Author's notes: Oh dear…I've nearly abandoned this fic…I'm so sorry for not being able to update. I know most of you might hate me for leaving a cliffhanger…Well, it's been a long time since I've updated anything at all due to the hectic school life I now have. Projects, tests every corner. Well, I'll be surprise to know some of you are still reading this though. I'll have to thank all my previous reviewers for your lovely reviews, and those who actually made a point to read this fic. Without further ado, let me cut with this crap and get on with the story.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in the story.

" Mommy, the two big brothers there are kissing," a young boy's voice sounded from the side of Kaiba and Jounouchi. " Does that mean I can go home and kiss big brother too?"

The mother of the boy shushed, " Don't be a busybody! Don't look at them!"

" Bu-"

" Hush!" the mother snapped as she shoved the young boy to the corner of the bus and forced him to look outside the window as she muttered something under her breath about her views on public display of affections.

Kaiba had never, ever been so embarrassed in his entire 16 summers. What exactly had he done to deserve this?

" Love is in the air," someone muttered dreamily at the front, and Kaiba could see that it's one of the couples sitting together.

You could just imagine the expression Jounouchi and Kaiba had on their faces when they heard that, turned and looked at each other, then nearly puked.

It was only after a tremendously long ride before Jounouchi finally saw his stop. The crowd in the bus had thinned out by then, and he and Kaiba was each at the far end of the bus from each other. Kaiba had gotten a seat himself, and as currently dozing off, while Jounouchi clung to the handrails of the bus.

He was never so glad to get off the bus. When he reached his stop, he pressed for the bell, then jumped out of the bus when it reached his stop. Looking back at the bus through the window, he could see Kaiba's head bobbing up and down along with the bus as it made it's way through the bumps on the road. Shaking his head, clearing all thoughts, he made his way to his apartment. Somehow, he dreaded going back home though. His drunk of a father must be drinking again. Typical of him anyway.

Trudging, Jounouchi reached the door, and fished the key out from his pocket, taking a deep breath, then inserted it to the knob, then turned it. As if on cue, a magazine flew towards him just as he opened the door.

" Hey there! You'll kill someone!" Jounouchi yelled indignantly, dodging the assault.

" Get your ass here you brat! You better be good or I'll-"

Before his father could even finish what he was about to say, he fell on the ground, too drunk to even move.

A soft whimper was heard. Oh shit.

" Shizuka! Are you alright? That bastard didn't hurt you, did he?" Jounouchi ran to the small figure crouching at the end of the couch.

When he reached there, he saw his sister putting her hands around her ears, bloodstains on her shirt.

" Shit. What happened Shizuka? What did he do?" Jounouchi cried as he inspected his sister. There, he found a large gash on her left arm, blood dripping from it besides the presence of dried blood, suggesting that this was done quite sometime ago.

" Gosh. I shouldn't have followed them to the Game Shop. I'm effing going to kill that bastard!" Jounouchi cried as he got up from his kneeling position.

" No! It was me, brother. I told him not to drink too much, and grabbed his bottle away, but it dropped on the floor and I…sort of fell and cut myself," Shizuka finished lamely, grabbing Jounouchi's arm.

Helpless, Jounouchi's arms fell limply to his side. He is extremely certain that his sister did not fall on the ground with no reason at all. However, he can't possibly punch his father in front of Shizuka. Instead, he resorts to helping his sister to bandage her wound.

" Anyway, what did you do all this while after school?" Shizuka piped up, trying to liven the mood.

Jounouchi who was finishing with the gauze froze, then forced a smile.

" I was forced to do something stupid with Kaiba," Jounouchi replied in false enthusiasm, knowing that he must tell the truth because his sister has a way worming information out from him and the others.

" With Kaiba-kun? He's quite a nice person actually. I've heard from Mokuba-kun that his brother is actually not that cold-hearted and is rather sensitive," Shizuka said, nodding to herself.

" Trust me sis, I have the first hand experience, and I'd tell you that he's as terrible as Yami Malik and Yami Bakura," Jounouchi replied, shaking his head at the thought of Kaiba giving out candies, face all smiles, then shuddered.

" Anyway, Happy Valentines!" Shizuka yelped happily as she hugged Jounouchi once he is done with the bandaging.

" Me to you too," Jounouchi replied, hugging her back, mind suddenly on someone who had stolen his first kiss….

Somewhere on the other side, a certain brown haired CEO sneezed and was jerked awake by a hand.

" Hey kid, this is the last stop. You getting off?"

Kaiba blinked once, then twice, then finally focused on who that person was. The bus driver was standing in front of him. Looking around his surroundings, Kaiba realized he had missed his stop, but fortunately, the distance isn't so long, so he could still walk back.

" Yeah. I'm getting off now," he replied to the bus driver, then got out, stretching himself.

Walking, Kaiba started recounting what had happened this afternoon. Though he seemed to have this undying loathe for Jounouchi, he can't help himself to be drawn by the little things he does in school and around him, like how he deliberately avoid him in school lessons, then how he liked to show off the little things he've done just to spite him. He likes his defiance, and often blanked out in lessons just to think of some smart retorts he could make to agitate him.

He liked seeing him blush. That lovely blush of his makes him look less irritable, though he has to say that he looks equally beautiful without it. Kaiba knew he is always contradicting himself, saying and thinking how he hates Jounouchi, then at the back of the scene, he was actually intrigue by him in many ways. Take today as an example, this must be the worst and the best Valentines he had ever had.

Past years' Valentines were always filled with fan girls' chocolates and love letters. But after getting to know Yuugi, he had to say it's quite fruitful this year, getting to know someone interesting like Jounouchi too. However, some part of him nudged his conscience, telling him that this feeling he had for the boy is somewhat wrong in all sense of way. He was totally embarrassed by those thugs today. His first kiss stolen by the very person that has also stolen his mind. And now, he's acting weird just because of it!

" Stay focused!" he scolded himself, and anyone beside him might have take him as someone crazy, suddenly talking to himself. Luckily, there's no one around at this time of the day.

Rubbing his head with his hands, Kaiba gave a frustrated cry as he broke into a run back to his mansion to think things through. However, a thought still nudged him.

" I wonder what he's doing now…"

But neither did he know that someone else is also having the same query.

Author's notes: Hi there. Well, I know this chapter is a bit off for the title and it's quite short, but I guess it's time to work out on some small details for future plots, so this is how this chapter ended up like this. Well, Kaiba is in dilemma now I think. Poor him! That's all I've got now, so goodbye for now. Please review by the way!