(Disclaimer: Bou: J doesn't own Yu gi oh. If she did it would be a show about schizophrenics. She is borrowing the characters to amuse herself and you, the reader. Oh, and remember, we aren't making any money off this, but if you want to send a twenty, we won't object. Just kidding(coughemailjforaddresscough). )

WARNINGS!!! Akie: No small children. Homophobs beware. This story is yaoi/shounen-ai/slash. Which ever you like better. If you don't know what that is, look it up or ask a friend. If you don't like, please just don't read. Also, hardcore exploit of cuteness in this fic.

JC: Oh, and we don't want flames about how much you hate yaoi, cause we really don't care. I know, hard to believe but your pathetic existence means about as much to us as your opinion. If you have a valid question/comment, I'd love to hear it though. Thank you for listening.

Pairings: Thomas: shortly Jou/various For those of you who MUST know EXACTLY who: Jou/Ryou Jou/Seto Jou/Otogi Jou/Yami Jou/Bakura Jou/Marik Jou/Yami Marik Jou/Yugi and Jou/Honda Oh and some Ryou/Honda around the end maybe :P None of these are major and are mainly one-sided. This is a fic for Jou lovers really.

And watch out for character bashing. You never know WHEN that might just pop up. J sometimes just writes it and doesn't even realize it.

JC: Now......are we forgetting something?

Bilbo: Oh, right. Plot. Jou and Ryou make a bet with Honda that Jou can make anybody do anything with his cuteness! What will Jou have to do? Find out on the next episode of dragon....I mean read to find out.

JC: Alright, good job all. Coffee break time. Now, read, enjoy, and review after that please!
Oh, and things between the are on notes.

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ALL IN THE POUT
Chapter 1: Boring Classes and Bets

Honda scanned the school grounds determinedly. He let out a low "yes!!" when he spotted what he'd been looking for. The brunette walked quickly across the grass to the table two of his friends were at.

"Morning guys!" he greeted them cheerfully.

"Hey." they replied in unison, not looking up from what they were doing.

Honda studied them both for a moment. Ryou was bent over a piece of paper writing something as Jou watched him and the paper intently. After a moment he asked "What are you guys doing?" Ryou stopped writing and looked up at the pointy haired teen.

"Helping Jou with his homework." he answered shortly.

"What!?" Honda exclaimed "But you never help anybody with their homework!" Jou grinned brightly as Ryou let out a sad sigh.

"He used the puppy dog eyes and pout on me..." Ryou sighed again.

"Huh?" Honda questioned after a minute. He was extremely confused.

"His puppy eyes and that cute little pout." Ryou explained "He used those to get me to help him with his work." Ryou shook his head as Jou's smile widened. Honda was shocked to say the least.

"That actually worked on you?" he asked incredulously.

"Works on everyone." Jou replied matter-of-factly.

"Yeah." Ryou agreed "He's just to adorable for his own good." Honda snorted.

"Your exaggerating. That's kind of stuff only works on the weak minded." he said.

"Wanna bet?" Ryou asked, an evil smirk lighting his face.

"I'd love to." Honda replied.

"Fine." Jou chirped in "We bet you 1,000 yen that I can make anybody do what I want, short of killing themselves of course...." Ryou's evil smirk grew slightly.

"We'll give you one day. Tell Jou who and what to ask them to do. If by the end of the day everyone has done what he asked, we win. If not, you win. Agreed?" Ryou asked, quickly setting up the terms of the bet.

Honda thought for a minute. He did have 1,000 yen and he was sure to win anyway. Might as well. "Agreed." he finally said.

"Great." Ryou's evil smirk was still in place "I could use 500 yen."

"Me, too." Jou agreed, his grin impossibly large. Honda laughed lightly then looked down at his watch.

"Holy crap!" he exclaimed, making his friends jump "We're late for class!"

The three teens scrambled to collect their stuff then sped across the school toward first period.

