Bury It Deeper
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Chapter 10
Seto watched his lovers leave Jounouchi's house with fond amusement. They were almost too funny sometimes. If this wasn't so amusing, he'd call it off, but it was good for one final laugh before he brought the curtain down. Contacting the team-lead on this project, he asked for an update.
"Everything is in place Kaiba-souchou," came the expected answer.
"Good. The package should be ready for pickup within an hour." It was unnecessary as the surveillance team would have already relayed all pertinent data and GPS tracking would give them real time location. He wouldn't bother to keep up though. He trusted his team and he needed to put more energy into finding the arsonist. There had to be a clue he was missing in all the pictures, reports, and evidence gathered.
He was comfortably engrossed when he phone rang. Thinking it to be his team reporting a successful recovery of the package, he answered briskly, "Kaiba."
"Kaiba-souchou," his team leader greeted, equally brisk. "Sir the retrieval is a suc ... What? ... Sir we have a situation here. ..... It seems that we have caught a... different package ... gaijin coloring, but smaller and lighter than the other package… and completely intact.”
His heart jumped into his throat, strangling him with fear. "Jounouchi? Did he fall in?" He would never forgive himself if his game had caused his lover to be injured. Mental images of the steep cliffs and precarious bridge flashed in his mind, layered with a surreal picture of Jounouchi's tumbling body.
"Sir, we can't say who it is definitively. His face... dear god Sir, there is nothing left... we... what should we do?"
"It can't be..." Seto whispered as nausea churned in his gut. "He... it was a joke. We have a date..."
"Sir..." The cautionary note in the other man's voice was completely lost on the CEO. Images of Jou were dancing in his mind: Jou laughing, Jou teasing, Jou angry and flirting. He couldn't be gone, not because of a stupid prank. That indomitable spirit and almost insane luck couldn't be gone. Through his fog, his employee's voice called insistently, "Sir... Kaiba-souchou! What should we do? Should we wait and see if the other..."
Nothing could have woken Seto faster. If Jou had fallen and was gone, Yugi was in a very vulnerable position. Grief might push him to do something stupid. Seto had already lost one lover; he wasn't going to lose another. "Check with your team. See if anyone has called in about the... about the new package." He struggled to keep his voice strong even though he wanted to roar out a denial. "Yugi should call the police for rescue. He won't want to believe Jou is gone. Standby until you hear from me."
While his security expert contacted his men, Seto called for his limo. He needed to get to Yugi before his grief could lead him into saying something incriminating or potentially harmful to himself. Panic, grief and a lingering sense of disbelief cascaded through him as he gave his drivers the GPS coordinates of Jounouchi's vehicle. Heart pounding and stomach churning, he sat back and silently willed his limo to go faster.
His driver's voice brought him out of his abstraction. "Sir."
"What is it?" He snapped. Couldn't the idiot tell he didn't want to be disturbed? Just get him to Yugi as fast as possible. That is all he cared about.
"The GPS tracker is moving. It's headed in our direction. Do you want me to..."
That shocked Seto for a moment before he rallied and looked at the tracking screen. Sure enough the tracking arrows were moving steadily towards them. Yugi was just... leaving? Surely not. Not unless he knew there was no hope? No, Seto couldn't accept that. He didn't understand because this was contrary to everything he knew about Yugi. A change in Yugi’s route made him tense and his eyes narrow.
"Sir he's changed course. Do you want..."
"He's heading towards the Kame Game shoppe." No way would Yugi just leave Jou dead in the river and drive home. No way. It couldn't be what it looked like.
"Sir, he's taking the expressway. He'll beat us there by a few minutes. Perhaps..."
"I don't care. Just get there." What was with the questions? Why can't people just follow orders. That's what he paid them for.
The driver was correct. Jou's car stopped at the Kame game shoppe for less than a minute then, to Seto's surprise and not a little relief, it travelled on, making a beeline for Jounouchi's address.
As luck and fate would have it, they were actually closer than Yugi, still being on the expressway and not in the business district. Once Seto was sure of Yugi's destination, he gave his driver the address and told him to get there as fast as possible, never mind the fines.
Thanks to fine engineering and a driver's terror at the crazed look in his boss's blue eyes, they made it in record time. He jimmied the lock and slipped into Jounouchi's house before the tail lights of his limo turned the corner.
He was standing in the middle of Jou's main room breathing in the lingering scent of his lover when the front door opened slowly. Stiffening with anticipation and dread, Seto locked his eyes on the widening door with pained urgency.
It took him a second to process what he was seeing. The figure just entering wasn't the diminutive form of Yugi, but was tall and broad with a cap of golden hair that shone brightly even in the dim light of the room. The lights flicked on and illuminated his blond love.
"Jounouchi..." He couldn't stop the hoarse exclamation of disbelief that escaped him even as the reality of what must have happened poured through him. Yugi must have fallen. Not Jou, but Yugi. "Yugi...?"
Jou blinked in surprise, but answered affably "Hey Seto. Didn't expect ya tonight. I just dropped him off at th' game shop." He grinned slightly and opened his cell. "Gotta call him and let him know I made it home safe. He's a mother hen." The small smile widened. "But yer gonna find that out fer yerself. First time he chews ya out for bein' late you’re gonna know never ta upset him again."
Curious about the strange look on Seto's face, Jou dialed the number, amused when Yugi - true to form - answered on the first ring. "Hey Yug, I'm home and I'm safe." He couldn't resist the slight gasp when Seto plucked the phone from his hand.
"Yugi?" Again Seto's voice sounded hoarse and strained. "Are you all right?"
"Of course, Seto. Jou just dropped me off." A moment of silence then, "What about you? You sound... odd."
