God, I thought I would never get this done. I was studying for exams for like two weeks, and I hardly had time for anything else. But now I have a whole two weeks until Summer School! Note the sarcasm. Anyways, you guys were complaining about me being so late, so I spent a good hour to finish this. I found out it is really hard to have two fanfictions going on, so now I am obligated to do my other one x.x Remember to Review, and even give tips for moi, because I am making this up as I go along. And check out my new fanfiction; review that too! Anyways enjoy guys! Love ya all!
Chapter 6
Jou cocked an eye at Kaiba suspiciously, "I don't know," he shrugged, "I don't really have an opinion on the subject. It isn't like I go out of my way to find people. I don't really expect them to come to me either. To me, I suppose something will just click, and then it will work."
Kaiba nodded.
"What about you?"
Seto pondered for a moment. "I never planned to ever date, or go out with someone, or marry, that kind of stuff."
Jou finished the last of the nachos on his plate, "Why not?"
Kaiba put his empty plate on the floor and looked up, "I couldn't tell you. I just don't expect to be with someone. I don't think people will want who I really am, just the multi-billionaire they see on the outside. You know how I am like; Relationships and me don't work."
"But if you look at it like that, then no one will ever get to know the real you. You know Kaiba, there are people in this world who want more then just money."
Kaiba simply shook his head, "I have enough work, I don't need relationships ontop of that."
"So you would never date anyone?" asked Jou.
"No, I highly doubt it. You never know of course, but from my view, I don't think it is going to happen."
"I should hook you up with Anzu," laughed Jou, "See if you can get her to shut up."
"I would rather choke and die." said Kaiba simply, "She is even more annoying than your sister, and THAT is saying something."
Jou turned his head sharply, "Hey, my sister is fine, alright."
"Just a tad annoying, and yippy, and talkative, and whiny, and irritating, and clingy."
Jou rolled his eyes. He was not going to get into another heated argument with Kaiba. "Oh well, can't help that I suppose." As much as a nice punch in the face would suit Kaiba well, Jou admired the fact that this time, he could sit on his hands and not move.
Kaiba yawned, "I'm tired."
Jou was still sitting up on his cot, "I ain't. I don't feel like going to sleep now."
"Well, you aren't wondering the halls late at night by yourself like last time Mutt."
Jou raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Care to wander the halls late at night with me?"
"Fat chance," said Kaiba, snuggling further into his covers.
"Suit it yourself," Said Jou, pulling his own covers over his shoulders. It was quiet in the room for a bit, and then Kaiba was stirred by the loud snores of the blonde beside him.
Kaiba turned over, threw a pillow at his head, and covered his own with the only remaining one on his bed. But even then, Jou was so loud, Kaiba was sure the next skyscraper beside him could hear.
Sitting up, he threw his last pillow on Jou.
"Fine! I'll show you around for an hour, but fuck you Mutt, after we are going to sleep."
"What's this one?" Said Jou, pointing to a painting on the wall.
"I don't know," said Kaiba, sleepily and rather grumpy.
"What about this one?"
"I have no clue."
"This one?"
"Mutt, I don't have a fucking clue about any apparel in these halls. I am not the one who put them there, and I haven't looked at half of them before, so shut it."
Jou shrugged, and Kaiba watched the blonde boy shove his hands in his jean pockets, and walk down the hall, head tilting from side to side, as he passed different pieces of art.
'He is just so stupid,' Kaiba thought, 'Any other creature with as small a mind as Jou has, would be extinct by now.'
"Hey, where is that cool place where I fell in the fountain?" asked Jou.
"It is floor above us, and I am not in the mood to go bouncing all over the office building. I am tired, and I am going back now."
"Dude, we haven't tried half these door yet," Said Jou, "I want to explore."
"The door also do not belong to you Mutt, so follow me back, or get lost and sleep on the floor."
"I'll take my chances with the floor," replied Jou.
"Fine," replied Kaiba, and turned around to walk away.
It took Kaiba about half a minute to realize that leaving Jou inside his office, locked or not, would not be the smartest decision in the world. But when he turned around, the blonde was no where to be seen.
Kaiba rested his hands on his knees for a moment, kneeling and out of breath. There were ten thousand places Jou could be, and Kaiba was only one person. He could only imagine the billions of dollars that would go down the drain, from pushed buttons and unorganized files. The painstaking hours it took to run this company everyday, and in one hour it could be ruined.
"Broom Closet," said Jou, closing the door. He opened another one and looked around, "Offices," He said, sounding bored. For all the people working at Kaiba Corp., it sure was a dull place to be. Full of offices and boring meeting rooms. Jou wanted to find the room with the fountain he had stumbled into last week, but for the life if him, he could not remember how to get to it.
He climbed up yet another flight of stairs, and came to the 16th floor; somewhere he had never been before.
