JC: And it begins.
Thomas: Right. So who are you inviting to do the Pairings today?
JC: Kake.
Bou: Kake? Really? happiness
JC: Yep, we all missed Kake very much.
Kake: I'm gonna do the pairings! DO I get to make them up? I want Jou/kake and Seto/pole!
Bou: You want Jou and yourself and Seto and an inanimate object?
Kake: No to the first, yes to the second. I want Jou and kake, like what you eat.
JC: Riiiiiiight. Ok, Kake dear, just stick to the script we gave you.
Kake: Fine.
Bou: We'll let you write a story about whatever parings you want later, ok?
Kake: Even Thomas/J and Bou/Giles?
Bou: Yes, but not the last one.
JC: Yes but not the first one.
Thomas: Just plain no!
Kake: Fine, I hate you guys. You so mean! (tear filled eyes)
JC: Fine, you can have any pairing you want, just don't cry!
Kake: Yes!
JC: Somebody disclaim this thing now please.

(Disclaimer: Bou: If J owned this show then it would be more dramatic(think S.O. drama, daytime tv stuff) and most of the characters would be zombies/schizoids. Don't sue or nothing.)

JC: Ok, that'll do. Thomas, warn people, warn them good!

WARNINGS: Thomas: I have to warn you...bad writing! Be afraid! Ok, I was kidding. Don't hurt me J. What I meant was there is yaoi/shounen ai/slash/queer stuff in this fic. Also, I know there's character bashing in this one. Sorry, but there is. That is all, I think.

JC: Very good. Pairings time. And no making them up!

PAIRINGS: Kake: The pairing are Jou/various. I don't wanna name them all so go to the last chapter if you really must know. Now, let's all have kake.

JC: Good idea.
Thomas: but we had cake last time.
JC: Fine, I'll find a pie or something for us and just let Kake have the cake.
Kake: Yes!
Thomas: I want pizza.
JC: Pizza it is. Bou, write down the toppings everyone wants while I get rid of the readers.
Bou: Ok.
JC: Read now. Read. Read. Read. Come on! READ! Oh, and review. That is all.

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All in the Pout
Chapter 4: Downtown Stories

Ryou, Jou, and Honda had quickly realized walking all the way downtown was not a good idea. The boys hadn't even made it half way there yet, and their feet were already killing them. Luckily for the boys, they wear able to flag down a passing taxi. Alright, so they didn't really flag it down so much as Ryou and Jou pushed Honda is front of it as it was driving by. The two boys then began scolding the taxi driver for nearly killing their friend with his incompetent driving and insisted that he give them all a free ride to make up for Honda's traumatic experience. Surprisingly, the driver actually decided to drive them downtown free of charger, agreeing that it was the least he could do for almost killing that "poor, stupid lookin' kid." Honda was less than happy about all this, seeing as how no one had told them about the plan to get a ride in the first place. He had nearly pissed his pants when his supposed friends pushed him into a busy street.

"I hate you guys..." he grumbled. They were all stuffed in the back seat of the cab. Jou was chatting excitedly with the driver, who apparently had quite a few interesting stories to tell about his experiences as a taxi driver. Meanwhile, Ryou stared out the window, watching the scenery fly by. Ryou turned away from the window and glared at the brunette.

"Say that a few more times and you'll beat the record of times a person has said "I hate you" in two minutes time." Ryou told his companion. The look on the white haired boy's face showed he was not amused. Honda simply glared right back at his companion.

"I hate you..." Honda said one more time, just to be annoying. Ryou growled loudly and smacked his friend across the face a few times. Honda was quiet for the rest of the ride after that.

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"An' so I told 'em, I said, 'You ain't be bringing no raccoon's in ma cab, no way, no how.' Ya see, I wasn't bout to let 'em walk all ova me. So, anyway, the fella, he was bout dis high" the driver held his hands up to show them how high he meant, "Naw a very tall fella really. So, 'e pulled out eh gun, not jus' any gun neither. This thang was berg arse, eh....." The driver, who's name they had discovered was Sig, stopped what he was saying suddenly.

