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Title: Broken rose. Epilogue/4 + Epilogue

Author: Akuchan

Rating: NC-17

Pairing(s): Jxs

Beta: Daisey

Spoilers: None.

Disclaimer: I never
have and never will own Yugioh.

Summary: The balance
of power in Jounouchi and Seto's

relationship is

not as it appears to
the outside world. When the illusions are
shattered, and
the truth is exposed to Seto's greatest rival can
their
relationship survive what he sees as Jounouchi's
transgression?

An antique grandfather clock struck 6:00
p.m. sharp as the front entrance to Kaiba Manor opened without a sound. The �master� of the estate slipped in
quietly, removing his tie and suit jacket as he did so. Folding them neatly, he placed them on a
chair in the foyer to be taken upstairs later.
His briefcase was then returned to its proper place in the closet set to
the left of the entryway. Next, in what
had become a nightly ritual, he stopped in front of the table that had once
held a crystal vase on its surface and a delicate glass flower in its
drawer. The empty vase was gone; in its
place, lying reverently on a green velvet cushion, were two new fragile roses-
one of red glass, the other white. The stems crossed over
each other, and were bound together with a ribbon of red glass.

As a symbol of what he had almost lost,
the Kitten had continued to carry in his pocket the petal that he had picked up
from staircase the day the original rose had been shattered. When his master had finally become aware of
it, he had taken it away, immediately realizing that it was what his kitten had
used to injure himself with, when they had been separated.
Seto had thought at the time that he would never see it again, but would
admit only to himself that he felt some resentment toward his master for taking
it from him. He was very thankful that
he had not voiced his feelings on the matter when, a few weeks later, on his return home from the office,
he�d found the two new roses lying where they still resided. He�d known without being told what his
master had done with the petal. A smile
brightened his face now at the memory; who would have guessed that his master
could be such a romantic sap? Running his finger along the ribbon of glass that
united the two flowers one last time, he turned and walked toward the family
room.

The Kitten would
stay dressed this evening, as they had a guest. He patted the cell phone in his
pocket. Voicemail may not have the aura
of the shared secret that the flower in the vase had, but it was
certainly more reliable. He was curious
about who their guest might be; his master hadn�t said in his message. The brunet knew it wasn�t Yugi and Honda- he
wouldn�t have been told to keep his clothes on if it were only those two. Come to think of it, he wouldn�t have been
given any advanced warning at all that they were at the house. The relationship between the two masters and
pets had changed drastically and, though they didn�t go at it hot and heavy all
the time, the four of them ~had~ had a few sessions together. But, they had
always taken place at Yugi�s as both masters were unrelenting about Honda not
being allowed to play in the dungeon at Kaiba Manor, and he didn�t see that
changing anytime soon. However, the
fragile truce between Honda and himself still held, and slowly he was beginning
to trust that the other brunet wouldn�t try to hurt him or his master again.

And then there was his brother. He
and Mokuba were still uneasy around each other, and even though ~he~ had been
the one to suggest to Seto that he call Jounouchi that day over a month
ago, his brother was still as frosty to the blond as he had been
before. Seto was very disappointed, as he had thought that he'd seen
the beginnings of the younger Kaiba lightening up about him and Jounouchi that
day, and he had hoped that Mokuba had begun to come around. But it
wasn't to be, and every time he tried to broach the subject, his brother
would cut him off and take the conversation in another direction.

As the Kitten approached the family room
his master�s voice wafted out to him, and he was as surprised by the serious
tone as he was by the words Jounouchi was speaking. �I thought that when this started, it
wouldn�t last long,� his master was saying. �Even though he had been perfectly
clear on what he wanted and we�d made the rules together, I�d thought for sure
that it was just a kink that he would get bored with rather quickly. I don�t know that I would have agreed had I
realized then just how serious he was.�

The blood was pounding in the brunet�s
head. His master didn�t really want him this way, and he was only doing this
because Seto wanted it?
Resisting the urge to run away, or to barge in and confront
Jounouchi, the Kitten reminded himself of the painful lessons he'd learned
recently and, with a tremendous amount of control, he forced himself to
stay and hear more.

�Come now, Jounouchi, you don�t really
expect me to believe that you�ve stayed with my brother all these years, doing
this to him just because ~he~ wants it�that you don�t like it too,� Mokuba
accused.

Mortified, Seto buried his head in his
hands and rubbed his face. His brother.
It was his brother to whom Jounouchi
was saying such things. Could this
night get any worse?

�No, that�s not what I�m saying at all,
Mokuba. I ~meant~ that I didn�t
recognize my own needs and desires at first. Don't get me wrong; I was
thoroughly turned on by the idea. But honestly, I thought that I was only
helping to fulfill something that ~he~ needed taken care of. I didn't realize
then that I needed to completely dominate someone as much as your brother
needed to be completely subdued.� The
weight that had begun to crush the Kitten�s heart disintegrated into dust with
his master�s words. As Jounouchi
continued to speak, Seto was sent spiralling up into the stratosphere on a
zephyr of utter bliss and contentment.
�Not to worry, Mokuba; I�m completely committed to him. You know that I would never intentionally
hurt him.�

�I have a hard time believing that,
Jounouchi. You hurt him all the time.�

�No, Mokuba, I don�t. I inflict pain for the purpose of pleasure,
I make his decisions for him because he allows me to, and I punish him when he
needs it, but I don�t purposely hurt him.�
Jounouchi stopped to gather his thoughts, and after taking a deep breath
he continued. �I understand that this is
hard for you to accept, but we�both Seto and I-- need you to understand that, regardless of the optics, this is
not an abusive relationship. If he
decided tomorrow that he didn�t want to, or ~couldn�t~ do this anymore, then it
would stop. I�m not saying that it
would be easy. I�m not even sure that the relationship would survive; it would
depend on how well we could both adjust to the new status of the two of us
being on a more equal footing. But I
love your brother more than anyone else in this world, and I would ~die~ trying
to make it work.�

�If you say so, Jounouchi.� Mokuba said stubbornly. �But how do I know that you haven�t
brainwashed my brother so badly that he doesn�t know what he wants anymore?�

Seto couldn�t believe that after Jounouchi�s
declaration, his brother could still have doubts. He wanted to storm
in and smack some sense into his sibling, but that wasn�t the way to get his
point across. He had heard enough to know that, no matter ~what~ Jounouchi
said, Mokuba was going to keep his own opinions on the matter. It was time for him to put a stop to this
conversation before it degenerated into something ugly. Only out of deference to his brother�s feelings
did he keep his clothes on. Taking a
calming breath, he stepped into the family room, just out of his master�s line
of sight, and knelt in the proper position with his legs spread apart, hands on
his thighs, and his head bowed.

Jounouchi�s reply was cut short by the
incredulous look on Mokuba�s face, his mirroring it when his eyes followed the
direction in which the other man was staring.
�Oh, fuck me! Not again! Kitten,
~please~ tell me you got my message,� Jounouchi pleaded, not bothering to keep
the panic out of his voice.

�I did, Master.�

�Then why?�

�I�m sorry to disobey you, Master. I was eavesdropping, and I�m sorry for that
as well, but I could think of no other way to get through to him. Permission to speak freely?�

Jounouchi nodded, still a bit shocked by
the current developments.

�Mokuba,� Seto said, getting to his feet
as he turned his attention to his brother for the first time since entering the
room, �I only want to say this once. I
am not brainwashed, and Jounouchi is ~not~ an abusive monster. I know that it might appear that way, but
that�s not how it is.� Annoyed that his
brother was unmoved and that his face was still set in an obstinate scowl, he
tried a different line of reasoning.
�Mokuba, you yourself have said ~many~ times that Jounouchi was the best
thing that has ever happened to me� that you had never seen me so happy, or
looking so healthy, as I was once I�d started seeing Jounouchi.�

Mokuba�s face softened just a bit, �That�s
true, Seto, but I didn�t know about this. If I had, I would never have condoned
your relationship.�

In a tone of voice that was calmer than
he felt, the brunet asked patiently, �Mokuba, why do you think those changes
happened? Because ~he~ made them
happen. He made me eat properly, he
made me sleep at night, he didn�t allow Kaiba Corp. to consume my life, and
believe it or not, Mokuba, he had the final say in the hiring of all those
executives that you like so much because I trust them and they make my life
easier.�

�Though all that may be true, couldn�t it
have been accomplished with just the two of you loving and respecting each
other?�

�We ~do~ love and respect each other�� His
hand flew up to stop his brother�s protest.
�We do, Mokuba. We just don�t
show it in a conventional way.� Seto
felt his master�s presence behind him and, reaching back, he took Jounouchi�s
hand in his and squeezed it. �It is what is, Mokuba. And I wouldn�t have it any
other way.�

Seto nestled into warmth of his master�s
chest, when-- with their hands still joined-- Jounouchi encircled the brunet�s
waist, and said, �You weren�t ever supposed to know, and before you ask; no,
we�re not ashamed. But we did want to avoid this. I don�t want this rift between us, or between you and your
brother; you mean too much to the both us,� he said, his voice suddenly choked
with emotion.

�Ah damn, Jounouchi, I don�t want it
either!� Mokuba declared, throwing his arms around the two of them ~despite~
the lingering frustration and doubt in his eyes. �But I don�t know if I can like it.�

�We�re not asking to you like it,
Mokuba. We know that that is a lot to
expect of you. All I am asking is that
you keep an open mind. And, for our part, we�ll keep it subdued in front of
you, if that will help,� Jounouchi said.

Mokuba nodded his head and stepped away
from the embrace. Once his brother had
given them some room, Seto glanced back at his master, his gratitude for the
gift of those words shining in his eyes. Though Mokuba probably didn�t
understand the significance of the gesture, the Kitten and his Master ~both~
knew that, if Jounouchi had ordered Seto naked and into total submission at
that very moment, he would have complied.

�Don�t think you�ll be getting away with
eavesdropping, Kitten,� Jounouchi growled into his ear.

�I wasn�t planning on it, Master,� Seto
whispered, his face set with a wicked smile.
His master patted him surreptitiously on the behind, and all three men
sat down, attempting to get comfortable within the new parameters of their
relationship.

Sitting beside his master on the couch,
Seto felt more content than he had in a long, long, time. It might not be perfect, but he felt that
things with his brother were once again headed in the right direction. And he was secure in the knowledge that he
and his master were as strong, if not stronger than ever.

The end.
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