The Bet

hey, i'm doing fairly well on da updates! well, for me, anyway! i'm _trying_
to get this fic finished before it goes stale, like many of my other fics

yam: *laying on couch, head tucked under oni's chin* you mean like the ones you
haven't updated in over two months?

*laughs nervously* um.......yeah. but...i've been extremely busy with school.
this weekend, i don't get to go out *pouts* WAY too much work.....algie test,
speech, 2 essays to read, notes to study, lots of out of class material to read,
and, the biggie; i gotta write and type up a 12 page essay by monday -_- lucky me

yam: ur the baka who volunteered for that one.....

*grins* i know!!! it's not mine; i'm doing it for a girl in my english class.
and i'm not doing it out of the goodness of my heart! i'm getting paid!
25 bucks! ^_________^

yugi: *snuggled between oni and yam* oni, that's not right! that's cheating!

*clamps hand over yugi's mouth* *shrugs* so? it's only cheating if ya get caught!
and, believe me, i WON'T get caught....i'm too much of an old pro. i've been doing this
since 9th grade science class. every friday was current events week, where we had to
clip out an article from a newspaper, summarize it, and present it to the class.

of course, there always were kids that forgot theirs. and, little entrepeneur that i am,
i brought extra articles with me, some of them summarized. *grins* one dollar got ya an
article, and 2 got ya a summarized article. best part, the teacher never figured it out.

*sighs* i love the public education system. so easy to manipulate! and college is even
better! it's more work, but i get to charge more, too! ^___________ ^

oooh! SIDE NOTE!!! SIDE NOTE!!!! _alot_ of you have been complaining of how cold hearted
yami and his gang are. well, IT GETS WORSE! not exactly in this chappie, but i have no
clue where this fic is headed, but IT GETS WORSE. eventually, in the end, all the couples
will come together, but THERE IS ALOT OF ANGST DOWN THE ROAD. i will make up for this with
lots of fluff, but be warned.......there is going to be angst.

with that said, on with chappie 5! and DO NOT BOTHER FLAMING ME FOR THIS. i will simply
laugh my ass off at your stupidity. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. u don't like? *points to door*
get lost.

for all warnings and disclaimers, see chapter one


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Seto buttoned up his dark blue trenchcoat, pulled on matching gloves, kicked his locker shut,
and walked down the hall. As usual, he didn't have any homework; he'd done it in class, when
they were supposed to be taking notes. But at least he did his. Most of the time.

The tall brunette walked past the detention center, smirking as he passed the open door and
saw Bakura and Marik, who were slumped over their desks, having got caught in the middle of
a fight, and 'escorted' by the security guards to the detention room, to make sure they
actually served their punishement. For once.

Bakura's head popped up and he saw Seto. He glared at the boy, silently ordering him to
create a distraction so he and marik could slip away. Seto merely smirked, waved, and walked
on. "Stupid son of a bitch. When I get my hands on his mother fucking ass, I'll-" The rest
was lost under his breath. Marik remained oblivious, too busy carving a crude pictures of stick
figures stabbing and shooting one another, and a few male and female figures engaged in some vulgar,
obscene postures.

Seto smiled in truimph as he rounded the corner, knowing he'd gotten the best of Bakura and Marik.
He walked down the hallway and rounded two more corners. He was almost near the side exit that
lead to the students' parking lot when he saw Yami and Mai coming toward him with looks of pure
evil on their faces. They were up to something. Something good, from appearances. And Seto
wanted to know what.

"Where are you two headed? Out on a date?" He turned around and fell into step beside them.

"No, dumbass. We only fuck on Fridays." Mai jeered.

"Mai's got a little 'surprise' for me." Yami half smiled, and Seto's eyes gleamed with curiosity.

The trio made their way to Mai's planned spot, but when they came upon the scene, Yami and Seto's faces
registered shock, and Mai's face flushed with anger. "Stupid little fuck!" She hissed. "Can't he
do anything right?"

Jounouchi Katsuya had a small blonde boy pinned against the wall and was choking him to death. A petite,
spiky haired boy who greatly resembled Yami lay panting at Jounouchi's feet, tears glistening in his eyes
as he watched the fight helplessly.

Yami eyed Mai cooly. "Some plan."

Mai bristled. "Shut up! Damn it, I'm going to slit his throat! The stupid little fuck is beating up the
wrong boy!" Her hands clenched into fists and she was about to go over there and give Jounouchi the thrashing
of his life when Seto stepped foward.

"Let me." Was all he said as he strode towards them, kicking Yugi, who skidded backwards along the dirty
floor, sobbing and clutching his bruising stomach, out of his way, ripped the blonde brat from Jounouchi's
arms, kicked the small boy with the now broken glasses in the butt to cause him to scamper away, and
slammed Jounouchi into the wall.

"What the fuck ya doin?" Jou yelled, glaring into a pair of ice blue eyes that stole his breath away.

Seto took a moment to run his gaze over the boy. Jou's eyes were snapping with anger, and guilt over having
been coerced into something he obiously didn't want to do. The honey colored hair complemented the rustic brown
eyes and creamy skin. His face was flushed with anger and exertion, his lips parted as he panted. Such inviting
lips.

