Ki: ::hides from reviewers:: Please don't harm me. I REALLY wanted to get this up sooner, but I had major writers block. And Orli wasn't helping. --
Chapter 10: A Silly Game...For most people
Everyone just stared at Marik. "What?" He asked innocently and stared back. "I think it will be a fun game to play."
"Er...you may think that, but we don't." Serenity said, indicating herself and Tea. "We would go to the mall, but I don't have any money right now."
Joey looked at her and grinned, "Aww, come on, sis. You know you want to hang around and watch a bunch of guys kissing each other. Or, join in on the kissing."
Serenity gave her brother a horrified look. "No way!" She glanced at Mokuba and her expression changed. 'It wouldn't be bad if the bottle pointed to him.' She thought.
Seto snickered and pulled out his wallet. "Here, Serenity." He handed her quite a bit of cash. "Take Mokuba with you, I don't think he wants to be here either." He gave her a little wink and she blushed a bit.
"Arigato, Seto. " She replied and took the cash and turned to Mokuba. "Coming?" She asked with a smile. The tiniest of blushes spread across his cheeks, but he nodded and went to put his shoes and jacket on.. "Alright. You guys enjoy your game." She said, and followed Mokuba, with Tea behind her.
Once the door shut, signaling that the three of them had left, Bakura spoke up. "Well, lets get this show on the road." He said, with a giant grin. Seto rolled his eyes, but got up, to the disappointment of Joey who was on his lap, and got the bottle. When he returned, the rest of the group had moved the coffee table and were sitting in a circle. He sat between Joey and Yami, putting the bottle in the middle.
"So, who is going first?" Otagi asked from his spot between Ryou and Tristen.
"Since I suggested it, I think I should go first." Marik said. No one objected. "Great." He said, "Now, if the bottle points to you, you have to kiss for a minute."
"A minute is too long." Tristen protested. "Thirty seconds."
"I agree with Marik, Tristen." Ryou said. "One minute isn't too long."
"Exactly." Bakura said from beside his hikari. "Although, I would say even a minute is too short."
"One minute is long enough." Seto growled, putting an arm possessively around his puppy, which made Joey grin and lean into him.
"Fine, one minute then." Bakura pouted.
"Can I go now?" Marik asked, irritably. When everyone nodded, he grabbed the bottle and gave it a spin. It spun, and spun until it finally stopped. Marik looked up into blue eyes. "Well, you did agree to one minute." He said with an evil grin.
"Damn it." The CEO replied. "Fine. Someone better time, so it doesn't go past a minute."
"I'll time." Yami said. Marik moved to sit beside the blue eyed CEO. "Go." Marik quickly captured Seto's lips. Bakura may like the kind gentle type, but he liked the 'in charge' type and wanted to make the most of his kiss with Seto. He was just about to request entry when Yami's voice stopped him and the CEO quickly pulled away and captured Joey's lips.
"Why did I agree to this game?" He asked, when he pulled away from Joey. Joey smirked and then whispered something into his ear, which made Seto blush and reply "It never crossed my mind." Joey just placed grinned and placed a soft kiss against his lips. "I know, your turn."
Seto grabbed the bottle and gave it a small spin. It did one and a half-spins, landing on Otagi. The two CEO's stared at each other, before Seto gave a defeated sigh and moved next to him. When Yami gave the signal, he hesitantly leant forward. Otagi decided to meet him half way, placing his lips gently against the other CEO's. They never said it had to be a rough, intimate kiss. Yami said when time was up and Seto moved back to his seat without a word.
Otagi then spun the bottle, a little harder than Seto had. It finally finished spinning and Otagi moved beside Joey. The little growl that Seto gave made him grin. 'He really is like a dragon.' He thought and pressed his lips, once again lightly, against Joey's when Yami said go. He was surprised when Joey briefly pressed his lips a bit harder against his. But that was all it was, was briefly. Yami gave the times up call and they pulled away, Otagi returned to his spot.
"Geez...everyone is so quiet." Malik commented.
"Not much to say." Ryou replied. "Joey, it's your turn."
"Alright." Joey said and spun the bottle. Joey looked at Bakura once the bottle stopped spinning. "Now you get to see if I taste like Ryou." He said with a wink.
"Joey!" Both Seto and Ryou cried. Joey just snickered, while Bakura gave an evil grin.
"Ne, can I go all out on this one guys?" Bakura asked Seto and Ryou.
"Hmph, I'd rather you didn't. But, since it is just a game and means nothing, go right ahead." Seto said, while pouting a bit. Ryou just nodded his agreement.
"Thanks." Bakura said, before grabbing Joey and pulling him to a deep, meaningless kiss, before Yami even said go. Everyone just stared, jaws hanging down. He was serious when he said 'all out'. No one was even paying attention to the time. That is, until Seto cleared his throat and said "I think the minute is long gone."
They both pulled away, panting. Bakura smiled and winked at Joey, "Nope, not as good as my hikari." He said before turning to Ryou and kissing him. Joey just grinned and did the same with Seto. "Mmm, much better."
"I agree." Bakura said before spinning the bottle. It did a few turns before finally landing on Malik. "Nothing new." He replied, before moving from his spot between Joey and Ryou to sit in front of Malik. Once again, Yami said go and they started to kiss. It was the same type of kiss that they had just seen, but it wasn't new to them. Malik, Marik, Ryou and Bakura were all very close.
While those two were kissing, Joey crawled over to Yugi and whispered something to him. "You sure?" Yugi asked Joey when he was finished talking. Joey just smiled and nodded. Yugi grinned, "Okay, I will tell him."
