Hello everyone! Sorry I didn't update on said update day! I was rereading it and I thought… "This is a Seto/Jou fic, and when I do get some Seto/Jou in there…its way short.." so, I attempted to make it longer… although it still cant compete with last chapter which was around 10-11 pages long! This chappie is only around 8-9. *sighs* Oh well… that's still pretty good…

Why in the hell did I make Honda have eating disorders?!

Aera: The reason is… OTOGI MADE ME DO IT!!! *big eyes*

Aerik: T____T;;

Aera: See, first he was normal, then Otogi had to mess it ALL up!!

Otogi: I didn't do anything…. YOU MADE ME SAY THE DIALOGUE!!!

Aera: …hey… you're right… I did….

Otogi& Aerik: *smacks forehead*

Aera: ^^ I may have wrote the dialogue but YOU said it!

Otogi: …whatever…

Aerik: …I don't know her… honestly…

Aera: Truth is, I have NO idea whatsoever of what made me want to give him an eating disorder… it just happened I guess.

Otogi: …yeah, …and another thing, what the hell did you do to my personality? Why am I like "OMG!! DON'T TOUCH MEEE!!!" all the time?

Aera: um… *looks around* …uh…  HONDA MADE ME DO IT!!!!

Honda: *walks in* I didn't do anything! I should be saying "THE AUTHORESS MADE ME DO IT!!!"

Aera: …hey… you're right… I did, didn't I?

Honda& Otogi& Aerik: *smacks head on wall repeatedly* DOH!

Aera: ^^;; Oops!

Seto: *walks in* Why is everyone trying to make themselves stupider?

Aera: Because… I MADE THEM DO IT!!! ^^

Seto: …*blinks* well isn't that nice…

Jou: *walks in also* *sees Aera* *leaves quickly*

Seto: Hey Jou. Where are u going?

Jou: I'm trying to get away from the devil.

Aera: *flies right over her head* Birdies! *tries to catch them*

Seto: *slowly inches away*

Aera: ^_^ *doesn't get it*

Anyways! (- I don't care anymore!) On with the fic! This chappie has Seto/Jou in it!

Seto& Jou: ..finally…

Aera: AHA! I knew it! *points* I knew u wanted it! I knew it!! *runs around pointing at things*

Everyone: *sweatdrops*

(Insert Disclaimer from Chapt. I) Aint mine… dee ende.. (But I get points for the plot!)

Unexpected Surprises

Author: Aera-chan

Date: 11-23-03

Series: Yugioh!

Rating: PG-13

Chapter V:  Let Me Dream…

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Joey rocked back and forth in his seat staring at the clock.

"Mrs. LAaaADY! What time can I go hooome?" He asked singing out his favorite parts.

The teacher rolled her eyes. "Joey… I have a name…"

Joey smiled, he loved driving the teacher nuts by calling her that.

He blinked at her with his soft golden puppy dog eyes. "Can I go hooooome?"

"Joey," She sighed. "class just started 10 minutes ago. Of course you cant go home."

Joey whimpered. "But I wanna go hoooome. Pwease?"

The teacher twitched before turning back to the board to continue her teachings.

Joey sighed and slunk deep into his chair, his arms folded out in front of him to catch his head as it fell forward. Just then his chair slipped back causing him to move his arms to the side to hold him up.

His head made contact with the wood quite loudly.

"Joey!" The teacher shouted turning around. She didn't even need to see to know it was him, she just knew by now. "If you don't want to learn, you can sit in the hall!"

"But my head slipped!" Joey whined defending himself.

The teacher rolled her eyes again, making Joey wonder whether they would fall out eventually if she kept doing that.

"Out!" She demanded.

Joey huffed as he grabbed his pack and trotted to the door angrily. He passed by the darker brunet's desk on the way.

"Have fun in the hall mutt." Kaiba said smirking.

"Mr. Kaiba, please join Mr. Wheeler in the hall." Their teacher said tiredly.

