Pairing: Seto/Jou, Yami+Yugi
Beta: Jennie B. - The angel
Chapter TwoYugi was having way too much fun with this, and he could tell that Yami was, too. How could their friends not see how much they wanted each other? All through dinner, the brunette and the blonde had exchanged shy looks, or let out little, wanton sighs when the other wasn't listening. But, to the hikari, it seemed as if Jou was sighing far too much. "Jou, do you want to come to my room when we’re finished eating? I have this new artifact Yami and I brought from Egypt!"
The blonde was startled from his thoughts and he looked over at his best friend as he smiled lightly. "Sure."
Yami watched them leave the dining room, and didn't waste any time approaching the brunette. "What's going on between you two, Seto?"
"Really smooth, Pharaoh."
"Come on, I know you. You look so somber…even more than usual."
The brunette snorted dismissively, but after looking into his former enemy eyes, he sighed. "I…really don't know what's happening. You know that I like…him. In fact, you are the only person that I’ve ever told. But, after everything that’s happened between us, I don’t think I have a chance anymore. I'm lucky that I can comfort Jou…and that I have him to comfort me, also."
"Comfort could also involve loving each other," suggested the shorter man, smiling gently.
"It's not that simple."
"It's simple. The problem is that you two always make things difficult. You two it make it complicated," surmised Yami.
"Since when is it even your business?!" exclaimed Seto as he got up out of the chair and left the dining room.
The former pharaoh sighed and said to no one in particular, "Since Mokuba and Shizuka asked me to help you guys."
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"So…where's this artifact?" the blonde asked upon entering in the bedroom with Yugi.
"In my case. Sit down, I'll get it."
Jou laid down on the soft bed and sighed, turning to stare at the ceiling, which was painted a deep blue.
Like his eyes…He shook his head as soon as the thought appeared. This was not the time for such things! He averted his eyes from the ceiling just in time to see Yugi returning with a black suitcase, and looking very Kaiba-like. "You’re scaring me even more, buddy. First, you're staying at Seto's house. And now you have a suitcase just like he has? Really…"
"On first name-basis with him already, Jou-kun? I didn't know you and Seto-kun were so close…"
The blonde youth gasped, blushing furiously. "It's not like that and you know it!"
"Relax," said Yugi, laughing softly. "I'm just kidding. Come on, let me show you." He sat on the bed next to his best friend and opened the case, revealing a golden collar. It was very much like the one Isis used to wear, but instead of the golden eye, the pendant was in the form of half of a heart.
"Where's the other half?"
"We don't know. Yami and I found it this way. According to what we discovered, only when the true owner of the pendant wears it again will the other half show. Or something like that."
The blonde extended his hand. "Can I touch it?"
"Sure."
Jou took the collar in his hand, feeling the cold metal against his palm. He smiled, looking at the half-heart. Suddenly, the pendant started to glow. "What is that?"
"Jou-kun!"
The last thing the blonde saw was an explosion of light.
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Jasmine. The room smelled of jasmine. Amber eyes slowly opened, and then blinked. "What the fuck just happened?" Jou sat up on the bed, and he felt a little dizzy. Then he saw where he was. "What the hell?!"
The chamber was full of candles, hundreds of them, surrounding his bed and giving a golden glow to the room. Intricate drawings were noticeable on the walls, which were made of stone. The linen bed sheets covered his naked body.
Wait a minute. Naked body?
The blonde got up, blushing darkly at being in that state, but unable to remember when it was that he took off his clothes in the first place.
"You're awake."
He turned around and stared. And then, he stared some more. Seto Kaiba, in all his glory, stood on the threshold of the chamber, wearing only a pair of tight pants.
Very tight pants. His body glowed in the light of the candles, and Jou felt his mouth go dry. "Where…are we?"
"You mean you don't remember? I'm sad to hear that, beloved," answered the brunette as he walked slowly and sensually toward him.
"Be...loved?" stammered Jou, as he took a step back.
"Yes, beloved. Don't tell me that you’ve forgotten that, too?"
He felt the edge of the bed against the backs of his knees, and he fell upon it, his heart pulsing quickly. He gasped nervously when Seto climbed onto the bed and straddled him, trapping his body against the linen sheets. "Why are you doing this?"
"I’ve waited for so long…I’ve waited days and nights for you. And now, you’re here, and well…now you can be mine and I can be yours…forever."
"What are you talking about? You're scaring me!"
The azure eyes glowed lustfully, and then, Seto kissed the blonde, his mouth hard and demanding.
Jou gasped and moaned, feeling that eager tongue mapping every surface of his mouth, his body melting against the sensual assault.
"Be mine tonight."
"Yeah…oh God, yeah…take me."
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"Jou-kun? Jou-kun!"
The blonde woke up and gasped, feeling his entire body slick with sweat. He sat up on the edge of the bed and saw three pair of eyes looking at him intently.
"Are you okay?" asked Yami.
"I'm fine…what happened?"
"The collar. I don't know how or why, but it reacted to your touch, and then you kind of passed out."
"We were worried," the brunette said.
The voice sent chills down Jou’s spine. He looked at Seto, and then looked away. "Well, I'm awake now. And I’m fine."
"Good. Come, I'll take to your room."
The blonde offered his hand to Seto, but shrieked when the brunette caught him in his arms. "Put me down, baka!"
"You're weak. Let's go." He turned his blue eyes to the pair of lovers. "Good night."
Yugi saw the CEO carry the protesting blonde out, and he laughed a little. Then he turned his eyes to his lover, and inquired, "You know what happened, right?"
"Of course I do."
"Tell me. Now."
The former pharaoh hugged him and whispered, "I cannot tell…for now. All you have to know is that tonight, their destiny was set in motion."
"For your sake, I hope it will not harm either of them."
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"I already said to put me the fuck down!"
"We're here."
Jou was dropped unceremoniously on the bed, and his amber eyes glared heatedly at the CEO. "Thanks, asshole."
"Anytime."
"Are you even listening to me?"
Seto stared at him and for a moment, his breath caught in his throat. "What? Did something happen to you after you touched that collar?"
"Oh Seto, I didn't know you that you had started to believe in these things."
"It's not like that!"
Seto’s harsh tone caused Jou’s reply to die in his throat. He looked at the brunette, and sighed wistfully. That dream, or vision, or whatever it was, had awoken something deep inside of him. It was an intense longing, like a piece of himself was missing. And whenever he looked at Seto, he found that the painful feeling was gone. It wasn't possible…was it? He slowly approached the other and rested his hand on top of the pale one, whispering, "I'm fine."
Seto looked at the blonde and leaned in closer, until their faces were mere inches from each other. "I'm glad to hear that. This holiday will be good."
"Yeah…" came the shaky reply.
"Good night Jou."
The touch to his lips was so brief that after the CEO was gone, the blonde was left to wonder if he had dreamed the entire thing. Again.
TBC
