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: Some angst and minor Yaoi
Chapter 4- Interlude and a new POV7:15 pm in Seto Kaiba's Limo
The sheer black limo zooms through the night streets of Domino. The traffic was heavier than usual, seeing that it was past seven on a Friday night. "How much longer?" asked Kaiba, already regretting taking the limo instead of his Blue-Eyes White Dragon jet, to his driver. Inwardly he was nervous as hell.
"Not much longer, Mr. Kaiba sir" replied the driver hastily.
By the time he arrived at the club it was already 7:30 pm. Seto took his time in order to take in the clubs' atmosphere. The music blared through the speakers; people meshing their bodies released gallons of sweat as their bodies moved with the beat. Everyone was dancing with everyone else, regardless of gender. The bar seemed fully stocked, as if expecting all of Domino to show up on its stands. The people the club seemed to be intoxicated in the clubs' aura instead of the alcohol.
'Where oh where has my little dog gone? Oh where oh where could he be? … Why on Earth do I even know that song!' Seto mentally scolded himself. '…Oh right, little brother…'
As he was glancing around the club he spotted Jou's golden tresses next to Mai's slightly duller blonde hair. Compared to Jou's golden mop, her hair was a dull yellow. Seto took a deep breath and made his way over to the Yugi-tachi's table and was inwardly pleased with their slacked-jawed reactions.
From the short distance between himself and Jou his breath was already coming in short. The mix of apples and some smell that can only be described as 'Jou' invaded his senses. From this distance he could also tell the difference in Jou's hair. One might pin it down to obsession, but Seto has observed Jou long enough to notice all the little the little things. Jou's voice then broke through his thoughts as he slowly turned his head.
Seto took in all of Jou's features. The way his eyebrows reached the top of his forehead as a look of surprise came across his face. His honey eyes widened and his pink lips slightly opened in the moment. Once his surprise was over his honey eyes became darker in a glaze of lust.
'He looks beautiful' were Seto's thoughts. ' His eyes look so much brighter, his hair looks silkier and his skin looks softer too.'
Just seeing Jou's face had his pants getting slightly tighter. Staring at each other was getting them nowhere. Finally Jou was able to compose himself enough to greet Seto.
"Hey Kaiba" said Jou.
"Hey pup" Kaiba responded.
Since 'pup' didn't seem much like an insult Jou decided it was best if he let it go, besides he couldn't possibly yell at him looking all hot, he might accidentally blurt something out that he'd later regret. Just then a fairly good looking man, possibly in his early 20's, walked up to their table between Jou and Mai.
"Hello" the man started "care to dance?"
Both Mai and Jou looked at each other at this point. In both their heads they were wondering just whom the man wanted to dance with.
"Uh, who ya wanna dance wit? Me or her?" asked Jou pointing to himself and then to Mai.
"Oh!" exclaimed the man "with you" he said, laying out his hand in front of Jou's face as an invitation to a dance. Jou looked at the hand and the man skeptically before shaking his head.
"Sorry, I don't feel like dancing at the moment. Thanks anyway" Jou politely declined.
"Alright" said the guy as he made his way back to the dance floor. When the guy had approached Jou, Seto's blood began to boil with jealousy.
'How dare that unsightly jerk hit on MY puppy!' Seto thought furiously. He clenched his fists and his knuckles began to turn white from the intense pressure. He only unclenched his hands when Jou had denied the man the right to dance with him.
"Man Jou, you're attracting way more attention than you usually do" commented Honda.
"Yeah, you're actually passing up Mai!" exclaimed Otogi.
"Really?" asked Yugi "How many offers have you each received?"
"Wow, you've already begun keeping count? We've only been here for a half an hour" commented Honda.
"Well, I got around 24 offers counting that last guy" answered Jou.
"What!" exclaimed Yugi "That's almost an offer a minute!"
"What about you Mai?" asked Yami.
