Unheard Love

by Growing Pain

[Seto x Jou] Seto does not know what to do when love conquers his heart, and to his enemy nevertheless. The fact that Jou seems to be everywhere only makes it worse.

18. Retreat your piece

Disclaimer: Me no own. You no sue.

Warning: The crappiest chapter so far, Kaiba actually gets a clue, overly cute Jou, annoying chapter, OOC-behaviour for everyone (not kidding... --' You'll all think 'What the hell!') etc

Note: Due to request this chapter is shorter than the previous one. (See? I actually do listen to what you guys say!) Anyhow, it's better this way, because the chapter is far worse than anything else I have written. Everything is extremely forced due to my writer's block. It has also been that, the fact that my family never leaves me alone long enough, and school and that has delayed this update from happening. I'm really sorry about that! I mean, it's been a damn month! -hits self- And no matter how many times I go over the chapter there's always something else wrong with it. So now, being too fed up with to save it, I present this to you; chapter 18. Joy...

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Unheard Love
Chapter 18

by Growing Pain

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His bored eyes stared ahead of him, pretending to pay attention to his new teacher. Needless to say, class was boring. To make it worse, he wasn't quite fond of how the morning had gone so far. As this had been the first day in his new school, the mandatory presentation had taken place. Now, at his old school, people had the decency to both stay away from him and fear him. Here, the idiots hadn't quite developed that sort of intelligence.

No, for everyone seemed extremely interested in his persona. Mostly the female population of his class. He had to stand at the front of the room to answer their questions, replying to them with rude remarks of course, for five minutes. Five damn minutes! What ever happened to "Class, this is Seto Kaiba. Seto Kaiba, this is your class. Sit down.". Hmpf. Nosy idiots…

And such trouble to find a simple seat as well! For some worthless reason, there wasn't a single seat that wasn't occupied without having someone sitting next to it. And all of those spare seats had a girl as the desk comrade. Coincidence? Think not. This was a cheap plan they had managed to stir out, and he hated them all for it. Would it be so incredibly difficult for them to leave him alone and let him sit all by himself? Apparently it was.

At least the girl's skirts weren't as short as the one's in his previous school. Those were just a sad remark on how the principal had a boring sex life and took it all out on the girls.

Still, he didn't quite like this place. And the girl next to him was too keen on him to shut up. He, of course, had ignored her most of the time since she wasn't even worth to look at. The so far nameless girl, since he hadn't bothered to put the name on his memory, never seemed to take the hint however.

"So I was thinking that maybe you'd like to go to that party Friday night that I was telling you about. It'd be super! I'd make sure you'd be comfortable and-" Her chirpy voice continued, completely fascinated by her own talking. So much in fact, that she couldn't quite comprehend that he wasn't paying attention. That was at least what the CEO assumed. Either that, or she had a poor eyesight. Or maybe she was just mentally deficient. The brunet couldn't quite give a damn right now, trying his hardest to ignore her annoying voice. Why on earth didn't the teacher notice? Idiots. All of them.

He silently wondered exactly how long it would take for the females to understand that they held no chance whatsoever with him. An inward smirk crept up on his psyche, imagining the absolute horror on their faces if he declared he was gay. The satisfaction would only increase if he got to kiss Jounouchi as well. To make the fact sink in even more, of course. Not that he'd mind doing that just for fun…

What the hell was he thinking! He shouldn't stoop to their level, daydreaming about the man he desired. Dammit, he had to have some limits at the very least!

So with that conclusion did the CEO force his mind to pay full attention to the teacher, even if she was talking about things he already knew of. It was better than disgracing himself to such a low level as the girl beside him. Speaking of which, she seemed to have stopped talking. Or had he blocked out the sound? Blue eyes carefully glanced to the woman beside him, trying to see which was the case. Indeed, her lips weren't moving. Yet, as soon as she caught him looking at her, she blushed deeply. He glared, snorted, and focused his attention back to his teacher.

He sighed inaudibly to himself. This was all a waste of time. He longed for his lunch break to arrive, since that was when he was off to meet Jounouchi. The brunet still had no idea as to why the blond had demanded his presence. But he wasn't the one to disagree to such a request either. Besides, seeing the other would surely make his day less…tedious.

Sadly enough, Mokuba was going to go on his date today. Yes, the CEO had indeed agreed to let his brother go. After arriving home from his own date, even if it was a fake one, he found his brother already had a file on his love interest. Her name was Aiko Yamanaka. She held no record of disobeying the teachers, except for one detention in which Mokuba had thoroughly explained as to why it was unfair to judge her by that simple mistake. Her grades were good enough and she seemed to have no relatives in the higher business world that wanted to take over Kaiba Corp. Neither did her family, or any relative, suffer from economical problems. Overall, she seemed quite normal and not at all harmful. Still, he wasn't the one to let his guard down. It had taken his brother a long-lasting conversation, or rather debate, to fully convince the brunet to agree to this. He still had the desire to lock his brother inside his room until the next day so the date wouldn't take place. Yet his rational side adviced him not to, no matter how preserving the thought was to him.

Speaking of dates…his "girlfriend", or should he say ex-girlfriend Kaiba mused with a mental smirk, now has quite a bad reputation. Needless to say, his interview certainly made it all come to an end. He couldn't wait to see how people would buy his lie. Which in turn reminded him that he had to tell Jounouchi about it as well. The blond will most likely be happy to have the clingy girl out of the picture. Not that he should care if the blond liked it or not, though.

Deciding it was far more efficient to answer some questions the teacher had given them rather than listening to the boring woman lecturing about glaciers, he started to write. Completely absorbed in doing his task as correctly as possible. At least, that was he thought he was. But his level of concentration seemed to be fairly low since he, like the rest of the pupils, heard a prompt knock from the other side of the door. His eyes narrowed. Was the principal going to make a surprise visit to make sure he liked his classes, schedule and so on? How pathetic… So, after having consulted himself that it was absolutely nothing to pay any attention to, his eyes went back to his papers. Writing down answers on one of them.

After the teacher, who seemed quite disapproving of being disturbed in middle of class, gave a clear "Come in" to the outsider, a blond head shyly peeked inside the classroom. And an all too familiar voice spoke to the adult at the front, his tone slightly panting as if he'd run around the entire school.

"Is Kaiba here?" He asked. Instantly upon hearing the voice, the brunet shot his head up, staring at the man who sought him. What on earth was Jounouchi doing here!

"We're in the middle of class. If you could just-" She said sternly with narrowed eyes and folded arms. Katsuya interrupted however.

"So he's here?" He asked, fully stepping inside the room. Enabling everyone to see him. The blue school uniform made him stand out even more, as this school used grey. It wasn't until now that Seto noticed how tense the blond was, his hands clearly clenched. One of them holding something very much alike a magazine. Figures.

To not drag this out even more, he cleared his throat, taking Jounouchi's attention. Brown eyes recognized the CEO immediately, and a angry expression crossed his before calm face. The CEO grew confused as the blond stormed at him, rage clearly filling up the newly arrived man's mind.

"Bastard!" Katsuya growled out, his brown eyes only paying attention to the CEO in question. The rest of the room was merely ignored.

"I can't believe you!" The blond shouted down at the brunet, who by know was even more confused. What on earth was his problem? Last time he'd seen him was yesterday in the limousine. The blond had smiled then when he had taken him home. What could have changed! Mood swinging idiot…

Not liking the scolding, he frowned up at the intruder. The rest of the class nothing but a vague memory.

"I thought we were friends!" Jounouchi lectured, still not giving a damn about his surroundings. Dammit, not one of those speeches, Kaiba thought as he made an annoyed sigh, which only seemed to anger his already overaggressive comrade.

"I don't know who you are, but you obviously have no business here. Leave before I call for the principal." The teacher hissed out at the blond, clearly upset over the blond man's behaviour. But Jounouchi merely glared at the woman shortly before turning back to the CEO, his fists still clenched. Seto calmly inspected the furious man before rising up elegantly. Taking everyone's attention as his eyes locked with the brown ones. This outrage had been too much. Who on earth did the blond think he was to just storm into his second class like that? His image mattered, and Katsuya couldn't just break it like that. Which was why he had to do something before this escalated even more.

"Not necessary. I'll take care of him." He told his teacher who only nodded, showing her full approval. The CEO made a faint smirk as Katsuya seemed to have gone quiet from this declaration. So he walked calmly to the door while the blond followed while muttering profanities under his breath. However, the brunet wore a smirk as if to show everyone this situation was to be taken care of easily. Yet as soon as he and Jounouchi stood outside in the hall, alone, however, the smirk was wiped away in an instant. Replaced by a deep frown and glaring eyes. It was an empty hall, luckily. Everyone else were most likely in their classes. There was no sound heard either, both men having a glaring contest. That is, until Seto was the one to show his anger.

"What the hell is wrong with you!" He nearly bellowed out at the blond, who was taken by slight surprise. Brown eyes regained themselves quickly however, and glared back.

"Wrong with me? What the fuck! It's you who should be answering that!" Katsuya said. His hand gripping onto the magazine in his hand. "How can you even think I'd do such a thing to you!"

"What the hell are you talking about!"

"This!" The blond said with an enraged voice. Simultaneously did he shove the tabloid at the brunet's chest. Before gravity could kick in and let it fall, Kaiba grabbed it and looked. It was an article on the page, to be specific. It was clearly about his break-up with Arisu, the CEO quickly noted before glaring up at Katsuya once more.

"You're mad I broke up with her?" He asked with a frown.

"What? Hell no! What are you? Stupid? I don't care if you fucking left her alone forever! But why did you have to say I was the one she cheated with!" He bellowed, his eyes showing hurt. Kaiba widened his. He never even mentioned Jounouchi in the interview. Instantly he began to read the cheap article in a normal pace with an emotionless face, putting the blond aside for now. "I'd never do that to you Kaiba." Katsuya said solemnly. "How could you even-"

"Shut up." Kaiba ordered, as he read every line. Making sure to look at the pictures as well. Those sneaky bastards had made sure to add some photos of Jounouchi and Arisu sitting in front of each other at the date yesterday when he had gone off to take his call. It sure made it look like Jounouchi and Arisu were having an affair then.

In reality, the interview that had been yesterday, had been about the fact that Arisu "cheated" on him. Of course, making sure he wouldn't come out like a total ass, he had of course known about this. He just wanted proof before breaking up so she wouldn't be able to protest against the action. Never had he said who Arisu was supposed to cheat with, hoping the reporters wouldn't give a damn. Apparently, they did, much to Jounouchi's dismay.

"What!" The brown eyed man exclaimed, angered by being so easily discarded. Blue eyes looked up, and the brunet smirked.

"Idiot." He said all too calmly, holding the familiar hint of affection. "You got worried all because of that?" He asked mockingly, holding up the magazine to gesture what he was talking about.

"Why shouldn't I!" The blond asked with a more confused tone rather than angry since he noticed the CEO were taking the conversation to somewhere.

"I never as much as mentioned you." Kaiba stated easily, smirking still.

"But -"

"Have you even read it?" Seto asked with mockery. The blond was quiet for a while before answering.

"A little." Jounouchi admitted, suddenly finding the ground all too interesting. Seto snorted.

"Moron." Kaiba declared and wore a victory smirk as the problem was solved. It grew silent between them, the blond persisting to keep his eyes on the ground most likely due to embarrassment. The brunet made sure to snort one more time before seating himself on a bench, putting down the magazine next to him.

