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Teian no Kokoro- Chapter Seven: Kiss
Seto Kaiba felt eyes eyes staring at the back of his head. He longed to just stand up and yell, "I demand you to stop staring at me! It's ANNOYING!" right in Joey's face. He knew it wa Joey- he was the only one to be fearless enought to even stare. Others would just glance at him. He guessed it was from fear. But no, Joey had no problem with staring at the back of his head, and it wa ticking him off to no end.
The last bell of the day sounded throughout the school, making Kaiba give a sigh of relief. 'Good. Hopefully his eyes have gone to watching himself pick up his books...' There was a loud crash behind him, the sound of books hittind the floor, pages scattering. 'Or not...'
He got up and looked behind himself. Kneeled over was a grumbling Joey, picking up what he had accidentallydropped. Smirking, Kaiba went over and picked up the last book left on the ground and put it in the blonde's bag. He looked up to see Kaiba. "Arigatou," he said quietly as he stood up.
"I apologize for not talking to you," said Kaiba. "I've... been busy with meetings and such."
"Yeah, sure," Joey said, closing the bag and putting it over his shoulder.
"I'm serious, Joey."
Joey looked directly into cerulean eyes. "Okay... It's all right, I understand."
Both of them walked out of the classroom, Kaiba grabbing his own bag on the way out. "Wanna just... go somewhere?" Kaiba asked, trying to keep up with Joey as they made their way through the crowded hallways.
"Like?"
The went through the school's front doors, exiting the building for the weekend. "I don't care. Just somewhere."
Joey looked to Kaiba. "Don't you have to go to work?"
Kaiba smiled. "I own my work. I work when I want to."
Joey grinned. "All right. How 'bout the pier?"
"The carnival's closed, baka," Kaiba pointed out.
"Oh..." Joey said disheartedly. "Okay... We can go, just for da hell of it!"
Kaiba shrugged. "Why not...?"
"How many times have we walked around this place?" asked Joey.
"Why should I be counting?"
"I dunno... Out of boredom?"
"If I was bored, then I'd either be at Kaiba Corp. or at home."
"... Good point."
Kaiba and Joey had been walking around Domino Pier for an hour and a half, either walking silently beside each other or talking about assorted things. For example, their underwear sizes. (They're bored. Sue 'em. XD) They had passed every dock several times, and even watched three men take down the last tent from the carnival.
"So, uh... Seriously, how come you didn't take any of my calls?" Joey asked.
"I told you, I've been busy," Kaiba answered slowly. "How could I take your call if I was in the middle of an important meeting?"
"I dunno..." Joey said quietly. "I just thought... that I like, scared you for some reason when I asked you that question on Sunday."
Kaiba managed to look puzzled. "Question? What question?"
A slight blush crept onto Joey's cheeks as he stared down at his walking feet. "I asked you if you've ever had an unknown feeling before. Geez, you've already forgotten...?"
"I guess I did." 'Of course I haven't forgotten!' Kaiba thought, 'That's the question that's thrown me off track all week!'
"You said 'yeah' to that question, right?" said Joey.
"Yeah, I remember that..."
Joey continued to stare at the ground in front of them. "Do you... ever figure out what it is you're feeling?"
Kaiba stayed quiet as his mind tried to figure out the answer. 'Do I...?'
"I think you're asking the wrong person about this stuff..." he eventually said. "Emotions isn't my thing."
Both of them decided to sit on the edge of a dock, letting their shoes touch the surface of the water. They stayed silent, either watching the setting golden sun or the rippling water of the ocean. Every now and then, Kaiba caught himself glancing at the teen to his left.
He noticed how the sun reflected of the blonde's chocolate eyes, making them a deep honey color. 'Damn...' he thought, staring at the boy from the corner of his eye. His sight went down to Joey's lips. 'Why am I getting this urge to. Kiss. Him?' he thought dully. He caught himself licking his own lips, when he panicd and looked away.
"I know it's kinda girlie, but it still is pretty," Joey commented, still staring at the sun that wasn't far from the horizon.
"Yeah, I guess so," Kaiba replied, eyes snapping to the sun.
"I think it's stupid. We can't think that some things are beautiful, or else we'll be labeled gay or somethin', ya know?" Joey said, looking to Kaiba.
