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Joey	By : AlectoPerdita Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 2971 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh and characters are the intellectual property of Takahashi Kazuki, and is being used in this fanfiction for fan purposes only. No money is made from this fan effort.

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So unfortunately for all you reader types out there, the Engineer update for the Team Fortress 2 game comes out today and the next chapter is maybe 50% done at best. While I would love to slave away some more for my wonderful readers, I will probably be spending the next week just homing my Engineer/Spy gameplay and not a lot of writing. I apologize for the delay and hope this little interlude/drabble will help satiate your need for the KaiJou in the meanwhile. Some reviews have mentioned how they like the little flashbacks at the beginning of each chapter. They are admittedly some of my favorite parts to write, which seems kind of silly because this is mainly a future!fic. This interlude also takes place in the past much like the flashbacks and is chronologically sound with the flashback in the last chapter! So I hope everyone enjoys this and doesn't hate me too much for running off to play video games.
Feel free to ask me for my Steam ID if you also play TF2. (^_~)
Joey
By Alecto Perdita
Interlude (The Past)
Rating: PG-13
Posted: July 8, 2010
Warning(s): Shonen-ai, cheesy melodrama, & Kaijou
Email: alecto . perdita (at) gmail . com
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh is the intellectual property of Takahashi Kazuki, and is being used in this fanfiction for fan purposes only. All situations, opinions and characters not belonging to Takahashi Kazuki are the intellectual property of Alecto Perdita.
The summer sun was finally setting when they arrived back at Domino City. The weary but cheerful group was gathering in the hallway as they waited for Isono to complete the cross-check- whatever that was- before they could disembark from the Battle Ship. Kaiba was standing to the back of the group with arms crossed over his chest and Mokuba, who had finally calmed down from the earlier excitement, at his side.
"What did you think was going to happen?" Anzu rolled her eyes.
"Hey, I almost beat him!" Jounouchi protested and pouted ever so slightly. It was the truth. He had come closer to beating Kaiba in that duel than he had ever done before. Despite his own pride, even he couldn't say he was all too surprised when he was the one defeated at the end.
"How convenient there were no witnesses." Honda grabbed the blond and pulled him into a friendly headlock.
Yugi looked up at Jounouchi with his gentle eyes and ever encouraging smile. "I know you did your best, Jounouchi-kun. You should be proud of how much you've grown as a duelist."
Jounouchi quickly shoved away Honda and picked up his other best friend in a large bear hug. "I know I can always count on you to have my back, Yugi! Screw the rest of you guys."
"Please put me down, Jounouchi-kun." The shorter boy groaned as his legs dangled in the air without purchase.
An announcement came over the PA system informing them that they were finally ready to disembark. Kaiba drew himself to his full length and walked to the front of the group. Mokuba flashed them all an apologetic smile before saying, "Just bear with it. It'll be over soon."
Before any of them could ask the young boy what he meant, the door opened to reveal the fact they had landed on Domino Piers and they had a welcome party. A group of identically dressed men in suits- Kaiba's security goons no doubt- barricaded a smaller group of reporters at about ten feet away from the ship. At the bottom of the stairs, there were four emergency vehicles waiting with EMT workers dressed in the uniform of the KaibaLand medical staff. An array of camera flashes went off in the crowd as soon as they spotted Kaiba and Mokuba starting down the stairs first. The Ishtars and Mai followed behind without hesitation while the rest of the group hung back and stared at each other.
"I am not going out there." Honda declared.
"They going to win in a waiting contest." Otogi pointed to the press crowd, but even he was eying the reporters as if they were a pack of wolves.
"Come on, Jounouchi!" Mai called from the bottom of the stairs with the others looking on behind her.
Jounouchi grabbed Shizuka's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. "Come on, I'll be with you the whole way."
Once they got off the Battle Ship, the reporters began shouting questions out from the crowd. But the sound and the commotion around him seemed to fade away as he looked over at the sun setting in the horizon. He only heard the sound of the waves rocking against the docks. He took a deep breath, letting the scent of the ocean fill his lungs. He had managed to escape death once again. He hadn't been able to save Mai himself, but she was okay too. And so was Kaiba, who seemed lighter somehow. They had all been taken to the brink in own their individual ways and made it back. It was all that mattered...
"Jounouchi, it's time to go." Kaiba called.
For once, Jounouchi followed without complaint.
...
Jounouchi had never been a big fan of doctors. He wouldn't have agreed to the medical exam if his sister hadn't nearly cried at his initial denial. Neither would he had done so if Anzu had been there to glare and twist his ear at his refusal. And he certainly wouldn't have agreed if he knew Kaiba was going to be in the room the entire time.
"Haven't you ever heard of doctor patient confidentiality?" He glared at the CEO that had followed him into his designated exam room and hadn't left since.
The brunet returned the glare ten-fold. "When you became a participant in my tournament, I became legally responsible for any injury and trauma you sustain in the course of the game. Now be quiet and let the doctor do her job."
"Why don't you go weird out one of the other then?"
Kaiba's piercing blue eye pinned Jounouchi to the table. "Because you were by far the worst injured."
Doctor Yoshimori, a motherly female doctor in her forties, smiled as she pulled on her stethoscope. "I'm going to need you to take off your shirt, dear."
Jounouchi crossed his arms over his chest and glared at her instead. "No." He was not going to have either her or Kaiba staring at his old scars.
Kaiba moved toward the door. "You're going to do as Yoshimori-sensei does and you can do that with or without your sister in the room as well."
