I realized that it's normally Yami's part to seduce Kaiba so I thought why not turn it around?^^ I'm not sure I got it right and it was somewhat straining but once I got the idea I didn't want to let it go. Also this is a continuation of Uniform but you don't have to read it before this :)

Respect

„Hey."

Yami started rather awkwardly as he strolled over to Kaiba, nodding goodbye to his other classmates and teacher as they left the room. He hadn't talked to him yet and a greeting seemed appropriate to start their conversation. Kaiba looked him up and down before he raised his eyebrow in anticipation of whatever Yami wanted to say and Yami had to hold a shudder back. He had other things to concentrate on right now.

"I just wanted to make sure we're both on the same level. I suppose you're not convinced our team-up for the next tournament will have our school victorious for the first time in decades since you hate that part of the competition. But we were assigned by lot and since we're both champions of the individual competition I think the stakes of us winning as a team is very high. So if you're going to treat me as one of your subordinates then I'm out of this. We're both equally good at what we do and if we're able to combine our strengths than there's no way anyone else can beat us."

Kaiba hesitated a little seemingly confused by Yami's objection but then he shrugged. "I know."

He took a breath and opened his mouth as if he wanted to add something but decided against it and just looked at Yami. He wasn't staring as usual, just gazing as if he waited for Yami to say something more and Yami felt his concentration slipping away under his blue eyed gaze again.

The tension surrounding them had always been a solid, a special one but ever since their encounter on the train it had become so thick that it gave him goose bumps whenever they were too close and a headache whenever they were too far apart. The rules had changed between them and Yami had to make an effort to keep his façade and play along. It was stressing him out and he better not thought about what this had already led to three days ago.

Well actually he did think about it too much and he didn't know what to make of it. It had been awkward to kiss him but so great at the same time and even though he didn't want them to but his thoughts regularly drifted back to the feeling of his raw lips against his own. He wanted to feel it again and that really didn't make things easier for him.

Especially when Kaiba looked at him like that.

This was actually the first time they had said more to each other than two words after his kiss in hit-and-run style. Yami thought about addressing this particular topic but his mouth had gone dry and his brain was empty. He couldn't think of anything clever to say and just watched as Kaiba walked past him and headed to the door.

Yami looked at his back and suddenly felt his heart clench at the sight of Kaiba just leaving this room, of leaving him. He had the feeling he'd lose something when he would let him leave the room without saying anything else.

"It's still weird isn't it?" Kaiba stopped at that but didn't turn around just yet and Yami cleared his throat softly in hope to get a hold of himself. "We were fighting against each other all the time and now we have to team up."

"Didn't you just say we will win if we fight together?" Kaiba's voice was low but Yami could clearly hear some suppressed anger.

"Sure." Yami said as calmly as he could and both awaited and dreaded the moment Kaiba turned around to look at him. "I'm just curious how it'll turn out. I mean, this is your first team competition and I wonder if that's really down your alley."

Kaiba turned and the ice and anger in his eyes had Yami frozen on his spot. "If you don't believe your own words, why bother telling me?"

Yami swallowed. "I didn't mean it that way." He defended lamely and Kaiba was quick to interrupt him.

"Yes, you did." He spat and took a step closer to him. "Blaming me is what you always do. But you're just as much to blame when this goes wrong as I am."

"I don't blame you at all I'm just saying…"

"That I will hold you back since I don't know anything about your precious teamwork." Kaiba snorted and shook his head. "Would you have preferred to be teamed up with that dweeb?"

Now Yami felt anger rising in him as well and he glared at Kaiba. "Jounouchi is my friend."

"That doesn't change the fact that he's a dweeb."

"But it should change how you're talking to me about him."

Kaiba only laughed condescendingly and despite the anger towards his classmate, Yami felt himself be pulled even closer to him. He rolled his fists and dug his nails into his skin to keep his thoughts from drifting further. "Besides I never said anything like you're holding me back and I never doubted that you knew about teamwork. But it'll be the first time for you and you're always claiming how you don't need anyone and never let anyone close to you no matter how much they try."

There was a pause in which Yami realized what he had said and Kaiba just stared at him, various emotions running over his face before they drained and left his gaze empty and open for Yami to decipher. "Maybe I would have made an exception for you."

Yami couldn't stop his heart from stumbling a little at those words and needed quite a lot of willpower to keep his façade. It was just like when they were on the train together and Kaiba had suddenly talked about catching him when he fell and he hadn't known if he really meant what he thought he meant with that. He had wanted to know ever since then and ever since then had he been too nervous, too afraid to ask. But still he had kissed him and they were standing here now. If he didn't talk out now he wouldn't be worth to call himself Kaiba's rival anymore.

So he swallowed thickly and looked directly in Kaiba's eyes. "Would you?"

Kaiba looked back at him and then actually took another step closer. "What do you think?" He said with a strange tone in his voice.

"I don't know what I'm thinking." Yami said truthfully and hold his gaze as Kaiba took yet another step.

"You don't know me."

"Because you push me away every time I try." He put extra emphasis on the last word although he knew Kaiba understood him.

