Hi everybody! :D I am back with a new chapter for youu!
...very...late. –sighs and facevaults-
I'm sorry about the long wait! But...yeah, inspiration is a funny thing. And has a way of not showing it's much needed face when I want it too.
But! At last, here it is! I hope it will be an enjoyable read for you all! And yes, I DO have a plan for this fic, don't worry, but it will take some time to get to all the things I've planned. So you'll have to deal with...some explaining and cuteness in the beginning chapters. I hope you don't mind!
Anyway! Who am I to keep you from reading? Read, enjoy and maybe leave a review!
Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING! ...or do I? –looks over ar lawyers-
Lawyers: -shakes heads-
Damn. -____-
Pairings: ...you know them.
Warnings: Some swearing, but not much! Children should still be able to read it! Nothing juicy...yet. –cackles madly-
Now...CHAPTER!
Chapter 3
Kaiba Seto hated high school.
In fact, Kaiba Seto hated High School with a VENGANCE. Almost as much as he hated two certain effeminate duelists; one that had stolen his little brother's soul and another that had tried to crush his corporation with a virus in shape of a Duel Monster with a golden castle on it (sometimes, Kaiba wondered whether or not this was real or just some kind of drug-induced hallucination.)
So yeah. He hated it. The lessons were childishly easy, he had no competition in either getting the best grades or in sports. ANY sports. His peers (BAH, humbug) were all idiots. Naive, loud, petty idiots. None of them were worth even half a millisecond of his time. Especially not those annoying fangirls that seemed to be waiting around every corner.
Also. In this school, in his very class even, went the only one that had ever beaten him in a fair duel.
Mouto Yuugi.
He hated that short runt even more than high school, Pegasus, Siegfried, oden, fangirls, idiots, romantic komedies (BAH, humbug), holidays (BAH...you know what) and that magic bullcrap COMBINED.
Yeah. That's a lot of hate.
So, why was he still there every day from Monday to Friday, if he hated this place and it's occupants so much?
Well...even if school was dull as hell, there was still ONE thing that amused him enough to bring him back. Even if it was a petty reason, it still was a legitimate one.
It was far too fun to make fun of his peers. Especially that geek-squad otherwise known as Yugi and Co., otherwise known as Yuugi, shark-hair, what's-her-face and the mutt. Oh, and that masochistic albino-kid. Mostly, of course, it was that blond idiot that he made fun off. He just couldn't help himself. It was amusing to see that snarl, those eyes that seemed to try and kill him with their burning gaze. Also, it was fun to turn that snarl into a weaker look, a half-broken look before the blond refused to look at him for a few hours.
Aah, yes. Kaiba smirked to himself as he pushed the door open to the classroom. That Jounouchi. Breaking him down was indeed the most amusing thing school had to offer. In a way, he supposed Jounouchi Katsuya was what he came to school for.
Not because he LIKED him or anything. It was just far too fun to stop insulting him, hurting him, making him bow down to his rightful-
"MASTER!"
...say what?
Kaiba had no time to react tot his sudden outburst, because a moment later he found himself tackled by a blur of gold and darkblue. A pair of slender arms got a deathgrip on his waist, clinging tighter than any crazed fangirl ever had.
Kaiba quickly looked down then to snarl at, what he assumed to be, a the fangirl (because who else would be stupid enough to actually TOUCH him?). But what met his gaze stopped the snarl dead in it's tracks and he could only stare in shock.
"Jounouchi?" He thought chokedly to himself.
Indeed. That blond, messy mop of hair was a dead-giveaway in itself. And Kaiba could never mistake on that face...even if the expression it had now was VERY unfamilliar to him.
Jounouchi was smiling up at him in what looked to be complete and utter joy. A pair of warm, goldenred eyes sparkled up at him, full of...was that relief?
"Master!" Jounouchi burst out, hugging him even tighter and burrying his face in his chest with a soft, happy laugh. "I-I was so scared! I thought I'd never see you again...and this place is s-so strange, I-I just..." The blond rambled on and on, still clinging to him like a leach to a particularly delicious human. Kaiba was too shocked to stop him or ask what kind of alien had taken over his body.
...that was, until Jounouchi suddenly rested his hands on his chest delicately, leaned up and pressed their lips together in a featherlight kiss. And like a kiss had awoken Sleeping Beauty from her 100-years sleep, it awoke Kaiba Seto from his stupor. If more violently than Sleeping Beauty had woken up in her castle.
