Kaiba's New Assistant | By : AtomBunny Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 7443 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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After making his phone call, during which Yugi had asked lots of questions that Jou had refused to answer, Jou walked down the stairs. He'd had to promise to explain things to Yugi the next time that they met, which wasn't such a bad thing as he knew that he would have to talk to somebody eventually and he knew that Yugi was probably the most level headed and trustworthy out of his group of friends.
Putting it out of his mind for the moment, he looked around to see if Mokuba had come down yet, but shortly came to the conclusion that the younger Kaiba wasn't around. He was about to head into the lounge to watch some television while he waited for Seto when he ran into Mrs. Doyle. "Ah, there you are Master Katsuya," She said, "Now would you like a nice cup of tea?" "Not right now thank you Mrs. Doyle" Jonouchi replied absently. "Ah, go on," she insisted, "I just made a fresh pot." From past experience, Jou knew that she would just keep on asking until he gave in, so he accepted gracefully, "Alright then, I will have one." He followed her into the lounge where everything was already set up on the coffee table. He sat on one of the expansive sofas as Mrs Doyle poured him a nice cup of tea. She was about to walk away when Jou stopped her. "Would you join me Mrs Doyle?" he asked. She looked torn, "I shouldn't really..." "Ah, go on," Jou said, using her words against her, "it'll be fine." "OK so, I suppose that can spare a few minutes," she said as she sat down opposite Jou uneasily and poured herself a cup. "So," Jonouchi broke the silence, "Do you like working for Kaiba?" "Well, it's different to what I was used to before," she said hesitantly, "but I've been here for so long now that I'm pretty much used to it." "Do you miss the people you worked for before?" "Ah, Fathers Crilly, Macguire and Hackett," she paused for a moment in reminiscence, "I suppose I do really. But a deal is a deal," she said stoically. "So Kaiba's adoptive father really won you in a card game?" "Well, it wasn't really like that," she said uncomfortably, "I only have to stay here until Father Crilly pays off his debt. I'm sure it won't be much longer now." She sounded rather unconvinced. "So you really kept house for three priests?" Jou couldn't help but smirk as he changed the subject slightly. "There's a funny coincidence there." "What on earth do you mean Master Katsuya," Mrs Doyle was confused, "There aren't any priests living here that I know of." "Well, that's not strictly true," Jonouchi leaned forwards conspiratorially. "In his past life, Kaiba was an ancient Egyptian priest. He doesn't like to talk about it though." "You are having me on!" the housekeeper declared. "No, seriously," Jonouchi insisted, knowing that the woman would not take him seriously at all. "Have you ever seen my friend Yugi? The short one with the impossible hair?" "Oh yes. He plays that card game that you children are all so fond of." "Well, he is the reincarnation of the Pharaoh from that time. No joke. I also have another friend called Ryou. He's the reincarnation of an evil tomb-robber, but Ryou is so gentle that you'd never know it. There is a long story behind the whole thing, but it would take far too long to tell." "So, did you have a past life too?" Mrs Doyle couldn't help but be intrigued by Jonouchi's imaginative story, despite not believing a word. "Actually I don't know," Jonouchi admitted, "I can't remember anything myself and Yugi would never tell me when I asked him. But I trust him and I know that if there is something to tell, he will tell me when the time is right." "I'm glad that you have such good friends," Mrs Doyle said wistfully. "It's also good to see young Master Seto associating with those closer to his own age." "Mrs Doyle, can I ask you something?" "Yes Master Katsuya?" "Why is it that you call everyone by their given names? I noticed that you called the priests by their family names, so I was wondering." "I'm not sure I understand." The housekeeper said in some confusion. "Did no one ever explain to you about the difference between Japanese and western names?" Jou asked in astonishment. "There's a difference?" Mrs Doyle was beginning to look flustered. "Yes. Westerners have the family name last, where as in Japan we have the family name first. If I were to go to your country I would give my name as Katsuya Jonouchi." "Oh! I had no idea, I am so sorry." Mrs Doyle was so embarrassed, "I know that Master S… err, Kaiba asked me to call him by his family name so many times, but I thought I already was. Oh will he ever forgive me?" "please don't worry abotu it," Jonouchi tried to calm the distraught woman. "It's more his fault than yours anyway. He should have explained things more clearly." Jou wondered that Mokuba hadn't said anything, but then he supposed that Mokuba didn't care if she called him by his given name and he probably enjoyed watching his brother get frustrated by the whole thing. "I always did wonder why both he and Young Master Kaiba had the same first name but different last names," Mrs Doyle pondered. "I never could ask because I thought it might be some kind of family scandal." Jonouchi laughed out loud at that, then added, "It'll probably still be OK to call Mokuba by his given name. It might get a little confusing otherwise." He sobered a little. "Do you miss your friends and family?" he asked. "Well, I do miss my friends a little, but we keep in touch via letter. It's always a thrill when there is a letter for me in the mornings." She tried to put a brave face on things, "As for family, Mr Doyle... passed away quite some time ago." "I'm sorry to hear that," Jou replied. "You must be quite lonely. I don't think many of the staff here speak English do they?" "Oh, its not so bad," she said, "When I really want to talk to someone I can talk to the boy that lives inside the television." "Boy in the television?" Jou asked in surprise. There was only one person that he knew of that would live inside a 'television', but he'd thought that Noa was gone. "Is he about so high with greenish hair?" Jou asked. Mrs Doyle suddenly looked nervous. "Oh no. I