What A Kaiba Wants...

Mokuba had gone home early to get ready for the night of fun with Jou. He bathed, ate a small snack then got dressed He had no idea what games the blond intended to take them to play, but he figured something comfortable would probably be best. A tan tee with black eagle print, a zip up hoodie with an added military styling and golden buttons, and form fitting dark indigo, boot cut jeans with a screen dragon print over his left thigh encasing his long legs, ending with his feet in bungee sneakers. His messy hair he pulled back in a loose pontail, tied between his shoulder blades.

He looked himself over in the mirror, casual but nice. Attractive, even. Why did he want to look good for Jou, anyways? He really couldn’t say, but he wanted the blond to be impressed with the way he grew up. When he first met Jou he thought he was just a loser thug that just hung around Yugi, like a henchmen or a crony. But the more he got to know the blond duelist the more he realized that there was much more to Jou than met the eyes. He wasn’t a bumbling klutz or an idiot or a mindless thug, like first impressions made him seem. Jou was kind, loyal, a hell of a duelist, and smart in his own right.

And he was hot…

Well yes, Mokuba wouldn’t deny that he found Jou attractive, and he had thought so since he was twelve, and that seeing him today had reminded him of just how hot he was, but he wouldn’t pursue him. Seto liked Jou, whether his dense idiot of an older brother admitted it or not. He’d have to try harder try to hook them up. But for tonight… tonight he just wanted to go out and have fun and catch up with an old friend. To just be a regular college student slacking off and having fun!

But even so he made a last ditch effort to convince his brother to join him and Jou, hoping that Seto would let him get in a word edge wise this time. But of course Seto wasn’t having any of it. When the younger Kaiba had called to his private line he almost laughed that his brother was quick to jump to the conclusion that something was wrong.

“Seto, calm down! Nothing is wrong, listen! About tonight, I’d really like you to go out and have some fun with me and…”

“Mokuba! I told you I was busy! You know when I’m busy that you shouldn’t call me unless it’s a dire emergency!” the brunette had snapped back over the phone.

“But Seto, this is an emergency! Do you know how long it’s been since you last went out?!”

“I don’t have time for this Mokuba! Every moment I’m arguing this with you is another moment lost where I could actually get out of work early.”

“But Seto!” Mokuba tried again, but was already starting to realize how futile it was.

“Mokuba, enough! I’ll make some time for us next week. Right now I’m really busy. Don’t call back unless it’s an emergency.” And thus the CEO of Kaiba Corp. hung up on him.

Mokuba fumed, then called back, this time to his brother’s office. The secretary answered and asked him what the nature of the call was. He irately told the ditz that it was an emergency, so the bimbo of the month transferred him over.

“Mokuba, unless you’re lying in a puddle of blood somewhere I’m hanging up.” Seto’s clipped voice picked up without even a greeting.

“Seto, just listen to me! I’m going out with-!” the heard the click from the other line followed by the dial tone. The long-haired Kaiba squeezed his phone tight enough for a small pop to be heard then he yelled at the dead line. “FINE! I’ll just go out with Jou by myself! See how you like that, you jerk!”

Who needed that stuck up brother of his anyways?!

~

Ra, what was wrong with Mokuba today? Seto sighed and swept the bangs out of the way of his eyes. He missed the little brother who mindlessly adored him and just did as he was told, though at the same time he was glad that Mokuba was growing into his own person. He just wished that that person wasn’t someone who defied him so much! Someone who didn’t shirk off their responsibilities just so they could do such frivolous things like ‘hanging out’ with friends, and even worse, expecting him to just tag along with him!

Mokuba knew he was busy and still he kept pestering him about going out with him and some strange friend. Like he had the time to hang out with a couple of college kids. And then he had to make him worry, making him think that something was wrong by calling his private line after he had already told him he’d be busy for the rest of the day. It had really shaken him until he realized that his brother was just pestering him some more.

He knew he was never like that when he was Mokuba’s age… and once again he thanked his lucky stars that Mokuba was different from him, but Ra dammit! There was a time and a place for everything and he had deadlines! He told Mokuba that, why he couldn’t he understand? Why couldn’t his brother be just a little more work oriented? It was like he had making up for all his lost rebellion years.