"I'm fine. Much better. I was indisposed earlier, but seeing Jou and hearing your voice has restored me." A truer statement had never left his lips.
"You were sick?" Yugi's voice went from light to concerned. "You need to eat a good meal, sleep and release some stress." Jou was right; Yugi was a mother hen, Seto mused even as he smiled slightly. It felt good to have someone care about him. He would thoroughly enjoy it when he wasn't trying to recover from the fright of his life.
He didn't eve try stop his next words. "Why don't you come over and help us work off some stress? I'll even let you cook me breakfast in the morning - after helping us get to sleep of course." A hentai grin accompanied the invitation. Jou was staring at him with wide eyes and a deep blush. He knew that Yugi was probably wearing a similar expression a few kilometers away.
There was a full minute of silence then softly, regretfully Yugi answered, "I can't. I need to think about some things." Hastily, he added, "Not us - you, me, and Jou - just things I need to work out personally. Nothing has changed there. I just have some issues I need to resolve."
"Come over and we can work on them together." Seto might not be a team player, but he was willing to compromise in this case.
Yugi laughed and Seto could swear he heard the swish of his hair as the smaller man shook his head. "No, but you and Jou should work on stress reduction together. I'm sure you guys can handle it. I'll come over tomorrow and cook breakfast. I'll want a comprehensive demonstration of your techniques."
Not giving Seto a chance to argue because he was very tempted, Yugi asked "Let me speak to Jou please." It was couched as a request but Seto heard the steel in his voice.
Left with no choice he handed the phone to the blond. "He wants to speak to you."
Still blushing profusely, Jou took the phone. "Yeah Yug, ya want us ta come get ya?"
Seto could hear Yugi's tone but not his words. He sounded like he was laughing loudly, which struck the CEO as odd and false. With half an ear cocked to the conversation he let his mind shift to other possibilities. If the body his men had recovered wasn't Jou or Yugi then perhaps someone had seen them? Maybe there had been an altercation at the bridge and there had been an accident? If that was the case then Jou was the best actor or the coldest person he'd ever met. He doubted the former and completely discounted the latter. As he spun his mind out in other directions he barely noticed Jounouchi ending the call. A warm hand slipping his zipper down and gliding in to rub his silk covered groin brought his attention back to his blond in less than a heartbeat.
"Jou?" Came out in a strangled yelp.
Jou ignored his hot face and kept his hand exactly where it was. "Seto... I... I need ya tonight. I don't have no trust issues with ya no more. I... and Yugi is okay with... well if..." He sputtered to a stop then took a deep breath "I really need ya."
Even as his pulse pounded and his body shrieked yes Seto found himself questioning "What's going on Jounouchi?"
The deep golden gaze faltered for a second before becoming harder, more determined as they met his deep blue. "Yugi an' me went for a walk an' I almost fell in th' river. I'da died Seto. If Yugi hadn't caught me I know I would have died. While I fell I saw my life flash in front of me. I know it's dumb but it did. Ya know th' one thing I regretted?" He didn't wait for the tall brunet to answer. "I was mad at m'self fer not makin' love with ya when I had th' chance. I was so pissed at myself I almost didn't notice when Yugi caught me."
He didn't bother to explain how Yugi had caught him, with a strange tendrils of hot black power that had been eerily like the shadows Atemu used to control. It seems that Atemu hadn't left Yugi exactly as he had been before. They had tested it a few times on the way home, and they had proven to themselves that Yugi could call and control shadows. After an argument about trust versus practicality they had both agreed not to mention that new little talent to Seto for the time being. They would wait and announce it when it would be of use or in someway helpful. That way he wouldn't condemn it out of hand. As it stood now not only was he against magic, but any mention of Atemu was a bad idea. Seto was very possessive and not overly fond of the pharaoh. It was a sentiment whole-heartedly embraced by Jounouchi.
Strong arms closed around him tightly, driving the breath from him as he was crushed into the brunet's tense body. "Seto? Wha..."
"You almost died." Came the fierce reply. Of course Seto was reacting not only to what he said but his very fresh memory of the agony of that loss. "I can't lose you. I've only just found you."
Snuggling impossibly closer into the painfully tight hold Jou tilted his head up invitingly, his lips grazing the underside of Seto's jaw. "Yugi said that we should feel free to... he wouldn't be upset if we..." Amazingly he was able to smile through his dark blush. "He just wants a replay when he gets here."
Seto released his hold fractionally and angled down to look at Jou. "Are you sure you aren't just reacting to -"
"Fuck yeah I'm reactin'. I almost died tonight and I ain't gonna let another minute go by. Not bein' with ya was my biggest regret. I don't evah wanna be regrettin' it again." Glaring, he met the blue gaze squarely "Ya got a problem with dat?"
Seto assessed his expression, his obvious determination, and desire. "No... No problem." He allowed a lecherous expression to cross his face. "Let's get naked." Jou wasted no time, throwing his clothes off with gleeful abandon. Seto barely had his cuff links off when Jou's naked body twined around him, hot eager hands tugging and ripping at his clothes.
Not wanting to wear shreds, he decided to distract the eager blond. "Do you have any lube? Or lotion?"
Jou stepped back, reluctantly pulling his hands away from the long, slim body of his soon-to-be lover. "Yeah, Yugi told me ta open his house warming gift. It... it's a..." He blushed and hurried over to the package lying innocently on the side table. "It's a sample pack of different lubes, lotions and condoms." From the cornier of his eye he saw Seto's shirt as it slipped from his body and was caught and draped neatly across the back of his couch.
