Pairing: Seto/Jou
Beta: Daisey - Too good to be true
Chapter four“What the fuck is this?!”
“If you really don’t know, I’ll be disappointed, buddy.”
Jou growled, annoyed. “Of course I know what it is, asshole! But…why the fuck are you giving me this?”
“It’s my Christmas present to you. Maybe you can share it with Kaiba.”
“Honda!!” The blond blushed beet red, still shocked with the little ‘gift’ his friend had given to him. It was a vibrator – a vibrator that looked and smelled like a peppermint stick.
The brunette just chuckled. “Come on; it’s a good present, isn’t it? I really hope you can use it with moneybags.” He approached his friend, and then sat beside him on the bed. “Talking about him…how are your dates with Kaiba going?”
“I’m not dating him!” Jou sighed. “Unfortunately.”
Honda just ‘tisked’ with his head. The two were completely blind to what was so totally obvious to everyone else! He lightly rested his hand on top of Jou’s. “Look. Shouldn’t you say something before you leave?”
“Say what, for example?”
“I don’t know! What about ‘I fucking love you, Seto Kaiba’ or something, for starts?” Honda replied, rolling his eyes.
"Yes, that would be really smooth, dumbass,” Jou retorted, crossing his arms.
“It would be better than the way you’re acting right now!”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
Honda got up and grunted, staring at his friend. “What I mean, you block-head, is that the gang and I watch you every day, and feel the palpable bond that unites you both. Why the fuck don’t either of you do something about it?!”
“Don’t you think I want to do about it?” sarled the blond, getting up as well. “But it’s not that simple. It’s just that…” Jou trailed off.
“What? What is it that’s so complicated between you two?” The brunette crossed his arms, frowning.
“No offense, Honda, but…he became the best friend that I could never imagine.”
“And why is that?’ asked the other teenager, not offended by the statement. He could tell that there was something more to it than just that.
“Well…you know how my life with my father was and stuff. I was so shocked when he, of all people, helped me at the trial.”
“Understandable.” Honda replied.
“Well, Shizuka told me that he’d mentioned to her why he’d done it… but she didn’t tell me exactly what he’d said. So, after everything happened, I went to his company to ask him directly, you know?”
“And…?”
“I swear, Honda, if you tell this anybody…”
“Come on, Jou! You know I can keep secrets.”
Jou sighed. “Seto suffered the same thing as me, only from his foster father.”
“Say what?!” exclaimed the brunette, his eyes widening.
“You can say it louder, idiot, I don’t mind,” growled the blond, crossing his arms. He sighed deeply. “But, I understand you. I reacted the same way.”
Something else came to Honda’s mind. “Jou, how did he manage to prevent Mokuba from…you know…”
“No, Mokuba doesn’t know about any of this!” exclaimed the blond. “Seto said that his brother was very young when everything happened. As far as he knows, Mokuba was never touched. And, Seto doesn’t want the kid to ever know about this.”
“You really love him, don’t you?” said the brunette suddenly.
Jou gasped and then blushed deeply again, looking at his oldest friend. “Why are you saying that now?”
“Well, you should look at yourself when you talk about him. Your eyes glow.” Honda smiled wider. “And here I thought that you fear of ‘love’ would last forever.”
“I thought so, too,” answered the blond. “But, you see, I like how we’re friends now, and I don’t want to ruin that. And, that brings us back to my current problem.”
“That could be easily solved, you know.”
“Shut up. Stay for dinner?”
“Sure thing, buddy.”
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“Why on earth do I have to help you with this, Mokuba?”
"Because you have to partake of the whole process, nii-san.”
“Yugi and Yami should be sufficient.”
“With this size, I don’t think so, Kaiba.”
“Shut up, Pharaoh.”
Yugi and Mokuba both laughed as they listened to Yami bicker with the brunette. The four of them were carrying a gigantic Christmas tree up the path that lead to the entrance of the mansion. Mokuba had told his class that he didn’t need help from anyone, because he had his brother and his friends. Now, why the teen had thought that dragging a tree through the snow and into the house would be the part of the ‘process’ of fully enjoying the Christmas season was a mystery for the three of them. And they learned long ago that Mokuba, just like his older brother, didn’t like to be proven wrong when he was determined to do something.
“So, how do we get this huge tree through that little door?” Yugi asked.
“It will work.”
“Mokuba, I’m not so sure…” Seto began.
“Come on, nii-san, let’s try!”
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“’Let’s try,’ he says. I’m an idiot to listen to you sometimes.” the young CEO was really annoyed.
“I’m so sorry, nii-san.”
“At least you have something natural as part of your decorations now, Kaiba.”
“Shut up, Pharaoh.”
“Is that all you can say?”
“No. I can say fuck you.”
“I never imagined the day you would say that in front of Mokuba,” said Yugi, surprised.
“Trust me, when nii-san is arguing with his employees he can get worse.” Mokuba replied.
The four teens were staring at the enormous tree, now stuck in the doorway of the mansion. Seto was becoming more pissed by the minute.
“Mokuba, we will have to cut this tree.”
“But nii-san! We can…”
“Mokuba…” The name was said in warning. “If I stare at this thing in my doorway for five more seconds, I will cut it in half myself.”
“Ever thought of taking an anti-stress course?” Yami teased.
“I will cut you in half as well if you keep it up.” The brunette’s tone was cold, but the former pharaoh heard the teasing underneath.
“You can try.”
“Stop you two! Seto-kun, we have to solve this! The play is tomorrow, isn’t it?” Yugi interjected, rolling his eyes at their antics.
“True. Follow me; I’ll call someone to take care of it.”
Yami and Mokuba watched the other two head toward Seto’s office. The former pharaoh leaned against the wall and smiled.
“Jou blushed beet red when he got your present.”
“It wasn’t from me,” Mokuba reminded him with a smile. “It was from Honda. I think everything is going smoothly.”
“So, are you gonna play Seto or Jou in your play?”
The raven-haired boy smiled wider. Yami was the only one that had discovered what he was planning. Shizuka knew only what he had told her, and the others only suspected. “It’s not quite that blunt.”
“So, what are you going to do?”
“Well…” Mokuba grinned. “There will be a Blue Eeyes White Dragon and a Red Eyes Black Dragon.”
“Wow, that’s a nice touch,” Yami said, arching an eyebrow.
“I thought so. Oh, and that reminds me… there’s just one more thing that I need you guys to do so that everything will works out the way we want it to.”
“Tell me, and I’ll let the others know.”
“Well, it’s quite simple actually. I don’t care how you guys do it, but nii-san and Jou must watch the play together. And alone.”
Yami smirked. “You are very similar to your brother, Mokuba.”
“Well, I am gonna succeed him in the presidency for a reason.”
“Indeed. So, what are you going to do in the play?”
“I’ll be the narrator.”
Seto and Yugi chose that time to come back. Yami was still smiling, now thinking about the possibilities of the following night. It would be a Christmas to remember, and he would do anything to make certain of that.
TBC
