Name Calling

A/N: Right, like I said a long time ago I only know so much about the series be it anime or manga alike. Most of what I know I gleaned from fics so…I’m going to pretend like I know what I’m doing here and don’t yell at me if I get something wrong.. Call it ‘alternate universe’ if it helps. Just..you know…go with it I guess…And this one includes a little Yugi/Yami implication and not a whole lot else (ask nicely and I’ll tell you what they did). Cause I like the Yami/Hikari pairings. n.n Also, if you can’t tell by reading this, I don’t have a very high opinion of Honda.. >.> Also there WILL be more PWP-ness but I’m a plot hound so I’m throwing a little bit of substance in there for those out there that like that sort of thing too.

Name Calling

“Jonouchi? A-are you alright?”
Jou opened one eye against the glare of the evening sun only to find Yugi standing innocently in front of him. “Yeah, I’m okay.” He said in a low voice. He sat up from the tree he’d been leaning against for the past fifteen minuets and stretched. “Just a rough night is all.”
“Oh.” The small boy shifted his backpack. “So where were you last night?”
Jou froze. “Eh, whad’ya mean?”
“Well, I went over to your place last night and no one answered.”
“What? Yugi are you crazy? If my dad was awake..”
“I would have protected him.” The voice coming from the strange haired boy was much deeper than it should have been. Piercing eyes peered at Jou from under yellow bangs. “You look well fu..”
/YAMI!/
The spirit stopped mid word and cleared his throat considering a different choice of terms. “So who was it?”
“I dunno what yer talk’n about.” The blond looked away across the schoolyard that was slowly filling with students taking advantage of the weather for lunch knowing full well that he wasn’t fooling his friends darker half.
“So be it.” The wide innocent look returned to amethyst eyes. “I-I’m sorry, he’s been on edge lately.” The smaller boy blushed slightly.
“No problem.” Jou said barely moving.
“Hey! Jonouchi!” A hand suddenly slapped down on Jous’ shoulder nearly knocking him over into the dirt. Honda grinned fiercely at him. “You’ll never guess what this guy saw yesterday after fourth hour!”
Jou could only draw a blank. He’d left with Seto around that time and hadn’t been back on the school grounds until this morning. “What?”
“Says he saw Seto Kaiba himself leave the school with some blond from the school in his limo.”
Gold eyes went extremely wide, had he been drinking anything the liquid would have been spit up with due haste. “E’wha?” Was the closest thing to a question he could muster.
“Yeah, he said he couldn’t make the kid out but they were defiantly wearing a school uniform.” He grinned wickedly scanning the lunch hour school ground. “There aren’t many blonds in this school either. Shouldn’t be hard to figure it out.”
Jou was painfully aware of purple eyes scouring him. Even if Yugi was in charge the boys Yami was definitely watching him too. So he did the only thing he could do, he bluffed.
“Feh, what the hell do I care if Kaiba’s sleeping around with some guy?” He asked waving the matter off.
“Um.” His stomach clenched when Honda made the sound. “Who said it was a guy?”
Jou cursed inwardly but leaned back as calmly as possible. “Just figured Kaiba was into that sort of thing you know.” He said hoping against all hell that the sharp Yami in Yugis’ head wasn’t paying attention anymore.
Honda on the other hand hadn’t caught on to a thing. “Yeah probably.” He went back to searching the school grounds for a likely suspect.
“Yeah, not like a blond boy like you would ever consider Kaiba for a lover.” Damn it all, Yami was back, and if Jou didn’t know any better he’d say the spirit was playing with him. “You two fight like cats and dogs.”
~Yeah and we rut like them too.~ Echoed through his mind, fortunately the remark never reached his lips. “So what are you try’n to say?”
/Yami, leave him alone, why are you being like this tunouunouchi anyway?/
Yugi only got a wave of general frustration from Yami. He had to do *something* for him, and soon, or else someone was about to buy a one-way ticket to the Shadow Realm. He steeled his nerves a bit and reached out to his darker half.
“I think you know what I’m...” The image of Yami imposed over Yugi suddenly blanked distracted by something in the back of his head. He then grinned like a predator still not paying attention to the outside world. “Finally.” He whispered to no one.
