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-snickers- I heard that many enjoyed my dust thing. And that was very random, I know. But, let me tell you, dust-gazing is the perfect way of passing time when bored! And when you need to think...or do not want to think...
Yeah, go and dust-gaze after you've read and reviewed this, please! (I promise, it is quite interesting...nice colours...)
Ah well, let's get the story going.
Disclaimer: ...damn, they won't give up, will they? Alright, I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. If I did, there would be slash and Yaoi for everyone! And loads of puppyshipping!
Pairings: Seto/Jou, and quite alot of Ryuji/Jou in this chapter (somewhere in between of onesided and twosided...) I warned you!
Warnings: Boy/Boy love, grammar mistakes. Also, rivalry and jealousy between...ah, you can prolly guess it! OOC behaviour, but not too much, I hope...
Okay, that's all I need to say! Read and review ol' chaps! And young chaps too, I don't discriminate!
Chapter 12 School/Homeroom08:00/16February
Normal POV
Ah, what a glorious day! The birds were twittering, the sun...well, wasn't shining really, just sort of tiredly glowing. It probably had been out on a big party, with lots and lots of alcohol and such, giving it a horrible headache and waking up on a cloud that was FAR away from its own...
You don't wanna go there. Trust me.
Inside the giant school building, the students were sitting in their respective classrooms, waiting for the teachers to come. New couples had formed after Valentine, and almost everyone had some sort of lovesick expression on their faces, happy, heartbroken or somewhere in between.
Yugi, Yami and Jou was sitting together in a corner, talking happily. Well, Yugi was talking happily, Yami listened to his hikari's beautiful voice with a small, devoted smile, and Jou was looking out the window, with empty eyes and a sad expression on his face.
The sad look on his face disappeared when Yugi tapped him on the shoulder and asked him if everything was alright. Then he gave a happy grin, and nodded. "Of course, everything's fine, Yug'! Don' worry 'bout me!"
Oh, what a pathetic lie.
Jou was far from happy, seeing that he was still hurt from the hit-and-run Seto had pulled on him at Valentine. Seriously, why had he done that? Maybe he hated Jou, and maybe he was a cruel bastard, but was he really that cruel that he'd build Jou's hopes up, just to brake them in the next second?
...probably, yes.
/"Pf, don't be ridiculous! Seto would never do that! He's probably just uncertain in his and your feelings, and is afraid that you'll push him away!"/
For almost two full days, Jou had been free of that damn voice. And now, in his deep misery, it had to come back.
"What the fuck! Why are you back! ...and where have you been?"
/"Jou, Jou, Jou...I told you already, I haven't left. I merely...okay, I was away on a small vacation over Valentine... You really don't want to know. Trust me."/
"Okay...BUT STOP BOTHERING ME!"
/"Let me think about it...hm...nah!"/
Jou growled, when he felt the familiar feeling of his brain being glomped really hard. Stupid voice/thing/Bob inside of his head.
It was then, a shrieking voice was heard. "OH MY GOD! SETO KAIBA!"
Upon hearing that, Jou's head snapped in the direction of the door and his heart thumped harder in his chest.
And yes. With his usual, casual stride, Seto Kaiba entered the room, fangirls fainting in big piles in the classroom. His hair perfectly combed, uniform without a single wrinkle or spot, and with a perfect body, he looked like one of those Greek gods that was described in history class.
Though, they wore togas.
Seto's eyes scanned the room leisurely, and stopped on Jou. When their eyes met, the blond blushed brightly, and quickly turned away to stare at the top of his desk. The CEO seemed
unfazed though.
Keyword; seemed.
Yugi blinked at the sudden change of atmosphere from his friend and looked at Jou, frowning at seeing the blush and nervous expression on his face. Then he turned around to see Seto looking at Jou with a strange glint in his eyes. It didn't look like the usual 'I'm-better-than-you'-look. No, it was a very different look.
If Yugi hadn't known any better, he'd think that Seto looked a bit nervous.
/Of course he's nervous, aibou. He kissed Jou only two days ago, and now he has to see him. Neither of them has gotten over the first shock yet./
Yugi blinked. ((Oh. But, will they be alright?))
/That is for faith to decide./
Seto was still watching Jou, his face unreadable and cold. Inside though, he was fighting a war with himself. One part of him wanted desperately to run away screaming.