"Not as much as Jou, I can tell you that" she replied. "Anyway, why don't we make that an even 25, care to dance Jou?" asked Mai as she extended her hand to Jou, much like that other guy. Jou briefly glanced at her hand and then raised his head to look at her face.
"Yeah, go for it Jou. We're all going to dance now anyway" said Yugi.
"Uh…" Jou trailed off.
"Great! Let's go!" exclaimed Mai as she yanked Jou by the hand and practically dragged him to the dance floor.
"Well, we're going too. Have fun you two" said Yugi, leaving Anzu and Seto at the table alone. Otogi and Honda left right after Mai and Jou. Once Jou was dragged off his chair Seto took his time in taking in his features. Jou's clothing was exceptional. His legs were uniquely defined in his skintight pants. The white tank under his black button down shirt clung to his thin, but sculpted chest. (Clearly features gained through sports) The black over shirt hung nicely over his lithe shoulders. Not to mention that his backside looked pretty good too. All these thoughts came into Seto's head as he watched his puppy being dragged away.
"So Kaiba, do you go clubbing much?" asked Anzu. 'Yes! I get to be with super-hunk Kaiba on my birthday! I knew Mai would help me keep Jou and Kaiba from fighting each other. Least she hasn't gone back on her word, which means that I have to hold up my end of the bargain. Phase two has now officially begun.' While Anzu's thoughts were traveling a million per second she slowly began to lift her cream yellow skirt higher along her thigh in hope that her legs would entice Kaiba. It was a little technique that she picked up from Mai when they would hang out together.
"No" responded Seto. (Which was the answer to Anzu's question)
While sitting at the table Seto was able to see how his puppy was faring against Mai. He noticed that on the dance floor Jou had more grace than when just walking. His movements were so sensuous and flowing that I was turning him on just watching him dance. The crowd then enveloped his view of Jou and Seto became jealous and worried about what might happen.
"Would you care to dance Kaiba?" asked Anzu with nerves of steel. It's a known fact that girls with a lot of self confidence are a major turn on to guys, least that's what Mai said. Inside though she was a nervous wreck; filled with anxiety.
Kaiba took a moment to contemplate his options. 1) He could sit here and be bothered by Anzu about dancing and hope for the best that Mai didn't do anything or 2) he could accept her offer and use that to get close to Jou and Mia, seduce the puppy and all the while be watching out for him. Option 2 seemed to work more in his favor.
"All right, but just so you know, this is you're birthday gift" Seto replied. Watching Anzu's face shift from determination to shock, excitement and finally lust was one that Seto whishes to never see again.
"Thank you!" she cheered as she stood up; Kaiba following suit. Immediately Kaiba began scanning the club for a glimpse of golden hair. Finally spotting it not too far from the bar and the bathroom he began his walk over there, ignoring Anzu's protests about him going too fast.
He made it to a small clearing; perfect for him and Anzu to dance and spy on Jou with him non-the wiser. As Seto stood there staring and admiring Jou's movements his eyes took on a dazed look. Suddenly all the color drained from Seto's face at something that unexpectedly happened before his very eyes.
During the dancing Jou was distracted by the sheer atmosphere the club produced. Mai took that as her opportune moment to strike. So to speak. Since Jou's thoughts seemed to be revolving around a certain CEO it took him a while to realize that Mai was the one kissing him, not Seto. He shoved her away gently enough that she would get the hint, hopefully.
"Look Mai, I don't know how else to tell you this, but… I only like you as a friend. I don't and can't like you more than that, I'm sorry." Jou apologized for shoving Mai off him and stopping their kiss. At his words Mai's lavender eyes began to fill with unshed tears. She didn't trust her voice at the moment and opted to just nodding her head.
"Ok den, how about we finish this dance then take a rest?" Jou offered hoping to make his friend Mai feel better. He can't stand it when one of his friends cry. At his proposal Mai sniffed up the tears that were threatening to fall at any moment and nodded with a small smile on her face and soon resumed back to dancing.
