A Not So Innocent Joke

Author: Freewater

Pairings: Seto/Jou Seto/Otogi

Disclaimers: I do NOT own these characters or Yu-Gi-Oh!, nor do I claim to. This story was written for the hell of it without profit. Please don't sue me, you won't get much

Rating: R for swearing and mature themes

Archive: If you want this story for your website then just make sure you ask me first

Notes: In light of my successful fic "An Innocent Joke?" I'm writing this one for everyone who enjoyed it and wanted to see a sequel made. Unfortunately this is not a sequel, but another story altogether. There won't be a sequel to that story since I can't think of anything to write for it. But this another fic where Seto does play a mean trick on poor Jou! ooooo These many circles can indicate a change of some kind. Time, scenery or character. Seto is eighteen and Jou is seventeen.

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Chapter Six: The Arcade

There was no possible way in the world to describe in words how happy Jou was to finally get out of school for the day. It was amazing how something as simple as being three O'clock in the afternoon could cause such a joy to bubble up in his stomach. He didn't even have any homework either, which made it all the better for him. And after throwing all of his things away in his locker, the first place he headed was for the front of the school.

Where Seto was waiting.

He couldn't help but smile brightly when the CEO finally came into his eyesight. The brunet was leaning up against the stair rail outside, not facing him while his battle city trench coat flapped in the wind. A scowl on his face directed towards anyone foolish enough to come near him. A sight that only made the blonde beam all the more.

He just looked way too hot for his own good when he did that.

Opening up the doors and stepping outside, he quickly greeted him. "Hey, baby." He chirped, reaching up for a quick kiss on the lips. Catching him off guard with it.

"It took you long enough, mutt." Seto scowled when he pulled away, angry with himself for being caught off his guard twice in one day by the puppy.

Jou shrugged off the mutt comment, thinking his lover to be in a simple bad mood. But there were no worries, because he was sure that by the end of the day all would be well and he would actually see Seto smiling!

"Whateva," He shrugged. "I had to put my stuff away."

Seto crossed his arms. "Well it certainly took a long time." He said, walking down the stone school steps and towards the awaiting limo, his puppy trailing along behind him with a bright smile on his face.

Jou was still too far into his happy lighthearted state from actually getting to date his crush to care too much about a simple bad mood, and decided in the back of his mind that if it didn't let up by tonight when they went home, then he would get mad at him.

"So are we going?" He asked, weaseling an arm under Seto's tight arm fold before bringing it down and holding his hand.

Seto was taken back with the sudden and unexpected act, but quickly pushed the shock into the back of his mind before anyone nearby would notice. Acting as if nothing was wrong with holding his enemy's hand in public.

He swore right then and there that Otogi would pay dearly for putting him through such a punishment.

"Of course we're going," He finally replied, knowing that the puppy was referring to the stupid arcade. "I told you that we were and I don't make a habit out of going back on my word." He grunted.

"Great!" Jou cried out, his honey eyes glowing in excitement as he squeezed Seto's arm just a little tighter. "You'll love it! It's so much fun! And Yugi and the other's 'll probably be there too!" He chirped as they came upon the sleek black limo with a KC labeled in each corner of the tinted windows.

Kaiba blinked, trying to hold back a groan when what was said finally processed into his brain. "They will?" He asked miserably, opening the door so that the blonde could get in first.

Jou shrugged as he got in, facing Seto when he finally got in as well and ordered the driver to their destination. "Well, ya, I think so." He said. "I haven't told em' that we're dating yet, so this could be a good way to do it." He explained

"Oh, and ya might wanna leave your trench coat and briefcase in here when we head inside." Jou added as an afterthought.

For that, Seto scowled deep. "I do not leave my laptop alone with another person, especially the driver!" He spat out, as if insulted by the simple idea of it. "And secondly, the trench coat is staying on."

Jou scowled back at him. "You need ta leave em' in here, Seto!" He shot back. "We're going to tha arcade for Christ's sake, not a board meeting! Do ya really wanna draw all that attention to yourself?"

Seto quirked an eye at him. "What attention?" He asked. "I always wear this."

Jou rolled his eyes. "I know! And that's tha point!" He said, and suddenly Seto's full attention was on what he was saying. "Unless you want all the broke kids trying ta borrow money from ya, then ya gotta leave those things behind. You stand out way too easy in a crowd."

