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Don�t Turn Around
By
Hideki LaShae

�Hey,
Kaiba!� exclaims Jou walking up to me and sitting down in the seat next to me.
�Hello, pup,�
I say ignoring him as I type on my laptop.
�So� how�s
work?� asks Jou holding an apple slice out towards me.
�The usual�
my employees are incompetent and I have to do everything,� I say taking the
fruit and sticking it in my mouth.
Jou digs a
sandwich out of his paper lunch bag and tears it in half. He holds out one half
to me. �Here� you should eat something to build up your strength. You�ll need
it when you go to the office to fire some of those incompetents!�
�With your
stamina and metabolism, I�d say you need it more than I do,� I say.
�I brought
plenty of food, don�t worry about that!� Jou looks at me with his famous
puppy-dog pout, and his brown eyes burn into me.
I take the
half sandwich and start to eat it. �It�s good, pup.�
�You�re
welcome!� exclaims Jou with a wide grin, �I�m going to be a great chef someday,
Kaiba, and then I�m going to force feed you all the time!�
�How do you
plan to do all that?� I ask. I save my work and close my laptop to finish the
sandwich without getting breadcrumbs anywhere.
Jou�s eyes
meet mine. �I�m going to culinary school after commencement.�
I raise an
eyebrow. �Well, you are serious about this, aren�t you? What kind of chef do
you want to be?�
�Gourmet
actually.�
�I think
you can do it,� I say. I stick the last bite of the sandwich into my mouth and
turn my eyes from Jou�s beaming face.
�Are you
going on to college, Kaiba?�
�Yes. I
want a business degree. I know it all anyway, so I intend to take independent
classes. I should be done my four-year education in one. Two if Mokuba decides
he won�t let me work past dinner,� I say opening my laptop again to continue
working, �How long have you wanted to be a gourmet chef?�
Jou
blushes. �Awhile now��
I simply
nod, and Jou goes silent as he eats his lunch.
�Well� I�m
going to catch up with the guys. Are you sure you don�t want to join us?� Jou
stands up and stretches.
�Get lost,
pup. Can�t you see I�m busy?�
Jou turns
and walks away from me.

And if you gotta go darling

Maybe it�s better that way�

I don�t
watch Jou as he walks away. It�s too tempting. I know I would find myself
staring if I looked for even a moment. His slim hips, firm ass, and muscled
back would be far too beautiful of a sight to tear my eyes away from, but I
can�t let anyone catch me staring at him like a lovesick puppy. Sometimes
though, I don�t know why I even care about what people would think if they saw
me staring at him like I would eat him alive.
I don�t
know what happened to cause this different relationship between Jou and I, but
around the start of this year� our final year of high school� we became
something more. I wouldn�t call us friends, and we certainly aren�t
lovers� not for lack of interest on my part. However we used to be enemies. We
used to be rivals, although I never saw him as a threat. Now we are just
something more. We are still rivals and we still fight just as heatedly as we
always have, but now when we�re done, we can talk to each other civilly, like
friends would. I don�t know what we are. Neither does Jou apparently. It was
his idea to call us more. He decided that since we were more than
before, but not exactly anything we had known of before that there was only one
thing we could be and that was more. I happen to agree.

* * *

�Jounouchi
Katsuya��
I watch as
Jou walks up to the podium to take his diploma. He smiles happily, but I can
see that there are tears shimmering in his eyes.
�Kaiba
Seto��
I walk up
to the podium and take my degree, but that doesn�t matter to me. My attention
is still focused on him. The smile on his face says he couldn�t be
happier. He looks so proud of himself that he even managed to graduate, partly
in thanks to me, but he doesn�t need to know that. He seems to be so happy, but
his eyes say he isn�t. I see only sadness in his eyes. I move back to my seat
beside him, and I whisper quietly, �What�s wrong, pup?�
�Nothing�s
wrong; why do you think that?� whispers Jou.
�You�re
about to cry,� I whisper in response.
�I�m sad.
This is the end of our high school career. We�ll all be moving on and we may
never see each other again. Life as we know it is over,� whispers Jou.
�We�ll all
see each other again, Jou. I know we will,� I whisper. I feel Jou�s hand tap
against my thigh. I ignore the tingling pleasure the feeling caused as I slide
my hand down at his silent request and twine my fingers with his own. This is
the most physical contact that we�ve ever had, and it only causes me to want
more. There�s that word again. More.
�Thank
you,� whispers Jou squeezing my hand.
I smile
slightly at Jou.
Jou bites
his lower lip and glances sideways at me. �Yugi is hosting a graduation party
tonight. I�d like it if you came.�
�When?�
�Eight
o�clock. We were planning it to go on all night,� whispers Jou blushing, �We�re
all bringing sleeping bags, but you don�t have to stay that long if you don�t
want to.�
�Maybe I
want to.�
�I have
something to ask you then too,� whispers Jou turning his attention back to the
speaker standing at the podium. He doesn�t release my hand and eventually his
fingers start to stroke it slightly.
I hope he
doesn�t notice the blush that his actions cause to rise to my face.

* * *

Mokuba
tears through my closet pulling articles of my clothing from it and flinging
them to the floor over his shoulder.
I cross my
arms over my chest and glare at the back of his head. �I hope you realize that
I will be making you clean up this mess, Mokuba!�
Mokuba
giggles childishly. �But that will be tomorrow! Seeing the look on everyone�s faces
when they see your new look tonight will make all the cleaning tomorrow worth
it!�
�And who
invited you to this party?� I ask, �I�m not taking you with me!�
�Yugi
invited me! Nearly a month ago! And if you won�t take me, I�ll just call Honda
so he can give me a lift on his motorcycle!� exclaims Mokuba pulling out a pair
of pants that I don�t even remember buying and turning towards me with a smirk.
He tosses the pants to me. �Try them on to see how they fit!�
�And if I
don�t want to wear this?� I ask raising an eyebrow at the black leather.
�You�ll
wear it if I say you�ll wear it or I�ll delete all the files from your hard
drive, and don�t you think I can�t do it!� exclaims Mokuba turning back into my
closet.
I turn my
back to Mokuba and hesitate for a moment before pulling my pants off. I pull
the leather on and my breath hitches as I fasten them about my hips. Okay, I
didn�t buy these, not only would I never buy something without a proper waist,
but these pants are two sizes too small!
�Big brother!
You aren�t supposed to wear your boxers beneath them!� exclaims Mokuba
giggling, �Now, fix it!�
�And just
what exactly am I supposed to wear under this?� I cast a glare over my shoulder
to see Mokuba blushing bright red.
�Seto�
those pants are leather. You don�t wear anything beneath them!� exclaims Mokuba
hiding his face behind a bundle of crimson cloth.
�Oh, no
way!� I yell.
�Fine! I�ll
delete your hard drive and get rid of all those nice pictures you have of Jou
in compromising positions!� exclaims Mokuba.
�What the
hell are you talking about?� I storm into the bathroom to avoid showing my
blushing face to my younger brother, �And stay away from my computer!�
�You know
what pictures I�m talking about! You had set up a camera in Jou�s bedroom when
he spent the night here after helping me with my home economics project! You
wanted to see him naked, but he didn�t undress in front of your camera!�
exclaims Mokuba through the bathroom door, �But you got some nice pictures of
him sprawled on his bed in his underwear.�
I take the
time to wash my blush away with ice-cold water, and I remove the pants only to
put them back on without my navy blue boxers beneath them. I throw the door
open. �I hope you�re happy, Mokuba! I feel naked in this!�
�But you look��
Mokuba�s cheeks tinge pink and he turns away quickly. �Jou will like it.�
�Jou
wouldn�t care! He�s probably bringing his girlfriend to the party to he can
hang on her chest the entire night!� I scowl at the thought of Jou touching any
naked form besides my own.
�Here,
Seto. I thought this shirt would go with those pants the best.�
I notice
the conniving grin on his face, and I realize how this outfit came to be in my
closet. He bought it and hid it inside my closet. He was probably hoping for a
situation just like this to force me into it, and the reason the clothing is
too small is because he wanted it to be tight enough to show off every part of
me that makes my fan girls swoon. If there�s a single one of them at
Yugi�s party, I�m grabbing Jou and leaving immediately!
�Well, put
it on!� exclaims Mokuba, �I want to see it!�

