Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ It Started With Snow ❯ Part 4 ( Chapter 4 )

It Started With Snow

Another chapter!! I don't know, I've just been writing a lot lately. From the responses this has gotten, I guess I'll keep it up. I didn't think it was going to go anywhere! Thanks again and enjoy the fourth part!

Legalities: Don't own any Yu-Gi-Oh! related material. Well, I own the plot to this, that's about all.

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~previous chapter~

Jou took the cue to move closer to Kaiba. "Kai…Seto, I…love you." The words felt strange coming from him, but felt right too.

"Pup, I've loved you since that first day." Kaiba wrapped an arm protectively around Jou. "Tomorrow if you want, we can take a short tour of this place if you want."

"Sounds nice." Jou mumbled sleepily. "How come you still get to call me names?" Jou asked.

"I didn't." Kaiba answered a little confused, then as it hit him, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call you that. I've just always called you that as a pet name. I'm sorry."

Jou turned to face Kaiba. "I don't want you to. I was just kidding you, Dragon."

"Dragon is it? I like that. Now, go to sleep, Mutt before I decide to toast your hide." Giving Jou a final kiss, both boys drifted off into a contented sleep.

~Chapter 4~

Kaiba woke early the next morning, despite having no place to go. Being mindful of the sleeping blonde nuzzled against his chest, Kaiba slowly and reluctantly untangled his arms from Jou. With the sudden loss of contact, Jou rolled over into the warm spot Kaiba had just vacated.

"He's beautiful even when he's sleeping." Kaiba thought, admiring the other's sleeping form. Quietly, the brunette moved toward the oak desk in the far corner of the room. Removing a sketch pad and a supply of pens and pencils, Kaiba pulled a chair up beside the bed and started on the preliminary work of another drawing.

As the drawing began to take shape, Kaiba noticed things he hadn't before about his subject. Adding some final shadowing to the emerald green silk nightshirt that Jou had chosen the night before, he realized just how slight his Puppy really was.

"For as much as you eat, Mutt, I never expected you to be this thin." Kaiba thought with a slight touch of concern in the back of his mind.

Turning his attention back to the drawing, he focused on touching up the golden strands of chaos crowning Jou's head. As much as Kaiba loved looking into Jou's amber eyes, he loved his hair even more. Secretly, Kaiba had been watching Jou all through Battle City. He wanted to be sure that his Pup was safe, but also he needed to temporarily stop the longing in his heart. Longing to touch, taste, and hold Jou.

A soft knock on the door brought Kaiba from his daydream. "Hey, Seto?" Mokuba called softly. "Jou's gone!", Mokuba almost expected to hear an insult or two thrown at his friend.

"Mokie, it's okay." Kaiba said going to the door. Opening it a crack, he showed his brother the sleeping form on the bed. "He's been in here all night with me."

Oh, okay." Mokuba turned to leave. "OH!" the youth exclaimed as he drew his own conclusion as to what happened. "Hope you had fun, big brother!" He called as he ran down the hall to his room.

"I seriously have to talk with Yugi. I swear that Pharaoh is going to corrupt my brother yet." Kaiba noted mentally as he returned to his drawing.

Working on the last part of it, Kaiba drew in the sheet that was covering the lower half of Jou's body, added a few details about the bed, and dated and signed his masterpiece. Checking his watch and seeing it was nearly ten o'clock, Kaiba decided to wake Jou up. After putting the picture on the desk to show Jou later, Kaiba crawled back on the bed. He bent down and gave Jou a feather light kiss on his forehead before waking him up.

"Come on, Pup. You're going to miss breakfast."

Joey scooted closer to Kaiba, wrapped his arms around the brunette and muttered doughnut.

"Douhgnut? Last night I was a Dragon, now I'm reduced to a lowly doughnut!?" Kaiba said with mock anger and disbelief.

One amber eye opened and looked at Kaiba. Seeing the blue-eyed teen's apparent displeasure brought Jou around to the waking world quickly. "Oh god, I didn't just call him a doughnut, I didn't…" Jou buried his face in his hands from embarrassment.

"I'm afraid you did, Mutt." Said Kaiba barely able to control the smile that was threatening to appear. "But if that's what you'd want. It would be easier than what I had planned."

"No, it's okay. What did you have in mind?" Jou asked, settling in next to his Dragon.

"You." Kaiba said simply.

Looking up into blue eyes, Jou looked like Kaiba had just told him the world was ending, and he was the first to go.

"I'm kidding, love. Get dressed and come downstairs. It's nothing special, just eggs, toast, and sausage. If that's okay with you."

Jou nodded, "Fine with me. Sounds good."

After breakfast, Kaiba took Jounouchi on the tour that was promised. They had already visited most of the rooms, except those that were on the third floor. Kaiba simply offered as an explanation, "They were HIS."

"Okay, Jou, what do you want to see first, the gardens or the pool?" Kaiba asked, hoping that it would be the gardens

"I'd like to save the pool for last. It sounds like it's awesome." Jou admitted truthfully.

"Perfect." Kaiba took Jou's hand and led him through a set of large, red double doors. The gardens were amazing. Nothing very elaborate, but there were flowers all around and came in all colors. The best part was the two "guardians" as one entered. On either side of the row of hedges was a Blue-Eyes White Dragon trimmed out of two large shrubs.

Jou went up to one and put his hand on the leg of the dragon. "You really do cherish them, don't you." He said quietly, as if he didn't want to disturb the dragons.

"I do. I think they're beautiful and powerful at the same time. However, there is one thing more beautiful." Kaiba admitted.

Still admiring the dragons, Jou replied, "What's that?"

"Why, you, of course." Kaiba said as he walked up behind Jou and embraced him from behind.

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Now, for the thank you's. (I love this part!)

Misura: I love reading your reviews! These last ones cracked me up. I'll agree Seto's not a cold-hearted bastard. We could call him an interpersonal-relationship challenged life-form. And as for the video games, I understand what you mean. I've played Final Fantasy x-2 many a night in the dark. Go have another cookie. It does the brain wonders! =)

ShadowWarriorJessica: I'm glad you like where this is going. So do I! =) I know I keep saying this, but yes, there will be some form of a lemon in this.

To anyone that reviews the third part later than today, I'm sorry I missed you and I'll include you in the next chapter thank you's.