Falling To Pieces

*Disclaimer - I don't own Yugioh, don't own the charcters and I only wish I made money off it.

----------------

~Prologue

----
Three months had passed. Everyone was now so accustomed to Honda and Kaiba's being together, there wasn't even a passing glance anymore at the two walking down the hall, holding hands, kissing a good bye before a class...

They were getting their wish; to be a normal couple.

To be just another average couple in the halls.

Or so everyone thought.

Honda had caught Kaiba off guard; per usual, Kaiba had forgotten Honda was supposed to meet him at the office.

"Sorry, Hiroto," he said hurridly, "I got caught up in these reports... things just aren't coming together like they should after that mess with..."

"Nevermind, Seto..."

Kaiba forced a smile, he felt terribly he couldn't spend more time with him, "Forgive me?"

"Yea, I just... "

"You're welcome to stay, but, I can't promise it's going to be too exciting..."

"This is at least the twentieth time in the three months we've been together you've blown being with me off!" Honda burst, not realizing how selfish he was sounding, "Can't you for once blow work off for me?!"

"Stop being such a drama qeen! You know it hasn't been that many times..."

"Shut up! How many times doesn't really matter anyway," he said angrily, "You had plans with me already! We planned to be together and you still chose work over me!"

"Hiroto, please! It's not like I'm doing this on purpose! Of course I want to be with you! You think this is fun?!"

Honda had to mull it over a bit. Of course Kaiba wasn't doing this on purpose, and no, having seen him at work, he knew he wasn't having fun.

"I-I'm sorry, Seto-chan!" he ran to him and held him close, "Gods, you feel so good... I miss you... this..."

"Me too. I hate that the only time I see you is in school, or even when you stay the night..."

"?!"

"Even then, we see eachother long enough to... well... and fall asleep..."

"But, waking up with you makes it worth it to me." Honda assurred.

"Me too... I hate this!" Kaiba cried into Honda's shoulder.

"It's alright Seto-chan! Sorry! I didn't mean to upset you at work again! Shit, if there's one thing I seem to be good at is hurting you at the worse possible times! Ah, damn it! Hurting you period! Sorry!"

"H-Hir-oto..." Kaiba choaked.

"Hmm?" Honda took Kaiba's chin in his hand and lifted it to look into his lover's beautiful, tear-filled eyes, "What, love?"

"..." Kaiba tried, but couldn't get the words out. He felt as though he had swallowed his tongue, It's just a simple question! But... what if he says no...

"You ok, beautiful?" Honda asked softly, wipping a stray tear from his lover's cheek, "You wanted to say some..."

"Move in with me!" he blurted out as though he'd never get the chance again, "Live with me!"

"?!?!" Honda didn't know what to say. He knew he didn't want to say no, but he knew his parents were already kicking themselves for allowing him to stay a few nights a month, there was no way they'd go for this.

"You don't have to answer now." Kaiba said, pushing passed him, making his way back to his desk, "I will certianly understand if you can't... but, if you won't I..."

"I-I'll... I'll see what I can do..." he said blankly, as if someone were speaking for him.

"I'll call you tomorrow, ok?" he said, placing a kiss on his cheek before taking his seat.

"Y-yea... oh! Yea! Yea, tomorrow..."

"You ok?" Kaiba watched him as he stumbled back toward the door.

"Ha, yea... I'm... I'm fine. Love ya!" he called, having finally found his way out.

*blink, blink*


"What?! He wants you to what?!" his friends gasped at once.

"I kid you not. He said, 'Move in with me! Live with me!'..."

"Honda-kun, what are you going to do?! Your parents..."

"I know, and he said he'd understand..."

"So are you going to bother asking them, or just assume?" Otogi asked.

"..." Honda's silence said it all; he was going to try.

"You're a braver man than I..." Jounouchi said, patting his friend on the back, "But, what will you do there?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you'll be living there in that huge palace of his with him; twenty-four-seven, probably no privacy, no freedom..."

"What do you mean, 'No freedom'?! It's not like he owns me!"

"Honda, calm down, we just worry about you is all..." Mai gave him a wink to assure him she still hadn't said a word about anything he had told her, but it didn't stop her from really worrying, "Of course he doesn't 'own' you, but, just be careful..."

Honda nodded, aknowledging the wink, "You all talk as though I'm in with him now! You know as well as I do it won't happen, but it won't hurt to try, right? Besides, it will make him happy..."

