Chapter 7
Hey, everyone. I know what you all are thinking. Wow! This chapter barely took anytime to come out! Well, that's because all I did yesterday and today was type. I was sick at home, unable to go to school, so I might as well type my newest chapter and make up for all the time it took me to put up chapter 5. So here you guys go. This one is extra long for your reading pleasure. For those of you who don't like Siblingshipping, aka Shizuka and Mokuba, then just think of their little moments as them being best friends or brother and sister. I think they look really cute together and them being together brings Seto and Jounouchi together.
This chapter is just as the title of this chapter says; A family and going public. Anyway, enjoy the fic.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yugioh or any of its characters. If I did, then Seto and Jounouchi would be kissing and holding each other every time they saw each other. O.O he he : 3
When Seto woke up the next day, she felt better than she was that night. It was around 9 o' clock and she felt like it was a good time to have some coffee. After she went down stairs, still in her pajamas, and poured herself a cup of coffee, Pegasus thought it was a good time to talk with her, "Good morning, Seto-boy. How was your date yesterday? You were out all night. What were you doing?"
"I don't want to talk about it," Seto said, taking a sip from her coffee, "I have a headache and it is getting worse so just let this conversation drop."
"A headache," Pegasus said, "Don't you mean a hangover? You shouldn't have drunk anything. You're too skinny to drink, especially since you aren't used to alcohol. You're lucky you didn't do anything stupid while drinking. You didn't do anything while you were drunk, did you?"
"Pegasus," Seto started.
"Seto, you need to be careful. You're a girl right now and you were out with Jounouchi, who has made it clear that he's in love with you. You just need to be careful especially because it's possible for you to get pregnant," Pegasus said.
Seto blushed, "Pegasus!"
"I'm just saying. You're close to having your monthly you know what happen again and if you made love to Jounouchi and don't use some kind of birth control then you might get pregnant. Now, did you do it with Jounouchi or didn't you?"
Seto sighed, putting her cup of coffee down, "Yeah, when I woke up over at his place I was in his bed and both of our clothes were thrown around the room. I pretty sure he was only half drunk and was still able to think straight, but wanted to do it with me anyway."
"Then you need to take a birth control pill. It's not too late if this is only the day after you made love," Pegasus said.
"We didn't make love! Making love is the term for sex when both people truly love each other," Seto argued.
"But you two do truly love each other," Pegasus said, handing Seto a pill, "Even if you don't realize it yet."
Seto raised an eyebrow, "Why do you have birth control pills with you?"
"Uh," Pegasus said, "Well, I just ended up having some just in case. If I ever found someone other than Cynthia, that is- I didn't know you were going to make love with Jounouchi. Where did you get that idea?"
Seto narrowed her eyes at the silver haired man. He was trying to hide something, but was doing a horrible job at it, "What are you hiding, Pegasus?"
"I'm not hiding anything. What would give you that idea," Pegasus asked.
"Just think," Seto said, crossing her arms, "You show up a few days after I turn into a girl, supposedly by chance, then you know how to help me with that monthly routine women are forced into and now you have birth control pills right when I need them? Tell me the truth, Pegasus. You knew about this, even before I did."
Pegasus sighed, "I had gotten a call from Ishizu that you were in trouble and were having girl troubles and that she wanted me to help you. When I got here, I didn't think this is what she meant. It brought back memories of my dear Cynthia and my daughter that died before she was even given a name," He sighed again, "I just want to help you. Ever since I first met you I wanted to be like your uncle and wished to fill the void in your heart left by your parents' death and Gozaburo's violence towards you. And what you're going through now wants me to help you more."
Pegasus looked down at his feet. Seto looked at the pill in her hand, "Are you sure that this will help me not get pregnant?"
"Guaranteed," Pegasus said, gaining his happy smile back. Though, it still showed a bit of sadness, "Now take it and rest a bit. It's already noon so there's no reason for you to go to school."
Seto took the pill and finished the rest of her first cup of coffee. As she was getting her second cup, Pegasus called to her, "Seto, you need to come see this. You're on television!"
