Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Kaiba Brothers ❯ Bast and Azrial ( Chapter 23 )

{Key: /Seto to Noa & Seth\ -- //Noa to Seth & Seto\\ -- ///Seth to Seto & Noa\\\ -- |Yuugi to Yami| -- ||Yami to Yuugi|| -- /Ryou to Bakura/ -- //Bakura to Ryou// -- ~A character speaking to themself or thinking~ R+E+R!}

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"I still can't believe I let Mokuba-chan talk me in to this..." Seto grumbled to his boyfriend as they walked home from school Friday.

"Stop whining! It'll be fun!!" Noa said brightly.

"And it didn't help that Hama and Kukkî were on his side." Seth said, appearing next to Seto. "Which reminds me, we still haven't decided on a costume."

"I don't like your idea!" Noa complained.

"Then you come up with one!" Seth shot back.

Seto sighed. "You two..." He glanced up at the sky while the two bickered. ~I wonder if ototo-chan and Kukkî forgot that my birthday's tomorrow... I mean, it's not exactly the party I'd hoped for. Of course, I wasn't planning on a party for my birthday at all, so I guess this'll be okay...~

"Whatcha thinking about, Tenshi-chan?" Noa asked, looking up at him. Seth looked over at his hikari, worried.

"Ah... Nothin'..." Seto shrugged.

"Nothing my ass." Seth made a face. "What's really bothering you, Seto?" Seth rarely used the nicknames they'd all come up with. Noa used them on a regular basis. Seto only used them when it was to his advantage.

Seto sighed and hung his head. "My birthday's tomorrow...." He mumbled.

"It is?!" Noa blinked in surprise. "Whoa... I think I knew that..."

"Probably not. Goza-san never celebrated birthdays. Ototo-chan and I would just give each other little gifts that we went out and got. I don't even remember the last time I had a party. I think it was when Haha was still alive..." Seto looked down at his feet. "I actually threw a real party for ototo-chan earlier this year. It was the first one he's ever had, since I managed to take time off." Seto smiled sadly. "He was so happy..."

Seth put an arm around Seto's shoulders and hugged him softly. "Seto..." Noa watched them sadly.

"That's okay!" Seto smiled at them. "This costume party's just the thing!" He pulled away from Seth and hurried into the house.

Seth looked over at Noa. "Well?"

Noa sighed. "We need to talk to Moku-chan. This is really bothering him."

"I thought so. You talk to Moku. I'll go keep an eye on Seto."

"He's probably doing his homework." Noa figured.

"That's what I'm afraid of." Seth sighed and hurried after his hikari.

Noa rolled his eyes. "He's not going to overwork himself..." He mumbled to the air around him, then walked into the house. "Moku!"

The boy ran over to him. "Konnichi wa, Noa-niisan!" He sang. "Ready for the party?!"

Noa sighed. "That's what I need to talk to you about."

"Uh-oh..." Mokuba blinked. "Are you guys not going to let us have it?"

"It's Tenshi-chan's birthday." Noa glared at the younger boy. "Which one would think you'd know."

Mokuba rolled his eyes. "I know what day it is! That is why we planned it for tomorrow!"

Noa blinked. "You're throwing him a party?"

Mokuba grinned. "You can't tell him, though. It's supposed to be a surprise!"

"Oh..." Noa rubbed his forehead. "That explains that."

"Is that all? Hirla and I were planning on going out to get our costumes in a couple minutes." Mokuba said as Hirla glanced around the corner.

The girl waved. "What're you coming as, Noa-san?"

Noa sighed. "I don't know..."

"You don't know?!" Both of the younger kids gave him surprised looks.

"We haven't decided yet. What about you two?" Noa asked, changing the subject quickly.

"I'm going as a magician..." Mokuba said happily.

"...And I am going as his helper!" Hirla finished brightly.

Noa sighed and turned to the stairs. "Just, don't wear anything too revealing, okay?" He asked, looking back at the pair over his shoulder.

"Hai!" Hirla flashed him a thumbs-up.

"And don't tell oniisan." Mokuba reminded.

