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This chapter rated PG (Not quite PG-13)
Tell Me about Your Partner
Chapter 2
TigerSerenity
Jou's P.O.V
"For the heck has number three?" Jou was getting annoyed. Everyone was here today. Everyone should have a partner. There were 24 students in the class, so there were no groups of three.
Then he heard it.
"Oh, shit."
No…no…no..no.NO Please not him. Please not him.
"Mr. Kaiba, I don't care how much wealth or power you have in this world, I will not tolerate foul language in any language in my classroom. Detention after school."
Seto growled "I have an important meeting to get to after school to which I can not be late."
"Too bad, you'll just have to call in to the office. Now what number do you have?"
"Three." Seto ground the number out between his clenched teeth.
NO! "I refuse to work with that egotistical bastard!" All the students in the class were staring at them.
"Katsuya, the same goes for you. You'll be serving detention will me today instead of Miss Basney. It was all luck of the draw. I will fail the both of you if you do not do this. Now move." Mr. Batto swung his finger to point at the empty desk next to Seto.
Seto's P.O.V.
He heard Jou grumbling under his breath as he gathered his stuff together. As he came closer the grumbling became identifiable. "As if my day could get any worse. Now I get stuck with an uncaring prick."
A pain sliced across his chest that confused him for a split second. Jou's words actually hurt. He thinks of me like that…Jou…
Before he could think, his words back lashed from his emotions. "Let's get going on this, mutt. It shouldn't take that long. You have a sister named Serenity, you're card is the Red Eyes Black Dragon, and you're a loser duelist. Hm…shortest presentation I'll ever do in my life." Several students snickered under their breath.
Damn it! Why do I treat him like this! He mentally kicked himself as he reached for his briefcase. He missed the look of pain that crossed Jou's face as it drained of color. Several people in the room, however, did.
"Kai..BA!" A dark heavy voice cut across the room. Anyone familiar with that voice instantly knew who it was. Ryou, Anzu, and Honda jerked around to stare. Mr. Batto turned to look at the standing figure, raising an eyebrow. Seto lifted his head to send a glare at the tri-color haired ex-pharaoh.
"I got it, Ya..Yug." Jou rolled his shoulders and glared at Seto. He slammed his books down onto the empty desk as he sat down in the chair.
Normal P.O.V.
/Yami, calm down./
Did you see the look on Jou's face?
/Yea…I did./
It just reminded me of the look when…A choked mental sound cut across the link as Yami remembered an event that could have turned tragic. Yami knew the instant Yugi remembered the same incident. It still haunted their shared dreams.
/Oh, god, you don't think…/
We may not have thought this plan far enough through, Yugi…
/If something goes wrong…/
He may try again.
/We will have to keep an eye on him. We have to tell Mr. Batto!/
/Yes, aibou, we do./
Jou's P.O.V
Jou turned his glare fully on the CEO. "I could say the same thing, Kaiba. You have a wonderful brother named Mokuba. Your favorite card is the Blue Eyes White Dragon. And you're not good enough to beat Yugi."
They heard the ex-pharaoh give a concealed laugh. "He does have a point, Kaiba." Yami smirked.
"We'll see who wins the tournament this weekend." Seto shot back, annoyed.
"Yes, we will." Yami turned back to talk to Ashley, who was blushing and giggling. Jou saw the slight change that occurred, signifying that Yugi was back in control. He saw Kaiba noticed the change as well.
"So what do I need to know, Kaiba? Unlike you, I do need to get a good grade on this. I can't pay off the teachers."
"Wrong, Jou. He knows he can't buy me off. That may work with other teachers, but not with me. Just start with the simple stuff. What's the favorite color? What's the favorite animal? Favorite food? Go from there."
"Mr. Batto, could I speak to you for a minute in private?"
"Sure, Yugi. Come outside."
Normal P.O.V.
Yugi quickly left the room. After Mr. Batto shut the door, he dove into the problem. "Mr. Batto, there's a problem that I forgot about. I can't believe I didn't even think of this." Yugi was mentally kicking himself inside of his soul room. He took a mental swipe at Yami too, causing the spirit to yelp.
"What?"
"Do you remember two years ago when Jounouchi was absent from school for two weeks, but no one ever really knew why? Everyone thought part of it was because his father died?
"Yes."
"That wasn't even half of it."
"What do you mean?"
"You see, sir, Yami and I…"
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Everyone jerked when they heard Mr. Batto shout from outside the door. "What!? Why did you tell me this yesterday!?"
"Whoa, what could Yugi have said to Mr. Batto that brought out that reaction?"
"No idea. What's your favorite color, mutt."
