(A/N: Back! It didn't take me that long to update, did it? Well, anyway, I'd just been trying to fix the chapter over and over because it just didn't feel right to me, but you can tell me what you think. And thank you SO much for the reviews!)

Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, or the characters, or anything along those lines, no matter how much I wish I did.

Warnings: Not much, just some swearing.

Chapter 2

Jounouchi slammed the door to his apartment shut and threw himself face down on the living room couch. He squeezed his eyes tightly as he tried to stifle the voices screaming at him in his head.

Why the hell did he have to go and do that? And a better question: now that he did it, what was he going to do now? How in the world would he be able to face Honda after THAT?

With his face still pressed into the couch cushions, Jounouchi waved a hand aimlessly around until he was able to grasp one of the small pillows that was the same burgundy color as the couch. He held it over his head in a similar fashion to a small child hiding from something scary, like if he pressed the pillow into his skull hard enough, he would forget that all this crap ever happened.

But of course, life didn't exactly work that way. Damnit. Why did he have to be so impulsive? It had never gotten him into this much trouble before. He had just lost his best friend and his dignity in less than 2.5 seconds. Jounouchi smiled a tiny bit in spite of himself. 2.5...that had to be some sort of record.

He really screwed up this time, that was for sure. And he probably wouldn't see any of his friends again. He hadn't lied, he wanted Honda to be happy, just not with Shizuka. And since Honda probably wouldn't dare to set foot within a ten mile radius of either of them from now on, if Jounouchi hung around with their friends then Honda would just steer clear of everyone. He had done enough already and Jounouchi didn't want to go one step further by taking away his friends too. Yuugi, Anzu, Ryou, all of them. He couldn't see any of them anymore.

Jounouchi then contemplated running away, and it actually didn't seem like such a bad idea. He hated living in his apartment with his father, who was so drunk all the time that all Jounouchi had to do was look at him the wrong way to receive a beating. And his grades weren't exactly in the top of the class. Basically, his life was going nowhere. Pretty much the only reason he stayed in Domino was because of his friends...especially Honda. But now that he had just blown it big time, there really was no point for him to stay.

Jounouchi burped and a terrible taste filled his mouth, which was something along the lines of rancid milk. When it occurred to him what the taste was, he felt more frustrated than ever. It was that damn cheese! If he would have known that he was going to actually go and kiss Honda, he wouldn't have eaten that moldy piece of crap! And so now, Honda was probably even more grossed out than he had previously thought.

He suddenly felt dirty, so with a groan Jounouchi hauled himself off of the couch and began to make his way to the bathroom. Brushing his teeth wouldn't make him feel all that much better, but at least he could get the nasty acidic taste out of his mouth. He would have taken a shower too, but it was now 10:00 at night, and he desperately needed some sleep. Maybe by the morning he wouldn't feel so crappy.

Jounouchi spit the toothpaste into the sink. Besides, in the morning he could also pack up his things and leave. Then he could try and forget about all this. He breathed lightly into his hand and sniffed the air that wafted back at him to make sure that he had brushed for long enough. Good. Minty fresh, and no more mold.

He was about to head to his bedroom when a sudden banging on the door stopped him in his tracks.

"Jou! Open up!" he heard Honda yell from the other side.

"Great, what does he want?" Jounouchi muttered angrily. He hoped that Honda would give up and go away, but his friend was much too stubborn.

"I mean it, Jou! Open the door!" he yelled. The banging on the door was beginning to get louder and more frantic.

"Shit. If I don't open the door, he's gonna wake up my old man. And then I'll really get it." Jounouchi quickly weighed his options, and finally decided to let Honda in, no matter how much he didn't want to.

When Honda stepped inside, Jounouchi noticed that he was breathing heavily and tiny beads of sweat had formed themselves on his forehead. Had he run all the way here?

Jounouchi narrowed his eyes. "Why did you come here, Honda?" he demanded, trying to keep his voice in check so he wouldn't wake the owner of the snoring coming from the other room. "Are you trying to get me in trouble? You banged on the damn door so loud I'm sure everyone in the building heard it!"

Honda wiped his brow with the back of his hand as he tried to steady his breathing. "Sorry."

"Yeah, well sorry's not exactly good enough," Jounouchi shot back. "Go home. I've already humiliated myself enough today. I don't need you here making me feel worse."