One of her eyebrows lifted, "So what? I'm on T.V. all the time."
She walked into the living room and looked at the T.V. set. Her eyes widened. It was her female self! But why was she in a picture with her male self?
The female reporter began talking, "That's right, folks, the girl you are looking at has now come to the attention of the media. She's no ordinary girl; in fact, just the opposite! She has recently been seen coming in and out of Kaiba Corporation and the Kaiba Mansion!"
Another reporter, male this time, picked up where the other left off, "And from this picture you see now, it seems she has stolen the heart of none other than Seto Kaiba! We had gotten information from Domino Public High School that Seto Kaiba apparently left for America a few weeks back and hasn't returned. They also said the same day Seto Kaiba stopped going to Domino High was the same day this girl showed up at school!"
The female reporter spoke again, "And she was able to attain the same schedule that Seto Kaiba had. This picture was taken just yesterday at a new club owned by Kujaku Mai. It's been said that she's from America to visit her family. And not only is she very beautiful, but it's been said she has a singing voice better than birds and a smile that could brighten up the dark side of the moon!"
"That's right," The man said, "Now let's cut to what some teachers and students have to say about her."
"Oh god, no," Seto said.
A few students she had never met went by, talking about how pretty she was and how cool she was. Others were saying that she seemed as cold as Kaiba did, which made sense since she was Kaiba. Then Ken was put on and Seto's eyes narrowed at the sight of the disgusting boy, "Yeah, I know her. Her name is Seta Kairi. It's funny how her name is so similar to Kaiba's name. I met her on her first day of school here. She ended up pouring water on my head because I was hitting on her. From that picture, it looks like Kaiba and Kairi are in love, but a few days after she transferred she was making out with Jounouchi Katsuya! You know, he was second place in Duelist Kingdom and third or fourth in Battle City."
Seto had the sudden urge to kill a certain original character that has already overstayed his welcome in a certain fanfic! "I wonder what else they can think of," Pegasus thought aloud, "They photo-shopped that picture they took yesterday of you and Jounouchi to look like you and yourself."
"In just a few minutes, we'll be going live to Domino Middle School to get the point of view of all of this from Mokuba Kaiba as well! He may just be a child, but I'm sure he knows all about this love triangle between Jounouchi Katsuya, Seta Kairi and Seto Kaiba," The man said.
Seto's eyes widened. She took out her cell phone and dialed Isono, "Isono, I need you to pick me up at the mansion and get me to Mokuba's school as fast as you can!"
"Uh, yes ma'am," Isono said, putting away and finishing up whatever he was doing to make Seto's needs top priority, "I'll be there in five minutes- three if I'm lucky."
"Good," Seto replied, "I'll be waiting outside the mansion for you."
She hung up her phone, ran upstairs, got dressed, finished her cup of coffee and left the mansion just as Isono pulled up the driveway. She didn't even wait for him to open the door to the back seat and told him, "Drive."
And like that, they sped down the streets of the crowded city like they were a racecar trying to win the championship. In a matter of minutes, they were in front of Domino Middle School and saw the press there waiting for Mokuba to get out. The bell sounded and children were pouring out of the building. Seto spotted Mokuba and darted towards him. He was with Shizuka! Thankfully, she was able to make it to him before the press was able to, but they recognized her in an instant.
She grabbed Mokuba's arm and told him, "Mokuba, the press found out about me, but they think I'm dating myself and Jounouchi at the same time."
Mokuba looked at his older brother, "Nii-sama, what are you doing here? And what do you mean the press thinks you're dating yourself?"
"They think my female self and my male self are in a relationship and that my female self is cheating on my male self with Jounouchi," Seto explained, "And now they're after you! We need to get you out of here!"
"Mokuba-kun, what's going on?" Shizuka asked, "Kaiba-san, what are you doing here?"
"No time to explain! The press is here and they're looking for Mokuba, because they found out about yesterday and decided to photo-shop the picture to make it look like my female self and my male self went out! It's probably safer if you come with us, Shizuka" Seto said, "If they find out that you're Jounouchi's little sister, they'll go after you, too."
