A/N: Alright I'm gonna try and keep updating once a week(Fridays)…so dat should suffice right? Well not much to say other than thanks which I really to owe out…Yaoi Flame and Ellinida, da best reviewers/writers/friends I could ever ask for!! Thanks so much!! Been around from da start, without 'em I would've never got this far, ch 12!! Love you guys!!
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Lol, I had ta get dat outta ma system…well on wit da story…
Disclaimer:
Fluffy(me): I-absolutely in every possible way that is logical and possible in this harsh never giving unforgiving world- do NOT own Yugioh or any of the characters no matter how much I do so fantasize about one day owning all the wonderfully inspiring characters such as the oh so icy hot Kaiba-sama and adorable lil Puppy Jounouchi Katsuya!! I-
Moku: You got into your Mother's coffee again?
Fluffy: um, uh er-yeah…how'd you know…creepy.
Moku: That explains it then…
Jou: Am I depressed or somthin'?
Fluffy: What ya mean Joujou-kuuuun??
Honda: Feinting innocence…
Jou: What'd ya do ta me?!
Fluffy: Aww, c'mon boy give Fluffy a kissy!! -puckers lips and kisses at Jou-
Jou: Uh-umm….
Moku: Fluffy owns nothing except her meager fan girl ideas, so she disclaims any ownership of Yugioh and does not in anyway receive profit for this, or any, of her stories!! Thank you for your time. -smiles sweetly-
"Hey Yuugi!" the blue eyed female duelist, Anzu, greeted her shorter friend with a large smile, which was returned immediately.
"Hey, Anzu.." the smaller teen answered, turning amethyst eyes to the brunette as she quickly closed the short distance between them.
"What was it you wanted to talk about?" the tri-haired teen dove in hesitantly. Anzu had called Yuugi the night before, asking him to meet her at her locker before classes started the next day. It was the second day of Jounouchi's sudden change. Only one full day since she, unknown by Yuugi, had seen the strange events between Kaiba and her blond friend, Katsuya. Jou had drug the older blue eyed male, quite heated and forcefully, into an abandoned school room. She had a pretty good idea what the teens were up to.
Anzu had seemed very worried over the phone, giving Yuugi more than a logical reason to now panic, he'd already been on edge before Jou's sudden change. Then all that had happened since only served to prove his suspicions about about the older blond duelist being in some sort of trouble.
He knew something was bothering his female friend, but rather it was the same, "Jounouchi?" he asked, his voice quiet, slightly shaken.
She didn't answer vocally, but nodded her head 'yes'. Her face displayed her seriousness.
"He seems…different." Yuugi prodded thoughtfully, his bright amethyst eyes clouded with concern. The thought of his friends going through trouble, being caused pain in anyway, one of his best friends not being happy, or hurting at all, broke the short teens heart. He knew there was something wrong with Jou but as far as he knew there was nothing could do to help.
'I thought we had discussed this, aibou?'(,partner/companion-roughly)Yami Yuugi spoke up, his dark voice echoing through his lighter half's head. Though the afore mentioned teen, didn't seem to notice, not even a shiver.
We have but… Yuugi trailed off, his thought interrupted not a second later.
"So you've noticed something was different with him? He's not really, depressed, just off kind of, spacey? More so than normal.." Anzu tried to form words for her thoughts, thought it came out slightly jumbled.
"Yeah.." Yuugi offered with a sigh.
"Yuugi.." Anzu started again, her face held a serious 'no nonsense' concerned look. She wasn't exactly ready to began this conversation with her shorter male friend, but it had been the reason she'd called him the night before. Though she noted, it was still weird to be talking about this, but it had to be done. Making her final resolve she took a deep refreshing breath.
Yuugi watched his friend carefully, now he was sure there was something seriously wrong with his taller blond friend and it was sure to effect a lot of people in some way. He furrowed his brow waiting for the brunette to continue.
"I, I think I know what's bothering Jounouchi…" her voice was quiet, she wasn't too comfortable having to tell someone something that was obviously a very personally guarded, though not well guarded, secret. But in the least she could hold back the details. Like Yuugi didn't really need to know what had tipped her off, or what the two teens had been doing after school, well what she believed them to be doing, he just needed to know about what was probably bothering the teens.
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Releasing yet another annoyed sigh, Jou picked at the food that sat on his desk, directly in front of him. He wasn't too hungry at the moment, that seemed to be a reoccurring fact lately. Which was actually a pretty good thing, with his home life…
He shook the thoughts, he didn't need that to worry about too right now.
"Hey, what's up Jounouchi?" Hiroto invaded his downward spiraling thoughts, thank god for the brunet.
"Heh, 'nothin.." he paused, telling his friends he wasn't hungry would only raise suspicion that there was in fact something wrong and he didn't want that right now. Worrying about keeping his friends from worrying would only make things more difficult, and confusing.
With a small half hearted smirk he grabbed one of Hiroto's onigiri(rice ball). "I'm not in da mood for fish.." he gestured to his own lunch that set carelessly thrown on his own desk, a small pile of rice with a sliver of a baked or grilled fish and a few random pieces of vegetables all packed into a small brown box.
"I'm takin' some 'a yer's!" Honda responded by nudging his arm playfully and pretending to be annoyed. Though, honestly he understood , vaguely, with the Jounouchi living habits, the boy was lucky to have a lunch. He remembered many times he'd discreetly shared his with the blond.
"Well if you don't want your fish," the brunet started while snatching said fish from Jounouchi's bento(boxed lunch) quickly. "I'm takin' it!" the warning was a little late. Replacing the fish with another rice ball, he was fairly sure he would like that one. In truth he'd planned to give the blond it anyways, and had brought it just for him. He smiled fondly, he really was a very thoughtful friend.
"Thanks.." Katsuya muttered happily biting into the rice, discovering it to be his favorite filling seemed to slightly lift his appetite.
"Mm, what kind 'a pickles ya got?" he nudged Honda's shoulder, grinning .
The brunet smirked, "Wouldn't you like to know." laughter clear in his voice.
"Yeah! Lemme have one!" he grabbed his own eating utensil, chop sticks, and reached for one of the pickles in question. He missed, as Honda was quick to respond by pulling them from his reach. Katsuya reached further, just to once more miss.
Yuugi and Anzu laughed softly from their seats, near Jou's desk where they had gathered when the lunch break had begun, along with Honda. Their laughs forced as they covered the worry for their taller blond friend.
Katsuya grabbed for the pickle again, irritated as Hiroto let him snatch it easily. Forcing down his annoyance with a smirk he popped it in his mouth, chewing thoughtfully. "'Ummy!" he cheered while Anzu mumbled something about manners. Yuugi simply smiled goofily as Honda laughed light and humor filled over their goofy friend.
"Lemme have 'nother!" the honey eyed blond demanded once more grabbing for the brunette's lunch. Gaining only a laugh as the uni-spike haired teen yanked the box from his reach, "Mine!" Hiroto teased eating one of the pickles himself.
"Gemme!" Jounouchi laughed snatching another pickle from his friend, popping it into his mouth without another thought.
His eyes flickered across the room, his honey eyes bright with his now much happier calm. He smirked at his small victory. It was strange how his long time best friend could not even know there was something wrong with him yet know the cure to making him feel so much better. Even if it was such a small act. Amber-honey eyes catching onto something across the classroom, faltered and he lost all thoughts. Nearly choking over the food in his mouth.
Cold icy steel like eyes met with his briefly before the other teen went about his normal lunch break, pulling his laptop computer from it's case and setting down to began work.
Kaiba!?
TBC…
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