"Seto?"

"Hmm….yeah?"

"Did you really kill your dad?"

"No….not really."

"Then why say it?"

"Because I wish I had."

"Really?"

"Yeah really."

"So what really happened?"

"He saw me, the look in my eyes. I came at him ready to do…..something. I don't know what. But the fat bastard had a heart attack and fell out the window. So I just say I pushed him."

"Must have been pretty bad."

Seto remained quiet swaying back and forth slowly, looking to his feet dug into the dirt.

"It was bad enough." He mumbled.

"I know….I'm sorry…"

"Its ok." He sighed softly, pushing a little harder on the swing, feeling the breeze move against him as he swayed.

"I don't know if things are that bad with my father. Sure I've said it, but I don't know if I'd do it."

"You'd be surprised what you can do……"

"Seto…" The blonde hung his head, unsure of what to say even though he was probably the closest person in understanding Seto's feelings. He wrapped his fingers around the cool chains hanging to his swing.

"Don't worry so much about it, it's in the past. It doesn't matter any more."

"I think it still bothers you though."

Seto snorted at the notion. "You don't know what you're talking about."

"You're afraid, of turning into him. He was pretty much the only family you had, like father like son?"

"THAT'S NOT TRUE."

"To you it is."

Seto grimaced looking away. He was right, he did feel that way. He was terrified of doing something to Mokuba or…..if he was lucky enough. Would he do that to his own son? He trembled at the thought of it. God, don't let me be like that. I may be cruel and heartless, but…I want to repent my sins….please save me.

"There's little God can do about that." Jounouchi exclaimed standing behind Seto.

"Wha…what do you mean?"

"You have to save yourself Seto. Because saying you killed him or having him really dead doesn't make a different now does it. He still lives in you from your fear."

"Then it's already…….too late." He felt a stinging in his eyes and a pair of arms wrap around him.

"No its not, I have faith in you Seto. Your brother does too. He loves the very ground you walk on. You have to let down your wall your father built. You have to let others in."

"I don't know if I can." He choked a sob. "I don't think I'm even human anymore."

"You live and breathe. You move and act. Despite your horrible nature towards others, you are a saint with your brother. Anyone with eyes and an I.Q. can see that. I'm the same with my sister."

"Your sister?"

"Heh yeah. Don't you think it's funny that we nearly hate each other, yet we have so many similarities."

"I don't hate you Jounouchi." He said quietly, feeling a slight tint of red on his face.

"I know you don't now…but you did." He smirked, giving his arm a light pinch. He walked around kneeling in front of Seto, resting his elbows in his lap.

"Is this the place where your mother was in the picture? Its very nice."

Seto looks around at the rolling green grass and shrubs around them, how it carried such a clean scent with it. The little pearl drop of a sandbox under them. The beach in the very distance but the ocean in clear view.

"Yeah I guess."

"You guess?" He chuckled. "What do you mean you guess, we always meet here. I don't think its coincidence any more. You like it here you big sap." He poked at his stomach.

"Shut up." He mumbled only causing Jounouchi to laugh.

"Don't get up set." He smiled leaning forward to Seto's hidden face softly kissing at his lips, causing the man to blush once again.

"I wish…" Jou stopped his advances hearing Seto's voice. "I wish you were like this…when I woke up, I need it more that way."

"Yeah yeah I know. But hey look at it this way. I did all this work while you were asleep, now you have to pick up the slack while your awake. You were no picnic when you first had these dreams let me remind you."

"I know, I know."

"Well if you know so much Mr. Big CEO." He drew his fingers along his chest. "Do something about."

"I will….I just…get nervous. What if the other Jounouchi doesn't react the same way."

"It'll work out, if anything, at least you'll have a friend."

"What if I don't even get that!"

"You worry to much, what are you 18 or 80?"

He was silent at this. "It easier to be how I was around him. But I hate doing it."

"So don't do it."

"Easier said than done."

"Why are you fighting this? Just chill out ok, you're like an old woman with your bitchin!"

