Okay so it's been what three months? Four? (someone quietly mentions that
it's been at least five. Author ducks behind her computer chair as things
start flying at her) I'mmmmmmmmm
Sooooooorrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have Joeysgirl(wlee1@vb.quick.com) to thank cause her review made me
feel sooo guilty. So yeah here goes chapter 8
Jou stared dumbly at the kitchen door. He briefly entertained the thought of begging for Cecelia to open the door but realized the futility of such an act and dismissed it. Turning to examine the room Jou felt that it was out of place in the mansion. It was smaller in size and simple, not unlike the dining room except this seemed even simpler. Jou walked to the door on the opposite side of the room and found he was relieved to find it unlocked. It hadn't even crossed Jou's mind that the maid might have tried to lock him in there to keep him out of the way.
Once through the door Jou found himself in a more elaborate hallway. The feeling of oddness left him. Jou walked noisily down the hall in hope that some maid would yell at him to shut up so he could figure out where he was. No such luck. Jou reached the end of the hall and was still alone. "Hello?" he tried tentatively at first. No answer. "Hello?" He tried again with a bit more force. "HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO???????????" Jou yelled.
"Yes, Mr. Jounichi?" A pretty little maid asked pleasantly as if Jou had merely asked for a cup of tea.
"Oh." Jou said sheepishly. "I was uh, just testing the acoustics of this hallway." Jou said scratching his head. "It's very nice and all."
"Thank you, sir. I will pass your compliments to Master Kaiba." And she turned to leave.
"Whoa!" Jou said snapping out of his embarrassed daze. "Seein' as how you're here, could you tell me how to get to the sleeping quarters, hallway or whatever the place that people sleep in is called."
"Of course, sir." She answered. "You take the first door on you left follow the hallway to the elevator on your right take it to the fourth floor, turn left go up the flight of stairs turn left and you will reach the sleeping quarters. Do you understand, sir?"
"Riiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhtttttttttt." Jou nodded pretending he understood exactly. "Maybe you should come with me. It's a long way and all and I wouldn't want to get lost and starve to death or anything unnatural like that."
"Of course, Mr. Jounichi." The maid said with a knowing smile. "Follow me." And she led him out the door.
Five minutes later Jou was sitting on his bed wondering how hard it would be to get another map without having to ask Kaiba. Jou didn't want to have to explain in detail how he had to be led to his room again. It sounded too much like a puppy following it's master. Kaiba would get a kick out of that.
BANG BANG BANG
"Jounichi! Lets go swimming!" Mokuba yelled through the door.
Jou sweat dropped. "Maybe if I don't answer he'll think I'm not here" Jou hoped mentally.
"I know you're in there, Jou! Come on! Lets go!"
Then again maybe not. Getting off the bed Jou opened the door to his room. There stood Mokuba dressed in navy blue swimming trunks carrying a towel and ready to go. "Here," he said. "I brought you a pair of Seto's swimming trunks. He won't mind."
"I'm sure." Jou thought sarcastically. "Listen, kid." Jou said. "I told you before. I don't swim. Sorry" Jou wasn't prepared for the look that crossed Mokuba's face. It was the saddest look Jou had ever seen on a kid. Deciding he didn't care whether or not the kid was faking it Jou couldn't bare to look at the sad face a moment more. Grabbing the swimsuit from Mokuba's hand he growled. "Alright, but you owe me." And Jou shut the door. As a second thought he opened the door and said "Don't you go anywhere else I won't be able to find the pool till dark. Got it?"
Mokuba nodded obviously overjoyed that Jou would come swimming with him.
Jou shut the door and quickly changed. It was only after he was wearing the trunks that he realized that they matched Mokuba's. "Awwwwwwwwww," Jou thought. "They have matching swim suits. Pausing to admire his newly acquired garb, Jou was shocked back into reality. He still had that lovely shiner across his torso not to mention the new bruises that made his arm look like a sixties polka dot dress gone bad.
Well, Jou thought I can't hide 'em forever. Slipping into a t-shirt, Jou figured to save the initial shock for when they got to the pool. At least it was a private one. Jou, finally ready, opened the door and was relieved to see Mokuba waiting for him. "Where's my towel?" He asked Mokuba.
