IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!! - This is the Yu-Gi-Oh! Yaoi portion of the Shipping List in order. Be forewarned. Some "pairings" will not be fluffy and cute. But they will all, hopefully, be believable. Rating's will vary.
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! is the intellectual property of Kazuki Takahashi
Author's Notes: Hey! This is a Christmas fic! That's cool. Merry Christmas everyone! (Even though I'll have more of these up before Christmas.)
Rating: PG13 (very low)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Shipping List #19 - "Big Deal"
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Barbecueshipping (Hiroto x Ryouta)
Yami and Yugi threw a Christmas party. Eighteen people showed up. Yugi was surprised they had all actually fit into his cleared living room (he had absolutely refused to rent a hall to host the party because he claimed it went against everything Christmas stood for - warmth and family and closeness…they definitely had closeness).
He had expected his closest friends; Jounouchi, Anzu, and Honda. None of them had come alone. Jounouchi had arrived with his sister which was to be expected, Anzu claimed she and Mai had met up on the way, but when Honda arrived with a date everyone was surprised. That isn't to say they believed it impossible for Honda to get a date…they just never expected it to be Ryouta Kijiki.
Honda tried to brush it off as nothing to make a big deal out of, but of course, it was a big deal.
"When did this happen?!" Jounouchi had been the first to speak up. As Honda's singular best friend in the entire world since middle school, he had been flabbergasted at the shock that Honda had kept this from him. Honda knew everything about him. Everything! And he was only just now finding out that Honda had been dating Ryouta for four months!
"It just didn't come up." was Honda's only defense. He had never really liked to talk much about himself. Jounouchi knew that.
"You're gay?!" Anzu acted like this was the most stunning news in the history of the planet earth. Honda Hiroto was gay. Call the press.
Honda could only shrug. "I guess." It wasn't like he'd really thought about it.
"How?" Yugi realized that this had come out sounding very wrong on so many levels but it was the only word willing to leave his mouth. How had Honda gotten involved with Ryouta of all people? He hadn't even known they'd seen each other since Duelist Kingdom. And it hadn't seemed like they were attracted back then. He felt so out of the loop. But he wasn't the only one.
"Is this going to become some kind of gay exhibition because…" Seto's sentence had been cut short by the small heel that had somehow embedded itself in one of his new leather shoes, courtesy his younger brother standing innocently next to him.
"That's great, Honda, we're happy for you." Honda managed a smile in Mokuba's direction.
"Aren't you still living with your parents?" Bakura had spoken up and Honda cringed for whatever crude statement he knew had to be coming. "When do you find time to fuck?" Yup, there it was, and to make it all the worse, Bakura seemed genuinely interested.
"I don't see how that's any of your business." Honda returned, sending a firm glare in the thief's direction.
"Ryouta has a boat." Ryou offered. Honda sincerely wished he'd just let Bakura insult him back instead of feeling the need to actually answer his question. Now they all thought he was sleeping with Ryouta. And of course, they were all staring at him. He could just imagine the thoughts running through their heads.
"You had sex and didn't tell me?!" Jounouchi was whining now.
"Now hold on a minute…"
"Yea, what'd you expect him to offer you a front row seat?" Marik interjected. Honda did not need the help.
"Nobody wants to hear your fetish interests Marik!" Jounouchi turned on the Egyptian and Honda rolled his eyes with an exaggerated sigh.
"Yes, let's try to remember this was a Christmas party." Seto actually got the entire statement out before the foot collided with his that time. Seto glared strongly down at his brother.
Honda had had no idea everyone would make such a big deal out of it. He hadn't gotten in an explanation of his own among everyone else's and Ryouta was no help; enjoying the show himself. Honda glanced sideways to find an amused smile spread across the seaman's face and that was one word he would not be uttering this evening.
"Four months means it happened right after Battle City." Yami observed, trying to steer the conversation toward a safer topic that wouldn't have Jounouchi at Marik's throat.
Well crap. Now that Honda had gotten the chance, he didn't really know how to explain it. They'd just sort of…run into each other and…not parted… He tried to relay this but, becoming frustrated, he finally turned on Ryouta.
"Aren't you going to say anything?" It was partially a reprimand and partially a plea.
Ryouta laughed, putting an arm around Honda's shoulders and pulling him over happily. "I love Christmas!"
Honda sighed and sank into the embrace. No help at all…
Post whatevers: Well, that's big families for you. Next up is Seto x Yami x Noa. As always, if you liked, please review. Ja!