The three ran for the limo Seto had taken there. Isono opened the back door for them, but the press began surrounding the three. Questions were yelled at them while they got pushed and shoved from reporters trying to get in front of one another to talk to them.
"Mokuba Kaiba, is it true that this blue-eyed girl used to take care of you?" One asked.
"Seta Kairi, are you truly cheating on Jounouchi Katsuya and Seto Kaiba, two of the top duelists in the world?" Another asked.
"Seta Kairi, could it be that you aren't Seto Kaiba's girlfriend, but his long lost twin sister?" Another asked.
"Mokuba Kaiba, who is this red-headed girl you are with? Is she your girlfriend?" Another asked.
"This girl was seen during Battle City, cheering for Jounouchi Katsuya and called him Oni-chan. Is she truly the younger sister of Jounouchi Katsuya?" Another asked.
The three finally made it into the limo. It had gone even worse than it should have. All three let out a sigh of relief as they felt the car move. "Damn it," Seto said, "They found out about you. Now you and your brother have been sucked into this stupid problem that the media always stirs up over nothing."
"It's alright, Kaiba-san. You're famous and it was bound to happen one of these days," Shizuka said, "It might not be safe to go back to your house, though. The press might also be there, too."
"Hell will freeze over before I'm denied access to my own house," Seto said.
Mokuba spoke, "But they're probably tailing us so they can find out where you and Jounouchi-kun live. If that happens, who knows what other rumors will leak out?"
"So then, what will Oni-chan and I do if we can't go to our house," Shizuka asked.
"You two can stay at our place. It's big enough for all five of us," Mokuba pointed out.
"Five of us? What do you mean by five," Shizuka asked.
Seto sighed, "Didn't you see Pegasus there the last time you came to our house?"
"Yeah, but I thought he already left," Shizuka said, "How long has he been living with you guys in Japan?"
"He's been around as long as Nii-sama has been a girl," Mokuba said.
"He knew something had happened to me, thanks to Isis, but he didn't know exactly what," Seto said, explaining what Pegasus had said to her that morning.
"I was wondering what that musky smell coming from Oni-Chan's room was," Shizuka said, "So last night you and Oni-chan made love?"
Mokuba's eyes widened and he gaped at his older brother, "Nii-sama, you had your first time with Jounouchi-kun?"
Seto turned away, but realized something and gasped, "JOUNOUCHI! There probably at Domino High trying to get Jounouchi's side of the story!"
"Oni-chan didn't go to school today. We have to go to my house so we can get him," Shizuka said.
"Alright then; Isono, go to Jounouchi and Shizuka's house as fast as you can. Forget about everything else, we need to move at lightning speed," Seto said.
"Alright, I'll go faster," Isono said while hitting the gas, causing the car to go even faster and making the sharpest of turns that seemed impossible.
Finally, they made it to the apartment and Seto knocked on the door. Shizuka and Mokuba waited in the car with Isono. The door opened and Jounouchi's eyes widened, "Seta, what are you doing here? I thought you were Shizuka."
"I don't have time to explain right here. We can talk in the car on the way to my house," Seto said grabbing his arm, "I picked up Shizuka and Mokuba on the way. The press found out about me and now they're after you. We need to go."
Seto tugged, but Jounouchi stayed unmoved, "You lied to me about you and Kaiba."
Seto looked up at the blonde, "I didn't lie. If you saw what they were saying about me and Seto Kaiba and you, then all you heard was lies. They took a photo of you and me yesterday and changed it to make it look like me and Seto. You need to trust me on this, Jounouchi. They'll be here any second now and they'll be swarming around us so badly we won't be able to move."
Jounouchi yanked his arm away from the brunette, "And why should I? I remember last night. You wanted me to show you my love for you last night and I did. You repaid me by leaving before I woke up. Why didn't you stay?"
