Necropolis demon
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Necro: The end is near…
The GameChapter 22 The Plot
Everything was all set for the movie, the bowls of popcorn, sodas and soft pillows were ready and everyone was eager to start with the show. The lights were turned off and the only source of illumination came from the giant screen T.V. in the living room with its brilliant surround sound system. Eager teens were settled comfortably in front of the T.V, Ryou, Mokuba and Kaiba of course took their places on the comfy couch, sharing a bowl of popcorn while settling comfortably.
They played the movie and sat back to watch, the conspirators were waiting eagerly for their cues and as planned they proceeded to part two of their plot.
Just around the part in the movie with the jellyfish, Joey finished eating his bowl of popcorn just as Mokuba planned him to. "Aw man, I ran outta popcorn!" the blond whined, disturbing the other viewers and receiving fake frustrated looks because of his interruption.
"Shut up Wheeler, we're trying to watch something here." Kaiba replied gruffly, as anticipated.
Joey moped around for a while which was his cue to Mokuba, "Joey, why don't you just go get some more popcorn in the kitchen?" said Mokuba.
"Huh, yeah sure."
"Wait" came Tristan's line, "I'm coming too, better make sure you don't make such a mess."
"Good idea." Spoke Mokuba.
"Would you guys want me to go with you? Come on, I'll show you where the powdered cheese is" came Ryou; Mokuba knew that this would come up, with Ryou being so helpful and hospitable and all, he was sure to offer assistance to their guests.
"Err, no thanks Ryou, we can handle ourselves." Replied Tristan, "and I promise I'll make sure Joey doesn't blow up the kitchen."
"Hey!" Yugi's group laughed a bit at the two's antics.
Joey and Tristan left the room and headed towards the kitchen to 'get some popcorn'. Ok…that part was done; Kaiba and Ryou didn't suspect a thing.
A minute or two later it was Yugi's turn to act, "Oh, look at that, we ran out of sodas" he said his line, gesturing at the empty soda cans littered all over the place.
"I'll go get some for us," Ryou offered.
"No, no…don't bother…I'll go."
Ryou blinked, "Um, I think you'll need some help carrying all those cans." He said.
"Oh wait, I think we ran out of sodas in cans." Mokuba spoke up, "There's a couple family sized ones in the fridge though."
"I'll go with you Yugi, you'll need some help with those glasses." Tea offered her help.
"Wait." Kaiba suddenly spoke, menacing and somehow intimidating them all with that single word…was the jig up? They were still in phase two!
A heavy silence filled the room and things grew uncomfortable…nobody moved…
"I will not allow you and your friends to use those glasses in the kitchen…the mutt will probably end up breaking those or something." Kaiba said simply…phew.
"Um…err." Tea looked desperately at Mokuba…this was not part of the plan.
"…Um…why don't we just…err…use those plastic cups we have big brother?" the young boy immediately suggested.
"Oh, yeah, we can totally use plastic cups…where are they?" Yugi spoke, catching the drift Mokuba was headed with.
"In the upper cabinet to your left, it's stored along with the toothpicks and table napkins." Ryou supplied, "I can go help you if you-"
"No, no, don't bother getting up…" Yugi immediately spoke.
"I-I'll go help you Yugi, you might not be able to reach." Tea spoke, receiving a sulking look from Yugi; pointing out Yugi's…err height disadvantage was NOT part of the plan.
With that the two left, leaving Mokuba, Kaiba and Ryou together alone. A few more minutes passed and still there was no sign of Joey and Tristan or even Tea or Yugi, Kaiba and Ryou began to get suspicious…Mokuba of course, expected that they would.
"Those guys are taking forever in there." said the young boy before Kaiba or Ryou made a move to leave the living room, "They're probably trying to stop Joey from eating all the popcorn or maybe they're still looking for those plastic cups, I'll go check on them ok big brother." Quickly, Mokuba sprinted away from the scene, leaving his older brother alone with Ryou.
Kaiba put the playing DVD on pause and sighed, practically no one was watching the movie anymore anyway…well, except for him and Ryou. Then he noticed something upon glancing at his companion, Ryou's eyes seemed to have some unshed tears just a second ago before he paused the movie…Kaiba looked at the screen, it was already playing that part where Nemo's dad thought that Nemo was dead…
And there was no box of tissues for Ryou in sight…
Where were those stupid servants anyway?
Ryou sniffled…
…Ok, no time to wonder about where those idiotic maids were…just…where were those freaking tissues? He just couldn't have crying teen in his living room right now when visitors are present.
"Oh dear, I seem to have tears in my eyes" Ryou spoke quietly, letting out a bit of a laugh in embarrassment.