Both Jonouchi and Honda looked at him a little oddly. Jou seemed about to hit the dark spirit while Honda was pleasantly oblivious to the undercurrent of events taking place.
Yugi who was a bit flushed and seemed highly embarrassed quickly replaced Yami. “I-I have to go now.” He gathered up his bag and dashed away calling his good-byes over his shoulder.
“You know. Sometimes I wonder if that Yami guy isn’t messing with his head a little too much.” Jou said getting up.
Honda made a move to say something but didn’t get much of a chance.
“Hey mutt, what’s wrong with Mutou? He about ran me over just now panting like you do.”
Jou glared at Kaiba, his hair falling over his eyes. “Like you’d know!”
Honda glanced between the two, he could defiantly feel a major conflict coming up. And if he could guess how it was going to go by past experience this one was going to be explosive.
For Setos’ part he was a bit put off. Sure he’d expected some fighting today but it looked like his Pup was ready to kill. “C’mon mutt, it’s not hard to hear you, especially when you go drooling after little Yugi like you do.” He would have chosen the lunk Honda in Yugis’ place but he didn’t want a fight with the other brunette, just his Puppy.
“Bastard.” Was the only warning Jonouchi gave before he leapt at Seto growling loudly. The fight was noticed quickly. Not that a fight was unusual but anything ining ing Seto Kaiba was quickly paid attention to.
The taller boys’ head snapped to the side at the first strike. Damn, what had gotten into Jonouchi today?
~Probably the same thing that got into him last night.~
The fight was a rage. Both of them hit the ground hard grunting at the impact. Seto knew as much self-defense as one would expect from a power hungry teenager with an anger control problem. That and enough offense to put several street punks to shame. But Jou was better than your average punk and knew several of Kaibas’ weak points.
A crowd started the form that chanted and raved for more. But the collective quickly fell quiet and dispersed when an imposing figure stepped through.
“All right you two break it up!” A strong gra grabbed Jou by the collar of his jacket and yanked him forcefully off of Kaiba. “Both of you to the principal right now! Yes that mean you too Mr. Kaiba.”
Jou was all but frog marched to the principals’ office. He could help but smirk at Seto every now and then, blood and bruises littered both their faces. He grinned out right when they arrived and their principal confronted them both.
“I want to know what happened. Who started it?”
Neither boy spoke.
“Alright then, taking the past into account I’m going to assume it was Katsuya. Mr. Kaiba I apologize for this troublemaker attacking you. You will rest assured that he will be properly punished.”
Jonouchi wasn’t surprised but his grin faltered anyway. He was in for it now.
“If you don’t mind sir.” Blue eyes stared boldly up at their senior. “I will take responsibility. I provoked him but did not know he was already in such an aggressive mood.”
There was a pause.
What!?
“I suppose I have no choice but to take your word for it then.” This man may not have a great deal of compassion for his students, but he was still smart enough to know that you didn’t contradict one of the largest donators to your school. You also didn’t give them detention. “This will be considered your first offence then Mr. Kaiba and the matter will be dropped. We will be keeping an eye on Mr. Katsuya though, for your safety.”
“Not necessary.” Kaiba said turning for the door.
Jou, not one to hang around and be needlessly punished if he could avoid it followed him. Out in the hall he shoved his hands in his pockets brooding deeply. So deep was his mood that Kaiba easily threw him against a wall.
“What the hell were you thinking?”
“Does it matter?” A spiteful flicker passed over Jonouchis’ eyes as he was let go.
Kaiba smirked realizing Jou had been distancing them, he too had heard the flying rumors about him and a mysterious blond. “Just for that one Pup, I’m going to fuck you so hard that standing won’t be an option.” He gave his pet one last hostile shove before storming on down the hall. “I’ll send a cab to your street.” He said without looking over his shoulder.
Jou licked his upper lip tasting the blood from their fight. He grinned as much as the new wounds would allow.
He could live with that.