Ying Fa: I'm SOOOOO SORRY MINNA-SAMA!!! My mommie took away my compie in my room and I haven't been able to write to this for three months!! She found my other stories too!! I'm soooo sad!! I cried! She took them away and said that I wont get them back until summer!! I'm sooo pissed to!! Please forgive me for not updating, especially at such a breaking point in the fic!! I'm eternally sorry!! I hope you all haven't stopped liking this fic! Cuz that'll make me sadder!! In any case, I thank all the faithful reviewers…Without you guys…I think I really would have just died. So, I will try my ass off to finish this fic, its getting very hard because the only compie is downstairs in my mommie's room and I cant go in there hardly ever. She has no job and is always home!! So that's why…I no longer have a study hall in school and my grades from tri-two didn't help in the quest to get my notebooks back…
This isn't much…But its all I could come up with while mommie wasn't here. Thank you all for being there for me. This story means so much to me…I don't know what I would do if I lost it…
On better news, SSJ Sky, my idle for almost a year and a half because she's so cool, finally updated to her fic One Last Breath. I nearly died when I saw that! I was like : SSJ Sky…*swoon*
Thank you all reviewers!! Please don't fail me now!!
*******************Last Time*******************
"Yea, don't worry about it. It'll be here when you wake up. I'll take you home when you feel better." You nod, almost asleep and I know I am the one keeping you awake. "Would you like me to leave the room?" I whisper, just incase you are asleep now. Your glowing amber eyes open just a slit and you stare at me in slight fear.
"No, please don't leave…" you say. I nod and watch as you close your eyes again, sleep overcoming you quickly.
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I check your temperature every ten minutes or so. It seems to be going down, of that I am grateful. You've been asleep for an awfully long time, I wonder if I should wake you…You're beginning to scare me, pup. Just as I lean over above you, you begin to stir. Your eyes flash open and you bolt up, knocking our heads together with an audible crack. You fall back to the bed and I fall off the bed with a groan.
"…Kaiba?" you ask. I groan again, keep your voice down mutt, you almost killed me…You lean over the side of the bed and crawl down to me.
"Damn that hurt…" I manage to say. You laugh.
"All the other times I try to hurt you does nothing, then I hit you with my head and your down for the count." You say. Now that I think about it, it is actually very funny.
"Ha ha," I say sarcastically, not wanting you to know I enjoy your close proximity. "Damn mutt, your head must be made of steel…"
"Nah, just practice. Didn't even hurt me." You say laughing again. Well, it looks like your fever is gone. My head finally stopped swelling as well. I move closer to you and you freeze on the spot, I wonder why…
"Here," I say, lifting my hand to your forehead to check your temperature. "Well, you're not burning anymore, you want to go home pup?" you nod a bit stiffly, a bright flush on your cheeks. I hope it's not from the fever…
"Are…you alright Kaiba?" you ask, the blush growing. "Your head I mean…" I nod.
"Yeah, it didn't hurt that much…" I say, subconsciously rubbing my forehead in the place you non-too-softly hit me. Your eyebrows fix into a worrying frown as you crawl closer, placing your hand onto my forehead, pushing mine away gently. You move closer and I can feel my breathing hitch. I look up at your face, watching the emotions cloud your eyes. Regret, guilt…and your breathing has begun to hitch as well. Your soft hand flutters down my face, cupping my cheek, lifting my chin up.
"There, you're okay. No mark!" you say smiling and quickly removing your hand from my face once you realize what you're doing. You blushingly turn away and I am too surprised to speak. I clear my throat uncomfortably.
"Well, w-would you like me to drive you home, inu?" I desperately seek solace in the old insults. The air has become a bit too thick for me…You flush.
"Inu janai mo!" you yell. Good, I breathe a sigh, that was beginning to scare me for a second…A part of me wishes more would have happened between us though…I liked the feeling of your hand on my face…I knew I blushed lightly.
"Ne? Do you want to go home or not?" I ask, forcing the irritability I'm most definitely not feeling, into my voice.
"U-un…" you nod.
"We'll meet up during Winter Break, our project is due the day we come back." I say as I lead him out to the car.
