Disclaimer: I don't own any characters of Yu-gi-oh! If I did I'd be rich and not writing fan fiction.

Summary: Anzu's birthday is coming up so her and the gang hit the club scene for a pre birthday celebration. She invites her new crush, Seto Kaiba, hoping to form a relationship. Who knew that he already liked someone and that that someone was her friend! S/J, implied H/O, Y/YY

Warning: None in this chapter

A/N: Okay, this is only my second fic I've written and its still in the works. I'll try to update both of them as long as I have time.

Pre-Birthday Party at Gen.X

By: Setsuna-X

Chapter 1-Setting Up

"So Anzu, what do you want to do for your birthday? I know it's not until tomorrow but today's Friday, we should do something," said Yugi.

"Wow Yugi, that's so considerate of you. I was thinking something along the lines of that too actually" said Anzu. The Yugi-tachi were all gathered around Yugi's desk during their lunch break. Seto Kaiba was, of course, sitting in his own seat, working on his laptop. It just so happened that his desk was located near Yugi's. Jou sat on the desk in front of Yugi's with Honda hanging by his side, Anzu stood next to Honda, leaning slightly on the desk nest to Yugi's, Yugi himself was situated in his own seat.

"Anzu, got any idea where ya wanna go?" asked Jou, clearly bored.

"I was thinking about going to that new club that opened up downtown" she responded.

"You mean 'Gen.X'?" Jou asked eagerly. The sound of happiness from Jou's voice made Kaiba's ears perk up. 'What is the Mutt so happy about now?' he thought to himself, pretending to work.

"Yeah that one Jou, why, have you been there?" asked Anzu, clearly curious.

"No I haven't, but I wanta. It's the greatest club ever, so I've heard. Of course we can't get alcohol but the club itself is worth it. It's really the place to be on a Friday night" he finished off, clearly excited over the idea of going there.

"Wow Jou, I didn't know that you knew the club scene," praised Yugi. Jou just chuckled and formed a slight blush across his cheeks.

'Hmm…so the Mutt likes dancing. I doubt with his clumsiness he could even dance properly, even so I really do want to see him move his body…that came out wrong…' thought Kaiba, still listening intently to the Yugi-tachi's conversation.

"So who else are you going to invite Anzu?" asked Honda, trying to sway the conversation away from the different clubs that Jou and Yugi began talking about.

"Well, I was thinking about just you guys, Otogi and maybe Mai?" Anzu finished off, waiting to see her friends' reactions.

"Mai!" exclaimed Jou. 'Oh no, if she comes I know she's going to be hanging all over me. Why can't she get the hint that I only like her as a friend? I don't even like girls in general!' he thought miserably to himself.

At the same time Kaiba's thoughts came pouring in. 'Mai? That slut? If she goes she's just going to be hanging onto my puppy the whole time and if they're going to the club I'm sure she's going to be all over him! She'll be using her revolting whore body to take him away from me…wait, he's not mine. I would see Mai as an okay duelist and respect her if she wasn't all over the puppy. There has to be a way for me to make sure he isn't left alone with her tonight. It's too painful to think that she might take him away from me (wait, he isn't mine…yet) Is he even into guys? Sigh' thought Kaiba wearily.

"Yes Mai, Jou" continued Anzu as if she didn't hear the exclamation in his voice.

"Hey buddy, that's great isn't it? You girlfriend Mai is gonna be there tonight too" joked Honda with a wink.

At that statement Kaiba's heart stopped pounding. 'He's already going out with her? No he can't be!' Kaiba thought frantically.

"What! She's not my girlfriend Honda, she's just a friend" Jou tried to cover that up. 'I hope Kaiba's not paying attention to what that baka just said. Last thing I need is for him to think that I'm going out with Mai' he thought.

With that outburst Kaiba let a breath go that he wasn't even aware of holding. 'Wow, I can't believe that a simple statement like that made my heart stop, thank Kami my puppy is still single' he thought, relieved.

"Oh Jou, I thought you liked her" said Yugi sheepishly.

"I do like her Yug' just not like tha' " said Jou.

"Hey Honda, is Otogi working tonight?" asked Anzu.

"I don't know. I'll call him later for you if you want" replied Honda, hoping that his boyfriend wasn't working tonight so they could dance together later.

"Wha' time and where we gonna meet?" asked Jou.

"We can meet at my house if you want, 7 o' clock?" asked Yugi.

"Sure" "Yeah, tha's cool" "Alright" they all agreed. "Ok" said Yugi.