Jou growled low in his throat, unconsciously sounding like the low rumble of a dog. Seto smirked. "Blue. And I'm not a mutt."
Jou's answer shocked Seto. Blue…but all he ever wears is green. "Blue. That tells me a lot. What color blue?"
Seto watched Jou's eyes cloud over. After a second Jou answered, "A deep sapphire blue." Jou jerked out of whatever dream land he was in. A slight flush came over his face that confused the CEO. "What's yours?
"Ruby red" He watched Jou give him a quizzical look from under his blond bangs.
"Really…I thought it was blue."
"No."
"Oh well. What's your favorite food?"
"Hmm…" Seto actually had to think for a minute. He actually liked several dishes. It was hard to choose just one, until he remembered the breakfast food that Mokuba and he splurged eating on several Saturdays. "Belgium waffles with citrus honey."
"Those are delicious, but I've never had them with citrus honey before. I'll have to try that."
"Mokuba makes me fix them almost every Saturday."
"Mokuba makes….wait…you cook?!" Jou gave him an incredulous look.
"Yes."
"Who would have known. The great Kaiba cooks." Jou scribbled on his paper. To Seto, it looked like chicken scratches.
"What about you?"
"I cook" Jou didn't look up from his notes.
"No, pup, I meant what is your favorite food." Damn it! Did I just say pup?
"Pup…" Jou jerked his head to stare at him. "That's a new one. Good old fashioned grilled steak. Medium. Rarely ever get it, though."
Mr. Batto reentered the room, slightly pale in the face. He was trying to avoid looking directly at Jou. Yugi followed close behind him. "Class, I forgot to tell you. If you wish, you can change numbers among yourselves only once. You do not have to work with that partner."
"Yes! Hey, Yug…" Jou caught something strange out of the corner of his eye. That looked like…pain…or hurt going across Kaiba's face. What?
"Yes, Jou?"
Well, I'm already started. I did want to know more about him…Seto "Never mind, Yug. Since we've already started, might as well finish it. Right, Kaiba?"
A look of relief or…happiness… Did I just see that for real in his eyes?
"Might as well."
"You sure, Jou?"
"Yea, Yugi, I'm sure."
The bell rang, signaling the end of the day.
"Remember, you two have detention, so don't go too far."
"Yes, Mr. Batto."
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Thirty minutes went by without one word between the blond and brunet. Mr. Batto was humming to the music playing from his small cd player. Both Jou and Mr. Batto jerked when a ringing sound cut through the room. They didn't realize where it was coming from until Seto pulled his laptop computer from his briefcase. He opened it with a snap.
"Yes?"
"Hey, big brother! Where are you?"
"Still at the school."
"What for?"
"His mouth got ahead of his brain for once." Jou leaned over to see the screen displaying Mokuba's face.
"Oh, hey, Jou! How are you?"
"Besides being stuck with your brother for a project and in detention…actually today has been a rather crappy day all together."
"I'm sorry, Jou. Hey! I know what will cheer you up! Kaiba Corp just developed a new game, but in order to play it you need two people. Want to come play it with me?"
"Mokuba, that game has not been tested, yet."
"Yeah, I know. But, who better to test it than Jounouchi? He will tell us the truth. If the game sucks, he'll tell us. Unlike those ass kissers downstairs."
"Mokuba!"
"Yea yea. No cursing. Please, Seto."
"Mokuba…no…no…don't look like that…oh all right." Seto sighed.
"Ha. Aren't you glad Yugi showed me how to do that?" Mokuba laughed.
"Puppy dog eyes. Seto Kaiba taken down by puppy dog eyes. Oh that's great!" Jou hooted with laughter.
"What did you call me for, Mokuba?"
"Those people from…wherever…are here for your meeting. It's supposed to start in 15 minutes."
"I'm stuck here for another half hour. Can you handle it for me?"
"Sure, Seto. All you want me to do is negotiate the building costs right?"
"Yes. We talked about it last night at dinner. Try to get them down to eight million instead of that extreme eleven million they are asking for."
"Will do, Seto. See you when you get home. Jou, come over at eight, okay?"
"Sure will, kiddo."
"See you then. Bye, big brother." The screen went blank.
"You really do have a wonderful little brother, Kaiba."
"Thank you."
Neither of them noticed the look that was being given to them over the top of a book. It was a smirk of success. "Okay, boys. See, you can make it without arguing. For that, I will let you go early."
"Yes!" Jou jumped up and grabbed his bag. "See you, Kaiba."
"Yea, see you…" The blond ran out of the room. Seto sighed. "Pup."
The smirk grew wider.