Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. I'm writing this during finals week. Ehehe. Maybe I do own Yu-Gi-Oh... and maybe I don't... : shifty eyes:
Rishid woke in the morning and blinked slowly. Where am I? He blinked some more, feeling foggy and somewhat sleepy still. This is not my apartment...
Something warm and living snuggled against his chest, mumbling. And unless I bought a hairless cat... He slowly looked down and tensed slightly. The sister of the leader of the Black Dragons, Serenity Jounouchi, was snuggled against his chest, with a smile on her face.
She was beautiful. He was in love. Oh, Gods... I am in love... How am I going to handle this...? I slept with the woman I was supposed to kill... I love one of the greatest enemies of my brother and our gang...
Oh, dearest Gods, I am truly going to die.
For the briefest of moments, he panicked, completely and utterly. He forced down the scream that threatened to tear from his throat, every muscle tensed in an instinctive flight-or-flight urge, and every nerve in his body screamed at him that someone was going to burst into the room and shoot them both right now.
Then he calmed himself down and closed his eyes, taking deep breaths. Calm, calm... Everything is fine... Everything is... Gods!
Serenity was apparently more awake then he'd thought, because her hands started wandering over his body in a very intimate way. "Mmm, I hardly got to explore last night..." Her voice sounded sleepy, only half-awake.
His eyes nearly bulged from their sockets as she fondled him lazily. "Sa- Seh- Serenity..."
"What, you don't want to play?" She looked up at him, and her eyes were genuinely confused. "That's a first..."
Rishid blinked and let that phrase drift through his mind. That's a first... Dearest Gods, what has this woman-girl gone through? Hasn't a single one of her lovers ever held her gently, or simply watched her wake? Was she always pawed over at every moment? Poor thing... poor, poor girl...
While he had never had a lover, he had dreamed about it often enough to know what he would want... Perhaps she would want the same... "No, I just want to hold you..." he said honestly. "It is nice, you are very soft and warm, and I would enjoy it."
Serenity felt somewhat blindsided. Even Tristan had never said anything like that. And for a while, she really had thought he'd loved her. "O-oh." She felt very stupid for only managing to say that in response.
Rishid studied her with gentle eyes, a soft frown on his face. He felt completely and utterly protective of her now... something he had never thought possible for anything or anyone other than his brother.
His brother... oh, Gods, Malik was going to hate him forever now... He was never going to leave the city alive... He would surely send Marik out to kill him. He forced himself to calm down by hugging Serenity tighter and burying his nose in her hair. We will not tell them. I was not followed here, and she will never tell her brother... We will continue this liaison in secret, and if we are ever found... We will leave. Quickly. Very quickly.
Serenity blinked as Rishid's arms tightened around her and he hid his face in her hair. He must like my hair... Memories from the night before were returning slowly and she blushed a bit. Yeah, he really likes my hair...
As her new lover continued to nuzzle her hair and take deep breaths, the full extent of what had happened last night fully hit her. I- oh, God, I had sex with the worst hired killer in the city! He's killed so many people, and most of them in my brother's gang... My brother... shit, how is Jou going to react to this... He'll kill me! Maybe even literally!
Rishid felt her tense, and pulled back to look at her. "I see you've thought our position out as well as I have..."
"We're dead..." Serenity whispered. "We're so dead..."
"No, we're not..." Rishid said gently, touching her cheek. "If we part now, no one will ever have to know what we did..."
Serenity considered that option for a moment. I could just walk away... I don't have to stay with him... I- I could convince myself that he forced me into it, that would go along with my vow, I guess... He certainly didn't really give me a chance to say "no"...
She chewed her lip and looked away. But... he's been so... kind. Nice. Even gentle. I... want to stay with him. He's a killer, I know... but... he doesn't act like it.
"I don't want to leave you," she found herself saying. "I don't care if it means we're going to die. I just want to be with you."
Rishid watched her carefully, unsure of whether or not she was telling the truth. Part of him muttered about betrayal and the possibility that she was just using him to get information from his brother. He tried to ignore that part. "You are very young," he finally said softly. "I hate to see you waste your life on me."
Serenity raised a slow eyebrow. For a moment, she thought he was fishing for compliments- then she realized he was very serious. "Why would I be wasting my life?"
Green-gold eyes turned down, away from her face. "I... I am nothing special. I am only one who kills for the love of his family and for money... a murderer and nothing more... You are young... you have the chance still to turn your life around and leave this place..."
Serenity sighed. We're really gonna have to work on his self-esteem.. or whatever... "Look... Rishid, I know I'm young, but that doesn't mean that I'm stupid. No man I've ever met has treated me the way you have... And you're supposed to be my greatest enemy, for God's sake! But... you're not." She took his hand and laced their fingers together. "You're my lover, and my love." She blushed slightly at the admission. "And if I leave this place, I'm taking you with me."
