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101 Puppies
By Hideki LaShae
Chapter Sixteen
Seto wakes
up and sees Katsuya sleeping not far from him. He lies there staring at the
blond, unwilling to move from his relaxed state. He smiles and whispers to
himself, “You are quite beautiful when you’re sleeping, Katsuya.”
Katsuya
turns his head in his sleep so that his blond hair falls over his closed
eyelids.
Seto closes
his eyes again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Seto’s~Dream~~~~~~~~~~~~
“This is a really nice day…
once you get past the snow,” says Kaiba, “Wouldn’t you agree, Katsuya?”
Jou
smiles. “It’s very nice, Seto. Just a bit chilly though.”
Kaiba
nods. “A little, I suppose.”
Jou
steps up beside Kaiba and slips his hand into the brunet’s as they continue
their walk around the park.
Kaiba
raises their hands and looks at their intertwined fingers.
Jou
stares at Kaiba waiting for his reaction.
Kaiba
smiles and lowers their hands to their sides again. “So… are you going to see
Shizuka during Christmas?”
“I wish
I could,” says Jou lowering his head sadly, “But I don’t have enough money to
go visit her, and Mom refuses to come out to visit me. We don’t get along.”
“So you
won’t get to see her at all?” asks Kaiba.
“Nope.”
Jou shakes his head.
Kaiba
glares at the snow. “What good is having all this time off school if you can’t
spend it with your family?”
“At
least I get to spend more time with my friends… hanging out and stuff,” says
Jou quietly, “It’s not really that bad. I mean… when Shizuka came for her eye
surgery… that was the first time I had seen her in person since our parents
divorced.”
“What?”
asks Kaiba as his eyes widen in shock.
“She
would send me her school pictures every year, and once in a great while, she’d
send me a home video of her… usually letters that she makes for me, but she did
send me one of her birthday parties,” says Jou.
Kaiba
pulls Jou closer to him and squeezes the hand to try to comfort him.
“My
mother hates me,” says Jou, “That’s why I hadn’t seen Zuka in so long.”
“She
doesn’t hate you. No one could hate you.”
Jou
wipes a tear away from his eyes. “You do.”
“No… You
annoy me. Don’t confuse that for hatred,” whispers Kaiba.
“What
are you and Mokuba planning for Christmas?”
“He
wants me to plan a Christmas party for all of his… our… friends and their
families,” says Kaiba, “That’s why I wanted to know if Shizuka was coming, so
she could come to the party as well.”
Jou
sighs.
Kaiba
raises an eyebrow.
Jou
squeezes Kaiba’s hand.
“Would
you like a change of subject, Katsuya?”
“Yes,
Seto… please… anything else,” says Jou smiling.
Kaiba
nods. “So… you gave your Red-Eyes to Yugi…?”
“Yeah… I
did. I thought he would need it more than I would, and since he had given me
his Time Wizard, I had part of him in my deck. It was only fair that he had
part of me in his,” says Jou, “Then when the chips were down and all hope
seemed lost, we would know that our friends were always with us.”
“You
must be very good friends.”
“The
best. I love him like a brother. He is my best, best friend,” says Jou leaning
against Kaiba as they stop walking and sit down on a bench together, “He easily
bumped Honda out of that position!”
Kaiba
looks down at the snow around their feet.
“Is
something wrong?” asks Jou.
Kaiba
takes a deep breath. “I just wish…”
Jou
squeezes Kaiba’s hand for encouragement.
“I just
wish that I had friends like that,” says Kaiba.
“Hey! What
am I?” asks Jou sounding hurt.
Kaiba
looks into Jou’s eyes. Then he smiles. “You’re my friend?”
Jou
smiles and pulls Kaiba into a one-armed hug, trying not to let go of his other
hand.
“I
didn’t mean it like that. It’s just that… I’ve never had a friendship like you
and Yugi do. No one would ever give me their most precious possession like you
two did… In fact, before you, I didn’t have any friends at all.” Kaiba leans
into the embrace and holds Jou tightly to him.
“Well…
you have a friend now, and I won’t let you forget it!”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seto opens
his eyes to stare into tired honey brown eyes.
“Mokuba
says if we’re going to sleep, we should do it in our beds,” says Katsuya.
“Are we
friends?” asks Seto.
Katsuya
blinks repeatedly. “Well… we’ve always been rivals before, but… we are getting
along all right now. What do you want, Kaiba?”
“What do I
want?”
“Do you
want us to be friends?”
Seto smiles
as he sits up. “Yes… I think I do.”
“I’d love
to be your friend, Kaiba,” says Katsuya smiling. He stands up and helps Seto to
his feet.
Seto allows
Katsuya to lead him out of the study. “So how much did we actually get done?”
