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Chapter 19: Time
At exactly 7:25 A.M. that Friday morning, Joey tore into the kitchen, clad in his undershirt and uniform pants and tugging his shirt on as he went, or at least giving it his best effort. Seto watched amusedly as his fiancé pulled his left arm through the proper sleeve and chugged down half of a waiting glass of orange juice before switching the glass to his other hand and repeating the motion. As soon as he was done with the juice, the blond bolted into the living room, searching for his sneakers, and buttoning his shirt up along the way.
"Training for a race, puppy?" the brunet called as he downed the last of the his coffee and rinsed off the mug. "The only time I've ever seen you expend this much energy at once was that time we went to the all-you-can-eat buffet!"
"That's because somebody didn't wake me up on time!" the other boy shot back as he hopped into the kitchen on one foot, trying desperately to tie his left shoe as he went. "You know how late I sleep!"
Tell me about it, the billionaire thought, a grin appearing on his face. He had once let Joey sleep in one Sunday because they had stayed up too late doing homework the night before, and the blond had just barely woken up in time for dinner. His love slept more heavily, and longer, than Seto thought anything in creation had a right to. "I would have, except you're so beautiful when you're sleeping, I didn't want to disturb you." Before Joey could reply to his sincere compliment, the brunet had claimed his mouth in a swift, deep kiss that left the shorter boy breathless. It was only once Seto drew away that he noticed Joey's shirt wasn't buttoned up properly.
"Let me fix that for you," he murmured huskily against his love's panting mouth, deftly undoing the garment fastenings in one fell swoop and redoing them the right way. Joey's mind conjured images of where else that kind of dexterity could be applicable, causing him to blush furiously.
"Thanks, Set," he muttered, turning around to grab his bag and stuffing a granola bar from the cupboard into his pocket to eat on the way to school before following his fiancé out to the limo. Mokuba was already waiting for them, and he seemed somewhat surprised to see Joey.
"I thought you were out for the day, like last time, the way you were snoring," the younger Kaiba said. "Honestly, big brother, how do you sleep with all that noise? I'd have moved to the couch after the first night!"
Seto returned his little brother's laugh as he pulled Joey down to lie across his lap, his head pillowed against the plush seat, and fished the granola bar from his love's pocket. "I never noticed it," he said, temporarily mesmerized by the rise and fall of Joey's chest. "Besides, I'd rather lie awake all night next to him than get a good night's sleep anywhere else."
"Aww, that's so sweet." Joey's eyes closed as he sighed sleepily. "Now, what're you doing with my breakfast, charmer?"
In reply, the brunet tore the packet open and placed the food inside at Joey's lips. "This way, you can rest a bit more and eat at the same time," he explained. "Now, open up, sweetheart."
With a smile of his own, Joey took a grateful bite, chewing thoughtfully as he nuzzled deeper into Seto's lap. In the seat across from them, Mokuba sighed heavily and turned to stare out the open window.
"I hope I never fall in love," he said to the clouds whipping by overhead.
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That day after school, Bakura and Ryou walked over to Joey and Serenity's old apartment building to help the rest of the gang move the Wheelers' stuff over to Seto's place. Yugi and Yami had done their best to talk the white-haired hikari out of it when they had called at lunch time, but eventually they had given in, especially when Bakura had made it clear that he would be coming along too. Ryou hadn't protested too vehemently to this idea; after all, the attention from his new boyfriend was more than enjoyable.
For the third time in five minutes, Bakura's hand moved up to his hikari's face. "Are you sure you're feeling all right?" he asked, "Last thing we need is you running a fever, or..."
Sighing, the shorter boy leaned against his dark half, relishing the feeling of Bakura's arms sliding around him as they walked. "You know, I'm seriously considering pretending to be sick, just so you'll leave me alone," he joked, and Bakura held him tighter a moment in apology.