"Jounouchi, I was drunk or buzzed or whatever. Last night is something I can barely remember because it felt like a dream, but I knew it was real because we were both naked in your bed and the room smelled musky. I didn't know what to do because I was so shocked. But last night all I could think about was," Seto grabbed Jounouchi's face and pulled him down, letting herself rise up on her feet- only on the soles of her feet and toes.
She had kissed him, closing her eyes while his widened from shock. The kiss ended, but Seto didn't let go of his face, was still on the tip of her toes, "All I could think about was you and your love for me. Nothing else in the world existed because you were the only thought in my mind. Right now you need to trust me, Jounouchi, you Bonkotsu. I need you to listen for once and forget what everyone else has said…. Will you come with me now, please?"
Jounouchi's eyes widened. He had never heard her say please or ask him to do something for her. His features softened and he smiled. He put his hands over Seto's hands and moved them down to around his neck. He then put his hands around Seto's waist and kissed her on the forehead, "Let's go, then. Just let me lock the doors and windows."
Jounouchi went inside for a minute or two and came back with a key and locked the front door, "Alright, let's go."
As the two began going down the stairs, they saw the press coming up them. The two ran in the different direction, running up the other stairs until they reached the top level. The press was right behind them and they had nowhere to run until Jounouchi's face lit up, "Seta, over there! We can get out of here through the fire escape! It's old, but only one person can be on it at once!"
Seto nodded and the two took off. Jounouchi went down first, making sure it would be safe. The press was getting too close now. Seto started down the ladder, but half way down one of the reporters started down after them. The ladder creaked with the man's extra weight and the top of the ladder broke off. The man stood at the top of what was left of the old fire escape and jumped back to the top to safety. The ladder started crumbling after that man's jump and Seto fell along with it. Jounouchi tried to catch her but he was too late.
Seto landed on the hard ground where small rocks and a few sharp thorns were. A part of the ladder landed on her legs, causing her to wince from the pain. Jounouchi ran over to help her. He removed the broken ladder from her legs then removed the few thorns and they wiped off the dirt from her body. He then helped her to her feet, but as soon as he let her go she fell back to her knees.
Jounouchi bent down, "Are you okay, Seta?"
"I'm fine, but I think I might have sprained my ankle or hurt it when I fell," Seto said as she winced at the pain, "We need to get out of here, though. Damn it, I hate being the weak link in this situation."
Jounouchi picked Seto up bridal style, "You're not weak, Seta. Everyone gets hurt at some point in life. And right now we need to go. Where is the car you brought over?"
"It's out front," Seto said as the blonde began running with her in his arms, "Mokuba and Shizuka are probably worried about us. As soon as we get inside, I'll tell Isono to drive as fast as he can."
They turned the corner and ran to the limo. They closed the door behind them just as the press and reporters made it down the stairs of the apartment complex. The car zoomed off and in a matter of minutes they were back at the Kaiba Mansion. All four let out a sigh of relief as they all rested onto the couch in the living room closest to the kitchen. Jounouchi stood up and said, "Where is the first aid kit? We need to take a look at your ankle. Which ankle is hurting?"
"You got hurt, Nee-sama?" Mokuba asked.
"Yeah, but it's not as bad as it might seem. It's only a sprain," Seto said.
When Jounouchi took off Seto's shoes, they saw just how bad it was. It was swollen pretty badly and it was blood red in some parts and ghostly white at others. Shizuka gasped, "What happened to you? How did this happen?"
"She was climbing down the fire escape when it fell apart and a piece from the ladder fell on her legs and feet," Jounouchi explained.
"That ladder is heavy. If it landed on you- I'm just surprised your foot isn't broken. Luckily, Oni-chan was there with you," Shizuka said.
Pegasus came into the room, "There you all are. I was starting to get worried. None of you are hurt, are you?"
"Pegasus," Jounouchi said, surprised, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm living here until Seto-boy gets back. He doesn't know I'm living at his house, but that'll be our little secret," Pegasus replied.
Mokuba spoke, "Pegasus, we need you to call our private doctor. Nii-sama's ankle is sprained pretty badly."