"Why'd you stop?" Jou asked, he was really getting into the story. Sig looked at Jou regretfully.

"Sorry kid. We're 'ere." Sig explained "I'll havta finish the story 'ater. You needa be going on your way fer what eva your doing, an' I gots other customers ter find." The man seriously sounded regretful as the boys began to filed out of the car.

"You know Sig..." Jou said casually "I want to hear the rest of that story. I'll be hunting you down so I can." Sig smiled widely.

"I'll be waitin' fer ya to kid. I'll be lookin' forward to it." the driver waved one last time at the group then sped off. The small group began walking towards the ice cream shop, which was a couple stores down.

"Nice man..." Ryou commented. Jou nodded in agreement and Honda stayed silent.

"What the heck is Sig short for anyway?" Honda asked after a moment. Ryou and Jou looked from Honda to each other, then back again. Both then simply shrugged. The group of three walked into the ice cream shop, 'Addy's Ice House', and ordered their ice cream. Jou had a single scoop of 'Mocha Java', Ryou 'Strawberry Cheese Cake', and Honda 'Double Chocolate Chip'.

"So..." Jou drawled, as they waited for their ice cream "who's paying for this?" The three boys looked from one to the other, each expecting to see someone else raise their hand. No hands were raise.

"Let's just each pay for our own ice cream....." Ryou suggested.

"Maybe Jou can get it for us for free." Honda joked. The three laughed for a moment before Honda suddenly held his hand up to silence the others.

"I bet you can't do it." Honda said smugly "I bet you can't get our ice cream for free." Jou stared at Honda for a moment, comprehending what the boy had said.

"Alright...watch and learn boys." Jou grinned as he walked over to the counter, where their ice cream was waiting.

"That'll be ten dollars..." the girl at the counter, who looked only a few years older than Jou, sighed in a bored manner. Jou made a show of rummaging through his pockets, looking for money. The blonde sighed loudly and his big eyes filled to the brim with tears.

"Oh no..." he mumbled, loud enough for the girl to hear. The girl look at Jou sad facing, feeling sorry for the poor boy.

"What's wrong sweety?" she asked. Jou sniveled slightly, looking up at the girl with a pitiful look.

"I ran into a man in the street earlier..." Jou began in a voice that just screamed tragic "He knocked me down. I didn't realize it until now, but he must have taken my money from my pocket while I was on the ground." Jou let a single tear slid down his cheek as the girl absorbed this information.

"Aww, you poor dear. That's just horrible that someone would do something like that!" the girl, Terra her name tag, said with disgust evident in her voice. Jou nodded, his face still heartbreaking to look at.

"And what's worse," the blonde said, sniveling again "Is that now I can't buy my friend's ice cream. I promised them I would..." Jou let another tear slid down his cheek. Terra reached over the counter and patted Jou on the back.

"It's ok." the girl cooed, his story having mad her ready to cry herself. Jou looked up at the worker sadly.
"You such a nice person. I'm sorry to waste your time..." Jou sighed, and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Terra called. Jou spun around and looked at her hopefully.

"You can have the ice cream, on the house." Terra said, smiling at Jou and handing him the three cones "I can clear it up, so don't worry about it." Jou smiled widely at the girl, reaching a cross the counter and giving her a quick hug.

"That you so much!" Jou gushed, his tears drying up as he grinned "You're the nicest person I've ever met!" With that said, Jou turned around and walked right out of the shop. Ryou and Honda stood there stunned for a moment, then raced after the blonde making off with their ice cream.

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The group sat on the curb licking at their quickly melting ice creams. The cold treat dripped down all their hands but the boys barely took notice. Soon the cones were completely gone, leaving three sugared up boys sitting bored on a street corner. The teens watched the cars pass them in passive silence.

"This is soooo boring..." Jou declared finally. Even though Honda agreed and Ryou was nodding vigorously, he didn't react to the comment.

