Cursed

Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh! or Ranma 1/2. Those belong to Kazuki Takahashi and Rumiko Takahashi respectively. This is a product of my warped mind wanting to cross EVERYTHING over with Ranma 1/2 and actually writing it down this time. Of course, this is just for FUN and I'm not making any money out of this, so please do not sue me.

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They didn't have long to wait. A few moments later, Isono entered to announce that Cologne and Ranma had arrived, let them enter, then he left, closing the door behind him. Ranma placed the barrel that he was carrying on the ground, then both he and Cologne shared dumbfounded looks at seeing Jonouchi and Kaiba standing together, the curse obviously broken.



Ranma was the first to find his voice. "What... How did this happen?" he asked.



"And when?" Cologne added sternly. "This water is not the sort of stuff that one should be carrying around if it can be avoided."



"It happened after you had already left Nerima and we could not contact you," Seto explained. "And as for how, we are not completely sure ourselves, but I think it may have had to do with us finally... accepting each other." He gave Jou a fond look as he finished speaking and he smiled as Jou gave him an equally fond look in return.



"And there are no ill effects?" Cologne asked pointedly.



"There's nothing obvious," Doctor Kenn interjected. "I was here when the separation occurred and I gave both of them a thorough examination immediately afterwards. They both appear to be perfectly fine, although I'll want to check up on them a few more times to make sure that things stay that way." He gave Seto a look that told everyone in the room that those checks were not optional.



"That's good," Cologne said, "And from my point of view their ki seems to be good and stable, so I guess that we'll take the water back to the Cat Café for safe storage."



"Thanks for coming though," Jou said with a smile, "I'm sorry that you had a wasted trip."



"Oh, not at all, sonny boy," Cologne said with a smile of her own, "It was worth the trip just to see this. It's given me something to think about, not least of which is how to explain it to the other elders."



Seto smiled thinly, "Quite," he said, "but one last thing before you go."



"Yes?" Cologne asked, one eyebrow raised.



"Jonouchi is under the same protection as everyone else," he warned the small woman as he pulled Jou close. "He is my soul mate and any attempt to get him into the tribe..."



Cologne held her hands up and shook her head. "I understand," she said. "The rules of the tribe forbid the splitting up of Soul Mates under any circumstances," she looked at Seto with a twinkle of amusement in her eye, "Unless both of them join the tribe, of course." She turned to Ranma before Seto could say anything to that. "Come on then ex Son-In-Law. We'd best get that water back to safe storage."



"Yes Ma'am." The black haired martial artist bent to pick up the barrel of water, but as he stood up, something strange happened. Ranma Saotome, Martial artist extraordinaire, fumbled and dropped the casket. Afterwards he would swear blind that it was like the barrel had jumped out of his hands, but at that moment everyone in the room could do nothing but watch in horror as the barrel split open and spilled the magical cursed water all over a shocked Yugi. In the aftermath, everyone was stunned and they all stood frozen with their mouths agape.



"Holy shit!" Jou eventually broke the silence. Sprawled on the floor, next to the chair that Yugi was sitting on, was a completely stunned and very naked Yami. Mokuba left the room as Cologne and Doctor Kenn rushed over to the newly arrived Pharaoh and gave both teens a quick once over.



"Do you feel alright?" Doctor Kenn asked as he finished his quick examination while Cologne looked over them with her ki-sight.



"I feel... fine," Yami said, obviously stunned as he struggled to come to terms what had just happened to him. "How about you, Yugi?"



Yugi blinked, stared at Yami, then blinked again, still clearly in shock. "Yami... it's really you!" he launched himself at the spirit made flesh. "I can't believe it!"



Cologne stood up and away from the embracing boys, "I think you are both fine," she said. "I did wonder if the water may have had another purpose in coming here," she said, "but I'm pleased that it worked out like this."



"Here Yami," Mokuba said as he re-entered the room and approached the pair, "Put this on for now," he handed over a large t-shirt that was big enough to cover the spirit-made-flesh's modesty.



"Thank you, Mokuba," Yami intoned seriously.