"All right. I think we can get it done by then." He said a bit sarcastically. With so much time, we'd be able to get it done along with many other things.
~*~Couple Days Later Normal POV~*~
"Yami…what are we going to do?"
"Well, Mokuba already asked if we could have a party, so…I guess that's our main objective." Mokuba nodded at the two tri color haired boys.
"Un. I asked Nii-chan if I could a while ago, he said we could, now we just have to tell Jou and Seto that…you know who is going to be there." Mokuba answered.
"Yea, but how do we tell them?" Anzu asked. "And do we know for sure that they really want to see the other?"
"Well, we do know Kaiba and Jou want each other." Honda muttered bitterly. "They did kiss each other after all…" he said.
"Yes they did, but Jounouchi doesn't remember it and Kaiba's too stubborn to confront Jounouchi about it…" Yami said. "Am I the only one that really doesn't want Jounouchi and Kaiba to get together?" Yami asked, rubbing the bridge of his nose. Honda growled.
"Nope, you aint the only one…I didn't like this from the start…" Mokuba set a hand on Honda's arm.
"Honda? Don't you want your best friend to find happiness? Don't you want him to find the one he truly loves? So what if he finds that in my brother, all that matters is that he has found the one he truly loves. And that he can finally be happy…" Mokuba said, eyes hopeful. "Right?" he asked, both asking his lover and Yami. Honda nodded. Yami nodded shortly after.
"Yes. As long as he's happy…I don't see a problem."
"Good. Now, I think Yami should be the one to tell Nii-chan that Tsuya will be there, why? I dunno, your intimidating Yami…And I'm going to tell Jounouchi about Seth because, he is, supposedly, my brother…*sigh* Why did Nii-chan have to tell so many lies…What kind of an example is he setting for me?!" Mokuba said, his eyebrow twitching only slightly. Shizuka shook her head.
"I know what you mean…Katsuya was always telling me, no sex until you're married! And look what he goes and does!" Shizuka sighed. "Oh well, I can understand how he might have been a bit confused at how alike the two Seth and Kaiba were but really, that's no reason to go and have sex with him…I feel bad for Katsuya and how Kaiba's been treating him…I'm only surprised my brother still loves him…"
"We're lucky your brother still loves my brother…Otherwise all this would be for nothing…and then Nii-chan would be lonely…I'd never wish loneliness on him after our parents died…" Mokuba said lightly. Shizuka nodded.
"Yea…" she said. "Where are those two degenerate anyways?" she asked, looking around. It was lunchtime at school and neither Jounouchi nor Kaiba had really been seen all day.
"Jounouchi missing lunch…the world has ended." Honda joked.
"C'mon, lets go look for them." Mokuba suggested. They all nodded and got up from their table. They wandered the halls for ten minutes, checking each classroom as they went. Kaiba had a tendency to eat in a classroom away from everyone in the winter time. What they saw surprised even Mokuba. It was Jounouchi and Kaiba, eating lunch together in the corner of their next period classroom. Yami walked in first, looking at the two peculiarly. Jounouchi looked up, hearing someone enter.
"Konnichiwa, Yami!" he greeted. Kaiba grunted and rolled his eyes. Jounouchi glared lightly at the azure-eyed billionaire. "Anyways, what are you doin' in here?" he asked, his eyes becoming even more curious as the whole group walked into the classroom.
"We could ask you the same question, Jounouchi, what are you doing in here eating lunch with Kaiba? I thought you two hated each other…" Otogi began. 'Much so the opposite…' Jounouchi and Kaiba thought.
"We're working on our English project since I got sick the last time we tried to work on it…" Jounouchi said smiling sheepishly.
"Oh yea…What are you doing again?" Mai asked.
"Gravitation." He answered.
"Oh, yaoi one…So, how's your visuals doing?" she asked. Shizuka giggling, knowing her brother was a very talented artist, he would definitely not leave out one detail of Yuki's and Shuichi's relationship.
"Pretty good, I learned something knew about Kaiba too actually." Jounouchi said. The group raised an eyebrow as he held up a picture. Kaiba's face tinted red a bit.
"Katsuya, that looks just like your work…" Shizuka said, frowning.
