Love Shack

Love Shack

By

Hideki LaShae

Chapter Four

"Here's your milkshake, Jou," says Yugi passing me the glass. He sits down beside me with his own milkshake.

I lean against Yugi and sip my treat in silence.

Yugi wraps his arm around my shoulders. "Is something wrong?"

"No."

"How did your date with Yami go?" asks Yugi.

"I love him so much."

"Okay, spill. What happened?"

"He showed up while I was still getting dressed. He says he thinks blonds are beautiful," I say, "He knows my real name now."

Yugi smiles. "And how did he take that news?"

"He was a little shocked. I think it might bother him a bit that I'm such a good duelist," I say sipping my shake, "And he was especially surprised when I told him that the Blue-Eyes is my favorite dragon even though I have a Red-Eyes." I notice the frown on Yugi's face. "What's wrong?"

"What bothers Yami about your dueling?" asks Yugi.

"Well… He said he isn't in my league. Why?"

Yugi shakes his head. "Oh, it's nothing. I just thought… that might be the end."

"Not with Yami." I smile.

"Now… about dragons?" Yugi smiles sweetly, and I'm reminded of you.

"Have I told you about his tattoo?"

"No!"

"He has a Blue-Eyes and Red-Eyes yin-yang tattoo on his arm. He reminds me of the powerful Blue-Eyes. That's why it's my favorite dragon. He says I'm his Red-Eyes! He didn't treat me any differently once he found out who I am."

"I'm glad, Jou."

"We went to Kokomo for dinner! I was a bit worried about the cost, but he said it was fine. Apparently his family own stock in Kaiba Corp."

Yugi giggles.

"What?"

"Nothing! I was just thinking about how nice the food must have been!"

"Everything there was so good! And our waitress didn't even say a word about us making out between courses!"

"Jou!"

"Hey, we were only kissing! He shared his meal with me, plus I had my own, and we had wine with it. I've never had wine before, but the food and wine combinations were absolutely fabulous! So yummy!" I finish my milkshake and place the glass on the table.

Yugi passes me his half-finished glass. "Here, Jou. I don't want to get brain-freeze."

"Are you sure?" I ask.

"Drink that and finish telling me about your date."

I cuddle closer to Yugi. "After dinner, we went to the club. We were dancing all night long. We only stopped for short bathroom breaks and one soda. I was tipsy enough after the wine so we opted not to drink at the club. Then he drove me home, gave me a good night kiss at my doorstep, and asked me to dress 'cute' on Tuesday."

"Tuesday? What's happening Tuesday?"

"He's going to have dinner at my house and try to teach me how to operate a computer without crashing it," I say.

"Sanada-sensei would love it if he could do that!"

"Hey! They were able to repair one of those computers!" I exclaim.

"One out of fifteen isn't good odds, Jou."

I blush.

"So… it's really moving forward, isn't it?" asks Yugi, "Your relationship with Yami. This will be the second time you've met outside of the club. Next thing you know, we'll be hearing wedding bells!"

"Oh, gimme a break!" I groan, "Honestly, Yug! It's not that serious…" My voice trails off as I hear a familiar chiming echoing from down the street. "Yet…"

Yugi giggles. "Like I said! Wedding bells! There's a wedding going on right now at the church."

"You were just splitting a gut waiting for an excuse to use that line, weren't you?"

"Sorry!"

"Yeah, it's cool. What am I going to wear?"

"Don't worry! I'll help you find something 'cute' to wear!" Yugi smirks. "I'll come over after school on Tuesday, and we'll pick it out. Okay?"

"Deal! Thanks for the milkshake. I'm going to go home and be happy."

"Well don't be too happy. We have school tomorrow."

"I'm glad I can talk to you about this now, Yug! Thanks for understanding!" I hug Yugi before heading out.

I run up the school steps. I can't believe I'm late! Why the hell didn't my alarm clock go off? I know I set it last night! I swing the door open and slam right into a warm body. I fall down on top of all that warmth, and a pair of strong arms wrap around me for a moment before roughly shoving me off.

"What the hell are you doing, m… Jou!" exclaims Kaiba.

"Kaiba!" I look up at him with a glare.

Kaiba stands up and brushes the dirt from his uniform. "You need to watch where you're going, Jou! What are you in such a hurry for anyway? Lunch isn't for another hour!"

"My alarm clock didn't go off, and I'm running late. Why the hell aren't you in class, Kaiba?" I ask sitting up.