"So…you mean, you don't think I cheated with her?" He asked carefully, but quickly got wide eyes due to his question. "I mean she cheated with me! She cheated, I didn't cheat. 'Cause that'd mean we were a…a…" Katsuya said, a feeling of embarrassment most likely inside him now. A pause was then made before the blond muttered. "Okay, I'll just shut up now…" He said defeated, his head slightly slumped down. The floor had taken his interest once more.

"No, -" Seto replied calmly, looking up the man before him. "I know she didn't cheat with you." He assured, and Katsuya lifted his head, his face wearing a small smile. "As if she'd chose you to begin with." He mocked with a teasing smirk. Jounouchi growled as he stepped in front of the sitting brunet with clenched fists. Blue eyes looked up defiantly, and were found surprised when Katsuya merely sighed as he calmed himself down.

"So that means that I…I came all the way here…for nothing?" He asked with a bitter smile.

"Pretty much. Not to mention your little outrage in the classroom was for nothing as well."

"Oh crap!" The shorter of the two said as he smacked himself with his palm on his forehead. "I'm so sorry about that! I can tell the class it's all a mistake or something if you want. Honestly, no problem!" He offered, sounding and looking very apologetic at the moment. The brunet was unfazed by this however.

"Shut up and sit down." Kaiba ordered, gesturing for the blond to sit beside him. Brown eyes glared, not liking to be ordered around. Funny thing, he obeyed despite that, Seto thought to himself.

"My Math teacher is so going to give me a detention…" Katsuya muttered to himself, worrying. "I just took off without thinking!" Katsuya admitted, bothered by his future detention.

"That shouldn't be a surprise by now." Seto teased, looking very proud of himself.

"Shut it Kaiba! Stop being so mean! I did it all for you after all! At least pretend to have sympathy!"

"For me? Ha. I didn't ask for you to take a cab and run into my class, yelling like I backstabbed you."

"Idiot! I didn't mean it like that." The blond muttered.

"No, of course you didn't." Kaiba taunted.

"I came because I thought you thought I had an affair with your girl. Or, I mean ex. And I… I didn't want you to think that about me…" He said, fidgeting slightly in his seat as he played with his sleeve.

"How noble of you, coming all the way here to save your face." Kaiba once more mocked, his words still not positively received by the other man. The blond both glared and growled. A fist was raised, but apparently the man must've learned that it wouldn't work since it was taken down almost as quickly. After a few moments, Jounouchi had managed to calm himself.

"So…how are you feeling?" The blond asked, sympathy clear in his eyes. Blue eyes narrowed and a smooth eyebrow was raised.

"What are you talking about?"

"She cheated on you! You must feel something."

"…"

"Don't pretend to be made of stone. It's okay. You can tell me." He said with a sincere tone, offering a friendly smile.

"I feel unbothered." Seto said with a bored tone.

"Kaiba, come on. You've got to let your feelings out, or they'll bug you forever. I mean, I know you must've liked her-"

"As if." Damn… Why did he say that? Why! Why, oh why, had he gotten so comfortable around the blond that he let his guard down?

"What? You didn't like her?" Katsuya asks all too surprised. Seto's face is as calm as ever as he snorts arrogantly. Might as well tag along with this idea. Besides, he could tell the truth up to a certain point anyway, couldn't he?

"Does it look like I do?"

"But…but…the date, and you said I'd come to meet her and…and…and the kiss! You kissed!" Katsuya exclaimed, trying to prove his point by voicing out his thought pattern.

"I know. I was there." He replied with a bored tone.

"Don't be such a smartass! And why the hell did you lie to me!" He asked, punching the CEO's arm roughly as he glared up. Seto smirked down, grabbing a hold of Katsuya's arm, pulling closer.

"Bastard! Let go!" The blond bellowed, but Seto ignored, keeping to the subject.

"Now, I never said that I liked her, did I Jounouchi?"

"But…"

"You just assumed, since I told you she was my girlfriend."

"Well excuse me for being old-fashioned!"

"Apology accepted." The brunet said as he let go of the blond, sitting straight once more.

"Jerk!" Katsuya spat out. "And why on earth did you date her then!" He asked angrily. The second after, he gasped. "Oh my God! You used her!"

"Hmpf. Both Arisu and I were well aware of the circumstances surrounding our relationship."

"Eh? What circumstances?"

"Those are you of no need to know of."

"So all this time…I was right. There was something fishy about it. I knew it! Right from the start!" Jounouchi said triumphantly, grinning like a fool as he held eye contact with the brunet.

"Well, bravo. I'll make sure to present you to your award soon enough." Seto said dryly.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Katsuya asked. "I wouldn't have told anyone. At least, not after we became friends."

"I know." Seto said with folded arms. "But it was none of your business." He declared, looking straight ahead at the light yellow wall. The man beside him kept quiet for a while, stilling their conversation for the time being.

"So…you never liked her?" He asked the CEO carefully.

"No." Seto answered firmly, still staring in front of him.

"Not one bit?"

"No."

"Good." Katsuya stated with a smile, leaning back on the bench. The brunet turned his head with a raised eyebrow.

"And why's that?" He asked coolly with a smirk. Katsuya smirked as well.

"Because I though you were insane for being with her." Well, the answer wasn't nearly as satisfying as a declaration of undying love and jealousy would've been, but, it was good enough.

"Questioning my taste now? Well, maybe you should. After all, I associate with you, don't I?"

"Ha ha. Sooo funny." Katsuya said with a bored tone. The serious expression on his face soon returned however. "You didn't use her then?"

"Perhaps. Depends on how you look at it. But we were both aware of the structure and nature of the relationship."

"Why did you date her then?"

"Didn't I already tell you that you're not going to know that?"

"Just trying to figure it out." He explained with that usual grin on his face. "But I'll never understand the things you do anyway, will I?"

"Not with that substitute of a brain, you won't." Seto teased with a smirk. The blond growled dangerously.

"Shut up you fucking prick!"

"Why? Because it's too close to the truth?" Maybe he was pushing it. Or rather, he was pushing it, judging by the face of his comrade. It didn't really help when he snorted and broke the eye contact either. But sometimes it was entertaining to get the other so worked up.

"Bastard!" Jounouchi exclaimed as he, much to the CEO's surprise, threw himself at him, pinning the brunet down on the bench. Seto smirked up after having realized the action acted towards him. His wrists were pinned down by Katsuya's hands. All in vain really. He could get out easily.

"Jerk…" The blond breathed out, his eyes glaring. Seto smirked.

"You wouldn't be able to keep me like this even if your life depended on it." He stated, demonstrating so as he almost effortlessly managed to get both his arms free in one motion. Brown eyes widened, grabbing a hold of the free arms once more, trying to tame them.

"Why do you keep trying?" Seto asked with a amused expression, still lying under the blond.

"Don't get cocky, Kaiba." Katsuya warned and refrained from his feeble tries of restraining the brunet. However, continuing to sit on him with folded arms as he glared down at the CEO. Kaiba waited a few seconds, expecting the blond to actually step off of him since he stopped trying to pin him down. That didn't happen, and as brown eyes stared down, the glare that was first there descended. Now it seemed Katsuya was pondering. Seto snorted.

"Too comfortable, or what?" Kaiba asked rudely.

"Something like that."

"If someone comes-"

"I'll tell the person to fuck off." Katsuya interrupted, offering the lying man a mischievous small smile. Blue eyes narrowed.

"I'm afraid that won't quite do the trick."

"If you're so keen on getting me off you, why don't you do it yourself then?"

"…"

"I guess you're too comfortable then, right?"

"Something like that." Seto mimicked the reply he was given previously, and both men smirked at each other. The brunet, who had previously positioned his arms above his chest, decided to let them casually lie alongside his body. It just so happened that Jounouchi's legs got in the way of that. Well, too bad, nothing he was going to do about it. Then he'd just have to touch them.

And Katsuya's arm seemed to grow quite tired of being folded, and hanged down the blond man's sides instead, his hands gently positioned on top of Kaiba's chest. Their eyes looked into one another, sharing the forbidden moment that was ever so sweet. Right now, time was even forgotten to the brunet, ignoring the fact that students could emerge from the doors at any given second. But, since Jounouchi had arrived in the beginning of class, he seriously doubted it. So he let himself be weak, as he had started to do quite often recently. Temptation growing all too strong for his now manipulated mind. The man above him had already taken over him without even knowing it nor of the massive power he held of him. It was at the very least a sort of relief that his weakness not apparent to the one who held such control over it.

"Kaiba?" The blond asked as he started to make nervous circles on the brunet's chest with his index finger. His voice was softly innocent, which showed Kaiba that he probably wasn't going to like whatever came out of his mouth the next few seconds or so.

"Hn." He said sternly, mentally preparing from Jounouchi saying anything from 'let's skip school!' to 'want to get a tattoo?'.

"Did you…and Arisu…you know…do 'it'?" Jounouchi asked, refusing eye contact as he remained transfixed with the invisible circles he was making on the brunet's chest. Seto raised an eyebrow.

"Do what?"

"You know…it."

"It?"

"Sex, you idiot!" Jounouchi finally bellowed, the sound almost having a haunting echo to it in the hallway. Luckily, no hoards of students emerged from their classrooms, the words hopefully not heard. Thus, the stare between the two teenagers continued. Blue eyes were narrowed and quite unsure about the situation, the question, and everything in-between. Brown eyes were embarrassed, nervous and all too faltering. As the awkward silence prolonged, the blond couldn't help but speak, a very faint hint of red on his cheeks as he nervously laughed.

"Stupid question! Forget I even said anything! I mean, it's not like it matters. And you probably already did it plenty of times, right? I mean, she wasn't ugly, and you've kissed and all, and you're a guy, and she's a girl and everything just fits perfectly and every other newspaper did say you two were sleeping together and-"

"Jounouchi-" Kaiba tried, his voice calm, still keeping his narrowed eyes. The blond continued however, too occupied in his own rambling it seemed to even notice he spoke.

"it wouldn't make any sense if you hadn't had sex with her. I mean, you're Seto Kaiba, right? If you're up for it, you can just get it, just like that, and maybe you even had more than one girl and did it with some other girl on the side too."

"Jounouchi-" The CEO tried once more, a bit more agitated this time from being ignored previously. Slowly did he force his upper body up so he was sitting, getting support from his arms while Jounouchi now had sort of slid down to sitting on his lap instead. Continuing his mindless blabbering.

"I know, I know, it's none of my business. I, I was just asking, that's all. But it's cool, 'cause you probably already did it with her, and I'm just an idiot for thinking otherwise, right? Or didn't you do it with her? Gah! What am I saying! Of course you did-"

"Quiet!" He finally cried out at him, glaring at the madman that responded to the order very obediently. Seto made a sigh, rubbing his temples, as brown eyes curiously looked at him.

"Well?" The blond finally asked.

"Well what?" Kaiba asked back, hoping to God it wasn't about the sex with Arisu subject. Though it most likely was since they had failed to engage in another topic.

"Did you? Or didn't you?"

"Why do you want to know?" The CEO asked with narrowed eyes at the man on his lap, their faces remarkably close without either of them noticing.

"No reason." Katsuya replied quickly. Too quickly. So the brunet snorted.

"Hmpf. Liar."

"…"

"…"
"Well?" The blond asked, again. Seto's left eye slightly twitched.

"Give it a rest!"

"Is that a yes?"