"Let's go find something fun to do, instead of sitting around here. Let's forget about that dumb bet and go make explosives with Marik or something!" Jou suggested. Once again Ryou was nodding. Honda growled and stood up angrily.

"I will not go hang out with Marik!" he snapped "We are going to finish this bet, which means you have to stick with me till sunset. I here, so you are too. Now I'm leaving, which means so are you!" Honda stomped of down the side walk after that, not waiting for Jou or Ryou. The two boys exchanged an odd glance before dashing after their retreating friend.

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"I think he's gone crazy..." Jou whispered to Ryou. The two boys were walking a few steps behind Honda. They didn't know where the brunette was going but they didn't dare ask.

"I think you might be right." Ryou replied quietly. Honda ignored the two, even though it was likely he could hear them perfectly.

"I why does Honda hate Marik so much anyway?" Jou wondered out loud. Ryou shrugged.

"Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Marik is evil." Ryou suggested. Jou shook his head.

"Oh come on, he's not THAT evil. Besides, Marik is a likeable evil, like Bakura." Jou explained "He's evil, but still a good guy. Um, I mean he's cool, not he's good. Cause he's evil, not good, but he is a...." Jou sighed loudly and gave up.

"I know what you mean." Ryou relieved his friend of having to try explaining again.

"I just don't get it though.." Jou continued "It's not like he had to ever be Marik's mind slave or anything." Ryou shook his head.

"Yes, weird that he hates him more than you. Seeing as how he made you duel Yugi and almost kill him..." Ryou trailed off.

"Yeah....you'd think I'd hate him more, huh?" Jou replied.

"You'd think that." Ryou agreed. They walked in silence for a moment before Jou broke it.

"You know, I bet you were secretly hoping I'd win that duel with Yugi." Jou commented "You were hoping that Yugi would lose and be pulled down into the ocean. That way, all that stupid 'save the world' crap would be over and we wouldn't have to listen to Yami's damn angst about not having any memories. Life would have gone back to normal and we'd have one less person to buy lunch for on Saturdays when we go out together." Ryou gaped at Jou for a moment.

"JOU!" Ryou exclaimed "That's a horrible thing to say!!!" Jou looked down at the ground in an ashamed way.

"Though, you are right." Ryou said out of no where "I was secretly hoping you'd win. I like you better than Yugi, and also he and his Yami were getting pretty annoying. 'Oh, I must defeat Marik. Oh, why can't I remember my life? Why am I stuck in the body of a weakling dwarf? Was my hair always this fucked up?' I wanted to smack him." The white haired boy impersonated Yami with a high squeaky voice, flailing his arms out wildly as he talked. Jou snickered.

"You wanna know something?" he asked Ryou "If I tell you, you can't tell anyone else." The white haired boy nodded enthusiastically.

"Ok. See, I used to think, around the time this was all going on, that Yugi was a schizophrenic. I almost committed him a couple times. Every time we'd walk by the Domino Asylum, my hand would start twitching uncontrollably." Jou admitted. Ryou burst into laughter, causing people walking by them to turn and stare at the teens oddly.

"Oh my god!" Ryou laughed "Your kidding right?" Jou shook his head, causing Ryou to laugh even harder.

"Actually, I was gonna set up a convention to make Yugi aware of his problem. I had order a cake and everything. We were gonna put candles in it, one for every time Yugi had turned into Yami. It would have been great..." Jou trailed off, blushing a little. Ryou was holding onto Jou as they walked to stop from falling over.

"Holy crap." Ryou gasped "That's not what you thought about me right?" Jou shook his head.

"Naw, I always thought I was imagining it with you. I figured you of all people could never turn into a psychotic killer with crazy hair." The blonde replied evenly. The two boys exchanged a glance before bursting into laughter. The people around avoided the crazily laughing pair, going as far as to cross the street to get away from them. Finally, after the two laughing for five minutes straight, Honda whirled around on them.

