Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Faulty Reasoning ❯ Dirty ( Chapter 2 )

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As requested by JoeysGal...drum roll please...

Chapter 2- Dirty

Jou stared at his “Quadruple Bypass Burger” and half expected it to crawl away. He poked it slightly and could have sworn it mooed. He made a mental note to stick to pizza from now on. Ryou had apparently decided to give his some personality and was currently applying a ketchup happy face to it.

He sat down across from Jou and took a quick sip of his vanilla “Liquid Heart Attack” shake. “Did you like it?”

Jou blinked. “Like what?”

“When you kissed the boy. Did you like it?”

Jou considered the possible answers and weighed them against the person asking. He trusted Ryou. He had already trusted him with more than Yuugi knew, and being the Ryou wasn’t stupid he had probably guessed more than even Honda ever fathomed. But still, Ryou seemed so innocent. He recalled having to explain quite a bit to him once Yugi and his yami’s relationship got out. He decided to keep it as clean as possible, at least until he knew where Ryou was going with this line of questioning and how much he knew. “Yeah. It was nice. Like kissing a girl, only not.”

“Only not,” repeated Ryou, indicating that he had no idea whatsoever what he was talking about.

Jou struggled to explain better. “It was like…you how when you kiss a chic and her lips are really slick and smooth from the lipstick and stuff.”

“I’ve never kissed anyone before,” Ryou said shyly.

“Oh,” Jou was a bit taken aback. He backpedaled, “Um, well, it was nice. I like it when the person isn’t wearing anything on their lips, makes it less messy. That and lipstick sort of tastes funny,” he made a face.

Ryou laughed. “Did you and Mai ever…uh,” he paused looking for a word.

“Hook up?”

“What does that mean exactly?”

Jou smiled. Ryou’s innocence was a little frustrating but it was cute nonetheless. “It’s when you…uh,” now it was Jou’s turn to flounder for a word, “French kiss!” he said triumphantly, pleased that he had found an appropriate phrase.

Ryou nodded. “So did you and Mia ever hook up?”

“Yeah, a couple of times.”

“I thought you said she hated you!” Ryou exclaimed.

“So maybe I exaggerated but she doesn’t like me much and the feeling is mutual,” Jou replied with a shrug.

“And you kissed her?”

“Well, that was mutual too. And besides a little tonsil hockey does a number on stress and we were both a little tense.” Ryou raised an eyebrow. “It’s not like I slept with her.”

“Well that’s a relief!”

Jou laughed. “You sound like someone’s mom! Loosen up, baby. It only goes downhill from here!”

Ryou smiled and then grew shy again. “Don’t get mad, you don’t have to answer. I just was wondering-”

“Spit it out, Ryou!”

“Are you a virgin?” he asked quietly.

Jou once again considered his answer. Well, so much for keeping it out of the gutter. He didn’t want to lie and there was no point really bearing in mind this was Ryou he was talking to. “No,” Jou wanted to find something else to add to it, since it sounded short and gruff. He couldn’t. But he anticipated several questions that could follow that statement.

He was disappointed. Ryou looked like he wanted to say something but then glanced away and drank some more of his shake. Jou took a bite of his burger. The silence stretched out between them until Jou thought he’d go insane.

“What were you laughing about in English about?” said Jou finally, desperate to end the hush.

Ryou looked up and laughed. “Oh, that…well, you confused your “l’s” and “r’s” when you said election and ended up saying a completely different word.”

Jou was slightly lost. “What word was it?” he asked, genuinely bewildered.

Ryou looked like he was going to start laughing again. Jou glared at him and when he told Jou he couldn’t help but snort .

“I said that?”

Ryou nodded and wiped his eyes. “It would have made sense if we were talking about American politics,” he laughed.

Jou smiled. He guessed Ryou was talking about the president who got it on with his secretary or something. He laughed suddenly at the irony. He had brought up the English incident to have a nice sex free topic and lo and behold here they were discussing ex American President’s hard ons.

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Jou walked home from Calorie Burger with a wide smile on his face. Ryou was more fun than he had given him credit for. After they had gotten off American politics, which he knew terribly little about, they began talking about history class and then about the teacher. Ryou’s wry observations were hysterical. He started laughing every time he pictured Albatou-sensei redying his roots and putting in contacts.

Jou knocked on his door since he had forgotten his key. After an interminable amount of time his father opened up. “I was wondering when you’d decide to show up,” his father said mildly.

