I own nothing! I'll see you at the bottom!

Jou stared in utter shock at the ring, his eyes misted, the world seemed to stop as his heartbeat pounded in his ears, a ring, a true engagement ring, for him. A sign of utter love and devotion, from Seto, what else could he say but he words that passed his lips in nothing more than a soft whisper, "yes, of course I will." The next few moments, hours, days or years took him by utter force as he was embraced fully by his brunette dragon and found their lips pressed together. His arms twined about Seto's neck and there was a slight shift in his postion as he found himself pressed and slowly set down onto the feather soft matress, they parted a moment, air needed, his eyes stared into Seto's own, which darkened with lust, from their usual sapphire and ocean blue to a deep midnight blue, these too he instantly fell in love with. He pulled his head back slightly, he and Seto had promised each other that nothing would happen until both of them were sure and ready, well, he was ready now. With a slight burst of strength and cocky smirk Jou shoved Seto back so that he now straddled the brunette's hips, which bucked upwards of their own doing. Wordlessly he lowered his head once more, capturing Seto's lips once again with his own, their momentarily chaste kiss soon ended as love, need, desire and passion over rode comprehensive thought. Their tounges slid together, not fighting but exploring, stroking over each other in worship and gentleness.

Soon, heart pounding, lung screaming became evident and the need for air dire, they parted, reluctantly and with a large gasp of air. Jou, now impatient, began fussing with the buttons on Seto's shirt, his koi's hands overlayed his own, ceasing his struggle, "Katsuya, there's no need to rush." Jou smiled sweetly,

"I'm happy to hear that, but, I want to, the hell's wrong with this shirt, are these child safety buttons?" Seto chuckled, but shoved Jou once again against the matress, then captured his pup's lips into a searing kiss, into which he poured out his emotions. His hands slowly slid down Jou's sides as their mouths fused, pouring all emotion without saying a word, he slid his hands beneath the baggy white t-shirt Jou had changed into and slowly, inch by inch revealed the pale expanse of glorious flesh of Jou's torso. Then upon removing it discarded it into some unknown corner without a backwards glance, his blunt nails scraped down the smooth, sensitive, creamy white skin and Jou broke the kiss with a soft gasp. Then the blonde set himself to the task of ridding the blue eyed god of his own upper garment, quickly, impatiently doing so and instantly he scowled upon his inspection of the skin. His eyes smoldered in anger and his voice grew serious,

"who hurt you?" Seto's eyes met those smoldering honey,

"my stepfather." Jou ran a finger down a scar across a smooth plane of Seto's flesh, peaking out from above the waistband of the black jeans and vanishing to the back, it matched his own, though it slightly differed. He moved to say something but Seto silenced him with a short kiss, "hush my pup, he's long dead."

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Jou slowly became aware of his surroundings as the last few minutes of sleep slid away from him, his reason for waking, the phone. He slowly grabbed it, then, quietly, not to wake Seto tugged it over and whispered, "hello?"

"about damn time! I've been freaking out all night, what's your answer, tell me, tell me please, god, I've been dying!" Jou smirked,

"what if I don't want to?"

"Jooooooooouuuuuuu! Please, I'm dying over here, it was so hard not to tell you, Yami, shut up!" Jou cleared his throat softly, rubbing it slightly, damn, all that screaming was coming back to kick his ass, but it'd been worth it, "please?"

"Geez Yug, it's a yes." A happy squeal came from the other end of the line and there was a fumbling before George came over the line,

"well good morning lucky ass."

"Hi George." She laughed lightly,

"sore throat?"

"Shut. Up." She chuckled,

"awww, I shouldn't mock you, I'm like that too, just ask Monique." Jou shut his eyes,

"I really didn't need to know." Seto stirred, then softly pressed a kiss to his shoulder, Jou smiled, "look, I gotta go, shower, I'll phone you later." He hung up and Seto smirked,

"awww, my poor inu can't talk." Jou scowled slightly, but smirked,

"and my poor ryu's voice is broken, so, we're even, mmm, good morning."

"Indeed." Jou yawned and Seto smiled, pressing a soft kiss to his forehead, Jou smiled sweetly and Seto sat up, "now, what was this you were saying about a shower?" Jou smirked as he sat up, grabbing a robe then dashing off with a litly laugh, with a laugh Seto did the same.

Jou dressed in loose warm clothing, baggy and fuzzy red fleece pants and a warm beige fleece hooded pull over. He and Seto were on their way to his house to see the gang, Jou slowly climbed out of the limo and giggled as Seto picked him up and after a moment's struggle Jou was in a piggyback position and Seto began walking. The door was thrown open by a giddy Dia who cooed, "aawwww, camera, camera, where the hell is it!" After a moment she returned and snapped a picture, they entered and George chuckled,

"what billionaires do in their spare time, Dia, I want a copy of that picture." Jou slid down and stood on the ground, Ryou ran into the hall, estatic,

"lemme see the bloody ring, lemme see!" Wordlessly Jou extended his hand and Ryou accidentally ran into George as he ran back into the living room, "Bakura!" Dia shook her head,