"Why so interested!" He almost snarled out. The blond made a nervous laugh once more, making the CEO grow even more suspicious of the hidden motives.

"Fine. Don't tell me then." Kaiba declared, if a bit grumpy, as he forcefully pushed the blond off him, making him fall on the floor. He then proceeded to position himself so that he was sitting accurately, dusting off invisible dirt where Jounouchi had been. A faint growl was heard from the floor.

"Bastard!"

"Closet pervert." Seto said back, making brown eyes widen.

"W-what?"

"You must be, since you all of a sudden show such a remarkable interest in my sex life." Even if that
said sex life was rather nonexistent and dull. Not that the blond knew of it of course.

"Am not!"

"I beg to differ." He said mockingly, crossing a leg over the other as he folded his arms and gave the man a look of arrogance. Jounouchi smirked.

"You want to beg?" He asked teasingly, his smirk growing into a grin. "Well, I don't mind." Blue eyes glared ferociously, pausing for effect before speaking.

"Jounouchi, you annoy me. Greatly." Kaiba stated, turning to stare in front of him. Ending the conversation. The man, who was now sitting beside him, stared ahead as well, both quiet. Eventually the brunet made a deep, heavy mental sigh before speaking almost inaudibly.

"No."

"No what?" Katsuya asked, tilting his head as he looked at Kaiba. The brunet refused to look back, his eyes mesmerized with the wall and all its wonderful cracks.

"No, I didn't have sex with her." He nearly mumbled. The grin on Jounouchi was audible.

"For real?" The now hyped up teenager asked. Blue eyes turned and glared full force.

"…"

"Good." Katsuya commented approvingly. The brunet, still angered, however managed to find curiosity inside him.

"Why is that good?" He asked, a smug feeling taking over inside of him. His feelings of love yearning for a confirmation this interest wasn't one-sided.

"Well…I mean…you shouldn't just go and have sex with people you don't care about, you know. And you said you didn't like her, so…it wouldn't be so good if you had sex with her then." The blond explained, kicking his legs back and forth as he sat, his eye contact breaking every now and then.

"Hmpf."

"I'm just glad you weren't using each other for sex!" He exclaimed happily. Seto sighed.

"Keep it down, you moron." He ordered, digging his nails into his folded arms, trying to look calm and relaxed while glaring a hole on the wall. The man beside him did as told, his motives forever a mystery, and leaned against the CEO's shoulder after a while. The brunet, already used to this happening, sighed, and didn't push him away. Continuing to dig his already short nails into his fabric of clothing.

"Heh, you're a virgin." Jounouchi declared with a cheerful tone as he snuggled just a little bit closer. Kaiba's eyes widened as he stiffened at the comment, refusing to believe what he had just heard.

"How would you know?" He asked angrily, hating that it was so easy for the blond to figure it out. The man beside him linked their arms as he chuckled. Probably just to torture him even more, Seto figured. Why was it so hard to hate him!

"You haven't been in a relationship before, have you Kaiba? And if you won't have sex with a girl you're already using, I doubt you'd do it with anyone else." Katsuya murmured into Seto's shoulder.

"…" Damn the blond and his logic that only appeared every once every full moon!

"Yeah, I thought so…my little virgin Kaiba." He said with a playful voice, his voice going soft at the last comment that the brunet thought was only an insult. So the CEO, who absolutely refused to be ridiculed, pushed the blond away to prove just so. Down to the floor once more was Jounouchi now located with a loud thud as a vein almost popped out of Kaiba's forehead.

"I'll silence you forever if anything from our discussion reaches another person!" He hissed out, his fists clenched, making him look as threatening as possible, he hoped. Brown eyes were widened as the face also wore a slightly gaping mouth, too stunned to make a less disgraceful reaction. Proving Kaiba had stroke fear into the man. Settling with that did he sit down once more, trying to breathe calmly. Katsuya carefully got on his feet again, staring at the brunet. Debating whether to kick his ass or be civil. Since he eventually decided to sit down on the bench, if a bit further away than last time, Seto inwardly came to the conclusion that Katsuya must've realized that he's way too strong for someone like the blond to beat him.

"I'll never tell anyone. Promise." Katsuya said softly, looking with deep brown eyes at the CEO. Kaiba forced his gaze forward, not wanting to risk looking like a fool once he met the other's eyes. "Not that I was going to either…" Katsuya muttered as he ran a hand through his blond hair and sighed. Kaiba did the same, sighing that is. His hair needed to be perfect, so his hands didn't touch it.

"Good." Kaiba said curtly. Silence entered the conversation for hours it seemed, making every inhale painful.

"You'll still come right? At lunch?" Katsuya eventually asked, looking at the brunet from under his bangs.

"An agreement is an agreement." Kaiba declared, childishly ignoring that it was rude to not look at the one you're speaking to. He heard the other man scoot closer to him, as he quickly glanced through the corner of his eye to see. When he noticed he was being watched in return, the cracks on the wall occupied his interest once more. The blond sighed and stopped his movements.

Silence once more. Neither of them even acknowledging the other. The brunet tried to keep to himself, but there was a leftover pang of jealousy that had been sparked inside him at the mentioning of relationships and all. So, he asked Jounouchi a question. Very casually, of course. Couldn't afford to raise suspicion, now could he?

"So, what did you do with Mai yesterday?"

"…What?" Jounouchi asked, bewildered, confusion clear as water in his eyes. "Where did she come from?" Well, that's what he himself would like to know as well! Though he and Jounouchi probably didn't mean the same thing with this question.

"Making conversation. You often complain I don't." He shrugged off.

"Oh…okay." Jounouchi said a bit unsurely. "Well, we met at the Game Shop, and everyone got really surprised to see her. But you probably already figured that." The brunet frowned. This wasn't the answer to his question! He didn't care how her arrival was received by the petty gang Jounouchi continued to associate with! He was only interested in what the two of them had done. Together!

"And then we talked…and stuff." The blond said with a shrug. Seto's eye could've almost twitched. 'Stuff'? Stuff! What on earth did stuff mean? It could mean anything from baking a cake, to playing chess to groping each other! If he ever found out of any romantic relation between the two, he'd sue! Jounouchi's underage! Ha! Take that, Mai Kujaku! Wonder how the prison uniform will fit.

"Uh…Kaiba? What's with you?" The blond asked him. It was then Seto realized he was doing his sinister smirk. It was quickly replaced by a frown.

"Nothing your petty mind should worry about." He insulted quickly. And Jounouchi growled. And everything was back to normal again. The verbal sparring continued, the growling was heard more frequently, and, in the end, Kaiba ended up on top of Jounouchi. Why? Just because he felt like seizing the opportunity of course.

"Jerk! Get off me!"

"No." The CEO refused, pinning the other's wrists down even more while wearing a smirk born out of his lust for the other.

"And what if anyone sees us like this then?" Jounouchi asked, tilting his head slightly to the left. The desire grew inside the CEO, measuring the distance between their lips in his head to keep him occupied.

"I'll tell them to fuck off, since I'm busy." He said, half repeating what the blond had answered when faced with a similar question minutes before. Jounouchi smirked up at him.

"Can you keep your mood swings in control for the rest of the day now?" He asked, the teasing smirk gracing his pink lips. Kaiba's eyes were transfixed with them, noticing they were growing dry. Perhaps he could just offer a little help in that department.

"No." He said defiantly, leaning down his head slightly while making his position on top of Jounouchi even more comfortable.

"Fucking bastard." The blond muttered. Kaiba stared down contently before a hand of his broke free to let it trail down Jounouchi's face. Just because he felt like it. Brown eyes closed at the touch, appearing to enjoy it. Blue eyes stared at the lips once more, deeply fascinated by them. This moment would be as good as any to feel them. To taste them. Wouldn't it?

His logic, far forgotten, had taken a short vacation. And he securely inched down, his breathing growing more thick. Brown eyes stayed closed, just like he wanted them to. Their breaths mixed just as-

What the hell was that!

His head shot up, having heard a gasp from behind him. The blond under him heard it as well, his face slightly paler than before. Glancing backwards, Kaiba noticed another student standing there. A male, to be precise. His mouth gaping like a fish. The brunet's heart almost crushed, having been found out. What if the news reporters found out? What if everyone of his business associates found out? What if Mokuba did!

And just like that, all his world of comfort had shattered. Just because he was too weak to resist the man under him.

It felt like hours, which more likely was only seconds, as he stared at the nameless man in a grey uniform, who stared back. Kaiba's lips were in a think line, his eyes empty.

"Dammit, get off me you fucking bastard!" Katsuya cried out, trying to squirm his way out. Kaiba directed his attention down. Had he too understood what he was about to do? Oh god…

"Don't hurt me, please! I'll never do it again, I swear!" Jounouchi cried out. Seto narrowed his eyes. What on earth was he talking-

It clicked then. Jounouchi was putting up and act to save both their asses. His hands immediately pinned down Jounouchi's, playing along.

"Shut up, you low rate duellist!" He roared, and the blond yelped.

"Help me!" Katsuya cried out to the other boy standing there who was now not quite sure what to think. Seto would've laughed if it wasn't for the fact that he had to keep a straight face. Jounouchi was behaving so much like the victim he never wanted to be.

"If you know what's best for you, you'll go away and pretend you never saw anything!" Seto threatened the stranger, glaring as intimidating as he could. Which was quite a lot. It made the man flinch. "Speak of this to anyone, and you'll end up worse than him!" He threatened, tightening his grip on Jounouchi, who of course, cried out in pain to show just how bad it all was.

The student ran away as fast as he could, of course.

The CEO could feel the blond relax under him, both letting out a faint sigh.

"Close call…" Katsuya mumbled as Seto let go of his grip. The brunet made a faint nod. The serious atmosphere between them was enormous, and the brunet slowly got off the blond. Reluctantly, of course. Both then sat beside each other, contemplating. Eventually, Jounouchi spoke.

"Whatever happened to the 'I'll tell them to fuck off since I'm busy' bullshit? Now I had to go in and cover for you." He asked teasingly with a smirk. His eyes challenging the brunet, who smirked back of course.

"It was worth it, hearing you plead for mercy under me, as defenceless as you are."

"Yeah you sick bastard, you're probably going to cherish that moment for as long as you live."

"Don't forget the 'Help me' you managed to kick in. I rather liked the show you put up." He complimented teasingly.

"Well thank you. I'm doing the re-enactment later today. Book some tickets if you want to see it again." Jounouchi joked back with a grin. But he ended up chuckling, the circumstances having given him a rush from escaping the embarrassing situation. Kaiba offered a faint smile for once, too amused and grateful with getting away with almost kissing Katsuya that his relief over the matter was making him too happy to deny. The faint smile didn't go by unnoticed. Jounouchi's eyes transfixed with it, smiling due to it as well. A hand was brought up to Kaiba's cheek, his rough fingers gently trailing at the curve of his lips, mesmerized by it. Kaiba didn't mind, though he had to resist the urge to introduce his tongue to the close by fingers. The smile faded away rather quickly, but the hand lingered. Their eyes gazing into one another. It seemed never-ending.

"I want to be close to you again." Jounouchi declared, his fingers teasing Kaiba's skin.

"It's probably best if we keep our distance right now."

"Yeah, I know. That's why I said it." He said, wearing half a smile. Kaiba brought his hand up to Jounouchi's, holding it for a second. Absorbing the warmth it offered before forcing it away from him and his body back to Jounouchi. And then he stood up gracefully.

