Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Breaking the Habit ❯ Meet You There ( Chapter 2 )

Meet You There

Warnings: Some slight shonen-ai, suicide, some language, possibly OOC-ness.

Pairings: Seto x Jou, but nothing in the way of sex, only hints.

Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! isn't mine. Neither is Simple Plan's "Meet You There" or Atlantic Starr's "Masterpiece.. I'm making nothing off of this, so there's no point in suing. You'll get nothing. Like the points from Who's Line Is It Anyway? (Which I also don't own).

Notes: This is the second part to my story "Breaking the Habit" by Linkin Park, which I also do not own. See a theme here??

~song lyrics~

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Seto sat in his room. It had been a week since his boyfriend Jounouchi Katsuya had killed himself. If Seto closed his eyes, he could see the carpet stained with Jou's blood and the red writing on the wall. He blamed himself for the suicide. After all, Seto knew about Jou's self injury and didn't say a word to anyone. The feelings of guilt held Seto captive now, much like they did when he was living under Gozaburo's rules. Kaiba had retreated into himself and allowed the guilt to eat at him daily.

~Now you're gone

I wonder why you left me here

I think about it on and on and on and on again~

Seto thought to himself, "Damn it, Jou. Why didn't you talk to me? You know I would have helped you." Seto tried to recall if there was any sign that Jou was going to try hurting himself or anything. Finding none, Seto fell back to blaming himself. "I know we could have worked through it. You could have come to me for anything Jou." This was Seto's mental mantra after seeing the blonde on the floor.

~I know you're never coming back

But I hope that you can hear me.

I'm waiting to hear from you,

Until I do…~

While Kaiba lay in bed, he sent a small prayer to his love. "Jou, I know I'll never hold you again in this lifetime. You didn't have to take it this far. I miss you so much. We all do. If I could have a sign from you that you're okay wherever you are, I think I could go on with my life. Take care of yourself Pup. I still love you." Seto fell asleep in a troubled sleep waiting to get a sign from his beloved angel.

~You've gone away

I'm left alone, a part of me is gone

And I'm not moving on,

So wait for me. I know the day will come~

The next day, Kaiba was on his way to the office. While waiting on a traffic light, over the radio came what Jou referred to as "their song". It was Atlantic Starr's "Masterpiece". Driving off from the light, the great Seto Kaiba began to sob. While hearing the song was comforting, it reminded him of what he could never have back. As the song ended, Seto thought, "Jou, please, wait for me. We'll be together again. I love you."

~I'll meet you there

No matter where life takes me to,

I'll meet you there.

And even if I need you here, I'll meet you there.~

Somehow, Seto stumbled through his day without another breakdown. He knew he'd meet Jou again, however, he needed to endure without him right now. Knowing anything from here on out would only allow him to be closer to having Jou in his arms again.

Reaching the mansion, Kaiba headed upstairs to shower. He found himself remembering what happened the first time Jou has slept over.

*Seto was lying in bed waiting for his blonde to come and join him. His eyes had just slid closed when he felt a warm body pressed against his. The simple contact had Seto fully awake instantly.*

Feeling his body react to the sweet memory, Seto moaned, "God Jou...I need you in my arms again. Everything's so empty without you."

~I wish I could have told you

The words I kept inside.

But now it's too late~

In the shower, Seto began feeling even lower as he remembered the date tomorrow. He'd planned to ask Jou to marry him tomorrow for his birthday, January 25th. The little black box had been hidden away in one of Seto's drawers. He just realized that he'd never be able to tell Jou how much he meant to him. Seto's plan was to write his own wedding vows and tell Jou everything when they were married. Seto had never been able to show love to anyone save Mokuba. Living with Gozaburo never gave him that chance.

~So many things remind me of you.

I hope that you can hear me,

I miss you.

This is goodbye, one last time.~

Walking into his room, Seto noticed all the things Jou had left there during his visits. One night while Jou and Kaiba had been making love, Jou had removed the dog tag he always wore. The next morning Jou had forgotten to put it on before he left. Sliding the necklace on, Kaiba took notice of the writing on the tag.

*Jounouchi Katsuya-Kaiba * there was room left for the date.

Looking at it, Seto realized that somehow Jou knew or guessed that he would be asking him to get married. "Maybe he really did know how I felt." The CEO pondered. Letting the cold silver tag fall against his warm skin, Kaiba sent another prayer heavenward. "I love you, Jou, but I've got to do this. Please forgive me if I'm wrong, I just need you."

~And where I go you'll be there

With me.

Forever you'll be right here

With me.~

Seto found the black box beneath his bed. Removing the Colt .45, he brought the loaded gun to his head. In his other hand, he clasped the dog tag. Pulling the trigger, the bullet fired into Seto's head, killing him instantly.

Seto opened his eyes. All around him was a pale white light. To his left was a set of pearly gates. There was a figure leaning against the bars nonchalantly. The figure's amber eyes locked onto Seto's midnight blue ones. Kaiba realized just who the figure was.

~I'll meet you there.

No matter where life takes me,

I'll meet you there.

And even if I need you,

I'll meet you there.~

Kaiba walked up to the figure. Taking its hand in his, Kaiba used his free hand to trace the delicate jaw line. "Jou…I've missed you. I couldn't stand to be without you." He admitted.

Jou smiled at his Dragon. "Seto, you know, they won't be too happy with you. It wasn't your time. I know what they did to me." Confessed Jou.

Seto leaned down and captured the blonde's lips in a kiss. "I don't care. I'd go through hell to hold you forever. I can't live without my angel."

Grinning wildly, Jou pushed himself away from the bars of the gate to embrace his blue-eyed Dragon. While safely wrapped in Jou's arms, Seto felt soft caressing feathers wrapping around him. Looking around, he saw Jou's pure white wings enveloping him. Seeing his angel again gave Kaiba the confidence to know that whatever God could do to him for killing himself was a small price to pay for this bliss. He was where he needed to be, in the arms of the love he lost.

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I want to put this right out front. I don't approve of suicide. I have never condoned it. I urge anyone who's had or is having suicidal thoughts to seek help. I wrote this to hopefully satisfy the wishes of several reviewers. If I didn't do well, well, I'm sorry. I honestly didn't plan on a second part, but I tried. =) As always, read and review!