"Hai, hai...." Noa rolled his eyes and started up the stairs. "Now I'll have to get him a present..."

"I know what you can give him!" Mokuba offered.

"Oh?" Noa looked back at the two.

"You can give him another shower treatment." Mokuba said innocently. Hirla giggled.

"MOKUBA!!!" The older boy chased the two out of the house. "You have to come back sometime!" He shouted after them as they ran down the street, laughing. The servants decorating the outside of the house chuckled.

"What was that all about?" Seto asked, peeking out the front door, Seth behind him.

"Your brother!" Noa complained.

Seto blinked. "What's he done this time?"

"Don't ask." Noa suggested, walking back to them. "So, what were you two doing?"

"Homework." Seto shrugged.

Noa smiled triumphantly at Seth. "Told ya."

Seth rolled his eyes. "Whatever." He narrowed his eyes. "The party still on for tomorrow?" He asked in a softer voice as Seto wandered back upstairs ahead of them.

"Un. It's a surprise party for Tenshi-chan." Noa explained in a whisper.

"So, what're we going as?" Seth asked when Seto looked back at them questioningly, halfway up the staircase.

Noa made a face. "I. Don't. Know. Get it through your thick skull."

"Now, now, now..." Seth grinned. "Be nice."

"I like Seth's idea." Seto said with a shrug. "We just have to put it all together."

"How the hell are we gonna manage something like that?!" Noa practically screamed.

Seth held up his Rod. "It's really very simple, Noa."

Noa growled. "I'm liking this less and less..."

"My room, please." Seto warned. "I don't need the servants terrified."

"Aren't they already? I mean, they are working in the household that Hogosha-chan lives in..." Noa said evilly.

"You little ass!" Seth shouted. Noa made a dash for the stairs, and the safety of Seto's arms. "Get back here!" Seth hurried after him.

Seto's eyes widened and he, too, made a run for it. "I'm staying out of this one!" He shouted, sprinting into his room and hopping onto the bed.

Noa ran in and made a bee-line for the bed, but Seth tackled him as he reached it. "Chikusho!" Noa growled as the two managed to land on the bed.

Seto chuckled and got off the bed as they rolled around, wrestling. "You two..." He shook his head.

"You...are going...to take that...back..." Seth gasped.

"Ne...ver." Noa gasped in return.

Seto held up his Rod and it flashed. "I think they'll do." He commented.

Seth was in purple priest robes. A white cape flared out above him as he managed to get above Noa. His purple pants were made of silk and clung to his legs. His hat fell to the bed next to them. His scarred chest was bare, except for the small chest-plate covering the top part of his chest and holding his cape on his shoulders. His upper arms and wrists had golden bands on them, completing the ensemble.

Noa and Seto, on the other hand, were both dressed in much more `common' clothing. The only things on their upper bodies were the collars around their necks. Covering their more private regions was a cloth each, draped around their waists lightly. "Embarrassing..." Noa groaned. Then he realized that he was stretched out beneath Seth, and he happened to be wearing only a cloth. "Aw, shit..."

Seth chuckled. "Now this is how I like my boys!" He said brightly before leaning down and trapping Noa's lips in his own.

//Okay, bad costume idea!!// Noa cried. //I thought we agreed on clean costumes, anyway!!//

/We did./ Seto smiled. /And these are clean, just not the way I think you meant./

//You do realize we're going to be spending the whole party trying to stay away from this horny ass above me, don't you?// Noa demanded.

Seto sat on the bed next to them and ran a finger down Seth's cheek, which received him a harsh kiss. /Not if he wants any loving within the next millennium./ Seto drew away and gave his yami a meaningful look. "I don't care about our costumes, but Mokuba-chan, Hirla-kun, and Hama-kun are going to be at this party. One wrong move from you and you'll regret it." He threw a look at Noa. "Same goes for you."

Noa sighed. "There goes the mood." He poked Seth's chest. "Stand up and put on your hat. I wanna get a good look at you, Mister High Priest."

Seth grimaced and got up, putting his hat back on. "I'll always hate this thing." He informed them, sticking his Rod in his pant's waistline. "Too bad it's part of the costume."

