Take Me Away to Paradise.
A/N: Whoa. Chapter six. Raise your hand if you didn't think I would get this far! (raises own hand).
Wow! It's snowing! As soon as I've uploaded this, I'm gonna go play in the snow! Yay! Ahem.
Disclaimer: The head fell off of my plasticine Jou, so I don't even own that anymore. ;; Nor do I own anything else. Ooh! Except the nurse, I own her!
Reviewer Responses: Whoa, you guys are good to me!
PEGASUS052087: Calm down! It's okay, see? Yep, he's ok! (evil grin). For now, at least! Mwa ha ha! I'm glad you like the story! Thank you for reviewing!
Raelyn-Mage: I wish I had Seto and Jou plushies. ;; Plasticine breaks too easily, damnit! I'm glad you like it! I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Rose Goddess of the Dead: Evil bunnies! Don't do it! I'll update! See, here I go, updating! Hope you like this chapter! 'Cos I'm for it if you don't! ;;
okami wind: There we go, I didn't kill him! Would I do that? (Evil Leprechaun on my shoulder- Probably. Me- Quiet you! Stop giving away plotlines!) Ooh, a cookie! Yeah, Seto's SO ooc, but I find it cute! Hope you like this one! o.o Please don't let the vampire plushies get me!
Flame Swordswoman: Hooray! You like it! Lol, would I DARE kill him? After all the threats I've had! Oh well, I may still do it!
Heh heh, there IS Seto/Jou in this chapter! How did you know? I so HAD to recommend your art! It's so beautiful! (WARNING! Shameless hinting alert!) And if you were to, say, create something for this story, well, I'd love you forever!
Where do I go for the manga? I so love the manga; I keep buying it! Yay!
I don't know how to use IRC! Please help me! ;;
Oh, you're gonna try e-mailing it to me? I think my address is on my profile.
Hope you like this chapter! Thanks so much for the review!
Jibby: Aw, don't worry! He's alive! Lol, yeah, Yami and Seto are pretty cool in this story! Thanks for reviewing! I hope you like this chapter!
astalder27: Aw, thank you for reviewing! Lol, that is a strange picture, but I wanted to show that Seto isn't always really nice in this story! Hope you like this chapter!
KatrinaKaiba: Hooray! I redeemed myself! Woo-hoo! Yeah, I liked that fight when I was writing it. Hope you enjoy this chapter!
Well, here's chapter six for your enjoyment!
Chapter 6.
Anzu blinked her soft blue eyes, and struggled to stay awake. She was doing her homework for that night and, well, there was a lot of it. She ran her hands through her dark hair, and tried to concentrate. Her boyfriend sure wasn't making it any easier.
Right on cue, her boyfriend, Hiroto Honda, wrapped his arms around her, staring at his girlfriend with dancing hazel eyes.
"C'mon, Anzu, quit doing your homework," he whined. "Lets do something fun!"
Anzu giggled, but pretended to be stern. "Hey, just because you don't care about your schoolwork, it doesn't mean that I don't, you know!" She stood up from her seat, and put her arms around his neck. "Although, I could be persuaded, if it's something fun! What did you have in mind…..Oh!" She realised exactly what he was talking about as he began to nuzzle her neck. She laughed, and gave him a kiss.
Just at that moment, their fun was interrupted by the phone ringing. Anzu untangled herself from Honda, who complained at the loss of contact, and ran to answer it.
"Moshi moshi? Oh, hello, Mr Motou! How are you?" she chirped pleasantly. Honda sat on the couch behind her, smiling at her cheeriness. He watched her expression go from pleasant to horrified. He knew something was terribly wrong when tears started to drip down her cheeks. He stood and went to her, sliding his hand into hers. Anzu gripped it, and spoke to Yugi's grandfather.
"So he'll be okay? He might not! Oh God…..okay…..okay, we'll go now. Goodbye, Mr Motou."
She hung up the phone, and sat down heavily. Honda sat next to her, and put his arms around her. She snuggled into his embrace, and began to cry.
Honda glanced at her worriedly, and tilted her head up so that his eyes met hers.
"What's wrong?" he asked gently.
Anzu looked him in the eyes. "It's Jounouchi," she wept. "He's in the hospital, he's in real trouble! He might be dying!"