"Cut it out! Shut the hell up both of you! I don't want to hear another sound out of either of you until I address you!" Honda yelled, causing Ryou and Jou gape at him. The brunette then spun back around and began walking again. The stunned a pair followed after him quickly, neither saying another word.

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Honda lead the others around the streets for hours with out stopping. The group just walked, Honda mumbling and growling under his breath and Jou and Ryou dead silent.

"Man, it's like 5:00 pm. We've been walking forever. What the hell is wrong with him?" Ryou chanced a whisper to Jou. This was the first thing anyone in the group had said since Honda's little explosion. Jou simply shrugged, looking puzzled.

"Well, at least the sun will be setting soon, when it does we can go home and rest our poor feet." Jou said, trying to be positive. Ryou nodded, looking down at his watch to see if it was sun setting time yet. Only a minute had passed since the last time he had checked.

"Damn!" Ryou exclaimed, not realizing he had shouted it until Honda whirled around on him. The white hair boy gulped, trying to shrink down under Honda's vicious glare. Who knew Honda could be so damn scary?

"Sorry..." Ryou muttered timidly. Honda didn't relent in his glare.

"What did you feel you needed to scream over?" Honda hissed. Ryou gulped again, stepping away from the brunette a few steps.

"Um...it's just that it's 5:05 and we've been walking around for hours straight and sun down will be in a couple hours and we really want to go home and rest our poor abused feet and..." Ryou began rambling. Honda put his hand over Ryou's mouth to stop any further mindless banter from the boy.

"It's that late already?" he asked more to himself than anyone else " Man...." Honda's glare disappeared and he looked sadly at the other boys.

"Man, I'm sorry guys." he apologized "I didn't realize we had been walking so long and I...I'm just sorry." Ryou and Jou gaped at Honda for a minute before they both forgave him, saying it was ok.

"We should find a way to get home..." Honda said smartly. The others nodded and they all sat down on the curb to brain storm how to get home.

"We could call a cab.." Ryou suggested, after many shot down ideas.

"That's a great idea!" Jou exclaimed . They looked at each other expectantly for a few moments.

"Do one of you guys have change?" Jou asked after a while. Hond and Ryou shook their heads. Jou sighed loudly.

"Jou, why don't you get us change. Ask some passerby." Honda suddenly said "It can count towards our bet, too. If you can't get change, I win. If you can, then the bet continues." Jou frowned.

"I hate asking people for change...it makes me feel like a beggar." Jou replied, wrinkling his nose at the idea "I don't like to think about how someday, I could be doing that for a living. It's depressing. Honda glared at Jou.

"Oh, suck it up!" he said insensitively "You aren't going to be a beggar someday and you know it. Your only asking for change so we can call a cab. Trade someone a dollar for the change if it make you feel better, just do it!" Jou's eyes widened at his friend's harsh tone. The blonde sighed and stood up, walking over to someone who was currently walking by them.

"Excuse me.." he said timidly, looking a little lost "Could you spare some change? I need to make a call or I'll be stuck down here." The passerby, a old woman with a kind smile, wordlessly handed Jou a quarter and walked off, with out glancing back. Jou stared at the quarter in his hand for a moment.

"Do you guys remember how much the pay phones are?' Jou asked them.

"I believe they're 75 cents downtown, since they seem to think they can get more out of people down here." Ryou commented.

"I wonder why...." Honda mumbled. Ryou shrugged and Jou went back to looking for passers.

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It turns out the area Jou was in was lowly populated. Very few people ever walked around down there. Jou had to wait about fifteen minute between each person who passed them for another to come by. After an hour Jou had managed to get 75 cents in assorted change, five phone numbers (three from girls and two from boys), two offers to drive the boys home, and a feel up from a girl who Jou had a first thought was shy. He learned his lesson about appearances well that day. Jou was bright red with embarrassment as he walked back to where Ryou and Honda sat on the curb.

