Story: Adultery Innocence
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh. The plot is loosely based on my interpretation (since I cannot understand Japanese) of a Jou/Kaiba doujinshi.
Warning: Yaoi/Shonen-ai (boyxboy) and adult themes.
Pairings: Jou/Kaiba
Summary: On a ride home from work, Kaiba finds out something about Jou that changes how he thinks about him forever.
Symbols: "Talking" 'Thinking' -Scene Change- Text Chapter Start & End
Chapter 3: Giving it up
"Mr. Kaiba, here's what you requested earlier this morning." His driver came up to him and handed him a large sealed envelope before heading to the car. Kaiba took it, his expression impassive.
"Thank you." He replied shortly. Just like with conversations, he was no good at gratitude. He turned to his most trusted worker, Isono, and barked. "Fire that incompetent slut of a secretary and clean out the office before I return from school!"
"Hai, Seto-sama!" Isono snapped to attention, bringing his hand up in a salute. Kaiba could tell that he was confused at the sudden request but remained silent anyways, back rigid.
He slid into his seat and leaned out to address him once more. "If she wants to know why she has to go on such short notice, tell her I have someone else coming in after school. If it isn't all wrapped up when I show up, consider yourself done."
"Yes, Seto-sama! I'll put it at the top of my priority list and I will not forget! Have a good day, Seto-sama!" The former battle city official replied, still trying to contain his anxiety of possibly being fired.
Kaiba smirked, knowing he'd never fire Isono, and shut the door, letting the car pull out of the driveway and onto the road before turning to the envelope. Sliding his index finger under the seal, he pulled out a packet, it being titled Katsuya Jonouchi: Full background check.
He flipped to the first page, eyes darting over the records of his supposed nemesis and leaned back into his seat. "Let's see what you've been through, Inu."
Parents divorced at young age, taking one child, the daughter, and leaving her son in the custody of his father. He read, his icy eyes briefly pausing on the word divorced. The father lost his job and the house soon after. Currently unemployed and living in an apartment complex.
'Looks like you've had your fair share of problems, Jonouchi.' Turning the page, he scanned it, pausing on a particular paragraph.
"Both of them remained separated until recently, when Jonouchi paid for his sister's eye operation with prize money won from the Duelist Kingdom tournament." Kaiba unconsciously threaded his fingers through the necklace containing his brother's photo on his neck as he read aloud to himself. He could not imagine living without his sibling to support him and yet Jonouchi had.
'I've got my explanation as to why he is doing what he is since it is probably the only thing that pays the bills. What an disgustingly honorable purpose for doing a such dishonorable job.' He thought darkly, putting the packet on the seat next to him as the car slowed to a stop. 'I'm going to put an end to these late night rendezvous with men, though. He'd better be prepared to put in his resignation.'
With that thought planted in his mind, Kaiba smoothly exited the car at the entrance to the school and strolled in, coat billowing behind.
"I need to speak with you privately, Jonouchi." They were both in the middle of class, Jou looking up at him with those damn eyes, and just then Kaiba had realized how absurd that sounded. But he wasn't going to pull out right here. "Now would be a good time."
"Kaiba…" Was the only reply. Surely he hadn't forgotten that night so he would obviously be a bit wary before going anywhere with him alone.
"Jonouchi! Don't fight with him, please!" Yugi cut in before much more could happen. How very annoying.
Although, that seemed to ultimately decide Jou's mind. He stood up, pushing his chair back and turned to his friend, a goofy grin plastered on his face. "Don't worry, Yugi. I think he only wants to talk. Be right back you guys."
Kaiba just glared coldly at the group before turning, Jou following close behind. He could hear Honda and Anzu talking about how that Jou never learned that Kaiba was up to no good and that they hoped that the fight wouldn't escalate to punching, but he chose to ignore them.
The playground was relatively vacant, everyone having dived inside for some warmth since the morning was bitterly cold, and Jou went up to the fence. Looping his fingers through the chain link, he leaned against it, facing away, and Kaiba could tell he was smirking.
"So…what is it that you brought me out here for, Kaiba?" He said with such nonchalance, he began to get slightly aggravated. 'Is he denying that I saw him that night or did he not realize it was me?'
"Your secret is out. I saw you the other night, perhaps you did not see me, with a man that you were quite obviously selling yourself to." He decided to rush it and bear with the reaction than try to mask it or imply it. The bare naked truth was never pretty though.
Jou turned back, his face flushed from anger and, possibly, from humiliation. "Kaiba! Stop saying such lies! I never though you'd-"
"Stop it. I ran myself in circles last night think the same damn thing. That the dumb mutt would never stoop that low." He studied as Jou's shocked expression changed into an unreadable one. "That's why I took the liberty of looking you up and seeing if you had the history of a potential whore. Which I wouldn't be talking to you if I wasn't sure."
"I can't believe that you looked me up and read my past too." Kaiba saw with much irritation that Jou seemed to be getting pissed again and sighed to himself in frustration.