"I have a business meeting. Don't worry, Jou," says Kaiba ruffling my hair like a dog's, "I'll be back after lunch and I'll bring you a treat."

I slap Kaiba's hand away. "Go fuck yourself, moneybags!"

Kaiba's eyes glimmer with pain for a fraction of a second before he asks, "Are you hurt, Jou? That was an intense tumble you caused."

"I'm fine!" I exclaim pushing myself to my feet quickly.

"You'd better get to class now. Don't run though, okay? We don't need you to get hurt," says Kaiba.

"Class? Oh, shit!" I turn away from Kaiba and run towards our classroom. I don't see Kaiba rubbing a sore spot on his back before leaving as well. I burst into the classroom.

Haruki-sensei glares at me. "Well, if it isn't Jounouchi Katsuya… late, as usual. I hope you don't have plans after school because you'll be here, cleaning."

"Yes, Sensei…"

"Now take your seat," says Haruki-sensei.

I walk over to my seat and get out my books to start taking notes. I pay rapt attention for all of five minutes before my stomach rumbles.

Haruki-sensei glares at me. Apparently she heard that.

I try to focus all through class and answer questions, even though I get most of the answers wrong.

Lunch doesn't come nearly fast enough for my stomach.

Yugi, Honda, Anzu, and Bakura gather around me with their lunches as I look through my bag for my bento.

"So why were you so late this morning, Jou?" asks Honda, "You're normally here early on Mondays. You usually save being late until Friday."

"I set my alarm last night, but it didn't go off this morning," I say as I realize my lunch isn't in my bag, "and to top it all off, I left my lunch on the kitchen counter!" I let my head fall to my desk with a loud thump.

"Jou, do you want half my lunch?" asks Anzu, "I'm on a diet, and my mother keeps packing too much."

I raise my head with a grin, and my stomach growls. "Really?"

Anzu removes one of her rice balls and sets her lunch box in front of me. "Go ahead and eat it, Jou. You need all that weight more than I do!"

"Thanks, Anzu! You're the best!" I exclaim lifting the other rice ball and starting to eat it. This red bean paste tastes weird. Oh, well. Maybe it's just a different brand than I'm used to.

"You can have half my sandwich too, Jou," says Bakura adding half of a chicken salad sandwich to the box, "I'm not very hungry anyway."

"And we can share my tea," says Yugi pouring up some of the cool, lightly green liquid from his thermos, "You know I never drink it all anyway."

"Thanks, guys! I owe you all big time!" I exclaim taking the cup Yugi's offering and drinking a little of it.

Anzu, Bakura, and Yugi send meaningful looks at Honda.

"You can have my vegetables and dip," says Honda.

"Thanks, bud! But you're eating the celery. These veggies are probably the only healthy thing your mom managed to get into your lunch!" I exclaim taking the little bag of vegetables and passing the three celery sticks back to Honda.

Honda smiles. "Man, you must really hate celery to not eat it when you're starving!"

I simply smile back, and we all talk while we eat. I pat my fuller stomach after finishing the last of the tea. "Thanks for sharing, guys. You are the best friends I could ever hope for!"

"You're welcome, Jou," says Bakura, "We couldn't let you starve. It just wouldn't be nice."

A paper bag drops onto my desk.

"Huh?" I look up into Kaiba's blue eyes. "Kaiba! What the hell?"

"I promised you a treat, didn't I?" asks Kaiba. "It's a chocolate éclair."

"Oh, yeah? What kind of poison did you add?" I ask.

"I didn't…"

I hear the bag crinkling and I turn to see Yugi pulling the sealed plastic container from the bag. I lick my lips.

"Oh, these look expensive!" exclaims Yugi breaking the sticker seal and opening the container. He makes a show of inhaling deeply.

I can smell the chocolate… dark, semi-sweet, succulent… It's the type of chocolate that melts in your mouth.

"Do you mind if I have a bite, Jou?" asks Yugi, "There are two éclairs here."

"If you want to test it for poison, go ahead," I say.

Yugi takes a bite and his eyes widen. "This is delicious… beyond delicious!"

I quickly grab the whole éclair and start to devour it. "Oh, gods! This is heaven! You guys all have to try this!"

Seto smiles. Yeah, I think I can quit calling him Kaiba now. Right this second, he's acting more like the Seto his little brother swears is in there somewhere. Yeah, Seto it is…

"Anzu?" asks Yugi holding the éclair towards her.

