Nubi: To all of my reviewers, THANK YOU! Huggles reviewers I have been inspired to continue! To answer a few questions, the first chapter was a teaser to see if anyone liked the idea. So this chapter is gong to be a sort of prologue to explain what's happened so far. Then I plan on continuing from there. I really am sorry if I confuse anyone. So this is the actual story beginning. Oh, before I forget, Jou believes that Seto's feelings for him are just in a close friend sense. This is what I get from listening to German metal bands.

Disclaimer: Aww, do I have to? I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Damn-it.

Warnings: eventual SxJ, character death, sort of.

'thoughts'

"speech"

-Show Me How It Ends-

Stage One: Exposure

The morning bell rang, it's shrill cry only adding to Seto Kaiba's growing migraine. A blonde quickly sat next to the CEO.

"Rough night?" he whispered. "Three days and no sleep, yeah, rough night Jou." Jounnouchi snickered. Seto stared questioningly. "And what may I ask is so funny?" He looked up. "I'm just surprised that Mokuba hasn't slipped you some kind of sleeping pill yet." The brunette smiled. "That makes two of us."

"Class, come on, quiet down!" Sensei cried out. "Thank you, now, we'll be reviewing Romeo and Juliet so that we all will be prepared for the final next week. Are there any questions?"

It was at this point that Jou felt a crumpled piece of paper hit the back of his head. He quickly unfolded it, only to reveal a quickly written note from Yugi.

Jou,

Have you or Kaiba seen Honda?

He's been freaking me out lately, and saying some really weird stuff.

-Yugi

Seto leaned over Jou's shoulder as he was reading the note. Snatching the paper away from the blonde, he quickly scrawled a 'No, we haven't seen him. What kind of weird stuff?' And threw it back to the duelist. Not a minute later, another piece of paper landed on their desk.

Psychotic weird stuff,

He said that he wished he could just blow everyone away.

Listen, I talked to the principal, he said he'd look in to it. But I don't trust him that much, I'm pretty sure he thought it was just a prank.

I don't think that he's in his right mind anymore. Honda, I mean. Ever since Dartz, he's been out of touch, even when he's with us it's like his mind is somewhere else. I'm probably over reacting, but you have to admit this is a bit unsettling.

-Yugi

After a quick consult with Seto, It was Jou's turn to reply.

That's definitely unsettling Yug', why do you bring this up now?

He's seemed fine lately.

Throwing back the note, they didn't get a reply until- "They found his parents dead this morning. That's why I'm worried now." Jou promptly fell off of his seat. "Gah! Yug' don't sneak up on me like that!" The blonde froze, letting his friend's words sink in.

"W-what?" Yugi stood solemnly. "That's what I said."

The classroom door opened suddenly. Honda appeared, a large backpack carried in his hands. "Gomen Nasai, Sensei. I missed my ride." The teacher didn't bat an eyelash. "Go ahead and take your seat Honda." She replied, not removing her eyes from the board.

"Gomen, Sensei, I really am." He replied, removing a pistol from his bag. He fired before anyone could even blink. Panicked screams filled the air as the first body hit the floor. Many people desperately tried to scramble to the door only to be gunned down by the psychotic student.

Yugi winced as a bullet whizzed past his ear. "S-s-shit…" Seto quickly pulled Jou and Yugi under the desk. Trying, and failing to keep his composure. Somewhere in the building, someone had pulled the fire alarm. Half the school was getting out, with no inkling of what was really happening.

As Honda turned his attention to a few students on the other side of the room, the boys saw it as an opportunity to make a break for the door.

Jou followed Seto and Yugi as they ran, the door only a few feet away. 'Almost there…' Then the pain hit. His muscles locked, and instead of getting closer to the door, he was about to get very friendly with the floor. He braced himself for the impact, but it never came. Two strong arms were holding him firmly. "Oh god, Katsuya, come on we have to move."

Seto, as compromising with Jou's injury as was possible, picked up the blonde and began to run as quickly as he could. Finally, they reached the only door leading outside on that side of the school.

Yugi just stood there, staring out into the freedom that was a pane of glass away.

"Yugi! What the hell are you waiting for!"

Yugi turned to face Kaiba. Laughing. Laughing the way someone who knows they're going to die does.

"It's locked."

The click of a gun being cocked brought their attention back to the situation at hand. Seto turned, gently leaning the blonde against a wall of lockers. "What have we done to cause you to want to hurt us, Honda. Tell us what we did and we'll fix it." Seto tried to reason.

"What makes you think that my problems lie with you?" He leveled his gun at Jounnouchi. "I'm here for one reason." His finger twitched in anticipation before moving to the trigger. "See you on the flip side Jou."

Seto flew to Honda's stoic form. Grabbing Honda's arms, he tried to pry the gun from his grasp. Seto wrestling him for the gun set off an alarm in Honda's head. 'Seto isn't going to let me go through with this…' He did the only thing he could in his twisted mind.

He fired.

Nubi: Evil cliffy. Review to find out what happens .