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Adult +
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8
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Season 1: Lesson 7
Title: The Geisha Prince
Author: Kleptomaniac Can Opener
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Seto x Yugi, Otogi x Yugi
Disclaimer: Kazuki Takahashi owns Yugi-Oh, not me. How disappointing is that? XD
Summary: He was like a precious doll on a pedestal that he had dared to touch.
NOTES: Prompt 072 – The clock chimed one.
Prompt 074 – “What's it like being blind?”
Prompt 105 – Bump
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/literati_perverati/
Oneesan means ‘big sister.’ An Oneesan, in this case, is a full geisha who will serve as a Maiko’s mentor. Her Oneesan brings her to parties where she will not entertain—she will remain quiet and observe, learning how geisha interact with men and how they use their wit, attention and feminine wiles to keep everyone happy. Her attendance at a party is not only a learning experience, though. The job of an older sister is to introduce a Maiko into geisha society, making sure everyone knows who she is. This way, when a Maiko makes her debut as a Geisha, she already has relationships with the customers and teahouses that will be her livelihood.
I want to thank Simi, Athena, Leaf, and D-chan for helping me out with this part. *hugs* I was blocked pretty bad, and even now I’m afraid it sounds rushed. :/
~*~Season 1: Lesson 7~*~
ADDICTION
My voice is gone
My brain has stopped
You make my heart tremble
You steal my breath
I burn inside
I can’t get enough of you
I can’t stay away
I need more everyday
I think I’m addicted
Your love is just like a drug
~*~
“That’s such a beautiful bracelet!” Anzu squealed in delight. Today, the gang was in the park to enjoy the summer weather. Anzu was sharing a bench with Yugi while the other two guys of their group sat in the grass. “Where did you get it?”
“Seto gave it to me,” Yugi answered with a blush and smile. “We have become very close. He even wishes to become my danna.” He felt giddy just saying the words. It shocked him when his friends suddenly began yelling.
“God, Yug! Don’t let that guy fool you like that!” shouted Jounouchi.
“Yeah, he’s just a prick! He can’t really like you! Not with how fast he’s taking things!” added Honda.
“You don’t know anything!” Yugi yelled back to their surprise. “You don’t know Seto at all! You don’t have a right to say things like that!”
“Yugi, we’re just looking out for you,” Anzu explained in a gentle voice, trying to calm everyone down. “You’re our friend, and we don’t want to see you hurt.”
“I know, but please mind your own business when it comes to my personal matters.” And that was the final word on that subject.
Yugi knew it was impossible to make his friends understand. Their worlds were just too different.
He sighed and wondered if he shouldn’t have taken Seto up on his offer to stay at the manor while he was at work, but Yugi didn’t want to neglect his friends. They were good people and fun to be with when they weren’t rambling about nothing, but times like this were frustrating.
Yugi blinked with something soft bumped against his face and landed on his lap? It was a bright red, furry apple plushie with little green legs and a large, equally furry leaf on top. “Where’d that come from?” Honda asked out loud.
“It’s so cute,” Anzu and Yugi said at the same time, to Honda and Jounouchi’s amusement.
“I thought you’d like it,” said a voice over Yugi’s shoulder.
“Oh, Ryuji-kun!” Yugi felt nervous and relieved. He hadn’t seen his childhood friend since that incident at the ryotei. He was beginning to think they could no longer be friends, and if that were so, it would hurt him terribly.
“Oh my god! You’re Otogi Ryuji!” Anzu was on her feet in a flash.
“That I am, “ he confirmed with a charming smile, the same one that won him the Smile of the Year award two years running.
“Awesome!” Jounouchi exclaimed. “I’ve watched all your Dungeon Dice Monsters tournaments on TV!”
“I got all of the games,” Honda inserted with a shove to keep his blond friend from crawling over him.
“Cool. I appreciate all of my fans.”
Yugi smiled up at Otogi. “So what brings you here?”
