So this is the much anticipated Pt. 4 of 'Party Favors'. I already had the idea for this story brewing in my mind while I wrote Pt. 3 but decided to make them separate. So, I hope that you girls (and possibly some dudes) enjoy this story! –Shelby-
Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh! or any other brands mentioned in this story.
What time is it? Seto thought. He had fallen asleep at his desk from the furious pacing he had done the other night. He had thought over the current situation with every possible frame of mind. Should he confess his feelings for Jou and be rewarded with the knowledge that he felt the same or harbor his secret and watch his beloved fall for someone else? No, he couldn't let that happen. Jou would have to know the truth.
Jou woke up with a heavy head. His body ached and his head felt as if it were filled with wet cotton. He found himself in a strange room, unable to identify where he was. He was beginning to panic until the sound of muffled footsteps and the appearance of Mokuba holding a breakfast tray in his hands calmed him down. That's right, he was at the Kaiba Mansion…he had stayed the night…
"Good morning, Jou! I hope you slept okay, you were so drunk last night!" he giggled. He set the tray down on the small table and helped Jou sit up. Jou realized he was still in his suit and struggled to take off his tie.
"Here, let me help you with that," a pair of strong hands reached out and untied the knot. Jou looked up and saw Seto. He blushed furiously at this inconvenience.
"I was doing just fine without your help, Kaiba-san," he muttered groggily. He sat up and accepted the breakfast tray held out to him from the modest young Mokuba. He smiled and inhaled the delicious scents steaming up from the covered plates.
"Mokuba, could you leave us for a moment? I need to talk to Jounouchi about something," Seto laid a gentle hand on his brother's shoulder. Mokuba nodded and waved to Jou before leaving the room quietly.
"What's there to talk about?" Jou muttered between bites of toast and swigs of fresh orange juice.
"You said something last night that really got me thinking, Jou. I feel as if you need to know the truth," Seto's voice strained off into a whisper. Jou stopped with a piece of toast up halfway to his mouth. What had he said that had the ice-cold Kaiba sweating so badly?
"Oh, yeah? Okay, just what did I do that was so bad?" he mumbled.
"It wasn't anything you did, Jou. You were so drunk…Last night I brought you up here so that you could stay here the night; I was worried you would get hurt on your way home. I left you here to get some sleep but you told me something I didn't know…" Seto was stuttering by this point.
"Seriously, Seto, what did I say?" Jou abandoned his toast and turned his full attention on the shaking teen.
"You told me that you loved me," he whimpered. Jou blushed furiously and buried his face in his hands. He felt so ashamed; the secret he had struggled to keep for so long was now a lost cause. Hot tears started to well up in his chocolate eyes and he didn't stop them from falling; he wanted to cry. He wanted to cry for two reasons...A) He was so ashamed that his secret had been spilled in a drunken stupor, B) He didn't know if Seto felt the same.
"No, no, no..." Jou started chanting like some sort of mantra. Seto looked up from his own hands and put his arms around the rocking Jou.
"It's alright, baby, it's alright," he whispered; the shaking in his voice seemed to have faded away into some profound assurance and confidence.
"No, no, no! It's not alright, Seto! I've tried to hide this secret for years and now the one time I let myself loose I betray myself!" Jou bawled.
"It's going to be fine, Jounouchi. Come, let's get you home." Seto removed the half-eaten breakfast and helped Jou get on his feet. The blond boy continued to cry while he was lead downstairs, giving blubbery goodbyes to the Kaiba staff. Seto helped the unsteady Jou into his red sports' car and looked at him with sympathetic eyes. Seto got in and stared the car without a word; he felt Jou needed to be left with his own thoughts for a while. The drive went by in peace, finally Kaiba pulled up to Jou's apartment complex.
"Okay, do you need any help getting in? Are you going to be alright?" Seto reached over and smoothed Jou's disheveled hair.
"Um, if you want to come in for a little while, you can. I'll probably only need help getting up the stairs though," he muttered. The hangover was killing him and he needed more sleep.
"Okay," Seto whispered.
"You really don't have to do this for me, Seto-san," Jounouchi mumbled. Seto set him gently on the couch and sat beside him.
"It's my fault you're in this state," Seto chided. "If I had just let you go home...my damned pride!" Seto buried his face in his hands. He looked up and felt Jou's hand on his shoulder.
"What are you so proud about, Kaiba? The last time I checked the Great Kaiba Seto had everything his heart desired," Jou muttered with disdain.
"Not quite everything," Seto whispered.
"Wha-" Jou was cut off as Seto leaned forward quickly and trapped Jou in a vise-like grip. Seto pinned Jou to the couch with strong hands and leaned down slowly and whispered in Jou's ear.
"There's one more party favor left in me," he muttered. He brought his face back up and kissed Jou with all the passion and energy he could muster. He let himself sink on top of Jou, letting Jou's arms free. Seto laced his fingers through Jou's feather-soft hair, Jou's arms wrapped around his torso with his hands kneading his back. Jou moaned quietly and the sound urged Seto on. Remembering to breathe, they broke apart, much to each other's dismay.
"I think that's one party favor I'll never get tired of receiving." Jou caressed Seto's face with soft fingertips and smiled.
"Me either," Seto replied and continued to shower Jou in kisses until it was late enough for Seto to return home.
"Hey, Seto-kun!" Jou called from his window.
"Yes?"
"I love you!" he smiled.
"I love you, too!" Seto yelled back. He drove away in his car, all the while dreaming of his precious puppy.
It's a sappy ending, I know. Is this the end of the story? Probably, I can't come up with any other ideas at the moment but I hope this was satisfactory. Please R&R!