Damn, he was too distracted from his work because of Mokuba’s stunt earlier. He needed a small break. Yes, it was different from what his brother had in mind! It would only take a few minutes, where as Mokuba wanted him to get out of work early and no doubt stay out late, ensuring that he’d get a late start the next day. He just couldn’t afford that right now!

This was just a small break, got some fresh air… Yes… that in mind he quickly made his way out of his office and out of his building, looking around. He wasn’t hungry, not to mention that would take too long. Hmm… Maybe just a walk around, there was a park nearby.

Wait a moment… What was this?

His ice blue eyes zeroed in instantly on the large image of a Scape Goat in a teacup. A café based around a duel monster? A weak duel monster, but a duel monster all the same. Well that was… interesting. Why hadn’t he noticed it before? Perhaps they had only brought in the sign today? Before he realized it he was walking into the quaint little shop, wrinkling his nose a little at the annoying little door chime that sounded to announce him.

“Welcome to the Scape Goat Café! Please have a seat wherever you’d like!” came a cheerful and very familiar voice, making the brunette’s heart quicken just a little.

Seto’s gaze fell on achingly familiar blond hair, golden eyes and brightly smiling lips. “Jounochi?”

Jou’s smiled brightened. “Oi! Kaiba! Long time no see, eh?”

The brunette was… stunned, and it seemed like Jou wasn’t the least bit surprised to see him there. Well considering how close he was to Kaiba Corp. maybe that shouldn’t have been too surprising. Still… it had been years since he last saw his puppy and suddenly… he was just there? Smiling at him like no time had passed at all!

“What are you doing here, mutt?” the nickname came as second nature even after all these years.

He was shocked to see that Jou didn’t blow up like he usually did, “I see some things just never change. I hoped they would though. I work here, money bags.”

The nickname struck a dull ache in his heart. It was all so familiar. He pushed it away. “Work here? This place is new, isn’t it? They must be desperate to hire anyone if they’re hiring you?” Why was he saying that? Why couldn’t he just hold his tongue and get past his old habits. Is that really any way to great someone you hadn’t seen in years.

The blond frowned more, then shrugged it off, “Eh, it’s new, we still need more help as it is. Why? You thinking ‘bout applin’?”

And when had Jou learned to let things slide so easily? How could he have changed so drastically when he still looked the same? Was this really still his puppy?

He snorted softly, “I hardly have the time to be working in some little unknown café.” Falling back to the old banter… if felt like slipping into a second skin… so comforting.

“Eh, suit yourself! Place’s really homey, though. I like it here. So are you gonna want something or did you just come to see me?”

“Why would I come to see you? I didn’t even know you were here.”

That did surprise Jou, had Mokuba not told him yet? “I guess ya got me there… we just opened up on Monday, the sign even just got set up last night. So what can I get for ya?” He picked up a menu from a booth, handing it to the CEO and ushering him into the booth.

Seto was surprised at how easily and gracefully he was all but shoved into a booth, looking at the menu in his hands. He frowned at the cartoon renditions of other Duel Monsters, the top being a chibi Blue Eyes and Red Eyes glaring at each other from across the café’s logo. It reminded him of Pegasus’s toon monsters and that just annoyed him to no end. He murred softly and looked through the contents.

All these foods… could be easily made at home by even a novice cook, but he was glad at least to see that the prices weren’t extreme like they were in most other cafes. The dessert list looked promising as well, though he’d be damned if he let the pup know he had a sweet tooth.

He was almost surprise to see that the blond was still there waiting for him, pen and pad ready, “Anything interest ya?”

“Hnnn…” the young CEO quickly skimmed through the menu again, “Just a regular coffee, strong and black.”

Jou almost rolled his eyes at that. Plain and simple, just like Kaiba himself. “Coming right up!” he said cheerfully all the same.

Seto couldn’t help but look around as the blond went to fetch his coffee. He tried not to feel smug, thinking to himself that serving his needs is right where Jou belonged. He had to admit to himself that the place had a very comfortable, homey feel to it, and his first thought was that this place was owned by a woman. Maybe a woman he would recognize. After all, it wasn’t too many women that played Duel Monsters with enough passion to actually theme their shops after them.