Honda stood abruptly. He walked to the wall, and punched it viciously. "That….idiot….what's he gotten himself into now!"
Anzu was about to protest at her boyfriend's harsh behaviour, when she noticed the tears running down his face. She realised that he didn't mean a word he said; he was just incredibly frightened.
"Honda." She said quietly. He turned around, and she was shocked to see the look of absolute despair on his face.
"Oh, Honda…." She gently hugged him. "Come on, we should go to the hospital…okay?"
"Okay…stupid Jou…he'll be okay…right?"
Anzu sighed. She couldn't stand seeing her usually strong boyfriend break down like this. She wanted to reassure him.
"Yeah." She whispered. "Yeah, he'll be fine…"
Oh God, she hoped so.
Yami, meanwhile, was sitting by himself in the hospital waiting room. He was anxiously waiting for more news of Jou, who the doctor told him had four severely broken ribs. He sighed impatiently, and wondered where everyone was.
Right on cue, he heard a panicked shout from behind him.
"Yami!"
He turned around to see Yugi, Seto Kaiba, Bakura, and Ryou running towards him. He held his arms out, and Yugi leapt into them.
"Have you heard anything?"
"Only that he has four badly broken ribs. And that he is suffering from being outside in the cold for too long."
Yugi looked down. "But he'll be okay?"
Yami smiled. "I'm sure that they would have told us otherwise, aibou."
Yugi sighed, and pulled away from his koi. He sat down on one of the hard hospital chairs, and put his head in his hands. Seto turned to Yami, and whispered to him. Yami nodded, and went to his hikari, giving him a hug.
At that moment, two others ran into the room. Seto laughed as he recognised Honda and Anzu, more of Jounouchi's friends. He wasn't particularly fond of either of them. Honda was a loudmouth who got into fights too easily (a lot like Jou, he realised. Although, unlike Jou, he seemed to have nothing underneath). Anzu was famous for her 'friendship speeches', nauseating little sermons that made Seto sick to his stomach.
He shuddered. He loved Jou, he could learn to like innocent little Yugi, he tolerated Yami, Ryou, and Bakura, but these two……that's where he drew the line.
Almost as if he could read Seto's thoughts, Honda looked up from talking quietly to Yugi. His eyes met Seto's, and he narrowed them in disgust.
"What the hell is HE doing here?" he growled, his voice dangerously low.
Seto gave his trademark smirk. This seemed to anger Honda, who strode towards him in a way that could be mistaken as 'big trouble' by anyone who didn't know better.
He reached Seto, and grabbed his shirt.
"Why are you here, moneybags?" he snarled.
Seto met his furious gaze evenly. "I came to make sure Jounouchi was alright." He said calmly.
Honda let go abruptly. "Like you even care. You're probably the one that did this to him."
Seto's cerulean eyes burned with an icy fury. Not many things made him truly angry, but someone implying that he would inflict serious harm on his puppy…
He drew back his fist, then sent it flying into that irritating, angry face. Honda, surprised by the sudden attack, fell backwards and landed in a heap on the cool tiles. Seto heard Anzu's shrill scream of surprise, and felt strong arms restrain him. He guessed that it was Ryou's yami, and struggled against him.
"Let me go, Bakura!"
Yami strode up to the fighting brunette, and brought his face up close to him.
"Kaiba, calm down. I know you're angry, but Honda doesn't mean what he's saying."
"Like hell I don't." came the angry mutter from the floor. Anzu shushed her boyfriend, calming him down.
Yami continued to talk to Seto, attempting to calm his rage.
"Jou doesn't need this. He is fighting his own battle, and will continue to do so for some time. He'll never forget this day, and neither will we. We need to be here for him, and not fight amongst ourselves."
Oddly enough, these words were succeeding in calming Seto down. He nodded gently, and Bakura let him go.
Meanwhile, Yugi had been explaining to Anzu and Honda what had happened.
Anzu looked shocked. "You mean…Kaiba saved Jounouchi? But I thought he hated him!"
Yugi stared at her. "Come on, Anzu! Isn't it obviously how he really feels?"
She looked confused. "But……oh!" She giggled. "It all makes sense now!"
Honda looked at her like she was insane. "What are you talking about?"
She laughed again. "Seto's in love with Jou!"
Honda's mouth fell open.
"WHAAAAAT!"