“I decided to take a personal day. I have to tell you something important.” Otogi’s emerald eyes were serious.
“Sure, what is it?”
“In private.”
“Oh, alright.” Yugi stood. “Excuse me.” He walked off with Otogi, holding the plushie in his arms.
Anzu, Jounouchi, and Honda watched them curiously in an attempt to gauge what they’re talking about. Yugi had a look of absolute disbelief on his face. The pair exchanged quick words.
“Something must be wrong,” concluded Anzu.
“Hope it’s nothin’ too bad,” Jounouchi said.
“Hey, something’s happening,” Honda pointed out as he scooted closer, trying to hear.
Quite suddenly, Yugi took off running. His friends called for him, but he didn’t even notice.
Honda ran up to Otogi. “Hey! What’s going on?! What did you say to him?!” Otogi held up his hands to ward off the angry brunet.
“I was just passing along some news.”
“What about?” Honda demanded.
“It wouldn’t be right for me to say. You’ll have to ask him when you see him next.”
Honda growled. “You!”
“Honda, stop that!” Anzu snapped. “If it’s a private matter we can’t do anything about it until Yugi let’s us.” The girl notices Otogi staring at them. “What is it?”
“I’m surprised Yugi hangs out with you three. He doesn’t normally make friends with people who are... Less cultured than he is.” At that, Honda and Jounouchi screamed at him.
“You tryin’ ta say something?!”
Yugi hurried to the Kame Sake Ryotei, glad that they had gone to the park near his home. “Mother!” he called as he ran to the living area of the building. He looked in the office first, then dashed off to his parent’s bedroom when it turned up empty. “Mother!”
“I’m in here, Yugi.” Her voice was unusually soft. She was lying curled up on her sleeping matt with a cell phone loosely held in one hand.
Yugi sat down and hugged her. “Ryuji-kun told me... Something happened with father.”
“He’s been in an accident. They don’t know if he’ll make it.” Yugi felt his eyes stinging with tears.
“Does Miho know?”
“Not yet. She’s with her Oneesan. I don’t want to bother them while they’re working.” Yugi nodded and stayed quietly with his mother, praying his father would be alright.
Seto called Yugi as soon as he was finished with his work at Kaiba Corp. He frowned when Yugi didn’t answer. Of course there were reasons for someone not answering the phone; he could be in the restroom or in the middle of a hands-on activity. He smirked to himself at that last thought. It brought to mind of Yugi exploring his body with those soft hands.
The brunet got into his car then tried calling again. This time he connected. “Yugi?”
“Seto...” The boy’s voice was shaky and tired.
“What’s happened?” He started his vehicle, ready to pick Yugi up.
“My father... he’s been in an accident.”
“I’ll be right over.”
Seto drove above the speed limit. This was the first time he ever felt that he absolutely had to be with someone who wasn’t his little brother Mokuba. Yugi needed him.
He pushed his analytical thoughts aside. He could explore his psyche later. Right now, he had somewhere to be.
Yugi was grateful when Seto arrived. He clung to him, shoulders shaking with sobs he was attempting to hold back. His lover rubbed his back without saying a word, letting Yugi grieve however he needed to.
The bad news was given to Miho when she returned home, and together the small family waited for further news. Seto stayed as long as he could, but he had his little brother to look after and work in the morning.
“Go on, Seto, it’s alright.”
“Call me if you need anything.”
“I will, I promise.”
The work day ticked by, second by second. Seto wanted to be with his lover, not listening to the inflated dribbling nonsense that the men on the board of directors spat out in order to justify their jobs, for the third day in a row. He took a deep breath and steeled his patience. The meeting wasn’t any different from usual; he should have been able to handle it without blinking.
The clock chimed one.
It was technically still early, but...
“If that will be all, gentlemen, I believe we can adjourn early for today.” The men stared at him in surprise, but it looked like not a one of them wanted to argue. There was something they all rather be doing than sitting in a room.
