To Want Love

Chapter Sixteen: Seto’s Love

My life wasn’t really the possible kind before Seto. I think that this change might actually be an improvement.

“Why do you say that?” Yugi questioned curiously. “I mean, you can’t leave this place. I know I can’t.”

No, I can’t leave. Still, being trapped here is better than being trapped in a life that made me unhappy. I…my dad was an alcoholic and it was really hard for mom, my sister Shizuka and me. My parents were constantly arguing, yelling at each other over the smallest of things. I was really frustrated by it and stayed away from home as much as I could.

I felt guilty about not being there to support my family when things were so difficult. I just couldn’t take it, you know? I got into fights a lot, trying to release my frustration like that. Mom thought I had joined a gang or something when I kept coming back home all bruised up. That was the thing that seemed to help my parents connect again; figuring out what to do with me. They were so busy scolding me that they forgot all about yelling at each other on a daily basis. I though it was the conclusion to all our problems and I continued acting the way I did, happy to see my parents holding up a united front.

Of course, such a stupid approach was doomed to fail. I didn’t really like the person I had become. Everyone either admired or feared my strength and bad attitude. There were some pretty nasty rumours going about, mostly about me really being in a gang. Some thought I was mixed up in drugs too.

“Those were all lies, weren’t they?” Yugi asked. When Jou nodded in response Yugi continued: “Then why didn’t you do anything to deny them?”

No one would have believed me even if I did try to tell the truth. And it wasn’t like they walked up to me to accuse me. They just talked behind my back. I was the big, bad and stupid punk whose parents were disappointed in him. I guess that with time I started to believe that myself.

It’s hard to live with self-loathing, Yugi. I should know, since that’s exactly what I did. I found myself living off the adrenaline dangerous situations gave me. Now that I look back at some of the things I did, I’m starting to believe that I wanted to get hurt, maybe even killed.

Don’t look at me like that, Yugi. I’m alright now. Seto made it all better, in a way. You see, Yugi, when someone likes you for you who are, you start to like yourself as well. If the people around you say nasty things about you, you start to believe them but that also works the other way around. If someone is constantly telling you how magnificent you are, you start to believe it, little by little.

“Seto has called you magnificent?” Yugi repeated as he looked at the demon in question. “He looks so…cold. It’s rather hard to believe.”

It’s not like I would use a word like that on my own. He did really say that. It was soon after he brought me here to this house.

“How did you two run into each other anyway?” Yugi said, tilting his head to the side. “Were you going to become demon food?”

No, I wasn’t going to get eaten. I met Seto when I was out in the night trying to get myself beaten up once again. Seto was out as well. I think he had been arguing with Yami because of mating season. Seto never told me any of the details. Still, I ran into this really weird guy with dripping wet here. His skin looked green and he attacked before I even had a chance to start anything with him. He looked really scrawny but he tossed me right into a wall like I weighted nothing to him.

It hurt a lot and I was starting to grow scared. The guy had suddenly sprouted long, claw-like nails from his fingers and his eyes were glowing. Not just reflecting light in an odd matter, they were really glowing like they were lit from the inside.

I was hauled upwards by the thing again and it slammed me into the wall again. Then it bared its sharp teeth at me and said something about me going to be a very delicious piece of meat.

Freaked out would have been a real understatement of how I felt right then. I was so scared that I could have fainted. I probably would have if it had not been for Seto stumbling in on the scene.

Seto was in a really bad mood and wanted to take it out on somebody. He says that that was the only reason he stopped to take care of the creature threatening me. He grabbed it from the back and yanked it off of me and then he proceeded to beat the living daylights out of the thing.

It was amazing. I’d never seen anyone so strong before and I was actually rather intimidated when this supposed stranger turned out to be stronger than freaky monster dude. I couldn’t really be blamed when I simply sat on the ground and watched how this completely normal-looking fellow beat up a vicious monster, right?

“I would have been stunned too”, Yugi confessed with a nod. “So, what happened then?”

Well, Seto of course won. The monster guy took off in a dead run and Seto didn’t seem to be in the mood to chase after him. Instead he turned his attention to me. You know what was the first thing he said to me? He asked why I wasn’t running already.

I wasn’t about to take a comment like that standing down. I told him that I was no coward and showed him just that, even though attacking him was not all that good of an idea. He had me pressed against a wall before I could land a simple punch. He was so close to me and I could see his sharp fangs. I immediately realized that I was dealing with another monster. It did not take a genius to figure that one out.

I asked him what the hell he was and he said it was no business of a weak and pathetic human. I tried to hit him again, yelling that I was not weak or pathetic. He just grabbed my fist and leaned in closer, so close that I could feel the warmth of his body against my skin. He said that I was probably the only exception.

It all happened so fast. At first I was being scared to death by this human-looking monster and then the next second I was being kissed by him. I guess it was hormones or something but the moment he was done with bruising my lips he grabbed me into his arms and took flight.

You look funny like that, Yugi, but seriously; it’s not that uncommon. At least, it’s not uncommon for demons to do stuff like that. The life here with Yami and the rest has been the only life Seto has known, so he didn’t realize that I might actually have a family to which I might want to return.

“Did you?” Yugi questioned carefully. “Want to return, I mean?”

I…I wanted to make sure Shizuka was alright. And give her a proper good bye. Still, I prefer it here, especially after I realized just how much Seto wants me in his life.

Yugi smiled at the sweetness of the confession but jumped in fright when a third, deep voice suddenly spoke: “You want me too, pup.”

Instantly Yugi’s eyes fell on Seto, who was now fully awake and running his hands up and down Jou’s back. The blond did not seem startled, but rather cuddled closer to the brunet and muttered softly: “I never said I didn’t.”

A deep blush spread on Yugi’s cheeks when he watched one of Seto’s hand slip underneath Jou’s shirt while the other grabbed the blond’s behind. It was with his eyes wide in shock that Yugi mumbled: “A-a…I’m Yugi.”

Seto’s deep blue eyes focused on the small human instantly. The brunet’s gaze seemed to look right into his soul as the demon spoke: “You’re that boy Yami wishes to mate. I’m Seto. Jou is my mate.”

“God, you are so possessive”, Jou mumbled into Seto’s shirt, his tone sounding rather fond despite the complaining words. There was a deep chuckle from Seto before the brunet responded: “I can’t help it. You’re just so delicious that someone might steal you away.” And with that the brunet slipped his hand into Jou’s pants to grope the blond’s buttocks, much to Yugi’s horror.

“Seto!” Jou exclaimed as he tried to pull away from the brunet’s hold. “We have a guest!”

“Right”, Seto spoke in a displeased manner before turning his eyes to Yugi again. “Will you leave or would you prefer to stay and watch? I don’t care either way.”

There was a squeak from Jou but Yugi did not pay any attention to it as he jumped off the bed and spoke quickly: “I’m leaving.” And with that the small human ran out of the room, managing to close the door behind him right after the first moan from Jou.

Seriously, even being scared by Marik was better than getting scarred by that.

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