Hello! Valentine, Valentine, WONDERFUL VALENTINE! And an update at Valentine, what could be better? –runs around in circles-
Several hours later...
-stops, panting- And I'm back again!
Seto: Oh joy...
Me: Oh, Seto, come on! Without me, you wouldn't have any sweet kissing scenes with Jou!
Seto: -voice dripping with sarcasm- Wouldn't that be awful...
Me: I'd think so, seeing that the fans would kill both you and me...
Seto: -- Point.
Aw, well... Thanks everyone that reviewed, you are the light in the darkness, truly you are!
Two notes today; Yes, the blue rose WILL come back in this story, and No; there probably won't be any lemon in this story. I don't want to get deleted!
So, let's get this story going!
Disclaimer: Aw, do I have tooo? –lawyer nods- Crap. Well, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, only this plot and my chocolate...-pause to listen to the lawyer whispering something- WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT BELONGS TO MARABOU! –sighs- But I do own the word 'stupidiotic'...
Pairings: Seto/Jou, obviously. Also, slight Ryuji/Jou, kind of one sided. Other minor pairings.
Warnings: Boy/Boy love, and grammar mistakes. Some very slight Anzu bashing (trying to cut down, but it's hard, dangit!)
Alright, that's enough of my babbling, let's get this story started!
Chapter 1115 Februry/13:00
Jou's POV
I kick a pebble, cursing softly to myself. I've been walking for almost 40 minutes, and I don't even know where I'm going. For all I know, I might be on my way to the friggin' North Pole!
Like I care anyway...the penguins might like some company...
Damnit, did the guys just have to bring it up? Why did they have to ask me about the dance, and the kiss...
Alright, that they knew about the kiss was my fault, but still! Did they have to ask about it?
"I hate Valentine..." I mumble and kick another pebble, still walking fast along the street, not really watching where I'm going...
Bang!Ouch! Damnit!
Stupid pavement, why do you have to be so hard...
And who the hell put that streetlight there, anyway!
Yup, you guessed it. I, the smart guy I am, walked straight into a streetlight. I swear, those streetlights are out to get me, I always walk into one. They have it all planned out, they move to stand right in the way of me every time I'm not looking...
...what do you mean crazy conspiracy theories!
My gaze travelled upwards, and my eyes widen as I see just where this streetlight is situated.
Right outside Kaiba Corp.
Normal POVJou swore, and got up from the pavement. Why had he walked there of all places? To the very lair of the man who had kissed him and then made a run for it. Was faith trying to show him something? Hm...
"Nah..." Jou mumbled, and turned to walk on. But then, a black limo stopped next to him. And Jou recognized said limo, seeing that he'd already ridden in it three times. Three times more then he'd ever thought he'd enter it...
Seto Kaiba's limo.
Jou froze, seeing that he expected Seto Kaiba to walk out of the car when the door opened. But instead, a blur of black hair attached itself to his waist. A happy squeal was then heard in his ears. And, as far as Jou could remember, Seto Kaiba hadn't black hair or squealed like that...
"Jou!"
The blonde smiled, and petted the little boy's head. "Hi ya, Mokuba! How're ya doin'?"
Yup, it was Mokuba Kaiba. I mean, who else would it be to walk out one of the Kaiba limos, except Seto?
Mokuba sighed, and let go of Jou's waist. "Not that good really. Seto's grumpy."
At the mentioning of Seto's name, Jou flinched, and almost blushed. "Err...really? H-How come?" Jou cursed himself for the damn stuttering. Since when did he stutter!
"Since you fell in love with Seto?"
Oh. Shit. It was happening again, the voice was back! But this time, Jou decided to ignore the voice, hoping it would go away.
"You rude meanie. Seeing that you're so rude, I'm gonna leave for a while. Hmph, stupid dumbass..." More angry mutters were heard, but Jou was relieved. The voice had gone away! Now nothing bad could happen to him!
But our hero forgot about one very evil being that still were out to get him. Yup, you guessed it. Mokuba! (Insert Twilight music here.)
Mokuba smirked a little. An evil plan had just formed in his head. Now he could find
out what really happened between Jou and his brother. For seriously, Jou was a lot easier to fool than Seto.
Mokuba leaned his head to the side in an innocent manner. "Don't know really. Why don't you tell me?"
That question did make Jou blush, and he backed away a little. "Eh? What d'ya mean wit' tha!"
Mokuba smirked, seeing the bright blush on Jou's cheeks. Interesting, interesting. "You were his date at the dance, Jou. I thought you might have noticed something that can have made him such a bastard."
Inside his head Jou suddenly saw an image of Seto leaning closer to him, eyes fluttering closed as he went closer to him...