Seto released a breath once the room was empty and glanced at his phone. No messages. He rubbed his temples to keep a migraine at bay. “I won’t worry. It’s useless worrying when there’s nothing to be done.” He repeated it to himself several times until he could pretend he believed it.
Mrs. Muto nearly knocked over an antique vase is her rush to answer her phone. “Hello?” Yugi and Miho listened from where they sat nearby, their purple gazes wide and fearful for their father’s fate. Moments later, they were all crying and hugging each other.
Mister Muto was going to be okay.
Yugi collapsed onto his bed, relax for the first time in days and feeling exhausted from the strain of being tense with worry. “He’s going to be okay.” He smiled and hugged his apple plushie. “Thank god...” Yugi picked up his phone and called Seto.
A couple days later, Yugi went to see his friends.
“Your dad’s in the hospital? Is he alright?” Anzu almost dropped the plate of pastries she was bringing to the table.
“He is now. The doctors said his injuries looked worse than they are. He’ll be able to fly back home in a couple of weeks.”
“Well that’s good,” said Honda.
“They say what happened?” Jounouchi asked.
“A support cable snapped and several broken stone blocks fell on top of him. Fortunately, the wall he was examining had a small overhang and protected him from the worse of it.” The blond whistled.
“Lucky!”
“Yes, he was.”
Yugi’s watched beeped. “I have to go. I just wanted to let you guys knows what’s been going on.”
“You have to work?” Anzu questioned. “We were hoping you could hang out for a while.”
“Sorry, but I already have other plans. There’s a party I have to attend.” He friends nodded and wished him well.
The petite boy took the bus uptown where he met with Seto. “Are you sure this is alright...? Won’t it look odd if we go together?” The last thing Yugi wanted to do was to cause Seto any trouble.
“It’ll be fine,” the brunet assured him. “There’s going to be any number of rich, single teenagers there.”
It was strange for Yugi to go to a party without wearing a kimono, but it was liberating for him at the same time. He felt like the other guys his age. He knew several of the attendants already and was able to mingle easily, skipping from group to group like a little hummingbird.
Seto was glad to see his small lover having such a good time after the ordeal with his father’s accident. Right until he saw Otogi in the group that Yugi had decided to entertain. Blue eyes narrowed at the dice player.
Otogi felt someone staring. Not the kind he was used to either. He looked up and immediately spotted Seto. He smirked at the other teenager. “Hey, Yugi, it’s getting a little late. How about I take you home, like old times?”
“Oh, I can’t, Ryuji-kun. I came here with someone.”
“Oh?” Yugi blushed and made excuses to leave, going to the restroom for his getaway.
Seto gritted his teeth and stalked over to Otogi as the group broke up. “You should give up, Otogi-dono.”
“I’m not a quitter, Kaiba-dono.”
The Kaiba-heir had hoped that Otogi wouldn’t make a pest of himself like this. “Outside.” Otogi stayed cocky and arrogant, pleased at Seto’s uncharacteristic display of anger.
“Whatever you say.” The two stepped out onto a private balcony, cleverly hidden by a large pillar.
“He’s mine, Otogi.”
“For now, but I can steal him away.” Seto’s arm snapped out and grabbed his peer by the front of his expensive shirt. “You’re losing that infamous cool of yours, Kaiba-dono.”
“What the hell is your problem?” Seto hissed. “I’ve never known you to be a boyfriend stealer.” Otogi scowled then.
“I’m not! But I’m not about to let you have Yugi!”
“It’s none of your business!” Seto shoved him away, but Otogi quickly caught his balance.
“It is! A guy like you can’t possibly love Yugi! You’re just playing with him!” Seto graced Otogi with a vicious smirk at the other teen’s accusations.
“What’s it like being blind?”
“Kaiba!” Seto held up a hand to stall what his peer was about to say.
“You’re no better than those insufferable fools I must school with if you think I would lay with just anyone, Otogi. I don’t have time for casual relationships.”