"It'd be for the better if we return to our classes." He declared to the blond who nodded and stood up. Walking closer to him.

"I'll call my driver to pick you up. You'll get to the school a lot cheaper than using a taxi." He murmured, their bodies already too close. A hand linked with his, and the previously said agreement of no touching was forgotten. He allowed the contact and even put an arm around Jounouchi's waist, pulling closer. Stroking his hand up and down over Jounouchi's back. The blond smiled into his chest.

"Idiot." Jounouchi said with a low chuckle, a arm of his sneaking up to Kaiba's throat and face. "I never took a cab. I ran."

"What?" Kaiba asked, surprised. It was a rather long distance between their two schools. Not to mention the horribly warm summer weather. This could however explain why Jounouchi had been so out of breath before.

"I didn't have time to think when Anzu showed me the article. I just knew I had to tell you it wasn't true." Jounouchi stated simply.

"So you just acted on feeling, as always?"

"Yup."

"Stupid imbecile." He scolded, his lips talking into Katsuya's mop of hair. Enjoying the scent it had while his arm pulled closer. Rewarding the blond for his foolish behaviour. It saved him from yet another class, didn't it? "Be grateful I'm even lending you the limousine. Make sure not to destroy it."

"I won't." He reassured with a smirk. Kaiba took out his cell phone from his jacket, speed dialling for his chauffeur, telling him to pick up Jounouchi and drive him to school.

"He'll be here soon." Seto stated to the other who remained immobile, offering a vague "Mhm" against his chest. Reluctantly did he grab a hold of Jounouchi's arms, pushing him away. "Go." He ordered. The blond got a mischievous glint in his eye. One that Kaiba couldn't help but recognize.

"Walk me to the door." Katsuya ordered back, grabbing a hold of the CEO's hand as he walked past him. Dragging the brunet along. And it was quite amazing when Kaiba thought about it, because he had never been under someone's command so willingly before. Perhaps Mokuba's at times, but nothing like this. Amazing with a negative remark that is.

Their hands were weakly entwined, just in case someone came and they had to snatch them back. Luckily, the halls they crossed were empty. Just as if something divine had granted them a piece of luck for the time being. But Kaiba didn't want to think like that, loving the fact that Jounouchi always managed to drag him out of classes into empty halls. His specialty, it seemed.

All too soon did they reach the exit, the couple standing hip to hip as they watched it. Blue eyes glaring at it weakly, hoping it'd go away if he did. Katsuya sighed, giving up, before letting go of his hand and walking to the door. Kaiba's eyes transfixed on his figure, both hands in his pockets. Just as the blond was about to open the door, he turned his head back, looking into blue eyes.

"Don't forget lunch."

"Won't."

"Okay. See you later" He said, smiling, as he pushed the door open. But, the departure wasn't finished before adding a little something. "…my little virgin Kaiba." He said, grinning like a maniac with the mischievous glint in his eyes. Kaiba stiffened at the comment, clearly shocked, his hands clenching due to anger and embarrassment as he could only watch Jounouchi run away for his dear life over the asphalt, trying to escape the horrible fate that would befall him if his reflexes were poor.

The brunet frowned, snorted, said 'Moron', turned around and walked back. His cell phone was brought up once more, this time calling Koji. Some faults regarding the interview were to be fixed. He immediately ordered the man to sue any tabloid that used Katsuya as the person Arisu cheated with from this day on. While he was at it, he ordered the man to set up a fake scene between a girl look-alike of Arisu and a man for tabloids to use as the one she cheated with. A man with black hair, so it could not even the slightest resemble Jounouchi. The press would frolic over those photographs. Koji obeyed of course and assured all would go as planned. The CEO then hung up on the other man and returned back to class. Ignoring that it took him around half an hour to 'take care of' Jounouchi, as he had promised his teacher that he would.

XxxX

His classmates were all a pain in the ass. But, his standoffish attitude seemed to go through even the most thick-headed ones, as they barely confronted him when the final period before lunch had come. In fact, the girl he sat beside was quiet. All was now acceptable; not good, but not bad either. But, he could endure it.

His heart was feeling slightly exited, knowing he was about to see the blond soon, meeting for whatever reason Jounouchi had called him for. All he knew was that the other man had labelled it as 'important'. Therefore, he'd come.

Jounouchi's and his lunch hour didn't quite go hand in hand. But that the blond didn't know. So he had to go earlier from his class, claiming he was needed to attend a business meeting. As he approached the limousine he snorted at himself, as he was lying for Jounouchi. Just so he'd be on time. Quite stupid of him really. Better not to tell the other about it. He'd gloat forever then.

His driver politely held the door open, smiling at the CEO. Blue eyes held short eye contact, acknowledging his employee, before getting inside the vehicle and hearing the door shut. He noticed something then, a piece of paper on the seat in front of him. Narrowing his eyes, he wondered if Jounouchi might've dropped it on his way back to school. His hand reached out for it, inspecting it. A smirk was visible on his face then, seeing the folded paper with the clear word on. It said Kaiba. Assuming the blond had made a letter of sorts, he unfolded the paper, beginning to read what his love interest had wrote.

Hi there moneybags! Polite as always…, he muttered in his head, the smirk still there.

I'm just writing this 'cause I'm bored. Hmpf. Figures.

I hope you don't mind I took a couple of sodas. I was really thirsty. Who cares. He was rich.

By the way, you better show up on time or I'll kick your ass! Empty threats as always.

Yeah, I'm still bored… It's all your fault! Why don't you have a TV in here or something! Why was the blond always bored so easily! It's a wonder he hadn't gone insane from being forced to entertain him by talking already.

I've got a surprise waiting for you, Hmm…interesting. The brunet smirked, even though he never really liked surprises to begin with.

you better like it, you jerk! And what if he didn't, his mind challenged the piece of paper.

So…yeah…hey did you see what I drew in the corner? It's you! It look just like you, doesn't it? Kaiba's eyes went to the bottom corner of the paper, noticing a very one dimensionally drawn character with a frown and trench coat. The brunet frowned at this.

So…I'm bored. Where's the damn radio! You should have a sign for each button so I know what to push! Complaining as always…

Bastard. Imbecile.

Okay, I think I'm done now. See ya later, 'cause I know you're missing me like crazy! Hmfp.

And that was that, really. Blue eyes looked fondly, at least it was fondly for his eyes, at the words that had been written sloppily on the ark. After a minute of contemplation, he folded the paper neatly and put it at the bottom of his briefcase. By this gesture, he had hereby marked the item as valuable enough to save and not throw in the garbage. Which was quite a lot for this young man.

Yes, he was acting like a pathetic fool. But he was a fool of love, which couldn't be helped. That's his excuse.

As his ride arrived at his old school, parking in front of the gates, he found Jounouchi already standing there leaning casually against the fence. His body perfectly positioned to be close to. But the brunet pushed the thoughts of intimacy aside, remembering this was a public area. They could not go and touch each other like they usually do then. It wouldn't be appropriate. Highly tempting, but not appropriate.

As he gracefully exited the vehicle and ordered his employee to basically get lost, he walked up to the man leaning against the fence that was smirking at his approaching form. Kaiba smirked back, stopping two steps in front of the other.

"Did you see my letter?" The blond asked, no greeting between the two. The brunet nodded, clutching slightly to his briefcase in his left hand.

"Then you know I've got a surprise for you, right?" Katsuya asked mischievously, pushing himself from the fence, decreasing their distance. The brunet nodded once more.

"Good." He said, grinning widely. His hand went to his pocket, taking up an item. "Put this on." He ordered. A brown eyebrow was raised at this, seeing the item Jounouchi presented. A black blindfold. Kaiba cleared his throat due to inner embarrassment of what he was thinking. Associating it with a too vivid scenario with the blond and a bed.

"No." He defied with a small glare. Brown eyes gave one back with narrowed eyes.

"What do you mean 'no'! Put the damn thing on!"

"Why?" Seto asked coolly, smirking down as he eyed the item and Jounouchi. The blond grinned.

"So you won't see the surprise of course." The blond replied easily.

"I'll see it eventually anyhow. Why stall?" He asked, putting his free hand in his pocket while giving the blond a cold look. A brown eye slightly twitched.

"It'll ruin everything!"

"I won't make a fool of myself and go around aimlessly wearing that." He said, pointing at the black item with his eyes. "I'm not stupid!"

"But I'll guide you. Don't worry." Katsuya assured.

"Hmpf. No."

"Bastard! You're destroying everything!"

"Making me feel guilty won't work." Seto stated arrogantly. The blond stood quiet for a while, biting his lip, pondering.

"If I promise no one will see you then? I can take you as close as possible to the…erm, surprise, without you wearing it. And then you only have to wear it for the last distance." He suggested, tilting his head innocently. Brown eyes looking into blue, hoping. Kaiba looked down on him, a grave expression gracing his features. Keeping quiet to himself whilst thinking. Cars on the road passed by, birds chirped in a nearby tree and students on their lunch break were heard in their moment of silence. Katsuya moved closer, eye contact remaining. Blue eyes widened as a hand was put over his own that held the briefcase.

"Come on, Kaiba." The blond urged softly, smiling. Blue eyes narrowed, knowing very well this was just a tactic Jounouchi was using.

"No one will see." He continued, bringing his body forward, his face inching closer to the CEO's throat.

"Just this once." Katsuya suggested, squeezing Kaiba's hand lightly. His other hand went to the brunet's neck, his fingers trailing down. All while the CEO could feel the breath from the other on him.

"Dammit Jounouchi, -!" He muttered, glaring down. "There are people here…!" Kaiba lectured to the other man who merely smiled playfully.

"So?" He asked, tilting his head. Seeing as the blond wouldn't move away by himself, Seto took a hold of the hand Jounouchi had on his throat and pushed it down. Then he snatched his hand that held his briefcase free from the blond and took a step backwards. Jounouchi folded his arms and glared, not approving of Kaiba's actions.

"Stop being such a baby about it! We don't have all day!" The blond said, aggravated. Seto sighed.

"Is it truly necessary?" He asked, gesturing at the blindfold. Jounouchi nodded. And both went silent.

"Look, can't we just walk to the point where you don't need the blindfold? Then you'll see it won't be so bad." He suggested, running a hand through his hair.

"Whatever." Kaiba said, agreeing. Katsuya smiled, thinking victory was in his hand.

"Finally! Come, let's go, slowpoke!" He said enthusiastically, grabbing a hold of the CEO's wrist, tugging and dragging him along as he showed the way. The brunet scolded and insulted, tugging his hand back. However, Katsuya still persisted in holding it. It eventually came to the point where Kaiba threatened to go back to his new school if Jounouchi couldn't keep his hands to himself. The blond started behaving properly right after that. The CEO smirked at this, loving his control.

The walk wasn't all that far, still within school ground as expected. Jounouchi led him to the sort of entrance to the secluded area where the bench was. The place, and the bench, where the two had spent quite a lot of time for being a non-couple. However, as they were walking up to it, the CEO noted something. A sign. His eyes narrowed at the blond, who smiled back. They stopped at the said sign, Kaiba clearly frowning at the other who didn't seem all too bothered with it.

On the very amateurly made sign, out of wood, was a message. Written with paint, of course. Jounouchi grinned madly, apparently very proud over his work. At this, Seto wanted to snort. Blue eyes read the sign once more,

No trespassing!