"Oh!" Mokuba said. "I forgot." Then with a mischevious smile he said, "I'll get you one of Seto's. Come on." With that Mokuba skipped down the hall with Jou trudging at his heals. Mokuba got to his brother's door and tried the handle.
"It's locked." Jou said after a moment, relieved that he couldn't get caught with anything else that belonged to Kaiba.
"Not to worry." Mokuba said a little too cheerfully for Jou's comfort. "Follow me." And against his better judgement, Jou did. Mokuba led Jou to the room across that belonged to Mokuba. It was rather messy and looked like an eleven year olds room should look like. Jou followed Mokuba to a big poster of a Kaiba corp. blue eyes ultimate dragon. Jou whistled softly. The poster went from the floor to ceiling. It was definitely impressive.
Jou let out another whistle as he watched Mokuba roll the poster from the bottom up to reveal a crude hole in the wall just big enough for Mokuba to comfortably fit through and Jou to squeeze through. Jou stuck his head through the hole. It was a small hole but the space between the wall was a comfortable size for even Jou. Judging by the hole though Mokuba had made this hole himself. Jou felt a renewed sense of dread. "After you." He said to Mokuba. And Mokuba complied.
The secret passage went as to the hallway where it became a crawl space. Mokuba who obviously used this place often had pillows, flashlights and non biodegradable food in the crawlspace. After a short moment Mokuba stopped and started pushing up the ceiling or floor depending on your point of view. The boy lithely slid out and Jou followed to find himself under Seto Kaiba's bed. A mischievous smile greeted him once he crawled out from under the bed.
"Does Kaiba know about this?" He asked the grinning boy.
"Nope." Mokuba answered proudly. Then a look of fear crossed the boy's face. "You won't tell him will you?" he asked with a pleading look on his face.
Jou didn't even have to think about it. "Of course not." He said immediately. "Who am I to ruin a good thing?" Mokuba smiled relieved.
"Right!" he said happily. "I'll get a towel."
Jou watched as Mokuba jumped into the pool. Once again, Jou was flabbergasted by the size of practically everything Kaiba owned not to mention the olympic size pool that lay invitingly before him. Jou walked to the edge of the pool and dipped one toe in to test the temperature. "Nice." Jou thought. Not too cool but not to warm.
"Come on Jou!" Mokuba yelled from the middle of the pool. Gingerly, Jou took off his shirt and revealed the multicoloured work of art that was his chest. Jou heard Mokuba gasp when he turned around. "Jou." He said at a loss for anything better to say. Mokuba swam over to where Jou was stiffly getting into the pool. "What happened?" He asked at length.
Jou thought about it a moment. Then decided that no, he couldn't tell Mokuba. "What?" Jou asked feigning ignorance. "Oh this?" Pointing to his chest. "Nice bruise, eh?"
"How'd you get it?" Mokuba asked more worried than impressed. "I was changing the light bulb in the living room when my dad came in and startled me. I fell off the chair and landed on the coffee table." Jou said comfortably. "The Bruises on my arm were from my old man trying to catch me. As you can see he didn't help much." Jou watched guiltily as Mokuba winced at his every word. "Oh well." Jou thought. "Better me a klutze than abused." Mokuba seemed convinced and no more was said.
Unfortunately for Mokuba, this ruined all opportunities for rough play. Or so Mokuba thought. As Mokuba turned to swim the length of the pool he felt Jou's strong arms reach around his waist and hoist him clear out of the water. Jou, after throwing Mokuba behind him started to swim to the other side of the pool.
When Mokuba surfaced he was dumbfounded. "What?" Jou asked. "You didn't think I'd let you beat me to the other side did you?" And he swam away to the other side with Mokuba at his heels.
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Unbeknownst to them they were watched by none other than Seto Kaiba who was home early. Kaiba watched from his office which overlooked the backyard where the pool was. He couldn't see much from this distance but there was no mistaking Mokuba's brown mop, and Jou's blonde one. Should he join them? Or let them play. Seto couldn't decide. Turning away from the window Seto sat at his computer and looked at the picture of Mokuba. An almost wicked grin crossed his face. He still owed Mokuba for this morning. "Time for brotherly revenge." Seto thought with a smile. Seto was sure Jou would be up for his little game.