And the other part longed for him to grab Jou and kiss him senseless.
But, seeing that it would be very out of character for him to run away screaming, and kissing Jou in the classroom would ruin his reputation as a cold-hearted bastard, Seto decided to go for another strategy.
He went to a seat at the farthest point from Jou possible, put down his briefcase on the floor next to him, and sat down. Then he pulled out a book out of said briefcase, and started to read.
Or, well, pretend to read, while he stole glances at the beautiful blond at the other end of the room. He didn't even see the words, being to busy watching Jou and admiring him from afar.
Just like it should be.
Jou was still watching the top of his desk intensively, almost as if he would die if he averted his gaze from it for only one second. And he probably would die if he looked away from the desk, and turned his head in the young CEO's direction.
Die of embarrassment, that was. And that weren't the way he had planned on dying, far from it. He imagined himself dying old as the street, married with Seto and with alot of kids...
Wait, married to Seto!
Jou groaned, and buried his head in his arms. Damn that damn CEO, who so easily invaded his mind. Oh, how he missed those wonderful days before he started to develop a crush for that damn CEO...
"Jounouchi Katsuya? Is there a Jounouchi Katsuya in this class?"
Everyone's attention turned to the door, including Jou's and Seto's (though Seto only watched from the corner of his eye.) In the door opening, stood...
A large bouquet of flowers?
A large bouquet of speaking flowers!
That was what it looked like, until a head peeked out from behind of the enormous bouquet of flowers. It was a young man, wearing some sort of delivery-boy clothes. He was scanning the room, searching for anyone telling him who that was Jounouchi Katsuya.
Jou rose slowly. "Tha's me."
The man sighed relieved. "Thank goodness! I thought I'd have to carry around this damn thing for eternity." He walked up to Jou's desk, with very wobbly steps, and put down the flowers on his desk with a loud thump. "For you."
The whole class rose to watch the flowers, with wide eyes and jaws hitting the floor. A low, excited murmur rose at the sight that was displayed, and everyone turned their heads to watch Jou's reaction to the flowers.
Jou stared with his mouth wide open at the flowers on his desk. It was several roses, in many different colours and sizes. All had the perfect and graceful shape that was so classic for a rose. They were organized in circles, red roses in the ring farthest out, pink in the next, then white, then yellow, orange...
His heart almost stopped when he saw the rose in the middle.
A lonely, blue rose, not yet fully blossomed.
"Oh my God, how romantic." One voice called out with a dreamy sigh.
"Damn, why don't my boyfriend do things like that?" A girl whined, earning herself a glare from said boyfriend.
"Who are they from?" Three persons squealed at the exact same time.
Ryou turned to Jou, a soft smile gracing his features. "Jou, check who they're from."
Jou slowly picked up a blue card, and read the printed text on it, his heart pounding hard inside his chest. He was about to find out the identity of his secret admirer, and maybe the holder of his heart. He draw a loud breath, and read the text.
To Jounouchi Katsuya, the holder of my heart. From Ryuji Otogi.
Jou's heart dropped. Ryuji...was his secret admirer? But...how was that possible? Jou hadn't even suspected it to be him, it really didn't seem very...Ryuji-ish to write a poem. And the content of the poem didn't match the boy at all. The poem seemed...sad. And Ryuji were never much of a sad person.
But...it was the blue rose. The blue rose that would show who the Secret Admirer was.
Jou felt...not disappointed, but not really satisfied either. Like if you've ordered a pizza, and end up with a hotdog. A hotdog is enough for one to eat to feed oneself, but a pizza was much better, and much more pleasurable...
"So, Jou, who is it?"
"Yeah, Jou, who is it!"
The blond smiled softly. "Ryuji..." He whispered, and looked closer at the flowers. A low 'oooh' was heard in the classroom, and in the next second half of the girls in the class were sobbing heartbrokenly.
"But, I was gonna marry Otogi! I wanted to have his children!" One girl sobbed.
"Me too! ...or, well, date him...not the point, NO!"
"Wait, Ryuji's gay!" (A/N: Yeah, great surprise there, huh?--)
"Aw, does this mean Jou's taken?" Yume asked in a sad voice.
A new voice was heard. "You bet he's taken!" Everyone turned to the door.