Pegasus nodded and took out his phone. A few minutes later the doctor had come and checked Seto's ankle. He said, "That's a third degree sprain you've got there, mistress. It's the worst kind of sprain you can get. Whatever you did to get it better have been worth the weeks you're going to have to rest, but you look like a very strong girl so I'm sure it'll only take a week or so of healing. Someone will have to help look after you. It's better if you stay off that foot. Is there anyone here that's able to carry you?"
"I can carry her easily. She's really light," Jounouchi said, "And I can help you around the house and at school. Is that okay?"
Seto nodded her head, "Is there anything else I should know?"
The doctor shook his head, "There's nothing else. These are some pain killers in case the pain of your ankle is too much for you and just call me if there are any questions you want me to answer or if anything else happens."
The doctor got up and left the other five to deal with the problem themselves. Seto sighed. This was not how she thought the day was going to go. Seto sighed. "Now what are we going to do?" Mokuba asked, "We have to limit where we go or else the press will corner us again. That means you can't go to Kaiba Corporation that much anymore, Nii-sama."
"You're right," Seto said, "We'll just have to lay low for now. I want you two to let Isono take you to school from now on. Pegasus, can you take me and Jounouchi to school until all of this is over?"
"Of course I can," Pegasus said, "The way we're planning this out makes it sound like a game. And you know how much I love a good game."
"Just don't try and kill us while you're driving," Jounouchi said.
"What would give you that idea?" Pegasus asked, smiling, "I wouldn't drive like a maniac with you two in the back seat. I'll make sure you're safe."
"So will Oni-chan and I be staying here for a while," Shizuka asked.
"Yeah, you guys can pick any room you want," Seto said.
"It would be best if you picked rooms close to mine and Nee-sama's so if you get lost you can ask us for help," Mokuba said.
"Well, let's go pick our rooms then," Jounouchi said.
The four teens went around the upper part of the house to show Jounouchi and Shizuka all of the rooms. Shizuka picked the room on the other side of the hall from Seto's that was next to Mokuba's and Jounouchi picked the one next to Seto's room. Pegasus's room was down the hall to their rooms and all the rooms had bathrooms connected to them. Seto had asked Isono to gather two weeks' worth of clothes for Jounouchi from their house. Jounouchi gave him the key and they got their clothes after about half an hour and they put them away in their new rooms.
The four teens sat down in the living room once again. They all felt bored and had nothing to do. Jounouchi's stomach began to growl. The other three looked at him and he smiled sheepishly, "I guess I'm hungry. What do you have here to eat?"
"Nii-sama usually does the cooking. He said it's a waste of money to get someone else to do it for you when you have the time and skill to be able to do it yourself," Mokuba said.
"I know," Shizuka said, "Why don't we order pizza? And we can watch a movie, too."
"I guess," Seto said, "It's not like we have anything else we can do. I'll order it."
Seto grabbed Jounouchi's phone and dialed a pizza place, then handed the phone to Jounouchi, "Hey, I thought you said you were going to order."
"I did, but now I want you to order it. I don't want any pizza, but I'm sure Mokuba and Shizuka want some," Seto then said to Mokuba and Shizuka, "What pizza do you want?"
"Pepperoni with stuffed crust," Mokuba and Shizuka said in unison.
"Hello, yes," Jounouchi said as the pizza place picked up, "I'll have a Pepperoni pizza with stuffed crust, a Meat Lover's pizza special and a regular Cheese Pizza; make them all medium sized."
Jounouchi told the man an address that was close to the mansion and Seto told Isono to go pick them up and gave him the money for the pizzas. Mokuba and Shizuka had decided that they wanted to see The Castle in the Sky by Hayao Miyazaki. Jounouchi and Mokuba pulled out the couch to make it into a bed big enough for all four of them. Jounouchi and Shizuka lay at the ends of the bed while Seto and Mokuba sat between them on the bed. Mokuba and Shizuka ate their Pepperoni pizza and Jounouchi ate his Meat Lover's pizza while Seto nibbled on the regular cheese pizza only because Jounouchi told her she needed to let loose.