Seto lifted his brows slightly as he slipped out of his shoes and released the fastening on his pants. The rasp of his zipper mixed with the sound of Jou ripping the decorative wrapping paper. His brows lifted clear to his hairline when he saw the distinctive Eros logo on the basket. Eros was the most expensive, highly rated erotic lotions and oils available. The condoms were infused with a patented spermicide mixed with pleasure enhancing properties for both the wearer and the receiver. Yugi had been serious in his plan to seduce Jounouchi. Seto was glad he'd stepped in when he had. If he hadn't he would probably have never had a chance with the golden skinned, golden-haired man currently watching him with eyes that glowed amber with lust.
"So..." Jou prowled across to him, "Who's on top?" He meant it as a joke. Of course he knew Seto was the ultimate seme. But seeing those dark ocean eyes widen was incredibly hot.
"Hnnn..." Seto thought for a second. He didn't want Jou to flare with pride at being a permanent bottom. "Why don't we take it as we go. See how it flows." He temporized. "Lets just enjoy each other." Giving the blond a hentai grin he took the package in one hand and laced their other hands together. "The water bed is calling our names." The grin became an all out laugh as Jou whooped, and in a change of role that set the tone for the night, dragged him into the bedroom.
An hour before sunrise Yugi let himself into Jou's house as quietly as the sack of groceries he carried would allow. He'd spent the time since Jounouchi had hung up the phone thinking, researching and throwing questions out to the universe. He'd been surprised when the universe, or at least the 'shadow' part of it had responded with explicit, complete answers. Now that he had answers he could figure out how to handle the revelations. The first thing he'd resolved to do was be completely honest with Seto and Jounouchi. It wouldn't be fair to any of them if he hid what he'd learned. If they still wanted him then he would be the happiest man on earth. But if they - key word 'they'- didn't, even if the resistance came only from Seto, Yugi would bow out. Jou had been in love with Seto for years and he wasn't going to interfere with that. Also with the new knowledge he had, Yugi knew that their lives would change. Power was an immense burden and this power was extremely dangerous.
So here he was, bringing them breakfast in bed. Hopefully they'd worked up an appetite. A quick glance around the room had him rolling his eyes ruefully. No worries there. Jou's clothes were scattered haphazardly across the floor and various pieces of furniture. Yugi couldn't help the small snicker as he saw a sock dangling off the side of a lampshade. The blond had undressed in a hurry.
Only one thing could make Jou forget his house-proud attitude - Kaiba Seto. In complete opposite of Jou's obvious tornado approach to undressing, Seto's clothes were laid neatly across the sofa. But as Yugi looked he could see signs of obvious rushing. The shirt and jacket were distinctly crumpled, buttons were hanging by a thread or missing altogether. Silk boxers were slightly stiff in front as if with a stain. Smiling slightly, Yugi nodded. Jou got to him. Mentally he cheered 'Go Jounouchi!"
Still clutching the bag he hurried into the kitchen and put the groceries away and scooped up an over-the-counter analgesic. He'd make breakfast as soon as he made sure Jou was okay. According what he'd read first time uke pain could be really bad and he wanted to make sure there was painkiller in the house, just in case.
He hurried into the bedroom anxious to see them only to skitter to an abrupt stop at the sight that met his eyes. Seto sound asleep, sprawled on his stomach, long legs splayed apart, Jounouchi curled over his back, legs tucked between Seto's, his hips pressing against Seto's ass, and from his angle, his semi-hard cock penetrating shallowly.
Gasping Yugi shook his head even as he asked mentally "Kaiba Uke? No way, not after what he said... What the hell happened?"
His newly awakened shadows gave him the answer in images made of the energy Seto and Jou had expended. He saw it all as clearly as if he'd been standing where he was now. Jou's frantic exploration of Seto, his eager touches and kisses, even his desperate need to be taken. It was all perfectly clear and exactly as Yugi would expect. What surprised him was Seto's lack of control and equally frantic need. Their first time had ended too soon, with Seto moaning an obvious apology even as his body shuddered and spasmed with the force of his orgasm.
Jounouchi had been too close to ecstasy. When Seto left his body, the blond had rolled over and mounted him, sliding deep before the nearly unconscious brunet could do more than flinch. Yugi could almost taste the ecstasy running through Jou, and although he couldn't hear the sounds, he knew by the wide open mouth that his cherished friend had screamed and cried out, orgasming after just a few seconds after getting inside Seto.
They both must have passed out then because the energy faded and the images stopped. They resumed again almost immediately, although Yugi could tell that time had passed for the couple on the bed. They were both awake now, both kissing with a breathtaking tenderness that made Yugi ache deep inside. They were so beautiful together. He watched the shadows recreate every nuance faithfully. Every touch, kiss, and action playing out for him in vivid detail. Again Seto's control did not last, but not because of lack of skill, even Yugi could tell it wasn't that, no it was because Jou was kissing him in that special way, one that could bring release with the mildest of touches. How much more arousing was it while buried deep in that lush body, feeling it inside and out?. Just the thought of it made his already hard cock throb and leak.
As before, Seto collapsed on top of Jou, moaning and gasping, obviously protesting something. It was a protest Jou blatantly ignored, because he smirked at the brunet and wriggled out from under the prone body. Seto didn't try to get away, but Yugi was sure, by the determined look on Jou's face, that he wouldn't have gotten far. This time Jou took his time, sliding in slowly, rotating his hips, barely pumping at all, and all the while kissing Seto's neck and running his hands up and down his sides. In just a few moments the brunet was on his knees thrusting his ass high, begging for more than the slow, tiny circling grinding.
