when...
"Long lost sister?" the billionaire responded.
Daric stopped on his tracks, and felt the need to explain. "My parents were divorced when we were young. Um...so my sister and I got separated," He scratched his neck looking a bit uneasy, but nevertheless continued: "I never got to see her again...I miss her so much." The blonde finished with a sigh.
Seto almost had empathy for the other teen. He also has a sibling who he loves very much. The CEO couldn't imagine what he would do without his little brother. "So you traveled here to looking for your sister?"
Daric nodded earnestly. His honey eyes glistered brilliantly in the bright sun light. He looks so innocent and naïve when he is worried. Kaiba noticed.
"Ok, fine. Give me the map."
Sadly, very sadly, Kaiba forgot the fact that the foreigner couldn't read Japanese. So technically he had to translate all the road names to English, which is impossible since all those roads don't have an English translation. In the end, after he had explained about 20 times, the blonde finally got the idea of how to get to his destination. Just as the brunette thought he could at last get some work done, the bell rang, signaling the end of lunch.
The CEO was on the verge of ripping the other teen's head off for wasting so much of his precious time. But all malicious thoughts vanished when the blonde's arms fastened around his waist and gave him a bear-hug as his 'Canadian' way of showing gratitude. The hair on Kaiba's nape stood as he felt the heat from the other boy radiated onto his own body. Shivers went down his spine as Daric's lips barely touched his earlobe in a not-so- innocent way when whispering his thanks into Kaiba's ears.
The blonde then left with his uniform jacket hanging causally on one of his shoulders, while both hands tugged in his pants pocket. Kaiba watched while wondering about the reasons for this absurd attraction that is currently developing into an obsession.
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Joey placed the Japan Road Atlas neatly in his drawer as a token of victory after he got home. He had to admit, all the pretending and acting was even making him annoyed, let alone that impatient CEO. It was beyond him how the brunette had lasted a whole lunch period with him.
But what's even more beyond him was the way the other teen had looked at him whenever he thought the blonde wasn't watching. The way his eyes burned their way down the blonde's chest and stopped abruptly when he noticed he had gone too far suggested that he was hiding something. The way he reacted when Joey pretended to get a little intimate was questionable.
Hmmm...getting turned on or just disgusted to death?
The blonde thought he might investigate a little more into this matter before he'd be certain enough to draw a conclusion.
As for now, finding Serenity had to come first.
Grabbing his car key, the American paused. Yesterday's unpleasant events came back to haunt him like a replayed movie. With a curse, he ditched the keys and grabbed the phone receiver instead.
"Moshi moshi, I would like to rent a car please..."
A/N: did I spell "moshi moshi" right...? -.-; oh well, please review.