"I wonder what the others will come as..." Seto mused while Noa sat up.

"Moku-chan is coming as a magician, Hirla-kun as his helper." Noa informed his koi.

Seto shot him a look. "They told you?"

Seth chuckled and walked over to sit in Seto's lap. "Stop being the worrisome oniisan, Seto. For once, let the boy have a little fun. Moku knows how to behave himself."

Seto rolled his eyes. "As you'll recall, he tends to take on my habits."

Seth chuckled. "In which case, we need to keep an eye on Hirla's virginity, neh?"

Seto gave his yami a dirty look while Noa laughed. "That's not funny!" He shouted.

Seth hugged Seto lightly. "I know that, Tenshi." He whispered softly, using his hikari's nickname in an attempt to calm the boy down. "Moku's mature enough to make the right decisions, I'm sure. You have to remember, he's dealt with Gozaburo too, and I think he's just as cautious about love as you are. He'll be fine."

Seto leaned against Seth sadly. "Right..." He sighed.

The door downstairs slammed. "They're back!" Noa informed the other two. He stood and looked back at them. "Shall we go show-off?"

Seth grinned and stood, dragging Seto up with him. "Let's." He glanced back at Seto. "Come along, my little slave." He said in a seductive voice.

"I'm gonna regret this..." Seto mumbled, following the two from the room.

"I wanna see those costumes!" Noa shouted as he ran ahead of the other two.

///Cute ass.../// Seth mused.

Seto gave his yami a light wack. /What did I just tell you, Seth?/

///I know. I know!/// Seth rolled his eyes.

"Whoa! That's..." The two of the Rod stopped their chat when they saw the youngest Kaiba and his friend, watching them. "...amazing!" Mokuba finished.

"What was all that about revealing?" Hirla asked Noa darkly.

"He's my little sex slave!" Seth informed the girl, throwing an arm around his shorter boyfriend.

"SETH!!!" Seto shouted while the two younger kids laughed.

Seth glanced back at his hikari. "Aw, fuck..." He mumbled before taking off through the mansion.

"Watch your language!" Seto shouted, chasing the yami.

The other three laughed lightly, watching them. "Those two are entertaining, at least." Mokuba informed the third part of the triangle.

"Which reminds me..." Noa grabbed Mokuba's head in a death lock, and gave him a noogie.

"YAH!! Lemme go!!!" Mokuba shouted.

The other two stopped their game of cat and mouse to laugh at the antics of the black-haired boy and their other lover. A few more screams and noogies later, Seto sighed and decided it was time to break it up. "Okay! Scarab-chan, let ototo-chan go." He called.

Noa stopped the noogies, but didn't let go of the shorter boy. "Why?" He inquired.

"Because I wanna see their costumes." The taller boy informed his boyfriend.

"Fine..." Noa grumbled, letting Mokuba go.

"Arigatou, oniisan!" Mokuba called, running for one of the downstairs bathrooms, while Hirla ran for the other.

"Ya gotta ruin all my fun, don't you?" Noa grumbled.

"Surely not all of it..." Seto mumbled before capturing the shorter boy's lips in his own.

Seth rolled his eyes. "And you were yelling at me!"

Seto winked at his yami, hugging Noa from behind. Noa made a face at the two. He didn't trust either of them, and he couldn't see Seto's face. "What are you two naughty boys doing?" Noa growled.

"I might ask the same thing." A feminine voice said from the direction of the kitchen.

"Yah!" Seto let go of Noa, both boys jumping. Seth narrowed his eyes at Cook for scaring his two lovers.

"None of your business." Seth told the woman darkly.

Seto rolled his eyes. "Don't be rude." He grumbled, before smiling at Cook. "Konnichi wa. Ogenki desu ka."

Cook smiled back. "Hai, okagesama de. Are any of you three hungry?" Cook had quickly gotten over Seth's untrusting nature. No one in the house was quite sure why Seth disliked Cook so, only that he did.

"Un!!" Noa said happily.

"Come along, then. I've made a fresh batch of rice cakes." Cook turned back to the kitchen.