"NO! Don't think about that, think about...ehm...bunnies! Yes, bunnies, that's a safe subject. Kaiba doesn't like bunnies, he hates fluffy things. Bunnies, bunnies, bun-"
"Jou?"
Jou blinked, and went out of his thoughts. "Huh?"
Mokuba looked at Jou in a funny way. Okay, getting things out of Jou could get a tiny bit harder then he originally thought...
"Well? Have you noticed something that could've made him so grumpy?"
"Bunnies, bunnies, bunnies...Stay calm, Jou, keep thinking about the fluffy bunnies...and answer Mokuba's question..."
"More than usual, ya mean." Jou mumbled, and glanced at the building. "Well, I dun' know. It might be somethin' wit' the company..."
"What did you do after he kissed you?" Mokuba asked, interrupting Jou's rambling. Better to go straight at the matter.
Jou could have sworn that his heart stopped when Mokuba said that. The blond coughed violently, just like Seto had a few hours earlier, though he choked on thin air, and not cold coffee.
Which one that is the most appealing, I do not know. You'll just have to try it yourself.
Mokuba smirked. He really did know how to shock people.
Blushing madly, Jou stared at Mokuba. "How did ya know about tha'? I mean, Kaiba didn' tell ya about it, did he?"
Oh yes, Mokuba sure knew how to get out information, and still seem innocent. It was a gift, really.
"Seto denied it when I suggested it. I wasn't sure, I was just guessing." Pause. "So, you guys did kiss?"
Jou growled, understanding that he had been fooled. By a kid almost half his age and height. The younger Kaiba was just too smart for his own good. No use in lying to the little guy. "Somethin' like tha'."
A large, happy smile formed on Mokuba's face. Jou and Seto had kissed! Burn my ravioli and call me a clown, he was about to get another guy to play games with!
The raven-haired boy squealed, and hugged Jou's waist tightly. Small dots danced in Jou's vision, caused by the lack of air. "Yay! I knew it! You guys will be such a great couple, Jou!"
Couple. He and Seto? Right...and the imps of hell were having a snowball fight. Though, he'd very much like to be with Seto like that...but it wouldn't happen, Seto showed that quite clearly the day before.
"Damn, why can't I stop thinking about it!" Jou cried helplessly inside his head.
Jou sighed, and pushed away Mokuba a little. The little boy's eyes were shining so happily that Jou felt bad about telling him the truth. "Mokuba, we're not a couple."
Mokuba blinked, highly confused. "Huh? But you kissed. Aren't you a couple if you kiss? I mean, you don't go around and randomly kiss people, do you?" Mokuba looked really confused now.
A slightly angered expression appeared in Jou's face. "Ya should ask yer brother about tha'. He was the one who walked away without explaining himself..."
Mokuba looked at Jou for a few seconds, and then he growled. "I just knew he'd do something like this! God, my brother sure know how up screw up things..."
The younger Kaiba sighed in an annoyed fashion, and then turned to the Kaiba Corp building, his whole being fuming. "I'm gonna go and speak to Seto. He's got some serious explaining to do..." And with that, Mokuba stomped up the stairs to the building, disappearing out of Jou's vision.
Jou blinked and stood right where he was for a few seconds, before shaking his head and chuckling softly. "Seto's in trouble now, ain't he..." The blond went quiet. Seto? Since when did he call Kaiba, Seto? Out loud? In his mind was one thing, but saying it loud...
Where were the men in white robes when you needed them...
Seto's office13:14
Normal POV
Seto watched the screen of his laptop intensively, and tried to concentrate. But he could only keep his focus for a certain amount of time. It was one movement that made his concentration fly out the window like a butterfly. And when did this movement occur?
Every time he blinked.
Every time his eyelids dropped, he saw a picture of Jounouchi Katsuya in front of him. Those beautiful brown eyes closing, and his lips parting slightly, inviting a kiss. Long, black eyelashes that was unnaturally long for a boy, but still so appealing. Messy, blond hair gracing his soft features, and partly hiding a blush...
And then he felt that soft sensation of Jou's lips brushing against his own. It still lingered, even a day after the kiss.
Then his mind drifted of to Jou's sweet laughter, and bright smiles, the way his eyes sparkled softly while they had danced...and other small things about him that made Seto love him.
Seto's stomach fluttered, when he again saw the image of Jou inside his head. His stomach insisted on doing that, every now and then, and always when he thought about Jou. It was very annoying when he was in a meeting with important (but, oh, so boring) people.