"This." Seto said calmly, and punched Jounouchi in the stomach, causing him to double over with pain. Burying his
hand in the honey colored, thick hair, Seto jerked the boy back up, but, oddly enough, didn't enjoy seeing the
grimace of pain on his features. "And this." He leaned foward and pressed his mouth to Jou's, his tongue brutally
thrusting in and invading his mouth. Jou was tense, but didn't fight back. Shocked, he merely allowed the older boy
to take his fill before pulling away and wiping some salaiva off of his mouth with the back of his hand. His very hott,
very warm and spicy mouth. A mouth Jou wanted to taste again.

"Damn, you drool worse than a dog." Kaiba sneered before stalking off. Stunned, Jou covered his own mouth with his
hand. The spicy taste of Seto still lingered. He blinked, saw Yami and Mai, who had his death written all over her
features, and decided to high tail it out of there.

Yami and Mai exchanged glances. Mai snorted. "Well, that went well. I've had enough of this hell hole for one day.
I'm outties." She turned, flinging her hair over her shoulder and her nose held high in the air as she marched to
her car.

Yami watched her go. His keen eyes didn't miss as Mai brushed past some brunette cheerleader fetching her pom poms
from her locker for practice. The girl stood up just as Mai walked past, and the blonde's elbow brazenly brushed
against the other girl's breasts. He didn't see the look on Mai's face, but, knowing her, that move had been
deliberate. The girl covered her chest, blushing and looking down. Instead of looking indignant and affronted, she
looked rather pleased.

Shrugging it off, the spiky haired boy suddenly looked down when he heard a forlorn little sob. His little look-a-like
was curled up into a shaking ball. His heart strangely wrenching in his chest, Yami walked over and knelt beside him.

Feeling someone approach, Yugi quickly raised his head, his large amethyst eyes revealing his broken soul and shedding
crystal tears. His heart began to race and he whimpered, shrinking back. Yami Mutou was actually right next to him!

Yami frowned. He reached out with one hand, and Yugi shrank back even further. Crouching, the older boy walked foward,
slightly off balance on the balls of his feet, until the little one's back was pressed firmly against the wall, leaving
him effectively trapped with no place to go, and no one around to save him. Yami smiled like a cat that just caught
a canary.

The hand came closer, and Yugi looked away, closing his eyes tightly as two more tears rolled down his cheeks. He
gasped when the warm hand lightly carressed his rounded cheeks, brushing his tears away. His startled eyes flew up
to meet cool crimson ones, and Yami almost smiled. Yami was here with him! Yugi's heart fluttered, and his breath
came in little gulps.

"Are you okay?" That smooth as silk voice asked, and Yugi was only able to nodd and stutter a reply. "Mm-hmm."

"Good." Yami truly smiled, and Yugi was unable to breath. He was becoming light headed and dizzy as he was overcome
with the strong urge to nestle against the strong, warm chest so close to him. But he was sure Yami wouldn't allow it.

Yami stood up and held out his hand, inviting Yugi to place his in it. He would've loved nothing more than to scoop
the small angel up and feel him nestle against him, but he didn't want to terrify Yugi. He wanted to gain his trust,
so he could eventually bed him and win the bet. "Come on." He said when Yugi made no move, just staring at him
with adoration written all over his features. "Give me your hand." He commanded, and Yugi wordlessly obeyed.

Yami's thumb brushed the back of Yugi's hand. So small! So soft! So delicate! Yami gently helped Yugi to his feet,
and they both let their hands linger longer than necessary. Yami hastily glanced at the clock on the wall. "You've
missed your bus."

Yugi blinked, breathed for several seconds, and fineally found his voice. "I-I walk."

Yami momentarily frowned, and Yugi worried that he'd disapointed him somehow, or Yami had lost interest in him. While
Yugi's mind worked frantically to think of something that would hold Yami's interest, Yami was trying to figure out
another way to get Yugi into his car. He looked out the window and suddenly smiled. "It's pretty nasty outside.
I could give you a ride home. Since you walk, you can't live that far from the school."

Yugi gasped and was unable to talk. He was barely able to believe what was happening, his mind and heart racing
with excitement.

"Yugi?"

"Huh?" Yugi blinked, then smiled nervously. "S-sure. That w-would b-be great."

Yami smiled again, and Yugi felt his insides melt. "Good. Then, come on. I don't wanna be here any longer. It's
bad enough they make us go 5 days a week; I hate staying longer than necessary. Follow me. My car's this way."

Yugi smiled and nodded, pushing his short legs hard to keep up with Yami's long, graceful stride. He crossed his
fingers in his mittens, hoping against hope that he wasn't going to do anything to bore the older boy, or cause him
to loose interest, and that maybe, just maybe, he had fineally found the friend he'd been wanting all his life.

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well, that wasn't too bad!!!! lots more to go,though!!!! it's gonna be one hell of a ride, but IN THE END everything
will turn around. it'll all be good. IN THE END which means not this chapter or the next. once again, fluff and romance
IN THE BLOODY FRIGGIN END.