My World

Honda wasn't sure who he was kidding, he couldn't sleep.

Thoughts were racing through his mind faster than he had ever cranked his bike.

How am I going to tell them?, What am I going to tell them?, How can I get them to forgive him...?

They were non stop til one brought it all to a screeching hault. One in which Kaiba hadn't counted on.

Why does he want me to do this so badly? He knows as well as I do they will never..., "Shit! I know why!"

He flew out the door and headed straight for Kaiba Corp.

He's probably busy... too damn bad! He's just going to have to be mad at me, " 'cause I'm pissed!"

He quietly made his way to the back of the building to the door he used after hours. Sneeking in he walked casually to the private elevator.

It let out behind a door marked "Private" across from the office.

Cautiously he stepped out and looked up and down the hallway, then tip-toed across to the door.

Sounds like he's on the phone, but, better make sure he's by himself... Even as angry as he was, he still didn't want to cause trouble.

He could hear the phone hang up, so waited for someone else to speak. When it didn't happen, he let himself in, startling Kaiba.

"Seto, we need to talk..." he demanded.

Kaiba studied him for a bit; his eyes were narrowed, his fists clenched and he was ready to pounce. No doubt he was angry.

"I'd ask to what do I owe this pleasant surprise, but, you seem upset..."

"Upset?! That's hardly the word I'd use..."

"What word would you use then...?" he asked lightly.

"Shut up! You know why I'm here, I know you do...!"

"Of all the things I may be capable of," he snapped, "I'm afraid mind reading isn't one of them!"

"You know as well as I do they will never forgive you if I tell them what you did! They'd spend eternity pressuring me to dump you!"

"That wasn't my intention at all! Hiroto-chan..."

"Don't Hiroto-chan me, Kaiba Seto! Your intention may not have been for me to dump you, but... I won't dump my friends!"

"Please listen, I didn't mean for you to feel this way!"

"Then how?! How else did you expect...?!"

"My intention was not for you to choose between us, maybe work out a schedual of sorts, but, not chose..."

"A schedual?! I'm not some corporation..."

"I know. Please, forgive me?" he was flopped on his sofa and in tears. A sight that got Honda every time.

Not this time, Seto! No... not..., he sighed and joined his sobbing lover, "Damn it, Seto-chan..." he said softly, wrapping an arm around him and pulling him in, allowing for him to use his shoulder to cry on, "What am I going to do with you?"

"I-I'm sorry..." he sobbed.

"Stop it..."

"I just... don't feel... feel right..."

"You had fun yesterday! I mean, til Jounouchi..."

"I guess... but, The-Other-Yugi and Otogi..."

"I told you, if you just give them a chance..."

"What about them giving me a chance?"

"They did yesterday!"

"No! Yugi kept his other self in check and Otogi behaved for Shizuka..."

"So..."

"Please, don't make me..."

"Shit! Can't you try?! For me?! I'm telling you, if you just let them see what Mokuba and I do, they'll be fine!"

"Alright. For you."

"Thank you... look, sorry for upsetting you here at work, I didn't mean..."

"It's ok, I understand. It would have been like you asking me to choose between you and Mokuba..."

"Goes without saying that will never happen..."

"As I know better than to ask you to choose, you see?"

"Yea, look, I'm going to go and try and get that nap in. I'm exausted. Proabably why I was so grouchy, ne?"

"See you in school tomorrow?"

"Of course, oh, I almost forgot..."

"?"

"You going to be busy after school?"

"Depends, why?"

"Well... my mom... see..."

"Wants to meet me?"

"Uh, yea. So, you're going to be busy, right?"

"Don't want her to meet me?"

"More like I'd rather you not meet her, or them... both my parents I guess..."

"Why on earth don't you want us to meet?!"

"I don't know, I just..." he started to fidget and get uncomfortable with the thought of...

"They know we've made love and it makes you uncomfortable, am I right?"

"Mom knows. Dad probably has a pretty good idea and that's probably how he'd like to keep it..."