"Should I call someone to bring you a set of clothing?" Seto asked. "or I'm sure that we could find something of Mokuba's that would fit you." He said that last with a wry smile.



"Thank you cousin," Yami said with a strained smile of his own at the joke regarding his stature. "If you would call Anzu and ask her to pick something up from the Game Shop, we would appreciate it. We will need to discuss our current circumstances with her and the sooner the better."



Seto gave a sharp look to Yami for once again calling him cousin, but before he could say something that he might regret later, Jou put a hand on the CEO's shoulder. "Just give it up Seto," he said, "To him you will always be cousin and is it really so bad to be called that?"



Seto deflated a little at his partner's words. "I guess not, even if it is not quite so accurate in this lifetime." He gave a sidelong look at Jou as he picked up the phone and began to dial, "But I'd never put up with Bakura calling me priest." Jou laughed as Seto asked Anzu to go past the Game Shop and pick up some clothes to bring to the mansion.



"She said that she'll be here soon," Seto said as he hung up. "However, she sounded a little concerned that Yugi would need a complete change of clothes."



"Well, you seem to have everything under control here," Cologne broke into the conversation with a smile. "So we'll take our leave now."



"Thank you Cologne, Doctor Kenn," Yugi said with a big smile on his face.



"You are welcome, Yugi my boy," the doctor replied. "Call me if you run into any problems." With that said, he left the room, following Cologne.



Ranma turned to the two diminutive teens and bowed deeply. "I am sorry, I should have been more careful."



"No, Ranma, thank you," Yami said. "This is going to take some getting used to, but, really, things could not have worked out any better."



"Well, in that case, congratulations," Ranma said with a smile. "I'll catch up with how you're doing later, OK?" Yami nodded and Ranma quickly picked up the broken pieces of barrel and left the room.



"Can I request something, Kaiba?" Yugi turned to the blue eyed teen. "Could we tell Anzu about this in private please? It's going to make things complicated enough without having an… audience."



"Of course," Seto said. "You can use the same room that you stayed in before. And I'll have your clothes dried while you wait."



"Thank you, Kaiba," Yugi said gratefully.



"Hey Yug," Jou walked over and slapped the diminutive teen on the back, "I know you're worried, but Anzu is a sensible girl and I'm sure that everything will work out just fine,"



"I hope so, Jonouchi," Yugi replied, still sounding uncertain despite his friend's attempt at reassurance.



"Yugi," Yami came over and hugged the other, looking slightly ridiculous in the oversized t-shirt. Yugi buried his face into Yami's shoulder, trying to hide his fear that Anzu would reject them both. Going out with someone who was in effect two people sharing one body was one thing, but two separate people was something completely different.



"I'll take Yugi to that room now," Yami said.



"Alright," Kaiba replied. "I'll have Anzu sent to you when she gets here."



"Thank you Cousin," Yami replied as he escorted Yugi from the room. "Yugi," he said as they walked along, "I'm sure that Anzu will be fine with this, but no matter what happens, you know that I'll always be here for you."



"I know Yami, thank you," Yugi said.



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Anzu finally arrived about an hour later. Nobody would explain to her what was going on, which had her quite worried. She knocked on the door. "Yugi?" she called out.



The diminutive teen answered the door, the hour had given ample time for Yugi's clothes to be dried and returned to him so he was dressed normally. He looked up at Anzu with a worried cast to his features. "Anzu," he said, "come in." He took the clothes from her without another word and entered the bathroom.



Now Anzu was really confused and worried. Yugi hadn't looked like he needed a fresh change of clothes, so what was going on? "Yugi?" she called through the door. "Is… is everything alright?"



Her worry must have shown in her voice because Yugi answered in a much brighter tone. "Yes, we're fine," he called out. "I'll be out to explain in a moment."



"Alright," she said. She couldn't relax, however, so she paced around the room in agitation. She was surprised a few moments later when Yugi emerged from the bathroom still wearing the same clothes. "Yugi? What's going on?" she asked, surprised that he hadn't changed.



