Gettin' Bi Mai

Author's Corner: Yea short this chapter is but theres a reason for it...there's actually a part three. I hope you find it enjoyable anyway!


Straight from the Mizumbibu's handy dandy notebook...*Enjoy*


A young man, who looks to be in his late twenties hums quietly as he writes down various things on paper upon his front desk.

Putting his pen down with a sigh, he gets up to grab some files from the back shelf.

It looks like it’s going to be another boring, tasteless day of catering to rich people…

“You can go to hell Kats!”

“Hmmm?” The receptionist looks up to see a rather flamboyant group of individuals.

He gasps.

How could he have forgotten?

“He’s MY guest and he staying in MY suite!”

“So what? He’s MAH boyfriend and dat just blows ya reasoning out of da fucking water!”

“Buuulllsh—“

“Can we not all be adults in this? Just have Kaiba-san take turns with you two each time we move to another hotel.”

“What?! Kyo, seriously, why should I have to compromise over my own damn guest!”

The young man clears his throat, grinning nervously as his special guests approaches.
Well he was certainly wrong about it being a boring day…

“Ah, Shattered Dreams, it is my honor to be the one to serve you! Just give me a moment to pull up your reservations.”

Seto sighs as he plops on the red couch located in the middle of the lobby.

The brunet desperately tries to get his mind off the situation at hand as he briefly looks around the grand five-star establishment.

The Mandarin Oriental.

He has been here quite a few times in his young business days. It’s been awhile though since the place had closed down for a bit due to renovations.

The young billionaire can now certainly tell by the new look and smell of the place, it had just recently been open back to the public.

“Let’s see you have three of our specialty suites reserved…”

Seto chuckles bitterly to himself as he drags himself back to reality.

He should’ve known peace would be only a fleeting memory to him now.

Feeling a nudge to his left shoulder, the brunet turns to see Kuroki smiling at him.

“You ok?”

“Never better.” Seto replies with a terse nod as he then turns his attention back towards the front desk.

However somewhere in the back of his mind he couldn’t help but feel that something is very odd about all of this. Why would Jou even care if they room together? They could’ve certainly pulled the fake relationship off without having to do that. So what’s the big deal?

“It says that I’m to give two identical room keys for each suite whereas Miyazaki-sama and Yamanashi-sama gets the first set, Aomori-sama and his guest, Kaiba-sama gets the second…”

A certain blond snorts openly at this, getting a green-eyed glare.

“And lastly, Jou-sama and Kujaku-sama gets a set.”

“Pfft, Kats sleeping with senior citizens.” A certain strawberry blond retorts getting a heated hazel glare.

“Is this information correct?”

“Yes”

“No!”

The stressed producer puts his head in his hands with a sigh. It’ll be time for the press conference before this mess gets straightened out.

“Excuse me, Kyo. I don’t know about you but I’ve been wearing this outfit longer than I can stand and I’m going to freshen up in MY suite. If Kaiba is to stay there, he can just find a nice little spot on the cashmere rug.”

“I don’t think that’s very…”

Mai silences the stumbling man with a sultry smile as she promptly walks up to the front desk.

Sneering, Seto turns to look at Kuroki who looks back at him. Then in sync they turn to stare at the stupid woman.

What in the hell did Jou ever SEE in her?

“Yes, I will like the keys please.” The violet-eyed woman tosses her hair back and smiles.
The receptionist looks at her blankly.

“Y-You do realize th-that…”

“Look I have money and YOUR job is to respect that, understand?” The blonde vixen then holds her hands out expectantly.

“Interesting”

Mai nearly jumps out of her skin as she whirls around to face her estranged fiancé glaring down at her.
Jou grunts as he turns to the now weary man.

“Excuse me, I know ya’s very irritated with us right now but would ya please look up da receipt fer HER suite and tell me what it says?”

The receptionist nods and begins to type furiously onto the keyboard.

Just as it started, the clicking sounds immediately stops.

“Yes, it appears that the suite has been paid in full by debit.”

“And da name on da card?”

“Jounouchi Katsuya…”

“Hmmm…” The said blond turns to the fuming woman.

“Seems dat you’re in da same boat as our friend here…”

“You can’t…”

“I have money and YOU should respect dat! And unless ya get a sex change and can otherwise convince everyone ya me…ya ain’t gettin’ inta mah gah-damn suite!”

Two types of weird garbled noises of laughter floats from the lobby couch…

“SO WHERE AM I SUPPOSE TO SLEEP!” Mai shrieks at the retreating form.

“Heh, I believe the hallways outside are made of cashmere too…”

Mai grits her teeth in frustration as laughter and mockery once again overrides her senses. “YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET USE TO A COLD BED THEN BECAUSE YOUR DARLIN’ BOYFRIEND NEVER AGREED TO SLEEPING WITH YOU!”

Jou froze.

Shit, she’s right.

All this time he and Satoru had been arguing, they never thought to ask Seto what HE wanted to do…

Seto growls at the smug woman who is now staring him down.

Now HE’S in the spotlight…fucking fantastic.

“So Seto-kun…who do you wanna room with? The honest best friend or the coward who’s belly is as yellow as his hair?”

Jou scoffs but immediately softens his features as he looks to the brunet.

“Hey, I….well ya know….maybe….” The blond curses silently to himself when he realizes…he didn’t really have a good reason…well a reason that he’s comfortable with.