Just then the end of lunch bell rang and more students began to fill into the classroom. The teacher began her usual teaching of history and several students actually began taking notes. Jou was busy writing notes back and forth to Honda while drawing a picture of a Red Eyes Black Dragon on the side. Yugi was taking notes intently in his seat. Kaiba was still typing away on his laptop, thinking of how he'll manage to get into the club without Jou knowing that he had overheard their whole conversation. Each idea after the last seemed more ridiculous.

Anzu on the other hand was busy staring out the window and lazily drawing hearts all over her 'SETO KAIBA' notebook. After she knew that Yami would never go out with her she threw away her 'PHARAOH YAMI' notebook and focused on the only other guy she deemed worthy of her love and affection. She mentally sighed as her thoughts drifted towards Kaiba.

'He's so perfect, brown hair (probably silky too), blue eyes, icy, not kind looking like mine. He's smart too. Best of all he's rich! Imagine all the things he would buy me if we were going out. I guess he'll have to kick Mokuba out of the house incase our dates get hotter. I think I'll invite him to my pre-birthday party for tonight. The only person that seems to have a problem with him seems to be Jou, but he won't mind. I'm sure Mai will be able to entertain him long enough that he'll forget he's there. Better get started on that invitation then.' And ending that mental rant Anzu took out her scrapbook materials and began to make a very fancy and vomit-ly pink and purple invitation for her hearts new desire, Seto Kaiba.

History just happened to be the last class of the day and students were rushing out of the school, ready for the weekend to start. The members of the Yugi-tachi always met out front of the school after visiting all their lockers together. "Guys, I'll meet you with you in a little bit. I have something I have to do first!" yelled Anzu over all the other students. Jou and Honda visited Honda's locker first. Yugi had to go home right away today so they skipped his locker. Anzu just made it out of the crowd and caught up with her object of obessession..er..affection.

"Kaiba, hey Kaiba! Can you wait up please!" called Anzu as she ran after the teen CEO. Kaiba slowed his pace hesitantly, allowing her to catch up to him. "Hey Kaiba, I wanted to invite you to my pre-birthday party later tonight, would you please come?" Anzu asked with hope written all over her face. Kaiba merely turned his head in order to look at her, a scowled placed upon his face. That look then turned into a look of disgust at her hope-ridden face.

"Please, would you consider going?" she asked again, the light of hope slowly fading. She bowed her head in hopes that he'd like her submission and offered the atrociously colored invitation. He slowly took the girly piece of paper out of her hands and looked at it with a look of pure hatred but underneath he was surprised that the bimbo had wanted to invite him and he was also happy because now he had an excuse to go to the club. She looked at him with renewed hope and fluttered her eyelashes at him seductively. She also raised her chest slightly in faith that he would see something that he liked. Kaiba tried so hard not to vomit then and there. He noticed all her flirting movements (because he was used to them), and was so glad that he was gay, because if he wasn't, after those movements, he'd be gay now.

"So please consider coming," she stated again.

"Hn. Whatever" Kaiba said as he pocketed the invitation and continued walking toward the awaiting limo. Just as Anzu was drifting off, staring at Kaiba and hoping that he would come to celebrate her birthday with her…

"Hey Anzu!" called Jou as he jogged over to her. At the sound of Jou's voice Kaiba's step staggered and he deliberately slowed his step. At the sight of Kaiba, more specifically his lower regions, Jou stopped talking and just stared at him as he entered the limo. Kaiba took a moment to look over at Jou, a smirk plastered on his face as he noticed the blond staring intently at him. He then ordered his driver to go to the Kaiba Mansion. Honda had been talking to Anzu during Jou's mental relapse. Jou broke out of his stupor and shook his head out of all the hentai thoughts that crept in.

"Anzu, what were you talkin' to Kaiba about?" asked Jou, half curious and half jealous that his friend was able to hold a decent conversation with the brunet but he couldn't. His eyes betrayed his emotions quickly. When confused he would cock his head slightly, looking like the puppy Kaiba always claimed him to be.

"Oh, I hope you don't mind Jou, but I invited him to celebrate with us tonight." Anzu finished off, hoping Jou's thoughts revolved around Mai for the remainder of the evening, enough that he wouldn't care about Kaiba being there.

"Kaiba! You invited Kaiba?" both boys shouted.

'So much for forgetting to hate him' thought Anzu sarcastically.

"Uh, guys, I just remembered that I have to do something right now, I'll see ya all tonight at Yug's, 'kay? Bye!" shouted Jou as he began to sprint home.

"Jou, wait!" called out Honda.

'Oh great' Jou thought. 'Now I have to deal with Honda and explain why I ran off'

"I'll walk home with you, you know it's on my way home anyway" said Honda when he caught up with the blond. "So why do you think that Anzu invited Kaiba?" Honda continued. "You don't think that Anzu 'likes likes' Kaiba, do you?" he asked. At that statement Jou's face became pale and his step staggered.

