B1: Immoral Behaviour

Part 03

It wasn't long before they were parked in front of Kaiba Corporation, with Kaiba himself walking straight towards the car. Jou sat in undisguised nervousness as the chauffeur opened the door to allow the Chairman to enter and sit next to him. The man then heading back to his station behind the wheel, and driving off in the direction of Domino High.

Leaning back against the black leather interior of the vehicle, Kaiba crossed his arms and legs, glancing sideways through his chocolate bangs to the blond, studying his every nuance. Noticing the other teen's nervousness, Kaiba sighed in mild annoyance. ‘Doesn't he understand how we feel about him? Why would last night have even occurred if we didn't feel so strongly about him, and want him to be a part of us?’ The CEO wondered idly. Watching the teen shift in his position more than once within a span of a minute, Kaiba decided to break the silence between them. "Mokuba called me after you left," the brunet stated in a matter-of-factly.

"I figured as much," Jounouchi sighed, lowering his eyes to stare down at his feet.

"He managed to tell me of everything that transpired this morning between the two of you before he broke down into tears on the phone, asking me what he managed to do wrong," Kaiba declared, perhaps a little more gruffly than he intended.

"I told him not to worry about it, that it wasn't his fault," the blond admitted in a timid alto, while never once taking his eyes off his shoes.

"Then what's the problem Jounouchi? The Kaiba brothers not enough for you?" The brunet asked sarcastically.

"I... I didn't say that Kaiba. I just need a little time to think things over, that's all," Jounouchi claimed, snapping his head up at the brunet's comment. Looking over towards the young Chairman, Jou noticed that he was gazing out his side window with a blank cast upon his features. This disturbed the blond to no end, for the first time in his life Jou saw the look for what it really was. A mask built to keep his pain and insecurity from showing. Inhaling a sharp breath, Jounouchi was about to speak again when the brunette beat him to it.

"You didn't seem to mind at all last night. Or was it all just a game to you?" Kaiba asked in undisguised fury.

Just then the car stopped, signaling their arrival at the school. Opening the door, Kaiba proceeded to vacate the car without awaiting the assistance of the chauffer; who stood away from the young man, knowing firsthand that it was best to stay back when he was in one of his moods.

"No, I just need some time to think things through, that's all I ask Kaiba," the blond added in a moment of desperation as the other teen started to walk away from the car and towards the school.

Stopping dead in his tracks, Kaiba turned, fully facing the blond. Walking swiftly, he put his right hand against the limo while the other held his briefcase, trapping the boy with his back to the vehicle. Jounouchi backed into the side of the car as far as he could, staring into the stormy blue eyes of the other teen. Fear gripped his heart in expectation of a blow that surprisingly never came, at least not physically. No, this blow came straight from the mouth that had practically kissed him all over his fevered body the previous night.

"Take all the time you need Katsuya. In the meantime, I hope you come to realize just how much you managed to rip me and Mokuba apart from the inside. We gave you every bit of our hearts and souls last night and you managed to throw them away in mere seconds. Thank you personally for managing to throw what little bit of trust and humanity away I had left," Kaiba declared hotly, before turning around and stalking off toward the school.

Jounouchi could only stand there in absolute shock over the teen's statement, before bowing his head in shame with the realization that he not only hurt Mokuba this morning, but Seto as well. "What have I done?" He asked softly to himself, bringing his hands up to rub the palms against his eyes as they started to tear up. "I'm sorry Seto... So, so sorry," he claimed, rubbing his eyes and walking in the direction of the school himself.

It was a little early, so his friends hadn't arrived yet. Which was unfortunate for him, since he was feeling rather down and could have used the distraction at the moment. Walking down the hall, he passed Kaiba on the way to his locker. Chancing a look at the brunet, who was standing at his own locker, the blond didn't miss the swift and infuriated movements of the boy as he rifled through his books. Sighing, Jou continued onto his own locker before administering the combination and opening the dilapidated portal.

Kaiba extracted a book from his locker for his first period class, his blue eyes traveling sideways, surveying Jounouchi as he dragged his feet along the path to his own locker. ‘Maybe I was too harsh towards him. After all, Mokuba and I never asked him how he felt before we made our advances.’ Sighing, Kaiba closed the door to his locker. He then walked over towards Jou, who was thrashing the materials in his locker about. Coming up behind the boy, it startled him to discover the unmistakable sound of a sniffle reached his ears as well as the sight of the blond’s shaking shoulders. More than a little disturbed by his discovery, Kaiba walked closer to him, leaning up against the Jou's back, with his left hand supported against the wall.

Jounouchi, disturbed by the weight of an unknown person against his back, was about to turn around and clobber whoever it was. However, when a soft tenor spoke close to his right ear, he ceased all movement.

"I'm sorry for the accusations I threw at you. I realize that I was wrong, that you were only trying to be honest by telling me that you needed some time to think. And in my arrogance I belittled you for it," Kaiba stated, breathing against the back of the boy's neck as he spoke. "Please, take all the time you need in making your decision Katsuya. But can I ask you one thing?"

Turning around slowly, Jounouchi raised his head so that his glazed amber eyes were gazing into the clear azure ones before him. "No, you're right, it's my fault. Now what did you want to ask me?" The blond inquired timidly.

"I always thought that you were one to follow your heart Katsuya? If that's the case, then why are you denying it now by forsaking me and Mokuba? I know you want us just as much as we want you. Why can't you just follow your heart and be with us fully?" The brunet asked softly, never breaking the gaze between them.

"Seto I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..." A slender index finger rose to press against his lips, effectively silencing any protests that were to fall from his tongue.

"Just think on that for a while before you answer. Besides, I have a favor to ask of you anyway," the CEO conceded, as he dropped his hand to land unconsciously upon Jou's left hip.

"And what would that be exactly?" Jou asked, fully aware of where the boy's hand resided, not minding it one bit.

"I have a meeting out of town to attend over the weekend. Would you mind staying with Mokuba while I'm gone so that he's not alone?" Kaiba asked. "It's either that, or I will have to hire a sitter to watch him. In which case he is sure to become cantankerous."

Snorting at the mental image that brought to mind, Jounouchi quickly shook his head to rid it of the picture, before answering the multi-billionaire. "Sure. But I have a feeling he's not going to make this easy on me, is he?" he inquired honestly.

"No," Kaiba admitted, stepping back and turning to walk down the hall to class. "In fact, he'll probably do everything in his power to manipulate you to get what he wants," he claimed, looking over his shoulder to the blond running up to walk beside him.

"Why do I get the feeling you’re talking from experience?" Jou asked, letting the amusement he felt show upon his facial features.

"How do you think he coerced me into being with him intimately?" Kaiba asked, raising a brow at the smile that cracked upon the blond's face. "What?"

"Tell me again who wears the pants in your relationship?" Jou asked, bursting into a fit of giggles as the brunet's face turned an interesting shade of red.