The Rave

Good afternoon boys and girls. Welcome to Chapter 4! Everyone that has read this I want to thank you for all your lovely reviews and such. Enjoy my latest offering....Chapter 5 is about half way done, and I might finish tonight or tomorrow so we shall see.


And I will get around to finishing Immortal...I promise

Re-posted Sept 10, 2008

Chapter Four

Jou was still pissed off from Kayane and when he entered the cafe thirty minutes later, he could not see Ben. Heading up to the counter, he could see Hanna behind the counter, looking like she was taking stock.


"Hanna have you seen my nephew?" Jou asked the woman


"Yes, him and your friend from earlier went upstairs to the penthouse." she said about the boy literally dragging him out of the cafe fifteen minutes earlier.


"Ah, okay, he will be safe. Unless he gets frostbite. Did he get his usual?" Jou asked as he went to pull out his wallet to pay for Ben's daily treats.


"No need Jou, your friend added it to his bill, and Kaiba Corp is going to pay for it. In fact they said they would always pay his bill. Isn't that nice of him?" Hanna said, a sparkle in her eyes. She was always matchmaking, and she had seen how the CEO had been looking at her friend.


"Moneybags did that for him?" Jou said, tilting his head to the side, slightly confused as to why Seto would show that kind of generosity. It was so unlike him.


"Your nephew was in one of his moods. The one that he kept referring you to 'Daddy'." Hanna said, the twinkle getting worse.


"Oh gods...he thinks he is my son?" Jou said as he leaned down and held his head down onto the counter, as he tried to comprehend what his nephew was up to. That little devious miscrent, loved to see how much mischief he could make, for his own entertainment. Thank the gods that it was not for evil purposes, but usually it involved a lot of embarassment for the lucky recipient. The last time, Otogi ended up with honey all over and feathers. Fortunately it was just at the apartment, but if the press had gotten their hands on it...he shuttered to think about it. Somehow they had managed to keep it on the low key that Honda and Otogi were married as they wanted no chance of social services taking Ben away for not being a 'normal' family


"You know Ben. If it gives him a laugh or a thrill he will do anything. I feel sorry for your friend already." Hanna said as she prepared his normal triple expresso mocca that he would drink the afteroons.


"Don't be. That ass deserves whatever my devious little nephew is planning on dishing out. If he survives, he's a keeper" Jou said without remorse, remembering all the degrating words and actions that Seto had reaped on him during school and Battle City. It was a wonder he was still whole, with his own self esteem intact.


"But the question is, who is going to be his keeper?" Hanna asked, her eyes twinkling again. She always found it upsetting that this gorgeous and AVAILABLE man was still single and from the bits she had gathered, he had never dated either.


"Don't start Hanna." Jou warned the ever eternal matchmaker. She, in the five years they had known her, had attempted at least once a week, to set him up with a new girl, trying to get him to date. It never worked but he still appreciated her efforts.


"Then get laid. God Jou, you are nearly 28 and you haven't even been out on a date." Hanna said as Jou glared at her, in a way that she knew she had just crossed his invisible line of what was allowed and what was not.


"I am sorry Jou, but men your age should have dates and parties and fun. When was the last time you actually had a night of enjoyment?" Hanna asked him, already knowing the answer.


"When Tristan passed the Bar." Jou automatically said, remembering that night that he had gotten rip-roaring drunk. One of the very small and few times he had.


"And that was what? Three years ago?" she asked using her 'Mother' tone with him


"Two and a half but still...." Jou said


"Still nothing. Katsuya, you need love in your life. Ben is growing up fine and good. Mischievious as all hell, but fine. You have given 12 years of your life to his very being. It's time for you to live for you. Not for Ben. Not for Mr. Taylor and not for Mr. Otogi. For you Jou." Hanna said earnestly. She could see that Jou was listening but had his mask of 'Pacifying the crazy woman' on his face


"I still have classes, so I will deal with this later. Since he has headed upstairs, I will too." Jou said and with that headed out the door with his coffee, heading to the small entrance way further down from the shop and entered the doors.