"Wh-what makes ya th-think tha'?" stuttered out Jou. 'I don't think that I could ever handle Kaiba with anyone else let alone with someone I actually hang out with' thought Jou.

"Well before we called out to her she was just staring at Kaiba with a dreamy look on her face and she did invite him without telling us which could me that she didn't want us to protest about it until she had invited him. Oh, that stuff and I catch her sneaking glances at him every now and then during chemistry" finished off Honda like this was no big deal. On the contrary, this was a huge deal to Jou. They were coming up to Jou's apartment then.

"I'll see ya later at Yug's" called out Jou nervously as he jogged up the steps. His father, once abusive in more ways than one, had died of alcohol poisoning but Jou refused to go to an orphanage so he got emancipated instead. He kept a part time job from Tuesday through Thursday at a café near Domino Park. It barely earned him enough for food and the bills, but he still had some money saved up over the years from the part time jobs he had when his father was still alive so he was able to splurge a bit here and there.

As Jou entered his one bedroom apartment he took off his shoes at the entrance and shrugged off his jacket, hanging it on a nearby coat hanger. Living by himself made him a bit careless about how his apartment looked. When his father was alive he had to constantly clean over all the mess that would accumulate there, but if he wanted to have his friends over (like he wasn't able to do before) he had to keep the place at least livable. His apartment wasn't so bad, maybe just a little small, but perfect for him. It just has a bathroom, which connects to his bedroom, a kitchen with a nice counter and dining table. The living room contained a love seat couch in front of the T.V. and a recliner off to the side with a coffee table laid out front.

Jou passed up his living room and made a beeline for his bedroom. There he took off his school uniform and just sprawled across his bed thinking, just in a pair of forest green boxers. The sun, slowly setting, cast an ethereal light upon his golden skin and sun-kissed hair. Honey colored eyes slowly closed themselves as he began to think about everything that happened at school today and the events yet to come. All his thoughts seemed to revolve around a certain blue-eyed CEO and whether he would bother to come to the club later. The other thoughts that invaded his head were about Anzu and her supposed crush on the brunet. If she did have a crush on him things could turn out bad. Although he didn't like Anzu as much as the other members of their group, she was still his friend and didn't want her to get hurt emotionally. But like hell he would step down and give upon Kaiba without a fight. All's fair in love and war, as they say. So as much as he didn't want to hurt Anzu he's still have to win Kaiba away from her. He knew that Anzu had a major crush on Yami; maybe she's on the re-bound? Thought Jou as he opened his eyes and began thinking about Kaiba again.

He chanced a glance at the clock. It was already 5 p.m. and he hadn't even bathed. With that fact in mind he made his way over to the bathroom and turned on the water, allowing it to heat up as he removed his socks. The then began to rummage through his medicine cabinet and took out the necessities for after his shower. They were: A toothbrush, hairbrush, lotion, eyeliner (given by Shizuka), deodorant, cologne, and hair gel. He set all his items on the counter next to the sink. He turned back to the shower and slid down his boxers down his long, thin, yet muscular legs, fit from being in the swim and track teams. Stepping into the heated spray of the showerhead he began to shower. Once thoroughly soaked he put the apple scented shampoo into his hair and waited until it lathered then rinsed it off. The same procedure followed with apple scented conditioner and body wash. He loved the smell of apples. Once his shower was done he stepped out and wrapped a towel around his thin waist. He dared another glance at the clock. 'Damn, 5:40 p.m.' he thought. Grabbing another towel from the rack he began to furiously towel-dry his hair and exposed body. He then worked up the apple-scented lotion in his hands and covered his body in it. He quickly brushed his teeth, put on the deodorant and began to apply the eyeliner. He kept the line thin and barely visible, but it was enough to bring out the color of his honey-hazel eyes. After he felt satisfied with his bit of make-up he put on his Red Eyes Black Dragon boxers (which were also from Shizuka, this time for Christmas) and trudged back to his bedroom to look for something to wear.

He wanted to look good but be comfortable at the same time. He decided upon night-black pants, which clung to his body like a second skin and leaving nothing to the imagination. Although the pants were tight he'd usually wear these when he went out clubbing so they were worn in and quite comfy. For a shirt he decided to wear a low white tank and a black button down collared shirt atop. He then made his way back to the bathroom after dressing and proceeded to work his hair a little. It was still a little messy, no matter what he did to it, but it seemed to have calmed down with a little bit of gel. The good thing about this styling gel is that it didn't harden the hair and stuck it together; instead it let it flow nicely and allowed a little more control. He then sprayed his cologne once by his neck. He looked himself over once more and decided he looked good now. He went back to his bedroom where he put his socks and shoes. Checking the time again he noticed that it was now 6:40 p.m. 'Good timing' he thought. Just then there was a ring from his cell phone.