He opened the only door in the hallway, and looked in. The walls were covered with books that looked as if they had not been used in many years. A large oak table was in the center of the room, covered in dust. A lamp and several pieces of paper were scattered about on and around the table. It looked like a set from a haunted movie. Everything was covered in a think layer of dust, and the air was stuff.
Jou flicked on a light, and saw that cobwebs hung from the fixture. He slowly made his way into the room, footprints in the dust behind him. He walked over to the table, and sat down in the squishy armchair behind it. Jou softy blew the dust of the papers scattered about, and picked up one.
The heading read 'Private and Confidential'
"Hmm," said Jou, raising an eyebrow, "This could be interesting."
Kaiba returned to his room and flopped down on the bed. He didn't feel like tearing apart the whole building looking for the Mutt. He assumed that everytime a floor would have been looked over, Jou would have gone off to another one. In the end, he just gave up. In the morning, he would probably turn over and see the blond haired boy on his cot, sleeping with not a care in the world. Without taking off his clothes or getting under the covers, Kaiba fell asleep.
'Gone to school,' it said 'I'll drop by this afternoon.'
Kaiba rubbed his eyes, put the note from Jou down and gave a stretch, then looked at the clock. It was 10:00. Kaiba yawned, and then did a double take. 10:00! He was late for just about everything! How long had he been sleeping in? He was supposed to wake up at 6:00!
He moved franticly around the room to gather what had been scattered across the floor, ran his fingers through his hair a few times, and was out the door.
"Oh, Seto, I just wanted to-"
"Not Now Mel," Said Kaiba through the piece of toast in his mouth, "Busy."
Melanie shrugged, and sat down at her desk.
Kaiba shoved the rest of his breakfast down his throat, and opened his laptop. He looked at his schedule; he was behind in everything he had planned for today. Ontop of that, his english paper for the highschool was due today, and though he was taking his school courses online, his teacher made it clear he had to hand it in, in person.
Figuring he should do that first, he rummaged through the pile of papers on his desk, and was out of his office door, english paper in hand, in seconds.
"Oh, Seto, I was wondering-"
"Not now Mel," said Kaiba, feverishly pushing the elevator button until the doors clocked open. "I am running late." He walked into the elevator and jammed the close-door button.
Melanie rolled her eyes and slumped down at her desk.
"It was supposed to be in at 9, you know this Mr. Kaiba."
"I know Mr. Matishu. I was running late because I slept in, and I am behind in everything I am supposed to be doing today."
Kaiba's english teacher gave him a skeptical look. "If it was anyone but you, I wouldn't take this. But I know you are a busy man, so this is the last time I am doing this."
"Thanks," Said Seto, turning towards the door.
"Be aware that you still need to finish your final project!" Mr. Matishu shouted after him.
Kaiba opened the door, and suddenly collided with someone carrying a lot of books. He was knocked off his balance for just a second, and turned to see who he had hit.
"Wow, I don't usually run into you here Kaiba," Said the voice of Yuugi, "But I guess we really did run into each other this time eh?"
Kaiba picked up a book and handed it to Yuugi, muffling a 'Sorry.'
"That's ok," said Yuugi, in his usual energetic voice, "I shouldn't be carrying so much anyways. It's just close to the end of term you know? Trying to get all this stuff done."
Kaiba nodded, ready to get on his way to finish the other ten billion things he had planned for today.
"Jounouchi, can you take this one?" Said Yuugi, holding up a rather large history book.
"Sure Yug," said Jou in a dull tone, taking it from his friend.
Kaiba looked up, but Jou was oddly focused on the war moral on the front of Yuugi's textbook. This put up quite a predicament as Seto needed to talk to Jou, without bringing up the fact that the two actually spent time together. However, the blond was reluctant to meet Seto's eyes and started to shuffle forward.
"Well, I need to get all this stuff in my locker, or I am going to run into another person. See you around Kaiba." Yuugi tried to strain a wave under all the books he was carrying.
He watched Yuugi leave, followed by Honda and Anzu. Jou put down the book he was carrying and stepped forward.
"Hang on a sec Mutt, I need to talk to you." Kaiba stepped infront of Jou.
Jou simply glared at him, and tried to go around him.
"I said I need to talk to you."
"That's nice," Said Jou, "I don't really give a fuck."
Kaiba grabbed Jou by the scruff of his uniform and shoved him against a wall behind some lockers, where no one was looking. "Who do you think you are kidding?"
Jou put the book he was carrying, between him and Kaiba, and shoved it into Kaiba's chest, knocking him backward for a moment, "I don't care what you have to say, I don't feel like hearing it."
"I wouldn't advise talking to me like that Mutt, or you are going to pay dearly."