Silence reigned between them for several heartbeats. They could almost feel each throb of its passing. Then Otogi grinned and rested a hand on a cocked hip. “I won’t give up. I’ll prove to him I’m the better man.” Seto smirked again.
“Heh, you won’t succeed. He’s mine.”
“We’ll see.”
The two parted on the best terms they had ever been on in years.
September came too soon, and with it the fall term. There was the usual mixture of complaints and excited chatter from the students, like a room full of birds that were competing to see who could squawk the loudest.
“It’s good to see all of you again,” said their homeroom teacher. “I know it’s an unusual time of year for transfers, but today we have a new student.” She was pleased to see all eyes upfront. “Please come in.” The newest addition to their class came through the door, all long legs and cocky smile that made the girls (and even some of the guys) swoon, his d6 earring swinging haughtily. He bowed to them.
“Otogi Ryuji. I’m sixteen.”
Seto raised a brow and got a smirk in return from Otogi. He narrowed his eyes at the dice-boy.
Yugi sighed and chose not to look at either of them.
Seto had the feeling that the rest of the school year was going to be interesting.
~*~
AFTER NOTES: Golden's novel, Memoirs of a Geisha, shows Geisha having long-term sexual relationships with their danna in exchange for money and other favors and claims that attaining such a client was a main part of a geisha's career.
In Iwasaki's autobiography, Geisha: A Life, she acknowledges that while Geisha did have long-term sexual relationships with men, these relationships were something apart from the Geishas' careers and that sexual favors were never performed in exchange for money.
CHILDISH FANTASY
I want to make your cold lips smile
Put laughter in your voice just for a while
The world isn’t so gray
With a chance it will mend
I’m sure you will someday
Fall in love again
There’s a special smile on my face
Just for you to see
I want to drown in your embrace
Childish Fantasy
I want to warm your intense eyes
Just for me to see
I want to see love without disguise
Childish Fantasy
END SEASON 1
See you next season. ^_^
Author: Kleptomaniac Can Opener
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Seto x Yugi, Otogi x Yugi
Disclaimer: Kazuki Takahashi owns Yugi-Oh, not me. How disappointing is that? XD
Summary: He was like a precious doll on a pedestal that he had dared to touch.
NOTES: Prompt 072 – The clock chimed one.
Prompt 074 – “What's it like being blind?”
Prompt 105 – Bump
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/literati_perverati/
Oneesan means ‘big sister.’ An Oneesan, in this case, is a full geisha who will serve as a Maiko’s mentor. Her Oneesan brings her to parties where she will not entertain—she will remain quiet and observe, learning how geisha interact with men and how they use their wit, attention and feminine wiles to keep everyone happy. Her attendance at a party is not only a learning experience, though. The job of an older sister is to introduce a Maiko into geisha society, making sure everyone knows who she is. This way, when a Maiko makes her debut as a Geisha, she already has relationships with the customers and teahouses that will be her livelihood.
I want to thank Simi, Athena, Leaf, and D-chan for helping me out with this part. *hugs* I was blocked pretty bad, and even now I’m afraid it sounds rushed. :/
~*~Season 1: Lesson 7~*~
ADDICTION
My voice is gone
My brain has stopped
You make my heart tremble
You steal my breath
I burn inside
I can’t get enough of you
I can’t stay away
I need more everyday
I think I’m addicted
Your love is just like a drug
~*~
“That’s such a beautiful bracelet!” Anzu squealed in delight. Today, the gang was in the park to enjoy the summer weather. Anzu was sharing a bench with Yugi while the other two guys of their group sat in the grass. “Where did you get it?”
“Seto gave it to me,” Yugi answered with a blush and smile. “We have become very close. He even wishes to become my danna.” He felt giddy just saying the words. It shocked him when his friends suddenly began yelling.
“God, Yug! Don’t let that guy fool you like that!” shouted Jounouchi.