If you do, Seto Kaiba'll kick your ass and sue!

"Moron…" He muttered, glaring. "When did I ever give you permission to use my name as an official threat post!"

"But this is good, Kaiba!" The blond urged, still positive in his behaviour. "Now no one will bother us! Can you take on the blindfold now?" He asked hopefully.

"What makes you so sure this pathetic excuse of a sign will keep anyone away! Anyone who knows of me has knowledge of the large amount of money I have. If I were sponsoring that sign, it'd be made out of aluminium at the very least!"

"Yeah, but no one has the guts to do something when there's a possibility that you might just kick their ass. Even if it's only a wooden sign that says so." He stated proudly, grinning. Kaiba continued to glare as he narrowed his eyes.

"So I suppose the so called surprise is nearby the bench? At least in that area?" He muttered out his question, trying to calm himself and think of anything but the sign.

"Yup. So now you have to take on the blindfold, or you'll see what it is." Katsuya said, almost bouncing forward with the black cloth in his hand. Blue eyes widened.

"I don't want it on!" He stated, taking a step backwards. Brown eyes widened.

"What! Then I can't take you there!"

"Pity." He said sarcastically.

"Come on Kaiba! Look around you! No one's here! Everyone's inside, eating!" Well, that was true… The brunet took a look around solemnly, noticing the empty ground around them. All the people that had been visible before was those who went out the entrance to get food from restaurants and such. Blue eyes snapped back to the blond who looked at him expectantly, and he sighed, rubbing his temple with his one free hand.

"I swear Jounouchi, if anyone as much as hears about this, you won't live to see another day." He threatened, taking a step closer. Signalling he agreed. And Jounouchi's face lit up for just a second before he tried to control his features.

"Of course. You know you can trust me."

"I wonder…" The CEO muttered, more to himself than as a statement. Jounouchi chose to ignore it however. With a deep, heavy and anguished sigh did the brunet bend down his head slightly. Just so the damn idiot could put it on and get everything over with. The blond noticed what Seto wanted him to do and took up the blindfold, each hand holding one end of it.

"Alright, close your eyes." He ordered, smiling. The brunet muttered incoherent words under his breath of the insulting nature but did as told nevertheless.

And his world became dark.

"For your sake, I hope there isn't anyone waiting for us there." He warned as he felt the cloth being tied around his head. Jounouchi's breath stroking his face, giving a weird feeling inside his stomach.

"Of course not." Katsuya assured in his sincere voice as he made sure the blindfold stayed on. When the task had been finished the CEO could practically hear the smile he made, emitting like light in his now dark view.

"Good." He stated with a frown, straightening himself, trying to look dignified even with the stupid blindfold on. He suddenly felt very defenceless at the moment.

"I'm going to take your briefcase now." Jounouchi explained, his hand trying to tug the item away from the CEO. Kaiba merely frowned.

"Why?" He asked coldly, his grip around it tightening.

"Because you might put it down somewhere bad and ruin some stuff."

"Hmpf."

"Dammit Kaiba, I'm not out to get you or anything! It's not like I'm going to look into your briefcase and kidnap your laptop!" Katsuya stated, almost bellowing. The CEO frowned.

"Hn." He stated before letting go of the briefcase, allowing it to rest in Jounouchi's incapable hands.

"Thank you." Katsuya said politely. Seto snorted and whipped his head another way, showing just how grumpy he was over this matter. The blond then sighed and the brunet felt something warm hold his hand, tugging it slightly.

"What the hell are you doing!"

"I'm going to guide you. Or do you want to walk on your own?" He asked teasingly. Seto nearly glared through the cloth. His hand rose, attempting to take off the stupid blindfold, take back his briefcase and go some place far, far away from Jounouchi. Apparently the blond must've seen this as he soon found his arm being stopped from raising itself.

"No!" Jounouchi cried out, holding tightly. Seto sighed at the annoyance. "I promise I won't tease you anymore! Just keep it on. It'll only take half a minute to get there, you know that. But the grumpier you get, the more you drag it out." The blond explained, clutching onto his arm tightly to keep it restrained. Seto still frowned.

"Then take me there. Now." He ordered. He felt the blond obey as he noticed that Katsuya linked their arms and started to walk carefully. Naturally, he started to walk as well. Looking as bored, arrogant and pissed off as he could. But he couldn't help but feel insecure, not sure of what was going on. The damn cloth was itching as well. Just begging to come off. Soon enough the blond stopped, so he did as well.

"Um, okay. We're here, but you can't take it off quite yet."

"How so?" He asked, his voice irritated.

"Because you need to sit down first."

"Whatever. Where's the bench?"

"Not on the bench."

"You don't expect me to sit on the grass, do you?" Seto asked with a snort.

"No no. I've got a, um, something there. Promise. You won't get dirty."

"Fine. Let's not drag this out any longer. Where the hell am I supposed to sit?"

"We need to move you carefully, or you might ruin something. I'll guide you, alright? Don't go unless I push you." He instructed, letting go of the CEO's arm. Kaiba nodded. Then, out of nowhere, he felt the blond's hands on his waist. The shorter body placed closely behind him. But he didn't flinch, keeping his dignity. And when the blond pushed, he walked. And when he didn't, he stopped.

"Dammit, I never want another surprise from you ever again. If I won't, I'll die a happy man." He complained with a dark voice, wishing he could glare.

"Ha ha. Bastard. You know, here I waste time on you and all, and all you see is the fact that you have to wear a blindfold for a minute or two." The man behind him muttered before sighing. "Alright, you can sit down now. On your knees, or you might fuck something up." Jounouchi said calmly. Seto gave a curt nod, showing he'd heard. Then he slowly began to lower himself, the blond doing so as well, holding him from behind. Making sure he wouldn't fall, or whatever it was. To be honest, the brunet wasn't quite sure of why Jounouchi was still holding him and sitting down with him, only from behind of course.

"Remind me to kill you later." Kaiba stated coldly.

"Sure thing."

"Alright, I'm sitting. It's coming off." He warned, ripping it off from his eyes. The sudden light made his vision unclear, only seeing green due to the trees and bushes around them. The man behind him quickly gasped and placed his hands over his eyes. Covering his vision once more.

"Dammit Jounouchi! Haven't I done what you wanted me to do!" He asked the man as politely as he could at the given moment, feeling quite proud over not having punched Jounouchi yet.

"Yeah, but,-" Jounouchi nearly whispered, his chest pressed against the back of the CEO as he continued holding his hands in front of the blue eyes. The face of the other was close to his, noticed by the breath that hit Kaiba's chin and throat.

"But what!"

"I just…wanted to say something first." He mumbled a bit shyly. A large contrast in comparison to how he usually held a very confident behaviour. This the brunet noticed.

"Then speak." Kaiba ordered, not appearing as upset any longer.

"O-okay. Well, um…just, don't laugh at me if you don't like it okay?"

"Hmpf. Is it really that bad?" He asked teasingly, offering a smirk as he folded his arms. Increasing the level of arrogance. But all was friendly now. This seemed to take the blond man's insecurities away.

"Shut up! It's not! And you better like it, you asshole."

"I'm sure I won't."

"Jerk."

"I've never been a fan of surprises, Jounouchi." He stated seriously. "Nothing personal."

"Whatever." He shrugged off, appearing not to care. "Here goes nothing." And the hands were removed.

He heard the blond take a sharp intake of air, his arms sliding down from eyes down to his waist. Watching the brunet with hawk eyes.

What he saw, after a second of his eyes adjusting to the light, was a blanket. Which was what he and Jounouchi was currently sitting on. In front of them were various of dishes. Food sealed in plastic containers. There was pasta, meatballs, rice, fish, rice balls and some fruits as well. He felt the hold around his waist tighten. Probably nervous about his reaction.

He narrowed his eyes in confusion, not fully understanding this. What was the purpose of this? Was this why Jounouchi had called him for?

"Is this the surprise?" He asked, trying to hide his doubt. The blond nodded. Kaiba frowned, directing his gaze to the blond.

"You said it was important." Seto said, glaring. "In the limousine yesterday, you said I had to come, because it was important. You think eating on a blanket is important?" He asked, snorting, to show just how ridiculous the whole thing was. Jounouchi released his arms around him, inching away. Brown eyes glared while doing so.

"If I told you I just wanted to spend time with you, you wouldn't have come, now would you!" Katsuya snapped back, his fists clenched. Blue eyes observed, slightly widened due to the newly said information. "Fucking asshole!" He growled out, rising up, attempting to leave. The brunet reacted, grabbing Jounouchi's wrist, pulling him down to him. Seto quickly held him with his arms around the blond's waist so the attempts to break free would be futile.

"Let me go!" The blond bellowed out, trying to squirm himself free from the CEO's hold. Kaiba remained calm, a stoic facial expression covering his features. But he remained quiet. The shorter man still kept trying to break free, but to no avail. Eventually, the blond got tired of trying, reluctantly slumping down with his back against the CEO's chest, growling at the scenario. Both now sitting rather peacefully on the blanket. Jounouchi's face was hard, solemn over rejection. Kaiba's was calm, pondering over the blond. When a minute had passed, he spoke out, after careful contemplation over the matter.

"I would have come." He stated simply. Brown eyes widened, and the blond jerked his face so they held eye contact, looking disbelievingly into blue eyes.

"For real?"

"Yes…I think I would've." Seto stated with indifference. It made the blond smile nevertheless.

"Now, if you're done with your constant mood swings, I suggest we eat while it's warm." He suggested with a arrogant tone, letting go of the blond who moved away from him. Only to end up sitting beside him. The blond then took out two plastic plates with plastic utensils. Each man filled their plates with food, the brunet taking a little bit of each while Katsuya filled his with pasta and fish. They ate in a comfortable silence, sending one another a glance every now and then. When nearly finished with his eating, Kaiba asked the question that lurked in his mind.

"So…why did you do all this?" His cold eyes befell on the blond, watching. "If you just wanted to spend time with me you didn't have to do all this."

"I know. But, you took me out to dinner. Remember? And I wanted to pay you back, but you don't want my money. So I figured I could treat you to dinner too." He stated cheerfully, smiling. "Though I'm not rich, so I could only get you some home cooked stuff…" Katsuya mumbled, scratching the back of his head a bit shamefully.

"Hm." Kaiba said, sipping from his coffee he had been given, showing the blond he had heard.

"Plus, I wanted to do something special too… God knows why! Seeing as how damn grumpy you got over a stupid blindfold!" Katsuya said with a joking tone, smiling at the other. But a serious edge was in the sentence as well, that the CEO could tell.

"Well, I don't like blindfolds." He explained, taking another sip.

"Yeah, I kind of figured." It went quiet once more, both of them minding their own business. The silence gave the brunet the perfect time to ponder, as he now started to contemplate his relationship with the other. For even if this picnic, or whatever term one might use, was only claimed to be a payback for when he took out the blond to dinner, wasn't this scenario they were in…romantic, in lack of better words? They were alone, on a blanket, in a secluded area. And Jounouchi had made such an effort in this, and seemed very upset when he first had scolded him for it.

Could it be that Jounouchi was starting to…to… No, of course not. That's ridiculous, isn't it? Why would the blond share the same feelings as he did?

His eyes suspiciously glanced over to look at the other with a pondering expression. Maybe it was so that Jounouchi wasn't all that indulged in friendship alone as he first had suspected. But then again, how was he sure this wasn't just a completely ridiculous idea, formed by his love-sick mind due to the wish of sharing a requited love? He couldn't know. And it probably all was in his imagination. He should let it go. It was just stupid thoughts anyway… With that synopsis did he return to his food, finishing off what he had on his plate.