"I'm sorry, Ryou," he said, kissing the other boy's cheek softly. "It's just that I want to be sure you're fine. You know, whatever my feelings about the pharaoh, he certainly does a better job of protecting his loved ones than I could ever hope to." The tomb robber paused to clear his throat. "What kind of yami is the cause of his own hikari's greatest problems? Not even Marik deserves the likes of me around, much less someone of your beauty and radiance." The protective arms around Ryou loosened with a shuddering sigh from the spirit, and the lighter boy reached up, twirling a strand of Bakura's unkempt hair around one thin finger as he brought them both to a stop.
"I don't know just what kind of yami, or person, for that matter, you are, Bakura." he said. "All I know is that whatever it may be, it's something I can't live without. Not now, and not ever. No matter what you do to me, I know you still love me." His free hand reached around behind him, taking one of Bakura's, and placing it delicately over his own stomach. "Just as I will always love you, and trust you more than I would myself." The words were not mere platitudes; Ryou spoke them in the tone with which one makes a solemn vow, without a single regret.
With a cautious smile, the former thief turned his hikari around in his arms, staring down into limpid chocolate brown orbs. "Why didn't I admit I loved you before?" he sighed, brushing his lips against Ryou's.
"Because you're stubborn as a mule," was Ryou's confident reply as he skipped a few yards away from his dark half. "Come on, we're going to be late meeting the others if we don't get a move on." That said, he took off at a quicker pace than usual, and Bakura had to jog to catch up.
"I could live with that, " the tomb robber muttered under his breath as he caught up to his boyfriend, who shot him a derisive glance.
"Are you and Yami ever going to get along?" he demanded with false irritation.
"Not in this lifetime," replied Bakura with a disarming grin that made Ryou roll his eyes hopelessly.
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Seto had hired a moving truck from one of the lesser known moving companies in Domino, and his chauffeur was standing by with the station wagon in case they needed extra space. As it turned out, though, the Wheelers hardly even needed the moving truck; with no furniture of their own and not very much accumulated junk, there simply wasn't that much stuff that needed moving.
Most of the boxes were carted out by Yami and Bakura, each trying to prove that they could move more increasingly heavy things than the other. Joey, Serenity, Tristan and Seto were getting a few last minute things packed in the apartment, and everyone else was watching the two warring spirits. The contest would have gone on for hours, but in his zeal to prove he was better than his opponent, Bakura stacked five of the heavier boxes so high that they impaired his vision, and wound up tumbling unceremoniously down a flight of ten stairs. That alone would probably have been enough to incapacitate him for about an hour or so, despite his high pain tolerance, but two of the boxes slammed into his back as well, completely crippling the tomb robber.
A short time later, Ryou's fingers traced the spires of the Millennium Ring for the thousandth time, sensing his yami's brooding spirit in his soul room, where he had gone to recover. On a whim, he decided to try mind speech to see if Bakura was feeling any better. After all, didn't they have a link, just like Yugi and Yami? He had always been afraid to try it before, but mercifully, circumstances were different at this point in time.
\ Bakura? \ he ventured, half-expecting nothing to occur.
A flash of confusion that was not his own flashed into Ryou's mind. \\ Ryou? That you? \\
\ Of course, yami. Who else would it be? \ The hikari's words were tinged with a vague amusement.
\\ Good point, \\ returned the spirit of the Ring. \\ You've never done this before, though. Is anything the matter? \\
\ No. I just wanted to see how you were doing. That was a pretty bad fall, and you've been in the Ring for at least half an hour. Are you still recovering, or just nursing your pride? \
Silence reigned on the other end of the link. \\ The second one, \\ replied the darker of the two, his words coated with embarrassment, though he would never own up to feeling it.