"Well, I got the money.." Jou sighed and tossed the coins into the air, catching them again "I don't think it was really worth the trouble though. We shoulda just walked home." The other two ignored Jou's comment and stood up.
"So, where's a pay phone?" Honda asked Ryou. The white haired boy turned red and looked away from the others.

"I don't know.." he admitted in an embarrassed voice.

"Whadaya mean you don't know! This was your idea in the first place!" Jou exclaimed. Ryou turned even redder, still refusing to look at his companions.

"I didn't think that far ahead..." he said quietly. Jou sighed loudly and Honda shook his head.

"Let's go find one then..." Honda suggested, starting to walk away, looking back and forth for a pay phone. Ryou and Jou followed his example, doing the same.

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They had been walking for ten minutes and were yet to see anything. All three boys were frustrated and tired. Jou's face lite up when he saw the flash of metal up ahead, across the street from them.

"Hey guys! I found one!" He exclaimed, looking back towards his two friends. He sped up, zooming towards the payphones. He never made it past the corner. Right as he was going by someone else turned the corner and ran right into Jou, knocking him to the ground. Jou scramble back up and began making apologize to the person he had hit, his head bowed down so he couldn't see their face.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sooo sorry! I didn't mean to run into you, it was an accident and I am so sorry. Really, I am." Jou began rambling his apologizes. He was cut of by a familiar voice.

"Well, about time you started begging for my forgiveness, right Jou?" the man who had knocked Jou over drawled. Jou's head snapped up and he stared in surprise at Bandit Keith. The older man smirked down at the bent over form of Jou.

"I think I like you this way." he commented, patting Jou's head. Jou, who had been to shocked to do it before, straightened back up and looked Bandit Keith up and down.

"What are you doing here?" he asked. He had figured that the blonde American would have split Domino by now. The man hadn't exactly had some great experiences here. Bandit Keith shrugged.

"I don't know really. I'm just still here." the man looked a little dazed but then shook it of quickly. Jou looked up at the other blonde worriedly. Sure, Bandit Keith was a jerk, but he was still an acquaintance, a possible friend even if he tried, and Jou didn't want anything bad to happen to him.

"So, what are you doing down here shorty?" Bandit Keith asked, looking Jou up and down in an odd manner. Jou ignored the eyes and responded to his question.

"Well, dumb ass over there decided that he wanted us to walk all the way around town." Jou replied nonchalantly. He pointed a finger over his shoulder towards Honda. Keith smirked slightly when Jou said this.

"Fun." he replied, smiling evilly.

"Yeah, I guess. Then again, all day has been fun. Well, that is, if your definition of fun is getting hands stuck down your pants and begging people for change on a street corner. Yep, fun. A positive blast." Jou replied, his lips turning up into a smirk. Bandit Keith mirrored that smirk on his own face.

"Going cynical on me?" Keith asked.

"Maybe just a little." Jou admitted, holding his fingers up about less than half an inch apart. Keith laughed. A piece of paper pelted Jou in the bak of the head at that moment.

"What the.." Jou looked back at Honda, who was pointing to the balled up paper of the ground. Jou bent down and picked it up. He unfolded it and stared at it for a moment.

"Man, you have horrible handwriting Hond." Jou commented, looking distastefully down at the scrabbly writing. Honda growled and glared at Jou icily. Jou held up his hands in defense.

"Sorry..." he muttered and began to read the note.

/Bet: take Keith's sunglasses and don't get beat up/

Jou looked at Honda again.

"You've got to be kidding me." he said. Honda just smiled at him. Jou sighed and turned around to face Bandit Keith again. The man had a puzzled look on his face. Jou smiled at him disarmingly, then reached up and snatched his glasses right off his nose.

"Hey!" Keith exclaimed, making a grab for his sunglasses. Jou pulled them out of the bandit's reach and placed them over his own eyes.

"Cool shades." Jou commented "Can I have them?" Keith grinned slightly.

"Even though you look sexy in them, I'm gonna have to sat no." Bandit Keith replied. Jou sighed.