"Oh, I shouldn't…"

"One bite won't kill your diet," says Yugi smiling sweetly.

Anzu takes the éclair and takes a small bite. Her eyes roll back, and she passes it to Bakura quickly. "I could eat four or five hundred of those!"

"So how did your meeting go, Kaiba?" asks Yugi.

"It could have been better," says Seto, "The man I was meeting brought his new girlfriend. I'm still trying to decide if I ant to tell his wife."

"Ouch!" exclaims Yugi.

"If you don't need him, tell her," I say in between bites.

Bakura takes a bite of the éclair. He passes it to Honda with a contemplative look on his face. "Where did you get this? It tastes familiar!"

"A Paris," says Seto.

"Damn! This is good," says Honda placing the half eaten éclair into the plastic container. "If I was hungrier, I could eat a few of those."

"I'm going to walk away before I'm tempted to do something crazy like kiss Jou," says Anzu before heading back to her desk.

"I think the patisserie from A Paris might have worked at a shop in London that I used to frequent," says Bakura, "I gained twenty pounds from that shop one summer, but it was so good!"

"I believe he did work in London," says Seto.

I finish my éclair and lift the remnants of the second. I close my eyes as I take a bite.

"Aren't you going to offer Kaiba a bite?" asks Yugi, "After all, he was nice enough to bring them back from his meeting."

"If he wanted one, he should have brought himself one!" I exclaim.

"Well, there were two in there," says Bakura, "so maybe he did."

I open my eyes and look at Seto guiltily. "Did you want some?"

"Yes," says Seto, "Just a little." He grabs my hand to hold the éclair still, and he leans down to take a bite of the pastry as I hold it. He licks his lips and releases me. "Delicious."

I can't help but blush and turn away from Seto.

Yugi smiles at me and starts chatting Duel Monsters with Seto while I finish off the second éclair.

The teacher arrives moments later, and everyone takes their seat so class can begin.

I make it halfway through the next class before my guts start growling. I flush with embarrassment and raise my hand.

"Yes, Jounouchi?"

"Sensei, can I have the hall pass to go to the bathroom?"

"Fine," says the teacher.

I stand and practically run out of the room, grabbing the plastic pass as I go. I barely make it to the bathroom and sit down before my body purges itself. "Damn Kaiba probably put Ex-lax into the éclair. See if I ever trust him again!"

I don't return to the class that period or the next. Why did I even bother to show up today? I stumble into the classroom twenty minutes before school ends.

"Jounouchi, are you all right?"

"No. I just came to get my books. I'm going home," I say.

"Sensei, I don't think…"

"I agree, Motou. Jounouchi, I want you to go to the nurse's office and stay there until school is out," says the teacher, "Motou will walk you home after class."

I nod and instantly regret it. "Grab my books, bud!"

"Sure, Jou," says Yugi to my retreating back as I run out of the room again. I head back to the bathroom and lock myself in a stall again.

Some time later, the door opens. "Jou, are you in here?"

"Yeah."

"I'll be waiting outside the door when you're ready to go home," says Yugi.

"Okay. I'll be out soon," I say.

The door closes.

I sigh as I try to clean myself as best as I can and pull up my pants. I leave my stall and thoroughly wash my hands and face. One look in the mirror tells me I look like shit. I dry my hands and head out. "Let's go, Yugi. I want to go home so I can be sick in comfort."

"Okay," says Yugi wrapping an arm around my waist, "Lead the way, Kaiba."

I turn my shocked gaze to the taller boy who I can't believe I didn't see standing across the hall from me holding my books.

"My limo's right out this door," says Seto, "Come on, Jou, Yugi. I'll drop you off."

"What?" I snap, "Like I would really get in a moving vehicle with you! You just want to see how effective your damn little food poisoning trick worked out!"

Seto's eyes widen.

"Yeah! I know you spiked those éclairs with something! What was it? Ex-lax? Rat poisoning?" I glare at Seto.

"I swear, Jou… I didn't…"

"Don't! Don't call me Jou! You'll never earn the right to address me so informally!" I shout, "My name is Jounouchi!" My guts growl again.

Seto clenches his teeth and seethes with anger. He shoves my books into Yugi's arms.

"Kaiba…"

"You damn mutt! I don't see why I even bother, but I agreed to give you a ride home 'so you could be sick in comfort' and now I intend to do it!" Seto glares at me and catches me off guard with a quick uppercut into my stomach.