Mokuba and Shizuka were very into the movie. Jounouchi thought it was okay, but was more aware of Seto sleeping on his shoulder. Once the movie was over Mokuba stretched, "That was a good movie," He looked over at the two older teens and shook his head, "Now I know why she doesn't like watching movies. She always falls asleep during them and the movie ends before she wakes back up."
"How long has it been like that," Jounouchi asked.
"As long as I can remember," Mokuba replied, "When we were younger everyone else thought it was because she was young, but I guess it's because she gets bored by them."
Shizuka looked at her watch, "It's getting pretty late. I think I'm going to take a shower and go to sleep."
"Me too," Mokuba said, "Good night, everyone."
Jounouchi slowly got up from the bed and picked Seto up from it. He walked up the stairs and somehow made it to Seto's room. He opened the door and laid the blue-eyed girl on the bed. He grabbed the first pair of pajamas he saw in her drawers and changed her clothes for her. He then went to his room and changed into his own pajamas and went back to Seto's room. 'I'm only doing this because I won our game of Horse yesterday,' Jounouchi thought, 'I'm not going to try anything. I got my fill last night… for now.'
He placed Seto under the covers and got under them himself. He fixed himself in a comfortable position and looked at Seto. She looked so innocent in her sleep; like she was a child who had had her fill of adventure for the day and was now resting to get ready for the next day's adventures. It made him smile and it reminded him of what he was like when he was little, before his parents had gotten divorced. He felt Seto shift in her sleep, snuggling up against him with her head in his chest.
He put his arm around her and closed his eyes and fell asleep with her in his arms.
After Shizuka got out of the bathroom from her shower she went to go see Mokuba. She knocked on the door and heard him say 'come in'. She opened the door, "Hey Mokuba, what are you doing?"
Mokuba looked up at her, "I'm working on that assignment we have for the family tree thing, but it's hard since I don't remember anyone in my family other than my brother."
"Yeah, I'm having the same problem," Shizuka said, "I know my parents, but I don't really remember my dad and we never visited any of our other family since mom hated dad's side of the family and dad can't stand mom's side of the family. I think my parents didn't even tell their families about me and Oni-chan."
"Really?" Mokuba asked, "I lived with my aunt and uncle for a year or two, but they only let us stay with them until our inheritance money from our parents ran dry and dropped us off at an orphanage as far away from them as their crappy car could take us. Don't tell Nii-sama I said crappy."
Shizuka chuckled, "I won't, but it's weird how both our families have problems except for the four of us in this house."
"So how are we supposed to do our projects if we don't have anything on this subject," Mokuba asked.
The two young teens thought, trying to come up with something they could do, then it hit them and they both said in unison, "I know what to do for our project!"
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking," Shizuka asked.
"Only if we're combining our project for one big one," Mokuba said, "The teacher is letting us, right?"
"We could have a group as big as the whole class or just one person by themselves, but if you're working on it in a group the people in the group have to have their families connected in some way," Shizuka mimicked their teachers instructions, "You can be creative as you want- make a poster, a comic, a skit, a song, an essay, a poem- I don't care as long as it tells everything about your family. Your family can consist of the people you live with or all the way back to your ancestors from the Middle Ages."
"Then let's get this project under way!" Mokuba exclaimed.
"First, we'll need research and a planned version of our project and then we can start on our finished version of it," Shizuka said as Mokuba grabbed his laptop and she grabbed color pencils and crayons from various drawers.
When Seto woke up she found herself a bit drowsy. She tried to move, but there was something around her body preventing her movement. She looked up at her captivator and saw Jounouchi's warm amber eyes looking at her, "Good morning, Se-chan."
She blinked, "Jounouchi, what are you doing here?"
Jounouchi chuckled, "I'm here so I won't be eaten alive by the press. How is your ankle doing?"
"It's doing fine. It doesn't hurt anymore so that's a good sign that it's healing," Seto said, "What I meant was what are you doing in my room?"