Jou quickly returned with a large cup of coffee and a plate of apple cobbler with a scoop of ice cream.

Seto frowned, “I didn’t ask for this.”

“On the house,” Jou winked good naturedly.

The CEO smirked, “Won’t your boss be upset that you’re giving free food to the customers?”

Jou chuckled, “Oh, you just leave handling the boss to me. I know how to work him!”

Seto frowned, feeling a tensing in his chest. He changed the subject. “So how long have you been back, mutt?” Was he trying to hold a regular conversation with the pup?

Jou bristled a little at the name. “I really wish ya’d stop that. But I’ve been back about two weeks.”

“Two weeks? And this place just opened. You must have been hired right away.”

Jou had that knowing look again, “You could say that.”

“Do you know the owner?”

Jou really did laugh at that, “Yeah! You can really say that!”

Seto frowned. “What’s so funny?”

“Nothing, nothing,” Jou waved it off, “Listen, ya got any plans for later today?” He figured that if Mokuba hadn’t told him yet it’d be his job to do it now that he had Kaiba right before him

Seto raised an eyebrow at that, but he nodded, “I do, actually… Our newest game is still in it’s infant’s stages and we’re behind schedule. I’ll probably be in the office until late.”

“Aww! That’s boring! You can ditch work for a day and everything would be fine, right?”

Kaiba frowned, despite how his heart seemed to constrict that Jou seemed to be implying that he wanted to go out. He sighed regretfully and shook his head. Mokuba would never let him hear the end of it if he turned him down and found out he had gone out with Jou instead. “No, this is important work, mutt. Maybe you don’t understand the importance of running your own company, but it requires a lot of sacrifices.”

Jou frowned at that, “What makes you think I wouldn’t understand, money bags?”

Seto snorted in amusement, “That’s funny, mutt… You work in a coffee shop… You wait at a coffee shop… It’s hardly the same. No offense, Jou… But I’m surprised you’ve done this well. I always suspected you’d be lost after high school. I’m happy for you, you found your niche in life.”

Jou’s face colored crimson. “Yeah..? Is that what ya think, ya asshole?! You know what, just leave! Just get yer ass up and leave!”

The CEO raised an eyebrow, not realizing how insulting his words were, as far as he was concerned he had just given the pup a compliment, “You can’t throw me out, I’m a paying customer.”

“I got the right ta refuse service to whoever I choose asshole! Get out!”

Seto got up picking up his coffee, “You’re not going to keep this job long if you’re this sensitive to a little criticism, pup. Your boss won’t be happy.”

“Shut the hell up! Like ya give a damn! You let me deal with the boss! Just fucking leave!”

The brunette shook his head, but started to make his way out. He sure as hell wasn’t going to stay long enough to pay, even so he was taking his cup of coffee with him. Once outside he was surprised to hear the blond call out to him “Oh! Moneybags!” Instinctively he turned to look at him… only to receive a face-full of pie and ice cream.

“Ya forgot your dessert!” Jou wiped his hand clean of cobbler and ice cream on his apron and stomped back inside.

Seto could only stand there stock still for a few moments before everything caught up with him and he snarled, “You stupid mutt! Grow out of your childish antics already, you’re not a kid anymore! And I’ll bill you the dry cleaning for the jacket!” He was speaking to thin air, of course. And he was starting to draw attention to himself, onlookers shocked and amused to see the powerful CEO of Kaiba Corp. standing outside a tiny café covered in dessert and shouting at no one.

His face flushing in shame and anger the brunette made a quick return to his office, glaring death at anyone who stared at him on his way up.

It was all Jou could do to keep from going in a rampage through his new café. Gods! All these years and the stupid prick hadn’t matured the least bit at all! He had tried so hard to be the bigger man, hoping the asshole would notice the difference and mature up himself. No such luck, of course! And he still thought he was worth less than dirt! That’s what pissed him off the most! To think that he had wanted to hang out with him and his brother tonight!

Just then his phone rang, fishing the cell out of his back pocket, “Yeah?”