"Kaiba drew it." Some gasped and some had wide eyes. Mokuba just smirked. If only they knew about the secret stash he had of the ones more provocative he drew…All about a certain puppy dog too…
"Wow, I didn't know you could draw, Kaiba!" Yuugi said happily. Kaiba only grunted.
"Me neither! This is great, now I don't have to do all the drawings my myself!" Jounouchi said smiling.
"Yea, well, I still have to write the report myself." Kaiba murmured. Jounouchi rolled his eyes.
"Yea sure, I can write too Kaiba."
"Ano…Jounouchi-kun, may I speak with you for a moment?" Mokuba asked tentatively. Jounouchi looked at him worriedly, wondering what could be wrong.
"Sure kiddo, what do ya need?"
"Uh…Could we talk in the hallway? Alone?" he asked. Kaiba looked at his brother, frowning. What could he say to the blond that he couldn't say to him?
"Well, we've all got to get to our lockers…We all have English next, gotta pick up our projects!" Yuugi said, ushering everyone out except Yami. Jounouchi and Mokuba had already gone out in the hall. Kaiba eyed Yami suspiciously. Yami cringed.
"There is no other human being I would rather he be with but…He claims to want to see you again." Yami started.
"Who's he?" Kaiba asked, a sinking feeling in his gut told him exactly who.
"Tsuya. The Christmas party at your mansion on the 24th. He'll be there. I suggest you attend dressed as Seth if you want to see him again." Yami said gruffly. Kaiba's eyes widened. Another chance…another chance to see Tsuya…
"Why are you helping me?" he asked, almost afraid this was all a joke.
"Tsuya is a dear friend of mine…Don't hurt him." Was all the great spirit said as he exited the room, a frown on his features.
~*~Meanwhile~*~
"Yo…Mokuba, what do you need? Is it something about Honda? If it is I can kick his ass for ya…" Jounouchi started.
"Jounouchi…you cant tell anyone…okay?" Mokuba asked in a soft voice. Jounouchi nodded.
"Cross my heart and hope to die." He promised.
"I know you're Tsuya." The blond's eyes widened dramatically when those words fell from his best friend's boyfriend. "I've known for a while…When Seth told me about you…" this time Jounouchi was taken aback with a deep blush decorating his features. "You've got to come…Remember the Christmas party at the Kaiba mansion on the 24th? You have to be there…"
"Why?" Jounouchi was surprised he was able to speak with the news he had received.
"Seth will be there."
~*~Later~*~
(YingFa: Sorry to cut in, but I would like to say that I have completely forgotten days in this fic…I have no idea what day they are on or what time it really is…the time frames are completely screwed up. Please forgive me!!)
Jounouchi and Kaiba were both acting odd. That was the first thing everyone noticed. They rarely looked up from their places at their desks, hardly spoke to each other…Their eyes were glittering and their faces held a light pink blush to them. Yuugi-tachi smiled secretively, knowing they had put the jitters in their stomachs probably for the rest of the week until the party.
"Yami-chan…what did you say to Kaiba-sama?" Yuugi asked, from his perch on Yami's lap. They had the rest of the period to work on their project. It seemed like everyone was making pretty good progress, that was…except Jounouchi and Kaiba. Jounouchi was staring out the window with a stupid grin on his face and Kaiba was drawing something…with a stupid grin on his face. Yami chuckled.
"Not much, mou hitori no ore." Yami said, nuzzling the underside of his hikari's neck. They had been done with their project for almost a whole week now. Yuugi giggled.
"Well you had to of said something to him!"
"All I said was that Tsuya was going to be at the party and he started blushing and grinning like the fool he really is." Yuugi giggled and thwapped Yami on the arm.
"Just because you don't like him, Yami, doesn't mean its okay to make fun of him." Yami chuckled again, the high vibrations in his chest making Yuugi shudder lightly.
"I know aibou…It's just…he's like a fool in love."
"Yami, he is a fool in love. Let him be."
"Oh, alright…"
"Wanna go bug 'um?" Yuugi suggested.
"Yeah!" Yami agreed. Yuugi got up off his lap and they made their way over to Jounouchi and Kaiba.