"Anzu," Yugi said seriously, "Do you recall that Kaiba and Jou were getting the Spring of Drowned Twins water in an attempt to cure their curse?" He waited until Anzu nodded hesitantly, then continued. "Well, it turns out that they didn't need it after all. The curse decided that it was done with them and they split apart without any outside help."



"That is wonderful news," Anzu said, a grin splitting her face as she clapped her hands together. "But," her face fell again, "what does that have to do with this?" she asked.



"Ranma and Cologne brought the water here anyway," Yugi said. "They had already left Nerima before Kaiba and Jou split and no one could contact them. Once they got here there was an... accident with the water."



"Yugi?" Anzu breathed, her mouth going dry as she thought about the implications of that statement. She nearly fainted as Yugi pulled the bathroom door open and Yami stepped out and she sat down heavily.



"Hello Anzu," he said simply.



"The thing is," Yugi said hesitantly. "We're worried about what this means… for us." He couldn't help but steel himself for rejection.



"Oh, you silly pair!" She exclaimed as she flew across the room to them, gathering them both into a hug. "Didn't you get it when I said that I love you both? I could never choose between you." She had tears in her eyes. "I don't want to give either of you up."



"Oh thank heavens," Yugi said, tears of relief running down his face. Yami didn't say anything, just holding the other two close. Everything was going to be alright.



After a few minutes, Yami pulled away a little. "Come on," he said, "We had better go back and let everyone know that we are OK. I know that Jonouchi was quite worried about us, even though he tried to reassure Yugi that everything would be fine."



"Oh yes!" Anzu exclaimed, "It'll be good to see Jou and Kaiba as separate people again." She paused, "Everything is alright between them isn't it?" she asked.



"Yes, everything is fine with them," Yugi said. Them on impulse he leaned up and kissed her. "I love you," he said with feeling.



"I love you too, both of you," She replied as she hugged him close, then turned to Yami and did the same. "Now come on, I want to see Seto and Jou for myself!"



When the three of them entered Seto's study, Anzu couldn't contain herself and she threw herself across the room and into Jonouchi's arms. "Jou, Kaiba, I'm so pleased for you!" she exclaimed.



"Thanks Anzu," Jou said as Seto merely nodded. "But what about you? Are you OK? I know that Yugi was really worried…"



"We're fine Jou," Anzu said with a blush, "all three of us."



"It's going to take some getting used to, seeing those two standing together like that," Mokuba quipped from one side. "But what is he going to do for ID? After all, he doesn't legally exist."



"Already on it," Seto said, "and seeing as you are always calling me cousin, I thought we might as well make that official. As of now you are my long lost cousin, but I need to know what you wish to be called. Are we to continue calling you Yami or would you prefer to use… your real name?"



"Wait a minute, you hacked into the government's computer systems?" Anzu asked with some surprise.



"Yes," Seto waved his hand nonchalantly, "are you really surprised?" He tried not to smirk at her gobsmacked expression.



"Thank you cousin," Yami said. "I think I would like to have my real name for official documents, but my friends can call me Yami."



Seto made a few more keystrokes. "Alright, done. Welcome to the family." He smirked



"Thank you cousin," Yami said. "I appreciate it."



"That's not all," Seto said. "I've also had you registered at Domino High School as a transfer student. No 'cousin' of mine is going to be without an education," he informed the ex-pharaoh.



"I will do my best," Yami bowed. "I am truly grateful."



Seto nodded in response, but could not say anything more as his telephone rang. "Kaiba," he snapped as he picked up the handset.



"Mr. Kaiba," Nabiki's voice came down the line. "The board of directors are demanding to see you for a meeting as soon as possible. I am sorry, but I could not delay them any longer."



"That is fine, Miss Tendo. Thank you," Seto said. "We will be in shortly." He hung up without explaining anything else. "So, anyone up for a trip to Kaiba Corp?" he asked.



"Why's that?" Yugi asked.



"Oh, its just that my board of directors have decided to try and depose me in favour of my brother who they consider to be easier to manipulate." He gave a malicious grin, "You see, if I was a curse, I would be a legal non-entity, but it's going to be such a shame that they are completely mistaken."