Regretfully Yugi ended his show. As much as he wanted to watch he also wanted to leave himself some surprises. He refocused on the bed and gasped slightly. Sometime in the last few minutes Jou and Seto had woken and were now sitting up watching him. They both wore expectant expressions, that faded even as he watched. Jou's face drooped into wistful lines and Seto's hardened with determination. Before Yugi could confess to not having heard what they said Seto snapped "I've told you not to be a fool before and I'm not repeating myself. You can get rid of whatever stupid idea in your brain that has you standing over there instead of getting your ass naked and in bed with us. I don't want to hear it. Get naked and get here now. Don't make us come get you."
Rather than try to explain he nodded and allowed a hentai grin to cross his face. "No I won't make you come... but you can make me..." In just a few seconds he was naked and diving into the bed. He would tell them later. For now he would be selfish and take just this one memory.
Jou whooped and grabbed him in a tight hug. "Yugi ya got no idea how glad I am ta see ya. Seto's been beggin' ta top but he come's too soon and leaves me hangin'. Let him do you while you do me? 'Cause gawd man I love th' feel of cock in my ass..."
Yugi was stunned by the crudeness, but also incredibly turned on. A quick glance at Seto told him that the brunet felt exactly the same. Jou's hard, come dripping cock told him the feeling was completely mutual. Something they all had in common - dirty talk turned them on. Slipping between them as if it were something he'd done a thousand times before, he leaned up to kiss Seto while reaching down to stroke Jou's cock, gathering the liquid silk on his fingers. "Hmmm...mmm... lube me Kaiba..."
As the first rays of sunrise touched the sky, Seto and Jounouchi wrapped Yugi in the first tendrils of their love.
****
Officer Hiroto Honda squirmed for the sixth time in two minutes. He trainer gave him a sharp look and sighed. "Just go piss down by the river. Nobody will care."
"Nobody else has..."
"You have a lot to learn. What do you think they were doing when they went scouting around?"
"Man I never thought..." Honda glanced through the window at the lightening sky. Still dark enough that nobody would see but not for much longer. Maybe ten minutes and sunrise would steal the shadows. "I'm goin'." He mumbled as he slid from the car and hurried, knock-kneed, towards the base of the bridge, ducking behind one of the supports.
His bladder had stopped screaming, but was far from empty when he glanced around with pleasure. The river was so peaceful and quiet, nobody would ever guess that just the day before two people had met their grisly end just a few metres upstream. Dead bodies were just so wrong in the early dawn river's light. It was hard to imagine such an insult to the peace and beauty. The trees swaying, their color muted by shadows, the sparkle of just awakening sunlight dance in the rippling water, the low cry of crickets and hum of mosquitoes, the low thud of a body as it rams into the bridge supports.... Wait what... Honda's eyes widened as he recognized a distinctive shape in the water. Even as he watched an outstretched hand drifted to the surface as if to beckon him to join him in the watery grave.
His bladder clenched and released, spraying piss everywhere. Not that it mattered. Honda could care less about his bladder, the state of his unzipped trousers, or his dick waving in the breeze. With a blood curdling scream he threw himself backwards, away from the bridge and the body with its eerily inviting hand.
Uncaring of anything, he ran back towards his trainer and the rest of the group. They met him halfway. Before they could say anything he jabbered "B...Body... in the water. It.. It... waved..."
The detective, a trainer because of his cool head and patience, took command. "Honda calm down." He glanced at one of the other veteran officers. "Take someone and go see what he's talking about." Giving the panicking rookie a stern glare he snapped "Put your dick away and straighten your uniform."
Honda continued to jabber, obviously on the edge of hysteria, and without compunction the older man hauled off and punched him in the jaw. Hiroto hit the ground with a thud, stunned and wondering what the fuck happened. His trainer grabbed him by the shirt and lifted him to his feet. "I told you to put your dick away and fix your uniform."
Stunned, but no longer hysterical, Honda nodded and did as he was ordered. It dawned on him that he was a police officer and he'd just acted like a six year old girl seeing a snake. If he got off with only that punch he'd be extremely lucky.. "I..." He started to grovel but was interrupted by a loud shout from the water. "Call it in. We got another floater."
It was several hours later that they were finally on their way back to the department for a briefing. Honda attempted to grovel again. "Sir about what happened, when I..."
"Don't mention it. The others know I'll teach you how to handle yourself in these situations. Most of them would have puked or cried like a baby if they'd seen that when they were as green as you- hell most did at their first dead body. You slipped. It won't happen again." He hesitated for just a second then grinned slightly "And don't ever wave your dick around me again. I might decide it's an invitation."
Honda gasped and choked, his face going red. He'd never considered his superior might be gay or bi. He was older, tough as nails, and had seen more in his life than most people ever would. Honda stole a quick look at him then glanced away. He wasn't golden and gorgeous, but now that he was in the frame of mind to see it, his trainer had a rough, seedy edge that fairly screamed raunchy sex. And if he was bi or gay... He might just be the one to take his mind off Jounouchi.
Detective Okashi stifled a laugh as he started the car. His new koohai was painfully obvious to read. He'd known the muscular brunet was gay and loopily infatuated with someone and the episode at the Jounouchi residence had been a revelation. He was in love with 'Katsuya' or believed himself to be. And Jounouchi Katsuya was with Kaiba-souchou. Honda Hiroto didn't stand a chance against the tall sexy brunet and he knew it. He'd been distracted and edgy all the previous day and throughout the stakeout. Okashi decided to give him something to think about and maybe open Honda's eyes to other possibilities at the same time. He could tell it had worked. This could turn into a great relationship for both of them. Sex during tedious stakeouts and disguised as hand-to-hand lessons could be fun and there was a lot to be said for a May-September (he refused to think of his thirty-five year old self as December) relationship.