'Like you?' the brunette's mind outburst. He cringed, but nodded at Joey's question, refusing to look at him.
Joey looked away and sighed. He stayed silent for several minutes. Kaiba could only hear his own screaming head and racing heart. Time seemed to go slower as they sat there, watching the sky grow darker.
The teen swallowed before speaking. "Seto..." he started, his voice obviously straned and not sure of what to say, "I... I've been thinking... and... I think that... Well, what I'm trying to say is that I think I'm-!"
Kaiba cut him off. He brought up his right hand and made it go to Joey's cheek, making their eyes meet. Only a second later, the CEO made their lips collide. Joey let let out a whimper of protest, but instantly relaxed. One of them accidentally moved, making Joey's lower lip almost go into Kaiba's mouth. Kaiba let it in and began to suck and lick on it, receiving a quieter whimper from Joey. Kaiba felt the blonde staring to do the same to his upper lip, and he inwardly smirked.
'He's kissing back...'
His hand went lower, resting on the back of Joey's neck. Kaiba wanted to open his eyes to see Joey's face as he brought their heads closer, but found that he could not. He felt Joey start to nibble on his lip, and he suppressed a light moan.
Kaiba slowly let go of Joey's lip, sliding out his own. He planted a butterfly kiss, than another, before opening his eyes. Joey's were already open. They held the expression of surprise and questioning, but once looking deeper, he noticed love. He let go of the blonde's neck, using it to wipe off his upper lip. Joey was still staring at him when he turned to look at the horizon. After a moment, he watched from the corner of his eye Joey quickly turn his head away from sight.
"Embarassed that you kissed back?" Kaiba asked, wearing a smug smile.
"No," Joey answered quietly.
Kaiba stayed quiet for a moment, seeing what he'd do. He could barely see it since his head was turned away, but he could tell that Joey's face was a deep crimson.
"It was just a kiss..."
He smirked as he got nothing but silence. Getting up, he cast one last look at the sunset before looking down at Joey. The inu was loking at him with questoning eyes. "I had better go. It's getting late, and I need to check on Mokuba." He laid his right hand on Joey's head. "I'll see ya."
Kaiba walked away, a soft smile on his lips. He could feel that Joey was staring after him as he went, and he swore that "But..." had escaped from his mouth in means to stop him, but his words had died away. He brought his hand up and lightly ran his fingertips over his lips, making him smile more.
'I love him...'
Marik sat in his usual throne-like chair, grinning evilly. In his right hand was the Millennium Rod, and on his neck is where the Millennium Necklace rested.
'Well, this is an unexpected turn of events... So they're together now. How touching.'
"Odion, come"
A man wearing a dark grey cloak approached, the hood hiding the back of his head. Ancient Egyptin scriptures covered the left side of his face. "Yes, Master Marik?"
"Bring together the best Rare Hunters. I have a job for them."
'School has been really boring the last few days. And it didn't help that Seto's stopped talking to me. I wondered why, but we're okay now. He said that he had a lot of meetings to go to and work piled up, so I guess I understand. He IS the "big boss", and he took quite a while off to hang out with me. I'm glad we're talking again.
'After school, it was my idea to go to the pier. I had forgotten that the carnival was shut down, but we still went. It was just a little boring, just walking and chatting about random stuff. (He likes to wear size 12-14 boxers that are black. Wow, that's sexy. XD) After a while, we sat down and watched the sunset, not really talking anymore. I was about to, but...
'He kissed me... And Kamisama, I didn't want it to end.'
END CHAPTER SEVEN
Author's Notes: Ta da! You likey? -is hopeful- ... Who here has Eminem's new CD, Encore? -sees hands raise- Do you realize that #17- Crazy in Love should be Mariku's theme song to Bakura? It so fits them. Anyway, I'm gunna go. So therefore, here is a quote from a nonanime character (but is still funny), Bartimaeus from the Bartimaeus Trilogy (Book2): "Your skin's been steaming gently and the end of each hair's been glowing at the tip. A remarkable sight. Your aura's gone haywire, too. Well, it's a delicate process, ridding yourself of a charge like that. I wanted to wake you straightaway, but I knew I had to wait several hours to ensure that you were safely recovered." (Nathanel:)"What! How long has it been?" (Barty:) "Five minutes. I got bored."