Ew! Gross. I just soiled myself.

Seto quickly pulls me into his arms and lifts me as easily as if I was a woman. Despite his obvious anger at me, he holds me gently as he carries me out of the school and puts me in the back of his limo.

Yugi slides into the limo beside me, and Seto sits down on my other side.

"I'm sorry that I hit you, but I didn't poison you," says Seto as the limo starts to move.

I glare at Seto.

"Really, Jou… Jounouchi, I didn't poison the food," says Seto, "and I am sorry about hitting you."

"Just take me home, kidnapper!"

"Jou! That was uncalled for!" exclaims Yugi, "You know it's ten times faster to get to your place by car than walking. And I wasn't sure if you could walk all the way without stopping in every bathroom on the way so when Kaiba offered us a ride I thought it was the best idea in the world! The least you could do is be grateful!"

The limo pulls to a stop outside my home.

I grit my teeth and say a hasty "Thank you" as I rush to get out of the limo and into my house.

"I'll just go drop off his books and then we can talk," says Yugi.

"Fine," says Seto.

Yugi gets out of the limo and heads into the house to place my books on the kitchen table. "Jou, I left your books in the kitchen. I'll call you later tonight!"

"Thanks!" I call out from the bathroom.

Yugi heads back out to the limo and sits down beside Seto. "And you had been doing so well until he got sick."

"I apologized for hitting him."

"I meant calling him Jou," says Yugi, "What did you do to him this morning? He was totally freaked out when he came into class this morning."

"I tried to be nice to him," says Seto, "And I called him Jou…" He then proceeds to give Yugi a play by play of his first meeting with Jou. "I was trying to be nice although in retrospect I can see where he might think I was treating him like a dog."

"You need to work on that for tomorrow. Be nice to him. Call him by his name, and try not to treat him like a dog," says Yugi.

"That's much harder than it sounds," says Seto, "He acts so much like a clumsy puppy."

"Yeah, he is really clumsy around you," says Yugi nibbling on his lower lip, "but he isn't that clumsy when you're not there for him to run into. Is Hikari clumsy? Does he make you think of puppies?"

"No. Hikari is very poised and graceful. He always makes me think of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon in flight," says Seto.

"There's a deeper meaning to all this that we can't see right now. I'm going to try to find out why Jou's so clumsy around you, and you… you need to look at him and see Hikari. See the Red-Eyes and maybe you won't call him a dog anymore," says Yugi.

"Do you think he hates me now?" asks Seto quickly.

"Jou doesn't hate," says Yugi honestly, "and before you know it, he'll love Seto as much as he loves Yami."

Seto smiles. "He loves Yami?"

"You know he does, but we want him to love you, don't we?"

"I do."

"Okay… now about this date on Tuesday. What do you consider cute clothing?" asks Yugi smiling, "I have to help Jou pick out his outfit tomorrow after school."

Seto smirks. "I'm glad you asked. I bought an outfit I want to see him in, but Jou wouldn't wear it if I asked. Hikari might, but they'd do it if you suggested it."

Yugi raises an eyebrow. "What's so weird about this outfit?"

"It's just not his normal style. The only time I've seen him wear anything like it is as Hikari, and I don't think I've ever seen him in the color," says Seto, "I'll show it to you when we get to the mansion."

"Okay… What color is it?"

"Green and white," says Seto.

The limo pulls to a stop in front of the Kaiba mansion, and Seto's butler opens the car door for them to step out.

Seto guides Yugi inside and up to a spacious bedroom.

"Is this your room?" asks Yugi looking around in awe.

"Yes," says Seto starting to pull off his uniform jacket as he walks through an open door, "Don't break anything."

"He said not to break anything. He never said I couldn't snoop around!" giggles Yugi with a mischievous smile. His first stop is to peek through the heavy curtains at the garden outside, then rifling through the desk drawers, crawling under the bed, perusing the bookcases, and poking around in the dresser drawers. He manages all this in a matter of seconds.

Seto merely raises an eyebrow at Yugi when he steps out of his closet in a pair of slacks and white turtleneck to find the shorter boy bouncing on his bed. "So should I be getting you a trampoline for your next birthday?"

"No thanks! Those things are dangerous!" exclaims Yugi falling onto his back on the bed, "Your bed is so comfortable! I could fall asleep here…"

"I hope Jou agrees with that statement," says Seto, "Will you get off my bed now?"