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Every head turned as the classroom door opened. Ryou, Honda, and Jou stood awkwardly in the door way. The teacher fixed them with a glare that was known to kill cows.

"Too bad you can't get us out of trouble." Honda murmured to Jou jokingly. Everybody knew Mrs. Poel, the teacher currently trying to melt them with her mind, was a hard ass when it came to tardiness.

"Is that a challenge? Alright." Jou flashed Honda a quick grin before it disappeared.

"So glad you decided to join us boys." Mrs. Poel said icily.

"We're sorry ma'am." Jou began. Honda noticed that Jou's eyes were wider and that he had a cute worried frown on his face.

"We tried to get here on time, but we ran into some trouble. Your not gonna give us detention, are you?" the blonde finished, his lower lip jutting out slightly. The teacher's face softened.

"Oh, no sweety. I'm sure it wasn't your fault." she cooed "Just take your seats and don't let it happen again."

"We won't." the three chorused as they walked to their seats. Jou sent his friends a triumphant grin before he sat down. Ryou and Jou sat side by side but Honda sat across the room by Anzu. As much as he liked the girl, he was still upset by the fact that she was the only friend he sat by. After all, Anzu, Jou, and Ryou were his only friends in this particular class. Mrs. Poel's expression hardened again as she addressed the class.

"Today we are going to be doing....." the women's words soon faded out as Honda began plans on who he could make Jou ask to do what. After a few moments of the teachers droning and his planning a note landed on Honda's desk. He looked around to make sure no one was looking. Isn't it great when no one notices your existence? The brunette unfolded the note and read it over quickly. It was short and said simply:

/We're winning =P -RJ/

Honda crumpled the note angrily and tossed it aside, accidently hitting Anzu in the head. He didn't notice or care though. His mind was on other thoughts. Mainly that was not going to lose this bet. No way.

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First period passed quickly. Nothing of importance of interest happen during this time. Just kids dosing off, the teacher nearly strangling someone, and Honda plotting evil things. The usual. The brunette was a little peeved when the bell rang. He wouldn't have another class with Jou till fourth, right before lunch. That meant that for two periods he could do nothing but plot some more. No embarrassing Jou. Damn. Though a certain blonde was rather happy as Honda could tell as he chanced a glance at the boy. The other teen was grinning from ear to ear. And for good reason, the brunette noted. Jou was home free for a while. That meant he had a better chance at the bet. Honda thought about making Jou do something in the hall but the blonde was out the door as soon as the bell rang. Honda chased after him, but he was no where to be seen. Damn. Again. The spike-head sighed and trudged off to second period. It was going to be a long (about) two hours.

As soon as the bell rang Ryou grabbed Jou's arm and pulled him down the hall quickly. The white haired boy pulled them both into an empty classroom. Jou was to surprised by all this to really say anything so he just stood there in shock for a few minutes. Ryou watched Honda turn the corner quickly. The brunette swivelled his head from side to side, looking for any trace of the two teens he'd lost. Finally the boy gave up and walked off to his second class.

"Ryou...what the hell?" Jou had finally found his voice. Ryou turned to smile happily at Jou.

"I was just avoiding Honda." he told the older teen.

"Why?" Jou questioned.

"Because!" Ryou sighed as if it was the simplest thing in the world

"The less people we have to deal with, the better chance we have at winning that 1,000 yen. Besides, we can't having you using all your cuteness this morning. You need it for later." Jou smiled as realization donned on him.

"If we can just avoid him in the halls, then he can't do anything tell lunch. We'll have wasted almost half the day without having to do anything at all." Jou chirped as Ryou nodded enthusiastically. The white haired boy suddenly thought of something then. His brow furrowed and his eyes had a distressed look in them.
"Not that we need this time or anything...." Ryou declared suddenly "It's just a little extra reassurance." Ryou did want Jou thinking he needed this help. He knew the boy could win this bet, and he did want to hurt his feelings or make him unsure of himself. Jou smiled at his friends obvious attempts to make him feel good about himself.

