Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Chrysalis ❯ Clouds ( Chapter 8 )

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Dragonmaster TC- Yami's not going to give up his hikari for anyone, he is, however, willing to share, after all, in this fic. he doesn't have a physical body and after having 37 wives he has a bit different viewpoint than us poor backward modern folks. Thanks for the reviews, I'm glad you like it.

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Chrysalis

Chapter Eight: Clouds

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Jonouchi

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Jonouchi slumped against the school railing yawning and pulling his school jacket closer around him. Life was once more back to normal, Mokuba was finally allowed to go back to school, Kaiba was once more in control of the chaos that passed for Kaiba Corp., and Jonouchi was free to return to the doubtful embrace.

He looked over to where Kaiba was sitting on a bench next to the school building. He felt a twinge of annoyance. Since the night that Mokuba came home from the hospital, sex had been rare, hell, it was nonexistent. Love Kaiba as he might, he had his …well…needs. He was sixteen, damn it, he had more hormones than he know what to do with, and his lover was too busy to give a damn.

The fight this morning had been…well…yeah, it had been. Jonouchi couldn't even remember what it was over. Something idiotic probably, like whether wheat toast was better than white. Things just got out of control. One snippy comment leading to another, each building on the next till things that shouldn't have been said were said. Each voicing the fears they kept hidden in their hearts and flinging them at the other like weapons.

Jonouchi could still hear Kaiba`s snarl, "You just want a fuck, a meal, and a place to crash for the night."

"If that was so, I wouldn't have helped with the kid." Jonouchi had yelled back, "What's wrong. The Great Seto Kaiba doesn't want to admit he owes…"

"I owe you nothing." Kaiba had nearly put his hand through the table as he slammed his hand down on it. "You were just looking after your meal ticket, weren't you."

Jonouchi cringed, it had gotten worse after that. The memory of Kaiba's eyes as they both leaned over the table yelling was enough to make him shiver. His love's eyes really where like mirrors to his soul. They were warm as summer sky when laughing, dark and murky when brooding, and like ice when angry. Today it had been like standing in the artic.

He looked back over the school grounds, trying not to notice how distant Kaiba was. He works all day, comes home late, if I'm lucky he fucks me like a whore before he rolls over and goes to sleep. I rarely see him and we never seem to talk. What the hell kind of relationship is that?

He watched as Duke, Honda, Yugi and that girl came into the school yard. Yugi and the girl were walking together, Yugi was waving his arms around as if he were the Frankenstein monster and the girl was laughing. Honda and Duke were walking behind them discussing something serious.

"Hi guys, what's up?" Jonouchi slouched over to them, pretending he didn't notice Kaiba getting up and walking into the school without so much as glancing in his direction.

"Not much, I was just telling Yuai about the time that the can of Silly Strings exploded on you and Honda. Remember? You had pink and purple string all over you and couldn't see and…" Yugi nearly doubled over snickering and Yuai smiled.

Jonouchi noticed that she'd cleaned up a bit since the last time he had seen her. Her hair was clean and neatly braided, her uniform was still way to big, but it was clean as were her shoes and socks. All tidied up she looked, well, cute. She had a little hart shaped face, sweet hazel eyes and a cute, shy smile. He nodded to himself, just right for Yugi.

I kinda wished I'd remembered to check her out with Kaiba's folks, Jonouchi sighed, Too late, now.

"Hey, where's Kaiba?" Honda looked questioningly around as if expecting the brunette to appear.

"He woke up with his head shoved up his ass." Jonouchi laughed, or at least tried too. "I think he's got PMS or something."

"Man, Jonouchi, you could really do better than that stupid fuck." Duke shook his head. "Hey, come on over the my house tonight, a bunch of my friends are coming over. Get out, meet some non-psychos."

"Hey, nobody but me gets to dump on Kaiba." Jonouchi shoved Duke back, then caught him as Duke nearly toppled over in surprise. "Sorry man, sorry. Just had a really rough morning."

Duke nodded, "Been there, done that. But think about the party, you never know. You might find someone, or you might just say `Fuck it' and know that Kaiba's the one."

Jonouchi nodded, thinking, then nodded decisively. "Okay, yeah, count me in."

Honda shook his head, "Jo, Kaiba's not gonna like it if he hears. Better work things out with him before you start trolling for a new guy."

"He'll never find out, and if he does, well fuck him. I can take care of myself without running to Kaiba. An if I wanna go party, then I'm going."

"Okay, okay. I won't even say I told you so, cause I'll say it now." Honda shook his head. "Kaiba is going to find out and it isn't going to be pretty. I am telling you so, I am telling you so."

Jonouchi shrugged, "Okay, you told me so. Now, lets get inside before my dick freezes off." He pulled his school jacket closer to himself. "It's really getting cold out here.