"Come on!!" Noa grabbed the other two's arms and dragged them into the kitchen behind him.

~~^**^~~

"They look nice." Seth commented as Mokuba and Hirla walked into the kitchen.

Mokuba was wearing a soft black tux with a white undershirt. A black cape flared out behind him and he wore a top hat on his head. His hair was tied back with a black rubber band. He held a simple black wand in one hand. Hirla had on a black sleeveless gown. On her arms she wore gloves that ran up to her elbows. Her hair was done up in a bun, keeping it off her shoulders.

Noa looked up, a rice cake halfway to his mouth, which was already full. Seto had a rice cake in his hand, but none in his mouth. Seth had been leaning against the wall, giving the rice cakes dirty looks. He wasn't very fond of them. Seto gave his brother and the girl a thumbs-up. "What he said." Noa grinned and stuffed the rice cake in his mouth. "Noa!" Seto reprimanded.

Noa swallowed quickly while Mokuba and Hirla laughed. Seth rolled his eyes. "Noa, you're truly hopeless."

"Hey, rice cakes!" Mokuba grabbed a few on a plate and walked back over to Hirla, stuffing one in his mouth. He offered her the plate. Hirla took one with a smile.

"If those costumes come off tomorrow night for any reason other than to use the bathroom or because the party is over, you're both dead." Seto warned, watching them carefully.

Hirla went red. Mokuba coughed due to his rice cake. "Oniisan!" He cried.

Seto's eyes were hard as he stood. "I mean it." And, with that, he hurried from the room.

Mokuba stared at the other two males in the room. Hirla was watching her feet. Cook was busying herself with make food for the party, or supper that night. Noa was looking at the rice cakes sadly, his appetite for them gone. Seth was watching Mokuba calmly. Noa suddenly looked up, smiling. "So, Hogosha-chan, we never decided on a present for Tenshi-chan." He said brightly.

Seth rolled his eyes, seeing right through the other's subject change. "Well, what might he want?"

Mokuba giggled. "I know!!"

"Say it, and you're dead." Noa warned the smaller boy.

Hirla laughed at the look Mokuba was giving Noa. "Would you two stop it already!"

Mokuba shrugged. "Okay." He smiled at the other two males. "I'm sure you'll think of something. Try the pet store. Oniisan once said something about a pet..." He grabbed a few more rice cakes and left with his plate.

"Moku!!" Hirla ran after him, smiling.

Seth pulled out the Rod. It glowed and their costumes disappeared, replaced by their normal house clothing. Noa with his black pants and loose red shirt, and Seth with his black pants and shirt. "Much better." The shorter boy commented. //Oi, Tenshi-chan?//

/Nan?/ Seto seemed to blink.

//Hogosha-chan and I are going out for a little, okay?//

/Right.../ Seto sighed. /Where to?/

///To get you a birthday present./// The yami said.

//Hogosha-chan! You weren't supposed to tell him that!//

///I didn't tell him where we're going./// Seth pointed out.

//Fine...// Noa groaned.

Seto chuckled at the two. /Go on. I'll close my side of the connection. Have fun./ His mind disappeared to them as he shut himself off.

Noa bit his lip, looking up at the yami next to him. //Seth?// He asked, worried.

///He'll be fine. Come on./// Seth forced the other to follow him from the room and out the front door. ///I always hated shopping...///

Noa laughed. "Come on! I know where the pet shop is!" He grabbed Seth's hand and started running in the direction of the town.

"Wouldn't it be easier if we called the limo?!" Seth shouted over the wind.

"Wimp!" Noa shot back.

"Why you little...!" Seth called.

Noa let go of Seth's hand and made a run for it, the yami on his heels. "Me and my big mouth!!"

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The two were breathing hard, but smiling, when they entered the pet shop. The man at the front desk smiled at them, thinking they were either brothers, or father and son. "May I help you two?" He asked them.

Seth blinked up at the man, not quite sure what to say, so Noa took over. "Nai. We're just looking." The teen said with a bright smile. Then he pulled Seth after him down one of the aisles. "Why'd I bring you again?" He grumbled, looking at the fish surrounding them.

