Disclaimer: If I had a million dollars I'd buy Yu-Gi-Oh.. and I'd also buy all the Jounouchi and Seto plushies I want!! cough But sadly..I only have is a penny..so I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or any Jou or Seto plushies..

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REMEMBER THIS IS YAOI!

Jou ran a hand through his hair. 'What's going on with me?' he thought helplessly. Was that Kaiba's way of flirting with him? Or completely humiliating him?

Since Seto seemed to have no interest in Jou, he shrugged it off to another attempt to make him feel stupid. And it worked, Jou felt completely humiliated and like a complete idiot.

xXxXx

As Kaiba climbed into his sleek black limo a thin, elder man said "Where to Mr.Kaiba?" "Kaiba Corp." Seto replied briskly. And with that the man closed Seto's door and then retreated to the front of the limo.

Seto leaned back into the leather seats. He let his mind wander. 'Did the Puppy's real feeling show? Or was that just the mutt's embarrassment..' He was somewhat pleased either way really, but he did hope that it was his feeling towards Seto that made him blush, rather than just embarrassment. Seto smirked at the sight of Jou blushing. He found it quite attractive how upset he'd get. Whether he was angry or embarrassed.. Just then, his cellphone began to ring.

"What?" he asked into the receiver, sounding slightly annoyed.

"Seto! When are you coming home?" asked Seto's little brother Mokuba.

Mokuba had been the only one really there for Seto. Ever since they were children, Mokuba was so selfless and so giving. Maybe that's why Seto felt that Mokuba was too good for him at times.

"When are you coming home??"

"I'll be there in a little while. I just want to catch up on some work.." Seto couldnt help but softening his tone a little when talking to his brother.

"Oh..okay.." Mokuba replied seeming a little distant. Seto could hear the faint sound of a video game in the background.

"I want you to finish your homework before you play with your game"

"Aww..okay Seto. I'll get to it now! Bye!"

And with that there was a click. And Seto sighed. He knew this was gonna be a long day.

xXxXx

By the time Jounouchi got home, took a shower, and changed it was already a quarter to six. He walked over to the shop that Yuugi's grandpa owned, and where Yuugi lived.

He knocked on the door and was greeted by Yuugi since Yuugi's grandpa was on a dig in Egypt, looking for old artifacts with his old friend Professor Hopkins.

"Jounouchi-kun! I'm happy you came!" Yuugi said leading Jou into the kitchen where Yami was desperately trying to cook pasta.

Yuugi looked at Yami then down at the pasta, that was not cooking right at all. "Um..Yami..We can just order some pizza.." Yami looked up from the mess. "Fine, lettme just clean this up.." "I'll help!" Yuugi replied picking up a towel. "Honda and Anzu are in the living room, Jounouchi!" "Kay Yug.." Jou replied walking into the room.

Jou looked back at Yami and Yuugi. He had to admit they made a cute couple, but it hurt him. Not only did he used to like Yuugi, but now he was the only one alone. Jou looked ahead. Honda and Anzu hadn't noticed him and were sitting closely on the couch holding hands.

Jou was happy for all of them. They were his best friends, but he felt like the odd one out.

"Jounouchi!" Anzu said turning to face him. "Oh Hey Jou!" Honda added after her.

Jou plopped down on an armchair. "Hey.." he said. All of a sudden he felt really tired.

"Oh, I never really got to talk to you before, but how was it eating in the library? You must have almost died seeing all them things called books.." Honda said in a teasing way. "Eh..shut up Honda! I don't think you even know how to read.." Jou replied.

"Pizza's here!" Yuugi said, popping his head in the living room. And with that the living room was abandoned.

xXxXx

At about 10 p.m. Jou decided to go home. When he got up to his rundown apartment building he was at ease. 'Hopefully dad'll still be at a bar..' he thought hopefully pulling open the downstairs door, leading into a rudnown stairwell.

Jou walked up to his floor and pulled open his paint chipped door. He kicked a couple of beer bottles and walked into his kitchen. It was a lot different then Yuugi's. It was a lot smaller and a lot messier.

He opened a can of soda and walked into his room closing the door behind him. He was almost to his bed when he heard the slam of the front door. Immediately he knew just who it was. He got under the blankets as fast as he could, and began pretending that he was sleeping before his dad came into his room. Luckily, he had actually fallen asleep before then.

xXxXx

It had been another warm night, because when Jou woke up his sheets were thrown on the floor. He looked at the clock. It blinked '7:15' "Damn!" he yelled getting up. He didn't even bother making his bed. He just got dressed, and couldn't resist a bowl of cereal before bolting out the door.

Jounouchi ran all the way to the High School, but still was 5 minutes late. But even the yelling of his angered teacher didn't bother him as much as when he got to English.

It was there that the students were assigned a project, which had to have partners. It was there that he was not paired up with Honda like he always was. It was there that he heard these words. "Katsuya Jounouchi..I want you to work with someone who could help you grades.." she scanned through her attendance sheet. "And that someone.." she smirked. "Is Seto Kaiba"

[TBC-Whoo! Told ya it'd be up soon..I made it pretty long too..I really hoped you like it! And did I do it a lil better Tamachan444? I appreciate all you'r suggestions! I'd like to make my story as good as it could be..so thanx for the suggestions and reviews! I'll update soon!]

-Keioko