I�m gonna be strong

I�m gonna do fine�

I sigh as I
pull my shirt off. I take the article of clothing from Mokuba and notice his
still pink cheeks. I pull the crimson muscle shirt down over my chest and
notice that it doesn�t even touch my waist. I slump my shoulders. Damn you,
Mokuba. �I still feel naked.�
Mokuba�s
eyes widen as he looks at me.
�So� how
long have you known that you�re gay, Mokie,� I say. I use his old nickname on
purpose so that he might fall back into that old comfort.
�Is it that
obvious?�
�You�re
checking out your own brother, not to mention the fact that you bought this
outfit for me,� I say.
�I�m not
checking you out! I just know how to appreciate some things!� Mokuba turns.
�I�m going to go change into my outfit now. Then I�ll grab our sleeping bags
and meet you at the limo!�
�I�m glad
to know that you aren�t lusting after me, but I�d better not catch you with any
pictures of me shirtless,� I say.
�Don�t
worry� I�ll leave the peeping to you when it comes to Jou!� exclaims Mokuba,
�You might want to prime yourself up a bit! Jou would appreciate it. He might
be attracted to both sexes, but he does like you.�
�I only
wish he did,� I whisper as Mokuba heads out of my room. I head into the
bathroom and look at my reflection in the mirror. I look good, but I don�t
think it�s good enough. I open a drawer and pull out a small box about the size
of a deck of cards. I open it and withdraw a single item. I remove the tiny
sapphire stud from my right ear and put the fang earring on. I pull a matching
necklace from the box and tie it around my throat with the hemp cord.
I head back
out to my bedroom and unlock the lower drawer of my desk. I pull a box from
within and open it slowly. I push aside a few pictures of Jou that were taken
anonymously, and I blush when my hand comes in contact with one of my more
stimulating sexual aids. I pull out a long chain and close the box quickly. I
put it back into the drawer and lock it. I wind the chain loosely through the
belt loops on the leather pants I wear. Then I pull on my boots and fasten the
ends of the chain to the outside of each boot. It�s a style I picked up in a
more outrageous club when I was on a business trip to America, and since Mokuba
wants me to surprise Jou and all his friends, I might as well do it right.
I leave my
room and head down to the limo to meet Mokuba. I�m surprised to see Mokuba
already there helping the limo driver put our sleeping bags and overnight bags
into the trunk. How did he grab my overnight bag without me seeing him? Oh,
well. I guess now I have no choice but to spend the night at Yugi�s place,
preferably right beside Jou. Yes. That would be heavenly.
Mokuba
smiles at me. �You look great, Seto! Jou will love it!�
�Why do you
keep mentioning him?� I ask, �Jou has a girlfriend, and he doesn�t care about
me. Why would he care about how I�m dressed?�
�Well, for
starters,� says Mokuba climbing into the limo with me right behind, �He broke
up with Mai. I think it was mutual. They make much better friends than
boyfriend and girlfriend.�
�And?�
�And he
cares,� says Mokuba simply.
�He cares
about everyone. That�s nothing new.�
�No� I
mean. He cares. He really cares about you,� says Mokuba.
I narrow my
eyes at Mokuba.
Mokuba�s
wide puppy eyes stare back at me. �This could be the real deal for him, and you
if you�re willing to give him the chance. You know, Jou talks to me. I know
things about him that would make your head spin.�
I yawn in
disinterest.
Mokuba
smirks.
The limo
pulls up outside of the Kame Game Shop, and Mokuba scrambles out as fast as he
can. He runs around back and rings the doorbell.
I climb
from the limo and take the bags from the trunk while the driver grabs the sleeping
bags and walks around back with me. I arrive just in time to see Yugi swing the
door open, panting slightly.
�Mokuba!
Kaiba! I�m glad you could make it! Come on in!� exclaims Yugi, �Have you eaten?
We were just getting ready to order pizza!�
�Can we order
a veggie pizza for Seto?� asks Mokuba.
�Of
course!� Yugi smiles. �I didn�t realize you were a vegetarian, Kaiba.�
�I�m not. I
just don�t like pizza all that much,� I say, �There�s something about the
amount of grease the meat causes that usually turns me off.�
�Well� that
sounds familiar! Jou usually orders plain cheese or the vegetarian special,�
says Yugi taking the sleeping bags from the driver and leading us in. He stops
to drop the sleeping bags into a pile in the shop�s back room. He looks back at
us nervously. �You haven�t seen Jou, have you?�
�Not since
commencement, why?� I ask.
�He was
supposed to be here two hours ago,� says Yugi, �I�ve been trying to call him,
but there�s no answer.�
�Do you
think he�s in trouble?� asks Mokuba with fearful eyes.
At that
second the doorbell rings.
Yugi steps
back to the door and opens it.
I catch the
sight of the disheveled blond hair the second before Yugi throws his arms
around Jou�s neck.
�Jou! I thought
something had happened to you! Are you okay?�
�I�m okay,
Yug�! It�s just a little black eye. I�ll survive! Sorry I�m late, but I got
mugged on the way here!� says Jou carrying Yugi in and swinging the door
closed.
�What
happened to your sleeping bag? And your clothes?� asks Yugi.
�I said I
got mugged. It was a homeless guy who wanted the sleeping bag,� says Jou as
Yugi unwinds his arms from around the blond puppy�s neck.
�Don�t
worry, Jou. We�ll think of something!� Yugi winks at Jou who blushes slightly.
�Come on! The party�s upstairs!�
I drop the
bags with the sleeping bags, and we all head upstairs to the living room where
everyone else waits for us.
Honda and
Otogi argue in the corner, standing very close to each other, rather like
lovers would. Ryou and Anzu sit on the couch in an intimate conversation,
whispering into each other�s ear. Shizuka sits on the floor twirling a tassel
around her finger.
Mai leans
against the wall until she sees Jou. Her eyes widen at the sight of the black
eye. �Jou! Are you all right?�
�I�m fine!�
exclaims Jou moving over to hug Mai quickly. He kisses her on the cheek. �How
are you doing, Mai?�
�Good. I�ve
got a new boyfriend. He�s nothing like you!� exclaims Mai.
�Sounds
like the one!� exclaims Jou chuckling.
�As long as
it�s not you and Mai�s happy,� says Shizuka, �you don�t care if he�s the one or
not.�
�Well, if
you�re going to be that way, you�d better give me back my tassel,� says Jou
sitting down on the floor beside Shizuka, �I�m glad you came, sis.� He looks at
me and smiles. He blushes when he notices my clothing, but he doesn�t say
anything.
�Are you
going clubbing tonight, Kaiba?� snickers Otogi.
�Go screw
yourself.� Did that actually just come out of my mouth?
�Kaiba!
Watch your language! There are children present!� exclaims Anzu.
�Hold your
tongue,� says Jou getting up and moving to my side quickly, �or I�ll have to do
it for you!�
�I�d like
to see you try,� I snap.
Jou blushes
even more. �Suit yourself!�
I hear a
few giggles around me as Jou grabs my neck and pulls me into a kiss. I shove
him away quickly. I clench my fists, and my shoulders shake. �NEVER! Never
without my permission!�
�I�m sorry,
Kaiba,� says Jou hanging his head.
I don�t
want to be mad at him. I really don�t, but he went and kissed me in front of
everyone! My very first kiss, and I had an audience. I could have died right
then and there from embarrassment. It was a nice kiss though, for the second
that I was privileged to it. I shove past Jou and sit down in a chair with my
arms crossed over my chest defensively. �Forget it, mutt!�
Jou winces
at the use of the word �mutt�. He knows how mad I am now. I haven�t called him
a mutt since we became more; ever since then it has been �pup�. He moves
over and sits down on the floor beside my chair. He leans against my leg. �I�m
sorry. I shouldn�t have done that.�
�Um� I�m
going to order the pizza now!� exclaims Yugi quickly, �Shizuka, what kind do
you like?�
�Uh�
pizza�s pizza. Anything�s fine with me,� says Shizuka eyeing me cautiously.
�Okay,
great!� Yugi heads to the phone and dials a number.
Mokuba sits
down beside Shizuka and whispers into her ear.
�Big
brother?� asks Shizuka.
�Yes?�
replies Jou lazily, not giving her his full attention as he looks at me with
his golden-brown eyes.
�Will you
make us some of your hot chocolate?� Shizuka breaks out her own puppy-dog eyes.
She looks just as cute as Jou when she does that. She learned it from him, that
much is obvious.
�Everyone
want some?� asks Jou.
�Absolutely!�
exclaims Mokuba.
Jou stands
up with a sigh. �I swear, if you�re just trying to get rid of me��
�We
wouldn�t do that, big brother,� says Shizuka, �You know I love your hot
chocolate!�
Jou shakes
his head as he walks into the kitchen.
�Uh� maybe
someone should go in there with him so he doesn�t burn the place down,� says
Honda.
�Fine,� I
say standing up, �He�s my dog after all.� I head into the kitchen and close the
door behind me. I see Jou digging in the cabinets for some cocoa and a few
other ingredients. �I had been saving that kiss, mutt! I wanted it to be
special, and you just stole that from me!�
Jou spins
around and looks at me in shock. �Kaiba? Was that your first kiss?�
�What did
you think I was just rattling on about?� I hiss heading straight for him.
In an
instant, Jou is upon me with his arms wrapped so tight around me that I can
hardly breathe. �I�m so sorry, Kaiba. I�m so sorry� I didn�t know you were
saving that kiss. If I had, I never would have� I�m sorry.�
I slowly
wrap my arms around Jou.
�I�ve been
a bad puppy,� whispers Jou into my ear; his warm breath sends tingles down my
spine. �You should punish me.�
�How should
I punish you?� I whisper.
�Any way
you want,� whispers Jou.
I slap
Jou�s butt harshly. �Next time I�ll take a rolled up newspaper to your bare
butt.�
Jou�s eyes
widen drastically, probably from the slap to his butt, but quite possibly it�s
the mention of his bare butt that�s making him blush. �I�m sorry� Please
forgive me.�
I sigh and
gently rub the cheek I�d just slapped. �I suppose I have to forgive you; if I
don�t you�ll just use your puppy-dog eyes on me to make me cave. Did Mokuba
teach you that trick?�
Jou shakes
his head quickly and turns even deeper red. He pushes away from me and returns
to making the hot chocolate. He gets out some milk and pours some into a
saucepan with some water.

I won�t
miss your arms around me

Holding me tight�

I lean
against the counter and watch Jou working. I see him adding the spices, but it
doesn�t make any sense as to why he would be doing so. �What are you adding to
that hot chocolate?�
�That�s my
secret!� exclaims Jou taking a second to wink at me over his shoulder, �This
recipe has become my trademark. Everyone who likes hot chocolate loves it the
second they get their first taste, and half the people who don�t like hot
chocolate feel the same. It�s very popular with everyone who�s tried it.�
�Where�d
you learn to make it?� I ask.
�My kitchen
about two years ago,� says Jou, �I was experimenting one time with some ingredients
because I didn�t know what they were or what they did. I stumbled across this
excellent spice combination that just screamed �add me to chocolate�, so I did
add it to hot chocolate and it came out perfect!� He stirs the hot chocolate
while adding some more cocoa into the pot.
�You�
created� your own hot chocolate recipe?� My eyes widen in shock.
Jou
chuckles. �Don�t sound so shocked! Come have a taste!�
I slowly
move up beside Jou and watch as he lifts the spoon with some of the rich brown liquid
on it.
Jou holds
the spoon in front of his own face and blows softly on it to cool the liquid
enough for me to drink. He turns the spoon towards me. �Go on. It won�t kill
you.�
I slowly
lean forward and sip the hot chocolate from the spoon. �Mmm��
Jou
continues to stir the hot chocolate and smiles to himself.
�Very
nice,� I say.
�Thank
you,� says Jou blushing, �That means a lot to me coming from you.�
�Really?
Why?�
�You don�t
give out compliments easily.�
�So true.�
Yugi steps
into the kitchen and blushes when he sees Jou and I standing so close together
in front of the stove. �Is the hot chocolate almost done, Jou? The pizza just
arrived.�
�All that�s
left are the finishing touches,� says Jou shooting a smile towards Yugi, �We�ll
be in the living room in just a few.�
Yugi ducks
back out of the kitchen.
�Can you
grab down some cups, Kaiba? They are in the cupboard above the sink,� says Jou
turning off the stove and removing the pot while continuing to stir.
I walk over
to the cupboard and start pulling down cups. Let�s see� Otogi, Jou, Mai,
Mokuba, Ryou, Shizuka, Anzu, Honda, Yugi, and myself. I need ten cups. I pull
down all the cups. �Jou, there are only eight cups, and we need ten.�
�Oh� that�s
not something we normally have to worry about,� says Jou blushing as he walks
over to me and starts to pour up some of the hot chocolate. �Shizuka and you
are normally not here, and when Shizu is here, Mokie usually isn�t.�
�Mokie?� My
eye twitches.
�Oh, sorry.
I know you don�t like anyone calling him that,� says Jou finishing with the
eight cups. He sets the pan back on the stove and starts searching Yugi�s
cabinet for more cups. He cheers when he finds some Styrofoam cups and sets two
on the counter. He fills them with steaming brown liquid. He puts the pot back
on the stove and grabs some chilled whipped cream from the refrigerator. He
puts a spoonful of cream into each cup and sprinkles some spice on top. He
takes a brief moment to put everything away and grab a large serving platter to
put all the cups on for the trip into the living room.
I grab the
two Styrofoam cups, which won�t fit on the platter, and I follow Jou out into
the living room where everyone is sitting impatiently staring at the various
pizza boxes.
�Le
chocolat des dieux,� says Jou smiling happily, �Bon appetit!�
�Thank you,
Jou,� says Shizuka grabbing the first cup from him. She smiles at her big
brother and takes a sip with a pleased moan.
Everyone
murmurs their thanks to Jou as they take their cup from him.
Yugi starts
to pass out the pizza boxes after taking his own cup, making sure that everyone
gets their favorite pizza. He had decided to go all out for this party and so
he had bought more than enough pizza to satisfy them all. �Jou, Kaiba. Here�s
the vegetarian deluxe!�
Jou sets
the platter down on the coffee table and grabs the pizza. �Thanks, Yugi! You�re
the best!�
Yugi
giggles.
Jou looks
at me with a smile. �So, I guess it�s just the two of us with this pizza� where
should we sit?�
I place the
two cups on the coffee table and I sit down along with Jou on the floor beside
it.
Jou opens
the pizza box on his lap and lifts a piece of pizza. He holds it out towards my
mouth, but when I try to reach for it, he pulls it away.
I lower my
hand to the box, but he slaps it away.
Jou offers
me the pizza again.
I lean
closer to Jou so that our shoulders touch and I take a bite from the slice in
his hand.
Jou blushes
and takes a bite from the same piece of pizza.
No one looks
at us as Jou feeds us both pizza. I think they had a talk about us while we
were in the kitchen together. I feel like I�m on a date with Jou. Am I? Is that
why Jou asked me to come here tonight? Was he asking me on a date? I lift my
Styrofoam cup and take a drink of the hot chocolate, closing my eyes as I savor
the taste.
We all
watch a movie while we eat the pizza in silence. At least having the movie, we
don�t have to talk to each other. It�s some school movie, American made. I
think they said the name of it was �To Sir With Love� or maybe they said it was
the sequel. I don�t remember, but what I catch of it is fairly interesting. I�m
mostly focused on Jou and the way his fingertips tend to brush against my lips
as he feeds me.
Jou grabs
my chin and holds me still as he leans closer to me. He licks the side of my
lips to get something off them before he backs away blushing intensely.
I feel my
own blush rising on my cheeks. I stare into Jou�s eyes.
Jou holds
up a piece of pizza to my lips, but I shake my head.
�I�ve had
enough, pup. You finish it,� I whisper.
Jou lowers
his eyes and takes a bite of the pizza. He whispers to me after swallowing,
�How much did you actually have?�
�A lot more
than I normally would. I only eat three slices usually,� I whisper back. I
drain the last of my hot chocolate from my cup, �This was delicious, pup.�
Jou smiles
as he continues to eat.
�Okay,�
says Yugi as the movie ends, �Who�s up for a game?�
�Which
one?� asks Anzu.
�How about
Truth or Dare?� asks Mokuba excitedly.
�Um� any
objections?� asks Yugi glancing at me.
No one says
anything.
�Okay,�
says Yugi turning off the TV and the DVD player, �Who wants to go first?�
�I will!�
exclaims Mokuba.
I glare at
Mokuba so he won�t ask me a question.
�Mai, truth
or dare?� asks Mokuba.
�Hmm�
truth,� says Mai relaxing in her chair.
�Okay,�
says Mokuba slyly, �When was your first kiss and with who?�
�I was
fourteen,� says Mai, �and he was my best friend�s brother, five years older.�
She looks around for her own victim. �Ryou?�
�Truth,�
says Ryou rapidly.
�Same
question,� says Mai smiling at the white haired boy.
Ryou takes
a deep breath. �It was last year. A boy in my English class kissed me. I
haven�t seen him since.�
�Oh, and I
bet that dark spirit of yours is the reason we haven�t seen him since,� says
Honda, �That other you is kind of freaky.�
�And
protective,� says Ryou looking suddenly dangerous, �Honda, truth or dare?�
�I�m not
chicken like some people here,� says Honda. �Dare me!�
�I dare you
to jump off the roof,� says Ryou.
Honda�s
eyes widen.
�Rule time!
No dares can cause harm to the recipient or anyone else!� exclaims Anzu
quickly, �And everyone has to have one turn before anyone can have their
second.�
Ryou huffs
for a few moments before suddenly shaking his head as if coming out of a daze.
�I dare you to� act like a monkey for the rest of the game!�
�Aw man!�
exclaims Honda.
�Well,�
says Ryou smiling.
�Ooo� ooo�
ooo,� says Honda flushing red as he moves around everyone acting like a monkey.
He stops to search Jou�s hair for fleas.
�Dammit,
Honda! Get off!� exclaims Jou.
�Shizuka,
truth or dare,� says Honda sitting down again.
Shizuka
bites her lower lip. �Truth, I guess.�
�Who in
this room would be your first choice for a date?� asks Honda.
�And for a
second, I thought this question might actually be hard,� says Shizuka with a
sigh of relief, �Out of everyone in this room, my first choice for a date would
be Ryou because he�s sweet and caring, but that would never happen since he
happens to be��
�Shh��
hisses Ryou.
Shizuka
blushes. �Sorry, Ryou.�
�It�s
okay,� says Ryou, �I just haven�t told them yet.�
�Oh, hey,
Yugi. Truth or dare?� asks Shizuka.
�Dare,�
says Yugi.
�I dare you
to ask� her out,� finishes Shizuka slowly.
Yugi
blushes. He nods. �Um� Anzu, would you go out with me?�
�Huh?� asks
Anzu blinking in confusion.
Yugi sighs
happily over having finished the dare. His gaze lands on Jou, which seems to
worry the blond beside me to no end. �Jou? Truth or dare?�
�I don�t trust
you like this, Yugi. Give me a dare,� says Jou.
Yugi
smirks. �I dare you to kiss Kaiba, a proper kiss.�
Jou�s face
turns crimson to match my shirt. He looks at me. �Is that okay? I could switch
to truth if it would make you uncomfortable.�
�And have
you refuse a challenge because of me?� I ask with a smirk, �I would never think
of it.�
Jou moves
to kneel in front of me, and he takes a deep breath.
My heart
pounds in my chest as Jou moves closer to me on his hands and knees. I�m sure
he�s giving the people on the other side of the room a very good look at his
ass. If he wasn�t coming in to kiss me, I�d be jealous of them.
�Keep your
eyes open for me,� whispers Jou before pressing his lips against mine.
I fight the
urge to close my eyes as Jou slowly kisses my closed lips.
Jou parts
his lips slightly and licks at mine to get me to open my mouth, which I do
slowly.
I stare
into Jou�s eyes as we kiss, and when Jou finally closes his eyes, I allow mine to
slide shut. I fight his tongue that still moves about in my mouth.