The wind was gentle today, carefully swaying the blond bangs gracefully. The scene mesmerized him. And as he was well aware Jounouchi knew of his staring, he was also well aware of the fact that he hadn't been told off. Therefore, he proceeded in doing so, staring at other places as well when he thought he was crossing the limit. Suddenly, brown eyes turned, finished with eating his meal, staring mischievously into his. Showing he had something in mind, which might be both to his joy and discomfort. Somehow it usually ended up to be a mix of both. With an all too innocent face did Jounouchi innocently lean forward, causing the CEO to snort rudely at the behaviour, sitting straight with folded arms as he observed. The blond didn't let this scare him off however, for once appearing to not let insults guide his temper. Perhaps he should comment on that? …No. He might take it as a compliment. And Jounouchi wouldn't give it a rest after that if he said he improved in anything.
"Kaiba?" The blond man asked, grinning madly. It caused him to smirk.

"Hn?"

"Have you ever watched the clouds?" What kind of a stupid question was that?

"Of course I've seen them. You think I've never noticed the large white shapes in the sky?" He asked sarcastically. Katsuya sighed, his facial expression faltering for a second.

"No, I didn't mean it like that!" He corrected, glaring shortly. "I meant if you, you know, ever laid down and watched the clouds. As an activity, if your brilliant brain still can't understand." The blond explained, adding sarcasm in the last sentence. Kaiba glared.

"No. Why would I waste my time on such a useless activity?"

"Yeah, I thought so." Katsuya said, the mischievous grin appearing once more. Seto didn't let it bother him though, already having an idea of what he had in mind. "Let's watch them then!"

And with slight, or rather an excessive amount of persuasion, and some rather violent actions, Kaiba did end up lying on his back, claiming he'd do it just to shut Jounouchi up. Jounouchi laid next to him, grinning victoriously as he rubbed his sore wrist. His attacks against the CEO were always turned against him it seemed. Still he came off as content with having the brunet on his back, even if he did suffer from it. Kaiba smirked nonchalantly at the blond who tended his bruise soon to be on his wrist.

He had never done this before. Cloud watching that is. If he had, as a child, he couldn't remember it. But it was quite relaxing, just lying down, staring into space.

It also went against everything he usually did. Seto Kaiba, wasting time on doing nothing? Who'd live to see the day! But he brushed the thought away, claiming in his mind he was busy spending time with the Jounouchi. And since spending time with someone doesn't qualify as doing nothing, though it comes pretty close, he had redeemed himself.

The blond tried persuading him in making up shapes for the different clouds floating above them, but the CEO refrained from doing so, claiming it to be yet another stupid, moronic and immature activity only Jounouchi lacked the brains in mustering up. He had received a rather hard punch then, but smirked and insulted the other's lack of strength, appearing as if he was left unharmed. The blond had sighed, giving up, and went back to staring up in the sky. The silence was comfortable, and so was their distance. Not too far away, and not too close. Not that he'd mind the close option though.

"Kaiba?" The day Jounouchi would be quiet for more than five minutes would obviously be the day of the Apocalypse. Which meant it was rather positive he kept on talking.

"Hn?" He answered back in a bored tone, not even bothering to give the other a glance.

"I know you said your relationship with Arisu didn't mean anything, but-" Was he still hung up over that? It was just annoying by now. He should let it go. "aren't you upset she cheated on you?" Hm. True. His pride would be hurt if he just gave away the fact that someone had fucked him over. Then again, Jounouchi didn't seem to have read the entire article, now had he? If so, he'd known that he himself, according to his own fictional story of course, had set up Arisu with another guy, a paid one of course, to see if she was reliable. Which proved to not be the case. All in all, he suspected her for not being able to be fully monogamous and set her to the test to prove if he was right or wrong. This story both made Arisu come out as the bad character, enabled him to break up with her without any fault and made him come out on top from having pulled the strings all the time. His brilliance never ceased.

"Hmpf. Idiot." He snorted out. "Read the damn article. It would've saved us a lot of trouble today to begin with."

"Well excuse me for having other stuff to do!" Jounouchi said, glaring up at the sky with an angry look. Seto turned his gaze slightly, watching the reaction as he smirked to himself.

"Why are you always walking around with a girl's magazine every time I appear in one anyway? If I didn't know any better, I'd say you bought them for the sole purpose of reading about me." He suggested arrogantly. Brown eyes looked into his, still glaring, due to this theory.

"Stop being so full of yourself! They ain't mine! They're Anzu's! She buys those kind of magazines! Not me! And she tells us whenever you appear in one! So that's why I know."

"Sure she does." He teased, saying the sentence disbelievingly. "We both know you can't get enough of me, you pitiful slob."

"Not true! And who are you calling pitiful here!" Jounouchi asked with a growl, shaking his fist. Seto only smirked in a pleased manner, staring contently at the man before averting his gaze, watching the sky instead. The blond grumbled because of this. "Yeah, you better be scared! Nobody messes with Katsuya Jounouchi without-"

"Shut up."

"Hmpf. I was in the middle of talking you know!"

"I know. That's why I told you to shut up."

"Ha ha." Katsuya said dryly, sending the brunet evil looks, probably fantasising of staking the CEO.

"God I hate you."

"Trying to live a lie now?"

"Whatever! So I don't really hate you. Who cares! I can still dislike you." Katsuya pointed out, which the brunet only found to be to his amusement.

"In denial as usual, I see."

"Am not!"

"Then admit it, you like me."

"Do not!"

"Perhaps you are a lost cause to truth…" Seto muttered to himself, only to aggravate the other even more. Maybe he took too much pleasure out of teasing the other, but he liked to think of it as healthy quarrelling instead of any other negative explanation one could come up with.

"Admit it yourself that you like me then!" Katsuya urged.

"What do I have to do with any of this? It's you who are in denial." Seto explained with ease, snorting at the blond's idiocy. After this the blond mumbled some incoherent words, staring up at the sky with folded arms and a glare. Most likely they were insults, judging by his current temper. But he calmed himself, as he usually did, serenity sweeping over the scene once again. Both men laid on the blanket in peace, worries appearing long gone to an outsider eye.

"Kaiba? Are you sure you're not sad, or angry or whatever, that your girlfriend cheated on you?" The blond asked in a soft voice, looking at the brunet with sympathy. Seto snorted at it, tired of Jounouchi never giving up on the thought.

"No. It was expected."

"What? You just expect people to cheat on you?"

"Doesn't everyone always do?" He answered, referring to other sorts of relationships as well. Business associates in particular.

"…I don't." Katsuya stated firmly.

"Well, we still have time to prove you wrong, don't we?"

"You know as well as I do that I'd never betray you Kaiba." Katsuya said in an earnest voice. The CEO was silent for a moment, looking into the sincere brown eyes, before allowing his defence mechanism to work. The statement was too emotional for his liking anyhow. The fact that he appreciated it nonetheless went by ignored.

"So you're growing sentimental on me now, Jounouchi? What caused it this time?" He teased, smirking arrogantly. The said blond sighed at the childish behaviour the brunet displayed before regaining himself.

"It's just that…I'd be really bummed if someone cheated on me."

"Well, you're naïve enough to believe in trust."

"So why were you in a relationship then, Mr Solitude, if you already knew she'd cheat on you!"

"I have my reasons." Seto replied coolly.

"You sure you're not sad?"

"Dammit, how much behind can that brain of yours be!"

"I'll take that as a no."

"Fascinating. It picked up on something."

"Ha ha." Katsuya said dryly with a bored look before lightning up once more. "Well, I'm just glad you didn't have sex with her!" He exclaimed happily. Kaiba smirked, looking into brown eyes.

"Now, why is that?"

"I already told you. You shouldn't do it with someone if you don't care about them. Which you didn't. So I'm glad you didn't…you know…" Katsuya trailed off, assuming the brunet would fill in the blanks.

"Hmpf. That's merely childish thinking. Don't tell me you're still waiting for 'the one'?"

"Hey, I've done it already, you know!" Katsuya informed.

"Really? Who would ever want to see you naked? What a terrorising image..."

"Oh, I'm just laughing my pants off at the dry Kaiba-humour." Katsuya said with a bored tone, faking a yawn to prove his point.

"Don't. Keep them on. They serve a purpose, shielding the world from horrifying visions."

"Hey! Take that back! I'm super hot when I'm naked!" The blond defended, offended by the CEO's statement.

"This subject is really discomforting…" Seto muttered, more so to himself, as he looked up at the sky to ease himself.

"Tough break!" Jounouchi said, glaring, folding his arms before staring up in the sky just as the other. Seto's mind wasn't as ease however, angry that Jounouchi appeared taken. Which he must be since he said he already had had sexual intercourse. Which meant he must've found someone to care for…

"So…who was the unlucky girl?" He asked, appearing as if he didn't give a damn.

"Just some girl." Jounouchi mumbled, still staring straight up. Blue eyes turned, raising an eyebrow.

"What? You're telling me you don't know?" He asked mockingly, almost delighted.

"Of course I knew who she was! It's just that…she didn't mean anything, really. No one did." Katsuya defended, mumbling at the end.

"What? There's been several? Well well, look who doesn't live as they preach." The brunet taunted once more, though rather unpleased with this information. Angry that people had snatched the blond before him. Not that he ever really planned on claiming Jounouchi, but his possessive side didn't want for another to have the blond.

"That was before I met Yuugi. My life's changed since then. And I promised myself I wouldn't do it again unless it was with someone I really cared about." Katsuya declared, his brown eyes looking into blue. The brunet smirked faintly, in which the blond gave a faint smile.

"Hmpf. Hopeless romantic." Kaiba muttered, if a bit affectionately. "You'll never learn."

"Neither will you." Katsuya said in a soft tone. Their eyes still meeting. It seemed so perfect right now, the two of them lying beside one another in complete solitude. The blond's smile then grew larger, alarming the brunet. He saw the other man's arm moving, his hand reaching out for Seto's, taking a firm hold of it. As usual, he didn't object to the closeness. His hand rested gently between their bodies, holding Katsuya's hand weakly. Then he turned his face away, directing it upwards as he closed his eyes. Relaxing, enjoying the moment.

Something moved then. Or rather, someone. The CEO already knew it was the blond, but he didn't know what for. But he pretended to continue to lie still, unaware of the blond's movements. He breathed calmly throughout this, feeling the brown eyes upon him. Their hands separated and the blond raised the brunet's arm. Curious as to what the hell Jounouchi was doing, he opened his eyes, finding the blond preparing to lie down beside him. Noticing that the brunet had opened his eyes didn't seem to bother Katsuya as he gently let his body lie down next to the CEO, his head on Kaiba's chest. The blond smiled up at the brunet then, resting his cheek on the brunet's chest. Kaiba snorted, pretending this was bothering him. But his arm still placed itself around Jounouchi's waist, pulling closer. The man lying half on top of him stretched out one arm over the CEO, letting his fingers trail back and forth, making shapes with his fingers that only the blond could distinguish. Seto stared up in the sky again since it was uncomfortable to tilt his head so he would look at the blond. Curse the fact that he didn't have a pillow. It was moments like these that he doubted his strength. But his thoughts vanished as Jounouchi's voice spoke out, grabbing all of his attention.