There he stood, Ryuji Otogi, in all his glory. His emerald eyes were aimed straight at Jou, sparkling softly, with a smile on his lips. Jou blushed slightly, and smiled too.
"Thanks fer the flowers, Ryuji. Ya didn' have to..." Ryuji smirked, and took a few gliding steps up to Jou. Then he took his hand and kissed its back sweetly. Warm tingles flew up Jou's arm, through his body, and up to his cheeks, colouring them even redder.
"You are very welcome. And I did need to send you those flowers, they were a small sign of my affection for you." His smirk grew wider, and he put his hands on Jou's waist. "And now, for a slightly more significant sign..." He leaned in, and kissed Jou full on the lips.
Jou's eyes went wide for a second, and then slid closed. He responded slowly, and hesitantly to the kiss, not yet quite sure of his feelings. This was the second time he kissed Ryuji, and it felt good. But...somewhere inside his mind, this felt wrong.
But he still kissed back, his mind and heart being on a roller coaster.
Maybe, if he gave it time, he would feel for Ryuji, as he felt for Seto. He desperately blocked out the voice in his head screaming to him that he would never love Ryuji that much. So, Jou kissed back, and told himself to enjoy the ride. "It's not like Seto cares anyway..."
Ryuji pulled away after a few minutes, and smiled to Jou. The blond smiled back, and blushed brightly. The black-haired boy caressed Jou's cheek softly with one finger and then pecked him on the lips again.
"Well, I have to go to a meeting now...I'll see you later, darling." And with one last smile to Jou, Ryuji walked out of the classroom. The classroom fell to a quite uncomfortable silence, and everyone was still very shocked.
Ryuji Otogi, and Jounouchi Katsuya...was together!
It was then that the teacher entered the classroom. "Sit down, class. We're getting started." And to the teachers surprise, everyone went to their seats without complains. Normally, it took them at least five minutes to sit down and be quiet.
The old man scratched the back of his head uneasily. "Oh...alright then...let's start with the maths then..." He started writing things down on the blackboard, but no one really listened, or took notes.
They were to busy watching Jou.
The blond was looking down on his desk, his cheeks a little red still. On the floor beside him, sat the large bouquet with roses, and spread a wonderful scent in the classroom. Seeing the blush on his cheeks, everyone guessed that he thought about Ryuji at the moment.
But boy, were they wrong.
Jou stole a glance to Seto who sat at the opposite end of the classroom. The brunet was looking straight in front of himself, and it looked like he was listening to the teacher speaking. But Jou saw that his eyes were slightly glazed over, and quite empty.
It didn't fit him. Not at all.
Jou's mind drifted off while he watched the CEO of Kaiba Corp, and he sighed dreamily, like a lovesick girl. Those gorgeous, blue eyes were much more beautiful while Seto danced, or smiled, or...
When they fluttered closed when he leaned in to kiss him. That though made a small blush creep back to his cheeks, and a small smile appear on his lips.
But, Seto didn't give away any emotion. Hell, he maybe hadn't even seen the kiss! And if he had, he most definitely didn't give a damn.
Another sigh escaped Jou, and he looked away to look out the window.
Yugi watched his blond friend with a worried expression on his face. ((Yami, Jou doesn't look very happy. What's the matter with him?))
The former pharaoh turned his head in the direction of were Jou sat. His gaze wandered over the sad-looking boy, and he frowned. Jou's eyes looked empty, until he glanced at Seto again. Then his eyes was filled with different emotions; warm, sad, angry, devastated, worried, nervous, confused, loving, but most of all, heartbroken.
Yami sighed through the mind link. /He got the wrong 'Prince Charming'./
Yami's watchful eyes turned to Seto. Seto was still watching the thin air in front of him, with a totally empty gaze. It looked like he had given up on life on the whole, and didn't live anymore.
But Seto Kaiba was very much alive. Though, he felt like he wanted to die.
The first though when he saw those flowers were; 'They are not from me!' And that made him angry. Who the hell dared to send Jou flowers like that, when most people had seen him and Jou at the dance together, and had heard the song he wished for his puppy!
Then, when he heard the name of the mystery sender, his soul had darkened. That damn dice-boy! How dared he, how dared he even try to make a move on Jou? Hadn't Seto showed him earlier who Jou belonged to? As Ryuji entered, Seto was on the verge of jumping him and rip his throat.