Yugi sits up blushing and crawls off the bed. "Sorry."

"Forget it, but the next time you decide to jump on my bed, make sure Jou's jumping on it with you," says Seto.

"Deal!" exclaims Yugi.

"So this is the outfit I got for Jou," says Seto holding up the white jeans and green button-down shirt for Yugi to see.

Yugi blinks in surprise.

Seto sighs. "What is it?"

"I didn't know you could even get white jeans for men," says Yugi.

"Yes, I had them custom made for him. I think he'd look beautiful in white," says Seto blushing, "and the green should make his eyes more vibrant… not like they really need the help."

Yugi smiles. "He will look cute in that. I'll have him try it on."

"Thank you, Yugi," says Seto. He sets the clothes down on the edge of his bed.

"Is there something bothering you, Kaiba?" asks Yugi.

"I wish Hikari was here," says Seto, "I didn't miss him as much during the week before I found out who he really is and admitted my feelings for him to myself. I'm in love with him. Since admitting that, I want him near me always… How long will it be before I don't have to let him go?"

"One step at a time, Seto," says Yugi, "One step at a time."

"I know. We need to get him to forgive me before we can get him to love me," says Seto, "What would be an appropriate apology gift?"

"Not food."

"Jou. I forget the names of all your friends," says my father stepping into the bathroom as I'm climbing from the tub, "Do you know a girl named Mazaki?"

"Dad! That's Anzu's family name!"

"Well why didn't she just say Anzu?" asks my father, "She's on the phone."

"Thanks." I wrap a towel around my waist and pull a robe on before heading out to the phone. I lift it to my ear. "Jou here. Hey, Anzu!"

Jou, I am so, so sorry! comes Anzu's voice over the phone.

"Sorry? You don't need to be sorry about calling me," I say, "I like hearing from my friends."

That's not why I'm apologizing, Jou. My mom told me what she did to the rice ball I gave you. It seems she was trying to help me control my eating by giving me food that she put Ex-lax in, but only half my food. I've only been eating half, so I never noticed it, says Anzu, Hold on. I'm putting her on. Mom!

An older woman's voice comes onto the phone. Oh, Jou-san. I am so sorry. I never meant for you to get sick. It never occurred to me that Anzu would share her food with her friends. I figured she would eat what she was given… I'm so sorry.

"So you're saying you put something in the rice which has made me sick?" I ask, "It was the rice?"

Yes. I'm sorry.

"What kind of mother are you? You ere trying to make your own daughter sick! Put Anzu back on the phone!" I exclaim.

Anzu…

Jou? What did you say to her? She's turning green! whispers Anzu when she gets the phone back.

"Well, I accused her of trying to hurt you on purpose," I say sheepishly. I sigh. "So it was the rice that made me sick? Not the éclairs?"

Éclairs? The ones Kaiba brought? No, they were fine. Remember everyone had a bite? replies Anzu, They were rich and delicious and probably had more calories than everything else I've eaten today, but there was nothing wrong with them!

"Dammit!"

Jou? What's wrong?

"I screamed at Kaiba and accused him of poisoning the éclairs," I say, "Anzu, what do you think I should do to apologize. This calls for more than just 'I'm sorry'."

Can I come over?

"As long as you're going to help me!"

Be there soon!

I'd better go get dressed.

I head into the classroom a good fifteen minutes early, but I don't see Seto sitting inside. I spin around quickly and run right into a warm chest with enough force to send us both sprawling upon the floor. I hear a pain-filled groan as the man I'm laying on hits the floor.

Two strong arms wrap around me, and a familiar voice speaks into my ear, "You seem to be rather fond of getting me into this position, Jounouchi."

I gasp as I raise my head to look into a pair of familiar, cerulean eyes. "Kaiba! I was just looking for you!"

"I can see that," says Seto smiling.

His breath tickles my ear and sends jolts of electricity racing down my sides.

"Are you hurt? Can you move?" asks Seto rubbing his hands across my back and up into my hair.

I blush and scramble to get off Seto. "I'm fine!" I squeak, "You?"

"I'm fine also," says Seto sitting up with a slight wince.

"Are you sure? I thought I heard you groan when we landed."

"It's just bruised pride."

"Bruised pride? So which is it? Dick or tail bone?" I smirk.

"Tail bone," says Seto honestly as he stands up, "I was actually looking for you too. I wanted to apologize again for yesterday." He pulls an envelope from inside his jacket pocket and holds it out towards me. "It's not food this time."