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Upstairs Seto was not sure how he ended up in the penthouse. He knew that the Black Crown owned the building but didn't realize that the entire top floor was a giant penthouse. The entire thing was just huge. Though it didn't compare to his own penthouse at the top of Kaiba Corp, but this was more open spaced. The main window when he first entered was a huge window with couches in front. On the left side of it was a 103" Panasonic Plasma screen with various gaming controllers present at it's base. He recognized a few of his games and consoles that he and his company created. He also saw the console game for Dungeon Dice Monsters, the game that Otogi had created and had made him millions.


On the opposite side of the television was a fireplace with large leather ottoman set that looked like it got a lot of use out of it. The entire living room looked homey and warm as well as inviting a person to sprawl inside and never want to leave. Seto could hear that Ben was in the kitchen so followed inside and was amazed at the sheer size of it. It was a dark made kitchen filled with steel and cherry wood. There was an island in the middle and off to one of the sides was a wall oven. Another fireplace as off on one of the other sides with what looked like a rotisserie rack in the middle, making his mouth water at the thought of having a chicken that way.


Something in his demenor must have given him away as Ben grinned and opened the fridge looking for one the chickens. They usually kept a chicken there for them to cook, though his uncle did most of the cooking for both him and Ben. Occationally Otogi, but for the most part it was just the two of them, as Tristan kept very long hours as he was an junior partner at one of the firms that represented not only Otogi but Seto. His firm knew he was married to Otogi, so they made sure that most of his work had nothing to do with him, as to not create conflicts of interest.


"Mister Seto, can you grab me that jar of spices. I can't reach it." Ben asked pointing at one of the large jars of spices that had been blended by Jou for spicing the chicken


"Of course, but what do you need it for?" Seto asked, and then caught the smirk of 'And you are supposed to be a genius?'


"Well dinner of course. Daddy is gonna be hungry after classes. Though he has to work tonight so he needs to eat soon before his nap." Ben said and walked over to the fireplace. Taking out the rotisserie, he opened up a panel that had been previously hidden. With a push of a button it began to flame, startling Seto. He then watched as the boy turned it down to a slow burn and then put the chicken onto it. Then he poured the spices all over it, patting it slightly and the placed it into the fireplace, like a master chef.


"What else would you like to eat Mister Seto?" Ben asked as he cleaned his hands in the sink and grabbed the small tea towel that was there to dry his hands.


"I usually don't eat much. I will eat whatever you prepare." Seto said demuring to the boy. He knew what Jou ate, but there was no way this child had the same appetite. Then his eyes widened in shock as the boy went to the fridge and began pulling out various vegetables and dumped them into the sink for cleaning. Grabbing one of the very large, and quite sharp knives he began to julienne some of the carrots and zuccini's that were there. Using the knife he directed Seto to begin cutting up brocolli and onions of which brought back to home just how much he missed this with Mokuba. It had been years since he had done this and he was reminded of how much having a loving family could mean to him.


It was like this that Jou came into the house, letting out his customary signal "Sweet Pea!!"


"Daddy!!' Ben screamed and ran into the other room leaving Seto there, still not sure of how he should approach him.


In the other room however Ben was getting his ear pulled by his uncle.


"You little scamp. That isn't one for you to be pulling those kind of tricks. He invented them." Jou said letting go of his ear and picking him up and hitching him to his hip. He had done it since he was a toddler, and being so tall meant nothing to him.


"Uncle Kat..." Ben began whining but did wrap his arms around his neck and placed his head on his broad shoulders. Which was how Seto saw him as Jou headed into the kitchen to greet their dinner guest


"Sorry 'bout this one. He has a tendancy to do what he wants." Jou said as he entered the kitchen. He could see that Seto had taken over and the carrots were already finished and he had started on the zuccini


"It's fine. If you remembered I raised Mokuba." Seto said remembering how his baby brother would drag him all over the place, taking him to whatever had struck his fancy


"That is true, your brother could put Ben to shame." Jou said and then saw his nephew glare at him and pout. Of which Seto just stared at seeing a carbon copy of his puppy


"So when is your wife coming home?" Seto asked nonchalantly hoping to find out who she was.


"Ain't married" Jou said and then went into the freezer to look for something


"Torte or shortcake?" Jou said to Seto but Ben answered "BOTH!"


"Little pig. Fine, but you are making the next one." Jou said with a grin and pulled out a medium size flan pan and a small box that looked like it was an orange and white box.


