I UPDATED! Sorry for the wait. I am having to fight off writers block and I am not exactly winning. But, here is another chapter for you.

Cabin Fever

Chapter Seven

Jou didn't say a word. He just didn't want to believe it. There was no way in the world he was really gay. Not Jou. He was perfectly straight. Wasn't he?

After his talk with Yugi, Jou left the cabin and started wandering around in the snow. It seemed like he be doing more of that then actually skiing on a ski trip.

Jou finally convinced himself that he was not in the least gay. And that was that.

Right?

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(Kaiba POV)

That's it. I've crossed the line from bored to death. What am I supposed to do sitting in this fucking bed for the next few days. Damn this trip. Damn that mutt. Because of him I can't read anymore.

I jus' want to go home and get some work done. Work, my salvation. I want to be at home buried in a mountain of paper work that will take me hours to finish.

But no. I'm stuck here sitting on a bed crippled and waiting for that damn mutt to get back here so that I have something to do. I'm getting desperate enough to have a real conversation with him. As hard as it is to believe. I wish the mutt was here.

I think I am going to beat the memory of that thought out of my mind when I get home. I never what to wish to see the stupid dog ever again. It's bad enough I have to be here with him. But to actually miss to him and want to talk to him has gone far beyond boredom. I have officially gone insane. I'm like one of the nut jobs that get trapped alone and they go insane. They get cabin fever from not having any contact with any thing.

Damn, I need to get out of here.

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(Bakura POV)

What the hell is his problem. I try to act human for once and this is how he treats me. And he wonders why I act like a cold mental case. The second I try to show anything remotely compassionate, he rejects me.

I walked back to the cabin hoping Ryou would be there. He wasn't. I really need to figure out what is wrong with him. I am really sick of this attitude he's been growing. Maybe I should just go back to beating him. Maybe that's the only way he'll learn. But do I really want to go back to him always being afraid of me?

I stormed back out of the cabin and went to find Ryou.

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(Normal POV)

Yami entered his cabin to find his lover sitting on the couch waiting for him. Yugi's eyes lit up when he saw Yami come it. He had been waiting for a long time.

"Yami, where have you been?" Yugi asked, getting up from his seat. He ran up and hugged his darker half.

"I've just been around." Yami answered with a smirk. Yugi looked up at him and frowned. He didn't want Yami getting himself into any form of trouble.

"What did you do? You finally did in Bakura and Kaiba, didn't you?"

Yami chuckled. As fun as it would be for him to permanently get rid of those two, that was not where he had been all morning. "No little one. I was out making plans for something. Nothing for you to worry about."

Yugi frowned again. "What are you making plan for?" Yami just smiled suspiciously. He then took Yugi's hand and led him into the bedroom.

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Jou finally made it to the lobby before he froze to death in the snow. He needed to do something, anything, to get his mind off of his conversation with Yugi. Jou looked at his watch, at least another hour before they put the food out for lunch.

"Jou!" Jou whipped around to come face to face with Mai.

"Hey Mai. What's up?" Jou asked. Mai could be just the thing to keep his mind off of his sexuality.

"Nothing real fancy. All of my friends that I came up here with are out skiing."

"How come you're not out there with them?"

Mai sighed. "I'm not the greatest skier in the world. Plus I'd rather not go out there and not mess up my hair either." Jou smiled. The same old Mai.

"Well, mind if I keep you from being bored for a while?" Jou asked.

"I thought you would ever ask." Mai led Jou over to one of the couches around the fireplace. Jou noticed that she was sitting really close. He kind of felt a little uneasy about it. Just a little though. "So, what have you been up to lately Jou?"

"Nothing new. Well, I live with Yugi and Yami now." Jou said. He hung his head. He really wished he hadn't have said that. He really want to talk about his dad's death.

"Oh sorry. I heard about your dad's death. I'm sorry." Mai said in a really soft voice. She put her arm around Jou's shoulder. Jou then lied his head on her should.

"I know." They sat there like that for a while.

Finally Jou looked up at Mai. He had finally found a way to make sure he wasn't gay. All he had to do is kiss Mai. He slowly leaned in a simply brushed his lips against hers. Just when Jou was about to pull back, Mai wrapped her arms around Jou's neck and pulled him back in.

When Mai finally let go of Jou, his eyes were wide. He wasn't really expecting a response to that. That and the fact that he felt nothing. Jou felt absolutely nothing from the kiss.

'Damnit. What the hell is wrong with me?' Jou got up and stormed out of the lodge and back out into the snow.

"What the hell just happened here?" Mai asked herself aloud. She shrugged it off and decided to go back to her cabin. She had some arrangements to make.

*Flashback*

"Mai, I needed your help with something." Yami announced.

"Sure thing Yami. What's up?" Mai sat down on the couch in her cabin.

Yami smirked. "I have an idea to get back at an adversary of mine." HE had some big plans for Otogi.

"There is no way I an going to do anything to either Bakura or Kaiba. I don't have a death wish." Mai stated. Yami went and sat down next to her with a reassuring smile on his face.

"I'm sure you don't. Trust me, I could handle them on my own." Yami took a deep breath. "I needed you to help me with a trap."

"What type of trap?"

"I needed you to trap Otogi."

*End Flashback*

After that Yami had explained what an ass Otogi was. Mai was already making plans for him. Something there was no way in hell he would ever forget.

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Ryou was on his way to lunch. He had spent most of his day exploring the area. He had been everywhere. He even managed to somehow end up on one of the slope with skiers heading right for him. Ryou ran for, not really wanting to get run over again today.

He was just about there when he saw Jou running towards him. Jou however wasn't looking where he was going and rammed right into him.

"Jou!" Ryou yelled while being hit. He hit the ground and sank deep in the snow. "What's wrong?" Ryou could see panic in Jou's eyes. Something else that Ryou wasn't to sure of too.

"Nothing. I really have to get back to my cabin." Jou jumped off of Ryou and ran for it.

"Ok." Ryou said to himself.

Jou kept running. Today had been extremely stressful. First that damn dream. Then he was turned on by.Kaiba. Jou shuddered just thinking about it. Then, kissing Mai felt like kissing his mom or sister. Right now the best thing for Jou to do was be alone and clear his head. Hopefully Kaiba would be out doing something, anything, just as long as he was out.

Jou got to his cabin and burst inside. Jou didn't hear anything so maybe Kaiba was really out.

"Mutt?" Kaiba yelled from the next room.

'Damn.' Jou thought. He walked into the bedroom to see Kaiba lying on the bed with a fat brace around his knee. "What the hell happened to you?"

"It doesn't matter. What matters is the fact that I have been sitting here for hours and I am bored out of my mind."

"And?" Jou asked, not really in the mood to feel sympathy for anyone.

Kaiba took a deep breath. He never thought he was going to have to say something like this to anyone, especially someone who acts like a dog. "Can you help me find something to do?" Kaiba still sounded cold but there was real sincerity in his voice.

Jou quirked an eyebrow and then just blew up. He fell on the bed laughing his ass off. Kaiba wanted someone to talk to. That was priceless. After recovering Jou sat back up. "Sure Moneybags. I guess I could handle spending time in here with you." Jou had completely forgotten the reason why he had come back to the cabin in the first place.

Ok. I finish another chapter. Personally I think this one was really crappy but you all tell me what you think of it.

Plus, I am running short on ideas for this story. So please help me with ideas. It would really help get the next chapter up. I have an ending planned out but I'm sure how to get there. Any help you give me is extremely appreciated.

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