"MUTT!" He all but ROARED, shoving the other boy away harshly. He wiped at his mouth with a disgusted groan, glaring harshly at the wide-eyed blond whom for some reason actually looked shocked. Well, what did he expect when pulling such a stunt?! "What the hell are you doing?! You worthless piece of-" He was interrupted by a soft noise.
A sob.
It took a few seconds for Kaiba to realise where it came from, but soon it dawned on him.
Jounouchi was crying. The boy's face was slightly contorted and one slender hand rested on his lips to keep the embarrassing noises muffled. Those big, goldenred eyes were filling up with tears, but they didn't escape their boarders just yet.
The rest of the students stared in shock at this. No other noises could be heard, as everyone were far too busy staring at the crying blond. They had NEVER seen Jounouchi cry. He was always up-beat and happy-go-lucky. Always.
Oh, and they were pretty much in shock still over the whole kissing-Kaiba-thing. That was a first too.
"M-Master?" Jounouchi choked out, trembling all over. "H-Have I displeased you so-somehow? W-What did I do?" Another soft sob, and the first big tear rolled down his pale cheek.
"Mutt?" Kaiba Seto was for once in his life stunned and had no idea what to do. He'd seen Jounouchi angry and riled up, mind-controlled, stubborn as all hell, happy, thoughtful, confused, almost every emotion possible reflected in those amber orbs. But this. This was new. He had never seen tears on the other's face. What was he supposed to do?
"Jou!" Honda, that spike-haired freak, was the first one to snap out of the shocked silence that had ensued in the classroom. He rushed up to the blond, shoving some shell-shocked classmates aside along the way. "H-Hey, what's wrong? You're starting to freak me out, man!"
Jounouchi just burried his face in his hands, sniffling and sobbing softly in a way that could only be compared to the noises a puppy would make if someone kicked it; weak, hurt and simply heart-wretching to listen to.
"You should be ashamed of yourself, Kaiba!" Anzu yelled at him suddenly, before putting her hands on Jounouchi's shoulders, trying to catch the boy's gaze. "Ne, come on, Jou...let's go outside so you can calm down. Come on..." Together with Honda and Yuugi, Anzu guided the blond outside. The sobs were heard all through the silent classroom, until the door clicked shut.
Kaiba slowly sat down by his desk then. Even if his face was just as cold as it usually was, he was not anywhere near calm on the inside.
What the hell was wrong with the blond today? Crying at the drop of a hat (because really; those insults he'd given today were nothing compared to what he usually shot at him), hugging him, repeatively calling him 'MASTER'...and that soft tone of his voice while doing so. Submissive, sweet, relieved and happy...and directed straight at him...
Sickening.
Kaiba frowned.
That was not how Jounouchi acted around him. Maybe if dared into it, but even then he would never sound so...sincere. He'd have to grit it all out through his teeth and his eyes would have shown nothing but embarrassment and anger. But it had sounded as if he meant every soft spoken word, as if he really was glad to see him. And that could simply not be the case.
And there was something else that had been bothering him.
Even putting aside the way Jounouchi had acted, something else had been off about him. Nothing major, just...really small things. Like how much softer his voice had been (he couldn't get over that fact!). Jounouchi's voice was and had always been loud and obnoxious. A little bit rough at times. But now, his voice had been soft...smooth, like some sort of expensive silk. And, as he'd thought before, so...submissive. No yells, no annoyance or arrogance. Nothing.
His posture was another thing, in hindsight, that had been all wrong. Jounouchi walked in a sort of proud swagger; back straight, hands in pockets and just with an air of arrogance and pride around him. Demanding attention, a real show off. Even if Yuugi was the superiour duellist in skills, Jounouchi walked and talked like a champion. He was the one Kaiba always noticed first when looking at the geek squad.
It was that unbendable will he always wanted to break into little pieces and scatter for the wind.
Today, Jounouchi was acting like he had already been broken. Gaze not quite daring to meet his, insecurity hanging from every word he uttered. His very presance had spoken of weakness. And the moment he'd been spoken roughly to, he had cowered like a badly beaten dog and whimpered with his tail between his legs. It was as if someone had broken all will to fight back, crushed his mind and rebuilt it to fit his own tastes.
Kaiba didn't like it at all. HE was the one supposed to break Jounouchi! How could he now that the boy already seemed to be?!