"Oh please! Don't tell me your angry about that too." He snapped before Jou could say another word, feeling as if he should have just let this whole incident pass and had never interfered.
"No. Actually, I really don't care about that. Except…well following me and getting a background check kinda makes you look like…" Grinning childishly again, he caught Kaiba off guard. "Well, like you're stalking me really."
Jou seemed self-satisfied by his joke but Kaiba remained standing silently, bothered by it greatly and his sapphire eyes remained on the teen before him until he found his words.
"Quit being so immature. I do background checks on all my future employees and don't see as to why I should make an exception for you." Jou's stunned expression as he put two and two together pleased him. "My personal assistant was fired today and I've been looking for a replacement. Since dogs can be trained easily, I think you'll do fine."
Kaiba had tried to keep it as impersonal as he could, but no matter how you looked at it, it was a favor. "You've got to get your act together, Jou. I'm giving you the chance to and whether or not you have enough brains to take it is up to you."
The deafening silence hung in the air for only a few short moments before the piercing shriek of his cell phone cut through it and in a way, he was slightly grateful.
"I've got to take this." He checked the number and found it was Isono. "No doubt something's going wrong over there and those idiots aren't capable enough to handle it on their own." He pressed the receive button and brought it up to his ear.
"Stay here until you've got your answer. I can't wait around forever, though." Keeping his eyes trained on Jou, who was still figuring things out, Kaiba barked. "I'm at school so this better be good."
Jou looked down at his feet, his eyes finding his shoes rather interesting. A million speculations were no doubt on his mind and he for once was at a lost for words.
"What do you mean she won't leave? Throw her out if you have too!" The brunette snarled into the phone menacingly. "Look, I don't have time for her neurotic breakdowns! Call the guards on her or the police, but don't call me!"
"Kaiba…" A small smile found its way on Jou's lips, his eyes getting an oddly content sheen to them. "You're really weird, you know."
"Look, I've got to get off the phone. You're going to have to deal with it on your own. Goodbye." Kaiba snapped his phone shut, bemused, his face showing it clearly. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"Ah…" Jou looked slightly embarrassed that he had heard him but then smiled again. "When I saw you that night, I was mortified. I thought you'd spill it to all my friends and everybody at school and I'd be found out. Well, that was what I thought afterwards actually. The moment I saw you I wanted you so badly to some and help me, as crazy as that sounds."
At least he was out of denial. "But the question remains whether or not you've got enough guts to give that up and work under me. Real work for once." Kaiba had to get an answer out of him, or the idiot would just go back to his old habits.
"Yeah, Kaiba. I will. I don't know how it'll be or how I work under those conditions but…but I guess this is my chance to get away." Jou was looking at him again with his toffee eyes. "To get away from it all…"
He suddenly beamed and stepped closer to him. "You're a real piece of work, you know, since you did the exact opposite of what I thought you would. Looks as if you really do care-" He knocked his fist lightly against his shoulder as a sign of friendship. "-Seto Kaiba."
Jou brushed passed him, saying that he should get to class and that he'd meet him after school to work out the details, and left him to mull over what just happened.
'Looks as if I have a new employee.' He stared across the yard, watching a few birds bathe in a muddy puddle. 'But I don't think that is all that I want from him.'
"Jonouchi! Wait a minute!" Jou looked back, puzzled, and Kaiba rushed over to him. 'There's something else…'
He caught the boy's wrist. 'I don't know exactly what it is.' Pulling him closer, he brought his hand up to the other's jaw. 'But it's been with me since the first time I saw the real Jou.'
Leaning in, he brought his lips against Jou's and kissed him gently. Another breeze blew around them, the whispering of their coats the only sound, until Kaiba pulled away.
The weighted silence was brief but Kaiba saw about a thousand emotions pass silently through Jou's eyes before he reacted in defense.
"You…you just kissed me! You can't just do that!" A brilliant blush was spread upon his cheeks and he wiped his mouth vigorously. "I…can't believe you just did that!" He really didn't look like he believed it either.
'Though you pretend you don't like it now…' Kaiba thought as he brought his own fingers up to his mouth, smirking at the flustered Jou, his eyes shining. '…I have plenty of time to wait for you.'
End of Chapter 3 and the Story
Author's notes: Well, I really didn't know what they were saying so I had to make it up. Probably nowhere near the original conversation. By the way, if you're wondering, a doujinshi is sorta like fanfiction except that it is a manga or comic or whatever. A fanmanga really. Maybe you should check it out yourself to see what the hell I'm talking about. Go to www. zelas. net / darkroses / doujinshi. html (remove the spaces) and scroll down until you see the Yu-Gi-Oh banner or whatever. The one I based this on there so tell me how terrible I did on turning it into a fanfiction. I hope you liked it (even though it was very short) and that you will review. Now that this story is done, I am going to update my other one. You wouldn't believe how much trouble it gave me to write another chapter for that one. My head hurts now. Lol. Thanks for reading!