Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Insomniac ❯ Boulevard of broken dreams ( Chapter 5 )

Velvetina: Hiya I'm back after an embarrassingly long break. I'm SORRY all I can say in my defence is that I've been swamped with school work, started a new job and haven't had any inspiration. The bonus story at the end is dedicated to two reviewers. One from MediaMinder.org and one of Adulfanfiction.net. So ...

Seto: *does drum roll*

Velvetina: The bonus story goes to HappyDragon and Felidae. Its angsty which I'm sorry for if you didn't want it but it fits with the chapter. The song is "Boulevard of broken dreams" by Greenday and obviously nothing but the plot is mine.

Chapter Five: Boulevard of broken dreams

Just as Seto had predicted, the Mutt had already picked out a movie. Jou had hobbled into the room, dumped pancakes onto his lap, and then grabbed the DVD of Shrek.

"That's a kid's movie." Seto protested.

"You've never seen Shrek?" The blonde had asked sounding horrified.

"No."

"But it's a legend of a movie; everyone has to see it at least once." And that had been that. Seto actually found the pancakes delicious and stuffed himself, shovelling as much in as possible, which was quite the opposite from his usual delicate bites. Also to the CEO's surprise, he found himself enjoying the movie. When it came to the big sing-a-long at the end, Seto was tapping his foot in time to the music. What shocked him most of all was when the dog joined in and was actually a good singer.

"There, now that wasn't so bad was it?" Jou said once the movie had ended.

"No Pup, that wasn't. In fact I'm starting to think a lot of things aren't as bad as I thought they were." Seto murmured to himself.

"Pardon?" The flaxen haired boy blinked.

"Nothing Pup, nothing at all."

"ARGH! Kaiba would you stop with the stupid dog jokes!" Jou yelled, frustrated. Jeez, you tried to be nice to moneybags and he just kept right on insulting.

"Why should I? I'm afraid it's true that you do look like a cute, golden retriever." The room fell silent as neither boy could quite believe that Seto had said that. The room was silent for a while until Jou quietly asked.

"Why do we insult each other so much?"

"I don't know." Seto admitted.

"I reckon it's because we don't know anything about one another and so can't talk about any mutual interests." Kaiba stared at the blonde amazed that the other duellist had actually had an intelligent thought.

"You know you might just have had an idea there." He said thoughtfully. "I know this game called Truths."

I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone

A couple of hours later, Jou and Seto were still in an involved conversation. Jou had found out a lot of things about the taller teen through the game. The rules of Truths were that one person asked a question and both participants had to answer it. If one didn't, they had to do a forfeit. A few of the questions had been.

When did you first figure out you were gay? Seto had laughed and admitted to being 16 when he'd seen a hot business associate showering. Jou sniggered at the confession and quite happily said 14 when he'd stumbled across his father's gay porn and finally understood why he wasn't attracted to females.

When was your first kiss? Jou smiled and said 12. He'd felt nothing during the kiss and it wasn't until he was 14 that he understood why. Seto went bright crimson but mumbled 15 in an embarrassed tone. It was a fan that threw herself at him, the older boy admitted.

What's your favorite food? Vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips, both boys had yelled at the same time and then grinned at each other. It also soon came to light that they both cared for their siblings above anyone else. Jou couldn't believe that he and the azure-eyed teen had actually managed in some way to bond. He glanced at the clock and sighed when he saw that Mokuba would be home soon and he would have to go. Suddenly he blurted out.

"What are your dreams for the future? I mean I know you're the owner of KaibaCorp but where do you wanna go with it?"

"Eventually I want to take it to America. If America accepts my technology the whole world will. I'll be able to set up my theme parks everywhere and orphans all around the world will be able to enjoy them for free."

"Whoa Kaiba, that's cool." Jou exclaimed.

"What about you?" The brunette asked trying to cover up his blush from Jou's praise. Jou himself flushed lightly and said.

"It sounds kinda silly but I really want to become a singer." Not wanting to bring up the discussion about his singing Jou shot out another question. "What's your worst memory?" Seto paled dramatically before stammering out.

"I don't talk about it."

"But…"

"I said that I don't talk about it!" Seto snapped out with his familiar cold tone. Jounouchi gaped for a moment before shutting his mouth. The two boys sat in silence until a small ball of energy entered the room.

"Big Brother, you're up!" Yelled Mokuba. "I take it Jou's been looking after you." Kaiba didn't reply and Jou found himself replying instead.

"I did my best kid. Can I go home now?"

"But don't you want to stay…"

"I just wanna go home, please." Jou quietly insisted.

I walk alone, I walk alone, I walk alone, I walk a...

My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
Till then I walk alone

A short while later Jou had been taken to his house by a Kaiba limousine and had collapsed on his bed. All he wanted to do was curl up away from all these conflicting emotions that held him in their grasp. Goosebumps covered his arms and a shiver went up his spine as he recollected how the brunette had looked clad only in wet boxers. Jounouchi couldn't quite hold back a low moan as he remembered how the azure-eyed teen had made him feel that morning before realizing who it was. Jou didn't know how long he lay there for, but soon he heard his Dad's voice calling out to him. Slowly he hobbled into the sitting room.

"Hey Dad."

"My god Jou, you look awful."

"Ah I don't feel too bad."