"Thanks Yug." He said before moving back to his seat.
"What was that all about?" Seto asked when Yami said time.
"Uh, I'll tell you in a bit." Joey said while looking over Seto's shoulder at Yugi whispering to Yami. He grinned at Yami's reaction. He didn't think someone's eyes could go so big. It took a while, but Yami finally nodded. 'Good.' Joey thought. 'I think Seto should be able to go 'all out', as Bakura put it earlier, on something. Besides, it doesn't mean anything."
Next was Malik's turn. Things couldn't have gone better if Joey had planned it. The bottle landed on Yami. This time Yugi timed. It was another small kiss. Joey didn't think a minute was that long. He was relieved when Yugi said time and Yami spun the bottle. "Come on..." He said under his breath. He nearly jumped with joy when it landed on Seto. He leaned over to Seto and whispered to him. "Go all out on this one, babe. It's only fair."
Seto's eyes widened, "You sure, pup?" Joey placed a light kiss on his lips and nodded. "Yami won't mind, neither will Yugi." He winked at Seto, "I already asked." Seto just smirked and turned towards Yami. Yugi said 'Go' and they both met each other half way.
Joey grinned at the site before him. Yeah, Seto was his boyfriend. No, it didn't bother him that he was kissing an old crush. Why? For many reasons; one, Yami was one of his best friends and he trusted him. Two, he trusted Seto and thirdly, Seto allowed him to kiss Bakura earlier. Why should Joey doubt Seto? Besides, Yugi trusted them both as well...of course, Yugi trusted everyone, but that was beside the point. He glanced at Yugi, who wasn't watching the watch, but staring wide-eyed at Yami and Seto. Smiling at his friend, he cleared his throat. "You two going to come up for air any time soon?" He joked.
Both Yami and Seto broke a part, blushing. They looked at each other then turned to their respected boyfriends and kissed them passionately.
"Uh, guys? Can we get on with the game?" Marik asked with a bored tone.
"Yea, we can." Joey said, once he Seto had finished kissing him. "Your turn, Seto."
"Right." Seto nodded and spun the bottle. He watched as it continued to spin. When it finally finished, he stared into the chocolate brown eyes of Ryou. "Well, who's timing?" When Yugi said he was, Seto moved to sit beside Ryou.
"No funny business, Kaiba." Bakura growled.
"None." Seto promised and kissed Ryou gently when Yugi said go. To him, it was almost like kissing Joey. Ryou's lips were soft and gentle. However, it still didn't compare to Joey's kisses. When Yugi told them time was up, he pulled away from Ryou and took his seat.
"Guys, this is getting kind of boring." Honda said. "Maybe we should play a different game, or get food."
"I agree." Bakura said, pulling Ryou into his lap, almost possessively.
"Food!" Joey cried excitedly. "That hospital food was bad. I hope I never have to eat it again."
Seto chuckled a bit at the outburst. "What do you guys want to do? We can stay in and order a few pizzas, or go out? My treat."
"Mmm, pizza." Joey said, almost drooling. "I vote for pizza, I don't feel like leaving the house." He snuggled closer to Seto. "I'm comfy."
"Me, too." Ryou replied, also snuggling closer to Bakura. "I agree with pizza."
Yugi nodded, trying to stiffle a yawn. "I'm kind of tired too. I don't feel like going out either." He leaned his head on Yami's shoulder and closed his eyes. "I vote for ordering pizza."
Yami smiled and did as Bakura did and pulled Yugi into his lap so he was comfier. "I guess we are staying in for pizza."
Marik looked at the clock on the table. "But how many places are open at 10 o'clock at night?"
"Ten o'clock?!" Tristan cried out, getting to his feet. "Man, my parents are going to kill me. I told them I would be home by 9."
"Didn't you tell them it was a sleepover?" Malik asked, raising an eyebrow.
Tristan looked around the room. "Uhm, I did. But, they didn't want me to stay over." Everyone just looked at him oddly. "It's true. I still have homework."
"Dude, winter break just started. There is plenty of time before school starts again to do your homework." Joey reminded him. "I can't believe you are thinking about homework."
Otagi stood up next to his boyfriend. "I should go, too. I do have some work to do as well before Christmas."
Joey sighed and shrugged. "Fine then. But you will miss out on the pizza."
"It's alright, buddy. I think we will survive."
"Okay." Joey got off Seto's lap and walked to the door with them. "I guess I will talk to you guys soon then." He glanced over at the rest and then turned back to them and whispered. "Maybe we can talk about a Christmas party."
The two of them nodded as they put on their jackets and shoes. "Okay, see ya." They said and walked out the door, leaving Joey shivering from the gust of wind that had entered the house from the open door. When he shut the door, he ran over to the group and snuggled up to Seto. "Nice and warm."
Seto just rolled his eyes. "You know, pup, it is very hard to order pizza when I can't get to the phone."
"I'll order it!" Marik said, jumping and running to the phone.
Malik sighed, "I'll order it, don't worry." He left after Marik to order the pizza.
"They don't even know what we want." Yami said, being careful not to wake the now sleeping Yugi. The rest nodded agreement and got up to go and tell Malik what to order.
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Ki: I know! Very short chapter. I am sorry! ::bows to the readers:: I promise the next one will be longer. And since I have time on my hands, I should be able to update sooner. So long as Orli helps me.
Orli: Yea, yea.
Ki: Anyway, review please! I love you all!