Rishid stared at their hands for a moment before slowly smiling. His face was very stern and brooding, and it seemed as if he never smiled- but when he did, he was even more handsome than before. And he had never been unattractive. "Thank you, my love," he murmured, kissing her hand lightly.
Serenity blushed softly and squeezed his hand lightly. "It's the truth. I just don't know how we're going to make this work..."
Rishid looked around slowly. "In secret," he finally said quietly. "We must never tell anyone what we did, never let anyone know what we did... and will continue to do..."
Serenity slowly nodded, then blinked up at him. "You... you really want to continue this... with me?"
Rishid nodded slowly. "This is the first... ah... relationship I have had in a long time. I would like to say that it is, so far, the best."
Serenity arched an eyebrow. "The best? Damn. What sort of lover did you have before?"
"Never truly a lover, more of a bedmate... and it was only once, that we had sex." Rishid shrugged slightly. "But she tried to kill me when she woke up, so I had given up for a while." He brooded quietly for a moment, lost in memory and the still-vaguely aching one-sided love for his brother. "My other love- does not and never will return the sentiment. There is no reason for me to ever pursue him. And since I have met you, I have thought less of him, and so much more of you..."
Serenity arched an eyebrow again, but let it go. Him? So, he's not just attracted to women... Oh, hell, what if this guy decides suddenly that Rishid is available... And since Rishid obviously was- if not still is- in love with him, he'd have to go to him to keep up any pretense of familiarity... Rishid's just that kind of guy, tenacious, never giving up... Oh, hell no, I'm not sharing him!
Rishid blinked as a fierce possessiveness came over Serenity's face. "Have I said something wrong?" he asked carefully, readying himself for a blow or harsh words.
"You're mine!" Serenity said passionately, leaning up and kissing him soundly. "If this- this guy decides that he wants to take you- he can't! You're mine and mine alone!"
Rishid blinked at her, then laughed softly, leaning down and giving her a much gentler kiss. "Yes, my love, I am yours. I promise."
Serenity grinned and twisted a bit, somehow managing to scramble over him, straddling him. "Good," she purred. "I'm going to prove it now..."
Rishid laughed again and gave her a gentle kiss, tangling one hand in her hair. "Please do," he murmured softly.
Jou finished pounding the last of the unfortunate Rare Hunters into the wall of the nearest building and let the body fall to the ground. Newbies. Sad. He brushed his hands off and looked around for Tristan, grinning faintly when he saw the other man already across the street, kissing his current lover. Devlin was too pretty for Jou's tastes, but Tristan apparently liked them feminine. Not my problem. As long as he shows up to work on time and guards my back, I don't care what the hell he sleeps with.
He leaned down and picked up one of the semi-conscious Rare Hunters and shook him, slapping his face a bit. "Hey, sweet'eart. Wakey- wakey."
The Rare Hunter groaned and opened dazed eyes. "Nn- gah!"
Jou smirks nastily. "Hello, kiddo. We're gonna talk..."
The kid- he had to be younger than Jou- sneered at him. "I'm not gonna tell you anything."
"Like hell you aren't." Jou slammed him into the wall again, then held him up off the ground. "Tell me what you were doin' here, and I might be nice an' let ya go..."
The kid swallowed and opened his mouth to talk, when a shot rang out, and his eyes widened. He had just enough time to stare down at the hole in his chest, before he died. Jou cursed and threw the body aside, one hand going to his own chest, but the pain was higher than that. Because of the angle he'd been holding the boy, the bullet had gone into his shoulder, not his lung. "Son of a bitch!"
"I missed," a deep, rich voice came from the shadows. Jou was reminded of brass bells ringing slightly out of tune with each other. "Pity."
"Who the fuck are you!" Jou spat, clutching his shoulder. His injured arm hung limp and seemingly useless by his side, but the bullet had gone clean through the muscle, without hitting the bone, and he knew damn well he could still shoot straight.
The voice chuckled. "I am your enemy, and yet I am your friend. That boy knew nothing that you needed to know anyway. And I can't have people babbling information all the time. It's bad for business."
Jou's eyes narrowed. "Who are you? I mean it!"
Another chuckle. "You don't need to know. Not yet. When you do need to know, you'll know."
Jou was hurt, pissed off, and tired. Enough bullshit. He emptied the clip into the shadows where the voice came from. "Suck on that," he spat.