\ I thought so. \ Ryou glanced around, then moved to lean against Seto's limo, being careful not to ruin the polished sheen of the car. \ Everybody's busy with other stuff, so you can come out if you want. I'm sure they've all forgotten about it, anyway. \
\\ You know the pharaoh has a memory like an elephant when it comes to me, \\ scoffed Bakura. \\ Why, if you asked him, I bet he could tell you just what exactly I stole from his father's grave that time... \\
\ No wonder he hates you, \ replied the hikari as his eyes strayed to where Yugi and Yami were making out behind a pile of neglected boxes. \ Not to worry, though, love. I think he's otherwise occupied at the moment. \
Without the customary flash, or any other fanfare, Bakura was next to his hikari. One glance at the two boys near the boxes, and he turned to Ryou, eyes flashing dangerously. Those eyes, so like the mortal's own, sent shivers up and down his spine every time he stared into them.
"I think I've finally found a game we stand a chance of beating the pharaoh at," was all the warning Ryou had before the breath was sucked from his lungs in a savage kiss. Matching his dark half's enthusiasm, the shorter of the two moved a hand up behind Bakura's head, pulling him down further.
A few moments later, Tristan, Joey, and Seto came out with the last of the stuff. "I wonder if they've finished loading up yet," the blond was saying to his fiancé as they walked, and nearly bumped into a frozen Tristan, who was struggling to set down his box before he dropped it.
"I told you we should never have left them alone," he said, as his eyes flicked from one couple to the next. As he spoke, Serenity came down, putting on her jacket.
"What'd I miss... hey!" the younger of the two trailed off as Tristan's hand settled over her eyes. "Tristan Taylor, let go of me this instant!" She slapped him on the forearm, and the brunet yelped in surprise.
The commotion jarred the others back to reality quicker than anything their audience had ever seen. Yugi leapt out of Yami's lap, adjusting his clothes hastily, his cheeks tinged with red. Bakura grinned down at his hikari and disappeared, leaving Ryou unbalanced and fighting to stand upright. The spirit of the Puzzle was on his feet like a shot, falling quickly back into the rhythm of loading up boxes. With a sigh, Tristan took his hand from Serenity's face, and the girl rolled her eyes as she zipped up her jacket.
"Like I've never seen two guys kissing before," she sighed. "For crying out loud, with these two around..." she gestured vaguely to Joey and Seto, and the latter of the two cleared his throat loudly while the former tried to hide his face behind his mop of hair.
"Shall we help Yami get the rest of your things onto the truck?" the billionaire asked, as though nothing had just happened, and everyone else shrugged, moving over to where Yugi was helping the pharaoh hoist up one particularly heavy crate. Once the others were out of earshot, Joey turned to his fiancé.
"I thought we were being careful about where we made out, personally." he said.
"Tackling me on the couch doesn't exactly qualify as 'careful', puppy." Seto smirked, lifting up two duffel bags and slinging another one across his chest, carrying them to the truck easily. The blond followed with one of the more awkward boxes, doing his best to keep pace with the taller boy.
"As I recall, I wasn't giving myself that hickey," he retorted.
The brunet chuckled. "Now, that would be a sight." He tossed the three bags into the truck. "How did you manage to cover it up, by the way? I seem to remember it being too high for even a turtleneck, yet I don't see it now."
Joey was silent for a moment. "Makeup," he replied grudgingly, sending Seto into a fit of laughter that made everyone else stare for a moment, at least until they decided they'd rather not know.
"You're the bride, all right," the billionaire said, striding toward his car and retrieving his cell phone. Joey had just finished rearranging the bags, along with the box he had tossed in, when Serenity came up to him and leaned against the side of the truck.
"If the urge to borrow my foundation should strike you again, big brother, could you please ask first? I don't mind, but I hate seeing my makeup out of order." With a good-natured wink, she went off to talk to Tristan and Ryou, and Joey stared up at the sky in silent supplication.
"Why always me?" he groaned.
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Once the boxes had been unloaded and placed in the correct rooms, Seto gave the chef the night off and called out for dinner. By the time the meal was over, Joey and Tristan had consumed five large all-dressed pizzas between them, as much as the other 7 members of the group combined.
