A Place by the Fire

A Place By The Fire



Summary: Continuation of “A Home of Our Own”. Kimi ga Iru AU, neko fic.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh. If I did…*begins to laugh evilly*

Warning: Kittens being...Kitten-y

Author’s Note: Ah wow...this is a crappy small update. I apologize. And will do better.



Head's up, the new chapters will also include a header detailing who's story line i"m following and a summary. If you hadn't noticed, this story is gettin' looong! So, from now on, unless the storylines merge, you'll be seeing headers that let you know if it's like Yugi or Marik or Yugi Marik or Honda or whatever.



Thanks so much for your patience as I'm a Lazy bum.





Dinner and A Movie

Bakura/Ryou, Honda



Bakura watched his brother during dinner and thought he was being too quiet. Sinisterly quiet. When he nudged him or rubbed their tails together the Kitten would just smile at him and go back to staring or poking at his food before he decided it was edible. The Alabaster listened to the childish banter of the youngest Kaiba, watched the older one eye his brother, and exchange jibes with Kaiba as if that's the way it was.



When dinner was over, Bakura got ready to lead Ryou away when Young Kaiba's Neko approached them, his ears flattening as he neared Ryou.



"B-big Brother...can I come play with you?"



Bakura wasn't sure he was talking to but was shocked when Ryou answered.



"No! Go away and I'm not your brother!" he snapped his tail and walked away from Bakura the Alabaster staring after him. He watched the Kitten bite his lip and hold back his tears, glancing up at Bakura.



"What's your problem...ah...Little One?"



Noa looked at the ground. "He doesn't like me Eldest Brother."



Bakura patted his head. "Kiddo, we're not your brothers. You don't have to call us that -"



"But -."



Bakura silenced him with a finger. "Ryou doesn't like it here yet. He's being moody. Tomorrow, invite him to play or show him the garden."



Noa nodded and went away, Bakura scratching his head.



This is just the oddest thing ever...need to talk to Ryou.





Bakura found his brother laying under the bed sneezing and he pulled him out and made him stick his head out of the window. When he stopped sneezing, he ruffled his hair and pulled him over to the bed, grooming him.



"What are you doing to the young Neko?"



"Nothing." the boy said innocently.



Bakura licked the side of Ryou's face and inspected his ears. "Well...we do not committ violence against those who haven't hurt us. You know that."



Ryou looked away with a huff. "I'm clean, leave me alone."



Bakura kept trying to clean him anyway, Ryou starting to try and twist away, hissing and yowling. The older Neko smacked him and Ryou sat there, trying not to cry.



"Behave." he whispered, kissing the boy's cheek. He licked at the half formed tears and when Ryou purred he kissed him, watching the boy blush.



"Feel better?"



Ryou just nodded and Bakura kissed him again, leaning him onto the bed. No one said he had to mate his brother, but that didn't mean he couldn't have a little access. He ran a claw lightly over his belly and Ryou mewled. His shirt was pushed up and Bakura leaned his head down, his tongue flicking out.



There was a knock and he looked over. Kaiba stood in the doorway looking bored.



"Done?"



Bakura took a broad lick at the Kitten's nipple and watched him shiver before darting away under the bed. He heard a few sneezes and got off the bed, sauntering towards the door.



"Enjoying it?" he asked, looking the man in the eye. "Nekos grooming get you off?"



"We'll talk in my office." and Kaiba walked away.



Bakura stood there a second. "Ryou, don't stay under there."



"Y-yes Brother -choo!"



And Bakura left after Kaiba.



****



Honda was familiar with the concept of lunch. Or the concept of "dressing up" for said event.



He'd been having a perfectly good nap in the sun after running through the newly fertilized landscaping and was loathed to get up. The gardener told him that he'd have to go take a bath -something he really hated now because the water took all the good smells away -and to see the Kennel master about clothes.



Clothes? Honda barely wore the ones he had! He'd taken to running around shirtless in the jeans he'd been given which were now filthy and tearing but he was an Inu so what did he care? And this time he didn't even get to pick the clothes at all. After bathing him -no, scrubbing him (the groomer said she was sorry) they put him in a very complicated shirt (it had buttons) and pants he was told not to get dirty.



And then they sent him to the house. Wearing shoes. Something he hadn't worn in...days...or was it weeks?



And now he was sitting here next to the big Inu with an attitude problem staring at all the silverware.



And who the hell was that other man? He smelled like...Honda didn't even know but he wanted to sneeze but figured it was against the rules so he didn't.