“Yeah, he’s just a prick! He can’t really like you! Not with how fast he’s taking things!” added Honda.
“You don’t know anything!” Yugi yelled back to their surprise. “You don’t know Seto at all! You don’t have a right to say things like that!”
“Yugi, we’re just looking out for you,” Anzu explained in a gentle voice, trying to calm everyone down. “You’re our friend, and we don’t want to see you hurt.”
“I know, but please mind your own business when it comes to my personal matters.” And that was the final word on that subject.
Yugi knew it was impossible to make his friends understand. Their worlds were just too different.
He sighed and wondered if he shouldn’t have taken Seto up on his offer to stay at the manor while he was at work, but Yugi didn’t want to neglect his friends. They were good people and fun to be with when they weren’t rambling about nothing, but times like this were frustrating.
Yugi blinked with something soft bumped against his face and landed on his lap? It was a bright red, furry apple plushie with little green legs and a large, equally furry leaf on top. “Where’d that come from?” Honda asked out loud.
“It’s so cute,” Anzu and Yugi said at the same time, to Honda and Jounouchi’s amusement.
“I thought you’d like it,” said a voice over Yugi’s shoulder.
“Oh, Ryuji-kun!” Yugi felt nervous and relieved. He hadn’t seen his childhood friend since that incident at the ryotei. He was beginning to think they could no longer be friends, and if that were so, it would hurt him terribly.
“Oh my god! You’re Otogi Ryuji!” Anzu was on her feet in a flash.
“That I am, “ he confirmed with a charming smile, the same one that won him the Smile of the Year award two years running.
“Awesome!” Jounouchi exclaimed. “I’ve watched all your Dungeon Dice Monsters tournaments on TV!”
“I got all of the games,” Honda inserted with a shove to keep his blond friend from crawling over him.
“Cool. I appreciate all of my fans.”
Yugi smiled up at Otogi. “So what brings you here?”
“I decided to take a personal day. I have to tell you something important.” Otogi’s emerald eyes were serious.
“Sure, what is it?”
“In private.”
“Oh, alright.” Yugi stood. “Excuse me.” He walked off with Otogi, holding the plushie in his arms.
Anzu, Jounouchi, and Honda watched them curiously in an attempt to gauge what they’re talking about. Yugi had a look of absolute disbelief on his face. The pair exchanged quick words.
“Something must be wrong,” concluded Anzu.
“Hope it’s nothin’ too bad,” Jounouchi said.
“Hey, something’s happening,” Honda pointed out as he scooted closer, trying to hear.
Quite suddenly, Yugi took off running. His friends called for him, but he didn’t even notice.
Honda ran up to Otogi. “Hey! What’s going on?! What did you say to him?!” Otogi held up his hands to ward off the angry brunet.
“I was just passing along some news.”
“What about?” Honda demanded.
“It wouldn’t be right for me to say. You’ll have to ask him when you see him next.”
Honda growled. “You!”
“Honda, stop that!” Anzu snapped. “If it’s a private matter we can’t do anything about it until Yugi let’s us.” The girl notices Otogi staring at them. “What is it?”
“I’m surprised Yugi hangs out with you three. He doesn’t normally make friends with people who are... Less cultured than he is.” At that, Honda and Jounouchi screamed at him.
“You tryin’ ta say something?!”
Yugi hurried to the Kame Sake Ryotei, glad that they had gone to the park near his home. “Mother!” he called as he ran to the living area of the building. He looked in the office first, then dashed off to his parent’s bedroom when it turned up empty. “Mother!”
“I’m in here, Yugi.” Her voice was unusually soft. She was lying curled up on her sleeping matt with a cell phone loosely held in one hand.
Yugi sat down and hugged her. “Ryuji-kun told me... Something happened with father.”
“He’s been in an accident. They don’t know if he’ll make it.” Yugi felt his eyes stinging with tears.
“Does Miho know?”