"I don't know..." Yami said. "We really should head back home. This," he indicated himself and Yugi, "is going to take some explaining. Especially to Mrs. Mazaki."



"Well, I'm sure that it won't take long," Seto replied, "and we can drop you at home afterwards."



"Yeah," Jou chimed in, "and I wanna see Gramp's reaction to both of you being here."



"We'll come," Yugi said with a smile. "The lift will be much appreciated."



"That's settled then," Seto said with authority. "I'll call the limo around now."



"Seto, do you mind if I stay here?" Mokuba said. "I don 't want to put myself where I could be used against you."



"That will probably be for the best," Seto said with a smile for his brother. His expression became more stern, "just make sure that you do your homework and don't spend all day playing video games."



"Yes, big brother," Mokuba said with a sigh, having been completely seen through.



With that, Seto had the limo called around and Mokuba waved them off as they left for the tallest building in Domino. The group walked into the building and piled into the elevator.



/Jou…/ Seto said into Jonouchi's mind.



/Whoa!/ Jou thought back at Seto, /we can still do this? I thought that…/



/We still share a link. It's partly to do with being soul mates,/ Seto replied as he reached back and squeezed Jou's hand. /I guess it's only natural that we should still be able to communicate this way after what we have been through. I'm sure that Yami and Yugi can too./



/It's still cool though,/ Jou said with a smile. /It means that we will never truly be apart again./ Seto simply squeezed his hand again as the lift arrived at the top floor. As the doors opened, Seto entered CEO mode and swept into his office, followed by the three others behind him.



"Mr. Kaiba," Nabiki greeted him and bowed as he walked in, "The directors are insisting that they see you in Board Room One as soon as you arrive. I'm sorry…"



"Don't apologise , Nabiki," Kaiba said with an uncharacteristic smile, "You did your best and besides, as you can see," he beckoned Jou to come and stand next to him, "the problem has been solved."



"You got the water?" Nabiki said. "Finally!" She was relieved,



"Actually we didn't get the water," Jou said. "The curse sort of decided that we'd learned our lesson and… fixed itself."



"I got hit by the water though," Yugi piped up. "Ranma dropped it on me."



"So there are two of you now?" Nabiki asked, taking in the slightly taller form next to Yugi.



"Not quite, Miss Tendo," Yami said. "I have always been a part of Yugi, but thanks to the Magic of Jusenkyo, I have finally obtained my own body. I do believe that we met at the Tendo Dojo?"



"Of course," Nabiki said, giving the pair an appraising look. "That is what had Cologne interested in you in the first place. I'm pleased that it all worked out." She turned back to Seto and Jou. "Putting that aside for the moment, how are you going to deal with the directors?" she asked.



Seto let a truly evil grin cross his face, which was echoed by Jonouchi. "Don't worry Miss Tendo," he said. "We have something in mind." He stood up. "So, who wants to watch me humiliate them?" He grabbed a remote control and pressed a button, turning on a large wall-mounted flat-screen TV which showed the board of directors sat around the table waiting for Seto with smug looks on their faces. Everyone nodded vigorously and watched as Seto walked out of the office to make his way to the board room.



"I'll be back in a moment," Jou said after a moment. "I just need to take a whizz."



"Alright Jou," Yami said as he took in the soon to be not so smug suits on the monitor. "Don't take to long. You don't want to miss my cousin at work."



"I won't," Jou said as he left. Only Nabiki noticed that he actually left the room instead of using Kaiba's personal bathroom. She didn't say anything, but simply smirked and turned her attention back to the TV screen.



Seto reached the board room and swept in, not bothering to knock. He was gratified when some of them looked quite discomfited at his abrupt entrance. "Good afternoon gentlemen," he said with a sneer that let them know exactly what he thought of their summons. "You insisted on seeing me?"



"Yes, we did," a larger man said, standing. This was obviously the ringleader, "But before we get to that, I was just informed that you came in with several other people. Is it really necessary for them to be here?"