"I'm so full," Tristan sighed as everyone settled down in the living room to relax, raising a can of soda to his lips in a vain effort to settle his stomach.
"I'm not surprised!" Serenity cried incredulously. "I have never seen two people eat so much!" She turned to her brother. "You didn't even pack that much away the night Seto took us to the new buffet place!"
"Why does everyone keep bringing that up today?" Joey sighed, leaning his head against Seto's shoulder and looking up at his love. "First you, this morning, and now her. I wasn't that much of a pig that day, was I?"
The brunet in question cleared his throat, Serenity looked away, and Mokuba pretended to be engrossed in one of his video games. Silence reigned for a few seconds, until Yugi started to snicker, leading Ryou, Tristan, and Yami to follow suit. Bakura, once again outside the Ring, looked on disinterestedly as the snickering degenerated into full-out hysterics.
\\ I don't see what's so funny about Joey's eating habits, hikari. \\
Ryou went silent, glancing over at the tomb robber. \ Not his eating habits, Bakura. What's funny is how the others are reacting to it. \ He grinned before adding, \ We're all used to Joey making a pig of himself, after all. \
Finally, Mokuba set down his controller and looked up at his future brother-in-law. "Let me put it this way, Joey," he began. "To arrive at 8:30 and still be shoveling food into your mouth like a starving man while the place is closing kind of falls under the heading of 'pig'."
Seto brushed a stray lock of hair from Joey's eyes. "Out of the mouths of babes, pup." Seeing the hurt look on his love's face, the brunet lifted him up for a tender, chaste kiss. "Don't worry, we still love you," he assured the other boy with a grin. "Besides, I can certainly afford to feed you, can't I?"
Even Bakura laughed at the sheer understatement of that comment, and Joey blushed ever so slightly. "Can we change the subject, please?" he asked, trying to sound like he didn't care either way.
Yugi had pity on his best friend, fortunately. "Hey, did you guys hear? The carnival's in town this weekend. You want to meet up on Sunday? After all, we want to give Serenity at least a day to unpack."
The brunette smiled graciously at the tricolor haired hikari. "Thank you for your concern, Yugi," she replied. "If Joey and the others have no objections...."
Mokuba's gaze flicked up to meet Seto's midnight eyes, and the message there was plain to see. You promised. "Actually," the older Kaiba cleared his throat, "Mokuba and I were already planning on going to the carnival, but just the four of us. I figured that we could use the bonding time, considering that we're going to be a family just as soon as Joey and I get married..." He trailed off as Joey's arms snaked around his lean waist, the blond's head resting contentedly against his strong form. "Of course, Serenity, you and Joey are free to do as you please. However, Mokuba and I will not be going to the carnival as part of the group, whatever you choose."
"If you think I'm leaving your side for one minute without being pried off with a crowbar, think again." The vibrations of Joey's voice against his throat made Seto shiver.
Serenity nodded. "I second that motion!" she laughed, looking back at Yugi. "Sorry I can't come with you guys too."
The petite boy waved her apology off. "It's fine," he said, "This is leagues more important. Besides, I'm sure that there's going to be other chances for us to spend time together as a group."
The girl nodded pensively, and after ten seconds came up with the perfect solution. "What if all of you, including Mai of course, come over sometime next week, and we plan the wedding together?" Her gaze went to her brother and his fiancé, trying desperately to keep their hands off each other. "If we leave it to them, they'll be taking make-out breaks every few seconds."
Ryou nodded. "I suppose that would be all right. Homework's not what it used to be; I might actually have a few hours a day free, especially once I teach Bakura how to use a vacuum cleaner." The albino boy elbowed his darker half. "Once you've got that pretty well down, it's time to learn how to cook."
"Yeah, and be sure not to try going downstairs with it, tomb robber," Yami's face was twisted into an expression of mock concern. "We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself again, after all."