“Not yet. She’s with her Oneesan. I don’t want to bother them while they’re working.” Yugi nodded and stayed quietly with his mother, praying his father would be alright.
Seto called Yugi as soon as he was finished with his work at Kaiba Corp. He frowned when Yugi didn’t answer. Of course there were reasons for someone not answering the phone; he could be in the restroom or in the middle of a hands-on activity. He smirked to himself at that last thought. It brought to mind of Yugi exploring his body with those soft hands.
The brunet got into his car then tried calling again. This time he connected. “Yugi?”
“Seto...” The boy’s voice was shaky and tired.
“What’s happened?” He started his vehicle, ready to pick Yugi up.
“My father... he’s been in an accident.”
“I’ll be right over.”
Seto drove above the speed limit. This was the first time he ever felt that he absolutely had to be with someone who wasn’t his little brother Mokuba. Yugi needed him.
He pushed his analytical thoughts aside. He could explore his psyche later. Right now, he had somewhere to be.
Yugi was grateful when Seto arrived. He clung to him, shoulders shaking with sobs he was attempting to hold back. His lover rubbed his back without saying a word, letting Yugi grieve however he needed to.
The bad news was given to Miho when she returned home, and together the small family waited for further news. Seto stayed as long as he could, but he had his little brother to look after and work in the morning.
“Go on, Seto, it’s alright.”
“Call me if you need anything.”
“I will, I promise.”
The work day ticked by, second by second. Seto wanted to be with his lover, not listening to the inflated dribbling nonsense that the men on the board of directors spat out in order to justify their jobs, for the third day in a row. He took a deep breath and steeled his patience. The meeting wasn’t any different from usual; he should have been able to handle it without blinking.
The clock chimed one.
It was technically still early, but...
“If that will be all, gentlemen, I believe we can adjourn early for today.” The men stared at him in surprise, but it looked like not a one of them wanted to argue. There was something they all rather be doing than sitting in a room.
Seto released a breath once the room was empty and glanced at his phone. No messages. He rubbed his temples to keep a migraine at bay. “I won’t worry. It’s useless worrying when there’s nothing to be done.” He repeated it to himself several times until he could pretend he believed it.
Mrs. Muto nearly knocked over an antique vase is her rush to answer her phone. “Hello?” Yugi and Miho listened from where they sat nearby, their purple gazes wide and fearful for their father’s fate. Moments later, they were all crying and hugging each other.
Mister Muto was going to be okay.
Yugi collapsed onto his bed, relax for the first time in days and feeling exhausted from the strain of being tense with worry. “He’s going to be okay.” He smiled and hugged his apple plushie. “Thank god...” Yugi picked up his phone and called Seto.
A couple days later, Yugi went to see his friends.
“Your dad’s in the hospital? Is he alright?” Anzu almost dropped the plate of pastries she was bringing to the table.
“He is now. The doctors said his injuries looked worse than they are. He’ll be able to fly back home in a couple of weeks.”
“Well that’s good,” said Honda.
“They say what happened?” Jounouchi asked.
“A support cable snapped and several broken stone blocks fell on top of him. Fortunately, the wall he was examining had a small overhang and protected him from the worse of it.” The blond whistled.
“Lucky!”
“Yes, he was.”
Yugi’s watched beeped. “I have to go. I just wanted to let you guys knows what’s been going on.”
“You have to work?” Anzu questioned. “We were hoping you could hang out for a while.”
“Sorry, but I already have other plans. There’s a party I have to attend.” He friends nodded and wished him well.
The petite boy took the bus uptown where he met with Seto. “Are you sure this is alright...? Won’t it look odd if we go together?” The last thing Yugi wanted to do was to cause Seto any trouble.
“It’ll be fine,” the brunet assured him. “There’s going to be any number of rich, single teenagers there.”
It was strange for Yugi to go to a party without wearing a kimono, but it was liberating for him at the same time. He felt like the other guys his age. He knew several of the attendants already and was able to mingle easily, skipping from group to group like a little hummingbird.