“Jou? Are you alright?” Mokuba’s worried voice answered.

The blond took a deep breath, releasing it slowly, “Yeah, I’m fine. What’s up, Mokie?”

The younger Kaiba sighed. “Sorry to say that my big brother won’t be able to make it tonight. I tried to get him to come, but he just won’t listen to me.”

Jou groused, “Yeah, I gathered as much. He came in here and he had no idea about any plans tonight. Didn’t even listen to ya, did he?”

“Seto went into the café?” Well that was a shock, but more importantly, “Nah, he wouldn’t even let me get a word in.”

“Don’t worry about it, Mokie. Your brother wants to act like a prick, then we dun need’m!”

“Yeah!” Mokuba cheered, glad that they were both together in being upset with his big brother, “So what are the plans for tonight?”

Jou was thoughtful for a moment, then grinned. “Well I was planning on cooking ya guys up the finest banquet ya had ever had then play whatever games ya guys wanted, but screw that now! Ya know any good clubs?”

The younger Kaiba grinned, “Do I ever!”

~

An hour later found both boys in Club Voodoo, a club with a tribal theme and neon painting as well. The music was pounding and both boys were dancing their stresses away, cheering when they were sprayed with different colored paints from the stage, and refusing to dance with anyone else but each other. This was their night of fun.

“Oi~! JOU!” Mokuba had to shout over the music even as he bounced, gyrated and swayed to the thumping beat.

“YEAH?!” Jou shouted back, looking a bit irritated when he slapped yet another hand away from his ass.

“I’M GONNA GET SOMETHING TA DRINK! WANNA COME WITH ME?!”

“WHA?!”

“SOMETHING. TO. DRINK!”

“OH! SURE! LET’S GO!”

Both made their way out off the dance floor to the much quieter bar. Jou couldn’t help but sigh in relief, “Just in time! My ass is going numb from all the pinching!”

Mokuba laughed, “They’re pinching your ass?! They’re squeezing mine!”

Jou joined in his laughter, “Apparently we have great asses, Mokie!”

The younger Kaiba snorted at that. “Apparently! It’s our gift and our curse.” He added the last part solemnly, but couldn’t hold a straight face with Jou snickering so hard. “So what do you want to drink?” He asked as he picked up the sheet of house drinks.

“Oi!” Jou snagged the sheet from him, “It may be a while since we parted, little Mokie, but I know for a fact that you’re still underage!”

The younger Kaiba snorted, “Like that matters! I just my flash my I.D., they don’t even look at my age they just see ‘Kaiba’ as my surname and they let me drink anything I want.” Mokuba snagged the drink sheet back from Jou.

“… Are you serious?! I would have killed to be able to do that when I was younger!”

“Yeah, I mean it! C’mon Jou! Just a few drinks! We’ll make it a game! We’ll drink order all the drinks with… sexual sounding names and the one who gives up first will owe the other… a favor of their choosing, and the other can’t refuse!”

“Ya mean half of them on the list?” Jou didn’t like the idea of condoning underage drinking… but… Really Mokie was just a year away, if that from being legal. “Just this once, ya hear me?”

“Yes sir!”

And so they hailed a waitress over and started their contest. She brought them their first drinks called ‘Whambam’s.

Jou grinned picking his drink up, “So what should we drink to..?”

Mokuba looked thoughtful for a moment, then grinned, “To the society of guys with great asses!”

Jou almost snorted up his drink, then raised his glass in toast, “to the society of great asses!”

~

It was in the middle of their ‘Bend Me Over’s that they both started to feel more than a little tipsy.

“Ya ready ta give up yet, Mokie?” Jou slurred slightly, grinning widely.

“No’ on yer life~!” Mokuba was slightly worse off than the more experienced blond. “You’ll gif up waaaaaaaay bafore meh!”

“Keep dreamin’! Yer as stubborn as tha’ brother of yers!” the blond suddenly sighed, “Why is he still such a jerk, Mokie?”

Mokuba blinked a few times, taking a moment to realize that talk had become serious. He sighed heavily, “He doesn’ mean to be, ah think… He just doesn’t know how ta be ‘round others. Was he a jerk ta ya again?”