“Maybe you’re just better off sharing a suite with me!” Satoru chimes in.

“Get over ya fuckin’ self! I hardly evah get ta spend time with mah boyfriend!”

“Hmph, I wonder why…”

The brunet breathes deeply as he looks to the pairs of eyes that are boring holes into his face.

Well speaking of being a coward…

“Look, we just got here and the day is still young. Just have my bags placed in Yamanashi-san’s room on a neutral level. I’ll decide later and besides, don’t you guys have better things to do than to argue over me anyway?”

“Of course we have things to do, but it’s never THAT important, darlin’” Satoru hugs his beloved friend tightly.

Jou left eye twitches at the contact.

“Guys I’m sorry but I received word that the press is already pouring into the conference room down the hall.” The producer calls at as he puts his phone in his pocket. “So any other issues that are still unresolved will have to wait until it’s over.”

“Read ya loud an’ clear” Jou takes one last look at the brunet and strawberry-blond giggling on the couch.

Oh for the love of…

“Hey gorgeous, care ta join us at da press conference?” the blond butts in while giving a roguish grin.

“No, actually I was just telling Satoru here that it would be best if I just watch you guys on T.V at the M Bar on the last floor.” Seto responds with an amused smile still stuck on his face.

The lead singer falters a bit but forges on with a nonchalant shrug.

“Well dat’s fine babe.”

Then with a mischievous glint in his hazel eyes, Jou stoops down and nips a pale ear making the owner gasp.
“I’ll be thinking of you precious…”

“Yea, I’ll…be…thinking of you…too…” the brunt murmurs lowly.

Just like he has already been doing for the last five years.

The strawberry blond rolls his eyes but didn’t say a word as he follows the rest of the band towards their destination.

“I’ll be waving at ya!”

Seto laughs slightly as his eyes follow the retreating tanned form.

Oh yes, he’s definitely going to need a drink…

**

“So what can we expect at your concert here in Hong Kong tomorrow. You have always been known to give out memorable performances and I must say I am absolutely psyched to be reporting it live for Star TV.” exclaims a female reporter as she waits politely for her question to be answered.

“Well lady prepared to be blown away!”

Satoru abruptly stands up as he strikes a dramatic pose.

A series of flashes temporarily blinds the group in response.

“Last concert we had done in Bangkok, I ripped my shirt off for all hungry eyes to see during my guitar solo but this time….I’m sooo gonna rip my pants off too! Just to let everyone know that I was born and ready to rock!”

“That’s funny, Kyo, you never mentioned to use that we were going to do a horror show…” Kuroki retorts drily at his silly band partner on his left.

He always has to fall for the brash loud ones.

Everyone within the room chuckles, Shattered Dreams were also known to do memorable press conferences as well.

“Jou Kats, being the lead singer and songwriter, you must be feeling on top of the world right now. Your fourth album, “Love Undiscovered” has made double platinum with your current single, “Somethin’ New” leading the charts!”

“Heh, well I must say it feels pretty darn good. I have the most rocking band ever to back me up as well as a very talented producer. What else can a guy like me ask for?”

Another lady reporter with blond hair and hazel eyes grins as she holds up her microphone.

“Well nothing since you're also engaged to one of the most beautiful women to be a part of a rock band. So has the date been set?”

Violet eyes look expectantly to the right at the blond who seem to be put off at the question.

But only briefly…

Mai frowns deeply as she soon witnesses a smirk running across the tanned face.

“Well ya see…”

**

A hearty laugh rings out within the usually quiet bar as a man swings his long auburn hair wildly to loosen some tangles.

Putting fingers through it to tame it back; he picks up his glass of Bourbon and sips at it.

Satoru is so outrageous, but that just the kind of person the strawberry blond is.

In the orphanage, he would always be the loud,opinionated one making a fuss over the brunet, who was the nerdy, quiet type…for the most part.

He will never know why the guitarist had suddenly found him so interesting back then…but he was grateful.

He just wishes he could say the same about a certain blond.

Seto sighs as he puts his glass down along with two other empty ones.

Jou is going to run him insane with this bullshit he keeps pulling.

He had never even really known for a REAL relationship to be as intense as the fake one he has with the sexy blond.

...and he’s not even the one being intense.

“So has the date been set?”

Blue eyes look up warily to the plasma screen sitting over the bar.

Damn, what would the mutt say to that?

“Well ya see…I actually have a confession to make…”

Seto feels his stomach drop…he did NOT like where this is going…
Surely his dream blond can’t be THIS stupid…

“I’m in love with someone else, he’s actually here on tour with me right now but had decided not to attend the press conference with us.”

“No, Jou don’t, don’t do it…you fucking idiot!!” The brunet screeches as he leans further over the counter.

He can tell by the faces of the other band members on the screen that he wasn’t the only one that thinks so.

**
Cameras flashes erratically as microphones from all directions surround the handsome face like a weird picture frame.

“A he?”

“You’re breaking the engagement over a guy?”

“What’s his name?”

“Is he a familiar face to the media?”

Then comes the grin…the patented I’m-so-gonna-do-something-stupid grin…

The blond smiles broadly.

“Of course he’s a familiar face, matter of fact, he’s watching right now…Konnichiwa Kaiba-kuuun!”

To Be Continued…