Kaiba shot the man a withering look, all the while hoping that they had not registered the presence of Jonouchi. "First of all," Seto sneered, "I am the CEO here and if I were to choose to bring in a herd of elephants, then that is my prerogative. As it is, you have disturbed my precious time with my friends with whatever this nonsense is about, so can we get on with it."



A round of murmurs and titters swept the room at the notion of Seto Kaiba actually having friends. Whoever it was that he had brought in with him, he must be using them for something, that was all.



Once the sniggers had died down, a different man stood and spoke, finally getting down to business. "Seto Kaiba, we have been reliably informed that you are only here as the result of a peculiar magical curse which means that you no longer legally exist as a person. What have you to say to this?"



"I have never heard such a load of rubbish in my life!" Seto exclaimed with a snort. "Did you really dare to drag me here in order to spout this... this utter nonsense?"



"We have been provided with video evidence," yet another man said. "If you will observe..." He gestured towards a monitor upon the wall. Seto watched impassively as video footage from Kaiba Corporation CCTV cameras – that they should not have had access to – played, clearly showing Seto changing into Jou when he spilled some hot coffee on his hand, then becoming Seto again with the quick application of some cold water. "I think you'll agree," the man said, "that is some pretty damning evidence."



"Hardly," Seto scoffed. "Video footage is easily faked. The fact remains that I am not a curse and nor am I under the effects of one. I will be more than happy to demonstrate for you if you would care to inform me of how this so-called curse is supposed to be triggered."



"As you could see from the video," the first man said, "hot water is the medium that is needed to change you into that young ruffian." Seto internally bristled at the insult to his lover and soul mate, but he forced himself to remain silent. He kept his face impassive as a freshly poured cup of boiling hot water was placed in front of him, steam curling up from the liquid,



"Does the water need to be this hot?" Seto asked, knowing full well that it didn't, but unwilling to give anything away.



"We need to be sure," was the simple answer.



Seto sighed and steeled himself. This was going to hurt, He plunged his fingers into the near boiling water with a pained grimace.



/Seto?/ Jou sounded concerned. /What's wrong? Why are you in pain?/



/It's… OK, Katsuya,/ Seto reassured Jou, /it's nothing really../



/Should I come in now?/ Jou asked, clearly worrying that Seto was going too far.



/Not quite yet,/ Seto replied as he mentally gritted his teeth and did his best to block his discomfort from Jou, /but it won't be long now./



/Alright, as long as you are sure,/ Jou replied, clearly unconvinced. Then he was silent, not willing to distract Seto from what he was doing. Seto knew, however, that if he didn't get a move on then Jou would enter the room anyway, ruining his plans.



"As you can see, gentlemen," Seto replied with a sneer as he quickly removed his fingers from the hot water and shook them to cool them off, "this had no effect whatsoever. So clearly it is time to drop this ridiculous farce."



"Not so fast," another faceless suit spoke up. "We've heard of ways that the curse can be locked into its cold water form. How do we know that you are not subject to one of those ways?"



"What nonsense is this now," Seto almost roared, fast losing rein on his temper, not least because of his quite painfully scalded hand. "Why did you have me go through that," he indicated the cup of hot water, "if you were never going to accept the result in any case? How on earth am I supposed to convince you that I am not a curse if you have clearly already made up your minds that I am one and therefore not a legal entity?" 'Just a little longer now,' he thought to himself 'Let you think you've won then we'll pull the carpet out from under you...'



"It's quite simple," the first man said smugly. "All we require is for you to be seen in the same room at the same time as that person." He indicated the screen that was showing the footage again, supremely confident that Seto would not be able to achieve this. "Seeing as you cannot do this, the videotape and witness commentary will be enough to have you declared a non-person and you will have no choice but to pass the title of CEO onto your brother."



Seto smirked internally. This was his cue. /Now, Jou,/ he instructed. Suddenly the door burst open and Jonouchi practically fell into the room.



"Sorry I'm late, Seto," he said apologetically. "Did I miss anything?" He drew up short as he took in the way that Seto was holding his reddened hand. /Damn it Seto, you did not need to go that far!/ he exclaimed through their link.



