Lady Ai: Hello my faithful readers! I'd like you all to know that when you guys review, it makes my heart find its wings and soar! I love you guys so much and I love being an author. And to all fellow authors- You guys inspire me! Some of you guys do such good work with your stories.

Bakura: Would you just get on with what you want to say already? You're keeping me here and I need to do some very important buisness with Ryou.

Lady Ai: O.O . . . . . Important? With Ryou, no less! So what's the 'impotant' 'buisness', huh Bakura? -Nudge, nudge- -Wink, wink-

Bakura/pissed/ JUST GET ON WITH IT!

Lady Ai: heheheheheh! Okay then To all my readers out there ...

Note that my next chapter will be rated M. Why? Just because I say so... Alright it's because of a lemon scene, okay! I have no idea where the thought of a lemon scene came up. It just did! I'm still in shock that me, a fourteen year old, could write that. I'm very embrassd about it, go ahead and comment on it if ya want. That's if you're not to shocked to type.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Bakura: My imagination has gone wild with what you wrote for chapter ten.

Lady Ai: So has mine with your important buisness. My friend, Mel, she typed me a quick story over Instant messenger. You walked into Ryou's room and saw him sleeping and you couldn't help yourself anymore. You pounced on top of him and started sucking his neck... WHILE HIS ASLEEP! You do more dirty stuff as well but I won't go into detail. I could imagine Ryou's face when he wakes up and realizes it's not a dream. Hehehehehe!

Anyway, just so you guys have something to read, I'm posting a tour de force. This little one shot has nothing to do with Bites That Scar Me. ENJOY! ( the underlines in the story means emphasies. like: Would you please get off me?)

Le tour de force

"Vanity"

A Seto and Jou Story

Jou's POV

"Jou, What are some synonyms of the word vanity?" The teacher, Mrs.Arika, asked. I dropped the pencil that was in my hand and looked at the teacher when she said my name. I was staring at a certain CEO before Mrs.Arika interrupted me. I cleared my throat to answer.

"Pride, narcissim, self- importance, conceit, arrogance, and egotism are some."

The class stared at me. I looked around at the stares I recived. Even the teacher had widened eyes and mouth agaped. "What? That wasn't wrong, was it?". "No, Jou. It's correct." "Then why are ya guys starin' at me?". My friends were the only ones not staring. They all knew I could be as smart as Kaiba, I just chose not to show it.

I had set up a system. If I acted stupid and get bad grades, then maybe dad would get pissed and leave. It worked. My dad left the other night after the report card showed up, but he didn't leave without a good punch in the stomach- dad was drunk again of course. Now I choose to show my intelligence. Now, I can prove to everyone that I have been paying attention in class. That I can be smart and not just a dense, foolish, 'mutt'.

Alright, so the only one I wanted to prove that I wasn't a dense, foolish mutt was to Kaiba but that's beside the point.

Actually that was the point. I felt an attraction to the brunette ever since Battle City. I don't know when I began to feel it. One night I was lying in bed watching TV when the commercial for Battle City showed up. I heard his voice and looked at his cold blue eyes. I realized, Kaiba isn't such a bad guy. He calls me mutt to make himself feel better. I'm an easy target for him and that night I found that, I didn't really care.

Mrs.Akira returned to teaching and Ireturned to stare at Kaiba, only to find that he was staring at me. He sat right next to me (Alphabetical seating). Our eyes locked for a long time. Kaiba's chin rested in his palm (elbow proped on the table), he's body facing toward me. He just kept staring at me and frankly it's getting me pissed.

"What?" I mouthed. Kaiba shook his head meaning 'no, nothing'. I rolled my eyes and faced forward to the board, writing down notes.

Seto's POV

I knew it. I knew Jou could be smart. I knew he couldn't be stupid. Sure, he probably does stupid things to make an ass out of himself but that's his persona. And I wouldn't change him for anything. Besides Mokuba, Jou is the only person who could make me smile and laugh inwardly.

He's so adorable and . . . Puppy looking. He hates it when I call him that, I can tell by the look in his honey colored eyes. God, I can't stop looking at him. His figure- which I want my arms to be around. His blonde, messy hair- that I want my hand to go through. His honey brown eyes- how I wish for them to look at me gently and filled with love. And the worst part right now.

That pencil's eraser in his mouth.

I kept glaring at it. Jou turned to look at me. "What?" he mouthed. I shook my head and he continued to chew on the eraser. Five minutes later, I'm still staring and he turns around again. He's gaze goes to the teacher (she was writing more stuff on the board) then he looked back at me. He leaned forward on me.

"Look, I may be hot but that's not reason enough to keep staring at me for half an hour already."

Oh, funny. Stupid mutt.

"Whatever."

