The Rave

Chapter 14

"Jou?" Seto said, as he could see how pissed off his puppy had become.


"Jounouchi-sama, it is lovely to finally meet you." Aeve said, moving away from Seto and standing up to greet him.


"Get away from him..." Jou said, and that was when they both realized that Jou was still asleep. His arms were lax against his body and his head was drooping slightly but his eyes were wide open and red-rimmed.


Seto stood up as well and moved cautiously over to Jou, who began looking at him with tears.


"Love you...love you so much...why you betray.....why hurt....husband...mine....love....love....." Jou said as his body began to sag and before he crumpled to the ground, Seto caught him and picked him up again.


"I love you too, and I have not betrayed you." Seto murmured against his temple, placing small kisses against it. Aeve caught that as well and moved out of the way as Seto came back to the sofa, Jou cradled in his arms.


"Betray...woman...no women for you...mine...always mine...." Jou said, his subconscious still fragmented with thoughts and feelings. Aeve had never seen something like this, nor had ever heard of the subconscious coming to life when asleep and it being coherent - after a fashion.


"No Jou...no women for me." Seto agreed with him, rocking him slightly as one would a child.


"Hurt without you...no hurt...bad....bad man....no hurt anymore...." Jou mumbled as he nuzzled Seto's neck breathing in his scent.


"Who hurt you Jounouchi?" Aeve asked, curious to what his subconscious was going to say.


"No talk to you...you touch my dragon...mine...always mine..." Jou said and wrapped his arms around Seto's neck, pressing deeper. Of which Aeve smiled.


"I am married to Mokuba, Jounouchi. Seto is my brother in law." Aeve said as she could see Jou move his head towards her and ask: "Really...Mokie's wife?" of which she answered yes.


"Good....no touchie Dragon." Jou said and if possible cradled himself even closer to Seto.


"Sleep...sleep husband." Seto murmured as he leaned in and kissed Jou's forehead and felt the body slack into sleep again. With that Seto looked up at his sister in law and could see the questions that were begging to be asked.


"What...just happened?" she asked still not entirely believing it herself.


"What I was talking about, and what I woke up to this morning. And what I think he needs your help with." Seto said and Aeve thought about what he had told her.


"Seto is it possible that he was sleepwalking when he blew up? You said that his behaviour was completely uncharacteristic of him. And we just witnessed his possessive nature when it comes to you." Aeve threw out as a possible explanation of his bizarre behavior.


"I suppose it is possible...but he seemed awake. I mean he was feeling remorse for his actions last night, but he did get so angry later....maybe....maybe he was. I just don't know." Seto said, confused at the same time.


"Seto, I will have to check in about then - so why don't I leave the two of you alone." she said standing up and taking her coffee cup over to the counter in the kitchen area.


"Thanks Aeve. I do appreciate everything." Seto said, turning his head while attempting to not disturb Jou.


"I know Seto. Oh, and the spare condoms are under the sink....Ta ta!" Aeve said and dashed through the ding of the elevator doors before Seto could yell at her.


"Damn woman....Imp to the core..." Seto mumbled as he could feel Jou nuzzling deeper into him, which made him question if Jou was trying to get into his skin with how close he was trying to get.


Right now, he was confused as all hell. Jou made him feel so strange, and wonderful and scared and all those lovely adjectives that people would make when they were experiencing the first bout of love. And he knew it was. Katsuya Jounouchi had always made him feel alive, in some form or fashion, ever since he first met him. Whether it was him breathing down his neck or that annoying braying he did when they were younger, or his current confusion at their mutual attraction, which after seeing the little display now he was more then convinced that they were going to have to have a sit down and talk conversation before things got out of hand.


Like him jumping him and making him his again.


Which in Jou's current state of mind would probably not go over well. Which brought to mind what had just happened today. He remembered Jou waking up slightly, telling him that he did not regret them, but the teasing that would occur, and then Jou blowing up or more specifically going nuclear on his family for talking about him behind his back. Then the revelations that he had been sexually assaulted as a child and then did the same thing to other children, was enough to make him sick to his stomach. Now being asexual made some sense, but the flipside, was how was Jou going to deal with it now.