"Well to make you feel better, for tea I got Chinese and afterwards; Vanilla with chocolate chips." Jou smiled as his father's words only reminded him of Kaiba. Later Jou went to bed and his last thought was; <What will he do tomorrow?>


I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone
Read between the lines
What's fucked up and everything's all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone

After about an hour, Seto finally managed to convince his brother that he was feeling fine and that it was definitely ok for him to go over a friends house for a couple of hours. After a lot of totally unnecessary fussing, Mokuba left and Seto settled back in a chair looking forward to some peace and quiet. Unfortunately every time Seto closed his eyes all he could see was a certain blonde puppy. Finally Seto gave up and with something very close to a Jounouchi growl, he made his was up to his bedroom. After a lot of effort and swearing, Seto was on his bed with his laptop doing some much-needed work. He didn't notice when the door cracked open slightly and a muffled curse was heard. Then five minutes later Mokuba walked in holding a cup of tea.

"Here you go Ni-sama. I thought you'd like a drink."

"Thanks Mokuba. It's time you went to bed." Seto said absently, not noticing when his little brother rolled his eyes before walking out of the room. Casually he sipped his tea still hunched on the computer. After a couple of minutes, Seto felt himself get drowsy and set the laptop to one side and slid down to lay on the bed. Just before giving up to oblivion he could be heard muttering.

"The little bugger dissolved a sleeping tablet in the drink again."


My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
Till then I walk alone

Yugi got home after detention and sat at his desk glumly. A transparent Pharaoh appeared beside him and put a hand on his shoulder.

//I'm sure Jounouchi is fine Yugi. //

/I know I just can't help worrying. /

//You know I hate to see you upset. I'll worry for you. // Under his dark's protection, Yugi felt safe and went on with his evening without any more concerns.



I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a…

/Stop Bakura!/

//Be quiet weakling!// A vicious voice snapped at the light.

/Why do you pretend.../The weaker boy was once again locked away in his soul room and the white hair Yami let his true appearance show. He spent hours hunched over a computer before finally whispering,

"Finally."

My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
Till then I walk away!

A/N: hey everyone I hope the end of this chappie cleared up the end of the last one slightly. Hmm what has Bakura been up to? Anyway onto the bonus bit, this is Seto's worst memory, so its angsty. Sorry if you didn't want angst but I felt another lemon would be too much, who knows maybe I was wrong. Anyway you know if I've dedicated this to you so…

Seto walked down to dinner nervously. Normally he never ate with his foster father, but today his presence had been requested. He felt sick inside because the other day on his twelfth birthday, he'd attempted an escape and had not yet been punished. He didn't know what Gozaburo was planning but where his foster father was concerned it was never going to be good. He politely knocked on the massive door.

"Come in." The voice that Seto hated with a passion, bellowed.

"I'm here as you asked father." Seto swallowed. Looking around the room he saw several of Gozaburo's associates around the table and couldn't help wonder why.

"Come in and take your seat, boy. My friends are Tanka, Fyumia, Kiysra…" The evil man listed others but it was obvious that the first three were his closest friends. Dinner went normally enough, Seto eating quietly while the elders talked about paying for something. He didn't really understand. After the meal was over, Gozaburo bellowed.

"Stand on the table boy!" Not wanting to get into trouble Seto did as he was told shaking slightly.

"Now gentleman the rules are as follows, anything goes as long as you don't take him; that is my right. The one who bids the most wins, simple really." Gozaburo grinned evilly and as the men yelled out amounts of money going up rapidly, he made Seto pose on the table and strip to his boxers. Seto had no idea what was going on but he did know he wanted it to stop. The way the men looked at him made him feel ill. Suddenly the yelling stopped, apparently Fyumia had won whatever was going on and the man licked his lips looking at Seto.

"He's all yours for the night." Gozaburo yelled. Suddenly it all became to clear for Seto and he was dragged out of the room screaming. All night the left wing on the mansion rang with a young boy's tormented screams.

Velvetina: oook I'm sorry but it was the only thing I could come up with. Anyway It'll be much more cheerful next time, I promise. Onto my reviewer replies,

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Tamilin: Thankies for the review. Yay I'm a goddess all praise me…oh and of course yourself for your own awesome story!

HappyDragon: As you may have guessed I loved your review. Now you see why I was worried about Jou singing being over done, it's a major part of the sequel. Hmm I wanna see SETH! I can't wait to see your stories now, I'm all excited. I'm glad that the slowness works oh and when I posted this on other sites I split up the lemon but was far too lazy to do it here but thank you for telling me. Hope you enjoy this chapter as well

Deme: You sounded scarily hyper and FWEE back at you. Hope you like betaing this chapter just as much!

Blue-bura: Thank you!

MrSbAnD: This is what happens next. *giggles at chibigrin* aww how Kawaii

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Saelbu: I'm glad you were happy with the last chappie and it continues on.

Felidae: Lol all of your reviews made me feel great about myself! I loved the way you picked out your fave bits, its something I always do but have never seen anyone else do! Seto a morning person?! He's never a happy type of person. Bless him oh and yes it serves him right for molesting random people. But to be fair Jou was in his bed! Lol yes it would be out of character for Ryou to say that but would it be out of character for Bakura?! I hope that you had happy dreams