“Not much,
but I’ll go over them alone and write down everything. Then after you read it
we can discuss anything that comes up,” says Katsuya.
“That
sounds good, Jou,” says Seto.
“So… since
we’re friends, are you going to quit calling me all those dog names?”
“Probably
not. Are you going to stop fighting with me?”
“Probably
not.”
Seto
chuckles. “Good. I enjoy fighting with you. It makes me feel human.”
“You are
human,” says Katsuya.
“Are you
sure?” asks Seto raising an eyebrow.
“Okay,
robot! Where’s your plug-in?” asks Katsuya starting to tickle Seto.
Seto bursts
into laughter and pushes Katsuya away. “Stupid mutt!”
Katsuya
smirks. He turns and runs away from Seto.
“Where do
you think you’re going?” asks Seto racing after Katsuya. He catches Katsuya in
front of the blond’s bedroom, and he traps him against the door.
Katsuya
turns the doorknob, and they both fall into the room in a heap of legs and
arms. “You know… if anyone saw this little scene, they would think you were my
boyfriend!”
“Or that I
was trying to kill you!” exclaims Seto running his adept fingers up Katsuya’s
hypersensitive sides.
Katsuya
starts laughing and tossing his head back and forth from side to side as he
tries to shove Seto away. “I give up! I give up!”
“Say I’m
your master!” exclaims Seto.
“Seto Kaiba
is my master!” exclaims Katsuya in between bursts of laughter, “I’m Seto
Kaiba’s puppy!”
Seto
releases Katsuya and smirks confidently. He nods his head. “Very good, puppy.
Very good.”
Katsuya
takes several deep breaths to calm his racing heart. Then he smiles at Seto.
“So… are we having a slumber party or were you just afraid your puppy would get
lost on his way to his room?”
“I was
afraid you’d get lost. Why? Did you want a slumber party?” asks Seto climbing
off Katsuya.
Katsuya
sits up with a sigh and shakes involuntarily. “I wouldn’t mind… I’ve been…
having nightmares recently…”
“What kind
of nightmares?” Seto gazes at Katsuya with true concern shining in his blue
eyes.
“The kind
that really happened,” says Katsuya shivering, “About my dad…”
“You
needn’t say anymore,” says Seto. “Would you like me to spend the night here
with you?”
“I won’t
ask you to,” says Katsuya, “I’ll be okay on my own.”
“If you
would, you wouldn’t have suggested I stay the night with you,” says Seto, “I’ll
stay here tonight. Hopefully, you won’t have any more bad dreams.”
Katsuya
hugs Seto quickly. “Thank you!”
Seto helps
Katsuya over to the bed and lays him down. He climbs into bed beside him.
Katsuya
yawns as he cuddles up to Seto.
“Good
night, Jou,” says Seto as he sets an arm over Katsuya’s waist.
“Good
night, Kaiba,” whispers Katsuya yawning again. He closes his eyes and drifts
quickly to sleep in the safety of Seto’s arms.
Seto
snuggles up to Katsuya and closes his eyes. He finds sleep a little more
elusive since he had taken a nap just mere moments before, but he doesn’t move
away from Katsuya. In fact, when he feels Katsuya shiver, he reaches down to
the foot of the bed and pulls the blanket up over them both so that they will
be warm while they rest. He thinks of the words Kakashi told him earlier that
day and he smiles at the idea of some of the things he would do with this blond
if he were gay.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Seto’s~Dream~~~~~~~~~~~~
“It’s beginning to snow
again.”
“Yes,
Katsuya… Once again you are stating the obvious.”
Jou
leans back so that his back connects with Kaiba’s back.
Both
boys wear long winter coats and scarves wrapped loosely around their necks.
“I like
the snow, Seto.”
“Why is
that, Katsuya?”
“It
reminds me of other things I like.”
“Like?”
“Ice
cream… milkshakes… cold drinks…” Jou whispers the last word, “you.”
“Figures
it would remind you of food,” says Kaiba chuckling.
“It
reminds me of other things as well,” says Jou, “I like winter because the snow
is hiding all the beauty of spring… but the way the snow blankets the world…”
“It’s
beautiful,” say Jou and Kaiba at the same time.
Jou
chuckles.
“I like
winter as well,” says Kaiba smiling even though Jou can’t see him. He rests his
head against the back of Jou’s head. “Winter is the death of autumn, yet it’s
also the rebirth of spring.”
“How
philosophical of you, Seto…”
“Do you
even know what philosophical means, Katsuya?”
Jou
smirks. “It has to do with philosophy which is the study of why things are the
way they are, a speculation concerning the source of knowledge of both humans
and the world around us. Why is a tree a tree?”
Kaiba
chuckles.
“Why are
you winter when I am summer?” asks Jou.