***
Seto woke to a deliciously sore body and warm, sex-scented lovers snuggling into his sides and sprawled across his chest. He didn't try to stop the contented rumble that left his throat. Jounouchi lifted his head and grinned. "Not quite right but almost." The smile softened to an intimate little curve, "Good morning."
To show he had his priorities straight, Seto bent his head slightly and nuzzled a kiss into his silken hair. "Morning. What's not quite right?"
"The purr. Not quite right for a Jounouchi Special, but pretty close. Th' vibration was good as yer gonna get..." He thought for a moment. "Unless ya gotta larynx implant, too?"
"Larynx... what are you talking about?"
"I got hurt a couple years ago and it wrecked my voicebox. Th' docs put in a implant ta fix th' damage. It made m'voice a little rough, butt also made it so I can open and close th' muscles of m' voicebox really fast, like a purrin’ kitty. The noise is so low that nobody can hear it. Th' vibration and sound are like... they’re like... according to th' docs they... stimulate uh... the frequency and..." He sputtered to a halt. He couldn't figure out how to explain. "See some sounds and vibrations make people sick and some make them happy. Mine... uhm... make people hot and... ready to come."
"Who told you that load of..."
Jou cut him off. "All th' doctors at Tokyo Medical Center. They thought there was somethin' wrong with th' implant and made me take a lot o' tests. It was pretty weird, but, yeah, that's what they finally decided. Since I like talkin' an' it ain't exactly a hardship ta make people come with just a kiss or foolin' around, I didn't want it changed."
"I want to see your records." Seto believed Jou believed it, but he would take convincing.
Yugi chuckled and lifted his head to smile ruefully at them both. "Good morning - and yeah I want to see the records too. Not because I'm questioning Jou, but because I want to see if I can get one of those implants. This morning was incredible." Yugi shifted slightly, unconsciously rubbing his cock into Seto's hip. "It effects you too, doesn't it Jou?"
"Yeah. Not as much because I'm used to it, but I can still make myself come just by doing the 'purr' thing." He blushed and ducked his head shyly. "One of th' reasons I never was tempted ta do casual. I can do myself better than anyone else - except you guys." He was quick to add the disclaimer.
The conversation ended with a loud growl from Yugi's stomach, one that was echoed by Jou's. Seto smirked at them both. "Since you two are so hungry, why don't you go cook breakfast while I change the sheets and put these in to wash?" He sniffed slightly to make his point. "They are ripe."
Jou chuckled and shook his head. "Nah, you guys go shower while I take care of th' bed. I'll join ya in a few minutes. Then we can all make breakfast." Mimicking Seto, he sniffed the air. "It ain't only the sheets that are ripe."
Yugi didn't need any second urging. He was feeling sticky and more than a little itchy. He needed a shower in the worst way. After tweaking Seto's pink nipple lightly - it was just begging to be pinched - he crawled from the bed, calling, "Hurry up Seto! Jou's a hot water hog." The tall brunet gave Jou's cute ass a slap and slid from the bed, deliberately causing massive waves. "Hurry up Katsuya - I want to see you covered in slippery white... lather." Laughing, he raced after Yugi, leaving the grinning blond to color brightly as he floundered in the waves of his water bed.
***
Shower-damp and glowing with happiness, Yugi tossed Jou his Yukata and gave Seto a large white towel. "No cock waving in the kitchen. We like your dick too much to have it out of commission for a burn."
"Hnnn..." Seto wrapped it around his waist. "You just don't want to admit mine is bigger."
"Depends on perspective. You are longer, but slimmer. Yug's gotcha beat in the width department." Blushing slightly, Jou admitted, "Ya both got me beat both ways, so I guess it's best I like th' bottom." Seeing the arrested expressions on their faces, he grinned sheepishly. "Man, you guys don't know what it's like when I start workin' my voice box an' yer workin' on my... spot. It's incredible. I almost pass out."
Seto gave him a smirk. "Not going to work. No way you can make us jealous of yourself... Not after last night and this morning. You're made to be ridden hard and long and no vocal vibration is going to satisfy you now."
The smug teasing made Jou's face color dark red. To Yugi, he was breathtakingly beautiful. Red was definitely a good color for Jou and he wondered if he'd ever see Seto in that same shade. "I think you're right Seto." He waited a heartbeat before adding, "You're both hot ukes made for riding." He chuckled outright at the wide-eyes and darkening cheeks of his brunet lover. Not the same bright red as Jou, but a nice peony pink. Very pretty. He'd have to see to it that Seto blushe Oh for those of you who were here earlier, I apologise. Dang google ate some scenes and I did't notice for a bit
d like that frequently. Before the tall brunet could muster a response, he hustled them out of the room. "C'mon Jou, lets get started on breakfast."
"I'll be right in as soon as I make the bed and put the sheets in the dryer," Jou agreed.
Seto, after a moment to gather his composure and will his blush away, moved to follow only to hesitate. "I'll get dressed and check my messages. Then I'll be in to help." He was treated to the view of Jou bending over, ass sticking up suggestively, as he smoothed the clean sheets. Yugi was already out the door and he took the opportunity to cop a feel, running his hands over the blonde's upthrust bottom, teasing the cleft lightly. "Are you sore?" He questioned, his concern evident.
Jou chuckled, warmed by the caring, and slid from beneath the touch. "Yeah, I am." Giving him a soft look over his shoulder, he admonished, "Your phone has been chirping forever. Handle it so we can get breakfast. I'm starved!" He picked up a pillow and fluffed.
Seto ignored that for the moment and pulled the blond upright, pushing a pillow out of his hands. Tenderly, he wrapped him in a hug. "Katsuya... I..."