Unbeknownst to either of them was that when Mai had kissed Jou and he had begun to respond (b/c he was thinking about Seto) Kaiba had turned away, emitting fury and betrayal in his being. In his blind rage fueled by jealousy and breaking self-confidence Kaiba went in search of Anzu. He had not witnessed when Jou had kindly rejected Mai.
In his search he had unexpectedly bumped into Anzu and without a word proceeded to drag her over to that spot he had found near Mai and Jou. Jou caught site of them and his breath instantly hitched out of surprise and lust. His own dancing and movements staggered when he saw Seto's body move to the music fluidly and highly arousing. Once the lust had left him all he felt was jealousy and hatred toward Anzu.
'Just what the hell are they doing' thought Jou frantically, still trying to keep up with the beat of the music and spy on Anzu and Kaiba at the same time. Just as he thought that his jealousy couldn't flare further he was proved wrong. Kaiba had stopped his sensuous movements and in Jou's perspective everything began to play in slow motion. Kaiba cupped Anzu's cheek softly stopping her dancing abruptly. Kaiba then slowly bent his body forward to reach Anzu better and hesitantly brought his lips upon Anzu's. Her lips felt oiling and distinctly smelled of bubble gum, her lips obviously coated in lip-gloss. Why would women wear this kind of stuff, it left the kiss all stick yet slimy at the same time?
Jou's blood ran cold. He stopped dancing and simply gawked at them; not caring who noticed. His mind was racing with thoughts.
'What's he doing?…Does he like Anzu back?…I wonder how his lips feel… I bet they're soft…Is he even gay? Bi?' Jou thought all this frantically. Suddenly all those thoughts didn't matter. He felt his eyes begin to well up with unshed tears.
"Mai, go back to the table. I'm going to get us some drinks" said Jou, unnervingly calm, never once taking his eyes from the Teen Heart throb and his 'friend'. Mai, noticing the pain in his readable eyes, agreed without argument; Jou was grateful for this. Jou picked his eyes from staring at his feet and chanced another glance forward, hoping that everything that he had seen was all in his head. The site he laid his eyes upon was one that he had not counted on. Seto Kaiba's eyes were open and watching Jou with scrutinizing eyes and a challenging glint.
At that moment the pain was too great for even Jou to handle as he felt the tears begin to spill over his lashes. He teared his gaze from the couple and ran straight to the men's bathroom he had spotted earlier. Right when he entered it he didn't bother to check if there were any other people beside him so he broke into sobs. Years of psychological torture came back pouring into his mind and his heart. He tried to fight back all the harsh words his father had said to him. He wasn't going allow them to hurt him; just like when he met Yugi. Yugi was able to help escape the mental prison his father had built for him, but not even Yugi could take him out of his stupor now.
His fathers voice broke into his sobbing; letting Jou know just how much of a worthless person he was. His mental defenses as a street-wise punk broke. His father had always told him that no one would ever lover him and that he'd continue through life unloved, alone and miserable. His mother had left him…he never saw his sister… With these thoughts his eyes filled with renewed tears and this time instead of trying to will them back they streamed down his face.
Anger and self-hatred had enveloped him.
'How could Seto do that to me!' was his mantra as he destroyed the bathroom. His knuckles began to pour with blood from being scrapped against the bathroom wall. Punching over and over again helped release all the emotions that threatened to envelop him. He felt exhausted from all the dancing, crying and thrashing around in the bathroom. His anger soon died down and he just let his body slide down against the wall and onto the dirty floor feeling utterly defeated for some reason and tears silently still streaming down his face.
He felt terrible. How could he have been in euphoria just a few minutes ago admiring Seto's sensuous movements and now look at him. On the dirty floor of the men's bathroom, his perfectly styled hair had gone array and now was disheveled and dirty. He was breaking down slowly. His fathers taunts and sneers hauntingly bombarding his mind.
A/N: okay and that's the end for chapter 4! I'll try to update with chapter 5 soon.
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