Honda yawned and the man spoke.



"You just got him? How old is he?"



Pegasus looked at him. "I have no idea. Honda, how old are you?"



Honda's tail stiffened a little and he answered. "Seventeen."



"Is he for breeding?"



Pegasus shook his head. "Goodness no. He may have pure genes, but he's a stray. He doesn't have the refinement."



"And your Raphael?"



"Oh...he's just for me." He reached over to caress the side of the Inu's face and Honda rolled his eyes. The staff told him juicy stories about Pegasus and Raphael all the time, the nickname "Slut Puppy" being the kindest of the all.



He looked at his food again. It was soup and he really didn't want it, but the Cook was his friend and Pegasus did keep making him bring it back. He leaned down and started to lap at it.



"What are you doing?" Pegasus cried, startling him.



He jumped and the bowl tipped over, causing havoc. Rapahel jumped up before it could ruin his clothes and Honda's ears drooped as Pegasus gave him a witehring gaze.



"I knew this was a mistake. Please forgive me, he isn't trained and it's his first time in the house."



Honda wanted to sink into the floor, especially when the staff came in and had seen what happened. He backed away from the table and the women patted his arms, telling him it was alright.



He was dismissed and went back outside, wandering back to the kennel. The dogs had been given free range and he found plenty of them hanging out in his pen, sleeping on his things or sniffing around. He shooed some of them this way and that, but got out of his "nice clothes" and laid back down, some dogs curling up with him as he watched his small tv.



The staff had renovated the little space and had put a matress on the floor for him and some essentials. He didn't need much but he had comforts. He closed his eyes, deciding to take a new nap when some of the dogs began to growl, annoyed.



"Get up!" came the bark.



Honda sat up and growled. This was his place.



The other dogs began to growl too and Raphael crossed his arms. "I'll have your little friends euthanized before you can say 'bow wow'."



Honda decided to ignore him and laid back down. He wasn't too shocked when he was dragged out, but he was protective of his arm, which hadn't healed yet. The dogs swarmed after them, barking and causing a scene until some one, one of the cleaning staff ordered Rapahel to stop it, squirting the Inu in the face with water. Honda got up and licked his rescuer on the cheek.



"Master wants to see him." the spoiled Inu growled. "Right now."



"Go on Honda. Won't be so bad. I'll throw the frisbie for ya later."



"Awesome!" he went along then, looking forward to later.



****



Bakura watched Kaiba as he rolled a pen under his finger on the man's desk.



"What was that?"



"Grooming." he said with a smirk.



"I wasn't born yesterday. What the hell was that?"



Bakura closed in on him. "Jealous?"



"No, but what you're doing is called molestation and I'm pretty sure Neko's aren't exempt from that law -."



Bakura hooked his claws in Kaiba's shirt and pulled him closer. "I'll groom you."



Kaiba could feel the pinpricks of claws against his skin and exhaled, trying to back up. "Sorry, you're not what I'm looking -."



"Shut up and pet my tail already, this is getting old."



And Bakura kissed him, his tongue free and active in the other man's mouth. He ripped the shirt to ribbons and lowered his head to lick at Kaiba's nipples, the man groaning under his touch. Kaiba was moving his hands down the Neko's back when Bakura froze, raising to look at the door. His ears perked up and he jumped clear off Kaiba to the book shelf, balancing on top like he belonged there.



Kaiba lay there stunned until he heard the door open.



"Big Brother?"



Kaiba smacked his forehead. He'd promised to watch movies with Mokuba.



"Yeah Mokuba, let me put some stuff away and I'll be right there."



"Okay! Hey, bring the other Nekos!"



"I'll see what I can do."



Mokuba left and Kaiba relaxed, getting up. His shirt was a mess and he tore off the remains, going over to the shelf where Bakura's tail jerked along the books. He reached up and caressed it, making a soft "Tch" sound.



"Bakura... here. Come down." He suddenly wished he had some string or something but wondered if the grown Neko would respond to that. He was clearly spooked and trying to play it off.



"You can bring your brother and we can all watch movies."



"I'll think about it."



"Sss, sss...come down, here. Come here." He raised his hand and Bakura clawed at it.



Kaiba sighed and left. "Well, I'm sure you'll be able to find it if you want to." He looked over his shoulder. "You know you were enjoying it."





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* Meh, things were supposed to happen, but my fingers gave out. more soon. Sooner than later this time.