A hand clamped over his eyes, and another over his mouth. "That wasn't very nice..." the same voice purred into his ear. "I could kill you at anytime, little fool, and you'd never know it. Unfortunately- for me- I still need you. I'll probably need you for a long time. So you are safe... for now. Remember that, Jounouchi Katsuya. Always remember that. As for who I am- you'll find out soon enough. But when you do, you must remember to be a good boy and act as if you don't recognize me... Or else." As abruptly as he had been grabbed, he was released. From further away, the voice spoke again. "Don't worry, little Jounouchi. You won't be harmed, I promise. Not for a while, anyway." The voice laughed again, cold and cruel and insane, and then was gone.
Jou stood there, trembling, eyes wide as he realized just hoe close he had come. Oh, shit. Oh, shit, oh shit... I gotta get out of here... Now! He scrambled out of the alley and headed uptown, then out of town, stumbling to Kaiba Mansion without a second thought. He forgot about calling Seto, he forgot about Tristan, forgot about the gang, everything. Terror- something he so rarely experienced- had taken hold, and he was heading for the one place that was "safe" to him.
Seto Kaiba.
The CEO took one look at Jou and his eyes widen. "Jesus- have you been shot?"
"Yes..." Jou said shakily. "Drive by- I don't know why... but they pretty much missed... crappy shots..." He laughed weakly. Even in this state, he was a hell of a convincing liar. And the first thing he had done with he had become Seto's lover was to ingrain a set of lies so deeply into his subconsciousness, even he believed they were real sometimes.
Seto pulled him into the house. "Sit," he said crisply, and went to get a first-aid kit.
Safe. Jou half-wanted to faint dead away, but didn't want to show that much weakness in front of Seto. He shook a little as he ran over what had happened in his head. Why the fuck didn't I notice that guy? It's like he was a shadow himself... I've never seen anyone move that fast... I didn't even see him move! I filled that damn alleyway full of bullets and not onedamn one hit him! And he was in front of me and then somehow he go behind me and I have no idea how he did it! Shit... if that's something new Malik cooked up... But that wasn't the Dragonslayer... I've heard he's that fast, and I don't doubt it, but I'd be dead if it was him... No, this is someone new... Or someone who's changed his mind...
For a moment, he considered the option that it could be the Dragonslayer. But I've sent men to sway him before... I've offered him money, drugs, women, anything he wanted... And I got the men back in little pieces... No, this guy can't be him, he's too damn loyal. He rubbed a hand across his eyes. I don't know. And it's time for me to admit that. But I won't let it happen again. Ever.
"Here..." Seto had returned without Jou's knowledge, another sign that he was utterly exhausted. "Let me see..."
Without another word, Jou peeled off his shirt and let Seto clean and dress the wound. It hurt like a bitch, but he didn't make a sound, other than a pained hiss every once in a while. Instead, he took the chance to stare quite openly at his lover.
Damn, he's fine... He thought vaguely. He remembered reading somewhere that one of the body's natural reaction to a near-death experience was anything from mild desire to overwhelming lust. Seems like I've got the lust thing goin' on... "Hey, Seto?"
Seto glanced up, frowning at the tone of Jou's voice. "Yes, koi?"
Jou leaned down and kissed him hard. Seto's eyes flew wide for a moment, then slowly closed as he leaned into the kiss. "Mmm... What's gotten into you, Jou? Not that I mind..." He raised an eyebrow.
"I want you, dammit..." Jou tugged him up with his good arm. "Now!"
Seto was slightly surprised by the sudden change in his usually docile lover. Well... stress does things to you... He gasped and arched back as one of Jou's wandering hands slipped into his pants. And I'm not going to argue. Jou needs me... so he can have me. He smirked faintly and kissed the blonde back. But this won't be a normal occurrence, my love... I'll be uke this time, just for you, only for you... Don't get used to it.
A/N: Whee! After a three-week break and a week-long writer's block I am back baby! Muahahaha: shifty eyes: And a cookie to anyone who figures out who the mysterious voice is... although y'all probably know. Aw, crap... : wanders off to her class:
Panda Doru: The Geek God: Here's your somewhat Seto/Jou pr0n... XD I tried, but it's not too conducive to the story... : shifty eyes: I'll make it up to you, I promise.
Leaf Zelindor: : purrs: Here's more! Muahahah!
Duke: eyebrow goes up:
Seto: eyes roll:
Rishid: smirks and pounces:
The Summer Stars: Heh. I'm rather cynical too... I've never even had a date, much less a boyfriend. Yeah. Sad, I know. : grins: Thank you! Here's more!
Kotori-chan: Thank you! And I'll try to write Rishid/Malik for you, but I have to be in the mood, and my muse has to cooperate with me... It can be difficult at times...
Mizz-Serenity-Wheeler: Thank you!