"Jou speaking" he answered.

"Hey Jou, it's Anzu" she replied over the phone.

"Oh hey Anzu, what's up?" asked Jou, trying to rid the images of her and Kaiba from his head.

"I was wondering if it would be okay for Mai to go and pick you up. Are you ready?" asked Anzu, putting her plan 'Operation: Get Mai and Jou together'

"Uh, ya I'm ready but Mai doesn't really need to pick me up, I can walk to Yug's house" replied Jou. 'I really don't need Mai to be with me the whole night and this sorta feels like a set up' thought Jou, hoping Anzu would call off Mai.

"Oh Jou, sorry, I already told her that you'd be okay with it. Well at least you'll get to Yugi's faster and then we'll head down to the club okay? Okay. Bye." finished off Anzu, cutting off any protest Jou had been developing. Just then Jou heard a car beeping out front and a dial tone on his phone, meaning Mai was already out there and Anzu hung up without letting Jou reply. The car horn beeped again and Jou gave up and walked down his apartment steps. Even in the dark he could still see the underlined lust up Mai's eyes and he mentally shuddered. Mai's eyes then left a slimy trail on his body by her 'eye-rape' technique.

"Hey Mai" called out Jou in his friendliest tone.

"Hey Jou" Mai called back "hurry up and get in here so we could all head to the club."

Jou finally reached the passenger car door and slid into the seat. The engine roared and they proceeded to Yugi's house. Mai herself looked like she spent an eternity getting ready for tonight. She looked as if she put on too much perfume and eye make up. Her clothes were her usual mini skirt and revealing top, but instead of the lavender colors she usually sports around all her clothes were black and probably leather. All the dark colors made her hair shine out more. Throughout their random chatter in the car Jou noticed that Mai's hand would somehow end up on his thigh and that she would stick out her breasts more and fluttered her eyelashes at him flirtingly. Jou was more than a little disturbed. Mai was a wonderful person, albeit she did dress like a whore, but she's very nice and beautiful, if he wasn't already in love with Kaiba he'd probably give her a shot. Too bad that's not the case and her was a little disturbed after the forth time Mai's hand found his thigh. Once they arrived at the game shop Jou shot out of the blue convertible and ran to the door to ring the bell. He felt Mai's eyes following his butt as he tried not to saunter to the door. Yami, Yugi, Anzu, and Honda were ready and waiting. They all greeted Jou and made their way over to the waiting car. Jou tried to get anyone else to sit in the passenger seat with Mai but they all refused and gave him a wink. Since the back could only hold three people, Yugi ended up on his Koi's lap. Everyone joked and talked all the way to the club. Since there were more people in the car Mai had refrained from flirting with Jou much. Most of the time she spent talking to Anzu. Jou was talking to Honda, trying to make him feel better about Otogi not being able to make it to the club tonight. Apparently he'd be working till nine p.m. to try and make up for the time he spent with Honda on their last date instead of at work. Jou was left wandering where Kaiba would even show up.

'There's a part of me that wishes he will show up, I didn't get all primped up for Mia, that's for sure but on the other hand I don't want him to come. How am I going to get him to dance with me? I hope we don't fight' thought Jou nervously as he played with a hem of his shirt. Once they arrived at the club they went and sat down at a table for all of them that wasn't too far off from the DJ or bar. Since it was a Friday the club was packed with other teens and people in their early 20's. (To recap these are the Yugi-tachi's and Co. ages: Yugi-16, going on 17, Honda-17, Anzu-becoming 17 in one more day, Mai-18, Jou-16, going on 17 in two months, Seto-17, going on 18 in 10 months, Otogi-17, Yami-3000+)

Once inside Gen.X they were bombarded with the waft of alcohol mixed with sweat. Although it seemed a little early people seemed to have swarmed to this club earlier. People were all over the dance floor, the DJ frantically trying to play the music the audience wanted. The members of the Yugi-tachi just sat down at the table and took a moment to take in the new scene.

A/N: Well that's all for now. I have most of this fic written out, so its only a matter of typing it out. I'm sorry for those who have been waiting for the next chapter in "A night to remember" but it's because I've been more focused on this fic. Once this one is done all my dedication will be on NTR. I hope you all keep reading, and sorry again for keeping you waiting.

Stay tuned for the next chapter!