“I went our to eat with a friend since he didn’t want to go home and cook and if I went home I have nothing to cook.,” Jou replied, stepping out of the cold rubbing his arms briskly.

“It is November. Serves you right for walking around without a jacket,” his father chided. “If you get you jacket we can go food shopping now.”

“Na, I’m too lazy just now, Dad.”

“Good, me too,” his father said smiling. “Go do your homework of whatever it is that you do when your in the house.”

“You make it sound like I’m never home!”

“You're not but I don’t mind, as long as don’t hear about your escapades.”

“Escapades? Me? Whatever do you mean?” cried Jou as he ran to his room. He threw his backpack on the floor and changed out of his uniform. He glanced at the clock and his eyes went wide. Five-thirty! He had been out later than he thought.

He went back to the kitchen, downed a glass of water and walked into the living room where his father was watching the news.

“How was school?”

“It was alright, if boring,” Jou said flopping gracelessly onto the couch.

“Where did you eat?”

“Some burger joint by school. Went with Ryou. Don’t know if you met him.”

“Don’t think I have. What does he look like?”

“Short, brown eyes, long hair.”

“Nope.” They sat in comfortable silence and then began making fun of the anchors bad rug. The phone rang and they both looked at each other, waiting for the other to get it. “I win, I’m older,” his father said.

Jou dragged himself from his seat grumbling about lazy old men. “Hello?”

“Hey Jou-kun!” greeted Yuugi.

“Who is it?” called his father.

“Yuugi.”

“Oh, yeah. He called about an hour ago and wanted you to call him back.”

“Gee, thanks, Dad!” called Jou.

“What’s all the shouting about?” asked Yuugi. “Did you get my message?”

“Just got it. So what’s up?”

“Nothing, really. Grandpa just got a new shipment of cards in.”

“Cool! Anything good?”

Yeah, there’s some interesting stuff I think you’d like to see,” Yuugi replied.

“So I guess you’ve been slobbering all over those new cards all day,” Jou said laughing. “Such an exciting life you lead!”

“Yeah, yeah. So where were you?”

“I’ll have you know I was being social. I went out to eat!”

“Hate to break the news to you but I have to be social! I’m never alone!” Yuugi defended himself.

“If anyone were eavesdropping on this conversation they’d think you were a schizophrenic!”

"Oh yeah? Well how do you know your not schizophrenic! I could be just figment of your psychologically disabled brain!” Yuugi returned.


“Alright! That’s it! You had better start taking the Prozac, again!”

“Not until you start taking your Ritalin!” Yuugi said adamantly.

Jou’s father, who had just walked into the kitchen, stared at his son who was laughing madly into the phone. “So the Jounouchi line comes down to this?” He shook his head. “Thank god for daughters.”

“So where’d you’d go and with who?” asked Yuugi.

“Got a moo cow special at Calorie burger with Ryou,” said Jou flippantly.

“Oh! That’s taking you life in your hands! I thought he had better sense than that!”

“What can I say? I used my ever-so-seductive charm on him. Poor boy didn’t stand a chance.”

“Jou! How many times do I have to tell you about seducing people in fast food places! You don’t know where they’ve been!”

“But I was with Ryou! I doubt he’s been anywhere too bad. Unlike you, Yuugi…”

“Me!?”

“Oh yeah! Come on now! We all know what a bad ass you are! I know you’ve got a tattoo somewhere that says ‘Mom’,” Jou said.

Yuugi laughed. “You got me. Jou. But I’m nothing compared to Ryou-or ‘Ripper’ as he’s known on the streets.”

Jou busted out laughing at the thought. His father, who was back in the living room, heard him cackling and sighed. “Note to self: After he gets off the phone, call the local sanitarium.”
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Whee! Chapter 2 is done! I cannot even tell you how much fun that was to write! I just hope it’s as much fun to read. I don’t know if this happens to anybody else, but the whole things with Jou not getting the message until he was talking to Yuugi is based on reality. My family is pathetic like that… As for the chapter title, its up to you whether it refers to the conversation or the burger joint. ::shrugs:: Oh, and I personally think that Yuugi’s tattoo would be one of those hearts but instead of “Mom” it would say “Gramps”. A friend of mine told me I was crazy and if it said anything it would say “Yami.” Yes, I do have weird conversations with my friends. Anyway, thanks for reading and please review!
~Karre