"So…How far are you guys on your project?" Yuugi asked. He got no answer. Jounouchi continued to stare out the window and Kaiba continued to draw. Yami looked over his shoulder, trying to see what he was drawing.
"Ne…Jounouchi-kun? Kaiba-san?" Yuugi tried again. Jounouchi finally snapped out of it and faced Yuugi with the same dreamy look in his eyes.
"Yuugi?" he asked. Yuugi looked at him. "What is your yami doing?" he asked staring at Yami as if he had grown another head. He was bent over Kaiba's back, still trying to see the picture but also trying not to touch the CEO. Yuugi giggled and Yami fell down on top of Kaiba.
"Yeeeow!" he shouted, causing the whole class to look. Kaiba growled, having been knocked out of his dream like state, he was not happy.
"What the hell were you doing baka pharaoh?!" he yelled. Yami looked up from his spot on the floor.
"Trying to look at your picture…" he said truthfully. Kaiba blushed.
"Why were you trying to look at my picture?!" Yami frowned and stood up, brushing the imaginary dust off his leather.
"Cause I felt like it okay?! Jeez…You're so moody today, Kaiba…"
"Whatever…just go away." He commanded, returning to his work.
"We're here to inform you that you are supposed to be working on your project, not staring out the window and drawing. C'mon! Chop, chop!" Yami said, purposely trying to annoy Kaiba. Kaiba didn't even notice he was still standing there. Yami sweatdropped and walked away. Yuugi giggled and looked at Jounouchi.
"You really should start working, Jou-kun." Jounouchi nodded and Yuugi walked back to his seat beside Yami.
"Kaiba…What are you drawing?" the blond found himself asking. He was answered with a quick piff across the head. Jounouchi frowned and glared at Kaiba's hunched over form. One of these days…he promised. One of these days…
~*~Yami and Yuugi at the mansion the day before the party~*~
(Ying Fa: I owe Hime no Ichigo some Y&YY lovin…excuse me. lol)
"We should have a mistle toe over here and…Ooh maybe a gazebo type thing over here…We can hang pink and red sheets down from the top to create that romance thing…" Yuugi said, his eyes twinkling. Yami raised an eyebrow.
"Mou hitori no boku is such a hopeless romantic…" he said more to himself than anyone else in the room. He shook his head at his hyper lover. Yuugi turned to him and waved a hand.
"Ne, ne, Yami-chan it doesn't matter what I am, you love me all the same!" he said happily.
"That I do, hikari, that I do." Yami said. Yuugi squealed and quickly began jumping around trying to get the snack table set up. "Even if I don't know why half the time…" he said with a sweatdrop.
"Its going to be just like the party on Halloween…Except of course the spooky stuff with be replaced with Santa-y stuff. A snack table here…Ooh, Yami-chan! C'n we have a disco ball thingy to create the cool light show!?" Yuugi asked.
"Sure, why not…" he said. His light's hyper-ness was really beginning to give him a headache. He sat down in a chair and rubbed his head. Yuugi stopped his chatter once he saw his dark's expression.
"Yami, daijoubu yo?" he asked, walking over to his yami's side.
"Un, I'm just a little under the weather…Aibou, cant you just let the servants do the decorating? You're so loud when you're excited." Yami said calmly. Yuugi nodded.
"Sure. Here," he said, crawling up onto Yami's lap. He seated himself smoothly on the elder's thighs, each leg on either side. "Let me rub your head for you…" he said, silently ushering Yami's hands away from his head. He gently placed his two fingers at his yami's temples and began to rub in soft circles. Yami made a soft sound in protest, his temples had always been a bit if a sensitive spot. Soon enough, he found himself moaning and purring lightly under Yuugi's ministrations.
"Don't worry, Yami, I'll have the servants do the rest of the decorating." Yuugi assured.
"I love you Yuugi…" Yami whispered. Yuugi giggled, Yami was still in the ecstasy of him touching his sensitive spots.
"I love you too Yami…" Yuugi said, still giggling. Yami smiled albeit drunkenly and rested his forehead on Yuugi's shoulder. "Hey y'all!! How the decorating going?" Honda asked, running into the room with Mokuba at his side.