Which was what he was thinking about as he felt Jou stirring in his arms.


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"Seto?" Jou said tentatively a few hours later. The kitchen staff assigned to the Kaiba suites had already come up and cleaned up the breakfast. In it's place was a collection of sushi being kept cold by an ice container on the bottom and covered on the top. Seto usually ate the fatty tuna and salmon roe, but a quick call to Honda at work, and Seto found out that Jou was allergic to fish, so the chef made him a collection of chicken, Kobe beef and cucumber/avocado sushi for him. On the other side was some Yakitori sticks and teriyaki sauce as he had also found out that Jou did not like spicy hot as well. Those were on a hot plate being kept warm.


"Yes Jou?" Seto said from his desk not too far away from the couch. His desk was further inward, and facing one of the walls away from the afternoon light.


"Where the hell am I?" he asked as he pushed himself upwards and began to rub at his eyes, like a child waking from a slumber.


"My home." Seto said, wanting to elaborate and perhaps grill the blond into finding out what happened, but hesitant to find out what he would say back.


"And how did that happen. Last thing I remember is stripping and crawling into bed last night. And what is with the SPREAD!" Jou said and added at the end as he lifted the cover and grabbed the elegant and fancy chopsticks that were seated on a piece of jade and gold holders. The normally made bamboo was actually cherrywood and the top handle was lapis and jade design, the tip of it with gold plating.


"Nothing but the best for you Jou. Honda said that your favourite lunch was a sushi spread." Seto said as he saved his work on the HP laptop that he had and came over to his love, sitting opposite him.


"That still doesn't tell me what the hell I am doing here instead of my bed." Jou said though didn't stop himself as he grabbed one of the jade lined sushi plates and filled it full of Avocado and Cucumber sushi, along with strips of Teriyaki Chicken.


"Jou, what do you remember...seriously." Seto said, grabbing one of the Salmon Roe sushi pieces for himself.


"Told ya, I remember crawling into bed with ya last night. I...uh...was...uh...kinda...maybe...hoping.." Jou stammered as Seto popped one of the pieces of sushi into his mouth, a curl of a smile could be found at the edge of his mouth at the scene of the normally together young man in front of him, stammering like a school girl.


"Hoping what Katsu?" Seto said, using his first name and watched as a bright red blush crept up the bridge of his nose and along his cheekbones giving him such lovely colour. His eyes were also blazing in embarrassment and fury and it was with great amusement that Jou pursed his lips and glared at him. Devouring the sushi within seconds, he grabbed more and with a few sticks of the yakitori, almost as if he was avoiding the question.


"Katsu...what were you hoping for?" Seto hedged as he watched Jou nibble on the sticks of chicken, still showing how embarrassed he still was.


"I was kinda hoping..." Jou said his voice now lower and nearly mumbling.


"What? Spit it out and stop asking like a school girl." Seto snapped sharply, not meaning to but the results were the same as he could see Jou's eyes flare and he immediately regretted the action. He had a feeling he knew what Jou wanted and was impatient.


"Fuck this. Never mind - I got class." Jou said standing up, though it looked like he was forcing himself not to say anything in retaliation to being called a girl, which it looked like he was going to freak on him.


"No - wait! Jou, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that. Please, sit down." Seto said in an uncharacteristic move, not only apologizing but showing remorse. This was NOT the Seto Jou was familiar with, and that stunned the blond into moving. Seto took advantage of this momentary stun and stood up to meet the blond and guide him back down, on his side of the plush couches.


"Seto...." Jou said, trailing off at the end as he allowed Seto to sit him back down.


"Jou, I know what you want. But there are a few things you and I need to discuss. I think the first thing, is you sleepwalk." Seto said and watched as Jou's face looked shocked. And then mirth seemed take over as he could see cracks beginning at the corners of his mouth.


