It had been two weeks now since Kaiba had committed suicide. It had been strange since he had come back to life. Things were to different now that he could feel no emotion. There was nothing worse than being an empty shell. And of course, Kaiba found himself wanting to be around Jounouchi because that meant that he could feel again, although he had to touch the blond in order to do so. He didn't understand why he had been given a second chance. All he knew was that Jounouchi was in love with him for some reason. It wasn't like the CEO had ever been nice to the mutt. So why was he in love with him?

Seto sighed and shook his head. Why did things like this always have to happen to him. From things like idiots plotting world domination to getting stuck in virtual worlds, it seemed like Kaiba was doomed to experience these ridiculous happenings for the rest of his life. Seto looked in the mirror. He looked like normal, but... he could tell that the emotion in his eyes was missing.

He thought back to the day that he had killed himself. Seto knew what he had done was wrong, and as a ghost, seeing his little brother terrified and crying had made him feel guilt. Even though he was solid now, he felt more transparent than ever. He saw Mokuba come into the room, and an empty smile appeared on his face.

"Hey Mokuba."

"Oh, hey Seto. Jounouchi was asking about you today. He was wondering if maybe you wanted to go with him to Yuugi's game shop." Seto thought for a moment, but not about the fact that the blond had made such a request. His thoughts were about the gain he could receive from this. The only time he could feel was when touching the blond. He could accidentally run into Jou as much as he wanted given recent events, and he would be able to still get the sensation of emotion lingering a few minutes after having made contact with the mutt.

"Tell Jou that I'll see him over there." Mokuba's face paled a bit.

"Actually, I already told him he could come and get you here." Seto sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. It was a normal reaction for him, because by now he would be getting a headache. However, it seemed that this was normally caused by irritation, which was one of the things that he had lost when he had been resurrected. Cold... Hard... Empty...

"All right. I should probably go and get ready," Seto replied dully. It would benefit him to have the dog around sooner than he expected, as he could greedily touch the blond and feel everything he wanted to feel. Perhaps... he could use Jou being in love with him to his advantage. Seto's genius idea caused an empty smirk, but the self appraising feeling that normally crept up at this time was absent... just like all his other emotions.

Jou smiled to himself as he looked in the mirror. He had actually made an attempt to pull his hair back, and he had been able to put it into a short, neat ponytail. He looked over himself and folded down the collar of his shirt. Jou had on a light green button up shirt. It was a little wrinkled and a bit messy. He left it untucked, and checked out the tan casual slacks that he was wearing, also a bit wrinkly and messy. Both the shirt and pants hung loose, as Jou felt more comfortable that way.

He looked at himself in the mirror. Jou considered himself now what he called a neat mess, and he thought he looked pretty damn good that way. The blond noticed a small tint stain his cheeks as he thought about how Seto would react to how he looked. He hadn't really noticed, as the mutt was oblivious, that Seto didn't really react to much of anything these days, as the appropriate emotions had escaped him when he had been resurrected.

Jou sighed as he stared at himself in the mirror for a couple more minutes. Finally, he turned around and threw on a pair of brown sneakers. He looked good that way. Jou looked neatly disheveled now. He turned and exited the small apartment that him and his father shared. Right now the old man was at work, and Jou knew he wouldn't mind his son going out just as long as he left a note stating where he was going and what time he thought he would be back. Jou also had a cell phone in case he was not home on time, or in case there was an emergency.

He walked out of the room and then out of the apartment with a little smile on his face. Jou looked around carefully before walking to his car. He knew that one could never be too careful. Once on the road, he thought about what it would be like to be in the same car as Kaiba. He hoped that the CEO wouldn't mind him driving. Jou really didn't want to drive around in one of those fancy schmancy limousines. It took him about 20 minutes for him to get from his end of town to Kaiba Mansion. When Mokuba saw him pulling up to the gates, he opened them for Jou and then called to his brother, who was still in the bedroom.

Once parked, Jou exited the car and walked up the steps, entering the mansion with his heart pounding. He was honestly a little nervous to see Seto, seeing as they hadn't spoken since he had admitted his feelings to Seto. Jou was a little surprised that he had even agreed to come along to the game shop, but the blond was unaware of any ulterior motives that Moneybags might have. The way he saw it, Kaiba actually wanted to spend time with him.

Seto came downstairs, letting out an indifferent sigh. He looked at the mutt. Jou looked good. If Seto was allowed to feel anything, it would have been surprise and shock at how well Jou could... well, kind of clean up anyways. The brunet gave a forced smirk. Honestly, he wasn't sure that he should tell Jou what was going on, but he had all afternoon to decide what to do about the situation.

"I figured that we could take the limousine." Jou shook his head.

"I... uh... I really don't like fancy stuff like that. Could we please just take my car? I know it may not be what you're used to, but... I would really prefer it."

An empty sigh and a quick nod was all he got from Seto. The brunet wasn't sure that it was a good idea, but he decided that he might as well entertain the mutt, seeing as he was the one that was using Jou. He followed the blond out, and... well, nothing, but once again, it would have been shock and surprise at what he saw. There was a used yellow Sunfire in his driveway. It was actually a pretty decent looking car, and one that suited the mutt's personality.

"Nice car..." Seto's voice had no real tone. It was simply... apathetic, and now Jou seemed to notice it. Even if Seto had been slightly monotone before, it was much worse now. He frowned as he looked up at the brunet, who glared at him from the corner of his eye.

"Can we please just get going," Seto feigned irritation. If there was one thing he was good at, it was convincing others. The blond nodded and led the way to his car, opening Seto's door first. He watched as the brunet sat down and reached over to unlock his door. Jou gave him a small smile as he got in.

"Thanks. I appreciate that." Seto shrugged. He "accidentally" brushed his hand against Jou's.

"Sorry..." Jou shrugged. Seto felt his body nearly shiver at the powerful feelings that overcame him. Feeling what Jou was feeling was like a high for the brunet. Jou's emotions were intense as his once has been. There was one, however, that he simply could not discern, and it was by far the most intense that he received from Jou. The blond looked over at him with a small smile, but Seto didn't return it. Honestly, the blond wasn't surprised. He sighed a bit as he looked over at the other male.

"What?"

"Oh... I was just thinking. I was wondering what you thought about me... ya know, being in love with you and stuff." Seto rolled his eyes. The lingering emotions were enough for him to feel a bit of irritation towards the mutt.

"Look... I don't know what's going through that thick skull of yours, but we're not even friends. Keep that in mind." Jou looked down. He pulled the car over and looked up at Seto. A brushing of hands that actually was accidental gave Seto a good look into how he had just hurt Jou. He sighed and shook his head.

"Jou, try to understand something. I'm about as messed up as a person gets. You shouldn't even want to be around me." Jou shook his head.

"I'm sorry..." he whispered, "...but I can't help who I fall in love with."