Then it happened.
Ryuji kissed Jou.
And Jou kissed back.
Seto's heart had gone cold like ice, and his whole world seized to exist. The only thing he saw was Jou's lips move against Ryuji's, responding to the kiss. Then he felt a sharp pain in his chest, making him wince inwardly.
His heart was broken in two.
But he hid it perfectly, and kept reading his book, pretending to have noticed nothing. But Ryuji's 'darling' rang unnaturally high in his ears, and it took him all of his self control not to run after him and beat the guy up. And even more not to burst out in tears.
Then the teacher entered and told them all to sit down, which were no problem for him who already were sitting down. Very luckily so, seeing that his legs probably wouldn't have been able to keep his weight up after seeing the kiss Jou and Ryuji shared...
Seto sighed, and closed his eyes for a few seconds. He had lost Jou. And he had lost him to an overly feminine guy with dices in his ears!
Seto's eyes snapped open at his own thoughts, and he frowned.
Lost?
Wait a minute, LOST!
A new feeling rose in his stomach; determination. A Kaiba never lost. He waited, watched, and progressed information. Then he attacked. He wouldn't simply let Ryuji win like that, hell no! Jou was his puppy, and no one else were allowed to have him.
Yes, Seto Kaiba was very possessive when it came to things he wanted. From duelling, business, fights with his brother and chocolate-chip cookies. But most of all, when it came to that certain blond, brown-eyed boy, called Jounouchi Katsuya.
His blue orbs lost the empty expression, and he smirked to himself, almost unnoticeable. Ryuji Otogi was up for a big fight. And Seto wouldn't play nicely, or by the rulebook this time. This time, it was personal. He stole a glance at Jou.
To his great surprise, the blond was watching him also. When their eyes met, Jou blushed slightly, and looked away. And Seto caught a small smile tugging his lips, making it clear that the blond was happy that Seto was watching him. Seto kept his gaze at Jou, and burned in every detail of him into his mind.
The messy, blond hair, the slim waist, the brown eyes, his thin frame, the long legs...every little detail that Seto wanted to touch and caress...
Deep within his thoughts, Seto didn't notice what was going on around him. And that, was his fatal mistake. During all these years, he should have learned to never let his guard down completely...
"...and it equals, what, Mr. Kaiba?" Seto flinched, and snapped his head in the teachers direction, and away from the handsome boy in the other end of the classroom.
"Excuse me, what?" The whole class turned to stare at the young CEO. Never before had Seto Kaiba failed to answer a question, and never had he been caught not listening. The man by the blackboard was just as surprised as anyone else, and he stared at Seto.
"Mr. Kaiba, weren't you listening?" He stuttered, and blinked several times.
Now, most students would have answered something like 'of course I was listening', or, 'how can you accuse me of that!', or the ever so classic 'the answer is Jamaica!'. But not Seto Kaiba. He gave straight answers.
Seto shrugged. "Not really, no."
Silence stretched in the classroom, as the students stared even more at Seto. Even Jou glanced up from his desk to watch the CEO. Had he just admitted that he hadn't listened? He hadn't even tried to make an excuse?
So it would seem.
The teacher frowned and crossed his arms, deciding to brake the silence. "Oh, not? Then what might have been so utterly interesting that you failed to listen?"
"Jounouchi's fair and absolutely gorgeous form, that reminds me of an angel." Seto said inside his mind, but of course didn't say that out loud. Instead, he smirked, and gave the teacher a cold stare.
"The dust flying inside of this room."
Seto Kaiba wasn't very much liked by the teachers. Not only was he smarter than all of his teachers, and got the highest grades; He showed off. Every time that he could make a snide remark on the teachers, he did.
None of the teachers could do much to him anyway. If someone only hinted they'd give him a detention or punishment, all he did was glare. One of those 'lions go kittens', types of glare. So, no one confronted him, or punished him. No one dared to.
Until that day.
The teacher's, Mr. Neosho, face went beet-red and his eyes threw lightning.
"Detention!" He boomed out, making everyone (except Seto) wince.
Seto watched the man with the coldest look on his face. "Oh really? For what, may I ask? Last time I checked, there was still a law called 'freedom of speech." One more reason no teacher picked a fight with him; he was smart enough to find the smallest loopholes in rules and the like.