Well there you have it. Okay? You happy now? Another chapter. I hope you're happy cause I was supposed to be in bed an hour ago! (I'm sick with a cold you see) not pleasant! Any ways. Goodnight!
Stealth Jade Jr.
Jou stared dumbly at the kitchen door. He briefly entertained the thought of begging for Cecelia to open the door but realized the futility of such an act and dismissed it. Turning to examine the room Jou felt that it was out of place in the mansion. It was smaller in size and simple, not unlike the dining room except this seemed even simpler. Jou walked to the door on the opposite side of the room and found he was relieved to find it unlocked. It hadn't even crossed Jou's mind that the maid might have tried to lock him in there to keep him out of the way.
Once through the door Jou found himself in a more elaborate hallway. The feeling of oddness left him. Jou walked noisily down the hall in hope that some maid would yell at him to shut up so he could figure out where he was. No such luck. Jou reached the end of the hall and was still alone. "Hello?" he tried tentatively at first. No answer. "Hello?" He tried again with a bit more force. "HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO???????????" Jou yelled.
"Yes, Mr. Jounichi?" A pretty little maid asked pleasantly as if Jou had merely asked for a cup of tea.
"Oh." Jou said sheepishly. "I was uh, just testing the acoustics of this hallway." Jou said scratching his head. "It's very nice and all."
"Thank you, sir. I will pass your compliments to Master Kaiba." And she turned to leave.
"Whoa!" Jou said snapping out of his embarrassed daze. "Seein' as how you're here, could you tell me how to get to the sleeping quarters, hallway or whatever the place that people sleep in is called."
"Of course, sir." She answered. "You take the first door on you left follow the hallway to the elevator on your right take it to the fourth floor, turn left go up the flight of stairs turn left and you will reach the sleeping quarters. Do you understand, sir?"
"Riiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhtttttttttt." Jou nodded pretending he understood exactly. "Maybe you should come with me. It's a long way and all and I wouldn't want to get lost and starve to death or anything unnatural like that."
"Of course, Mr. Jounichi." The maid said with a knowing smile. "Follow me." And she led him out the door.
Five minutes later Jou was sitting on his bed wondering how hard it would be to get another map without having to ask Kaiba. Jou didn't want to have to explain in detail how he had to be led to his room again. It sounded too much like a puppy following it's master. Kaiba would get a kick out of that.
BANG BANG BANG
"Jounichi! Lets go swimming!" Mokuba yelled through the door.
Jou sweat dropped. "Maybe if I don't answer he'll think I'm not here" Jou hoped mentally.
"I know you're in there, Jou! Come on! Lets go!"
Then again maybe not. Getting off the bed Jou opened the door to his room. There stood Mokuba dressed in navy blue swimming trunks carrying a towel and ready to go. "Here," he said. "I brought you a pair of Seto's swimming trunks. He won't mind."
"I'm sure." Jou thought sarcastically. "Listen, kid." Jou said. "I told you before. I don't swim. Sorry" Jou wasn't prepared for the look that crossed Mokuba's face. It was the saddest look Jou had ever seen on a kid. Deciding he didn't care whether or not the kid was faking it Jou couldn't bare to look at the sad face a moment more. Grabbing the swimsuit from Mokuba's hand he growled. "Alright, but you owe me." And Jou shut the door. As a second thought he opened the door and said "Don't you go anywhere else I won't be able to find the pool till dark. Got it?"
Mokuba nodded obviously overjoyed that Jou would come swimming with him.
Jou shut the door and quickly changed. It was only after he was wearing the trunks that he realized that they matched Mokuba's. "Awwwwwwwwww," Jou thought. "They have matching swim suits. Pausing to admire his newly acquired garb, Jou was shocked back into reality. He still had that lovely shiner across his torso not to mention the new bruises that made his arm look like a sixties polka dot dress gone bad.
Well, Jou thought I can't hide 'em forever. Slipping into a t-shirt, Jou figured to save the initial shock for when they got to the pool. At least it was a private one. Jou, finally ready, opened the door and was relieved to see Mokuba waiting for him. "Where's my towel?" He asked Mokuba.
"Oh!" Mokuba said. "I forgot." Then with a mischevious smile he said, "I'll get you one of Seto's. Come on." With that Mokuba skipped down the hall with Jou trudging at his heals. Mokuba got to his brother's door and tried the handle.