Kaiba didn't know where the tissues were placed so he decided to do the next logical thing to do…he took out his white handkerchief with this initials 'SK' embroidered onto it and passed it to Ryou, "Use this…just, don't blow your nose with it." He said bluntly, though watching in fascination as Ryou looked at him with blinking eyes before chuckling at the last part.
"Um, thank you." the teen took the offered handkerchief and dabbed it on the edge of his eyes where the tears were threatening to fall.
"You really are such a…" Kaiba started.
"Drama queen?" Ryou smiled shyly, "I know, it's not my fault so don't hate me for it."
"I was going to say 'sensitive person' but that works just as well." At this remark, Ryou playfully threw a small throw pillow at Kaiba.
"That's it I'm blowing my nose with this." Ryou replied, holding the handkerchief hostage.
"Fine, I've got plenty of those."
"Oh…" pause, "you rich people are so unfair."
After that little squabble an eerie stillness came out of nowhere, things were starting to get awkward between them again. Right now, Kaiba was looking for a way to get out of this situation…he couldn't go check on the others yet, Mokuba was already there and if he did Mokuba would probably start babbling about him and his crush on Ryou in front of Ryou's friends.
Then…Kaiba eyes caught sight of the phone, if he could just reach his cell phone and secretly call the mansion's phone without Ryou noticing…he could get out of this predicament.
Unluckily for Kaiba, Mokuba had already thought of that possible way out. In the kitchen, Tea dialed the mansion's phone number with her cell phone and called, beating Kaiba to the punch.
The phone rang and Kaiba was mildly surprised; he hadn't thought that someone would actually call. But before Kaiba or Ryou could stand up to answer the call Mokuba's voice from the kitchen came up, "I'LL GET IT!" shouted the boy, answering the 'call' with the wall phone installed in the kitchen.
Again…Kaiba was still stuck in a room with his apprentice.
Ryou was nervous as hell as well, in all his time with Kaiba at work he had never gotten used to the awkward situations they sometimes got into…then, Ryou remembered about what Yugi and the others told him earlier…he should tell Kaiba how he feels whenever he gets the chance to…this was most definitely a chance.
But…he can't…not yet…what if…or maybe.
Inwardly Ryou got frustrated with himself. Just try to bring it up casually in a way that Kaiba wouldn't suspect…
"Do you like me?" the question came from Ryou out of nowhere, momentarily stunning Kaiba though he didn't show it.
Kaiba debated with himself, thinking hard if Ryou was on to him. Finally Kaiba thought perhaps not, the question wasn't too accurate to pinpoint that possibility now was it?
"Elaborate." He replied blankly as if nothing was going on.
Ryou blushed and then sighed, typical of Kaiba to say that, "Um…well, you don't dislike me do you? Like those other employees at the office who infuriate you… I don't cause you such inconveniences do I?" the teen quietly inquired, drawing small circular patterns on the throw pillow on his lap with his index finger.
For a moment Kaiba thought…then engaged with the conversation, "Actually…I like you." he replied to the inquiry, making sure that his answer wouldn't be too suspicious.
The blush on Ryou's cheeks grew redder, "You like me?" he confirmed.
"Yes." Thought-gathering pause, "I like you a lot." There we go…
Again, Ryou blushed even more…if that was even possible, "I like you a lot too." He gave Kaiba a sugary sweet smile that made Kaiba feel warm inside.
Hold it there…what if Kaiba got the idea that he LIKED him in that romantic way…does that mean that Kaiba felt the same? Ryou pondered to himself.
Somehow as the two sat there, watching one another as the bluish light from the television's ocean view lit the room ever so slightly, the pair failed to notice how close they were sitting together. Their thighs were touching, they could feel each other's heat, and the only thing that was separating their torsos from the other was the plush cushion Ryou was hugging to himself almost defensively…
A moment passed between the two and they stared at each other, watching and gazing at each other's eyes and drowning in the depth of that moment's air.
One couldn't describe that feeling, how those two managed to draw closer and closer…
Oh such beautiful eyes reflecting such clearness and yearning…such lips with a taste that couldn't be labeled, ecstasy? Was it sweetness? Rapture…innocence…Ambrosia? They could not decide for sure…Love…?
…Kaiba was drugged, he couldn't help himself, it was just so tempting…those lips…those eyes; they seemed to plead for his touch…for his being.