Jounouchi capitulated. The last thing he wanted to do was upset Shizuka any further. The material of his t-shirt rubbed against the raw skin of his shoulders and upper torso. He figured the rest of his body wasn't doing much better than his arms or face. Hours after his duel with Malik, the exposed skin of his arms and face took on an angry red and began peeling in spots. The doctor made a noise of disapproval, but he didn't know if it was directed toward his current sunburned state or his old scars. He was also painfully aware of Kaiba's critical gaze sweeping up and down his torso, which was spotted with patches of blisters and peeling skin.
The doctor scowled softly. "Seto-sama, you should have provided your contestant with sunscreen if you were going to have them duel on the top of a tower with full exposure to the sun."
Kaiba and Jounouchi remained quiet. They both had suspicions as to the real cause of the blond's condition (1).
The doctor continued. "Due to the severity of the sunburn, I'm going to prescribe some oral steroids for you to take over the next three days to help with the healing. You should make sure to stay hydrated and avoid going out into the sun for a few days if you can. And make sure you wear sunscreen from now on. As for everything else, you're a healthy young man for all intents and purposes, which is still worrying as you went into respiratory arrest without warning. I'm going to suggest to your guardian that we run a more intensive set of tests over the next few days, including MRIs and CAT scans to make sure there's no underpinning neurological cause."
Jounouchi mostly understood the parts about medication and sunscreen, but not much else. Kaiba, on the other hand, seemed to be mulling over the doctor's words.
"Can you get him in for the MRI now while we're here?" The brunet asked.
"I'll check with the technologists to see if there's any open spots, but I see no cause for immediate alarm."
"Just do it," Kaiba snapped. "I'll be sure to remember this during the hospital's next fund-raising drive."
When the doctor was gone from the room, Jounouchi could no longer stop the silly grin from spreading across his face. "Did you just bribe a doctor for me?"
"It's not a bribe, it's call incentive. And I want to get this sorted out as fast as possible like you do, bonkatsu. I need to assuage public fears about the safety of my Solid Vision technology." Kaiba snarled at the end of the sentence.
Even Jounouchi could tell that the tournament had not played out in an ideal manner. Between all of Malik's Rare Hunters running around while bullying other duelists out of their rare cards and the unfortunate fact his own temporary death had been broadcast over national TV, it was hard to say who got the rawer deal between Kaiba and Malik. "I'm sorry things didn't turn out the way you wanted." He left the statement open to interpretation over whether he meant the entire tournament or the battle for the title of Duel King.
"It's nothing. I'll beat Yugi another time, his luck can't hold out forever." Kaiba was looking at anything in the room besides the shirtless Jounouchi. "And you can put your shirt back on now."
Jounouchi was glad that the sunburn on his face was hiding the blush he felt. He couldn't believe he had let himself get so comfortable around Kaiba. And damn himself for liking this new change in attitude that was beginning to develop in the other boy. For as long as he had known Kaiba, the brunet had always treated winning and losing as a matter of life and death. In fact, he could recall Kaiba putting himself in unnecessary danger on a number of occasions. But this change made Kaiba significantly less off-putting and far more likable, making it all the more distressing that he was prone to semi-suicidal behavior at times.
"Damn it, Kaiba." Jounouchi muttered to himself. "Just don't pull any stupid stunts while you're in America. Yugi and I won't be around to bail your ass out."
Before he knew it, Kaiba crossed the room in the matter of a few long strides until he was standing right in front of Jounouchi. "Let's recount your many stunts of the last few days, shall we? You nearly drowned in Domino Bay-"
"I wasn't going to let Yugi drown!"
"Your duel with Malik's imposter, interfering with Malik and Kujaku's duel, your duel with Malik, and only God knows what you did while I wasn't watching when Noa had us trapped in his sick world."
Jounouchi grinned sheepishly. He hadn't realized he had accomplished so much in the last few days until Kaiba laid them out. "I don't care. I don't regret doing any of those things and I would do them all again for my friends. Do you ever regret what you do for Mokuba?"
"Never," came Kaiba's quiet yet firm reply.
They stared at each other for a bit before the brunet broke off with a sigh. Jounouchi watched curiously as the other boy reached inside his long trenchcoat for something. A small white card then fluttered down into his lap. He picked it up cautiously, not sure if it was going to explode or do something else equally ridiculous. Jounouchi's eyes widened in shock as he read over the first two lines on the card: Kaiba Seto, Chief Executive Officer of Kaiba Corporation.
"Oh my god, is this your business card? With your number?" Now Jounouchi knew he was right to fear that small piece of cardstock.
"Don't lose it," Kaiba snapped impatiently. "This is for the next time you idiots get in over your head. I don't want Yugi losing or croaking before I've had a chance to take his title from him. And your sister already has my number so I'll know if you do something stupid either way."
Jounouchi fought down the warm feelings bubbling in his chest. His pride would never let him make use of the information on the card, but the gesture touched him. Maybe it was okay that there was something more unspoken between them after all. And maybe it would be okay to speak their concern for each other out loud one day.
"Thanks, Kaiba."
(1) I hope it's obvious that Jounouchi's current condition is mostly a result of Ra's attack against him in his duel with Malik.
Let me know if you like these sorts of interludes. I have a number of them floating around in my head for use when I fall behind on writing chapters. Next chapter is entitled "If Only She Knew."
And I love reviews! Maybe they will encourage me to play less TF2 and write more sooner. (That's a big maybe though...)
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