Dogs Do The Silliest Things, by Dani Wheeler-Kaiba
Dedicated to the forces that first led me to watch Yu-Gi-Oh
Disclaimer: Much as I wish the world of Yu-Gi-Oh was mine, that will only ever be a wish. In other words, it's not mine. Unfortunately.
Summary: SetoxJou. That should say it all. What started as a usual day of hatred between Seto Kaiba and Katsuya Jounouchi was completely turned around. Maybe it was just a spur of the moment thing, or maybe it was something more. I don't know as much about Yu-Gi-Oh as I'd like to, so please forgive any little mistakes I make.
Re-reading that last chapter – I thought it was pretty tame, really. Only lightweight yaoi. But bits and pieces of that sort of stuff will definitely appear in other chapters, and in a chapter, not too far away, there will be a lemon. Remember that. Just be patient…
This was originally going to be a single chapter with chapter 10, but it's way too long. This one doesn't have much to do with the storyline, but it's fun anyway!
Read, enjoy, and review! Thanks to all who have liked this story so far!
Ch. 9: Guys' Night
When Jou said goodbye to Seto, he received only an infuriated glare in response. But he didn't care. Leaving someone in suspense always guaranteed to make them more interested, and he wanted the brunette very interested.
True, he had wanted to take Seto then and there, but smashing that plate really had killed the atmosphere, even if Seto didn't think it had. Both of them, as Jou had said, would just have to wait until next time. And by leaving, he had ensured that there would be a next time. He was – in his own mind – quite a genius for thinking of that.
Did he regret leaving? Maybe. But perhaps it was all for the best; he had to get home to pack his bag anyway. He was going to Yugi's place tonight, along with Honda. Anzu wasn't going – she had been a little annoyed at not being invited, but this was to be a guys' night, no exceptions. And guys' nights had no rules. Anzu probably knew deep down that she didn't really want to know what went on there.
The promise of tonight kept Seto off Jou's mind for most of the afternoon, although there was the occasional slip-up that left him muttering repeatedly, "Think unsexy thoughts…think unsexy thoughts…Honda and Anzu making out…Pegasus doing a striptease…ugh, that's disgusting…" to stop himself getting too stirred with pleasurable memories of that morning.
But once at Yugi's, Seto had left Jou's mind completely. Guys' nights were too much fun to think about anything much.
It was eleven at night, and Jou, Yugi and Honda were playing 'I Never'. One person would say something starting with the phrase, 'I never,' for example, 'I never kissed someone I didn't know.' Then, anyone playing who had kissed someone they didn't know had to take a sip from their drink – generally played with alcohol, although the teens refrained from getting too drunk.
"I never had a crush on my best friend's sister," said Jou, glaring obviously at Honda, who took a mouthful of his beverage. It was widely known that he liked Shizuka, Jou's sister.
"I never liked someone completely out of bounds," said Yugi, and all three of them drank without a second thought.
"I never hurt someone so badly they tried to stalk me afterwards." Honda, with a shudder, drank alone.
"I never cheated on someone, sexually or otherwise, and had them never find out." To their surprise, Yugi took a sip at that one.
"You did?" said Jou, amazed. "And you never told us?"
Yugi blushed and mumbled something incoherent. Something including the words, 'only for a few days,' and, 'totally accidental'.
"Yeah, right," said Honda, winking at him. "But anyway…I never slept with anyone."
The drinks remained untouched by all. Yugi and Honda were looking pointedly at Jou.
"What?" he said indignantly.
"You're not going to drink to that?" said Yugi dubiously.
"'Course not! I haven't slept with anyone, so I ain't drinkin'."
Honda looked disbelieving. "Jou, you've been out with about a thousand girls in the last three years! How can you not have slept with a single one?"
Jou shrugged. "Just haven't." I didn't know it then, but maybe because I'm just not that into girls.
"This game's getting old. What do you say, one more and then we'll do something else?" said Yugi.
"Yeah," agreed Jou. "But I get to do this one – I never questioned my sexuality."
There was a hesitant pause, but then both Yugi and Honda picked up their glasses and finished off what was left in them. Jou nodded thoughtfully, and drank as well. No words were exchanged about that last revelation.
"What game now?" he asked. Honda shrugged.