/I'm sorry Katsuya,/ Seto replied, then out loud he spoke to the room. "So, gentlemen," Seto took in the shocked faces of his board of directors, "Is this finally good enough for you?" The men nodded. "So are you going to forget about this… curse nonsense now?" The men nodded again. "Good," he said as he turned to leave, but not before giving the suits one last long hard stare that made them more than a little afraid for their positions.



Once Jou and Seto finally left and the door had closed after then, the suits all looked at each other. "Do you ever get the feeling that you've been had?" one finally asked. The others all nodded in agreement with that sentiment and they resolved never to cross Seto Kaiba again. Or at least to be a lot more careful about it in future.



After the meeting where Seto had totally humiliated the directors, said CEO found himself back in his office and being berated not just by Jou as he tended to his scalded hand, but Yugi, Yami, Anzu and Nabiki too. None of them liked how far he had gone to make the point to his directors, but Seto couldn't see why they were so bothered. It was only when Seto noticed that Jou's hand was also turning red that he relented and said that he would try not to go that far in the future. He could take the pain himself, but not if it was going to hurt Jou as well.



After that came the task of explaining to Anzu's mother about her boyfriend's change in status. Fortunately the woman was very open minded and accepted the explanation about the new state of her daughter's relationship with Yugi and the newly split Yami, much to Anzu's relief.



Then there was Yugi's grandfather. The old man almost had a heart attack when he saw both Yugi and Yami enter the shop, but his shock was quickly overridden by his inner pervert when he asked if that meant that they could do Anzu at the same time now. Yami quickly deflated the old man's mood when he simply grinned, slapped him on the back and said, "Of course we will." The rest of the group laughed despite their embarrassment as they realised that, for once, the old man was completely lost for words.



Later on that evening, Jou finally got to phone his sister and after managing to get around his mother, he'd happily imparted the good news. Shizuka squealed so hard down the phone that Jou had to hold the phone away from his ear, much to Seto's amusement. Jou had promised that he would come and see her – with Seto – as soon as possible before he finally hung up. With that done and Mokuba finally settled in bed, Seto and Jou were finally left alone.



Seto sat heavily down next to Jou on the couch in the game room and sighed. "Thank goodness that is all over and done with," he said with some relief. "When I think of everything we've gone through..."



"Yeah, but I wouldn't change a thing because in the end it means that I got to be here with you right now," Jou said quietly as he leaned to snuggle into the side of his Soul Mate.



"But if I had listened in the first place..." Seto began, only to be cut off by Jou putting a finger to his lips.



"Don't beat yourself up over it Seto," Jou said. "You had your reasons for acting the way you did and I already forgave you."



"I don't deserve you," Seto said with a sigh as he wrapped his arms around the smaller teen.



"On the contrary, you deserve everything you get," Jou said with a grin as he angled his face up and kissed Seto firmly on the lips.



Seto only allowed the kiss to continue for a short amount of time before pulling away and manoeuvring Jou onto his lap. "Much better," he said as he pulled Jou back into him and kissed him deeply, tongue begging for entrance into the other's mouth. After a moment, Jou surrendered and granted Seto's tongue entry, moaning around the invading appendage. He moved his hands to tangle in the brunet's hair, locking them together.



Seto smirked internally as Jou let out that moan. It let him know just how much he was affecting Jou and a jolt went through his body, making him harden almost instantly. He slowly moved his hands over Jou's body, soon coming to the part that was very much standing up and begging for attention. Seto granted that attention, brushing his fingers over the bulge in Jou's pants. At the feel of those fingers ghosting over his cock, Jou pulled away from Seto's mouth and buried his face in his shoulder.



"Jou," Seto breathed softly, "Katsuya..."



"Yeah Seto?" Jou responded eventually.



"Can we take this to the bedroom?" Seto asked. "I promised that I would make love to you and I can't think of a better place for it than in my - no, our bed."