I wish I could scream out loud

That I love you

I�ve never
felt anything like this before. Now if only I could get Jou�s body closer to my
own. Just as I�m thinking of ways to get Jou closer without making myself look
wanton, the pup pulls away slowly, and for a brief moment we stare at each
other, faces inches apart with mouths open.
Jou blushes
and scoots away from me to sit down beside me once more, but he doesn�t meet my
eyes. �Anzu, truth or dare?�
�With dares
like that, I�ll stick with truth,� says Anzu heatedly.
�Would you
go out with Yugi?� asks Jou.
Anzu
blushes slightly. �I� I� I like Yugi very much. I suppose I would if he was
serious.�
Yugi
blushes.
�Kaiba,
truth or dare,� says Anzu quickly.
�Truth.�
�How much
money do you actually have?� asks Anzu.
�I have ten
million in actual dollars, but if you�re talking my net worth, fifty million,�
I say simply, �most of which is in stocks, bonds, and real estate.�
�Fifty million?�
asks Ryou in shock. �Wow!�
�Otogi?� I
ask.
�Dare,�
says Otogi with a smirk.
�I dare you
to tell us all what you really want with Shizuka,� I say with a snarl.
Jou gives
me a grateful look. That�s a question he desperately wants to know the answer
to, but he can�t ask it, not even in this game of truth and tell, kiss and
dare.
Otogi
sighs. �I�m sorry, Shizuka, but the truth is I don�t want anything with you.
I�m so interested in you because I just don�t want Honda to have you.�
�Huh?� asks
Honda still acting like a monkey.
Otogi grabs
Honda�s shirt and pulls the spiky haired brunet to him to kiss him roughly on
the lips.
Honda
shoves Otogi away. �How dare you!�
Otogi hangs
his head in shame. �I�m sorry, Honda.�
Honda moves
over to sit beside Mokuba.
�Okay,
Mokuba, truth or dare?� asks Otogi.
�Truth,�
says Mokuba.
�Okay�
first kiss.�
Mokuba
blushes and mumbles.
�What was
that, hon?� asks Mai.
�I haven�t
been kissed,� says Mokuba.
�Nothing to
be ashamed of,� says Shizuka, �I haven�t either.� She blushes slightly.
Mokuba
smirks just like I do on occasion. �Shizuka?�
�Truth,�
says Shizuka.
�Would you
let me kiss you?� asks Mokuba.
Shizuka�s
blush darkens. �Yes.�
Mokuba
quickly pulls Shizuka into a short, sweet kiss that leaves them both ruby red.
�Jou,� says
Shizuka, �and you�d better choose truth or I�ll give you a dare so embarrassing
you�ll never walk the same again!�
Jou gulps
and whimpers. �Truth.�
�What are
your plans now that you�ve graduated high school?� asks Shizuka.
�I�m going
to culinary school,� says Jou. He hesitates before adding, �In Tokyo.�
�What?� the
cries of disbelief ring in my ears.
�I�ve got a
scholarship to go to school in Tokyo,� says Jou slowly, �I leave in three
weeks. I�ve already made the arrangements with a restaurant here in town, and
they�ve been kind enough to allow me to hold my internship there during summer
term. I won�t be able to return over winter holiday. I was trying to figure out
the best way to tell you.� He shoots a glare at his sister. �And I don�t think
this was it. Matriculation is in four weeks, but I have to go early to get
situated into my rented room, and report in to my job there.�
�You�re
leaving?� asks Yugi as tears threaten his eyes.
I know how
Yugi feels. I was aware of the culinary school, but I thought it was a school
here in Domino, not Tokyo. My heart hurts.
Jou takes a
deep breath. �Kaiba?�
I raise an
eyebrow.
�Truth or
dare?� asks Jou. He looks at me hopefully.
I think he
wants me to choose truth. How could I refuse him? �Truth.�
�What is
your�� Jou looks away from me. �Sexual preference?�
�Men,� I
say, �only men.� Dammit. And I just had the perfect thing to say. �You, Jou.
Only you.� Dammit! Brain work faster next time!
Mai
giggles. �Figures! The cute ones are always gay!�
�Mai, truth
or dare?� I snap.
�Truth!�
�When did
you lose your virginity?� I ask.
�When I was
fourteen, to my best friend�s brother� He assaulted me,� says Mai, �and before
you even think of it, don�t you dare feel sorry for me! I�m completely over
what that bastard did to me! It doesn�t bother me anymore!� She looks around at
everyone. �Oh, Anzu. Truth or dare?�
�Dare,�
says Anzu.
�I dare you
to give a lap dance to Otogi,� says Mai.
Anzu blushes.
�Uh� can I backtrack to truth?�
�Okay,
fine,� says Mai, �Name your most secret sexual desire.�
�Oh that�s
simple,� says Anzu with a perverted smirk, �Exotic dance.�
�Oh, we
should have known that one!� exclaims Otogi laughing.
�Mokuba,
truth or dare?� asks Anzu smiling.
�Truth!�
�What is
your darkest secret?�
�I killed
our step-father,� says Mokuba slowly, �I pushed him out the window.�
�That�s not
true!� I exclaim, gathering everyone�s attention to me, �You were too young to
remember, Mokuba. You didn�t kill him, he was already dead.�
�He was?
But he was breathing, and talking!� exclaims Mokuba.
�There was
no way you would have been able to shove him out that window if I hadn�t first
gotten to him. He was so severely drugged at the time of the incident that he
couldn�t even walk on his own,� I say, �If you hadn�t pushed him, he would have
died of overdose. He had a drug problem for a few years, but he paid the cops
not to interfere. When he died, the police accepted the coroner�s examination
that he was so high he leapt out the window on his own.�
Jou reaches
out a hand and grabs my own.
�Okay,
subject change,� says Mokuba, �Honda, truth or dare?�
�Truth,�
says Honda before making several monkey sounds.
�Do you
love Shizuka?� asks Mokuba sadly.
�I don�t
know. I think so,� says Honda. He looks at Shizuka and smiles uncertainly. �Um�
Yugi. Truth or dare?�
�Dare.�
Yugi smiles.
�Okay�
let�s see you with your hair down!� exclaims Honda.
�Okay, but
can I postpone that until the game�s over? It takes a while to get it down!�
Yugi blushes.
�Okay,
fine. But you got to do it!� exclaims Honda.
Yugi nods.
�Oh, Otogi,� he chirps happily, �Truth or dare?�
�Dare,�
says Otogi.
�Okay� I
dare you to show us your newest tattoo,� says Yugi.
Otogi pales.
�You can�t be serious.�
�Oh, I�m
very serious,� says Yugi smirking, �Come on, Otogi. It�s just a pair of dice!�
�What
tattoo?� asks Jou.
�Are you
chicken, Otogi?� asks Yugi.
�I don�t even
know how you know about this tattoo!� exclaims Otogi standing up. He unbuttons
his jeans and turns his back to us to push them down enough for us all to see a
tattoo of a pair of red-fuzzy dice firmly on his right butt cheek.
Jou blushes
and buries his face in my shoulder.
�Put it
away, pervert!� I exclaim quickly. I wrap my arms around Jou and hold him to me
as I hide my eyes in his golden-blond hair.
Otogi pulls
his pants back on and sits down after zipping them again. �Okay, Ryou, you�re
next!�
�Truth,�
says Ryou.
�What are
your true feelings for the dark spirit living within you?� asks Otogi.
�I� I�m in
love with him,� says Ryou, �I�m gay, you see, and he�s the reason I know that.�
�You�re
gay?� asks Honda, �Is everyone here gay?�
�I�m not!�
exclaims Mai.
�Or me!�
exclaims Anzu.
�And I�m
bi!� exclaims my puppy sticking his nose in the ear.
�Jou?
Truth? Dare?� asks Ryou quickly to change the subject before Honda gets upset.
�Give me a
dare, Ryou! Do your worst!� exclaims Jou.
�Act like a
dog!�
�Dammit!�
�Well?�
asks Ryou.
Jou gets up
on his hands and knees and circles himself as if chasing his tail, barking
quietly. He falls over on my lap and looks up at me. He paws at me and whimpers
until I reach my hand up to rub his stomach. �Shizu� truth or dare?�
Shizuka
looks at Jou for a moment as if trying to decide which one he wants her to
choose. �Truth?�
�How do you
know so much about all of us? I understand you knowing all about me, but how
did you know about Ryou being gay?� asks Jou.
�I have my
ways!� exclaims Shizuka, �I listen! I observe. I infer. You guys really do let
a lot slip with your actions and words.�
�Oh, we�re
transparent!� exclaims Jou squirming beneath my hand when I stop stroking him.
Shizuka
blushes. �You said it. Not me! Like you, for example, big brother� If you
really were the puppy that Kaiba keeps calling you, right now your tail would
be wagging faster than light.�
Jou
blushes. �Whatever��
Shizuka
giggles. �Mai, truth or dare?�
�I�m not
happy with the way these dares are going, so I�ll take truth,� says Mai.
�How
intimate did you get with my brother?� asks Shizuka.
Jou�s eyes
widen and he bolts up out of my lap. �You wouldn�t!�
�We weren�t
overly intimate,� says Mai, �We never actually had sex, because he�s not the
legal age to consent yet. But we came close to not caring a few times.�
�Ugh!� Jou
turns crimson and buries his face into my shirt.
Honda
snickers lightly. �Oh, yeah, Jou�s a real stud!�
�Fuck off, Honda!
It�s not my fault that I�ve been saving my virginity for real, pure, true
love!� exclaims Jou clinging to me tighter.
�Honda,
truth or dare?� asks Mai.
�Truth,�
says Honda.
�How many
times have you had sex and with whom?� says Mai crossing her arms over her
chest and casting an angry glare at Honda.
�None,�
says Honda blushing and looking away. �Yugi?�
�Hmmm�
dare,� says Yugi.
�Kiss
Anzu,� says Honda.
Yugi pulls
Anzu close to him and gives her a swift kiss on the lips. Then he blushes and
releases her.
�You really
were serious, weren�t you?� whispers Anzu, �About wanting to go out with me?�
Yugi nods.
�Friday at
seven,� whispers Anzu.
�Kaiba?
Truth or dare?� asks Yugi smiling happily.
�Dare,� I
say simply.
�I dare you
to share your sleeping bag with Jou tonight,� says Yugi smiling.
I turn to
look at Jou, and just like he did regarding the kiss, I ask him, �Is that okay
with you? I won�t agree to it if it would make you feel uncomfortable.�
�And have
you turn down a challenge because of me?� replies Jou, �I couldn�t have that
on my conscience!�
�Fine, we
accept your dare,� I say.
�Is anyone
else getting tired of this game?� asks Mokuba yawning.
�Maybe just
a little,� says Mai, �Should we move on to another game?�
�I�d rather
just go to sleep,� says Ryou yawning.
I look at
my watch. It�s only eleven. If I was at home, I�d still be working for another
two hours, but I�m not at home, and I have to sleep in the same bag as Jou.
What an interesting night this has turned out to be.
�You still
have your dare to complete, Yugi,� says Otogi.
�Right.
I�ll go wash my hair, and you guys can watch a movie until I get back,� says
Yugi standing. He puts a movie in for us to watch before heading to the
bathroom.
We all
watch a movie while waiting for our host to return.
Jou cuddles
close to me and he yawns. He whispers, �Why aren�t you tired like the rest of
us?�
�I run a
company. I�m used to staying up a lot later than the rest of you,� I whisper in
return. �I don�t get into bed until one or two usually.�
�And what
time do you get up?� whispers Jou.
�Five�
that�s when I head into the gym to work out. We have a nice home gym set up,� I
whisper, �I spend about an hour there every morning before completing a bit of
work and heading to school.�
�I would
die of exhaustion if I did that,� whispers Jou resting his head on my chest.
The movie
is almost over when Yugi steps back into the room with his hair dripping water
down past his shoulders. He smiles at everyone. �So� how�s the movie?�
�Oh, wow!�
exclaims Mokuba staring at Yugi, �Now you�re really short!�
Yugi
blushes. �Why do you think I keep it up?�
Everyone
laughs. We finish watching the movie before we start to lay out the sleeping
bags on the floor.
�Remember,
Kaiba. You and Jou have to sleep together!� exclaims Yugi after bringing in a
bundle of pillows for everyone. He tosses one to Jou.
�I
remember,� I say.
Jou
blushes.
�We should
probably use the bathroom in pairs,� says Yugi, �So we can all get to bed.�
Mokuba
passes my overnight bag to me. �Maybe Seto and Jou should go first so we can
all make sure they climb into bed together!�
�Good
idea,� says Yugi.
Jou
reluctantly leads me into the bathroom. He fidgets slightly as he pulls his
shirt off.
That�s when
I remember what I�m wearing beneath my attire� absolutely nothing! I blush and
open my bag, digging for something, anything to get me out of leather and still
decent. I pull out a pair of pajamas in deep blue silk.
�Um�
Kaiba?� whispers Jou quietly.
�Yes?� I
reply slowly before pulling my shirt off.
�You� uh�
you wouldn�t have anything in there I could wear to bed, do you?� whispers Jou.
�What�s
wrong with wearing your boxers to bed?� I ask in a quiet voice.
Jou�s face
turns burgundy. �I ripped my last clean pair earlier today. I�m not wearing
any.�
I blush and
separate my pajamas to toss the shirt to Jou. �Put that on.�
�Thank
you,� whispers Jou. He pulls the shirt on and starts buttoning it up. He smiles
when he notices that it goes down to the middle of his thighs.
I dig in my
bag looking for the pair of boxers I know are always within the bag, but I
don�t see them. I growl as I realize Mokuba must have pulled them out just to
prevent me from being completely comfortable. I lower my pants and kick them
off. I feel a pair of eyes watching me, but I don�t turn to look at their
owner. I grab the pajama pants and pull them on quickly.