I simply stare at the envelope.

"Will you please at least see what it is before you decide to not accept my apology?"

My eyes widen at the forbidden word 'please' in your statement, and I take the envelope from you. I open it and pull out two tickets to the upcoming Duel Monsters Expo. "Oh, wow!"

"So do you forgive me?" asks Seto, "Jou… Jounouchi?"

"Yeah. I forgave you last night. That's why I wanted to see you," I say pulling a bento from my bag, "and to give you this. Anzu helped me make it so it's not poisoned or anything."

Seto takes the bento from my hands. "You made lunch for me?"

"Yes. As a way to say that I'm sorry," I say hanging my head, "I know you didn't poison the éclairs. Anzu told me that her mom had slipped the Ex-lax into the rice balls. I'm sorry for accusing you, Kaiba."

"I forgive you. Thank you for lunch, Jounouchi," says Seto.

"You can call me Jou if you want."

"Does that mean you forgive me, Jou?"

I smile. "Yeah, Kaiba. I do, but I can't accept these tickets!"

"Why not?"

"Because these tickets are expensive and you got them to apologize for something you didn't need to apologize for! I was sick and I was being such a jerk blaming it on you!" I exclaim, "So just take them and go with Mokuba!"

"Mokuba's already planned a camp out with some of his friends for that weekend. If you won't accept them both, Jou, will you at least accept one and accompany me to the Expo?" asks Seto, "Please?" He smiles.

Oh, Gods! He looks like you when he smiles. Forgive me, Yami. I can't say no to that smile. "Okay, I'll go with you, Kaiba, but you have to pick me up!"

"Gladly!" exclaims Seto brushing against my side as he passes me, "By the way, you can call me… Seto."

"S… Seto?" I shriek.

"Can you hang onto those tickets?"

"Sure."

Seto sits down at his desk and pulls out his book. He flips it open. "I'll be looking forward to going to the Expo with you."

My heart flutters, and I honestly say, "Me too."

Seto glances at me as I move to my desk and sit down.

"What am I going to wear, Yugi?" I whine as I fling clothes around my room.

Yugi yelps.

I look around and see Yugi crawling out of a pile of clothes. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," says Yugi holding up a green shirt and white jeans, "Try this outfit on!"

"Where did that come from?"

"I don't know. You're the one who threw it at me!" exclaims Yugi.

"I don't remember ever buying that."

"Just try it on! I want to see if it looks 'cute' on you!" orders Yugi.

I start stripping off my school uniform, and Yugi turns around to give me a little privacy. I take the clothes and slip them on. "Well, they fit nice."

Yugi turns to look at me, and he blushes. "Wear that!"

"Are you sure? I mean, I don't know," I say turning and flexing. I see a flash of blue eyes staring at me, and I grab the cream colored shirt from the floor. I hold up the T-shirt with the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on it and show it to Yugi. "What about this instead?"

Yugi smirks. "Not instead. Put that on beneath the green shirt and only button the bottom three buttons of the green shirt, and… It will be perfect! So cute! Wear both shirts with those pants!"

"You're sure?"

"I'm positive!"

"Okay, I will! Oh, I can't wait for tonight!"

"I can't wait for tomorrow so you can tell me how it goes!" exclaims Yugi, "I'm so happy for you!"

"I wonder if he's this stressed about what to wear," I say taking off the clothes and setting them aside.

Yugi looks around my room gauging the size of the piles. "I'd say he had twice as much trouble deciding. After all, he has to impress you and your father!"

"Anybody would impress my father!"

"He doesn't know that."

"No. I guess not," I say, "Oh, hey, are you going to the DM Expo?"

"Yeah. Grandpa and I are going. We got in on a business price, only two people, otherwise I'd ask you to come. Sorry…"

"Don't apologize! Seto got me two tickets to apologize for hitting me," I say, "but I didn't feel right accepting them. So he invited me to go with him. Maybe we'll see you there!"

Yugi smiles. "Maybe!"
"I hear it's going to be awesome!" I exclaim.

"Of course it is! It's Duel Monsters!"

Yugi and I burst out laughing.

"I can't wait! It will be so much fun!"

"Even though you're going with Seto?"

"If he gets too boring, I can ditch him and come find you!"

"Jou… that wouldn't be nice."

I sigh. "Fine! I'll drag him with me to come find you!"

"Better."