Seto was glad to see his small lover having such a good time after the ordeal with his father’s accident. Right until he saw Otogi in the group that Yugi had decided to entertain. Blue eyes narrowed at the dice player.
Otogi felt someone staring. Not the kind he was used to either. He looked up and immediately spotted Seto. He smirked at the other teenager. “Hey, Yugi, it’s getting a little late. How about I take you home, like old times?”
“Oh, I can’t, Ryuji-kun. I came here with someone.”
“Oh?” Yugi blushed and made excuses to leave, going to the restroom for his getaway.
Seto gritted his teeth and stalked over to Otogi as the group broke up. “You should give up, Otogi-dono.”
“I’m not a quitter, Kaiba-dono.”
The Kaiba-heir had hoped that Otogi wouldn’t make a pest of himself like this. “Outside.” Otogi stayed cocky and arrogant, pleased at Seto’s uncharacteristic display of anger.
“Whatever you say.” The two stepped out onto a private balcony, cleverly hidden by a large pillar.
“He’s mine, Otogi.”
“For now, but I can steal him away.” Seto’s arm snapped out and grabbed his peer by the front of his expensive shirt. “You’re losing that infamous cool of yours, Kaiba-dono.”
“What the hell is your problem?” Seto hissed. “I’ve never known you to be a boyfriend stealer.” Otogi scowled then.
“I’m not! But I’m not about to let you have Yugi!”
“It’s none of your business!” Seto shoved him away, but Otogi quickly caught his balance.
“It is! A guy like you can’t possibly love Yugi! You’re just playing with him!” Seto graced Otogi with a vicious smirk at the other teen’s accusations.
“What’s it like being blind?”
“Kaiba!” Seto held up a hand to stall what his peer was about to say.
“You’re no better than those insufferable fools I must school with if you think I would lay with just anyone, Otogi. I don’t have time for casual relationships.”
Silence reigned between them for several heartbeats. They could almost feel each throb of its passing. Then Otogi grinned and rested a hand on a cocked hip. “I won’t give up. I’ll prove to him I’m the better man.” Seto smirked again.
“Heh, you won’t succeed. He’s mine.”
“We’ll see.”
The two parted on the best terms they had ever been on in years.
September came too soon, and with it the fall term. There was the usual mixture of complaints and excited chatter from the students, like a room full of birds that were competing to see who could squawk the loudest.
“It’s good to see all of you again,” said their homeroom teacher. “I know it’s an unusual time of year for transfers, but today we have a new student.” She was pleased to see all eyes upfront. “Please come in.” The newest addition to their class came through the door, all long legs and cocky smile that made the girls (and even some of the guys) swoon, his d6 earring swinging haughtily. He bowed to them.
“Otogi Ryuji. I’m sixteen.”
Seto raised a brow and got a smirk in return from Otogi. He narrowed his eyes at the dice-boy.
Yugi sighed and chose not to look at either of them.
Seto had the feeling that the rest of the school year was going to be interesting.
~*~
AFTER NOTES: Golden's novel, Memoirs of a Geisha, shows Geisha having long-term sexual relationships with their danna in exchange for money and other favors and claims that attaining such a client was a main part of a geisha's career.
In Iwasaki's autobiography, Geisha: A Life, she acknowledges that while Geisha did have long-term sexual relationships with men, these relationships were something apart from the Geishas' careers and that sexual favors were never performed in exchange for money.
CHILDISH FANTASY
I want to make your cold lips smile
Put laughter in your voice just for a while
The world isn’t so gray
With a chance it will mend
I’m sure you will someday
Fall in love again
There’s a special smile on my face
Just for you to see
I want to drown in your embrace
Childish Fantasy
I want to warm your intense eyes
Just for me to see
I want to see love without disguise
Childish Fantasy
END SEASON 1
See you next season. ^_^