Bakura growled, and Ryou brushed a hand through his spiky hair. "Don't let him get to you, yami," he said aloud, at the same time sending calming feelings across their newly-discovered bond. To everyone's surprise, the white-haired yami leaned back against his half of the couch calmly and gave his boyfriend a quick kiss.
Serenity beamed up at them from her place on a floor cushion. "So, spill. When did this happen?"
Both yami and hikari looked at each other, then back at her. "Well... that's a long story that I'm sure nobody wants to hear," Ryou finally said, hunching his shoulders shyly. The brunette pouted for a moment.
"Fine, but just so you know, I'm going to get it out of you any way I have to!" Content with waiting, she adjusted her sitting position.
Silence reigned until the grandfather clock in the foyer began to chime ten o'clock a few seconds later. Yugi yawned, and Yami politely excused them, yawning as well. Seto offered to drive them, but both boys decided they would walk. "It's such a nice night. We'd better enjoy it before it gets really cold," the tricolor haired hikari had explained as they left.
Seto had driven Tristan, Ryou, and Bakura home himself fifteen minutes after that, having given the chauffeur the night off, which left Joey, Mokuba, and Serenity at home alone. The youngest Kaiba turned off his video game and pounced on Serenity, enveloping her in a tight, exuberant hug. "I'm so glad you're living here now, " he said. "This is going to be so much fun!"
The brunette returned the embrace with a smile, and Joey watched them with a vague sense of relief. I don't think we'll have to worry about them getting along, he thought to himself. Of course, who couldn't love either of them?
Suddenly quite energetic, Mokuba leapt a short distance away from his future sister-in-law. "Come on, I'll show you my room, and yours too! I think they're across from each other, actually. Isn't that cool?"
As she was dragged off, Serenity looked at her brother and mouthed, How much sugar has he had? The blond simply shrugged and lay down on the couch, watching the window for any sign of his beloved's return. That emptiness that took over in Seto's absence, it seemed, still lingered, despite the fact that Joey considered the sprawling mansion his home now.
Happily, Seto was back within minutes, and the sound of his car keys hitting the table by the front door was the most beautiful thing in the world to the boy on the couch. Bounding out of the living room and into his love's arms with an energy that would put Mokuba on Pixy Stix to shame, he enveloped the billionaire in a deep, passionate kiss, which the brunet was only too happy to return.
"I was gone for about ten minutes, pup," the taller boy chuckled as he lifted Joey off the ground a few inches, bringing him up to his level. "Don't tell me you missed me that badly."
"Okay, then," the other boy grinned, "Then I guess I've got no choice but to show you." With that, he pulled Seto down to his lips and practically forced his tongue down the brunet's throat. (A/N: I really don't think that qualifies as careful! ^_^)
Meanwhile, Serenity was getting ready to return downstairs, with Mokuba trailing a few steps behind her. One look at the couple in the foyer below them, though, and she went back the way she'd come, bumping smack into the younger Kaiba. "What's up, Serenity?" he asked.
"Nothing, Mokuba," the girl smiled, "Don't you think we should really be getting to bed now, though? I mean, the carnival's coming up, and I was thinking that we could visit the arcade tomorrow, once my stuff's unpacked. It's probably better to get some rest."
"Arcade? Sure, Serenity!" Her suggestion earned the younger Wheeler another hug from Mokuba. "You're really cool for a girl. Most of them would just want to go shopping or something." As he opened his bedroom door, the black-haired boy turned back, almost as an afterthought. "By the way, you're not the only one that's seen them make out before." he chuckled. "That last time wasn't an isolated incident, you know."
Alone in the hallway, Serenity smiled. Her new life at the Kaiba mansion would definitely be interesting, that was for sure.
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Well, that's that! This is my worst chapter, in my opinion. It was a complete bitch to write (excuse my language), and I think it came out really awful, with no plot and corny fluff. You guys be the judges, of course, as always, but whatever you think, I swear on my reviews that Chapter 20 will be better than this one! Ja ne, and please review!