"What?! I didn't do anything!" Kaiba said standing up feeling rather ticked.

"I don't have time for this, please go out to the hall. We'll talk about this later." She said turning to the board again.

Kaiba glared at her turned back attempting to burn a hole in it with his eyes.

Joey tugged on his sleeve annoyed. "Come on Cyclops. Lets go."

Kaiba shook his hand off disgusted. "Don't tell me what to do mutt. I'll do as I like."

Joey rolled his eyes as Kaiba pushed past him and into the hall. Joey followed.

Kaiba made a show of staying at least 50 feet away from the other boy.

'What an ass. He's probably angry at me for getting kicked out of class even though he did it himself! What a grade A jerk!'

Joey fumed silently.

He looked back at the other boy who had been silent for awhile. The other looked off into space, apparently daydreaming.

'Never thought of him as a dreamer.' he mused.

He looked closer.

Kaiba's eyes had a far away look to them, almost as though he was in a trance. His mouth was shaped into a dark frown, almost a sad one. It looked to Joey as though the other boy might be hiding something behind it. Something deeper than the shallow coldness Joey thought only existed in his heart.

He almost felt the need to go and wake him from his spell. He didn't like it. It was kind of scary. He hardly moved as he stood there. He just breathed in and out slowly. His mouth twitching into a darker, more fierce scowl.

'I guess now wouldn't be the best of time to ask him about the other night… or mention it at that. But I don't like the way he looks, I want him to stop looking like that. Maybe its best to say something. Its worth a try…'

"Hey Kaiba?"

The other boy immediately snapped out of the dark reverie, he turned to the one addressing him. Confusion ran across his features. "What do you want?" he said growling softly and a bit unsteadily.

"Uh… um, thanks for the other night…. I guess…" Joey said quietly, wondering whether the brunet would catch on.

"What?" Kaiba asked. At first he did not understand, then memory slapped him in the face. He found himself fearing the worst.

'Is it… true then? Is he thanking me for…' he wondered.

"Um, you know… for.. inviting me."

Kaiba raised his eyebrow slightly. "Oh…" 'Is that it? Maybe its not true? Or maybe he's… embarrassed… he must hate me… shit, he definitely hates me…"

"Ya, it was nice, thank you…" Joey said blushing faintly. It was a good thing the other boy was too far away to notice.

FLASHBACK

Joey sat inside of the classroom alone during lunch by himself.

"La la la la la la…" Joey sang quietly as he rested his head upon his desk.

Every one of his friends had gotten an invitation to Kaiba's party. But Kaiba had conveniently forgotten him. He even heard he was inviting random people he didn't even know from school. Yet he didn't invite him. Talk about 'ouch'.

Normally he wouldn't mind not getting invited. But he had been having other thoughts lately. Kaiba couldn't be as cold as he played it could he? He had to have feelings somewhere in there. After all, look at the way he treated Mokuba.

There was love. Kaiba could love.

Joey smiled thinking about how Kaiba would smile at his little brother so softly. With so much love.

'I wonder… could Kaiba ever look at someone else and love them. Show them that look. That look that tells all the emotions of the heart that most people fear to say.' Joey laughed slightly to himself. 'Here I go again, thinking too much…' he sighed.

That smile kept playing in his mind like a frozen image. Suddenly he felt his throat burning with something he hadn't felt before when thinking of Kaiba.

'No ones ever looked at me like that… Not even Serenity… I know its there, but, its not at the same time… I wonder… would Kai-… no, I cant even think like that.' he glanced around as though he worried someone heard his recent thoughts.

'…I guess its not so weird anymore…' He settled his head back on the desk '…we do kind of have a truce going on at the moment. I think he likes it this way… maybe he's not as confrontational as I thought…' He smiled at the ridiculous thought '…although he does hang with us now, he still seems to hide away… to avoid us… almost like he's… hiding something…'

He let his eyes fall shut momentarily. His thoughts started mixing together with the cry of his aching heart.

