AN: Did you people remember the warning about hinted yaoi? Well, in case you did, here it is again. You have been warned. Furthermore, this story is so far off from what I had originally intended it to be, but I'm actually happy with the way it's turning out so there's not much of a problem. This way is more humorous than the way I was going to finish it off. Don't worry, it's not over yet; you still have a few more chapters left…
Now edited… Thanks to Ishuzu for telling me about the typos. I hope I found them all.
Sitting in his bed with one leg bent and his arms folded over it, Seto looked down at the woman sleeping next to him. God damn it, what did he do? He was still trying to figure that one out. He remembered calling Isis and inviting her to come over with every intention of telling her there could never be anything between them. So what did he do to let her down? He had sex with her. Brilliant… He decided he needed to nominate himself for an award for his actions this evening. Biggest Idiot to Walk the Face of the Earth. Yep, that was him right about now. He wanted to smack himself.
Still, looking down at Isis, her bronze skin gleaming in the firelight, lips slighted parted, he had to admit she was very beautiful. Gorgeous in fact. She made him want to take her in his arms and make love to her all over again. He flinched. Damn it! He really had to stop thinking things like that. He shook his head, turning to his phone. There was one person he knew that would be able to help him with his current problem. He hit the speed dial button, crossing his fingers that he would pick up. He sat there for several minutes, listening to the phone ring, casting the occasional glance over at Isis. A strand of hair had fallen over her face and he gently brushed it aside. Just as he was about to give up, Yuugi answered the phone. "Hello?" he said, sounding extremely tired.
"Yuugi? Put Jounouchi on the phone," he ordered, stealing another lingering glance at Isis' perfect body. The mutt said he had been through the situation before and now he was going to be useful. At least, Seto hoped he would be cooperative or else he might have to punish the stupid mutt.
Seto heard the phone being passed around and Yuugi mumbling something to Jounouchi. The mutt muttered something in response. "Hello?" he asked, sounding sleepy and a bit disappointed. "Who is this?"
"Jounouchi, I have a question," he said smoothly, his eyes traveling along Isis' body of their own accord. Why couldn't he seem to control his wandering eyes? Why did he have to be so cursed as to have such a beautiful woman attracted to him? Wait, why was that a bad thing? He had to remind himself that he had a very loving girlfriend.
"Kaiba?! Do you have any idea what time it is? What in the hell do you think you're doing calling me at this time of night? And how did you know I was here?"
"You told me you lived there, remember?" he asked smoothly, mouth quirking into a smirk. It was so much fun to raise the dog's hackles, especially at this time when he was feeling so confused. Angering the dog was like a steady anchor in his currently turbulent world. "Now are you going to answer my question or not?"
"You haven't asked it yet," Jounouchi said, sounding just a tad bit distracted.
He thought about it for a moment, trying to discover a way to phrase his question in a way that Jounouchi would understand. Well, if he was perfectly blunt Jounouchi stood a small chance of comprehension. "Is it possible to have casual sex with somebody and still have a meaningful relationship with another?"
"What?!" Jounouchi asked. Actually it was more of a yelp. Seto heard a few noises on the other line he was positive he did not want to know.
"You heard me," he growled, rolling his eyes. Unfortunately they came to rest back on the sleeping form of Isis. So beautiful…
"Did you sleep with Isis or something?" Seto ignored him; something much more riveting had captured his attention. "So, was she any good? Owww! Yuugi, be careful!" He distantly heard Yuugi saying something, definitely in a negative tone. "Anyway… to answer your question… no…" Seto briefly wondered why he sounded so distracted, quickly deciding it was one of those things better left to the imagination. "And would you like to know why?"
Seto rolled his eyes to the ceiling, sighing in exasperation. "Enlighten me, oh wise one," he said sarcastically.
"You see, you may think you're just having casual sex with the person but then you get your emotions involved and the next thing you know, you realize that person is the only one you want to be with." Seto was amazed Jounouchi would be able to string so many words together coherently at any time, let alone in a situation like this one. "Now… uh… I have to go," he stammered out. Seto heard a loud thud followed by a dial tone.
"Thank the gods that's over," Seto muttered, placing the phone back on the receiver. "Damn dog's useless."
"What on earth are you muttering about?" He jumped, turning around to face the speaker. Isis had propped herself up on her elbow and was now staring intently at him. "Who were you talking to anyway?"