The CEO was more than just a little taken back with that. "I do?"

"YA!"

Seto grumbled. "Fine." He hissed, taking off his prized battle city trench coat, feeling almost naked without it actually, but he pushed that feeling into the very bottom of his stomach to be forgotten.

Seto Kaiba showed no weakness's to no one.

Next came his briefcase which held his laptop and all his multimillion dollar plans for his next game. He double checked the lock on it to make sure it would be secure without him before sliding it under his seat. Vowing to himself that if it appeared as if anyone had messed with it by the time he got back, then the limo driver would suffer dearly, whether it was his fault or not.

"Happy now?" He grumbled, folding his arms over his simple black shirt, two buckles on each arm with black leather pants.

Jou was so busy drooling at the hot sight of him, hearts in his eyes and all, that he almost missed the question. "Wha...? Oh! Ya! Much better." He said sheepishly, putting a hand behind his head in embarrassment. He was honestly considering telling Seto to just skip the arcade and take him home so they could make out and do other things. But that would spoil the whole point of taking him out on a normal date.

It was then that the limo finally came to a slow stop, one street down from the arcade just as the driver had been instructed.

Seto and Jou got out, but before they could start their walk the CEO had to tell his driver to head home and come back to pick him up when he called him.

And the limo drove out of sight.

"Won't Mokuba need a ride home?" Jou asked as they started to walk the rest of the way.

"He has his own personal limo to take him home, and I left him a message to order a pizza since I won't be there to cook for him." He explained.

The blonde nearly tripped and fell on his face when he heard that. "You cook?!?" He spat out in complete shock.

Seto fought off the urge to scowl at him. "I'm not lazy, mutt, I actually do chores around my house!"

"But that place is huge!" Jou shot back, still finding it hard to picture Seto actually vacuuming his own rugs and dusting his own cabinets.

The brunet sighed at him, trying to be as patient as possible. Though, why he was telling him these things, he didn't know. Not even Otogi knew that he did his own house work. "Mokuba has his own chores around the house too, it's to keep him from becoming a slob when he gets older and moves out." He explained. "And once a week I have a few house cleaners come over to do the rooms we don't use." He finished.

Jou made a silent "Oh" with his mouth, moving closer to take Seto's hand into his again as they walked, liking how he didn't complain about it. He seriously hoped that he could find out other neat things like that about his new boyfriend later, because Seto was turning out to be a lot cooler than he originally thought he'd be. And it was kind of turning him on.

It was then that they finally approached the doors to the arcade, Jou smiling broadly while Seto scowled at all the people through the glass doors.

Someone was going to notice him, he just knew it. Then the damn press would get a hold of how he was actually caught playing video games and his stocks would drop because no one would take him for a serious worker.

He didn't want to be in there. He made video games, he didn't play them.

Seto took one step back away from the doors, but Jou's hand on his stopped him from getting far. "I don't know about this." He said, sounding actually nervous about entering a simple arcade room.

The tone in his voice threw the blonde off a little, but he quickly replaced his shocked look with a cheery smile. "Ya lost the coat and tha briefcase, trust me, no one will even know you're here!" He chirped, tightening his grip on his arm before dragging him inside.

"You'd better be right about this, puppy dog." Seto grumped, putting his head down just a little so he wouldn't get noticed as Jou dragged him through the crowds of kids and teenagers towards the front counter to buy them some tokens.

At least he didn't see any of the mutt's stupid friends around. They were probably out doing something better with their time, like practicing their dueling skills since they were so pathetic.

"Hey there, Jou!" The gruff, middle aged man with a shaggy grey beard greeted from behind the counter. And Seto guessed that the puppy must be a real regular to be on a first name basis with the employees.

"Hey Nakao," Jou greeted back, pulling a large wad of change from out of his pocket before dumping it on the counter. "Fifteen tokens, please." He said merrily.

Nakao raised an eye at him. "That won't by you too many games kid." He pointed out. "Especially since you're with someone." He motioned towards Seto with a slight nod of his head.

For that, the CEO was completely amazed that the man didn't recognize him since he obviously noticed him before pointing him out.