Yugi desperately clamped his hand over the brown haired boy's mouth. "Sshhhh, Honda!"
Honda continued to yell, his shouts muffled by Yugi's hand. Anzu decided to take over. She pulled his ear.
"Shut up, baka!" She looked back to Yugi. "Does Jou feel the same way?"
Yugi nodded. "I think so. I always catch him staring at Kaiba in class."
Anzu squealed. "This is so cute!"
Honda broke away from Yugi's hold. "I'll tell you what it is…"
"QUIET!"
Everyone in the waiting room turned to stare at Yugi, who steadily went red. Luckily, he was saved by a nurse coming into the room.
"Does anyone here know a Katsuya Jounouchi?"
She was astonished at the amount of people that stood.
"Erm, is one of you Seto?"
Seto walked forward. "I am."
The nurse smiled. "He wants to see you."
Seto was shocked, but followed the nurse anyway. He shuddered as he walked down the long, cool corridor, remembering his hatred of hospitals.
The red-haired nurse, who looked to only be a couple of years older than him, led him to a small private room. She stopped him before he went inside, and looked up at him, her soft brown eyes large and pleading.
"Please, Mr Kaiba, don't say anything to upset him. He's in a very fragile state of mind right now." She looked down and sighed. "I don't blame him, the poor boy…"
Seto nodded to reassure the young woman. She smiled gratefully at him, and opened the door, calling softly to the frightened blonde, laying wired up in the bed.
"Katsuya, I brought your friend to see you, okay sweetie?"
Jounouchi nodded. The nurse smiled again, and left the two boys alone. Seto looked at Jou, taking in his condition. The two stood silently, each waiting for the other to speak. Eventually, Jou broke the silence.
"Please sit down, Seto."
Seto walked to the chair next to his puppy's bed, and sat down gingerly. Jou looked at him nervously, then began to speak, his voice shaking.
"Seto, I want to thank you for finding me. If you hadn't of been there, I….I….well, you know what would have happened. You saved me….thank you….so much."
Jou started to cry quietly, overcome by his feelings. Seto gasped at his words, and reached out to clasp Jou's shoulder.
"It's okay, puppy. It's the least I could do for you…"
Jou looked up in surprise, his eyes shining with unshed tears. Seto gave him a rare smile, and turned to leave the small room. A small voice stopped him in his tracks.
"Seto…wait…"
He turned back to Jou. "What's wrong?"
"I…I……"
Seto walked back to Jou's side. "What, puppy, what?"
Jou hung his head. Seto grabbed his shoulders.
"What!"
"I'm…..I'm in love with you, Seto Kaiba."
Seto was stunned. Jounouchi, the man he'd loved ever since Battle City, had just said the words he'd been hoping, praying to hear. He couldn't speak.
Jou mistook his silence for anger, and cowered.
"I'm sorry! Please, don't be angry with me! You can taunt me all you like, just…just…"
Seto's icy blue eyes softened. "Puppy," he murmured gently. "I love you too."
Jou looked up in shock. "Y…you do! I…but…I thought…I was…you do!"
Seto grinned. "You're so cute when you ramble…" he whispered, leaning forward and pressing his mouth to the blonde's soft lips. Jou stiffened in surprise, then relaxed against the brunette.
A muffled cheering was heard outside. The door opened, and all of Jou's friends came pouring in. Seto and Jou broke apart and looked at the crowd in surprise. They all looked strangely ecstatic. Yugi and Yami had huge smiles on their faces, Ryou and Bakura were laughing, and Anzu was clasping her hands together, and saying "Aw!" over and over again. Even Honda had a grin on his face, though it looked somewhat strained.
Bakura stopped laughing long enough to say "Well, thank Ra you've finally admitted it! We've been waiting for months!"
Seto gave everyone a trademark glare, and Jou sweatdropped.
"You ALL knew!" he cried. "I had a feeling that Yug' knew, but ALL of you!"
Yugi giggled, and the red-haired nurse came back inside. She balked at all the people in the tiny room.
"What is this!" she cried. "All but one of you, out now!"
Everyone turned to leave, including Seto. Jou reached out and grabbed his sleeve, his eyes pleading.
"Stay with me?" he begged.
Seto could see that Jou was frightened of being alone. "Okay pup." He whispered, kissing Jou's head softly. He would stay forever if he had to….