Don�t turn around�

I secure
the pajama pants on and look over at Jou to see that he�s removed his pants to
stand there in just the shirt I gave him.
�I feel
like a girl,� whispers Jou.
I smirk. �A
girl?�
�Yes, a
naked girl,� whispers Jou.
�That is
not a night gown, Jou. It�s just a long shirt. Be thankful it�s so big on you
or the others might see your assets,� I whisper.
Jou nods and
gathers up his clothing. �Are you ready?�
I gather my
own clothes and lead Jou out of the bathroom. We return to the living room and
drop our clothing in a secure place where we�ll be able to find it in the
morning, and I let Jou climb into the sleeping bag first while I glare at
everyone else so they don�t watch him trying to get a peek at his bare skin.
That is a privilege solely for me. I lie down beside Jou and pull myself as
close to him as I can. I jerk when I hear the zipper on our bag moving.
�We don�t
want you kicking Jou out of bed in the middle of the night,� whispers Mokuba
with a smirk that would normally make me proud if it wasn�t being directed at
me.
I wrap my
arms tightly around Jou and hold him close as Mokuba finishes zipping us into
the now too tight sleeping bag.
Jou slides
his arms around me and holds me tightly. He yawns. �Goodnight guys.�
�Good
night,� says Yugi.
Jou closes
his eyes and snuggles into me.
�Good
night, pup,� I whisper.
�I�m� a
puppy,� mumbles Jou.
I smile and
close my eyes to fall asleep with Jou in my arms.

* * *

The feeling
of soft butterfly kisses on my chest and collarbone stir me to consciousness,
and my eyes blink open hesitantly. I look down to see Jou with his eyes closed,
placing the kisses anywhere he can reach without moving too much. I look around
to see everyone else still sleeping soundly. Then I turn my gaze back to Jou
and whisper, �Puppy?�
Jou blinks
and looks up at me. His cheeks flush. �Morning.�
�I suppose
it is. What are you doing awake?� I whisper.
�I�� Jou�s
cheeks turn even redder than before.
I raise an
eyebrow.
Jou moves
to kiss me and rubs up against my leg.
I gasp when
I realize why Jou�s being so forward. The hard erection pushes against me, and
I hold Jou tighter in my arms. I pull out of the kiss. �Are you horny, pup? Did
you have an erotic dream?�
�Yep.� Jou
nods. His hands run down my sides and brush against my waist.
�Go ahead,�
I whisper quietly. I slip my hands to Jou�s legs and slide them up beneath the
fabric of the shirt to rest on Jou�s firm butt cheeks.
Jou pushes
my pajama pants down my legs to my knees. His hands slide back up to touch me
and make me just as hard as him as he whispers directly into my ear, �Have I
ever told you how absolutely beautiful you are?�
�No one has
ever told me that.�
�You are
beautiful. You are perfect,� whispers Jou.
I slide
Jou�s nightshirt up so that his bare erection slides against my equally
unclothed hip when he moves. I kiss Jou again. �You�re an angel, aren�t you, pup?�
�Not an
angel��
�Be quiet,
Jou, or you�ll wake the others,� I hiss.
Jou nods
and positions himself so he lies directly on top of me with our hard erections
pressed against the other�s heated flesh. He starts to grind against me.
My grip on the
firm ass allows me to help guide Jou as well as squeeze the firm globes within
my reach. I practically moan, but my own words to Jou prevent me from
expressing my enjoyment verbally. I instead attach my mouth to the thin neck
just within my reach and begin to nip and suck.
�This is
better than my dream,� whispers Jou grinding harder against me. One of his
hands reaches to the side of my face and tilts my chin up. He looks into my
eyes for just a moment before kissing me firmly.
The rush of
pleasure blinds me for a moment, but I return to my senses to find Jou
snuggling happily into my chest once more. �Better?�
�Much
better. Thank you,� whispers Jou, �Why did you agree to that?�
�I needed
to get off��
�Oh.� Jou
buries his face in my neck.
�Besides�
you�re beautiful,� I whisper, �Now� does this make us more than more?�
�Not if you
don�t want it to,� whispers Jou pulling my pants back into position. He pulls
the shirt back down to cover himself. He lies back down with his arms wrapped
tightly around me.
�We�ll
discuss it another time, pup. Right now, I�m tired, and I�m sure you are as
well,� I whisper, �Besides� right now, I don�t know what I want.�
�I
understand.� Jou snuggles into me and closes his eyes. He yawns.
I listen to
the sounds of Jou�s breathing even out as he falls asleep. I close my eyes and
join him in sleep.

* * *

�Don�t they
look so cute together?� asks Ryou.
I open my
eyes to see Ryou standing over Jou and me with a slight blush on his cheeks.
�Come on,
Jou, wakey, wakey!�
Jou groans.
�No wakey� Sleepy time��
I squeeze
Jou tighter.
Jou blinks
and looks at me lazily. He yawns. �But I don�t want to get up��
�Don�t you
want to eat?� I ask smirking at him.
�No� not
right now,� says Jou snuggling up to my chest, �I�m comfortable here.�
I see Yugi
smirking at us with that all-knowing look in his eyes, and I�m tempted to dump
Jou on the floor so I can wipe that smirk off his lips.
Jou�s lips
brush against my collarbone in an unmistakable kiss.
�All right,
Jou� just a little while longer though,� I say.
�Thank
you,� whispers Jou nuzzling my neck with his nose. He rests his head there,
breathing in the faded scent of my cologne and tickling my neck each time he
exhales.
All around
us, everyone gets their sleeping bags rolled up and takes turns in the bathroom
to get dressed.
�All right,
Jou! You have to get up now! You promised to cook us breakfast!� exclaims Yugi
as he comes out of the bathroom.
Jou yawns
and kisses my neck.
�Here, let me
help you,� says Mokuba moving to undo the zipper.
Jou climbs
out of the sleeping bag and heads into the bathroom with the clothes he wore
the day before.
I slowly
climb from bed, thankful that Jou�s shirt captured most of the proof of our
actions last night. I roll up my sleeping bag and toss it into the corner of
the room with everyone else�s.
Jou walks
out of the bathroom, dripping water from his golden hair and looking rather
rumpled in his day-old clothing.
I take my
overnight bag and head into the bathroom to change and collect the pajama shirt
Jou left within. It doesn�t take me long to change into the tight denim jeans
and even tighter t-shirt, and I realize that Mokuba must have bought this for
me as well and removed my normal clothes from my bag at the same time that he
removed my boxers. I�m just glad he didn�t remove my pajamas or else I would
have had to kill him last night. I step out of the bathroom after brushing my
hair and pushing the clothing into the bag. I toss my bag aimlessly onto the
sleeping bag pile.
Jou comes
back in from the kitchen wearing a frilly pink apron. �Okay, guys, omelets are
coming up!�
We all head
into the kitchen.
My eyes
widen when I notice four pans on the stove cooking away.
Jou slides
omelets from three of the pans and quickly pours more eggs into them before
taking a second to cut the omelets into strips and separating them onto six
plates. He takes some fried potatoes from the fourth pan to put on each of the
plates. Just then the timer beeps, and he places an oven mitt on before pulling
a pan containing freshly broiled cheese bread from the oven. He slides a slice
of bread onto each of the plates and puts them on the table.
�Oh, it
looks delicious, big brother!� exclaims Shizuka grabbing two plates. She passes
one to Mokuba.
Mokuba
grabs two forks and passes one to Shizuka with a smile.
Yugi moves
to get some orange juice for everyone while Otogi, Mai, Anzu, and Ryou take
plates and head into the living room with Mokuba and Shizuka.
�How can
you keep track of so many items cooking at once, pup?� I ask as Jou lifts two
pans at once and flips them to send the eggs flying into the air like pancakes
only for them to land with the mostly uncooked side down.
Jou blushes
while flipping the last pan of eggs. �I�m used to it. It�s not that difficult.�
�You�re
just saying that, Jou,� says Yugi pulling out the right number of glasses and
pouring up the juice. �It�s only easy for you because you�re making the same
thing in each of those pans!�
�Hey! I�ve
made an entire four course meal at one time, with each different thing cooking
at once,� says Jou sounding offended, �but I�ll admit that isn�t something I�ll
be looking forward to ever doing again!� He glances at me with a quick smile
before turning back to the eggs to add the cheese and some diced meats. �But I
could be convinced by the right person.�
I blush
slightly. I don�t really know why, but something in that small smile and those
heartfelt words makes my heart pound.
Yugi hums
to himself as he places the juice on a tray and heads into the living room to
entertain his guests.
�So why are
you making three more omelets when they are only four of us who aren�t eating
yet?� asks Honda, �You only gave the others half an omelet each, so you should
only be making two more. What�s the deal, Jou? Are you really that hungry that
we need all that extra food?�
�Hey! I�m
still growing!� exclaims Jou snapping at his friend, �I get an entire omelet to
myself!� He flips the tops of the omelets over to seal them closed. �Then you
and Yugi split an omelet, Seto gets half of the third, and there�s a little
left over in case anyone else is still hungry. I�d rather not come back in here
to cook if I don�t have to!�
�Whatever,
Jou!� exclaims Honda turning and heading to the living room door. �You are such
a woman!�
Jou�s
shoulders slump.
�Ignore
him,� I say quickly. �He�s just jealous because he�s stupider than you are, and
he couldn�t do half of what you do in the kitchen. It�s actually a very useful
skill. Cooking, that is. I rather wish that I could do it.�
�You can
cook,� says Jou.
�No� I burn
water,� I say.
Jou
chuckles. �How do you burn water?�
�It�s a
unique talent.�
Jou turns
the burners off and slides the omelets onto his platter. He cuts them up and
slides them onto three plates, putting a complete omelet on one plate, having
two plates with equal amounts of egg, and having the fourth plate containing
just the half omelet. He passes me one of the two plates with three quarters of
an omelet after he slides some potatoes and a slice of bread onto it. �You felt
a bit thin��
�So do
you,� I whisper running my hand up his ribcage.
�That�s why
I get a whole omelet,� says Jou smiling as he puts potatoes and bread on the rest
of the plates, �and Yugi is still growing� or at least we all hope so. So I
feed him a little more than the others. Will you help me carry these into the
living room?�
�Only if
you ask nicely,� I say.
Jou kisses
my lips quickly. �Please?�
I smile and
blush. �Of course.�
Jou passes
me his plate and places two forks on them. He puts forks on the other two
plates before lifting them and carrying them into the living room. �Here Yugi,
Honda! Breakfast is served!�
I follow
just a step behind Jou.
Yugi takes
the plate from Jou with a quiet, �thank you.�
Honda takes
the plate from Jou and starts to eat as if he was starving to death.
Jou sits
down shaking his head, and I pass him his plate before sitting down myself,
right beside him on the floor.
I take a
bite of the omelet, and my eyes slide shut as I savor the taste. �Very nice,
pup,� I murmur quietly, �Very delicious.�
Jou blushes
as he eats his own omelet.
After
breakfast, we all watch another movie, but I don�t pay much attention to it
since Jou lays his head on my lap and dozes peacefully while I pet his hair.
�Kaiba,�
whispers Jou.
�What is
it, pup?� I whisper.
�Come into
the kitchen with me,� whispers Jou sitting up and rubbing his eyes. He stands
up.
I climb to
my feet and walk into the kitchen with Jou. �What is it?�
Jou blushes
slightly and shifts from foot to foot nervously.
�Is this
about the question you wanted to ask me?�
Jou nods.
�I�ve been accepted to the best culinary school in Tokyo, but I have to know�
Is there any reason you can think of why I shouldn�t go?�
I look at
Jou and see such hope as I�ve never seen before in his eyes. What do I tell
him? No. I don�t want you to go. I want you to stay here with me, and not just
here in Domino, but actually with me� in my house and in my bed. But
it�s your dream to be a gourmet chef, Jou, and I can�t ask you to give that up
for me and my selfish desires. �There�s no reason I can give you why you
shouldn�t go to Tokyo, Jou.�
Jou takes a
deep, shaky breath. �Will you come to see me off at the airport? I want all my
friends there with me before I get on the plane.�
�If you
want me to be there, I will be,� I say feeling an unwanted pressure behind my
eyes.
�I want all
my friends there, and that includes you,� says Jou turning around. He takes a
deep breath and starts to walk away from me.