'…I wish Kaiba would look at me like that… he's so beautiful when he smiles so sweetly… god I want to be with him so much sometimes… want to feel those arms around me, taste that skin… kiss those beaut-…'

He opened his eyes and blinked rapidly.

'What..?!' he looked around quickly. He was still alone. He let out a relieved sigh. 'I cant believe I just thought that!'

He closed his eyes again. It seemed as though the only image carved into the back of them was that smile he desired so much. His heart felt scrunched together and it hurt badly. His throat felt like it was on fire, it made his eyes begin to water slightly.

'Why am I thinking like this? What do I want so much so badly? Do I want Kaiba? Is that why this hurts so terribly? Is it because I know that it wont happen… no, that it shouldn't?'

Life was so unfair. He started banging his head upon the hard wood, trying to will away the constricting pain in his soul by numbing his nerves elsewhere. Numbing his brain.

"What the hell are you doing?" Said a deep voice. Joey looked up. He was no longer alone anymore

"Screw you Kaiba!" He snarled as he held back his tears from coming loose.

"Ah, I wouldn't bite the hand who feeds you just yet mutt. I may want to rethink inviting you now seeing as how you seem to have difficulties remaining civilized for more than 10 minutes." he said, a mean smirk on his haughty face.

Joey was feeling so confused and the pain in his chest having no notion to leave anytime soon, slowed his reaction. He didn't want to anger Kaiba, after all, wasn't this what he had be hoping for? Kaiba was actually inviting him… possibly. He couldn't screw up now.

'Give him the upper hand… I normally wouldn't do this… but I want that invitation…'

"I guess sometimes the dog gets sick of his master's crap and retaliates. Yes, you heard me. I called you my master-" Joey said hotly as he took notice of Kaiba's blank look. Inside he felt his stomach go to mush saying that. 'My master' he couldn't believe he actually said that. "-now give me the damn invite or I will bite, and believe me, it wont be pretty."

The other chuckled. "Don't tempt me puppy." He said extending the envelope.

Joey used all his strength to stand up and snatched the dark blue letter from his hand without shaking. "I'll consider it."

Joey returned the brunet's smirk while glaring him in the eye. Surprisingly he didn't cave when Kaiba held it.

They stood there for awhile silently wondering what to do next. They just kept staring into each other's eyes for awhile, finding that reasonable enough.

'Okay, this is where I lean up and kiss him and then he will proceed to push me down onto the desks and screw me senseless… or I could screw him, whatever comes naturally of course.' he wanted to slap himself for finding his mind retreating to where it had be earlier. 'It wont work… he'll just punch my lights out, ending the possibility of a friendship…'

Joey leaned forward a little, tilting his face upwards.

'…but wouldn't it be fun to try…? To just pretend for a bit?'

Kaiba didn't notice the change as he was completely lost in the large dark golden brown orbs in front of him.

Just then some noisy girls burst into the room giggling wildly as they chatted amongst themselves.

Kaiba quickly pulled away from Joey, grabbing the envelope and stuffing it into Joey's front pants pocket quite suggestively. Joey blushed quite brightly at the thought.

"Don't tell." Kaiba whispered harshly. Joey nodded dumbly.

The girls finally noticed the two boys, well actually, they noticed only the brunet.

"Seto!!" They were apparently fangirls of his.

The red head ran up to him, followed by a blonde and a short black haired girl.

"Hey, do you have any invitations left?" The red head cried excitedly.

"Can we come??" The short black haired girl asked.

"No."

"But WHY???!" They whined in their annoying high-pitched voices making the boys' ears hurt.

"Because they're for… special acquaintances of mine…" With that the young CEO quickly left the classroom.

"WAIT!!" Screamed the red headed girl running down the hall after Kaiba.

The two remaining girls began chatting. "I wonder who got invited?"

"Me too. Must be pretty special if he only invited them."

"Probably the girl he likes… poor Rachel, she's so after him."