"Jounouchi," he promptly informed her. The idea was so preposterous she would have no choice but to believe him. She shrugged, rolling onto her back. "I honestly don't know what you and Yuugi see in him." She fixated her gaze on him, giving him a glare that sent shivers down his spine in a good way. "Well, since Yuugi has Jounouchi a bit occupied at a moment-"
"I should be going," she said, turning away from him.
He didn't know what he was thinking at the moment; perhaps he shouldn't have had so much to drink. Or maybe he shouldn't have called Jounouchi and then he wouldn't have these ideas planted inside his head. He grabbed her arm, pulling her back against him. "Now why would you do something like that when you could have me?" he whispered seductively in her ear.
"Maybe I don't want you," she responded, removing his hand and pushing him away.
He smirked, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her close again. Her back was pressed tightly against the front of his body; he could feel her steady breathing. He placed his head on her shoulder, burying his face in her hair, breathing her sweet scent. "Oh, but I think you do."
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Isis stood outside the Mutou door, breathing in the cool morning air, waiting for someone to answer her. She really had to talk to somebody and Yuugi was the only reasonable person she knew in the area. After all, he was the only one who knew the secret of how to shut Jounouchi up. That had to stand for something. So now she was tapping her foot impatiently, trying not to think of the previous night. Of course, it wasn't exactly easy to forget. What the hell had she been thinking? She hit the doorbell again, hoping to get this over with. She wasn't exactly the type that liked asking for relationship help from a fourteen year old. Yuugi's grandfather eventually opened the door. "Good morning, Miss Ishtar. Can I help you?"
"May I see Yuugi?" she asked, peering around the man to see if she could catch sight of the teen anywhere.
"Of course," his grandfather responded, gesturing with his arm that she should go inside. She made her way in, always on the lookout for any signs of Yuugi. His grandfather closed the door, coming to stand beside her. "Both of them are still asleep, but feel free to go wake them up. I'm sure you can't miss his room."
She nodded, hurriedly going up the steps. Her mind was so confused and she was hoping Yuugi would be able to help her. She did find his room easily enough; the big "Warning: Do Not Enter" sign was a dead give away. She pushed open the door, never once thinking she might find them in a… uh… compromising position. Only once she was inside did she think of that possibility. Thankfully they weren't but she still scolded herself for being so forgetful. Damn Seto, it was his fault she hadn't been thinking clearly lately. Yuugi was resting between Jounouchi's legs, back pressed against his chest. She smiled for a moment, thinking they looked adorably cute like that. Yet, she quickly remembered the severity of the situation and came to her senses. "Wake up!" she yelled, slapping Jounouchi's knee.
He yelped, giving Isis a "how could you do that to me?" look as he wrapped his arms tighter around Yuugi. Predictably, the sudden movement woke the smaller boy up and he blinked several times as he focused his attention on Isis. "Good morning, Isis-san. To what do we owe this unexpected visit?"
"I need to talk to you about Seto," she told them, hoping they, of all people, would be able to understand where she was coming from.
"That makes all three of them," Jounouchi muttered underneath his breath. Isis wondered what he was talking about and briefly contemplated the possibility of drugs.
Yuugi promptly elbowed him in the stomach, causing Jounouchi to look at him with a pained expression. Yuugi ignored him, turning his attention back to Isis. "What exactly did you want to talk about?"
"I know it may sound crazy," she began (what a wonderful way to begin) "but I think I'm falling in love with him." Yuugi nodded in understanding. He had been through this same conversation before with Anzu. "The worst part is, I want to fight Anzu for him." That was what scared her most. She really was willing to hurt Anzu if it meant she would be able to keep Seto.
"Yeah, you normally do feel like hurting someone after you've become one of Kaiba's pets," Jounouchi decided to say.
Isis glared at him as Yuugi gave him a helpless gaze. "You never help," he informed Jounouchi. For a moment, Isis thought they were going to forget all about her and start arguing until Yuugi reached up to rub the back of Jounouchi's neck. Amazingly, the blonde stayed silent. Well, now Isis knew the secret. "He won't bother you now," Yuugi informed her, turning his attention back to her. "Please continue."
She nodded, noticing the golden opportunity when she saw it. "I'm scared. I'm not normally so violent." Once again, he nodded, face thoughtful as he continued to stroke the back of Jounouchi's neck. "What should I do?"
"Let it sit for a few days," Yuugi suggested after a few minutes of uncomfortable silence. "See how he reacts to your affair then go from there."
"How did you know about that?" she asked suspiciously.
"He called Jounouchi." So he really had been talking to him. She hadn't believed him very much at the time. She thanked him for the advice, going out and walking back to her apartment.
