A/N: Hah! I LOVE Tybalt! I play Tybalt! I got the part! XD! -squeal- THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS! And…

For mandapandabug:

I'll do a Kaiba-centric (ish) chapter after this one!… I do hope I get his attitude right! -prays-

Warnings: Mild cursing, Shounen Ai, Possible OOC
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own it.

Story Notes:

1) -.-.-Page Break-.-.-

2) I don't exactly know if it's Anzu-bashing… but sorry if you're offended!

3) Fixed some stuff!

Paint Me Love

Chapter Four: Mirror Lies

They ran.

They ran fast.

They ran as fast as they could.

They ran like there was no tomorrow.

Actually, only Shizuka did. She was too giddy.

"Shizuka!" Jou yelled out. "Wai—"

And there, it happened… Kaiba bumped into the not-so-rushing blond.

"Out of the way, Mutt." The brunet glared. Obviously in one of his worst moods ever.

"You're the one who bumped into me!" Jou cried in reply. "Jerk!"

"Hmph." Was the only reply he got.

Jounouchi stood there in awe. There was no come back. Nada. None. Now, that wasn't right, was it?

"K—Kaiba…?"

Sadly, he had yet to notice his sister standing right beside him. Blinking rather adorably.

"I really, really don't know what you saw in that guy…" Shizuka whispered. "I mean… no offense, but he's a jerk!"

"I know Shizu," The blond huffed. "And it sucks to love him."

Noticing the sadness that filled her brother's brown orbs, she quickly snatched his hand and pulled him inside the shop.

"Come on, Jou!" She grinned, the famous Jounouchi grin… in an attempt to cheer her beloved brother up.

"What?" Jou whined once more, pulling his 'stolen' arm back to his body. "Hey—that hurts!"

But, he decided to just swing along…

He couldn't waste his sister's effort, right?

After all, Shizuka was his little sister, and she meant the whole world to him. Or so he thinks.

-.-.-

Once inside the game shop, both of their eyes widened—seeing that everyone was there. Sitting. Chatting. Except for Kaiba, who was standing. There. In the corner.

Then, a plan hatched into Shizuka's mind. The brunette had a very sly grin on her very angelic face.

"Hey, guys!" Shizuka said, in hopes to see what the CEO's reaction was going to be. "We have news!"

All heads turned towards the two.

"Shizu," Jou almost-seemingly-begged. "Let's just tell them some other time! I mean… it's not really important."

"What's not important?" Malik asked.

"It's nothing!" The blond covered.

"Come on, Jou!" Yugi chirped. "You know you can tell us!"

Honestly, he didn't want to say anything… especially when Kaiba's around.

"Unless you didn't get into that college!" Marik laughed.

"Actually, Marik…" Shizuka glared.

No one ridicules her brother.

Marik gulped.

"I am proud to say that my brother, Katsuya," The brunette cleared her throat. "Passed!"

"Oh my God!" Ryou cheered. "Congratulations!"

"See! I knew you'd get in!" Yugi smiled.

"Congratulations!" Otogi and Honda chorused like drunk men from a wedding reception. Except for they weren't.

"Heh, thanks, Yug'." The blond replied. "Thanks everyone!"

Shizuka, on the other hand, was quite upset. There hadn't been any reaction from the CEO in the farthest corner of the room.

She pouted. It wasn't fair.

And she wasn't the only one who noticed this.

Jou did too.

But he really didn't give a damn anymore. Every success he had in his entire life meant nothing to the CEO. After all, he was merely a mutt to the guy. A useless street dog. Jounouchi, for Kaiba, was nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Which is one of the strange reasons why he didn't wanna exclaim he passed.

Also, he wanted to leave… silently.

He didn't want to see sad faces that would miss him or he'd miss…

He didn't want to say sad farewells.

He just wanted to leave.

"Holy hell!" Bakura exclaimed. "The Pharaoh and the Priest are out and about! Now the Dog's smart!" The albino gasped, making his light huff in embarrassment. "Holy, dear Ra! The world's coming to an end!"

But, just then, Yami coughed. In hopes that his once great enemy would shut his mouth.

Slowly, the taller tri-colored teen reached out his hand.

As did Jou.

"Congratulations, Jounouchi." Yami smirked.

"Thanks, Yami." The blond said as he eyed the brunet CEO while his hand shook with his companion's. "You too."

"Aw!" All the lights chorused—glomping the unsuspecting blond.

"That means Jou will leeeeaaaave!" Malik whined.

"We'll miss you, Jou!" Yugi continued.

"When will you leave? How long will you be gone?" Ryou butted. "Be careful, okay?"

"Actually," Jou paused. "I really don't know if I'll leave…"

"What!" Everyone gasped. "Why…! Yey!"

"There are… some things that are more important." He smiled.

It was a lie.

But, he had to lighten up the moment.

Somehow.

Just then, someone had to enter and ruin everything.

…Anzu…

"Hey guys!" She greeted as she entered. "What's happening?"

"Jounouchi passed!" Otogi exclaimed.

"Our little Jou's all grown up!" Honda faked a sob. "I'm so proud!"

"Oh! This is just great!" Anzu cheered. "Not only did Jou pass! Our friends and foes are together! I'm so happy!"

And there she went again… babbling on and on about how lucky she is to have friends. As well as emphasizing on the fact that Yami's dating Kaiba.

The King of Games out with the Rich Teenage Prodigy.

It annoyed Jou.

It annoyed Kaiba.

It annoyed everyone.

"Jou…" Yugi and Shizuka whispered as they eyed the teen.

"You know what," Jou smirked. "I decided… I'm going for it."

Jou's brown eyes flared—no, not the familiar determined ones. Instead, flames of anger and irritation filled his eyes. He didn't wanna hear about Yami or Kaiba anymore. He wanted out of it! And it was something he couldn't do when he was around the two, which is most of the time.

Everyone kept quiet.

"Oh, Jou!" Anzu cheered once more, breaking the silence. "Good luck!"

"Thanks." The blond teen hissed in reply.

Still, no one else spoke. Nothing could explain the disappointment they felt when Jou 'changed' his mind about staying.

Especially Kaiba Seto.

Though, there was no reaction. No widening of eyes. No screaming or ridiculing, it seemed like time stopped—everything disappeared.

Kaiba just couldn't believe it…

The dog…

The mutt…

The puppy…

Leaving.

And he couldn't explain why.

To Be Continued

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