"I didn't push you away three days ago." A short pause. "Or did I?"

Yami inhaled sharply at those words. So they were really talking about that. Sure it had been pretty obvious but to get the confirmation was definitely something else. He shook his head barely noticeable. "You didn't."

"Hm." For a second a small, triumphant smile was visible on Kaiba's face. "And still you just turned and walked away without saying a word. Is that your definition of respect?"

"I… I wasn't… I mean that…"

"That?"Kaiba repeated with a snort and it was only then that Yami realized he was still angry. "You can't even say that you kissed me?" Yami felt heat rising in his face at the way Kaiba almost spat the word and he eyed him defiantly. "Why? Is it embarrassing? Do you feel ashamed? Or regret it even?"

"I just didn't… "

"Didn't what? Realize what you did? Think I'd bring it up? Or think that it could mean something for me?"

"I just didn't think you… liked it that much."

"Again I didn't push you away, did I?"

"Well no, but…"

"But what?"

"For goodness sake, Kaiba at least let me finish my sentence when you're running over me like that."

Kaiba stared hardly at him for a while before he nodded slowly and Yami sighed. Their little banter had actually eased his nervousness a little. "No, you didn't push me away but you didn't hold onto me either, okay. And… just because you didn't stop me doesn't ultimately mean you really wanted it. Maybe you were just too surprised to react or didn't know what to do or…"

"I always know what I'm doing, thank you."

"Yeah..." Yami couldn't help his grin at those words but as fast as it had appeared as fast did it disappear again. "But… maybe I didn't know what I was doing."

"… So it was a mistake?"

"No!" To his own surprise Yami sounded almost desperate and was speechless for a second when realization hit him like that. He put his hands over his face and groaned out loud although he knew this wouldn't help him in any way. He took a deep breath and looked at Kaiba again. "It wasn't a mistake I kissed you, yes and that wasn't a mistake. It may have been a little hasty and certainly sudden but I'm neither embarrassed nor ashamed and I don't regret it. I actually think I never will. Regardless of… how this will turn out. I… enjoyed kissing you and I… found myself thinking of doing it again more… often than I can actually remember during the last days."

"And what stops you from doing it again?"

Yami laughed nervously as Kaiba took the last step to him. "Well I had no idea you wanted to do it again…"

"I always know what I want." Kaiba brushed his fingertips against his cheek and Yami's breath hitched in his throat. "Don't tell me you're scared?"

"After this conversation? Not anymore."

"Nervous?"

"Yes…"

"So am I…"

Who made the last move and closed the distance between them Yami had no idea and he couldn't care less. Kaiba's lips were back on his just like he had wanted it from the moment he had walked into this room and he wrapped his hands around Kaiba's neck to pull him further down to him. He cocked his head to the side a little to intensify their kiss and was both surprised and pleased that Kaiba went along with him.

Acting almost simultaneously again they open their mouths and Yami can't help his low moan when their tongues met in this sensational and passionate way.

He heard something from Kaiba he couldn't identify and the next thing he knew was that Kaiba had grabbed him by the collar and had slammed him against the wall. All air left Yami's lungs due to the impact and he breathed in as fast and as deep as he could before Kaiba lifted him up. Almost automatically Yami wrapped his arms and legs around Kaiba's neck and waist to keep himself in place and pressed against the other's body.

He fit quite well against him, he realized and then got back to kissing him just like before, hands gripping soft brown strands and tongues dancing more like against than with each other but that was just making it more addicting. Yami gasped again when Kaiba's hands went under his shirt and he felt the other's slightly colder hands running over his heated skin. Kaiba's hands on his body sent small sparks of electricity through him and Yami was close to losing his mind.

The bell rang shrill in his ear and with they parted with a gasp. For a while they just stared wordlessly at each other before Kaiba let him down and Yami pushed his shirt back in his pants with slightly trembling fingers. His skin still burnt where Kaiba had touched him and his lips felt bruised but in a very good way.

"But I'm ready to give this a try."

Kaiba suddenly said with a hoarse voice had Yami shiver and he needed a moment to remember what they had been talking about before. His breath left him when he finally made the connection.

He blinked and opened his mouth to say something but found himself unable to come up with a reply. That Kaiba was still so close that he could feel his breath on his skin wasn't helping him in getting his ability to think back either and in a desperate attempt to get his brain to work again he tore his eyes away from this so disheveled yet so appealing face in front of him.

He swallowed thickly, took a deep breath and then tried to find some words again but all he managed to do was nod.

Yami stared at him when he turned as if nothing had happened and realized that must have been how Kaiba had felt when he did that three days ago. Kaiba again headed to the door and Yami had a strange sort of déjà-vu.

"Kaiba!" Yami called out to stop him and Kaiba turned around once more to look at him. "I do respect you. Don't ever think I don't." Kaiba blinked somewhat surprised before he got himself under control again and nodded. "You're not…" Yami started again as Kaiba reached the door after a few steps. "You're not taking the train later, are you?"

Yami held his gaze firmly and gave him a small smile which Kaiba returned after a while with a small nod. "I'll make an exception for you."