"Fine, but I think you better without them." Jou said "You have such pretty eyes." Jou stared at the other blonde's bright blue eyes in a transfixed sort of way. The man shifted from one foot to the other in an uncomfortable way as Jou stared at him. It was a little weird.

"Yo, Jou. Could you stop staring like that." Keith smirked widely "Somebody might think you have the hotts for me or something." Jou blinked a couple of times.

"What now?" Jou had been zoning out and hadn't really heard anything but the end of Bandit Keith's statement. The older blonde laughed lightly.

"It was cool talking to you." Bandit Keith said "Your not as dorky as I thought. I'll caught you later." With that said the blonde continued walking on his way, pinching Jou's butt as he walked by and snatching back his shades. Jou 'eeped' loudly and turned bright red. Honda and Ryou had watch the whole exchange rather impassively. The two began walking again, Ryou having to guide Jou as the blonde seemed a little to shocked to move on his own.

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"At last!" Ryou exclaimed as the got to the payphone's. Jou had finally snapped out of his daze, finding the payphones much more interesting.

"Yes!" Jou hollered happily. Jou pulled the change out of his pocket and skipped over to the machine. Just as the blonde was about to push the change into the phone, he noticed a piece of paper taped to it.

"Out of order..." he read aloud. He blinked a couple of times before the message got across to him.

"Holy fuck!" he sobbed, falling to his knees in front of the phone "Why God? Why?" Ryou's and Honda's faces both sank and they went over to sit by Jou. Ryou put his arm around the pouting boy and they sat there brooding in silence.

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The teens were brought out of there daze by the honk of a horn. They all snapped their heads up and stared at the bright red convertible in front of them.

"Hey guys....what are you doing out here?" the familiar voice of Mai asked. Sure enough, sitting in the driver's seat of the car, was the blonde female duelist.

"MAI!" Jou exclaimed, running up to the car and hugging the girl "Thank god!" Ryou and Honda stood up and walked over to the car.

"Bet you can't get her to drive us home." Honda whispered in Jou's ear.

"I was gonna ask her to anyway you moron!" Jou snapped. Honda turned red and looked away from the group.

"Ask me to what?" Mai questioned, looking at Jou in confusion.

"Could you give us a ride?" Jou asked sweetly "We've been stuck out here for ever!" Mai smiled brightly at them.

"Sure guys. Hope on in!" she replied, opening the front door for Jou. Jou got in the passengers seat while Honda and Ryou got in the back.

"I swear Mai, you're a life saver!" Jou exclaimed.

"Your like an angle!" Ryou agreed, staring at Mai with admiration.

"You the best." Honda finished off the sentiments.

"Aww, shucks guys." Mai laughed "Thanks. I always wanted a fan club."

"Go Mai!" Ryou and Jou exclaimed. Mai laughed loudly and smiled warmly at the boys in her car.

"So, where am I taking you guys?" Mai asked. They thought about this for a minute.

"Ryou place is closest." Jou said finally "Drop us off there."

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The group waved good bye to Mai as she drove away. It hadn't taken them long to get to Ryou's since Mai drove fast and crazy.

"Wanna come in?" Ryou asked "I can give you guys something to drink." Honda and Jou nodded enthusiastically. They were all thirsty from wandering in the heat all day. The walked into Ryou house to find Marik and his Yami sitting in the living room, arm wrestling. The two had gotten into an argument over who was stronger and were now settling it. They seemed to be evenly matched and were now trying to cheat by kicking each other under the table.

"Hey guys!" Jou greeted cheerfully. Marik got distracted and looked over at Jou. His Yami to that as his chance and quickly pushed Marik's hand down onto the table. Marik let out a stream of unbecoming cuss words and kicked his Yami extra hard in the shin.

"Is my Yami here?" Ryou asked, stopping the fight that was about to break out between the two white haired boys.

"He went to the store to buy more matches. Apparently the little book he keeps in his hair is empty." Marik supplied. Ryou snapped.