Kaiba couldn't help a laugh, "Sounds like ojiisan!"

"Yea, I have to go Seto-chan." he kissed him on the forehead and got up to leave just to be pulled back, "What?!"

Kaiba slipped his tongue in deep, nearly into his throat.

"I've told you before," he said smoothly, "I will not be robbed of kissing you."

"Y-yea... sorry..."

"Go, get some sleep and Hiroto-chan?"

"?"

"I'm sorry. I really didn't mean for you to feel..."

"I know. Later!"

Kaiba gave it a while before looking out his window for Honda to pass by.

What are you going to do with me you wonder?, he thought to himself as Honda passed by below.

"Anything you damn well please, I hope."

Kaiba tried to enter the school with little to no contact with anyone; which wasn't usually difficult, except for Honda's friends standing outside the doors.

He very uncharacteristically fixed his eyes to the ground and tried to walk by.

"Hey, Kaiba-kun," Yugi tried, as he always had, to make Kaiba feel part of "the group", "Honda-kun didn't come with you today?"

"No, but, he is taking me to his place after school...", Idiot, why are you telling them that?!, before anyone could say anything, he tried to make a getaway.

"Hm? Does he know this... OW! What?!" Otogi's sarcastic question had been painfully answered by a sharp elbow to his ribs curtiousy Anzu.

"Knock it off, Otogi!" she growled through her teeth.

Kaiba kept his back turned, facing the doors he wanted desparetly to enter until Jounouchi stopped him.

"Kaiba..."

"Hmm?" he answered, still not having turned to face them.

"I still want to apologize..."

"Stop it!" Kaiba quickly turned on him to shut him up.

"What?! Kaiba, I'm trying..."

Kaiba turned back to the doors and started in, "I told you before, you don't have to." he said before the they shut behind him.

"Come back here! Unless you..." Jounouchi yelled into the doors, then found himself pulled back out.

"Let it go, Jounouchi-kun. Kaiba-kun doesn't want your apology then save it."

"Pharaoh! Where have you been?!" Anzu sang.

"Sorry, Anzu-chan. I've just been thinking and talking things over with Yugi...."

"And what did you two..." Otogi was cut short by Jounouchi as Honda approached.

"Hey! What's up... oh... why so serious?"

No one answered, at least not vocaly. Honda smacked his forehead and sighed heavily, "He stopped short of signing 'Seto was here', huh?"

Everyone but Anzu just nodded.

"Jounouchi tried to apologize again..." she said.

"He wouldn't let you?"

"Honda, unless he's guil..." Jounouchi started, only to have Honda cut him off.

"Shit..." he muttered as he stomped into the school, heading stright for Kaiba's first class, I hope that's where he is. No one else would be hanging out in a classroom before the bell rings!

He found him right where he had hoped; in his classroom, by himself.

He had his head folded into his arms on his desk.

He barged into the room and slammed the door shut frightening his lover,little knowing had created a stir from other students in the vacinity.

A small crowd gathered around the tiny window in the door.

"Kaiba Seto crying?!"

"No way, not a chance... but..."

"Looks like he's about to get reemed by Honda Hiroto!"

"Yea, but, Honda's the only person he'll take crap from!"

"How's that?" asked one lone soul, finding all the attention turned to him, "What?"

"Where have you been?!"

"E-England... why?!" he asked sheepishly.

"Kaiba Seto and Honda Hiroto have been together for like a month now!"

"To-together?! As in together?!"

"Yes!"

The boy broke out in hysterics as the other watched in disbelief when he suddenly stopped and fainted.

"Ha! Look he..."

"You all got somewhere you need to be?" Honda had heard the commotion and was angry enough without their help.

"S-sorry, Honda!" they exclaimed, running for their own classes and leaving the fainter.

Honda looked down and nudged him with his foot, "Moron." he mumbled as he shut the door and hoped to get to the point before the bell rang.

"So, where were we? Oh..."

"Hiroto, why won't he let it be?"

"Why won't you just let him apologize?!"

"Why would someone want to apologize when they are in the right...?"

