Buddyshipping (Honda Hiroto/Jonouchi Katsuya)
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It started with a punch that was meant for someone else.
Jonouchi felt like maybe he should apologize to the man staggering back from the school gate, his eyes wide as he cupped his jaw with shock. He had thought it was Yoshida, that spindly kid with the buzzcut from Hirutani's gang. None of Hirutani's gang was supposed to be here at Domino High, so Jonouchi had thought maybe Hirutani had gotten wind of Jonouchi taking the Domino High exam and had managed to sneak in a rat to keep an eye on him. Jonouchi wanted to get the drop on him first to make sure he was too scared to report anything back to Hirutani.
But no, up close, Jonouchi realized this kid was too tall and broad to be Yoshida. He should probably apologize, right?
His mouth half opened to do so when a fist swung right for his nose and he had to duck, the fist grazing against his cheekbone instead and spinning him around. Holy hells, that was a fast punch! No sooner had he dodged that one than the other guy dropped his school bag and raised up both fists—that was a generic stance, he could have been any one of the other gang kids that Jonouchi had run into before. He hadn't even thought about the fact that there might be other gangs in this school that he'd have to deal with.
Jonouchi tensed up, hands loose, ready to meet another fist if it came but he wasn't going to throw one himself, first.
For a long moment, they both just stared at each other. Was...was the other guy not gonna keep fighting?
After another beat, the other guy let his hands drop a little.
"Are we done?" he said.
Jonouchi blinked. His stance was relaxed, but...was it a trick? He grunted, spitting onto the ground as he straightened and shoved his hands into his pockets.
"Thought you were somebody else," he said. "Sorry."
"Do you usually greet people with a fist to the face?" the other guy said, raising both eyebrows.
"None of your business," Jonouchi said. "I'm sorry, anyway."
He ducked his head and slouched towards the school. What a way to start off his 'new and improved' life, huh?
"It was a good punch!" the other guy shouted at his back. "You ever wanna have a round, I'll take ya."
Jonouchi thought about shouting 'fuck off' back, but...was the kid laughing? Was that a joke? After Jonouchi had punched him in the face? He felt his face flushing, and hoped that he wouldn't see that kid again any time soon.
Which was short-lived, as he slouched into the classroom and ten minutes later found himself seat right next to the bastard.
The guy just grinned at him with his chin on his hand. A bruise was forming on his jaw where Jonouchi had punched him.
"Honda Hiroto," he said. "Looks like we're gonna have to become friends."
Jonouchi tried to hide the fact that he was blushing. God...this was the worst...
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A/N: Lol. Next is Bribeshipping (Mai x Ryuzaki).
