Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to the show.

Warning: Kaiba's crazy, Mokuba's hyper, Kaiba has a stupid assistent, and this chapter is short.

Pairing: Seto x Joey/Jounouchi (Why? Because the summary says so! And because I want it to be so...)

Note: This chapter has been edited. Can you believe it? Major OOC-ness has now been removed!

Unheard Love
Chapter 2

by Growing Pain

It was illogical, this love he felt. To Mokuba he knew why he loved him, for he was the only family he had left. But how could he fall in love with Jounouchi? That question was hard for him to answer. Perhaps it was because he was the only other person besides his little brother that he 'talked' to voluntarily.

But he had stopped that now. Their communication was gone. How come it still felt the same way, and even stronger? A whole month had passed without him taking contact. Surely, the blonde had come up a few times and called him 'moneybags' or such, but he always ignored it. That was another question…why did he just come and start an argument with him? It had always been he himself that would mock the other and Jounouchi only argued in self-defence, if that's what it should be called.

He sighed, trying to stay awake at the computer. It was late but he had work to do, as always. And having that blonde-haired boy on his mind made him lose focus.

He had to figure out another solution to this problem. Meanwhile he typed down letters and numbers, constantly looking at the screen since he knew the keyboard all too well.

Something then hit him. It could be because of his frustration, because of his lack of sleep or some other reason. But in his mind his idea was brilliant. He would replace Jounouchi with someone else. A girl…

Some might think that he wants to make himself in love with another person, to occupy his mind instead of that blonde boy. That however, was not the case. The last thing he wanted was to feel that kind of love to somebody else. No, even the feelings towards Jounouchi was too much. And highly disturbing as well. Feeling this way for a low-rate duelist? Unacceptable!

But this, this could maybe be his salvation. If he played his cards correctly, both him and his company could benefit. Yes, this girl would only pretend to be going out with him, and he would pay her well for that. Since he was the richest teenager in town, the media would eat this up without second thoughts. And good publicity meant money. Yes, the pictures would be taken by his own people and sold to journalists. And when they printed it, it would be like a commercial for Kaiba Corp, but he would even get paid for it.

Why didn't he think of this before!

While thinking of what a fantastic mastermind he was, he called his assistant, Koji.

"Hello?" A tired voice answered, but he paid no attention to it at all.

"Kaiba here. I have thought out a new commercial strategy…" And so it had begun.

It hadn't taken long before a girl had been called in. She was black-haired and could be considered cute. He considered her as a profit. It was actually his own assistant's cousin that would do this stunt. Kaiba himself did not care, just as long as the girl did what she was supposed to.

Everyone in his company could not know this, only Koji. While the two media-lovebirds pretended to spend time together on streets and other places, Koji was there to takes numerous of photos. And soon he would go sell those pictures, and with Kaibas high position, they would make a lot of money on it. He could only smirk at his own brilliance.

Unbeknownst to Kaiba, he was sort of succeeding in forgetting Jounouchi. The blond hadn't entered his mind at all. Not when he went to bed that Friday night at approximately 04.00, nor did he enter his mind in his dreams. And when he woke up, all he could think about was if any tabloid had caught his bait.

He did not rush his morning routine since he was still tired after that night. Perhaps he could sleep later after going things through with Koji on how everything had worked. But at the moment he had to go down and have breakfast with his younger sibling. As he entered the kitchen, his brother happily acknowledged him.

"Seto!" Mokuba greeted, smiling. "You were gone all day yesterday! Don't think I didn't notice, I know when you work too much." Mokuba said warningly, smirking. Kaiba smirked back, but perhaps a bit tiredly.

"Have you eaten?" The brunet asked, his voice somewhat emotionless, but his brother knew him too well to believe that.

"No, not really. I was kind of waiting for you." Mokuba announced, trying to use a non-caring attitude with the words. He failed, much to the elder Kaiba's amusement.

"Then we better start to eat." The brunet said. Mokuba answered with a nod and both started to prepare their breakfast.

He enjoyed his morning-time with his brother, as it was the only firm time they had together. Somehow it was a little unfair to the kid. Especially during weekends. Mokuba could sleep in all he wanted, but still got up as early as he usually did on weekdays. Since Kaiba always had work to do, he had to go to the office on Saturdays and Sundays too, resulting in getting up the same time as always. So his little brother did that too.

Most mornings Mokuba would rant about what he had done the previous day, and ask his brother when they could go out and do something fun. The usual day for that was Fridays, but this last one Seto had not had the time much to the dismay of both boys. So this morning they planned what to do the next Friday. Or rather, Mokuba took the initiative and Kaiba merely listened.

"I want to go to…um…" Mokuba pondered, a thoughtful finger on his chin.

"Take your time." Kaiba was calmly eating his pancakes, waiting for his brothers wish.

"To the Zoo!" Mokuba declared proudly once the idea hit him, and he lit up like a bulb.

"Again?" The brunet asked, a hint of refusal in his tone. Mokuba's eyes narrowed, knowing the warning signs all too well.

"Yes! And then I want to rent some movies." He declared. Kaiba sighed inwardly, but could do nothing else than accept.

"Alright."

"But you have to watch them with me. Without the computer!"

"But -"

"And no other work either!" Mokuba declared, a grave and serious look on his face. Kaiba looked intensely into his brothers eyes, but admitted defeat. He owed him time, he was never really present most of the time anyway.

"Whatever…" And so he agreed.

"Yes!" Mokuba cheered, grinning to himself. "Thank you big brother. You're the best!" He complimented, without any real reason.

Yes indeed, he could always enjoy his breakfast-time with Mokuba.

Afterwards however, he needed to get to the office to talk to Koji. So he entered the limousine and told the chauffeur where to go. But now it came, the most inevitable thought. Just having nothing to really think about, made him relax for a bit. And without him first noticing it, he started to think about Jounouchi again.

It plagued him, this obsession in his mind. No, he had to win over it, crush those feelings. It had worked for a short time, Jounouchi had been out of his thoughts because of the media plan and conversation with Mokuba. He had to think about the tabloids again, or anything really. Hell, even a plant would do if it made Jounouchi leave his mind!

But no such luck kicked in. However, he arrived in short time to his work. As he walked through the building many people greeted him, yet he did not greet back, as always. He was walking to Koji's office. Once he arrived he saw the other man typing into his computer. In other words, he was yet unnoticed. He did not really care about this matter, and intended to speak even if it startled him.

"How did the plan go?" Kaiba asked without any waiting time for the other man. His voice was cold as always and his employee was apparently startled and even jumped a bit in his seat but regained control soon after. Hmpf.

"Great news, mr Kaiba! The media took the bait like the fish do to…err…smaller fish. Like a dog running after a ball. Like a-"

"I get it, Koji. Thank you for your cooperation with this job." Kaiba said dryly, not appreciating the very moronic metaphors.

"Don't mention it." The black-haired man waved off politely. There was a short pause before the CEO spoke again.

"Well, we have work to do." And with that, he simply left to go to his office and work like he always do. And try not to think about a certain blonde-haired plague.

To Be Continued...

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Not the best, I admit, but it will improve. I do promise you that. Both in length and writing skills.

So anyhow, in the next chapter, Jounouchi will actually get some screen-time! Wohoo! Let our favourite CEO drown in self pity and love!

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