Don�t turn around

�Cause you�re gonna see my
heart breaking

Don�t turn around

I don�t want you seeing me
cry�

I wipe my eyes
to prevent the tears I feel forming from falling. I walk out into the living
room. �Mokuba, I�m leaving!�
�What? But
I don�t want to go!� exclaims Mokuba.
�I said I
was leaving,� I say looking into Mokuba�s smoky eyes, �You can stay until noon,
but no later. I have work to complete at Kaiba Corp and I will be there most of
the day.�
Mokuba�s
eyes narrow and he looks at Jou who sits on the floor with his arms around his
legs. �Okay, big brother.�
I grab my
overnight bag and the two sleeping bags we brought, and I head downstairs while
dialing the limo on my cell phone, which I pull from my bag. I can�t stand to
be in that room with Jou any longer. I fear if I do, I might tell him not to
go.

* * *

I walk into
the airport with Mokuba at my side and a carefully wrapped present hidden away
in the pocket of my black trench coat.
�I�m going
to miss Jou,� says Mokuba sniffling.
�I know,
Mokuba,� I say.
Mokuba
grabs my hand. �Are you going to miss him?�
More than
he knows. �I�m losing my sparring partner. I�ll just have to find another. He
can be replaced.� No he can�t!
�Liar,�
whispers Mokuba.
�You won�t
mention anything to Jou,� I whisper vehemently, �He can�t stay because of me.
He has to go to Tokyo so he can learn and fulfill his dream. I can�t ask him to
stay no matter how much I want him to.�
Mokuba
sniffles. �I don�t understand.�
�You don�t
have to,� I whisper guiding Mokuba over to Jou�s friends.
Yugi sobs
into Jou�s chest. �Don�t go, Jou! There are culinary schools here in Domino! You
don�t have to go to Tokyo!�
�Yugi,�
says Jou rubbing his best friend�s back, �The school in Tokyo is the best in
all Japan��
�He�ll get
over your leaving, pup,� I say taking Yugi by the shoulders and pulling him
away from my possession.
Jou looks
at me sadly, but he smiles at me anyway.
Yugi turns
and wraps his arms around my waist to continue crying into me.
�We�re all
going to miss you, Jou,� says Anzu hugging Jou quickly.
�We got you
a present, so that you don�t forget us,� says Mai holding out a wrapped gift.
�You didn�t
have to, guys,� says Jou sitting down with the gift in his hands.
�Just open
it!� exclaims Otogi.
Jou pulls
the paper off and looks at the decorative silver frame containing a picture of
their entire group, including me and Mokuba and the Ishtar family. He wipes a
tear from his eyes and chokes back his words. �Thank you, guys! This will look
great in my apartment.�
Everyone
hugs Jou, and Mokuba bursts into tears.
Ryou pulls
Mokuba and Yugi away from me, before he also starts to cry and cling to them
both.
�I have
something for you as well, pup,� I say pulling the present from my pocket and
holding it towards him.
�You�� Jou
looks at me confused. He smiles at me as he opens the present and pulls a cell phone
out of the thin box. �A phone?�
�So that
you can talk to us whenever you get lonely,� I say, �Everyone�s numbers have
already been programmed in.�
Jou throws
his arms around my neck and kisses my cheek. �Thank you, Kaiba! Thank you!�
I wrap my
arms around Jou�s waist and squeeze him tightly. I don�t want you to go, Jou. I
don�t want you to go.
Jou pulls
back away from me and wipes the tears from his cheeks. He takes a deep breath.
�I guess I�d better go. My flight starts boarding in about a half an hour, and
I got to get through security!�
�I�m going
to miss you, Jou!� exclaims Shizuka hugging him tightly.
�I�ll come
back as soon as I can, sis! I swear!� exclaims Jou. He tucks the phone and the
picture frame into his carry-on bag. He lifts the bag to his shoulder and looks
at all of us. �Thanks for coming, guys��
�We
wouldn�t miss this,� says Honda, �It might be our last chance to see you.�
Jou�s eyes
rest on me. He looks like he�s begging, pleading with me to say something to
stop him from going.

I wish I could scream out loud

That I love you

I wish I could say to you

Don�t go�

�Jou,� I
whisper as the blond haired boy turns and walks away towards the first security
checkpoint. I watch him closely; part of me hopes he�ll stop and turn around so
I can at least see his face one last time, but another part of me knows that if
he turns to look at me, not only will we all see the tears rolling from his
eyes, but I won�t let him go.

As he
walks away

He feels the pain growing
strong

People in your life

They don�t know what�s going
on

Too proud to turn around

He�s gone�

Jou stops
and puts his bag on the conveyor belt to go through the x-ray machine. He
doesn�t turn to look at us, but he hesitates before putting his bag down.
My heart
wrenches as I open my mouth to scream for Jou to stop, but no sounds come out.
If I had only told him that I love him, he would have chose not to go, but
that�s not what I want. I want him to live his dream.

Just walk away

It�s tearing me apart that
you�re leaving

I�m letting you go

But I won�t let you go!

Jou walks
through the metal detector and picks his bag up before hurrying off further
into the terminal.
�Come on,
Mokuba! We�re leaving!� I exclaim turning abruptly.
Mokuba
looks at my back. He wipes his tears. �Don�t you even care?�
I clench my
eyes shut. �I�m leaving, Mokuba!�
�Seto!�
I start
walking quickly, but my fast walks turns into a run before I even realize what
I was doing. I don�t hear anything except my heart. It�s breaking. I run out to
the limo and jump into the back, startling my limo driver who had been standing
there waiting to open the door for me if I hadn�t been moving so fast. �Home!�
I croak before grabbing the door and slamming it shut.
The driver
climbs into the front seat and quietly asks me, �Are we waiting for Mokuba?�
�He�s
getting a ride home with friends,� I snap, �Now take me home!�
The driver
nods and doesn�t say another word as he obeys.
I fall to
lie on the seat and cover my head with my arms. Then I let all my feelings out,
and the water runs crystal clear from my eyes. The ice that I was once well
known for melts in a second because of one honey-eyed puppy dog. I don�t even
notice when the limo stops and my driver pulls me out before lifting me into
his arms. Somewhere deep inside of me, I�m sure that I�m grateful for having a
strong, loyal driver who�s been with me for what seems like forever and would
never judge me just because I happened to burst into tears. All I would really
have to do is explain that the love of my life is on a plane to Tokyo, and he
would understand. If anyone would, Eie would understand. Part of me is grateful
for him, but right now, I don�t even notice him as he carries me into the
mansion and up to my bedroom.
Eie lays me
on my bed and brushes my hair from my face before leaving without uttering a
single word.
I don�t
move. I just lie there crying for hours. The phone rings, but I ignore it. I
finally wipe away my tears and sit up. Too weak to cry anymore and too sullen
to get any work done, I turn on the TV. My eyes widen immediately, and I jump
to my feet.
<<AirJapan
flight 192 from Domino City to Tokyo crashed just hours ago,>> says the
reporter for the special news broadcast, <<As of yet, no survivors have
been found.>>
My scream
echoes throughout the mansion. �JOU!!�
Eie bursts
through my bedroom door, obviously having been standing out there for some
time. �Sir?�
�He�s dead!
I never told him, and now he�s dead!� I clench my eyes shut.
�He can�t
be! We just saw him three hours ago!� exclaims Eie, �Who are we talking about?�
�Jou! I
love him, but I let him go! He wanted to go to Tokyo! His plane just crashed!�
In an instant, I feel arms around me and a warm chest pressing up against my
face. It never ceases to amaze me how tall he is.
�What are
you going to do?�
I push Eie
away slowly and wipe my eyes. �What he would least expect. We�re going to Kaiba
Corp.�
�You�re
going to work?� asks Eie with wide eyes.
I shake my
head.
�Then
what?�
�I have
other plans.�
�Okay� are
you going to let me in on it?� asks Eie as he supports me on the way down to
the limo.
�I was
thinking of a memorial service� for everyone who died in that plane,� I say,
�He would appreciate the humane gesture.�
�If you�re
sure, sir.�
�I am,� I
say as I slide into the back of the limo. I don�t notice when the door closes
or when the limo starts to move. My mind races back to the moments I�ve spent
with my puppy. I remember every fight, every put-down and dehumanizing comment.
Then I remember the time we became more.

~*~FLASHBACK~*~
�Bow
down to your master, mutt,� I snap.
�Shut
up, Kaiba. I�m not in the mood to fight with you today,� whispers Jou rubbing
his temples.
�Headache?�
�Migraine.
I get them occasionally,� whispers Jou.
I lower
my voice a notch. �Have you taken anything to ease the pain?�
Jou
shakes his head slightly and wobbles on his feet for the effort.
I grab
Jou�s arms and help him steady himself.
�I don�t
have anything with me. It�s all at home,� whispers Jou.
�Would
you like me to drive you home?� I whisper.
Jou
blinks at me in confusion. �Who are you, and why do you look like Seto Kaiba?�
I smile.
�Let me take you home. You�re no fun to be around when you�re sick, and I want
my puppy to be healthy so I can play fight with him.�
�Thank
you,� whispers Jou leaning against me.
~*~END
FLASHBACK~*~

Then my
mind comes back to more recent events.