Mr. Neosho smirked. "Yes. But there's also a school rule that say that you are not allowed to insult the teachers, namely nr 56. Insulting a teacher earns you a detention." Mr Neosho was one of the few teachers that knew the school rules by heart. All 158 of them.
Seto had chosen a worthy opponent.
Seto's smirk faded. He hadn't had one thought about that rule. He searched his mind for any retort to that, but ended up with close to nothing. The only thing his mind kept repeating was; "I'm Seto Kaiba, I don't get detentions!"
Then a new voice interfered. "Teach', tha's unfair! Ya can't give him a detention because of tha'!" Both the teacher and Seto turned their heads in the voice's direction, along with the rest of the class.
The mystery person who had spoken, was no other than Jounouchi Katsuya. His eyes were shining angrily, and he was glaring at the teacher. Everyone in the classroom stared at him, with wide mouths and eyes.
Had Jounouchi Katsuya just defended Seto Kaiba, his greatest enemy? So it would seem...
Mr. Neosho quickly regained his composure. "Oh not? And why not, Mr. Katsuya?"
Jou hesitated. "Well...because it's unfair!" Okay, Jou maybe hadn't the fastest mind, so sue him!
Or don't, he hasn't enough money to make it worth it.
Anyway...
Mr. Neosho smirked in a very evil way, reminding of Darth Vader. "Oh? And why is it unfair, pray tell?"
For a moment, Jou looked completely clueless, but then his face changed. It was one of those moments that a light bulb would appear over a cartoon character's head. The voice inside his head had decided to, for once, be useful and help him to get and answer. When it came to help Seto Kaiba, the voice was ever so helpful...
"Because he did jus' wha' ya asked him to!" Jou said, his eyes shining with excitement.
The teacher blinked. "Huh?"
Jou continued, a grin plastered on his face. "Ya asked him a question. 'Then wha' might have been so utterly interesting tha ya failed to listen?', I think it was. And he answered 'The dust flying inside of this room'. Ya asked him a question, and he answered it. Is tha' a violation to the school rules?"
Silence fell over the classroom, and everyone looked shocked. Even Seto had a look of amazement on his face. A very small one, but still a look of amazement.
No one had ever heard Jou reason like that, it was usually Seto who won verbal fights with teachers. For, there was no doubt that Jou had won the verbal sparring with the teacher.
But still, teachers tend to have the last word, don't they?
Mr. Neosho's face was even redder when he shouted; "DETENTION! BOTH OF YOU!"
Jou's victorious grin faded, and he stared at the teacher with open mouth. He hadn't time for a detention today! His father came home today, and Jou had to be there before him. Or else, he could count on a serious beating later that evening. His face paled at the possibilities.
Seto, seeing the look on Jou's face, decided to get the blond out of it. After all, what sort of a man would be if he didn't help his crush?
He rose and locked eyes with the teacher. "Mr. Neosho, that is completely preposterous, and uncalled for. Joun- I mean, Katsuya, didn't do anything wrong. He simply spoke out his mind, and reasoned his facts. Not to mention that he was completely right-" The teacher cut him off.
"I don't care, Mr. Kaiba. You both have detention at four, after your last lesson. Come to my classroom, and don't be late."
"But..." Both Seto and Jou complained in the exact same second, and the teacher from hell interrupted them.
"No buts! You both do as I say, no exception! Four o'clock, this classroom." His voice said that there were no use to say against, so Jou slumped deeper down in his seat, and sighed. Seto snorted something sounding suspiciously much like 'Idiot', before he sat down again.
The day couldn't have started better.
End chapter!
Hah! Another one done and complete! Quite short but...
-sees Seto/Jou fans glaring and holding out pointy objects and flamethrowers- Ehe...guys? If you kill me, you won't know how this story will end! –fans puts down the pointy objects- Phew!
Ehm...anyways...The return of the rose! It came back, there! See, I said it would, didn't I? Uhu, yes I did! And so did the voice...it never goes away, does it?
But what will happen now? Jou's together with Ryuji...will they remain a couple? What will Seto do to win back his puppy? Will Anzu die a horrible death soon?
It is all up to what your reviews tells me. Long reviews makes me happy, and when I'm happy, I write more and update faster...
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