With a sigh, Yuugi let his hand fall from the back of Jounouchi's neck. Jounouchi whimpered, pressing up against him and nuzzling his ear. "Hey, Yuugi, we should start relationship counseling, you know?"
Yuugi smiled, pulling Jounouchi's arms around him. "And do you know what our most frequent advice would be? Lots of sex with only one person."
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Anzu was worried, very worried. Seto had been practically avoiding her for the past several days. She had no clue what happened; things had been going so great between them. Though recently, she didn't know what he was thinking. In fact, he had even called off their important date they had planned for over a month. She had been shocked when she found out. After all, it was only their four-month anniversary he had just ruined. To make matters worse, she found out from his secretary. She had called back, trying to get an explanation out of him; however, the secretary informed her that he was busy at the moment. When she tried calling him at home, they told her he wasn't there. She desperately needed answers and she didn't know where to get them. When confused, there was only one thing she could do that was of any comfort: talk to Yuugi.
So now she was headed to the Turtle Game Shop, hoping Yuugi would be able to give her good advice. Though last time he and Jounouchi weren't much help, mostly due to Jounouchi's childish antics. She often wondered why Yuugi put up with him. Seto was much better than him: kind, caring, considerate…. QUEIT… Well, she could be doing this for a very long time and she was almost at Yuugi's door. Hopefully, Jounouchi would not be there and therefore, she wouldn't have to deal with him. She could hear his voice now, saying things about Seto's new attraction. Which now seemed like a very real possibility. Why was he ignoring her? The situation was not fair, should not be happening this way. Seto had told her that he loved her.
She walked into the Turtle Game Shop, hoping to find Yuugi on the job so she wouldn't have to go through his grandfather. He was a bit scary at times. What she saw was not what she had been expecting; in fact, was the last thing in the world she wanted to come upon. Jounouchi was running the store; Jounouchi, of all the idiots in the world. She looked to each side, searching for either Yuugi or his grandfather; however, she couldn't seem to find either. Finally, she decided to vent her wrath on the blonde who seemed intent on ruining her life. "What the hell are you doing here?" she yelled, raising her fist threateningly.
He pulled back form her, blinking several times. "How many times do I have to tell you people that I live here?"
"No, you don't," she insisted, scowling slightly. He certainly was a bit imaginative, now wasn't he? She decided he had to stop being so delusional or she would have to completely remove him from her life. "Is Yuugi home?"
"Sure. He should be back down any moment." Odd, why wasn't he saying anything else? He was sure acting all subdued compared to what he was normally like. She was still waiting for him to be his typical inquisitive self and ask her what she wanted to see Yuugi for. Now she was even more worried than she had been. Jounouchi had to know something.
She watched him as he made his way about the store, taking inventory or something. Her eye was critical as it followed him, trying to discern what he was hiding. Now that she was looking at him more closely, he did seem a bit more smug than normal, almost as if he controlled the whole world. She was about to ask him what he thought he was doing when Yuugi entered the room, interrupting her current train of thought. "Ah, Anzu, what a surprise. What brings you here?"
Okay, if Jounouchi knew something, Yuugi most certainly did not. His face was the mask of perfect innocence: mouth curved into a small smile, eyes bright and shining but not in the least bit inquisitive. She followed him with her eyes as he crossed the room to Jounouchi, placing his hand on the small of the other teen's back. Wait a minute… She frowned, eyes narrowing as she thought more about the situation. There were no secrets between those two. Whatever one knew, she could be fairly certain the other one knew as well. Yuugi was just a better actor. "What are you two keeping from me?" she asked, mistakenly aloud.
They both turned around to face her, Jounouchi looking just a tad bit agitated. Yuugi sighed, closing his eyes, arousing Anzu's suspicions even more. "I guess we couldn't keep the truth from you forever." Anzu nodded, afraid of what he was going to tell her. What if Seto had replaced her with those two? She shuddered at the thought. Still, what if Seto really was cheating on her with someone? "You see, I'm pregnant."
Anzu hit the floor with a loud thud, pondering why she had to be stuck with such odd friends. Yuugi was obviously spending too much time with Jounouchi and the influence was clearly showing. "No, you're not," she said, pushing herself up from the floor.