~*~FLASHBACK~*~
Yugi
smirks. �I dare you to kiss Kaiba, a proper kiss.�
Jou�s
face turns crimson to match my shirt. He looks at me. �Is that okay? I could
switch to truth if it would make you uncomfortable.�
�And
have you refuse a challenge because of me?� I ask with a smirk, �I would never
think of it.�
Jou
moves to kneel in front of me, and he takes a deep breath.
My heart
pounds in my chest as Jou moves closer to me on his hands and knees. I�m sure
he�s giving the people on the other side of the room a very good look at his
ass. If he wasn�t coming in to kiss me, I�d be jealous of them.
�Keep your
eyes open for me,� whispers Jou before pressing his lips against mine.
I fight
the urge to close my eyes as Jou slowly kisses my closed lips.
Jou
parts his lips slightly and licks at mine to get me to open my mouth, which I
do slowly.
I stare into
Jou�s eyes as we kiss, and when Jou finally closes his eyes, I allow mine to
slide shut. I fight his tongue that still moves about in my mouth. I�ve never
felt anything like this before. Now if only I could get Jou�s body closer to my
own. Just as I�m thinking of ways to get Jou closer without making myself look
wanton, the pup pulls away slowly, and for a brief moment we stare at each
other, faces inches apart with mouths open.
Jou
blushes and scoots away from me to sit down beside me once more.
~*~END
FLASHBACK~*~

I close my
eyes and my hand slides to my groin as I remember a more intimate encounter,
one I wish could have been longer and sweeter� and involving a little more
lubricant in special places on my puppy.

~*~FLASHBACK~*~
The
feeling of soft butterfly kisses on my chest and collarbone stir me to
consciousness, and my eyes blink open hesitantly. I look down to see Jou with
his eyes closed, placing the kisses anywhere he can reach without moving too
much. I look around to see everyone else still sleeping soundly. Then I turn my
gaze back to Jou and whisper, �Puppy?�
Jou
blinks and looks up at me. His cheeks flush. �Morning.�
�I
suppose it is. What are you doing awake?� I whisper.
�I��
Jou�s cheeks turn even redder than before.
I raise
an eyebrow.
Jou
moves to kiss me and rubs up against my leg.
I gasp
when I realize why Jou�s being so forward. The hard erection pushes against me,
and I hold Jou tighter in my arms. I pull out of the kiss. �Are you horny, pup?
Did you have an erotic dream?�
�Yep.�
Jou nods. His hands run down my sides and brush against my waist.
�Go
ahead,� I whisper quietly. I slip my hands to Jou�s legs and slide them up
beneath the fabric of the shirt to rest on Jou�s firm butt cheeks.
Jou
pushes my pajama pants down my legs to my knees. His hands slide back up to
touch me and make me just as hard as him as he whispers directly into my ear,
�Have I ever told you how absolutely beautiful you are?�
�No one
has ever told me that.�
�You are
beautiful. You are perfect,� whispers Jou.
I slide
Jou�s nightshirt up so that his bare erection slides against my equally
unclothed hip when he moves. I kiss Jou again. �You�re an angel, aren�t you,
pup?�
�Not an
angel��
�Be
quiet, Jou, or you�ll wake the others,� I hiss.
Jou nods
and positions himself so he lies directly on top of me with our hard erections
pressed against the other�s heated flesh. He starts to grind against me.
My grip
on the firm ass allows me to help guide Jou as well as squeeze the firm globes
within my reach. I practically moan, but my own words to Jou prevent me from
expressing my enjoyment verbally. I instead attach my mouth to the thin neck
just within my reach and begin to nip and suck.
�This is
better than my dream,� whispers Jou grinding harder against me. One of his
hands reaches to the side of my face and tilts my chin up. He looks into my
eyes for just a moment before kissing me firmly.
The rush
of pleasure blinds me for a moment, but I return to my senses to find Jou
snuggling happily into my chest once more. �Better?�
�Much
better. Thank you,� whispers Jou.
~*~END
FLASHBACK~*~

My limo
pulls up outside of my large office building, and I climb out. I stare up at
the building, never before realizing how lonely it looks. I walk inside and right
up to the receptionist.
The red
head looks stunned, but she smiles at me politely. The nameplate on the counter
reads Yoko. �Yes, sir?�
�Have you
heard about AirJapan?� I ask slowly.
Yoko�s
smile fades away quickly, and she turns her eyes from me. She opens her mouth,
but she closes it again quickly. She takes a deep breath and tries again. �I
have been informed, sir.�
�I will be
holding a weeklong memorial, here,� I say noticing the tears in her eyes, �I
need you to contact the media. The list of numbers should be in the drawer.�
�Yes, sir��
Yoko�s voice cracks.
�You knew
someone on that plane.�
�My
brother��
�Take the
rest of the day off and week. Full pay,� I say, �After you contact the media.�
�Thank you,
sir,� says Yoko opening the drawer to get the contact numbers, �And what will
you have me tell them?�
�Have them
come down for a press conference in an hour,� I say.
Yoko nods.
I start to
walk away.
�Who did
you know on that plane?� asks Yoko, and I freeze.
�The person
I love,� I say quietly.
�I�m sorry,
sir,� says Yoko as I head to the elevator to go to my office.
I enter the
elevator and head up to the top floor. I walk out and approach my executive
assistant. I�m sure I surprise him when I sit down on the plush sofa across
from his desk instead of entering my office.
�Mr. Kaiba,
sir?�
�Monkey?�
�Monty,
sir��
�Morty�
inform all employees that there will be no business conducted here this
following week. We will instead be hosting a memorial,� I say.
�A
memorial?� asks Monty.
�Yes,
Moray,� I say, �For AirJapan 192.�
�It�s
Monty, sir, and I will inform the employees. What will we be doing during this
time?� asks Monty.
I lean back
and sigh. �I don�t know.�
�We could have
some of the departments at the memorial, to talk to the families and friends of
the people who were on the flight,� says Monty.
�Fine,
whatever.� I push myself off the couch. �I have a press conference. You take
care of it, Monty.�
�Yes, sir!�
I head back
to the elevator. Why did I come all the way up here? I could have told him all
that over the phone! I head into my conference room to find myself suddenly in
the lights of video cameras. I walk to the podium. I take a deep breath and
start on my impromptu speech. �In light of the recent crash of AirJapan flight
192, I have decided to hold a special week-long memorial here at Kaiba Corp for
all the people who went down with the plane. Counselors will be here to comfort
the friends and family. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend, but I
do highly encourage everyone who had family to come by to remember and mourn.�
�Mr. Kaiba?
Why have you decided to do this now?� asks a reporter when I pause for breath,
�Other planes have gone down before. What makes this plane special?�
�This
morning, I was forced to watch the most important person in my life get on a
plane headed for Tokyo only to find out later that the very same plane
crashed,� I say.
�Mokuba was
on that plane?� asks the reporter in shock.
�Not
Mokuba,� I say sadly, �It was another. I loved one of the passengers very much,
and not in the same way that I love Mokuba. I�m doing this for him. I�m sorry,
but I won�t be answering any more questions.� I turn and head from the room. I
don�t know where to go from here, so I head into the bathroom and lock myself
in a stall. I sit down and hide my face in my hands. I miss you, puppy.
The door
opens, and a pair of feet enter. �You can come out of there, Seto. I know
you�re in there.�
I unlock the
door and let it swing open. �What are you doing here, Mokuba?�
Mokuba
walks into the stall and closes the door. �That was a very nice thing you did,
Seto.�
I nod. �I
know. Jou would like it.�
Mokuba
smiles. �So� what now?�
�How would
you like to run Kaiba Corp while I go slowly insane?�
�I wouldn�t
like that, and Jou would be absolutely livid!� exclaims Mokuba, �You can�t do
that!�
I nod. �I
know. I wouldn�t do that to you anyway.�
�Come on.
We should go over to Yugi�s. Everyone�s gathered there. I just came back to get
you,� says Mokuba.
�I can�t
go. I can�t face them,� I say quietly, �I�m going to my office� to sleep. You
go to Yugi�s. Spend the night if they don�t mind.�
�Are you
okay, Seto?� asks Mokuba.
�I didn�t
tell him how much I love him. I wanted to, but I didn�t,� I say standing up. I
push past Mokuba and head out of the bathroom. I hurry into the elevator right
before the doors close, and I head up to my office. I completely ignore the
other people in the elevator. I head into my office after telling Morty or
Marty or Monterrey, �Nothing comes in.�
�Yes, sir!�
I lock the
door and pull off my trench coat. I fall onto the couch and pull the dark
material over myself. I start to cry again, not over the temporary loss that I
had known about earlier, but the permanent loss I feel now. I�ll never get the
chance to tell him that I love him. I should have told him! I should have asked
him to stay! Then he�d be with me! He�d be lying in my bed right now, bitching
me out for wanting to work!
The tears
fall down my cheeks even as I fall asleep.

I'm gonna be strong

I'm gonna do fine

Don't worry about this heart
of mine�

I wake up
to the sound of my stomach growling. I climb from my couch and pull my trench
coat on. I head downstairs and find the memorial service in full swing in my
largest conference hall. I grab some food from the table along one wall and
head out to my limo while eating it.
�Are you
all right, sir?� asks Eie as I climb in the back.
�No, and I�m
afraid I won�t be for a very long time,� I say, �Take me home, Eie. Take me
home.�
�Yes, sir,�
says Eie taking his seat and driving the limo away from my office building.
I watch the
scenery going by, and I don�t even realize that we pass the Kame Game Shop, but
the young blond haired man coming out of it strikes me as familiar. I don�t
look at him twice though since he couldn�t possibly be my puppy. My puppy is
beautiful. My puppy is special. My puppy� was. I turn my eyes to the interior
of the limo, and I look at the blank TV screen.

I will survive

I'll make it through

I'll even learn to live
without you�

The limo
stops outside the front door of my mansion, and I climb out. I shake Eie off
when he comes to help me, and I head up to my room telling everyone that I wish
to be left alone. I strip off the majority of my clothing and climb into bed in
just my boxer shorts. I pull the blankets around me, and I close my eyes. I
will everything away, and sleep finds me.