"Damn it! He doesn't know for sure he was right and he doesn't have to! Just let him apologize and he'll drop it!"

"No."

"Shit, Seto, I'm going to..." he was ready to let him have it when Kaiba found himself saved by the bell... literally, "... class..." he finished.

"Hiroto-ch..." Kaiba reached for him, but he had already made it to the door.

"We'll talk about this later."

As he was leaving, he could hear the whispers and giggles of some of the girls and left Kaiba to them.

"I told you! Honda's the seme!" one exclaimed quietly, yet loud enough Kaiba could hear.

"No, this is just a little lovers' spat! It means nothing, you'll see!"

"It's so cute!" whispered another.

He rolled his eyes and flopped his head back into his arms, Gods get me through this day!

Kaiba waited for Honda by his bike.

He pretended to check out the guages, tapping at them and playing with the breakes. Anything to keep from interacting.

He was so busy with this, he didn't hear Jounouchi sneak up on him, cautiously reaching for his shoulder, prepairing himself to be tossed across the school yard.

"Hiroto?" Kaiba jumped, in turn causing Jounouchi to jump as well.

"No..."

"What the hell do you want?!" he snarled.

"Now that's the Kaiba we all know and love..." Jounouchi joked.

"What does that mean?!"

"Whether you like it or not, I apologize for the other day..." he said quickly, ignoring Kaiba's last question.

Kaiba thought about what Honda had said. Even if he didn't want to accept it, if it meant Jounouchi would drop it, there was no harm in letting him say it.

"Fine. You apologized. Now will you leave me be...?"

"Man, something has really been eating at you! A lot more than usual lately! You ok?"

"Thank you for the concern," he snipped sarcastically, "But there isn't anything in this world or the next I would share with you!"

"Whatever. Just know, since I am the one who hooked you two up," he casually reminded the ridged CEO, "I have a pretty good feeling this is about Honda, and I know the last person anyone wants to go to is the one bothering them... I'm all ears... if you need anything." He smiled and waved as he started to leave when Kaiba's one little word froze him solid.

"Thank you." he said softly into his chest, looking up through his bangs to catch Jounouchi's reaction.

Jounouchi simply smiled, nodded and headed for Mai's car.

"What was that all about?" Honda asked as Jounouchi tagged him on the shoulder in passing. An unusual satisfied smile across his face.

"Hiroto-chan!" he grabbed him and pulled him in close.

"Seto... air...!"

"Oh, sorry..."

"What did Jounouchi say... or do...?"

"Jealouse?"

"Uh, n-no! 'course not!"

"Pity... anyway, he apologized and while I never said I accepted, he seemed content with having said it."

"See?! Was that so tough?!"

"Sure... are you still going to scold me?"

Honda sighed and shook his head as he climbed onto his bike.

"No," he held out his hand to help Kaiba on, "Even though you didn't accept it, at least you humored him..."

"So you're not angry anymore?"

"No, but, you really know how to push buttons don't you?"

"It's part of my job..."

"Of course. Now, let's get this whole meeting my parents thing out of the way! It's been killing me!"

They sped off past Mai and Jounouchi who had been watching from a distance.

"A little trouble in paradise as they say?" Mai asked.

"Not sure. Something's weird. Kaiba acts all funny and giddy when Honda's around, but, when he's not..."

"He acts as though his whole world has crumbled. You think he's keeping something from Honda?"

"I don't know. I figured he told Honda everything."

"What did you tell him?"

"In so many words, Mai," he could feel his face burning, but he knew deep down he had done the right thing, "Let him know he's got a friend."

"Do you think Honda is treating him well? I mean, we're so concerned about how he's treating Honda..."

"You're right. Never seen Honda in a relationship before. I don't know."

"Anyway, that was very sweet of you Kat-chan, now, your place or mine?"

"Geez, need you ask?" he placed his hand on her knee and she could feel the tingle all the way to her toes and back again.

"My place it is!"

"Looks like no ones home yet." Honda said, relieved.