"You owe me for losing that game of horse we had," Jounouchi let go of the brunette and stretched, "Shizuka and Mokuba are probably up already. Should we get ready for school then?"
Seto looked at the clock and said, "Well, we're already over two hours late and the press will be lurking around every corner; I'm sure our teachers know about this little mess and my ankle will slow me down so we can just skip."
"You're setting a great example for the kids," Jounouchi said sarcastically.
"You make it sound like Mokuba and Shizuka are our children," Seto said.
"Well, they are in a way," Jounouchi said, "I've been more of a father to Shizuka and I bet you're glad to be with Mokuba gain- like a mother who spends time with their child after they've been away at camp."
"Let's go down stairs. I'm sure you're starving and I'm ready for some coffee," Seto said, swinging her legs over the bed and standing up on her good foot.
"Ugh, how can you stand coffee? That stuff is disgusting," Jounouchi said.
"Coffee has caffeine in it, which gives a person stamina and energy to get through the day," Seto said, "It's not like I smoke. Now that is disgusting."
"I used to smoke, but I quit when I got into High School and decided to leave my old gang," Jounouchi said, getting out of bed and putting Seto on his back.
"You smoked? You were in a gang? What else don't I know about you?" Seto asked as they left the room.
"A lot," Jounouchi replied, going down the stairs carefully, "The boss of my gang was named Hirutani. He wasn't the toughest in the gang. I was, but I didn't want to be the boss of a gang. If I did become the boss then whenever the gang I was in popped up, my name would be in neon lights next to it. They knew I was strongest. They all used yo-yos to fight, but I used my bare fits and was able to beat up ten of them on my own while all of them were armed."
"I can do the same thing if I have a stack of cards," Seto said.
Jounouchi laughed, "That's cool. I think I've seen Kaiba do the same thing. He was able to use his Duel Monster cards to make that guy's hand bleed, didn't he?"
"Yeah," Seto hated when people talked about her as if she was two people.
"You might be good with cards, but you should learn how to protect yourself," Jounouchi said, "That's how you are, though. You're book smart and I'm street smart."
Jounouchi was finally at the bottom of the stairs and went to the kitchen. He grabbed a mug and poured the coffee into it then handed it to Seto, who was sitting on a stool by the counter top, "So what should we do? I have work in the afternoon and I need to go or I'll be fired."
"Well, I have stuff I need to work on for Kaiba Corporation. I can do all that work here and I'll have Isono take you to work," Seto took a sip of her coffee, "I'm sure he's back from dropping off Shizuka and Mokuba at school."
Jounouchi chuckled. "What are you laughing about?" Seto asked.
"The way we're talking now makes it sound like we're married and living with our uncles and children. Shizuka and Mokuba are our children and Isono-san and Pegasus are our uncles," Jounouchi said.
"Let's go upstairs. I need a shower since I didn't take one last night," Seto said, "No, you can't take one with me. I just need you to take me upstairs to my bathroom."
Jounouchi smiled, "I know."
Jounouchi picked Seto up bridal style and carried her up the stairs. Just then, they heard a loud thud that came from Mokuba's room. They got as close to the door to Mokuba's door as possible without touching it. They heard Shizuka and Mokuba in the room.
"Mokuba, stop," Shizuka exclaimed, "That hurts."
"But I don't want to stop. You need to keep your voice down," Mokuba said, "If anyone hears you, we'll have a pretty hard time explaining what we're doing without giving away what we're really doing."
"But you need to get off of me," Shizuka said.
Jounouchi and Seto gaped at what they were hearing. It couldn't be what they were thinking, could it? Jounouchi slammed the door open, "Oni-chan, what are you doing in here?"
They saw Mokuba and Shizuka on the floor, Mokuba holding Shizuka down, fighting over crayons. Jounouchi sighed; relieved it was just an innocent fight kids had when something they wanted was denied to them. Seto said, "What are you two doing here? You should be at school."
"We wanted to use all of today to finish a project that's due tomorrow. You said you wanted us to lay low for a while and going to school means going through regular life, not laying low," Mokuba pointed out.