"Whose his mother then?" Seto asked as Jou whipped his eyes upwards and stared at lapis lazuli eyes, fierce and demanding


"And that is where my little rascal differs from yure brother Dragon. His mother has been dead for eleven years. Serenity died giving him birth." Jou said as Ben began to pout, his little trick being exposed now.


"Serenity...but wasn't that..." Seto said as pieces began to fall in place


"Yeah Dragon. My baby sister. Tristan knocked her up." Jou said as he took out of the box a white chocolate and raspberry torte and set them aside so that it could de-frost


"So Ben is..." Seto said and Jou finished "Tristan's son. Not mine. This little scamp however likes to mess with peoples minds and calls me Daddy." Jou said and the ruffled his nephew's hair earning him a fierce pout as he tried to straighten his hair back


"Uncle Katsu! You are NO FUN!" he said pouting


"I'm plenty fun. But ya ain't gunna mess with my friend's head. Now get! And go take your bath." Jou said and with that slapped him slightly on the butt in the direction of the bathroom


"Okay! Chicken's already on." Ben said and then tore off to the bathroom to take his bath, leaving Seto and Jou alone


"You sure he isn't yours?" Seto said with a sardonic grin on his face. Now that he knew he hadn't had sex with Ben's mother, his fantasies of taking his puppy's virginity ran rampant again


"I've raised him since he was born. It's why I left school. There was noone to take care of him and the freak school told me and Tristan to give him up. I told them to drop dead and die." Jou said taking the vegetables that Seto had finished preparing into a shallow pan and sprinkled olive oil and fresh herbs from the mini garden that was on the counter. He then turned his back to Seto and turned on the oven, leaving Seto to look at his backside and begin to have very pleasent thoughts.


"Why didn't you come to me then?" Seto wondered


"Why should I have? All those dog comments and let's not forget the physical attacks didn't exactly endear me to ya Dragon." Jou said once again using his own pet term for Seto, not even realizing that it was slipping out for the third time. Seto had, and if Ben had been as perceptive as he thought, he knew he had noticed it too.


"So, you left school to raise Tristan's baby. Wow, what a noble friend you have." Seto said sardonically but still slightly hurt that his puppy didn't come to him


"Okay first off, we both had decided that getting Tristan into school was better. Second, 'Togi had been paying for everything. They have been married for nearly 10 years now and is Ben's step-father. Third, my education was not as important as Ben. Nothing is and was as important as that beautiful boy. Now that he is older, they decided that since I had given up six years of my life to him, it was time for me. I protested. They whined. So, five years ago I got my GED and then pre-med classes. In two more years, I will be a doctor. So don't you dare go off about how 'noble' Tristan was. Sacrifices had to be made, but I would never have given up anything. Just seeing Ben happy and whole is worth ANYTHING." Jou ranted not even paying attention to the fact that Seto's eyes had begun to widen as he revealed so much, and he realized just how much his puppy had given up.


"So does that mean you haven't dated either?" Seto asked slyly wanting to see his reactions. His puppy didn't disappoint him as he narrowed his eyes at him and sneered


"None of your god-damned business."


"Yes it is. See, you're mine. Only mine. I want to make sure that you understand this well." Seto said as he slowly moved towards him. Making Jou back away until he could feel the dishwasher on the other side poking into his leg, making him now trapped against the counter. He could feel the predatory way that he was eminating and it scared Jou in a way that he had never felt before. Closer and closer, he was coming to him, then effectively trapping him between his body, leaving him to look up at the CEO that was now in front of him.


Staring down at him, Seto couldn't imagine a better picture of his puppy looking at him with frightened eyes, but a hunger for something more just behind those iris's which made him want to devour him. Leaning closer in, he could feel his puppy's heart beat faster and could not wait until he tasted those delicious lips that were currently trembling. Bringing a hand up to his face, he could feel the peach fuzz that was there, surprised and delighted that he didn't have facial hair like most men, and leaned down to take those lips and feel heaven.

Unfortunately he didn't hear the snicker in the background, but he did hear the words


"Hey moneybags, didn't know you swung that way"


And at that, he turned, his puppy's face still in his hands and saw Otogi standing there with a huge grin on his face.




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