While sitting and listening to one of his board members, he had made the mistake of closing his eyes for a few minutes. Of course, his mind decided to replay the kissing scene with Jou. So, to make a long story short, he had opened his eyes quickly with the shout of 'what the fuck!', and had very painfully landed on his ass.
He would always be hunted with the looks of pure confusion and amusement of the board members.
"Damn that mutt..." He mumbled, and sighed. Knowing that he couldn't work anymore, he decided to do something else. Something, anything, that would take his mind off Jou. Something else that would occupy him for a while.
Something else, as in looking at flying dust.
So, Seto comfortably leaned backwards in his chair, and let his cold, blue gaze watch the small particles in the air in front of him.
There it went up...and down again...right, left, into a lamp, where they burned to death...wait, dust can't die, can it? Wow, a looping! And into the lamp. If dust did die, it died a horrible, scorching death...was there a dust heaven?
Seto's deep thoughts of dust was interrupted by a beep from his intercom. The brunet sighed deeply, and pushed the button of it. "What do you want, Brenda?"
Brenda was his newly hired secretary, a young woman. Seto hadn't talked to her yet, and was hoping that she weren't totally unbearable. As far as he knew, she might even be a very smart and bright woman that he could have nice discussions with...
A small giggle was heard in the other end of the intercom. "No, silly! It's Bella!"
Seto growled, and massaged the bridge of his nose. There went that theory. "Right. Bella. Whatever. What do you want?"
"Oh, alot of things, Mr. Kaiba! I want a new car, a new house, new clothes...oh, jewelleries would be great too...Oh, you know what would be totally awesome? A pony!"
"...why did you call me on the intercom?"
"Maybe it was to hear your beautiful voice, Mr. Kaiba. Because you have a very nice voice, you should speak to me more often! Or maybe it was to..."
"Bella, why-"
"Mr Kaiba, it's very rude to interrupt people, you of all people should know that!"
"Remind me again; why haven't I fired you yet?"
"...because I'm such a great person?"
"You're fired. Get your things, and get the hell out of my building."
A sad sigh was heard. "Oh, alright. A working relationship would never have worked anyway. By the way, Mokuba is on his way up to your office." And with that, the line went quiet.
Seto glared at the intercom. Why did all of his secretaries get crushes on him? It wasn't like he ever talked to them anyway. Not anything more than a simple "Good morning" when he was in a good mood, or to yell at them. Just because he had the looks, girls had to swarm all around him and annoy him with silly Valentine cards and such.
He always burned the damn cards anyway! The moment he came home, he threw the cards in the fireplace, to use it like free firewood. Every year, it was the same thing, throw the cards on the fireplace, and wait for the servants to burn it. Every year, the same damn thing. He started to grow tired of it, but the girls (and guys) kept sending him the bloody cards!
Being a hot and rich CEO was hard sometimes...
Wait, Mokuba was coming? How nice, Mokuba might be able to cheer him up and make him forget about the blond, hot, sexy, adorable, cute, funny boy called Jounouchi Katsuya...
Damn, it only took him five minutes to end up thinking about that damn mutt!
Before he could tell himself to stop thinking about Jou, the door of his office flung open. In the door opening stands Mokuba, and he looked ready to burst. His face was one, big frown, and he looked serious.
"Seto..." He said, in a very serious and calm voice. Seto felt quite nervous when he did that. Was this really his sweet and happy, almost constantly sugerhigh, little brother?
"Mokuba..." Seto answered, with a questioning voice. What could his little brother want, that made him look so serious?
Seto soon got to know.
Mokuba walked into the room, and slammed the door behind him, making Seto flinch unnoticeable. Then he walked up to Seto's desk, around it, up to Seto's chair. And then he talked.
"Seto. You are the dumbest, most idiotic, foolish, imbecilic, moronic, stupidiotic, dumbass on this planet!" Mokuba took a deep breath after having said this, seeing that he said it all in one breath.
Seto blinked several times, before he said the one thing that came to his mind;
"Stupidiotic is not a word, Mokuba."
The raven-haired boy groaned, and glared at Seto. He decided to ignore the remark, and go straight to business. "Seto, I talked to Jou only a few minutes ago."
In that moment, Seto thought he got a heart attack. Mokuba...talked to Jou? As in, talked, talked? As in, talked about the kiss, talked? He probably should give Mokuba some sort of answer, to tell him that he didn't care at the slightest, and not were affected a at all by this.
"Oh." That was all that his genius mind could conjure up. Indeed, Seto got blackouts at the worst of times.
Mokuba gave his brother a serious look, and rose one eyebrow. "Oh? Is that all you can say?"
"At the moment, yes." Seto thought sarcastically inside his mind, and sighed. "What did you and the dog talk about?"