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Kaiba

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Kaiba rolled over, pushed the covers aside and rolled out of bed. The morning sun was just rising. It's rays tinting the clouds blue and apricot. The distant hills were misty shades of gray with soft white mist curled around them. He leaned his arm against the window and rested his forehead against it. He hadn't slept. Jonouchi hadn't come home last night. No phone call, no matter how curt, to let him know that he wasn't coming over. Nothing but a rumor that Duke was throwing a party and Jonouchi was going.

Kaiba closed his eyes, blocking out the dawn. Duke had been after Jonouchi from the beginning. Now he was going to get him, and Kaiba had all but shoved Jonouchi into his outstretched arms. That fool Mako was going to be there too. Mako, who practically drooled every time Jonouchi came into view. Mako, who felt that the less clothes the better and Jonouchi, who's appetite for food was only exceeded by his appetite for sex, in the same room, drinking, for hours…..and no phone call.

My own damn fault. Kaiba stood up and shuffled to the bathroom. Damn, damn, damn. Stupid fight, all my fault. Jonouchi was just sitting there eating breakfast and I just started snarling.

Kaiba relieved himself and turned on the shower. I should have my tongue ripped out, or my teeth wired together, or maybe, get my voice box removed, like one of those yappy little poodles, so that I don't just start foaming at the mouth like that.

He brushed his teeth, glaring at himself in the mirror. You are a idiot. Jonouchi spent weeks here, helping with Mokuba, helping me not to loose it altogether, and what do I do, I start tearing into him over breakfast. Great way to show your gratitude, moron.

He shook his head and stepped into the now steaming shower. He won't do anything. It was just a stupid fight. He won't do anything. He just needs a bit of time. Then we can work it out. I'll apologize. I'll tell him I didn't mean any of those things. I'll tell him what a total idiot I am. I'll tell him how important he is to me, how much I love him. We'll work it out. I'll be more careful. I won't blow up like that again. He won't do anything stupid. He won't. He just went home to his dad, probably had a few beers with Duke, then he went home. He'll be at school and I'll talk to him. I'll take him out, and we'll deal with it. Just don't let him do anything stupid. Do you hear me Ra? Please, just don't let him be that stupid. I love him.

Kaiba stood with his head bowed under the shower, letting the water run down his back and face, pretending that he wasn't crying.

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Honda

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"You are the stupidest ass I've ever met." Honda grumbled as he watched Jonouchi tumble out the door of Duke's apartment, trying to zip up his pants, carry his coat and shoes, and eat a piece of toast. Serenity had called him a hour ago, asking him to please pick up her brother, from Duke's house, so he had dragged himself out of bed and got over here. Just in time to watch the show.

There's no way in hell that Kaiba's not going to hear about this. Honda looked on disgustedly as Duke hauled Jonouchi back for a goodbye kiss. Duke has been wanting something to rub in Kaiba's face and Jonouchi just gave it to him. I wonder if he'll rub it in first thing or wait till after school.

He watched his friend stomp into his shoes and sling his coat on. Probably do it first thing, just to watch Kaiba suffer all day.

"Thanks for picking me up. I owe you one." Jonouchi grabbed the spare helmet that Honda handed to him and shoved it on his head, but not before Honda noticed a large red mark on Jonouchi's neck.

Now, tell me that wasn't deliberate. No way to hid that thing. Honda just grunted and scooted forward on the seat to give Jonouchi room to sit. Maybe he'll wait, keep his mouth shut and just watch Kaiba squirm, knowing that his lover had been fucked by someone else. Safe that way, he can enjoy the show and not have Kaiba rip his intestines out later.

"Where to, home or Kaiba's?" Honda yelled back as he started the bike.

"Fuck Kaiba, home."

Jonouchi clung to Honda as the bike accelerated and thought, How about this Kaiba? You like this?

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Kaiba

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Kaiba leaned back in the elevator and ran his mind through the plan for the up coming meeting. Three directors of his R&D department were waiting to show him the plans for a telecommunications satellite that would allow a three dimensional schematic of any building, structure or formation on the planet. The contract from the military alone would easily pay for the satellite and the development costs, the problem was, he had other plans for that technology. He was willing to share, and accept the government restrictions that were sure to pop up, but he wanted that satellite.

He took a deep breath, letting it out slowly, Focus, focus. You know how to do this, bury it deep and don't look at it. Push it down, make it small, put it away, keep your mind on the goal. Attend this meeting, get them to do what you want them to do, dismiss the meeting, walk down the hall, get your briefcase, tell your secretary go bye, get in the car, go home, walk up the stairs, open the door, close the door, lock the door, sit down.

Then he could let go, then he could let the pain out from where he had shoved it this morning when he looked at Jonouchi and saw Duke's mark on him. Then he could let the nauseating sickness he felt at the thought of Duke and Jonouchi tangled together take over, let himself shake, let himself hurt. Then he would get up and destroy Duke for hurting him, for daring to touch what was his, for taking Jonouchi away before they could even try to work things out.