"Kaiba, do you believe in love?" Katsuya asked in a completely normal tone. Blue eyes narrowed, wondering why the blond wished to discuss this topic.

"I suppose love exist. But not the way people would like it to be." He said, his free hand placing itself on top of the one over his chest. "Why do you ask?"

"I was just wondering…" Jounouchi mumbled lazily against his chest, a small smile forming. "But I guess I should've expected that you do. I mean, you love your brother. You'd just be stupid if you said you didn't believe in it then."

"Fascinating. You do have logic hiding inside of you." Kaiba teased. Katsuya growled accordingly.

"You're lucky I'm not in the mood to kick your ass." Jounouchi declared. Kaiba snorted at hearing this, but made no other remark.

"So would you ever want to be in a relationship then? I mean, a real one. Not like the messed up one you had with Arisu." Katsuya asked. Blue eyes narrowed once again.

"You sure are curious today…" He muttered to the blond, who merely grinned.

"Always am." He said happily. "So, what's your answer then? Want to spend your life alone, with fake girlfriends, or in a real relationship?"

"Hm… Tough question." He replied, apparent he didn't mean it. "Which one do you favour? Let me guess, the real relationship, right? With the whole trust and loyalty department." He mocked with a raised eyebrow. Katsuya tilted his head so he could look at him, glaring with full force.

"Actually, I do." He defended. "What's so wrong in being with someone you like?" He asked almost angrily. Seto snorted, his hand having found Jounouchi's cheek, gently touching it with his fingertips. But it was brought down after two strokes.

"Because Jounouchi, those things never happen." He stated calmly, trying to educate the oblivious one.

"Yes they do!" Jounouchi exclaimed passionately, half sitting up now, staring down at the brunet.

"There are no happy endings."

"That's because good things never end." Katsuya said with a lopsided smile. Seto felt like rolling his eyes.

"Life isn't a fairy tale."

"I know. Good things can still happen though."

"Hmpf. Idiot."

"I'm not an idiot! You are!"

"No, I'm a realist. Not an idealist." He declared easily. Brown eyes glared as the blond remained quiet for a moment.

"Whatever. I'm not in the mood to argue with you anymore." Katsuya muttered, resting his head against Seto's chest once more. The brunet smirked at his easy victory, letting his free hand caress the blond mop of hair he loved to touch.

His suspicions that Katsuya might feel a bit more for him than the line of friendship occurred to him once more. And it unnerved him. He didn't want anything to happen, he wasn't ready for it. Things like that needed planning.

But those suspicions were probably vivid imagination. Surely, there was no possibility Jounouchi liked him. After all, he always mentioned that he was attracted to girls, and he mentioned he'd been intimate with them. Why would he all of a sudden turn out to like a guy who was his former enemy? Not possible… Right? No, of course not…

The pair laid like that for a while before reality caught up with the brunet, reminding him that he needed to get back to school and that it'd be wise of the blond to make it in time to his next class. He informed Jounouchi of this.

"Just a little longer." Katsuya murmured contently, continuing to relax against his chest. The CEO sighed.

"No. Get off. Now. Or I'll force you off."

"Fine, fine. Don't be so damn grumpy." Katsuya muttered, slowly raising his body to a sitting position. "You've got to help me pack my stuff before we go though." He declared. Blue eyes shot him a glare, but sighed inwardly.

"Whatever." And so did both men start to take care of the leftover food, sealing it in their plastic packages. It was all done rather quickly, and their plastic plates were simply thrown in a nearby trashcan. Soon they were done, nothing remaining but the two of them. All evidence of the picnic ever occurring were shoved down Katsuya's backpack. The brunet stared at the blond a few steps away from him, standing there, looking as inviting as always. He didn't want to deny himself the thrill of touching his former rival, and thus took the necessary steps to decrease their distance. Once there, brown eyes looked contently into blue ones. The CEO smirked, his eyes holding passion they shouldn't harbour. His hand was brought up and his fingers gently brushed away some strands of hair that covered his view of the brown orbs he adored.

"Such messy hair." He murmured quietly, continuing to caress the other even though the strands had been properly removed. A pair of arms found their way around his waist, forcing their two bodies closer. Kaiba's smirk grew stronger by this action, his arms deciding to follow example and hold the other's waist as well. And as they gazed into one another's eyes did their faces inch forward, making their foreheads meet. Blue eyes closed, though not aware if the blond did the same. His hands guided their way under Jounouchi's shirt, teasingly trailing his fingers over the wonderful skin. He could do this forever, if he was allowed to. The soft moan Jounouchi made didn't escape his ears, encouraging him in continuing and staying longer.

The blond man's stomach was exposed now, the CEO's hands having trailed upwards underneath the shirt and jacket, bringing up the material of the shirt as well. He parted their close faces and opened his eyes to take a look. Jounouchi looked confusedly at him as he did, perhaps wondering what he was doing. But the brunet didn't feel like explaining, his eyes occupied on the stomach of the other. Jounouchi's muscles were very apparent, making it obvious he was in good shape. Not good enough to beat him, but still.

As blue met brown once more they seemed to have understood by now what he was doing. Jounouchi smirked up at the CEO, wrapping his arms around his neck, bringing their faces closer. Kaiba's hands found their way away from the exposed skin out from under the clothing articles. A hand of his went upwards, stroking Jounouchi's hair, enjoying the feeling of it against his fingers. The other hand moved lower, parked dangerously close to the blond's behind. But the other man didn't seem to mind, not objecting at all.

Then he sighed, a slightly bitter one, tearing their close face apart.

"It's time to go." He stated coldly, killing all affection his eyes previously held. The blond was unbothered by this discovery, most likely used to it.

"Who cares. It's only school." Katsuya muttered as he reluctantly let his arms fall to his sides, his eyes staring at something beside them instead of at his eyes.

"Your future depends on it." Seto lectured.

"It's still boring."

"You're such a child."

"Am not!" Jounouchi defended. An amused smirk appeared on Kaiba's face, finding it entertaining that the blond would defend himself with such a childish reply. His hand was brought up, cupping one of Jounouchi's cheeks. And for the first time did the blond place his hand over Seto's. Jounouchi had never done that before when he touched his face. Blue eyes looked bewildered at the man that grinned at him. He quickly got over it however, regaining himself and withdrawing his hand. Jounouchi bit his lip then, appearing anxious. A thin brown eyebrow was raised, wondering what was going on. As if on cue, Katsuya spoke.

"I've been thinking. I mean, you're single now and all. I thought that you and me-" Jounouchi? "Thinking"? Saying the word "single"? "You and me"? This didn't sound good at all. If anything, he was deeply alarmed, troubled, and had the strongest urge to run away like a scared cat. What if it was true? What if the blond did in fact harbour some sort of romantic feeling for him! What on earth was he supposed to do now? He didn't want anything do happen. Well, he did, but not if he let reason come in and help his emotionally weak mind. Typical. Everything goes against him, as always. Why hadn't he ever thought of this possibility before? And why did he want to run away to begin with! Seto Kaiba doesn't run away. Seto Kaiba faces his problems.

"I have to go." He declared firmly, stepping away calmly to pick up his briefcase. The blond looked shocked, staring at him with a stunned look. He could face his problems later when he had time to think it through. It would be of no use to him to be caught off-guard, even if he now was semi prepared for it. His cold eyes turned back to his romantic interest.

"So, you were saying?" Kaiba asked as politely as he could, wishing the blond would either have something else in mind or keep his mouth shut.

"Wha? Oh, nothing… Nothing at all." Katsuya mumbled, staring at the ground in front of his feet. Kaiba gave a curt nod, showing he approved.

"Let's go then."

"Okay…" Katsuya mumbled out, grabbing his backpack as he caught up with the CEO.

"Don't forget I'm picking you up after school. Be on time." Seto reminded as they exited the secluded area.

"Oh, yeah, um…about that, I…"

"Spit it out." The CEO ordered, not liking to stall. His intense eyes rested upon on the blond, who tried avoiding them.

"I've kind of got…a detention." Katsuya said carefully, looking apologetic. "So sorry! It was for yesterday, when I skipped the -" He started out, but stopped himself. "Gah! Why am I even telling you this. You were there!"

"Figures." Kaiba muttered. "Well, I'll take care of it."

"You what?"

"Nothing your underdeveloped mind has to worry about." He teased, offering a smirk.

"Shut it, Kaiba!" Jounouchi growled out, his fists clenching, looking ready to try to beat him up. Keyword being try.

"As you wish." He said nonchalantly, not uttering another word as they walked. This seemed to be a bother to the blond. Maybe it was because of his conscience. Not that he cared.

"Alright you don't need to shut up forever! Just don't insult me all the time." Katsuya muttered, folding his arms. Seto merely smirked but still refrained himself from talking. They stopped at the middle of the school yard, one man having to go inside while the other had to go the opposite direction, out of the school area and into his vehicle. Their eyes met, as usual. Departure was never voluntary when it came to them. His hands practically itched to touch the other, so used to it that it was an addiction he hated to be denied. But his inner wishes weren't visible, his hands didn't move, his face didn't show burning lust. Nothing showed as he stared down at the blond, his mind pondering over many things.

"I guess I've got to get going…" Jounouchi whispered out after a disappointed sigh, his brown eyes staring at the ground to his left. Seto nodded, still lingering in front of the other, just as Katsuya lingered with him.

"Don't get yourself in trouble." Kaiba ordered calmly, not wanting the blond to have an over excessive amount of detentions he had to free him from. Dammit, Mokuba better be happy he's doing this! Money will actually be needed to get the idiot out of detention. Unless he could get the principal to do it for old times sake… Not likely. Curse the blond idiot!

"Well…see you later." Jounouchi said, turning around. But the brunet wasn't ready to let go just yet. So he grabbed his wrist, forcing him to stay put. His eyes told the blond nothing as he stared at him.

"Kaiba?" Katsuya asked unsurely, not scolding the brunet for grabbing him, but rather allowing curiosity to fill him. The CEO who looked at the blond with blank eyes soon smirked and let go.

"Your surprise was acceptable. If a bit peculiar." He said, letting his free hand go in his pocket as he stared nonchalantly at the blond. Jounouchi blinked a few times, surprised, before smiling widely.

"You liked it?" He asked with hopeful eyes.

"Hn." He said with a curt nod, not fully capable of speaking out the word 'yes'. "Though you might consider throwing away the blindfold. It will do you no good." Seto added with afterthought, truly despising the item. Katsuya only chuckled.

"Ah Kaiba, you're no fun. Think of all the wonderful things you could do with it." Katsuya urged with a grin.

"Well, gagging you does come to mind." Kaiba teased, earning himself a glare. "Why? What is it you have in mind?" He asked with a smirk. Katsuya only returned it with a proud a grin.

"Me? Oh, nothing." Jounouchi said innocently. "Just me, you, and a couple of water balloons." He joked with the familiar grin. The brunet snorted.

"In your dreams, Jounouchi." Kaiba stated coldly.

"Nah, in my dreams, there's chocolate and whipped cream involved." He replied easily. Though he froze the second after, his grin slowly faltering, making Kaiba smirk viciously. "Um…not like that!" Jounouchi quickly corrected.

"Hm. Interesting to know." The CEO teased. The blond shook his head furiously.

"No! Not like that!" He urged.

"Whatever you want to believe." Seto shrugged off. Katsuya glared, his brown eyes showing such irritation.

"Bastard!"