Jou dismissed what was said with a wave of his hand. "Don' worry about it, I got a few more saved up from the last time." He explained cheerily.

Nakao shrugged. "Alright then. Who is your friend, by the way?" He asked, leaning forward a little to get a better look at him. "Ya look kinda familiar." He pointed out.

The man had worked in games for a long time, so it came to no surprise to either Jou or Seto that he might recognize the CEO of the company that provided his arcade with a majority of its entertainment products.

Seto sweat dropped at the older man leaning in on him, and resisted the urge to step back and only allowing himself to lean away a little, a sight that made Jou chuckle in amusement. But when Seto snarled at him, he realized that he'd better save him before he got killed. "This's a friend of mine," He explained. "Se... uh... Seth! His name his Seth." The blonde explained sheepishly, realizing that he almost gave away Seto's secret.

"Oh ya?" Nakao asked, leaning back, much to Seto's delight. "I haven't seen you around before, are you new in town?"

Seto scowled, inwardly cursing at the man for being so damn nosy. But as long as he was fooling him then he might as well go along with it, right? "As a matter of fact, I am." He bit out sourly, his eyes sparkling dangerously.

Nakao shrugged again, accepting the answer and the hint that came with it. "Alright then, didn't mean to pry." He apologized, but not really sounding at all sorry.

"Hn." Seto grunted before walking away.

Jou scratched the back of his head. "Sorry about him, he's not much of a people person." He explained as best as he could, taking the tokens that were offered before going off to join his boyfriend.

He found him near one of the Dance, Dance Revolution games. And he scowled at him. "Ya really need to cut that out." He hissed at him.

Seto cocked an eye at him. "Cut what out?" He asked, and Jou rolled his eyes.

"Tha whole," And he made his voice sound as macho as he could to mimic Seto's pig headed attitude. "I'm better than you, so bow before me, thing" He said angrily. "No one knows who you are yet, and it'll only stay that way if ya can just act normal for a change!"

Seto crossed his arms. "I am acting normal!" He insisted, still surprised that no one had pointed him out and either cowered away from him or started asking for money or favors that only he could give.

Jou rolled his eyes. "Whateva," He sighed, looking up at the DDR game before them. "Wanna play?" He asked, jerking a thumb at the machine.

Seto's eyes went wide. "I'd rather not." He said simply.

"Why?"

"Just because."

Jou grinned. "Aw, c'mon! I wanna work up a sweat in this thing before we do anything else!" He pleaded.

Seto snarled, not wanting to admit that the only thing he wasn't exceptionally great at just so happened to be the very game before them. "Then you can play it, I'll watch." He grumped, deciding that the sniper game off in the corner looked far more appealing than the stupid dancing game.

Oh he was a good dancer. Being the CEO of your own company required you to throw a few company parties once in a while, and usually he had to do a slow dance or two with someone on them. But a slow dance was hardly Dance, Dance, Revolution now was it?

Just as he tried to turn away to make his escape, Jou reached out and grabbed his arm, yanking him back over to him and onto the stage before popping a few tokens into the slot. "Quit bein' such a baby! It'll be fun!" He chirped.

And once again, Seto scowled at him. "I don't want to be seen dancing on this thing." He hissed out miserably.

Jou blinked. "Why? You a bad dancer?" He asked.

Seto didn't answer him, but rather narrowed his eyes.

The blonde was more than just a little taken back with that little discovery. "You must be joking." Was all he found he could say. Shocked considering the fact that he thought Seto was good at everything!

A very pissed off CEO sneered. "I'm. Not!" Was the almost dangerous answer he gave.

Jou couldn't help but burst out laughing at him, and Seto bristled. "Just what in the hell is so damn funny?!" He snapped.

"Y-you are!" Jou choked out through his fits of laughter.

Seto made a move to leave, but once again, Jou quickly reached out and grabbed his arm, stopping him from getting anywhere. Though he was still having a little trouble controlling his chuckling. "I-I'm not tryin' ta insult ya or anything!" He said, laughter still clearly readable in his eyes, and Seto only growled at him. "I suck at this game too!"

Seto's face immediately went from a growl to a look of shock. "You do?" He asked, and Jou nodded his head. "Then why do you bother playing?" He demanded, yanking his arm free from the annoying blonde's grip so he could cross it with his other arm.