Contrary to popular opinion, Jounouchi was not dense. Equally tender, he slid his arms around Seto's waist and tilted his head to meet the intense blue gaze. In those eyes he saw all the love and desire he could ever need. He knew his own eyes reflected the same. They both knew it, recognized it deep inside each other. When they had come together it had been incredible, like two halves of a whole joining for all time. They both felt it to their souls. Yugi was passionate, beautiful and loving, but the feeling was not the same. "Yeah, I know. But he's ours - no matter what - he's ours. We will love him Seto, for as long as he lets us. It wouldn't be fair to him if we left him out. Besides, he needs us."
Seto smiled crookedly down into the fierce golden eyes of his lover. "I agree. But just between us... There is no choice, no reason for jealousy. No matter what happens we are together in the end."
"Yeah. Just... "
"I know. You're worse than a mother hen with her chick. He's safe with us Katsuya - your hearts are safe with me." It was sappy and completely out of character, but he could tell that his love needed the reassurance.
It was the right thing to say because some of the protective ferocity left his eyes. "Yeah, good." The blond squeezed him tight before shoving him back. "Go deal with yer phone before I break it. That chirping drives me nuts."
"I'll remember that." And he would too. His cell phone was both a curse and a blessing. Vital and hated at the same time. Jou going nuts on it could be amusing and save him some trouble. He could just see the expression on his board's faces if he missed an annoying call and gave the 'my pet ate my phone' excuse. Chuckling to himself, he followed the linen-carrying Jou out of the bedroom.
Slipping on his boxers and his shirt and deciding to leave his pants off just for ease of access, Seto listened to Yugi rustling around in the kitchen. He'd just picked up his cell phone when the low hum of a dryer started. Simultaneously, Yugi called, "Hey Jou! I think your fridge is broke. There's water in front of it. Bring the mop will you?" A glance at the screen told him he had several texts and missed calls. Most from his security team. Panic lanced through him as he read the final message first. "Package returned to owners. Cold storage to prevent thawing."
Seto choked back a gasp and ran to the kitchen. Jou was mopping up and Yugi stood with his hand on the freezer handle. They both looked up when he burst into the room. "What's wrong Seto?" Yugi asked, even as Jou's brows lifted in similar inquiry.
"I... The freezer..." It wasn't often that Seto was at a loss for words, but this was one of the rare times. He didn't know how to continue and his hesitation gave Jou time to turn away to put the mop in the bucket.
Yugi blinked curiously. "Yeah, it's leaking." Obligingly, he pulled the handle and opened the freezer door before Seto could stop him. There was a split second when Yugi froze as an arm tumbled out of the freezer at his feet. Then, with a shriek that rivalled a grade B slasher movie starlet's, leaped at Seto and scaled him like a cat climbing a tree, not stopping until his legs were firmly wrapped around the tall brunet's ears.
Thanks to Yugi's crotch in his face Seto didn't see Jou's return, but he heard the blond gasp, "Holy fuck!"
Peeling his smaller lover from the front of his face and shifting him around so he could breathe without getting a lung full of very sexy-smelling cock, he looked at Jou and then flicked his gaze down at the dismembered arm laying in front of the freezer.
Jou nearly screamed himself. Seto was off to the side of the freezer, his view of the body obstructed by the door, but Jou could see it quite clearly. His father had returned, and was much worse for wear. The fall from the bridge had caused his skull to crack and part of the brains to bulge out. His face was stove in, misshapen and almost unrecognizable. All in all it was a rather gruesome sight. And Seto...
"Uh..." Frantically, he tried to think of an explanation. "I... Uh..."
"Don't bother, ” Seto interrupted. He didn't want Jou to try to come up with something, didn't want to be hurt by a lie. "Just... don't." A long silence stretched between them.
While they'd stood there in silence, Yugi calmed down. The treed cat reaction had been reflex. He was getting used to that body returning. He just wished he knew how and why...
Then he remembered. He could find out - he could ask the shadows. Calling on his new gifts he watched the events unfold. Anger and betrayal lit him as he recognized not the men, but the symbols they wore. When he was sure of his facts, he slid off their betrayer’s shoulders. "Yeah Jou, don't bother. He already knows." Rage fairly crackled around him as he stalked across the room, not looking at the arm he stepped over or the corpse in the freezer. "He's the one who's been bringing it back."
"Whaaat?" Jou was understandably shocked. Seto's eyes narrowed before he nodded shortly. "How did you know?"
Yugi didn't answer directly "Three men, dark suits and sunglasses wearing KC clips and communicators. They work for you so don't bother to deny it."
Knowing the game was up and that the next few minutes could bond them closer or blow them apart completely, Seto nodded. "Yes, that's right. My personal security team." Seeing Jou's face burn red with rage, he shook his head. "Let me explain. I saw you guys at my new house. I saw you bury him in the foundation. It... it pissed me off that you would use me that way, but..." He hesitated for a moment to gather his thoughts. He could see Jou start to speak only to be stopped by Yugi slapping a hand over his mouth.
"But then I heard you both talking and realized that my feelings weren't hopeless. I... I've always wanted to be with Jounouchi and I've always wanted him to trust me like he trusts you, Yugi. It's confusing and contrary, even to me, but I wanted to get back at you for dumping the body at my home and, at the same time, I wanted you to trust me enough to tell me about it... to ask me for help. I wanted to be part of something with you. Something that meant you trust me." He shrugged and lowered his gaze to the stiff, dismembered arm lying on the floor. "That's why I kept returning the body even after we started getting together. I wanted... You had to trust me."
The silence was stark after that. Now it was up to them. Would they forgive him or would they throw him out?
Yugi spoke first. "I wondered about that. The timing I mean. You said you came to him as soon as you knew, but you came to him the first morning we got rid of the body. If I'd thought about what that meant, the only way you could know he cared for you was if you heard us that night."