Jou blushed a little at the naked want in Seto's voice and carefully got off him, making sure that he got a good grope in before he rose fully. "Come on then," he said teasingly, "what are you waiting for?" With that, he took off at a run, laughing as he went.



Seto sat stunned for a moment – a very small moment – then with a roar he launched himself off the sofa and took off after the laughing blond. "Wait till I catch you Katsuya!" he exclaimed as he gave chase.



Seto may have had the longer legs, but Jou had a head start and was used to running for his life, so Seto didn't catch up until Jou was sprawled over Seto's bed. Seto stopped as he made to approach the bed and took in the state of the blond who was flushed and panting.



"What are you waiting for, Seto?" Jou asked.



"I was just admiring the view," he replied, "and wondering where to start." He considered for a short moment more. "I think I'm going to strip you… slowly." He leaned over and began to unbutton the blond's shirt, pressing a kiss on every newly exposed piece of skin as he made his way down. Soon he reached the last button, released it and pulled the shirt completely open. Smirking, he moved back up and took a nipple in between his lips, nipping lightly at the small nub as it became stiff.



"Oh God, Seto," Jou groaned as he tangled his fingers in Seto's hair, letting the taller boy know just how much he was being affected by his touch. Seto switched to the other nipple, making Jou squirm against him some more before he once again moved upwards to catch Jou in a searing kiss. He gasped against Jou's mouth as he felt Jou's hardness against him and Jou took advantage of the opportunity to push his tongue into Seto's mouth, ravaging the moist cavern with wild abandon. Jou wasn't in control for long, however, as Seto quickly overpowered Jou's tongue and thrust his own into the blond's willing mouth. He growled deep in his throat as Jou sucked on it, bucking slightly against the smaller boy, showing him just how aroused he was.



Soon Seto pulled away and pierced Jou with an intense gaze. "Mine," he said, then he leaned forwards once again to kiss his way back down Katsuya's body, hands moving to open the blond's trousers. Jou groaned in appreciation as his length was finally freed of its confines.



"No underpants?" Seto asked in surprise.



"Makes for easier access," Jou smirked at the stunned brunet, only to gasp out loud as Seto took his length into his mouth, almost lifting off the bed at the intense feeling of the hot, wet suction. "Seto..." Jou whined as the pleasure began to build, only to whimper pathetically as the brunet pulled away. "What did you stop for?" he asked breathlessly.



"I didn't want you to come before I was inside you," Seto said as he began to work Jonouchi's trousers down his legs, kissing every inch of skin as it became exposed, all the way down to his ankles.



"You are a bit overdressed for that though," Jou said with a smirk as, legs freed, he got to his knees, shucking his shirt off as he rose, and reaching out to start undressing the brunet. Seto's shirt was soon removed and thrown to one side, then Jou slowly removed Seto's trousers, gasping at the bulge that Seto's impressive length made in his briefs. He pushed Seto back onto the bed and slowly pulled the briefs down, then, following a familiar urge that seemed to come out of nowhere, he licked Seto's length from base to head, then lowered his mouth over that straining tip.



"Oh, Katsuya," Seto groaned out as Jou moved one hand to cover the rest of his shaft and the other to gently cup his balls. Suddenly Seto growled, pushed Jou off him and flipped their positions, reaching out to the bedside table where he had placed a small bottle earlier.



"Seto?" Jou made his name into a question.



"I've got to prep you," he said, the need in his voice making Jou's cock twitch with want. "I don't want to hurt you."



Jou settled back and spread his legs, exposing his most intimate area in invitation. "What are you waiting for?" he asked cheekily, "I need you."



Seto would never be able to tell how he stopped himself from simply moving forwards and impaling Jou with no preparation, those words affected him so much, but instead he covered his fingers with the newly retrieved lube and moved a digit to circle Jou's entrance before slowly slipping it inside. Jou winced slightly at the unfamiliar sensation, trying not to clamp down as Seto slowly moved the finger in and out. Once Jou had relaxed fully and Seto deemed that he was ready, he added a second finger. Once again Jou took a few moments to adjust, taking slow deep breaths to relax himself.