"So that's where he was hiding them! I tried to get rid of all the matches but I know he was salvaging some somewhere!" Ryou growled "He is dead when he get's back." Ryou stomped angrily into the kitchen deciding to get his friends drinks and try to calm his nerves away from others while he was at it. Jou and Honda just hung out in the living room watching the two insane teens. They had decided to have a staring contest which they used the same tactics as before to cheat at. Resounding "OUCH!"'s could be heard throughout the house, which was otherwise completely silent.

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"I'm bored." Jou said after a while. Honda sighed and turned to look out the window, hoping to see Bakura coming back. As much as he didn't like the tomb robber, he could really make the place more fun than watching a staring contest was. All Honda saw out side the window was the sun that was just starting to set. As soon as the sun was all the way down, their bet would be over. With this thought in mind, Honda turned to observe the Ishtars. He had to think of something he could make Jou ask them to do that they never would. Try as he might, I could think of nothing.

"Man, this is gonna last forever." Jou grumbled "Neither of them will ever just admit that the other is better. And I don't think anything could ever make them." Jou shook sadly and sighed. Honda's face brightened as Jou gave him an idea.

"That's it!" he exclaimed, making everyone in the room look at him. Yami Marik once again took his chance and kicked his Hikari extra hard, that mixing with it being unexpected making Marik blink and let out another string of unholy words.

"Hey, I want you to make one of them admit that the other is better. I don't which one, just make one do it!" Honda whispered to Jou. Jou looked at Honda, then over at the twins who were now playing rock paper scissors, then back at Honda.

"Oh come on!" Jou hissed "That's unfair!" Honda glared at Jou.

"The sun hasn't totally set yet so the bet is still on, and I bet you can't make them admit the other is better!" Honda snapped "So just go and try to do it or admit that you lose and I win!" Jou grumbled under his breath but stood up to sit on the side of the coffee table the boys were using as their base of competition.

"Hey guys." Jou said, making both boys stop what they were doing and look at Jou. Yami Mairk cheated again and changed his rock to scissors, efficiently winning the game.

"Goddamn it Yami! Stop doing that!" Marik yelled when he noticed this. Yami Marik just stuck out his tongue and turned his attention back to Jou.

"What do you want?" he asked the blonde. Jou smiled cutely at the two.

"I'm tired of watching you two fight. If one of you just admit that the other is better, I'll give you both a kiss." Jou stated simply, flashing a dazzling smile at them. The two boys look at each other.

"Well, admit it!" they yelled a the same time.

"You want me to admit it? Come on now. I'm obvious superior!" Marik scoffed.
"Yeah right. You should admit it, I'm way better than you." his Yami said, rolling his eyes. The two glared at each other fiercely.

"Come on guys! Stop it!" Jou bottom lip began to tremble and his eyes filled with tears. Marik licked his lips when he saw Jou face. It was absolutely adorable and heartbreaking. That, unfortunately for Jou, was rather appealing to Marik. The white haired boy suddenly tackled Jou to the ground and started ravaging him. He kissed Jou intensely, his hands tailing down his body and to his pants waist.

"Woo! Go Hikari! I get him next!" Mairk's Yami cheered happily, watching Marik ravage a very shocked Jou. Honda, once he had gotten over his initial shock, quickly came to Jou's aid. He pulled Marik off the boy and Helped Jou stand up. The blonde was panting for breath and his cheeks were a scarlet color.

"Are yo ok Jou?" Honda asked, looking the blonde up and down for any signs of damage. Jou was silent for a moment, his face still an expression of shock.

"...Marik's a really good kisser." Jou finally announced. Marik grinned widely.

"Yes, I know." he agreed "Want me to do it again?" Jou nodded vigorously but Honda stood between the two.

"If you have to do it, do it later and in private." Honda said, shaking his head in an exasperated way.

"Spoil sport." Marik pouted. Honda sighed and fell down onto the couch, covering his face with his hands.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot." Jou suddenly exclaimed. The white haired teens looked at him with interest, there expressions telling him to go on.