He stared blankly at Jounouchi.

He huffed resting more into his lap. "You gotta just trust me and try ok? I promise, what ever happens it's for the better ok?"

"Ok….Hey…..Jounouchi?"

"Hmm?"

"Why do you think I started having these dreams of you in the first place?"

He smirked slightly playing with the end of his shirt. "I don't think you really want to know. But it's not what you're thinking either. It's a secret."

"A secret?"

"Mhmm. I'll tell you when you're older."

"When I'm older?" He groaned.

"Yeah, when you're older." He smiled.

"Jounouchi…."

"Shhh…." He leaned forward again, taking Seto's lips into a deeper kiss roaming his hands along his chest. "It'll be ok."

"Promise?"

"Are you a little kid now?"

"Just promise."

"Yeah ok I promise."

"Alright…."

"And Seto?"

"Yeah?"

"Je t'aime…"

The sun was very kind to him that morning. Its warm rays poured on his face gently rousing his eyes open. Such a sweet dream he had to be pulled from. Another one with Jounouchi, he's had so many. Jounouchi? He looked along the couch to see the boy lying limp against the coushins, head thrown back, hair strewn. He came back, he really came back. He was so overjoyed, but depressed just the same. He knew he just had to sit there, as much as he wanted to, he couldn't reach out to him and hold him like he always did in his dreams. Well….maybe….just a little something. He slowly arched up to move over….until something moved in his lap.

"What …the….fuck!!" He slowly breathed out looking down to the odd hairball in his lap.

"Wha…..what is it?" It slowly unraveled and gave a yawn, licking its teeth with a tiny whimper.

"A……a puppy?!?" He stared down in disbelief.

And that it was. A tiny sleeping puppy, covered in dirt and grim on its other wise golden fur cutely coiled in his lap.

"What's all the ruckus?" Jounouchi yawned to find Seto gawking at his lap. "Oh you found my present huh?"

"P…present?!?!"

"Yeah, he followed me home you could say." He chuckled. "Thought you and Mokuba could use a play mate since you stay in the house all the time."

"Arf arf!" The little thing jumped up onto Seto's chest gnawing at one of his shirt buttons.

"Eh heh…maybe he's a bit of a brute but"

"Bruno…"

"What?"

"His name is Bruno." He cautiously reached out and pet the little hairball. As it tried to pounce his fingers and snap at them.

"That's a weird name for a dog."

"Should I name him Jounouchi?"

"Shut up man." He groaned, sneering at him.

"Bruno it is then."

Seto kept to himself all the joy he left, even though that little greasy ball was biting his skin. He couldn't help but feel so happy at the gift Jou had given him. Maybe there was hope, even just, to be friends.

The day went on as normal, Seto had to make a few calls to hire an animal caretaker to get the house ready for…a dog. The notion was so odd to him but Jou insisted. If anything Mokuba should have one, he always seems so lonely. Seto leaned back in his chair listening to the teaching as he rubbed at his stiff neck.

"Damn mutt." He muttered.

Just then, a small piece of paper slipped from inside the creases of his desk. He tentatively reached down to pick it up and carefully unfolded it, it was a note?

"Hey money bags,

Don't do anything after school today ok? Like work or anything. I don't want to be cooped up in the house tonight. Meet me after school in the back by the gym building.

-Jou"

"Well, this should be interesting." He chuckled softly crumpling the paper.

Hey all! Sorry I take so long updating but better late then never. As most authors say I had family problems and what not and no I don't give up on stories just takes me a while so I hope to update all my fics. I'm even starting another one, which is going to get me in hot water. Its gonna be a parody off of Fushigi Yuugi with the Yugioh chars. Mou… Oh and one more thing, my car keeps breaking down so I need mucho money, so I'm trying to part with my of my anime and yaoi things, IE movies posters oddities and what not on ebay, I also have these Yugioh character backs that are CD's figures, magnets and stickers of certain chars, like Yugi, Seto, Jou so I'll give a link when I get it up if your interested.

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