"No fish." Seth warned. "And no birds. Get him something cuddly."

Noa rolled his eyes. "That doesn't answer my question."

Seth gave him an annoyed look. "Well?" He asked, hoping Noa knew where they could find an animal that fit his specifications.

"A cat or a dog, then..." Noa sighed. "Come on." He led the yami down a new aisle. "Here we have dogs..." He looked around him. Seth had wandered off. "Argh!!" Hogosha-chan!"

Seth looked at him, a cute little kitten in his arms. It had reddish fur and blue eyes that matched Seth's own. "It's sweet." He said lightly.

Noa smiled as Seth hugged the animal. "Hogosha-chan..."

"Cats were scared back home." Seth sighed. "They represent Bast, the goddess of fire and the East."

Noa walked over and petted the little cat softly. "Fire, huh? Well, this one has a fire-colored coat, don't you think?"

Seth's eyes widened. "You're right!"

Noa took the cat and checked it's sex. "It's female. If we're going to get one cat, we'd better get it another, so it has someone to play with while no one's in the house." He suggested, cuddling the kitten himself.

Seth nodded and led Noa down the aisle he'd found the cats in. The man from the counter was standing next to an open cage, smiling. He'd gotten the kitten for Seth when he'd seen how the man was looking at it. "Ah, so you like her then?" He asked.

"Indeed." Noa smiled. "Do you think there's another kitten in here that would be a good friend to her? We don't spend much time at home lately, I`m afraid..."

"Everyone's been spending more time at home since Seto took time off, though..." Seth mumbled, looking at another kitten. This one had brown fur, except for it's paws, which were white. It had blue eyes, like the other one's, but a little lighter.

"He's going back this week." Noa informed the yami.

Seth shrugged and looked at the employee. "How about this one?" He asked the man.

The man smiled. "You have good taste in animals, sir." He said, pulling the kitten out.

"Just felines..." Seth mumbled, hiding his blush in the little one's fur.

Noa chuckled and checked the sex. "I just hope we don't end up with more kittens." He mumbled.

"Male?" Seth blinked. Noa nodded as he let the female sniff the male. "Oh..." The two kittens started purring happily. "Noa, they like each other!" Seth said happily.

Noa chuckled. "Alright, alright! We'll get them!" Seth smiled happily and hugged the male again, doing a little victory dance. Noa and the employee laughed.

"You'll need to get them food, a litter box or two, some litter, a carrying cage, unless you plan on carrying them in your arms everywhere, and I'd suggest some toys." The man suggested once they'd all calmed down.

"Where might we find those things in here?" Noa asked while Seth played with the kitten he held. The female had curled up and decided to take a nap in Noa's arms.

"Follow me." The man suggested.

"Hogosha-chan." Noa said sharply, giving Seth a look.

"Azrial and I were playing!" Seth complained, following the other two.

"Azrial?" Noa groaned. "You already named him?"

"Seto won't mind." Seth whined.

"Who gave you sugar?" Noa asked in annoyance. It was common knowledge among those that knew of the yamis that they tended to act odd when given sugar or caffeine. Seth was most affected by sugar.

Seth pulled a bag of candy from his pocket. "Moku, a couple days ago." He said with a big smile.

"Great." Noa groaned. "Just fab. I have to shop for cat supplies with you, hyped up on sugar." He grabbed the bag and stuffed it in a pocket. "No more, you little addict."

"I'm not little." Seth pouted.

Noa rolled his eyes. "Drop it."

"Give me back my candy, Noa!" Seth whined.

Noa rounded on the taller man. "Stop whining or we're going back now, without the kittens. Then, when Tenshi-chan asks about his presents, I'll blame the whole thing on you."

Seth made a face and mumbled something to the kitten. The kitten meowed. "Okay... I'll behave..." Seth said softly.

"Riiiight..." Noa rolled his eyes, but turned back to the employee showing them around.

"Birthday present for someone?" The man asked.

Noa smiled. "Un. Our cousin. His birthday's tomorrow, and we're throwing a surprise party for him. He thinks the party is for Halloween."