"I know, bud." Jou assured his friend, smiling to let the other know his little speech had worked. Ryou sighed and smiled. His brow unfurrowed and his eyes turned back to the way they were before. Jou knew exactly how to make his friend feel better. Ryou compulsively hugged the blonde.

"Thanks for understanding. Your such a good friend Jou..." he said as he let the other go after a few long minutes. Jou was a little stunned by the hug but quickly shook it off.

"Let's get to class now. Don't want to be late again." Jou grabbed his friend's arm and pulled him out of the room toward their next class.

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The hours passed slowly. Honda thought he might have gone insane. Every time he looked up at the clock it seem that it hadn't moved forward at all. Quite the contrary, it almost seemed to be going backwards. Of course, he didn't know that Bakura had decided to curse it so it would actually go backwards. But, that's beside the point. The brunette was about ready to kill himself by the time the bell to end second period rang. He darted out of the room as quickly as he could. On his way out he knocked over Anzu. The poor girl landed hard on her butt and her school things flew all over the hall. She growled at him as she scrambled to pick up her things without being trampled. Honda didn't notice though. Actually, he didn't notice anything going on around him. Once again he was to busy thinking about what he was gonna do when he ran into Jou and Ryou again. Something evil, he decided. Something very evil.

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Jou was nervous all through second period. Honda would obviously have a lot of time to plan evil things. Evil things that he would have to do. He was wishing that they hadn't made the bet. Sure, he'd win easily. And he could use the money. But, still. He couldn't help but wonder if it was really worth it. He would have to do quite a few degrading things to get the money. Honda would probably making him ask people like Otogi for things. It was a little unnerving. You never really knew what the dice freak could be thinking. Jou sighed loudly, earning him a glare from his teacher. He ignored her warning and sighed again, louder this time. A note smacked him in the head a minute later. He looked down at it curiously for a second. Finally he opened it.

/Hey J,
What's up with the worried expression? Are you ok? -R/

Jou quickly scribbled down an answer.

/I'm fine. Just thinking./

He flicked it back to Ryou. He watched the silver haired boy read the note quickly. The boys hand began to move. He was writing something. Soon the note was on Jou's desk once more.

/Bullshit. What is it? You can tell me./

Jou sighed for the third time. Ryou knew him to well. It was kind of creepy really. Jou decided that lying to Ryou was pointless. He picked his pencil back up and wrote a reply.

/I'm just nervous. Honda's gonna making me do something really degrading, I just know it. He'll probably make me ask Kiaba for his underwear. XP/

He flicked the message to his friend again. Jou saw Ryou's mouth quirk into a smile as he read the note. He got his reply a few second later.

/Don't worry. Honda isn't that creative. You'll be fine. Meet me after class and we can talk some more about it./

Jou laughed quietly when he read it. He wrote only two more things down.

/Ok. Thanks./

Then he sent it to Ryou again. Ryou looked up once he read the note and smiled at Jou. The blonde returned it. That note had really made him feel better. The white haired teen could always cheer Jou up somehow. It was a gift of his. The blonde couldn't wait till after class to properly thank Ryou for his help. Speaking of the end of class.... Jou looked up at the clock. Just another few minutes and he'd be out.

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The minutes passed like hours for Jou but finally the bell wrung. All of the class filed out slowly. Apparently no one was to eager to get to third period.

Jou and Ryou met up in the hall. The both walked silently for a few minutes until Jou finally spoke.

"Thanks for the note Ryou. It really helped calm my fears." Jou said, smiling at his friend.

"I would be afraid too. I sorry you had to even THINK about asking Kiaba for his panties." Ryou joked, pretending to shiver in disgust.

"Panties?" Jou questioned, smirking at his friend.