Jou shrugged. "For tha hell of it." He answered simply.

By the look on Seto's face, it was obvious to Jou that he still didn't understand. Not that he didn't blame him. After all, why would anyone want to embarrass themselves by playing a physical game that they were no good in?

For fun!

Jou smirked evilly, an idea coming into his head that was sure to get the brunet's full co operation. "Betcha' I'll beat you." He smirked.

Seto blinked at him disbelievingly. "What?" He asked, unsure if he'd heard the challenge correctly. Just what in the hell made the puppy think that he could ever beat him at anything?

Jou's smirk never left his face. "You heard me. I bet ya I can kick your ass in this game!" He said, hitting the start button on his side of the small stage. A ten second countdown starting up on the screen, asking if player two accepted.

Seto looked at the countdown and back at Jou again. "And what exactly are we betting for?" He asked, knowing perfectly well that Jou couldn't afford to bet money.

The blonde shrugged. "Bragging rights."

Seto smirked at him. Instantly finding the offer to be ten times better than money. "Deal." He answered, hitting the start button on his side of the small stage before putting his feet in place on the arrows on the floor.

There was only a small twinge of regret in the back of his head for what he was about to do, but he forced it away with thoughts of beating him and bragging about it for months. And because it was part of the deal, he couldn't complain about it like how he did with their duels.

Since Seto was unfamiliar with the game, Jou set the game options and the music. Going for something with a beat while making it a best two out of three game.

The brunet couldn't help but clear his throat nervously when the game started, and Jou began to move beside him. His rhythm was sloppy at best, but he was still earning points.

Taking a nervous glance behind him to make sure that no one had noticed he was there, Seto began moving as the game instructed, trying to get as many points as he could before the mutt won the game.

He scowled when he missed a chance at hundred point score, picking up his pace to try and keep up. How he hated this game. He was as graceful as any fine feline out in the street, school or business, but for some unknown reason this game reduced him to some awkward teenager.

And he hated it.

Seto took another quick glance behind him while he moved, causing him to miss a few more points, not realizing that Jou had noticed this.

He couldn't help but be amazed when he found no one looking at him and staring in disbelief. There was no crowd, or the looks of one even building up, and he still had yet to decide whether or not it was a good thing.

"Will ya stop lookin' behind ya!" Jou scolded when he won the first round. "You're losin' points!" He said, getting ready for the next game.

"I can't help it." Seto admitted before he could stop himself. He was so used to being poked and prattled at, that the feeling of being... normal... just seemed too alien to him. He hadn't realized that the white battle city trench coat drew so much attention to him, otherwise he would have gone out without it more often.

He used to wish and wish to be like the other kids, just praying for one day to be like the others. Not rich and smart, lonely and alone with so much expected of him. And now that he actually had it, he didn't know what to do with it.

The more rational part of his brain was still having a hard time believing that it was the puppy who knew what to do to even give him this chance at normalcy. Because, to the other kids in the arcade, with his back turned and without the usual trench coat and brief case in his hand to single him out, he was just another brunet.

"Don't focus on them, focus on the game," Jou instructed. "For once, don't think." He went back to dancing to his game.

Seto genuinely smiled, going back to the dance game with his puppy. Jou's words running through his head. 'For once, don't think.'

And he decided that, while being normal was quite strange and unusual for him, he would enjoy it for what little time he had, and for once, he would do as he was told and wouldn't think.

Jou saw him smiling, and he couldn't help but smile back.

To Be Continued..................................

Okay, sorry it took so long for the update, but I have a good excuse this time o.o; I had to move to a different town to go to college, and so i was without the computer or Internet for a while, that and I'm working on a cycle here. For example, when I finish the chapter to a specific story, I move on to the next story I'm working on. Like 1-2-3-4, and right now A Not So Innocent Joke is at 2. So I basically had to write and finish the chapter for story 1 before I could start on this. Kinda lame, but that's the only way I can explain how I work since I have 4 stories to keep up with.

But on another note, the writer's block is gone, and I decided to throw in a little Mokuba torture to spice things up. Not Seto torturing Mokuba, but you'll see what I mean later on. Maybe in the next chapter or two

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