"Relax. I'm sure things will be fine." Kaiba found himself wrapped in Honda's arms and drawn in for a quick kiss.

"Your increasing optimism never ceases to amaze me, Seto-chan." he praised.

"I told you I had some things to work on, and I have. Proud of me?"

"Very." he answered as he unlocked the door and guided him in.

As they stepped in, Kaiba stopped to look in awe, though to Honda it seemed he may be rethinking things.

"So it's no mansion, but, it's still home." he said as he flopped onto the couch. Kaiba continued to look around.

"No. It's perfect."

"What?!" this certianly wasn't the reaction Honda was expecting.

"It reminds me of my father... before my real father died..."

"Seto-chan... you never..."

"I know. I have always said my past is just that; past. I never realized that trying to forget everything I would forget..."

"Obviously you haven't."

Kaiba smiled at the reasurrance and took a seat next to him.

"You're right. I better not get all worked up. Your parents may worry."

"No worries... except my dad maybe..."

"W-why?"

"Jealousy."

"?!"

"Well, at the risk of making a complete ass of myself; you're hot - everyone knows - and you're caring and sensitive - really only Mokuba and I know. My mom's ganna eat you up..."

"..." for the first time in their relationship - or ever for that matter - Kaiba blushed. Honda could feel the heat from his face from across the sofa and began laughing so hysterically, he couldn't help crying.

"What... what's so funny?!" he demanded, turning away to hide his face.

"Hiroto?! What's wrong?! What's going on?!" his mother surprised them, causing both to jump to their feet.

"N-nothing! It's... it's too funny!"

"It is not." Kaiba said to the floor, trying to hide his face from Honda's mother.

"Oook..." She was lost.

"Sorry mom... well..."

"Yea, right, nice to meet you Seto...", Yipes he's a good looking kid... way to go... Hiroto?! My son! I'm going to have a harder time with this than I thought...

"Y-yes... I mean..." again a first; he was at a loss for words so simply bowed.

"S-Seto, you don't have to..." Honda nudged him to stand straight, only to have him bow lower.

"N-nice to meet you as well." he finally got out.

"Thank you, now stand up, you don't have to do that!"

"Th-thank you, Honda-san." he said, taking his seat on the couch.

She smiled and excused herself to change out of her work clothes.

"At ease boys....", Boys... my boy and... get it together! He's happy!!, "I'm going to change. Just relax."

"When's dad going to be home?"

Uh, damn it!, "I'm not sure. Soon I think. Don't worry though, he's just as anxious!" she said as she dissapeared up the stairs and into her bedroom, thoughts of what he may say or do making her ill, He wouldn't joke! He wouldn't! He wouldn't get... upset... reality hurts!, she thought to herself as she swollowed the maximum recomended dosage of asprin.

"She's right. It'll be fine."

"I remember you said he's fine with all of this, but actually seeing it rght in front of him..."

"Seto-chan, it's going to be fine! What happened to "Optimist-san"?!"

"Reality slapped him in the face when meeting your mother."

"Did he notice she didn't pitch a fit, bite or kill anyone?"

"Yea. I'm sorry." Kaiba tried to smile and go along with Honda's new found optimism when he was taken by surprise as he began kissing on his neck, "What? Your mother..."

"She'll be a while, trust me..." he moved the kisses his neck to his mouth, plunging his tongue in.

He could feel Kaiba's body relax and melt into his embrace when the loud thump of a brief case hitting the floor, followed by a jaw, shattered their moment.

They quickly let go of eachother, jumped to their feet and bowed.

"D-dad! S-sorry... didn't know when..."

"It's... it's... alright... it's..."

"D-dad?"

"Your mother must be upstairs... I'm going to join her... I need to change too... excuse me, please." he moved so fast up the stairs his feet were barely visible.

"Ssssshittttt!!!!" Honda exclaimed as he collapsed back onto the couch.

Kaiba was still bowing; unable to speak, blink, move or even breath.

This is going to be really bad! Honda kept to himself while trying to fgure out a way to break Kaiba from his frozen state.