Honda frowned. "I didn't come here to make you feel worse..."

"Then what did you come here for? Because you sure as hell can't make me feel any better."

Honda glanced down, suddenly finding it hard to maintain eye contact. "Jou...why did you do that?"

Jounouchi scowled, wishing that Honda would just go home. He didn't have to explain himself, but he found himself opening his mouth to explain it anyway. "I don't know. I wasn't thinking. It just...happened."

Honda spoke his next question slowly, carefully choosing his words. "So...it wasn't a joke then? You...really meant it?"

Jounouchi considered running out the door, since it was still open. God, Honda was extremely good at making him feel one hundred percent uncomfortable. For a split second, he thought that Honda might actually be doing it on purpose.

"Well...yeah...but...shit, Honda! Just go home!" Jounouchi's voice went a little over the desired level, but he was able to correct it before he became hysterical. "I already told you that I feel like shit, so just leave me alone!"

Honda lifted his hazel eyes to Jounouchi. They looked defeated. Maybe that meant he was actually going to leave. "Jou, I just wanted to know that one thing," he said. His voice even sounded defeated. "And I told you that I didn't come over to make you feel bad."

Jounouchi could feel tears springing to the corner of his eyes, and he prayed that he could hold them back long enough to push Honda out the door. "Obviously, you didn't think it through," he snapped. "But it doesn't matter. I'm leaving tomorrow, so you won't have to deal with me anymore."

Honda's jaw dropped open. "Wait, what? Where?"

Jounouchi shrugged. "I don't know. I don't care. But I figure that I'll leave before I screw up your life even more."

"Jou..."

Jounouchi's vision was beginning to blur. Damnit, why couldn't Honda just leave already? "What?"

"You can't leave."

Jounouchi had tired of the conversation the second it started, so by now he was plenty restless. "Honda. Just go home. I don't know what you were thinking, but there's no way that you can make me feel any better. And there's nothing you can do to change my mind."

Jounouchi was ready to push Honda out the door when Honda reached out and grabbed the blonde by the shoulder. By the time Jounouchi had realized what was going on, Honda had already pulled him in and captured his lips in a passionate, lust filled kiss. This was all just too much to take in and Jounouchi moaned softly right before Honda pulled away, smiling.

"Are you sure that there was nothing I could do to make you feel better?" Honda asked with a grin.

Jounouchi stared at Honda in shock for a minute, and couldn't help but wonder if this was exactly how Honda felt when he had done it. When he regained his senses, he lunged forward and tackled Honda, sending the both of them sprawling onto the couch behind them.

"Okay, so I guess I was wrong," Jounouchi admitted as he gently kissed the side of Honda's neck. "But why the hell didn't you do that sooner?"

Honda laughed softly. "Because I wanted to make sure that you weren't screwing around with me," he replied. "But I really wish you would have let me know that you felt that way."

Jounouchi raised an eyebrow. "Me? You were the one hitting on my sister. Honestly, Honda, you sure know how to be a tease."

Honda laughed again. "Yeah, that was probably pretty misleading."

"So you don't actually like her, or what?"

A light blush appeared on Honda's cheeks. "No, I do. And so you can't really blame me for trying so hard when she seemed to be liking me back."

Jounouchi smirked. "Yes I can. That thing with the chocolates was pathetic."

"Shut up, Jou," Honda whispered as he moved a little bit to his left to allow Jounouchi to lie down next to him. Jounouchi did so, thankful that the couch was just wide enough to fit the both of them. "I just didn't think I could ever have you."

"But you have me now," Jounouchi pointed out, wrapping his arms around Honda's warm body and pressing his face to his chest. He closed his eyes and relaxed, listening to the rhythmic beating of Honda's heart.

Honda gently ran his hand through Jounouchi's hair. "So you're not going to run away?"

Jounouchi sighed and snuggled up a little closer to Honda. "No. I changed my mind," he said quietly.

Jounouchi smiled as he felt Honda's body relax under his head.

Maybe this wasn't such a bad day after all, Jounouchi thought to himself as he fully settled into his place and drifted peacefully to sleep in the comforting grip of Honda's arms. And there was no other place that he would rather be.

The End!

(A/N: Yay! Happy ending! I hope that everyone who reviewed liked how this turned out. I love Honda and Jou together, I wish there were more Buddyshipping fics out there. But oh well.)