"Perfect! I just gave all the instructions to the servants. It should all be up and ready in a couple of hours. Do you guys have any ideas of how we're going to get them together? What if one of them gets last minute cold feet?" Yuugi asked.
"Don't worry, Nii-chan lives here so I can just force him. Honda already volunteered to escort Tsuya here so…That's our plan for now. Not much, but it'll have to do…" Mokuba mumbled.
"Right. Man…they are so gonna owe us big when this is through!" Honda said, smiling.
"I'm just hoping Jounouchi will be able to find love in a person like Kaiba, no offense, Mokuba its just…"
"I know, Ryou. I've always known. My brother isn't easy to get along with…or even like, but Jounouchi does like him…And I'll be damned if I let him screw this up for himself."
"You're a good brother, Kuba. Well, what are we all waiting for? Let's get planning! This'll be one Christmas you're sure to remember!"
~*~Jounouchi's POV~*~The Day of the Christmas Party~*~
He'll be
there…Mokuba said he would…This may be the last time I see him…I have to tell
him tonight. Tell him who I am. Tell him…that I cant stop thinking about
him…tell him that…that I can never see him again after this and permanently end
this affair…for myself. Tears build in my eyes as I think of truly leaving him
and what it will mean. I simply cannot think of life outside of him. First, it
was Kaiba, and leaving for Aunties farm proved I really cant live without that
cold-hearted bastard. Then…I found myself constantly thinking of Seth…and how
wonderful he was to me…I wish I could have fallen in love with him instead. It
sure would have saved me a lot of pain in the long run. It doesn't matter. I
quickly replace my frown with my mask…My happy-go-lucky mask that I've always
had. Tonight is no different. I take a deep breath. This is it.
I raise my head from the ground as I stare up at the mighty Kaiba Estate. No matter how many times I look at it…It's always HUGE! I try to lighten my mood with a bit of dry humor, its not working. Maybe 'Yoru' will cheer me up. Hopefully, I wont be the only one dressed up tonight. Seth…Gods, now that I'm here, I'm having major second thoughts…What if Seth never even wanted to see me again…what if I was just a bed warmer for the night? The mere thought brings tears to my eyes. It cant be true…He'll be here tonight and welcome me…He'll be so happy to see me…Who am I joking? Okay. Just hold my head up high, and walk in. At least Yuugi promised he'd be here tonight.
~*~Kaiba's POV~*~
This is it. Here. Right now. Yami said…I swear if he lied…Tsuya…You've been driving me crazy for the past two months…Now, tonight I can finally tell you how I feel…Tell you who I really am and hope you'll accept me for who I am…Cold-hearted Kaiba Seto. Cold-hearted bastard who treats Jounouchi Katsuya like he could care less.
Gods, Jounouchi and Tsuya…Why cant you two be one and the same!? I'd give anything for you both…I cannot keep this façade up any longer. I cant pretend to be someone I am not. And Seth is who I am not. Don't get me wrong…I loved playing his part and winning everyone over so easily. But what good is triumph with a personality that is not mine?! I can be wonderful like him…but living up to his charm and his love for the world…I just am not him. And I cant pretend anymore. It isn't fair to how I've won Tsuya…It isn't fair to how I've treated Jounouchi. I have to tell him tonight. Tell him the god-awful truth. And maybe one day…both he and Jounouchi can forgive me. Forgive me for how I've treated them both. I used Tsuya as an excuse to hurt Jounouchi…Ah gods how I've hurt my poor pup. I can hardly believe how horrible I've been…I may not be Seth, but I sure as hell am not who I've been acting as the past two months. All this stress and lust has completely driven me to madness…Tonight I'll prove to them all…I can be who I want to…Myself. I may not be Seth…I may not be who I was acting as before…But I promise myself from here on out…I'll be myself…who I want to be. For Tsuya…for Jounouchi.
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Ying Fa: That's all I got for now. I will try extra hard to finish it I promise!! Until then, I bid you all, adieu…
Remember to review!! If there are any spelling errors I am very sorry!! So don't go hard on me for that mmkay~?