"If you both just admit that the other is better than you, you don't have to mean it just say it, then I'll still give yo the kiss, plus I'll love you forever!" Jou chirped, looking expectantly at the two boys. They looked at each other than at Jou's grinning face. They both let out a sigh together.

"Your better than me." they both said at the same time. Then they both pulled their hands from behind their backs and laughed.

"I had my finders cross! Ha...wait..." they also said this at the same time.

"No fair!" Marik whined "You not aloud to cross you fingers!" "Your one to talk!" his Yami growled. Jou smiled affectionately at the fighting pair then walked over and gave them both a quick kiss.

"You guys are the best!" Jou gushed, pulling them both into a tight hug.

"Yeah, we know." Marik replied, smirking. Ryou returned to the living room soon after, having finally been able to calm down. He handed everyone a drink, except Honda who had fallen asleep on the couch at some point in time. They all sat in the living room together. Marik and his Yami played chest with the board Ryou had found for them while Ryou and Jou sat side by side watching them play and the sunset enclosing the world in darkness. They grinned at each other as the last bit of the sun disappeared.

"We win!" Jou chirped happily.

"Yep! This is awesome." Ryou responded "We should celebrate."

"Your right!" Jou agreed "And I've got the perfect idea how."

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an: JC: VERY IMPORTANT! This fic isn't over yet. But I bet you knew that. Ok, so the bet is over, but what is Jou planning? Something fun, I can assure you that much! keep ready for the next chapter, which will probably take a while, you know with school starting up and all. And also, review review review.

Speaking of reviews.....here's my little corner dedicated to them. My thanks goes out to the following:
Kumori Sakusha formerly Saelbu: Thank you. I did. So there.
Felidae: Cool. We do the macarena a lot too. Though I've never done the Samba de Janeiro. But I've done the Electric Slide, it's almost the same thing. Ok, not really. I was waiting to write that scene all through the fic. Sorry about the spelling stuff, I'm so lazy. I never read back through my work. I will this time. Thanks, I don't get enough criticism from people who aren't Thomas or Bou.
PanDora: In abundance, ay? Neat. Thanks. I'd say good suspicions there. Send me anymore you have please!
Rayne: I get the feeling you like Seto...oh well. You probably won't like what Jou does to him next chapter... That aside, thank you for that little compliment-like-thing.
Ai Baka-san Austra: Well if it isn't one of my favorite reviewers. So he's a billionaire...whoops. I agree with that sentiment by the way. Hey, you're the first person to ever tell me they DIDN'T want me to get flamed! Yes, Ryou is a possessive little guy, isn't he? Oh well. Much thanks to you. Review again!
tatsumi sagara: I remember you! You reviewed my other crap too. Thank you for that! First timer ay? Well, there are better out there I'd have to suggest, without actually suggesting them.... I read that. Pretty cool. Thomas is still mad at me about that. Haha.
Chrysler: I agree with you. Oh, and correction, he got everyone, and in the 4th chapter, too! I should have known. I can never remember which is Malik and which is Marik, so I just call one Marik and the other Yami Marik. I didn't fix that in this fic cause I hate changing things in the middle, but next time I'll call them Malik and Marik. Yes, I am writing it, but I is coming slowly thanks to this fic. Would you please? I'd love to read it. Thank you, and thank you.
kuroi-sakurapetals: You mean that actually worked? Review again! There. Now I expect another. I'm sorry about the ass and we will send you a replacement immediately. It should arrive in 6 to 8 days. Yep, Kaiba was hitting on Jou, no doubt about it! hehe. I think if Jou kissed me I'd send myself to the asylum, cause I would defiantly be hallucinating it. Anyway, wait no longer....except for the NEXT chapter. Thanks and later.
Katsuya Jounouchi: Good cheering. Can I hire you to cheer me on while I write? Anyways, dankt viel and I will try.

That's it. Review and you too can be replied to by me. So what are you waiting for. Do it. DO IT! In a while people! Peace!