We stayed in that position. Him leaning so close to me and me looking down on him.

To bad the desks are high, if not we wouldn't have gotten a detention.

"KATSUYA, KAIBA! WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING BEHIND THAT DESK?" Mrs.Arika yelled.

The people next to us and behind us knew it wasn't anything bad, but since the people infront of us couldn't see what was happening...

"OH MY GOD!" Yugi and Ryou yelled. Their eyes wide and mouths agape.

"Easier there Kaiba! Can't wait 'till afterschool either huh?" Bakura asked looking at Ryou, which made him blush.

"Hey, Marik. You wanna come over my house later?" Malik licked his lips and Marik just slapped him on the head.

"I don't get it." Yami said cluelessly, making Yugi sweat drop. "Hikari, would you care to show me later?" Yami asked, to the shock of Yugi and the rest of the class.

"DETENTION!"

D-hall

Seto's pov

"Nice going, Katsuya." I looked at him and he glared at me. What's with the glaring? I don't look at him like that alot, but every time he looks at me it's glares. Every time he does look at me like that, I wish just for one moment, that he'd look at me with kindness.

"It's not my fault." He looked at the front of the room. We're the only ones in there. I'm still staring at him and I noticed he looked at me from the corner of his eye. "Would you stop that!".

"Stop what, mutt?"

"STOP STARING AT ME! . . . and don't call me a mutt." He huffed and crossed his arms on his chest.

"Why should I stop staring at you?"

"Eh," He stammered. He looked at me, questioningly. "Why do you want to stare at me?"

"Have you considered the possibility that I might like you?"

His eyes widened. What the hell did I just say?

"Y-you. . . like me?"

Oh, that. How'd that slip out?

"I said it was a possibility. I don't like you." I looked at his eyes. He wasn't glaring at me this time. Now I wished they glared instead of the crestfallen look in them. He looked down at his hands, fumbling around his thumbs.

"But I do." He said in a whisper, but I still heard him. He blushed and hid his face behind his bangs.

Jou's POV

He doesn't like me. Why did I ever get my hopes up? Why did I even imagine he'd ever like me back?

"But I do." I wishpered. I hoped he hadn't heard me.

I heard a chair scratch the floor loudly, making me wince. Then I heard foot steps coming towards me. I looked up to see two cold blue eyes. Then felt two warm hands on both sides of my cheeks. I blushed as I noticed it was Kaiba. He looked at me with thoes cold blue eyes. But this time, they didn't seem cold to me. They were more like an ocean I can swim in when the sun's too bright.

The sudden shock hit me. It hit me at the same time two lips combined- Seto's and mine. But I decieded to ignore the shock and give in to the kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. I stood up on my tip-toes, still not tall enough. Seto grabbed onto my waist and picked me up a little.

His tongue moved across my lip for entrance. I gladly opened my mouth, taking him in, our tongues fighting for dominace. He won of course, but it didn't matter. And it's a good thing I only ate mints today. He grabbed my waist harder, pulling me closer and making me moan in his mouth.

"Do you guys like detention that much that you want another one?"

Seto reluctantly parted and glared at the door frame where Mrs.Akira was. I was gasping for air. The teacher smiled, "This plot always works!". Then she walked off humming. Seto and I blinked and looked back at each other.

"I thought you said you didn't like me." I said, bashfully. Seto smiled. . . Wait, he smiled. To me, for me. I was the first one to see him smile in a long time. And he smiled because of me. "Silly puppy, I lied to cover up my own ass. I didn't think you'd like a high and mighty guy like me!". He's smile got wider. I rolled my eyes.

"You and your vanity!". He chuckled and gave me a small kiss. "I love you, Jou." I blushed. I gave him a quick kiss and snuggled my head in the nape of his neck. "I love you, too, Seto!". He let me go, noting it was time to leave. He placed his usual cold expression and we walked out and then saw the gang.

"What have you guys been up to in there?" Bakura asked. "Not any of your buisness. We weren't kissing."

Smooth Seto. "Hey, Seto." ... "Yes, pup?". Everyone looked at me. I pointed at Seto. "Your vanity is showing." Everyone looked down at Seto's pants.

"Nice..." Malik said.

Lady Ai: HAHAHA! Kaiba's vanity is showing! hehehehehe!

Bakura: Just so everyone knows, Ai just learned what the word vanity meant so she decided to use it.

Lady Ai: Hmph. It was still funny to see Seto have his 'vanity' showing. Anyway, I forgot to put the disclaimer. I DON'T OWN A THING.

Alright now that's out of my system- I've already finished chapter 10 so just review on my 'Vanity' story and I'll post it the tenth chappie up next. Remember, it's rated M the next time so be on the look out if you don't have this story on chapter alert. Until next time, JA NE! n.n