"You forget," said Jou through clenched teeth, "That I am not your slave at school. Save it for your office Rich Boy, because I already told you, I don't want to fucking hear it." And without another word, Kaiba was looking at the back of Jou's head, getting further and further away.
He stood in his spot for a moment, stunned. They had been getting along so well lately. Not friendship well, but decent enough so they weren't engaged in conflict every moment they were together. What could have gotten into Jou to make him so angry today?
'He probably doesn't want to be seen with me,' thought Kaiba, which suited him just the same, as he did now want people to see him and Jou together anyways. With one last look down the hall, Kaiba jogged out of the school, aware that he had already wasted enough time there.
Kaiba continued to type on his laptop, frequently checking the time. It was now 5:30, and Jou was supposed to come in an hour and a half ago. He had been checking the clock everytime he went to type a new paragraph, and still the blond was no where to be seen.
Seto finished what he was doing, and closed the top of his laptop. He had made a mad dash throughout the whole day to get everything done, and finally it was finished.
"Hey," said Kaiba, sticking his head out of his office door.
Melanie turned around, "What?" she said irritably.
"Give me Jou's phone number, I need to call him."
Melanie starred at him for a moment, and then shook her head, "Wait, what?"
"I need to talk to Jou for a moment, get his god damn phone number for me."
"Why don't you just go get him? Are you that lazy Seto?"
"Go get him?" said Kaiba, rather loudly, "What are you on Mel, I don't want to walk halfway across the city, to talk to him when I can just call him."
"You don't have to walk halfway across the city Seto! Just go and get him!"
They were both becoming increasingly angry.
"I don't feel like walking to get him Mel! I asked you to get his phone number so I can call him! Now would you just get his number?"
Melanie continued to stare at him for a moment. "Se-to," she said as slowly as possible. "Why-can't-you-just-take-a-fuck-ing-el-a-va-tor-and-go-and-get-him-your-self."
Now Kaiba was utterly confused, "Ok, I am lost. Where is Jou?"
"He arrived here an hour and a half ago! Christ, isn't the clock in your mind a little behind?"
"If Jou arrived her at four," said Kaiba slowly, "Where is he now? I had no idea he had come here."
"I sent him off to help Deidra on the 6th floor."
"Why? You know that I am the one who gives him stuff to do, that is why he is here Melanie!"
"He told me you told him that there was some filing that needed to be done on 6th, so I said just go because you were already behind!"
"I didn't say that!"
"Well how the hell was I supposed to know!"
Kaiba put his head in his hands for just a moment; "I am going to wring his neck when I get my hands on him." He closed the door behind him, and he approached the elevator.
Melanie sat down rather crossly.
"Sorry," Kaiba shrugged, before the doors closed infront of him.
Melanie didn't look at him, but flicked her hand as she returned to her work.
"The ones with the green on the top go in this pile," Said Deidra, flicking her blond hair out of her eyes.
"Like this?" Said Jou, holding up a folder with a bit of green on the top.
Deidra smiled and nodded, "Just put the red ones in a pile over there," she pointed, and went back to her computer.
Jou was half done, when he looked up to see Kaiba standing over him.
"What?" Jou snapped.
"Come with me and do it now." He grabbed Jou by the arm, and began to lead him out of Deidra's cubicle.
She looked out for a moment.
"He'll be back in just a sec," mumbled Kaiba.
They went into an office that was not in use, and Kaiba closed the door behind him.
"Where have you been?"
"I have been here, doing odd jobs." Said Jou in a voice that was almost too calm.
"You know I am the one who is supposed to give you work, why would you just decide to come here?"
"Because I didn't feel like looking at you, that's why," replied the blond, rather smugly.
"What is your deal?" said Kaiba, utterly confused.
"I thought I just made it clear," said Jou, "I just didn't feel like looking at you."
He made for the door, but was blocked by Kaiba.
"Something is wrong, now what is it?"
"What are you, a fucking psychiatrist? Get out of my way and leave me alone."
"Oh, so now you are telling me what to do, how wonderful," said Kaiba sarcastically.
Jou shrugged, "I could punch you in the face? Would that make you leave me alone and get out of my way?"
Kaiba grabbed Jou by his collar again, and threw him up against the wall, "I don't know what has gotten into you, but you better cut it out, unless you are forgetting that you are under contract."
"Fuck contract, and fuck you." Jou lifted his leg, and gave Kaiba a quick swing in the shin.
Kaiba dropped him, startled by the sudden impact, and Jou flew out of the door, which was now free for him.
Kaiba regained composer, and ran after him, but as he looked out, Jou was no where to be seen.
"Deidra did you see where Jou went?" asked Kaiba breathlessly.
"Yea, he went out the door to the elevator," she said blankly.
Kaiba rushed to the elevator, and saw that he has come too late. It was slowly going down to the main floor. In a matter of moments, Jou would be gone.