Jou pouted, “He’s still callin’ me dog names… and he all but said I was stupid. Stupid jerk!”

Mokuba shook his head, inwardly berating his brother for screwing up another chance with Jou even after all these years. “Big brother is the smartest idiot in the world sometimes.”

Jou huffed, “Tha’s for sure!” He downed the last of his drink. “Why can’t he be more like you, Mokie?”

Mokuba, surprised by Jou’s sudden fish-like drinking, followed suit and downed the rest of the drink with a small cough, “M-me..?”

Jou ordered their next drinks from a waitress passing by, “Yeah, you! Yer great, Mokie! And ya really grew up real nice, didntcha? With you I can laugh and just be myself withou’ anyone wantin’ somethin’ from me, ya know?”

“I… I guess so…” Mokuba was blushing, but it could have been from all the drinks.

“I mean it! We got tons in common and ya make me laugh withou’ even tryin’! Yer cute as all hell! Ya know how to have fun, yer brother should learn tha’!”

“Well maybe he can be that way, after all he is my brother. We have the same genes!”

“I really like yer jeans, by the way,” Jou snorted in laughter at his own bad joke, “I doubt moneybags even knows how to loosen up! It’s like he has a stick up his ass!”

“S-seto isn’t that bad!” the younger Kaiba tried to defend his brother this time.

“Yeah, I bet,” Jou snorted softly, not believing him. He thanked the waitress with their next drinks, ‘Roll Me Over and Do Me Again.’ “But really, Mokie… if your brother was more like you, he’d be perfect…” He sighed wistfully.

Mokuba blinked a few times, the way Jou sighed… and he thought Seto would be better if he was like him. His heart skipped a beat, feeling conflicted, and he downed his whole drink in a few gulps.

“Wooo! That’s the spirit, Mokie!” Jou quickly followed suit.

~

“Man, Mokie! Ya really can’t hold yer liquor!” Not that Jou could blame him after all they had all downed. He was surprised that he was still as coherent as he was, really. It was about 3:30 when they decided to check out of Club Voodoo. They had walked to the club, but he thought it wise to take a cab back, since he doubted he could carry Mokuba all the way back to his house. As it was, he barely managed to get the exact address from the younger Kaiba as Mokuba slipped in and out of consciousness.

Security had let him thankfully and here he was, dragging Kaiba Mokuba all but unconscious across his living room. “Wake up, Mokie! I dunno how to get to yer room from here!”

Uhnn..? Jou was asking the way to his room...? Jou wanted to go to his room! Ooh, they would surely be able to have fun there. But why couldn’t he remember where it was..? He could barely remember where his own feet were, “Uhn…” was all the answer he could give.

Jou sighed, “Great… guess it’s the couch then, huh?”

Couch..? Yeah sure… the couch would do just great. He knew where the couch was! The couch was definitely good enough to start having fun!

Jou started to drag the young Kaiba that was gradually getting heavier and heavier to the couch, “Ugh! Mokie! Don’t pass out on me completely yet! Wait till we get to the couch!”

Jou was saying something… what was he saying? Something about not yet..? Not yet what?

Jou winced when the lights suddenly flashed to life, almost dropping Mokuba to shield his eyes, “Shit!”

“Mokuba, do you have any idea what time it is, I… Jou?!” Kaiba had been noticed of Mokuba’s return, what he hadn’t been told was that he had returned with a guest, that that guest was Jou, and that they were rumpled and covered in neon paint, and that Mokuba was nearly passed out. “What did you do with my brother?!”

Jou winced, well this was just great, “Nothing. He just had too much to drink.”

“Mokuba is too young to drink!” Seto felt his rage from earlier return.

“Yeah, you tell him that because apparently he’s been doing it for a while now.”

“Oh, and I bet you didn’t do a thing to stop him, did you?! You’re supposed to be the responsible adult between the two of you, mutt!” Why did Jou have to be such a delinquent?! They weren’t kids anymore! Why couldn’t he be more responsible?! If Jou could just be more responsible… if only… things would be a lot easier!

“I tried to tell him not to! But at least I kept him safe and made sure he didn’t do anything stupid! Give me some credit!”