It all seemed so unreal, like an illusion or fantasy or dream that Kaiba was having…in which Ryou would succumb to him, allowing him the pleasures of the flesh…
Kiss him…ravish him…
Blue eyes held a look of drowsiness as if drunk on wine, feelings, and emotions, warmth drowned Kaiba's senses to a point that he could lose himself in all this…
Lose and let go…
…No…stop and think…this was Ryou…
But that made it all the more alluring…
Breath looked as if it left Kaiba, he couldn't think straight with Ryou so close to him like this…Ryou who he secretly hoped was feeling the same way as he was…
Their faces were so close…Kaiba's lips were hovering towards the other pair waiting in anticipation…and yet, Kaiba couldn't do it…he couldn't
Just…couldn't.
In the kitchen the others were spying deviously from the corner of the doorway, watching their classmates get on with it…the excitement, the thrill, the sheer craze of what they witnessing before their eyes was practically killing them, not allowing a single breath to escape from their lungs.
It was like watching a soap opera…go on! Kiss…Kiss…KISS damn it!
"I've had enough of this," Mokuba muttered restlessly. He borrowed Tea's cell phone and called his brother's cell phone number…good thing the elder Kaiba carries his cell phone everywhere.
Lips were hovering ever so closely to Ryou's own…Ryou was silent and hesitant, watching with half-lidded eyes as Kaiba struggled internally with himself.
To kiss…or not to kiss…Oh, that was the question!
A sudden cell phone tone and pulsing from Kaiba's pocket shocked the CEO who was off-guard, making him jerk forward in surprise towards Ryou's awaiting lips.
They kissed head on…Ryou's eyes opened wide in shock then closed half way at the sudden warmth the pair of lips upon his were providing…oh how could lips taste so good…
It was…euphoria, that moment…Kaiba had been just as surprised Ryou was …but now that he was kissing Ryou, he couldn't stop.
His brain was screaming NO but he just couldn't control his actions…it was if he was possessed.
The kiss ensued, Kaiba tasted, explored every crevice and corner, floating yet falling to the sheer bliss of it all. He couldn't get enough of it…he wanted to stop yet continue…
He was confused…but what confused him the most…was the fact that Ryou was kissing him back and enjoying it all. A moan escaped Ryou, fueling Kaiba even more…he didn't mean to let it out but Kaiba was just such a good kisser! Devouring him, conquering him, ravishing him mercilessly…
From the kitchen Mokuba smiled, his plot to get his brother to show feelings to Ryou worked…but there was something still missing. Kaiba did not openly confess his love…
The two were kissing long enough and finally they stopped, gasping and blushing at the same time in embarrassment. What now?
Things couldn't have gotten even more awkward between them; they were certainly not JUST friends anymore…if they were ever even officially friends to the public eye. This…has changed everything.
This situation, this scenario…not everything went as planned…Mokuba anticipated his brother's choice of actions but never did he have the exact idea of Kaiba's reaction in the end of it all. The ice enveloping Seto Kaiba's heart was just too thick…this plot was not enough for him to melt completely.
Wordlessly, Kaiba stood and without a glance at Ryou he left the room, leaving a hurt Ryou watching his retreating back. Kaiba had lost…but he wouldn't admit it.
Once Kaiba was out of sight, the gang came out from their hiding place looking guilty for what they had done…they had probably taken away any chance Ryou had with Kaiba in the first place.
"We're sorry Ryou…we, this…all this. He likes you too you know but…" Yugi tried to apologize, softly and guiltily…they shouldn't have rushed the two.
"It's all right…it's not your fault…you guys were only trying to help." Ryou replied, his tone low and somewhat cold in a way that you couldn't read the emotions meant to be shown, was it anger, or sadness? The group couldn't quite tell, "It's not your fault…it's…Seto's." with that accusation, Ryou rose from his seat and left the room.
They all stood there in the dark, basking in the glow from the T.V. for a few moments, unmoving from what had just taken place. Eventually they stirred, cleaning up the mess they left but knowing that they could never clean up the mess they'd caused Ryou and Kaiba.
Mokuba, amongst them all, was the one who felt the guiltiest since it had been his plot…he had done this…he could have possibly pushed his brother to tear down that last string of love in his heart.
Everyone left quietly.
…Leaving Mokuba alone to think.
"What have I done?" the boy whispered…shadows in the room seemed to engulf him in a shroud of gloom as if accusing him of this crime. He caused this…
But…
This had to mostly be his brother's fault…that reaction…was not Mokuba's doing. It was Kaiba's will.
Necro: Man you guys have no idea how boring it is here at my place…I've been writing this chap on paper, all of it. I'm sorry guys…I feel like they're OOC…that's the problem when a person's making the 'ultimatum confession things', the characters tend to shift personalities coz of the intense moment.
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