YUGIOH

Hopeless Collisions

Chapter 11.

Morning came, and Kaiba woke from a soft voice saying, "Good morning."

His eyes opened to see Pegasus smiling down at him, as he added, "Have a good sleep?"

Everything rushed back and he laid there, staring at Pegasus in shock from what they had done. His first instinct was a toss-up between curling up in a corner to die, or retching in the nearest garbage can for the next hour, because of the open display of weakness he had shown last night. But he'd be damned before he backed down from anything. He made the decision to accept this....there was no way he would be second-guessing himself, now.

"Is something wrong?" Pegasus asked, noticing the apparent blank stare on Kaiba's face.

Kaiba shook it off quickly, and turned away getting up out of bed. Then quickly coming to the realization of what little he was wearing, he pulled his covers to himself, grabbing for his pants.

Pegasus smiled, amused. "You don't have to be shy around me. It's not like it's something I haven't seen, before. Besides, with a body like that, it's hardly something you need to be modest about."

Kaiba glared over at him, and tossed the covers into Pegasus' face, putting his pajama pants on, as Pegasus struggled with the sheets. "You just messed up my hair!" Pegasus whined. "That was definitely un-called for!"

By the time Pegasus got the covers off, Kaiba was all ready over at the closet, looking for his clothes.

With a smile, Pegasus got up and grabbed his boxers, slipping them on so that he wouldn't scare his new bedtime friend. He then approached, grazing a gentle finger down his shoulder. "I'm sorry....you're new at this, aren't you? I, uh....didn't really ask, but I assumed you had experience. This wasn't your first, was it? Maybe I should have been a little slower...."

Kaiba closed his eyes and shrugged Pegasus' hand off his shoulder. "It doesn't matter what it was. A fuck's a fuck. Let's just forget about it...."

"Forget about it? You did say we can do this, atleast until we get the ones we love back....right?" Pegasus asked.

Kaiba only offered silence, as he grabbed for his clothes. Pegasus then slipped in front of him, in order to face him. "Are you....regretting this?"

"I don't regret anything." Kaiba answered defiantly. But then, he looked away. "Listen....I'm not exactly sure how this ended up happing, yesterday. But, I'm not really into guys."

"That's fine, neither am I. Remember....it's just a temporary thing. No one has to know about it. And you have to admit, it feels a lot better than thinking about other things lingering in your mind at night, right?? And I know you liked how you felt. Do you deny that?" He asked Kaiba.

Again, Kaiba didn't answer. Pegasus' smile grew with his silence. He then moved away, saying, "Well, don't worry....I don't want to pressure you on anything. So, why don't we forget about this for now. Let's get dressed and get some breakfast for the two of us....okay?"

Kaiba nodded, but remained silent.

As they broke off into different rooms to shower and get ready, Kaiba thought about what was said to him. Pegasus was right....he agreed to be with him in order to forget about Mokuba. And it wasn't one-sided....Pegasus was also doing this to forget about the woman he had lost. So, it wasn't charity, either....they both had something to gain. It was in fact a pretty good idea, so....what was bugging him so much?

It dawned on Kaiba while he was in the shower that what bothered him was Pegasus' talking about this being a temporary truce until he had his love again. Was the real problem him? Maybe....he didn't want this to be temporary.

The idea was insane....sheer madness. But last night, it felt good. Unlike all the pain he had been feeling, he found something that helped fill a terrible void that had grown in him. And if, no....'when' he got Mokuba back, would that void be totally filled? Pegasus offered a more 'different' kind of emotion, something even Mokuba couldn't provide. And why accept just one thing, if he could have it all?

But, no....Pegasus wanted this Cecelia back. And because of that, this was only temporary. Which meant, Kaiba was nothing but a piece of meat to be used by Pegasus, until they got what they wanted. Somehow, that didn't feel very good. Maybe that's why he wanted to stop it now.

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It was awkward at the breakfast table, both sitting down and quietly eating. Kaiba was dead silent. Pegasus talked about random things, but Kaiba still didn't say a word.

"Are you going to eat that toast?" Pegasus asked.

Kaiba put the toast on it's own separate plate, acknowledging Pegasus could have it. With that gesture, Pegasus instantly pushed closer to him, to take it. "Oh....thanks."

Pegasus nibbled on it, then smiled over at him....knowing Kaiba was probably still confused over the whole thing. 'Ah, to be young and naive like that, again. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. Poor guy being a virgin and all....he probably doesn't know how to handle all these new emotions.'

"Well, since you're going to be gone most of the day, and your public speaker is presently soulless....who do you plan on having run the place?" Pegasus asked.

Kaiba finally lowered his paper, glaring suspiciously at Pegasus. "You're suggesting yourself again, aren't you? I all ready told you no." Atleast now, he was on a more comfortable subject....business.

"It's because you don't trust me. Then use the Rod, and scan my mind....see if there is anything inside of me that shows me wanting to back-stab you and take over the business. If you do that, it'll ease your mind of that distrust, and maybe stop this stubbornness. You have no one else you can really trust at this time, atleast not qualified for such an important position....and you know this." Pegasus said.

Again, Pegasus was right....and he hated him being right. Maybe him not trusting Pegasus was irrational at the moment, but this was the person that once kidnapped his brother and stuck his soul in a card. Given, he explained his reason, and when he went into Pegasus' mind, he also saw the truth there, too. He had no reason not to trust him. But his old protectiveness over his now dead little brother just kept coming back.

Mokuba....he was still dead. And without Pegasus' help, maybe he'd forever stay that way. He now owed the creator of Duel Monsters a lot more than the present treatment he was giving him.

"Fine." Kaiba said, after thinking this through. "What I'll do is have you written up like a subcontractor coming in to perform a certain job while I'm away....but nothing more than that. That guarantees even if you play 'the boss' while I'm gone, you still have no real power."

Pegasus smiled and shrugged. "Fine, Kaiba-boy....whatever makes you feel good."

Kaiba then finished the last of his juice, and got up, saying, "Then, let's go."