"I slipped there, but I thought you hadn't caught it." Admitting to a flaw might work in his favor at this point.
"So wait..." Jounouchi's color had subsided to normal, but the anger was still simmering in his eyes. "You wanted to use us killin' someone as a male bonding moment?"
"Not the killing, which I approve of by the way, it's obvious from the bruises on your neck that the bastard tried to strangle you and deserved to die. I don't know why you didn't call the police, but I'm sure you'll tell me when you can. But the disposal... Yes you can say that. A bonding experience, or a special little secret, just between us."
Yugi blinked and shook his head. "Uh..." He really didn't know what to say to that reasoning.
Jou tipped his head to one side and regarded him curiously "You are one weird man. You are the only person I know who not only approves of killin' someone, but wants to bond over getting rid of the body."
Seto didn't try to justify his position or logic. He'd given them his explanation and the next move was up to them. He simply watched them patiently. He could see the wheels turning in Jou's head, but Yugi was harder to read. Of course he'd always been. He wasn't surprised when they turned to each other and shared a long look that was obviously some kind of silent, perhaps telepathic communication, and as one they nodded and turned to face him.
Jou cleared his throat slightly ."So Seto, we got this dead body ta get rid of. You got any ideas?"
Relieved down to his toes and suppressing a wild desire to laugh, he nodded. "Yes, I keep a chemical incinerator at a private facility outside of town. It burns hot enough to dispose of... organic waste... in just a few minutes. Even bone turns to ash."
"I ain't gonna ask how you know that. You answered way too fast," Jou mumbled. Sighing, he scooped up the wayward arm and tossed it carelessly into the freezer, slamming the door before it could bounce out. "Let's go into the other room and sit down. You want bonding over a secret; we got something that will glue us together tighter than Siamese triplets."
"Not..." He gestured to the freezer.
"Nah, compared to this, that ain't nothin'." The blond led the way into the front room. "By th' way, ya were right. Th' bastard strangled me 'til I was out cold and was killin' me when Yugi brained him with the tea tray. I couldn't let Yugi go ta jail, not even for the couple days it woulda taken to clear his name. I dunno if ya know what it's like in there, but no way would Yugi would make it. And I... If I get into trouble before my next birthday, my probation is revoked and I go ta jail for a long time. I... I got into trouble when I was in a gang and got tried as an adult. Thirteen-year-old adult kinda sucks. Just a few more months and I'm free." He sat on the couch and motioned them over.
Yugi knew what Jou was planning and he agreed, but he was still nervous. For the support he thought he would need, he snuggled in close to Jou's left side leaving Seto to either take the spot next to him or sit on the chair. Thankfully his new lover settled into the space on his left, cuddling close. There was something comforting about being sandwiched between tall, lean bodies. Jou's arm wrapped around him. "I'll start it, so he knows..."
Glad of the reprieve, Yugi nodded. "Okay." He was surprised when the blond reached across his lap and clasped Seto's hand in his, effectively encircling him in a loose embrace. "Seto, ya remember how I told ya I fell and Yugi caught me? How he saved my life?" A short nod answered. "Well... if ya noticed Yugi's kinda small ta be carryin' m' weight. He... he caught me, but... not with his hands." Seeing the blank look in Seto's eyes, Jou sighed and gulped. This was harder than than he had thought. "He caught me with... well..." Unconsciously, he tightened his grip on the hand he held. "Magic."
Seto bit back a curse and held his derisive snort in check. Why did it always come to to this? "Maybe you should explain it. You know how I feel about this kind of … claim." He maintained his waiting posture, gripping Jou's hand to show that he was still with him, no matter what.
"Yeah I do know. That's why we were gonna wait 'til a better time." Jou sighed and visibly hunted for words to describe what had happened. "We were out on th' bridge gettin' ready to toss th' body over when Yugi stumbled. He fell against the body hard an' it just sort of dropped and since I was off balance from carryin' most of the weight I fell with it." Reassuringly, he squeezed the hand that had tightened painfully on his own. "It happened so fast I... I didn't have time ta scream. Like I said, I knew I was gonna die. Seto... I was inches from th' water. My hair got wet. Then suddenly it was like I was all wrapped up in the softest ropes and they stopped me. I didn't even bounce. And they lifted me back up to th' bridge. I opened my eyes and I saw Yugi standin' there on th' bridge holdin' out his hands like... like ta grab something. Comin' from his fingertips was them blacker than night shadows, like when Atemu used to play in shadow games and mind crush cheaters and stuff." Seeing the blank look on Seto's face, Jou swallowed back the urge to snarl. "We talked about it and tested it some on the way home, but... Yugi wanted ta do some research."
"I see." Neutrally, he switched his gaze to Yugi. "What did you discover?"
Yugi regarded him for a moment with wide, apprehensive eyes then abruptly stood, leaving his warm nest. "You always have a rational explanation or you dismiss magic. Nothing I say will convince you." He tapped his foot for a few seconds, staring thoughtfully into middle space. "Hmmm fine. I'll show you then I'll explain what I know." He flicked his amethyst eyes to Jounouchi. "Sorry Jou, but I can tell you aren't budging." He smiled slightly, an odd almost predatory light sparked in his eyes. "Suck it up." Gathering his control and the odd feeling of mastery he only ever felt with his cards, he summoned the shadows.
Jou trusted Yugi completely, but he was more than a little freaked to see tendrils of clear black shadows streaming around his friend’s hands before swarming directly towards them. "Gyah! Yugi! What..." But his exclamation was cut off by stunning sight of black streamers circling Seto's arms and lashing out to meet Yugi's oncoming rush. "Kaiba what the fuck?"