promised that I wouldn't tell Master Kaiba about him. He's frightened that he'll get rid of him." She turned watery eyes onto Jonouchi. "Please don't tell Master Kaiba about him." Jonouchi considered his options for a moment. "I can't promise anything, but I'd like to talk to him for myself before I come to a decision." Jou figured that was the best option for now. If Noa turned out to be a threat he could advise Seto and take steps, but otherwise, why take away the only companionship of a lonely old woman far away from home? "Thank you Master Jonouchi, that's all I can ask for," she said with genuine gratitude. She looked at her watch. "Oh my! It's almost time for dinner. I must get on so please excuse me." With that she got up and left to get on with her work. Jou sat back and drank his tea. Mrs Doyle had certainly given him something to think about. That Noa was apparently back and living under Seto's nose without his apparent knowledge was no small thing, but he hadn't caused any trouble that he knew of so that was one point in Noa's favour anyway. Putting it out of his mind for now as there was nothing more that he could do until he'd actually talked to Noa, he decided to ask if he could bring Ryou over one day as he was sure that the old housekeeper would appreciate talking to someone who was from somewhere a little closer to home. He was brought out of his musings as Mokuba entered the room. "Hey Jonouchi" He greeted then stopped in shock as Jonouchi turned towards him. "Holy shit! Seto wasn't joking when he said you were beat up. Are you sure you're alright?" "I'm fine squirt, honestly," Jou reassured the younger boy, "I've had much worse. And don't let Seto hear you talking like that!" "Meh, Big Brother uses far worse words than that!" Mokuba exclaimed, throwing himself down on the sofa next to Jou. "Talking of which, where is he? He's going to be late for dinner if he doesn't hurry up." Jou flushed as he remembered the reason that Seto was delayed. "He... ah... had to go freshen up a bit. I'm sure he won't be much longer." Mokuba noticed Jou's embarrassment and he also noticed how he'd called Seto by his given name earlier. He smiled inwardly, it was about bloody time! He fingered the camera in his pocket absently hoping that he would have the opportunity to use it soon. He was sure that Seto would appreciate a picture of himself and Jonouchi to place on his bedside table at least. Then he could turn to getting more embarrassing pictures of the pair for blackmail purposes later on. He gave an evil little grin at the fun he was going to have. Jou was giving the raven haired boy a worried look. Whenever the squirt got a look like that on his face it usually meant trouble for someone or other. He couldn't worry over it for too much longer as Seto finally arrived. "Jonouchi, Mokuba," he greeted them. He turned to Mokuba, "Did you finish your homework?" "Yes, big brother. All done." Mokuba replied. "Good. I'll check it over later on." "OK Seto," Mokuba looked shifty for a moment. "Seto?" "Yes Mokuba?" The boy's eyes flickered between Seto and Jou, "Is there anything that you need to tell me?" Jou went pink and to a lesser extent, so did Seto. Both were thinking how Mokuba could be more perceptive than was good for him. However they were saved from answering because Mrs Doyle called them in to dinner. Once seated, dinner was a quiet affair. Jou didn't speak because he didn't want to tread on Seto's toes over what he wanted to tell his brother and he was sure that if he opened his mouth he would give something away. Mokuba didn't want to say anything because he was having too much fun watching the embarrassment of the older boys. Seto was just wondering how to phrase the response to Mokuba's enquiry and he wished that he'd taken the time to discuss it with Jonouchi earlier on. Mrs Doyle came in to make sure that everything was alright and she was astounded at the silence in the room. "Well, it's all very morose in here," She observed chirpily. "Anyone would think that someone had died." "It's nothing like that, Mrs Doyle," Mokuba piped up, "I'm just waiting for Seto and Jonouchi to fill me in about their relationship." "Ah yes, it's so nice to see Master Kaiba with a friend his own age," she twittered on as she refilled their glasses. "Now get on and eat. The food is getting cold while you all sit there not talking." With that she walked out. "Totally clueless," Mokuba muttered as he watched her retreat. Seto, however, was sat in a state of shock. "She actually called me Kaiba," he said incredulously, "Why does she suddenly get it now?" "I explained it to her," Jou said. "You always asked her to call you by your family name, but you neglected to tell her that Japanese names are the opposite way around to what she's used to." Jou chuckled, "She was actually quite confused about you two sharing the same first name and different family names but she was too polite to ask about what may have been some kind of scandal." Seto face-palmed. It was so simple! For all that he was supposed to be a genius... "So big brother, Jonouchi," Mokuba broke in before either one could ask why he had never said anything, "is there something going on that I should know about?" Seto gave Jou a sidelong look. Jou looked back with an expression that clearly said 'it's up to you.' Seto thought for a moment longer before saying, "I'll discuss it with you properly later, but yes, there is something going on between Jou and myself although it is at a very early stage" "Oh good. I'm glad," Mokuba smiled and both Jou and Seto visibly relaxed until he spoke again. "So you haven't had sex yet then?" "Mokuba!" ----------------------------------------------------------While AFF and its agents attempt to remove all illegal works from the site as quickly and thoroughly as possible, there is always the possibility that some submissions may be overlooked or dismissed in error. The AFF system includes a rigorous and complex abuse control system in order to prevent improper use of the AFF service, and we hope that its deployment indicates a good-faith effort to eliminate any illegal material on the site in a fair and unbiased manner. This abuse control system is run in accordance with the strict guidelines specified above.
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