Back! Sorry for the long wait :/ this semester is coming to a fast close and this being college has put a lot of stress on me. But here is the next chapter, hope you like! :)
When Yami emerged again it was just before the party had started, he had taken the time he had spent in hiding taking a shower and getting ready. He spent quite a long time picking out his outfit but he was sure it would please Kai-…..Yami proceeded to take a moment to bang his head against the wall in hopes that it would rid him of any more thoughts involving a certain CEO.
"WHAT the HELL Yami?" Yami winced when he reached the bottom of the stairs, he had meant to get downstairs just before everyone arrived and say he got there a bit early so that he could avoid questions as to why he had stayed the night at his biggest rival's house. However, nothing got past Jou and this obviously wasn't an occasion when it managed to slip by. "Why the hell does it look like you've been here for awhile? Not getting all chummy with Kaiba are ya?" Jou sneered as he walked up to Yami, playfully punching him in the arm.
"Since when were you the master of anyone, Mutt?" Kaiba mocked as he entered the room, his usual expression of superiority back with a vengeance.
"Shut the hell up rich boy!"
"Dogs are to obey their master's, not the other way around." Kaiba replied as Yami and the rest of his friends held back Jou as the blonde attempted to lunge at Kaiba. "If you all would just accept the facts and get him a leash it would save you all a great deal from holding him back." Kaiba sneered in triumph as he walked past the group and disappeared into the kitchen.
"I'm sorry, but that last one was prettttty good." Bakura commented, breaking the silence before a tirade of 'Shut the hell up" was bestowed upon him.
"I'm so glad you all could come!" Mokuba yelled as he ran down the stairs before launching himself into the group of friends and landed on a still mourning Jou. "Oops…is he gonna be alright?"
Jou lay on the ground twitching, first hurt by a Kaiba's cruel words…and now crushed by a Kaiba's excitement. Either way he was beginning to believe that they both were out to get him at this point.
"Uhm…yeah! He'll be fine Mokuba, don't worry." Yami answered, smiling at the boy as he put his arm around Mokuba and turned him away while he kicked Jou underneath the dessert table.
"Ok! Well I'm gonna go tell the caterers to start bringing out the food!"
"We'll help!" Yugi, Ryou, Anzu, and the rest of the group exclaimed, ready to be out of the way when Jou awoke.
Yami sighed and as he was turning to check on Jou he found Bakura bent down pushing the blonde further under the table so that Jou wouldn't be found.
"…Do I want to know thief?"
"Nope…but if you hear screaming later, it is Malik and I torturing him." Bakura smirked as he stood, folding his arms over his chest.
"Oh? Malik is coming? I assume Marik is as well?" Yami winced as he thought of all the chaos that would be caused by the three psychopaths being in the same building.
"Naw, Marik is still upset about our last little get together." Bakura laughed as he started looking over the contents of the dessert table. "How likely do you think it is that Kaiba had these poisoned?"
"Drugged…maybe, but not poisoned, sweets are Mokuba's favorite. And didn't your last get together with Marik involve you and Malik locking him in a closet for three hours?"
"It was funny until Ryou yelled at me." Bakura mumbled as he sulked out of the room. It was truly a blessing that Ryou had learned how to control the thief even though Yami felt just a bit sorry for Bakura since Ryou could be quite scary when he got angry. That aside though, It looked as though everyone had made it to the party, now all Yami had to do was avoid Kaiba and attempt to keep a slobbering Anzu away from him….not too hard, right?...
As Yami entered the great room he was impressed with how much Kaiba had gone to ensure that everything was perfect. It was appropriately decorated with festive Christmas accents, but none that were gaudy or an eyesore of course. There was even a magnificent Xmas tree in the corner of the room that was adorned with gold and red ornaments and lights and the beast of a tree was at least 12 feet and very nearly touched the ceiling.
It amused Yami even further to see that Duke and Tristan were playing a dancing game on Kaiba's wii and both were failing miserably at trying to impress Serenity who sat on the couch with a bored expression as the two yelled for her to watch them. Across the room Yugi and Ryou were standing in front of the tables that held the food with looks of sheer joy upon their faces (Jou may have been a pig, but both Yami and Bakura knew that their lights could put even a starving mutt in its place when it came to good food, which in this case, VERY good food).
"Do you think we can start?" Yugi asked after Yami had walked up to admire the table as well.
"I don't see why not, but you should probably go make sure with Mokuba first." Yami laughed as Yugi's stomach let out a tremendous growl.
"Yami?"
"Speak of the devil!" Yami replied as Mokuba ran toward him with a rather worried expression upon his face. "Is there something wrong?"
"Have you seen Seto? I've looked everywhere…I didn't want to start the party without him." Mokuba sniffed as he furiously rubbed his eyes trying to distract from the fact that he was obviously upset.
/Dammnit…I didn't want to have to be anywhere near him for the night/ Yami thought to himself /at least not after…/
/After What?/
/Shit, sorry Yugi it's nothing. Don't worry about it./
/Did he do something to hurt you?/ Yugi asked in a worried tone through the link he and Yami shared, his feelings of worry clearly visible on his face.
/Don't worry little one./ Yami answered before he shut the link and headed toward the stairs.