"Why aren't you two at school," Shizuka asked.
"We have work today," Jounouchi said, "I have it directly after school. I wouldn't have made it if I went to school and if I can't go to school then Seta can't either because of her ankle."
Mokuba smiled slyly, "Since when did you start calling Nii-sama by her first name?"
Seto blushed. "Uh, because she's a girl," Jounouchi said nervously, "It's rude not to call a girl by her first name."
"Then why do you always choose to carry her bridal style," Shizuka asked, "It'd be easier if you carried her on your back, don't you think?"
Jounouchi chuckled, "Anyway, what's your project on? Why is it so important that you two had to skip school?"
"Uh," Mokuba started thinking of an excuse to tell them.
"It's a family tree. We have to make a project about our families," Shizuka said, "Mokuba wanted us to work on it together since we're in the same class for this project."
"You two aren't in the same grade, though," Seto pointed out.
"It's one of the 13 classes that interfuses the different grade levels together, since it doesn't really matter how old the kids are," Mokuba explained.
"So you skipped school to work on a project where you list people that are in your family?" Seto asked.
"That's right," Shizuka said.
Seto raised an eyebrow at the younger teens, but shrugged her shoulders and said, "Well, I'm going to take a bath. Jounouchi, take me to my bathroom."
"Alright," Jounouchi said, and the two left.
Mokuba and Shizuka sighed in relief, "That was close. So they know what we're doing in here, but they don't know any of the details."
"I wonder what they thought we were doing in here," Shizuka said.
"They probably thought we were doing something 'inappropriate'," Mokuba said, putting air quotes around the word inappropriate.
Shizuka chuckled, "We know better not to do such 'inappropriate' actions. Now let's finish our project before they figure out what we're doing."
"Yeah, but it's unfair, don't you think," Mokuba said.
"What do you mean," Shizuka asked, raising her eyebrow.
"Well, what if we decided we wanted to be together?" Mokuba asked, "Nii-sama and Jounouchi-kun would freak out, yet they're going to take a bath together and slept together last night."
"It's natural for two lovers to want to do those things together," Shizuka said, laying down on the bed, "And since Seto is hurt, Oni-can wants to keep him as safe as he can. That's what he's like. If Oni-chan cares about you, he'll do everything in his power to help you if you're in trouble. That's why he quit smoking."
"Nii-sama would have yelled at you if he heard you call him Seto. He only lets me call him Seto, but I'd rather call him Nii-sama," Mokuba said, "I didn't know Jounouchi smoked."
"He did when he was in middle school, but he quit because he wanted to be around for me when I was older," Shizuka explained.
"You said it was natural for two lovers to want to do those things together, right?" Mokuba asked; Shizuka nodded her head, "but Nii-sama and Jounouchi aren't your everyday lovers. Nii-sama is a man that was turned into a woman after being electrocuted at Yuugi's house. How is that normal?"
"It doesn't matter about what the lovers have been through, or what they look or act like," Shizuka explained, "As long as the two lovers love each other, they can do whatever they want to show each other their love."
"You're right," Mokuba said, joining Shizuka on the bed. He laid next to her, shifting his body to one side to look at her, "We're lucky to have such great big brothers."
"So let's make a promise to do everything in our power to make them happy," Shizuka said, "If we get them together- like marriage together- then you and I can always ne together. So let's make a pinky promise."
Mokuba smiled "Alright," Mokuba held out his right pinky finger, "Let's make a promise that bounds not only us, but our big brothers as well, together forever."
Shizuka wrapped her pinky finger around Mokuba's pinky finger and they shook them. They smiled at each other then got up to finish their project.
The chapter; it is finished! So what did you guys think? I told you they were going public! The Puppyshipping family is now the highlight of the media! Hope you guys didn't mind the cute little moment between Mokuba and Shizuka at the end and don't worry. Seto and Jounouchi's bathing seen will be in the next chapter! I've gotten back into my strive of updating and should be updating at least once a week- maybe more maybe less, but not by much. So I'll see you guys next time!
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