* * *

�Hey,
Kaiba, wake up,� whispers a familiar voice in my ear.
I don�t
open my eyes. I don�t want to open them just to see that I�m still alone in my
room.
�Hey,
Kaiba� come on, wake up. I want you to see me,� whispers the voice. He sounds
like Jou, but he can�t be Jou. Jou was on the plane when it went down.
I open my
eyes slowly and blink when I see the blond hair falling in my eyes.
�Wake up. I
want to talk to you.� The hair moves away.
I turn my
head to look at the person responsible for waking me. There, sitting on the
edge of my bed and leaning over me is the last thing I ever expected to see
again. �Jou?�
�Yes,
Kaiba.� Jou wears white dress pants in a style I�m quite certain I would never
see him wearing in real life. But the white t-shirt he wears looks oddly familiar.
I remember
now. Mokuba gave him that t-shirt, but Jou never wore it. Oh, I get it. This is
a dream. That explains why Jou is sparkling so much. �Are you really�?�
�Listen,
Kaiba. We don�t have much time, and I for one would like to make the most of
it,� says Jou.
I sit up
and look into Jou�s eyes. The sensual brown looks even more beautiful this
close up. �Am I dreaming?�
�If you are
then I hope this dream never ends,� says Jou.
I reach out
and touch Jou�s cheek. He feels solid enough. He can�t be a ghost.
Jou closes
his eyes and leans into my touch. He smiles.
�Are you an
angel?� I ask.
�Not an
angel,� whispers Jou.
If I�m not
dreaming, and he�s not a ghost� then he must be an angel. Maybe angels aren�t
permitted to tell people what they are. �Whatever you say, pup.�
Jou opens
his eyes and looks at me mischievously. �Anything I say? Really?�
I nod.
�So if I
told you to undress me?�
�Are you
telling me to?�
Jou shakes
his head. �Not yet.�
I wrap my arms
around Jou�s waist and pull him close to me. �There�s something I�ve been
wanting to tell you, pup, but I couldn�t.�
�What is
it, Kaiba?� whispers Jou into my ear. His breath tickles my flesh.
I pull away
enough to look into those beautiful honey eyes. �Pup, I� I� I�ve fallen� in
love with you, Katsuya Jounouchi.�
Jou�s eyes
widen, but he starts to smile. �You love me?�
�I love
you.�
Jou grins
happily and plants a kiss directly on my lips. �I love you! I love you! I love
you! I love you! That�s why I came back! I had to tell you that I love you!�
�I�m glad I
got to see you again. Even if our time together is so short,� I say, �When do
you have to leave?�
�I don�t
know,� says Jou. He looks at me in the same manner that a curious puppy would.
�Kaiba?�
�Yeah,
pup?�
�If you
love me� why didn�t you ask me to stay?�
�It was
your dream to be a gourmet chef. If the situation were reversed and I had to go
to America for a few years to make Kaiba Corp and Kaiba Land the best place for
children, would you have asked me to stay?� I reply.
�No. I
guess not.�
�I couldn�t
ask you to give up your dream for me. I didn�t want you to go, but I didn�t
want you to stay just because I wanted you to. And I did. I do. I don�t want
you to ever leave me.� I kiss Jou�s forehead.
�I wanted
you to give me a reason to stay. If you had said you wanted me to, I would
have. If you had said you loved me, I would have stayed,� says Jou.
�And that�s
why I couldn�t ask you,� I whisper, �To stay or to go had to be your decision alone
and couldn�t be based on my desires for you. You had the opportunity to go to
the best school, and I had no right to take that from you.�
Jou nuzzles
my cheek. �Undress me.�
�What?� I
whisper.
�Anything I
say, huh? Well I say, undress me,� whispers Jou.
�If I do
that, I�m probably going to make love to you,� I whisper.
�That�s
okay with me,� whispers Jou blushing slightly.
My hands
move to Jou�s waist quickly, and I slide his t-shirt up and over his head.
Jou throws
the shirt to the floor after dislodging it from his arms.
I slide my
hands down Jou�s bare chest and pinch his nipples. I move down to open the
button on his pants and slide the zipper down before pushing them down his hips
and to the floor.
Jou steps
out of his pants to stand completely nude in front of me. He blushes. �Undress
yourself.�
I stand up
and push my boxer shorts to the floor.
Jou licks
his lips and pushes me down onto the bed.
�Now what?�
Jou crawls into
bed beside me and lies so that he presses against me. �So� who takes who?�
�Only in
your dreams would you ever take me,� I whisper rolling on top of Jou and
kissing his lips.
Jou spreads
his legs wide open and looks into my eyes. He smiles.
I smile at
Jou and brush his hair away from his eyes.
�Take me.�
My heart
starts pounding from the trusting statement, and I kiss Jou with all the
passion I possess. �Yes, angel.�
�I�m not an
angel,� whispers Jou.
I reach
into the drawer of my nightstand and rifle through the contents. I pull out a
bottle. �Do you want me to use protection?�
�No� I�m
clean. Never been with anyone before,� whispers Jou, �I want to feel you inside
me. Just you and nothing else.�
�Relax for
me, angel.� I close the drawer and open the bottle to pour some gel onto my
fingers. I move my hand down to caress his bottom.
�Not an
angel,� mumbles Jou as I press one finger into his opening. He relaxes for my
probing fingers.
My other
hand moves to stroke him into the perfect hardness while I slowly explore his
tight channel, and I add an additional two fingers.
�Oh,
please��
My cock
twitches expectantly.
�I�m
ready��
I pull both
my hands away from Jou�s body, and I pour some of the lubricant onto my hand to
apply to my erection.
Jou watches
me with hungry eyes. His legs spread just a little bit wider.
I take a
deep breath as I lift his hips and slowly press into him.
Jou closes
his eyes tightly as I push my penis into his anus.
I stop and
caress Jou�s face until he opens his eyes to look at me. I watch Jou throw his
head back and thrust his hips into mine. I slide out and thrust back in
sharply.
Jou gasps,
and his arms shoot up to grab the headboard, which he clings to as I repeat the
process to earn another gasp.
�Does it
hurt?�
Jou shifts
his hips. �No.�
I slow my
pace down as I pull out and thrust back in.
Jou pants
and looks at me.
I shift my
own body as I pull out again. I slide back in.
�Yes!�
exclaims Jou, �There!�
I start a slow
rhythm of thrusts that make Jou cry out and grasp at me instead of the
headboard. I speed up just a little, watching Jou for any sign of pain. One of
my hands guides his hips in counterthrusts to my own while my other hand pumps
Jou�s erection.
Jou kisses
me passionately before crying out, �Faster!�
I follow
Jou�s commands when he cries for me to move �Harder� or �Faster� only for him
to order me to do something else. I shoot my seed into his hot body and squeeze
his member harder as his own release explodes out onto my stomach. I slide out
of him and collapse onto the bed beside him. �That was good.�
�Mmm-hmm,�
mumbles Jou snuggling up to me.
I wrap my
arms around Jou and hold him tightly. I kiss his forehead. �When will you have
to go?�

If you wanna leave

I won't beg you to say�

�Don�t
know. Sleep, Kaiba.�
I bury my
face in Jou's hair and close my eyes. �My angel.�
�I�m a
puppy,� whispers Jou as he falls asleep.
�My puppy,�
I whisper kissing Jou�s hair. My last thought before I fall into the world of
sleep is that angels probably don�t let anyone see them in the daylight.

* * *

I wake up
in bed alone. I almost think that last night was a dream until I realize that
I�m naked, the pillow beside me has been slept on, and there�s semen on my
stomach that I�m sure isn�t my own. I roll onto my back and sigh, but somehow I
knew that Jou wouldn�t be here when I woke. That�s when I�m reminded of why I�m
awake at this hour of the morning.
Ring.
Ring.
I reach
over to my nightstand and grab my cell phone. I look at the number of the
caller and my eyes widen. Someone is using Jou�s phone to call me!
Ring.
Ring.
I push the
button and hold the phone to my ear. �Kaiba.�
�I�m
lonely.� Hearing Jou on the other end of the line is the last thing I expected
to hear.
�Who are
you and how did you get this phone?� I ask sitting up abruptly.
Jou laughs.
�My name is Jounouchi Katsuya, and this phone was given to me by you, Kaiba
Seto, yesterday when I was about to get on the plane to Tokyo.�
�How can you
call me?� I ask, �You� you died yesterday.�
�No�
actually I didn�t, Kaiba. I walked away from you. I was just about to go
through the second security checkpoint when I realized that I couldn�t do it. I
couldn�t just walk away from you. You mean too much to me. I came back out to
tell you that I love you, but the others told me that you ran out like a bat
out of hell. I didn�t go back through the security checkpoints to get onto the
plane. I couldn�t leave like that. I had to tell you before I could go to
Tokyo. I was hoping that if you felt the same you would either ask me to stay
and I�d go to culinary school here or you would offer to come with me to
Tokyo.�
�You mean�
you�re still alive?� I�m surprised by the amount of shock in my voice.
�I�m alive,
Kaiba. I�m in your personal bathroom as we speak.�
�You didn�t
leave?�
�I didn�t
leave.�
�I love
you, pup.� Tears start to roll down my face. �Promise me you won�t leave me
again.�
�I promise.
I won�t leave you again. I�ll switch and go to culinary school here in Domino,�
says Jou, �I love you, Kaiba. I want to stay with you for� well, ever if it
would please you. That�s part of the reason I want to be a gourmet chef. That
if you ever wanted a fancy dinner at your mansion, then your loving companion
could cook for you and impress your guests. I wanted to impress you with my
cooking skills and make you proud of me.�
�I am proud
of you, pup. I�ve been proud of you for a long time.�
�Now I�m
lonely,� says Jou, �Come join me in the shower.�
I sigh.
�Oh, fine! If I have to!�
Jou�s
laughter erupts from the bathroom as he opens the door and stares at me. �Get
in here, now!�
I hang up
my cell phone as he does the same. I put it back on the nightstand and get up.
I look at him nervously as I approach. �Last night� I thought you were an angel
that came to give me some comfort for your loss.�
Jou pulls
me to him and kisses my lips quickly. �But I�m here, Kaiba. I�m not an angel.
I�m a puppy, not an angel.�
�Yes. You
are my puppy,� I say clinging to him.
Jou pulls
me into the bathroom and he starts the water heating so we can take a shower
together.
I pull Jou
back into my arms and start to cry. �I thought I had lost you!�

Don't turn around

'Cause you're gonna see my
heart breaking

Don't turn around

I don't want you seeing me
cry�

Jou kisses
my tears away. He pulls me into the spray from the shower and presses me
against the wall as he proceeds to kiss me senseless.

* * *

Jou dries
his hair and flings the towel at me. �So� about what you said last night.�
�Exactly
which thing that I said last night?�
�Only in my
dreams would I ever take you.� Jou glares at me.
�I said
that when I thought you were dead and I was looking at a spirit,� I say pulling
Jou�s mostly dry body up against my damp one. I kiss him full on the mouth, and
he doesn�t resist me. �But a living pup would be able to take me whenever he
wanted.�

Just walk out the door

See if I care

Go on and go, but�

Jou pulls out
of my arms and walks into the bedroom, shaking his bare ass sensually.
I follow
Jou into the bedroom expecting to see him pulling his clothes on to leave, but
instead I see him crawl onto my bed with the bottle of lubricant in his hands.
�Pup?�
�You�re not
in bed yet, Kaiba. How am I supposed to have my way with you if you won�t even
get into bed with me?� asks Jou looking over at me.
�So you�re
not mad about what I said?� I ask walking to the bed.
�I�ll be
mad about what you said last night if you didn�t mean what you said just now,�
says Jou, �Now get your ass on the bed so I can fuck you!�
I climb
into bed with Jou and lie down on my back in the center. �You sure are bossy,
pup. I love you, Jou.�
�I know,
moneybags.�
�Is this
going to hurt?� I ask as I spread my legs for Jou.
�Not enough
for you to want it to stop,� whispers Jou with a smirk as he pours some of the
gel onto his hand. His right hand moves down to tease and lubricate my opening
while his left hand starts to fondle my balls.
I moan
quietly when the first finger enters my passageway.
�Tell me if
it�s too much too fast,� whispers Jou directly into my ear.
I look at
Jou with lust in my gaze. �I need more of your touch.�
Jou kisses
me into silence and slides a second finger into my opening. He continues
caressing my balls and squeezes them lightly.
I arch into
Jou�s touch and moan into our kiss. I try to contain the sounds of pleasure
caused by Jou�s actions as his fingers scissor in me and stretch me more to
accept his length. I move to kiss Jou�s neck at the same time he adds a third
finger and brush them against my prostate. In my pleasured haze, I nip his neck
roughly and break the skin with my teeth.
�Ouch!�
exclaims Jou pulling away from me and removing his hand from my passage.
I pant as I
look at Jou. I see the blood falling from his bite mark. �Jou! I�m sorry!�
Jou glares
at me. �You bit me!�
I grab Jou
and pull him onto my chest. I lick his neck in a comforting gesture and to
clear away the blood. �I�m� I didn�t mean to. I�m sorry.�
�Well� if
that�s the way you want to play it,� says Jou grabbing the bottle and pouring
more gel on his hand, �That�s all the preparation you get!� He rubs the gel
onto his erection before rubbing some onto my own. He tosses the bottle away and
grabs my hips.
I lift my
hips and Jou forces his erection deep inside me. I gasp and clench my eyes
shut.
Jou clings
to me tightly, but he doesn�t move.
After a
moment, I open my eyes and look at Jou. I notice him watching me intently,
looking for the signs of the pain I know I must have shown just moments before.
�Take me, pup.�
Jou slides
out and eases back in. His eyes never leave mine.
I move my
hands to touch my lover. My lover? Those two words sound like heaven to me. I
caress his chest with one hand while my other entangles in his blond hair. I
feel Jou�s intentionally slow thrusts, and they make me burn with desire for my
lover. Hearing them in my mind makes me feel wonderful, and I can�t help but
wonder if they will sound as wonderful and feel as good to Jou when spoken
aloud. �My lover��
�I know.�
Jou kisses me deeply, sliding his tongue into my mouth to explore it to his
heart�s content. �I�m yours. Just as long as you will be mine. My lover��
�Always!� I
gasp as Jou starts to thrust faster.
Jou strokes
my need with renewed vigor as he finds my prostrate and I scream his name in
pleasure. He chuckles as his thrusts come harder. �Scream for me� your puppy�
your master! Scream for me. Let me know how much you want me, how much you need
me, how much you enjoy me!�
�I love
you, Jou! I want you! Need you! Oh, fuck me, Jou! Fuck me� just like this!� I
wrap my arms around his back as we thrust together, our skin slapping against
each others in a beautiful harmony of pleasure as my voice gets louder to
vocalize my ecstasy filled moans.
Jou lifts
my legs up onto his shoulders and thrusts into me forcefully.
I scream,
�JOU!�
With a few
final thrusts of Jou�s penis within me and the corresponding pumps of my own
erection, we both erupt with our respective discharges, both of us blinded by
pleasure. My legs slide down from Jou�s shoulders and grip him tightly at the
waist for a moment before falling to the bed beneath us.
�Kaiba!�
shouts Jou collapsing onto my chest with his waning erection still buried deep
within me. �Mine!�
�That�s
right, Jou,� I whisper clutching him to my chest, �I am yours.�
Jou buries
his face in my neck and mumbles embarrassedly, �Now we need another shower.�
�Would you
like to sleep some more first?� I whisper into Jou�s ear.
�Don�t you
have to go to work?�
�I thought
we could spend the day together.�
Jou looks
at me astonished. �You�re going to take off work for me?�
�For my
lover� for you, Jou, absolutely!�
�Then let�s
sleep for awhile. We didn�t get much last night,� whispers Jou kissing me.
�Jou, love,
you do realize that you�re still inside me, don�t you?�
�Fortifying
my claim on you,� says Jou.