"Are you alright?" Seto asked breathily.



"Yeah," Jou answered, just a touch of strain in his voice. "Just... takes a little getting used to, you know?"



"Yeah..." Seto said, thinking back to one of the rare occasions that Seth had let Jono take him. His cock twitched sharply as he gasped at that prospect and he resolved that he'd have to get Jou to take him soon. Shaking his head to dispel the mental image, he turned his full attention back to his writhing lover. He carefully shifted his fingers around, waiting for the ring of muscle to relax to his satisfaction, then slowly added the third finger. Jou gasped and clamped down on Seto's fingers as the latest intrusion left him in pain.



"Relax Katsuya," Seto said more gently than he was feeling at that moment. "If you tense up it will hurt more."



"I know," Jou gasped out, then he forced himself to take several calming breaths and made his body relax. Seto took his cue to continue moving his fingers, searching for the spot inside Jou that would make this all feel better. "Found it," he smirked in satisfaction as Jou arched up off the bed with a hoarse cry.



"Holy shit Seto!" Jou exclaimed. "Do that again!"



"With pleasure," Seto replied as he crooked his fingers in just *that* way again, being rewarded with another throaty cry. Seto continued to work at that spot for another couple of minutes, luxuriating in the delicious noises that Jou was making, before withdrawing his fingers. Quickly, he grabbed the lube and poured a generous amount over his painfully erect shaft, then pulling Jou's thighs up, he positioned himself at Jou's freshly prepared virgin entrance. "Are you ready?" Seto asked, his need evident in his voice.



"Yes Seto. Make me yours again," Jou said, looking deeply into Seto's eyes as the taller teen began to push forward slowly, clearly fighting the instinct to just slam inside Jou's welcoming embrace. Jou, however, couldn't repress a wince as Seto's large member invaded him.



"Oh, Jou you are so damn tight," Seto ground out as he hung his head, straining to hold himself back. "Relax," he said as he leaned forwards to kiss his lover as he felt Jou clamp around him. "I really don't want to hurt you."



Jou took a couple of breaths, then forced his body to relax again, "It's OK Seto," he said with more confidence than he felt, "Go ahead, I won't break and it's going to hurt some anyway until I get used to it…"



Seto kissed Jou again, putting all of his love, desire and passion into it as he began to slowly move inside the other. He began to shift his angle slightly as he searched for the special spot that would have Jou seeing stars once again. Seto was rewarded after a few more shifts when Jou let out a wail and arched off the bed. "Seto..." he groaned, even as his hand snaked down to grasp his twitching shaft, working himself in time with Seto's strokes.



Seto, feeling the blond's hot walls twitching around him, knew that Jou was getting close and wouldn't last much longer. Not that he was going to last a lot longer himself, but he was determined to make Jou reach his peak first. It was going to be a close run thing though. "Jou..." he said in a low voice, "keep touching yourself, come for me…" Seto was rewarded as with a low groan, Jou emptied himself all over his hand and stomach. The feeling of Jou's walls contacting around his cock was too much for Seto to take and he came hard, filling Jou's still spasming channel with his seed.



Gasping and trembling with exertion, Seto slowly pulled out of Jou before collapsing beside him and drawing him into a deep kiss." Mine," he said once again. "I love you Katsuya,"



"Yours," Jou agreed, "and I love you too Seto."



Seto kissed Jou again before making to get up from the bed. "Come on," he said, "lets go get cleaned up." Jou lethargically followed Seto into the shower, where they quickly washed. Soon they were back in the bed, curled up together for the very first time outside of their soul rooms, as one, completely at peace.

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A/N - Gah! I seriously had to pick apart and rewrite a good part of this chapter to make it work. I'm still not a hundred percent happy with it, however, I am happy that I could finally concentrate and think about what I needed to change for long enough to get it to a state where I felt that I could actually post it. (Seriously, being ill sucks. I still can't speak properly and that's been going on since the week before Chritsmas!) There's one more part to come - the epilogue explaining what happened to Ryou. I'm hoping to have it out a lot sooner than it took for this!