“You don’t deserve any credit, you stupid mutt! You aided a minor into drinking himself into oblivion!”

Jou felt a stab at that, since he had thought so himself, but he wasn’t really in his right mind at the moment to concede to the fact, “Well maybe if you weren’t such an asshole none of this would have happened!”

“Me?! You’re going to blame your idiocy on me?! That’s rich, mutt!”

Jou growled, “That’s right! If you hadn’t been such an asshole to both me and Mokie when we was trying to invite ya to go out with us we wouldn’t have felt the need to drink to forget about what a jerk ya are!”

Kaiba blinked a few times, “You were the friend that Mokuba wanted both of us to have fun with tonight?”

“Uh… DUH!” Jou rolled his eyes dramatically, “I tried to get ya ta come, too! Remember asshole?!”

When Seto thought about it like that, it seemed so obvious. He shook his head, “Regardless! What you did is irresponsible and so is shirking off all the blame on me.”

“Whatever, yer still an asshole.”

Seto made his way down the stairs, arms crossed as he stood right before them now, “Why do you even care that I didn’t go out with you guys tonight?”

Jou flushed, but didn’t back down, closing the distance more until their faces were scant inches apart, “Maybe I thought it was a good chance to bury the hatchet! We ain’t kids anymore! Maybe I wanted to be yer friend! Maybe I’ve always wanted ta be yer friend, moneybags! Maybe I wanted to get the chance to get to know yah better! Maybe that’s all I’ve ever wanted!”

Seto blinked a few times, not able to stop the flush that dusted his cheeks as the blond started on his drunken tirade, “You sound like you’re interested in me…”

“Maybe I am! Maybe I like ya!” Jou growled out, still on his roll, then stopped, realized what he said and blushed crimson, pulling back, “Ah…! I..!”

Seto pulled back as well, feeling his heart thump, “Puppy…” he said in awe.

Jou ducked his head, looking away, “Just forget about it. I dunno what I’m saying…”

Seto felt his heart pounding in his ears… maybe it took having Jou get piss-ass drunk, but… how long had he waited, wished that he had a chance like that. He stepped forward, cupping the blonde’s cheek, tilting it back up to face him. “No… I won’t forget it… Jou…”

Jou’s eyes widened, feeling his heart skip a beat to hear Kaiba actually say his name, beating a mile a minute to make up for it afterwards. Kaiba was touching him gently, looking into his eyes… He was getting closer! Oh gods, he was… he was gonna…!

“Uhnn… Jou…?” the voice between them groaning to life made the two jump apart as if touched by scalding water, both blushing at what had almost happened, but Seto was looking at Jou longingly, and Jou’s heart was fluttering as he looked back in disbelief and hope.

Jou shook his head to clear his thoughts, turning his attention back to the younger brother. “How ya feeling, Mokie? Ya ain’t gonna be sick, are ya?”

“Jou…” hazy blue eyes fluttered open, struggling to focus before they did on him. Mokuba smiled. “Hey Jou…”

Jou smiled back, chuckling softly at how out of it he was, “Hey Mokie…”

“Jou…” Mokuba purred out his name again. He wrapped his arms around his neck, fingers caressing over surprisingly silky soft strands of golden hair. Drunk lit eyes looked up at confused golden orbs and the young Kaiba couldn’t help but smile at how adorable he looked even when he was confused.

“Moku..!” Jou was cut off as he suddenly felt lips against his own, kissing him hard.

He was in a complete state of shock, not responding, but that didn’t deter the younger Kaiba. Mokuba kept kissing him insistently, sucking on the blonde’s bottom lip, questing for entrance into that warm mouth, until Jou’s alcohol addled mind couldn’t help but give in, moaning into the kiss that was sending shockwaves through his system, for a second forgetting where he was and who was there. Ra, who knew that little Mokuba was such an amazing kisser!

But he only forgot for a moment, the next moment everything rushed back to him. He broke the kiss with a gasp, dropping Mokuba like so much dead weight, ignoring the exclamation of pain. His eyes were locked with the shocked ones of Kaiba Seto.

~
To be continued.

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