“I…”
Kaiba falters. “I don’t know.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seto wakes
up in a cold sweat and he feels around for Katsuya. He sits bolt upright.
“Jou!”
Katsuya
enters the room through a doorway. “Oh, sorry. I had to make a bathroom run.
Did I wake you?”
“I think I
woke up because you weren’t here. I’m normally a light sleeper,” says Seto.
Katsuya
blushes as he climbs into the bed and back into Seto’s open arms.
Seto pulls
Katsuya close to him. “Any nightmares yet?”
“No… I
think having company while I sleep helps,” says Katsuya cuddling up to Seto
again.
“Then maybe
you shouldn’t sleep alone,” whispers Seto closing his eyes.
“Mm-hmm,”
says Katsuya closing his eyes. He wraps his arms around Seto and holds him
tightly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Seto’s~Dream~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Ancient Egypt… where all
our problems originated,” says Kaiba groaning as he looks around and sees a
newly built pyramid.
“Yep,”
says Jou resting his head on Kaiba’s shoulder.
Kaiba
clutches Jou possessively to his chest.
Jou
snuggles into Kaiba’s chest. “I like this…”
“Like
what?”
“Being
in your arms.”
Kaiba
blushes. “Good. I like holding you. You’re so warm and…”
“Cuddly?”
asks Jou blushing as he looks into Kaiba’s eyes.
“Yes,”
says Kaiba, “Cuddly.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Katsuya
wakes up screaming.
Seto jolts
awake and stares at Katsuya. “Jou! What’s wrong?”
Katsuya
pants as he looks at Seto. “I’m sorry… It was nothing…”
“That was
not a nothing scream!” exclaims Seto narrowing his eyes at Katsuya.
“Okay… so I
was being chased by a giant carnivorous banana!” exclaims Katsuya blushing
furiously.
Seto bursts
into laughter. “Only you would be chased my man-eating fruit in your dreams!”
“Humph!”
exclaims Katsuya turning to look at his alarm clock. “Five thirty… what time do
you usually get up?”
“About
now,” says Seto after he stops laughing.
Katsuya
nods his head.
Seto pulls
Katsuya close to him again. “But my schedule can withstand to be disrupted
every once in awhile. Go back to sleep, and no more nightmares about man-eating
plants!”
Katsuya
smiles and brushes his lips lightly against Seto’s nose as he snuggles into the
brunet’s warm arms.
Seto’s eyes
widen. “Did you just kiss me?”
The only
response Seto receives is the steady breathing and heartbeat of the boy in his
grasp.
Seto smirks
to himself as he closes his eyes to fall asleep again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Seto’s~Dream~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kaiba leans back in his
chair.
“You
look tired, Seto,” says Jou walking towards him.
“Why
wouldn’t I be? You’ve been occupying my dreams for… how long has it been?” asks
Kaiba.
Jou
simply shrugs.
“And
since you keep appearing, I keep waking up in the middle of the night.”
“I’m
sorry,” says Jou sitting down on Kaiba’s lap and wrapping his arms around the
brunet’s neck.
Kaiba
wraps his arms around Jou’s back and holds him close. “That’s okay. I like
seeing you here.”
“So do
I.”
“Katsuya,
do you like me?” asks Kaiba.
“What?”
asks Jou blushing.
“Do you
like me? You know that I don’t hate you… no matter how many times I’ve said
that to you. I like you some. You are a friend to me. What am I to you?”
replies Kaiba.
“I like
you,” says Jou blushing even redder, “You’re my friend. I certainly don’t hate
you. I’ve never hated you!”
“I’m
glad. I want you to like me.”
“I want
you to like me.” Jou snuggles into Kaiba’s chest happily.
Kaiba
yawns. “Katsuya… would you mind if I took a nap?”
“Not at
all… Do I need to move?”
“Just
hold still and let me hold you.”
Jou gets
comfortable quickly and sets his head against Kaiba’s chest, and Kaiba wraps
his arms securely around the blond-haired boy before closing his eyes and
yawning again. He rests his head against Jou’s and breathes in the lilac scent
as he drifts to sleep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The alarm
clock buzzes annoyingly.
Seto rolls
away from Katsuya and sits up.
Katsuya
rubs his eyes before hitting the button on the alarm clock to reset it. He sits
up and yawns.
“Come on,
puppy! We have to hurry and get ready for school!” exclaims Seto.
“Thanks for
staying with me last night, Kaiba,” says Katsuya quietly, “Aside from the
nightmare about the banana… it was one of the best nights I’ve had in a long
while. Thank you.”
“Anytime,
Jou,” says Seto seriously. He stands up and heads to the doorway. He stops and
turns towards Katsuya. “Would you like to talk to a therapist?”
Katsuya
shivers at the prospect.
“Never
mind. Forget I mentioned it,” says Seto before heading out of Jou’s room.
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