Yuugi shrugged, turning his attention to Jounouchi. "I told you it wouldn't work." Jounouchi rolled his shoulders, and Yuugi turned his attention to the ceiling. Anzu stood off to the side, hand raised to her chest as she tried to figure things out. She knew the answer was there, lurking somewhere just behind the surface of their odd behavior. Suddenly, without warning, Yuugi fixed his gaze on her. "Anzu, do you really want to know what's going on?" She nodded firmly, hoping she looked more prepared and confident than she felt. "Jounouchi-kun…" Yuugi began, tears streaming from his eyes, "Jounouchi-kun's been cheating on me with Isis-san," he finished, falling to his knees and breaking down into sobbing hysterics.
Jounouchi jumped back from Yuugi, hand raised and eyes wide with fear. Anzu was outraged; Yuugi was her friend and she wasn't about to let someone treat him like that. She quickly stomped across the room, slapping Jounouchi as hard as she could across the face, knocking him to the floor. "How dare you do that to Yuugi? Have you no shame?" Momentarily forgetting about her own problems with Seto, and too pissed at Jounouchi to look at him much longer, she left the store, but not before launching a good solid kick to the side of Jounouchi's face.
Yuugi watched Anzu out of the corner of his eye, watching as she left. Once she was gone, he smirked as he straightened himself up. "That was for asking Kaiba-kun what Isis-san was like in bed."
"Well-played," Jounouchi told him. He cringed, gingerly raising a hand to the rapidly swelling flesh.
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Anzu didn't know where she was going to go after she left Yuugi's. She was so angry, she didn't even realize which way she had turned. Poor Yuugi, at least she only had suspicions that Seto was cheating on her. When she finally came back to her senses, she realized she was standing outside Kaiba cooperation. Since she was here, she might as well go talk to Seto. He used to gladly welcome her when she came to visit him at work.
She made her way easily past security; they all knew her well enough by now. She made her way to Seto's office, growing more fearful with every step. What if he was in his office with someone else and she walked in on the two of them? She gulped, half-tempted to turn around and go back to Yuugi's. But she had come this far, she might as well go all the way. Seto's secretary waved her through once she got there, barely giving her a second glance.
Thankfully, Seto was alone when she entered the room, sitting behind his desk with his hands clasped in front of him. He raised his eyes to her as she entered the room, those eyes she had once found so attractive. She saw nothing in those eyes now, not even the love that she had been so certain had been there. Had she been imagining it the entire time? "Seto?" she said hopefully.
She quickly crossed the room, falling to her knees next to his chair, placing her hands on his knee. She received no response from him; she wasn't even sure if he had looked down at her. "Seto," she whispered again, placing her head on her hands.
She knew she was about to start crying soon, yet she also knew she was powerless to stop it. Seto was being so distant and cold to her; she couldn't bear it for much longer. For a moment, she was hopeful as his hand came in contact with her head; however, all he did was gently push her away. "I have business to attend to," he informed her coldly as he stood up.
Anzu wanted to cry out for him to stay; however, the words would not come out. All she could do was watch helplessly as Seto walked out of the room, not once looking back at her. "Seto…" she murmured as he walked out the door. She buried her face in her hands, hating herself for not being strong enough to try to persuade him to stay.
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"I should have talked to Yuugi instead," Seto muttered as he made his way to Yuugi's house. Jounouchi had only made him more confused instead of giving him answers. Damn mutt. Well, now he was going to make up for that mistake, though he was fairly certain Jounouchi would be there to import useless advice. Yuugi's grandfather opened the door, not so surprising. "Hello, are your grandsons home?" Seto asked.
Yuugi's grandpa nodded, gesturing for him to go inside. "They're upstairs," he said, shutting the door behind him. "Thankfully the one has been silenced."
Seto didn't have much time to ponder that statement as he was ushered upstairs. They were both sitting on the couch, Yuugi currently blocking his view of the mutt. "Yuugi, leave him alone. I need to talk to you," he said, making his way across the room.
"What the fuck is going on here today?" Jounouchi muttered. Seto thought something sounded different about his voice.
He soon found out why. "What the hell happened to you?" he asked, noticing the swelling and bleeding on the side of Jounouchi's face.
"Your girlfriend came in here earlier," Yuugi said, crossing his arms and pouting slightly. "He can barely talk at the moment."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Seto asked, arching an eyebrow. Yuugi must be deluded if he thought the mutt losing the ability to bark was a bad thing.
"Yeah, well there's a few other things he needs his mouth to do that are good," Yuugi said, placing a hand tenderly on Jounouchi's non-swollen cheek. Seto was momentarily disgusted until he remembered the reason behind this visit. "So what do you want?" Yuugi asked, turning his full attention to Seto.
He took a deep breath, preparing himself for what he was going to say. "I need you to help me come up with a way to break up with Anzu gently."
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