Mokuba suddenly smirked evilly. Seto gulped, not liking that look on his innocent little brother's face. It looked too much like himself. "Well...almost the same things we talked about this morning, big brother. That kiss that you said never happened, that Jou claimed happened. Isn't that funny?"
Seto blinked.
And he blinked again.
Guess what happened now.
Yup, he blinked yet again.
"Oh." The ever so clever answer decided to come to his 'aid' again.
Mokuba's smirk grew wider at seeing the speechless expression on Seto's face. If he just had a camera at that moment...
The newspapers would have cried of joy!
"So...you did kiss Jou, big brother?"
Silence.
This time, Seto didn't even blink. Nope, he went into complete shock-mode.
Mokuba tilted his head to the side, and looked confusedly at Seto. The brunet seemed to be stuck in his stunned state. And what a little brother would Mokuba be if he didn't help his older brother?
'Help'.
So, Mokuba picked up a vase filled with water and ice cubes, walked up to Seto and poured the water (and daisies) over the older teen's head.
That sure woke him up.
Seto flew up from his seat with a shriek that couldn't, in any way, be manly. The water had woken him up, yes, and also made him unable to think properly. Unneeded to mention that he lost control of himself.
"AH, COLD!" He yelled, and started to jump around the office, trying to get the ice cubes out of his shirt. But it only resulted in them gliding down his back, and into his pants.
And guess where they went from there.
"AAAH! MOKUBA!" Seto's jumps got more frantic, and he felt the cold water stream down his legs, and chilling his groin to Artic temperate.
Just then, when his jumps were at the very worst, and Mokuba was reduced to a laughing pile on the floor, one of Seto's employees, Rob Dodd, decided to walk into the office. He was one of Seto's oldest workers, and a trusted man.
The sight that met him when he opened the door made his mouth fall open and his eyes grow wide as tea plates. Because really, how often did you innocently open a door, only to see Seto Kaiba jump around in his office, screaming like a teenage girl. With wet pants.
Never, that's the answer. So, Rob took the opportunity to watch this very carefully.
That was, until Seto saw the poor employee standing in the doorway. He then immediately stopped jumping, and tried to keep a straight face as more cold water ran down his back and into his pants. "What!" Seto snapped, and glared at Rob.
Said glare would have made a wild, rampaging lion mewl like a little kitten.
Rob flinched, and backed out of the room slowly. "S-Sorry, Mr Kaiba. I-I didn't see a thing, I'm just going to leave and not tell anyone what I saw...because I didn't see anything. Right, out I go..." And out Rob went, with a loud slam of the door.
Only one second later, you could hear his roaring laughter outside the door.
Seto growled angrily, and turned to Mokuba, his fearsome glare going far more intense. The small boy smiled sweetly at Seto, and sat back up from the floor. "Well, Seto...Aren't you gonna answer my earlier question?"
Seto blinked again. "Huh? What question?" His brain had recently gone to the Bahamas for vacation, and couldn't give him any explanation.
Mokuba groaned again, and closed his eyes tightly. Why had he got such a thick-headed brother? Sure, he was a genius when it came to academics, but when it came down to feelings and such...
His head was the highest dream for any woodpecker.
"Well, I asked...oh, never mind. New question, why did you leave after kissing Jou?"
Silence.
"Seto?"
Silence.
"Seto!"
...nope, still silence.
"Oh, damn! Seto, do I have to get another vase?"
"No, I'm awake, Mokuba! Don't worry, I heard you."
Silence. (A/N: Is it just me, or is that getting old?)
"Soo...why did you leave?"
Seto sighed and sat down in his chair. "Well, it's complicated. That...kiss. It never really was supposed to happen. It just...sort of..."
"Did happen?" Mokuba suggested. His brother seemed to need help in the thinking area today.
Seto nodded. "Precisely. I hadn't planed to kiss him in the first place, it was the last thing on my mind. It was just that...when we stood outside his door... the end of the night...and the end of the date...it seemed to be the proper thing to do!"
Mokuba watched his brother for a while. "Seto?"
"Hn?"
"You watch way too many clichéd movies."
End Chapter!
Before anyone tells me, this was really evil! But I had to end it there, in order to make the story proceed faster! Don't kill me, please!
...yeah, anywho...
Next chapter will be longer! At least it won't be shorter...and it will be better too!
Seto: Like it would be hard to make this story better...A DAMN DOG COULD WRITE IT BETTER! Or Jounouchi for that matter...
Emelie: -kicks Seto in the arse- Shut up! Anyway, please review(preferably long ones), and you will get longer and better chapters, and quicker updates!