"Pst, she'll get over it. I mean, if she got him, then neither of us would."

"Ya, your so like totally right!"

Joey ignored their annoying voices and focused his thoughts on the protrusion in his pocket.

'Special acquaintances?'

He decided, he would go to that party no matter what. Maybe Kaiba wasn't so bad after all. And maybe… just maybe he could pretend for a little longer…

END FLASHBACK

"…you're welcome… I guess…" Kaiba said quietly.

Joey blinked having zoned out a bit.

"…and, thank you for coming…" Kaiba looked away, his pride too much for him to say 'thank you' to Joey.

They stayed silent for awhile longer, listening to the drone of teachers talking in other rooms behind closed doors.

Joey finally grew restless of the quietness. "Hey Kaiba…"

"Yes…?" Kaiba asked looking up from the blue tiles of the hallway.

Joey leaned his head back into the wall cutely. "Why don't you come over here Kaaiiiiba? I wont bite…" he couldn't help but sing the brunet's name to him. He was feeling happier all of a sudden, mostly due to his new plan of action.

'Lets play make believe Kaiba…don't worry… I promise you'll enjoy it…'

Kaiba smirked before walking over casually.

'Maybe it was real… I'm feeling it… it HAD to be real, these feelings, they're too real…' Kaiba thought as he looked down at the cute blonde.

 Kaiba leaned his shoulder into the wall beside the shorter boy. "What is it puppy?"

"I've considered it…" he said shyly.

Kaiba's eyes narrowed slightly in confusion. "Considered what?" he asked

Joey smiled bashfully. He hesitantly moved his arms around the taller man's neck, while pressing his smaller body to the brunet's. "I've decided… to tempt you…"

Before Kaiba could say anything in response, he felt a pair of silky light lips pressing into his own…

To be continued…

*shoots girls* BAH!

(Joke time)

Seto: Jou… why did you kiss me?

Jou: uh… *looks around* *sees Aera* um.. THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT!!

Aera: ^^ hehehe

So, what did you think? Did I rush it? I was rereading it and thought that it went really fast and that the events happened too quickly… maybe I'll redo this chappie sometime…

But then again, most people are their own worst critiques! ^^

I'll try to have more Seto/Jou in the future (of course I will! It's a F%#$ing Seto/Jou fic! heheh)

Well, gather around kiddies! Its Reviewer Response Corner Time!!

Aerik: ..whoopee…

Aera: *smiles kindly at Aerik* *left eye twitches rapidly*

EVIL IS MY NAME MWAHAHAHA: Thank you! I just think up random things sometimes, I'm hoping that I can get to the main part of the ficcie but that will take some explaining and setting up in the mean time. (I have a feeling no one even remembers what is going to happen -__-;;; *sighs*) Oh! And happy writing to you too! ^^

BarbedWire23: Why thank you! Yes, Jou will have lots of fun coming up!

Marikzgal4eva: Why thank you very much! ^^

yuki44: Oh, thank you so much!

Misura: hahaha! Actually I didn't notice that! hehehe, I did the first two times (did that on purpose) but never thought twice the next, maybe I like patterns! ^^ I tried very hard to keep them in character the first 3 chappies, (I'm glad I somewhat succeeded) but Otogi and Honda are WAY out there somewhere ^^ Oh well! I have my reasons! Yes, it is Seto's turn to do something ONCE AGAIN! ^^;;; what will he do? Especially considering his stubbornness!

Leaf Zelidor: Yes… I know how you feel… even I didn't see that coming… AND I WROTE IT!!! I'm sure Otogi will have a lot to do with Honda's recovery, and the same goes for Honda helping Otogi with his struggles ^^

I would also like to thank everyone who's reviewed and everyone who reads this story! It means so much to me to know someone likes this fic!

Well, I better post this puppy before MY COMPUTER CRASHES AGAIN!!

Anyways! Later!

Oh ya! R/R Please! I will love you FOREVER!!

--Aera