Yugi suggested, "We could just ask each other questions, and you have to answer truthfully."
"You mean like truth or dare?" Honda raised his eyebrows.
"Well, yeah, only without the dares."
"But dares are the best part!" Jou protested. The others paid no attention to him.
"So it's truth or truth?" Honda guessed. But Yugi shook his head.
"Truth or truth doesn't sound interesting enough…it's got to be truth and something else."
"How 'bout truth or thruth?" said Jou. "It's different to truth or truth, but ya still get the idea of it."
"Truth or thruth?" Yugi laughed. "Okay…truth or thruth it is then. Thruth is exactly the same as truth, right?"
"Right."
"I'll start," volunteered Honda. "Jou, truth or thruth?"
"Thruth."
Honda had just opened his mouth to ask a question, when a loud ringing filled the air. Yugi jumped up and grabbed the phone, while the other two watched silently. He didn't seem to be talking much, just listening, and frowning, and Jou wondered if something was wrong. Finally, Yugi put the phone down with an, "Okay, I know there's no use saying no to you. See you soon."
"Who was it?" Honda asked. Yugi groaned slightly.
"The only four people on the planet who would call me from the end of my street, having forgotten which number house to gatecrash."
Jou's eyes widened. "They're not."
Yugi nodded, seemingly bracing himself for something, and instantly four people burst through the front door without knocking. All of them grinned at the sight of the people they knew, and one of them clapped Yugi on the back.
"Long time no see, Yugi!" Malik said loudly. "Where in Ra's name is that Yami of yours?"
Malik, Marik, Ryou, and Bakura. Two people, and their two hikaris. All were friends of Jou's, although they were a little more extreme than everyone else around them. Well, maybe not Ryou as much, but they were all extreme enough to be very public about their homosexuality. Not just very public, actually – more like enormously and tremendously public. A lot of kids at school couldn't believe the things they did to each other in front of other people without even a second thought.
Basically, they were the very people to make a guys' night a night to remember.
"I – I'm not sure where Yami is, Malik…but I doubt he'll turn up tonight."
"Enjoys missing out on all the fun, doesn't he?" said Bakura, collapsing right on top of Ryou, who was already on the couch. "Got anything to drink?"
Marik already had it covered, having raided Yugi's fridge for as much alcohol as he could carry. Yugi knew better than to bother trying to stop them; those four had no limits. He left the room for literally thirty seconds, and by the time he got back Ryou and Bakura wereall over each other,locked ina tongue wrestling match. Thirty seconds!
"So what's happened so far? Have you played 'I Never' yet?" Marik asked keenly.
"Yeah, just finished."
"Damn!" exclaimed Bakura, extracting himself from his hikari's mouth. "I love that game…what are you doing now?"
"Truth or thruth."
Malik blinked. "Truth or what?"
"Thruth. It's just the same thing as truth," Jou explained.
Marik laughed. "No dares then? How tame. I s'pose it was little Yugi's idea?"
Nobody denied it. He laughed again. "Come on, let's make it interesting! Let thruth be both truth and dare!"
Honda stared at him. "Doesn't that defeat the purpose? Mightn't we just play truth or dare then?"
"No way!" Bakura shouted. "Truth or thruth sounds much better…can I start?"
Malik and the Yamis nodded eagerly, but Yugi, Honda and Jou looked apprehensive; they all knew what sort of questions Bakura was likely to ask…
"Malik! Truth or thruth?"
"Thruth," Malik said bravely.
Bakura grinned evilly. "S and M: good or bad?"
The more normal people of the group cringed – they did not want to hear this! But they knew what to expect from these people, and they had to deal with it.
"Good," said Malik slyly.
"Bakura, you are the limit," Honda said, shaking his head ruefully.
"Oh, this party's just getting started," said Ryou, his arm around Bakura's waist. Malik turned to Jou.
"Truth or thruth?"
Haha yeah, like I said this isn't particularly storyline related, although things about Jou and Seto are revealed to his friends in the next chapter…it's just too much fun to write to resist! I love those guys, Malik, Marik, Ryou and Bakura. They're the most fun supporting character yaois in the world!
And just for the record - my friend Laura and I invented truth or thruth. Strongly recommended, although the copyright is ours ;)