"Get real! Sleepwalking?! C'mon Set, yure sucha kidder!" Jou said, smiling and chuckling at the same time. But the look on Seto's face, stopped him from full out laughter.


"Jou, we know about your dad." Seto said bluntly


"Stay out of it!! You know NOTHING!!" Jou said, his eyes blazing and his voice dark, full of malice.


"No Pup. You're mine, and he hurt you." Seto said as he leaned forward, to bring him closer. Jou fought this and began wiggling out of his reach but Seto was determined. He grabbed his wrist and held him in place. "Katsu, I do understand." Seto said, looking into his topaz eyes, seeing the shimmering of rage and helplessness. Something he didn't think he would see in his eyes. But as he had learned over the last few weeks with Jou, is that the blond was not what he had appeared to be and he looked forward to seeing what else.


"You understand NOTHING! How can a rich boy ever understand!" Jou said harshly, trying to get his wrist removed from Seto's grasp. Which was not working very well.


"I understand far greater. Gozoburo was not a kind man. He put me through living hell starting from the very night he took me and Mokuba home. If I wasn't starved, I was beaten. He was above nothing. Anything to try to control me. But I survived. I lived, and he died. So I DO understand." Seto said, as he could not only see, but feel the fight leave Jou.


"How...why...why did you stay?" Jou said, confused but starting to understand that he too understood.


"Mokuba. Everything was for him. While I was fed moldy bread and salt water, Mokuba was fed the finest fruits and vegetables. While I was beaten every day, Mokuba grew healthy and safe. Every stroke, every insult, Mokuba was spared. I know I wasn't very nice to you, and I am sorry for that, but I do care for you." Seto said as he released Jou, seeing tears brimming in his golden lashes, gathering at the corners.


"How can you possibly care for me? You don't know me." Jou said quietly. At that Seto smiled a small smile and brought his hand to his peach covered face.


"I do know you, but I do want to know you better. I want to take things slow, let you get used to it." Seto said, using his thumb to brush a few of the crystalline tears that were threatening to fall from Jou's topaz eyes.


"I need time." Jou said quietly, Seto still stroking his face softly.


"I know, and I will try to give you that time, but Jou; I've seen you now, seen your desire for me. I am not all that certain I could ever stop myself from feasting on you." Seto said as through the tears, he could see a smile appear on Jou's face.


"I didn't say I didn't want you Seto. I do. But you and me...that will take some time to get used to." Jou said, allowing his body to relax into Seto's touch. The brunet took the hint, and leaned back on the sofa, taking the blond with him, and allowed him to rest on top of him. Jou took the opportunity to breathe in the scent - the very essence of Seto. It was just as intoxicating as he remembered from his time in Egypt and he wondered if Seto really did remember being High Priest, and cousin to a Pharoah.


"Seto, do you remember Egypt?" Jou asked tentatively, almost afraid of the answer. He knew that Seto's response to it was that it was sheer nonsense and a waste of space. But with the two of them - just them, maybe he might get an answer, one that he could use to sort out his own feelings. Ones that he still wasn't entirely sure if he wanted to express.


"I knew eventually I would have to speak about this. Yes Jou, I do. As much as I wanted to repress those memories, I can't. They are far too important. There are days when I can close my eyes, and feel the sun beating down on me, taste the salty air of the Nile, see the look of the Pyramids as they once were. Or at least the first set. The ones present were not the first. I remember the sunrises and sunsets in Abydos, where Atemu's father had established his reign. I remember the Rosemary scents on the hot days and the smell of Juniper at night from the baths. But most of all, I remember the lowly priest from the Temple of Life. How he was full of such fire and brimstone, unafraid of the Highest priest in the land. I remember how Atemu had assigned this priest to the High Priest and over time, they came to love each other. I remember the day that the High Priest asked him to be his husband, and how this fiery priest showed him how much he desired to be joined for all eternity, as a marriage of Priests would join the souls together. I remember the day that Atemu married me to this Golden priest, who's lineage could be traced right back to the Atlantians of whence he came. And I remember our honeymoon, where we joined our bodies in the greatest pleasure that I have never experienced since. And I remember the night after, where a terrible plague took my husband of less then twenty-four hours from me and has made me alone for five thousand years. So yes Jou. I remember. I always have remembered you Jou. My beautiful husband." Seto said as he felt the tears fall from Jou's eyes onto his chest.