Still...
...there was something else.
Something that kept bothering, poking him in the eye like a sore thumb.
Something had been off about Jounouchi. Not only his sudden personality change, or how his voice seemed different.
Something simple about his appearance had been just wrong.
But what?
Kaiba frowned darkly as he thought.
The blond hair was the same as ever. Annoyingly bright and messy. His body; just as slender and lightly muscled. His face was the same too. Same thin nose, same soft line of his chin, same high cheekbones, same big, goldenred eyes and dark eyelashes. Everything was like it usually was...
Kaiba stopped in mid thought.
Goldenred eyes.
Those shy, submissive and broken eyes.
"They are not his." He mumbled quietly to himself, standing abruptly. Ignoring the teacher's enraged yell (she'd come in some time during his thoughts), he walked out of the classroom.
Goldenred.
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
Jonoh had felt such relief when he saw Seth. For a moment, he'd thought everything would be alright. Everything would work out. He'd get to go home, away from this cold and unfamilliar world. That safe scent, if a tad bit cooler, had calmed him, told him he was away from all harm. His master, his strong and protective master was there and that meant he could manage any strange, cold world.
Thus, when that only saftey and last ray of hope had rejected him, called him such horrid names...Jonoh had just broken appart. The shock of waking to another world, the lonelyness, the uncertainty and the fear...it all just became too much with that last push. There was nothing in this world he could hold on to. The only thing that had made sense, Seth, had forsaken him.
Jonoh sobbed heartbrokenly into Hon'daru's...no, Honda's shoulder as the tall brunet held him close. To be held so comfortably by a complete stranger was odd, but right then Jonoh welcomed anything to soothe his pain. He faintly heard the three friends talk to each other while he cried his frightened, confused and crushed heart out.
"Damn that Kaiba! Now you see why I hope he gets run over by a truck one of these days?!"
"It's still a horrible thing to say, Honda!" Pause. "...though, right bow...I am forced to agree. He definately went too far this time!"
"But..." Now the boy that looked like the former Pharaoh, spoke. "...really, Jou-kun is the one acting different, you guys."
"EH?! Are you on Kaibastard's side?!"
"I-It's not about taking sides, Honda-kun! He really is acting a bit different than usual!"
"Well...I guess..." Pause. "...Kaiba is STILL a bastard, though!"
"Yuugi, I actually have to agree with Honda. Kaiba is really...more unfriendly than usual."
"But...I mean..." Jonoh could tell the young boy speaking was blushing then. "J-Jou-kun kissed him...and...and called him..." A small shuffling sound was heard. "...master."
"...he DID!" Honda suddenly gasped, pulling away suddenly to stare down at Jonih, whom had stopped crying so desperately. Now, he was just giving a soft sniffle every now and then and his body was still shaking. "Hey, Jou? What the hell did you do that for?! Otogi didn't dare you into it, did he?!"
Jonoh sniffled, lifting a hand to rub the tears away from his eyes. Maybe he should try to explain to them...they did seem nice enough and hopefully wouldn't call him crazy. "W-Well...I just...the thing is..."
Before he could even begin to explain anything though, the bathroom door was slammed open and Jonoh once more found himself drowning in blue eyes...that he now clearly could see did not belong to his master (his heart clenched tightly at thinking of Seth). They were so many shades colder than his, lighter in colour with an edge of frozen steel.
Honda immediately snarled and rushed towards Kaiba with a rissen fist. "You've got some fuckin' guts, Kaiba! Coming here just after what you did!" He threw a punch towards the other brunet with all his might.
Kaiba merely sidestepped and put out his foot near nonchalantly. Honda, coming at him in full speed, had no time to slow down or escape his impending doom. He caught his ankle in Kaiba's and was thrown right into the bathroomtiles with a loud smack and a roar of pain.
"Honda!" Anzu and Yuugi called out loudly with worry and even Jonoh whom had only known the man for less than an hour gave a worried gasp.
Anzu glared harshly at Kaiba, putting her hands on her hips in the way only an angry woman can pull off. "Kaiba! Just what do you think-?!"
Kaiba interrupted her, as if he hadn't heard her speak, gaze still locked on Jonoh.
"You...are not Jounouchi."
End chapter!
And yet another cliffhanger...aren't I evil?
I hope you can all forgive me for it! And for the long wait! –bows several times-
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-The Blonde Midget