For a few seconds, the tendrils danced around each other as if in greeting before retreating back to their masters. Yugi was more articulate, but not by much. "You can do magic too?"
Seto snorted at that. "Magic? That's not magic. It's controlling and manipulating cross-dimensional energy waves using the energy of your mind." He gave a short shake of his head. "It's not magic, it's science and energy."
"But how... you..."
"Did you really think I'd let a potential source of power go? Magic is smoke and mirrors, but what I saw and experienced was based in reality and, as such, subject to the same laws of physics we know to be true. I experimented and had some success and then discovered that certain metals and gems, common in royal and religious artifacts from ancient Egypt enhanced that success. With trial and experimentation, not to mention training, I was able to control the cross-dimensional energy."
Yugi blinked at the explanation. Of course he'd expected to have to try to explain it in a rational way to Seto, but... this was unexpected. "Energy? But that doesn't explain how I..."
Seto waved that off. "Some people are sensitive to energy. You are sensitive to this type of energy most likely. Maybe that sensitivity is what allowed a 'ghost' from that time to inhabit you. Perhaps the stored energy from the Unnamed Pharaoh was nothing more than the stored energy in ancient artifacts."
"Atemu is real! Not some stored energy. He loved me." Yugi all, but shouted.
"He was real, at one time. History proves that, but was it really Atemu existing in the puzzle or echoes of his energy? We will never know. Yugi... Yugi let it go. You don't need him any longer. Not for love or energy. I'll show you how to use your gifts, and Jou and I will love you, no matter what." He added what he considered the seal on the argument. "We won't leave you alone." Unspoken was the damning indictment - like Atemu did.
Yugi, on the verge of genuine rage, suddenly deflated. "I..." Tears filled his eyes and clogged his throat. "I... Seto that..." His voice sounded like the mewl of a wounded kitten. In less than a heartbeat, Seto and Jou wrapped him in their arms.
Two pairs of lips rained soft kisses on his face, one in comfort and one in mute apology for the harsh words. He sank into the loving warmth gratefully. Some things were simply too painful to face.
They stood together in a three way embrace that should have been awkward, but instead felt so right they were loathe to end it. Unfortunately, Jou's stomach had other ideas. It growled audibly, startling them all with the rumbling loudness. "Uhm... Hate ta break this up, but I think my belly is gonna get louder. Kinda kills th' mood," the blond said ruefully.
A quick squeeze and he stepped back. Seto and Yugi were slower to separate, still needing the contact to convey both apology and forgiveness. Not jealous in the slightest, Jou smiled at them with open appreciation. They were gorgeous together, and they were his. He'd never felt luckier - dead dad in the freezer not withstanding. "So... what next?"
"Next is we all go get breakfast while I have my team deal with waste management." Seto flipped open his phone and punched in a few buttons. In just a moment, his head of security answered. "Kaiba-souchou, is everything all right? Did you get my messages?"
"I got them." He snapped, not that he could blame the man, but he was going to make sure the idiot understood exactly what was going on so that this kind of stupidity didn't happen in the future. "My lovers and I will be leaving for breakfast then we'll be out for the day. I expect you to deal with the mess you left in our house. Use whatever means necessary to discreetly transport the waste to the KC-672 site and dispose of it." As an afterthought, he added, "Scatter the ashes over the ocean."
The man gulped audibly and Seto could hear his teeth chattering. Good, fear was always healthy in people who knew where the bodies were buried... or scattered as the case may be. "Y... Yes Kaiba-souchou." Not another word was needed. He didn't employ stupid people. Coldly, he hung up.
Jou was staring at him slack-jawed and bug eyed. Yugi's eyes were swirling in his head and his lips worked soundlessly. Seto just smirked at them. Fear could be a good thing in lovers too. Sex with a dangerous edge could be... addictive. He wanted them so hooked on him they couldn't see anyone else. Of course he would be the same way, but who could blame him? They were both incredibly hot. Yugi was sweet and surprisingly aggressive. Jounouchi melted like a marshmallow when he turned up the heat. He was amazed and completely turned on by the knowledge that his wannabe dominating, sexy blond had all the makings of a first-rate ass-slut. His and Yugi's slut of course, but still... the way he'd responded the previous night had been the hottest thing he'd ever seen.
With a light cough, he turned his mind away from that before it could get out of hand and an uncomfortable situation arose. "Dressed - now." He shooed them towards the bedroom before bending to pick up his trousers.
He was dressed in less than a minute and waiting impatiently by the bedroom door when they both came out another five minutes later. Seto grinned when he saw their slightly mussed appearances. "Wrestling match?"
Jou gave him a small smile and Yugi blushed brightly. "Jou wouldn't let me tuck and tape." It was obvious something fun and flirty had happened when he'd tried. "Saves time. We'll pick up at my penthouse."
"Thought we were goin' ta get some food."
"I'll call on the way and have something delivered." He gave Yugi a mock concerned look. "Yugi had a shock and needs to lay down for a while. As good friends and lovers, we will keep him company, of course." He couldn't keep the playfully lascivious smirk from his lips.
It was a look Jou echoed. "Yeah, he needs cuddling. He looks like he's seen a ghost."
Yugi, eyes twinkling, corrected, "Zombie."
Seto laughed, his rich voice booming out in the quiet morning. He was joined by the lighter giggles of Yugi and the raspy chuckles of Jounouchi. With a wave of his hand, his ever-waiting limo pulled up to the curb. Still laughing like maniacs, they piled into the sleek machine and sped off into the morning streets.
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Tellnoone: Ah sorry about the cliffie. I'm glad you are enjoying the details and dimensions. I love adding them.
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