But I won't let you go�

Jou
snuggles into my chest, and we relax into each other�s embrace as we fall
asleep.

* * *

Jou drags
me into BurgerWorld, and I look around grumpily. �Come on, Kaiba. You said
you�d take me anywhere I wanted to go!�
�I was
hoping for something a little less toxic.�
Jou laughs
and drags me over to a corner booth that�s already filled with occupants. �Hey,
scoot over Honda!�
Honda
grumbles as he slides over on the seat.
I look
around at the people at the table while I stand beside Jou.
Mokuba and
Shizuka sit beside each other with their backs to the window, and both of them
bear similar happy expressions. Beside them, Yugi and Anzu sit together holding
hands. Otogi sits in the very middle of the booth�s curved seat twisting his
straw�s packaging around his finger. Mai sits in between Ryou and Honda.
�After you,
Kaiba,� says Jou.
�You�re
just trying to trap me in so I can�t leave,� I say as I slide into the seat
beside Honda.
�Aw! You
know me so well!� exclaims Jou sitting beside me. He winces slightly.
�Are you
okay, Jou?� asks Yugi quickly.
Jou
blushes. �I�m fine.�
�So� why
did you call us all here, Jou?� asks Mokuba changing the subject quickly to
which I grant him a small smile.
�Oh, yeah!
My announcement!� exclaims Jou smiling, �I�ve actually decided not to go to
Tokyo! I called around this morning, and I was able to transfer into a local
culinary school. I�m staying!�
I wince as
a round of cheers surrounds me.
A waitress
comes up. �Hi, there! Can I take your order?�
�Cheeseburger,
a basket of cheese fries, and a chocolate milk shake!� exclaims Mokuba quickly.
He turns to Shizuka with a smile. �We can share the fries.�
Shizuka
blushes. �I�ll have the grilled chicken sandwich and a strawberry milk shake!�
�I�ll have
the Swiss burger, tater tots, and a cream soda.� Yugi smiles at the waitress.
�Plain hamburger,
side salad with vinegar dressing, and ice tea,� says Anzu.
Otogi looks
at the waitress and flashes her a brilliant smile. �Hi, Mina! Can I get my
usual?�
�Bacon
cheeseburger with chili cheese fries and root beer?� replies the waitress,
�Sure thing, cutie!�
�I�ll have
a large grilled chicken salad with ranch dressing and a diet cola,� says Mai
winking at the waitress.
The
waitress blushes as she writes down the order.
�I�ll have
a cheeseburger, chips, and cola, please,� says Ryou shyly.
�Double
cheeseburger, Swiss burger, basket of chili fries, side of tater tots, cola,
and an ice cream sundae for dessert!� exclaims Honda.
The
waitress looks at me.
�No��
�I�ll order
for the both of us!� exclaims Jou quickly, and I raise an eyebrow as I look at
him.
�Jou, I��
�No, it�s
no problem!� interrupts Jou again. He smiles at the waitress. �Two double bacon
cheeseburgers, two plain hamburgers, grilled chicken sandwich, basket of fries,
chili and cheese on the side, side of o-rings, basket of tater tots, side
salad, chocolate milk shake, two colas, and do you like coffee?�
I notice
Jou turn to look at me happily at his last remark. �Yes, I do like��
�Great! And
one coffee as well!� exclaims Jou turning back to the waitress, �And we�ll
think about dessert while we eat!�
�Okay! And
will this be on separate tickets or all together?� asks the waitress.
�All
together,� I say, �It�s my treat today.�
Jou turns
to me with a look that would be very suiting if he had hearts in his eyes. He
smiles at me happily.
�You don�t
have to do that, Kaiba,� says Yugi as the waitress heads off to give out order
to the cook, �We have money, and we can pay for ourselves.�
�With the
way Jou eats? I�d be surprised if he ever has money,� I say.
�Hey!� exclaims
Jou turning bright red.
�Discussion
closed,� I say simply.
�Fine! But
you are eating everything I give you!� snaps Jou crossing his arms over his
chest.
My eyes
widen. �What? You ordered half the restaurant!�
�Well, you
don�t have to eat it all, but you have to at least try everything that I give
you!� exclaims Jou, �And if you like something, then you can eat as much of
that as you want! But you have to try everything! I can eat whatever you don�t
finish!�
�Oh, so
that�s why you didn�t order dessert yet,� says Mai chuckling, �You�re planning
on stealing half of Kaiba�s food too!�
Jou blushes
rather cutely.
Mokuba and
Shizuka giggle childishly.
The group
of friends talks animatedly for a while as we wait for the food to be brought.
I try to listen, but my mind often fades away into thoughts of Jou.
After about
fifteen minutes, the food arrives, being brought to us on a large silver cart
with several layers.
�Cheeseburger,
a basket of cheese fries, chocolate milk shake! Grilled chicken sandwich,
strawberry milk shake!� says the waitress placing the order in front of Mokuba
and Shizuka. She starts to give Anzu and Yugi their meals. �Swiss burger, tater
tots, cream soda. Plain hamburger, side salad with vinegar dressing, ice tea.�
�Thank
you!� exclaims Yugi.
�Bacon
cheeseburger, chili cheese fries, root beer.� The waitress winks at Otogi as
she sets his order down. She gives Mai her own food and blushes. �Grilled
chicken salad with ranch dressing, diet cola.�
�Thanks a
bunch, Mina!� exclaims Otogi.
�Cheeseburger,
chips, cola,� says the waitress starting to put food in front of Ryou and Honda
in turn, �Double cheeseburger, Swiss burger, basket of chili fries, side of
tater tots, cola. Your ice cream sundae will be brought out when you�re closer
to being done eating!�
I look at
the large amount of food that the waitress starts to place in front of Jou and
myself, and I swear that I turn green at the thought of eating any of it.
�Two double
bacon cheeseburgers, two plain hamburgers, grilled chicken sandwich, basket of
fries, chili and cheese on the side, side of onion rings, basket of tater tots,
side salad, chocolate milk shake, two colas, coffee!� The waitress smiles at
Jou and passes him a piece of paper under the table. �Enjoy, everyone!�
I glare at
the paper in Jou�s hand as the waitress walks away.
Jou opens
the paper and looks at it in disbelief. �She gave me her phone number.�
�What?�
asks Otogi blinking at Jou, �Why would she give it to you and not me?�
�Maybe she
knows you�re gay,� suggests Honda sourly.
I look over
to the counter and notice our waitress watching our table. I glare at her for a
moment before grabbing the collar of Jou�s shirt and pulling him to me for a
passionate kiss. I don�t hear everyone around us gasp at my display of
affection, or more appropriately, my show of possession. I pull out of the kiss
and glare at the waitress again. �Mine!�
The
waitress runs into the bathroom.
�And what
was that about?� asks Anzu slowly.
�I will not
allow anyone to touch what is mine,� I say.
�Well�
that�s not exactly the way I was thinking about telling the guys,� says Jou
looking at the table in front of us with a bright red blush on his cheeks, �but
I guess it works.� He organizes the food in the little plastic baskets and pushes
one basket in front of me.
I look to
see one double bacon cheeseburger, a plain hamburger, the grilled chicken
sandwich, one onion ring, a few fries, and a couple of tater tots in it. I see
Jou push the side salad in its private basket in front of me. He also gives me
a glass of cola and the cup of coffee.
Jou takes
both of the straws given to us and puts them into the chocolate milk shake with
a pink tinge on his cheeks.
I take a deep
breath and lift the onion ring from my basket. �Are you sure I have to eat
this?�
Jou
chuckles. �If you don�t��
I stick the
onion ring into my mouth and start to chew it up. Out of the corner of my eye,
I see Jou smile. Well, if it makes him happy, I�ll eat as much of this grease
as I can.
Everyone
starts to eat.
I eat my
tater tots, and when I eat the fries, I dip one into the cheese and another
into the chili before putting them in my mouth. I drink my cola first as I eat
half of each of the sandwiches. I notice that Jou hasn�t touched the chocolate
shake, and I realize why he put both straws into it. He wants to share it with
me, both of us drinking from it at the same time like in those cheesy fifties
movies. Well, who am I to disappoint my lover? I grab the shake and pull it
towards Jou and myself so it rests almost on the edge of the table. I lean
forward and take a straw into my mouth, making sure that the other rests on the
side of the glass close to Jou, and I look at him waiting.
Jou reaches
a hand out to touch my knee beneath the table and leans forward to capture the
other straw in his mouth, and we both start to drink the sweet chocolate.
�Oh, isn�t
that just precious!� exclaims Mai giggling girlishly.
Everyone
around us �ohs� and �aws� at our public display.
Jou�s eyes
sparkle with happiness.
We pull
away from the glass almost at the same time, and Jou moves the glass back onto
the table for later, getting it away from the edge so accidents don�t happen.
I steal a
few more fries and eat them with the chili and cheese before pushing my basket
of half-sandwiches towards Jou. I grab the salad and eat all of that while Jou
finishes his own sandwiches.
�Are you
sure you�re finished with these sandwiches?� asks Jou.
�Yes,� I
say, �I�ll just have a few more of these� um� whatevers.� I grab a few more
onion rings and some of the tater tots to eat. �That will be enough for me. Go
ahead and eat them if you�re hungry.�
Jou
continues to eat the sandwiches while I eat the potatoes and onion rings and
drink my coffee as well as my cola.
Once Jou
and I are done with our food, we pull the chocolate shake back over to us and
drink it together while we hold hands under the table. We both ignore the
cooing of Jou�s friends at how cute we look together and about how it�s �bloody
well time those two started going� as Ryou said it.
Jou blushes
as I push the empty glass away from us.
I pull Jou
into a kiss that lasts long enough for a waitress, a different one from the
slime who had been hitting on my pup, to come up and give Honda his ice cream
and ask the rest of us if we wanted dessert.
�No thanks,
I have my dessert right here,� says Jou capturing my lips and sliding his body
as close to mine as he can get.
I wrap my
arms around Jou and hold him tightly.
�Well� if
that is all for you, I�ll just leave your bill here, and you can pay when
you�re ready,� says the waitress cheerily.
I pull out
of the kiss just enough to whisper, �Wallet. Back pocket.�
Jou�s hands
slide down to my butt, and he pulls my wallet from my pocket. He pulls it up
and passes it to me as we kiss.
I don�t pay
attention as I slide a card from my wallet and hold it out towards the
waitress. I pull away from Jou�s mouth and look at her for just a moment as she
takes the credit card from me. �Twenty percent tip for yourself.�
The
waitress blinks at me in shock. �For me?�
I smirk.
�Of course, you. You�re not the one hitting on my lover.�
Jou nuzzles
my neck and starts to kiss it.
The
waitress looks at Jou. �He is very attractive. You are quite lucky.�
�I know.�
The
waitress takes my credit card away while Jou kisses my neck and tries to mark
me in a manner similar to what I did to him with the exception being that he
refuses to use his teeth.
�I�m ready to
go home, Kaiba,� whines Jou immediately after I sign the credit slip.
I tuck my
credit card away. �Let�s go then, pup,� I say, �We can visit with your friends
another day� since you�ve decided to stay here.�
Jou stands
and pulls me to my feet.
�Mokuba?� I
ask.
�I�ll walk
Shizuka home and be back later,� says Mokuba smiling at me.
I nod and
head out with Jou.
�Can I move
into the mansion with you and Mokuba?� asks Jou as we walk outside towards the
limo parked at the end of the lot.
�Of course
you can,� I say, �Is that what you want?�
Jou nods.
�Yeah� I don�t want to live with my Dad anymore. He doesn�t appreciate my
choice of companions. He wanted me out completely anyway since I�ve graduated.�
We climb
into the limo and I give the order to take us home.
�Mom agreed
to let me store some of my stuff at her place while I was in Tokyo, but
everything else I own is packed up in the luggage that� that is actually gone
because it had gotten on the plane.� Jou sighs. �So much for my wardrobe! At
least I wasn�t there when it� you know. I was lucky.�
�You�re
always lucky. That�s your best attribute,� I say, �I�ll buy you new clothes.
And anything else you need. You�ll be staying in my room of course, but you can
also have a guest room to rearrange to your liking, in case something happens
and you need a place to retire to so that you can be alone. I love you, Jou.�

And if you ever think about me

Just know that I'll be
alright�

The End.
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