"Is it my fault you reveal such intimate things?" Seto asked with a amused snort.

"No, but you know I said it the wrong way, but still keep on teasing me!"

"How could I not?"

"Maybe it's because you want it to be true?" The blond dared to suggest, folding his arms cockily, staring arrogantly at the CEO.

"Don't be ridiculous."

"Am not!"

"Yes you are."

"Nu-uh!" Katsuya defended in a immature manner. Seto sighed.

"You're stupid." He declared with a bored tone.

"Am n-"

"Shut up." He demanded. Katsuya did as told, with the exception of his loud growl, and glared fiercely as a result of the order.

"Fine! Whatever. I don't care." The blond said with a careless voice. It didn't fool the brunet though, and his eyes looked fondly at the blond.

"Such a lie."

"Screw you." Jounouchi insulted, looking grumpy. It descended however, and was finally wiped away with a sigh. Mood swings seemed second nature to the blond. "Hey Kaiba?" Katsuya asked curiously.

"Hn?" Seto replied with a bored tone.

"Um…tomorrow, we're going to have a little reunion you know, since Mai's back and all. And I was just thinking that…maybe you'd like to come?" The blond tried while looking hopeful. The brunet snorted.

"Hmpf. Of course not." He declared easily, wondering why the other even thought different.

"What!" Katsuya exclaimed, insulted. It only amused Seto further more.

"You expected a yes? Ha, are you retarded?" He teased, smirking down at the other who clenched his fists.

"Fuck you! Who'd want you there anyway! Forget I even asked!" He said angrily and folded his arms, glaring at nothing particular while wearing a grumpy look. Kaiba, having great patience when he wanted to, stood still as well, staring intensely at the other. Katsuya eventually sighed, giving up being grumpy.

"I guess I have to go now. You too, right?"

"Hn." Seto confirmed.

"Okay…see you later." The blond said and turned around.

"Jounouchi?" Kaiba called out in his usual tone. Katsuya immediately turned around, wearing a anticipating expression on his face.

"Yeah?" He asked out hopefully.

"Don't forget to remove the damn sign." Kaiba ordered coldly before turning his heel and walking away. He could hear the blond growl, but it slowly descended the further away he got.

His feet guided him to the outside of the school territory, almost meeting his limousine. But apparently he was still wanted instead of gone since a voice called out his name.

"Kaiba!" Blue eyes narrowed in confusion, but it was quickly wiped away, forming into the usual cold expression he normally wore as he gracefully turned around. His eyes met with a approaching teenager who was familiar to him. The man did not look pleased, a frown on his face as he glared at the CEO. Kaiba harboured nothing but a bored look as Honda decreased the distance, stopping two steps away from him.

"You're wasting my time." Seto declared before the other could even speak. Honda narrowed his eyes.

"What kind of game do you think you're playing at Kaiba!" He bellowed with clenched fists. Blue eyes glared, not appreciating the hostility.

"What is it now? Get to the damn point."

"That's the thing! What the hell are you up to!" The spiky haired brunet voiced out, while the CEO mentally sighed.

"I have no time for this." He replied, turning around. However, Honda quickly ran in front of him, blocking his way with his own body. The CEO frowned.

"I can remove you easily." Seto informed the thick-headed brunet.

"I'll keep trying anyway."

"Persistent fool. As I said before, get to the point."

"Leave Jou alone." Honda declared. Seto snorted rudely, while smirking faintly at the childish comment.

"He's old enough to make decisions for himself. I as well, and I do what I please. I've already told you that." The CEO explained, not liking the fact that he had to repeat himself.

"You just left him, throwing him away like dirt! Do you know how bummed he was!" So he tried to enforce guilt? Hmpf. Pathetic.

"Cut the drama. Besides, it was only for a day." Seto shrugged off with a stern face.

"You don't even care about him!" Honda said, astonished.

"Hmpf. Idiot."

"I can't let you do this to my friend. There's something not right about this, and I'm the only one who sees it." He stated with a glare. Seto remained quiet and unmoved, wondering where this theory would lead.

"You've never been interested in friendship anyway. And people don't change overnight. So what the hell is your plan?"

"Who said I have one?"

"You're telling me you're honestly giving friendships a try? The guy who never wants to speak to anyone? You can't fool me Kaiba, because I see things clearer from my point of view."

"Then inform him of my so-called plans. See if I care."

"Yeah, that's kind of the problem. You don't."

"Are you going to throw a friendship speech? I think I already know how those go already." He stated carelessly. Honda glared, took a deep sigh and spoke once more.

"Just what the hell is it that you want?"

"Nothing." Kaiba said flatly.

"Liar."

"Give it a rest. You're being too much of a bother."

"I don't want you to hurt him." Honda said, this time not as angry. Though it was not a calm voice either.

"Who said I will?" Kaiba asked arrogantly, looking down on the other as if he was nothing but trash.

"You just do what you please with him. You said so yourself! You left him, then you came back, like you're just playing a game with his mind. And he's missing out even more from his classes to be with you. His detentions are for weeks, and he still says you're not half-bad." Honda informed, genuinely worried of his blond companion. Seto snorted rudely once more, appearing to not give a damn.

"Whatever." Kaiba shrugged off with a non caring attitude. This seemed to be the final straw for the spiky haired brunet as he clenched his fist. But before he could do as much as raise his hand and attempt to hit, because the CEO would catch the hand or duck anyway before he would manage to get close to make a proper punch, yet another voice called out. Kaiba groaned inwardly, fearing this to be an unofficial meeting with the geeks.

"Honda!" Yuugi called out, running to his friend's side. "Don't fight, I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation."

"He's a jerk and treats Jou like crap! That's the explanation!" The tri-coloured teen smiled up weakly at his angered friend, so far ignoring the CEO, who observed the two with a glare.

"Honda, you know Kaiba's not that mean. He wouldn't-"

"Yes he would!" Honda insisted, his eyes only on the short male now, who kept his calmness.

"Anzu's waiting for you. She said there was something she wanted to talk to you about."

"That can wait."

"Honda…" Yuugi pleaded with a worried look. The brunet sighed.

"Fine. But you better not go easy on him." Honda told the short teenager who smiled up kindly at him with his big gentle eyes. Seto snorted once more, hating the fact that Jounouchi even associated with these people. The only one acceptable was Yuugi, and that was only because he was skilled enough to be deemed a rival.

When the still angry male had left them, Seto made an attempt to leave once more since it was much easier ignoring Yuugi, who could not and would never resolve to physical fighting to make him stay.

"Sorry about that." The short man said, trying to walk along with him, having to take long strides to do so. The brunet could care less, walking firmly to the vehicle in sight, not bothering to speak back. He had had enough of socializing for today.

"But you have to understand, Jou and Honda have been friends for a long time now. They've always looked out for one another. When me and Anzu met up with them he didn't get like this because he could still watch over Jou. But the difference with you is that he can't do that now since, well, you're not friends. He can't make sure Jou's safe." Yuugi tried to explain, hoping to redeem his friend.

"Does it look like I care?"

"He's just being protective of Jou. It's not as if he means to be mean to you. He's just having a difficult time letting go, I think. You should know that too, being a big brother and all." The tri-coloured teen said, earning a short glance down.

"I just want you to know that I'm sure you're not using Jou though. Anzu doesn't think so either." He said with a warm smile. Not that the CEO took notice, his eyes were set on the limousine.

"Well that just made my day." Seto replied sarcastically and dully. Yuugi paid no attention to it, keeping his good willed spirit up.

"You've been so lonely for so long. I'm glad you have a friend now." He said as they reached the vehicle. Seto stopped before entering it, looking down at the man with indifference.

"I don't give a damn about friends." He declared with narrowed eyes.

"Maybe that's true… But, you give a damn about Jounouchi." Yuugi said with a kind expression.

"And that's really all that matters." The short man continued with a gentle smile. The CEO stared down in silence at him for a few moments, taken aback by the words. Was he so obvious about Jounouchi? And since when did Yuugi use the word 'damn' just to mimic?

Awakened to reality after a few seconds, he snorted and went inside the vehicle, not sparing his rival a goodbye of any sort. The tri-coloured teen looked bewildered, that he could see from the window. But he decided he didn't care, and ordered the driver to take him back to his school as soon as he got in. He needed time alone now. For when he would return later to pick up the blond, it would mean Mokuba's date would soon happen. And he still didn't quite like the idea of his brother together with someone on a romantic level.

A solemn expression graced his features as the world outside quickly passed him by. He was never good with letting go.

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To Be Continued...

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Nyahaha! I have decreased the amount of words by thousands! Amazing, isn't it?

So...yeah. That chapter was... -shudders- Alright, let's ignore my cynical ways! In this chapter Kaiba actually realizes Jou might like him! -gasp- Took you long enough, genious! (though not quite the mastermind when concerning emotions, obviously...) But, I got some questions that I thought "Hey, other's might wonder about these too, but forget to say anything! I better post it!", so I will now explain some things. (These are not review replies, they're just here to clear things out!)

Question: First question was something like "How can Kaiba still expect Jou to think he's in love with Arisu when they're so close all the time?"

Answer: Well, you see, from the start of this messed up friendship they weren't all this close to one another. But as time progressed, their limits did as well. When Jou came over to his mansion (or more specifically, his bedroom...) things happened. Boundries were pushed. And, most importantly, neither of them objected. Kaiba once asked Jou if this is normal for friends to do(granted, the blond was simply resting on Kaiba's stomach at the time, nothing in comparison to what they do now), in which Jou said yes. Thing is, Kaiba took this as a sign of saying that the things they did were indeed accepted for Jou as some friendship activity (instead of the romantic one he feels). And when they continued to be...errm...intimate, Jou never said anything that implied he wanted Kaiba gone or that he doubted this is what friends do. So Kaiba assumes Jou's too stupid and full of friendship thoughts to understand the real nature of this...touching. And Jou has never really outright said that he doesn't believe in Seto's and Arisu's relationship (after they became friends that is). So Kaiba once again assumes he's safe from suspicioun. Therefore, being with a woman, would make it unlikely for him to be gay.

Question: Second question was along the lines of "How can Kaiba be so jealous of Mai when he doesn't even think Jou can be his?"

Answer: Seeing the person you like/love/whatever craving another person is always painful. Even if Kaiba did think he could never have Jou, he still didn't want for Jou to have another (call it selfish behaviour if you wish). You see, Kaiba lives a little fantasy life here, in which he CAN have Jou to a certain limit (he can be with him, touch him and all that jazz, though he can't actually kiss him nor anything alike). If Mai were to take Jou away this relationship would probably change, and his substitute of a real relationship with Katsuya would go down the drain (since Jou would make out and all that with Mai instead). Jealousy is very common if one thinks the one they love loves another, even if they already have assumed everything to be one-sided from their part. Besides, Kaiba's a very possessive person. It's his Jou. Not hers. :P

I hope this has been satisfying enough. If anyone objects to my thinking, let me know.

Moving on, let's think of this chapter. Arisu is now gone for good (I promise! Though she will be mentioned again...), Kaiba's suspecting Jou to actually feel something other than friendship for him, Honda's actions has been redeemed (by Yuugi's explanation. I couldn't just let the guy scold Kaiba without having a reason, now could I?) and Kaiba's worried over Mokuba's date (which will be in the next chapter).

Overall, I expect there to be two more chapters to this story (unless the final one gets too big), then it's the end for Unheard Love.

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