"Seto..." Jou said as he braced himself above Seto and leaned down to kiss him solidly on his mouth. The brunet eagerly responded, cupping his hand to the back of the blond's head and locked him into place as he began to devour his mouth. As he held him with one hand, his other was roaming up and down the blond's back, feeling every inch of the slimness of the blond, making him hunger for what had been denied him for so long. Breaking the kiss, and beginning a new trail along the peach fuzz of the blond's face, while his hands began to cup the very shapely derriere of his love.


"Setooooooooo" Jou moaned as Seto began nipping at his collar, while forcing Jou's lower part to meet with his, starting a slow grind of what they both wanted.


Which it looked like they both had no issues with continuing until a voice came over a previously unknown speaker:

"Seto, I need you down here. Leave Jou for a bit. When he gets up you can talk to him. That shipping company is causing trouble again and I need you to take care of them." Mokuba could be heard coming from the box as Jou could feel rather then see Seto's groan as it sent vibrations down his body.


"We are going to finish this. Make no mistake. Tonight." Seto said from his position at Jou's neck, nipping slightly tasting his salty skin.


"I got work tonight." Jou said, rising from his position both his knees tucked on either side of Seto, his lower part now firmly sitting on Seto's hardness.


"Tough. I want you back here tonight." Seto said, but looking into his love's topaz eyes he could see he wasn't going to win this argument


"Seto, I have already missed this morning's classes but I can't afford to miss anymore. This is important to me. Just like whatever it is Mokuba needs you for. I want you to be proud of me, but more importantly, I want to be proud of myself. Please, don't make me choose." Jou said and Seto could see that if he did choose, he would not like the choice. Sighing he looked up at him and smiled.


"Alright Jou. However, never say I will leaving you wanting." Seto said as he surged upwards, and took the blond by surprise. Deeply kissing, Seto flicked open Jou's fly and slipped his hand inside, grasping Jou's erection that was still raging and gave it a soft tug earning him a deep moan from the blond, who didn't object as Seto lowered him to the other side of the sofa and allowed the brunet to take his penis into his mouth and make love to it.


"Seto...no...don't...." Jou tried to say but as Seto began to hum it turned into a keening scream as Jou came completely unexpectedly to either of them, filling Seto's mouth with Jou's delicious cream. He swallowed it in lumps as Jou came a lot and then released his cock with a resounding slurp, licking the top that was still oozing cum.


"And just think Jou...that's just a taste of what we will do tonight. Now I have to go, so grab yourself your lunch and I will see you tonight at the Rave." Seto said, still laying kisses on Jou's inner thighs, feeling the aftershocks still resonating in his body.


"Seto, why? Why did you do that?" Jou said, his voice husky and still laced with shock.


"Because I have dreamed of touching you and tasting you for just under 5,000 years. And you tasted delicious. Now...I have to go. If you want to shower, go ahead, towels are in the linen closet just outside the bathroom." Seto said and with that, leaned back up and kissed Jou on the nose.


"Ya damn jerk." Jou grumbled, rubbing at his now wet nose as Seto grinned at his antics.


"You know it. I know I haven't said it, but Jou, I love you. I really do, and I always have." Seto said and with that straightened his clothing and looked at Jou's very shocked face who looked like he was having issues absorbing what he just told him. As Seto left the stupefied blond, he wondered if he had hit him with too much, and if he should have given it in increments, or if this was the jolt the blond needed to jump start their relationship.


And with that in mind, he began to plot their night together.