The group nodded in agreement they were with him no matter what, though they still didn't like it.

"Thanks, everyone! Later!"

"Later, Honda-kun..."

"I bet they let him." Otogi said through his teeth; keeping his smile on til Honda was out of site.

"I bet he does it whether they let him or not." Jounouchi said, calling the bet.

"You're on!"

"Morons!" Anzu scolded, "How could you bet on your friend's love life?!"

"We did Mai and Jounouchi!" Otogi blurted.

"!!" Yugi flushed in embarrassment.

"What?!" Jounouchi and Mai couldn't believe it, "What kind of bet?!"

"Well, it was how long you two would last," Otogi said sheepishly, "I lost some good cards and even better dice on that one..." he added softly, side glancing Yugi, who was still beet red.

*collective sweat drop*


Kaiba couldn't get the argument with Honda out of his head.

He tried to concentrate on his work; focus. But it proved impossible.

He began subconsiously rumaging through his desk.

I wonder if I still have any... No! Moronha!, he quickly slammed the desk shut, Just concentrate!

Just as it seemd he would be able to get back to business, the buzzing of his phone sent a shock wave through his ears, startling him out of his skin.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" he roared, "I don't have time..."

"Uh, Kaiba-sama, please, there's someone here to see you..." Sakura-san sqeeked, having been freaked by her boss's sudden snap, Uh, shit, they must have had aother fight...

"Sakura-san!" he hollared into the com, "Wake up! Who is it?!"

"I-I didn't get a name... he's on his way up..."

"WHAT?! I don't have time...!"

"Sorry, sorry, sor..." she cried into the speaker before Kaiba switched it off.

Who the hell has such nerve?!

He stood at his desk, waiting for the door to open, or more readinging himself to rip apart whoever this was.

The door slid open to reveal a slender, dashing young man with peircing light blue eyes.

"Well, hello Herr Kaiba. Long time no see."

"YOU?!"

Honda sat picking at his food. With all on his mind, he couldn't seem to get himself to eat.

"Hiroto?" his mother said, snapping him back, "What's wrong?"

"N-nothing... I'm fine..."

"You haven't touched your dinner. Are you not feeling well..."

"You and Seto have a fight?" his dad pipped in.

Honda threw his fork onto his plate and excused himself with a huff.

"?"

"What? Just because he's gay doesn't mean I don't understand him..."

"I'M NOT GAY! I'M BI!" he hollared from the stairs as he stomped his way to his room, slamming his door.

"?!"

"Ugh, I'll go talk to him." he reluctantly volunteered.

He quietly let himself into the room, surprising him figuring his son would have locked the door behind him.

Honda was lying face down in his pillows. Not crying, though he felt maybe he'd feel better if he did, They won't let me... why am I bothering? To make Seto happy... I owe him that, I treat him so badly sometimes... he was so busy with his thoughts, when the weight of his father sunk the bed, he quickly sucked it up to face him.

"Bet you'd feel better if you cried..."

"I don't need to..." he tried to convince himself.

"Was all that really necessary?"

"What?"

"Nevermind. So what was it this time..."

"Nothing! Gods..." he fell back into his pillow, hoping his dad would just give up.

"So, it wasn't a fight? What...?"

"Look," he sat upright to look his father in the eye, "Yea, we had a small, small, fight, but, it's done. He just... he asked me... I can't..." he trailed off, falling back into the shield of his pillow.

"He 'asked you'? What? He ask you to marry him or something?!" he laughed, not realizing his son had caved in and was now in tears, nearly drowning in his pillow, "What? It was a joke, Hiroto... oh, did he? Ask you to..."

"No! He asked me to move in with him! I don't know why I'm bothering 'cause I know you won't let me, but..."

"You want to, don't you?"

"Y-yea, I do... I want to be with him..."

"Ah, Hiroto, you're right. I can't let you. You still have a year of school left..."

"So does he..."

"Sorry... you're both too young..."

"He's always made sure I got to school on time when I'd stay there, right?! I know he won't let me fall behind..."

"Sorry, Hiroto, no. I can't..."

"You mean you won't."

"I told you, I can't! You're still in school..."

"You let sis go..."

"..." the elder Honda just shook his head and let himself out, leaving his son to steam for a while.

Moron! Damn it!