Focus, focus, focus. He reminded himself. Pay back later.

And payback would be sweet. Sweeter because Duke wouldn't know, how or why. Duke thought he had gotten away clean. He had stayed carefully in the background during school, for all appearances innocently hanging out with his friends. And Jonouchi, he would never say a word. He knew Kaiba and he knew what Kaiba would do to his new lover. But Jonouchi's eyes, his beautiful, brown eyes had told. Kaiba knew them too well, he had spent hours, maybe even days looking into those eyes. He knew every emotion, every expression, every unspoken word they had to say, and they told him Duke was the one. Mako, the idiot shark boy, barely got a flicker of notice, the other people that had been at the party, not a glance, but Duke…bingo.

Kaiba took a deep breath. Focus, meeting, satellite, focus.

The elevator dinged open and Kaiba stepped out head held high, eyes cold and distant, shoulders straight. He was ready, he could do this, and then he could crawl back to his room and lick his wounds, alone.

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Yugi and Yuai

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"Elephant," Yugi pointed to the large fluffy cloud over head, "See the trunk?"

"Oh, yeah. Hey, that's a good one."

He and Yuai had come to the park to collect leaves for their science project on autumn defoliation, or something like that. After collecting the appropriate things they had flopped on their backs to watch clouds. It was a beautiful day, crisp, clear, and sunny with large, fluffy white clouds floating merrily in a brilliantly blue sky.

"Look, a dog. See the nose?" Yuai pointed to another cloud.

"Uh huh. That one there?" Yugi pointed.

"Yeah, with the little tiny cloud next to it"

Yami was sitting on a nearby bench gazing at the serene park with a small quiet smile on his face, enjoying the sunshine. Yugi had warned him it wouldn't be long till clouds, cold and snow would be all he would see and he was storing up as much sunshine as he could to last him through the winter.

Last winter had been a hellish experience, he honestly never realized that weather could be like that. He had spent most of the winter curled up in his bed, only coming out to duel and check on Yugi. The one time he had allowed Yugi to coax him out was to go do something Yugi had called sledding. After face planting into a pine tree, being run over by a three year old on a snowboard, and being buried in a pile of snow that had fallen from a tree he had been foolish enough to walk under, he had fled back to the warm safety of the puzzle.

"What do you think, a giraffe?" Yugi pointed to a long slender cloud with a blob on the end.

"Could be a snake that's eaten a coconut."

Yugi giggled.

Aibou, are you sure the grass isn't wet? Yami noticed that Yugi was starting shiver. It's a bit cold out, and being wet wouldn't help.

No, it isn't wet, but I am getting cold. Yugi sat up and looked around.

"It's starting to get late," he turned and looked at Yuai who was also sitting up, "You want to come over and have dinner with me and Grandpa? We're having Chinese Mystery Food."

"Chinese Mystery Food?" Yuai, tipped her head puzzled.

Yugi laughed and nodded, "Yep, we call up a Chinese place, order the special and then try to figure out what we ordered."

Yuai smiled back, "Sounds great."

Yugi bounced to his feet and pulled Yuai up, "Sure you don't have to call your parents or anything?"

Yuai shook her head, frowning slightly as she slipped her school pack on, "No, no. They work late, just so long as I'm in bed by the time they get home, they're fine."

Yugi shrugged into his pack, "Okay," he smiled. "Race ya home."

"You're on, slowpoke."

Yami smiled as he watched the two young ones race across the park, wondering if he had ever done anything like that.

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Jonouchi

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Duke was sprawled sleeping across the bed, his long dark hair tousled. Jonouchi admitted that he looked good with his long, clean lightly muscled limbs, a nice rounded ass, a flat stomach, nicely defined chest and well developed shoulders. He wasn't as good as Kaiba's well toned, gym sculpted body, but that was in the past. One look into Kaiba's cool distant eyes as they flicked casually down to the mark on his throat and he knew that he wouldn't be seeing Kaiba's beautiful body in bed again.

Still, it wasn't all bad. For once he was the dominant partner. He was the one in control of the relationship. Sure, Duke had used him, but then, he let himself be used. In letting Duke use him to strike at Kaiba, he had struck too, and he knew the blow had hit true and deep. Kaiba was good at hiding his emotions, but not that good. Jonouchi had seen the half second flicker in those blue eyes, the pain.

Just looking for a meal ticket, huh? Jonouchi frowned out the window. Well, guess I got a new ticket, and believe me, the ride is just as good. And from the looks of it, I'll get a ride a lot more often than I got with you. So keep your mansion, and your pain-in-the-ass kid brother and your money, give me a can of soda, a bag of chips and Duke's cushy ass. I'll be fine. Just fine.

Jonouchi stretched back out next to Duke and closed his eyes, pushing away the sight of crystalline blue eyes flicking wide with agony. "Juuuussst fiiiinnnne. You'll see."