"a few more days until school." Jou blanched, but grinned, tomorrow was Christmas Eve, there was no one he'd rather spend it with, he wound his arms about Seto and smiled, he wished his sister was here, but there was nothing he could do about his mother's wishes. Dia smiled, "too bad Shizuka isn't here, that'd truly make a Christmas." Jou nodded, Seto smiled slightly,

"Dia may I speak with you, be right back." Jou nodded facing George, she hugged him tightly,

"I'm so happy for you, you turned out okay kid, ever since I met you when you were 9, I knew you'd be special." Jou hugged her back and Monique sighed,

"Jounochi-kun, should I be worried you 'ave taken my George?" Jou smiled towards the French woman and shook his head, "your throat is sore, non?" With a small nod she chuckled,

"oui, oui, George is quite the same, some days she cannot speak at all." Jou's nose crinkled and George laughed,

"can you even speak?" Jou rolled his eyes,

"yeah." His voice was soft and raspy, no higher than an octave above a whisper, George smiled,

"it was worth it wasn't it?" Jou smiled, not saying anything, Seto wrapped an arm about his waist and handed him a mug, Jou took the tea and smile in thanks, then took a sip. The phone rang and Dia ran into the living room, nearly falling due to socks on hardwood flooring, Jou had to smile, his life may not have been normal, but at least he loved the way he was living it.

Jou looked up questionly as the doorbell rang, everyone had already come to his house, as it was Christams Eve and they were camping out due to tradition, except this year they were at his house instead of Yugi's or Ryou's. He looked at Dia who smiled, "you gonna answer that or not?" He stood slowly, Seto following, maybe it was one of Dia's friends of Yugi's grandfather, Seto smiled slightly, Jou frowned,

"what?" Seto shrugged, Jou opened the door and was instantly glomped, he staggered back,

"big brother!" Jou's eyes widened and he smiled,

"Shizuka!" He hugged his sister and looked in the doorway, his smile faltering slightly at the figure in the door, "hello mother." She smiled, outstretching her arms,

"hello Katsuya." He gave her a hug and she chuckled, "hmm, getting big, how old are you now, 16?"

"18." Her eyes widened,

"oh my, you're an adult now, when'd you turn 18?"

"well, I turn 18 on the first, so, 7 more days." A nod, Jou spotted a man behind her, he frowned slightly, "who's this?"

"oh, Katsuya, this is Yakio Kensi, my new husband." Jou stuck out his hand,

"nice to meet you." The purple haired man shook the hand,

"likewise." Dia smiled,

"Helina-chan, come in before you get sick, Jou, can you and Seto take their bags to the spare rooms in the basement?" Jou nodded, picking up some bags and Seto did the same, they wordlessly exited and Helina faced Dia,

"did I do something wrong?" Dia shook her head,

"no, Jou has something he needs to tell you."

"YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED!" Jou nodded slowly, his mother jumped up, squealing happily and clasping her hands together, she smiled, "well, where is she?" Mai and Isis snickered softly as well as a few others, Jou nibbled on his bottom lip, he scratched the back of his neck,

"uh, actually mom, I'm gay." His mother blinked slowly, she smiled,

"I see, good for you." Jou's eyes widened and she chuckled, "I'm not your father Katsuya, well, where is he?" Jou bit his bottom lip, then took a deep breath, turning slightly,

"mom, this is Kaiba Seto, Seto, this is my mom, uh, Helina." The auburn haired woman blinked,

"I'm sorry, Katsuya dear, did you you say-"

"Kaiba Seto." Her jaw dropped, but she shut her mouth and took his outstretched hand, she smiled, then faced him,

"you hurt my baby, I'll kill you!" He nodded,

"I've been breifed by his aunt, something about being beaten to death by a shovel?" She nodded firmly and Shizuka hugged her brother, then, squealing hugged Seto, then happily ran off, Jou shook his head, looking upwards, Seto chuckled, "sweet girl."

"How about now?"

"NO!"

"Now?"

"NO!"

"N-"

"Bakura, you cannot banish the carolers! It's that simple!" The white haired Egyptian faced Yami who was looking stern and Jou laughed from his location in Seto's lap by the fire, almost beneath the tree, it was gonna be a good Christmas, he could just tell. Seto wrapped his arm about the blonde who yawned, then lay down in his sleeping bag, Seto wound his arms about his waist. A perfect picture, the dragon and his puppy, softly slumbering beneath a twinkling tree with dozens of gifts beneath them, beside a roaring fire as snow fell softly outside, turning the earth a beautiful alabaster, covering everything in a soft blanket of white.

That seems like the right place to stop, kinda sweet and poetic, not sucky like the lemon I was forced to write! But, I tried, I really and truly did, so, please don't hurt me! Runs and hides and cries Please don't! Lemme know what you think, if anyone has some tips I'd love the help, but, please don't knock me down, this took a long time to write and a lot of struggling, my brother found it and really insulted me and it really hurt me. So, kind words and constructive critism are needed! Next chappie is Christmas...no shit! Okay, I need to go, it's like 11:30 at night and I should be doing my homework, see what I do for you guys! Sniffles. Okay guys, review!