"Oh yah!" exclaimed Ryou happily "Seto's a TOTAL cross dresser. You know he's wearing a bra under that shirt, pretending he's another one of the girls. That's why he doesn't have a girlfriend. It also explains why he's so anti-social. Doesn't want anyone to find out." Jou had to grasp his sides he was laughing so hard. Ryou had started doing wild hand motions while explaining in detail what Kiaba likes to wear and why. He also decided to explain to Jou why Kiaba's a winter and not a fall. They walked the way across the school talking about what dresses and colors looked best on different guys. The two had forgotten all about class. After they realized what they'd done, they separated to get to their different classes. Both teens had to run down the halls to get there on time.

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Third period was just as uneventful as first. Ok, Jou did get to hear Anzu cussing about school supplies and a "spike head jackass!" but that wasn't really something to be the highlight of your day. For the most part, Jou just counted the spikes on Yugi's head over and over again. Sure, he thought there were seven, but how could he be sure? And he hadn't even been able to check on the amount of bang spikes yet. Was that six of did the little thing count, too? Luckily for him, Yugi sat right in front of him. He could double check all he wanted. And the giant hair hid him from the teacher so Mr. Kalvick didn't know he wasn't paying any attention at all. Jou began to wonder what Yugi would look like without the spikes. Probably really freaky, he decided. The idea of cutting them off crossed Jou's mind. Then a sickening idea came to his head. What if Honda made him ask Yugi to mutilate his hair? That would be fucked up! Jou wished Ryou was in his class so he could talk to him. That would make him feel better. Since that wasn't an option, the blonde instead began to imagine Honda without his spike. Now that took his mind off his problems. It also gave him a very good idea for revenge for whatever Honda degrading thing Honda made Jou do. Soon, the Jou found himself anticipating the end of class. The sooner the day ended, the sooner he could get back at a certain brunette baka.

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Once again class was way to long for Honda's liking. How could one person be so boring? Honda found himself wondering this as the teacher continued blabbing on about whatever the hell. Boring. What class was he in again? Oh, right. Literature. Boring. Honda looked over at the clock. 10:42? What the hell? He could have sworn just a minute ago it was at least 10:51. Unfortunately for Honda he had this class with Bakura. The white haired trouble-maker had decided to make a pattern and make ever clock he saw go backwards. Just another of his small steps toward creating UTTER CHAOS(insert sound of thunder and evil laugh at this point)!!!! The poor brunette was convince the gods were punishing him. It was bad enough being in this class normally. The were discussing out loud a book about talking animals that start a society or something like that. Honda hadn't really read it. Too confusing. What did a bunch of cute farm animals have to do with corruption in government? Add that with the fact that Honda was anxious to make good use of the bet, you got one unhappy Hiroto. He looked at the clock again. 10:35. Mrs. Frielander's literature class was soon presented with the sight of a brunette smacking his head against his desk over and over again, muttering something about the "horrible wrath of karma" and the "disgruntled gods."

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Ryou was excited. Class would be over soon. That meant that he could show of Jou's skill sooner and win that bet. It also meant he could see the blonde again in fourth period. Now THAT was something to really look forward to. Sure, Ryou had made the bet intent on getting money out of it, but it also gave him a little perk. He had a good excuse to spend the whole day with Jou. Ryou loved spending time with the taller browned eyed boy. But he hardly ever had a good excuse. Sure, Jou wouldn't mind him there all the time for no real reason but he did want to seem clingy. If Ryou had a good excuse to be around the blonde constantly, then he didn't mind. This was defiantly a good excuse. And, another bonus came with the bet. The white haired boy got to watch Jou make all those cute expressions he loved so much, but rarely got to see. Ryou found himself not really caring if they won the bet or not. It was only 1,000 yen after all. He was willing to pay that and more just to see Jou's adorable pout. Albeit, Ryou was a little jealous that all those expressions would be directed at others. Jou mainly reserved all those looks for Ryou, something the white haired boy was proud to say. But, he knew Jou was only doing this for the money and for Ryou himself also, so it wasn't so bad. Ryou jumped when the bell rang suddenly. The boy realized he must having been spacing out completely. He collected his stuff and dashed off to fourth period, hoping to run into a certain blonde as soon as possible.

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