Yugi watched Yami walk away. He didn't believe Yami at all but decided if it was something serious, Yami would definitely have told him.
"Come on Mokuba; let's go make sure Bakura and Malik aren't torturing anyone." Yugi smiled as he led Mokuba away from the table.
Yami frowned when he reached the top of the stairs and headed in the direct he thought Kaiba's room might be. He seriously didn't want to even see the CEO at the current point in time but he had promised Mokuba he would bring his brother down, and he could never deny the younger Kaiba.
"Kaiba?" Yami knocked on the double doors before him that he could only assume were hiding the taller male behind. "Get the hell downstairs! Mokuba wants you to be down there with him!"
"Am I not allowed to change in peace?" Kaiba's voice asked behind the door as the doors were thrown open, nearly hitting Yami in the nose had he not backed up in time.
After the doors had opened Yami was greeted with quite the sight. Kaiba had indeed been changing. He wore a pair of black jeans that were form fitting but couldn't quite be qualified as skinny jeans that hung low on his hips. His grey dress shirt was classy but had flair to it that deemed it appropriate for a party but it hung off of the taller man's shoulders as he had not had time to button it yet, showing off the toned chest Yami had visualized earlier in the day.
"Don't just stand there." Kaiba huffed as he reached out and grabbed Yami's arm, yanking the boy into the room, shutting the doors behind him.
"Uhm, actually I better go back and let Mokuba know you'll be down when you are done…" Yami blushed as he looked away, not wanting to be caught appreciating the sight in front of him.
"Stop being such a baby, have you never seen another half-dressed man before?" Kaiba smirked as he turned his head toward Yami as he slowly buttoned the shirt up, leaving three buttons at the top and a few at the bottom undone.
"I- of course I have! Why do you ask?" Yami huffed as he crossed his arms and looked away. "AHHhngh!" Yami yelped as he felt Kaiba push him onto the bed he had been standing in front of. Note to himself…never to look away from Kaiba.
"I asked because I could feel your eyes burning holes through me." Kaiba smirked as he withdrew his hands from holding Yami down, leaving the shorter male sitting on his bed.
Yami fell silent as he watched Kaiba retreat into a large walk-in closet at the far end of the room and then emerge wearing a studded belt loosely on his hips and a pair of black boots that sported a metal heel that was a little more feminine than Yami would have expected. Upon seeing Yami's raised eyebrow at his appearance Kaiba sneered.
"Did you think I wore my school uniform or a ridiculous trench coat all the time?" Kaiba asked as he walked over and stood in front of Yami, placing a hand on his hip.
"Yes?" Yami answered as he looked up at the CEO wondering how many more surprises the taller male had up his sleeve.
"Tch, Let's go so Mokuba doesn't think I've murdered you." Kaiba said in response as he walked toward the door but not before turning to tell Yami that 'the sound he made when Kaiba had thrown him on the bed was quite nice'
"Asshole!" Yami yelled as he bounded down the stairs in front of Kaiba, putting as much distance as he could between them.
The night went quite well. Jou eventually regained consciences and attempted to murder Bakura and Malik as they had been about to do 'unspeakable' things to him. Mokuba and Yugi had successfully eaten nearly all of the desserts and Kaiba had actually managed to be somewhat 'pleasant' but that was even stretching it. Everyone but Yami, Yugi, Jou, and Bakura and Ryou had gone home early but by midnight Yugi and Ryou had started yawning so the group began to bundle up.
"Thanks for having us Mokuba!" Yugi waved as he turned to head out the door but found Yami and Bakura staring dumbstruck at the white door.
"Wait…I thought Kaiba's door was black?…" Yugi asked as he looked over at Mokuba to confirm if he was correct.
"Holy shit!" Bakura yelled as he slammed the door shut. "I'm glad everyone that left early told us their early departure was due to the fucking blizzard outside!"
"Wha?" Yami continued to stare at the now closed door. Snow had completely blocked any way to get out of the house. As of late, Yami was fairly certain that the gods were enjoying causing him so much ill-fortune.
"What are we gonna do now?" Jou yelled as he pulled at his hair and sank to the floor.
"It cannot be avoided. You all will have to stay here until it has cleared up and enabled us to get out the door, But don't get too comfortable." Kaiba sighed as he turned to walk up the stairs.
"Excuse me?" Yami asked as he folded his arms at the retreating CEO, displeasure clearly in his voice.
"Yes?" Kaiba asked as he turned to face the pissed of former pharaoh, an eyebrow raised at the demanding tone the shorter male had just used on him.
"Don't just think you can walk off after telling us that!" Yami huffed as he let his arms fall to his sides to only form fists. "Be a host and get everyone situated!"
"Fine." Kaiba sighed as he turned towards the rest of the group that were currently gaping at the two.
"I will set out sleeping bags for everyone in the living room. While I am doing so, all of you go in there and move the furniture out of the way." Kaiba ordered as he left the room.
"…Uhm Yami?" Yugi looked up at him.
"Did he just do what you told him to without arguing?"
"What the fuck?" Jou yelled as he left the room to help Bakura and Ryou move the furniture.
"Ya…It would seem that way." Yami answered as he looked down at Yugi and ruffled his hair before turning to head in the opposite direction.