"It's locked." Jou said after a moment, relieved that he couldn't get caught with anything else that belonged to Kaiba.
"Not to worry." Mokuba said a little too cheerfully for Jou's comfort. "Follow me." And against his better judgement, Jou did. Mokuba led Jou to the room across that belonged to Mokuba. It was rather messy and looked like an eleven year olds room should look like. Jou followed Mokuba to a big poster of a Kaiba corp. blue eyes ultimate dragon. Jou whistled softly. The poster went from the floor to ceiling. It was definitely impressive.
Jou let out another whistle as he watched Mokuba roll the poster from the bottom up to reveal a crude hole in the wall just big enough for Mokuba to comfortably fit through and Jou to squeeze through. Jou stuck his head through the hole. It was a small hole but the space between the wall was a comfortable size for even Jou. Judging by the hole though Mokuba had made this hole himself. Jou felt a renewed sense of dread. "After you." He said to Mokuba. And Mokuba complied.
The secret passage went as to the hallway where it became a crawl space. Mokuba who obviously used this place often had pillows, flashlights and non biodegradable food in the crawlspace. After a short moment Mokuba stopped and started pushing up the ceiling or floor depending on your point of view. The boy lithely slid out and Jou followed to find himself under Seto Kaiba's bed. A mischievous smile greeted him once he crawled out from under the bed.
"Does Kaiba know about this?" He asked the grinning boy.
"Nope." Mokuba answered proudly. Then a look of fear crossed the boy's face. "You won't tell him will you?" he asked with a pleading look on his face.
Jou didn't even have to think about it. "Of course not." He said immediately. "Who am I to ruin a good thing?" Mokuba smiled relieved.
"Right!" he said happily. "I'll get a towel."
Jou watched as Mokuba jumped into the pool. Once again, Jou was flabbergasted by the size of practically everything Kaiba owned not to mention the olympic size pool that lay invitingly before him. Jou walked to the edge of the pool and dipped one toe in to test the temperature. "Nice." Jou thought. Not too cool but not to warm.
"Come on Jou!" Mokuba yelled from the middle of the pool. Gingerly, Jou took off his shirt and revealed the multicoloured work of art that was his chest. Jou heard Mokuba gasp when he turned around. "Jou." He said at a loss for anything better to say. Mokuba swam over to where Jou was stiffly getting into the pool. "What happened?" He asked at length.
Jou thought about it a moment. Then decided that no, he couldn't tell Mokuba. "What?" Jou asked feigning ignorance. "Oh this?" Pointing to his chest. "Nice bruise, eh?"
"How'd you get it?" Mokuba asked more worried than impressed. "I was changing the light bulb in the living room when my dad came in and startled me. I fell off the chair and landed on the coffee table." Jou said comfortably. "The Bruises on my arm were from my old man trying to catch me. As you can see he didn't help much." Jou watched guiltily as Mokuba winced at his every word. "Oh well." Jou thought. "Better me a klutze than abused." Mokuba seemed convinced and no more was said.
Unfortunately for Mokuba, this ruined all opportunities for rough play. Or so Mokuba thought. As Mokuba turned to swim the length of the pool he felt Jou's strong arms reach around his waist and hoist him clear out of the water. Jou, after throwing Mokuba behind him started to swim to the other side of the pool.
When Mokuba surfaced he was dumbfounded. "What?" Jou asked. "You didn't think I'd let you beat me to the other side did you?" And he swam away to the other side with Mokuba at his heels.
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Unbeknownst to them they were watched by none other than Seto Kaiba who was home early. Kaiba watched from his office which overlooked the backyard where the pool was. He couldn't see much from this distance but there was no mistaking Mokuba's brown mop, and Jou's blonde one. Should he join them? Or let them play. Seto couldn't decide. Turning away from the window Seto sat at his computer and looked at the picture of Mokuba. An almost wicked grin crossed his face. He still owed Mokuba for this morning. "Time for brotherly revenge." Seto thought with a smile. Seto was sure Jou would be up for his little game.
Well there you have it. Okay? You happy now? Another chapter. I hope you're happy cause I was supposed to be in bed an hour ago! (I'm sick with a cold you see) not pleasant! Any ways. Goodnight!
Stealth Jade Jr.