The man chuckled. "That's great. I'm sure your cousin will love this."

"He will. I'm sure of it." Noa smiled. He frowned suddenly when he thought of something. "Oi, Hogosha-chan, did you grab a phone?"

Seth made a face. "No."

"Shimatta..." Noa sighed.

"Why do you need a phone?" The employee asked as he pulled a couple litter boxes down.

"To call the limo..." Seth realized.

"You could use the store phone, I guess..." The man shrugged.

"Did you remember money, at least?" Noa asked his boyfriend darkly.

Seth pulled out his wallet and handed it to the other boy. "Seto gave me money a while ago! He gave me a credit card too."

Noa rolled his eyes and took the wallet. "Do you even know how to use the credit card?" He asked.

"Seto taught me when he gave it to me." Seth returned.

"Good." Noa rolled his eyes. "Here. Give me Azrial. You can carry the bags and stuff."

"Why me?" Seth questioned.

"Because you're stronger." Noa pointed out.

Seth made a face, but picked up the bag of kitten food and two bags of litter the man had pulled down. Noa picked up the two litter boxes and carried them, setting the kittens in them with a small smile. "Are we gonna get them toys?" Seth asked around the bags.

"Sure." Noa followed the man over to the cat toys. Seth set the bags down to look at the toys. "So, did you name the girl?" Noa asked with a smile.

"Bast." Seth smiled back at Noa. "You did point out that she has fire-colored fur, and Bast is the goddess of fire. I figured it was a good name for her."

Noa chuckled. "What will Tenshi-chan say when he learns you've named his cats?"

"He probably won't really care." Seth pointed out, pulling down a bag of fake, furry mice and a bag of colorful balls with bells inside. He tossed them into the boxes with the kittens and picked his bags back up.

"Would you like to get them collars?" The employee asked.

"Let's let Tenshi-chan do that, at least." Noa suggested, giving Seth a look.

Seth rolled his eyes. "I don't see the point in collars. We didn't use them back at home."

"Stop that." Noa shook a finger at the other, following the employee back up to the counter.

The man handed Noa the phone. "Here."

"Arigatou." Noa dialed the limo number while Seth paid for the things. By the time they were done, the limo was there. They picked up the things and took them out to the limo. Seth held Azrial, Noa held Bast. "We'll have to make sure Tenshi-chan stays in his room until we've gotten these two situated." Noa mumbled.

"Where are we going to hide them?" Seth asked.

"In the game room, I guess. Moku-chan, Hirla-kun, Kukkî, and Hama-kun will gladly watch them for us, I'm sure." Noa smiled.

"I hope Kukkî and Hama are back when we get home. I wanted to see their costumes." Seth said brightly.

"I need to have a chat with Moku-chan about giving you sugar..." Noa grumbled.

Seth smiled. "That's your problem."

"Riiiight..." Noa rolled his eyes. "My problem..." Seth laughed.

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~~A/N: Sorry this chappie took so long... Things have been a little crazy lately.

Anyway, the cats are all due to a conversation I had with YnK a while back. We were discussing why Egyptians worshiped cats, and YnK asked if I was going to give Seto-chan a cat. Azrial is a name YnK came up with, Bast is the name I came up with. It ended up being two cats. Sorry if someone wanted dogs, but Egyptians DID worship cats, and I'm a cat person anyway. My fic, my rules apply. Whatever....

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REVIEWS!!: (I'm getting lazy... *frowns* I'm just gonna say names, then add any special notes at the bottom...)

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And, just to see how deep the shit I'm in is; HI, DADDY!!! HI, UNCLE WAYNE!!! (Heh... My dad kinda asked for the address my stories were at, for my uncle... Let's just say, my parents aren't too happy with me.... X_X ...So, ya know, if I disappear after next weekend, know I'm either dead, or no longer have a computer... *huggles laptop protectively*)

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DISCLAIMER: Ah... Don't own YGO! Yet... Sux being me... Don't own Azrial's name, either, unless YnK'll give me the rights to it... *grins manically* ...sugar.... XD

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(P.S. - PARTY TIME!! Next chapter... ^_~)